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As I close out a long series on Israel (which happened to be timely), I began last week looking at the teachings of Matt. 25:31-46 likely quoting or alluding to Joel 3. In Joel 3, we find the Gentiles being gathered in the Valley of Decision or the Vally of Jehosophat to be judged on how they treated Israel. In Matthew 25, though Jesus doesn’t mention Israel, He does tell of the same judgment. He uses the phrases “brethren of mine” and “least of these.” Obviously, we’re to show the ...
I’ve been writing about us, as the church, getting Israel right since returning from Israel in July, and I’m ready to move to a new series, but I believe the timing was right on this series. Hopefully, through this conflict in Israel, you’ve been able to go back and review some of those articles. This last article (though it will be two parts) in this series is why I have been writing...