"Why don't the Jews accept Jesus?" I've been asked so many times. My usual reply? "Why haven't the Christians?!" At least the Jews are waiting for the proper imperial restoration! The Messiah's coming to sit on DAVID'S THRONE - not Caesar's or "St. Peter's!" The Anointed One's going to rule from JERUSALEM - not Rome! Israel's descendants composed God's Kingdom on earth, not the Assyrian Germans or Chaldean Catholics!
God's Word will become the LAW of the land (earth's constitution) from Zion! Heavenly truths will flow from God's Temple in Israel, not from the Vatican in Europe (Ezek. 47:1)! Israel's GOD is eager to share His information, distribute wisdom, and disseminate knowledge from the "CITY OF TRUTH" (Zech. 8:3).
Mankind's about to enter the mikveh of God's Holy Spirit (that will wash the world), and come out new men and women! The Bible covers everything, and its plans include everyone - no one will be left out (Isa. 11:9). We'll be saved from our sins, no longer swept away by them!
But renegade Jews, who became avowed atheists or professing Christians, projected their PERVERSION on others, and captivated whole countries with wrong ideas! Those false Messiahs have held men hostage to their thoughts, and imprisoned others with poisonous ideologies!
Thanks to Torah-Jews, those who follow and believe the Bible (as they understand it), God has preserved for us the knowledge and identity of the seventh-day Sabbath and holy days. It's been said, and it's true, "More than the Jew have kept the Sabbath, the Sabbath has kept the Jew." It's an identifying national sign that the "lost 10 tribes" didn't keep (Ex. 31:17). Sabbath observance brings recognition.
God knew most of our Israelite ancestors, because of debilitating sins, would lose their minds and forget His ways, considering themselves Gentile (Deut. 28:64). We would be sifted through many nations, but finally come into our own (Amos 9:9). God promised to ultimately restore our identity, and offer us repentance, before and during our final captivity! He's makes possible renewal amid decay!
Is the modern-day nation of Israel a fulfilled prophecy? How can it be when less than half of the Jews have returned home? Not to mention the other tribes. David hasn't been resurrected king and the Messiah hasn't come. Israel is a type of what will happen after the next HOLOCAUST.
The True Israel
The tragedy about to strike this time will target the English-speaking peoples. Technically, we're the only ones who can claim the name "Israel." God's blessing was passed down from Abraham , Issac, and Jacob to JOSEPH. Jacob laid his hands upon Joseph's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, and said, "Let my name (Israel) be named upon them" (Gen. 48:16). Only Joseph's sons were collectively called "Israel."
"Rachel" is about to mourn for her children. The Jews were NEVER her children! They're descendants of Judah, Leah's son. Rachel bore Jacob two sons: Joseph and Benjamin (Gen. 35:24). The prophet Jeremiah foresaw "Rachel" besides herself with grief. She was overwhelmed by her sorrow: "Thus says the LORD: 'A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, because they are no more" (Jer. 31:15).
Jacob's Trouble
The worst time in earth's history is ahead! Dreadful days are fast approaching, and suffocating darkness is just around the bend! It's primarily the time of "Jacob's trouble." We've seen how it's the Anglo-Saxons (the sons of Joseph) who bear Jacob/Israel's name. We'll also bear the brunt of Europe's wrath. "Rachel" SCREAMS in agony over our slaughter! It'll appear as if we've met our end....
But God comforts the afflicted women, and offers hope to men gone mad with misery, that we haven't passed the point of no return. Against every indication that we're finished, God will restore our people to our Homeland (Jer. 31:16-20). He says we'll soon see how good we've had it, and how pampered and privileged we've been. We're not used to having our freedoms curtailed! We're unaccustomed to hunger, pain and deprivation! We're rich and spoiled!
Such terrifying prophecies should "scare us to death!" We ought to bury those ways that are bringing us to an early grave. A normal nation would suffer an anxiety attack and feel mental anguish over these horrors, but we stretch out and take it easy, preoccupied with trivial pursuits! We feed our faces and powder our noses, awash in luxury - but God sees our dirty laundry and warns us of a coming scourge! We don't want to hear it or believe it, so we crank up the music and drown out God's words with liquor (Amos 6:3-7)!
Jerusalem's Fall
America's going to be on the run, Britain left high and dry! Europe won't give up until they've occupied our countries and rubbed our faces in the dirt! God says we've acted like a tramp, so Europe will trample us. We've lost our salt and have become good for nothing, so they'll walk all over us!
Jerusalem's going to fall for "peace!" Zion will be taken! The Lion caged! The U.N.'s going to violate Israel's agreement and break Europe's promise! In breach of lying guarantees, Jewish homes will be broken into and their daughters raped! Personal belongings will be stolen and heirlooms looted! Half the city will be emptied out in broad daylight (Zech. 14:1-2)!
Europe's New Crusade
ROME will again ravage the Holy Land! Abominable armies will quickly pollute "Palestine!" The prophet Daniel warned of treacherous Jews who'd invite this disaster: those secular politicians (who profane the public's trust) and informers (lacking intelligence) who eagerly conspire to sell out Israel (Dan. 11:30-32)!
EUROPE'S NEW CRUSADE WILL BETRAY BOTH ARAB AND JEW! It'll be launched under the guise of "peace." Egypt's going to be sacked, Libya looted, and Ethiopia enslaved (Dan.11: 42-45)!
The dark prince and wizard of war will send his "peace-keeping" troops to the Middle East to recapture Jerusalem for the Catholic faith and prepare for his arrival! He'll bless their mission and consecrate their carnage from his haunted house (built upon the bones of sorcerers!).
The pope's going to cast his "love spell" over the whole world! Nation's will fall under his influence, and empty Jews will find themselves enchanted by his ideas. Some Israelis, flattered by attention and filled with an inflated sense of self-importance, will get seduced and swallow risky potions for "peace." They'll wake up too late! Israel's fatal attraction will kill us, and Judah's deadly liaison will curse them!
After World War II, the scraggly remnant of European Jewry scrambled for "Palestine." Others were sprinkled around the globe. The nation of Israel was born! God had prepared the way for that momentous day (May 15, 1948) by sending the British (Ephraim) to liberate the land from the Edomite Turks.
In November 1917, the Balfour Declaration recognized the right of Jews to a Homeland, and during Hanukkah in December, the Royal squadron flew over Jerusalem as General Allenby delivered Zion - without firing a shot! The British ended the Gentile occupation!
Presently, the Jews hold the Land in trust for all Israel. It's Israel - NOT Ishmael - who are the Defenders of the Holy Land. A number of Jews have returned, and undoubtedly a representative amount of the other tribes, but they only foreshadow the greatest Zionist Movement yet to occur! Another EXODUS draws near (Jer. 23:7-8)!
Judah and Israel enslaved
In the coming captivity, both the Jews (Judah) and the Anglo-Saxons (Israel) will suffer national defeat simultaneously! That NEVER happened before! The Northern ten-tribed Kingdom of Israel fell 130 years before the ancient Kingdom of Judah! This time EUROPE will conquer us together (Jer. 50:33)! They'll refuse to let us go! A great Gentile Empire was prophesied to emerge just prior to Messiah (Dan. 7). DANIEL IDENTIFIES ROME'S REVIVAL AS THAT BEAST-POWER!
An Unholy Emperor and Scheming Pope
After God's plan has been fulfilled and the European Federation of States have accomplished His purpose, God will direct His attention to their dictator (Isa.10:12-19). God's going to have to put him back in his place and remind him he's only human. He's NOT a divine emperor! His striking military success and unusual ability's only because God's predetermined which nations will fall. They're doomed from the start!
If the Anglo-Saxon and Jewish peoples continue living in sin, instead of turning from our wicked ways, it's inevitable that we'll DIE in sin! "'Cast away all the transgressions by which you have offended, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit, that you may not die, O House of Israel. For it is not My desire that anyone shall die - declares the Lord GOD. Repent, therefore, and live!" (Ezek. 18:31-32 JPS).
God's still waiting for our change of heart. Time's running out quickly! We don't have a day to waste. Satan's inspiring Europe's future military leader right now! Visions of grandeur - the restoration of Rome's glory - are whetting his appetite, preparing him for compulsive behavior!
Europe's beast will devour anything that gets in his way! We'll admit we've deserved punishment, but we're going to beg God to save us from Europe's madmen: "Pour out Your wrath on the nations who have not heeded You, Upon the clans that have not invoked Your name. For they have devoured Jacob, have devoured and consumed him, And have laid desolate his homesteads" (Jer. 10:25 JPS).
God says since we've hated His ways, and didn't want to hear His words, He'll give us over to those who hate and despise us (Lev. 26:17). We'll hear them shouting orders and spitting curses at us!
We're talking about a BLOODTHIRSTY ANIMAL! Europe's going to be foaming at the mouth! Like a shepherd tries to rescue what he can, two legs or a piece of an ear, God will have to save what's left of us! Regardless of how wealthy of a home or how rich of a neighborhood we live in, God warns we're going to be taken out and rounded up (Amos 3:12, 15). The Predator's going to sniff us out and empty our homes, leaving only a skeletal frame! But Messiah will go through the ruins and salvage Israel!
Joining the military madman in Europe (actually an evil genius), will be a sovereign religious figure who overshadows earth's affairs. This father of lies and murderer of truth will have his evil eyes set on Jerusalem! He'll harness dark powers and bridle political energies, directing them to do his bidding, in an attempt to repossess the Holy Land and occupy the Temple (Ezek. 28:2-3)!
Where's the Temple?
Something's missing. Rome is synonymous with the Vatican, Mecca with the Kaaba, and Jerusalem's known for its Western Wall. But why should we stand before the wall, letting it obstruct our vision, when we could be praying in a rebuilt Temple?
That basically, is the gist of the message our demonstrations seek to send. The Temple Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement doesn't only protest the ongoing Muslim occupation of our Temple Mount, but proclaims that this unnatural set of circumstances will come to an end, just as surely as the Berlin Wall fell and eastern Europe came out from under the Russian heel.
The restoration of Jews from all over the world to their ancient homeland is only the first step towards the redemption of our land and lives. Israel is an empty, secular state. THE FACT THAT THE TEMPLE MOUNT IS STILL WITHOUT A TEMPLE STANDS AS AN INDICTMENT AGAINST ISRAEL!
Jerusalem's known as the heart of Israel, the crown of the "Jewish" State. The Temple Mount is the crown jewel. This historic Jewish treasure is a "diamond in the rough." It awaits our craftsmen's tender loving care to bring it to the brilliant perfection it deserves. We protest that this responsibility hasn't been fulfilled yet, but we proclaim that these things could change overnight. The world was caught off guard by the rapid succession of events that shook Europe and the former USSR. The "experts" exposed how ignorant they really are.
Nobody needs to be surprised when inevitable events rock Jerusalem, and they feel its aftershocks worldwide. They've been foretold. What's presently missing in Israel will be found when we're filled with our historic mission and accomplish our intended purpose.
Shamefully, today's leaders reflect a GHETTO-MENTALITY and expose the sorry state of Israel and Jewish affairs! They're starved for this world's affection, afraid to be different, and too willing to sacrifice our unique identity! God condemns those KAPOS OF COMPROMISE who would rather sell-out than take an unpopular stand!
Whereas it's not politically correct, and goes against our democratic grain, and could result in a backlash - Hanukkah represents those who are willing, if and when necessary, to risk the wrath of others to insure the triumph of good over evil, of light over darkness, and right over wrong.
In this particular case, the Light of what's good and right was the brilliant example of those faithful few Jews who held their head high - sick and tired of being beaten down - and publicly chose to reject alien ideas and destroy imposed idols.
The Maccabees weren't overly concerned with a suicidal fear of world opinion, but mightily expressed their faith in GOD. They didn't flirt with "foreign affairs," or engage in self-destructive interfaith orgies. They kept the faith and cleansed the Temple Mount of its spiritual filth.
World Jewry continues to celebrate Hanukkah to this day, but in the spirit of hypocrisy! We're more like the COWERING HELLENISTS who assimilated, rather than the courageous Maccabees who fought to remain true to themselves!
Thank Heavens, there are a growing number in Israel who want to see Jerusalem restored as our spiritual center, and our lives rededicated to Biblical ideals, not humanist ideas. Pray for Jerusalem's peace and the rekindling of Israel's light!
King David's Aliyah
King David designated the Temple Mount as the site Solomon was to build God's Temple. "David said, 'Here will be the House of the LORD and here the altar of burnt offerings for Israel'" (I Chron. 22:1, JPS). He had taken a military census, earlier, against strong opposition, which implied he was trusting in Israel's might instead of God's strength. Consequently, God plagued the land and diminished Israel's numbers! People were falling like flies and getting wiped out by disease.
Then God ordered the angel to change course and zero in on Jerusalem. But when God heard David's prayers and saw the humility of Israel's elders, He called off the siege. God's angel told the prophet Gad that David was to GO UP TO MOUNT MORIAH AND SET UP AN ALTAR TO GOD.
David made aliyah: he ascended God's holy mountain and encountered the righteous Gentiles who were then in charge. They agreed to renounce their claims and sell their land, recognizing it was God's Will for David to transform their threshing floor into the sacred site where God would judge the nations and sift all men's hearts.
Divine Fire and Forgiveness
David paid for his mistake and sacrificed for his sin: God responded by sending fire down from heaven to receive David's offering and accept his person (I Chron. 21)! The plague was stayed!
David had delivered Jerusalem from Gentile occupation (2 Sam. 5:7). That redemption prepared the way for David's sacrifice and prophecy that Mount Moriah would house the altar and Temple of God. He personally ordered the Tabernacle's construction, and saw to it that the Ark was transferred to Jerusalem amid great celebrations and joy (I Chron. 15).
Afterwards, David felt a Temple would be more appropriate for God's Ark (especially since he lived in better quarters himself), but was prophetically informed it wasn't in God's plans for him. His responsibility was to settle Israel's differences with their enemies and pave the way for Solomon.
Temple Plans
David served as God's instrument to make preparations for the Temple by amassing great wealth, materials, and manpower. King Solomon would be able to enjoy the peaceful conditions necessary to construct God's Temple without distractions (I Chron. 21, 22).
Whereas Solomon was honored to build God's Temple, David was given the precise construction details for it, like Moses was shown the Tabernacle's blueprint (1 Kings 5:2-5, I Chron. 28:19).
Solomon began to fulfill what Melchizedek foreshadowed: the prophetic merging of PRIEST and KING into ONE - ruling from Jerusalem! Significantly, Batsheba (Solomon's mother) was from Levi, the priestly tribe, and David was from Judah, the sceptre tribe.
King David addressed the nation and consolidated Solomon's position, showing how God had purposely chosen Solomon to build an "Embassy for the Eternal," a Temple to our God (I Chron. 28, 29).
The golden years Israel experienced under Solomon was representative of the future Messiah's universal reign of peace and prosperity (I Kings 4:20, 25). Solomon secured the promise of a Davidic dynasty; a perpetual covenant that's to culminate in Messiah. The Messiah has a double claim to that throne: it's the Throne of the LORD (I Chron. 29:23) and the property of David's descendants (Jer. 33:17)!
[The famous "Stone of Scone," the "Stone of Destiny" that's Jacob's Pillar Stone (formerly enshrined in the Coronation Chair at Westminster Abbey), serves as a physical link and deed proving David's inheritance among Israel. By a prophet was the Stone removed from Jerusalem, and by a prophet shall the Stone be returned to await Him whose right it is. Presently the Stone's in Scotland - in transit. The British have thereby dismantled their monarchy and undermined their national security. They sent the Stone to Scotland, so God will soon send them into captivity! The Royal Family made the wrong move by supporting such an act of treason. They've been disloyal and will soon be disrobed! God protected the Sceptred Isle out of respect for Jacob's Stone and David's Throne (I Kings 11:36). We can rest asured God will spare a few members of the Royal Family to keep His promise alive to David (2 Chronicles 21:7). Will God convince Princess Diana to deliver her two sons to His representative for safe-keeping? (Deuteronomy 22:6-7; Jeremiah 49:11). They would be kept together with God's Royal Family in exile (Isaiah 16:3-4). GOD WILL GUARD HIS OWN HOUSE (Zechariah 9:8; Psalms 91).
Jeremiah was simply a type of one assigned to deliver David's descendants safe and sound to a Providential place (Jeremiah 43:6). Now God's Church will be entrusted with their care (2 Chronicles 23:7). GOD'S WORK REVOLVES AROUND A STONE! (Zechariah 4:7). The Two Witnesses will safeguard Jacob's Stone and herald the coming of Israel's King to reign upon it! We must MAKE A PUBLIC CALL FOR THE STONE'S RESTORATION TO JERUSALEM! The Stone - as a Jewish treasure and historic relic - must be properly returned to Israel. The Stone's restoration to Judah is part of the restoration of Davd's House to Jerusalem - paving the way for Messiah's coming (Amos 9:11). Joseph (the Anglo-Saxons) had been ordained the Keeper of the Stone, the custodian of Israel's Rock, until the Time came for it to be established in Jerusalem forever (Genesis 49:24). Joseph and Judah must unite to remind all Israel of our Biblical roots and responsibility - and it all revolves around the Throne with the Stone! (Ezekiel 37:22).] Solomon built the Temple following David's design, enacted King David's decrees concerning the proper establishment of the priesthood, and executed judgments upon various individuals (I Chron. 28:13). Both Solomon's dedication prayer and sacrifice were accepted by the God of Heaven, who answered him by sending fire to earth and filling the Temple with His glory (2 Chron. 7:1).
The Royal House of David
God established David's family in Jerusalem, and David's house constructed God's Temple. Later a descendant of David, assisted by a priest, would rebuild God's Temple (Ezra 3:8). Throughout history, David's faithful descendants would repeatedly "build up" God's House. How? By their proper care and concern that not only enabled but encouraged Levi to fulfill their sacred responsibilities. This reciprocal relationship's soon to be restored (Jer. 33:22).
The Royal House of David is Jerusalem's ETERNAL FLAME (Ner Tameed/Lev. 24:4). Jerusalem is Israel's. God is Israel's Eternal Flame and Israel is God's (I Kings 11:36). David's House is destined to soon play an important part on the world stage. A DAVIDIC MESSENGER WILL DEFEND JERUSALEM and God's truth, lighting the Way and illuminating our Path (Zech. 12:8).
Unfortunately, Solomon fell for foreign women who took advantage of his weakness: they led him astray to erect temples to their lies! As a direct result of Solomon's adulterous idolatry, God decreed that Israel's United Kingdom would become split in two (1 Kings 11:1-13)!
The consequential two kingdoms of Judah and Israel aren't to be restored until Messiah - then we'll truly be reunited as "One Nation Under God" and become a "Light to all nations" (Ezek. 37:22). Divided, we became conquered, and got carried off into no-man's land; most never to return or remember their roots. But now our mourning period's almost over! Our EXILE is about to end!
After Judah's return from Babylon, they rebuilt God's Temple under Zerubbabel's guidance. But before the Temple's foundation was laid they rebuilt God's ALTAR. They offered sacrifices (following Moses' instructions) because they were afraid (Ezra 3:3,6)! They weren't too proud to ask God for protection.
Today Judah's AFRAID! They reason it's better to let the Muslims profane the Temple Mount than to start another war! The Chief Rabbinate would rather let foxes run loose on the Temple Mount than permit the Children of Israel free access! Israelis are COWARDS! They're not willing to do whatever's necessary to clear that area of its "beautiful abomination" and make room for improvement! We're not the sons and daughters of the Maccabees!
Major Upheaval in Israel?
Will an earthquake shake Israel to its foundations and rock the world? Would the destruction of the Western ("Wailing") Wall and the demolition of the "Dome of the Rock" and El-Aksa mosques - by an Act of God - serve notice that it's time to rebuild the Temple? The Western Wall will have served its purpose. And an earthquake could clear the way for major changes.... Let's move on UP to where we should be praying: in the TEMPLE!
The Temple's to serve as a national reminder that God's central to our existence and should be our focal point. However, the mere presence of a Temple doesn't necessarily mean that God's Presence is with us. Twice God's glory left the Temple and Judah was scattered.
Will the sacrifices start soon? The cornerstone get put in place? The Temple be rebuilt? And will a new Antiochus Epiphanes force his way into the Temple and proclaim himself "God?" Supposedly the pope wants Jerusalem to become an "international city" - in reality he plans on making it his Catholic headquarters! Who would stand up and oppose this intrusion? Who would denounce this gross violation of Israel's sovereignty? Who would speak out against this folly? Elijah....
Living in Israel
You could say I have a God-given love for the Jews and the nation of Israel (Isa. 62:6-7). I've been blessed to have lived in over seven regions of Israel, getting to know its land and people quite well: Ramat Yohanan (where my kibbutz mother, Miriam Weiss lives); Sdot Yam on the Mediterranean, next to Caesarea, the site of my first ulpan, and where Israel's heroine, Hannah Senesh, was from; Regavim, near Zichron Yaakov, where I continued my Hebrew lessons amid its rolling green hills; Reshafim, near Bet She'an, with Mt. Gilboa practically in our backyard, and Jordan's mountains in lovely view out front; Adamit, on Lebanon's border, high up on a mountain, from where on clear days you can see all the way to Haifa's Mt. Carmel; Shoval, a rose in the Negev desert, just north of Beer Sheva; Dan, way up in the northernmost part of Israel, in between Syria and Lebanon, next to the majestic snow-covered Mt. Hermon, where I was living when "Operation Desert Storm" blew in; and Ha'On, with its campground and ostrich farm on the eastern shores of the Sea of Galilee, across from Tiberias.
Now that I've fulfilled my goals of living around Israel, I hope to live in Shiloach (the Biblical City of David), in Jerusalem, until the Messiah comes - and forever after! I want to live as close as possible to my favorite spot on earth: the Temple Mount.
True Freedom
Why didn't the Jews accept Jesus? Frankly, because He didn't live up to their expectations. Why? He disappointed them! The Jews were looking for a NATIONAL DELIVERER, not a spiritual savior! They wanted Messiah to overthrow Rome, not subdue sin! They were hoping He would end the Gentile occupation of their land, not defeat Satan's purpose in their lives.
Judaism is replete with references to our Saviour-King; the Messiah who will conquer our enemies and restore our independence, ushering in the glory days of old. The Jews in Jesus' day didn't want to hear that they were their own worst enemy! They didn't appreciate being called slaves to sin, and that Christ was the only Master Key to freedom.
Jesus began preaching in the synagogues around the Sea of Galilee, slowly but surely working His way down towards Jerusalem. Yeshua (Jesus) didn't begin His Mission until He was thirty: the coming of age for a rabbi. He was preceded by His cousin Yohanan (John), a cohen. The whole region was eager to hear His Message: God's Kingdom is fast-approaching! Jesus' Report was circulated everywhere. Everyone who knew and understood the Messiah was due, according to the time-setting of Daniel's prophecies, had been anticipating this GOOD NEWS!
Roman Rule Before Messiah
I remember wondering once, during a bus trip from Jerusalem back to Ramat Yohanan (near Haifa), why Messiah came when He did. Why not 3,000 years ago? Why not 500 years ago? Then Daniel's prophecy flashed into my mind: there were to be four Gentile kingdoms, and then God's Kingdom would come! Messiah couldn't come until the fourth beast - the Roman empire - was a reality. Jesus then showed up, promptly on time, and foretold its ruin!
The Passover LAMB of God, Israel's Suffering Servant, came to be offered up and take away the sins of the world (Isa. 53). Yet He was prophesied to be resurrected, as our High Priest, and intercede for many. How else could He see the positive results of His sacrifice?
Rome signed their own death warrant when they murdered God's Son. Those Jews who witnessed Jesus' mock trial and crucifixion, crying out, 'His blood be upon us,' when Pilate wavered, assuming blood-guilt, will eventually cry out for the Lamb's blood to cover their sins and beg God to forgive them! That blood-guilt was paid for (in part) when Jerusalem was sacked by the Romans, as Jesus prophesied.
A Transcendant Kingdom
Jesus' Message went over the heads of most who heard Him. The Kingdom He proclaimed wasn't limited to a specific location. His Truth transcends national borders and rises above barriers of race. Most couldn't grasp what He was saying!
Jesus not only announced Israel's restoration, but their transformation! He promised to usher in a GLORY that's greater than David and Solomon's combined (Haggai 2:9)! The House of Israel must become the TEMPLE of God! Jesus - a son of David -made preparations for this IMMORTAL NATION!
Jesus' good news far surpassed anything the Jews had hoped for! It seemed too good to be true! They were astounded by His Teaching: God's Kingdom is God's Royal Family! THEY administer God's Government! We're not guaranteed membership by race - now by God's grace, anyone who's righteous is welcome. Whereas Israel's Kingdom consisted of Israel's family, those flesh and blood descendants of Jacob, the Kingdom of God would be the Spirit-composed Children of God!
Jesus made it clear: we've got to be born again! But traditional Christianity can't stand the BRIGHT FUTURE Christ's described! They've veiled its true meaning, toned down its truth, and robbed it of its honor! Jesus wasn't referring to a spiritual experience, but an actual occurrence: our RESURRECTION! This new development is what amazed the religious leaders. They'd never heard such a thing!
The Anointed One elaborated: if your parents are flesh and blood humans, it's only natural that you're also human. You're nothing more or less. Kind after kind. If you're born again by a Spirit-composed God, it's only supernatural that you'll become a Spirit-composed God! GOD is a GOVERNING-FAMILY!
Messiah to Crush One World Government
The Jews - unlike too many Christians - were well aware that Daniel prophesied of GOVERNMENTS. They understood four Gentile kingdoms were to make their mark on mankind. They''d follow one another in general succession: Babylon, the Medes & Persians, the Greco-Macedonian, and the Roman Empire.
Daniel's end-time prophecy warned of Rome's final revival. It would threaten Jacob's descendants, and persecute the holy ones of Israel, until MESSIAH crushes their opposition once and for all!
This configuration of 10 European States will wreak such havoc, God has to send the archangel Michael to stand up for Israel (Dan. 2:44)! It's going to be the worst time in history! And it's revealed as just prior to Messiah's coming and the resurrection of the dead (Dan. 12:1-2). He'll be our only Hope for survival!
We'll witness these events! Daniel's message was impossible to understand until now! We're living in the prophesied days of rapid transit, instant communication, and a knowledge explosion (Dan. 12:4)!
Europe's actually going to attempt to fight Messiah at His Coming! But His invincible army originates in Heaven! He's flying direct from the Father's Throne! We can expect Him to land upon the Mount of Olives, and lauded as Israel's Anointed, liberate Zion and Jerusalem - securing David's throne!
The Coronation of Israel's King
Daniel testifies: "One like a human being came with the clouds of Heaven; He reached the Ancient of Days and was presented to Him. Dominion, glory and kingship were given to him; All peoples of every nation and language must serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away, and his kingship one that shall not be destroyed" (Dan. 7:13-14 JPS).
Who but Jesus ascended into Heaven with clouds? He was like a man, but more than a human-being! His coronation ceremony is about to commence! Then He'll return to earth and rule all nations! Unlike the Gentile powers, MESSIAH and His KINGDOM are ETERNAL!
Zechariah gets even more specific: he says it's the LORD who will fight against our enemies and touch down on the Mount of Olives. "And the LORD shall be King over all the earth..." (Zech. 14:9 JPS).
Truly, Israel's Messiah is "GOD WITH US" (Isa. 7:14)! He'll vanquish our foes and disperse our enemies: "The LORD has annulled the judgment against you, He has swept away your foes (like chaff from the Temple Mount!). Israel's Sovereign the LORD is within you; you need fear misfortune no more" (Zeph. 3:15 JPS).
Rest for Wandering Jews
The wandering Jews will finally find rest. Our trials and tribulations will be a thing of the past! Israel and Judah will be forgiven their sins. At that time Judah will perceive that YESHUA IS MASHIACH!
Jesus is the Christ: "And I will pour on the House of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and supplications; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn" (Zech. 12:10).
Shema Yisrael, Hear O Israel: Moses prophesied that God would send us a Messenger (Deut. 18:18). Jesus is God's Lion and Lamb: He came to deliver us from sin and will return to set us free from men! Messiah is our Priest-King, our Lord and Saviour, our One and only! He'll save us from Europe and ourselves!
"Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength. To Him men shall come, and all shall be ashamed who are incensed against Him. In the LORD all the descendants of Israel shall be justified, and shall glory" (Isa. 54:24-25).
(Chapter 6 of BEYOND BABYLON - Europe's Rise and Fall - by David Ben-Ariel).
