{"id":3608,"date":"2017-03-24T08:12:49","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T08:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/?p=3608"},"modified":"2017-03-26T05:21:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-26T05:21:15","slug":"the-wealth-of-the-nations-god-israel-and-the-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com\/israelnews\/the-wealth-of-the-nations-god-israel-and-the-church\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wealth of the Nations – GOD, Israel and the Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Ian Norton,<\/p>\n

\"The

The Wealth of the Nations – GOD, Israel and the Church<\/p><\/div>\n

Having lived here in the Land of Israel 27 years, being a privileged witness to the\u00a0many miraculous changes\u2026 with shame almost I say, one can get \u2018used\u2019 to seeing the extraordinary moves of GOD here.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So how refreshing to \u2018wake up\u2019 to the news these past few weeks that really struck home, once again, the enormity of just what is unfolding.<\/p>\n

INTEL BUYING MOBILEYE FOR $15 BILLION IN BIGGEST ISRAELI HI-TECH DEAL EVER<\/a>
\nU.S giant Intel Corp. said Monday that it has agreed to buy Mobileye, a Jerusalem-based developer of advanced vision and driver assistance systems, for $15.3 billion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

SHEKEL CEMENTS POSITION AS ONE OF WORLD\u2019S STRONGEST CURRENCIES<\/a>
\nThe shekel has appreciated by 6% against the Dollar over the past year \u2022 Israeli currency is also hovering at a 15-year peak against the Euro.<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOBLE ENERGY GIVES GO-AHEAD TO DEVELOP LEVIATHAN GAS FIELD<\/a>
\nNetanyahu hails milestone for Israeli economy, regional cooperation; consortium hopes to bring offshore reserve online by 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Upon my arrival in Israel a trip to a supermarket offered very few options\u2026 3 types of bread\u2026. 5 types of cheese\u2026 2 types of milk and various other staples, but without choice\u2026
\nNow\u2026 aisles and aisles of what Israel is producing, fill ever expanding supermarket shelves to overflowing\u2026 a miraculous growth Israel indeed has, against all odds, survived and thrived while surrounded by much opposition both spiritually and physically.<\/p>\n

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A Supermarket in Israel today<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

CAN YOU IMAGINE MARK TWAIN USING A MOBILE EYE TO NAVIGATE THE HOLY LAND?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mark Twain noted when passing through here in 1867<\/p>\n

\u2026.. A desolate country whose soil is rich enough, but is given over wholly to weeds\u2026 a silent mournful expanse\u2026. a desolation\u2026. we never saw a human being on the whole route\u2026. hardly a tree or shrub anywhere. Even the olive tree and the cactus, those fast friends of a worthless soil, had almost deserted the country.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That was, until the reestablishment of the state of Israel in 1948.<\/p>\n

This article is not about celebrating wealth\u2026 or the ingenuity, talents or \u2018out of the box\u2019 thinking that so dynamically make Israel unique. It is however about acknowledging GOD\u2019s Hand in restoring a land that had lay desolate for centuries. In this we do celebrate\u2026 that we are witness to fulfillment of scripture accelerating to the place where this tiny Land of Israel begins shall reflect GOD\u2019s Shekinah Glory and become that \u2018Light unto the nations\u2019<\/p>\n

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. (Isaiah 35:1)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The biblical size of these blessings flowing in and out from Israel are something one cannot explain away with statements such as\u2026\u2018just clever Jews\u2019 or \u2018what luck\u2019 \u2013 No, not at all\u2026 these events are fulfillment of scripture where GOD says he shall bless Israel with an abundance\u2026 and more\u2026 GOD even enrolls the nations to become part of that blessing. In Genesis 12:3 for example\u2026 \u201cI shall bless those that bless thee\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Some have unfortunately understood the \u2018thee\u2019 to mean \u2018the Church\u2019 or have even been \u2018led\u2019 to believe this verse was to benefit the church that it may spread the gospel. \u2018The wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come\u2019. (Isaiah 60:5)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Does GOD really need to invest billions of dollars into church projects to \u2018spread the Gospel\u2019? I mean, did HE not turn the world upside down with 12 disciples who were told to \u201c\u2026preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. (Luke 9:2-3)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The transfer of wealth for these days is however, for the benefit of the Jewish people, to return to their homeland, and prepare for their Messiah.<\/p>\n

\u2018Your gates will always stand open, they will never be shut, day or night, so that men may bring the wealth of the nations\u2019 (Isaiah 60:11)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Coming

Came up to the Feast of Tabernacles – Photo by Ian Norton<\/p><\/div>\n

Preparations for this can be seen all around Jerusalem. Massive construction projects widening the lanes up Mount Zion and express rail links from the airport to Jerusalem. The kind of infrastructure developments that would only be required to transport the numbers expected from the nations to worship the King of Kings in Jerusalem at the Feast of Tabernacles.<\/p>\n

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. (Zechariah 14:16)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Getting in line with GOD\u2019s promises toward Israel and the Jewish people is the ONLY safe place to be… spiritually of course but also financially… and especially in these days. With so much evidence of ungodly ventures collapsing before our very eyes, why would anyone want to invest in anything less?<\/p>\n

Blessings from Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

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