Author: Joe

Prophecy Update: Rumblings in the Middle East 10/10/19

I have been preparing a prophecy update on the inter faith movement designed to destroy true Christianity in the world. I want to do a whole update on it but the news on Monday changed my mind. So I am going to wait on doing that. The US is pulling out of Syria and this has caused a lot of consternation. That is big news because it sets up the Gog Magog War in ways I did not anticipate. I believe that the USA has to be out of the region or so weak it could not respond to the Turkey, Russian, Iranian alliance and invasion into Israel.

First, you need to know that Erdogan of Turkey wants to conquer Israel so he can establish the new Caliphate for Islam. Turkey pays people to work in Jerusalem to convince Muslims that Turkey has the right to set up the Caliphate and rule over the land of Israel. That land up to 1918 was under the Ottoman Empire ruled from Turkey. Secondly, Turkey also pushes on Jordan to give them the right over Jerusalem and the Temple Mount. The tension between the countries Jordan and Turkey is real and mounting. Plus, Turkey has observed from the US response to Iran that they can take Syria bit by bit as the Iranians have attacked us bit by bit and we have had no response worthy to make the Iranians back off. Remember that the Muslim governments do not care about the death of their people because they believe any Muslim who dies in Jihad goes to heaven.

Whatever made Pres. Trump make the decision to pull some of our troops out of Syria; it fits the biblical view of the Gog Magog War. The president is receiving a lot of flak for this move. The Turks want to establish a buffer zone 20 miles wide into Syria to resettle the Syrian refugees (1.6 million) in their country. We only have 1000 troops there. That is not a lot of people and Trump is only moving 100 of them. The press has really pushed this beyond reality. Here is one headline about that: “US withdrawal in Syria is only a small number of special operators, says Trump administration.” The US wants the buffer zone to be 9-10 miles. The prophetic implications of Erdogan’s military invasion of Syria, despite the overwhelming criticism of Trump, from an end-of-days perspective, it looks like he got it right.

“Trump says despite pullout plan US has not ‘abandoned the Kurds’ The Times of Israel article points out that Trump is not abandoning the Kurds, here is the quote: “President again warns Turkey over incursion and says US continues to support Kurds, who he called ‘special people and wonderful fighters,’ with money and arms.” A senior administration official told reporters Monday that Sunday’s announcement did not constitute a full U.S. withdrawal from Syria and that only 50 to 100 U.S. special operations forces were moving to other locations in Syria. “The official explained that Trump’s decision to move the special operators out of the zone of a potential Turkish operation was done to protect troops and keep them out of the crossfire.”

The Kurds are an ethnic group without a country and have been fighting for a country for the last 60 years. They live mostly in Iraq, Syria, Iran, and Turkey. The words “Kurds”, “Kurdistan”, or “Kurdish” were officially banned by the Turkish government. Following the military coup of 1980, the Kurdish language was officially prohibited in public and private life. Many who spoke, published, or sang in Kurdish were arrested and imprisoned. So since the 70’s the Turks have dreamed of wiping out the Kurds as they did the Armenians. The Armenian Genocide, also known as the Armenian Holocaust, was the Ottoman government’s systematic extermination of 700,000 to 1.5 million Armenians, mostly citizens of the Ottoman Empire. It is clear to me that the Turks will invade Israel in the future and they are going to move many troops into Syria to do it. Ezekiel 38:9 says, “You will go up, you will come like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, and many peoples with you.” That is a lot of people and the armies of Iran, Russia, and Turkey are currently increasing in Syria!

The Gog Magog prophecy is multinational, many nations and we have our own Gog Magog representative in congress. Ilhan Omar who is from Somalia which is ancient Ethiopia, pushes for the destruction of Israel every day. It is no wonder that Erdogan supports her and cheers for her. ISIS has 10,000 fighters detained in the region that Erdogan is invading. If he releases these barbarians, they constitute fighters from many nations including the ones in the Gog Magog prophecy. Erdogan has two goals, wipe out the Kurds and then wipe out Israel. At this point Erdogan is against ISIS but the enemy of my enemy is my friend as they say. It is possible that Erdogan makes a deal with ISIS.

Today, this headline appeared: “After Inviting Nations to Third Temple, Foreign Minister Stops Erdogan from Encroaching on Jerusalem.” “Today we are learning that Yisrael Katz is taking it a step further by launching a campaign designed to halt the Turkish government’s activities in Jerusalem reports Yisrael Hayom.
The Pope met with both Mahmoud Abbas and Erdogan of Turkey and kissed them and agreed with them that Jerusalem is not Jewish. “Particular attention was reserved for the status of Jerusalem, underlining the importance of recognizing and preserving its identity and the universal value of the holy City for the three Abrahamic religions,” He gave both of them medals saying their angels of peace.

My problem with the situation in the Middle East is that the desire to kill the Jews has gotten stronger the last 30 years over the same period we tried peace agreements that were not worth the paper they were printed on. If Turkey gets this foothold in Syria as prophesied, they will not leave until they are killed in the Gog Magog War. They will fail in their desire to kill Jews and lead the Muslim Caliphate bent on the destruction of Israel. These last 30 years God has used Islam to discipline Europe and America for our defection from the faith. All of these nations that were Christian have abandoned the faith for multiculturalism! It is only going to get worse for America if we don’t repent. Western Europe is overrun by Muslims.

How weak is the West against Islam, consider these headlines:
Canada: 14 year old girl sexually assaulted by muslim migrant, school asks her to consider the situation from his point of view.
A female doctor working in Germany warns the world about the dangers of Muslim refugees.
THE NEW AMERICA: Muslims take over a small southern town and force absolute hell on their terrified Christian neighbors.
North America: Christian student takes school to Supreme Court for forced Islamic prayer. Can a public school force a Christian student to recite an Islamic prayer of conversion and say there is “No God, but Allah?” A Maryland school is defending its actions at the Supreme Court after the student fought back.
The Muslim Brotherhood wanted to divide France and it is succeeding. The goal is to Islamize the Muslims of France through the trusted protectors of Qatar, the Muslim Brotherhood, which controls a tenth of the mosques in French territory and is very active in religious propaganda ….
POPE FRANCIS APPOINTS 13 NEW CHRISLAM-FRIENDLY CARDINALS WHO WILL HELP GUIDE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH INTO ADDING BOTH THE LGBTQ+ AND ISLAM. Among his picks, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Miguel Guixot, the President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Guixot has a long history of working with Muslim leaders on religious cooperation, having spearheaded talks with Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayeb of Cairo’s Al-Azhar mosque, and represents Pope Francis’ push for interreligious dialogue between Catholics and Muslims. FROM CNN: The Pontiff’s new cardinals have defended the commitment to fighting populism, supported the inclusion of gay Catholics, sought to improve inter-religious dialogue with Muslim communities, and expressed concern with the environment and youth issues, according to their biographies.

We can see in these articles this week that the west is weak and appeases radical Islam. China, Russia, and the EU support Iran and her aspirations against the USA, Israel, and freedom loving democracies. One article that talked about this called it a world war:
“World War III has already begun” by Ken Abramowitz. “As the aggressor, Iran relatively successfully uses all six forms of modern warfare: physical, cultural, economic, legal, demographic, and cyber. It has created three worldwide terror arms, specializing in physical terrorism, narco-terrorism, and cultural terrorism, with an estimated 450,000 terrorist/operatives in over 30 countries. Reacting defensively, the United States is fighting back primarily with economic warfare, some cyber warfare and very limited physical warfare, the latter mostly through passive shows of force.” This is how we are opposing Turkey and Iran—it is not working! Iran’s goal is to take over the world and convert everyone to Islam, particularly its Shiite version, using all forms of warfare. America’s goal, in contrast, is to live in peace and prosperity, while encouraging all democracies (50% of the global population) and dictatorships (the other 50%) to join in worldwide economic growth. Iran and Turkey could care less about what the US wants! “There is no compatibility between these two national objectives. Either one or the other can prevail, but not both. Therefore, we find ourselves in World War III, even though we don’t want to be, don’t think we are and don’t even want to consider the possibility we might be.”

We live in strange days for sure—as the US pulls out of Syria the Gog Magog scenario is building to a climax. It should cause all Americans to repent and pray for forgiveness. God honors righteous living in His people, obey the Lord today and seek after His kingdom and His righteousness! If you are radical in these small ways you will be radical when the bullets start to fly!! Proverbs 28:1, “The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion.” Be bold for Jesus this week!

Prophecy Update: Gog Magog War Advancement 10/3/19

In Ezekiel 38-39 God alerts us to a future war that involves Russia, Iran, Turkey, and some other nations against Israel. What is important about the prophecy is that we live in a time when this prophecy is in the process of being fulfilled. The preconditions of this war are in place. In 38:23 God tells us that He will magnify Himself in that day. “I will magnify Myself, sanctify Myself, and make Myself known in the sight of many nations; and they will know that I am the LORD.” The Lord our God will magnify Himself by doing it Himself with no help from other nations. Today this war would bring in the United States. That will not happen when this war takes place. However, the news today is that Israel is surrounded by enemies and Iran specifically threatens Israel in very overt ways. The beginning of this war has begun through sorties conducted by Israel. These sorties in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon is increasing the hatred and threats of the Iranian regime.

Ezekiel 38-39 highlights that Israel will be safe but on their own. The enemies of Israel are increasing and advancing on the borders of Israel. Here are a few headlines from this week about this:

Revolutionary Guards commander: Iran has encircled Israel from all sides. “If Israel makes a strategic mistake, it has to collect bits and pieces of Tel Aviv from the lower depths of the Mediterranean Sea,” IRGC Deputy Commander for Operations Abbas Nilforoushan said in an interview with the IRGC’s Tasnim news agency. The commander also commented on the confrontation between Israel and Iran forces or proxies in Lebanon and Syria. Iran has been throwing out these threats for many years but this is different. Remember what Jesus said, when you see these things beginning to happen, we will see the fruition of all of these things! Key word is beginning. Iran went on to say:

“We will perceive any mistake in the region as involvement in a war in the whole region. Any action to start a war in the region will flare up a fire that will burn those who have started the war,” he said.

Nasrallah: We are prepared to enter ‘occupied Palestine’ “We have abundant information, unprecedented in fact, about all events and developments occurring on the enemy side, using both public and secretive measures,” head of terrorist group says. The leader of the Lebanese-based terror group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, claimed over the weekend that his organization was in possession of a large amount of military intelligence on Israel and warned that his forces were prepared to enter “occupied Palestine” at any time. Hezbollah does whatever Iran tells them to do. They will launch the war at Israel before the Iranian forces engage. Their confidence is misplaced: God is the one calling them to the war so He can destroy them!

Iran Guards chief: Destroying Israel now not a dream but an ‘achievable goal’ In claim prominently reported in Iran, Major General Hossein Salami declares Tehran able to annihilate ‘the impostor Zionist regime’ “This sinister regime must be wiped off the map and this is no longer … a dream [but] it is an achievable goal,” Salami said.

Iran has been on edge, fearing an attack on the country over a drone-and-missile strike on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry earlier this month attributed to Tehran. Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have claimed the attack, but the US alleges Iran carried out the assault. This is all happening when God is sending a revival to Iran out of His love and desire to see people saved. It is like the goodness of God to send grace before the hammer comes down.

It is interesting to me that the west in general is passive to the aggression of Iran. In the United States the political climate is ripe to do Russia’s will. If President Trump is taken down, the political climate is such that Russia will be free to attack Israel. While Trump is president, it is unlikely that Russia will make this move. The hook in the jaw of Russia is most likely economic. Consider that under President Obama, Iran and Russia had a free hand to move into Syria setting up the fulfillment of the prophecy. Obama gave 150 billion dollars that they can spend on military hardware and people to attack Israel. Now that the bleeding has stopped under Trump, the over whelming sentiment of most nations is to get rid of Trump. Somehow, the fulfillment of this prophecy will be tied to the future of President Trump. This next article highlights the lengths Iran has gone to surround Israel to destroy her.

Iran creating more Hezbollahs across the Middle East. Escalating tensions with Iran should be a warning that Tehran’s strategy of training and arming proxy terror groups throughout the Middle East is not being countered aggressively enough. Thanks to massive Iranian investment, Hezbollah has now developed into a “hybrid organization,” a terror organization with strong military components. Significantly, this success has made the frightening model on which Iran is basing its promotion of new terrorist militias in Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. No terror organization in history has had as powerful an armament as the one Hezbollah currently stockpiles. It is no wonder, then, that the Iranians are very happy with their success and are attempting to replicate this model in Yemen, Iraq, and Syria. What remains a wonder is why these attempts by Iran are not being fought more aggressively. This was not supposed to happen. UN Security Council Resolution 1701 was passed at the end of the 2006 conflict to prevent precisely this situation.
Western countries reinforced UN forces in Lebanon with troops that had a clear mandate to monitor and report on Hezbollah’s activities. The resolution included a categorical statement banning the transfer of weaponry to Lebanon. These measures were supposed to ensure Lebanese sovereignty and prevent Hezbollah from growing stronger. But the reality has been completely different. Lebanon today is completely dominated politically and militarily by Hezbollah, not by the Lebanese government or army – so much so that Iran is moving to a new stage focused less on increasing the quantity of arms than on improving their quality. This failure of the UN was because they shared the goal of Iran and the Hezbollah terrorists who hate Israel. That is why it is even more amazing that Saudi Arabia looks to Israel and America for help against the Iranians.

Iran is running the war against Saudi Arabia from the south, Yemen is the battle ground for Iran’s war on the Saudis. Here is a report about a recent attack: “Yemeni rebels show off captives, wrecked armoured vehicles after attack on Saudi-backed forces.”Over 2,000 fighters were taken prisoner,” the Houthi spokesman added, saying most of them were Yemeni but there were also other prisoners, without elaborating. Many are claiming that Saudi Arabian soldiers are now POW’s of the Iranian group. It is becoming clear that Saudi Arabia is having a hard time defending themselves. Without American or Israeli help, I don’t think that the Saudi’s can defeat the Iranians. The EU also has to get into the act since this is where antichrist will come from:

“The EU is waging war on Israel! We have been shocked and appalled to discover just how duplicitous and destructive German and EU policy is toward Israel. As a Member of the EU Parliament on the Budget Committee for the Alternative for Germany party (AfD), First off, I must ask you to forget everything you have read about the AfD from mainstream media, which have often become anti-conservative and anti-Israel. Just as the left-wing media managed to somehow portray Donald Trump, perhaps the most pro-Israel President of the United States ever, as “anti-Semitic”, they have also falsely portrayed the AfD in the same way, the most pro-Israel party in the German Bundestag and the only party which actively seeks to defend Jews in Germany against imported Muslim anti-Semitism.” This is the hallmark of the left in Europe, Israel, and the USA; they lie like their father the devil. Exposing their lies to truth, the bright light of truth is the only way to counteract their evil intention. This is leading to the Gog Magog war—

Dr. David Jeremiah said this about the Gog Magog war:
“These are the nations that will form a coalition and march against Israel, setting the stage for this gigantic world war focused on the Holy Land. Though the northern armies of Russia and Turkey will lead the coalition, they will be joined by Iran from the east, Sudan and Libya from the south, and (possibly) Germany from the west in the form of a revived European coalition of nations. To darken the picture for Israel, Ezekiel added that Russia will have “many peoples” on its side (v. 9).” Notice that Jeremiah says that Germany is part of the coalition. This fits the nature of EU politics today—they sold out to the Iranians, back the Iranians against the Americans and Israelis, and they are actively seeking to destroy Israel (Netanyahu) and the USA (Trump).

I do not believe that the charges brought against Trump and Netanyahu are going to work to drive them out of office. The reason is that the conditions for the GOG Magog war are ripening under the Trump and Netanyahu administrations. More ripening needs to happen so I think it makes sense that they beat the charges and cause more anger from the global elite. It will cause them to lose their minds and the great tribulation will be brought in when these crazies actually fulfill the evil in their hearts! By that time we will be raptured out of here!! This week was the feast of Trumpets, the start of the new year on Gods calendar so Happy New Year. Ten days after the feast of Trumpets is Day of Atonement. Please be repenting of your sins in this period of time and remembering the Lords sacrifice for our sins! Jesus is our day of Atonement: Yeah God!

Prophecy Update: Isaiah 49 and God giving Israel her land back. 9/26/19

I am watching the Lord move things forward to give all of the land of Israel back to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It will come in the midst of conflict, war, and judgment. A prophecy in Isaiah 49 highlights what is happening today. Here are a few verses with some commentary to get you ready to evaluate what took place at the UN and in the Middle East this week.

Isaiah 49:3, “He said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel, In Whom I will show My glory.” God promises to show the world His glory in what He will do through Israel. That is happening today as God moves His people Israel into His land, the Promise Land!

Isaiah 49:8, “Thus says the LORD, In a favorable time I have answered You, And in a day of salvation I have helped You; And I will keep You and give You for a covenant of the people, To restore the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages;” Notice how God is going to restore the land and bring Israel back to inherit the land!

Isaiah 49:17, “Your builders hurry; Your destroyers and devastators Will depart from you.” Here is where it gets interesting. God is removing the people who wish to steal the land of Israel from Jews. God will make them depart. Several articles highlight this this week!

Isaiah 49:19, “For your waste and desolate places and your destroyed land—Surely now you will be too cramped for the inhabitants, And those who swallowed you will be far away.” Again God says that those who wish to steal the land will be far away. God is even now removing people from the land to make room for the several million Jews who need to come home.

Isaiah 49:22, “Thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations
And set up My standard to the peoples; And they will bring your sons in their bosom, And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.” These promises were not fulfilled when Ezra and Nehemiah led Jews back after the Babylonian captivity. That return was to set the stage for the Messiah to come the first time. This return will set the stage for the second coming of Messiah. Here are some of the things happening.

President Rivlin of Israel has tasked Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next government of Israel. It is important because Netanyahu promised to annex the Jordan Valley and the settlements of Judea and Samaria. The world has reacted to this as God said they would. Here are some of the articles:

“KING ABDULLAH WARNS ANNEXATION WOULD HAVE ‘MAJOR IMPACT’ ON ISRAEL TIES. In the days before last week’s voting, Netanyahu said that if elected he would immediately annex the Jordan Valley, and – after that, and in consultation with US President Donald Trump – would extend sovereignty to other settlements and “vital areas.” Abdullah said that once a government is formed in Israel, countries in the region and the international community “will all jump on board and say we can focus back on what most of us believe is the only solution: the two-state solution.” A one-state solution, he said, would be “an apartheid future for Israel, which I think would be a catastrophe for all of us.”

TURKEY’S ERDOGAN: ISRAEL WAS ORIGINALLY MOSTLY PALESTINIAN Israel, which was almost non-existent in 1947, has continued until this day to seize Palestinian land with the aim of eliminating the state and the Deal of the Century will support those territorial ambitions,” Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Erdogan held up four maps to illustrate his point, with the Palestinians in green and Israel in white, to demonstrate Israel’s changing border from 1947 to today. “How can the Golan Heights and the West Bank settlements be seized just like other occupied Palestinian territories before the eyes of the world?” Erdogan asked. I will tell you, biblical prophecy says it will happen.
The Turkish President then pointed to the map and said, “Look, this is 1947. The land of Palestine. There is seemingly almost no Israeli presence on this lands, the entire territory belongs to the Palestinians.” He said that 1947 was the year that the “Palestinian land starts shrinking and Israel starts expanding” and added that “Israel is still expanding and Palestine is still shrinking.” A clear fulfillment of Biblical prophecy!
He called on the UN to take action and enforce its many resolutions against Israel, as “Israel is still willing to take over the remainder of the land,” according to Erdogan. “Under this roof, we are producing resolutions without any effect, so when do you think – or where do you think – justice can prevail?” he asked. Israel and the US, he said, were busy “intervening and attacking the historical and legal status of Jerusalem, and holy sacred lands and artifacts,” Erdogan said. The Turkish President said he supported a two-state solution on the pre-1967 line and warned the US that any other resolution would not work. Erdogan is a liar, his wish is to kill every Jew living in Israel. The world snoozes as this stooge rattles on with his hatred and anti-Semitism.

The chief of Hamas’ international relations bureau, Mousa Abu Marzouq, said on Tuesday that the “Palestinian refugees” in Lebanon are under pressure from the authorities to leave the country. “Additionally, the terrorist organization’s official stated that local immigration offices are encouraging them to emigrate reports Arutz 7. The current situation, Abu Marzouq explained, has led to a drop in the number of “Palestinian refugees” in Lebanon. He went on to say that it was one of the goals of the heavily anticipated “Deal of the Century” – Trump’s peace initiative that seeks to remove the refugee problem from the negotiating table.”

Amir Tsfarti also reported that Palestinians are leaving the Gaza Strip because Hamas has made living there intolerable.

President Trump spoke at the UN and stood against the worlds move towards globalism. He was strongly supporting the State of Israel:
The speech was wide-ranging, but the overriding theme was the importance of national pride and sovereignty to every country. “The future,” Trump told the assembly, “does not belong to globalists.” In the speech he attacked socialism:
Expanding on the issue of the Venezuelan government’s catastrophic political and economic policies, Trump warned that “one of the most serious challenges our countries face is the spectrum of socialism,” which he described as “the wrecker of nations and destroyer of societies.” Trump had a different message than the world.
President Trump spoke at the UN on religious freedom also and said this, “Our nation was founded on the idea that our rights do not come from government, but from God,” said Trump. “Regrettably, the freedom enjoyed in America is rare in the world.” Trump said he had asked Vice President Mike Pence to double-check the figure of 80 percent of the world’s population living in areas that restrict religious freedom. According to Pew Research, 83 percent of the population lives in places with “high” or “very high” restrictions, mostly targeting religious minorities. As Trump made the decision to speak on these issues, the tie between Russia, Iran, and Turkey also advanced this week.

RT, a Russian television network, similarly highlights the greatness of Turkey and Iran as part of a campaign that clearly indicates Moscow’s support for the two. On Wednesday, it tweeted about Iran showcasing its drone expertise amid tensions in the Gulf. It also shared images from Erdogan’s speech in which he slammed Israel. Russian news agency Sputnik similarly highlighted comments by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday morning. “Turkey will probably never buy American aircraft again,” Sputnik noted as well.

All three of these countries are increasing threats to Israel and will fulfill the prophecy of Ezekiel 38-39. Another hook in the jaw could be the election and forming of a government under Netanyahu. Two things are happening at the same time. Israel is changing its government and Iran is increasing her attacks on Israel and Saudi Arabia. Iran attacked Saudi Arabia and so far has not been confronted about it. The Saudi’s are saying they might strike Iran. Some officials in the USA want to strike Iran. This tension is building but nothing has happened so far. Appeasement always invites aggression. Israel attacks Iranian bases in Syria and Iraq which makes Iran and Russia mad. Will Israel strike Iran with the Saudis?

The world hates Netanyahu so much that they will do anything to get rid of him. France, Germany, and the greater Middle East countries have pushed and tried to manipulate the Israeli electorate to turn on Netanyahu. Unfortunately for them, Netanyahu is still Prime Minister and has a chance to form a government. If Netanyahu stays Prime Minister, I think we will see more tension from these enemies because they fear what Netanyahu will do.(annexing more land) If Netanyahu cannot form a government, the enemies of Israel will be happy and feel strengthened to attack Israel. Coming out of the Israeli press is the anger that they do not have a government. They are putting pressure on everyone to form a government, they do not want another election. Be sure of this: the Israeli Defense Forces are ready for war whomever is Prime Minister. I don’t think people adequately understand the will of the Israeli public to protect themselves from their enemies who are everywhere.

Prophecy Update: Israel and the End Times 9/20/19

Follow the prophetic events of the last 100 years and you will know that we are in a season of fulfillment.
1917: Balfour Declaration: Israel needs to be established on her ancient land.
1967: Israel captures Jerusalem and Judea/Samaria. In 1981 they declare that undivided Jerusalem is their capital city, the nations rebel including the United States.
2017: After Congress declared the Jerusalem Act, every president refused to implement the law.(Clinton, Bush, and Obama) That was until President Trump declared that Jerusalem was the eternal capital of Israel and moved the embassy there.
These three events, on Jubilee years are signaling the reestablishment of Israeli sovereignty over all of her land. This is just as the prophets predicted. I have been praying for this since the Oslo Accords were signed. The Oslo accords are an evil attempt by Satan and the nations to kick Israel off her land in the guise of a peace deal. The Oslo Accords are a set of agreements between the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): the Oslo I Accord, signed in Washington, D.C., in 1993.

I was opposed to the peace talks in 1993 because they divided the land of Israel and compromised the scriptures. (They gave away Bethlehem, Hebron, Jericho, just to name a few cities) Since God is sovereign, He delayed carrying out His Word according to Ezekiel 36 and Deuteronomy 30:5, “The LORD your God will bring you into the land which you fathers possessed and you shall possess it and He will prosper you and multiply you more that your fathers.” The big sticking point for the United Nations and all nations of the world were the settlements that sprung up in Judea and Samaria. In 1993, 100,000 Jews lived in Judea/Samaria in settlements. Today however, about 130 government-approved settlements and 100 unofficial ones are home to about 400,000 Israelis in the West Bank, where an estimated 2.9 million Palestinians live. (Latest statistics from Mar 22, 2018) According to these nations, Israel did not have a right to her land and all of these Jews living in settlements need to leave. God prophesied that the nations would react this way. The world will always be unrelenting in trying to keep Jews from living on their land. This will be true until Armageddon, the greatest battle over the land and Jerusalem.

Since 2017, President Trump brought a new paradigm, Israel owns the land and the Palestinians need to get a reality check. What happened next is stunning!

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stunning announcement that he has secured US support for his plan to apply Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea immediately after the elections, do I need to shout it from the mountain tops that this is a game changer!! Oh, there was one caveat: if he is reelected. “His statement was a watershed event. For fifty-two years, no US administration has agreed to acknowledge Israel’s rights to Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley. To the contrary, previous administrations have argued that even if Israel has rights, its right to assert those rights is contingent on Palestinian agreement. Since the PLO and Hamas will never accept Israel’s rights in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, (just as they will never accept Israel’s rights to Tel Aviv or Tiberius), the effective US position for the past 52 years has been to reject Israel’s rights in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.”

Tuesday was the election in Israel and as of Thursday morning as I write this there is no winner. There seems to be a tie at the top between Netanyahu and Benny Gantz. And yet a few days ago, the same day that Bolton was fired, “Netanyahu rose to the podium and said that the US supports his plan to apply Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley.” Make no mistake about it, Israel will get all of her land and the ancient paths will be hers once again! The question is, will the United States and the world bow to Gods will?

I can tell you that the answer is easy, the answer is NO!!! The nations will freak out and attack Israel once again as they did in 1948, 67, and 73. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D, MN) freaked out and said that “Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s “existence” is a problem in an interview with CBS’ Face the Nation program. A political analyst who asked not to be named interpreted her statements to Breaking Israel News saying: “Based on her sentiments, one can only conclude that the solution to this ‘problem’ would be for Netanyahu to cease to exist. This would mean that according to Omar, the Israeli Prime Minister would have to die. And she makes this declaration publicly. This is nothing less than a dog whistle calling for Netanyahu’s assassination.”

The United Nations reacted as expected: they condemned any annexation of any part of the West Bank as illegal and the end of the Peace Deal. The Organization of Islamic Nations responded by saying: “If the whole Muslim community had reacted together the reckless plans, policies, and behaviors of the United States and Israel would never have reached this point.”

According to Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen September 16, 2019, “The Jordan Valley Is Waiting for Zionist Action. In addition to the security issue, the Jordan Valley in its full geographical scope can house millions of Israelis and provide a location for national infrastructure that cannot be compressed into the coastal plain. Currently, Israel’s north and south, the Galilee and the Negev, are connected almost exclusively by congested traffic arteries located in the coastal plain.” Jews need to come home and move into their ancient home in Judea and Samaria. Notice that the general says that Judea and Samaria can house millions of Jews. God promised to bring the Jews home and there are still about three million in the world who are not home. They need that land. I will address the election on Sunday night at the prophecy update.

Ramzan Kadyrov is the president of the Chechan Republic. He, perhaps more than anyone or anything else, reveals much about Islam’s sharia doctrine, as well as Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. At one time Kadyrov was a jihadi fighting for Chechan independence, however, he came over to the Russian side and was hand-picked by Vladimir Putin to be the president of Chechnya. Recently, Putin’s sharia stooge Kadyrov appeared in the news again when at a meeting with a group of Chechans living in Jordan, he stated that Jews are “the main enemy of Islam.” So, not only is Putin weak on jihad, he is awfully cozy with a Jew-hating, sharia-adherent jihadi, who bases his Jew hatred on the example set by Mohammed.

In all of the talk of the election in Israel, Iran attacked Saudi Arabia, an act of war, and as I write, Iran received no penalty. If it is an act of war as American and Saudi officials declare, where is the response? It is my contention that Israel will get her land back through war. If that is true, then the Iranians have no choice but to attack Israel and hope that they can rally the Islamic world against the Jews. A war between Iran and Saudi Arabia will further split the Muslim world.

Our Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the attack on Saudi Arabia was an act of war and the President ordered even greater sanctions. Saudi Arabia presented evidence of the attack coming from the Iranians. Iran says they did not do it. It has hurt the oil production by 5%. I will keep an eye on this but I want to talk about something that is happening in the world. It concerns the moves by the Pope to unite the world religiously.

“Cardinal Guixot Discusses Fruits of Pope & Grand Imam’s Abu Dhabi Document on Human Fraternity.” The Pope just announced that he wants to invite the world to come to a conference on education in Rome on May 14, 2020. A move to educate the world in his view of humanism and a one world religion. Earlier in the year he signed a pact with Islam. Cardinal-elect Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, the President of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and Chairman of the Higher Committee, reveals that among its fruits, will be a designated plot of land in Abu Dhabi being reserved for places of worship of world’s three monotheistic religions, where there is an atmosphere of respect, with each one fully living out their own religion. concrete steps forward since the Pope’s historic trip to the Arabian Peninsula, signing the Human Fraternity Document with the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, and the instituting of the Higher Committee for achieving the goals contained in the document? “The document is very important for its contents must be proposed in different ways at an institutional level, a community level, an academic level and various others.” The Vatican official then responded to how important is it to speak about this document in an inter-religious context, like here in Madrid where all the faiths are represented. The President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, reminded the theme of our meeting in Madrid ‘Peace without borders,’ and added: “Borders should not exist.”

God teaches us that the end times would be a time when the Apostasy would happen: a great falling away of the faith dominated by false teaching. Many churches are now pushing Inter Faith dialogue which leads to a denial of the faith. I think this heresy is upon us and it is going to gain in strength the next few years. It has already manifested in two movements: “Catholics and Evangelicals Together” and “Chrislam” which unites Islam with Christianity. Be on your guard against idols, syncretism of our faith with any other god is idolatry. God will not stand for it. Pray this week for Israel and the USA.

Prophecy Update: Socialism is not Biblical 9/13/19

Prophecy includes many subjects coming together at the same time. That is what makes it so fascinating to be alive at this time. You can bundle all of the subjects of prophecy under one heading: a rejection of God and His plan. Second Timothy gives us an overview in 3:1-5, “But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.”

Israel is the biggest reason I believe that we are in the last days. The Bible also talks about the fall of morals and rise of false teachers who will invade the church. Notice that in our passage how the pursuit of pleasure dominates the last days. America is a nation that suffers from the sins of ‘lovers of self and money.’ I want to attack the love of socialism in this paper because it is a lie of Satan and the church is buying into the lie. This lie is gaining ground among Christians because the sin of coveting has become okay in the church.

The Christian Post had an article about this problem several years ago. “5 Reasons Socialism Is Not Christian.” (2016) According to a recent Reason-Rupe survey, 53% of Americans under 30 view socialism favorably, compared to less than a third of Americans over 30. Similarly, Gallup found that 69% of those under 30 said they would be willing to vote for a socialist presidential candidate.” The Democratic Party is dominated by socialist and communist candidates with a consistent message: Government can give you everything. Here is what is wrong with socialism: 1. Socialism is Based on a Materialistic Worldview. 2. Socialism Punishes Virtue. 3. Socialism Endorses Stealing. 4. Socialism Encourages Envy and Class Warfare. 5. Socialism Seeks to Destroy Marriage & Family.
I want to start my critique of socialism with 2 Thessalonians 3:10, “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.” Socialism teaches that there is an inequality of wealth and the wealthy are evil and the poor are good. The poor have a right to take from the rich whatever they want. This is the Marxist/Leninist worldview that life is materialistic and meaning of life comes from your stuff. The Christian worldview is opposite: God says that we are spiritual beings having a physical experience not the other way around. According to socialists like Bernie Sanders, the greatest problem in the world is the unequal distribution of wealth. He is wrong: The greatest problem is sin! “Socialists don’t believe in private property. and, some Christian socialists actually assert that the Bible doesn’t either. That’s preposterous. Both the Old Testament and New Testament unequivocally affirm private property. We can’t even obey the eighth commandment to not steal, unless we accept the notion of private ownership. Nor, can we steward our money as the Bible commands if the state owns our money, not us. So, for an economic and political system to be Christian, it must protect private ownership and allow individuals freedom to allocate their resources according to their conscience.”

Socialism, Communism, and Fascism advocate state control of property and money, they are all alike in that way. Germany under the Nazi’s presented themselves as a fascist state and they called it a socialist state. Nazi stands for National Socialist German Workers’ Party. Proverbs 14:31 says, “Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for his maker . . .” These socialists today attack the rich in ways that the Bible never does. God blesses people to make money, thank God. Wealth does not make a person a sinner, being a sinner makes people misuse wealth. God blessed so many people in the Bible with wealth!

Bernie Sanders once posted to his Facebook Page: “Let us wage a moral and political war against the billionaires and corporate leaders on Wall Street and elsewhere, whose policies and greed are destroying the middle class of America.” He advocates war with people who have more money and this is the work of Satan, always fostering division and hatred. The rich are not causing all the problems in American society. “People like Bill Gates are not acquiring wealth by stealing from the masses. They’re creating great products, which produce wealth, and actually provide jobs for many people. But, even if they were exploiting the poor, nowhere does Scripture support the have-nots demanding money from the haves. Instead, it teaches that we should not covet (Exodus 20:17) and should be content in all circumstances (Phil. 4:11-13).”

A little known fact about socialism is that, from its beginning, it has sought to destroy marriage and family. Grove City Professor Paul Kengor explains this in detail in his book, Takedown: From Communists to Progressives, How the Left Has Sabotaged Marriage and Family. Essentially, what socialism seeks is for the state to replace the family. That way, it can indoctrinate children in its Leftist way of thinking, and remove from them any notions of God and religion.

A popular quote from Scottish historian Alexander Fraser Tytler: “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse [financial benefits] from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses.” But the Bible never advocates state-run welfare programs. According to biblical principles, compulsory and confiscatory taxation to “redistribute” wealth from income earners to those who are not earning, with an unfair “graduated” income tax and other methods, is legalized stealing! It is no wonder that Israel was transformed from a socialist country (1948-1967) into a capitalist country. (1967-today)

The convergence of prophetic events in the world makes socialism the preferred method of government leading up to the reign of the antichrist. When people want to give up their freedom for government control of all things, then people will be ready for total control of the evil one. On Tuesday of this week I was floored by the announcement coming out of Israel.

“NETANYAHU VOWS TO ANNEX ALL SETTLEMENTS, STARTING WITH JORDAN VALLEY,” was the headline. This corresponds to the prophecy of Ezekiel 36 when God says He will give back the mountains of Israel to His covenant people. The argument from the opponents of this move were two fold. First, those running against Netanyahu in the Israeli election are saying it is a right wing promise. Secondly, the world reacted as expected; it is illegal to annex land that is not yours. Let me deal with the second one first.

The European Union warned Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s pledge to annex the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea area if he wins next week’s election undermines chances for peace in the region. “The policy of settlement construction and expansion… is illegal under international law and its continuation, and actions taken in this context, undermine the viability of the two-state solution and the prospects for a lasting peace,” an EU spokesperson said in a statement to AFP. The United Nations, however, warned Israel that such a move would be in violation of international law and would have no “international legal effect”.
Ezekiel 36:7-8 “Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, ‘I have sworn that surely the nations which are around you will themselves endure their insults. ‘But you, O mountains of Israel, you will put forth your branches and bear your fruit for My people Israel; for they will soon come.” The Palestinian lie is that a state once stood on Israeli ground for Arabs who call themselves Palestinians. They claim that Israel stole their land. It is not true and God will give the land to His people in fulfillment of His promises. This move by the Prime Minister will be the start of that process just as they did with the Golan Heights and Jerusalem. As I have taught in the past, the ancient cities of Israel need to go back to Israel. Here is the announcement about Jericho:
Netanyahu Vows to Re-Conquer Jericho: the ‘Door to Greater Israel, 3rd Temple’
Many polls are putting the opposition led by the Blue and White Party ahead of Likud and is appears that Netanyahu is responding by becoming even more right-wing. This was seen on live television when he referred to the Jordan Valley as “Israel’s eastern border.” The largest city in the Jordan Valley is Jericho and though it is currently occupied by some 18,000 Arabs, it is believed to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. “In the Bible, we see that Jericho is the key to all of Israel, Rabbi Sudri told Breaking Israel News. “If you have the key in your hand, only then can you enter but after you do the entire land will be open in front of you. “Contrary to what Netanyahu did, Yitzchak Rabin’s downfall began when he gave Jericho to the Arabs,” Rabbi Sudri said. “Though it may seem like an insignificant city on the edge of Israel, it is like the door to the house which does not seem to be part of the house but if you give the key to an enemy, the entire house falls.” There is no doubt that Jericho’s Biblical significance is clear to the Prime Minister and his campaign took a distinctly Biblical turn last week when he became the first sitting prime minister to speak in Hebron. Netanyahu referred to the Biblical significance of Hebron when he said, “We all remember the victory call of Caleb son of Jephunneh who was loyal to Hebron – Let us, by all means, go up!” “Since the Oslo Accords (1993), redemption has made a U-turn and the nations now recognize Jerusalem as the heart of the Jewish People,” Rabbi Glick said. “Now is the beginning when the world can recognize our sovereignty over all of the land of Israel, especially the places that the Bible took place. This has to be true of Jericho which is specifically described as the first place we conquered after the Exodus as the entrance into the land.” Things are moving fast. Pray and watch with me this week!

Prophecy Update: Where is Russia? 9/6/2019

Three groups came together in Beirut Lebanon to plan a war with Israel. Hezbollah, Al Quds, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard met together as a ‘council of war.’ Joint operations against Israel, USA, and other Middle East countries was the goal of the meetings. Notice that Russia was not part of this group but they have skin in the game. This was the report in several papers:

“IRGC, Al Qods and Hizballah chiefs plot anti-Israel drive at secret Beirut summit. Only an extraordinary errand would have brought two top Iranian generals, IRGC chief Maj. Gen, Hossein Salami and Al Qods’ Qassem Soleimani, flying to Beirut for a secret conclave with Hizballah’s Hassan Nasrallah. But DEBKAfile reports exclusively that this is what happened on the night of Aug. 22, shortly after the thwarting of Iran’s first attempt to launch 4 killer drones into Israel from Syria.”

Psalm 83 says, “Come let us wipe them out as a nation that the name of Israel will be remembered no more.” For over one hundred years, the Muslim world has opposed the presence of Jews in Israel. They call it Palestine and God calls it Israel. When the Ottoman Empire controlled the land of Israel, they made the mistake of selling land to Jews. When the Jews moved in, they transformed the land into gardens and the land began to produce what it had not produced in 1900 years. This caused anger and hatred from those who could never settle the land. The Muslims should learn the lesson that God teaches us in His Word: when Jews are out of the land, the land becomes desolate and when the Jews come back to the land, it becomes productive again. As Israel gets richer and richer, the coveting of the land will go from Muslim nations into Russia!

Mark this truth in your Bible: God will give all of the ancient biblical cities back to the Jews in fulfillment of His promises. Amos 9:14-15 says, “Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel and they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them, they will also plant vineyards and drink their wine and make gardens and eat their fruit. I will plant them on their land and they will not again be rooted out from their land which I have given them says the Lord your God.”

One major and important city that has not been returned to Israel is Hebron. This is the city where David set up his kingdom before conquering Jerusalem. It is the city where the patriarchs are buried. Yet, very few Jews are allowed to live there let alone travel freely. The UN says it is not a Jewish city—the Muslims say that Jews never lived there as they say about Jerusalem. Is it any wonder that the UN sides with the Muslims against the Jews over the two most important cities in Israel. Yet, God moved to give Israel back her capital city Jerusalem and now is moving to give them back their first capital city, Hebron. Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, and Leah are all buried in Hebron. Benjamin Netanyahu is about to do something no Israeli Prime Minister has ever done!

“Expectations are high for a dramatic announcement on Wednesday, when Benjamin Netanyahu will make Israeli history by becoming the first prime minister to deliver a public address in Hebron. The event is a state ceremony at the Tomb of the Patriarchs marking 90 years since Arab rioters killed 67 Jews in the biblical city, thereby decimating the ancient Jewish community.”

“For many years, the small community of 800 Jews in the ancient city of Hebron lived in peace with their tens of thousands of Arab neighbors. But, on the night of August 23, 1929, the tension simmering within this cauldron of nationalities bubbled over, and for a period of three days, Hebron turned into a city of terror and murder as the Arab residents led a rampaging massacre against the bewildered and helpless Jewish community. By the time the massacre ended, 67 Jews lay dead – their homes and synagogues destroyed – and the few hundred survivors were relocated to Jerusalem. The aftermath left Hebron barren of Jews for the first time in hundreds of years.” The Palestinian Authority is threatening to do this again.

According to census reports, Hebron has a Palestinian majority, consisting of an estimated “208,750 citizens (2015) and a small Jewish minority, variously numbered between 500 and 800.” That is about to change big time. I feel it in my spirit that God is about to give Hebron back to Israel, it will be reclaimed as our God has promised. Israel will move in and the ancient city will be restored. What will become of the Arab population? When Israel takes the city and annexes the West Bank, is this when Russia declares war on Israel?

A whole generation of Arab’s have been brought up with the belief that they are going to kill all of the Jews. I heard an Israeli official say last year that the most important person in the Palestinian leadership is the Education Minister. Why? The Education minister is responsible for teaching this: “Well Then: Palestinian Kids Stage Mock Terrorist Raid on Israelis As Part of Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony.” Across the Arab world, children are taught that Jews stole the land, Jews are not human and all kinds of evil nonsense. The Arab world has been taught to make war not peace. The world cries peace, peace, when there is no peace to be had! The Arab world will join Russia when she makes her move.

Here is the question that I have been pondering and praying about for some time. When will Russia turn on Israel and start the war of Ezekiel 38-39? It is clear from this prophecy that the Muslim nations will join Russia in war against Israel. The Muslim countries are prepared in their hearts for this war and will jump at the opportunity. Russia is not at this time threatening war with Israel. Yet, Russia has done a masterful job of dividing NATO. Even now, Britain is pulling out of Europe and separating from the EU. This process is called BREXIT. This fits the prophecy of Ezekiel 38. Europe is going to turn into the 10 toes and the dreadful beast with the little horn (antichrist) in Daniel 2+7. This is why I was so interested in the meeting between Macron of France and Putin of Russia on Aug.19th.
Here is the statement that freaked me out: “Mr Macron waxed lyrical about Russia’s supposed place in Europe, paraphrasing Gen Charles de Gaulle, the founder of the Fifth Republic: “Russia is profoundly European,” the French leader said. “We believe in Europe from Lisbon to Vladivostok.”
That statement means that Europe stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Only the ten toes of Daniel 2 are going to pull that off! Remember that both Napoleon and Hitler tried to conquer Russia to unite Europe from Atlantic to Pacific. “Could Macron really be talking about the country that annexed Crimea, and backs separatists in the Donbass region of Ukraine and nationalist populists across Europe? The country that meddles in western elections and shares responsibility for downing the Malaysian Airlines plane? That poisoned the former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the UK?” Putin has to be licking his chops to hear such a pacifist like Macron and all of the pacifists in Europe. With Britain out of the EU in October, Russia is in a position to attack Israel. NATO is divided and the largest European army in NATO, Turkey, is now backing Russia and not the USA. It is not official yet but Turkey is out of NATO practically speaking.

Putin visited the Vatican in July and the Pope gave him everything he wanted. One Catholic Bishop from Canada was horrified and said this: It is clear what Putin wants, an aggressor in Syria and Ukraine, and a supporter of the murderous regime of Nicholas Madura in Venezuela. He wants to exploit his warm relationship with Pope Francis for moral cover. He got this on this visit with the Holy Father overlooking Russia’s role in Syria’s civil war. Instead Russia’s efforts to preserve and protect the Christian holy places were praised. Pope Francis has made it clear that he is not going to cause any fuss over Russian military action.”

War is coming, but at the moment all military action is limited. It is the difference between a low-intensity war,(what the Muslim world is using against Israel) constant war and the eruption of high-intensity war. The Ezekiel 38-39 is a high intensity war and things are building towards that war. Things are escalating!
“Escalation” as an increase in the intensity or seriousness of something. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated the war by promising that Jews would remain in the biblical West Bank city of Hebron forever on Wednesday. Knesset Speaker Edelstein said that “the time has come” to apply Israeli sovereignty in Hebron…’Nothing against the present pm-but he is too consillatory when dealing with his Muslim enemies. He should focus on Palestine expulsion from the Jewish land . Will Israel continue to cut its nose to spoil its face, as the old proverbial saying goes?’ As Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, Syria, and the Palestinian Authority conduct low intensity war against Israel, the spark to high intensity war will come from Russia— PA Threatens New Intifada Over Netanyahu Pilgrimage to Hebron! The statement by the PA “ministry” also said that Netanyahu’s visit is tatamont to “a dangerous escalation and an insult to the feelings of Muslims and he is dragging the region into a religious war that will have far-reaching consequences that remind us of the visit of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (to the Temple Mount) in 2000 which ignited the Al-Aqsa Intifada.” God is going to keep His word to Israel and give them Hebron. When He does the world will oppose it as they did when God gave them Jerusalem. Jerusalem was given back through the 1967 war, Hebron can only go back thru war. Netanyahu’s visit was the first move to take back Hebron. The whole world is against Israel getting Hebron with the exception of the USA. Just mentioning it caused a threat of war, what do you think will happen when God moves? Russia will join the fight against Israel, is this the spark: watch and pray!

Prophecy Update: War in Israel Aug.30, 2019

Joel 3:1-2, “For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land.”

This passage tells us about the end times in some specific ways. First, it says that ‘in those days and at that time’ this is a clue to us that we can know historically when God is moving in the end times. It tells us that the time is linked to ‘when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem.’ We live in the time that God is restoring Judah and Jerusalem on the earth. Israel is getting her land and Jerusalem was established as the eternal capital of Israel. (Declared in 2017 and made official in 2018) Israel has been growing in riches and wisdom to share with and bless the world. Honduras just announced the move of her embassy to Jerusalem.
I will focus on stories this week that highlight the fact that as God is restoring Israel to the land, many nations are preparing for war with Israel. Namely, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, and Jordan.

“Palestinian Territories” Disappear from State Dept. Website As If They Never Existed. The U.S. does not recognize the State of Palestine and therefore officially maintains no diplomatic exchanges nor consular services with Palestine and since the closure of the Palestine mission in October 2018, Palestine has no diplomatic representation in the U.S. The PA will no longer adhere to the Oslo Accords and their illegal building in regions under Israeli control with the help of European funding. The State of Palestine is recognized by 137 UN members and since 2012 has a status of a non-member observer state in the United Nations. It is a member of the Arab League, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the International Olympic Committee. Palestine is not recognized as a state by Israel, the United States, Switzerland, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and most of the European Union. Since the Palestinian territory is claimed as the West Bank by both Jordan and the PA, they want to kick all Jews out of this land. The USA is making a bold assertion that will lead to war in the near future.

The GCC wants to improve ties with Israel because of Iran. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), is a political and economic alliance of six Middle Eastern countries—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.

It is important to recall that even if GCC leaders are positive about improving ties with Israel and have decided the Palestinian problem is no longer a roadblock, their local populations still feel animosity toward Israel. Public opinion is not yet interested in changing the relationship. For instance, Saudi Arabia is in a war with Yemen. This war is with Iran through the Iranian proxy war machine called the Houthi’s. Saudi Arabia wants Israeli help with beating Iran but they do not want Israel to even exist. There is a disturbance in the Muslim force you might say. This is fulfilling Biblical prophecy.

Tensions are running high in the Gaza Strip and in Judea and Samaria and the slightest incident could cause things to spiral out of control. If Hamas, despite signals to the contrary, is fanning the flames, it will give Israel little choice but to mount a forceful response. Here is a headline highlighting the tension: The Fighting Dramatically Escalates As Both Sides Prepare For “The Final War” Between Israel And Iran. Are we about to see World War 3 erupt in the Middle East? Over the past several days, Israel has attempted to prevent attacks by Iranian forces and their allies by striking targets in Syria, Gaza, Lebanon and Iraq. Political leaders in both Lebanon and Iraq are now accusing Israel of a “declaration of war”, and Hezbollah is pledging to strike Israel back extremely hard.

“Israeli forces openly claimed attacks over the weekend in Syria and the Palestinian-administered Gaza Strip and were blamed for two more operations in Lebanon and Iraq. As reports of what occurred across the region emerged, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at his country’s ongoing efforts abroad, telling a Monday planning meeting that “we will deepen our roots and strike at our enemies.”

The attacks on Lebanon the last few days have made very clear that Israel regards the government of Lebanon as part of the Iranian tool to destroy Israel. Earlier this year, Israel declared to the Lebanese that they no longer distinguished between Hezbollah and the government of Lebanon they saw them as one. This was a game changer. Iran controls the capitals of Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon for military reasons. Israel struck in these three countries this week.

Joel 3:9-10 says, “Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men! Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up! Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, “I am a mighty man.”

We know that from Ezekiel, Joel, and Revelation that the end times will be a time of war. The nations are preparing for some big wars, those who are paying attention to this are warning that WW3 is imminent. God says in Joel that He is working in the nations to cause war. God does this to judge the nations! America withdrew from the arms treaty of 1987 and this has caused an arms race. The reason we withdrew was that Russia never kept their word. Many nations are trying to keep up with Russia and China developing hypersonic weapons. Revelation 6 is very clear that the Tribulation period starts with world war. The second seal will be broken and the red horse will ride out to take peace from the earth and men will slay each other. All of the wars prior to the tribulation and in the tribulation lead eventually to Armageddon.

One big game changer in the war making ability is the deployment of the F-35 plane that Israel is using to execute bombing runs across the Middle East. Israel has caused a rift in the Muslim world and also in the Russian alliance with Iran and Turkey. The mystery to me the last few weeks is that the Bible is very clear that Russia and Iran will attack Israel together. Since Russia has been siding with Israeli bombing runs against Iran they are not exactly in full support of Iran attacking Israel –they are not in a position to fulfill Ezekiel 38-39 yet. I see Putin becoming more and more hateful to Israel or he will be removed and God will raise up a GOG from Russia. Here is an article that bears on this problem:
Putin, Erdogan, Meet on Deterioration of Syria Understandings. Both Russia and Ankara (in cooperation with Iran) have set up a demilitarized zone in Idlib, but Syrian troops supported by Russian warplanes have advanced in recent weeks against the rebels’ last major enclave in northwestern Syria, and in the process. according to Deutsche Welle, have encircled a Turkish military post. The problem is that Turkish troops have been killed as Russian supported troops attack in the Aleppo area. Sometime in the future the alliance of Turkey, Russia, and Iran will turn their attention to Israel and not rebels in Syria. That day is coming soon. The reason is that Israel has been very successful to attack Iranian and Syrian troops to stop attacks on Israel. The US has declared again this week that Israel had the right to attack Syria and all nations in the Middle East who threaten Israel.
“A powerful bloc in Iraq’s parliament has called for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, following a series of air raids targeting Iran-backed Shia militias in the country that have been blamed on Israel. The Fatah Coalition said on Monday that it holds the United States fully responsible for the alleged Israeli aggression, “which we consider to be a declaration of war on Iraq and its people.” Friday Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about the problem: “Dir balak,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in public remarks directed at Lebanon, using the Arabic for “watch out,” after the IDF published what it said were details about an extensive Iranian-sponsored campaign to provide Hezbollah with the means to produce precision-guided missiles.”

It is Friday morning and I am putting the final touches on this update. It has been a wild week in the Middle East and the pressure has been building like a volcano waiting to explode. This headline tells us about the pressue mounting: As tensions spike in north, IDF cancels leave for combat brigades — ‘After Hezbollah threat of reprisal for Israeli strikes, Northern Command chief warns, ‘If an IDF soldier is so much as scratched, our response will be harsh.’

The Muslim world is in a pickle, the Shia part is determined to destroy Israel and the Sunni part is divided in how and when. Turkey is all in on destroying Israel while Saudi Arabia is not—at least not until they destroy the Shia first. God has protected Israel from a united Muslim assault because His wrath is against the ungodliness and idol worshipping in the Middle East. God is determined to raise up Israel in the last days to fulfill all that the prophets have said. It is when Israel is in the land and under assault that they will turn to the Lord and thus all Israel will be saved.

The elections are coming up in Israel and Iran wants to make war with Israel. The Trump team has again delayed releasing the so-called peace plan. I pray they never present the peace plan because God has a peace plan and no one wants to use His plan. I like God’s peace plan, a plan that requires people to come to Him in faith and trust. If God said that He is going to bring all of the nations to fight in Israel, Russia and Iran in the Gog Magog war, and all nations in Armageddon, don’t you think you should repent and turn to Him for forgiveness of all of your sins? Jesus said that He would give us a peace that will surpass all comprehension (Phil.4:6-7) that blows my mind because I have that peace. I hope you will believe and have the peace of God today!

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!

Prophecy Update: The Signs of the Times 8/15/19

The Tribulation period requires that certain things need to be in place before the Rapture of the Church. Part of watching the signs of the times includes those things which will fuel the ability to accomplish what will happen in the future. For instance, the Tribulation Period will include a One World Government. That means we should be looking for political realities that are pushing us towards a unity among the nations. The Tribulation assumes that that government will be able to track everyone on earth. That means that we should look for technologies that can accomplish that goal. Likewise, a One World Economy makes us look for unity in economic matters. Etc.

Matt.16:1-3 says, The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ “And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?

It is important for us to discern the signs of the times as Jesus commanded. One of the signs of the times comes from Rev.13:16-18, And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast or the number of his name. Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.” During the Holocaust, Hitler had all of the Jews marked with a number. It was to demean them and track them. Holocaust survivors can show you their tattooed arms. Hitler did it regionally. Satan will do it globally. Do we have the technology to track everyone on earth?

Here are a few quotes that highlight the move towards a cashless society. “Sweden: How to Live in the World’s First Cashless Society.” “The next time you use your mobile phone to buy groceries or send money, it’s worth pausing to reflect on the momentous shift toward cashless that is underway.” “The South Korean central bank has been promoting the concept of a cashless society and plans to no longer mint coins by 2020. The Thai government launched the National e-Payment Master Plan to promote digital payments. And on 15 February 2018, Chinese New Year’s Eve, 688 million people – roughly half of China’s population – used WeChat to send and receive virtual hongbao (traditional red packets used to gift cash). China is an example of how countries can leapfrog to mobile payments, with more than two-thirds of internet users using smartphones for payments.”

How do people go cashless? They use their phone, credit card, and microchips. What is really making the prophecy of Revelation 13 more likely is the development of marking the body. So many Christians have tattoos and use their phone, Venmo, and other digital means of paying for things. A Mark on your forehead or hand is already accepted behavior. Not only are companies offering to ‘chip’ their employees but they can use a digital tattoo. In Sweden this headline appeared: “Thousands of people in Sweden get microchip implants for a new way of life.” Jesus said that this day would arrive. Quickly the day will come when cash will be outlawed and everyone will be on a digital means of economy.

Another clear example are moves for a One World Currency. I have tracked this development for years. Sometimes I have thought that the SDR’s special drawing rights of the international banks would be the eventual world currency. This is because they act as the means of trade between currencies. Today, technology has made such great advances that it is possible to make everyone use one means of paying for stuff. Facebook believes this and they have proposed a new currency called the “Libra.” “In late July 2019, a Facebook executive told Congress the “Libra” (Facebook’s desired global currency) could be a valuable tool for law enforcement partly because of the vast amounts of information that will be generated about those that use the currency.”

Two verses that Jesus speaks to us in these last days are Matt.24:8+33. They say, “But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.” “So, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.” The greatest sign is the move of God to reestablish the nation of Israel in her land. This you can track over the last 150 years and it is gathering steam. Israel is still conquering her land and they are about to take the West Bank which is the land of Judea and Samaria. I have been reading this week that Pres. Trump is considering to declare Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria. Wow—I pray that this happens. Israel will have all of her land as Antichrist comes on the scene.

God said that knowledge will increase in the last days (Dan.12:4). We have gone from kilobytes to megabytes to gigabytes to terabytes to petabytes to exabytes to zetabytes and on and on it will go as computers get faster and faster. The increase in knowledge has blurred so many things in life. Six years ago the world produced four zetabytes which is 21 zeros. That is a lot of info! Someone calculated that it is 304 million years of HD video nonstop. A new computer chip made last year has a billion lines of information. Computer experts say that knowledge is doubling every year since 2008.

According to Luke 21:25, “There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,” we will see strange things happening which people never saw before. A brother in the Lord told me that the ATM machine he was at just started spitting out receipts. What happened was a solar flare was messing with the computers and made the bank ATM’s do funny things. Solar flares are signs from God and they are increasing! Global weather stuff is already happening and it is increasing. It causes more fear because of the speed of getting information.

What about pestilences? Dr. Drew Pinski said, “I am scared because we have not seen conditions like this since medieval times.” He was talking about the rats and bubonic plague in Los Angeles. On his radio show in LA he also said that tuberculosis was exploding, typhus, and typhoid fever. The Dr. went on to say, “I am standing on the rail road track and I am screaming at the train that the bridge is out and no one is listening.”

Did you know that Bill Gates is funding a new company called “Earthnow” that will put satellites in space to surveil everyone and everything on earth? Why? Gates and many other rich people are proposing all kinds of social changes in the world. Christianity stands in their way. Christianity is under attack in the West. In America, the day is coming quickly when no one will be allowed to believe that marriage is between one man and one woman. That Jesus is the only way to heaven. That God created the heavens and the earth.

Two news articles illustrate this problem in our country. “Barnegat mayor slams LGBT history in schools: ‘We’ve crossed over the line into absurdity.’ Mayor Alfonso Cirulli launched a campaign Tuesday to fight a New Jersey law that brings an LGBT curriculum into schools and urged residents to join his fight.

During the Tuesday morning meeting of the Township Committee, Cirulli, a 60-year-old former assistant principal, said it was his duty to protect residents and called the LGBT political movement “an affront to almighty God.” As this is happening in New Jersey, this is what is happening in California: “California School District Will Not Allow Parents To Opt Children Out Of LGBTQ Content, Emails Show.”

The public schools are becoming reeducation camps run by the LGBT Gestapo making every child a pro sexual deviant. The ACLU teaches the teachers how they can go around the parents to give abortions to minors. These are indications that we are in the days of Lot. Those days were characterized by sexual immorality.

I am very happy that Israel has made a stand against the anti-Semitic leaders in congress. Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely confirmed that Israel will not allow the congresswomen Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). from entering Israel, although an official comment from the government has not yet been published.

“Israel has decided,” she said. “We will not allow the congresswomen to enter the country. We will not allow anyone who denies our right to exist in the world to enter the country. In principle, this is a very correct decision.”Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that he supports the ban “due to their blatant support for the boycott of the State of Israel, terrorism against Israel and minimizing the Holocaust.”

A big sign of our day are the moves to destroy Israel, even when they come from our own congress. Jordan is up next, I believe that one day soon Israel will take back her land in Moab and Ammon. Here is an article about the move towards conflict: “Jordan’s decision to ban Jews visiting or praying at a Jewish religious site – Aaron’s tomb situated on Mount Hor – has seriously threatened the Israel-Jordan peace treaty and possibly postponed even further the long-awaited release of President Trump’s plans aimed at ending the 100 years old Arab-Jewish conflict.” No peace treaty will ever work because God is not in the process—unless Jesus comes there will be no peace. Jesus is coming to set things straight—I cannot wait! Are you longing for His coming today? Are you preparing to see Jesus? Do that with me today.

Prophecy Update: The rise of the AntiChrist 8/1/2019

As we move closer to the rapture the nations get closer and closer to the desires of Satan and his representative the AntiChrist. This update is about the things that Satan wants in the antichrist, what he wants to accomplish, and to examine if we are closer to the time of his rise. Three specific things need to be in place, a move for a new world order/world government, one currency for a world economic system, and a hatred of Israel.

Daniel 9 tells us that the rise of antichrist will be for a seven year career as leader of the whole world. Daniel 9:27 says, “And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate.” It is clear that the seven years will be marked by the breaking of the covenant he makes with Israel and the nations of the world. This three and a half year marker is highlighted by the antichrist committing the abomination of desolation.

When this happens, the antichrist has to be the leader of the whole world. Daniel 11:36-39 tells us about his career: “Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will speak monstrous things against the God of gods; and he will prosper until the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done. He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the desire of women, nor will he show regard for any other god; for he will magnify himself above them all. But instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones and treasures. He will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a foreign god; he will give great honor to those who acknowledge him and will cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.” Notice how the antichrist will fulfill what Jesus said when He pointed out that the last days would be like the days of Noah. The days of Noah were days of violence and antichrist will make war and be violent.

The nations of the world are in a controversy over the Trump effect. “Angela Merkel complains that Trump Has Almost Destroyed The New World Order.” May 19, 2019
‘German chancellor Angela Merkel has admitted that the New World Order is ‘under threat’ due to the rise of President Trump and the trend of Trump-supporting populist leaders winning elections around the world in the past year. The German leader slammed the rejection of open borders and globalism, and poured scorn on the patriotic movement currently sweeping across Europe, the U.S, Brazil, Australia and other parts of the world.’ This leads to the war that starts the tribulation period. Anger between the nations is on the rise and it matches what happened before WW2. Since antichrist is a worshipper of a god of fortresses, he is about war.

Revelation 6:2 tells us that when antichrist rises, he starts with war to take over the world. “I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.”

Not only will antichrist be violent, he will promote sexual immorality. This will fulfill what Jesus said when He pointed out that it would be like the days of Lot. Here is a headline from today that illustrates this immorality: California Lawmakers Pass Resolution Blaming Religious People for High Suicide Rates in the LGBT Community, Will Maule | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor | Tuesday, July 30, 2019. “Lawmakers in California have passed a resolution that singles out the state’s religious communities and forces them to fully support LGBT individuals. In an astonishing bid to have people of faith conform to the pervading progressive culture, the legislators even blamed religious individuals for many of the issues faced by those in the LGBT community today – including suicide, the Federalist reports.”

Increasingly across the country, Satan has convinced people that it is in their best interest to throw off the Judeo Christian worldview of our constitution. The attack on the church is growing from those who believe that social justice includes supporting immoral positions. Unfortunately for us, many who speak for Christians have taken the same social justice positions as the Marxist/Socialist among us.

There also has to be a temple on the earth when antichrist rises. The temple will be built by Jews for the God of the Jews and Christians. In 2 Thessalonians God describes for us what will happen when antichrist rises. He directs our attention to two very important things: first is the apostasy, the false church filled by false believers, and second, the ‘Abomination of Desolation.’ 2:3-4 says, “Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come(the Day of the Lord) unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.” It has to be the temple of God, our God, for antichrist to fulfill this prophecy. Jesus told us that this would happen in Matt.24:15. He said that the Abomination of Desolation would be standing in the Holy Place. That means Jesus prophesied that this would take place in the temple which is going to be built soon in Jerusalem. Revelation 11:1 also teaches us that the temple will exist in the 7 year tribulation period. God commands that the temple would be measured, He says, “Then there was given me a measuring rod like a staff; and someone said, “Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it.”

There also will be a false peace treaty. We are being set up for this at the moment. Consider this headline: “TRUMP TO HOST ARAB LEADERS AT PEACE SUMMIT BEFORE ISRAELI ELECTION – REPORT, BY OMRI NAHMIAS JULY 31, 2019. The Trump administration will host an Israeli-Palestinian peace summit at Camp David before Israel’s September elections, according to a report on Wednesday in the Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot.” This is another example of those who cry peace when there is no peace. The Palestinian leadership is in full out oppostition to Trump and Israel, they want no part of this peace deal. They want war. The UN, EU, and most national leaders are against this peace deal because it is so pro Israel. I feel that it is not pro Israel enough!

I learned a lesson from Germany in 1932. Hitler ran for the presidency of Germany and lost. Some thought that it was the end of Hitler. Hitler was not to be deterred so he used every wicked way to gain power. He used murder, lies, deceit, bribery, and strong armed tactics. The left also lost the election of 2016 and they will not be deterred. They are using the tactics of the evil one to gain back power over the American people. The 2020 election will be fueled by more cheating and wickedness than ever before. Don’t think of the wickedness coming as a human thing—it is a Satan thing. For those who have eyes to see the invisible world, you know of what I am talking about. The European Union is doing the same thing against the conservative movement in Europe.

The coming antichrist will be the leader of a one world government. Are we at the time of history that this one world government can rise? Yes

The coming antichrist will have control of the economies of the world. Are we living in a time that one world economy could have one currency? Yes

The coming antichrist will come when Israel is strong and in her own land as a sovereign nation. Are we living in a time when Israel is sovereign in her land? Yes

The coming antichrist will come when the world has both a hatred of Israel and a desire to make a false peace deal. Are we living in a time when they cry peace and war in the Middle East? Yes

Hitler began killing his opponents in 1933 when he gained power, 100,000 were arrested and put in camps, Jewish businesses were boycotted, and the enemies list of the Nazi Party had been drawn up. By the end of 1933, 600 were killed in police custody! Antichrist will be like all dictators, he will kill all who stand in his way and the Jews will be attacked. If all of the Jews are not in Israel by then, they will most certainly be forced to go there by the antichrist.

The prophets of the OT are written within a historical context. As you study history you can see patterns and predict certain behaviors of people. Prophecy however is not the best guess of smart people. It is the certain declaration of history written before it happens. You can be confident that God never lies, He never tells us prophecies that will not come true. There will be a one world government and currency. I have tracked the desires of nations for a one world government and they are in a panic today thinking their dream is being dismantled. In the midst of the angst of the globalists, Satan is raising up a leader who will wow the people of the world. We know how he will rise, we do not know exactly when. After the rapture of the church it will happen quickly. We do not know when the rapture will happen—we do know that it is soon. All of the signs are in place, it is a matter of executing the plan. My hope is that over the next year we will see a great revival in America. It is happening in several countries. I hope is happens here! The denial of justice, freedom, and liberty around the world is just the beginning of what it will be like in the tribulation. We who are born again are going to heaven, we have assurance from God that we are His and He will keep us until the end. Pray for your friends and family to be saved!