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.