{"id":1053,"date":"2025-06-15T22:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T21:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planetmacneil.org\/blog\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2025-06-15T22:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T21:53:08","slug":"israel-vs-iran-the-lord-will-defend-his-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetmacneil.org\/blog\/israel-vs-iran-the-lord-will-defend-his-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel-vs-Iran: The LORD will defend His People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, 13th June 2025, Israel attacked Iran.  In this video I examine the political reasons as to why Israel would want to attack Iran, the main driver being that Iran was months away from possibly eight nuclear weapons.  This was the last window of opportunity for Israel before Iran exerted its regional hegemony.<\/p>\n<p>However, I then consider the prophetic significance of the nation of Israel and that Israel is the only nation to which God has personally promised to restore and maintain in a specific geographical location.  Jerusalem is the city in which He has chosen to establish His Name, and to which all the nations will one day come to worship Him there.  I consider the &#8216;Yes&#8217; and &#8216;No&#8217; answer to the question, &#8216;Has the Church replaced Israel?&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Israel-vs-Iran:  The LORD will defend His People\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V2EjN9Khga8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, 13th June 2025, Israel attacked Iran. In this video I examine the political reasons as to why Israel would want to attack Iran, the main driver being that Iran was months away from possibly eight nuclear weapons. This was the last window of opportunity for Israel before Iran exerted its regional hegemony. 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