The State of Israel despised the truce by rebelling against the global government and Jesus Christ

Ezekiel 17:18

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 “Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.” Ezekiel 17:18

To “despise the oath” is to regret the day that a promise was made. “Breaking the covenant” is to not honor an agreement that was made with someone. An agreement is broken because another person regrets the promise made to uphold the agreement.

The “he” in this verse refers to the leader of Israel who despised the promise he made to the king of Babylon. He broke the covenant of peace that the global government of that day made with him. The promise he made was to keep Israel base, lowly, and peaceful in exchange for economic prosperity and the welfare of Israel. Instead, he sought military empowerment against the will of the king of Babylon. He did not escape the king’s wrath.

Today, the leaders of the State of Israel regret the promise made to uphold the agreement with the United Nations. Israel’s government leaders decided not to keep the promise to keep themselves base, lowly, and peaceful under the dominion of the members of the United Nations. Instead, Israel reached out to the government leaders of the United States to be empowered militarily with money, intelligence, training, equipment, or in any other way. Israel has done all those things and will not escape the wrath of God’s judgment. This is definitely against the will of the United Nations who seeks peace and stability in the Middle East.

Most importantly, the Jewish people despised the oath they made to live for God. They broke the covenant He made with them through Jesus Christ. That covenant is, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

If the Jewish people were Christian, they would be living in the peace given to them through Jesus. The State of Israel would not exist and all of the violence she is committing today would not be present. Christians do not have a nation to call our own on this earth, our nation is the New Jerusalem in the new heaven and earth. We do not have a territory that needs to be defended with violence. The State of Israel will not escape the wrath of God’s judgment coming against her.

Today, the people of the world live under the dominion of the entity that gives them what to think, feel, do, and say. As Christians, we do not rebel against government forces, even though they intrude into the most personal areas of life. We have made an oath to live for God through Jesus Christ and we uphold the covenant made with us. We desire for God’s love to live in us so that not one person will perish because of our actions. We want them to believe in Jesus Christ to receive eternal life. We do not arm ourselves with weapons, we do not engage in insurrections, we do not participate in riots, and we refrain from violence of all types.

 Instead of words of rebellion, the Holy Spirit speaks these words to us, “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.” Romans 13:1-2

We have to remember the exchange between our Lord Jesus and Pilate, the Roman governor. Jesus Christ was subject to the governing authority, who flogged Him mercilessly, and delivered Him to be crucified on the Cross, as quoted, “Then Pilate said to Him, “Are You not speaking to me? Do You not know that I have power to crucify You, and power to release You?” Jesus answered, “You could have no power at all against Me unless it had been given you from above. Therefore the one who delivered Me to you has the greater sin.” John 19:10-11 Click here for the full exchange between Pilate and Jesus John 19:1-16.

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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, 3:11