{"id":287,"date":"2011-10-27T18:27:33","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T22:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/isittheendoftheworld\/?p=287"},"modified":"2011-10-27T18:27:33","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T22:27:33","slug":"a-new-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2011\/10\/a-new-heart.html","title":{"rendered":"A New Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another clear sign we are in the last days is the issue of Jewish religious life. Unfortunately, too many of my Christian friends say things like, &#8220;How can you support Israel? Those people aren&#8217;t even religious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>How sad. How pathetic. First of all, anti-semitism sparks much of that kind of talk. Sadly, people just don&#8217;t like Jews. So they say things they have no idea about.<\/p>\n<p>When I visit Israel, I see clearly that Ezekiel 37 is being fulfilled. For one thing, the Jewish people are being revived spiritually. It is happening. I saw this anew when I was there over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>On a partition near the Western Wall, I saw a copy of the Scriptures. It was a reminder that prophecy is true\u2014the Lord is preparing to give them a heart of flesh and be their Lord forever.<\/p>\n<p>What a faith-builder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/237\/2011\/10\/Scriptures.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/237\/2011\/10\/Scriptures.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another clear sign we are in the last days is the issue of Jewish religious life. Unfortunately, too many of my Christian friends say things like, &#8220;How can you support Israel? Those people aren&#8217;t even religious.&#8221; How sad. How pathetic. First of all, anti-semitism sparks much of that kind of talk. 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