Prophecy Update:
This current battle in Israel may lead to the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. So many times in the past Israel was outnumbered when approaching a war. The numbers were not in their favor. Then, miraculously, God intervened! The Egyptians, Philistines, and Assyrians all experienced the power of God in war with Israel. In the last 70 years, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Russia all witnessed God intervening in war with Israel. Three wars that saw the hand of God operating in amazing ways: 1948, 1967, and 1973. The enemies of God found out that they could not beat Israel in war.
Psalm 83 intrigues me because it is such a powerful picture of our day. There is a flow and structural argument to the Psalms and Psalm 83 shows up at the end of the section authored by Asaph the prophet. Generally, if a text is about the end times, it will have a phrase similar to ‘in that day’ or ‘that day.’ We do not find that in Psalm 83 but we do find a scenario that has never taken place in history. For this reason the Psalm looks forward to a day when 10 nations come together to wipe Israel off the map. The motivation for the attack is given in vs. 4 and it can still be heard in our day.
“They have said, “Come, and let’s wipe them out as a nation, So that the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”
Psalm 83:4
This attitude is on display among the Arab/Muslim nations since 1947. One thing that Satan is so upset about is Israel coming back to her land. Imagine how Satan feels. He did his best to wipe out the Jews in the holocaust (1933-1945), then a few short three years later Israel becomes a nation (1948). When God fulfills prophecy, Satan knows he is in for a fight. Most of the nations of the world oppose Israel being in the land.
Most of the conflicts between Israel and other nations was limited to one nation or sometimes three nations. When Joshua took the land, they fought seven nations. The Old Testament does not reveal a conflict regarding Israel fighting ten nations as is the case in Psalm 83. A coalition of ten nations band together and plan the complete extermination of Israel. This has not happened in history or anywhere in the Bible. The passage is unique in this sense. These ten nations are on the border of Israel and they are determined to wipe out Israel. It does not fit either Armageddon or the Gog Magog war of Ezekiel 38-39. It does fit the conditions we find ourselves in since 1947 and especially after 1967.
Psalm 83 is an imprecatory Psalm meaning that it is a prayer for the destruction of the enemies coming to wipe Israel off the map. An important point to make for all believers is that the enemies of Israel and Christians are also the enemies of God Himself! This is explicit in vss.2+3.
“For behold, Your enemies make an uproar, And those who hate You have exalted themselves. They make shrewd plans against Your people, And conspire together against Your treasured ones.”
Psalm 83:2-3
Why do they hate God so much? God made a covenant with Abraham for the land. All of the land of Israel is for Israel and not for the other nations. This conflict continues until this day. The fact that God had chosen Israel to be the means to bring the Good News to the world has caused a conflict with Satan. If Satan can convince people that the covenant making God is not the covenant keeping God then he will win a great victory. The land also is the most strategic in all of the earth. Israel sits at the crossroads of three continents. It is a threat to Satan to allow Israel to have the land because that signals the final restoration/redemption and return of Jesus! Satan inspires these ten nations to unite in opposition to God and Israel.
The ten nations make an alliance against God to wipe out Israel. We are witnessing that today. Hamas united with Fatah, Hezbollah, Syria, and Jordan to wipe Israel off the earth. The other five nations are making statements that can only be described as support for the war against Israel. (Jordan includes 3 of the nations)
After the 1967 war the Islamic nations came together to pronounce the “three no’s”: “no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with Israel.” The current war is a direct result of this attitude among the Islamic nations. After the three wars in 1948-49, 67, and 73, the Muslims began a terror campaign against Israel. They lust for the day they can destroy and throw Israel into the sea. After each war, Israel compromised with the world by giving her land away in a land for peace deal. The land for peace deal has never worked! A review of the Hamas charter shows that they are dedicated to wiping out Israel for the sake of Islam. Islamic doctrine includes the teaching that once Islamic land is lost to the infidel, war is the only answer to get the land back. Palestine was part of the Islamic Ottoman Empire, they want it back.
“Islamic nations slam Israel — and each other’s ties to it. May 16, 2021. A league of Muslim nations on Sunday demanded that Israel halt attacks killing Palestinian civilians amid heavy fighting between it and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, even as fissures between countries over their recognition of Israel emerged.” apnews.com
As of this morning, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, Jordan, Lebanon, and Fatah have entered the fight to help destroy Israel. Hamas already dropped 3,500 bombs on Israel. The anti-Israel rhetoric is off the charts! Iran and Turkey pay proxy groups to attack Israel. The Muslim world is pushing the world to unite against Israel. Consider this press release from the Organization of Islamic Countries. Their statement uses the phrase ‘occupying authority’ in every point made!
“Resolution Adopted by The Virtual Open-Ended Extraordinary Meeting of The OIC Executive Committee at The Level of Foreign Ministers to Discuss The Aggression by Israel, The Occupying Power, in The Palestinian Territories, in Particular, Al-Quds Al-Shareef (East Jerusalem) Condemns in the strongest terms the barbaric attacks launched by Israel, the occupying authority, against the Palestinian people and their land and holy sites. Reiterates its rejection and condemnation of the ongoing Israeli settlement colonisation of occupied Palestinian land, including East Jerusalem and the establishment of racial segregation system there, in particular through the building of settlements. .oic-oci.org
The view of the 57 states has not changed since 1947, their problem is that they have failed at kicking Israel out. They will continue to fail because God put Israel in the land and God will keep them as the apple of His eye. It is disheartening to see how the Biden Administration handles the conflict.
“President Joe Biden’s decision to resume aid — totaling $235 million a year — to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is, arguably, a direct violation of the Taylor Force Act passed by Congress and signed by President Trump in 2018. The Act prohibits American aid to the Palestinian Authority as long as it continues its policy of paying “salaries” to the families of dead terrorists.” raptureready.com
When the Administration went all in financially with Iran, Hamas, and the Palestinian Authority, the war started. Many of these Islamic nations and Jihadi groups hate each other. They live by the motto, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Although Hamas and Fatah hate each other, they both want the same thing. One thing that unites them is the hatred and desire to destroy Israel. As the whole world is against Israel, I hope that this war does not end until Jesus gives the Gaza Strip back to Israel and releases all of Judea and Samaria to Israel!
“GROTESQUE’: Mainstream Media Says Too Few Jews Have Died in Conflict to Make it Fair, Says Human Rights Lawyer. “What is more terrifying than being shot at is seeing the way the mainstream media and certain influencers and US politicians are justifying terror attacks against civilians,” says Goldstein, pointing to the “absolute Jew hatred.” unitedwithisrael.org
The main stream media is committed to the destruction of Israel. They constantly take the side of those fighting Israel. The settlements are always called illegal settlements. Jews who live in Judea and Samaria are described as breaking UN resolutions and violating international law. Amir Tsfarti reported that the voice of Hamas (reporter) was killed by Israel. He also reported that the Associated Press building was being used as a terror base for Hamas. Israel blew it up, good for them. The AP lied to the world saying that they did not know that Hamas was using the building. The press has criticized Israel over that attack! Things are heating up:
“Pakistani MP calls for use of nuclear weapons against Israel.” Did we make atomic bombs to show them in a museum? We don’t need missiles, atomic bombs or a huge army if they can’t be used to liberate Palestine,” says Maulana Chitrali. On Tuesday, Pakistani MP Maulana Chitrali said on camera that his country should launch a “jihad” (holy war) against Israel.” israelhayom.com
As the Islamic world heats up, they will be surprised when God delivers Israel and gives the land back to Jews! The scriptures tell us that God will judge the people in these nations threatening and killing Jews!
“For Gaza will be abandoned, And Ashkelon will become a desolation; The inhabitants of Ashdod will be driven out at noon, And Ekron will be uprooted. Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast,
The nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines; And I will eliminate you So that there will be no inhabitant.”
Zephaniah 2:4-5
“This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the Philistines have acted in revenge, and have taken vengeance with malice in their souls to destroy with everlasting hostility, therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I am going to reach out with My hand against the Philistines and eliminate the Cherethites; and I will destroy the remnant of the seacoast.
Ezekiel 25:15-16
We learn from these passages that God is going to fulfill the prayer of Psalm 83. These verses teach that the Philistine coast, called the Gaza Strip, is going to be wiped out and the land will be given to Judah the rightful owner of the land. In these same passages, God describes how Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia will all lose the land they stole from Israel! God will fulfill Psalm 83 and it might happen very soon! God is fighting for Israel!
It is Friday afternoon; we are still monitoring what is happening in Israel. Unfortunately, Israel is going along with the fiction that there is a cease-fire. Hamas is planning to kill everyone in Israel. Why call a cease-fire when you have them on the ropes. Once again, Israel proves that God is the one who will do it eventually. They listen to the world and not God. The left who believe that they can make peace with the Palestinian Authority dominates Israel. These leaders are determined to kick every Jew out of Judea and Samaria. The biblical oriented Orthodox Jews are the minority. They believe that God called them to settle all of the land of Israel. There greatest supporters of Israel in the world are evangelical Christians.
“Evangelicals, Not Jews, are “Backbone” of US Support for Israel. The tectonic change in the Jewish world, which reveals a shift in support from Israel to “Palestine,” has been evident for quite a while now, particularly through the progressive crowd associated with JStreet, most of whom are either Reform or secular Jews. Israeli ambassador Ron Dermer “people have to understand that the backbone of Israel’s support in the United States is the Evangelical Christians. That’s the backbone. And it’s true because of numbers and also because of their passionate and unequivocal support of Israel.” israeltoday.co.il
“Israeli ambassador rips UN: The hypocrisy in this institution knows no bounds. “We will never apologize for defending our citizens, even if some here might be happy to see a higher number of dead Jews,” Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the United States and the United Nations, tells the UN General Assembly on Thursday.” israelhayom.com
One last point, Turkey has announced that they will not rest until they take Jerusalem from Israel. God will fulfill His Word, that we can be sure about. This conflict will not end this summer, more fighting is in the cards. Stay prayed up and keep looking up! Maranatha.
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