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Date 3/8/16? PROPHECY UPDATE NEWS HEADLINESYesterday's Prophecies - Today's HeadlinesHEADLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH?TRACKING BIBLE PROPHECY: Obama considering UN resolution on peace processPalestinian president urges int'l support against Israeli violationsIndonesian president calls on Islamic states to unite for 'Palestine'An Israeli leader wants to put Jerusalem's Arabs on the other side of new wallsMost Israelis believe a divided capital is already a foregone conclusion Biden coming to Israel to discuss US military aidIsrael's Netanyahu declines offer to meet with Obama: White HouseWhite House 'surprised' to learn Netanyahu turned down meetingAbdullah: 'Israeli violations on Temple Mount dangerously increased lately' Palestinian Leader Abbas Accuses Israel of 'Judaizing' Jerusalem on Day Israel Announces 2,500-Year-Old Jewish Artifact Found in... JerusalemGaza marvels at new SamsonIsrael slams UN report blaming it for domestic abuse of Palestinian women Nefesh B'Nefesh: New York Jews' interest in aliya this year 'highest ever'Jews fear as neo-Nazis gain support in EuropeSayyed Nasrallah: "Israel, allied Arab regimes will fall all together"Balad, Hadash condemn Gulf labeling of Hezbollah as 'terror group'Report: Egypt imposes entrance ban on Hezbollah's leaders following Gulf's declaration Tunisia: 53 dead in clashes near Libyan borderTunisian Clash Spreads Fear That Libyan War Is Spilling OverMore than 5.6 mln people affected by hunger, malnutrition in African areas due to Boko Haram violenceAt least 17 killed, including 2 children, in Pakistan suicide attackU.S. airstrike kills more than 150 at Somalia terrorist camp, military saysPutin, Sisi agree about need to fight terrorists in Libya, Yemen - KremlinExecutions in Saudi Arabia reach 'frightening' rate as 70th prisoner in 2016 is killedReport: ISIS gunmen stage mutiny, kill local commander in de facto capital UK police: Islamic State seeking 'spectacular attacks' on West Biden Says U.S. Will Wipe Out The Evil That Is Islamic State Air strike hits Syrian market, opposition says truce must be respected'Game changer': How EU may shut Turkish door on migrantsMigrant crisis: EU and Turkey hold 'difficult' summitEU welcomes bold Turkey plan to stop migrants, defers decisionTurkey seizes control of another news agency close to pro-opposition cleric Gulen Russia warns Sweden it will face military action if it joins NatoU.S. slaps export curbs on China's ZTE over alleged Iran schemeChina says "blind faith" in North Korea sanctions irresponsible US State Department: US takes North Korea nuclear threats seriouslyIn drills, US, South Korea practice striking North's nuclear plantsWhite House to reveal death toll of US drone strikes for first timeRecord 61 million immigrants in U.S., 15.7 million illegallyNM ranchers outraged by lack of security at borderOhio lost 112,500 jobs due to trade with TPP countriesOhio voters, leaning to Donald Trump on GOP side, can be anything but predictable: Thomas SuddesCleveland seeking to buy riot gear for Republican National ConventionForeign diplomats voicing alarm to U.S. officials about TrumpMexico's President Says Donald Trump Sounds Like Hitler and MussoliniNY judge dismisses attempt to block Canada-born Cruz from state's ballot Soros Tops Individual Donors as $100 million floods Presidential Super PACSenators again request State Department staffer testify about Clinton server setupJustice Department asks judge to revisit NY iPhone caseTaking Baby Steps Toward Software That Reasons Like HumansGenetic Test Firm to Put Customers' Data in Public DomainA strange hum is haunting residents of a Canadian cityTotal Solar Eclipse Will End the Day Before It BeginsRise of Fracking Wastewater Injections in Ohio Sparks Fears of Earthquakes, Water ContaminationNo, 'Carbon monoxide explosion' doesn't mean earthquake is coming5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Hihifo, Tonga5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Tobelo, IndonesiaRuiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ftTungurahua volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ftReventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 18,000ftColima volcano in Mexico erupts to 17,000ftCopahue volcano in Argentina erupts to 12,000ftCollegiate spring breakers shrug off the Zika virusRuPaul still reigns supreme as 'Drag Race' hits 100 episodesSweden's pro-incest youth wing of the Liberal People's Party suggests giving men right to 'legal abortions'China bans images of gay people on TVTrio suspected of killing friend in satanic ritual to turn him into vampire?PROPHECY 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: God Will Not Abandon Israel?Obama to Enlist Anti-Israel UN in Last-Ditch Effort for Middle East Peace?Iran conducts new missile tests defying US sanctions?Iran's secret Christian movement grows, with help from abroad??Why Threaten North Korea and China? Would Obama Start a War to Stay in Office???Nearing Midnight: Rapture Delayed??Daily Jot: Powered by the Holy Spirit?Daily Devotion: New Life for Us All??God Will Not Abandon Israel - By Matt Ward - are besieged all about and many who should be defending her, are not. Replacement theology-an insidious doctrine-is corrupting an entire generation of young Christians into believing that Israel no longer counts in God's reckoning. They believe that the nation God once called the "apple of my eye" (Zechariah 2:8), has been replaced by the Church.?The main reason for this rejection, so replacement theology teaches, is Israel's past disobedience and their rejection of Jesus Christ.? ?If this is true then woe to the Church of today. Does our church in 2016 really look like an obedient one to you? Apostasy is rampant, as is compromise in all areas and at all levels of leadership. The Jesus taught in many pulpits today is a "different Jesus" (2 Corinthians 11:4), from the one originally taught by the apostles of Our Lord.?If God so readily abandoned Israel for disobedience then why do we, the church today, believe God will not also abandon us for our own disobedience? Why will God not just raise up another people for Himself who will be obedient, in our place? After all, that is exactly what replacement theology teaches God did with Israel??The Bible does clearly teach that, "God does not change" (Malachi 3:6) and that "God does not show favoritism" (Romans 2:11), so why would God not apply the same rules and criteria to the modern day church as He did to Israel?? ?In preaching replacement theology the church of today has robbed itself of its own assurance of its own eternal security in God. If God abandoned Israel because of sin and disobedience then we in the church are doomed because God is an impartial God. The same standards He applied to Israel will be applied to us also.?The reality, of course, is that God has not abandoned Israel at all. Instead, God has allowed Israel to, "...experience a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in." (Romans 11: 25). Got has not forgotten about Israel. ?He is currently dealing with the Gentile world and the signs all around us are indicating that this gentile dispensation is about to come to an end. After this, God will once again turn His full attention to dealing with the remnant of Israel, then, "...all Israel will be saved" (Romans 11: 26).?Israel's future is irrevocably bound up in the character of God. What many Christians fail to understand is that when they question the future of Israel in Gods plans, believing God to have abandoned his once "holy inheritance", they are questioning the integrity of God Himself. They are calling God a liar and exposing Him to public shame because God promised the children of Israel,?"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you" (Deuteronomy 31:6).?This issue, at its core is a question about honesty. Is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob a God of integrity or not? Is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ true to his word or is He not? Is God a liar??Proclaiming that the Church has replaced Israel is to publically state that the God we worship does lie, that we cannot take him at his word, that He is not trustworthy because He does not keep His promises.?In Romans, the apostle Paul, who was taught through revelation by Jesus Christ Himself, wrote to his own people, the Jews and addressed this question head on, "I say then, has God cast away his people?" (Romans 11:1) This exact statement is made week after week from pulpit after pulpit in Britain and America and many are those who believe it to be true.? ?Paul immediately and emphatically answers his own question in the very next sentence, "Certainly not!" The Greek translation of this term implies that this notion is so unthinkable and so unimaginable that it should not be something that even enters into our minds!?God has not finished with Israel and yet has a great future for her. He has made solemn covenants with Israel that back this up.??The Covenants?Our God is a Covenant making God, instituting no less than four separate Covenants with His people throughout time; The Abrahamic Covenant; the Land Covenant found in Deuteronomy; the Davidic Covenant and the New Covenant, inaugurated by God's Son, Jesus Christ. God keeps His covenants and He made them expressly so that we who follow Him can know with certainty that we can trust Him.?Jesus Himself testifies to this truth,?"For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished" (Matthew 5:18).??The Abrahamic Covenant?Still in effect today, the Abrahamic Covenant was conferred on Abraham, Isaac and then onto Jacob, whose name God changed into Israel. On Israel's deathbed God subsequently conferred this covenant, and confirmed it, with each of Israel's twelve children, who would later go on to become the twelve tribes of Israel.?? ?There are two types of covenant in the bible, conditional covenants and unconditional covenants. A conditional covenant is an agreement dependent on both parties for its fulfillment. If either party fails to meet its obligations then the covenant is cancelled.?The Abrahamic Covenant is not a conditional covenant. It is an unconditional covenant. An unconditional covenant is an agreement between two parties where only one of the parties has to do something. The Abrahamic Covenant is not dependent upon Abraham, but on God. Abraham had to do nothing to ensure its fulfillment, the obligation and responsibility rests alone with God.?The ceremony performed in Genesis 15 indicates the unconditional nature of this covenant. In Genesis 15 Abraham halved some dead animals and God Himself, and alone, moved between the dead animals laid out on the floor. The smoking furnace and the flaming torch represent God and God Himself put Abraham into a sleep so deep that he could not physically pass between the animals.? ?God was binding Himself to this agreement with Abraham. In effect, God was saying "...if I do not fulfill the exact terms of this agreement then let what has happened to these dead animals happen to me!" God was staking His own life on its exact fulfillment.?This is one of the main reasons why Satan hates Israel and the Jews so much. If Satan can destroy the Jews and Israel, then he can prove God to be a covenant breaker. God, because of this covenant, would then be obliged by His own standards of holiness and justice to reap the consequences of this broken covenant.?? ?How deeply shameful that many, many Christians are, in replacement theology, loudly and publically claiming God to be a covenant breaker.? ?In the Abrahamic Covenant, still in force today, God promised Abraham three main things; the land, descendants after him who would make a "great nation," and the promise of blessings and ultimate redemption.?This covenant will receive its ultimate fulfillment in the Messianic Kingdom (Gen.12: 1-3; 12:7; 13:14-17; 15:1-21; 17:1-21: 22:15-18). All other covenants in the Bible are based on the foundations laid by this one covenant.??The Land Covenant (Found in Deuteronomy)?This covenant is crucial because it ensures Israel's inheritance,? despite their potential future unfaithfulness. This covenant guarantees Israel's repentance and future restoration to the land in the millennial reign of the Messiah (Deuteronomy 30:1-10).??The Davidic Covenant?The Davidic Covenant (2 Samuel 7: 8-16), is also an eternal covenant. It guarantees Israel an eternal King who will rule from David's throne forever. Every Christian in the world today, including those who subscribe to replacement theology, prays for the fulfillment of this Davidic Covenant from their very first experiences in Christianity, most without recognizing it.?In Our Lord's Prayer, the line, "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven..." (Matthew 6:10), is a direct and explicit reference from Jesus Christ of the time yet future when a descendant of David will sit on David's throne and rule Israel and the world from Jerusalem. This did not happen during Christ's first incarnation, in fact the opposite. Jesus was rejected and despised by Israel.? ?A time is fast approaching when Jesus-the Lion of the Tribe of Judah-will come again. He will not come in meekness and humility like the first time, but in majesty and awesome power to sit on David's throne where he will rule all the nations of this earth from Jerusalem. At this time the name of Jerusalem itself will be changed to "the throne of the Lord" (Jeremiah 3:7), reflecting the worldwide eminence of this great, Jewish city.?Jesus, when he returns, will be returning as a racial King - a Jewish King, and he will rule all with a "rod of iron" from an eternal Jewish, capital city. We Christians testify to this truth each and every Christmas when we send simple Christmas cards to one another inscribed with the famous biblical story,?"But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.? ?The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end" (Luke 1: 30-33).?This part of the verse never happened during Jesus' first ministry. Its fulfillment relates to the time yet future when the Davidic Covenant, which is predicated upon the Land Covenant and in turn the Abrahamic Covenant, will be fulfilled.?? ?A Jewish King ruling the world from a Jewish country. He is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Messiah Jesus.??The New Covenant?We all look forward to the time when,?"The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them" (Isaiah 11:6).? ?This prophecy will become a reality in the millennial reign of Christ. The New Covenant, ushered in by the Son of God Himself, is crucial to the fulfillment of the other Covenants that find their own ultimate fulfillments in the Messianic kingdom.? ?It is because of the New Covenant, paid for in the blood of Jesus Christ spilt on the Cross, that the fulfillment of the Abrahamic Covenant, The Land Covenant and the Davidic Covenants are possible. It all hinges upon God's son, Jesus.?? ?It is through this New Covenant of the blood of God's Son that provision is made for Israel's national forgiveness of sin, for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and complete regeneration based on the perfect substitutionary work of the Messiah who was slain for sin, (Lev. 17:11; Jer. 31: 31-37; Ezek. 36: 24-28).?? ?The Mashiach Nagid, the Messiah, the King, has done it all. He has completed the work necessary to bring us before God in peace. He has clothed us with His own personal righteousness and finally dealt with our sin. His death means that creation itself can be restored. It is His substitutionary death on the cross that will mean all Israel can be saved.?To deny the right of Israel to exist or to suggest that God has abandoned Israel because of sin is to also forsake our own salvation. Our salvation is intimately bound up with the salvation of Israel. It is the same blood that we claim as a propitiation for our own sins that will also provide the atonement for Israel's national sin. To reject Israel's future salvation is to therefore bring our own into doubt.?Our God is a faithful God and He has sworn over and over again to deliver Israel, physically and spiritually. Replacement theology is an attack not upon Israel, but on the very nature of God; it questions His integrity. The God of the Old Testament is a covenant maker but this theology makes God a covenant breaker. God made an eternal covenant with Israel and He staked His own life on fulfilling that covenant to Israel,?"I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations? for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you. I will give to you and to your descendants after you, the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."(Genesis 17:7)?God does not change His mind, or revoke covenants because of disobedience,?"...the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind." (1 Samuel 15:29)?God loves Israel. The obvious convergence of Bible prophecy in our own generation tells us that the time is fast approaching when He will soon begin dealing with Israel once again. The time is also fast approaching when God Himself will stand up and in the clearest possible terms demonstrate to Israel and the world that He alone is God and that Israel are His, and nobody else's.? ?That time to come is when a horde of nations, led by a ruler known as Gog, sweeps down upon Israel and with them will be:?"Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee" (Ezekiel 38:6)?They will descend upon Israel like a storm to cover the land, "...to take a spoil."?It will be at this point that the Lord God Himself will personally stand up and fight on the behalf of Israel, His holy inheritance,?"When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign? Lord. In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground.? ?I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign? Lord. Every man's sword will be against his brother. I will execute judgment on him with plague and bloodshed; I will pour down torrents of rain, hailstones and burning sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him. And so I will show my greatness and my holiness, and I will make myself known in the sight of many nations. Then they will know that I am the? Lord.'" (Ezekiel 38:18-23)?In that day all the world will know that God still loves Israel. The alliances are forming right now that will soon sweep down into Israel, the beautiful land. That day of infamy fast approaches, as does Gog's day of reckoning with the Lord God Himself.?In that day, there will be no confusion in anybody's mind of just how important and beloved Israel still is to God.? ?wardmatt1977@ ?Obama to Enlist Anti-Israel UN in Last-Ditch Effort for Middle East Peace - By Abra Forman -?"I will gather all nations and will bring them down into the valley of Yehoshaphat; and I will enter into judgment with them there for My people and for My heritage Yisrael whom they have scattered among the nations and divided My land." Joel 4:2 (The Israel Bible?)?As his term runs down, US President Barack Obama plans to make one more desperate bid for peace between Israel and the Palestinians by way of an international body known to be hostile to Israel - the United Nations (UN). ?According to a report from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Obama's last-ditch effort to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations is likely to include a UN Security Council resolution which would set a framework for a viable deal.?Such a resolution would demand concessions from both Israel and the Palestinians, the WSJ reported senior US officials as saying, despite the Palestinians' historical refusal to make any concessions whatsoever.?The UN move would be a welcome one to the Palestinian Authority (PA), headed by Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, which has pushed for the establishment of an international body to mediate peace talks, preferring to appeal to external parties who may be more sympathetic to the Palestinian cause than to deal directly with Israel.?Israel, on the other hand, has rejected external interference from non-concerned parties in the belief that direct talks are the best way to an agreement. The most recent outside push for talks came from France, which put forward a plan for resuming negotiations while simultaneously threatening to recognize the Palestinian state out-of-hand if no terms were reached. The French plan was dismissed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said it was "doomed to fail."?Adding insult to injury, the United Nations is widely recognized as unfairly critical of Israel, which has been subject to disproportionately more UN resolutions than any other country. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has directly blamed Israel again and again for violence and unrest in the region.?In January, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon justified the ongoing wave of Palestinian terror against Israel by announcing, "It is human nature to resist occupation." If the UN were to mediate a peace agreement, there is little doubt that its anti-Israel bias would deeply color proceedings.?The WSJ report added that other initiatives under consideration in Obama's final grasp at Middle East peace included a presidential speech or a statement from the Quartet (comprised of the US, the European Union, the UN, and Russia).?Compromises suggested by the proverbial UN resolution could include Israel freezing construction in Judea and Samaria and acknowledging East Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital on one side, and Palestine recognizing Israel as a Jewish state and giving up right of return on the other.?A land swap would be implemented, with Israel withdrawing to pre-1967 borders.?The Bible firmly establishes Judea and Samaria, today known as the West Bank, as within the historical borders of the God-given land of Israel, and a prophecy in the Book of Joel warns that all nations which seek to divide Israel will meet judgement. However, Israel's ancient claim goes largely unrecognized by modern world powers. ?Israel has yet to respond to the possibility of such a plan. Past efforts by the Obama administration to mediate peace between Israel and the Palestinians have failed, and most Israeli officials do not see Obama, whose relations with Netanyahu are frosty, as a friend to Israel.?Iran conducts new missile tests defying US sanctions - By Arthur MacMillan - conducted multiple ballistic missile tests Tuesday in what it said was a display of "deterrent power," defying US sanctions imposed earlier this year aimed at disrupting its missile program.?State media announced that short-, medium- and long-range precision guided missiles were fired from several sites to show the country's "all-out readiness to confront threats" against its territorial integrity.?Pictures of the launches were broadcast and reports said the armaments used had ranges of 300 kilometers (190 miles), 500 km, 800 km and 2,000 km.?The United States hit Iran with fresh sanctions on its missile program in January, 24 hours after separate sanctions related to Tehran's nuclear activities had been lifted under a landmark deal with world powers.?The latest tests, during an exercise named "The Power of Velayat", a reference to the religious doctrine of the Islamic republic's leadership, were undertaken by the Revolutionary Guards and its Aerospace wing.?Sepah News, the Guards' official media service, carried a statement confirming the tests, which come less than two weeks after elections in Iran delivered gains to politicians aligned with Hassan Rouhani, the country's moderate president.?The Revolutionary Guards report to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, not Rouhani, and their influence dwarfs that of the army and other armed forces.?Ballistic missile tests have been seen as a means for Iran's military to demonstrate that the nuclear deal will have no impact on its plans, which is says are for domestic defense only.?Major General Ali Jafari, the Guards' top commander, and Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, spoke about the tests on television, with the latter downplaying the effect of US efforts to disrupt its activities.?"Our main enemies, the Americans, who mutter about plans, have activated new missile sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran and are seeking to weaken the country's missile capability," Hajizadeh said.?"The Guards and other armed forces are defenders of the revolution and the country will not pay a toll to anyone... and will stand against their excessive demands."?Iran's ballistic missile program has been contentious since the nuclear deal with the United States and five other powers was struck in Vienna on July 14 last year.?- 'Destabilizing activities' -?On October 11, Tehran conducted the first of two ballistic missile tests which angered Washington. State television weeks later aired unprecedented footage of underground missile storage bunkers.?A UN panel said in December that the tests breached previous resolutions aimed at stopping Tehran from developing missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.?Iran has always denied seeking an atomic weapon and argues that its missiles would never be designed to, nor ever carry, the bomb.?The nuclear deal was heralded by moderates such as Rouhani, who staked his reputation on the negotiations, but hardliners in Tehran said it damaged national interests.?Announcing the new missile sanctions on January 17, one day after the nuclear deal was implemented, US President Barack Obama said "profound differences" with Tehran remained over its "destabilizing activities".?Five Iranians and a network of companies based in the United Arab Emirates and China were added to an American blacklist.?The White House had first threatened to impose the measures in December but withdrew them after Rouhani hit out at both their timing and intent. Missiles were not part of the nuclear agreement.?Asked before the missile sanctions were announced how Iran would react to fresh measures against it, Rouhani said: "Any action will be met by a reaction."?Those measures came after four Iranian-Americans, including Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, left Tehran following their release in a prisoner swap with the United States. The exchange took place on the same day the nuclear deal came into force.?Iran's secret Christian movement grows, with help from abroad - number of Muslim converts who are risking prison or death by secretly worshipping as Christians in Iran's house church movement has grown to as many as 1 million people, according to watchdog groups.?The London-based Pars Theological Center is training at least 200 Iranian Christians to become the next generation of Iran's church leaders, the Christian Post reported.?The persecution of Christians has persisted in Iran since the 1979 rise of the country's theocratic Shiite Muslim government -- with Christians facing the threat of death, lashing and torture. About 100 Christians currently remain imprisoned under Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's rule.?In 2010, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the country's underground house churches "threaten the Islamic faith and deceive young Muslims."?If they want to sing, they have to sing very quietly or not sing at all."- Observer of Iranian "house" churches?Despite the crackdown, there is now a growing movement of Christians in the Islamic Republic. Groups like Open Doors USA estimate around 450,000 practicing Christians in the country, while other estimates record more than 1 million Christians in Iran.?"Pars sees this as a real chance to train agents of change who would transform the Iranian society from the bottom up by fostering a grassroots development of the values of Jesus in an Iranian style," a source close to the center told the Christian Post.?"It is not anti-Iranian," the source said. "It's an Iranian movement. It's a great, great number of Muslims turning to Christ."?The source also said that Iranian house churches consist only of about four to five members -- due to the threat of detection -- and that they are forced to their place of gathering every time they meet.?"If they want to sing, they have to sing very quietly or not sing at all," the source told the Post.?While Iran has released high-profile Christian pastors from captivity -- most notably Iranian American Saeed Abedini -- other Christian ministers still languish in the country's prisons.?Pastor Farshid Fathi has been locked up in Iran's notorious Evin prison since December 2010 for what the American Center for Law and Justice describes as practicing his Christian faith.?After bowing to international pressure, Iranian authorities are starting to avoid charges that appear to be based on a person's faith, according to the ACLJ. In Fathi's case, his Christian activity was framed as being "criminal political offenses" by the court.?The regime in Iran equated his activities as "actions against national security," based on evidence the pastor unlawfully distributed Bibles printed in Farsi, Iranians' language.?Another Christian minister, Pastor Behnam Irani, is serving six years in Ghezal Hezar prison for alleged "actions against the state," after he preached to a group of converted Christians in a house church as well as sharing his faith with Muslims.?But the widespread persecution hasn't stopped groups like Pars from expanding the Christian movement within the Islamic Republic.?The center, which was founded by Rev. Mehrdad Fatehi in 2010, works closely with several Iranian house church networks. About 70 percent of Pars' students live in Iran and are trained within the country, according to the Christian Post.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!Why Threaten North Korea and China? Would Obama Start a War to Stay in Office? - By Michael Snyder - Barack Obama trying to start a war, and will that war be used as an excuse to stay in office once his term is over?? Late in his second term, Obama is starting to become extremely aggressive with the rest of the world.? He just angered China by sailing an aircraft carrier task force past disputed islands in the South China Sea, he is provoking North Korea by simulating an invasion of that nation during a military exercise that is going to involve more than 300,000 troops, and he is backing Saudi Arabia and Turkey as they make moves that could very well start World War III in the Middle East.? If a war did begin, that could give Obama the excuse that he needs to exercise his emergency powers, and that could potentially include suspending the election that is scheduled for November.?I know that all of this sounds a little bizarre, but it would help to explain Obama's extremely aggressive behavior lately.?For example, why is the U.S. military risking a major incident on the Korean peninsula??North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is about as paranoid as they come, and he is extremely alarmed by the massive military exercise that is about to begin in South Korea.? More than 300,000 troops are gathering for what is being billed as the biggest military exercise in the history of that nation.?Reportedly, U.S. and South Korean forces plan to simulate an invasion of North Korea and practice the elimination of North Korea's weapons of mass destruction.?In response to these "exercises", Kim Jong Un has placed his nuclear weapons on standby for "use at any moment", and he is warning that North Korea may launch a "preemptive and offensive nuclear strike"...??North Korea warned it would make a "preemptive and offensive nuclear strike" in response to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began Monday.?The news was announced in a statement by the National Defense Commission of North Korea and published in the state-run Korean Central News Agency.?"As the joint military exercises to be staged by the enemies are regarded as the most undisguised nuclear war drills aimed to infringe upon the sovereignty of the DPRK, its military counteraction will be more preemptive and offensive nuclear strike to cope with them," the statement read.?I don't care how crazy someone is - if they have nuclear weapons and they threaten to hit the United States with a preemptive nuclear strike, I am going to get alarmed.?Remember, North Korea did claim to successfully test a hydrogen bomb in January, and the North Koreans did successfully launch a satellite into orbit in February.?The North Koreans absolutely hate us.? In fact, hatred for the United States is one of the pillars of their society.? I know that may sound strange to many Americans, but it is true.? If you can believe it, each year they actually have an entire month during which hatred for America is celebrated.?Tensions on the Korean peninsula are running extremely high, and a single hydrogen bomb could potentially kill millions of people.?So why risk an incident??Why provoke North Korea more than necessary??Meanwhile, the Obama administration has been provoking China in the South China Sea.?Yes, it is a problem that China has seized control of several important islands in the Spratly and Paracel island chains.? But there are other ways to handle this crisis rather than trying to show how tough you are.?Last month, China deployed surface-to-air missile systems on the disputed islands.? Obama's response was to sail an aircraft carrier task force past the islands to see if China would start shooting at it.? The following comes from an article about this incident that was posted by the Navy Times...?The U.S. Navy has dispatched a small armada to the South China Sea.?The carrier John C. Stennis, two destroyers, two cruisers and the 7th Fleet flagship have sailed into the disputed waters in recent days, according to military officials. The carrier strike group is the latest show of force in the tense region, with the U.S. asserting that China is militarizing the region to guard its excessive territorial claims.?Stennis is joined in the region by the cruisers Antietam and Mobile Bay, and the destroyers Chung-Hoon and Stockdale. The command ship Blue Ridge, the floating headquarters of the Japan-based 7th Fleet, is also in the area, en route to a port visit in the Philippines. Stennis deployed from Washington state on Jan. 15.?Do we really want to go to war with China over these islands??The first time we sailed a military vessel through those waters after China had claimed those islands, a Chinese state-run newspaper boldly declared that China "is not frightened to fight a war with the U.S. in the region".?Most Americans don't realize this, but our relationship with China is rapidly going downhill.? There is more to this than just the South China Sea, but without a doubt this is a major point of contention as far as the Chinese government is concerned.?At the same time, we keep getting closer to World War III erupting in the Middle East.? Last month, defense ministers from 49 different nations met in Brussels to discuss a ground invasion of Syria, and since that time forces have been massing in northern Saudi Arabia and southern Turkey.?If a ground invasion of Syria does take place, the goal would be to go to Damascus and take down the Assad regime.? That would put "coalition forces" in direct conflict with Iran, Hezbollah and most importantly the Russians.? It could very easily be the spark that sets off World War III, but Saudi Arabia, Turkey and their allies will never go ahead without the direct approval of the Obama administration.?Barack Obama does not need all of these flashpoints to erupt in order to evoke his emergency powers.?He just needs one of them.?Throughout American history, presidents have always had emergency powers, but since 9/11 these powers have been greatly enhanced.? Given the right circumstances, a U.S. president could now essentially declare himself (or herself) a dictator for the duration of the crisis.?Of course the word "dictator" would never actually be used, but that would be the reality of the situation.?And if we had a "national emergency" that was bad enough, Barack Obama would have the authority to postpone or suspend the upcoming election.?Let us hope and pray that does not happen, but the truth is that such a scenario could actually take place.? Hopefully what we are witnessing around the globe right now are not attempts by Obama to artificially manufacture such a crisis.? Let us hope and pray that when his time is up that Obama is ready to gracefully move into retirement.?Nearing Midnight: Rapture Delayed - Terry James - have looked a number of times in this column at those who mock the end-times message and the Rapture in particular. Because those who scoff have been of the abrasive, unbelieving variety for the most part, there is a standard Bible verse reply I've usually employed in response. ?The scriptural reply has most often been intended to let those mocking know that they are, in actuality, fulfilling Bible prophecy. ?Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. (2 Peter 3:3-4) ?As of late, however, such a reply doesn't quite fit that which should compose an appropriate response. That is because the questions are coming weekly from genuine believers in the Pre-Trib Rapture of the Church. These Christians are worried--some very worried. ?These look around them and on every side they see and feel the satanic pressures from this fallen sphere closing in. Issues and events --the very ambience in which they find their lives engulfed--generate thoughts that their circumstance is beginning to look much like the Bible's description of the Tribulation itself. ?To illustrate the growing angst, I've chosen the email of one such Christian brother who wrote this past week. His words pretty much get right to the point of the many other emails expressing like emotion. Here it is in its entirety: ?Why is the Lord delaying the rapture? It should have happened years ago. We would be in the millennium now enjoying true peace and prosperity without the suffering. I don't get it. It's God call of course but 58 million aborted babies in the US since 1973, Christians tortured and murdered worldwide, people who believe in Jesus longing for his return suffering immensely. I don't get it where is our Lord and Savior? ?The emailer didn't use any soft nuances of greetings or any other niceties. He just laid his spirit-distressed emotions right out there. ?You don't answer such gut-wrenching concern with the apostle Peter's prophecy as given above. This child of God is worried. He is puzzled; he is perplexed. It's the kind of questioning I've heard in my own kid's anxieties when they were young and felt disappointed for one of my failures or the other to keep a promise. "Dad should never let me down like that" is the tone. ?Only, this perceived unkept promise isn't from an imperfect, human father. I say "perceived unkept promise" because the promise isn't unbroken whatsoever. The error is in the question of the imperfect child asking it. His Perfect Father will, as always, be one hundred percent faithful to keep every promise made. ?The Lord Jesus, Himself, in His ascended position, said the following to John the Revelator: ?Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. (Revelation 3:10) ?Jesus said it, and that means the Heavenly Father said it--promised it! Jesus said that He and the Father are One. They are inseparable--one and the same--the first and second Persons of the Godhead--the Trinity. ?God cannot lie, the Scripture tells us. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. God keeps His promises. So, this brother in Christ, like all the other believers who look to the "blessed hope" of Titus 2: 13, who are in fear and worry while watching this fallen world closing in, need an answer from the Word of God. ?The Heavenly Father gave the answer to Peter to pass along to us, just a bit farther on in Scripture. The answer to why the Rapture hasn't occurred as soon as almost all of us wish it would occur is, at least in part, wrapped up in the following: ?The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) ?The Tribulation that will follow this Age of Grace will be filled with horrors that even John, under divine inspiration, had trouble describing. The Lord wants to provide every moment possible during this present dispensation for those lost in their sin to come safely into the shelter who is His beloved Son Jesus Christ. God wants this for the lost, because, following the Rapture, making the decision to accept Christ for salvation will be more difficult by a multiple of factors. Facing beheading is but one of those factors! ?That is the reason--or at least a primary reason--the Rapture hasn't yet occurred in this generation, according to God's Word. ?That said, I must take notable exception with the emailer's contention that God is "delaying" the Rapture. You can take this to the bank--well, to the banks the way they used to be--God is not delaying the Rapture. It will happen precisely in the twinkling of the eye at the moment the Father has determined. ?Jesus said: But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. (Matthew 24:36) ?God knows exactly the instant He will send His Son to get His Bride, make no mistake. There is no delay. ?On that note, issues and events closing in on us show that we are almost certainly very near that exhilarating moment of instantaneously finding ourselves face to face with the Lord Jesus. Just how near we are to the Rapture--if we could indeed know--would likely allay all fears. ?I'm excited to tell you that my new book, Rapture Ready ... Or Not: 15 Reasons This Is the Generation That Will Be Left Behind, is at present being prepared within the publishing process. Because of the lateness of the prophetic hour, I sense to a degree never experienced before that this is a book I've been commissioned to write. We will be able to tell you more soon, Lord willing.???Daily Jot: Powered by the Holy Spirit - Bill Wilson - ?Over the past seven years, Americans have been told over and over again that they are not good people. The "president" has lectured Christians at the expense of Islamic brutality; he has told us repeatedly what we are not; he has championed greater division between cultures and colors of citizens; he has allowed an invasion of millions of illegals. Christians in America have been demonized to the point that the "president" lumped them in with violent right wing extremists in his first major report from Homeland Security. Christians have been ridiculed for believing in creation, that life begins at conception, that marriage is between a man and a woman. Our dignity, honor and belief system have been under attack. ?But there is one thing that no "president," no political system, no culture war, no struggle between the classes, no forced healthcare or Islamic terrorist can take away from us--The Holy Spirit. Jesus said in Acts 1:8, "But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." Think about that--the uttermost part of the earth. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, "For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." Zechariah 4:6 says, "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the LORD of hosts."?The Holy Spirit. Ruach Ha Kodesh. You are powered by the Holy Spirit. No election, no depression, no oppression, no darkness can usurp that power, unless you yield it. During this dark time in our nation, we need to exercise our Holy Spirit power. Notice the Lord said to receive the Holy Spirit and then be witnesses first in Jerusalem, then expanding out to Judaea and Samaria, then unto the uttermost part of the earth. He didn't say to be witnesses in the church pew, then inside the church's self-improvement program, and then inside the church's conference on self-improvement. He was telling us to receive the Holy Spirit and engage with the world, not draw back from it.?Pew Research says that US adults who say they believe in God has declined since 2007 from approximately 92% to 89% in 2014. Americans who say they are "absolutely certain" God exists has dropped more sharply, from 71% in 2007 to 63% in 2014." Even so, we are in a vast, vast majority. If we as Christians were fully engaged, our American society would never have to worry about having an evil president, or bad stewardship or leadership. We are told in Ephesians 5:8 to "walk as children of light." Romans 13:12 tells us to "put on the armor of light." And Ephesians 6:17 says to take the "sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" and verse 20 tells us "that therein I may speak boldly as I ought to speak." We as Christians are powered by the Holy Spirit. You are powered by the Holy Spirit. Together we can change the world.?Daily Devotion: New Life for Us All - Greg Laurie - ?Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. -1 Peter 1:3?A couple from Chicago was planning a vacation to a warmer climate, but the wife couldn't join her husband until the next day, because she was on a business trip. Her husband scribbled down her e-mail address on a little scrap of paper, but upon his arrival, he discovered that he had lost it. He wanted to send off a quick e-mail to let her know he had arrived safely. So trying his best to remember her e-mail address, he composed a brief message and sent it off.?Unfortunately, his e-mail did not reach his wife. Instead, it went to a grieving widow who had just lost her husband, a preacher, the day before. She had gone to her computer and was checking her e-mail when she let out a loud shriek and fainted on the spot. Her family came rushing in to see what was on the screen: "Dearest wife, I just checked in. Everything is prepared for your arrival tomorrow. P. S.: It sure is hot down here!"?The good news is that because of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we don't have to be afraid of that real place that is hot down there. In fact, we don't even have to fear death. Because Christ died and rose again from the dead, we know that as believers, there is life beyond the grave.?If that were all the resurrection did for us, it would be worth the price of the ticket. Of course, we didn't buy the ticket. Christ did. But if all that Christianity offered was the hope of life beyond the grave, it still would be worth it to be a Christian.?But there is a whole lot more that the resurrection has for us. 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