Alan Pateman

Israel, the Question of Ownership, Understanding Prophetic EVENTS-2000-PLUS! Alan Pateman

One thing we can be sure of and is the deciding factor: God has given this land, His Land to Israel, the Jews. The scriptures, the prophecies are unequivocal, God has said it is theirs forever (Genesis 13:14-15). When Arabs today oppose Israel's presence in the Middle East and demand the return of the so-called West Bank (which is really Israel's heartland, Judea and Samaria), Arab resistance is at its most fierce from Nablus (Shechem), Hebron and the Temple Mount in East Jerusalem. All three of these places, Hebron, Shechem and Mount Moriah, were visited by Abraham. Shechem was the place of the covenant in the land (see Deuteronomy 11:29-30; Joshua 8:30-35), Hebron was David's capital before he chose Jerusalem, and Mount Moriah was the site of the temple. All three were also vital to God's plans for the children of Israel. The entire country was promised to Abraham's descendants, but especially the three sites bought and paid for by Abraham, Jacob and David. The Word of God is clear the land is Israel's, the purchase has never been cancelled.