Oh, now that is a frightening twist. Jews have been persecuted through the millenniums. It seems to be starting all over again. They have earned my admiration and respect by their uncanny perseverance. I hate to have them fall away from God, yet they sure do have reason to doubt.
“I hate to have them [the Jews] fall away from God...”
I admire and respect the Jewish people. I’ve wondered if God used Hitler just like He used Babylon to discipline the Jews. They were exiled to Babylon for punishment for worshiping other gods. When they were freed - they never did again.
In the hundreds of years prior to WWII, many (most?) Jews were so scattered, and so filled with worldly things. Perhaps God allowed, or perhaps even used Hitler? I know it seems out-of-line with our view of a loving God, but if you believe the Bible, God used Babylon to destroy Jerusulem, kill much of the population and take the rest into captivity.
But of course the Jews were able to return to Jerusulem. Both after the exile, and after the Holocaust. Or, perhaps Hitler was not an instrument of God. But God was still able to use the evils of the Holocaust for His will.
I had hope that 9-11 would be a correction as well for us. It was amazing to have a prayer vigil in the town square of my liberal city with prayers and songs shortly after 9-11. I’m guessing that it would not be considered now with the huge influx of muslims.
We know 144,000 Jews will still be around for Armageddon.