Core Truth: An ugly scourge called “antisemitism” has once again raised its virulent head across the world and even here in our own nations of America. Described as “hostility to or prejudice against Jewish people,” it has been called “the most ancient hatred” – a deadly scourge that has stained the pages of Israel’s history through most of her existence – especially since the crucifixion of Christ. However, its Biblical roots go much further back and will only be eradicated by His glorious return at the end of this Age.
Scripture: Zechariah 12:1-5
A prophecy: The word of the Lord concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares: “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness, ” declares the Lord. “I will keep a watchful eye over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations. Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God.’”(NIV)