I know a lot has been written on this topic, however, let’s go through it one more time, as obviously the Nations that Rage (which is currently almost all nations) against Israel, STILL DON’t GET IT!!

First of all, a little background - the Hebrew Bible mentions Jerusalem 669 times and Zion 154 times -  823 times in total.  The Bible also refers to Jerusalem or Israel as “Judah” when referring to a people or place, verses the individual person [the person was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Judah].

Jerusalem…AKA Zion…AKA Judah

Zion [Zi·on] - In the Old Testament, the name Zion frequently refers to Jerusalem as a whole.  Jerusalem and Zion have been synonymous throughout  the centuries, in King David's time; in the early Prophets; in late poetical writings; in the Apocrypha; and in Christian times. ~ Concise Encyclopedia. 

Judah [Ju·dah] - Judah is a term used for the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel.  Judah emerged as a state probably no earlier than the 9th century BC. In the 7th century BC, Jerusalem became the capital of the kingdom. ~ Wikipedia

Hot off the news press are the following reports:

The Fight for Jerusalem is On!

Months of constant Arab rioting on the Temple Mount and throughout the eastern parts of Jerusalem, as well as a spate of recent terrorist attacks, all point to the undeniable fact that the battle for Jerusalem has begun…Jerusalem is not just another Israeli city, Jerusalem is the heart and soul of the Jewish people…it represents the very core of Jewish identity…Arabs are turning up the heat in Jerusalem - they’re now going for the jugular and challenging Israel over Jerusalem…http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/11/07/the-fight-for-jerusalem/

Abbas - Jerusalem belongs to us!

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas warned Tuesday that he and fellow Palestinians would not allow Jews to “contaminate” the Temple Mount, adding that allowing Jewish prayer at the site WOULD RESULT IN A GLOBAL “RELIGIOUS WAR.” …well he is correct on this point …He further stated that no Muslim or Christian would ever recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “The Muslim and Christian worlds will never accept Israel’s claims that Jerusalem belongs to them.  The Jerusalem that was occupied in 1967 “BELONGS TO US,” Abbas declared…let’s check what the God of Israel has to say about that in His Word below…Abbas promised that he would present a resolution to the UN Security Council by the end of this month to force Israel to withdraw from parts of Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria by November 2016. He said that “no pressure” would deter him…http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/24232/abbas-vows-to-end-jewish-contamination-of-temple-mount/#iSgljFuQ1sFiscEz.97

Many many other similar stories of late (too many to post) have the same message - and have been commented on in frequent Watchman’s View commentaries for the last several years.  However, very recent developments indicate things are heating up again and it appears the Third Intifada has Begun…http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/middle-east-unrest/palestinian-violence-targets-israelis-has-third-intifada-begun-n245966.  Israel is surrounded by its self-proclaimed enemies, who have openly stated, for all the world to hear, they want to wipe Israel off the map and take full control of Jerusalem – YES, as stated in the first article title above The Fight for Jerusalem is On!

However, should that be of any surprise?  The Hebrew Prophet Zechariah over 2,500 years ago told the world through the written Word for hundreds of years, that this was coming: 

“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it”  Zechariah 12:2-3 …is this not what Israel is right on the edge of now, at this very time in history?

Psalms 2:1-5 asks the question, states the issue and sums up the coming action:

“Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together,

against the LORD and his anointed, saying,

"Let us burst their bonds asunder, and cast their cords from us."

…The God of Israel’s response…”He who sits in the heavens laughs; the LORD has them in derision.

Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury”

In discussing Jerusalem, and in answering the question of Psalm 2, history matters…and if you take the time to read a very well written historical perspective of Jerusalem (the accurate truth for a change) you will clearly see how we are where we are today - see the follow webpage: http://www.shalomjerusalem.com/jerusalem/jerusalem3.htm …[be sure to read both pages of this link].

So, back to the Title Settling Straight The “Jews Right of Possession” Question

What does the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob have to say about the Land of Israel and its Capital Jerusalem? …and keep in mind Abraham's son Ishmael is the father of the current Arab Nation raging against Israel.

Regarding the issue of the Land, the Bible [“God’s Word”] says in Genesis 15 that the Land currently in question, is the promise from God to Abraham. The book of Deuteronomy states twenty-five times that the Land is a gift to the people of Israel from the Lord (Deuteronomy 1:20, 25; 2:29; 3:20; 4:40; 5:16)…THIS IN AND OF ITSELF ESTABLISHES THE JEWS RIGHT OF POSSESSION!...FOREVER!

Ezekiel 11:14-17 states: “Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, are those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Get far away from the Lord; THIS LAND HAS BEEN GIVEN TO US AS A POSSESSION.  Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries [the Jewish Disporia began with the 6th century B.C. conquest of the ancient Kingdom of Judah by Babylon], yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone.”’ Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I WILL GIVE YOU THE LAND OF ISRAEL.” …WELL, CAN IT BE ANY CLEARER?   The re-gathering was also prophesied by the Prophet Ezekiel over 2,500 year ago in Ezekiel 37 it refers to the dry bones taking on flesh and living again “I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord” Ezekiel 37:14.

On November 2, 1917 the Balfour Declaration was issued expressing British support for a Jewish "national home" in Palestine.  It was the culmination of a long tradition in Britain that supported restoration of the Jews to their own land for philosophical, religious and imperialistic motives.  The Zionist movement had thus been founded to create a national home for the Jews, secured by international law…When the Balfour Declaration was drafted there was no Palestinian nation!

On the day the British Mandate over Palestine expired - May 14, 1948 - the Jewish People's Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum and approved a proclamation, declaring the establishment of the State of Israel…http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Dec_of_Indep.html.   At least 10 Bible prophecies were fulfilled when Israel became an independent, united nation for the second time in history, and for the first time in 2,900 years – see http://watchmanbiblestudy.com/Articles/1948PropheciesFulfilled.htm …this has been sited by many Biblical scholars as the verification and fulfillment of the single biggest end-times sign!

In 1980, Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, passed the Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel. The law states “Jerusalem, complete and unified, is the capital of Israel.” This Basic Law also asserts that Jerusalem is “the seat of the President of the State, the Knesset, the Government, and the Supreme Court.”  In 1980, Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, passed the Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel. The law states “Jerusalem, complete and unified, is the capital of Israel.” This Basic Law also asserts that Jerusalem is “the seat of the President of the State, the Knesset, the Government, and the Supreme Court.” …http://unitedwithisrael.org/riots-in-jerusalem-its-never-been-about-borders/

Regardless of what God has said, International law has mandated, and the Jewish Nation has declared, “the nations conspire, and the peoples plot” for the destruction of Israel, and the confiscation of Israel’s God given right to the Land, with Jerusalem as its Eternal Capital.  The Fight for the Land and Jerusalem is On and the God of Israel has something to say about that…In spite of the current Intifada and the strong nations surrounding Israel (some with biological, chemical and nuclear weapons) plotting to destroy her, and in spite of world religions, political powers and ethnic groups, who seek to take away Israel’s Land, the real landlord of Israel and Jerusalem – the one who has stated that Israel is the Apple of His Eye (Zechariah 2:8) seems, for the most part, to be quiet, and restrained for the moment, unmoved by the plotting of men.  However, Yahweh, the God of Israel, promises to clearly and decisively insert himself into the picture…

“Thus says the Lord of hosts: I am zealous for Jerusalem And for Zion with great zeal.”  Zechariah 1:14

“Thus says the Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him: “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. In that day,” says the Lord, “I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in the Lord of hosts, their God.’ In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place – Jerusalem” ~ Zechariah 12:1-8

“The Lord also will ROAR from Zion,

And utter His voice from Jerusalem;

The heavens and earth will shake;

But the Lord will be a shelter for His people,

And the strength of the children of Israel.” Joel 3:16

“The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9

So Whose Jerusalem is it?

>  Years that Jerusalem has been the capital of the Jewish People: (3, 000).

>  Number of times Jerusalem is mentioned in the Hebrew bible: (669).

>  City to which all Jews are required to make pilgrimage: (Jerusalem).

>  Years that Jerusalem has been the capital of any Muslim or Arab people: (0).

>  Number of times Jerusalem is mentioned in the Koran: (0).

>  City to which all Muslims are enjoined to make pilgrimage: (Mecca)

>  Religious Jews throughout the world recite their prayers 3 times a day while facing toward Jerusalem.

>  Muslims throughout the world, when they recite their prayers, face toward Mecca

The parallel between Mecca and Jerusalem offers the basis of a solution, as Sheikh Palazzi wisely wrote:

“separation in directions of prayer is a mean to decrease possible rivalries in management of Holy Places. For those who receive from Allah the gift of equilibrium and the attitude to reconciliation, it should not be difficult to conclude that, as no one is willing to deny Muslims a complete sovereignty over Mecca, from an Islamic point of view -notwithstanding opposite, groundless propagandistic claims - there is not any sound theological reason to deny an equal right of Jews over Jerusalem.” …how profound!

To back up this view, Palazzi sites several always neglected passages in the Qur'an:  1)  Qur'an 5:22-23 quotes Moses instructing the Jews to "enter the Holy Land (al-ard al-muqaddisa) which God has assigned unto you;" 2) Qur'an 17:104 has God Himself making the same point: "We said to the Children of Israel: 'Dwell securely in the Land;'" 3) Qur'an 2:145 states that the Jews "would not follow your qibla; nor are you going to follow their qibla," indicating a recognition of the Temple Mount as the Jews' direction of prayer. "God himself is saying that Jerusalem is as important to Jews as Mecca is to Moslems," Palazzi concludes.

HIS ANAYLSIS HAS A CLEAR AND SENSIBLE IMPLICATION: JUST AS MUSLIMS RULE AN UNDIVIDED MECCA, JEWS SHOULD RULE AN UNDIVIDED JERUSALEM.

Source: http://www.templemount.org/psalm2.html

In Jeremiah 31:3, God (not Allah) tells Jeremiah that He loves Israel with an everlasting love!

Jerusalem will forever remain the united capital of the Jewish people, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has vowed… http://jerusalemworldnews.com/2012/05/21/netanyahu-our-capital-jerusalem-will-never-be-divided/  “We will protect Jerusalem, because Israel without Jerusalem is like a body without a heart,” the prime minister said. “On this hill, 45 years ago, the united heart of our people began to beat again, with full power. Our heart will never be divided again.”…“Our generation had a great privilege - we saw the words of the prophets come true,” he declared. “We saw the rise of Zion, the return of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel, the in-gathering of the exiles, and our return to Jerusalem.” …just as Ezekiel 37 stated would take place!

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu also hammered home the correct message in a recent address to the United Nations General Assembly [answering in part the question of Psalm 2 “Why do the nations conspire, and the peoples plot in vain?]

“ISIS and Hamas are branches of the same poisonous tree,” Netanyahu said. “When it comes to their ultimate goals, Hamas is ISIS and ISIS is Hamas.” There is very little difference between them, he emphasized. Both those groups as well as Hezbollah, Iran and other terrorist entities and supporters “all share a fanatic ideology. They seek to create ever expanding enclaves of militant Islam - where there is no freedom, or tolerance.”  When it comes to Israel, Netanyahu said, the goal is the same: destruction of the Jewish State. …http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/netanyahu-idf-has-highest-moral-values-in-world/2014/09/29/ 

The record is crystal clear and irrefutable, THE JEWISH NATION HAS THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT OF POSSESSION TO THE LAND, AND TO GOD’S ETERNAL CAPITAL JERUSALEM.   Unfortunately (however it is prophesied) a series of great wars are coming to this epicenter and I believe Israel will, by the power of Almighty God, expand her borders to closely align with the Abrahamic Covenant borders which God promised Israel - See http://watchmansview.com/New_Israel_Borders.html.  The regional Wars spoken of in Psalms 83, Jeremiah 49, Isaiah 17 & 19, Ezekiel 35, Zephaniah 2:4-15, Zechariah 12:1-9 will conclude in a massive and overwhelming Israeli victory, resulting in the reestablishment of a greater Nation of Israel.  Then, living in peace and security for a time, it sets the stage and becomes the likely impetus (along with the Gas & Oil “hook in the jaw”) for Russia to lead the Ezekiel 38 & 39 War against Israel, which God visibly and dramatically intercedes and utterly destroys this confederacy of Islamic Nations.  My belief is, at this point, the Daniel 9:27 covenant will be confirmed, and for the purpose of protecting the remaining Arab nations from the threat of Israel’s further expansion - not necessarily to protect Israel!  ...With what is going on right now, what we are watching with our own eyes, indicates we are at the very door-step of the fulfillment of these very significant prophetic events!

Since Daniel 9:27 starts the Tribulation and the Rapture of the Church occurs before the beginning of Jacobs Trouble (and maybe a significant Gap of time before – see http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_-_The_Prophetic_Gap_Between_the_Rapture_and_Tribulation_Period.html), then how close might we be to our redemption? 

"Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."  Luke 21:28

A Prayer To Frustrate The Conspiracy Against Israel -  http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_-_A_Prayer_to_Frustrate_the_Conspiracy_Aganist_Israel.html

For further study on this topic, see Who Owns Jerusalem? by Lambert Dolphin…http://www.templemount.org/psalm2.html

~ A Watchman’s View

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

The ancient fortress of Megiddo overlooks the Valley of Armageddon. It is a good starting point to survey the nine prophetic wars of the end times.

The Only War They Know

Most people have heard of only one war of the end times, what is normally referred to as the Battle of Armageddon. But, the Bible speaks of nine end time wars. I want to talk to you about the final battles of the end times.

As you're going to find out, the Battle of Armageddon is really no battle at all.

Let's take a look for a moment at what those wars are that are prophesied to happen in the end times.

War of Gog & Magog — Ezekiel 38 and 39

The end time war that most people talk about is found in Ezekiel 38 and 39 — the War of Gog and Magog. There's a man who has written a lot recently about this. His name is Joel Rosenberg. He's a very fine writer and a great fiction writer. He is also a student of Bible prophecy and truly loves the subject.

Joel Rosenberg is the one who has really popularized the idea that the next major prophetic war will be Ezekiel 38 and 39. But, I think he's wrong about that, because Ezekiel 38 and 39 says that it will occur at a time when Israel is living in peace and without walls. In truth, Israel is not living in peace today. It's certainly is not living without walls. It has a wall that runs the entire length of the country. By the time it does all it zigzags, the wall runs 400 miles long. In some places it's more of a scientific wall, in the sense a technological wall, because if you cross it sets off all kinds of alarms. In other places it's a big tall wall. The wall's been necessary to stop terrorists from coming into Israel. It's been extremely effective in stopping them. And so, Israel is not living in peace right now.

Another thing that is interesting about the Ezekiel 38 and 39 War is it says that it's going to be an invasion led by Russia with certain specified allies. All the allies are specified, and all of them are Muslim states today. The thing that is most interesting is not one single nation that's mentioned in Ezekiel 38 and 39 has a common border with Israel. So, it begs the question, "Why is it that none of the states that have a common border with Israel are mentioned?"

1. 1.The War of Extermination, Psalm 83
   
   

The person who has come up with an answer for that question in recent years is a man named Bill Salus. Bill wrote a book called Isralestine. In his book he states that the first war of the end times in Bible prophecy is the War of Psalm 83.

If you read that Psalm, and it's a short psalm, it talks about the fact that all the Arab states in the end times will get together and say, "Now is the time for us to annihilate the State of Israel." Some people call it the Psalm 83 War of Annihilation.

An interesting fact about Psalm 83 is that it names the nations that are going to come against Israel, and every nation it names is one that has a common boundary with Israel today. Those names are Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria. They are the ones that come against Israel to annihilate it, as Psalm 83 foretells. I think the Psalm 83 War is going to be the next great war in the Middle East.

Something interesting about Psalm 83 is that it doesn't tell who wins the war, but we know who wins it, because Zechariah 12 says in the end times one of the miracles that God is going to perform is that Israel will have one of the greatest military forces in the world. As you know, Israel is one of the smallest countries in the world, but it is always ranked in the top four in terms of military power. Many rank it number one in the effective use of its power.

I think that probably the first war of the end times in prophecy is going to be the Psalm 83 War. That's when the nations that have a common boundary with Israel will come against and try to destroy Israel. I also think that is most likely when Damascus will be destroyed, because two times in the Old Testament we are told that Damascus will cease to exist in the end times.

The Syrians have highly sophisticated missiles. They could put a missile right down the smokestack of any building in Tel Aviv if they wanted to, and they are only shooting them 125 miles, not thousands of miles. Probably the only way the Israelis would be able to defend themselves is to use one of their tactical nuclear weapons to blow up the city of Damascus. So, it could very well be that that very first war of the end times is the one in which Damascus will cease to exist, see Isaiah 17.

The Psalm 83 War is a war between Israel and all the inner circle of Muslim States that have a common boundary with Israel. I think that's going to be the first war.

2. 2.The First War of Gog & Magog, Ezekiel 38 and 39
   

But the security provided by the Psalm 83 war will not last long. The Arab nations will turn to their natural ally, Russia, and cry out for help.

And the Russians will be very happy to respond, for they have always dreamed of taking the oil fields of the Middle East. They will, therefore, launch an invasion for the stated purpose of helping the Muslims destroy Israel, but their unstated agenda will be to use the Arab invitation as an excuse to expand their sovereignty over all the Middle East. This ulterior motive is described in Ezekiel 38:12 where it says the Russians will come "to capture spoil and to seize plunder."

The invading armies will be supernaturally destroyed by God "on the mountains of Israel" (Ezekiel 39:4). The Lord will accomplish this destruction through earthquakes, pestilence, hail storms, fire, brimstone, and battlefield confusion. (The Lord has always liked to defeat Israel’s enemies with battlefield confusion. (Ezekiel 38:19-22). Even the Jewish people will recognize that the victory belongs to the Lord, and many will open their hearts to the Lord (Ezekiel 38:23). In fact, this event could mark the occasion when the 144,000 Jews of Revelation 7:1-8 accept Yeshua as their Messiah and are sealed by the Lord for special service throughout the seven year period of the Tribulation.

The greatest mystery concerning this war is its timing. Most have placed it at the beginning of the Tribulation. Others delay its start to the middle of the Tribulation. Increasingly in recent years, the tendency has been to place it before the beginning of the Tribulation.

The best discussion of timing that has yet been written can be found in Ron Rhodes' book, Northern Storm Rising. He concludes that it is most likely to occur 3 1/2 years prior to the Tribulation. One of his most important reasons for this conclusion is that Ezekiel 39:9 says the Jews will spend seven years burning the weapons captured in the war, and the book of Revelation says they will be run out of the land in the middle of the Tribulation (Revelation 12:13-17). Since the middle of the Tribulation will occur 3 1/2 years into that seven year period, that means the only way the Jews could spend seven years burning the weapons is for the war to start at least 3 1/2 years before the Tribulation begins. (Note: The "burning of weapons" could refer to captured nuclear fuel.)

Does this mean the wars of Psalm 83 and Ezekiel 38 and 39 must occur before the Rapture? Not at all. The Rapture could occur anytime before, during, or after these wars. Keep in mind that the Rapture is not what marks the beginning of the Tribulation. The Tribulation will begin when the Antichrist confirmss a security treaty with Israel (Daniel 9:27). There could be a period of several years between the Rapture and the beginning of the Tribulation.

3. The Conventional War of the Tribulation, Rev 6

The book of Revelation states that a major world war will break out soon after the Tribulation begins. This war is described in Revelation 6.

Although the Antichrist will rise to world power through cunning, deception, and intrigue (Daniel 8:23), he will have to resort to military power to conquer the world. Asia, Africa, and South America have spent too long casting off the shackles of European colonialism for them to suddenly surrender their sovereignty peacefully to a new dictator — regardless of how brilliant and charismatic he may be.

We are told in Revelation 13:7 that the Antichrist will ultimately achieve "authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation." This authority will be achieved through war. Revelation 6 records the outbreak of this world war. It results in the death of one-fourth of humanity, or 1.5 billion in today's terms (Revelation 6:8).

The War of Psalm 83 results in the destruction of the inner ring of Muslim states around Israel. The War of Ezekiel 38 and 39 produces the defeat of the immediate outer ring of Muslim states.

But the vast majority of all Muslims live outside the Middle East, the largest Muslim nations being Indonesia (201 million), India (144 million), Pakistan (140 million), and Bangladesh (115 million). These nations are the ones who are most likely to produce the strongest resistance to a Western, non-Muslim dictator, and they will be destroyed either in this war or the one that follows it.

In other words, some Biblical scholars believe God is going to use the Antichrist as His hammer of wrath to destroy Islam.

But many other nations in the world will also have to be subdued, and that leads us to the next war of the end times.

4. The Nuclear War of the Tribulation, Rev 8 and 9

At some point, the book of Revelation indicates that the conventional war will morph into a nuclear holocaust, resulting in the deaths of another one-third of Mankind, or another 1.5 billion people (Revelation 9:15). This means that in the first two wars of the Tribulation, more than one half of humanity will die.

A hint that the conventional war will become a nuclear one is found in Revelation 8:7 where it states that the escalation of the war will result in one-third of the earth being burned up. Another hint is found in Revelation 16:2-11 where we are told that "loathsome and malignant" sores will afflict people at the end of the Tribulation, something that would be a natural consequence of radiation from the use of nuclear weapons.

It could very well be that this nuclear holocaust could be what Jesus had in mind when He stated that in the end times men will faint from fear and their hearts will fail over the expectation of the things coming upon the world, "for the powers of the heavens will be shaken" (Luke 21:26).

This war is portrayed in the book of Revelation in chapters 8-9 as a series of "Trumpet Judgments."

5. The War in the Heavens — Revelation 12

The next “End Times” war is totally different in nature from all the rest. It is a supernatural one that will occur in the heavens in the middle of the Tribulation. It is most likely prompted by an attempt of Satan to once again take the throne of God.

Satan and his angels are opposed in this war by Michael and his angels. Michael is an archangel who is pictured in the Hebrew Scriptures as the commander-in-chief of the armies of God (Daniel 10:13, 21 and 12:1). Michael and his angels prevail in this war, and Satan is cast down to earth. His access to God's throne is cut off (Revelation 12:9-10).

When this happens, Satan realizes that his time is short because he knows Bible prophecy (Revelation 12:12). In his rage, Satan decides to destroy the Jewish people, and this decision leads to the next war.

6. The War Against the Jews and the Saints, Rev 12

Satan hates the Jews with a passion for several reasons:

They are the Chosen People of God.

God used them to provide the Scriptures to the world.

It was through them that the Messiah came.

God has promised that He will bring a great remnant of them to faith in His Son at the end of the Tribulation.

There is going to be another holocaust during the latter half of the Tribulation. When Satan is cast down to earth, he will possess the Antichrist (Revelation 13:2) and inspire him to annihilate all the Jews. This is the reason that Jesus referred to the last half of the Tribulation as "the great tribulation" (Matthew 24:21) — not because this half will be worse than the first half, but because the wrath of Satan will be focused on the Jews.

Some of the Jews of Israel will flee to a place in the "wilderness" where they will be supernaturally protected by God (Revelation 12:13-14). Many believe this hiding place will be the ancient city of Petra, located inside a box canyon in modern Jordan. There is good reason for this assumption because Daniel 11:41 says the Antichrist will be prevented from conquering Jordan when it is part of an end time rebellion.

But Zechariah 13:8 indicates that two-thirds of the Jewish people will be killed by the Antichrist during this time, and Revelation 12:17 says the Antichrist will also war against the "offspring" of Israel — namely, those "who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus." I believe this is a reference to all those who accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior during the Tribulation, both Jews and Gentiles.

It is no wonder that Revelation 7:9-14 pictures a great multitude of martyrs in Heaven, so great that it cannot be counted. They are identified as "the ones who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" (Revelation 7:14).

So the Antichrist will be very successful in his war against the Jews and the Saints, but he will fail in his ultimate goal of annihilating all the Jews. For we are told repeatedly throughout the Scriptures that a great remnant of the Jews will live to the end of the Tribulation at which time they will receive Yeshua as their Messiah. (See: Isaiah 10:20-23; Zechariah 12:10; Romans 9:27-28; and Romans 11:25-26.)

7. The Middle East Campaign of the Antichrist — Daniel 11

Daniel 11:40-45 describes a military campaign of the Antichrist in the Middle East that occurs at the end of the Tribulation.

These verses and related verses in Revelation could very well indicate that when the Antichrist becomes insanely obsessed with destroying the Jews and the Saints, the nations of the world will see an opportunity to rebel against him. The nations in the Middle East will be led by the "king of the North" (most likely Syria) and the "king of the South" (Egypt). The Antichrist responds by invading"the Beautiful Land" and subduing all the area except Jordan.

But just as he seems to be completely victorious, he hears "rumors from the East and from the North" that deeply disturb him. He retreats with his armies to the area "between the seas" where"he will come to his end." The geographical description here of a location between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sea of Galilee corresponds to the Valley of Armageddon.

I believe the rumors that frighten him are, in part, the news that "the kings from the East"(Revelation 16:12) who are bringing huge armies from Asia have arrived at the Euphrates River and are ready to cross into Israel to challenge him. The rumors from the North could relate to a reconstituted rebellious army from Russia.

8. The Battle of Armageddon, Joel 3, Zech 14, Rev 19

It appears that just as the armies from the East and the North start arriving in the Valley of Armageddon to challenge the Antichrist, Yeshua breaks from the heavens, returns to the Mount of Olives, speaks a supernatural word, and all the armies are instantly destroyed.

In other words, there really is no such thing as the "Battle of Armageddon." The armies are assembled to do battle, but the Lord annihilates all of them in a micro-second "with the breath of His mouth" (2 Thessalonians 2:8).

Joel 3:16 says the Lord will "roar from Zion" and "utter His voice from Jerusalem." Isaiah 10:16 says the result will be "a wasting disease." Zechariah 14:12 says it will be a plague that will cause the flesh of the soldiers "to rot while they stand on their feet." Their eyes will rot in their sockets and their tongues will rot

in their mouths. It will be like the explosion of a neutron bomb.

9. The Second Battle of Gog & Magog, Revelation 20

Mercifully and joyfully, the "battle" of Armageddon will be followed by one thousand years of peace as the reign of Jesus from Jerusalem results in the world being filled with righteousness and justice (Isaiah 11:4-5,9). Swords will be beat into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks, and "nation will not lift up sword against nation..." (Isaiah 2:4). All the money that is spent today on armaments will be spent on agricultural implements. The world will be flooded with agricultural abundance (Amos 9:13). There will be no homeless or hungry people. Every man will have his own vineyard and orchard (Micah 4:4).

Satan will be bound (Revelation 20:1-3). Sin and crime will be greatly reduced. But there will be seething rebellion in the hearts of many, if not most, that are born during that time.

This is hard for most people to understand. Why would there be resentment in the hearts of people in the midst of such a perfect reign of Jesus?

The initial population of the Millennium will be all those, both Jew and Gentile, who live to the end of the Tribulation and who have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. All others will be consigned to death when the Lord returns. So, the Millennium will begin with only believers. But they will begin to propagate, and since death will be curtailed and life spans will be greatly extended (Isaiah 65:20), the population of the world will grow exponentially.

Those born during this time will still have the old sin nature. They will desire all the things of the flesh — booze, drugs, gambling, and promiscuous sex. But they will see that any violation of the Law of God results in swift and certain justice. Immediate arrest will be followed by an immediate trial and an immediate judgment. There will be no appeal, for all judges will be Saints in glorified bodies who will make perfect decisions. So, the average person in the flesh will say, "I love you Jesus!" but he or she will do so with clinched teeth.

The Bible states repeatedly that Jesus will rule with "a rod of iron" (Psalm 2:9 and Revelation 2:26-27). And despite the fact that His reign will produce righteousness, fairness, and perfect justice (Isaiah 11:4-5), most of those living in the flesh will deeply resent the fact that they cannot freely pursue their worldly lusts.

It is no wonder that when Satan is released at the end of the Lord's millennial reign (Revelation 20:7), the majority of those in the flesh will unite in one last rebellion against God that is pictured in Revelation 20:7-9. Led once again by Gog & Magog, this war is often confused with the war of Ezekiel 38 and 39. But the two are very different. The Ezekiel war pictures Russia coming against the nation of Israel with certain specified allies. In Revelation 20 Russia is portrayed as leading all the nations of the world against Jesus Christ.

History is going to end as it began. It started out with two people living in a perfect society, but deciding to rebel against their Creator. It ends with all of humanity living in a perfect society, and the majority making the same decision to rebel against God.

One of the many purposes of the Millennium is for God to prove that Mankind's inherent sin defect can be remedied only by the Holy Spirit through faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior.

The religion of Satan has always been Humanism — the belief in Man. This philosophy teaches that Man is inherently good and is capable of perfection through education and social justice. Humanists therefore believe that if society can be perfected by supplying each person with a guaranteed job and income, Mankind will be transformed.

But the Bible teaches that Mankind is fatally flawed with a sin nature that makes people naturally evil (Jeremiah 17:9). And the Bible teaches that the only solution to the problem is the transformation of the Holy Spirit that begins when a person accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior.

God will prove this beyond doubt when He puts all of Mankind into a perfect society for one thousand years and Mankind responds in rebellion.

The Abolition of War

The Second War of Gog & Magog will be the final war of history. Following it, God will take the Redeemed off the earth and place them in the New Jerusalem He is now preparing. He will then consume the earth with fire to burn away the pollution of Satan's last revolt. Out of that fiery inferno will come new heavens and a new earth — this earth redeemed and perfected (2 Peter 3:10-13). He will then lower the Redeemed down to this earth inside the New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:2-7), and He will come to earth to live in their presence eternally (Revelation 22:1-4).

Eternal peace is coming. War is going to be gone forever. This hope of Mankind will not be achieved by diplomats. It will be a gift of God through Jesus Christ who died to redeem Mankind and all the Cosmos.

    America God’s Disappointing Vineyard - Is America On a Zechariah 12:9 Path?

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

    IS THE PSALM 83 CONFEDERACY (ISLAMIC CALIPHATE) SURROUNDING ISRAEL?

Islamic State says it will set up Islamic Caliphate in Sinai, “first step towards the invasion of Jerusalem”

CAIRO, NOVEMBER 3 – The Islamic State (ISIS) has issued a statement saying that an Islamic Caliphate will be established in the Sinai, calling it the ”first step towards the invasion of Jerusalem”. The statement threatens Egyptian security forces, which were suffered an attack on October 24. ISIS urged jihadists in the region to ”destroy police checkpoints and stations, launch RPGs at their gatherings and show the world that the Rule of God must be imposed”...http://pamelageller.com/2014/11/islamic-state-says-it-will-set-up-islamic-caliphate-in-sinai-first-step-towards-the-invasion-of-jerusalem.html/

Israel Minister: If Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel, Lebanon will be razed

Lebanon’s Shiite head Hassan Nasrallah claimed that his organization’s rockets can hit anywhere in Israel and threatened to target the country’s sea ports and main airport in the next conflict...TTransportation Minister Yisrael Katz warned Tuesday that Israel was prepared to completely eviscerate Lebanon in response to any cross-border missile attack by Hezbollah...“If such a scenario does materialize, we will raze Lebanon to the ground! We will return it to the Stone Age and bury [Nasrallah] under the rocks.”

...http://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-if-hezbollah-fires-rockets-at-israel-lebanon-will-be-razed/#ixzz3I9EtiE25...is Psalm 83 on the very near horizon?  It sure appears to be taking form quickly!

A Prayer to Frustrate the Conspiracy Against Israel

“Do not keep silent, O God!

Do not hold Your peace,

And do not be still, O God!

For behold, Your enemies make a tumult;

And those who hate You have lifted up their head.

They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,

And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.

They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,

That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.” ~ Psalm 83:1-4

Do the headlines below from just the last several days sound like these verses in Psalm 83?...most of the Psalm 83 confederacy is currently active in the pursuit of the destruction of Israel, as is seen below in current news, these things are occurring before our very eyes, in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy:

Terror Alert Raised to Second Highest Level Across Israel

Police around Israel were ordered on Sunday to operate on its second highest alert level after a 22-year-old Palestinian was shot and killed by police Friday night and the ensuing riots in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the Galilee…on Saturday night, Palestinian rioters began the strike, carrying out violent attacks across Israel…http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/24022/terror-alert-raised-second-highest-level-across-israel/#eCQl3hiICdZWafIW.97

Top EU Diplomat Calls to Divide Jerusalem

Federica Mogherini, the European Union's new foreign affairs chief, said "We need a Palestinian state - that is the ultimate goal and this is the position of all the European Union," - the top EU diplomat called for dividing Jerusalem…"The message is not for the people who live here, the message is to the rest of the world," she said. "It is not a Palestinian-Israeli situation, it is a global issue."…

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/187187#.VF-2-b7v89V

…”And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people” Zechariah 12:3

Half of Arabs Say Jerusalem Clashes Mean War

A new poll released on Thursday and conducted from October 15-28 among the Arab population in eastern Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and Gaza reveals half anticipate the current tensions in Jerusalem will lead to a war with Israel…http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/187179#.VF6O9MnYc0k

Jordanians denounce peace with Israel, vow 'jihad to liberate Al-Aksa'

"Death to Israel," crowds chanted in several cities, with activists demanding that Israel's embassy in Amman be closed…Several thousand protesters took to the streets of Jordanian cities on Friday, calling on the government to scrap its peace deal with Israel following escalating violence at the Al-Aksa mosque in Jerusalem…"Al-Aksa needs liberation and all of the people of Jordan are ready to wage jihad (holy war) to liberate our sacred sites," demonstrators chanted in Amman…http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Jordanians-denounce-peace-with-Israel-vow-jihad-to-liberate-Al-Aksa-381122

Hamas: 'Popular army' formed for 'liberation of al-Aksa'

Hamas claims 2,500 Palestinians have already been recruited to contingent allegedly preparing for future confrontations with Israel. …http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Hamas-announces-creation-of-popular-army-for-liberation-of-al-Aksa-381138

Sinai: Terrorist presence becomes full-fledged insurgency

There is now a working relationship between the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and a rejuvenated, enlarged Ansar al-Maqdis that has incorporated other local jihadist groups. There are reports from Syria that former Egyptian officers with jihadist sympathies, who had fled Egypt and now serve as a mainstay for ISIS intelligence, are involved.  In other words, this is now a full-fledged insurgency, in all likelihood operating from bases in Gaza close to the border with Egypt, and staffed increasingly by Egyptians and Gazans. …http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2014/10/31/Sinai-Terrorist-presence-becomes-full-fledged-insurgency.html

Islamic State says it will set up Islamic Caliphate in Sinai, “first step towards the invasion of Jerusalem”

The Islamic State (ISIS) has issued a statement saying that an Islamic Caliphate will be established in the Sinai, calling it the ”first step towards the invasion of Jerusalem”. The statement threatens Egyptian security forces, which were suffered an attack on October 24. ISIS urged jihadists in the region to ”destroy police checkpoints and stations, launch RPGs at their gatherings and show the world that the Rule of God must be imposed” ...http://pamelageller.com/2014/11/islamic-state-says-it-will-set-up-islamic-caliphate-in-sinai-first-step-towards-the-invasion-of-jerusalem.html/

Israel Minister: If Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel, Lebanon will be razed
Lebanon’s Shiite head Hassan Nasrallah claimed that his organization’s rockets can hit anywhere in Israel and threatened to target the country’s sea ports and main airport in the next conflict...TTransportation Minister Yisrael Katz warned Tuesday that Israel was prepared to completely eviscerate Lebanon in response to any cross-border missile attack by Hezbollah...“If such a scenario does materialize, we will raze Lebanon to the ground! We will return it to the Stone Age and bury [Nasrallah] under the rocks.” ...http://www.timesofisrael.com/minister-if-hezbollah-fires-rockets-at-israel-lebanon-will-be-razed/#ixzz3I9EtiE25

…and the Psalm 83 prayer continues…
“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 while the Psalm 83 confederacy gathers against and surrounds Israel, the Ezekiel 38, 39  coalition of Islamic nations, lead by Russia, continues to not only take prophetic form, but their conflicts and distain for Israel continue to grow.  Again, these articles are just from the last several days…as you know, three of the main warmongers of Ezekiel 38,39 are Russia, Iran and Turkey…

“On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan…You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land”  Ezekiel 38:10,16

Iran’s Khamenei: Israel “Has No Cure But to be Annihilated”
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for Israel’s destruction, stating that the “barbaric” Zionists “has no cure but to be annihilated.”…In a rant posted on Twitter Saturday night, the religious leader called on Palestinians in Judea and Samaria to arm themselves and rise up against Israel. …http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/24015/irans-khamenei-israel-cure-annihilated/#c3i3zHsM761v1Mec.97

No Love for Israel Among Turks, Poll Shows
Israel is the most disliked country in Turkish public opinion…Israel fared worst in the poll, garnering negative responses from 86 percent of those polled.  Only 2 percent had anything good to say about the Jewish homeland…http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/24009/love-israel-among-turks-poll-shows/#XvPA0j1T1SPHMqRt.97

Czar Putin Wants a Russian Empire
The truth is that Vladimir Putin is looking to reclaim Russia’s old empire…Putin considers himself a modern-day Czar, and he’s intent on reassembling the territories that were historically part of the Russian Empire…http://www.wallstreetdaily.com/2014/10/30/putin-russian-empire/…Czar “Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh” has his sights on Israel - make no mistake about it…the recently discovered natural gas and oil fields of Tamar and Leviathan gives Israel an unprecedented degree of energy independence as-well-as a lucrative export market to its Arab neighbors. And, they threaten to challenge Russian energy giant Gazprom’s dominance of the European gas market…Ezekiel 38 tells us that God will ‘put a hook’ in Gog’s jaw to ‘plunder and loot’ Israel. Israel’s natural gas fields and future oil discoveries are likely the ‘hook’ that draws the Russia lead confederacy into a (not too distant) future war with Israel?

…the Psalm 83 prayer continues…
Deal with them as with Midian [Numbers 31 describes the Midian War - Moses commanded one thousand males from each of the twelve tribes of Israel to destroy the cities and the warriors of Midian. The "false prophet" Balaam was killed, along with the five Midianite kings]
As with Sisera [Sisera was commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin of Hazor, in Judges 4-5. After being defeated by the Israelite tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali, Sisera was killed by Jael, who hammered a tent peg into his temple]
As with Jabin at the Brook Kishon [Jabin was king of Canaan, worshipers of Baal - Elijah had the prophets of Baal slaughtered at the brook Kishon]
Who perished at En Dor [Jabin and Sisera, and the army under them, perished at this place which is mentioned along with Taanach and Megiddo in Joshua 17:11, which are the places where the battle was fought between Jabin and Israel]
Who became as refuse on the earth. [they became as dung for the earth; being unburied, they lay and rotted on the earth, and became dung for it; see Jeremiah 8:2, or were trodden under foot, as dung upon the earth]
Make their nobles like Oreb [Oreb was one of the chieftains of the Midianite host which invaded Israel, and was defeated and driven back by Gideon] and like Zeeb [“They captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian; they killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb, while they were pursuing the Midianites. They brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon across the Jordan” Judges 7:25],
Yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna [Zebah and Zalmunna were the two kings who led the Midianites who invaded the land of Israel, and were routed by Gideon (Judges 8).  The kings were taken alive, and confessed that they had personally taken part in the killing of Gideon's brothers - they were put to death]
Who said, “Let us take for ourselves
The pastures of God for a possession.” ~ Psalm 83:9-12

…the Psalm 83 prayer concludes…

O my God, make them like the whirling dust,
Like the chaff before the wind!
As the fire burns the woods,
And as the flame sets the mountains on fire,
So pursue them with Your tempest,
And frighten them with Your storm.
Fill their faces with shame,
That they may seek Your name, O Lord.
Let them be confounded and dismayed forever;
Yes, let them be put to shame and perish,
That they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth. ~ Psalm 83:13-18

…and the conclusion of the Gog Magog coalition?…

“…when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the Lord God, “that My fury will show in My face. For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken…And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed; I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 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.”’ ~ Ezekiel 38:18,19,22,23

We are at the door-step of the fulfillment of these very significant prophetic events!

“Do not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!”

“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

...and as the U.S., Israel’s #1 ally continues to throw Israel under the bus, and placates to their #1 enemy:
Obama sent letter to Iran's Khamenei; Israel kept in the dark
U.S. President Barack Obama sent a secret letter to Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, last month, in which he wrote that the two nations have shared interests in fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria...The White House did not inform either Israel or America’s Gulf State allies, like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, about the letter...http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.625144

…Israel’s BIGGEST and true ally has the following promise:

“The Lord also will roar from Zion,
And utter His voice from Jerusalem;
The heavens and earth will shake;
But the Lord will be a shelter for His people,
And the strength of the children of Israel.” Joel 3:16

Netanyahu: Iran is America’s enemy, not its partner

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the US against embracing Iran in its fight against ISIS, stating that Iran was America’s enemy and not its partner.  He spoke via video on Tuesday night to the The Jewish Federations of North America's General Assembly, which has met for the last three days in Washington DC.  There have been suggestions that Iran can help solve the problem of extremism in the Middle East, but nothing could be further from the truth, said Netanyahu.  Iran is the problem and not the solution, he said.  Netanyahu also warned the six powers, including the US, against rushing into a deal with Iran with regard to its nuclear program.  The goal is not just to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons today, but also to prevent them from acquiring them tomorrow as well, he said.  The worst outcome of the ongoing negotiations between the six world power and Iran would be a deal that allows Iran to be a threshold nuclear power.  The choice is not a bad deal or war with Iran, said Netanyahu as he explained that stiff sanctions were better than reaching the wrong agreement with Iran...http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Netanyahu-Iran-is-Americas-enemy-not-its-partner-381540... No comment really required, the Israeli PM stated it well!  However, this is 11/11 of 2014 and foots with a Jeremiah 11:11 wakeup call!

Exclusive: Cornered but unbound by nuclear pact, Israel reconsiders military action against Iran

Israel has issued a stark, public warning to its allies with a clear argument: Current proposals guarantee the perpetuation of a crisis, backing Israel into a corner from which military force against Iran provides the only logical exit...reports from Vienna suggested the P5+1 – the US, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and Germany – are willing to stop short of demanding full disclosure of any secret weapon work by Tehran...Without an exit ramp, Israel insists its hands will not be tied by an agreement reached this week, this month or next, should it contain a clause that ultimately normalizes Iran's home-grown enrichment program..."People have underestimated Israel many, many times in the past," - "and they underestimate it now."...http://www.jpost.com/International/Exclusive-Cornered-but-unbound-by-nuclear-pact-Israel-reconsiders-military-action-against-Iran-382541

Report: Iran Secretly Continuing Nuclear Weapons Work 

Iran never halted its clandestine nuclear weapons program despite repeated assurances to the West, according to a report that sheds new light on Tehran’s current and ongoing research into the creation of a nuclear warhead. As the Nov. 24 deadline for nuclear talks between the West and Iran approaches, the report provides evidence that Iran continues to “vigorously” pursue a nuclear weapon...“Tehran has worked systematically on all the necessary aspects of obtaining nuclear weapons, such as enrichment, weaponization, warhead, and delivery system at some stage,” - “In other words, Iran has worked on specific programs and projects to master all necessary aspects of obtaining a nuclear weapon.”...http://freebeacon.com/national-security/report-iran-secretly-continuing-nuclear-weapons-work/

Iran said to give Hezbollah missiles that ‘can reach Dimona’

Iran has supplied Lebanese terror group and Iranian proxy Hezbollah with missiles “that can reach Dimona,” according to a new report in the semi-official Fars news agency...The report said the Iranian Revolutionary Guards delivered a new class of missiles, “Fateh,” with ranges of 250-350 kilometers and which can fit a 500kg warhead...Uzi Rubin, a missile expert and former Defense Ministry official, told the Associated Press in May last year that Fateh-110 rockets would constitute a “game-changer” if they were to fall into the wrong hands. Launched from Syria or south Lebanon, such missiles could reach almost anywhere in Israel with high accuracy...http://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-has-iranian-made-missiles-that-can-reach-dimona/#ixzz3Jpqb276g

It would seem that an Israeli attack on Iran is imminent - Bill Salus has a new book entitled, Nuclear Showdown in Iran, Revealing the Ancient Prophecy of Elam, which exposes what could turn out to be the next major Middle East news headline.  From the headlines above, this looks to be a very near-term event and fulfillment of Jeremiah 49.  Bible prophecy being fulfilled in real time before our eyes!

Also see a well done commentary by Sean Osborne at Eschatology Today “Advancing Our Situational Awareness of 'Last Days' Wars” http://eschatologytoday.blogspot.com/2014/11/global-sitrep-e7-14-advancing-our.html

A Watchman’s View From The Wall

"And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!" Mark 13:37

~ A Watchman ~