Israel threatens Syrian President

Israel has threatened Syrian President Bashar Assad with a personal attack if Syria starts a war with Israel. Apparently intelligence reports show troop movements that could be considered hostile toward Israel. It is believed Bashar might be considering starting a war to deflect from issues in Syria.

A war between the two nations could lead to the fulfillment of Isaiah 17:2 which says Damascus, the capital of Syria, will be utterly destroyed.

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=227061

Things that could lead to an Israel/Iran conflict sooner rather than later

Two news stories have caught my attention today. Both of these items in combination lead me to believe a military conflict between Israel and Iran could be just around the corner.

First, Iran recently test fired long range missiles that have the capability of hitting Israel. I would not be surprised to see Israel take action to knock out the Iranian capability to launch such weapons.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/iran-test-fires-long-range-missiles-capable-of-striking-israel-u-s-bases-1.370029

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=226833

Second, a Russian official believes Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant will be fully operational by this August. Couple this story with the first and there is no way Israel will allow Iran to become nuclear capable, or allow those missile silos to stay functional with the threat of nuclear weapons being fired out of them.

The coming weeks and months could be very critical in the tense state of affairs between the two. Christians should in this time redouble their efforts to pray in the following areas:

1. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem - Psalm 122:6

2. Pray for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to have wisdom as he makes decisions on how to act regarding the Iranian threat and the increasing pressure from world leaders to sacrifice land to make peace.

3. Pray for U.S. President Barack Obama to understand the necessity of our government to stand beside Israel and bless her and not curse her. - Genesis 12:3

More exapmles of anti-Israeli bias

We know from the book of Zechariah that the day will come when all nations of the earth come against Israel. It's hard to go a day without seeing examples of how this is beginning to take place. Here are two recent examples.

First, the most recent U.N. Human Rights Council agenda has Israel listed as the only state to be permanently monitored for human rights violations over the next five years. Someway, somehow left off of this list were Yemen, Libya, and Syria, three nations who have recently slaughtered their own people. This is one example of how the world, an increasingly Muslim-friendly world is lining up against Israel.

http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-4083617,00.html

Secondly, President Obama has ratcheted up the foreign policy pressure on Israel while taking it relatively easy on Syria. Syria slaughters its own and barely rates mention while Israel is castigated for wanting to maintain defensible borders.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-is-obama-so-tough-on-israel-and-timid-on-syria/2011/06/19/AGmcB3bH_story.html

Fires, floods, and tornadoes have plagued our nation since President Obama has gone public with his expectation that Israel return to pre-1967 borders. If this position is maintained and pressed, which I suspect it will be, more disasters, natural or otherwise, are likely to continue to pound the U.S.

God made it clear in His word in Genesis that the nations that bless Israel will be blessed, and the nations that curse Israel will be cursed. He is true to His word and any continued negative policy toward Israel will bring negative results to the U.S or any other nation.

Nations lining up against Israel

There is growing sentiment among several key nations that concessions need to be made to the Palestinians to keep them happy. These are concessions that will not be good for Israel. We know from Zachariah that the day is coming when all nations will come against Israel. We are starting to see the beginning of that now.

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=226157

Israel reaches out to Turkey

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached out to Turkey in attempt to repair the damaged relations between the two nations. Netanyahu should step carefully here. First off, Turkey has recently taken a hard turn toward radical Islam. Second, no peace agreement or understanding between the two will last. Turkey is one of the Islamic nations that will invade Israel in the Gog-Magog war of Ezekiel 38-39.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/06/21/netanyahu-reaches-out-to-turkey-congratulates-erdogan-on-third-term-win/

Dumb, dumb, dumb!!

This will not lead to anything good. God will bless those who bless Israel, and curse those who curse Israel.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-gives-netanyahu-ultimatum-on-resuming-talks/

Big victory for anti-Israeli party in Turkey

The anti-Israeli A.K.P. party won big in parliamentary elections in Turkey this past week. The following article details their victory. I find this interesting for a couple of reasons.

1. Turkey is part of the coalition to invade Israel in Ezekiel 38-39.

2. As mentioned in the article, Turkey's influence is growing in the region. Turkey is the kind of nation that could step up to the plate and forge a regional coalition of 10 nations that could form the basis of the Antichrist's kingdom.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/world/europe/13turkey.html?_r=3&ref=world

U.S pressuring Israel to accept peace terms

According to the following article, the U.S. is pressuring Israel to accept President Obama's peace plan. The dangerous thing about this plan is that even though President Obama and his advisers promote this plan as being in Israel's best interest, it puts them in a position of having indefensible borders. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is completely in the right to balk against this plan.

I suspect two things will happen going forward.

1. There will be continued diplomatic pressure behind the scenes placed on Israel and Netanyahu by the U.S. to get compliance on Obama's plan.

2. There will be a smear campaign launched in against Netanyahu in the media to discredit his leadership.

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/u-s-pressuring-netanyahu-to-accept-obama-s-peace-plan-1.367333

U.S. still waiting on Israel to accept terms

According to a National Security Council official, the U.S. is still waiting on Israel to accept the plan for peace laid out by President Obama. Part of this plan is Israel returning to pre-1967 borders.

The best thing that could happen for the U.S. is to give up this idea. Ever since President Obama took this position we have seen some of the worst storms in our nation's history as well as the outbreak of wildfires in the southwest. Taking this type of anti-Israeli position put our nation in the perilous position of having God's hand of protection removed even more.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/white-house-waiting-for-netanyahu-to-accept-obama-s-peace-talk-principles-1.367071

Foreshadowing the coming black horse of the Apocalypse

The black horse of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Revelation prophecies of the coming day of food shortage and rising food prices. While that day is yet to come, we can see the foreshadowing of that day coming now.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/millions-face-food-poverty-as-northern-europe-is-hit-by-worst-drought-in-35-years/story-e6frg6so-1226065483805

Iran sends nuclear subs into Red Sea

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran would not stop enriching uranium as the nation sent submarines into the Red Sea. The type of submarine deployed is capable of firing missiles and torpedoes. This can not be a comfortable fact for Israel.

I wonder how many acts like the refusal to suspend their nuclear program or deploying submarines Iran will undertake before the international community, I'm looking at you U.S., will get serious about dealing with Ahmadinejad and Iran?

All of Iran's actions here continue to point to its role in the invasion of Israel from Ezekiel 38-39.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/06/07/iranian-navy-sends-submarines-to-red-sea/

Good article on the potential role of Turkey

The following is an excellent article written by Joel Richardson about the leadership role Turkey could fill in a future Islamic Caliphate. A grouping of Islamic nations described in the article below would include the region the Antichrist is to arise from. Such a coalition of nations could form the ten-kingdom empire of the Antichrist.

For further study on this topic, I would suggest reading The Islamic Antichrist by Joel Richardson.

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=306481

More violence in Israel

Israeli troops battled pro-Palestinian protesters on Sunday. This is the second major outbreak of violence in the last month. Any violence such as this will likely cause world leaders to continue to push for a peace agreement in the Middle East. To bring this about we are likely to see the continued pressure on Israel to surrender land.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/06/05/israel-on-high-alert-for-possible-border-unrest/?test=latestnews?test=latestnews

The Vatican speaks out on Palestinian state

The Vatican recently issued a statement on the need for peace between Israel and Palestinians. The means by which it believes this peace can be achieved is through an independent Palestinian state. This story caught my eye for two reasons.

Number one, it is one more source of pressure on Israel to make concessions.

Number two, is the belief held by some scholars that the false prophet of Biblical prophecy will be an apostate pope. If this is true, could this be the beginning of the Vatican aligning against Israel?

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=223517

The move is over and summer is almost here. Hopefully now I can become more regular in keeping up with this. - ASM