Please take the time to read this article in Christianity Today by David Aikman entitled, AN UGLY PHOENIX REBORN. The former correspondent for TIME MAGAZINE describes a chilling new wave of Anti-Semitism sweeping Europe only 61 years after we discovered over 6 million Jews were horribly murdered by Adolph Hitler and his Final Solution! The article goes on to recount how most Europeans see Israel as the biggest threat to world peace and not North Korea, Iran or radical Islamist terrorism. This is such an amazing confirmation to me of the demonic nature of this lie and proof that people are already beginning to forget what we promised would "never again" happen in our world.I am not a Dispensationalist and I do not believe that Israel in its current state is under God's covenant blessing, but I am forever indebted to Judaism and the Jewish people for the great heritage of truth and history that they have passed on to us Christians. I pray that Jews all over this globe would "look on him who they have pierced" and turn to Yeshua (Jesus) as Messiah. I will continue to support Israel's right to exist as a nation because they are one of the only truly democratic nations within the Middle East and our ally. I do believe that God did something supernatural in 1948 when Israel came to be an entity as a nation once again. Therefore, it is very important that we stand with them and challenge them politically when they engage in injustice toward any Arab people group.
I would remind those who think Israel is such a threat that almost every day we hear reports of Iran's president promising to wipe Israel off the map. I would remind you that Israel lives with the constant threat of terrorism and invasion from every nation that surrounds them. The hatred toward Jews and Israel that I am describing is not based upon injustices toward Palestinians or territory gained in war, but a deep ancient hatred that is rooted in nothing more than Jewish ethnicity and religion. This hatred was present before any of the current political realities and can only be explained as evil and twisted. Please remember what the Nazi's and Stalinists did to the Jews in the last century and pray for the peace of Jerusalem and the preservation of Israel.
P.S. - A few qualifiers are necessary. 1. A Dispensationalist is a Christian who has a certain viewpoint on the end times or "last things" when it comes to Biblical prophecy. It is a complex methodology for determining how this current age will end and views the nation of Israel as having a very prominent part in those events. 2. When I say Israel in its current state is not under God's covenant blessing, I am simply referring to those promises based upon obedience. Yes, God promised them the land, but those promises were based upon obedience. Disobedience would ultimately lead to expulsion from the land. 3. When I quote from Zechariah 12:10, where the text declares "they will look on Me whom they pierced", I am not blaming the Jews alone for Jesus' death. The Bible tells us that all of us are responsible for Jesus' death because our sin put him on the cross. The very fact that the Roman Empire with its mixed multitude and the Jewish religious system were the instruments used, just confirms our universal responsibility. Two dreaded enemies got together to kill the Prince of Peace!
Tags: Israel, Anti-Semitism, Palestine, Holocaust, Jesus, Adolph Hitler, Genocide
I'd like to think (though I hate to think) that only in America do we not learn from history. However, Europeans have proven that they, too, don't learn from history.
ReplyDeleteToo true Loeffler!
ReplyDeleteIt continues to amaze me that 'Racism', on all fronts, still exists!
Talk about the perfect definition of 'Ignorance'.