Author: Joe

Prophecy Update:

I was privileged to attend the AIPAC conference in Washington D.C. this past week. We had many good conversations and met many great people. This prophecy update is going to focus on what I learned at the conference. (You can watch the speeches at their website, policyconference.org)

The goal of the conference is to support the state of Israel. The theme was “Many Voices One Mission.” The bond between Israel and the USA is very deep and that is reflected in the way everyone pulls in the same direction at the conference. There is a real sense of camaraderie. That bond is because of the nature of Israel and America at its core. Our governments are based on rights and truths deeply rooted in the Scriptures.

The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke on the relationship between the two countries. He welcomed the new ambassador to Israel David Friedman. His line is that “Israel has no greater friend in the world than America and America has no greater friend that Israel.” The concern that the Prime Minister spoke on was the dark future that Islamic terrorism has planned for the world. He said that he was “confident that the United States and Israel will stand together, shoulder to shoulder, to ensure that light triumphs over darkness, and hope triumphs over despair. That means preventing Iran from ever developing nuclear weapons.” This ended up being a common theme throughout the conference. We ended up lobbying on Capitol Hill about the Iranian regimes aggression and there are several bills before congress and the senate that put more sanctions on Iran. In both chambers of Congress, lawmakers have introduced bipartisan bills to respond to Iran’s malign behavior in the Middle East. The Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act (H.R. 1698), authored by House Foreign Affairs Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), aims to strengthen sanctions targeting Iran’s ballistic missile activity and illicit arms transfers.
Similarly, the Countering Iran’s Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 (S.722), authored by Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and SFRC Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-MD), bolsters sanctions across an array of activities in response to Iran’s dangerous activities in the region.

Netanyahu called it a ‘battle between modernity and medievalism’ and said that “more and more countries are realizing that Israel is on their side.” He highlighted the incredible cyber capabilities to protect infrastructures in other countries and the medical services that are second to none in the world. Israel is a global technological power, the world looks to them for all of the latest break troughs. He highlighted that what Israel could not have been done without the alliance with America. He thanked President Trump for the strong support. This was expressed by Ambassador Haley at the United Nations. He said, “We confront the same enemies, and defend the same values, our open societies, our respect for the rule of law, and the many freedoms we rightly cherish, these are the things that bring Americans and Israelis together.” He called on the Palestinian Authority to stop teaching hatred to its children, stop paying terrorists, stop denying our legitimacy and our history, and above all recognize the Jewish State!

As Netanyahu defended the nation of Israel, he cried peace, peace, but was very realistic. Not like others who do not see the fight with Muslims as a real fight. So many speakers cried peace, peace when there is no peace. They are advocating peace that will get Israel killed. Many of the democrats defended the Iran deal of Obama. For example, Nancy Pelosi said, “our faith tells us that we have not done enough to rid our nation of the poisonous attitudes that we are witnessing now. Our presidential campaign where hate speech went unchallenged, anti-Semites who desecrate cemeteries, hate crimes continue to increase, white supremacists and the alt right feel empowered and connected to the white house. That is unacceptable.” Applause—only I was not applauding. It was apparent that even at AIPAC, it was not free of partisan politics and lies. AIPAC is a bipartisan organization and Nancy Pelosi felt for some reason to continue what the democrats have been doing since last year, destroy the President of the United States. She equated our president with anti-Semitism. This was after the Prime Minister praised the President of the United States. We are truly divided in the USA. That is bad for us and Israel.

Nancy Pelosi went on to defend the two state solution. The two state solution is a continuation of the final solution! Yet, many are advocating for Israel to give up land to Mahmoud Abbas who pays terrorists to kill Jews, teaches the children to kill Jews etc. You cannot make peace with someone who wants you dead! She even read a letter to the president supporting the two state solution, signed by 189 democrats and 2 republicans! Then she said something that blew me away, “That is why we must come together to counter the Iranian ballistic missile threat building on the Obama Administration leadership and imposing unilateral sanctions more than a year ago.” I just about dropped out of my chair with laughter! Does this woman really believe that Obama did anything to help Israel with that horrible deal with Iran. He showed no backbone and gave Iran everything they wanted.

By contrast, Democrat Bob Menendez, who voted against the Iran deal was much more realistic. He was attacked by Democrats for his stand on Israel and against the Iran deal. He talked about it and said that he would do it again. He pushed for standing resolute against terror and Iran. He quoted Netanyahu who said, “If the Arab’s put down their weapons there would be no more war but if the Jews put down their weapons there would be no more Israel.” This is the type of moral clarity that was at the conference and that I applaud. So many stood up against the resolution in December, UN Resolution 2334, that attacked Israel. It is bias and pins every wrong in the Middle East on Israel.

We heard from the new UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley. She was the hit of the conference, she really energized the crowd with statements like, and ‘there is a new sheriff in town.’ ‘I wear high heels not as a fashion statement, but to kick people at the UN.’ Maybe you did not know, but South Carolina was the first state in the USA who made a law against the boycott, divestment, and sanction movement. This racist policy of many universities and businesses was roundly condemned at the conference by all people. Nikki Haley stood up against the UN resolution 2334 and said it would never happen again. She was so fun to listen to, her strength and courage made me proud to be an American.

We went to several seminars and heard from some great people. One thing that was clear, Israel is using its medical expertise to help those brutalized in Syria. Syria, much like other Arab countries, girls cannot go to school after 2nd grade, no freedom of speech, press, religion etc. Yet, Syrians make their way to the fence on the border of Israel and get medical help. This is dangerous for them because others in their country would hurt them for doing so. Israel finds them in the night, take them for medical attention, and then help them get back to their families. They do this at no cost, out of love. I was impressed by one soldier who spoke of the reason they train and protect their people—it was out of love. Love for family, country, and your enemies.
Several seminars were about the technology coming out of Israel. They have a machine that takes water out of thin air. Can you imagine being in a place where you cannot get water and have this machine. It is a miracle.

“To be a realist in Israel is to believe in Miracles” David Ben Gurion.

God is blessing the world through Israel. They have gifts and technology for the world. If you bless Israel you will be blessed. God made the promise to us in Isaiah 49:5-7, And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, so that Israel might be gathered to Him(For I am honored in the sight of the LORD, And My God is My strength), He says, “It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, To the despised One, To the One abhorred by the nation, To the Servant of rulers, “Kings will see and arise, Princes will also bow down, Because of the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”
Notice in this passage that God promises Jesus that He will save Jacob and the Kingdom will come. Until then, Jesus has saved us, the Gentile world. We must be about His business because He is working in the nations to bring them to a point of decision. The Bible is clear that the nations will decide against the Jewish Messiah. Psalm 2 paints our future and it is a future with the nations rejecting Jesus. Those who love the Lord and the Bible will heed what Jesus has said about the future. It is not a time of peace but a time of war. Peace can come only after the war is fought over Jerusalem and Israel. Pray that we will see people come to Jesus and get ready for the rapture, a time to meet the Lord in the air!

Prophecy Update: March 31st 2017

The two state solution is being pushed by the 28th Arab League Summit. “We affirm that we will continue to work to relaunch serious Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations… that take place within a set period of time based on the two-state solution,” the closing statement said, adding that the two-state solution should be achieved through the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative without changes. According to the Jerusalem Post reporting on the summit this past Wednesday, “Twenty-one Arab leaders attended this year’s summit, far more than at the 2016 summit in Mauritania, which many kings and presidents skipped for personal or political reasons.”

Of course, Jerusalem was a topic of conversation. “The summit praises states that refuse to move their embassies from Tel Aviv to Israeli-Occupied Jerusalem.” Notice that they say, occupied Jerusalem. That is the source of conflict with the God of the Bible. Either the Arab league accepts the truth that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel or it will suffer the consequences of war and the judgment of God. “The summit reinforces its backing of the Arab Peace Initiative which offers Israel a comprehensive peace with Arab nations in exchange for withdrawing from 1967 borders and occupied Palestinian territories.” If Israel were ever to do this foolish thing, the nation would only be 9 miles wide at its narrowest point.

The 1967 borders should be out of the question. Just think about it, when Israel gave up the Gaza strip in 2007, the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has used it as a staging ground to launch thousands of rockets into Israel. Land for peace brought war and no peace. Hamas—a designated terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union—poses an immediate, ongoing threat to Israel and its citizens. Founded in 1987 as an offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas (“Islamic Resistance Movement”) rules the Gaza Strip and seeks Israel’s destruction. Since its inception, Hamas has murdered more than 500 Israeli civilians. Hamas is rapidly rebuilding its attack tunnels. During the 2014 war, Israel uncovered and destroyed 32 Hamas tunnels, which penetrated into Israel from Gaza. These tunnels were intended to threaten Israeli communities and kidnap and kill Israelis. Fewer than two years later, an estimated 1,000 Hamas workers are rebuilding the attack tunnel network, diverting materials provided by the international community to rebuild Gaza’s homes and civilian infrastructure.
Israeli citizens residing near Gaza report hearing digging sounds beneath their communities. Gaza-based terrorist groups have fired more than 17,000 rockets into Israel since 2001.

Using Hamas as a test case; I have learned in my 30 years that the peace process is based on anti-Semitic views. When Israel gave up the Gaza strip I was telling people that many Jews will be killed because of this move. Every time Israel gives up land it gets war. The two state solution to the Israeli Palestinian problem is based on the proposition that all terrorism is because the Palestinians do not have a state. In 2010, President Clinton said, “The creation of a Palestinian state would take about half the impetus in the whole world, not just the region, for terror away. It would have more impact than anything else we could do.” I do not believe that a Palestinian state would take terror away. The whole proposition is that it is the Jews fault. The whole two state solution is anti-Semitic. When Israel gave up the Gaza strip, everybody said it would bring peace. Not so much!

The Palestinians teach their children a song; “from the river to the sea Palestine will be free.” That means that the ultimate goal is the death of all Jews in Israel and there will be no Israel if the PA gets its way. Jews are in the land because first of all, God put them there. They are there because of international law!

What about to Israel’s north?
Hezbollah (“Party of God”) is an Iranian-founded, Lebanon-based Shia Islamist terrorist organization. Hezbollah has killed more Americans than any other terrorist group except al-Qaida, including 241 U.S. servicemen in the October 1983 U.S. Marine Corps barracks bombing in Beirut. In 1995, the United States designated it a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Hezbollah operates as a “state within a state,” and dominates the Lebanese political system. Led by Shia clerics, it follows the doctrines of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini—leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution of 1979 and founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In 2006, Hezbollah provoked a war with Israel during which it launched thousands of rockets into densely populated areas of northern Israel. Today, Hezbollah’s extensive arsenal includes several thousand long-range, high-precision, heavy rockets and missiles capable of reaching all of Israel. Military planners estimate that Hezbollah will be able to launch thousands of rockets per day in a future conflict, compared to the 2006 rate of one hundred per day. This war is very close to happening and Hezbollah has hardened fighters who have been fighting in the Syrian war. Look what the concept of a two state solution has brought to the northern border? War!

Anyone who believes that the two state paradigm will bring peace is not in reality. The reality is that the Muslims are not giving their people free speech rights, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, or rights for women who are slaves in all of the countries. There are no Jews who are allowed to go into the West Bank but Arabs are allowed to go into the free state of Israel. The two state solution is a lie from the father of lies. That brings me to Jerusalem.

Jerusalem has been the center of the Jewish world for 3000 years. King David established the city as the capital of ancient Israel, and his son Solomon built the First Jewish Temple on what became known as the Temple Mount. There are more than 850 references to Jerusalem in the Hebrew Bible and innumerable references to the city throughout more than 2,000 years of post-biblical literature. Israel reunified Jerusalem in 1967 and granted all religions access to holy sites.

Between 1948 to 1967, Jordan denied any access to Israeli Jews to the Old City or the Western Wall. After the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel immediately abolished the restrictions on access to the city, allowing people from all faiths to worship at their holy places. Congress has regularly recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in various resolutions and laws. Jerusalem is at the center of end time prophecy. It is the source of much discussion at the UN and it is really negative towards Israel. First, according to the UN, Israel has no right to the city. Second, it is named as an international city. Zech.12:2-3 says that the city is going to be made a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around and it will be a heavy stone. The nations have been upset about Jews being back in Jerusalem as the sovereign of the city. Although Jews have been living there for over 3000 years, that seems always to be lost on them. This is the first time since 586 BC that Israel is in charge of the city. To go back to the 1967 borders means that Israel will have to give up the city. That is not going to happen.

The Muslim states do not want Israel to have the land that they have. Some of the Arab states are seeking out help from Israel because of her technology and military. Saudi Arabia is being threatened by Iran and they need help. The strongest army in the Middle East is Israel. Iran threatens Israel and all of the Sunni states. Since Iran is in Syria on the north east side of Israel, Israel has a threat that is going to be taken care of soon. Iran, Russia, and ISIS all are a threat to Israel. Although Russia under Putin has not threatened Israel we know from Ezekiel 38-39 they will in the future. ISIS and Iran are threatening Israel as is Bashir Assad of Syria who is allied with Russia and Iran. This is bad for the area.

Israel shows her stripes when they take people who have been hurt in the Syrian war and treat them medically. They do not ask questions, they just help out of love for their neighbors. So far they have helped over 3000 Syrians. Can you imagine the cost and the pride that the state of Israel must feel? It is very dangerous for Syrians to go to the border and get help from the Jews! Israel has the medical know how to help; they have to do it without the world saying good job. They do not get the UN saying, way to go. What do they get—nothing but scorn from these nations and the Muslim leaders. The nations have the attitude, come let us wipe them out that the name of Israel will be remembered no more. (Ps.83)

Things are moving so fast in the Middle East that I am having a hard time keeping up. I see things going towards war. Why anyone would want to go to war with Israel is beyond me. Israel will win, they have the best military in the world and they are prepared. So to Hamas and Hezbollah, I say don’t do it. Make peace and be blessed. If you do not you will be destroyed. Iran wants to invade and destroy Israel and America, I say turn back from your evil ways. Russia, ask the Lord what He wants with Israel and then follow the Lord. He wants peace and for you to bless Israel not hurt them. On the southern border, many groups are fighting in the Sinai Peninsula, stop and make peace.

It is Gods will that Israel have all of her land and so I am looking at how God is going to do this soon. Keep your eyes open and watch and pray.

Prophecy Update: The Shack

God has been clear from the beginning that false teachers will arise, it is inevitable. Several years ago, I taught my students that the book ‘The Shack’ (Author: William P. young) was heresy. I began to read it and I made it through 90 pages before I was so provoked in my spirit that I put it down. The problem that we face is that Christians have read the book and liked it because it dealt with the problem of pain and loss. A man loses his daughter, due to a violent murder and now has to deal with the pain. He goes to a shack and meets the Trinity. God answers all of the questions and thus is presented to us is a view of God that is not biblical. Discerning the false teaching was made harder because it is a fictional account. William Young said, “Please don’t misunderstand me: The Shack is theology. But it is theology wrapped up in a story, the Word becoming flesh living inside the blood and bones of common human experience.”

There are so many problems with the book that I am going to record some quotes from the critiques and comment on them: From the website: TheShack Heresy.com; “The Shack misrepresents God risking breaking the first two of the Ten Commandments. Instead of describing God as the Majestic Supreme Being that He is, The Shack dumbs Him down and makes him more palatable. God the Father who, according to the Bible, cannot be seen (John 6:46; 1 Tim. 6:16 – see God the Father cannot be seen), appears in the form of an African-American woman named “papa” (p. 86 – talk about gender confusion) who has scars on his wrist (p. 95). Wrong! The Father was not crucified. Jesus is presented as a Middle Easterner wearing a plaid shirt with rolled up sleeves (p. 84). The Holy Spirit appears as an Asian woman (p. 85).” This is not how God chose to reveal himself in the Bible, yet Mr. Young violates what the Bible says and justifies these false representations by saying it is only fiction. Is falsehood about God okay if its only fiction and makes you feel good about God?

In order to teach the universalism gospel, Young wove a story about God that is not true. He did this by picturing God the father as a woman and having her teach the universalism gospel. It is a gospel of love with no truth or judgment. God is going to save everyone, even Satan. The idea that all roads and religions lead to God is not biblical. One critique said this: “The Shack doesn’t square with the Word of God, universalism is the idea that God forgives all of humanity, regardless of whether or not they repent and believe in the redeeming work of Jesus.

The Bible is clear that there is only one way of salvation and it is by the blood of Jesus. Lev.17:11 determines the path of salvation and says, “the life of the flesh is in the blood and I have given it to you on the altar for your souls, it is by virtue of the blood that makes atonement for your souls.” No shed blood by a substitute, no salvation. When ‘The Shack’ presents God the Father with scars in His hands as if He died on the cross, this is flat out a rejection of biblical teaching.

On page 225 the heresy of universalism is taught when we find the African American woman who is God the Father say, “In Jesus, I have forgiven all humans for their sins against me, but only some choose relationship.” This contradicts scripture! Young said, “In seminary he had been taught that God had completely stopped any overt communication with moderns preferring to have them only listen to and follow sacred Scripture, properly interpreted of course. God’s voice had been reduced to paper and even that paper had to be moderated and deciphered by the proper authorities and intellects. Nobody wanted God in a box, just a book.” Pg.65-66.
Young rejects the teaching of the uniqueness and authority of the Bible. Once you can add to the Bible and bring new revelation to people as Young does with ‘The Shack’ you are a heretic. The character Mack gets a note from the Papa, the blasphemously portrait of God the Father, to meet him in the shack. He tells him on page 93, “Mackenzie I am neither male nor female even though both genders are derived from my nature. If I choose to appear to you as a man or a woman its because I love you. For me to appear to you as a woman and suggest that you call me papa is simply to mix metaphors to help you keep from falling so easily into your religious conditioning.”
Remember what Jesus said, John 1:18 “No man has seen God at any time, the only Begotten God, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.” God will not reveal Himself in bodily form because He said so. Jesus is the only manifestation of God in human form, anyone else is false god! I was so troubled by the books view of God that I stopped 90 pages in because I really believe that the book was showing great disrespect for God my Savior and LORD. This disregard for the Trinity represented what God said to us through His servant Paul in Romans 1:23, Young ‘exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man.”
We have been warned by God about false teachers since the time Satan deceived Eve.

Jeremiah 23:16 says, Thus says the LORD of hosts, “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you. They are leading you into futility; they speak a vision of their own imagination, not from the mouth of the LORD.” Young is a false prophet and is speaking of his own imagination, not teaching you from the Word of God!

Jer.23:17 says, “They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD has said, “You will have peace”’; And as for everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, They say, ‘Calamity will not come upon you.’ Young gives a false hope and a view of the Love of God that does not exist. Our God will judge and He will bring His wrath on the earth, sending people to hell. Some want to have their ears tickled by false teachers who will give them what their hearts want. I will tell you who to listen to and it is not Young!

Jer.23:18, 28-29 says, “But who has stood in the council of the LORD, That he should see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and listened? “The prophet who has a dream may relate his dream, but let him who has My word speak My word in truth. What does straw have in common with grain?” declares the LORD. “Is not My word like fire?” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer which shatters a rock? Do not trust in words of people who have great imaginations. They are not giving you the Word of God. Reject the Shack—it is guilty of twisting the truth of God for lawlessness. Do not go see the movie, it is more false teaching from the father of lies!

Prophecy Update:

Maj. Gen. Gershon Hacohen wrote a commentary on March 7, 2017 called, “The Centenary of the Balfour Declaration.” In November it will be 100 years since the signing of the Balfour Declaration and the declaration has sparked a firestorm in the Middle East. Hacohen wrote, “November 2 of this year will mark the centenary of the Balfour Declaration, an event of which Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas made note during a speech at the PLO convention three months ago.” The British had no right to grant the Jews what they did, and the Jews had no right to accept,” he said. “This was a crime perpetrated against our people.” Even before Abbas, Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki demanded an apology from Britain on behalf of the Palestinian people.” The Arab states are demanding that the UN do something to undo the Balfour Declaration.

For 100 years the conflict between Jews and Arabs has followed a familiar pattern. In 1922 the League of Nations voted to adopt the Balfour Declaration and Britain, under the British Mandate, were tasked to fulfill the terms of the Declaration by establishing a national home for the Jewish people in the land of Israel. The Arabs said NO and claimed that the land of Palestine was part of greater Syria. This is before the Holocaust and the horrors of WW2.

In 1936 Israel said yes to peace and the Arabs said no. The British Mandate sent a delegation called the Peel Commission after riots broke out and they determined to partition the land into two parts; the land of Israel and the independent state of Palestine. The Arab High Committee rejected the plan as they opposed the creation of the state of Israel.

In 1947 Israel said yes to peace and the Arabs said no. UN General Assembly Resolution 181 (Partition Plan) November 29, 1947, called for the partition of the British-ruled Palestine Mandate into a Jewish state and an Arab state. It was approved on November 29, 1947 with 33 votes in favor, 13 against, 10 abstentions and one absent. All of the Arab states voted against the resolution and started a war in 1948 to destroy the new Jewish state.

In 1967 Israel said yes to peace and the Arabs said no. “Specifically, the war stemmed from Egypt’s decision to expel United Nations troops from the Sinai Peninsula and blockade Israel’s port of Eilat, under international law a casus belli, or act of war, in addition to belligerent Arab threats to destroy Israel. Much of the above could be traced to Soviet meddling and misinformation.” The fact of the matter is all Arab states were making declarations that they would annihilate Israel. After Israel won the war and took Jerusalem the Arabs rejected Israel by declaring their 3 “No’s.” The leaders of thirteen Arab states gathered at a summit conference in Khartoum, Sudan from August 29 to September 1. There they pledged to continue their struggle against Israel. Influenced by Nasser, “their conditions were quite specific: no peace with Israel, no negotiations with Israel, no recognition of Israel, and ‘maintenance of the rights of the Palestinian people in their nation.’ To prove their hatred, Egypt attacked an Israeli destroyer on Oct.21st killing 47 people.

In 1999 Israel said yes to peace and the Arabs said no. Ehud Barak as Prime Minister of Israel offered the PLO and Yasser Arafat a peace deal at the Camp David Accords. This peace deal was brokered by US President Bill Clinton. Yasser Arafat said no to all of the peace deal. After this he launched terrorist attacks into Israel.

In 2008 Israel said yes to peace and the Arabs said no. George Bush and Prime Minister Olmert offered a peace deal to Palestinian President Abbas and it failed as they all do. Olmert said, “I told him, ‘Remember my words, it will be 50 years before there will be another Israeli prime minister that will offer you what I am offering you now. Don’t miss this opportunity,’” Abbas missed the opportunity because they have one goal: the destruction and death of all Jews. They do not want a nation called Israel. Psalm 83 describes their attitude: They have said, “Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more.” (vs.4) Antichrist will bring a false peace someday.

The terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah, and Fatah are the closest groups to Israel geographically. They all have documents, declarations, and weekly sermons that teach the people to reject Israel and seek her destruction. This attitude is the same attitude which the Bible says antichrist will have. 2 Thess. 2:3-4, “Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come 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.” Notice that when Israel rebuilds her temple, this evil one will go into that temple and force the world to worship Satan.

The rebuilding of the temple is very controversial in our day. Negative and positive views span the Christian world from those who believe God wants it done and those who don’t. Consider this headline from Breaking Israeli News, Dome of the Rock Deliberately Placed Over Ancient Temple Site to Enforce Islamic ‘Replacement Theology.’ (March 16th) Replacement theology, also called supersessionism, is the belief that one religion has replaced another, making the previous religion obsolete. For thousands of years, this was a tenet of Christianity, defining the Church’s relationship to the Jews. Subsequent to and because of the Holocaust, many mainstream Christian theologians and denominations have moved away from the theological belief, and today, most Christian supporters of Israel reject it entirely. “Islam is very open and candid that they came to replace all previous religions,” Magzhen told Breaking Israel News. “We see in Muslim literature a belief that Judaism was appropriate for the Jews at a certain time, but that time has passed. “They also say the same thing about Christianity. Islam is the abrogating but never abrogated religion, what they call, ‘al nasikh wal rer mansukh’. It abolishes what came before, but Mohammed was the last prophet, so it is now the only truth.” Last fall, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi promised Netanyahu that his country would take a stand against the Palestinian drive at UNESCO to refer to the Temple Mount solely by its Muslim name of al-Haram al-Sharif. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu pointed out to Alfano “the absurdity of the recent UNESCO decision and asked Italy to oppose the next vote at the organization.” “The Palestinians must stop the incitement against Israel,” Netanyahu said.
The current dust up regarding the temple mount is a move from Satan to stop the rebuilding of the temple. Satan always reacts to what he sees God doing. God began moving Jews back to the land in the late 1800’s and Satan began to move anti-Semites to kill Jews all over Europe and the Promised Land. Hitler’s Germany was but one manifestation of that hatred. This desire has not waned among the Muslim groups.
Now horror of horrors, the president of the USA wants to move the embassy to Jerusalem and give that city its due. If America moves the embassy, then the message to the world will be: Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Israel! This would give God praise and affirm the promises of the Bible. Satan cannot have that! He is opposed to this move and the world is rebelling against moving the embassy. When the Temple is rebuilt, Satan will seek a way to pervert it, he will exalt himself in the temple to commit the abomination of desolation. Last week the Sanhedrin in Israel asked Trump and Putin to build the third temple. WOW! Putin told the Sanhedrin that he is praying that they rebuild the temple. A spirit of Cyrus is in the world today. Satan is also working in the US.

Documents…show the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) fast-tracked tax-exempt status for an “After School Satan Club” in Tacoma, Washington, while the federal agency was discovered to be either denying conservative and Christian groups…or making them wait for years. According to the watchdog group…the After School Satan Club at Point Defiance Elementary in Tacoma applied for its tax-exempt status designation on October 21, 2014 and received it only 10 days later on October 31, 2014. The IRS showed who they worship when they make it very hard and illegal whatever Christians do. They support and advance the cause of Satan in a high school and are doing this very thing today. Draining the swamp is the promise of the new president and it includes this type of thing that has been happening the last 8 years.

The Last days are filled with conflict that leads to the fulfillment of Scripture. The rebuilding of the temple is full of conflict. Conflict builds between what God is doing and what Satan is doing. Satan opposes Israel and cannot stop God from fulfilling His plan. When God accomplishes His plan, Satan reacts to it: Satan is not sovereign or in charge! The fact that the Jews are in the land and they have built all that they need for the Temple is a miracle of God. When the temple is rebuilt, it is an opportunity to praise God but Christians recognize that the temple will be taken over by Satan—against God’s will! Antichrist goes into the temple of God as is written to us in 2Thess.2! As priests are practicing for the temple services today, we can pray and watch for our Lord. God wants all Christians to be like I Peter 1:10-11, “As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries, seeking to know what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating as He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.” Are you seeking to know about the glories to come in Jesus victories in Revelation? Ezekiel? Jeremiah? Zechariah? Etc. I am excited for what the Lord is doing in our day. Be found faithful by watching and praying.

Prophecy Update: The Tower of Babel

The move towards globalism is not God’s system, God loves nations. The scriptures show us that Satan tried to build a one world government. He raised up a guy named Nimrod who built a place called Babel. (Genesis 10-11) They wanted to disobey God by refusing to fill the earth with people. God changed that situation by confusing them; giving each person a new language. If you cannot communicate, you cannot stay together. Today, because of the internet, the world is connected and people all over the world can communicate. The world is connected through banks, courts, and politically through the UN and other international organizations. The Bible teaches that in the last days, the world would be controlled by a one world government that is ruled by Antichrist.

Brexit was a blow to the one world government crowd and their not happy. If Brexit was a blow to their egos, Trump being elected was a blow to their manhood. Brexit is a word that means that Britain was voting to leave the European Union. The European Union has its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium and their parliament meets in Strasbourg France. They basically tell the European nations what to do. Britain was tired of their anti-British laws. Britain was the first nation to vote themselves out of the union, they did this on June 23rd, 2016. Britain is our picture of the languages that destroyed Nimods dream. God is against globalism and is for nations, Donald Trump is for the nation of America like Brexit is for Britain.

Following God’s view of nations protects a nation from idolatry and tyranny.

Look at the nations that were ruled by people who rejected God. Pharoah declared himself god and that led to tyranny and idolatry. Hitler, Stalin, Kim Jong Un, all are evil leaders who made their people worship them. God says no to this! Why did these leaders think this, because they were convinced that they could rule the world. In other words, if the leader thinks that they can rule the world, they become idolaters. Brussels is full of idolaters, they think that the EU is the answer to the world, if you do not follow they will make you!

One of the leaders who went bad and made people worship him was Nebuchadnezzar. He made an idol to worship and three Hebrew children refused to do so. Today, we as Christians need to be like those three who stood against the globalist agenda! The backlash against Brexit and Donald Trump are coming from globalists who are determined to rule the world. They know better than us, they assume that they are gods. They impose their policies on you with law and guns. If we do not do what they want, they punish you economically, in the courts, and eventually with physical punishment. Globalists believe that they own you and all property. Worship our government or the person ruling the government or we will discriminate against you. They break the eighth (stealing) and tenth (coveting) commandments every day. Watch CNN and notice that they push breaking the 10th commandment (coveting) almost every ten minutes on their shows.

The EU even made their parliament building to look like what Nimrod built in Gen.11. You cannot make this stuff up—they really think that they are remaking the tower that is going up to the heavens so that they can stand against God. No wonder they hate Christians and Jews. In front of their headquarters in Brussels they have a statue of the women riding the beast—right out of Daniel. The biggest picture of Nimrod in our world today is the United Nations. The UN tries to make every nation obey their agenda.

“The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.”­ (George Soros) This man is one person among the elites who are trying to advance the one world order. Here are a few quotes I found about him. “George Soros is an evil man. He’s anti-God, anti-family, anti-American, and anti-good.” ­ He killed and robbed his own Jewish people. György Schwartz, better known to the world as George Soros, was born August 12, 1930 in Hungary. Soros’ father, Tivadar, was a fervent practitioner of the Esperanto a language invented in 1887, and designed to be the first global language, free of any national identity. The Schwartz’s, who were non-practicing Jews, changed the family name to Soros, in order to facilitate assimilation into the gentile population, as the Nazis spread into Hungary during the 1930s. When Hitler’s henchman Adolf Eichmann arrived in Hungary, to oversee the murder of that country’s Jews, George Soros ended up with a man whose job was confiscating property from the Jewish population. Soros went with him on his rounds. Soros has repeatedly called 1944 “the best year of his life.” “70% of Mr. Soros’s fellow Jews in Hungary , nearly a half-million human beings, were annihilated in that year, yet he gives no sign that this put any damper on his elation, either at the time or indeed in retrospect.” (Budsimmons blog 2010)

Several years ago I read a biography of George Soros and I was struck by his blatant attitude that he was god. He says he is god, believes it, and acts like it. Consider these quotes from budsimmons blog: In 1994 Soros crowed in “The New Republic” that “the former Soviet Empire is now called the Soros Empire.” The Russia-gate scandal in 1999, which almost collapsed the Russian economy, was labeled by Rep. Jim Leach, then head of the House Banking Committee, to be “one of the greatest social robberies in human history.” The “Soros Empire” indeed.

Soros tries to advance what he calls the ‘Open Society.’ A blog you might want to keep an eye on is SorosWatch.com. Their mission: “This blog is dedicated to all who have suffered due to the ruthless financial pursuits of George Soros. Your stories are many and varied, but the theme is the same: the destructive power of greed without conscience. We pledge to tirelessly watch Soros wherever he goes and to print the truth in the hope that he will one day be made to stop preying upon the world’s poor, that justice will be served.” Soros has been actively working to destroy America from the inside out for some years now. People have been warning us. Two years ago news sources reported that “Soros [is] an extremist who wants open borders, a one-world foreign policy, legalized drugs, euthanasia, and on and on. This is off-the-chart dangerous.” This is what the open society is—an antichrist vision of the world. Soros has been packing the Democratic Party with radicals, and ousting moderate Democrats for years.

The Shadow Party became the Shadow Government, which became the Obama Administration. Now that shadow government, run by Soros, makes Obama the most dangerous man in the country. This headline says it all from two weeks ago: Soros has been packing the Democratic Party with radicals, and ousting moderate Democrats for years.

The Shadow Party became the Shadow Government, which became the Obama Administration and now is the treasonous group meant to destroy the constitution and the nation. These people crave power! Soros and his Open Society Foundation fund over 200 groups. Here are some of them: Advancement Project: This organization works to organize “communities of color” into politically cohesive units while disseminating its leftist worldviews and values as broadly as possible by way of a sophisticated communications department. Faithful America: This organization promotes the redistribution of wealth, an end to enhanced interrogation procedures vis a vis prisoners-of-war, the enactment of policies to combat global warming, and the creation of a government-run heath care system.
Gamaliel Foundation: Modeling its tactics on those of the radical Sixties activist Saul Alinsky, this group takes a strong stand against current homeland security measures and immigration restrictions. Human Rights Campaign: The largest “lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender” lobbying group in the United States, HRC supports political candidates and legislation that will advance the LGBT agenda. Historically, HRC has most vigorously championed HIV/AIDS-related legislation, “hate crime” laws, the abrogation of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, and the legalization of gay marriage. MADRE: This international women’s organization deems America the world’s foremost violator of human rights. Midwest Academy: This entity trains radical activists in the tactics of direct action, targeting, confrontation, and intimidation.

I am overwhelmed by how many groups they fund in order to bring a one world government. The USA stands in the way for Soros and his crowd. That means that all believers who have a biblical worldview about nations and the obligation of the nations to worship our creator, they are the enemy. They push immorality, idolatry, killing innocents, and they hate Israel. The desire of the Open Society Foundation is to destroy the USA and her constitution and rebuild it in their image. The shadow government trying to bring down our President is run by George Soros. But what does the scripture say: If God is for us who can be against us. Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Daniel 2 tells us that the day is coming when Jesus will crush all of these nations behind the Antichrist and their globalist agenda. Jesus will set up a kingdom that will never fail! He who is with us is greater than he who is in the world! Please pray for revival and that God might give America times of refreshing. Save us from our enemies O Lord!

Prophecy Update: The Four ‘I’ Judgments

There is a civil war being waged in the United States. When I wrote my book the ‘I’ Judgments, I emphasized the biblical teaching on how God judges a nation. The current civil war is over the very four ‘I’ words that lead to that judgment. The civil war is one of words and ideas that have resulted in laws which bring the judgment of God.

The first one I want to deal with is killing ‘Innocents.’ Franklin Graham came out and said something on March 1st that was amazing. Franklin Graham: Supporting Planned Parenthood is Like ‘Raising Money to Fund a Nazi Death Camp.’ This article from “Christian Headlines” highlights the horrors of abortion. Graham went on to say that Planned Parenthood is the number one abortion provider in the U.S. and performs over 300,000 abortions a year. “And this is the organization whose employees were caught on video trying to sell baby body parts over wine. Disgusting,” he added. On Jan.24th President Trump signed an executive order defunding international Planned Parenthood. “American taxpayer dollars have many good uses, but paying for elective abortions overseas is not and never has been one of them,” Steven H. Aden, senior counsel at the Alliance Defending Freedom, said in a statement. “The president has done the right and logical thing in reinstating a policy that never should have been rescinded.”

The International Planned Parenthood Federation said it will continue to promote abortion around the globe and forfeit the $100 million it had received annually from the U.S. government. This is a win for those who see that God wants us to repent of this evil. President Trump wants to defund Planned Parenthood in the US also. The left is attacking Trump over this.

Judge blocks Texas from defunding Planned Parenthood, CNN reported on Feb.21st. Federal Judges who are committed to killing babies will raise every block that they can to stop Pres. Trump. This war goes very deep into the government. The National Catholic Register reported this: Battle Begins to Defund Planned Parenthood Feb.22nd. Pro-life advocates have their eyes set on cutting off Planned Parenthood’s federal revenue stream. One measure, proposed by Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., would put a yearlong moratorium on all federal funds to Planned Parenthood until it certifies that it no longer performs abortions. The other measure, from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, would ban Planned Parenthood from federal funding indefinitely. Both measures aim to redirect federal funding to other health care entities that do not provide abortion.
As I see the battle rage over this issue, the country has a chance to repent of this evil. Pray that God will open the hearts of Americans to protect these babies from the murderers. Repentance is the only way to stop the judgment of God.

The next ‘I’ is Israel. The Supreme Court made a despicable decision to tell Jews that the capital of Israel is not Jerusalem. This decision along with the betrayal of Israel at the United Nations (resolution 2334) put America squarely in the camp of anti-Semites. Again, Pres. Trump has stood against this evil trend in our nation by putting Nikki Haley as our representative at the UN. Several news outlets reported on Feb21st: “Nikki Haley’s epic Moynihan-like defense of Israel at U.N.” This quote is long but worth reading.
“The first thing I want to do is talk about what we just saw in there. The Security Council just finished its regular monthly meeting on Middle East issues. It’s the first meeting like that that I’ve attended, and I have to say it was a bit strange. The Security Council is supposed to discuss how to maintain international peace and security. But at our meeting on the Middle East, the discussion was not about Hizballah’s illegal build-up of rockets in Lebanon. It was not about the money and weapons Iran provides to terrorists. It was not about how we defeat ISIS. It was not about how we hold Bashar al-Assad accountable for the slaughter of hundreds and thousands of civilians. No, instead, the meeting focused on criticizing Israel, the one true democracy in the Middle East. I am new around here, but I understand that’s how the Council has operated, month after month, for decades. I’m here to say the United States will not turn a blind eye to this anymore. I am here to underscore the ironclad support of the United States for Israel. I’m here to emphasize the United States is determined to stand up to the UN’s anti-Israel bias.”
I cannot tell you how I rejoice that God has blessed our nation with Nikki Haley. Pray with me that God will give Americans a heart for Israel.

The next ‘I’ word is immorality. The push the last eight years to increase the gay and lesbian agenda resulted in the new definition of marriage. This sin needs to be repented of as a nation and I do not have much hope that it will happen. The democrats are committed to securing the immorality won through the Supreme Court. The hatred of God’s command and definition of marriage is tragic for the nation. The Gospel Coalition had this headline: Will Trump Defend Religious Liberty Against the LGBT Agenda? Last month nearly 300 minister and church leaders from Caribbean nations sent a letter to President Trump expressing concern about the State Department’s efforts to “coerce our countries into accepting a mistaken version of marriage.” And yesterday the Washington State Supreme Court ruled against a Christian florist who refused to serve a same-sex wedding because of “her relationship with Jesus Christ.” In their unanimous decision the state court claims that “discrimination based on same-sex marriage constitutes discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.” Will Pres. Trump protect Christians? I am not sure.
“President Trump could still take action to qualm the concerns of religious believers. Earlier this month a draft of an executive order protecting religious freedom was leaked to the media and LGBT groups. While no action has yet been taken, it’s rumored to still be under consideration.” Even if he signs this order, it does not meet the repentance that God requires of us.

“Trump has also promised to sign the First Amendment Defense Act, which prohibits the federal government from taking discriminatory action against a person on the basis that “such person believes or acts in accordance with a religious belief or moral conviction that: (1) marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman, or (2) sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage.” I hope that Trump does this but it is a little short of what our nation needs. This war between the two marriage definitions will not end well. We still need to repent of divorce and children born out of wedlock. I hope that God will cause this repentance for our healing!

The last ‘I’ is idolatry. I have some hope that our nation will agree that “blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” I appreciate those politicians and pastors who teach that our God is the only God and He is the true king of America. The Jewish/Christian God is the only God and He does not share the stage with other gods. The Supreme Court needs to repent of their decisions in 1962-3 throwing the Bible and prayer out of the schools and the country. Thank God that the citizens of our great nation have disobeyed these unlawful decisions. The perversion of the first amendment is continuing in law schools with the desire to drive Christianity out of the public square. This is tragic!

I see that the nation has a chance to repent of two of the ‘I’ judgments and two I see little chance without a revivial. In other words, the judgment of God will stay on our nation. The current civil war is manifested by the amount of people in government who stand against the president. This is called sedition. This headline is typical of many that I have come across: TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES – Shadow Government Exposed In All Out War Against Trump. “Only now, every American has just been exposed to the truth of the “shadow government,” the “deep state,” whether referred to as the NWO, the Illuminati, whatever one chooses to label them… they exist, they are real, and they are attempting to take down America right now because Americans elected a man that is not controlled by them.” Another headline said: REPORT: Obama Has Trained Tens of Thousands of Radicals at Alinsky Camps to Sabotage Trump.
Earlier this week Paul Sperry at The New York Post reported on Barack Obama’s attempts to destroy the Trump administration with a shadow government.

“In what’s shaping up to be a highly unusual post-presidency, Obama isn’t just staying behind in Washington. He’s working behind the scenes to set up what will effectively be a shadow government to not only protect his threatened legacy, but to sabotage the incoming administration and its popular “America First” agenda.” The people helping Obama, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, etc. etc.

Our nation is divided and it is deep and unsolvable without the grace and action of God almighty. The anger on the left is over the top. The problem is a worldview problem on the one hand but also a spiritual problem on the other hand. The teaching of Ephesians 6 is really important for us. “Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
This is our ‘Josiah’ moment in America. King Josiah led a revival in his day. We can repent of the sins of our nation and God can heal the nation. I pray for grace from God, I pray that God will overcome the rebellion in the church and culture. Will you pray with me? Will you pray for revival? Will you pray for the president that he will stand for the truth and not bow to those putting so much pressure on him? Thank God that you live in America, a nation that still has millions of faithful Christians.

Prophecy Update: 2014-2017 Setting up for War!

The four blood moons on the feast days of Passover and Tabernacles in the years 2014-15 were the foundation for future wars. During the blood moon years, the Obama Administration made fatal flaws which advanced the causes of Iran and Russia. In 2016 the natural consequences of the blood moon years came to fruition. In 2017 we are advancing ever closer to the wars which are the inevitable consequences of the foolish decisions made in 2014-15.

The first blood moon was on April 15, 2014. In 2014, the UN declared the year the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. An international observance, also known as an international dedication or an international anniversary, is a period of time to observe some issue of international interest or concern. This is used to commemorate, promote and mobilize for action. In its resolution 68/12, the General Assembly requested the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People to organize activities to be held during the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, to be observed in 2014, in cooperation with Governments, relevant organizations of the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations and civil society organizations. (UN Website) This action taken by the UN was one of many that showed their intent in helping the Muslim world push the Jews into the sea. You can draw a straight line to Dec.23, 2016 when the Security Council passed resolution 2334. Here is a quote from that resolution, “Reaffirming the obligation of Israel, the occupying Power, to abide scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, and recalling the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice, Condemning all measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character and status of the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem, including, inter alia, the construction and expansion of settlements, transfer of Israeli settlers, confiscation of land, demolition of homes and displacement of Palestinian civilians, in violation of international humanitarian law and relevant resolutions.”

All this means is that the UN and the world believes that Israel does not have a right to any land that it won in a war perpetrated on them by the Soviet Union and her Arab allies. The Six day war was a tragic mistake by Egypt and her allies, they lost the war and Israel gained sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem. This fulfillment of prophecy, Israel gaining the capital of their nation, touched off the beginning scenes of incredible events outlined for us in Zechariah 12-14.

The Second Blood moon was on Oct.8, 2014. Consider this timeline: Feb.22, the Ukrainian parliament votes to remove President Viktor Yanukovych, March 21, Russia annexes the Crimea, April 28, President Obama puts new sanctions on Russia. The battle with Russia begins in April of 2014 on the first blood moon. On June 29th ISIS declares themselves the Caliphate for all Muslims in the world. In July the US accused Russia of having violated the 1987 Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, known as INF. “The end of 2014 saw the passage by the US of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014, aimed at depriving certain Russian state firms of Western financing and technology while also providing $350 million in arms and military equipment to Ukraine, and the imposition by the US President’s executive order of yet another round of sanctions.” (BBC report Dec.25, 2014) As you can see, the tensions between Russia and the USA rose significantly. During 2014, the war in Syria was ratcheting up and the USA did a lot of talk and not much action. They opened the door for Russia to come into the Middle East.

The most important thing that happened in 2015 is the move of Russia and Iran into Syria. Pres. Obama drew red lines and made threats and promises that never came true in Syria due to his unwillingness to back up promises with action. He opened the door and Russia and Iran moved into the Syrian war. Mark Langfan has a new report called: Putin is repeating Stalin’s most catastrophic mistake. “Everybody knows about Stalin’s egregious and ultimately deadly August 23,1939 Nazi-Soviet pact in which Hitler and Stalin agreed to attack jointly and co-occupy Europe. The most important, and calamitous, aspect of the catastrophic deal was that Russia sold oil and other vital and necessary natural materials to Hitler that fueled Hitler’s war efforts against Great Britain, and ultimately against the Soviet Union itself. Today, just as in 1939, Putin and Iran have agreed to co-attack Syria. Just like in 1939, Putin thinks Iran will agree to divide Syria. But that “division” will last until Iran controls its partition. Then, Iran will take Putin’s part of Syria. By pulverizing the Syrian Sunnis, Putin is stupidly giving Syria, the epicenter of the Arab world, to Iran. Putin isn’t fueling Iran with oil, he’s fueling Iran with uranium for its nuclear stockpile. Putin doesn’t have a Stalin-type defense of buying time to prevent an immediate attack. Putin is arming Iran with a game-changing nuclear arsenal that actually enables Iran to geo-strategically challenge Russia. Putin’s only defense is “Obama made me do it.” The fact that Obama played Putin for a fool and connived him into helping Iran take over the Middle East only makes Putin look even more like a blunderer. This brings us to the present day where Putin is sending Iran 130 tons of uranium raw ore.”

I believe that the rise of Iran and Russia in the Middle East is setting up the Gog Magog prophecy of Ezekiel 38-39 like no other time in history. America gave Iran 150 billion dollars to spend on its militaristic hunger to take over the Middle East and destroy Israel. Russia will lead this war into Israel with the Iranians and a host of other countries. Today, Iran can make a nuke in 1 month. You heard that right—1 month. Listen to what Mark Langfan says: “The key point here is that Iran just announced that it has uranium centrifuge-capable gas in IR-8 centrifuges that it claims are 20 times faster at enriching uranium than their older centrifuges, which they “got rid of” under the Obama-Iran nuclear deal. After the Obama deal, Iran has replaced their old centrifuges with the latest Maserati centrifuges that can produce enough bomb-grade uranium twenty times faster or in a month or so. And, Obama gave Iran 150 Billion dollars to destabilize the Middle East with its terror proxies. No wonder President Trump says it is the worse deal in the world “ever.” It is.”
Iran controls Iraq and Syria with Russia, it has arms, men and supplies in Yemen, and it has 150 billion to fund Hamas and Hezbollah. Saudi Arabia and Israel are in the cross hairs. Langfan believes that Iran will use her nukes on Russia herself, I believe they are intended for Saudi Arabia and Israel. The Saudi’s and the Israeli’s have a common enemy that has spawned strange bedfellows.

In the midst of the blood moons another thing happened that is very curious for the world. The Bethlehem star showed up in 2015 between the two blood moons in June-July. The original star showed up to signal the birth of Jesus. What does this star signify? I do not know but as the first Bethlehem star was attached to a birth, I wonder if this one is attached to a birth. Only this time I think that the birth is not a who but a what. The birth is the birth pangs of Israel, the fulfillment of Israel taking the land of Israel. The key verse is from Ezekiel 36:8, “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.” In verse 10 God says, ‘I will multiply men on you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities will be inhabited and the waste places will be rebuilt.”
Since 1967 the world has rebelled against the Jews being in their ancient homeland. They do not possess the mountains of Israel and they will. They are on part of the land but they still are getting all of the West Bank and more of the Golan Heights. That means that more war is in the future. I think the signs of the times are signaling war in Israel so that she can take more of her land. I think that God is getting ready to fulfill the rest of Ezekiel 36-37. Why does God need to do this? Because the nation of Israel needs to rebuild her temple and they currently cannot do that.

For behold, days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel and Judah.’ The LORD says, ‘I will also bring them back to the land that I gave to their forefathers and they shall possess it.’” Jer.30:3

Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, And declare in the coastlands afar off,
And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him And keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.” Jer.31:10

Know for certain that God is going to keep His promises from Ezekiel and Jeremiah; He will give the Jews their land. Today six of the tribes of Israel are on their ancient homeland, three have some of the land and three have none of their land. That is going to change real soon. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; pray that God will be faithful to His promises!

Prophecy Update: Thursday 2/16/2017

What has captured my mind and heart this week is the visit of Benjamin Netanyahu to the USA. On the table is a new way towards peace in the Middle East. Whenever I hear new peace plans in the Middle East, I have a negative reaction in my stomach—Oh No! The Word of God screams at me, they cry peace, peace, when there is no peace.

In 2011 President Obama called for Israel to go back to the pre-1967 borders. The Six Day war is the war where Israel gained sovereignty over Jerusalem. 1967 is an important date that begins the fulfillment of prophecy. Israel has not had sovereignty over the city since 586 B.C. President Obama said in 2011, “We believe the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps, so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states,” Obama continued. ‘In a major speech Thursday, Obama became the first president to formally endorse the policy, but he also acknowledged the need for modifications through the negotiating process due to conditions on the ground.’ (CNN May 19, 2011) The Atlantic reported on May 20th, 2011, “What Obama Meant by ‘1967 Lines’ and Why It Irked Netanyahu.” The statement that caused so much trouble was this, “The borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps.” The problem with this is that the pre-1967 lines are the 1949 lines of the war between Israel and the five Arab states that tried to destroy her on the eve of her birth. This is an indefensible border—that’s the point isn’t it? Push Israel back to indefensible borders to make it easier to destroy her.

Israel did the only thing it could do and that was to defend herself. She was not going to be pushed back to those borders. The conflict erupted in America in 2011 when most of congress rebelled against Pres. Obama and Netanyahu came to speak in America in 2011. Before a joint session of congress, he got so many standing ovations that it was embarrassing to the Obama administration. It was a rejection of his policies on Israel across the board, both democrats and republicans. He said in the speech, “Courageous Arab protesters are now struggling to secure these very same rights for their peoples, for their societies. We’re proud in Israel that over 1 million Arab citizens of Israel have been enjoying these rights for decades. (Applause.) Of the 300 million Arabs in the Middle East and North Africa, only Israel’s Arab citizens enjoy real democratic rights. (Applause.) Now, I want you to stop for a second and think about that. Of those 300 million Arabs, less than one-half of 1 percent are truly free, and they’re all citizens of Israel. (Applause.) This startling fact reveals a basic truth: Israel is not what is wrong about the Middle East; Israel is what’s right about the Middle East. (Applause.)”
The moral equivalence drawn by the world was rejected by the Prime Minister and it was a great speech. He had to reject what Obama said though and this is what he said: “In Judea and Samaria, the Jewish people are not foreign occupiers. We’re not the British in India. We’re not the Belgians in the Congo. This is the land of our forefathers, the land of Israel, to which Abraham brought the idea of one god, where David set out to confront Goliath, and where Isaiah saw his vision of eternal peace. No distortion of history — and boy am I reading a lot of distortions of history lately, old and new — no distortion of history could deny the 4,000-year-old bond between the Jewish people and the Jewish land.” When you say it is your land when the world says that it is Palestinian land—you have a great conflict. This same conflict is at the point of war.
Two big problems exist: First, Israel accepts the idea of two states for two peoples and this is a big mistake. At this time however, they are seeing how this will not work with a group of people who are intent on killing them. Fatah, Hamas, and Hezbollah are committed to the destruction of Israel. You cannot make peace with a people who are intent of war. Secondly, the world does not accept Israeli claims of Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem being Jewish land. This means that the world does not accept President Donald Trump because he is pro-Israel. The world is trying to destroy the Presidency of Donald Trump because of his love for Israel.

The meeting this week between Israel and America was big!! Here are some quotes: (Arutz Sheva 2/17/2017) Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu hailed his meeting with President Donald Trump this week as “historic”, declaring the beginning of a “new age” in US-Israel relations. Netanyahu also expressed optimism regarding the new administration’s approach towards the Iranian nuclear deal, suggesting Trump was more in tune than his predecessor with regional fears over a nuclear-armed Tehran. “The most important difference [between Israel and Obama] was on Iran. BBC news reported on the 16th, Israel-Palestinian conflict: US ‘thinking outside box.’ “For many years, the US has advocated the establishment of a Palestinian state next to Israel.

But Mr Trump indicated on Wednesday he would not insist on that.” Nikki Haley (new UN ambassador) spoke out after UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned President Trump there was “no alternative” to a two-state solution.
It was apparent that Pres. Trump was saying that they were in the process of looking for a better deal than the 2 state solution and it may be a 1 state solution. This new deal is another instance of nations trying to bring peace when the Prince of Peace is not here. The Bible is clear that there will be no peace and only war in the lead up to the tribulation period.
Jesus said that ‘blessed are the peacemakers.’ I am excited that Trump wants peace and is willing to pursue it in a way that protects Israel. But here is a major development in my mind. The pressure is rising between Trump and Putin as the relationship between Trump and Netanyahu is getting better and better. In other words, as America grows closer to Israel, Russia gets closer to Iran. The Gog Magog prophecy gets closer and closer.
As the world gets angrier and angrier at Trump and Americans who support the policies of Trump, the forces of George Soros, Democrats, Islamic Jihadists, and those who hate liberty and freedom are attacking more and more. The internal civil war in America is real and is breaking out in the press. Fox News reported, Trump blasts ‘out of control’ media, defends agenda at heated press conference President Trump’s feud with the media turned into an all-out war Thursday afternoon. “The media’s trying to attack our administration because they know we are following through on the pledges that we made, and they’re not happy about it,” Trump declared at the White House. “The public doesn’t believe you people anymore,” he said. “I didn’t come along and divide this country. This country was seriously divided before I got here.”

Trump is serious about real issues that bring freedom and truth to America. The left hates it and so do Muslims. After the meeting with Netanyahu, the PLO responded: PLO official: Alternative to two-state solution is ‘painful bloodshed’ JPost on the 16th. Palestinian terror groups Hamas, PFLP also condemn Trump for saying two-state solution is not the only option to resolving the Mideast conflict. Of these three groups, Hamas and the PFLP openly advocate for the death of all Jews in the wolrd, and the PLO says they want peace publicly, but advocate war and destruction among Muslims.

We are crying peace, peace and there is no peace. Not in America, not in Israel, and not in the world because the conditions are ripe for a racheting up of war.
Caroline Glick commented on this situation: “The two-state model is widely viewed as the formula for Middle East peace. But the fact of the matter is that it makes peace impossible to achieve, by holding normal relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors hostage to grandiose peace deals. Netanyahu arrived in Washington the center of a criminal investigation the chief characteristic of which is that selected details of the probe are regularly leaked to the media by anonymous sources who cannot be challenged or held to account. These anonymous sources, from inside the police and state prosecution, use hand-picked reporters who all share a visceral hatred of Netanyahu, to present a version of the probe to the public that besmirches Netanyahu and his family. As for Trump, he met with Netanyahu two days after his loyal national security adviser, Lt.-Gen. (ret.) Michael Flynn, was forced to resign. Flynn’s resignation was the culmination of a continuous campaign of defamation waged against him that began even before Trump was elected.” Glick continued: “Following Flynn’s resignation, the same intelligence sources that caused his downfall told sympathetic reporters that they have the top secret transcripts of conversations that other Trump staffers held with Russian regime officials. The fact that the transcripts indicate no wrongdoing on the part of any of Trump’s staffers is neither here nor there. The drumbeat of defamation will continue.”

Flynn was the first target. But he will not be the last.

You see, Satan is at work with his deception and is trying his hardest to secure his advances under these leftist regimes. Now he is going after those who want truth. It is a spiritual war which we must fight on our knees, please pray and ask God to bring America to her senses!

Prophecy Update:

The world is not ready for the fulfillment of the prophecy of Is.62. God says that He will marry the land of Israel with the people of Israel; vs.4 “It will no longer be said to you Forsaken, nor to your land will it any longer be said Desolate! But you will be called My delight is in her and your land Married. For the Lord delights in you and to Him your land will be married.” On Feb.7th the Jerusalem Post reported: UN: Israeli ‘Settlements Law’ crosses red line, opens door for annexation. It “opens the potential for the full annexation of the West Bank and therefore undermines substantially the two-state solution,” the UN Special Envoy to the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov told AFP. “That crosses a very thick red line,” he said and added that it also increased the possibly that the International Criminal Court would rule on the issue of West Bank settlements.

The world is for a two state solution and God is for a one state solution. Who are you putting your money on? I think that it is a bad idea to bet against the King of Israel, the Governor of the Universe, the owner of the land! Israel voted on a bill that retroactively legalizes 4,000 new homes on private Palestinian property while offering the landowners compensation. The press never tells the truth about the land or about the Palestinian Authority.

The West Bank was controlled by Jordan from 1948-1967 and the Jordanians did not give the Palestinians a state of their own. It was in their hand to do it and they refused. They used the Palestinians as a pawn in the game of destroying Israel. The Gaza Strip was controlled by Egypt from 1948-1967 and the Egyptians did not give the Palestinians a state of their own! The Jerusalem Post ran with this story on Feb. 8, “Settlements law spells trouble for Jordan” and the story states: With the majority of its population of Palestinian origin and with the kingdom’s legitimacy bound up with its role – recognized by Israel – as protector of the holy sites in Jerusalem, Jordan has a greater stake than any other country in a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Passage of the law is clear proof in Jordanian eyes that Israel is not interested in such a solution.

Consider this fact: Six of Israel’s tribes currently now live on their land which was promised to them by God. Six of the tribes either have part of their land or none of their land! This means that the promise of God has not been fulfilled as the Bible predicts. The West Bank stands in the way of God fulfilling His promises. Jordan stands in the way and God will have His way. Jordan cannot continue the fiction which they live, on one hand they say that they have peace with Israel, and on the other hand, they say that Israel does not have standing on land that God is giving them. Just as the world opposed God when He gave the land to Israel in the book of Joshua, so the world is opposing God now. There was no two state solution from 1948-1967, all of the Arab states denied that possibility. After losing four wars with Israel, the Arab states changed their tune. They adopted a terrorist approach. The Palestinian Liberation Organization was the first to try this method.

“The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is undoubtedly one of the most infamous terrorist organizations around the world. Created in 1964 during the Arab League Summit in Cairo, the PLO’s originally-stated goal was the “liberation of Palestine” through armed struggle while seeking to destroy the existence of Zionism in the Middle East.” (Jewish Virtual Library) What amazes me about the development is the stupidity of the West. The PLO flag had a picture of all of Israel on it, meaning that they were going to kick out all of the Jews and end Israel. The Palestinians have a constitution and it says in article 6: The Jews who had normally resided in Palestine until the beginning of the Zionist invasion are considered Palestinians. It is clear that they do not want two states, they want Israel to go away. The Palestinian Authority is for one nation, Palestinians and no Jews! Their flag tells the truth and the West refuses to see the truth. The press usually lies for the PLO, Mahmoud Abbas can depend on the press to do his bidding.

Consider the little settlement Amona which was just forced to disband. It is in the West Bank of Israel and the people were there for 20 years. The land was empty, no owner of the land could be found so Jews started a small community. The left was so upset that they made up some paper work and put a name on it as if it came from the King of Jordan. The press ran with the story—Jews are stealing the land. The hill of Amona was desolate and there were no houses or fields before Jews showed up. Were talking about 20 acres of land and the whole village is being destroyed. It is unjust and immoral what has happened. The left in Israel and especially in the court system are ruling against any Jews living in the West Bank. These people were left homeless, 42 families. The ideological agenda and fight is going on in Israel and outside of Israel.
There is a battle going on in the USA. Several headlines talk about an internal fight going on that has led to the firing of secret service agents. World News Politics reported: “Very disturbing reports, coming from someone within the White House, broke out early Friday morning. The reports state that at least two manager-level Secret Service officials were fired and escorted from the White House grounds.” Many have reported about this story: “Do you remember the case of Secret Service agent, Kerry O’Grady, who said in a Facebook post that she would not take a bullet for then candidate Trump. She identified herself as an ardent Hillary suppoter. She is the poster child for the trash that the Obama administration left behind. I believe that she is also the impetus for the draining of the swamp at the Secret Service. After three months of being allowed to stay on the job after her treasonous post under Obama, she has been suspended. It would appear that some of her superiors are being fired and that this is the beginning of a purge at the Secret Service.”

The New York Times reported: Trump Fires Acting Attorney General Who Defied Him. “President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Monday night, removing her as the nation’s top law enforcement officer after she defiantly refused to defend his executive order closing the nation’s borders to refugees and people from predominantly Muslim countries.” Many government workers are trying to destroy the Trump administration from within. This battle will continue until Pres. Trump can identify them and remove them. The Executive order that I wrote about last week has now been stopped by the 9th Circuit Court. This is bad for the USA. Our enemies are rejoicing and getting more terrorists in the country. We as a nation are breaking some truths that lead to our destruction. One Immutable Law mentioned by Larry Kelly in his book on nations said, “No nation has ever survived once it’s citizenry ceased to believe that it’s culture is worth saving.” “Appeasement of a outside ruthless power always invites aggression.”

Since America has rebelled against all that God has taught our nation, we are being destroyed from within. There are too many people in our nation that hate the constitution, hate truth, hate Jesus, and hate anyone who believes in absolute truth. As C.S. Lewis warned us in the “Abolition of Man” the turn away from truth to relativism will curse a nation and people. God says that the people without a vision will perish.

What is not clear is that some of the people being fired are people with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. The people who are fighting for the Islamic takeover of the United States are caught up in the legal battles against the President. President Obama seeded them throughout our government. They also are linked to all of the protests, holding signs for Jihad and Sharia law. Unfortunately, the press is not covering these stories and deny them when someone points them out.

The End times are a time of conflict, the birth pangs are in effect and pain comes with those times. Please pray for the next few weeks and that the Lord will protect the nation. Christians need to repent of their sins and get ready for the coming of the Lord. Matt.25:13 states that, “be on the alert then for you do not know the day nor the hour” speaking of the Lords return.

Prophecy Update: World Order

The Hill had this headline on Wednesday, Feb.1st “Petraeus: World order under ‘unprecedented threat” and he highlighted the fact that, “the unprecedented threat comes from multiple directions,” pointing to Russia, China, Islamist extremists and cyber threats. Part of the problem is that communists have never gone away, they just slid into the background and changed their name. The United States is currently under assault from these communists who call themselves progressives. A crisis of cultural authority exists in the nation because the nation has rejected the Judeo Christian heritage of our nation. General Petraeus believes that the United States is the protector of the international order.

How can the United States protect the international order when it cannot even protect its own American order? The problem is that our own nation is confused on what it means to be American. The progressive communists in our government are pushing the new world order, ordered by Marxist philosophy, complaining and attacking any Christian views in America. On our university campuses, the progressives attack any rival worldview, they protest any speaker who they disagree with! Most university presidents bow to the pressure, deny free speech rights, censor the speakers and kick them off the campus. This has happened to Caroline Glick, Ann Coulter, Ben Shapiro, and a host of others.

That brings me to the current protest of the communists among us. Their protests are funded by George Soros and a host of other communist loving groups, they are protesting the immigration order by President Trump. President Trump based the order on the 2015 Obama administration order called “The Terrorist Travel Prevention Act.” Caroline Glick pointed out, ‘Trump’s move is an attempt to correct the strategic and moral deficiencies of Obama’s policies – deficiencies that empower bigots and fascists while disenfranchising and imperiling their victims.’ The seven nations targeted in the order are Iraq, Syria, Libya, Iran, Sudan, Yemen, and Somalia. What do all of these nations have in common? They are at war and have many people in their countries that are from other Muslim nations. How can those nations adequately reach any vetting protocols with the USA? Caroline Glick pointed out several things: “In Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen, the recognized governments lack control over large swaths of territory. Immigrants from Somalia have carried out terrorist attacks in the US. Clearly there is a problem with vetting procedures in relation to that jihad-plagued failed state. Finally, the regimes in Sudan and Iran are state sponsors of terrorism. As such, the regimes clearly cannot be trusted to properly report the status of visa applicants.”

What is clear to anyone that wishes to be honest about it, Donald Trump has made the decision to stop terrorists from getting a free pass to get into this nation from the seven nations that are falling apart at the seams! Trumps order requires two things: First, that immigrants from these and other states are not enemies of the US. And second, to ensure that those that do enter the US are people who need protection. What is wrong with that? It is an opportunity for the communist left to attack the White House and America. Make no mistake about this—this is an attack on the USA by those who wish us harm. The problem is that these people live among us. They especially oppose this order, “The United States cannot, and should not, admit those who do not support the Constitution, or those who would place violent ideologies over American law. In addition, the United States should not admit those who engage in acts of bigotry or hatred (including ‘honor’ killings, other forms of violence against women, or the persecution of those who practice religions different from their own) or those who would oppress Americans of any race, gender, or sexual orientation.” As you can see, the order is a threat to the worldview of the progressive left. Belief in the constitution is anathema to the progressives in our government. Unfortunately for us, they are in the Republican and Democratic parties. That is why you see blowback from both parties.

The problem is that under Obama, they relied on the UN for vetting refugees. Do you trust the UN? As Nina Shea, director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Religious Freedom pointed out in an article in National Review in November 2015, the US has relied on the UN High Commissioner on Refugees to vet potential immigrants from these countries. The UNHCR accepts applications for resettlement primarily from people who reside in its refugee camps. Members of the Christian and Yazidi avoid UN camps because UN officials do not protect them.” The UN is anti-Christian and anti-Semitic; they will leave Jews and Christians to be killed by Muslims and are happy to do it. The mean spirited officials at the UN are controlled by Muslims who are pushing their agenda at the UN. That agenda includes rebellion against the God of the Bible! As Shea noted, human rights groups and media reports have shown that at UN camps, “ISIS, militias and gangs traffic in women and threaten men who refuse to swear allegiance to the caliphate.” The UNHCR itself has not been an innocent bystander in all of this. To the contrary! It appears that the institution colludes with jihadists to keep persecuted Christians and other minorities out of the UN refugee system, thus dooming them to remain in areas where they are subjected to forms of persecution unseen since the Holocaust.

Here is my problem, there is enough evidence to suggest that there is collusion between Marxists and Islamists. Many have written on the subject, they consistently point out that the rights of non-citizens and illegal immigrants need to be advanced in order that the Marxist/Islamist agenda can be fulfilled.

President Trump is outsmarting this group of anti-american trouble makers. He specifically wrote the Executive order so that people would know that it was Pres. Obama’s action and it would be fulfilled by Trump. If you review the actual text of the executive order it does not mention 7 nations. It says, “to ensure the proper review and maximum utilization of available resources for the screening of foreign nationals, and to ensure that adequate standards are established to prevent infiltration by foreign terrorists or criminals, pursuant to section 212(f) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f), I hereby proclaim that the immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of aliens from countries referred to in section 217(a)(12) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12), would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, and I hereby suspend entry into the United States, as immigrants and nonimmigrants, of such persons for 90 days from the date of this order (excluding those foreign nationals traveling on diplomatic visas, North Atlantic Treaty Organization visas, C-2 visas for travel to the United Nations, and G-1, G-2, G-3, and G-4 visas).” What Trump did is say he’s suspending visa approvals from countries already outlined by the Obama administration as representing a specific threat such that as they were already categorized for extreme visa vetting by 8 USC 1187(a)(12). That act was passed in 2015!
Why is Trump baiting them? Trump baits them to expose them as the traitors and reveal them to be liars that they are. What is his next step? I do not know, but please pray like you never have. Bill Wilson wrote: As 1 Samuel 15:23 says, “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness (insubordination) is as iniquity and idolatry.” This is a dangerous time for America as a seditious shadow government of Islamic Marxism supported by globalist anarchists may be in the making. Pray and act.