us that there is going to be a com ing conflict in the Holy Land. While there is an increase in the desire for peace, tensions are on the mount throughout the nations. In various parts of Israel there are military preparations seen in many quarters with service personnel in evidence everywhere. Conflict must come soon er or later, because so much has been left unresolved. Charles Malick, an Arab Christian and statesman, has stated that the rise of Israel is really an historic event the conse quences of which now are impossi ble to foretell. The Near East has now entered upon a new critical stage of development. Its fate is clearly entwined with that of Israel. It is still the Old Testament chal lenge between Ishmael and Isaac, and Jacob and Esau. To dismiss the present conflict between the children of Isaac and the children of Ishmael, who are all children of Abraham, is not just another ordinary political or economic struggle. When history finally shall reveal its secret, the present confrontation may turn out to be one of the major keys unlock ing the secret of the future. Peace is the watchword to be heard in the Holy Land today. They do not greet you without asking about your peace. Yes, “They say peace, peace, but there is no peace.” One of the interesting aspects of the prophetic return of the Jew to Palestine is that God said that they would not be returning in belief. There is need of redemption. As one goes throughout the land, this mat ter seeps through his bones as the moisture of rain on a damp day. Oh, the need of redemption! There are churches to be found everywhere, including the dominant ones from the fourth century. There are shrines which memorialize everything imag inable. For instance, it is said that when Mary was fleeing with our Lord’s legal father, Joseph, on the way to Egypt, part of her milk fell on the ground. Now at that supposed
There are more than seventy differ ent languages spoken in Israel. How thrilling it is for the believer to see God fulfilling His Holy Word! He said He would return His chosen people to the land where they would dwell in perpetuity. Let us study our Bibles and rejoice in His faithful ness and majesty.
Biola College students had the opportunity of appreciating fine arts with a recent presenta tion for the student body of "Living Art." Young people, directed by Mrs. Dorothy Kindell (right), posed as living pictures. The above scene was based on the famous painting "Pinky.” Kneeling is Biolan Sharon Weathers with student Shirley Nelson (standing) fea tured as the model. W HILE IT HAS BEEN THRILLING to see the literal fulfillment of the return of the Jews to the Holy Land, it must be pointed out that this has not transpired without much conflict and turmoil. This, too, is prophetic of the future. In Ezekiel 38 and 39, we read of the greedy eyes from the north as the Russian power sweeps down in lust for this extremely wealthy area of the globe. There are trillions of dollars’ worth of minerals in the Dead Sea alone, to say nothing of the vast deposits of oil, perhaps the largest such reser voirs in the world. Daniel 12:7 tells
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