A View on Crisis in Israel (and Gaza) 

    All that Views by the Sea knows is that people of different faiths are at war, and various people on their continent and ours disagree on who are the good guys and who are not. Random protests may result in harm to people seven time zones away from the scene. 

     How to respond, particularly from a Biblical worldview?

     Cissie Graham Lynch (billygraham organization) interviewed Skip Heitzig, pastor of Calvary Chapel in Albuquerque, seeking to understand what's happening and how to respond, particularly from a Biblical worldview.

His view: "When it comes to Israel, there's a promise in the Old Testament. 'If the sun ceases to shine and the moon ceases to shine, only then will my covenant be broken.' (Jeremiah 31:35-37)

     "It's a way of saying, 'My covenant is permanent, eternal and not dependent on their faithfulness.' 

     "The world's going to get darker," Heitzig said. He challenges believers to see this as a 'wake-up-call' to get right with God and to stand firm in their faith." 

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     In the book of Revelation - believe it or not - Israel's enemies will never quit. They are under the influence of Satan and other "fallen angels" God evicted from heaven. This is not about Palestinians. It's a spiritual war against God, dating to Adam. Satan would have no Israelites to welcome the Messiah...who will descend with his armies and rule the world from Jerusalem. 

     We just don't know when.

                 Jimmy