WE ARE WARNED - 15

The apostle Paul speaks of a glorious future ahead for Israel. He describes it as "life from the dead" and "their fullness." Romans 11:12, 15 says, "Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their FULLNESS? . . . For if the casting away of them (except the election of grace, v.5) be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but LIFE FROM THE DEAD?" .

We are warned in v. 18 to not boast against the natural branches. We are also warned that if we hold an unrighteous attitude toward the natural branches that have been cut off because of their rejection of the Messiah, that we could be in danger of being cut off too (v. 22). And again we are warned to not be "wise in your own conceits" because "blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in" (v. 25).

I can't help but feel that the time period called "the fullness of the Gentiles" is almost complete. We are told in v. 11 that our attitudes and lifestyle as believing Christians should "provoke them to jealousy." I don't believe this is happening as it should be. Instead, Christians nations, in the name of Christ, have been their persecutors and are doing so right now even as we speak. They do this through their rhetoric and embargoes of any products made in the West Bank (Judea and Samaria, which is the heartland of Israel). So-called Christian nations speak out against Israel for retaliating against the thousands of rockets that are daily and constantly rained down upon them.

Would USA go to the assistance of the United Kingdom if it was being attacked by so many thousands of rockets? What is happening to America? Do we think that by sympathizing with the jihadists such as Hamas, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, ISIS, and the Islamic Brotherhood that they will leave us alone? We are sadly mistaken. These terrorist organizations are ruthless, fanatical, and a butchering people who cannot be reasoned with.

A series of videos of ISIS shows the jihadists on the move, telling the world they are not afraid of America or anyone else. A translation of one quote on these videos says, "The Islamic Caliphate has been established and God willing it will not stop until we raise the flag of Prophet Mohammed in the White House."

We must pray, and encourage our children to pray against the anti-Semitic spirit which is once again raising its ugly head in the world and defying all prophetic Scripture.

Psalm 149:6-9 says, "Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; to execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; to execute upon them the judgment written: this honor have all his saints. Praise the Lord."

Be encouraged.

Colin Campbell