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The Imminent Fulfillment of the Proclamation Against Syria
Damascus is on the verge of ceasing to be a city, and will become an uninhabitable ruinous heap! Isaiah 17:1
With the Russia/Ukraine Crisis, U.S./P5+1/Iran negotiations, Flight MH370 disappearance and other global stories dominating the news, it has taken the attention and focus off Syria - Last weekend marked the third anniversary of Syria's civil war, a conflict that has claimed the lives of more than 146,000 people, at least a third of them civilians, and as many as 2.5 million Syrians have now fled the country (see the war in pictures here http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/03/in-syria-three-years-of-war/100701/)... However, Syria came back into focus this past week with the following prophetic headlines:
"Israelis bomb Syria after Golan attack"...The IDF launched air raids against Syrian army positions early Wednesday and issued a warning to Damascus just hours after a bomb on the Golan Heights wounded four Israeli soldiers. The air strikes marked the most serious escalation along the ceasefire line with Syria since the 1973 Middle East War, with the Israeli defense minister warning that Damascus would pay a “high price” for helping militants bent on harming Israel...Hezbollah has vowed to respond to the air strike...http://gulfnews.com/news/region/syria/israelis-bomb-syria-after-golan-attack-1.1305941
"As border heats up, reservists train for Syria scenarios"...As the Syria-Israel border heated up in the wake of Tuesday’s attack on an IDF patrol and Israeli retaliatory strikes on regime army positions, IDF reservists trained this week for scenarios they might face in a hypothetical operation in Syria...http://www.timesofisrael.com/as-border-heats-up-reservists-train-for-syria-scenarios/
"Assad used escalation in Gaza to deliver weapons to Hezbollah"...While IDF was attacking terror targets in the Strip, Syrian government was transferring advanced medium-range missiles to its ally in Lebanon...The report further claimed, that the Assad regime hid an additional Israel attack on Syrian targets. The alleged attack, according to the Saudi paper, claimed the lives of 17 people. Over all, the report said, 30 casualties have been attributed to recent Israeli attacks...http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4501903,00.html
"Only Half of Syria's Chemical Weapons Removed"...Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) reported that a mere 34.8% of the most lethal Priority 1 chemicals have been removed from Syria...http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178755#.Uy9OWNzd09U
“Kerry hopes Crimea will not hit Russian cooperation over Syrian weapons”...Plans for a joint mission between Russia and NATO to protect a US cargo ship that will destroy Syria's deadliest chemical weapons have been cancelled amid increased tensions over Russia's annexation of the Crimea...http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=346302
"Syria To Unite Forces With Hezbollah In Next War Against Israel"...Amid rising tension on Israel’s northern borders, a senior IDF officer said Thursday that Syria will likely enter the fray if Israel is forced to wage war with Hezbollah in the near future...Bashar Assad’s regime as being kept afloat by a combination of Iranian military direction, Hezbollah forces, and Russian arms...rocket-based terror is the most effective form of offense against Israel, the organization has continually sought to increase the quantity, accuracy, and destruction capacity of its 100,000-rocket arsenal...http://www.timesofisrael.com/army-official-sees-need-to-adapt-to-shifting-northern-front/
"Ya'alon Warns Assad Will 'Regret' Aiding Terror Against Israel"...Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon on Wednesday warned Syrian President Bashar Assad would "regret his actions" in threatening Israeli security, after the IAF conducted airstrikes on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights Tuesday night...The border with Syria has recently become inundated with terrorists from Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah, and this has posed a security challenge for Israel...http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/178656#.Uy9PU9zd09U
The news article titles are becoming more and more prophetic these days...with an increasing escalation of terrorism against Israel, on all sides - one has to wonder why an all out war has not started in the Middle-East? The triggering event will likely be an Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities (which is imminent as prophesied in Jeremiah 49: 7-22), which will set in motion an immediate reaction from Iran's proxy Syria...I am sure the Iranian commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guard already has his standing orders to then launch missiles at Israel - even if the remaining Syrian chemical & biological WMD's are not used, which their use will be highly likely, the 100,000 rockets all currently aimed at Israel will cause significant damage and kill many in northern Israel. The Israeli response would be the total destruction of Damascus, likely under the "Samson Option" (Israel's hypothetical deterrence strategy of massive retaliation with nuclear weapons as a "last resort" against nations whose military attacks threaten its existence).
The results are clearly spelled out. Damascus, the oldest continually inhabited city on earth, will be instantly and completely destroyed and Syria will be crushed by the IDF.
Isaiah 17:1,9,14
"An oracle concerning Damascus: "See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins...In that day their strong cities, which they left because of the Israelites, will be like places abandoned to thickets and undergrowth. And all will be desolation...In the evening, sudden terror! Before the morning, they are gone! This is the portion of those who loot us, the lot of those who plunder us."
From Isaiah 11:14 & Isaiah 17:1, as well as Jeremiah 49:23-27 we know that Israel will destroy Damascus and completely take over Syria. Presently, almost every known Middle Easter terrorist organization has representation in Damascus. How fitting that the city that is the most adversarial to the nation of Israel will cease to exist...http://www.arewelivinginthelastdays.com/road/mewar.html
This Israeli action (which it is justifiability forced into) likely causes a chain reaction and sets in motion a domino effect for the fulfillment of other last-days Biblical prophecies (Isaiah 19, Psalm 83, Zechariah 12), where Israel dramatically increases her borders to a Greater Israel (see map http://watchmansview.com/New_Israel_Borders.html and further comments on this in my prior commentary "The Prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal is Rising!").
We are seeing in real time, the stage being set for the fulfillment of key Biblical Prophecies, many of which involve Israel - as goes Israel goes the world & end-times events. Israel is ground zero for Bible prophecy. Knowing specifically what is going on in Israel and the Middle East, provides the opportunity to be specific in your prayers for Israel. Additionally, as watchmen we can determine how close we are to our redemption! Encourage one another as His return is drawing near! Maranatha! ...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, and also pray that PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet, will have the wisdom of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do in these perilous days (1 Chronicles 12:32)
Note: For a good study and commentary on "Damascus, Syria Under Siege! A Bible Prophecy" by Bill Salus, click the link. Joel Rosenberg also provides his "Notes On The Future Of Damascus According To Bible Prophecy" for those interested in his current views.
~ A Watchman's View
April 1 - Update: “Apocalyptic prophecies drive both sides to Syrian battle for end of time”
(Reuters) - Conflict in Syria kills hundreds of thousands of people and spreads unrest across the Middle East. Iranian forces battle anti-Shi'ite fighters in Damascus, and the region braces for an ultimate showdown. If the scenario sounds familiar to an anxious world watching Syria's devastating civil war, it resonates even more with Sunni and Shi'ite fighters on the frontlines - who believe it was all foretold in 7th Century prophecies. From the first outbreak of the crisis in the southern city of Deraa to apocalyptic forecasts of a Middle East soaked in blood, many combatants on both sides of the conflict say its path was set 1,400 years ago in the sayings of the Prophet Mohammad and his followers...http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/01/us-syria-crisis-prophecy-insight-idUSBREA3013420140401...incredible! the headlines continue to scream the imminent fulfillment of Biblical prophecy pertaining to Isaiah 17. Interesting how the Islamic prophecies always have a close parallel to Biblical prophecy. We are the generation that will see these and many other ancient end-time prophecies come to fulfillment before our watching eyes! ... "Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Luke 21:28
March 29 Update: “Israel said to warn Turkey Don’t attack Assad”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s special envoy to Ankara has warned Turkish officials against attacking Syria...embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad could respond to a Turkish strike by firing long-range missiles and chemical weapons...http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-warn-turkey-dont-attack-assad/ ...and the same would likely be true if Israel attacks the Nuclear facilities of Iran - proxy Syria would fire WMD’s at Israel...the result - “Damascus will cease from being a city, And it will be a ruinous heap” Isaiah 17 ...The Imminent Fulfillment of the Proclamation Against Syria.
March 28 Update: “Start A False Flag War With Syria”
A conversation between key Turkish military and political leaders discussing what appears to be a false flag attack to launch war with Syria...To summarize: a recording confirming a NATO-member country planned a false-flag war with Syria and all the Prime Minister has to say is the leak was "immoral."...http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-27/here-youtube-false-flag-attack-syria-clip-erdogan-wanted-banned...Amos 1:3–5 tells us that Syria comes under God’s divine judgment as a result of a fourth and final transgression against Israel. Bible scholars believe that the first three aggressions were fulfilled when Syria participated in the major Arab-Israeli wars of 1948, 1967, and 1973. If this is the case, then a fourth assault would be forthcoming that will result in the destruction of Damascus.
March 28 Update: “Israel and Syria: edging towards the brink”
It can be seen as almost a small miracle that in the three years of brutal civil war in Syria, for the most part, Israel managed not to become embroiled in the conflict...The situation is extremely volatile and any localised incident might lead to full blown hostilities reminiscent of the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah...For forty years the truce along Golan Heights’ border between Syria and Israel was kept by both sides. Nonetheless, miscalculation by any of the sides involved, in favor of short term gains, might end in a high risk crisis and even war...http://english.alarabiya.net/en/views/news/middle-east/2014/03/26/Israel-and-Syria-edging-towards-the-brink.html
March 26 Update: “Syrian Civil War Spreads to Israel, Turkey”
Update: “For the First Time in History, Israel Suspiciously Closes All Embassies & Consulates World Wide!”...The Foreign Ministry stating a strike, closed the ministry and all the country’s embassies and consulates around the world for the first time...declaring that the reason was for improved salaries and work conditions...A number of high-profile visits to Israel were canceled as a result of the measures, as well as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s planned trip to Mexico, Colombia and Panama next month...http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Foreign-Ministry-goes-on-strike-all-Israels-embassies-and-consulates-abroad-to-close-346223...The timing on this seem curious at best and the reason questionable! Could Israel be planning an attack on Iranian nuclear sites and be moving all Jewish ambassadors back to Israel for their safety? It would appear Israel is bringing their people back home where they can be protected, no matter what is claimed as the “official” reason...just yesterday PM Netanyahu stated “Our position remains unchanged: we will destroy those who attack us, and those who plan to do so.”...something very big may be unfolding here!
Update: “Obama is setting up Israel to take the fall”...In advance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to the United States, President Obama gave an interview in which he viciously attacked Israel, suggesting that Israel was the cause of the peace process failure, that the United States could no longer protect Israel if the peace process failed and that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was a man of peace...http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2014/03/23/obama-is-setting-up-israel-to-take-the-fall/...Israel knows its on its own, and PM Netanyahu has been clear, as stated above, that Israel will destroy those that attack them and those that plan to attack them (all the prophesies against all the Arab nations and Islamic groups openly hostile to Israel are in play here!). With the first of the Tetrad blood moons coming up April 15th, it could mean something very prophetic is about to happen - In the past, the rare appearance of four blood moons on feast days has coincided with major events for Israel and the Jewish people...http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2014/February/Divine-Sign-for-Israel-Hagee-Explains-Blood-Moons/
The Prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal is Rising!
Headlines and news from this week alone...
"Moscow signals concern for Russians in Estonia"...amid the growing Crimea crisis, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - which like Ukraine were all parts of the old Soviet Union - have expressed growing apprehension over Moscow's intentions...http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/19/us-russia-estonia-idUSBREA2I1J620140319
"Russia Now Flexing Muscles Toward Georgia"...As the world focuses on the imminent Russian annexation of Ukraine’s predominantly ethnic-Russian-populated Crimean Peninsula, Moscow has flexed its military muscle with jet fighter and helicopter flights over Georgia, a country with which Russia went to war in 2008...Like Ukraine, Georgia also cannot rely on any military assistance either from the EU or the U.S. to discourage Moscow from taking any potential action...http://www.wnd.com/2014/03/russia-now-flexing-muscles-toward-georgia/
"How Dangerous Is Putin? Exclusive new poll: 72% of Americans see Putin as “clear and present danger” to U.S. and Israel"...Who is Vladimir Putin, and what does he really want? Why exactly has he suddenly sent tens of thousands of heavily armed Russian troops into Crimea? Why did he invade Georgia in 2008? Why is he selling arms to bloodthirsty regimes like that of Bashar Assad in Syria? And why is selling both advanced arms and nuclear technology to a rogue terrorist state like Iran?...In a recent poll 72% of American's now see Putin as a real and growing threat, and not just to the former Soviet republics but to the national security of the United States and our allies, including Israel...If he is not stopped, the question is not whether Vladimir Putin will hit another opponent and seize more territory. The question simply is: When?...http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/373618/how-dangerous-putin-just-look-his-own-words-joel-c-rosenberg
"Ukraine crisis could strengthen Russia-Iran-China ties"...Iran's and Russia’s support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and their confrontation with US and Western policies aimed at Assad's demise leads us to conclude that both countries intend to consolidate their strategic depth in the region, establishing themselves as an influential actor. Combine this strategic security objective with the geopolitical security interests, shared between Russia and Iran, and there is no better country with whom Russia could ally than Iran...As a result of their geographical position, Iran and Russia share major strategic interests...Russia will move closer to Iran and the two states could form a power pole in the region...http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/03/russia-iran-relation-ukraine-china-ties-strategic.html
"GOG N MAGOG WATCH: Russia warns West it may change its stance on Iran"...U.S.-Russian tensions over Ukraine spilled over into nuclear talks with Iran Wednesday, with Moscow’s chief envoy at the negotiations warning that his country may take “retaliatory measures” that could hurt attempts to persuade Tehran to cut back on programs that could make atomic arms...http://endtimeheadlines.org/iran/gog-n-magog-watch-russia-warns-west-it-may-change-its-stance-on-iran/
(Note: Ezekiel 38:3 "Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal" In his current rampage to overtake other nations, does Putin also take command of or have control of Turkey? He seems to be the "prince" of not only Russia (rosh) but Meshech, and Tubal as well - Meshech, and Tubal are believed to represent modern day Turkey).
...And where is this all headed?
"US-Russia confrontation could drift to Mideast"...the risk of an extended global confrontation is growing...Among these may be a struggle for influence in the Middle East with unpredictable results [actually, its very predictable as Bible prophecy tells us exactly what is going to happen, and what the end result will be]...The Middle East offers many opportunities for Putin to combine business with pleasure in challenging the United States. Consider its tumultuous strategic environment: a civil war in Syria, a potential civil war in Libya, ongoing political instability in Egypt and Iraq, simmering violence in Yemen, and political uncertainty almost everywhere else. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are deeply engaged in Syria’s war, as are Iran and Hezbollah. Saudi Arabia and Egypt (among others) are frustrated with the United States...http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/03/us-russia-confrontation-ukraine-middle-east-syria.html
"Look for more assertive Russia in Middle East"...in the course of events in the Middle East, Russia remains an influential player...Russia's relations with Turkey will be particularly important to Moscow [refer back to Note above]...http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/03/crimea-middle-east-afghanistan-russia-us.html
In an August 2011 article, titled "PUTIN RISING: But is he Gog?" Joel Rosenberg stated...After keeping a relatively low profile for the last several years, Vladimir Putin is rising...Putin is talking of creating a Eurasian economic union in Central Asia, similar politically and economically to the European Union but likely dominated by the Kremlin...should Putin regain the Presidency, it will not bode well for Israel, the U.S., or Europe. Putin is a power-hungry, greedy, authoritarian, Czar wannabe. He is determined to expand Russian wealth, power and control over her neighbors. He has worked especially hard to build strategic alliances with Radical Islamic leaders and states in the Middle East...He is dangerous, and both Israel and the West should keep a close and wary eye on him, especially given all that Putin has done to build a strategic alliance between Russia and Iran and the other countries mentioned in the “Gog and Magog” prophecies...http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/putin-rising-but-is-he-gog/
It would appear, the Prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal is making rapid preparations for the War of Gog & Magog [although, he may not realize that yet], and while Putin continues to form and strengthen strategic alliances with virtually all of the nations represented in Ezekiel 38(1) Israel is facing the realities of a nuclear Iran - "Netanyahu Orders Israel Army To Prepare For Possible Military Strike Against Iran In 2014"...“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon have ordered the army to continue preparing for a possible military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities at a cost of at least 10 billion shekels ($2.89 billion) this year"...http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-03-19/netanyahu-orders-israel-army-prepare-possible-military-strike-against-iran-2014...Israel really has no choice, as its once strong ally, the U.S., has turned on Israel and DOES NOT have her back, as has been stated by this administration (see "Israel can’t rely on ‘weak’ US to deal with Iran"...http://www.timesofisrael.com/defense-minister-we-cant-rely-on-us-to-deal-with-iran/)...an Israeli strike on Iran (which is imminent as prophesied in Jeremiah 49: 7-22) could very well set in motion a domino effect for the fulfillment of additional last-days Biblical prophecies of Isaiah 17, Isaiah 19, Psalm 83, Zechariah 12, where Israel dramatically increases her borders to a Greater Israel [see map http://watchmansview.com/New_Israel_Borders.html]. The Bible tells us that as a result of this massive military victory given to Israel from God via the IDF, the face of the Middle East will drastically change. Israel will significantly increase in size. The tiny nation of Israel as we currently know it will soon encompass a major portion of the Middle East. The nations that form this Arab coalition fall [for the most part] within the scope of land from the covenant that God made with Abraham. At the end of this war, Israel’s borders will be reset to that of, or very close to, the borders that God established for Israel in is covenant with Abraham. Genesis 15:18 (http://www.arewelivinginthelastdays.com/road/mewar.html)
Israel will be elevated to a condition of regional superiority due to their decisive victory over the Arab confederacy, represented by the Psalm 83 Coalition:
Tents of Edom = Palestinian Refugees and Southern Jordanians
Ishmaelites = Saudi Arabians
Moab = Palestinian Refugees and Central Jordanians
Hagrites = Egyptians
Gebal = Northern Lebanese
Ammon = Palestinian Refugees and Northern Jordanians
Amalek = Arabs South of Israel
Philista = Palestinian Refugees and Hamas of Gaza Strip
Inhabitants of Tyre = Hezbollah and Southern Lebanese
Assyria = Syrians and perhaps Northern Iraqis included
Children of Lot = Moab and Ammon
As such, they dwell securely in the Middle East [for a certain period of time] - as Ezekiel 38:11 states Israel will be living for a time in Peace and safety, without walls or gates, when Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal makes an evil plan and gathers an army to take to take great plunder...and the "hook in the jaws" (v.4) for this "evil plan" is simply two words GAS & OIL. Israel is about to greatly expand its territory, and Putin, the current Prince of Rosh, in his power surge is not about to let Israel control the Gas & Oil wealth in the territories Israel then controls, let alone “Israel’s Gas Field Wealth – Russia’s Hook In The Jaw?”...new discoveries are estimated ate 122 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 1.6 billion barrels of oil—and possibly twice that much. The basin runs from near the Syrian port of Tartus [which is also where the Russians have their naval base, and Israel will control all of Syria], down the entire coast of Lebanon [Israel will control], Israel and Gaza, and out toward Cyprus...http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/2014/February14/141.html
(Note: For Russia everything is about GAS & Oil as it supplies over 50% of Central Europe oil and gas and 30% of the EU and by acquiring the Crimea, Russia will gain control of about 70% of Ukraine’s Black Sea offshore oil and gas drilling rights)
As Joel Rosenberg stated "He is dangerous, and both Israel and the West should keep a close and wary eye on him, especially given all that Putin has done to build a strategic alliance between Russia and Iran and the other countries mentioned in the “Gog and Magog” prophecies"...Pray that PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet, has the wisdom of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do (1 Chronicles 12:32)
"Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Luke 21:28 MARANATHA!
...oh yes, and what becomes of Mr. Gog the Prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal? - see Ezekiel 38:21,22; 39:3-5, 11...and God's purpose - "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.”..."So I will make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel, and I will not let them profane My holy name anymore. Then the nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel"...Ezekiel 38:23 & 39:7
(1) Note in contrast to the Psalm 83 coalition described herein, the Gog Magog Coalition is composed of:
Magog, Rosh = Russia and the former Soviet republics
Persia = Iran
Cush = Sudan, Ethiopia, and Possibly Eritrea
Put = Libya, Algeria, and Tunisa
Gomer, Meshech, and Tubal = Turkey (and possibly Germany and Austria)
Beth-togarmah = Turkey, Armenia, and the Turkish-speaking people of Asia Minor & Central Asia
~ A Watchman’s View
March 19, 2014 - Update
“Anti-Israel anger rising in Jordan”
Tensions are on the rise between Jordan and Israel after Jordanian-Palestinian judge Raed Zuaiter was shot and killed on March 10 by Israeli soldiers at the King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge. Public protests over the incident escalated to unprecedented levels and included an explicit demand to abolish the 1994 peace treaty signed by Israel and Jordan...Twenty years after the signing of the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty, the Jordanian public’s reluctance about it and dissatisfaction are no secret. The anti-normalization movement, led by Islamist and nationalist parties, remains active and strong...In response to the violation of Jordan’s sovereignty and the peace treaty, King Hussein demanded the antidote to the potion used to poison Meshaal. He also demanded the release of Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual father of Hamas, who was serving a life sentence in an Israeli prison...http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/03/jordan-prisoners-israel-judge-palestinian-protest.html
Jordan The Last Piece in the Psalms 83 Prophetic Puzzle Turns on Israel
After the IDF shooting of a Jordanian judge on Monday, Jordan lawmakers have demanded a downgrade of diplomatic ties with Israel, and the release of a Jordanian who killed 7 Israelis...The Jordanian parliament has given an ultimatum: comply with demands to punish Israel by next Tuesday or else it will vote to topple the government...http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Jordanian-parliament-threatens-to-topple-govt-if-Israel-not-punished-345148
Jordan is the last piece in the Psalms 83:1-18 prophetic puzzle that needs to fall into place, and become hostile towards Israel, before this prophecy can be fulfilled...Jordan is the land of the ancient people groups Hagarenes, Edomites, Moabites and Ammonites in (Psalms 83:6-7) and we are seeing Jordan now turning against Israel in real time before very own eyes.
Some of the other Psalm 83 groups have long been openly hostile to Israel - Hezbollah who represents Gebal & Tyre areas in Psalms 83:7...Hezbollah openly accused Israel of striking one of its positions on the Lebanon-Syria border on the night of Feb. 24, and it threatened to retaliate at a time and place of its choosing, and they have caused Israel problems recently in the Golan Heights. Hamas and other Jihadist, the Philistine's of Gaza's land (Psalms 83:7) just fired 100 rockets into Israel and Israel is responding in force, destroying 29 of the Jihadist outposts.
All of these groups are Iran's proxy, and a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander said Tuesday the Islamic Republic was prepared and keeping a finger "on the trigger" to attack and destroy Israel at any time given the need...http://www.jpost.com/Iranian-Threat/News/Iranian-IRGC-commander-Our-hands-remains-on-the-trigger-to-attack-Israel-345038...This round of the undeclared Iranian-Israeli war - the Jihad missile offensive, continues, all on orders from its boss, Iran's Al Qods Brigades chief Gen. Qassem Soleimani, to punish Israel for capturing the Iranian missile ship last week.
“Netanyahu cries out, the world remains silent” - Israel's prime minister sees the battle against Tehran as his life's mission, but the world has come to terms with Iran becoming a nuclear threshold state...http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4497567,00.html...Israel has become the worlds burdensome stone “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 12:3 ...the outcome of Psalm 83 “all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it”
Jordan, long at peace with Israel and a buffer against other hostile Arab nations, has now turned on Israel...nothing now stands in the way of the fulfillment of the Psalms 83 prophecy, and it will be fulfilled just as all of the Bibles prophecies are and will be completely fulfilled in these last days of the church age, before the Rapture of the church and then the second coming of Christ.
"Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."
Luke 21:28...and "Encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near." Hebrews 10:25b...MARANATHA!
"And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea..."
We are now seeing complete ineptitude and powerlessness from Western leaders. Obama has withdrawn the United States of America as the "on-call" backbone of NATO. When the United States of America says its military commitment is ending (first Operation Iraqi Freedom and now Operation Enduring Freedom) our NATO allies commence to scrambling all over each other for the emergency exit door in bringing their troops out of the combat sandbox as quickly as possible.
Now we also see the United States of America abdicating from-the-front leadership (SEC STATE John Kerry a leader? Puh-leeze!) is absent from even the NATO alliance in defense of Europe itself. This abdication of leadership is manifesting itself is an unwillingness to defend NATO (the core proviso of the NATO Charter for crying out loud!) and its partner nations. Putin is a ravenous wolf; he sees these glaring weaknesses and will exploit them to their fullest extent possible... or until he is confronted with a military power greater than his own.
However, there is something far more important to pay closer attention to here than Putin's (Gog of Magog) blatant aggression. And it's basic Holy Bible eschatology 101, and we're the generation the Lord Himself prophesied about who would see it come to pass.
I think this is a combination of the perfect geo-political storm and Missing-In-Action leadership scenario to cause the spiritual issuance of an immediate invitation for the rise of a charismatic statesman, the ultimate peacemaker, a man with more book and field military genius than Sun Tzu, Von Clausewitz, Charlemagne, Napoleon, Hitler, Zhukov and Patton combined. A man none other than the European Antichrist. A demonically-led "Prince of Europe." I think the stage is being set for his entrance through this uniquely European crisis.
Watch carefully as this crisis moves forward, an alliance of nearly 800 million people without a strong leader when one is prophesied to appear in these last days is a prophecy begging for fulfillment...http://eschatologytoday.blogspot.com/2014/03/and-i-saw-beast-rising-up-out-of-sea.html...excellent commentary and spot-on points by Sean Osborne of Eschatology Today. Couple the comments above with the current state of the middle east epicenter ready to explode on all sides of Israel; the continuing (and worsening) global financial crisis (Russia AND China recently threatening To abandon the U.S. Dollar and start dumping U.S. debt); the rampant lawlessness in government; the increase of violence and sexual immorality (Matthew 24:37, Luke 17:28-30); the rise of the uniting of major religions 1 Timothy 4:1, Matthew 24:4-5,11 (see our February 23, 2014 Commentary post) along with a falling away from the truth 2 Timothy 4:3-4; an incredible increase in “natural” disasters Luke 21:25-26; and a host of other “signs of the times” - it seems that the Bible is able to foretell with laser-like accuracy all of the events that are occurring hundreds and even thousands of years after it was written, and the stage is quickly being set for the Man of Sin - the antichrist, to rise and take control of the affairs of todays disintegrating world. For a good short study on the coming Beast rising out of the sea, see: The Antichrist - What we know about him... "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
See Update of 3/30/14 here: http://eschatologytoday.blogspot.com/2014/03/and-i-saw-beast-rising-up-out-of-sea.html
A Watchman’s View From The Wall
"And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!" Mark 13:37
~ A Watchman ~