THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 15 & 16)

The catch-22: A cartoon in one of the Israeli newspapers depicted the reality that Israel can never win when it comes to their Middle East neighbours; she always seems to be in a catch-22, lose-lose situation. The cartoon depicts Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, declaring that he wants to blow Israel off the face

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 14)

ISRAEL’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA The true genesis of the relationship between America and Israel began when America opened its doors to the mass exodus of Jews from Russia after the Russian pogroms began in 1881. The population of Jews in America rose from 250 000 in 1877, to 2 000 000

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 12 & 13)

ISRAEL’S PURSUIT FOR PEACE When analysing the history of the conflict between Israel and the Arab nations, the question of why this conflict arises must be asked. What attempts have been made to bring about peace to the region and why have they not been successful? Israel as a nation has continually sought to live

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 11)

ARAB CLAIMS TO THE LAND OF ISRAEL ARE FALSE A common misconception is that the Jews were driven out of Israel by the Romans in 70 AD and that there were no Jews living in the Middle East until the mass immigration of Jews to Israel fleeing Nazi persecution in the late 1930s and into

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 10)

ISLAM To say that the History of Israel has been influenced by the religion of Islam would be an understatement. The thread that is Islam weaves a very dark pattern through the tapestry of Israel and therefore an understanding of Islam and how it relates to Israel and the Jew is extremely important. The Ideology

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL

(“Thread” 8 & 9) SATAN’S ANCIENT HATRED FOR THE JEW Satan’s war against the Jews has been extensive, starting from the time of Abraham and continuing to the present. For the very reasons that Christians should love the Jews, Satan hates them: They brought man back from pagan polytheism to worshipping the One True God.

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 6 & 7)

ISRAEL IS THE APPLE OF GOD’S EYE The Jews are “God’s chosen people” because God chose Abraham and his descendants for a special purpose. As Paul describes it in Romans 9:4, “theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Theirs

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 5)

MIRACLES A really remarkable thread of the tapestry of Israel is the number and magnitude of miracles God is performing for a truly unique nation. No other nation can come close to producing the evidence of God’s miraculous provision and care. When one studies the Old Testament and sees the number of amazing miracles God

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 4)

PROPHECY There is an apocryphal story of Queen Victoria asking her prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli, for evidence of the existence of God. Disraeli simply answers, “The Jew.” The context of the story may not be true but the content is. One of the greatest revelations of God must be the Jew. The Jew has stood

THE TAPESTRY OF ISRAEL (“Thread” 3)

THE PRAYING PREMILLENNIALISTS A study of history gives evidence of the accuracy of the Premillennial view. Observation of history shows that there is an obvious correlation between Christians’ literal interpretation of prophetic scripture, their prayers regarding those prophecies, and the fulfilment of those scriptures. God requires the Church to pray before He will act (Matthew