GEOLOGICAL AND TRIBULATION FEATURES ON ISRAELI TOUR PATHS
PART 1 – Tel Aviv to Netanya
Tel Aviv and Jaffa (Joppa) – Normal First Day of Tours
There are no major geological faults beneath the sandy coast from Tel Aviv to Jaffa to Netanya.
The Tel Aviv and Jaffa beaches you will see are the products of the Nile littoral cell, one of the world’s longest, which runs along the southeastern Mediterranean, from Alexandria, Egypt, to Haifa Bay on the northern Israeli coast. For many countless centuries God has transported and deposited Nile derived quartz sand from the Nile Delta by long shore currents generated by approaching breaking waves. Northward net sand transport along the Mediterranean coast of Israel results from the larger waves approaching from the west and southwest compared to their counterparts from the west and northwest.
This shifting sand made it extremely difficult to build an artificial harbor on the Israeli coast line until the time of King Herod, who used an ingenious Roman technique of applying fast drying cement underwater to form walls for a sheltered port, which led to the
building of the artificial Caesarea Port.
Both Tel Aviv and Jaffa will be overrun by the Islamic Antichrist and his hoards in the war which drives Israel southward into the Negev Wilderness. Tel Aviv will be the Air Terminal where the large population of Jews (70 percent of total Jewish population in Israel) is air evacuated to the Military Air Terminal at Beersheba, the gateway to the Negev.
Israel will remain entrapped there as a nation for 1260 days.
Zechariah 13:8 – And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
Revelation 12:6 – And the wom an fled into the wilderness, where she h
ath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Revelation 12:14 – And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
SOME SCRIPTURES INVOLVING JAFFA (JOPPA)
Jonah 1:3 – But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare there of, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence
of the Lord.
PETER RAISES TABITHA FROM THE DEAD AT JAFFA (JOPPA)
Acts 9:39-43 – Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. [40] But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise.
And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. [41] And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive. [42] And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord. [43] And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner.
GOD GAVE PETER A VISION TO REVEAL THE KINGDOM PROMISE WAS NOW OPEN TO BOTH JEW AND GENTILE IN THE CHURCH BY GRACE
Acts 10:9-16 – On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: [10] And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, [11] And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: [12] Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
[13] And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. [14] But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. [15] And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. [16] This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
THE PURPOSE AND RESULTS OF PETER’S VISION AT CAESAREA
Acts 10:24-48 – And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
[25] And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. [26] But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. [27] And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.
[28] And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. [29] Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me? [30] And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, [31] And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. [32] Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee. [33] Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come.
Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God. [34] Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: [35] But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
[36] The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) [37] That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; [38] How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
[39] And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: [40] Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; [41] Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. [42] And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.
[43] To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
[44] While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. [45] And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. [46] For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, [47] Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? [48] And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.
As we travel north to Netanya, if there is still enough daylight left, as we move north of Tel Aviv, we will see the high bluffs of the interior mountains on the left side of the bus, where a population of almost 2 and ½ million abides in the West Bank, of which a little less than ½ million are Jewish.
Before the February 2009 Israeli elections, the following article from the UK Times gave a good rundown on the overall demographics of the population in Israel.
Israel election: Arabs to overtake Jewish population
Whoever wins Tuesday’s Israeli election will face one unavoidable reality: the area between the River Jordan and the Mediterranean will soon have more Arabs than Jews.
By David Blair in Jerusalem
Last Updated: 9:13AM GMT 10 Feb 2009
The Israeli Right’s old ambition was to keep every inch of this territory, especially the gains of the Six Day War in 1967.
But demographics now underlie every calculation and, for Israelis, the facts are deeply disturbing.
Today, their country has about 5.7 million Jewish inhabitants. Meanwhile, the West Bank, which Israel occupies, has 2.5 million Palestinians and the Gaza Strip another 1.5 million. The Arab minority within Israel itself numbers a further 1.4 million.
Altogether, about 5.7 million Jews and 5.4 million Arabs live between the Jordan and the Mediterranean. Because Arabs have more children, they will probably become
the majority within a decade.
If Israel keeps all this territory, the country will face a terrible dilemma. Will it be a Jewish state, or a democracy? Once the Arabs form the majority, Israel could not be both.
“People here think of this every day. It threatens them more than Hamas or Iran,” said Uri Dromi, a former prime ministerial spokesman. “If it’s one man, one vote, then Israel loses its Jewish character. If not, we become an apartheid state.”
Israel’s only escape from this dilemma would be to divest itself of four million Arabs by allowing a Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza. No Israeli politician can avoid this hard reality, not even Benjamin Netanyahu.
End Population Article
If you are fortunate enough to get to Natanya before sunset, and the sky if not too cloudy, you will get to see a beautiful sunset on the Mediterranean Sea.
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