NOTE! This updated edition of Jubilee NOW! Is SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT than the first edition! Proclaim liberty throughout the land, to all the inhabitants thereof. It shall be a Jubilee for you... (Leviticus 25:10) What does God have in store for us for this current Jubilee year season? Could it be the de facto authority of Jordan and the Wakf Islamic religious trust now in place on the Temple Mount finally transferring to the Jewish People? Might even the Third Temple be established? Maybe the Biblical borders of Israel promised to Abraham will be inherited by his descendants? Perhaps all these and more, and the final long awaited Messiah will be revealed, ushering in the concluding era of the Final Redemption? In 2015, shortly before Rosh Hashana of the current Hebrew year 5776, Bob O'Dell and Gidon Ariel published Israel FIRST! The Key to Understanding the Blood Moons, Shemitah, Promises to Israel, and the Coming Jubilee. In it, the authors laid out their theory about how all of these components come together to shed light on what God is doing in Israel and the whole world, and how in fact Israel is a light tower for God's plans. These plans call for Christians and all God fearers to turn to Him and especially to focus on their relationship with His People, Israel, the Jewish People. Today, in the year following the Shemitah, it is our responsibility to explore and delve deeply into the concept of the Jubilee, the Yovel, and try to understand what God means for us to know and do. This is especially important as, in contrast to Shemitah and Blood Moons, there are barely any books written for Christians about the Jubilee. God has left this field wide open so to speak, and in Jubilee NOW!, O'Dell and Ariel introduce this critical topic to the world very seriously. This is especially important as, in contrast to Shemitah and Blood Moons, there are barely any books written for Christians about the Jubilee. God has left this field wide open so to speak, and in Jubilee NOW!, O'Dell and Ariel introduce this critical topic to the world very seriously. The name we gave this book, Jubilee NOW!, rings back to its prequel, Israel FIRST!. While at the time of this writing, it is still too early to say with confidence that this year 2016 is the Jubilee year, it is also not responsible to declare that it cannot be. Our title therefore is actually a prayer, beseeching God that He will do His will, and may that will include the blessings of the Jubilee. In Jubilee NOW!, readers join the authors jumping into a journey of discovery, each chapter bringing you one step closer to solving an ancient mystery, rediscovering God's plans and purposes: Jubilee NOW!
This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi’a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East. It explores the Arab-Israeli conflict through the lens of Shi’a intellectuals and scholars from South Lebanon, and chronologically reflects on trending perceptions of Palestine, the Zionist movement, and the Jewish community in Lebanon. The monograph illustrates how Zionism and the establishment of Israel played a decisive role in the intellectual revival of early Muslim perceptions of Jews. It demonstrates how political conflicts after 1948 have impacted the work of scholars such as Musa as-Sadr and Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, and have triggered the formation of social and Islamist movements. It also shows how Hezbollah’s leaders have used religious sources and Western anti-Jewish narratives to construct a deep-rooted ideology to support their struggle for South Lebanon and Palestine. The combination of social needs, religious beliefs and political interests forms the core of the analysis. This text appeals to students and researchers working within the convergence of politics and Middle Eastern religions.
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