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Christian Zionists: Ahmadinejad is new Hitler
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Published: 18.07.07, 23:13
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91. #87 Let's see if I can help you here pal.
Josh   (07.20.07)
Look, Israel will never look to Hashem for help. When they became a nation in 1948 we all know that was Hashems will. And in the 6 day war when they got the Golan from Jordan we know that was Hashems will as well. But since that time they have been hell bent on giving the land away to strangers who are in their land and we know that is NOT Hashems will. While I love the Land, and firmly believe it and it's people have an everlasting covenant with Hashem, all is not well in the land. Isreal is to be the home of the Jews, and all that that represents. Instead it has become a land where non-believing Israelis have put into law their estanged beliefs. The Jews will suffer many many things very soon for their many many years of rejecting yashua as Hashems gift to the world. And that is their decision. Yet Hashem still has a covenant to protect them. So not all will be affected by the terrible suffering soon to come upon them. Now this doesn't mean that the pals are going to win by no means, no this just means that they couldv'e avoided the suffering. Hashem has said where Israel is concerned "I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you". It is in Americas best interest to help Israel wherever we can. And if that means helping them take out the small prince of persia, than we ought to do it. Israels leaders and her people are no where near capable of crying out to Hashem as a nation on the Temple mount(which is what happened when she fought the war to become a nation in 1947) and asking Hashem to forgive them and heal their land. Good ole GW is not the messiah of the West as you say he is. He does however have a role to play. And I'm not talking about the erronious road map to peace. If we can send them our scud busters, than as a nation we should etc... But as someone said in one of the TB's it's our job to pray daily for our president(& that means believing when you pray, and not voiding your prayers by shooting off your mouth when you see him doing something you don't like), and we are to pray for the peace of Israel. Look Hashem is not against going to war. The Torah is full of examples of Hasem telling the Israelis to go to war. It is clear that you have an almost hatred for our president, and you need to go before Hashem and discuss it with him and leave it there with him. Hashem sees the whole picture of whats going on in the world today. You and I only see bits and pieces of it through end time prophecy. But I think even the most astout student of prophecy will be astounded when an event happens that they never thought or knew it would come out that way. Hashem is leading many world leaders center stage right now as if they had hooks in their jaws. And it is on that stage that they are declaring their hate for the Jews and for the land of Israel. And that is what they will be judged on, How they treated Israel, and how they treated their people. So if John Hagee is in DC sounding the alarm and taking his position in the end time days, than thank G-d that he's not heralding the call before a muslim nation. He serves the same G-d you and I do, and someday we're all gonna have to live together and be neighborly in heaven. So you need to make your peace over him now, cause sowing seeds of discord among the brethern up there surely won't be tolerated. It's one of the 7 things Hashem HATES. Peace.
92. Israel should stop killing Palestinians first
(07.20.07)
Before starting a war with another sovereign nation. Oh wait, Muslims aren't real people. How brainwashed/superstitious/uninformed can you be?
93. Isreal
Tim Felger ,   Abbotsford, B.C. Can   (07.20.07)
I don't know if anybody has told you yet, that god does not exist. EEven if he does exist, I doubt that his attitude would be of killing. Especially in defense of the state of Isreal. A truely terrorist state. Tim Felger
94. #92 Now just remember ur the one who said that.
Iran is in no way ,   soverign.It is a   (07.20.07)
95. #44 I think you need to remember a few things here.
terry   (07.20.07)
Namely that the bible was written to 3 groups of people. The Jews, the church, and than the nations. And I think that you are trying to incorporate end time prophecy to all 3 groups at once. And in that you are making erroronious claims. You need to seperate the 3 groups and get a clearer picture of what is happening today.
96. remember pride #72
Keren ,   SP-Israel   (07.20.07)
Who set U up as my accuser,my dear? Who set YOU up to judge me? Remember pride!
97. #91 Josh
Marcel ,   Florida   (07.20.07)
I appreciate your comment from the heart........but you start out with the critical error of so many ""Look, Israel will never look to Hashem for help.""" If you believe the Bible ,you know that they will, 'Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord" Can't you see that God is squeezing Israel in a corner so that they will turn to Him and that He will remove America so that israel can and will turn to Him ????? Sincerely ,your doublemindedness is epedimic in the Church today. You run to the enemy of God who divides His land assuming that God will use Bush to save Israel. You do not know that God is a jealous God and does not share his glory with con men from Texas ? Many of you accuse me of hate while you are still in an excuse making love realtionship with this one who leads the charge to divide up Israel. Hypocrites and doubleminded ones ,Is it hate speech to speak the truth ? Bush is a new world order globalist ,satanist who prepares the way for the anti-christ order. You have more love for him than you do for the messenger who warns you. As a Christian in Germany IN THE 30's-40's would " pray for the president ' have been your only work ? I have been warning the niave,gulliable Christian's about the danger ofd their whoredoms with this devil for many years now and understand that it is part of the strong delusion judgment of God on those backslid in heart who run to another for help. I see many 'christian's under this delusion and you do know that judgment has begun at the house of God ? Speaking the truth is not sowing seed's of discord unless you are a Church dictator who wants to silence the truth ,then you falseaccuse the messenger has many have done here.
98. #93 That was such dumb statement.
jan ,   usa   (07.20.07)
Here you are writing on a Jewish blog and saying G-D doesn't exist. Truly lights are on but nobodys home in your brain! Hashem says "A fool says in his heart that there is no G-D". Well, you have just tipped your hand and now we know what you are!!!!!!!!!!
99. #97 Dude, you need to chill out here.
Josh   (07.20.07)
While I love and respect, and pray for our president daily, I am in no way making excuses for him in what he is proposing to do in Israel. For that he and he alone will have to answer to Hashem for what he has done in and for the land of Israel. And I have stated that in my past TB. But to say that he is a satanist is absurd and puts you in a position of being his judge and condemer and that's not a position you were created for. I said the current leadership is in no way in a position to cry out to Hashem because they are to secular minded, and their past actions have proven they are moving far away from what Torah tells them to do. Neither is there a major outcry from ALL the people of the land. If there was, Olmert and gang would've been out of there after the war last summer. But you must remember that it was Hashem that set up the governing system which we are abiding under today, so government is not a bad thing. Corrupt government is a bad thing. Look, you and I both know that soon and very soon Israel will suffer sorrow, and yes I do believe that alot of it is her own fault, and yes many will be killed. But that does not mean in any way do I believe that Hashem will not honor his conenant with them. Israel has a major part to play in these last days to usher in the coming of Yashua, and her land will be the scene of the last major battle on this earth. All I'm saying is if you continue to bite and devour everyone who doesn't agree with your very clearyl one sided point of view, you ain't ever gonna be effective how wonderful it is to be a servant of the Most High God. Once again, you cannot pray for your president in one breath and then tear him down and put him in the category of the devil himself. I do believe that judgement begins at the house of God, but I don't believe he set you up as the judge. Once again, you need to let your hatred of this president go, cause you may have house next to him in glory land and your clear hostility toward him will not get you a seat at the dinner table.
100. Marcel, go to this website & find out what really happened.
Ehud ,   jerusalem   (07.20.07)
www.billyebrim.org. and click on the button to start the telecast. I think that after you view this you may want to back off of some of the assumptions you've been making. Shalom
101. #96 Accuse you? Are you sure I did that?
pride comes before ,   a fall   (07.20.07)
And here I thought I was asking a question.
102. please approve
K zane   (07.20.07)
come on for a laugh! are you telling me you sign up to these weirdo's?
103. Israel, Judaism and Christian Zionism
David Robertson ,   Inverness Scotland   (07.20.07)
We are living in momentous times. Everywhere we look we see opinions hardening and huge masses of people cleaving to ever more polarized positions in every sphere of life. Nowhere is this more true than on the topic of the State of Israel. As former Christian Zionists my wife and I are personally empathetic to the views of CUFI and their supporters but with each day that passes we are more convinced than ever that we must tell them that they are profoundly deceived and in propagating their views they are encouraging thousands of other Christians to continue in their own delusion. To the zealous Christian Zionist, it must be known to you, at some level of your consciousness, that religious Jews are dedicated spiritual enemies of the Cross. Most, if not all,Israeli Zionist Jews view evangelical Christians as useful allies in the USA to maintain their government's support for Israel. However, they also deeply distrust their motives and continue to see them as enemies of Rabbinic Judaism. Please, try to convince a committed religious Zionist of the truth of the Gospel and see their reaction. Nevertheless you continue to be their ally since you believe, as we did, that they are God's Chosen people and that their claim to the Land is supported by Holy Scripture. This is a strong delusion and in fact you are fighting the very God you say you love. In 2 Chronicles, chapter 2 verse 5 we read: “When King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned home safely to Jerusalem, the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who hate the Lord? Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you!” He had just returned from fighting the Syrians in alliance with King Ahab of the House of Israel. This was the battle in which King Ahab was killed and King Jehoshaphat was only spared because the Lord protected him, in spite of his folly. To all Christian Zionists, we plead with you to give time in prayer to seek the mind of the Lord Yeshua in this matter. This is NOT a political issue for you, it is a profoundly spiritual one and you are in danger of assuming the position of the betrayer of our Lord, the son of perdition, Judas Iscariot, in a corporate manifestation. In supporting the Jewish State you are adhering to the son of the slave woman, the Old Covenant and the Old Jerusalem (Galatians 4:22-31). The banner scripture of CUFI, Isaiah 62:1, is a spiritual reference to the heavenly Zion and the New Jerusalem not the Old Jerusalem, the Bloody City, Sodom where our Lord was crucified. You MUST leave behind all the fleshly trappings of the old religious dogmas, doctrines and creeds and embrace with a whole heart the mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven within you as the Lord commands. Only then will you begin to see the truth as the Spirit of truth gives you balm for your eyes and opens your ears to hear His voice.
104. Reply to #103 -- Israel, Judaism and Christian Zionism
Rob ,   New York, USA   (07.20.07)
To my brother David from Scotland, I agree with you that all (whether Jew or non-Jew) that reject our Lord are an enmity to the Gospel. However, as Christians who are armed with God's Holy Word, we are able to read tomorrow's headlines today. I recommend you study the book of Romans to start. Here is what our brother Paul has to say concerning Israel: Ingrafted Branches 11Again I ask: Did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Not at all! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12But if their transgression means riches for the world, and their loss means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring! 13I am talking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I make much of my ministry 14in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. 15For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? 16If the part of the dough offered as firstfruits is holy, then the whole batch is holy; if the root is holy, so are the branches. 17If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. 19You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in." 20Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. 21For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either. 22Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. 23And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. 24After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree! All Israel Will Be Saved 25I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. 26And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob. 27And this is[f] my covenant with them when I take away their sins."[g] 28As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies on your account; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, 29for God's gifts and his call are irrevocable. 30Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, 31so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now[h] receive mercy as a result of God's mercy to you. 32For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all. Romans 11:11-32 (to be continued)
105. continuation of reply to #103
Rob ,   New York, USA   (07.20.07)
Also, remember, not all Jews reject Christ. 4And what was God's answer to him? "I have reserved for myself seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal."[b] 5So too, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. 6And if by grace, then it is no longer by works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace. Romans 11:4-6 There will be a time when all of ISRAEL will be saved. This will happen when the Jews flee from the AntiChrist to Petra. They will realize their national sin and accept our Lord as Messiah. From the book of Zechariah: An Oracle 1 This is the word of the LORD concerning Israel. The LORD, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the spirit of man within him, declares: 2 "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. 3 On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. 4 On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness," declares the LORD. "I will keep a watchful eye over the house of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations. 5 Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, 'The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the LORD Almighty is their God.' 6 "On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume right and left all the surrounding peoples, but Jerusalem will remain intact in her place. 7 "The LORD will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and of Jerusalem's inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah. 8 On that day the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the LORD going before them. 9 On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem. Mourning for the One They Pierced 10 "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit [a] of grace and supplication. They will look on [b] me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. 11 On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be great, like the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. 12 The land will mourn, each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, 13 the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives, 14 and all the rest of the clans and their wives. Zechariah 12:1-14 My brother, I hope this has been edifying. Pray for the peace of Israel and do not forsake her. your brother in Christ, Rob-
106. #103 I read it, but I honestly couldn't understand
kim ,   usa   (07.20.07)
the point your'e trying to make. What are you saying we should believe in? The total destruction of Israel? Quit praying for her as a nation. Go against Hashems word and NOT be a blessing to the land and it's peopel? And now I gotta ask ya, what is your version of the mystery of the kingdom? I mean I have my idea of what it is but I gotta tell ya, and please don't take offense to this, but your TB is kinda creepy.
107. #103 David Robertson
Marcel ,   Florida   (07.20.07)
We can see the effects of the Islamic take over of post Christian Britan with you can't we. you twist a scripture to fit your evil bias. You were a supporter of Israel . You left out the part of what happened to change your fickle mind ? Did abdul and Fatima move in next door and threaten to cut off your heads unless you stopped suporting those Jews ? Political Christians ,nothing came of your Washington roundup and nothing will come of it because the stiff necked snake George you pray for does not listen to you or to God. The one thing you have accomplished is give Israel a false hope in trusting in the U.S. and in your prideful Christian numbers INSTEAD OF SEEKING THEIR GOD.
108. Bush et al are not Christians. They are of Satan...
Craig Cameron ,   Toronto, Canada   (07.20.07)
and that's why they do not do what is really in the best interest of Israel. Google "Bohemian Grove" http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-82095917705734983
109. #108-Read #72
(07.21.07)
110. David Ali Robertson #103
Marcel ,   Florida   (07.21.07)
Over the years of posting I've come across a number of jihadist on keyboard who masquerade as Christian and their goal is always the same. To do exactly what this David Robertson fellow is doing. They know the verses of the Bible as it relates to speaking against Israel. They always quote half of scribture and ignore the final outcome,the end of Islam and Israel becoming the head of the nations and no longer the tail. . Make no mistake about it .They are watching us and working overtime to sow their lies and deception because that is all they have to work with. If you leave your enamil address here you will be added to thier list and they will send email to attack you because you support Israel.
111. Onward!
Sinister ,   Gentara, Mexico   (07.21.07)
Onward Christian soldiers! These Goyim can be very useful you know.
112. 103 MR.ROBERTSON-CHRISTIANS WHO LOVE ISRAEL SEE THRUGH YOU.
HANYA ,   HOLAND   (07.21.07)
SITINNG VERSES FROM THE HOLY BIBLE AND THEN SAY THAT ISRAEL IS THE DEVIL. WHY WONT YOU SITE THE VERSES WHEN G-D DECLARE HIS EVER LASTING LOVE FOR ISRAEL?! OH YOU WONT. YOUR AGENDA IS SHOWING.
113. Jesus Is The Way, The Truth, and The Life.
James ,   Gainesville, U.S.A.   (07.21.07)
My question for you David is, have you ever read the Bible??Killing Jews is not something that Jesus would ever ask anyone to do. No where in the Bible will you find scripture which Jesus would ever ask or demand anyone to kill Jews. The same God of creation who is The Father of All Jewish people sent Jesus Christ to spread the good news of The Coming of The New Kingdom of God. Jesus Christ will rule in the New Kingdom and the whole world. In Gods own words, people such as yourself wo do not believe in and follow the word of Jesus Christ will never enter the Kingdom Of God... Our Father in Heaven is the only one who will through Jesus Christ wil bring true and lasting Peace and Safety to this dying plant. Who is your God?? Who is your Savior??? The God of Heaven is mine, Jesus Christ is my Savior.........
114. #72 R.Pride
Marcel ,   Florida   (07.21.07)
I ususally ignore posters who are too cowardly to even leave their names ,but with you I will make an exception. Your blindness leaces you to ignore the incredible pride it takes for a supposed 'chrsitian 'president to steal the land God has given forever to the Jewish people ? Or it it your stupidity that causes you to miss this falsepeacemaker who assumes to play the Prince of Peace ? You are in a great company of fools ,doubleminded religious fools who assume their works of the flesh will impress God. I'd check the mirror ,my cowardly poster and see if there is some pride in yopur heart which causes you to miss the blaringly obvious. Praying for this leader is a cop out and excuse to keep your Idol. One thing about Idol worshipers is that all the facts and truth never get past the polish on their Idol.
115. The Church and Israel
David Robertson ,   Inverness, Scotland   (07.21.07)
To those who responded to my previous post, #103, thank you for taking the time to answer. In the interests of greater clarity I have attached here a bibliography for those who wish to explore this further. Finally, I would like to say that the God and Father of our Lord Yeshua Messiah loves everyone, including all those who are His enemies. He will judge everyone but we must know that His judgements are true and proceed from His infinite love. He is a jealous God so He will destroy everything that stands between Himself and the creation He loves, that He created in love, and that is completed and wholly contained in His Beloved Son, with whom we are called into indissolube union in His Kingdom that is within us. He judges us in mercy and will destroy all flesh, including our own, which is enmity to God, and, at the end, He will destroy the instrument of His judgements, Death. (1 Corinthians 15:25-227) so that we might be free from fear, guilt, sin and death and worship Him in spirit and in truth. Here is the bibliography: 1. Who is a Jew? By Dr. Stephen Jones: http://www.gods-kingdom.org/who_is_a_jew.htm 2. Who is an Israelite? By Dr. Stephen Jones: http://www.gods-kingdom.org/who_is_an_israelite.htm 3. The Hidden History of Zionism by Ralph Schoenman: http://www.marxists.de/middleast/schoenman/ch01.htm 4. Memoirs of an Anti-Zionist Jew by Hanna Braun: http://www.robincmiller.com/articles/hanna2.htm 5. A Basic History of Zionism and its Relationship to Judaism by Hanna Braun: http://www.robincmiller.com/articles/hanna1.htm
116. #112 Response
David Robertson ,   Inverness Scotland   (07.21.07)
Dear Hanya, The name Israel means "prince with God" or one in whom God rules. This is the name God gave to Jacob after he had wrestled with the angel Peniel at the river Jabbok for an entire night. From that time forward Jacob was crippled since his fleshly strength had been destroyed and in his weakness God had perfected His strength. This is the way it always is with those who are devoted to God, the flesh is destroyed and the spirit is united with the Father in the Son. The Israel of God are His spiritual sons, not the descendants of Israel after the flesh. The reason you believe as you do is that you are still trying to understand spiritual truth with your carnal mind. This is impossible. However God will give you spiritual wisdom if you ask Him for it and then and only then will you know the truth and the truth will set you free.
117. #104-105 Response
David Robertson ,   Inverness, Scotland   (07.21.07)
Dear Rob, Thank you for your answer to my post. I am familiar with the scriptures you mention and as with any prophecies there is a tendency for us to import into them our own understanding of the whole counsel of God. I think of it as trying to make a piece of a jigsaw puzzle fit when it seems to be like the space but it just isn't quite right. Unless we have a clear unction from the Spirit as to the precise meaning of a word it is best to leave it alone until He reveals it to us. We also must remember that the scribes and Pharisees, to whom the Lord spoke when He was first here, were all very well versed in the scriptures. Their problem was that they had given an exclusivley literalist and nationalist interpretation to them and as a result the Lord excoriated them for making a nullity of the Law of God by the traditions of men. I believe that the Christian Zionist movement has fallen into the same trap. Incidentally the verses from Zechariah that you mention regarding the "looking on the one they have pierced" are specifically mentioned by the apostle John as being fulfilled at the time of His crucifixion. (John 19:37). The portions from Romans do not carry the meaning given them by Christian Zionists. The verses the apostle quotes regarding those "who were not a people" are from Hosea and were addressed to the House of Israel that God scattered among the nations in the eighth century, the so-called lost tribes. They did indeed multiply as He promised them and became the nations of Europe and their colonies, including the USA. These nations are the very heart of Christendom. However the only way into the Kingdom is by the new birth from above regardless of ethnic origin. The Plan of the Ages of our God is miraculous in its profundity and beauty. No matter how much we believe we know, it is certain we do not know as we ought to know. May He grant us humility as we seek to know HIM. God bless you Rob.
118. #116 -- David Robertson
Janet ,   Canada   (07.21.07)
Read your Bible well, or may be you should read older translations. Jacob did not wrestle with an angel. He wrestled G-D, and he ended up the winner!!
119. #116 Response to Janet in Canada
David Robertson ,   Inverness Scotland   (07.21.07)
Dear Janet, Thank you for your response to my TB. The King James version of the Bible renders the passage in question thus: Genesis 32 24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a MAN with him until the breaking of the day. 25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was strained, as he wrestled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for thou hast striven with God and with men, and hast prevailed. 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. 30 And Jacob called the name of the place PENIEL: for, said he, I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. The MAN with whom Jacob wrestled was a messenger or angel of the Lord. Jacob calls him Peniel and names the place of the encounter after him. The name Peniel means Face of God. Face is often used to mean the Presence of God. I understand the meaning of this passage to be that Jacob had spent his entire life striving to gain by whatever means that which he valued most. The thing that he valued most highly was the blessing of God. He valued it so much that he deceived his father Isaac into giving it to him rather than his older brother Esau. (God had always intended to give him the birthright and the blessing but Jacob acquired them unlawfully. This requires recompense for Esau which is the lawful basis upon which the State of Israel occupies Palestine today. Edom is part of Jewry and has been since 126 BC when John Hyrcanus, the Hasmonean ruler of Judea conquered the Edomites and compelled them to become Jews. They were among the fircest defenders of Jerusalem against the Romans in 70 AD) Now Jacob was about to encounter Esau again and he was fearful that Esau would kill him and take back the blessing by violence which is the way of the flesh (Esau). However, this is never the way of God but Jacob did not know this. So he wrestled the entire night with the angel of the Lord and would not let go until He gave him the blessing. In this way he believed that the blessing would be secure. This pleased God and so He gave Jacob the blessing he desired. However, in order to do so He had to cripple Jacob and completely destroy his self-reliance which had been his nature up until then. From then on his name was to be Israel since now he would rely entirely on God for everything he desired and God would rule in him and fight for him and he would be a prince with God. As He says in another scripture, "The battle is Mine". Jacob is a prophetic type of the overcomers in the Body of Messiah who have conquered the flesh, the world and the adversary, all in the strength of the Lord God. These are the true spiritual Israel, the sons of God, who will reign and rule with Him in the Age of the Kingdom that is about to overtake us all. May God bless you Janet and give you an abundance of spiritual wisdom and insight into His Word. David Robertson
120. #114 That's funny, when Paul tells Timothy that
R.Pride   (07.21.07)
FIRST OF ALL giving of prayers and supplications & thanksgiving & intercessions are to be made for all men everywhere, and to pray for kings(presidents), & for those that are in authority that we may live a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and hosesty, .... I don't see anywhere in that scripture where it say except for G W BUSH!! Perhaps you have a more recent translation in your bible, but I don't. And if you had read #72 in its entirety , you would have noticed that NO WHERE in there does it say that they agreed with the president and what he was doing by dividing up the land of Israel. You really have a bad case of hate for this president that you cannot allow to fester and take root in your heart. Now just eat a dove bar and get over it already. You will never be able to effectively project the love of God to others by the DEEP ROOTED HATE you have in your heart. Once again, President Bush must and will have to answer to God for what he does for and to the land of Israel. But that is never a reason for disobeying the Word and quit praying for our leaders. You can't pick and choose what verses of the bible that you want to live by.
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