Written in April 2019 At the beginning of 2019 Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies gave an annual report saying a multi-front war on Israel’s northern and southern borders, involving Syria, Lebanon and...
Israel and the Last Days
Tony PearceBasic Israel law
Written in August 2018 On July 19, 2018, Israel’s government signed a new Basic Law called “The Nation-State of the Jewish People.” Its purpose was to define in law the nature of the State of Israel. It stated that...
The dust of Jerusalem and the last generation
Written in January 2019 An extremely rare, minuscule biblical stone weight inscribed in ancient Hebrew script with the word “beka” was discovered in rubble taken from excavations at the foundations of the Western Wall...
Russia on the border of Israel
Written in October 2018 Russian soldier in Syria 63,000 Russian troops have seen combat in Syria, helping the Syrian government to restore control over the country, along with Iranian and Hezbollah forces. ...
Events around Tisha b’Av and the Temple
Written in September 2018 In recent times, Jerusalem has been in the hands of the Jewish people as a unified city only since the Six Day War of 1967. Before this it has been ruled by different Gentile powers for...
Who will bring peace to Israel?
Written in June 2018 On Monday 14 May the US embassy in Jerusalem was opened as President Trump fulfilled his promise to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “What a...
FOUR ANNIVERSARIES FOR ISRAEL – 2017
Written in December 2016. 2017 will be the anniversary of the following events in the recent history of Israel: 120 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST ZIONIST CONGRESS. 120 years ago the First Zionist Congress took place in Basel...
Who will bring peace to Israel?
Written in 2013 One of the tasks of the Messiah according to the rabbis is to bring peace to Israel and the world. Bringing an end to human conflict, particularly in the Middle East is ‘a tall order.’ Some might say...
Recognising Israel as a Jewish State.
Written in April 2014 David Cameron, visiting Israel on March 19th, urged the Israelis and Palestinians ‘to take the final difficult steps towards peace. The prize could be great: a stable, prosperous Middle East with...
Modern Israel and Bible Prophecy.
Written in 2013 Back in the 19th century Church of Scotland minister, Horatius Bonar, preacher and hymn writer, wrote of his faith in the return of the Jewish people to Israel: ‘I believe that the sons of Abraham (the...
Is the Church the New Israel?
Written in 1996 When I became a Christian in 1970 I read most of the Bible and came to three main conclusions: That the Bible is the Word of God. That Jesus is the one way to God. That we are living in the last days. A...
Jerusalem and the end of the Times of the Gentiles
Written in 2007 40 years ago Israel fought the Six Day War, winning an astonishing victory against Arab armies whose aim according to Egyptian President Nasser was stated on May 27th 1967: ‘Our basic objective will be...
Can we use the Bible to justify the modern state of Israel?
Written in July 2015 Israel’s newly appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely told Israeli diplomats to use the Torah (the first five books of the Bible) as a reference point for the rights of the Jewish people...
Restoring the Kingdom to Israel (Part 1)
‘Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?’ (Acts 1.6). This was the last question the disciples asked the Lord Jesus just before He ascended into heaven. How extraordinary that they should ask a...
Restoring the Kingdom to Israel (Part 2)
The significance of Jerusalem In the previous article we looked at the last question the disciples asked the Lord before He ascended into heaven, ‘Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?’ We saw that...