While anti-Semitism worldwidehas continued to manifest for over the past six decades, it still remains an extremely shameful matter—the cursing of Israel. God clearly warned mankind against this mistake in His word. “And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great…and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee…” (Genesis 12:2-3). However, an even greater disgrace, is Christian anti-Semitism, in view of the fact that “…judgment must begin at the house of God…” (1Peter 4:17). We who love the Lord Yeshua with all of our hearts, should know better than to participate in the violation of the above Scripture. While I do not claim to have all the answers, I am certain that there will be absolutely no anti-Semitism in the hearts of any person in God’s Coming Kingdom.

Does the Land Really Belong to the Jews?

The above question is asked by so many in today’s anti-Semitic world and media. I would like to answer the question by quoting the Abstract of a Dissertation discovered in our personal library, written in 2005, entitled “The Historical and Legal Right of the Jews to the Land of Israel” by (Richard E. Bristol, PhD). He also gives the answer! “While the Bible provides satisfactory proof of rights to the current Land of Israel and much more to those who believe the Bible, it provides no justification for the current State of Israel for the millions who do not recognize the Bible as inerrant truth. Establishing the Jews as a nation and tracing the history of the Jews in the territory in question is the only way to prove a historic and legal claim to the Land as a Nation-State. The Jews have a national identity as defined in scholarly definition. They have a historic tie to the Land. By international law as accepted by the League of Nations, the United Nations, international treaties, and right of conquest, Israel has rights to all of the Gaza Strip and Judea-Samaria, currently referred to as the West Bank.” This is the premise on which I build my own case in defense of Israel.

Elijah’s challenge to Israel on Mt. Carmel was, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him” (1 Kings 18:21, NIV). “Both Moses and Joshua, in their farewell discourses picture the people as standing between two alternative courses of action…Moses phrases the choice as one between obedience and disobedience…”Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve” (Joshua 24:15, NIV). (Dictionary of Biblical Imagery).

FACING THE PAST: “Years ago, my husband and I stood in front of Castle Church, Wittenberg, Germany, in front of the door where Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses “with hammer strokes which echoed throughout all of Europe” (Luther Memorial of Saxony-Anhalt). This act of defiance against the Catholic Church became the symbol of the Reformation of October, 1517. The movement brought reform from abuses caused by the Roman Catholic Church and ended in the establishment of many Protestant/Reformed churches. Mark Batterson, Christian Post columnist, author of the book, Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity was part of a group of Christian leaders that gathered in Wittenberg, Germany, in 2008, to discuss the state of Christianity. The question came up: “Do we need another Reformation?” His short answer was “yes”.

In ancient Israel, recorders and scribes usually copied facts and information onto parchment, to preserve accurate records of what would become, one day, history. Nothing could be altered, deleted or changed. Every stroke and dot of the ink pen was sacred and written down with painstaking accuracy. In today’s world of reporting and journalism, men–rarely clothed in linen depicting righteousness–still report concerning the world. However, global reporting, especially regarding Israel, is extremely biased. By the time a report is published or broadcast, inaccuracies and blatant lies, reinforce the age-old admonition: “check out the facts before you believe it!” Having lived in Israel for over thirty years, the Lord has sensitized our ears to detect media bias deceiving many readers and listeners in today’s world. We now look at “the big picture” from an international point of view. At times, it appears truth has fallen in the streets and that people swallow myth-like fairytales easily, especially when it comes to reporting facts about Israel. Erroneous anti-Semitic statements are sent across the world through publishing, broadcasting and the Internet collectively, by reporters with phones and computers at hand, who form their own opinions and then release them globally.

Inscribed on the pages of Sacred Scripture is accuracy to the highest degree, and infallibility, that brings total assurance to seekers of absolute truth. To point mankind to God’s Word, is to lead the human race into universal enlightenment, in the midst of a global attempt by mortals to extinguish the light of God’s message to men and women, of every race, tribe, culture and lineage. Yeshua’s (Jesus’) first admonition to His followers, when they challenged Him to give them insight as to the indicators of His Second Coming, without hesitation, He emphasized a strong distinguishing mark of the end times: deception. (Psalm 101:7). The act of hiding the truth, especially for someone’s advantage, is a hallmark of today’s world. Sadly to say, the misleading information we all are sometimes fed in world media is shocking, if not unnerving. The cheating that goes on in normal every day business, the underhandedness, dishonesty and fraud – among many other visible and decidedly dishonest practices put forth in technology, television, radio, and every other modern mode of communication – is shameful.

My husband and I live on a “mountain around about Jerusalem. From our balcony we can look toward the Temple Mount and envision the Coming House of God that will be glorious and become a “…praise in the earth” (Isaiah 62:7). Foreseeing this magnificent structure keeps our anticipation alive,for what God has promised, He will deliver.

In the world today we find many churches heading down a suicidal path. Why? This year “…new features appear in Christmas programs such as in a Norwegian elementary school…Students will be reading not only Bible verses, but also verses from the Quran.” The article further reports that the “teachings of Mohammed have pushed into church settings around the world. In St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland, passages from the Quran have been read…as well as…”…singing from the Quran in the Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome, Italy” (Paul Bremmer, APP Frontpage, Faith, Front Page, WND.com). All around the world, in Christian religious settings, the Quran is mixing with the truth of God’s Word to us. “Liberal Christianity has in many cases departed from its foundation in the Word of God,” (Rabbi Johnathan Cahn, WND.com).

In the time to come, an amazing broadcast message will be made to the entire earth. It appears this is the hour in which we need to contemplate this forthcoming announcement to all nations. It will take digital technology to make as widely known as possible, a permanent, perpetual and never-ending truth to creation. How can we, as Bible believers, be prepared to explain this proclamation of truth, beamed across the airwaves of the earth through modern technology, if we do not grasp it ourselves?

By choosing Israel, God has entrusted one nation with an unparalleled, and enormous, responsibility–to be a brilliant and shining lamp to the nations. The defining moment will be when she clearly moves into being an example, spiritually, as a country. I believe it has begun. It’s sad, as Israel’s calling to be a “light to the nations” has all but been ignored and removed from Christian education, in our seminaries and preparatory schools.