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During Netanyahu’s UN Address, I Saw Bible Prophecy Being Fulfilled Before My Very Eyes – By David Reagan - https://harbingersdaily.com/during-netanyahus-un-address-i-saw-bible-prophecy-being-fulfilled-before-my-very-eyes/
On Friday morning, September 27, I saw Bible prophecy being fulfilled before my very eyes as I watched Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on television address the General Assembly of the United Nations. It happened as he approached the podium to deliver his address. As he walked forward, two-thirds of the delegates got up from their seats and walked out. Netanyahu was left with an almost empty auditorium to speak to. The specific Bible prophecy this event reminded me of was written by the Hebrew prophet Zechariah 2,500 years ago. Speaking of the end times, he prophesied that God will “make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it.” (Zechariah 12: 3, emphasis added) Although the United States delegation to the UN was one of the few that remained in their seats, it has become obvious that America’s support of Israel is severely waning. For example, when Netanyahu spoke to Congress in March of 2015, 58 Democrats boycotted the session. When he returned to speak to Congress in July of this year, 128 Democrats refused to attend (100 House members and 28 Senators). Also, even though President Biden has spoken out strongly in support of Israel, his lack of action has spoken louder than his words. He has refused to send military aid that Congress has approved. And he keeps demanding a cease-fire instead of encouraging Israel to finish off both Hamas and Hezbollah. Israel is determined to defeat its monstrous enemies. Biden wants to appease them. For over 40 years, I have been teaching that in the end times — in accordance with Bible prophecy — all the nations of the world will turn against Israel. In response, American Christians have reacted in disbelief, arguing that our nation would never turn against Israel. But today, the streets of our largest cities and the campuses of our major universities are filled with violent anti-Semitic protestors demanding that our nation abandon Israel in support of two of the world’s most vicious terrorist organizations. How can this be explained? A Spiritual Anomaly In natural terms, it cannot be explained, and that is because it is a supernatural phenomenon. The Bible makes it very clear that Satan knows Bible prophecy (Revelation 12:12). Satan can read the signs of the times, and he therefore realizes that the time he has left before Jesus returns is running out fast. He has, therefore, shifted his evil actions against the Jewish people into high gear because he is determined to annihilate them before the return of Jesus. Why? Because the Bible says that a great remnant of the Jews will be saved when Jesus returns (Zechariah 12:10 and Romans 9:27), and Satan is determined to keep that prophecy from being fulfilled. The reason, of course, is that Satan hates the Jewish people with a passion because:
It should be noted that Satan has had considerable success thus far in his attempts to annihilate the Jewish people. Just think: the Jews and Arabs were established at the same time. The Jews came through Abraham’s son, Isaac; the Arabs, through Abraham’s son, Ishmael. Today, there are 460 million Arabs and only 17 million Jews! Those numbers clearly reflect the degree of persecution the Jews have experienced worldwide during the last 2,000 years. Current Anti-Semitism The Bible says that Satan is the “Father of Lies” (John 8:44). And lies are what he is using to generate hatred of the Jews worldwide and here in America. As proof, consider the current lies he is using to incite hatred of Israel: 1) The Jews are European Colonialist Occupiers of Palestine The truth is the land was given to the Jews by God 3,500 years ago, and they lived there for 1,500 years until they were forcibly ejected from the land worldwide by the Romans in 135AD following their final revolt. During the 2,000 years that followed, their land laid vacant and desolate. The few Arabs who lived there considered themselves to be Syrians because most of the land was owned by absentee Syrian landlords. During this long time span, the land was never an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital. In short, there was never a Palestinian state with a Palestinian government. Nor was there a Palestinian language or culture. When the Jews returned after World War II, the United Nations recognized their claim to the land and authorized the establishment of their state. 2) The Jews Practice Apartheid Against the Palestinians This is an absolute lie, yet it has turned many people against Israel The truth is that there is no apartheid in Israel and there never has been. Two million Palestinians are citizens of Israel and have all the rights of Jewish citizens. The only apartheid that exists in the Middle East is among the Arab nations who expelled all their Jews in 1956 after the Suez War and continue to refuse to allow any Jews to live within their boundaries. 3) The Jews Need to Free Gaza The truth is that Gaza was completely freed in 2005 when Israel forced all Jewish citizens to leave the area. Millions of dollars flowed into Gaza from nations around the world to enable them to build schools, hospitals, streets, and other infrastructure items, like electricity-generating plants. The leaders of Hamas immediately started using their land as a missile launching site into Israel. And they spent their international funding on three things: weapons, construction of 300 miles of tunnels, and mansions for their leaders in Qatar. The only thing Gaza needs to be freed of is Hamas! 4) The Jews are Practicing Genocide The truth is that the only thing Israel seeks to annihilate are the terrorist groups called Hamas and Hezbollah. They have no interest in eradicating the Palestinian people. The real goal of genocide is expressed in the favorite slogan of the anti-Israel protestors: “From the river to the sea.” This is a veiled call for the annihilation of Israel. Meanwhile, the diplomats of the world, including the United States, are demanding a “Two- State” solution. The truth here is that this is no solution at all because you cannot make peace with someone whose goal is to kill you. Benjamin Netanyahu has summed it up well in his often quoted statement: “If the Arabs would disarm, we would have peace; if Israel were to disarm, Israel would cease to exist.” A Forgotten Truth Furthermore, people seem to forget that a Palestinian state already exists! Most Americans are not aware that the Ottoman Empire sided with Germany during World War I, and it was decided that after the war, the Empire would be broken up and the province called Palestine would be entrusted to England as a League of Nations Mandate, with the goal of leading the area to independence as a state. In November of 1917, The British issued the Balfour Declaration, in which they promised to make Palestine a Jewish state. But in 1923, the British suddenly decided to curry the favor of the oil-rich Arab states by giving two-thirds of Palestine to the Arabs, leaving the Jews only a small sliver of land 280 miles long and 80 miles wide. The area given to the Arabs was all the land of Palestine east of the Jordan River. It was named Transjordan. In 1946, when it received its independence, its name was change to Jordan. Today Jordan has a population of 11 million, and 60% of those are of Palestinian descent. Thus, Jordan consists of two-thirds of the geography of Palestine and a population majority of Palestinians. The point: A Palestinian state already exists. Fulfilled Prophecies Before the 20th Century Christians do not need to worry about the ultimate destiny of the Jewish people. God loves them and that love has been manifested in his faithful fulfillment of prophecies concerning them. Before the 20th Century began, God had already fulfilled four promises to the Jews contained in Old Testament prophecies:
Fulfilled Prophecies During the 20th Century During the 20th Century, God fulfilled seven end time prophecies regarding the Jews and their nation:
Jewish Prophecies Yet to Be Fulfilled This brings us to the prophecies that are yet to be fulfilled for the Jewish people. As you will see, there is one horrible one followed by several glorious ones. 1) Another Holocaust The first is a Second Holocaust. This will occur during the second half of the Tribulation. The Jews will become the focus of the Antichrist’s wrath. He will seek to annihilate them and will succeed in killing two-thirds of them: Zechariah 13:8-9 KJV – “And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.” 2) Repentance The second prophecy yet to be fulfilled is Repentance. The suffering of the Tribulation will bring the Jewish people to the end of themselves, and they will repent before the Lord: Deuteronomy 4:30 KJV – “When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice.” 3) Salvation The third future prophecy yet to be fulfilled is Salvation. As a result of their repentance, at the end of the Tribulation, a great remnant of the Jews will accept Yeshua as their Messiah and will be saved. Zechariah speaks of this glorious event: Zechariah 12:10 KJV – “And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.” Jesus Himself stated that He would not return to this earth until a remnant of the Jews were ready to receive Him as their Messiah by crying out: “Baruch Haba Bashem Adonai!” (“Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” — Matthew 23:39). 4) Regathering in Belief The fourth prophecy yet to be fulfilled is the regathering of the Jewish people in belief. They are being regathered now in unbelief. But there is another regathering in their future. When Jesus returns, He is going to regather all the Jews on planet earth who have put their faith in Him. This regathering is mentioned in several places in the Hebrew Scriptures. Here’s one from the time of Moses: Deuteronomy 30 1-4 KJV – “And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee, And shalt return unto the Lord thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; That then the Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath scattered thee. If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee:” 5) Primacy The fifth and final prophecy the Lord will fulfill when He begins His millennial reign will be the establishment of Israel as the prime nation of the world. Jesus will reign from Jerusalem as King of the World. David, in his glorified body, will reign as the King of Israel. We, in our glorified bodies will be scattered across the earth to reign with Jesus over the Gentile nations. Isaiah devotes three full chapters (60-63) to a description of the blessings that God will pour out on the Jewish people during the Millennium. He proclaims that God will “make Jerusalem a praise in the earth” (Isaiah 62:7). Zechariah describes the glory of the Jews with these words: Zechariah 8:22-23 KJV – “Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.” The Messages Let’s conclude by considering the messages we can draw from the Bible concerning Israel in End Time Prophecy.
Conclusion One final thing: What is the message of Israel in Prophecy for you and me? What is its meaning for the Church? I would contend that it proves that God is faithful to keep all His promises, and that is a very important message for the Church, for God has made a lot of promises to us. He has promised that at any moment, Jesus is going to appear in the heavens to take His Church — both the living and the dead — out of this world. Then, while He pours out His wrath on an evil and unbelieving world in the Tribulation, believers in Heaven will receive rewards for how they used their spiritual gifts to advance the Lord’s kingdom. After all the rewards have been distributed, we will enjoy the greatest feast in the history of the cosmos — the wedding feat of the Lamb, when the Bride of Christ (His Church) celebrates its union with the Bridegroom (Jesus). When that feast is concluded, we will return to earth with Jesus and will witness His destruction of the Antichrist and his forces, after which we will celebrate His coronation as King of kings and Lord of lords. Believing Jews will serve in his government in Jerusalem. Glorified Gentiles will be distributed worldwide to reign over those in the flesh (those saved during the Tribulation and who live to the end of it). We will have the privilege of witnessing the world enveloped in peace, righteousness, and justice as the waters cover the sea. And at the end of the Lord’s thousand-year reign, we will live forever in our new, eternal bodies in a New Jerusalem on and New Earth in the presence of our Creator and Jesus. Maranatha! (1 Corinthians 16:22). Is America Israel 2.0? - David Bowen - https://christinprophecyblog.org/2024/09/is-america-israel-2-0/ This past Saturday evening, Hezbollah in south Lebanon fired rockets into the northern Galilee region of Israel. According to the IDF, the first barrage of 7 rockets was at 1:10 a.m., a more extensive barrage of 12 missiles came shortly before 4:50 a.m., and a third, 5-rocket barrage came at 5:10 a.m. U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 This attack on northern Israel coming from southern Lebanon breaks the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701, which was approved on August 11, 2006. This resolution was in response to the war in 2006. It called for an immediate end of the hostilities in Lebanon and a permanent ceasefire with no armed forces other than UNIFIL and Lebanese military allowed south of the Litani River, which is about eighteen miles into the Lebanese border. It is being reported that Hezbollah is now occupying two out of every three civilian houses in south Lebanon, so if and when Israel retaliates, they will be accused of attacking the homes of private citizens. Israel has responded by recalling reserves into active military duty, putting restrictions on their citizens in the north, meaning no groups larger than thirty may gather. Outdoor activities such as games and concerts are canceled, and people’s daily school and work lives will be affected. One would expect this in the first planning stage for a ground invasion into Lebanon. Is America in the Bible in the End Times With this tension increasing first in Gaza and now in Lebanon, and with rockets being fired from Yemen and Iraq, people are beginning to see the possible fulfillment of the Psalm 83 War in the Middle East. With that awareness, I am once again getting asked if I see this as the beginning of the end time wars and if America is in the Bible in the end times, and if so, what role do we play? I am now answering that question differently than I have in the past. I am now saying, yes, I see America in Scripture. This response does intrigue people, so they want to know how and where. I am asking people to go to the minor prophet book of Amos, particularly chapter eight. Amos Chapter Eight The Book of Amos is set in approximately 760 B.C. If we want to see what the Bible says about present-day America, let’s go back 2,800 years and see if, aside from time, anything else separates ancient Israel from America today.
America 2024 Israel was happy and content with their life and lifestyle. But the real question is, was God content with Israel’s life and lifestyle? In the book of Amos, we see how God responded to Israel’s lifestyle and choices. If I exchanged the words “Israel in 760 B.C.” with “America in 2024”, would I need to change any of the bullet points from the above paragraph? Let’s look at how America in 2024 is doing.
Martha and Mary Today, we have the Bible on our bookshelves, on our laptops, on our tablets, and on our phones. But do we reach for it as often as we download apps or play games? Our priorities do not align with the words we find in Scripture. I think about the scene with Martha and Mary in Luke 10. Mary is sitting at the Lord’s feet, listening to his words. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations. This bothers Martha, so she comes up to Jesus and says, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone?” She then asks Jesus to tell Mary to help her. We all need to hear Jesus’ response; he says to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things, but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” Martha developed a critical spirit. “Lord, why don’t you make her help me? Don’t you care?” She was saying that she was doing the right thing, but she was not. As Americans, we think we are doing things right. We act as if God will never discipline us like He did in ancient Israel. We deserve His discipline, and I believe it is coming. What really concerns me is what we find in Amos 8:11, “The time is surely coming, says the Lord God, when I will send a famine on the land; not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.” Notice carefully the nature of this famine. It is not a lack of God’s Word, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. What was the result of such a lifestyle? A coming famine of HEARING God’s word and judgment! With Israel in Amos’ day, this happened when the Assyrians attacked the northern region, and the 10 northern tribes went into exile. In that day, man-made religion was no help. The strength of man was useless. The false gods were useless. These are all lessons we need to learn for us today! One Does Not Live by Bread Alone When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, He responded with a passage from Deuteronomy which said, “One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” In Amos’ day, Israel went into a period of not hearing the word of God. Judah in the south follows shortly after. After the prophet Malachi, there was a 400-year period of silence from God. No prophets spoke until John the Baptist proclaimed, “Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand” (Matthew 3:2). When spiritual truths lose their value, this is a sign that something is wrong. This is a sign that we are on the wrong path as individuals and as a nation. Is America in the Bible in the end times? Yes, just look at Amos 8 and we can see how God responded to such choices. America has become Israel 2.0! Maranatha, Lord Jesus! ENTER OUR DONATION DRAWING A Chance to Win a Brand New 24-inch iMac with Retina 4.5K display -- most importantly, you will be helping to Support Prophecy Update! Please consider entering our donation drawing, not only might you win this brand new iMac, but more importantly, you will be helping to support Prophecy Update - thank you so very much!!! With the following configuration:
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Are Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17 About to be Fulfilled? – Britt Gillette - [email protected] Is the Current Israel-Hezbollah War a Fulfillment of Prophecy? Two weeks ago, Israel pulled off what previously had only been imagined by Hollywood screenwriters and authors of best-selling spy thrillers. To initiate an offensive against Hezbollah, Israel detonated explosives hidden within the communication devices of thousands of the terror organization’s top operatives. In the first 48 hours, they killed at least 27 and injured thousands more. Since then, aerial strikes have taken out additional Hezbollah targets, including high profile individuals such as Ibrahim Aqil (long wanted by the U.S. for the 1983 attacks on the U.S. Embassy and Marine barracks in Beirut) and Hassan Nasrallah (the longtime leader of Hezbollah). As I write this, news reports confirm Israel has launched a targeted ground invasion of southern Lebanon named Operation Northern Arrows to uproot Hezbollah positions. It's clear Israel is determined to destroy Hezbollah as a threat to Israel. For decades now, Iran has funded, trained, and equipped Hezbollah. Iran has expended a significant amount of time, energy, and financial resources building proxy forces and positioning them around Israel. Their aim is to threaten (and eventually destroy) Israel from a distance while maintaining plausible deniability when it comes to their direct involvement. Nevertheless, it’s no secret Hezbollah is an extension of Iran. It’s the crown jewel of Iranian proxy forces. Right now, Israel is in the process of wiping out that prized proxy force. The big question is what will Iran do? Will they simply stand by and watch all their efforts training, funding, and equipping Hezbollah come to nothing? Will they watch the destruction of Hezbollah from a distance and not come to its aid? If not, then what will they do? What Will Be Iran’s Response? As it stands, I believe Iran has only four options it can pursue. Iran can: 1) Do Nothing Iran could make the choice to simply do nothing. They can stand by and idly watch as Hezbollah is uprooted, dismantled, and destroyed. To do so, means Iran is willing to watch as years of meticulous planning and investment in Hezbollah as a military asset literally goes up in smoke. Is Iran willing to watch their proxy army get erased in short order all while they do nothing? It’s highly unlikely, but it can't be completely ruled out. 2) Engage in an All-Out Direct War with Israel Iran could also make the choice to directly engage Israel in all-out war. I don't think they have the option of launching an attack as they did back in April unless they're willing to follow through with additional attacks and engage in all-out war. Based on statements from Israel's leadership, any attack from Iran will likely be viewed as a declaration of war. And given the timing of events (the U.S. election is just five weeks away) and the prospect of another four years of the Biden-Harris administration, Israel will likely use any opportunity it has in the near term to eliminate any threats – including Iran. If Iran chooses this option, they need to be confident they can survive such a choice. The missile and drone attacks Iran launched back in April were a total failure. If reports are true, the Ayatollah is currently in hiding because he fears for his life following a series of surgical strikes on high profile Hezbollah, Hamas, and Iranian leaders in the region. Based on the failure of the April attack, Iran may fear the repercussions of a direct assault on Israel – especially if they’re incapable of striking a significant blow. It also begs the question – why build a proxy army if your first option is a direct strike? Given Iran’s past investment in its proxy forces (most notably Hezbollah), I think it’s unlikely they’ll engage in all-out direct war with Israel. However, this too cannot be ruled out. 3) Engage in an All-Out Proxy War with Israel A third option available for Iran is to respond through its proxies by engaging in an all-out proxy war with Israel. I believe this is the most likely scenario. After all, why build up Hezbollah for decades only to see it destroyed without ever using its full capability? If reports are true, Hezbollah has over 150,000 rockets, missiles, and drones at its disposal – many of them hidden in deep underground caverns. No doubt, Israel has identified many of these installations. It's highly likely they will act swiftly to destroy as many of them as possible while Hezbollah struggles to reorganize following the decapitation of their leadership. With Hezbollah in disarray, Israel will move quickly to destroy them before they have a chance to rebuild their communications and backfill their leadership ranks. If Hezbollah is at all capable of acting and launching an all-out assault on Israel, now is the time. Iran will most likely give them a green light to do so. 4) Apply International Pressure on Israel A fourth option available for Iran involves the application of extreme international pressure on Israel to call off its attack on Hezbollah positions. This fourth option could be pursued alone or in tandem with Option #2 or Option #3. Iran could even pursue Options #2, #3, and #4 simultaneously. While Israel's enemies constantly appeal to the international community hoping to apply pressure on Israel, Iran is unique in its ability to apply pressure guaranteed to make world leaders act. How? Just as its Houthi rebel proxies managed to close the Red Sea to all shipping traffic related to Israel and its allies, Iran is capable of closing the Strait of Hormuz – the most critical shipping lane in any body of water on the globe. As the only way in or out of the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz sees 21% of global oil production flow through its waters on a daily basis. Moreover, this equates to 40% of all the world's exported petroleum. If Iran decides its best option is to appeal to the global community by closing the Strait of Hormuz until Israel ceases hostilities toward Hezbollah, then many world leaders will be desperate to find a resolution in order to restore the free flow of oil at market prices. Foremost among these world leaders will be U.S. President Joe Biden. His Vice President, Kamala Harris, is in a tight election race with only five weeks to go. A prolonged closure of the Persian Gulf would cause oil prices to skyrocket. That, in turn, would solidify the current global downturn into a global depression. Gasoline for most U.S. consumers would exceed $10 per gallon. It's hard to imagine such a scenario takes place and Harris doesn’t lose in a landslide. So faced with this prospect, President Biden would likely demand Israel cease its assault on Hezbollah. Other world leaders, whether engaged in reelection battles or not, will also want a quick resolution to such a crisis. Energy is the lifeblood of all economic activity. Without it, nothing moves. Elevated oil prices will result in much higher prices for everyday essentials, and the most important of those is food. Hungry people spark revolutions. So every leader in the world will have a vested interest in seeing oil prices return to normal. I’ll be very surprised if Iran chooses Option #1. I’ll be equally surprised if they don’t choose Option #4. My best guess is they’ll pursue Options #3 and #4. If they choose Option #3 – an all-out proxy war with Israel – then I believe Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17 have a high probability of being fulfilled. Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17 How do Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17 factor in? It's possible they don't. Many people who have diligently studied the Bible believe Psalm 83 is not prophetic in nature. Others believe Isaiah 17 was fulfilled in the past, and it does not prophesy a future event. I believe differently. However, I’m not rigid in this position. I could be wrong. In fact, I hope and pray I’m wrong, because of what it means for the people of Syria and Israel. However, this is why I believe these two passages in the Bible point to a coming conflict involving great devastation. The consensus view says Psalm 83 is an imprecatory prayer and nothing more. I believe it’s a prayer and a prophecy. First, Asaph – the author of Psalm 83 – is named as a prophet in Matthew 13:35. Second, when you read verses 4 thru 8, they cite many of the same people groups standing against Israel today, and they say the same things today that Asaph cites in verses 4 and 12: “‘Come,’” they say, “‘Let us wipe out Israel as a nation. We will destroy the very memory of its existence.’” Psalm 83:4 (NLT) and “For they said, “‘Let us seize for our own use these pasturelands of God!’” Psalm 83:12 (NLT) Verses 9 thru 18 consist of a prayer asking God to take specific actions against Israel’s enemies. So why do I believe Psalm 83 is more than a prayer, but a prophecy of things to come? Because God says He will answer this prayer. In verse 13, Asaph says: “O my God, scatter them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind!” Psalm 83:13 (NLT) In Isaiah 17:13, we read about God’s response: “But though they thunder like breakers on a beach, God will silence them, and they will run away. They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind, like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm.” Isaiah 17:13 (NLT) Because of this, I believe these two passages describe the same event. Both use the same words for “tumbleweed” (Strong’s 1534) and “wind” (Strong’s 7307). Also, both verses use different words for “chaff” (Strong’s 7179 and 4671), but the translated meaning of both words is the same. Therefore, it’s reasonable to conclude both verses describe the same event – Psalm 83:13 as a prayer and Isaiah 17:13 as God’s response to the prayer. So if both passages describe the same event, what does Isaiah 17 point to? Isaiah 17 prophesies a future devastating event. Again, some people disagree. They say this has already happened, and maybe they’re right. But this is what I believe the scriptures point to. Verse 1 says Damascus will disappear: “This message came to me concerning Damascus: ‘Look, the city of Damascus will disappear! It will become a heap of ruins.’” Isaiah 17:1 (NLT) Some believe this occurred in 732 B.C. when Assyria defeated the Arameans, captured Damascus, and carried away its people as slaves (2 Kings 16:9). However, this did not result in the complete destruction of Damascus. It continued to exist. In fact, Damascus is believed to be the longest continuously inhabited city on earth with a history dating back almost 5,000 years. So I believe this is a prophecy yet to be fulfilled. As if this isn’t bad enough, Isaiah 17 paints a picture of widespread destruction in Israel as well: “‘The fortified towns of Israel will also be destroyed, and the royal power of Damascus will end. All that remains of Syria will share the fate of Israel’s departed glory,’ declares the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. ‘In that day Israel’s glory will grow dim; its robust body will waste away. The whole land will look like a grainfield after the harvesters have gathered the grain. It will be desolate, like the fields in the valley of Rephaim after the harvest. Only a few of its people will be left, like stray olives left on a tree after the harvest. Only two or three remain in the highest branches, four or five scattered here and there on the limbs,’ declares the Lord, the God of Israel.” Isaiah 17:3-6 (NLT) How could all this happen? We can only speculate. But it’s not difficult to envision a cornered Hezbollah firing thousands of missiles, rockets, and drones into Israel. If they overwhelm the Iron Dome defense system or if a weapon of mass destruction makes it through, Israel will respond with overwhelming force – quite possibly using nuclear weapons. One of the most likely targets? Damascus – a city long known for harboring terrorist leaders. Where Will This Lead? So what is the likely end result of the events we're seeing play out in Israel and Lebanon right now? Whether or not Psalm 83 or Isaiah 17 play into this, I believe once the dust settles from this current conflict, we will see the stage set for the events prophesied in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39. These chapters foretell a future surprise invasion of Israel by a coalition of nations involving Russia, Iran, Turkey, and a number of other nations. The Bible is clear this invasion will come against the modern day nation of Israel in the last days. It also clearly states Israel will be a land of unwalled villages, living in a state of tranquil peace (Ezekiel 38:11). Israel is currently not in such a state. However, if Israel pursues the goal of destroying Hamas, Hezbollah, and all the enemies on its border – all those enemies that pose an existential threat at the current moment – then we could see Israel end up in such a state of tranquility (at least for a time). What Happens Between Now and Then? In the meantime, what happens between now and then? I don't know. I'm not a prophet. However, I know what the Bible says. Israel as a nation state will not be destroyed (Amos 9:14-15). Between now and the events of Ezekiel 38-39, something has to take place in order to create the state of peace Israel will be living in prior to the Gog of Magog invasion. It's quite possible the events we're witnessing right now will result in the destruction of Hezbollah, Hamas, and other terrorist organizations committed to the destruction of Israel. If Israel wipes out these threats, they may well find themselves in the state of peace outlined in Ezekiel 38-39. If Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17 are yet-to-be-fulfilled prophecies, then it's highly likely we’ll see them fulfilled in the very near future as this conflict unfolds. Again, I hope I'm wrong. To be right means catastrophic war. It means the destruction of Damascus. It means devastation to a large part of northern Israel. It means an entire world in turmoil. But it also means Jesus is coming. Because no matter what happens, the world is currently setting the stage for the seven-year Tribulation and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ at the end of that Tribulation. That means the rapture of the church (which I believe the Bible teaches will come before the Tribulation) will occur even sooner. In other words, Jesus could return at any moment. Make sure you’re prepared! The Luciferian Candidate - By Stephen Meehan - https://www.raptureready.com/2024/10/01/the-luciferian-candidate-by-stephen-meehan/ After recently watching a remake of the Hollywood film The Manchurian Candidate, I couldn’t help but notice some similarities between the plot of the movie and recent events that have been transpiring around the globe in the lead-up to the Tribulation period. In the film, a sinister corporation – Manchurian Global – schemes how to get their chosen man into the White House to further their worldwide ambitions for global supremacy. In the present prologue, before the final seven years of human government and world judgments take center stage, it is obvious that Satan is working tirelessly behind the curtain to manipulate his agents and operations into position to be instantly ready for action once the Church is gone and his plot can unfold for his world dominancy. The premise of the movie is to have the globalist corporation working with the military and geneticists to enable two unknowing army personnel to be chipped and implanted with devices that allow the conglomerate to control these men to carry out their devious deeds. The men are unaware that they have been programmed to act at a moment’s notice and only go into action after a mysterious phone call triggers their robotic response. In like manner, Satan uses and controls a select few who have been given over to a reprobate mind and who are in positions of power and influence so that the enemy can coerce them into furthering his agenda. They have been ‘chipped and implanted’ to carry out his desires. They make themselves candidates for spiritual wickedness by pushing God out of their lives and promoting devilish doctrines. Do they do it knowingly? “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient” (Romans 1:28). A key aspect of the film is the way in which one of the army soldiers is groomed to become a leading political figure to assume control of the White House. The route he takes to get there is eerily similar to what has been playing out in the run-up to the American national election. Life can imitate art, but the devil wastes no opportunity to achieve his goals. The soldier has no previous political experience, other than his father once being a former senator. His mother – a definite HRC type, America’s own Jezebel – is also deeply entrenched in politics and is the one heavily pushing – along with Manchurian Global – to get her son into the White House. The path he takes is like the present-day Democratic Party playbook. Although lacking any prior political expertise, he is nonetheless chosen to replace the current Vice-Presidential running mate to position him in place to maneuver into the top spot on the ticket once the election has been won and the newly elected President has been “dealt” with. But that kind of scenario could never play out in real life, could it? When the two win the national election, it is time for the globalist cartel to remove the president and then install their VP as the one running the country. To do this, the president must be assassinated. They attempt to do this by using another implanted soldier to fire a high-powered rifle to kill the more competent president. Does that sound familiar? Recent events have followed a similar plot line. Two attempts have already failed in trying to destroy a former president now seeking re-election. Will the Satanic globalist entity make another attempt to clear the stage for the rise of their weak, incapable candidate? We read in Scripture that before the antichrist assumes power and takes control of the world’s affairs, 10 kings shall arise and will rule for a very short time before they cede their nation’s sovereignty over to the Beast. “And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but will receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.” (Revelation 17:12-13). For that to occur, Lucifer must have his candidates positioned in key nations around the globe and has begun the process of weakening those countries from within so that they will not be an impediment to the antichrist’s agenda once he is revealed. It is obvious that this is what has been occurring globally. Get rid of the strong nationalist leaders and instead put in the devil’s puppets. Luciferian candidates, front and center, please! America has been bushwhacked and weakened under Obama, Biden, and Harris. These three stooges of the Satanic Global cabal have completely sold themselves out and have been ‘chipped and implanted’ to fulfill their master’s program. Everything that they have accomplished during their time in power has been ungodly, unchristian, and un-American. Apology tours; lighting up the White House in the homosexual “pride” rainbow colors; completely sold out to the promotion and funding of the abortion infanticide; sending billions of dollars to Iran to allow them to go nuclear; opening up our borders to allow in those who hate America; stabbing Israel in the back; weakening our military by the WOKE nonsense; promote the “transgender” mutilation of boys and girls and disregard the protests of non-consenting parents; the failed Afghanistan pull out, leaving behind billions of dollars’ worth of military hardware for the Taliban to use; attempts to defund the police; and a myriad of other insane policies that have only one goal – to destroy the United States of America from within and carry out their master’s directives. Where else are we seeing signs of the once great nations of the world capitulating to the Luciferian apparatus? It is not a stretch to include the following nations that are already in the process of ceding their sovereignty to the soon-coming antichrist: Canada, Australia, Great Britain, and most of Europe. Who can deny that these countries are falling/failing? The globalists, including the pope, are strongly encouraging and demanding that most countries open their borders to allow an influx of Muslim immigrants. This kind of activity can only have one outcome and desire by those pushing for it: to weaken the host nations, cause internal strife, and create enough chaos to ripen the conditions needed for the Beast to set up his operations. This is treachery and treason of the highest order. It is satanic. Luciferian candidates must be established in each of the key nations of the world to grease the wheels of the devilish steamroller, flattening away every obstacle in its path for Satan to assume control and carry out his globalist conquest. Nothing will be allowed to stop it. One such candidate is being propelled forward presently in America. She is too incompetent to even be allowed to give press conferences. She has no political expertise. She is weaker than her former boss. The media is covering for her. In debates, they collude with her. She has no business being the Commander in Chief of the richest, strongest, and most influential nation in the world. She is the perfect empty suit for the enemy to control and to hasten the demise of our once great land. She will be robotic to his commands. Will the other candidate then be eliminated before the voting gets underway? Could it happen on election night, as in the film? Or, before stepping back into the Oval Office? It might be in the script. As close as it appears to be before the Rapture happens and the Tribulation starts, it seems that there is not enough time left for the allowance of a second timeout from the trajectory that our nation finds itself on. The inevitable will happen. The foretelling of our country’s demise is hinted at in Scripture. Make America Great Again is not Satan’s nor the Democrats’ goal. They prefer to Make America Go Away. Make us weak. Get rid of the deplorables. Shut down conservatism. Burn the Constitution. Control the media. Open the door for the Beast. Bring on world government. Set the stage for the emergence of Satan’s true Luciferian Candidate – the AC. “For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled” (Revelation 17:17). [email protected] Daily Jot: Dems and media turn up assassination dog whistle - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com After two assassination attempts on former president Donald Trump, one would think that Democratic Party mouthpieces and the media would tone down the hate speech rhetoric. Not the case. On September 25’s MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in reference to Trump, “Let’s extinguish [Trump] for good…Let’s just get it done.” Long-time Democratic Party consultant/pundit James Carville said in a September 27 Youtube video that Trump is inhuman. Joe Biden said on a September 25 episode of “The View” that Trump doesn’t have a “lot of social redeeming value,” likened him as a terrorist to world leaders, and mimicked smashing Trump like a bug. Seemingly to want to ensure the audience that Raimondo didn’t mean Trump should be assassinated, Co-Host Mika Brzezinski asked her to clarify. Then Raimondo said, ““Vote him out. Banish him from American politics, yes. Just vote him out so that he goes away. [Vice President Kamala Harris’] new way forward, her vision, let’s turn the page on his chaos and craziness, vindictiveness, wrongheaded economic strategy, hatred towards women, and move forward.” Raimondo’s remarks were prefaced by a tirade on Trump’s abortion policy, essentially saying that Trump deserved death for trying to save the lives of the unborn, obviously cloaked in the Democratic Party’s dog whistle terms for murdering children in the womb under the name of “women’s healthcare.” Carville said, “I think humans, just as a result of their humanity, have some brand of some expectation that they’ll be treated as human beings … I guess Trump is human in one sense, in another sense he’s not. I really think he is such an odious and despicable man that he should not be accorded the most basic courtesies that one human being would extend to another human being. I think he is a grotesque, immoral man who is incapable of understanding anything or anybody that’s not him.” Biden said about the same thing on the View. Whoopi Goldberg told Biden, “He (Trump) was like a bug. He just kept being there, he was like a bug right there, bzzzz.” And Biden smashed the imaginary bug where Whoopi pointed. People actually applauded. This kind of hate speech, is a dog whistle to those who psychologically take these Democratic Party leaders seriously. They demonize Trump for calling them names. Like it or not, name calling has been a part of politics since the beginning of politics. What is new to American politics is Democratic Party leaders dog whistling for people to assassinate the former president. Interesting that the Commerce Secretary, a prominent Democrat political consultant, a major Hollywood personality, and the current US president all said similar things within 48 hours of each other. Interesting that the media amplified it. Seems like they are all reading off the same script. Christians–understand the satanic hold here. As Ephesians 6:12 says, “We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” The Democratic Party leadership is the earthly manifestation of this spiritual evil. Take heed and discern this darkness. Daily Devotion: Seek Shelter - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. —Psalm 46:1 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/seek-shelter/ - Listen Meteorologically speaking, “times of trouble” in the summer months usually involve thunderstorms or tornadoes. When the conditions are right, the National Weather Service issues a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning that encourages people to seek shelter. Spiritually speaking, “times of trouble” may include anything from a scary medical diagnosis to a financial setback. For me, as a boy, it was “Charlene’s Wild Ride,” as I called it. Charlene is my mother, an alcoholic who married and divorced seven times and kept numerous boyfriends in between. Some treated me like a son; others abused both my mother and me. But chaos reigned. My times of trouble lasted years. Whatever the situation, the recommendation is the same: seek shelter. And that shelter is God. The more intense the hardship, the closer we must draw to Him. One of the best ways to draw close to God is through prayer. But how should we pray? There’s nothing wrong with asking God to remove a hardship. Jesus did. Just before He was arrested, Jesus prayed, “My Father! If it is possible, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine” (Matthew 26:39 NLT). The apostle Paul did. According to 2 Corinthians 12:5–10, Paul suffered from what he called “a thorn in [his] flesh” (NLT). Three times Paul prayed, begging the Lord to take away the thorn. God didn’t deliver Jesus from His hardship. Nor did He deliver Paul. Instead, God reminded them that He was accomplishing something important through their hardship. He reassured them that His will was being done. He made His presence felt in a profound way during their hardship, but He didn’t deliver them. If we pray for deliverance from our hardship, God may grant our request. He may show His power by removing the hardship in a dramatic and unmistakable way. But what if He doesn’t? What if He allows us to experience hardship for a season as part of His bigger plan, as He did with Jesus and Paul? What should we pray for then? We can pray for perseverance, the ability to endure our hardship with a trusting and faithful spirit. Paul explained it this way: “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation” (Romans 5:3–4 NLT). What’s more, the ability to survive and thrive in the face of difficult circumstances leaves a powerful impression on others, whether we realize it or not. People who see a spiritual strength and resilience in us that’s missing in their lives may be moved to ask us about the hope that’s in us. We can also pray for perspective—the wisdom to recognize what God is accomplishing through our hardship. For example, hardship can turn sympathy into empathy. Instead of feeling sorry for others who are struggling, we can come alongside them as fellow strugglers. We can commiserate. We can ask the questions and say the things we wish people had asked and said to us. We can make a difference in the lives of others. 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