God the True Miracle Worker Appears in Israel
“So, the people believed; and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked on their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshipped.” Exodus 4:31
God has been appearing to many of our Israeli soldiers in so many ways since the beginning of the Gaza war and the people are thinking about God once again. I felt like sharing true stories, validated by reputable sources so that you can share with others. Not only do the People of Israel live but the God of Israel is on His Throne just as He was during the great Flood of ancient times. (Psalm 29:10)
In this issue of For Zion’s Sake we speak of God’s mighty acts among the Jewish people that have been evident in Israel since the most unthinkable and difficult-to-believe brutal massacre of 1,200 innocent Jewish victims on 7 October 2023 took place. The bloodthirsty barbarity of Hamas terrorists is hard to express. God began to appear among the Israeli army in unmistakable ways and no one has remained unchanged or denied the miracles. May your faith in the God of Israel soar to new heights to know that He is indeed on His Throne and watching over Israel. Everywhere the Jewish nation is talking about the unexpected encounters among the Israeli soldiers in Gaza. Divine Mercy has appeared again and again as God manifests in different ways at dangerous moments. In the book of Romans 15:10 it says we are to “rejoice with His people.” Why? Because God is at work performing His Covenant Promises to Israel by sending angels to work on her behalf. These miraculous occurrences caught many by surprise; however, His Presence is so absolutely clear that it has altered not only the landscape but the common person on the street. As you relive the Swords of Iron war with us, listen with your heart to these inspiring stories of God’s protection. These words “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the Land of the living” (Psalm 27:13-14) are most appropriate. May Christians everywhere awaken. “Thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘In those days ten men from all nations will grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.” (Zechariah 8:23) Hold onto this magazine–for what you are about to learn is God’s Faithfulness to His Chosen People.
GOD SPREADING WINGS OVER ISRAEL (Personal Testimonies)
STORY 1. “My unit was called in on a Shabbat morning…weapons had been handed to us…we had never shot them; we had no idea if they worked…we were immediately engaged by terrorists…my rifle worked perfectly, firing every shot, hitting what I was aiming at…not a single jam…I thanked HaShem (the Lord) for giving me a rifle that worked…then we switched to another battalion, after resting, we went to the range to practice…immediately the rifle jammed…again and again…it was a broken rifle…it had been broken from the moment it was handed to me the first time but on those first days of the attack it had worked to perfection.”
STORY 2. ”It was a dark Gaza city at night…it was a virtual minefield…no one was around…just as the platoon of Israeli soldiers entered an empty city block knowing that explosives lay in their path…where they did not know…it was a life and death mission. The commander had not slept for close to thirty-six hours…he could barely see in front of him…they had entered into the blackness of night…every hand on a shoulder in a straight line…they quietly walked…all of a sudden the commander saw a white dove flying off the roof of a building…and the dove flew down in front of the commander…the dove landed in midair in front of his face, hovered in the air and he is looking at the bird. He realizes he has not slept, and he thinks maybe he is imagining this– but the dove continues to float in midair right before him…so he leans forward– as he was about to touch the bird the soldier behind him pulls him back…when he saw the dove was not hovering but had landed on a very thin trip wire going across the entire street. One more step and the entire block would have blown up killing all the soldiers. The dove looked back at him and flew off saving the entire brigade…” (IDF Commander of Elite unit)
STORY 3. ”They were seen storming the heavens calling out to God…they had brought a Torah to the home and were reading God’s Word, crying out for the mother’s daughter, a hostage. “Ori, come back in peace.” Israeli mothers were crying out to God for Ori. It was Shabbat and when the mother separated the challah bread the prayer “Oh God, you have commanded us to separate the challah…may it be counted by you as if I performed this prayer exactly as you would have it upon your altar as in the day of the Holy Temple–Holy One be awakened and bring back our captives.” Not long after this prayer her daughter was saved in a miraculous attempt to rescue the hostages. God had heard this mother’s cry! Ori walked in the door of her home, and the cry was heard loudly as the mother cried “Oh Creator of the World, I love you! I love you, Amen. Amen.”(A mother’s heart was heard by God–a video from a Sephardic Jewish home).
STORY 4. “My brother is in the Golani Brigade. He has to go into the tunnels. Soldiers had to enter a house to get to a tunnel which was underground in one room…in the IDF the officers go in first, then we follow (as our ancestors did in the Bible) the unit goes in…twenty-five soldiers…the others stay behind and surround the house…the soldier with the radio calls the commanding officer to find out if they are going to stay or come out. He is not answering…the soldiers outside guarding the house walk back in…standing at the entrance was a Rabbi with a long beard…black coat…the Sergeant said to him “What are you doing In this house?” This “tsaddik” (a righteous being in Hebrew) said to him “You must get out of the house now!” (he spoke In Hebrew to them)– “If you do not get out now there will be many widows and orphans…you have to leave now,” The soldiers answered him saying “We cannot leave–we have to go into the tunnel first to find our brothers! We are not leaving without our commander.” The Rabbi is blocking the door to the tunnel…and puts his hand out to block them from entering. One soldier reached forward to move the Rabbi out of the way and his hand went right through him–there was nothing there… everyone looked at each other and thought “What are we seeing here?” The soldiers are all in shock. The commanding officer then comes out of the tunnel. The Rabbi is still standing there. The officer asks, “Why do we have a Rabbi standing here?” He then tried to push him out and the Rabbi says one more final time “you must leave the house now.” While he was speaking–out of his mouth came fire…it totally freaked every soldier out…but as he said, “Get out now” we took about twenty steps out of the house–and the house blew sky high…we had seen a “malak” (an angel).
STORY 5. “There were eighteen Israeli soldiers in a house ready to rest for the night. Nine were religious so they asked another soldier to pray with them. (They needed 10 for a minyan, the number required for prayer). He asked first to excuse himself to go to the bathroom. After a period of time, he never came out…so they knocked at the door, and they heard groaning. They smashed the door down…and saw an Arab who had come from one of the tunnels underneath the bathroom floor…he pulled the Israeli soldier into the tunnel from the floor…the soldier was fighting for his life but the Arab has his hand around him…the soldiers shot the terrorist…they recognize that in this tunnel are monsters…they had been planning an attack…but the soldiers were able to wipe them out…all because the soldier went to the bathroom…one Jew who had decided to pray the evening prayers with the soldiers decided to go first to the bathroom.”
STORY 6. “Eight hundred students were learning Torah at a learning center. Arab terrorists had learned the student’s schedules. A terrorist was captured outside of the yeshiva. The IDF soldiers asked, “Why didn’t you attack this yeshiva?” He told them “We did not attack it, because when we came into the area and we looked and the building was burning, we saw the fire, we saw the smoke. We thought one of the missiles hit it already” There had been no smoke, no fire, it was untouched. They went for a different target which saved eight hundred students by something they saw which cannot be explained. The deduction was that God runs His World and if He wants someone to see to save lives, they see it.” (An Israeli General related the above story)
FINAL WORDS
“I am writing this letter while on the way to my base…I am happy and grateful for the privilege of defending our beautiful country and people Israel. If something happens to me, I forbid you to mourn. I had the privilege of achieving my dream and destiny. You can be sure that I am looking down on you with a big smile…I left home without even being called up for reserve duty…I always said that if I have to die, it would be to defend other people and the nation. May my name never be forgotten…our soldiers fight like lions– and what lions! The Lions of Judah! “Behold, the people rises up like a lioness and lifts itself up like a lion.” (Numbers 23:24)
“What is happening on the battlefields of Gaza will change Israel’s society” (Rabbi Chaim Eisen). Many churches are continuing forward without recognizing Israel because of a theology that pushes Israel out the door. They will be sorry they did–one day. Church apostasy runs rampant according to the Pew Research Center. Many mega-church pastors are planning on building towers higher than they have already built. Man builds with his hands. God builds by His Spirit. (Genesis 11:4) God is moving by His Spirit in modern day Israel and we are watching it happen nearly every day.
I remain astounded at the amount of Christians who feel Israel does not fit into their theology. Who authorized Christianity to separate from Israel? When this happens, it is like removing the foundation of a house after it has been built? Who would do that? May the Ruth part of the church arise and shine brightly on behalf of our Lord. Let us clear His Name and represent Him correctly in this generation. Whole army brigades are breaking out praying, dancing, and worshipping the Lord before going to the battlefield. Shofars are being blown. Prayers for safety and victory are being prayed and faith is abundant in the hearts of so many warriors. One video clip filmed a commander shouting Hallelujah and raising His Voice saying, “God is King–was King–and will be King forever and ever!” Amen. A great partial spiritual revival in many ways has come to Israel which began in the military. The division and arguments of brother against brother has changed. People are much more unified as the miracles are looking to God for deliverance speaking it publicly.
I hope that you have been encouraged by reading of these miraculous events which are but a few of the many which have been reported. It is time for the world to realize that God does not play games. His eternal word to us is that “Behold, I have engraved you (Jerusalem) on the palm of My Hands, thy walls are continually before Me.” (Isaiah 49:16) Israel is protecting the nation–the country God has returned His People to build for the sake of His Name. The war you have heard about in the nations is a war against evil which is attempting to prevent Jerusalem from being the “City of the Great King.” (Psalm 48:1-2) Let us “rejoice” that God is on His Throne and He will not forsake His Chosen People. As the people believed when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel and that He had looked upon their affliction bowed their heads and worshipped. Let us bow our heads and thank the Lord in prayer that He has been so faithful to reveal Himself mightily in this modern-day war against His People. God bless each person as you pray.
–Sharon Sanders–