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America,
Christians & Israel
It's Time to Get a
Few Things Straight
by Pastor John Hamel
“…O Israel, Fear not:
for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art
mine. When thou passest through the waters,
I will be with thee; …when thou walkest through
the fire, thou shalt not be burned … For I am the
Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Savior … I have loved thee … Fear
not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east … from the
west; I will say to the north, Give up; to the south, Keep not back: bring
my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; …for I have
created him for my glory, I have formed him; I have made him.” (Isaiah
43:1-7)
The Scripture says much about the Almighty’s
love for Israel. He formed them, redeemed them
and named them. He promises to stay with them through all adversity
and will never allow them to be destroyed. He has entered into
Covenant with Israel
and will defend them in preference to anyone. He will eventually
force all enemies off the land He gave to them, as well. (Isaiah
49:17,18)
He is now in the process of gathering the
Jewish people back to the land
of Palestine
from all over the world as promised. (Isaiah 11:10-13; Jeremiah 30:1–31:40;
Matthew 24:31) He is even using non-Jews to do this, also as
promised. (Isaiah 49:22)
Every world power that has ceased to be a
world power did so by messing with Israel
directly or indirectly. The Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks,
Egyptians, Syrians, Romans, Turks, French, Germans, British, etc., all
suffered fatal blows by harming or allowing others to harm Israel.
America
will not be the exception to this rule. God promises to “give a
whipping” to every foe of Israel.
(Psalm 89:23) This is one equation that only the most foolish of
fools would ever want to find themselves on the wrong side of.
It simply does not pay to mess with little Israel.
Never has. Never will. Anyone who comes against Israel
is a cooked goose. (Genesis 12:1-3) It’s not possible to remain “neutral” concerning Israel,
either. To attempt to do so is to cooperate with her enemies and to
find oneself on a collision course with the Almighty.
Every American owes a personal debt to Israel.
I will explain. I was born in Cambridge,
Massachusetts,
in the very same neighborhood where General George Washington took command
of the Continental Army at the time of the Revolutionary War. I came along a few years later, granted,
but it was the same neighborhood nonetheless. I then grew up in the
area of Lexington
and Concord,
Massachusetts.
From the time I was a child I was literally surrounded by Revolutionary War
history, architecture, artifacts, etc. I have always been fascinated
with the events of that time in human history.
However, no Revolutionary War fact has ever
captured my attention like the following. When Revolutionary troops
were holed up at Valley Forge
under General George Washington, they were freezing and starving to
death. There was no money in the national budget to help them or any
of the other American soldiers. A Jewish banker named Haym Solomon gathered American and European Jews to
invest in supplies for the troops at Valley
Forge and elsewhere, personally
backing and guaranteeing their investments.
During that time, Solomon went to France
and personally raised 3.5 million British pounds from the Sassoon and
Rothschild banking houses and families. He used this money to
literally finance the American Revolution. Had Haym
Solomon remained "neutral", America
would not be “America”
today. Some reputable Historians are convinced that Haym Solomon actually wrote the original draft of The
Constitution of The United States, as well. Of course you don't hear
this because at that time "Jews" and "non-Christians"
weren't allowed to be involved in that particular process.
Haym
Solomon lent the young United
States
government about $600,000 out of his own pocket and at his death about $400,000
of this amount had not been repaid. This was irrespective of what he had
personally lent to statesman and others while performing public duties and
trusts. He died penniless as a result of his generosity and belief that he
was investing in a future World Power. God Almighty personally sent Haym Solomon to America
from his native Prussia/Poland to both finance and to win the American
Revolution.
When
General Washington became President, he rightfully memorialized what Haym Solomon and those Jewish bankers did on the back
of the one-dollar bill. By looking at the back of it you will
discover a circle within a circle to the right side. The inner circle
contains many small stars all forming a Star of David. Flip it upside
down and there is a Menorah at the base of David’s Star. The Shining Glory of the God of Israel’s Power
surrounds the entire circular scene. President Washington recognized the
debt America
owes to Israel
and we must, too, especially Christians.
In
1893 a bill was presented before the 52nd United States Congress ordering a
gold medal struck in recognition of Solomon's contributions to the United
States.
In
1975 the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring
Haym Soloman for his
contributions to the cause of the American Revolution. This stamp was
uniquely printed on the front and the back. On the glue side of the stamp,
the following words were printed in pale, green ink: "Financial Hero -
Businessman and broker Haym Salomon was
responsible for raising most of the money needed to finance the American
Revolution and later to save the new nation from collapse."
Without
the Nation of Israel we would have no America,
no Bible, no Salvation, no Covenant, no Father Abraham, no Savior and no
Power! (Joel 2:28; Acts 2:16,17; Romans 1:3, 8:15,
15:8; Ephesians 2:12; Galatians 3:13,14,29) Israel
does not need America
or Christianity to define her heritage. America
and Christianity need Israel
to define theirs. Always remember this!
It
does not matter what OPEC, the United Nations, the former Soviet
Union, the Vatican
or anyone else wants. What matters is what God wants. We have
an historical and Biblical obligation to help Israel
to occupy their Promised Land. To oppose them is to incur a curse!
(Genesis 12:1-3) God will NEVER break Covenant with Israel.
(Psalm 89; 105:8) He will bless us when we help Israel.
(Psalm 122)
Israel
is not a State. Israel
is a Democracy similar to the United
States of America.
Israel
became an Independent Sovereign Nation on May 15, 1948.
All other occupants of her land are either guests or trespassers.
(Leviticus 25:23) Israel
is NOT an aggressive nation or a terrorist state. She has a right to defend herself against all terrorists even as
America does. No other Democracy in the world suffers
persecution for defending themselves as Israel
does.
Al-Queda and Hamas do not “need
to be understood” any more than Nazi Germany did. They need to be
resisted, disassembled and destroyed. Yes, of course we must pray for the Salvation of all who are involved
with these terrorist groups. (Psalm 2:8) They are Hell bound on a greased pole and this does not please the
Most High God. (Psalm 9:16,17)
However, He will NOT tolerate any plans for the destruction of Israel.
American
Christians must STOP referring to Israel’s
self-defense against these terrorist organizations as “aggression" and
"terrorism." That is anti-Semitic. When America
defends herself against terrorist organizations no one in their right mind
calls us "terrorists." True Americans, true American
Christians will not tolerate anyone calling Israel's
defense of herself "terrorism," either.
Pray
for Israel.
(Psalm 122:6-9) Help Jews in even the most practical ways and receive
great blessings from Almighty God,
compliments of the Nation of Israel! (Genesis 12:1-3; Romans 10:13;
11:17-27)
Excerpt from my soon to be published book,
"The Person of Almighty God: 65 Study Outlines."
 Be blessed ... John
and Barbara Hamel
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