Will There Be Lasting Peace in the Middle East?
What has been achieved in the Middle East, with the release of all living hostages now complete and a ceasefire in place, is nothing short of a miracle. I give all the praise and glory to God.
Now, the question on everyone’s mind is: Will there be lasting peace?
What needs to be done to ensure antisemitism is a thing of the past? What are the next steps to bring enduring stability into the region? Who will fund the rebuilding of Gaza, and who will be in charge? Is peace even plausible? Do we really think this is the end of Hamas? Or is war in this region inevitable?
I am confident in my response: enduring peace is not only plausible, but it will happen. Peace is guaranteed.
But not the way the world thinks, nor in the world’s timing.
Lasting Peace for Israel Will Come
The Bible says this. The whole world will hate Israel, but this will cause Israel to recognise Christ as its Saviour, and then Jesus will come (Zechariah 12; Romans 11:25–27). These things will happen in sequence, according to God’s order and time.
Israel will be set free and be given lasting peace. But it will not be the result of works or man. Rather, it will be God Himself who does this, in response to Israel’s new heart. As God through Jeremiah predicts of Israel, “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13)
This biblical understanding directs my prayers and thoughts. Guided by Zechariah, among others, I pray that God will protect Israel until He comes.
Understanding the Current Situation
I see God’s hand in the current situation. He has hit pause. It is not yet time. Israel must wait for the full number of Gentiles who are yet to be saved to “come in”. (Romans 11:25)
The current situation is also not the way. Israel is still relying on itself and Trump. This is permissible by God for now, because He has positioned what is required to secure peace for a time.
However, there will come a day when God will allow Israel to be stripped of it all – for it is only then that she will cry out “Abba Father”. Israel will call upon the Messiah in desperation, saying, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” (Matthew 23:39)
When I observe pieces of biblical prophecy moving into place, such as the irrational hate of Jewish people, I am not surprised. Grieved, but not surprised. It will happen as God says.
I cannot argue against God’s ways. Peter learnt this lesson the hard way when Jesus had to tell him, “Get behind me, Satan” (Matthew 16:21–23). Peter was speaking against Jesus’ suffering, death and resurrection. But the cross was God’s plan, and Peter was opposing it.
God will allow the world to hate Israel, because she rejected him. This is the work of the loving Father, because it is how they will come to know that He alone is Lord (Hosea 6:1). He alone is their saviour. Not another nation, nor any other human endeavour.
I understand that many will disagree with my theology. Many will reject what I have to say. I go so far as to say that there is coming a time when such theology will decline in the minds of most. For in the end, nearly all will turn against Israel. Just as we saw with Jesus, even the disciples said that they did not know Him. (Matthew 24:31)
Israel will experience the rejection of the whole world (Zechariah 12:3). And in that experience, in that moment, when all is lost, when they have come to the end of themselves, their own power and works, then they will turn and repent, and call out to Jesus. “Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at Me whom they pierced.” (Zechariah 12:10)
Pray for Israel and Gaza
So, pray. Pray for Jews to regather, to return to their Jewish roots, to return to the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), so that they will know the prophecies of the Old Testament. For it is in these prophecies that, finally, they will see what you and I see. They will see Christ.
As for Gaza, God has hit pause, because we are in the age of grace for Gentiles. There is a light shining dimly amongst the rubble in Gaza. It is the prayers of many, for revival.
Fan the light, the flicker of fire, fan it with your prayers. God has heard the chant of many reverberating around the globe: “Free Palestine.” He will set Palestine free – just not in the way many intended, but through Christ, free from oppression itself.
Pray that He sends an angelic army to them even now, as they walk through their streets in utter dismay, that via a supernatural force that cannot be explained, they will be overcome by hope inside. Set them on fire, Lord, soften their hearts, transform their minds. Let Christ be Ninevah’s portion… at least, for a time.
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As a conservative christian I personally consider dispensationalism as a reinterpretation of how the church has always viewed scripture. But I also don’t get much opportunity to converse with dispensationalists
What’s your interpretation of Jesus’ parable of the wineskins – he is at least symbolically saying that the delivery of God’s grace was once to only Jews and His new kingdom brings about a new way of God’s grace among humanity.
Thanks. I’ve posted this before.
We need to have a clear understanding of Israel and the Jews before dispensationalism can be discussed.
Replacement theology, also called supersessionism, is the belief that the Christian Church has replaced Israel in God’s plan, and that the promises made to Israel in the Old Testament now apply only to the Church. Critics of this theology argue that it misrepresents the biblical narrative and undermines God’s faithfulness to His covenant with Israel.
Here is a detailed explanation of the case against replacement theology:
1. God’s Covenant with Israel Is Everlasting
🔹 Genesis 17:7-8
“And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.”
Argument: God’s covenant with Abraham and his descendants is called everlasting. Replacement theology implies that God has broken or altered this covenant, which contradicts this passage.
2. God Will Not Reject His People
🔹 Romans 11:1-2
“I ask then: Did God reject His people? By no means! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew.”
Argument: Paul directly refutes the idea that God has rejected Israel. If the Church had fully replaced Israel, this reassurance would be unnecessary.
3. Gentiles Are Grafted Into Israel, Not Replacers
🔹 Romans 11:17-18
“If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others… do not consider yourself to be superior to those other branches.”
Argument: Gentile believers are grafted into the root (Israel), not replacing it. The metaphor emphasizes inclusion, not replacement.
4. God’s Promises to Israel Are Irrevocable
🔹 Romans 11:28-29
“As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, for God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.”
Argument: Even in Israel’s unbelief, Paul asserts that God’s calling and promises to them remain. Replacement theology would imply that God has revoked His promises.
5. Jesus Affirms the Future for Israel
🔹 Matthew 19:28
“Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things… you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.’”
Argument: Jesus refers to a future judgement and leadership role over Israel, which implies Israel continues to have a prophetic role.
6. The Prophets Foretell Israel’s Future Restoration
🔹 Ezekiel 36:24-28
“For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you… Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors…”
Argument: This prophecy speaks of national and spiritual restoration of Israel. If Israel were permanently replaced, these promises would go unfulfilled or need to be reinterpreted allegorically.
🔹 Zechariah 12:10
“They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him…”
Argument: This looks forward to a national repentance of Israel, recognising their Messiah—something yet future and incompatible with replacement theology.
7. Revelation Speaks of Tribes of Israel in the End Times
🔹 Revelation 7:4
“Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel.”
Argument: In the eschatological vision, the twelve tribes of Israel are still distinct and present in God’s plan.
Summary of the Case Against Replacement Theology
Point Summary Key Scripture
1. Everlasting Covenant God’s promises to Israel are eternal Genesis 17:7-8
2. Not Rejected Paul says God has not rejected Israel Romans 11:1-2
3. Grafted In Gentiles join Israel’s blessings, not replace them Romans 11:17-18
4. Irrevocable Calling God’s covenant with Israel stands Romans 11:28-29
5. Future for Israel Jesus affirms Israel’s role Matthew 19:28
6. Prophetic Restoration OT prophets foretell Israel’s return Ezekiel 36, Zechariah 12
7. Israel in Revelation Israel is present in end-time prophecy Revelation 7:4
Final Thoughts
The case against replacement theology is rooted in a consistent, literal interpretation of both Old and New Testament scriptures. It maintains that God’s character is faithful, and His promises to Israel—though delayed in some respects—are not revoked or reassigned. This view affirms both God’s ongoing plan for Israel and the inclusion of the Gentiles through Christ, without negating either.
Hi Kym, I am in full agreement with you about replacement theology, but I want to ask about the covenant with Abraham in Genesis 17 and also the blessing & curse mentioned in Genesis 12.
You stated that it was God’s covenant with Israel, but the text says that it is a covenant with Abraham not Israel. Similarly the blessing and cursing is also to Abraham not Israel.
I’m not saying Israel is not included, but it even says in v17:5 “for I have made you a father of many nations”
Surely all the promises and the covenant here are not only to Israel but to all Abraham’s descendants, including all the descendants of Ishmael, his children he had with Keturah and all the descendants of Esau?
Have a read of my item https://dailydeclaration.org.au/2025/10/06/cursing-or-blessing-israel/
Take note of Balaam’s failed call to curse Israel and his turn-around.
I agree that all the families of the earth were to be blessed through Abraham. But Israel also have a special place.
Thanks Macaire. Simple and too the point. Well done!
Really great article Macaire!!!!!
For the daily declaration to be representative of the broad community of Christians, the emphasis on Dispensationalism would need to be dropped. I am going to write an article on my substack where I aim to show that every single point made in this article is based on the presupposition that God has two different / disparate peoples (1) Israel (the current nation) and (2) the church. This is broken at it’s very core. God only has ONE people – those who are covenantally faithful to him – from the OId Covenant era and from the New Covenant Era. There is no way you can be covenantally faithful to God — outside of Christ — which puts Jewish people who do not believe in Christ outside of “God’s people” just in the same way unbelieving gentiles are. God has been faithful to his covenant – all the OT promises were firstly fulfilled in the return of the exiles (the faithful remnant) 70 years after the last major exile. All the OT promises found their Amen In Christ – at least Paul tells us so in the NT. Dispensationalism is a novel view of theology not more than roughly 100 years old. What troubles me about the “Daily Declaration” is the notion that the site aims to be a broad representation of Christianity – when on this issue it clearly is not. I my humble estimation you need to decide, what you aim for – either drop the emphasis on Dispensationalism OR be honest and admit that you actually do not represent Christianity broadly. That would be fair. And please don’t throw any “anti semitism” stones my way. I am a Jewish heritage Christian of the classic protestant kind. I do not believe Dispensationlism is a faithful interpretation of either the Old or the New Testament — and respectfully disagree with you.
As I mentioned in my previous comment – I have now posted the article I was referring to on my Substack. https://reformedapologist.substack.com/p/replacement-theology – in this article I work through each argument made by Kim Farnik and review the scriptures he quoted to see whether they actually say what he claims. The outcome might surprise some of the readers. I would encourage you to set your presuppositions aside for a moment and compare his comments with my review and then re-read all the Bible passages again. God bless you all