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This writing does not endorse Replacement Theology (Christians replace Jews as chosen), but strongly supports the New Covenant theology as described in Gods' word, the entire Bible. Nor does it support Dispensationalists (Systematic) or Dual Covenant (separate ways to salvation), who believe God is bringing back today Jewish people into a State of Israel or ordains a Temple be built in Israel before the coming of the Messiah. This later belief would not stand if as described throughout the Bible that a New Heaven and New Earth replaces the old order, also that God establishes His Sanctuary within this New Earth where is found the New Jerusalem called the home of righteousness. I do not accept or acknowledge any works and writings of man to be above the true and inspired word of God we call the Bible. Also worth mention, is disagreement that a Judaic Hebrew Bible 'Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research' having include the New Testament would therefore be more understandable as derived from original Hebrew. Dominionist and Reconstructionist in any form I consider heretic law givers. The Spirit of God being the only need for spiritually discerning the inspired word of God. Nothing will happen in Gods creation unless God ordains or permits for a time. The State of Israel re-created by man described in scripture is certainly permitted by God, however fulfilling prophecy told of in the Book of Luke saying, Jerusalem (symbolic Israel) of this age will be where desolation begins and is the time of punishment in fulfillment for all that has been written. A word of caution concerning those calling themselves Orthodox Jewish or Rabbi, if they exclude the Torah for Talmudic and mans teaching, their claim is invalid and very likely deception.

Three important points need be understood, Christianity is a Jewish faith (commonly called religion) in origin began by Christ Jesus (Yeshu'a), appointing Jewish Disciples who were then sent out first to the chosen as in Rom 1:16 "...for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile." The second point being in John 18:36 "Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place," meaning the Kingdom Promise of old is Gods' Paradise then as now found in heaven. Third and important, neither is the Kingdom a political system of rulers to be found within or upon this earth age, Christ rebuked the Pharisees concerning such misunderstanding saying in Luke 17:20-21 "Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you." This Kingdom is Paradise called the New Jerusalem, after the destruction of earth this New Jerusalem comes down (is revealed) out of heaven wherein is the bride and Gods' Sanctuary (also called Temple) forever, being called the New Earth, fulfilling the White Throne proclamation of "I am making all things new."

This is warning about false teaching that God has ordained a State of Israel yet in this earth age. Certainly God is allowing a man made State of Israel formed under the authority of a few unbeliever's calling themselves Zionist, naming their government as a Zionist Congress and Zionist Supreme Court, with leader that continues without ending Zionist goals. To our shame even some Christian Bible scholars say 'God is bringing back Jewish into Israel today'. What will be found at the end of this earth age about Israel as symbolic Jerusalem is told in Luke 21:20-22 "When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies (Satans Gog and Magog army), you will know that its desolation is near... For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written." Next time a teacher or preacher uses scripture to say God is gathering Jewish into Israel today, read his scripture choices very closely, you will find they are using scripture clearly describing past re-gatherings having already occurred, or scripture clearly involving the future and eternal Israel that is to come after the "Last Days."

From the time of the scattering Jewish leaders and holy sage's since 70AD have refuted secular-Zionist teaching to establish Israel in Palestine, instead from the Torah scripture is taught by their holy men concerning the coming of their Messiah when a (remnant) elect yet living will be gathered from the nations together with the righteous and upright of all ages into new Covenant and into (eternal) Israel forever. This new covenant promise is described in Jeremiah 31:31-32 "The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them," declares the LORD. Christ describes grace by His shed blood establishing the new covenant in 1 Corinthians 11:25-26 "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." Eternal 'Israel living in peace' will not be found during this earth age, Satan has yet to appear and bring desolations to the (State of) Israel symbolically described as Jerusalem. In the last days God will gather from the nations into the wilderness the scattered people Israel, this will happen at the return of their Messiah, those that rebel and revolt against God will be purged from them leaving a remnant that will be brought into new covenant and eternal Israel.

The first part of this presentation is titled" ISRAEL of PROPHECY", and this is scripture study describing Israel of this earth age and the Israel of prophecy, the later prophetic Israel being the eternal Israel. The second part is "ISRAEL of TODAY" providing important statistics regarding present-day State of Israel. These two presentations are intended to give necessary and important background relating one to the other. The second part will concern secular Zionism and Zionist-government of Israel, a State and government began by a small number of non-believing Jewish men, breaking a two thousand year obedience and teaching from the Torah as vow's in which the first is that the people-Israel must wait for the Messiah and not attempt to re-establish Israel in Palestine. I hope also to show that much is not as first appears, or often taught and commonly believed, and as the Lord commanded of those sent out (and I stress most urgently), we are therefore to be as wise in these matters as the serpent. Israel today is not a land, it is a people, the apple of Gods eye New Jerusalem is yet found in heaven. This article provides no answers, only warning, the answers that leave no doubt or error will be found in the Bible. Last I hope to inspire spiritual eye's and ear's regardless how often you've heard otherwise, good does not come out of evil because only evil comes out of evil, and good comes only from our Lord and Savior through God the Father.

Scripture to follow regarding prophecy is very seldom quoted by Zionist or their apologist's, this scripture will be important conditional verse describing conditions that first must be met concerning prophetic future events such as the people Israel being re-gathered from the nations in which they remain scattered to this day. Because of the devout Jewish in faith obedient to God and their Torah, I came to know the living God, because of this I will be forever grateful to these Jewish who have suffered so greatly. Many teach Israel the State of today is a good sign, from my research and the Bible scripture to follow this will be shown untrue, what God allows of natural man seldom is the best of Gods purpose, although for a time will be allowed to fulfill His purpose.

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Part-I
ISRAEL of PROPHECY

Before beginning, I am hoping you will seek answers from the following concerning such as are there two New Covenants God will make, one for Gentile, and one for the Chosen or Jewish people-Israel. Are there more than one Messiah, one for the chosen-Israel, and one for the Gentile. Do Bible verse's say all of the Jewish people-Israel will be brought into new covenant, or does all refer only to a remnant elect. Within the eternal Israel will the nations disappear indicating a diverse people and tongues as Psalms 10:16 declares. Will saints rule over an unredeemed after Christ returns, isn't this belief why the chosen rejected Christ, certainly the saints are said will judge, but didn't Christ warn concerning ruling that instead we are to serve. Scripture tells us God did not bring the chosen out of Egypt as rulers, but to be a priestly line, certainly the Levi did not rule but instead served. Did not Christ describe salvation now by grace as the new covenant for all, beginning first with the Jew, but halted temporarily when they rejected Him, and must wait now until a time for the Gentile is fulfilled. And last, is there a land called Israel that is to be destroyed along with heavens and earth, and does this mean God is not gathering Jewish-People into a land named today a State of Israel, but in fact it is man calling themselves Zionist gathering predominantly secular. These and many other questions will be covered with comments you need study for yourselves.

To start I ask you to be aware and keep in mind scripture from both Old and New Testament, scripture describing the chosen as a rebellious people that remain scattered to this day. Being scattered does not mean the remnant-elect yet hardened of heart are rejected by God as told in Rom 11:2 "God did not reject his people, whom he foreknew...", however concerning "whom he foreknew" that rebel against and reject God, these when re-gathered from the nations will be purged from Gods people as told in Ezek 20:38 "Although I will bring them out of the land where they are living, yet they will not enter the land of Israel." Today scholars and theologian's will say re-establishing Sodom a city once evil would be bad, but re-establishing Israel as a State since it once held Gods people, regardless God scattered these people, that this would be good. Instead there are those of flesh that revolt against God, and those of spirit in faith obedient to God, this is explained in John 3:6-7 "Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit." This article will try to show the difference between a State of Israel now established and living in flesh nature greatly disobedient to Torah and God, and the true eternal Israel or true children of God being a people of spirit through Gods grace that will be brought into the New and eternal Jerusalem yet found in heaven.

Paul laments wishing he himself could be cut off for his brothers, meaning the people Israel whose hearts are yet hardened in flesh nature as described in Rom 9:2-4 "...that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh..." Paul then describes the difference between the spiritual Israel of faith and the natural Israel yet of flesh, and of these who the true children of God as described in Rom 9:6-7 "For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham's children." And finally Paul describes who are Gods Israel or spiritual children of promise in Rom 9:8 "In other words, it is not the natural children who are God's children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham's offspring." The new State of Israel is of the flesh, this born not of God but literally by secular man of flesh, scripture tells us about this Israel where desolation and punishment begins leading to final judgment of all the wicked foretold in Luke 21:20-22 "When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near... For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written." Yes a remnant of the obedient people from the State of Israel find sanctuary, find out why it will be only an obedient and faithful remnant that repent, discover also what is encompassed as all of Israel at this last hour.

Today it is common to hear unconditional-verse used to teach falsely proving God today is re-gathering the scattered people back into a secular State of Israel, the verse used most often is Ezek 11:17 "Therefore say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will gather you from the nations and bring you back from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you back the land of Israel again.'" Never mentioning the conditional-verse concerning this re-gathering, about those that rebel and revolt against God described in Ezek 13:9-10 or Ezek 20:34-38 "I will bring you from the nations and gather you from the countries where you have been scattered-with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath. I will bring you into the desert of the nations and there, face to face, I will execute judgment upon you. As I judged your fathers in the desert of the land of Egypt, so I will judge you, declares the Sovereign LORD. I will take note of you as you pass under my rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. I will purge you of those who revolt and rebel against me. Although I will bring them out of the land where they are living, yet they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD." Keep in mind during this presentation, Israel of this earth age is but a very small part of the Promised Land, Israel of prophecy in the future known as the new earth age is where will be fulfilled all decrees and events concerning the Promised Land.

It is apparent from scripture why no mention of when the re-gathering begins, Christ made this clear in Matt 23:37-39 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'" And this will occure as foretold in Hos 3:4-5 "Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to his blessings in the last days." The true Jewish people scattered among the nations understood these truths, taught from the Torah by their Rabbi, Sage's and holy men saying only the Messiah when He comes would accomplish the re-gathering and re-establishing of Israel. Never once in two thousand years did the Jewish people consider re-establishing Israel themselves, that is until secular Zionists who apparently tired of waiting for a God whom they no longer believed.

Today there is a State of Israel established by man and fully engaged in the ways of man. Today a secular Zionist-Gov is the political body whose worldly history of egregious accomplishments will be covered in detail within the second part of this presentation called 'Israel of Today'. Today a Zionist people have wandered from the path God set for the rebellious, and these called Zionist no longer wait for the Messiah, this Zionist State is the same as people described long ago in Ezek 20:32 "'You say, "We want to be like the nations, like the peoples of the world, who serve wood and stone." But what you have in mind will never happen." Some will tell you there is no entity called the Zionist-Gov, however the same will have no qualm calling it a democracy, and in this democracy is found a Zionist Congress, a Zionist Supreme Court, and an Executive that for many years now continues to proceed with their original Palestinian displacement policies of Zionism. The re-gathering of both Israel and Judah begins in the last days under a new everlasting covenant, starting in the man made Israel and spreading to all of the scattered as told in Jer 50:4-5 In those days, at that time,"declares the LORD,"the people of Israel and the people of Judah together will go in tears to seek the LORD their God. They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and bind themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten."

The new order is where Israel has a new Jerusalem, found upon a new heavens and new earth, this will be much different than the old order of earth or Israel. Nor is it a return to corruption as the old bodies of corruptible flesh. This new earth has a river of Living Water and tree's much like those in the garden of Eden, evident as to why Gods Paradise that comes down or is revealed out of heaven is sometimes referred to as Gods garden. In Genesis of creation God after finishing creation said it was very good. Corruption then resulted in a third of the angels cast out of heaven, also man corrupting himself and the earth. In the first covenant in Ex 19:6 God tells us He finally leads the chosen out of captivity of Egypt for purpose, if they kept covenant they were all to be priest's and a holy people serving God. The people however chose Moses to be their priest, beginning a road to complete disobedience. Slowly their desires turned worldly as described in Ezekiel 20:32 "'You say, "We want to be like the nations, like the peoples of the world, who serve wood and stone." But what you have in mind will never happen.'" Eventually the people broke covenant with God, and God turned His face away from them. God then established a new covenant, in Rev 1:6 we learn that the saints will now be both Jew and Gentile, these will keep His new covenant and will be the kingdom and priest's that for eternity serve God. Here there will be no more night, nor suffering nor pain, and sun or moon or lamp is no longer needed for God will give them light.

There is good reason to validate everything received by checking it with the entire word in the Bible, here is dire warning that everyone should take very seriously and appears prophetic for today, this concerns those that mislead, and those misled, described in Jer 14:14-18 "Then the LORD said to me, "The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries and the delusions of their own minds. Therefore, this is what the LORD says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, 'No sword or famine will touch this land.' Those same prophets will perish by sword and famine. And the people they are prophesying to will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out on them the calamity they deserve. "Speak this word to them: "'Let my eyes overflow with tears night and day without ceasing; for my virgin daughter--my people--has suffered a grievous wound, a crushing blow. If I go into the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I go into the city, I see the ravages of famine. Both prophet and priest have gone to a land they know not.'"

Concerning Dan 9:25-27 tells of the 70-week prophecy, it is apparent here is both a natural having already occurred, and spiritual interpretation yet to happen. Verse-26 indicates an evident break between 69-weeks, picked up and re-capped in verse-27 adding the last 1-week of this prophecy. It does not speak of a Temple destroyed, but of a city and sanctuary, of this sanctuary more probable a sanctified place being an alter similar to before the second Temple being built when a sanctified place was established for an altar alone on which to sacrifice. Verse-27 then re-caps saying a covenant is made for 1-week, however mid-week sacrifices are ended and instead an abomination described as set up in Matt 24:15 "So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel..", meaning the abomination is Satan himself described in 2 Thess 2:4 "He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God." And here the Temple (with sanctuary-altar in a wing or border area) is evidently Herods Temple remnant. God no longer wants our sacrifice, He wants our love, about unwanted sacrifice we are told in Isa 66:1-4 that such act in flesh nature is an abomination.

The last week (of 70-week prophecy) is divided in two equal parts, the first part also referred to as the Great Tribulations, after this first half or 1,335 days a people are saved described in Rev 7:14 "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation...", additionally in Dan 12:11-12 "From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. Blessed is the one who waits for and reaches the end of the 1,335 days." These very likely the remnant elect of the chosen yet living and scattered that must wait the Return of the Messiah. When Satan is released to be ruler of earth for a short time, the 'people' of this ruler would then be Gog and Magog from all past ages that when attacking Jerusalem God will destroy as described in Rev-20. We are told in Dan 9:26 "... the people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary." What will happen to Jerusalem is in this future time, about this we are told in Luke 21:22:"For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written." Certainly there are Jewish in the State of Israel obedient to God, many having existed in Palestine living in peace since 70AD with their Arab neighbor, long before arrival of the secular Zionist, and these obedient will surely be among the remnant that the Messiah brings back into bond of new eternal Covenant and into eternal Israel. In this future time as prophecy tells us it will not be to rebuild (meaning repair) cities that along with the earth were destroyed, they will rebuild anew cities within the new creations told of in Isa. 65:17-19 "...new creations...of heavens, earth and Jerusalem."

Also remember scripture that tells of prophecies concerning destruction, perishing, or passing away of that which can be shaken of both our present heaven and earth (to see Bible dictionary description's of these words in scripture click here). Concerning this destruction, it is not as described of earth in Noah's flood, this is made clear in Gen 6:16-17 "I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish." Also as is common with prophecy, there is often a natural or literal interpretation, also a spiritual or super natural interpretation.

With this in mind consider that after Christ gathers His own that are those yet living, a period begins on this earth when not one righteous or redeemed person will be found upon earth, and it is then that peace is taken away from the earth beginning end time disasters and Gods wrath. There is mention of saints that Satan conquers in Rev 13:7 "He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation." However it is made clear these do not belong to the Lord Jesus, described in the following verse Rev 13:8 "All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast-all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world." Certainly these remaining to be conquered would include those described in the Bible as neither hot nor cold, and of whom God says He will spit from His mouth. Also concerning Israel of this earth age, the Bible makes clear the only peace (the State of) Israel will have, will be that made in agreement with the Abomination that brings desolation, during the prophesied 70th week.

The purpose for the above request is because prophecy of both end times and Israel are pivotal in relation to understanding the White Throne decree of "I am making everything new." This later prophecy is then fulfilled within the New Heaven and New Earth where will be found the New Jerusalem, the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven with the bride. Before this keep in mind scripture and many hymn's that tell how today our God reigns, yet a time is coming (after the prophetic 7x7 and 62x7 or during the 70th-Week having both a natural and spiritual interpretation) that for a short period Satan is given reign over this earth as ruler described in Dan 9:26 "After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary." This sanctuary to be destroyed told of in Daniel-9 will be found in a border area or wing-edge of a temple (apparently Herods), this will be covered later. In Deuteronomy-30 God tells the people a time is coming when He will set before them life and death, here they will individually be judged, in this period the scattered remnant of Israel return to God in repentance. Only then does God gather the chosen remnant called the elect out of the desert/wilderness of the nations where they were scattered, bringing them back by His grace into a New Covenant and the Promised Land of Israel forever. Other passages telling of only a remnant who return to Israel are Isa 10:20-23, Isa 37:32, and Romans 9:27-28.

Some will quote scripture in part and out of context, such as Ps 105:8-11 "He remembers his covenant forever, the word he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion you will inherit." Forgetting to mention scripture showing God did keep the Covenant, did bring the people to the promised land and did confirm it to Jacob as a decree, but forgetting to mention that the people finally turned away from God breaking the covenant, and God turning his face from them and scattering them out of the land into all of the nations. The promises and Covenant that God did make with the people, and the people that did in faith keep as a Covenant with God, these will all see every promise made by God come to pass, God is not a liar. For those after, God has made a new covenant, and those that keep this as did those of the first covenant will all see the Kingdom to come and their Lord God for ever after.

To this day has anyone and especially the Zionist followed the Lords command regarding the alien also allotted portions of the Promised Land, pay special attention to the last part in reading Ezekiel 47:13-23 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "These are the boundaries by which you are to divide the land for an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel, with two portions for Joseph. You are to divide it equally among them. Because I swore with uplifted hand to give it to your forefathers, this land will become your inheritance... You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who have settled among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. In whatever tribe the alien settles, there you are to give him his inheritance, declares the Sovereign LORD." It is apparent today few are aware that the Promised Land consists of all Syria, about half of Iraq, a part of Saudi Arabia, all of Jordan, all of Lebanon, a small part of Egypt, and of course all of Palestine.

Few appear aware of Gods command concerning aliens in these lands, described in Lev 19:33-34 "'When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God." Regarding the allotted land described earlier, how often is quoted this warning, Deut 19:14 "Do not move your neighbor's boundary stone set up by your predecessors in the inheritance you receive in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess." Here is the penalty God said they would receive if not keeping righteousness within the land, Lev 18:28 "And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the nations that were before you." Remembered also, this land (Israel) does not belong to the people, this God declared in Lev 25:23-24 "The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants."

Some believe that Paul speaking of a mystery revealed to him in Ephesians 3:4-5 concerns a salvation message for the Gentile different than was given or understood (in other generations) by Israel. However Paul instead is explaining why Israel rejected Christ, they had expected a Kingdom established by the Messiah in which God and the people of Israel would rule over all nations. The mystery Paul speaks of results from this misunderstanding that hardened the heart of Israel against Christ, revealed as a time for the fulfillment of the Gentile. This is explained by Paul in Rom 11:25 "I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in." Read closely as Paul explains this mystery and revelation fully in Eph 3:1-6 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles- Surely you have heard about the administration of God's grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God's holy apostles and prophets. This mystery was that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the message and promise through Christ Jesus." Notice the same message and promise is shared among Jews called Israel and the Gentile.

During the ministry of Christ on earth did the Jews receive a different message than the Gentile, proving the Jew and Gentile are separate and have separate paths to salvation. Scripture of both Old and New Testaments refutes this claim. John the baptist from the beginning proclaiming a heavenly promise in Matt 3:1-2 "In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." From this beginning the Old Testament prophecies were recounted that proclaimed the coming Messiah, Savior, Redeemer, and Christ Jesus was He. Christ said about His ministry and teaching in Matt 24:14 "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." Certainly they did not have a New Testament at that time, just as the Mishna was not fully recorded as the book of traditions called the Talmud, and here the Talmud should not be confused with the holy Torah being Gods word, all these others were conveyed by word of mouth. There are teachings believed that there are differences and divisions in Judaism, these are mans theories and mean nothing, the word of God is clear saying He knows those He has chosen. Regardless the same message of Christ was given Jew and Gentile as in Acts 13:26 "Brothers, children of Abraham, and you God-fearing Gentiles, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent." Christ gave full explanation in John 3:3 In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."

The Upright and Righteous from the Old Testament of law had promise of God they would one day be brought into Paradise, and continuing yet today we call the 'first resurrection'. This resurrection beginning when Christ after crucified at death went into the depths where He preached or proclaimed to those resting in peace within Sheol, and upon rising in victory over death led these captives free. This First Resurrection continues today within the New Testament through the same faith bringing grace, ending at the Coming of the Lord for the saints yet living. To be sure some today still keep old rituals and follow old ways such as circumcision, Christ did not say he came to do away with the law. Yet of the New Covenant Christ explained most eloquently to the woman at his feet in tears, Christ revealed the way to salvation saying in Luke 7:50 "Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace." And this same message we hear today, of faith described in Hab 2:4 "...but the righteous will live by his faith..." And so the promised salvation through Abraham became saving grace and resurrection through Christ, as told in Rom 4:16 "Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring-not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all." Verses earlier clearly telling us this seed of Abraham includes both Jew and Gentile as the Family of God.

Is there one Covenant of God for the Chosen, and another Covenant of God for the Gentile. No, Jesus certainly came first for the Jew, however with foreknowledge that Israel would hardened their hearts causing Israel's House being left desolate (Luke 13:35), Christ described a period of interruption when Israel would be without a temple, without a sacrifice, without a priesthood and without a Covenant. This is made clear in Hos 3:4-5 "For the Israelites will live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred stones, without ephod or idol. Afterward the Israelites will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to his blessings in the last days." This error of concept regarding Two-Covenant or Dual-Covenant theology for separate ways to salvation for the Jewish (Israel) and Gentile is further clarified in Isa. 62:1-7, 65:16-25, also Jeremiah 3:8-25, 30:8-24. There is also mention of unfulfilled promises from the Old Covenant, these being Promises both covenantal and dispensational, both answered in Eph 4:7-8 "But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says: When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men." And at the return of the Messiah all that is written shall be fulfilled.

The first Covenant God made with a chosen people was a contract being conditional, for these of Old Testament people that were obedient and kept covenant, many of the promises made to them are yet to be fulfilled, at their resurrection all their promises in the new creations will be fulfilled and answered through Christ. Who cannot see that it is in the New Covenant through Christ that these promise will now be answered, consider in I Chronicles 23:3 God promises Aaronic priesthood would continue forever. In I Chron 23:25 God said He had come to dwell in the Temple in Jerusalem forever. In II Samuel 7:12-16 God promised descendants of David would sit on his throne forever. In II Chron 33:7 God said He will put His name in the Temple of Jerusalem forever. The first covenant was broken by the chosen when they turned away from God to worship false gods, God then declared the covenant broken. God now has announced a new covenant through Christ, all promises of God that remain unanswered will be fulfilled through Christ Jesus in the new heavens, new earth, and the new Jerusalem of enternity.

What appears most misunderstood is the relationship between the first Covenant and the new Covenant, now called the Old and New Covenants, and these both established as prophesied between the chosen people and God. The misunderstanding is regarding Gods perfect Law, that this perfect Law was weak in purpose, when in fact the Law was perfect and it being man who was week. Still God is perfect, and His Law is perfect, and this foretold by God that through the law would come the Messiah to rectify mans weakness to the perfection of His Law. So it was the all knowing God who began the works of salvation for man who though weak in body, was willing of spirit, and through faith could accept grace through Christ. This began through a chosen people, to include the believers who would follow, until all in faith anointed in praise their redeemer and Messiah as Lord.

No, God desires one people and for this purpose chose a people. God has established His Kingdom, and in regard to the nations of peoples God has said in Ps 10:16 "The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land." Will God then love one more than another, and will we serve or will we rule with authority, of such authorities the Lord has described in Matt 20:25-27 "Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave..." This is the same message to Gods people in both the Old and New Testament, to reign is not to rule, but to serve. Also concerning some prominent among the chosen people in the Bible, not all were born a Jew, a number became part of the chosen from other lands and other people's.

Remember, the prophetic re-gathering (after purging the rebellious of both living and dead) to the Promised Land of Israel, is not for the purpose to judge the wicked, the purpose is to live with God in peace forever described in Gen 13:15 "All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever." Here (forever) is found in the New Jerusalem and Holy Mountain of worship, and this no ordinary city but where is found the Sanctuary made by God. Yet some will recite verse's such as from Amos telling of the true re-gathering, yet apparently believing to Israel of this earth age and limited only to those yet living. Amos 9:13-14 speaks about (all) generations of the elect as those He will bring back forever into Israel, and here they will rebuild what had been destroyed. This re-gathering will include not only the living at the return of Christ, but will include the many who died through the ages in their faith and some having never seen the Promised Land of Israel. Read closely what it says in Amos 9:14-15 "'I will bring back my exiled people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them,' says the LORD your God." This tells of making all things new, the old cities had passed away with the old order including earth, rebuilding does not suggest repairing what was destroyed, instead tells of beginning anew'.

Some believe that the Old Covenant was never broken, saying that the Temple and sacrifice existed at the arrival of Christ on earth. But the Covenant was broken, in (Jere-11) we learn that the people continued to sin leading to worshiping false gods. Christ told of the destruction of the Temple in Matt 24:2 "Do you see all these things?" he asked. "I tell you the truth, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down." It is after Israel and Judah both break the Covenant that God declares the Covenant broken and turns His face from them. If this were not so, there would be no reason for God in (Jer. 31:31-34, Heb-8:7-12) to promise a New Covenant with the chosen. It is true the Old Covenant made provision for sin, yet God had already prophesied a better plan for the atonement of sin by grace through the salvation works of a Messiah, this Messiah is Christ Jesus. At this time God says in Heb 10:16 "This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds."

Jesus in establishing His church on earth was not at that time ministering among the Gentile or excluding the Chosen of God. Jesus was with the chosen and established His church from and among the chosen people of God. Jesus did not share this ministry among the outsider except in special circumstance, all those selected and appointed with but rare exception came from the chosen. This ministry outreach was restricted to the chosen until the very end of Christ’s ministry on earth. It was after Christ went into the depths from which He led captives free, that Paul was chosen to extend grace into the Gentile world. For this God established a people, but the promise was not for one people but all nations and peoples as promised in Gen 22:18 "...and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me." See the error of teaching that all the Jew's rejected the Messiah, praise God for the obedient that did not reject, the same living in testimony to their faith and among those that reached out to the Gentile.

The Lord in His ministry established the new Covenant of Salvation, becoming King of kings within the heavenly Kingdom. Christ who knew He would leave this earth for a time, did not leave His authority to administers as did kings of earth. Instead Christ established His Church, giving the keys of both heaven and earth to His church in faith evidenced as was that of the faith of Peter. Peter in admitting Christ was the Messiah, brought the response of Christ that this knowledge was not learned of man, but received from God. Paul it was who later described the building plan for Christ's church as a temple of believers, assembled by God with power and authority through gifts made possible, first being the administrative and also to include the service gifts. These Christ said as each did their part would bring unity and maturity to the entire church body.

Christ then is the last sin offering fulfilling Hos 6:6 "For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings," fulfilled as described in 2 Cor 5:17-18 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" In this New Covenant is fulfillment of old and new promises as in Rom 7:6 "But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code." Christ said He did not come to do away with the law or the promises of God, instead saying in Matt 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them."

Although the chosen people are still scattered and remain the rebellious as declared by God, this does not mean that the re-gathering into Israel today will not be used by God as prophesied. Yet it must be remembered who the one is that will gather the tribes of Judah and Israel from all the nations, and when this event will finally occur. There being men who would be enablers, well intentioned and not who regardless that God scattered the rebellious, take upon themselves the re-gathering for God into the new State of Israel. Gods word is without doubt in prophecy saying the true re-gathering by God is as described in Zechariah, and this begins at the return of Christ. God drove the rebellious from the Old Land of Promise, God in His time will gather a remnant elect of the chosen back into a New Land of Promise. Man today in re-gathering of Jews into the new State of Israel is man serving the will of man that will fulfill end days desolations as prophesied.

In Zech-12 we learn that it is the outpouring of grace from the Lord upon the remnant in Jerusalem that cleanses the chosen people, as it says in Zech 12:10-11 "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son," this is when every clan and tribe of the chosen (symbolically Jerusalem) now scattered learn their Messiah has come.

It is Zech-13 that describes the symbolic cleansing that begins with the house of David, as it says in Zech 13:1 "On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity." In Zech-14 is described the symbolic Promised Lands (New Heaven and New Earth) and New Jerusalem as in Zech 14:8-9 "On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter. The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name." The symbology of East and West sea's has important connotation, Summer and Winter denotes continuance.

Notice that it is not the chosen that cleanse themselves using Old Covenant ritual or sacrifice, God having said He does not want sacrifice. About the Old Covenant God has said it was broken and is no longer binding. In the New Testament we are told God will make a New Covenant with the chosen, these agreements as we all know are not binding until both parties agree on content. I believe some of the chosen have already made this commitment; this began when the Messiah chose twelve men of the chosen people as disciples, the Lord sending these disciples first to the chosen people as was His purpose. This New Covenant as the following scripture will show, promises not only a New Earth and New Jerusalem, in this new creation is the New Promise Land in Rev 21:5 "He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" And here will be the gathering of the 'whole house of Israel' forever.

The first Jewish or chosen as believers in this New Covenant were called Christians, so it continues that the chosen that commit themselves to this New Covenant call themselves Jewish Christians. There are others called the Gentile who Christ has spliced into the family of God, these call themselves simply as Christian. Remembering again as told in Daniel, the chosen were to make atonement not a cleansing for transgressions and sin, as described in Dan 9:24 "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness..." To atone for wickedness they are to end transgressions and sin. It is important to understand the difference between this and the cleansing of the chosen, the Lord does this, the Lord will pour out grace upon the chosen, Gods grace is that which saves the chosen. This saving grace is accomplished neither by their own works or sacrifice. The promise to the chosen that they also may be re-grafted found in Rom 11:23-24 "And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. After all, if you were cut out of an olive tree that is wild by nature, and contrary to nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!"

Israel is a people who await only to receive their promise as told in Heb 8:8-9 "The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord." Israel will receive their promise and gathering when as told in Rom 11:25 "I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in." In the past a failed attempt was made by man to rejoin the house of Israel with the house of Judah. The true gathering of the chosen will begin at the return of the Messiah Christ Jesus when the "whole house" of Israel will be gathered. God will not gather a few of the chosen or elect for eternity, God will leave "no one" of these elect behind who had passed away or yet live in other nations.

So today the error in believing that a Temple will be built in Israel before the Messiah returns is to believe God requires a Temple be built. There will be a sanctuary built, calling it a sanctuary because this is what Archangel in Dan-9 did not decree as a Temple that must be built, but foretold instead of a sanctuary destroyed during desolation in the end days within the sacred Jerusalem. Those of the New Covenant will know the significance of a (man made) sanctuary instead of Temple being destroyed. This error is also true concerning the gathering of the Jewish people into Israel today before desolation has even begun, the gathering by the Lord as scripture has made clear occurs at the time that desolation has begun, and who cannot tell that it is man doing the gathering today. Remembering also the prophesied desolation does not begin until the armies amassed against Israel finally attack, and after this the Lord destroys these armies and nations of all the enemies of Israel, giving the repentant remnant of Jerusalem or Israel miraculous powers.

Do not confuse 'tribulations' with the final or apocalyptic days called the prophetic week of 'desolations', in each life there will be trials and tribulations for testing of faith, described in John 16:33 "In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." In this verse the same word for tribulations was translated as 'troubles'. Today and until the beginning of 'Final Days of Desolation', scripture describes the chosen as a rebellious people, and of the peoples on earth described as the rebellious turning ever more to evil. Of these 'Last Days' before the end regarding the chosen of Israel, will they all or any part of (only) those yet living be returned to a new State of Israel. It is already evident some of the living are returning, and certainly the Bible tells about these in Israel before desolation begins, but is this the good purpose of God. What is the fruit within Israel today of this gathering, does this gathering evidence the good purpose of God, or is the evidence today instead that of serving Gods will? All things shall serve Gods will, not all things are within or follow the good purpose of God.

Is the Israel of this earth age the Promised Land into which God is re-gathering the chosen, the Bible tells us the promised land is given to the chosen people as an everlasting possession in Gen 17:8 "...I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God," here God is not describing a temporary battleground literally destroyed, later being covered over by the New Jerusalem. Nor will God leave any behind, meaning those spliced in and those who died without seeing the land, and so our best description of this Promised Land is as both a heavenly land and built by God described in Heb 11:10-16 "For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. By faith Abraham, even though he was past age--and Sarah herself was barren--was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise. And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country-a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be their God, for he has prepared a city for them"

This prophecy describes a possession for you (and) your descendants, this clearly proclaims in promise that all past/present/future generations will (all) reside in this Promised Land. The promise continues to say that as they reside in this Promised Land, in this land they will (all) have peace. Contrast this peace with the State of Israel today and the prophetic of 2 Tim-3 telling of the last days of this earth age having already begun, leading to the eschatalogic time of desolations, when the abyss is opened the desolations becoming apocalyptic with wars until the very end. When Christ allows the opening of the abyss, Satan released gathers his army of Gog and Magog to surround Israel and finally in symbology attack the city of Jerusalem. This begins the times decreed of disasters and desolations leading to the end about which Archangel Gabriel tells us in Dan 9:26-27 "The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed."

Rev-11 is often quoted in belief a Temple of old will be built in Israel before the return of the Lord. However this Temple within Revelations is a symbolic instruction to measure a Temple described within Revelations, and as described in Revelations is much different than any Temple of earth such as described in Ezekiel 40, where a very detailed Temple measurement is followed for several chapters. The detail of (Rev 11:13-23) instead is clearly a symbolic instruction of measuring the Temple within Revelations, with no further mention and immediately blends into the first 3 1/2 year's leading up to the beginning or final 3 1/2 years of desolation never seen before or after. No further mention is made of the symbolic Temple measuring, however at the end of Rev-11 we are told Rev 11:19 "Then God's temple in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant."

Also regarding the instructions given to John for measuring a temple, this involves four points, (1) to measure the temple, (2) also the altar, with unusual instruction to (3) count the worshipers, and last being to (4) omit the outer court of the Temple that has been given to the Gentile. It continues to describe other Gentile (negatively) within the city of Jerusalem, in all described in Rev 11:1-2 "I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the worshipers there. But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months." No further mention is made of this measuring nor outer court or meaning of trampling the Holy City, however the '42 months' is clearly related to the final 3 1/2 years of desolation. Also John and an angel do measure the City (New Jerusalem), told of in Rev 21:15 "The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls."

It is important to understand in reference to the 'outer court' that in fact God has given a part of the 'symbolic holy place' or Promised Land to the Gentile (alien) as commanded in Ezek 47:22 "You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the aliens who have settled among you and who have children. You are to consider them as native-born Israelites; along with you they are to be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel."

Israel does not understand the allotment of lands for those grafted in to this day, nor apparently by John writing in Revelations what he saw in symbolic truth, just as Daniel was confused about symbolic prophecy he was given. Of this symbolic truth however he continues in describing seven years cut short at 3 1/2 years, the two witnesses, the opening of the abyss resulting in the killing of the witnesses, and after 3 1/2 days the witnesses brought back to life and called up to heaven. This temple of Revelations has an altar, the altar is before God, it is not a sin offering altar, it is the temple and altar from which comes end day judgments against man and creation. Also this Temple or Sanctuary within the New Jerusalem is the Sanctuary God says He will establish on earth, this is the Sanctuary (not built by mans hand) that will exist among His people forever more.

The Temple John is told to measure in Rev-11 then is the Spiritual Temple in heaven. John later describes the city (New Jerusalem) and the Temple, saying in Rev 21:22 "I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple." The symbolic meaning in telling John to measure this Temple appears to be regarding the as yet separation in heaven regarding the souls of those under the altar, these appearing to mean the Jewish (worshipers) and Gentile (outer court). Here we may remember the symbolic Gentile outside the temple who trample the Holy City. Then in symbology we have the chosen (worshipers), also those Gentile spliced into the family (outer court), and last a negative implication being (other Gentile) who trample the Holy City for 42 months. These later very likely those released from the abyss. Remember, during the last days the abyss will be opened beginning the apocalypse of the last three and one half years, or 42 months.

These (worshipers and outer court) souls would be those John described earlier in symbology as the souls below the altar in Rev 6:9-11 "...I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, "How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?" Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed." These souls would be the upright and redeemed who had died but as yet have not received the new heavenly body. There is little reason for John to measure the last (Herods) Temple that exists today in remnant part, although there is apparently a sanctuary that will be set up within the wing-edge or border area of Herods Temple where abominations and sacrifice are prophesied to occur.

Perhaps significant in this context is Ezra chapter-3 that describes a time after the destruction of the first Temple, when the repentant Jewish people (without a Temple) offered sacrifices upon a special altar described in Ezra 3:2 "Then Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow rests and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it..." This would explain the sanctuary described to Daniel by the angel, within the remnant of Herods Temple exists the Wailing Wall, the remnant Temple still considered a Holy Place to this day. It would also explain why sacrifices will be made in a (wing) edge or border area of this Temple, remembering all sacrificial altar's of past Temples were found within the inner or center 'court of priests', located before the steps into the Holy of Holies Place. Of the radical-Zionists or New Sanhedrin (Temple Mount Faithful) minority in Israel planning to build a temple, these now say the temple will be built by (Zionist) Jews, and will not come down out of heaven (see website http://www.templemountfaithful.org/), a contradiction of prophecy by Christ who tells of the New Jerusalem and Gods' Sanctuary told of in Revelations.

It is important at this time to mention the sequence from old to new including new heaven and new earth creations. It begins in Rev 20:11 "Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them." Next we hear of the new heaven and new earth in Rev 21:1 "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea." Notice that sea often refer's to peoples and in the New there is no sea as yet, however in the New Jerusalem as told in Rev 21:2 "I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband." This is finalized when the Lord says in Rev 21:5 "He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." Note the 'bride' or souls in heaven were no longer upon earth but came down as the New Jerusalem from heaven; here the bride meets Christ the husband, coming down meaning revealed, now revealed within the New Heaven and New Earth, the place of righteousness.

It also is imperative that we follow New Testament prophecy to see how Old Testament promises still prevail and await fulfillment. In Matt 24:5-8 we are told of deception and wickedness in the end days, and these beginning the 'abomination that causes the desolation' in Jerusalem. About this desolation we are warned in 2 Tim 2:3-7 concerning those serving civilian (worldly) causes for the Prince of this world, instead of serving the will and purpose of our Lord God. Revelation chapter-6 then describes the 7-Seals and 7-Horsemen bringing those days to an end, as does Rev 8-11 record the angels sounding the seven trumpets bring end time events described for those with discernment.

Regarding the Temple's built on earth over past ages in Israel (the third actually rebuilt), there is found no place in the New Testament that prophecies a third (or forth) Temple needs be built. If the New Jerusalem is to cover over the old Jerusalem, and this earth is destroyed, would not a man made temple then be destroyed? Remember also not (all) of the chosen will be gathered back into Israel of this earth age forever. Scripture does tell of this earth being destroyed and the Lord making everything new. The Temples made by the hands of man on earth are not to be glorified, about mans constructs in this earth-age the Lord said in Heb 8:4-5 "They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven." About the Temple that men say they must build in end days of this earth age; mentioned by the Archangel to Daniel as a sanctuary, the desolation this rebellion will bring as judgment also described in these same verses.

In the New Covenant God says He no longer wants our sacrifice that He provided through Christ, nor a sanctuary He has already created, instead He wants our love. In this it is no longer by law we are justified, it is by grace. About continued sacrifices we are told in Isa 66:1-4 "This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be? Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?" declares the LORD. "This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word. But whoever sacrifices a bull is like one who kills a man, and whoever offers a lamb, like one who breaks a dog's neck; whoever makes a grain offering is like one who presents pig's blood, and whoever burns memorial incense, like one who worships an idol. They have chosen their own ways, and their souls delight in their abominations; so I also will choose harsh treatment for them and will bring upon them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me."

This following will be repeated using other scripture later, for it bears repeating, and this of the New Heavens and New Earth as in Mark 13:30-31 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away," promised again in Rev 21:1-5 "Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."

Today the signs evident within Israel show little hope for peace, unless they find peace with those who today want Israel or more correctly the Zionism-regime in Jerusalem to be no more. It appears Israel has become aware of declining safeguards from debt's worldwide, destabilization not only among the nations, but the very fabric of this earth. In truth most Arab nations "leaders" surrounding Israel have made peace of sorts with Israel, the conflict today is primarily with Palestinian and surrounding Arab "peoples," the support from Arab nations to Palestinians mostly in recognition of need. Population growth today in this region favors Muslim peoples, with the next world power to be 3rd World nations under the empire of China, although global Multinational Cartels believe they have all under control.

The Bible tells of the prophetic re-gathering of the chosen by God to the Promised Lands as symbolically described in Ezek 37:11 "Then he said to me: "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel." The re-gathering of the "whole house of Israel" literally means "all ages" of the chosen including the elect yet living at the return of Christ. But before this re-gathering there will be an invasion of Israel, the invasion destroyed, an agreement bringing short peace in Israel, then the Abomination and the sanctuary destroyed, sacrifice (?) ended, the great battle, this all ends with the wrath of God in judgment, and after this is established Gods Sanctuary and Kingdom. This remembered from the prayer Christ told us in Matt 6:9-10 "...Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven..."

Before the re-gathering, scripture describes conditions that develop in what we now call the State of Israel and specifically Jerusalem, and about this God gives dire warning in Zechariah 12:3 "And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it." Jerusalem today being the seat of both Islam and Zionist government shall become a burdensome stone. Scripture mentioning stones in this connotation relate to stumbling blocks. Do not confuse Gods warning of this stumbling block as for only the wicked, the stone described is warning for all people who it may cause to stumble. Saying all that burden or participate as stumbling blocks both Gentile and Zionist, all these will meet Gods severe wrath. Also do not forget scripture telling of the great price those within israel of this earth age will pay, as told in Zech 12:2 "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem." How accurately this describes conditions that exist today in the State of Israel, not only concerning neighboring peoples, but the nature of all nations who are errant and involved, this leads to wars until the end with desolations and wrath decreed. Out of this symbolic Jerusalem and Israel only the remnant elect will be saved.

The re-gathering of the chosen begins during the battle when a remnant or elect find miraculous sanctuary in the Lord told of in Zech 12:7-9 "On that day the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the LORD going before them. On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem." During this symbolic Day of the Lord a spiritual miracle happens for the whole house of Israel meaning the remnant elect of the scattered clans will repent and praise the Messiah as told in Zech 12:10-14 "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son. On that day the weeping in Jerusalem will be great, like the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. The land will mourn, each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives, and all the rest of the clans and their wives."

This re-gathering will be to the Promised Land; to the city called the New Jerusalem, where within the New Jerusalem is found the Temple or Sanctuary of God, and here the remnant and elect will reside with their children and their children's children forever. Christ in Luke 17 tells of the Chosen (those you gave me), also the Gentile or those who (come to me because of them). Would the Israel of this earth hold (all) of the 'chosen'? Of the Temple of God where the Chosen are gathered for eternity, will there be an altar upon which blood-sacrifice is made for sin, of course not, there will be a throne of God and an altar of praise. There is every reason to believe that the New Jerusalem coming down out of Heaven is also in part that called the New Earth.

Some believe (all) Jewish people will be gathered into Paradise by God and not require the saving grace of Jesus, however the New Covenant is clear that none come but through Christ. How Christ receives the Upright and Righteous is answered in Gods’ word, being after Christ crucified going into the depths where He preaches or proclaims, revealed in Eph 4:7-8 ...This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men." Yet does this mean "all" Jewish people including Judas, it says in Rom 2:28-29 "A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man's praise is not from men, but from God." Then is answered how the elect called the upright and righteous who pass away then through the Messiah receive grace and salvation, also is answered how the elect yet living when the Messiah returns will receive this same grace.

So just as the Upright were those righteous in faith (believing), this is still true as described in Rom 3:27-31 "Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. Is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles too? Yes, of Gentiles too, since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith. Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law." All those called the upright and righteous are those the Lord saves through His grace as told in Isa 43:25 "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more." This righteousness through faith is described in Hab 2:4 "...but the righteous will live by his faith..."

Here is what the prophet has said about the rebellious among the chosen who lead in error as described in Ezek 13:8-9 "'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because of your false words and lying visions, I am against you, declares the Sovereign LORD. My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD." Would this as some apparently believe, mean that all (today) in the Israel (of today) are the righteous saved by grace for eternity? Anywhere within Gods word where it says "then you will know I am the Lord", this is a place to be very attentive.

The gathering of Gods people to the 'Promised Land' will not be upon this earth because this earth will literally perish with heaven and earth then being made new. Many teach a restored earth, but Gods word tells us in a number of places about making heaven and earth new. We are told in Isa 66:22 "As the new heavens and the new earth that I make will endure before me," declares the LORD..." This also foretold in Heb 1:10-12 "In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end." Not only will a New Heavens and New Earth be created, but also a New Jerusalem as told in Isa 65:17-19 "Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy. I will rejoice over Jerusalem and take delight in my people; the sound of weeping and of crying will be heard in it no more."

Some are perplexed by Christ telling people standing near him that they would not pass away before the times of desolation described earlier, as in Mark 13:30 "I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." Christ is referring to the destruction/perishing of this heaven and earth, saying these people would not pass away (second death) before this desolation and destruction in which the earth passes, similar to Christ saying in John 8:50-51 "I tell you the truth, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death." The same is true of Christ telling of His final coming in Matt 16:26-28 "What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done. I tell you the truth, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." Among these people were 'some' who would not taste a reward of the second death before judgment. For this reason Christ warns that they should be prepared for His return when in judgment the unprepared will be destroyed as in Mark 13:35-37 "Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back-whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. What I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!'"

The promises of God to the chosen of bringing them back from all nations does not exclude the Gentile who by Gods grace are called Christian, although some Christian leaders seem unaware that God has spliced many into the family of God. This we are told in Eph 2:19-22 "Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit."

The re-uniting of the twelve tribes of the chosen at this time told in Ezek 37:25-28 "They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children will live there forever, and David my servant will be their prince forever. I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will put my sanctuary among them forever. My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. Then the nations will know that I the LORD make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever.'" Notice that this scripture describes a (past tense) "where your fathers lived," followed with a (future tense) promise for "their children...will live there forever," man will never again destroy this Sanctuary God sets up, here we are told about His Temple described in Revelations, and that it will remain forever among those God has chosen. Some believe they will return to an old home many generations past, scripture in this matter has taught the wise who tell us that we can only return to a home after many ages that is now new.

Read carefully again how God says He will make an everlasting Covenant with the chosen in Ezek 37:26 "I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant..." God then continues and describes His everlasting Sanctuary, "... and I will put my sanctuary among them forever." This Sanctuary is in the New Jerusalem; it is neither a temple nor a remnant from the Old Earth age. This is the Kingdom Christ spoke of that was not upon this earth, yet it will come down out of Heaven and be with the chosen for eternity as told in Ezek 37:27-28 "My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. Then the nations will know that I the LORD make Israel holy, when my sanctuary is among them forever."

About this true future Temple we are told in Haggai 2:9 "The glory of this latter house shall be greater than that of the former, says the Lord of hosts; and in this place I will give peace, says the Lord of hosts." Regarding the former temple's both second and third (the third actually rebuilt); scripture says both of these last temples did not equal in splendor the first temple of Saul. Also it is not a tabernacle or sanctuary construction that God resides in today, as told in 1 Cor 3:16-17 "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you are that temple." Here is described the Holy Spirit today given as gift and promise to those who through grace fulfill the New Covenant. And Christ when talking about the desecration's done to the Temple made by hands, said in Matt 12:5-6 "I tell you that one greater than the temple is here." We are told about His temple in Acts 17:24 "The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands."

In the New Covenant is described this new Temple, a Spiritual Temple, here will be found spiritual sacrifice, and this described in 1 Peter 2:4-6 "As you come to him, the living Stone- rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him- you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For in Scripture it says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame."

Look again in the book of Daniel as Gabriel prophecies to the Jewish or Chosen people about their restoring the city being lands and properties of Jerusalem before the coming of the Messiah, a time after which the Lord opens the Abyss. In this book of Daniel the Archangel Gabriel does not tell of a Temple that they must build, but almost in afterthought describes an apparent lesser sanctuary that will be destroyed in Dan 9:25-27 "Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven 'sevens,' and sixty-two 'sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing [of the temple] he will set up an Abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him."

The insertion within Daniel 9:27 regarding wing of the "temple", the word temple is not found in original text and is in like manner of James the brother of Jesus talking about the temple of David also brought back. The Tent or Tabernacle of these nomadic people had never been a Temple building and David then the first to plan the construction of a Temple building. David even gathered the materials necessary, however the prophet Nathan said it would have to go to another. So the temple of David is a Tent or Tabernacle, and not a Temple as some may read into this scripture. The wing described in Dan 9:27 does give impression of "on the edge or border" of a sanctified or sanctuary location within a Holy Place. At this time there is very little evidence that Muslims of Islamic belief would allow their Mosque to be displaced. God of course is all-powerful, but with all that has been said, by all indications it is a sanctuary in the wing or border area suggesting a location within the remnant of Herods Temple.

So what about this sanctuary that Daniel says will be destroyed. When the Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven, the Temple of God was then in Paradise of God and is God, this verified by John in Rev 21:22 "I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple." This also verified as told in Acts 17:24 "The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands." Christ is now our High Priest in Heb 3:1 "Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess." Further we are told Christ is now with the Father in John 7:33 "I then go to the one who sent me." Christ in talking of the desecration's to the Temple said in Matt 12:5-6 "I tell you that one greater than the temple is here." Today Christ the High Priest is in the Holy of Holies, about this Holy place we are told of in John 14:2 "In my Fathers house are many rooms... I am going to prepare a place for you." The New Testament now tells us our love is the spiritual sacrifice God desires.

In the vision of Ezekiel it is not a temple that 'shall be built' during the end days, but the temple that 'should have been built' in times past. Reading further into Ezekiel there is described a 'condition' required that the people must meet, this "and if" is in Ezek 43:10-12 "As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities; and let them measure the plan. And if they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the house, its structure, its exits, its entrances, all its designs, all its statutes, and all its laws. And write it in their sight, so that they may observe its whole design and all its statutes, and do them. This is the law of the house: its entire area on the top of the mountain all around shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house."

This mandate in Ezekiel to be fulfilled before the temple could be built; was not fulfilled in the age envisioned by Ezekiel, nor is the mandate fulfilled to date. Within the New Covenant is found no requirement by God to build a temple of Old Testament purpose, yet many today believe such a temple should be built. About this temple prophesied in Ezekiel, it continues on to describe an altar and offerings, including sin offerings. It also instructs whom a priest may marry or not marry, warning not to defile themselves near a dead body. Clearly this is an Old Testament Temple, repeating again there is no New Covenant mandates calling for a temple and altar for blood-sacrifice for sin, nor such in which God will reside (only) within an inner sanctuary.

Here also in the message by Gabriel is the decree of five important conditions to be fulfilled by the people regarding the city of Jerusalem as told in Daniel 9:24, to (1) finish transgressions, (2) put end to sins, (3) atone for wickedness, (4) bring everlasting righteousness, and (5) seal up vision and prophecy and anoint the most holy. All of these conditions have yet to be fulfilled, however all will be accomplished by Gods' cleansing grace through the Messiah Christ Jesus except for the fifth condition. The fifth vision or anointing of the 'Most Holy' will be accomplished by the repentant Israel bringing everlasting righteousness when in acceptance they anoint their Messiah with everlasting praise.

Much relevance is being made today regarding ashes of a Red Heifer, here is what the Bible has to say. Num-19 describes this as an ordinance for flesh or body cleansing, not atonement. The earthly body in contact with death being a visible penalty of sin. Gen 2:17 also describes a defilement requiring purgation before one could have communion with the congregation of the living Israel. Isa 4:3 once again for defilement being but ceremonial (though at the same time conveying instruction as to real defilement) needing only ceremonial cleansing. The victim was a female, whereas the greater offerings for sin were male. No part came on the altar; even the blood was not sprinkled there, but before the tabernacle, and not by the high priest but by his son. No charge was given as to its being burnt in a clean place, but simply "without the camp," entire with skin and dung. What this conveys is the "red" pointing not so much to the blood of Christ as to the earth color ('adam meaning "red earth"), the flesh being the object of the purifying; also to sin, deep dyed as "scarlet," and associated with the flesh (Isa 1:18).

Today that which is relevant to 'ending transgression and sin' is described in Heb 9:13-15 "The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance-now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant." God through His grace will cleanse the chosen, the remnant elect, this is not an outward condition, but the creation of the new man made Holy through Christ.

When Christ began His ministry on earth in Old Testament times a Temple and priestly line were required to fulfill sacrifice for the sins of the people, however God describes a later time and the Old Covenant broken in Jer 11:10 "...Both the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their forefathers," The Lord then offers a New Covenant in which the High Priest is described in Heb 8:3-6 "Every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also to have something to offer. If he were on earth, he would not be a priest, for there are already men who offer the gifts prescribed by the law. They serve at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: "See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain." But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises."

Here is the New Covenant that God will make with a repentant after atonement in Jerusalem during the time of desolation, when a rebellious people return to God as described in Heb 8:8-9 "The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord." The promises of God to the chosen people will be fulfilled in a New Covenant by Christ Jesus despite the obsolescence of the Old Covenant described in Heb 8:13 "By calling this covenant "new," he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear." Can you see God is promising to again lead His people out of bondage, and this bondage being judgment upon this earth and the unredeemed that perish with it in destruction.

It is not a revelation that the destroyed Temple of Herod was (not) re-built by man. In the Revelation vision of John concerning a Temple, and of this Temple of Revelation within the city of the New Jerusalem, we are told in Rev 21:22 "I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple." The Temple Jesus told of that would be rebuilt after three days was of course referring to His resurrection. There is told a story of one reported attempt to rebuild the Temple in Israel, the result was experiencing flames coming out of crevices of the rocks that put end to the attempt. Other stories have also been told such as in 363-AD when a strong earthquake destroyed the materials brought to build a temple. The Arc of the Covenant was reported destroyed in fire, the repentance and re-gathering of (all) the chosen waits to this day, the new Arc of the Covenant the Bible says today is in heaven.

The only remaining NT scripture that is used having some validity to the claim a Temple or an Altar within a Holy place will exist in which the man of rebellion will set himself up is found in 2 Thess 2:3-4 "...he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God." Regarding the Temple mentioned in the above scripture, there was a time that Jewish people did not venture into some remnant areas of the Temple of Herod, this for fear of walking on the sacred place where once the inner Holy of Holies sanctuary existed. In this context it is important to remember in Ezekiel where an Archangel describes almost in afterthought a 'sanctuary' that will be destroyed. Also as Daniel describes this sanctuary, it is in a 'wing' area (Temple inserted in this scripture not found in original language) where the Abomination takes place.

Concerning all previous Temples built by man, we should remember that all altar's of sacrifice were found located in the center of the Temple before the steps of the Holy of Holies where only the high priest might enter, this was not a wing-edge or border area of the Temple. It is important to remember the original covenant regarding these Temple's made by man was broken by man, and regarding Gods Temple of the New Testament now tells us, God will not be found in a 'Temple made by man'. We may then be sure that a man made sanctuary or altar will be placed in the wing of a Temple during this earth age, most importantly it will obviously be built within the remnant of Herods Temple, the last and only construct of man once called Gods Temple. We know today God is in His Temple, this Temple or Sanctuary as described in Revelations has always been in heaven, then who believes Satan will enter Gods heaven and sit himself in Gods throne, only a man could believe such.

It is apparent that Western media will not record the early 1900's and before, when nation empires like France, Germany, and Britain (later America) and others divided and controlled strategic sections of the Far East and Middle East coveting their resources and trade. Nor are reports available how Israel with aid from these empires was able to succeed in their expansion in territory beginning shortly after 1947-8 when Israel was made a State. All that can easily be found is mention of war material aid, still there is little doubt these Super Powers or Empires were covertly involved in the Arab/Israel wars, the outcome as today required keeping control of this region. By 1955 Arab nations such as Egypt had begun cutting Israel off from shipping ports, also by coincidence cutting off Western Empire (see website http://www.adl.org/ISRAEL/Record/sinai.asp) trade routes, the rest is history requiring a lot of digging to substantiate.

Considering all the prophesies about Israel by man that came to naught, considering all the manipulation and misuse of Israeli people by men of disreputable and evil character, it would be dangerous and wrong to believe or back unconditionally the Zionist State of Israel as presently established. There is little doubt much evil and error has been done to this region of the world, continuing this error will only increase problems and error into the future, and this evidently explaining desolation. There is also little doubt some of our Christian leaders are a part of this error, however it is time for the church to re-commit themselves to the teachings of the Living Word, searching Gods word for true purpose and guidance. Spiritual men today, those who endorse Empires actions of today, apparently perceive themselves as the tail wagging the dog.

In the part of the world today where desolation is to begin, many believe in error they can divide people's into neat little nation's involved as clones of Western Democracies, more accurately seen with eye's of discernment as un-bridled Capitalism and corruption. This fallacy does not recognize Monarchies of Theocratic tribe’s people, nor that these tribes encompass and cross over Western established boundaries. Satan knows of these sect's and their locations, using them and Western leaders to build his kingdom. Iran and Iraq are not independent and separate entities; they are a composite of sect's and peoples overlapping. Western leaders who believe by controlling one nation they control a complete Islamic sect is total foolishness. Satan knows that demeaning one sect in one nation will demean all their brothers of many nations. This reality is obvious if discernment of spirits is put to work.

One last scripture reference used in belief that a Temple is prophesied and must be built in Israel before the return of Christ, this in Eccl 1:4 "Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever." Remember that Ecclesiastes begins disillusioned in spiritual lamenting of how things never change and everything is meaningless. However by the end of Ecclesiastes this spiritual low has changed into praise of God with instruction for others to do the same. Ecclesiastes in this beginning chapter also says there is nothing new under the sun, and this is obviously not literally true, just as my saying I drive straight to work is over simplification. If anyone were to plot a straight course between my home and work, they would find I had driven straight through many houses, trees, and many other obstacles.

I believe that both Old and New Testament promise of God to gather His people was never intended as limited to Judah and Israel or Hebrew only, but includes in all ages those who will come to God through Christ. Listen carefully to Gods promise in re-gathering His people in Ezek 39:25-29 "Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will now bring Jacob back from captivity and will have compassion on all the people of Israel, and I will be zealous for my holy name. They will forget their shame and all the unfaithfulness they showed toward me when they lived in safety in their land with no one to make them afraid. When I have brought them back from the nations and have gathered them from the countries of their enemies, I will show myself holy through them in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them to their own land, not leaving any behind. I will no longer hide my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD."

Here in Ezekiel we are told in the sight of many nations the Lord would show Himself the true Messiah to the chosen, this apparently by the miracles endowed upon the remnant of the chosen in Jerusalem described in Zech 12:8-9 "On that day the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the LORD going before them. On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem." This leads to the cleansing by grace and supplication of the Lord. Today we have Christian leaders calling themselves Zionists teaching others to help gather Jewish people into the new State of Israel. Knowing the terrible desolation in which most will be killed, and this we are to believe shows Christian love. At the same time they ignore many criminal actions of the secular Zionist government who do the re-gathering into the State of Israel. Note that Gods anger is against those that attack Jerusalem the Holy City, within are a remnant people Israel that God will shield, no mention is made of Israel as a nation.

Consider this present earth-age and it's old promise concerning an everlasting day and night for ever and ever, told of in Gen 8:22 "As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease." God is not saying in this verse that this earth would never be destroyed, God gave this promise as assurance (during) this earth-age. Seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, night and day, these are the old order for the man of flesh-nature whose bodies could burn or freeze and needed be sustained from the elements and hunger or perish. This is the earth-age of the Old Promise, think ahead to the New Promise, the New Earth where New Spiritual Bodies find God and His Sanctuary for eternity.

About the Old Promise concerning this present earth-age where day and night has been never ending and everlasting, with it's destruction God is giving us a New Promise of a New Heavens and the New Earth, with the old day and night ceasing as told in Rev 22:5 "There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever." Within this new promise concerning the gathering; and this to include the entire family of God, of this new promise we are told in Rev 21:3-4 "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." This is the Kingdom of Christ foretold during His ministry on earth as not found on this present world.

This New Promise of a New Kingdom comes today with a warning in 2 Peter 3:10-13 "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed it’s coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness." This is not like the flood that destroyed the earth (all breathing life); in desolation and judgment we are told 'everything will be destroyed'.

Who cannot see in symbology the vast numbers God speaks of in the re-gathering, bringing Jacob back and having compassion on (all... meaning remnant-elect of) the people of Israel. Neither Israel nor the Gentile will disappear at this time; God wanted one people, using a chosen people. Who cannot see the desolation that first must occur, not only in Israel and Jerusalem the prized city of God, but desolation so complete the destruction encompasses the entire world, even to the heavens above. This is described in Luke 21:25-28 "There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near." Can you imagine... Rev 1:7 "Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the peoples of the earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen."

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Heb 1:11 'perish' (heaven and earth)
NT:622
apollumi (ap-ol'-loo-mee); from NT:575 and the base of NT:3639; to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively:
KJV - destroy, die, lose, mar, perish.
There is no implication, being instead a warning that the old order of heaven and earth are literally or figuratively destroyed, however in figurative language found in related verses noted as destroyed, pass away, end, and no longer found therefore made or created new. In contextual description throughout the Bible then leaving no doubt but as destroyed beyond solid body to pre-created condition.

Heb. 1:12 'garment changed' (heaven and earth)
NT:236
allasso (al-las'-so); from NT:243; to make different:
KJV - change.
The implication being that a garment when worn out is replaced, meaning the old heavens and earth become in such a state (destroyed) they need to be replaced with new heavens and earth.

2 Peter 3:10 'destroyed by fire' (the earth)
NT:2618
katakaio (kat-ak-ah'-ee-o); from NT:2596 and NT:2545; to burn down (to the ground), i.e. consume wholly:
KJV - burn (up, utterly).
The implication is that in the 'consuming fire' which is God, both the old heavens and earth will be destroyed/perish in desolation so severe as never seen before, and never to be seen again. The desolations described throughout scripture becoming ever more severe until described as destroyed. The ultimate end as described earlier was fleeing at the arrival of the Messiah, and then found nowhere or non-existent.

2 Peter 3:13 'new' (earth)
NT:2537
kainos (kahee-nos'); of uncertain affinity; new (especially in freshness; while NT:3501 is properly so with respect to age:
KJV - new.
The implication perhaps not as evident, however indicating a new earth is to replace the old, the evident need for replacement having been made apparent in other related scripture regarding the earth laid bare and destroyed eventually being no longer found. This stated as the new earth promised as the place of righteousness.

Rev 20:11 'no place' (for heaven and earth)
NT:3756
ou (oo); also (before a vowel) ouk (ook); and (before an aspirate) ouch (ookh); a primary word; the absolute negative [compare NT:3361] adverb; no or not:
KJV - + long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, [can-] not, + nothing, + special, un ([-worthy]), when, + without, + yet but. See also NT:3364, NT:3372.
Rev 20:11 'not found' (for heaven and earth)
NT:2147
heurisko (hyoo-ris'-ko); a prolonged form of a primary heuro (hyoo'-ro); which (together with another cognate form heureo (hyoo-reh'-o)) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively):
KJV - find, get, obtain, perceive, see.
The implication here is that at the return of Christ, the earth and the sky fled from his presence and there was (no place) for them, from declaration that follows indicating they no longer exist. This is immediately followed with judgment, and immediately after judgment in [Rev-21] is described the (new) heavens and (new) earth.

Rev 21:1 & 5 'new' (earth) and,
Rev 3:12 'new' (Jerusalem)
NT:2537
kainos (kahee-nos'); of uncertain affinity; new (especially in freshness; while NT:3501 is properly so with respect to age:
KJV - new.
The same word is used in describing both the new earth and the new Jerusalem, there is little doubt the old or natural (earth and Jerusalem) are replaced with new or spiritual reminiscent of Eden, the New Jerusalem is (not) of this earth, but prophesied to come down (out of heaven) with the bride. Here in Rev-21 the Lord said "I am making everything new." A river of living water flows from the throne out of Jerusalem into this new world; along the banks are trees reminiscent of Eden.

Rev 21 'pass away' (earth)
NT:565
aperchomai (ap-erkh'-om-ahee); from NT:575 and NT:2064; to go off (i.e. depart), aside (i.e. apart) or behind (i.e. follow), literally or figuratively:
KJV - come, depart, go (aside, away, back, out, ... ways), pass away, be past.
This word perhaps describes best the action of 'passing away', leaving little doubt that literally and figuratively this old earth will perish, be destroyed, or at the least no longer exists and needing extensive repairs, remembering also the new Jerusalem will come down out of heaven.

Matt 24:35 'pass away' (generation, Christs words, heaven and earth)
NT:2537 kainos (kahee-nos'); of uncertain affinity; new (especially in freshness; while NT:3501 is properly so with respect to age:
KJV - new.
NT:3928 parerchomai (par-er'-khom-ahee); from NT:3844 and NT:2064; to come near or aside, i.e. to approach (arrive), go by (or away), (figuratively) perish or neglect, (caus.) avert:
KJV - come (forth), go, pass (away, by, over), past, transgress.
Implication that the generation then living to whom Christ is speaking would not end (be destroyed before), nor will ever the words of Christ be ended (destroyed), but that both heaven and earth will pass away (end in destruction).


Mark 13:30-31 'pass away' (Christ describing future desolations)
NT:3928
parerchomai (par-er'-khom-ahee); from NT:3844 and NT:2064; to come near or aside, i.e. to approach (arrive), go by (or away), (figuratively) perish or neglect, (caus.) avert:
KJV - come (forth), go, pass (away, by, over), past, transgress.
Christ is telling those next to him they would not 'pass away' meaning they would not be destroyed. The meaning is certainly they would die (flesh body), however their soul would be present after the heavens and earth would pass away (be destroyed). Also saying his words would never pass away (never destroyed).

Isa 66:22 'new' (earth) and...
Isa 65:17 'new' (earth)
OT:2319
chadash (khaw-dawsh'); from OT:2318; new:
KJV - fresh, new thing.
Behold I will create a new heavens and new earth. The former things will not be remembered. From the Hebrew we have the new earth described without doubt, new means new.

Isa 65:17 'create' (heaven, earth, and Jerusalem)
OT:1254
bara' (baw-raw'); a primitive root; (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes): -choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
Behold I will 'create' used in conjunction with new. This in no way describes repairing or making over the old, but clearly means create-new. Here is answer why in the new Israel the saints will rebuild, re-plant, start anew, and the old order will not even come to mind.

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ISRAEL of TODAY

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It is important that Christians have a deep love and concern for the Jewish people, to do this it is important we are knowledgeable concerning the true chosen of God that are the true Israel of 'today', also why it is important to be so informed is answered in Matt 16:2-3 "...He replied, When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,' and in the morning, 'Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the sign of the times." So what are the signs concerning the true people called Israel, also concerning the land today called the new State of Israel. To begin in world population figures the vast majority of Jewish population still live (preferably) outside of Israel. Of these the greatest majority live in the America's including Canada. The next largest Jewish population is in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, excluding the State of Israel. Of those who reside permanently within the present State of Israel, the exact number cast in doubt (Israel data say 37%) and vastly exaggerated, the majority living within Israel are secular.

Many mention the British 'Belfour Declaration' of 1917 as the forerunner of establishing a State of Israel in Palestine, however what this document said is "His Majesty's Government views with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people and will use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."
Note that this document mentions (only) a home or Homeland, and not a State, however because of aggressive actions by the Zionist were seen as adamantly taking over all of Palestine, the British to redress this mistaken intention by 1938 convened a Woodhead Commisson, and in 1939 the 'White Paper' document established at most a coastal plain would be set aside as a Jewish State of Israel. And the remaining Palestine would later be made a state with authority of limiting Jewish immigration.
It was at this time that three Zionist paramilitary terrorist-groups initially trained by the British turned upon the British, and by the 1940's after WWII, the British turned the entire affair over to the newly formed United Nations. From that time on America became the primary supporter of the Zionist-Gov within the State of Israel. Worth mention is a key member of the Pres-Truman cabinet at a later time wrote and is found today in the Truman Museum archives, that Truman was greatly angered by what he called "hard core Zionist threats."

There is strong reason to believe the 'Rebellious Generation' of scripture refers to Jewish scattered by God. Rabbi and Sage's after the scattering taught for 2000-years (soon after 70AD) that God had imposed three-vows upon the scattered people-Israel. Few are aware of this teaching that was obeyed for 2000 years, that the scattered people according to vow were not to attempt re-establishing Israel in Palestine, only the Messiah when He comes would gather the scattered people-Israel from the nations bringing a remnant back into covenant and Israel. What exists in the secular or man made State of Israel today is predominately a secular and Rebellious Generation, a generation that God has decreed life not exceeding 120 years will be followed with a 'Great Delusion', this is part of the same generational prophecy.
This Delusion or Deception concerns people wanting to believe a lie, and this reminding of a time before Satan being cast and bound into the abyss, in this earlier time scripture says Satan had deceived all the nations. This would follow transition of scripture today, coming toward the end of our present 'Fulfillment of the Gentile', leading into the beginning of the Rebellious Generation, ending as the final 70th-week prophecy is fulfilled. At the beginning of the 70th-week Satan will be released from the abyss, however Satan is not revealed until some time within the 70th-week. During this time however Satan will be ruler over all the earth, a remnant or elect of the scattered people-Israel 'coming out of the Great Tribulation' will then find sanctuary in the Lord. The last half of Desolations will conclude with Gods wrath ending in wars until final judgment.

One final map concerns the biblical period of kingdoms, it shows the kingdom boundaries of Israel, this is of interest concerning the allocation's of the Promised Land to the twelve tribes. This map shows the three principle kingdoms of the bible called Israel in this map, it begins with Saul, followed by David, and ends with the largest kingdom formed under Solomon. They are called various names besides Israel, such as conquered land and area of influence. Of interest is that this map shows not one of these kingdoms of Israel had encompassed or occupied all of the Promised Land. A map of the Promised Land as shown earlier had outlined the general land boundaries from which the twelve tribes were to be allocated portions, it was a territory or land mass much larger than the largest Israeli kingdom shown on this kingdom map. During this period of course there were settlements of the chosen that were established in areas not described as Israel on this map. What is certain in the eternal Kingdom to come, the Promised Land eternal will be occupied in full.

Why have Gods chosen people Israel suffered so much down through history. Perhaps it becomes apparent when acknowledged that within such a minority God has blessed so greatly. And perhaps this very obvious blessing is part due their suffering, among these Jewish people are found an astonishing number of important gifts, such as the sciences, medicine, arts, commerce, certainly in the economics of many nations. And it is the nature of man to envy and hate those having such gifts as though naturally. However the present State of Israel did not begin naturally, but from one secular Jewish man gathering a small number of secular Jewish men, their goal in 1900 was said to establish only a 'Homeland', however there is no doubt they had planned for a State of Israel even before 1900. Also true of any people will be found self serving individuals, and among these a few that misuse a gift. Perhaps most troubling of all, from those that use religion and feign belief, the greatest evil I believe found as heretics are called Christian. The true story of the people Israel then is found in life both of the good and evil, the obedient and the rebel. Today the signs of the times are that we are in the time of the Rebellious Generation, and this to me now evident as having begun around 1897 in denying the Torah and G_d to re-establish a State of Israel.

This study concerning the Jewish people is to identify the difference between secular Zionists that I believe (in their disobedience) bring sorrow and suffering to many, this later in stark contrast to the true or religious Jewish who have lived in peace and are obedient to God and their Torah. Zionism began as a movement in 1892 by Nathan Birnbaum, it is taken from mount Zion, a name also used to describe Israel itself. The Jewish that had not left the land and others returning for religious reason to Palestine had lived in relative peace with their Arab neighbors, the history of Israel as a secular Homeland begins in early 1900 with a man named Theodor (Binyamin Ze’ev) Herzl, not becoming a State of Israel until 1947-8. Herzl although a Jew was secular in belief, adopting the Zionist movement to unify the Jewish people into a 'Homeland' of their own, Zionism has ever since been not a religious but a political group forming the secular Zionist-Gov of Israel. It was because of Herzls secular methods and goals for the nation-state of Israel in Palestine that Nathan Birnbaum separated himself from the Zionists, and instead embraced traditional religious Judaism. Zionists continued their efforts in Palestine after the death of Herzl in 1917, with a man named Chaim Weizmann who finally talked the British government into establishing a Belfour Declaration. This Declaration will later be shown to have been almost totally recanted (in 1938) by British government 'White Papers'.

From 1900-1930 the Zionist stated goal in Palestine was said only for the purpose to form a 'Jewish Homeland', however during this period terrorist methods of bombings and other means were reported used to force Jewish immigration from Arab States and other nations. This terrorism within Arab States forcing Jewish immigration is revealed in a book authored by a young Jewish man involved. Concerning these methods, this is what the leading Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman said in vol. 231 of Das Yidishe Tagblat from 9 Tamuz 1939, R. Elchonon Wasserman said the following when asked about the terror methods of the Zionists: "They (the Zionists) should be considered as persecutors (rodfim) against the Jewish People. It is forbidden to use such methods."

The Torah (first five books of the Old Testament called the Law) along with the book of Prophets and other Writings guiding all religious or True Torah Jews, has been understood by Rabbi and holy men to clearly forbid the Jews from re-establishing Israel. Scripture references to the re-gathering by God are found in Jer 16:14, 23:7, 30:17, 31:9, 33:7, Eze 11:17, 20:34, 28:25, 34:13, 36: 24, 37:21, Micah 2:12, Ps 106:47, Isa 27:12, 43:5-6, 54:7, 56:8 and others. Because the Jewish Torah clearly prophecies only the coming Messiah will re-gather the scattered back and re-establish Israel, it was true from 70AD to year 1900 that there was no attempt by the scattered Jewish people to re-establish Israel, that is until (approximately the year 1917 when) this small number of secular Zionists dropped their Homeland plans in Palestine and began instead a plan for a State of Israel. It should be warned that the Zionists deceptively say they have found ways around this scripture ban that prevents re-establishing Israel.

The Zionists often misquote Romans-13 (submit to authorities) and Genesis 12:3 (bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you) concerning the new State of Israel. However the authority was God who scattered the Chosen, calling these scattered Chosen to this day as remaining the rebellious. Also concerning the later quote, in this biblical passage of blessing and curse God is actually speaking to Abram (who later is called Abraham). The land named Israel did not exist at this time. Also the man known as Israel (Jacob), for whom the land was named, was yet to be born. Ask yourself concerning Gods promises, are the seed of Abraham (only) Jewish, is Israel and the Promised Land (only) for the Jewish, this is explained in Gal 3:16 "The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say "and to seeds," meaning many people, but "and to your seed," meaning one person, who is Christ", and here one way of Salvation through the Messiah Christ represents all believers. Moreover regarding the true future re-gathering described within both Old and New Testament meaning in full context, here is described a remnant of the scattered after purging those that rebel and revolt against God who are the elect to be gathered into Gods' New Covenant forever within Israel.

This is what religious or Orthodox Jewish say in their statement "Why Orthodox Jews Are Opposed To A Zionist State" (these issues will be covered within this article):
-- It is openly stated in books written by the founders of Zionism that the means by which they planned to establish a state was by instigating anti-Semitism, and undermining the security of the Jews in all the lands of the world, until they would be forced to flee to their state. And thus they did - They intentionally infuriated the German people and fanned the flames of Nazi hatred, and they helped the Nazis, with trickery and deceit, to take whole Jewish communities off to the concentration camps, and the Zionists themselves admit this. (See the books Perfidy, Min Hameitzor, etc.). The Zionists continue to practice this strategy today. They incite anti-Semitism and then they present themselves as the "saviors". Here are two replies given by Leaders of the Zionists during World War II, when they were asked for money to help ransom Jews from the Nazis. Greenbaum said "One cow in Palestine is worth more than all the Jews in Poland." (G-d forbid). Weitzman said, "The most important part of the Jewish people is already in the land (of Israel) and those who are left, are unimportant" (May we be spared).

As shown in the previous section "Israel of Prophecy", scripture shows that the true re-gathering will be neither to the Israel of this earth-age, or Jerusalem of this earth-age, but to the New Heaven and New Earth upon which will be found the New Jerusalem called the place of righteousness. Paul spoke prophetically saying about the city of Jerusalem in Heb 13:13-14 "For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come." This prophetic city evident in the White Throne decree and the Lord saying He will make everything new, meaning the New Promised Land in which the New Israel and New Jerusalem will be found. Also concerning the above mentioned 'Authorities', take heed of the command of Christ in Luke 22:26 (Gentile authorities), when faced with conflicting authorities in which one is within the will of God and the other is out of the will of God even though serving Gods purpose, we are not to be as the rebellious, in such a conflict we are to submit to the will of the supreme authority that is God. In obedience the mature Christian in the Lord from this should understand the meaning regarding (proper) respect of authorities.

It should not be necessary to warn against demonizing or anglicizing an entire nation, ethnic, or body of people, yet this appears what often is taught or described as believing in this earth age. God does not judge the good and evil in the very same way, and neither should we. Do not doubt that the Bible commands the new man or spiritual man shall judge in all matters, and to do this the Bible or word of God is that by which we will learn good from evil. To be even more accurate, we are commanded to be as wise as the serpent, and this is what the secular world calls as being informed. Certainly Paul has said not all that call themselves a Jew are a Jew, Christ also warns in Rev 2:9-10 "...I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan." There is no doubt good and decent Jewish people will be found within the Zionist organization, yet as Christ taught, the (corporeal) tree may be identified by the fruit it produces. This study will not demonize the State of Israel where the common people are innocent, but man's error by leaders and other individuals will most definitely be exposed. Concerning the common of Israel, I ask for prayer, because their plight is great.

Generations of Jewish Rabbi and other leaders speaking from the Torah have warned about Zionism. Reading from the Torah they find "God has decreed that before the re-gathering or restoration of Israel, and while scattered among the nations waiting the prophesied Messiah who will re-gather back into Israel, God imposed three vows when he sent Israel into the wilderness: (1) that the children of Israel shall never seek to reestablish their nation by themselves; (2) that they never be disloyal to the nations which have given them shelter; (3) that these nations shall not oppress them excessively (Kesubos 111a)." Rabbi Chaim Soloveichik of Brisk (1853-1918), the founder of the "yeshiva approach to Talmudic study," was frequently quoted by his disciples as saying: "The Zionists do not make Jews heretics in order to have a state, they want a state in order to make Jews into heretics!" Or, as he once wrote: "The Jewish people have suffered many (spiritual) plagues -- the Sadducees, Karaites, Hellenisers, Shabbatai Zvi, Enlightenment, Reform and many others. But the strongest of them all is Zionism." The Rabbi warn that those who reject the Torah, then are not true Jews, and for this reason cannot speak for the Jewish people. Perhaps there should also be the warning from God in Psalms 127:1 "Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain."

Jewish leaders true to the Torah warn that Zionist and Jewish are not inclusive nor the same. Secular Zionist are anti-religious being obedient to a secular government, while the religious or true Jewish people are obedient to the Torah and God. Saying also Zionism would denigrate the Jewish holy commitment to God, their purpose with Zionism to instead subjugate the Jewish people under a secular mans government and State. Many today are saying God is gathering the Jewish people from the lands into which God had scattered them, however both OT and NT says only the returning Messiah gathers these scattered peoples. And about these scripture says only a remnant from which the rebel has been purged out will enter the eternal Israel being the New Jerusalem and Kingdom of God. The question then is, who today is gathering Jewish people into the new State of Israel, and for what purpose?

It may be conjecture, but the Zionist movement during 1890's-1916 had no success in advancing their plan among European leaders, until happening finally in 1917 within Britain, it also happening at this time that Britain found interest with Middle East resource of oil-reserves. Britain at this time converting from coal to oil to drive the British Navy. Although Zionists said they only wanted to establish a Palestinian Homeland as safe haven for Jewish people, it soon turned to re-establishing Israel as a State. The Orthodox Jewish warned from this beginning that re-establishing Israel would only add to Jewish suffering, warning that the Torah clearly prohibited man from re-establishing Israel. In the following data gathered in research concerning present day secular Zionist Israel, Rabbi Wasserman will be shown to have been absolutely correct, no where else do Jewish suffer more than in the present State of Israel.

Although many believe all Jewish people sought the formation of Israel, the Rabbinic Jew who are called Ultra-Orthodox for their strict adherence to Torah, warned before Israel was formed the dangers that would result. These religious leaders warn that the Torah does not support either re-establishing Israel or building of a Temple before the Messiah comes. A number of these non-Zionist Jews had lived in Palestine (now including Israel) before the Zionist movement. For this reason the Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi forbid involvement in elections of the Zionist Congress and government, calling it a sin. The secular Zionists who formed and now control Israel are not religious, they disclaim the scattering by God and instead use religion and anti-semitism deceptively as a weapon. In the early years of Zionist immigration practices, not all Middle East Jewish immigrated into Israel under conditions willingly. The Christian organization supporting this Zionist or radical Jewish leaders of Israel are often called Christian Zionist's, these are misleading many main line Christians into believing God today is re-gathering the Jewish people into the new State of Israel.

To understand the problem of deception concerning Palestine and Israel, including Middle East and especially Iran, it is necessary to separate in your mind Jewish people from Zionism that controls Israel. An example of how this relationship is deliberately made confusing to detract from understanding, within Iran a population of well over 25-35,000 religious yet "non-Zionist" Jews live today in Iran (including over 250,000 Christians), all guaranteed protection even under the Shi'a Islamic leader Ayatollah Kohemeni. In year 2006 the President of Iran Mahoud Alamadinejad repeated a statement of Ayatollah Kohemeini who wanted to see "the Zionist regime in Gods' City disappear from the pages of time", to which the Western Media deceptively reported Iran's President said he wanted to "Wipe Israel off the map". Western Media then dutifully reported the lie that Iranian Jews have to wear a yellow 'Star of David' on their clothing. Seldom is reported many religious Jews still living within Arab nations, Iraq also having a Jewish population and history. Shortly after the beginning of Zionism, statements of Zionists revealed a nature of deception and aggression known today as 'False Flag Operations', and these continue to this day although seldom reported.

An interesting side fact, the Shah of Iran with his nation near revolution by 1978 because of his SAVAK Secret Police atrocities, discovered he had life threatening cancer. While still head of State in 1979 the Shah abdicated his Office as President when he and his family boarded a plane for Western cancer cure (but instead in 1980 ends up in Egypt where he dies of cancer). With the Shah abdicating his Presidency to an interim President, there soon followed elections that overwhelmingly established an Islamic Republic, Western media claiming the Khomeini overthrew the Shah is typical of twisted reporting by Western and American Media. With that as start, you might also remember in Biblical times how Arab/Muslim after conquering the Jews, later assisted the Jews return to re-establish and rebuild their own land and Temple. This same assistance happened in more recent history (Spanish Inquisition), when escaping Jews were offered sanctuary by the Middle East Islamic.

Orthodox Jews are a minority sometimes called Torah True Jews, these denounce the radical Jewish Zionists also a minority who control Israel. Zionist's hold an unusually greater power within Israel government, these should be considered separate from the secular Jewish majority, neither however honoring in obedience God or teachings of the Torah. Middle East Christians share this same view that the Zionist minority and Christian Zionists are bringing disaster to everyone. Both of these Zionist's in actions are similar to Zealots of Christ's time and Crusaders of more recent times, both accepting the practice of inhumane methods as justified whenever and wherever needed. Orthodox Jews claim Zionists from earliest times began and agitated Antisemitism against Jews to promote forced immigration.

This deception is similar to Covert Agencies used against their enemies. Recently found were torture center's within Israel and Lebanon, continuing despite an Israeli 1999 law banning torture. Many individual's report being tortured while their charges are ignored by Israel Courts. Charges were recently made that an Israeli agent was involved with America military in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. In all the Zionist government of Israel has gone through many divisions and revisions over the decades since it's inception, however it remains essentially unchanged except the scope of intended territory they initially intended to seize. I strongly believe that the secular Zionist government of Israel as formed and remaining today, continuing their aggressive ways of Apartheid and worse without media revulsion in America, shows the control they have in America and among spiritually blind Christian leaders.

Before the Ottoman Land Code of 1858 requiring the registration according to owners of Palestinian land, most had never been registered and had previously been treated according to traditional communal forms of land tenure, in the hill areas of Palestine generally masha'a, or communal usufruct. The new law was essentially ignored by the peasant's who continued their old communal method, however meaning that in more recent history a peasant from this communal period could be deprived not of title to his land, which he had rarely held before, but rather of the right to live on it, cultivate it and pass it on to his heirs, which had formerly been inalienable. Instead, members of the upper classes took advantage of this communal situation in manipulating or circumventing the legal process, registering large areas of land as theirs. The peasants considering the land to be theirs discovered they had lost legal ownership when the land was sold to Zionist financial organizations by an absentee landlord. Today a somewhat similar legal manipulations are used to displace many more Arab Palestinian who had lived on these lands for many generations, but today cannot return to or re-purchase the lands they lost.

To believe the common or devout Jewish population in Israel suffer due to conditions self-made would be a serious error. Suffering began in Palestine when the Zionists initiated what at first they deceptively called a Homeland, and in earnest when the UN began the State of Israel. Before this were generations of Jews that had never left a land now called Palestine, including others returning for religious reason to lived in peace, these in earlier times referred to themselves as true religious Jewish. In this earlier time Jews had maintained a connection with Palestine, both actual and spiritual, the Jewish community in Palestine grew during this period of Muslim rule, and were estimated by 1000AD to be a population of about 300,000. Of these more recent Jewish immigrants, many came with vision to fulfill a dream of their Judaic beginning. However during the Crusades of which there were eight beginning in 1095 to 1272AD, many Jewish were killed by the crusaders starting from Europe continuing into Jerusalem, this called by many Jewish as the first holocaust. After this period of hatred Jewish settlements failed one after another throughout the Middle East and Palestine, this due to both natural and man made disasters. It isn't until late 1800's when an unbelieving Jewish man named Herzl forms a Zionist ambition of a homeland for the Jewish people.

In this period before 1948 there was no State of Israel, these Jew's simply called Palestine as a Homeland. In this earlier period they lived within Palestine in peace with their Arab neighbors. This changed after Dec, 1922 when League of Nations gave Britain control. The League of Nations if anything was a tool to place the Middle East with Palestine under British control. The rekindling of strife within the Middle East goes back to the secular Zionist movement beginning in late 1800s, intensifying in the 1900's when Britain promised Arab peoples reward to defeat the Ottoman Empire, after which the British Empire stepped in without reward and fulfilled "the sun never sets on the British Empire."

Problems began in the Middle East as result of statements made by Zionist leaders of plans to acquire all of Palestine by displacing the inhabitants, and when in mid-1930's immigration suddenly increased, the result was sporadic guerilla attacks. Yet it was not until 1946 (with America becoming dominant) when the League of Nations dissolved in failure, that Palestine-Israel blossomed into all out war. Precisely it was in 1947-48 this area was fanned into flames, this occurring when the United Nations decreed that 55% of Palestine would be Israel as a State. This was rejected by Arabs thus beginning the Middle East wars of division and revenge. This war displaced many Arab or Palestinian who fled to bordering nations predominantly Lebanon, what little remains of Palestine and its people to this date still being refused recognition by the UN as a State. It was primarily because of what Pres-Truman called Zionist vicious threats that US-Gov and Pres-Truman at that time agreed to the formation of a State of Israel in Palestine. An example today is Offices in the State Dept for Middle East Affairs controlled essentially by people of Zionist affiliation. The composition of the UN (five Permanent Members) might surprise some, two nations (Russia & China) were communist, two nations (Britain & America) were democracies, and one nation (France) is considered by many as Socialist.

To understand the UN purpose in 1948 of setting up Israel requires understanding how and why this UN agency was first formed. The obvious difference was that by 1943 a different League of Empire-Nations existed as Super Powers. Another important fact concerning the formation of the UN by five (5) Permanent Members, these Super Powers determined to give only themselves important Veto Powers. These Super Powers or Empires of Old by giving themselves as Permanent Members the (only) 'Veto Powers', insured in this way that they would have no less than total control over its operations. As today is evident, the Permanent Members using their power through bribes and threats are able to direct the other 190 minor-nations in whatever ambitions the Super Powers are interested.

It is obvious that United Nations is and has always been completely controlled by these five Super Power nations, severely limiting fair representation considering a total of 191 nations are members. These five (5) Super Power nations initiate or control essentially all-important operations of the UN. A separate reading of only US-Gov 'Veto' will show a continuous domination over the interests of lesser nations and people. For the UN to succeed beyond the domination practices of these five Permanent Members nations, their veto powers must be ended, the much-espoused "Democracy" (in words only today) must include all UN members as equally as possible.

It is an interesting fact that although the UN established lands and recognized the new State of Israel back in 1947-48, to this date the UN has not recognized Palestine as a State. In 1994 the PLO under Arafat established the Palestinian Authority as an operating government, however today only 94 Countries recognize the existence of the Palestinian people having a legitimate government. Some use this point to almost exclude that Palestine was ever populated, maps show however the historic lands of Palestine, and before 1947 there being no Israel located on same maps. It is true that the land of Israel were renamed Palestine around 70AD, this is when the chosen or Israeli people were scattered into other lands and nations. What is often misunderstood about this land, is belief that this land belongs to the people of Israel, this contradicts God who states they also are aliens, declaring such in Lev 25:23-24 "The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine and you are but aliens and my tenants." Expanded as all of creation told of in Ps 24:1-2 "The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters." The Palestine population after scattering of the chosen, are those who were still considered the original Cannanites, these continued as nomadic yet often called illegal aliens; these rarely if ever saw a census taker. Undercount of Palestine population goes back to the Ottoman Empire.

After the scattering of the chosen and into periods closer to more recent history, much of recent Middle East history concerning Western dominance remains well hidden, this includes decades of bondage and death while under this Super Powers control. This suffering continues to this day, and of interest all Western Powers continue to deny permitting recognition of Palestine as a State. Of these Old Western Empires America is included, it being primarily neighboring Middle East Arab nations and people who recognize Palestine as a self-governing nation. Today there are about 1.3 million Palestinians living in Israel, and until very recently about 450,000 Jews living in the West bank. Maps covering a time from 1946-2000 show a literal depopulation and confiscation of Palestinian lands by the Zionist government of Israel. This literal act of forceful removal to separate from Arabs is rightly being called "Apartheid." Both Palestinian Arab Muslim and Christians have been unsuccessful for many years seeking to bring this grievance before the world.

Prior to WWII only a few Jewish people immigrated to the Middle East, during WWII European Jewish people fled to safe nations for refuge. After WWII in 1945-6 displaced Jewish people who were left without home or nation, these homeless traveled the seas by shipload looking for a place to land and begin anew. At each of the many port's they stopped however, these homeless were unwanted, being forced to turn around and seek other ports of acceptance. It was finally in 1947 that the body called the UN established Israel as home of displaced Jewish peoples. In so doing, resulting in wars displacing Palestinians who had been occupying this same area, the displaced fleeing into neighboring nations who grudgingly set up temporary holding centers. Prior to this event (in 1920-30) Jewish immigrants moving into this region purchased lands on which they settled.

Some point out the British 1917 Balfour Declaration as the forerunner to settling displaced Jewish people into the Palestine region, at the time an area under the control of the Ottoman Empire. This was also a time when the Ottoman Empire ended in a war that British enlisted Arabs with promises not kept, and the emerging of the British Empire taking control of the oil-rich regions as a protectorate. Britain in early 1900's decided it needed the Middle East, oil was at this time displacing coal to power the British navy.

At this time the Balfour declaration was little more than words, although Britain controlled and illegally colonized a small number of Jewish immigrants. This declaration was a conciliatory measure, seen by some as a political move during the treasury drain and turbulent period of WWI. During 1920's to 1930's about half a million Jewish people were immigrated to the Palestine region around Israel. As a result of increased Israel population in Palestine, Arab/Israel guerilla warfare was common from a period of about 1936-39. It was not however until after WWII that any of the world Super Powers deemed action be taken, during this period Arab/Israel fears continued, the purpose in 1947 of Britain turning this affair over to the UN (under Super Power control) was supposedly because breakdown in Arab and Israeli negotiations. However, that world war-II had impaired British empire abilities might probably be more accurate, this and the American Empire was beginning it's dominance.

In 1920 the US Congress had passed a resolution 'endorsing' the Balfour Declaration, but again it was all words, it was not until 1947-48 that Britain turned the Israel/Palestine problem over to the UN. It was the United Nations who assigned 55% of Palestinian lands over to be established as the Jewish State of Israel. Arab's rejected the resolution which began the Arab and Israel war, Israel the victor then claimed about 78% of Palestinian lands. Over 725,000 Palestinians sought refuge in nearby lands, mainly Lebanon. Following the war, the Israeli government began forcibly removing Palestinians from their lands. It also severely restricted Palestinian civil liberties and participation in the national economy. Harry S. Truman was President at the time the UN decided to form a State of Israel out of Palestine, this is what Truman later wrote "The White House, too, was subjected to a constant barrage. I do not think I ever had as much pressure and propaganda aimed at the White House as I had in this instance. The persistence of a few of the extreme Zionist leaders—actuated by political motives and engaging in political threats—disturbed and annoyed me."

Perhaps the full story will never be known considering it is little known today, but by 1939 Britain did an about face concerning the Balfour Declaration, and instead published their 1939 White paper that ended what they described as a mistaken impression of converting Palestine into an Israel State. Keeping the small Israel partition established during British Colonization, but proposing an independent Palestine State be implemented by 1949 and controlled by Arabs. Previous White Papers had stated that the 1917 Balfour Declaration was not a British endorsement of actual Jewish statehood in Palestine. In January 1938, the Woodhead Commission had been established to explore ways to implement the recommendations made by the Peel Commission (1936). The report of the Woodhead Commission was published on November 9, 1938. The idea of partition was upheld, but the proposed Jewish state was to be substantially smaller, receiving only the coastal plain.

One of the very first acts of the new Zionist government of Israel was throwing out the limitations of the UN and Balfour declaration established by Britain. Thus began a period of 1948 to 1967 when nearly 400 Palestinian villages were completely razed, during this period almost all farmland owned by Palestinians was through military and legal manipulation confiscated. Palestinian farmers were left with only small parcels of poor land. By the 1970s, more than half of it was in the Negeb desert region. A world map prior to 1947 gives an idea of Jewish/Arab population before this time period. Of the 750,000 Palestinians that were forced from their homes in 1948, some 50,000 were Christians, 7 percent of the total number of refugees and 35 percent of the total number of Christians living in Palestine at the time. Christian leaders of Israel have reported persecution by the Israel Zionist government and military since 1948 to the present, with many Christians driven out of Israel to neighboring nations like Lebanon. A more damning research would be into the US-Gov involvement in the 1976 Israel/Arab war, US-Gov operation code named Operation Cyanide - Frontlet 615 and 303 Committee.

By year 1949 Israel even though by now expanded in territory held according to world population figures only 5.6% of the world total Jewish population. By year 1973 after much more expansion of territory one Arab nation 'Egypt' decided to recognize Israel, as a result having the Sinai returned to them. By year 2000 according to international population figures, something like 17-19% of the total population of Jewish people were now permanent residents in Israel. Verifiable data such as Israeli/Arab population in the region of Palestine is very suspect, some believing the Israel 37% population figure and Arab/Palestinian population figures are both deliberately inflated, the reason being partisan politics involving this area.

Some contend that the "Zionist" lobbies both in Britain and America forced these two nations to restrict resettlement of displaced Jews only into Israel or Palestinian region of the Middle East. This is belied by the fact only a specific and small number of Jewish people; initially those financially capable, or those so poor that immigration into the new State of Israel would provide a better life. The greater majority or about 80% of the Jewish population before and since have settled into other regions of the world where few choose to leave. This small portion of Jewish population that chose to settle into Israel have ever since existed on a day to day basis.

Some of the resettled Jewish people now in Israel may have experienced racial problems when living in previous nations, yet are the unfortunates who in fact now serve a pre-intended purpose, perhaps best described as bodies to fill in confiscated Palestinian properties. Today these are increasingly describing themselves as in a prison, a prison they cannot leave. A question regarding this prison, is the legality regarding this resettlement, this being whether any organization even the UN or Israeli Zionist government has the right to claim lands not belonging to them, immigrating others who are given ownership, especially when it required displacing a people from these very lands. Israeli soldiers have formed 'Breaking the Silence' where-in 500 recently testified to indefensible corruption required of military against Palestinian citizens. Today the Israel government has a rule of "Right of Return" for the Jewish, almost all who have never lived in Palestine or Israel, and deny this same right to the Arab/Palestinian who were forced or fled for any reason, and then reported as absent from their own land that is confiscated. An interesting turn of events is, that many of those returning although qualifying as a Jew, are not Jewish.

The greatest problem facing the Jewish people today in Israel appears not to be the state of Israeli boundaries, nor is it Jewish population that shows a modest growth. The growing Israel population itself is a positive, considering that in most other locations around the world their population is actually shrinking. Despite the heroic effort to immigrate more Jewish people into Israel, it is not offsetting the greater Arab growth of population among and surrounding them. As stated by an important Jewish political leader in Israel, who said, "It is poverty and inequality that were becoming the country's most serious strategic threat, not its neighbors."

Recent heroic efforts to emigrate Jews from poorer areas of Russia, Ethiopia and Arab states today is adding to Israel's welfare costs, also further aggravating an economy already reported in serious trouble. In fact most of the Holocaust survivors and as much as 1/3 of the children today living in Israel are said to be living below the poverty level, and these conditions despite massive aid from Western Nations like America (est. at $1.6 trillion since 1975) is stated as expected to become worse. Unemployment is also cause of a brain drain as educated people leave Israel looking for jobs. Many previously immigrated Jews are now frustrated with the rigidity of secular Zionists in power and have begun leaving Israel for America's and Europe, or even returning to Russia. If this is in fact true, the re-emergence of Israel as the Homeland or State of Israel may in fact not occur, made worse by evidence that a confrontation is building with neighboring Arab (peoples). Included as an additional problem; at least for Israeli Jewish and Middle East Arabs, being the continued destabilizing by Western Powers for geopolitical dominance and Empire.

Jewish organization's rarely heard about in Israel and around the world working for peace are the ICAHD, the international Neturei Karta, the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, the PCATI, and others like Gush Shalom who have been thwarted at every turn in trying to stop inhumane practices and instead develop outreach for peace in the Middle East. Corruption within the Israel government and leadership is described as becoming a greater problem every year. A problem so sinister in Israel no one will mention is organized crime and corruption within and working out of Israel. Crime families in Israel much like the Mafia, with tentacles today reaching into other nations. Israel today is much like the US with inequality and corruption that has caused serious problems, and despite serious debt putting out deceptive reports like Americas booming economy, yet as in Israel where most citizens are left out and in fact see worsening living standards. Many Israeli citizens today are voicing concern that gov-corruption is epidemic and out of control.

The 'Jewish Week Publication' of New York in 10/7/05 reported "Statistics released this summer showed Israel's murder rate shot up to 4th among Western nations, with more Jews murdered by other Jews than by Palestinians." This organized crime outreach has already moved into America, Las Vegas and Florida recently being in the news. Perhaps the greater criminal condition concerning Israel is not those by law that are illegal, but instead the immoral and criminal operations that are in fact government sanctioned. In year 2005 a group of 300 former IDS Israeli soldiers came forward reporting "moral corruption" in which they routinely carried out "deterrent gunfire" orders firing into Palestinian areas without a strategic target.

In the recent attack of Lebanon, the events leading up to the attack may prove it was begun under false premises, the two Israeli soldiers may actually have been captured inside Lebanon, the Isreali tank involved still in the Lebanon location. Also in the Lebanon attack, among the arsenal of US supplied weapons used by Israel were phosphorus, cluster plus Depleted-Uranium bombs, and disfiguring chemical or agent that are all banned by the Geneva Convention. Despite being our ally are charges made of very aggressive Israeli spying in America, also excessive influence within US-Gov involving foreign policy. There is also viable concern and suspicion that radical Mossad Snipers with special video recorder mount on scope within Iraq may be shooting US Troops, the suggested purpose is well known (False Flag operations) in this case to incite lethal reactions of our troops in Iraq.

Significant to understanding these Zionist leaders is the Babylonian Talmud, from the Talmud the Zionist take teaching of traditions out of context and some specious text to effectively displace Jewish Torah Law, Zionist leaders speaking of Arab or Gentile as dogs and subhuman would be example. The Talmud was incomplete and in oral tradition at the time of Christ although commented upon, later committed to writing, and this explaining references demeaning to Gentile Christian's and Christ. About these traditions Christ gave warning in Mark 7:9 "And he said to them: "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!" The State of Israel is then called a Democracy, although Israel is controlled by it's secular Zionist founders in what would more accurately be a Secular Theocracy, and the law for this reason is secularist with primarily excerpts of Talmudic law instead of Torah Law. For those familiar with teachings supposedly found within the Talmud apparently in contradiction of the Torah, this explains how the special class of Zionist or Talmudic Jew or Rabbi may hold others in denigration, Talmud excerpts supporting what would by devout Jewish tradition and Torah Law be a sin against God. In this context it is not wrong for them to lie and use severe pretext including method to accomplish the eradication of Palestinian along with border lands they plan to acquire, and this by any means.

It takes no imagination to see the hostility caused for many people within the Palestine region being forcefully displaced to insert another people. Some say the people previously living in this Palestine region would not have moved, it is more likely had the Super Powers been guided justly giving each displaced fair recompense also providing satisfied resettlement and security, it is more likely hostility would not have flamed as it did. It is true some refused to sell their land to Jewish agencies, however it is more probable that the method used for displacement had a deliberate and specific purpose, being a success considering Empire policy having need of an Israel State that immediately became a destabilizing agent. Empire mindset apparently believing that factions are more easily controlled when kept fighting one another. Empire had greased (or oiled) the skids of (their own) success in the Middle East, Zionism in their own way using Empires.

Another important fact concerning this area is Russia, the one who once was thought to be the Biblical reference to Gog and Magog, Gog being the Northern people who would attack Israel. The danger today for Israel is instead former Southern satellite states once belonging to Russia now found above Israel, and these being Muslim people who have been conditioned to wish that Israel did not exist. Magog then are the Empire Super Powers who in end times create a Gog wanting vengeance upon Israel. Russia and Israel today have a common interest and are setting up an operation between them; this is the oil reserve of Russia and Iraq (and perhaps the Caspian Basin). If anything, world events now show that in setting up these conditions mans own evil will eventually bring forward the events prophesied in the Bible. Had in fact the evil Magog Empires as prophesied not been turning ever more toward evil, these conditions that produced Gog would not be meeting what the Bible calls the signs of the end times.

Today America is perhaps the only nation preventing the destruction of Israel, and America if you've followed its demise has all the signs of total collapse. I won't go into the house of cards and manipulated debt that will be our downfall. Ask an expert in world markets and Notes of Exchange, also about total debt that works out to over $500,000.00 for each American household, while America’s infrastructure has been sold or out-sourced for production in factories of 3rd World locations rich in resources and very cheap labor.


Conclusion

Of the twelve or fourteen tribes chosen by God, who today are scattered around the world, today do you think or know who and where they are. The tribes during the Old Testament times had many spliced into them, consider those after being scattered who have since added to themselves, besides those spliced into the chosen during this same later period. God in end times will pour out His Spirit and select 12,000 from each tribe to evangelize the nations, these in total will be 144,000 people, these would also seem to be for the tribes of the chosen. The tribes of the chosen are today scattered around the world, these today very likely include a number who call himself or herself as Christian Jews or Jewish Christians, or perhaps just Christian. Does the promise of God say that those to be evangelized will be brought into a worship of blood sacrifice for sin? What covenant does God have with His people today; there are those who are a law unto themselves, yet it is still grace by faith in believing that the New Covenant is based.

Revelations-20 then is the only mention of what theologian's call the 'Millennium' or thousand years reign, and this is neither pre or post-millennium, it is both concerning all mankind. Neither does it begin after the return of the Messiah, but is an encapsulation of the chosen spanning this earth age until judgment. Upon the return of Christ the elect yet living are caught up into the air and join the redeemed souls described below the altar. The abyss is then opened and Satan will then reign on earth for a short time, this is when the remnant of Israel accept Christ as Messiah and are saved. Last is judgment that ends this earth age, and after this as decreed by the Lord when He makes all things new, beginning the New Heaven, New Earth, and New Jerusalem fulfilling as described throughout both Old and New Testaments Gods' promises. This is the New Promised Land or Land of Israel in which will be found the New Jerusalem, where also is found the Sanctuary of God forever. Jesus tells of the sequence for the end days leading to up to judgment in Matthew 24-25.

So there was a first resurrection in which Christ led captivity captive, and these include from the beginning those who will reign with Christ until Satan is released ending the thousand years. These of the first resurrection described beneath the altar that beseech God for judgment, but given white robes are told judgment must wait for the few yet to be gathered as they were. This first resurrection then extends from Christ going into the depths after crucified, lasting until the last one of righteousness in death or the return of Christ is then gathered. And this is what we await, then will come the second resurrection, and this will be of the wicked and unredeemed in Hell who wait judgment. Before this Satan will be ruler of earth for a short time. Not one righteous or redeemed person will remain upon this earth for the wrath and final desolations decreed as described in Rom 5:9 "Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him!", only those who suffer Gods wrath ending in final judgment and destruction.

Then in the first life and spiritual war are those martyred in death who remained true to the Lord and who did not receive the mark of the beast, also those mentioned by John who were martyred by beheading, these each after death went to be with the Lord. This as the thief on the cross next to Christ that was told today you will be in with me in Paradise, were that day like a thousand years now passed, means the thief today is one of the souls John saw below the altar. The 'Lords Coming' is when those yet living are finally gathered and join the elect below the altar or in the air who are with the Lord. Before judgment great wrath and suffering on earth is decreed for those released from the abyss including the unredeemed yet living, a time told of in Isa-13 and Ezek-7.

Israel the government despite being called a Democracy is instead a theocracy not of Orthodox but secular-Zionist minority. This minority have established themselves as the 'New Sanhedrin', within this group are also the Temple Mount Faithful, this political or Zionist group have been denounced worldwide by Orthodox Jews. The 'Ansi' (leader) is a man with impressive background and well respected, however apparently elected as a front, while the real power within this group ignore the leaders wishes. It is the policies and actions of this minority that have resulted in horrendous stories concerning mistreatment of Arab's of Palestine and surrounding nations, news finally making it into US-media. Today there are reports of young Israeli soldiers committing suicide, or refusing to serve in the military. Surely terrorism by Arab Palestinian's are also horrendous. What none of the radical elements within Judaism and Christianity will listen to, are the Orthodox Jewish leaders reading from the Torah who from the beginning have warned that neither the re-gathering nor Temple can be begun until the Messiah has come.

I have great sympathy for the Jewish people, they have suffered great tragedy through the centuries. Not only from their enemies, but also those who were to be their friends, these being the misled of the Gentile Christian church. It was the Catholic Pope Urban during the twelfth century that began the Crusades, and this began with the massacring of many Jewish people before even leaving Europe or entering the Middle East. Of the Jewish community in Palestine that had remained during the scattering of 70AD, under Muslim rule they thrived and were estimated to have numbered about 300,000 in 1000 AD. The Crusaders killed most of these Jewish or forced them into exile, about 1,000 families remained by the time Muslim re-captured Palestine. This cannot change the fact however that Zionist deceptive methods today are not acceptable, it will more quickly bring the day of the Lord, and this will bring even greater tragedy for those yet living than they had in the past. There will be one consolation if it may be considered such, those who cursed the true Chosen people will now meet their curse. This sadly is much like the saying of secular man that good will come out of evil, it being only evil that comes out of evil, and despite evil done by man God brings about any good. This in no way making evil done as that which brings about good. And as God has said, judgment is mine saith the Lord. I deeply wish (all) true Jewish people of Israel were returned to their G_d and had peace, Gods will be done. As Paul gave warning, so also does the Lord in Rev 2:9 "... I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan." A warning that to support and enable that which rebels and revolts against God, will bring Gods anger and end of such schemes.

The Law of God says that if a man marries a wife, and divorces her, and she marries another, he can never re-marry her. God divorced Israel when she left him and joined with false gods, so can God re-marry Israel if she comes back, thereby breaking His own law. This is not Gods' way, yet God has taken steps that will make this possible, God as man through Christ died for Israel and has made his place ready to accept a repentant Israel. However Israel must also die to be free from her past before the marriage can become possible. This is both symbolic and reality for this earth age and Israel, both this earth age and Israel must die before they can be made anew as a New Earth and a New Israel, and these to come down (or revealed) out of heaven as the New Jerusalem to the bride groom who now waits.

The Israel of prophecy meaning the future does not refer to the Promised Land that God cleared during the scattering after the falling away, but instead today refers to the chosen people-Israel themselves. Yet there will be a people and land called Israel that exist in end times. Not from God re-establishing the land Israel and re-gathering the chosen people back into this Israel, but instead as re-established and re-gathered by man, with all the implications of mans will. So also Jerusalem of prophecy does not refer to the city of God and the chosen now in obedience, but today instead refers symbolically to Gods promises yet to be fulfilled concerning the chosen. However the holy hill still refers to the obedient in relation to God, and in the end time desolations where the obedient will find sanctuary from Gods wrath. Some especially the Millennist's cannot accept this earth destroyed in final judgment, having belief in which they will be rulers yet within this earth age, of which today is becoming evident not supported in scripture or the signs of the times.

I have purposefully painted Israel of today in a most grievous and rebellious state, although I love and pray for the common Jewish citizen in Israel. These majority being poor and secular I strongly believe were drawn into Israel by a devious and radical minority today called the Zionist. These radical of Israel much like the radical Zionist Christian in America. Yet no one dares call them Zionist or radical, for then "Antisemitism" or "Anti-Christian" is immediately charged. I pray also for the common Arab or Palestinian, who then are also being criminally used. How much discernment is needed to see things are not as they are suppose to be, or that the Bible is the final word regarding the state of Israel today. God ordained a priestly line as one of the Twelve tribes of Israel, scattering Levi among all the tribes, I accept no other priestly line but that God ordains. To the Christian leaders who want to return to the Old Covenant, I say go ahead, but do not include myself or those God has given me. The meek are to inherit the earth, the bold will grasp hold of the coming Kingdom, as for my household and myself, we follow the Lord Jesus Christ. At the same time I readily accept what the Bible teaches, that Christianity (Christ-like) is a religion begun by the chosen of God, obedient to Christ who grafted in the Gentile.

Here I will borrow from another Christian in his writing describing his belief concerning the third heaven Paul spoke about. The Bible makes reference to three heavens and three earths. These are not in physical layers, but are sequences of time. All three are referenced in II Peter.

1. FIRST heaven and earth:

II Peter 3: 5, 6 -- For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: The water is not referring to the flood of Noah's time. "Perished" is the destruction of the earth documented in Genesis 1: 2. Genesis 1: 2 -- And the earth was [became] without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep, And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. [See the teaching on Genesis Chapter 1 for more detail].

2. SECOND heaven and earth:

II Peter 3: 7 --But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. The heaven and earth 'which are now' is what God put into order in Genesis 1: 3 - 31. This is the same heaven and earth in which we now live.

3. THIRD heaven and earth:

II Peter 3: 13 -- Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. We look forward to the third heaven and earth, because unlike now, righteousness will prevail. More details are set forth in Revelation 21. Revelation 21: 1 -- And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first [former] heaven and the first [former] earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. John writes in Revelation that he also saw the third heaven and earth. 'No more sea' is a Hebrew idiom meaning 'no more wavering, confusion, or trouble'. That is something to look forward to! The word 'first' should be translated 'former', as it is the same root word used in verse 4 of the same chapter. Revelation 21: 4 -- And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. This verse gives us more good news! There will be no hurt, death, or pain in the third heaven and earth. We will now go back to Paul's record of his revelation of the third heaven and earth in Corinthians. II Corinthians 12: 2, 3 -- I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up [away] to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) The words in parenthesis in the King James Version are used in the same way we describe someone who is 'beside himself' with joy. Paul was thrilled to have this experience. II Corinthians 12: 4 -- How that he was caught up [away into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. Paul was caught away to Paradise, which is Heaven on earth. Paradise is always used in the Word of God as a place on earth. Eden, from the book of Genesis, was where Adam and Eve first lived on earth. That paradise was lost after they sinned. Paradise will return in the third heaven and earth, with the events recorded in Revelation 21.

Today within internet blog's (in english) with Jewish peoples concerning the State of Israel and Jewish religious issues, it becomes evident that division of secular and religious belief among the Jewish is becoming more pronounced, and although the secular are majority in Israel, more are converting or adopting Torah religious belief. Also the divide between secular and religious is widening, the secular believe there are now various religious levels of belief, and the closer the obedience to God and Torah, the more Ultra (radical) these believers. It appears at the same time ultra or radical is developing among the secular, the secular in word and action perhaps out of desperation of Zionist goal, are becoming more radical or ultra themselves. The Arab or Palestinian issue of treatment becoming less acceptable among the religious, and more desperate and vicious of purpose among the secular and Zionist government. Many religious Jewish unfortunately fear that this issue becoming better known among peoples of the world may bring a return of anti-semitism troubles to all Jewish peoples. With the growing corruption within the Christian church it is hard to tell if this fear has validity. With growing secularism in the world, this possibility may indeed be well founded, prophecy and signs do appear to be closing to conclusion.

To argue about the meaning of words and origin or counting's in usage such as Tent, Tabernacle, Sanctuary, Temple, Holy Anointed, and others is unproductive, with instead greater importance the purpose and intended meaning as validated throughout the entire Bible. The Old and New Testament describes the Lords 'Coming' when the saints still living are gathered into heaven/air, and later the Lords 'Return' or Day of the Lord for final judgment, before this later is the gathering of (all the saints) out of the four corners of heaven (before) final judgment, just as it says in Rev 20:6 "Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them..." Nowhere in the Old or New Testaments is found scripture that tells of the Lord returning for a (Thousand Years or Millennium) to set up a Kingdom for only a short time to rule before or after final judgment, although the NT describes a Salvation through faith during this earth age when the saints reign or serve with Christ, among these are the first resurrection that includes eventually all saints. For a study of this 'Thousand' found in Rev-20 (in the Greek 'Chilio' with dictionary-def... of uncertain infiniti'), read my article titled Millennium describing this Earth Age to include eventually all saints involved in events described in Rev-20.


America's New Religion and Crusaders

America today is seeing a new religion beginning, there are a few mainstream Christian leaders involved, few churchgoers are aware of it, and it is being introduced as a work within the Christian church. It is found within Reconstructionism, Dominionism, and Dual Covenant Theology; I call it the (new) Old Testament Christian theology, although the dark side of Zionism is evident. It has America becoming a Theocracy established (literally) under Old Testament law's, to be enforced and sustained under Old Testament punishment's. It also backs the State of Israel regardless of right or wrong. None I believe are either true Jewish or Christian in foundation or belief, being dangerous not so much in themselves, but because of the true power (behind) them.

Among these radical Dominionist and others such as the misled evangelical, was a short lived group in South Dakota, these with a camp teaching children militarist method for Christianity. Their video showing children in military war paint, some in camouflage military style clothing, all doing a menacing choreographed dance with stick weapon. Perhaps the more dangerous radical is the Tim LaHaye 'Eternal Forces' video-game being suggested as free entertainment (crusade more accurate) to US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. This video is based upon the misconceived last days, after the un-Biblical rapture (likely the first rapture appearance), when game players will either convert or kill the general population that is centered in New York scenes. The motivating force to kill or convert is their idea of the Great Commission to Disciple. Unfortunately these methods are becoming more popular to greater parts of this nation, the effect upon secular population, to drive more away from God than enemies of Christianity were ever capable.

Among the group of theologically minded men are an organization called Christians United for Israel (or Zionist Christians), their leader and Nat'l Chairman is John Hagee, and amazingly Hagee says that the Jews killed Jesus. Hagee saw the hand of God in the New Orleans Hurricane Karitrina, that stopped a Homosexual parade almost to the day. Yet Hagee says nothing about the planned Homosexual parade in Jerusalem of Israel, this also stopped to kill people in Lebanon. These men are like Christians who in Peru enabled the election of Alberto Fujimori as President in the mid-1900's. This was no more than continuance of an evil regime who shortly after threw some of these same Christians into prison. During this reign much evil was done, committing atrocities upon many citizens, especially the weak and defenseless as is want of the servants of Satan. This regime finally fell apart in year 2000, it was reported these Christians then sighed a sigh of relief. These are like the Christian leaders in America who blindly follow the Bush (Administration), doing so despite report after report of evil and unconstitutional operations. These men I believe are being used by Satan to fulfill prophecy described in the Bible.

This is the one revealing trait of the new religion of rulers, being blindness to the evil being done in their name, and acceptance of this dark evil done (across political parties) by those in leadership and government who use them. Those with discernment should see that the works and deeds (including careless words and empty promises) of a number of our leaders today are in opposition to the teaching of Christ Jesus. Bible prophesy warns of these people, these leaders are not bringing the 'believers' into unity and maturity, but may well be the false prophets and teachers who will lead even the elect astray, if possible. Can you name one time Jesus said law made anyone holy? What do you truly know about this Reconstructionism, what do you know of this Dominionism, where does the Bible describe Dual Covenant teachings (or Zionist State), and who are the men behind and involved in this new order?


Additional information concerning Israel

Report on shrinking Jewish population
http://www.jews-for-allah.org/israel/declineofjews.htm

Canadian Jews increasing from immigration
http://www.cjnews.com/viewarticle.asp?id=6742

Israel secular and orthodox population
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism_in_Israel

Secret Israeli Detention & Torture Center
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5251751/
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=4523

Israeli 'interrogator' at Abu Ghraib prison
http://newstandardnews.net/content/?action=show_item&itemid=653
http://www.counterpunch.org/madsen05102004.html
http://www.fromoccupiedpalestine.org/node.php?id=1292

Israel Economic Problems
http://www.icsep.org.il/en/about/why
http://www.tabletotable.org.il/articles/sep29.htm

Estimate of 1948 Palestine Refugee's
http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~peters/refugees.html

Pure propaganda regarding Jewry
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/19790601faessay9925/ann-crittenden/
israel-and-the-arabs-israel-s-economic-plight.html

Propaganda that backfires
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=22&ItemID=7378

Israel report on Islamic/Muslim Threat
http://www.conceptwizard.com/pipeline_of_hatred.swf

Palestinian Children Behind Bars (Israel)
http://www.dci-pal.org/english/home.cfm

How Afghan was used by US and USSR
http://www.rugreview.com/stuf/afgwar.htm




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