Life's Inanities and Ironies

Delivered with fervent conviction and anchored in the unchanging Word of God, reflecting on recent headlines of the Israel-Iran conflict  We stand today at a pivotal moment in history, a time when the world seems to teeter on the brink of chaos and eternity. Open your newspapers, scroll your screens, or turn on the news—what do you see? War. Missiles blazing through the night sky. Nations clashing with unrelenting fury. Just this week, we witnessed Israel’s decisive and blistering strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and military strongholds, taking out top generals and scientists in a bold act of self-defense. Iran, in retaliation, unleashed a barrage of ballistic missiles aimed at Israeli homes, schools, and hospitals. A 6-day-old infant was miraculously pulled from the rubble in central Israel, a fragile life spared amidst the  destruction. Yet, tragedy struck elsewhere as an Israeli-Arab family in Tamra perished under the impact of an Iranian missile. The Middle East is a...

Today we turn our hearts and minds to a subject that echoes through the pages of scripture and resonates in our world today: the nation of Israel. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible reveals Israel as more than a historical nation—it is a cornerstone of God’s prophetic plan. As fundamentalist Christians, we believe that the events unfolding in Modern Israel are not mere coincidences but fulfillments of God’s promises, pointing us toward the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. Today, I invite you to explore why Israel matters, what the Bible says about its role, and how we are called to respond in these prophetic times. The Biblical Basis for Supporting Israel Let us begin with a foundational promise from God, found in Genesis 12:3, where He declares to Abraham: “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” This covenant, given to the father of the Jewish people, carries a timeless weight. It extends to Abra...

The United Nations Security Council has scheduled July 26th in New York, for open "debate" about whether or not they will attempt to seize Israeli land in September, and divide Jerusalem by establishing a Palestinian state, without negotiation or approval from Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he feared a "surprise" move after the Quartet of the United Nations, EU, USA, and Russia met last Monday in DC, to endorse President Obama's plan to enforce 1967 borders, and divide Jerusalem and seize Israeli land to form an independent Palestine, on either July 26th or in Sept. at the U.N. Haaretz newspaper reported Quartet members "are expected to release a statement endorsing U.S. President Barack Obama's May 19 speech on the Middle East, which called for...the borders of a future state based on pre-1967 lines..." "A source in Jerusalem said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet colleagues have concerns that the Quar...