"Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."- Matthew 7:21-23 KJV

"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost."- Luke 19:10 KJV

"For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God."- John 3:17-18 KJV

"And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat."- Genesis 3:6 KJV

"And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."- Revelation 12:9 KJV

"And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season."- Revelation 20:2-3 KJV

DOES the Land of ISRAEL Truly Belong to The Jewish People? Pt 1

Biblical Truth we Can't Ignore

Two peoples claim the same land in the Middle East. Whose land, is it?

Who is right: Israel or the Palestinians?

Does it belong to both peoples?

Who has the right to decide to whom the Land belongs?
Israel?

The Arab League?

The United States?

The United Nations Security Council?

The United Nations General Assembly?

How should it be decided? By the Koran?

By the various competing claims of history?

By voting?

By war?

When the Word of YAHWEH Elohim (God) speaks authoritatively on any subject, that is the final word.

YAHWEH has much to say about the Land and people of Israel in His supernatural revelation, the Bible, which is the very Word of YAHWEH the Eternal One.

1. The Jewish people are the Chosen People:

After Adam and Eve sinned, humanity deteriorated so badly that YAHWEH destroyed the early world of men with the Great Flood.

Noah and his family knew YAHWEH the Redeemer Master, and were spared, but after they came out of the Ark and started repopulating, their descendants abandoned Elohim (God), became idolatrous, perverse and evil. Then YAHWEH created a special nation to be a light to the other nations. The Creator of the universe specifically chose the nation of Israel to be that unique people who would witness to HIS reality.

"For you are a holy people to YAHWEH your Elohim. YAHWEH your Elohim has chosen you to be His own treasure out of all the people on the face of the earth. " (Deuteronomy 7:6). Hebraic Roots Bible, Literal Translation.

"You are My witnesses, says YAHWEH; and My servant whom I have elected; that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no El (God) formed; nor shall any be after Me†. I, I am YAHWEH; and there is no Savior without Me†." (Isaiah 43:10-11). Hebraic Roots Bible, Literal Translation.

If the Chosen People were faithful to the calling, YAHWEH promised to bless them above all the other nations, so that the nations of the world would know that the YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel is the true Elohim who alone can save them, by reconciling us to Himself, thereby restoring us to peace, joy, blessing and life. But if they were disobedient to their calling, YAHWEH promised to severely punish them so that the nations of the world would learn a lesson from them and know that it is a terrible thing to disobey YAHWEH the Elohim of Israel.

Either way, through their obedience or disobedience, the Chosen People would witness to the other nations of the world that the Elohim (God) of Israel is to be reckoned with.

. . . . to be continued. . .

"If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also."- John 15:19-20 KJV

"He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?"- John 8:47-48 KJ

"And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others."- Ephesians 2:1-3 KJV

“In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”- 2 Corinthians 4:4 KJV

"And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light."- Romans 13:11-12 KJV

"But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."- Matthew 19:14 KJV

"Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."- John 8:44 KJV

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."- John 10:10 KJV