(OPINION) Amir Tsarfati is an author, Israeli military veteran, and the former deputy governor of Jericho, who is on a captivating mission to “explain Israel and its role in God’s plan.
”Tsarfati, whose new novel is titled “Operation Joktan,” runs an organization called Behold Israel that provides news and information about Israel and its role in biblical history and prophecy. What People Get Wrong About Prophecy. In a recent interview with Faithwire, Tsarfati explained what people tend to get most wrong about prophecy.
He noted that inconsistencies and the wrong focus can often compel people to entirely steer clear of prophetic issues. “The biggest mistake is … people don’t divide the word rightly. They take things out of context,” he said. “They are emphasizing the wrong things.
They ignore the important things and so they’re being disappointed over and over again and again and this is exactly why they look like lunatics in the eyes of the world and in the eyes of other Christians.” At the core of the issue, he said, is the penchant some have for jumping to conclusions and extending beyond what Scripture proclaims.
Rather than looking at things like the “blood moons” and other such predictions, he encouraged people to look at what the prophets say in Scripture. “We are actually the most blessed generation since the time of Jesus Christ,” he said.
“More prophecies are being fulfilled in our lifetime than any other generation since that first-century generation, and you know we don’t really have to work hard to find prophecies being fulfilled.” Tsarfati encouraged people not to become “too sensationalist” and not to simply make proclamations to “sell books.” Instead, he encouraged people to cling closely to the Bible. READ MORE
