It is disheartening and revealing to me to see the large numbers of Christians who publicly condemn and oppose Israel. That's not to say that I believe that Israel should be immune from correction if they do something that is unjust. We are called to exercise righteous judgment but most of the judgment that I have seen toward Israel has been anything but righteous. John 7:24 24 Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.” With that said, I believe that it was and is God's will that Israel was "reborn" in 1948 and that it will prosper (as they have done) and will never again be destroyed. Christians opposed to Israel should read the following scripture and then choose to support God's will. Matthew 7:21 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Amos 9:14-15 esv 14 I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine, and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit. 15 I will plant them on their land, and they shall never again be uprooted out of the land that I have given them, says the Lord your God.
In John 7 23-24, wasn’t Jesus actually publicly condemning and opposing Judea … insofar as he was calling their religious leaders hypocrites, who were the dispensers of so-called “righteous judgement” at the time Jesus said that. it’s ok, a lot of ppl don’t learn Jesus was talking to the Jewish leaders in John 7 24, the ones who were trying to kill him. So, we should always juxtapose 7 24 (which were given as instructions to the Jewish religious leaders) with Matthew 7 “don’t judge” which was instruction for all sinners.
God has certainly chastened Israel and its Jews over the millenia, even going so far as to destroy it. However, it seems that this version of Israel will never be destroyed.
