A couple weeks ago I finished reading in the book of Jeremiah in the Bible. (KJV) While reading this book I learned the following things: God is just and he is merciful. He warned the people of Judah many, many times before he punished them for their sins. They were worshiping idols and sacrificing their children to false gods and would not repent of their sins/wickedness. Even in judgement God thru Jeremiah told the people that if they would humble themselves to the King of Babylon before his army laid the first siege to the city of Jerusalem, they would live. Some humbled themselves but many did not and it did not go well for them and they were slain or died of plague and starvation.
Jeremiah was even thrown in prison for speaking God’s truth/word to the King and the people of Judah. They did not want to hear what God was telling them. They would not repent and turn from their sinful ways and as a consequence God was forced to punish them. He did not want to punish them but he had to. God is just and holy and cannot let sin continue in people’s lives. Sinners must repent and turn from their sins and seek God’s grace and mercy. When they do this with a humble, obedient, repentant heart God will forgive their sins. If they would have repented and turned back to God they would not have been overtaken by the Babylonians and taken into captivity for 70 years.
While reading this I pondered how much this sounds like the world we live in today. We sacrifice our precious little ones on the alter of convenience and end their lives with abortion. We say it’s okay for two men or women to marry one another. Our idols come from the entertainment and sports industry. We do not defend the poor and the widow. We have forgotten the many blessings that God has bestowed upon us and have forsaken his love. Then we wonder why things are in such a mess? Very sad…
Judgement is coming for us too. Sooner than anyone can even imagine. I hope you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Time is short and the storm clouds are on the horizon even as I write this. Are you noticing the signs?
To God Be the Glory, Kim
If you want to learn more, please read the book of Jeremiah for yourself. Before you start, ask God to open your heart to the truths in his word.
Prophecy could be fulfilled fairly soon in regards to Jerusalem being divided. We know from scripture that any nations burdening themselves with the division of Jerusalem will incur the wrath of God. If the Palestinians don’t get statehood, they vowed for bloodshed. Either way, I think bloodshed and war is on it’s way to Israel.
We must share with those who are not walking with Christ and to the Lost. Time is just too short now.
Joel 3:2 … I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land. Joel 3:1-3 (in Context) Joel 3 (Whole Chapter) http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joel+3%3A2&version=NKJV
There is more than meets the eye in the Israeli – Palestinian Conflict. Contrary to what you might believe things are not as they seem. Many news people distort the truth with lies.
The Free Muslims Coalition is a nonprofit organization made up of American Muslims and Arabs of all backgrounds who feel that religious violence and terrorism have not been fully rejected by the Muslim community in the post 911era.
Dr. Suraya Pakzad, the head of Voice of Women, an organization that fights against all forms of social, political and economic exploitation of women, said, “Women are only free in Kabul, and that too, in certain areas of the city. If you travel just 20 miles away from Kabul, you will see that women are still suffering.”
Muslim men treat your women with respect. God made woman from a rib from a man’s side, not a bone from the head so she is better and not a bone from the foot so you can treat her like a dog, but a rib bone to be an help mate and partner in life. If you aren’t going to treat her right don’t get married until you learn self control, kindness, and love. You are NOT worthy of your wife’s love if you abuse her.
Are the Arabs Stupid? Syria occupies Lebanon even today and no one wails about the “occupation.” Iraq invades Kuwait and it is easily forgiven and forgotten. Shiites in Saudi Arabia are second-class citizens, to say the least. But Israel, ah Israel; if Israel kills even a single civilian by accident in pursuit of terrorists who blow up children, the charges of “genocide” go up like flags on a football field.
What bugs me is the way they show no appreciation for just how tolerant and open-minded and non-judgmental the American people really are toward them and the Arab and Muslim world.
The Silent Muslim Majority IS the Problem
By Nonie Darwish
FrontPageMagazine.com | January 7, 2005
I am overwhelmed with sadness over the state of the Muslim world. I am looking at the photograph of an Iranian woman about to be stoned to death in Iran, buried to her waste in dirt to keep her from running away.
A few weeks ago, I read about a 14 year-old Iranian boy who died after receiving 85 lashes for the ‘sin’ of eating in public in the month of Ramadan.
Salah Uddin Choudhury has been in prison for one year in Bangladesh for the ‘crime’ of urging his nation to recognize Israel and advocating interfaith dialogue among equals as well as warning against the growing power of Islamists in Bangladesh.
What are Muslim community activists in America doing about their homegrown brutal human rights violations? They are silent.
At Hope for Ishmael, we believe the answer to the Middle East turmoil is not political. It is spiritual. The only peace that can truly be achieved is through Jesus Christ. As a former PLO Fatah fighter under Yasser Arafat, Tass has experienced this first hand. Many other Arabs and Jews have come to experience the same peace and reconciliation to the Father and each other through this vision. The Center for Ministry to Muslims <CMM> reports there are only 2.73 missionaries per million Muslims. We have no records of the number of missionaries to the Jewish people. The number of missionaries to Muslims is the lowest among any religious group. The need is GREAT! Will you support his work?
We believe that God has raised Hope for Ishmael for such a time as this.
Hope for Ishmael’s Vision is: To reconcile Arabs and Jews to the Father and each other through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Six Million Muslims Convert to Christianity!!! Wow!!!
Islam Revealed: A Christian Arab’s View of Islam (Book) In Islam Revealed, Dr. Anis Shorrosh explains the driving force behind the fanatical, as well as the moderate and conservative sects of Islam. Drawing on his experience as a Palestinian-born Arab Christian and years of research and study, Dr. Shorrosh takes a hard look at an ever-growing religion that currently numbers 900 million members.
Through comparisons of Islam’s Quran and the Hebrew-Christian Bible, Dr. Shorrosh outlines the contradictions and inaccuracies that form the basis for the Muslims’ beliefs, and contrasts the turbulent life of Muhammad with the life of Jesus.
Kamal Saleem – Arise Body of Christ! - A Former Terrorist’s Memoir of Death & Redemption ‘Kamal says 9/11 is nothing compared to what cultural jihad is doing in America. With cultural jihad, you are dealing with organized groups that operate around the clock, seasoned people who go above and beyond, and they are armed with both the power of the Koran and with rifles. Their mission is to infest and infect America from within, eventually having Muslims as people of power and influence in all realms of society and government. Cultural jihadists target the hungry, poor, and those who are seeking God, providing for their needs in the name of Islam.’
Mosab Hassan Yousef, Son of Hamas Leader, Becomes a Christian ‘Mosab Hassan Yousef, 30, said that his decision to abandon his Muslim faith and denounce his father’s organization had exposed his family to persecution in his home town of Ramallah and endangered his own life.’ ‘But despite the cost, Mr. Yousef told The Daily Telegraph that he is convinced that speaking out about the problems of Islam and the “evil” he witnessed back home would help to address the “messed-up situation” in the Middle East and one day bring about peace and enable him to return.’
Secrets of the Koran: Revealing Insight into Islam’s Holy Book, by: Don Richardson (Book) “The vast majority of Muslims are not bad people. Don encourages honest, peace-loving Muslims to reexamine their own faith, to really read the Koran for themselves. Instead of just listening to what the clerics tell you, think for yourself and make your own decision.”
Why I Am Not a Muslim Today (Book) Warraq, a former Muslim who now lives in Ohio, examines the major principles of the world’s second largest religion, presenting a less than flattering picture of the faith and its followers. He analyzes factors that influenced the writing of the Koran, chronicles the rise of Islam, and criticizes the dark side of the faith with chapters on the Salman Rushdie affair, the oppression of women in Muslim society, the authoritarian nature of Islamic law, and the suppression of basic rights in many Muslim countries. Contains a glossary. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, OR.
The Qur’an Proves That Israel Belongs to The Jews!
Islam: Holy Land Belongs to The Jewish People – [Surah 5:21] “O my people! enter the holy land which Allah hath assigned unto you, and turn not back Ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin.”
The Call of Abram (Abraham) Genesis 12:1-3; Abraham – Father to Arabs & Jews. The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.”
“I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
Where the Arab Nation Comes From Genesis 16:1-4; Hagar and Ishmael
Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar, so she said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family through her.”
Abram agreed to what Sarai said. So after Abram had been living in Canaan ten years, Sarai his wife took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to her husband to be his wife. He slept with Hagar, and she conceived.
The Angel said to Hagar – Genesis 16:11-12
The angel of the Lord also said to her: “You are now with child and you will have a son. You shall name him Ishmael, for the Lord has heard of your misery. He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone’s hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
God establishes covenant with Issac (Jews) Genesis 17:19-22
Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation, but my covenant I will establish with Issac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.” When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.
God’s blessing upon Isaac – Genesis 26:24-25
That night the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bless you and will increase the number of your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.”
Isaac built an alter there and called on the name of the Lord. There he pitched his tent, and there his servants dug a well.
God sets the boundaries of Canaan (Israel) Genesis 34:1-15
The Lord said to Moses, “Command the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter Canaan, the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance will have these boundaries:
Your southern side will include some of the Desert of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern boundary will start from the end of the Salt Sea, cross south of Scorpion Pass, continue on to Zin and go south of Kedesh Barnea. Then it will go to Hazar Addar and over to Azmon, where it will turn join the Wadi of Egypt and end at the sea.
Yourwestern boundarywill be the coast of the Great Sea. This will be your boundary on the west.
For your northern boundary, run a line from the Great Sea to Mount Hor and from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath. Then the boundary will go to Zedad, continue to Ziphron and end at Hazar Enan. This will be your boundary to the north.
For your eastern boundary run a line from Hazar Enan to Shepham. The boundary will go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Kinnereth. Then the boundary will go down along the Jordan and end at the Salt Sea.”
“This will be your land, with its boundaries on every side.”
Moses commanded the Israelites: “Assign this land by lot as an inheritance. The Lord has ordered that it be given to the nine and a half tribes, because the families of the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance. These two and a half tribes have received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordon of Jericho, toward the sunrise.”
When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you –a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant — then when you eat and are satisfied, be careful that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
The Death of Moses & The Promised Land Deuteronomy 34:1-4
Then Moses climbed Mount Nebo from the plains of Moab to the top of Pisgah, across from Jericho. There the Lord showed him the whole land – from Gilead to Dan, all of Naphtali, the territory of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the western sea, the Negev and whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar. Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised an oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it.”
The Qur’an Proves That Israel Belongs to The Jews!
Islam: Holy Land Belongs to The Jewish People – [Surah 5:21] “O my people! enter the holy land which Allah hath assigned unto you, and turn not back Ignominiously, for then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin.”
Weapons Found on the Flotilla Ship – Come on people wake up! Weapons on a ship that’s suppose to be bringing aid? Who’s the one lying???? It’s NOT the Israelis that’s for sure!!!
The whole world is being drawn into the current conflict over the Holy Land. The Bible predicted that just such a situation would develop in the “Last Days.” As predicted, two ancient peoples are at the center of the controversy, the Arabs and the Israelites. The Arabs call the land Palestine. The Israelites call it by its ancient name, Israel. There are unique and extraordinary circumstances in the history of these people, which cause much misunderstanding by most people today.
First, they both originated from the same forefather – Abraham – 4,000 years ago. The Israelites, commonly called “Jews” today, descended from Abraham through Isaac and Jacob. The Arabs descended from Abraham through Ishmael and Esau.
Second, God chose Abraham’s line through Isaac and Jacob to be the recipients of several covenants that established them as his special representatives on earth. Basically they were chosen for the following purposes:
* To receive, write and preserve His Word to man, which we call the Bible.
* To be an example of the blessing that comes from believing in and following the true God.
* To be the physical race through whom the Messiah, the Savior of the world would be born.
* To spread the revelation of how to know God personally.
In order to accomplish these purposes, God made unconditional promises to them that involved making them a unique nation with an everlasting title deed to specifically defined land.
Historically, the descendents of Ishmael and Esau have felt that somehow they were cheated. This created an enmity that has smoldered and burst into flames at various times in history.
God forewarned the Israelites through Moses that their nation would twice be destroyed for failing to obey Him. The second destruction would be far more severe than the first – the people would be scattered throughout every nation under heaven. They would be persecuted and have no assurance of life. This was literally fulfilled, beginning with the Roman destruction of Israel and Jerusalem in A.D. 70 (Deuteronomy 28:64-68 and Luke 21:20-24).
This dispersion began to draw to a close in May of 1948 when, against all odds, Israel was reborn as a nation.
This has created unique problems for the world. Never before has a people been scattered for almost 2,000 years, remained virtually a nation in exile, returned to claim their ancient homeland and then been reborn as a nation. The Arabs and all Muslims say Israel has no right to this land because they took it for Allah by Jihad, or holy war, centuries ago. According to their belief, Mohammed ascended to heaven from Jerusalem. Therefore, it is considered their third holiest place.
The secular world, especially Europe, sees the state of Israel as a nuisance that hinders the free flow of oil from the Arab nations. So they mostly side with the Arabs for economic reasons.
There are two different attitudes toward Israel’s right to statehood in the Holy Land among Christians. One group interprets Bible prophecy in an allegorical sense and says that Israel forfeited its covenant rights when it rejected Jesus as Messiah. A few in this group say that Israel in any event can never be given the land by God until they repent and believe in the true Messiah.
Then there are those Christians (and I am one of them) who simply take at face value what God has promised the Israelites. The prophecies of Ezekiel chapters 36 through 39 are one example. They all focus on the present Arab-Israeli conflict, which closely precedes the Messiah’s coming to set up God’s promised kingdom to Abraham’s believing descendents.
First, God warns all of the nations that surround Israel, “Thus says the Lord God, ‘Surely in the fire of My jealousy I have spoken against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who appropriated My land for themselves as a possession with wholehearted joy and with scorn of soul, to drive it out for a prey.’” (Ezek. 36: 5) “Edom” refers to the Arabs descended from Esau. The surrounding nations are all Muslim today.
Note that God says, “My Land.” The Muslims don’t own it, neither do the Jews – God owns it. He gives it to whom He chooses and not on the basis of human merit.
Second, God declares to whom and why He is going to give the Holy Land, “Therefore, say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God, ‘It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you went. And I will vindicate the holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord …” And then, “For I will take you from the nations, gather you from all the lands, and bring you into your own land. Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean … I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you. …” (Ezek. 36:22-26)
The Bible clearly shows that God is going to give “His Land” to Israel. Not because they deserve it, but because His great name is at stake – God cannot break a promise. It is after this that God will bring the Jews to repentance and give them a new heart. He will accomplish this through delivering them from a coming war that will almost destroy the world.
God disciplines His own for disobedience, but He never disowns them. We who are Christians can thank God for that, or we would have all been disowned. God has thrown his gauntlet into the arena with His promises to Israel. And Hell will freeze over before He fails to fulfill them, though the whole world tries to prevent it.
