Turkey Suspends Pumping Euphrates’ Water
The Turkish government recently cut off the flow of the Euphrates River, threatening primarily Syria but also Iraq with a major water crisis. Al-Akhbar found out that the water level in Lake Assad has dropped by about six meters, leaving millions of Syrians without drinking water. Two weeks ago, the Turkish government once again intervened in the Syrian crisis. This time was different from anything it had attempted before and the repercussions of which may bring unprecedented catastrophes onto both Iraq and Syria. Violating international norms, the Turkish government recently cut off the water supply of the Euphrates River completely. In fact, Ankara began to gradually reduce pumping Euphrates water about a month and half ago, then cut if off completely two weeks ago, according to information received by Al-Akhbar...http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/new-turkish-aggression-against-syria-ankara-suspends-pumping-euphrates%E2%80%99-water
“Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared” Revelation 16:12 ...although, the final fulfillment of this prophecy would be at minimum 7-years into the future (near the end of the tribulation period), it does show how this prophecy could be fulfilled and that we are living today in the time of its coming fulfillment...watching and waiting as we see the setting of the stage for this Biblical prophecy to be fulfilled!
When Lu Vega posts something new, I read and study it - he has a God given gift for new Biblical insights from his eschatological research and I have found his articles and illustrations to be profound in understanding the times in which we live. Many of you are unaware his entire body of work was abruptly taken off the Internet recently by his employer, Sonoma State University - a clear case of persecution for his faith, as other university staff are allowed to host personal pages on the University website. Lu has just launched a new website at http://www.postscripts.org/articles.html ...his latest article published today is below.
INVITATION TO THE FATHER’S HOUSE
Issue of Spiritual Authority and the Upper Room
A Prophetic Double Entandre Mockery of Pentecost
by Luis B. Vega
The purpose of this study is to ascertain the possible spiritual implications of the statement made by the current Pope, Frances during his first visit to the West Bank city of Bethlehem. This was an unprecedented visit by the Pope to the Middle East in that for the first time in Papal history, the Pope first landed directly in the West Bank instead of Jerusalem. Pope Francis also is the first Pope to call the West Back the ‘State of Palestine’. As the Kerry Peace initiative Peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and the State of Israel have stall ed, the Pope has infused the dialog with a personal invitation to Abbas and Peres to unite and meet at the Vatican on June 8, 2014. This date happens to be on Pentecost.
What was sticking and perhaps prophetic are the words the Pope used for this historic invitation. He stated, ‘I extend a personal invitation to my House, in the Vatican to meet for prayer and discussion’, etc., as the Pope would officiate the religious celebration of Pentecost observance on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church. What might seem unapparent to the average observer of languages, it would seem to be a sensible and polite gesture by the Pope to do so for the cause of peace between the Palestinians and the Jews. What is monumental in prophetic scope is the timing and the place and who gave this ‘Pentecost Invitation’. The Pope is no ordinary personage as Bethlehem is no ordinary place and Pentecost is no ordinary time to have these 4 people meet. What this time and place could prophetically represent is the Vatican’s quest for the spiritual authority over YHVH’s Feast of Pentecost and all that it represents. In a prophetic perspective, it is an issue of who will have ultimate spiritual authority on Earth...continue here:
If you are wondering what Pope Francis’s recent visit to the Holy Land area was all about, and how it could fulfill Biblical prophecy, take the time to read Lu’s entire article linked above...Are we seeing the staging of the House of the False Prophet? ...Biblical prophecy being fulfilled in real time before our eyes!
“Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. And he deceives those[e] who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads.” Revelation 13:11-16
America God’s Disappointing Vineyard
“Now let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard (U.S.): I will tear down its hedges and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls and let the animals trample it. I will make it a wild place where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed, a place overgrown with briers and thorns. I will command the clouds to drop no rain on it. (Because) The nation of Israel is the (real) vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice (from the U.S.), but instead he found oppression (toward Israel). He expected to find righteousness (or honesty toward Israel), but instead he heard cries of violence (as you abandoned Israel for backing terrorists, who’s mission is to destroy her).”
Isaiah 5:5-7
I’m taking the liberty of using the verse above meant for Israel, as also having fulfillment in the United States of America - many passages in the Bible concerning Israel seem to have a parallel message to America, as Rabbi Jonathan Cahn so aptly points out in The Harbinger: the Ancient Mystery that holds the secret of America's Future and the Isaiah 9:10 judgment.
The month of June is NOT starting out to be a month in which God can continue to bless America – in fact, if God keeps his Word (and He always does) it may be a month (or soon thereafter) we see God’s firm hand of devastating judgment fall on this nation.
Consider the following headline news from the past several days:
“US Abandons Israel for Terrorists”
The US has delivered a major blow to its Israeli ally after announcing that the US government would work with the new Palestinian unity government backed by the Hamas terrorist organization. The new government, was sworn in on Monday in Ramallah…Israel has rejected outright the Hamas-backed Palestinian government and has stated that it would not negotiate with the new leadership. Hamas, designated by Israel, the US and the EU as a terrorist organization, has vowed to destroy Israel and refuses to renounce the use of violence and terror…http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/16074/us-abandons-israel-terrorists/
“Israel denounces US for accepting Abbas’s Hamas-backed government”
Jerusalem on Monday night slammed the United States for announcing that it will work with the new Palestinian unity government, sworn in earlier Monday. In strikingly bitter comments, officials said that rather than cooperating with a government backed by a terror group, Washington ought to be urging Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to disband his pact with Hamas and resume peace negotiations with Israel”…http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-denounces-us-for-accepting-abbass-hamas-backed-government/
“Netanyahu: Palestinians “Forged a Pact” with Terrorism”
In response to the formation of the new government, Netanyahu made clear that the Palestinians have destroyed all chances for peace with Israel…“The State of Israel will not conduct diplomatic negotiations with a Palestinian government with backing from Hamas, a terrorist organization that calls for the destruction of Israel,” he stated…The new government, backed by the Hamas terrorist organization, has garnered support from the US and EU despite designating Hamas as a sponsor of terrorism …http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/16080/netanyahu-palestinians-forged-pact-terrorism/
In the same period of time as our government announces their support and cooperation for a terrorist organization which has called for the destruction of Israel, the U.S. President also announces the declaration of June as LGBT Month!
“Obama Issues Proclamation Declaring June As LGBT Pride Month”
The White House on Friday issued a proclamation by President Barack Obama calling on people to celebrate the “great diversity of the American people” declaring June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month...http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=22372
In the last 24-hours, here are some ominous headlines that could very well be tied to the actions of our government:
“BREAKING NEWS: Plains and Midwest brace for ‘Land Hurricane’”…http://news.yahoo.com/land-hurricane-derecho-midwest-plains-181957077.html
Baseball-size hail pelts Nebraska; forecasters warn of flooding …http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/03/us/severe-weather/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
“DEVELOPING: Alaska volcano erupts with new intensity, prompting ‘red’ alert…” …
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/03/us-usa-volcano-alaska-idUSKBN0EE2IF20140603
The EU is not exempt as they also acknowledged the new Hamas-backed government...
“Worst HAILSTORMS in 170 YEARS to hit Britain THIS weekend, Tornado Outbreak Likely”…http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/480038/Shock-UK-weather-warning-Tornadoes-hail-thunderstorms-and-lightning-to-ravage-Britain
…if you don’t think weather and other <sic> “natural” disasters don’t have anything to do with God’s judgment on America, and always on the heals of America putting pressure on the Apple of God’s Eye, then see John McTernan’s book “As America Has Done to Israel” (http://usaprophecybooks.com/prophecy/as_america.php) and Bill Koenig’s “Eye to Eye - Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel” (http://watch.org/showart.php3?idx=98130&rtn=/index.html&showsubj=1&mcat=4) and our article “I WILL CURSE THOSE WHO CURSE THEE - Evidence of God’s Warning over Israel” (http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_4-2014.html)
Here is the God of Israel’s PROMISE: “The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9
…and here was God’s righteous action on Sodom and Gomorrah because of their total depravity:
“For we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before the face of the Lord, and the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”…”Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens. So He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.” Genesis 19: 13,24-25 ...“Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.” Luke 17:18-30…so has God changed? the Bible says “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” Hebrews 13:8…”If God doesn't bring judgment on America soon, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah” (Quote: Ruth Graham)
So, within a few days, it seems like America has invited a DOUBLE portion of God’s wrath on itself – “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man (or nation) sows, that he (it) will also reap.”
Galatians 6:7
There is ONLY one thing that will change the course of this nation and delay God’s wrath. 2 Chronicles 7:14 states “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
Almost every day another State (with Christian Senators, Congressmen and Governors) votes in Gay marriage, or another <sic> “Christian” denomination agrees to accept gay and Lesbian unions, in open violation of God’s Word. The U.S. continues to do everything it can to divide Jerusalem, and many so called evangelical denominations, especially with an errant belief in Replacement Theology, support our government in this effort. The lukewarm Church today is falling further into a comatose sleep on all of these matters - Last week Franklin Graham called on Pastors to speak out on abortion and homosexuality, saying “God Hates Cowards.” Unfortunately, at this point, I do not see America embracing 2 Chronicles 7:14 (and many Bible prophecy scholars as well, have recently gone on record in reluctant agreement), and God’s severe judgment, I am afraid, is imminent. From all indications, it will likely be the complete destruction of our economy that will be the tipping point to bring down the once greatest nation on Earth. (see our prior articles “The Soon Coming Global Economic Collapse” http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_5-2014.html) and “Financial Armageddon” (http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_2-2014.html)
God seems to be moving in other nations, but most people here are not paying any attention to the reality of what is going on all around them. Especially since 9/11 the warning signs have been many, but most are in denial of God’s judgements. People today, like in the days of Noah refuse to hear and because of that, they will be the victims of God’s coming storm on America. “For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.” Matthew 24:37-39
As Rabbi Jonathan Cahn recently put it, the 'SMILE OF HEAVEN' IS REMOVED FROM AMERICA – if you did not see and hear his short speech to the chamber of the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall recently, see below (or here http://www.wnd.com/2014/05/harbinger-rabbi-smile-of-heaven-removed-from-america/)
“And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. EKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians (ours likely to China).” Daniel 5:25-28
Now back to the title “America God’s Disappointing Vineyard” ...for those who disregard all the Biblical commands of God, and who blindly and silently go along with supporting governments which seek to divide the City of God - for those who refuse to accept Christ as Lord ...”the Lord, says this: There shall be wailing in all streets, And they shall say in all the highways, ‘Alas! Alas!’ They shall call the farmer to mourning, And skillful lamenters to wailing. In all vineyards there shall be wailing, For I will pass through you, Says the Lord. Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! For what good is the day of the Lord to you? It will be darkness, and not light.” Amos 5:16-18
Fasten your seat belts, I believe things are about to get a whole lot worse, and their will be dark days ahead for America. “And so, dear friends, while you are waiting for these things to happen, make every effort to be found living peaceful lives that are pure and blameless in his sight” 2 Peter 3:14 ...”Now we exhort you, brethren, warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the weak, be patient with all. See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.” I Thessalonians 5:12-22
"Blow a trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming; surely it is near." Joel 2:1
~ A Watchman’s View
Is The Second Beast of Revelation Rapidly Rising?
What is the happenchance that these two events would occur on the very same day?
1) “Asteroid Named 'The Beast' Set To Fly Past Earth On Sunday”
“The Beast” is coming! That’s the nickname astronomers have given to an asteroid that will nearly sideswipe Earth this Sunday, reports Space.com…http://tampa.cbslocal.com/2014/06/06/beast-asteroid-that-will-buzz-by-earth-big-enough-to-wipe-out-a-city/
2) “For First Time In History Islamic Prayers To Be Held At The Vatican”
For the first time in history, Islamic prayers and readings from the Quran will be heard at the Vatican on Sunday, in a move by Pope Francis to usher in peace between Israelis and Palestinians…Francis issued the invitation to Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during his visit last week to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority… Abbas, Peres, and Francis will be joined by other Jewish, Christian and Islamic religious leaders…http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/06/06/Islamic-prayers-to-be-held-at-the-Vatican.html
Supporting Headlines, and tying the two together:
“Prayer Meeting Shows Pope’s Larger Vision”
Francis’s summit meeting shows how he is trying to pursue his goals by positioning the Vatican as an independent, global diplomatic player…“He is planning his own global role,” said Alberto Melloni, a Vatican historian. “He is showing there is a space in international relations for a different diplomacy. That is the purpose of this diplomatic action — to show they are independent and reliable for the world.”… http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/07/world/pope-francis-prayer-meeting-with-israeli-and-palestinian-presidents-shows-larger-vision.html?_r=2
“Historic First Ever Islamic Prayers at Vatican Signals Start of One World Religion”
It is with great interest that we note that the Vatican, which represents 1 billion+ Catholics around the world, and Islam which claims more than 1 billion+ Muslim adherents, have begun to merge and join forces…http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=22463
“Joel Osteen Meets with Pope Francis at Vatican: ‘He’s Made the Church More Inclusive’”
Megachurch speaker and author Joel Osteen was among a group of political and religious leaders who met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday…According to reports, Osteen was part of a delegation organized by the International Foundation in an effort to encourage interfaith relations and ecumenicism…Osteen told reporters that he believed the pope’s message and focus is one of unity…“Joel Osteen has joined the rank of all other popular ministries in bowing his knee to the anti-Christ system, and those that blindly follow his leadership will be the first ones in line with their hand out to be marked by the beast,” Pastor Mark Herridge Sr. of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Livingston, Texas told Christian News Network…“Any Protestant ministry that links up with the pope and Catholicism is betraying the sacrifice of millions of faithful Christians that have died at the hands of this brutal, dictatorial and oppressive religion that has never represented the Church of the Living God as outlined in New Testament teaching,” he said… http://christiannews.net/2014/06/08/joel-osteen-meets-with-pope-francis-at-vatican-hes-made-the-church-more-inclusive/
“Sen. Mike Lee, Dirk Kempthorne, Joel Osteen meet with Pope Francis at Vatican”
According to a Westmont College statement, the pontiff "invited the Protestant leaders to discuss the question: 'Can we find common ground in order to advance the life and ministry of Jesus so more people can experience the joy of Christian faith?'"…Lee and his wife were apparently the only members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the delegation…Pope John XXIII also reached out to Jewish leaders…Pope John Paul II, along with John XXIII continued the outreach to Jews and included Eastern and other Orthodox Christian leaders and now Francis is widening the circle…http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765654548/Sen-Mike-Lee-Dirk-Kempthorne-Joel-Osteen-in-meeting-with-Pope-Francis-at-Vatican.html?pg=all
“Pope to Muslims: People should have “the freedom to choose the religion which one judges to be true”
Quoting from his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic exhortation, Ecclesia in Medio Oriente, which called religious freedom “the pinnacle of other freedoms,” Pope Francis continued: “The right to religious freedom ‘includes on the individual and collective levels the freedom to follow one’s conscience in religious matters and, at the same time, freedom of worship….[it also includes] the freedom to choose the religion which one judges to be true and to manifest one’s beliefs in public.’”...http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/06/pope-to-muslims-people-should-have-the-freedom-to-choose-the-religion-which-one-judges-to-be-true
…and as we reported May 11th
“Pope implores governments to redistribute wealth to the poor”
Pope Francis called Friday for governments to redistribute wealth to the poor in a new spirit of generosity to help curb the “economy of exclusion” that is taking hold today. Francis made the appeal during a speech to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the heads of major U.N. agencies who met in Rome this week. Latin America’s first pope has frequently lashed out at the injustices of capitalism and the global economic system that excludes so much of humanity, though his predecessors have voiced similar concerns. On Friday, Francis called for the United Nations to promote a “worldwide ethical mobilization” of solidarity with the poor in a new spirit of generosity... http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-implores-governments-to-redistribute-wealth-to-the-poor/
Now, for a short lesson on “the other Beast” of Revelation. The Antichrist’s right hand man, and the third person in the “unholy trinity” is known in the Bible as the False Prophet, or as John saw him “another beast” (Revelation 13:11) and then later identified him as the False Prophet (Revelation 19:20). During the Tribulation, the false prophet (other Beast) will use his authority and power to perform unusual signs, deceiving people into false hope and into worshiping an image of the Antichrist (Revelation 13:12-14)…this will be the one-world religion, an amalgamation of today’s major religions…The Bible tells us the False Prophet's arrival will look like a lamb with two horns. Lambs are meek and mild animals, and don’t have the horns of a beast. Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount, “Watch out for false prophets. They come like lambs but inwardly they are ferocious wolves” (Matthew 7:15). The False Prophet will come to Israel in sheep’s clothing, but God terms him a “Beast.”
The following is paraphrased from www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=22463
It appears at this writing, that Chrislam could be the coming One World Religion, and the current Pope, from all current indications, could be the second Beast ,or False Prophet of Revelation.
The book of Revelation appears to many who study eschatology, to describe Rome when it discusses what could be the Catholic religious system in chapters 17 and 18. The Vatican sitting on seven hills is believed to be the “mother of harlots”, a pagan system of worship that has control over the whole world. She is carried by the beast (Pope), and is the enemy of God. More than that, she will rule for a period of time with complete power over kings, mighty men and all the inhabitants of the earth. This is the One World Religion during the time of the Great Tribulation.
In prophecy, the end-times Pope is not the Antichrist, however, it appears he could very well be the False Prophet. It will be the False Prophets job to control the One World Religion, just as it will be the job of the Antichrist to create and control the One World Government. The Antichrist, the False Prophet (who are both called Beast’s), and the Beast which is Satan himself, are the Unholy Trinity that the scriptures warn will come. If Pope Francis continues on this path, and there is no reason why he wouldn’t, it is highly likely that he could be the False Prophet of Revelation. That means that the arrival of the Antichrist is next, and that the Rapture of the Church can happen at any moment.
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:3,4
A Peace Treaty (likely 7-years) is about to be crafted and signed by all parties concerned. This is the goal that Pope Francis, President Obama and other world powers are currently working towards. When will it happen? No one can say. But this is as close to that peace treaty as we have ever been in the 2,000 years since the prophecies were first given. Today at the Vatican, the Catholic Pope will lead the main representative of Israel and the main representative of Islam in a worship service at the place that the bible calls the “mother of harlots”. They all claim to want “peace” at any cost. A peace is coming, but it will be a false peace administered by a false messiah. It will be the time of Jacob’s Trouble.
The Times of Israel reports that “According to a statement released by Peres’s spokesperson, Abbas, Peres, and Francis will be joined by Jewish, Christian and Islamic religious leaders. The event will feature readings about peace by the clergy from the Tanach, the New Testament and the Quran. Francis will then read religious verses with Peres and Abbas, which the three will have selected for the ceremony.”
Yes, we are really that close.
...So what is the happenchance that The Beast Asteroid near fly-by (“The Beast” is coming! as the article puts it), occurs on the very same day, that the Pope launches his larger vision as a “global diplomatic player” by joining Jewish, Christian and Islamic political and religious leaders together for prayer? …A coincidence or a providential sign from the Almighty pointing to the second Beast of Revelation? …I report you decide! Bible prophecy being fulfilled in real time before our eyes…
"Blow a trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming; surely it is near." Joel 2:1
~ A Watchman’s View
An Update of the June 4th Commentary “America God’s Disappointing Vineyard”
Israel Blamed For Middle East & World’s Problems - U.S. Leads the Charge to Zechariah 12:9
The gloves are off. The White House has now unequivocally designated Israel as the scapegoat and is meting out punishment for the disastrous outcome of the peace negotiations it initiated...The process began in March when President Barack Obama publicly lambasted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in a brutal and offensive manner the day before their scheduled meeting in Washington. It climaxed last week when the White House reneged on its commitment to Israel, announcing that it would continue business as usual with the new PA government after the merger with the genocidal Hamas, the terrorist organization which remains utterly committed to the destruction of Israel.
The U.S. administration shocked Israel by accepting the new PA-Hamas government even before the consummation of the union...The US initiative was clearly designed to pave the way for Israel’s further global isolation. It was immediately endorsed by the European Union, the United Nations, the UK and France and of course China, Russia and India all of whom praised the union as an important step toward “Palestinian reconciliation.”...http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Candidly-Speaking-Further-ugly-vibes-from-the-Obama-administration-355810...So the U.S. actions perpetrate and lead the charge for the fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah 12:3 ”Jerusalem will become a burdensome stone for all people”
Again, this U.S. Administration puts its finger in the eye of the Apple of God’s eye, Israel...Almighty God’s response will be true to His Word...“I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you” Genesis 12:3 ...”The God of Israel will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” Zechariah 12:9
“Now let me tell you what I will do to my vineyard (U.S.): I will tear down its hedges and let it be destroyed. I will break down its walls and let the animals trample it. I will make it a wild place where the vines are not pruned and the ground is not hoed, a place overgrown with briers and thorns. I will command the clouds to drop no rain on it. (Because) The nation of Israel is the (real) vineyard of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The people of Judah are his pleasant garden. He expected a crop of justice (from the U.S.), but instead he found oppression (toward Israel). He expected to find righteousness (or honesty toward Israel), but instead he heard cries of violence (as you abandoned Israel for backing terrorists, who’s mission is to destroy her).”
Isaiah 5:5-7
Time is getting short! ...”And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” Romans 13:11-14 ...”Blow a trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming; surely it is near."
Joel 2:1
Paraphrased from John McTernan’s http://defendproclaimthefaith.org/blog/?p=26392
Psalm 83 - An Islamic Caliphate is Born
Events are now forming in Iraq showing the rapid creation of a well organized and heavily armed Islamic caliphate. This will be the inner circle of Arab nations, the Psalm 83 confederation that the Bible states will form a unified attack on Israel in the last days (likely pre-tribulation and could be pre-rapture). Sunni Muslims are uniting against Israel and will seek to destroy here, to make Jerusalem the capital of its caliphate...This is shaping up right before our eyes.
The ISIS fighters currently overrunning Iraq, are bloodthirsty to kill Jews. Immediately upon seizing complete power in Iraq, they will surely organize to destroy Israel. Bible prophecy is clear where all this is going (Isaiah 17, Jeremiah 49, Psalm 83)
“ISIS is the most brutal and best-organized of the jihadi elements that have emerged in Iraq and Syria over the last decade. It now controls a contiguous area of territory stretching from deep into western Iraq and including the cities of Mosul and Falluja, across the border into Syria, taking in the province of Raqqa, including its capital Raqqa City, and continuing until the border with Turkey. The movement has a presence as far as the southern suburbs of Baghdad. The ISIS offensive into Iraq was well-planned, and its execution shows the extent to which ISIS sees its activities in Iraq and Syria as part of a single conflict.
Other Recent Headlines:
“Netanyahu: ‘Those Who Rise Up to Kill Us Will be Killed’” 06/12/14 - Remember, everything that is happening now in the Middle East is heading towards this regional Islamic caliphate and the Psalm 83 war against Israel. Massive destruction is coming, with the inter circle of Arab nations disappearing (or actually increasing the borders of Israel - see map http://watchmansview.com/New_Israel_Borders.html.
“IDF Chief: Israel Will Use “Force” Against Iran” 06/10/12 - The rule of law in Syria “is crashing like a house of cards, and Israel faces two major dangers from the Syrian conflict 1) Assad’s strengthening relationship with radical Iran and Hezbollah; 2) the ever increasing, far reaching Global Jihad Islamist terror movement...IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz warns “there are maybe four or five countries (in the region) with more fire power than Hezbollah. They have a tremendous fire power which covers all of Israel.” ...Syria, Hezbollah and most of the Global Jihadist are all proxies of Iran against Israel.
“12 ways the US administration has failed its ally Israel” 06/03/14 - What is amazing about this article is that they found only 12 ways! What you need to understand is that Obama hates Israel and wants to destroy it. If you understand this, then everything he is doing makes sense. Obama did everything he could to advance the Muslim Brotherhood, which openly states it wants to destroy Israel and make Jerusalem the capital of an Islamic caliphate. Anyone who backs the Brotherhood and PA/Hamas is an enemy of Israel.
“ISIS Leader to USA: ‘Soon We Will be in Direct Confrontation’” 06/13/14 - Obama projects such weakness that the Muslims have no fear of America. They are filling the void that Obama has vacated. Obama’s weakness is actually setting up God’s end time prophetic scenario laid out in the Bible. These events are happening so fast! God’s plan is now in high gear and it appears that America and Islam are both heading for dramatic judgment from which neither is going to survive.
“ISIS Threatens to Invade Jordan, ‘Slaughter’ King Abdullah” 06/12/14 - This ISIS Muslim terrorist group in Iraq seems unstoppable. They now have their eyes set on Jordan. I believe that Jordan is going to fall to a Muslim Brotherhood-type group, so this could be it. They are following Muhammad and the Koran by cutting heads off along with hands and feet. These tactics are right out of the Koran for dealing with the infidels.
Remember, the terror and fighting you see now, is eventually all heading toward the destruction of Israel and taking Jerusalem for allah. This will be the doom of Islam. The Holy God of Israel will destroy these armies (through a dramatic IDF victory) and break the back of Islam. Wow, is this coming fast.
...Also see our May 21st post “Is The Middle East on the Verge of the Psalm 83 War?” http://watchmansview.com/Commentary_5-2014.html
"Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Luke 21:28
PERFECT RED HEIFER DISCOVERED IN US TO BE SENT TO ISRAEL TO PURIFY COMING THIRD JEWISH TEMPLE
“And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:” Numbers 19:1,2
There is a group in Israel’s capital city of Jerusalem called the Temple Institute.For the past 27 years they have worked tirelessly to fashion all the items that will be needed to for worship in the Third Jewish Temple. It is a painstakingly-slow job but one that they have accomplished. One missing ingredient, however, was a perfect, unblemished red heifer as found in Numbers 19 whose ashes would be used in a purification cleansing ritual for the Temple. For the entire time that the Temple stood in Israel, a total of nine red heifers were used. Jews believe that the appearance of a perfect red heifer would usher in the appearance of the long-awaited Messiah. The 10th red heifer has been found in America, and preparations are now underway to bring the animal to Israel...The appearance of a perfect red heifer has sent shock waves amongst the Temple faithful in Israel, for they believe it will usher in the Messiah...Bible prophecy being fulfilled in real time before our eyes!!
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST FROM ANNE GRAHAM-LOTZ
From Anne Graham-Lotz:
Blow the trumpet...sound the alarm...for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand-- Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God... Joel 2:1, 13
As you may know, my husband is in declining health. I am no longer traveling and speaking as much as I have for the last 26 years since I am staying home to care for him. As a result, I have had time to be quiet and listen more to the whispers of the Spirit. He has revealed things to me in the stillness that I'm not sure I would have heard in my former busyness.
One of the things He has impressed on me is that we are living at the end of human history as we know it. In light of this, He has given me some practical assignments. One was to be the Honorary Chair for the National Day of Prayer 2014 this past May. He gave me the message I was to deliver, which was from Joel 1...the Day of the Lord is at hand. It was a message warning that judgment is coming.
Just recently, He has given me another assignment, which is to call His people in our nation to prayer. This assignment came indirectly from a Syrian pastor through a National Day of Prayer attendee. In obedience, I am blowing the trumpet...sounding the alarm...issuing a national prayer initiative entitled 7 7 7: An Urgent Call to Prayer. The Call is for God's people to pray for each of the first seven days in the seventh month-July 1-7. Then on the 7th day, July 7, we are to pray and fast for 7 hours. The purpose is...
~ For God the Father to restrain, protect, and deliver His people from the evil that has come into our world.
~ For God the Son to be exalted, magnified, and glorified in His church, in our nation, and in our lives.
~ For God the Holy Spirit to fall on us in a fresh way, compelling the church to repent of sin and our nation to return to faith in the living God, resulting in a great national spiritual awakening.
I'm asking you to partner with me, and send out the word to everyone on your email address list, or who follows you on facebook or twitter. I will be sending out an eBlast this week and next, which you can access at http://www.annegrahamlotz.com/events/urgent-call-to-prayer/. Please feel free to use it, and place your name in the paragraph that includes mine to make it more personal for your constituents. Feel free also to forward this letter.
I will provide a prayer I have written for each of the 7 days to help unite us in one spirit and one voice as we cry out to God. Those who receive the eBlast are invited to sign up for the daily email prayers. Please be assured there is no other agenda in this initiative. This is not about promoting anything or anyone. This is all about calling God's people together to pray, before it's too late, and judgment falls on our nation.
Urgently,
Anne Graham-Lotz
UN Demands “New World Order”
A collection of over 100 of the world’s communist, Islamist, and socialist tyrants, along with some elected but mostly corrupt Third World regimes, gathered in Bolivia at the G77 plus China summit to demand what they called a “New World Order to Live Well.” United Nations boss Ban Ki-moon joined the anti-American, anti-freedom, anti-national sovereignty, anti-free market festivities, calling on the assembled rulers — the biggest bloc at the UN — to keep pushing “sustainable development” and global-warming alarmism with the goal of foisting global governance on humanity...In their final declaration, signed by more than 130 rulers from around the world, the regimes called for what amounts to global tyranny, central planning, and massive wealth redistribution from Western taxpayers to oppressive Third World governments...From a stronger UN better able to implement its “mandates” to empowering the UN General Assembly as an “emblem of global sovereignty” and advancing a global reserve currency run by the IMF, the radical screed demands a dramatic planetary transformation...Among the chief players at the Group of 77 and China summit, which now includes 133 governments despite the name, were some of the most brutal communist regimes on the planet. The ruthless dictatorship in Beijing was the most powerful participant at the summit. It has been calling for a “New World Order” for years, and billionaire financier George Soros has said publicly that the new order should be led by the brutal Chinese Communist Party...http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/item/18529-china-g77-tyrants-and-un-boss-demand-new-world-order...we are at the very doorstep of the coming antichrist ruled one-world government...Biblical prophecy being fulfilled in real time before our eyes!! ...Anne Graham-Lotz’s “sounding the alarm” (see below) is on target and on time “Blow the trumpet...sound the alarm...for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand-- Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God...” Joel 2:1, 13
Israel - Forget Israeli-Palestinian Accord, Focus Instead on Regional (Daniel 9:27?) Agreement!!!
“Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week…” Daniel 9:27
Give up trying to broker an Israeli-Palestinian accord, and focus instead on a comprehensive regional agreement, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman told US Secretary of State John Kerry during a meeting Thursday in Paris…he said Israel’s ongoing conflict is not only with the Palestinians, but the entire Arab world…Liberman said that today there was a “foundation” for creating a new “political-diplomatic structure in the Middle East” …http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Liberman-to-Kerry-Forget-Israeli-Palestinian-accord-focus-instead-on-regional-agreement-360678 ...Biblical prophecy being fulfilled in real time before our eyes!! ... "Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Luke 21:28
The ISIS conquest of Iraq leads to Jerusalem
As we witness the brutalization of Iraq by the ISIS terror organization consider this: this Islamic march of death leads to Jerusalem. The leading result of the call of the people in the Arab world for the overthrow of unsatisfactory leaders has been their cause being hijacked by insurgent jihadist terrorists...The Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS) is headed by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He transformed a few small terror cells into the most brutal and lethal terror group on earth - their aims are in four stages;
1. Drive America out of Iraq.
2. Create a Caliphate in Iraq.
3. Use that as a base to attack other countries.
4. Attack Israel.
Once Islamic ISIS establishes its permanent presence in Iraq, as Hizb’allah has done in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, it will strengthen its grip on Syria. While looking down on Israel from the Golan Heights, it is likely to turn its attention to a militarily weak Lebanon, seeking to remove the Shiite Hizb’allah from power, taking over its armory of a hundred thousand rockets, and taking control of that country. From its northern stronghold in Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria it will target Jordan with the intention of deposing, or killing, the Hashemite king, as a preliminary step to taking over his country. This would give the ISIS control over Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan in their march to a global Caliphate, and Stage 4 of their original plan...When that scenario is achieved, Israel will be exposed to a threatening and powerful terror enemy stretching from Rosh HaNikra on the northern Mediterranean to Mount Hermon in the northeast of Israel, sweeping through the Golan Heights and down the Jordan Valley to the Dead Sea and the Red Sea in the south...http://www.thedailysheeple.com/armageddon-on-the-doorstep-the-isis-conquest-of-iraq-leads-to-jerusalem-are-you-ready-for-the-next-world-war_062014 ...and therein you have the path to the soon coming Psalm 83 / Jeremiah 49 War against Israel! - if you ever wondered how it was going to all unfold, you now know...If the war against the Sunni Arab Jihadist is getting close (and it is), the war against Shite Iran's nuclear plants, Shite Assad's kingdom of Damascus and Shite Hezbollah must be even closer!
The prophecies could be fulfilled in either A or B below
A)
(1) Iran's nuclear power plants are destroyed - Jeremiah 49.
(2) Damascus and Hezbollah are destroyed -Isaiah 17.
(3) Sunni Jihadist in Psalms 83 / Jeremiah 49 war are destroyed.
OR
B)
(1) Sunni Jihadist in Psalms 83 / Jeremiah 49 war are destroyed.
(2) Damascus and Hezbollah are destroyed - Isaiah 17.
(3) Iran's nuclear power plants are destroyed - Jeremiah 49.
Based upon how current events in the Middle East going, all the pieces of the prophetic puzzle are there and its just the order in which the events will occur that are unknown. Biblical prophecy being fulfilled in real time before our eyes.
"Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Luke 21:28
“ISIS Militants Declare Islamist ‘Caliphate’”
Well, #2 above has just been fulfilled...
The extremist Sunni group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Sunday declared a new Caliphate—or an Islamic state to claim dominion over Muslims across the globe—on the territory it holds in the two countries...http://time.com/2938317/isis-militants-declare-islamist-caliphate/
“ISIS On Israel’s Border’”
..and, #4 above is about to be fulfilled...
The Times of Israel reported today that almost the entire Syrian side of the Golan Heights is now under the control of rebel forces, including radical Islamist groups...One of two Syrian army brigades that used to control the area has completely disappeared, the officer said. At present, the Islamist groups in the area are focused on the war against Assad, he said, “but we know their goal is to harm Israel; we’ve seen their propaganda material.”...http://www.jewsnews.co.il/2014/06/29/crisis-in-israel-as-isis-takes-control-of-golan-heights-on-syrian-side/
A Watchman’s View From The Wall
"And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!" Mark 13:37
~ A Watchman ~