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The Hook: What Does Israel Have That the Gog-Magog Coalition Will Covet? - Tom Simcox - https://harbingersdaily.com/the-hook-what-does-israel-have-that-the-gog-magog-coalition-will-covet/
Sometime in the future, a war will break out. In today’s world, that would seem a normal activity, as there are always conflicts brewing somewhere. But this war will be different because it was foretold more than 2,500 years ago by the Jewish prophet Ezekiel and is referred to as the Battle of Gog and Magog. According to the book of Ezekiel, Israel will be invaded by a confederation of nations that includes Russia, Iran, Libya, Turkey, and others. (See “The Invaders“) The big question is: Why? Why will these nations invade? What does Israel have that these nations will covet? For years, sound Bible teachers speculated that Russia’s motivation would be its desire for a warm-water seaport it could use year-round for exporting and importing goods. Russia’s ports are often frozen due to the region’s extremely frigid temperatures. Many Bible scholars pointed to this motivation when Russia invaded Afghanistan in 1979; and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) did so as well in a CIA report dated January 2, 1980: The Soviet military movement into Afghanistan positions USSR armed forces little more [than] 400 kilometers by air from the Indian Ocean, and it revives speculation concerning the century-old Russian quest for a warm-water port. Other Bible teachers suggested Russia and its allies might want the minerals found in the Dead Sea. However, those minerals hardly seem significant enough to provoke an invasion of the magnitude described in Ezekiel. The Bible says these hordes come “to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out [their] hand against the waste places that are again inhabited, and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land.” What does Israel have that these nations will want? Under the Sea? The answer may lie about a mile underneath the Mediterranean Sea. The Tamar, Leviathan, and Karish natural gas fields located off Israel’s shores contain such massive amounts of natural gas that Israel could become a major exporter to Europe. Tamar began pumping in 2013, Leviathan in 2019, and Karish in 2022. In 2022, the European Union (EU) signed a memorandum of understanding with Israel that “eventually could see significant quantities of Israeli natural gas shipped to Europe via Egypt,” wrote political analyst Soeren Kern.2 He added, The EU is desperately trying to reduce its dependence on Russia, which supplied around 40 percent of the bloc’s gas imports in 2021. Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Commission, the EU’s administrative arm, proposed reducing imports of Russian gas by two-thirds before the end of this year [2022]. Dr. Karolina Zielinska, a senior fellow in the Israel-Europe project, said, “Mediterranean gas has already enabled Israel to become self-sufficient . . . with regard to electricity generation: plans have been made to phase out the coal used for this purpose by 2025.” Already, others are claiming the natural gas belongs to them. The terrorist organization Hezbollah in Lebanon is putting roadblocks in Israel’s way. Zielinska said Hezbollah, “which to a large degree acts as an executor of Iran’s will and tightens ties with Russia, is continuing to step up its rhetoric and actions. As a consequence, it is becoming the biggest threat to the implementation of the plan to export Israeli gas to Europe.” In light of these developments, it seems reasonable that natural gas could become a bone of contention, making it worthwhile for Russia (Magog), Iran (Persia), and their allies to invade Israel in hopes of seizing the gas fields as “plunder” and “booty.” Possible Land Grab? Clearly, the invaders will come from what today constitutes much of the Muslim world. Iran has been working with Russia for years to develop nuclear power and a nuclear bomb. These nations’ intense hatred for the State of Israel is legendary. The Islamic religion maintains that any land once possessed by Islam belongs to Muslims in perpetuity, no matter who preceded or followed the Islamic presence. They see all of Israel as belonging to them forever. It could be that Russia’s allies join the fray, hoping to redeem the land for their god, Allah. Continued Antisemitism? The international hatred and vilification of Israel and the Jewish people continues to grow exponentially despite all the Jews and the State of Israel do to make the world a better place. Israel has pioneered historic medical and technological advances over the years and continues to be a world leader in providing humanitarian aid whenever and wherever a cataclysmic event occurs. Be it an earthquake, hurricane, or 12 young members of a soccer team trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand, Israel frequently arrives first with boots on the ground. The tiny Jewish nation sends supplies, doctors, and technology to help in a crisis. But does the world say thank you? No. Is the world grateful? Never. Instead, Israel is vilified by the United Nations; and Jewish people everywhere are hated, hounded, attacked, and killed randomly simply because they are Jewish. The 20th century included pogroms and the Holocaust of World War II; and today, Holocaust denial grows despite all the education and facts available that tell the truth. Furthermore, since the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7, 2023, antisemitic incidents have increased an unprecedented 337% in the United States alone. So, the attack by Gog and Magog may also be motivated by antisemitism, as many nations unjustifiably follow in Hamas’s wake and gather to destroy Israel. Power Play? Often the desire of ungodly leaders lost in sin involves power and world domination. It is possible the Gog–Magog invasion is part of Satan’s power-mad strategy to usurp God. God has promised that Israel will exist forever. The Jewish people are “the apple of His eye” (Zech. 2:8), and Jerusalem is “the city of the great King” (Ps. 48:2). Clearly, these truths fly in the face of Satan’s plan to become God himself. When Satan rebelled against God, he brazenly declared, “I will be like the Most High” (Isa. 14:14). But the Almighty will have the last laugh: “He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall hold them in derision. . . . I have set My King on My holy hill of Zion” (Ps. 2:4, 6). Satan’s power grab will fail. Satan will fail. Israel’s enemies will fail. Satan eventually will be thrown into the Lake of Fire for eternity (Rev. 20:10); and the Lord will triumph. The Jewish people “shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid” (Ezek. 34:28). God will plant them in the land He promised them, the land of Israel, where they finally will dwell in peace (39:25–28). Prophecy Update: Leaderless! - By Daymond Duck My article on Nov. 26, 2022, was titled “Give us a Leader.” Among other things, I wrote:
Following Pres. Biden’s recent disastrous debate with former Pres. Trump, most of the Democrats, many in the major media and social media, and many foreign leaders appear to be freaking out over America’s leadership and the upcoming presidential election. Most have finally stopped lying and started admitting that the man that is now in the Oval Office is unqualified to hold it for 4 more years. Some ask:
Some say:
I just know:
And I don’t know, but it is my opinion that the person God chooses could be in office when the “man with a plan” arrives. We know that he is coming, and it looks like the stage is being set for his arrival. Here are other recent events that seem to indicate that the end of the age is near: One, concerning wars and rumors of wars, the Battle of Gog and Magog, and a possible Psa. 83 war: on July 3, 2024, i24News reported that Israeli intelligence officials have new intelligence that shows that Iran is actively extending its influence through proxies in Jordan, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, and now, the Horn of Africa (home to Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia as well). (More: On July 7, 2024, it was reported that Avigdor Liberman, a member of the Israeli Knesset, said, “Without a decisive blow against Iran, we will not overcome Hezbollah or Hamas. We are fighting many fronts, but there is only one thing we need to do, to go to the source, which is Iran. Without Iran, there is no Hezbollah, no Islamic Jihad, and no Hamas.”) (More: On July 9, 2024, it was reported that satellite pictures show that Iran is expanding 2 of its missile production facilities.) Two, concerning world government: on July 6, 2024, Prophecy News Watch posted an excellent article (posted on Activist Post on June 29, 2024) by Tracy Thurman about the globalist One Health agenda. This is extremely important because the One Health agenda is being pushed by the World Health Organization, the World Bank, Bill Gates, the Rockefeller Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Disease Control, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and others. The One Health crowd wants world leaders to approve a global institution to control the health of the planet, including the health of all people, the plants, the animals, and the ecosystems (swamps, prairies, oceans, forests, etc.). According to Thurman, among other things, to ensure sustainability of everything, they want to:
Here is a link to the article HERE Three, concerning the salvation of all Israel at the Second Coming of Jesus (Rom. 11:26): on July 4, 2024, it was reported that a Jerusalem Post poll taken in Feb. 2024 found that 33% of Israelis report a strengthened faith in God since October 7th. Faith in God is not the same thing as accepting Jesus as their Saviour, but many are becoming more spiritual, and ultimately all that survive the Tribulation Period will accept Jesus. Four, concerning a falling away in the Church and the coming one-world satanic religion: I recently reported that Roman Catholic Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano was summoned to appear at the Vatican on June 20 to face the beginning of a trial on charges that he has committed schism (promoted discord; caused dissent or conflict) and denied the legitimacy of Pope Francis. Here is part of Vigano’s response (with my words in parentheses):
Vigano’s trial is now over, and here is an update:
(My opinion: Since Bergoglio became Pope Francis, some have suggested that he might be the coming globalist False Prophet. I have often expressed doubts because of his age. Vigano has often and clearly spoken out against Pope Francis and some of the Roman Catholic leaders who, in my opinion, are guilty – but I believe Vigano was calling for repentance, not schism. Nevertheless, his statements about Pope Francis and some Roman Catholic leaders, his trial, and his sentence reflect the prophesied falling away in the church at the end of the age. The Bible says it would happen, and it is happening.) Five, concerning a falling away and a new global religion: on June 27, 2024, LifeSiteNews reported that a new Roman Catholic Document called “The Bishop of Rome” reveals that Pope Francis plans to replace the current papacy with a new kind of papacy that will lead to a global ecumenical church without doctrine or discipline. 29 years ago, at the request of Pope John Paul III, many non-Catholic denominations submitted their objections to Roman Catholic doctrine and their suggestions for changing the Roman Catholic Church. As I understand the article, Pope Francis is preparing to follow through on the non-Catholic objections and suggestions to hopefully create a new united world religion. There is a lot that I do not understand, so here is a link to the article HERE (My thoughts: I am wondering if this has anything to do with the excommunication of Archbishop Vigano, and, considering that we are getting close to the Tribulation Period, if we are seeing a major step toward MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH; Rev. 17.) Six, concerning a ceasefire in the Middle East: on July 7, 2024, Netanyahu’s office issued 4 things that Israel will require:
Seven, concerning inflation and the decline of America: on July 9, 2024, the Biden administration announced that it has blocked all drilling, mining, and gas and oil development on 28 million acres of land (about the size of Pennsylvania) in Alaska, and it has cancelled the construction of a 211-mile Trump-approved gravel road that would connect mines to a major highway. An Alaska official said this makes 65 times the Biden administration has damaged Alaska’s economy. Here is my daily update on the Israel-Hamas war: Wednesday, July 3, 2024 (Day 272): The two-hundred sixteenth day of the resumed war. Day 58 of the attack on Rafah.
Thursday, July 4, 2024 (Day 273): The two-hundred seventeenth day of the resumed war. Day 59 of the attack on Rafah.
Friday, July 5, 2024 (Day 274): The two-hundred eighteenth day of the resumed war. Day 60 of the attack on Rafah.
Saturday, July 6, 2024 (Day 275): The two-hundred nineteenth day of the resumed war. Day 61 of the attack on Rafah.
Sunday, July 7, 2024 (Day 276): The two-hundred-twentieth day of the resumed war. Day 62 of the attack on Rafah.
Monday, July 8, 2024 (Day 277) The two-hundred twenty-first day of the resumed war. Day 63 of the attack on Rafah.
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 (Day 278): The two-hundred twenty-second day of the resumed war. Day 64 of the attack on Rafah.
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (Day 279) The two-hundred twenty-third day of the resumed war. Day 65 of the attack on Rafah.
FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6). Finally, are you Rapture Ready? If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this. [email protected] PROPHECY UPDATE VIDEOS
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DONATE HERE Your can also mail your support to: Prophecy Update PO Box 40516 Bakersfield, CA 93384 The 390 and 40 Years of Ezekiel 4:4-6 – Randy Nettles - https://www.rev310.net/post/the-390-and-40-years-of-ezekiel-4-4-6 Ezekiel was among the Jews from the southern kingdom of Judah captured and exiled to Babylon in 597 BC. Four years later, in 593 BC, Ezekiel had his first vision and prophecy, in which he saw the Cherubim and God's glory. God called Ezekiel and commissioned him to proclaim the word of the LORD to the rebellious House of Israel (Ezekiel 3:1). This was Ezekiel’s first prophecy, and it occurred seven years before the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple and the death of thousands of Jews. Those who survived were deported to Babylon in 586 BC. 137 years earlier, in 723 BC, the city of Samaria (and what was left of the northern kingdom of Israel) was taken by the Assyrians, and the inhabitants were killed or deported throughout the Assyrian kingdom. However, some of them remained or made their way to the southern kingdom of Judah. Ezekiel’s word from God was a prophetic warning of judgment on Jerusalem, a city that would soon be besieged. The entire prophecy, found in Ezekiel 4:1-7, carries the weight of impending doom. This prophecy, delivered by Ezekiel, would be fulfilled in the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem starting in 588 BC and ending in 586 BC (some say 589-587 BC). Ezekiel 4:1-3 vividly describes how the prophet was to re-enact the siege. He was to take a clay tablet on which the city of Jerusalem was drawn and build a miniature siege wall against his clay Jerusalem, along with the camps of siege armies and their battering rams. This was not a mere re-enactment but a symbolic act of immense responsibility, as Ezekiel was to lay siege to the miniature replica of Jerusalem, bearing the weight of his people's destiny. Ezekiel was also instructed to set an iron plate between himself and the city. This symbolized the barrier between God and Jerusalem, meaning God would not intervene in the coming siege. Verse 3 says, “This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.” The absence of God's intervention in this prophecy underscores the inevitability of the coming siege, a fact that would have been deeply unsettling to Ezekiel's audience. In verse 3, ‘Israel’ stands for the kingdom of Judah. After the captivity of the ten tribes (the northern kingdom of Israel) by the Assyrians in 723 BC, the kingdom of Judah (the southern kingdom) represented the whole nation. Hence, prophets writing after this event constantly addressed their countrymen as the house of Israel without distinction of tribes. In the Book of Ezekiel, the name ‘house of Israel’ occurs 83 times and ‘house of Judah’ only five times. However, God distinguishes between the two ‘houses’ (kingdoms) in verses four and five. One of the five mentions of the house of Judah is found in Chapter 4, verse 6. God told Ezekiel, “Lie you upon your left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that you shall lie upon it you shall bear their iniquity. For I have laid upon you the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shall you bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. And when you have accomplished them, lie again on your right side, and you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed you each day for a year” (Ezekiel 4:4-6). The days Ezekiel was to lay on his sides corresponded to the years of iniquity (a day was symbolic of a year) for the two kingdoms of the 12 tribes of Israel. So, the 390 years of iniquity refer to the northern kingdom of Israel (10 tribes), and the 40 years of iniquity refer to the southern kingdom of Judah (2 tribes). The nation of Israel split up into two kingdoms after the death of Solomon in 930 BC. Solomon’s sins, as an old man, are revealed in 1 Kings 11 and are the reason God tore 10 tribes out of his son’s hands. God didn’t do it in Solomon’s life because of his love for David. “For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not fully follow the Lord, as did his father David. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon. And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods” (1 Kings 11:4-8). These numbers of years of ‘iniquity’ are a mystery for most students (and scholars) of prophecy, especially for the House of Israel, as their kingdom lasted for only 207 years. So, how do you get 390 years out of 207 years? The House of Judah was in existence for 344 years, but which 40 years of iniquity was Ezekiel referring to? There were many evil kings of Judah (and their citizens) recorded in the Bible, such as Rehoboam, Abijah, Jehoram, Ahaziah, Ahaz, Manasseh, Amon, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah who reigned collectively far more than 40 years. So, which 40 years of iniquity was God referring to for the House of Judah? The English word ‘iniquity’ means immoral or gross injustice or sin. The Hebrew word from which iniquity is translated is ‘avon.’ In the KJV, avon is translated as iniquity 220 times and as punishment five times. There are two main theories regarding how this word is used in Ezekiel 4:4-6 and which translation is correct. THE YEARS OF PUNISHMENT THEORY The first theory is that the numbers 390 and 40 represent the years that the two kingdoms must atone for and are, therefore, the lengths of their punishments. With this theory, the two numbers are added together (390 + 40 = 430 years) and are the Israelite’s collective punishment. If the punishment was to begin at the time of Ezekiel’s prophecy or when Jerusalem was besieged in 588 BC or destroyed in 586 BC and was to last for 430 years, then the end of the punishment phase would be 158 or 156 BC. The Jews were still fighting the Greek/Syrian armies of the Seleucid dynasty at this juncture. It appears their punishment was still ongoing, so this can’t be the correct interpretation. Most adherents to the punishment theory believe the 70 years of judgment (punishment) that Jeremiah spoke of in Jeremiah 25 & 29 must be figured in and subtracted from the 430 years. This leaves 360 years of punishment for the children of Israel. It is thought that the 70 years of Jeremiah 29 started in 606/605 BC when the first Babylonian invasion of Judah and Jerusalem began. This invasion led to the captivity and deportation of tens of thousands of Jews. The 70 years ended in 537/536 BC when more than 40,000 exiles returned to their homeland (the first regathering of the Jews). The majority of Jews did not repent of their sins after 70 years and did not return to Judah. They stayed as colonists in what is now Iraq-Iran. 360 years later, the Jews still did not fully return to Israel, and many were still “going after other gods.” Nothing significant happened regarding an end to their punishment from God at this time. They were still under the subjugation of foreign nations. However, I first encountered an interesting idea in Grant Jeffreys’ book Armageddon—Appointment With Destiny (2004), which addresses why Ezekiel’s prophecy wasn’t fulfilled at this time. Since nothing historically significant occurred for Israel after the 360 years, Grant and other Bible scholars believe this prophecy foretold the second major regathering of Israel, not the first regathering after Babylon. The reasoning behind this theory is found in the Book of Leviticus. Four times in chapter 26, God tells the children of Israel that if they did not repent and obey God’s commandments, they would be punished seven times more for their sins. Now, take the 360 years and multiply it by 7, and the product is 2,520 years. Grant (and many others) believed these are not regular 365.25 calendar years but are biblical years of 360 days per year. Many scholars believe there are several instances in prophetic scripture where biblical years (or prophetic years) are used, such as Daniel’s 70 sevens prophecy (Daniel 9:24-27). Author’s note: I no longer adhere to a ‘prophetic year,’ either with Ezekiel’s or Daniel’s prophecy. I believe these timelines are reckoned by the Jewish lunar-solar calendar that the children of Israel have always used. According to this theory, the end of the banishment/punishment and subsequent regathering to Israel would be accomplished in 2,520 years, each 360 days long. Multiply 2,520 years by 360 days, and the product is 907,200 days. Converting this figure into our Gregorian calendar year of 365.25 days, by dividing 365.25 into 907,200 days, we reach a total of 2,483.8 calendar years. Therefore, Israel's worldwide captivity would end after 2,483.8 years had elapsed from the spring/summer of 537 BC (at the end of Jeremiah’s 70-year prophecy). This was the year Sheshbazzar led more than 40,000 exiled Jews from Babylon to their homeland after Cyrus the Great, the Persian King, proclaimed the Jews could go home and rebuild their Temple. Now add the 2,483.8 years to 537 BC (during the spring/summer season), and we come to the spring of 1948. On May 14, 1948, the Jews proclaimed the independence of the reborn state of Israel. “The Jewish people celebrated the end of their tragic worldwide dispersion and captivity at the exact time prophesied thousands of years earlier by the prophet Ezekiel.” {1} Armageddon – Appointment with Destiny by Grant Jeffrey. Grant figured 536 BC for the start of the 2520 prophetic years. I think he is off by one year, as it should be 537 BC. Using the calendar converter at 360calendar.com Calendar Converter, if we subtract 907,200 days from May 14, 1948, BC, we come to July 21, 537 BC (on the Julian calendar) or Av 16, 3224 AM on the Jewish calendar. Although interesting, I don’t think that the 390 + 40 years is the number of years in which Israel was judged/punished for several reasons. For one, it requires three prophecies by three prophets, Moses (Leviticus 26), Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25 & 29), and Ezekiel (Ezekiel 4:4-6), to fulfill the required timeline. Another reason is that I don’t believe ‘punishment’ is the correct translation in this particular scripture. I believe ‘iniquity’ or ‘sin’ is what the author (ultimately God) had in mind. Also, the northern kingdom of Israel had been conquered and dispersed throughout the Assyrian kingdom for 186 years before the start of the 2520 years (in 537 BC). How could these years not be included in the ‘collective’ punishment? Jeremiah had this to say about the ‘punishment’ longevity of the Babylonian captivity. “For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall you call upon me, and you shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And you shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive” (Jeremiah 29:10-14). This doesn’t sound like punishment to me, but reconciliation towards the House of Israel after only 70 years. The Jews were allowed to return to the land of Judah and build a new Temple, which was completed in 516 BC. They had relative peace under the reign of the Persians and then the Greeks under Alexander. In 142 BC, under the leadership of Simon Maccabeus, the Jews secured their independence from the Seleucid empire and established the Judean Hasmonean dynasty, which endured until the Roman general Pompey conquered Judah and Jerusalem in 63 BC. The Romans allowed the Jews to remain in their homeland until 135 AD, when the entire Jewish population of Judah was deported and replaced with Gentiles. This was when the great Jewish diaspora throughout the nations commenced. However, playing devil’s advocate, there are some interesting parallel typologies between the first regathering (beginning in 537 BC) and the second major regathering of the Jews (beginning in 1948 AD) to their ancestral homeland. The regathering of the Jews to Judah and Jerusalem began in 537 BC. 79/80 years later, in 458/457 BC, Artaxerxes, the king of Persia, sent Ezra to Jerusalem to oversee the Jews in ensuring the proper observance of the Mosaic Law and to supply needed material for the temple. Some say this was the start of Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy (I personally believe it was in 444 BC when Nehemiah was sent to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls and the city). 1948 AD is the second major ‘aliyah’ (regathering) of Jews to their homeland. If you adhere to Grant’s theory of 2520 years (360 days per year) of banishment or punishment for Israel, then 1948 could be the fulfillment of Ezekiel 4:4-6, as the Jews are once again in possession of their ancestral homeland. When 79/80 years are added to 1948 AD (second regathering), the year 2027 or 2028 AD comes into view. See Sevens (rev310.net) for more information regarding this timeframe. Regardless of whether this is the correct interpretation of Ezekiel’s prophecy, the number one sign that we are living at the end of the age is Israel’s rebirth as a nation in 1948. In Matthew 24:32-34, Jesus said that the generation being born when the first signs (of the end of the age) appeared would not pass away before all was fulfilled. That means that at least some of the people who were born around 1948 will still be alive when He returns. In Psalm 90:10, Moses gives 70 years as the average lifespan and 80 years for the strong. According to several sources, the current average lifespan (for both sexes) for the world population is 73.4 years. In 2024, we are currently 76 years from 1948. Given Israel's current situation, it’s not too far-fetched to assume something historical and prophetic might occur regarding the nation in the coming years. Sometime in the near future, Israel will build a third temple in Jerusalem in which the Mosaic Law will be reinstated (near the beginning-middle of the 70th week of Daniel 9:27), and sacrifices and offerings will be made on the altar there. I don’t know when or even how it will become possible, but I know by the word of God that a temple will be built in Jerusalem during the end times, and then the man of sin will do his dirty deed (read Daniel 9:27, 12:11; Matthew 24:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4). In the next article, we will examine the years of Iniquity theory regarding the 390 and 40 years of Ezekiel 4:4-6. Randy Nettles [email protected] Pernicious Planners for Post-Rapture – Terry James - https://terryjamesprophecyline.com/2024/07/14/pernicious-planners-for-post-rapture/ Walking through our living room the other day after being outside, I remarked to my wife that the one-worlders are intending to take away our air-conditioning. It was at an hour the temperature in our state had reached a heat index of 115. And that included considerable humidity. It was about as bad as it gets here during the summer. It was unimaginable that such a thing as removing air-conditioning could actually be in the planning–at least for us here in America. That would cause a riot was my fleeting thought as I then turned to other things. But turning the thermostats up or down, depending upon the season, is just one of the changes towards the new way of life being planned by the New World Order architects. Klaus Schwab, perhaps the top spokesman for these globalist would-be masters, has instructed the elitist followers of globalism that they must “force” humanity into a world ruled by artificial intelligence and other dehumanizing technologies. He has intimated to them and us that all under their coming rule will “own nothing and be happy.” We must, the mantra goes, do this for the good of the planet. There are too many “eaters” and too many abusing the earth through carbon-footprint damage. Ultimately, the population must be brought below two billion worldwide (that’s the latest figure I’ve heard). I guess the figure of five hundred million as the top population allowed to exist was somehow changed with the mysterious and sudden removal of the Georgia Guidestones a few years ago. When confronted with the question—“What about those who jet around the world, like Mr. Schwab and others of his ilk, and their carbon footprints?”—the answer is similar to that given by Schwab’s fellow elitist, John Kerry. He has answered it by saying something to the effect that their activities are critical to see to it that the planet survives, so their travel requirements are justified. (In other words, they know what is best for us.) I guess that makes them gods in their own eyes, and they expect us to agree, as the following excerpt somewhat informs. World Economic Forum founder and director Klaus Schwab, speaking at the WEF’s recently concluded summer meeting in China, has informed his elitist followers that ushering in the globalist agenda will require humanity to be “forced” into a “collaboration” with the unelected organization. And the time for forced collaboration has now arrived. Schwab made the declaration during his opening remarks at the WEF’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the “Summer Davos,” in Dalian, China. He praised China for its economic policies, which are seen by the globalists as the model of top-down centralized planning in a high-tech surveillance state run through smart cities, smart EVs, smart homes, smart appliances, smart meters, AI, digital IDs and CBDCs, all of which hold one thing in common—they come with on-off switches not under the control of the end user, which is we the people. In their ideal world, we live as slaves at the privilege of our masters. We get out of line, they can cut off our electric power, our electric car, our electronic digital money, everything. This is why Schwab told his globalist comrades at a previous meeting two years ago to expect an “angrier world.” When you force people to live in ways that controvert their best interests, it tends to make them angry! They know their policies related to a green economy, perpetual wars, severe restrictions on travel, farming, eating meat and a host of other activities considered crucial to a middle-class lifestyle will be extremely unpopular and cause civil wars on top of the world war they already have planned. Remember, as the 2023 World Governments summit, the globalists told us that there would need to be a “shock” event in order to usher in a new world order. Now they’re being even more honest and telling us that we will be FORCED to accept their new world order. (“World Government Summit: ‘Shock’ Needed to Usher in ‘World Order Transformation’,” Slay News) These pernicious planners have no idea of the nature of the shock that will give them the power to inflict their wickedness on the people of planet earth. However, the demonic minions of their Ephesians 6:12 cabal do know about the shock that will produce the hell on earth the would-be human masters think will produce a Utopia. Satan, the chief planner, does know of the shock that’s right around the proverbial corner. That stunning event will be the Rapture of believers in Jesus Christ. Satan knows the removal of all in God’s family is coming. He has his minions in place and has been working feverishly over these recent months and years to set the stage for his son of perdition to step upon the power platform of history during the Tribulation. He doesn’t know when that “shock” is coming, but he knows God cannot lie. Satan knows it is coming, and the world is being prepared to accept and endure his devilish blueprint. You don’t want to be under the brutality of that planning, under that blueprint. To avoid going through the seven years of hell on earth, you must accept God’s grace gift offer of salvation found only in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. You can then be in the safety of Heaven’s clouds of Glory during the time Satan has planned for fallen humanity. Here is how to go to Jesus when He calls believers to Himself, perhaps very soon. That if you will confess with your mouth the lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9–10) Daily Jot: The mystery of the Red Heifer - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com Much is written about the red heifer and the end times. In short, commentators say the Temple instruments must be purified by a solution containing the ashes of a completely red heifer. In Matthew 24, Christ says that when the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel occurs, there “shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time (v 21).” For this abomination to occur, there must be daily sacrifice in the Temple, and therefore, there must be a Temple, making commentators believe the red heifer is a clear sign of the end times. Many are aware of this ritual of the red heifer, but do they know the mystery of its significance? Numbers 19 begins with the law of the red heifer, one of the most difficult to comprehend in the Torah. Tradition calls it “hok,” a statute that seems to have no reason, at least one that’s humanly understandable. The ritual law of the Red Heifer is for purification from coming in contact with a dead person. The priest sacrifices the heifer without blemish (no other colored hairs but red) outside the camp, throws hyssop, cedar wood, and a scarlet thread onto the heifer as it is completely burned up. The ashes are mixed with pure living water, and sprinkled using a hyssop branch on the third and seventh day on the one who has come into contact with a corpse. Called the “water of separation,” the person then washes in the mikveh and will be clean the following evening. The priest who presides over the ritual becomes unclean even though he has not come in contact with a dead body. This paradox is the fulfillment of Christ and His sacrifice outside the camp, that delivered us from death. He is not only our Great High Priest, but also the defect-free sacrifice. Hebrews 13:12 says “So too Jesus suffered outside the gate, in order make the people holy through his own blood.” Hebrews 10:22 explains, “Let us approach the Holiest Place with a sincere heart, in full assurance of faith—with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscious and our bodies washed with pure water.” We are washed from the contamination of sin and death by Jesus’ own death on our behalf. This is about the separation of life and death. The person being purified in the red heifer ritual was sprinkled with the “water of separation,” and they were no longer associated with death, but life! In the Hebrew, the word “hok” comes from a verb meaning to “engrave,” just as a statue is carved from stone, so also behavior can be engraved into the human mind. In God’s wisdom, He set forth laws that form our behaviors and they can become so deeply carved into our being that they change our behavior. The red heifer ritual was to impress all those who saw or underwent it that holiness is found in life, not in death, which Christ defeated on the cross. And that’s the mystery of the red heifer. Daily Devotion: Choosing the Ordinary - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important. —1 Corinthians 1:28 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/choosing-the-ordinary/ - Listen When we think of the people God raised up to touch the world, the great apostles whom He used to start the church, we tend to see them in stained glass. And though God powerfully used them, they weren’t superhuman. They were ordinary men whom God used to touch their world. So, what kind of qualities does God look for in the person that He would use? What kind of person is He searching for? Does the Spirit of God look for different timber, if you will? One thing is clear in Scripture: It seems as though God intentionally goes out of His way to find individuals who didn’t necessarily look like they would amount to much. He chose people who, at first glance, didn’t appear to even have what it took. When God was looking for someone to lead the nation of Israel, He selected a shepherd boy named David. When God wanted someone to lead an army to defeat the enemies of Israel, the Midianites, God chose a cowardly man named Gideon who couldn’t even muster the courage to show himself publicly. Writing to the church in Corinth, the apostle Paul said, “Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful” (1 Corinthians 1:26–27 NLT). Paul concludes, “As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God” (verse 29 NLT). If we want to be used by God in any capacity, what must be foremost in our minds and hearts is not obligation, mere duty, or guilt. Rather, we must have a God-given compassion for people. Maybe you’re thinking, “Jesus felt that way, but I’m not God. I can’t feel that way toward people.” Yet isn’t it God’s objective to conform us to the image of His Son (see Romans 8:29)? Philippians 2:5 says, “You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had” (NLT). Therefore, should we not seek to imitate the Lord and have compassion? Throughout Scripture and the history of the church, we find that God has done unexpected things with unexpected people. He has done extraordinary things through ordinary people. And the Bible tells us, “The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him” (2 Chronicles 16:9 NLT). Notice this doesn’t say that God is looking for strong people; it says that He is looking for people on whose behalf He can be strong. God is not looking for ability as much as He is looking for availability. Would you be willing to say, “Lord, I don’t have much to offer. But what I have, Lord, I offer to You”? If you are willing to say that, then watch what God will do. PROPHECY UPDATE NEWS HEADLINES Yesterday's Prophecies - Today's Headlines HEADLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRACKING BIBLE PROPHECY 7/15/24 http://trackingbibleprophecy.org/birthpangs.php
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