Temple Mount

 JPost - Clashes break out on the Temple Mount, throughout West Bank

The Jerusalem Post reports: "Clashes broke out on the Temple Mount on Wednesday morning, after a night of violent clashes between Palestinians and Arab-Israelis and Israeli security forces throughout the West Bank and Israel, as well as barrages of rockets from Gaza."

Comment: It's been some time since we've seen violence on the Temple Mount on this scale. Long-time prophecy watchers know to keep an eye on the Temple Mount as it figures prominently in the unfolding of Bible prophecy. 

I think it is so obvious from our perspective that there is a spiritual blindness going on in the world that explains how the Palestinians have so much international support. There are millions who will always see the Palestinians as victims and basically they can do no wrong.

We know from Bible prophecy that the entire world will turn against Israel and it is not hard to imagine. There is this delusion that if only Israel would give up more land (more than they have already given) to the Palestinians, then there would be peace. Questions about the Palestinians are not considered. Are their claims legitimate? After having rejected all past peace treaties, why is it Israel's responsibility to come back to the table?  None of these questions matter, the world will say, just give them land.

In the end, Israel will have nowhere to turn but to their own refuge, the God of Israel from the Old Testament. One of the most moving passages in the OT for me is from Ezekiel 38 that shows how God decisively destroys Israel's enemies in an overt way in front of the nations. He saves Israel as a demonstration of sovereign power. I love that, it's a real rebuke to the Israel-haters in the world.