Category: Prophecy

Is the LORD done with Israel?

Sometimes, the clearest answer from God is waiting right above us—if only we’d lift our eyes from our screens.  Do you see the Sun, depending on the time of day, or do you see the moon or stars? This is the answer from GOD to that question, is the LORD done with Israel?  NO! HE is not!

The book of Jeremiah says.

Jer 31:35-37

THUS SAYS THE LORD, Who gives the sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, Who disturbs the sea, And its waves roar (THE LORD OF HOSTS IS HIS NAME): “IF THOSE ORDINANCES DEPART FROM BEFORE ME, SAYS THE LORD, THEN THE SEED OF ISRAEL SHALL ALSO CEASE FROM BEING A NATION BEFORE ME FOREVER.” THUS SAYS THE LORD: “IF HEAVEN ABOVE CAN BE MEASURED, AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH SEARCHED OUT BENEATH, I WILL ALSO CAST OFF ALL THE SEED OF ISRAEL FOR ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE, SAYS THE LORD.

Just in case is hard to understand, below is the NLT version of this scripture!

Jer 31:35-37 NLT version!

IT IS THE LORD WHO PROVIDES THE SUN TO LIGHT THE DAY AND THE MOON AND STARS TO LIGHT THE NIGHT, AND WHO STIRS THE SEA INTO ROARING WAVES. HIS NAME IS THE LORD OF HEAVEN’S ARMIES, AND THIS IS WHAT HE SAYS: “I AM AS LIKELY TO REJECT MY PEOPLE ISRAEL AS I AM TO ABOLISH THE LAWS OF NATURE!” THIS IS WHAT THE LORD SAYS: “JUST AS THE HEAVENS CANNOT BE MEASURED AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH CANNOT BE EXPLORED, SO I WILL NOT CONSIDER CASTING THEM AWAY FOR THE EVIL THEY HAVE DONE. I, THE LORD, HAVE SPOKEN!

You may say, well that’s the Old Testament, but dont forget that the LORD doesn’t lie.

Num 23:19  “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. HAS HE SAID, AND WILL HE NOT DO? OR HAS HE SPOKEN, AND WILL HE NOT MAKE IT GOOD?

In the Book of Romans, it says

Rom 11:25-29  For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, LEST YOU SHOULD BE WISE IN YOUR OWN OPINION, THAT BLINDNESS IN PART HAS HAPPENED TO ISRAEL UNTIL THE FULLNESS OF THE GENTILES HAS COME IN.  (26)  AND SO ALL ISRAEL WILL BE SAVED, as it is written: “THE DELIVERER WILL COME OUT OF ZION, AND HE WILL TURN AWAY UNGODLINESS FROM JACOB;  (27)  FOR THIS IS MY COVENANT WITH THEM, WHEN I TAKE AWAY THEIR SINS.”  (28)  Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.  (29)  FOR THE GIFTS AND THE CALLING OF GOD ARE IRREVOCABLE.

Israel is blind concerning JESUS, but that blindness will eventually be removed. I remember when I was blind about who JESUS also, but HE opened my eyes to the truth of HIS word! The same will happen to Israel once the fullness of the gentiles comes in!

Romans 11:25 says that “some of Israel has been hardened,” but not all—and not forever. This means that many Jewish people do believe in JESUS, even if others don’t. SO IT’S NOT FAIR TO JUDGE THE WHOLE NATION JUST BECAUSE SOME HAVEN’T ACCEPTED HIM.

Think about it this way: SHOULD GOD CONDEMN EVERY AMERICAN FOR THE ESTIMATED 63 MILLION ABORTIONS SINCE ROE V. WADE? OF COURSE NOT. We know individuals make their own choices. In the same way, we should be careful not to blame all of Israel for the actions of some or the majority. GOD’S PLAN IS STILL UNFOLDING, AND IT’S FULL OF WISDOM AND MERCY. INSTEAD OF JUDGING, WE’RE CALLED TO STAY HUMBLE, KEEP PRAYING, AND HOLD ON TO HOPE.

Verse 26 also shows that Israel is sinful, but the simple fact is that we are all sinful. Does Israel deserve the love of GOD, No

Deu 7:7-8

The LORD did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people, for you were the least of all peoples; BUT BECAUSE THE LORD LOVES YOU, AND BECAUSE HE WOULD KEEP THE OATH WHICH HE SWORE TO YOUR FATHERS…

Exodus 32:13

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, TO WHOM YOU SWORE BY YOUR OWN SELF, AND SAID TO THEM, ‘I WILL MULTIPLY YOUR DESCENDANTS AS THE STARS OF HEAVEN; AND ALL THIS LAND THAT I HAVE SPOKEN OF I GIVE TO YOUR DESCENDANTS, AND THEY SHALL INHERIT IT FOREVER.’ “

Is it because Israel was righteous before GOD?  NO!

Deu 9:4-6

“DO NOT THINK IN YOUR HEART, after the LORD your God has cast them out before you, saying, ‘BECAUSE OF MY RIGHTEOUSNESS THE LORD HAS BROUGHT ME IN TO POSSESS THIS LAND’; BUT IT IS BECAUSE OF THE WICKEDNESS OF THESE NATIONS THAT THE LORD IS DRIVING THEM OUT FROM BEFORE YOU. IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS OR THE UPRIGHTNESS OF YOUR HEART THAT YOU GO IN TO POSSESS THEIR LAND, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WICKEDNESS OF THESE NATIONS THAT THE LORD YOUR GOD DRIVES THEM OUT FROM BEFORE YOU, and that He may fulfill the word which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. THEREFORE UNDERSTAND THAT THE LORD YOUR GOD IS NOT GIVING YOU THIS GOOD LAND TO POSSESS BECAUSE OF YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, FOR YOU ARE A STIFF-NECKED PEOPLE.

Eze 36:22

“Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “I DO NOT DO THIS FOR YOUR SAKE, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL, BUT FOR MY HOLY NAME’S SAKE, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went.

GOD’s motivation is HIS HOLY NAME! As representatives of GOD Israel has profaned HIS GOOD NAME! HE keeps HIS promises and it’s not based on the actions of Israel. Because of their sins they (Israel) was exiled to other countries, but GOD remained faithful to HIS promises! Israel at times abandon GOD, but HE never abandoned them! HE was always there and is currently with them now!

2Tim 2:13

If we are faithless, HE REMAINS FAITHFUL; HE CANNOT DENY HIMSELF.

Amo 9:14-15  I WILL BRING BACK THE CAPTIVES OF MY PEOPLE ISRAEL; They shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; They shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them.  (15)  I WILL PLANT THEM IN THEIR LAND, AND NO LONGER SHALL THEY BE PULLED UP FROM THE LAND I HAVE GIVEN THEM,” SAYS THE LORD YOUR GOD.

GOD is faithful. He never forgets His promises, and His covenant with Israel still stands. Scripture tells us that a day is coming when THE VEIL WILL BE LIFTED (2Cor 3:12-18), and all of Israel will recognize JESUS AS THE SON OF THE LIVING GOD—their long-awaited Messiah.

But that moment will be extremely sad for them; As Zechariah prophesied, “THEY WILL LOOK ON ME, THE ONE THEY HAVE PIERCED, AND THEY WILL MOURN FOR HIM AS ONE MOURNS FOR AN ONLY CHILD” (ZECHARIAH 12:10). THEIR EYES WILL BE OPENED, AND THEIR HEARTS WILL BREAK—NOT ONLY WITH SORROW, BUT WITH THE DEEP ACHE OF REALIZING THEY HAD REJECTED THE VERY ONE WHO CAME TO SAVE THEM.

Yet even in their mourning, there is mercy. GOD’S plan is not one of condemnation, but of redemption. HIS LOVE IS PATIENT. HIS GRACE IS GREATER THAN OUR FAILURES. AND JUST AS HE HAS SHOWN MERCY TO US, HE WILL SHOW MERCY TO THEM. GOD WILL FINISH WHAT HE HAS STARTED FOR HIS PROMISES WILL NEVER FAIL!

Is God finished with Israel? Absolutely not. His covenant still stands, and His promises remain.

The 9th of Av.  Matthew 24:1-2

Mat 24:1-2  Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple.  (2)  And Jesus said to them, “DO YOU NOT SEE ALL THESE THINGS? ASSUREDLY, I SAY TO YOU, NOT ONE STONE SHALL BE LEFT HERE UPON ANOTHER, THAT SHALL NOT BE THROWN DOWN.”

As JESUS and HIS disciples were sitting on the mount of Olives across the way to the Jewish temple, JESUS said that the temple would be torn down. And some 40 years later, on the 9th of AV, this temple was thrown down just as JESUS said it would be!  Also mention by the prophet Daniel..

Dan 9:26  “AND AFTER THE SIXTY-TWO WEEKS MESSIAH SHALL BE CUT OFF, BUT NOT FOR HIMSELF; And the people of the prince who is to come SHALL DESTROY THE CITY AND THE SANCTUARY. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined.

This is fact happened in the year of 70 A.D. when the city and the sanctuary (the Temple) were destroyed. The Roman army swept through Jerusalem, demolishing the Temple and tragically killing over a million Jews, according to the historian Josephus!

What I find remarkable is that the Second Temple was destroyed on the same day as the First Temple—the 9th of Av. ; WHICH COINCIDENTLY STARTS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AUGUST 2ND @ 6PM.  And END SUNDAY @6PM 2025.

JESUS IS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE LAW & PROPHETS!

Matthew 17:1-8

Mat 17:1-2  Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves;  (2)  and He was transfigured before them. HIS FACE SHONE LIKE THE SUN, AND HIS CLOTHES BECAME AS WHITE AS THE LIGHT.

HIS three disciples are getting a sneak peak in the Kingdom of heaven. In Psalm 104:1-2 it talks about GOD being dress in light!

Psa 104:1-2 KJV,  Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.  (2)  WHO COVEREST THYSELF WITH LIGHT AS WITH A GARMENT: WHO STRETCHEST OUT THE HEAVENS LIKE A CURTAIN:

Mat 17:3  And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.

Moses represents the law since the LAW was handed to him on mount Horeb (SINAI) by GOD; while Elijah represents the Prophets who spoke of the coming of the LORD, the Messiah!  JESUS FULFILLS THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS; HE IS THE CULMINATION OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. Matthew 5:17-18

What I find interesting is that both Moses and Elijah were on the mountain of GOD (Mount Horeb) separated about 500 years!  Moses first (Exodus 3:1) when he ran away from Pharoah, then Elijah (1Kings 19:8-9) when he ran away from Jezebel. Both spoke to God (JESUS) on that mountain, to Moses as the ANGEL OF THE LORD (Exodus 3:2), and Elijah as THE WORD OF LORD (1Kings 19:9)!

The Law is extremely strict and if/when you fail to meet one of it’s requirements then you have transgressed the whole law which leads to death!

Jas 2:10  For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, HE IS GUILTY OF ALL.

To me that makes sense for MOSES, AS A REPRESENTATION OF THE LAW, DIED BEFORE ENTERING THE PROMISED LAND!  (Jude 9 Deu 32:48-52) 

Deu 34:5, SO MOSES THE SERVANT OF THE LORD DIED THERE IN THE LAND OF MOAB, ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF THE LORD.

Joh 1:17  For the law was given through Moses, but GRACE AND TRUTH CAME THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.

Elijah and the prophets spoke of the coming of the MESSIAH, who would open blind eyes, raise the dead, and restore what was broken.  We too were blind and lifeless, lost in darkness. But He came. He healed our sight, removed the veil from our eyes, and raised us from the grave of our sin. We are living proof of His promise fulfilled.

Rom 8:2  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

CHOOSING ELIJAH, TO ME, MAKES SENSE FOR HE WAS TAKEN TO HEAVEN WITHOUT DYING! (the Rapture of the Church).

2Ki 2:11  Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; AND ELIJAH WENT UP BY A WHIRLWIND INTO HEAVEN.

The word of GOD is extremely deep, but HE opens our eyes more and more as we dive in to HIS word.

Deu 29:29  “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, BUT THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE REVEALED BELONG TO US AND TO OUR CHILDREN FOREVER, THAT WE MAY DO ALL THE WORDS OF THIS LAW.