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The Israel Palestinian situation is extremely complex. When I hear discussions about it I have the feeling that the spiritual aspect of the conflict is not being considered and granted the show is called “Money and Markets”.
While I totally agree that Netanyahu allowed the attack to take place by removing weapons from the moshavs and Kibbutzs and did not protect the border, it is very true that many Palestinians want Israel wiped off the map and talk about making the sea red with the blood of the Jews. I have known people that believed this until they came to faith in Yeshua. One in particular who shared, “I used to think the only good Jew was a dead Jew.” and was completely transformed by his faith in the Jewish Messiah, Yeshua.
The only peace plan that will ever solve this is Yeshua. the Prince of Peace. No UN division will work and anyone who has visited Israel will recognize that any Land division is absurd. It’s about the size of the State of New Jersey and all of the “holy places” are claimed by both the Palestinians and the Jews, like Hebron for example where all the patriarchs are buried. The Christians also claim certain sites as well and it depends which Christians you are talking about. It is so unbelievably complex, there is NO human solution.
It should not be lost on anyone that Al Aqsa Mosque is sitting on top of the site where the Jews believe the Holy of Holies is located and Orthodox Jews want to rebuild the Temple and are just waiting for the right moment so they can reinitiate animal sacrifices. The Muslims believe that Mohamed ascended from there though it is not written in the Quran.
All of their instruments and furnishings for the 3rd Temple are ready to go but the Mosque is in the way of Orthodox Jews who believe they need to reinstitute the sacrificial system.
It’s impossible to look at what’s going on without examining what the Bible has to say about the Land going back to the time of Abraham where it was promised and in later passages where it talks about “latter day” battles which will be awful. Ezekiel 37 &38, Zechariah 12 & 14 come to mind as well as many others. In the Book of Revelations peace will be taken from the earth.
As for a two State solution in the book of Joel God says he will enter into judgment with those who divide His Land and scatter His People, even though he himself used those very nations to chastise Israel.(Babylon, Assyria, Greece, Rome) in the last days he says he will have compassion on them and circumcise their hearts and bring them into their Land. ( Deuteronomy 30)
Personally I believe we are entering the days that the Bible speaks of where we will see judgements coming on the entire earth. God is the God of Israel for a reason and his plan will be to glorify his name when he fulfills his promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob ( Israel) but that plan was also so that the nations would see and believe in him too. He does not change. Much of Israel is scattered in the nations and doesn’t even know who they are. . They too will be coming back. (Ezekiel 37:15-28)
The Bible says God did not chose Israel because they were greater than the other nations but for the sake of HIS Holy Name.
In the years to come, He is coming to reign from Jerusalem and all the nations will come up and worship him there. .He says that those who know him in spirit and truth will receive resurrected bodies.
Yeshua was the first fruits of the resurrection and those who believe will pass from a perishable body to imperishable. It’s important therefore to understand all what is going on from the perspective of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelations.
This is an excellent summary of my thoughts and feelings. So well expressed. Please accept a big Amen from me! It is spiritual warfare and the Bible foretells the chastening and restoring of Israel where Jesus Christ will return to save and redeem His people. The Old Testament is full of destruction of the wicked and restoration of the repentant. Saul lost his throne when he brought back spoils from a place God instructed complete destruction because he knew the remaining evil would grow and spoil if left intact. I don’t always understand His ways but I trust Him to know His creations better than I as one of many. Thank you. I’m saving this to share. It’s a perfect expression of my thoughts and feelings.
Barbara, the only lens that makes sense to me to see this through is the spiritual one and I agree, some things in the Bible we have to accept on faith because we don’t always have an explanation that makes sense to us mere mortals, like when God tells Israel to go destroy an entire people. And how about Paul speaking this about our Creator:
cHas the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump done vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?
I should add some think this could be the fulfillment of Obadiah, the house of Esau’s total destruction. The jury is still out: 18 cThe house of Jacob shall be a fire,
and the house of Joseph a flame and the house of Esau dstubble; they shall burn them and consume them,and there shall be no survivor for the house of Esau,for the LORD has spoken.
Personally, I don’t believe Joseph’s back in the Land yet.
but Joseph could be in America.
I too am searching and researching with much prayer. The Bible is the foundation of much great literature, including the Constitution. It is an exciting book and seems to reveal new truths on a daily basis.
As so often happens, the missus and I welcome you and John for Friday cocktails. Following are a few of my on the fly comments:
I don’t care for Muslim terrorism any more than I like Israel baiting World War III. USA needs to stand down. Hate-driven ideologies need to bleed out on their own terms. It’s nobody else’s fight.
US intelligence services didn’t know anything about the Nord stream pipeline attack by the Ukrainian special forces ahead of time in order to stop it. ? What’s the over/ under for Zelinskyy making it to the next “Spring Offensive?”
Diversity orthodoxy has affected the legal profession on an overt basis in Oregon. We know that it has already affected the military and the airborne population of pilots negatively. These are small potatoes compared to what will happen in the engineering profession where waiving a difficult to pass exam would result in catastrophes we cannot even imagine. This will be a huge setback to civilization.
While it is hugely suspicious that so many LAPD police officers took their own lives in such a short span of time, it is not unbelievable that the institutional hypocrisy of that profession can lead the highly intelligent or sensitive to contemplate the futility and hence the unrecoverable error of their career choices.
Bond ratings are on a relative basis, ipso facto.
“While the world is running down, you take the best of what’s still around.” –The Police and Deutsche Investition. This is a race to the bottom. The pile that you land on top of may save your life.
Joe Biden talking to a high leverage world figure like Xi Jin Ping gives more information about the weakness of the USA than it communicates any important message that would be of value to our government. Even if it’s Joe’s corpse double.
“Humans, or modern humans (Homo sapiens or H. sapiens), are the most common and widespread species of primate. A great ape characterized by their hairlessness, bipedalism, and high intelligence, humans have large brains, enabling more advanced cognitive skills that enable them to thrive and adapt in varied environments, develop highly complex tools, and form complex social structures and civilizations.” – Wikipedia
Ultimately, we are on the same page. Come and visit Cleveland if you are up this way. Lots to talk about that I won’t be posting online.
~Wait, are you back in Ohio. Thought you were in NC? I am planning a three month road trip in March to May, so need to know for that period.
We’re also in the Cleveland area! Solari meet up? Thank for M&M- a new Saturday morning tradition for my wife and me.
I split the time between the two states. Two places to maintain and an elected position with a lot of meetings in OH.
Have some cookies and milk Kefir, but keep the cookies rare and small. Carbs. Thank you Miss Catherine and Mr John. Praying for Peace everyday.
Vax UnVaxed, part of our Noah moment, Steiner warned of this. Note this on News Max. CDC pushing out new jabs for babies, RSV jabs. Get this it is lab antibodies. Would guess that means something like monocromal antibodies, or maybe even mRNA. Who the heck knows. Either way if I was raising children now they would get zero jabs. Still remember my son and daughter crying non stop after their so called “baby shots”. Dang it. https://www.newsmax.com/health/health-news/rsv-surge-shots-newborns/2023/11/17/id/1142647/
Terrific M & M as always. But I don’t think Oregon dropping the Bar exam has anything to do with future lockdowns. It’s really about lowering (or eliminating) standards. Just another method to achieve “diversity.” Oregon also recently announced that high school students did not have to pass any reading, writing or math test to graduate. These actions will result in an overall reduction of competence in their high school and law school graduates. A very sad future for what was once a great state.
I had the same thought.
In put on shedding. Never had issues except when handling lots of cash at farmers market, and not sure it was that but could be, runny nose etc for a day. This was in the first year of the jabs. I have been around in close contact with jabbed people but no sex etc. I have had my antibodies checked several times always zero. I have never had the magic V either. However my diet and my gut microbiome are super strong from a pretty much carnivore diet and lots of milk kefir. I use to eat fermented veggies but the lectins started killing my guts. Pretty much zero veggies for last 3 years. I do know people who have experienced shedding ie one lady with 5 daughters none vaxxed. All kinds of strange things with their periods, also know another in her late 20s her mom and dad got jabbed and they did not tell her, she spent the week in with them and her periods were off for 6 months. Take away, as you have said Miss Catherine the gut microbiome is a big deal. I have been exposed directly to the magic V 3 times by people who got the magic V, never caught it. I should note I also keep my Vit D at a 100 or a bit more. Milk Kefir is so very powerful. I teach classes on this and maybe coming to TN before long to teach a class on Kefir and old way Fermenting Veggies.
Poem so great guessed from theme. Glad you read. How is it that each week of money and markets I resonate with so completely?
Would love to do a meet up! Will confer with hubs and send a message.
Thank you both for your consistent truth telling!