Compass International – Fighting Israel Is Fighting God

“It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured.” Zech. 12:3

I recently had a conversation with someone I’m pretty certain is a Believer. She, in no uncertain terms, let me know how much she detested Israel. 

She rattled off several points in fast succession to defend her hatred of God’s chosen—none of which were true but all are making the rounds on social media and from deceived Bible teachers. All these lies are coming from our adversary, not God. 

She told me she believed Israel was overreacting in their response to the 1200 Oct 7th murders of innocent and unarmed men, women and children. 

She believed PM Netanyahu secretly set up the Gaza war so Israel could take over more territory and that Israel’s response to all those murders was not proportional, therefore not justified. 

She said she no longer believes Jesus will literally reign as King of the earth for 1000 years.

And to top it off, she believed the Jews were only promised the land of Israel conditionally. Since they didn’t do what God said, they now have no claim to the land. 

I was so shocked to hear this from a Believer that my response was a bit like what Frank Peretti once confessed to after being unexpectedly confronted with a difficult question in a live radio interview—“I had a great answer…two days later.”

On my heels I did the best I could, questioning whether or not she had read Romans chapters 9, 10 and 11, and a few other points off the top of my head. 

But after I had a couple days to think about this, these are the points that I should have made for a more complete defense. 

In Genesis 15 God says He will give the land to Abraham, unconditionally. 

Then [Abraham] believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness. And He said to him, “I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess it.” Gen. 15:6-7

Abraham responded he wanted proof to know it was his land. 

[Abraham] said, “O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?” Gen. 15:8

God responded with a covenant formally establishing what we today refer to as the unconditional Abrahamic Covenant. Basically God gave proof He would fulfill His promise to give Abraham the land. 

This covenant had zero to do with Abraham or his  obedience. There were no strings attached.

“To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates” Gen 15:18

To prove God gave the land unconditionally, the Abrahamic Covenant stayed in effect even after multiple recorded instances of sin through the years. 

Abraham sinned several times after the covenant had been established (Gen. 16:20) yet the Lord confirmed to Isaac His Covenant was still in effect (Gen. 26:1-4). 

Isaac sinned after the Lord’s Covenant confirmation yet the Lord confirmed to Jacob the covenant was still in effect (Gen. 28:13-15; 35:9-12; 48:3-4). 

Jacob and his sons were guilty of sins yet Joseph regarded the Covenant to be in force (Gen. 50:24-26).  

Moses was quite the sinner in Egypt yet he was promised by God that His Covenant with Abraham was still in effect (Ex. 2:24; 6:2-8).

David, in 1000 BC, regarded the Covenant to be in force.

Remember His covenant forever, the word which He commanded to a thousand generations, the covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac. 1Chr. 16:15-16 (also repeated in Ps. 105:9,10)

Obviously David wouldn’t insist the Israelites remember the Abrahamic Covenant if it wasn’t still in force.

But the most obvious nail-in-the-coffin is in Deut. 4:25-31 where the Lord says that if Israel does evil, she will be destroyed. BUT…

in the latter days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. For the LORD your God is a compassionate God; He will not fail you nor destroy you nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.” Deut. 4:30b-31 

So this proves Israel would be in existence in the latter days with the Covenant in effect. Even though Israel fails, God will be faithful to His Covenant commitment which He had sworn to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. 

In the latter days the Bible predicts God will gather Israel from the four corners of the earth where they had been scattered.

“…then the LORD your God will restore you from captivity, and have compassion on you, and will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you. If your outcasts are at the ends of the earth, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you back. The LORD your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers.” Deut. 30:3-5

Israel’s return to her land was prophesied

The Bible says after Israel was scattered around the world for about 2000 years she would return to her homeland. She did. (Hos. 6:1,2, Ezek. 37:21, 38:8, 39:27)

The Bible says when Israel returned to her land she would become a nation in a single day. She did. (Is. 66:8)

The Bible says when Israel returned she will regain her language. She did. (Is. 19:18; Zeph. 3:9)

The Bible says when Israel returns she will have remained a pure race. She did. (Rev. 7:4)

The Bible says that when Israel returns she will have two arch enemies: Russia (Gog) and Iran (Persia). They are. (Ezek. 38:3,5)

The Bible says that when she returns she’ll have a mighty military. She does. (Ezek. 37:10)

The Bible says Israel will be a burdensome stone for the world. She is. (Zech. 12:3)

The Bible says when Israel becomes a nation again the world will have nuclear weapons. (Zech. 14:12) She does.

The Bible says just before the Rapture Israel will have a group of 144,000 Jewish males who are virgins. She does. (Rev. 7:4; 14:1-5; 144k article HERE)

Finally, if you take the Bible literally, in context, after Israel returns to her homeland, Jesus WILL return and reign as King of the earth for 1000 years. The fact that “a thousand years” is recorded 6 times in 6 straight verses makes the case.

Rev. 20:2 “a thousand years”

Rev. 20:3 “the thousand years”

Rev. 20:4 “a thousand years”

Rev. 20:5 “the thousand years”

Rev. 20:6 “a thousand years”

Rev. 20:7 “the thousand years”

Hard to miss, huh!

Finally, to suggest that Israel was on a “works doctrine” to be able to remain in their land is nuts. 

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. 5:8

Israel is God’s chosen nation—a chosen people. 

“For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His own possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. Deut. 7:6

Even though they were scattered worldwide for brutally murdering their Messiah, God promised to gather them back in the latter days to their homeland to live with their Messiah.

“Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us. He will revive us after two days (2000 years implied); He will raise us up on the third day (1000 year Millennium implied), that we may live before Him.” Hos. 6:1-2

Therefore, it’s a fact that Jesus will rule the earth from Mt. Moriah in Israel for 1000 years. In the meantime…

And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse. Gen. 12:3

For thus says the LORD of hosts, “After glory He has sent Me against the nations which plunder you, for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye. Zech. 2:8 

So it’s pretty clear… if you pick a fight with Israel, you’re picking a fight with God. And God always wins.

CQLJ!

BP