Israel and End Times Prophecy

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1 Israel and End Times Prophecy Session 5 Arabs Why did God allow the Arab / Israeli issue to arise? If You Think It Is Hot Here! IT is so hot... The Baptist have started sprinkling The Methodist are using damp wash clothes The Presbyterians are handing out rainchecks The Catholics are praying earnestly that God will change their wine into water Pastor Carley Kendrick by David Reagan The Importance of Bible Prophecy Prophetic Hermeneutics Reasons for Neglect of Bible Prophecy Abuse by fanatics People identify it with other worldliness Complexity Unbelief Fear Ignorance Carnality Anti-Semitism The Significance and Relevance of Bible Prophecy Its Uniqueness Quantity Validates Scriptures Validates Jesus It Reveals the Future A Tool of Evangelism A Tool of Moral Teaching It generates Spiritual Growth Literal versus Allegorical / Symbolic Interpretation If the plain sense makes sense, don t look for any other sense or you will end up with non-sense Worldviews A literal, biblical worldview Premillennial A non-literal, biblical worldview Amillennial or Postmillennial An unbiblical worldview Selfish and fleshly lifestyle with some morals tied to the Bible An anti-biblical worldview Naturalism, Materialism, Historicism, Socialism, Relativism Jars of Clay Strategically placed A place for His Name Glory Memphis Egypt Sidon Tyre Jerusalem Hittites Jericho Petra Haran Damascus Assyria Nineveh Babylon Babylon Ur Persia 1

2 The Decree to Rebuild the Temple Daniel s Seventy Weeks Premillennialism The Church Age Indefinite Period 69 X 7 X 360 = 173,880 days March 5, 444 B.C ,880 days March 30, 33 A.D. JESUS The Tribulation 7 Years = 70 Daniel s 70 th Week The Millennium 1,000 Years New & Earth Th In Millennial Choices Premillennialism The Church Age Indefinite Period JESUS The Tribulation 7 Years The Millennium 1,000 Years Ezekiel 37 Israel is first restored Physically THEN she is restored Spiritually New & Earth Israel & End Times Prophecy The Importance of Bible Prophecy Hermeneutics and Worldview Who owns the land? and Is there a future for Israel? Abraham s call to the Promised Land: Why did God choose Jerusalem/Israel to place His name? Modern Israel: Why has God brought Israel back into national existence, or has He? Why did God allow the Arab issue to arise? Signs that we are living in the End Times The New Jerusalem: The way God intended the earth to be. Sequential overview of end time events Zechariah 12:2-3 2 Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah. 3 "And 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. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it. Who Are The Arabs? DNA Modern Versus Historical Definition Arabs = Arabians Arabs = Someone who speaks Arabic History of the Region The Bible never calls this land Palestine The Bible refers to God as The God of Israel over 200 times God declared that He was giving the land to Isaac, NOT Ishmael Palestine didn t exist before 135 A.C. 2

3 International Support for Zionism Balfour Declaration, 1917 League of Nations Palestine Mandate, Lebanon 1944 Syria 1946 Jordan 1947 Iraq 1947 Egypt 1948 Israel The Land Included present-day Jordan, Israel, the Territories and the Golan heights. Britain Cuts Off Mandate Land % granted exclusively to Arabs in what became Jordan. Jewish settlement was prohibited. 1% Golan Heights cut off and given to Frenchcontrolled Syria. Compromise Recommended UN Partition Plan, 1947 Jews accepted the plan. Arab leaders rejected compromise and launched a military invasion to prevent establishment of a Jewish state within any borders. Arab Palestinian State Jewish State History of the Region During WWII the Jews in Israel fought for the allies BUT the Arabs aligned with the German s. At that time there were no Palestinian Arab s The 2000 Israeli offer by Prime Minister Ehud Barak 97% of the West Bank and 100% of Gaza The 3% of the West Bank would be traded for adjacent land. He also offered to allow East Jerusalem to be the capitol of the new Palestinian State. Arafat did not accept the offer. Two months later, he launched the Second Intifada the terrorist war against Israel. 3

4 Genesis 16:12 Genesis 17: And as for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He shall become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation. 21 But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this season next year." Israel is 1/8 of 1% of the Middle East Surrounded by Muslims 1/19 th the size of California surrounded by 22 hostile Arab/Islamic dictatorships with 640 times her size, and 60 times her population and ALL the oil. Ezekiel 35:5, 10 Ezekiel 36:2, 5 God will judge the Arabs for their hostility toward the Jews Joel 3:19 Ezekiel 35:10-11 & 15 Obadiah 1:15-18 God will judge the Arabs for their hostility toward the Jews A remnant of the Arabs will turn to God Jeremiah 12:14-17 Isaiah 19:

5 Has God Hardened the Hearts of the Arabs? Augustine "God does not harden men by infusing malice into them, but by not imparting mercy to them." Testimony of Arab Christians Dr. Naim Khoury "God does not work this hardness of heart in man; but he may be said to harden him whom he refuses to soften, to blind him whom he refuses to enlighten, and to repel him whom he refuses to call." Testimony of Arab Christians Dr. Naim Khoury Tour Guide Andre Shama So Why Does God Allow The Arab Israeli Conflict? The sin nature of man The fight between good and evil Precursor to the ultimate battle TO LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT HE IS GOD Israel and End Times Prophecy Session 5 Arabs Why did God allow the Arab / Israeli issue to arise? Pastor Carley Kendrick 5