"Never Again"

A statement on the wall of a Nazi death camp read, "He who does not learn from the lessons of history is doomed to repeat them." Could this statement be a prophetic word for the modern day Christian church? Most people are aware of the horrendous results of the Holocaust in which Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich murdered 6 million Jewish people. However, few people realize that official policies of Roman Catholic and Protestant leaders helped birth the Holocaust. Also, most Christians in Europe knew what was happening but simply looked the other way.

The Holocaust is the most severe form of persecution of the Jewish people but there are other examples. In 1095, Pope Urban preached a sermon that urged people to liberate Jerusalem. He also said, "A journey to Jerusalem will be a substitute for all penance." This resulted in fifteen Crusades to Israel,12,000 Jews were killed in Europe during these journeys. Jerusalem was captured in 1099 with an additional 10,000 Jewish people being killed.

After the Crusades most European countries became closed to the Jewish people except for Spain. However, the Spanish Inquisition started in 1480 outlawing the Jewish religion. The church required Jewish people to be baptized as Christians or become slaves. This resulted in 50,000 Spanish Jews losing their lives.

Presently, God's Covenant People upon greeting each other or in conversation make the following proclamation, "Never Again!" They are proclaiming that they will "Never Again" allow events such as the Holocaust, the Crusades or the Spanish Inquisition to happen again. However, as Anti-Semitism is growing around the world there are terror attacks, Israeli products banned, anti-Israel bias at the United Nations and Iran threatening to destroy Israel.

Why have God's Covenant People become the most persecuted group of people in all of history? Satan knows the Jews are God's Chosen People and that the Savior of all the world is indeed Jewish. He also knows God's plan to bring Jesus back to earth to rule and reign from Jerusalem. Satan's goal is to destroy God's plan by eliminating the Jewish people and Israel so he can rule the world.

What can we do as part of the modern day Christian church? Most important, we need to ask our Lord God to forgive the sins of the early church toward the Jewish people. Also, we need to know for sure that our church is not anti-Semitic in any form. Lastly, we need to defeat our enemy everyday for ourselves, our family, Israel and the Jewish people by putting on the Whole Armor Of God as illustrated in Romans chapter six. Hallelujah!

May The Lord Bless You This Day And Every Day,

Frank

The Israel Awakening - Continued

Last week's message announced a spiritual awakening that has been happening in Israel and among God's people since 2007. James Goll, founder of the Prayer Storm Ministry, wrote a book called The Israel Awakening and shared in the book about an angelic visitation in December of 2006 which proclaimed the start of the Israel Awakening. This God ordained awakening is based on Ezekiel 36:23-26 where our Lord God says, "He will vindicate His great name; He will bring His people back to their own land and He will give them a new heart and a new spirit.

One of the most important spiritual truths I have learned after knowing Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior for 36 years is when our Lord God repeats a message numerous times . . . WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION! When we study Ezekiel 37, we find our Lord God stressing these concepts ten more times. I believe He wants to get our attention!

Let us examine Ezekiel 37 for the continuation of our Lord God's message about the Israel Awakening:

Verse 12 "I will bring you into the land of Israel"

Verse 13 "Then you shall know that I am The Lord"

Verse 14 "I will put My spirit in you"

Verse 14 "I will place you in your own land"

Verse 21 "I will take the children of Israel from among the nations"

Verse 23 "I will cleanse them"

Verse 23 "They shall be My people and I will be their God"

Verse 25 "They will dwell in the land I have given to Jacob"

Verse 26 " I will make a Covenant of Peace with them"

Verse 27 "My Tabernacle shall be with them" 

Hallelujah! Our Lord God has spoken very clearly of what He will do for His Covenant People and is now in the process of doing all of this. We have the privilege and honor to be part of this movement of God in prayer for Israel and His Chosen People. 

May The Lord Bless You And Keep You This Day And Every Day,

Frank

The Israel Awakening

James Goll, who is the founder of the Prayer Storm Ministry, wrote a book in 2009 entitled "The Israel Awakening." He described a visitation of an angel during a church service when he felt a stiff breeze across his face and suddenly an angel appeared in front of him looking directly at him. The angel was wearing a white robe with a gold sash with the words "Israel Awakening." The angel blew a shofar right in his face and then vanished.

James believes this experience was the start of The Israel Awakening based on the following prophetic scriptures in Ezekiel 36:22-25, "Thus says The Lord God: I will sanctify My great name . . . I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land . . . I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you."

How is our Lord God vindicating or making His Name Holy again among His Chosen People? The book illustrates a well educated Jewish man in Guatemala who noticed a number of people entering a house and decided to follow them. Inside he saw a man dipping something like a cracker into a liquid he could not identify and then the cracker was put on people's tongues. He accepted one and went back to his seat and suddenly the power of God fell on him and he shook for 30 minutes.  This Jewish man accepted Jesus as his Messiah. Another story in the book shows a well known Rabbi in Israel who died at the age of 108 but just before his death told his followers he had met his Messiah and shared this message on Yom Kippur. During his last days he spoke continually about the coming of the Messiah. Hundreds of Messianic congregations now function in Israel and world wide.

Our Lord God also said He will bring His people back to their own land. This is a movement of God which has been happening for many years. In fact, there are over 700 references in The Word of God about this miraculous movement. In 1948 when Israel was founded only one million Jewish people lived in Israel, today, there are 7 million. This is a powerful movement of God and a fulfillment of His Word!

Then Our Lord God said He will give His chosen people a new heart and put a new spirit within them. This is the bottom line or the completion of the Spiritual Awakening among the Jewish people. Romans 11:26 says, "All Israel Will Be Saved" meaning all those who were brought back to Israel will receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior or their Messiah. It is believed this will happen in conjunction with Jesus physically returning to earth at the end of the Tribulation Period. Hallelujah! 

Ezekiel 36:22-25 is currently happening and is a true God Ordained Spiritual Awakening among God's Chosen People. Our role is one of continual prayer supporting this awakening and even asking for its acceleration. Bless His Holy Name!

May The Lord Bless You This Day And Every Day,

Frank

For Zion's Sake . . .

For the last five years, I have had the privilege to oversee this ministry called "For Zion's Sake" which is based on Isaiah 62:1-7. Toward the end of 2012, I believe our Lord God touched my heart to distribute His message to people all over the world. This message is one of support for Israel encouraging continual prayer and financial support. Over the past five years, For Zion's Sake has a readership of  over 9,000 people who have read 248 messages. BLESS HIS HOLY NAME!

As we start this new calendar year, people are making resolutions  but let me suggest instead to make new or continuing commitments unto our Lord God. One of these commitments could be to continue or start being a participant in our Lord God's exhortation of Isaiah 62:1-7. For the remainder of our first message of 2018, we will study these very important verses of scripture as a word of encouragement for this new year. 

Isaiah 62:1 says, "For Zion's sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns." This is the most important theme verse and encourages God's people to speak out on behalf of Jerusalem until righteousness and salvation shines forth from her. This will happen during the 1,000 year reign of Jesus Christ on earth.

Isaiah 62:2 says, "The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings Your Glory. You shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of The Lord will name." Gentiles will see the righteousness and Glory of Jerusalem and some will be saved during the 1,000 years.

Isaiah 62:5 says, "For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall your son marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you." God's people will be married to the land of Israel and The Lord will rejoice over them.

Isaiah 62:6-7 says, "I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem, who shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of The Lord, do not keep silent, and give Him no rest till He establishes and till again He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth." We who love and support Israel are meant to be watchmen over Jerusalem until God makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. Watchmen pray continually for Israel not giving our Lord God any rest.

Be blessed in 2018 as you speak out and pray continually for Israel!

May The Lord Bless You This Day And Every Day,

Frank