Prophecy Update: Israel the Center of Biblical Prophecy 8/22/19
There are many sides of the prophetic diamond that we could concentrate on each week. I try to look at a wide of variety of subjects that the scriptures teach us to observe. The main thing however is what happens in Israel. Let us remember that the Lord started a process when Pres. Trump became president. Israel issued a coin with Pres. Trumps image next to King Cyrus. The coin teaches that 70 years is very important to Israel. God sent Israel into captivity for 70 years and raised up Cyrus to send Jews back to their homeland. Likewise, Israel was in the land for 70 years and the United States declared that Jerusalem is the eternal, sovereign, capital of Israel! This started a process to rebuild the third temple and re-establish the Davidic dynasty. The Sanhedrin declared that they were starting the “70 Nations Organization” which would be an alternative United Nations. They did this because they believe that they are going to rebuild the temple for all of the nations of the world. Then Messiah would rule over the nations from the temple. Last December they dedicated the alter for the temple and last week they practiced sacrificing the red heifer. All of this is preparatory for the temple.
The Bible teaches us that the world would be in turmoil over the land of Israel when God rebuilds the temple. Here are some things happening that highlight the turmoil. First, the USA is dedicated to Israel and the world is trying to counter the USA. Our envoy to the UN gave a speech about Israel and the Palestinians and it was a dousy:
US peace envoy: There’s ‘no international consensus’ on Mideast conflict.
“People reflexively try to pretend that an international consensus exists as to how to resolve the conflict. That’s not true. In fact, we couldn’t even get an international consensus to condemn Hamas. Hamas is a terror organization that subjugates 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, vows to destroy Israel, shoots thousands of rockets at Israel. If there’s no international consensus on that, there’s no international consensus on a resolution here.”
Jason Greenblat gave this speech to point out the hypocrisy of the UN and their hatred of Israel. He did such a good job that the German envoy freaked out. The UN refuses to declare any Muslim terrorist group bad because in their world, only Israel is bad. Speaking of Hamas: here is some more news about them:
“In the wake of recent terrorist attacks and rocket fire from the Gaza Strip, Hamas has threatened to escalate the situation if Israel does not commit to allowing the transfer of Qatari money to Gaza at the same time as the electricity supply increases, a member of the terrorist organization told the Lebanese newspaper Al-Ahbar.”
What is tragic about this is that Hamas always has a pretense for war and never a plan for peace! Whether we are talking about Hamas, Hezbollah, or the Palestinian Authority, all of these groups want to destroy Israel. The PA has been on the warpath with the USA ever since Trump became president. Here is some news about them:
“U.S. scraps West Bank conference over Palestinian protests. The Palestinians cut all ties with the U.S. after it recognized disputed Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in 2017, and view the Trump administration as unfairly biased following a series of actions seen as hostile to their aspirations for an independent state.” The PA has been exposed as a fraud, they never wanted peace with Israel and never will. The same can be said of Hamas and Hezbollah, they are also in the news:
“Jewish leaders applaud Paraguay over terrorist designation. Arthur Stark, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, on Monday praised Paraguay for designating Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist organizations.
“This recognition contributes to the joint international struggle against the terror of Hamas, Hezbollah, and their chief benefactor, Iran. I call upon more states to join Paraguay and recognize these organizations as ones of terror. We will continue to work tirelessly so organizations of this nature be recognized as terror organizations. The entire world must unite in the fight against the terror that Iran and their disciples spread,” Katz said.
Both Hamas and Hezbollah are moving towards war and all of them support Iran and the goal to destroy Israel. The coming war will give more land to Israel. To make matters worse, Mahmoud Abbas announced that the land is his!
“PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS NOW CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE THE BIBLICAL CANAANITES, ZECHARIAH TELLS THEM WHAT THEIR FATE SHALL BE. “We are the Canaanites,” he said, according to a report from Asharq Al-Awsat. “We will remain in our homeland, and the outsiders on this land have no right in this country. The land is for its inhabitants, this land is for the Canaanites who were here 5,000 years ago, and we are the Canaanites.” The prophet Zechariah shows us what happens to the Canaanites when Jesus returns. “In that day there will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, HOLY TO THE LORD; and the cooking pots in the LORD’S house shall be like the bowls before the altar. And every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be holy unto the LORD of hosts: and all who sacrifice will come and take of them, and boil in them: and in that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.” Zechariah 14:20,21 (NASB)
Rabbi Yosef Dayan, a member of the Sanhedrin and a descendant of King David, reacted to Abbas’ claim with humor.
“The rabbi related that the last time Prime Minister Netanyahu met with Abbas, he told him that he was willing to make concessions but first, he wanted to settle an old and outstanding debt between the Palestinians and the Jews. ‘When Moses came down from Sinai, a Palestinian stole the stone tablets. We want them back. They are precious artifacts worth millions of dollars.’ ‘No,’ Abbas retorted. ‘We don’t have them and we don’t keep those laws. We weren’t there.’ ‘Exactly,’ Netanyahu countered. ‘Now let’s talk about whose land it really is.’”
Jordan holds a special place for the coming third temple. Jordan is the custodian of the Temple Mount, which is the third holiest site in Islam. ‘The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf is an Islamic religious trust best known for controlling and managing the current Islamic edifices on and around the Temple Mount.’ On Monday the Jordanian Parliament voted to expel the Israeli ambassador and recall the Jordanian ambassador from Israel. Jordan believes that Israel is trying to change the status of the temple Mount platform in favor of Jews. Well I have to tell you that God wants to change the status also. Jordan needs to obey the Lord and get out of Jerusalem. They won’t and God will have to force them. In fact, I believe that much of Jordan will fall into Israel hands because three tribes of Israel still have land in Jordan today. Rueben, Gad, and Manasseh are not on their land yet! Jews believe that the Temple Mount is the holiest site in all of Judaism and the world does not care. Muslims are united that no Jew is allowed to pray on the Temple Mount! They teach that there will never be a temple for Jews there!
A funny thing happened on the way to fulfilling prophecy, it was fulfilled. God says that there will be a Temple—there is going to be one in spite of all the nations who are against it. Jordan is threatening war, I think they should reconsider. Here are a few quotes that will make your hair stand on end: “JORDANIAN ACADEMIC DR. AHMAD SHAHROURI: IT IS EITHER US OR THE JEWS IN PALESTINE; WHEN JEWS SAY JERUSALEM IS THEIRS, I WANT TO SMASH THEIR HEADS.”
“MAHER SALAH, HEAD OF HAMAS ABROAD: THOSE WHO NORMALIZE RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL ARE COMMITTING TREASON, SHOULD BE EXCOMMUNICATED; ISRAEL IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL IN THE REGION”
“PA PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS AT JALAZONE REFUGEE CAMP: WE WILL ENTER JERUSALEM AS MILLIONS OF FIGHTERS; OUR MARTYRS ARE THE MOST SACRED THING WE HAVE.”
“PRO-HIZBULLAH MOTORCYCLE PROCESSION IN LEBANON: WE ARE READY TO ENTER ISRAEL UNDERGROUND OR ABOVE GROUND.”
“FAIRFAX, VA IMAM SHAKER ELSAYED: ARAB REGIMES COLLABORATE WITH ISRAEL; WE MUST REMOVE ARAB GOVERNMENTS BY ANY MEANS POSSIBLE.” They are even preaching this stuff in America!
“HAMAS LEADER YAHYA SINWAR: WE WILL DESTROY ASHKELON, OTHER ISRAELI CITIES, WITH HUNDREDS OF MISSILES IN A SINGLE SALVO.”
“HIZBULLAH MP ELWALID SUCCARIYEH: IN FUTURE WAR, WE WILL INVADE THE GALILEE, THE HULA VALLEY; WILL HELP SYRIA LIBERATE GALILEE.” All of these quotes are from the last week except one.
This week Israel issued a new coin that tells me they are very excited to begin building the Temple. On the coin is a crown for King David and Messiah. The Sanhedrin is raising money for making the crown they will put on the head of the Messiah. We know that Jesus is that Messiah and it is thrilling to know that so many are anticipating His coming. Matt.24 and 25 teach us to “be on the alert for you do not know which day your Lord is coming.” Just as the money raised from the Trump coin will be used for the rebuilding of the temple, so this coin will be for paying the Temple tax. Jesus is going to fulfill and continue the Davidic Dynasty and this is why every nation in the world needs to start practicing submitting to God’s will. Nations need to assist in helping Israel be established and pay for rebuilding the Temple. The Temple is for all of the nations of the world. Jesus said it is a place of prayer for all of the nations! Rev.22:16 says, “I Jesus have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches I am the root and the offspring of David the bright and morning star.”
When war comes to Israel, it will lead to building the temple and gaining more of their land. This is going to happen quickly when it happens. Iran is lusting for war with Israel. One problem is Russia. So far, Putin has not moved on attacking Israel. Putin has supported Israel fighting Iran in Syria and Iraq. This has to change so either Putin will be out and a new leader comes in or Putin changes in the next few weeks. It is going to be interesting. Hang with me and lets watch it together. Putin could be ousted—that would be something!
