Is the american church allied with israel or not?
On Saturday, Israel was invaded by the terrorist group known as Hamas. They are a Palestinian militant group founded in 1987 as part of the Muslim Brotherhood. It has been set on Israel’s destruction as a nation from the beginning, and if they had their way, they would kill every Jewish person on the planet. The atrocities occurring in Israel today stem from the hatred this Palestinian group has towards the Jewish people as a whole. Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu appeared on national television in Israel on Saturday to let the world know that Israel was now in a state of war with Hamas. Thousands of Israelis have been killed, kidnapped, and/or severely injured. Over 5000 missiles were launched in the first 24 hours into Israel from Palestinian positions. They have also put boots on the ground in Israel by sea, air, and land. Israel is a sovereign nation like the United States, and this invasion is an act of war and requires retaliation by Israel and her allies.
Israel has been working on a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia and the other Arab nations over the past few months, and according to Israel’s Prime Minister, it was looking very promising before this attack occurred. While Hamas and Palestine are not a part of the Arab nations, Arabs and Palestinians are both made up largely of Muslims. Hamas is largely supported financially by Iran, also a largely populated Muslim nation. For thousands of years, the middle east has been a battle ground, so a peace agreement between Saudi Arabia and Israel would be a historical event, if indeed, it was able to ever materialize. Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that this agreement would mark the beginning of a great period of peace in the region that has not existed since Israel became a nation in 1948. The bible has prophesied all of this long ago though, and we already know how the story ends.
In 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, it says, “Now as to the periods and times, brothers and sisters, you have no need of anything to be written to you. For you yourselves know full well that the day of the Lord is coming just like a thief in the night. While they are saying, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, so that the day would overtake you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; so then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who are drunk, get drunk at night. But since we are of the day, let’s be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you also are doing.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu was telling the world, “Peace and safety!” but there was no peace. Sudden destruction came upon them instead. 1 Thessalonians says that those who suffer sudden destruction are not those who are of the light, but they are those who are in darkness. How can Israel be in darkness if they are the chosen people of God? A 2015 Gallup survey found that 65% of Israel’s population either professed to be “convinced atheists” or “non-religious.” Only 30% professed some sort of religious belief and less than 3% believe that Jesus is the Son of God. When Israel worshipped false gods in the Old Testament and turned their hearts away from the One true God Jehovah, He often times allowed their enemies to torment them until Israel repented, turned their hearts back to God, and cried out for His mercy and deliverance. When they chose to enter into darkness, He would show them a way back into the light.
Before you start pointing fingers at Israel though, check out how well the church in America is doing. In America, the church has become plagued with sin. Sin in the church is almost as prevalent as it is in the world. Before you allow yourself to become offended by the truth, realize that these statements are generalizations. The church in America has been holding out for a move of the Holy Spirit to shock it back into life. If we don’t see a supernatural intervention by the Holy Spirit soon or at least allow ourselves to face the obvious sin in our lives and repent, we might find ourselves in a similar situation as Israel is right now. One poll shows that 54% of professing Christians in America believe homosexuality should be an acceptable lifestyle in the church. They are not saying that we should allow homosexuals to come to church, so they might find repentance and salvation. No. They are saying this sinful lifestyle should be accepted and allowed to continue even after they become self-professing Christians and members of the congregation. Shockingly, 7 out of 10 women who have had an abortion were professing Christians when they had the abortion preformed. There are also an increasing number of couples who are intimately living together out of wedlock in the church which makes sense when one poll shows that only 20% of the population in America attends church regularly. We are not talking about the nonbelievers who profess to not follow the teachings of Jesus. We are talking about people who profess to follow the teaching of Jesus, and who go to church on a somewhat regular basis at least.
These polls might lead one to believe that both Israel and the American church are in a place of darkness which might place them at risk of having “sudden destruction come upon them like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.” We are seeing that happen right now in Israel. Did you know there is a constellation in the heavens called Virgo that is in the form of a woman? There is also a comet that entered into the womb of the constellation nine month ago, and Virgo just gave birth to the comet in September. Are you following this? Does this sound like a good plot for an “end of the world” movie? This is happening right before our eyes, but many are either refusing to see or are not able to see because their hearts and eyes are set upon worldly things. Paul, the author of 1 Thessalonians, is trying to encourage us with this scripture though, not frighten us.
He says we are “not in darkness, so that the day would overtake you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day.” He points out that we are to stay “alert and sober” and “put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” We are not to fear because no matter what happens we are going to live together with Jesus forever. So, be encouraged brothers and sisters and do not let fear creep into your souls. The physical world usually mirrors what goes on in the spiritual world. Israel is at war in the flesh against the terrorist group Hamas, but the church is fighting a war in the spirit against spiritual powers and principalities in the heavens that control physical enemies like Hamas. We are fighting alongside a host of angels and Jesus is leading the way. This makes us allies with Israel in the battle they are facing today. We must not let them down, or we might very well face the same fate. Spiritual warfare is fought with prayer and fasting on our knees before God. This is a call to spiritual arms. God is calling up His church to stand with Israel. If the church does not wake up soon and enter into this fight, she may find herself being invaded by spiritual forces in the same way that Israel is facing Hamas today.
The bible says that those who bless Israel God will bless, and those who curse Israel God will curse. In case you have not been paying attention, a few weeks ago the United States government under this administration sent Iran $6,000,000,000 in a prisoner swap to free a few low-level political prisoners. That is an extremely substantial ransom if you ask me. I can tell you that in my military experience as a Navy SEAL that does not happen very often, if ever. We might be sent in to get them in a clandestine operation, but you can be sure this country is not going to negotiate with terrorist, or at least, we didn’t use to. During Obama’s administration, he worked with other countries to lift sanctions against Iran and enabled them to gain access to about $50,000,000,000 worth of assets that were being held against them because of their pursuit of nuclear weapons, or as some like to say (wink, wink), “their pursuit of clean nuclear energy.”
The point is that monies have either been directly or indirectly given to Iran by this country. Iran is Hamas’ number one donator when it comes to financial and military support. If you can connect the lines, this country has indirectly backed the Hamas terrorist group in their invasion of Israel. This needs to be addressed because of what the bible says about blessing and cursing Israel. The church in America needs to wake up and start to speak out against the actions of those in our own government who want to see the destruction of Israel, or the church and this nation will soon find out that God is no respecter of men. He will allow war and affliction on this nation’s soil in order to call His church to repentance and draw a nation that was once “one nation under God” back to its rightful place in His kingdom just as He has done with Israel time and time again. The church can stand in intercession for Israel and this nation if we wake up now! There is still time, but the clock is ticking! It says in 2 Chronicles 7:14, “if My people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” This scripture applies both to Israel and the Body of Christ in the world.
We can choose to be “sons of light and sons of day” and rise up to the purpose we were created for, or we can stick our heads in the sand and next month or next year it will be China and/or Russia knocking on our coastline. The church in America is the only reason this country has lasted as long as it has, and that is coming from a ten-year Navy SEAL veteran who is honored to have served in the world’s greatest military. There are many things that can destroy a nation and military armies are only a small portion of them. Take a look at what collapsed the Roman Empire or any of the mighty empires of the past. Many times, they fell from the corruption within their own government. We are no different. Just take a look around. The church needs to get past the immature squabbling and bickering, tear down the dividing walls of denominational identity, and come together as one body under Jesus Christ ready to serve our King! He will have His glory, of this, there is no doubt! The question for us is will we be there to bring it to Him and be used by Him, or will He use another. Now is the time. We were created for such a time as this! In the name of Jesus Christ, come together in unity now Body of Christ before it is too late! Stand with Israel and prepare for His return!
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