MIMI NI MUNGU NA HII NI ARDHI YANGU.

  Kulikuwa na mraibu wa madawa ya kulevya huko Sweden karibu miaka arobaini iliyopita kwamba siku moja, kwa sababu ya kushangaza, alipata wazo kwamba anapaswa kwenda Israeli.  Baada ya ndege kutua alianza kutembea chini kutoka kwenye ndege na katika wakati ule ule ambao mguu wake ulitua kwenye ardhi ya Israeli, alisikia Sauti ikimwambia, ikisema: Mimi ni Mungu, na hii ni Ardhi Yangu.  Alivunjika moyo na kuguswa na maneno haya na hisia za Uwepo na Uwepo wa Mungu katika Israeli, na siku chache baadaye akampokea Yesu Kristo na leo bado yuko kwenye dawa za kulevya, lakini sasa kuwasaidia katika maisha mapya akiiacha na  badala yake kumfuata Yesu.

  Ndugu mmoja kule ninakoishi kaskazini mwa Uswidi aliwahi kusema: kabla sijaenda Israeli nilifikiri Israeli ni kitu cha kidini, ikimaanisha aina fulani ya imani ya kidini bila maana ya ndani, lakini wakati nilikuwa Israeli nilihisi kuwa  kuna jambo maalum kuhusu nchi hiyo.

  Naweza kusema tu amina.  Nilikuwepo huko 2001 bila kuzaliwa mara ya pili na kubatizwa kwa Roho Mtakatifu, na ilifurahisha kuona nchi, na nilikuwa Israeli ingawa sikuipenda sana, na sikuhisi chochote  Maalum.

  Lakini nilipokuja Israeli mnamo 2017, kama muumini wa kuzaliwa tena kwa Yesu Kristo, nikibatizwa kwa Roho Mtakatifu, ilikuwa ya kushangaza kuona Israeli, ikiitwa na waumini wa Kristo kwa Ardhi Takatifu.  Kwanza tulienda kaskazini mwa Israeli na tukatembea kando ya Bahari ya Galilaya.  Kisha tukatembelea magofu ya sinagogi la zamani sana huko Kapernaumu, na nikafikiria: labda Bwana Yesu Kristo alisimama hapa, katika sinagogi hili, aliposoma maneno ya nabii Isaya juu ya Masihi Anayekuja: Roho wa Bwana yu juu yangu Mimi.  Ilikuwa ya kushangaza.

  Na kisha tulienda kwa basi kwenda Yerusalemu, na tulipokaribia jiji kulikuwa na Uwepo Mtakatifu wa Roho wa Bwana kuzunguka mji.

  Lakini basi watu wengine watasema: ikiwa Israeli ni nchi ya kushangaza na ya kushangaza, imekuwaje watu wengi wasichukie na hata wachukie Israeli?  Nina hakika kabisa kuwa sababu ni kwamba mzozo kati ya Israeli, Wapalestina na ulimwengu wa Kiarabu, ndio, kwa kweli dhidi ya ulimwengu wote, kwa kweli ni mzozo wa kiroho.  Ningeweza kukupa sababu nyingi, nyingi kwa nini ndivyo ilivyo, lakini nitakupa sababu moja.

  Karibu kila Mwislamu mmoja ninayemjua hawapendi Israeli, na wengi wao hata wanaichukia Israeli na wanataka kuiangamiza.  Siwahukumu, ninakuambia ukweli tu.

  Lakini Waislamu wengi ambao wamepokea Yesu Kristo mioyoni mwao, wanaanza kuipenda Israeli.  Nimeona hii ninapoishi kaskazini mwa Uswidi, na najua kwamba waumini wa Kristo huko Pakistan wanapenda Israeli.  Unawezaje kuelezea kile kilichotokea ndani ya mioyo yao?

  Yesu amebadilisha mioyo yao!  (Corrie Teen Boom, ambaye wakati wa Vita vya pili vya dunia alikuwa anaficha Wayahudi kutoka kwa wanazi, aliwahi kusema: haiwezekani kumpenda Mungu na sio kupenda watu wa Kiyahudi. Nasema amen, na ningependa kuongeza: kutokupenda Israeli.  )

  Yesu alisema: (Yohana 8:42) ikiwa Mungu angekuwa Baba yenu, mngenipenda, kwa maana nimetoka kwa Mungu.

  Wakati tuna Mungu kama Baba yetu, tutaanza kumpenda Yesu na kila kitu ambacho kimeumbwa na Mungu, lakini haswa wale ambao ni mali ya Mungu.

  Kwa sababu unapompenda Yesu, macho yako ya kiroho hufunguliwa, na unaona kila kitu na kila mtu kwa macho mapya, unaanza kupenda watu wote, Wahindu, Wasioamini Mungu, Waislamu, na haswa utawapenda waumini wa Yesu Kristo, na  Wayahudi na Israeli.  Utaona uzuri, neema, utukufu, wito wa juu ambao Mungu amewapa watu wa Kiyahudi, na utafurahi juu yake.  Hakutakuwa na wivu moyoni mwako, kwa sababu utaelewa kuwa yote ni kwa neema, na mtume Paulo anasema kwamba sisi ni wa mwili huo huo, na wakati sehemu moja ya mwili inateseka, sehemu zingine zitateseka nayo, na  sehemu moja inapotukuzwa (angalia), sehemu zingine zitafurahi nayo.  Hakuna nafasi ya wivu mioyoni mwetu!

  Na ninaamini kuwa dhambi, uhasama katika mioyo yetu kwa Mungu, na wivu, ni sababu kubwa za uhasama dhidi ya Israeli.

  Nakumbuka katika maisha yangu ya zamani nilipokutana na waumini wa Yesu Kristo, walisema: ni jambo la kupendeza sana kuwa mtoto wa Mungu!  Ni ajabu sana kusamehewa!  Nilikasirika, na kufikiria moyoni mwangu: wanawezaje kujivuna na kupuuza kusema kwamba wamechaguliwa na Mungu na watoto Wake!  Je! Wanawezaje kusema kwa urahisi kuwa wamesamehewa?

  Lakini sababu ilikuwa kweli ni wivu na kiburi moyoni MWANGU, kwa sababu niliona amani yao, na neema  yao kwa Mungu na niliwaonea wivu.  Na nilijitenga!  Kwa sababu katika Yesu Kristo, kila mtu amechaguliwa!  Kila mtu asiyeolewa anaweza kuwa mtoto wa Mungu, kila mtu anaweza kuchukua sehemu ya ahadi nzuri, neema na baraka ambazo Mungu amewapa Israeli.

  Kwa sababu mtume Paulo anasema: wakati huo mlikuwa bila Kristo, mkiwa mbali na jamii ya Israeli na wageni kutoka kwa maagano ya ahadi, hamna tumaini na hamna Mungu ulimwenguni.  13 Lakini sasa katika Kristo Yesu ninyi ambao hapo zamani mlikuwa mbali mmekaribishwa kwa damu ya Kristo.

  Watu wengi wanahisi kuwa wanakosa kitu ambacho Israeli na wanafunzi wa Yesu wanacho, na wanaitikia kwa hasira na wivu.

  Lakini kuna wivu mbaya, lakini pia wivu mzuri, hamu ya ndani ya moyo wako.  Nakumbuka nilipokuja kwenye kanisa linaloitwa Mtakatifu Clara nilipoanza kumtafuta Yesu Kristo, niliona kile walichopewa, na kulikuwa na hamu na hamu moyoni mwangu kupewa kitu kama hicho walichopewa.  Nakumbuka haswa asubuhi moja ya Jumapili wakati ibada ya kanisa ilikuwa karibu kuanza, na watu walikuwa wamesimama kanisani, wakikumbatiana na kubusiana, na nyuso zao zilikuwa zinaangaza kama jua, kama vile Yesu alisema katika Mathew?, Nyuso zao zilikuwa  waliojawa na furaha, upendo, amani na utukufu wa Bwana ulikuwa karibu na nyuso zao.  Nakumbuka nikifikiria: Konrad, hapa wanapendana, nataka wanacho watu hawa!

  Kila mtu anaweza kuwa mtoto wa Mungu.  Kila mtu anaweza kuwa mwanachama wa Israeli na kupewa ahadi sawa na vile Mungu amewapa Israeli.  Hiyo ni ya kushangaza, ya ajabu lakini ni kweli!

  Kinachotokea leo na Israeli ni kwamba Bwana Mungu, ambaye ni Mwaminifu milele, Mwenye huruma na amejaa Neema na Ukweli, anatimiza Ahadi yake ya Thamani kwa Ibrahimu.  Mungu alimwahidi Ibrahimu katika Mwanzo: Pia nitakupa wewe na uzao wako baada yako nchi ambayo wewe ni mgeni, nchi yote ya Kanaani, kuwa milki ya milele;  nami nitakuwa Mungu wao.

  Na kupitia manabii kama Isaya na Yeremia Mungu alisema: Naye atasimamisha bendera kwa mataifa, Naye atawakusanya waliotengwa wa Israeli, Na kuwakusanya waliotawanyika wa Yuda katika pembe nne za dunia.  Ninaamini kwamba bendera kwa mataifa yote ni Israeli, na leo ametimiza Ahadi yake ya Thamani.

  Kulikuwa na unabii kuhusu 1880 ambao ulisema kwamba Wayahudi watarudi katika nchi yao wenyewe, kwamba kutakuwa na serikali ya Kiyahudi na kwamba Israeli na Yerusalemu zitakuwa katikati ya umakini wa walimwengu. Karibu kila mtu alicheka tu, hata waumini wa Kristo, na akasema hiyo haiwezekani.  Miaka 150 iliyopita karibu Wayahudi hawakuishi katika ile iliyokuwa ikiitwa Palestina, na ilikuwa sehemu isiyo na maana ya Dola ya Ottoman ya Uturuki, na kusema kwamba itakuwa serikali ya Kiyahudi na kuwa katikati ya tahadhari ya ulimwengu, ingekuwa karibu  kuwa kama kusema kwamba Byske, kijiji kidogo ninachoishi, kitakuwa kituo cha tahadhari ya Sweden na Ulaya.  Ilionekana kuwa haiwezekani.

  Lakini Mungu wetu, Bwana Mungu Mwenyezi, ni Mungu anayeweza na anapenda kufanya yasiyowezekana iwezekanavyo.  Kwa Kiingereza unasema: JESUS IS ABLE , Yesu Anauwezo!  Leo, kwa neema ya Yesu Kristo. Kuna jimbo la Kiyahudi linaloitwa Israeli, Wayahudi kutoka kote ulimwenguni wanaieneza zaidi na zaidi, na ndio kitovu cha tahadhari ya media kwa sababu mara kitu kinapotokea Israeli, ni vichwa vya habari.  katika vyombo vya habari.  Na kwa neema ya Yesu Kristo, kama muujiza, Israeli haijashindwa na nchi zenye uadui zilizo karibu ambazo zimeapa kuifuta Israeli, lakini Mungu ameipigania Israeli na kuihifadhi.

  Dada mmoja huko Byske aliniambia juu ya Myahudi wa Uswidi ambaye alikuwa ameokolewa wakati wa safari ya kwenda Israeli, na siku moja kikundi chake cha watalii kilikuwa kikiomba kwenye Ukuta wa Magharibi kutoka Hekalu la Kale, ambalo mara nyingi huitwa Ukuta wa Kilio.  Aliporudi kwenye hoteli Bwana akasema: rudi kwenye Mlima wa Hekalu na uombe kwenye Ukuta.  Aliporudi na kuomba kwa mikono yake kwenye Ukuta Mtakatifu, aliona maono ya Yerusalemu na Israeli, na akaona Mkono Mkubwa, Nguvu na Nguvu ukiwa umetulia juu ya mji wa Yerusalemu na Israeli.

  Kile Mungu amefanya kwa Israeli ni cha kushangaza.  Zaburi 121 inasema: Tazama, Yeye anayeshika Israeli Hatasinzia wala kulala.  Dhidi ya shida zote, Israeli bado iko kwenye ramani.  Na zaidi ya hayo, Mungu amewabariki Israeli sana.  Waalimu wengi wa Biblia wanasema kwamba katika siku za mwisho, Israeli itazungukwa kabisa na maadui zao, na nguvu ya kijeshi ya Israeli itazidiwa kabisa na maadui, na hakuna hata nchi moja itakayoweza kuwasaidia au kuwa tayari kuwasaidia.  Kila kitu kitaonekana kutokuwa na tumaini kabisa kwa Israeli, kwa wale ambao wanaangalia kwa macho yao ya kibinadamu, na sio macho ya kiroho na macho ya imani.  Lakini hapo watamlilia Masihi wao aliyeahidiwa, na Bwana Yesu Kristo atarudi kutoka Mbinguni kuwaokoa na kuwashinda maadui zao wote.

  Na ninaamini kwamba Neno linathibitisha kwamba, kwa mfano nabii Zakaria anasema: Hapo ndipo atakapotokea BWANA , naye atapigana na mataifa hayo, kama vile alipopigana zamani siku ya vita.  Na siku hiyo miguu yake itasimama juu ya Mlima wa Mizeituni.  (Zakaria 14: 3-4

  Ninaamini ni juu ya Ujio wa Yesu Kristo, Na Israeli ni ishara kubwa kwamba iko karibu.

  Barani Afrika miaka miwili iliyopita katika safari ya misheni, Bwana alizungumza na dada Liliane na kusema: Nasikia sauti ya Nyayo.  Kuwa tayari kunyakuliwa juu angani, kukutana nami.

  Katika sura ya 24 ya Mathayo  wanafunzi wanamuuliza Bwana: Ishara ya kuja kwako itakuwa nini?  Na tafadhali angalia kile Yesu anasema kwanza: angalia kwamba mtu asikudanganye!  Halafu Yesu anazungumza juu ya ishara za Kuja Kwake, kama matetemeko ya ardhi, uvumi wa vita, taifa dhidi ya taifa, lakini Bwana huzungumza zaidi ya yote juu ya udanganyifu wa kiroho kama ishara ya kweli na kubwa ya Ujio Wake.  Manabii wa uwongo na mitume wataibuka, watafanya ishara kubwa na maajabu labda kudanganya hata wateule, hata wanafunzi wa kweli wa Yesu Kristo, kwa hivyo tafadhali kumbuka kwamba huu ni wakati wa udanganyifu mkubwa wa kiroho.

  Yesu alisema: Mimi ndimi nuru ya ulimwengu.  Yeye anifuataye hatakwenda gizani kamwe bali atakuwa na nuru ya uzima. ”  (Yohana 8:12).

  Na katika Mathayo 5:15 inasema: Wala watu hawawashi taa na kuiweka chini ya pishi, bali juu ya kiango; nayo yawaangaza wote waliomo nyumbani.

  Wakati naona watu wanaompenda na kumtumikia Bwana Yesu Kristo, kama watu wakuu wa Mungu kama David Wilkerson au Carter Conlon kutoka USA, naona nuru na utukufu kwenye nyuso zao, kuna nuru, furaha na upendo ndani yao. Na ninapowasikia wakihubiri, nasikia kwamba ni kulingana na Neno la Mungu.  Na ninapoona nyuso zao, na macho yao nuru inaonekana, mimi mwenyewe nimejazwa na tunda la Roho, nimejaa furaha, amani na upendo na nimevutiwa nao na ningependa kuwakumbatia, lakini Uwepo Mtakatifu wa Yesu Kristo ndani yao  unaweza kunifanya nisite kwa sababu ya Hofu ya Mungu ndani yangu.

  Leo kuna watu wengine, manabii wenye nguvu na mitume, haswa Amerika, na hufanya ishara kubwa na maajabu, wanawavuta wengi waliozaliwa mara ya pili na waumini waliojazwa roho na Yesu Kristo kwa makanisa na mafundisho yao, wamefanikiwa sana na  kuinuliwa na kusifiwa duniani kote.  Lakini ninapoona nyuso na macho yao, hakuna nuru kabisa, hakuna utukufu wa Mungu, hakuna furaha na upendo machoni pao.  Badala yake naona giza na wepesi, na ninapowaona sivutiwi, badala yake nataka kutembea kwa mwelekeo mwingine.  Na ninapowasikia wakihubiri, ninaweza kuelewa wazi kwamba hii SI injili sawa na ile aliyohubiri mtume Paulo.  Ndio, wananukuu aya kadhaa, lakini hawahubiri Neno la Mungu kwa ukamilifu, lakini ni vitu tu ambavyo vinasaidia mafundisho na mafundisho yao mapya na wanafanya kwa faida ya kibinafsi.

  Ninasema hivi kwa upendo na kwa huzuni, nimeona nyuso na macho mengi ya waumini wa Kristo ambao wamebatizwa kwa Roho Mtakatifu na kwa macho ambayo hapo awali yalikuwa yamejaa upendo na furaha, lakini baada ya miaka michache ya kuwasikiliza hawa  mitume wakubwa, kama vile mtume Paulo angewaita, hubadilika na kuwa wepesi.  Ninawaambia kwamba kuna wahubiri wengi kama hii leo na hii ni mbaya sana.  Usidanganyike, mitume wote na Yesu Kristo mwenyewe walisema juu ya Wakati kabla ya Kuja Kwake.

  Ikiwa unaelewa ni nini ninazungumza utaelewa, mshukuru Yesu kwa hilo , kwa sababu umepewa utambuzi ambao unaweza kuokoa nafsi yako na labda maisha wengine pia, ikiwa wanakusikiliza.  Lakini ikiwa hauelewi, tafadhali muulize Bwana kwa sala unaporudi nyumbani: Yesu, unazungumza juu ya watu gani katika Mathew 7: 15-23 na Mathew 24?  Konrad alikuwa akiongea juu ya nani leo?  Tafadhali, nifunulie ukweli!  Ukiomba hivyo kwa moyo wa dhati, ninaamini kabisa kwamba Yesu Kristo atajibu maombi yako.

  Injili za uwongo, manabii na mitume ni ishara kubwa kwa Yesu kurudi hivi karibuni, lakini Israeli pia ni ishara kubwa, kwa sababu katika Mathew 24 Yesu pia anazungumza juu ya mtini kama ishara.  Mtini mara nyingi hutumiwa katika Biblia kama picha ya Israeli, Agano Jipya na la Kale, na baada ya hapo Yesu alizungumza kwa ukali kabisa na mtini katika injili, watu wa Kiyahudi mara tu baada ya hapo walilazimika kuondoka nchini mwao na walikuwa  wametawanyika kote ulimwenguni.

  Lakini Yesu alisema kwamba mnapoona mtini umeanza kutoa majani, mnajua kwamba wakati wa kiangazi umekaribia.  Pia, unapoona haya yote, ujue ya kuwa yuko karibu, milangoni.  Leo mtini, Israeli, unastawi na kuzaa matunda mengi, katika sayansi, tiba, kilimo na njia zingine nyingi, na pia kuna uamsho katika Israeli, Wayahudi wengi wanampokea Yesu kama Masihi wao.  Mtini una majani leo.  Yesu yuko mlangoni .

  Mwishowe, itakuwaje Yesu atakaporudi?  Usisahau kwamba Biblia inasema kwamba Wakristo wawili watakuja Mwisho: Yesu Kristo na Mpinga Kristo, na mtume Paulo anatumia maneno sawa sawa na Yesu juu ya kuonekana kwake: usidanganyike.

  Ninaamini kwamba watu wengi, pia waliozaliwa mara ya pili na waumini waliojazwa na roho katika Kristo, wanaweza kudanganywa na Mpinga Kristo, kwa sababu kuna utambuzi mdogo wa kiroho na udanganyifu leo.

  Nina kitu ambacho ninaita sheria ya tai, na ninaamini kuwa ni muhimu kwako.  Ninapenda ndege na haswa tai, kwa sababu ni hodari na hodari, kwa hivyo Ninapoenda kwenye baiskeli yangu katika usiku mzuri na mkali wa majira ya joto kaskazini mwa Sweden, mara nyingi mimi huona rovfågel, na mimi hujiuliza mara moja: ni tai?  Lakini nimejifunza kuwa ikiwa ni swali, “ni tai?”, Basi sio tai.  Kwa sababu tai anapokuja kuruka, ni mkubwa sana, mwenye nguvu kwa hivyo unajua mara moja na mtu wako wa ndani kuwa ni tai.  Hamna shaka.

  Ni sawa na Kuja kwa Yesu Kristo.  Wakati unakuja wakati wa mateso na Dhiki kubwa ulimwenguni, na mtu anajitokeza kwa ishara kubwa na maajabu, na nguvu kubwa ya kiroho, na anadai kuwa yeye ni Mungu na labda anasema kuwa yeye ndiye Kristo amerudi duniani, na unajisikia sawa  swali dogo kabisa moyoni mwako: hivi kweli ni Yesu Kristo?  Basi unaweza kufikiria juu ya sheria ya tai, na unaweza kusema: SI Yesu Kristo!

  Kwa sababu wakati Yesu Kristo anaporudi wakati huu, Yeye huja kutoka Mbinguni, sio kutoka duniani.  Mbingu zitafunguliwa, na mabilioni ya Malaika wenye Nguvu watakuja, na Yesu mwenyewe atakuja akipanda farasi mweupe.  Kwa maana kama vile umeme unavyotokea Mashariki na kuangaza magharibi, ndivyo pia kuja kwa Mwana wa Adamu.  Yesu anasema kuwa itakuwa dhahiri sana kwamba Yesu amerudi, kwa hivyo hakuna mtu, anayeamini kuwa kuna Mungu, hakuna Mhindu, hakuna Mbudha, hakuna Mwislamu, hakuna mtu anayeweza kukataa au hata shaka kwamba Yesu amerudi duniani.  Utukufu wa Kuja kwa Yesu utakuwa mkubwa sana kwamba hakuna mtu anayeweza kusimama dhidi Yake, kutilia shaka au kukana, kwamba Yeye Ndiye Yeye Anayesema Yeye Ndio.  Kwa sababu kila goti litapigwa na kila ulimi ukiri kwamba Yesu Kristo ndiye Bwana, kwa utukufu wa Mungu Baba.  Haleluya.

  Mungu akasema: Mimi ni Mungu na hii ni Ardhi Yangu.  Hakuna mtu anayeweza kubadilisha ukweli kwamba Mungu yupo na kwamba Israeli ni Ardhi Yake Mwenyewe.  Bwana akamwambia dada Liliane: Nasikia sauti ya Nyayo.  Kuwa tayari kunyakuliwa juu angani kukutana nami.  Hakuna mtu anayeweza kubadilisha ukweli kwamba Yesu yuko karibu kurudi duniani.  Kitu pekee sisi kama wanadamu tunaweza au tunapaswa kufanya ni kuamua ni upande gani tunataka kuwa upande: kwa Yesu au dhidi ya Yesu.  Hakuna chaguo la tatu.  Ndio au hapana.

  Chagua leo kusema ndiyo kwa Yesu, mpokee kama Bwana na Mwokozi wako ili uwe tayari wakati atarudi mbinguni haraka sana.  Amina.

I Am God and this is My Land

There was a drug addict in Sweden about forty years ago that one day, for some strange reason, got the idea that he should go to Israel. After the plane had landed he started to walk downstairs from the aero plane, and in the same moment that his foot landed on Israeli soil, he heard a Voice speaking to him, saying: I Am God, and this is My Land. He was crushed and touched by these words and by the feeling of God’s Existence and Presence in Israel, and a few days later he received Jesus Christ and today he is still into drugs, but now to help them into a new life leaving it behind and instead following Jesus. 

A brother where I live in northern Sweden once said: before I went to Israel I thought that Israel was mostly something religious, meaning some kind of outer form of religious faith without any deeper, spiritual meaning, but when I was in Israel I felt that there is something special about that country.

I can only say amen. I was there in 2001 without having been born again and baptized in the Holy Spirit, and It was interesting to see the country, and I was pro Israel even though I didn’t really love it so much, and I didn’t feel anything special. 

But when I came to Israel in 2017, as a born again believer in Jesus Christ, baptized in the Holy Spirit, it was amazing to see Israel, called by believers in Christ for the Holy Land. First we went to northern Israel and walked along the Sea of Galilee. Then we visited the ruins of a very old synagogue in Kapernaum, and I thought: maybe the Lord Jesus Christ stood here, in this synagogue, when He read the words of the prophet Isaiah about the Coming Messiah: the Spirit of the Lord is upon Me. It was amazing. 

And then we went by bus to Jerusalem, and as we approached the city there was such a Holy Presence of the Lord’s Spirit around the city. 

But then some people will say: if Israel is such a wonderful and amazing country, how come that so many people dislike and even hate Israel? I am fully convinced that the reason is that the conflict between Israel, the Palestinians and the Arab world, yes, in fact against most of the world, is in fact a spiritual conflict. I could give you many, many reasons why that’s the way it is, but I will give you one single reason. 

Almost every single Muslim that I know dislike Israel, and most of them even hate Israel and want to destroy it. I don’t judge them, I am just telling you the truth.

But many many Muslims that have received Jesus Christ in their hearts, they begin to love Israel. I have seen this where I live in northern Sweden, and I know that the believers in Christ in Pakistan love Israel. How can you explain what’s happened in their hearts?

Jesus has changed their hearts! Corrie Teen Boom, who during the Second World War was hiding Jews from the nazis, she once said: it’s impossible to love God and not love the Jewish people. I say amen, and I would like to add: to not love Israel.

Jesus said: (John 8:42) if God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have proceeded forth and come from God. 

When we have God as our a Father, we will begin to love Jesus and everything that is created by God, but especially those who really belong to God. 

Because when you love Jesus, your spiritual eyes are opened, and you see everything and everyone with new eyes, you begin to love all people, the Hindus, Atheists, the Muslims, and especially you will love the believers in Jesus Christ, and the Jews and Israel. You will see the beauty, the grace, the glory, the high calling that God has given the Jewish people, and you will rejoice over it. There will be no envy in your heart, because you will understand that it’s all by grace, and the apostle Paul says that we belong to the same body, and when one part of the body suffers, the other parts will suffer with it, and when one part is being glorified (check), the other parts will rejoice with it. There is no place for envy in our hearts! 

And I believe that sin, the hostility in our hearts for God, and envy, are some big reasons for the hostility against Israel. 

I remember in my old life when I met believers in Jesus Christ, and they said: it’s so wonderful to be a child of God! It’s so wonderful to be forgiven! I was upset, almost angered, and thought in my heart: how can they be so proud and Ignorant to say that they are chosen by God and His children! How can they so easily say that they are forgiven? 

But the reason was actually envy and pride in MY heart, because I saw their peace, grace and trust in God and I envied them. And I excluded myself! Because in Jesus Christ, everyone is chosen! Everyone single person can become a child of God, everyone can take part of the wonderful promises, grace and blessings that God has given to Israel. 

Because the apostle Paul says: that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 

Many people feel that they miss something that Israel and the disciples of Jesus have, and they react with anger and envy. 

But there’s a bad envy, but also a good envy, an inner longing of your heart. I remember when I came to a church called Saint Clara when I started to seek Jesus Christ, I saw what they had been given, and there was such a longing and desire in my heart to be given the same thing as they had. I remember especially one Sunday morning when the church service was about to start, and people were standing in the church, hugging and kissing each other, and their faces were shining forth like the sun, just as Jesus said in Mathew ?, their faces were so filled with joy, love, peace and the glory of the Lord was around their faces. I remember thinking: Konrad, here they love each other, I want what these people have! 

Everyone can become a child of God. Everyone can be a member of Israel and be given the same promises as God has given Israel. That’s amazing, wonderful but it’s true! 

What’s happening today with Israel is that the Lord God, who is forever Faithful, Merciful and full of Grace and Truth, is fulfilling His Precious Promise to Abraham. God promised Abraham in Genesis: Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in[f] which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. 

And through the prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah God said: He will set up a banner for the nations, And will assemble the outcasts of Israel, And gather together the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. I believe that the banner for all the nations is Israel, and today He has kept His Precious Promise. 

There were prophecies about 1880 that said that the Jews would return to their own country, that there would be a Jewish state and that Israel and Jerusalem would be in the center of the worlds attention. almost everyone just laughed, even believers in Christ, and said that’s impossible. 150 years ago almost no Jews lived in what then was called Palestine, and it was an insignificant part of the Turkish Ottoman Empire, and to say that it would be a Jewish state and be at the center of the attention of the world, would almost be like saying that Byske, the small village where I live, would become the center of the attention of Sweden and Europe. It seemed so unlikely. 

But Our God, the Lord God Almighty, is a God who can and loves to do the impossible possible. In Swahili you say: Jesu Anaweza, Jesus Is Able! Today, by the grace of Jesus Christ, there is a Jewish state called Israel, Jews from all over the world are populating it more and more, and it’s the center of the mass media’s attention because as soon as something happens in Israel, it’s headlines in media. And by the grace of Jesus Christ, as a miracle, Israel has NOT been defeated by surrounding hostile countries who have sworn to wipe out Israel, but God has fought for Israel and preserved it. 

A sister in Byske told me about a Swedish Jew who had been saved during a journey to Israel, and one day his tourist group had been praying at the Western Wall from the Old Temple, often called the Wailing Wall. When he returned to the hotel the Lord said: go back to the Temple Mount and pray at the Wall. When he came back and prayed with his hands at the Holy Wall, he saw a vision of Jerusalem and Israel, and he saw a Big, Powerful and Almighty Hand resting over the city of Jerusalem and Israel. 

What God has done for Israel is amazing. Psalms 121 says: Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. Against all of the odds, Israel is still on the map. And even more, God has blessed Israel richly. Many Bible teachers say that in the last days, Israel will be totally surrounded by its enemies, and the military strength of Israel will be totally outnumbered by the enemies, and not a single country will be able or willing to help them. Everything will look totally hopeless for Israel, for those who look with their human eyes, and not the spiritual eyes and eyes of faith. But then they will cry out to their Promised Messiah, and the Lord Jesus Christ will come back from Heaven to their rescue and defeat all of their enemies. 

And I believe that the Word confirms that, for instance the prophet Zachariah says: Then the Lord will go forth And fight against those nations. As He fights in the day of battle.And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives. (Zachariah 14:3) 

I believe it’s about the Coming of Jesus Christ, And Israel is a great sign that it is near. 

In Africa two years ago on a mission trip, the Lord spoke to sister Liliane and said: I hear the sound of Footsteps. Be ready to be raptured up into the sky, to meet Me. 

In Mathew chapter 24 the disciples ask the Lord: what will be the Sign of Your Coming? And please note what Jesus says first of all: take heed that no one deceives you! And then Jesus speaks about the signs of His Coming, like earthquakes, rumors of war, nation against nation, but the Lord speaks MOST OF ALL about spiritual deception as the surest and biggest sign of His Coming. False prophets and apostles will rise, make great signs and wonders to maybe deceive even the elect, even the true disciples of Jesus Christ, so please remember that this is a time of great spiritual deception. 

Jesus said: I Am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” (John 8:12). 

And in Mathew Jesus said: you are the light of the world. A city on a hill can not be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under the a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives to all who are in the house. 

When I see people who love and serve the Lord Jesus Christ, like great men of God like David Wilkerson or Carter Conlon from USA, I see a light and a glory on their faces, there is a light, a joy and a love in their eyes. And when I hear them preach, I hear that it’s according to the Word of God. And when I see their faces, I am myself filled with the fruit of the Spirit, I am filled with joy, peace and love and I am drawn to them and I would like to hug them, but the Holy Presence of Jesus Christ in them might make me hesitate because of the Fear of God in me. 

Today there are other people, mighty prophets and apostles, especially in the USA, and they perform great signs and wonders, they draw many many born again and spirit filled believers in Jesus Christ to their churches and teachings, they are very successful and they are exalted and praised all over the world. But when I see their faces and eyes, there is no light at all, no glory of God, no joy and love in their eyes. Instead I see a darkness and dullness, and when I see them I am not drawn to, instead I want to walk in the opposite direction. And when I hear them preach, I can very clearly understand that this is NOT the same gospel as the apostle Paul preached. Yes, they do quote some verses, but they don’t preach the Word of God in its fullness, but only things which support their new teachings and doctrines and they do it for personal gain. 

I have, and I say this in love and with sadness, seen many faces and eyes of believers in Christ who are baptized in the Holy Spirit and with eyes which once were full of love and joy, but after a few years of listening to these super apostles, as the apostle Paul would have called them, turn dark and dull. I am telling you that there are many preachers like this today and this is actually serious. Don’t be deceived, said both the apostles and Jesus Christ Himself about the Time prior to His Coming. 

If you understand approximately what and who I am speaking about today, please thank Jesus for it, because you have been given discernment that might save your soul and life and maybe others also, if they listen to you. But if you don’t understand, please ask the Lord in prayer when you get back home: Jesus, what people are you speaking about in Mathew 7:15-23 and Mathew 24? Who was Konrad speaking about today? Please, reveal the truth to me! If you pray like that with a sincere heart, I fully believe that Jesus Christ will answer your prayer. 

False gospels, prophets and apostles are a great sign for Jesus to come back soon, but Israel is also a big sign, because in Mathew 24 Jesus also speaks about the fig tree as a sign. The fig tree is often used in the Bible as a picture of Israel, both New and Old Testament, and after that Jesus spoke quite harshly to a fig tree in the gospels, the Jewish people very soon after that had to leave their country and were scattered all over the world. 

But Jesus said that when you see the fig tree starting to put forth leaves, you know that the summer is near. Also, when you see all of these things, know that it is near, at the doors. Today the fig tree, Israel, is flourishing and bearing much fruit, in science, medicine, agriculture and many other ways, and there is also revival in Israel, many Jews receive Jesus as their Messiah. The fig tree has leaves today. Jesus is at the Doors. 

Finally, what will it look like when Jesus comes back? Don’t forget that the Bible says that two Christs will come in the End: Jesus Christ and the Antichrist, and the apostle Paul uses the exact same words as Jesus about his appearance: don’t be deceived. 

I believe that many people, also born again and spirit filled believers in Christ, might be deceived by the Antichrist, because there is so little spiritual discernment and watchfulness today. 

I have something that I call the eagle rule, and I believe that it’s useful for you. I love birds and especially eagles, because they are so mighty and majestic, so When I go on my bike in the beautiful and bright summer nights in northern Sweden, I oftentimes see a rovfågel, and I immediately ask myself: is it an eagle? But I have learned that if it’s a question, “is it an eagle?”, then it’s not an eagle. Because when an eagle comes flying, it’s so big, powerful and majestic, so you instantly KNOW with all of your inner man that it’s an eagle. There is no doubt. 

It’s the same way with the Coming of Jesus Christ. When there comes a time of great suffering and Tribulations in the world, and someone steps forth with great signs and wonders, with great spiritual power, and claims to be God and maybe says that he is Christ come back to earth, and you feel just the smallest question in your heart: is this really Jesus Christ? Then you can think about the eagle rule, and you can say: it’s NOT Jesus Christ! 

Because when Jesus Christ comes back this time, He comes from Heaven, not from earth. The Heavens will be made open, and billions of Mighty Angels will come, and Jesus Himself will come riding upon a white Horse. For as the lightning comes from the East and flashes to the west, so also will the Coming of the Son of Man be. Jesus says that it’s going to be so obvious that Jesus is back, so no one, no atheist, no Hindu, no Buddhist, no Muslim, no one can deny or even doubt that Jesus is back on earth. The Glory of Jesus’s Coming will be so great that no one can stand against Him, doubt or deny, that He Is Who He says He Is. Because every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ Is the Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Hallelujah.

God said: I Am God and this is My Land. No man can change the fact that God exists and that Israel is His Own Land. And the Lord said to sister Liliane: I hear the sound of Footsteps. Be ready to be raptured up into the sky to meet Me. No man can change the fact that Jesus is about to come back to earth. The only thing we as human beings can or should do is to decide what side we want to be on: for Jesus or against Jesus. There is no third option. Yes or no. 

Choose today to say yes to Jesus, receive Him as your Lord and Savior so that you are ready when He very soon comes back on the skies. Amen.