Dr. Darrell Bock , Dr. Mitch Glaser, David Brickner, and Jim Sibley discuss Israel and the Middle East, focusing on how Israel moves forward in the current conflict and how we as Christians ought to think about it.
00:14 Sibley discusses the legal issues of Israel?s claim to the land. 05:07 Dr. Glaser argues for Israel?s right to defend its claim to the land. 10:58 Brickner discusses Israel?s quest for peace and negotiation. 15:13 How should Christians think about the plight of Palestinians caught in the midst of the conflict? 24:08 What can we expect of the current situation and what hope do we have for its resolution?
Localitatile unde functioneaza organizatia terorista Hamas (+ in Qatar, Iran si Sudan) Photo http://en.wikipedia.org
Justiţia europeană a anulat joi, pentru un viciu de procedură, înscrierea mişcării palestiniene Hamas pe lista UE cu organizaţii teroriste, dar a menţinut blocarea activelor organizaţiei în Europa.
UE a creat lista organizaţiilor teroriste în urma atentatelor de la 11 septembrie 2001 din Statele Unite. Lista a inclus iniţial aripa armată a Hamas, după care şi aripa politică, în septembrie 2003.
Parlamentul European urmează să îşi exprime miercuri după-amiază sprijinul “de principiu pentru recunoaşterea statului palestinian şi soluţia bazată pe două state”, votând o rezoluţie cu caracter neconstrângător în acest sens.
Dar la presiunea PPE şi contrar dorinţei socialiştilor, aflaţi la originea iniţiativei, eurodeputaţii nu vor cere statelor membre UE să recunoască statul palestinian.
Galben – Teritoriu israelean inainte de Razboiul de 6 zile. Albastru – Teritoriul nou israelean dupa razboiul de 6 zile. Photo credit www.slideshare.net Ezekiel 40-48
7 iunie 1967 – ”Noi scriem următorul capitol al Bibliei.”
Timp de mai multe săptămâni, Ierusalimul și în special Muntele Templului, au reprezentat punctul central al conflictului și al controversei. Scott Ross a stat de vorbă cu Yossi Klein Halevi despre cartea sa ”Like Dreamers” în care scrie despre tinerii care au reunit Ierusalimul în timpul Războiului de Șase Zile din 1967.
1967 cucerirea profetica a Israelului. Photo credit www.jweekly.com
Există versete biblice în Ioel care vorbesc despre faptul că tinerii vor avea vedenii și bătrânii vor avea vise. Psalmii 126… De acolo vine titlul. Acolo scrie: ”Când a adus Domnul înapoi pe prinșii de război ai Sionului, parcă visam. Atunci gura ne era plină de strigăte de bucurie, și limba, de cântări de veselie.” Cartea prezintă istoria parașutiștilor ce au reunit Ierusalimul în 1967, după Războiul de Șase Zile. Ideea, prin modul de abordare, a fost să personalizeze povestea prin viețile și ochii a șase parașutiști.
”Am simțit, din modul în care se raportează la istoria Israelului, că oamenilor le lipsește legătura personală. Sunt prezentate momente din afara bătăliei.Sunt atât de tineri ! În jur de 22-23 de ani. Tinerii aceștia reprezentau modelele generației mele. Am crescut cu imaginea lor ca simbolizând povestea idealistă a Israelului și m-am tot întrebat ce s-a întâmplat cu ei. Eu știu în ce mod mi-au influențat mie viața. Eu m-am mutat în Israel datorită acestor tineri”, a afirmat Yossi Klein Halevi.
Un citat al lui Hanan Porat, unul dintre parașutiști spune: ”Noi scriem următorul capitol al Bibliei.”
”El spunea acele cuvinte unui prieten de-al său în timp ce se îndreptau spre Zidul Plângerii, în dimineața zilei de 7 iunie 1967. Cartea aceasta prezintă niște camarazi de război, niște tineri israelieni care i-au oferit poporului evreu cea mai glorioasă victorie din istoria sa. Este aproape echivalentul spiritual al Big Bangului în istoria evreiască. Dintr-odată, suntem născuți din nou ca popor. În cea de-a șaptea zi a Războiului de Șase Zile noi suntem un popor nou. Fiecare dintre acești tineri care s-au unit pentru a obține această victorie de neimaginat, în ciuda împotrivirilor uimitoare…
Cine controla Israelul inainte de Razboiul de 6 Zile – Rosu = Iordanul Galben = Egiptul Roz = Siria Photo credit www.nowtheendbegins.com
Trei țări arabe se apropiau de Israel. Granițele Israelului aveau o lățime de 13 km, și asta în zonele cele mai înguste. Liderii arabi, Nasser în Egipt și Hussein în Iordania, promiteau că îi vor îneca pe evrei în mare. Aceasta răspunde la întrebarea vizavi de lucrurile care s-au schimbat și care nu. Încă ne confruntăm cu amenințarea existențială. În mai 1967 însă, evreii israelieni au săpat gropi comune în parcurile din Israel, fiindcă s-au gândit că aveau să îngroape zeci de mii de oameni în urma războiului. Cred că israelienii au simțit că vom câștiga războiul, dar la limită.
Îmi amintesc că urmăream știrile din Statele Unite, eu fiind evreu american, și vedeam miile de manifestanți din Cairo, din Damasc, care scandau: ‘Moartea Israelului ! Moartea evreilor !’ Aveau pancarte cu cranii și oase încrucișate. Este greu de imaginat, însă eu îmi amintesc foarte clar aceste imagini. Îmi ziceam că va avea loc un al doilea Holocaust. Israelul însă, nu doar a reușit să prevină distrugerea, ci a preschimbat distrugerea în cea mai mare victorie din istoria poporului evreu”, a afirmat Yossi Klein Halevi.
Parlamentarii francezi au votat, marti, pentru recunoastea statului Palestina, Franta fiind astfel a doua tara occidentala care recunoaste acest stat, dupa Suedia.
Au fost 339 de voturi pentru o motiune simbolica privind recunoasterea Palestinei si 151 impotriva, in Parlamentul francez, relateaza Al Jazeera.
In schimb, Israelul a avertizat imediat ca votul ar urma sa afecteze procesul de pace din regiune si ca este un mesaj gresit trimis de francezi in aceasta zona, scrie Thelocal.fr.
Votul de marti este posibil sa creasca presiunea politica interna asupra guvernului francez, de a fi mai activ in privinta statului palestinian.
Parisul isi anuntase planurile de a recunoaste o natiune palestiniana “cand va veni vremea”.
Guvernul suedez a recunoscut oficial, pe 30 octombrie, existenta statului Palestina.
134 de alte state au recunoscut Palestina inaintea Suediei, inclusiv Romania, in 1988. Suedia este primul stat occidental membru vechi al UE care recunoaste Palestina.
In this episode, Dr. Darrell Bock, David Brickner and Dr. Mitch Glaser discuss Israel and anti-Semitism, focusing on the question, ?Has the Church replaced Israel??
00:14 Dr. Bock discusses passages in scripture that point to Israel?s reintroduction into God?s kingdom program 02:12 Dr. Glaser and Brickner discuss Jewish evangelism and the importance of understanding the role of the Jewish people in the second coming 06:11 Answering the objection that Israel, because of her rejection of the Messiah, has been replaced by the Church 12:20 Christ?s role as faithful covenant keeper and redeemer 14:54 The tragedy of ignoring Jewish evangelism because of skewed theology
In this episode, Dr. Darrell Bock, David Brickner and Dr. Mitch Glaser discuss Israel and anti-Semitism, focusing on evangelical attitudes and perspectives.
00:14 Brickner explains the ministry of Jews for Jesus 02:00 Dr. Glaser explains the ministry of Chosen People 04:38 The shift in Evangelical attitudes towards Israel 11:29 The Abrahamic Covenant and Israel?s place in God?s program 17:52 Perspectives on Israel and the doctrine of election 19:56 The Passover Seder, Jesus, and the New Covenant 28:52 Israel, the church, and Replacement Theology
Anul acesta s-au intors in Israel mai multi evrei decat in orice alt an dintre ultimii 5 ani. (Reporterul)
Multă lume ar putea vedea Israelul ca un loc periculos, dar numărul imigranților care intră în țară este în creștere. Ne-am întâlnit cu unii din ultimul grup care a venit în Israel înainte de sfârșitul Anului Nou evreiesc. Imigranții au venit din unul dintre punctele de atracție ale lumii, Ucraina. Când tânăra de 19 ani, Alexandrina Zholudev, și-a văzut familia în siguranță în Israel, nu s-a putut opri din plâns….
Din anul 2001, peste 18,000 de rachete au fost lansate impotriva evreilor in Israel de organizatia palestiniana Hamas. In luna Iulie 2014, Hamas a lansat peste 1000 de rachete pe saptamana (o racheta in fiecare 5 minute). (Sursa sin.org.il) Totusi, rata de succes a interceptarii si a distrugerii rachetelor lansate de Hamas este 90%care inseamna ca 10% din rachetele lansate isi lovesc destinatia. (Sursa The New York Times) In acest video, un barbat a filmat momentul cand au fost interceptate 15 rachete Qassam (vezi zona in poza de mai sus) peste Israel si distruse de sistemul de aparare Israelean Iron Dome – Cupola de Fier.
15 Qassam Rockets intercepted At Once By The Iron Dome
Ierusalim – numele sau inseamna Orasul Pacii. Cu toate acestea, a fost distrus, reconstruit, cucerit si recucerit de mai multe ori decat oricare alt oras in istorie.
Nir Barkat, Primarul Ierusalimului: Orasul joaca un rol important. Este centrul lumii.
De 19 ani, Ierusalimul a fost impartit intre Israel si Iordania, orasul vechi fiind pe partea Iordaniei. In 1967, razboiul de 6 zile a condus la reunirea orasului, sub conducerea Israeleana. Dar un proces de pace, sustinut de Statele Unite incearca sa imparta orasul din nou. Dar Israelul isi pastreaza capitala eterna nedivizata. Palestinienii doresc ca partea estica sa slujeasca drept capitala a unui viitor stat drept palestinian. Dar primarul Ierusalimului, Nir Barkat, a spus ca divizarea orasului este imposibila.
Nir Barkat, Primarul Ierusalimului: Nu poate fi impartit. Nu va functiona niciodata ca oras impartit. Trebuie sa fie un singur oras care sa permita tuturor sa se inchine in felul lor si sa se respecte unii pe ceilalti. Este loc pentru toti.
Ii puteti convinge pe palestinieni de aceasta?
Nir Barkat: Palestinienii care locuiesc in Ierusalim, inteleg aceasta. Eu sunt si un antreprenor, un capitalist indraznet. Nu va functiona niciodata. Nu avem nici un exemplu bun a vreunui oras care sa functioneze divizat. Ierusalimul este mentionat in Biblie de peste 800 de ori in Biblie, chiar de mai multe ori daca luam in considerare sinonimele ‘cetatea lui David’, si Sion, 660 din aceste referinte sunt in Biblia ebraica sau Vechiul Testament.
Moshe Kempinsky, scriitor evreu: Imi amintesc si astazi cum stateam in parc, copiii se jucau si mi-am dat seama la ce se referea Zaharia cand a spus ca va veni vremea cand batranii si batranele se vor rezema in bastioane, iar copiii vor juca pe strazile Ierusalimului. Poate ca i-a vazut pe copiii mei.
Reporter: Am stat de vorba cu autorul si omul de afaceri Moshe Kempinsky si l-am intrebat de legatura evreilor cu acest oras. Ce inseamna Ierusalimul pentru poporul evreu? Stiu ca e o intrebare fara sens. Dar, de ce Ierusalim?
Moshe Kempinsky: Este fara sens. De ce Ierusalim? De ce nu un oras la o rascruce de drumuri importante sau pe malul marii unde-si aseaza oamenii capitalele? Dar, Dumnezeu l-a ales.
Linia de despartire a Ierusalimului din 1949. Photo credit roamingchile.com
Reporter: Orasul a fost divizat la un moment dat. Apoi a fost reunit in 1967. Va mai fi el divizat?
Moshe Kempinsky: Nu cred ca e posibil. Psalmul 122 spune ca Ierusalimul este ca o cetate facuta dintr-o bucata. Dar in ebraica nu se spune bucata, ci ‘reunit’. Dumnezeu spune ca este un oras care va fi impartit, dar pe care El il va reuni.
Reporter: Am vorbit cu evreii din Tel Aviv. Ei spun ca sunt dispusi sa imparta orasul cu altii, dar nu sa-l desparta.
Om pe strada:
In inima mea, nu pot sa accept asa ceva, ca orasul meu sa fie din nou divizat.
Credem ca Ierusalimul trebuie sa fie a evreilor pentru totdeauna. Dar nu cred ca exista o solutie care sa multumeasca ambele natiuni.
Kempinsky spune ca Dumnezeu are un plan pentru acest oras, indiferent de ce ar crede lumea.
Reporter: Ce spun ceilalti oameni din alte natiuni despre felul in care vorbiti voi? Cum reactioneaza un palestinian la cuvintele voastre?
Kempinsky: Cred ca secretul intelegerii acestei tari este acela ca dovezile sunt complect irelevante. Nu realitatea conteaza aici. Conteaza cum percepem realitatea. Cred ca pentru a intelege ce se intampla aici, mai ales in ce-i priveste pe palestinieni, trebuie sa intelegem perceptiile lor. Ei cred ceea ce cred pentru ca li s-a spus ce trebuie sa creada. Asa ca, dialogul cu palestinienii a devenit imposibil pentru ca islamul a intrat intr-o zona care a devenit imposibila.
Reporter: Ierusalimul nu este mentionat niciodata in Koran. Dar musulmanii interpreteaza un verset legat de moschee, ca este moscheea Al-Aksa de pe Muntele Templului din Ierusalim. Crestinii, musulmani si arabi sunt pasionati in legatura cu acest oras.
Om #1 si #2 pe strada la Muntele Templului: Acesta este un oras arab care nu poate fi divizat. Ei chiar au dispute intre ei. “Ai zis sa-l cedam.” “Nu am zis ca trebuie cedat. Ierusalim este doar pentru arabi, nu pentru evrei.Israel sa ramana pe teritoriile ocupate. Aveti Zidul Plangerii. Ce veti face cu El? Zidul plangerii poti sa-l ia ei, si cartierul armean.”
Reporter: Aveti problema chiar in fata voastra. Ca unul dintre cele mai contestate locuri de pe pamant, Biblia spune ca Ierusalimul va fi o piatra de poticnire pentru intreaga lume. Noi ne rugam pentru pacea Ierusalimului. Voi pentru ce va rugati?”
Kempinsky: Cuvantul pentru pace este Shalom. Vine de la Cuvantul Salem, desavarsit. Ne rugam pentru acea desavarsire, cand locurile ceresti si cele pamantesti se vor uni. Nu este un eveniment viitor. Este o revelatie viitoare.
Reporter: Crezi ca se va intampla in timpul vietii tale? Cred ca este ceva iminent.
Message from – Moody Founder’s Week 2013 Watch/read D A Carson’s message at Moody Founder’s Week 2013 here – When Jesus confronts the world
Watch/read Tony Evans’s message at Moody Founder’s Week 2013 here – There is no more important place to know Christ than the struggles of life
This is about Christ, and about knowing Christ. Martin Luther said,”There’s a chapter in the Bible that every Christian should memorize, if that Christian intends to know Christ.” The German theologian, in 1866 said, “There is the chapter of the Bible, that is the most central, the deepest, the loftiest that Scripture has ever achieved. That same chapter, others have called ‘The Gospel of all vocabulary’. There’s a chapter in the Bible that has such stirring predictions, so complex, that only God could have known them centuries before history unfolded them. There’s a chapter in the Bible that is the most comprehensive exposition of the cross in all of Scripture, the most complete description of the substitutionary vicarious sacrificial death of the Savior in all of Holy writ. This same chapter has a scope that extends from eternity past to eternity future, and gathers up a whole history of redemption by focusing on the redeemer. It sweeps from His position in the eternal trinity to His return to full glory with His redeemed in the new heavens and the new earth. There is a chapter that embraces His past glory, His incarnation, His humiliation, His rejection, His unjust treatment, His unfair trial, His mistreatment, His death sentence, His execution, His resurrection, His intercession, His exaltation, and His coronation.
What is this chapter? It is the first Gospel, and it’s not Matthew. Matthew is the second Gospel. This is a chapter that is sufficient to save sinners. In fact, it is a chapter that was used by Philip to explain the Gospel to an Ethiopian eunuch. This is a chapter that you know. It is Isaiah 53- the first Gospel.
The description of the atoning work of Jesus Christ in Isaiah 53 surpasses any single Scripture on those subjects in the epistles of the New Testament. Let me tell you about Isaiah. 66 chapters, same as the number of books of the Bible. It’s split into two parts: the first 39 and the second 27. Exactly the way the Bible is split: Old Testament 39 books, New Testament 27.
The first 39 are about judgment, much like the Old Testament. The last 27 chapters (of Isaiah) are about redemption, just like the New Testament – Salvation. The last 27 are divided into 3 – 9 – 9 – and 9. The first 9 is about the physical salvation of Israel, the last 9 are about the physical salvation of creation. And the middle 9 is about the spiritual salvation of sinners. (8) So, let’s go down into the middle 9, and the middle chapter is chapter 53, and the middle verse, essentially, is, “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our inequities.” The Holy Spirit forces us right down into this incredible chapter. Isaiah 53 has been called the torture chamber of the rabbis. It has been called the guilty conscience of the Jews. And it is that. They run from this chapter like the black death.
This chapter, stepping back in history and the place that it occupies in Scripture, this chapter answers the most critical question that will ever be asked or answered, ever, by anyone, anytime. The most essential question, the most important question is answered by this chapter. Religion must answer this question correctly or it is form hell. Any religion that does not give the right answer to this question is right out of hell. What is the question? It’s the riddle of the Old Testament. Did you know there was a riddle in the Old Testament? Turn to Exodus 34. Moses comes before God and wants God to assure him, he wants God to show up and reveal His glory. In Exodus 34:5 we read “the Lord descended from a cloud and stood there as he called upon the name of the Lord.” Now, the Lord is going to introduce Himself. “The Lord passed by in front of Him and proclaimed, “The Lord God, compassionate, and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loving kindness and truth, who keeps grace, loving kindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin.” And, by the way, “He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.” That’s the riddle of the Old Testament.
That’s the riddle of redemption. How can God be gracious and punish the guilty? The answer to that is Isaiah 53. He will punish someone else. How can God, in the words of Paul, be just and the justifier of sinners? That is the question: How can a sinner be reconciled to a holy God? How can God love and bring to heavenly glory, sinners, without violating his righteousness? That is the question. If the right answer to that question is SAVED, then every other wrong answer DAMNS. That’s why I say that whoever doesn’t answer that question accurately is from hell. One more thing to say, about Isaiah 53. Just by way of introduction, if we think about it, this is a paralyzingly sad chapter. I don’t know of a sadder moment in all of redemptive history than the moment depicted in this chapter. It is horrific, beyond comprehension. This starts out as the most plaintive lament, the most extreme expression of sorrow. It is a kind of epic dirge. It is a funeral song with massive, sweeping implications. The crushing sorrow that is depicted in Isaiah 53 has no historic parallel, exceeds all other sorrows. (13:25)
The astonishing revelation
We start back in Isaiah 52 at verse 13. And, everything about this section is astonishing, absolutely astonishing. To start, in verse 13 we come to the very words of God. This section begins and ends with God speaking. God speaks in 52:13-15 and speaks half way through verse 11 and verse 12. So, what happens in the middle is bracketed by the words of God. God introduces and God sums up what’s in this great chapter. In 52:13-15, God Himself introduces the Messiah. He introduces His servant, His slave. First, it is an astonishing revelation. By the way, this is the 4th chapter that focuses on the servant or slave of God- the Messiah- vv. 42, 49, 50, 53. All servant songs, slave songs of the slave of God. He introduces Him: Behold because it is astonishing. “My slave will succeed”. Any reader of the Old Testament knows that that’s a Messianic title. Going all the way back to chapter 42, this is the Messiah. (15:29)
He will prosper. Actually, in Hebrew it is ‘act intelligently, act wisely’, succeed. It’s important that we understand that’s how God introduces this, because when He came, it looked like He didn’t succeed. It looked to the world like He failed. Then He begins to introduce Him. He will be high and lifted up, and greatly exalted. That identifies Him. Well, you say, isn’t that just repetitious? No, in the Hebrew, here’s what it says: He will be high, He will be higher, He will be highest. And those 3 designations in combination, only appear in one other place in all of Scripture. And those three designations refer to God. They only appear together in one other place- Isaiah 6. “I saw the Lord high, and higher, and highest.” So, now we know that the slave is God.
The astonishing humiliation
The deity of Messiah is proclaimed. Verse 14 adds: Just as many were astonished at you My people, so His appearance was far more than any man.” Now we know that He not only will be God, but He will also be man. The God man. He will be marred, that word in Hebrew means mutilated, it means distorted, it means disfigured. And, so extremely disfigured as to be literally beyond human recognition, looking like a beast, not a man. This servant is God? The eternal God: high, higher, highest. Exalted, loftiest, sitting on His throne. And, in the New testament, we know the writer of the Gospel of John tells us that the vision of Isaiah 6 is none other than Jesus Christ. He is God, lifted up and exalted. And He is man, marred, disfigured. This is the second riddle. Who is this Messiah? The Jews had a Messianic view, they had a concept of Messiah. I don’t know that they thought He would be God, but they assumed that He would be exalted. They had no sense that He would be marred, disfigured, far form it. But, that is only temporary.
His marring will be so severe, end of verse 14, that His form would be disfigured and distorted more than the sons of man. The implication of the language is- in face and form He will become subhuman. And we know that happened. All the brutality imposed upon Him. The physical distortion of His body, in all that He suffered and the distortion of His face, from sin bearing… We’re glad to get to verse 15. because the astonishing revelation, followed by the astonishing humiliation, brings us to the astonishing exaltation. (19:50)
The astonishing exaltation
“He will startle many nations.” Startle means to burst, to jump up. “He will startle many nations and Kings will shut their mouths on account of Him. What has not been told them, they will see, what they had not heard they will understand.” This is His final exaltation. So, God Himself, introduces His servant, His slave, the slave of Yahweh. the slave of Messiah, who is to come. He will be God, He will be man, He will be marred, He will be exalted. There is the career of the Lord Jesus in broad terms, from the mouth of God. This information is given to the Jews from Isaiah, 700 years before Jesus came. (21)
Isaiah 53
Now, let’s come to chapter 53. And, all of a suede something changes. Verses 13-15 ‘1st person- future’. “He will be”… “He will…” Kings will..” “they will…”, “they will see..”. All future- speaking of the coming of the Messiah. Everything changes. This is one speaker: God, speaking of the future career of His servant. When you come to verse 1, everything changes. Everything now is in the past tense. And plural pronouns: “we”, “our”, “us”. The big question for us is, “Who is talking?” Not God. Who is speaking?
The Suffering Servant
53 Who has believed our message?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. 3 He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed. 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all
To fall on Him.
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth;
Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away;
And as for His generation, who considered
That He was cut off out of the land of the living
For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due? 9 His grave was assigned with wicked men,
Yet He was with a rich man in His death,
Because He had done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
10 But the Lord was pleased
To crush Him, putting Him to grief;
If He would render Himself as a guilt offering,
He will see His offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand. 11 As a result of the anguish of His soul,
He will see it and be satisfied;
By His knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the many,
As He will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great,
And He will divide the booty with the strong;
Because He poured out Himself to death,
And was numbered with the transgressors;
Yet He Himself bore the sin of many,
And interceded for the transgressors.
Who is saying this? Who is making this massive confession? What group of people is this? What group of people is this? This is plural ’til you get down to verse 11, where God begins to speak again. Who is this? It is Israel.
What did we learn about Isaiah? Israel’s physical deliverance in the first 9 chapters of the second half, and Israel’s salvation in the second nine. You bore down to those 9 in the middle chapter and the middle verses- this is the prophecy, not the death of Christ. This is not a prophecy of the death of Christ, this is a prophecy of the future conversion of Israel, when they look back at the death of Christ and see who He really was. This is stunning. This leaps across the death and resurrection of Christ to the future conversion of Israel. That’s why Isaiah gave this. To give hope for the national salvation of his people.
Remember Ezekiel 36, when God promises salvation to Israel, a new heart, His spirit… you remember Jeremiah 31, the covenant passage promised to Israel, where God saves Israel. But, you might wanna think about this in terms of another prophecy. As you come to the end of the Old Testament, in Zechariah 12:10 I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn. And Zechariah sees the future day, when Israel has, by the sovereign purposes of God, the spirit of grace and supplication comes down from heaven and gives them life. And when God does that, they will look on the one they pierced and they will mourn. vv 11-14 11 In that day there will be great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the plain of Megiddo. 12 The land will mourn, every family by itself; the family of the house of David by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself and their wives by themselves; 13 the family of the house of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of the Shimeites by itself and their wives by themselves; 14 all the families that remain, every family by itself and their wives by themselves. What are they all mourning about? That is the future work of God, when He saves the nation of Israel. Romans 11 “So, all Israel will be saved”. That’s the future promise of God.
When that day comes, what will they say? They will recite Isaiah 53. This is their confession. That’s why it’s in the past tense. Think of it this way, as we look at this incredible chapter. Why the mourning? Why the horror? Why does everybody mourn, from the lowest to the highest? From the King, the leader, always down to the humblest family? What is all this mourning and weeping, and sorrowing? It’s obvious. In that future day, when Israel is saved, they will look back over their history and realize that everyone that came before them and rejected Jesus Christ was damned forever. The horror. All the history of holocaust, all those people are lost. The mourning will be beyond comprehension. (transcript from first 30 min provided by our blog)
Luke describes the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem at the beginning of that last week of his earthly life:
As he was drawing near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest! (Luke 19:37, 38)
Palm Sunday: Today and To Come
There is no doubt what was in the disciples’ minds. This was the fulfillment of Zechariah’s prophecy given centuries earlier:
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on an ass, on a colt, the foal of an ass. I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. (Zechariah 9:9, 10)
The long-awaited Messiah had come, the king of Israel, and not just of Israel but of all the earth. Jerusalem would be his capital city. From here he would rule the world in peace and righteousness. What a day this was! How their hearts must have pounded in their chests! And must not their hands have been sweaty like warriors in readiness just before the bugle sounds the battle! How would he do it? Would he whip up the enthusiastic crowds and storm the Roman praetorium—a people’s revolution? Or would he call down fire from heaven to consume the enemies of God? Would any of his followers be lost in the struggle? The tension of the moment must have been tremendous!
The Pharisees had a double reason for wanting this kind of welcome silenced. On the one hand, this Jesus was a threat to their authority, and they envied his popularity (Mark 15:10). On the other hand, they feared a Roman backlash to all this seditious talk of another king (John 11:48). Therefore they say to Jesus, “‘Teacher, rebuke your disciples.’ But he answered, ‘I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out!”‘ (Luke 19:39, 40). No, he will not rebuke them for this. Not now. The hour has come. The authority of the Pharisees is done for. If the Romans come, they come. He will not silence the truth any longer. To be sure the disciples’ understanding of Jesus’ kingship at this point is flawed. But hastening events will correct that soon enough. In essence they are correct. Jesus is the king of Israel, and the kingdom he is inaugurating will bring peace to all the nations and spread from sea to sea. The book of Revelation pictures the final fulfillment of Palm Sunday in the age to come like this:
I looked and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb!” (Revelation 7:9, 10)
The entry into Jerusalem with waving palms (John 12:13) was a short-lived preview of the eternal Palm Sunday to come. It needed to be said. If the disciples hadn’t said it, the rocks would have.
I like to think of all our worship in this age as rehearsal for the age to come. One day we, who by God’s grace have been faithful to the Lord, are going to stand with innumerable millions of believers from Bangladesh, Poland, Egypt, Australia, Iceland, Cameroon, Ecuador, Burma, Borneo, Japan, and thousands of tribes and peoples and languages purified by Christ, with palms of praise in our hand. And when we raise them in salute to Christ, he will see an almost endless field of green, shimmering with life and pulsating with praise. And then like the sound of a thousand Russian choruses, we will sing our song of salvation, while the mighty Christ, with heartfelt love, looks out over those whom he bought with his own blood.
Had Jesus taken his throne on that first day of palms, none of us would ever be robed in white or waving palms of praise in the age to come. There had to be the cross, and that is what the disciples had not yet understood. Back in Luke 9, as Jesus prepared to set out for Jerusalem from Galilee, he tried to explain this to his disciples. In verse 22 he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” And in verse 44 he told them, “Let these words sink into your ears; for the Son of Man is to be delivered into the hands of men.” But verse 45 tells us, “They did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.” Therefore, their understanding of Jesus’ last journey to Jerusalem was flawed. They saw him as a king moving in to take control. And he was. But they could not grasp that the victory Jesus would win in Jerusalem over sin and Satan and death and all the enemies of righteousness and joy—that this victory would be won through his own horrible suffering and death; and that the kingdom which they thought would be established immediately (Luke 19:11) would, in fact, be thousands of years in coming. And their misunderstanding of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem results in a misunderstanding of the meaning of discipleship. This is why this is important for us to see, lest we make the same mistake.
Jesus’ Resolution to Die
In Luke 9:51–56 we learn how not to understand Palm Sunday. Let’s look at it together. “When the days drew near for him to be received up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem.” To set his face towards Jerusalem meant something very different for Jesus than it did for the disciples. You can see the visions of greatness that danced in their heads in verse 46: “An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.” Jerusalem and glory were just around the corner. O what it would mean when Jesus took the throne! But Jesus had another vision in his head. One wonders how he carried it all alone and so long. Here’s what Jerusalem meant for Jesus: “I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem”(Luke 13:33). Jerusalem meant one thing for Jesus: certain death. Nor was he under any illusions of a quick and heroic death. He predicted in Luke 18:31f., “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written of the Son of man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon; they will scourge him and kill him.” When Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem, he set his face to die.
Remember, when you think of Jesus’ resolution to die, that he had a nature like ours. He shrunk back from pain like we do. He would have enjoyed marriage and children and grandchildren and a long life and esteem in the community. He had a mother and brothers and sisters. He had special places in the mountains. To turn his back on all this and set his face towards vicious whipping and beating and spitting and mocking and crucifixion was not easy. It was hard. O how we need to use our imagination to put ourselves back into his place and feel what he felt. I don’t know of any other way for us to begin to know how much he loved us. “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13).
If we were to look at Jesus’ death merely as a result of a betrayer’s deceit and the Sanhedrin’s envy and Pilate’s spinelessness and the soldiers’ nails and spear, it might seem very involuntary. And the benefit of salvation that comes to us who believe from this death might be viewed as God’s way of making a virtue out of a necessity. But once you read Luke 9:51 all such thoughts vanish. Jesus was not accidentally entangled in a web of injustice. The saving benefits of his death for sinners were not an afterthought. God planned it all out of infinite love to sinners like us and appointed a time. Jesus, who was the very embodiment of his Father’s love for sinners, saw that the time had come and set his face to fulfill his mission: to die in Jerusalem for our sake. “No one takes my life from me (he said), but I lay it down of my own accord” (John 10:18).
Jesus’ Journey Is Our Journey
So Jesus sets out for Jerusalem, and it says in the text that “he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; but the people would not receive him because his face was set toward Jerusalem.” It doesn’t really matter whether this rejection is just because Jesus and his companions are Jews and Samaritans hate Jews, or whether the rejection is a more personal rejection of Jesus as the Messiah on his way to reign in Jerusalem. What matters for the story is simply that Jesus is already being rejected, and then the focus shifts to the disciples’ response, specifically the response of James and John.
James and John ask Jesus, “Lord, do you want us to bid fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” (verse 54). Jesus had already named these brothers “sons of thunder” (Mark 3:17). Here we get a glimpse of why. I take this passage very personally because my father named me after one of these sons of thunder. And I think I probably would have said what John did here: “Jesus, we are on the way to victory. Nothing can stop us now. Let the fire fall! Let the judgment begin! O, how Jerusalem will tremble when they see us coming!” Jesus turns, the text says, and rebuked them (verse 55). And they simply went to another town.
Now what does this mean? It means, first of all, that a mistaken view of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem can lead to a mistaken view of discipleship. If Jesus had come to execute judgment and take up an earthly rule, then it would make sense for the sons of thunder to begin the judgment when the final siege of the Holy City starts. But if Jesus had come not to judge but to save, then a radically different form of discipleship is in order. Here is a question put to every believer by this text: does discipleship mean deploying God’s missiles against the enemy in righteous indignation? Or does discipleship mean following him on the Calvary road which leads to suffering and death? The answer of the whole New Testament is this: the surprise about Jesus the Messiah is that he came to live a life of sacrificial, dying service before he comes a second time to reign in glory. And the surprise about discipleship is that it demands a life of sacrificial, dying service before we can reign with Christ in glory.
What James and John had to learn—what we all must learn—is that Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem is our journey, and if he set his face to go there and die, we must set our face to die with him. One might be tempted to reason in just the opposite way: that since Jesus suffered so much and died in our place, therefore, we are free to go straight to the head of the class, as it were, and skip all the exams. He suffered so we could have comfort. He died so we could live. He bore abuse so we could be esteemed. He gave up the treasures of heaven so we could lay up treasures on earth. He brought the kingdom and paid for our entrance and now we live in it with all its earthly privileges. But all this is not biblical reasoning. It goes against the plain teaching in this very context. Luke 9:23, 24 reads: “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake, he will save it.” When Jesus set his face to walk the Calvary road, he was not merely taking our place; he was setting our pattern. He is substitute and pacesetter. If we seek to secure our life through returning evil for evil or surrounding ourselves with luxury in the face of human need, we will lose our life. We can save our life only if we follow Christ on the Calvary road. Jesus died to save us from the power and punishment of sin, not from the suffering and sacrifices of simplicity for love’s sake.
Urmariti acest video scurt, durata- 8 minute, care dovedeste ca totul e pregatit pentru reconstruirea Templului la Ierusalim. Video e in Limba Engleza, cu subtitrare in Limba Spaniola, dar imaginile spun totul. Video se sfarseste cu afirmatia:
Generatia noastra s-ar putea sa fie generatia care Il va vedea pe Isus, venind pe norii cerurilor.
Amin! Si Duhul si Mireasa zic: Amin! Vino, Doamne Isuse!
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Presedintele Congresului Evreiesc Mondial, Ron Lauder: “Eu nu voi tacea si noi nu vom tacea.” Acesta este mesajul pe care l-a prezentat crestinilor, cu privire la sustinerea pe care o ofera evreii, crestinilor persecutati. Lauder: “Vedem cum se repeta istoria anilor 1930 si este infricosator. Vedem cum se dezvolta curentul anti-crestin. In Orientul Mijlociu, bisericile sunt arse si crestinii sunt ucisi.” Lauder a avidentiat faptul ca 450,000 de crestini au parasit Siria. Iar populatia crestina din Betleem a scazut de la 70, la 15-20%. El a declarat ca exista doua forme de antisemitism, care se ridica astazi in Europa. Prima forma este reprezentatata de curentul anti-Israel, alimentat in principal de populatia musulmana din Europa occidentala. A doua forma este promovata de extremeistii din Estul Europei si alte parti. Lauder: “Acesti extremisti trebuie sa dea vina pe cineva pentru probleme si dau vina, inca odata, pe poporul evreu. Intr-o actiune fara precedent, Lauder a multumit crestinilor in timpul Sarbatorilor Corturilor pentru ca sunt alaturi de Israel.
Industria Avorturilor – Organizatia Life Dynamics lupta impotriva avorturile facute de fete minore, dintre care 60-80% din aceste fete minore au fost lasate gravide de barbati adulti, ceea ce se incadreaza la viol si abuz sexual. Legea spune ca aceste infractiuni trebuie raportate. Dar organizatia Life Dynamics a descoperit ca Planned Parenthood si clinicile din Federatia Nationala se lauda ca nu raporteaza astfel de delicte. Ii apara pe delicventi.
Infractiunilor Tineri din Statele Unite -85% din tinerii inchisi provin din familii fara tata. Jonathan McReynolds – O poveste de succes al mentorarii prin intermediul bisericii.
Casa Agape – Una din cele 500 de orfelinate care impanzesc zona rurala a unei provincii din Nordul Tailandei.
Restaurarea Bisericii Nasterii din Betleem. Biserica Nasterii este unul dintre cele mai vizitate locuri din Israel (In 2013 au fost peste 2 milioane de vizitatori). Dar cladirea care are ramasite vechi de peste 1500 de ani este neglijata de zeci de ani. Elena, mama lui Constantin a construit prima biserica in secolul IV, deasupra unei pestere, unde conform traditiei, fecioara Maria L-a nascut pe Isus. In prezent vizitatorii viziteaza biserica construita mai tarziu de imparatul bizantin Iustin I. Constructia nu contine partea cea mai vizitata de crestini- cripta unde multi cred ca s-a nascut Isus.
Organizatia ‘Romania Fara Orfani’. Raul Stepan, Presedinte Alianta Romania Fara Orfani: “Alianta Romania Fara Orfani a luat fiinta in urma cu cateva luni, dar acest lucru nu s-a intamplat dintr-o data. In anul 2012, in urma unor discutii, am decis sa organizam mai multe intalniri cu organizatii neguvernamentale, care toate militau pentru apararea orfanului. In urma intalnirilor de la Cluj si de la Brasov, am decis, un grup de 6 organizatii neguvernamentale, si doua persoane care stateau alaturi de noi, sa infiintam aceasta alianta.
Ministru israelian solicita construirea
celui de-al treilea Templu
Traducere Agnus Dei din Ziarul (timesofisrael.com) O declaratie cu un potential explosiv a lui Uri Ariel de la Casa Evreilor rupe interdictia daunatoare de status quo cu privire la Muntele Templului.Un ministru de guvern din partidul nationalist religios, a solicitat joi, ca Templul Evreiesc sa fie reconstruit pe Muntele Templului din Ierusalim.
Afirmatia ministrului de Locuinte si Constructii Uri Ariel (Casa Evreilor) rupe acest tabu care a fost folosit o vreme indelungata de oficialii de rang inalt cand vorbesc despre schimbarea acestui fragil status quo de esplanada sfanta si contestata si probabil ca va atrage iritatii din partea cercurilor oficiale israeliene si furie in lumea araba si musulmana.
Vorbind la o conferinta arheologica de langa asezamantul Shilo din West Bank si citat de Maariv, Ariel a cerut ca al treilea Templu sa fie zidit pe locul pe care astazi este asezat Domul de Piatra si Moskeea al-Aqsa si este considerat ca cel mai sfant loc pentru Iudaism si al treilea ca loc sfant pentru Islam.
,,Am construit multe mici, mici templuri” a declarat Ariel referindu-se la sinagogi, dar “noi trebuie sa zidim un Templu adevarat pe Muntele Templului.”
Situl din Ierusalim a fost locul primului si celui de-al doilea Templu Iudaic, care au fost distruse amandoua, al doilea in anul 70 dupa Christos. Idea construirii celui de-al treilea Templu, este populara printre unii evrei religiosi de extrema dreapta, dar este considerata ca fiind in afara de ideile de discutie a majoritatii populatiei.
Anul trecut, MK Zevulun Orlev de la Casa Evreilor, a cerut si el reconstruirea Templului Evreiesc, spunand ca daramand Domul de Piatra si Moskeea al-Aqsa va insemna ca ,,peste un bilion de musulmani din intreaga lume vor incepe cu siguranta un razboi mondial.” Totusi, a adaugat el ,,tot ce este politic este temporar, si acolo nu exista stabilitate.”
In momentul de fata evreii sunt opriti ca sa se roage pe Muntele Templului de catre Departamentul Iordanian de Dotare, cunoscut sub numele de Wakf, care administreaza plaza care cuprinde Moskeea al-Aqsa si Domul de Piatra.
A government minister from a nationalist religious party called Thursday for the Jewish Temple to be rebuilt on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
The statement from Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) breaks a long-standing taboo on high-ranking government officials speaking about changing the fragile status quo on the holy and contested esplanade, and will likely draw ire from official Israeli circles and anger the Arab and Muslim world.
Potentially explosive statement
by Jewish Home’s Uri Ariel breaks taboo
against damaging status quo on Temple Mount
Speaking at an archaeological conference next to the West Bank settlement of Shilo and quoted by Maariv, Ariel called for a third Temple to be built on the site, which today is home to the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque and is considered Judaism’s holiest site and Islam’s third holiest.
“We’ve built many little, little temples,” Ariel said, referring to synagogues, “but we need to build a real Temple on the Temple Mount.”
The Jerusalem site was home to Judaism’s first and second Temples, both of which were destroyed, the second one in 70 CE. The idea of building a third Temple, while popular among some religious and right-wing Jews, is considered outside mainstream Israeli discourse by most.
Last year, Jewish Home MK Zevulun Orlev also called for the rebuilding of the Jewish Temple, saying that removing the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque would mean that the “billion-strong Muslim world would surely launch a world war.” However, he added, “everything political is temporary and there is no stability.”
Jews are currently banned from praying on the Temple Mount by the Jordanian department of endowments, known as the Wakf, which administers the plaza surrounding the al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock.
Umar Mulinde, nascut la un tata musulman cu zece neveste, a fost copilul nr. 52. Niciodata nu s-a gandit ca va parasi Islamul, pana a avut o intalnire speciala in anul 1992. A intalnit un barbat care il predica pe Hristos din Koran si din Biblie. Predicile despre Isus l-au atins profund pe Umar. Dar parasirea Islamului a fost una dificila. A inteles adevarul, dar i-a fost frica de persecutiile care l-ar fi asteptat, pentru ca legea Islamului este ca persoana care paraseste Islamul trebuie sa fie omorata. Intr-un vis de noapte s-a vazut legat de maini si de picioare intr-un foc mare si s-a vazut plangand cu prietenii lui musulmani care erau in acel foc cu el. In timp ce el plangea, cineva statea la dreapta lui si ii spunea: Islamul te duce in acea tortura. Pocaieste-te si trebuie sa te nasti din nou ca sa traiesti. Visul s-a repetat de mai multe ori si l-a terorizat pe Umar.
Intr-o noapte, Mulinde si-a adus aminte de acel predicator care a spus: Daca te vei ruga in numele lui Isus, ceva se va intampla. In acea noapte s-a rugat: Doamne Dumnezeule, daca tu esti Domnul care vrei ca eu sa fiu nascut din nou, nu mai lasa acest vis groaznic (in mijlocul unui foc mare) sa se reintoarca. In noaptea acea nu a mai visat focul ca din iad. Dimineata aceea era Pastele si Umar a mers la biserica pentru prima data. Zice Umar, “In acea zi am fost nascut din nou. Dar imediat ce am iesit din biserica, persecutia a inceput.”
Umar a fost persecutat de musulmani si chiar de familia lui, dar in ciuda lor, el a fost ucenicizat si a devenit un evanghelist plin de putere. Dumnezeu l-a folosit in toata tara, in Uganda. A deschis o biserica care a crescut la 1000 de membri, si 30% din ei au fost fosti musulmani. A mers la o Scoala Biblica si a continuat sa predice evanghelia cu putere chiar si in afara Ugandei.
In 24 Decembrie, ajunul Craciunului in anul 2011, Pastorul Umar Mulinde (38 de ani) a fost atacat de 2 musulmani care au aruncat galeti de acid pe el. Acidul i-a ars fata, un ochi si o ureche. El poarta acum o masca speciala care ajuta in procesul de vindecare.
Mulinde povesteste: Convertirea mea de la Islam, dragostea pentru natiunea Israel si promovarea acesteia in comunitatea mea i-a facut pe musulmani sa ma vaneze si sa-si doreasca sa ma ucida.” Mulinde a fost musulman si nu putea suporta Israelul. El stia ca daca paraseste Islamul va fi ucis. Dar a avut un vis care i-a schimbat viata. Mulinde, “A fost un vis de noapte. Eram in mijlocul unui foc si plangeam. Dar am vazut multi oameni care erau impreuna cu mine in foc; erau musulmani cu care mergeam la moschee. Dar in timp ce plangeam, cineva stralucitor a venit la dreapta mea si mi-a spus ca Islamul imi provoaca aceasta tortura. ‘Pocaieste-te; naste-te din nou si vei supravietui,’ mi-a spus.”
In loc sa creada in Isus, Mulinde a rostit rugaciuni musulmane pentru alungarea cosmarurilor. Dar nu au avut efect. “Cand am adormit din nou, din nou acelasi lucru. A doua zi m-am dus la biserica si mi-am predat viata lui Isus. Mulinde a devenit un evanghelist care castiga alti musulmani pentru Domnul. Ulterior a infiintat biserica Gospel Life din Kampala, Uganda. 30% dintre cei 1000 de membrii sunt fosti musulmani. “Fostii prieteni m-au urat. In 24 Decembrie 2011, cand ieseam din biserica, cineva a pretins ca e credincios si m-a intrebat, ‘Pastore, ma poti ajuta?’ I-a trebuit atentia mea totala in fata mea pentru ca avea o galeata cu acid in mana dreapta. Cand sa ma intorc, Duhul lui Dumnezeu mi-a spus ca este o persoana rea, asa ca m-am intors ca sa intru in masina si sa plec rapid. Cand m-am apropiat de masina, el a turnat acidul din galeata pe capul meu. Am simtit ca sunt aruncat in iad. Am simtit cum ma arde din cap pana in picioare, parca cineva ma gatea. Iar ei au strigat ‘Allah Akhbar’ de trei ori. Mi-am dat seama ca sunt prins intr-o ambuscada a teroristilor islamici.
Pastorul Ugandan la spitalul Sheba din Israel, unde au urmat 5 operatii majore la cap, cu chirurgul sau, Dr. Josef Haik. Photo credit http://www.israelhayom.com
Mulinde a fost mutat de la un spital la altul. Intai a fost spitalizat in Uganda, apoi in India, iar in final, in Israel. Doctorul Josef Haik,”Fata, ochiul si ureche au suferit niste arsuri foarte grave. Pentru ca arsurile aveau 2 saptamani vechime a trebuit sa asteptam ca sa vedem daca procesul de curatire a fost suficient. Apoi, in a doua etapa am comandat piele artificiala. I-am reconstruit fata si din pielea lui. Transplantul a reusit in proportie de 100% , dar din pacate este nevoie de interventii ulterioare.”
Mulinde a spus ca este nevoie ca oamenii sa inteleaga ca este nevoie de puterea lui Dumnezeu pentru a vesti Evanghelia. Si aceasta vine cu pretul persecutiei. Zice Mulinde, “Nu sunt suparat pe Dumnezeu. Am fost incurajat sa-l slujesc pe Dumnezeu mai mult si sa dau pe fata minciunile Islamului. Oamenii spun ca Islamul este o religie a pacii. Dar, daca afirmam aceasta, uitati-va la mine. Eu sunt o dovada vie a ce inseamna Islamul.”
Ei spun ca Islamul are elemente bune si pasnice. “Dar nu sunt puse in aplicare, pentru ca aceste persoane radicale citesc ce vor din Koran. Cand unui musulman nu-i convine ceva, undeva, oamenii stiu ca ei vor iesi in strada. Daca nu ucide ambasadori, vor arde case sau orice altceva.” Mulinde spune ca Islamul doreste sa guverneze lumea si ca teroristii se inspira din versete din Koran. “Un verset spune: Ucide-ti, luptati si ucideti pe toti cei care nu sunt musulmani. Ucide-ti pana nu va ramane decat religia lui Allah.
Cum ne putem apara? Mulinde, “Islamul cucereste occidentul pentru ca lumea occidentala s-a compromis si vorbeste frumos despre situatia actuala. Ei cred ca tacand, vor rezolva situatia. Dar trebuie sa stim ca tacerea nu iti va alunga dusmanul care te urmareste, ca sa te ucida.
Cum sa-mi iubesc dusmanul? “In acest caz (cazul cu acidul aruncat pe fata pastorului Melinde), ati iubi dusmanul, sa iubesti pe musulmani este sa le predici evanghelia lui Hristos. Noi le ducem evanghelia cu orice pret si asa le aratam dragostea.”
Muslims attack Pastor with Acid:
The Umar Mulinde Story
UPDATE: Pastorului Mulinde i-au trebuit aproape 10 luni de zile ca sa poata iarasi sa manance in mod normal. Chirurgul i-a facut 5 operatii grave la cap. El multumeste lui Dumnezeu pentru tot ajutorul care l-a primit sa treaca prin aceasta incercare.
Totul este gata pentru construirea Noului Templu la Ierusalim
Gaza in profetiile Biblice – Lazar Gog
Papa Francisc va vizita Philadelphia in SUA si Congresul American la ultimul tetrard 2014 – 2015 Va fi o luna sangerie si Sarbatoarea Corturilor
NEWS: A MURIT Tony Palmer in accident 20 Iulie 2014 – VIDEO SUBTITRATE (2) + Transcript: Papa Francisc, prin episcopul anglican Tony Palmer, solicită carismaticilor și penticostalilor adunați la o conferință a Kenneth Copeland Ministry să se unească cu biserica mama
Evenimente pe cer, care coincid cu sarbatorile evreilor 2014 – 2015
Ce se intamplă pe 30 iunie 2015?
PROOROCIA citata de Pastorul Beni Faragau +Serii de Studii si Predici
Agnus Dei — Lamb of God — Mielul lui Dumnezeu — Despre blogul Agnus Dei
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Christian movies & Beautiful nature shots – Filme crestine si Filmari din natura pe Youtube Channel
Noua Conducere a Cultului Penticostal din România 2014
PREDICI – Nelu Brie
Nelu Brie – Noul Rector la ITP Bucuresti ~ 7 Octombrie 2014 ~
PREDICI Lazar Gog
Predici Vladimir Pustan
Rodica Volintiru – Post, Rugaciune, Traire
Rodica Volintiru – Carte: Cunoaşterea frumuseţii lui Dumnezeu – prin post şi rugăciune
Comanda la roda4jesus@yahoo.ca
“Femeia biruitoare prin incercarile vietii” Geta Iliesi – Cum te raportezi la Dumnezeu cand ingaduie sa iti pierzi sotul?
Cristian Barbosu Arad – PREDICI
Iosif Ţon Predici – Studii
Pagina – Predici
David Wilkerson Predici in Limba Romana si vizita din Timisoara
Mai mulți pastori din Houston (SUA) au fost somați de conducerea orașului să prezinte la tribunal copii după predicile lor
Predici subtitrate in L. Romana
Jesus said, “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?” Matthew 16:26. Isus a zis: “Si ce ar folosi unui om sa cistige toata lumea daca si-ar pierde sufletul?”
Poze/Video 30 Noiembrie 2014 Corul si Orchestra Nationala a Bisericii Speranta Oradea – Eveniment Evanghelistic la Sala Sporturilor Antonio Alexe, Oradea + Video & Poze din 2012 Editia I-a, 2013 Editia II-a
Filmul Isus (vizionati in limba Romana / choose any language to watch the ‘Jesus’ film)
Calatoria Crestinului Literatura Crestina
Within Sight of the City to Which They Went The Pilgrim’s Progress c1907 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Nu uitati Limba Romana
Pagina George Galis (click pe imagine)
VIDEO si Predicile (Scrise) de la Cea de-a 46-a Convenţie a Bisericilor Penticostale Române SUA / Canada ,,Isus Domnește” – din Portland, Oregon, Orașul Trandafirilor 29-31 August 2014
VIDEO – Cea de-a 102-a Convenţie a Bisericilor Baptiste Române din SUA și Canada – Hickory, North Carolina August 29-31, 2014
Trace Jesus’ events during Passion Week via Google Map ~~Isus- Saptamina Patimilor ~~Urmareste pe unde umbla Mantuitorul zilnic cu harta interactiva Google
În prezenţa Domnului
Scumpă este înaintea Domnului moartea celor iubiţi de El. Psalmi 116:15
Ramona Străteanu Bujdei 1981 – 2014
Maria Boancă
Diana Opris 1981 – 2015
Becky Oprean 1987 – 2015 Celebration of Life January 11 Oak Hills Church Texas
Florin Deznan 1988 – 2014
Pastor David “Dutu” Miclea 1954 – 2014
Cătălin Vlăduţ Foltiş – VIDEO de la înmormântare
Iosif (Bobic) Lador (25) VIDEO de la Priveghi si Inmormantare
In Memoriam – Rugati-va pentru familia Tomoiaga
MOISE LUCACI 1959 – 2013 Crainicul Imparatiei lui Dumnezeu (POZE, VIDEO)
What is this chapter? It is the first Gospel, and it’s not Matthew. Matthew is the second Gospel. This is a chapter that is sufficient to save sinners. In fact, it is a chapter that was used by Philip to explain the Gospel to an Ethiopian eunuch. This is a chapter that you know. It is Isaiah 53- the first Gospel.
That’s the riddle of redemption. How can God be gracious and punish the guilty? The answer to that is Isaiah 53. He will punish someone else. How can God, in the words of Paul, be just and the justifier of sinners? That is the question: How can a sinner be reconciled to a holy God? How can God love and bring to heavenly glory, sinners, without violating his righteousness? That is the question. If the right answer to that question is SAVED, then every other wrong answer DAMNS. That’s why I say that whoever doesn’t answer that question accurately is from hell. One more thing to say, about Isaiah 53. Just by way of introduction, if we think about it, this is a paralyzingly sad chapter. I don’t know of a sadder moment in all of redemptive history than the moment depicted in this chapter. It is horrific, beyond comprehension. This starts out as the most plaintive lament, the most extreme expression of sorrow. It is a kind of epic dirge. It is a funeral song with massive, sweeping implications. The crushing sorrow that is depicted in Isaiah 53 has no historic parallel, exceeds all other sorrows. (13:25)
Pastorul Ugandan la spitalul Sheba din Israel, unde au urmat 5 operatii majore la cap, cu chirurgul sau, Dr. Josef Haik. Photo credit 
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