KING of ISRAEL ALL the EARTH!

“Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken it, and I will do it.” (Ezekiel 36:36)

Dear friends

It is an exciting time to be alive. In the midst of all the turbulences and spiritual upheavals around the world, God is still at work. Israel at its 75th anniversary is growing at an incredible pace. I am convinced that even the Judicial crisis in Israel that still brings people in large droves to the streets every weekend, will be resolved for the good of the country. I believe so because I know that God is watching over Israel and His eternal purposes with His people will at the end be established.

I remember years ago talking to German theologians about Israel’s restoration. As a trained scientist, I encouraged them just to look at the astronomical evidence of fulfilled prophecies in Israel’s restoration. “Even probability theory would make it impossible for this just to be a mere coincidence.” One of the theologians mildly smiled at me and said: “we are not in the business of probabilities but theology.” He stuck to his guns as a replacement theologian.

At the NRB conference in Orlando I had the privilege of meeting Eric Metaxas, the author of the excellent biography on Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Our conversation stimulated me to read his latest book ‘Is Atheism dead?’ In it Metaxas makes the case that Atheism is indeed dead, as science in recent decades has come up with constantly increasing and paramount evidence of what is called the “fine-tuning of the universe”. In other words, our universe is fine-tuned with incredible precision to make life on our planet possible. Be it from the very fundamental forces that hold matter together on an atomic scale, to the size and structure of our planet system and even the universal constants that affect the expansion of the universe. Hundreds and hundreds of findings and new discoveries demonstrate that only the slightest changes in these parameters in one or the other direction would mean life on earth would be impossible. But instead of recognizing an amazing Creator God, who put all things together in His infinite wisdom and precision, many scientists stick to their guns of escapism, stipulating millions of parallel universes that nobody can prove or disprove, just in order to explain the unlikeliness of life on earth. It is the same escapism I experienced by my German theologian friends. While there is an amazing “fine-tuning” of prophecy being fulfilled right before our eyes, that shouts to us from every corner of Israel that God is alive, they rather choose to believe in their parallel universe of replacement theology.

The evidence of God’s handwriting is seen everywhere at this 75th anniversary of Israel. Israel is the greatest proof we have today that God is alive. Restored nature in Israel, changed long-term weather patterns, rebuilt cities, a reborn Hebrew language, a mass return from the nations, being a blessing in science and research in every field of science, survival against all odds in multiple wars, and more and more. God without doubt is restoring Zion. And as you will read in this issue, we might well be on the verge of a spiritual restoration of God’s beloved people, adding a whole new and most exciting dimension in God’s prophetic fine-tuning in Israel.

Thousands of believers from around the world will join us again at this year’s Feast of Tabernacles and confess, “we know that the LORD has rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate,” and will give glory to God for it. I hope I can welcome you as you join the multitudes.

What a privilege not only to witness God’s handwriting in front of us, but to be able to partner with His divine purposes in our days.

As you read this issue please prayerfully consider to continue standing with us, as we are your extended hands and feet here in the land of miracles – the land of Israel. Much is to be done!

Yours in Christ Jesus!

Dr. Jürgen Bühler President

International Christian Embassy Jerusalem

Word From Jerusalem - July/August 2023:
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以色列全地之王！

「那時，在你們四圍其餘的列國必知道，我─耶和華修造那毀壞之處，開墾那荒蕪之地。我─耶和華說了這話，就必成就。」（以西結書 36:36）

親愛的朋友們

這是一個令人興奮的活著的時刻。 世界各地的動盪和屬靈動盪中，上帝仍然在工作。 以色列正值建國 75 週年，正在以令人難以置信的速度發展。 我相信，即使以色列的司法危機仍然導致每個週末大批民眾走上街頭，但為了國家的利益，該危機也將得到解決。我相信這一點，因為我知道神正在看顧以色列，他對祂子民的永恆旨意最終會實現。

我記得幾年前與德國神學家談論以色列的復興。 作為一名訓練有素的科學家，我鼓勵他們看看以色列復興中預言應驗的天文證據。「即使是概率論也表明這不可能只是巧合。」一位神學家對我溫和地微笑著說：「我們從事的不是概率，而是神學。」作為一個替代神學家，他堅持自己的立場。

在奧蘭多舉行的 NRB 會議上，我有幸見到了埃里克·梅塔克薩斯 (Eric Metaxas)，他是迪特里希·朋霍費爾 (Dietrich Bonhoeffer) 的優秀傳記的作者。 我們的談話促使我讀了他的最新著作《無神論死了嗎？》，梅塔克薩斯在書中證明無神論確實已經死了，因為近幾十年來，科學已經提出了不斷增加的最重要的證據，證明所謂的「宇宙的微調」。 換句話說，我們的宇宙以令人難以置信的精確度進行微調，使我們的星球上的生命成為可能。從原子尺度上將物質結合在一起的基本力，到我們行星系統的大小和結構，甚至影響宇宙膨脹的通用常數。成百上千的發現和新發現表明，這些參數只要在一個或另一個方向上發生最微小的變化，就意味著地球上的生命是不可能存在的。但是，許多科學家並沒有認識到一位令人驚嘆的造物主(神以無限的智慧和精確性將萬物組合在一起)，而是堅持逃避現實，規定了數百萬個無人能證明或反駁的平行宇宙，只是為了解釋宇宙的可能性。地球上的生命。 這與我的德國神學家朋友所經歷的逃避現實是一樣的。 雖然令人驚奇的「微調」預言正在我們眼前應驗，以色列的每個角落都在向我們喊叫上帝還活著，但他們寧願選擇相信他們的替代神學的平行宇宙。

在以色列成立75週年之際，上帝手筆的證據隨處可見。以色列是我們今天所擁有的上帝活著的最有力的證據。以色列自然的恢復、長期天氣模式的改變、城市的重建、希伯來語的重生、從各國的大規模回歸、各個科學領域的科學和研究的祝福、在多次戰爭中克服一切困難的生存等等和更多。 毫無疑問，神正在恢復錫安。正如您將在本期中讀到的那樣，我們很可能正處於上帝所愛的子民屬靈復興的邊緣，為上帝對以色列的預言微調添加一個全新且最令人興奮的維度。

來自世界各地的數以千計的信徒將再次參加今年的住棚節慶典，並承認：「我們知道耶和華已經重建了毀壞的地方，栽種了荒涼的地方」，並將為此將榮耀歸給上帝。我希望當您加入住棚節慶典時我能歡迎您。

不僅能夠在我們面前見證上帝的手跡，而且能夠在我們這個時代與祂的神聖目標合作，這是多麼榮幸啊。

當您閱讀本期時，請虔誠地考慮繼續與我們站在一起，因為我們是您在奇蹟之地——以色列土地上伸出的手和腳。還有很多事情要做！

在基督耶穌裡屬於您的！

尤根布勒博士總裁

耶路撒冷國際基督徒大使館

Word From Jerusalem - July/August 2023:
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