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BIBLE BELIEVERS SUNDAY SERVICE: A Message For America, Israel And The Church In The Last Days

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November 23, 2025

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What would it look like if God were to give an end times message to America, Israel and the Church in the last days with a ‘progress report’ on how they were doing?

If God were somehow to bring back our Founding Fathers to have a chat with our current government, what might they say to them? If God were to bring back the prophets of the Old Testament to speak with the leaders of modern-day Israel, what might that look like? If God were to bring back the apostles of the News Testament to give our modern-day church a ‘progress report’, how do you think that might go? On this Sunday Service, we image from the Bible just what those three events might look like. Preached live this morning at the Bible Believers Church at the Bookstore in Palatka, Florida.

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A Message For America, Israel And The Church In The Last Days

What Would the Founding Fathers Say to America’s Leaders Today?

Like it or not, America has been tied to the Jews from the very beginning, long before Israel became a nation again. The primary Jewish financier of the American Revolution was Haym Salomon, a Polish-born patriot and broker who played a crucial role in funding the war effort. He is credited with raising much of the money – $24,205,103.45 in today’s money – needed to finance the Revolution and save the new nation from financial collapse.

Not only that but in the days of the American Revolution there was not the Geneva Bible but a different bible stuck in the pockets of the soldiers in the Continental Army. What became known as the ‘bible of the revolution’ was Robert Aitken’s 1771 King James New Testament, it was the Bible that ushered in victory for the fledging patriots. By 1782, Aitken had secured the backing of Congress to publish the entire King James Bible, one year later the war would be over, and America would officially and formally be a free nation. Those early Americans were not confused about the power behind the ‘word of a king’, and it was no accident or coincidence that the King James Bible was the foundation upon this nation was granted victory by Almighty God. In 1782, the Aitken King James Bible was endorsed by Congress for use in American schools. In 2021, that same Congress is right now crafting ‘hate speech’ laws in an attempt to make use of the Bible a crime. Think about that as you celebrate your freedom on the next Independence Day. God used a Jew and the King James Bible to establish America.

If the founding fathers could stand in the halls of power in Washington, D.C., and witness the state of this nation here on the cusp of the end times, I believe their words would thunder like they did in 1776 — but with even greater urgency. They would not mince words; they would speak plainly, prophetically, and with the clarity of men who feared God far more than they feared kings.

“I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.” Isaiah 65:1 (KJB)

A Rebuke for Abandoning the God Who Founded This Nation

The founders understood something our leaders have forgotten: that liberty cannot survive apart from the fear of the Lord. Though they were not all born-again Christians, they knew the Bible to be the moral foundation of a free people. Today’s leaders, drunk on power, would be reminded that:

“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.” Psalm 33:12 (KJB)

But America in 2025 wants the blessings of God without the obedience to God. The founders would tell our leaders that you cannot expel prayer from schools, celebrate abominations, redefine truth, exalt lawlessness, and then expect Heaven to smile on your rebellion.

They Would Condemn the Corruption of Government Power

Men like Washington, Adams, and Madison feared the rise of a centralized, tyrannical power more than foreign armies. They would look at our bloated federal machine — surveillance, censorship, endless bureaucracy, the militarized Department of War — and warn:

“This is exactly the kind of government we shed blood to escape.”

The founders believed the purpose of government was not to control the people, but to protect their God-given rights. Today, those rights are treated as bargaining chips. Freedom of speech? Negotiable. Religious liberty? Optional. Bodily autonomy? Only when politically convenient. The founders would see this as a betrayal of the very covenant they wrote into the Declaration of Independence.

They Would Warn That a Nation Without Virtue Cannot Stand

John Adams famously said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.” He meant that liberty requires personal responsibility, self-governance, and reverence for divine authority. Today’s leaders celebrate decadence, reward sloth, punish righteousness, and call evil good.

The founders would recognize this immediately — because they read the same Bible we hold in our hands:

“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” Isaiah 5:20 (KJB)

They would warn that no constitution, however brilliant, can preserve a people determined to destroy themselves through sin.

They Would Call America to Repentance

The founders would not offer political reform first — they would demand spiritual awakening. They would remind us that America rose because it aligned itself, however imperfectly, with the biblical principles of righteousness, liberty, and divine accountability. And they would remind our leaders that America will fall for the exact same reason ancient Israel fell:

“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.” Proverbs 14:34 (KJB)

They Would Tell Our Leaders to Fear God Again

At the heart of it all, the founders would deliver a message that America desperately needs in this Laodicean hour:

“Return to the God of the Bible, for without Him America cannot and will not stand.”

They would tell our leaders that power without righteousness becomes tyranny. Freedom without morality becomes chaos. Prosperity without gratitude becomes idolatry.

And you may well imagine them closing with something like this:

“We gave you a republic — if you can keep it. But without the fear of God, you won’t.”

What Would the Old Testament Prophets Say to Modern-Day Israel’s Leaders Today?

If Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, and the rest of God’s prophets could walk the streets of Jerusalem right now and sit across from the leaders of modern-day Israel, their message would be thunderous, uncompromising, and unmistakably biblical. The prophets were never politicians — they were mouthpieces for the LORD, and they spoke Truth even when Truth cost them everything.

Today, with Israel on the threshold of the time of Jacob’s trouble, those ancient voices would rise again with warnings that echo straight into the present hour.

They Would Rebuke Israel for Trusting in Human Alliances Over the LORD

The prophets would call out Israel’s dependence on America, the UN, global powers, and military might rather than the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Isaiah already addressed this mindset:

“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!” Isaiah 31:1 (KJB)

Modern Israel’s leaders — brilliant strategists, hardened soldiers, masters of intelligence — would be reminded that no Iron Dome can substitute for the LORD of Hosts.

They Would Condemn Israel’s Spiritual Blindness and Secularism

The prophets would look at Israel — a nation chosen by God, regathered in unbelief exactly as Ezekiel 37 foretold — and grieve that most of the people do not yet know their Messiah. They would say what they said before:

“Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.” Isaiah 1:2 (KJB)

Israel’s leaders today, many of whom are secular, agnostic, or culturally religious at best, would hear the same rebuke Israel heard 2,700 years ago: You honor your heritage, but not your God.

They Would Warn That the Time of Jacob’s Trouble Is Approaching

Jeremiah would recognize this generation immediately. He would point at Israel’s enemies gathering around her, the rising hatred of the nations, and the coming false peace, and he’d declare:

“Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.” Jeremiah 30:7 (KJB)

He would remind Israel’s leaders that the darkest night comes before the dawn of the Messiah’s return, and that the world is rapidly positioning itself for Daniel’s 70th Week.

They Would Expose the Danger of Dividing God’s Land

Joel, Amos, and Zechariah would thunder against any modern political plan that seeks to divide Jerusalem or carve up the land for false peace agreements:

“I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.” Joel 3:2 (KJB)

The prophets would tell Israel’s leaders — and the nations pressuring them — that the land belongs to the LORD, not diplomats or foreign governments. Every peace deal that trades land for promises is a step toward judgment, not stability.

They Would Call Out Hypocrisy, Corruption, and Injustice Within the Nation

The prophets were relentless about internal corruption. Amos would not hold back:

“Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.” Amos 5:11 (KJB)

They would warn that spiritual revival cannot come without national repentance — not merely political reform, but a return to righteousness.

They Would Plead With Israel to Recognize Their Messiah

Above all, the prophets would point Israel back to the One they pierced (Zechariah 12:10). They would cry out that the Scriptures have already been fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth, and that the nation stands at the edge of the final prophetic timeline.

This would be the core of their message:

“Return unto the Messiah you rejected, for He is coming again — and soon.”

They Would Promise Hope — Real Hope — Based on God’s Covenant

But the prophets never ended with despair. They always returned to the unbreakable promises of God. They would remind Israel’s leaders that despite the coming chastisement, the LORD will keep His covenant:

“And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.” Amos 9:15 (KJB)

They would proclaim that the King is coming, the throne of David will be restored, and Israel’s Messiah will reign from Jerusalem in the Millennium.

What Would the Apostles of the New Testament Say to the Modern-Day Church?

If Peter, Paul, John, James, and Jude could stand in the pulpits of our Laodicean churches today, their message would not be soft, seeker-friendly, or politically correct. It would be a blistering rebuke, a call to repentance, and a reminder that the Church purchased by the blood of Jesus Christ has drifted far from the blueprint recorded in the Scriptures.

The apostles were men who preached Christ crucified, risen, and coming again. They feared God, not men. They understood the difference between the gospel of the kingdom and the gospel of the grace of God. And if they spoke to the modern church, they would expose just how far we have fallen in these last days.

They Would Rebuke the Church for Becoming Laodicean, Lukewarm, and Self-Satisfied

John, who penned Revelation by inspiration of the Holy Ghost, would immediately recognize our age:

“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:15–16 (KJB)

The apostles would condemn our obsession with comfort, entertainment, and relevance. They would rebuke the pastors who replaced preaching with “conversations,” doctrine with dialogue, and holiness with humanism. Today’s church has become rich in goods, poor in faith, and blind to its own apostasy.

They Would Expose False Teachers, False Prophets, and False Gospels

Paul’s warning to the Galatians would thunder through the modern church world:

“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.” Galatians 1:8 (KJB)

They would condemn the prosperity preachers, celebrity pastors, motivational speakers, and wolves in sheep’s clothing who sell a sanitized Christianity without repentance, without separation, and without power. Jude would rise and remind the church that:

“Certain men crept in unawares… ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness…” Jude 1:4 (KJB)

They Would Call Christians Back to Preaching the Gospel of the Grace of God

The apostles would remind the church that the mission was never to build empires, accumulate wealth, or blend with the world. It was to preach the gospel — the gospel for the Church Age:

“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 (KJB)

They would command the church to get back on the streets, back in the highways and hedges, back to winning lost souls before the catching away of the Church takes place.

They Would Rebuke the Church for Loving the World More Than the Lord

James would look at our compromise with culture and declare:

“Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.” James 4:4 (KJB)

The apostles would condemn the churches that embrace woke ideology, promote sin, water down Scriptures, and imitate the world’s morals, music, methods, and mindset.

Paul would stand up and say what he already said:

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2 (KJB)

They Would Warn That Apostasy is the Sign of the End Times

Paul would explain that what we are witnessing now — the falling away, the denial of Scripture, the rise of counterfeit Christianity — is exactly what he prophesied:

“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine…” 2 Timothy 4:3 (KJB)

“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;” 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (KJB)

The apostles would make it clear that the church is not headed toward revival — but toward departure. And that departure will culminate not in renewed holiness, but in the blessed hope, the catching away of the Church.

They Would Call the Church to Purity, Boldness, and Separation

Peter would call believers back to holiness:

“Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:16 (KJB)

Paul would call them back to boldness:

“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13 (KJB)

John would call them back to truth:

“And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.” 1 John 5:19-21 (KJB)

And all the apostles would call them back to eager expectation for the Lord’s return, reminding the church that our citizenship is in Heaven, not this world.

They Would Tell the Modern Church to Wake Up — The Hour Is Late

Their final word would be one last cry to a sleeping church:

“Get back in the Book. Return to the gospel. Hasten to holiness. Sanctify yourselves to service. The Lord is at the door!!”

“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20 (KJB)

Because in this Laodicean age, filled with deception, distraction, and delusion, the apostles would say exactly what they said 2,000 years ago — but with even more urgency:

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

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THE PROPHECY NEWS PODCAST: As Ben-Gvir Builds His Gallows, We Ask Are Israel’s Own Rulers Helping Make Jerusalem The ‘Burdensome Stone’ To The World?

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August 21, 2026

Geoffrey Grider

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THE WHOLE WORLD AGAINST JERUSALEM: Could The Actions Of Israel’s Own Leaders Be Helping Fulfill The End Times Conditions Foretold By The Prophets?

Isaiah’s warning is not merely some distant prophetic curiosity — we are watching the pattern unfold right now. The prophet Isaiah speaks of “scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem”, and today Israel is being led by men whose rhetoric, policies and public displays are helping turn the nations against the Jewish state. Ben-Gvir standing before newly constructed gallows, boasting about executions and viewing booths, is not simply another controversial political moment; it is exactly the kind of spectacle that hardens global opinion, isolates Jerusalem and gives Israel’s enemies fresh ammunition. The world is already increasingly hostile toward Israel, and instead of slowing that momentum, some of Israel’s own rulers are actively pouring gasoline on the fire. The “scornful men” are ruling Jerusalem, and they are helping create the very conditions the prophets said would exist in the last days.

“Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.” Isaiah 28:14 (KJB)

“And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.” Zechariah 12:3 (KJB)

On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, Zechariah said Jerusalem would become “a burdensome stone for all people” and that eventually “all the people of the earth” would be gathered against it (Zechariah 12:3 KJB). That prophecy does not require Israel to be innocent of every wrong action; in fact, Scripture repeatedly shows Israel in rebellion and under corrupt leadership immediately before divine intervention. What we are witnessing now is the process taking shape: outrage, condemnation, diplomatic isolation, growing hostility, and leaders in Jerusalem whose own actions are accelerating the collapse of international sympathy. Ben-Gvir’s gallows are not happening in a vacuum — they are part of a larger prophetic trajectory in which Jerusalem becomes increasingly unbearable to the nations. The road to Zechariah 12 is being built in real time, and astonishingly, some of the men ruling Jerusalem are helping pave it themselves. Today we do a Bible Study ripped from the headlines to show you just how close the Jews and Israel are to the time of Jacob’s trouble!

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Israel Is Building A Gallows Execution Complex For Convicted Palestinian Terrorists, And Security Minister Ben-Gvir Wants To Add Viewing Booths For Spectators

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August 20, 2026

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Israel Has Every Right To Punish Terrorists, But Ben-Gvir’s Gallows Execution Complex With Viewing Booths Turns Justice Into A Macabre Spectacle Of Death

Now The End Begins has stood unapologetically with the Jewish people and the nation of Israel for nearly two decades, and that will not change. But biblical support for Israel does not require giving Israeli politicians a blank check, and Itamar Ben-Gvir’s plans for an execution complex containing gallows with viewing booths cross a disturbing line between the solemn administration of justice and the creation of a spectacle surrounding death. This will undoubtedly turn the entire world against the Jews and Israel.

Something very dark and deeply unsettling is taking shape in Israel, and those of us who genuinely love the Jewish people should be willing to say so without hesitation. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has been publicly promoting the construction of an execution facility for terrorists sentenced to death under Israel’s new death-penalty legislation. The proposed complex is not merely being discussed as a secure place where lawful executions would occur behind prison walls; reports surrounding the project describe gallows for hanging condemned prisoners along with designated viewing areas where surviving victims of terrorist attacks and members of bereaved families could witness those executions.

“Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.” Isaiah 28:14 (KJB)

That distinction is what makes this story so disturbing. There is an enormous difference between a government deciding, after due process and conviction for murder, that a criminal deserves the death penalty, and a government intentionally designing facilities so grieving relatives can sit and watch the condemned man drop through a gallows. The first is the administration of judgment by civil authority. The second begins to transform judgment into something theatrical, emotional and dangerously close to ritualized vengeance. You will also note that this same application of justice is not applied to Israelis convicted of them same type of crimes. It is only for the Palestinians.

Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen here showing you the new gallows execution complex where Palestinian terrorists will be hung. He is also pointing out that there will be a viewing area for people to watch the executions. Prophecy is unfolding while we watch. pic.twitter.com/b0D6M8enFU

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Now let me make something perfectly clear at the outset, because the Bible is perfectly clear about it: capital punishment is not inherently immoral. Long before the Law of Moses was given to Israel, God established the principle of human government after the Flood and connected the shedding of a murderer’s blood directly to the fact that human beings are created in the image of God.

“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.” Genesis 9:6 (KJB)

Under Paul’s doctrine for the Church Age, the God-given authority of civil government to punish evildoers remains equally plain. Paul did not describe government as carrying an ornamental sword or an empty symbol of authority. He said the ruler “beareth not the sword in vain,” and identified the magistrate as a minister of God authorized to execute wrath upon the person who does evil.

“For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.” Romans 13:4 (KJB)

There is therefore nothing unbiblical about saying that a murderer deserves death, and there is nothing unbiblical about Israel severely punishing terrorists who intentionally slaughter innocent people. After the barbarity of October 7, 2023, no reasonable person should have difficulty understanding the fury felt by Israelis who buried husbands, wives, children, parents and friends because terrorists deliberately invaded their communities to murder, rape, kidnap and terrorize. Israel has every right to protect its citizens, pursue terrorists and administer punishment against men convicted of intentionally murdering innocent people. Justice matters because human life matters. Punishment matters because God has ordained civil authority to restrain evil in a fallen world. But biblical justice and the enjoyment of vengeance are not the same thing, and that is precisely where the proposed viewing booths raise a very serious moral question.

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Justice Should Be Solemn, Not Theatrical

A government execution should be one of the most sober, and somber, things a state ever does. Even when the condemned person has committed atrocities beyond description, the execution represents the government exercising the ultimate earthly penalty against a human being whose life is about to end. It should therefore be approached with gravity, restraint and solemnity rather than with celebration, political showmanship or anything resembling entertainment.

That is why the idea of specially designed viewing booths is so troubling. Supporters can argue that allowing victims and bereaved relatives to witness an execution may provide some sense of closure, and similar arrangements exist in certain jurisdictions elsewhere in the world. But the deliberate incorporation and public promotion of victim viewing areas alongside gallows gives the entire project a character that goes beyond simply carrying out a lawful sentence. It begins to create an environment in which the death of the condemned becomes part of an emotional experience being offered to those who have suffered because of him.

The Bible warns directly about what happens in the human heart when an enemy falls.

“Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.” Proverbs 24:17,18 (KJB)

There is the biblical balance that modern politics so often loses. God judges wickedness, God authorizes government to punish evildoers, and God has never commanded His people to pretend that evil deserves no consequences. At the same time, God warns against allowing the heart to delight in the downfall of an enemy. Justice may demand that a murderer die, but righteousness does not require anyone to enjoy watching him die. That is where this entire project begins to feel macabre. The gallows themselves are severe but understandable within the framework of capital punishment. It is the decision to include viewing booths, and especially to highlight them publicly as part of the political presentation of the facility, that gives the impression that something more than justice is being cultivated.

Supporting Israel Does Not Mean Worshipping The Israeli Government

Christians desperately need to understand that biblical support for Israel does not mean unquestioning support for every decision made by the modern Israeli government. At Now The End Begins, we are unapologetically pro-Israel because the King James Bible is unapologetically pro-Israel. God gave the land to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The Jewish people remain the earthly people God chose for His purposes. The Church has not replaced Israel, Jerusalem has not lost its prophetic significance, and the promises God made to the Jewish people have not somehow been transferred to Rome, London, Washington or the professing Christian Church.

But none of those biblical truths mean every Israeli politician is righteous, every Israeli policy is biblical, or every action of the Israeli government deserves Christian applause. Benjamin Netanyahu is not King David, Itamar Ben-Gvir is not Moses, and the modern Knesset is not governing the nation under the direct Old Testament theocracy of Jehovah God. Modern Israel is a secular Jewish state prophetically regathered in unbelief, standing precisely where Bible prophecy said the Jewish people would once again stand as we move deeper into the closing moments of the Church Age.

That means Bible believers should be capable of holding two truths at the same time. We can defend Israel against antisemitism, stand against the satanic hatred of the Jewish people, reject the lie of Replacement Theology, recognize Israel’s right to defend itself against Islamic terrorism and still condemn something done by the Israeli government when it crosses a moral line. In fact, genuine friendship sometimes requires precisely that kind of honesty. When Israel does right, we should support her. When Israel is falsely accused, we should defend her. When the world once again begins resurrecting its ancient hatred of the Jews, we should expose and oppose it. But when an Israeli politician proudly points to an execution complex containing gallows and talks about places where grieving people can watch their enemies hang, Bible believers should retain enough spiritual discernment to call that image what it is.

Terrorism Is Evil, But So Is Learning To Enjoy Death

This is one of the most dangerous ways evil spreads. Terrorists commit atrocities so horrifying that they provoke entirely understandable rage among their victims. That rage creates a demand for justice, but if the heart is not guarded, the desire for justice can slowly become the desire for vengeance, and the desire for vengeance can eventually become satisfaction in watching another person suffer. Hamas committed unspeakable atrocities against the Jewish people. Nothing said here diminishes that reality by even one degree. October 7 was evil, Hamas terrorism is evil, kidnapping civilians is evil, murdering children is evil, and intentionally slaughtering innocent people deserves severe punishment. Calling a viewing gallery at a gallows disturbing does not magically transform terrorists into victims or erase the crimes for which they have been convicted.

The question is not whether terrorists deserve punishment. The question is what happens to a society when punishment itself becomes something people are encouraged to watch as entertainment.

There is a deep moral difference between executing a murderer because justice demands it and designing the execution environment so those harmed by him can watch his body fall from a rope. One is an action undertaken by the state because law has pronounced judgment. The other risks turning vengeance into an experience. The Bible draws the distinction with remarkable clarity. Romans 12 commands the individual not to avenge himself, while Romans 13 immediately establishes the authority of government to punish wrongdoing. Those two chapters are not contradictory; together they establish the proper boundary between personal vengeance and civil justice.

“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.” Romans 12:19 (KJB)

The individual is told to leave vengeance with God, while the government is authorized to punish the evildoer. Government administers justice; individuals surrender vengeance to God. When a government begins constructing special viewing areas so victims can personally watch the execution of their enemies, those two categories begin moving dangerously close together. Perhaps some families believe witnessing an execution will give them closure. Perhaps some genuinely feel that watching the murderer die will finally provide peace after years of grief. I would never minimize the horror endured by families whose loved ones were butchered by terrorists. But closure does not ultimately come from a rope, and peace does not ultimately come from watching another human being stop breathing.

Israel Needs Justice, Not A Gallows Spectacle

Israel lives in a brutal neighborhood and faces enemies who openly desire her destruction. Terrorist organizations surrounding the Jewish state have repeatedly demonstrated that they are willing to murder Jewish men, women and children without mercy, and Israel therefore possesses both the right and the responsibility to defend its citizens. If duly constituted courts determine that terrorists convicted of intentional murder deserve death, there is nothing in the King James Bible requiring Christians to pretend that capital punishment itself is some great moral outrage.

But death should never become entertainment, execution should never become political theater, and the final punishment of a criminal should never be packaged as a spectacle from which people are invited to derive emotional satisfaction. The moment government begins promoting the opportunity to watch an enemy die, something has changed in the moral atmosphere surrounding justice. The imagery itself ought to trouble anyone capable of stepping outside the passions of the moment: a gallows, a hanging rope, viewing booths, spectators and politicians celebrating the construction of the facility. Whatever legal arguments may be advanced for each individual component, when assembled together they create an unmistakably grim picture.

Israel deserves justice against those who murder her people. Israel deserves security from terrorists who dream of wiping the Jewish state from the map. Israel deserves Christian friends who will stand beside the Jewish people when this lost and increasingly antisemitic world turns against them. But Israel does not need Christians who confuse biblical Zionism with unconditional approval of every politician in Jerusalem. Sometimes friendship means saying that something has gone too far. That is the line Israel must be exceedingly careful not to cross, and those of us who love Israel enough to defend her when the world lies about her should also love Israel enough to tell the truth when something is wrong. This is wrong, and we are saying something about it.

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Economic D-Day Or Another TACO Tuesday? Trump Threatens To Isolate Iran While Tehran Bets The President Will Once Again Abandon His Own Deadline

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Geoffrey Grider

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TACO Trump Says Economic D-Day Will Completely Isolate Iran, But His Seven Abandoned Military Ultimatums Reveal Why Tehran May Not Believe A Word Of It This Time Around

Trump’s declaration of “Economic D-Day” against Iran is designed to sound final, crushing and historically unprecedented. But after six months of abandoned deadlines, cancelled attacks and endlessly extended ultimatums, the question is no longer whether Trump can threaten Iran. The question is whether anyone in Tehran still believes him. This is where TACO—“Trump Always Chickens Out”—becomes the unavoidable lens through which his announcement must be examined.

“They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.” Hosea 8:4 (KJB)

The United States unquestionably possesses the financial power to devastate Iran. Washington can sanction Iranian banks, seize assets, blacklist tankers, close exchange houses, expose front companies and exclude foreign institutions from the dollar-based financial system. Treasury is already attacking Iran’s clandestine banking and oil-payment networks under Operation Economic Fury. U.S. Treasury enforcement action But Trump is promising something much larger. He says that any country, financial institution, business, airport or government agency providing Iran with an economic lifeline will face “tremendous economic consequences.” That amounts to an ultimatum directed not merely at Iran, but at the entire world: trade with Tehran and America will punish you.

That is an enormous threat. It is also precisely the kind of threat Trump has repeatedly failed to enforce once the financial and political consequences begin coming home.

The TACO Playbook

Since the Iran war began, Trump’s pattern has become painfully predictable:

Announce an apocalyptic consequence.
Establish a supposedly final deadline.
Cause oil markets and regional governments to panic.
Receive telephone calls from frightened Gulf rulers.
Claim that secret negotiations are making tremendous progress.
Postpone or cancel the promised attack.
Announce an even larger threat several weeks later.
On March 21, Trump gave Iran 48 hours to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or America would “obliterate” its power plants. Two days later, he postponed the attack for five days.

When those five days expired, Trump granted Iran another ten days. In April, Trump threatened “Power Plant Day” and “Bridge Day,” warned that the entire country could be destroyed in a single night and declared that “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Hours later, the supposedly final attack was cancelled and replaced with a ceasefire.

In May, Trump warned that there would be “nothing left” of Iran and said a major attack was being prepared. The following day, it was postponed.
In July, Trump promised a “massive attack” that would be “bigger than ever before.” Days later, he returned to negotiations.

At the beginning of August, Trump cancelled another major assault against Iranian energy infrastructure because the “perimeters” of an agreement had supposedly been reached. Iran then denied that negotiations were even scheduled. Trump subsequently called the situation Iran’s “last chance before decapitation.” Iran was not decapitated. Instead, the president has now exchanged military Armageddon for “Economic D-Day.” ABC News documented at least seven threatened attacks that Trump subsequently postponed or cancelled. Every time Trump establishes a red line and then moves it, Tehran learns that the red line was never real.

China Is The Real Test

The success or failure of “Economic D-Day” will be determined in Beijing, not Tehran. Iran survives through Chinese oil purchases, shadow tankers, shell companies, financial intermediaries and disguised payment networks. If Trump is serious, he will have to sanction major Chinese banks, refiners, shipping companies and businesses. He will have to accept Chinese retaliation, disrupted supply chains, falling markets, higher oil prices and increased gasoline prices for Americans. That is where the TACO clock begins ticking.

Targeting a few Iranian exchange houses and obscure front companies will generate impressive Treasury press releases, but it will not completely isolate Iran. If China continues purchasing Iranian oil while Trump issues exemptions, waivers and negotiating extensions, then “Economic D-Day” will become Economic Delay. Trump loves maximum-pressure announcements. He is considerably less enthusiastic about enduring maximum-pressure consequences. The public declaration supplied no detailed list of countries being targeted, no implementation timetable and no explanation of precisely what penalties will be imposed. Reporting on the announcement says its language suggests secondary sanctions—but suggesting punishment and imposing punishment are two very different things.

Clouds And Wind Without Rain

Trump’s strategy assumes that theatrical unpredictability creates leverage, and initially, it can. But unpredictability becomes predictable when every cycle ends with another postponement. Iran’s leaders understand that Trump watches oil prices, stock markets and domestic polling. They know that a modest diplomatic signal can provide him with an excuse to cancel an attack and proclaim that his negotiating genius has produced another historic breakthrough. That means Iran does not necessarily need to defeat the United States. It merely needs to survive Trump’s deadlines until TACO strikes again.

The King James Bible describes boasting unsupported by performance:

“Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.” Proverbs 25:14 (KJB)

That is the danger surrounding “Economic D-Day.” America possesses the financial storm capable of crushing Iran, but Trump has repeatedly filled the sky with thunder only to deliver another extension. “Economic D-Day” may prove to be everything Trump promises. But after seven cancelled attacks and months of movable deadlines, Iran has every reason to ignore the thunder, watch the markets and wait for TACO Trump to chicken out again.