The Editor's Column

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Now that the United Nations Investigating Committee has completed their eleven-week, 11,000 mile tour, and made their recommendations, we probably should notice their suggested partitioning of Palestine. Their plan is to cut up Palestine into six parts and give three to the Arabs and three to the Jews—the Jews receiving by far the larger and better portion of the whole. There is, however, one notable exception to the division of the land between the two contending parties—Jerusalem and Bethlehem would not be given to either Jews or Arabs but be held as a United Nations trusteeship. Here again we are reminded of the words of our Lord: “Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.” Luke 21:2424And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. (Luke 21:24). While this report is only a suggestion and may or may not be put into effect, one thing is sure—Jerusalem is going to remain in the hands of the Gentile powers until the Lord comes back to reign and the “times of the Gentiles” come to an end, as when the stone cut out of the mountain without hands strikes the image upon its feet and all of the image is broken to pieces. See Daniel 2. The image represents Gentile dominion from the time that the Jews were turned over to them by God in His governmental dealings, until Christ comes back to reign and smashes the Gentile powers.
The Arabs are making threats of bloodshed and violence if the Jews are given the recommended portion of the land. They plan to resist by force any allotment to the Jews. It seems likely that it will only be by armed might that the Jews will be placed back in their own land. We do know that before the Lord comes to reign many Jews will be placed back in that land, and will be under the protection of the revived Roman Empire. Perhaps Balaam’s Prophecy— “And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber,” Numbers 24:2424And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever. (Numbers 24:24)—refers to ships from a Roman Empire power forcibly pushing back the Jews’ enemies and giving the Jews a place in Palestine. “The coming of the Lord draweth nigh.”