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IN TODAY'S NEWSLETTER... ISIS purloined rockets from Hamas production
lines to attack Israel - Netanyahu marks out wide sterile zone
Netanyahu: Palestinians Setting a 'Perfect Trap' for Israel
The Saudis are ready to go nuclear Nearing Midnight: Metastasizing Wickedness Why Is The Army Hiring People To Provide
Emergency Support To Disaster Stricken Areas Throughout The US?
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ISIS purloined rockets from Hamas production lines to attack Israel. Netanyahu marks out wide sterile zone - http://www.debka.com/article/24652/ISIS-purloined-rockets-from-Hamas-production-lines-to-attack-Israel-Netanyahu-marks-out-wide-sterile-zone-
Islamic State operatives in the Gaza Strip have been helping themselves to Hamas rockets in recent weeks after furtively penetrating the factory teams operating the group's production and assembly lines, debkafile's military and intelligence sources reveal. The jihadis then secretly passed the stolen rockets to their squads for launching against Israel. By this device, ISIS newly arrived in Gaza has overcome its immediate deficiencies: 1. They are tapping a local manufacturing source to steal rockets, instead of having to smuggle them in from afar through Egyptian Sinai. As the ISIS presence in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave expands, so too will the intensity of its rocket fire against Israel. 2. The Islamists count on acquiring more advanced longer-range missiles by the same means as soon as they are developed by Hamas' manufacturing plants. It is hard to determine how this ominous reality relates to the comments the IDF OC Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Sammy Turjman, made to the heads of the local communities around the Gaza Strip Sunday night, June 7, to calm their fears over the resumption of rocket fire in the last two weeks. "In the Southern Command we have noticed that Hamas is making an effort to stop the rocket fire, although we don't absolve the organization of responsibility and will respond accordingly," the general said. He added: "Because of a few rockets exploding on empty ground, the IDF won't embark on an operation in the Gaza Strip and jeopardize the gains we achieved [last summer]." The problem with these platitudes, say debkafile's military analysts, is that they represent a repeat of the mistake Israel made on its northern front, by letting the Hizballah terrorists pile up a huge arsenal of up to 100,000 rockets and missiles, all pointing one way - south. Hamas may indeed be trying very hard to prevent rockets being fired against Israel from the Gaza Strip, but it has not been able to keep ISIS undercover agents out of its manufacturing plants or from stealing the rockets. Gen. Turjman does not say how the Islamists managed to creep into the Hamas factories or whether they have been able to invade other parts of the Palestinian military organization. The point is not how many rockets should be fired before the IDF goes to war in the Gaza Strip, but for how long Israel's leaders can afford to
pretend to make naught of the dangerous situation building up there. ISIS uses such make-believe to fuel its policy of expansion. Israel, Egypt and Hamas are in fact working together, out of their respective interests, to put a stop to the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. Egypt has been blowing up smuggling tunnels; Hamas contingents are out there trying to nab the rocket teams; Israel and its armed forces, acting on orders from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, without informing the public, are marking out a broad anti-rocket sterile zone, stretching from the Gaza border to encompass the communities and towns in the south and up to the international airport to the north. This area embraces a population of 1.6 million and ten cities - Ashkelon, Ashdod, Netivot and Beersheba, long sufferers of Gaza rockets, and further north: Modi'in, Ramle, Lod, Rehovot, Ness Ziona and Gedera. Another Iron Dome battery was positioned in Rehovot, in addition to those defending the south. Most Israelis are not aware of the size and destructiveness of the long-range Grad missiles, at least three of which exploded in the last fortnight. debkafile has attached a photo to this article to illustrate the deadly weapon now in the hands of the Islamist State in Gaza. Since Hamas and Islamic Jihad alone possess rockets capable of reaching Rehovot, some 30 km southeast of Tel Aviv and the same distance from the Ben Gurion international airport, it is now obvious that the Islamists have got hold of them, notwithstanding the efforts made by Israel, Egypt and Hamas. ISIS's ability to stealthily invade Hamas poses them all with their most daunting problem.
Netanyahu: Palestinians Setting a 'Perfect Trap' for Israel - http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/196424#.VXW-YpuUDSd The PA is deliberately refusing to negotiate in order to portray Israel as the aggressors, PM states in meeting with Czech Republic FM
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with Czech Republic Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek on Monday, shortly after the latter told Israeli media that he would push for Israel to pursue resuming peace talks to take advantage of strategic partnerships with neighboring Arab countries. "We have a deep friendship between our peoples, between the Czech people and the Jewish people," Netanyahu began. "It goes back a thousand years." "It goes back also 67 years when we were fighting for our independence, and we'll never forget the timely and invaluable assistance from the Czech people as we were fighting for our very life," Netanyahu added, referring to vital Czech arms provided to the nascent Jewish state when others refused to help. "We have since established relations," he continued. "We have two robust, vibrant democracies that are cooperating with each other, and this visit is an expression of that cooperation, including the working holiday agreement that we have just concluded, which I think will enable Israeli students to get to know the Czech Republic better and Czech students to get to know Israel better, and to earn a living while they're doing that, which I think is a very nice idea." Netanyahu added that, in his view, the two countries have shared values. "I think we have an enhanced partnership," he said. "It is reflected and is developed through meetings like this, but also through G2G meetings that we regularly do." "And I for one would like to carry this to another plane, because we're moving into a technological world, and the world belongs to those who can create competitive advantage by adding value to their products and services," he noted. "There's only one way to add value to products and services as your wages rise, and that is by technology." "The Czech Republic has technology. Israel has technology, lots of it," he continued. "Together, we'll have more of it for the betterment of our peoples, and for the prosperity of all." The Prime Minister then addressed the purpose behind the meeting: a discussion of regional issues. "Our goal is prosperity, peace and security," he said. "That's a difficult order in the Middle East which sees states collapsing before our eyes." "Syria no longer exists; Iraq no longer exists; Libya no longer exists;
Yemen no longer exists," he continued. "And every one of those places that collapses sees the emergence of militant Islam, either the Shi'ite variety led by Iran or the Sunni variety at the moment led by Daesh, by ISIS, and of course with its Sunni competitors." "In this environment, Israel wants to achieve a durable peace," he declared. "This peace means that we do not want to see a repetition of what happened in Gaza, what happened in Lebanon." "We left Lebanon - Hezbollah came in. We left Gaza - Hamas came in. Both are supported by Iran." "We cannot afford to have that happen a third time," he warned. "But we don't want a single unitary state. We want two states for two peoples: a Jewish state, a Jewish nation state - Israel, living in peace with a demilitarized Palestinian state." Netanyahu noted, however, that the current situation does not engender that vision. "Unfortunately, the Palestinians don't negotiate," he said. "They ran away from negotiations. They ran away from [former Prime Ministers Ehud] Barak; they ran away from [Ariel] Sharon; they ran away from [Ehud] Olmert; they ran away from me." This, he said, is intentional. "It's a perfect trap, Foreign Minister," he said. "What they do is they refuse to negotiate, refuse to deal with the framework of John Kerry, in the White House, run to Hamas, which calls for our destruction, go to the UN and try to get sanctions on Israel." "They refuse to negotiate and then try to get boycotts on Israel for there not being negotiations which they refuse to enter," he added. "Catch 22." "And Israel is being blamed. There is talk of labeling products on Israel, there's talk of UN Security Council resolution demands on Israel. This will push peace further and further back. Because why should the Palestinians negotiate when the UN will give them everything without negotiations?" "I think this cycle has to be stopped," Netanyahu urged. "I think we have to get back to direct negotiations without preconditions. I think it's important that the international community stop giving the Palestinians a free pass. They're engaging in BDS, which calls for the elimination of Israel." Netanyahu rejected any arguments legitimizing the boycott, divestment,
and sanctions (BDS) movement. "People tell me, you know, the BDS movement really wants, all they want to do is get Israel back to the '67 borders," he stated. "Well, here's what one of the leaders of the BDS says: 'The real aim of BDS is to bring down the State of Israel. Justice and freedom for the Palestinians are incompatible with the existence of the State of Israel.'" "BDS tries to conceal this bigoted agenda behind an elaborate smokescreen, and they exploit the language of human rights while they deny the right of the Jewish people to independence and sovereignty," he continued. "And I think this lie has to be exposed for what it is. It's a rejectionist extremist Palestinian position in which there is no room for Israel in any borders." He then turned to Zaorálek directly. "I know, Foreign Minister, that you stand with me in opposition to this extremist agenda," he said. "I want you to know that we are committed to a solution of two states for two peoples." "We are committed to negotiations. It's about time that the focus was placed on the Palestinians and they should be told: 'Are you committed to a solution of two states for two peoples? Are you committed to open-ended negotiations, that is, without preconditions? Are you committed to peace?'" "We are committed to peace. We hope they will be too. And if we negotiate we might actually get it." "I look forward to discussing these and many other issues," he concluded.
The Saudis are ready to go nuclear - Con Coughlin - http://www.telegraph.co.uk The kingdom's ambassador to London tells the Telegraph that 'all options are on the table' if talks fail to keep Iran in check Since its creation 85 years ago, Saudi Arabia has acquired a reputation as a country that tries to avoid confrontation with its neighbors at all costs.
During the long war between Iran and Iraq during the 1980s the Saudis desperately sought to preserve their neutrality, even if Riyadh's sympathies lay with its fellow Sunni co-religionists in Iraq rather than the Shi'ite Muslim hardliners running Iran. Similarly, Saudi Arabia's involvement in the two Gulf wars against Saddam Hussein was kept to a minimum. Saudi warplanes made a modest contribution to the overall air campaign during the 1991 liberation of Kuwait, while Riyadh steadfastly refused to involve itself in the 2003 Iraq war. In other conflicts affecting the region, such as the Palestinian intifada, the Saudis have preferred to channel their immense oil wealth in support of Arab allies rather than become directly involved in the strife. But then this year came Saudi Arabia's dramatic military intervention in neighboring Yemen. Saudi warplanes and troops are now involved in a bitter conflict with Iranian-backed rebels from the Houthi religious movement in Yemen. And Saudi Arabia has been confirmed as one of the region's dominant military powers. In the past two years, it has beaten Britain into fourth place in the world's military spending league with a with a defense budget of around 37 billion compared with the UK at around 34 Billion. The military offensive in Yemen has seen Saudi Arabia deploy an estimated 150,000 troops - nearly twice the size of the British Army - while Saudi fighter jets, many of them British-made, have flown thousands of sorties. Now the Saudis have raised the alarming prospect of the Middle East becoming embroiled in a nuclear arms race after the country's blunt warning that "all options are on the table" if Iran fails to resolve the international stand-off over its nuclear program. Prince Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, Saudi Arabia's long-serving ambassador to London, says that for many years the kingdom upheld the policy established by the late King Fahd that Riyadh would not pursue a policy of developing nuclear weapons. "Then it became known that Iran was pursuing a policy that could be shifted to a weapons-of-mass-destruction program," Prince Mohammed explained in an exclusive interview with The Daily Telegraph. "This has changed the whole outlook in the region." Like many in the Arab world and beyond, the Saudis are hoping the current negotiations with Iran on the nuclear issue, being led by US President Barack Obama, will provide assurances that Tehran does not possess the means to build an atom bomb. "We have always expressed our support for resolving the Iranian nuclear
file in a diplomatic way and through negotiation," said Prince Mohammed. "We commend the American president's effort in this regard, provided that any deal reached is watertight and is not the kind of deal that offers Iran a license to continue its destabilizing foreign policies in the region. The proof is in the pudding." Negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 - the US, the UK, France, China and Russia (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council) and Germany - are due to be concluded by the end of this month. Negotiators are pressing Tehran to freeze key elements of its uranium-enrichment cycle - which can be used to produce nuclear warheads - in return for easing the sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy. Despite attempts lasting more than a decade to resolve the issue, Iran has yet to make any significant concessions on its nuclear program. The New York Times reported last week that Tehran's stockpile of nuclear fuel had increased by 20 per cent in the past 18 months. That would make a nonsense of the Obama administration's contention that Iran had frozen its enrichment operations for the duration of the negotiations. Consequently, there are fears in Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states that Mr Obama is more interested in reaching an accommodation with reformists in Iran than in standing by America's traditional allies in the Arab world. Prince Mohammed, who is a senior member of the Saudi ruling family, insists the negotiations must produce serious commitments from Iran not to produce nuclear weapons. "We hope we receive the assurances that guarantee Iran will not pursue this kind of weapon," he said. "But if this does not happen, then all options will be on the table for Saudi Arabia. "Iran's nuclear program poses a direct threat to the entire region and constitutes a major source and incentive for nuclear proliferation across the Middle East, including Israel." Western intelligence agencies believe that the Saudi monarchy paid for up to 60 per cent of Pakistan's nuclear program, in return for the ability to buy warheads for itself at short notice. Any failure by Iran to provide the necessary safeguards by the end of this month could see Riyadh activate that deal, thereby enabling Saudi Arabia to become the Arab world's first nuclear power. And if that were to happen, then many other regional powers, such as Egypt and Turkey, would also attempt to follow suit - a nuclear arms race in the world's most unstable region. Prince Mohammed's comments should serve as a warning to Mr Obama as he briefs other G7 leaders on the Iran talks at this week's summit in Germany.
From Saudi Arabia's perspective, though, Prince Mohammed believes Riyadh has every right to be alarmed at the prospect of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, particularly in the light of its involvement in supporting the Houthis to overthrow Yemen's government. "The Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, set about taking over Sanaa and then attempting to takeover Aden," he said. "The reason air strikes became necessary was to reverse that advance and keep the road open for a political solution. "All the evidence supports the fact that Iran is using the Houthis as warring agents for them to transform Yemen into a springboard for the delusional hegemonic designs in the Arab world." He played down suggestions that, equipped with its new military might, his country had its own plans for regional domination. "Saudi Arabia does not have the same ambitions for the region as others do," he said in a reference to Iran. "All we care for is the preservation of our stability and security, and that of the Arab and Muslim worlds." The ambassador also expressed his concern about suggestions that Britain was playing a less prominent role in world affairs. Last week Ashton Carter, the US defense secretary, warned against what he called Britain's "disengagement" from world affairs in the wake of the recent defense cuts. Prince Mohammed warned that this could have negative repercussions, particularly in the Middle East. "The perception that Britain is withdrawing from the international stage could have a negative impact," he said. "Britain has played a historical role in the region due to its colonial past. It knows the Arab world very well and it can still have a pivotal positive role. To see a country like Britain no longer playing a central role in the region will have ramifications that are not positive."
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Nearing Midnight: Metastasizing Wickedness - Terry James - http://www.raptureready.com/rap16.html Spreading of cancer throughout the body is termed metastasis. Indeed, medical science has it that 90 percent of fatalities from cancer is the result of metastasis rather than from the original tumor. It is a most dreadful diagnosis, and one that evokes many emotions in the victim, family and friends. We have all been touched in one way or the other by such diagnoses and prognoses. We will use the analogy for the moment that should make our environment-worshipping, progressive (liberal) friends at least take notice. Planet earth is looked upon by those who see the earth itself as sacred as
a living organism, with body and spirit of its own. Anything that pollutes or disturbs Mother Earth is likened to disease within the human body. Planet earth, in this analogy, for our purpose here, is suffering from a cancerous affliction that has no cure--no humanistic cure, that is. Jesus prophesied that at the time of God's next intervention into the affairs of mankind, in terms of catastrophism, the earth would be in about the same condition as the planet was at the moment when the flood of Noah's day began. Jesus named the sorts of everyday things that would be taking place at the time. People would be buying, selling, planting, building, and marrying-doing all of the normal things most of the world does today. But, the very fact that Jesus used the Noah's day reference makes the Bible student ask: What caused God to then intervene in such a traumatic way as to destroy the whole world? The answer is found in the following scriptural explanation. And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them."(Genesis 6: 5-7) Jesus foretold that in that future day when God next intervenes catastrophically, judgment would again begin to fall just like on the very day Noah and his seven family members were shut safely in the ark. The cause of that earlier destruction was that wickedness and violence filled the whole earth, and the thoughts of man were only on evil continually. We flash forward to the time described by the prophet Zechariah. He prophesies a most fascinating future occurrence an angel gave him to record. Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven. Then said I to
the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base. (Zechariah 5:5-11) The prophet, in his vision of the end of days, was doubtless astounded as he saw the strange birds, the big pot made of lead, and the terrible mixture that was thrown into the pot before they lifted off. Where were they flying with this ephah?...And, why?... The most interesting thing to me is that the angel says the following first, in answer. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth... The wickedness in that heavy pot, the angel was revealing, was exactly the same as was all over the world. We know this was the angel's assessment, because of the verse that followed two verses later. And he said, This is wickedness. But, where were the storks going with this ephah full of wickedness that now had metastasized throughout the earth? I contend they were taking the greatest concentration to the very place in--again to help our environmentally sensitive friends understand-- to planet earth's most vital organ. We will call it the heart of the earth --to the cradle of civilization, for our anthropological, scientific friends. The storks were flying the pot full of absolute wickedness back to the area called Shinar. This, of course, is the area of the Middle East most associated with the Tower of Babel in Genesis chapter 11. That is the general area where this earth-system --the Babylonian system--will meet its end. This wickedness will cause the death of this present world system. The disease of sin and the wickedness it has produced since God's last catastrophic intervention into mankind's history are more virulent than any cancer that has ever afflicted man. Only the Great Physician --God --the Lord Jesus Christ-- can cure the disease. And, the surgery required will be very radical indeed. it will take place at Armageddon, then at the follow-up judgment of the sheep and goats of Matthew chapter 25. When we consider where the most violent place on earth is at present, can there be any doubt that the storks have already flown with their concentrated ephah of wickedness and violence? Do the names of ISIS, Iraq, Iran (Persia) Syria, Damascus--Babylon, itself, sound familiar? The whole planet is deathly ill with the already metastasized cancer of
wickedness. Rather it is the planet's inhabitants that suffer with the sin that has reached the terminal point. Thankfully, although the cure will be painful, God is about to begin the supernatural surgery only He can perform. He will first remove the only good as seen through His holy eyes--the Church--the born-again believers in His Son, Jesus Christ. The radical operation will then begin, during the era called Tribulation. It should seem to even the casual observer that the surgery is needed sooner rather than later. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Why Is The Army Hiring People To Provide 'Emergency Support To Disaster Stricken Areas Throughout The US'? - By Michael Snyder -http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/why-is-the-army-hiring-people-to-provide-emergency-support-to-disaster-stricken-areas-throughout-the-us Does the Army expect that there will soon be "disaster stricken" areas all over the country? As you will see in this article, a job advertisement has been posted on a federal website seeking workers that "will provide emergency support to disaster stricken areas throughout the US". This was originally reported by Shepard Ambellas of Intellihub, but it is not receiving nearly as much attention as it perhaps should. What parts of the nation does the U.S. Army believe will soon be "disaster stricken"? By itself, this job ad wouldn't be raising that many eyebrows, but when you combine this with the unusual number of "military training exercises" that are taking place all around the country and with the very strange movements of military equipment that have been reported recently, it gives the appearance that the U.S. military is feverishly making preparations for something big. You can find the job advertisement that I mentioned above right here. The following is an excerpt from that job posting...
Employees occupying these positions will provide emergency support to disaster stricken areas throughout the US. Employees must pass a stringent medical screening and be prepared to live and work in extremely austere conditions. Work schedule will initially be arduous, with much overtime. Sleeping arrangements may be limited to using a sleeping bag or in the vehicle used to move from location to location. The duty station for pay purposes for these positions is Kennewick, WA with possible 75% or Greater Business Travel in various locations throughout the US. Provides emergency support to disaster stricken areas throughout the US. The duty station for pay purposes for these positions is Kennewick, WA. On the surface, this ad could certainly be interpreted quite a number of different ways. And maybe there is nothing strange about this ad at all. But the reason why it is raising so many eyebrows is because of the overall context of what is happening right now. An unusual number of large scale military exercises are being held all over America in 2015. In the alternative media, most of the focus has been on the upcoming Jade Helm exercise, but that is only one of many that are being conducted. And sometimes, local residents are not even being warned in advance that a major exercise is going to be held in their community. This was certainly the case with one that took place in Flint, Michigan recently... It was a peaceful afternoon, and then residents said it seemingly turned hostile. "I was standing there, and all of a sudden, boom!" Jean Glenn said. "I mean it was loud, it blew up the whole sky or whatever, it was like four or five big bangs," Annette Humphrey said. Explosions you'd expect in a war zone echoed through Flint. People's homes shook and those inside were caught off-guard. It all went down Tuesday at the shuttered Lowell Junior High on the city's east side. Even though the people living there knew nothing about it until they were caught off guard by the very loud explosions, it turns out that the Army had been planning the exercise for at least six months, and it was all part of a much larger exercise being conducted all over the country... Flint's spokesman Jason Lorenz said the city has been in talks with the
Army for six months now about using parts of the city. This is part of a joint exercise being carried out across the United States. Yes, holding military exercises in U.S. cities is certainly nothing new. But in 2015 it appears that we are witnessing an unprecedented amount of activity. It is almost as if preparations are being made for some really big event. A recent Intellihub article summarized some of the things that we have been witnessing lately... *On March 13th, Intellihub founder Shepard Ambellas detailed photos and documentation of nearly 40 U.S. Army soldiers, wielding training rifles and dressed in full combat gear, participating in an urban warfare style training drill just outside the Texarkana Regional Airport perimeter.*In the middle of April, a report out of Big Springs, Texas revealed that a train full of military equipment and over a dozen helicopters had arrived in the town ahead of Jade Helm 2015.*Photographs taken in Corona, California a few days later added to the Jade Helm speculation after they showed a MRAP full of what looked to be U.S. Marines driving down the 1-15 freeway. "In broad daylight with not a care in the world"*On April 24th a shocking report on Intellihub News detailed armed troops seen confronting angry protesters in a "professional news package"of riot control training released by the military*"A massive buildup, a lot of movement and its undeniable at this point," read the headline on April 25th after a convoy was seen in Oroville, California that stretched as far as the eye could see.*Moving into May, photographs taken in Indiana showed a massive military convoy heading down the freeway. The photos, taken by a concerned citizen, show the convoy heading west on I-70 for reasons unknown.*Two days later, video footage, this time out of Texarkana, Arkansas, highlighted a convoy of Humvees driving down the highway as well as a trainload of military vehicles that was seen shortly after.*In mid May, Intellihub reporter Alex Thomas published a detailed report that confirmed that the military was indeed training to take on the American people, this time in the form of domestic house to house raids.*The next day a new report, also by Alex Thomas, proved that Marines were actually practicing for the internment of American citizens.*On May 18th, a train full of hundreds of military Humvees was spotted, further revealing the increased military buildup across the country leading into Jade Helm 2015. The train was heading towards Cleveland for unknown reasons although a possible connection to planned upcoming protests had been mentioned.*This past week a massive military war game simulation called Raider Focus was announced. The war game will include the largest military convoy seen on the roads of Colorado since World War II.*On may 23th, Intellihub News reported on pictures sent to ANP that show
a 1/4 mile long military train convoy near the Colorado Wyoming border.*Finally, a report published this week detailed a stunning propaganda move by the military involving a New Jersey school and the worship of the military on the streets of America. "As parents, teachers, and students looked on with joy, Marines from the Special-Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force landed helicopters on the baseball diamond of a New Jersey school." Is all of this activity building up to something big? Do those at the top of the food chain anticipate that some very unusual event will happen later this year? I wish that I had all the answers. But without a doubt, all of this military activity around the nation seems quite unusual. And of course if the purpose for all of this activity is to prepare for some big event that is coming, they are not going to tell us in advance anyway. So what do you think is going on?
Good News for times such as these - Bill Wilson - www.dailyjot.com With all the bad news in the headlines, I often receive emails asking about how to cope with stress and anger over the condition of the economy and the moral condition of the nation. Many are out of work and cannot find jobs. Interesting that with all the government programs, many do not qualify to even receive help for food or other essentials. A couple people have written saying that they visited all the churches in their area, and none would help them--this truly speaks to the condition of our nation. Still others are stressed over the non-ending wars and nation-building, the police state, the gloomy economy, the specter of homosexual marriage, and other declining issues of morality. How do we cope, they ask? I have been writing about current events from a Biblical world view nearly every day for 13 years and six months. The news has not improved. At one time, prophetically inspired events occurred once every couple of weeks. Now, there seem to be several per day. Time is truly accelerating. I have often written that we cannot stop the march of prophecy, but we can
determine our place in it. Certainly, my study of the end times suggests that things are not going to get better the closer we get to the return of Christ. I believe that the Lord has allowed my wife and I to experience very, very difficult times in the recent past to prepare us for the days ahead and to assist others as we experience those days. The Holy Scriptures are the best means to cope. In them, you will find tremendous wisdom and solace. While reading them regularly, you will grow closer in your relationship with God. For my wife, during her long and death-defying illness, Psalms gave her hope and comfort. The other day I was feeling the need to hear from my Father in heaven. I picked up my Bible and just thumbed through some pages. The one I settled on for no particular reason happened to be Ecclesiastes 3. This is the chapter where Solomon says there is a season for all things. Most know of these verses, but we are not quite so familiar with the ones that immediately follow. My eyes zoomed in on Verses 11-13: "He (God) has made everything suited to its time; also he has given human beings an awareness of eternity; but in such a way that they can't fully comprehend, from beginning to end, the things God does. I know that there is nothing better for them to do than to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live. Still, the fact that everyone can eat and drink and enjoy the good that results from all his work, is a gift of God." This connected with my spirit. The gift of life is from God and we should enjoy it no matter what is going on around us. Let's not focus on the negatives, but rather on the gift of life and salvation. Jesus came that we might have life and have it abundantly. That's good news we can count on!
Daily Devotion: Set a Prisoner Free - Greg Laurie - www.harvest.org Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. -Romans 12:17 We have all been hurt at one time or another in our lives. Someone may have wronged us, mistreated us, or slandered us. We didn't deserve it; we were innocent. So we think, I will never forgive them.
We need to forgive them. Even if we don't want to, we need to. Why? Because Bible commands us to forgive. Ephesians 4:32 says, "And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." And Colossians 3:13 tells us, "Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do." In what we call the Lord's Prayer, Jesus taught, "In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors" (Matthew 6:9-12). And think about this for a moment: we need to forgive for our own sake. Why? Because it tears us up inside. It also turns us into mean, bitter people who are no fun to hang around. All we want to do is talk about what happened to us and how these people hurt us. It is changes us for the worse. We need to forgive. When you forgive someone, you set a prisoner free: yourself. Forgiven people need to be forgiving people. And if you are not willing to forgive someone else, then I have to wonder whether you understand what God has done for you. We don't deserve forgiveness. Yet God, in His mercy, forgave all our sins. And there is no greater example of forgiveness than Christ himself hanging on the cross.
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Jerusalem: A Trembling Cup Unto All Nations - A. V. Rauf - http://bibleprophecyfortoday.com/2015/06/05/jerusalem-a-trembling-cup-unto-all-nations/ Zechariah 12:1-10-The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.trembling cup Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the Lord of hosts their God. In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem. The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not
magnify themselves against Judah. In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them. And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 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. The rebirth of the nation of Israel and the quest to establish Jerusalem as its capital has always been at the center of conflict between the Jews and the Arab-Islamic world. In all land negotiations that have been attempted notice that it was not the West Bank or Gaza or even the Golan Heights that have been the central point of contention. The issue has always been and ultimately will be the final status of Jerusalem. Of much importance is also the issue of the Temple Mount as well. Revelation 11:1-2-And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. As ironic as this may sound, historically, Jews and Arabs are both descendants of Abraham and are like estranged brothers who one day will reconcile in the Millennium. It also can be proven that it wasn't until the rebirth of the Nation of Israel that Islamic religious leaders began to popularize the claim that Jerusalem was the third most holiest site to the Muslims. The holy cities for Islam have always been Mecca and Medina. Ultimately, once the Jews returned to their homeland, it was since then that the battle for Jerusalem really began and it will ultimately end with the return of the LORD Jesus Christ. Just as Islam on the basis of its religion is attempting to lay both political and religious claim to Jerusalem, so has the papacy ever since the Middle Ages. Lately, there has been speculation in that there has been an acceleration in the pope's plans to move the entire Vatican to the city of Jerusalem, and that moving the Vatican to Jerusalem is imminent. Over the past decade the Vatican has been in negotiations with the government of Israel to obtain land in Jerusalem upon which to build a second Vatican.
Why in Jerusalem you ask? The Word of God explicitly and repeatedly states that Jerusalem is the city chosen by God from which He will rule the world. So what man on earth today claims to be "The Vicar of Christ;" or in other words, the very embodiment of Christ upon the earth? It is being reported that these negotiations between the Vatican and Israel were approved by the Israeli government back in 2012, or perhaps longer, and construction has been going on ever since. Now the residence of the Pope; the Papal "palace," and other buildings for the second Vatican are complete or nearly so. Where is this construction taking place? On Mt. Zion!!! Again, lets not forget that principalities operate through personalities. According to the New Testament it is in Jerusalem where Satan suffered his greatest defeat with the resurrection of Jesus Christ and it is right here where he will receive his final defeat. In the following Psalm the city of David is also referred to as Mt. Zion and it is on the sides of the North: Psalm 48:1-2-Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. Notice where Satan wants to establish his throne....... Isaiah 14:5-14 --The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
With all this talk about the building of the third temple as well as the recent rehearsals of the Feast of Passover and First-fruits (please see the following posts: http://bibleprophecyfortoday.com/2015/05/28/the-stage-is-being-set-is-anybody-paying-attention/ and http://bibleprophecyfortoday.com/2015/04/14/does-the-building-of-the-third-temple-seem-to-be-drawing-closer/ Now let us also keep in mind that the Anti-Christ will ultimately sit in the temple of God in Jerusalem, on the sides of the north, and proclaim that he is God: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-6-Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. Now notice the rest of the chapter and also pay attention to the prophesied destruction of "The Assyrian," This happens to be one of many allusions to the Anti-Christ. (Please see the following post: http://bibleprophecyfortoday.com/2015/05/06/anti-christ-and-the-assyrian-connection/ ) Isaiah 14:15-27-Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, everyone in his own house. But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcass trodden under feet. Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord. I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts. The Lord of hosts hath
sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? Currently, there happen to be not one but two Jewish religious academies known as yeshivas, in Jerusalem and dedicated to the resurrection of a Levitical priesthood conducting the training of student rabbis with Levitical names (i.e. "Levi," Cohen," "Segal," etc.) to literally officiate a reastablished sacrificial system. The amazing facty about Bible prophecy is that what God spoke ages ago in His Holy Writ, is literally coming to pass before our very eyes, word by word: Isaiah 46:9-10-Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Ladies and gentlemen, the Rapture is not too far off.......It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when and from the way things are setting up like Bob Dylan would say, folks we are literally: Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's door!!!!!
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