From ZNOG'S Chairman of the board
FOUNDER’S TESTIMONY:
THE VISION AND THE CALLING
And the Lord answered me, and said, “Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” (Habakkuk 2: 2,3)
10/19/2023
To: Zion’s Family & Friends of Israel
When first visiting Israel in 1983, I believe G-d gave me a scripture (I Kings 8:41-43), a vision (Oil for Israel), and, as a Christian Zionist and New Covenant believer (Isaiah 65:1), the calling to render assistance to the Jewish people and Nation of Israel and to aid them in the Restoration of the Land by providing the oil and gas necessary to help the People of Israel maintain their political and economic independence. (Leviticus 19:33, 34) (Exodus 6:6-
In the Bible, G-d sovereignly declares that Israel is His chosen people (Exodus 4:22); and we can gain some understanding of G-d’s choice, His vision and purpose by reading (Deuteronomy 7).
As a Christian Zionist, I declare “thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God” (Ruth 1:16); and, I believe that, as true Christians, we must all so identify with Israel, as we are all part of the “wild olive branch” grafted onto the olive tree by the grace of G-d (Romans 11). Moreover, I identify with Israel because I share in their struggle and understand a little something of their pain - their confusion, their hope, the media misrepresentation, and the world’s disdain of the Jewish people and the nation of Israel - even and perhaps more so today, when Israel appears to be coming under greater criticism for taking those very steps of self-defense which we in America take for granted as our sovereign moral right to take in defense of ourselves and our interests.
As a believer, I have and can have no doubt that mankind must learn that obedience towards G-d and His commandments is the key to progress, whether personal or corporate, national or international. Disobedience, on the other hand, can lead only to great difficulty. This too is the story of the Jewish people and the nation of Israel. And, indeed, it appears that G-d’s chosen people have ascended to heights and descended to depths far beyond our experience - in both blessings and curses - in progress and disaster.
In considering the history of Israel, however, this principle alone is insufficient to explain the great magnitude of Israel’s sufferings. There is another dimension. Through the centuries, the millenia, Israel has been and continues to be a tangible and visible target for dark spiritual forces which are directed against the living G-d himself. No one can touch G-d; but the individual Jew and the nation of Israel are within reach of those whose hatred is directed against G-d, and who would foil the fulfillment of His purposes and disrupt His plan for the people of His covenant and the nation of Israel.
This hatred has been manifested time and again throughout the ages. To name only a sampling, there have been the Crusades, the Inquisition, and the pogroms. In this century, we have seen the Holocaust and the humiliation of, and later reneging on, numerous agreements regarding the land of promise. Since the re-establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, there have been many wars and many more terrorist attacks. Most recently, there has been the Gulf War with scud missiles threatening chemical mayhem. Then there was, and continues to be, the forced pressure of the ‘peace’ negotiations and calls of “land for peace” - despite the fact that Israel is the only nation on Earth that was created by a sovereign act of G-d (Genesis 15) and whose borders are defined by G-d (Numbers 34:1-12). For in (Exodus 32: 13) He said,
”...All of this land which I have spoken of will I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.”
When in the summer of the year 2000, the Prime Minister of Israel indicated that in return for the much prayed for “peace”, Israel would be willing to give most all of the territory of the Holy Land reconquered in the 1967 War - a war commenced by the Arabs with the declared purpose of destroying Israel - to the Palestinians for them to be a state, those very Palestinians rejected the offer, declaring that the Jews had no right to Jerusalem or to the Temple Mount, that the Bible was “forged” to show such a connection between the people of Israel and the site of His House, and then commenced a wave of terrorism, sending human bombs to kill and maim teenagers at discotheques and families at pizza lunches. (PLO and terrorists in Israel)
Yet the recent events in the land of Israel notwithstanding, with sorrow and regret, we must admit the truth and confess that the greatest sufferings imposed on the Jewish people and Israel throughout history have come from the so-called Christian church and those confessing the Christian faith. For this, we must all ask their forgiveness. The forces directed against the Jews have misrepresented G-d and have wrongly interpreted His Word in an attempt to rob Israel of its inheritance, which is based on (Genesis 17:7- a sovereign promise from G-d (Exodus 6:4) and an everlasting covenant (Deuteronomy 4:31). Despite the fact that these expressions of evil are totally contrary to G-d’s everlasting covenant, His unchanging nature and purpose, these actions were and continue to be “justified” by these evil men and nations for their own ends. (Iran- Hamas- Hezbollah)
But as the Bible declares, G-d HAS NOT forsaken His covenant people (Jeremiah 31:31-40); and “as new covenant believers,” we are commanded by G-d in the Bible to stand together with the Jewish people whom the world has abused. As the fulfillment of prophecy is for the Jewish people - for them the realization of their covenant and for them the answer to their prayers of countless generations:
“And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.” (Amos 9:14-15).
“Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.” (Psalm 46:10,11)
John Brown
Founder
(Ezk. 33:7)
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Statements in this communication that are not historical fact, including, but not limited to, statements regarding Zion’s operations and the results therefrom, including testing and completion; Zion's ability to discover and produce oil in commercial quantities; Zion’s ability to continue as a going concern; operational risks in ongoing exploration efforts; regulatory approvals needed for exploration within our license and the rig’s operation; the effect, if any, of the coronavirus pandemic on the timing of the operation of the well, and liquidity for shareholders on the OTC market are forward-looking statements as defined in the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that are subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other unpredictable factors, many of which are described in Zion’s periodic reports filed with the SEC and are beyond Zion’s control. These risks could cause Zion’s actual performance to differ materially from the results predicted by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in Item 1A in Zion’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is expressly incorporated herein by reference, and other factors as may periodically be described in Zion’s filings with the SEC. Zion can give no assurance that the expectations reflected in these statements will prove to be correct and assumes no responsibility to update these statements.
Copyright © 2023 Zion Oil & Gas, Inc., All rights reserved.
FOUNDER’S TESTIMONY:
THE VISION AND THE CALLING
And the Lord answered me, and said, “Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” (Habakkuk 2: 2,3)
10/19/2023
To: Zion’s Family & Friends of Israel
When first visiting Israel in 1983, I believe G-d gave me a scripture (I Kings 8:41-43), a vision (Oil for Israel), and, as a Christian Zionist and New Covenant believer (Isaiah 65:1), the calling to render assistance to the Jewish people and Nation of Israel and to aid them in the Restoration of the Land by providing the oil and gas necessary to help the People of Israel maintain their political and economic independence. (Leviticus 19:33, 34) (Exodus 6:6-
In the Bible, G-d sovereignly declares that Israel is His chosen people (Exodus 4:22); and we can gain some understanding of G-d’s choice, His vision and purpose by reading (Deuteronomy 7).
As a Christian Zionist, I declare “thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God” (Ruth 1:16); and, I believe that, as true Christians, we must all so identify with Israel, as we are all part of the “wild olive branch” grafted onto the olive tree by the grace of G-d (Romans 11). Moreover, I identify with Israel because I share in their struggle and understand a little something of their pain - their confusion, their hope, the media misrepresentation, and the world’s disdain of the Jewish people and the nation of Israel - even and perhaps more so today, when Israel appears to be coming under greater criticism for taking those very steps of self-defense which we in America take for granted as our sovereign moral right to take in defense of ourselves and our interests.
As a believer, I have and can have no doubt that mankind must learn that obedience towards G-d and His commandments is the key to progress, whether personal or corporate, national or international. Disobedience, on the other hand, can lead only to great difficulty. This too is the story of the Jewish people and the nation of Israel. And, indeed, it appears that G-d’s chosen people have ascended to heights and descended to depths far beyond our experience - in both blessings and curses - in progress and disaster.
In considering the history of Israel, however, this principle alone is insufficient to explain the great magnitude of Israel’s sufferings. There is another dimension. Through the centuries, the millenia, Israel has been and continues to be a tangible and visible target for dark spiritual forces which are directed against the living G-d himself. No one can touch G-d; but the individual Jew and the nation of Israel are within reach of those whose hatred is directed against G-d, and who would foil the fulfillment of His purposes and disrupt His plan for the people of His covenant and the nation of Israel.
This hatred has been manifested time and again throughout the ages. To name only a sampling, there have been the Crusades, the Inquisition, and the pogroms. In this century, we have seen the Holocaust and the humiliation of, and later reneging on, numerous agreements regarding the land of promise. Since the re-establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, there have been many wars and many more terrorist attacks. Most recently, there has been the Gulf War with scud missiles threatening chemical mayhem. Then there was, and continues to be, the forced pressure of the ‘peace’ negotiations and calls of “land for peace” - despite the fact that Israel is the only nation on Earth that was created by a sovereign act of G-d (Genesis 15) and whose borders are defined by G-d (Numbers 34:1-12). For in (Exodus 32: 13) He said,
”...All of this land which I have spoken of will I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.”
When in the summer of the year 2000, the Prime Minister of Israel indicated that in return for the much prayed for “peace”, Israel would be willing to give most all of the territory of the Holy Land reconquered in the 1967 War - a war commenced by the Arabs with the declared purpose of destroying Israel - to the Palestinians for them to be a state, those very Palestinians rejected the offer, declaring that the Jews had no right to Jerusalem or to the Temple Mount, that the Bible was “forged” to show such a connection between the people of Israel and the site of His House, and then commenced a wave of terrorism, sending human bombs to kill and maim teenagers at discotheques and families at pizza lunches. (PLO and terrorists in Israel)
Yet the recent events in the land of Israel notwithstanding, with sorrow and regret, we must admit the truth and confess that the greatest sufferings imposed on the Jewish people and Israel throughout history have come from the so-called Christian church and those confessing the Christian faith. For this, we must all ask their forgiveness. The forces directed against the Jews have misrepresented G-d and have wrongly interpreted His Word in an attempt to rob Israel of its inheritance, which is based on (Genesis 17:7-
a sovereign promise from G-d (Exodus 6:4) and an everlasting covenant (Deuteronomy 4:31). Despite the fact that these expressions of evil are totally contrary to G-d’s everlasting covenant, His unchanging nature and purpose, these actions were and continue to be “justified” by these evil men and nations for their own ends. (Iran- Hamas- Hezbollah) But as the Bible declares, G-d HAS NOT forsaken His covenant people (Jeremiah 31:31-40); and “as new covenant believers,” we are commanded by G-d in the Bible to stand together with the Jewish people whom the world has abused. As the fulfillment of prophecy is for the Jewish people - for them the realization of their covenant and for them the answer to their prayers of countless generations:
“And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.” (Amos 9:14-15).
“Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.” (Psalm 46:10,11)
John Brown
Founder
(Ezk. 33:7)
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: Statements in this communication that are not historical fact, including, but not limited to, statements regarding Zion’s operations and the results therefrom, including testing and completion; Zion's ability to discover and produce oil in commercial quantities; Zion’s ability to continue as a going concern; operational risks in ongoing exploration efforts; regulatory approvals needed for exploration within our license and the rig’s operation; the effect, if any, of the coronavirus pandemic on the timing of the operation of the well, and liquidity for shareholders on the OTC market are forward-looking statements as defined in the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that are subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other unpredictable factors, many of which are described in Zion’s periodic reports filed with the SEC and are beyond Zion’s control. These risks could cause Zion’s actual performance to differ materially from the results predicted by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in Item 1A in Zion’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is expressly incorporated herein by reference, and other factors as may periodically be described in Zion’s filings with the SEC. Zion can give no assurance that the expectations reflected in these statements will prove to be correct and assumes no responsibility to update these statements.
Copyright © 2023 Zion Oil & Gas, Inc., All rights reserved.
