The land of Israel has borne the shame of the nations. 

Ezekiel 36:6

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“Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel, and say to the mountains, the hills, the rivers, and the valleys, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I have spoken in My jealousy and My fury, because you have borne the shame of the nations.” Ezekiel 36:6

God spoke with fury and jealousy for the land of Israel because for 1878 years, from 70AD to 1948, other nations had brought their shame into her. In the Holiness of God, that refers to the land of Israel being used and inhabited by nations in ways that was not compatible to the will of God. That is something that angered the Lord in His jealousy for the land of Israel as His possession.

Today, all of the “sacred” sites that tourists flock to see in the territory around Israel has always been there for those 1878 years, and many years before that. That includes the Tomb of Jesus (where He was resurrected from the grave after three days), the site where Christ was crucified on the Cross, the site of His transfiguration, the site of His baptism, and so very, very much more. When the land of Israel was made desolate, other nations walked all over that land without a thought that they were walking on Holy ground. The land of Israel bore the shame of nations and that sparked the fury and jealousy of God.

Today, we see the land of Israel bearing the shame of the nations. For example, Jerusalem is divided between West and East Jerusalem where West Jerusalem is Israeli territory, but East Jerusalem is Muslim/Palestinian territory. The Temple Mount (the temple built by Solomon) is not even possessed by the Jewish people as it is situated in East Jerusalem, under the control of the Palestinian/Muslims, and called the Al-Aqsa Mosque. On top of that, the West Bank territory has taken a huge chunk away from the land of Israel. With all of that, the Gaza Strip is another chunk taken away from the land of Israel. The land of Israel is barely what it used to be, and the Lord is speaking and will continue to speak is His fury and jealousy for the land of Israel as His possession.

“The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when you will neither on this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:19-24

In the picture below, we can see how the land of Israel bears the shame of nations. Israel is the yellowish colored area, and the West Bank has turned a huge portion of the yellowish into white. There is also the small white rectangle area that has turned the yellowish into white in the southwest corner bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Jerusalem has been divided between the yellowish area and the white area. Also, the “Two State Solution” is very near to being implemented, which will declare the State of Palestine in the same way the State of Israel was declared in 1948. The land of Israel has and continues to bear the shame of the nations.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1