Pride in being an American has always been a hallmark of our citizenry. This has been a wonderful country to grow up in. The blessings on America have been wonderful, so much so that one can be overwhelmed when considering the almost limitless blessings God has graced us with.

One can also wonder legitimately how long those blessings will last. Many people think God has removed the blessing from our land, due to the government’s grotesque pressure on Israel.

I would not disagree.

When a man like Benjamin Netanyahu at least appears to make concessions to the Arabs in public, it is obvious he is feeling unreal pressure from some source.

We know what that source is. The Jerusalem Post’s Caroline Glick (www.carolineglick.com) is one of the most astute journalists out there today, and she recently analyzed this situation:

“In an interview on Thursday with the London-based Asharq al-Awsat, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar said that the talks have nothing to do with the attack. As he put it, “The bid to link this operation to the negotiations is completely wrong. When people have the opportunity, the capability and the targets, they act.”

Glick was referring to the murder of four Israelis, by Hamas terrorists. Her views on the motivations behind these attacks are quite interesting. Hear her again, as she thinks through Netanyahu’s balancing act even within his own circle::

“Echoing these sentiments precisely, Defense Minister Ehud Barak, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi and Shin Bet Director Yuval Diskin all reportedly objected to launching any response to Tuesday’s attack. According to the media, the three men closed ranks against Netanyahu, who reportedly wished to attack Hamas targets in Gazafollowing the massacre.

“Terror is always popular with the Palestinian public. As The Jerusalem Post reported, when news broke of Tuesday’s attack, mobs of Palestinians in Judea and Samaria took to the streets to celebrate.”

When Israel changed from a nation that responds with lethal force to terror attacks against its citizenry, after the Oslo Accords, terror began to win. All this is tied to the political process, and let me be clear about something:

The world does not care about the Jews’ welfare. The murder of Jews in Israel is of no consequence to diplomats, media figures, and government policymakers. Does anyone seriously believe that when Hillary Clinton reviews her briefs vis a vis the Arab-Israeli conflict, from her tony Washington home, that she grieves over the loss of life in Israel?

No, lives are merely chess pieces on a board.

If the world cared about true peace in the Middle East, coalitions and diplomatic efforts would be geared toward a brutal campaign against terrorism. Instead, the Jews are used as cannon-fodder in the appeasement of inhuman barbarians.

Netanyahu was raised in a fiercely Zionist home. The family literally put its life on the line for Israel, as all three sons served in Israel’s most elite commando unit, and Jonathan lost his life at Entebbe.

Thus, one can conclude that the pressure on him is so severe one can legitimately call it unholy. Literally.

As I often like to say to audiences, if the Bible were true, what would you expect to see in the real world?

In this geopolitical situation, the Arab-Israeli conflict, one can see the fulfillment of Bible prophecy right before our eyes, right now!

In the book of Isaiah, we read that the Lord tells the Jews that none of her extraordinary leaders can bring her peace. That is precisely what we see today; the stage is being set for Israel to stand alone against the nations. My friends, we are past the broad outlines of this coming scenario. We are seeing the Master Artist color-in the painting now. It is happening.

One day soon, Israel will find herself facing a vicious military coalition. Sadly, pathetically, we have Christian “leaders” like Brian McLaren (I write about him a lot; he is a key figure in the growing apostasy in the American Church) advocating for the Palestinians, at the same time he ridicules Bible prophecy!

Read 2 Peter 3; men like McLaren are fulfilling the very prophecy they deny! Amazing!

But back to Israel, specifically. Glick, although this is not her primary point in the recent column, shows us quite clearly that Israel is being squeezed, and that pressure is building toward something epic:

“The most distressing aspect of Netanyahu’s enthusiastic participation in a process the Israeli public rationally opposes is that it is him doing it. With Netanyahu now joining the ranks of those who attack Israel’s defenders as enemies of peace and claim that defending the country is antithetical to peace, who is left to defend us?”

The Palestinians want Israel to die. Her God will see to it that she lives.

Forever.

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