Changing of the Seasons

By Douglas King

We just came through the Feast of Unleavened Bread during which time no leaven can be eaten and the houses must be cleaned of all that is unleavened. Jesus’ words, “Beware the Leaven of the Pharisees,” had nothing to do with food products but rather the religious hypocrisy of those wishing to impose their particular beliefs on the general population of the country. Their idea of incorporating the law of God with the law of Rome was leaven to the soul of both the individual and the whole of Israel. It is our belief that we are living in just such a time.

It could well be said that we should beware of the leaven of Islam and its desire to subjugate the world to its particular way of political and religious incorporation. King Solomon wrote that there is a time and a season for all things and as we move from one prophetic day into the next, we see our known world collapsing around us: the insecurities of that collapse causing “men’s hearts to fail them for fear.” Many are crying out for the rocks and mountains – the nations and governments both great and small – to hide them from the approaching darkness of financial and political collapse. There is no quick fix for the troubles that have befallen the nations. It is the time of changing of the seasons. Political alliances are being made that 10 years ago we would not have even dreamed would come about. In a false hope of not offending those who would joyfully murder us in their religious fervor, the American majority is frolicking down a path that will lead to a secondary position among the nations.

Meanwhile, in the Middle East, Iran is making giant strides toward nuclear power. Syria is demanding that the Golan be returned to them. Egypt is refusing to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. Iraq is still waiting for the US to leave so it can get on with its religious civil war. Lebanon is becoming more and more ruled by Hizbullah, who is part of the umbrella of terror. Al Queida is being financed by so called “Peaceful Arab Nations” and supplied with arms by Iran and Syria purchased from Russia and North Korea and smuggled into Gaza to be used by Hamas against Israel. The so called “legitimate peace partner”, the PLO and PLA led by Abbas, are making eyes at the terrorists of Hamas and wanting a coalition government to rule over Gaza and the non-entity called Palestine. Thus giving the Israel-hating Hamas total control over that part of Israel and bringing the weapons, supplied by the afore mentioned, into close proximity of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. All of this as the world sets in the seats of the ‘great coliseum’ clamoring for the demise of the Jewish State.

The Scriptures declare that judgment on the nations wishing to destroy Israel will be their suffering the very end that they wish to inflict upon His people. They also declare that those who stand with this people and bless them as they return to their land will be blessed of their God, welcomed into His kingdom and looked upon as sons of the God of Israel.

Looking upon the horizon, we see a season of war rather than peace, the Sons of Light fighting against the Sons of Darkness. Being here in Israel for an extended time on a yearly basis, we are able to see and feel the winds of change that are sweeping over this country. We have been asked by many, “What time is it on God’s timetable?” Our reply is, it is the time of reaping, not the time of sowing – the time when the Master of the house is dividing wheat from tares, goats from sheep – the time in which Jerusalem has become the “stumbling block” to the nations (Zech. 12:3). While the world insists that Israel open its borders, tear down the security fence, and open the check points making it ever easier for the terrorists to accomplish their murderous deeds, not a day goes by that there are not rockets and mortars landing somewhere inside Israel. Individual terrorist attacks and religious fanatics bent on suicide are on the increase. My prayer for Israel at this time is not for an unconditional peace but rather that the Almighty will give them the strength to stand against the pressures that an ungodly world is subjecting them to and claim their rightful place among the nations.

It takes faith in God and His Word to move from one season into another. By that same faith that caused us to leave behind old self-filled life styles and put our lives in the hands of a just and loving God, we will be delivered from the mistakes of yesterday’s darkness and He will bring us into the light of a new day, a new time and a new season. Only that kind of faith and confidence will bring us through the present darkness and allow us to see the glorious rising of the Day Star that will bring the Light of God to all the world. “To the Jew first and also to the Gentile.” -