Sunday, August 25, 2013

THE SILENT JIHAD

KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.

Silent Jihad -

Not once but twice do we look into the faces of men, women and children poisoned by nerve gas. They lay dying in their homes, the streets, the make shift hospitals. They vomited and they go into seizures as they drift in and out of consciousness. Their pain is unimaginable as they are doused with water in futile attempts to wash the poison from their skin. Most will die. The remnant that does survive is faced with the grief of being the sole survivor of their family, their group of friends, their neighbors and even their whole village.



Even as these images of mass graves, predominantly of children, are televised across the world by independent film makers, the lies begin and proliferate throughout the mainstream media. These latest images are simply the punctuation mark of the greater than 100,000 loss of souls that have happened in Syria. That is an estimate as the words of a local Christian religious figure tells of being a witness to nine beheadings. Were these ever recorded?  They tell their story because the stories being told in the media are not what are being witnessed. Christians in the towns of Aleppo and Homs are being murdered, raped, burned, beaten and essentially being exterminated. Muslims are dying too, neighbors that have lived together for thousands of years in some of the most ancient Christian settlements recorded. The odd thing was, the "murderous gangs" that were responsible were not known to the Christian community or the Muslim community. They were strangers, heavily armed, taking full advantage of an unspeakable blood bath. Despite these atrocities there is silence.In Egypt Christians were crucified outside the palace of Mursi. Again the ancient foundation of the Coptic Christian was being exterminated by murderous gangs of men that live by the creed of a formidable fraternity. While chaos ensued in the latest coup, yes I called it what it is a coup, opportunist again moved in and burned, raped, beat and killed hundreds of Coptic Christians. These atrocities were also met with silence. So many tragedies took place as of late to Christians on various pilgrimages; the train in Spain derailing and destroying the pilgrimage to St James festival, a bus crashes suddenly in Avellino, Italy killing all but 9 of the passengers as they were returning home from a pilgrimage to Padre' Pio's home, and closer to home a bus' brakes fail and overturns in Indianapolis as a youth group returns home from a Christian retreat in Michigan. The media, which are experts at drawing lines of conclusion together in other stories, totally misses the obvious common thread in these stories; Christians are being killed in horrific accidents. Again these facts are usually buried under an unspoken wall of silence.

Let's talk about the situations where the name of Jesus is to be given credit for averting tragedy. How about when the father who has been pronounced dead after 45 minutes of no heart beat returns to life after his son declares, "You are not going to die today dad". What they failed to report was that he declared this in the name of Jesus.  Or how Antoinette Tuff is hailed as a hero as she was able to talk down the troubled young man, Brandon Hill,  who was armed with an AK 47 and 500 rounds of ammo. What they failed to tell you was that Ms. Tuff, who offered herself as a human shield, was a faithful Christian who was armed with the name of Jesus and covered by the blood of the lamb, was also professing her love and faith to Brandon who was mentally ill and had not been taking his medication.  Two gaping holes of silence in these heart warming stories of determination and courage. As the world is lulled into an apathetic state, the assault of silence continues; placing an x instead of Christ in the word Christmas, replacing Merry Christmas with Happy Holidays, replacing prayer in school with gender bender days, legislating that counselors can no longer be therapeutic at the risk of politically incorrect when a client seeks assistance in gender identity, and families that have friends over for prayer or Bible study now need legislative bound permits as the families down the street have double the attendance at their alcohol laden gatherings, without any legislative interference.

This is not a new thing. In Acts five the apostles were beaten and admonished NOT TO SPEAK THE NAME OF JESUS.  There is power in that spoken name.
40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

So let us return to the faces of the latest victims that are guilty only of professing the Name of Jesus, the dead men, women and children of Syria. While Washington, D.C., Britain, Russia and the rest of the world try to figure out what side to take and what cover story to tell, the silent Jihad marches on slaughtering our brothers and sisters in, Nigeria, about 12,000 Christians killed at the hands of the Boko Haram. Stealing our youngest sisters right out of their homes in Pakistan  to be wed to men as a recompense for someone else's sins, burning our churches in Orissa, India. If we peer deeper we find even more disturbing evidence of these ruthless armies being manned by impoverished and orphaned little boys that have been abducted in such countries as Afghanistan, India, and multiple African nations. Who financially backs these armies? Who financially arms these armies? Are these the same armies of strangers that the Syrian Christian and Muslims claim are infiltrating their country as "murderous gangs"?  Again these questions are answered with seemingly silence. What these enemies do not realize is that the rivers of blood of the martyrs is rushing throughout nations and throughout the world with the echoes of the saints saying; . .....How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? Rev 6:10 

DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE ANIMAL SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

ISAIAH 33:8
8  The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)

ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

Obama to talk up peace process in Rosh Hashana call to US rabbis

In conference call to 1,000 spiritual leaders across the religious spectrum, president aims to encourage support for talks in synagogue sermons

August 25, 2013, 2:57 pm 8-The Times of Israel
Obama has made the Rosh Hashana conference call an annual feature, using it to advance specific administration talking points, usually framed in the context of Jewish ethics.
Barack Obama, far right, meeting with Jewish leaders in 2011. (photo credit: Official White House Photo/Pete Souza)
Barack Obama, far right, meeting with Jewish leaders in 2011. (photo credit: Official White House Photo/Pete Souza)
In 2009, he pushed some 1,000 rabbis to discuss the health-care plan now known as Obamacare. The year after, in the midst of the previous attempts at brokering a peace deal, he used his call to discuss his Middle East peace thinking. In his 2011 call, he combined domestic and foreign policy, discussing both his jobs bill and American attempts to block a Palestinian declaration of statehood at the United Nations.Last year, in the heat of the presidential election campaign season, all ears were on the phone lines as Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney offered their Rosh Hashana greetings — and talking points. Buffering himself against complaints that he was lax on security issues, Obama talked tough on Iran to an audience of some 1,200 rabbis.Obama has voiced strong support for the new Kerry-led peace effort and the administration has been at pains to stress his personal involvement and interest in the negotiations. When the negotiators gathered in Washington last month, the American president said that it was “a promising step forward, though hard work and hard choices remain ahead.”Unlike other administration meetings, such as the August sit-down with Kerry, the annual conference call is specifically geared toward rabbis rather than lay leaders. The 1,000 or so rabbis invited to join the call traditionally come from across a wide spectrum of Jewish practice.“The White House call is a reflection of where the American-Jewish community is today and its importance to the political mosaic of the country,” said Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, of Congregation B’nai Tzedek, a Conservative synagogue in the Washington suburb of Potomac, Maryland.As of Sunday, rabbis said they had not yet received word as to when the call will be. Veteran participants say that the call is often scheduled on short notice. The White House would not comment on when or even if the call would take place, or on the likely subject matter.Left-wing group J Street has already issued both a High Holiday brochure “in an effort to build support for Middle East peace negotiations” and a sermon guide for rabbis “to build a connection between the tones of these important days of spiritual observance with the renewed, U.S.-led diplomatic effort to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.”Last week, Israel’s outgoing ambassador to the United States Michael Oren held a pre-High Holidays conference call with dozens of US rabbis.
Michael Oren, Israel's ambassador to the United States (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
Michael Oren, Israel’s ambassador to the United States (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)
Oren touched upon a wide range of issues, including peace talks, Iranian nuclear ambitions, the developing situations in Syria and Egypt and religious pluralism in Israel, an issue that has garnered significant attention from American Jewry. Oren told the rabbis that there was progress toward the compromise proposal currently being brokered by Jewish Agency head Natan Sharansky, and emphasized the Netanyahu government’s willingness to reach a negotiated solution to egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall.Oren also reflected on his four-and-a-half year tenure as ambassador, which will draw to a close in September, discussing the difference between the challenges facing Israel in 2009 and today.Embassy officials told The Times of Israel that “traditionally during his tenure, Ambassador Oren has reached out before Jewish holidays to the Jewish community, organizations and leaders, in order to convey his greetings. This is part of the continuous dialogue that the Embassy of Israel has with the Jewish community in the greater DC area in particular and across the country.”Said Weinblatt, “The call from the ambassador is a reflection of the strong connection between American Jews and Israel.”The outreach by Obama, Oren and groups like J Street are part of a growing trend, in which organizations attempt to bring their messages to the large number of Jews who attend synagogue services on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. In recent years, the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC has also begun holding a similar conference call.Weinblatt says that he believes that the sermons delivered by US rabbis during peak attendance on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are very important. “We need to be conscious of the fact that people at high holiday services might not be there during the rest of the year,” he said.“I try to get the message to my congregants to examine what is happening behind the headlines — they are subjected to so much negative coverage of Israel in the media,” he added. “Rabbis have a very important role to help contextualize and frame the issues and give the background materials that congregants might not otherwise hear.”

French FM: Israel-PA Peace Would be Like a 'Thunderbolt'

France’s Foreign Minister says that a successful outcome to peace negotiations would be like a "thunderbolt" for peace in the Middle East.-By Elad Benari-First Publish: 8/25/2013, 5:21 AM-INNews

Fabius and Abbas
Fabius and Abbas-Flash 90
France’s Foreign Minister said Saturday that a successful outcome to the U.S.-brokered negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority would be like a "thunderbolt" for peace in the crisis-ridden Middle East."Even if we speak of other neighboring countries -- the dramatic conflict in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt -- the fact remains that the Israeli-Palestinian issue is one of the issues, perhaps the central one, for the region," Minister Laurent Fabius said in Ramallah after meeting PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, reported AFP."In a particularly troubled regional environment, it is even more important that we advance towards peace here," Fabius said."If these negotiations are successful, it will be a thunderbolt for peace...a great stabilizing element.""Our support is more necessary than ever," he added. "This is the moment when  we must make a breakthrough for peace."Israeli and PA negotiators formally resumed direct peace talks earlier this month after a hiatus of nearly three years, thanks to an intense bout of shuttle diplomacy by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.Speaking in Amman on Saturday after talks with chief PA negotiator Saeb Erakat, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said he expected the next round of talks to take place "in a few days from now.""On all sides, particularly that of the United States, there are elements which are serious and encouraging regarding the success of the negotiations," official Jordanian news agency Petra quoted him as saying.Sources in the PA, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they expect the talks to be held early next week in Jericho.Fabius arrived early Saturday on a visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority aimed at encouraging the sides.Speaking at a joint press conference with the visitor, Abbas said that his team entered the talks, about which no details have so far been revealed, in good faith."I should like to say that the Palestinians are negotiating with good intentions," he said, according to AFP. "We want to negotiate in a positive spirit.""We hope that it is the same on the Israeli side, we want to create the proper climate for stopping settlement, which is illegal to us and to the world," said Abbas.Fabius will meet in Jerusalem on Sunday with President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Israel's lead negotiator in the talks.On Thursday, Abbas met with members of the Meretz party and claimed that if a peace agreement is reached with Israel, it would bring an end to his people’s demands of the Jewish state."I know your concerns, but guarantee that at the conclusion of successful negotiations, we undertake to end all the demands. We will not ask to return to Yafo, Akko and Tzfat,” he said.The members of Meretz said that Abbas told them a “fair agreement” will end the conflict with Israel and that a “peace agreement with Israel will be final and binding." He did not, however, specify what is meant by a fair peace agreement and did not commit to the fact that PA would give up its demand for the “right of return”.While details of the discussions between the sides have not been revealed, apparently consistent with a request from Washington last week for a strict news blackout, Erekat  told the Nazareth-based Arabic language A-Shams this that the PA would not have returned to the negotiating table with Israel had it not received a letter of assurances from the United States, guaranteeing its main negotiating preconditions.Erekat said in the interview that the U.S. had assured the PA in writing that talks would recognize the indefensible pre-1967 borders as the basis of a Palestinian state, would deal with all core issues (Jerusalem, refugees, borders, security and water), would take place within six  to nine months and would not allow for any interim solutions before a final status agreement is signed.Meanwhile, not all PA factions are on board the peace talks. On Friday, hundreds of people in Gaza protested against Israeli-PA peace talks, in marches organized by the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups.Marchers set off from mosques across the coastal strip before converging on a square in the middle of Gaza City, with protesters brandishing signs saying "No to negotiations" and slamming Abbas's "political failure."

Poll: Only 21% Believe in PA State as Real Solution

Just 21% of Israelis think the PA will create a new Arab state. Most see “status quo” as the most realistic scenario.-By Maayana Miskin-First Publish: 8/25/2013, 2:59 PM-Israelnationallnews

Abbas and former PM Salam Fayyad
Abbas and former PM Salam Fayyad-AFP photo
A new survey conducted by Maagar Mohot (Brain Base) for the Professors for a Strong Israel group has found that only a small minority of Israelis believe the Palestinian Authority will establish a new Arab state in Judea, Samaria (Shomron) and Gaza – and only 11% hope it will.The poll asked respondents to choose the solution to the Israel-PA conflict that they most prefer, and the solution they think is most realistic.The most popular answer in both cases was simply to maintain the status quo. Currently Judea and Samaria is split into three areas, called A, B, and C. The PA has full control over Area A, Israel controls Area C, and in Area B the IDF is tasked with oversight of security, while the PA has legal power over other aspects of daily life.
Forty-one percent of respondents said the status quo is their preferred solution, and 51% said it is the most realistic solution. In comparison, just 21% said the creation of a new PA state is the solution with the best chance to take place.When it came to preferred solutions, the idea of a PA state proved very unpopular, with just 11% expressing support. Nineteen percent said their preferred solution would be the “Plan B” that Professors for a Strong Israel has proposed – the annexation of Judea and Samaria.However, only 7 percent said they believe annexation is the solution with the best odds of being put into effect.Professors for a Strong Israel pointed out that the poll shows their proposal is more popular than the plan the government is actually pursuing.“The purpose of this conference is to prove to the Israeli public that something that a large part of the population wants – is realistic,” said Professor Aryeh Eldad.“This is the arena of the battle for public awareness, which Professors for a Strong Israel recently entered under my leadership,” he added, concluding, “This poll proves that we are not operating in an empty vacuum, but rather, putting a real alternative out there for debate.” 

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