- Israel cannot use the biblical concept of a promised land or a chosen people to justify new settlements in Jerusalem or territorial claims, a Vatican synod on the Middle East said Saturday.
In its concluding message after two weeks of meetings, bishops from the Middle East also said they hoped a two-state solution for peace between Israel and the Palestinians could be made a reality and called for peaceful conditions that would stop a Christian exodus from the region.
"We have meditated on the situation of the holy city of Jerusalem. We are anxious about the unilateral initiatives that threaten its composition and risk to change its demographic balance," the message said....
Gil Rugh said or, wrote: ....The reason that the Jews are the problem because God chose them to be his people. They have become the center of hatred of Satan the enemy of God. This hatred remains until Jesus Christ, the Messiah, stands on the Earth again.
"The concept of the promised land cannot be used as a base for the justification of the return of Jews to Israel and the displacement of Palestinians," he added. "The justification of Israel's occupation of the land of Palestine cannot be based on sacred scriptures."
Sounds like he is on the side of the muslims!"
If God is involved with the world, (and He is), rather than not involved at all, then God was involved with returning the Jews to Israel.
Not only that He was involved with the "european" impetus which forced them to go back. Just as He has been involved with them throughout history during these last two thousand years.
"25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 27 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance." Rom 11.
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Dr. Alan Cairns | 8/3/2009
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john uk from wales: "
lurker
apparently i have a reading comprehension problem..."
