I just heard the news of the United Methodist Church Pension Fund divesting from five banks in Israel. They said they were removing companies from its portfolio which "profit from abuse of human rights." Obviously, they are misinformed and have swallowed the anti-Semitic lie circulating the globe that Israel is the bad guy. They should be careful about touching "the apple of God's eye."
This year of 2016, which is the Hebrew year 5776, holds a lot of excitement in end-time events. A few days ago, I sensed the Lord nudging me to state its importance in a poem:
THE
YEAR OF JUBILEE
This
year is the year of Jubilee!
This
year is the year for setting men free!
Threats
of danger are all around;
Deep
darkness and sin so greatly abound.
“Restore
us, O God, cause Your face to shine.
We
shall be saved”[1]
and know we are Thine!
“Out
of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God
will shine forth”[2]
and do His duty.
He
will fulfill His covenants of old
To
descendants of Abraham, good news must be told.
The
Jews are still the apple of His eye,
And
they will live, they will not die.
All
will be saved in just one hour –
He
whom they pierced will show His great power,
Fulfilling
His word through Zechariah the prophet –
He’ll
fight for Jerusalem, and the devil can’t stop it!
On
the Mount of Olives His foot will touch down,
The
earth will split open with a shattering sound!
The
elect will escape through the valley formed,
Protected
from war by His mighty right arm.
Jubilee
began in September last year,
Announcing
the time our Lord might appear.
The
fourth blood moon was the way He forecast
“The
time of Jacob’s trouble,”[3] even worse than in the
past.
The
Shemitah was over, and the shofar did blow,
Proclaiming
the Jews’ return, but didn’t you know?
Back
to their land and back to their God.
Am
I ready to help them, my feet with peace shod?
With
the shield of faith and a sword in my hand –
The
word of God – can I help them understand?
Anti-Semitism
increasing, driving Jews from the nations,
Their
destiny awaits them in the midst of desolations.
Our
Messiah will return – He’s ours and theirs, too,
And
we must stand beside them to see their battle through.
The
Lord will surely save us, His wrath we will not bear –
Remember
that the Church and Israel are not a separate pair!
Our
Jewish Lord has grafted us into a Jewish tree.
He’s
teaching us our Jewish roots – to end times, it’s the key.
So
what God joins together, let not theories put asunder.
Those
who hate the Jewish people will find that they’ve gone under!
Jesus
said all men will hate you the way they hated Me,
Don’t
think you’ll not see trouble before He sets you free.
When
escape becomes impossible, just lift up your eyes.
It’s
the day of His redemption – so watch the eastern skies!
(Based
on Luke 4:18-19; Lev. 25:8-10; Zech. 12:10; 14:3-5; Rom. 11:24-26; John 15:18; Luke
21:25-28)
By
Nancy Petrey ~ January 3, 2016
