Kameel Majdali's Road Ahead

Jesus Christ to the church at Philadelphia in Asia Minor -Revelation 3:8 : I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. For a person who is an organic pessimist, there is plenty to be pessimistic about: A furious war in the Middle East rages with the possibility of going regional, if not global (and let’s not forget Russia and Ukraine are in a similar situation). Economists warn of an economic crash - not a correction - the biggest since the stock market crash of 1929. A US Presidential election is in November; even at this early date, it is shaping up to have much turbulence and drama. The UK goes to the polls this year and the outcome is anyone’s guess. The culture war is going into a higher gear, pitting the woke left against conservatives and their new allies - common sense liberals.   The great universal shaking (Haggai 2:6; Hebrews 12:25-29) continues...

As of this moment, Israel is at war. Not just the ‘state of war’ it has been in since its birth in 1948. It is an actual hot, fierce, and furious war. And unlike earlier wars in 1948, 1956, 1967, 1969-70, 1973, 1982, 2006, and earlier Hamas wars (2008, 2012, 2014), this current war presents an existential threat to the Jewish state and the world. We have learned that Israel’s current war is multi-dimensional:   Bi-lateral Dimension : This war is between Israel and Hamas;   Regional Dimension : Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and Iran to the east are also part of this conflict;   Civilisational Dimension : It is a fight between ‘Christianised’ Western civilisation and the part of the non-Western world that is rabidly anti-Judaeo-Christian.   Theological Dimension : Judaeo-Christian (Biblical) eschatology vs. Islamic eschatology. Eschatology is the doctrine of last things or end times; Spiritual Dimension : Ultimately this earthly conflict is a proxy war fo...