The Bible teaches that God has a special place in His heart for the Jewish people and Israel (despite their sins). God calls them the apple of His eye (Deut 32:10 and Zech 2:8). The Old Testament (and New Testament) are full of teachings, prophecies and practices which show God's amazing love and mercy for His chosen people. Of course it doesn't mean that the Nation of Israel is saved spiritually yet as it is only through Jesus that our sins can be forgiven. John Chapter 1 says that "to all who received Him He gave the power to become the children of God". So all who receive Jesus are Children of God, but God DOES have special promises for Israel and they WILL (as a Nation) choose Jesus again. For this reason He has preserved them as a people for the last 2000 years and now restored as a Nation for the last 62 years. Jesus said that they would not see Him again (second coming) until they say "blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord". Jesus will return only when they (as a Nation) corporately call out for Jesus with those words "blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord".
Because the whole World (and Governments) are under the control of the evil one, it is not surprising that there are satanic agenda's to seek to destroy those God has SPECIALLY chosen. If you look through the scriptures you will see many instances of satan influencing National and World leaders to destroy God's work. Pharoah when Moses was born, Herod when Jesus was born, are two examples. The enemy knows that Jesus will not return until the Nation calls out to Jesus, so he wants to anihilate them totally so that Jesus will NOT return. Of course the enemy will fail and God's purposes will be fulfilled, but woe to those who join up with satan in assisting those who seek Israel's destruction. Those who oppose Israel will be seen to be opposing the God of Israel. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS THING TO DO!!! God will allow the Nations to come against Israel to fulfill His purposes of the Nation's repentance (for Israel to call out for Jesus) but you will not want to be active/part of those who seek Israel's demise in word or deed. As the scriptures teach "Those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse shall be cursed".
I would like to refer you to Bob Mitchell's blog website regarding the Gaza Flotilla episode and how it shows the agenda for the World to rise against Israel (totally unfairly and illogically with much deception and lies). Specifically please look at these articles from Bob.
Please read in this order):
http://bob-mitchell.blogspot.com/2010/05/israel-in-worlds-crosshairs-again-this.html
http://bob-mitchell.blogspot.com/2010/05/deliberate-provovation-of-israeli.html
http://bob-mitchell.blogspot.com/2010/06/gaza-convoy-wanted-martyrdom-and.html
http://bob-mitchell.blogspot.com/2010/06/set-up-for-antichrist-armilus-and.html
http://bob-mitchell.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-flotilla-start-of-gog-magog-war.html
By the way, I am neither an Israeli or Jewish but as a gentile I read the scriptures honestly and by rightly dividing the Word of Truth can see what God says about Israel.
Here is an article I received from an Israeli explaining what is happening which is very enlightening:
1. The population in Gaza is not under a blockage, only the terror-regime of Hamas is. Every day, 100 trucks are getting into Gaza, loaded with humanitarian aid of all kinds - food, medicine, water, etc. But Israel cannot afford herself to have weapons or building materials get into the hands of the Gaza leaders, as they turn them into bombs, that will eventually be launched into our own homes, only a few kilometers away from Gaza.
Because the whole World (and Governments) are under the control of the evil one, it is not surprising that there are satanic agenda's to seek to destroy those God has SPECIALLY chosen. If you look through the scriptures you will see many instances of satan influencing National and World leaders to destroy God's work. Pharoah when Moses was born, Herod when Jesus was born, are two examples. The enemy knows that Jesus will not return until the Nation calls out to Jesus, so he wants to anihilate them totally so that Jesus will NOT return. Of course the enemy will fail and God's purposes will be fulfilled, but woe to those who join up with satan in assisting those who seek Israel's destruction. Those who oppose Israel will be seen to be opposing the God of Israel. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS THING TO DO!!! God will allow the Nations to come against Israel to fulfill His purposes of the Nation's repentance (for Israel to call out for Jesus) but you will not want to be active/part of those who seek Israel's demise in word or deed. As the scriptures teach "Those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse shall be cursed".
I would like to refer you to Bob Mitchell's blog website regarding the Gaza Flotilla episode and how it shows the agenda for the World to rise against Israel (totally unfairly and illogically with much deception and lies). Specifically please look at these articles from Bob.
Please read in this order):
http://bob-mitchell.blogspot.com/2010/05/israel-in-worlds-crosshairs-again-this.html
http://bob-mitchell.blogspot.com/2010/05/deliberate-provovation-of-israeli.html
http://bob-mitchell.blogspot.com/2010/06/gaza-convoy-wanted-martyrdom-and.html
http://bob-mitchell.blogspot.com/2010/06/set-up-for-antichrist-armilus-and.html
http://bob-mitchell.blogspot.com/2010/06/is-flotilla-start-of-gog-magog-war.html
By the way, I am neither an Israeli or Jewish but as a gentile I read the scriptures honestly and by rightly dividing the Word of Truth can see what God says about Israel.
Here is an article I received from an Israeli explaining what is happening which is very enlightening:
1. The population in Gaza is not under a blockage, only the terror-regime of Hamas is. Every day, 100 trucks are getting into Gaza, loaded with humanitarian aid of all kinds - food, medicine, water, etc. But Israel cannot afford herself to have weapons or building materials get into the hands of the Gaza leaders, as they turn them into bombs, that will eventually be launched into our own homes, only a few kilometers away from Gaza.
2. The organizers of the flotilla misled the Israeli authorities, before the flotilla left Turkey. The Turkish prime minister Erdogan himself had personally assured that there were no weapons or terrorists on the flotilla. Which is why the Israeli authorities did not give it a thorough check. A huge lesson for us to learn, no doubt. But what does that mean about anything else Erdogan is saying?
3. The radical organization IHH (affiliated with Al-Qaeda) used this flotilla for its cynical interests. If they really wanted those goods to get to Gaza, they should have responded to our request, tow the ship to an Israeli port and allow our forces to check it before the goods will be delivered to Gaza. After all, if they were doing it only in order to help Gaza, why should they object?
4. Some of the stuff on the ship was so redundant, even the people in Gaza don't want it. It sits today outside the border to Gaza, until Israel will decide what to do with it. I am talking, for instance, about medications that have expired. Other goods were clearly for the usage of terrorists, such as camouflage fabrics.
5. The flotilla was an attempt to pave a new path for weapons into Gaza. And this - Israel will not allow. Our forces were not trying to stop a real aid from the population in Gaza. As I said above, we deliver them 100 trucks daily, so why not add these goods as well?
6. More than one million Euros were found on the ship, as well as knives, grenades, iron rods and other weapons. They were shipped in 4 different piles on the ship, ready to be used by the IHH mercenaries, hired specifically for this flotilla.
Just imagine...
Imagine a civil airplane, bringing passengers to an international airport in the US or Europe. Will they be allowed in without showing their passports and allowing their luggage to be checked? And now, imagine those passengers insisting on being allowed in, claiming they bring some humanitarian aid to this country, and demanding that they won't be checked at all. And then, when they are refused, will pull out some iron poles and grenades to reinforce their point.
These passengers will obviously be allowed in, right? And if they won't, heaven forbid, the Security Council of the UN will obviously call for an emergency session just a few hours later, and will blame the country that did not allow them in, right? This is the same Security Council that does not even bother to check on the US when they kill dozens of civilians in Afghanistan, or to fight for the rights of Christians to worship God and study His Word in countries like Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia etc.
What is it all about?
What is it? Why do the nations rage and plot vain things? Why is it that the "kings" of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together (Ps. 2: 1-2)? Who are they really raging about? How come the world is losing its sanity, yet the finger still points towards Israel?
I have a strong feeling that this whole ordeal was meant to turn the eyes of the entire world from something else, that might have taken place last week. What was it? What happened around the world that required another turmoil over a vain thing, in order to take the attention of the press off the real thing?
After all, more and more voices are being heard in the past 2 days (even in Turkey), that condemn the havoc which took place and finally agrees that, you know what? Israel actually does have a right to defend itself. Wow! Thank you!
Links for videos you may want to watch
For Italian readers: http://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000563886
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John
Thank you so much for your encouraging email, I was in such a pickle it overwhelmed me. I have felt better today realising that this battle is not over 'flesh and blood ...'
Right now I am encouraging myself by 'putting on the armour'. Thank you so, so much for your prayers.
Hugs in Jesus
Sue
Your very welcome. I am so happy to know God is answering our prayers. Please Lord continue this work you have started in Sue's heart. Thank you and Praise your Name for your wonderful love.
Hello John
Looking around the web, it is being said that Obama is 'strongly 'requesting Bibi allow a Pali State.
Also Obama has been granted certain powers that will enable him to shut down certain sites; even close down the web if he thinks he will(apparently)
I see one site, heard of another, members are now gathering private email addresses, pnone numbers and snail mail to keep in contact in case it is shut down! Strange thing is that several times I was thinking about sending you my phone no. (just in case) I thought 'nah, don't be silly'. It has made me wonder???
Even when things appear to go quiet they remain white hot!
God bless
Sue
Hi EI
Thanks for informing me.
I had a search through the internet. It DOES seem that things are getting serious with Obama and his control mentality. It seems that it is not just Obama but a global conspiracy to control the internet.
Global Warming, Terrorism, UFO's, cyber war etc etc. The bottom line is that all these things are used as an excuse to bring about the New World Order and the control of public opinion.
Remember God reigns!. As Jesus said to pilot "you have power only because God has given it to you". God can remove it in an instance!!!
Let us pray that God will stop and frustrate Obama's plans.
By the way, this is why I tried to set the fellowship connections facility on my blog, but very few people seem interested. Why oh why is there such complacency amongst the Christian community?
Why o why is there a lack of interest in preparing ourselves for the terrible times that lay ahead?
Maybe it is because most believe that we will not face terrible times because we will be raptured. I firmly believe we will be raptured before the great tribulation, but I may be wrong!" It could be that we may have to face terrible times before the "great tribulation" as indeed many of our brothers/sisters face terrible times in parts of the World.
We need to STOP being indifferent and starting to love/care for our brothers/sisters.
Hello John
It is naïve to assume the church in the West will escape some sort of persecution, or severe hardship of one kind or another; and I say this as a staunch Pretribber i.e. Rapture BEFORE the seven years of Jacob’s Trouble.
In John 16:32 Jesus said very clearly that in this world we would have tribulation; that is very much the case in Muslim countries. Churches set on fire, beatings, threats and the killings of entire families, no doubt those poor souls wonder if they are actually in THE Tribulation (Daniels 70th Week). Just as the Thessalonians also thought they were in ‘the day of the Lord’ under the dreadful persecution of Titus. (Praps they will feed us to the foxes).
As I write, my hubby is going frantic; he swears he is being eaten alive by cat fleas; he was only five minutes in a neighbours house and they are swarming ALL over him - well, two at least. He has stripped down to his drawers outside the back door, and is now spraying them to death in the shower!
It must be hard for the persecuted to imagine anything worse than what they are presently going through? Matt.24:21 “For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be”. Obviously there is no precedent to judge it by other than to think of something far worse than the holocaust happening to YOU!
I say with fear and trembling, that it wouldn’t surprise me one bit if The Lord doesn’t allow something very severe to shake this ‘Emergent Emergency’ that has the relatively wealthy Western church by the throat. It could be said that it has too much idle/idol time on its hands the poorer countries know little about.
Really, there is only one thing left for me to say – MARANATHA!
God bless
Sue
Hello John
The following has been posted today by Scott Sykes on ‘Prophecy Update’
http://www.prophecyupdate.blogspot.com/
Persecution
As Jesus informed us in His Olivet Discourse, there will be persecution in these last days. This ongoing story doesn't receive nearly enough attention by the world media - in fact, it doesn't receive nearly enough attention within the Christian community either.
"Muslim Mob Kills Wife, Children of Christian in Pakistan"
A Muslim mob in Jhelum, Pakistan murdered the wife and four children of a Christian last month, but local authorities are too afraid of the local Muslim leader to file charges, according to area Muslim and Christian sources.
Jamshed Masih, a police officer who was transferred 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Gujrat to Jhelum, Punjab Province, said a mob led by Muslim religious leader Maulana Mahfooz Khan killed his family on June 21 after Khan called him to the local mosque and told him to leave the predominantly Muslim colony. Jhelum is 85 kilometers (53 miles) south of Islamabad.
Masih had moved to Mustafa Colony in Jhelum with his wife, two sons and two daughters and were living in a rented house. Masih said that a Muslim neighbor, Ali Murtaza, told him that area Muslims notified Khan, telling the religious leader, “We cannot allow these non-Muslims to live here, they will be a bad influence on our children.”
Jamshed Masih said his daughter telephoned police as the mob attacked his wife and children. He said he later learned that “the people kept shouting, ‘This family has committed blasphemy, they should be killed.”
Before police arrived, his family was murdered, he said.
Murtaza said Masih rushed home and was devastated to find the dead bodies of his wife and four children.
The Voice of the Martyrs, which can be found at Persecution.com has the following, current stories:
Nepal: Pastor beaten by Maoists
India: Pastors Attacked
Somalia: Convert Abused
Iraq: Believer Killed in Kirkuk
Afghanistan: Christian Aid Suspended
Indonesia: Report of Church Closing
Nigeria: Pastor's Home Attacked
Somalia: Somali Christian Killed
And on and on it goes. The media is completely uninterested in this tragic story which occurs now in almost every corner of the world. And it will only get worse as the Tribulation approaches.
We need to always remember to include our persecuted brothers and sisters in our daily prayers - those fellow believers who are experiencing the most severe forms of persecution imaginable - all for simply following Christ. It's another sign of these last days.
Hi EI
thanks for your last comment. I totally agree with you.
When I say "your last comment" obviously I mean the penultimate comment. Thanks for your very last comment regarding the persecution report.
I would like to address the current situation in Israel today. This article on your blog seems to be the best place for me to leave my comment.
I was living in Israel for 6 yrs, being a gentile care worker to holocaust couple survivors. During my stay there, there was continuous rocket attacks from Palestinians which was rarely reported on.
I lived near the border between Israel and Palestinians. There were times we needed to go to shelter house when we heard the sirens alarmed. Although this happens, we felt safe sensing God is always protecting and watching over us. I've never seen any Israelis worried.
I say these things to show that I know what I am talking about before I say the next part.
Today, Israel is attacking Gaza in response to everyday rockets being poured into Israel from them. This hasn't properly been broadcast in the news as media is so biased.
Let me ask you to put yourself in their shoes. Try to live in Israel and you'll know what I am saying is true. Have friends left there, living in borders of it.
What if your country or town were daily being bombed many times. Most countries make a great story out of just ONE terrorist attack on a city. In Israel they have to deal with this threat daily.
What do you think of those terrorists who threaten the security of your country?
If you were directly threatened what will you do?
This is what you do not know. Israelis are giving warnings by sending fliers to the civilians to leave the place (because they found the target) before they counter attack. But these Palestinians are afraid of Hamas groups so they won't leave. They were used as a shield. And when the Israeli's hit the target (which behind the civilians)..Hamas group with the media will show all the casualties and damaged done by the hit.
BUT how many times you've seen the damaged done by Hamas? Few or seldom. Because media is not broadcasting it.
Also, have you never heard in the news that Israelis are providing foods and even medicine on the area where the civilians are? No one will admit it from the Hamas governed city.
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