The War for the Soul of the Nation

By Tania Curado-Koenig

May 15, 2025 

Tonight marks the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer. It is Lag B’Omer — a day many in Israel celebrate with fires, songs, and tradition. But this year, as war rages and blood cries from the land, the fire feels different. It is not a celebration. It is a confrontation.

Because while families grieve and soldiers prepare for the next battle, something ancient and dangerous is stirring. The same spiritual confusion that has always threatened Israel from within is now showing its face in public again.

Lag B’Omer is widely celebrated in memory of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai — the so-called “sage” who authored the Zohar, a foundational text in mystical Judaism. But the Zohar is not Torah. It is not prophetic. It is occult. And its celebration — with fire, trance, and even dance parties — is not sanctification. It is contamination.

Tonight, one of the most disturbing events is taking place in nature: a dance party organized by the same group that produced the Nova Festival, which was attacked on October 7. As if mocking the memory of the slain, they return to the rhythms that marked the bloodiest day in modern Israeli history.

And while this unfolds, the pressure on Israel grows.

Ninety-two percent of Gazans support the October 7 massacre. They say it clearly: “We are all Hamas.” And yet the international community demands ceasefires, “peace plans,” and diplomacy — all while accusations of genocide are thrown against the very nation defending itself.

This is not peace. It is not unity. It is not justice.

This is a modern continuation of Hitler’s Final Solution — dressed in UN resolutions and peace negotiations. And if the war is not fought for what it really is, it will cost the nation everything.

The Arab settlers were already given a state in 1946. They called it Jordan — a name borrowed from the Bible, not the Koran. What is happening now is not about justice. It is about replacement. It is about spiritual displacement. It is about removing the covenant from the land.

The streets in Jerusalem are still tonight. But the war is not. It is the war for the soul of the nation. A war fought not only with rockets and rifles — but with lies, shadows, and compromise.

And the Church must not bow to any of it. Not the mysticism. Not the pressure. Not the deception called peace.

The fire on the altar must burn brighter than the fires of Lag B’Omer. And it must be holy.

Let the Church rise up and intercede. Pray for Israel — for mercy, protection, and holy resolve. Pray for those who stand in covenant, and for those who cannot see it. Let Ezekiel 8 be a warning, and let the remnant cry out until the fire on the altar is restored.

Please also pray for Bill and me as we remain here in Jerusalem under the covering of the Lord. We are standing, but we need your intercession.