Iran cont.The prophet Ezekiel foresaw “tiny Israel” someday in total military dominion of the world. He saw Israel as “a land of unwalled villages” (38:11) where Jews live “in safety in their land with no one to make them afraid” (39:26).
But Ezekiel says Israel enjoys her power in defiance of God, in “unfaithfulness,” (39:26) and “uncleanness (39:24). For this reason, God is angry and grieved, “hiding His face” (39:24) from Israel.
From her position of power, Scripture says, Israel will subjugate the nations, including the very Christians who empowered her rise.
Already Israel has achieved incredible military and political power. Does she have to resort to a slingshot and a prayer? Hardly. She can lob an arsenal of nukes, not stones, at her enemies.
Indeed, the sons of David have become the Philistine monster, while Palestinians try to resist with little more than rocks. During the 1988 Gaza rebellion, Israeli prime minister Yitzak Rabin ordered soldiers to break the arms and legs of Palestinian youths resisting Israeli occupation. What was the pretext for such cruelty? Rabin said Israeli troops could no longer endure being pelted with stones.
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