Prophecy Update: “The Sledgehammer of Jerusalem” 7/6/19
This week we saw the ambassador of the United States to Israel take a sledgehammer to a wall in Israel. It was the last step in opening up the ancient road that led worshippers to the temple in Jerusalem. The nations were upset at the actions of the ambassador because Satan is not ready to give up gentile control of the city of Jerusalem. This describes the great division in the world today and it will lead to Armageddon!
Luke 21:24 describes our day perfectly. It says, “and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.” With Jerusalem under the sovereignty of Israel, the world is going crazy. Everyone opposes Israel over the city. The UN denies history saying that no Jewish presence or claim to historical facts can change their mind regarding Jerusalem. It enrages the UN and part of the Muslim world over Israel’s presence in the land.
Israel Hayom on July 3rd had an article called, “A sledgehammer blow didn’t ‘Judaize’ Jerusalem.” The article said this—“The critics are right about US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman’s presence at the ceremonial opening of Jerusalem’s “Pilgrimage Road” is unprecedented. None of his predecessors would have been caught dead at a Jewish site on the wrong side of the “Green Line.” Up until last year, the United States had stubbornly refused to recognize that any part of the ancient capital of the Jews belonged to the Jewish state.”
Thirty years ago I realized that the USA did not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. I was horrified that my own country did not see reality. Many congressmen and senators personally said that they recognized Jerusalem as being Jewish but our country denied to act on it from 1947-2017. Because of this problem I started praying Isaiah 62 as a watchman on the wall. When we proclaimed Jerusalem the eternal capital of Israel and moved the embassy in 2018, few realize how important that is biblically.
One paragraph of the article describes this problem that the nations constantly struggle with: “The international community regards anything that reminds them of the deep roots that both Judaism and Jewish peoplehood have in the soil of Jerusalem with dismay. The City of David is located in the part of the city that was held illegally by Jordan from 1949-1967. That means they consider it “occupied territory” in which the Palestinians and their foreign cheerleaders claim that any Jewish presence is illegal, even if it means an attempt to delegitimize a historic site that has provided abundant proof of the historical biblical kingdom of Israel.”
But here is the real important point: David Friedman said ‘this year in Jerusalem.’ Here is the quote: “Although July 4, is tomorrow, the US Embassy in Israel pre-emptively celebrated America’s 243rd Independence Day on Tuesday. The gala event was hosted by the US Embassy in Jerusalem. During his speech, the Ambassador, David Friedman, said: “leshanah Hazeh BiYerushalayim” (This year in Jerusalem). He was explaining that the facts of the Bible were being revealed. The Pilram Road was traveled by people going to the Temple and now you could travel the same path. His statement about this year in Jerusalem excites people that maybe the rebuilding of the Temple is right around the corner. ‘At first glance, saying a phrase like ‘this year in Jerusalem’ may seem like a rather insignificant statement. But those who understand the wider context of the phrase are prone to interpret those words differently. And although he stopped short of saying the ‘rebuilt Jerusalem part’, it can be implied by those familiar with the phrase, that the natural continuation of the sentence is ‘in re-built Jerusalem’. That’s because there is no other context in the Hebrew language where the phrase ‘this year in Jerusalem’ or ‘next year in Jerusalem’ is used aside from the continuation of the phrase which invokes the building of the Temple.’
I am very excited about the rebuilding of the Temple! God promised it, it is His Temple and it will serve His purposes in the last days. It will usher in the time of Jesus coming! Satan will show his hatred of God so much that the antichrist will invade the temple and commit the abomination of desolation.
The nations are so divided over Jerusalem that it will end in Israel gaining more and more territory and sovereignty over their land. This will also lead to fulfilling biblical prophecy. An article that describes this division is in the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. The article is called, ‘How Fault Lines in the PA and the Arab World Affect Jerusalem.’
Saudi Arabia has joined Israel and the USA in a scheme to transfer sovereignty of the temple mount from Jordan to the Saudi’s. Here is the quote that shocked me: “Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries perceive the Al-Aqsa mosque as a rival to the holy city of Mecca and do not support it. Saudi Arabia does not provide any assistance to Jerusalem, and the Saudis prevented the Arab League from carrying out a decision to transfer $500 million to east Jerusalem. Recently, Saudi Arabia took a significant step with regard to the Palestinian issue that observers in east Jerusalem say is part of the Trump deal and demonstrates its direction.”
Part of the Trump Peace deal includes the Saudi’s gaining more power over the Jordanians with regard to Israel and the Temple Mount. A Saudi official said that Israel has a right to the land. This is in the face of the Wahabi Islamic authorities of Saudi Arabia so there are things in the air that will lead to Biblical Prophecy being fulfilled. As things are leaning in Israel’s favor the anti-Semitic rants are increasing. Here are a few examples:
Left-Wing Organization Launches Campaign to Troll Democratic Presidential Candidates Against Israel. A radical left-wing group of activists who are against Israel’s presence in Judea and Samaria is expanding its organization in hopes of influencing the Democratic primaries. ‘IfNotNow’, a group of anti-Israel activists have opened a non-profit 501(c)(4) and is training their activists to troll Democratic candidates in an effort to force the Israeli/Arab conflict and compel the candidates to take a stand against Israel, Politico reports. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) said of the organization “IfNotNow is one of the organizations that gives me hope that we are making progress towards a just and lasting peace.” Her peace includes the destruction of Israel!
Fatah members threaten to ‘hunt down’ Bahrain conference participants. (June 30, 2019 / MEMRI) A video posted online during the “Peace to Prosperity” conference in Bahrain last week features a statement by a group of armed and masked Fatah members from the town of Yamoun in the West Bank. The men warn against “interacting and cooperating with the leaders of the Zionist entity,” especially in its “economic enterprises.” They go on to say that they will strike with “an iron fist the necks of anyone” who sells out the Palestinian rights and anyone who participates in the Bahrain workshop. Those who attend the workshop, they say, have “opened the gates of Hell on themselves.” Iran also burned a coffin with Trump name on it and the nations that participated in the Bahrain conference.
The current head of the Mossad (Yossi Cohen) had a speech a few days ago and mentioned something that is very significant. He talked about the raid they had on Iran last year when they stole documents from Iran top-secret nuclear plans. He said, “we discovered from the archives that there is a military program to build a nuclear bomb in Iran. All of the people involved in the military program are still there.” Add this to Netanyahu saying that he is going to release new information about the Iranian nuclear program. I am waiting for this info.
It is Saturday night and I have been waiting for the big announcement from Netanyahu-it has not come. The world took a turn that no one expected. The Russians lost a sub and 14 sailors were killed. A fantastic report came out that said it was a sub battle between Russia and the USA.(DEBKA file report) So far this has not been corroborated. But, there was a rush to cancel speeches and meet with military advisors in the US, Europe, NATO, China, and Russia. NATO actually warned Russia against deploying missiles, this was a serious threat. This maybe why Netanyahu never made his announcement.
This is just breaking: “NATO Secretary General warns Russia of Alliance’s ‘defensive measures’: Secretary-General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg warned Russia that the Alliance would take defensive measures if Russia does not return to compliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).”
The conflict with Russia took a few steps forward in the last two weeks that has people worried. Russia declared that they would protect Iran and fight with them. The Bible predicted this—Israel attacked again in Syria. Russia was mad about that. The British seized an Iranian oil tanker and tensions are rising as I write this.
The conflict that will bring everyone to their knees is the conflict over Jerusalem. God has a conflict with the nations and He is not backing down. I would like to remind everyone of Jer.31:10, “Hear the Word of the Lord O nations and declare it in the coastlands afar off and say, He who scattered Israel will gather him and keep his as a shepherd keeps his flock.” God is keeping His flock which He has gathered from the nations. Jerusalem will rise and all of the land will go back to Israel. This is the witness of God to this generation. I look forward to studying God’s Word with you Sunday night. Maranatha!
