Instance after instance of Hamas hiding weapons in places where they shouldn't be found were provided to us by the Israel Defense Force. And it served to who us that these terrorist don't play fair.

We talk about this issue and more in this special edition of God's News In The News, Israel at War day 43.

GNITN – Special Edition

Israel At War – Day 42
Antisemitism Continues To Grow

It Could Happen Here

I like to focus on the events in Israel, but I want to take a moment to echo what others are trying to tell us, and that is the events of October 7th can very well happen here, and on a much larger scale. Since 2021 we’ve seen a huge influx of illegal immigrants into America and regardless of what we’re told by government officials, terrorists are getting in. but even if they maintain that they are catching them, it doesn’t take many to form cells and spread out across the country. However, what we are seeing now on our college campus’ and on social media that our young people ingest daily, is an antisemitism unlike anything I’ve ever seen. So if the terrorists aren’t here in droves, their doctrine and hatred is rearing its ugly head over and over again. Yes, sleeper cells are most likely working in the United States, but my fear is that getting an eager cadre of soldiers won’t be hard to find. Our youth are perfect candidates for this and simply turning off Tik Tok or any other app won’t stop the spirit of Antichrist from growing. The seeds are already planted and just need the right evil nutrients and care to blossom. I maintain, the demonic plants are already in full bloom. And I’m not alone is this assessment.

The Grooming Is Paying Off

In an article on CBN.com (see https://www2.cbn.com/news/us/wake-call-israeli-american-noa-tishby-warns-us-what-happened-oct-7th-can-happen-here) well-known Israeli-American activist Noa Tishby tells us more on this:

"This time around they not only did it in the worst of ways," Tishby told CBN News. "Beheading of babies in their cribs, the burning of entire families alive, the taking of pregnant woman and slashing her belly and pulling out her fetus and beheading the fetus."

Tishby is no stranger to the fight against anti-Jewish hatred, something that has risen since Israel began fighting to end Hamas' stranglehold on Gaza…

Tishby recently told the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) that underlying messaging paved the way for the Hamas attack and the atmosphere that has followed.

"The grooming, ongoing grooming of western civilization through universities, the media, social media, so that when the time came and the Islamic Nazis carried out the act of genocide many in the West would celebrate it, justify it, and no longer tell the difference between good and evil," she said during a recent speech.

She went on to comment on protestors ripping down posters of Jewish hostages still held by Hamas:

"It's just horrifying to me how American youth have been brainwashed so badly to think that tearing down a photo of a kidnapped child is God's work," Tishby commented. "It defies logic on so many levels."

She added, "It's fine if you don't agree with Israeli policies. That's totally ok. You don't like the government. That's totally fine. What is your excuse when there's been intent to kidnap a child, or to rape or murder a baby?"

What’s Up With That Letter?

Wait, you don’t know about this letter blowing up social media? The one that is causing people to suddenly agree with calling for the eradication of Israel and disdain for America’s support for the Jews. Well, if you want to read it on one news site, forget about it since they took it down. The Guardian had it up since 2022, but suddenly took is down a few days ago and directed its readers to an article that put it, as they said, in context. What letter you ask? Osama Bin Laden wrote it and titled it “A Letter to America” and it’s getting a lot of play among people who are saying it caused them to have an existential crisis. I listened to a compilation of their comments and I would have played it, but there is one person who laced her feelings with some course language. Yes, you can read a copy of it if you like (see https://www.newsweek.com/osama-bin-laden-letter-america-transcript-full-1844662) but it fits our talk about Israel at war, because our youth are saying Bin Laden was right all along and that killing Americans was justified and by extension, Hamas was right to do what they did on October 7th. Liberals in media are confused, because they want to sympathize with the Palestinian plight, but can’t find it within themselves to support blatant antisemitism. Going back to the CBN.com article about Noa Tishby, we read her closing words:

"This culture is not just out to get us – the culture of enacting a worldwide Islamic caliphate. I'm not making this up. This is not just about the Jews. It's about the Jews and also Spain is a Muslim country just waiting to happen. And then infidels in the U.S. need to be taken care of."

"This expansionistic, aggressive, backward culture – I'm talking about the extremes – is coming to get all of us. So, we better be on the defense," she explained.

Predicted, But Still Hard To Watch

Turning to the prophetic words of Jesus about the last days, the rise in antisemitism was clearly predicted and can be seen as one of the birth pangs mentioned. And we know that the biggest antisemite will be the Antichrist himself which also makes what we’re seeing what we can clearly call the spirit of the Man of Sin. Personally, it’s hard to watch and, to be honest it is seen in our churches in even subtle ways as pastors pray for Palestinians and not Jews for fear of the repercussions they’ll face from their congregations or worse, they don’t support Israel at all themselves. The other problem is Bible teachers and scholars who teach replacement theology which essentially says God’s promises for Israel are now for the Church. I won’t explore that, but I will take a look at why the world really hates Jews, and I’ll use a quote from an article on just that from the web site gotquestions.org (see https://www.gotquestions.org/anti-Semitism.html) :

This brings us to the real reason why the world hates the Jews. The apostle Paul tells us, “For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, those of my own race, the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised!” (Romans 9:3-5). The truth is that the world hates the Jews because the world hates God. The Jews were God’s firstborn, His chosen people (Deuteronomy 14:2). Through the Jewish patriarchs, the prophets, and the temple, God used the Jews to bring forth His Word, the Law, and morality to a world of sin. He sent forth His son, Jesus the Christ, in a Jewish body to redeem the world of sin. Satan, the prince of the earth (John 14:30; Ephesians 2:2), has poisoned the minds of men with his hatred of the Jews. See Revelation 12 for an allegorical depiction of Satan’s (the dragon’s) hatred of the Jewish nation (the woman).

Satan has tried to wipe out the Jews through the Babylonians, the Persians, the Assyrians, the Egyptians, the Hittites, and the Nazis. But he’s failed every time. God is not finished with Israel. Romans 11:26 tells us that some day all Israel will be saved, and this cannot come to pass if Israel no longer exists. Therefore, God will preserve the Jews for the future, just as He has preserved their remnant throughout history, until His final plan comes to pass. Nothing can thwart God’s plan for Israel and the Jewish people.

And that is yet another place for an amen!