Ever since Israel withdrew completely from Gaza and Hamas took over control, Israel has been enduring daily rockets launched from Gaza into the surrounding communities.

What other nation would remove their own people from their land, hand it over to foreigners, supply their fuel, electric and food needs, yet in return be bombarded as a sign of thank you on a daily basis, endure it and yet if responded to are criticized by the majority of nations?

Only Israel.

Why is that?

Because as I stated before, we are in a spiritual war against principalities of darkness in high places that desire to destroy the people and the Land that God the Creator of Heaven and Earth says will never be destroyed.

To this end, the people of Gaza and those who live in the so-called West Bank are but pawns in a spiritual war, that will have no end, until the Messiah comes to setup His Kingdom and Throne on Mt. Zion and put away the Evil one, who deceives the whole world – HaSatan, Satan the Devil.

Many will laugh and scoff at those statements, but the scriptures are very clear….let’s examine some of them.

First of all, Abraham had two sons, Ishmael born of the Egyptian hand-maiden Hagar and Isaac, born of his wife Sarah.

God clearly told Abraham and Sarah that the Promise of Messiah would come from Isaac and that the Land from Kadesh-Barnea to the Euphrates (which includes all the West Bank, parts of Syria, up into modern day Iraq) would be given to his descendants. This was mostly fulfilled during the Kingship’s of David and Solomon.

In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, I have given this land to your seed, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, the Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the giants, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. (Genesis 15:18-21)

He also told Abraham that Ishmael would also be a great nation, a father of 12 princes and would be well taken care of. This too has come to pass, as most of the oil-rich Arab nations are descendants from Ishmael. But the Promise was given to Isaac.

And God said, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed. And you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall father twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation. But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time in the next year. (Genesis 17:19-21)

The issue here is that the later descendants of Ishmael and advocated by Mohammad is that they believe that Isaac’s descendants are not entitled to any promises or land that was clearly given to them by their father Abraham and confirmed by God Himself.

Hence we have had this epic battle, spurred on and inflamed by Satan the devil, who wants to thwart God’s plan and keep the Messiah from returning, who is going to remove him from his position on earth and setup God’s Kingdom. In other words, Satan is trying to save his behind here and doing everything possible to keep the true King from His throne.

Later and throughout it’s history, the children of Israel (Jacob’s name was changed to Israel and had 12 sons) lived in the Land in peace, as long as they kept God’s commandments. When they did not, He allowed their enemies to come in, conquer them and even lead them into captivity.

But there was always a remnant who obeyed and either stayed or later returned to the Land. It’s important to understand this, for it allows us to see the current circumstances in the Land more clearly.

And you, O My servant Jacob, do not fear, says Jehovah. Do not be terrified, O Israel. For lo, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity. And Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid. For I am with you, says Jehovah, to save you. Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you, yet I will not make a full end of you; but I will correct you in measure, and will not leave you entirely unpunished. For so says Jehovah, Your break cannot be cured, and your wound is grievous. There is none to plead your cause; for your ulcer there are no healing medicines for you. All your lovers have forgotten you; they do not seek you. For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the greatness of your iniquity; because your sins are many. Why do you cry over your crushing? Your pain is incurable, for the greatness of your iniquity; because your sins are many, I have done these things to you. So all those who devour you shall be devoured; and all your enemies, every one of them, shall go into captivity. And they who rob you shall be robbed, and all who strip you I will strip. For I will give health back to you, and will heal you of your wounds, says Jehovah; because they called you an outcast, saying, This is Zion; no one is seeking for her. So says Jehovah: Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and will have mercy on his dwelling places. And the city shall be built on her own hill, and the palace shall remain in its own place. And out of them shall come thanksgiving, and the voice of those who rejoice. And I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. Also their sons shall be as they were before, and their congregation shall be established before Me, and I will punish all who ill-treat them.  And their rulers shall be of themselves, and their governor shall come from among them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach Me. For who is this who pledged his heart to come near to Me? says Jehovah.  And you shall be My people, and I will be your God.  Behold, the tempest of Jehovah’s wrath goes forth, a sweeping tempest; it shall whirl on the head of the wicked. The fierce anger of Jehovah shall not return until He has done it, and until He has fulfilled the purposes of His heart. In the latter days you shall understand it. (Jeremiah 30:10-24)

This is why the Jewish people have suffered many things and why today, many still have not yet fully grasped that obedience equals peace and safety. While many are now returning to God and Torah, many still in the Land are very secularized and the leaders are unwilling to trust in the God of their forefathers.

Yet God will not forsake His covenant with Abraham.

Then the Angel of Jehovah answered and said, O Jehovah of Hosts, how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah against which You have cursed these seventy years? And Jehovah answered the angel who talked with me with good words, comfortable words. So the angel who talked with me said to me, Cry out, saying, So says Jehovah of Hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. And with great anger I am angry at the nations at ease; in that I was but a little angry, and they gave help for evil. Therefore so says Jehovah: I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies. My house shall be built in it, says Jehovah of Hosts. And a line shall be stretched over Jerusalem. Cry out again, saying, So says Jehovah of Hosts: My cities shall yet be spread abroad through good, and Jehovah shall again overflow with goodness, and Jehovah shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. (Zechariah 1:12-17)

The good news is, that a time is coming when all this will be resolved and the future of mankind will live in peace and happiness.

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion. For lo, I come, and I will dwell in your midst, says Jehovah. And many nations shall be joined to Jehovah in that day, and shall be My people; and I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that Jehovah of Hosts has sent me to you. And Jehovah shall possess Judah, His portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah; for He has risen out of His holy dwelling place. (Zechariah 2:10-13)

So keep in mind, that those who seek to conquer and divide the Holy Land are fighting against God Himself and their end, well – it’s not going to be too pleasant.

And the LORD shall be King over all the earth; in that day there shall be one LORD, and His name shall be one. And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples who have fought against Jerusalem. Their flesh shall rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes shall rot in their sockets. And their tongue shall rot in their mouth. And it shall be, everyone who is left of all the nations which came up against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. (Zechariah 14:9, 12, 16)

A sad ending to those who oppose God, but what a wonderful world it will be then, with King Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah reigning on His throne…

I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has names written and a name written which no one knows but he himself. He is clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood. His name is called “The Word of God.”  The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen. Out of his mouth proceeds a sharp, double-edged sword, that with it he should strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He treads the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty. He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”  (Revelation 19:11-16)

….and Satan is put away, then all nations will be at peace with one another.

I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Hasatan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years, and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. (Revelation 20:1-3)

Yes, my friends true change is coming. Exciting days are ahead as Bible prophecies unfold before our very eyes!