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Standing with Israel: A Call to Prayer and Action 0:02 We wanna honor God because He sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the god of all things possible. He's the god of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:56 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to our broadcast today. Today we have a such a special guest and he's coming to us live from Jerusalem with such an important message. Michelle?1:06 We have a wonderful man of God. He is the CBN Middle Eastern Bureau Chief, and he has been for almost a quarter of a century. He is from Boston,1:19 but he has lived in Israel, and he represents God, he represents Israel, and gets the truth out when no 1 else seems to be1:30 doing that. And so I would like for you to welcome Chris Mitchell. Hey, Chris.1:38 Nina and Michelle, real honored to be with you. It's a real blessing, to be on your program.1:44 Well, we love you and we love your heart, and we have been friends with you, your wife for such a long time, and we know your heart there and all that you're doing in Israel. We've visited you there in Israel. So, you1:55 know, tell us the truth. What's happening since October seventh, all this outrage, the things that are happening, the the protests that are going on here in the United States, You know, no 1 seems to have the truth, and2:06 we know you do. You're out there living it. So tell us what's happening since since October seventh.2:13 Well, October seventh was a watershed day, in my life, in the life of Israel, and I would say even the world. And, that October seventh, I got up early that2:25 morning, and then, I was in my office, and Liz, my wife, who you both know quite well, came in and she said, are you hearing those sounds? And then I I got up and2:37 I started listening myself, and I heard the sirens that came because rockets were coming as far away from the Gaza Strip all the way to Jerusalem, and we heard the explosions of the Iron2:49 Dome knocking those rockets out of the sky. We knew something obviously was was quite wrong and, and so actually on CBN News, we did 3 stories,3:01 3 programs that that day to record and chronicle what was happening. As time went on, as the day went on, as the week went on, we found out how horrific October seventh3:13 was where 1200 Israelis, Jews were murdered, slaughtered in the most barbaric way. 250 were kidnapped, taken back into Gaza. And3:24 just a few days later, Israel declared war on Hamas that was trying to commit a genocide. And they have actually been, stated in their charter3:37 that they are dedicated to destroy the Jewish state. So for the last 7 months, Israel has been prosecuting a just war to protect their own citizens and to3:48 make sure that Hamas can never do another October seventh again.3:54 Right. Well, and you've been there, like we just talked about, since 2000. How is this different from the other attacks that Israel has experienced over these years?4:06 It's dramatically different. When we arrived here in 2000, it was August with Liz and our 3 kids, and 5 weeks later, what was called the second Intifada began. That was about a 3 and a half to4:18 4 year period of suicide bombings, terror attacks, near home school and work. That was a very traumatic time, a very, difficult and awful time. But October seventh was4:30 dramatically, exponentially more serious than that. The worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. And, in 2 ways, not4:42 only the many people that were killed and brutally slaughtered, it was a massacre, but it was heart wrenching to know that 250, Israelis and nationalities from, I4:54 think, at least 30 some countries that were kidnapped and taken back into Gaza. And so it's been heart wrenching for the last 7 months for Israelis knowing that their loved ones are5:05 friends of theirs. And if you know Israel, it's more like a family. And to have 1 soldier killed, to have 1 person kidnapped, is is heart wrenching for the whole country. But5:17 when you expand that 250 times or 1200 times, it it really is heart wrenching for the whole nation.5:25 So when we look at this, what's really happening like, right now, I would like to have you speak about Rafa and what's happening about that because, you know, if you look at it, there's we have Hezbollah, we have5:37 Hamas, we have the the the Hunis, you know, you have Yemen, you have everybody. You kinda have them all grouping up. But in my opinion and things I've read, doesn't it all sort of point to Iran? You5:49 know, they've got the ballistic missiles. They've got nuclear capabilities. So, you know, doesn't doesn't it seem like all arrows point to them? What's what's really happening, like, with Iran being behind a lot of this,6:01 or most of it? What are your thoughts on that?6:03 Well, it's exactly right. In fact, some people have, compared Iran to be an octopus, and all its tentacles are reaching out throughout the Middle East, to Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis,6:15 Iranian backed militias in Iraq and Syria, and Iran itself trying to get a nuclear weapon. Iran is committed to destroy, the state of Israel and the Jewish people.6:27 Hamas is dedicated to that. Hezbollah is is as well. And for the last 7 months, the focus has been on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and, Israel has been systematically6:40 destroying what Hamas has been building up for 17 years. They built a tunnel system bigger than the London subway, almost 400 miles. In fact, we had the6:51 opportunity to go into 1 of those tunnels a couple of months ago. And when you get in there, you realize it's it's like a spider's web. You have branches of that tunnel going different places. And7:03 general, general Goldforce, who was our briefer that day, he said, you go into any home, you go into a supermarket, you go into a mosque, a school, and you7:15 will find a tunnel shaft. So this was just a labyrinth, of tunnels to do a few things. First of all, to fight Israelis, and also to hide the hostages, and also to hide the7:27 leaders of Hamas. And so this was a somebody called it the largest terror base in the world, and Israel was living right beside that7:39 for 17 years. And that's why for 7 years 7 7 months, they've been fighting, and now they're in Rafa. Rafa is the last stronghold for Hamas, maybe 4 to 6 battalions7:51 of Hamas fighters. And Israel needs to defeat Hamas, which is why they need to go into Rafa. And at the same time, the United States, the Biden administration, is trying8:02 to restrain Israel from going into Rafa, and but Israel does have a plan to protect civilians to get them out of harm's way just like they have in almost every other8:14 city they've had. But inextricably, it seems like the Biden administration is almost trying to keep Israel from actually winning this war.8:24 And that is such a biblical response. Right? Because the Bible says that Israel will be surrounded by enemies. And and and that's not normally8:36 America's stance, but it seems to be with the Biden administration. And we'll talk more about that when we come back.8:43 I'm excited to announce that we're bringing back our best offer ever on our original My Slippers. You saved 90 dollars a pair with your promo code. 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You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle, and we are live with Chris Mitchell from Jerusalem and within the know of everything that's going on. And so, you know, just9:54 we're mentioning the Biden administration, our ally, you know, supposedly, what is happening with this? Like, why would why do you think that this is happening, that he is where I hear Benjamin10:06 Netanyahu saying nothing, and no 1 is gonna tell us we cannot defend ourselves. And so how do you think that why do you think that's the case? And why do you think, that Hamas how did they get the10:18 power in the first place? How are they you know, where did they start? How was all this started?10:24 Well, first of all, I think at the beginning of the war, the Biden administration and Biden himself seemed to be very supportive of the, of of Israel and provided all the munitions they needed,10:37 that has seemed to be waning, over time in, the last 6 months. And actually, they have really tried to undermine the Netanyahu government, in a variety of ways. The intelligence10:49 services came out with a report that, that the government may fall. That that wasn't true. Chuck Schumer went on the senate floor and said, well, maybe the Israeli people should basically choose another11:00 leader, you know, and that's something that you wouldn't expect from a senator to undermine the legitimate government. However, he may disagree, with them. And so,11:12 also, it seems like they're trying to push what some people call the 2 state solution. After October seventh, Nina and Michelle, there really is no appetite here in11:24 Israel. They don't they certainly wouldn't want a government or a state with, Palestinian state with Hamas in charge. The Palestinian Authority is the other alternative, but they have a11:36 program where they pay terrorists if they've killed Israelis or murdered Israelis or committed terror attacks. They also have a a things they say officially on, Palestinian television11:48 talking about, you know, removing all of Israel. So a 2 state solution doesn't seem to be anything that Israel wants or should tolerate, and yet the Biden administration is,12:00 pushing that. Politics may come into play here, Nina and Michelle. It's, some people say the 2 state solution of the 2 states that the Biden administration is really interested in are Michigan and12:12 Nevada, some of these swing states in the election. And so not only the progressive wing that is anti Israel is pushing the White House, but perhaps as12:24 well, the upcoming election in 20 24. To your question about Hamas, they are part of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Muslim Brotherhood was begun in Egypt in the 19 twenties, and12:36 they have 2 enemies. They have apostate Muslims, any of these moderate Arab nations, perhaps like Saudi Arabia, or the UAE, or Bahrain, and Israel. And, so12:47 Hamas is an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood begun in the 19 eighties, and, and so they're dedicated. They're charter states. Quite clearly, they wanna destroy the Jewish people and the state of12:59 Israel.13:00 Wow. And the press against Israel, the the legacy media has nothing but terrible things to say about Israel all the time, 24 hours a13:12 day. What do you make of that, Chris?13:15 Well, there seems to be a bias against, against Israel, and it can be, documented. There is a great group that I I follow sometimes called Honest Reporting. And, you know, when I've covered many13:27 of the wars, between Israel and Hamas throughout the years, you get you start to wonder from some of the major news organizations that I either hear or I may be in13:39 a press conference with them, and you kinda wonder, well, who's the good guy here? Is it Hamas or Israel? And you start to wonder if, you know, how they look at the world and whether or not they actually13:51 see Hamas as the instigator. And if they see it as in the world view, and Nina and Michelle, you would understand this, you know, maybe secular reporters don't see things14:03 from a religious or a spiritual point of view. They may diminish the idea that this is a religious war for Hamas.14:11 Yeah.14:12 It's, this was land that was once under the control of, Islam. It's their duty to take it back for the benefit of Islam, and so I don't14:23 necessarily believe that some secular, journalists appreciate what really is happening here.14:30 Well, isn't it like that with everything though? If you think about what the the propaganda that even we face here in the United States and the stories they're spewing, like, they'll say the border's closed and, you14:40 know, what we you know, many orcas will say these things. It's secure. You know, it's always some kind of lie. And we do know that Israel has tried to send humanitarian aid to over to14:52 into Gaza and for the Palestinians, and we know that that's being taken. So tell us about that because that's those are what they're lying about. They're acting like Israel has just, you know, gone up and massacred, you15:03 know, massacred all these civilians, and they're not supplying any aid and all that, which nothing could be further from the truth. So tell us about that.15:11 Yeah. First of all, they're trying to get Gazans out of harm's way as we have discussed. They send leaflets, make phone calls, text messages by the millions to get Gazans out of harm's way. And in terms of the15:23 humanitarian aid, even just recently, they've they have 2 crossings in the north, 2 cross crossings in the south. Actually, 1 of those crossings called called Kerem15:35 Shalom was, bombed, and rocket attacked by Hamas, killed 4 Israeli soldiers. This is a crossing where humanitarian aid is coming in for the people of Gaza, and15:46 yet Hamas has attacked that. They also have a port in Ashdod where they're bringing in a humanitarian aid, and some of the aid that's going in there is more than was ever going in before15:58 October seventh. So Israel's doing what it can to make sure that the Gazan people don't starve, and and yet there has been claims of near16:10 famine, and and yet Israel seems to be doing all they can to provide the aid, even though, as you mentioned, that much of it is stolen by Hamas once it crosses the border.16:20 And we hear that they're even, you know, charging people. Hamas is charging people if they you know, these outrageous prices just to get some food or some water, you know, which is you know, you we're just you know, the16:32 those things are not aired on on television here. You You're not hearing those kinds of stories where everything is setting Israel up to be the blame for all of it. So what do16:44 you think, biblically speaking, what do you think about our nation not wanting to help Israel or trying to separate from that?16:53 Well, you know, the promise in Genesis 12 says those that bless Israel will be blessed. Those that curse Israel will be cursed. That promise is still valid today like it was back in the book of Genesis.17:06 So I think it's important that America stands with Israel, doesn't have to agree with everything that Israel does, but to stand with Israel in a just war against an enemy that is committed to17:18 their destruction. So biblically, you know, we're seeing signs of the times. I think this explosion of antisemitism is 1 of those signs. Certainly, wars and rumors of wars. And as17:29 the nations are making decisions, they're really in the valley of decision, Nina and Michelle, right now, making decisions about Israel and the Jewish people, whether or not they will stand with them or stand against17:41 them.17:42 Wow. 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Get all your shopping done now while quantities last.18:49 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. We are here with CBN's Israel bureau chief, the Middle Eastern bureau chief, Chris Mitchell, and Chris is a true19:01 watchman on the wall. Chris, tell us prophetically what you see happening now.19:09 Well, it's an amazing time to be alive, Nina and Michelle. You know, just like, it says in the book of Esther, maybe we have all been called for the kingdom for such a time as this. 119:20 scripture that comes to mind, prophetically and, spiritually is Isaiah chapter 62. It says in verses 6 and 7, for I've appointed watchmen and watchwomen on your walls,19:32 oh, Jerusalem, that you'll give the Lord no rest till he makes Jerusalem a praise in all the earth. And, it says in, you know, Psalm 1 22 to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. So as the19:44 nations come against, the Jewish state and the Jewish people, I think it's imperative that we stand up and pray for Jerusalem and for God's purposes in Jerusalem for the19:55 Jewish people. And, and as we've talked about, they they experienced the, the worst, pogrom, the worst massacre since the holocaust. In just a brief history, if you go20:07 back to 2005, Israel had 21 communities in Gaza, but decided unilaterally to pull them out so there would be peace between the people of Gaza and the people of Israel. The next year,20:19 Hamas was was, voted in. The next year after that, they took over the Palestinian authority in a bloody coup, and all because Israel wanted to have peace, and they actually20:31 literally had all the Jews out of Gaza, but there's been wars ever since that with Hamas dedicated to its destruction. And it also talks about in Zechariah that the nations of the world will come against,20:43 come against Israel. And, we've talked about Iran. It says, big octopus with tentacles that want to, whether it's Hezbollah or Hamas or the Houthis, wants to surround with this ring20:55 of fire and destroy the Jewish people. So we're seeing prophetic times, biblical times, and all the more reason, as it says as Jesus said, when you see all these things, look up for21:07 your redemption draws nigh.21:09 Amen. And you know what? What else? What do you think about the, Israel Israel people making aliyah, like, coming home? Like, because a lot of times, do you think a lot of these wars are designed to make people21:21 afraid because they would not want to go back into a war zone or something that's going on there, where maybe they would have. Maybe they would have been making their way back. So what do you think of that? What do you21:32 because that's so biblical that that they would make their way back.21:37 Yeah. That's such a great question, a great point, because, I actually I think for the last hundred and 50 years, it's really been like a spiritual migration, where the Jewish people,21:49 have been called back to the homeland. And, and it's really been a miracle to see it. You go to to Ben Gurion Airport, you see a planeload of Jews coming from Ukraine or from22:01 America or Canada. It's really biblical prophecy unfolding before your eyes. What I think is gonna happen right now is because of the explosion of antisemitism, I think we're gonna see of22:13 Aliyah, coming back here to the land. I think people, the Jewish people, are gonna feel unsafe, in America and Canada. I would I I never saw how that could happen,22:24 but I think it's happening as we speak. And I think the Jewish people are gonna come back, from from Europe, from America, and I think that's part of the ingathering, that the prophets22:36 foretold, 3000 years ago. And you know, Nina and and Michelle, they did say it says in the word, they was gonna send fishers, fishers to bring back the people of22:48 Israel, and then he would send hunters. And I think we might be in the time of the hunters right now where the Jewish people would be hunted and they will come back to the land of Israel, why we need to stand with22:59 Israel, and why we need to pray so fervently for our Jewish brothers and sisters.23:04 Amen. Well, I know, Bibi Netanyahu has asked since the Biden administration is not helping, He's asking for the American church to23:16 help. How can we help stand how do we stand for Israel and bypass the Biden administration?23:25 I think, first of all, be informed about what's actually happening here, and then to pray in our churches and to speak up, whatever form that can be, whether it's calling a representative or going23:37 to a pro Israel rally, you know, I think, or speaking to a local newspaper. There are variety of ways that people can, in their own sphere of influence, you know, take a23:48 stand and not be like the church in Germany in the 1930s that was too often silent, but to be like Dietrich Bonhoeffer to speak up, against, Hamas24:01 or Hezbollah or Iran and speak, you know, in contrast maybe what's coming out of the White House to to stand with Israel at this time.24:09 Courage. Yes. And we know God wins. We know what the Bible says, and we know his plans for Israel. So, Chris, thank you for joining us today. Would you please pray for our viewers? And we also just24:21 pray such blessings over you for for protection and safety, and and just for all your concerns there for you and everyone else there that's just on the front lines. We are so grateful, and we appreciate you. So please24:33 pray, for, our viewers.24:36 Sure. Father, we just pray for each and everyone watching and listening that you would bless them. I just pray a blessing from Jerusalem that they would draw closer to you during these days, these perilous24:47 days, days of wars and rumors of wars. Help us all look up for our redemption, and help us wherever we are in our families, churches, communities, do what you've24:59 called us to do for such a time as this. And bless Nina and Michelle in all they're doing to get your word out in Jesus' name.25:07 Amen. Well, thank you again for joining us. Tell our viewers how they can help you, Chris Mitchell. How can they send donations? Can what what can they do25:19 to help?25:20 Well, I, I'm on pray dot com. I just started I'm starting this coming Saturday if they wanna listen there. I talked to Tony Perkins at, Family Resource Council about his visit25:32 here to Israel, how to pray for Israel. And if you go to pray dot com, Dateline Jerusalem with Chris Mitchell at 9 30 Saturday mornings. And through that, you can actually donate, if you'd25:44 like.25:45 Oh, that's awesome. We thank we are just gonna make sure that we put that link on our website for25:50 you too, so that It's not a better ministry.25:52 No. None. We know you're the real deal, Chris, and we love you. So thank you so much for joining us, and God bless you and your family. Keep you safe there. So that'll do it for us today. Thank you for watching Grace26:04 Grace with Nina and Michelle. We, like to invite you over to our social media where you can find out everything that we're doing. There are some some great devotionals there every day filled with the word of God. Leave26:15 us your prayer requests. We are so blessed to pray for you. Stay tuned. You're gonna wanna hear this exciting message from Daryl Youngblood. He's got an exciting ministry to tell you about. We love you, and God bless26:25 you. God bless you. Love you.26:27 Does science disprove God?26:29 Is there a war between science and faith?26:32 We don't need God to create a universe. 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