Israel could be attacked and nuked tomorrow and it would be biblical. The inspired Holy Bible does not guarantee any special divine protection from God during the Times Of The Gentiles, as our text Scripture passage plainly teaches from the book of Luke. The Times Of The Gentiles will be fulfilled at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ (which will happen after the 7-year Tribulation period), the stone cut out of the mountain in king Nebuchadnezzar's image which he saw in a dream (Daniel 2:45).
As a born again Christian, and as an independent fundamentalist Baptist, I stand against present-day manmade Israel. I am sick and tired of hearing brainwashed Zionists in churches misinterpreting Genesis 12:3, “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” This promise was exclusively for Abraham alone. This very does NOT apply to all Jews of all time.
We know this to be true because of passages such as Exodus 19:5-6, “Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.” Please don't miss that all-important preposition “if,” meaning that God's promises to bless the Jews have always been CONDITIONAL upon their continued faith and obedience. God's promises have always followed a line of faith.
When the arrogant self-righteous Pharisees boasted of their Jewish ancestry, John the Baptist told them "big deal," God could raise up stones as the children of Abraham if He wanted to do so. Matthew 3:9, “And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.” The fact they were Jewish meant absolutely NOTHING to God. The LORD is not a respecter of persons (Romans 10:12). Hebrews 11:6 says that without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God, and that includes every human being, regardless of one's ancestry, heritage or ethnicity. The United States is falling apart today on many levels. We certainly have NOT been blessed for supporting the manmade farce called" Israel" in Palestine.
Evangelist John R. Rice (1895-1980) did NOT think that present-day Israel is the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, and neither do I. And neither did Pastor J. Vernon McGee (1904-1988). Israel today is no different than any other heathen nation. According to Hosea 3:4-5, the true nation of Israel won't be restored until the Jews repent toward God when Jesus Christ returns. The legitimate nation of Israel has not existed since 586 BC when Jerusalem was annihilated, enslaved and conquered by Babylon. Since 70 AD, due to Roman persecution and annihilation, the Jews have been scattered throughout the world.
We know this to be true because of passages such as Exodus 19:5-6, “Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.” Please don't miss that all-important preposition “if,” meaning that God's promises to bless the Jews have always been CONDITIONAL upon their continued faith and obedience. God's promises have always followed a line of faith.
That is why I reject the modern teaching of Replacement Theology, because there was never anything to replace. From the very beginning, God cursed disobedient Jews, He did not bless them (cf. Deuteronomy chapter 28). Israel is Israel and the Church is the Church. That is what I humbly believe. "THE CHOSEN" today include all (and only) born again believers, comprised of Jews and Gentiles alike (Galatians 3:26-29). No unsaved Jew who rejects Jesus as the Messiah will ever enter into The Promised Land, nor into Heaven. Only a born again Jew is of the seed of Abraham in God's sight (Romans 2:28-29).
When the arrogant self-righteous Pharisees boasted of their Jewish ancestry, John the Baptist told them "big deal," God could raise up stones as the children of Abraham if He wanted to do so. Matthew 3:9, “And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.” The fact they were Jewish meant absolutely NOTHING to God. The LORD is not a respecter of persons (Romans 10:12). Hebrews 11:6 says that without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God, and that includes every human being, regardless of one's ancestry, heritage or ethnicity. The United States is falling apart today on many levels. We certainly have NOT been blessed for supporting the manmade farce called" Israel" in Palestine.
And although 7 million Jews have returned to Palestine since 1948, they have not yet returned unto the LORD. When the Man of Sin (Antichrist, or “in place of Christ”) comes, the Jews and Arabs alike will embrace him as their False Messiah. The future Antichrist (aka, the Beast) will deceive the whole world according to Revelation 12:9. If it were possible, he would even deceive God's children, the elect (Matthew 24:24).
Beware of the deceptive evils of Zionist propaganda which have crept into most churches today. Our focus as believers in these last day should be upon preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom to the world, and not upon the future Kingdom of Israel. It is idolatry to idolize the nation of Israel and the Jews. Since God has rejected and cursed the Jews (Romans 11:23-24), we ought not bid them Godspeed (2nd John 1:11). God in His mercy has made a way back to the Olive Tree (the promises of God) for any Jews, which is only through faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:26-29). Thank you for reading my ministry blog. Jesus is precious!!!
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