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Israel Strikes Lebanon’s Capitol, Killing Top Hezbollah Commander Responsible For Deadly Rocket Attack – By Erick Stakelbeck - https://harbingersdaily.com/israel-strikes-lebanons-capitol-killing-top-hezbollah-commander-responsible-for-deadly-rocket-attack/
Israeli fighter jets have carried out major air strikes in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, eliminating a very top Hezbollah Commander named Fuad Shukr. Although Israel has eliminated several top Hezbollah commanders in Lebanon and Syria over the past nine months, Fuad Shukr was the highest-ranking Hezbollah Commander yet to be eliminated by Israel. He was the mastermind behind and ordered the heinous massacre on Saturday in the Majdal Shams, located in Northern Israel, in which 12 children between the ages of 10 and 20 were killed by a Hezbollah rocket as they played soccer. What will be the Hezbollah response to Israel’s response? This was a heavy blow to Hezbollah. Will they now feel pressure to respond? Shukr was a senior member of Hezbollah’s Jihad Council, and he answered directly to the terror group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. This was a big fish. In many ways, Shukr was Hezbollah’s version of Qasem Soleimani, who answered directly to Iran’s supreme leader before he was erased from the earth in January 2020. Ironically, Hassan Nasrallah also answers to Iran’s supreme leader, who is the puppet master pulling the strings behind all of the regional terror. Shukr, also known as Al-Hajj Mohsen, was also a senior military advisor to Nasrallah, giving you an idea of his importance to the terror group. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant released a statement saying, “Fuad Shukr ‘Sayyid’ Muhsan has the blood of many Israelis on his hands. Tonight, we have shown that the blood of our people has a price, and that there is no place out of reach for our forces to this end.” Shukr directed many lethal terror attacks over the years, especially in the last nine and a half months since Hezbollah unilaterally began reigning rockets, missiles, and attack drones onto Northern Israel. Fuad Shukr, a point man, did all of that—and he’s not going to be easy to replace. 80,000, some say 100,000, Israelis remain evacuated from the communities of Northern Israel. I was there a few months ago, and it’s only gotten worse since then. Northern Israel is largely a ghost town right now, thanks to Fuad Shukr and others who are directing those daily Hezbollah barrages. Some 6,000 projectiles have been launched since October 8th, one day after its brothers in Hamas conducted the October 7th massacre. Furthermore, Fuad Shukr seems to have been involved in Hezbollah’s Precision-guided Missile Program. Those PGMs are one of the components that make Hezbollah such a dangerous beast and a different Beast than Hamas… and I do mean beast. PGMs do exactly what their name says: they are able to hit a target with great precision. They are a red line for Israel. Targeting their shipment of these weapons is one of the reasons Israel has carried out so many airstrikes in Syria over the past several years. Israel’s targeted strike on Tuesday was in Beirut, the southern suburbs of which are the beating heart of this demonic Jihadi Terror movement. The United States also had a considerable bounty of $5 million on Shukr’s head—for his killing or capture—due to the American blood on his hands. Fuad Shukr was one of the point men in the 1983 Marine Corps Barracks Bombing in Beirut in which 243 brave US servicemen were killed by a Hezbollah suicide bomber on orders from the Iranian regime. Shukr’s demise was of great benefit to the United States. Will the Biden Administration thank Israel for it? I doubt it. Was Israel’s response enough? Is more to come? The Biden Administration is tying Israel’s hands once again. The US on Monday talked about a diplomatic offensive to constrain and restrain Israel. None of the onus has been on Iran and Hezbollah. It’s all about a pressure campaign on Israel. It’s a world turned upside down where good is called evil, and evil is called good. These are Biblical times. Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem. Pray for the residents of Northern Israel to be able to return to their homes. Pray for discernment and strength among the leaders of Israel—they need spines of steel and the wisdom of Solomon in these tumultuous times. God is in control, and when it comes to Israel, “He neither slumbers nor sleeps.” Will Turkey Try to Invade Israel Once the End Times War in The Middle East Spirals Out Of Control? - by Michael Snyder - https://endoftheamericandream.com/will-turkey-try-to-invade-israel-once-the-end-times-war-in-the-middle-east-spirals-out-of-control/ Did you see what just happened in the Middle East? We live at a time when the entire world is going crazy, and I am entirely convinced that it won’t be too long before the war in the Middle East takes an apocalyptic turn. Even CNN is admitting that we are dangerously close to witnessing an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, and in such a war both sides would not hold anything back. Of course, once Israel and Hezbollah start pummeling one another with everything that they have got, other interested parties are likely to join the fighting. Could that potentially include the nation of Turkey? On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made headlines all over the world when he suggested that his forces could actually enter the land of Israel at some point… Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday appeared to threaten to invade Israel in support of the Palestinians, and to put an end to the nearly 10-month-old war Israel is fighting against Hamas in Gaza. Turkey must be “very strong so that Israel can’t do these things to the Palestinians,” the Turkish leader said of the war. “Just as we entered [Nagorno-]Karabakh, just as we entered Libya, we might do the same to them. There is nothing we can’t do. We must only be strong.” That is nuts. But I think that he was quite serious. In response to these remarks, Israel’s foreign minister is calling on NATO to expel Turkey from the alliance… Israel’s foreign minister urged NATO to expel Turkey on Monday after its President Tayyip Erdogan threatened his country might enter Israel as it had entered Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh in the past. “In light of Turkish President Erdogan’s threats to invade Israel and his dangerous rhetoric, Foreign Minister Israel Katz instructed diplomats … to urgently engage with all NATO members, calling for the condemnation of Turkey and demanding its expulsion from the regional alliance,” the ministry said. I don’t think that there is an imminent threat that Turkey will take military action against Israel. But without a doubt, Erdogan is very dangerous, and he is not particularly stable. During one recent event, Erdogan actually slapped the face of a small boy that hesitated to kiss his hand at an important public event… During the event, where the leader was seen handing keys to the new homeowners of houses rebuilt as part of an urbanisation project, two young boys appeared on stage to greet the president after he delivered a short speech. In viral footage, Erdogan was seen extending his hand to the two children so they could kiss it but one hesitated for just a moment while staring up at the president. Viewers were then left in shock when Erdogan quickly flicked his wrist and slapped the small boy across the face, before resuming his position and waiting for his kiss. If I was that little boy, I wouldn’t have wanted to kiss his hand either. Let’s keep a very close eye on Turkey and all of Israel’s neighbors during the months ahead, because things will soon get very “interesting” in the region. In fact, many are concerned that the spiral of escalation that we are currently witnessing could be difficult to stop. On Saturday, a rocket that was fired by Hezbollah killed 12 children when it slammed into a soccer field in northern Israel… A new close-up video emerged Tuesday showing the moment the football pitch was struck. It shows children playing in a small park next to the pitch as sirens start to blare. The youngsters appear anxious but do not initially seek shelter. Then the sound of the incoming rocket can be heard, quickly becoming deafening, before it smashes into the ground just meters from the camera and appearing to knock the girl holding the phone to the ground. For a split second, the camera captures a huge fireball triggered by the blast. Children are heard screaming before they run to shelter behind a wall, along with others. “Mom! Mom!” she screams as she runs to safety, as an alarm, perhaps set off by the blast, can be heard. The video ends about 30 seconds after the rocket struck. In response, Israel stuck Beirut on Tuesday. The goal was to kill a key Hezbollah military commander that was responsible for the attack on the soccer field… A massive Israeli strike rocked southern Lebanon targeting a top Hezbollah military commander as fears of a wider war exploded. Massive plumes of smoke were seen over the Lebanese capital Beirut today (Tuesday) as Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant declared the militant group Hezbollah had “crossed the red line”. The Israeli military said it had struck targeting the militant commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 children and teens. Just before I started writing this article, the IDF announced that the target of the attack had indeed been killed. His name was Fuad Shukr, and he had been conducting terror attacks in the region for a very long time… The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the death of Fuad Shukr, the Hezbollah commander who was behind a drone strike that killed 12 children and teens over the weekend. Shukr, who was also known as Hajj Mohsin, joined Hezbollah in 1985. He was also sought by the U.S. government over his connection to the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing, which targeted U.S. Marines. Shukr served as a senior adviser to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah at the time of his death. He died in an IDF strike on Tuesday in southern Beirut, Lebanon. Now we shall see what Hezbollah chooses to do in response. Prior to the Israeli attack, the head of Hezbollah had pledged that any attack on Beirut would mean that Tel Aviv would be targeted in return… On Monday, Lebanon’s foreign minister told CNN that an Israeli attack in the southern suburbs of Beirut, or the international airport, “would surely lead to war.” Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has repeatedly said that any Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital would prompt a Hezbollah attack on Tel Aviv. I am sure that Hezbollah will do something in response. But I don’t think that all-out war will erupt quite yet. I still think that we are at least a couple of months away. But a day of reckoning is definitely approaching. The Israelis are absolutely determined to move Hezbollah north of the Litani River, and Hezbollah has warned that the moment IDF troops enter southern Lebanon all-out war will begin. So let’s see what happens. I think that both sides would like to avoid all-out war, but throughout history major wars have erupted “even when leaders didn’t want them”… Israel wants to remove the Hezbollah threat entirely, moving it back to the Litani River, in accordance with the UN Security Council Resolution that ended the last major war between the two in 2006. “If the world doesn’t get Hezbollah away from the border, Israel will do it,” said former Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz in December. And so despite the bombast, domestic pressures, the fears and the escalations, the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues to simmer rather than boil over. No one seems to want this war. But as Hochstein warned in that same webinar: “Wars have started historically around the world even when leaders didn’t want them, because they had no choice.” I have written extensively about “the three wars of the apocalypse”, and this end times war in the Middle East is one of them. Ever since last October, this war has been simmering at a relatively low level as Israel and Hamas have been going at it. But eventually this thing is going to spiral out of control, and the death and destruction we will witness will shock the entire globe. PROPHECY UPDATE VIDEOS
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DONATE HERE Your can also mail your support to: Prophecy Update PO Box 40516 Bakersfield, CA 93384 Gog and Magog: God’s War on Israel’s Enemies - By Dr. Donald Whitchard - https://www.raptureready.com/2024/07/30/gods-war-on-israels-enemies-ezekiel-38-39-by-dr-donald-whitchard/ Scripture References: Ezekiel 38:1-23,39:1-29; Daniel 9:27,11:40-45; Revelation 7:9-14 In reading the account of the coming Gog-Magog War in Ezekiel 38-39, we need to ask some relevant questions on how everything comes to pass. First, who are the invaders of Israel mentioned in the prophecy? We read about ten proper names in Chapter 38:1-6 that help us identify the invading forces. Nine of these ten words describe geographical locations. Gog is not a location but is instead a title, such as Pharoah, Caesar, or King. Gog will be the leader of this invasion and is also called a prince. The names Ezekiel gives are the ancient names of countries that existed in his day, well known to those living at that time but are totally foreign to most readers today. Let us start with the area known as “Rosh,” also known as Rashu, Ras Apu, and Rus. It is now known as the nation of Russia. “Magog” was the land of the “Scythians,” known today as Central Asia. The area is now a conglomeration of southern Islamic republics with a combined population of 60,000,000 Muslims. This territory probably includes modern Afghanistan as well. “Meshech” (ancient Mushki and Musko in the region of Cilicia and Cappadocia) is now the nation of Turkey, including southern Russia and Iran. “Tubal” is also within the borders of Turkey, southern Russia, and Iran. The Kingdom of Persia changed its name to Iran under Shah Reza Pahlavi in 1935 and had always been civil toward the Jews living there. Up until 1979, with the fall of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the country had diplomatic ties with Israel and had joint military operations over the years. When Ayatollah Khomeini came to power, all of that ended, and today, Iran is the sworn mortal enemy of Israel, calling for its destruction on a daily basis. The area of “Cush” is today the nation of Sudan, a Muslim nation with hostilities toward Israel. It is located south of Egypt. The nation of “Put,” located west of Egypt, is now the country of Libya, while “Gomer” and “Beth-Togarmah” are located on the borders of modern Turkey. It will be the combined forces of Russia, Turkey, Iran, Libya, Sudan, and the nations of Central Asia that will gather together at “the mountains of Israel” (38:7-9) with the objective of ridding the world of the Jewish people forever, claiming the land and its wealth for themselves, or so they think. This planned invasion will take place in the “last days when I will bring you against My land” (38:18). It is the LORD who initiates the idea of invasion in the minds of Israel’s enemies (Psalm 83) in order that He will not only destroy them but also show that He is the God of Israel and the One and True God over all. This invasion will happen at the final time of history in preparation for the establishment of the Messianic kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ. It should be noted that nothing described in Ezekiel 38-39 has ever taken place in the history of Israel; therefore, all of this must occur sometime in the future. The Gog-Magog War occurs when Israel is in the land permanently. This happened on May 14, 1948, when the state of Israel declared her independence from the British Mandate. What had been “Palestine” was now the reborn nation as prophesied in Scripture (Isaiah 66:8). One other thing is that Israel “is at rest” when the invasion takes place (38:8, 11, 14). Since 1948, Israel has never known a day of rest or peace, either in the arena of war or battles with the political and diplomatic difficulties it has with the UN and its hostility toward Israeli policy and decisions. Today, Israel is seen as the “villain” in the Gaza War, with the “Palestinians” as the “innocent victims” of “Israeli genocide,” a line repeated by the media pundits, even by some who claim to be “Christians.” There are only two times when Israel will have peace, and both are mentioned in the Bible. The first will take place during the first three and a half years of the Tribulation (Daniel 9:27) when Israel signs a “peace treaty” with the Antichrist. This will be broken at the halfway point when he goes into the rebuilt Temple, performs an act of desecration upon the sacred altar, and declares himself to be God on earth. The Lord Jesus warned of this in the Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24:15-28; Mark 13:14-23; Luke 17:23, 24, 37, 21:20-24)). The Jews living at that time need to flee Jerusalem and the land as fast as they can and hide for their safety under the protection of God and not any nation (Revelation 12:14). All the world will be against Israel, even the USA, the staunchest ally Israel has ever had until this point in history. We see the seeds of this animosity already planted in the nation, and it is growing with intensity each day. The second and final period of peace for Israel will take place when the Lord Jesus, the Prince of Peace, returns to earth in the Second Coming (Revelation 19:11-21) to destroy Israel’s foes and inaugurate His 1,000-year kingdom of peace and joy centered in Israel (Isaiah 2:4). Putting together all of the pieces of the prophetic puzzle, we can conclude that the events written of in Chapters 38 and 39 take place during the first half of the Tribulation after the true church of Jesus Christ has been raptured to heaven (John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:51-58; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 3:10) when Israel is living under the false peace of the covenant she has made with the Antichrist, who appears for the moment to be Israel’s Promised Messiah. We know that these nations will attempt an invasion of Israel. The question is: Why do they want to invade it?
These four reasons are the human justification for waging war, but as mentioned earlier, God’s goal or purpose in this invasion is that He might be sanctified in the eyes of all the nations (Ezekiel 38:14-16). This invasion will look like the biggest mismatch in the history of warfare. It will make the Arab invasions of 1967 and 1973 pale in comparison. When Russia puts together this last-days strike force, it looks as if Israel will be finished. However, God is in total control of the situation, mounting up in HIs fury to destroy these godless invaders (Ezekiel 39:18). He will come to rescue His helpless people, using four methods to destroy the armies of Gog and Magog:
No one at this time will say that this was an all-natural coincidence, “climate change,” or any other excuse to explain this victory. The eyes of many will be opened to the fact that what had happened was the benevolent act of God on behalf of His people. Scripture tells of the aftermath of the battle with the arrival of “the birds of the air” and “the beasts of the field” to devour the flesh of the dead (Ezekiel 39:4-5, 17-20; Revelation 19:17-18). There will also be a time of massive clean-up of the land that will take seven months, including the burial of the dead and the removal of weapons (Ezekiel 39:11-12, 14-16) by having them burned, which will take three and a half years to complete (39:9-10). In the midst of this wrath, God uses it to bring numerous Jews and Gentiles to salvation (Ezekiel 38:16, 23; 39:6-7, 21-22; Revelation 7:9-14). Ezeki3l 38-39 is one of the most amazing prophecies in the Bible, and looking around, it seems like everything predicted is about to come to pass. Russia and its Islamic allies are the key players in this prophecy and will be the places to closely watch as the passage of time brings us closer to the “Blessed Hope” of Christ’s glorious return (Luke 21:28). [email protected] www.realitycityreverend.com www.youtube.com/@realitycityreview/streams (My thanks to Dr. Mark Hitchcock and his article on the Gog-Magog War in The Popular Encyclopedia of Bible Prophecy (c) 2008, Harvest House Publishers, pp.119-122). Gazan Are Subjected to Ruthless Antisemitic Brainwashing from Childhood… What’s Our Excuse? – By Hal Lindsey - https://harbingersdaily.com/gazan-are-subjected-to-ruthless-antisemitic-brainwashing-from-childhood-whats-our-excuse/ The Palestinian people really are victims. Primarily, they are the victims of ruthless brain washing and mental conditioning. Part of their extreme ignorance is self-imposed, but much of it is forced on them by the regime they live under. A speaker at a Palestinian funeral in 2023 said, “A people in which a mother accompanies her martyr son with sounds of joy will never be defeated…. We love death like our enemies love life.” That’s not an isolated quote. Palestinian leaders provide an endless stream of such statements. The “children of Palestine” are born into an environment that glorifies death. A few years ago, a children’s television program on a Hamas-affiliated station in Gaza featured a character called “Farfour.” On the outside, he looked like Mickey Mouse. On the inside, he was all Hamas. He taught children to hate the United States and Israel. He radicalized the youngest of the young, always preaching the virtues of martyrdom. On his Sesame Street-like educational program, Farfour taught young Gazans to hate Jews, hate Americans, and even to hate all but the most fervent Muslims. To the Palestinian children’s horror, the great and kind mouse, Farfour, died — murdered, of course, by Jews. Fictional Israeli investigators beat the fictional mouse to death during a fictional interrogation. But it was presented as good news in one way because Farfour achieved the high calling of martyrdom in the Hamas death cult. To say that Jews cold-bloodedly murdered this beloved television mouse had one intent — to saturate the children in hate and rage against Jews. If Jews are that evil, it seems to justify the worst of all human impulses. It allows bloodlust, rape, and other kinds of extreme violence to break free of normal moral restraints. Palestinians have been deluded by an evil, unrelenting process of mind manipulation. But what’s our excuse? Why do millions of Americans side with Hamas? Speaking before the US Congress, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “Clarity begins by knowing the difference between good and evil. Yet incredibly many anti-Israel protesters, many choose to stand with evil. They stand with Hamas. They stand with rapists and murderers.” This is not a political question, but a moral one. Some of our nation’s key leaders joined the protesters by boycotting the Prime Minister’s speech. This encourages Hamas to keep the hostages captive and to reject all overtures of peace. It gives them the illusion that they are winning, and that encourages them to keep on fighting. I understand that American leaders don’t want Palestinians to suffer, but Hamas sees their boycott of Netanyahu as a boycott of Israel and the Jewish people. This encourages all terrorists to do more evil and cause more suffering. By seeming to stand with Hamas, American leaders condemn the hostages to an ever longer stay in Gazan torture chambers where many have already died. When American leaders give the impression of solidarity with Hamas, they also give the impression that they condone the murder of Americans guilty of nothing more than visiting Israel. Their Netanyahu boycott looks like a justification of all Hamas brutality. We live in a dangerous world. We must face it with strength and resolve. Those who try to appease all sides end up prolonging the suffering for everyone. Hal Lindsey is an author and Bible prophecy teacher who hosts the weekly news and commentary series “The Hal Lindsey Report.” Editor’s Note: Why Is This News Biblically Relevant? Olivier Melnick, President of Shalom In Messiah Ministries, argued that any definition of antisemitism would be incomplete without factoring in a critical component: Antisemitism is demonic. “My standard definition for antisemitism is as follows: Antisemitism is the irrational, satanic hatred of the Jewish people and Israel, characterized by thoughts, words and/or deeds against them. I have yet to see a definition of antisemitism that includes the words satanic or demonic. That aspect of the problem is seldom, if ever, mentioned,” he explained, “but it is a key, if not THE key component.” “The reason is simple, and it is found in the Bible,” Melnick maintained. “God has Israel and the Jewish people at the core of His plan for mankind. When at the end of the seven-year Tribulation (also known as the Time of Jacob’s Trouble), Israel will realize that Yeshua is indeed the Jewish Messiah and Savior of the world, and the Jewish people will call upon Him corporately (Zechariah 12:10). It was Yeshua who declared to Israel that His return was dependent upon their crying out to Him ‘Baruch Haba Bashem Adonai’, in Matthew 23:37-39.” “Satan knows that time is coming,” Melnick continued. “He continues to do everything he can to denigrate, demonize and decimate the Jews so that he can keep his position of ‘Prince of the power of the air’ (Ephesians 2:1-2). This is the ONLY reason antisemitism exists, and this is why I am convinced from a biblical perspective that it will not cease but only increase until Yeshua Sar Shalom (Jesus the Prince of Peace) returns.” Daily Jot: Stupidocrisy: An Olympic-sized non-apology - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com The France Olympics opened on July 26 with a blasphemous presentation of Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Last Supper” where transgenders, drag queens and homosexuals played the roles of Jesus and his 12 disciples. It was perverted, disgusting and had no place in the Olympics or any other venue. It was so offensive that Christians around the world stepped up and expressed their disgust. Thomas Jolly, the homosexual “artistic director” who put the whole thing together, told media that “We wanted to talk about diversity. Diversity means being together. We wanted to include everyone, as simple as that.” Maude Le Pladec, the choreographer, told Variety that they “hadn’t imagined what happened with the rise of the far right.” So here you have the dynamics. These people wanted to show diversity. They chose to blaspheme one of the most sacred moments in Biblical history before the world. The French Olympic Organizing Committee went along with it. The world was repulsed. The homosexual advocates that put this despicable act together blame the world’s reaction on the “far right.” French President Emmanuel Macron said it was “creative genius” and thanked the artists for “this unique magical moment.” Then comes the coup de grace where the International Olympic Committee (IOC) steps in to put an end to the controversy and issues the biggest non-apology of all time, making it even worse—if that could be the case. The IOC issued the following statement intended as an apology: “The IOC has taken note of and welcomes the clarification given by the Paris 2024 Organising Committee regarding the Opening Ceremony. In the daily press briefing, the Organising Committee said that there was never any intention to show disrespect towards any religious group or belief. They reiterated that their intention with the Opening Ceremony was always to celebrate community and tolerance. The Organising Committee also said that if anyone was offended by certain scenes, this was completely unintentional and they were sorry.” What do they mean, “if anyone was offended”? It is no accident that they chose to attack this symbol of the most sacred aspect of God’s plan for eternal salvation. Jews and Christians alike should be offended by the outrageous freakshow making the holy Passover Seder (what Christians call the Last Supper) into a celebration of sexual depravity, what God calls an abomination. This is not a left or right political statement. It is not a display of “diversity and inclusion.” It is an outright attack on those who believe in God and followers of Christ. They knew exactly what they were doing and they crossed a line. This is one of the problems with the queer movement—they say they want to bring people together but they bully and offend those who disagree with their behavior. The deeper problem is that they seek acceptance of their perversive sin when the solution to their condition is found in Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” May they come to accept this precious gift of eternal life. Anything less is…say it with me…Stupidocrisy. Daily Devotion: Never Abandoned - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you. —Deuteronomy 31:8 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/never-abandoned/ - Listen Psalm 22 is one of the most unique psalms in all the Bible. We call it a messianic prophecy, which simply means that it’s one of the remarkable passages in the Old Testament that points to Jesus as the Messiah. And not only is Psalm 22 a messianic prophecy, but it’s also a graphic description of the events that took place on the day of the crucifixion. In many ways, it is more detailed and specific than the accounts of the crucifixion that the Gospels provide. What makes it so amazing is that David penned these words one thousand years before the crucifixion of Jesus. In fact, the Jews didn’t practice crucifixion, and the Romans didn’t come up with it. It was a form of death initially devised by the Medes, Persians, and Assyrians. And then it spread throughout the ancient East. The Romans took it from the Phoenicians. Thus, crucifixion was something that wasn’t even practiced when David wrote Psalm 22. Even so, it reads like a vivid eyewitness account of what happened on the day of the crucifixion of Jesus. That is what makes it all the more remarkable. A number of things stand out in Psalm 22 that concern the death of Jesus Christ. Rather than describing a situation that he was going through, David, as God spoke to him, described the suffering of the Messiah. And perhaps he didn’t even fully grasp everything he was writing down. The psalm opens with the words, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” (22:1 NLT). Of course, Jesus spoke these words from the cross. The Bible tells us that a mysterious darkness fell upon the earth in the middle of the afternoon. Suddenly, it was pitch black for three long hours, and Jesus was silent. After the three hours had passed, the silence was broken as Jesus cried out from the cross, “‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ which means ‘My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?’” (Matthew 27:46 NLT). From a human standpoint, it’s impossible to fathom what actually took place. But it’s important to try and grasp what was happening here because it is of the greatest significance. It speaks to us of God’s love for us. When Jesus cried out, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” it wasn’t the delusion of a man who merely was in pain. It wasn’t that the faith of Jesus was failing Him. He wasn’t delirious or losing His mind. Rather, something of profound significance was taking place. And Jesus merely was stating the truth of the situation. This is not the way God normally deals with His own when they face life’s hardest moments. If you are a child of God, then you never have been, and never will be, forsaken by God. Jesus made sure of this on the cross. He said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you” (Hebrews 13:5 NLT). The ear of God was closed to Him for a time so that it might be open to us forever. PROPHECY UPDATE NEWS HEADLINES Yesterday's Prophecies - Today's Headlines HEADLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRACKING BIBLE PROPHECY 7/31/24 http://trackingbibleprophecy.org/birthpangs.php
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