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Anarchy Opens Door for Iran

2011-02-27T07:10:00.003-06:00

The overthrow of the Mubarak regime has left a vacuum in Egypt, and anarchy has left the door wide open for Mahmoud Ahmadenijad to move in.

From the Jerusalem Post:
Iran is working to bolster its weapons-smuggling infrastructure in the Sinai Peninsula as anarchy continues to prevail in Egypt following the toppling of the Mubarak regime earlier this month.
According to information obtained by Israel, Iran has been working to build new infrastructure in the Sinai that can be used to smuggle advanced weaponry in large quantities into the Gaza Strip.
“Iran wants to take advantage of the current anarchy in Egypt and establish a stronger foothold in Gaza,” a senior defense official said. “They are building new capabilities, upgrading smuggling mechanisms and studying the new military presence there to see how it will affect them.”
While weapons have been regularly smuggled into Gaza even before Mubarak’s resignation, the Egyptian security forces were working to crack down on the smuggling efforts by building an underground steel wall and by using American tunnel-detection technology.
One known smuggling route for Iranian weapons to Hamas begins in Sudan or Eritrea where ships unload weaponry, which is then loaded onto trucks that travel up through Sudan and Egypt until they arrive at the Gaza-Egypt border. The weaponry is then smuggled into Gaza via one of the hundreds of tunnels along the Philadelphi Corridor.

In addition the concern about an increase in smuggling, Israel also fears that the Sinai will turn into a launch pad for attacks into Israel.

Biblically, these fears expressed by Israel fall right into line with prophecy.

The Egyptian Sinai (part of Solomon's Kingdom) is listed with Gaza and the other countries bordering Israel as being the launch pad for an attempt to annihilate the Jews and retake the land. In other words, the confrontation of Psalm 83 draws ever closer.

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This is NOT Democratic Unrest

2011-02-26T08:14:00.003-06:00

The current wave of revolution began in Tunisia. The protests were led by women who wanted a bigger piece of political power. It was the closest thing to a democratic revolution in the waves of unrest sweeping North Africa and the Middle East.

Egypt's idealistic youth began the next wave, joined by Christians and Muslims alike. What started as an attempt to bring democratic reforms and oust dictator Mubarak has turned into an elective takeover by the Muslim Brotherhood.

Every ensuing protest movement has taken on the sinister. Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, Dubai, and Libya....all are being instigated and fueled by Iranian backed Shi'ite movements. Each of those governments is ruled by Sunni Muslims. The two sects are quite different, especially in their eschatology. Both can be extremely violent. Both believe in Jihad of one level or another.

Now, it is beginning in Saudi Arabia.

This just in from Debkafile.

Thursday night, Feb. 24, saw the first signs of unrest in Saudi Arabia with demonstrations by young people demanding reforms of the kingdom's system of government and by Shiites living and working in the kingdom's oil-rich eastern regions. They demonstrated at Awwamiya in Qatif in solidarity with the protests in Libya and Bahrain. They also demanded the release of detainees rounded up by Saudi security authorities among the two million Shiites living and working in the main oil centers of Saudi Arabia to nip potential unrest in the bud.

Friday, in the Red Sea town of Jeddah in the west, a group calling itself "Jeddah Youth for Change staged a demonstration.

The slightest sign of unrest in Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, is bound to affect the price of oil. Iran is the biggest beneficiary of soaring prices. Day after day, as Arab capitals are beset by popular turbulence, Tehran is watching the damage caused its economy by international sanctions shrinking.

However one looks at the situation in the Middle East, it is certain now that the world is in for a roller coaster ride to trouble.

GAS prices could very quickly go through the roof.

The nations that surround Israel WILL eventually fall to radicalism.

Israel will be completely abandoned by the WEST.

The current occupant in the White House will continue to show incredible WEAKNESS.

Jesus will be showing up at any time.

Though the outlook seems bleak, grim, and worrisome, Jehovah is in control, not allah.
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Shrugged Shoulders and Missile Launches

2011-02-25T05:28:00.000-06:00

Most of us who have parented children understand that if you let a kid get away with doing what you have forbidden, he will soon turn and do something worse. Instead of the kid suffering the consequence of his actions, the parent becomes the sufferer.

So it is with Iran!

Just as the two Iranian warships ported in Syria without either Israelis or the American Naval hindrance, Hamas launched two Iranian-made Grad missiles at the Negev cities of Beersheba and Netivot. Thankfully, Israel's warning system sounded the alarm in time for the occupants of the homes that were hit to make it to the bomb shelters in their basements.

After thirty years, the Iranians were allowed to traverse the Suez Canal. They have been allowed to pursue the construction of uranium processing sites. Their building of nuclear plants, and their progress toward developing nuclear weapons has received little more than a slap on the wrist. With yesterday's actions and non-responses, the Iranians have carte blanche to do as they please.

The puzzle remains: Does the Obama administration not understand that Iran's actions are fully founded upon a religious eschatology that seeks the annihilation of Israel and the destruction of America? Does Obama's inaction come from ineptitude, indifference, or collusion? I confess I know not which, but the end result is written in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39.

As an old preacher used to often say, "The Lord knows!"
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A Confessed Radical.....I AM

2011-02-23T09:03:00.003-06:00

<-------Dudes a NUT...that is undeniable. Worse, he is a violent megalomaniac, ready to kill as many of his own people necessary to retain his dictatorship. Many say he will not last out the week. I am not so sure, but even if he does, Libya will not turn to democracy.

A wave of radicalism is sweeping Northern Africa and the Middle East. Shi'ite is battling Sunni. Jihad against Jihad. Radical against Radical. The enemies of Israel are fighting themselves. It is incredible to see.

That is why I believe it is time to stand up and declare, "I am a RADICAL!"

Really, I confess. I am a radical.

Car bombs and sticks of dynamite aside, I am a radical. I won't blow you up. I won't aim a rocket at you. I won't stab you, lie to you, or blow smoke in your face, but I AM a radical.

I follow no Imam, have no Mullah pulling me along by promises of virgins and paradise, and do not listen to the crazy Ayatollah's on religious television.

I follow a King, revealed to the world as a carpenter/itinerant preacher. He was known for his meekness and compassion. He healed and touched and blessed until he dropped, or rather, was tacked to a post and suspended between heaven and earth. He jumped down no well to hide from his enemies. Instead, he stood before the silent, quiet as a lamb to slaughter, and allowed them to humiliate, scourge, and crucify him. That was radical!

I'm a radical because He is a living radical. Risen from the dead! Alive! Seated on the throne awaiting the day when it will be time to say "ENOUGH" to man and his evil.

My radical King is coming soon....he's coming for those he has radically changed! It is written in the Book. It is true.

"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout of command, the voice of an archangel, and the trumpet call of God. And the dead radicals will rise first, and we radicals who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with him in the atmosphere, and so shall we ever be with the Lord."

I AM A RADICAL!

Are you?

The time to make a choice has arrived.

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Two Iranian Warships Enter Suez Canal

2011-02-22T08:12:00.003-06:00

ASSOCIATED PRESS
02/22/2011

CAIRO — Two Iranian naval vessels entered the Suez Canal on Tuesday en route to Syria, officials said, the first time in three decades that Tehran has sent military ships through the strategic waterway.

Canal officials said the ships — a frigate and a supply vessel — are expected to reach the Mediterranean later in the day.

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman made clear last week that the passage was seen a provocation, but Israeli officials had no immediate comment Tuesday.

The canal linking the Red Sea and the Mediterranean enables ships to avoid a lengthy sail around Africa.

The Iranian ships are headed for a training mission in Syria. In Syria, officials at the Iranian embassy said it would mark the first time in years that Iranian warships dock in a Syrian port.

The ships paid about $300,000 in fees for the passage, according to a Maritime agent. The officials all spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly about the matter.

Iran's request to send the warships through the Suez Canal came at a particularly difficult time for Egypt as the nation's new military rulers try to focus on pressing domestic issues, including restoring security after the uprising that ousted longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.

The military rulers apparently had no choice but to grant the ships passage because an international convention regulating shipping says the canal must be open "to every vessel of commerce or of war." Egypt also cannot search naval ships passing through the waterway.

Iranian warships have not passed through the Suez Canal since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Is a confrontation at sea about to happen between Isreal and Iran? The probabilities are climbing.

Poison Behind the Veto

2011-02-21T07:03:00.000-06:00

You could say it's all said and done, and all we are awaiting is the singing of the rotund female vocalist!

The Obama administrations carried through on Saturday with a veto of a UN Security Council draft resolution condemning Israel for settlements in the "occupied" territory...namely the West Bank and Jerusalem.

I need not walk through the three thousand year history in which Jerusalem has been recognized by the world as the Jewish capital. Nor must I go step by step through the scriptures pointing out David's initial conquest of the city and God's proclamations as Jerusalem being the apple of his eye. WE ALL KNOW IT!

Apparently the Obama regime has chosen to ignore what we all know. Behind UN Ambassador Susan Rice's veto of the resolution came some stunning words that show the exact course Obama is on..... to draw Israel into a war so that it will be subdued. Read Rice's own words in exercising the US veto.

"Our opposition to the resolution before this Council today should therefore not be misunderstood to mean we support settlement activity. On the contrary, we reject in the strongest terms the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity. For more than four decades, Israeli settlement activity in territories occupied in 1967 has undermined Israel's security and corroded hopes for peace and stability in the region. Continued settlement activity violates Israel's international commitments, devastates trust between the parties, and threatens the prospects for peace."

Remember, she is talking about Jerusalem. In 1967, when the Arab nations attempted to wipe Israel off the map, the IDF achieved a miraculous victory which included the retaking of Jerusalem. Obama will soon demand that Israel return to the pre 1967 borders and give up Jerusalem to the peace-loving, gentle Arabs so they can worship freely on their holy sites, which of course, they now control completely.

No more Bill O'Reilly styled excuses for what Barack Obama is doing! NO, he doesn't mean well. But lest I become to frustrated with this leadership and slip into the political slime, it is God who raises up rulers for his own times and purposes. As much as it grates me to see what is spewing from Washington, I believe God's final purposes are being engineered by the Almighty.

Fasten your seat belt and hang on tight. Things are going to get wild.

Iranian Warships & Missiles to Transit Suez Canal

2011-02-20T06:30:00.000-06:00

As per my blog on Feb. 17th, it appears Netanyahu's mistake of entrusting the Egyptian military with preventing Iranian warships to pass through the Suez Canal is about to have its first consequence.

Israel has learned that the Iranian cruiser Kharg is carrying long-range missiles for Hizballah, along with a support frigate, plans to unload it's deadly Hezbollah-destined cargo at a Syrian port or Beirut harbor.

US State Department spokesman P.J Crowley said he was "highly skeptical" of the Syrian claim that the two ships' visit was for training. "If the ships move through the canal, we will evaluate what they actually do. It's not really about the ships. It's about what the ships are carrying, what's their destination, what's the cargo on board, where's it going, to whom and for what benefit," Crowley told a news conference.
The war ships' passage through Suez has been delayed as Cairo and Tehran spar over an Egyptian navy inspection of the vessels' cargoes.

This revelation has left Israel urgently seeking a way to prevent those missiles from reaching Lebanese territory, and outside of a naval confrontation at sea, the task seems all but impossible.

Up until now, Saudi Arabia, in close conjunction with Egypt and its President Hosni Mubarak, led a Sunni Arab partnership built to contain Iranian expansion – especially in the Persian Gulf. However, the opening of a Saudi port to war ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a direct result of the fall-out between King Abdullah and President Obama over his mishandling of Egypt, points to a fundamental shift in Middle East trends in consequence of the Egyptian uprising. It was also the first time Cairo has permitted Iranian warships to transit Suez from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, although Israeli traffic in the opposite direction had been allowed.

As reported by Debkafile on Saturday, Feb. 19,
Iran made no secret of its plants to expand its naval and military presence beyond the Persian Gulf and Red Sea to the Mediterranean via Suez: On February 2, Iran's Deputy Navy Commander Rear Admiral Gholam-Reza Khadem Biqam announced the flotilla's mission was to "enter the waters of the Red Sea and then be dispatched to the Mediterranean Sea."

Iran is rapidly seizing the fall of the Mubarak regime in Cairo and the Saudi King Abdullah's falling-out with President Barack Obama (see debkafile of Feb. 10, 2011) as an opportunity not to be missed for establishing a foothold along the Suez Canal and access to the Mediterranean for six gains:

1. To cut off, even partially, the US military and naval Persian Gulf forces from their main route for supplies and reinforcements;
2. To establish an Iranian military-naval grip on the Suez Canal, through which 40 percent of the world's maritime freights pass every day:
3. To bring an Iranian military presence close enough to menace the Egyptian heartland of Cairo and the Nile Delta and squeeze it into joining the radical Iranian-Syrian-Iraqi-Turkish alliance;
4. To thread a contiguous Iranian military-naval line from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea through the Suez Canal and the Gaza Strip and up to the ports of Lebanon, where Hizballah has already seized power and toppled the pro-West government.
5. To eventually sever the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, annex it to the Gaza Strip and establish a large Hamas-ruled Palestinian state athwart the Mediterranean, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea.
By comparison, a Fatah-led Palestinian state on the West Bank within the American orbit be politically and strategically inferior.
6. To tighten the naval and military siege on Israel.

I am more convinced that ever that we are witnessing the approach of Psalm 83, what I believe to be the trigger event for Ezekiel 38 and 39. How quickly it plays out is in God's hands. For certain, there are a few things we can do in the face of events with Biblical proportions.

1. Pray for an increase in the spiritual awakening toward Jesus that is taking place in the Muslim world. God loves the entire world and died for every lost person.

2. Stay strong in your faith in Christ, the Word, and your witness for Him to everyone. Now is the time to broadcast the good news.

3. Pray for Israel, God's covenant people. May their hearts be open to the truth of their Messiah.

Is America on the way OUT of the Middle East?

2011-02-19T04:26:00.000-06:00

Egypt's successful protest movement has clouded the true danger present in the Middle East.

It is correct to say that the protests were carried out by an odd coalition of people, all seeking change. We saw Christians marching beside Muslims. We saw students, clerics, and peasants side by side in bringing down the Mubarak dictatorship. Of course, in the background, was a more sinister element headed by the Muslim Brotherhood.

However, most people in the West, including the leadership of our government, are seeing the other protest movements through the Egyptian prism, and that is flat out dangerous for the United States and Israel.

The violent protests and reactions taking place in Bahrain, Yemen, Libya, and Saudi Arabia are not democratically directed movements. They represent the rise of Shi'ite Muslims against the ruling Sunni parties in each of those countries. Shi'a Islam is gaining ground rapidly, and the culprit behind the chaos is none other than Shi'a dominated IRAN. If this wave continues, and the Sunni-led governments of the above mentioned nations fall, America will effectively be jetisoned from the Middle East. Iran will have won the war without even fighting. In fact, Mahmoud Ahmadenijad has hailed the current revolutions as an outbreak of the Mahdi, Islams 12th Imam....or Messiah. According to Ahmadenijad, the Mahdi is soon to arrive to judge the infidel and turn the entire world into his personal caliphate. This is what we are facing.
Take Bahrain for instance. This island nation serves as the base for the U.S. Fifth Fleet, which oversees more than 30,000 U.S. personnel across the region. The Fifth Fleet is responsible for operations in the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, Yemen, Somalia, and East Africa--a crucial and unstable region. Bahrain also hosts land-based U.S. Patriot missile installations. What's more, Bahrain is located directly across the Gulf from Iran. Should the US be ejected from Bahrain, Iranian missiles will have a much easier time reaching their target without Patriot intercepts.
It is certain the unrest in Bahrain could have a destabilizing effect on the wider region. Israel will be completely isolated. Remember, Barack Obama is doing his best to marginalize the Jewish state. His reasons are known only to him, but his policies are soon to bring forth a curse upon his own country.

Israeli Mistake?

2011-02-18T08:49:00.002-06:00

It appears that Benjamin Netanyahu has made a slight miscalculation. His call request for the Egyptian military to do something about the unrest in the Sinai, being caused by Bedouins and the Islamic Jihad movement, has received a response he had not bargained for.

Over the last two days, Egypt has poured 4000 troops into the Sinai and are poised opposite an Israeli military presence that is woeful at best. Because of the thirty years of peace enjoyed between Israel and Egypt, the IDF has relied upon its counterpart to police the Sinai, including the intricate tunnel system into the Gaza Strip that is known as a pipeline for arms.

Netanyahu had accompanied his request with a call for Egypt to close down the Suez Canal to Iranian warships. That call has gone ignored.

The Jerusalem Post is reporting today that other ominous elements are involved in this sudden build up of Egyptians on Israel's southern border.

"Israel's easy and unconditional consent to an Egyptian military presence in Sinai paved the way for Cairo to ignore Israel's concerns about permitting an Iranian war flotilla pass through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean and up to Syrian military ports, even when an Israeli request to deny Tehran permission was routed through and supported by Washington. The military rulers brushed Israel's request aside and did not bother to reply.
By Friday, Feb. 18, Jerusalem had discovered that Cairo's explanation for its North Sinai deployment was the need to guard from further attacks the pipeline supplying Israel and Jordan with gas, which was blown up by Hamas on Feb. 5, was nothing but a pretext. For now, Egypt is not repairing the damage or offering to resume supplies. The Netanyahu government missed its chance to make consent for the troop deployment contingent on the resupply of gas."

Seemingly, in just a three to four week period of time, the status quo in the Middle East has gone out the window. Secularly speaking, no one seems to know what is going to happen next.

This is why we must be aware of Bible prophecies that speak directly to what is happening at the moment, and what is soon to follow.

Here are a few passages (chapters) that demand your perusal.

Psalm 83

Isaiah 17 and 19

Exekiel 25, 38 and 39

Zephaniah 2

Zechariah 9

Joel 3

Obama Slaps Israel Again

2011-02-17T09:03:00.005-06:00

Amid the growing chaos in the Arab world, Barack Obama is intent on keeping an issue alive that was a non-issue in the first place. I'm referring to Obama's introduction of Jewish settlements in their capital of Jerusalem as a primary blocking point in negotiations with the Palestinians. With growing evidence that Iran is behind the clashes in Bahrain, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia the president has narrowed his focus on finding another way to chastise Israel and appease Islam. The words of Charlie Brown are appropriate here. "Good Grief!"

This man has an uncanny ability to major on either the minors and to the exact opposite of what he should be doing. America's last friend in the Middle East is Israel, but the president seems to go the extra mile in pushing them away. He has no understanding of loyalty, let alone any inckling at all that to abandon Israel removes any hope of Biblical blessing. Rather, Obama seems to be seeking a full-blown curse. (Read Genesis 12 if you want to understand how God feels about those who stand against his covenant people, Israel)

Now, Obama has gone to the mat for the Arab world, and Israel is suddenly the criminal. Read on.

In sharp reversal, U.S. agrees to rebuke Israel in Security Council
Posted By Colum Lynch Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The U.S. informed Arab governments Tuesday that it will support a U.N. Security Council statement reaffirming that the 15-nation body "does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity," a move aimed at avoiding the prospect of having to veto a stronger Palestinian resolution calling the settlements illegal.
But the Palestinians rejected the American offer following a meeting late Wednesday of Arab representatives and said it is planning to press for a vote on its resolution on Friday, according to officials familiar with the issue. The decision to reject the American offer raised the prospect that the Obama administration will cast its first ever veto in the U.N. Security Council.

Still, the U.S. offer signaled a renewed willingness to seek a way out of the current impasse, even if it requires breaking with Israel and joining others in the council in sending a strong message to its key ally to stop its construction of new settlements. U.S. officials were not available for comment, but two Security Council diplomats confirmed the proposal.

The Palestinian delegation, along with Lebanon, the Security Council's only Arab member state, asked the council's president late Wednesday to schedule a meeting for Friday. But it remained unclear whether the Palestinian move today to reject the U.S. offer is simply a negotiating tactic aimed at extracting a better deal from Washington.

Susan E. Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, outlined the new U.S. offer in a closed door meeting on Tuesday with the Arab Group, a bloc of Arab countries from North Africa and the Middle East. In exchange for scuttling the Palestinian resolution, the United States would support the council statement, consider supporting a U.N. Security Council visit to the Middle East, the first since 1979, and commit to supporting strong language criticizing Israel's settlement policies in a future statement by the Middle East Quartet.

The U.S.-backed draft statement -- which was first reported by Al Hurra -- was obtained by Turtle Bay. In it, the Security Council "expresses its strong opposition to any unilateral actions by any party, which cannot prejudge the outcome of negotiations and will not be recognized by the international community, and reaffirms, that it does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity, which is a serious obstacle to the peace process." The statement also condemns "all forms of violence, including rocket fire from Gaza, and stresses the need for calm and security for both peoples."

U.S. officials argue that the only way to resolve the Middle East conflict is through direct negotiations involving Israel and the Palestinians. For weeks, the Obama administration has refused to negotiate with the Palestinians on a resolution condemning the settlements as illegal, signaling that they would likely veto it if it were put to a vote. The Palestinians were planning to put the resolution to a vote later this week. But Security Council statements of the sort currently under consideration are voted on the bases of consensus in the 15-nation council.

The United States has, however, been isolated in the 15-nation council. Virtually all 14 other member states are prepared to support the Palestinian resolution, according to council diplomats. A U.N. Security Council resolution generally carries greater political and legal force than a statement from the council's president.

The U.S. concession comes as the Middle East is facing a massive wave of popular demonstrations that have brought down the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt and are posing a challenge to governments in Algeria, Bahrain, and Iran.

Dominoes Tend to Fall

2011-02-16T09:03:00.002-06:00

What incredible time we are witnessing! Facebook induced revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt that toppled dictators. Government-shaking protests are spreading.... Bahrain, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia. Monarchs and dictators are quaking!

The Iranian regime is responding with violence. Bahrain is seeking help from Saudi Arabia as multitudes of Sunni Muslims join the Shia-led rebellions. Bedouins across the region are in a major uprising...and they are violent.

Meanwhile, the West joyfully watches believing these protests are the prelude to the spreading of democracy in the Arab world. Obama is taking credit. Bush lovers tout the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as the precursors of democracy in the Middle East. It all looks so good.

Jordan too was rocked by serious street protests, a serious menace to the throne because they are staged with increasing intensity by indigenous Bedouin tribes, the traditional backbone of the Hashemite royal house. Overnight, armed tribesmen blocked Highway No. 1, the main road into the capital Amman, demanding the restoration of lands, which they claim were stolen from them over the years by the royal family and the Jordanian government.
Last week, 36 Bedouin tribal chieftains sent a letter to King Abdullah II with demands that he cede some of his ruling power including the right to appoint prime ministers and ministers and cut down on extravagant royal spending, especially by Queen Rania, when more money should be diverted to helping the poor.
Unrest against the Jordanian king has been simmering for weeks, creating a double problem for his monarchy.
According to Middle East news sources, the Bedouins are making the most noise while the Muslim Brotherhood and the majority Palestinian population are biding their time, waiting to jump in when the see the first crack in the royal stand against the disturbances.
The second problem is more serious. The Jordanian army consists of Bedouin fighters belonging to the same tribes as the protesters out on the streets. The royal security services have the same makeup. A crackdown against the demonstrations could spark a wholesale Bedouin mutiny against the Hashemite royal house or even the first Bedouin coup against a Jordanian monarch.

All of these developments leave the entire region as one massive powder keg, and the fuse has not only been lit, its fire is nearing the powder.

Prophetically speaking, the question is in all our minds. Is this the prelude to Psalm 83 (Isaiah 17 & 19, Ezekiel 25, Zephaniah 2, and Zechariah 9)? In my mind, a vacuum is being created, a void that something will step into, and I don't believe it will be democracy.

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Egyptian Military Legitimizes Muslim Brotherhood

2011-02-15T09:14:00.005-06:00

You can imagine how Israel's nerves just went on heightened alert as it watches the developments taking place in Egypt, it's lone semi-friend in the Middle East. The fear is a repeat of what took place in the Gaza Strip four years ago when the Bush Administration pushed for democratic elections and the terrorist group, Hamas, stole the show.

I believe it is likely we are about to see history repeated.

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood plans political party
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
02/15/2011

CAIRO — Egypt's long banned Muslim Brotherhood said Tuesday it intends to form a political party once democracy is established, as the country's new military rulers launched a panel of experts to amend the country's constitution enough to allow democratic elections later this year.

The military is trying to push ahead quickly with a transition after Mubarak resigned Friday in the face of 18 days of unprecedented popular protests that massed hundreds of thousands. The panel is to draw up changes at a breakneck pace — within 10 days — to end the monopoly that ousted President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party once held, which it ensured through widespread election rigging.

Generals from the Armed Forces Supreme Council, which now rules Egypt, said Tuesday the military wants to hand power to a government and elected president within six months, the firmest timetable yet outlined.

The initial constitutional changes may not be enough for many in Egypt calling for the current constitution, now suspended by the military, to be thrown out completely and rewritten to ensure no one can once again establish autocratic rule. Two members on the panel said the next elected government could further change the document if it choses.

The military's choices for the panel's makeup were a sign of the new political legitimacy of the Muslim Brotherhood, the fundamentalist group that was the most bitter rival of Mubarak's regime. Among the panel's members is Sobhi Saleh, a former lawmaker from the Brotherhood who is seen as part of its reformist wing.

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Democracy and Egypt....an Impossibility

2011-02-14T05:47:00.000-06:00

Haaretz reported today that Hosni Mubarak had strong words concerning the ineptitude of American president, Barack Obama. He had harsh words for the United States and what he described as its misguided quest for democracy in the Middle East in a telephone call with an Israeli lawmaker a day before he quit as Egypt's president.
The legislator, former cabinet minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, said on TV Friday that he came away from the 20-minute conversation on Thursday with the feeling the 82-year-old leader realized "it was the end of the Mubarak era".

"He had very tough things to say about the United States," said Ben-Eliezer, a member of the Labor Party who has held talks with Mubarak on numerous occasions while serving in various Israeli coalition governments.

"He gave me a lesson in democracy and said: 'We see the democracy the United States spearheaded in Iran and with Hamas, in Gaza, and that's the fate of the Middle East,'" Ben-Eliezer said.

"'They may be talking about democracy but they don't know what they're talking about and the result will be extremism and radical Islam,'" he quoted Mubarak as saying.

Mubarak pointed to administration failures in reaching out to Iran and their miscalculation with elections in Gaza where Hamas eventually assumed power as evidenced that Washington had no idea what it is about to unleash in Egypt.

Mubarak also had some predictions about the future of the Middle East:

"He contended the snowball (of civil unrest) won't stop in Egypt and it wouldn't skip any Arab country in the Middle East and in the Gulf.
"He said 'I won't be surprised if in the future you see more extremism and radical Islam and more disturbances -- dramatic changes and upheavals," Ben-Eliezer added.

I believe Mubarak's assessment is correct. True representative democracy cannot co-exist with Islam. Though an attempt at democracy may take place in the short term, the end result, and probably very quickly, will be islamist radicalism.

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Egyptian Sinai Sudden Concern for Israel

2011-02-13T05:12:00.000-06:00

With the loss of a thirty-two year long friendship and peace treaty with Hosni Mubarak, Israel has suddenly found itself in a lurch....what to do about the increasing threat from the Sinai. Reports are that the Egyptian military has refocused its concentration upon the populated region of the Nile, leaving the Sinai to bands of militant Beduins and two terrorist organizations, the Islamic Jihad and Hamas.

Now a 250 mile front, the border between Israel and Egypt in the Sinai figures into the coming Psalm 83 war. (Hagrites are Egyptians, i.e. Hagar the handmaiden of Sarah). The following article in today's Jerusalem Post highlights the sudden and growing danger.

'Egypt losing control of Sinai to Beduin'
By YAAKOV KATZ

Concern is mounting in Israel over reports that the Egyptian police force has abandoned the Sinai Peninsula in face of growing Beduin violence, and that the territory will turn into a breeding ground for global jihad.
According to information that has arrived in Israel, Egyptian police authorities have abandoned dozens of police stations throughout the peninsula after they were attacked by Beduin armed with missiles and assault rifles.
This concern was behind Israel’s decision two weeks ago to allow the deployment of 800 Egyptian soldiers in Sharm e-Sheikh and Rafah.

Additional requests since then have been rejected.

In recent years, the Sinai hasturned into a launching pad for attacks against Israel, including by Hamas, which several months ago launched Katyusha rockets into Eilat from the Egyptian territory.
The Egyptian military has for years encountered difficulty in controlling the Beduin population, which does not hold allegiance to the Egyptian government in Cairo.
“The Sinai is already known as a lawless land,” a senior defense official said over the weekend. “There is real concern that if the Egyptians don’t get the Sinai back under their control, it could develop into a major threat to Israel.”

Israel, which has urged all its citizens to leave the Sinai immediately, is particularly concerned about the possibility that Hamas will take hold of parts of the peninsula and use it to launch attacks into Israel via the 240-kilometer long Israeli- Egyptian border, with an emphasis on Eilat.

There is also concern that without a real Egyptian security presence in the Sinai, Hamas will be able to increase the amount and quality of weaponry and explosives it smuggles into the Gaza Strip via Egypt.

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Soros Linked to Muslim Brotherhood in a Partnership of Convenience

2011-02-12T05:14:00.000-06:00

From WND

The International Crisis Group, or ICG, which includes socialist philanthropist George Soros among its eight executive committee members, long has petitioned for the Egyptian government to normalize ties with the Muslim Brotherhood.

The ICG also released a report urging the Egyptian regime to allow the Brotherhood to establish an Islamist political party. The ICG includes on its board Mohamed ElBaradei, one of the main opposition leaders in Egypt, as well as other personalities who champion dialogue with Hamas, a violent offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.

In a June 2008 report entitled, "Egypt's Muslim Brothers Confrontation or Integration," Soros' ICG urges the Egyptian regime to allow the group to participate in political life.

The report dismisses Egypt's longstanding government crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood as "dangerously short-sighted."

The ICG report called on Mubarak's regime to "pave the way for the regularization of the Muslim Brothers' participation in political life," including by allowing for the "establishment of a political party with religious reference." The ICG specifically stressed allowing the Brotherhood to serve as an Islamist party several times in its 2008 report. The ICG and its personalities also long have petitioned for the Muslim Brotherhood to be allowed to join the Egyptian government.

ElBaradei suspended his board membership in the ICG two weeks ago, after he returned to Egypt to lead the anti-Mubarak protests. U.S. board members include Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was national security adviser to Jimmy Carter; Samuel Berger, who was Bill Clinton's national security adviser; and retired U.S. ambassador Thomas Pickering, who made headlines in 2009 after meeting with Hamas leaders and calling for the U.S. to open ties to the Islamist group.

Another ICG member is Robert Malley, a former adviser to Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign. He resigned after it was exposed he had communicated with Hamas. WND reported Malley long had petitioned for dialogue with Hamas.

The ICG defines itself as an "independent, non-profit, multinational organization, with 100 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict." Meanwhile, Soros also has other ties to opposition groups in the Middle East.

His Open Society Institute's Middle East and North Africa Initiative has provided numerous grants to a wide range of projects that promote so-called democratic issues across the region, including in Egypt, where the Muslim Brotherhood stands to gain from any future election.
Soros' Open Society also funded the main opposition voice in Tunisia, Radio Kalima, which championed the riots there that led to the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

In September, Soros' group was looking to expand its operations in Egypt by hiring a new project manager for its Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, which is run in partnership with the Open Society Justice Initiative. The group is seeking to develop a national network of legal empowerment actors for referral of public-interest law cases. Such organizations in the past have helped represent Muslim Brotherhood leaders seeking election or more authority in the country.

Soros himself last Friday made public statements in support of the protests in Egypt, which the Mubarak government has warned will result in the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in the country.

In a Washington Post editorial entitled, "Why Obama Has to Get Egypt Right," Soros recognized that if free elections were held in Egypt, "the Brotherhood is bound to emerge as a major political force, though it is far from assured of a majority." He stated the U.S. has "much to gain by moving out in front and siding with the public demand for dignity and democracy" in Egypt.

He claimed the "Muslim Brotherhood's cooperation with Mohamed ElBaradei … is a hopeful sign that it intends to play a constructive role in a democratic political system."

Soros did not mention his ties to ElBaradei. He did, however, single out Israel as "the main stumbling block" in paving the way toward transition in the Middle East.

"In reality, Israel has as much to gain from the spread of democracy in the Middle East as the United States has. But Israel is unlikely to recognize its own best interests because the change is too sudden and carries too many risks," he wrote.

WND reported this week an Egyptian Islamist terrorist organization founded by the Muslim Brotherhood is re-establishing itself amid the political upheaval in Cairo Both Egyptian and Israeli security officials said the group, Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, is being reconstituted at the direction of the Muslim Brotherhood. Officials affirmed Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya serves as the de facto "military" wing of the Brotherhood, which originally founded Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya.

Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya is suspected of involvement in the 1981 assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and it took credit for the 1995 attempt on the life of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. It has carried out scores of deadly terrorist attacks, some targeting foreign tourists.

The Muslim Brotherhood seeks to spread Islam around the world. Hamas and al-Qaida are violent Brotherhood offshoots. While the Brotherhood claimed it abandoned violence to push for a peaceful takeover of Egypt, the group's new spiritual leader, Muhammad Badi, recently publicly has called for violent jihad, including against the U.S.

On Sunday, an Egyptian security official was quoted in the news media stating Egyptian troops had arrested two armed Palestinians from Hamas who entered the country illegally from the Gaza Strip. The security official told reporters the men had crossed from Gaza into Egypt's Sinai Peninsula using smuggling tunnels and that they were arrested in a stolen car in the town of el-Arish, near the border, along with three Egyptian smugglers.

The official told the Associated Press the two Hamas men were caught with weapons, hand grenades, two RPGs and about $8,600 in cash. A senior Egyptian security official speaking to WND on Monday said an investigation found the two Hamas men were aiding in the reorganization of Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, which, he said, is attempting to reconstitute itself under the direction of the Muslim Brotherhood. He then said Hamas is helping Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya organize into divisions and to arm itself with weapons currently in the Sinai waiting to be smuggled into Gaza.

Both Israel and Egypt say Hamas has amassed a large quantity of weapons in the Sinai Peninsula, where the Islamist group has been attempting to smuggle the weaponry into Gaza.

Now, the Egyptian security official said, some of those weapons are going to arm the reconstituted Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya.

Brotherhood declares war on U.S.

Multiple prominent U.S. commentators also have been claiming the Muslim Brotherhood is a moderate organization and denying any Islamist plot to seize power.

In November, the Brotherhood's new supreme guide, Muhammad Badi, delivered a sermon entitled, "How Islam Confronts the Oppression and Tyranny."

"Resistance is the only solution," stated Badi. "The United States cannot impose an agreement upon the Palestinians, despite all the power at its disposal. [Today] it is withdrawing from Iraq, defeated and wounded, and is also on the verge of withdrawing from Afghanistan because it has been defeated by Islamist warriors." Badi went on to declare the U.S. is easy to defeat through violence, since it is "experiencing the beginning of its end and is heading toward its demise."

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Ignorance Will Get You Dead!

2011-02-11T06:23:00.001-06:00

Get this one! In the midst of increasing turmoil in Egypt, the Obama administration continues in a fog...a fog so thick, those in power are unable to see, hear, or act on the truth concerning the Muslim Brotherhood. Here is one example of the ignorance that plagues our government, an ignorance that will give birth to consequences none of us wish to face.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Thursday that the Muslim Brotherhood is a “largely secular” organization.

“The term ‘Muslim Brotherhood,’” Clapper said, “is an umbrella term for a variety of movements, in the case of Egypt, a very heterogeneous group, largely secular, which has eschewed violence and has decried Al Qaeda as a perversion of Islam… They have pursued social ends, a betterment of the political order in Egypt, et cetera. … In other countries, there are also chapters or franchises of the Muslim Brotherhood, but there is no overarching agenda, particularly in pursuit of violence, at least internationally.”

According to the Jerusalem Post, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, Muhammad Ghannem, told the Arabic-language Iranian news network Al-Alam on 1-31-11 that "the Suez Canal should be closed immediately, and that the flow of gas from Egypt to Israel should cease “in order to bring about the downfall of the Mubarak regime.” He added that “the people should be prepared for war against Israel..."

Remember, deception is part and parcel to Jihad. Islam permits lying! In Ko'ran 16:106, this is called “Al-taqiyya.” Al-taqiyya means "brightest star" but refers to dissimulation and diplomatic deception perpetrated against infidels in order to further the cause of Islam.

Sadly, it seems our President and his advisers are clueless as to the desires, doctrines, and distinctives of Islam, and have fallen to the most blatant Al-taqiyya coming from the lips of the Muslim Brotherhood. By the way, from the Muslim Brotherhood have spawned the Iranian revolution, Al-Queda, Hamas, and Osama Bin Ladin himself.

Obama Pushes Saudis Toward Iran

2011-02-10T09:23:00.002-06:00

He is slick with the tongue...rrr....teleprompter, but his thinking is either incredibly skewed, or he is part of the plan for rearranging the Middle East and placing it in the "radical Islamist" column. I honestly do no know which. One minute I think he is a naive neophyte, the next, sinister.

Obama's quick flipflop has left the Middle East on the brink.

When the Egyptian protests began, Obama called for the opposing sides to sit down and talk...to work things out in an orderly fashion. He asked for Mubarak to listen and the protesters to calm down.

No one paid any attention.

Then, Obama called for the onset of a transition to democracy with the intent for the Egyptian protest movement to shoot for elections in September.

Suddenly, Obama made an outright call for the Egyptian army to remove the government and Hosni Mubarak from power. In other words, Obama called for a military coup.

The repercussions are just beginning to resound. Hosni Mubarak, dictator as he is, has been supported, propped, and financed by America since his rise to power in the late 70's. The entire Middle East just had reinforced for them what they have believed all along...that America is dishonest and untrustworthy. The problem is they are right! And this is just about to jump up and bite us, and Israel, in the hind quarters.

Read my past blogs....The Inner Ring nations of Psalm 83 are forming rapidly out of necessity. First, Syria....always has been radical.

Second, Lebanon fell because Obama refused to support the moderate government. It is now ruled by Hezbollah... i.e. Iran.... i.e radicals.

Third, Egypt....it now appears that the news media is backpedaling away from seeing Egypts problem as a pro-democracy movement. The truth is coming out...the Muslim Brotherhood is poised to step into the void being created by Obama's missteps and convert Egypt to radical Islam by force.

Fourth, Jordan has had to totally revamp its government in an attempt to appease the same protest movement. Eventually, Jordan will be forced to accept radical leadership from Iran.

Now, Saudi Arabia is opening new ties with Iran as a result of our president's ineptitude.

Read the following from Debkafile:

Deep US-Saudi rift over Egypt: Abdullah stands by Mubarak, turns to Tehran
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report February 10, 2011

The conversation between President Barack Obama and Saudi King Abdullah early Thursday, Feb. 10, was the most acerbic the US president has ever had with an Arab ruler, debkafile's Middle East sources report. They had a serious falling-out on the Egyptian crisis which so enraged the king that some US and Middle East sources reported he suffered a sudden heart attack. Rumors that he had died rocked the world financial and oil markets that morning and were denied by an adviser to the ruling family. Some Gulf sources say he has had heart attacks in the past.

Those sources disclose that the call which Obama put into Abdullah, who is recuperating from back surgery at his palace in Morocco, brought their relations into deep crisis and placed in jeopardy the entire edifice of US Iran and Middle East policies.

The king chastised the president for his treatment of Egypt and its president Hosni Muhbarak calling it a disaster that would generate instability in the region and imperil all the moderate Arab rulers and regimes which had backed the United States until now. Abdullah took Obama to task for ditching America's most faithful ally in the Arab world and vowed that if the US continues to try and get rid of Mubarak, the Saudi royal family would bend all its resources to undoing Washington's plans for Egypt and nullifying their consequences.

According to British intelligence sources in London, the Saudi King pledged to make up the losses to Egypt if Washington cuts off military and economic aid to force Mubarak to resign. He would personally instruct the Saudi treasury to transfer to the embattled Egyptian ruler the exact amounts he needs for himself and his army to stand up to American pressure.

Through all the ups and downs of Saudi-US relations since the 1950s no Saudi ruler has ever threatened direct action against American policy.
A senior Saudi source told the London Times that "Mubarak and King Abdullah are not just allies, they are close friends, and the King is not about to see his friend cast aside and humiliated."

Indeed, our sources add, the king at the age of 87 is fearful that in the event of a situation developing in Saudi Arabia like the uprising in Egypt, Washington would dump him just like Mubarak.

debkafile's intelligence sources add that replacement aid for Egypt was not the only card in Abdullah's deck. He informed Obama that without waiting for events in Egypt to play out or America's response, he had ordered the process set in train for raising the level of Riyadh's diplomatic and military ties with Tehran. Invitations had gone out from Riyadh for Iranian delegations to visit the main Saudi cities.

Abdullah stressed he had more than one bone to pick with Obama. The king accused the US president of turning his back not only on Mubarak but on another beleaguered American ally, the former Lebanese Prime Minister Sa'ad Hariri, when he was toppled by Iran's surrogate Hizballah.

Our sources in Washington report that all of President Obama's efforts to pacify the Saudi king and explain his Egyptian policy fell on deaf ears.
Arab sources in London reported Tuesday, Feb. 8, that a special US presidential emissary was dispatched to Morocco with a message of explanation for the king. He was turned away. This is not confirmed by US or Saudi sources.

The initiation of dialogue between Riyadh and Tehran is the most dramatic fallout in the region from the crisis in Egypt. Its is a boon for the ayatollahs who are treated the sight of pro-Western regimes either fading under the weight of domestic uprisings, or turning away from the US as Saudi Arabia is doing now.

This development is also of pivotal importance for Israel. Saudi Arabia's close friendship with the Mubarak regime dovetailed neatly with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's alignment with Egypt and provided them with common policy denominators. The opening of the Saudi door to the Iranian push toward the Red Sea and Suez Canal tightens the Iranian siege ring around Israel.

Obama's Meddling: A Mess or a Mission?

2011-02-05T20:02:00.003-06:00

Barry Rubin, editorialist for the Jerusalem Post, opined today at American Thinker that Barack Obama has so utterly failed in his Middle East diplomacy that no ME nation can now trust either his judgment or his promise. The following is a portion of his thoughts.
Here are some implications:
--Israel will not take risks or make concessions based on this administration's promises because it doesn't keep its promises or its commitments. The Administration is only proving the ineptness that Israelis already expected.
--But, of course, the same applies to the Palestinian Authority. Do you think it believes the U.S. government is going to protect it from Hamas?
--Do you think the Saudis and Jordanians believe America will protect them from Iran?
--Do you think the democratic oppositions in Lebanon and Turkey and Iran believe the United States will help them despite what he did in Egypt?
--Unintentionally, the mistakes of the Obama Administration has become a factor spreading the power of radical Islamist movements. People aren't going to like that sentence but it is objectively true. Israelis know it; Arabs know it; Iran's leadership knows it.

Note: Did you notice the implication of Israel no longer counting on the US to do what is right concerning Iran. If they cannot count on Obama, does this mean they are one step closer to a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities?

Another question I ask is this; Has the president been naive and idealistic in his approach to the Middle East and Islam, or could he in reality be purposefully furthering an Islamic agenda? I suppose it would be easy to jump up and shout that the president is Islamic. But really, all one need do is look at the two year track record he has established. He doesn't have to be Islamic to tout Islam....and tout Islam he does. Some facts that add up to real trouble.
1. Obama speaks to the Egyptian parliament and declares America is no longer a Christian nation, but one of the largest Islamic nations in the world.
2. In the same speech, Obama forcefully throws Israel under the bus and calls for the division of the land into one contiguous Palestinian State.
3. Obama chose to attempt to negotiate with the Ahmadenijad regime of Iran concerning their push for nuclear weapons. That failed, so a serious of threatened deadlines came and went...no results other than Iran thumbing its nose at America and further threatening Israel.
4. Obama disrespects Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyah, by issuing an ultimatum, then leaving him sitting alone in the White House dinning room while he went to have lunch with Michelle.
5. Obama changes the mission of NASA from space exploration to a Muslim outreach program.
6. Obama refuses to affirm that the Fort Hood shooter was motivated to perpetrate the massacre by a radical Islamic cleric.
7. Obama attempted to change the status of Islamic terrorists locked up at Guantanamo Bay from enemy combatant to that of a common criminal, thereby giving them the full rights of due process enjoyed by American citizens.
8. Obama declared the Jewish settlements in the JEWISH CAPITAL of Jerusalem as the reason for Palestinian intransigence. This was jumped on by the Palestinians, who then blamed Israel for derailing peace negotiations.
9. Obama quickly labeled a police officer "stupid" after the man followed proper procedure in confronting an Obama crony who happened to be drunk and belligerent, while refusing to offer his opinion about the 911 Mosque.
10. Obama called on the Egyptian military to physically oust President Mubark if the man refused to leave office peacefully. This was done with the knowledge that the Muslim Brotherhood is stepping quickly into the void being created by protesters...with Mohammad El Baradei being in the lead. (El Baradei is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood)

Again, I do not know if Obama is a Muslim or not. One thing I do know, Barack Obama's claim of being a Christian means nothing...unless of course one believes that an adherent of Black liberation theology is actually Christian.

Radical Isalm's Hand in Egyptian Turmoil

2011-02-03T12:11:00.004-06:00

Do not be fooled, as it appears is happening to the US Administration. What is happening in Egypt is not a move toward democracy. Sure, many of the protesters are idealistic enough to believe that ousting the dictator, Mubarak, will lead to democratic government.

Even our naive-to-the-Middle-East president has called for a transition to a government that is represented by all religious and secular factions. This is not only foolish, it is blind!. Radical Islam i.e. the Muslim Brotherhood (which boasts of such characters as Osama bin Laden, Al-Zawahiri, Sheik Mohammad, and many others) is ready to step in and place Egypt in the radical column.

The intent of the Muslim Brotherhood is well documented, and in regards to what this blog is all about, the destruction of Israel and annihilation of the Jews is at the top of the list. While we worry about oil, or having Muslims feel good about us, radicalism is taking over. The following is an example....an interview between Sean Hannity and Sheik Anjem Choudary. Sean quickly gets to the truth of the matter.

A Muslim cleric Wednesday said Egypt will be ruled by Sharia law and eventually the United States – and the whole world – will fall to radical Islam. In a heated interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Sheik Anjem Choudary also called for the destruction of Israel, saying the Jewish state needs to be “repelled” for what it has done to Muslims.

“Sharia will come and it will remove the corruption of democracy, and freedom, and all of your exploitation,” Choudary said. “You are worried because you know Islam is coming to your backyard.”

After hedging his answers on several question about his beliefs, Hannity vehemently asked Choudary to be specific about al-Qaida and Osama bin Laden.

“You said you were on Osama bin Laden’s side: Three thousand Americans were slaughtered on 9-11, you support this man. I am asking you, do you think the people responsible for that are going to go to meet Allah in heaven and get 72 virgins?” Hannity asked. “It’s a simple – you’re supposed to be a lawyer and you’re not particularly bright – It’s a simple question: Do they get the virgins or not sir?

Choudary retorted, detailing U.S. actions in Iraq. Hannity would have none of it.

“The point is, you are radical, murder-supporting fascist, and you want [your ways] to be spread to the rest of the world,” Hannity said.

Hannity then asked if Choudary would like to see Israel’s destruction.

“When you occupy someone’s land, and you steal their resources, and you kill innocent, men, women, and children, then of course that needs to be repelled,” Choudary replied. “Every Muslim knows that Israel is occupying Muslim land. This is Muslim land that has been stolen – and it will be revived.”

What we are seeing is the fulfillment of Psalm 83 in progress. Why are we shocked? Have we lost our belief that we are literally at the doorstep of the long prophesied last days? You can read through my blogs to find out what it is all about, but simply put, Egypt (Hagrites in Psa. 83) will join a group of nations that border Israel in a coalition designed to destroy the Jews. The other nations involved are Lebanon (now controlled by Hizbollah), Syria, Jordan (Moab and Edom), Gaza (controlled by Hamas), and at least part of Saudi Arabia (Ishmael). These inner ring nations will join to attack Israel. According to Isaiah 17, Damascus Syria will be destroyed overnight, and in Ezekiel 25, a parallel passage, God says "I will destroy them by the hand of my people Israel."

This is what is coming. The wildfire of protests across the Middle East could be the beginning of radical Islam's complete takeover of the inner ring nations.

I encourage you to pray for Christian brothers and sisters in these nations, for they are being persecuted tremendously. I encourage you to pray for a mighty move of God in order to bring about the salvation of as many Muslims as possible. Time is winding down quickly.

Egypt's Moderate Gov on the Verge of Collapse

2011-01-27T09:15:00.002-06:00

Once again, current events allow us to see the approaching fulfillment of a significant Biblical prophecy. The moderate Islamic government of Egypt is on the verge of collapse at the hands of the radical jihadist movement called "the Islamic Brotherhood." Egypt is one of the principle nations that will be involved in a coaliton of "inner ring" neighbors of Israel found in Psalm 83. Egypt, identified in the passage as the Hagrites, will dispose of its peace agreement with Israel and join an attack meant to bring about the final annihilation of the Jews. Ezekiel 25 tells us this plan will fail and that God will destroy these nations "by the hand of my people Israel."

Read the following from Debkafile and see how that Psalm 83 war is one step closer should Egypt fall into Islamic radicalism.

Mubarak's defense minister bids for US backing in Washington
DEBKAfile Special Report January 27, 2011

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has sent his defense minister Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi to Washington with an urgent request for US backing for his embattled regime against the street protest movement which gained in violence on its second day, Wednesday, Jan. 26. debkafile's Washington sources report that in secret meetings, the Egyptian defense minister put the situation before President Barack Obama and a row of top US political, military and intelligence officials. He warned them that by advocating a soft hand with the demonstrators and responsiveness to their demands, American officials were doing more harm than good. Without a crackdown, he said, the regime was doomed.

Tantawi also warned that the radical Muslim Brotherhood, which has stood aside from the opposition protests, was merely biding its time for the right moment to step in and take over. He asked the Obama administration for an urgent airlift of advanced riot control equipment.

The American response to the case presented by Tantawi is not known. Disclosure of his trip to Washington might well add fuel to the fires of disaffection burning in cities across Egypt. The protests are spearheaded by a youth opposition coalition whose members are proud of their Arab and Egyptian identity. Evidence of the regime's collaboration with a foreign power may well heighten their resolve to battle the regime and the million security services agents which Mubarak put on the streets Wednesday.
Slogans of "US out" and "Death to the US" have begun to appear on anti-Mubarak placards.

Wednesday night, debkafile reported:
The level of anti-government protest and violence escalated in the streets of Egyptian cities Wednesday night, Jan. 26 even after President Hosni Mubarak ordered a million security officers to back up the police and for the first time open fire on rioters in the town of Suez, leaving scores of dead and wounded. Western sources told debkafile that security forces lost control of the situation in the main Suez Canal port after protesters managed to break through a line of police defending the suburb housing government institutions and set them on fire.

They torched police headquarters and the regional premises of Mubarak's ruling NDP.

The president who has not been seen in public since the outbreaks broke out Tuesday has placed four armored divisions on emergency standby and cancelled all leaves – two on operational preparedness outside Cairo and two near the towns on the banks of the Suez Canal. Officers and men on furlough were ordered back to their bases.

Obama is a Catastrophe for Israeli/US Relations

2011-01-22T19:11:00.004-06:00

This has been an interesting week. It began with a visit by Russian President, Dimitry Medvedev, to Iran, a visit in which he expressed that it was time Russia and Iran become full partners in every area, including militarily. In those conversations, Medvedev hinted that it may be time for Russia to recognize an independent Palestinian state at the United Nations.

Evidently, Barack Obama doesn't want to be out staged by his Russian counterpart and word has leaded that Obama will not veto an important resolution at the UN condemning Israeli settlements in their own capital of Jerusalem. Professing himself to be wise he is certainly looking foolish. He is again at the cusp of dissing our one and only ally in the Middle East. He is about to throw Israel under a very big bus. Read the following from Debkafile.

Obama to withhold veto from Palestinian UN move to condemn Israeli settlements
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 22, 2011

Israel and the US are set for a collision if President Barack Obama stands by his refusal to veto a Palestinian-Arab motion due to be tabled at the UN Security Council condemning Israel for its settlement policy in the West Bank and Jerusalem, debkafile's Washington sources report. If he did, he would be the first US president to let an anti-Israel motion go through the Security Council; building on the West Bank and even in the forty-year old suburbs of East Jerusalem would become illegal, as would also municipal, police and military actions in these places.

This situation would throw Israel's relations with the US, the UN and the European Union into deep crisis. By failing to block such a motion, Obama would encourage the Palestinians and hostile Arab states to continue to use the UN Security Council to undermine Israel's legitimacy and even recognize a unilateral Palestinian state within the pre-1967 borders without negotiations.

The White House in Washington is maintaining a façade of normalcy in relations with the Netanyahu government. Last week, two senior US officials – Dennis Ross, presidential adviser on Iran and the Middle East, and Fred Hof, George Mitchell's deputy and adviser on Syria and Lebanon, arrived in Jerusalem with a new proposal: The Obama administration and Netanyahu government would work out the security arrangements to be incorporated in a potential peace accord with the Palestinians and so ease the path toward a deal on borders.
However, debkafile's sources point out that by failing to veto a Palestinian motion on settlements, Obama is a priori dictating future borders which no mainstream Israeli party. even the dovish Kadima, would accept, because it would entail turning the clock to the period before the 1967 war, one of the most hazardous of Israel's history. Every Israeli government since then its absolutely committed to obtaining secure and defensible borders in any accommodation.

Ezekiiel's Gog and Magog on the Prowl

2011-01-21T12:19:00.003-06:00

They made their name – bought their reputation – killing Jews for sport. Then, with Stalin, they warmed our hearts with cute experimentation in cruel authoritarian government ala the figurative meeting of Cosimo De Medici I and Karl Marx. Threats to blow the West to smithereens underscored this nostalgic era.

After being single-handedly responsible for the formation of the largest, most dreadful Islamic terrorist organization, al-Qaeda, when they lost a war to Afghanistan; they greeted Iran’s Islamic Revolution with aiding that country to build its first nuclear reactor.

So what is Russia up to these days? Why, I’ll tell you what, after years of imprisoning their poverty-stricken Jews within the now-ruined walls of their fallen Soviet Union, they have decided to lead the world in the fight for Palestinian Statehood, along lines that defy the State of Israel.

Plus, the price of Kettle One, has just gone up! Bummer…

Dmitry Medvedev reaffirmed his recognition of a Palestinian state, saying Moscow has no reason to change the position adopted by the former Soviet Union when they first recognized an Arab State in Palestine under Arafat in 1988.
The Russian President went down to old Jericho last week and said: “Russia’s position remains unchanged. Russia made its choice a long time ago…We supported and will support the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to an independent state with its capital in East Jerusalem.”
Mahmoud Abbas thanked Medvedev and his country for being “one of the first states in the world to recognize the state of Palestine in 1988“.

An al Jazeera journalist realized: “This surely has raised a lot of hopes and a lot of optimism among Palestinians that this kind of recognition would boost their efforts and might influence the upcoming quartet meeting in February…”

Next month, the Middle East Quartet of the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and of course Russia will meet in Munich to shock the peace process back to life.

Medvedev also said: “We discussed the possible prospects of resuming the dialogue…In order to do that, we need to express maximum moderation. This in the first place relates to the freezing of settlements…”

Don't be surprised if a surge in the Palestinian Statehood takes place as a result of that meeting!

Last of the Lightning Chronicles posted on Blog

2011-01-18T21:42:00.003-06:00

For those who have become aficionados of my Lightning Chronicles trilogy, I am posting the last book of the series, "THEN COMES LIGHTNING" chapter by chapter on my writer's blog. To get all of the chapters uploaded thus far, simply scroll down through the last few blogs until you get to the Prologue and Chapter One, then enjoy.

Publishing can be very expensive, so rather than leave the story hanging with out the incredible resolution that it offers, I have decided to throw the dog a bone and post it...not that you are a dog, of course. Go to www.lightningchronicles.blogspot.com and read away. The end will take your breath away.

Dangerous Trends for American Christianity

2011-01-14T09:24:00.005-06:00

A review of the past year's research conducted by the Barna Group suggest six alarming trends in American Christianity.
Five thousand non-proprietary interviews were conducted over the past 11 months, and George Barna indicated that the following patterns were evident in the survey findings.

1. The Christian Church is becoming less theologically literate.
What used to be basic, universally-known truths about Christianity are now unknown mysteries to a large and growing share of Americans--especially young adults. For instance, Barna Group studies in 2010 showed that while most people regard Easter as a religious holiday, only a minority of adults associate Easter with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Other examples include the finding that few adults believe that their faith is meant to be the focal point of their life or to be integrated into every aspect of their existence. Further, a growing majority believe the Holy Spirit is a symbol of God's presence or power, but not a living entity. As the two younger generations (Busters and Mosaics) ascend to numerical and positional supremacy in churches across the nation, the data suggest that biblical literacy is likely to decline significantly.
2. Christians are becoming more ingrown and less outreach-oriented.
Despite technological advances that make communications instant and far-reaching, Christians are becoming more spiritually isolated from non-Christians than was true a decade ago. Examples of this tendency include the fact that less than one-third of born again Christians planned to invite anyone to join them at a church event during the Easter season; teenagers are less inclined to discuss Christianity with their friends than was true in the past; most of the people who become Christians these days do so in response to a personal crisis or the fear of death (particularly among older Americans).
3. Growing numbers of people are less interested in spiritual principles and more desirous of learning pragmatic solutions for life.
When asked what matters most, teenagers prioritize education, career development, friendships, and travel. Faith is significant to them, but it takes a back seat to life accomplishments and is not necessarily perceived to affect their ability to achieve their dreams. Among adults the areas of growing importance are lifestyle comfort, success, and personal achievements. Because we continue to separate our spirituality from other dimensions of life through compartmentalization, a relatively superficial approach to faith has become a central means of optimizing our life experience.
4. Among Christians, interest in participating in community action is escalating.
Largely driven by the passion and energy of young adults, Christians are more open to and more involved in community service activities than has been true in the recent past. While we remain more self-indulgent than self-sacrificing, the expanded focus on justice and service has struck a chord with many. However, despite the increased emphasis, churches run the risk of watching congregants’ engagement wane unless they embrace a strong spiritual basis for such service. Simply doing good works because it's the socially esteemed choice of the moment will not produce much staying power.
5. The postmodern insistence on tolerance is winning over the Christian Church.
Our biblical illiteracy and lack of spiritual confidence has caused Americans to avoid making discerning choices for fear of being labeled judgmental. The result is a Church that has become tolerant of a vast array of morally and spiritually dubious behaviors and philosophies. This increased leniency is made possible by the very limited accountability that occurs within the body of Christ. There are fewer and fewer issues that Christians believe churches should be dogmatic about.
6. The influence of Christianity on culture and individual lives is largely invisible.
Christianity has arguably added more value to American culture than any other religion, philosophy, ideology or community. Yet, contemporary Americans are hard pressed to identify any specific value added. Partly due to the nature of today’s media, they have no problem identifying the faults of the churches and Christian people.

Notice that the first trend listed leads to the following five. When Biblical/Theological illiteracy infests the church, the foundation for all other areas of moral living crumbles. Absolutes vanish. Awareness of God and a coming judgment is lost. Society caves in on itself. Live loses all value.

But the trends can be changed. Paul and his companions were accused of turning the world upside down. If a few Spirit-filled men can impact a culture as they did in the first century, imagine what an arm of Spirit-filled believers can do today.

We have the means.

We have the technology.

Do we have the Spirit?

Lebanon In Crisis....Again

2011-01-12T08:21:00.004-06:00

While I attempt to keep my toes warm in subzero temperatures here in the mid-west, it seems that conditions in the Middle East are always just under the boiling point. Even in the calmest of moments, something is stirring under the surface, and with the right application of heat, could bring and explosion at any time.

Such is the case with Israel's neighbor to the north, Lebanon. This country has been in the throes of a civil war since the overthrow of the Shah of Iran in 1979. The same forces that brought radical Islam into Iran are at work in Lebanon, along with continual exacerbation by Syria. Syria believes that if it can control Lebanon and have a substantial military presence on the northern border of Israel, it will have the upper hand should war break out with the Jews....which of course, radical Islam desires.

This article from the Debkafile shows just how precarious the situation in Lebanon has become. Why is this important to watch? Lebanon is listed in Psalm 83 by the ancient people groups that inhabited its land....Gebal and Amalek. Lebanon forms part of the coalition that will soon be in a shooting war with Israel. According to Ezekiel 25, Israel will win the ultimate victory and assume control of the land.

Lebanon in crisis: Hizballah quits government, US-French buildup, Israel on standby
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 12, 2011

With backing from Tehran, Hizballah and its Christian ally Michel Aoun abruptly quit the Lebanese unity government Wednesday, Jan. 12, in a move that could pave the way for their seizure of power in Beirut. They struck as the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's prosecutor Daniel Bellemare prepared to hand over to the pre-trial judge "within hours or days" indictments naming Hizballah officials in the case of the former premier Rafiq Hariri's assassination in 2005.

Hizballah is committed to defying those indictments and refusing to hand over its top officials for extradition by the government.

As the Lebanese crisis raced towards it climax, President Barack Obama, Saudi King Abdullah, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri held intense consultations in Washington and New York on a united front against Iran-backed disruptions in Beirut by Hizballah and its allies.
Iran's supreme ruler Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said repeatedly that the STL and its rulings are "null and void" because they serve "foreign interests."

As the US, France and Israel made military and diplomatic preparations to thwart a clash, Obama scheduled a meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister for Wednesday night, Jan. 12, to decide how the US, France and its allies would act in a conflagration.

Over the weekend, the US president ordered US vessels to buttress the Sixth Fleet stationed in the eastern Mediterranean with the USS Enterprise carrier and its strike group with 6,000 sailors and marines aboard and 80 fighter-bombers. Already deployed there is the USS Bainbridge missile destroyer.

On Monday, Jan. 10, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a tour of the Persian Gulf, expressed concern over the situation in Lebanon. Clinton said: "I'm deeply worried about the efforts to destabilize Lebanon. We should do everything we can to make sure those warnings are not accurate."

American military moves in the Mediterranean are intended to signal to Tehran and Hizballah that Washington will be prepared to use force to defend the Saad Hariri government in Lebanon and if necessary deploy aerial forces and the marines to avert a Hizballah takeover in Beirut. The French fleet was also ordered to bolster its naval strength opposite Lebanon.

But Hizballah got its move in first. Its resignation from the Hariri government showed that its leaders and Iranian sponsors were not fazed by the US-French military moves off the Lebanese coast and were moving ahead with their plans.

debkafile's military sources add that a comment by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Tuesday, Jan. 11, fit into the picture taking shape in Washington, New York and Paris. He remarked to foreign journalists that 60,000 missiles and rockets, all of Iranian and Syrian origin, were now pointing at Israel.

Last week, Meir Dagan, at a ceremony marking the end of his tenure as head of the Mossad, said that only 10 countries in the world have firepower on a par with that of Hizballah.
According to our sources, it is definitely on the cards for an Iranian-Hizballah move in Lebanon provoking a US-French military response to evolve into a clash between Hizballah and Israel, providing an opportunity for the destruction of Hizballah's might missile arsenal.

Seven Signs by Jack Kelley

2011-01-07T20:06:00.001-06:00

Seven Major Prophetic Signs Of The Second Coming
Commentary by Jack Kelley

There are seven major prophetic signs of the Second Coming, and currently all of them are in some stage of fulfillment.

1. Israel Will Be In The Land … Ezekiel 36:8-12, 37:21

Speaking to the Land God said,
“You, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for my people Israel, for they will soon come home. I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plowed and sown, and I will multiply the number of people upon you, even the whole house of Israel. The towns will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. I will increase the number of men and animals upon you, and they will be fruitful and become numerous. I will settle people on you as in the past and will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD. I will cause people, my people Israel, to walk upon you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance; you will never again deprive them of their children.

And to the people,
This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will take the Israelites out of the nations where they have gone. I will gather them from all around and bring them back into their own land.

Although Ezekiel wrote these words while the Israelites were in Babylon, they were not fulfilled in the nation’s return from exile there. Like Isaiah before him (Isaiah 11:11) Ezekiel was speaking of the second and final return. Therefore in 1948, when Israel took its place among the nations of the world again for the first time in nearly 2000 years, students of prophecy recognized the fulfillment of the primary sign that the end of the age was upon us. Jesus said that some from the generation being born when this happened would still be alive when He returned (Matt. 24:34). Both Psalm 90:10 and Isaiah 23:15 hint that an average Biblical life span is 70 years. Since 62 years have passed since Israel became a nation again after being absent for nearly 1900 years, students of prophecy have cause to believe that the end of the age is upon us.

2. Jerusalem Will Be In Jewish Hands… Luke 21:24
They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.

The Lord prophesied that the reunification of Jerusalem as a Jewish City would be a sign that foreign (gentile) influence over His land, and indeed the world, was about to end (Luke 21:24). Fulfillment of this prophecy began in 1967, and scholars saw it as another major sign that the End of the Age had begun. The almost world wide effort to take the city apart again is in essence a battle of wills. Nearly every Israeli leader has stood firmly on a pledge to keep Jerusalem united forever as Israel’s capital, but the unbelieving leaders of the world are just as resolutely determined to divide it.

The Lord said that at the End of the Age He will make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling, an immovable rock for all nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. (Zechariah 12:2-3) This past year much of the attack against Israel has been focused on Jerusalem. American leaders, traditionally some of Israel’s most loyal allies, have publicly called East Jerusalem occupied territory and demanded that no more Jewish homes be built there. They’ve even tried unsuccessfully to halt construction in undisputed neighborhoods. Through out the year the European Union has pushed for an official declaration dividing Jerusalem to make way for a future Palestinian State to have part of the city as its capital. And several Middle Eastern and South American countries are said to be working with the Palestinians to introduce a UN resolution that will unilaterally declare a Palestinian state in the Promised Land, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Behind all this of course is a spiritual battle of massive proportions. While there’s no doubt as to the out come, the battle continues to be a fierce one.

I’ve come to believe that Jerusalem won’t really be free of Gentile “trampling” until the Lord returns. Daniel’s prophecy that Gentile Dominion would not end until the Lord establishes His kingdom (Daniel 2:36-45), Zechariah’s prophecy of the city being captured and divided just before the Lord’s return (Zech. 14:2), and John’s observations in Rev. 11:1-2 of the gentiles trampling the outer court of the Temple during the Great Tribulation all confirm this. But even so, the fact that Jerusalem is back in Jewish hands is another big sign that the End is coming soon.

3. A Moslem Coalition Armed And Led By Russia Will Attack The Holy Land… Ezek. 38:2-6
“Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; prophesy against him. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army–your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops–the many nations with you.”

Numerous historical references make it plain that Magog stands for modern Russia, and the other countries named here form a coalition based on their common religion, Islam. (Today Russia is 30% Moslem and growing.) Among them are Iran, several North African countries, Eastern European countries along the Danube, and the Turkic nations of Asia Minor. A quick look at a world map will reveal that these areas are home to some of the most radical Islamic groups. (For a detailed explanation of the modern nations to which these Biblical names refer, read “An In Depth Look At The Modern Equivalent To Biblical Names in Ezek.38″)

The Russians are already a major supplier of arms for the Moslem coalition, just as Ezekiel prophesied, and will be drawn into joining in this battle by God Himself. Russia’s barely disguised policy of becoming the major outside force in the Middle East is playing right into the Lord’s hands. Iran and Russia are well into the implementation of a $50 billion deal to provide Iran with nuclear power. The 10 reactors called for in the deal are supposedly for electrical power generation, but most western leaders suspect they’ll be used to build bombs, too. Some experts had claimed that Iran would become a nuclear power this past year, but due to the extensive damage caused by the mysterious Stuxnet computer virus experts now think a bomb is still a couple of years away. Israel has again vowed to prevent that ever happening, but don’t be surprised if the US continues to back away from its similar promise, even though at year end the language coming out of Washington seems to be getting tougher again.

Russia has also formed commercial and military alliances with Turkey and Syria, and has become Turkey’s 2nd largest trading partner after Germany. They’ve sold Damascus a state of the art anti-air defense system along with their latest generation missiles and anti-tank rockets and are building a major military seaport in northern Syria, in preparation for moving components of their Black Sea fleet there. In Lebanon, Russian Military Intelligence has just about taken over the town of Sidon, spying on Israel for Iran and Syria.

The major obstacle to an early fulfillment of this prophecy is the reference to its occurrence at a time when Israel is “a peaceful and unsuspecting people” (Ezekiel 38:11). This certainly is not the case today, but Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17 are yet-to-be-fulfilled prophecies that appear to involve all of Israel’s next door neighbors in another attempt to wipe the Jewish nation off the map. The psalmist pleads with the Lord to intervene and defeat Israel’s attackers. A victory by Israel would explain why none of them are named in Ezekiel’s list of antagonists, although you’d expect them to near the top of the list. It would also explain how Israel could be living in a perceived state of safety as Ezekiel 38:11 requires. Three of Israel’s neighbors, Syria, Hamas and Hizbollah, are still making frantic preparations for war and insisting there will be one soon. Not surprisingly, these preparations are being bought and paid for by Iran. Through out 2010 other experts on both sides publicly announced their fears that war was imminent, but at year’s end it hasn’t happened yet.

But two other pre-requisites for Ezekiel’s battle are clearly being met. In past studies I’ve shown that Turkey will be on the Moslem side in Ezekiel’s battle, but for years Turkey has enjoyed a strong relationship with Israel. That all changed in 2010. The Turkish sponsored attempt to break the Gaza blockade last spring strained Israel’s relationship with Turkey to the breaking point. Public support in Turkey for membership in the EU is also declining, another sign that attitudes toward the West are changing. Turkey’s Prime minister Erdogan believes Turkey’s destiny is to rebuild the Ottoman Empire into the new Middle Eastern powerhouse. He’s getting cozy with Iran and Syria to accomplish this. From all outward appearances Turkey has landed solidly in the camp of the Moslem coalition.

Till now Israel really hasn’t had any wealth to speak of, but recent oil and gas discoveries, said to be worth billions of dollars, could create the wealth necessary to make Israel an attractive target for attack. This could fulfill the prophecy of Ezekiel 38:13 that Russia will be looking for plunder. There could be enough natural gas to supply Israel’s needs for 100 years and turn them from a net importer to a net exporter. Russia is already looking for ways to get involved in bringing this gas to market, and according to Ezekiel they’ll go to war in what will turn out to be a failed attempt to do so.

I believe that the removal of the US as Israel’s powerful ally is also necessary to pave the way for Ezekiel’s battle, because I don’t think the Moslem coalition will attack until they’re sure the US won’t retaliate. Any one of several scenarios currently being played out could accomplish this, especially since our national policy toward Israel is already changing. A deepening recession could turn the nation inward again and cause us to lose interest in defending Israel. Further decline of the dollar on world markets could even render us financially unable to do so. The funds would have to be borrowed, and our ability to repay current debt is already being questioned. The threat or actual occurrence of a major terrorist attack could cause us to stand down. And finally, the Rapture of the Church could deprive the US of both the leadership and manpower to respond. Any one of these would mean serious trouble for the US and all of them have a better than average probability of coming to pass in the year ahead. In summary, it’s a whole lot easier to see the US abandoning its commitment to Israel than it was just a short time ago.

When the time is right, having recently taken His church to Heaven, the Lord will use this battle to orchestrate His reconciliation with Israel, and on its heels the anti Christ will emerge with a peace plan that includes a Jewish Temple. So once this battle takes place, end times prophecy will really go on fast forward.

4. The Ancient Roman Empire Will Re-Emerge As A Political Force… Rev 17:9-10
“This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while.”

This one is a little obscure if you don’t know your history. When John was writing this, about 95AD, there had been five great world powers; Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, and Greece. All were conquered and absorbed. The current power was Rome, which was never really conquered and will re-emerge at the end of the age, according to Daniel 9:26.

Daniel 2:36-45 describes Gentile Dominion from Daniel’s time forward (Egypt and Assyria had already fallen) in the form of a giant statue representing the four remaining Kingdoms. Babylon was the head of gold. Persia was the chest and arms of silver. Greece was the belly and thighs of bronze, followed by the two appearances of Rome, two legs of iron (Biblical Rome) and two feet of iron mixed with clay (the revived Roman Empire). Read it carefully and you’ll find some interesting things in the description of the two feet upon which the statue stands. In the first place iron and clay don’t mix. We can imagine sticky clay serving as glue sticking pieces of iron together, but the language describes a clay that’s made of dust and already baked … hard and brittle like shards of pottery. You can’t make random pieces of iron and pottery adhere.

The two iron legs of the statue describe the two divisions of the Roman Empire of Biblical times, Western and Eastern. Today the territory of the Western division is occupied by Europe, while the Eastern territory holds the Islamic countries of the Middle East. They’re the two feet of iron mixed with clay, and both have their problems.

As of this writing the Western division is said to be on the ropes due to economic problems. Some predict these problems will prompt a major re-configuration of the Western leg in 2011 as the weak economies are cast adrift to avoid bringing down the strong ones. Experts also wonder if the combined defeats spoken of in Psalm 83 and Ezekiel 38-39 will render the Eastern leg incapable of being part of the World Empire of the End Times. But Daniel had both the statue’s feet in view in chapter 2 so both divisions of the Roman Empire have to be present at the End of the Age. The coming year may bring some eye-popping changes to our understanding of what this End Times Empire will look like.

5. The World Will Embrace A Single Religion… Rev 13:8
All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast–all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.

Make no mistake about it. Islam is the major religious force in the world today and the goal is nothing less than world domination, by any means necessary. It’s the world’s fastest growing religion and is second only to Christianity in number of adherents. Already nearly one out of every four inhabitants of the world is Moslem, and like most Christians and Jews they don’t really know what they believe or why. I’m no prophet, but as I look into the future, it’s much easier for me to see Islam riding its current wave of momentum to fill the void left by the departure of the Church than it is to imagine some watered down mix of apostate Christianity and New Age Mysticism doing so.

Much has been written recently about al Mahdi, a figure out of Moslem prophecies who bears a striking resemblance to Christian prophecies of the anti-Christ. For example, both show a leader coming on the scene during a time of great turmoil on Earth. Both depict him as man of peace who will have a seven year reign, head up a one world religion and one world government, and claim supernatural origins. Both prophecies culminate in a battle between good and evil that brings about Earth’s final judgment. It’s as if they’re pointing to the same person. The difference is that in Islam he’s a good guy, while the Bible calls him evil.

Take this charismatic political and religious leader with his supernatural power, add the widely held but incorrect belief that God and Allah are the same, and that Islam is a religion of peace, and then subtract the spirit of discernment that will disappear with the Church and you can see how he could be the straw that a world on the brink of disaster grasps for survival.

6. The World Will Accept A Single Government… Rev 13:3
The whole world was astonished and followed the beast.

The last US presidential election showed how quickly a fearful and disillusioned people will get behind someone who promises to change things. When you look at the shape of the world it doesn’t take much to imagine circumstances getting to a point where the whole world will agree to follow a leader who will promise to bring order out of chaos. Whether it’s Global Warming (now called Climate Change), the decline of the US dollar, or war in the Middle East, the one solution everyone is talking about is some form of one world government. With the things that already threaten world stability getting worse by the day, how much more frantic will people be after millions of their neighbors suddenly disappear without warning or explanation, and there’s been a nuclear exchange that brings destruction from Europe through the Middle East and into Russia? All it will take is a leader who can persuade people he can fix things to bring this prophecy to fulfillment. By many accounts, this leader is standing in the wings awaiting his cue.

7. Babylon Will Re-Emerge As A Prominent City In World Affairs… Rev 18:2-3
With a mighty voice he shouted: “Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a home for demons and a haunt for every evil spirit, a haunt for every unclean and detestable bird. For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.”

You may not know it, but Babylon is being made ready to accept its destiny as a city of power in the end times. It’s just a ceremonial city right now, but 20 years ago nobody even knew it existed at all. One of the shocks of Gulf War 1 was the discovery of Babylon standing there on the banks of the Euphrates again. Today there’s a concerted effort underway to complete what Saddam Hussein began and return Babylon to world prominence. The government of Iraq has decided that making Babylon an international tourist destination is in the country’s best interest, and the US is sponsoring a feasibility study to see how this can be accomplished.

Because of Babylon’s current lack of importance in the world, some students of prophecy search for an allegorical fulfillment of its destruction described in Rev. 18, and of course many see the USA or some city therein as a logical candidate. But remember, even though in Revelation 17:9 John describes “mystery Babylon” as seated on seven hills, a prophecy in Zechariah 5:5-11 shows it being moved “to the plains of Shinar” a reference to ancient Mesopotamia called Iraq today. We can’t switch from literal to allegorical interpretations of Scripture without clear direction, and where Babylon is concerned no such direction exists. In fact the opposite is true. Almost from the beginning, the Bible has been a tale of two cities. Jerusalem is the city of God while Babylon has always been the city of man. Both disappeared from the world stage for many centuries, but when Jerusalem came back it was to its original location. The Bible says the same will be true of Babylon.

Birth Pains … Matt. 24:6-8
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.

When you include places like Korea where a truce is in place but the war isn’t over, there are currently 70 active wars in the world, with 200 other “hot spots” smoldering.

Earthquakes are continuing to run well above normal with major quakes (7.0-7.9 on the richter scale) achieving 140% of their 15 year USGS average during 2010.

But many experts say the big story in the birth pangs area for 2011 could be famine. According to the World Bank, in the last 6 months world wheat and corn prices have risen 57%, rice and sugar are up 45% and 55% respectively and soybeans are at their highest price in 16 months. This is mostly due to shortages caused by crop failures in various places. When prices go up due to shortages the limited supplies go to markets that can pay. Those who can’t are left out. When only luxuries are involved nobody cares, but when it’s basic things like flour and rice, people begin dying. Already 1 out of every 6 people in the world go to bed hungry every night. Experts have said it would only take one or two years of poor crop production to bring a serious famine to the world. Many are concluding that 2010 was a bad year and 2011 won’t be any different.

Climatologists say weather is becoming a more unpredictable factor with average temperatures on a steady decline that could last 30 months or more. This has already begun to effect crop production in northern climates with shorter growing seasons. Further compounding the problem, energy prices are once more on the rise with oil expected to top $100 per barrel again before spring (It’s at $91 now). Energy cost is a factor in everything we buy, including food. All things considered 2011 could well become known as the year the famines began.

The Lord said these birth pangs would be the early warning signs of the approaching End of the Age, so I have included some examples to confirm my belief that we’re very close to our last days on Earth. The consensus from the professionals seems to be that things aren’t going to get better any time soon and could likely get much worse by the end of 2011. That may be true for the world, but we’re told to walk by faith not by sight (2 Cor. 5:7) because our citizenship is in Heaven and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ (Phil. 3:20). When we see these things begin to take place we’re to stand up and lift up our heads because our redemption is drawing near (Luke 21:28). These promises have never been more true than they will be in 2011.

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Egypt Slowly Sinking Into Radicalism

2011-01-02T07:31:00.003-06:00

Twenty-one Coptic Christians are dead and seventy-nine were left injured after a bomb tore through their church on New Year's Day in Alexandria Egypt. Though ailing president, Hosni Mubarack, denies that the assault is homegrown, the evidence says otherwise. Radical Islamic jihadists have gone from being a minor element in Egypt to being a force that must be dealt with. Problem: No one seems to be dealing with it, and it is gaining ground among the masses.

The tide that is rolling across the Middle East seems unstoppable. Even the presence of the might US military in Iraq has not been able to keep Al Qaeda forces from slaughtering Christians around that country. Killing Christians wherever they are found has become the favorite pastime of Islamic radicals, whether it happens in Israel, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, or Afghanistan. It is happening at an alarming rate, and will probably increase as the coming confrontation between Islam and Israel draws closer.

News such as this can have one of a few effects on us.

1. We can begin to fret, worry, and act out of fear. Wrong reaction!

2. We can become numb to the suffering of our brothers and sisters who are dying for Christ around the world. Another wrong reaction!

3. We can develop an extreme hatred for Muslims. Yes, a terribly wrong reaction!

4. We can pray for those brothers and sisters who are suffering, while at the same time, determine to do our part in expanding the Kingdom of Christ in every way possible. This is the only reaction worthy of a believer in Jesus.

I trust this is the direction you will turn.
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We're Not Even to 2011 and Saudi Arabia Goes Nuclear

2010-12-30T08:42:00.004-06:00

I hadn't planned on posting another blog in 2010. My time lately has been spent in constructing a gymnasium addition to the Church I pastor. But that doesn't mean I have taken a break from scouring the internet for pertinent prophetic materials.

Voila! I found something that is extremely important.

Remember that I fully believe we are in store to witness two major wars in the Middle East. The first is what I call the Inner Ring War. Prophecy scholar, Bill Salus, actually first projected the fact that Psalm 83 describes a war that has not yet happened involving the nations directly bordering Israel. This passage, coupled with Isaiah 17 and the destruction of Damascus, portray a speedy, probably limited nuclear war between Israel and Syria. Ezekiel 25 and Zechariah 9 clarify the other nations involved; Lebanon, Jordan, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. In this pitched battle, Jehovah will show his supremacy over Allah! Wow!

The second war is the long expected Ezekiel 38 and 39 war of Gog and Magog. This is the Outer Ring War that involves Turkey, Russia, Iran, Libya, and the horn of Africa.

Suddenly, with today's news, the Inner Ring War being nuclear is not such a stretch of the imagination. Read the following from Debkafile and you will understand what I am talking about. Not only is Iran about to go nuclear, Saudi Arabia is going to beat them to the achievement.

Pakistan makes two nuclear weapons available to Saudi Arabia
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report December 30, 2010

With an eye on the nuclear arms race led by its neighbor Iran, Saudi Arabia has arranged to have available for its use two Pakistani nuclear bombs or guided missile warheads, debkafile's military and intelligence sources reveal. They are most probably held in Pakistan's nuclear air base at Kamra in the northern district of Attock. Pakistan has already sent the desert kingdom its latest version of the Ghauri-II missile after extending its range to 2,300 kilometers. Those missiles are tucked away in silos built in the underground city of Al-Sulaiyil, south of the capital Riyadh.

At least two giant Saudi transport planes sporting civilian colors and no insignia are parked permanently at Pakistan's Kamra base with air crews on standby. They will fly the nuclear weapons home upon receipt of a double coded signal from King Abdullah and the Director of General Intelligence Prince Muqrin bin Abdel Aziz. A single signal would not be enough.
Our military sources have found only sketchy information about the procedures for transferring the weapons from Pakistani storage to the air transports. It is not clear whether Riyadh must inform Pakistan's army chiefs that it is ready to take possession of its nuclear property, or whether a series of preset codes will provide access to the air base's nuclear stores. The only detail known to our Gulf sources is that the Saudi bombs are lodged in separate heavily-guarded stores apart from the rest of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.
This secret was partially blown by Riyadh itself. In recent weeks, Saudi officials close to their intelligence establishment have been going around security forums in the West and dropping word that the kingdom no longer needs to build its own nuclear arsenal because it has acquired a source of readymade arms to be available on demand. This broad hint was clearly put about under guidelines from the highest levels of the monarchy.

Partial nuclear transparency was approved by Riyadh as part of a campaign to impress on the outside world that Saudi Arabia was in control of its affairs: The succession struggle had been brought under control; the Saudi regime had set its feet on a clearly defined political and military path; and the hawks of the royal house had gained the hand and were now setting the pace.

2010 Natural Disasters: A Sign of the End?

2010-12-29T17:51:00.002-06:00

As we wrap up the the first decade of the new century (depending on how you determine a decade), it is only fitting we look for signs that might help us gauge how close we are to the prophesied end of the age.

Many occurances stand out that easily qualify as biblically significant.

First on my list is the decline of a truly Biblical worlview among the citizens of the United States, and the resultant rise in false religions. That there is even consideration for building a mosque at ground zero in New York is evidence of a horrible decline in our Judeo/Christian ethic.

Second, and this rides on the heels of the first, is the worldwide rise of radical Islam. 9/11 was a reality check for America, but the resulting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have ushered in a consolidation of radicalized Muslims who are willing martyrs in their mindless Jihad. Sadly, entire governments fall into this category. Iran, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and others notably fall into this Islamic mess, but all are prominent in Biblical, end time prophecy. These, plus Israel, are the nations to watch in the next few months.

The most significant event of the year is the number of natural disasters. The year 2010 was the deadliest in more than a generation. Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, blizzards, landslides and droughts killed more than 260,000 people. Last year only saw 15,000 deaths from natural disasters.
"It just seemed like it was back-to-back and it came in waves," said Craig Fugate, who heads the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. It handled a record number of disasters in 2010. “The term '100-year event' really lost its meaning this year."
Most of the deaths were related to the January earthquake that struck Haiti. Because the vast majority of quakes follow a random pattern, their impact on populated areas is reduced. The Haiti trembler had the marking of judgment because it repeatedly hit the bull’s eye. It struck at the right depth, distance, and magnitude. When the Chile quake followed with a strength not seen in a decade, I could only wonder if a new level prophetic fulfillment is upon us.

So, how should we face what is ahead when the Bible says these types of events will only increase in frequency and intensity? Might I suggest a few practical steps.

1. Jesus told us in Matthew 24 that anti-Christian attitudes would increase as we close in on the rapture of the Church. In Matthew 6 we learn that we are blessed when we are persecuted for serving the Lord of Lords. James tells us to count it all joy when we encounter these, and various other trials. Rather than panic and fret, wringing our hands over nativities being removed from courthouse lawns, maybe we should smile and thank the Lord that we are counted worthy to suffer for his name sake. That doesn't mean we should forsake our civic responsibilities of keep Christ in the marketplace, but perhaps we should try not to be so fatalistic in our outlook.

2. If we are ever going to openly proclaim the saving grace of Jesus Christ and his gospel, we had better do it now. People are more open than ever, more receptive, and literally ready for the truth. Speak it...the gospel....with much love and patience.

3. Rely on the Spirit of God for everything! And I mean everything. Talk to him continually. Listen always. Be full of faith, not fear.

4. Share yourself with others, especially those who are hurting. Many have lost jobs, or have had hours cut back drastically. Bills can't be met. Folks are losing their homes. It will only get worse. Share. You can never be too generous. God loves a cheerful giver, and that doesn't just apply to how much you put in the offering plate at your church.

5. Increase you r personal prayer time, worship, and study of the scripture. You can't go wrong doing those three things.

6. Encourage one another by limiting your complaints and finding the positive in every situation. Be a joy giver, not a joy sucker.

Try those six things, and maybe you can add a few of your own. Go into 2011 with your eyes open for prophetic fulfillment and your heart full of love for your fellow human beings.

God bless you as we plunge into this new year.

It Took Only Five Days to Come True

2010-12-25T17:35:00.002-06:00

It only took five days. Yes, five days ago I reported that, due to an incredibly elevated number of Jordanians that are sympathetic to the radical regime in charge of Iran, it would not be long before Jordan succumbed and slid into the Iranian sphere. Well, it appears to have happened.

This column in yesterday's Jerusalem Post tells the story.

Slouching towards Teheran
By CAROLINE B. GLICK
12/24/2010

Two weeks ago, Iran scored a massive victory. Jordan, the West’s most stable and loyal ally in the Arab world, began slouching towards the Iranian Gomorrah.
On December 12, Ahmadinejad’s chief of staff Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei met with Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman and extended a formal invitation from Ahmadinejad for him to pay a state visit to Iran. Abdullah accepted.
According to Iran’s ISNA news agency, Mashaei said that Abdullah’s visit will begin a new page in bilateral relations and that “the two countries hold massive potential to work together.”
Mashaei added, “If Islamic states stand united, no country will be threatened.”
Abdullah reportedly said that his country recognizes Iran’s nuclear rights and supports its access to peaceful nuclear technology.
Abdullah was one of the first world leaders to sound the alarm on Iran. In 2004, Abdullah warned of a “Shi’ite crescent” extending from Iran to Iraq, through Syria to Lebanon. His words were well reported at the time. But his warning went unheeded.
In the intervening six years, reality has surpassed Abdullah’s worst fears. Not only Lebanon and Syria have fallen under Iranian control. Iraq, Turkey, Qatar, Gaza and increasingly Oman, Yemen and Afghanistan are also either willing or unwilling members of the axis.
In the face of Iran’s expanding web of influence and the mullahs’ steady progress towards nuclear capability, Washington behaves as though there is no cause for concern. And the likes of Jordan are beside themselves.

With the leadership in Washington being totally unreliable (possibly due to the fact that the Obama Administration has no clue what it is doing when it comes to the Middle East), it is understandable that Jordan thinks about its survival by bowing to the one power that seems to know exactly where it is going and what it wants to accomplish. It is also possible that Jordan sees that handwriting on the wall and has decided it must unite with Tehran or be destroyed. Obviously, no one from the West is going to come to Jordan, or Israel's rescue.

What a sad commentary on the joker in the White House!

Startling Poll in Jordan Show Sympathy Toward Hezbollah

2010-12-20T10:30:00.004-06:00

Alarming Support for Shi'a Radicalism Found in Sunni Dominated Jordan

For months, the Psalm 83 prophecy of a war between Israel and its immediate neighbors has been growing every wider in our view screen. Companion verses in Isaiah 17, Ezekiel 25, and Jeremiah 12 clearly state who these neighbors are according to the people groups that inhabited these particular tracts of land. Here is what we know: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Gaza, and parts of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, will be the attackers. God said in Ezekiel 25 that these nations will be destroyed, "by the hand of my people Israel."

Over the last year and a half we have seen all the pieces fall into place, with only one exception. Lebanon is now dominated by the Israeli-hating, Iranian-commanded Hezbollah. Gaza is controlled completely by radical Hamas. The Egyptian Negev is the home of the Islamic Brotherhood, as is the western desert of Saudi Arabia. We know Syria will pounce on Israel at the first opportunity.

The one hold out has been Jordan. Jordan is populated by mostly Sunni Muslims that are opposed to Shi'a radicalism. They are the more moderate form of Islam, as was Saddam Hussein. (I am not the one who decides which group is moderate or radical.) However, a new poll reveals a startling turn in Jordanian public opinion when it comes to Hezbollah and Hamas. I believe the research shows that although the Jordanian government is moderate, its people are becoming quite sympathetic to the radical organizations that want to destroy Israel.

This from the Jerusalem Post
"The Pew poll on public attitudes toward Islamism in Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Turkey shows that the radical Islamist side is winning.
"In Jordan, for example, 55 percent say they like Hizbullah (against 43% negative) while 60% are favorable (compared to 34% negative) toward Hamas. Yet this is even more impressive than the figures indicate. Jordan is a staunchly Sunni country whose government opposes the ambitions of Iran and Syria.

"Hizbullah is a Shi’ite group which also is an agent of Iran and Syria. For a majority to praise that organization – conscious of strong government disapproval – is phenomenal."

I am going so far as to suggest that all the pieces for the Psalm 83 Inner Ring War are in place. All that is needed is a spark for the fire to begin.

In the meantime as we focus on Christmas, remember that the only hope is found in a personal relationship with Messiah Yeshua, Jesus Christ of Nazareth! Pray harder than ever that both Jews and Muslims will find him before the prophesied cataclysms take place.

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Signs of the Times Fortold Long Ago

2010-12-18T20:31:00.002-06:00

One of the aspects of this blog is to watch certain signs of the times in order to ascertain how close we might be to the Lord's return for his church. The following article may not necessarily be s sign that Jesus is coming, but it is definitely a sign of our times, times that no longer make much sense.

Jesus warned us that someday, Christianity would not be popular. "Don't be alarmed when you are persecuted. They persecuted me, they'll persecute you. You are NOT above your master!" Stuff like that is ringing true. Nativity scenes are again being removed from government properties, and in some cases, kids backpacks. Why? Well you goof. Didn't you know that Christmas isn't really about Christ? Sheesh, Christmas is about greed, materialism, a fat dude abusing reign deer, and the outlawing of fast food. Plus, we can now pass the season knowing that absolutely no one has a clue what is going to happen next in the world.

One town in Oklahoma found out what you cannot do during the yuletide season.
PERKINS, Okla. -- A small-town bank in Oklahoma said the Federal Reserve won’t let it keep religious signs and symbols on display.

Federal Reserve examiners come every four years to make sure banks are complying with a long list of regulations. The examiners came to Perkins last week. And the team from Kansas City deemed a Bible verse of the day, crosses on the teller’s counter and buttons that say "Merry Christmas, God With Us." were inappropriate. The Bible verse of the day on the bank's Internet site also had to be taken down.

“I don’t think there should be a problem with them displaying whatever religious symbols they want to display,” said Amy Weierman, a Perkins resident.

Specifically, the feds believed, the symbols violated the discouragement clause of Regulation B of the bank regulations. According to the clause, "...the use of words, symbols, models and other forms of communication ... express, imply or suggest a discriminatory preference or policy of exclusion."

The feds interpret that to mean, for example, a Jew or Muslim or atheist may be offended and believe they may be discriminated against at this bank. It is an appearance of discrimination.

But customers Eyewitness News 5 talked to said they aren’t buying it.

“This is just ridiculous,” said bank customer Jim Nyles. “This whole thing is just ridiculous. We all have regulatory bodies that govern us. But this is too much.”

“I think that’s absurd,” said Chelsi Holser, a bank customer. “I don’t agree with it at all. They are taking Christ out of Christmas and life.”

The bank is quietly fighting for a clearer interpretation of the clause. Officials have contacted their two U.S. legislators, Rep. Frank Lucas and Sen. Jim Inhofe, and the Oklahoma Bankers Association to help.

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Aren't you glad that the Federal Reserve, OSHA, the US Government, Political Correctness Police, Obamacare, an atheist college professor, nor any other power on earth can still the joy of Christmas? His name is JESUS

EU Slams Israel

2010-12-14T12:46:00.004-06:00

European Leaders Call Israel's Actions Illegal
In a statement approved by 26 ex-high ranking officials of the European Union, Israel is held solely responsible for the failure of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. And Israel's communities and housing in the West Bank and Jerusalem are declared by these august critics as being illegal. This coming after Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay recognize a Palestinian State based on the 1967 pre-war borders.
The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs issued this statement:
"I note with regret that Israel has not been in a position to accept an extension of the moratorium as requested by the US, the EU and the Quartet. The EU position on settlements is clear: they are illegal under international law and an obstacle to peace. Recent settlement related developments, including in East Jerusalem, contradict the efforts by the international community for successful negotiations.
We must spare no effort to get negotiations back on track on all final status issues. There is no alternative to a negotiated two state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I am in close contact with the US, in coordination within the Quartet, and working with the parties and partners in the region to continue to work toward the objective of a negotiated peace."

In this and other statements East Jerusalem includes the Temple Mount, the Western Wall.

While this is no surprise this statement and the agreement of other European leaders is part of an aggressive campaign to undermine Israel's legitimacy. Calling housing in East Jerusalem or The West Bank "illegal" is not true. Holding Israel solely responsible for talks, when the Palestinian Authority issued a report that Jerusalem has never been Jewish, is the height of hypocrisy.
It is also important to keep in mind that this "policy" statement comes in the shadow of Latin American countries recognizing a Palestinian Statement. The EU did not see the need to denounce this illegal act.

Botch One Mission: So Let's Move to the Next

2010-12-11T19:50:00.004-06:00

Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, today announced the end of US efforts in the stalled Israeli/Palestinian peace negotiations, at least in the current track.

Remember that Obama stupidly (a word he has used, so I feel free to do likewise) raised the settlement freeze issue as being absolutely necessary for any positive movement in making peace. Of course, the Palestinians jumped on the error and based all negotiations on Israel freezing the settlements. Israel wisely refused to bow!

Thus, negotiations have stalled beyond repair....again. I say 'good for Israel' in not making another horrible concession.

One would have hoped that the Obama administration might have learned the simplest, and most singular rule in diplomatic negotiations. Never show your hand! In fact, rule #1 is to keep your mouth shut as an intermediary. Oops.

So, Obama is removing himself from Middle East meddling? NOPE

Now he (and Clinton) have decided to help Turkey and Israel restore their rift. Please say it isn't so! But nay, 'tis so. And how will they achieve such a reparation? According to Mrs. Clinton, the hope for Middle East will be focused in helping Iran realize that Russia and China really would like to do the refining of Iran's uranium.

Yep, that's it! Forget attempting to prevent Iran from becoming nuclear. No, let's offer a deal.

"Hey, Mahmoud buddy, look, we'll refine your uranium for you if you'll just use it to power your electrical plants. Shoot, pal, we'll even pay for it. Why don't you talk with my girl Hillary. You two can work it out while I continue splitting the democratic party, all nationalities within the confines of the United States, and one ally from another though our wikileaks leaks. Hey, then I'll take a vacation."

For the good of the known world, PLEASE Mr. President, take an extended vacation that lasts until 2012!

And that, my friend, is my opinion.

Iranian Yellow Cake.... .Not for Public Consumption!

2010-12-07T08:44:00.005-06:00

The Iranian government announced yesterday that it had completed production of its first batch of yellow cake, refined uranium needed in constructing a nuclear weapon. Intelligence experts are now saying that Iran is as close as TWO WEEKS away from refining that yellow cake to the 90% purity needed for the bomb.

So far, no word is coming out of Washington or Jerusalem, but this is a major step forward in Iran's program to terrorize the world.

Debkafile is also making a bold statement concerning Barack Obama's ridiculous sanctions, stating;

"It turns out, according to our sources, that the sanctions the UN, US and other nations had clamped down on Iran this year acted as a sharp spur to its nuclear progress rather than slowing it down."

If Iran is allowed to produce nuclear weapons, it really isn't going to matter how long the Bush Tax Cuts are in place. We are talking the necessity of a preemptive strike to avert an Iranian strike against Israel. At the very least, Iran will use such weapons as a tool for blackmail and terror. (I deal with this scenario in "Distant Thunder" and "Magog Rising.") At that point, the entire world will be reacting, and it will surface first in the international markets.

Yes, we are living in perilous times....and the peril is growing. BUT.....We are also the generation that will witness the coming of the KING!

How are you preparing? I suggest you pray more for your neighbor. Be more generous than ever. (It will come back to you pressed down, etc.) Tell more people about the life-change you experience through Jesus Messiah. Keep looking up. Your redemption is on the fast track!

Iran and Nukes, Iran and Nukes

2010-12-05T07:00:00.003-06:00

Nuclear chief says Iran to process own raw uranium

Get this! Iran's nuclear chief says scientists have delivered the first domestically produced raw uranium to a facility that starts the process of nuclear fuel production.

The step displays Iran's determination to become nuclear self-sufficient, including by enriching uranium, just a day before world powers meet with Iranian officials in another attempt to persuade them to give up the technology.

Though Tehran again declared its nuclear program as strictly domestic and peaceful, most of the world sees this step as another "thumb in the eye" by Iran. There is little wonder that even the Arab countries near Iran pleaded with the US to attack the nuclear processing sites. Why didn't Washington act? Neither George W. Bush, or Barrack Obama, took the step to use military force to thwart the radical Ahmadenijad regime. Further, both administrations retrained Israel from acting on its own behalf.

The prospects of a nuclear weapon being used against Israel have moved from the possible to the probable!

Hariri Caves to the Ayatollah

2010-11-30T08:23:00.003-06:00

The past few days have been filled with extraordinary events. North Korea launches an artillery attack against South Korea, stirring up the angst of just about every nation in the world but China. President Obama gives control of the NATO anti ballistic shield covering eastern Europe to Turkey. An Iranian scientist reveals that Iran's nuclear program is for the sole purpose of developing nuclear weapons. Wikileaks.....LEAKS, causing the Obama Administration to appear, once again, weak and helpless.

Today, we find that Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri went to Iran and was told by the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameni, that he has no other option but to fully integrate the Lebanese military into Hizbollah, of course, controlled by Iran and Mahmoud Ahmadenijad. The Hizbollah is the fully radicalized terrorist army, trained and commanded by the Iranians, developed to destroy Israel. Not only that, but several days ago I reported that the Palestinian radicals, Hamas, had finally taken the step of their command and control with Hizbollah.

As of today, three of the five people groups bordering Israel are now radicalized and under orders from Teheran. (The Isamic Jihad in the Sinai, Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and Hizbollah of Lebanon.) Jordan and Saudi Arabia are the last roadblocks to Iranian domination of the Inner Ring. Jordanian and Saudi Arabian intents to remove Iran as a threat by means of the Americans and/or Israelis, as revealed by the Wikileaks...LEAKS, has now placed them in the cross hairs of radicalism. To be sure, Sunni radicals are already joining forces with Shia radicals to bring about the demise of Israel...and the Great Satan. Islamic radicalism is Islamic radicalism, no matter the brand.

What does this mean for Israel?

I believe it is another step to an inevitable war described in Psalm 83, Ezekiel 25, Isaiah 17, Zephaniah 2, and Zechariah 9. Although we cannot put dates on God's timetable unless he reveals it, one thing is certain, this war is fast approaching. The aftermath will leave the world with its mouth hanging open in awe and fear of how Israel rises to prominence.

Peace Talks are a Sham

2010-11-29T05:18:00.000-06:00

It's all a sham, a scam, and a crying shame that our current leadership simply doesn't want to open their eyes to the truth.

In fact, our leadership over the last two decades attempted to create peace with the same blinders on.

First, it was Yasser Arafat--the hero, icon, and face of Palestine. HE WAS A TERRORIST. Not once did he negotiate in good faith. Never would he acknowledge Israel's right to exist. O, he would talk a good talk when in the Western media spotlight, but with his own people his talk was always on the destruction of Israel and the removal of all Jews from the Holy Land.

His organization....Fatah....continues the same.

The Fatah Revolutionary Council concluded its fifth convention in Ramallah over the weekend by declaring its refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. The Palestinians are opposed to any understandings between Israel and the US that could harm their interests, the council said.
As quoted in today's Jerusalem Post:
“The council affirms its rejection of the so-called Jewish state or any other formula that could achieve this goal,” said a statement issued by the council. The council also renews its refusal for the establishment of any racist state based on religion in accordance with international law and human rights conventions.”
Once again, the Palestinians have achieved their goal of clouding the issue of human rights, and the world listens.

Why do we not hear a cry for human rights every time a rocket is fired from Gaza into the civilian population of Israel? Where were the human rights activists when Palestinians were blowing themselves up on buses filled with Israeli Jews? Why is it a human rights violation for Israelis to build apartments in their capitol of Jerusalem? hmmm Why is our President, as was his predecessors, so blind to the truth?

One good thing....they are all fulfilling Bible prophecy without an awareness that they are doing so. Both Psalm 83 and the Ezekiel 38 and 39 prophecies clearly explain that the world will turn against Israel.

Peace talks notwithstanding, the world, by-in-large, is turning against Israel.

My question: Are you continuing to pray for the peace of Jerusalem?

I do hope you are.

North Korean Action a Pre-cursor?

2010-11-28T07:18:00.004-06:00

I found this article in the Jerusalem Post both as a true statement, and as a warning! The way in which Barack Obama has reacted to the North Korean attacks on South Korea will have a profound effect on Iran's speed of purpose.

As Iran watches Korea
By JPOST EDITORIAL

On the face of it, what happened between the Koreas greatly resembled what we here have experienced almost routinely at times – out-of-the-blue, unprovoked shelling of civilians by apparently inscrutable and fanatical enemy forces.
Israelis – North and South – have found themselves targeted by rockets, mortars and sniper fire so frequently that we’ve learned to take such incidents almost in our stride. So has the rest of the world. Often Kassams, Grads and other assorted projectiles lobbed into Israel from Gaza and Lebanon fail to get so much as a mention in foreign news outlets.
The Korean confrontation, however, appeared to shake the world, to the extent of triggering a downward slide in leading stock markets. Governments outdid each other in censuring Pyongyang’s aggression. In our case, the widespread reaction is to generally downplay Arab aggression, fault the victim (Israel) and warn Israel not to retaliate.
This double standard is particularly unfortunate given the similarities of the two situations. Both South Korea and Israel face implacable enemies with tyrannical regimes, ostensibly impervious to Western reasoning and not readily predictable. In both instances the danger of nuclear weapons looms large.
JUST BEFORE last week’s onslaught, North Korea showed off 2,000 uranium-enrichment centrifuges and the initial construction of a 100-megawatt light-water reactor to visiting American scientists. Concomitantly, Israel is menaced by Iranian efforts to amass nuclear prowess.
Indeed, North Korea reportedly exports nuclear knowhow and ballistic missile technology to both Iran and Syria. The Syrian reactor destroyed by Israel in 2007 was constructed according to North Korean blueprints.

Pyongyang’s finger stirs many a Mideastern plot.

Both North Korea and its Mideastern associates are testing the limits of world tolerance, attempting to gauge how far they can go with impunity. It’s no stretch to suggest that Teheran and Damascus carefully monitor every nuance of Washington’s response to Pyongyang’s actions.
They must have derived satisfaction following Pyongyang’s boasting about its expanded nuclear program, when US special envoy for North Korea Stephen Bosworth declared that “This is not a crisis.”
It needs be remembered that despite heavy sanctions, the number and scale of North Korean provocations has only increased of late. North Korea tests nuclear devices and ballistic missiles, and last March one of its submarines sank a South Korean naval vessel.
North Korea is Iran’s role model for bamboozling the US and getting away with it. Yet Washington, merely sending an aircraft carrier into the area, looks set to let Kim Jong Il continue to get away with quite a bit, as long as he doesn’t overly embarrass it with barefaced gamechanging.
The Obama administration has ways of underscoring unmistakably vigorous messages both to Pyongyang and to Teheran. A feeble American reply in East Asia would dangerously embolden West Asia’s ayatollahs.

If Kim can thumb his nose at Obama, so can Ahmadinejad. And Ahmadinejad is watching attentively.

In fact, most analysts agree that, for all his bravado, Kim is less likely to cross the Rubicon and instigate war than are rogue Islamic regimes vowing to erase Israel off the map. Nuclear weapons in Iranian hands would make this an exceedingly more insecure world than do such weapons in North Korean possession.
This is America’s foremost challenge – even if, disconcertingly, it sometimes sounds as though the greatest danger to world peace stems from apartment construction in some east Jerusalem Jewish neighborhoods.

FOR ISRAEL, South Korea is the model we must strenuously avoid emulating. South Korea is a blackmailed nation, compelled to take it on the chin from its northern sister lest it inflame a dreadful – perhaps nuclear – confrontation.
Israel cannot afford a nuclear Iran, which would change the regional balance of power at a stroke, embolden Teheran to pursue its expansionist ambitions and impose South Korean-style constraints upon our self-defense. We can tolerate constraints immeasurably less than Seoul, whose population isn’t threatened with outright physical annihilation.
Winning the face-off against Iran requires intensified US-led international sanctions, backed by a credible threat of military action; the more credible that threat, the less likely it would have to be realized. Similar US-led resolution in the case of North Korea would send an important signal to Iran.

Tel Aviv Within Range of Iranian-bulit Missiles

2010-11-24T17:46:00.004-06:00

This holiday, we truly have many things to be thankful for. We are still relatively free as a nation (the TSA outbreak notwithstanding), there is still food on the table, and Jesus is still alive and reigning; definite reasons for gratitude. But there is also a horizon before us that should make our hearts well up with joy...not fear...not apprehension.

An awareness of our times, clearly portrayed in the Bible, will take you through whatever comes our way. Depend on the Lord fully, without doubt, holding nothing back. Pray hard. Share often. Look to the needs of others. Do these things, and you will be fine.

NOW, an important article revealing our times.

Syrian, Hizballah's guided missiles defy Israel's aerial supremacy
DEBKAfile Special Report November 22, 2010

debkafile's military sources report: Syria and Hizballah now possess thousands of surface missiles from Iran with enhanced ranges of up to 300 kilometers and they are being outfitted by Iranian engineers with guidance systems. The new guided Fateh-110, M-600 and Scud D missiles hardware can pinpoint any part of Israel within a 10-meter radius in defiance of Israel's aerial and anti-missile capabilities, say Israeli and Western missile experts. Hizballah and Syria have been furnished by Iran with the means for fighting a new, far more comprehensive war.

All of Syria's chemical Scud C and D warheads have been converted into guided missiles, and so have the 1,000 Scud Ds kept in Syrian bases near the Lebanese border ready to push across to Hizballah in a military confrontation with Israel, which Hassan Nasrallah said ten days ago he would welcome.

During the three-week war of 2006, Hizballah launched 500 rockets a day - relying on sheer, terrifying numbers against populated areas, mostly in the North - to bring Israeli armed forces low.

A dozen a day of the guided, long-range weapons would do far more damage, say our military sources. Iran's allies would likely go for Greater Tel Aviv in order to sow demoralization in the most densely populated part of Israel and devastate its industrial and financial centers.

Earlier this month, Israel's Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gaby Ashkenazi, said it was possible that in the next war, large segments of the population would have to be evacuated from their homes.
Former head of the Israel Mission Defense Organization Uzi Rubin said recently: "The enemy has achieved aerial supremacy without even having aircraft." Iran's fully-guided Fateh-110 rocket would enable Hizballah and Syria to strike critical Israeli facilities with dozens rather than hundreds of rockets, he said.
Hizballah and Syria have 1,500 warheads that could strike the Tel Aviv area. "This is a revolution," said the missile expert.
debkafile's military sources note that Rubin did not mention Israel's missile and rocket defense systems, the Arrow, Iron Dome and David's Sling, as able to thwart the new Syrian and Hizballah guided weapons – for good reason. Those systems are not up to intercepting heavy hails of thousands of incoming missiles. Even if only scores reached their targets, the damage would be tremendous.

As for aerial strikes against launching sites, Hizballah has dismantled its missile bases and scattered the warheads widely apart in underground bunkers and natural caverns, from which they can be launched.

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I am Now OFFICIALLY Outraged

2010-11-20T22:21:00.005-06:00

This is another "I WARNED YOU ABOUT THIS" moment. Nearly one year ago, when the Tea Party was beginning to boil, and anti-Obamamania was getting reved up, I warned that if the President took a political hit at home, he would then head overseas to do even more harm.

NOW HE'S GONE AND DONE IT AGAIN!

While in Lisbon, Portugal, hobnobbing with Turkish President Gul (shown in the picture), Obama has agreed to place Turkey in control of the new NATO missile shield. Here is what he said.

"For the first time we've agreed to develop a missile defense capability that is strong enough to cover all Nato European territory and populations as well as the United States."
Here's what he didn't say.
The President bowed to Gul's demand to omit Iran, Syria and their ballistic missiles as a threat from the NATO agreement to establish a missile shield base in Turkey. President Barak Obama has devalued any US security guarantees offered Israel - as well as negating the facility's avowed purpose. The missile shield and its location in Europe were conceived in the first place for detecting and defusing Iranian and Syrian ballistic missile before they reached Europe or the United States. But not now!
debkafile's military sources report that the covert clauses in the deal additionally provide for the missile base to come under the command of a Turkish general. President Abdullah Gul held out on this point in discussions with President Obama and NATO leaders, following the lead given him by Prime Minister Tayyep Erdogan of Monday, Nov. 15: "Turkey would demand that NATO assign a Turkish commander to oversee the shield. Especially if this is to be place on our soil…," said Erdogan.

Turkey's leaders are very close to the Islamic Republic's extremist rulers and see nothing amiss in their deploying large portions of Iran's missile arsenal on Syrian and Lebanese soil (in Hizballah's keeping). A Turkish general in command of the NATO missile shield cannot be expected to regard threatening missile action by Iran, Syria or Hizballah in the same light as would President Obama or NATO Secretary-General Andres vog Rasmussen. He would simply follow the orders of his own prime minister.

So NATO's forward missile interceptor may be physically and technically located in Turkey but, under a Turkish commander, its usefulness as an operational shield for the West against the most concrete perils facing NATO members is nil.
In these circumstances, there is not much point in Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu holding out for American security guarantees, even after the US State Department spokesman stated Friday, Nov. 19, "The United States is prepared to offer Israel written security guarantees if it would help to restart stalled Middle East peace talks."
Those guarantees were awarded Turkey at the NATO summit in Lisbon and, by extension, to Iran, Syria and their radical allies, whose missiles are poised on Israel's borders facing in only one direction .
It is important to remember that American missile defense systems are closely inter-linked with and slotted into corresponding Israeli missile interceptors, air defenses and intelligence. How can this vital collaboration continue after a Turkish commander has his hand on the levers of NATO's defense shield for the United States and Europe?
This is absolutely incredible, and TOTALLY Unreported by the US mainstream media.

I am now officially outraged! The door is now wide open for Iran and Syria, once Iran has completed a nuclear weapon (Which the highest level Israeli military intelligence says has already been accomplished), to launch a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile against Israel.

How much longer can Benjamin Netanyahu afford to wait? Hizbollah and Hamas are poised for battle. Syria is ready. Iran is prodding and provoking. The Saudis have subtly stepped in to prevent a pro-western government in Lebanon from attempting to throttle the Hizbollah. Islamic extremists in the Sinai side of Egypt are threatening Israeli travelers. How long before Psalm 83 becomes a reality? When will Isaiah 17 be fulfilled by Israel's destruction of the Damascus threat?

Only God knows, but we sure seem to be heading toward the Inner Ring war at breakneck speed.

Obama Stays the Course to Divide Israel

2010-11-16T21:44:00.003-06:00

Wasn't it nice to have Barack Obama out of the country, even if it only lasted a few days? To bad he had to visit the most populated Muslim country in the world to diss Israel over the settlement issue again.

For decades, no US President equated Jewish settlements in Jerusalem with the peace process. Barack has focused solely on this one issue....the right of Jews to settle in their own capitol city, a capitol belonging to them for over 5000 years.

But that's not all. This guy gets walloped in the mid-term elections. His own party is trying to find a way to dump him. But still, he persists in doing exactly the wrong thing morally and Biblically.

Now, he has decided to send Benjamin Netanyahu his vision on the new borders between Israel and the State of Palestine, something that does not exist! He seems hell-bent (no pun there) on testing the patience of God. Joel 3 says the dividing of the land belonging to Israel will be the prime catalyst for the march to Armageddon. Talk about a destructive nature....Barack H. Obama has it!

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Obama to present US Israel-Palestinian border map within 3 months
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report

November 14, 2010

Washington sources disclose that the three-month settlement construction freeze-for-incentives deal Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu discussed with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday, Nov. 12, also included a commitment to hold Israel-Palestinian negotiations on the two states' final borders during that period. Assuming the talks collapse, the Obama administration will take the initiative of delineating those borders and present its own map to both sides before the three months are up.
Our sources disclose that the boundaries the US map will adhere a lot more closely to Palestinian territorial aspirations than to Israel case. While no one is talking about imposing it on Israel, a rejection by the Netanyahu government would place it on a collision course with the Obama White House.

Word about Obama's planned map was not relayed to the Israeli cabinet Sunday, Nov. 14 when Netanyahu reported to the cabinet on his talks with US leaders last week, our Jerusalem sources report.

According to our Washington sources, Obama believes that leaving Israel with no more than 4-4.5 percent of the pre-1967 West Bank area should satisfy its essential security requirements. In terms of population, this would entail the evacuation of dozens of settlements plus two important towns, Efrat in Gush Etzion in the south which has a population of 8,000, and Ariel in Samaria which has 20,000 inhabitants.

For Washington, it is the Palestinians who are laying down the law. After his ultimatum on construction was accepted as an obstacle to talks, the Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas now warns Washington that if every last Jewish resident is not cleared from Ariel, there will be no peace accord.
Even when the former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert held talks with Mahmoud Abbas in 2007 and 2008, Washington backed his demand for at least 5.9 percent of the land – although the figure quoted by Olmert is 6.5 percent. It was understood that in the past 33 years, these locations had developed exponentially each time the Palestinians refused to discuss peace and resorted to violence.
As for the US incentives offered Israel for accepting a second moratorium on settlement construction, Netanyahu neglected to mention the corresponding benefits to be offered the Palestinians.

The Obama administration is willing to let Israel have 20 F-35 stealth warplanes worth $3 billion in addition to the 20 already allocated and promises to veto anti-Israeli motions at the UN and other international bodies.

No one knows what promises are contained in the letter under preparation at the White House for the Palestinian Authority chairman. US sources told debkafile that Israel should not be surprised if commitments it contains are inimical to Israel.

Iranian Takes Over Hizbollah Southern Command

2010-11-13T08:19:00.003-06:00

Along with all the other preparations for war I have been sharing, this week, Safi Al-din was recalled from his post in Tehran as head of Hizballah's Liaison Office and immediately assumed the reins from Sheikh Nabil Quouk, the 2006 War commander. Intelligence sources say this appointment is the most ominous sign to date of the seriousness Iran and Hizballah attach to their plans for an early war with Israel.

Three further developments point in this direction:

1. Tehran, Damascus and Nasrallah are tensely watching the clock ticking for the UN Special Tribunal on Lebanon - STL to deliver indictments against top Hizballah officials before the end of this year or early January. Hizballah has threatened to block their extradition by seizing Lebanon's government and strategic centers.
Hizballah's leader eagerly embraced war his latest speech of Thursday, Nov. 11.
Shouting at the top of his voice, Nasrallah threatened to "chop off the hand that dared to accuse or detain members of the 'Hizballah gendarmerie.'" He went on to yell: "We await the day the indictments will be released." And in the same breath ranted, "We are ready for any Israeli war on Lebanon and will again be victorious, Inshallah. Whoever thinks that threatening us with another Israel war will scare us is mistaken. On the contrary, whoever speaks of another war is bearing good news not threatening us." (I'm pretty certain he has not read Psalm 83, Isaiah 17, or Ezekiel 25.)

2. Tehran views the newly appointed South Lebanon commander, Hashim Safi Al-Din, is its most stalwart partisan in the Lebanese Shiite Hizballah leadership since Imad Moughnieh passed away two years ago in an exploding car in Damascus. Safi Al-Din is therefore trusted most of all Hizballah's leaders to do as he is told by Iran in a direct confrontation with Israel.
Iran did not get this sort of obedience in the 2006 War: Nasrallah went his own way regardless of strategic and military instructions from Tehran. For instance, he ordered Israeli towns and villages blasted by his rockets at the rate of 500 a day whereas Iranian experts wanted the rocket fire concentrated on the Israeli troops driving into Lebanon. To appease his Iranian sponsors, Nasrallah then appointed Mughniyeh war commander in the middle of combat.
But Tehran is taking no chances of any more insubordination from its proxy. Nasrallah will be kept in line by Iran's obedient loyalist in the key command position in South Lebanon and Iran will stay in control of a future confrontation with Israel from the word go.

3. At the same time, the appointment of his cousin confirms Hassan Nasrallah as the Hizballah strongman capable of bringing to fruition the ambition Tehran and Damascus cherish of establishing their man in Beirut as boss of Lebanon. Hashim Safi Al-Din also enjoys Nasrallah trust. They also look remarkably alike. debkafile revealed in an exclusive report in 2007 that Nasrallah was using his cousin as his look-alike to throw would-be assassins off the scent. Their resemblance was close enough even to fool fellow members of Hizballah.

With Safi Al-Din's appointment to the South Lebanese command, Tehran has deployed a trifecta for running the next war with Israel on its behalf: Nasrallah, his cousin and their direct controller, Iran's own Al Qods Brigades officer Gen. Hossein Mahadavi.

Yet Another Sign of the Psalm 83 Coalition

2010-11-11T20:15:00.004-06:00

The following article is another in a long series of signs that demonstrate we are on the verge of witnessing the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy.

Should Hamas unite politically and militarily with Iran, the coalition of Psalm 83, Isaiah 17, Ezekiel 25, Zephaniah 2, and Zechariah 9 will be nearly complete. The only domino left to fall is Jordan. Once that happens, the INNER RING WAR will be around the corner as Israel will be forced to protect itself from annihilation....the goal of radical Islam.

Interestingly, after the Inner Ring War ends, Israel will have regained the ancient boundaries of Solomon. They will be powerful and feared. It is easy to see how Russia, with its renewed desire to dominate the Middle East, would be enraged enough to join Iran in its evil intent. The hook of Ezekiel 38 and 39 will be set. The Outer Ring War will take place and end in God's righteous judgment. In the middle of it all, the Rapture of the Church looms large.

Wow! We are living in an incredible age.

It's time to tell someone about Jesus.

Palestinian Hamas "moderate" invites Ahmadinejad to visit Gaza
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report November 11, 2010

Ahmad Yousef campaigns for Hamas-Iran bondThe Hamas government's deputy foreign minister Dr. Ahmed Yousef is actively campaigning for the Gaza regime to form a strategic partnership with Iran on the same lines as the Iranian-Syrian-Hizballah alliance.

debkafile's Middle East sources report that Yousef heads the radical Hamas's "moderate" wing.

His initiative will certainly be welcomed in Tehran as extending the Iranian foothold on the eastern Mediterranean from Lebanon as far south as the Gaza strip. Iran would also gain a forward position close to Israel's population centers, with leverage for expanding the wedge dividing Palestinian Hamas from Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The ayatollahs would also be in place to threaten the stability of Jordan, where already Hamas-Damascus controls the local Muslim Brotherhood branch sufficiently to order its members to boycott last week's parliamentary elections.

Finally, close ties between Gaza and Tehran will bolster the Palestinian extremists' military and intelligence ties with Damascus and Hizballah. This will in turn boost the bloc led by Iran and Syria and add to its leverage for derailing any fence-building moves between the feuding Hamas and Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah and perpetuate the division between the two Palestinian entities - one in Gaza and the other on the West Bank

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The Middle East Could be at War Within a Month

2010-11-10T08:14:00.003-06:00

Few have paid attention to events in Lebanon over the last few months, events that could end up being the spark that ignites the next war in the Middle East.

On trial are four, upper ecshelon commanders of Hezbollah for the 2006 assassination of Lebanon's West-leaning Prime Minister, Rafiq Hariri.

This trial, conducted by a UN appointed commission, is on the verge of indicting the accused, and that indictment could be handed down within a month.

Upon hearing such news, most shrug a shoulder and say, "good!" However, there is a twist. The Hezbollah has vowed a violent overthrow of the Lebanese government should such an indictment fall upon their leadership, and they have the power to follow through with the threat.

Lebanon has been in the middle of Israeli/Syrian tensions ever since the three nations were reborn in the 1940's.

But this time, if Lebanon finally loses its moderate to west leaning government to the violent, Jew hating terrorists of the Hezbollah, Israel will be forced to respond with overwhelming force.
Why? Because Israel IS the target!

Keep an eye on this little-publicized trial. It could ignite the powder keg that will lead to the Psalm 83...Inner Ring War.

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Hateful, Dispicable Words by Hamas Leader

2010-11-06T19:35:00.003-05:00

Is this not the face of a peace-loving religion?
This man is calling for the forced removal of
all Jews from Palestine. (That means Israel.)
Proof of a soon-coming war is mounting.

There seems to be no potency behind negotiations. With every Israeli concession, another is demanded with no reciprocation. Lately, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has refused to place another moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank. Suddenly, the Palestinians, Syrians, and Lebanese are talking war. Couple this with Iran possibly having their first nuclear bomb, and you have an explosive situation.

Read the latest tough-talk on the part of Hamas. Caution: The following words are filled with venom, hatred, and anti Semetism. (One should take care when talking this way about God's covenant people!)

Zahar: Jews will soon be expelled from Palestine
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
11/06/2010

The Jews will soon be expelled from Palestine that same way they were kicked out by France, Britain, Belgium, Russia and Germany, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar said over the weekend.

“The only nation that received the Jews after they were expelled was the Islamic nation, which protected them and looked after them,” Zahar said in a speech in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip over the weekend. “But they have no place here amongst us because of their crimes. They will soon be expelled from here and we will pray at the Aqsa Mosque [in Jerusalem].”
Zahar claimed that Jews were expelled in the past “because they betrayed, stole and corrupted these countries.”
Zahar called for unity with Fatah as representatives of the two parties prepare to hold another round of reconciliation talks in the Syrian capital of Damascus this week.
“Let’s join ranks and speak in one voice,” Zahar said in his appeal to Fatah. “Together, with blood, we could liberate our lands and holy sites. You have tasted the bitterness of arbitrary negotiations.” He said that Hamas was making “big efforts” to ensure the success of reconciliation talks with Fatah.
Meanwhile, Ramadan Shallah, leader of Islamic Jihad, called on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to step down for abandoning the armed struggle against Israel. Shallah was speaking in Damascus on the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of his group.

“The negotiations [with Israel] have ended and there’s no alternative to jihad and resistance,” Shallah said. “The present leadership of the Palestinian Authority is not authorized to negotiate on behalf of the Palestinians. If Mahmoud Abbas can’t adopt the option of Yasser Arafat, resistance, we recommend another option which is more honorable: to quit and sit at home.”

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My gut tells me that the Middle East may be enveloped in war within the next few weeks. Keep praying for the peace of Jerusalem and the salvation of both Jews and Muslims. Time is seeping away.

Israeli Intelligence Chief Echoes Bible Prophecy

2010-11-04T09:15:00.003-05:00

Finally, an Israeli intelligence chief has echoed the words of prophetic scripture, though he probably has no clue that he has done so.

TWO SPECIFIC WARS are prophesied.

I call them the Inner Ring War, and the Outer Ring War. They are just as they sound. Prophetic war #1 will involve those nations immediately surrounding Israel. The second will involve nations that are further out, not actually bordering Israel, but surrounding her nonetheless.

The Inner Ring War is prophesied in Psalm 83, Isaiah 17 (Damascus), Ezekiel 25, Zephaniah 2, and Zechariah 9. In these passages the ancient names of Lebanon, Syria, Jordon, Saudi Arabia, the Gaza Strip, and Egypt are listed. This coalition will force Israel to react, and in Ezekiel 25, the Lord says he will destroy these enemies "by the hand of my people Israel."

The Outer Ring War is described in detail in Ezekiel 38 & 39. The ancient names of a current and defining consortium of nations are listed. Gog/Magog/Meshech/Tubal = Russia. Gomer/Togarmah = Turkey and nations bordering the Caspian Sea. Put = Libya. Cursh = nations of the Horn of Africa i.e. Sudan, Samalia, Ethiopia. PERSIA = IRAN.

This coalition will witness the destruction of Israel's Inner Ring Enemies, along with the expansion of Jewish territory to the defined borders of Solomon's reign. They will see that Israel has suddenly grown rich in oil and natural gas. They will see that Israel has used nuclear weapons to defend herself. Plus, God will put a hook in their mouth to draw them down to judgment. In the end, God will be the destroyer of this Magog-led Army.

SOUND FAR FETCHED?

Read this warning by Israel's outgoing intelligence chief. (This on the heels of an article in the Jerusalem Post by the new leader of Israel's spy organization, the Mossad, that stated that Iran already has constructed at least one nuclear bomb.)

Intelligence Chief’s Warnings of War Taken Seriously
by Hillel Fendel

Outgoing Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin says Israel's next military conflict will cost more casualties than previous battles; NSC chief Uzi Dayan says Iran, Turkey, and terrorists are increasing dangers to Israel.
Yadlin, head of IDF Military Intelligence, gave a stark report on Tuesday in his briefing to the Knesset - the last one before leaving his post in the coming days. He warned of new, state-of-the-art Russian-made Syrian weaponry and two new Iranian nuclear sites.
National Security Council chief Uzi Dayan filled out the picture by warning that missiles from Gaza could hit Tel Aviv and that terrorists in Lebanon are digging further into and behind civilian populations.
“In the next war,” Dayan told Arutz-7’s Benny Tucker, “we have to be more concerned with our potential civilian casualties than military casualties.”
“Yadlin’s assessment means that uncertainty has returned to our region,” Dayan said. “Iran continues to build nuclear weapons [though at a slower pace than it had hoped, Yadlin said – ed.], Turkey has returned to the axis of evil, and the terrorist organizations continue to dig in.”

Only 40 Miles Wide
“The incoming IDF Chief of Staff, Gen. Yoav Galant, will have to deal with many challenges, beyond the issue of terrorism and Iran,” Dayan said. “We will have to prepare for an eastern front against us… .The Jordan Valley is one of our most critical areas. Between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean there are only 64 kilometers (40 miles); this is our entire strategic depth, and we must not give it up. We must have defensible borders. This position must be presented in the negotiations with the Palestinian Authority.”

The dangers in Gaza and southern Lebanon must be neutralized, Dayan said, and this is done by capturing territory. “Gaza is in danger of becoming an Iranian stronghold, in terms of missiles directed at Tel Aviv. We must conquer enemy territory [in Gaza] and demilitarize it; the same in southern Lebanon. The terrorists today take cover amidst civilian populaces, assuming that we will not capture that territory. We must uproot that type of thinking.”

Three Days and Counting..... To What?

2010-10-31T07:13:00.005-05:00

For many, Tuesday, November 2nd is the big day, the changing of the tide, the correction in the course.

I, too, am ready to vote. (Too bad I can't vote often....like some on the left.)

However, a sweeping conservative victory on Tuesday will not change the direction our world is headed. It might make us more comfortable than we would have been with liberals in high places. Tuesday might end up saving us a few bucks in raised taxes, though I doubt it. We are going to have to dig our way out of a debt that verges on the obscene. My guess is, no matter what is being said, at some point we are going to have to pay the piper.

But it's the entire direction of the world that should have our focus.

Islam continues to rise it's turbaned head. Radicals have taken the wheel to this car full of explosive deception, and no matter who sits in the White House, Congress, or Governor's Mansions, America and Israel are being targeted like never before.

Israeli Prime Minister, Netanyahu declared in a Cabinet meeting, "We stand before a rising wave of terror!"
His declaration came with the realization that terror organizations continue to equip themselves with weapons. Now that Iran is on the verge of developing nuclear bombs, it is now time to ring the alarm. Terror groups will not hesitate to use a nuke or two. Again, no matter which side wins this election, the occupier of the White House is not listening to the truth. The emperor has no clothes...no foreign policy...no desire to do what is necessary. He teleprompts a good game, but the substance behind his rhetoric is very thin indeed.

Where are we headed? Must I say it? Read your Bible.

The destination has been written....with pinpoint accuracy and prophetic signs that are being fulfilled.

If you are a believer, look up with joy.

(As you smile, remember to vote on Tuesday)

If you have not yet believed in the one and only Son of God, named Jesus Messiah (Christ), I would suggest you do so quickly.

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The VATICAN has Ignored the Scriptures

2010-10-27T17:41:00.001-05:00

What Bible is the Vatican reading?
By MICHAEL FREUND
Jerusalem Post
10/27/2010

This past Saturday, a synod of bishops in Rome tossed the theological equivalent of a hand grenade, threatening to blow up decades of efforts to improve Catholic- Jewish relations.

In a press conference at the Vatican, Monsignor Cyril Salim Bustros, a Greek Melkite archbishop from Boston and president of the Church’s Commission for the Message, launched a blistering attack against the very foundation of Jewish belief.

“The Holy Scriptures,” Bustros declared, “cannot be used to justify the return of Jews to Israel and the displacement of the Palestinians, to justify the occupation by Israel of Palestinian lands.”

Not stopping there, he went on to state that “we Christians cannot speak of the ‘promised land’ as an exclusive right for a privileged Jewish people... There is no longer a chosen people.”

And so, in one fell swoop, a senior Church official sought to deny the unique, covenantal relationship between God and the Jews, rejecting the divine promise to restore the people of Israel to their Land. One cannot help but wonder: What Bible is the Vatican reading? Whichever one it is, it must be missing a few pages, as even a cursory glance at the Scriptures makes clear that the Jewish people’s right to the Land of Israel is indisputably ordained.

Take, for example, Isaiah 14:1-2: “The Lord will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land.” Or how about Jeremiah 11:5, where God says: “I will fulfill the oath I swore to your forefathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey...” And then there’s Ezekiel 34: 11-13. And Hosea 3:4-5. And Amos 9:14-15. And Obadiah 1:17, Zephaniah 3:19-20 and Zechariah 8:7-8.

YOU GET the point. But it doesn’t seem that the Catholic Church does.

After the Lebanese-born Bustros’s remarks caused a furor, the Vatican spokesman waited two days before issuing a mealy-mouthed statement which did little to calm the storm.

“If one wants a summary of the synod’s position, attention must currently be paid to the ‘Message,’ which is the only written text approved by the synod in the last few days,” the Vatican’s Father Federico Lombardi said. “There is also a great richness and variety in the contributions made by the fathers, but which as such should not all be considered as the voice of the synod as a whole.”

Lombardi’s efforts to contain the fallout won’t fool anyone. There is no getting around the fact that this convocation of bishops was called by the pope himself. Moreover, the perception around the world was that the Vatican had officially delegitimized Israel while assaulting Judaism itself. As Catholic writer William Doino Jr. noted: “In a statement meant to be fully and intensely Christian, Israel was singled out for blame and criticism. That’s not fair, much less Christian.”

Indeed, this entire episode is little more than a cheap bit of politics wrapping itself in the robes of religion. Bustros and his colleagues clearly have a political ax to grind with the Jewish state, and they shamefully do not hesitate to invoke the sacred for this most profane of goals.

My Christian friends tell me that the words “Palestine” and “Palestinians” do not even appear in the New Testament. So the learned bishops could not have come up with the idea of the “occupation of Palestine” while attending Sunday school.

Furthermore, by Bustros’s own definition, the founder of Christianity would also have to be considered an “occupier” and a “settler,” for according to Christian belief, Jesus the Jew was born and raised in Bethlehem.

That is the very same Bethlehem that Bustros would now like to see become part of a Palestinian state.

No matter how one looks at it, the synod’s unbridled insult to Israel and the Jewish people cannot be allowed to stand. If it is not denounced and corrected forthwith, it will quickly be exploited by Israel’s enemies to stir up still more hatred.

Prophetic Development?

2010-10-26T08:55:00.003-05:00

The MAP of Psalm 83 is becoming more clearly defined by the week. According to this passage, and companion passages in Isaiah 17, Ezekiel 25, Zephaniah 2, and Zechariah 9, Lebanon will be one of those nations that join together to attack Israel. Included in that number are Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.

Up until the present, the Saudis had put forth a moderate face in their dealings in the region. Suddenly, the prospect of dealing with radicals seems to be too much for the Saudis to contemplate. They are swinging toward and attempt to actually control Hamas and Hizbollah. This places the Saudis and the Syrians at the brink of a classic struggle for control of radical Islam. However this battle ends, it will be Israel left in the cross hairs.

Saudis push Lebanese PM Hariri to quit, Lebanon near abyss
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report October 25, 2010

Saad Hariri pushed to quitIn a sudden about-face, the Saudis Monday, Oct. 25, urged Lebanon's pro-Western Prime Minister Saad Hariri to step down without delay and make way for an administration dominated by pro-Syrian ministers and Hizballah. King Abdullah, according to debkafile's Middle East and Beirut sources, sees no other way of saving Lebanon from tipping over into civil strife over Hizballah's demand to disband the international tribunal probing the 2005 murder of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri.

Last week, Hariri confided to US Deputy Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman he was close to resigning and giving way to the Saudi King, long a friend of the Hariri family, now siding with its antagonists. When Riyadh saw he was sticking to his guns, the Saudi mouthpiece Asharq al-Awsat published an article of a sort rarely seen in the Arab media telling the Lebanese prime minister in no uncertain terms that he had choice in the matter. Chief Editor Tariq Alhomayed warned Saad Hariri that he had run out of options and the only thing left him was to follow his father's example and resign as prime minister as Rafiq Hariri did in late 2004.
(A few months later, Rafiq Hariri was assassinated in Beirut.)