WORKS - God's Puzzle Solved

36 DON’T BURY YOUR TALENTSbetween city/states arose splitting religion, ideologiesand government rule (Genesis 10:25).Sumeria was conquered during Abraham’s day (about2000 B.C.). There was famine, disease and political diversitywhich erupted. God told Abraham to leaveBabylon and flee to Haran which was the wilderness.This example is God’s way to leave upcoming upheavals,wars, religious persecution and martyrdom.Christ said, “When they persecute you in this [one] city,flee you to another” (Matthew 10:23). Eventually, allthat will be left will be the wilderness.From Genesis to Revelation, God protects His peoplein the wilds of the wilderness. As long as the world wasunderpopulated, the wilderness was a place of safetyand freedom. History validates this reality.FALL OF THE TEMPLEIn 70 A.D. after The Jewish revolt against The RomanRule, Titus decimated the temple as Christ had warned.At that time, The Messianic Jews fled to Pella. AlthoughThe Messianic Jews and The Christians werestill a part of the world, they refused to follow theworld’s evil ways and felt driven to go to a place ofsafety (John 17:15).When Rome was under siege, famine followed withdiseases. God’s people, again, had to flee to a placeof safety. The wilderness was the only place left toflee. From The European Continent, The Christiansand The Messianic Jews fled to The British Isles when