Ordinary citizens do not pay much attention to the United Nations so few people would think a vote there about the moving of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem is of much concern. In the first place, location of a nation’s embassy is no one’s business at all but that of the USA. Has anyone suggested that England move from London to Liverpool, or France from Paris to the Riviera, or Germany from Berlin to Hamburg? And if that came up to a vote those nations would be furious and rightly so.
As a practical matter moving an embassy is a nightmare – finding new property, moving all the personnel and their housing which is never easy to find. The building much be secure. Personnel must move their children’s educational options. Then there is the very act of moving all that paperwork and technology.
128 nations voted against the move. I can understand why. Embassies want to be near the USA’s embassy and now all these other nations will feel obligated to move their embassies to Jerusalem. It is expensive and time consuming. Many very small nations may not be able to afford the move.
But saying all that reminds us that when God does something it is for a spiritual reason. We are approaching the end of time. One of the major changes in religious life will be the moving together of Jews and Christians. After all, they have the same Messiah and He is returning – to Jerusalem.
There is the coming possibility that there will also be a political joining of Jews and Christians. Fully one billion new believers are being added to the heavenly rolls. Then there are the American black Christians. This is an old and powerful group. They have been ignored in the past decade and can come forth now to join in an international religious prayer company. Most black leaders in the USA have supported anti-Christian policies, such as abortion and same sex marriage. Many black Christian leaders have not been heard from, or their voices have been stilled.
The third result of this vote is that God pays attention to nations as well as individuals. In the End Times nations will be judged as either Sheep nations – those which support God in principle and practice and Goat nations which resist Israel and the moral law.
Genesis 12:3 says that God will curse those nations which curse Israel.
3 I will bless those who bless you, but I will curse anyone who curses you; and by you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
Here is a list of the nations which openly voted against Israel.
Ordinary citizens do not pay much attention to the United Nations so few people would think a vote there about the moving of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem is of much concern. In the first place, location of a nation’s embassy is no one’s business at all but that of the USA. Has anyone suggested that England move from London to Liverpool, or France from Paris to the Riviera, or Germany from Berlin to Hamburg? And if that came up to a vote those nations would be furious and rightly so.
As a practical matter moving an embassy is a nightmare – finding new property, moving all the personnel and their housing which is never easy to find. The building much be secure. Personnel must move their children’s educational options. Then there is the very act of moving all that paperwork and technology.
128 nations voted against the move. I can understand why. Embassies want to be near the USA’s embassy and now all these other nations will feel obligated to move their embassies to Jerusalem. It is expensive and time consuming. Many very small nations may not be able to afford the move.
But saying all that reminds us that when God does something it is for a spiritual reason. We are approaching the end of time. One of the major changes in religious life will be the moving together of Jews and Christians. After all, they have the same Messiah and He is returning – to Jerusalem.
There is the coming possibility that there will also be a political joining of Jews and Christians. Fully one billion new believers are being added to the heavenly rolls. Then there are the American black Christians. This is an old and powerful group. They have been ignored int he past decade and can come forth now to join in an international religious prayer company. Most black leaders in the USA have supported anti-Christian policies, such as abortion and same sex marriage. Many black Christian leaders have not been heard from, or their voices have been stilled.
The third result of this vote is that God pays attention to nations as well as individuals. In the End Times nations will be judged as either Sheep nations – those which support God in principle and practice and Goat nations which resist Israel and the moral law.
Genesis 12:3 says that God will curse those nations which curse Israel.
3 I will bless those who bless you, but I will curse anyone who curses you; and by you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
Here is a list of the nations which openly voted against Israel. If your nation is listed below it is under a curse. You can pray that your national leaders have their eyes opened to what is happening.
The Goat Nations come under judgment; the Sheep nations are working for and with God. This is quite outside the issue of any individual being saved. God wants to save nations too. He asks of them adherence to the moral law and to His personal Nation, Israel, and protecting Israel is a no-brainer.
A: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan
B: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi
C: Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica
E: Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia
F: Finland, France
G: Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guyana
I: Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy
J: Japan, Jordan
K: Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan
L: Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg
M: Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique
N: Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway
O: Oman
P: Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Portugal
Q: Qatar
R: Republic of Korea (South Korea), Russia
S: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria
T: Tajikistan, Thailand, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Tunisia, Turkey
U: United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
V: Venezuela, Vietnam
Y: Yemen
Z: Zimbabwe
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