The Spiritual Battle Behind Israel vs Iran | Land of Israel Fellowship

for me. I mean, this is by far the most important war of my lifetime. I mean, all the chips are on the table. We're going head-to-head with the greatest threat to Israel and the free world in our generation. And the outcome of whatever happens this war is going to determine the future not only of Israel, but really of the entire world. The destiny of the world is wrapped up with the destiny of Israel. I mean, there's a reason why we always pray facing the land of Israel and facing Jerusalem because Jerusalem is a mirror of what will ultimately happen to the world. Because once they're done firing onto Jerusalem, it's just a matter of time until they start firing on the rest of the world. And when I look at this world there the war that we're in right now, there's really two potential outcomes. Either the leadership of Iran is taken out and replaced or the regime survives and continues on its path of destruction and global jihad. That's really what this war is all about. For Israel and America to win, the regime has to be defeated, surrendered, removed. The regime to win the war it really just needs to survive. I mean, Iran can be leveled. Its military can be destroyed. Economically, we can crush it. But if the regime stays, China and a bunch of other countries will rebuild Iran as fast as possible. And in that way, all it needs to do to win is really to survive. So really all chips are on the table now because the enemy isn't Iran's navy or Iran's army. It's a religious ideology, a worldview that's perverted God's will and speaks in the name of God, confusing the rest of the world that just wants to put all religion aside because of them. And until that regime is removed and their theology proven false until we're able to bring the light of truth, compassion, and love to this world, the war is never going to end. And so what I find really interesting is that there are so many voices out there today from a conservative camp that are like a part of what should be aligning with us and they're coming out against the war. And it sounds like their hatred of Israel and the Jewish people is so strong that they're actually able to side with the Ayatollah in Iran. It's like you can't make this stuff up because evil is just coming out of the woodwork. And one of the most used arguments is to say, why is America fighting Israel's war? I mean, that's one of the biggest strategies being used to weaken America's resolve. And that question is really like asking, why is America fighting England's war against the Nazis? And actually, there were many voices back then just like that. And those voices were loud and they spoke up until Pearl Harbor. Because when evil arises in the world, if you don't strike at it first, it will end up on your doorstep. And President Trump understands this. The Torah makes it really clear when someone arises to kill you, rise up and kill them first. That's the moral thing to do. That's the right thing to do. And so there's a physical war in Iran, but there's also a spiritual war that's going on for the hearts and minds of the people of the free world. And while there's so many deceitful voices out there trying to blur the lines between good and evil, Baruch Hashem, President Trump, Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, and this administration, they've had the moral clarity to strike while Iran is chanting death to America before they actually bring death to America. But all of this is a process that we're going through. And what is this process really all about? What is this process doing? The process, in my opinion, it's facilitating. It's sifting out a new congregation. A new people is being refined out of the nations right now. And I think that's exactly what the Torah teaches us as we end the book of Exodus and start the book of Leviticus right as we're in this part of the war as the sifting process is really going on now. That's what happens. Gathers together. Who here is going to build the Tabernacle of God? So let me explain. The book of Exodus, it's the story of the children of Israel becoming the nation of Israel. We liberated from Egypt and a family that came down to Egypt is born into a nation. And you would think that that story, the book of Exodus, it would I don't know, it would culminate maybe at the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. That makes sense. A great culmination of the Exodus story. But instead, the book of Exodus ends with the story of the construction and all of the details of the building of the Tabernacle. I mean, the next book, the book of Vayikra, Leviticus, is all about the Temple services, the Tabernacle, the the sacrifices. I mean, the last Torah portions of the book of Exodus about the construction of the Tabernacle naturally really should have been listed in Leviticus. Why is it at the end of the book of Exodus? And to answer that question, we actually reveal something really deep and really profound. And so when the Torah was given at Mount Sinai, the people of Israel were granted the privilege of causing God's presence to dwell on Earth. But that didn't actually happen until the Tabernacle was built, until it was erected. At the very end of the book of Exodus chapter 40 verse 38, it says, for the cloud of the Lord was above the Tabernacle by day and fire was over it by night in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys. So the fact that the book of Exodus culminates with the building of the Tabernacle is showing us that the Tabernacle actually represents the ultimate purpose of our liberation from Egypt. Our purpose wasn't Sinai. It wasn't the Torah. The building of the Tabernacle is the practical application of the Torah. The purpose of the Tabernacle is the aim of the Torah. And so the Torah is essential, but it's a means to the ultimate end. The Torah is the guidance and the rules we have to follow to create a place worthy of having God's presence dwell among us. That's our North Star. How do we build a life? How do we build a world where God can dwell once again upon? That's the true purpose of the Exodus from Egypt. And when you look at the wording in Hebrew, there's something really beautiful. The Torah gives us this beautiful view when the Tabernacle is finally complete. Moses comes and erects the final the the final structure. And the way the Torah describes the event, it the language literally brings us all the way back to creation. And you can see it in Genesis chapter 2 verses 2 and 3. And God finished vayechal on the yom on on the seventh day the work melachto which he had done. And then in Genesis chapter and then in Exodus chapter 40, and Moses finished vayechal the work melachto hamelacha. It's the same words that are unique words in Hebrew. And what the Torah is doing by using those unique words as we completed the Tabernacle and as God completed the world, it's telling us the building of the dwelling of a place of God in this physical world, that's not just the purpose of the Exodus of Egypt, it's the purpose of all of creation. It's the culmination of God's original plan when he finished the work that he made. And so the last two portions, Vayakhel and Pekudei, reveal exactly how it's going to be done. And this speaks deeply to us now. They're usually combined into one reading because those two names symbolize the balance the Torah is trying to strike in order to build a dwelling place for God. Vayakhel, I said, means any gathered. But the same Hebrew word, the same root, kehilah, means congregation or community. Moses didn't gather everyone together. He gathered together a community united with a purpose. Pekudei means reckoning or counting, meaning it's symbolic of the importance of counting each individual. One is collective, one is individual. And these Torah two Torah portions combined, that's how it ends, are teaching us that the goal the a goal of these two chapters, the spiritual potential, is to combine and harmonize these two qualities, the congregation and the individual. What does that mean for us today? And when I look at the world today, it strikes me that almost all of the moral voices of integrity, of intellectual honesty, of biblical values that were speaking to the nations have all for some like mysteriously, they've been removed from the scene. And it's created a vacuum. And when there's a vacuum, a bor rek and bo mayim, when that um hole is not filled with water, scorpions and snakes come out. And if you're just a person living in the world today and you're not deeply rooted in the Bible, I'm sorry. You don't stand a chance. How could you possibly see the truth when there's an endless barrage of attacks against Israel, against God's covenant with the people of Israel, against biblical prophecy? And what's so sinister is that so many of them are speaking in the name of religion and claim to honor the Bible. The lies are so sophisticated right now. I mean, there were voices of truth and moral integrity to the nations. There were giants like Jordan Peterson, Charlie Kirk, Dennis Prager. And all of them mysteriously, for different reasons, they've just been removed from the public's eye, leaving this empty space for people like Nick Fuentes and Tucker Carlson and Megan Kelly and Andrew Tate and Candace Owens and Alex Jones, and also so many. That's all there is now. And you're like, "Oh my good, what's going to happen?" If you're just a guy or a girl scrolling through social media, and the only opinions you hear are anti-Israel and anti-Jewish, what chances do you have of siding with the truth? And so, from what I can gather, this is all being set up. It's being set up to create a new congregation. Hashem himself is doing Vayakhel now. He's gathering his community together. And how will that community be made? By Pekudei. By righteous individuals who are being called out from among the nations, from among the lies, from among the darkness. And why are they being called out? Why them and not someone else? Because they're rooted deeply in the Bible. That is the only medicine. That's the only cure. That's the only way to bring any clue and clarity to what's happening. They're going to be Abrahamic. It's going to be literally a covenant of Abraham that is rebuilt. They'll have to choose to be on the other side of the mainstream. And most importantly, they're going to have to be connected to the Torah and to the prophets of Israel. The Torah is the guide for how to build a tabernacle. And ultimately, how to build God's kingdom on Earth. So, through the Torah and the prophets of the Bible, the community is going to be formed. And so, they're going to be formed from the darkness and lies because they're committed to living a life of light and truth. And that will be the final Kehilah. The final new congregation. And that's why Ari and I are launching this week the Prophets of Israel daily. It's a daily broadcast going through all of the Prophets of Israel and teaching their timeless messages and how their messages and prophecies are speaking directly to our times today. One chapter every day. It's 100% free. It's just the calling of our times to put out the truth for all that are seeking it. And so, I want to encourage, of course, everyone here tonight. And I'm just so excited in these times to start our next adventure together learning chapter by chapter all of the Prophets of Israel. I mean, I can't imagine anything more important for people to do today than connect deeply with the Prophets of Israel from the land of Israel. Hey, that was a highlight from this week's Land of Israel Fellowship. If you liked that highlight, you'll love the Land of Israel Fellowship. Find out more on the landofisrael.com. Join our global community from over 50 countries around the world that gather together every [snorts] Sunday live from Israel. Check it out in the link below.