Shalom from Zion

While Chuck was teaching a seminar in the UK on the Church's relationship and responsibility toward Israel, a young man paced restlessly in the rear of the room. After the first session he told Chuck that he was a new believer and though wanting to hear what was being taught, he was feeling furious at both the teaching and the teacher!

After asking a few questions and then getting his permission, Chuck took authority over the

Shalom from Zion

Although no one knows what 2012 holds, we know who holds 2012. Bless you for your prayers and support for us these many years.

[May] The LORD who made heaven and earth bless you out of Zion.

Psalms 134:3

Encouraging love for the Word of God

Events in Israel's history are often examples for us today (1 Cor. 10:11). That is one reason why we pray for Israel's leaders to read and study God's Word. So we were pleased to hear that

Shalom from Jerusalem

Israel's kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit is home - but at the cost of over 1,000 terrorists released. Libya's dictator Gaddafi is dead. Syria's President Assad kills multitudes of his people. The US will pull troops out of Iraq by year's end leaving an opening for Iran to exploit. Iran also moves closer to developing nuclear weapons while making credible threats against Israel's existence. In November, the UN Security Council might decide

Shalom from Zion

One word seems to confront us on a regular basis these days. Recently, the Lord spoke this word after the following incident. Chuck was waiting for a ride to the airport for a time of ministry in Scotland. It was just before 1 AM local Israeli time.

Suddenly, blood came pouring out of his nose and for the next 10-15 minutes flowed so freely that Karen considered calling an ambulance. The bleeding finally stopped. A shaken Chuck took leave of a shaken Karen

Shalom from Zion,

Malcolm Hedding, International Christian Embassy Jerusalem's executive director, wrote in an article entitled Signs of the Times, Jesus warned that just prior to his return, cataclysmic upheavals would take place in the world that would defy human explanation and strike fear into the hearts of men. [Luke 21:26] He listed a few recent events: …snow storms in Europe and the USA…and flooding in Australia on a scale that boggles the mind…

He also

Shalom from Zion,

When God called us as watchmen, He gave us specific directions about what to watch. As in Jeremiah 1:12, we are to watch Him as He watches over His word to fulfill it here in Israel and to declare what we see wherever He sends us. We do that in this newsletter and by other means in which we teach the Word.

Today, there are worldwide economic shakings, shiftings of international alliances, wars and threats of wars, nuclear

Shalom from Zion,

The following quote from Israel, God's Servant (Torrance & Taylor, Paternoster, 2007, p.4), pinpoints a crucial issue for believers.

In reality, the Jewish problem is one of the central Christian problems: a wrong position towards the Jews means a distorted approach to God and His Word, and a misunderstanding of the very claim of the Christian message.

Many churches pay no attention to either Israel or the Jews and think that those who do are

Shalom from Zion,

What could very well be the birth pangs of the last days seem to be increasing in intensity and frequency. How should we respond? By sharpening our focus on God's nature and His Word. The time is now for the night comes when no man can work. (John 9:4b; Rom. 13:12; 1 Thes. 5:5) To see Him fulfilling His word through events surrounding Israel today is for the eyes of the whole world. What excuse will believers have if we fail to see the

Shalom from Zion,

As Israel enters her 63^rd year, she continues to be attacked both physically and via "lawfare" - the attempt to declare as illegal and a mistake the UN's 1948 recognition of the State of Israel. All this opposition originates in the spiritual realm, where the Adversary presses for Israel's destruction to stop or delay the return of Yeshua, but also because this people's restoration and salvation brings God glory by the fulfillment of His

Shalom Friends,

This new decade will continue to witness nations judged by how they deal with Israel. This is clearly laid out in the only scriptures that Yeshua and the early believers possessed - the Old Testament.

God, the nations and His nation

God's initial promise to Abraham provided divine protection for Abraham's seed, partly because through them, salvation would go to the gentiles.

I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curses

Shalom friends,

Over Yom Teruah, the fall feast of the Lord known as Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year), large parts of drought-ridden Israel received the blessing of a rainfall that broke seasonal records.

We see this as God's blessing for two reasons. 1) We now have a government much more in line with God's will, and 2) aliyah, Jews immigrating to Israel, increased significantly this past year as planeloads of Jews returned from Western nations, South

Shalom friends,

Being pressed by legal and other means to be politically correct, too often results in being biblically incorrect. Israel constantly faces this problem, but as a Jerusalem intercessor recently said, Israel is the only nation whose very existence in the eyes of the world is not politically correct.

Israel's restoration & Yeshua's return

Chuck was recently asked to give three clear scriptural proofs for his assertion that the

Shalom friends,

At Intercessors for Israel, we prayed that God would glorify Himself through Israel's next government. Since that is His will, we had confidence He would answer in His way and timing (1 John 5:14-15). Now it appears that He has, including with some surprises. More later.

We received even less rain last winter than expected. Israel's water crisis remains, which we see as God's judgment for Israel's disengaging from Gaza (Joel 3:1-2). On Feb. 10^th Israeli

Shalom Friends,

I will curse those who curse you

In Genesis 12:3, God promises, "I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curses you…" The Hebrew word "bless" is the same both times, but the Hebrew for "curse" is two different words. This