There is much dispute these days about who owns the land of Palestine, and human (so-called) "rights". Everybody wants their rights! What about God's rights? Oh yeah!
We find the land of Palestine at the FOCAL point of three continents. No where else on this planet do you find three continents coming together in such a way that Mongoloid, Negroid, and Caucasian can inter-mingle within close proximity of each other.
Throughout history, this land has been the constant center of dispute, and in particular, since 2000 B.C.; and furthermore, the Bible plainly reveals that the last two great "world wars" will be fought in this area (Rev.16:16; 20:8-9).
Tracing the history of this land, after the flood of Noah's day, we find that this land was possessed by descendants of Ham (Gen.10:18-20), even though Africa was given to Ham and his descendents (Psm.105:23,23, Psm.106:21,22); so we should not be surprised that God called out the Israelites to dispossess the children of Ham (Ex.2-4, Josh.1-8), about 430 years after God had promised that land to Abraham and his seed through Isaac and Israel.
A hundred or so years after the death of Joshua, we find Gentiles coming again into this land and causing trouble for Israel, and fighting against the Jews for about another 400 years or so.
This is COVETED land were talking about here (Deut.8:7-10), and this land was attacked by Pharoah, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar, Titus, Omar, Antiochus Epiphanes, Saladin, Egyptians, and recently by Arabs (in fulfillment of the word of God! see Psalm 83:3-8).
In the early 1900's, Kaiser Wilhelm planned on capturing Palestine, and he was going to personally enter Jerusalem by the EASTERN gate, but was confounded by the word of God! The eastern gate was shut by God in the days of Ezekiel 44:1-5. The Kaiser was defeated by an english General by the name of Allenby, who entered Jerusalem: but once again, NOT through the eastern gate!
That gate is reserved for "the prince" (Ezek.44), and JESUS HIMSELF will come through that gate after landing on the Mount of Olives! (No, not the white horse rider of Revelation 6, who is antichrist, but the white horse rider of Revelation 19 -- THE LORD!)
The news media makes a big deal about all the squabbling in the land of Palestine, and the furor just gets louder with each passing day. Just about everybody is crying for someone to "INTERVENE" and all you idiots who are brainwashed by the media think that "someone" ought to "partition" Palestine to settle the constant fighting over her boundaries.
The Bible speaks of Gentiles DIVIDING the land of Palestine (Dan.11:39), and why wouldn't a Gentile think that such a thing was OK, since that land was in Gentile hands from around 600BC to 1948AD.
However! That land is not theirs to divide! No gentile has any right to the land of Palestine. Listen, in both the Old and New Testaments, we are informed assuredly that ALL LAND BELONGS TO GOD, and although that is contrary to Capitalists, Catholics and Communists, nevertheless the EARTH IS THE LORD'S! The people in the days of Noah thought they could do anything they imagined with it, but when the Landlord comes to check out his property, the rent comes due, and the wages of sin is death! (see 1Cor.10:26,28, Isa.45:18,19; Isa.40:15-17, Psm. 8:3-4; Psm. 24:1)
God decides who gets the earth, in spite of the thievery of man in trying to "seize the inheritance" by slaying the Son of God, to whom God gave it! (Luke 20:9-18, see also Acts 17:26,27 & Deut.32:8)
The eternal promise given by God to Abraham was UN-conditional! The LORD said to Abram (later called Abraham:)
"Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." (Gen.12:1-3)
And again the LORD said to Abram, when he was on a certain well known mountain in that land:
"Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever." (Gen.13:14,15)
And don't try to tell me that Abram didn't have very good eye-sight... Besides, you'll find detailed surveyor's descriptions of all the boundaries and proper divisions and who is supposed to be where and when!
The words that were spoken to Abraham THE HEBREW, were confirmed again to Isaac: then to Jacob (Gen.26:2,3; Gen.28:13-15) his descendants. Make no mistake: GOD ALMIGHTY promised to give the children of Israel "LAND", and it's their land "for ever". The land of Palestine and the territory eastward to Ur of the Chaldeans (Gen.15: 18-21, 2Sam.8:3) is what we're talking about here, and if I'm not mistaken, this land was originally called: EDEN! (!)
And again, the LORD repeats his promise to the Israel his "son", that that land is given to them, and will eventually be theirs forever. (see Psm.105:6-11, 2Chron.6:25,31,38)
The United Nations MAY divide Palestine before Russia attacks her (and/or afterward), but like the Old Book says: "Though hand join in hand, yet the wicked shall not go unpunished." Rejection of the Holy Bible to form a Union, confederacy, convention, association, presbytery or "council" will END in disaster every time. (see Isa.8:9-15)
In the final analysis, God HIMSELF, will re-partition Palestine exactly as he said in Ezekiel chapters 45 through 48, for the twelve tribes of Israel. If you'll read there, you'll find exact measurements given, with allowance made for another Temple and an area of holy ground around Jerusalem, for the reign of the King of the Jews, the Lord Jesus Christ HIMSELF on this earth! (Beware! Accept no substitute!)
What all this means from a practical point of view is that Christians confronted or faced with the political issue of Palestine and the Jew, in either a military or an economic sense, should know that any movement to give ALL of Palestine to the Jew, is a movement in line with the word of God and the prophecies of the holy scriptures.
The United States is ABOUT ready to make some of the most dangerous decisions on foreign policy that it has ever, or ever will make!
Brethren, you better pray for those in authority! Stay awake! Watch and pray! It's later than you think, and The Lord is winding up history where it began: in the "Fertile Crescent", and then: "That about wraps it up!", and it will be all over but the shouting, singing and praises to GOD who redeemed us with "his own blood"! (Acts 20:28p)
Now, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, even the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be gracious unto these my brethren, and give you that most precious treasure in an earthen vessel as it is written: Christ in you the hope of glory!
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. --Richard
The word of God is the final AUTHORITY and be sure that on this subject, God will have the last word! (Authorized 1611 Version)
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