"So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem."
II Chronicles 30
"Here then we have a lovely illustration of the grace of God meeting those of His people who owned their failure and sin and took their true place in His presence. Hezekiah and those with him were fully convinced of their low condition, and hence they did not presume to keep the Passover in the first month. They availed themselves of the provision of grace, as recorded in Numbers 9, and kept the feast in the second month. "For a multitude of the people . . . had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the Passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one that prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though . . . not according to the purification of the sanctuary. And the Lord harkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people." C. H. Mackintosh
Few people "own" their failure or their sin today, but spend countless hours casting blame - be they Jew or Gentile.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
~ Palestinian school textbooks deny the legitimacy of Israel, erase Jewish history in the region, and teach that true peace is not possible until the Jewish state disappears.
~ Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh last week reiterated that the Palestinian Arabs as a whole will never recognize Israel's right to exist, and certainly not to exist as the Jewish state.
"While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape." I Thessalonians 5:3
"We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror." Jeremiah 8:15
~ Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh last week reiterated that the Palestinian Arabs as a whole will never recognize Israel's right to exist, and certainly not to exist as the Jewish state.
"While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape." I Thessalonians 5:3
"We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there is only terror." Jeremiah 8:15
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Four Israeli teenagers were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly praying atop Jerusalem's Temple Mount.
According to the official police report, the four were spotted bowing and saying quiet prayers while visiting what is today a Muslim-occupied shrine.
But, a rabbi who witnessed the entire affair told Israel National News that he had not seen the youths bow down in prayer. Rather, the police officer who had accompanied them became extremely nervous when a large group of Muslim men began shouting "Allah Akbar" at the Jews. The Israeli teens were apparently arrested to further appease the Muslims.
According to the official police report, the four were spotted bowing and saying quiet prayers while visiting what is today a Muslim-occupied shrine.
But, a rabbi who witnessed the entire affair told Israel National News that he had not seen the youths bow down in prayer. Rather, the police officer who had accompanied them became extremely nervous when a large group of Muslim men began shouting "Allah Akbar" at the Jews. The Israeli teens were apparently arrested to further appease the Muslims.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened a new Holocaust exhibition at the former Auschwitz death camp, vowing Israel would do everything in its power to prevent another genocide of the Jewish people.
“For Sixty-five years the only thing that has truly changed is our ability and our determination to defend ourselves and to prevent another Holocaust.”
Netanyahu has accused Tehran of planning another Holocaust by developing nuclear weapons with the aim of destroying Israel. “This is a regime that is building nuclear weapons to annihilate Israel's six million Jews,” he said following talks with Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in Warsaw. Israel “will not allow this to happen.” While saying that Israel should be eliminated, Tehran insists its nuclear facilities are for peaceful purposes.
History shows - the world knew about the Holocaust and did nothing. The Allied leaders knew about the Holocaust as it was happening. They understood perfectly what was taking place in the death camps. They were asked to act, they could have acted, and they did not.
Mr. Netanyahu stated: “For the Jews, the lesson is clear. We must not stand idle before the threats of annihilation. We must not bury our heads in the sand, or let others do our work. As the prime minister of Israel I am telling all the nations of the world: The State of Israel will do whatever is necessary to prevent a second Holocaust.”
“For Sixty-five years the only thing that has truly changed is our ability and our determination to defend ourselves and to prevent another Holocaust.”
Netanyahu has accused Tehran of planning another Holocaust by developing nuclear weapons with the aim of destroying Israel. “This is a regime that is building nuclear weapons to annihilate Israel's six million Jews,” he said following talks with Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in Warsaw. Israel “will not allow this to happen.” While saying that Israel should be eliminated, Tehran insists its nuclear facilities are for peaceful purposes.
History shows - the world knew about the Holocaust and did nothing. The Allied leaders knew about the Holocaust as it was happening. They understood perfectly what was taking place in the death camps. They were asked to act, they could have acted, and they did not.
Mr. Netanyahu stated: “For the Jews, the lesson is clear. We must not stand idle before the threats of annihilation. We must not bury our heads in the sand, or let others do our work. As the prime minister of Israel I am telling all the nations of the world: The State of Israel will do whatever is necessary to prevent a second Holocaust.”
Friday, June 14, 2013
Last month, the World Council of Churches (WCC) convened in Lebanon and issued the following statement:
“Palestine continues to be the central issue in the region … The persistence, after sixty five years, of continuing dispossession of Palestinian people—Christian and Muslim alike—from their land by Israeli occupation, continuing settlement of land inside the 1967 borders … is central to the turmoil in the region …. Jerusalem today is an occupied city with a government which has adopted discriminatory policies against Christians and Muslims alike …”
The WCC also took aim at Christians who dare to support Israel, the reviled “Christian Zionists”:
"Christians who promote ‘Christian Zionism’ distort the interpretation of the Word of God and the historic connection of Palestinians—Christians and Muslims—to the Holy Land, enable the manipulation of public opinion by Zionist lobbies, and damage intra-Christian relations.”
"church" in name only.
“Palestine continues to be the central issue in the region … The persistence, after sixty five years, of continuing dispossession of Palestinian people—Christian and Muslim alike—from their land by Israeli occupation, continuing settlement of land inside the 1967 borders … is central to the turmoil in the region …. Jerusalem today is an occupied city with a government which has adopted discriminatory policies against Christians and Muslims alike …”
The WCC also took aim at Christians who dare to support Israel, the reviled “Christian Zionists”:
"Christians who promote ‘Christian Zionism’ distort the interpretation of the Word of God and the historic connection of Palestinians—Christians and Muslims—to the Holy Land, enable the manipulation of public opinion by Zionist lobbies, and damage intra-Christian relations.”
"church" in name only.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
... the truth will set you free.
THE “RIGHT OF RETURN”:
When Israel was created in 1948, Arab states and Arab Palestinians attacked the Jewish community in Palestine and the Jewish state, vowing to “drive the Jews into the sea.” They lost the war, and some 725,000 Arab Palestinians at the behest of Arab leaders voluntarily fled from the area that became Israel. Palestinian Arabs claim any peace agreement with Israel must allow the descendants and families of these refugees, now numbering approximately four and a half million, to return to Israel. If Israel were to agree to this Jews would became a minority in their own state. Return of the refugees would put an end to the Jewish homeland.
From the onset of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War until the early 1970s, 800,000–1,000,000 Jews left, fled, or were expelled from their homes in Arab countries. Although much is heard about the plight of the Palestinian refugees from the aftermath of the 1948 Israeli War of Independence and the 1967 Six Day War, little is said about the hundreds of thousands of Jews who were forced to flee from Arab states before and after the creation of Israel. In fact, these refugees were largely forgotten because they were assimilated into their new homes, most in Israel, and neither the UN nor any other international agency has taken up their cause or demanded restitution for the property and money taken from them.
THE “RIGHT OF RETURN”:
When Israel was created in 1948, Arab states and Arab Palestinians attacked the Jewish community in Palestine and the Jewish state, vowing to “drive the Jews into the sea.” They lost the war, and some 725,000 Arab Palestinians at the behest of Arab leaders voluntarily fled from the area that became Israel. Palestinian Arabs claim any peace agreement with Israel must allow the descendants and families of these refugees, now numbering approximately four and a half million, to return to Israel. If Israel were to agree to this Jews would became a minority in their own state. Return of the refugees would put an end to the Jewish homeland.
From the onset of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War until the early 1970s, 800,000–1,000,000 Jews left, fled, or were expelled from their homes in Arab countries. Although much is heard about the plight of the Palestinian refugees from the aftermath of the 1948 Israeli War of Independence and the 1967 Six Day War, little is said about the hundreds of thousands of Jews who were forced to flee from Arab states before and after the creation of Israel. In fact, these refugees were largely forgotten because they were assimilated into their new homes, most in Israel, and neither the UN nor any other international agency has taken up their cause or demanded restitution for the property and money taken from them.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Israelis live in what most Americans would consider a constant state of "red alert," considering the unrelenting security threats faced by the nation. In light of that, most Israelis have resigned themselves to the fact that their government and local authorities are keeping close tabs on them, and that individual privacy is little more than an illusion, at least when it comes to communications.
Today in Israel, the police, the various national security agencies, the army, the tax authorities, the Environment Ministry and even the National Parks Authority have the right to request, without a warrant, private and personal communications from average citizens. And yet, there is little, if any, local outcry.
"Israelis are used to being spied on all the time," Jonathan Klinger, a lawyer specializing in media and technology, wrote on his personal blog. "As Israelis, the authority of the American agencies sounds like a joke."
Today in Israel, the police, the various national security agencies, the army, the tax authorities, the Environment Ministry and even the National Parks Authority have the right to request, without a warrant, private and personal communications from average citizens. And yet, there is little, if any, local outcry.
"Israelis are used to being spied on all the time," Jonathan Klinger, a lawyer specializing in media and technology, wrote on his personal blog. "As Israelis, the authority of the American agencies sounds like a joke."
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are
the whole house of Israel; behold, they say, 'Our bones are dried up and our
hope has perished; We are completely cut off.' Therefore prophesy and say to
them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to
come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of
Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves
and caused you to come up out of your graves, My people. I will put My Spirit
within you and you will come to life, and I will place you on your own land.
Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken and done it, declares the
LORD. Ezekiel 37:11-14
They may or may not believe in Him, but they see Him in the Jewish people. The nation of Israel is a nation today because of the promises of God.
God said to Jacob, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be Israel." So he named him Israel. And God said to him, "I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number. A nation and a community of nations will come from you, and kings will come from your body. The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you." Genesis 35:10-12
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem
and for those that hate her.
Monday, June 3, 2013
A Word to the wise...
"Replace your replacement theology with Biblical theology!
Run from “New Israel” jargon in the church like you would run from the plague, because such teaching brings a spiritual plague that is and has been deadly to the church. Then, rejoice in the fact that, though you are not Israel, you are blessed through Israel. Finally, respond by blessing Israel with support for their rightful position as the forever chosen people of God.''
to read the entire article, visit
http://www.randywhiteministries.org/2012/07/18/replacement-theology/
"Replace your replacement theology with Biblical theology!
Run from “New Israel” jargon in the church like you would run from the plague, because such teaching brings a spiritual plague that is and has been deadly to the church. Then, rejoice in the fact that, though you are not Israel, you are blessed through Israel. Finally, respond by blessing Israel with support for their rightful position as the forever chosen people of God.''
to read the entire article, visit
http://www.randywhiteministries.org/2012/07/18/replacement-theology/
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