Six-Day War in 1967 Reshaped the Middle East

Israeli soldiers at the Western Wall of Jerusalem in 1967.

 

 

Like it or not, agree or deny, resist or ignore, defame or denigrate — Israel is the center of the world. God’s chosen land. Holy Land. And Jerusalem is its heart. God’s City.

Don’t like this? Disagree? One of the many adherents of false teachings and unsound doctrines concerning Israel? A Jew-hater? A holocaust denier? Well, I will pray for you even though I don’t know you but know many such as these are blessed by the God of Israel, the God of Christ’s followers even though they do not believe, they deny, revile, hate, and are workers of rebellion and instruments to further lies and delusions among people.

Israel has not and will not be replaced in God’s heart and Word. History. Promised covenant.

And those who teach, preach, and believe otherwise best get themselves right in the sight of God before the Son comes back to gather His Church and the following seven years are all about Israel, it’s people, and the remaining folks on earth in that Great and Horrible Tribulation that will be unlike anything the wold has ever known, or ever will know.

Heathen, pagan, doubter, denier, liar, worker of iniquity, lost in darkness, at enmity with God still, always rebelling against the Truth?

Even though God the Creator blesses those with breath, a beating heart, much in this life — and opportunity to come from their darkness and into the Light, the Truth, and the only Way to Life — the Lord Jesus Christ.

Pray for such folks. For they are lost and consumed in the world and sin as we once were. They are all still created in the image of God and while still inhaling, and exhaling in the flesh they have the opportunity to repent, hear, see, acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ, and allow the Holy Spirit to work in them changing their hearts, literally making them anew. Different from the inside out. From lovers of darkness to be among the light, the truth.

Pray for Israel. Everyone.

Pray for the Jews. Everywhere. Everyone.

Pray for Jerusalem. Everyone.

Pray for repentance of we the people. Everyone. Everywhere.

Pray for our enemies, your enemies. Everyone. Everywhere.

Pray the gospel, the whole great and good gospel goes out into the world, in your neighborhood, your city, county, town, berg, village, state, province, region, and nation, and the words of the gospel are heard and the seeds of it fall on fertile ground, which is still abounding and plentiful in this decaying and fallen world consumed in sin, idolatry, the working and pleasure in evil.

Oh, by the way, Israel and Jerusalem are not going anywhere. All the consumed in rage and evil nations and peoples of this world, especially in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, and now even in America that desire for Israel and Jerusalem to be consumed, removed, and all Jews to be exterminated, Israel to exist no more?

Oh, what a surprise is in store for all of you! Oh my!

Israel will never be defeated or removed from 1948 onward. Nor will Jerusalem again be consumed by the enemy. Ever again.

Do not fear. Do not be deceived. Open, read, study, meditate deeply upon — believe every word within the inerrant infallible living and active Word of God. Please. Beginning today. Starting tonight. And never let go of the open, read, studied, and believed — putting into practice, the action of the living Word of God again!

Action when the reader believes and becomes engaged.

Again…

And again…

And again…

And again…

Oh, one last thing before you move on to the article below — GOD is the not-so-secret secret to Israel’s every victory.

Read on…

Ken Pullen, Wednesday, June 5th, 2024

 

 

From 1948 to 1967: The Secret to Israel’s Victory

 

June 3, 2024

By Rabbi Elie Mischel

Reprinted from The Israel Bible

How the 1967 Arab-Israeli war began

Israeli tank in the 1967 war.

 

In 1967, something extraordinary unfolded on the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem. After Egypt, Syria and Jordan all declared war on Israel, the IDF miraculously defeated all of Israel’s enemies on every front. Most meaningfully, the Jordanian attack meant that the IDF was given a green light to liberate the Old City of Jerusalem – including the Western Wall and the Temple Mount, the site of the First and Second Temples. For 19 years, from 1948 – 1967, these holy sites were under Jordanian control, and no Jew was permitted to enter the Old City. In 1948, Israel was born, but it was like a body without a heart.

Israeli paratroopers, undeterred by the relentless sniper fire from the Jordanian Legion, raced through the ancient alleyways, driven by a singular purpose: to liberate the heart of their nation. This momentous event, against all odds, marked the miraculous reunification of Jerusalem and ignited an unparalleled wave of joy and awe across the land.

Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Neriah (1913-1995) asked a profound question in the aftermath of this miraculous victory: Why did it take 19 years for Jerusalem to be reunited with its rightful owners, the people of Israel? The answer, Rabbi Neriah proposed, lies in the essence of Jerusalem itself – “a city bound together as one” (Psalm 122:3). The Jerusalem Talmud explains that Jerusalem “joins each Jew to the other.” Jerusalem is meant to be a focal point of unity and cohesion for the Jewish people (Baba Kama 7:7).

The sages used a peculiar phrase when teaching that the Passover offering may only be brought in the city of Jerusalem. For this offering, the Talmud explains, it is necessary that “all of Israel enter through one gate” (Zevachim 114b). This unique expression of unity — “entering through one gate” – resonates with profound prophetic significance.

Reflecting on the divisions that plagued Israel during the War of Independence in 1948, Rabbi Neriah revealed how internal strife hindered the city’s conquest. At that time, there wasn’t a united IDF; rather, different militias like the Haganah and Etzel operated independently, lacking a unified command. This fragmented approach mirrored the disunity within the nation. Just as the Passover offering required “all of Israel to enter through one gate,” so too did the liberation of Jerusalem demand a unified front. The absence of cohesion among Jewish forces in 1948 prevented the fulfillment of Jerusalem’s destiny.

While in 1948 there was a lack of unity, and different factions each had their own agendas and militias, by 1967 everything had changed. Israeli forces were now united under the banner of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Jews of every background – religious Jews, secular kibbutz members, Jews of every race – were all united under one banner. They fought shoulder to shoulder, without divisions, with one goal: to reclaim Jerusalem. And reclaim it they did. When they marched through Lions Gate, it wasn’t merely a military victory – it was a testament to the power of unity, demonstrating what can be achieved when people unite for a common purpose.

The very same dynamic played out the first time the people of Israel conquered Jerusalem. When Joshua conquered the land of Israel, he did not succeed in taking Jerusalem. It was only 400 years later, when the people of Israel were finally united under the rule of King David, that they were able to capture Jerusalem.

וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִיד וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל יְרוּשָׁלַ ִם הִיא יְבוּס וְשָׁם הַיְבוּסִי יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ׃

David and all Yisrael set out for Yerushalayim, that is Jebus, where the Jebusite inhabitants of the land lived.

Chronicles 11:4

Because “all of Israel” joined together, they merited to go to Jerusalem.

The lessons of Jerusalem are relevant to us all – both Christians and Jews. When we learn to set aside our differences and arguments, legitimate as they might be, and stand together, shoulder to shoulder, God will stand together with us and give us the strength to defeat the many enemies that threaten Israel and America.

Keep God’s Land, a groundbreaking movement of Christians and Jews dedicated to strengthening and defending Israel’s right to its biblical heartland, is the perfect example of what Jews and Christians can accomplish when we stand together. Since the launch of this movement in February, the group has already made an impact in the media and in Washington, D.C. – and the best is yet to come.

If you haven’t done so yet, make sure to join the movement. Together, we will stand up for Israel and keep God’s land!

Six-Day War: Israel History: The Israel Forever Foundation