There’s a fog over our culture right now. Not a fog of weather, but of worldview. A disorienting, disarming haze where old truths are questioned, new stories emerge daily, and confidence in anything feels hard to find. It’s a fog of redefinition, revision, and doubt. Some of this is the fruit of real corruption being exposed. But much of it is the result of information overload, algorithm-driven extremism, and the loss of trusted authority.

And this fog is not neutral. It is being weaponized.

When COVID hit, it shattered the illusion that our institutions were always acting in our best interests. From shifting guidelines to media spin, from government overreach to corporate censorship, many people across the political spectrum realized that the “official version” of events could no longer be accepted at face value.

Add to this the erosion of trust in elections, in justice systems, in the medical field, and in education, and you have a population desperate for clarity and increasingly vulnerable to counterfeit certainty.

The worst villain in our nation right now is undeniably the mainstream media. Regardless of political persuasion, the idea of an "unbiased news network" is dead. Because of this distrust, many people have turned to alternative media. That’s why we’ve seen the explosive rise of niche broadcasters. While this isn’t all bad, it brings two major risks.

First, there’s the competition factor. In a race to attract larger audiences, content creators are pressured to stand out, to be more extreme. Even those with good intentions can find themselves pulled toward sensationalism. We’ve all seen the clickbait headlines. And headlines are only the tip of the iceberg. The pressure to grow an audience often drives messaging to more and more radical places.

When you are listening to your favorite influencer, know that they are under immense pressure to be original, groundbreaking, and unique.

Second, there’s no longer any built-in fact-checking mechanism. Since influencers aren’t beholden to any central agency, anyone can say anything, and make it sound credible. Long-established facts about history can be overturned in the public mind with the flick of a podcaster’s finger. A person with 2,000 followers and a microphone can make a claim that goes viral, and suddenly, it's accepted as plausible.

We may think we have more tools to verify things than ever before, and that’s partially true. We have more access to information than ever before. But that doesn’t mean we have greater access to truth. In fact, with the increasing levels of hay in our haystacks, the needles are harder to find.

And that’s the setup for what we’re seeing now: fertile ground for theories that mix truth with error, evidence with speculation, and emotion with agenda. The result? A dangerous fog. And when the fog is thick enough, even smart people start grabbing at whatever voice seems confident.

So what do we do?

We start with Scripture, not headlines, not hashtags, and not threads. Because only the Word of God can cut through the fog.

I want to take us through three major arguments and three minor misunderstandings that have led people to abandon or redefine the place of Israel in God’s plan. And then, we’ll return to the fog, not to wallow in it, but to shine the lamp of truth through it.

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” (Psalm 119:105)

How can we be expected to make sense of all this? I submit to you: there IS NO WAY TO START WITH CURRENT EVENTS AND WORK BACKWARD TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT. WE MUST START WITH THE SCRIPTURE AND WORK FORWARD IN ORDER TO SEE CLEARLY IN ALL THIS FOG.

And the fog will only thicken. With the rise of AI, "truth" is becoming a rare commodity. We must find something in which we can place our complete trust. And that something is not a Gab personality. It is not a podcaster. It is the WORD OF GOD.

The All-Important Question: Is God done with Israel, or Not?

This is the question you must answer. This will make or break your view on the Jewish people. How you deal with this central biblical theme will determine what direction you go in this heated debate.

1. The Theological Argument (Replacement or Supersessionism)

This is the earliest and most accepted version, cited by church fathers and reformers well before modern politics. It’s clean. It’s tidy. It fits nicely into a systematic theology chart. And it’s dead wrong.

Some argue that the Church has replaced Israel, that all the land, blessings, and restoration promises made to Abraham’s descendants have now been spiritualized and handed over to the Church. It’s neat. It’s theologically convenient. But it doesn’t hold up under Scripture.

In this framework, the Abrahamic covenant? Fulfilled in Christ. The Davidic covenant? Spiritualized in Jesus’ kingship over the Church. The New Covenant? It’s now for “spiritual Israel” believers in Jesus, regardless of ethnicity.

Common Supporting Ideas

• Israel forfeited her special status by rejecting Jesus.
• The true people of God are now defined by faith in Christ, not by lineage.
• Prophetic passages about Israel’s future (like Ezekiel 37 or Zechariah 14) should be read as metaphors, promises now fulfilled spiritually in the Church.

The Problem: Paul Saw This Coming

Romans 11 slams the brakes on this entire theology.

“I say then, hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.” (Romans 11:1–2)

Paul doesn’t just argue that God might not be done with Israel, he says God forbid that anyone would even suggest it. That’s how serious this is.

Later in the chapter, he gets even clearer:

“As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” (Romans 11:28–29)

In other words: Yes, most Jews in Paul’s day rejected the gospel. But that didn’t nullify God’s election, His sovereign choice to make Israel His covenant people. The Abrahamic promises weren’t conditional to begin with. God made them unilaterally (Genesis 15), and He hasn’t revoked them. “Without repentance” means without regret, without reversal, and without expiration.

Jesus Doesn’t Abolish the Covenants, He Confirms Them

You’ll sometimes hear that Jesus "fulfilled" the Old Testament promises, so we no longer need to look for a literal fulfillment. But that misunderstands what “fulfill” means.

“Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.” (Matthew 5:17)

Jesus didn’t cancel God’s covenants with Israel; He proved that God keeps His word. If anything, His first coming sets the stage for the full realization of those promises.

Symbolism Isn’t a Trump Card

It’s true that believers are “spiritual children of Abraham” by faith (Galatians 3:7–9). That’s a beautiful truth. But being spiritually connected to Abraham does not erase the distinct role of Israel in redemptive history. You can be adopted into the family without erasing the older siblings.

Think of it this way: Gentiles are invited to sit at Israel’s covenant table, not take over the house, change the locks, and evict the host.

Why It Matters

If God’s covenants can be redefined or “spiritualized” after the fact, how do we know our salvation promises won’t be redefined too?

“Let God be true, but every man a liar.” (Romans 3:4)

God’s integrity is on trial here. If He can make forever-promises to Abraham and then later say, “Well, I meant that symbolically,” how can we trust any of His promises?

What’s Really Going On

Supersessionism is often driven by a desire for theological simplicity. It’s more elegant to see one people of God across all of history, Israel in the Old Testament, the Church in the New. That’s tidy.

But Scripture isn’t tidy. It’s layered. And it’s clear that while the Church shares in spiritual blessings, it does not replace ethnic Israel.

Unfortunately, once you adopt the idea that Israel no longer matters, it’s not long before you start wondering why the Jews still exist at all. This has led, historically and predictably, to antisemitism in many forms.

Theologically, emotionally, and politically, it’s much easier to write Israel off. But biblically? You simply can’t do it without doing damage to God’s Word and God’s character.

2. The Historical-Moral Argument

“They Rejected God, So He Rejected Them”

This version isn’t usually built from theology; it’s built from emotion. It doesn’t come from scholars with Greek lexicons; it comes from a gut reaction to the long, tragic relationship between Israel and her God.

The basic idea? Israel had her chance. She blew it.

She rejected the prophets. She worshipped idols. And worst of all, she crucified her own Messiah. What more could God do? So, He moved on. He picked a new people, the Church, and the Jews have been suffering ever since because of it.

Underneath the emotion is a massive theological problem: it misunderstands the entire pattern of God's dealings with Israel in Scripture.

Common Sentences You’ll Hear:

• The Jews crucified Christ.
• They rejected the truth repeatedly, both in the Old and New Testaments.
• The destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 was final judgment.
• Their ongoing suffering is proof of divine rejection.
• The Church is now the beloved; Israel is left behind.

Here’s What the Bible Actually Says:

Let’s start with the big one:

“As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.” Romans 11:28–29

Read that carefully. Paul acknowledges the tension, yes, Israel is opposed to the gospel right now. But that opposition doesn’t cancel their status as beloved because of the covenant God made with their forefathers. And God doesn’t revoke His calling. Period.

Even earlier in the same chapter:

“Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.” Romans 11:18

This is Paul talking to us, Gentile believers. He’s saying: “Don’t get arrogant. Don’t assume Israel is cast away and that you’ve replaced them. You’re a wild branch that got grafted in. The root is still theirs.”

And Paul drives it home just a few verses later:

“If God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.” Romans 11:21

In other words, don’t confuse divine discipline with divine divorce.

Yes, Israel was judged. Yes, she experienced consequences. But that has always been the case throughout Scripture. Over and over again, God judged Israel, but always with the promise of future restoration.

Just Look at the Pattern:

Deuteronomy 30 After spelling out Israel’s future disobedience, Moses says they will return, and God will gather them again from all nations.

Ezekiel 37  The famous vision of the dry bones isn’t the end. God breathes life into them and reassembles the nation of Israel.

Zechariah 12–14 The nations gather against Jerusalem…but God intervenes. The people of Israel mourn for the One they pierced, and God pours out His Spirit on them.

There’s always a remnant. There’s always a future. There’s always hope.

If we say Israel’s rejection of Jesus permanently cut them off, we’re ignoring the very fabric of Old Testament prophecy and the structure of New Testament hope.

The Bigger Problem: What Does That Say About God?

Let’s zoom out.

If God promised to love Israel forever (Jeremiah 31), if He made a unilateral, unconditional covenant with Abraham (Genesis 15), and if He now, because of disobedience, backs out on that promise…

…then how exactly are we supposed to trust Him with our salvation?

If He broke His covenant with them, what makes us think He won’t change the rules on us, too?

This is why Paul says so strongly in Romans 3:3–4:

“What if some did not believe? Shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar.”

God is not like us. He doesn’t flinch. He doesn’t revise promises based on how well people behave. If He said it, He’ll do it, even if we can't see the timeline.

What’s Really Going On

This argument plays well emotionally. It scratches a moral itch. “They blew it, so we’re in.” But the whole thing is based on a category error. It treats Israel like a wayward employee who got fired and replaced. But that’s not how covenants work.

Covenants are not contracts.

God didn’t shake hands with Abraham and say, “You do your part, I’ll do mine.” He put Abraham to sleep and walked through the blood path alone (Genesis 15), meaning the weight of the covenant rests on God, not Israel.

So even when Israel disobeys, even when they reject their Messiah, God's promise remains intact. That’s what Paul is arguing in Romans 9–11: God's integrity is on the line. Not just Israel's history.

3. The Political-Prophetic Argument

“Modern Israel Isn’t the Real Israel”

This line of thinking differs from traditional replacement theology. Instead of theological commentary, it tends to emerge from internet-based communities: podcasts, social media threads, YouTube exposés, and speculative documentaries.

In recent years, it has gained traction among younger, politically-minded audiences, particularly those disillusioned with mainstream narratives. While not always overtly antisemitic, this framework often leans on revisionist history, suspicion of modern institutions, and a redefinition of who “Israel” actually is.

The central idea is that the modern State of Israel, reborn in 1948, is not a legitimate fulfillment of biblical prophecy. Instead, proponents claim it is either:

• a geopolitical construct with no spiritual significance,
• a deception orchestrated by global powers,
• or a mistaken conflation of ethnic and covenant identity.

What Does the Bible Say?

Start with this: when God made promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, He wasn’t giving them vague symbolic metaphors. He was talking about land. Descendants. A nation.

“I will make of thee a great nation…”
Genesis 12:2

“Unto thy seed have I given this land…”
Genesis 15:18

“The Lord appeared… and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land…”
Genesis 26:2–5 (to Isaac)
Genesis 28:13 (to Jacob)

That’s three generations of clear, literal covenant: a land, a people, and a future.

Paul affirms this line of thinking when he identifies his own people as:

“My kinsmen according to the flesh: who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants…”
Romans 9:3–4

Paul, post-Calvary, post-resurrection, is still calling the Jewish people “Israelites” and affirming that the covenants still pertain to them.

And in Romans 11:1, he makes it even clearer:

“I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.”

There is no spiritualizing away of the nation here. No hint that Israel has morphed into a mere metaphor. Paul is rooting the ongoing legitimacy of Israel in his own literal, physical descent from Abraham.

What About the “Khazar” Theory?

This is the claim that Ashkenazi Jews (Eastern European Jews) are not true Israelites, but descendants of a Turkic tribe that converted to Judaism in the 8th-9th centuries. It’s floated as “scholarly” but is actually built on a disproven 1976 book by Arthur Koestler, which has since been refuted by a tidal wave of genetic, historical, and archaeological evidence.

DNA studies have confirmed consistent genetic links between modern Jews, both Ashkenazi and Sephardic, and ancient Judeans. Is there mixing? Of course. But that doesn’t negate descent. No people group on earth is 100% ethnically pure. That includes Arabs, Europeans, and every tribe under the sun. The idea that God’s covenant hinges on DNA purity is not only unbiblical, it’s absurd.

“Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.” Romans 9:7

The promise goes through Isaac and Jacob. Not Esau. Not Ishmael. Not anyone else. And Paul says this to reinforce God’s sovereign choice in defining His people, not genetics.

So: are there modern Jews who reject God? Yes. Are there secular leaders in Israel who do not honor the Lord? Yes. Does that invalidate their identity? Not at all.

If sinfulness nullified chosenness, none of us would still be in the family of God.

Why This Matters:

The goal here isn’t to endorse every political decision the State of Israel makes. It’s to understand that God's covenants are not dissolved by human failures or modern suspicion. They aren’t overturned by podcasts or clever graphics with red yarn conspiracy boards.

This argument becomes attractive because it offers a kind of rebellious clarity. “Everyone else is fooled, but not me.” But the result is often a warped lens that views modern Jews with suspicion, contempt, or worse. This is not just bad theology; it’s spiritual danger.

“I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee.” Genesis 12:3

If we go on a crusade to delegitimize the people God still calls His own, we are skating on very thin ice.

The Real Root Issue

Many of these “arguments” are simply attempts to strip Israel of its prophetic significance so that people can view the conflict through purely political lenses. “If they’re just another nation, we can judge them like any other.”

But that’s not how Scripture presents them. Whether righteous or rebellious, Israel remains God’s chosen people. That doesn’t mean they’re always right. It means they’re always relevant, to God, to prophecy, and to the unfolding story of redemption.

The Three Major Reasons Reviewed

Replacement Theology (“The Church is the New Israel”)
This is the belief that since Israel rejected Christ, God has permanently rejected them, replacing them with the Church. Verses about Israel are then reinterpreted as referring to the Church. The problem is that Paul directly refutes this in Romans 11:1–2: “Has God cast away his people? God forbid.” The Church does not replace Israel; rather, it is a temporary grafting-in of Gentiles until “the fullness of the Gentiles be come in” (Romans 11:25).

Misreading of Covenant Fulfillment
Some assume that because Christ fulfilled the Law, He also fulfilled and therefore nullified God’s national promises to Israel. But fulfillment is not the same as cancellation. The covenants with Abraham, David, and the prophets are unconditional;  they depend on God’s faithfulness, not Israel’s performance.

The Misapplication of Israel’s Judgments
Others point to Israel’s disobedience and exile as evidence of permanent rejection. Yet throughout the prophets, every judgment passage is paired with a promise of restoration. The same God who scattered Israel also swore to regather her (Ezekiel 36–37, Hosea 3). To deny that is to call into question God’s integrity.

The Three Minor Reasons

The “Blessing and Cursing” Misunderstanding (Genesis 12:3)
Critics sometimes claim that this verse applied only to Abraham personally, not to his descendants. But the promise was explicitly renewed to Isaac and Jacob, then extended through their line. While this doesn’t mean political Israel is always morally right, it does mean that God’s overarching posture toward Abraham’s seed remains one of protection and purpose.

Confusion over “Jewish” vs. “Israelite” Identity
Some argue that “Jews” today are not the same as “Israel” in the Bible, citing lost tribes or genealogical speculation. Scripture, however, collapses those distinctions by the time of Christ. Paul calls himself both a Jew and an Israelite (Romans 11:1). God’s promises are tied to covenant identity, not DNA tests.

Selective Proof-Texting of Prophecy
A few dismiss Israel’s future by pointing to verses about desolation or destruction without reading the next chapter, which usually describes restoration. A sound hermeneutic requires the whole context, not a cherry-picked verse.

Major Objection: “The Abrahamic Covenant Has Been Fulfilled”

Some claim that the Abrahamic covenant has already been fulfilled in Christ and therefore no longer applies to national Israel. They reason that because Jesus is the ultimate seed of Abraham (Galatians 3:16), all promises to Abraham are now “spiritually” inherited by those who are in Christ.

This view misses two key realities:

Fulfillment is not Cancellation.
When Jesus said He came to “fulfill the law,” He didn’t mean to erase it but to complete its purpose (Matthew 5:17). In the same way, Christ’s fulfillment of the Abrahamic covenant doesn’t nullify God’s promises to Abraham’s physical descendants. It guarantees them. If God could break His word to Israel, what confidence would we have that He’ll keep His word to the Church?

The Covenant Has Multiple Layers.
The Abrahamic covenant includes:

A personal promise (blessing and protection of Abraham himself),

A national promise (land, descendants, and identity for his seed through Isaac and Jacob),

And a universal promise (“in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed”).

Christ fulfills the universal dimension through redemption, but the national dimension, land, regathering, and kingdom, is repeatedly reaffirmed in both Testaments. Genesis 17 calls it an “everlasting covenant,” and Paul calls the Israelites “beloved for the fathers’ sakes” even in their unbelief (Romans 11:28–29).

God’s Character Is at Stake.
To say the covenant was fulfilled and therefore void is to suggest God retroactively changes His promises. Yet Hebrews 6:13–18 highlights the Abrahamic covenant as the supreme example of God’s unbreakable oath. God swore “by Himself” precisely to show that His promises to Abraham and his descendants were immutable.

Now we bring everything current.

Men Under 40 Are Especially Vulnerable

There’s another layer we can’t ignore. This content, these “truth-teller” podcasts, with their bold claims and anti-Israel slant, aren’t just appealing to people under 40. They’re targeting men under 40.

Why?

Because our culture has waged a full-on war against masculinity. Men have been told for decades to soften up, be quiet, apologize for their strength, and go sit down. So when a voice comes along that sounds strong, unafraid, and willing to “say what no one else will say,” it immediately strikes a chord.

And often, that voice comes bundled with a rejection of support for Israel.

Not because the theology is sound. Not because the analysis is careful. But because it feels like someone is finally telling the truth. Add a few charts, a few quotes from history, and a strong voice, and you’ve got a movement. It doesn’t matter if it’s wrong. It sounds brave.

This is how error gets traction. And this is why men of God need to think clearly, biblically, and courageously. Courage isn’t sounding confident. Courage is standing with Scripture when it cuts across your politics, your emotions, or your favorite internet preacher.

Political Fatigue Feeds the Fire

We also have to admit something else: there’s fatigue. Political fatigue. War fatigue. Spending fatigue.

People look at how many billions of dollars have gone to foreign nations, some of it untraceable, some of it squandered, and they’re exhausted. They see American soldiers come home in body bags. They see domestic crises neglected. And eventually, they say:

“Why are we doing this? Why are we involved in all these foreign wars? Why are we giving Israel so much money?”

That is a valid question. But a valid question doesn’t always lead to a valid answer.

More and more young conservatives, especially those trying to win elections, are eyeing the Israel question as baggage they want to shed. They think if they distance themselves from it, they can win more voters.

And that is where fog turns dangerous.

Because now it’s not about theology. It’s about expediency. It’s about finding a scapegoat for a thousand other frustrations and planting that scapegoat in the Middle East.

We’ve seen this playbook before. And it never ends well.

It’s not hard to believe that Israel, as a modern nation, has done wicked things, because every nation has. Just look at the United States. We’ve exported pornography and abortion across the globe. Our scientists and billionaires have run unethical experiments on vulnerable people, including on the African continent. Our own government has committed atrocities against its own citizens that decent people wouldn’t even mention at the dinner table. Do we really think other nations are exempt? Of course not, including Israel. I have no illusions about Israel’s moral record. That’s why I don’t treat modern political Israel as some kind of untouchable, theocratic nation. What I do believe is that God’s promises still stand. His covenant with the Jewish people was never based on national righteousness, but on His own unchanging character.

So is it possible that the Israeli government has conducted illegal activities on U.S. soil? Yes, of course. That wouldn’t surprise me any more than if the CIA had done the same elsewhere, which they have. Acknowledging this doesn’t contradict the Bible one bit. But here’s where things go off the rails: podcasters, Rumble influencers, and armchair pundits will take those real or alleged actions and jump straight to a theological conclusion, “See? They can’t be God’s chosen people.” That’s nonsense. And on the flip side, some of our own politicians fall into a different ditch, treating Israel as beyond criticism, supporting them no matter what. That’s not biblical either. God's chosen status doesn’t excuse sin, and it doesn’t sanctify every government decision. But it does mean His promises remain intact.

The Fog

I began this journey talking about the fog, not weather, but worldview. A fog of confusion so thick it’s hard to tell what’s real anymore. A fog made thicker by the fact that people have built careers and platforms around rewriting the past. So the question becomes: Are the old stories true? Or are the new interpretations correct? Or, more dangerously, is it a mix of both?

Now here’s the uncomfortable truth: some of these things will be true. Some will be false. But most often, they’re a carefully constructed mixture, and that’s what makes them so dangerous. Lies dressed in fragments of truth are the devil’s most effective tools.

Remember Joshua and the Gibeonites? In Joshua chapter 9, a group of men from nearby Gibeon disguised themselves as travelers from a far country. They showed up with moldy bread, cracked wineskins, and worn-out sandals, evidence that seemed to prove their story. “See?” they said. “We’ve come from far away. Make a treaty with us.” Joshua and the leaders of Israel looked at the evidence, and the Bible says pointedly: “They asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.” And so they were deceived.

That’s how deception works. Not with pure fiction, but with selective facts, truths out of context, evidence that seems convincing if you don’t consult the whole counsel of God.

Many of these modern podcasters and conspiracy theorists operate the same way. They’ll show you two or three links in a chain, real ones, and then say, “See? It’s all true.” But that’s like handing someone three pieces of a thousand-piece puzzle and saying, “Now you know the picture.”

Or maybe it’s like the old parable of the blind men and the elephant: one man touches the trunk and says the elephant is like a snake; another touches the leg and says it’s like a tree; another feels the ear and says it’s like a fan. Each one is partially right, but totally wrong. Because they lack the full picture. And they have no light to see by.

That’s what Satan is exploiting.

He’s not just the father of lies, he’s the strategist of confusion. His goal isn’t to get everyone to believe the same lie. His goal is to get everyone lost in the fog. Divided. Distrustful. Overwhelmed. Desperate for answers. And when the fog is thick enough, even intelligent people will start grabbing onto the first voice that sounds like it knows where it’s going.

And Satan doesn’t care who he uses. You think he’s limited to one ethnicity? One government? One continent?

Of course there have been people with Jewish last names who were involved in banking scandals. Just like there have been Italians involved in organized crime. Just like there have been Irishmen who drank too much, or Germans who fell under Hitler’s spell, or Americans who committed war crimes.

So what? Are we going to throw out the entire Italian people because of the Mafia? Are we going to label every German a Nazi? Every Arab a terrorist? Every American a colonizer? Every Christian a Crusader?

Of course not. That would be slander, and more importantly, it would be exactly the kind of tribalism Satan uses to turn people against one another.

And right now, antisemitism is on the rise not just in the streets but in the hearts of otherwise thoughtful people. Why? Because they’re desperate for clarity in a world that feels like it’s coming apart. And they’ve been handed a simple story: “The Jews run everything.” It’s simple. It’s dramatic. And it feels like it explains the fog.

But it doesn’t. The fog isn’t man-made.

It’s satanic.

Satan has always hated the Jews. Satan has always hated the Jewish people, not because of who they are in themselves, but because of what they represent in God’s plan. From Pharaoh’s slaughter of Hebrew babies to Haman’s genocidal plot, from the Roman destruction of Jerusalem to the Holocaust, the enemy has tried again and again to erase the people through whom the Messiah came and through whom God promises to fulfill His redemptive plan. And he’s not finished. Revelation makes clear that in the last days, Satan will unleash his fury against Israel one final time. His hatred is theological. He knows that God’s faithfulness to Israel proves His faithfulness to the world, and that’s a truth Satan cannot stand.

Wouldn’t it be just like Satan to make his most hated people group look like the ultimate villains in history?

The true enemies are not ethnic. They’re cosmic. As Paul told the Ephesians, “We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world.” That’s what we’re up against.

And that’s why we don’t need more links in a chain. We need a lamp.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path (Psalm 119:105).

When the fog thickens, don’t trust your gut.

Don’t trust a thread.

Don’t trust a viral influencer.

Trust the only light that cuts through every fog: the Word of God.

Some of you have been on this journey for years. You’ve lost trust in institutions, in media, in leaders, even in pastors. You’ve started wondering if anyone’s telling the truth anymore. Maybe you’ve even flirted with the idea that Israel itself is part of the problem.

I get it. The fog is thick. But clarity doesn’t come from louder podcasts or deeper rabbit holes. It comes from something older, surer, and unshaken: the Word of God.

And if you start there, not with threads, but with truth, you’ll find your footing again.