Israel called up thousands of troops on the tail of Tisha B'av. ISIS is on the move and Israel knows they are surrounded. This seems to fit the Psalm 83 war, near the end of Shmita. A seven year treaty will be signed after this, bringing us into the seventeenth seven (Dan. 9:24-27). After this final seven, the Messiah will return and establish His Millenial reign. The Bible is true! Repent of your sin and put your hope in Messiah Yeshua!
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Monday, February 24, 2014
Israel Strikes Twice Near Syrian-Lebanese Border...
Joel Rosenberg reports on his blog: flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com
Israel strikes twice near Syrian-Lebanese border, reports Arab & Israeli news sources.
In Uncategorized on February 24, 2014 at 9:32 pm
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Nimrod and the post-Flood Nephilim
In this video, Rob Skiba does an excellent job presenting the Biblical material with many evidences from around the globe.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Is a Burden Coming to Damascus?- Olive tree views
Is a Burden Coming to Damascus?
By Jack Kinsella
July 17, 2012
www.olivetreeviews.org
Isaiah 17:1 - "The burden of Damascus: Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap."
There are reports that Syria has started to move some of its huge stockpile of chemical weapons out of storage and is deploying its weapons of mass destruction in various places around the country, including the beleaguered city of Homs.
The New York Times is reporting that some analysts and lawmakers said Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, might use chemical weapons in a last-ditch attack against an increasingly potent rebel force, possibly as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing. Other officials said Syrian security forces might be moving parts of the arsenal to prevent it from falling into rebel hands.
"The truth is, we just don't know," said one American official who has been monitoring intelligence reports since the Syrians began moving the chemical weapons in recent days. "There's a big gaping hole in what we know."
Over the past four decades, Syria has amassed one of the largest undeclared stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons in the world, including sarin nerve agent, mustard gas and cyanide, the officials said. It is unclear which agents are being moved, how big the transfers have been, and where the weapons are being taken.
Andrew J. Tabler, a senior fellow and Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said some chemical weapons had been moved in an area around Homs, where some of the heaviest fighting has taken place in recent weeks.
"The Assad regime is losing control of its territory," Mr. Tabler said. "You don't move this stuff unless you have to, and they obviously felt they had to move it."
The government of Israel is quietly preparing itself for the possibility of a Syrian missile attack, as are the surrounding states deemed enemies by the Assad government, including Turkey and Jordan. There are reports that Syria is attempting to draw Lebanon into the fray by launching a series of kidnappings there.
The fear is that Syria will use chemical or biological weapons as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign aimed at the centers of revolt in places like Homs, Latakia and Aleppo, which would force international military action against Syria. Syria would then retaliate with missile strikes against Israel, prompting an Israeli military response. Assad hopes that by bringing Israel into the conflict, he will kick over the first domino.
Israel hits Syria, Hezbollah counter-strikes Israel, Israel responds against Hezbollah, Iran comes to Hezbollah's rescue, maybe drawing Turkey and Jordan into the conflict, and while everybody is fighting everybody else, Assad's shabiha can finish the job of wiping out his domestic opposition. That is the way that Assad hopes it would play out, basing that opinion on his actions so far. And it is a pretty good plan with some strong likelihood of success, provided everybody responds the way they are expected to.
But IF (and it is still an "if") this is the war described in Psalms 83 and alluded to by the prophets Isaiah and Obadiah, then that's not how it will play out.
Israel is under pressure from within and without to restrain itself from being drawn in, for precisely the reasons outlined above. During the 1991 Gulf War, the Israelis endured 39 separate Scud missile attacks without responding directly in order to prevent a similar scenario from playing out.
So it seems probable that Israel will show similar restraint in the face of a Syrian missile attack, provided it is limited and conventional. That's what history and current events tend to dictate as the most likely course of action.
Except that Assad needs Israel to counter-strike, and should they show restraint, he will be forced to escalate, which could lead to his first use of chemical or biological weapons. And it is at this point, I believe, that the Bible's scenario will begin to play out, if this is the appointed time and not another false alarm.
The prophet Isaiah predicts a quick war between Israel and Damascus, culminating with the total destruction of the city in a single night. In the event of a WMD attack against Israel, the destruction of Damascus would be Israel's only defense against potential annihilation.
Isaiah's vision mentions all the nations creating a tumult, but God limits the engagement.
"Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!"
"The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: But God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind."
The nations have rushed to the U.N. The U.N. has made its noise. The U.N. sent monitors from many nations. Assad's forces attacked them. The U.N. withdrew monitors and they fled afar off.
While Assad hopes to draw Iran into the conflict, Iran's appointment with destiny is as part of an anti-Israel alliance led by Russia and consisting almost entirely of non-Arab Islamic states of the former Persian Empire, according to the prophet Ezekiel.
The Psalms 83, Obadiah, Isaiah, etc. combatants are ALL Edomite, or ethnic Arab states. This is not the Gog-Magog war. Before the war with Gog-Magog, Israel is pictured as living in peace and safety in a land of unwalled villages.
If this is the Edomite war, then it will begin with the utter destruction of Damascus by Israel. AFTER that, (and perhaps BECAUSE of it) the enraged Edomites launch their own doomed assault against Israel, which both the Psalmist and Obadiah predict puts an end to them as a future threat to Israel.
The prophet Ezekiel predicts that, at a time when Israel is a land of unwalled villages, dwelling in a sense of peace and security, Gog (Russia) will be drawn into another conflict with Israel, as part of a wider alliance with the old Persian Empire nations, all of which are currently Russian satellite states. Somewhere on this timeline, between the destruction of Damascus and the Edomite war and the outbreak of Gog- Magog, the prince of Daniel 9:27 confirms a peace covenant between Israel and her neighbors.
Sometime after that, Iran joins Russia and Ezekiel's vision plays out.
I am going to go way out on a limb here and say that I believe that Assad's gamble will ultimately fail. If this is Isaiah's Burden of Damascus, Russia, Turkey, and Iran, will sit this one out. So will the majority of the rest of the Arab world, at least initially.
It will be primarily between Syria and Israel, and it will be settled in a single, overnight strike.
"And behold at evening tide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us." (Isaiah 17:12-14)
How it will play out all depends on where we are on the Bible's timeline. If we are where it looks like we are, we're almost within earshot of the trumpet.
Maranatha!
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Monday, April 25, 2011
Current Mid-East Rumblings
image from http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/mid-east-protests-spread-to-libya-15085648.html?action=Popup&gallery=no
As Libya continues to struggle with revolution and freedom from the tyrannical tribal regime of Quadaffi, and Assad, and his forces disperse protestors in Syria... the Islamic revolution continues to line nations up to fulfill Biblical prophecy.
As the powers in Egypt continue to vie for control, it increasingly looks as if Isaiah 19:4 is being fulfilled, and a group of harsh masters will rule over the people. Could this scripture indeed be referring to the Muslim Brotherhood?
There are rumors on the news last night, that as NATO struck Quadaffi's conference center, that the ruler has been killed. Whether or not he is taken out, and another comes to power, scriptures tell us in Ezekiel 38 that Libya (a.k.a. "Put") will align with Russia (a.k.a. "Gog") to wage one of the greatest attacks in human history against the people living in the tiny nation of Israel. I like to think of this battle as described by the prophet, as the "Battle to End All Atheism," for YHWH Himself will fight for and defend Israel with terrific and great natural forces not seen since the days Israel first left out of Egypt.
Of course, if my outline of Bible prophecy is correct (and I think it is shared by many), then that battle is going to make for the entrance of the one-world ruler, who will amaze the world with his plan for peace. But he will ultimately put many to death and oppose the true Prince of Peace (Is. 9:6).
Everything is falling in place for all these prophecies to be fulfilled. Everything from the apostasy to take place in the last days (is fully underway), to the technological advances required to fit the descriptions of events described, such as the entire world viewing the bodies of the two witness killed in Jerusalem, to the alignment of nations against the people of Israel.
The LORD, speaking of restoring His chosen people in the last days, bringing them back from Egypt, Assyria, Gilead and Lebanon (and we have seen this being fulfilled in our day) says through Zechariah:
11"And they will pass through the sea of distress
And He will strike the waves in the sea,
So that all the depths of the Nile will dry up;
And the pride of Assyria will be brought down
And the scepter of Egypt will depart.
12"And I will strengthen them in the LORD,
And in His name they will walk," declares the LORD.
The present turmoil in the Islamic nations seems to be lining the naitons up in their rage against the tiny nation of Jews living in the Middle-East, to fulfill the prophecy spelled out in Psalm 83, where the author of the Psalm cries out to God to act in justice against all the neighboring lands that are gathering together to destroy Israel, to wipe them off the face of the earth (sound like anyone you know?).
To borrow the phrase from a great Bible-teacher, Jack Kelley, "You can almost hear the footsteps of the Messiah."
Monday, April 4, 2011
Will Armageddon be May 15th?
I've had to do some moving around lately, and have been quite busy. Therefore I took a break from the news, and posting blogs. And what happens? We get some of the juiciest news to come out of the grape vine.
Turns out it seems the Palestinians are trying a new ploy. They have posted on Facebook a call for all Palestinians and the international community to join them to realize a "Right to Return" to "the homeland" of all the Palestinian Muslims.
They are to march into Israel, supposedly unarmed, except for pots and spoons to bang, and a few other supplies to protect agains tear gas and rubber bullets, according to the WND article: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=281293
So will this turn out to be Armageddon? The prophet Zechariah spoke of a day when the nations of the world would converge on Israel, and that the LORD of hosts [armies], would make Jerusalem [i.e. Zion] a stone to heavy to lift, and all who lifted it would be smashed to pieces (Zech 12:3).
It sounds scary for sure... but I'm not so sure that this battle describes what is happening today in Israel. In the context of chapters 12-14, this appears to be speaking of the final battle before the millenial reign of Messiah, when the nation of Israel looks on "Me whom they have pierced" (Zech. 12:10; Ps. 22:16).
There are three battles mentioned in the last days leading up to the return of the promised Jewish deliverer. They are Psalm 83, Ezekiel 38-39 and Zech. 12-14. The conflagration of nations marching in against Israel who was restored to her historic land in 1948 by the U.N., seems to be described more by the words in Psalm 83.
4They have said, "Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation,
That the name of Israel be remembered no more."
5For they have conspired together with one mind;
Against You they make a covenant:
6The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
Moab and the Hagrites;
7Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8Assyria also has joined with them;
They have become a help to the children of Lot. Selah.
9Deal with them as with Midian,
As with Sisera and Jabin at the torrent of Kishon,
10Who were destroyed at En-dor,
Who became as dung for the ground.
11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb
And all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12Who said, "Let us possess for ourselves
The pastures of God."
The nations named here in this passage are the modern equivalents of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt. None of these countries are mentioned in the battle of Magog [Russia] in Ezekiel 38, also leading Muslim allied forces. It could be that this faceoff, this confrontation results in the destruction of these peoples, and a war of the size and extent that has not been seen yet.
And this will move the prophetic description in place, of Ezekiel 38, "a people, brought out from among the nations... living in unwalled villages... who are at rest, that live securely... living without walls and... no bars or gates" (Ezek. 38:8,11).
According to the Psalm, it sounds like the results of the war will be catastrophic. But they are fulfilling the will of the Lord. "He makes everything for its own purpose, even the wicked, for the day of destruction" Pr. 16:4.
But the purposes of the LORD, Yhvh, are clear from the last three verses:
16 Fill their faces with dishonor,
That they may seek Your name, O LORD.
17Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever,
And let them be humiliated and perish,
18That they may know that You alone, whose name is the LORD,
Are the Most High over all the earth.
God's intent is that people turn to Him in repentence, recognizing that He alone is the one true God. And at the last day, all who rejected His offer of salvation, will stand without excuse. For all who call on the name of the LORD will be saved.
Have you turned to Him in repentence, making Him LORD of your life? If you have not, there is still a little time. Repent today, that you may have life!
Turns out it seems the Palestinians are trying a new ploy. They have posted on Facebook a call for all Palestinians and the international community to join them to realize a "Right to Return" to "the homeland" of all the Palestinian Muslims.
They are to march into Israel, supposedly unarmed, except for pots and spoons to bang, and a few other supplies to protect agains tear gas and rubber bullets, according to the WND article: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=281293
So will this turn out to be Armageddon? The prophet Zechariah spoke of a day when the nations of the world would converge on Israel, and that the LORD of hosts [armies], would make Jerusalem [i.e. Zion] a stone to heavy to lift, and all who lifted it would be smashed to pieces (Zech 12:3).
It sounds scary for sure... but I'm not so sure that this battle describes what is happening today in Israel. In the context of chapters 12-14, this appears to be speaking of the final battle before the millenial reign of Messiah, when the nation of Israel looks on "Me whom they have pierced" (Zech. 12:10; Ps. 22:16).
There are three battles mentioned in the last days leading up to the return of the promised Jewish deliverer. They are Psalm 83, Ezekiel 38-39 and Zech. 12-14. The conflagration of nations marching in against Israel who was restored to her historic land in 1948 by the U.N., seems to be described more by the words in Psalm 83.
4They have said, "Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation,
That the name of Israel be remembered no more."
5For they have conspired together with one mind;
Against You they make a covenant:
6The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
Moab and the Hagrites;
7Gebal and Ammon and Amalek,
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8Assyria also has joined with them;
They have become a help to the children of Lot. Selah.
9Deal with them as with Midian,
As with Sisera and Jabin at the torrent of Kishon,
10Who were destroyed at En-dor,
Who became as dung for the ground.
11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb
And all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12Who said, "Let us possess for ourselves
The pastures of God."
The nations named here in this passage are the modern equivalents of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt. None of these countries are mentioned in the battle of Magog [Russia] in Ezekiel 38, also leading Muslim allied forces. It could be that this faceoff, this confrontation results in the destruction of these peoples, and a war of the size and extent that has not been seen yet.
And this will move the prophetic description in place, of Ezekiel 38, "a people, brought out from among the nations... living in unwalled villages... who are at rest, that live securely... living without walls and... no bars or gates" (Ezek. 38:8,11).
According to the Psalm, it sounds like the results of the war will be catastrophic. But they are fulfilling the will of the Lord. "He makes everything for its own purpose, even the wicked, for the day of destruction" Pr. 16:4.
But the purposes of the LORD, Yhvh, are clear from the last three verses:
16 Fill their faces with dishonor,
That they may seek Your name, O LORD.
17Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever,
And let them be humiliated and perish,
18That they may know that You alone, whose name is the LORD,
Are the Most High over all the earth.
God's intent is that people turn to Him in repentence, recognizing that He alone is the one true God. And at the last day, all who rejected His offer of salvation, will stand without excuse. For all who call on the name of the LORD will be saved.
Have you turned to Him in repentence, making Him LORD of your life? If you have not, there is still a little time. Repent today, that you may have life!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Rioting Ordained or Preordained?
Joel Rosenburg reports that Ahmadenijad tells Muslims that the 12th Imam's hand is directing the unrest in Egypt and the Middle East.1 Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper reports how the IDF Deputy Chief of Staff said "The events currently shaking the Arab world "were ordained from above" by a guiding hand, Israel Defense Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Naveh said on Sunday."2
It's interesting that both sides see the work of the supernatural in the current events that are taking place. The Jews and Christians have claimed the hand of God in their midst since their return to the holy land. In January of 2010, Netanyahu even claimed speaking at Auschwitz, that the prophecies of Ezekiel 37 had been fulfilled.3 The prophet Ezekiel foretold that Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, would bring the people of Israel back to the land He promised to Abraham and his descendents, that he would bring them back together, and breath the spirit of life into them so that they become a mighty army.
Isaiah 19 seems to foretell the social unrest of Egypt, and of the harsh rulers and strong king that will rule over it. It seems these things are taking place. As the Middle East unrest spreads, the citizens of Muslim countries revolting against the leaders of their nations that have driven their countries into the ground, based on tyrannical, or similarily, monarchical rule. All these despots hold to the worldview of Islam. But indeed Islamic belief says that the Twelth Imam will not emerge until the world is in a state of chaos.
The Bible too predicts that a one-world leader, a pseudo-Christ (a.k.a. world teacher) who will finally achieve a peace treaty with Israel and the Middle East. But the holy Bible teaches that this psuedo ruler is the equivalent of Satan's incarnation. He will persecute the Jews he sets out to provide peace for, taking seat in their temple, proclaiming himself as God, and putting to death all who will not bow to him or take his mark (Rev. 13:17, 14:11-12).
1. Rosenberg's Blog: http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/feed/
2. Haaretz.com. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/idf-deputy-chief-israel-s-army-needs-faith-in-god-more-than-tanks-1.344702
3. Nentanyahu claims fulfillment of Ezek 37. http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=898508
It's interesting that both sides see the work of the supernatural in the current events that are taking place. The Jews and Christians have claimed the hand of God in their midst since their return to the holy land. In January of 2010, Netanyahu even claimed speaking at Auschwitz, that the prophecies of Ezekiel 37 had been fulfilled.3 The prophet Ezekiel foretold that Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, would bring the people of Israel back to the land He promised to Abraham and his descendents, that he would bring them back together, and breath the spirit of life into them so that they become a mighty army.
Isaiah 19 seems to foretell the social unrest of Egypt, and of the harsh rulers and strong king that will rule over it. It seems these things are taking place. As the Middle East unrest spreads, the citizens of Muslim countries revolting against the leaders of their nations that have driven their countries into the ground, based on tyrannical, or similarily, monarchical rule. All these despots hold to the worldview of Islam. But indeed Islamic belief says that the Twelth Imam will not emerge until the world is in a state of chaos.
The Bible too predicts that a one-world leader, a pseudo-Christ (a.k.a. world teacher) who will finally achieve a peace treaty with Israel and the Middle East. But the holy Bible teaches that this psuedo ruler is the equivalent of Satan's incarnation. He will persecute the Jews he sets out to provide peace for, taking seat in their temple, proclaiming himself as God, and putting to death all who will not bow to him or take his mark (Rev. 13:17, 14:11-12).
1. Rosenberg's Blog: http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/feed/
2. Haaretz.com. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/idf-deputy-chief-israel-s-army-needs-faith-in-god-more-than-tanks-1.344702
3. Nentanyahu claims fulfillment of Ezek 37. http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=898508
Friday, January 21, 2011
Commentary on the Middle East: Ready for War?
For anyone who has followed the news lately, it is apparent that the Middle East is a very volatile region. Beyond just the Israeli-Iranian conflict, and the Palestinians, add to the mix that the citizens of these Muslim countries are incensed with their leaders, who drive their county's economies into the ground.
Tunisia has thrown out her leader, with all the young people frustrated at the lack of jobs, and taking to the streets in protest. Citizens of other countries identify with teh Tunisian youth, and are expressing solidarity with them, making it likely the same thing can happen in their countries, as unemployment runs high.
The government of Lebanon has collapsed, and now an anti-western Hizbullah party wants to take control, which is pro-Iranian and backed by Syria (an extension of Iran), which also means very anti-Israel. And as missile fortifications continue to grow in Gaza and Lebanon, being armed by Iran, Russia, etc... it seems that a mid-east war could be set off at the slightest conflagration.
And what does that mean for us? God's plan for Israel is mapped out in the Bible, by the prophets and apostles. Some theologians think that Ps. 83 speaks of a war in which Israel is engaged in battle with all her neighboring countries, which, oddly enough, today are all Muslim! The belief is that this will lead to Israel's victory, according to the Psalm, resulting in expansion of her borders, and uncontested dwellings for her rapidly increasing citizens, as Jews conitnue to pour in from around the world, which is also a fulfillment of Ezekiel 36 & 37.
If theologians are correct, this will set the stage for the battle delineated in Ezekiel 38, famously known as the "Battle of Magog." This battle will be championed by Rosh (it's a Roshian!), chief prince of Meshech and Tubal (Ezek. 38:3). Many and most have historically identified this country as Russia, coming out of the far north (Ezek. 38:15), coming against Israel, a "land restored from war (Ezek. 38:8, 11-12)." Other countries named with Russia are Persia, which is modern-day Iran, Ethiopia, Libya and Turkey are named as all being allies in this affront against the tiny nation of Israel (Ezek. 38:5-6).
Why can't the Palestinians get some of the empty land in Syria, or in Jordan? Come on, why pick a fight with a small people over a tiny slice of land? Is it simply because Islam, a "religion of peace," mandates it? By the way, George W. was paid an enormous sum of money by the Saudis to say that.
Back to what it means to us, if war breaks out in the Middle-East, and it fits the bill for Ps. 83, this will mean indeed that the final stage is being set for God to sanctify his name through the destruction of Russia and her troops, and all that come against Israel. Or, it could be, that this is one and the same battle as Ezekiel 38 predicts.
It will be around this time, I believe, the Church, (the true Church) is taken to heaven, and the antichrist is revealed and emerges on the world stage with a 7 year plan for peace (2 Thess. 2:7-8).
Israel IS THE TIME-PIECE. Watch her. We see from the natural disasters the LORD inflicts on the earth that she is still the apple of His eye. God promised that land to Abraham and his descendents through the line of Isaac and Jacob, who was called Israel. If you have never trusted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, there is still a little time. Don't wait. No one is promised tomorrow. God holds your life, and he can take it when He pleases.
You need to repent of your sins (turn from them) and confess your sinfulness to God, for all have sinned and fall short of God's glory. The results of our sins is eternal seperation from the prescence of God in the pit of eteranl hell, what the Bible calls death (Rom. 6:23), but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord, for all who confess and live for Him in truth and love (Rom 10:9-10; 1 Jn. 4:7-8). Then read your Bible (http://www.biblegateway.com/), pray and find a Bible-believing church, where you can worship and serve!
Tunisia has thrown out her leader, with all the young people frustrated at the lack of jobs, and taking to the streets in protest. Citizens of other countries identify with teh Tunisian youth, and are expressing solidarity with them, making it likely the same thing can happen in their countries, as unemployment runs high.
The government of Lebanon has collapsed, and now an anti-western Hizbullah party wants to take control, which is pro-Iranian and backed by Syria (an extension of Iran), which also means very anti-Israel. And as missile fortifications continue to grow in Gaza and Lebanon, being armed by Iran, Russia, etc... it seems that a mid-east war could be set off at the slightest conflagration.
And what does that mean for us? God's plan for Israel is mapped out in the Bible, by the prophets and apostles. Some theologians think that Ps. 83 speaks of a war in which Israel is engaged in battle with all her neighboring countries, which, oddly enough, today are all Muslim! The belief is that this will lead to Israel's victory, according to the Psalm, resulting in expansion of her borders, and uncontested dwellings for her rapidly increasing citizens, as Jews conitnue to pour in from around the world, which is also a fulfillment of Ezekiel 36 & 37.
If theologians are correct, this will set the stage for the battle delineated in Ezekiel 38, famously known as the "Battle of Magog." This battle will be championed by Rosh (it's a Roshian!), chief prince of Meshech and Tubal (Ezek. 38:3). Many and most have historically identified this country as Russia, coming out of the far north (Ezek. 38:15), coming against Israel, a "land restored from war (Ezek. 38:8, 11-12)." Other countries named with Russia are Persia, which is modern-day Iran, Ethiopia, Libya and Turkey are named as all being allies in this affront against the tiny nation of Israel (Ezek. 38:5-6).
Why can't the Palestinians get some of the empty land in Syria, or in Jordan? Come on, why pick a fight with a small people over a tiny slice of land? Is it simply because Islam, a "religion of peace," mandates it? By the way, George W. was paid an enormous sum of money by the Saudis to say that.
Back to what it means to us, if war breaks out in the Middle-East, and it fits the bill for Ps. 83, this will mean indeed that the final stage is being set for God to sanctify his name through the destruction of Russia and her troops, and all that come against Israel. Or, it could be, that this is one and the same battle as Ezekiel 38 predicts.
It will be around this time, I believe, the Church, (the true Church) is taken to heaven, and the antichrist is revealed and emerges on the world stage with a 7 year plan for peace (2 Thess. 2:7-8).
Israel IS THE TIME-PIECE. Watch her. We see from the natural disasters the LORD inflicts on the earth that she is still the apple of His eye. God promised that land to Abraham and his descendents through the line of Isaac and Jacob, who was called Israel. If you have never trusted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, there is still a little time. Don't wait. No one is promised tomorrow. God holds your life, and he can take it when He pleases.
You need to repent of your sins (turn from them) and confess your sinfulness to God, for all have sinned and fall short of God's glory. The results of our sins is eternal seperation from the prescence of God in the pit of eteranl hell, what the Bible calls death (Rom. 6:23), but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord, for all who confess and live for Him in truth and love (Rom 10:9-10; 1 Jn. 4:7-8). Then read your Bible (http://www.biblegateway.com/), pray and find a Bible-believing church, where you can worship and serve!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Israel- How Can You Defend Her?
David Harris wrote a most interesting little article no the Huffington Post. No, I don't read the blog, not regularly. I read this in the observatins column of Daily Alert, prepared for the presidents of Jewish organizatins and corprations within the U.S. to keep them abreast of the world-situation. I think he makes a very good point!
"How Can You Defend Israel?" - David Harris (Huffington Post)
After a lecture at a British university, an old acquaintance said to me: "I read the things you write about Israel. I hate them. How can you defend that country? What happened to the good liberal boy I knew 30 years ago?" I replied: "That good liberal boy hasn't changed his view. Israel is a liberal cause, and I am proud to speak up for it."
Sometimes it's the small things, the driving lesson in Jerusalem, with the student behind the wheel a devout Muslim woman, and the teacher an Israeli with a skullcap. It's the two gay men walking hand-in-hand along the Tel Aviv beachfront and no one looked at them. It's the Friday crowd at a mosque in Jaffa.
It's the central bus station in Tel Aviv where a free health clinic was set up for the thousands of Africans who have entered Israel, some illegally. While tiny Israel wonders how many such refugees it can absorb, Israeli medical professionals volunteer their time in the clinic.
It's Save a Child's Heart, an Israeli institution providing children from Iraq, the West Bank, Gaza, and other Arab places with world-class cardiac care for free.
It's the Israelis who, with quiet resolve and courage, are determined to defend their small sliver of land against every conceivable threat - the growing Hamas arsenal in Gaza; the dangerous build-up of missiles by Hizbullah in Lebanon; nuclear-aspiring Iran's calls for a world without Israel; Syria's hospitality to Hamas leaders and transshipment of weapons to Hizbullah; and enemies that shamelessly use civilians as human shields.
The writer is executive director of the American Jewish Committee.
"How Can You Defend Israel?" - David Harris (Huffington Post)
After a lecture at a British university, an old acquaintance said to me: "I read the things you write about Israel. I hate them. How can you defend that country? What happened to the good liberal boy I knew 30 years ago?" I replied: "That good liberal boy hasn't changed his view. Israel is a liberal cause, and I am proud to speak up for it."
Sometimes it's the small things, the driving lesson in Jerusalem, with the student behind the wheel a devout Muslim woman, and the teacher an Israeli with a skullcap. It's the two gay men walking hand-in-hand along the Tel Aviv beachfront and no one looked at them. It's the Friday crowd at a mosque in Jaffa.
It's the central bus station in Tel Aviv where a free health clinic was set up for the thousands of Africans who have entered Israel, some illegally. While tiny Israel wonders how many such refugees it can absorb, Israeli medical professionals volunteer their time in the clinic.
It's Save a Child's Heart, an Israeli institution providing children from Iraq, the West Bank, Gaza, and other Arab places with world-class cardiac care for free.
It's the Israelis who, with quiet resolve and courage, are determined to defend their small sliver of land against every conceivable threat - the growing Hamas arsenal in Gaza; the dangerous build-up of missiles by Hizbullah in Lebanon; nuclear-aspiring Iran's calls for a world without Israel; Syria's hospitality to Hamas leaders and transshipment of weapons to Hizbullah; and enemies that shamelessly use civilians as human shields.
The writer is executive director of the American Jewish Committee.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
End of America, Emergence of Maitreya & War in Israel
These days prophecy is being fulfilled faster than most of us can observe or realize. Many have heard of Ahmadinejad's latest prophetic announcement. Feb. 11 is to be the Demise of America, according to this "Twelver" who claims to be in contact with the Twelfth Imam. There have been repeated reports that the FBI and CIA are aware of Islamic sleeper-cells throughout America's major financial centers. They are simply awaiting the word from "on high" to launch the next series of attacks to be "much greater than 9/11". http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/60801
On another note, the Maitreya has supposedly begun his emergence, according to his faithful herald, Benjamin Creme. In Creme's words, Maitreya has held his "first interview," though no details of it are given on their site, www.share-international.org. Creme does have a small clip announcing this emergence. He says Maitreya will not use that name though, until enough people recognize him for what he is. He comes in the name of "justice, peace and sharing". 11For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie (2 Thess 2:11). Could this be the delusion from the Lord?
Another point many bible scholars have been following closely, in Israel's prepartions for war with Iran, who is supposed to have a nuclear weapons this year, and may in fact have it now. But it's been very interesting to see the pieces fall into place with this upcoming war. With the past decade's history of embatterment from their muslim neighbors on almost all sides, Israel has grown alienated from Turkey . Israeli intelligence declared that Damscus is supplying terrorists with missles to fire on Israel, which makes it likely we'll see the fulfillment of Isaiah 17:1 in the next couple of months (or weeks).
This could all very well come together on Feb. 11. Will this be the time of the selection process the new agers are warning about? We can't be sure, but we know "the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way" (2 Thess 2:7). Amen, come Lord Jesus.
Israel's alienation from Turkey: (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtVty.jhtml?sw=Turkey&itemNo=1146414)Damscus supplying rockets: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1143146.html
On another note, the Maitreya has supposedly begun his emergence, according to his faithful herald, Benjamin Creme. In Creme's words, Maitreya has held his "first interview," though no details of it are given on their site, www.share-international.org. Creme does have a small clip announcing this emergence. He says Maitreya will not use that name though, until enough people recognize him for what he is. He comes in the name of "justice, peace and sharing". 11For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie (2 Thess 2:11). Could this be the delusion from the Lord?
Another point many bible scholars have been following closely, in Israel's prepartions for war with Iran, who is supposed to have a nuclear weapons this year, and may in fact have it now. But it's been very interesting to see the pieces fall into place with this upcoming war. With the past decade's history of embatterment from their muslim neighbors on almost all sides, Israel has grown alienated from Turkey . Israeli intelligence declared that Damscus is supplying terrorists with missles to fire on Israel, which makes it likely we'll see the fulfillment of Isaiah 17:1 in the next couple of months (or weeks).
This could all very well come together on Feb. 11. Will this be the time of the selection process the new agers are warning about? We can't be sure, but we know "the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way" (2 Thess 2:7). Amen, come Lord Jesus.
Israel's alienation from Turkey: (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtVty.jhtml?sw=Turkey&itemNo=1146414)Damscus supplying rockets: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1143146.html
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