SOME THINGS ARE INEVITABLE!
June 6, 2007
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While I do indeed admit my guesstimate that the final Middle East war is likely to begin at some point in time after 2007 ends, but before 2013 begins, is a
guess based on events over the last 33 years,
the present state of affairs, and the prophetic Scriptures concerning the great tribulation period, but I will never admit that it is not drawing near.
The attack is drawing near, and while it could occur before 2008 or after 2013 begins, I am saying it is not a far distant event.
The one word that Jesus used repeatedly concerning his return was “WATCH!” His words in Mark 13:32-37 are the words I have tried to follow for the last 40 years.
Mark 13:32-37 – But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
[33] Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
[34] For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. [35] Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: [36] Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. [37] And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
I cannot tell you the hour,
the day, the week, the month, the times or the seasons! The “times” refers to the phases of the moon, particularly as it relates to the new moon or change from one month to the next, while the “seasons” refers to the four basic seasons of the year. However, the expression “Watch,” expresses a state of not being shocked when he suddenly appears. We should not awaken some morning to be in shock if we were robbed while we slept in a crime infested neighborhood.
I Thessalonians 5:3,4 – For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
[4] But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.
Acts 1:6-8 – When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? [7] And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. [8] But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and
in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
A large part of verse 8 directly implies that a huge part of “watch,” is our being about the Master’s business of spreading his word when he does finally come, and that our lives show we are the products of his business, as defined in his word by his spiritual workmanship in us.
Ephesians 2:8-10 – 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. [10] For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Revelation 22:11,12 – He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. [12] And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Begin series of three excerpts extracted from the Jerusalem Center for Public Information Daily Alert.
There are three articles giving three good reasons why Middle East war is inevitable, and the two countries and two terrorist groups that insure it will occur, Hizbullah, Hamas, Syria, and Iran. All three articles came from the May 5 Daily Alert, and are by Haaretz, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ynet News.
Article 1
IDF: Hizbullah Is Rebuilding South of Litani River
Shahar Ilan
The head of the research division of IDF Military Intelligence, Brig.-Gen. Yossi Baidatz, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Monday that Hizbullah is rebuilding its forces south of the Litani River in Lebanon, despite the presence of international peacekeepers in the area.
“Hizbullah continues to rehabilitate, from a military and a social perspective.
It is acquiring a large number of weapons from Iran and Syria,” Baidatz said. (Ha’aretz)
Article 2
Hamas: Recognition of Israel Is Out of the Question
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas told the Saudi daily Aljazeera on April 2: “As far as we’re concerned, the issue of recognition of Israel has been settled once and for all. It has been settled in our political literature, in
our Islamic thought and in our jihadist culture, on which we base our moves. Recognition of Israel is out of the question.” (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Article 3
Syria Calls on Iran to “Coordinate Confrontation Against Israel”
Yaakov Lappin
Syrian President Bashar Assad has called for “better cooperation” between Damascus and Tehran in “the confrontation with the Zionist regime and the USA,” according to a report published on Sunday by Iran’s official state news agency, IRNA. (Ynet News)
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