The best nation

First of all, unfortunately, although I am very reluctant, I still want to say that our Han people are not the best nation, let alone the Chinese nation.

It is difficult to accept this fact, and even reluctant to listen to it. But think about it, the only thing we are proud of now is the Chinese civilization that we have never severed for thousands of years. Countless invaders and conquerors instead integrated into this civilization and brought new vitality to it. But if we are to judge whether we are the best, at least one other people needs to be considered - the Jews.

Here are just some examples. The first ones are facts. Then use the prophecies about the Jewish nation in the Bible to witness, to witness to the Jewish nation, and even more to witness to God.

I know that most of my friends are not religious, so this post welcomes everyone to watch the fun. The Bible was written thousands of years ago. It was written by different prophets over hundreds of years. Divided into Old Testament and New Testament. The Old Testament tells the history of the Jewish nation, and the New Testament tells the story of Jesus and his disciples. There are many prophecies about the Jewish nation mentioned in the Old Testament, and now it seems that these prophecies have all come true. Emperor Fried the Great once asked a pastor: "Can you use the simplest method to prove that the Bible is the word of God?" The pastor replied: "The relationship between the history of the Jewish nation and the Bible is the simplest. The most convincing proof."

The Jewish nation contributed the Bible to mankind. There are nearly 20 million believers in Judaism in 125 countries and regions around the world; it established the financial rules of the commercial era; it accounts for less than 0.3 of the world’s of the population, has won 30 Nobel Prizes. Whether in the fields of science, thought, culture and art, the light of Jewish wisdom shines, including Marx, Einstein, Freud, Kafka, Heine, Mendelssohn, Picasso and the originator of journalism. Reuters, and many prominent politicians in the country are Jewish or of Jewish descent. For example, former US Secretary of State Kissinger, who is well known to Chinese people, etc. Economically, Israel's GDP is equivalent to 40% of the 22 Arab countries combined. Israel currently has more than 2,500 high-tech companies, second only to the United States in number. The famous American writer Mark Twain described Israel in his work: "This is the most desolate place in the world, with no grass growing and no hope." However, in the more than 50 years since its founding, Israel has been continuously involved in wars and its population has increased by nearly 10 years. Times the situation, not only did it not collapse, but it jumped into the ranks of the world's developed countries and was hailed as a mysterious country by the world.

Regarding the national prophecies of the Jews:

As far as the documents in human history have been concerned, apart from the Bible, which explains the history of the Israelites in advance, I have never seen any other prophecies. There have been such records about a certain ethnic group in the literature. Among the many records in the Bible, here are two examples to illustrate: Prophet Jeremiah 24:9 said: "I will cause them (the nation of Israel)... to be thrown to and fro among all the nations of the earth, and they will encounter disaster, and they will be with me. I will drive them out as a reproach, a joke, a scorn, a curse wherever they go. I will bring upon them sword, famine, and pestilence (2600 years ago)..." Another passage in Numbers 23:9 says: “This is a people who live alone, not among all the peoples (3500 years ago).” These two scriptures, one says "scattered among the nations" and the other says "they lived alone and were not included among the Gentiles", seem to be contradictory. For many years no one could understand the true meaning of a verse like this. It was not until the first fall of the Jewish nation in 586 BC that this prophecy was partially fulfilled for the first time. It was fully fulfilled in AD 70. The Jews were cursed for rejecting Jesus Christ, which fulfilled the words of the Lord Jesus before His crucifixion: "O Jerusalem... I have often wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. . Behold! your house will be left to you in ruins (Matthew 23:37-38).

We see that this prophecy of the destruction of Israel has been fulfilled literally and completely.

The Jews were dispersed to all nations in AD 70, but they indeed became a solitary nation. No matter where they were scattered, they would not assimilate with other nations, cultures, and customs. At that time, there were between 20 and 30 million Jews in the world. Before 1948, they did not have a country of their own. They were "refugees" in the world. Because they were independent and did not join in with others, they were disliked and looked down upon by many people. But they still survive; they are despised but they still achieve success. Their various religious habits and culture cannot be eradicated by anyone. After the subjugation of the nation, they were indeed as the prophet said: God will hand over all the Jews, causing them to be thrown around among the nations, encounter disasters, and be insulted, laughed at, ridiculed, and cursed everywhere. I (God) will come upon them with sword, famine, and pestilence.

You see, the Bible’s prophecies about what happened to the Jews were not accurate. History tells us that in AD 70 the Romans attacked the city of Jerusalem. As the Israelites vigorously resisted the Romans, about two million Jews were killed there. Some of the remaining Jews died of starvation, and some were sold to various places as slaves. , some were expelled from Jerusalem. From then on, the Jews were ordered by the Roman emperor to restrict them from entering Jerusalem. Other Jews in the diaspora regarded Jerusalem as a holy place and were very dissatisfied with it.

Fifty years later, they rebelled again, thinking that God would save them at the critical moment. As a result, half a million people were killed again, and those who were taken captive were sold as slaves, and those who escaped could no longer After returning to Judea, they had no choice but to live in various places, and the Jewish state was finally completely destroyed. The Jews living in the diaspora can be said to have no fixed place to live, no country of their own, they have become refugees, have no protection, and are often humiliated by other people. Let’s not talk about the distant ones, let’s talk about more recent deeds.

During the First European War, the Russians vigorously forced the Jews and expelled them from the country. Those who had no strength or refused to leave were driven into the square by the thousands and shot with bullets. kill. During World War II, the Germans deported the Jews, which was an even more horrific act of genocide. The Jews had no political background, no army, no consuls, no protection, no protection for their lives and property, and could be beaten and taken away by anyone at will. Many people immediately left their belongings and fled. Later, the persecution became even more terrible. The Germans began to kill those who refused to leave and captured them as experimental subjects. Because there were too many Jews, they began to be massacred in large numbers. All kinds of unimaginable killing methods were used. . At the hands of Hitler, six million Jews were brutally murdered. When they fled in large numbers, many countries seemed to rejoice in their misfortune and refused to accept these refugees. Many of them died at sea. For example, there was a news report that Jewish refugees fleeing Germany were sailing to Norway. Although Norway was a neutral country, the boat people were not allowed to land. They had no choice but to turn around Asia and arrive in Shanghai, China. The Japanese reluctantly took them in, but they were only allowed to stay in Hongkou area. Soon after they landed, they were all imprisoned in a concentration camp. Einstein, the most famous scientist in the world at that time, was originally a Jew living in Germany and was forced to flee to France to give lectures.

When he arrived in France, he was misunderstood as a spy and fled to the United States. He received great attention in the United States and participated in atomic research. As a result, he helped the United States invent the atomic bomb. He was very lucky. Other ordinary Jews became homeless dogs. When they were driven out of one city, they fled to that city; when this country was bullied, they fled to that country. There is almost no place in the world that they have not considered going to, or that they have not visited before. These tragic experiences were prophesied by God 2,600 years ago: The rebellious people of Israel “will be thrown to and fro among all the nations of the earth, and they will encounter disaster, and they will become evil wherever I drive them out.” Insult, joke, ridicule, curse." During this period of great persecution of the nation, almost no country dared to stand up and say to them: Welcome, please come. Or to speak justice for the persecution they suffered. People regard them as a joke, saying that they have aquiline noses and are the most evil people. They use the word "Jews" to describe them as aloof and stingy. Businessmen regard them as strong enemies and see them as profiteers. When there was the Black Death in Germany, they said it was caused by Jews poisoning the water. The European Catholic Church sees them as historical sinners who killed Jesus Christ.

The prophet Jeremiah also said: "The whole land (Israel) will be desolate." Between 70 AD and 1917, which lasted more than 1,800 years, there began to be no autumn or spring rain on this land, causing Judea and Jerusalem to become uninhabitable wastelands, ruins, and deserts. It was not until the British occupied the area in 1917 and the spring and autumn rains began to fall again that the Land of Israel became habitable. All these experiences that the Jews encountered were due to their rejection and killing of prophets for many years. In the end, they even killed the savior given by God to mankind. When they killed them, they cursed themselves and said: The sin of killing Jesus is laid on us and our descendants. .

Although God severely judged and rejected the Jews, why did the Jews not disappear despite facing horrific acts of genocide many times in history? There's a reason for this, look at Leviticus 26:44 "Nevertheless... I will not turn away from them... I will not destroy them all, nor will I break my covenant with them." Jeremiah 32:37 says, “I drove the children of Israel (the Jews) out into all the nations in my anger and in my great indignation; from there I will gather them in the future and bring them back to this land, and I will make them dwell there safely.” . God had made a covenant with their ancestor Abraham and promised David that one of his descendants would be king forever. God also promised that at the end of the day, the whole family of Israel would return to their homeland and repent and be saved. Based on these promises, God could not but allow the restoration of the Jewish nation.

Zionism was the fulfillment of the most bizarre biblical prophecy of the 20th century:

In 1929, the League of Nations (the forerunner of the United Nations) promised to establish a Jewish ministry, and in 1940 The Roqiu Conference in October also resolved to restore the Zewish nation. After the war, the Jewish land continued to be managed by the British. As autumn and spring rains began to fall in the Jewish land, the land began to become fertile. Thanks to the international Jewish ministry, the restoration activities began to have the status of an international organization and had operational capabilities. Tens of thousands of Jews began to return every year. The speed of return was not very fast at first. It was not until the Second World War, when Jews were killed in large numbers in Europe, that they truly felt that without their own country, they would never have their own homeland. It was only after World War II that there was a large number of return movements.

Although they gained international status and recognition and were able to establish a state, when they declared their state in 1948, and there were many Muslims living in Palestine at that time, the Israelis' entry was tantamount to occupying the land of Palestinian Muslims. Israel was immediately persecuted and hunted by the Middle East and the Islamic World Alliance. And threatened to drive the Israelites down the Red Sea. The very strange thing is that the combined military resources, manpower, and weapons of several Middle Eastern countries are several times stronger than that of Israel. However, after several Middle East wars, Israel not only has not been reduced, but has gained a lot of land because of its victory over the enemy. . In fact, God’s word has warned that when Israel is restored as a nation, God will make it a very heavy stone that will hurt people. Anyone who tries to lift or move it away will be injured (Prophet Zechariah Book 12:3). Now we see that the restoration of Israel is a real international fact. They are the 60th member to join the United Nations. The Six-Day War in the Middle East allowed them to regain control of Jerusalem, and now they have successfully made Jerusalem the capital of the country.

It stands to reason that if any country has been subjugated for more than 1800 years, its nation will cease to exist. If the Jews had been subjugated after 1800 years, the ethnic group would have been assimilated and ceased to exist. However, the Bible says that one day they will restore their kingdom. If they cannot achieve this, wouldn’t it become a joke? And if they still lived alone together after their country was subjugated, like the Persians, and the Bible said that they would be tossed around among the nations, such a record would not be consistent with historical facts. All the experiences, deeds, fate, and restoration of the Jewish nation, whether they were blessings or misfortunes for thousands of years, have been explained in advance by the Bible. This strange historical testimony becomes another piece of evidence that the Bible is the word of God.