Prophecy Update: National obligations before God 2/18/2021
Do you know what these times demand? We are watching the shaking of nations. The Scriptures point to how nations are going to enter a time of great upheaval. We live in those times. Would you be ready for Jesus return at the rapture? In Matthew 25 God gave us a story to prepare us for these times. Ten virgins were preparing for the wedding feast. Five of them were wise and five were foolish. When the bridegroom appeared, the five wise ones went with the bridegroom and the five foolish virgins went to hell. Jesus said this:
“Be on the alert then, for you do not know the day nor the hour.” Matthew 25:13
This update will focus on what is happening in the nations. We need to prepare for the coming of the Lord! The prophetic scriptures will be our guide.
Damascus
“The oracle concerning Damascus. Behold, Damascus is about to be removed from being a city
And will become a fallen ruin. “
Isaiah 17:1
Damascus has never been destroyed the way this passage describes. Damascus was attacked many times the last 10 years. Over half of the city looks like a bombed out city from World War Two. Here are several articles about this prophecy.
“Israel says struck Iranian targets in Syria 200 times in last two years. (2016-2018) Israel has carried out more than 200 attacks against Iranian targets in Syria in the last two years, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday, in a rare summary of its campaign. According to regional sources, Israel began carrying out military strikes in Syria in 2013 against suspected arms transfers and deployments by Iranian forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies, both Damascus’s partners in Syria’s civil war. reuters.com
“Death toll in alleged Israeli strikes near Damascus up to 23 fighters. AFP correspondents in Damascus heard loud explosions around 1:15 a.m. Israel has carried out repeated strikes in Syria since the civil war erupted in 2011, mainly targeting government forces and their Iranian and Hezbollah allies.” timesofisrael.com
Alleged Israeli missile strike targets sites near Damascus. The strikes targeted the 1st Corps of the Syrian military south of Damascus, as well as other targets, according to initial reports.” jpost.com
These three articles point out that Israel is constantly bombing in and around Damascus. Between the Syrians fighting each other and Israel bombing the Iranians, Damascus is closer and closer to being completely destroyed. In 2018 an interesting article appeared about how much of Damascus was destroyed.
“Mapping the Destruction of East Damascus. By March 21 2018 just over a month after the offensive began, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported some 1,600 civilians had been killed and about 50,000 people displaced. The region was home to about 400,000 people who, since 2013, had been largely cut off from the outside world by the fighting. Years of conflict had already destroyed homes, damaged infrastructure, and left thousands dead. A March 8 UN study of satellite imagery, comparing February 23 and March 6, showed some 14 percent of the areas assessed across eastern Damascus had received major new damage, with “buildings completely destroyed or severely damaged.” storyful.com
The Love of many will grow cold
“But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.” 2 Timothy 3:1
The murder rate in America has been rising the last few years. The Bible is very clear that the last days will be like the Days of Noah. The days of Noah were times of murder and death.
“THE HOMICIDE RATE across 34 American cities increased by 30% on average during 2020, according to experts, as the U.S. reeled from the coronavirus pandemic and widespread protests against police brutality.” zerohedge.com
God requires that all nations obey His moral order. Nations do not have an option in obeying the moral order God created. Joshua warned people in his day:
“If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you after He has done good to you.”
Joshua 24:20
Has God done good to America? Did our government forsake the Lord? Evil people run our culture, they are a minority while the rest of us—the majority are still dedicated to good morals and family. Most Americans want freedom of speech, assembly, and religion. This cursed culture is called ‘cancel culture’ because they want to push the atheistic, leftist view of life. Here is an example of cancel culture:
“Gina Carano Fired: ‘Cancel Culture’ Victim. After months of posting controversial messages on social media mocking pronouns supporting trans people, the 2020 election, face coverings and Covid-19 lockdowns, The Mandalorian star Gina Carano got insta-fired for an Instagram post that went too far for Disney. Screenshots of her now-deleted posts revealed that the conservative actress implied that being a Republican today in the United States is like being Jewish in Germany in the days leading up to the Holocaust: Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers but by their neighbors…even by children. Because history is edited, most people today don’t realize that to get to the point where Nazi soldiers could easily round up thousands of Jews, the government first made their own neighbors hate them simply for being Jews. How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?” forbes.com
What happened to Gina Carano is an example of what happened in Mao’s China, Stalin’s Soviet Union, and Hitler’s Germany. Getting fired from a job because of political views shows just how far the country has fallen from the Judeo/Christian worldview that made America great.
All nations are obligated by God to acknowledge Him, seek Him, and enact laws that correspond to the moral order of the Universe. When we turn away from God, Joshua warned us what would happen!
Israel
“Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, and declare in the coastlands afar off, and say, He who scattered Israel will gather him and keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”
Jeremiah 31:10
God expects every nation to assist Him in bringing Israel back to her land. To curse Israel at the time He is fulfilling His word in Jeremiah 31 is to bring a curse on your own land. This is what Joe Biden has done to America!
“White House press secretary struggles to answer simple question: Is Israel still considered an ally? The Biden administration will wait for policy processes to “see themselves through” before declaring whether Israel remains an important ally, said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki at a briefing on Friday. For example, does the administration still consider the Saudis and the Israelis important allies? Psaki failed to answer the question, saying, “Well, you know, again, I think we — there are ongoing processes and internal interagency processes — one that we, I think, confirmed an interagency meeting just last week — to discuss a range of issues in the Middle East.” worldisraelnews.com
The Biden Administration is following the pattern set for him by Barack Obama. The Obama Administration was the most anti-Semitic administration in our history. It will be worse under Biden because there are more anti-Semitic congressman in key positions. One such person is Ilhan Omar.
“Coalition for Jewish Values: Anti-Semitism now accepted in Congress. Organization representing over 1,500 rabbis calls for House Democrats to remove Ilhan Omar from position as vice chair of committee. ‘Appointment is risible and dangerous.’ Omar, despite a history of support for organizations with ties to Islamic terror and condemnations of Israel sufficient to be voted “2019’s Anti-Semite of the Year” by StopAntiSemitism.org, was named Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.” israelnationalnews.com
The Biden Administration is all in with Iran. They give cover for the anti-Semitic positions of many congressman, congresswoman, and senators. They also have decided that the Iranian vision for the Middle East should be the dominant position. Obama believed that Iran was better suited to lead the Middle East then Israel. Iran is Persian not Arab. The Arab nations will not follow the Iranians! The Arab nations that have joined the Abraham Accords have spoken loud and clear that the prefer Israel over Iran. Iran is spending heavily on missile development as their people starve.
“Israeli missile experts estimate that Iran has paid $250 million to develop the Zuljanah missile project. Monday’s rocket launch itself likely cost tens of millions of dollars. When viewed in the context of Iran’s impoverishment, the government’s investment in a thinly disguised ICBM program is all the more revealing. With 35% of the population living in utter destitution and food prices rising steeply, the regime has chosen ICBMs over feeding its people. The Zuljanah test exposed the strategic insanity at the heart of deal, which was conceived, advanced and concluded by then-President Barack Obama and his senior advisors. The main strategic assumption that guided Obama and his advisors was that Iran was a status quo, responsible power and should be viewed as part of the solution – or “the solution” — rather than the problem in the Middle East. As then-Vice President Joe Biden put it in 2013, “Our biggest problem was our allies.” carolineglick.com
As Biden snubs Israel, he showed during the Obama Administration that he did not want Israel as an ally! When he does talk to Israel, it will not be a friend talking. It will be an enemy of Israel. No one who supports Iran and her drive towards nuclear weapons is a friend of Israel. This is fulfilling bible prophecy.
“DID IRAN JUST FIND A WAY TO BYPASS WESTERN SANCTIONS AND ADVANCE NUKE PROGRAM? Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Friday that his country plans to join the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). According to Ghalibaf, Tehran would take its first steps to join the organization of nations from Eastern Europe and Western and Central Asia in two weeks. Ghalibaf made the remarks following a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a three-day trip to Moscow.” israel365news.com
Russia and China both support North Korea. The desire is to use North Korea to advance their more nefarious plans against the west and the United States in particular. One of the goals for North Korea is to move their nuclear program to Iran. This movement has been ongoing the last ten years. The Trump Administration slowed it down and not it is in full swing. Unfortunately for Israel is that this administration supports China and Iran in their quest for nukes.
“State Dept Refuses to Explain Iran Envoy’s Talks with China. Malley’s powwows with China about Iran deal hint at Biden admin divisions on diplomacy. U.S.-Iran envoy Robert Malley recently spoke to Communist Party officials about the Biden administration’s efforts to reenter the 2015 nuclear accord. Malley’s diplomatic talks with China come as the Biden administration is pressing Iran to end its revamped nuclear work, which includes stockpiling highly enriched uranium, the primary fuel for a nuclear weapon.” freebeacon.com
This is only the beginning of the betrayal of Israel. This will lead to the Gog Magog war in the future. Iran feels emboldened by the Biden administration—God help us!
“Marc Lamont Hill Says That Black Lives Matter ‘Explicitly’ Looking To ‘Dismantle’ Israel and ‘Embrace’ BDS Movement. On February 6, the Democratic Socialists of America hosted an online panel discussion titled “DSA, BDS, and Palestine Solidarity.” One of the panelists was Marc Lamont Hill, a professor of media studies and urban education at Temple University and outspoken Black Lives Matter activist, who admitted that one of the explicit goals of the Black Lives Matter movement was to “embrace BDS” and “dismantle” the Jewish State of Israel.” dailywire.com
As the left pushes for anti-Christian and anti-Semitic policies, the world is heading towards a showdown. I believe that all true Christians should expect as little as possible from churches or governments in the present dispensation. We should expect great convulsions and changes in all things as we speed towards the final kingdom. The great reset is ominous, but for us it means that we will see the kingdom of God coming in power! Thank the Lord that His second coming is near! I am doing a new series on my youtube channel called the big picture of Romans. Please check it out.
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