by Hal Lindsey
From a biblical perspective, few things could be more dangerous for a nation than to facilitate an existential threat against Israel. “Existential threat” means a threat to the very existence of something. Reserve Brig. General Amir Avivi, Founder of the Israel Defense and Security Forum, recently called the expected restart of the Iran nuclear agreement a “future existential threat to Israel.”
According to the Bible, God will protect Israel from all “existential threats.” In that sense, I’m not concerned about Israel. It will survive. But I am concerned about the United States. Why would we make an agreement guaranteeing a nuclear Iran by 2031? Why would we do that to Israel? Why would we do it to the world, or to ourselves?
This does not mean that I condone everything Israel does, all the laws it passes, or leaders it elects. God said that He would first draw the Israeli people back to the Promised Land, and then He would bring about a miraculous change in their hearts. That national change of heart will happen in the last of the last days. As a nation today, they are no more God-fearing than the United States. But God promised to look after Israel even before their national transformation…
