“CRUCIFY ISRAEL – GIVE US HAMAS!” “CRUCIFY JESUS – GIVE US BARABBAS!”

“Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”

 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure:
 “Yet I have set My King
On My holy hill of Zion.”

 “I will declare the decree:
The Lord has said to Me,
‘You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You.
 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
 You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’”

Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When His wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him” (Psalm 2).

From allisrael.com

In light of recent international decisions regarding the recognition of a Palestinian state and the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has once again come to the forefront of global attention.

Join IDF Sgt.-Maj. Chaim Malespin as he explores a striking biblical parallel between the current situation and the story of Jesus and Barabbas in Mark 15:6-15.

Watch the video here or read the transcript below.

Choices are being made right now – decisions that affect the very future of our children, our families, our lives, our homes, our countries, the free world. And the recent decision by Spain, Norway, Ireland – I don’t know what other countries – to recognize a Palestinian state after the [Hamas Oct. 7] massacre… on the heels of the ICC kangaroo court, the International Criminal Court arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; … Yoav Gallant, our defense minister; [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar; and I think Mohammed Deif; all together like they’re all the same.

Oh, it’s frustrating. People are making decisions, and they’re looking at this Israeli-Palestinian conflict again and, you know, mob frenzy, mob rule. Sometimes mobs can make the wrong choice and chant the completely erroneously wrong thing. It’s like the ancient Hebrew writer from the Galilee named Mark, chapter 15.

At the feast, Pilate used to release for them one prisoner, whoever they wanted. Among the rebels in prison who had committed murder at the insurrection was a man named Barabbas. The crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them. And he answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” for he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priest had delivered him up. But the chief priest stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead.

Pilate said to them, “What shall I do with this man they call the king of the Jews?” And they said, “Crucify him.” Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?… Got a good record…” And they shouted all the more, “Crucify him!” So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged, whipped, Yeshua, delivered him to be crucified.

And this is where we are right now as a society, as societies around the world. You know, Israel is not perfect – with a perfect record like Yeshua – but a nation that simply wants to survive, a free, democratic society and live in peace. On the other hand, Hamas and those advocating for a Palestinian state are really seen like Barabbas, a murderous group that… has genocidal intent, that somehow, after the massacre, suddenly is garnering support from crowds all over the world, saying: “Release to us, Barabbas! Release to us Hamas!”

Just as there have been many who justified Barabbas’ actions as a means to liberate – he was an insurrection… He killed someone in the insurrection. So they say, ‘Well, he’s doing the same thing today. Some argue for the legitimacy of a Palestinian state, and they say they’re under oppression, they’re under occupation, which is not true. And they say a Palestinian state will give them a right to self-determine and slogans like Free Palestine from the River to the sea. And it encapsulates this sentiment.

And we see, on the other hand, a nation that just wants to live – for their kids to go to kindergarten, for my son to do his Bar Mitzvah, for our family to survive and thrive and plant our crops and build our house. And so the crowds, even the nations filled with people are shouting, “Crucify Israel, crucify Israel! And on the other hand, the murderous group in the insurrection, they scream, “Free Palestine!” That’s what we’re seeing.

Will the nations of the world side with those who are looked at as murderers, a terror group, essentially, and grant them statehood? I don’t know how – who wants to live next to a terror nation… unless it all changes completely from the top to bottom, A to Z, Aleph to Taff, Alpha to Omega? You know, it’s gotta all change over there. And will they stand with Israel on our quest for peace, for security, to let our people go back there [home] without having a rocket shot on them or a massacre happening to them, to their houses?

Also in the north, on the Lebanon border, where the other terrorist group, Hezbollah, is. So there’s a moral choice between supporting evil or innocence. There’s very little middle ground here. Think about it. I’m sure that at the time of Yeshua, people were saying, “Well, maybe Barabbas was oppressed…. Well, maybe this murderer was just doing it as a means of liberation… Barabbas should be free from the river to the sea.

You know, it seems like there’s a parallel – that that’s kind of what the nations are deciding to do right now. And if you want to be on the side of Hamas murderers and you want to grant them freedom, and you want to grant them an entire state, that is a very dangerous choice for the future.

Or are we on the side of Israel? Yeah. Are we on the side of Israel?

It doesn’t matter if we feel like it’s an anointed country or if it’s a special place in the eyes of God, which it is. But if you don’t even think that, what about just a bunch of people who want to live in peace? And I want to be clear: I’m not saying that Israel is perfect. It’s not perfect, okay? But there is definitely a “Psalms 2” kind of reality here. “Why do the nations rage and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves up and take counsel together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, ‘Let’s burst their bonds apart. Let’s cast away their cords from them.’”

The anointed ones of God are being targeted, singled out, and blamed while being innocent. What are you going to do? Where are you going to stand? What choices will you make? source

The government and the very people of Israel are not perfect. Who is perfect except for Yeshua Himself? Are YOU perfect?

Have decisions been made by the Israeli government that have been wrong? Of course! The decision of Netanyahu to partner with Pfizer so that every Israeli would receive the jab was insane and wrong!

The decisions of giving away God’s land for peace is wrong on so many levels.

First, you do not give away something that God declared in His Holy Word was for HIS people! And to give it away in hopes of attaining ‘peace’ is pure insanity!

Our enemies do not want peace – they want the nation of Israel to be annihilated and remembered no more. And they want the same for every Jew who walks the earth!

How can this be any clearer?

How can it be that after that barbaric slaughter of the Israeli people, the world turned on Israel and marched in major cities across the world?  Oh, they did not march in protest of the slaughter of Jews in Israel. No no! They marched FOR Hamas and continue to march for these animals <sorry, but I’m angry> to this day!!

As the title of this piece says: “Crucify Israel” – “Give us Hamas.”

THIS is what the world is chanting. This is a time in history when I can truly picture ‘THE Antichrist’ making his appearance on the world stage – can you?

HOW CAN I BE SAVED?

COME, YESHUA – COME QUICKLY!

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The last time I posted this piece was in 2023. I felt that I should post it today. I pray that it helps someone.

There are times when I clearly hear the Lord in my spirit, urging me to republish an important piece. In these evil days in which we live, I feel that many Christians are lacking discernment. Satan continues to whisper his lies to vulnerable believers. These vulnerable and perhaps “immature” Christians are hearing voices, even from their pulpits, which are not based on the Word of God.

Please trust me when I say that Satan is raging and deceiving and seeking to destroy God’s people. He does know that his time is short and is behaving like a cornered animal.

This article has been brought out numerous times in the past 8 years. Hopefully, this will help those who are confused and are seeking clarity from the Holy Spirit, and by that, I mean that believers will turn off the whispers from the evil one and listen to and trust the urgings of the Holy Spirit.

“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5).

Original Article:

As we observe the aberrant and mystical teachings in so many of our churches, my heart breaks for the members in these congregations who are either not yet born again, are babes in Christ – or are lacking discernment. They are prey for the evil one – they have no spiritual armor to defend themselves and to distinguish between God’s Truth and counterfeit satanic lies.

Discerning of spirits

From gotquestions.org

Question: “What is the spiritual gift of discerning spirits?

Answer: The gift of discerning spirits, or “distinguishing” spirits, is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit described in 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. Like all these gifts, the gift of discerning spirits is given by the Holy Spirit, who disperses these gifts to believers for service in the body of Christ. Every believer has a spiritual enablement for a specific service, but there is no room for self-choosing. The Spirit distributes spiritual gifts according to the sovereignty of God and in accordance with His plan to edify the body of Christ. He gives His gifts “just as he determines” (1 Corinthians 12:11).  (Emphasis added)

When it comes to the gift of discerning spirits, every born-again believer has a certain amount of discernment, which increases as the believer matures in the Spirit. In Hebrews 5:13-14, we read that a believer who has matured beyond using the milk of the Word as a babe in Christ is able to discern both good and evil. The maturing believer is empowered by the Spirit of God through the Scriptures to tell the difference between good and evil, and beyond that, he can also distinguish between what is good and what is better. In other words, any born-again believer who chooses to focus on the Word of God is spiritually discerning. (emphasis added)

There are certain believers, however, who have the spiritual gift of discerning spirits—that is, the God-given ability to distinguish between the truth of the Word and the deceptive doctrines propagated by demons. We are all exhorted to be spiritually discerning (Acts 17:11; 1 John 4:1), but some in the body of Christ have been given the unique ability to spot the doctrinal “forgeries” that have plagued the church since the first century. This discernment does not involve mystical, extra-biblical revelations or a voice from God. Rather, the spiritually discerning are so familiar with the Word of God that they instantly recognize what is contrary to it. They do not receive special messages from God; they use the Word of God to “test the spirits” to see which line up with God and which are in opposition to Him. The spiritually discerning are diligent to “rightly divide” (2 Timothy 2:15 ) the Word of God. (emphasis added) – source

We know that Satan takes a little bit of truth and then twists it with his lies. We read about this in Genesis when he deceived Eve into disobeying God. The devil’s tactics have not changed since the beginning.

Our Lord Jesus was tempted by Satan in the Wilderness.

We are admonished to study the Scriptures to keep us safe.

“That we henceforth be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men and their cunning and craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive” (Ephesians 4:14).

The Gift of Discerning of Spirits

I was a babe in the Lord, and no one told me that Copeland’s teaching was questionable. I just knew that God did not want me listening to that man. He talked about never being sick – NEVER. He said he never even got a cold. Then he made jokes about a man who was feeling blessed because God had allowed him to get a used Chevy that he had wanted. Copeland said, “I told that man that if that was truly from the Lord, he should have asked for a Cadillac – and a brand new one!” He laughed at his own lame joke.

That’s when I turned it off. That’s when I knew that Kenneth Copeland was not someone that my Lord Jesus would want me listening to. I should never get sick? I should be rich because I’m a Christian?

Was this true? Should Christians never be sick? Should we all be rich because we’re children of God? Something didn’t ring true. I had to go to the only place I knew would have the answer: my Bible. I knew that I had a bad feeling as I listened to Copeland, and I knew that God had urged me to turn him off. I wanted to know the truth.

I went to Acts in my Bible. I was sure I’d be able to see how the first Christians lived. I’d find out if they were prosperous and disease-free. What I found was what I suspected to be true. The Apostles were jailed, tortured and ultimately killed, except for John. And he had been boiled in oil (according to early church writings) yet lived because of the Lord.

Then, I went to the Gospel of John to see what Jesus said about our lives as His followers.

“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

From Luke:

“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:27).

Revelation 21:4 says:

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

We Share in the Sufferings of Christ

Suffering, tribulations, bearing our own cross, pain, crying, and death – well, this was a far cry from what I had heard Kenneth Copeland preaching. That was my first experience with discernment from the Lord. It was overwhelming to me to know that my heavenly Father protected me from the heresy I heard when I was a little more than a year old in Him! Many years later I realized that He had given me the Gift of Discerning of Spirits.

But brethren, don’t forget that every true child of God has some discernment, and as God’s child studies the Word of God diligently, he/she becomes more discerning.

I look around today, and I am shocked at the lack of discernment in many Christians. How could someone who was drawn by the Holy Spirit and born again in Him listen to a motivational speaker like Joel Osteen and then rave about him as an amazing preacher? Really? Which part of “Your Best Life Now” would not be a big red flag that this man is NOT preaching the gospel of Christ?

How can a born-again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ not know that the Emergent churches and now the New Apostolic Reformation churches/cults (NAR) are not God’s will?  There are many reasons why millions have been drawn to these heretical teachers. But I think that the main reason that people are duped so quickly is that they are NOT reading their Bibles.

My Honesty is now called “Hate speech”

People who know me know that I’ll be honest with them, even if that means they might not like what I am saying. When I hear someone talk about Benny Hinn and how much they enjoyed his crusade and how many people were healed, I tell them the truth about him. I tell them that he is a fraud, that he talks to the dead, that he believes we are little gods, and that he says that God takes over his mind at times before he preaches, and doesn’t remember one word he has said. Our God is a God of order – not confusion. We know who is the author of confusion!

Should preachers live like kings in mansions? The only mansions I have read about in the Word are the ones Jesus is preparing for those who love Him. Christians have no problem seeing their favorite “preacher” living in a $10 million dollar estate. I am not saying that a pastor of a large church should live like a pauper. I am saying that a pastor who is living large is not the kind of shepherd I would ever want to be my pastor.

1 Timothy 6:10 says:

“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”  

The Mine Fields Called Christian Bookstores (there are very few left)

Christian bookstores can be a nightmare for someone who lacks discernment. These stores are in business for the same reason anyone goes into business—to make money. One would hope that if one of these stores is owned by a blood-bought born-again Christian, they would have a conviction about what is sold in their establishment. I have yet to find one like that.

The Shack

I remember when The Shack came out. I was in a Christian bookstore and picked up the book and scanned through it. I had the urge to hurl it across the store! I resisted that thought and put it down hard. The clerk gave me a strange look. I walked over and asked if she had read The Shack. The girl said. “Oh yes, it’s great, isn’t it?” OY. God, give me patience.

If you have not read The Shack, you are blessed. If you, because of my article, decide to look for it, I do hope that you will see it as garbage. I think more people need to be vocal. If you have discernment from God and you see a brother or sister lacking in discernment, help them!

Prosperity Preachers

I have discerned that the “prosperity” preachers are frauds. I have discerned that “name it and claim it” is not Scriptural. I have discerned that we will never be little gods. All of these teachings could be easily detected as heresy by simply looking in the Word.

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

People with itching ears like to hear what makes them feel good. The Bible is not a smorgasbord; pick what you like and leave the rest. The Bible is God’s Word to us. Everything we need to know about Him and about life is found within its pages. How amazing is that? The Creator of the Universe is our Father and wants us to know what is good for us and what is not!

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;  And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables” (2 Timothy 4:3-4).

All Scripture is God-breathed, and we must trust it – ALL OF IT – regardless of teachers such as Andy Stanley who teaches that the inerrancy of the Word is “selective.”  Brethren, this is devilish. If we go down that path, who is to say which Scriptures are inerrant and which are not? That is a very slippery slope and a lie from the pit of hell.

Itching Ears

Perhaps you have placed yourself under false teaching and have not repented and trusted Jesus alone for the forgiveness of your sin. There are many preachers who love to tickle itching ears. Does your preacher speak about sin and how it separates us from God? Does he preach repentance – agreeing with God that you are a sinner and to turn away from it?

If he does not, then you are playing church. You sign up to help for every event. You may even teach Sunday School. You are a helper at every Vacation Bible School, and of course, you are on the clean-up team. These are all good things!

But if you think that doing these good deeds will get you into heaven, you have missed the Gospel of Jesus Christ. How many good deeds are enough to gain entry into heaven when you die? Have you never seen this Scripture?

“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9).

The Bible says that God is sending “strong delusion” in these end times. The Bible makes it very clear why God is sending this delusion.

“They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness” (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12).

So, if you think you lack discernment, could it be that you have neglected the reading of God’s Word? Perhaps after you study His Word, you will begin to apply what you’ve learned to your life. You may see that the preachers you have been relying on to impart wisdom from God’s Word have actually been preaching a different gospel.

That’s a scary thought, but isn’t it more scary to continue listening to empty and deceitful words?

Get right with God! He sent Jesus to die for you so that you could be reconciled to Him.

Many hymns are like mini-sermons. Look at the words you sing in “Jesus Paid it All”:

I hear the Savior say,
Thy strength indeed is small;
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in Me thine all in all.

Refrain:

Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.

Trust Jesus for your salvation. Then pray for discernment as you read His Word.

How Can I Be Saved?

Shalom B’Yeshua

MARANATHA!

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