Edition 74. 29th March 2011
In this edition:
●The identity of the nations in World War Three
●News snippets
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News snippets:
●The imposition of the no-fly zone on Libya and accompanying military enforcing of it will cause other Arab nations in the region to realise that they too will have a big force on their side. This will make the ongoing revolutions a lot easier for the one side and a lot harder for the rulers to keep the genie in the bottle!
As I've said before the big thing to watch right now in relation to the fast moving Middle East situation is Israel. The moment Israel gets drawn into the fray...we will have the potential for World War Three.
The other big thing to watch is who is waiting in the wings, ready to fill the power vacuum in these nations. The Muslim Brotherhood and their friends, Al-Qaida are wanting to rule and bring in Sharia law in these nations.
A power vacuum is a dangerous thing. It could (and most probably will) be filled by new leaders who will collectively come against Israel, fulfilling their prophetic role.
The fast changing Middle East situation is no series of coincidences.
●Palestinians call for a new intifada against Israel:
Some are calling the recent uprisings in the Middle east the "Facebook revolution." There is no doubt that the power of social media is now a significant worldwide force that conventional politics and military forces can't control or get their hands on. This new Facebook launched intifada is due to begin on the 15th of May. Of course we know that "Satan is the god of this world" and therefore the real force behind this and other attacks on Israel. I do support the effort to close down this Facebook presence. Press freedom does have limits especially when it calls for the mass murder of people.
●International billionaire, financier and market investor George Soros is spending $50 million to host a huge new international effort to set up a global new order and to reform the world currency system.
There will be 200 academics, business and government leaders at the event from the 8th to 11th April.
Amazingly it will be at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, the site of the original Bretton Woods conference, which in 1944 formed the current global financial system and formed the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
This event is a step in the direction of prophetic fulfilment. It's part of the process leading to a one-world currency and government. This is man's attempt to bring in global control and world peace. It is sponsored by Satan.
●Europe is again teetering on the edge of another huge financial and credit crisis. We could soon see a shakeup that will result in the EU fulfilling its fateful prophetic destination.
The identity of the nations in World War Three
The unravelling and fast changing Middle East situation is the beginning of the stage being set for war.
Obadiah 1:15 "For the day of the Lord upon all nations is near; as you have done, it shall be done to you. Your reprisal shall fall upon your own head."
Obadiah 1: 3-4"The pride of your heart has deceived you (Edom), you who dwell in the clefts of the rocks, whose habitation is high; who say in your heart, 'Who will bring me down to the ground?"...From there I will bring you down says the Lord."
Obadiah 1:10 "For your violence against your brother Jacob (Israel), shame shall cover you and you shall be cut off forever."
The Edomites were the descendants of Esau and the Israelites were descendants of Jacob, but both came from the same father. This is where the Arab jealousy and enmity started.
The above verses speak of the ultimate destruction of the Arab nations who come against Israel, but included in this is "all nations" Add to this Zechariah 12:3 "It shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces though all nations of the earth are gathered against it."
The nations hate Israel because they hate God and His soon coming Messiah. Israel's rebirth is proof of the truth of God's prophetic word.
All nations of the earth will eventually be gathered against Israel and Jerusalem. This isn't far off is it? But it's the Islamic Arab nations that are the champion haters of Israel.
All nations of the world will gather against Israel at Armageddon, but a huge international force will also be gathered against Israel in what we could call the Third World War. This is well before Armageddon and should not be confused with it.
Here are some Arab nations of the Middle East and some details about them and their relationship with Israel.
Syria has a single party authoritarian government which is a classical Islamic dictatorship under the rule of a long standing family dynasty, currently led by Bashar al- Assad. The country is violently anti-Israel and pro- Iran.
Iran is an Islamic republic ruled by a single supreme leader / tyrant. Ahmadinejad has a Messianic complex believing that he has to prepare the way for the coming Mahdi (Islamic Messiah) by ridding the world of Jews. His mother is a direct descendant of Muhammad. Iran is a huge country with a huge military machine. It hates Israel.
Saudi Arabia is an absolute Islamic monarchy. It is the largest oil producer in the region. It is pro-West and has a tolerable relationship with Israel. It has big divisions and antagonisms between its own mix of Shiite and Sunni Muslims. Both want control of the state's oil wealth. Saudi Arabia despises Iran with its majority Shia population.
Yemen is a so-called Islamic presidential democracy, but tyrannical and essentially a dictatorship. It is one of the homes of Al Qaeda. It controls the vital oil and general trade route called the "gate of tears"
Bahrain is an Islamic democracy which is pro West and soft towards Israel. It is the home of the vital US 5th Fleet, which has for many years been seen as some sort of stabilising force in the region. It has big internal divisions.
Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with very limited democracy. Jordan has an active working peace treaty with Israel and is pro-West. The queen is beautiful. Many prophecies speak of Amman which was and still is the capital of Jordan. The people of Moab are also identified as those of Jordan. Biblical Elam is also modern day Jordan. At the end of the day, Jordan will come against Israel.
Pakistan is a so-called democratic republic. It is in chaos with the corrupt government teetering on the edge. It is a nuclear state. It is pro-West and tolerates Israel. It is home to the violent Jew-hating Taliban, who want to gain control of the country and it's nukes.
Lebanon was a democracy but recent events have seen the overthrow of the pro-West, government. It is now run by Hezbollah which hates Israel.
The Philistines or people of Philistia originally settled in what is today called Gaza, in the south west of Israel. Phistinos is also the root of the word Palestinian, and could be interpreted to include the so-called Palestinians in a larger sense.
Ishmaelites: Descendants of Ishmael who prophetically speak of the whole Arab world of which 95% are Islamic.
Many Muslims now believe that Jesus did rise bodily, but was not crucified. They believe that Jesus will return again with their soon coming Muslim Machdi. They believe that Jesus will return as a servant of Mohammad.
It's important to know that Iran's Ahmadinejad, whose mother is a direct descendent of Mohammad, believes that its his duty to prepare the way for the coming Machdi. He must do this by first of all ridding the world of Jews.
The Arab confederacy against Israel
Psalm 83:4-5 "They have said come and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more. For they have consulted together with one counsel and one consent; they form a confederacy against You."
Amos 1:6-8 For the transgressions of Gaza...I will not turn away its punishment...I will send fire on the wall of Gaza...and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish says the Lord."
Obadiah 1:13 "You should not have entered the gate of My people (Israel) in the day of their calamity. Indeed you should not have gazed upon their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity."
Ezekiel 35:5-6 Because you have had an ancient hatred, and have shed the blood of the children of Israel by the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, when their iniquity came to an end, therefore as I live says the Lord God, "I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you."
Ezekiel 25:15 Thus says the Lord God: Because the Philistines (Palestinians) dealt vengefully and took vengeance with a spiteful heart, to destroy because of the old hatred, therefore I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines and I will cut them off..."
The above verses are staggering indeed. They point to coming war. They identify the time period of this war. It will be in the era when Israel is in calamity and her iniquity comes to an end. We are at the start of this period now.
The above verses indicate that one of the reasons for the attacks on Israel will be for get hold of their "substance."
The identity of the nations of World War Three:
Ezekiel 38 and 39 speak of the soon coming monumental war in which many Arab nations are joined by some non-Arab nations to attack Israel. They come to take a "spoil"
It is generally referred to as the war of Gog and Magog and should not be confused with Armageddon. Gog and Magog is used in reference to Armageddon in the Revelation, but there it is used in type. The two wars are vastly different in their character, length and outcome.
We can identify the nations by looking at an ancient Biblical map and simply overlaying the modern map with current names over it.
Gog and Magog are present day Russia.
The Kings of the East: This would be a confederacy of eastern nations. They are led by an army of 200 million. China today has an army that size. China is also identified by the word Shino meaning "stem of bamboo."
England, the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia and a few others are found in the term "The merchants of Tarshish and the young lions" This was a city in what is Spain today, which traded with the England. England has as its symbol a lion. The young lions could be identified as the commonwealth countries, mentioned above. These nations are identified as allies of Israel in this war. Today these nations are friends of Israel, if only just!
The map below identifies some of the nations of Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39.
The reasons behind much of the rioting in the Arab world today is for a better deal. They want an end to tyranny dictatorship and corruption. The majority of the people of these nations have been left impoverished. Right next door to these Arab nations is Israel, which is seeing bumper crops. New big gas finds have just occurred. Israel's techno-driven agricultural industry produces 95% of their own needs, with much being exported.
Of course, central to this big attack on Israel will be the "eternal hatred" of the Arab / Islamic world.
It's worth noting that the southern states of Russia are all Islamic now.
The current events in the Middle East have not yet brought Israel into the fray. This will happen soon.
The Christian confederacy against Israel.
Most of the modern church embraces replacement theology, which is actually a more respectable name for anti-Semitism. It essentially replaces Israel with the church and believes that God has finished with Israel. Most of these churches support the Palestinian's (erroneous) view that the land of Israel belong to them. When the pressure is really on these churches will side fully with Satan and his "roadmap to peace". It will bring war.
The greatest danger facing the church is deception. Isn't it interesting that when asked by His disciples what would be the signs of His coming, Yeshua / Jesus warns five times on deception in that single discourse (The Olivet discourse). There are a number of ways believers can get deceived.
Those with a problem with God are in danger of deception. Those with a lack of Spirit led Biblical knowledge are in danger. Those who've given themselves to false teachers are in great danger. Those in love with the world and it's ways are in danger.
The problem with deception is that it doesn't stay constant. It grows. The problem with deception is that because it's Satan's work, it will lead you to fulfil his purposes.
Satan's great plan and purpose today is to deceive the world into thinking that God has finished with Israel, Jerusalem and the Jews. This is all key in the coming of Messiah.
Satan has been very effective in transforming the church and its mission, but where did Christian anti-Semitism begin?
The Constantine creed is by default the creed of most Christians. It was also called the first council of Nicea. It is your creed unless you have rejected it.
This creed is the root of all Christian anti-Semitism. It began in the heart of Satan, was consolidated in the evil emperors of Rome and then further entrenched by Constantine and the Roman Catholic church. This abomination-creed has been adopted by other protestant churches in the sense that it has never been rejected by them.
This creed was the root of the murder of millions of Jews by the Catholics in the inquisitions. It is the root of the anti-Semitic, Jew hating writings of Martin Luther and Calvin. It is the root of the Holocaust and will be the root of the coming anti-Semitic moves by the a large part of the church as it spearheads the world's final assault on Israel.
All false doctrine will eventually lead to an end planned by Satan himself. It may take time, but it will get you shipwrecked!
The Constantine Creed of the year 325: (extracts)
"I renounce all customs, rites, legalisms, unleavened breads and sacrifices of lambs of the Hebrews, and all other feasts of the Hebrews...and Sabbaths. I renounce absolutely everything Jewish...I will not eat with Jews or feasting with them. I renounce everything Jewish."
"Furthermore, any follower of the Jewish Messiah may not have communion with us. "
"I accept the customs, rites, legalisms and feasts of the Romans including the new Sabbath."
There is much more to the creed and others like it, but the main point is that this creed openly comes against the Jews, changes the Sabbath, denies the Biblical feasts of the Lord, and enforces the many idolatrous practices of the church.
The creed replaces truth with error. It is the root of replacement theology and anti-Semitism.
It is the work of Satan
Remember that Satan has always tried to come against God's work. He tried to destroy the children of Israel many times. He tried to destroy our Messiah shortly after He was born. He tried to destroy Israel in the Second World War and will try it again.
This creed is the root of replacement theology practiced by the majority of the modern church. Replacement theology in a nutshell replaces Israel with the church.
The Constantine creed gives Satan a legal way into your heart to bring in deception, particularly in relation to Israel.
●●● I encourage you to go before our Lord in prayer and to cut, break, sever and renounce the Constantine creed and all pagan Jew hating practises of the church.
Be very aware that God's word will not fail...none of it. The prophetic word will endure and come through exactly as it says. You can, like many Christians exalt yourself and your ways above God and His, but you will be destroyed.
Nobody is capable of derailing God's word.
We are now in times of dramatic prophetic fulfilment...you had better be on God's side!
Summary:
The world hates God and His exclusive ways. It hates God's Messiah and His works. The Arab world is in the same boat. The Bible reveals that these two together form a dangerous confederacy against Israel. This is Satan's work of trying to derail God's work and word.
A large part of the church will spearhead the work of Satan in coming against Israel. This all started a long time ago. The church has not learnt its lesson! There are major spiritual forces at work here. We all need to be aware that this is essentially a spiritual conflict. We need to be protected with the full armour of God. We need the gifts of the Spirit to lead us and keep us in the truth.
Jeremiah 30:11 "For I am with you says the Lord, to save you; though I make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you, yet I will not make a complete end of you, but I will correct you in justice, and not let you go altogether unpunished."
Jeremiah 30:16 "All who devour you shall be devoured and all your adversaries, every one of them shall go into captivity; Those who plunder you shall become plunder, and all who prey upon you, I will make a prey. For I will restore your health to you and heal your wounds says the Lord, because they called you an outcast saying; "This is Zion; No one seeks her."
Heaven or hell:
Old man peering from the darkness...your life is just about over. Have you made right our Messiah. If so, before you is eternal light. If not before you is eternal darkness! Even now, it's not too late to change your course and follow the Light. Amazingly the Bible declares that you can "redeem the time" That means buy back the time the devil has stolen from you!
Young kids, the window to God is before you. You can chose to follow the ways of your traditions or ancestors or you can chose to say yes to the prompting of the living God in your hearts. You do need to make the choice. Nobody lands in heaven or hell by accident!
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Here is a painting by Mikhail Turovsky. He is Ukrainian Jew now resident in the US. His father was killed in the Nazi Holocaust. This led to him to do many paintings depicting the inhumanity of that time. The second Holocaust is coming soon!
Kind regards and many blessings...Shalom and grow in grace!
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