Psalm 122:6-9
King James Version
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
they shall prosper that love thee.
7 Peace be within thy walls,
and prosperity within thy palaces.
8 For my brethren and companions' sakes,
I will now say,
Peace be within thee.
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God
I will seek thy good.
How can turbulent Israel have peace?
How can her willfulness be turned to obedience?
How can she be saved from harm?
Whether from within, as it's happening now.
Or from external enemies, who wish her destroyed.
What would it take for GOD's "apple of his eye", to be saved?
The HOLY SPIRIT guided me to these very telling verses.
PEACE will come to Israel when they acknowledge JESUS as the MESSIAH:
2 Chronicles 7:14
King James Version
14 If my people,
which are called by my name,
shall humble themselves,
and pray,
and seek my face,
and turn from their wicked ways;
then will I hear from heaven,
and will forgive their sin,
and will heal their land.
Matthew 23:37-39
King James Version
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
thou that killest the prophets,
and stonest them which are sent unto thee,
how often would I have gathered thy children together,
even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings,
and ye would not!
38 Behold,
your house is left unto you desolate.
39 For I say unto you,
Ye shall not see me henceforth,
till ye shall say,
Blessed is he that cometh
in the name of the Lord.
Mark 1:15
King James Version
15 And saying,
The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at hand:
repent ye,
and believe the gospel.
Mark 6:4-6
King James Version
4 But Jesus, said unto them,
A prophet is not without honour,
but in his own country,
and among his own kin,
and in his own house.
5 And he could there do no mighty work,
save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk,
and healed them.
6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief.
And he went round about the villages,
teaching.
John 3:3-7
King James Version
3 Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him,
How can a man be born when he is old?
can he enter the second time into his mother's womb,
and be born?
5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh;
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.
John 3:16-17
King James Version
16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world
to condemn the world;
but that the world through him
might be saved.
John 8:24
King James Version
24 I said therefore unto you,
that ye shall die in your sins:
for if ye believe not that I am he,
ye shall die in your sins.
John 15:5
King James Version
5 I am the vine,
ye are the branches:
He that abideth in me,
and I in him,
the same bringeth forth much fruit:
for without me ye can do nothing.
Acts 4:12
King James Version
12 Neither is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under heaven
given among men,
whereby we must be saved.
Israel can only have PEACE, through JESUS:
John 14:27
King James Version
27 Peace I leave with you,
my peace I give unto you:
not as the world giveth, give I unto you.
Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be afraid.
John 16:33
King James Version
33 These things I have spoken unto you,
that in me ye might have peace.
In the world ye shall have tribulation:
but be of good cheer;
I have overcome the world.
Romans 5:1
King James Version
5 Therefore being justified by faith,
we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Corinthians 14:33
King James Version
33 For God is not the author of confusion,
but of peace,
as in all churches of the saints.
Philippians 4:7
King James Version
7 And the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus.
James 3:17
King James Version
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure,
then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated,
full of mercy and good fruits,
without partiality,
and without hypocrisy.
Romans 15:13
King James Version
13 Now the God of hope
fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
that ye may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Galatians 5:22-23
King James Version
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
King James Version
23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly;
and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body
be preserved blameless
unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And in case you're wondering why we speak of GOD, JESUS, and the HOLY SPIRIT in one breath, here's proof of Their unity:
1 John 5:7
King James Version
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven,
the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost:
and these three are one.
P.S.
10 October 2023 update:
As an ordinary citizen (from another country) making an observation on the state of Israel, I was particularly alarmed when their fighter pilots didn't want to train some seven months ago.
All I could say was, "Oh boy...there goes Israel's air defense" (which protects them all the time).
Trouble at home could mean great trouble from outside of it.
Israel will be a sitting duck for vultures waiting for an opening, especially for a sign of weakness.
Fighting within the government, among many factions, in many departments, have opened the country to great danger.
We all know the events of the last couple of days.
We all grieve at the loss of innocent lives.
Now, Israel seems united towards a common enemy.
By the GRACE of GOD, people will heed GOD's call.
To return to Him, to believe in His Son, JESUS, and to love each other.
The RAPTURE could occur any moment.
Where would unbelievers be?
What good would all this worldly power be?
JESUS will separate the wheat, from the chaff.
As in His parable of the wheat, and tares.
We will all be judged.
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