HEADLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH - PROPHECY UPDATE



Date 3/6/16? PROPHECY UPDATE NEWS HEADLINESYesterday's Prophecies - Today's HeadlinesHEADLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH?TRACKING BIBLE PROPHECY newspaper: US says Israel planning to start war in LebanonPA Mufti openly incites at the Al-Aqsa MosqueIsraeli demolitions of Palestinian homes harmful to peace, says USTehran's 'destabilizing activities' on the agenda for Biden's visit to Israel Report: Israeli intel prompts Russia to freeze missile delivery to IranUS National Guard may join cyber offense against Islamic State, Carter saysHow Islamic State is training child killers in doctrine of hateUS envoy: Islamic State is losing; coalition to step up pressureAssad must go at start of Syria transition, says SaudiU.N. seeks to build peace talks on fragile Syria truceRussia says registered 9 Syria ceasefire violations in last 24 hoursRussia 'stoking refugee unrest in Germany to topple Angela Merkel'Migrant crisis: Call for state of emergency on Greece Macedonia borderBlack Lives Matter Organizer Posts Guide To Riotwear... 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Conservative Christians May Face Tough Moral Choice, Warns Baptist LeaderThe Secret World of Gamblers Betting Millions on the 2016 ElectionPROPHECY UPDATE NEWSLETTERSTAY INFORMED, GET EQUIPPED, BE ENCOURAGEDPre-Millennium - Pre-Tribulation - PrePARED*If you missed an issue or did not receive your daily copy - All Newsletters are archived at:?? TODAY'S NEWSLETTER...?Featured Article: Many Shall Come In My Name??Turkey and Saudi Arabia hit back for the Obama-Putin Syrian pact??Is Israel Escaping Turbulence in The Middle East Because of Prophetic Fulfillment???Jesus Walks on the Water??All or Nothing?Are you a 'weeper of souls'??Many Shall Come In My Name - Jack Kinsella - ?''And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.'' (Revelation 13:11)?This verse serves as the introduction to the false religion that will sweep the world under antichrist during the tribulation.? Note than John describes the False Prophet has having two horns like a lamb, but that he 'spake as a dragon'. ?The symbolism here is sublimely obvious.? This is, after all, the Bible.? We are introduced to the 'dragon' during the Tribulation in Revelation 12:3, where;?"There appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads."?The dragon is clearly identified in Revelation 12:9:?"And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."?So, the dragon is Satan and it is his doctrine that will form the foundation of the religion of antichrist. However, it will appear to be a form of Christianity, symbolized by 'the lamb'. ?The identity of the Lamb within the context of the Book of the Revelation is equally unquestionable:?"These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for He is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful." (Revelation 17:14)?It is tempting to insert Islam as the false religion of the last days that will sweep the world during the Tribulation Period.? Islam already claims a third of the world's population, practices forced conversions, routinely uses beheading as a form of execution, and pretty much fits the character of the theocracy in John's description. ?But it is an impossible stretch to envision Islam in the context of a counterfeit Christianity.? Islam's hatred of Christianity stretches back to the time of the Crusaders, and its hatred of Israel traces back to the sons of Abraham.? No Islamic would identify themselves religiously with either Christianity or Judaism. ?But the antichrist is accepted, at least for a time, as Israel's messiah. (2nd Thessalonians 2:4,John 5:43, Matthew 24:15) That completely disqualifies Islam from either direction. ?And John is too definite about his depiction of a form of Christianity without Christ for us to wish away as inconvenient to a theory. ?Assessment:?When asked of the signs of His impending return by His disciples, the very first sign Jesus cited was that of religious deception.?"For many shall come in My Name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." (Matthew 24:5)?"And He said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in My name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them." (Luke 21:8)?In the last century, there has been an explosion of religious cults that claim to be Christian, while simultaneously denying Christ. ?Most call themselves 'Christians' use the Bible as their Sacred Scripture, and may even have the name of Christ in the title of their church... but they say that "Jesus is not God", or that Jesus Christ is god as much as you and I are god, like the Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses. ?A research paper entitled, 'Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990' ranked the Jehovah's Witnesses 9th among the top 10 religious bodies with the most churches in the US. ?The Mormons ranked 8 among the top ten, whereas the Episcopal Church, the American branch of the Church of England, ranks 10th. ?The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, the official name for the 'Jehovah's Witnesses' was founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1852, with the first formal organization being founded in Pittsburgh in 1872.? They now number three million worldwide and growing, based on the following doctrine: ?Jehovah's Witnesses see the doctrine of the Trinity as a demonic doctrine.? Their theology strips Jesus of His Deity, claiming He is not God, but 'a god' a created being on a par with Lucifer.? They deny the physical resurrection of Christ, and deny the doctrine of an eternal hell. ?In the past, they have officially announced the date of the Second Coming of Christ and Armageddon on six different occasions: 1914, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1941, and 1975.? Yet their membership is among the most active, and their ranks continue to swell. ?The Mormons are officially called "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints".? Numbering over ten million, they are one of the fastest growing religious cults in the world.? Among their doctrinal teachings is that God was once a man who became God. ?The Mormon god has a physical body, as does his wife, the heavenly mother.? Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are three separate gods. ?Worthy men may one day become gods themselves.? Jesus was married and had children with the two sisters of Lazarus, Maria and Martha... and Jesus became God.? And so can a Mormon. ?"As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man can become", is one of the most famous aphorisms of the Mormons.? This elevation to godhood is only open to faithful male Mormons, but this concept of "every man is god", has been taken up by the New Age Movement, (but using different methods to become god). ?Man as god is also the central tenet of secular humanism, another 'religious' cult that has taken root and thrived in the very heart of our global institutions, as well as most national governments.?Then there are the others; Christian Science Church, founded in 1875 by Mary Baker Eddy.? The cult is neither Christian, scientific, nor a church, but wields huge influence through its prestigious daily newspaper, "The Christian Science Monitor." ?The Church of Scientology was founded in 1954 by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.? It's doctrine is utterly bizarre; Mankind is descended from a race of interplanetary omnipotent gods called "thetans". ?Gradually they evolved by reincarnation to become humans who could not remember their deified state, but every human is a god!? The problem is the "engrams", the traumatic experiences in past lives, which impede spiritual progress, and they are the reason of all diseases. ?The only remedy is 'auditing' which is very expensive.? Auditing runs about $300 per hour, and courses, high level courses, of up to $10,000 or $50,000.?In Scientology, Jesus is not the creator.? He was in control of supernatural powers, "cleared" from mental defects, but he was not an "operating thetan".? Initially, Hubbard taught that Jesus did not exist.? When Hubbard later acknowledged his existence, he claimed Jesus was gay.? The Holy Spirit is not mentioned. Salvation comes after many "auditings". ?The Worldwide Church of God was founded in 1934 by Herbert W Armstrong.? At his death, his son, Garner Ted Armstrong took over the leadership of the Church.? It teaches that the 10 lost tribes of Israel are the British and that the American descendants of the British are the "Chosen People of God".? England is "Ephraim", and the USA is "Manasseh."?The WWCG teaches that all other churches teach in error.? They deny the existence of the Trinity, and include keeping the Jewish feasts, the Sabbath, and keeping kosher.? Armstrong once taught that Queen Elizabeth now sits on the Throne to which Christ will lay claim at His return. ?Each of these former cults are now part of mainstream American Christianity, with huge influence that is translating into rapid growth. ?Scientology's apologists include people like Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Isaac Hayes, Patrick Swayze and even Greta Van Susteren of Fox News. ?Christian Science has the 'Monitor'; the Jehovah's Witnesses sell 100,000 tracts every day door to door; and the Mormons have their own state, Utah, complete with senators and congressmen.?Armstrongism has its "Plain Truth" Magazine, "The World Tomorrow" television program and Garner Ted Armstrong's "Philadelphia Trumpet" and "Key of David" television program. ?Then there are the 'Moonies', founded in 1954 by Sun Yung Moon.? The 'Moonies' are nothing short of nuts.? They deny Christ's Deity, claiming Jesus was the illegitimate offspring of Zechariah and Mary. ?Moon claimed (who died in 2012)? to be the third Adam, the second Christ, and God himself incarnated.? AND . . Moon owned both "The Washington Times" and "Newsworld Magazine." ?The point is this.? Each of these cults, claims to be Christian, while simultaneously denying His Deity.? Each is in a position of tremendous influence. ?While some of the media organs are currently benign, it wouldn't take much for them to be retooled as propaganda tools to advance the concept of Christians Without Christ as a workable religious system.?The proof is in the preponderance of them that exist already.?"Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. . . And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world." (1st John 2:22, 4:3)?Turkey and Saudi Arabia hit back for the Obama-Putin Syrian pact - and Saudi Arabia have taken separate steps to break free from Washington's dictates on the Syrian issue and show their resistance to Russia's highhanded intervention in Syria. They are moving on separate tracks to signal their defiance and frustration with the exclusive pact between Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin which ostracizes Riyadh and Ankara on the Syrian question.??Turkey in particular, saddled with three million Syrian refugees (Jordan hosts another 1.4 million), resents Washington's deaf ear to its demand for no-fly zones in northern and southern Syria as shelters against Russian and Syrian air raids.?Last year, President Reccep Erdogan tried in desperation to partially open the door for a mass exit of Syrian refugees to Europe. He was aghast when he found that most of the million asylum-seekers reaching Europe were not Syrians, but Muslims from Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan, in search of a better life in the West. Most of the Syrians stayed put in the camps housing them in southern Turkey.?Even the Turkish intelligence agency MIT was hard put to explain this setback.? According to one partial explanation, organized crime gangs of Middle East dope and arms smugglers, in which ISIS is heavily represented, seized control of the refugee traffic heading to Europe from Libya, Iraq and Syria.??This human traffic netted the gangs an estimated $1 billion.??Turkey was left high and dry with millions of Syrian refugees on its hands and insufficient international aid to supply their needs. No less painful, Bashar Assad was still sitting pretty in Damascus.? ?Finding Assad firmly entrenched in Damascus is no less an affront for Saudi Arabia. Added to this, the Syrian rebel groups supported by Riyadh are melting away under continuing Russian-backed government assaults enabled by the Obama-Putin "ceasefire" deal'?The oil kingdom's rulers find it particularly hard to stomach the sight of Iran and Hezbollah going from strength to strength both in Syria and Lebanon.??The Turks threatened to strike back, but confined themselves to artillery shelling of Syrian areas close to the border. While appearing to be targeting the Kurdish YPD-YPG militia moving into these areas, the Turkish guns were in fact pounding open spaces with no Kurdish presence. Their purpose was to draw a line around the territory which they have marked out for a northern no-fly or security zone.??Saturday, March 5, President Erdogan proposed building a "new city" of 4,500 square kilometers on northern Syrian soil, to shelter the millions of war refugees. He again tried putting the idea to President Obama.?The Saudi Defense Minister, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman put together a more high-risk and comprehensive scheme. Its dual purpose is to hit pro-Iranian Hezbollah from the rear and forced the two big powers to treat Riyadh seriously as a player for resolving the Syrian imbroglio.?The scheme hinged in the cancellation of a $4 billion Saudi pledge of military aid to the Lebanese army, thereby denying Hezbollah, which is a state within the state and also dominates the government, access to Saudi funding. But it also pulled the rug from under Lebanon's hopes for combating ISIS and Al Qaeda's Nusra Front, which have grabbed a strip of Lebanese territory in the northern Beqaa Valley.?The Saudi action, by weakening the Lebanese military and its ability to shore up central government in Beirut, risks tipping Lebanon over into another civil war.??The London Economist commented that this Saudi step against Lebanon seems "amateurish." Under the young prince (30), "Saudi Arabia sometimes acts with bombast and violence that makes it look like the Donald Trump of the Arab World," in the view of the magazine.?But the Saudi step had a third less obvious motive, a poke in the eye for President Obama for espousing Iran's claim to Middle East hegemony. Resentment on this score is common to the Saudi royal house and the Erdogan government.??As a crude provocation for Washington, the Turkish president ordered police Friday, March 4, to raid Turkey's largest newspaper Zaman, after an Istanbul court ruling placed it under government control.?The newspaper released its final edition ahead of the raid declaring the takeover a "shameful day for free press" in the country. A group of protesters outside the building was dispersed with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons.?Zaman is owned by the exiled Muslim cleric Felhullah Gulen, who heads the powerful Hizmet movement, which strongly contests Erdogan government policies. A former ally of the president, the two fell out years ago. In 1999, after he was accused of conspiring to overthrow the government in Ankara, Gulen fled to the United States.?Today, the exiled cleric runs the Hizmet campaign against the Turkish president from his home in Pennsylvania, for which he has been declared a terrorist and many of his supporters arrested.?The takeover of Zaman was intended both as a blow by Ankara against Muslim circles opposed to the Erdogan regime and as an act of retaliation against the United States, for harboring its opponents and sidelining Turkey from Obama administration plans for Syria.?Oddly enough, the Turkish president finds himself in a position analogous to Egyptian President Abdel-Fatteh El-Sisi, who is at war with the Muslim Brotherhood, a movement which enjoys Obama's support.?Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has his own dilemmas. Struggling to keep his balance while walking a tight rope on the Syrian situation between Israel's longstanding ties with Washington and handling the Russian tiger lurking next door, he is in no hurry to welcome Erdogan's determined overtures for the resumption of normal relations.??Turkey is in trouble with both major world powers and, after living for five years under hostile abuse from Ankara, Israel does not owe Erdogan a helping hand for pulling him out of the mess.Is Israel Escaping Turbulence in The Middle East Because of Prophetic Fulfillment? - By Rivkah Lambert Adler - ?"This is the LORD'S doing; it is marvelous in our eyes." Psalms 118:23 (The Israel Bible?)?Hezbollah, Russia and Syria are cooperating to keep Assad in power. The US is trying to prop up the rebels who are working to bring Assad down. Turkey is shelling in Syria's largest city of Aleppo. Late last month, the Muslim Brotherhood called for "a long, uncompromising jihad" to bring down Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. ISIS is spreading throughout Iraq and Syria on their march to world domination. ?Last week, Jerusalem-based rabbinic scholar and prolific author Rabbi Nachman Kahana opened his weekly Bible commentary with these words: "One needs a scorecard to keep track of the sides and the initiatives of what is now transpiring in the Arab Gehennom (Hell) of the Middle East.?Everywhere you look, pandemonium reigns in the Middle East. ?Except in Israel. ?Although Israel is experiencing car ramming's and knife stabbing terror attacks, the difference is significant. The struggle within Israel is with individual terrorists. The country is not the target of wholesale military efforts by neighboring Arab countries. In fact, by and large, the Israeli people are resolute, not cowed by terror, and the country as a whole continues to prosper.?Rabbi Kahana draws a bigger picture of what's going on outside of Israel. "Syria, the rebels, the US, Russia, the Gulf States, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Hezbollah, the Kurds - everyone against everyone in a free-for-all of murder for religious, political and economic interests but in total disregard of the others' interests. However, there is complete agreement on one single item - Israel. Ironically and miraculously, and despite all the bloodshed, none of them has lifted a hand or a bullet against the Jewish State."?Reminiscent of the protection God provided for the Children of Israel as they wandered for 40 years in the desert, Rabbi Nir Ben Artzi, a mystical rabbi from Southern Israel who is known for his prophetic messages, also wrote last week about how Israel remains largely unscathed, despite the chaos that surrounds her.?"In Israel, all is well! The economy is the best in the world, real estate is the best in the world, the people are the best in the world, God has blessed Israel! A cloud surrounds the borders like it surrounded the people of Israel in the desert and the Jews need to watch over themselves."?Speaking to Breaking Israel News, Rabbi Kahana suggested turning to the Book of Ezekiel, chapter 32, to find a way to understand the relative peace in Israel while countries at every border are inflamed. In his book With All Your Might, Kahana illuminated the obscure passages in Ezekiel 32 with help from the Malbim, a well-known 19th century Biblical commentator. ?The Malbim explains that the prophecy of Ezekiel is relevant in our time. "It will come to pass in the end of days, after the Jewish people will return to the land of Israel." He goes on to name all the Biblical nations who will come to the region "to attempt to capture the Land of Israel from the Jews."?The Malbim then connects Ezekiel's prophecy to what we read in today's headlines. ??"But when they arrive, they will create chaos among themselves and make war on each other... because their beliefs are different. And there God will judge them in sword and blood as stated by the prophet Zechariah, chapter 14. And here the prophet relates how they all will be lost... And between them will there be a war. The first to be utterly destroyed will be the Egyptians, who are the closest to the Land of Israel and will come forward first and fall. Then the Assyrians and Persians will come to avenge their ally and they all will be destroyed."?Kahana shared with Breaking Israel News that the Assyrians the Malbim speaks of are today's Syrians and the Persians are today's Iranians. Kahana concluded his comments to Breaking Israel News with a very positive message for Israel and those who love her.?"This is what the [Talmud] is referring to when it predicts that the miracles of the future will outshine the unbelievable miracles of the Egyptian exodus. We might be apprehensive and surprised at the unfolding of current events, but for the Prophet Yechezkel (Ezekiel) and the Malbim it is just a matter of time before these events become reality. ?"However, it is a postulate in world events - those of our time and of times past - that they are all intended by Hashem (God) for the ultimate redemption of the Jewish nation. So there is no reason to fear, no matter what might seem to be the perils - because hakol be'ye'dei shamayim - it is all in God's hands."?NOW BOTH DVDs FOR ONLY $29.95NOW SHIPPING!!!MAGOG RISINGMore than 2,500 years ago, God gave?the prophet Ezekiel an astonishing prophecy to give to the world, one that would be fulfilled in "the latter days." Many Bible scholars feel that the prophesied events, found in Ezekiel 38 and 39, could be fulfilled in the near future, and that we might already be witnessing the stage being set and the actors being moved into place, in light of current events happening in the Middle East, right now.?In Ezekiel 38, Russia, Iran, and an alliance of Muslim nations invade Israel due to a "hook placed in the mouth of Russia" to bring Russia down to invade Israel. That hook could very well be the natural-gas fields discovered off the coast of Israel or the more recent finding of massive oil deposits in the Golan Heights.?With Russian and Iranian military forces now cooperating? and engaging in combat in Syria, just miles north of the border of Israel, people are asking if these events are setting the stage for the fulfillment of what Bible scholars call the "War of Gog & Magog" that is supposed to take place in the End of Days??Join us in this exciting new DVD as we examine Ezekiel 38 & 39 and the infamous war of Gog & Magog, and compare it to today's headlines and current events in the Middle East.The Fate of Damascus and the Psalm 83 War?About the time of the end the biblical prophet Ezekiel tells of a future invasion of Israel by a vast coalition of nations, known as the battle of Gog and Magog, we find this in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39. As we read the headlines in the newspapers of today, and witness the conflicts in the Middle East, it's not hard to imagine that this invasion prophesied over 2600 years ago, could be fulfilled in the immediate future.? Ezekiel 36-37 predicts a gathering of the Jews to the nation of Israel, which will be followed by this massive invasion.? For 19 centuries, the Jewish people were scattered throughout the world, and until May 14, 1948, there was no nation of Israel to invade.? With the nation of Israel now a reality, the stage seems set for the war that will usher in the tribulation and the rise of the Antichrist; a war that will end with the destruction of Israel's enemies by God Himself, and lead to the signing of a peace treaty with the Antichrist.?As you read Ezekiel 38 and 39, it isn't just the creation of the nation of Israel that makes this prophecy seem likely to be fulfilled in the near future.? The nations that God tells us will form this coalition against Israel seem more likely now than perhaps ever before to form just such an alliance." The leaders of this coalition will be Russia and Iran, and currently both of these nations are right on Israel's doorstep, under the pretense of battling ISIS in Syria. I believe that there are a couple of unfulfilled prophecies that will lead-up to this massive invasion of Israel, and as we read today's headlines, we find that the fulfillment of these two prophesied events,?could happen very soon! ?The Fate of Damascus and the Psalm 83 War?TO ORDER THIS NEW DVDS - CLICK HERE?For every "Convergence" DVD that you purchase, you will receive a second one for FREE to out hand out or give away. For example, if you buy 5 DVDs, you will receive 10."CONVERGENCE of the End Time Signs" -?Bible Prophecy fulfillment is in a period of acceleration, a time of Quickening, the world is racing towards Armageddon, now more than ever we must be ready! We are about to enter a time like no other time, a time that no man has ever seen, a time like no other time in the history of this world, as a matter of fact we are about to enter the end times. Since the dawn of mankind, there have always been wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes, famines, pestilences, disease, strange-weather and false Christ's just as Jesus predicted. Fast forward nearly 2,000 years since Jesus made this prediction, and you have today's headlines lining up exactly with the Word of God. The big thing?isn't?that these events?are happening today, is that they are all happening at the very same time! Bible prophecy is being fulfilled right before our very eyes.? Fulfilled prophecy is increasing in frequency and intensity just like birth pains, and Jesus said when you see these know that I am near, even at the door.All the signs of the last days are converging at the same time. Bible Prophecy is happening right before our eyes and like birth pains, ?the predicted events are happening more frequently and more intently. Never, in the history throughout the world have so many forces, including economic, scientific, techno-logic, ecologic, cultural, geopolitical, moral, spiritual and religion, converged together to bring this world that's already teetering over the edge into the abyss, to a point of no return. "CONVERGENCE" brings it all together and will clearly show where all this heading and what people need to do!To Order this Video on DVD Click Here!Jesus Walks on the Water - Jack Kelley - is one of the truly remarkable bits of New Covenant symbolism to be found anywhere in Scripture.?Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowd. After He had dismissed them, He went up on a mountainside by Himself to pray. When evening came He was there alone but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it. During the 4th watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw Him walking on the lake they were terrified. "It's ghost they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them, "Take courage. It is I. Don't be afraid."(Matt 14:22-27)?This story also appears also in Mark 6:45-51 and John 6:15-21 and as in the feeding of the 5000, lots of additional insight can be gained by comparing all three accounts. All agree that this event followed immediately on the heels of the miraculous feeding, and that the disciples set out across the lake without Jesus, while He went up the mountainside alone to pray. If you read the preamble to the feeding of the 5000 you'll recall that Jesus came to that remote area to be alone with His disciples to grieve the death of John the Baptist and hear the reports of their recent missionary tour. But their presence was discovered and they were followed by a huge group of people (Matt 14:13-14 & Mark 6:30). Putting aside His own needs, He ministered to the crowd, fed and dismissed them, and was now free to be alone. Perhaps sending the disciples out without Him was even an effort to divert the crowd and get some "face time" with His Father. John the Baptist was a relative (Luke 1:36) and had just been beheaded by Herod as a favor to his wife (Matt 14:1-12), and the 12 had just completed their first assignment, spreading the Gospel throughout Israel. It was time to check in.?Movement Without Progress?In Matt 14:25 we are told that it was the 4th watch of the night (3-6 AM) and from John's account that the disciples had only covered about 3-3 1/2; miles (1/2 the distance across the lake) (John 6:19) yet they had been rowing since early evening. They were straining at the oars but not getting very far. In fact Mark tells us that Jesus was making better time walking than they were rowing and was about to pass them by when they saw Him (Mark 6:48) even though they had a head start of several hours.?Thinking He was a ghost they were terrified. But Jesus calmed them by identifying Himself. "Take courage. It is I. Don't be afraid." By the way, the words translated "It is I" in verse 27 can also be translated "I am", the same words spoken to Moses from the burning bush.?"Lord, if it's you," Peter replied, "Tell me to come to you on the water." "Come," He said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind he was afraid, and beginning to sink cried out, "Lord, save me." Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and caught him. "You of little faith," He said. "Why did you doubt?" And when they climbed into the boat the wind died down. Then those who were in the boat worshipped Him, saying, "Truly, You are the Son of God." His mastery over the laws of nature had persuaded them. (Matt 14:28-33)?Let's Get Mystical?Here is one of the truly remarkable bits of New Covenant symbolism to be found anywhere in Scripture. Let the boat and disciples represent Israel, the Sea the unbelieving world (Isa. 57:20-21) and Peter the Church. I'll use the term Church here to mean anything from a single believer to the entire body of Christ, so it's OK to take this personally as well as institutionally.?As the disciples had made very little progress rowing across the sea against the wind, Israel had made very little progress in their mandate to tell the world about God (Isa. 43:10-13). And as Peter was called out of the boat to walk on the water, the Church was called out of Israel to dwell in the world and spread the Gospel (Matt 28:19-20).?As long as Peter stayed focused on the Lord he was able to remain above the waves, empowered by his faith to perform a miracle and sustained by his closeness to the Lord. When he was distracted by the winds he began to sink and his life was in peril. As long as we stay focused on the Lord, we're able to remain above the ways of this world, empowered by our faith to perform miraculous works and sustained by our closeness to Him. When we're distracted by the winds of controversy and deceit, we begin sinking into the world's unbelieving ways and our spiritual life is in peril.?When Peter cried out, "Lord save me," the Lord was immediately at his side, reaching out to rescue him and bring him to safety. When we cry out, "Lord save me," the Lord is immediately at our side, reaching out to rescue us and bring us to safety. We are never beyond His reach.?One more point. When Peter and the Lord got safely back into the boat, the wind died down and calm returned. When Israel and the Church are finally re-united in Christ, peace will reign in the world. In both cases the Lord's gentle rebuke to Peter is appropriate. To both Israel and the Church He says, "O you of little faith. Why did you doubt?"?And now you know the adult version.?All or Nothing - By Grant Phillips -??? ?The most precious gift God has given mankind, apart from Jesus Himself, is His written Word, the Bible. Yet today the Bible is ignored, mocked, hated, vilified, and looked upon as a relic of the past, having no application for us in these 'modern' days.? ??Someone may say, "Why make such an issue over a book? It's just a book!" But it isn't "just a book." It is the actual written Word of God. The Apostle John proclaimed:??"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." (John 1:1-5)??The Second Person of the Godhead, the Son of God; i.e. Jesus Christ, is the Word, and that Word is proclaimed and glorified in the book we call the Bible. From beginning to end, Genesis through Revelation, the Word of Almighty God speaks to any who will listen.? ??But someone may say, "If I could only hear from God directly." If I write you a letter, would you be hearing from me directly? Of course you would! God has written mankind a letter, a very long letter, and those who read it are hearing directly from God.? ??"But forty different people wrote the sixty-six books of the Bible. How can we say God wrote it?" The Apostle Peter said:??"But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God." (2 Peter 1:20-21)??The Apostle Paul stated:??"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work." (2 Timothy 3:16-17)??Why do we throw out all these frivolous excuses about the validity of the Bible when the Truth is so evident? The answer is found right in the Bible.??"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths." (2 Timothy 4:3-4)??Those who don't know Jesus will shy away from the Bible because they don't want to hear the Truth about their sins and its consequences. What they are missing though is that there is a remedy provided by God, and that remedy is the forgiveness of all sins and acceptance into the family of God upon committed belief in Jesus Christ.? ??What about the Christians though? Why are so many Christians Biblically ignorant? We call ourselves a Christian, yet have little to no interest in the Bible. How can that be? The Bible says,??"Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth." (2 Timothy 2:15)??I know people who can quote you any sport statistic you want, but couldn't tell you if the book of Romans is in the Old or New Testament. Others can name every soap opera and spend hours telling you about each character, but not be able to name the four Gospels. Many keep up with the political arena, the Hollywood 'stars,' and other 'important' matters, but have never told anyone else about Jesus.? ??Don't get me wrong, it isn't to say that all Christians are Biblically ignorant and seemingly uncaring about sharing Christ. The frightening thing is that most are. Even more frightening is the nagging suspicion of doubt about the salvation of many who claim to know Jesus but do not. They're just 'playing church.'??Generally speaking, churches in the United States of America are composed of people who are spoiled and lazy. We want to be entertained and accept no responsibility as a workman for our Lord.? ??Pastors should be fired up about Jesus Christ, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and training those in his care for service. Jesus said the Scriptures spoke of Him. So, all the Word of God should be taught, not just pieces here and there.? ??In my opinion, much of the disinterest in the pew comes from the pulpit. If those in the pulpits would preach the unadulterated Truth and ALL the Truth from the Bible, people by the thousands would be falling on their knees before God to be forgiven and looking intently for His return.? ??I realize that many would stop going to the church services just as they also forsook Christ. The offering plate might suffer. A pastoral job might be on the line. What is more important though, being a spiritual wimp or a warrior for Jesus Christ?? ??This Bible we're talking about is composed of roughly 27% prophecy, but prophecy is rarely ever mentioned from most pulpits. It has been my experience that many of those in the congregation would love to have their pastor teach prophecy, but the pastors refuse. Why? Oh, they give various reasons, but could the real reason be that they know nothing about prophecy? If you don't know it, you can't teach it. Right?? ??The Bible is the most important material piece of property we could ever have in our hands, but it is absolutely of no use to us if we don't open it up, use it and believe it. It contains the Truth about God, about us and so much more. If we believe what it says, could we really ignore it?? ??All of it should be proclaimed. All of it should be, by a true Christian, believed. I decided nearly fifty years ago in a religious class in college that the Bible always overrides our opinions. If it seems there is a conflict in the Scriptures, the conflict is with me, not the Scriptures. I need to keep studying and listen to the Lord, not man. Every word in the Bible is true, or none of it is true, and it is 100% Truth. Satan will try to place doubts in our minds through unscrupulous men. Ignore them. Only God speaks the Truth, and every word He says is Truth.? ??Grant Phillips??Email:? grantphillips@ ????Pre-Rapture Commentary:? ?Rapture Ready? Are you a 'weeper of souls'? - Greg Laurie - Greg Laurie urges Christians to join Harvest simulcast this weekend?People can tell if you really care about them. It's true. Your neighbor knows it. A child knows it. Even a dog can tell. So I begin with this question: Do you care about people who don't know the Lord??Far too often we view people outside of Christ as the enemy when, in fact, they are under the control and influence of the real enemy, Satan. They don't need you to criticize them or judge them; they need Jesus to rescue them. Scripture says we are to be patient in our dealings with nonbelievers. "Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil's trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants" (2 Timothy 2:26, NLT). Effective sharing of one's faith, then, really begins with a concern or burden for the person you are speaking with.?Before the apostle Paul delivered the Gospel to the pagans of Greece, Scripture tells us that "he was deeply troubled by all the idols" (Acts 17:16). It's no wonder. Athens was "Idol Central" of the planet at that time. Another way to translate Paul's reaction to this idolatry is, "He was irritated and aroused to anger."?Have you ever looked around at our culture today, seeing so many trapped by sin and poor choices and found yourself getting angry? Not at the people, but at the one who is doing this to them? We usually think of anger as a negative thing, but did you know there is a place for anger? It's often called righteous indignation.?In Paul's case, that feeling of being troubled and angry motivated him to come up with an action plan. And that's the way it will be for any of us. Any effective attempt at sharing one's faith must begin with a God-given burden. Paul later wrote, "Just preaching the Gospel isn't any special credit to me - I couldn't keep from preaching if I wanted to. I would be utterly miserable. Woe unto me if I don't" (1 Corinthians 9:16, TLB).?Do you feel that way? Charles Spurgeon once said, "Winners of souls must first be weepers of souls." If we want God to work through us to reach people who don't yet know the Lord, it must start there: with a real concern in our hearts for men and women outside of Jesus Christ.?In Luke 15, we are given a perspective of how God views those who don't know Him. Is He angry and disgusted at them? No, He longs for them. In three quick metaphors, Jesus conveys how much God loves people ... like a shepherd who lost a sheep ... like a woman who lost a coin ... and like a father who lost a son.?In that final story, Jesus gives an account of a young man who leaves his home and his father, cashes in his inheritance, heads for a far country and plunges into a wild, reckless life, quickly burning through his money and his so-called friends. The grieving dad waits and waits for his son to come to his senses and return home, sitting every day on his front porch and staring as far as he can down the winding road into the distance.?Then one day it happened. Down the long road that led to the family estate, the father saw his prodigal boy. He was not as young as when he had left. Long gone was the bloom of youth, as sin had taken its toll. Perhaps his health was ravaged from poor choices. But at least he was going the right direction now: toward home.?And when that father saw his beloved boy walking toward him, he couldn't contain himself. Old as he was, he bolted out of that chair on the front porch and sprinted to meet him. Jesus said, "And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him" (Luke 15:20, NLT)?Jesus is telling us that God the Father is like the father in this story. When we or other sinners are apart from Him, He misses us; He longs for us to return because of His love for us.?Would you be willing, like the father in that story, to "lose your dignity" for a moment and engage someone with the Gospel message? Would you be willing to leave your "comfort zone" and take a little step of faith? Would you be honest enough to say that you don't care as much as you should about people who don't yet know the Lord??Ask the Lord to give you His heart and His compassion for people who don't know Him and haven't received His gift of eternal life. And then, as God brings someone specific to your mind, ask them to attend the March 6, 2016, Harvest America simulcast with you at a nearby location. This will be a nationwide event beginning at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, at 5:30 p.m. Central Time, and streamed live to thousands of host locations including churches, theaters and living rooms. The event will feature top Christian artists including Chris Tomlin, Lecrae, Switchfoot, and MercyMe, and I will be on hand to offer a clear Gospel message. To find a location near you, simply go to our website, .?This may be your opportunity to show the love of Jesus Christ to someone who might very well be open to His offer of forgiveness of sins and eternal life. All you have to do is invite them to come along with you to the event. You ask, "But what if they turn me down?" They might! But then again, you really never know what's going on in someone's heart and life. God may have been preparing your loved one, friend, or neighbor for that very moment when you put your fears aside and show them the compassion of Jesus.?FROM THE HEART??IF YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED THROUGH THIS MINISTRY, THEN WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD PLEASE REMEMBER PROPHECY UPDATE IN YOUR GIVING - WE ARE TRULY,?TRULY,?THANKFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT??Prophecy Update has no corporate sponsors. This ministry is paid for and prayed for by readers and supporters. Without your support, there would be no Prophecy Update, Please pray about becoming a monthly supporter - thanks!??If ever there was a time to invest in God's Kingdom, it's now!What on earth are you doing for Heaven's Sake?"Share in the Blessings and Rewards that will last Forever!""Folks, it's all beginning to unravel. America is in more danger of falling than at any time in its history. But I believe Bible prophecy predicts this very decline. From this point on, we believers have to get serious. We are going to face discouragement, disillusionment and, most certainly, persecution in the time between now and the Rapture. But don't be discouraged or disillusioned. The coming turmoil will provide us unrivaled opportunities to share the good news of the Gospel. So be ready to share your faith and your hope with those who need Christ. 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