ARTICLE SUMMARY: While deeply grateful for Christian support of Israel, we have watched increasing numbers, especially leaders, seek to bless the Jewish people at the cost of compromising, withholding and then denying, the Gospel. This approach was well intended. A remnant of evangelicals wanted to heal 2,000 years of Christian…...
Uprising at the Gaza Border: Could it lead to spiritual breakthrough?
Last week Hamas, the elected terrorist government of Gaza, launched protests and riots along its border with Israel. It dubbed the campaign, “March of Return.” The “Return” refers to the Palestinians’ demand of nearly 70 years that refugees from its 1948-49 war against Israel (Israel’s War of Independence) return to…...
The 70 Year Shift Has Begun: Israel’s Anniversary and Doors of Opportunity for the Nations
At this watershed time, and even as Iran threatens to attack Israel, supernatural shakings are loosening strongholds of anti-Semitism and could help release revival in the region. We have been gratefully celebrating 70 years of God’s covenant restoration of Israel the past few weeks. Festivities formally began, according to the…...
Israel-Iran Military Confrontation and Ezekiel 36
Israel launched a large scale strike against an Iranian military base in Syria early this morning, February 10. The attack occurred minutes after “a severe and irregular violation of Israeli sovereignty” by an Iranian military UAV. The UAV encroached upon Israeli airspace from Syria, shooting photographs. (https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-launches-large-scale-attack-in-syria-after-drone-infiltration/; https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-says-iran-syria-playing-with-fire-but-does-not-want-escalation/) Israeli jets…...
Israeli Police Recommend Netanyahu Indictment: Scriptures and Prayer Points
A few days ago we woke up to read the sad headlines of our (still) daily delivered Israeli newspaper. Israeli Police have officially recommended to the Attorney General that Prime Minister Netanyahu be criminally prosecuted for breach of trust, fraud and bribery. Attorney General Mandelblit must now decide if the…...
De-Mystifying Israel’s Political System: Why early elections can be an ever-present threat
Sometime before early 2019, the Attorney General of Israel will decide whether to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for crimes including bribery and breach of trust. Were that to be the case, it is unlikely that he would continue as Prime Minister, and new elections would probably need to be…...
RECOGNIZING JERUSALEM: HAS THE ZECHARIAH 12 BATTLE BEGUN? A Call To Prayer That Ensures Victory
On May 14, 1948, Zionist pioneer David Ben-Gurion delivered Israel’s Declaration of Independence and declared the establishment of a Jewish state. Jews and evangelical Christians around the world rejoiced. But while crowds danced in the streets, the esteemed Ben-Gurion stayed in his office. There he pored over maps showing the…...
Preparing for 2018: “To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
As 2017 dashes to an end, Israelis across the spectrum are concerned with what could soon be the end of another sort: the tenure of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to news reports, protracted investigations into three cases of possible bribery, breach of trust and corruption on the part of…...