作者：王若琴
我们都知道，神对亚伯拉罕的呼召是一个惊天动地的呼召，是一个要改变全人类命运的伟大呼召。没有语言、文字能够形容这个呼召的重要性。很多基督徒会同意这些话，他们想到的是这个呼召带来主耶稣基督的救恩。是的，这个救恩太伟大了，它让我们不被定罪，反得永生。
但是亚伯拉罕的呼召很伟大还有另一个原因，就是神要使他成为大国，于是以色列国产生了。神为什么要成立以色列国，一个在地上属于祂、代表祂的国家? 我为什么说以色列国的成立是亚伯拉罕的呼召很伟大的另外一个原因呢?
神为什么要成立以色列国？
首先，我们要想到，神不但是我们生命的救赎主，祂也是这世界的主，祂掌控这世界的历史走向。
神在但以理书已经告诉我们，祂为这世界所定的结局是什么。祂说将来有一块非人手凿出来的石头要打碎灭绝所有的国度，祂会另立一个永不败坏的国度。
如何达到这样的结局呢? 祂也告诉我们了。撒迦利亚书12章第2节说「看哪，我要使耶路撒冷成为令四围列国百姓昏醉的杯…」然后第3节说「在那日，(我们都知道，圣经里的那日，常常指的是末日) 我要使耶路撒冷成为万民的一块沉重石头，凡举起它的必受重伤；地上的万国都聚集攻击它。」
原来以色列要扮演一个关键性角色，在极为腐败的末日时刻要被许多国家憎恶，他们甚至联合起来攻打她。
然后神在撒迦利亚书12章第9节说「那日，我必定意灭绝前来攻击耶路撒冷的万国。」
启示录的16章和19章对这场末日战争有比较详细的描述。这两章让我们看到，原来非人手凿出来的石头就是主耶稣基督，他在哈米及多顿末日战争中会再临，打败所有前来攻击以色列的国家，然后成立基督国度。这基督国度就是但以理书说的永不败坏、存立到永远的国度。
亚伯拉罕的呼召很伟大的另一个原因—以色列国的成立
以色列将在末日扮演关键性的角色是偶然的吗? 是神没料到的意外发展吗? 绝对不是。不如说，以色列国的成立就是为了成为神末日审判、灭绝列国的因由。这是神一开始呼召亚伯拉罕成立大国所定的旨意。
你们或许会说，神干嘛要那么麻烦，世界败坏就下来把他们摧毁不就结了吗? 不，神不准备这样做。
我在外交界服务了29年，蒙神呼召转当传道人之后，因为先生继续服务外交界而仍接触国际事务，清楚知道这世界的战争法则。发动战争要师出有名，抵抗侵略的防卫战是义战。显然神选择按着这世界的战争法则来结束这世界。
另方面说，这世界已经被撒旦弄瞎了心眼，根本不知道自己的败坏，还以为自己是正义的化身。所以让他们发动战争，神进行解救祂选民的保卫战。这样，被打败的国家都会败得没话说。
从以上的讨论，我们可以下结论说：
「亚伯拉罕的呼召是关乎神收复败坏的世界和救赎犯罪的人类的宏大的、宏大的、宏大的计划。」
以色列国要如何实行神赋予她的功能呢?
神设立了一个机制，就是为以色列祝福的国家祂要赐福，诅咒以色列的国家祂要诅咒。在世界走向末日的时候，许许多多的国家会变得很败坏，他们都会憎恶属于神的以色列而诅咒以色列，所以神就诅咒他们、灭绝他们。
但这机制的运作是有先决条件的，就是以色列要成为祝福。这是写在创世记第12章第2节的一道命令。神命令以色列要先成为祝福，然后祂才讲出「为你祝福的，我必赐福给他；诅咒你的，我必诅咒他。」这个机制。
但是以色列没做到。他们进迦南地后不久，就偏离神，去拜偶像，国中不公平不公义的事情充斥。试想这样的以色列可以成为好国蒙福、坏国遭祸的因由吗? 和她buddy、buddy的国家都是像她一样的狐朋狗友，神能赐福吗?
在屡劝不听之下，神就把他们逐出应许地，让他们受仇敌的折磨，用这个方法熬炼他们，炼净他们。
经过2000年的苦难，他们终于降服于耶和华，不再拜偶像，也遵守祂的约了；另外，他们也服了他们当受的刑罚。所以神就带他们回到以色列地，并且让他们复国。他们现在已经可以承担他们命定的角色，就是成为各国蒙福遭祸的因由。
各位可能很不习惯，我对「为你祝福的，我必赐福给他；诅咒你的，我必诅咒他。」只适用到国家，而不涵盖个人。这和许多人的诠释不一样。
我认为按照经文的上下文以及整本圣经有关以色列的总意，这句话适用的对象是国家而不是个人。况且以色列是一个国家，她打交道的对象当然是国家，不是个人。至于个人关心以色列、爱以色列、支持以色列等等的行为，确实会得到神的悦纳和祝福，但这是根据其他经文。
我们现在就来谈谈神对基督徒要如何对待以色列有什么吩咐。
神对基督徒要如何对待以色列有什么吩咐
至少有两处经文，神吩咐基督徒要和犹太人同站立，要善待犹太人。
一处在申命记32章43节。神说：「你们外邦人当与主的百姓一同欢呼；因他要伸他仆人流血的冤，报应他的敌人，洁净他的地，救赎他的百姓。」这个命令呈现在欢呼这个动词上，它是命令式。外邦人从上下文可以知道是现今的外邦基督徒，主的百姓当然是指犹太人。所以神命令，我们基督徒要和犹太人一起为神在以色列的作为欢呼。
另一处在以赛亚书40章第1节。「你们的神说：你们要安慰，安慰我的百姓。…」神在这里非常清楚地让我们知道，祂有两群百姓，一群是基督徒，另一群是犹太人。从第2节可以看出，这时候犹太人已服完刑罚归回以色列地了。安慰是命令式，而且说了两次，可感受到神强力命令我们外邦基督徒要安慰受尽苦难的犹太人。
所以，如果基督徒遵守神的吩咐，和犹太人同站立，善待犹太人，神当然会祝福。
可惜许多基督徒被错误的神学和偏颇的国际主流媒体弄瞎了眼，不清楚事实真相，也没看到神的这些命令，而随从不信神的人骂以色列和犹太人，神的心是何等伤痛啊！
Douglas Murray一番话让人瞥见恶人因以色列现出原形
我们已经非常接近末时了，我们现在已经看到败坏的国家和人们因以色列而现出他们败坏的原形。
知名的政治评论人Douglas Murray去年六月在国际知名的Munk辩论会上的开场白提供了许多这方面的事例。Douglas Murray不是基督徒，也不是犹太人，但他是敏锐的政治观察家，他所说的都是他自己观察所见。非常建议各位看看他的开场白影片，我这里转述几句他说的话，让各位有个概念。
他说，「你可能认为在这场哈马斯煽动挑起的恐怖袭击之后，世界会对以色列投以同情。你也许会像我一样预期全球会发起对哈马斯这群恐怖分子，强暴犯，和谋杀者的反对声浪。你可能以为全球会对卡达政府，和他对哈马斯的资助，和他在卡达接待哈马斯的领导人，爆发出仇恨情绪。
你也许以为人们会对德黑兰的伊斯兰革命政府感到愤怒。结果不是，人们却是对遭到攻击的国家，以色列，立即爆发了愤怒。以色列是世界上唯一的一个国家，当遭受到袭击后，会紧接着遭受到更多的攻击。」
结语和评论
最后，我要说几句结语和评论，共四项，作为结束。
一、 以色列是神设在这世界上唯一属于祂和代表祂的地上国家，要在神收复这世界的末后日子里扮演关键性角色。
二、 神逐出以色列人，将他们分散到天下各地受仇敌折磨，是为炼净他们，使他们可以承担得起神命定的角色。神不是要弃绝他们或改变初衷，祂收复世界只有A计划，而没有备案的B计划。
三、 人民和国土是一个国家的最基本要素。以色列地归给他们不是恩宠，而是必须，除非神不要在地上有一个属于祂的国家。确保犹太人能够存续下来是神自始至终要做的事，不只是为了弥赛亚能够来到世上。
如果只为了弥赛亚，那么两千年前弥赛亚来了之后，神就可以任犹太人自生自灭；但神没有，而是两千年来继续确保犹太人不被消灭，就是为了他们能够存续到最后来扮演神命定的角色。
四、 说教会才是真以色列的取代神学或成全神学都是不明白神设立以色列国的旨意而犯的错误。说基督徒因为耶稣而承继了神对以色列的应许，包括土地，更是错得离谱。
以色列是以色列，教会是教会，各有各的存在原因和不同任务。要瓜分以色列地，要贬抑犹太人，都是落入仇敌的陷阱和神对抗、破坏神计划的行为。基督徒啊！要谨慎！不要惹神怒！！
注：本信息原发表于2025年12月7-8日在台北举行的耶路撒冷祈祷早餐会的Learning Sessions。原讲稿曾经Cafi（Christ Army for Israel）成员釜正，特此致谢！
(文章授权/王若琴)
王若琴传道简介
学历:
中华福音神学院圣经硕士
美国哈佛大学公共行政硕士
国立政治大学外交系学士
现任:
基督教信望爱圣教会传道兼以色列事工部主任
2014年2月12日至2018年1月30日随夫前驻以色列代表季韵声大使旅居以色列近四年，于2018年1月31日返抵台湾定居，专心传道。
曾任:
1976年进外交部，曾任外交部领务司侨务科科长；经贸事务司副司长；驻开普敦总领事馆副总领事；驻南非大使馆参事；驻美国堪萨斯办事处处长。
(2005年蒙召，离开外交工作，进神学院受装备，转任传道人。)
服事重点:
传讲、阐明圣经中涉及以色列议题之信息。
服事经历:
曾自2015年5月至2022年1月的6年9个月期间，四度带领基督徒朋友速读全本圣经。对有关以色列、末世、主再来、千年国度、新天新地的预言予以特别注意。
曾于2017年12月至2019年12月担任亚拿国际事奉「看哪!以色列」中东时事报导翻译项目负责人，率同四位受薪同工将以色列弥赛亚信徒Amir Tsafarti 所创事工Behold Israel中的中东时事报导翻译成中文，发布于Behold Israel /中文: Chinese的YouTube视频上，服事关心以色列和中东局势的华人基督徒。
多次应教会、基督教机构邀请担任有关以色列讲座的讲员。
从2024年7月31日至10月31日开设「从圣经看以色列」在线课程，将神在圣经中所启示祂对以色列的旨意和心意按着经文的正意讲解给超过一百位爱以色列的学员。
目前计划:
计划将「从圣经看以色列」在线课程教学影片放在「看见以色列」YouTube视频上供各方参考，但因中东情势丕变，需做相应的修改和更新，现计划重新录制影片后发布。
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.