作者：王若琴
我們都知道，神對亞伯拉罕的呼召是一個驚天動地的呼召，是一個要改變全人類命運的偉大呼召。沒有語言、文字能夠形容這個呼召的重要性。很多基督徒會同意這些話，他們想到的是這個呼召帶來主耶穌基督的救恩。是的，這個救恩太偉大了，它讓我們不被定罪，反得永生。
但是亞伯拉罕的呼召很偉大還有另一個原因，就是神要使他成為大國，於是以色列國產生了。神為什麼要成立以色列國，一個在地上屬於祂、代表祂的國家? 我為什麼說以色列國的成立是亞伯拉罕的呼召很偉大的另外一個原因呢?
神為什麼要成立以色列國？
首先，我們要想到，神不但是我們生命的救贖主，祂也是這世界的主，祂掌控這世界的歷史走向。
神在但以理書已經告訴我們，祂為這世界所定的結局是甚麼。祂說將來有一塊非人手鑿出來的石頭要打碎滅絕所有的國度，祂會另立一個永不敗壞的國度。
如何達到這樣的結局呢? 祂也告訴我們了。撒迦利亞書12章第2節說「看哪，我要使耶路撒冷成為令四圍列國百姓昏醉的杯…」然後第3節說「在那日，(我們都知道，聖經裡的那日，常常指的是末日) 我要使耶路撒冷成為萬民的一塊沉重石頭，凡舉起它的必受重傷；地上的萬國都聚集攻擊它。」
原來以色列要扮演一個關鍵性角色，在極為腐敗的末日時刻要被許多國家憎惡，他們甚至聯合起來攻打她。
然後神在撒迦利亞書12章第9節説「那日，我必定意滅絕前來攻擊耶路撒冷的萬國。」
啟示錄的16章和19章對這場末日戰爭有比較詳細的描述。這兩章讓我們看到，原來非人手鑿出來的石頭就是主耶穌基督，他在哈米及多頓末日戰爭中會再臨，打敗所有前來攻擊以色列的國家，然後成立基督國度。這基督國度就是但以理書說的永不敗壞、存立到永遠的國度。
亞伯拉罕的呼召很偉大的另一個原因—以色列國的成立
以色列將在末日扮演關鍵性的角色是偶然的嗎? 是神沒料到的意外發展嗎? 絕對不是。不如說，以色列國的成立就是為了成為神末日審判、滅絕列國的因由。這是神一開始呼召亞伯拉罕成立大國所定的旨意。
你們或許會說，神幹嘛要那麼麻煩，世界敗壞就下來把他們摧毀不就結了嗎? 不，神不準備這樣做。
我在外交界服務了29年，蒙神呼召轉當傳道人之後，因為先生繼續服務外交界而仍接觸國際事務，清楚知道這世界的戰爭法則。發動戰爭要師出有名，抵抗侵略的防衛戰是義戰。顯然神選擇按著這世界的戰爭法則來結束這世界。
另方面說，這世界已經被撒旦弄瞎了心眼，根本不知道自己的敗壞，還以為自己是正義的化身。所以讓他們發動戰爭，神進行解救祂選民的保衛戰。這樣，被打敗的國家都會敗得沒話說。
從以上的討論，我們可以下結論說：
「亞伯拉罕的呼召是關乎神收復敗壞的世界和救贖犯罪的人類的宏大的、宏大的、宏大的計畫。」
以色列國要如何實行神賦予她的功能呢?
神設立了一個機制，就是為以色列祝福的國家祂要賜福，詛咒以色列的國家祂要詛咒。在世界走向末日的時候，許許多多的國家會變得很敗壞，他們都會憎惡屬於神的以色列而詛咒以色列，所以神就詛咒他們、滅絕他們。
但這機制的運作是有先決條件的，就是以色列要成為祝福。這是寫在創世記第12章第2節的一道命令。神命令以色列要先成為祝福，然後祂才講出「為你祝福的，我必賜福給他；詛咒你的，我必詛咒他。」這個機制。
但是以色列沒做到。他們進迦南地後不久，就偏離神，去拜偶像，國中不公平不公義的事情充斥。試想這樣的以色列可以成為好國蒙福、壞國遭禍的因由嗎? 和她buddy、buddy的國家都是像她一樣的狐朋狗友，神能賜福嗎?
在屢勸不聽之下，神就把他們逐出應許地，讓他們受仇敵的折磨，用這個方法熬煉他們，煉凈他們。
經過2000年的苦難，他們終於降服於耶和華，不再拜偶像，也遵守祂的約了；另外，他們也服了他們當受的刑罰。所以神就帶他們回到以色列地，並且讓他們復國。他們現在已經可以承擔他們命定的角色，就是成為各國蒙福遭禍的因由。
各位可能很不習慣，我對「為你祝福的，我必賜福給他；詛咒你的，我必詛咒他。」只適用到國家，而不涵蓋個人。這和許多人的詮釋不一樣。
我認為按照經文的上下文以及整本聖經有關以色列的總意，這句話適用的對象是國家而不是個人。況且以色列是一個國家，她打交道的對象當然是國家，不是個人。至於個人關心以色列、愛以色列、支持以色列等等的行為，確實會得到神的悅納和祝福，但這是根據其他經文。
我們現在就來談談神對基督徒要如何對待以色列有什麼吩咐。
神對基督徒要如何對待以色列有什麼吩咐
至少有兩處經文，神吩咐基督徒要和猶太人同站立，要善待猶太人。
一處在申命記32章43節。神說：「你們外邦人當與主的百姓一同歡呼；因他要伸他僕人流血的冤，報應他的敵人，潔淨他的地，救贖他的百姓。」這個命令呈現在歡呼這個動詞上，它是命令式。外邦人從上下文可以知道是現今的外邦基督徒，主的百姓當然是指猶太人。所以神命令，我們基督徒要和猶太人一起為神在以色列的作為歡呼。
另一處在以賽亞書40章第1節。「你們的神說：你們要安慰，安慰我的百姓。…」神在這裡非常清楚地讓我們知道，祂有兩群百姓，一群是基督徒，另一群是猶太人。從第2節可以看出，這時候猶太人已服完刑罰歸回以色列地了。安慰是命令式，而且說了兩次，可感受到神強力命令我們外邦基督徒要安慰受盡苦難的猶太人。
所以，如果基督徒遵守神的吩咐，和猶太人同站立，善待猶太人，神當然會祝福。
可惜許多基督徒被錯誤的神學和偏頗的國際主流媒體弄瞎了眼，不清楚事實真相，也沒看到神的這些命令，而隨從不信神的人罵以色列和猶太人，神的心是何等傷痛啊！
Douglas Murray一番話讓人瞥見惡人因以色列現出原形
我們已經非常接近末時了，我們現在已經看到敗壞的國家和人們因以色列而現出他們敗壞的原形。
知名的政治評論人Douglas Murray去年六月在國際知名的Munk辯論會上的開場白提供了許多這方面的事例。Douglas Murray不是基督徒，也不是猶太人，但他是敏銳的政治觀察家，他所說的都是他自己觀察所見。非常建議各位看看他的開場白影片，我這裡轉述幾句他說的話，讓各位有個概念。
他說，「你可能認為在這場哈馬斯煽動挑起的恐怖襲擊之後，世界會對以色列投以同情。你也許會像我一樣預期全球會發起對哈馬斯這群恐怖分子，強暴犯，和謀殺者的反對聲浪。你可能以為全球會對卡達政府，和他對哈馬斯的資助，和他在卡達接待哈馬斯的領導人，爆發出仇恨情緒。
你也許以為人們會對德黑蘭的伊斯蘭革命政府感到憤怒。結果不是，人們卻是對遭到攻擊的國家，以色列，立即爆發了憤怒。以色列是世界上唯一的一個國家，當遭受到襲擊後，會緊接著遭受到更多的攻擊。」
結語和評論
最後，我要說幾句結語和評論，共四項，作為結束。
一、 以色列是神設在這世界上唯一屬於祂和代表祂的地上國家，要在神收復這世界的末後日子裡扮演關鍵性角色。
二、 神逐出以色列人，將他們分散到天下各地受仇敵折磨，是為煉淨他們，使他們可以承擔得起神命定的角色。神不是要棄絕他們或改變初衷，祂收復世界只有A計畫，而沒有備案的B計畫。
三、 人民和國土是一個國家的最基本要素。以色列地歸給他們不是恩寵，而是必須，除非神不要在地上有一個屬於祂的國家。確保猶太人能夠存續下來是神自始至終要做的事，不只是為了彌賽亞能夠來到世上。
如果只為了彌賽亞，那麼兩千年前彌賽亞來了之後，神就可以任猶太人自生自滅；但神沒有，而是兩千年來繼續確保猶太人不被消滅，就是為了他們能夠存續到最後來扮演神命定的角色。
四、 說教會才是真以色列的取代神學或成全神學都是不明白神設立以色列國的旨意而犯的錯誤。說基督徒因為耶穌而承繼了神對以色列的應許，包括土地，更是錯得離譜。
以色列是以色列，教會是教會，各有各的存在原因和不同任務。要瓜分以色列地，要貶抑猶太人，都是落入仇敵的陷阱和神對抗、破壞神計畫的行為。基督徒啊！要謹慎！不要惹神怒！！
註：本信息原發表於2025年12月7-8日在台北舉行的耶路撒冷祈禱早餐會的Learning Sessions。原講稿曾經Cafi（Christ Army for Israel）成員釜正，特此致謝！
(文章授權/王若琴)
王若琴傳道簡介 （2025年12月1日更新）
學歷:
中華福音神學院聖經碩士
美國哈佛大學公共行政碩士
國立政治大學外交系學士
現任:
基督教信望愛聖教會傳道兼以色列事工部主任
2014年2月12日至2018年1月30日隨夫前駐以色列代表季韻聲大使旅居以色列近四年，於2018年1月31日返抵台灣定居，專心傳道。
曾任:
1976年進外交部，曾任外交部領務司僑務科科長；經貿事務司副司長；駐開普敦總領事館副總領事；駐南非大使館參事；駐美國堪薩斯辦事處處長。
(2005年蒙召，離開外交工作，進神學院受裝備，轉任傳道人。)
服事重點:
傳講、闡明聖經中涉及以色列議題之信息。
服事經歷:
曾自2015年5月至2022年1月的6年9個月期間，四度帶領基督徒朋友速讀全本聖經。對有關以色列、末世、主再來、千年國度、新天新地的預言予以特別注意。
曾於2017年12月至2019年12月擔任亞拿國際事奉「看哪!以色列」中東時事報導翻譯專案負責人，率同四位受薪同工將以色列彌賽亞信徒Amir Tsafarti 所創事工Behold Israel中的中東時事報導翻譯成中文，發布於Behold Israel /中文: Chinese的YouTube視頻上，服事關心以色列和中東局勢的華人基督徒。
多次應教會、基督教機構邀請擔任有關以色列講座的講員。
從2024年7月31日至10月31日開設「從聖經看以色列」線上課程，將神在聖經中所啟示祂對以色列的旨意和心意按著經文的正意講解給超過一百位愛以色列的學員。
目前計畫:
計畫將「從聖經看以色列」線上課程教學影片放在「看見以色列」YouTube視頻上供各方參考，但因中東情勢丕變，需做相應的修改和更新，現計畫重新錄製影片後發布。
A brief look at God’s purpose for Israel as a nation
We all know that God’s call to Abraham was a world-shaking call—a great calling that would alter the destiny of all mankind. No language can adequately describe the significance of this calling.
Many Christians readily agree with this, because through that calling came the salvation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Indeed, this salvation is exceedingly great: it frees us from condemnation and grants us eternal life.
However, there is another reason why Abraham’s calling was so great. God promised to make Abraham into a great nation, and through that promise the nation of Israel came into being. Why did God establish the nation of Israel—a nation that belongs to Him and represents Him on earth? Why do I say that the formation of Israel as a nation is another major reason that makes Abraham’s calling so significant?
Why Did God Establish the Nation of Israel?
First, we must remember that God is not only the Redeemer of our personal lives; He is also the Lord of this world. He governs the course and direction of world history.
In the book of Daniel, God has already revealed the final outcome of this world. He declares that a stone cut out not by human hands will one day strike and destroy all earthly kingdoms, and that He Himself will establish another kingdom—one that will never be destroyed.
How will such an outcome be brought about? God has also told us this. Zechariah 12:2 says, “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling.” Verse 3 continues, “On that day”—a phrase that in Scripture often refers to the end times—“when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.”
From this we see that Israel must play a crucial role. In the profoundly corrupt moment of the end times, Israel will be hated by many nations, which will even unite to attack her.
Then God declares in Zechariah 12:9, “On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.”
Revelation chapters 16 and 19 provide a more detailed description of this final war. They reveal that the stone “not cut by human hands” is none other than our Lord Jesus Christ Himself. In the end-time battle of Armageddon, He will return, defeat all the nations that come to attack Israel, and establish the Kingdom of Christ. This is precisely the eternal, indestructible kingdom foretold in the book of Daniel.
Another Reason the Call of Abraham Is So Great — The Establishment of the Nation of Israel
Is Israel’s crucial role in the end times merely a coincidence? Is it an unexpected development that God did not foresee? Absolutely not. Rather, the founding of the nation of Israel was intended to serve as the very occasion for God’s final judgment upon the nations. This was His purpose from the very beginning, when He called Abraham to become a great nation.
Some may ask, “Why does God have to go through all this? If the world becomes corrupt, why doesn’t He simply come down and destroy it?” God does not intend to end the world in that manner.
I served in the diplomatic field for twenty-nine years. After being called by God to become a minister, I remained closely connected to international affairs because my husband continued to serve in diplomacy. Through this experience, I have come to understand that in this world, war operates according to recognized principles. A war must be justified by legitimate cause, and a defensive war against aggression is widely regarded as a just war.
It is evident that God has chosen to bring this world to its conclusion in a way that even the world itself recognizes as just. There is another reason as well: the world has been blinded by Satan. People do not recognize their own corruption; instead, they see themselves as embodiments of justice. Therefore, God allows the nations to initiate a war, and He then intervenes in what is, by every standard, a defensive war—to rescue His chosen people. In this way, the defeated nations will have no grounds for excuse.
From the discussion above, we may draw the following conclusion:
The calling of Abraham is part of a vast and overarching plan that serves two purposes: God’s recovery of a corrupt world and His redemption of sinful humanity.
How Is the Nation of Israel to Carry Out the Function God Has Assigned to Her?
How, then, is Israel to fulfill the role God has given her? God established a clear mechanism: He will bless the nations that bless Israel, and He will curse the nations that curse Israel. In the end times, many nations will become utterly corrupt. They will hate God’s people, Israel, and curse her; consequently, God will curse and destroy them.
However, the operation of this mechanism has a prerequisite: Israel must first become a blessing. This requirement is stated explicitly in Genesis 12:2. God first commands Israel to be a blessing, and only then does He declare, “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse.”
Yet Israel failed to fulfill this command. Not long after entering the land of Canaan, the people turned away from God, worshiped idols, and filled the land with injustice and unrighteousness. Could such an Israel serve as the standard by which good nations are blessed and evil nations are punished? Nations that aligned themselves closely with Israel at that time would merely become corrupt companions, no different from Israel herself. Could God bless such nations?
Because Israel repeatedly refused to repent, God drove them out of the Promised Land and allowed them to be afflicted by their enemies. Through this prolonged suffering, He refined and purified them.
After two thousand years of suffering, the Jewish people finally submitted themselves to the LORD. They abandoned idolatry and returned to keeping His covenant. Moreover, they completed the punishment they were appointed to bear. As a result, God brought them back to the land of Israel and allowed them to be re-established as a nation. Only then were they able to assume the role destined for them—to become the means by which nations are blessed or judged.
Some may find it unfamiliar that I maintain “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse” applies to nations rather than to individuals. This interpretation differs from that held by many. Nevertheless, based on the immediate context of the passage and the broader biblical teaching concerning Israel, I am convinced that this statement is directed toward nations, not individuals. Israel is a nation, and the entities with which she interacts are nations, not private persons.
This does not mean that individuals who love Israel, support Israel, or care for Israel will not receive God’s favor and blessing. They certainly will—but on the basis of other biblical passages, not this particular one.
What Instructions Has God Given Christians on How to Treat Israel?
At least two passages of Scripture instruct believers to stand together with the Jewish people and to treat them with kindness.
The first is Deuteronomy 32:43:
“Rejoice, you nations, with his people,
for he will avenge the blood of his servants;
he will take vengeance on his enemies
and make atonement for his land and his people.”
Here, the verb rejoice is a command. From the context, “the nations” refers to Gentile believers, while “his people” clearly refers to the Jewish people. God therefore commands Gentile Christians to rejoice together with the Jews over what He is doing in Israel.
Note: The Hebrew word in the original text is גּוֹיִם (goyim), which may be translated as either “nations” or “Gentiles.” The Chinese Union Version correctly renders it as “you Gentiles,” whereas most English translations render it as “you nations.” The phrase “rejoice with” clearly implies two groups of people rejoicing together, not one group of nations rejoicing alongside another group of people. Such a reading would be asymmetrical and therefore inappropriate.
The second passage is Isaiah 40:1:
“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.
Here, God makes it unmistakably clear that He is addressing two groups of His people: Gentile believers and the Jewish people. Verse 2 indicates that at this point the Jews have completed their period of punishment and have returned to the land of Israel.
The command “comfort” is given in the imperative mood and repeated twice, expressing the urgency and strength of God’s command. It reveals how firmly God instructs Gentile believers to comfort the Jewish people who have endured profound suffering.
Therefore, if Christians obey God’s commands—standing alongside the Jewish people and treating them with kindness—God will surely bless them.
Sadly, many Christians have been blinded by erroneous theology and by the biased reporting of international mainstream media. They do not understand the truth, nor do they see God’s commands. Instead they follow unbelievers in attacking Israel and criticizing the Jewish people. How deeply this grieves the heart of God!
Douglas Murray’s Words Give a Glimpse of the True Face of the Wicked Revealed Through Israel
We are now very close to the end times, and we can already see corrupt nations and individuals revealing their wickedness because of Israel. The well-known political commentator Douglas Murray illustrated this powerfully in his opening remarks at the internationally renowned Munk Debates in June, 2024.
Douglas Murray is neither a Christian nor a Jew, but he is a perceptive political observer. His comments were based solely on what he himself has witnessed. I will summarize a portion of his remarks here:
“You would have thought after an attack like the one that Hamas instigated that started this terrible war, you would have thought that there would be some sympathy from the world. You might have thought the world would pay attention to the attack and at least pay attention to the people behind it. You might have expected, like me, that there might have been a worldwide opposition to the terrorists and rapists and the murderers of Hamas. You might have thought there would be hatred around the world erupting that the government of Qatar and its mouthpiece Al Jazeera, its funding of Hamas, and its hosting the leadership of Hamas in Qatar. You might have thought, there would be an outpouring of rage at the Islamic Revolutionary Government in Tehran.
But No. There was immediate outpouring of rage against the state that’s been attacked.
Israel is the only country in the world, which, when it’s attacked, gets attacked more.”
Conclusion and Commentary
I will conclude with four final observations:
- Israel is the only earthly nation established by God to belong to Him and represent Him in this world. She is destined to play a crucial role in the final days, when God reclaims the world.
- God scattered the Israelites among the nations not to reject them or alter His original purpose, but to purify them. Through suffering, He prepared them to bear the role He appointed for them. God’s plan to reclaim the world has only Plan A—there is no Plan B.
- A nation rests upon two essential elements: its people and its land. The land of Israel was given to the Jewish people not as a privilege, but as a necessity—unless God intended to have no earthly nation belonging to Him. God’s preservation of the Jewish people was not solely to make the coming of the Messiah possible. Had that been the case, God could have allowed the Jews to disappear after the Messiah came. Instead, for two thousand years He preserved them from extinction so that they would survive to fulfill their appointed role at the end of history.
- Replacement theology and fulfillment theology are serious errors. They arise from a failure to understand God’s purpose in establishing the nation of Israel. To claim that Christians inherit God’s promises to Israel—including the land—because of Jesus is even more misguided. Israel is Israel, and the Church is the Church. Each exists for a distinct purpose and carries a different mission. To divide the land of Israel or belittle the Jewish people is to fall into the enemy’s trap—to oppose God and undermine His plan. Christians, be discerning! Do not provoke the anger of God!
Note: This message was originally presented during the Learning Sessions of the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast, held in Taipei, Taiwan, on December 7–8, 2025. The original manuscript was revised by members of CAFI (Christ Army for Israel), to whom special thanks are extended.
Profile of Minister Jo-chin Wang
Education
- Master of Bible Studies, China Evangelical Seminary (in Taiwan)
- Mid-Career Master in Public Administration, Harvard University, USA
- Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy, National Chengchi University (in Taiwan)
Current Position
- Minister and Director of the Israel Ministry, Holy Church of Faith, Hope and Love (in Taiwan)
Previous Experience
- Ms. Wang entered Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1976 and previously served as:Section Chief, Consular Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director-General, Department of Economic and Trade Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Consul General, Consulate-General of the R.O.C in Cape Town Counselor, Embassy of the R.O.C., Pretoria, South Africa Director-General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Kansas City, USA
- In 2005, she received God’s calling, left her diplomatic career, entered
- seminary for theological training, and transitioned into a Biblical teacher.
- From February 12, 2014 to January 30, 2018, she resided in Israel for nearly four years while accompanying her husband, Ambassador Yun-Sheng Chi, who was then stationed as Taiwan’s representative to Israel. She returned to Taiwan on January 31, 2018, and has since devoted herself fully to her ministry.
Focus of Ministry
- Preaching and expounding biblical teachings related to Israel.
Ministry Experience
- From May 2015 to January 2022 (a total of six years and nine months), she led Christian participants on four occasions through accelerated readings of the entire Bible, with particular attention to biblical prophecies concerning Israel, the end times, the Lord’s Second Coming, the Millennial Kingdom, and the New Heaven and New Earth.
- From December 2017 to December 2019, she served as project manager for the translation of Middle East current-affairs reports, produced by Behold Israel, a ministry founded by Israeli Messianic believer Amir Tsarfati. These translations were published on the Behold Israel / Chinese YouTube channel, serving Chinese-speaking Christians concerned about Israel and the Middle East.
- She has frequently been invited by churches and Christian organizations to give sermons or speak at seminars on Israel-related topics.
- From July 31 to October 31, 2024, she conducted an online course titled “Israel from a Biblical Perspective,” teaching over one hundred students who love Israel, explaining God’s purposes and heart for Israel as revealed in Scripture, interpreted according to the established, sound principles of biblical interpretation recognized within the Christian community.
Current Plans
- She plans to upload the teaching videos of the “Israel from a Biblical Perspective” online course to her YouTube channel for public reference.
- However, due to dramatic changes in the Middle East situation, the content requires corresponding revisions and updates. The current plan is to re- record the videos before releasing them.