Psalm 83: Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God! For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head. They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones. They have said, "Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more." For they have consulted together with one consent; They form a confederacy against You: The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagrites; Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assyria also has joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. Selah
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As many of you know I have been praying over this report and considering the content of it for sometime now. A lot in The Middle East (ME) is happening and I wanted to prayerfully watch and listen before I committed to assembling this report.
We do our best at The Middle East Peace Update Report to not engage, if at all possible, in speculation and in what I call prophetic sensationalism.
Because of this, we have to be patient and prayerfully consider the information we pass on to you. We have gone through many videos and headlines that we believe God has used to help us form our views of what we are seeing in the ME with respect to Israel, the USA, Russia, Syria, Iran and now Turkey.
I have put together videos and an audio collection that we have edited, that I believe will help you to connect all the dots and there are many, as to what we can expect to see develop in the ME moving forward. I will also detail in this briefing what I believe is coming and what is on our horizon. At the end of the briefing I have provide the headlines that have helped me to develop my thoughts on this subject.
To completely understand the conditions in the ME and what the Bible has to say about these conditions you will need to read this report, watch the videos and listen to the audio packages so that you can grasp what the Lord has done and is doing in this very fragile part of the world. God is preparing the Middle East (ME) for His return. It would serve us well to remember that the seven year tribulation has two goals:
- To bring the Jews back into a right relationship with God
- To judge a world that has turned it's back on God
Therefore, as we near the time when Yeshua our Messiah's return draws near, the ME will begin to change it's geo-political alliances to accomplish God's will, thus pointing the world's attention and focus on Israel with an eye towards Jerusalem. This is God's snare He is laying for the nations and they are following His plan to the letter! Let's not forget that God is in complete control of all events that are transpiring today and nothing happens in a vaccum where God is concerned.
Right now, in my humble opinion, the Lord is redesigning or reshaping the Middle East and preparing the ME and the world for His soon return. To the untrained eye or an unbeliever, someone who is “Bible Illiterate,” the ME looks like it is a mess and in complete chaos. This however is not the case. The Lord is reshaping the ME so old alliances could be dissolved and new ones formed. If you read Psalm 2 and 83, Ezekiel 25-39, Joel 3:1-3, Zechariah 10-12, Zephaniah 3, Daniel 2-12, Matthew 24, John 14, 1 Corinthians 15, I Thessalonians 4-5, II Thessalonians 2, Revelation 4, 14, 16 and 19 it will become clearer to you as to what the Lord is doing in our generation!
Please watch these videos and then continue reading:
Bill Salus - Psalm 83 and why...
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Joel Rosenberg on Future of Iran at Harvest with Greg Laurie
Pastor JD Calvary Chapel Hawaii MidEast Review:
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(at the 17:00 mark he has a great map of the ME)
Gary Stearman: Syrian Domino Effect
Back in 2010 -2011 I had wrote about the Arab Spring and warned that it would not be a spring but a winter. I shared my feelings about it and said, “the ME was being reshaped and Israel was being surrounded by a ring of fire.” This has proven to be the case. Israel is now completely surrounded by a new breed of dictator that is fueled by the Muslim Brotherhood who hates Israel with a passion. Now Turkey is on the chopping block and the students there have figured out that a true democracy (mob rule) works and Turkey will be the next to be assaulted. Pull up a map of the ME and you will see that all the players are now in place that Psalm 83 and Ezekiel 38 talk about. Pastor JD’s video #2 above has a great map of these countries.
Israel is indeed surrounded by her enemies north, south, east and west. There is no where for her to hide or run to, except the Lord. The Lord has removed all barriers and Israel will find Him once again in the not to distant future. The prophets over 3,000 years ago all warned that this would happen if Israel forsook her God, the God of Israel and she didn’t listen and now we see that she is in an impossible predicament. All of this is not by accident, God has planned each and every detail so that one thing would occur, His people would return to Him. My friends we are on the verge of this happening and the events that will lead to the Jews finding their Messiah (Jesus Christ) are happening so fast those of us who study Bible Prophecy cannot keep up with the pace at which events are unfolding.
Anyone who looks around the globe and sees all events for what they truly are, will see that good is evil and evil is good. It’s as though the collective consciousness of people have become drunk with insanity and every thing that is “not” God. People kill one another, lie to one another, steel from one another, betray one another, kids kill parents, parents kill their kids, adults abuse children, our politicians lie to those they are suppose to serve. Common sense and integrity are things of the past. We are also seeing the growth and development of new diseases and pestilences that our Lord spoke about in Matthew 24.
Finally, on June 6th of 2013 the Palestinian Authority admitted that all they want is Jerusalem as their capital. Not some of Jerusalem but all of it. Now...how insane is that? In our Facebook group I posted my thoughts on this and suggested that the very idea of taking another countries capital is just crazy, but in the world we find ourselves in today, that’s the new normal! For a lot of you who follow our reports know this scripture Joel 3:1-3. This scripture points out to the world that when they divide Israel and Jerusalem this is the event that causes God to go to war with the nations. How close are we to this event? See the headline below...
Look at what Joel 3:1-3 says:
“For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel,Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land. They have cast lots for My people,Have given a boy as payment for a harlot, And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.”
If the Palestinians (Edomites) are calling for Jerusalem to be surrendered by Israel to them, you tell me how close we must be to the final battle that Revelation 19 points to and Joel 3 points to? If we are seeing and hearing those things that will happen in the tribulation period now in 2013, wow, we must be close to the rapture of all believers.
Please listen to these audio's and I will conclude the briefing with my thoughts about Syria, Israel, Russia, The USA and Turkey.
Audio's:
Note: When you arrive, start listening at the Syria and Israeli War Drums and proceed up the list to the top audio. Thank you.
Hal Lindsey Reported This Last Week:
"In 55 years of prophetic ministry, I have never uttered the words: "Israel has bombed Damascus" - until May of 2013. Three weeks ago, for the first time, Israel struck targets inside the city of Damascus. The airstrikes were part of an effort to keep missiles and chemical weapons out of the hands of two groups: Hezbollah, who is fighting on the side of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and al-Qaeda, who is leading the fight against him.
Why is this important? Because the prophet Isaiah predicted that in the last days Damascus would be laid waste and never inhabited again. He specified three important points in Isaiah 17. First, the entire city will become a "fallen heap of ruins." In other words, totally destroyed. Second, it will never be re-inhabited or rebuilt. Third, this destruction will happen suddenly. In fact, during the darkness of one night.
Now, when Isaiah wrote these words, the sword was probably the most advanced weapon that men wielded. The weaponry capable of laying waste to a massive city in the course of a few hours was uninvented - even unimagined.
In those times, when invaders conquered a city - and destroyed it - they usually just built a new one on the ruins. Yet this ancient prophet described an event and a result that could only be accomplished by the use of nuclear weapons - even to the fact that nuclear contamination would prevent the use of that area ever again.
As I've noted before, Damascus is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world that has never been totally destroyed. That means that Isaiah's prophecy is yet to be fulfilled. In fact, it is the only end-times prophecy - outside the ones concerning the seven-year Tribulation and its end with Christ's return to set up the millennial kingdom - that remains unfulfilled.
So why bring this up now? Well, as I said in the beginning, this month Israel's air force struck targets inside the city of Damascus. The fact that Israel was willing to take such a risk indicates the gravity of the threat. Syria has the third largest chemical weapons stockpile in the world and 100,000 missiles. That means that when Assad falls, either Hezbollah - his ally - or al Qaeda - his enemy - will gain possession of those weapons of mass destruction. And both are determined to destroy Israel.
The Israelis are determined that none of the missiles or chemical weapons Syria possesses will end up in the control of Hezbollah or al-Qaeda.
Now as daunting a challenge as this appears, it may be the lesser of Israel's worries at the moment. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad knows that he's headed for the door - one way or the other. Even most of the Arab world is standing against him. It has probably occurred to him that the only way he can hang on is if he can reverse that and rally the other Arab nations to his side.
How can he make that happen? Simple, provoke Israel into entering the war currently being waged in Syria between his government and the opposition rebels. Though the Muslim sects - Sunni, Shia, and Alawite - hate each other, they hate Israel even more. If Israel entered the war, then Assad reckons that most of the Arab and Muslim nations will rally to his side and he can hang on to power.
Saddam Hussein tried that in the 1991 Gulf War by hurling 39 SCUDS at Israel, but Israel didn't bite. This time, though, Assad's weapons are infinitely more dangerous and diabolical. That's why one of Israel's generals recently warned that if Syria dares launch any of its biological or chemical weapons at Israel, they would respond with whatever it takes, even "to the edge of the spectrum," to defend themselves.
Folks, I think "...the edge of the spectrum..." implies Israel's willingness to use any means, even tactical nuclear weapons, to stop an all-out WMD assault by Syria. Tel Aviv lies only 133 miles from Damascus. Syrian missiles will reach it in mere minutes. That's how long Israel's leaders will have to respond. And they already know that to stop Syria, their response will have to be massive and final.
And we know how seriously Israel takes this threat. Seriously enough to launch airstrikes inside Damascus and risk the wrath of the world.
The bottom line is that we are at a critical juncture in this Middle East crisis - both politically and prophetically. Things could explode at any moment and we find ourselves hurtling forward in the end-times scenario."
I must say that the events of the last few years have caused me to remain wide-eyed and alert. I believe with all of my being that what we are going to see is the Psalm 83 war and Israel will enlarge her borders significantly. Keep in mind whenever Israel defends herself she grows her borders and whenever she listens to the career politicians, rather than God, she looses territory. History will bare this out by the way. Just look at the six day war as an example.
Israel has reached a flash point in it's history and she is tired of the ongoing battles that have plagued her country for over 60 years. Therefore I believe Israel is looking to solidly defeat her enemies and work towards a lasting peace. Israel cannot afford to allow Iran to attack her with the Shahab 3 Missiles that Iran has. The Shahab 3 Missiles have a range of over 1,200 miles. It is therefore disturbing to have found out that Iran with Russia's help, has sent these missiles to Assad of Syria which puts Israel in grave danger. You can count on this, Israel will not allow Shahab 3 missiles to rain down on her like what happend to her in the Iraqi war. These missiles are dangerous and can cause destruction that none of us want to contemplate! If this were not enough for Israel to be concerned with, what about Iran going nuclear on the soon horizon. Add to this insanity, Turkey is now in turmoil and the entire ME is a war waiting to happen. I should note here that whenever the Arabs in the ME begin infighting, fighting among themselves, they always turn to Israel and decide to attack her. Why is this? Because there's nothing like a good war with a common enemy to unite the Arabs against Israel and the Jews! After all we Jews are just monkey's and apes anyway.
If this is not bad enough, Russia has made sure Assad of Syria has their S300 ground to air missiles that can move throughout the country side in Syria well positioned. This poses great harm to Israel as well because it makes it possible for Syria to destroy Israel's jets as they come into Syrian airspace. The S300 missile system is one of the worlds most sophisticated interception systems in the world. Now let's throw into the mix that Egypt has declared that Syria is their enemy. Daniel 11 discusses this in length concerning the Kings of the North and South and the battles they will engage in.
Israel is very aware that an Arab allied attack is coming and the she will be fighting on multiple fronts all at the same time. I believe she is planning her offensive attack right now and that when she engages her enemies, this time around, it will be severe and brutal. With the weapons that are in the theater of battle now she can't afford a slow casual approach. Israel must defeat her enemy as fast as possible and with all the power and might God provides to her. I predict an amazing and miraculous victory for Israel, such that the world will be shocked and amazed, even frightend by it. I also believe that this victory will open the door for the "seven year false peace confirmation" that the book of Daniel outlines. This victory will move into place the starting point of Ezekiel 38, where Ezekiel tells us that Israel will be dwelling securley and in saftey. Once Israel feels completely safe look for her to take down her defense fences and open her borders. It's when she is at this point Ezekiel 38 will come into play.
The Ezekiel war, in my humble opinion, is the first of three campaigns that will occur half way into the tribulation period. Here's a elementary outline of what I see happening:
- Prior to the tribulation - Psalm 83 and Israel enlarges her borders the world rushes in to make peace.
- Antichrist rises and "confirms" a false peace with Israel (Daniel 9:26-27) and her defeated neighbors.
- 3.5 years later Russia and Persia lead the charge into Israel Ezekiel 38.
- After God soundly defeats that invasion the "Kings of the East" led by China march through the dried up Euphrates river into Israel.
- Finally, Revelation 19 will come to pass and the Lord Himself will make war with the nations!
Recently Jan Markell a Messianic Believer who runs Olive Tree Ministries recently wrote in her end-times e-mail update:
A secular talk show host I enjoy opened his program yesterday saying, "The end-game has begun." Even the unbelieving world knows things are coming apart. Even non-Christians know that serial lying, scheming, and back door deals are not right. Men and women acting with seared consciences -- blatantly mocking truth-telling -- is the norm with some today. And it troubles some of us that many Americans hate God, America and Christians in that order. In fact, they are obsessed with blotting out all three. Millions of people of all denominations or no denomination do not want a secular-humanist socialist utopia in America.
Another secular talk show host who is most often an optimist said this week that he fears America will not last until the next election. At least, will not last in the form it has been in for a couple of centuries.
In conclusion, I could list endless evidences that point to the soon return of our Lord and Saviour. However, if you have read this "Intel Briefing" and watched the videos and listened to the audio's, then the only question I can think to ask is why has the Lord not returned yet? The answer is as powerful as it is simple...God loves His creation and wants as many as possible to know Him and His love and wants all of us to come into a right relationship with Himself. This is why the Lord patiently waits!
2 Peter 3:9 - The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
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Keep looking up because Messiah's return is at the door!
Peace and Love in Jesus The Messiah,
Shalom v'ahava b'Yeshua Ha'Mashiach
שלום ואהבה בישוע המשיח
Bro Stef
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'But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman's hand.' Ezekiel 33:6
But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. 1Thessalonians 5:1-6
“My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and utter lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of my people or be listed in the records of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD. Because they lead my people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace …”
Ezekiel 13:9-10
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