Ingredients in Place for eventual fulfillment of Daniel 11:40!
November 12, 2007
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Daniel 11:40 – And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
There is coming a time when Israel (king of the south forces south of the Lebanon-Syrian border) will push north against the king of the north (forces north of the Israeli border), and the fulfillment of Daniel 11:40 to 12:1 will begin. My guess is that the initial push, which sets in motion the last three and one-half years of great tribulation period, is likely to begin at some point in time between 2010 and the end of 2014.
The scenario, now being reported in the two articles which follow, is in line with preparations for such a future attack.
Begin YNetNews Article (Associated Press) Article 1
Israel says Hizbullah can hit Tel Aviv
According to UN report, Israel says Lebanese terror group rearmed with new long-range rockets, tripled its arsenal of land-to-sea missiles since Second Lebanon war. ‘Several speeches by Nasrallah in the past few months seem to confirm these Israeli claims,’ Secretary-General Ban says
Associated Press
November 11, 2007
Israel alleges that Hizbullah militants in Lebanon have rearmed with new long-range rockets capable of hitting Tel Aviv and tripled their arsenal of land-to-sea missiles since last summer’s war, the United Nations secretary-general said in a report Wednesday.
Ban Ki-Moon said the reports of Hizbullah’s rearming are a cause of great concern for the stability of Lebanon.
“Israel has stated that the nature and number of weapons in Hizbullah’s control constitutes a strategic threat to its security and the safety of its citizens,” he said.
Israel claims Hizbullah’s long-range rocket force is stationed in areas north of the Litani River and that most of the new rockets, including hundreds of Zilzal and Fajr generation rockets, have a range of 155 miles, “enabling them to reach Tel Aviv and points further south,” the report said.
“Israel also claims that Hizbullah has tripled its shore-to-sea C-802 missiles and have established an air defense unit armed with ground-to-air missiles,” Ban said.
While Israel has not provided the United Nations with specific intelligence due to the sensitivity of the sources, Ban said several speeches by Hizbullah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in the past few months “seem to confirm these Israeli claims.”
‘Israel undermining UN’s credibility’
Senior Hizbullah officials have said Nasrallah’s comments were made to serve as a deterrent to aggression rather than as threats to Israel, Ban said.
“Reports of rearming are a cause of great concern which pose serious challenges for the sovereignty, stability and independence of Lebanon,” he added.
Ban said Israel’s contention that Hizbullah has rearmed to a level higher than before last year’s war — and that arms continue to be smuggled across the Lebanon-Syria border despite Syrian denials — raise serious concerns about implementation of the UN resolution that ended the 34-day war between Israel and Hizbullah.
Under the Security Council resolution, weapons transfers to the Iranian- and Syrian-backed militants are banned. Ban warned during a visit to Lebanon in March that arms smuggling threatened the Aug. 14, 2006 cease-fire. The resolution calls for the disarming of all militias.
Ban said there has been no progress the disarmament of Hizbullah and other militias, although he sees this as essential to fully restoring government authority throughout the country. The current political crisis in Lebanon has hindered efforts to implement the resolution.
Ban has said the Shebaa Farms, captured by Israel during the 1967 war, “remains a key issue” in implementing the 2006 resolution. The United Nations determined that the area is Syrian. But Lebanon claims Shebaa Farms — a claim backed by Syria — and Hizbullah continues to fight over the disputed land, arguing that Israel’s occupation justifies its resistance.
The report for the first time publishes the provisional “definition” of the Shebaa Farms area, which was prepared by a senior UN cartographer.
Ban said he is encouraged by the Lebanese government’s first strides to enhance the control of its borders. He again urged Syria to demarcate its border with Lebanon and establish formal diplomatic relations with its neighbor.
He criticized Israel for failing to provide Lebanon with “the exact location, quantity and type of cluster munitions utilized during last summer’s conflict” which has led to an increasing number of deaths and injuries of Lebanese civilians.
“Israel’s continued violations of Lebanese airspace not only constitute repeated violations of Security Council resolutions but also undermine the credibility of the UN … and damage efforts to reduce tension, build confidence and stabilize the situation in southern Lebanon,” Ban said.
Begin Arutz Sheva Associated Press Article 2
Nasrallah: Israel flexing military muscles in preparation for war
Hizbullah secretary general says recent IDF training exercises indicate Israel preparing to launch new offensive against Lebanon
Associated Press
Hizbullah Secretary-General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday that Israel’s recent military training maneuvers near the Lebanese border were intended to prepare for a new war on Lebanon.
Nasrallah also said Hizbullah’s own drills in southern Lebanon were in direct response to the Israeli exercises, intended to send out ”a clear message” to the Israeli leadership that Hizbullah was ready to fight.
”The (Israeli) enemy has been conducting military maneuvers for months.
The latest maneuvers occurred a few weeks ago near the Lebanese border in which 50,000 Israeli officers and soldiers participated,” Nasrallah told a Hizbullah rally in south Beirut.
”These maneuvers are to prepare for an attack on Lebanon,” he said.
The pro-Hizbullah newspaper Al-Akhbar reported that thousands of unarmed Hizbullah fighters took part in the organization’s own maneuvers, which was later confirmed by a senior Hizbullah official who would not give further details.
Prime Minister Fuad Saniora downplayed the event as just a simulation and UN peacekeeping force patrolling a zone along the border in southern Lebanon said no maneuvers were observed in their area of operations.
The newspaper said Nasrallah personally supervised the maneuvers, which it said were carried out in the last three days without weapons or uniforms, billing it as the biggest ever staged on Israel’s border.
‘Hizbullah will change region’
”I tell the (Israeli) enemy that these maneuvers were real, serious and big. I am not going to give details. There is a great deal of readiness (by Hizbullah) which the enemy must understand,” Nasrallah said in his speech Sunday.
”These maneuvers were intended to send out a clear message to the world which is besieging us and to this enemy that that the resistance in Lebanon possesses determination, men and the necessary and sufficient weapons to defend Lebanon,” Nasrallah proclaimed, drawing cheers from the crowd.
Without elaborating, he added, ”The resistance is ready to make a victory for Lebanon that will change the region’s face.”
The rally, attended by several thousand Hizbullah supporters waving the group’s yellow banners and theLebanese flag, was organized by the group to mark Lebanon’s Martyr’s Day.
Nasrallah, who remains in hiding as he fears a possible Israeli attempt on his life, did not personally attend the rally.
Celebratory fireworks and gunfire erupted at the start
and end of his 90-minute speech.
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