Hi Gino, John and Doves,
Great catch, Gino. Thank you for your post (linked below).
It's very difficult to wrap our heads around the thought that pure evil can exist in human form. Or within whole communities. Yet, it does. Almighty God commanded Israel to wipe out every man, woman and child (plus animals) in Gaza - a long time ago. See 1 Samuel 15 in the 2nd link. The order God gave Saul was to wipe out EVERYTHING in Gaza. The whole story is chilling. Saul did not obey, keeping certain people and things alive. Almighty God was very angry about this. Complete obedience is what Almighty God expects.
This world has always been engaged in a war between good and evil. Almighty God has consistently told us that evil has to be eradicated entirely. If even a scrap of evil is left alive, it grows and grows (like leaven), attempting to suffocate the life out of anything good. Evil is a very real entity. The time to confront it has now come. We, as decent human beings, are horrified of war and violence. We flinch at the thought of people being slaughtered - no matter who they are. Israel is our frontline of attack against evil, yet again. If the religion of Allah is allowed to continue, it will rapidly envelope the entire world. This is no time for 'flinching'. This war against Hamas is just the beginning. Our LORD Jesus will return to save Israel once she has lost all her power.
We must remember that the rapture cannot happen until the resurrection of the dead takes place. I believe we are very close to all these things unfolding. Our prayers must be directed to praying for Israel. When we pray for the peace of Jerusalem, we are praying for the return of our beloved LORD Jesus. It's only Jesus who can bring peace to Jerusalem.
1 Samuel 15 NIV - The LORD Rejects Saul as King - Samuel - Bible Gateway
Please, please come, LORD Jesus.