The Question is not “IF,” but “WHEN” Middle East War will Begin!
An Unchangeable Mindset of 20 Years of Ham as
Terror, coupled with matching Mindsets in Hizbullah, Syria, Iran, and the rest of the many Terrorist Groups, leaves only One Question – “WHEN” will the Final Prophetic Middle East War of the Gentile Age Begin?
December 15, 2007
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
Forgive me, but I have very little patience with atheists or believers who say a major war can be prevented by diplomacy, good will, or any form of man’s endeavors on the world scene. Even if one is an atheist, or a believer, the handwriting is on the wall, the hatred in the Middle East and worldwide is growing, and large fanatical segments of mankind are determined to initiate it, and will not be deterred. The Hamas mindset will continue, which is demonstrated in the Jerusalem Post article after the Scriptures.
Being a believer, I accept the Biblical descriptions of it, which are quite plentiful in its Scriptures.
It has a horrifying beginning, which is nothing like mankind has ever experienced, one for which it is not prepared.
Matthew 24:21 – For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Joel 3:9-16 – Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: [10] Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. [11] Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord.
[12] Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. [13] Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. [14] Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. [15] The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. [16] The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
But it has a joyous ending after some three and one years of absolutely shocking terror.
Joel 3:17,18 – So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
[18] And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
Zechariah 14:8,9 – And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. [9] And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.
Isaiah 2:1-4 – The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. [2] And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. [3] And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. [4] And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
There will be no peace in the world until the Second Advent of Jesus Christ the Messiah, who returns to end the final battle of three and one-half years of tribulation horror, the last great Battle of Armageddon.
Revelation 19:11-21 – And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. [12] His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. [13] And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. [14] And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
[15] And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. [16] And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. [17] And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; [18] That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. [19] And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. [20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. [21] And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Begin Jerusalem Post Article
‘Gaza Strip will become a graveyard for IDF soldiers’
JPost Staff and AP, THE JERUSALEM POST
December 15, 2007
“The IDF’s withdrawal from Gaza will be nothing like its invasion, the Strip will become a graveyard for its troops,” Hamas legislator Mushir al-Masri warned Saturday in a chilling opening address at a huge Gaza City rally marking the 20th anniversary of Hamas’s establishment.
“Jews…we have already dug your graves,” exclaimed Masri.
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh assured the crowd that Hamas and the Palestinians would not recognize Israel
“Whoever insists on not recognizing Israel, clings to Allah and doesn’t surrender in the face of the Israeli and US blockade, his popularity grows despite American hostility,” said Haniyeh. “As long as the Israeli oppression grows, so will his popularity.”
Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters gathered in a sandy lot and nearby streets, waving green Islamic flags.
“This is the real referendum on the popularity of resistance, the people converging behind Hamas,” said Zayed Herzallah, a 28-year old merchant, who brought a van full of young relatives. “Hamas today, after 20 years and after thousands of martyrs, is graduating the fourth generation (of supporters).”
At the site of the rally, large pictures of Hamas leaders, both in Gaza and in exile, were draped across the speakers’ podium. A black banner hanging from a nearby building read, in Arabic, English and French: “We will not recognize Israel.”
In the crowd were dozens of members of the Hamas military wing, among them armed men carrying replicas of Kassam rockets. Some 50 female members of military wing also marched, dressed in long robes and sporting military-style ammunition vests. Some covered their faces with veils, others with ski masks.
Several took to the stage, waving green Hamas flags.
Hamas official Osama al- Mizayni told the rally that captured IDF soldier Gilad Schalit “will not see the light of day until Israel frees all Palestinian prisoners.”
In an anniversary message to Hamas TV, the group’s top leader in exile, Khaled Mashaal, said Hamas will not abandon violence.
“This is our real choice, our trump card, which causes the enemy to succumb to us,” he said.
He said Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas does not have the mandate to negotiate with Israel. “Our people are able to launch a third and fourth intifada until the dawn of victory arrives,” he warned.
Ahead of the rally, tension was rising between Hamas and Fatah with the PA banning Hamas celebrations in the West Bank. In response, Hamas announced that it would not allow Fatah to hold its anniversary celebration in Gaza next week.
In the West Bank, Abbas’s security forces arrested 26 Hamas supporters on Friday, Hamas officials said. Security officials confirmed arrests were made, but would not give a number.
In addition, Hamas police arrested Omar Al-Ghoul, an adviser to Abbas’ prime minister, Salaam Fayad, and seized some of his belongings.
Al-Ghoul was the most senior Fatah politician to be detained since Hamas forces overtook the territory in June.
Also Friday, three people were killed in a mysterious explosion at a Fatah-organized funeral in Gaza City. Witnesses said a man carrying explosives in a jacket accidentally detonated them, while Hamas security said a member of the procession threw a pipe bomb.
Fatah quickly accused Hamas of being behind the explosion that killed three people, and the Ramallah government announced Saturday a national day of mourning. Hamas denied involvement, and issued orders to question another senior Fatah official in Gaza, Ibrahim Abu Naja, accusing him spreading the rumors. As of Saturday, Abu Naja was not in detention.
Fatah’s violent offshoot warned in a statement that targeting Fatah leaders would lead to “open war” with Hamas.
Hamas was founded in Gaza in December 1987, after the outbreak of the first Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation. It is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, which was founded in Egypt and is seen as the mother of all fundamentalist factions in the Arab Sunni world.
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