Could Judgment Be Impending on Jerusalem? A View of History, Bible Prophecy and Current Events

Summary: From Abraham to now, the covenant was about a Promised Land that seems elusive, but the New Covenant Promise has a “latter day” context and here’s a look that suggests its timely application. We consider how the Exodus, Jewish prophecies and punishment for “seven times” come into focus, maybe for this Passover with a “blood moon”?

Three great religions look back to Abraham with whom God [Elohim, Ha'Shem] made a covenant for Abraham’s seed. The Jews stand closest in line with that promise in Genesis 15, even mentioning their affliction 400 years [in Egypt].

Because Egypt abused Israel, God said, “I will execute judgment” on Egypt, Exodus 12:12. The book of Judges shows that judges were deliverers, and the promise of judgment in the end-times is a promise of deliverance when God is Judge, Revelation 14:7.When God took Israel from Egypt to a covenant, they became His kingdom (Exodus 19:5,6) and bride, Jeremiah 3:14.

At Sinai, God gave Israel the greatest document of self-government ever conceived. It was a law of fairness, the principles of which enabled a wise response to every situation in life and it meant the minimum of external government, with no need of taxes, and Israel had no large prisons for rebels.

“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul.” Psalm 19:7. For example, if one was caught stealing a sheep, he had to repay four-fold. Exodus 22:1. This tends to convert thieves and is so much better than driving a car over the arm of a Muslim child who was caught stealing bread.

Israel reached the pinnacle of greatness under Kings David and Solomon about 3000 years ago. But then Israel became unfaithful to God, even as Hosea represented God and was asked to marry a harlot.

God sent the Assyrians to take them captive. They were scattered among the nations, some intermarrying with Christians and fleeing the papal oppression to freedom in the New World. More than any other nation, America is Israel to which the descendents of the northern 10 tribes migrated.

But as in Egypt, bondage is impending. Many may criticise the Jews for unfaithfulness to God and losing their land–it took them nearly 300 years to do so, but Christians have lost America in less than 200 years.

John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.” Since we began to murder our unborn (a parallel to Egypt’s murdering infants), we are no longer “a moral and religious people.” Since we kicked God out of courtrooms and classrooms, He is using unbelievers to ruin America, even as He afflicted Egypt—there are a dozen parallels to Egypt in a book titled Exodus II on Amazon.

The Bible reveals an apostasy of Israel for 390 years in Ezekiel 4:5,6. God said if they didn’t learn, He would punish them “seven times” over, Leviticus 26:18,21,24,28. Multiplying 390 years x 7 is 2730 years. The Assyrians came in 722 and by 715 BC Israel had gone into exile, later to be scattered. (Google Assyrians Captivity, 720) 715 BC from 2730 years is 2015. Is something about to happen?

A better question is, Who is Israel? We tend to think of Israel as the Jewish homeland of dispute. The Bible reveals Israel as the 10 northern tribes that established a false center of worship in Dan, and were scattered, many losing their identity by intermarriage with Christians who from a Jewish view, also have a false center of worship on Sunday. Judah represents the Jews of the southern two tribes.

The Bible says God will put Israel and Judah together in the end-time. Jeremiah 31:1,8,10,17,31-33 and Ezekiel 37:16,17. Speaking of that, an orthodox rabbi said, God is going to clean His houses before He puts them together!

A Jewish rabbi named Saul, who converted to Christianity said, “If you are Christ’s, you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise [of land]” Galatians 3:29. While on the surface, this seems like a compatability problem, the New Covenant Promise is that God [Elohim, Ha'Shem] will write His law in our hearts. The Hebrew word for law, torah, includes “the law of Moses…with the statutes and judgments.” Malachi 4:4.

How this all happens is beyond the scope here, but it implies that when America becomes bondage for true Christians who don’t go along with New World Order and a mark of false worship (Revelation 13:14-17), God is going to honor His covenant for Abraham’s seed with an opportunity for an Exodus that Paul included when he wrote, “All those things happened to them for examples…ends of the world.” 1Corinthians 10:1,11.

A “blood moon” is likely to be seen at Passover, April 14/15. The moon is supposed to be turned to blood before the end-time “day of the Lord” cited in Joel 2:31.

“The day of the Lord” was also the focus of the prophet Zechariah when he said God “will gather all [Arab?] nations against Jerusalem to battle. The houses shall be rifled, the women ravished. Half the city will go into captivity….Then shall the Lord go forth to fight against those nations…” Zecharian 14:1-3.

Corrupted leaders focusing on a New World Order are pressuring Israel to accept difficult terms for peace. Speaking of the “the day of the Lord,” the apostle Paul warned Christians, “when they shall say ‘Peace and [security] sudden destruction comes on them.” 1Thessalonians 5:2,3. Leaders are saying it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpJbAE6BmHo

Perhaps the most focused warning comes from Yeshua, named as the Messiah by the late Rabbi Kaduri http://www.wnd.com/2014/02/thousands-connect-with-rabbi-who-found-messiah/

Yeshua said, “When you shall see [military force] standing where it ought not…flee to the mountains,” Mark 13:14. Doing so spared the Christians who fled when Cestius came to Jerusalem in 66 AD. Could it spare Jews? The name Yeshua means God saves. He saves those who act on His messages.

In view of a blood moon expected at Passover, a time of judgment in Bible times (Exodus 12:12), Jews living in Jerusalem should consider a trip to Galilee or a visit to friends, especially if an “Arab Spring” or Intifada seems developing. “The prudent foresees evil and hides himself.” Proverb 27:12.

In this article, Dr. Richard Ruhling suggested a dozen parallels with Egypt which is a chapter in his ebook, Exodus II at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EN63UR2

Jewish readers will appreciate that as God spared Isaac by the sacrifice of a ram, so He will spare Israel by sacrificing the ram of Daniel 8, shown to be militant Islam by the horns of Iraq and Iran (Medes and Persians), http://AmericaInProphecy.me