On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have a

On account of My people, My heritage Israel,
Whom they have scattered among the nations;
They have also divided up My land.
They have cast lots for My people,
Have given a boy as payment for a harlot,
And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.”

Joel 3:1-3

Notice both the timing and God’s language.

“When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem.”

And then:

“My people.”
“My heritage Israel.”
“My land.”

God does not speak about Israel as something He discarded in the past. He speaks of a restored Judah and Jerusalem and then judges the nations for what they have done to His people and His land.

Yeshua presents the judgment of the nations at His return:

“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.”

Matthew 25:31-32

And He says:

“Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.”

Matthew 25:40

That raises a very serious question.

If God will not allow into Messiah’s earthly Millennial Kingdom those whose treatment of His people reveals their rebellion against Him, why would anyone imagine that hatred of His people is compatible with belonging to Him eternally?

Let me be very clear. Supporting Israel does not save anyone. Salvation is through faith in Yeshua the Messiah alone.

But Israel can be a test that reveals the heart.

What happens when God’s Word conflicts with your politics?

What happens when Scripture conflicts with your favorite podcaster?

What happens when God’s declared purposes for Israel conflict with what is popular on social media?

Which one has the final authority?

God said:

“For he who touches you touches the apple of His eye.”

Zechariah 2:8

Yet even in all of this hostility, God remains completely in control.

The hostility intended to weaken Israel is strengthening the resolve of Israelis.

Growing antisemitism around the world is causing more Jewish people to consider returning to their ancestral homeland - exactly as the prophets said would happen:

“I will bring your descendants from the east,
And gather you from the west;
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’
Bring My sons from afar,
And My daughters from the ends of the earth.”

Isaiah 43:5-6

And while Israel’s enemies seek to isolate, weaken, and ultimately destroy it, Israel continues to build, innovate, grow, and thrive.

So when I look at the extraordinary hostility toward Israel and the Jewish people today, I don’t see merely a political phenomenon.

I see propaganda. I see political opportunism. I see biblical ignorance. And above all, I see a spiritual battle.

Israel does not save us. Supporting Israel does not earn salvation. But our response to what God has clearly said about His people and His land can expose whether we truly submit to the authority of His Word.

And tragically, many who call themselves Christians are failing that test.

None of this has taken God by surprise.

“Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure.’”

Isaiah 46:10

The nations have their plans for Israel.

But God has His - and His counsel will stand.

Awaiting His Soon Return,

Amir