Posted on 05/24/2007 4:24:32 PM PDT by Former Fetus
On June 5, 1967, Israel entered perhaps the most significant war in its modern history. Egypt, Syria and other Arab countries were poised to attack. Israel pre-empted their move and won the day, capturing the Golan Heights, Gaza and all of Israel west of the Jordan. Israeli soldiers stood on the Holy Mountain. At this historic moment, Israel was charged with a great responsibility. Their miraculous victory gave them a sacred trust, in effect, a trial to determine whether they could keep that which the Lord had given them.
Now, as we draw near the fortieth year of this great experiment, we watch an Israel that totters on the brink of catastrophe, surrounded by voracious predators who believe that Israel is within their grasp. It is no secret that their enemies' long-held wish is to bring Israel and the Jews to extinction. As we watch in suspense, we ask, Will Israel pass the test?
In the Bible, the number forty carries a strong complex of meanings, both negative and positive. Symbolically, it marks a period of immersion into the fast-flowing stream of God's will. When we compare the many instances of this span, we find that they offer us a strong interpretive tool in the study of prophecy.
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The article seems to overlook that in addition to capturing the Golan Heights, Gaza and the West Bank, Israel also captured the Sinai. In fact, the only thing that stopped them from capturing Cairo was the US.
It’s also the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love in San Francisco.
LORD knows what kind of arm twisting the current administration may be doing to Israel on all fronts.
LORD knows the current administration has got to save face in Iraq, perhaps at the expense of Israel.
LORD knows!
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