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ÐTheseòò€areóó€the€people€of€the€LORD,€and€are€gone€forth€out€of€his€land.€òò21€óóBut€I€hadÐ \¬ Ðpity€for€mine€holy€name,€which€the€house€of€Israel€had€profaned€among€the€heathen,Ð H˜ Ðwhither€they€went.€òò22€óóTherefore€say€unto€the€house€of€Israel,€Thus€saith€the€LordÐ 4„ ÐGOD;€I€do€notòò€thisóó€for€your€sakes,€O€house€of€Israel,€but€for€mine€holy€nameððs€sake,Ð  p Ðwhich€ye€have€profaned€among€the€heathen,€whither€ye€went.€òò23€óóAnd€I€will€sanctifyÐ  \ Ðmy€great€name,€which€was€profaned€among€the€heathen,€which€ye€have€profaned€inÐ øH Ðthe€midst€of€them;€and€the€heathen€shall€know€that€Iòò€amóó€the€LORD,€saith€the€LordÐ ä4 ÐGOD,€when€I€shall€be€sanctified€in€you€before€their€eyes.€òò24€óóFor€I€will€take€you€fromÐ Ð  Ðamong€the€heathen,€and€gather€you€out€of€all€countries,€and€will€bring€you€into€yourÐ ¼  Ðown€land.€Ð¨øÐ Ð  Ðà8  àòò25€óóThen€will€I€sprinkle€clean€water€upon€you,€and€ye€shall€be€clean:€from€all€yourÐ ”ä Ðfilthiness,€and€from€all€your€idols,€will€I€cleanse€you.€òò26€óóA€new€heart€also€will€I€giveÐ €Ð Ðyou,€and€a€new€spirit€will€I€put€within€you:€and€I€will€take€away€the€stony€heart€outÐ l¼ Ðof€your€flesh,€and€I€will€give€you€an€heart€of€flesh.€òò27€óóAnd€I€will€put€my€spirit€withinÐ X ¨ Ðyou,€and€cause€you€to€walk€in€my€statutes,€and€ye€shall€keep€my€judgments,€and€doòòÐ D!” Ðthemóó.€òò28€óóAnd€ye€shall€dwell€in€the€land€that€I€gave€to€your€fathers;€and€ye€shall€be€myÐ 0"€  Ðpeople,€and€I€will€be€your€God.€òò29€óóI€will€also€save€you€from€all€your€uncleannesses:Ð #l! Ðand€I€will€call€for€the€corn,€and€will€increase€it,€and€lay€no€famine€upon€you.€òò30€óóAndÐ $X" ÐI€will€multiply€the€fruit€of€the€tree,€and€the€increase€of€the€field,€that€ye€shall€receiveÐ ô$D # Ðno€more€reproach€of€famine€among€the€heathen.€òò31€óóThen€shall€ye€remember€your€ownÐ à%0!$ Ðevil€ways,€and€your€doings€thatòò€wereóó€not€good,€and€shall€lothe€yourselves€in€your€ownÐ Ì&"% Ðsight€for€your€iniquities€and€for€your€abominations.€òò32€óóNot€for€your€sakes€do€Iòò€thisóó,Ð ¸'#& Ðsaith€the€Lord€GOD,€be€it€known€unto€you:€be€ashamed€and€confounded€for€your€ownÐ ¤(ô#' Ðways,€O€house€of€Israel.€òò33€óóThus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€In€the€day€that€I€shall€haveÐ �)à$( Ðcleansed€you€from€all€your€iniquities€I€will€also€causeòò€youóó€to€dwell€in€the€cities,€andÐ |*Ì%) Ðthe€wastes€shall€be€builded.€òò34€óóAnd€the€desolate€land€shall€be€tilled,€whereas€it€layÐ h+¸&* Ðdesolate€in€the€sight€of€all€that€passed€by.€òò35€óóAnd€they€shall€say,€This€land€that€wasÐ ° Ðdesolate€is€become€like€the€garden€of€Eden;€and€the€waste€and€desolate€and€ruinedÐ œì Ðcitiesòò€are€becomeóó€fenced,òò€andóó€are€inhabited.€òò36€óóThen€the€heathen€that€are€left€roundÐ ˆØ Ðabout€you€shall€know€that€I€the€LORD€build€the€ruinedòò€places,€andóó€plant€that€that€wasÐ tÄ Ðdesolate:€I€the€LORD€have€spokenòò€itóó,€and€I€will€doòò€itóó.€òò37€óóThus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€IÐ `° Ðwill€yetòò€foróó€this€be€enquired€of€by€the€house€of€Israel,€to€doòò€itóó€for€them;€I€will€increaseÐ L œ Ðthem€with€men€like€a€flock.€òò38€óóAs€the€holy€flock,€as€the€flock€of€Jerusalem€in€herÐ 8 ˆ Ðsolemn€feasts;€so€shall€the€waste€cities€be€filled€with€flocks€of€men:€and€they€shallÐ $ t Ðknow€that€Iòò€amóó€the€LORD.€Ð `Ð Ð  ÐÔ_Ôà8  àChapterÔ_Ô€37:€òò1€óóThe€hand€of€the€LORD€was€upon€me,€and€carried€me€out€in€the€spiritÐ ü L  Ðof€the€LORD,€and€set€me€down€in€the€midst€of€the€valley€whichòòòòóó€wasóóòòóó€full€of€bones,€òòóóòò2Ð è 8  ÐòòóóóóAnd€caused€me€to€pass€by€them€round€about:€and,€behold,òòòòóó€there€wereóóòòóó€very€many€inÐ Ô$  Ðthe€open€valley;€and,€lo,òòòòóó€they€wereóóòòóó€very€dry.€òòóóòò3€òòóóóóAnd€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€canÐ À  Ðthese€bones€live?€And€I€answered,€O€Lord€GOD,€thou€knowest.€òòóóòò4€òòóóóóAgain€he€said€untoÐ ¬ü  Ðme,€Prophesy€upon€these€bones,€and€say€unto€them,€O€ye€dry€bones,€hear€the€wordÐ ˜è  Ðof€the€LORD.€òòóóòò5€òòóóóóThus€saith€the€Lord€GOD€unto€these€bones;€Behold,€I€will€causeÐ „Ô  Ðbreath€to€enter€into€you,€and€ye€shall€live:€òòóóòò6€òòóóóóAnd€I€will€lay€sinews€upon€you,€and€willÐ pÀ Ðbring€up€flesh€upon€you,€and€cover€you€with€skin,€and€put€breath€in€you,€and€ye€shallÐ \¬ Ðlive;€and€ye€shall€know€that€Iòòòòóó€amóóòòóó€the€LORD.€òòóóòò7€òòóóóóSo€I€prophesied€as€I€was€commanded:Ð H˜ Ðand€as€I€prophesied,€there€was€a€noise,€and€behold€a€shaking,€and€the€bones€cameÐ 4„ Ðtogether,€bone€to€his€bone.€òòóóòò8€òòóóóóAnd€when€I€beheld,€lo,€the€sinews€and€the€flesh€came€upÐ  p Ðupon€them,€and€the€skin€covered€them€above:€butòòòòóó€there€wasóóòòóó€no€breath€in€them.€òòóóòò9€òòóóóóThenÐ  \ Ðsaid€he€unto€me,€Prophesy€unto€the€wind,€prophesy,€son€of€man,€and€say€to€the€wind,Ð øH ÐThus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Come€from€the€four€winds,€O€breath,€and€breathe€uponÐ ä4 Ðthese€slain,€that€they€may€live.€òòóóòò10€òòóóóóSo€I€prophesied€as€he€commanded€me,€and€theÐ Ð  Ðbreath€came€into€them,€and€they€lived,€and€stood€up€upon€their€feet,€an€exceedingÐ ¼  Ðgreat€army.€òòóóòò11€òòóóóóThen€he€said€unto€me,€Son€of€man,€these€bones€are€the€whole€house€ofÐ ¨ø ÐIsrael:€behold,€they€say,€Our€bones€are€dried,€and€our€hope€is€lost:€we€are€cut€off€forÐ ”ä Ðour€parts.€òòóóòò12€òòóóóóTherefore€prophesy€and€say€unto€them,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;Ð €Ð ÐBehold,€O€my€people,€I€will€open€your€graves,€and€cause€you€to€come€up€out€of€yourÐ l¼ Ðgraves,€and€bring€you€into€the€land€of€Israel.€òòóóòò13€òòóóóóAnd€ye€shall€know€that€Iòòòòóó€amóóòòóó€theÐ X ¨ ÐLORD,€when€I€have€opened€your€graves,€O€my€people,€and€brought€you€up€out€ofÐ D!” Ðyour€graves,€òòóóòò14€òòóóóóAnd€shall€put€my€spirit€in€you,€and€ye€shall€live,€and€I€shall€place€youÐ 0"€  Ðin€your€own€land:€then€shall€ye€know€that€I€the€LORD€have€spokenòòòòóó€itóóòòóó,€and€performedòòòòóóÐ #l! Ðitóóòòóó,€saith€the€LORD.€òòóóÐ$X"Ð Ð  ÐÔ_Ôà8  àòò15Ô_Ô€óóThe€word€of€the€LORD€came€again€unto€me,€saying,€òò16€óóMoreover,€thou€son€of€man,Ð ô$D # Ðtake€thee€one€stick,€and€write€upon€it,€For€Judah,€and€for€the€children€of€Israel€hisÐ à%0!$ Ðcompanions:€then€take€another€stick,€and€write€upon€it,€For€Joseph,€the€stick€ofÐ Ì&"% ÐEphraim,€andòò€foróó€all€the€house€of€Israel€his€companions:€òò17€óóAnd€join€them€one€toÐ ¸'#& Ðanother€into€one€stick;€and€they€shall€become€one€in€thine€hand.€òò18€óóAnd€when€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðchildren€of€thy€people€shall€speak€unto€thee,€saying,€Wilt€thou€not€shew€us€what€thouòòÐ �)à$( Ðmeanestóó€by€these?€òò19€óóSay€unto€them,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;€Behold,€I€will€take€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðstick€of€Joseph,€whichòò€isóó€in€the€hand€of€Ephraim,€and€the€tribes€of€Israel€his€fellows,Ð h+¸&* Ðand€will€put€them€with€him,òò€evenóó€with€the€stick€of€Judah,€and€make€them€one€stick,Ð ° Ðand€they€shall€be€one€in€mine€hand.€òò20€óóAnd€the€sticks€whereon€thou€writest€shall€beÐ œì Ðin€thine€hand€before€their€eyes.€òò21€óóAnd€say€unto€them,€Thus€saith€the€Lord€GOD;Ð ˆØ ÐBehold,€I€will€take€the€children€of€Israel€from€among€the€heathen,€whither€they€beÐ tÄ Ðgone,€and€will€gather€them€on€every€side,€and€bring€them€into€their€own€land:€òò22€óóAndÐ `° ÐI€will€make€them€one€nation€in€the€land€upon€the€mountains€of€Israel;€and€one€kingÐ L œ Ðshall€be€king€to€them€all:€and€they€shall€be€no€more€two€nations,€neither€shall€they€beÐ 8 ˆ Ðdivided€into€two€kingdoms€any€more€at€all:€òò23€óóNeither€shall€they€defile€themselves€anyÐ $ t Ðmore€with€their€idols,€nor€with€their€detestable€things,€nor€with€any€of€theirÐ  ` Ðtransgressions:€but€I€will€save€them€out€of€all€their€dwellingplaces,€wherein€they€haveÐ ü L  Ðsinned,€and€will€cleanse€them:€so€shall€they€be€my€people,€and€I€will€be€their€God.€òò24Ð è 8  ÐóóAnd€David€my€servantòò€shall€beóó€king€over€them;€and€they€all€shall€have€one€shepherd:Ð Ô$  Ðthey€shall€also€walk€in€my€judgments,€and€observe€my€statutes,€and€do€them.€òò25€óóAndÐ À  Ðthey€shall€dwell€in€the€land€that€I€have€given€unto€Jacob€my€servant,€wherein€yourÐ ¬ü  Ðfathers€have€dwelt;€and€they€shall€dwell€therein,òò€evenóó€they,€and€their€children,€andÐ ˜è  Ðtheir€childrenððs€children€for€ever:€and€my€servant€Davidòò€shall€beóó€their€prince€for€ever.Ð „Ô  Ðòò26€óóMoreover€I€will€make€a€covenant€of€peace€with€them;€it€shall€be€an€everlastingÐ pÀ Ðcovenant€with€them:€and€I€will€place€them,€and€multiply€them,€and€will€set€myÐ \¬ Ðsanctuary€in€the€midst€of€them€for€evermore.€òò27€óóMy€tabernacle€also€shall€be€with€them:Ð H˜ Ðyea,€I€will€be€their€God,€and€they€shall€be€my€people.€òò28€óóAnd€the€heathen€shall€knowÐ 4„ Ðthat€I€the€LORD€do€sanctify€Israel,€when€my€sanctuary€shall€be€in€the€midst€of€themÐ  p Ðfor€evermore.€òòEzekiel€36:16ð!ðEzekiel€37:28óóÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°t#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ \Ð Ð  ÐÌÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°š.#ÔWe€are€not€going€to€do€a€verse€by€verse€study€on€òòÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°ÔEzekiel€36:16ð!ðEzekiel€37:28óóÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°0/#Ô.€The€verses€speak€forÐ ä4 Ðthemselves.€A€careful€study€of€òòÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°ÔEzekiel€36:16ð!ðEzekiel€37:28óóÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°à/#Ô€will€reveal€that€it€is€a€restoration€that€isÐ Ð  Ða€process€of€time.€In€other€words,€it€is€not€instantaneous.€I€would€encourage€you€to€reread,€study,€andÐ ¼  Ðmeditate€upon€òòÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°ÔEzekiel€36:16ð!ðEzekiel€37:28óóÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°1#Ô.€Then€you€will€see€God€working€in€it.Ð ¨ø ÐBoth€the€scattering€of€Israel€and€the€Jewish€people€into€the€nations€and€the€re„gathering€of€Israel€andÐ ”ä Ðthe€Jewish€people€from€the€nations€were€prophesied€of€in€òòDeuteronomy€28:63„64óó€andòò€DeuteronomyÐ €Ð Ð30:1„3óó€which€declare:Ð l¼ ÐÌà8  àòòÔ‡+Xè°XhXè°Ô63€óóAnd€it€shall€come€to€pass,òò€thatóó€as€the€LORD€rejoiced€over€you€to€do€you€good,€andÐ D!” Ðto€multiply€you;€so€the€LORD€will€rejoice€over€you€to€destroy€you,€and€to€bring€youÐ 0"€  Ðto€nought;€and€ye€shall€be€plucked€from€off€the€land€whither€thou€goest€to€possess€it.Ð #l! Ðòò64€óóAnd€the€LORD€shall€scatter€thee€among€all€people,€from€the€one€end€of€the€earthÐ $X" Ðeven€unto€the€other;€and€there€thou€shalt€serve€other€gods,€which€neither€thou€nor€thyÐ ô$D # Ðfathers€have€known,òò€evenóó€wood€and€stone.€òòDeuteronomy€28:63ð!ð64óóÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°ä2#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°ÔÐà%0!$Ð Ð  ÐòòÌà8  àòòóó1€òòóóóóAnd€it€shall€come€to€pass,€when€all€these€things€are€come€upon€thee,€the€blessingÐ Z'ª"& Ðand€the€curse,€which€I€have€set€before€thee,€and€thou€shalt€callòòòòóó€themóóòòóó€to€mind€amongÐ F(–#' Ðall€the€nations,€whither€the€LORD€thy€God€hath€driven€thee,€òòóóòò2€òòóóóóAnd€shalt€return€untoÐ 2)‚$( Ðthe€LORD€thy€God,€and€shalt€obey€his€voice€according€to€all€that€I€command€thee€thisÐ *n%) Ðday,€thou€and€thy€children,€with€all€thine€heart,€and€with€all€thy€soul;€òòóóòò3€òòóóóóThat€then€theÐ  +Z&* ÐLORD€thy€God€will€turn€thy€captivity,€and€have€compassion€upon€thee,€and€willÐ ö+F'+ Ðreturn€and€gather€thee€from€all€the€nations,€whither€the€LORD€thy€God€hath€scatteredÐ ° Ðthee.€òòDeuteronomy€30:1ð!ð3óóÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°�5#ÔМìÐ Ð  ÐÌÌThe€greatest€scattering€of€Israel€and€the€Jewish€people€into€the€nations€probably€took€place€in€the€firstÐ `° Ð100€years€following€their€rejection€of€and€the€Roman€crucifixion€of€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€A.D.Ð L œ Ð29(33).€Prior€to€that€they€were€scattered€mostly€into€Persia,€Babylon,€Assyria,€Egypt,€Ethiopia,€andÐ 8 ˆ ÐLibya.€The€official€process€of€the€resurrection€and€restoration€of€the€nation€of€Israel€was€birthed€inÐ $ t Ðone€day€on€May€14,€1948.€The€prophet€Isaiah€had€this€to€say€about€the€astounding€import€of€that€dayÐ  ` Ðin€òòÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°ÔIsaiah€66:8ð!ð12óóÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°Æ;#Ô:Ð ü L  ÐÌà8  àòòÔ‡+Xè°XhXè°Ô8€óóWho€hath€heard€such€a€thing?€who€hath€seen€such€things?€Shall€the€earth€be€madeÐ Ô$  Ðto€bring€forth€in€one€day?€òòoróó€shall€a€nation€be€born€at€once?€for€as€soon€as€ZionÐ À  Ðtravailed,€she€brought€forth€her€children.€òò9€óóShall€I€bring€to€the€birth,€and€not€cause€toÐ ¬ü  Ðbring€forth?€saith€the€LORD:€shall€I€cause€to€bring€forth,€and€shutòò€the€wombóó?€saithÐ ˜è  Ðthy€God.€òò10€óóRejoice€ye€with€Jerusalem,€and€be€glad€with€her,€all€ye€that€love€her:Ð „Ô  Ðrejoice€for€joy€with€her,€all€ye€that€mourn€for€her:€òò11€óóThat€ye€may€suck,€and€beÐ pÀ Ðsatisfied€with€the€breasts€of€her€consolations;€that€ye€may€milk€out,€and€be€delightedÐ \¬ Ðwith€the€abundance€of€her€glory.€òò12€óóFor€thus€saith€the€LORD,€Behold,€I€will€extendÐ H˜ Ðpeace€to€her€like€a€river,€and€the€glory€of€the€Gentiles€like€a€flowing€stream:€thenÐ 4„ Ðshall€ye€suck,€ye€shall€be€borne€uponòò€heróó€sides,€and€be€dandled€uponòò€heróó€knees.Ð  p ÐòòIsaiah€66:8ð!ð12óóÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°B<#ÔÐ \Ð Ð  ÐÌAs€of€May€12,€2026€that€process€of€re„gathering€Israel€and€the€Jewish€people€from€the€nations€is€wellÐ ä4 Ðunderway€though€not€near€complete.€As€of€May€12,€2026€there€are€at€least€98€countries€worldwideÐ Ð  Ðthat€have€at€least€100€Jewish€residents€in€their€populations.€That€proves€that€they€were€scattered€intoÐ ¼  Ðthe€nations€just€as€the€LORD€said€they€would€be.€Countries€with€Jewish€populations€of€16,000€orÐ ¨ø Ðmore€include€Ô‡+Xè°XXXè°ÔUruguay€with€16,200,€Switzerland€with€20,500,€Italy€with€26,900Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°æB#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€Belgium€withÐ ”ä Ð29,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°gC#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€Netherlands€with€29,700Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°ÒC#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€Ukraine€with€33,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°-D#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€Mexico€with€Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°„D#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô40,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°ÔD#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€Hungary€withÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°E#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô€46,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°lE#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,Ð €Ð ÐSouth€Africa€with€Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°µE#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô50,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°F#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€Brazil€withÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°gF#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô€90,500Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°¶F#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€Australia€with€Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°ÿF#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô117,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°RG#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€Germany€with€Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°›G#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô125,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°ìG#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,Ð l¼ ÐRussia€withÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°5H#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô€132,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°˜H#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€Argentina€with€Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°âH#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô171,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°5I#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€the€United€Kingdom€with€Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°~I#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô312,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°ÚI#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€Canada€withÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°#J#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ X ¨ Ð398,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°rJ#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€France€withÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°ÐJ#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô€440,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°K#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€Israel€withÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°iK#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô€7,427,000Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°¸K#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô,€and€the€United€States€withÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°L#ÔÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô€7,460,600Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°bL#Ô€[Ô_ÔSourcedÔ_ÔÐ D!” Ðfrom:€Ô‡+Xè°XXXè°ÔÔ4‚-Ý “ÔÝ‚,ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  ÔÔ_ÔhttpsÔ_Ô://Ô_Ôworldpopulationreview.comÔ_Ô/country-rankings/Ô_ÔjewishÔ_Ô-population-by-countryÔ6MÔÝ‚,ÍO%MƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý • SMÔÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°òL#Ô]€Does€itÐ 0"€  Ðsurprise€you€that€the€Jewish€population€in€the€United€States€exceeds€that€of€every€nation€includingÐ #l! ÐIsrael?!?€€That€is€not€by€accident.€That€is€by€Godððs€design€until€the€re„gathering€process€is€completedÐ $X" Ðaccording€to€Godððs€timetable.€People€who€harangue€and€rail€against€modern€Israel€and€the€JewishÐ ô$D # Ðpeople€are€resisting,€haranguing,€and€railing€against€€the€express€will€and€stated€intent€of€God€toÐ à%0!$ Ðrestore€Israel€and€the€Jewish€people€to€the€Promised€Land.€The€Jew€hating€(euphemistically€calledÐ Ì&"% Ðantisemitic),€unbelieving,€undereducated,€and€ill„taught€Bible€students€of€the€apostate€and€hereticalÐ ¸'#& Ðchurches€of€2026€violently€attack€€the€idea€of€modern€Israel€and€the€Jew€as€being€the€fulfillment€ofÐ ¤(ô#' ÐGodððs€promised€restoration€of€Israel€and€the€Jew€because€their€Satanically€deceived€teachers€andÐ �)à$( Ðpreachers€teach€them€that€the€church€has€replaced€Israel.€That€is€a€doctrine€that€is€straight€out€of€theÐ |*Ì%) Ðpits€of€hell€and€is€in€fact€set€on€fire€of€hell.€If€you€have€ought€in€your€heart€against€the€Jew,€then€youÐ h+¸&* Ðhave€a€serious€problem€because€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€a€perfect€Jew€made€under€the€law.€If€youÐ d Ðhave€ought€in€your€heart€against€the€Jew,€then€you€need€a€refresher€Bible€course€from€òòGenesis€12:3óó.Ð Pì ÐÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°ÔòòGenesis€12:3óó€puts€it€this€way:€òòóóòòð ð€òòóóóóAnd€I€will€bless€them€that€bless€thee,€and€curse€him€that€curseth€thee:Ð <Ø Ðand€in€thee€shall€all€families€of€the€earth€be€blessedðð.Ô#†Xè°XX+Xè°\T#ÔòòÔ‡+Xè°XXXè°Ô€óóIn€òòMatthew€25:31„46óó,€one€of€the€strongestÐ ( Ä Ðcondemnations€delivered€by€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€in€the€New€Testament€was€given€to€those€whoÐ  ° Ðpersecuted€his€brethren,€the€JewsÔ#†Xè°XX+Xè°tU#Ô.€The€pronounced€punishment€for€those€who€mistreated€his€brethren,Ð  œ Ðthe€Ô_ÔJews,Ô_Ô€was€the€everlasting€fires€of€hell€(òòMatthew€25:41óó).Ð ì ˆ ÐIsrael€is€mentioned€2,576€times€in€the€Bible.€Judah€as€a€people€is€mentioned€789€times€in€the€Bible.Ð Ø t ÐJerusalem€is€mentioned€814€times€in€the€Bible.€Zion,€also€called€Sion,€is€mentioned€162€times€in€theÐ Ä ` ÐBible.€Jehovah€God€of€the€Bible€refers€to€Himself€as€the€God€of€Abraham,€and€the€God€of€Isaac,€andÐ °L  Ðthe€God€of€Jacob€at€least€eight€different€times.€What€all€this€proves€is€that€Israel€and€its€people€areÐ œ8  Ða€dominant€theme€of€the€Old€Testament.€God€never€refers€to€himself€as€the€God€of€the€United€States,Ð ˆ$  Ðthe€God€of€Egypt,€the€God€of€Iran,€the€God€of€Russia,€the€God€of€Saudi€Arabia,€or€the€God€of€China,Ð t  Ðand€so€forth.€For€you€Jew€and€Israel€hating€Islamic€devils,€he€never€refers€to€himself€as€the€God€ofÐ `ü  ÐIshmael.€In€òòGenesis€16:12óó,€God€referred€to€Ishmael€and€his€people€as€wild€men€whose€hands€wouldÐ Lè  Ðbe€against€every€man€and€every€manððs€hand€against€him.€Even€today,€those€Islamic€Devils€hate€everyÐ 8Ô  Ðman€that€does€not€believe€like€they€do.€They€are€more€than€willing€for€you€to€die€for€your€religion.Ð $À ÐGod€said€in€òòJeremiah€31:3óó€that€he€loves€Israel€with€an€everlasting€love.€God€says€numerous€timesÐ ¬ Ðin€the€Old€Testament€that€Israel€is€a€chosen€nation.€Some€examples€would€be€òòDeuteronomy€7:6óó,Ð ü˜ ÐòòDeuteronomy€14:2óó,€and€òòIsaiah€44:1óó.€These€Scriptures€state:Ð è„ ÐÌà8  àÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò6€óóFor€thou€art€an€holy€people€unto€the€LORD€thy€God:€the€LORD€thy€God€hathÐ À\ Ðchosen€thee€to€be€a€special€people€unto€himself,€above€all€people€that€are€upon€theÐ ¬H Ðface€of€the€earth.€òòDeuteronomy€7:6óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°s]#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔИ4Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°ª^#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò2€óóFor€thou€art€an€holy€people€unto€the€LORD€thy€God,€and€the€LORD€hath€chosenÐ p  Ðthee€to€be€a€peculiar€people€unto€himself,€above€all€the€nations€that€are€upon€theÐ \ø Ðearth.€òòDeuteronomy€14:2óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°:_#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐHäÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°h`#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò1€óóYet€now€hear,€O€Jacob€my€servant;€and€Israel,€whom€I€have€chosen:€òòIsaiah€44:1óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Ö`#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ !¼Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†Xè°XXXè°sa#ÔÌÖ€(ÿÿÖI€believe€that€a€major€reason€that€the€Jews€and€the€nation€of€Israel€are€so€mistreated€by€the€nationsÐ ø"” Ðof€the€world€is€that€because€they€have€been€chosen€by€God€above€the€other€nations.€I€also€believe€thatÐ ä#€  Ðone€of€the€major€reasons€that€the€Jewish€people€have€been€so€persecuted€is€because€God€has€givenÐ Ð$l! Ðthem€an€almost€supernatural€ability€to€handle€money.€The€proof€of€that€statement€is€in€the€followingÐ ¼%X" ÐScriptures:Ð ¨&D # ÐÌà8  àÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò1€óóAnd€it€shall€come€to€pass,€if€thou€shalt€hearken€diligently€unto€the€voice€of€theÐ €("% ÐLORD€thy€God,€to€observe€and€to€do€all€his€commandments€which€I€command€theeÐ l)#& Ðthis€day,€that€the€LORD€thy€God€will€set€thee€on€high€above€all€nations€of€the€earth:òòÐ X*ô#' ÐDeuteronomy€28:1óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°úc#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐD+à$(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ0,Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àòò12€óóThe€LORD€shall€open€unto€thee€his€good€treasure,€the€heaven€to€give€the€rain€untoÐ d Ðthy€land€in€his€season,€and€to€bless€all€the€work€of€thine€hand:€and€thou€shalt€lendÐ Pì Ðunto€many€nations,€and€thou€shalt€not€borrow.€òò13€óóAnd€the€LORD€shall€make€thee€theÐ <Ø Ðhead,€and€not€the€tail;€and€thou€shalt€be€above€only,€and€thou€shalt€not€be€beneath;Ð ( Ä Ðif€that€thou€hearken€unto€the€commandments€of€the€LORD€thy€God,€which€IÐ  ° Ðcommand€thee€this€day,€to€observe€and€to€do€them:€òòDeuteronomy€28:12„13óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°‹e#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ œÐ Ð  ÐÌHow€many€of€you€have€heard€degrading€remarks€about€the€ability€of€the€Jew€to€make€money?€Or,Ð Ø t Ðhow€many€of€you€have€actually€made€degrading€remarks€about€the€Jew?€If€you€have€prejudicesÐ Ä ` Ðagainst€the€Jew€concerning€his€ability€to€make€money,€then€I€read€Deuteronomy€chapter€28€verse€13Ð °L  Ðand€get€your€heart€right€with€God.Ô#†Xè°XXXè°xh#ÔÐ œ8  ÐGod€said€in€òòGenesis€12:3óó€that€he€would€bless€those€that€blessed€Abraham€and€his€seed€and€curseÐ ˆ$  Ðthose€that€cursed€Abraham€and€his€seed.€Time€and€again,€we€see€that€the€blessings€for€nations€restÐ t  Ðupon€how€they€treat€the€nation€of€Israel.€In€what€we€commonly€refer€to€as€the€Abrahamic€Covenant,Ð `ü  ÐGod€gave€Israel€the€land€that€is€erroneously€called€Palestine€for€an€everlasting€possession.€It€is€moreÐ Lè  Ðcorrect€to€call€the€land€either€Canaan€Land€or€the€Promised€Land.€The€Abrahamic€Covenant€had€fourÐ 8Ô  Ðmajor€provisions.€The€Abrahamic€Covenant€contained€a€promise€of€a€seed,€a€promise€of€a€land,€aÐ $À Ðpromise€of€a€throne,€and€the€promise€of€a€new€heart.€The€promise€of€the€seed€dealt€both€with€aÐ ¬ Ðspiritual€seed€and€a€physical€seed.€The€spiritual€seed€was€fulfilled€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ.€For€aÐ ü˜ ÐNew€Testament€exposition€of€the€promise€of€the€seed,€read€Galatians€chapter€3€The€promise€of€theÐ è„ Ðland€is€fulfilled€in€the€Promised€Land€or€Canaan€Land.€The€promise€of€the€throne€is€to€be€ultimatelyÐ Ôp Ðfulfilled€in€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€upon€the€throne€of€David€in€a€literal€city€of€Jerusalem.€The€promiseÐ À\ Ðof€a€new€heart€is€to€be€fulfilled€in€the€salvation€of€Gentiles€and€Jews.€We€must€note€that€the€promisesÐ ¬H Ðof€this€covenant€were€repeated€again€to€Abraham,€to€Isaac,€Jacob,€and€to€the€nation€as€a€wholeÐ ˜4 Ðthroughout€the€Old€Testament.€This€covenant€is€also€stated€to€be€an€everlasting€covenant€inÐ „  Ðnumerous€Scriptures€throughout€the€Old€Testament.€Our€focus€here€today€will€be€upon€the€promiseÐ p  Ðof€the€land€and€the€battles€to€keep€it.€God€refers€to€the€nation€of€Israel€as€the€apple€of€his€eye€inÐ \ø ÐòòDeuteronomy€32:8„10óó€and€in€òòZechariah€2:8„9óó.€God€also€says€in€òòDeuteronomy€32:8óó€that€he€has€setÐ Hä Ðthe€boundaries€of€the€nations€according€to€the€number€of€the€children€of€Israel.€These€verses€say:Ð 4 Ð ÐÌà8  àÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò8€óóWhen€the€most€High€divided€to€the€nations€their€inheritance,€when€he€separated€theÐ  "¨ Ðsons€of€Adam,€he€set€the€bounds€of€the€people€according€to€the€number€of€theÐ ø"” Ðchildren€of€Israel.€òò9€óóFor€the€LORDððS€portion€is€his€people;€Jacob€is€the€lot€of€hisÐ ä#€  Ðinheritance.€òò10€óóHe€found€him€in€a€desert€land,€and€in€the€waste€howling€wilderness;Ð Ð$l! Ðhe€led€him€about,€he€instructed€him,€he€kept€him€as€the€apple€of€his€eye.Ð ¼%X" ÐòòDeuteronomy€32:8„10óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Ýr#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔШ&D #Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Eu#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò8€óóFor€thus€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts;€After€the€glory€hath€he€sent€me€unto€the€nationsÐ €("% Ðwhich€spoiled€you:€for€he€that€toucheth€you€toucheth€the€apple€of€his€eye.€òò9€óóFor,Ð l)#& Ðbehold,€I€will€shake€mine€hand€upon€them,€and€they€shall€be€a€spoil€to€their€servants:Ð X*ô#' Ðand€ye€shall€know€that€the€LORD€of€hosts€hath€sent€me.€òòZechariah€2:8„9óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Õu#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐD+à$(Ð Ð  ÐÔ#†Xè°XXXè°©w#ÔÐ 0,Ì%) ÐGod€refers€to€the€everlasting€nature€of€the€covenants€numerous€times€in€the€Old€Testament.€He€statesÐ d Ðat€least€ten€times€that€the€Canaan€Land,€or€Promised€Land,€covenant€is€everlasting€in€nature.€ThatÐ Pì Ðis,€God€has€promised€the€land€of€Israel€to€the€Jew€as€an€everlasting€possession.€God€says€in€òòJoel€2:18Ð <Ø Ðóóthat€he€is€jealous€for€his€land.€Not€only€is€he€jealous€for€the€land€of€Israel€he€is€also€jealous€for€theÐ ( Ä Ðcity€of€Jerusalem€and€Mount€Zion.Ð  ° ÐÌà8  àÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò18€óóThen€will€the€LORD€be€jealous€for€his€land,€and€pity€his€people.€òòJoel€2:18óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Qz#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐì ˆÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°ìz#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò14€óóSo€the€angel€that€communed€with€me€said€unto€me,€Cry€thou,€saying,€Thus€saith€theÐ Ä ` ÐLORD€of€hosts;€I€am€jealous€for€Jerusalem€and€for€Zion€with€a€great€jealousy.Ð °L  ÐòòZechariah€1:14óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°|{#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔМ8 Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°£|#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò2€óóThus€saith€the€LORD€of€hosts;€I€was€jealous€for€Zion€with€great€jealousy,€and€I€wasÐ t  Ðjealous€for€her€with€great€fury.€òòZechariah€8:2óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°3}#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ`ü Ð Ð  ÐÌIn€fact,€of€all€the€books€in€the€Bible,€the€book€of€Zechariah€is€probably€the€strongest€on€the€city€ofÐ 8Ô  ÐJerusalem.€On€average,€one€in€every€five€verses€in€Zechariah€mention€Jerusalem.€Of€Zion,€God€saidÐ $À Ðthis€of€Zion€in€Ô#†Xè°XXXè°~#ÔòòIsaiah€49:16óó:Ð ¬ ÐÌà8  àòò16€óóBehold,€I€have€graven€thee€upon€the€palms€of€my€hands;€thy€walls€are€continuallyÐ è„ Ðbefore€me.€òòIsaiah€49:16óóÐÔpÐ Ð  ÐÌGod€loves€the€great€city€of€Jerusalem€because€that€is€where€his€Son,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€will€ruleÐ ¬H Ðand€reign€from€on€the€literal€throne€of€David€during€the€Millennium.€The€Bible€refers€to€JerusalemÐ ˜4 Ða€total€of€1,026€times.€It€is€referred€to€as€Jerusalem€814€times,€as€Zion€153€times,€as€the€City€ofÐ „  ÐDavid€46€times,€as€Sion€9€times,€and€as€Salem€4€times.€Jerusalem€is€first€called€Salem€where€it€isÐ p  Ðidentified€as€the€kingdom€of€that€great€priest„king€Melchizedek,€who€is€the€only€perfect€type€ChristÐ \ø Ðin€the€Bible.€I€believe€that€Melchizedek€is€a€pre„incarnate€appearance€of€the€God„Man,€the€LordÐ Hä ÐJesus€Christ€who€is€God€manifest€in€the€flesh.€Next€up,€we€will€talk€about€the€enemies€of€the€JewishÐ 4 Ð Ðpeople€and€the€enemies€of€the€nation€of€Israel.Ð  !¼ ÐIsrael€is€a€nation€that€is€surrounded€by€her€enemies€and€at€best€her€friends€are€fickle€and€in€manyÐ  "¨ Ðcases€treacherous.€Israel€has€been€double€crossed€many€times€by€her€so„called€friends€including€theÐ ø"” ÐUnited€States.€Turn€in€your€Bibles€to€Ô‡Xè°XXXè°ÔòòZechariah€12:1„6óó:Ð ä#€  ÐÌà8  àòò1€óóThe€burden€of€the€word€of€the€LORD€for€Israel,€saith€the€LORD,€which€stretchethÐ ¼%X" Ðforth€the€heavens,€and€layeth€the€foundation€of€the€earth,€and€formeth€the€spirit€ofÐ ¨&D # Ðman€within€him.€òò2€óóBehold,€I€will€make€Jerusalem€a€cup€of€trembling€unto€all€theÐ ”'0!$ Ðpeople€round€about,€when€they€shall€be€in€the€siege€both€against€Judahòò€andóó€againstÐ €("% ÐJerusalem.€òò3€óóAnd€in€that€day€will€I€make€Jerusalem€a€burdensome€stone€for€all€people:Ð l)#& Ðall€that€burden€themselves€with€it€shall€be€cut€in€pieces,€though€all€the€people€of€theÐ X*ô#' Ðearth€be€gathered€together€against€it.€òò4€óóIn€that€day,€saith€the€LORD,€I€will€smite€everyÐ D+à$( Ðhorse€with€astonishment,€and€his€rider€with€madness:€and€I€will€open€mine€eyes€uponÐ 0,Ì%) Ðthe€house€of€Judah,€and€will€smite€every€horse€of€the€people€with€blindness.€òò5€óóAnd€theÐ d Ðgovernors€of€Judah€shall€say€in€their€heart,€The€inhabitants€of€Jerusalemòò€shall€beóó€myÐ Pì Ðstrength€in€the€LORD€of€hosts€their€God.€òò6€óóIn€that€day€will€I€make€the€governors€ofÐ <Ø ÐJudah€like€an€hearth€of€fire€among€the€wood,€and€like€a€torch€of€fire€in€a€sheaf;€andÐ ( Ä Ðthey€shall€devour€all€the€people€round€about,€on€the€right€hand€and€on€the€left:€andÐ  ° ÐJerusalem€shall€be€inhabited€again€in€her€own€place,òò€evenóó€in€Jerusalem.€òòZechariahÐ  œ Ð12:1„6óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°û„#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐì ˆÐ Ð  ÐòòóóÌThÔ#†Xè°XXXè°s‹#Ôere€has€never€been€a€time,€even€in€ancient€Biblical€history,€when€Israel€has€been€surrounded€byÐ Ä ` Ðso€many€enemies€that€seek€her€destruction.€Israel€has€literally€become€a€cup€of€trembling€and€aÐ °L  Ðburdensome€stone€to€all€the€nations€of€the€world.€The€United€Nations€uses€much€of€its€time€in€theÐ œ8  Ðcondemnation€of€the€nation€of€Israel€while€allowing€and€condoning€Muslim€genocide€against€theÐ ˆ$  Ðnation€of€Israel.€The€United€Nations€has€spent€one„third€of€its€time€either€deliberating€and€arguingÐ t  Ðabout€or€denouncing€Israel€because€of€its€hold€upon€Jerusalem.€More€than€60,000€individual€votesÐ `ü  Ðhave€been€cast€in€the€UN€against€Israel.€From€1967€through€1989,€out€of€865€resolutions€in€theÐ Lè  ÐSecurity€Council€and€General€Assembly€of€the€UN,€526€were€against€Israel.€That€is€61%€of€theÐ 8Ô  Ðresolutions.€So,€has€Jerusalem€in€Israel€become€a€burdensome€stone€in€a€cup€of€trembling€for€theÐ $À Ðnations?€Little€do€the€nations€know€that€God€is€using€their€hatred€of€the€Jew€and€the€nation€of€IsraelÐ ¬ Ðto€draw€them€to€their€own€destruction.€Israel€and€Jerusalem€have€become€a€cup€of€trembling€and€aÐ ü˜ Ðburdensome€stone€to€those€in€the€UN€and€the€world€that€trouble€themselves€with€it!€It€is€like€theyÐ è„ Ðcannot€put€it€down.€It€will€be€the€so„called€ð ðPalestinianðð€problem€that€will€lead€to€the€destruction€ofÐ Ôp Ðthe€nations€at€Armageddon.€Armageddon€is€the€final€battle€in€a€series€of€battles€that€takes€placeÐ À\ Ðduring€the€tribulation.€We€see€war€in€Revelation€chapters€6,€9,€12,€16,€17,€19,€and€20.€So,€it€isÐ ¬H Ðobvious€that€the€battle€of€Armageddon€is€not€the€final€battle€on€the€face€of€this€earth.Ð ˜4 ÐIt€is€no€coincidence€that€the€only€time€that€the€word€spelled€exactly€as€ð ðPalestineðð€occurs€in€ourÐ „  ÐBibles€is€in€òòJoel€3:4óó€where€the€nations€are€being€drawn€to€Armageddon.€The€word€ð ðPalestinaðð€is€usedÐ p  Ðthree€times€in€our€Bibles€and€it€is€in€relation€to€judgment€of€Israelððs€enemies.€In€òòExodus€15:14óó,€theÐ \ø Ðentry€of€Godððs€chosen€people€into€the€Promised€Land€brings€great€fear€and€trembling€upon€theÐ Hä Ðinhabitants€of€Palestina.€In€òòIsaiah€14:24„32óó€it€is€used€twice€in€connection€with€the€destruction€of€theÐ 4 Ð ÐAssyrian€who€is€the€Antichrist.€Ô‡Xè°XXXè°ÔòòIsaiah€14:24„32óó€says:Ð  !¼ ÐÌà8  àòò24€óóThe€LORD€of€hosts€hath€sworn,€saying,€Surely€as€I€have€thought,€so€shall€it€comeÐ ø"” Ðto€pass;€and€as€I€have€purposed,òò€soóó€shall€it€stand:€òò25€óóThat€I€will€break€the€Assyrian€inÐ ä#€  Ðmy€land,€and€upon€my€mountains€tread€him€under€foot:€then€shall€his€yoke€departÐ Ð$l! Ðfrom€off€them,€and€his€burden€depart€from€off€their€shoulders.€òò26€óóThisòò€isóó€the€purposeÐ ¼%X" Ðthat€is€purposed€upon€the€whole€earth:€and€thisòò€isóó€the€hand€that€is€stretched€out€uponÐ ¨&D # Ðall€the€nations.€òò27€óóFor€the€LORD€of€hosts€hath€purposed,€and€who€shall€disannulòò€itóó?Ð ”'0!$ Ðand€his€handòò€isóó€stretched€out,€and€who€shall€turn€it€back?€òò28€óóIn€the€year€that€king€AhazÐ €("% Ðdied€was€this€burden.€òò29€óóRejoice€not€thou,€whole€Palestina,€because€the€rod€of€him€thatÐ l)#& Ðsmote€thee€is€broken:€for€out€of€the€serpentððs€root€shall€come€forth€a€cockatrice,€andÐ X*ô#' Ðhis€fruitòò€shall€beóó€a€fiery€flying€serpent.€òò30€óóAnd€the€firstborn€of€the€poor€shall€feed,€andÐ D+à$( Ðthe€needy€shall€lie€down€in€safety:€and€I€will€kill€thy€root€with€famine,€and€he€shallÐ 0,Ì%) Ðslay€thy€remnant.€òò31€óóHowl,€O€gate;€cry,€O€city;€thou,€whole€Palestina,òò€artóó€dissolved:Ð d Ðfor€there€shall€come€from€the€north€a€smoke,€and€noneòò€shall€beóó€alone€in€his€appointedÐ Pì Ðtimes.€òò32€óóWhat€shallòò€oneóó€then€answer€the€messengers€of€the€nation?€That€the€LORDÐ <Ø Ðhath€founded€Zion,€and€the€poor€of€his€people€shall€trust€in€it.€òòIsaiah€14:24„32óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Ð•#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ( ÄÐ Ð  ÐòòóóÌÔ#†Xè°XXXè°âœ#ÔSo,€what€does€the€Bible€say€about€the€so„called€ð ðPalestiniansðð.€The€bidding€of€the€Bible€is€that€theÐ  œ Ðnations€of€the€world€will€come€into€Palestine€for€their€destruction.€Even€so,€come,€Lord€Jesus.€SinceÐ ì ˆ Ðthe€nation€of€Israel€was€reconstituted€on€May€14,€1948,€she€has€constantly€been€at€war€with€thoseÐ Ø t Ðwarmongering,€ð ðpeace€lovingðð€Muslims.€Since€the€official€proclamation€reestablishing€the€nationÐ Ä ` Ðof€Israel,€she€has€been€involved€in€13€(thirteen)€major€wars€and/or€conflicts.€These€wars€and€conflictsÐ °L  Ðincluded€the€1948€War€Of€Independence,€the€1956€Egyptian€Suez€War,€the€1967€Six€Day€War,€theÐ œ8  Ð1967„1970€War€Of€Attrition,€the€1973€Yom€Kippur€War,€the€1982„1985€Lebanon€War,€the€1988„Ð ˆ$  Ð1992€Palestinian€Intifada,€the€2000„2005€Palestinian€War,€the€2006€Lebanon€War,€the€2008„2009Ð t  ÐOperation€Cast€Lead€War,€and€the€2012€Operation€Pillar€Of€Defense€War,€the€2014€OperationÐ `ü  ÐProtective€Edge,€the€2021€Operation€Guardian€of€the€Walls,€the€2022€Operation€Breaking€Dawn,€theÐ Lè  Ð2023€Operation€Shield€and€Arrow,€and€the€2023€War€in€Gaza,€the€Twelve€Day€War€of€June€2025,Ð 8Ô  Ðand€Operation€Roaring€Lion€of€2026.€None€of€these€wars€was€started€by€any€act€of€war€by€the€nationÐ $À Ðof€Israel.Ð ¬ ÐFor€a€secular€review€of€the€history€of€the€Arab„Israeli€conflict€we€recommend€the€book€ð ðòòFrom€TimeÐ ü˜ ÐImmemorialóóðð€by€Joan€Peters€that€was€first€published€in€1984.€For€a€Biblical€perspective€and€broadÐ è„ Ðoverview€in€light€of€fairly€recent€events€we€recommend€Dave€Huntððs€book€ð ðòòJudgment€DayóóððÐ Ôp Ðpublished€in€2005.€One€of€the€best€and€most€extensive€sites€on€the€internet€dealing€with€the€so„calledÐ À\ ÐArab„Israeli€conflict€is€the€site€www.€jewishvirtuallibrary.org€.€This€site€also€has€an€in€depth€reviewÐ ¬H Ðof€the€ancient€and€modern€history€of€the€nation€of€Israel.€The€site€has€what€is€probably€the€mostÐ ˜4 Ðextensive€point€by€point€rebuttals€of€the€myths€promoted€by€the€left€wing€Anti„Semitic€mediaÐ „  Ðconcerning€the€Arab„Israeli€conflict.€For€some€amazing€facts€concerning€the€miracles€that€have€takenÐ p  Ðplace€in€Israel€and€in€her€wars€since€the€early€1900s€we€recommend€the€video€series€ð ðAgainst€AllÐ \ø ÐOdds:€Israel€Survivesðð€from€American€Trademark€Pictures.Ð Hä ÐImmediately€after€the€proclamation€reforming€Israel€€the€nation,€Israel€was€attacked€on€May€15,€1948Ð 4 Ð Ðby€the€combined€forces€of€Egypt,€Iraq,€Jordan,€and€Syria€with€Great€Britain€playing€an€active€roleÐ  !¼ Ðon€behalf€of€the€Arabs€throughout€the€war.€We€believe€that€Britainððs€actions€ultimately€led€to€herÐ  "¨ Ðdownfall€as€a€superpower€as€a€result€of€judgment€from€God.€Britainððs€downfall€started€on€May€23,Ð ø"” Ð1939€when€she€officially€rescinded€her€commitment€to€the€November€2,1917€Balfour€DeclarationÐ ä#€  Ðby€issuing€the€1939€MacDonald€White€Paper.€The€Balfour€Declaration,€or€Milner€Declaration,€wasÐ Ð$l! Ða€commitment€by€Britain€to€establishing€a€homeland€for€the€Jewish€people€in€so„called€ð ðPalestineðð.Ð ¼%X" ÐOn€September€3,€1939,€Britain€became€involved€in€the€most€destructive€war€in€her€history€resultingÐ ¨&D # Ðin€the€breakup€of€the€British€Empire€following€World€War€II.€€€During€the€1948„1949€War€OfÐ ”'0!$ ÐIndependence,€the€Israeli€forces€were€outnumbered€by€660,000€to€140,000.€Yet€she€survived€throughÐ €("% Ðthe€divine€intervention€of€the€God€of€Abraham,€Isaac,€and€Jacob.€During€the€1948€war€one€percentÐ l)#& Ð(1%)€of€the€Israeli€population€was€killed.€That€would€be€roughly€equivalent€to€3,162,660€AmericanÐ X*ô#' Ðdeaths€if€America€fought€a€war€in€December€2012.€In€the€descriptions€that€follow,€I€will€not€be€ableÐ D+à$( Ðto€provide€a€lot€of€detail€because€of€the€sheer€magnitude€of€the€conflicts€involved.€Ð 0,Ì%) ÐThe€1956€Egyptian„Israeli€Suez€War€officially€started€on€October€29,€1956.€What€ultimately€led€upÐ d Ðto€the€Israeli€involvement€in€the€Suez€War€was€the€extended€Egyptian€blockade€of€the€Tiran€StraitsÐ Pì Ðto€Israeli€shipping€and€the€use€of€the€Gaza€Strip€by€the€Egyptians€as€a€training€base€for€terrorists€thatÐ <Ø Ðwere€attacking€Israel.€Once€again,€Israel€was€vastly€outnumbered€with€the€Egyptians€having€302,000Ð ( Ä Ðtroops€to€Israelððs€176,000.€Again,€a€miraculous€victory€was€won€through€the€divine€intervention€ofÐ  ° Ðthe€God€of€Abraham,€Isaac,€and€Jacob.€The€1956€Suez€War€was€a€whole€lot€more€complicated€thanÐ  œ Ðwhat€it€appeared€to€be.€There€was€much€international€intrigue€involving€the€British€and€French€whoÐ ì ˆ Ðinvolved€themselves€for€their€own€political€reasons€including€the€British€for€the€Suez€Canal€and€theÐ Ø t ÐFrench€because€of€Egyptian€interference€in€Franceððs€North€African€colonies.€The€Soviet€Union€wasÐ Ä ` Ðalso€involved€in€the€intrigue€because€she€was€supplying€weapons€to€the€Egyptians.Ð °L  ÐÌThe€1967€Six€Day€War€started€on€June€5,€1967€and€ended€on€June€10,€1967.€The€war€was€broughtÐ ˆ$  Ðabout€by€Egyptian,€Jordanian,€and€Syrian€plans€to€launch€a€surprise€attack€upon€Israel.€Once€again,Ð t  Ðthe€closing€of€the€Straits€of€Tiran€and€the€Suez€Canal€to€Israeli€shipping€was€a€factor€that€led€toÐ `ü  ÐIsraeli€preparation€for€war.€This€war€also€saw€a€tremendous€numerical€advantage€by€Arab€forces€withÐ Lè  Ðthem€having€1,010,000€troops€to€Israelððs€200,000.€During€the€first€hours€of€this€war,€Israel€destroyedÐ 8Ô  Ð338€Egyptian€aircraft€and€57€Syrian€aircraft.€The€Arab€air€forces€were€aided€by€pilots€from€theÐ $À ÐPakistan€Air€Force€and€by€some€aircraft€from€Libya,€Algeria,€Morocco,€Kuwait,€and€Saudi€ArabiaÐ ¬ Ðto€make€up€for€the€massive€Egyptian€and€Syrian€losses€during€the€first€hours€of€the€war.€The€majorÐ ü˜ ÐArab€combatants€in€the€Six€Day€War€were€Egypt,€Syria,€Jordan,€and€Iraq.€By€the€end€of€the€Six€DayÐ è„ ÐWar,€€Israel€had€taken€the€Gaza€Strip,€the€Sinai€Peninsula,€the€Golan€Heights,€and€the€West€Bank€ofÐ Ôp Ðthe€Jordan€River€resulting€in€Israel€controlling€3€times€as€much€territory€as€she€did€before€the€war.€Ð À\ ÐÌThe€1973€Yom€Kippur€War€was€initiated€by€a€surprise€attack€upon€the€nation€of€Israel€by€both€theÐ ˜4 ÐEgyptian€and€Syrian€armies€on€October€6,€1973,€the€Jewish€Day€Of€Atonement.€Kuwaiti,€Tunisian,Ð „  Ðand€so„called€ð ðPalestinianðð€troops€also€were€allied€with€the€Egyptians€in€the€south€with€the€Iraqis€andÐ p  ÐJordanians€allied€with€the€Syrians€in€the€north.€The€Egyptians€were€also€supplied€with€troops,€tanks,Ð \ø Ðand€aircraft€from€Algeria,€Tunisia,€Morocco,€Saudi€Arabia,€Kuwait,€Lebanon,€Sudan,€Libya,€Cuba,Ð Hä ÐNorth€Korea,€and€the€Soviet€Union.€Once€again€the€Israelis€were€outnumbered€with€1,210,000€ArabsÐ 4 Ð Ðfighting€against€200,000€Israelis.€Had€it€not€been€for€pressure€from€the€United€States€and€theÐ  !¼ ÐRussians€the€Israelis€would€have€destroyed€the€entire€Egyptian€Third€Army€which€was€surroundedÐ  "¨ Ðand€cut€off.€Had€it€not€been€for€a€massive€emergency€airlift€of€military€supplies€from€the€UnitedÐ ø"” ÐStates€to€Israel€during€the€1973€Yom€Kippur€War,€Israel€would€have€been€in€great€danger€ofÐ ä#€  Ðannihilation.€During€the€nights€of€October€8„9,€Golda€Meir€and€Moshe€Dayan€discussed€the€use€ofÐ Ð$l! Ðnuclear€weapons€and€also€later€with€the€Israeli€cabinet.€The€night€of€October€9,€1973€Golda€Meir€Ð ¼%X" Ðauthorized€the€assembly€of€13€(thirteen)€20€kiloton€tactical€atomic€warheads€for€mounting€on€JerichoÐ ¨&D # Ðmissiles.€The€nuclear€weapons€were€never€used€because€the€tide€of€the€war€started€shifting€in€IsraelððsÐ ”'0!$ Ðfavor€on€October€12,€13,€an€14.€It€is€also€known€that€during€the€early€part€of€the€war€when€it€lookedÐ €("% Ðlike€all€was€lost€for€Israel€that€Golda€Meir€considered€suicide.€At€the€height€of€the€WatergateÐ l)#& Ðcontroversy,€even€though€it€was€known€that€Richard€Nixon€was€guilty€of€many€Anti„Semitic€tiradesÐ X*ô#' Ðwhile€he€was€in€the€White€House,€it€was€his€decision€to€airlift€emergency€military€supplies€to€IsraelÐ D+à$( Ðthat€saved€the€day€for€Israel.€Though€the€world€likes€to€talk€a€lot€about€luck€and€the€fortunes€of€war,Ð 0,Ì%) Ðfor€Israel€it€was€once€again€a€case€of€deliverance€through€the€miraculous€intervention€of€the€God€ofÐ d ÐAbraham,€Isaac,€and€Jacob.€Ð Pì ÐEven€with€all€the€wars€that€Israel€has€had€to€face€since€1948,€there€is€still€much€tragedy€in€her€future.Ð <Ø ÐWe€know€from€òòZechariah€13:8„9óó€that€two€thirds€of€her€people€will€be€destroyed€during€the€warsÐ ( Ä Ðleading€up€to€and€including€the€tribulation.€Those€wars€will€include€those€fought€in€òòIsaiah€14:24„32óó,Ð  ° ÐòòEzekiel€chapters€38€and€39óó,€òòDaniel€11:36„45óó,€òòJoel€chapters€2€and€3óó,€òòZechariah€chapters€12€throughÐ  œ Ð14óó,€òòRevelation€chapters€6,€9,€12,€16,€17,€19óó,€and€òò20óó.€òòRevelation€16óó€is€Armageddon.€There€is€aÐ ì ˆ Ðmisconception€about€the€battle€of€Armageddon.€The€battle€of€Armageddon€is€but€the€final€battle€inÐ Ø t Ða€series€of€battles.€A€review€of€Old€Testament€and€New€Testament€prophecy€will€confirm€thatÐ Ä ` Ðstatement.€òòDaniel€11:36„45óó€indicates€there€will€be€a€series€of€battles€involving€the€armies€of€theÐ °L  Ðantichrist.€You€can€also€add€to€this€mix€of€world€wide€war€the€events€of€òòIsaiah€34:1„17óó€and€òòIsaiahÐ œ8  Ð34:1„7óó€were€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€is€pictured€as€coming€from€Edom€with€bloodstained€garments.Ð ˆ$  ÐThere€is€also€much€disagreement€over€the€timing€of€the€war€in€òòEzekiel€chapters€38€and€39.óó€SomeÐ t  Ðbelieve€the€Ezekiel€war€will€take€place€at€or€near€the€beginning€of€the€tribulation€while€others€believeÐ `ü  Ðit€will€take€place€during€the€middle€or€at€the€end€of€the€tribulation.€Another€point€that€enters€into€theÐ Lè  Ðdiscussion€is€òòJoel€3:1„2óó.€These€verses€show€that€there€will€be€a€gathering€for€judgment€aroundÐ 8Ô  ÐJerusalem€in€the€Valley€of€Jehoshaphat.€A€study€of€a€map€will€show€that€Jerusalem€is€roughly€80Ð $À Ðmiles€due€south€of€the€town€of€Megiddo€which€is€the€location€of€Armageddon.€It€is€also€interestingÐ ¬ Ðto€note€that€Megiddo€is€about€36€miles€from€Masada.€If€you€believe€that€Armageddon€is€the€finalÐ ü˜ Ðbattle,€and€you€believe€that€the€book€of€Revelation€is€written€in€chronological€order,€then€what€doÐ è„ Ðyou€do€with€the€wars€that€are€fought€in€òòRevelation€17:14óó,€òòRevelation€19:14„18óó,€òòRevelation€20:7„9óó.Ð Ôp ÐThe€events€in€òòJoel€2:1„11óó€seem€to€tie€very€strongly€with€the€events€of€òòRevelation€9:1„11óó.€Many€tieÐ À\ Ðthe€òòEzekiel€38€and€39óó€war€to€the€war€in€òòJoel€2óó€because€both€mention€a€northern€confederacy.€TheÐ ¬H Ðevent€described€in€òòDaniel€11:44óó€seems€to€be€tied€to€the€events€in€òòRevelation€9:13„21óó€where€we€seeÐ ˜4 Ða€huge€eastern€army€composed€of€200€million€men.€What€all€this€indicates€is€that€there€will€be€aÐ „  Ðmajor€conflagration€involving€numerous€battles€throughout€the€land€of€Israel€during€the€tribulation.Ð p  ÐIt€will€be€the€greatest€war€the€world€has€ever€seen.Ð \ø ÐNow,€another€question€arises€as€to€what€series€of€events,€or€war,€leads€Israel€to€sign€the€covenantÐ Hä Ðwith€death€and€hell€that€is€talked€about€inòò€Isaiah€28:15óó€and€in€òòDaniel€9:27óó.€Many€Bible€prophecyÐ 4 Ð Ðstudents€believe€that€the€covenant€with€the€antichrist€will€involve€the€land.€The€so„called€land€forÐ  !¼ Ðpeace€deals€blindly€pursued€by€the€United€States€and€other€Western€powers€in€the€Middle€East€areÐ  "¨ Ðunder€the€curse€and€condemnation€of€God.€God€has€said€in€òòJoel€3:2óó€that€he€will€judge€the€nations€thatÐ ø"” Ðpart€his€land.€Every€time€that€land€has€been€swapped€for€peace,€there€have€come€increasingly€greaterÐ ä#€  Ðdemands€from€Satanððs€Islamic€devils€for€more€land€from€Israel.€The€objective€of€Satanððs€IslamicÐ Ð$l! Ðdevils€is€not€peace€but€rather€the€total€destruction€and€annihilation€of€Israel€and€the€Jewish€people.Ð ¼%X" ÐWhen€they€shall€say€peace€and€safety€then€sudden€destruction€cometh€upon€them.€They€say€peace,Ð ¨&D # Ðpeace€when€there€is€no€peace.€There€is€much€more€to€the€picture€that€I€can€document€here€in€theseÐ ”'0!$ Ðfew€minutes.Ð €("% Ðò òó óWhile€we€do€not€hold€to€the€Calvinistic€Gnostic€heresy€of€the€sovereignty€of€God,€we€do€believe€thatÐ l)#& ÐGod€is€absolutely€sovereign€in€the€affairs€of€the€nations€and€in€the€salvation€of€individuals.€God€isÐ X*ô#' Ðnot€willing€that€any€should€perish€but€that€all€should€come€to€repentance.€It€is€a€whosoever€willÐ D+à$( Ðsalvation€for€all€that€come€of€their€own€free€will€including€the€Jew€and€the€Gentile.€According€toÐ 0,Ì%) ÐòòDaniel€2:21óó€and€òòDaniel€4:17óó,€God€removeth€kings€and€setteth€up€kings.€God€uses€nations€to€judgeÐ d ÐIsrael€and€the€Jewish€people€and€then€He€punishes€those€very€nations€for€having€the€wrongÐ Pì Ðmotivations€in€dealing€with€Israel€and€her€people.€That€God€chose€the€nation€of€Israel€above€all€otherÐ <Ø Ðnations€and€the€people€of€Israel€above€all€peoples€is€a€scriptural€fact€that€cannot€be€denied.€Israel€isÐ ( Ä Ða€chosen€nation€and€the€Jews€are€a€chosen€people.€For€that,€they€have€paid€a€terrible€price,€bothÐ  ° Ðnationally€and€individually,€in€the€blood€of€jealousy€and€revenge.€The€Bible€says€in€Ô‡Xè°XXXè°ÔòòDeuteronomyÐ  œ Ð7:6„8óó:Ð ì ˆ ÐÌà8  àòò6€óóFor€thouòò€artóó€an€holy€people€unto€the€LORD€thy€God:€the€LORD€thy€God€hathÐ Ä ` Ðchosen€thee€to€be€a€special€people€unto€himself,€above€all€people€thatòò€areóó€upon€theÐ °L  Ðface€of€the€earth.€òò7€óóThe€LORD€did€not€set€his€love€upon€you,€nor€choose€you,€becauseÐ œ8  Ðye€were€more€in€number€than€any€people;€for€yeòò€wereóó€the€fewest€of€all€people:€òò8€óóButÐ ˆ$  Ðbecause€the€LORD€loved€you,€and€because€he€would€keep€the€oath€which€he€hadÐ t  Ðsworn€unto€your€fathers,€hath€the€LORD€brought€you€out€with€a€mighty€hand,€andÐ `ü  Ðredeemed€you€out€of€the€house€of€bondmen,€from€the€hand€of€Pharaoh€king€of€Egypt.Ð Lè  ÐòòDeuteronomy€7:6„8óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°|Ö#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ8Ô Ð Ð  ÐÌòòóóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Ú#ÔSatan€hates€Israel€and€he€motivates€individuals€and€nations€to€go€after€her.€€There€has€never€beenÐ ¬ Ðanother€nation€or€a€people€like€Israel€that€has€been€the€brunt€of€continual€hate,€continual€persecution,Ð ü˜ Ðand€continual€violence€from€the€moment€of€their€inception€and€even€unto€today.€Today,€they€are€theÐ è„ Ðmost€hated€and€most€reviled€nation€and€people€on€the€face€of€the€earth.€They€are€surrounded€on€allÐ Ôp Ðsides€by€nations€and€peoples€who€seek€their€total€annihilation€and€the€destruction€of€their€nation.€Yet,Ð À\ ÐGod€promises€them€a€great€deliverance.€God€has€also€stated€in€numerous€places€in€the€Scriptures€thatÐ ¬H Ðthe€Gentile€peoples€and€nations€of€the€earth€will€serve€and€bow€at€the€feet€of€the€Jew€and€the€nationÐ ˜4 Ðof€Israel.Ð „  ÐÌÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôà8  àòò19€óóThe€portion€of€Jacob€is€not€like€them;€for€he€is€the€former€of€all€things:€and€IsraelÐ \ø Ðis€the€rod€of€his€inheritance:€the€LORD€of€hosts€is€his€name.€òò20€óóThou€art€my€battle€axeÐ Hä Ðand€weapons€of€war:€for€with€thee€will€I€break€in€pieces€the€nations,€and€with€theeÐ 4 Ð Ðwill€I€destroy€kingdoms;€òòJeremiah€51:19„20óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°âÝ#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ !¼Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°­ß#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò2€óóI€will€also€gather€all€nations,€and€will€bring€them€down€into€the€valley€ofÐ ø"” ÐJehoshaphat,€and€will€plead€with€them€there€for€my€people€and€for€my€heritage€Israel,Ð ä#€  Ðwhom€they€have€scattered€among€the€nations,€and€parted€my€land.€òòJoel€3:2óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°=à#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐÐ$l!Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  ÐAs€a€little€aside€here,€I€want€to€point€out€that€many€believe€that€the€Valley€of€Jehoshaphat€is€the€sameÐ ¨&D # Ðas€the€Kidron€Valley€which€runs€between€the€Mount€of€Olives€and€Temple€Mount.€It€is€the€place€ofÐ ”'0!$ Ðthe€Brook€Kidron€which€drops€4000€feet€on€its€20€mile€journey€to€the€Dead€Sea.€Continuing€on,€letÐ €("% Ðus€turn€to€the€book€of€Isaiah.Ð l)#& Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Ÿá#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Êã#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò22€óóThus€saith€the€Lord€GOD,€Behold,€I€will€lift€up€mine€hand€to€the€Gentiles,€and€setÐ D+à$( Ðup€my€standard€to€the€people:€and€they€shall€bring€thy€sons€in€their€arms,€and€thyÐ 0,Ì%) Ðdaughters€shall€be€carried€upon€their€shoulders.€òò23€óóAnd€kings€shall€be€thy€nursingÐ d Ðfathers,€and€their€queens€thy€nursing€mothers:€they€shall€bow€down€to€thee€with€theirÐ Pì Ðface€toward€the€earth,€and€lick€up€the€dust€of€thy€feet;€and€thou€shalt€know€that€I€amÐ <Ø Ðthe€LORD:€for€they€shall€not€be€ashamed€that€wait€for€me.€òòIsaiah€49:22„23óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°/ä#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ( ÄÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Ùæ#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò14€óóThe€sons€also€of€them€that€afflicted€thee€shall€come€bending€unto€thee;€and€all€theyÐ  œ Ðthat€despised€thee€shall€bow€themselves€down€at€the€soles€of€thy€feet;€and€they€shallÐ ì ˆ Ðcall€thee,€The€city€of€the€LORD,€The€Zion€of€the€Holy€One€of€Israel.€òòIsaiah€60:14óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Gç#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐØ tÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°¼è#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°)é#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò8€óóTherefore€wait€ye€upon€me,€saith€the€LORD,€until€the€day€that€I€rise€up€to€the€prey:Ð °L  Ðfor€my€determination€is€to€gather€the€nations,€that€I€may€assemble€the€kingdoms,€toÐ œ8  Ðpour€upon€them€mine€indignation,€even€all€my€fierce€anger:€for€all€the€earth€shall€beÐ ˆ$  Ðdevoured€with€the€fire€of€my€jealousy.€òòZephaniah€3:8óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Žé#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐt Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Më#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò19€óóBehold,€at€that€time€I€will€undo€all€that€afflict€thee:€and€I€will€save€her€that€halteth,Ð Lè  Ðand€gather€her€that€was€driven€out;€and€I€will€get€them€praise€and€fame€in€every€landÐ 8Ô  Ðwhere€they€have€been€put€to€shame.€òò20€óóAt€that€time€will€I€bring€you€again,€even€in€theÐ $À Ðtime€that€I€gather€you:€for€I€will€make€you€a€name€and€a€praise€among€all€people€ofÐ ¬ Ðthe€earth,€when€I€turn€back€your€captivity€before€your€eyes,€saith€the€LORD.Ð ü˜ ÐòòZephaniah€3:19„20óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Ýë#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐè„Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Qî#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò9€óóBehold,€I€will€make€them€of€the€synagogue€of€Satan,€which€say€they€are€Jews,€andÐ À\ Ðare€not,€but€do€lie;€behold,€I€will€make€them€to€come€and€worship€before€thy€feet,€andÐ ¬H Ðto€know€that€I€have€loved€thee.€òòRevelation€3:9óóÔ#†Xè°XXXè°áî#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔИ4Ð Ð  ÐÌGod€warns€the€nations€in€òòPsalms€105:15óó€not€to€touch€his€anointed.€While€this€verse€is€many€timesÐ p  Ðused€to€warn€people€not€to€rebel€against€pastoral€authority,€it€is€clearly€warning€against€the€abuse€ofÐ \ø ÐGodððs€people€of€which€the€prophets€are€but€a€small€part.€Its€context€is€the€abuse€of€Godððs€chosenÐ Hä Ðpeople€by€the€Egyptians.€Many€Independent€Baptist€pastors€would€do€well€to€heed€Godððs€warningÐ 4 Ð Ðconcerning€his€people.€Godððs€people€are€not€to€be€lorded€over€but€are€to€be€led€as€sheep.€Need€I€say,Ð  !¼ Ðthat€many€independent€Baptist€church€members€would€do€well€to€submit€themselves€to€the€authorityÐ  "¨ Ðthat€God€has€established€in€the€New€Testament€church€through€his€pastors.Ð ø"” ÐThe€Bible€promises€in€òòIsaiah€60:12óó€that€any€nation€or€kingdom€that€will€not€serve€Israel€will€beÐ ä#€  Ðutterly€wasted.€The€Bible€also€promises€in€òòZechariah€14:12óó€that€there€will€be€a€plague€that€will€smiteÐ Ð$l! Ðall€the€nations€that€have€fought€against€Jerusalem.€This€plague€will€cause€their€flesh€to€consumeÐ ¼%X" Ðaway€while€they€stand€upon€their€feet€and€their€eyes€will€be€consumed€away€in€their€holes€and€theirÐ ¨&D # Ðtongue€will€consume€away€in€their€mouth.€At€the€judgment€of€the€nations€in€òòMatthew€25:31„46óó€GodÐ ”'0!$ Ðpromises€the€eternal€fires€of€hell€for€those€who€have€mistreated€the€nation€of€Israel.€This€may€wellÐ €("% Ðbe€the€judgment€in€the€Valley€of€Jehoshaphat€that€is€prophesied€of€in€òòJoel€3:2óó.Ð l)#& ÐÔ#†Xè°XXXè°/ð#ÔInòò€Luke€4:18óó,€the€Lord€Jesus€Christ€partially€quotes€òòIsaiah€61:1„3óó€and€then€sits€down€and€tells€HisÐ X*ô#' Ðaudience:€ð ðThis€day€is€this€Scripture€fulfilled€in€your€earsðð.Ô‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ D+à$( Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°Ø÷#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ0,Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÔ#†Xè°XXXè°;ø#ÔÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò1€óóThe€Spirit€of€the€Lord€GOD€is€upon€me;€because€the€LORD€hath€anointed€me€toÐ d Ðpreach€good€tidings€unto€the€meek;€he€hath€sent€me€to€bind€up€the€brokenhearted,€toÐ Pì Ðproclaim€liberty€to€the€captives,€and€the€opening€of€the€prison€to€them€that€are€bound;Ð <Ø Ðòò2€óóTo€proclaim€the€acceptable€year€of€the€LORD,€and€the€day€of€vengeance€of€our€God;Ð ( Ä Ðto€comfort€all€that€mourn;€òò3€óóTo€appoint€unto€them€that€mourn€in€Zion,€to€give€untoÐ  ° Ðthem€beauty€for€ashes,€the€oil€of€joy€for€mourning,€the€garment€of€praise€for€the€spiritÐ  œ Ðof€heaviness;€that€they€might€be€called€trees€of€righteousness,€the€planting€of€theÐ ì ˆ ÐLORD,€that€he€might€be€glorified.€Ô#†Xè°XXXè°¨ø#ÔòòIsaiah€61:1„3óóÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐØ tÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†Xè°XXXè° ü#ÔÌWhat€a€promise!€Make€no€mistake€about€it,€Israel€is€bound€in€the€heart€of€God€for€ever.€God€said€inÐ °L  ÐòòJeremiah€31:1„3óó:Ð œ8  ÐÌà8  àÔ‡Xè°XXXè°Ôòò1€óóAt€the€same€time,€saith€the€LORD,€will€I€be€the€God€of€all€the€families€of€Israel,€andÐ t  Ðthey€shall€be€my€people.€òò2€óóThus€saith€the€LORD,€The€people€which€were€left€of€theÐ `ü  Ðsword€found€grace€in€the€wilderness;€even€Israel,€when€I€went€to€cause€him€to€rest.Ð Lè  Ðòò3€óóThe€LORD€hath€appeared€of€old€unto€me,€saying,€Yea,€I€have€loved€thee€with€anÐ 8Ô  Ðeverlasting€love:€therefore€with€lovingkindness€have€I€drawn€thee.€Ô#†Xè°XXXè°ý#ÔòòJeremiah€31:1„3óóÔ‡Xè°XXXè°ÔÐ$ÀÐ Ð  ÐÔ#†Xè°XXXè°hÿ#ÔÌIf€you€want€a€blessing€from€supporting€Israel,€I€would€encourage€you€to€read€the€entire€31òòstóó€chapterÐ ü˜ Ðof€the€book€of€Jeremiah.€Hallelujah!€Glory€to€God€for€the€Jew€and€the€nation€of€Israel!€We€have€aÐ è„ ÐSaviour€that€is€the€perfect€Jew€who€is€the€Lion€of€the€Tribe€of€Judah.€Hallelujah!