Israeli Relations

While reading the latest issue of “The Torch” magazine, printed by Christian United for Israel (CUFI), I realized this information is not being broadcast in the evening news. This information is not being broadcast on the major news networks either. Somehow this information must get put out there into the general public’s hands, but how? This is where I come into play… little old me with my little old blog trying to save the world, even if it’s only one person at a time. Yes, the information is important to me, so much so that I think you need to know about it too! Why? Because it my save our lives, our nation, and perhaps even the world.

America needs Israel Now More Than Ever

No, the title is not backwards, Israel does not need America more than ever. America needs Israel more than ever. Why? Because we need a strong ally in the Middle East, and they are the only one that shares American values. In his article, “The Ultimate Ally”, Ambassador Michael B. Oren, wrote a fascinating piece on our reliance on Israel, and why we cannot fail in our loyalty to them. To do so would be the detriment to everyone, and yes I do mean everyone. First off, he explains what an ally is, “An ally stands with the United States through multiple conflicts and promotes its global vision… Its army is loyal to its democratic government; it helps secure America’s borders, and assists in saving American lives on the battlefield.” He goes on to say, “An ally stimulates the U.S. economy through trade, technological innovation, and job creation.” Now is that a great definition or what!

America has not turned its back on Israel, Obama may have tried but there are 4 million Jews in America and 159 million Christians who support Israel and want to remain allies with them. A Gallup poll from this February even showed that two out of three Americans sympathize with Israel. Support for Israel in the United States has not declined, despite Obama’s efforts. It is a popular thought that an Israeli-American alliance is more important now than ever before.

Obama like many other Muslims try to blame Israel for failed peace negotiations. In his recent speech to restore the 1967 borders, Obama failed to mention the corresponding Palestinian concessions, which was to reject the return of the Jewish people to their homeland. Yes, he wanted them kicked out of Israel again! David Brog, the director of CUFI said, “Singling out Israel is a moral failure of the highest order.” Also it is to note that Obama embraced this one-sided peace negotiation after the Hamas had signed their unity agreement in Cairo. And in case you don’t know, the Hamas terrorist organization is now part of the Palestinian government. The Hamas Covenant calls for violent destruction of Israel and embraces the murder of all Jews no matter where they live, and that means in America too. Obama knew this, he knows this, yet he does not care, and even agrees with this. Now does this sound like a true Christian President, no it doesn’t, but nothing Obama says or does represents a true Christian character.

Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East. It is certain to remain stable and pro-American when all others fail. In Israel alone, the United States will not have to choose between upholding its democratic principles and pursing its vital interests. Ties between the U.S. and Israel are not new, their roots go further than Israel’s creation 63 years ago…it took hold with the Pilgrims arrival in 1620. The Pilgrims (Separatists from the Church of England) considered themselves to be on an “Exodus” as they crossed the “Big Sea” and founded a new “Promised Land”. Plymouth Rock was dubbed as the “New Israel.” These were God fearing people. Just like their neighbors in the South, at Jamestown, the first thing they built was a church, before a house or a fort.

Israel has always sided with the United States on major global issues. Oren declares, “At the UN and other international institutions, the two countries’ voting patterns are virtually identical, as are their policies on human rights and international law.” He also states that “in times of danger, especially, Israel has responded to America’s needs.” For example, in 1991, in spite of missile attacks from Iraq, Israel honored Bush’s request not to retaliate. Israel is a true friend to America. And friends don’t stab friends in the back, especially over power, money, greed, or peer pressure from terrorist nations!

Israel is important because it is at the junction of paramount American interests. It is not situated in some backwoods, but as a prominent place on the Mediterranean Sea, and our gateway to the Muslim nations. This allows the U.S. to minimize its military deployment in the area. Israel is in a critical region for American national security. U.S. troops train with the IDF in aerial combat and special operations. Our navy ships are routinely docked in Haifa, and our Air Force planes refuel at Israeli bases. Andrew Shapiro stated, “Israel is a vital ally and cornerstone of our regional security commitments.” George Keegan exclaimed that America “owes more to the Israeli intelligence input than it does to any single source of intelligence.” The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security and Israel share technical info in defending ports and terminals from terrorist attacks. Israel not only enhances American defenses—it also saves American lives.

In return for our $3 billion in aid to Israel, the U.S. receives an armed ally and enhanced military edge. Also, Israel assists America by stimulating trade, spurring technological innovation, and creating jobs. Oren informs us that “Despite a population of just 7.7 million people, Israel is America’s 20th largest customer in the world, surpassing Russia and Spain.” He goes on to say, “And at a time when America corporations are outsourcing to Asia, Israel is outsourcing to the United States.” In fact, the $3 billion in American aid to Israel, $2.25 billion gets returned to the U. S. This shows us that the U.S.-Israeli relationship is not one-dimensional. The two countries cooperate in a broad range of nonmilitary fields such as, humanitarian, commercial, and scientific. So for the price of only half of one Zumwalt-class destroyer, the U.S. helps maintain the military might of one of the few nations who would and does actively contribute to our defense. In the grand scheme of things, it’s a very small price to pay for friendship, peace and global security.

In regards to nuclear-armed Iran, America and Israel have promoted together international sanctions to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. America knows that Israel remains the regions only credible foil to Iran. America and Israel have together strived for true peace in the Middle East. It is the only country capable of deterring Hamas and Hezbollah and impeding the spread of Iranian control. American has a true ally, and that ally is Israel, and in my book, makes our relationship with Israel priceless, regardless of what our current President has to say about it.

This is not only a political article, but a spiritual article. I want you to know that the Bible warns of these things. I’m not saying that Obama is the antichrist, but has an antichrist personality, just as Hitler had many years ago. But we “the people” have a part in this too. Our prayers make a difference. The Bible tells us in Ephesians 6:12: “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Our world can be an evil place, our rulers can be evil people, but God can give us peace and protection. The Word also tells about God in Psalm 61:3: “For You have been a shelter for me, a strong tower from the enemy.” With that said, my prayers go out to you to have peace in these trying times, and to focus not upon the worldly problems, but keep your mind on heavenly things, keeping Jesus first in your hearts… now and forevermore.

Thank you, RL

Information from this blog came from “The Torch” magazine (July, 2011), and the Holy Bible NKJV. For more reference please visit www.cufi.org .

Never Forget

While browsing the social network Twitter, I was astonished at the many posts by Americans that are totally anti-American. It led me to think where they are getting their info from… MTV, public schools, or is it just the average gutter talk in American societies today? Kids and adults alike are enraged with satanic thoughts of murder, rape, drugs, abortion, homosexuality, and cursing. But the worst thing is an absolute disrespect for God or anyone who believes in Him. Young people seem to want to belong to something; however they don’t know where to turn. They can’t go to their parents—most parents don’t raise their own kids anymore. They start shoving them into daycare centers at 5 weeks old, and soon by age 12 they allow them to watch themselves. While parents stay late after work, or go out with friends, soon many of these children join gangs or find a boyfriend/girlfriend to share their time with. Either way the results are disastrous, gangs lead to crimes, and time alone with boyfriends and girlfriends lead to unwanted pregnancies and STD’s. The schools aren’t any help either. Today’s public schools are like zoos full of wild animals. Nothing of value is being taught, with the liberal-left controlling the Educational System. Not only is the truth about American History not being told, but now they have replaced it with special classes on homosexuality, how to apply condoms, and take birth control pills. Planned Parenthood has affiliations with the public school systems to take girls age 12 and up to the abortion clinic without the parents even knowing. Men like Barney Frank and Kevin Jennings make it a point to manipulate young boys into believing gay is the way, while they are nothing more than sickos and pedophiles. It is horrible and the truth must be told. No I am not narrow-minded or a homophobe as “they” like to proclaim to anyone who disagrees with them. But I am specific in what true liberty is. True freedom is not manipulation to get people to agree with you and when they don’t, you call them a hater. Sorry it does not work that way! True freedom is expressed in what I am doing now, freedom of press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion. Freedom does not lie and manipulate. Freedom is presenting truthful choices and allowing honest decisions. With this said, here is my thought for the day for America: Never Forget.

America was founded on Christian beliefs. About 400 years ago when the Anglicans landed in the southern colonies (1607) and the puritans and separatists landed in the Northern colonies (1620), their beliefs were the same. They all were considered Christians, even the Catholics that came to Middle colonies (1632), they were Christians too. This means they all believed in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. They all believed in the Trinity. All had European religious roots from the Church of England, or from the Pope in Rome, most were Calvinist Reformers, which meant Protestant in their faith. This is just a small touch on the background of American Christian History, but for more info I would suggest some in depth reading. Two great college/graduate level books on American Christianity are “The Story of Christianity” Vol. 2 by Justo L. Gonzalez and “The Religious History of America” by Edwin Gaustad.

This is what our country was founded on, and it was not to long ago. Think about it 400 years ago, is only 5/6 generations back, if you take the average lifespan to be seventy. These people were our great grandparents, they came here to this new land, the promised land, to start a Christian country. However it failed early on with the Puritans who wanted a city of all believers. It wanted only Puritan leaders and voters, and anyone claiming otherwise was removed from the land or even killed. It ended tragically with the Salem Witch Trials. But at least they tried, it was a good idea. But the only “promise land” of all Christians will be in heaven someday. Many others tried to make heaven on earth too, such as some Communist and Marxist countries. Even Islam, which proclaims to be the religion of peace, will only achieve that when the entire world becomes Muslim and all infidels are killed. But back to the subject at hand… what would our grandparents think of us now? Would they recognize their offspring and land? If our grandparents could see us now, would they be ashamed, would they cry, would they be in disbelief? Yes. We must remember our roots, honor them, and most importantly we must honor and remember God. We must stop all this liberal-left nonsense, it didn’t work for Sodom and Gomorrah and it will not work for America either. “God Bless America” is just not a carefree motto, but a covenant promise made between the early colonists and God. It’s not one sided either, meaning God can’t continue to bless what is no longer His. We have a responsibility to remember and honor the One who has brought us this far, and that means to “Never Forget”. It’s up to us to honor our ancestors and to remember American History as it really was. Did you know the first thing built in Jamestown was a church, not a home, or a military fort? Yes, it was a church, because they put God first, before themselves. How many of us can say that today? America was founded by godly men and women and on the Word of God, let us never forget that, bet even more importantly let us never stop practicing that.

If we Christians don’t protect our rights to worship, preach, and read out of the Bible, then it will soon be taken away from us. We must remember that religious freedom means that we can believe anything and not get punished for it. Preachers in Canada and other places can’t preach on homosexuality, it is called a hate crime. They cannot say the verses like Lev. 18:22 and I Cor. 6:9, without facing fines and jail time. Do you want that to happen in America? Well it’s on its way! However, we can be soldiers for Christ, we can put on the whole armor of God to fight against the wiles of the devil (Eph. 6:10-20). Let us fight the good fight of faith (1Tim. 6:12) and stand up for American Christian History, and most of all let us never forget.

Author and Speaker Joyce Meyer said, “In America we now find that the history books have been revised and most of the references about God have been taken out of them. We no longer have our true history easily available, and that is a tragedy.” She goes on to say “The devil is using ungodly people to keep Americans and the world from remembering what God had done in our past.” (“Eat the Cookie… Buy the Shoes”, 2010) History, good or bad is always better when it’s true. I will leave you with this last note: The past is good to learn from. The past gives us clues of what is going to happen in the future. When we forget our past, our history, we lose our foundations and stability. Like the famous Bible verse says in Mathew 7:24-26, It is better to have a firm foundation on a rock, then a loose foundation on the sand… otherwise we may get washed away in the waves (paraphrased).

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
@copyright 2010

Do You Love America and Jesus, if so are you willing to stand up for them?

Hi, I have found some interesting information on the internet I think some of you should know about. These are two distrubing websites talking about Radical Islam in America. This first is a lecture on the truth about Shariah Law. It is from the Family Research Council, a very reputable site. It says that Muslims have the right to lie to non-Muslims to increase their power, it says that women don't have any rights and a lot more. Learn the scary truth about Shariah Law by listening to this webcast. It is very educational. http://ning.it/anaNNF This is Not what we want in America!



Now if you disagree with what Radical Islam and Shariah Law and what Jihad's stands for, then please take the time to sign this petition. They are wanting to build a 13-story mosque at ground zero, the site of the Twin Tower Terrorism site. It will house training centers just as they do in Yemen, who trained the Christmas plane bomber. There has already been two recent attempted car bombings in NYC, it will get worst if this mosque is built. If you Oppose the Radical Islamic Mosque at "Ground Zero" sign this petition NOW http://ning.it/9KRMeU (Act For America).



As Christians we have to fight against this, to protect our country, our neighbors, and our families. If Christianity is removed from America, if America stops being a Christian Nation, then it WILL become and Islamic one. Then we will all be in danger! First and foremost we must pray and put our faith in the Lord Jesus. Next we must continue spreading the truth, the Gospel of Jesus Christ as stated in Matthew 28. We must make sure the donations we give to Charities are really Christian ones. I truely believe we are in the End Times, and if you are a believer in the Rapture as I am, then we hope you are ready and getting prepared my friends, because I having a churning in my spirit that we are getting closer every minute. I want to leave you with a couple Bible verses, to increase your faith and knowledge in the Lord.

John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

2 Peter 2:2
And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.

Revelation 18:23
The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived.

Matthew 10:22
And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
(www.biblegateway.com)


I hope this post does not offend anyone, I feel a strong conviction to give this message. Please let me know how you feel? I want others opinions on this matter. Thank you for your time, and have a blessed day.