This section comes from the book: Israel: The Blessing or the Curse by John McTernan.
Israel, Gods Anvil
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Psalm 12:6
The rebirth of the nation of Israel has been a real slow process. The process started in the late 1800s and has continued right up to the present time. At times, this process seems to stop and then all of sudden a huge event takes place that accelerates it. The start of the Jews coming back did not seem significant at first. But, there was a small but steady stream of them. Then came WW1 and in 1917 the Balfour Declaration. Then like an explosion, the land was being readied for the return.
The period between world wars was one of tension and terrorism. There was no apparent move of God toward fulfilling the covenant. Then came WW2 and the nazi holocaust. The events of WW2 set the stage for hundreds of thousands of Jews to go back to Israel. Almost like an explosion, there were huge numbers of Jews ready to go back to Israel.
Then came the rebirth of the nation in 1948 and the immediate war. The war ended and Israel was once again faced with tension and terrorism. For 20 years, there seemed no end to the shelling and terrorists attacks. Then came the Six Day War in 1967, and like a bolt of lightening, Israel had all of a united Jerusalem as its capital. Since 1967, there has been a major war, plus fighting in Lebanon and continual terrorist attacks against Israel. Starting in September 2000, a low grade war was started over Jerusalem. This war is a continuation of the fighting that started in 1920. Although the fighting and terrorism seems endless, there will be an end. There seems to be tension, terrorism and fighting between all the major moves to restore Israel.
There has been almost 40 years since Jerusalem was united. Now, the fighting is directly over Jerusalem and the Temple Mount area. The Bible states that the last great world war will be over Jerusalem. All the nations of the world will be drawn to Jerusalem. God is going to use Jerusalem as an anvil against the nations of the world. The fuse to start the last world war may have been lit in September 2000, when the Temple Mount became the scene of bloody combat.
God is moving to fulfill the promises of His everlasting covenant, but one has to be patient. God seems to have moved very slowly with Israel to completely fulfill the promise. Looking back, since 1917, tremendous progress has been made. Israel is a nation with Jerusalem as the capital. Israel is a mighty military power. Israel has a powerful economy. The rest of the promises of the covenant will be fulfilled in Gods time.
No matter what was tried by the British, Moslems, United Nations, European Union or any other group, their attempts have not been able to stop the rebirth of the nation. Israel is truly like an anvil, and nations are going to be broken trying to destroy Gods covenant nation. In watching God working, great patience is required. The restoration has taken almost a century to get this far. God has His own agenda and timetable. Watching Jerusalem and the war that started in September 2000 over the Temple Mount, shows that Gods timetable may be accelerating. Remember, Jesus Christ said that Jerusalem was the key to the timetable.
With the rebirth of Israel and Jerusalem the capital, this nation becomes an anvil for false views of God and Bible doctrine. Most religions of the world do not recognize Gods covenant over the land of Israel. Some believe the Jews had a covenant, but this covenant is no longer in effect. God is using Israel to now show the literalness of His word. The rebirth of Israel confronts false teaching, doctrine and prophets. Israel has become an anvil to break the false doctrines and misunderstandings of the Bible.
Islam does not recognize the covenant with Isaac and Jacob, but instead believes God made a covenant with Abraham and Ishmael. Islam believes the Koran and not the Bible is the word of God. The Koran fails to mention Jerusalem even once, and it does not mention the rebirth of the nation of Israel. Jerusalem is mentioned 811 times in the Bible. The rebirth of Israel is on page after page in the Bible while the Koran is silent. The rebirth of Israel shows the authority of the Bible as the word of God. Gods everlasting covenant and the rebirth of Israel is like an anvil against the Koran. Israel is proof the Koran and Mohammed are wrong.
This tension between Israel and the Koran can never be peacefully resolved. For Islam to recognize the nation of Israel would be an admission that the Koran and Islam are wrong. Moslem fundamentalists refer to Israel as the Zionist entity. They will not even recognize the nation of Israel. There is a huge confrontation on the horizon between the God of the Bible and Islam. The heart of the confrontation will be the Jewish control of Jerusalem. God is using Israel as an anvil against Islam. When the Islamic nations come against Israel and Jerusalem, they will be destroyed.
God is using Israel as an anvil against false teachings within the Christian Church. There are doctrines called replacement theology and covenant theology. Both these doctrines are fluid and there are many branches to them; however, believers hold the Church has now replaced Israel in the everlasting covenant. These doctrines hold that God has no future plan with the nation of Israel, and when Israel was destroyed in 70 AD, it ended the everlasting covenant. Israel then fell under the curse of the Law, but all the blessings in the Bible now belong to the Church. These doctrines are in stark contrast to what the prophet Jeremiah states. Jeremiah claims that the nation of Israel will remain forever:
Jeremiah 31:35 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
(36) If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
(37) Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.
God has used the rebirth of Israel to prove both these doctrines to be incorrect. Just as Moses and the prophets have said, the physical descendants have returned and the nation was reborn. The Bible is to be taken literally about Jerusalem meaning Jerusalem, Israel meaning Israel, and not spiritualizing it to say Jerusalem and Israel now mean the Church.
To try and get around the error of the replacement and covenant theology, some believers in these doctrines have gone so far to say the Jews in Israel are not real Jews. When these Jews were being killed in pogroms in Russia, no one said stop they are not real Jews. When these Jews were being killed by the Nazis, no one said to stop they are not real Jews. Now, when these same Jews go back to Israel, all of a sudden they are no longer Jews.
God is using the rebirth of Israel to cut right through false and incorrect views of His word. The promise of God in the Bible is crystal clear on page after page. Manmade doctrines and false prophets have tried to alter this covenant, but in the latter day, God has made the truth clear for all to see. God is very serious about His word. Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. Jeremiah 1:12.
Believing in false doctrines about the literalness of the rebirth of Israel, blinds people to the working of God that is occurring right before their eyes. God is moving to fulfill His word and millions cannot see it because they are following false prophets or wrong doctrine about Israel and Jerusalem. The very sad part is believers in Jesus Christ, because of false doctrine, can actually be against the work of God. Many fail to support Gods covenant nation and can be against it, because of a false understanding of Israel and the everlasting covenant.
It is very serious, to be on the wrong side of God when He is defending His everlasting covenant. The wrong doctrine can cause a person to be apathetic toward Israel and the Jews. This can lead to the failure to pray for and support Israel in a time of crisis. This incorrect doctrine blinds a persons ability to see Gods judgment falling on America for forcing Israel.
God is real serious about the land and covenant. Israel will literally be used as an anvil to destroy the nations that come against Jerusalem. The nations will be drawn to Jerusalem like a moth to a light. Multitudes of people have rejected God and the Bible or just do not believe His word. This rebellion will cause the nations to come against Gods anvil. God has warned beforehand what will happen when armies try to destroy Israel and take Jerusalem. The entire world will see the mighty power of God, as He uses Israel as His anvil. This is all laid out in the Bible, and will be covered in depth in the chapter titled, Jerusalem a Burdensome Stone.
God is using the rebirth of Israel like an anvil to expose false prophets, doctrines and to have a literal witness on the earth to the authority of His word. It is important that ones faith be in accord with the truth of the Bible.
Gods word has been tested in the furnace of the earth. The word has proven itself to be like pure gold and silver. The everlasting covenant has been tested now for 4,000 years of history. It is in effect for all to see. Gods is faithful to His word and promises. His word is pure for all to see.
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Israel, Gods Anvil
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Psalm 12:6
The rebirth of the nation of Israel has been a real slow process. The process started in the late 1800s and has continued right up to the present time. At times, this process seems to stop and then all of sudden a huge event takes place that accelerates it. The start of the Jews coming back did not seem significant at first. But, there was a small but steady stream of them. Then came WW1 and in 1917 the Balfour Declaration. Then like an explosion, the land was being readied for the return.
The period between world wars was one of tension and terrorism. There was no apparent move of God toward fulfilling the covenant. Then came WW2 and the nazi holocaust. The events of WW2 set the stage for hundreds of thousands of Jews to go back to Israel. Almost like an explosion, there were huge numbers of Jews ready to go back to Israel.
Then came the rebirth of the nation in 1948 and the immediate war. The war ended and Israel was once again faced with tension and terrorism. For 20 years, there seemed no end to the shelling and terrorists attacks. Then came the Six Day War in 1967, and like a bolt of lightening, Israel had all of a united Jerusalem as its capital. Since 1967, there has been a major war, plus fighting in Lebanon and continual terrorist attacks against Israel. Starting in September 2000, a low grade war was started over Jerusalem. This war is a continuation of the fighting that started in 1920. Although the fighting and terrorism seems endless, there will be an end. There seems to be tension, terrorism and fighting between all the major moves to restore Israel.
There has been almost 40 years since Jerusalem was united. Now, the fighting is directly over Jerusalem and the Temple Mount area. The Bible states that the last great world war will be over Jerusalem. All the nations of the world will be drawn to Jerusalem. God is going to use Jerusalem as an anvil against the nations of the world. The fuse to start the last world war may have been lit in September 2000, when the Temple Mount became the scene of bloody combat.
God is moving to fulfill the promises of His everlasting covenant, but one has to be patient. God seems to have moved very slowly with Israel to completely fulfill the promise. Looking back, since 1917, tremendous progress has been made. Israel is a nation with Jerusalem as the capital. Israel is a mighty military power. Israel has a powerful economy. The rest of the promises of the covenant will be fulfilled in Gods time.
No matter what was tried by the British, Moslems, United Nations, European Union or any other group, their attempts have not been able to stop the rebirth of the nation. Israel is truly like an anvil, and nations are going to be broken trying to destroy Gods covenant nation. In watching God working, great patience is required. The restoration has taken almost a century to get this far. God has His own agenda and timetable. Watching Jerusalem and the war that started in September 2000 over the Temple Mount, shows that Gods timetable may be accelerating. Remember, Jesus Christ said that Jerusalem was the key to the timetable.
With the rebirth of Israel and Jerusalem the capital, this nation becomes an anvil for false views of God and Bible doctrine. Most religions of the world do not recognize Gods covenant over the land of Israel. Some believe the Jews had a covenant, but this covenant is no longer in effect. God is using Israel to now show the literalness of His word. The rebirth of Israel confronts false teaching, doctrine and prophets. Israel has become an anvil to break the false doctrines and misunderstandings of the Bible.
Islam does not recognize the covenant with Isaac and Jacob, but instead believes God made a covenant with Abraham and Ishmael. Islam believes the Koran and not the Bible is the word of God. The Koran fails to mention Jerusalem even once, and it does not mention the rebirth of the nation of Israel. Jerusalem is mentioned 811 times in the Bible. The rebirth of Israel is on page after page in the Bible while the Koran is silent. The rebirth of Israel shows the authority of the Bible as the word of God. Gods everlasting covenant and the rebirth of Israel is like an anvil against the Koran. Israel is proof the Koran and Mohammed are wrong.
This tension between Israel and the Koran can never be peacefully resolved. For Islam to recognize the nation of Israel would be an admission that the Koran and Islam are wrong. Moslem fundamentalists refer to Israel as the Zionist entity. They will not even recognize the nation of Israel. There is a huge confrontation on the horizon between the God of the Bible and Islam. The heart of the confrontation will be the Jewish control of Jerusalem. God is using Israel as an anvil against Islam. When the Islamic nations come against Israel and Jerusalem, they will be destroyed.
God is using Israel as an anvil against false teachings within the Christian Church. There are doctrines called replacement theology and covenant theology. Both these doctrines are fluid and there are many branches to them; however, believers hold the Church has now replaced Israel in the everlasting covenant. These doctrines hold that God has no future plan with the nation of Israel, and when Israel was destroyed in 70 AD, it ended the everlasting covenant. Israel then fell under the curse of the Law, but all the blessings in the Bible now belong to the Church. These doctrines are in stark contrast to what the prophet Jeremiah states. Jeremiah claims that the nation of Israel will remain forever:
Jeremiah 31:35 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
(36) If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
(37) Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.
God has used the rebirth of Israel to prove both these doctrines to be incorrect. Just as Moses and the prophets have said, the physical descendants have returned and the nation was reborn. The Bible is to be taken literally about Jerusalem meaning Jerusalem, Israel meaning Israel, and not spiritualizing it to say Jerusalem and Israel now mean the Church.
To try and get around the error of the replacement and covenant theology, some believers in these doctrines have gone so far to say the Jews in Israel are not real Jews. When these Jews were being killed in pogroms in Russia, no one said stop they are not real Jews. When these Jews were being killed by the Nazis, no one said to stop they are not real Jews. Now, when these same Jews go back to Israel, all of a sudden they are no longer Jews.
God is using the rebirth of Israel to cut right through false and incorrect views of His word. The promise of God in the Bible is crystal clear on page after page. Manmade doctrines and false prophets have tried to alter this covenant, but in the latter day, God has made the truth clear for all to see. God is very serious about His word. Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. Jeremiah 1:12.
Believing in false doctrines about the literalness of the rebirth of Israel, blinds people to the working of God that is occurring right before their eyes. God is moving to fulfill His word and millions cannot see it because they are following false prophets or wrong doctrine about Israel and Jerusalem. The very sad part is believers in Jesus Christ, because of false doctrine, can actually be against the work of God. Many fail to support Gods covenant nation and can be against it, because of a false understanding of Israel and the everlasting covenant.
It is very serious, to be on the wrong side of God when He is defending His everlasting covenant. The wrong doctrine can cause a person to be apathetic toward Israel and the Jews. This can lead to the failure to pray for and support Israel in a time of crisis. This incorrect doctrine blinds a persons ability to see Gods judgment falling on America for forcing Israel.
God is real serious about the land and covenant. Israel will literally be used as an anvil to destroy the nations that come against Jerusalem. The nations will be drawn to Jerusalem like a moth to a light. Multitudes of people have rejected God and the Bible or just do not believe His word. This rebellion will cause the nations to come against Gods anvil. God has warned beforehand what will happen when armies try to destroy Israel and take Jerusalem. The entire world will see the mighty power of God, as He uses Israel as His anvil. This is all laid out in the Bible, and will be covered in depth in the chapter titled, Jerusalem a Burdensome Stone.
God is using the rebirth of Israel like an anvil to expose false prophets, doctrines and to have a literal witness on the earth to the authority of His word. It is important that ones faith be in accord with the truth of the Bible.
Gods word has been tested in the furnace of the earth. The word has proven itself to be like pure gold and silver. The everlasting covenant has been tested now for 4,000 years of history. It is in effect for all to see. Gods is faithful to His word and promises. His word is pure for all to see.
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
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At first she would get really quiet while I rambled on and on about different things I had learned and what I thought they meant...I'd be getting so excited that I couldn't sit down, kept walking all around the apartment like a caged animal. Think at first she must have thought I'd gone off the deep end. 
