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I find it very interesting that our world is so intent on forcing peace upon people who really want nothing to do with it. Granted, the biggest antagonist, Iran, is not part of nor will be bound by any peace negotiation. However, even Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian Authority’s leader, who is directly involved with the peace negotiations, clearly doesn’t really want peace.
They want to have their way, and that’s it! No true compromise is being sought after. This false sense of seeking peace is reminiscent of the way the false prophets in the days of Jeremiah were deceiving the people immediately before the Babylonians obliterated Judah:
They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly,Saying, “Peace, peace!”When there is no peace.
Jeremiah 6:14 (NKJV).
Those false prophets made people feel better by saying peace was coming, but that was deception. God told the people through Jeremiah that because they ignored the prophets and refused to repent, God would punish them through the Babylonians.
Very interestingly, Jeremiah spoke of another time in the future when Israel would go through the worst time of trouble the world has ever seen, but that it would be for their good, to bring them to faith in the Messiah:
We have heard a voice of trembling,Of fear, and not of peace.
…Alas! For that day is great,So that none is like it;And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble,But he shall be saved out of it.…But they shall serve the LORD their God,And David their king,Whom I will raise up for them.
Jeremiah 30:5b, 7, 9 (NKJV).
The Prophet Zechariah also spoke of this time, describing it as a time when the world’s focus will be on Jerusalem with drunken-like madness:
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.
Zechariah 12:2, 3 (NKJV).
I believe we are entering that time, which both Jeremiah and Zechariah spoke of. I believe it because the Bible says multiple times that the regathering of Israel and the time of Jacob’s trouble would occur in the latter days, “In the latter days you will consider it.” Jeremiah 30:24b (NKJV).
Read the articles that follow and consider whether you believe peace is possible:
With Compromise Elusive, Mideast Talks Threatened By End Of Settlement Slowdown At Midnight
Kassam On Negev; Leftists, Arabs Riot In Jerusalem
Mahmoud Abbas: Israel Must Choose Between Peace And Settlement Construction
High Alert In Jerusalem As Arab Riots Continue
Sha’ath: Only Netanyahu Can Save Talks By Extending Freeze
All of these things should cause you to recognize that the Bible is indeed real. Israel’s existence after 2,000 years of dispersion should be enough on its own, since the Bible repeatedly said they would be scattered and regathered in the latter days. If we are approaching the Time of Jacob’s Trouble, then Jesus Christ is soon to return, and He is the only One who will bring true peace.
Moreover, if you have never repented of your sin and put your faith in Christ alone for salvation, do it today, “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6:2b (NKJV). There is no time to delay. If you hear His voice, do as Jesus commanded, “Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:15b (NKJV).
9/27/2010 UPDATE:
Lieberman: PA Refused To Accept Freeze For 9 Months
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=189438
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