I can see that...

Submitted by Joshua (United States), Jan 16, 2007 at 22:53

....You are passionate about your country, Israel. However, you do realize that establishing Israel as a country has old testament as well as new testament ramifications; it is written that someday the Jews will recognize that Jesus was the Messiah, and I hope that his love and Jewish identity will shine through to you today.

The Messiah you hoped for as a poeple is coming, but first he had to come to take away our sin; and when the time comes for him to return, you will recieve the Messiah you originally hoped for-This time he comes to make his enemies his footstool, and before that time comes I pray that you meet him in this time of grace. Embrace your Jewish identity and embrace Christ, and I say this with no hate intended; being a secular Jew is a bit of a paradox; you are given a responsibility as a Jew not to be secular, but one of the chosen race to carry the message of God's love not only for the Jew but as well as the gentile. I am glad you can recognize Mr. Shoebat's message as truth; make his truth complete by accepting the Messiah he also speaks of. In doing this, you may as well shine through to the Jews, Palestinians, Syrians, Saudis, etc. etc. with a light that may turn their hearts from violence and hate to love and peace.

I am not a Jew, I am an American with a mixed heritage and a Jewish name. And my final comment is this: unless we all repent of our ignorance and hate of the Muslim, the nation of Islam will not stop it's quest to destroy first the Jews, then the Christians, and finally, everyone. In keeping with this message of love, we will have the grace to fall to our knees and humble ourselves before God, allowing HIM to solve these conflicts and perform a great work in this world by turning the Muslims to the Prince of Peace and allowing them to see the error of their ways. Nothing is impossible for God but unless these problems are solved through the love of Christ, God will have no choice but to allow the hate to continue.

God bless you, Man! And may your passion for Israel continue and come to fulfillment!

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