Wednesday, May 26, 2010

U.S. Training and Equipping a Palestinian Army?

General Avi Mizrahi, the Israeli leader in the area of Judea
and Samaria in Israel, says that Israeli soldiers face the
potential challenge of being confronted by a Palestinian
military force trained and equipped by the US and this
force is capable of causing real damage to Israel.

This Palestinian military force was trained in Jordan by US
General Keith Dayton and the Israeli military is preparing
for a potential confrontation. US General Dayton has
expressed belief that this Palestinian army would likely
attack the Jewish state in the event that Israel does not
give in to the demands of the world leaders for a resolution
to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

The report of the Israeli military preparing for a
confrontation with an American trained and equipped
Palestinian army is a precursor to the prophetic scenario
that can be found in Bible prophecy.

The IDF is now training for the potential battle that may
occur if the Israeli government rejects the demands of the
US and EU to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. US
General Keith Dayton, the military trainer for this
Palestinian army, said if Israel does not surrender Judea
and Samaria to the Palestinians within the next two years,
this Palestinian military force could turn their guns on the
Israelis. This scenario is, as I said, the lead up to what
Bible prophecy says will unfold in the last days.

Malachi said that the Edomites, the Palestinians of today,
would rebuild and become a force in the Middle East, Malachi 1.
Ezekiel wrote that when the Palestinians become a major force,
they will kill the Jews, Ezekiel 35:5 and then take the land
of the Jewish people, Ezekiel 35:10. Obadiah revealed in his
prophecy that the Edomites, Palestinians of today, would become
drunk with power and try to wipe out the Jews only to be
defeated, Obadiah 15-18.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The Jewish Wedding

Why should Christians be interested in Jewish traditions?
I'm glad you asked!
1) Jesus Christ created everything and picked Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob to be His chosen people.
2) Jesus Christ was a Jew, his mother was a Jew, and his
stepfather was a Jew.
3) Jesus Christ perfectly followed the Jewish Law
4) Jesus Christ is the bridegroom and the Church is His
bride

If a Jewish man sees a Jewish woman whom he would desire
as a wife, then he
1) Follows her to her home
2) Lets her father know that he is interested in making
the daughter his wife
3) The man and the father - in the presence of the mother
and daughter - draw up a detailed marriage contract and sign
it. The role of the husband and the role of the wife are
clearly defined in the marriage contract.
4) The man pours a glass of wine and gives it to the daughter.
If she drinks it, then she has accepted the marriage contract.
They are betrothed.
5) The man goes home where his father instructs him in how
to prepare a place for his bride.
6) When her new home is ready, the groom and his friends go
to the place of the bride and bring her to the new home.

Jesus Christ died for the world on a Roman cross. Those who
placed their trust in Him as Savior and Lord are the true
Church, the bride of Jesus Christ. The roles of each is
clearly detailed in the Word. Believers enter into the
marriage covenant by being baptized into His death, burial
and resurrection and partaking of the bread and the wine
during the Lord's Supper in rememberance.
Jesus Christ is currently in Heaven preparing a place for His
bride. He and His angels will come shortly for His bride.
We will celebrate the marriage supper of the Lamb with Him
in Heaven and will be with Him forever.