Significantly, the Columbia shuttle disaster
occurred over the President’s home state, Texas, and the first reports
aired over the major TV news channels linked it with the Texas town called
Palestine!
Rewarding terrorists with the state of “Palestine”
on Israel’s covenanted Land will result in the “breaking up” of “Columbia”,
to wit the “dividing up” of the United States of America and the disintegration
of her Confederation.
Therefore, the leadership of America and Israel
in particular need to repent of these intentions, as well as other
nations partnering in dividing up G-d’s OWN Land7.
When the Israelites had crossed the Jordan river
and were about to enter the promised land, they came to stand between two
high hills, Mt. Gerizim and Mt. Ebal. On Mt. Gerizim, Joshua had written
the blessings of obedience, and on Mt. Ebal, the curses of disobedience.
For before entering the Land, G-d confronted the Israelites with the choice
between life and death, blessing and curse. Israel was admonished to choose
the blessing, to choose life8!
Likewise, President George W. Bush, i.e. America,
is presented with a clear choice between life and death, between blessing
and curse, good and evil!
America can choose the blessing and stand WITH
Israel; or it can choose the curse by dividing up Israel --- and America
will be divided up herself. This is a SURE WORD!!!
For G-d covenanted the Land of Israel with an
OATH by His own Name and holiness to Abraham, Isaac and JacobY.
He did NOT bequeath it to either Ishmael, or to the Arabs or to the Philistines,
speak Palestinians.
No nation, regardless of her status of importance
and power, has the right to divide up the Land G-d calls His OWN!
If there is no repentance, the resulting fall
out and DEBRIS from such a decision will be the division, the disintegration
and “explosion” of America!
This is a call upon President George W. Bush as
well as Ariel Sharon to turn from allowing G-d’s own Land to be divided,
from presumptiously defying G-d's oath. This is not a matter for which
the Church alone can intercede and repent and thus satisfy G-d’s just and
righteous requirements. G-d requires it – NOW - of these leaders!
Furthermore, President George W. Bush is endeavoring
to lead the U.S. to a war outside of G-d's expressly stated timing9.
Unless there is a true turn about on the part of all leaders, in all humility,
regarding their treatment of Israel and their endangering this troubled
nation, divine judgment is certain in connection with Iraq. On the other
hand, the leaders’ decision to stand WITH Israel will halt G-d’s judgment
and generate a blessing.
The U.S. of America and Israel – meant to be a
blessing to all nations - have sowed this judgment jointly, and on January
1, 2003, both nations reaped it’s terrible fruit. This day was a Shabbat
--- the inviolable, most holy day G-d gave as a Covenant sign between Him
and His people Israel10, the sacred
day that uniquely foreshadows the coming Messianic Reign, a Reign that
is preceded by severe judgments on the wicked, the lawless and the destroyers
of the earth.
Tampering with G-d’s Covenant, defying His oath
and challenging the Holy One of Israel results in fearsome, very bitter
and grievous consequences!
May the warning transmitted through the tragedy
of the Columbia shuttle bring our leaders and nations not only to their
senses, but to their knees. Seven men and women who represent the best
of man were taken in what would seem like a “burnt" offering to shake us
up and wake us up. We are grieving, but G-d is grieving even more!
For what tragedy does it require to finally
grab our attention, to finally have us pay heed to G-d’s warnings?
When Israel forsook G-d and daily challenged and
offended Him, He sent judgment upon judgment, each worse than the last11,
until at last they would return to Him with a contrite heart, realizing
that G-d is a jealous G-d Who keeps Covenant.
May the “kings and rulers of the earth” be wise
to listen and heed the warning while there is still time, before G-d’s
anger is roused and they perish. For G-d has already set His Son, Messiah
Yeshua, as King upon His holy hill, regardless of the United Nations Security
Council’s resolutions condemning the people of Israel and conspiring to
give Judea and Samaria, with Jerusalem, to their enemies.
What fools the nations are to rage against the
L-RD! How strange that men should try to outwit G-d! He sits in heaven
and merely laughs, and is amused by all their puny plans (their newest
one being “the Quartet”)! And then in fierce fury, He rebukes them
and fills them with fear12!
Touching Israel means touching the apple of G-d’s
eye13! To drive this truth home,
He touched the apple of our two nations’ eyes [America’s and Israel’s]
when seven wonderful and precious people, a blessing and joy to all who
knew them, perished before our very eyes.
Do we have ears to hear and take to heart the
warning? For though this may be a harsh word, it is not without compassion.
While we cannot bury the bodies of the Seven, we shall carry their picture
and memory in our hearts. May our leaders not provoke G-d to yet harsher
judgments in order to finally get our attention!
| 7
Joel 3:2 [4] |
8
Deut. 27:2, 4, 12-13; 30:15, 19-20 |
| YGen.15:17-21;
22:16-18; 26:3; 28:13; Ps 105:8-11; Heb. 6:13, 17 |
| 9
The gulf-war “Desert Storm” had at its goal driving Saddam Hussein out
of Kuwait. The aim of this war was not dragging the Iraqi population into
a war of destruction nor toppling Saddam, although G-d delivered Saddam
into the hands of the ‘’Desert Storm” allies. However, the professed aim
of George W. Bush Jr. going to war is against the sovereign nation of Iraq
and her leader, Saddam Hussein, with the hidden intent of entrenching the
U.S. in the Middle East to gain control of its vast oil fields. Hence,
the aim of this war falls into the category of Revelation 9:13-19, stirring
up stored up judgments prematurely. |
| 10
Exodus 31:13; Ezekiel 20:12 |
11
Amos 4:6-12; Lev. 26:[14-17], 18-33 |
| 12
Psalm 2, Living Bible |
13 Zechariah
2:8, 9 |
Columbia Space Shuttle Pages: 1|
2
| 3 | 4
| 5 | 6
| 7 | 8
| 9 | 10
