Friday, September 4, 2015 (Kermit’s Birthday)

"In the shadow of His hand He has
concealed Me, And He has also made Me a select arrow. He has
hidden Me in His quiver. He said to Me, "You are My Servant Israel,
In Whom I will show My glory." (Isaiah 49:2b- 3b).
Hey Gang: The writer of Hebrews
tells us that in the latter days we are going to experience a shaking like we
have never experienced before, all in preparation of the coming Day of the
Lord. I am eighty two years old today and can attest to the truth
of that statement. As a child I do not recall Jerusalem being a focal
point of the world. As a matter of fact I do not recall any specific
event that centered on Israel until 1948 when Israel became a nation once
again.
From that day on Jerusalem and Israel
have been the focal point of the world press and world governments. I
list them in that order for I learned, while volunteering in Israel on eleven
separate occasions, that where the press was, there was conflict. I also
learned, being there and seeing what was happening firsthand, I most often came
away with the felling that the press was not seeing the same picture I was
seeing.
In a recent round table discussion
involving a number of prophetic gurus, one elderly gentlemen was asked, can you
sum up what is happening in the prophetic world in one phrase? He responded
yes, I can do it in one word, "Israel." He then
went on to put meat on his statement: "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. 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." (Zechariah 12:2-3).
When people ask where is the United
Sates in prophecy, my question to them is, “Are you a literalist in
interpretation or do you try and make Scriptures fit where you are at
spiritually?” If you are a literalist, then I can answer your
question; reread Zechariah 12:2-3 and pay special attention to the "all's".
If you are a non-literalist, you may have the same problem President Clinton
had with the definition of the word "is".
One of my very favorite verses in the
Bible is found in Zachariah 12:8 "In that day the Lord will defend
the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them in that day
will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of
the Lord before them."
There was an old country
preacher who was asked if he would rather die and be taken up to the Lord or to
be raptured and. He said, “Ya know, I have studied that
question for many years knowing we are nearing that time when Yeshua is going
to come again soon, and I really have mixed emotions. Today, I think I would
like to be in the grave and come blasting out of the coffin to be with the
Lord, but tomorrow I may choose - some will be taken and some left'
route. But this I know, the bottom line is I just want to be with Him!
I believe we can all agree that
Jerusalem is a cup that causes reeling to the peoples of the world and a very
heavy stone around the necks of the peoples of the world. Keep in mind,
dear friends, that Israel is less in size than New Jersey but requires more
than seventy five percent of all the time of the UN.
Now, I want to make a point here, the
more you open your mind and heart to the study of prophecy, the greater
the peace in your heart. If I could have one wish given to me I would
choose to stand on the Mount of Olives, where my Lord ascended into the
heavenlies and where He will soon return again. He will shout to the
people of Israel: "So I have again purposed in these days to do good to
Jerusalem and to the House of Judah, Do not fear" (Zechariah
9:15).
Well ,my friends, let me warn you,
when I put the prophetic word beside the news of what is happening in our
world, I get very excited and also very wordy. So please feel free to
tune in or tune out when you find the load is getting to heavy to bare, but keep focused on the Lord of Glory. Be
advised, He will come as a thief in the night – to those who are not expecting
Him; BUT, to those who alert and watching and their names are written in the
Lamb's Book of Life, ’He will take them to the Marriage Feast of the
Lamb. Hey gang, you do not want to miss that!
Blessings,
Gramps