I am critical to how many christians view the nation of
Israel, the way they speak-out on Israel or stay silent when
they ought to speak. Are they really in love with God and
with Christ? Are they born-again? Fair questions.
If they would view Israel in line with the teaching in the
Bible, they would be much more causious.
When you read the Bible it is obvious how much God
loves the Jewish people and Jerusalem. He has big plans,
in which the people and the city are forever connected.
We are right in the midst of a powerful restoration of the
people and of the land - for those who want to see it.
There are even heathens that see it.. "but who is as blind
as my servant..", God says in the scriptures.
Many refer to that Israel had its place in the history, admit-
ting their own religious roots (how could a christian deny
Jesus being a Jew), but saying that it had its time, but
no longer.
That is called replacement theology, that the church
has now taken Israels place and is the true Israel. But
then they have not read their Bible, and they have
allowed the serpent venom to mix into their theology.
You cannot read the New Testament "head-document",
The Book of Romans (by Paul), and remain with such a
replacement doctrine. Paul himself says he wished he was
condemned if that could help his brethren the Jews.
He had such a compassion for his people. He also said that
we must "wake up a jealousness " in the Jewish soul. That
they would start to sense we have found their Messiah.
We need to love the Jewish people.
The Old Testament (Thanakh) is full of Gods love for Israel
and Jerusalem, and his promises are described as being
eternal. Jesus is still a Jew. The NT tells that he is coming
back to reign from - Jerusalem, his capital city. No wonder
the devil hates the teaching that christians are to back up
the restoration of the nation and people of Israel.
Christians are called to be an Esther - the Kings bride,
and to plead before the King for the Jewish people, our
origin. Not just praising in the Kings castle, glad for our-
selves. Read the book of Esther. Besides the historical story,
it is the most important prophetic scripture on the church´s
call for standing with the Jewish people. It vibrates of
prophetic content.
In the book of Ruth, when Noomi´s husband and sons had
died in foreign land, Ruth told her sons wifes Ruth and Orpa
that they should stay in their country while she were to
return back to Israel after the end of the famine. Noomi was
in a sad mode, she thought everything was just over, she
wanted the girls to find new men and become happy.
Orpa thought a lot back and forward, finally she decided to
stay in her homeland. But Ruth stated; where you go, I will
go. I will not let go of you Noomi, don´t try to convince me.
She followed Noomi back to her homeland.
Thanks to this, Ruth found a relative to Noomi, Boas, who
she could marry and bring life to Noomis sons name. By
this the heritage-line could stay unbroken. A few genera-
tions later, King David was born, and from him Jesus Christ
later derived. Just imagine if not Ruth had had her heart for
Noomi.
Ruth is our example. We should follow the Jews to their
homeland. The famine is over. The past is a sad story,
just like for Noomi. But something tremendous is in front.
Do you want to be an Orpa or a Ruth? Do you want to stay
with Noomi, in understanding of that you are sharing a
fate destiny together? Do you want to be one that helps
bring restoration to Israel and Jerusalem - in prepareness
so that "King David" can arrive there in a near future?
Ask God, on your knees, about Israel, Jerusalem, the
Jews
Björn Hellman
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