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Romans 11:25b-26a (NIV) says, "Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in, and in this way all Israel will be saved."
But how and when will all Israel be saved? Revive Israel's Asher Intrater unpacks this biblical mystery as he explains what the fullness of the Gentiles really means. The answer lies in one small Greek word in verse 25.
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Bassam Adranly grew up in a Palestinian, Greek Orthodox Christian family that never spoke negatively about Muslims or Islam but often criticized the Jews. In his '20s while a university student, Adranly became disenchanted with many aspects of his community's culture and turned to atheism.
But in 1995, Adrankly had a powerful encounter with Jesus.
"Every night I was dreaming of Him, all night through," Adranly says. "Going with Him and His disciples everywhere. ... and all day through, I couldn't get His words out of my mind."
One of the first things God addressed in Adranly's life was his deep-rooted prejudice toward the Jews. Watch the video to find out what happened next.
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Pentecostal pastor, author and speaker Dr. Vivian Michele Jackson, wife of Bishop Harry R. Jackson Jr., died April 2, 2018.
The church posted the news on its website and Facebook page:
Hello Hope Christian Church Family
It is with a heavy heart that we notify you that our beloved Dr Vivian M Jackson has transitioned to be with the Lord on April 2, 2018. Information about the memorial service will be forthcoming. Please pray for the Jackson Family's comfort and respect their right to privacy at this time.
Dr. Jackson, affectionately known as "Dr. Vivian" or "the Marriage Doctor," was an author, counselor and international conference speaker as she pastored Hope Christian Church with her husband. The couple began leading the church in 1988—Harry as senior pastor and Vivian as Christian education and women's pastor.
Hope Christian's website describes Dr. Jackson as a "veteran advocate for building strong families as the foundation for supporting academic achievement." She taught children with special needs in Ohio and Massachusetts until she married Bishop Jackson, after which she founded two Christian day schools. She also hosted conferences and workshops to help families foster strength and unity, both in marriages and in relationships between parents and children.
In 1985, Dr. Jackson was ordained and had served as associate pastor with her husband. She was the first lady of the International Communion of Evangelical Churches and Hope Christian Church.
Dr. Jackson leaves behind her husband and two children. Please pray for the Jackson family and their church during this difficult time.
Dan Juster of Revive Israel International says he received a supernatural revelation from the Lord that changed his world—and it had everything to do with God's plans to restore the church and Israel.
But what does that mean?
Juster unpacks what the restoration of the church and Israel looks like in our day. Watch the video to see more.
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Houston Five pastor Doug Stringer is asking for people to intercede like Elijah as flood waters devastate Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
"Thousands of Houston homes flooded already," Stringer, founder and president of Turning Point Ministries International, tells Charisma News. "Many stranded. We're getting messages for need for help and seeing many FB notices for people who need rescue. I'm actually currently stranded in my home too. Our street is like a river, and the retention lake behind us is rising rapidly. It's like a river rising next to our home because there's nowhere for the water to go. Our roof is leaking in different places, and our chimney is like a slow waterfall. There are tornado warnings every few minutes in our area. My wife and I are praying for everyone we can as we hear of their need. We are declaring like Elijah the word of the Lord for the diminishing of the rain and waters to recede throughout the region."
Reports confirm the storm has killed three people, and the death toll continues to rise. Though the initial Category 4 hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm, damage escalates.
More than 30 inches of rain are expected to saturate the city and beyond. Some areas are expecting up to 50 inches, the highest ever recorded in Texas.
Houston's mayor says more than 2,000 residents have called for rescue.
Hope, though, is rising faster than the flood waters. In one viral image, a dog is seen carrying a bag of food. The dog, who quickly captured the heart of the internet, is just one refugee of thousands.
Stringer says 12 million out of the 28 million residents of Texas are now under a flash flood warning. Tornadoes have been touching down in Houston's surrounding area due to air shifts.
"Water is now rising from the street and almost to the house," Stringer says. "We are praying, worshipping and declaring the greatness and goodness of the Lord. 911 in Houston is overloaded and already has thousands of requests for rescue. I'm moving my mother-in-law, wife and daughter upstairs soon with water and supplies."
Dozens of ministries answered Houston's call to help, including the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, Convoy of Hope, Somebody Cares and Samaritan's Purse, among others.
Jodie Chiricosta of Somebody Cares tells Charisma News the nonprofit is prepared to respond with direct aid like hot meals, generators, cleaning supplies, tarps and volunteer clean-up teams to help those in Harvey's wake.
"We have identified staging locations from Brownsville, Texas; to Corpus Christi; to San Antonio and Houston. Our network has assets positioned within hours of the forecasted landfall area and supplies are being brought into the region to distribute once the storm subsides. We have mobile kitchens, a shower trailer, BBQ pits, generators, hygiene supplies and teams ready to move into the area as soon as it is safe for teams to respond."
She continues:
Harvey stormed ashore as a Category 4 hurricane and has left a path of devastation. As of Saturday afternoon, officials say that half of Texas' 25-plus million residents and 1/3 of Texas' landmass have been impacted by Harvey. The cities of Rockport and Victoria have been particularly hard hit.
A Somebody Cares team has arrived in Corpus Christi and is currently assessing the damage and needs along the coast from there northward to Victoria and Rockport. Since Harvey continues to dump rain as a tropical storm, many additional communities in and around Galveston, Houston, the Texas Hill Country and surrounding areas are preparing for evacuation due to the expectation of severe flooding. Current plans are to establish a first-staging area and service base in Victoria, where we will begin serving hot meals in conjunction with ministry partner Mercy Chefs and distributing needed supplies. We continue to be in constant communication with churches, ministry partners and government agencies so we have real-time assessments. Of course, these plans may change and will expand as conditions and needs on the ground shift.
The scale of this disaster is expected to be unprecedented in recent history, with millions of families, homes and businesses impacted. Please pray for those who are being impacted by this ongoing storm, and give a generous donation today so we can rush real aid to meet the needs of real people!
The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team deployed chaplains in response to the hurricane's extensive damage. Because flooding is expected to last for days, the team will initially focus its ministry efforts on areas near evacuation centers.
"We see this as an opportunity to demonstrate God's love and care for people," saysJack Munday, international director of the Rapid Response Team. "For them to know that God hasn't forgotten them."
Convoy of Hope arrived in Texas on Friday, saying: "Our Disaster Services team continues to respond to Hurricane Harvey. Winds reached 130 mph overnight, and southeast Texas is expected to receive up to three feet of rain. ... The advance team is in Corpus Christi today working with local partners to identify the areas of greatest need and stage product where we can host distribution sites in the coming days. The rest of our team and disaster services fleet plan to arrive later today, weather permitting."
Prayer continues to be a huge focus as disaster relief efforts take on the flooding and rain.
"My heart continues to be heavy for the good people of South Texas as they begin to deal with the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey—and the flood waters are still rising in many areas," said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse. "We have pre-positioned Samaritan's Purse disaster relief trucks and materials outside Dallas and will be moving into the hardest-hit areas as soon as we are given the all-clear by the state authorities. We hope that over the next few months there will be thousands of volunteers who will want to come and help those whose homes have been damaged by this destructive storm."
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Researchers are preparing to excavate Kiryat Ye'arim, an ancient biblical site believed to be where the Philistines kept the ark for a time after capturing it in battle (1 Sam. 5).
Kiryat Ye'arim, translated Kiriath Jearim, is known in the Bible as a Judean town near Jerusalem during the time of Israel's ancient judges, according to reports.
The archaeological project in Kiryat Ye'arim, led by Tel Aviv University and College de France, will last Aug. 7-Sept. 1, reports say.
Israel Finkelstein, one of the project's overseers, hopes the dig will unearth important information about the city's ancient people.
The site has been largely untouched before now, reports the Times of Israel. Some believe the site once contained an ancient pagan temple, the remains of which may still rest underground.
The book of 1 Samuel recounts the ark of the covenant was kept at Kiryat Ye'arim for 20 years after the Philistines returned it. The Philistines had stolen the ark after defeating the Israelites in battle, but the Lord inflicted them with plagues until the ark rested in Israel once again (1 Sam. 5-6).
But Jeremiah prophesied a day in which God's people would forget about the ark of the covenant.
"It shall come to pass when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days, says the Lord, they will say no more, 'The ark of the covenant of the Lord.' And it will not come to mind, nor will they remember it, nor will they call for it, nor will it be made any more. At that time they will call Jerusalem, the Throne of the Lord, and all the nations will be gathered to it, to Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord; nor will they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil hearts" (Jer. 3:16-17).
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What would have happened to the church if Donald Trump hadn't been elected?
Lance Wallnau tells Jim Bakker the progressive left would have taken every opportunity to shut down God's people for good—and their cunning strategies are anything but benign.
"You would've seen the progressives stifling our religious liberties," Wallnau says. "And then what's worse is, the way the game is set up, is big media and big Hollywood and big universities—academia, entertainment and media—are under the control of principalities right now."
Wallnau says those demonic spirits would act swiftly to vilify the church.
Watch the video to see more.
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