It isn’t humorous watching the prophecies come true.
Now is the time to see who stands by Israel. The sheep and the goats are parting ways.
Isaiah 31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
True- It will be a terrible day for some-
But joy will come in the morning for others.
Pray. Be alert. Pray.
Now is the time to see who stands by Israel. The sheep and the goats are parting ways.
Why should anyone stand for Israel? Seriously. Its a death sentence to do so.
According to your own Prophecy Hucksters, the world's armies are supposed to "surround Jerusalem" and all appearances are to be that Israel will be crushed - then God steps in fights their battle for them.
There is plenty of confusion when this takes place, allegedly it is supposed to occur a few years into the AntiChrist's reign and you are supposed to be gone then, so I'm not quite sure why you and the other consumers of Futurist's dreck are all worried. On the other hand, even the professional fear-mongers among you are wringing their hands over Israel.
Why? In order for the 3rd Temple to be built, there must be an Israel. Right? And in order for there to be this huge kill-off in Jews that you folks fantasize about, doesn't there have to be a conveniently rounded-up group of millions of Jews to kill? So you either believe your prophecy hucksters, or you don't - you can't have it both ways.
I was listening to one of your Hucksters explain to us the Cursings that took place because various U.S. leaders "cursed Abraham". The Northridge earthquake, Hurricane Andrew, and a host of other calamities like the Gulf Oil Spill and our current economic woes are all "Curses" that befell the U.S. as a result of our leaders tried to broker land for peace deals with Israel and her neighbors. All of these attempts to bring Peace to that region of the world apparently are translated by God and the Prophecy Hucksters to be "Curses against Abraham".
Given that background, it would seem that no matter what kind of friend the U.S. is to Israel, all it takes is one politician to shoot-off at the mouth, and hundreds die and billions of dollars are lost to calamity. One could argue that the best thing the U.S. could do at this point is sit back, do nothing (neither "bless" or "curse", especially since we derive no benefit in "blessing" Israel), and let the Muslim world attempt to devour Israel.
By disavowing any attachment to Israel, we won't be in the targets of the Muslim world, and we can save billions of dollars that normally would be lost picking ourselves up from the inevitable "curse" that happens because of our idiotic Department of State.
In fact, Israel, according to you Futurists, could save hundreds of millions of dollars by disbanding their military and intelligence networks since you folks claim that God will defend them. So make up your minds, who is more likely to protect Israel, a few F-16s or God?
You Dispensationalists come off looking like fools because you say one thing and then act as if the opposite is true. If Israel is going to be defended by God, then why do you care if Israel has any friends? If YOU are supposed to be partying in heaven for seven years while all hell breaks loose on Earth, why are you worried about troop movements and riots in the Middle East?
I don't want to say that this is cognitive dissonance, but your crowd surely makes it look that way.