The Controversy of Zion and the Time of Jacob's Trouble
A Resource Center Based on the Book by Dalton Lifsey
Below is Reggie Kelly’s insightful exposition of Zechariah 13:8-9 concerning the displacement of the population of Israel during the extremity of “the time of Jacob’s trouble.” Reggie rightly points out that these prophetic texts present us with a weighty pastoral burden that the Church must honestly and prayerfully consider. [Read more...]
an excerpt from Chapter 3 of “The Controversy of Zion and the Time of Jacob’s Trouble”
© Dalton Lifsey
An excerpt from Chapter 4 of “The Controversy of Zion and the Time of Jacob’s Trouble“:
Arrogance, ignorance, and deception concerning Israel’s role in God’s end-time purposes will have disastrous consequences in the generation of the Lord’s return. A great volume of prophetic scripture describing the conditions of the earth leading up to the eschatological “Day of the Lord” shows clearly that this present Age will not end before all nations are raging in great agitation over the question of the Land of Israel and the city of Jerusalem. Many professing Christians will side with the agitated masses in that day and will ultimately suffer for it. Like the mass apostasy that prevailed in the German church when Adolph Hitler emerged, the future “time of Jacob’s trouble” will catalyze and galvanize a radical reconfiguration of the face of the Church worldwide as the extremity of the hour polarizes the masses.
by Dalton Lifsey
© 2011
There are scores of Christian authors, speakers, pastors, and bloggers who are boldly calling the Church to stand with Israel as the crisis in the Middle East continues to escalate before the future “time of Jacob’s trouble” (Jer. 30:7; Dan. 12:1-7; Mt. 24:15-22). I’m extremely grateful for that. I hope this company of believers continues to grow and mature.
But to the degree that I am encouraged I am also burdened. Let me explain.
A large contingent–if not the majority–of those leaders who are anticipating a future hour of suffering for the Jewish people don’t believe the Church will be here when the final hour of tribulation unfolds. They expect that every believer will be caught up in a secret rapture to witness Israel’s age-ending affliction from the balcony of heaven. [Read more...]
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Below is an excerpt from the Introduction to “The Controversy of Zion and the Time of Jacob’s Trouble” in which I give an overview of the core message of the book.
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The aim of this book is to encourage Bible saturated thinking, biblically inspired feeling, and biblically responsive living at the end of the Age in relationship to this issue of Israel.
Between the [Read more...]
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