Brinkmanship of Middle East War is like the Cuban M
issile Crisis!
The All Consuming Question is Which Way Will It Go this Time.
My guess is that something will be worked out to avoid War,
But there are so many variables I am uneasy with Analysis.
A presence of large numbers American troops on Borders
Of Turkey, Syria, and Iran seems to be good Deterrent!
June 24, 2010
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
My guesstimate is that by hook or crook, and by many phone calls between all the international parties on both sides of the dispute, it will not lead immediately to a major Middle East War.
But I retired from the Washington intelligence community in 1971, and am very glad I don’t have to make a call on this one.
However, when American troops are eventually pulled out of Iraq and Afghanistan, I am certain we will have a major Middle East War and, quite frankly, the sooner the better! I am also certain that some three and one one-half years after Jerusalem falls to Islamic masses, Revelation 19:19-21 will be fulfilled at the final battle of Armageddon. The events are certain, but WHEN they occur is not!
THE INITIAL ATTACK OF THE ISLAMIC FORCES
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.
ISRAEL CONTINGENCY PLAN EVACUATES ISRAEL TO THE NEGEV
Revelation 12:6 – And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
THE CITY OF JERUSALEM FALLS TO ISLAMIC FORCES, BUT THEY WILL NOT BE CUT OFF FOREVER – THEY WILL RETURN AFTER 3 & ½ YEARS
Zechariah 14:1,2 – Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. [2] For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
ISRAEL WILL REMAIN SOME 3 & ½ YEARS SURROUNDED IN NEGEV BY ANTICHRIST’S FORCES FOLLOWING A TRUCE
Daniel 7:25 – And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
ANTICHRIST RETURNS TO JERUSALEM FROM HIS CAIRO CALIPHATE SEAT AND CALLS OLD WORLD NATIONS TO HELP HIM TO DESTROY ISRAEL FOREVER AT ARMAGEDDON, BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE AT THIS TIME GOD BEGINS TO FIGHT FOR ISRAEL.
Daniel 11:45 – And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Zechariah14:3 – Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in
the day of battle.
Daniel 12:1 – And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Revelation 19:19-21 – 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.
Zechariah 14:4 – And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it
toward the south.
SOME TWO MILLION JEWS RETURN TO JERUSALEM BY GOD’S GRACE AND MESSIAH REIGNS OVER THEM AND ALL THE EARTH
Zechariah 13:9 – And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
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.
GOD FULFILLS THE LAND GRANT HE PROMISED ABRAHAM THROUGH JACOB (ISRAEL)
Genesis 15:18 – 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:
ARE YOU AN OVERCOMER?
Revelation 3:12,13 – Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. [13] He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Begin Excerpt from DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
ME war tensions mount over Gaza-bound “enemy ships.”
Hizballah pledges Reprisal
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
June 24, 2010, 1:11 PM (GMT+02:00)
Ominous clouds gathered over the Mediterranean Thursday, June 24 after Israel announced that ships bound for Gaza
would be deemed “enemy vessels” and halted by its navy by whatever means were necessary. Hizballah shot back with a threat of violent retaliation, while Israel’s northern commander warned that the IDF was prepared to deal with threats from Lebanon by “appropriate means.”
With two ships, one Lebanese and one Iranian, already at sea, the Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri was reported by DEBKAfile’s intelligence sources as coupling his public support for the sea campaign to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza with a quiet bid to stall it.
He privately asked Cypriot President Demetris Christofias, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and the Maltese Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi to deny Lebanese ships bound for Gaza permission to drop anchor, refuel or load provisions at their ports, in order to prevent them from proceeding to Gaza.
Hariri explained that he feared the flotilla campaign to break the Israeli blockade would precipitate a new Middle East war.
Last week, the freighter “Julia,” docked at the North Lebanese port of Tripoli was denied permission to head to Gaza Port. Refusing to be put off, the activists decided to sail first to Cyprus and then head for Gaza. Permission was granted by the Lebanese Transportation Minister Ghazi Aridi Wednesday, June 23.
On Thursday, June 24, Israel repeated its warning that ships trying to breach its blockade against the Gaza Strip would be deemed “enemy vessels.” The Israeli Navy has been instructed to employ every available means to bar their access to Gaza’s shore. Israel OC Northern Command Gen. Gadi Eizenkot said: “The Lebanese side is issuing threats against Israel and we are confident that the Israeli army is preparing to confront these threats in an appropriate manner.”
He was referring to Hizballah’s announcement: “We will not stand by idly if Israel attacks ships bound for Gaza. Detainees taken into Israeli custody (aboard those vessels) will be deemed prisoners of war who must be released.
As the climate over the Mediterranean heats up, two ships are either at sea or just hours away from their
embarkation – the Julia from Lebanon and an Iranian ship, which is said to be making for the Suez Canal from the Persian Gulf port of Khorramshahr.
In his calls to the Greek, Turkish, Cypriot and Maltese leaders, the Lebanese prime minister admitted that the embarkation of the pro-Palestinian vessels from his ports violates US Resolution 1701 enforcing the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire which ended the 2006 war, but he was helpless to stop them because they were backed by powerful elements. Hariri did not say who they were, but they were understood to be Syria and Hizballah.
He stressed that more urgent issues confronted Beirut than the Gaza blockade, such as the Shaaba Farms on the Hermon slopes, which he said, “Hizballah only talks about liberating but has not fired a single shell.” Hariri made it clear that by sponsoring the ships for Gaza, Hizballah is bringing Lebanon dangerously close to a clash with Israel.
Unlike the May 31 episode, when the activists who resisted Israel’s raid of a Turkish ship to prevent if from reaching Gaza were unknown quantities, this time, on Thursday, Israeli intelligence sources released the identities of the ships’ owners and the organizations mounting the expeditions.
The Lebanese “Julia” belongs to a Syrian shipping firm headed by a cousin of President Bashar Assad, who made it available to Hizballah for a challenge to Israel. The Lebanese flotilla effort is funded by a Palestinian by the name of Yasser Kashlak who, posing as a wealthy businessman, serves as Tehran’s secret channel for remitting funds to Hizballah and Palestinian terrorist organizations, including Hamas. Therefore, Israel’s designation of these ships and those of Iran as enemy vessels meets the case.
From Washington, DEBKAfile reports that when Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on June 22, he voiced extreme concern about the Lebanese Prime Minister’s inability to rein in Hizballah. Because of this, the situation in the region could rapidly deteriorate, said Barak.
Right after the meeting, the US issued a statement about the “aid” flotillas saying, “Direct delivery by sea is neither appropriate nor responsible, and certainly not effective, under the circumstances. There is no need for unnecessary confrontations, and we, along with our partners in the Quartet, call on all parties to act responsibly in meeting the needs of the people of Gaza.”
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