Scripture Reading for August 31, 2019
Torah: Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17, “Re’eh” (See …) Haftorah: Isaiah 66:1-24 New Testament: Acts 20: 32-38 Gospel: John 7:37-52, “Sukkot” (Feast of Tabernacles … )
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Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and you are bound to notice a short ladder resting on a second story window ledge. You can also see it in century old photographs and art in the exact same position it is today. On the surface the ladder bears testimony to the disunity of…
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Evangelical Leader: We Won’t Let Rashida Tlaib Whitewash Palestinian Persecution of Christians in Bethlehem
By Breaking Israel News— Evangelical UN Special Envoy to the World Council of Independent Christian Churches representing 44 million congregants and award-winning Christian TV Show Host Laurie Cardoza-Moore has called upon Christians to protest Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib’s attempts to deny Jesus’ identity and ignore the persecution of Christians in Bethlehem. A recent tweet…
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As US-Iran tensions escalate, American Jews are warned they could be targeted
By Ron Kampeas, Times of Israel— In 1992, Israel killed Abbas al-Musawi, a founder of the Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon, in a dramatic helicopter attack. Iran, Hezbollah’s primary funder, threatened to retaliate – talk that was somewhat expected for a country that routinely calls for the destruction of Israel. But two years later, a…
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Saudi Arabia jolts Jordan to negotiate with Israel on Trump plan
By David Singer, JWire— Abdul Hameed Al-Ghabin – “a Saudi writer and a political and tribal figure”– has challenged Jordan to negotiate with Israel on President Trump’s “deal of the century”– or risk losing control of the Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem currently vested in Jordan under the 1994 Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty and the Washington…
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Report: Beirut strike will delay Hezbollah missile program by at least a year
By Judah Ari Gross, Times of Israel— The target of a drone attack on a Hezbollah facility in Beirut early Sunday that has been attributed to Israel was an expensive and rare industrial mixing machine used in the creation of solid fuel, and the raid set back the terror group’s plans to develop long-range precision…
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Danny Danon Pens Open Letter to UN Condemning Recent Terror Attacks
By Jpost— Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, sent an open letter to the UN Under-Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, requesting the UN report on the terrorist attack near the Dolev settlement, on Tuesday. In his appeal, Danon wrote about the explosion that led to the murder of 17-year-old Rina…
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“Seek God, not happiness – this is the fundamental rule of all meditation. If you seek God alone, you will gain happiness: that is its promise.”—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Truth Report: God’s gracious dealing with Israel
Ezekiel 36:24-38 New International Version (NIV) 24 “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and…
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Bibi, Right for Israel or Left for Disaster
By Earl Cox, JPost— In politics as in life, there is a right way and a wrong way to do things. Moses expressed it well justprior to leading the people of Israel into the Promised Land. To Moses it was clear. There is a way leading to blessing and a way that brings a curse.…
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Trump Says He’s King of the Jews. The Bible Says Otherwise.
By Candida Moss, The Daily Beast— In the early hours of Aug. 21, President Trump approvingly tweeted the words of Christian convert and radio host Wayne Allyn Root. The tweet compared Trump to “the King of Israel” and described him as being akin to “the second coming of God.” It went on to criticize “American…
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Palestinian terrorists murder Jewish teenager. Rashida Tlaib rushes to blame ‘Israeli occupation.’
By Chris Enloe, The Blaze— Controversial Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) suggested Friday that “Israeli occupation” was to blame after Palestinian terrorists murdered a 17-year-old Jewish girl hiking with her family in the West Bank. The girl, Rina Shnerb, was killed when an improvised explosive devise denoted at a popular tourist site outside the West Bank…
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Palestinian Leader Abbas Declares: ‘We Shall Enter Jerusalem — Millions of Fighters!’
By Benjamin Kerstein, Algemeiner— Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas recently went on a frenzied rant in which he pledged, “We shall enter Jerusalem — millions of fighters!” it was revealed on Wednesday. In a video uploaded to Abbas’ Facebook page on August 10 and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Abbas…
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Messianic ‘Jew’ Dubs Trump ‘King of Israel’
By David Sidman, Breaking Israel News— In a series of Tweets, conservative radio show host and columnist Wayne Allen Root proclaimed that President Trump ” is the greatest President for Jews and for Israel in the history of the world.” Root was “born Jewish” but told JTA that he “took Jesus Christ as a savior”…
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One Jewish people, two different realities
By Herb Keinon, JPost— Once upon a time – oh, about 40 years ago – the United Jewish Appeal had this as a fundraising slogan: “We are one.” The idea was noble: the Jewish people, scattered in the Diaspora or living in Israel, are one people, responsible one for the other. While true – while…
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The Immorality of Socialism
By Dr. David Reagan, Christ in Prophecy Blog— The Socialist Party of America was founded in 1901. It received support from trade unionists, progressive social reformers, populist farmers, and various immigrant groups. But it never did well at the polls, particularly in presidential elections. And its staunch opposition to American involvement in World War I…
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