What a tragedy that millions of Christians are looking in the wrong direction
and expecting events to transppire that can never take place. Their eyes are
fixed on the east all right, but on the Middle East where hate-filled sons
of Abraham try to destroy each other with American and Soviet weaponry.
What kind of travesty it would be to expect those political planners and
militarists to fulfill the beautiful predictions of Isaiah's "lion and lamb"
world of peace.
True it is that, for a moment, Isaac and Ishmael may stop fighting. It is
also true that one of the signers of the agreement is called Israel. But
let no one still cling to the empty hope that this Israel has anything to do
with Go's true people. They have been replaced by another nation, obedient and
faithful -- who have come from every kindred, tongue, and people. They are the
true Israel. They will never take up arms to fight anyone. They will live as
Jesus lived and choose death before dishonor.
The frail confederacy of peace signed March 26, 1979, would be less than
futile, even if national Israel were still the chosen people of God. Years
ago a similar alliance was formed and God appraised it in these words:
"Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the
shadown of Egypt your confusion. For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and
to no purpose. ... This is a rebellious people, ... children that will not
hear the law of the Lord." [ ISA 30:3,7,9 ]
God is looking for those who will trust in right instead of might. To such
He will provide deliverance from ever enemy through the conquering kings of the
east. Let us take our eyes away from the oil fields and political intrigues
of the east and fix them on the eastern skies, becasue it is from there that
our true allies will save us.