Its been fascinating watching events unfold in the mideast. I remember feeling relieved when long time dictators such as the iron fisted Mubarak in Egypt, and that villainous Gaddafi in Libya came toppling down under the relentless pressure placed on them by the common people. If you responded like I did, you probably sighed with relief that finally; justice will finally be carried out, people will enjoy freedom, and a dawn of a new era will begin. Have you watched the news this past week? In Egypt, Christian are facing a level of persecution never seen under Mubarak's reign of terror. In the span of just three weeks over 30 Christian demonstrators were mowed down by storming tanks. In Libya, Jews are being targeted and attacked and forced to flee, something unheard of under Gaddafi's maniacal rule. None of this makes me long again for repressive regimes, but it does make me wonder about the state of our world particularly in those nations surrounding Israel. Zechariah in his prophecy speaks over and over of a Day that will come where pressure and attacks against Israel and against God's followers will increase but so will the motion of God's hand against His enemies. Read Zechariah, as I did again this past week, and one exciting truth surfaces to form a banner headline over a messed up world. The worse things get in our world, the more God will begin to move to establish His reign. In chapter fourteen, the chapter we will be looking at this Sunday as we consider Jesus the Coming King, God lures His enemies to Israel to destroy them and finally bring an end to all opposition and once for all establish His reign. The world is very unsettled today, but as followers of Jesus we have a lot to look forward to.
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