Most people have no idea where the term “Palestine” came from. They think Palestine was a nation before Israel was granted statehood in 1948. There are many misconceptions concerning Palestinians. We blindly believe what the mainstream media tells us, which, by the way, is very anti-Semitic and anti-God.
Ron Cantor, a Messianic leader living in Israel, posted an article a couple of days ago entitled “15 Facts About Palestine that You Won’t Hear in the Mainstream Media“. Ron is a great man and takes the Jewish roots message everywhere he goes. I loved his post so much that I want to summarize it here. Please visit his site linked above to read more.
15 Facts About Palestine That You Won’t Hear in the Mainstream Media
- Palestine was NOT an Arab nation that the Jews came in and took over after the UN vote in 1947.
- The name “Palestine” came from the Romans, referring to the ancient Philistines who were wiped out in 1200 BCE.
- The UN vote did not merely give Israel authority to create a state, but granted to the Arabs living on the West side of the Jordan River to also create an independent country. The Arabs said “no” and became part of Jordan. (more…)
Today I started thinking about all the people who have come through the Ninth Hour Missions Base in the last couple of months. Then my thoughts went to the BCN ministry center apartment in the red light district of a neighboring city. It is an old apartment that is in desperate need of renovation, updating and cleaning. The vision is that it will be a safe place to invite the prostitutes to so they can learn English or French or computer skills or anything they need.
We have had two different teams work on the apartment in the past month. They have been such a blessing to us.
This is what the apartment looked like the first time I saw it:
Shawn, Drue, and April (women I minister with)
Classroom before the carpet was pulled up & walls redone
Lovely bathroom (dead mouse behind the door)
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This is a must-watch video if you think the flotilla issue is a בלגן (balagan). Balagan is Hebrew for “chaotic” or “complete mess”. Complete mess and ridiculous is my assessment of the flotilla situation. It is yet another attempt by the Arab nations to turn the rest of the world against Israel. Israel has not done one thing more than any other country would do in her exact situation.
This video is funny but oh, so true.
RECENT DEVELOPMENT: Youtube has pulled this video stating a copyright claim that’s in process. Jerusalem Post journalist, Carolyn Glick, explained the craziness of Youtube on her blog.
Charles Krauthammer, a Washington Post columnist, wrote an article today that totally sums up the double standard that Israel is being subjected to by the rest of the world. I love his post and wish everyone in the world would read it and believe it.
The one behind all the accusations and hatred is the one who has wanted the worship of man from before the foundation of the world. It all boils down to who will be worshiped on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. If you have read the book of Revelation, you know the end of the story. Yeshua will reign from that mountain. He will set up His government on this earth. The Temple Mount will be His earthly headquarters. Satan is doing everything in his power to keep that from happening, thus the flotilla balagan and many more balagans to come….
Reflection of Mt. Zion in the prayer room window
When my husband, son, and I moved to Brussels, Belgium four months ago from Jerusalem, it felt like I was leaving part of my soul there. Almost every day I think about Israel, specifically Jerusalem, and the amazing year we lived there. So many precious memories were made there. I am not saying I don’t love Belgium or don’t believe this is where my family is supposed to be. I do. We are definitely in the center of the will of God. I love what He is doing here in Belgium. This is His plan for us, and I wouldn’t have it any other way, but I really miss Israel! Not just what Israel stands for in my life, but the actual physical land and people.
Jerusalem is the only city mentioned in the Bible that God loves. Most of Biblical history happened there. Abraham, Joshua, Isaiah and Jeremiah walked on the dusty hillsides. Yeshua walked the Land for thirty-three years and especially loved the Galilee area. He died, was buried, and rose again in Jerusalem. The Apostle Paul was a Pharisee in Jerusalem and had a life-altering encounter with Yeshua on the road leading to Damascus, Syria.
Yeshua is Jewish. The disciples were Jewish. The church that Yeshua built was obviously Jewish for three hundred years until Constantine was “converted” and started removing all traces of Jewishness from it. Christianity should more accurately be called “Messianic Judaism”. Yeshua never meant for the church to be pulled away from her Jewish root. We, as Gentile believers in Yeshua, have been grafted in to the Jewish vine. God reconciled me to Himself by sacrificing His Son, a human baby who was born to Jewish parents in a small Jewish town. That’s how much He wanted a relationship with me. Wow. This is just too much for my little mind to comprehend. (more…)
