Ozwitness

Italian police have arrested a German sea captain who had rammed a much smaller military vessel which was trying to prevent the illegal landing of 53 African migrants on the small Italian island of Lampedusa. She was led away in handcuffs after her failed attempt to get permission to land  and was arrested for “”resisting a warship””, an offence that carries up to ten years in jail.

Italy and Europe have tired of the endless stream of African migrants who seek to force their way into Europe, aided by “”human rights”” organisations who provide ships which encourage people smugglers to launch groups of African migrants on overcrowded rubber dinghies which have no chance of crossing the Mediterranean.

Unknown thousands have drowned in the process, even as we saw with the boat people attempting to reach Australia and enter illegally, but after rescuing these drifting migrants this captain refused the offer of the Libyan government to disembark them in Tripoli, and instead took them to Lampedusa, nearly sinking the small government vessel in her attempt to force the acceptance of these migrants upon Italy.

The logical conclusion of such acts, were they not to be resisted, would be the end of nation states as we know them, and the orderly  acceptance of genuine refugees in dire need would end. Each nation has the responsibility  to care for  and govern its own people, and if it fails to do this, for any reason, other nations have the right  to decide  how to respond, depending on the circumstances.

Very often  it seems that these are migrants fleeing the results of Islamic violence and war, who seek to bring their dangerous beliefs into Europe, where a peaceful Christian civilisation is already suffering Islamic terrorism. Were it not for the set boundaries of nations, European civilisation as we know it would perish.

Deuteronomy 32:8, ‘When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all mankind, he set up boundaries for the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel.’ NIV.

Acts 17:26, ‘From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.’ NLT.

We are going to see an even stronger European response  to this growing problem before long, when the prophesied ‘Beast’ Power emerges in Europe.

There are Two main cities in Israel, but they could hardly be more different.  Jerusalem is still centred on the old walled city: historical, Palestinian/Israeli, choked with tourists, so ‘religious’ that parts virtually shut down for the Sabbath, and the orthodox Jews make their presence felt with their black hats, ringlets and public praying – reminiscent of the Pharisees of Jesus Christ’s day.

Tel Aviv is humming. Centred on the beach. The Sabbath sees the streets almost empty, but the beach is crowded with sun worshippers, an endless parade of hedonistic, sun bronzed Israelis, macho, muscled IDF soldiers, and still feminine girls, despite their gun toting service in the army for three years. There is no Sabbath on the beach. The musak never stops and it seems half the population is racing back and forth on electric scooters and bikes, some carrying two or three people at highly dangerous speeds.

It used to be that there were 3 kinds of Israelis. The orthodox religious black hats, the liberal religious Jews, and the secular Jews with no religion. Now we are told that a fourth group is emerging, combining a liberal, free and easy approach with a nationalistic bent, almost like the state has replaced their religion, maybe due to their experience in their army. This seemed more evident in Tel Aviv.

In fact, neither city appeals. Christ was rejected in Jerusalem, Matthew 23:37, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!””,  and Tel Aviv  has never known Him.

The Jews have been replaced  as God’s chosen people by Spirit Begotten Christians of all races – Spiritual Israelites, Galatians 3:28, ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.’  They are the ones who will assist Christ in the reconstruction of both cities, after the coming Great Tribulation, and in their rule, after Christ’s return, in the future Kingdom of God.