Fifth World Holocaust Forum Ceremony in Israel

1-23-20, Fox News -- United States Vice President Mike Pence delivered a stirring speech in the Jewish state of Israel. In her capitol of Jerusalem VP Pence before an audience that included world leaders of more than 40 nations, at Israel's Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Germany concentration camp of 'Auschwitz.' The vice president honored the Allied Forces who fought to liberate Europe from the grip of Germany's Nazis drawing inspiration from the "non-Jewish heroes who saved countless lives" during the Holocaust. Pence called the world to combat anti-Semitism amid a rise in violence against Jews around the globe. VP Pence said:

“We gather to fulfill the solemn obligation, an obligation of remembrance, to never let the memory of those who died in the Holocaust to be forgotten by anyone anywhere in the world. Today we remember what happens when the powerless cry for help and the powerful refuse to answer. Today we mourn with those who mourn and grieve with those who grieve. We remember the names and the faces and the promise of the 6 million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust. Today we also pay tribute to those who survived, who all these years have borne witness to that evil and have served mankind by their example. [..] "In an age of indifference they [the allied forces] acted. In an age of fear they showed courage. And their memory and their example should kindle anew a flame in our hearts to do the same in our time. [..]

“We must be prepared to confront and expose the vile tide of anti-Semitism that is fueling hate and violence across the world and we must stand together. The world must stand strong against the Islamic Republic of Iran. And finally. we must have the courage to recognize -- all the leaders and the nations that are gathered here -- that today we have the responsibility and the power to ensure that what we remember here today can never happen again." More here

 Soviets Liberated Jews from Nazis at Auschwitz, Poland

1-23-20, Israel's Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz said to Russia's President Vladimir Putin: “Israel is appreciative of the great sacrifices the Russian people made in World War II and the overwhelmingly important contributions of the Red Army in defeating the German Nazis and liberating the concentration camps, among them Auschwitz. On a personal note, it is thanks to the Red Army that my mother, who was taken as a teen to Auschwitz, was liberated and immigrated to Israel, where she established a family. As the ones who were liberated, we know exactly who did the liberating. Thank you. We know the historical truth.”

With the comment, Katz was referring to a debate that has surfaced anew in Poland about the role of Russia during the war, with Poland claiming that Russia was an enabler of Hitler because of a pact between Russia and Nazi Germany that Warsaw claims led to a deal to divide Poland between them. Poland is not attending the event Thursday.
***

1-23-20, Israel is hosting 5th annual World Holocaust Forum, marking the 75 years since the Nazi death camps at Auschwitz Poland was liberated by Soviet troops. Present-day politics have cast a shadow over the solemn occasion, however. Delegations of 40 countries will attend the main event at the Yad Vashem memorial complex to remember the Jewish Nazi Holocaust and express commitment to fighting anti-Semitism.However, Polish President Andrzej Duda refused to attend as he was offended that Russian President Vladimir Putin was invited to speak at the ceremony and he was not. He will be speaking at Poland’s own commemoration on Monday. Poland is embroiled in a bitter dispute with Russia over the causes and consequences of the Second World War.

The current Polish government, President Andrzej Duda has refused to give the Soviet Union any credit for liberating the Jews from Auschwitz death camps – or Poland, for that matter – insisting instead that their country was a purely innocent victim of Nazis and Soviets in equal measure where the Jewish death camps were located. More here
***

History

​On January 27, 1945 Soviet troops enter Auschwitz, Poland, freeing the Jewish survivors of the network of Nazi Germany concentration camps; finally revealing to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there. Auschwitz was really a group of camps, designated I, II, and III. There were also 40 smaller “satellite” camps. It was at Auschwitz II, at Birkenau, established in October 1941, that the SS Nazis from Germany created a complex, monstrously orchestrated killing ground: 300 prison barracks; four “bathhouses” in which prisoners were gassed; corpse cellars; and cremating ovens. Thousands of prisoners were also used for medical experiments overseen and performed by the camp doctor, Josef Mengele, the “Angel of Death.”
The Red Army of the Soviet Union had been advancing deeper into Poland since mid-January 1945 liberating Warsaw and Krakow. Then the Soviet troops headed for Auschwitz. In anticipation of the Soviet arrival, the German Gestapo began a murder spree in the camps, shooting sick prisoners and blowing up crematoria in a desperate attempt to destroy the evidence of their crimes. More here

When the Soviets finally broke through, Soviet soldiers encountered 648 corpses and more than 7,000 starving Jewish survivors. There were also six storehouses filled with literally hundreds of thousands of women’s dresses, men’s suits and shoes that the Germans did not have time to burn. More here www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-liberate-auschwitz

1-21-20, Is a world shattering event going to happen in Jerusalem this week? Former pastor and Bible scholar, Brother Francis Riley in Missouri is concerned; he advised me that there may be a parallel between this week's event in Jerusalem and Psalm 48:1-8:
"The joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled and hasted away. Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah."

As the world reels in various woes ... we need to especially pray for President Trump as Iran has just put a bounty on his head; see below.

1. Pesach [aka Passover] Exodus 23:15; Luke 22:15; 1 Corinthians 5:7
2. Shavuot [aka Pentecost] — all males shall appear before Hashem your God in the place that He will choose. Also called "The Feast of Weeks" to travel to Jerusalem (Exodus 23:14–17; 34:22–23; Deuteronomy 16:16). This important feast gets its name from the fact that it starts seven full weeks, or exactly 50 days, after the Feast of Firstfruits. Since it takes place exactly 50 days after the previous feast, this feast is also known as “Pentecost” (Acts 2:1), which means “fifty.” [Also 50 days after the resurrection of Messiah the Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 2:1-4]
3. Sukkot [aka Tabernacles] As a feast instituted by God, Sukkot was never forgotten. It was celebrated in the time of Solomon (2 Chronicles 8:13). In fact, it was during Sukkot that Solomon’s temple was dedicated (1 Kings 8:2). It was observed during Hezekiah's time (2 Chronicles 31:3; Deuteronomy16:16), and after the return from exile (Ezra 3:4; Zechariah 14:16,18-19).

These Jewish pilgrims would immerse in a mikvah (ritual bath) as part of their spiritual preparation for an encounter with holiness at the site of the Temple. According to Assaf Brezis, manager of Gush Etzion ATV tours, an ancient mikvah, located just south of Jerusalem, that was used by these pilgrims has been renewed by the recent rainfall in Israel and is full enough to use.

​The ancient mikvah was rediscovered just 35 years ago. Although it is currently under the control of the military and has not yet been completely restored, Mr. Brezis spoke excitedly about the Biblical significance of the mikvah and the area surrounding it. He knows it has the potential to captivate Bible-based Jews and Christian alike as he's
witnessed visitors crying at the site, as they come to understand its Biblical significance. 
Visitors imagine an ancient time that the area around the mikvah was crowded with thousands of pilgrims together it often brings them to tears.

It is still possible today to see Jerusalem from the nearby Jewish community of Neve Daniel. Brezis connected this location to Avraham’s vision of Jerusalem on his journey to fulfill God’s command to sacrifice his son Yitzchak (Isaac). On the third day Avraham looked up and saw the place from afar. Genesis 22:4

Since the mikvah hasn’t yet been fully restored, the rainwater-filled pools may only last a few weeks, during Israel’s rainy season. Nevertheless, it’s amazing to see this place, even without the water. More here

Israel: Deadly Rain Storm Floods Claim Multiple Victims
​
1-6-20, YnetNews, Israel -- Strong showers and thunderstorms caused widespread flooding in central and northern Israel resulting in many residents requiring assistance of local emergency services.  

1. Ali Agbaria and son tried to cross an overflowing river but while the son managed to escape the 47-year-old was washed away by the current
2. An elderly man drowned in a stream close to Binyamina.
3. In the basement of a residential building flooded with rain water; an elevator had short circuited so the doors would not open becoming tomb for two people. Rescue efforts were made with the necessary use of scuba gear; however one of the two victims, a man in his 30s body was removed from water filled elevator around 3 p.m. and a woman's body was removed around 5 p.m.

An adult and two children were rescued from a car stuck in a flood in Meir Shafia Youth Village near Zikhron Ya'akov.  More here from Jerusalem Post

Matthew 5:45

Exodus 1:17

1-2-20, Although abortion has declined in the Jewish state it's still a blot against God's law as it's murder. Over 18,000 human lives were taken in the barbaric and brutal act of aborting human lives from their mother's womb.

The sad news is that legal abortions approved by Israel law in 2018 [the last year for which statistics have been collected] are still being done. The Health Ministry, who is responsible for supervising legal abortion procedures - said in its annual report  - that there were 19,543 applications for abortions in 2018. 

Abortion in Israel is permitted when approved by a committee then the Israeli government will pay for women to kill their unborn children in abortion under one of following clauses:

1. The woman is younger than 17 years and older than 40
2. the pregnancy was conceived under illegal circumstances (such as rape or statutory rape) in an incestuous relationship or outside of marriage
3. the baby may have a physical or mental birth defect
4. continuing the pregnancy may put the woman’s life in risk or damage her physically or mentally. Under these circumstances, the government has been paying for an abortion in women younger than 33 since 2014.

According to govt data, abortions in Israel are lower than: England (16.2) and the US (13.2). 
Israel's abortion rates rank second lowest out of 28 European countries. The number of illegal abortions in Israel was not estimated in the report. More here

Reported Draft of US Peace deal of Israel: "New Palestine"
12-17-19, Presstv.com -- A Lebanese TV network has published what it reported to be a draft of US President Donald Trump’s controversial deal on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which envisages the establishment of a “New Palestine,” with occupied Jerusalem al-Quds remaining under mostly Israeli control and Saudi Arabia replacing Jordan as custodian of Al-Aqsa Mosques. Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud says the Muslims/Arabs aka "Palestinians" in Israel should accept peace deal or 'shut up!' Reportedly, if:

1. Israel rejects the deal, the US will end economic support for the regime.
2. The Islamic terror group ruling Gaza "Hamas" and the PLO oppose the agreement, Washington will end all financial support it provides to Palestinians and prevent funding provided by other nations.
3. The PLO accepts the plan and Hamas or the Islamic Jihad dismiss it, then the two groups would bear the responsibility of their decision.
4. Any military confrontation between Israel and Hamas, the US will still support Israel.

It is widely believed that the US plan is biased towards Israel and has already been unanimously rejected by all Palestinian factions. Although, in June 2019 the US unveiled the very generous economic portion of its initiative during a conference in Bahrain; it was boycotted by the Palestinians who in 2017 stopped recognizing the US as a mediator. More here

May 19, 2011,  JoelcRosenberg in Epicenter -  President Obama [2011] made an enormous mistake by calling for the Land of Israel to be divided and Jerusalem to be divided along pre-1967 borders. This is in direct defiance of the Bible and it won’t work -- it will bring judgment to the U.S., according to Joel 3:2.

• • Obama’s vision for Mideast peace: Israel, Palestine based on 1967 borders with land swaps
  • Netanyahu says ‘No’ to 1967 borders

(Jerusalem, Israel) — Three major themes emerged from the messsages delivered at the 2011 Epicenter Conference:

1. “The Day of the Lord is coming; surely it is near” — “Blow a trumpet in Zion, and sound and alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming; surely it is near.” (Joel 2:1) 
2. “Return to Me,” says the Lord — “‘Yet even now,’ declares the Lord, ‘return to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, weeping and mourning; and rend your heart and not your garments.’ Now return to the Lord your God for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil.” (Joel 2:12-13).
3. Do not divide the Land of Israel — In my message about the final chapter of the Book of Joel, I explained the warning to the nations that the Lord gives. I focused in particular on Joel 3:2 (which is 4:2 in the Hebrew Bible) in which the Lord says, “I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there on behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; and they have divided up My land.” The Bible is very clear: the Lord is going to judge all the nations for dividing up the Land of Israel. Let the United Nations and the United States and the European Union and the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli government itself be warned. More here

12-23-19, Clearly dedication of a Temple or a lamp burning for eight days when only enough oil for one ... isn't an equal parallel to the virgin birth of the Savior Jesus Christ celebrated at Christmas; Chanukah [proper spelling] is a relatively minor Jewish holiday celebrated around the same time as Christian’s ‘Christmas.’ Christmas is a really big deal and I think one of the greatest things about America is that everybody stops in the middle of the whole thing to give a nod of recognition to a Jewish religious minority. By the way, I don’t get upset about being wished a “Merry Christmas,” either; it’s nice to be invited to be part of someone else’s celebration and I love spending Christmas with my non-Jewish friends. 

Chanukah is the story of a people rebelling against an oppressive tyranny – Jewish people. History reports the beginning when Alexander the Great conquered Syria, Egypt and Judea. Alexander was smart enough to let people pretty much go on observing their own religions and customs, but a successor of his, the Seleucid Greek King Antiochus IV in 165 B.C. began forbidding Jewish practices and enforced the worship of pagan gods. A Jewish Priest named Mattathias the Hasmonean took the first blow and his son, Judah “The Hammer” Maccabee, led the successful Maccabean revolt against the Seleucids. They cleaned out all the satanic stuff and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem to God. They found that they were out of oil for their menorah lamp, but miraculously it burned for eight days. Chanukah, known also as The Festival of Lights, is celebrated for eight days and the ritual involves lighting an increasing number of candles each night to commemorate each day of the miracle. The independent state of Israel then lasted until the Romans took over in around 63 B.C [..snip]

The special Jewish foods at the Chanukah celebration are traditionally potato latkes (pancakes) and sufganiot (jelly doughnuts), i.e., foods fried in oil. And after eating, everyone would try their hand spinning a dreidel (a sort of toy top). The dreidel game is around 2,000 years old and was used to foil the authorities who prohibited us from celebrating our history into thinking the Jews were just playing a game; when actually, they were retelling the story of Chanukah. Today, it’s mainly played by kids to see who can make the dreidel spin the longest.
Jewish parents keep their children happy by providing them with gifts for the eight days of Chanukah while Christian children enjoy Christmas. Celebrating Chanukah with his or her family allows a Jewish child to build up a store of lovely memories; never confusing Chanukah with Christmas. It’s a time for families to recount the glories of Jewish history and instill sweet memories in children making them proud to be Jewish. To let them know that we have our own great heroes.
*Excerpted and adapted full report from David A. Kaufman, the Yankee son of Stuart Kaufman,   a commercial real estate lawyer in New York. He also does stand-up comedy and is a proud member of the Friars Club here  More here
 ***

The Miracle - Chanukah - Hanukkah
Hanukkah for the year 2019 is celebrated/observed at sundown Sunday, December 22 ending at sundown on Monday, December 30. Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival. ... They had no oil BUT GOD ... there was the miracle of Chanukah was that they lit the menorah with this oil for eight days—that the flame of selfless sacrifice blazed beyond a moment of truth, beyond a day of reckoning.

The advent of Donald Trump’s US presidency in 2017 led to a close alignment between US and Israeli government policies, and within a year Donald Trump announced his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capitol and soon moving the US embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. Just over a year later, President Trump also recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, further reversing decades of US policy and earning Prime Minister Netanyahu's praise.
​
In the past few years Prime Minister Netanyahu has been dogged by accusations of corruption and bribery; fancy gifts [cigars, champagne, etc] and positive media reports charges being announced in November 2019. The Prime Minister has denied all charges as the courts proceed; the spectacle of a trial threatens to bring ignominious closure to an extraordinary career. More here

UK: PM Johnson Wins; Next - Must Leave EU by January 31, 2020
12-14-19, BBC, Corbin is out, Johnson is in having the majority in Parliament to push the necessary legislation through for Brexit. There's no reason to think that won't happen on schedule; by Jan 31, 2020. Johnson has guaranteed that the transition period will not be extended - creating a potential crunch point, in just over a year's time. Finally, PM Johnson has promised that after the transition period there will be no checks on goods moving within the UK between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 

  2 Corinthians 4:4; Joel 2:28, Acts 2:15-17; 1 Peter 1:20; James 5:3; Hebrews 1:2
 
12-5-19, * --  US NEWS magazine for the second consecutive year has ranked the Jewish state of Israel the 8th most powerful nation in the world.   Amazing that such a small nation, with only 9.2 million people, that has been in a state of war since its birth only 72 years ago in 1948; to be so named. [Clearly supernatural blessing from God!] 

​Israel is still in a very uncertain political deadlock. Next week, we should know if and when there’ll be a third election this year. The indictment documents against Prime Minister Netanyahu were submitted to the speaker of the Knesset parliament and from what we know; it’ll be a very long trial with hundreds of witnesses.
 
The UN and EU are displaying a new level of hypocrisy against Israel this week. The annual UN resolution against Israel passed again although gaining unexpected defense from 13 nations. Five anti-Israel resolutions passed in the General Assembly in a full-day session connected to the United Nations’ “Palestine Day,” held on Nov. 29, 2019. ​However, they cannot discern difference between good and evil as no condemnation to the terror states of Iran and Lebanon: ​ [2 Corinthians 4:4; Isaiah 5:20]

• In Iran: The current political unrest has seen the  regime:
  • Massacred over 450 people in Iran and many more in Iraq
  • Injured more than 2,000 in Iran and many more in Iraq
  • Detained at least 7,000 in Iran and many more in Iraq
    • What was the response from the UN Human Rights Council?
      • ZERO emergency sessions
      • ZERO condemnations
      • ZERO fact-finding missions

• The more shocking thing is that six European nations say they will join a fledgling financial system to bypass U.S. sanctions against Iran, challenging U.S. President Donald Trump days before he meets with NATO leaders in London.
• In a joint statement Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden said they are in the process of becoming shareholders of the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX). Britain, France, and Germany launched INSTEX in January to enable companies to trade with Iran without using U.S. dollars or going through U.S. banks, thereby shielding such companies from U.S. sanctions.  

In Lebanon: according to a report by Foreign Policy, there is widespread economic discontent and anger and with Islamic terror group, Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah defending the government.
 
In Turkey: On November 27, 2019, according to the Middle Eastern News Agency Al-Monitor, “Turkey signed an agreement with Libya’s internationally recognized government denoting new maritime boundaries between the two nations. The area spanning from southwest Turkey to northeast Libya cuts across a zone currently claimed by Greece and Cyprus, where plans for a future gas pipeline are in the works to link eastern Mediterranean gas fields with European markets...”

There’s no doubt that gas & oil of Israel’s region will become the reason for the upcoming regional war described in Ezekiel 38:5, 13 39:1-2. [And it'll not be Russia. More here ]

Clearly we are living in the last hour of the last days [Matthew 24:3; 2 Timothy 3:1; Daniel 8:​19] and as believers, we must remember our calling as watchmen on the walls [Ezekiel 33:2-3, 4-6] and workers who are doing the Father’s business until the Lord comes to take us to be with Him.
 
Joel 2:28; John 6:39-40; Acts 2:15-17; 1 Peter 1:20; James 5:3; Hebrews 1:2

​*Excerpted and adapted full original report from Amir Tsarfati, Behold Israel here https://mailchi.mp/beholdisrael/amirs-weekly-roundup-may-30-1005737?e=3ce763bf5a
​

11-28-19, * -- ​What’s at stake in America and Israel is whether voters or unelected officials run the country. Fake news and fake cases have been used by the media and by political operatives to mask a real coup. 

Prime Minister Netanyahu recently said: “It is important for me to emphasize that the only ones who determine who the prime minister will be are Israeli voters. That is the essence of democracy.”

Unelected officials have launched show trial coups in the USA & Israel. Public confidence in this political lefty mafia is at an incredible all-time low. The voters are responding by rejecting their credibility. [..snip]

The media claims that Netanyahu is “inciting” against the judiciary; but he’s just saying what everyone knows - the system is corrupt. And it abuses its powers to go after the targets of its corruption.

The Right began its dominance of Israeli politics because most of the country loathes the corrupt system that the old socialists put into place to maintain control of the people and the country. They just don’t believe that there’s an alternative to the system. That’s what the indictment is about. [Just like in America the lefties proclaim they must impeach Donald Trump or else he'll be re-elected!]

Caroline Glick recently said: “the opposition stands on two planks – destroying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and eternalizing the regime of Israel’s unelected bureaucrats."

And Netanyahu is making clear that it’s either him or the bureaucrats. The actual case or cases against Prime Minister Netanyahu, as against President Trump, are a joke.

They depend on media leaks, intimidation by political operatives within law enforcement and the judiciary, and a lot of hand-wringing about the moral downfall of the nation with very little evidence.

The centerpieces of the coup against Netanyahu, Cases 2000 & 4000, both claim that the Israeli leader undertook to support certain policies in exchange for favorable media coverage. Glick said: “Nobody ever heard of the concept that positive media coverage could be considered a bribe because in no country on the face of the planet is positive coverage considered a bribe because if positive coverage is considered a bribe, then journalism as a point of fact is a criminal enterprise.”

If the media providing positive coverage of politicians who support their agenda is a crime, every single politician and media boss would be in jail. That’s the selective prosecution part. And, as with the US President Trump, not only is the prosecution selective, but it invents new crimes in the process of selecting them.

Benjamin & Sara Netanyahu - Case 2000 and 4000 - are really indictments for complaining about the media. The coups in America and Israel are a deeper struggle between:

• elected and unelected officials
• open and closed systems
• freedom and tyranny
• media power and people power
  
  A coup[s] either ends with the defeat of the people or the plotters. As PM Netanyahu said, this comes down to the question of who determines who will run the country; the voters or the lawyers?
  
  

*Excerpted and adapted full original report from Daniel Greenfield here

11-20-19, IsraelNatlNews.com -- Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has reached a decision on the indictments in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's cases.

• One news agency reports that in Case 1000, Netanyahu will be indicted on charges of fraud and breach of trust.
• There are those in the Ministry who believe Case 2000 should be closed
• In Case 4000 not everyone agrees on the facts. Apparently some senior officials believe Netanyahu should be indicted for bribery.

The final decision will be made by Mandelblit and may publish the decision as soon as Thursday, 11-21-19. 

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/272007

1 Timothy 4:11-13
 
11-21-19, * -- Amir Tsarfati gives an update of events in his home the Jewish state of Israel from the Sea of Galilee:
 
“Now that the recent cycle of violence with the [Islamic terror group] Palestinian Islamic Jihad is over, with Israel having the upper hand beating Iran that tried its luck from the northern frontier. Iran had its Al Quds military forces near Damascus Syria launching four missiles towards the Israeli side of Mt. Hermon that were intercepted by Israel’s anti defense system, Iron Dome. This attack, likely retaliation to an Israeli undercover operation in Syria that hurt them badly [isn’t cleared for my publication].

​U.S. President Trump Reverses 1978 US Pres Jimmy Carter & 2009 Barack Obama West Bank Policy
11-19-19, Breitbart -- Recently Sec of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. reversed the policy of Presidents Carter &  Obama, who declared Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank”) illegal. President Trump said, "Judea belongs to the Jews!"
 
Currently the biased, liberal, progressive media in Israel reported that US President Trump is keeping a distance from Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Claiming it’s because of his failure to secure victory in the past two Israeli elections. However, a few days ago the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shocked them all by declaring a major shift in US policy concerning the Israeli settlements in Judea and Samaria [aka 'West Bank'] he said: 'The US State Department will no longer consider Jewish homes in Judea & Samaria as illegal.'  That crazy decision to count Jewish settlements in the heart of the Jewish biblical ancestral homeland was reached during the 1978 US Pres Jimmie Carter’s administration. This is why Prime Minister Netanyahu said: “I spoke on the phone with US President Donald Trump and told him that he had corrected a historic injustice. Somebody needed to say a simple truth, and President Trump did this, just as he did with the recognition of the Golan Heights and the moving of the US embassy to Jerusalem!”

Also, the political situation in Israel continues to be unstable as neither side on the political map has the clear majority to form a government. Yet, in the midst of all this instability, the economy continues to grow stronger and faster than expected in the third quarter of the year (4.1%), second only to China.

Next month we will finally start our public reading of scripture on Facebook Live. We pray that many will attend these 30-minute broadcasts and as a result grow in their faith of the Lord Jesus Christ.

***
"Unto Thee lift I up mine eyes, O Thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that He have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud."
Psalm 123:1-4
***
*Excerpted and adapted full original report from Amir Tsarfati here
More from Times of Israel here 

On Monday, Nov 19, 2019 United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo repudiated a 1978 State Dept legal opinion that held that the Jewish state of Israel's civilian "settlements" [homes for Jews] in the so-called occupied territories of Judea & Samaria [aka West Bank] are "inconsistent with international law."  He said: 

"Calling the establishment of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law has not advanced the cause of peace. The hard truth is that there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict and arguments about who is right and who is wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace."

Even though the US decision is largely symbolic; in a prepared statement Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu said: 

"This policy reflects a historical truth - that the Jewish people are not foreign colonialists in Judea and Samaria. In fact, we are called Jews because we are the people of Judea. The Trump Administration policy is also correct in stating that those who have categorically denied any legal basis for the settlements not only deny truth, history and the reality on the ground, they also set back the cause of peace, which can only be achieved through direct negotiations between the parties. Israel is deeply grateful to President Trump, Secretary Pompeo and the entire US administration for their steadfast position supporting truth and justice and calls upon all responsible countries who hope to advance peace to adopt a similar position."

The Obama administration allowed the UN to condemn Israel's homes in Judea & Samaria [settlements].  Israel rejects all United Nations' arguments regarding the illegality of the homes for Jews in Judea and Samaria. More here from CBN

Acts 2:15-22
11-17-19, * --The world has been in the last days since the apostle Peter preached his sermon on the first Christian Pentecost [1] following the ascension of Jesus (Acts 1:11, 2:17) and current events seem to indicate that it is now down to the last hours of the last days; Islamic terror plays a big important part. Many dispute that America is even in the Bible; but we can see - before our very eyes - how she is much involved with end time prophecy as follows:

Violent Protests Rock Iran, Spain, Chile, Hong Kong, Lebanon 
​11-18-19, Clarion -- Violent protests around the world rocked parts of Iran, Spain, Chile Hong Kong and Lebanon. Here are the latest updates: Barcelona Mayor Pleads for End to Violence The mayor of riot-stricken Barcelona pleaded Saturday for calm after violent protests by Catalan separatists rocked Spain's second largest city for a fifth consecutive night. "This cannot continue.

The enemy nations of Israel are mostly listed in Ezekiel 38:2-3, 16; Psalm 120:5,  – they are all Islamic that will form a coalition of nations (Gog Magog war [2]) that have made it no secret they want to push the Jewish state into the Mediterranean [Psalm 83:4]. Yes, sure does look like we are in the last hours of the last days of earth as we know it. Even so, come Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20

*Excerpted and adapted full original message from Daymond Duck here 

[1] Hebrew Pentecost is a central & ancient feast of Judaism known as the Feast of Weeks, or Shavuot in Hebrew [Deuteronomy 16:9-10; Leviticus 23:15-21; Exodus 34:22-43].  Fifty days ["pentecost" Acts 2:1-13] after Jesus arose from the dead; the Christians also used the term for the event when the Holy Spirt came on them.More here
[2] Gog Magog not Russia here

After Twenty-Five Years Jordan Cancels Lease Agreement for Israel
11-11-19, JewishJournal -- Bending to domestic pressure, including a protest on Oct. 19, 2018 that saw Jordanians take to the streets of Amman, Jordan’s King Abdullah II announced the end of a special arrangement that allowed Israel to lease two parcels of land inside the Jordanian kingdom along the southern border with Israel. The two enclaves al-Baqoura and al-Immor also known as the “Island of Peace” were part of the 1994 Wadi Araba agreement between the two countries. Israel's farmers will be permitted to harvest their wheat and other crops on the land. However, the gates have been padlocked so in the future, Israelis will need visas to enter. More from WashPost here

Joel 3:1-3

​11-15-19, As the Islamic terrorists once again attack the Jewish State of Israel; we must be at peace knowing almighty God will protect her. There certainly has been many periods of punishment, but in the end she will be saved.
See Deuteronomy 33:29; Isaiah 44:23, 48:20; Joel 3:16

In the Bible's Old Testament, we realize that Psalm 83 is more than a prayer or a plea to God for vengeance on Israel’s enemies; it reveals that there are enemy nations that want to destroy the Jewish people. This psalm, however, was not written during a time of war ... it was written during a time of great prosperity, liberty and peace by King David's worship leader, Asaph, some 3000 years ago:

“O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear,
do not stand aloof, O God.  See how Your enemies growl,
how Your foes rear their heads.”  Psalm 83:1–2

11-15-19, In a fresh breach of another ceasefire, Gaza fired 2 rockets fired into Israel, but were shot down by Israel's deterent anti missile "Iron Dome." The early morning attack comes as Israelis started recovering from 2 days of intensive fighting which saw Gaza's Islamic terror groups fire over 450 projectiles into the Jewish State. Israel and Islamic Jihad agreed to a ceasefire on Thursday, 11-14-19 in the morning, although there were four rocket attacks throughout the day and - of course - in respose, the IDF attacked Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza overnight.

Jeremiah 6:14

11-11-19, Henry Morris, PhD -- This indictment by the prophet Jeremiah of the false prophets of his day could easily find a parallel today. The charge was repeated (8:11), so Jeremiah evidently considered it important. The prophet Ezekiel later leveled almost the same indictment against the false prophets of his time: “They have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace” (Ezekiel 13:10).

Almost every person would prefer to live in peace, of course. The word itself has become almost an ironic cliché. Our annual observance of Veterans Day (originally called Armistice Day) wistfully expresses the hope that when the current war is settled, it will be the final war, and thenceforth there will be “peace, peace.” The word “armistice” is from the Latin and means “arms standing still.” [Ezekiel 13:16]

But there is no real peace; there were numerous wars back during Babylonian times and Roman times and medieval times and all times! Even today there are dozens of small “wars and rumours of wars” going on in any given year (Matthew 24:6) and will continue to be so until Christ, the “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6), comes back to “speak peace unto the heathen” and to establish His kingdom of peace “even to the ends of the earth” (Zechariah 9:10).

In the meantime, James reminds us of our personal guilt: “From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?” (James 4:1). And Paul exhorts: “Finally, brethren, . . . be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you” (2 Corinthians 13:11). Source

Syria: Islamic Terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed in US raid
​10-27-19, Guardian.com -- Islamic terror group ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, committed suicide with three of his children when cornered in his safehouse in Syria. Worldwide Islamic terror criminals are being hunted - by the USA, France, UK, Russia and Israel kills them also NATO-led international involvement in "War on Terror"since 2001:

• Fall of the Taliban government in Afghanistan
• Destruction of al-Qaeda camps
• Taliban insurgency
• War in North-West Pakistan
• Death of Osama bin Laden
  • Initiation of Operation Resolute Support by NATO
  • Transfer of combat roles to Afghan Armed Forces
  • U.S.–Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement

NOW AN ISLAMIC TERRORIST IS KILLED IN ISRAEL
***
Rockets Rain On Gaza And Israel After Israeli Airstrike Kill Terror Leader Bahaa Abu el-Atta 
11-12-19, KPBS.org -- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said of the terror leader, Bahaa Abu el-Atta killed today, "He was a ticking bomb." Militants in Gaza …Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza, condemned the killing saying the move represented a "dangerous escalation and a continuation of the Israeli aggression and terrorism against the Palestinian people and resistance." More here

​Why Did Israel Kill Baha Abu Al-Ata? Same Reason the USA killed alBagdadi!
11-12-19, YeshivaWorld -- The terrorist leader of 'Islamic Jihad' Baha Abu al-Ata was funded by Iran, and was behind several attacks on Israel this year.  
The Israeli military said: “We just targeted Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza, Baha Abu Al Atta.” It struck a Gaza City house, targeting the commander of the Islamic Jihad group in a resumption of pinpointed killing. The airstrike damaged the half of the second and most of the third floors of a house in the Shejaeya neighborhood east of the city. More here from Ynet News

​Gaza Arabs [Mjslims] aka Palestinians
In 2005, Israel withdrew and forcibly removed its 9,000 Jewish citizens from Gaza. A group of Jewish American donors came together to ensure that the famed Israeli greenhouses that produced $200 million of produce per year would not go to waste.
The greenhouses were purchased for $14 million – much of it provided by the Gates Foundation - and turned over to Gaza Arabs. But within hours of the withdrawal, many of the buildings had been damaged beyond repair. Terrorists and looters stripped them of their piping and electronic equipment and tore down their walls. More here

2 Timothy 4:3-8

11-10-19, This week's prophecy update by John Haller is chock full of the world's news ... Islam, Israel, Homosexuality, Turkey, Syria, Germany, Iran... The world is bound up in a plethora of problems; and while it seems that confusion abounds, that confusion only exists in the mind of men who do not seek the wisdom of God. Instead they choose to supplant His Word for their own arrogant and prideful aspirations in their feeble pursuit of dominance and power.

Regardless of how tangled and bound up world events seem, they will unfurl and unfold just as God has planned eventually proclaiming the sovereignty of our Lord Jesus Christ and His protection of the Jewish state of Israel. Ezekie 37:21

​One hour 17 min video on You Tube here
 on Facebook here
​
***​
Golden Report here:

Psalm 78:69, 87:1, 127:1; Exodus 15:17; Psalm 121:4​
 
11-9-19, * -- The Jewish nation of Israel is tiny; smaller than the US state of New Jersey. [Israel's land is approximately 8,019 sq mi, including 172 sq mi of inland water] with appx 8 million occupants. She's trying to exist in an area of the Middle East surrounded by 22 enemy Islamic nations [Iran alone is appx 636,000 sq miles] of over 300 million people who're determined to destroy it. 

However, the nation of Israel will continue to exist forever; it matters little how many people want to destroy it.
 
The Holy Bible explains God’s plan for the Jewish State of Israel and it’s quite a different picture than what the world seems to believe; end time Bible expert’s opinions [1] follow:
​

…Israel is going to have to deal with a number of wars, like a future Psalm 83:2 war where she will have to deal with the surrounding enemy Islamic nations. However, the Lord Jesus Himself personally steps in Ezekiel 38:1, 39:2.
 
… Israel’s remnant of the Jews who remain alive will look at Him whom they have pierced their Messiah the Lord Jesus Christ, they will mourn for Him as one who mourns for an only son. [Romans 11:25] All the cursing of the Jews will turn to blessing; they will become exactly what God created them to do, which is to be kings, priests representatives of the Lord Jesus.
 
… There will be a concluding Arab-Israeli War prophesied in Psalm 83:2 followed by the Gog and Magog Invasion of Ezekiel 38:1 & 39:2 both of those would be predominately Islamic coalition of nations coming against Israel.  Apparently a genocide will take place of two-thirds of the Jews will be cut off; but, a faithful remnant of a third of the Jews will survive. Zechariah 13:8 

... After the Christian Church is taken out at the Rapture, Israel is going to undergo severe persecutions. Luke 17:34-37; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 
 
… From a pre-Rapture view, Israel is going to become more and more hated and more and more isolated she will have no friends not even the USA who has been forcing Israel to do things that they don't want to do ... like giving up God’s land when HE directly said that no one is to force them to relinquish [Genesis 26:2-3]. Zechariah 12:1-3 says Jerusalem will become a cup of trembling and a burdensome stone to the whole world, and certainly we see that developing. [See also Zech 14:2] 

God will fulfill all the kingdom promises that He has made to the Jewish state of Israel. The remnant of Israel will see their Messiah returning [Revelation 19:11] and all who believe Jesus is their Messiah will be saved. [Zephaniah 3:9]

The Jewish nation will serve as the prime nation of the world and through it all God's blessings will flow to the other nations.
This is why God’s word says: 
"…Let us go with you, for we know that God is with you!"
Zechariah 8:23
​***
[1] Experts: Nathan Jones, Jobe Martin, Andy Woods, Gary Fisher, Bill Salus, Don McGee, Terry James, Ed Hindson, David Reagan
*Excerpted and adapted full original report here

Ezekiel 38:2-3, 5-6
 
11-7-19, * --Major developments related to the prophetic changes in the Middle East this week.

1. Israel’s largest gas field, Leviathan, is about to become “hot”, as the giant rig is now completed. By the end of the year, it will start flowing oil towards Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. Recently Tel Aviv-listed gas company Delek Group and Texas-based Noble Energy announced a $520 million deal to acquire the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Co. (EMG) gas pipeline. Their Egyptian partner, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), paid $150 million, while Delek and Noble who are the majority stakeholders in the Israeli natural gas fields, Tamar and Leviathan covered the rest. This deal gives the three companies a 39% stake in the pipeline and a way to import gas from Israel to Egypt and beyond.
2. Syria: Russia is very frustrated that President Trump isn't evacuating his troops from the Syrian gas and oil fields east of the Euphrates.  Pres Trump indicated the successful operation to eliminate al-Baghdadi, that he wanted US oil companies to manage the residual Syrian oil and gas fields. ExxonMobil was specifically mentioned, if such an arrangement were executed, it would probably be performed by a service sector firm, especially one of the mid-size firms, working with Kurdish authorities.
3. Turkey’s Erdogan is angry that he can’t find gas or oil in his territorial waters; thus, he invaded into the waters of the Greek side of Cyprus, and that has caused the Cyprian drilling efforts to come to a halt.
4. Lebanon has become very unstable financially and politically; thus, oil and gas companies are afraid to sign deals to explore gas and oil there, leaving Israel as the BIG winner in the region. Not only will Israel be the country to receive the gas, but now they can cut new deals. 
5. Karish natural gas field off Israel’s shore is significantly larger than initially believed. Greek gas producer Energean said that the appraisal of the Karish North discovery in the Mediterranean adds to the 2.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas discovered at Karish and Tanin fields. They believe it’s an additional 0.9 trillion cubic feet!

The scriptures in Ezekiel 38-39 speak of a war, known as Gog and Magog, it's a war predominately based on financial gain. Yes, the Middle East conflict relates to much more; however, the financial aspect of this war is emphasized in its description [Ezekiel 38:13]. The countries that will protest the invasion are noted as saying to Russia and their allies, ‘Have you come to take plunder?' [Note: scripture doesn't definitively mention Russia... that is an interpretation that is probably error ... only Islamic nations are mentioned in Ezekiel 38:1-9.]

Israel Politics
As an Israeli, I am a bit concerned that we aren’t out of the political mess yet, even after two lengthy and costly elections. The prospect of a third election is becoming more and more realistic, and unless something super dramatic happens, even a third round of elections won't solve the problem. I guess the collapse of all of the allegations against Netanyahu could be the only miracle to bring about an end to this saga. That being said, as a Bible believer and a lover of the prophetic portion of God’s Word, I receive these rapid changes in the Middle East as nothing short of sheer excitement and joy that the redemption of our bodies from this world is very close.
 
The Lord God said, “Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.” Ezekiel 38:7-9

​*Excerpted and adapted full original report from Amir Tsarfati here See 36 min Video here