REFERENCE:
Genesis 15:18, 17:8
On that day
the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this
land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, Euphrates”. Gen 15:18
“The whole
land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give you as an everlasting possession to you and your
descendants after you; and I will be their God”. Gen 17:8
COMMENT:
Many wars have been fought and many lives lost in the world because of disputes
emanating from land. The land as an asset is always appreciating in cost
because it is the single source of livelihood. The three most basic human needs
God has promised to provide; food, water and clothing (Matt.6:31) come from
land. To sustain life, land must be available and it in plenty but a lot of
sentimental value is attached to it hence the conflicts.
The current
land held by the Jews is too small compared to what the Arabs around them are
holding. The Jews recovered it through war and maintain it by war. Several wars
have been fought and many lives lost in these 66 years the state of Israel has
existed. The sustenance of the tiny Jewish state is a miracle considering the
numerous enemies from every side. Hostility surrounds them from all the
boarders except the Mediterranean Sea. Thank God the friendly sea has favored
the country with plenty of gas and possibly oil.
The enemy of
Israel is not only Islam, but also some Christian groups teaching that God has
replaced the Jews with Christians. Others want to dominate Jerusalem in order
to usher in the Anti-Christ and control the land. The devil knows the land was
given to the Jews not for the usual 99 or 999 years but for eternity.
The land now
available to the Jews is too small compared to what God gave them initially; but
it is just for a short time. Please note that the land was given to Abraham and
his descendants as an everlasting
possession. See Genesis 17:8. The promise is for those who are the
descendants of Abraham through Isaac and Jacob. Anybody outside the linage
mentioned is excluded. That is why the Bible repeatedly refers to Jehovah God,
as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The twelve tribes of Israel are the
sons of Jacob whose other name is Israel. See Genesis 49: 1-28 and Revelation
7:5-8.
The proof
that God has given the land under reference to the Jews; at the end of the age and
the beginning of eternity; the New Jerusalem will bear the names of the twelve
tribes of Israel on their gates. (See Revelation 21:12). The City (New
Jerusalem) alone will occupy an area almost the size of Europe or Africa.
Let the
reader note that the Jews will not take the allocated land now during the
prevailing hostility in the world. The millennial kingdom of 1000 years which
comes soon after Armageddon will end before the New Jerusalem is ushered in.
The written word of God will have to come to pass whether we like it or not.
PRAYER: Holy
Spirit! Let this information be understood by more and more people especially
Christians for whom the scriptures were written.
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