It seems that in more recent years after the formation of the United Nations, it has become a forum for bashing and condemning Israel.
According to Anne Bayefsky, In 2010, 80% of all UN General Assembly resolutions criticizing specific countries for human rights violations were directed at Israel. Only six of the remaining 191 UN member states faced human rights criticism at all, one of which was the U.S. Half of the country-specific condemnatory resolutions and decisions ever adopted by the UN Human Rights Council target Israel.
Has common sense and rational escaped the worldview of the world's leaders, or is something bigger going on, a plan to wipe out Israel?
for her entire article, see:
How much anti-Semitism is too much?
Showing posts with label holy-land. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holy-land. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Inheriting the Land
Isn't this a curious phrase to be in the Bible? Is it speaking to the Jews of finally gaining the West Bank, or control of Gaza, and that entire region of the Middle East? I think it means more. Let's take a look.
7 Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. 8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath;
Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. 9 For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land. 10 Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;
And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there. 11 But the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
Psalms 37:7-11 (NASB95)
27 Depart from evil and do good,
So you will abide forever. 28 For the LORD loves justice
And does not forsake His godly ones;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off. 29 The righteous will inherit the land
And dwell in it forever. 30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice. 31 The law of his God is in his heart;
His steps do not slip. 32 The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand
Or let him be condemned when he is judged. 34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Psalms 37:27-34 (NASB95)
* One thing I love about the Hebrew word for land (aretz), it can also signify ‘earth.’ And I think that is a valid meaning in Ps. 37, as in v. 34: ‘Wait for YHWH and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the earth.’ Amen! For that is how it is going to be during the Millenial reign of Messiah, and after the great judgment, the saints will dwell on the earth with YHWH, the Lord Jesus Himself, for all eternity!” (Zech 14:9; Rev. 21:1-2, 22:1-7)
9 And the LORD will be king over all the earth; in that day the LORD will be the only one, and His name the only one.
Zech 14:9 (NASB95)
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
Rev 21:1-2 (NASB95)
1 Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; 4 they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. 5 And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever.
6 And he said to me, "These words are faithful and true"; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.
7 "And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book."
Rev 22:1-7 (NASB95)
We can see from these passages that the LORD, Yahweh, Jesus Himself is returning to rule on earth for a thousand years, in accordance with the words of the prophets. After the thousand years are up, and the great judgment has taken place, then the New Jerusalem comes down out of heaven to the earth, and the tri-une LORD God will dwell on earth together with redeemed, perfected man forevermore.
Truly, the quickly approaching second advent of Messiah will be the dawning of a new age the world has never known or seen, in which the world will be rule by complete righteousness and holiness (Isaiah 9:7).
7 Rest in the LORD and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. 8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath;
Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. 9 For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land. 10 Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more;
And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there. 11 But the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
Psalms 37:7-11 (NASB95)
27 Depart from evil and do good,
So you will abide forever. 28 For the LORD loves justice
And does not forsake His godly ones;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off. 29 The righteous will inherit the land
And dwell in it forever. 30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice. 31 The law of his God is in his heart;
His steps do not slip. 32 The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand
Or let him be condemned when he is judged. 34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Psalms 37:27-34 (NASB95)
* One thing I love about the Hebrew word for land (aretz), it can also signify ‘earth.’ And I think that is a valid meaning in Ps. 37, as in v. 34: ‘Wait for YHWH and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the earth.’ Amen! For that is how it is going to be during the Millenial reign of Messiah, and after the great judgment, the saints will dwell on the earth with YHWH, the Lord Jesus Himself, for all eternity!” (Zech 14:9; Rev. 21:1-2, 22:1-7)
9 And the LORD will be king over all the earth; in that day the LORD will be the only one, and His name the only one.
Zech 14:9 (NASB95)
1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
Rev 21:1-2 (NASB95)
1 Then he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; 4 they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. 5 And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign forever and ever.
6 And he said to me, "These words are faithful and true"; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show to His bond-servants the things which must soon take place.
7 "And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is he who heeds the words of the prophecy of this book."
Rev 22:1-7 (NASB95)
We can see from these passages that the LORD, Yahweh, Jesus Himself is returning to rule on earth for a thousand years, in accordance with the words of the prophets. After the thousand years are up, and the great judgment has taken place, then the New Jerusalem comes down out of heaven to the earth, and the tri-une LORD God will dwell on earth together with redeemed, perfected man forevermore.
Truly, the quickly approaching second advent of Messiah will be the dawning of a new age the world has never known or seen, in which the world will be rule by complete righteousness and holiness (Isaiah 9:7).
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Israeli about to defend selves against Enemies?
Hello friends. I hope all of you are enjoying the snow as much as I am. I was sitting here reading, as the snow falls and falls and falls some more, I saw an article about the Israeli Foreign Minister declaring that the peace-for-land deal was dead.Commenting on Israel's past comprises of surrendering their land to the Palestinians:
Lieberman is not the first Israeli official to point out that every land concessions Israel has made up until now has only resulted in increased violence and hostility on the part of the Arabs. In an interview that will appear in the upcoming issue of Israel Today, former Arkansas governor and US presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said the same thing.
...
"Peace is in fact our heart's desire, but it is not more important than Israel's existence as the state of the Jewish people or than lasting security for its citizens. We extend our hand in peace to enemies, but as long as they choose the path of war, we must be firm, return battle, and defeat the enemy," said Lieberman. "We must strive for victory instead of talking about possible compromise, interpreted as weakness by our enemies." http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=20534
Those of us who believe in the word of God know what it teaches, and the fate of Israel. We know that ultimately they are given the land, and the Messiah will yet eventually return to reign in power as the King of all kings. It's not going to be pretty getting there, but the end result is going to be everlasting gloriousness! Amen. Come Lord Jesus.
Lieberman is not the first Israeli official to point out that every land concessions Israel has made up until now has only resulted in increased violence and hostility on the part of the Arabs. In an interview that will appear in the upcoming issue of Israel Today, former Arkansas governor and US presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said the same thing.
...
"Peace is in fact our heart's desire, but it is not more important than Israel's existence as the state of the Jewish people or than lasting security for its citizens. We extend our hand in peace to enemies, but as long as they choose the path of war, we must be firm, return battle, and defeat the enemy," said Lieberman. "We must strive for victory instead of talking about possible compromise, interpreted as weakness by our enemies." http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=20534
Those of us who believe in the word of God know what it teaches, and the fate of Israel. We know that ultimately they are given the land, and the Messiah will yet eventually return to reign in power as the King of all kings. It's not going to be pretty getting there, but the end result is going to be everlasting gloriousness! Amen. Come Lord Jesus.
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