“Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also.” (1 John 2:22-23)
Those who DENY that Jesus is he Messiah are of the "antichrist". It says that ALL who deny that Jesus is the Christ are "liars" and not only do NOT have the Son, but do NOT have the Father either…at least in this present evil age.
This includes the NATION OF ISRAEL which at this time does not believe Jesus is the Christ, so be careful who you line up with in this world in the name of Christ. This also includes all other gentile nations of the world.
No problem being patriotic or lining up with other Nations for political or national security reasons, but defending ISRAEL or the USA because they are God’s people has only one test…EITHER they all BELIEVE Jesus is the Christ or they do not. So for me, I do not assume that failure to support modern day Israel (which I do politically and for national security reasons) will bring the curse of God on the USA.
Eventually, ALL, both Jew and Gentile, will know and confess Jesus is the Christ. God has “highly exalted HIM”, not ISRAEL, whose unbelieving citizens must wait like all other unbelievers to be delivered by Christ Jesus because God has….
“…highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that EVERY tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9-11)
Those who DENY that Jesus is he Messiah are of the "antichrist". It says that ALL who deny that Jesus is the Christ are "liars" and not only do NOT have the Son, but do NOT have the Father either…at least in this present evil age.
This includes the NATION OF ISRAEL which at this time does not believe Jesus is the Christ, so be careful who you line up with in this world in the name of Christ. This also includes all other gentile nations of the world.
No problem being patriotic or lining up with other Nations for political or national security reasons, but defending ISRAEL or the USA because they are God’s people has only one test…EITHER they all BELIEVE Jesus is the Christ or they do not. So for me, I do not assume that failure to support modern day Israel (which I do politically and for national security reasons) will bring the curse of God on the USA.
Eventually, ALL, both Jew and Gentile, will know and confess Jesus is the Christ. God has “highly exalted HIM”, not ISRAEL, whose unbelieving citizens must wait like all other unbelievers to be delivered by Christ Jesus because God has….
“…highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that EVERY tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9-11)