Eyes to Israel's northern border

[RyaninZion]

It may seem a long way off still, but recent reports signal preparation for what could be the beginning of THE final assault on Israel's northern border.

The Bible indicates that invasion will come at a time when everyone thinks Israel is dwelling in peace and safety - precisely as the IDF's chief of staff assessed last week.

http://www.jnewswire.com/library/article.php?articleid=788

[boblandis]

Yep, Syria is playing right into Biblical prophecy. Russia won't learn either until the hand of God smites them too.

[boblandis]

It's only the matter of When.

[BibleStudent]

And where, pray tell, does SCRIPTURE say that the secular nation of Israel is to be invaded when its populace is "in peace and safety?"

[BibleStudent]

That's a nice collection of texts, but where does any one of them say anything about the SECULAR NATION OF "ISRAEL?"

For example, 1 Thes 5:3 speaks not of Israel being in peace and safety, but rather of the wicked saying it. The verse before identifies this as the Day of the Lord, which will come on the WICKED "like a thief in the night." Every scriptural use of this metaphor speaks of the destruction that GOD will mete out on the wicked for their rebellion against Him.

You get your ideas from reading a flat Bible. You seem to think that because all scripture is equally inspired and therefore equally true, that it has equal truth. That is simply wrong. Later revelations repeatedly add to what was known before. For example, Paul declares in Eph 3:1-6 that it simply was not known in times past (v. 5) that the Gentiles would be made equally part of "the body" (i.e. "Israel," check your ancient references regarding that term) and "fellow partakers of the promise in Jesus."

Applied to the land to which you seem to think ethnic Jews are to return, notice that in Psalm 37 David sees it as the entire world, confirmed by Jesus in Matt 5:5. Then Paul in Romans 4:13 makes it explicit, using kosmos that the land promise to Abraham (Gen 15:18-21) was that he would be heir of the entire world, not some sliver of land on the eastern Mediterranean.

I ask again. Where does the Bible talk about the SECULAR NATION OF ISRAEL?

Ted

[Guest yod]

I ask again. Where does the Bible talk about the SECULAR NATION OF ISRAEL?

Ted

In every place where it says "Israel"

Duh??? You sure need to stay in Bible school a while longer

sorry...couldn't resist the obvious answer

[Guest shiloh357]

I ask again. Where does the Bible talk about the SECULAR NATION OF ISRAEL?

Ted

In every place where it says "Israel"

Duh??? You sure need to stay in Bible school a while longer

No kidding.