End-Times Expert: God's Peace Plan for Israel, Not Man's, Will Succeed
by Allie Martin
January 16, 2006
(AgapePress) - - Christian author, teacher, and lecturer James Goll says the recent stroke by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has put a spotlight on the volatility in the Israeli-Palestinian region and on the importance of the United States siding with Israel. Goll has written a book called Praying for Israel's Destiny: Effective Intercession for God's Purposes in the Middle East. In the book, the author uses scripture to highlight God's plans for the Jewish people and their covenant land. According to him, God's plan and timetable for Israel will not be hindered by Sharon's replacement but will be carried out no matter who leads that nation.
The expert on the biblical account of the end times says, contrary to many people's opinion, the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict does not lie in the hands of the so-called superpowers. "I do not believe that it's going to be what's called 'the Quartet' of the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations coming up with a contrived approach to try to bring peace," he explains. "The Oslo peace accord failed years ago. This is now another rendition of the same kind of philosophy, and it too will fail."
And yet, the sovereign will of the Lord will prevail in that volatile and difficult situation, Goll contends. Moreover, he adds, "God also, in His big plan, will use all of that to create crisis so as [to move people] eventually, out of pressure, to look to Himself and to cry out to the Lord for help."
The Christian writer and teacher encourages every born-again believer to take seriously the Bible's admonition to pray over the events unfolding in the Holy Land. "Each of us as believers has a call to pray for God's purposes for Israel," he asserts. "It says in Isaiah 62 (verses 6-7), 'I have appointed watchmen' on the walls who will give themselves no rest, and give him no rest until God has established Jerusalem. It doesn't say Cairo, Washington, DC -- there is only one city that we are all commanded to pray for across the globe. We are to pray for Jerusalem."
Goll says man-made peace plans will not work in Israel, and it is important for Christians to realize that. He urges believers, according to scripture, to pray in line with God's purposes for Israel, as that is the design that will ultimately be carried out.
Allie Martin, a regular contributor to AgapePress, is a reporter for American Family Radio News, which can be heard online.
