Bible Discussion Thread

We must remember that Israel in the old testament had a history of relying on its "friends" . Time after time , when Israel strayed from the Truth , worshipped idols etc , even put idols in the Temple ! God would pronounce judgement upon them for their actions and ask them to repent and turn back to Him . They would refuse and put their trust in their friends that they had hired to protect them . This never worked out for them of course , God's punishments stood and Israel suffered defeat after defeat . Only after they had been defeated by their enemies and let down by their friends did they turn their whole hearts back to God . I believe the old to be a foshadow of the new . Solomon says : there is no new thing under the sun . This I think will happen again . Israel has a lot of support and "friends" at the moment , this is emboldening them . To require justice is natural but revenge ? That's for God , vengeance is Mine , I shall repay . How close will Israel's friends stick if Putin openly declares support for Hamas / Palestinians ? He has the biggest nuclear arsenal by far . How close will Israel's friends stick if they keep on killing ordinary Palestinians caught in the cross fire ? I believe that Israel's friends will at some point draw back from them and let them down leaving them extremely vulnerable , this will be too much temptation for their enemies . From Zechariah it would seem as if nuclear weapons will be used , but by who and on whom ? That I can't answer for certain . I think that when Israel is on the brink of destruction this is when the most awesome thing will happen :) . I'm guessing you all know what I'm thinking ! This is how I interpret the last days , the last days of the kingdoms of men and the first days of the Kingdom of God on Earth . It's going to be a bit scary at times for sure , but we who know the Truth should be strong and excited and try to help our loved ones through this scary time for them . Much love to you all .