Today is the 9th of Av on the Jewish calendar, a date of terrible tragedies many times in Jewish history. What are we to learn from this reality. Here are just some of the events that happened on that date: The 10 spies returned with the evil report. The first AND second temples were destroyed. All Jews were expelled from England in 1290, and from Spain in 1492. God used the Spain timing as impetus for exploring the new world of America. Many other examples could be listed.
Today we stand with our Jewish and Israeli brothers and sisters mourning these events. We also pray for protection for Israel especially at this time. Their enemy is our enemy because we worship the same God of the Bible, Yehovah, and His Messiah. It is Satan himself who opposes Israel with the “ancient hatred.” In our day there are new enemies of Israel and Christians. Thousands of Christians are being martyred, increasing each year, simply because of their faith. In Nigeria, Sudan, North Korea, China, and other places it is getting worse. Yet, at the same time millions are coming to Messiah Yeshua all over the world. Jesus said the end days would be like the days of Noah, and we are seeing it with our own eyes.
So, what can we learn from the 9th of Av? For Jews, it is a time of fasting, repentance, and denial of normal pleasures. Zionist Christians should relate to the mourning and repentance also. But I see an additional message in the tragedies. We should each face our own failures. The destruction of both temples was related to judgement of God. He allowed the Babylonians to destroy Solomon’s temple because God’s people turned to idolatry, pagan worship, and even the sacrifice of babies on the Temple Mount. Today we abort babies by the millions simply for our “quality of life!” The 9th of Av is a call for all humanity to repent! The prophets emphasized again and again that God seeks not only outward fasting, but repentance, justice and faithfulness. Why does God not consume us in our sins? It is because of His promise and His character. He keeps His word!
“For I am Yehovah, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.” Malachi 3:6
If God You would do well to read all of Malachi 3 because there is a profound point in this verse. God does not change. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 The Father and the Son are unchangeable! Why is this so profound? The answer is found in Israel. They often rebelled and sinned before God, yet they exist and are prospering and being restored as a nation. We can all relate personally. We have sinned against Him, and yet He forgives us. Israel was chosen by Yehovah to reveal Himself to the world. Amazingly, He gave them an unconditional promise of permanent existence before Him.
“And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you. Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.” Genesis 17:7-8
Notice this is an everlasting covenant and an everlasting possession of the land. This applies even though they sinned and rebelled over and over throughout history. He preserved them not because they were good, but because He is God, and He does not change! If God broke His promises to Israel, He could likewise break His promises to Christians. Our confidence and faith is not in our own goodness, but in His faithfulness. He does not change! In the end He saves us because of His own character; He keeps His promise. We are included by simply choosing to walk with Him! He paid for our sins by the blood of the Lamb.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! Pray not only that God would bless, but that His people would follow Him. (The good news is that there is a real move in Israel to rediscover relationship with God in the midst of this war. Hallelujah!)
Les Lawrence, a voice of Christian Zionists (Read more)
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President Trump has given several indications of his timeline, but does the Bible agree? When he met with Bibi Dec 29th in Mar-A-Largo they spoke of a “two month timeline.” Today he spoke of a 
The Bible has the final say, or specifically, Yehovah has the final say. We think we are in control, but in the end God wins! For thousands of years many nations have risen to eliminate Israel yet they have passed into history and Israel stands. It will be the same in our day. They are fighting against God. He established Israel and He gave them their land. He ordained that they would produce the Messiah and He would be the Savior of the world for all who accept Him. 
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The attention of the nations is directed to Jerusalem more than ever. Yet Yehovah God sits enthroned in the heavens above man’s petty plans. Man sees wars, religion, economic trade, political controversy and just problems in general. But above this God has a purpose from before creation to raise up a people and a nation for His own name. He chose them for blessing, not only for themselves, but for the nations. The enemy has fought against His plan from the Garden of Eden. Will Satan win? Of course not! Through all this God has been calling and reaching out to humans to enter into relationship with Him. Therefore He will not give up. He will protect His investment. This is what He says in Scripture.
Elisha Vision - Commentary 
Dilemma of American Jews
30 07 2026I have long admired Sali Kirchen, affectionately known as the LSW Long Suffering Wife, of Yaakov Kirchen. I had the honor of speaking with them briefly on one of my visits to Israel He was Israel’s most beloved cartoonist, famous for his Dry Bones cartoon commentary dating back to 1973 in the Jerusalem Post. Since he passed, his memory is a blessing, and Sali has continued by posting appropriate cartoons for today’s events. She does a great job. This cartoon I have used today is strikingly prescient. Here was Sali’s introduction to today’s cartoon:
“Good News – Bad News The good news is that we love and trust our Christian believer friends instead of fear them. Look, for example, at Mike Huckabee, the American Ambassador to Israel. Yaakov knew that they were our allies. But the bad news is that the situation on our university campuses has gotten even much, much worse. Here is a fun and ironic Dry Bones cartoon from 2005.”
This Dry Bones cartoon was prescient because it really was: “Perceiving the significance of events before they occur.” There was plenty of evidence in history for Jews to fear Christians because of crusades, pogroms, national expulsions of all Jews, and of course, the Holocaust. As far as the Jews knew, Hitler was a Lutheran Christian. Today’s Zionist Christians totally repudiate Hitler and the Nazis as Satanic evil. Yet, even today there is rising antisemitism in “Christian” churches. I put it in quotes because those are non-Biblical churches. Most of the mainline churches have rejected the Bible as God’s Word, which is the very definition of apostasy. Even in Hitler’s Germany there were true Christian believers who understood the overwhelming evidence of God’s faithfulness to Israel. They hid Jews and fought against the Nazis. That minority of believers are now honored by Israel as “the righteous among the nations.”
Antisemitism is not only on our campuses today, it is in mainline churches and even threatening Bible churches through the lies and propaganda. Christian Zionists number in the millions in America and are Israel’s staunchest supporters, yet we are in the minority of “Christendom,” a term I use to delineate unbelievers who call themselves Christians but deny the Bible. This distinction may also apply to Jews. Some believe God and His promised Messiah, but many have turned away to worldly pursuits. Christians believe Jesus/Yeshua is the Messiah while believing Jews believe in the Messiah to come. I welcome the day when all true believers agree on the true Messiah.
So, the dilemma of which I speak, is a choice for Jews and Christians as well. Are we standing with God’s ancient purpose and promises revealed in the Bible? Or, are we choosing the path of self pleasure and worldly gain? Choose wisely.
“Now therefore, fear Yehovah, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve Yehovah! And if it seems evil to you to serve Yehovah choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve Yehovah.” Joshua 24:14-15
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
Les Lawrence, a voice of Christian Zionists (Read more)
Watch my video prophecy podcast on YouTube HERE.
Why do I use God’s literal covenant Name: Yehovah? Here is a link to the explanation in my book: The Hebrew God Who Has No Name. And here is a link to a great visual from my friend Keith Johnson.
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