"and God chose what the world looks down on as common or regards as nothing in order to bring to nothing what the world considers important;" 1 Corinthians 1:28
The World and God and Israel
The world, as seen by a thirteenth century map maker, shows the history, geography and destiny of humanity as it was understood in Christian Europe in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. Jerusalem is at the centre.
The map, that belongs to Hereford Cathedral, measures 1.59 x 1.34 metres, and is constructed on a single sheet of vellum (calf skin).
See more here Hereford Mappa Mundi Trust.
The inhabited part of the world as it was known then, roughly equivalent to Europe, Asia and North Africa, is mapped within a Christian framework. Jerusalem is in the centre, and East is at the top. East, where the sun rises, was where medieval Christians looked for the second coming of Christ. The British Isles is at the bottom on the left.
The world, for our purposes, is the combined workings of mankind outside of God's purposes. The phrase, "The World, the Flesh and the Devil" comes from a church liturgy and sums up the forces working against God's Kingdom.
The World viewed as Babylon in the Bible
In spite of Babylon having such a bad press in scripture, many nations and groups of nations appear to have a fascination for and affinity with Babylon. It is particularly obvious in Europe.
The World imposing its viewpoint on God's people
"I believe that one reason why the church of God at this present moment has so little influence over the world is because the world has so much influence over the church." - Charles H. Spurgeon
The world is against God's church, so we will consider ways in which the world is subtly affecting the Kingdom of God in the Church and in our lives.
The world will obviously state its position forcibly, but to what extent are Christians accepting the world's point of view?
The world and the Christian
Sexuality - The pressure on the church to endorse sexual sins.
Marketing Evil - explaining the pervasiveness of evil in our world
Technology - developing ways of subtly influencing us with the world's message
Whither the church ? - looking at worrying trends.
Persecution and the believer
Philosophy and Christian belief
Post Modernism - Living in the Post Christian era
Science - does real science really disagree with the Bible?
Halloween - harmless fun or evil?
Mandela Phenomenon - Saint or sinner or media phenomenon?
Poverty biblical or socialist perspective
Wealth and the Bible
Social Gospel - is it compatible with the Gospel of Jesus?
Violence and the Bible
The World against Israel and the Jews
This is one important objective of wildolive - the commission to go home and tell people the truth about Israel.
Sadly, the world's war on Israel is conducted through the church as well as outside it. This is because many in the church have allowed their understanding of events in and around Israel to be formed by the secular media rather than study of God's word.
Anti-Semitism What is it ? - Is too much said about Anti-Semitism ?
The Holocaust might be the worst manifestation of the world's hatred of the Jews and we say "NEVER AGAIN" and people adopt the definition of anti-Semitism. But how can we say "Never Again" if we don't understand why and how the NAZI Holocaust came about?
The Holocaust
Yad Vashem - Israel's Holocaust Memorial museum - Refuting Holocaust denial
Genocide - how the Holocaust was made to happen
Darwinism - Eugenics - How bad science made mass murder acceptable. Hitler did not create the Holocaust alone
The role of other forces in the Holocaust
The Holocaust and the Palestinians
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Who hates Israel ? And what are they doing and saying.
Boycotts Divestment and Sanctions
Campus against Israel - Poisoning the minds of our young people
Protagonists in Middle East conflict
Neighbourhood - Israel in a tough neighbourhood
Modern states of the Middle East - not just Israel
NGOs - Non Government Organisations - against Israel
The arguments used against Israel
Public opinion the battleground against Israel - We are the target audience!
Durban Conference a weapon against Israel
Blood libel - since medieval times
Stolen land ? - Really ?
International Law concerning Israel - Lawfare - Israel reborn (Balfour etc)
Double standards when judging Israel
Replacement Geography - Lies about geography of Israel and surroundings
Replacement History - distortions of History - against Israel
Paradigm shift - a complete lack of understanding between the friends and the opponents of Israel.
Weapons against Israel - not just military
Multiple fronts on which Israel must fight
Olympics - London 2012 - anti-Israel?
Lawfare - Malicious and dishonest use of legal processes as a weapon.
World Media Bias
BBC and Balen - Still refusing to publish the findings of its own enquiry
PALLYWOOD - the Palestinian anti-Israel fantasy movie industry
The story of little Mohammed - How it was fabricated
Gaza - conflicts unfairly reported
Munich movie - a fair representation of Israel ?
The medieval Blood libel - framework for present day libels
Blood Libel 2014 - The medieval Blood libel rehashed in 2014 - for example
Apartheid - the (false) accusation against Israel compared with the real thing
Stolen land ? - Really ?
Land - Who's Land is it Anyway?
Replacement Geography - Lies about geography of Israel and surroundings
Replacement History - distortions of History - against Israel
Settlers and Settlements - facts and fiction - heroes or villains ?
The Palestinians
The Palestinians are not merely the evil persecutors of Israel or the oppressed victims of Israel; depending upon your point of view. Although there is much deception in their marketing as the reason (Cause celebre) for world hatred of Israel, the people carrying this label are men and women for whom Jesus the Messiah died and for whom we must care, even while resisting the false claims of their leaders and advocates. The Palestinians are Arabs who are predominantly Muslims and mostly Jordanians, although the status of Christian Arabs living under Palestinian Authority control is difficult for them and hard to understand for the outsider. Arabs living in Israeli controlled Israel can not reasonably be called Palestinians, although the sympathies of Israeli Arabs vary widely.
Who are the Palestinians ? - Really ?
Nom de guerre - as used by Palestinians
Palestinian Charters - see what they still say (partners for peace?)
Palestinian incitement to commit terrorist acts
Palestinian lexicon - the careful use of words
Palestinian life - understanding the Palestinians, their culture, their leaders and their lives.
Palestinian Refugees - the truth behind a weird construct
PALLYWOOD - the Palestinian anti-Israel fantasy movie industry
Propaganda - in Palestinian Authority
Replacement Geography - Lies about geography of Israel and surroundings
Replacement History - distortions of History - against Israel
Replacement Theology - What many Palestinian Christians believe
Rockets - How serious are the rockets hitting Israel ?
Sderot - the front line of Gaza terror
Weapons against Israel - not just military
World at war with Israel
Multiple Threats - multiple fronts
Gaza (Hamas) 2008 - 2012 - 2014
Sderot - under siege from Gaza
Lebanon - (Hizballah) - Lies exposed by bloggers
Intifada 2014 - Islamic Terrorism
The Gog Magog War of the end times
Weapons against Israel - Who hates Israel?
Palestinian Charters - still call for destruction of Israel - Indoctrination of future generations
Israel's Military Ethics - with which it has to fight these battles
Syria - the situation next to Israel
W.C.C. - World Council of Churches - hates Israel.
Christian Opposition to Israel
And Britain ? - - And Britain ? Duplicity - - And Britain ? Prophecy
World Anti-Semitism
This is apparent in the world's concerted efforts to blacken Israel's name and reputation, and to oppose Israel politically, militarily, commercially and in any other way that can be devised. Anti-Semitism has been re-branded as Anti-Israelism; not hatred of the Jew, but hatred of his state.
Holocaust - - Holocaust Denial
Overhauled 14/04/22
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