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Are You Trying To Be A Patient Elder To Your Descendants – Part 1

March 17, 2013

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A GOOD REPORT AT CHRIST’S JUDGMENT SEAT LASTS FOREVER

Hebrews 11:1,2 – Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. [2] For by it THE ELDERS obtained A GOOD REPORT..

The ELDERS – Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sara, Joseph, Moses, Rahab, Gedeon, Barak, Samson, Jephethae, Samuel, and the prophets. (All in Hebrews 11)

The Word PATIENCE throughout this discourse means ENDURANCE.

Hebrews 11:39 to 12:1 – And these all, having obtained A GOOD REPORT through faith, received not THE PROMISE: [40] God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. [1] Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with PATIENCE the race that is set before us,

Hebrews 10:35-37 – Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. [36] For ye have need of PATIENCE, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive THE PROMISE. [37] For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

THE PROMISE AWAITS AT RAPTURE JUDGMENT & 2ND ADVENT

I Corinthians 15:51,52 – Behold, I shew you A MYSTERY; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, [52] In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the LAST trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Revelation 10:7 – But in the days of the voice of the SEVENTH angel, when he shall begin to sound, THE MYSTERY of God SHOULD BE FINISHED, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

Revelation 11:15 – And the SEVENTH angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

THIS IS THE JUDGMENT IN HEAVEN OF THE SAVED FOR REWARD
WHILE 7 VIALS OF WRATH JUDGMENT POUR ON LOST ON EARTH

Revelation 11:18 – And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

Will you have been an Elder to Your Descendants on Trumpet 7 Rapture?

Revelation 14:12,13 – Here is the PATIENCE of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. [13] And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

This is Trumpet 7 Rapture – The LAST Trumpet in a Series of 7

Revelation 14:14-16 – And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. [15] And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. [16] And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.

The Time of the 10 horns is Not a Far Distant Event

Revelation 17:12-14 – And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. [13] These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. [14] These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are CALLED, and CHOSEN, and FAITHFUL.

2ND Advent Elders will be among the CALLED, and CHOSEN, and FAITHFUL!

Luke 21:27 – And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

JESUS GIVES YOU HIS ETERNAL LIFE WHEN YOU COME TO HIM!

John 5:40 – And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

HE THEN SHAPES YOU INTO AN ELDER ROLE AS YOU LEARN OF HIM!

Matthew 11:29 – Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

10 Islamic Horns have 100+/1 numerical advantage in Conventional War

Israel is Surrounded And Threatened by Islam, But She Is NOT Isolated!

The Evil Axis Nuclear Threats are now Forcing Worldwide Nuke Umbrellas

To be positioned and re-positioned to prevent a world nuclear Holocaust

The Middle East Is In The Process Of Preparing for Conventional Warfare

Under Nuclear Umbrella giving 10 Islam Horns Huge Advantage over Jews

Until Messiah comes to end Armageddon as He returns at his 2nd Advent

The Obama Administration is still trying to downgrade our nuclear Arsenal

The US should be increasing nuke effectiveness to prevent a nuclear War

If North Korea or Iran Attempted to Fire A Nuke Toward Israel or America

It would be intercepted and both would be destroyed – And they know It.

March 16, 2013

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BEFORE THE FINAL BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON, WHICH ENDS 3 & ½ YEARS OF THE TRIBULATION PERIOD, THE ANTICHRIST AND HIS 1O HORNS WILL PREVAIL AGAIN SURROUNDED ISRAEL IN THE NEGEV.

Daniel 7:8,20-22 – I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. [20] And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. [21] I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; [22] Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

THE LAMB OF GOD WILL RETURN AS THE LION OF JUDAH AT THE END OF THE VIALS OF WRATH AT THE FINAL BATTLE OF THE TRIBULATION WHICH IS ARMAGEDDON.

Revelation 17:12-14 – And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. [13] These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. [14] These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

Zechariah14:9,16 – And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one. [16] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

Begin Excerpt from Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs/Daily Alert via (Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

March 15, 2013

Israel Is Not Isolated

Efraim Inbar

(Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

Bar-Ilan University)

A close look at Israel’s interaction with countries near and far, as well as with international institutions, belies the claim that it is isolated.

In fact, Israel is increasingly acknowledged as a world player in view of its social, economic, technological, financial, and diplomatic achievements.

Continued high Jewish fertility rates, immense new energy reserves, innovative water technologies, and a frenetic pace of cultural production are all prominent features of modern Israel.

There are significant parts of the world that appreciate what Israel is doing and try to emulate its successes.

The writer is director of the BESA Center.

Begin Excerpt from Fox News

March 15, 2013

Rebeccah Heinrichs is an expert on nuclear deterrence and missile defense. She is a Visiting Fellow at The Heritage Foundation.

Korea threatened to launch a pre-emptive nuclear attack against the U.S. last week. On Monday, Pyongyang turned up the heat, declaring that it was scrapping the armistice that ended the Korean War 60 years ago. It seems the Kim regime would have us believe it is serious about posing a nuclear threat to us and our allies.

In 2009, the same year when North Korea last announced it was nullifying the armistice, then-Senator Chuck Hagel raised what he assumed was a rhetorical question: “How can we preach to other countries that you can’t have nuclear weapons but we can and our allies can?” I would assume now Defense Secretary Hagel would get an enthusiastic“amen” on this point from Kim Jong Un.

But rather than suggest the U.S. disarm before “preaching” to North Korea to refrain from using nuclear weapons, the administration reassured South Korea and Japan “at the highest levels” of its commitment to deterrence, through the U.S. nuclear umbrella and missile defense.

Don’t Obama and Hagel understand that the superiority of the U.S. nuclear force has contributed greatly to the prevention of major war and the preservation of peace since World War II?

The administration finds itself in a quandary. By the president’s own admission, he has “changed our nuclear posture to reduce the number and role of nuclear weapons in our national security strategy.”

Indeed, he signed the New START Treaty with Russia which requires significant cuts in the U.S. nuclear arsenal, while requiring none from Moscow. Then, before anyone could possibly know the effects of the treaty, he committed to further reductions. The president also has yet to make good on his promise to the Senate to modernize the weapons we have.

Moreover, in 2001, while campaigning for White House, he famously said “I don’t agree with missile defense.”

In his first year in the Oval Office, he cut more than a $1 billion from the Missile Defense Agency and cancelled programs designed to significantly improve the system.

Now, the administration suddenly finds it needs a convincing homeland missile defense system and the nuclear weapons it is determined to vanquish. Most urgently, it is scrambling to persuade friends and foes of its resolve and ability to successfully employ them, if needed. Committing 3,000 U.S. troops to military drills with Seoul in the face of the bellicose rhetoric from Pyongyang is part of this.

But it may be too late.

Deterring conflict requires much more than promises, even at the “highest levels.” Nuclear deterrence is nothing without credibility. Friend and foe alike must believe that nuclear force will be brought to bear if necessary to preserve our security and that of our allies.

Yet it seems as though our allies have begun to seriously doubt the president’s commitment to their security. We know this because they are having domestic discussions about acquiring nuclear weapons.

It’s hard to blame them.

While the U.S. has been openly limiting its strategic forces, both South Korea and Japan have faced serious aggression. Despite U.N. sanctions, North Korea has pressed full speed ahead with its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.

Pyongyang has also spent the last several years harassing the South. In 2010 Pyongyang torpedoed the South Korean Navy ship, the Cheonan, killing 46 seamen. It killed more South Koreans in an attack on Yeonpyeong Island.

The U.S. military conducted joint military exercises with Seoul right after the attacks to show solidarity. But when China objected to having the USS George Washington participate in the exercises, and the U.S. canceled he aircraft carrier’s deployment.

So much for solidarity.

China, of course, has a history of blocking meaningful sanctions against North Korea. And former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testified that North Korea’s missile program had “some help coming from” Beijing.

Meanwhile, Beijing has mounted an increasingly aggressive campaign against Japan in the East China Sea. A U.S. intelligence naval officer recently described China’s maritime surveillance agency as “a full-time maritime sovereignty harassment organization.”

As for Beijing’s nuclear ambitions, General Robert Kehler, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command said, “It is not possible to accurately determine the precise level or conditions at which the PRC leadership might elect to attempt to match the U.S. nuclear inventory.” In other words, should the U.S. continue to decrease the number of nuclear weapons in its inventory, China might be tempted to build up, if it isn’t already.

Additionally, Beijing appears willing to employ nuclear weapons even in conventional conflicts. According to China’s Arms Control Ambassador, Beijing’s “no first use” of nuclear weapons policy does not apply in a situation in which the U.S. might intervene in Taiwan.

What the president and Secretary Hagel have seemingly failed to understand is that the superiority of the U.S. nuclear force has contributed greatly to the prevention of major war and the preservation of peace since World War II.

Haphazardly lowering the U.S. nuclear force due to an ideological opposition to nuclear weapons themselves—especially when combined with weak responses to aggression—risks a cascade of nuclear proliferation. Moreover, an effective missile defense is necessary not only for intercepting missiles, but also for convincing foes that it isn’t worth launching a missile at the U.S. to begin with. It requires committed investment, testing, and sustainment over an extended period of time.

Today the rest of the world is watching the U.S. disarm and—rather than do the same—it is making the calculation that it’s time to arm up.

President Obama should stop his hasty drawdown of the U.S. nuclear force, commit to its modernization, and strengthen the U.S missile defense system. Otherwise, the path to nuclear zero will lead to only greater nuclear proliferation.

Rebeccah Heinrichs is an expert on nuclear deterrence and missile defense. She is a Visiting Fellow at The Heritage Foundation.

Begin Excerpt from Jerusalem for Public Affairs/Daily Alert via AP & Boston Globe

Obama Says Iran a Year Away from Nuclear Weapon

Aron Heller

March 15, 2013

Iran is about a year away from developing a nuclear weapon and the U.S. remains committed to doing everything in its power to prevent that from happening, President Barack Obama told Israel’s Channel 2 TV in an interview aired Thursday. Obama said that while he still prefers diplomacy over force, a nuclear Iran is a “red line” and all options remain on the table to stop it. “Right now, we think it would take over a year or so for Iran to actually develop a nuclear weapon, but obviously we don’t want to cut it too close.” (AP-Boston Globe)

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ATOMIC WAR IN ISRAEL IN TRIBULATION PERIOD – YES OR NO?

TO GO BOOM-BOOM-BOOM, OR NOT TO GO BOOM-BOOM-BOOM

THAT IS A GREAT PROPHETIC QUESTION OF THIS GENTILE AGE!

THE LATEST NEWS CONCERNING THE QUESTION IS IN EXCERPT

NUMBER 3 IN SERIES, WHICH I BEGAN ADDRESSING IN THE 70’S.

JUNE 5, 2011

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This is Number 3 in the Series over a long period of time from 2003 to 2011. I am even more confident now than when I issued Numbers 1 and 2, which follow, that we not see a nuclear war in Israel.

Begin Quote of Archive Special Prophecy Update 187A

Special Prophecy Update Number 187A

August 29, 2004

Atomic War in Israel – Yes or No? – Number 2

More than a year ago I issued Special Prophecy Update Number 129C, titled “Atomic War in Israel, Yes or No?” I would like to reaffirm my belief in its validity in Number 2. The original Update 129C, issued July 23, 2003, was as follows: (BEGIN QUOTE OF 129C)

“One of the main reasons I wrote three books on prophecy in the late seventies and early eighties was to establish a case advocated by teachers of the pre-World War II era. It was, simply stated, that man would not destroy the earth with his weaponry, but rather that God would destroy the earth by the use of this own power. I am certain that the horrifying changes in the topography of Israel, as well as the terrifying destruction of the antichrist’s forces at Armageddon, are by the awesome power of God, not atomic, chemical, or biological weapons of man. The lifting of the land from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem, the breaking up of Jerusalem into three sections, the splitting of the Mount of Olives, and the consuming of the flesh, tongues, and eyes of the antichrist’s men are natural phenomena unleashed by God, not by man. All the Scriptures dealing with these phenomena unleashed by God are covered in Birth Pang and Prophecy Archives.

There are many advocates of a great atomic, chemical, and biological war in Israel when the antichrist attacks 1260 days before Armageddon. It might happen at the time of Armageddon, but the initial attack will start what amounts to a non-nuclear, non-chemical, and non-biological war. So why am I so confident and outspoken about this being the case?

Israel has numerous extremely well concealed missile sites in the Negev between Beersheba and the Gulf of Aqabah.

(1) It has more than 300 nuclear, chemical, and biological warheads to mount on Jericho missiles.

(2) The Jericho is a very accurate missile, and can hit a target in any Islamic country from Morocco to Pakistan and from Turkey to Yemen.

(3) Israel has an excellent anti-missile defense to protect its array of silos, warheads, and missiles. It is able to pick up an incoming enemy missile launched from Syria before it reaches it maximum altitude.

(4) So why do I believe this array of WMD will not be unleashed by Israel when it is attacked? Because the Israeli War Contingency Plan of Israel directs that WMD will never be launched against a foreign nation unless they are first launched against Israel.

(5) So how do I know the Islamic countries will not launch WMD in their initial attack? All of them are well aware of what is listed in (1) through (5)! The former Soviet Union, which it existed, shared Israeli intelligence information with Syria, which it collected over a long period of time from its hundreds of spy satellites it launched from pads between Moscow and the White Sea, and on the eastern side of the Aral Sea. Syria, in turn, has shared it with some of the other Islamic countries around Israel. Only a leader possessed of rank insanity would ever launch WMD first against Israel, which is why I was so relieved when Saddam Hussein was taken out of the way.

Many believe the United States will quickly rush to the aid of Israel, and, as the world’s greatest power, will immediately deliver her from any kind of attack she can’t handle. There are two problems with this idea: (1) The United States believes Israel can defeat any Islamic attack on its own without any help from us. After all, Israel has easily done so in three previous wars and, (2) This will be a lightning Jihad, and better coordinated than any of the previous wars, and this time Israel will have a Palestinian state attacking it from within, while the other Islamic nations come in from outside its borders. It will probably last less than a month,, and Jerusalem is likely to fall within two weeks.

By the time we decide they must have our help it will be too late, because they will have occupied most of the land from Dan to Beersheba. It would take months, as it did in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Freedom Iraq, to get enough American troops on the ground to do any good.

What was the character of Israel’s past three wars? They were all very short in duration, and they all ended abruptly in a truce. That will be the case in this war. The United States knows that the Negev is the place where Israel will flee. When we believe they are safely in the Negev, we will be more than willing to accept a truce to give us time to think about what to do, and Israel will remain trapped in the Negev for some three and one-half years.

The part played by the United States during this period of three and one-half years is interspersed throughout our Prophecy Archives, with some of it in Prophecy Updates 5 through 11, 32 & 33, and 74 & 75.”

(END QUOTE OF UPDATE 129C).

(CONTINUE QUOTE OF UPDATE 187A)

Since Update 129C was issued, several noteworthy things have come to pass that reduce the likelihood of a nuclear war in the Middle East. The area is headed toward a situation where both sides will realize a nuclear war would leave the victor, or victors, in such a powerless state, that any future they might have would be desolate, and leave them in a position of great vulnerability to the rest of the oil consuming nations. Some of these noteworthy recent events, which would tend to create a standoff, such as the one that developed between the United States and the once mighty Soviet Union, are as follows:

(1) Syria now has a better Scud than the Scud B. The Scud D missile, considered to be the most sophisticated weapon of its kind, is now in the hands of the Syrian military. It is able to deliver nuclear, chemical, or biological multiple warheads to their targets in Israel from Syria.

(2) The jointly developed American-Israeli Arrow 2 missile successfully launched an Arrow 2 missile that destroyed a Scud B over the Pacific Ocean earlier this year. The Arrow 2 is designed to intercept an enemy missile before it reaches its peak altitude, far from Israeli territory. However, in a recent test against the Scud D, it failed to intercept the detached warhead. It was not a complete failure, and the results are in the process of being analyzed. Israel says it can still effectively destroy the Scud D.

(3) Syria also maintains a sizeable ballistic missile arsenal and, like Iran, is active in upgrading and expanding its capabilities.

(4) In June Iran announced it is building its first stealth missile, a rocket that can evade electronic detection. The missile was named Kowsar, in honor of the Kowsar river in paradise, which is found in the Koran, the Holy Book of Islam. Iran announced it would be capable of hitting ships and aircraft.

(5) Iran is continuing to steam toward development of its own nuclear bomb, which many believe it could develop as early as next year. It is now going underground, and spreading out its nuclear development sites in order to limit the damage that could be incurred by an Israeli air strike, like the one carried out on Iraq’s nuclear facility in 1981.

(6) Iran is manufacturing various missiles, chief among them being the Shahab-3, whose range of 1300 km (793 mi) allows it to reach Israel. It is designed to carry up to a 700-kilogram conventional warhead. But the Iranians are currently developing the Shihab 4 and 5, with ranges of 3000 km (1830 mi) and 6000 km (3660 mi), which puts all of Europe in its sights, and these both missiles will be able to carry chemical, nuclear, and biological weapons.

(7) At the same time that Iran and Syria are attempting to manufacture weapons of mass destructions, and the missiles to deliver them, they are also building up their conventional arsenal of weapons. Iran has been making its own tanks, armored personnel carriers, and fighter planes, inside its own borders for some time. They have been guided by the designs of weaponry supplied to them by North Korea, Russia, and even China in both their conventional and non-conventional programs of weaponry development. The huge payments from the Iranian oil money have, for some time, helped to keep the Russian Economy afloat, and the North Korean economy from completely collapsing.

I do not believe there will be a nuclear, biological or chemical war in the Middle East. I have long been convinced of this. It will be a great war, but only conventional weapons will be used. I will not rule out the possibility of some being used at Armageddon, but I really don’t believe they will be launched even then.

It is no secret that, if left unchecked, Iran is determined to become a global nuclear power with long range nuclear missiles that could strike Europe, plus NATO and American forces within a 3600 mile radius, and the United States and Israel are determined to not let that happen. Unless Israel strikes Iranian nuclear facilities it will develop a nuclear bomb.

End Quote of Archive Update 187A Issued in 2004

Begin Excerpt from DEBKAfile Special Report

Iran has secretly stocked enriched uranium for four nuclear bombs

DEBKAfile Special Report

June 3, 2011, 8:24 AM (GMT+02:00)

The Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control, American’s scientific watchdog on world nuclear weapons production, estimates that by Dec. 2008, Iran had accumulated enough U-235 to fuel one nuclear bomb; by 2009, enough for a second, by August 2010 material for a third bomb and by April 2011, enough enriched uranium for a fourth bomb.

These estimates presuppose an Iranian decision to further process low-enriched material to weapons grade – a process taking no more than a couple of months.

Iran, says the Wisconsin Project, is consolidating its status as a “virtual” nuclear weapon state – meaning it can set about building a bomb whenever its rulers so decide.

In its twice-annual report published Thursday, June 2, Wisconsin revealed three further developments in Iran’s nuclear drive:

1. Since November 2010, when Iran stopped enriching uranium in all cascades at the Natanz plant for about a week (the report does not give the reason for the stoppage – possibly a Stuxnet virus invasion of its computer control system), the enrichment rate has increased. The 5,000 centrifuges spinning in February 2011 increased to nearly 6,000 in May 2011.

DEBKAfile’s Iranian sources add: Prof. Ferei-doon Abbasi Davani has taken over as director of the enrichment complex at Natanz. He was formerly in charge of combating the Stuxflex worm. Last November, Prof. Abbasi Dayani escaped with light injuries from an attack by a pair of motorcyclists who attached a sticky bomb to his car. It occurred near the Imam Hossein University in Tehran where most of Iran’s secret nuclear labs are located.

Wisconsin quotes the International Atomic Energy Agency’s May 2011 report that one of its seals was broken in the “feed and withdrawal area” of the Natanz enrichment plant.

2. This means that Iran took action to conceal the real amount of is enriched uranium stockpile from the nuclear watchdog and the fact, as Wisconsin reports, that it has accumulated enough material for building four nuclear bombs. Its steady progress will go undetected until the next IAEA inventory in October or November.

3. DEBKAfile’s intelligence sources point out that Tehran has won a period of six to seven months for keeping its nuclear activities hidden from oversight with no one in the West or in Israel able to find out what is going on at the Natanz enrichment plant.

4. Wisconsin goes on to state: “Uncertainties about the number of centrifuges operated by Iran make it difficult to draw a conclusion about the performance of individual machines.” More machines may be switched on when IAEA inspectors are not present while less, more advanced centrifuges, may take over after the inspection is over.

Our sources stress that these revelations are highly pertinent to the controversy taking place in Israel over the surprising comments by ex-Mossad Director Meir Dagan.

Dubbed “Mister Stop the Bomb” for reputedly directing covert operations that held off Iran’s nuclear threat for five or six years – though this may an exaggeration – Dagan suddenly began speaking out strongly against any Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear program. Wednesday, June 1, he implicitly warned that such an attack would precipitate a regional war in which Israel would fare badly.

Israel’s political and defense establishments have always had their doves but Dagan is sounding one like for the first time.

The controversy around his comments reflects a similar argument afoot in US political and defense circles over whether the time has come to smash Iran’s nuclear capability or stand by and let the Islamic Republic becomes a “virtual nuclear weapon state.”

In the last three years, the two schools of thought for and against military action against Iran have been joined by a third, which affirms that the US and Israel can live with an Iran armed with one or two nuclear bombs because this number would be dwarfed even by Israel’s reputed stock let alone the American arsenal. Therefore, until Iran stockpiles a serous arsenal of weapons, it does not constitute an existential threat to Israel.

The Wisconsin Project’s latest report explodes this argument because it exposes the steady accumulation of materials for four bombs in two-and-a-half years and Iran’s dogged advance toward a serious arsenal unless it is stopped.

That is the reason why the military option is back on the table in Jerusalem

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THE DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN PLAN FOR GREATER SYRIA

BY IRAN AND HEZBOLLAH IS PAVING WAY FOR ANTICHRIST

TO ARISE FROM ASHES OF ARAB SPRING IN GREATER SYRIA.

BARREL 1

A 50,000-strong parallel force in Syria to help prolong the life of the Assad Regime

BARREL 2

To maintain their influence over Greater Syria after the fall of President B. Assad!

March 15, 2013

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DANIEL 11:38 – But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

THE GOD OF FORCES

Concerning the “God of forces,” the following three paragraph quote from American and Israel Prophecy, it certainly views the subject of verse 38 as being fond of enforcing his will on others by force.

Mohammed was said to spread, through warfare, the rules of Islam. Mohammed became increasingly violent during his career and spent 10 years in Medina creating an army to overthrow his homeland, Mecca, after he was ran off by the pagans in 622 AD. He killed thousands of people and subdued Arabia through war. Muslims are encouraged to commit acts of heroism in combat. They are promised that those who kill and are killed will be rewarded with paradise. This is the basis for suicide bombers. They believe that since they are killing while they are killed that the sin of suicide is covered by the martyrdom of their action and, as such, they will be rewarded in heaven. Islam is a religion of political rule, a system of government. It is not about a personal relationship with Allah, it is about bringing the world under submission to its rule.

The Quran (Koran) was written over time during the life of Mohammed (conveyed or recited by him). He started as a peaceful man, but as time went on he changed many of his values. As he became increasingly violent, his writings matched his attitude. The correct interpretation of the Quran is to take any conflict in doctrine, of which there is a whole lot, and replace an older verse with the latest one, supplanting it’s meaning with the more recent version in a process called abrogation. The problem is that the Quran is compiled from the longest Sura to the shortest, so it’s nearly impossible to know which conflicting verse to believe or obey. The Muslims have a whole committee of scholars to interpret the Quran and decide which verses were written first and the succession of them to the last.

If you think Islam is a religion of peace, as they claim, just look at all the wars they are involved in today, in Europe, China, Africa, etc., and the mindset of Muslims as a whole as they chant “Death to Israel, Death to America”, while they are working toward their goal of subduing the world. Islam is a religion of peace only when they have conquered the world and subjected it to the rule of Islam. Also, if the son of the ruler of Hamas says that Islam has no moderates, then I believe him.

A GOD WHOM HIS FATHERS KNEW NOT

The God of the early patriarchal descendants of Ishmael never heard of Allah until Muhammad showed up many years after the New Testament was canonized.

The antichrist will be a descendent of Abraham, but he will have no regard for the God of Abraham through Jacob, the man Israel. He will rise out of the Islamic faith through Ishmael, but in the end will claim to be the god of gods, perhaps even Allah incarnate, thereby magnifying himself above all gods, since Islam considers Allah to be the one and only supreme God.

HE HONOURS ALLAH WTH GOLD, AND SILVER, AND WITH PRECIOUS STONES, AND PLEASANT THINGS.

Antichrist will honor Allah with the spoils of the war used to build up his Caliphate.

Daniel 11:42,43 – He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. [43] But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.

DANIEL 11:39 –Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.

The Hebrew word for “strong holds” means “fortified places, highly strengthened fortresses.” I believe it refers to the fortresses of Daniel’s 10 horns led by antichrist. Daniel refers to it as a “strange” god, because Allah was not known in either the Old or the New Testaments. Antichrist will divide the land he captures between the 10 horns that initially helped him. All of the many Islamic nations that eventually join the antichrist’s great caliphate will honor Allah as he does, and many will be ruled by his cronies.

Begin Excerpt from Ya Libnan via The Guardian

Iran, Hezbollah have 50,000 force in Syria to back Assad

March 15, 2013 ⋅ 12:40 am ⋅

Iran and Hezbollah have built a 50,000-strong parallel force in Syria to help prolong the life of the Assad regime and to maintain their influence after his fall, Israel’s military intelligence chief has claimed.

Major General Aviv Kochavi said Iran intended to double the size of this Syrian “people’s army”, which he claimed was being trained by Hezbollah fighters and funded by Tehran, to bolster a depleted and demoralised Syrian army.

Kochavi, the director of military intelligence in the Israel defence forces (IDF), also said Assad’s troops had readied chemical weapons but so far had not been given the order for them to be used.

At the same time, he warned of the increasing sway of extremist groups in the opposition, particularly the al-Nusra Front, which he claimed was beginning to infiltrate Lebanon and was making connections with a Sinai-based militant organisation, Ansar Bait al-Maqdis, which is focused on attacks on Israel.

Israel opposes the western arming of Syrian rebels because of its fears that the weapons will end up in the hands of such groups.

Defence officials say they are focused on Assad’s sizeable arsenal of chemical weapons and missiles and they are prepared to carry out more air strikes to stop such arms being transferred to Hezbollah, even at the risk of what a senior official predicted would be an ugly new war in Lebanon.

Western and Israeli governments have long alleged that members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards are advising Assad’s generals, and that Hezbollah guerillas are fighting alongside Syrian government troops. Israeli officials say the commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force, Qassem Suleimani, has been in Damascus to oversee operations.

In his speech on Thursday, Kochavi went much further and claimed that since last June Tehran had been using Hezbollah to build up a large Syrian militia that would be Iranian-controlled even in the event of Assad’s fall from power.

“The damages of the imminent fall of Syria are very high for both Iran and Hezbollah. Iran is losing a sole ally in the region surrounding Israel. It will lose the ability to transfer weaponry through Syria to Hezbollah. Iran and Hezbollah are both doing all in their power to assist Assad’s regime.

“They support Assad operationally on the ground, with strategic consultation, intelligence, weapons,” Kochavi told the Herzliya Conference, a meeting of security officials and analysts in Israel.

“Most recently, they are establishing a ‘people’s army’ trained by Hezbollah and financed by Iran, currently consisting of 50,000 men, with plans to increase to 100,000. Iran and Hezbollah are also preparing for the day after Assad’s fall, when they will use this army to protect their assets and interests in Syria.”

He said the Syrian regular army was crumbling, claiming that several successive recruitment drives had failed, realising only 20% of their targets as young men had fled rather than join up. The International Institute of Strategic Studies yesterday reported that from a notional strength of 220,000, the army had withered to a core of about 50,000 the regime could rely on. The Institute for the Study of War in Washington estimated the loyal core at 65,000.

Israel has warned the UK and France against arming Syrian rebels, arguing there will be no guarantees that sophisticated weapons such as portable anti-aircraft missiles will not ultimately find their way to al-Qaida affiliates and other extremist groups, and be turned against Israel.

Kochavi claimed the al-Nusra Front had sent “subsidiaries” into Lebanon and had forged connections with Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (also known as Ansar Jerusalem), which has launched attacks into Israel from the Sinai. He said al-Nusra intended to help the group establish cells in Lebanon.

Israel’s immediate focus is on preventing any of Assad’s stockpile of chemical weapons and anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles reaching Lebanon.

Israeli officials say they have “intimate co-operation” with US intelligence on tracking these weapons. In February Israeli planes bombed a convoy suspected of transferring modern anti-aircraft missiles from Syria to Hezbollah, and Israeli officials, while not formally acknowledging them, would not hesitate to strike again.

“There is a readiness to strike again and an awareness that this could escalate. Israel is heavily focused on this, but worried that the rest of the world is not,” an Israeli security source said.

A senior IDF official said there were an estimated 50,000 rockets of various ranges in Hezbollah hands, of which a few thousand were capable of reaching Tel Aviv. He acknowledged that Israeli air strikes could trigger a war which neither Israel nor Hezbollah wanted at this time, in which Hezbollah would use much of this arsenal, forcing the IDF to launch another invasion of southern Lebanon, as he said only ground troops could root out the rockets and launchers that were hidden in south Lebanese villages.

“Hezbollah will give a house to a fighter in a village. It will be a three-storey house and one storey is for the storage of missiles,” the IDF official said.

“In a future war, we would have to bomb and to send troops into the village. Unfortunately, it is not getting to be surgical. We will do everything we can to evacuate the area of civilians, but I think it’s going to be ugly.”

Guardian

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The 2-State Peace Solution will Never bring a Lasting Middle East Peace

After 66 Years of the 2-State Solution the U.S. should throw in its Hand

And not wait for more favorable new cards to be received in a new Deal

But simply wait for Christ to return and fulfill Abraham’s One State Grant

March 14, 2013

http://www.tribulationperiod.com/

Genesis 15:18-21 – In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: [19] The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, [20] And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, [21] And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

Psalm 105:3-8 – Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. [4] Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore. [5] Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; [6] O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. [7] He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth. [8] He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

See Archive Prophecy Update Numbers 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, and 69

Micah 5:4-9 – And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. [5] And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. [6] And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. [7] And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. [8] And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. [9] Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

Zechariah 14:9 – And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.

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‘Two states’ an empty slogan

Op-ed: Palestinians reiterate their ‘commitment’ to peace process, but refuse to recognize Israel as Jewish state

Shaul Rosenfeld

February 25, 2013

As pundits try to gauge the strength of the alliance between Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett, who have so far refused to enter a Netanyahu-led coalition, it is important to discuss the main disagreement between the leaders of the Yesh Atid and Habayit Hayehudi parties.

Lapid has adopted the “two states for two peoples” paradigm, although he has refrained from talking about it in a pathetically obsessive way, as Tzipi Livni has. Bennett, on the other hand, has rejected the model out of hand. A diplomatic abyss separates Lapid and Bennett, but it has yet to damage their alliance, perhaps because they both assume the “two states for two peoples” idea will never materialize, at least not in the near future. The “two states for two peoples” slogan has no hold in reality, despite the fact that it is supported by many in Israel and the Western world.

Apart from the fact that a Palestinian leader who would be willing to sign a peace agreement without demanding the return of a significant number of refugees to Israel has yet to be born, senior Palestinian officials refuse to even utter the words “Jewish state.”

The Palestinian ethos and Palestinian literature do not signal even the slightest willingness to make progress toward recognizing the Jewish state. The demand for the return of the refugees is aimed at flooding Israel with Palestinians as part of the effort to strip the country of its Jewish character.

All this does not stop the majority of Palestinian officials from repeatedly telling Israel and the West of their “commitment to the idea of two states for two people” while at the same time objecting to any recognition of the Jewish state.

It is one thing to speak of a withdrawal from Judea and Samaria while accepting some part of the “right of return” in exchange for a peace agreement, which will most likely collapse like the Oslo Accords did, and it is an entirely different thing to view the “two states for two peoples” formula as the headline of the peace deal which is supposed to create a Palestinian nation state in the West Bank alongside a Jewish nation state in Israel.

The chances of realizing the second option do not exist anyway, unless “two states” means establishing a Jew-free Palestinian-Hamasnik nation state in Gaza and another PLO nation state, which will also be free of Jews, in Judea and Samaria.

In the State of Israel, in which many leaders and important institutions are against giving preference to the Jewish nation over the large Arab minority, the idea of a Jewish nation state cannot be realized in the framework of the fictive “two states for two people” formula.

However, since Lapid, Livni and the rest of the advocates of the “two states for two peoples” principle cannot publicly admit that the Palestinians are refusing to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, they are actually rejecting that same principle.

This is what the sentence “We do not need the Palestinians to recognize us as a Jewish state” was invented for. It means that our recognition as a Jewish state, much like Shari Arison’s peace, starts with us, and it also ends with is, just like the “two states for two peoples” idea – which has always been no more than a catchy marketing slogan devoid of any content.

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Why the Left isn’t right

Op-ed: How can State of Israel reach an agreement with people who believe it should not exist?

Dan Calic

March 13, 2013

It has been said doing the same thing repeatedly yet expecting different results is one definition of insanity. One can make a case this applies to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

For example, many look to a two state solution as the best way to resolve the conflict. Yet is this a new concept? The answer is no, it’s already been tried. It happened in 1947 with UN resolution 181 which partitioned two states for two peoples. In spite of being approved by a 72% majority, the implementation on the ground was a dismal failure. Why? The Arab nations refused to accept the UN vote and attacked Israel one day after declaring independence.

Since this attempt at Israel’s destruction there have been numerous wars, two intifadas, thousands of Israeli victims of terror attacks and a host of terror organizations birthed, all with a singular goal- the destruction of Israel.

Yet the Left would have us believe two states for two peoples is the only answer which can bring a lasting peace to the decades old conflict. However, there is a major problem. Sixty-five years after rejecting a two-state solution, the Arabs have yet to change their mind. They still refuse to accept it.

It’s not that they don’t want their own state. They certainly do. However, if accepting the existence of Israel as a Jewish state is a requirement in order for them to have their own, they prefer to remain stateless. Apparently the Left is ignoring this, or simply doesn’t believe it. Yet Arab public opinion confirms this.

A 2012 poll jointly conducted by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion and American Pollster Stanley Greenberg contained the following results:

61% of Arabs/Palestinians do not accept two states for two peoples

66% would accept two states only as a first step toward one Arab-Palestinian state

92% said Jerusalem must be the capital of Palestine only

Other polls have produced similar findings.

These views reflect a belief that all the land Israel sits upon belongs to the Arabs. Why? They controlled it several hundred years ago, therefore it belongs to them forever. The Jews are seen as “occupiers.”

However, there is a fundamental flaw with this presumption. If you look back in history, is it fair to stop several hundred years ago, simply because it suits their agenda? If we are going to use ‘historical connection’ to make a case, why can’t the Jews point to theirs, which predates the Muslims by well over 2000 years? In spite of irrefutable historical and archeological evidence confirming Jewish presence, the aforementioned poll also showed 72% of Arab-Palestinians reject any Jewish connection to the land or Jerusalem.

This is a case of refusing to allow the facts to alter their agenda.

Pressuring Israel to unilaterally give up land

Yet in spite of Arab rejection of a two-state solution, PM Netanyahu has repeatedly said he’s willing to accept it. Why would he say this? Does he actually support it? Is he acquiescing to the Left? Is he saying it because there is so much worldwide support for it? Actually, it’s politics at the highest level.

I believe Netanyahu is astute enough to realize if he speaks against it he will be criticized and viewed as not wanting peace. Thus, in order to placate his critics he publically supports a two-state-solution. Yet in his heart I think he realizes it will not happen. Why? It won’t happen because no Arab leader is going to sign an agreement legitimizing Israel’s right to exist as a sovereign Jewish state, with Jerusalem as its capital. Said leader would have being killed by one of his own for accepting Jewish sovereignty on land the Muslims consider theirs.

By publically proclaiming support for a two-state solution, Netanyahu accomplishes something important. He continues to be viewed as flexible by world leaders. Plus, it takes the spotlight off him and places the burden of acquiescence on the Arabs.

He also knows previous Israeli PMs have made generous offers which were refused. Lest we forget the offer made to Yasser Arafat by PM Barak? It included giving up close to 100% of Judea and Samaria, and the division of Jerusalem. Yet Arafat rejected it because a sovereign state of Israel was part of the deal.

Then-President Bill Clinton was highly disappointed in Arafat and blamed him for the breakdown of negotiations. The refusal to accept Israel by the Arabs is not lost on Netanyahu.

Yet the Left keeps pressuring Israel to unilaterally give up land. This will not produce peace. It’s the Arabs’ rejection of Israel’s right to exist which is the obstacle. A question for the Left is how do you make compromises or negotiate with people who don’t believe you should exist?

Until such time as they can provide an answer, it’s one reason why the Left isn’t right.

Dan Calic is a writer, historian and speaker. See additional articles on his Facebook page

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Do Palestinians deserve a state?

Op-ed: Arabs have been unsuccessful in eliminating Israel militarily, but their lust to see it disappear hasn’t diminished

Dan Calic

February 13, 2013

With President Obama coming to Israel soon, let me ask what some consider a rhetorical question- do the Palestinians actually deserve a state of their own? Obama and most of the international community think they do. Yet if we take a closer look at the situation there are serious issues which should not be ignored. For example, would it be a peaceful, productive neighbor with Israel? This can best be answered by reviewing some guiding principles of the PLO and Fatah, which is the dominant political party of which Mahmoud Abbas is chairman.

From the PLO charter:

Article 19: “….establishment of the State of Israel is entirely illegal…”

Article 20: “….Jews do not constitute a single nation with an identity of its own…”

From the Fatah charter:

Article 12: “…complete liberation of Palestine, and eradication of Zionist economic,
political, military and cultural existence.”

Article 17: “Armed public revolution is the inevitable method to liberating Palestine.”

Article 19: “The struggle will not cease unless the Zionist state is demolished, and
Palestine is completely liberated.”

Do these statements reflect goals of a peaceful and productive neighbor?

It’s important to understand when they use the term “Palestine,” it includes Israel. In other words, both organizations refuse to acknowledge Israel’s existence, and see Judea and Samaria and the all the land upon which Israel exists as a single state of “Palestine.” This reflects adherence to the uncompromising extremist Islamic view that any land once controlled by Muslims is seen as forever belonging to them. Abandoning the claim for said land is equal to blasphemy.

The failure to understand this by far too many has fostered unrealistic expectations of compromise by Islamist extremists. This applies to most world leaders, including President Obama.

Also noteworthy is the official emblem of the PLO and Fatah, which contains a map that blots out Israel completely and shows the entire land area in green, the official color of Islam.

While one can argue about its proposed borders, most of the international community supports a two-state solution. However, based on the quotes from both Palestinian organizations, it’s clear they do not. Instead, their goal is one state called Palestine, with no state of Israel, period.

Let’s go back in time for a moment to 1947, when the United Nations voted on the original two-state solution, which created the modern state of Israel. Did the Jews have a charter containing vitriolic statements similar to those in the charters of the PLO and Fatah? Suppose the Jews had published a document calling for the “complete liberation” of Arab Islamic existence in the partitioned Arab state? Suppose they referred to the creation of the Arab state as “entirely illegal?” Under such conditions would the United Nations have approved the partition granting the Jews their own state? Moreover, with such views, would they have deserved their own state?

The answer to these questions is clearly “no.” Yet the world community doesn’t seem to have a problem approving a state for the Palestinians, in spite of their clear zeal for Israel’s destruction. What’s wrong with this picture?

Let’s not forget it was the Arabs who rejected the UN resolution of 1947 which partitioned two states. Why? Because it included the creation of Israel.

Mahmoud Abbas has repeatedly said he “will never accept Israel as a Jewish state.” Couple this with the referenced quotes from the PLO and Fatah charters, and what has changed since ’47?

Some might suggest the contemporary demand by the Palestinians for a two-state solution means they accept Israel’s right to exist. Not so. The reality is the Arabs have been unsuccessful in eliminating Israel militarily, but their lust to see it disappear hasn’t diminished. They’ve simply changed tactics by demanding they be given statehood, which they refused in 1947 because it meant they would have to accept the existence of Israel. Today, in spite of this continued refusal, the UN vote last November 29, upgrading their status to that of a “non-member state,” demonstrates that the international community is solidly behind the Palestinians.

As a result of the vote, Palestine sits in the same auditorium with Israel, in spite of the fact it’s leader Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah party are committed to its destruction.

Let me pose a hypothetical question: Suppose France’s constitution called for the destruction of England, or America’s constitution called for the destruction of Mexico? Would the UN sit in silent acquiescence of such a situation? Yet a blind eye is turned to the venomous agenda of the Palestinians, with no demand they renounce their goal of Israel’s destruction. At a minimum this is unfair. In reality, it’s hypocritical, bordering on anti-Semitism.

At this point again I return to the original question – whether the Palestinians deserve their own state? The answer should be obvious. The operative term is “should.”

Dan Calic is a writer, historian and speaker. See additional articles on his Facebook page

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Don’t be led astray from truth by Pomp & Ceremony of Catholicism

Material Beauty Outside is Temporal – Internal Beauty is Eternal,

Early New Testament local, visible, Assemblies called Churches

Bore small resemblance to the pomp and ceremony of Today!

The Universal Church Concept Was Created by Catholicism

And it will continue to pull Protestants into its wide Web

Of False Doctrine Accompanied By A Vaneer Of Beauty!

She is decked with Gold, Precious Stones and Pearls

But shall be Judged in last days by God for Heresy!

March 13, 2013

http://www.tribulationperiod.com/

Mark 10:42-45 – But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. [43] But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: [44] And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. [45] For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Matthew 23:9-12 – And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. [10] Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. [11] But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. [12] And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Revelation 17:1-5 – And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: [2] With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. [3] So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. [4] And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: [5] And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Revelation 18:3-10 – For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. [4] And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. [5] For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. [6] Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. [7] How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. [8] Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. [9] And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, [10] Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

BEGIN ARCHIVE SPECIAL PROPHECY UPDATE NUMBER 219C

April 20, 2005

THE FINAL UNIVERSAL ECUMENICAL CHURCH IS ARISING!

The Catholic Church has long considered protestant beliefs as schisms (heresies) that broke off the true church, claiming they alone are the true church, the bride of Christ. The ecumenical character of John Paul II is now being accentuated by Benedict XVI, leaving little doubt that an accelerated effort will be made to draw what they consider the “erring daughters” back into their ranks. The life and death of John Paul II has done more to set the stage for it than any Pope in church history. The massive media publicity coverage and full reverence afforded the pre-death, pre-funeral, funeral, and selection of a new Pope, has done more to draw the masses into the catholic belief than any single event in history, and they are, and will, take advantage of the situation to do so. About one out of every six people on this planet has a connection with the catholic belief, and this may cause that ratio to increase. The Catholic Church will not only seek to restore and/or strongly influence the protestant churches, but will reach out to Islam and other extremist forms of religion. There is no question that Pope Benedict will reach out to dialogue with other religions, according to an article by the Associated Press in the Jerusalem Post on April 20, 2005. The opening paragraph stated: “Pope Benedict XVI pledged Wednesday to work to unify all Christians, reach out to other religions, and continue implementing the Second Vatican Council as he outlined his goals and made clear his pontificate would follow closely the trajectory of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II.” He went on to say: “My primary task will be to work without fail to reunify all Christians and that sentiment alone was not enough, Concrete acts that enter souls and then move the consciences are needed.”

Concerning other religions of the world he said: “I want to continue an open and sincere dialog with other religions, and will do everything in my power to improve the ecumenical cause.” The Jerusalem Post article by the Associate Press made this assessment of the new Pope’s address: “The message was clearly designed to show that Benedict was intent on following many of the groundbreaking paths charted by Pope John Paul II, who made reaching out to other religions and trying to heal the 1,000 year old schism in Christianity a hall mark of his pontificate.”

The 1,000-year-old-schism to which the article refers is known as the protestant break away from the Catholic Church. However, the real schism, the breaking away from the truth once delivered to the saints, actually began as a heretical doctrine much earlier near the end of the first century, when the current hierarchy of layers of rulers above catholic church members began with the planted seed of the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes. They wanted to rule over the local church, and later over all the churches. The seed has brought forth the multilayered hierarchical levels of rulers over the catholic membership, which has been fully manifested in the beautiful pomp and ceremony of the last several weeks.

Revelation 2:6 – But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.

Revelation 2:15 – So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.

The word translated “Nicolaitanes” is composed of two Greek words, Nikao and Laus, Nikao meaning “To Conquer,” and “Laus,” meaning “People.” The doctrine of the Nicolatanes was to being the congregation into submission to their doctrine, their teaching, and their authority was not to be questioned. They would eventually become the rulers of the people by conquering their wills into submission to their doctrine. One of the ways to keep the masses under subjection is to teach them they can lose their salvation if they do not keep what the catholic rulers identify as the sacraments, which involve works on the part of the believer to keep the gift of salvation given to them by grace through faith in Christ. This teaching denies the power of the cross as being sufficient to maintain the salvation bought and paid for by the blood of Christ, shed on it as the full price for the sins of all believers. This doctrine denies the power of Christ to have given complete atonement for the sins of all believers, and adds many other additional requirements, which must be tacked on to his work of redemption and death on the cross for all sins, all of them involving additional works of the believer to be allowed into heaven. It denies the work of God in Christ fully reconciling the world to himself by the power of the cross. It denies the full efficiency of God’s grace in Christ alone.

Jude 1:3,4 – Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. [4] For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning THE GRACE of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

I Corinthians 1:17,18 – For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. [18] For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

Dr. Oliver Green said of the Nicolaitanes: “Ephesus hated the terrible doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, but Pergamos accepted them. Ephesus was troubled by their deeds, but by the time their doctrine reached the church at Pergamos, it held the corrupters to her bosom and permitted them to corrupt and poison the sources of purity and morality in the local assembly there.”

Galatians 3:1-3 – O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? [2] This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, OR BY THE HEARING OF FAITH? [3] Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

Romans 10:17 – So then FAITH COMETH BY HEARING, and hearing by the word of God.

Galatians 2:20,21 – I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. [21] I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Ephesians 2:8,9 – For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Acts 4:12 – Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is NONE other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Romans 10:13 – For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Ironically, the word Nicolaitanes, means “to conquer the people,” and the seed of the Nicolaitanes came in full bloom some 200 years after they planted it. Dr. J.M. Carroll, the author of “The Trail of Blood,” who died the year before I was born, wrote: “By the beginning of the year A.D. 313, Christianity had won a mighty victory over paganism, and a new emperor had risen to the throne of the Roman Empire. He evidently recognized something of the mysterious power of this religion that continued to grow in spite of persecution. History identifies this man as none other than Constantine, who had a wonderful realistic vision. He saw in the skies a fiery red cross and on that cross written in fiery letters these words – BY THIS THOU SHALT CONQUER.” How ironic that this is the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes! Dr. J.M. Carroll went on to say, concerning what Constantine said he saw in the sky. “He interpreted it to mean he should become a Christian. And that by giving up paganism and attaching the spiritual power of the Christian religion onto the temporal power of the Roman Empire, the world could be easily conquered. Thus the Christian religion would in fact become a universal world religion, and the Roman Empire a universal world empire.” True churches of the Lord never surrendered to the early errors of the Nicolaitanes, nor did they follow those churches who later united to become the state religion of the Roman Empire, and there are still churches today that have remained true to the faith once delivered to saints from the time of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ called out, organized, and led the first true church for more than three years before he died for it. He died for all the other local, visible assemblies like it, which were to follow it, as well as for all the individual men and women who would put their faith in Christ alone for the salvation of their souls, and yet never unite with any church.

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