With great anticipation and a tiny bit of trepidation, I tuned into news sources yesterday to follow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official state visit to the White House. The tinge of trepidation, triggered by what seemed to be less than the strongest commitment to Israel in previous comments from President Trump, quickly dissipated when …
Continue reading Will February 4, 2025 Prove to be Prophetic?
Though Israeli holidays are celebrated according to the Hebrew calendar, the world recognizes today...May 14, 2022...as Israel's 74th birthday. It was on that date in 1948 that David Ben Gurion led a group of Zionists to declare independence, fulfilling Bible prophecy that Israel would be reborn in a day. (Isaiah 66:7-10) Meanwhile, in America, God …
At the ICEJ/ACLI Conference this week, we were reminded of the significance of "jubilee years" throughout Israel's modern history. To place it in Biblical context, read Leviticus 25 (particularly verses 8-10)to discover the Lord's plan to designate years of jubilee every 50 years. Those years were established as years of redemption for those who gave up …
Continue reading A New Season Begins for God’s People in God’s Land
Ok Bible scholars, who recalls King Cyrus and what he did on behalf of the Jews? If you said he was a Persian king who conquered Babylon, then gave a decree allowing the Jews to return to their land and rebuild the Temple, you are right! God used a foreign ruler to accomplish His purpose …
Looking for the Blessed Hope 