The 9th of Av (corresponds this year to July 18th) is the date of Tisha B’Av, the fast day that commemorates the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem that once stood at the site where now two Muslim structures are located, the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. These two Muslim shrines were built in the 7th century for the purpose of expressing Islam’s superiority over Christianity...
Israel Update
We’re going to look now at some of the things happening in Israel and the Middle East relating to the Second Coming. A number of verses in the scripture speak about a time of trouble which will centre on Israel and the Middle East before the return of Jesus the Messiah. Jeremiah chapter 30 verse 3 says: For behold, the days are Coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that I will bring back from captivity...
Israel Desk – Situation in Israel/Gaza
Israeli Ambassador addresses UN Security Council on Gaza war While most of the world rushed to condemn Israel for the deaths of Palestinians in Gaza, Gilad Erdan, the Israeli Ambassador to the UN gave a calm and factual account of what is happening to the Security Council on May 16th. He put the blame for the situation on Hamas, the Islamist terrorist organisation that rules Gaza. Here are some...
Israel roundup – politics, social and sacred news
For the Lord shall build up Zion;He shall appear in His glory.
Psalm 102.16