Saturday, June 01, 2013

Israel: A Living Prophecy of GOD's Promise

Our Lord Jesus, is a Jew and He is from Israel. I guess, if our Lord Jesus is Chinese then the people’s interest will be towards China (Chinese culture and language). I agree in a video documentary that I have just seen, that Israel is a living prophecy. Let me just share with you the bible prophecies that has come true with regards to the people and the nation of Israel. 

      The first prophecy about Israel was written in Genesis 17:7  (NLT), It is an eternal covenant. When GOD said to Abraham, "I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant.” Remember, how doubtful Abraham was when GOD said that He will have numerous descendants as many as the stars in heaven. GOD never breaks a promise or a covenant. What is written is written. It is written in the bible, He is not like us who often breaks a promise, or is fickle-minded and never gets to decide what should really be done. GOD is faithful to His chosen nation, even if the people of Israel, like me oftentimes disobeyed Him. GOD's love can be seen in the book of Hosea.

     Did you know that the Jewish people are the only ancient people alive today? The Canaanites, Assyrians, Jebusites and the Babylonians all of them are gone. The Jewish people are the “eternal people”, and they stand alive today.

     It is also mentioned in the Bible that if the Jewish people don’t live in a ‘godly life’, they will be scattered in the four corners of the earth. What is so amazing is that even if the Jewish people were scattered to all the ‘four corners’ of the world they have remained until today. Another prophecy that has came true! Deuteronomy 4:27 (NLT), “For the LORD GOD will scatter you among the nations, where only a few of you will survive.” 

    In comparing the population of the Jewish people which is million to the billion people to China, they are a statistical error as mentioned in the documentary. That’s how small they are. The fact that they are small, and the fact that a lot of atrocities (anti-semitism, crusades, inquisition, religion after religion, muslim oppression) have been committed to the Jewish people worldwide. No one has suffered like they have suffered and no one has been persecuted as they were persecuted and yet they still remained. 

    Come to think of it, the Jewish people are hated for being rich and having a lot of money. If they are wealthy they are accused of being a money grabber. When they are poor and destitute, they are labeled as parricides. Another bible prophecy that has came true is mentioned in Leviticus 26:33 (NLT)  “I will scatter you among the nations and bring out my sword against you. Your land will become desolate, and your cities will lie in ruins.”

    Another important prophecy regarding the Jewish people is that they will be a “light to the nations.” How can that be? Have you seen the list of the Noble prize winners? Great inventors, achievers in chemistry, physics in all the branches of science, people who have imparted a lot to the improvement of a nation and, for the good of the society, the list goes to show that it is the Jewish people. 

They are indeed a light to the nation today. I have seen in a local Christian program in my country, The 700 Club Asia, it featured the water treatment invented by the Jewish people. Seawater can be made into a drinking water! Now, how clever is that? They really contribute a lot to science.

The Jewish people are a lifeblood to any country. As Mr. Jon Voight said, “And you can really see a direct correlation between countries that have Jews in them, and how they treat the Jews and how those countries do, in terms of political development, their scientific development, their technological development.

      
In the 1800’s the land of Israel was desolate even Mark Twain visited it in the 1850’s and he’s really saddened how the land was parched, dry and nothing really grew there.

When they have not returned yet to their country, Israel, the land was a desolation. We were told that if the Jews were returned to their land, the land will flourish again. As mentioned in Ezekiel 36:8,But the mountains of Israel will produce heavy crops of fruit for my people—for they will be coming home again soon!” Just as the people has been revived, the land was also revived! The land was changed! The land respond to the people of Israel! Truly the land knows its true owner!

The ‘ingathering of the exiles’, another prophecy that has come true before our very eyes! The Jewish people have now a country to call their own again. After years of exile they are back to GOD’s promised land for them. In Ezekiel 20:34 it says, "I will bring you from the nations and gather you from the countries where you have been scattered -- with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath.

         I am really proud to say that I am a Filipina, and that our country is the only country that has opened its doors to the Jewish people in the heights of the German Nazi’s occupation during World War II. Our late and former President Manuel L. Quezon opened the Philippines’ doors to up to 10,000 Jewish refugees. Now, you can see a beautiful monument designed by a Filipino in Rishon Lezion in Israel as a remembrance of the Philippines helping hand to Israel. 

I would also like to mention another important event done by my fellow countrymen for Israel, citing in an article online, “The Philippines was among the 33 countries who supported the creation of Israel and the only Asian country to who voted for the resolution."

My fellow Filipina, an entrepreneur and evangelical Christian, Grace Galindez-Gupana, made the Israel's largest flag. I am glad that my countrymen has supported and helped the Israelites from then, until now. And even if I can only support the Jewish nation and people by being active online, I am doing this wholeheartedly as a sign of my support to Israel. I hope to visit the land of our YHVH, someday. I thank the Jewish people because we Filipinos don’t need a visa if we wanted to visit Israel. Toda! תודה

       The entire world today has now returned to the land of Israel. Did you know that Israel is the only moral and democratic country in the middle-east, as we all know Israel is surrounded by Muslim and Arab nations. To the readers of my blog, I appeal do not believe the propaganda of Israel haters online. Israel is not a “killer”, it is a very small country surrounded by Muslim and Arab countries. Of course, Israel needs to protect itself. Imagine being bullied by these large Arab - Muslim countries. We also need to pray for peace, for Israel everyday. I am anxious that just because almost all the countries in the world are against Israel, that one day just because we are as a small country and also we’re no match against these other countries who are against Israel. That we will not join them and be against Israel. Do not forget that it is written in Genesis 12:3, GOD says to Abraham, “And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. 

    
   Then there will be a pure language, as mentioned in A Zephaniah 3:9, “Then I will purify the speech of all people, so that everyone can worship the LORD together.” 

As mentioned in the documentary. “Never before in world history has a dead language been revived and brought back to life before the return of the Jewish people to the land of Israel and the revival of the Hebrew language.” 

       In closing, as mentioned in the documentary, "We were given these visions and prophecies long ago. It is your opportunity to join the global revolution in world history. Israel: Living Prophecy.  

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Credits:

All the thoughts and opinions expressed in this article of mine is all my personal opinion. All the bible verses are taken from the New Living Translation Bible. The quoted statements were all taken from “Israel: Living Prophecy” documentary, and from various online websites about Israel. The song below is one of my favorite Hebrew contemporary song Gadol ELOHAI sung by Joshua Aaron.

Recently, I joined and signed the petition in supporting Israel, declaring that -- Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people and that I strongly support all efforts to maintain and strengthen a united Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the State of Israel.

If you want to support this cause you can click this link -> http://unitedwithisrael.org/declaration/

I dedicate this article of mine to our Almighty Father in heaven, YHVH and to my Adonai Yeshua (Lord Jesus) and to the Holy Spirit for the inspiration. שָׁלוֹם Shalom!

To GOD be the glory always!

( To watch and listen to the music video click on the song title below:

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Gadol ELOHAI
Shiru ki Gadol ELOHAI
Kol echad Yirei
Ki gadol ELOHAI

Shem me’al kol shem
Otcha raui le’halel
Libi yashir ki gadol ELOHAI


How great is our GOD,
Sing with me
How great is our GOD,
and all will see
How great, How great
is our GOD!

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