The Attack against Israel and Christians

Are we living in the generation that will see the fulfillment of these verses from the Book of Revelation?

Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the maleChild. But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent. So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth. And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. – Revelation 12:13-17

Persecution of Israel has gone on for nearly 2000 years, but the 1930’s and 40’s began a period of all-out intense hatred of Jewish people which was centered in Nazi Germany. While the demise of Germany’s Hitler ushered in an interlude in that hatred, it merely caused it to go underground for a time, to re-appear in more successful vehicles. It has reappeared in Islam, the UN, and the EU.

Remember, the Devil’s goal is to destroy faith in God. So while he attacks the Jews, he also attacks any faith in God, Jesus His Son, and in the Bible, which is His Word. We are witnessing how materialism, pluralism, and political correctness can be just as successful weapons for Satan as Nazism was. The Bible warns that “the love of money is the root of all evil” and we can see how government and the corporate world can be corrupted by it. I am not speaking against true capitalism, which I believe is of God, but of the greed which drives both government and the corporate world to succeed without God. They have forgotten the Biblical truth that it is “God who gives the power to get riches” and our government is settling for worldly power rather than godly authority. Pluralism breeds an ‘anything goes’ attitude that denies Biblical standards of truth and morality while the doctrine of ‘political correctness’ attacks any who would dare to stand for those standards.

Once the devil’s weapons of materialism, pluralism, and political correctness have sufficiently weakened us, he turns to the corruption of politics. Few understand that Islam is not primarily a religion but a political ideology that hates Israel and wants to destroy it. Does no one wonder why Islam, which teaches anyone who does not believe in Allah must be destroyed, could be so closely aligned with Hitler or with Communism, both of which confessed atheism and occultism?

While the UN was founded by people with Catholic backgrounds, their roots have always been socialistic and they regularly pass resolutions condemning Israel. While they say they are for equality among nations, persons from Israel can hardly get a job in the UN while Palestinians are readily preferred. The recent article Revealed: UN Body PrefersPro-Palestinian Employees says it all. Another recent article, Potential Economic Sanctions Really Anti-Semitism, also reveals how the EU is taking a stand against Israel in favor of Palestinians.

Since WWII, the world has seen a dramatic decline in faith in God. The churches throughout Europe are mostly empty or have been taken over by Islam. The head of the EU declared that if a man came forward with a solution to their economic problems, they would follow him whether he is God or devil! They have clearly chosen the devil! Israel itself is largely a secular state and America is rapidly denying the faith that once made them strong. In Europe and South America, Nazism is rearing its ugly head once again. In America, radical Muslims are given sensitive jobs in the government and public display of Christian values is discouraged. Laws are being passed which stop Christians from legally practicing their faith, such as forcing Christian bakers to make cakes for homosexual weddings, or Christian medical workers being forced to give abortions, or Christian landlords forced to rent to homosexuals. American corporations are caving into this pressure all for the sake of the dollar, changing Merry Christmas greetings by employees to Happy Holidays. Apple’s new iPhone 5 now places the Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall in Palestinian Jerusalem.

There are many other examples of this rapid decay into the Antichrist system but, I list these few to draw your attention to the last verses of Revelation that this article began with. Not only is another holocaust for the Jews being planned, but Christians as well are the target. If America loses its faith in God for the sake of materialism, pluralism, or political correctness, we will cease to be the ‘light set on a hill’ that our founders envisioned. And further, Jews and Christians will be driven “into the wilderness” in defeat.

During WWII, America almost waited too long before joining the battle and won only at great cost. In this war, if American Christians do not stand up now and fight for the faith that was delivered to us, we too may face a great cost.

But be encouraged, it is not too late for us to overcome if we call on the name of the Lord without fear, giving testimony of our faith in the blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ. Pray earnestly how you can be the person you were destined to be – one who is a witness for God and His Son Jesus Christ.