The Apple Of God’s Eye
By
Grant Phillips
“For thus saith the LORD
of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you:
for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.” (Zechariah 2:8)
“And I will bless them
that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all
families of the earth be blessed.” (Genesis 12:3)
“For thou art an holy
people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar
people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.” (Deuteronomy 14:2)
Our country, the United
States of America, has always been a supporter of the nation of Israel, until
this current administration.
Never, in its short modern
history has Israel and its leaders been treated with such disrespect; such
outright contempt, by a “friend.”
If we were descendants of
Ishmael it could be expected, but we are not.
Our forefathers set the
foundation of this country upon the Word of God, and for generations we, as a
whole, have respected that Word and loved His chosen nation Israel.
But guess what, we don’t
want God in our lives anymore. We care not for His Word, and our hearts have
turned to stone toward Him and the “apple of His eye.”
Thanks to our new found Godlessness,
we have cast our bread upon the waters and our profits are going down the tube.
We have become fools.
“The fool hath said in
his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works,
there is none that doeth good.” (Psalms 14:1)
Israel is precious to
Almighty God, the apple [pupil] of His eye. He is simply saying, “You touch my chosen nation Israel. You poke me in the
eye.”
God called Israel a “peculiar people,” and he did not mean oddball.
He is saying that Israel is
specially chosen by Him. They are the nation He called out from among all the
other nations, and he holds them in the strength of His own hands.
Try harming lion cubs and
see what mama lioness does.
When it rains in the
barnyard, mama hen covers her chicks with her wings to keep them dry.
Take a walk back through
history and see what happened to those nations who struck out against
Israel.
Even when God allowed other
nations to strike Israel, He did so to bring her back to Him, and He also dealt
with those nations severely.
Even in modern times,
consider what happened to Germany.
Take a stroll through the
book of Revelation and comprehend what God is going to do to all nations of
this earth who afflict the apple of his eye. It isn’t a pretty sight.
I’m sure most of us saw the
fiasco at the Democratic National Convention. Obama and company wanted no part
of God on the program.
That also included not
recognizing Jerusalem as the legitimate capital of Israel. But alas! Obama
would lose some votes! “Put them back! Put them back!”
Well, they voted God back
in (as if He would want any part of it anyway) and also included recognizing
Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but did you listen carefully to the voice vote?
My wife and I listed very
carefully. As a matter of fact, we kept rewinding, and playing it back, over
and over. It was very clear, no doubt in our minds, the majority did not, I
repeat did “not” want to restore these two “slight” omissions.
Anyway, for the sake of
Obama’s votes, the majority was overruled, and these two “omissions” were
restored to the platform. Sigh! “Whew! That was close!” What a bunch of phony
jackals!
Recall that the majority of
the Democratic delegates did not want to restore God and Jerusalem/Israel to
the platform. I pray that is not the case with those who say they are
Christians.
I may not always agree with
some things that Israel does, such as their continual rejection of their own
God, but God can deal with that, and He is doing so.
I love Israel as a nation
and the people who compose that nation, and I’m sure you do too.
These dear people have
given us the greatest gift of all; i.e. the knowledge of the one true God, and
I am ever so grateful for that.
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As brothers who are
blinded - open their eyes!
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As brothers who are
blinded - open their eyes!
"TO THE JEW
FIRST": WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Grant Phillips grantphillips@windstream.net
My articles are posted at
“Pre-Rapture Commentary” http://grant-phillips.blogspot.com and many are also posted at “Rapture Ready” http://www.raptureready.com/featured/phillips/phillips.html.
Even though I am very limited
on time, I will respond to any who email me and request a reply, unless I sense
they just want to argue.
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