AN EVERLASTING COVENANT

   To God, the land of Israel is the most important piece of real estate on planet earth.
   To God, the city of Jerusalem is the most important city on planet earth.
   To God, the Jewish people are of extreme importance to Him.
   As it is written in the Word of God, ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people:  for all the earth is mine:  And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation.  (Exodus 19: 5-6)
   Concerning the land of Israel, God said unto Abraham, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:  (Genesis 15: 7, 18)
   God also said, And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; (Genesis 26: 4)
   Furthermore, God said unto Abraham, And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.  And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.  (Genesis 17: 7-8)
   Finally, God said unto Abraham, And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:  And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Genesis 12: 2-3)
   In the future, when men begin to divide the land of Israel and give portions to non-Jews, God will not like this because they are violating the covenant God made with Abraham.
   In the future, when men establish a religious system in Jerusalem in order to worship the false messiah, they will invoke God's wrath.
   How you and I treat the Jewish people determines how God treats us because the Jews are important to God.  He will bless us if we bless them and He will curse us if we curse them.
   Likewise, the Son of God was born a Jew, and Christ is important to God; and how we treat Christ  determines how God treats us.  Therefore, if we accept Christ for the salvation of our sins, God will bless us for all eternity.  But if we reject the Son of God, God will curse us for all eternity. 
   Our salvation is important to God, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3: 16)
   Salvation in Christ is therefore an everlasting covenant made between God and us, just as God made an everlasting covenant with Abraham.  And God is faithful to His promises.