August/September 1997

The Great Transition

Features

The Anti-Missionary Bill: Giving Israel A Bad Name

The State of Israel…will uphold the full social and political equality of all its citizens without distinction of race, creed or sex; will guarantee full freedom of conscience, worship, education and culture...

The Great Transition: From the Cross to the Great White Throne

People have it all wrong these days. Repeatedly we hear men and women talk calmly about their “near death” experiences, about seeing that inviting, great white light at the end of the tunnel.

The Judgment Seat of Christ

Many successful businesses engage their employees in an annual ritual known as the “year-end formal performance review.” On those occasions, a manager sits down with an employee, report in hand, and surveys...

Israel’s Final Judgment

The recurrent hatred of Jewry throughout its existence is an enigma—a people so small in number yet so central on the pages of world history. The benefits of the Jewish people to the masses...

The Judgment of the Nations

As long as I don’t hurt anyone, whatever I do is just fine.” Such proverbs abound in our day. Morality is defined by personal opinions. Courts pass laws based on majority vote or popular consensus.


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Rightly Dividing

Vision of God’s Coming Wrath Revelation 15:1–8

Revelation 15, although short in length, is not short in significance or importance. It provides a needed introduction to the final phase of God’s wrath. In this chapter John was given two glorious visions from...

Fermished and Ferblonjet

A guide is a person who shows the way by leading, directing, or advising. The Friends of Israel uses excellent guides when we host our tours to Israel. These individuals provide insightful information...

The Eternality and Pre-Existence of Christ

The subject of Christ’s eternality deals with the fact that He has always existed as a person from eternity past, with no beginning and no end. The Scriptures give at least three lines of evidence...

Jewish World Update - News

Israel in the News Aug/Sep 1997

The Palestinian Authority is smuggling Katyusha rockets, anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles, all in preparation for a future conflict with Israel, a senior Israeli security source said recently.

Map of the Middle East.

Eye on the Middle East Aug/Sep 1997

French ultranationalist Jean-Marie Le Pen recently referred to the Holocaust of World War II as “a detail of history.” According to Le Pen’s version of revisionist thinking...

Apples of Gold

Zvi Aug/Sep 1997

In Psalm 105:3 it is written, “Glory ye in his holy name; let the heart of them rejoice who seek the Lᴏʀᴅ.” The trouble is, many people in Israel have nothing in which to glory.

Daily News from Israel

News Digest — 11/14/25

Meny Godard, 73, from Kibbutz Be’eri, was identified as the hostage whose remains were returned to Israel on Thursday...

News Digest — 11/13/25

Israeli forces continued operations Wednesday (12th) in Rafah to destroy tunnels believed to be sheltering about 200 Hamas terrorists...

News Digest — 11/12/25

Syria is currently engaged in direct negotiations with Israel as the two countries seek a new security agreement, Syria’s president said...

Why Hezbollah Still Holds Lebanon Hostage

Iran has funneled roughly $1 billion to Hezbollah this year despite crippling Western sanctions...

Israel at War: Week 109

Two hundred Hamas terrorists were trapped in a terror tunnel in Rafah about a week ago. Turkey calls the trapped individuals "citizens," and...

News Digest — 11/11/25

Eleven years after he was killed and abducted in Rafah during Operation Protective Edge in 2014, IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin was laid to rest...

News Digest — 11/10/25

After 11 years since Lieutenant Hadar Goldin was killed and kidnapped during Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip...

News Digest — 11/7/25

IDF Chief of Staff LTG. Eyal Zamir told the Security Cabinet Thursday night (6th) that there is “no deal” for about 200 Hamas terrorists...

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