Many of us in the Christian community believe we are living in the last days. The Bible tells us that we will not know the day or the hour, but the culture in the U.S. and around the world is giving us clues. Culture has never been as bad as it is today and there has never been the same level of Christian persecution worldwide. Maybe the worst thing is that the evil one is successfully driving a wedge within the Christian community and causing fractures that only benefit him.

One of the most pernicious examples of this is many Christian’s perspective on the country of Israel. There is no other country that plays a more central role in the Bible. Jesus was born to Jewish parents, the disciples were mostly Jews, the Apostle Paul had been a religious Jew, Jesus taught in the Temple when he was still a child, the Old Testament is the history of Israel, the early church was made up mostly of converted Jews. The significance of Jewish people and the country of Israel cannot be overstated.

The Bible says that when Jesus returns at the Second Coming, that he returns to Jerusalem. Not the U.S., not Egypt, not Syria, not Lebanon, but Israel. The Bible says that it will be 144,000 converted Jews, from the 12 tribes, who will go out to the world and bring millions to Jesus.

Yet, the evil one has found a vulnerability. There is a growing segment of Christians who are buying into narratives about the Jews not being the chosen people or that Christians should not be supporting the country of Israel. This is dangerous because it aligns these Christians with the Christian-hating woke left and with radical Islam who wants both Jews and Christians wiped from the face of the earth. (First the Saturday people; then the Sunday people as the Islamic saying goes) Is this the company that Christians want to keep?

The arguments for turning against Israel and the Jewish people are arguments that have nothing to do with the Bible’s instructions to Christians. Many claim that the people in Israel are not “religious” or they don’t support the belief that Jesus was/is God. I guess those Christians have not been paying attention or are just not very savvy with world politics and cultures. Of course most people in Israel are secular and not religious. One quarter of the residents of Tel Aviv are gay. What does any of this have to do what the Bible tells us? It is comparing apples with oranges.

There are many Messianic Jews and there are a growing number. Only a portion of Jews in Israel are “religious” Jews and a smaller percent in the U.S. are. Many prominent Jews appreciate that Evangelic Christians support Israel and the Jewish people. Many Jewish Rabbis appreciate the support. Many in the Israeli government appreciate the support from Christians after the October 7th massacre.

But really, none of that matters when you consider that the Bible is very clear about support for Israel. It does not add in a number of modern-day qualifiers.

In Genesis 12:3, Scripture tells us: “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”

And, in Psalm 122:6, the Bible says: “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure.”

A Christian either believes the whole Bible or none of the Bible. Christians are to understand that the Bible is God-breathed and God’s inspired word.

Zechariah 12:3 says: “On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the peoples. All who try to lift it will injure themselves” (NIV). This verse speaks of Jerusalem being a focal point for nations, with those opposing it facing harm.

So, when in 2025, there are Christians who deny this Scripture or who want to inject modern-day nit-picking about secular Jews or about religious Jews who don’t accept Jesus as God, it only serves the evil one and those opposed to Christians and Jews. Don’t be a part of it. There will be false doctrines in the last days. Look around.