A Continuing Update (#19) to: “Is The Psalm 83 Confederacy (Islamic Caliphate) Surrounding Israel?” http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_-_Is_The_Psalm_83_Confederacy_%28Islamic_Caliphate%29_Surrounding_Israel.html
“So you also, when you see all these things, know that it [He] is near - at the doors! Matthew 24:33 …to this end, consider this weeks select news below and the commentary which follows…
Nasrallah: Hezbollah prepared for war deep into Israel, beyond the Galilee
"We have made all necessary preparations for a future war with Israel," Hezbollah chief says…Hezbollah is prepared for military intervention in Israel's Galilee and beyond, deeper into Israeli territory, said the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah. "We have made all necessary preparations for a future war with Israel,"…Nasrallah said that Hezbollah has more types of weapons than Israel can imagine…http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Nasrallah-Hezbollah-prepared-for-war-deep-into-Israel-beyond-the-Galilee-387826…"We have made all necessary preparations for a future war with Israel" could that statement be any more prophetic! Hezbollah, a terrorist organization and proxy of Iran, appears to be ramping up for a final war with Israel. Hezbollah is part of the “inhabitants of Tyre” among the ten Arab populations spoken about in Psalm 83:6-8... Nasrallah needs to read the Bible (Psalm 83) as his plan does not end well for Hezbollah in this soon coming war of extermination. The Psalm states that the immediate neighbors surrounding Israel, will launch such a war for the purpose of "wiping out Israel as a nation" (verse 4). The nations described are those with a common border with Israel today (verses 6-8). Does Israel win? The rest of the psalm is a prayer for the victory of Israel (verses 9-18) and we know from Zechariah 12:6 that Israel will be like "a firepot among pieces of wood and a flaming torch among sheaves, so they will consume on the right hand and on the left all the surrounding peoples..." …Clear enough for me!
Hezbollah's firepower of 150,000 projectiles exceeds all European armies combined
The IDF must be prepared for three principal security scenarios in the near future, former national security adviser Maj.- Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror has said, naming them as a large-scale ground war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, attrition against Hamas in Gaza, and the possibility of a military operation in Iran…“The strongest of them is Hezbollah, which was formed with a dual purpose in mind: It represents Iran’s long reach in the area and against Israel, and it aims to control Lebanon. Hezbollah most closely resembles an army, and its arsenal totals some 150,000 missiles and rockets, several thousand of which can target any area in Israel. “This rare and substantial firepower even exceeds the firepower possessed by most of the European states combined,” Additionally, Hezbollah is armed with surface-to-sea missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, drones and modern anti-tank missiles…http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/IDF-must-be-prepared-for-action-against-Hezbollah-Hamas-and-Iran-387794…Hezbollah is a VERY serious adversary on the northern border of Israel and would get the first call to all out war with Israel when Israel strikes Iran’s area of ancient Elam. Hezbollah is either going to need to be taken out by Israel just prior to the Jeremiah 49: 34-39 strike, or at the same time the strike occurs…my comments as to the end result for Hezbollah are posted in the prior article above…God’s Word says it, I believe it!
Islamic State has Breached Saudi Borders
While the world’s media focused on the events of Charlie Hebdo tragedy, it has simply ignored the terrorist attacks in the Middle East. Moreover, this very attacked has highlighted a major shift in the situation in the region, putting the primary strategic partner of the US in the Arab world – Saudi Arabia at risk. Early on January 5 four ISIL militants crossed the border of Saudi Arabia in the Northern Province area. During a shootout with the Saudi border patrol that broke out when the militants attacked a checkpoint, one of the terrorists was killed while the other detonated an explosive belt, killing three Saudi soldiers. The attack on the border checkpoint near the town of Arar means that now ISIL has officialy started assaulting Saudi Arabia…things are looking grim for the Saudi authorities, given the fact that a total of 5 to 7 thousand Saudi citizens are fighting under the Islamic State banner…http://journal-neo.org/2015/01/14/rus-granitsy-islamskogo-gosudarstva-doshli-do-saudovskoj-aravii/…ISIS infiltrating yet another bordering State to Israel, which is involved in the Psalm 83 War…ISIS now has a presence in every single State and terrorist organization named in Psalm 83!! …is their any doubt that “The Psalm 83 Confederacy (ISIS - Islamic Caliphate) is Surrounding Israel?”
Up to 700 Turkish Nationals Have Joined Islamic State
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said up to 700 Turkish nationals have joined the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization, sounding the alarm over the risk of attacks inside Turkey if the terrorists return home…He added that Turkey had barred entry to around 7,250 people from abroad who were planning to join ISIS and said 1,160 would-be terrorists were deported…http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/190000#.VLg6Y4v5s9V…clearly ISIS plan is to surround Israel with a united Islamic Caliphate with the end goal of "wiping out Israel as a nation"…Biblical prophecy being fulfilled in real time before our eyes!
Wild Cheers For Proposed Invasion Of Israel From NATO Ally
Turkish and Palestinian flags fluttered like angry birds in a crowd of thousands of people chanting “Allahu Akbar!” and “Down with Israel!”…“God willing, we will liberate Jerusalem together.”…“Know this, that strong Turkey is the strength of Palestine and of Jerusalem. Turkey is the strength that represents all Muslims.” …Turkey broke off its once-friendly relationship with Israel in 2010 and then Erdogan turned on his former ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Turkey has a double-edged policy toward ISIS as it plays both sides of the war against the Islamic State. Erdogan also supported the Muslim Brotherhood takeover of Egypt, a move that eventually backfired as the Brotherhood was later tossed out of power by Egypt’s military…“The prime minister is the number-two man and he’s shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ to the idea of them leading an invasion of Israel and taking Jerusalem,”…“Now, if anyone is doubting an Islamic takeover and Turkey is now emerging as a radical Islamic nation and they have the largest army in the region then they have their head in the sand…http://www.wnd.com/2014/12/nato-ally-encouraged-to-liberate-jerusalem/…once strong allies, Turkey and Israel are now bitter rivals. The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, recently and very publically criticized Israel’s PM Netanyahu for participating in the march of solidarity with other world leaders in Paris, saying that Israel had been “waging state terror” in Gaza. A top Israeli official fired back, calling Mr. Erdogan an “anti-Semitic bully.”…This development of Turkey aligning itself with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, is a troubling sign, and Turkey’s strengthening economic ties with Russia, leaves little room for doubting, its prophesied end time role, as part of Ezekiel 38,39 to destroy Israel.
Iran Building Missile Sites in Syria
Iranian military leaders admitted this week to building and operating missile-manufacturing plants in Syria, where it was also revealed that Tehran is helping to build a secret nuclear facility…Iran’s Supreme Leader ordered forces to build and operate missile plants in Syria, where Iran continues to fight on behalf of embattled leader Bashar al-Assad, according to regional media reports…Iran’s military actions in Syria could constitute a gross violation of sanctions on the regime enacted by the United Nations and Western powers…http://freebeacon.com/national-security/iran-building-missile-sites-in-syria/…this latest development could certainly be the impetus for the fulfillment of Isaiah 17
Russia Is Losing Control Over The European Gas
Russia has reportedly struck a deal with Turkey for a new pipleine in a move to regain leverage on Europe. Oil isn't Russia's only problem. The energy exporter is losing its dominance over the European gas market…Russia provided one-third of the natural gas that European countries relied on both for heating their homes and running industries. Because Russia played such a huge role in the gas market, it was able to command high prices… http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-losing-european-gas-2015-1 …this move stems from the recent created drop in the price of oil – see “Did The Saudis And The US Collude In Dropping Oil Prices?” http://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/Did-The-Saudis-And-The-US-Collude-In-Dropping-Oil-Prices.html …The last three articles above are concerning the Axis of the Gog Magog War (Russia, Turkey & Iran – the largest players in the War of Ezekiel 38, 39), and the likely “hook in the jaw” for Gog, Prince of Rosh is the very significant Oil and Gas reserves that Israel now possesses, and other very significant reserves they may control after the soon coming regional wars (i.e., Psalm 83…which may expand Israel’s land mass back to the Abrahamic Covenant borders God promised Israel). With Russia currently being squeezed by the U.S. and the Saudis, who are not only punishing its two rivals, Russia and Iran, for their support of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in the Syrian civil war, but another reason may revolve around who controls the oil and gas in the Middle East, and thus the weakening of Russia, Iran and Syria by flooding the world market with cheap oil (as we are currently seeing)…make no mistake, the Russia Bear is awake and will roar! …As a key ally of Syria, supplying Assad with billions in weaponry, (“Gog”) Putin, along with Iran, has found himself targeted by the House of Saud. Putin's territorial ambitions in the Ukraine have also put him at odds with US President Barack Obama and leaders of the EU. Iran needs $140 a barrel oil to balance its budget and Russian economy is totally reliant on high oil prices. Putin is a master player in the chess game of energy politics – how long with this go on before Putin strikes back with a vengeance? The likely scenario is that Israel will strike preemptively, or will be forced into multiple regional Wars (Psalms 83, Jeremiah 49, Isaiah 17 & 19, Ezekiel 35, Zephaniah 2:4-15, Zechariah 12:1-9) and with a massive Israeli victory (prophesied) will resulting in increasing its borders (http://watchmansview.com/New_Israel_Borders.html) - after a short period of time, living in peace and security, it sets the stage and becomes the impetus for Russia to “make an evil plan...to take plunder and to take booty” and lead the Ezekiel 38 & 39 War against Israel...It is not hard to see how all of this is going to play out – as we get closer to the day of our redemption, the light and lens of Scripture overlaying the headline news is making everything unknown, visible and very clear “for the light is making everything visible” Eph 5:14a …do not doubt it, we are at the door-step of the fulfillment of these very significant prophetic events!
The timing of all of this could also (possibly) be very interesting…
"And I will show wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Jehovah." Joel 2:30 -31
"The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before that great and glorious Day of the Lord." Acts 2:20
The Jewish Talmud (book of tradition / Interpretation) says; "When the moon is in eclipse, it is a bad omen for Israel. If its face is as red as blood, (it is a sign that) the sword is coming to the world." Therefore: Lunar Eclipse = bad omen for the Jewish people and Israel; Blood Moon = sword coming; Solar Eclipse = bad omen for the world.
Every time a blood moon pattern has appeared on Jewish feast days a big event affects the nation of Israel…See this webpage for some excellent history on key events affecting Israel http://www.pray4zion.org/thecomingbloodmoons.html (other comment from this page are indicated by * below), also see comments in our Blood Moon Tetrad page http://watchmansview.com/Blood_Moon_Tetrad.html
NASA’s website predicts a total solar eclipse will occur on the 20th of March 2015. The eclipse takes place on the Jewish New Year for KINGS which is 1st of Nissan of the Jewish Calendar. The Moon will block out the Sun’s light and caste a shadow of darkness upon the Earth. The Jewish New Year solar eclipse will be followed only 15-days later by the Jewish Passover lunar eclipse when the Moon will appear as Red Blood on April 4th, 2015. Speculation is mounting regarding the close proximity of Solar and Lunar eclipses occurring on Jewish Holidays only 15-days apart and in the middle of a Tetrad sequence also occurring on Jewish Holidays. The Bible contain several warnings regarding the occurrence of solar and lunar eclipses together.
Repeated calls by radical Muslims for a world-wide jihad are now heard everywhere - from Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Egypt, the Palestinian territories in Israel, and even from Muslim groups in London and France. The scene is set to launch a major attack against non-Islamic infidels (as was just experienced in France). The suicide bomb mentality of these terrorist Islamists has over and over demonstrated that they have a fanatical, religious-driven hatred for their enemies and will not hesitate to plunge the whole world into chaos! …Israel still remains their most important target *
In Biblical prophecies there is a direct correlation between signs in heavenly bodies and distressing events happening on earth…. We are rapidly approaching (or we are in) the time of the fulfillment of these signs.
Mark 13:24 - 46, "But in those days the sun shall be darkened (eclipse) and the moon shall not give its light (eclipse) then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
Note, it DOES NOT say ON that (or those) days the Son of man will come, like some like to speculate, however “then they shall see” likely AFTER at some point or maybe close to those events…”before the coming of the great and awesome day of Jehovah" Joel 2:30 -31 and “before that great and glorious Day of the Lord" Acts 2:20
Yeshua (Jesus) told His disciples what would be the signs of the end of the age and some of them involved signs in the heavens he closes commanding them to ‘watch’ 4 times. To be a "Watcher, and observe what is happening in the heavens" relating to the Last Day, when "unusual signs" are seen in the heavens we watch, pray and record.
> "Does YHWH (Yahweh God) use the moon for signs?" Yes: Genesis 1:14, Luke 21:25.
> "Are Feasts relevant to Yahweh, and related to the moon?" Yes: Leviticus 23.
> "Are blood-red moons prophetic in Scripture?" Yes: Joel 2:10, 31; Acts 2:20; Revelations 6:12.
"Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen..." - Luke 21:36 Yeshua (Jesus) spoke those words after He warned us of many of the events that will happen in the end times. They are especially relevant to us today when we consider the volume of current headlines that are now fulfilling Bible prophecy at an absolutely amazing rate. *
The United States should have never taken its protection off Israel!. The US is slowly distancing itself from Israel while aiding her enemies. As the US is drawing away, Israel will soon find another protector, which will bring her real salvation, namely Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ). The situation in the Middle East is extremely volatile, and at any given moment a massive regional war could break out. Iran and Russia are using Syria to draw Israel into a war, and they may be successful. There are many indications, as pointed to in the articles this week above, that the tension between Israel and her Muslim neighbours are close to a breaking-point. Iran's president and religious leaders continually make calls for the complete annihilation of Israel and the world does not come to Israel’s defense! Iran’s nuclear programme has been accelerated and they have armed Hezbollah in Lebanon to the teeth and now we hear of Iran building missile sites in Syria.
We have the withdrawing of the United States from the world scene, a weakened yet dangerous Syria, and Russian armies in the Ukraine and Middle East ready for war. It only takes one spark to get it all going! The next weeks and months are very important to see how all of these things play out in the Epicenter. It could be very eventful… as the Middle East is absolutely lining up to Bible prophecy! *
All of this begs the question “Does anyone know what time it is? Does anyone really care?” The words to this rock and roll hit recorded by the band Chicago in January of 1969 comes to mind, when thinking about everything addressed above coupled with recent messages by Jonathan Cahn, best known for "The Harbinger" and “The Mystery of the Shemitah: The 3,000-Year-Old Mystery That Holds the Secret of America's Future.”...God seems to be giving us warning after warning of what time it is and what we can expect - the year of the Shemitah, the year of the blood moons, and many other end time signs being fulfilled on a daily basis...Is anyone listening? Note the hour glass and the clock face on our Home Page (www.WatchmansView.com) - Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? …you can listen to Cahn’s message delivered recently starting at (forward to) the 2:00 minute point in the video to the 6:25 minute mark (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSliWmZhLow).
WAKE UP CHURCH!! “for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead” Ephesians 5:14NASB “Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed” Romans 13:11ESV
"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
"Encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near." Hebrews 10:25b
January 20th, 2015 - SPECIAL REPORT II
Israel in the Crosshairs of the Middle East War Drums - Update II
Adding the Russia-Iran Axis of Ezekiel 38 & 39 to the ISIS Axis of Psalm 83
A Continuing Update (#21) to: “Is The Psalm 83 Confederacy (Islamic Caliphate) Surrounding Israel?” http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_-_Is_The_Psalm_83_Confederacy_%28Islamic_Caliphate%29_Surrounding_Israel.html
ISIS PLANS ON KILLING ‘HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS’ IN ‘RELIGIOUS CLEANSING’
Todenhofer lived side by side with the jihadist fighters for ten days in the Islamic State-stronghold city of Mosul, Iraq. He was accompanied only by his son, who served as his cameraman.
“I always asked them about the value of mercy in Islam,” but “I didn’t see any mercy in their behavior,” explained Todenhofer. He added, “Something that I don’t understand at all is the enthusiasm in their plan of religious cleansing, planning to kill the non-believers… They also will kill Muslim democrats because they believe that non-ISIL-Muslims put the laws of human beings above the commandments of God.”
The German reporter then elaborated on how shocked he was about how “willing to kill” the ISIS fighters are. He said that they were ready to commit genocide. “They were talking about [killing] hundreds of millions. They were enthusiastic about it, and I just cannot understand that,” said Todenhofer
He warned that the Islamic State “is much stronger than we think,” and that their recruiting has brought motivated jihadis from across the globe. “Each day, hundreds of new enthusiastic fighters are arriving,” explained Todenhofer. “There is an incredible enthusiasm that I have never seen in any other war zones I have been to.”
The journalist asserted that the U.S.-led bombing campaign was not going to stop the Islamic State and its continuing jihad. He told Al Jazeera that he believed the terror group would only be stopped if fellow Sunni Iraqis would rise up against them...http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/01/18/german-embed-reporter-isis-plans-on-killing-hundreds-of-millions-in-religious-cleansing/...Last year, our president (using a basketball analogy) said ISIS is still a “JayVee” team - well they look like they have their sights set on winning the NBA right now, and other World leaders better take them very seriously...as Rosenberg has recently stated (see below), they have an apocalyptic, genocidal vision and are demonic!
Joel Rosenberg: 'I Believe [ISIS] It's a Demonic Movement'
Author Joel Rosenberg is sounding the alarm that radical Islam is spreading and if world leaders don't deal decisively with it, we're all in danger. "The Islamic State is not interested in being contained to Syria and Iraq," Rosenberg told CBN News. "(ISIS) sees itself as building a regional caliphate or Islamic kingdom and eventually a global kingdom and it will kill anyone that gets in its way." Rosenberg believes ISIS is the new radical Islamic brand. "They have come on so fast, so strong, I believe it's a demonic movement," he said. "They are not just terrorizing people, they are engaged in genocide. In Syria and Iraq, they are trying to eliminate Christianity in those two countries."...http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/47799-joel-rosenberg-i-believe-it-s-a-demonic-movement
To add to the continued and increasing ISIS threats rushing toward the fulfillment of Psalm 83 and other prophetic regional wars, other current news is setting the stage for Ezekiel 38, 39 to follow - two of the major players of the Gog Magog War against Israel have just strengthened their military ties and leveled new war threats to Israel...
Iranian IRGC chief vows 'devastating thunderbolts' on Israel
Tehran threatens Israel after strike attributed to the IAF killed six Hezbollah fighters and six Iranian military men, including a general...The IDF raised its alert level on the northern front on Monday, in positions along the border with Syrian and Lebanon, as foreign media outlets reported that Iron Dome batteries were being deployed in the North...there are concerns in the security establishment that Hezbollah will attempt a retaliatory terror attack against Israeli forces which operate along the border. Thus, the soldiers were ordered to increase their level of alert and preparedness...http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4617222,00.html...absolute potential here to trigger Jeremiah 49:34-39!
Israel braces for early payback for deaths of Hezbollah officers, Iranian general on Golan
The dominant IDF assessment Monday, Jan. 19, is that Hezbollah will not hold off its rejoinder for the Israeli helicopter missile strike on the Golan Sunday...Israeli military chiefs are gearing up for an early Hezbollah cross-border attack on Upper or Western Galilee and have instructed local security units to stand ready, open up emergency shelters and prepare their firearm arsenals...Hezbollah, which takes its orders from Tehran, is clearly determined to establish a military presence on the Syrian Golan as a second warfront for launching a two-pronged simultaneous assault on Israel, and is bent on forcing its acceptance down Israel’s throat...http://debka.com/article/24350/Israel-braces-for-early-payback-for-deaths-of-Hizballah-officers-Iranian-general-on-Golan...this will not end well for Hezbollah as Zechariah 12:6 tells us the IDF “will consume on the right hand and on the left all the surrounding peoples..."
Beirut braces for Israeli counterattack
Lebanon is bracing for an attack from Israel if the Iranian-backed Hezbollah retaliates for an Israeli military helicopter strike last week on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights...Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah already has indicated that his resistance group will retaliate for the death of Mughniyeh, 25, and the five Hezbollah fighters. Now, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps reports that a sixth person was killed, Gen. Muhammad Ali Allahdadi. Israel claims the Hezbollah team with the IRGC general was planning an attack on the Israeli portion of the Golan...Nasrallah has warned Israel that if it attacks Lebanon, the “Islamic Resistance” – Hezbollah – is ready to invade Galilee and the Israeli settlements that lie beyond Galilee...http://www.wnd.com/2015/01/major-city-braces-for-israeli-counterattack/...does not take much imagination to see how all of this could easily and very quickly lead to the fulfillment of a number of Biblical prophecies, specifically Psalms 83, Jeremiah 49, Isaiah 17, Zephaniah 2:4-15, and Zechariah 12:1-9 ...this all seems to now be imminent!
Russia and Iran sign deal to widen military cooperation
MOSCOW — Russia and Iran have signed an agreement to expand their military ties and resolve a long-standing dispute over the sale of a controversial air defense system to the Islamic Republic...“The two countries decided to settle the S-300s problem,” the Iranian Defense ministry said on Tuesday without elaborating. Russia signed a 2007 contract to sell Tehran the S-300 system, but the weaponry was never delivered amid strong objections by the United States and Israel...Iran and Russia share analysis of US global strategy, its interference in regional and international affairs and the need to cooperate in the struggle against the interference of foreign forces in the region.”...http://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-and-iran-sign-military-cooperation-deal/...the Russia-Iran axis gets stronger, and the delivery of the highly accurate and sophisticated S-300s, which are pre-destined to be delivered to their proxy Hezbollah and likely Assad in Syria, do not bode well for Israel. Russia has not been “openly” hostile to Israel (yet), however, consider the fact that Russia and Turkey (3rd leg of the major big-3 axis of the Ezekiel 39, 39 War) just struck a new oil pipeline deal together, and the fact that Turkey hates Israel...the news above that Russia just strengthened its military ties to Iran, and the fact that Russia built Iran’s nuclear reactors, aiding their rush to WMD’s - and the fact Iran hates Israel and its proxies Syria and Hezbollah hate Israel, and all have called for the total destruction of the Jew’s...I can only conclude the obvious, that Russia Hates Israel and also ultimately wants to destroy the Jews - we know this to be true due to their leading the War of Gog & Magog - Ezekiel 38, 39.
All things are becoming crystal clear...WAKE UP CHURCH!!...Does anyone know what time it is? “for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead” Ephesians 5:14NASB “Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed” Romans 13:11ESV
"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
"Encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near." Hebrews 10:25b
49 – 17 – 83
Israel in the Crosshairs of the Middle East War Drums - Update III
It would appear, the fulfillment of Jeremiah 49, Isaiah 17 and Psalm 83 is clearly in motion and tensions are escalating – it is imminent and likely to occur in that order. Consider the following news reports of just the past couple of days:
Nasrallah confirms Hezbollah, Iran bolstering presence along Golan border
Hezbollah on Friday confirmed Israeli suspicions that it was establishing a greater military presence near the Syrian-Israeli frontier on the Golan Heights…Nasrallah's remarks reaffirmed the Hezbollah-Iranian effort to solidify another front in the struggle against its nemesis, Israel…Nasrallah said his group no longer had rules of engagement in the conflict with Israel and would hold it responsible for the assassination of any Hezbollah leaders or fighters…The Iranian general killed earlier by the IDF, Mohammad Allahdadi, had been a senior figure in Tehran's military effort to support the Syrian government in its battle against insurgents trying to topple President Bashar Assad…http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Nasrallah-confirms-Hezbollah-Iran-bolstering-presence-along-Golan-border-389523
Iran warns of new rules of engagement with Israel
Both Iran and its proxy Hezbollah effectively outlined a new policy on Friday, in which any Israeli operation in Syria would be met with a powerful response. Both indicated “new rules of engagement” on Friday during respective remarks in Beirut…According to the report, Iran was seeking to solidify its hold on southern Syria and open a new front [against Israel] using Hezbollah members operating under an Iranian umbrella…“From now on, if any member of Hezbollah is assassinated, then we will blame it on Israel and reserve the right to respond to it whenever and however we choose,” he threatened Friday. “The resistance no longer cares about rules of engagement and we do not recognize them in confronting the enemy.”…http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-warns-of-new-rules-of-engagement-with-israel/#ixzz3QM8k0M7P
Nasrallah to Israel: Accept “the mix of Lebanese and Iranian blood on Syrian soil in Quneitra” or face war
He said Israel must give up the right it reserves to strike out against the presence of his Lebanese Shiite organization and Iran on Syrian soil in Quneitra – or else, the war goes on…DEBKAfile’s military sources report that Israel’s armed forces find they are pitched against a dangerous concerted drive by Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hizballah, local and Iraqi Shiite militias, to seize and control a new pro-Iranian front line – a narrow strip 150-km long – which runs from the Qalamoun Mountains of Syria up to Mt. Hermon and includes the Syrian Golan. This line overlooks Israel and touches its borders at more than one point…http://debka.com/article/24371/Nasrallah-to-Israel-Accept-“the-mix-of-Lebanese-and-Iranian-blood-on-Syrian-soil-in-Quneitra”-or-face-war
Comments from Eschatology Today – these comments are particularly helpful in understanding where this is all headed…
http://eschatologytoday.blogspot.com/2015/01/global-sitrep-a8-15-has-war-erupted-on.html
The government of Israel is acting within the parameters and recommendations of a report published two weeks ago by the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies which was written by Maj.Gen. (Res.) Yaacov Amidror which states that Israel must be prepared to act alone to stop the Iranian nuclear program during the coming year, as well as engage in conventional ground warfare against the likes of non-state or quasi-state entities such as Hezbollah/IRGC-QF, HAMAS and Islamic State operating from bases in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Judea and Samaria and the Sinai. This also represents the most up to date assurance that Israel will launch military strikes to halt the Iranian nuclear program irregardless of any agreement reached between the United States, its European allies and Iran because the agreement will enable Iran to "pursue nuclear military capabilities." …Israel's planning and preparation for the coming conflagration is matched by both Hezbollah's and Iran's insistence that their new warfighting front on the Golan will be maintained and expanded according to pronouncements from Hassan Nasrallah and the Iranian IRGC Commander, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari. The pair of Shi'a terrorists made clear that neither the ongoing war in Syria nor the P5+1 nuclear negotiations would have any effect upon future actions they will take at the time and place of their choosing.
Israeli PM Netanyahu's March talk to the U.S. Congress will likely have an embedded/inferred forewarning to congressional members of Israel’s impending attack on Iran, if the P5+1 agreement (also in March) is consummated allowing Iran to have Nuclear breakout capacity (which it looks like, that will in fact be the case). The Obama administration “has given the Iranians 80 percent of what they want” in the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program with the P5+1 nations, according to recent Israel news report, and The Jerusalem Post reports that Israeli officials believe the Obama administration has agreed to a deal that allows Iran to reach nuclear “breakout capacity” within months. ISRAEL’S RED LINE WILL BE CROSSED!
An IDF attack on Iran is not speculation, but an imminent fact based on the Prophet Jeremiah’s warning in Jeremiah 49: 34-39 …See the latest comments on this from Bill Salus “Will the Israelis Strike Iran's Nuclear Sites?” http://www.prophecydepotministries.net/2015/will-israelis-strike-irans-nuclear-sites/…So this looks to be setting up for a domino effect – Israel strikes Iran (Jeremiah 49) – Iran’s proxies Hezbollah and Syria strike Israel – Israel destroys Syria (Isaiah 17) and Hezbollah (Psalm 83) as well as others in the Psalm 83 Confederacy. The suggested sequence of 49-17-83 assumes Israel may elect to conduct some level of preemptive strike on Hezbollah and Syria to lessen their ability to retaliate for the Israeli IDF strike on Iran, however, Syria likely is left with enough firepower and capacity (most likely WMD’s they never gave up) to effectively inflict a significant blow to Israel, for Israel in turn, to make it (and other Syrian cities) “a ruinous heap” which “will cease from being a city.” This may then unite the rest of the Psalm 83 confederacy to ban together and attack Israel…“For they have consulted together with one consent; They form a confederacy against You: The tents of Edom [Palestinians and S. Jordanians] and the Ishmaelites [Saudis]; Moab [Palestinians & central Jordanians] and the Hagrites [Egyptians]; Gebal [Hezbollah & N. Lebanese], Ammon [Palestinians & N. Jordanians], and Amalek [Arabs of Sinai]; Philistia [Hamas of Gaza] with the inhabitants of Tyre [Hezbollah an S. Lebanese]; Assyria [Syria & N. Iraqis] also has joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot [Moabites and Ammonites, thus the modern day Palestinians will be the principal power engaged in the confederacy against Israel. The others come to assist them].” ~ Psalm 83:5-8 and these together with (or it includes) ISIS…keep watching for 49-17-83!!
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." Psalm 122:6-7 ...May PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his Cabinet members be like “the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do”… I Chronicles 12:32
Be assured of the Biblically promised outcome: “And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.” Zechariah 12:3
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.” Zechariah 12:9
“No weapon formed against you shall prosper…” Isaiah 54:17a
The Bible (God’s Word) has prophesied all of this, so you can absolutely count on it all being fulfilled!
All things are becoming crystal clear in these end-times...WAKE UP CHURCH!!...Does anyone know what time it is? “for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead” Ephesians 5:14NASB “Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed” Romans 13:11ESV
"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
"Encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near." Hebrews 10:25b
Follow our continual rolling updates on all of this, in our “Is The Psalm 83 Confederacy (Islamic Caliphate) Surrounding Israel?” Report here: http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_-_Is_The_Psalm_83_Confederacy_%28Islamic_Caliphate%29_Surrounding_Israel.html …there has been two significant updates at this link since our last Special Report.
Update #4 Israel in the Crosshairs of the Middle East War Drums
'Rampaging Iran Has Created 3 Fronts on Israel'
Iran has been expanding its reach through proxy terror groups such as Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza, and most recently the Houthis in Yemen who have seized control by besieging the Yemenite government and forcing it to collapse. Commenting on this trend, Netanyahu said "when a militant Islamic regime that is rampaging through the region right now – that's what Iran is doing, it's conducting a rampage through the region – when such a regime has nuclear weapons, the whole world will be in peril."...Netanyahu stated Iran is "trying to envelope Israel with three terrorist tentacles – Lebanon, Hezbollah, Hamas in Gaza and now it's trying to build with its Hezbollah proxies a third front in the Golan."...http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/191427#.VOOeQYv5s9V
Update #5
Israel in the Crosshairs of the Middle East War Drums
Report: Iran has direct military presence on Israel's borders
Iran is establishing Hezbollah Syria organization and has a direct presence in Syria, particularly on Golan • Former Revolutionary Guard commander: "Our strategic depth reaches to the Mediterranean, and over Israel's head."...Senior Iranian officials have boasted in recent months that direct Iranian deployment on the Golan Heights creates a unified battle front against Israel spanning from Rosh Hanikra on the Mediterranean coast to Quneitra on the Golan...Iran's goal in deploying on the Golan Heights is not limited to deterring Israel from attacking its nuclear program or defending its interests in Syria and Lebanon -- it is also focused on arming Palestinian groups in the West Bank and Gaza...http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=23633
Iran Responds to Liberman: We'll Destroy Tel Aviv in 10 Minutes
A senior figure in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Mujtabi Du Al-Nour, threatened on Saturday that Iran will destroy Tel Aviv in ten minutes if Israel "makes a mistake" and strikes the Islamic regime's nuclear facilities...According to the Revolutionary Guards leader, Iran has rockets that can reach the heart of Tel Aviv within six or seven minutes, "even before the rockets of the Zionists reach us."...Netanyahu is posed to address the US Congress on March 3 to warn against leaving Iran with nuclear capabilities as talks between world powers and Iran approach a March 31 deadline, with Netanyahu warning the deal in its current formation would leave Iran a nuclear threshold state, and a state which has threatened to destroy Israel as Al-Nour reiterated on Saturday...http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/191627#.VOlMuov5s9V...”Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will break the bow of Elam [Iran], the mainstay of their might...I will terrify Elam [Iran] before their enemies and before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, my fierce anger, declares the Lord. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them “ Jeremiah 49 ...I think the God of Israel has a different plan for Iran, before it has a chance to destroy Israel!!
Update #7
Iran militia chief: Destroying Israel is ‘nonnegotiable’
The commander of the Basij militia of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that “erasing Israel off the map” is “nonnegotiable…In 2014, Naqdi said Iran was stepping up efforts to arm West Bank Palestinians for battle against Israel, adding the move would lead to Israel’s annihilation…“Arming the West Bank has started and weapons will be supplied to the people of this region”… http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-militia-chief-destroying-israel-nonnegotiable/
IDF Sources: ISIS Accumulating Support Near Israel-Jordan Border
Islamic State has recently found a following among Bedouin tribes in southern Jordan, tens of kilometers away from the border with Israel…While IDF officials have confirmed there is a growing concentration of pro-ISIS supporters in Jordan's Ma'an province, kilometers away from the border with Israel, they argued it was too early to tell if active terror cells posed a genuine threat at this point…http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/193326#.VRqpkos2U9V
'Influx of advanced weapons flowing into Syria, Lebanon unprecedented,'
Advanced weaponry, much of it supplied by Iran, is flowing into Syria and Lebanon, a senior Israel Navy source warned on Sunday…He said the northern front has become unified, and that Lebanon and Syria can not be viewed as separate entities anymore…Describing the quantity and quality of surface-to-sea missiles in Hezbollah’s possession as “unprecedented,”… “The types of warheads and their ranges are many,” said the source. “We are in a completely different situation. The sector has changed.”… He warned that the missile can be used to attack targets on land deep inside the country. “They can fire it at military headquarters in Tel Aviv,” he said…http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Influx-of-advanced-weapons-to-Syria-and-Lebanon-is-unprecedented-senior-navy-source-says-395490
Israel Sees Another War With Hezbollah Soon
Israel’s next war is likely to be fought against Lebanon’s Hezbollah terrorist militia, according to Israeli military sources. The sources cited Hezbollah’s increasing boldness of late - terrorists now openly patrol and monitor the border region. Hezbollah gunmen also walk the streets of southern Lebanon, unconcerned by the presence of the Lebanese Army or UN peacekeepers. In addition to using its large arsenal of medium and long-range missiles, the sources believe the next war with Hezbollah will see small teams of terrorists infiltrate northern Israel and briefly occupy border towns, possibly with horrific loss of life. The terms of the UN resolution that ended the last Lebanon war in 2006 demanded the disarming of Hezbollah and other militias in Lebanon. Those terms were never met, and in fact Hezbollah is stronger…http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/26340/Default.aspx?utm_source=news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=No-sidebar-news-1&utm_content=1702
Iran and their proxies are set on “Destroying Israel” which they say is ‘nonnegotiable’ – News Flash, Jeremiah 49:37 says the destruction of Elam (southwestern Iran) is certain “I will bring disaster upon them, My fierce anger,’ says the Lord; ‘And I will send the sword after them Until I have consumed them.” With everything ramping up again in the middle east, we will likely see the fulfillment of a number of middle east prophecies (Psalms 83, Jeremiah 49, Isaiah 17, Zephaniah 2:4-15, Zechariah 12:1-9) very shortly, and ultimately will lead to the war of Gog & Magog Ezekiel 38, 39 which God, by His hand saves Israel. Bible prophecies being fulfilled in real time before our eyes!
Update #6
Israel in the Crosshairs of the Middle East War Drums
From The Mediterranean to the Golan, Iran Builds Active Front And Direct Military Presence On Israel's Border To Deter Israel And Further Ideology Of Eliminating The Zionist Regime
Iran's deployment on the border has implications for the chances of a war breaking out in the region and for the character of such a war. This, because it increases the possibility that any local eruption could quickly develop into a regional conflict, since Iran now commands the theater that stretches from Iran and Iraq through Syria and Lebanon and the Mediterranean...Iran's aim in deploying in the Golan Heights is not only to deter Israel from acting against its nuclear program, defend Syria as part of the resistance axis, and establish an active front for anti-Israel terror attacks in the Golan and even liberate the Israeli Golan. It also meshes with the Iranian regime's ideological perception of Israel as an entity that must be eliminated, as is evident in statements by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. According to this perception, the West Bank must be armed, as the Gaza Strip was, in advance of eliminating the state of Israel...while Israel is unable to use its nuclear capabilities due to international considerations, Iran has created a "practical, direct and conventional" threat against it: "Israel faces a fateful crisis. As much as it feared the Iranian nuclear program, it never imagined that Iran would be standing on its border even before its nuclear agreement with the Americans was complete. The Iranian threat to Israel is no longer theoretical, nor does it have anything to do with Israel's deterrent of using its nuclear weapons, which cannot be used considering the international power balance. The threat has become direct, practical and conventional...Read the entire report here: http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/8440.htm...its no longer an “IF” but a “WHEN” that a MAJOR Regional War will breakout, which will include the fulfillment of Psalms 83, Jeremiah 49, Isaiah 17, Zephaniah 2:4-15, Zechariah 12:1-9 and ultimately lead to Ezekiel 38, 39 - take it to the Bank, as the Bible prophecies will be fulfilled with 100% accuracy!... “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." Psalm 122:6-7 ...May PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his Cabinet members be like “the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do”… I Chronicles 12:32
Israel In The Crosshairs Of The Middle East War Drums
Update #8
OPERATION WAKEUP CALL - THE PROPHECIES ARE COMING!
warns Bill Salus… http://www.prophecydepotministries.net/2015/operation-wakeup-call-the-prophecies-are-coming/
The following headlines from the past week should be a Wakeup Call that many wars which have been prophesied for Israel are about to be fulfilled! …
Attack Now – Russian Interference Leaves Israel No Choice
(Jeremiah 49)
The Obama Doctrine – scorn your friends, reward your enemies – has finally reaped the whirlwind, namely Russia and its pledge to provide Iran with an array of the most advanced “defensive” missiles on earth. This leaves Israel with no choice except to act BEFORE those missiles are deployed…It’s been explained that the S-300 Surface-to-Air Missile System would provide Iran with an impenetrable shield….Israel must attack to remove those nukes before it’s too late…There is no choice but to take action now…http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/16800#.VTEjy4s2U9V
Iran marks Army Day with cries of ‘Death to Israel, US’
(Jeremiah 49)
“If Israel makes a mistake,” the announcer on Iran television said during the broadcast, as heavy trucks carrying armored personnel carriers rolled past, “those in Tel Aviv and Haifa will not sleep at night, not one person.”… http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-marks-army-day-with-cries-of-death-to-israel-us/
Iran leader urges military to increase ‘preparedness’
(Jeremiah 49)
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the country’s armed forces Sunday to increase their “defensive preparedness,” hitting out at a US warning of possible military action…http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-leader-urges-military-to-increase-preparedness/
ISIS appears ready to announce expansion to Gaza
(Psalm 83, Zechariah 12, Obadiah 1)
ISIS supporters indicate the brutal jihadist organization is debating when to declare the Gaza Strip part of its expansive caliphate…Israel is so concerned about the prospect of ISIS rising in Gaza that the Jewish state has helped to step up the transport of civilian goods into the territory. Israel fears a shortage could provoke a discontented population to turn closer to ISIS, which has been trying to endear itself to Gazans with numerous Islamic charity initiatives…Any ISIS gains in Gaza would pose a major threat to both Israel and neighboring Egypt…http://www.wnd.com/2015/04/isis-appears-ready-to-announce-expansion-to-gaza/
Israeli Officials: Iran Massively Ramping Up Arming of Hezbollah in Preparation for Major Assault on Israel
(Psalm 83 & Zechariah 12, Obadiah 1)
Over the last few weeks, Iran has considerably stepped up its operations to arm Hezbollah in order to prepare its terrorist proxy for a large-scale conflict with Israel…Tehran has accelerated its proxy war with Israel on all fronts…Iran has also been attempting to establish a new front for Hezbollah with Israel on the Golan Heights, linking it to the existing one in southern Lebanon…http://www.algemeiner.com/2015/04/13/israeli-officials-iran-is-massively-ramping-up-arming-of-hezbollah-in-preparation-for-major-assault-on-israel/
Hamas accelerates its tunnel-building, using heavy machinery
(Psalm 83 & Zechariah 12, Obadiah 1)
Hamas is accelerating its tunnel offensive from Gaza into Israel , using specialized digging equipment to speed up the effort…the terror organization was making significant efforts to dig at great speed…http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/36679/despite-humanitarian-restriction-hamas-using-heavy-machinery-to-expand-terror-tunnel-network-jerusalem/#uQFXMWhRCrF9vMaC.97
'Lebanon prepares to receive massive shipments of French weapons'
(Psalm 83 & Zechariah 12, Obadiah 1)
The Lebanese military is due to acquire some $3 billion worth of French military hardware and Saudi Arabia has subsidized the weapons purchase...http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Israel-concerned-as-Lebanon-to-begin-receiving-shipments-of-French-arms-398426
Thousands of Iraqis flee as Islamic State makes gains in Sunni heartland (Psalm 83 & Zechariah 12, Obadiah 1)
Thousands of families are fleeing Iraq’s western city of Ramadi after an Islamic State advance…U.S. and Iraqi officials have warned that the city is at risk of falling to the Islamic State…Such a large wave of displacement has never happened in the history of the city…http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/thousands-of-iraqis-flee-as-islamic-state-makes-gains-in-sunni-heartland/2015/04/17/b143d9aa-e44d-11e4-ae0f-f8c46aa8c3a4_story.html
Putin warns Israel: Selling arms to Ukraine would provoke Russian S-300 sales to Syria too (Isaiah 17)
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warning to Israel against selling arms to Kiev - in retaliation for the S-300 air-defense missiles Russia has released for Iran – adds a European dimension to the dispute by planting Israel squarely in the middle of Moscow’s Ukraine dispute with the United States, The Russian leader’s implied threat to hit back by sending the same missile system to Syria…Putin has repeatedly cautioned Washington that arming Kiev with US offensive weapons would bring forth matching Russian steps that would hurt US interests in Europe and other parts of the world…http://debka.com/article/24542/Putin-warns-Israel-Selling-arms-to-Ukraine-would-provoke-Russian-S-300-sales-to-Syria-too
Egypt’s dangerous stalemate (Isaiah 19)
Despite his all-out effort to defeat Islamic terrorism and insurgency, President Sisi has yet to achieve the results needed to prevent the country slipping back into anarchy and chaos…Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is fighting for his country’…Despite the army’s all-out effort to defeat Islamist insurgency in Sinai, there is no end in sight…In Yemen, Iranian-backed Houthi tribes are poised to take over the strategic Red Sea straits, threatening free passage to the Suez Canal…The fact is that the president has not been able to secure a large enough block to ensure his electoral victory, while the Muslim Brotherhood – though banned – and other Islamic parties can still muster a sizable vote…http://www.jpost.com/International/Arab-world-Egypts-dangerous-stalemate-398383
Iranian ship convoy moves toward Yemen, alarming US officials
(Ezekiel 38, 39)
U.S. military officials are concerned that Iran's support for Houthi rebels in Yemen could spark a confrontation with Saudi Arabia and plunge the region into sectarian war…Iran is sending an armada of seven to nine ships — some with weapons — toward Yemen in a potential attempt to resupply the Shia Houthi rebels…Iran wants to force a confrontation with Saudi Arabia that it believes it will win, because Iran views the Saudi military as weak and suspects the U.S. lacks the willpower to support its Gulf ally…http://thehill.com/policy/defense/239295-us-officials-concerned-about-iranian-convoy-headed-towards-yemen
… Why is this prophetically important? Prophetically the Russia/Iran alliance would benefit from control of this gateway to the Red Sea, when Ethiopia and Sudan also bordering the Red Sea, and all part of the Gog & Magog confederacy, come up against Israel, providing a close access point by sea. The Red Sea gives access to the Port of Aqaba in southern Jordan. Aqaba has been a major port since the Iron Age. The Bible refers to the area in (1 Kings 9:26): "King Solomon also built ships in Ezion-Geber, which is near Eloth in Edom (or Mount Seir, part of Jordan – see a Judgment on Mount Seir…Ezekiel 35), on the shores of the Red Sea," in which Eloth refers to a port on the grounds of Aqaba. The port of Aqaba was particularly important after the Ottomans built the Hejaz railway, that connects the port to Damascus and Medina. This railway and Jordan Highway 65, from the Port of Aqaba pass extremely close to the Jordan River Basin and valley (head waters of the Dead Sea), between Jerusalem and Ammon Jordan, which is bound by the mountains of Gilead and Moab on the east and by those of Samaria and Judah on the west – this is the site of the Battle of Gog & Magog. Iran’s potential control of the mouth of the Red Sea and picking up the armies of Ethiopia and Sudan along the way, would serve for a quick deployment access in mobilizing a war on Israel. Russia with Turkey would come down from the North and Libya, Algeria and Tunisa attacking from the East likely coming in through the port of Tartus which is currently home to a Russian naval facility, or through a Turkish port and joining Turkey and Russia in the attack on Israel.
Putin Issues Warning to Israel Over Possible Sale of Weapons to Ukraine (Ezekiel 38,39)
Russian President Vladmir Putin warned Israel on Saturday that the government’s decision to sell weapons to Ukraine would be “counterproductive” and flame the fires of conflict. Israel’s move to supply weapons to Ukraine come in response to the Kremlin’s decision to supply Iran with the advanced S-300 surface-to-air missile system…According to Netanyahu, providing Iran with the S-300 missiles “will only encourage Iranian aggression in the region and further undermine the stability of the Middle East.”…
The clear indication from the articles above, is that war related activities and preparation is dramatically and quickly increasing by the sworn enemies of Israel, and they have Israel surrounded on all sides. The Prophecies linked above are about to be fulfilled as a very dark Middle East War Storm is Coming!
My belief on how all of this may go down, based on the current activity and knowing what the Bible tells us concerning the end-time prophetic wars – it may now start with a triggering event, of the IDF attacking Iran. This is not speculation, but an imminent fact based on the Prophet Jeremiah’s warning in Jeremiah 49: 34-39. It would appear from many of the news stories above concerning Iran, it is readying their main Proxies, Hezbollah, Hamas and Syria, who they have armed to the teeth, and they are in strategic positions for a massive retaliatory strike on Israel. Israel striking Iran will cause an immediate reaction and domino effect – Hezbollah (Lebanon) and Syria will strike Israel from the North – Israel destroys Syria (Isaiah 17) and destroys Hezbollah as well as others in the Psalm 83 Confederacy such as Hamas and the Palestinian Authority in Gaza and the West Bank (east and west of Israel). As well, I believe IDS will destroy ISIS (in Iran, Syria and factions within every State surrounding Israel), and factions of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt (attacking from the Sinai south of Israel) and in Turkey, all fulfilling the prophecies of Psalm 83, Zechariah 12 & Obadiah 1. All of these, mixed with Iranian elite Revolutionary Guards, already in place in Syria, Lebanon and the borders of the Golan Heights, will be neutralized per the fulfillment of these prophecies. The suggested sequence of this also may dictate that Israel may elect to conduct some level of preemptive strike on Hezbollah and Syria in particular to lessen their ability to retaliate for the Israeli IDF strike on Iran. Syria likely still has enough firepower and capacity (most likely WMD’s they never gave up) to inflict a significant blow to Israel, for Israel in turn, to make it (and other Syrian cities) “a ruinous heap” which “will cease from being a city.” This then likely unites the rest of the Psalm 83 confederacy to ban together and attack Israel…“For they have consulted together with one consent; They form a confederacy against You: The tents of Edom [Palestinians and S. Jordanians] and the Ishmaelites [Saudis]; Moab [Palestinians & central Jordanians] and the Hagrites [Egyptians]; Gebal [Hezbollah & N. Lebanese], Ammon [Palestinians & N. Jordanians], and Amalek [Arabs of Sinai]; Philistia [Hamas of Gaza] with the inhabitants of Tyre [Hezbollah an S. Lebanese]; Assyria [Syria & N. Iraqis] also has joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot [Moabites and Ammonites, thus the modern day Palestinians will be the principal power engaged in the confederacy against Israel. The others [ISIS] come to assist them].” ~ Psalm 83:5-8
This all results in the Deliverance of Israel “In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem” - Zechariah 12:8 ...and God’s purpose in all of these wars will be known and fulfilled for Israel “Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ...” I will set My glory among the nations; all the nations shall see My judgment which I have executed, and My hand which I have laid on them. 22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day forward.” Ezekiel 38:23 & 39:21.
With this Prophesied and massive Israeli victory, there are strong initiations Israel will thereby increase its borders (http://watchmansview.com/New_Israel_Borders.html) back to the borders of the Abrahamic Covenant in which God gave all of this land to Israel (Gen. 28:13-15; 35:11-12; and 48:3-4). Israel will believe they are now able to live in peace, safety & security, without walls or gates. At this point their will likely be a prophetic Gap of time - see http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_-_The_Prophetic_Gap_Between_the_Rapture_and_Tribulation_Period.html. This actually Sets the stage and becomes the likely impetus for the next greater War, with Russia, who “makes an evil plan...to take plunder and to take booty” and leads the Ezekiel 38 & 39 War and its confederation (Russia and the former Soviet republics; Iran; Sudan; Ethiopia and Possibly Eritrea; Libya; Algeria and Tunisa; Turkey and possibly Germany and Austria) an outer ring of States, which is listed as all being different from the Psalm 83 (inner ring confederacy, which not one is listed with the Gog Magog confederation – as they are now within a Greater Israel). It is not hard to see how all of this is likely going to play out – as we get closer to the day of the fulfillment of these prophecies…the light and lens of Scripture overlaying the headline news is making everything previously unknown (or hazy), visible and very clear “for the light is making everything visible” Eph 5:14a …do not doubt it, we are at the door-step of the fulfillment of these very significant prophetic events!
A Proclamation against Egypt (Isaiah 19) and a Judgment on Mount Seir (southeastern Jordan - Ezekiel 35) also find fulfillment somewhere, likely within the same time period as the fulfillment of the prophecies of Psalm 83, Zechariah 12 & Obadiah 1.
The next event? ...Enter the Antichrist Daniel 9:27
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." Psalm 122:6-7 ...May PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his new Cabinet members be like “the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do”… I Chronicles 12:32
Be assured of the Biblically promised outcome: “And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.” Zechariah 12:3
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.” Zechariah 12:9
“No weapon formed against you shall prosper…” Isaiah 54:17a
The Bible (God’s Word) has prophesied all of this, so you can absolutely count on it all being fulfilled!
All things are becoming crystal clear in these end-times...Like Bill Salus is preaching, its OPERATION WAKEUP CALL - WAKE UP CHURCH!!...“for the light is making everything visible. That is why it says, "Wake up, sleeper! Arise from the dead” Ephesians 5:14NASB “Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed” Romans 13:11ESV
"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
"Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Luke 21:28
"Encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near." Hebrews 10:25b
Israel In The Crosshairs Of The Middle East War Drums
Update #9
Middle East on the Brink of Fourth & Fifth Concurrent Wars
After 1) Syria, 2) Iraq [ISIS] and 3) Yemen [Yemen – Iran – Saudi Arabia], now comes 4) Egyptian – Libya [ISIS] War and 5) Israel – Syria – Hezbollah War.
Large-scale Egyptian army massed for operation to capture eastern Libya from ISIS
Egypt is massing large-scale ground and air forces in the Western Desert along the Libyan border, in preparation for a military campaign to capture eastern Libya…For President Abdel-Fatteh El-Sisi, ISIS’s presence in eastern Libya (as well as Sinai) poses an unacceptable peril to his country. He has been warned in a number of intelligence reports that the Islamic State’s terrorists have already penetrated some Egyptian towns and even infiltrated certain army units. To counter the Egyptian plan of campaign, ISIS is rushing reinforcements to eastern Libya from Syria and Iraq…Egypt is already fighting the Islamic State’s branch in Sinai. It is now gearing up to tackle the Islamist peril on its western border…http://debka.com/article/24560/Large-scale-Egyptian-army-massed-for-operation-to-capture-eastern-Libya-from-ISIS
IAF Strikes Hezbollah, Syrian Missile Targets
Israel has struck several Hezbollah and Syrian targets in a series of air strikes near the Syrian and Lebanese border on Wednesday…A second airstrike is also believed to have been carried out on Friday, targeting trucks carrying surface-to-air missiles…The putative Israeli air strikes this week was aimed at thwarting Hizballah’s scheme to set up another war base in the Syrian-Lebanese mountains area….Eschatology Today reports: If you're like me you've been quietly and patiently waiting for the proverbial "other shoe" to drop in the Middle East. This shoe may have dropped overnight and may even be continuing at present according to multiple MidEast news sources from Lebanon to Qatar to Israeli media…http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/37521/report-iaf-strikes-hezbollah-syrian-missile-targets-idf/#A3h2VfxL6ryBcsHT.97 …http://eschatologytoday.blogspot.com/2015/04/global-sitrep-c3-15-israel-commences.html …http://debka.com/article/24558/Arab-sources-report-Israel-air-strikes-against-Syrian-Hizballah-missile-bases-Hizballah-arms-convoys-DEBKAfile-Hizballah-secret-airstrip-possible-target-
All comments in below updates apply – no question about it, we are on the brink of the fulfillment of multiple prophecies (Psalm 83, Zechariah 12, Obadiah 1, Isaiah 17, Isaiah 19, Ezekiel 35 and Jeremiah 49)
“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." Psalm 122:6-7 ...May PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his new Cabinet members be like “the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do”… I Chronicles 12:32
Be assured of the Biblically promised outcome: “And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.” Zechariah 12:3
…“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.” Zechariah 12:9 …“No weapon formed against you shall prosper…” Isaiah 54:17a
Israel In The Crosshairs Of The Middle East War Drums
Update #10
ISRAEL WILL STRIKE IRAN FIRST TO THWART NUCLEAR ATTACK
America, ostensibly Israel’s ally, is rumored to have ordered US warships to shoot down Israeli aircraft, should a strike on Iran appear to be in progress… America is currently sending additional warships to the Persian Gulf – ostensibly to blockade Iranian supply runs to rebels in Yemen, but if rumors of President Obama’s threat against Israel are correct, perhaps also to reinforce US firepower, should Israel decide to mount an attack against Iran… There is no doubt an attack is on the drawing board – the Israeli Defense Force admitted they are training for an attack on Iran… Israel is not in a pleasant situation. Every day, her arch enemy Iran draws closer to refining enough uranium to build 100s of nuclear weapons…http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/04/28/israel-will-strike-iran-first-to-thwart-nuclear-attack/
Iran FM says nuke deadline not ‘sacrosanct’
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said at an event Wednesday in New York that even though Iran certainly wants to meet the June 30 deadline for an agreement, “no time deadline is sacrosanct.”… Zarif says Iran expects UN sanctions to be lifted within a few days of a deal…http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-fm-says-nuke-deadline-not-sacrosanct/…this is the strategy they have been effectively using for years – stall and stall some more, until they breakout (very soon) with an announcement they are a nuclear power!! …Jeremiah 49 is right around the corner!
Exclusive: Britain told U.N. monitors of active Iran nuclear procurement
Britain has informed a United Nations sanctions panel of an active Iranian nuclear procurement network linked to two blacklisted firms… Iran, which is has been under sanctions for years, has a long history of illicit nuclear procurement using front companies and other methods of skirting sanctions… Tehran denies allegations from Western powers and their allies that it is amassing the capability to produce nuclear weapons under cover of a civilian atomic energy program…
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/30/us-iran-nuclear-idUSKBN0NL09220150430
Hizballah officers land in Tehran with Syrian defense chief. Iran OKs anti-Israel strategy
A high-level Hizballah delegation arrived secretly in Tehran Tuesday, along with the large military group led by Syrian Defense Minister… “The parties quickly finalized their plans of action against Israel, and the IDF will no doubt face on the Golan a far more active and intense front than they have seen yet.”… Syrian President Bashar Assad and Hizballah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah are reported by DEBKAfile’s intelligence sources to have held urgent discussions in the last few days on how to react to the two Israeli air strikes conducted Wednesday, April 22 and Friday, April 24, on their Qalamoun mountain missile bases… DEBKAfile’s military sources calculate that the coming hours may be critical for Israel’s northern front against Syria and Hizballah. If Tehran gives the nod, both are liable to ratchet up their assaults on northern Israel’s Golan and Galilee regions…http://debka.com/article/24565/DEBKA-reveals-Hizballah-officers-land-in-Tehran-with-Syrian-defense-chief-Iran-OKs-anti-Israel-strategy
Biden: 'Path has already been paved' to Iranian bomb
Iran would have enough enriched uranium within three months to be able to make up to eight nuclear weapons if negotiations with the international community blow up, Vice President Joe Biden said late Thursday, noting that "the path has already been paved" for that outcome.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/biden-path-has-already-been-paved-to-iranian-bomb/article/2563872
So let’s bullet point the salient message from the articles above:
1.America is rumored to have ordered US warships to shoot down Israeli aircraft, should a strike on Iran appear to be in progress;
2.There is no doubt an attack is on the drawing board – the Israeli Defense Force admitted they are training for an attack on Iran;
3.Iran: the June 30 deadline for an agreement, is not sacrosanct;
4.Iran has a long history of illicit nuclear procurement, skirting sanctions and is amassing the capability to produce nuclear weapons;
5.Iran, Hizballah and Syria have finalized their plans of action against Israel - the coming hours may be critical for Israel’s northern front against Syria and Hizballah;
6.Iran has enough enriched uranium to be able to make up to eight nuclear weapons.
Make no mistake about it, the middle east is on the brink of the fulfillment of Psalm 83, Zechariah 12, Obadiah 1, Isaiah 17, Isaiah 19, Ezekiel 35 and Jeremiah 49
Continue to “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." Psalm 122:6-7 ...May PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his new Cabinet members be like “the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do”… I Chronicles 12:32
…and be assured of the Biblically promised outcome: “And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.” Zechariah 12:3
…“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.” Zechariah 12:9 …God has promised that “No weapon formed against you shall prosper…” Isaiah 54:17a
"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
"Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Luke 21:28
"Encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near." Hebrews 10:25b
Israel in the Crosshairs of the Middle East War Drums
UPDATE #11
Top Khamenei Advisor: We Have Divine Permission to Destroy Israel
An official close to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei asserted that his government has a godly ordained right to annihilate Israel… “the Noble Koran permits the Islamic Republic of Iran to destroy Israel.” He added that, “Even if Iran gives up its nuclear program, it will not weaken this country’s determination to destroy Israel.”… Iran also actively finances and militarily backs proxy terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah that are ideologically opposed to Israel’s existence… http://www.algemeiner.com/2015/05/12/top-khamenei-advisor-we-have-divine-permission-to-destroy-israel/
Let's see what Israel's "Devine" has to say about that - Jeremiah 49:34-37 tells quite a different story! (This is a yet to be fulfilled prophecy)
“The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam [Iran], in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam [Iran],
The foremost of their might.
Against Elam [Iran] I will bring the four winds
From the four quarters of heaven,
And scatter them toward all those winds;
There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam [Iran] will not go.
For I will cause Elam [Iran] to be dismayed before their enemies
And before those who seek their life.
I will bring disaster upon them,
My fierce anger,’ says the Lord;
‘And I will send the sword after them
Until I have consumed them.”
Be assured of the Biblically promised outcome: “And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.” Zechariah 12:3
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.” Zechariah 12:9
“No weapon formed against you shall prosper…” Isaiah 54:17a
Hezbollah Unveils Vast Terror Tunnel Network along Israel’s Northern Border
In preparation for war with Israel, the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah has built an advanced network of terror tunnels that run along the northern border with Israel… the terror group’s vast tunnel network and revealed that they were being used to store tens of thousands of rockets to be used against the Jewish state… Hezbollah forces are reported to be in a state of high readiness for conflict with Israel and are being supported by advanced infrastructure and equipment… Hezbollah’s tunneling revelation and preparation for war comes as no surprise to Israel. Earlier this month, a senior Israeli intelligence official revealed that intelligence estimates believe Hezbollah has some 100,000 rockets pointed at Israel… http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/41105/hezbollah-builds-vast-underground-terror-tunnel-network-for-war-with-israel-middle-east/#X3WI2mYATpSfFIpx.97
“Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.” (Isaiah 8:10)
Five long-range rockets from inside Gaza City target S. Israel, claimed by Islamic Jihad, Popular Front
Sirens across southern Israeli Tuesday night, May 26, warned of at least five incoming rockets from the Gaza Strip. They were accompanied by loud explosions. One long-range Grad rocket exploded in the industrial zone of the coastal city and port of Ashdod near the Big In shopping mall which was crowded with shoppers… No casualties were immediately reported except for a number of shock victims, but accounts of damage are still awaited… http://debka.com/article/24623/Five-long-range-rockets-from-inside-Gaza-City-target-S-Israel-claimed-by-Islamic-Jihad-Popular-Front
The Middle East continues to be on the very brink of the fulfillment of Psalm 83, Zechariah 12, Obadiah 1, Isaiah 17, Isaiah 19, Ezekiel 35 and Jeremiah 49
Continue to “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." Psalm 122:6-7 ...May PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his new Cabinet members be like “the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do”… I Chronicles 12:32
"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
"Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Luke 21:28
"Encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near." Hebrews 10:25b
A Watchman’s View From The Wall
"And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!" Mark 13:37
~ A Watchman ~