http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/july2006/stepheny729.htm
Good word Stephen!
Satan stupidly thinks that if he can get rid of the Jews off the face of the earth, then Christ cannot come back to rule and reign.....and Satan cannot be bound for 1,000 years and eventually thrown into the lake of fire.
But we all know what a fool Satan is! He tried to prevent the birth and life of Moses and later of Jesus Christ. He thought the death of Jesus Christ would secure a good future for himself. He merely played right into God's hand.
What Satan means for shear evil, God always turns around to GOOD. The current persecution of the Jews will cause the Secular Jews to turn back in faith to the God of their Fathers. Then God will pour out a spirit of supplication upon all Israel, and they will call out for their Messiah. THEN and ONLY THEN will Christ return to rule and reign.
We all know what it takes for an atheist of any culture to call upon God......LOTS and LOTS of TROUBLE. They have to come to the end of themselves before they will look up.
God has not forgotten Israel for one SECOND......He has His eye upon them for Good and not for evil.
We've read the end of the book, and we know that God wins and Israel is saved and beautifully converted.....and Israel's enemies are demolished (including Satan).....and true and lasting Peace finally comes to this planet.
Maranatha!
Deborah
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