CATEGORY:RELIGION ------------------------ INSIDE GRENADA MONDAY July 09,2007 by Osborne Baptiste Fellow Grenadian, visitors, brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus: Grace,peace and mercy; unto the beloved of the Lord, from God the Father; and our Lord Jesus Christ. Brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus: We are of God: He that knoweth God heareth us;he that is not of God heareth not us. Hearby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.1Jh. 4: 6.Brothers and sisters, the word says: He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: He shall have them in derision.Ps.2:4. Brothers and sisters, the question is why would God laugh at mans effort to bring peace on the earth without him? Because He knows that there is only one true peacemaker; and that is his Son, the man Christ Jesus. And why did He refer to the unsaved,man as having them in derision? The word derision means: remarks that show you think someone or something is “stupid or silly.” Behold their valiant ones shall cry without the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly. Is.33:7. Brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus: By his word he has admitted,that He is looking at the efforts of man without him; and that their action can best be described in these last days in three words: “stupid or silly.” Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people,even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.Is.29: 14. Brothers and sisters, in Christ Jesus; hundreds of billions of dollars and untold diplomatic consultations; have been brought into play, to resolve the “land for peace” issue between Israel and her Arab neighbors. We all know for a fact,that the best brains that the world could employ, was engaged in these efforts; and they have all failed to find a viable solution to bring peace to the Middle East. Those of us who believe the truth of the gospel; and the times and the seasons in which we are living in, knows that the carnal man is reading the wrong Roadmap. Today the situation has been made worse, for several decades it was the Arab nation verses America, and Israel: Now radical Islam, in its ethnic diversity; and assumed righteousness, believe; that they have the right to cleanse the world of the infidels, and to impose their line of doctrine; not only on their Arab neighbours, but on the rest the world; and violently at that. I believe that it is the same people who’s destruction the Lord had ordered by the hand of Israel that are now rising up again in these last days. The curse has not departed from them, because they like Israel had not yet accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and saviour: and so be it, to every one that is not born again. But let me be fair, and hasten to add; that Israel is protected because of God’s promise to Abraham.Ge.12: 6 & 7. And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars; but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. Jud.2: 2 & 3. Brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus: I will like you to understand that the West Bank is on one side of Israel; and the Gaza Strip is on the other. (NB) that the angel did use the plural, “sides;” and we all know that thorns do hurt. There is no doubt that Islam in whatever form will be a snare to Israel; and to the Church of Jesus Christ. Here I speak like a man: that if Israel becomes an Islamic State in the morning, the Palestinian cause is a lost one, that very day. In fact it is to Jordan that the Palestinian people should look to for their homeland. So you see my friend the whole thing boils down to religion; and politics in the Middle East; as far as man is concerned. Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.Zec.12: 2, & 3. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all nations that come up against Jerusalem. Zec.12: 9. Brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus: the destruction that will be brought upon these Arab States will be so great, that the only consolation given by God is that a remnant from Syria and Egypt will be saved. Men will die like flies by the hand of God Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms. Je.51:20.