By David Ettinger
What Is It?
In Israel, Green Pass madness has set in.
Officially, the Green Pass confirms that you have received the Covid-19 vaccination, or have had Covid-19 and recovered from it. That’s for now. But no doubt about it – very soon the Green Pass will be issued ONLY to those who have been vaccinated.
The Green Pass is required to enter places that comply with the Green Pass restrictions. Here presently in the U.S., few places are requiring it. However, throughout the world, the Green Pass is speedily and overwhelmingly being required.
Embracing the Green Pass
The nation foremost in embracing the Green Pass is Israel, and is doing so in draconic fashion.
I work for Zion’s Hope, Inc., a Christian ministry to the Jewish people. As such, we have on staff several missionaries based in Jerusalem, all of whom I keep contact with. I recently spoke with our director of field operations in Israel, and he shared this:
“To do just about anything indoors, Israelis must be vaccinated, and everyone must have the Green Pass (proof of vaccination or negative PCR [swab] test). Without a Green Pass, you cannot go into restaurants, movie theaters, or gyms. The bottom line is that if you are not vaccinated, you pretty much cannot do anything.”
He added:
“For those of us who are unvaccinated, life is difficult. It’s like trying to maneuver through an obstacle course. Life is much easier for the vaccinated, but for the unvaccinated, we are living under discriminating laws. We can’t eat in public, we can’t visit our houses of prayer, we can’t visit our doctors, and we can’t even attend weddings.”
Growing Madness
That was of a few weeks back. More recently he experienced more madness.
One of his outreaches includes helping the elderly. He took an elderly woman shopping, filling her shopping bag to the brim. It was heavy, therefore he accompanied her to her apartment building and was going to carry the bag up several flights of stairs and deposit the bag safely on her kitchen table.
However, when reaching the lobby, an armed guard stopped him and asked if he had a Green Pass. When he said “no,” the guard – rather than calmly telling him he would not be permitted to go any further – shouted at him, saying: “If you don’t have the Green Pass, you must leave immediately.” He then turned his hip to indicate he had a gun. No rational discussion, no common courtesy – a fitting example of the madness gripping that nation.
Keep in mind several things:
1. My friend was showing kindness to a needy individual.
2. He posed absolutely no threat to anyone.
3. This is Israel, considered the world’s purest democracy.
The Takeaway
So, what should we take away from the happenings in Israel.
First, Israel itself. Keep in mind that though God most certainly will fulfill all of His Old Testament promises to the REMNANT of the Jewish people, there is still a cleansing His Chosen People must endure (Zechariah 13:1-9). Before that, Israel will launch the next event on God’s end-times timetable: the signing of a 7-year covenant with the Antichrist (Daniel 9:27). This will initiate the 70th Week of the Book of Daniel – the final 7 years of this era of human history.
Second, what is happening in Israel now will spread throughout the world very soon. Israel is at the forefront of Covid-19 and vaccination mandates. (And by the way, I am not against the vaccine; I received mine back in March and April.) Our missionary said, “Life is much easier for the vaccinated, but for the unvaccinated, we are living under discriminating laws.” Exactly. Soon, society will be divided between the vaxxed and the unvaxxed. And it will be ugly.
Third, all of this is leading to the eventual rise of the Antichrist. There will come a day when he will require the world to pledge allegiance to him – and him alone. To prove allegiance, people will be forced to take his “mark … on their right hands or on their foreheads,and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark” (Revelation 13:16-17). What we’re seeing now is NOT the mark of the beast, but could be an indication of how the pressure to receive the mark will play itself out. (Read my blog: “Covid-19 and the Mark of the Beast.”)
Keep Focused
Despite all this, please remember: If you are a follower of the Lord Jesus, you are safe in His arms. Your body may be harmed, but your soul – your eternal salvation – is secure. And, never forget, you have your own mandate. My missionary colleague concluded:
“I can’t change the situation here in Israel; it’s not my job to do that. My job is to preach the Gospel. Whether it’s in the church, in the street, to my family or to my neighbors, preaching the Gospel is my focus. Whether individuals want to get vaccinated or not, that’s their business. My business and my calling here on Earth is to preach the Gospel and serve my community and church.”
May all who bow the knee to the Lord Jesus Christ be found faithful in sharing His glorious Gospel with a lost and dying world!
David Ettinger is a writer/editor at Zion’s Hope, Inc., and has written for Zion’s Fire magazine since its inception in 1990.
Crissy
August 23, 2021
The growing madness is beginning to raise here as well.
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dettinger47
August 23, 2021
Yes, we were talking about that this morning. We know that things are way more strict in Australia and New Zealand. And by the way, the missionary I spoke to, though living in Israel since the early 1990s, was born and raised in Sydney, Australia, and his family still lives there.
Thank you, Crissy.
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Bruce Cooper
August 23, 2021
Hi David, as you may be aware, Canada is currently looking at the implementation of having Covid 19 Passports. Selected statements they have made at the following link: https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/speeches/2021/s-d_20210519/ are as follows: “A vaccine passport can take a number of different forms, such as a digital certificate presented on a smart phone app or a paper certificate, but it essentially functions to provide an individual with a verified means of proving they are vaccinated in order to travel or to gain access to services or locations. Proponents justify this measure based on the idea that vaccinated individuals have a significantly decreased risk of becoming infected and a decreased risk of infecting others. If supported by evidence of their effectiveness, vaccine passports could bring about broad and impactful benefits, including allowing increased personal liberties, fewer restrictions on social gatherings, and accelerated economic recovery resulting from greater participation in society. So far we have not been presented with evidence of vaccine effectiveness to prevent transmission, although members of the scientific community have indicated that this may be forthcoming. We recognize that scientific knowledge about COVID-19 and the vaccines is advancing quickly and discussions about vaccine passports are underway in some jurisdictions.” I also read over an interesting overview on Vaccine Passports put out by the AMA which you can read here: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/vaccine-passports-benefits-challenges-and-ethical-concerns Interestingly enough, AMA thought Israel was doing great. The big question in my mind is does the implementation of Vaccine Passports provide benefits which are logically sound and when I say logically sound I mean that they would provide proven benefits that outweigh the restrictions imposed. I think it is fairly safe to assume that even if evidence was produced that demonstrates it would provide benefits that outweigh the restrictions, there would still be many that would disagree. We are then faced with the situation where your freedoms and rights violate my freedoms and rights (or vice versa) and neither side wants to budge. And with regard to the possibility that this is a means of conditioning all of us to the necessity of imposing limits to our freedoms, as per the mark of the beast coming down the line, that’s definitely a possibility, not to mention the necessity for a one world government. I don’t think it is so much as “madness” as it it totally perplexing. But I agree with your friend in Israel, right now we have one responsibility and that is spreading the Gospel, while we have that option. Blessings!
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dettinger47
August 23, 2021
Hi, Bruce. Excellent information, and I agree with the “good” side of the passports. If it would end there, that would be great, but I believe the entire thing is being politicized.
And as you said in the end, as a student of prophecy, I believe this is where it is all heading.
Otherwise, I agree with what you wrote, and if the vaccines and passports would do ONLY what you said they would do, I’m in favor of that. But, like many others, I think there’s a much bigger picture to this that the unsaved world in general is unaware of.
As usual, Bruce, thanks for the great input, and I really do agree with a lot of what you wrote!
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vicklea
August 23, 2021
Scary and accurate post! My family is divided between the vaxxed and unvaxxed and since my daughter and her family had Covid, they are not getting the vaccine. How terrible to contemplate a government that mandates what we have to do for our own health!
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dettinger47
August 23, 2021
I agree. Thank you, Vickie.
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Bruce Cooper
August 23, 2021
Had to respond, “entire thing is being politicized” and “where it is all heading”, couldn’t agree more. Do you want to co-author a book? Just joking. Have a blessed day David!
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dettinger47
August 23, 2021
Sure … so long as ALL the royalties go to me! 😂😂
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seekingdivineperspective
August 23, 2021
DO IT!
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Blue Collar Theologian
August 23, 2021
I agree with absolutely everything you have said. It’s like you went into my brain and put all my thoughts in this post! The spiritual realm is being overlooked for/by the political nature of all of this. I just read an article to Nathan and I on his lunch break from Al Jazeera (I realize there’s a slant; however, I have come to see less slant from this source than many in the States—that is an indictment on US media in and of itself) stating how over 1 million people in Israel have already had a 3 vaccine out of 9 million people. Now, I am not anti vax at all, it’s a matter of one’s own conscious and God. The green pass is just another tool to point people to Christ. With everything that is happening with Afghanistan and the northern region, COVID, vaccines etc, this is all heading toward the 70th week of Daniel as you mentioned. This doesn’t end with politics, this ends with God. Praise Him we are on the winning side. Love and blessings!
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dettinger47
August 23, 2021
Extremely well said, Mandy. And what I agree with most is that “the spiritual realm is being overlooked.” Amen to that!
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seekingdivineperspective
August 23, 2021
I’m just guessing, but I suspect the guard who stopped your friend wasn’t willing to help that elderly lady carry all those groceries up the stairs. He should be embarrassed … but I’m also guessing he wasn’t… 😦
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dettinger47
August 23, 2021
I was wondering about the same thing, but couldn’t get confirmation on it. Probably another resident saw what was going on and volunteered to help.
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seekingdivineperspective
August 23, 2021
So, I’m wondering … If/when these passports are implemented in the U.S., as someone who has had the shots, would you then go ahead and get the passport, or would you refuse on principle?
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dettinger47
August 23, 2021
That’s a very good question. I’ll have to think about it.
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seekingdivineperspective
August 25, 2021
Or better yet, pray about it. 😉
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dettinger47
August 25, 2021
I’ve been praying about it … because you put that thought in my head. I’m glad you did, and seriously, I’m grateful for it. I want to be prepared. Much thanks!
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seekingdivineperspective
August 25, 2021
If/when you get an answer, I’d be interested to know what you concluded and why.
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Nina
August 23, 2021
Reblogged this on For Such A Time As This.
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bigskybuckeye
August 24, 2021
In the midst of turmoil, there is peace to be found in the Gospel. The Good News comes to us with two objectives from Christ: Love God, and love one another.
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dettinger47
August 24, 2021
Amen. Well said, Big Sky.
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heavensreef
August 25, 2021
I thought the same thing watching this so called pass play itself out between those who have been vaxed and those who have not. Yes I will agree it is all pure madness David, but we have the only ONE who will give us peace we need now, and eternal rest later. Let’s keep our eyes on CHRIST, the only ONE we can trust in all of this crazy world. Thank you for this great post with so much info on Israel.
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dettinger47
August 25, 2021
So true. Well said, Maxine!
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Terri Nida
August 31, 2021
Yes – these cards are a very sad thing. Thank you for sharing your friends journey.
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dettinger47
August 31, 2021
Thank you, Terri.
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