Israel is Still Gods Clock – So What Time Is It
By Michael Bresciani (08/02/06)
Hezbollah, Hamas and al Queda ran up the clock, the clock struck one
(Hezbollah) and the rest barely escaped with their lives. No it is not
that simple but as analogies go it is not all that far from the truth.
As Americans viewed the history channel’s piece on the antichrist they
heard the narrator ask the question, is the re-birth of Israel in 1948
really the ultimate sign of the end of the world as we know it. With full
blown skepticism the commentator proceeded to show how it might be, but it
could also be an overrated notion of the preachers, theologians and
eschatologists.
That Israel is God’s clock is not an obscure or hidden theology it is
rather one of the clearest markers in the entire scripture. God doesn’t
take us by the scruff of the neck and force our faces into the clock, he
says only, let him that has ears to hear, let him hear.
Hear this. In the history of this world no nation has endured more than
fifty years removed from its own soil and then returned to become a free
and independent nation again. Israel endured 2500 years under the rule of
other nations and a dispersion or removal from their own soil that has
lasted nearly a millennium. When Israel became a nation again under the
British mandate of 1948 she broke every record in history.
If only one prophet said that Israel’s re-birth was the beginning of the
last generation that should be enough. But all the prophets have
unanimously agreed that this is the marker or the beginning of the great
countdown of God.
Since the city of Jerusalem must be included in all of those prophecies
than some would say the countdown did not begin until after the result of
the six day war of 1967. This point cannot be argued against but it still
puts us quite a few years underway on this cruise through what is known as
the last generation.
For those who could care less and those who don’t trust the Bible’s
prophecy it is business as usual. For those who see what is happening
there is a bit of scurrying to get ready. In the rush some may have over
speculated or failed to notice some pertinent facts about God’s time
table.
Yes it is true that according to the prophets Israel will be surrounded by
her enemies until the end and then finally delivered by God, directly and
in person. What is also true is that her enemies will have some measure of
success in their endeavors. In fact they will trample all over Israel for
a specified period of time although it is a very short time but will end
very badly for those who have hurt Israel. Revelation 11:2
Some of the best eschatologists have gotten a bit wild. One preacher says
that Antichrist will have the whole world worshipping Allah. In fact the
Antichrist won’t allow the worship of anything but himself, 2Thessalonians
2:4. Others are encouraging people to stock pile supplies and retreat to
the mountains so they can save their lives during the coming calamities.
Again this is antithetical to the teaching of the Bible. Christ said not
to try to save our own lives but stand against the rule of the Antichrist
even at the cost of our own lives. Luke 17:33
We should be keenly aware that all that is going on in the mid-east today
is of paramount importance and is the fulfillment of almost all major
prophecies. Being watchful and circumspect is more to be desired than
getting caught up in wild speculation and panicky disputations.
History is a look at the past and when properly analyzed can be useful to
teach us what to avoid in the future. Prophecy is pre-written history and
cannot be so easily analyzed. Speculation is not a good substitute for the
analytical.
Suffice it to say that for the self indulgent and preoccupied even a loud
yell about the fast approaching train will not capture their attention.
Only the pain of impact will finally get a reaction. Jesus said it another
way. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of
man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered
into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away;
so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24: 37-39
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