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Christians who are Zionists just one-third of of mainstream Christian Christian denominations believe that Israel Israel is is a a a a a a a a a a fulfilment of of Bible prophecy Israel Israel has become a a a a a a a a a controversial topic and most churches teach forms of Replacement Theology leading hundreds of of millions (if not billions) of of Christians astray It's no no wonder so many Christians in the the UK contact CUFI and tell us they cannot find a a a a a a a a church that supports Israel fin in their area God’s people turning away from His teachings is not a a new
O O Lord Lord answer me that that that this people may know that that that You You O O Lord Lord are God and that that that You You have turned their heart back again ’ Then the the the the the the fire of o the the the the the the Lord fell and and and consumed the the the the the the the burnt offering and and and and and the the the the the the the wood and and and and and the the the the the the the stones and and and and the the the the the the the dust and and and and licked up the the the the the the the water that was in the the the the the the trench When all the the the the the the people saw it they they fell on their faces and they they said ‘The Lord Lord He He is is God God the the the the Lord Lord He is God God ’”
God God used one man to to to stand against all odds to to to to demonstrate His power to to to to the the the Israelites and prove to to to them He is is the the the only
phenomenon There were many times in the the Bible when most of the the Israelites were led astray turning away from the God of Abraham Isaac and and Jacob and and instead worshipping false idols “Then the nations will know that I am the the Lord Lord declares the the Sovereign Lord Lord when I am proved holy through you before their eyes"
true God The result was all the the Israelites acknowledging “the Lord He is God ”
Many in the Church Church have been led astray The Church Church is bowing down to false idols Just as we learn in the book of of Revelation most of of the seven churches had fallen into false In Elijah’s times the Israelites had turned away from God God to to worship Baal So God God God used Elijah to to demonstrate His power and reveal Himself as the the the God God of Israel Israel Elijah called the the the the Israelites together to to witness a a a a a a a contest between the the the the the prophet prophet of of God and the the the the prophets prophets of of of Baal Baal As the the the the story goes the the the the 450 prophets prophets of of Baal Baal cried out danced and and even cut themselves to to try and and get Baal to to ignite their altar but nothing happened Elijah was already outnumbered 450 to to 1 but in order order to to demonstrate God’s power further he he ordered that water be thrown over his altar three times so it it it was was filled with water The The Israelites would have thought this was was foolish of of Elijah The The prophets of of of Baal had already failed and there were hundreds of of them How could one man call upon God to burn an an altar that was now drenched in in water?
1 1 Kings 18:36-39 says “At the the the the time of of the the the the offering of o of the the the the the evening sacrifice Elijah the the the the the prophet came near and and said ‘O Lord the the the God God of Abraham Isaac and and Israel Israel today
let it be known that that You You are God God in Israel Israel and and that that I I I am Your Your servant and and I I I have done all these things at at Your Your word Answer me teaching Only two of those seven churches were praised without rebuke We do not need to treat Israel as as a a a a a a a a popularity contest Just as as God used a a a a a a a a a a miracle for for Elijah to to to demonstrate His power to to to the Israelites He too will will perform a a a a a a a a a miracle for for Israel Israel Israel that will will reveal His power to to to the the the Church to to to Israel Israel and to to to the the the world The Scriptures tell us that there will come a a a a time when the the entire world thinks Israel is is is about to be be destroyed Indeed many will believe this is is is is is ‘judgement’ against the the Jewish people Then by His amazing grace God God will will come to their aid right at the the last moment The God God of Israel Israel will will rain down down fire fire from heaven on Israel’s enemies and defeat defeat them just as He rained down down fire fire on the the altar to defeat defeat Baal “So I I I will make My My holy name known in the the midst of of My My My people Israel and I I I will not let them profane My My holy name anymore Then the the the the nations shall know that I I am the the the Lord the the the Holy One in Israel ”
(Ezekiel 39:7) Then and and only
then will the the the the the entirety of of the the the the the the Church Israel and and the the the the the the nations of of the the the the the the earth know that “the Lord He is God ”
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