America God’s Disappointing Vineyard
“Now let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard (U.S.): I will tear down its hedges and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls and let the animals trample it. I will make it a wild place where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed, a place overgrown with briers and thorns. I will command the clouds to drop no rain on it. (Because) The nation of Israel is the (real) vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice (from the U.S.), but instead he found oppression (toward Israel). He expected to find righteousness (or honesty toward Israel), but instead he heard cries of violence (as you abandoned Israel for backing terrorists, who’s mission is to destroy her).”
Isaiah 5:5-7
I’m taking the liberty of using the verse above meant for Israel, as also having fulfillment in the United States of America - many passages in the Bible concerning Israel seem to have a parallel message to America, as Rabbi Jonathan Cahn so aptly points out in The Harbinger: the Ancient Mystery that holds the secret of America's Future and the Isaiah 9:10 judgment.
The month of June is NOT starting out to be a month in which God can continue to bless America – in fact, if God keeps his Word (and He always does) it may be a month (or soon thereafter) we see God’s firm hand of devastating judgment fall on this nation.
Consider the following headline news from the past several days:
“US Abandons Israel for Terrorists”
The US has delivered a major blow to its Israeli ally after announcing that the US government would work with the new Palestinian unity government backed by the Hamas terrorist organization. The new government, was sworn in on Monday in Ramallah…Israel has rejected outright the Hamas-backed Palestinian government and has stated that it would not negotiate with the new leadership. Hamas, designated by Israel, the US and the EU as a terrorist organization, has vowed to destroy Israel and refuses to renounce the use of violence and terror…http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/16074/us-abandons-israel-terrorists/
“Israel denounces US for accepting Abbas’s Hamas-backed government”
Jerusalem on Monday night slammed the United States for announcing that it will work with the new Palestinian unity government, sworn in earlier Monday. In strikingly bitter comments, officials said that rather than cooperating with a government backed by a terror group, Washington ought to be urging Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to disband his pact with Hamas and resume peace negotiations with Israel”…http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-denounces-us-for-accepting-abbass-hamas-backed-government/
“Netanyahu: Palestinians “Forged a Pact” with Terrorism”
In response to the formation of the new government, Netanyahu made clear that the Palestinians have destroyed all chances for peace with Israel…“The State of Israel will not conduct diplomatic negotiations with a Palestinian government with backing from Hamas, a terrorist organization that calls for the destruction of Israel,” he stated…The new government, backed by the Hamas terrorist organization, has garnered support from the US and EU despite designating Hamas as a sponsor of terrorism …http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/16080/netanyahu-palestinians-forged-pact-terrorism/
In the same period of time as our government announces their support and cooperation for a terrorist organization which has called for the destruction of Israel, the U.S. President also announces the declaration of June as LGBT Month!
“Obama Issues Proclamation Declaring June As LGBT Pride Month”
The White House on Friday issued a proclamation by President Barack Obama calling on people to celebrate the “great diversity of the American people” declaring June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month...http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=22372
In the last 24-hours, here are some ominous headlines that could very well be tied to the actions of our government:
“BREAKING NEWS: Plains and Midwest brace for ‘Land Hurricane’”…http://news.yahoo.com/land-hurricane-derecho-midwest-plains-181957077.html
Baseball-size hail pelts Nebraska; forecasters warn of flooding …http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/03/us/severe-weather/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
“DEVELOPING: Alaska volcano erupts with new intensity, prompting ‘red’ alert…” …
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/03/us-usa-volcano-alaska-idUSKBN0EE2IF20140603
The EU is not exempt as they also acknowledged the new Hamas-backed government...
“Worst HAILSTORMS in 170 YEARS to hit Britain THIS weekend, Tornado Outbreak Likely”…http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/480038/Shock-UK-weather-warning-Tornadoes-hail-thunderstorms-and-lightning-to-ravage-Britain
…if you don’t think weather and other <sic> “natural” disasters don’t have anything to do with God’s judgment on America, and always on the heals of America putting pressure on the Apple of God’s Eye, then see John McTernan’s book “As America Has Done to Israel” (http://usaprophecybooks.com/prophecy/as_america.php) and Bill Koenig’s “Eye to Eye - Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel” (http://watch.org/showart.php3?idx=98130&rtn=/index.html&showsubj=1&mcat=4) and our article “I WILL CURSE THOSE WHO CURSE THEE - Evidence of God’s Warning over Israel” (http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_4-2014.html)
Here is the God of Israel’s PROMISE: “The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9
…and here was God’s righteous action on Sodom and Gomorrah because of their total depravity:
“For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”…”Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens. So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.” Genesis 19: 13,24-25 ...“Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.” Luke 17:18-30…so has God changed? the Bible says “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” Hebrews 13:8…”If God doesn't bring judgment on America soon, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah” (Quote: Ruth Graham)
So, within a few days, it seems like America has invited a DOUBLE portion of God’s wrath on itself – “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man (or nation) sows, that he (it) will also reap.”
Galatians 6:7
There is ONLY one thing that will change the course of this nation and delay God’s wrath. 2 Chronicles 7:14 states “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
Almost every day another State (with Christian Senators, Congressmen and Governors) votes in Gay marriage, or another <sic> “Christian” denomination agrees to accept gay and Lesbian unions, in open violation of God’s Word. The U.S. continues to do everything it can to divide Jerusalem, and many so called evangelical denominations, especially with an errant belief in Replacement Theology, support our government in this effort. The lukewarm Church today is falling further into a comatose sleep on all of these matters - Last week Franklin Graham called on Pastors to speak out on abortion and homosexuality, saying “God Hates Cowards.” Unfortunately, at this point, I do not see America embracing 2 Chronicles 7:14 (and many Bible prophecy scholars as well, have recently gone on record in reluctant agreement), and God’s severe judgment, I am afraid, is imminent. From all indications, it will likely be the complete destruction of our economy that will be the tipping point to bring down the once greatest nation on Earth. (see our prior articles “The Soon Coming Global Economic Collapse” http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_5-2014.html) and “Financial Armageddon” (http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_2-2014.html)
God seems to be moving in other nations, but most people here are not paying any attention to the reality of what is going on all around them. Especially since 9/11 the warning signs have been many, but most are in denial of God’s judgements. People today, like in the days of Noah refuse to hear and because of that, they will be the victims of God’s coming storm on America. “For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.” Matthew 24:37-39
As Rabbi Jonathan Cahn recently put it, the 'SMILE OF HEAVEN' IS REMOVED FROM AMERICA – if you did not see and hear his short speech to the chamber of the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall recently, see below (or here http://www.wnd.com/2014/05/harbinger-rabbi-smile-of-heaven-removed-from-america/)
“And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. EKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians (ours likely to China).” Daniel 5:25-28
Now back to the title “America God’s Disappointing Vineyard” ...for those who disregard all the Biblical commands of God, and who blindly and silently go along with supporting governments which seek to divide the City of God - for those who refuse to accept Christ as Lord ...”the Lord, says this: There shall be wailing in all streets, And they shall say in all the highways, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They shall call the farmer to mourning, And skillful lamenters to wailing. In all vineyards there shall be wailing, For I will pass through you, Says the Lord. Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! For what good is the day of the Lord to you? It will be darkness, and not light.” Amos 5:16-18
Fasten your seat belts, I believe things are about to get a whole lot worse, and their will be dark days ahead for America. “And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight” 2 Peter 3:14 ...”Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.” I Thessalonians 5:12-22
"Blow a trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming; surely it is near." Joel 2:1
~ A Watchman’s View
Israel Blamed For Middle East & World’s Problems - U.S. Leads the Charge to Zechariah 12:9
The gloves are off. The White House has now unequivocally designated Israel as the scapegoat and is meting out punishment for the disastrous outcome of the peace negotiations it initiated...The process began in March when President Barack Obama publicly lambasted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in a brutal and offensive manner the day before their scheduled meeting in Washington. It climaxed last week when the White House reneged on its commitment to Israel, announcing that it would continue business as usual with the new PA government after the merger with the genocidal Hamas, the terrorist organization which remains utterly committed to the destruction of Israel.
The U.S. administration shocked Israel by accepting the new PA-Hamas government even before the consummation of the union...The US initiative was clearly designed to pave the way for Israel’s further global isolation. It was immediately endorsed by the European Union, the United Nations, the UK and France and of course China, Russia and India all of whom praised the union as an important step toward “Palestinian reconciliation.”...http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Candidly-Speaking-Further-ugly-vibes-from-the-Obama-administration-355810...So the U.S. actions perpetrate and lead the charge for the fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah 12:3 ”Jerusalem will become a burdensome stone for all people”
Again, this U.S. Administration puts its finger in the eye of the Apple of God’s eye, Israel...Almighty God’s response will be true to His Word...“I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you” Genesis 12:3 ...”The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9
“Now let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard (U.S.): I will tear down its hedges and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls and let the animals trample it. I will make it a wild place where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed, a place overgrown with briers and thorns. I will command the clouds to drop no rain on it. (Because) The nation of Israel is the (real) vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice (from the U.S.), but instead he found oppression (toward Israel). He expected to find righteousness (or honesty toward Israel), but instead he heard cries of violence (as you abandoned Israel for backing terrorists, who’s mission is to destroy her).”
Isaiah 5:5-7
Time is getting short! ...”And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” Romans 13:11-14 ...”Blow a trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming; surely it is near."
Joel 2:1
America Is On A Zechariah 12:9 Path!
Here is the God of Israel’s PROMISE: “The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9
Officials Reveal US is Cozying Up to Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas
The US is warming up to cooperation with Iran - the Islamic regime seeking nuclear weapons that has repeatedly declared its desire to destroy Israel...in recent months, America and Iran have grown closer through cooperation against their "common enemy", the Islamic State (ISIS)...Obama may be holding secret talks with Iran - just as he was revealed last November to have been holding secret talks for over half a year prior to the recent controversial temporary nuclear agreement...The American mollycoddling of Iran has extended to its proxy terror organizations Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon as well...America is indirectly giving Hezbollah military aid, with new weapons being sent to the Lebanese army that coordinates with Hezbollah...and Kerry and other senior American diplomats indirectly negotiated with Hamas leaders such as Khaled Mashaal through Turkish and Qatari intermediaries during ceasefire talks in July...American communication with the Islamist terrorist organizations as it wages war against Israel raises serious question marks, particularly when contrasted to Obama's harsh stance recently on Israel, when he cancelled a routine transfer of Hellfire missiles, and ordered greater scrutiny on future shipments...http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/186740#.VFGB277v89U
Netanyahu Described as 'Chickens**t' by American Official
Washington is taking off the gloves when it comes to Israel...“The thing about Bibi is, he’s a chickens**t,” the senior Obama administration official told Goldberg, who referred to Netanyahu as “the foreign leader who seems to frustrate the White House and the State Department the most.”...The latest crisis in Israel-U.S. relations revolves around Netanyahu’s giving instructions for the building of about 660 homes in Ramat Shlomo, in northern Jerusalem...In a more recent incident, Kerry blamed Israel for the rise in global jihadism, insisting that Israel "humiliated" the Palestinian Arabs and that it has led to a "loss of dignity," leading to a recruitment draw toward ISIS...http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/186728#.VFGGB77v89V
Fed up, US warns: 'Deeply concerned about Israel's future'
The White House and State Department has criticized Israel's decision to expedite the construction of 1,060 housing units in east Jerusalem..."There are times when we disagree with actions of the Israeli government and we must raise our concerns, such as our concerns about Israel’s settlement policy,"...Sharpened language from the Obama administration debuted not only on Monday, but on October 1, when Obama hosted Netanyahu in the Oval Office. Just an hour after Netanyahu left the building, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest and State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki issued the new criticism, which Netanyahu's staff found humiliating...http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Analysis-Fed-up-US-warns-deeply-concerned-about-Israels-future-380122
Bennett: Obama “Planning to Throw Israel Under the Bus”
Responding to harsh criticism by senior US officials, Israel’s Economy Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday night, “The United States administration is planning to throw Israel under the bus.”...Referring to a report by Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic that quoted officials in Washington as describing Netanyahu as “chickenshit,” Bennett slammed Obama administration officials. “Not the leader of Syria who has massacred 150,000 of his citizens, nor the leader of Saudi Arabia who stones women and homosexuals, nor the leader of Iran who murdered demonstrators for freedom were called ‘chickenshit,’” Bennett wrote...“The prime minister is not a private individual, but the leader of the Jewish State and the Jewish world as a whole. Serious curses such as these against the Israeli Prime Minister are harmful to millions of citizens of Israel and Jews worldwide,” Bennett wrote in a statement on his Facebook page. “Israel is the only democratic nation in the Middle East and has been fighting for its existence for 66 years,” he continued. “Israel is the forward bastion of the free world in the face of Islamic terrorist of Islamic State, Hezbollah and Iran.”...“Israel is stronger than all those who curse it,” he added...http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/23466/bennett-obama-planning-throw-israel-bus/#ZdiQbZexPqwPTG6y.97
Joel Rosenberg - Train wreck in U.S.-Israel relations: Senior Obama official calls Netanyahu vulgar name, signaling “red hot” hostility between two governments...I can say we are currently watching a train wreck in U.S.-Israeli relations...http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/29/train-wreck-in-u-s-israel-relations-senior-obama-official-calls-netanyahu-vulgar-name-signalling-red-hot-hostility-between-two-governments-heres-the-latest/ ...Rosenberg’s commentary was addressing the following article: The Crisis in U.S.-Israel Relations Is Officially Here...The Obama administration's anger is "red-hot" over Israel's settlement policies, and the Netanyahu government openly expresses contempt for Obama's understanding of the Middle East. Profound changes in the relationship may be coming...http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/10/the-crisis-in-us-israel-relations-is-officially-here/382031/
And so it continues ...as addressed in our June 4th commentary “America God’s Disappointing Vineyard” and in our update post of June 6th below:
Israel Blamed For Middle East & World’s Problems - U.S. Leads the Charge to Zechariah 12:9
The gloves are off. The White House has now unequivocally designated Israel as the scapegoat and is meting out punishment for the disastrous outcome of the peace negotiations it initiated...The process began in March when President Barack Obama publicly lambasted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in a brutal and offensive manner the day before their scheduled meeting in Washington. It climaxed last week when the White House reneged on its commitment to Israel, announcing that it would continue business as usual with the new PA government after the merger with the genocidal Hamas, the terrorist organization which remains utterly committed to the destruction of Israel.
The U.S. administration shocked Israel by accepting the new PA-Hamas government even before the consummation of the union...The US initiative was clearly designed to pave the way for Israel’s further global isolation. It was immediately endorsed by the European Union, the United Nations, the UK and France and of course China, Russia and India all of whom praised the union as an important step toward “Palestinian reconciliation.”...http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Candidly-Speaking-Further-ugly-vibes-from-the-Obama-administration-355810...So the U.S. actions perpetrate and lead the charge for the fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah 12:3 ”Jerusalem will become a burdensome stone for all people”
Once again, this U.S. Administration has put its finger square in the eye of the Apple of God’s Eye, Israel...Almighty God’s response will be true to His Word...“I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you” Genesis 12:3 ...and ”The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9 - this does NOT exclude America!
As stated in “America God’s Disappointing Vineyard” “Now let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard (U.S.): I will tear down its hedges and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls and let the animals trample it. I will make it a wild place where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed, a place overgrown with briers and thorns. I will command the clouds to drop no rain on it. (Because) The nation of Israel is the (real) vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice (from the U.S.), but instead he found oppression (toward Israel). He expected to find righteousness (or honesty toward Israel), but instead he heard cries of violence (as you abandoned Israel for backing terrorists, who’s mission is to destroy her).” Isaiah 5:5-7
I’m taking the liberty of using the verse above meant for Israel, as also having fulfillment in the United States of America - many passages in the Bible concerning Israel seem to have a parallel message to America, as Rabbi Jonathan Cahn so aptly points out in The Harbinger: the Ancient Mystery that holds the secret of America's Future and the Isaiah 9:10 judgment.
These recent articles above and other actions (and inactions) of the U.S. toward Israel, has not only serious ramifications for Israel, but serious consequences for America. The U.S. has been Israel’s defender for the last 97-years [Even prior to May 14, 1948, when Israel declared itself a State and the US declared its recognition and support, following World War I, the Balfour Declaration of November 2, 1917 was a product of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson at the urging of Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis]...starting with Bush I and the Oslo Accords (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_Accords) push of Land for Peace, and continuing to its crescendo now with the Obama administration, blatantly and unashamedly aligning the U.S. with those nations and terrorist groups, who have aggressively and loudly called for Israel’s destruction - to wipe it off the map, is appalling at best! and calling down God’s judgement at worst!
Jeremiah 11:11 contains a serious warning: “Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will surely bring calamity on them which they will not be able to escape; and though they cry out to Me, I will not listen to them.”
Yes, Jeremiah 11:11 was written for Israel, however, as Jonathan Cahn draws a parallel for America from Isaiah 9:10 “The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment” (the same judgmental consequences for Israel visited on America), a parallel “Harbinger” may be true for America and may find its fulfillment in the words of Jeremiah 11:11.
For those of you who have read Cahn’s latest book “The Mystery of the Shemitah” and then have watched the volatility in the stock market (all gains for 2014 have now been lost), beginning the day after Rosh Hashana (the first day of the Shemitah year) can see that the “Calamity” has already begun and most “will not be able to escape” the financial devastation which is to come! Many have suggested it is already too late to “cry out” as God’s judgment on America (and the world for that matter) is fixed to His timetable for wrapping up the Church Age, taking His Bride home, and unleashing His righteous judgement (Tribulation period) on Earth!
Supporting these thoughts, Rabbi Cahn states in his latest book The Mystery of the Shemitah “But what if the Shemitah contains an ominous warning about a wider collapse of not just stock markets or housing markets but potentially America’s very existence as leader of the free world?” That would certainly be a Jeremiah 11:11 event! Cahn also points out “the focus of the message is not date-setting but the call of God to repentance and return. 2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” “At the same time, something of significance could take place, and it is wise to note the times.”
As Rabbi Jonathan Cahn recently put it, the 'SMILE OF HEAVEN' IS REMOVED FROM AMERICA – if you did not see and hear his short speech to the chamber of the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall recently, click the link here: http://www.wnd.com/2014/05/harbinger-rabbi-smile-of-heaven-removed-from-america/)
"Blow a trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming; surely it is near." Joel 2:1
Netanyahu: Iran is America’s enemy, not its partner
Obama Threatened Netanyahu With Dropping UNSC Veto Against Anti-Israel Moves.
In a dramatic development, Israeli cabinet members are warning that US President Barack Obama threatened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US may opt not to oppose future hostile UN Security Council votes, unless Israel accedes to American policy demands...The threat, at least as leaked, implies that the United States is prepared to abandon Israel in the dock of the world body, a step that could further destabilize relations between the two allies to an unprecedented degree...Citing what he called “red-hot” anger by the Obama administration “over Israel’s settlement policies,” and his view that “the Netanyahu government openly expresses contempt for Obama’s understanding of the Middle East,” Goldberg warned that “Profound changes in the relationship may be coming.”...“If the US is able to betray Israel like this – what do other allies and foes think?”...http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/11/03/obama-threatened-netanyahu-with-dropping-unsc-veto-against-anti-israel-moves%E2%80%8F-report-video/...its hard to imagine that the actions of this administration could get any worse than this against Israel!! ...its an invitation to Zechariah 12:9 and Jeremiah 11:11
Betrayal: Why Barack Obama Uses the Term ISIL
In my conference message at the Fall 2014 "Understanding the Times", I looked at many Presidents of the United States and their blessing or cursing of Israel. I am a strong believer in the Genesis 12:3 blessing and cursing. God does bless the nation, denomination, church, ministry, business, etc., that blesses Israel. He likewise curses those who hammer her or betray her.
The daily reports about the carnage of ISIS in the Middle East are disheartening. The terrorists actually call themselves the Islamic State or IS. The media calls them ISIS. Barack Obama calls them ISIL. What's behind this?
The "L" stands for The Levant. This is a geographic region that today includes Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, parts of Saudi Arabia, parts of Turkey, a part of Egypt and all of Israel. The Levant is a crossroads of Western Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and northeast Africa.
Understand that ISIL, ISIS, or IS, has made it clear that Jerusalem is the final destination for the formation and declaration of global domination. The goal line is Israel; the goal posts are Jerusalem.
The Islamic State wants much greater domination by 2020 but the heart of the Caliphate is to be Jerusalem...God's holy city. The city to which Jesus will return some day. The heart of the Caliphate is the entire Levant but they are marching towards Israel.
So why does Barack Obama insist on calling the Islamic State ISIL? Some suggest he is sending a signal to the terrorists that he is okay with this idea. We don't know that for sure but when one looks at his overall policies against Israel, it makes sense.
We don't know if the Islamic State senses they have the U.S. President in their back pocket. It seems obvious. In his speech to the U.S. back on September 10, he said "ISIL is not Islamic." To defend blatant, ruthless terrorists indicates some sentiment for them and their cause. Of course they're Islamic. They call themselves Islamic.
Obama has come under fire for underestimating the threat of this "jayvee team" wreaking havoc across the Middle East and threatening the western way of life, and yet he continuously refers to them as ISIL. A "jayvee team" doesn't go after an entire region -- in fact, have ambitions of a global Caliphate. And he and his State Department know their ambitions are The Levant.
We have a weak, ineffective air campaign in that region. A lot of air strikes are at night which limit some terrorist casualties. Are some of our highest leaders on the wrong side of this battle? Or are some just forced into silence?
Israel knows what is going on and she is further reminded that her long-time ally has seemingly switched sides. She senses the betrayal. But this is playing into the predicted biblical scenario that must play out, since according to Zechariah 12, all nations will turn on Israel. If you look at things through the lens of Bible prophecy, you will lessen your despair as the world deteriorates. Admittedly, church pulpits won't help you do this.
Is it any wonder that America is more problem laden than at almost any other time in her short history? There are consequences for coming against God's covenant land which He declares as His in Leviticus 25.
"I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you, I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed" (Genesis 12:3).
Take it seriously. Look at history. Have you ever seen a Hittite or a Jebusite? Civilizations who come against Israel are no more.
America is engaged in risky behavior. The behavior has consequences. They are in our daily headlines.
...http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs138/1101818841456/archive/1118944682753.html...this commentary has not only serious ramifications for Israel, but serious consequences for America. Is it any wonder that the God of Israel gives the IDF victory in Psalm 83 and by the hand of God are the armies of Ezekiel 38 & 39 defeated! ...America, Israel’s defender for the last 97-years [Even prior to May 14, 1948, when Israel declared itself a State and the US declared its recognition and support, following World War I, the Balfour Declaration of November 2, 1917 was a product of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson at the urging of Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis] is absent from the scene!
Jeremiah 11:11 contains a serious warning: “Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will surely bring calamity on them which they will not be able to escape; and though they cry out to Me, I will not listen to them.”
Yes, Jeremiah 11:11 was written for Israel, however, as Jonathan Cahn draws a parallel for America from Isaiah 9:10 “The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment” (the same judgmental consequences for Israel visited on America), a parallel “Harbinger” may be true for America and may find its fulfillment in the words of Jeremiah 11:11.
For those of you who have read Cahn’s latest book “The Mystery of the Shemitah” and then have watched the volatility in the stock market (all gains for 2014 have now been lost), beginning the day after Rosh Hashana (the first day of the Shemitah year) can see that the “Calamity” has already begun and most “will not be able to escape” the financial devastation which is to come! Many have suggested it is already too late to “cry out” as God’s judgment on America (and the world) is fixed to His timetable for wrapping up the Church Age, taking His Bride home, and unleashing Hell on Earth!
Supporting these thoughts, Rabbi Cahn states in his latest book The Mystery of the Shemitah “But what if the Shemitah contains an ominous warning about a wider collapse of not just stock markets or housing markets but potentially America’s very existence as leader of the free world?” That would certainly be a Jeremiah 11:11 event! Cahn also points out “the focus of the message is not date-setting but the call of God to repentance and return. At the same time, something of significance could take place, and it is wise to note the times.”
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Reports: Obama Mulling Sanctions on Israel
The White House is considering imposing sanctions on Israel for continuing construction on Jewish homes in Jerusalem. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf dodged several questions on Thursday when confronted with reports that the administration had held secret internal meetings to discuss taking action against Israel for its ongoing building in East Jerusalem…this sends a signal that the Obama administration is willing to go further in its denunciations of Israel than any previous White House. At the same time, the White House is vigorously pushing Congress against passing new sanctions on Iran…”this would mark a new era of unprecedented hostility from the White House against our strongest ally in the Middle East,” the source said. “It’s impossible not to notice the irony of the administration mulling sanctions on Israel while threatening to veto new sanctions against Iran.”…http://freebeacon.com/national-security/reports-obama-mulling-sanctions-on-israel/
Obama set on obstructing Netanyahu’s re-election
President Barack Obama and his White House National Security team headed by Susan Rice have decided to seize on the political crisis besetting the Israeli government and the upcoming general election on March 17 for action to bar Binyamin Netanyahu’s reelection to a fourth term as prime minister…The White House is still working on a detailed plan of action, but has lost no time in setting up appointments for the president to receive heads of the parties sworn to overthrow Netanyahu…Accounts reaching DEBKAfile speak of an outburst of joy in the White House over news of the Netanyahu government’s breakup…http://debka.com/article/24283/Obama-set-on-obstructing-Netanyahu’s-re-election
...my prior comment in update #4 was “its hard to imagine that the actions of this administration could get any worse than this against Israel!!” - well it just did!...its an absolute invitation to God’s judgement - Zechariah 12:9, Jeremiah 11:11 and Genesis 12:3
Obama and Kerry Pressuring Israel to Negotiate Her Own Surrender
Despite the partnership between the terrorist organizations Hamas and Fatah (the new name for Arafat’s PLO), some European nations are demanding that Israel immediately accede to the Hamas/Fatah demands or they will proceed in the UN to declare a Palestinian State and impose on Israel conditions that will not only strip her of her capital, Jerusalem, but place Israelis in instant jeopardy from rockets launched against her from this newly declared state abutting Israel. Like Gaza before, this newest Palestinian state will become a terrorist state and a proxy of Iran....This week, Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting in Rome with Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss the hope by some Europeans to enforce on Israel, and the world, a Palestinian state, the newest and latest Islamic state. Some have suggested that Obama and Kerry are, behind the scenes, urging the Europeans to go ahead with their threats against Israel. This is a feasible conclusion in light of how the Obama administration, like the Europeans, has called for Israel to recede to its 1967 borders, the very configuration from which the Arabs attacked her in 67, and in light of how it has denounced Israel from building apartments in her own capital, Jerusalem. Like the Europeans, Obama seems to want to divide Jerusalem into east and west, as was done with Berlin...At this very moment Obama is lifting sanctions against an evil empire like Iran, he is threatening sanctions against Israel if Jews build apartments in their city of Jerusalem. His worldview is quite different than most Americans. He has refused to speak to the Iranians about their human rights atrocities against their own citizens, though he is lightning-quick to condemn the slightest infractions of American citizens, and Israelis. For no good reason, he lifted sanctions against Iran and is extending it more time, endless time, to build its bombs, until it becomes a fait accompli. The Islamic narrative and goals, from A thru Z, appear to be very close to his heart, certainly more than American, western, or Israeli ones. Watch out!...http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/rabbi-aryeh-spero/obama-and-kerry-pressuring-israel-negotiate-her-own-surrender
A UN Timetable for Israel’s Destruction
The Obama administration is shamelessly outsourcing the United States’ historic leadership in facilitating negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel of a workable, secure two-state solution to the United Nations and European governments. In putting its trust in these two centers of anti-Israel sentiment, the Obama administration refuses to say categorically that it would veto a UN Security Council resolution setting some sort of deadline for the creation of a Palestinian state and Israeli withdrawal to the pre-June 1967 lines....The Obama administration, which would like nothing better than to see its nemesis Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defeated in the upcoming March 2015 Israeli elections, is calibrating a position that appears intended to send a pointed message to the Israeli electorate. This message is not to count on the administration standing steadfastly with Israel on sensitive security concerns if Prime Minister Netanyahu is re-elected. The Obama administration is willing to consider a “compromise” Security Council resolution to pressure Israel into resuming negotiations against a backdrop of a framework withdrawal timetable, so that the administration can say it did all it can to avoid an immediate two year deadline and thereby not have to use its veto power to “protect” Israel...http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/joseph-klein/a-un-timetable-for-israels-destruction-1/
... As I have stated before, this U.S. Administration has put its finger square in the eye of the Apple of God’s Eye, Israel...Almighty God’s response will be true to His Word...“I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you” Genesis 12:3 ...and ”The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9 - this does NOT exclude America!
It’s disappointing to start the first day of the new year with an Update to this thread, however, here is the reality of the continued actions of this U.S. administration against Israel - and the fact this administration taunts the God of Israel when He has no alternative to uphold His Word and promise that “The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9
Obama’s 2015 gift for Israel and Mid East: Funding for a new Iraqi army – dominated by Iran’s Rev Guards - Reprint
President Barack Obama’s New Year gift to Israel and the Middle East is a multibillion fund for establishing an Iraqi army as a division of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC). Wednesday, the last day of 2014, two defense ministers, Iran’s Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehqani and Iraq’s Khallid al-Obeidi, signed a pact whereby Iran i.e. the Revolutionary Guards, will “continue to train new Iraqi military units" for replacing the army that crumbled under the onslaught launched by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant since last June.
“We do not see any other option than cooperation and being on the same side as Iran to uproot the terrorists,” said the Iraqi general.
But he carefully avoided mentioning the 1,850 US soldiers posted to Baghdad, Kurdistan’s Irbil and the Al Asad air base in the western province of Anbar, or the 1,300 addition American combat troops, including paratroops of the elite 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
The 3,150 US troops currently serving in Iraq are therefore sharing the task of rebuilding Iraqi military units with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards!
Two other key points glossed over by the two defense ministers are revealed here by DEBKAfile’s exclusive military and intelligence sources: The sources of financing and recruits.
On the quiet, President Obama has promised Tehran and Baghdad to put up the funding for the new Iraqi army. It is to come out of the US budgetary allocation for the war on terror – a truly ironic gesture considering the missions of the Revolutionary Guards Corps’s pro-active arm, its Al Qods Brigades, which are primarily to orchestrate external terrorism.
The source of the new manpower was disclosed by Deputy Commander of the IRGC Brig. Gen. Hossein Salami, when he announced this week that Iran was assembling a mighty army from the various Shiite militias fighting in Syria and Iraq. “This force will be larger even than the Lebanese Hizballah,” he boasted.
All those militias are under the direct command of the Guards. Therefore, the Obama administration has committed the United States to forging a strong military bond with Tehran and providing military and financial assistance for the creation of a strong regional Shiite armed force that will elevate Iran to the standing of leading military power in the Middle East.
US-Iranian cooperation in the war on ISIS is already in full swing in Iraq between the US officers and troops posted there and the headquarters of Iranian Al Qods Brigades Commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Iraq’s Shiite Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi provides liaison. So closely are the two forces aligned, that no Iraqi Shiite operation goes forward without first being cleared with the US command....http://debka.com/article/24321/Obama’s-2015-gift-for-Israel-and-Mid-East-Funding-for-a-new-Iraqi-army-–-dominated-by-Iran’s-Rev-Guards-... Again, this U.S. Administration puts its finger in the eye of the Apple of God’s eye, Israel...Almighty God’s response will be true to His Word...“I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you” Genesis 12:3
I believe things are about to get a whole lot worse, and their will be dark days ahead for America. “And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight” 2 Peter 3:14 ...”Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.” I Thessalonians 5:12-22
"Blow a trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming; surely it is near." Joel 2:1
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA AND GOD’S JUDGMENT UPON AMERICA - Reprint
See article and videos here: http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=29743...“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” – Genesis 12:3
Update #10
America God’s Disappointing Vineyard is on A Zechariah 12:9 Path
OBAMA THREATENED TO SHOOT DOWN ISRAELI JETS
The Bethlehem-based news agency Ma’an has cited a Kuwaiti newspaper report Saturday, that US President Barack Obama thwarted an Israeli military attack against Iran's nuclear facilities in 2014 by threatening to shoot down Israeli jets before they could reach their targets in Iran. Following Obama's threat, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was reportedly forced to abort the planned Iran attack...the Netanyahu government took the decision to strike Iran some time in 2014 soon after Israel had discovered the United States and Iran had been involved in secret talks over Iran’s nuclear program and were about to sign an agreement in that regard behind Israel's back. The report claimed that an unnamed Israeli minister who has good ties with the US administration revealed the attack plan to Secretary of State John Kerry, and that Obama then threatened to shoot down the Israeli jets before they could reach their targets in Iran...http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/191966#.VPNSl4v5s9U
Note: Update March 2, 2015 - although many news feeds of credible sources (Fox, Newsmax, WND, Breitbart, Blaze and many mainstream U.S. press and Israeli press) report the same as stated above, the American Thinker and some others are reporting the story is false. However, true or false, the American Thinker ended their story with the following: “the takeaway here is that the president would no doubt give serious consideration to a plan to shoot down Israeli jets. I can't think of any other president where it would even cross their minds” The remaining stories below also bares witness to the point of this entire post and commentary.
Obama Warns Congress He Will Veto Legislation Against Iran Deal
President Barack Obama will veto any bills passed by the US Senate that allows lawmakers to weigh in on any deal signed between the P5+1 and Iran, the White House announced on Saturday. “The president has been clear that now is not the time for Congress to pass additional legislation on Iran. If this bill is sent to the president, he will veto it,”...Obama’s announcement comes during a critical moment of negotiations between Iran and Western powers. On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address a joint session of Congress in what has become a controversial speech on the dangers of a nuclear Iran. The prime minister said on Saturday prior to this departure to the US that, “As Prime Minister of Israel, it is my obligation to see to the security of Israel; therefore, we strongly oppose the agreement being formulated with Iran and the major powers, which could endanger our very existence.” ...http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/31220/obama-threatens-veto-bipartisan-legislation-iran-deal-jerusalem/#BLRvIz87K598RT24.97
Israel will feel US rage after Netanyahu leaves Washington
When he leaves the US, Netanyahu will leave behind scorched earth. The White House hopes the Israelis will realize the extent of the crisis and bring about a political upheaval on March 17 which will lead to the rise of a prime minister who will restore the relations with the administration. Obama has two years left in the White House, and as far as he is concerned, his relationship with Netanyahu is over. Now it's not just a credibility crisis, it's the end of the road...http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4631890,00.html
Obama - More concerned about silencing Israel than protecting it
In advance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress next week about the growing threat of a nuclear Iran, Obama has been dispatching his minions to deride, denounce and disparage a speech that hasn’t even been given yet. Indeed, President Obama is doing everything in his power to attack the message and the messenger in an attempt to salvage a possible deal with the Iranian ayatollahs. But in doing so, he runs the risk of stirring up a menace no less frightful: the demon of anti-Semitism. After all, the harshness of Obama’s response could very well lead some Americans down the well-trod path of anti-Zionism and Jew-hatred...http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Fundamentally-Freund-Obama-More-concerned-about-silencing-Israel-than-protecting-it-392503
Op-Ed: Pray for Netanyahu On This Day of Reckoning
Obama offers patience and respect for Iran, a country run by fanatics. For Israel, our most dependable ally – contempt.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hours away from giving the speech of his life. Pray for him to succeed. Pray for the welfare of Israel. Pray for the welfare of the United States...Netanyahu knows that it’s do or die. His people, Israel, cannot afford to play games. Israel cannot afford to take chances, cannot risk its safety on a wager, guessing whether Iran’s cards are up or down. America can lose a war and still survive. No such luck for the Jewish State, which, in addition to Iran, faces imminent threats along all its borders. Islamists have their rockets and tunnels ready to go from Gaza and ISIS keeps gaining ground throughout the Golan Heights. The same Islamic State threatens the entire region, the entire world. This is no time for a family dispute between the United States and Israel.
To satisfy his grudge against Israel as a whole and against Netanyahu as a leader, Obama has poisoned the air in advance of Tuesday’s speech. He has dispatched his ministers, John Kerry and Susan Rice among them, to taunt the Jewish prime minister wherever forums are available, and even if the subject is about something else. Anything to Get Bibi!
Netanyahu MUST persist. He must. He’s in a race against time. He has taken upon himself the mantle of a prophet and a prophet, as defined by Abraham Heschel, is a person who knows what time it is. Bibi knows what time it is – if nobody else does...http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/16548#.VPOuY4v5s9U
It is by Devine providence that Netanyahu’s speech to the U.S. Congress is scheduled for March 3, two days in advance of the Purim holiday, and the eve of the Fast of Esther. The fast commemorates a similar fast held by the Jews of the Persian empire to assist Queen Esther, a Jewess, before she approached the king’s to request that he reverse a decree condemning the Jews of Persia (Iran) to death. Today, with a fanatical regime in Persia threatening to wipe out the Jewish people, Netanyahu is following Esther’s example of audacious courage. Many believe Benjamin Netanyahu will win a third election for Israel’s PM, and as like Queen Esther, God has appointed him as the present day King of Israel “for such a time as this.” “For if you [Bibi] remain completely silent [before Congress and the World] at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you [Bibi] have come to the kingdom [elected as PM of Israel] for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14
Remember in 2012 Netanyahu gave Obama the Book of Esther and the Biblical parable...Obama did not get the message and is now moving ahead with the P5+1 agreement that will seemingly spell a death sentence for Israel, except for God’s intervention, and intervene he will - see Jeremiah 49:34-39.
Also see Benjamin Netanyahu – modern Esther of our times
...and once again, this U.S. Administration puts its finger in the eye of the Apple of God’s eye, Israel...Almighty God’s response will be true to His Word...“I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you” Genesis 12:3. Here is the God of Israel’s PROMISE: “The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9 ....and the U.S. actions perpetrate and lead the charge for the fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah 12:3 ”Jerusalem will become a burdensome stone for all people”
Jeremiah 11:11 contains a serious warning: “Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will surely bring calamity on them which they will not be able to escape; and though they cry out to Me, I will not listen to them.”
Yes, Jeremiah 11:11 was written for Israel, however, as Jonathan Cahn draws a parallel for America from Isaiah 9:10 “The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment” (the same judgmental consequences for Israel visited on America), a parallel “Harbinger” may be true for America and may find its fulfillment in the words of Jeremiah 11:11.
For those of you who have read Cahn’s latest book “The Mystery of the Shemitah” and then have watched the volatility in the stock market, which began the day after Rosh Hashanah 2014 (the first day of the Shemitah year) can see that the “Calamity” has already begun and most “will not be able to escape” the financial devastation which is to come! See The 777.7 Coincidence!!??. Many have suggested it is already too late to “cry out” as God’s judgment on America (and the world for that matter) is fixed to His timetable for wrapping up the Church Age, taking His Bride home, and unleashing His righteous judgement (Tribulation period) on Earth! Cahn also points out “the focus of the message is not date-setting but the call of God to repentance and return. 2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” “At the same time, something of significance could take place, and it is wise to note the times.”
So in the words of the author of the Op-Ed above, Pray for Israeli PM Netanyahu to succeed in his address to Congress. Pray for the welfare of Israel...and Pray for the welfare of the United States, in spite of what our leaders are doing to Israel - 2 Chronicles 7:14.
America God’s Disappointing Vineyard - Update #11
After Netanyahu win, Obama takes off the gloves
The morning after the elections found US-Israel relations more shaky than ever before. US Secretary of State John Kerry’s call to congratulate Netanyahu was perfunctory and chilly…the message that Washington is conveying is that everything other than the most routine cooperation – security, intelligence, and military – is open to question… If post-elections Netanyahu puts his policy where his mouth is and continues to deny a path toward Palestinian statehood, Washington is signaling that things will get ugly. Uglier, that is. Carefully planted rumors have been circulating around Washington for weeks that the White House and Foggy Bottom are considering presenting a new peace plan, one that bypasses direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority and attempts to impose a reality on the ground… http://www.timesofisrael.com/after-netanyahu-win-obama-takes-off-the-gloves/#ixzz3Uqcxn533
Report: US revisiting Israel policy after PM's rejection of Palestinian state
The Obama administration is reconsidering its role as Israel's protector in the international diplomacy arena following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rejection of a Palestinian state…the administration is going to look very closely at the possibility of either joining, or at least not blocking an internationally backed move at the UN to restate the parameters for ending the conflict…A decision not to block such a move would mean that an attempt by the Palestinians to pass a UN Security Council resolution to end Israel's presence in the West Bank might succeed in 2015. The Palestinians will also join the International Criminal Court on April 1 and hope to bring formal charges of war crimes against Israeli officials… http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4638865,00.html
White House to “Re-evaluate” Policies on Israel Following Netanyahu Win
US President Barack Obama has yet to call Netanyahu and congratulate him on his re-election, despite the fact that other world leaders have acknowledged the win…White House Spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters that the administration will reevaluate its stance on the Middle East peace process now that Netanyahu has won…The Obama administration signaled on Wednesday that Netanyahu would suffer consequences for the new stance on No two-State solution…While tensions between Netanyahu and Obama have reached an all-time high over the last several months, the last several weeks have seen the relationship fray even further…
EU Congratulates Netanyahu, No Word from Obama
The EU congratulated Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on his election victory Wednesday - In contrast to the EU's speedy congratulations, US President Barack Obama has yet to comment on Netanyahu's victory…http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/192820#.VQsDYkbr84R
US chides Netanyahu's party after Israeli election win
Frustrated by both Israel and the U.S., Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has become increasingly aggressive in efforts to secure a Palestinian state through other means, including the UN Security Council. The U.S. has veto power on the council and has repeatedly warned Abbas it would block his efforts to use that avenue…Wednesday, a senior administration official said only that the administration was evaluating its options on Security Council action and other possible responses, notably not repeating administration threats to block the Palestinians. A second official confirmed the U.S. could decide not to veto Security Council action…http://news.yahoo.com/us-affirms-support-palestinian-state-netanyahu-win-170254844--politics.html
Obama Lays Down Punishment on Netanyahu
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu may have just scored a large victory at home, but Israel's relations with the United States could be on the brink. The administration of President Barack Obama was particularly prickled by Netanyahu's assertion on Monday that he no longer supports the two-state solution as well as continued building in Judea and Samaria…"We are now in a reality where the Israeli government no longer supports direct negotiations. Therefore we clearly have to factor that into our decisions going forward.” …http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/192870
Krauthammer: Obama Should Address Israelis As Warmly As He Does the Iranians
Charles Krauthammer tonight sounded off on President Barack Obama’s video to the Iranian people on nuclear weapons negotiations [yes you read that right! President Obama made a video talking directly to the Iranian people!!!]… “This is unusual in American history, a president addressing a serious adversary, enemy of the U.S., where the leader leads chants of ‘death to America’ …if only he would address as warmly the Israelis as he does the Iranians and their leaders” …Krauthammer said that the administration may be “trying to stab Israel in the back” by supporting a U.N. resolution to call for unilateral withdrawal of Israel. He added that this could be the administration’s “cynical attempt” to distract from a “catastrophic” nuclear weapons deal with Iran…http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/03/19/krauthammer-if-only-obama-would-address-israelis-warmly-he-does-iranians
Who would have ever thought we would live to see the day to read these news titles on a sitting President of the United States of America? Once again, this U.S. Administration continues put its finger square in the eye of the Apple of God’s Eye, Israel...Almighty God’s response HAS to be true to His Word – He cannot violate or vary from His Word – “The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times. You shall keep them, O Lord, You shall preserve them from this generation forever” Psalm 12:6-7 ...and here is what God’s Word says “I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you” Genesis 12:3 ...and ”The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9 - this does NOT exclude this U.S. administration or America for that fact!
As previously stated “America is God’s Disappointing Vineyard”…“Now let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard (U.S.): I will tear down its (financial) hedges and let it be destroyed (this is the Shemitah year). I will break down its walls and let (other nations) the animals trample it (China overtakes U.S. as world's largest economy - Pentagon: US may lose high-tech military superiority to China, Russia). I will make it a wild place where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed, a place overgrown with briers and thorns (California's drought has reached Biblical-plague proportions). I will command the clouds to drop no rain on it. (Because) The nation of Israel is the (real) vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice (from the U.S.), but instead he found oppression (toward Israel). He expected to find righteousness (or honesty and support toward and for Israel), but instead he heard cries of violence (as the U.S. abandons Israel for backing Hamas and Iran terrorists, who’s mission is to destroy her).” Isaiah 5:5-7
I am again taking the liberty of using the verse above meant for Israel, as also having fulfillment in the United States of America - many passages in the Bible concerning Israel seem to have a parallel message to America, as Rabbi Jonathan Cahn so aptly points out in The Harbinger: the Ancient Mystery that holds the secret of America's Future and the Isaiah 9:10 judgment.
The articles above and many other actions (and inactions) of the U.S. toward Israel by this administration, has not only serious ramifications for Israel, but serious consequences for America. The U.S. has been Israel’s defender for the last 97-years [Even prior to May 14, 1948, when Israel declared itself a State and the US declared its recognition and support, following World War I, the Balfour Declaration of November 2, 1917 was a product of efforts by President Woodrow Wilson at the urging of Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis]...starting with Bush I and the Oslo Accords (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_Accords) the push of Land for Peace, and continuing to its crescendo now with the Obama administration, blatantly and unashamedly aligning the U.S. with those nations and terrorist groups, who have aggressively and loudly called for Israel’s destruction - to wipe it off the map, is appalling at best! and it WILL call down God’s judgments at worst!
Many people report seeing 11:11 over and over again, and it has gained popularity as the 11:11 phenomenon. Here is the likely meaning - Jeremiah 11:11 contains a serious warning: “Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will surely bring calamity on them which they will not be able to escape; and though they cry out to Me, I will not listen to them.” Yes, Jeremiah 11:11 was written for Israel, however, as Jonathan Cahn draws a parallel for America from Isaiah 9:10 “The Isaiah 9:10 Judgment” (the same judgmental consequences for Israel visited on America), a parallel “Harbinger” may be true for America and may find its fulfillment in the words of Jeremiah 11:11.
For those who have read Cahn’s latest book “The Mystery of the Shemitah” and understand the Shemitah year judgments on America since 9/11/2001 and again in 2008 (see our recent report The 777.7 Coincidence!!?? http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_-_The_777.7_Coincidence%21%21.html) can see that the “Calamity” has begun and most “will not be able to escape” the financial devastation which is to come! Many have suggested it is already too late to “cry out” as God’s judgment on America (and the world for that matter) is fixed to His timetable for wrapping up the Church Age, taking His Bride home, and unleashing His righteous judgments (Tribulation period) on Earth!
Supporting these thoughts, Rabbi Cahn states in his latest book The Mystery of the Shemitah “But what if the Shemitah contains an ominous warning about a wider collapse of not just stock markets or housing markets but potentially America’s very existence as leader of the free world?” That would certainly be a Jeremiah 11:11 event! Cahn also points out “the focus of the message is not date-setting but the call of God to repentance and return. 2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” “At the same time, something of significance could take place, and it is wise to note the times.”
As Rabbi Jonathan Cahn recently put it, the 'SMILE OF HEAVEN' IS REMOVED FROM AMERICA – see and hear his short speech to the chamber of the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall here: http://www.wnd.com/2014/05/harbinger-rabbi-smile-of-heaven-removed-from-america/)
God Bless Israel!!! and re-elected PM Binyamin Netanyahu "May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." Psalm 122:6-7
America God’s Disappointing Vineyard - Update #12
Official: White House was part of bid to oust Netanyahu
The White House was directly involved in an attempt to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in last week’s general election, during a nadir in ties between the Israeli leader and US President Barack Obama, a senior Jerusalem official said Tuesday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told The Times of Israel that “it’s no secret” that the Obama administration had attempted to influence the outcome of the election, having been partially motivated by a desire for revenge over Netanyahu’s polarizing speech before Congress earlier this month, which sought to undermine the president’s key foreign policy initiative – a nuclear deal with Iran. The White House is driven by three main motives,” the senior official said. “The first is revenge [over the Congress speech]. The second is frustration: It’s no secret that they were involved in an attempt to bring down the Netanyahu government – something that we have clear knowledge of – and failed. The third [motive] is the administration’s attempt to divert attention from the negotiations with Iran to the Palestinian issue.”...http://www.timesofisrael.com/officials-white-house-was-part-of-bid-to-oust-netanyahu/
Netanyahu pollster: Obama role in election larger than reported
"What was not well reported in the American media is that President Obama and his allies were playing in the election to defeat Prime Minister Netanyahu,"… "There was money moving that included taxpayer U.S. dollars, through non-profit organizations. And there were various liberal groups in the United States that were raising millions to fund a campaign called V15 against Prime Minister Netanyahu,"… an effort to oust Netanyahu was guided by former Obama political operative Jeremy Bird…"They were running an ACORN, Obama Organizing for America-type campaign over there with the digital ads, the billboards, the phones. They were targeting Israeli voters," Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) said Saturday on Fox News's "Justice with Judge Jeanine."… http://thehill.com/policy/international/236565-netanyahu-pollster-obama-role-in-election-larger-than-reported
Israel: Beware of Obama - ISRAEL MUST REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE A GREATER ENEMY THAN IRAN
Already paving the way for an Iranian nuke, he is hinting he’ll also let the other anti-Semites at Turtle Bay have their way. That could mean American support for punitive Security Council resolutions or for Palestinian statehood initiatives. It could mean both, or something worse. Whatever form the punishment takes, it will aim to teach Bibi Netanyahu never again to upstage him. And to teach Israeli voters never again to elect somebody Obama doesn’t like… His visceral dislike for Netanyahu is genuine, but also serves as a convenient fig leaf for his visceral dislike of Israel. The fact that it’s personal with Netanyahu doesn’t explain six years of trying to bully Israelis into signing a suicide pact with Muslims bent on destroying them. Netanyahu’s only sin is that he puts his nation’s security first and refuses to knuckle under to Obama’s endless demands for unilateral concessions… http://nypost.com/2015/03/22/israel-beware-of-obama/
Obama Scolds Netanyahu: 'Hard to Find a Path' to Work Together
President Obama, who waited days to telephone Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on his re-election, scolded the Israeli prime minister on Saturday, saying "it is going to be hard to find a path" to work together… http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/obama-scolds-netanyahu-hard-find-path-work-together
Top White House official calls for end to ’50-year occupation’
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough called for the end of Israel’s “50-year occupation” and doubled down on the Obama administration’s critique of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a warmly received speech to the lobbying group J Street in Washington Monday… McDonough said later, “an occupation that has lasted for 50 years must end,” referring to Israel’s 48-year hold on the West Bank… http://www.timesofisrael.com/top-white-house-official-calls-for-end-to-50-year-occupation/#ixzz3VFl9b7C8
As stated before, its hard to imagine that the actions of this administration could get any worse than this against Israel!!” - well it just continues to do so, and seems to be increasing...its an absolute invitation to God’s judgement - Zechariah 12:9, Jeremiah 11:11 and Genesis 12:3
America God’s Disappointing Vineyard - Update #13
In Shocking Breach, U.S. Declassifies Document Revealing Some of Israel's Nuclear Capabilities
The Pentagon quietly declassified a top-secret 386-page Department of Defense document from 1987 detailing Israel's nuclear program – the first time Israel’s alleged nuclear program has ever been officially and publicly referenced by the U.S. authorities…Israel has never admitted to having nuclear weapons. To do so might spark a regional nuclear arms race, and eventual nuclear confrontation. The declassification is a serious breach of decades’ old understandings concerning this issue between Israel and its north American and certain European allies…The Pentagon’s February declassification coincided with intense pressure on the Netanyahu government by the Obama administration, trying to force the Israeli prime minister to cancel a planned speech to Congress questioning the wisdom of a highly risky nuclear deal with the Iranian regime…http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/shocking-breach-us-declassifies-document-revealing-some-israels-nuclear-capabilities_899638.html
IS PRESIDENT OBAMA PREPARING TO "DIVORCE" ISRAEL?
Mounting evidence suggests the answer may be yes. What are the implications? What does prophecy say?
Today, however, it feels like it’s a matter of “when,” not “if” Mr. Obama will formally abandon American support for the Jewish State. And the situation is rapidly going from bad to worse…For an American President, or Congress, or the American people to turn against Israel and the Jewish people would be more than bad policy or unfortunate politics. According to Bible prophecy, such moves would pose an existential threat to the future of the United States…“the Bible teaches us that all nations will turn against Israel in the last days — and all nations will face judgment for it — but woe into us if it happens on our watch.”… This is the most dangerous moment in the 67-year history of the U.S.-Israel relationship. On top of all America’s national challenges and sins, including 58 million abortions, we dare not also abandon or turn against Israel and the Jewish people. If we do, we will seal our fate and face the judgment of God…https://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/mounting-evidence-suggests-president-obama-preparing-to-divorce-israel-what-are-the-implications-if-he-does/
U.S. Caves to Key Iranian Demands as Nuke Deal Comes Together
The Obama administration is giving in to Iranian demands about the scope of its nuclear program as negotiators work to finalize a framework agreement in the coming days…U.S. negotiators are said to have given up ground on demands that Iran be forced to disclose the full range of its nuclear activities…“Once again, in the face of Iran’s complete unwilling to change, the U.S. is leading an effort to cave even more toward Iran—this time by whitewashing Tehran’s decades of lying about nuclear weapons work and current lack of cooperation with the [International Atomic Energy Agency]… The United States is now willing to let Iran keep many of its most controversial military sites closed to inspectors until international sanctions pressure has been lifted… On the diplomatic front, greater concessions are fueling fears among U.S. allies that Iran will emerge from the negations as a stronger regional power…http://freebeacon.com/national-security/u-s-caves-to-key-iranian-demands-as-nuke-deal-comes-together/
...and so it continues, and even gets worse! Here is the God of Israel’s PROMISE: “The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9
…and here was God’s righteous action on Sodom and Gomorrah because of their total depravity:
“For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”…”Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens. So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.” Genesis 19: 13,24-25 ...“Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.” Luke 17:18-30
…so has God changed? the Bible says “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” Hebrews 13:8…”If God doesn't bring judgment on America soon, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah” (Quote: Ruth Graham)
In addition to what America is doing to Israel, Franklin Graham said this week that America's "end is near" thanks to progressive politics and the "new morality" imposed by the Obama administration. In a Facebook post Monday, Graham pegged progressives, led by Barack Obama and Eric Holder, as "one of the greatest threats to America." Graham charged that their "new morality -- which is really no morality at all" has been forced onto the citizens of this country, in effect, turning America's back on God. "History shows that when nations do this, their end is near,"
Pray for this U.S. administration that they come to their senses and back off from this dangerous path and find common ground with Israel despite the deep seeded policy and personality differences. The Bible has many stories of God changing the hearts of lost or confused or proud or rebellious leaders. “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes” Proverbs 21:1
The Final Poke In God's Eye?
Obama To Support Palestinian State At UN Security Council
"For this is what the LORD Almighty says: "After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye" Zechariah 2:8
DEBKAfile reports exclusively from Washington: US President Barack Obama did not wait for Binyamin Netanyahu to finish building his new government coalition by its deadline at midnight Wednesday, May 6, before going into action to pay him back for forming a right-wing cabinet minus any moderate figure for resuming negotiations with the Palestinians.
Banking on Netanyahu’s assertion while campaigning for re-election that there would be no Palestinian state during his term in office, Obama is reported exclusively by our sources to have given the hitherto withheld green light to European governments to file a UN Security Council motion proclaiming an independent Palestinian state. Although Netanyahu left the foreign affairs portfolio in his charge and available to be filled by a suitably moderate figure as per the White House’s expectations did not satisfy the US President.
The White House is confident that, with the US voting in favor, the motion will be passed by an overwhelming majority and therefore be binding on the Israeli government.
To show the administration was in earnest, senior US officials sat down with their French counterparts in Paris last week to sketch out the general outline of this motion. According to our sources, they began addressing such questions as the area of the Palestinian state, its borders, security arrangements between Israel and the Palestinians and whether or not to set a hard-and-fast timeline for implementation, or phrase the resolution as a general declaration of intent.
Incorporating a target date in the language would expose Israel to Security Council sanctions for non-compliance.
It was indicated by the American side in Paris that the Obama administration would prefer to give Netanyahu a lengthy though predetermined time scale to reconsider his Palestinian policy or even possibly to broaden and diversify his coalition by introducing non-aligned factions or figures into such key posts as foreign affairs.
At the same time, both American and French diplomats are already using the club they propose to hang over the Netanyahu government’s head for gains in other spheres. French President Francois Hollande, for instance, the first foreign leader ever to attend a Gulf Council of Cooperation summit, which opened in Riyadh Tuesday to discuss Iran and the Yemen war, used the opportunity to brief Gulf Arab rulers on Washington’s turnaround on the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
And US Secretary of State John Kerry plans to present the Obama administration’s new plans for Palestinian statehood to Saudi leaders during his visit to Riyadh Wednesday and Thursday, May 6-7. Kerry will use Washington’s willingness to meet Palestinian aspirations as currency for procuring Saudi and Gulf support for a Yemen ceasefire and their acceptance of the nuclear deal shaping up with Iran...http://debka.com/article/24582/Exclusive-Obama-to-back-Palestinian-state-at-Security-Council-–-payback-for-Israel’s-right-wing-cabinet
... “The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9
“And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.” – Genesis 12:3
A Watchman’s View From The Wall
"And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!" Mark 13:37
~ A Watchman ~