Ronda's Revelations

Who is against Israel and why?
In the beginning of the Bible, in the Old Testament God made a land covenant (a holy promise) with Abraham that his descendants would have the land known as Israel today. Though Abraham himself never got to see that land, his descendents did through Isaac, Jacob, on forward. As God continued to talk with, provide for, and bless the Israelites, he desired a home, a dwelling place on earth. The place he chose was Jerusalem. He gave King David all the plans to acquire the land and have it built. But David like Abraham never got to see God’s promise in his lifetime. However his son, King Solomon built the Temple back in 970 BC. God lived here until it was destroyed the second time by the Romans in 70 AD. Jesus himself got to go inside the Temple and worship and teach.

Now in 570 AD, 1,530 years after Solomon built the temple, an Arabic false prophet was born named Muhammad, who changed the course of this world. His lies and corrupt ways has brought a worldwide following, that is against the chosen people of God, the Jews, and have desecrated their sacred Temple and other holy sites. They have invaded the Holy Land and built their own place of worship over the Temple Mount, called a Mosque. This was in blatant disrespect to the natural inhabitants of the land, the Jews and Christians. Now they don’t only want dominance just over Israel but any free society, to force them to worship the words of their false prophet Muhammad.

One group in particular call themselves Christian-Palestines, however they are not Christians at all. They do not carry the love of God and Jesus in their hearts or obey the commandments, or respect the Bible, nor fear their everlasting life spent in hell. In an astonishing display of anti-Israel theology, they have declared a “Kairos Palestine Document, a message of “faith, hope, and love,” where they blamed Israel for all their suffering and deprivation. But the true blame should be on the Islamic radicals controlling their politics, media, and yes even their “Christian” churches. If these people had true “faith, hope, and love,” They would not be wishing death to Jews and destruction to their land. The nature of their message actually deplores Israel’s very right to exist. Why? How? Because in their statement are cries to God to remove Israeli occupation, and their hope is in remembrance of the Nakba (The Islamic “rebirth” of Israel). In conclusion the document claims, Israel should be economically strangled into surrendering to its enemies. (McQuaid, April 2010)

The positions in this Palestinian document appear to be almost entirely the same as those of militant Islamists, implying that Israelis must become like pacifists in the name of “Faith, hope, and love” and relinquish their security, homes, and land to Islamic radicals or else be destroyed. These people cannot blame Israel, because the fact is that radical Isalmics are the major persecutors of Christians worldwide, not Jews! To suggest that Israel has no interest in peace is a great distortion of reality. Israelis have made many attempts at reconciliations over the land and have expressed a great willingness to live in peace side by side the Palestinians. But the Palestinians have been brainwashed by the Islamic radicals, to believe their suffering comes from the Jews and Israel, when it is their own leaders who have brought this upon the people. In short, it is the Islamic radicals who have hijacked control of the Palestinian people and it is they who contribute daily to their deprivation and misery. (McQuaid, April 2010)

So where do we American Christians, fall into this line? The Palestinian-Christians believe that we Christians who believe in biblical history, moral justification, and Israel as a Jewish state are guilty of politicalizing the gospel, to say the least, and infidels that deserve death to say the worst. These people accuse those who disagree with them of being unloving and bent on death of Palestinians, who contemptuously play the role of victims of Israeli torture. But for us who live in the real world and of that of theological and historical reality, we know the Palestinians are victims alright, but by the radical elements who have usurped authority in their rampage for regional conquest.

We American Christians can still be supporters of Israel and also love the Palestinians as we do all our neighbors around the world. As Jesus commanded us to in Matthew 22:36-40 (NKJV), “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus said to him, “‘you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” We American and other Christians around the world need to let them know we do not want them dead, or wish them to suffer. We do not want this conflict or bickering, and definitely not war, but we want all people to live in security, peace and happiness. Jesus tells us in Luke 6:37 (NKJV) “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

The Bible transmits a message of true love and liberation for all those who believe. Perhaps the Palestines should put away their hateful, condemning, and warmongering ways and have a little more faith, that God will provide their needs. And to stop blaming others for their problems, and focus on what they can do to bring real glory to God. If they have read their Bibles correctly, they will know Israel is the land covenanted to the Jews by God and his promises will not be broken. There is nothing man can do about it. I feel once the Palestinians come to this truth they will see a brighter future. God has blessing for each person, though his blessing are different for each person. The coming events and assurances on the future need to come from God, not the evil Islamic terrorists whom have perplexed their daily lives.

Reference: Elwood McQuiad, Christians Against Israel, Israel My Glory, Vol. 68 March/April 2010 pg. 10-12
Written by Ronda Lowe
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