By Jim Fletcher
Just before Christmas in 1969, at Olympic Sound Studios, the Rolling Stones recorded “Dead Flowers.” Although the song is really about a failing relationship, amid a backdrop of drug use, it can be heard metaphorically. The now-famous lyrics illustrate this:
And you can send me dead flowers every morning
Send me dead flowers by the mail
Send me dead flowers to my wedding
And I won’t forget to put roses on your grave
I see this as a perfect metaphor in the millennia-old conflict between Israel and her many, many enemies. Every time it seems the Jews might disappear, they emerge to survive and even thrive. It has happened so many times throughout history, it can’t be an accident. As Ariel Sharon wrote in his autobiography, Warrior, “There is something that keeps this nation.” Click here to continue reading.
Vanessa,
Thank you for sharing. MacArthur is also Calvinist, and this most likely contributes to some of these things.
I never understood why people revere Pastor MacArthur so much. I’ve owned and used and discarded his Bible in several versions. He is harsh in his notes concerning the Jewish people, women, and the judgments of God.
Conservative Christians hold his opinions very highly.
I don’t. He’s very legalistic. I steer clear of his messages and his books also.