Prophecy Fulfilled In Israel
Posted by Leisa Amorosa on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 Under: Prophecy
IsraelToday.com by Ryan Jones: Some 250 Christian volunteers wrapped up three months of hard labor in the vineyards of Samaria last week and headed to their home countries to raise enough support to come to the aid of Jewish farmers again next year. During the 2011 harvest season, the HaYovel Ministry team (see Israel Today magazine coverage) helped local farmers in communities across Samaria harvest no less than 304 tons of grapes. The assistance is a huge boon to "settler" farmers who regularly see their produce boycotted by a hostile internal community. It was also of enormous benefit to the spiritual lives of the Christians who participated. "The camaraderie and sense of accomplishment gained from participating in modern day fulfillment of prophecy make regular life pale in comparison," wrote Sherri Waller, who together with husband Tommy Waller heads up HaYovel. "The God of creation has called us to cooperate with Him in reestablishing His people in His land. We have seen the prophecies confirmed vine after vine, on the mountains of Samaria." A smaller number of the same volunteers will return in the spring to help the farmers prune their vineyards for the next harvest season. In the meantime, seven passionate young men from the HaYovel team are touring churches around the United States to share what the Lord is doing on the mountains of Samaria. Their message is a firm call to stand with Israel and to take a unique and practical approach to loving and supporting the Jews in these trying days.
Commentary: God said, "I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed" Genesis 12:3. This is how intensely God loves His people, Israel. The prophet Isaiah foretold of the prosperity of Israel in the latter days and how Israel would provide fruit for the nations, "He will cause those that come of Jacob (Israel) to take root. Israel will blossom and bud and fill the face of the world with fruit" Isaiah 27:6. In 1985, approximately 60,000 hectares (~148,000 acres) of land were being cultivated in Israel and the one time desert wasteland of sand and rock was yielding its own rich crops of fruit, vegetables, cereals and cotton. Israel produces enough fruit for their own 7.6+ million population and they export fruits to many other countries throughout the world as well. Among the 196 nations in the world, Israel has the 24th largest economy in the world! Imagine that. Poor, half dead people, barely walking out of the German concentration camps alive, and now the 24th richest nation among 196 in just 63 years! Isaiah also prophesied, "The Lord will have mercy on Jacob and will yet choose Israel and set them in their own land (occurred in 1948) and strangers will be joined with them and they will cleave to the house of Jacob (Israel)" Isaiah 14:1. He also prophesied, "Strangers will stand and feed your flocks and the sons of the alien will be your plowmen and your vinedressers" Isaiah 61:5. ...and so it has come to pass in our generation. Amen.
Commentary: God said, "I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed" Genesis 12:3. This is how intensely God loves His people, Israel. The prophet Isaiah foretold of the prosperity of Israel in the latter days and how Israel would provide fruit for the nations, "He will cause those that come of Jacob (Israel) to take root. Israel will blossom and bud and fill the face of the world with fruit" Isaiah 27:6. In 1985, approximately 60,000 hectares (~148,000 acres) of land were being cultivated in Israel and the one time desert wasteland of sand and rock was yielding its own rich crops of fruit, vegetables, cereals and cotton. Israel produces enough fruit for their own 7.6+ million population and they export fruits to many other countries throughout the world as well. Among the 196 nations in the world, Israel has the 24th largest economy in the world! Imagine that. Poor, half dead people, barely walking out of the German concentration camps alive, and now the 24th richest nation among 196 in just 63 years! Isaiah also prophesied, "The Lord will have mercy on Jacob and will yet choose Israel and set them in their own land (occurred in 1948) and strangers will be joined with them and they will cleave to the house of Jacob (Israel)" Isaiah 14:1. He also prophesied, "Strangers will stand and feed your flocks and the sons of the alien will be your plowmen and your vinedressers" Isaiah 61:5. ...and so it has come to pass in our generation. Amen.
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