New Evangelical Group Could Buck Promised West Bank Pullouts
Pro-Israel group led by leading Evangelist Rev. John Hagee will seek to influence U.S.-Mideast policy. James D. Besser - Washington Correspondent
A newly created Evangelical pro-Israel lobby group could clash head-on with an Israeli government determined to pull out from 90 percent of the West Bank by 2010 and with the Jewish groups that will line up to support it. Leaders of Christians United for Israel, or CUFI, predict their group will be a major force in American politics like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobbying giant that has activists in virtually every congressional district.
And they insist their support for the Jewish state won’t come with any strings, political or theological. But some Jewish leaders are skeptical.“It raises questions,” said Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League.In November, Foxman sounded the alarm over Evangelical groups that he said were trying to “Christianize” the nation. But he said he still welcomes Evangelical support for Israel — with some conditions.“Will they be able to differentiate between their biblical prophecy mode and their pragmatic pro-Israel mode?” Foxman asked. “Maybe they will. We’ll have to wait and see.
”Other pro-Israel leaders noted that CUFI officials have adamantly maintained that Israel has a right to all of the territories and opposed last year’s Israeli withdrawal from Gaza — positions that will almost certainly conflict with those of the new Israeli government.“If they oppose the government, it’s an anti-Israel lobby as far as I’m concerned,” said Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism. Rabbi Yoffie cautioned that CUFI, which will gather in Washington in July for its initial meeting — has yet to flesh out its positions. But he warned that “if we’re talking about a group that is going to oppose any territorial flexibility for Israel, we’re talking about a group that opposes the government of Israel and the clear will of its people.
I would consider that dangerous to Israel.”CUFI was created by Pastor John Hagee, founder and spiritual leader of the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, which has become one of the nation’s largest mega-churches, claiming more than 18,000 members. His ministry also broadcasts on television and the Internet.Rev. Hagee has raised millions of dollars for Israel, but an official with a San Antonio Jewish group said “he prefers to give his money through the Houston federation because he feels there are many in the San Antonio [Jewish] community who do not trust his intentions.”Last week Rev. Hagee briefed a select group of Jewish leaders in New York under the auspices of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
A participant said “he was asked directly, could his group support further land give-backs? What he said was that there are many ways it could support Israel. The sense I got was that while they won’t support it, they may not oppose it.“At the same time,” the participant continued, “he was very clear that the Bible said God gave the land to the Jewish people, and that they’re not supposed to give it away.”Rev. Hagee emphasized to the Jewish leaders that CUFI would not “support conversionary behavior, it would not allow proselytizing,” this participant said.Asked exactly what a biblical mandate to the land meant, “he did not address the more controversial elements of the question,” the participant said. “He merely said he sees certain passages in the Old Testament as a ‘real estate contract’ with the Jews.
“My sense is that he’s well coached. He’s been told where the hot buttons are and how to avoid them. He’s not going to step on a land mine,” the participant said.“We believe there is a lot of Christian support for Israel out there that hasn't been effectively mobilized on a timely basis in Washington,” said Gary Bauer, the former GOP presidential hopeful and now president of American Values, a conservative group. Bauer is on the CUFI board and is handling its Washington operations. “What we hope is that when an issue comes up, such as no taxpayer money for Hamas, CUFI will be able to get to a lot of different Christian organizations around the country to mobilize them.”He said he expects the group to work closely with AIPAC. “I am in regular contact with them,” he said.An early project of the group will be to organize “honor Israel” nights in churches around the country to “send a strong signal to our friends in Israel and hopefully encourage the Jewish community in the United States.
”Rev. Hagee has been a leading Christian supporter of Israel and in a series of books, a leading interpreter of biblical prophecies about the Christian apocalypse. His publisher says he is “known best nationally for his End-Time writings.”In his most recent, “Jerusalem Countdown: A Warning to the World,” he writes of the Iranian threat to the Jewish state.Muslim countries, he said, “may agree to sign a peace accord, but if they do, it will be one that is good for only seven years, and it will only be for the purpose of redeveloping their army for the destruction of Israel.”When he talks about the need to support Israel, Hagee downplays his prophetic perspective. But on his ministry Web site, he lays out his position: “I believe that the generation that is alive today will see the mass ingathering of believers commonly called the Rapture.”That refers to the belief that Bible-believing Christians will be removed from the earth before a terrible seven-year “tribulation” period that many Evangelicals say will immediately precede the return of Christ.
His 1996 book “The Beginning of the End” was subtitled “The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Coming Antichrist.”In his 1998 book “Final Dawn Over Jerusalem,” he writes, “Christians and Jews, let us stand united and indivisible on this issue: There can be no compromise regarding the city of Jerusalem, not now, not ever. We are racing toward the end of time, and Israel lies in the eye of the storm.”In 2002, Rev. Hagee in a sermon called the coming Iraq war “the gateway to the Apocalypse.”Rev. Hagee, unlike many other prophetic preachers, has avoided publicly detailing what will happen to Israel and to Jews when these events come to pass. But Paul Boyer, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin and a leading expert on the religious right, said he is “very much within the camp of fundamentalist biblical prophecy believers.
”Part of that view, Boyer said, “is that Jews will have the right to the biblical land and to rebuild the Temple but also, when the ‘antichrist’ arises, there will be a mass persecution of the Jews, two-thirds of whom will be slaughtered. It will be worse than the Holocaust.”Boyer said Rev. Hagee “focuses entirely on what you might call the brighter side of the story — the right of the Jews to the land — and does not follow up with the darker side.”The prophetic view, he said, insists that “God’s plan must be fulfilled, and any proposals or steps toward compromise on any of these questions — the Jewish right to the land, Jewish control of the Temple Mount — is contrary to God’s plan and must be opposed.”If that becomes part of the CUFI platform, it could put the new lobby group “in a real dilemma,” Boyer said. “You could have a pro-Israel lobby that lobbies against the policies of the Israeli government.
”And that could affect U.S. policy in the region, he said.“Potentially it builds a body of political momentum in America against compromise, against any hope of resolving the conflict short of the total destruction of one side,” Boyer said. “It’s built in to the apocalyptic worldview that sees everything in absolute terms heading to a final confrontation between good and evil.”Even some Jewish leaders who have criticized the Christian right say they are not too worried about sweeping prophetic visions affecting U.S. policy. But several said they will be watching the group closely.Rabbi James Rudin, the former interreligious director of the American Jewish Committee and author of the recent book “The Baptizing of America: The Religious Right’s Plans for the Rest of Us,” said the possibility of the group being guided by apocalyptic prophecy is “a risk, but I don’t think it’s very likely.”
Rabbi Rudin said he welcomes the support of Evangelical Christians such as Rev. Hagee because “we don’t have the luxury, given the extreme situation Israel has always found itself in, of saying we can’t accept their support because of their motives.”Jewish leaders are more worried about the possibility the new lobby will actively work with opponents of the current Israeli government’s policies, especially as it begins the controversial process of leaving most of the West Bank.“My view is, we should respect him and suspect him,” Foxman said. “We certainly do not need a new lobby in Washington that will selectively support the Israeli government’s positions.”Gary Bauer, the CUFI board member, conceded that there could be clashes between the group's core beliefs on issues like Israel's right to all the land and supporting the elected government in Israel.“Pastor Hagee is still wrestling with what is the proper approach,” he said. “We are both very skeptical that (the Olmert plan) will bring peace, and there is widespread agreement that giving up any of Jerusalem would not only be ill-advised from a strategic standpoint but would cause widespread consternation among Israel's Christian friends.”He said he has been “critical of people who sit in the safety of Washington, DC and lecture Israel on what it should or shouldn't do.
But he also disputed whether Israel's recent election was a mandate for withdrawal.“The way I look at the elections, I don't think there is a consensus in Israel that it's the right approach. In such a gigantic thing for an nation like Israel to do that you would want a much larger consensus than there appears to be.”If CUFI does oppose new withdrawals, it could be a big boost for groups like the Zionist Organization of America and Americans for a Safe Israel, which have already announced plans to fight the plan in Congress and the media.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
ONE EU ONE WORLD POWER
The European Counterweight : A Leaderless Superpower
With its expansion to 25 member states, the European Union is poised to become a vast federal superstate. As it seeks to be a “counterweight” to U.S. Global interests, will Europe replace America as the world’s leading superpower?
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It has more people (454.7 million) than the United States—a larger consumer market—more troops (collectively, almost two million armed forces personnel)—and, with more votes on the United Nations Security Council and every other international body, stronger political muscle.
It has a president, a legislative body, a flag, a national anthem, a motto (“Unity in Diversity”), open borders between member states, a constitution (yet to be ratified), a Bill of Rights, and a court system that can overrule the highest of any member court.
It also has an emerging common culture that speaks a common language: English. (ONE SINGLE LANGUAGE, MODERN DAY TOWER OF BABEL).
The decades-old European dream of becoming a kind of “United States of Europe” is becoming a reality. Speaking at the Carnegie Council’s “Books for Breakfast” program, T.R. Reid, bureau chief for The Washington Post and author of the book The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy, observed, “I think it’s fair to say that
Europe is more united today than at any time since the Roman Empire.
Let Europe Arise!”
Within a 75-year span, the European continent was ravaged by three brutal war campaigns: the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), World War I (1914-18) and World War II (1939-45). Together, an estimated 60 to 70 million Europeans were killed. In the aftermath of WWII, the United States became a world-leading superpower, countered by the Soviet Union. As the Iron
Curtain came down on Europe, dividing East from West, war-torn nations on both sides raced to rebuild their armed forces.
Another continental war seemed to loom on the horizon. And so leaders, thinkers, idealists and religionists set out to fulfill a vision: a reorganized Europe free from nationalist strife, military competition and arms races. On September 19, 1946, in Zurich, Switzerland, Winston Churchill gave a speech that addressed the state of Europe and its future. “If Europe were once united in the sharing of its common inheritance,” he said, “there would be no limit to the happiness, to the prosperity and the glory which its three or four hundred million people would enjoy.
…all the while there is a remedy which, if it were generally and spontaneously adopted by the great majority of people in many lands, would as if by a miracle transform the whole scene, and would in a few years make all Europe, or the greater part of it, as free and as happy as Switzerland is today.
What is this sovereign remedy? It is to re-create the European Family, or as much of it as we can, and to provide it with a structure under which it can dwell in peace, in safety and in freedom. We must build a kind of United States of Europe.”Churchill proposed that this unified European state be spearheaded by a partnership between France and Germany. Continuing, he said, “The structure of the United States of Europe, if well and truly built, will be such as to make the material strength of a single state less important. Small nations will count as much as large ones and gain their honor by their contribution to the common cause.
we must re-create the European Family in a regional structure called, it may be, the United States of Europe. And the first practical step would be to form a Council of Europe. If at first all the States of Europe are not willing or able to join the Union, we must nevertheless proceed to assemble and combine those who will and those who can. The salvation of the common people of every race and of every land from war or servitude must be established on solid foundations and must be guarded by the readiness of all men and women to die rather than submit to tyranny.
In all this urgent work, France and Germany must take the lead together. Great Britain, the British Commonwealth of Nations, mighty America and I trust Soviet Russia—for then indeed all would be well—must be the friends and sponsors of the new Europe and must champion its right to live and shine.
“Therefore I say to you: let Europe arise!
Churchill’s speech laid the groundwork for today’s European Union—and marked the prophetic path it will take.
From “Military Pygmy” to “Flabby Giant
Before the EU’s expansion to 25 members, the commander of NATO called Europe a “military pygmy.” Since then, the EU’s combined military manpower has grown to almost two million armed forces personnel—more than the United States. Yet the same commander upgraded Europe to being only a “flabby giant,” because its troops are not united into a large, single
military force. There still remains a technological gap between European forces and the U.S. military, especially in transportation, intelligence and modern weapons technology. But the EU would rather spend funds on its burgeoning welfare programs and let the U.S. protect it from external threats.
Indeed, one of the key reasons for forming the EU was to find an alternative to war. Today, European politicians and academics tend to view the use of military force as a relic held over from the era of colonialism and world-spanning empires. In their secular thinking, war is judged as a waste of time and money, and is immoral. Yet this thinking is bound to change as the European Union grows into an economic, political and, potentially, military juggernaut. It already possesses virtually every component necessary to be a counterweight to American supremacy.
Could men, when given access to such power, deny human nature and pass up the opportunity to become the global leader in all arenas? With 25 democratic nations each having a say in EU affairs, the government is too large and unwieldy to govern efficiently and effectively. Only when the member states concentrate on countering U.S. interests are they unified and unanimous. Just as a corporation, school system or church cannot be successfully governed by committee, neither can a government. Someone must be in charge—someone must take responsibility for when things go wrong—someone must captain the ship.
To become a federal superstate with supranational governance, capable of executing decisions with speed and precision, Europe must have a strong leader guiding the way.
Plans are already in the works.
A Future EU Foreign Minister?
To do away with bureaucratic confusion and institutional frictions, and to establish a stronger foreign policy presence, the EU Constitution introduced the creation of a future office: EU Minister for Foreign Affairs. This individual’s role would be to represent the EU’s foreign interests and positions—to allow the 25 member-states of Europe to speak with one voice and act jointly in international affairs.
The future EU foreign minister would also be vice-president of the European Commission, responsible for external relations—development issues, human rights, foreign and security policies, etc.—and chair the Foreign Affairs Council. To assist in carrying out the functions of this office, the EU Constitutional Treaty calls for the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS), which would be an administrative body the foreign minister would preside over, and from which he would appoint EU ambassadors.
Issues have already arisen, such as working out and agreeing to the foreign minister’s powers and duties; deciding if he will have his own independent secretariat, or be part of the Council or the Commission; and determining whether he should be authorized to represent the EU in trade and development policy. Suppose that this new office successfully allows Europe to carry out its foreign policy and interests speedily and effectively. Would EU leaders conclude that a similar office needs to be created—one that would handle Europe’s internal affairs?
A “Club Within a Club”
The EU requires unanimity in deciding key issues. Yet, ever since expanding to its present size—25 nations, all desiring a say in how the government should operate—administration has become unwieldy. For instance, EU members cannot agree as to how Europe should address the economy and high unemployment within member nations. Such division keeps the EU from effectively challenging America’s financial clout, or China’s increasing economic presence.
Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt has offered a bold solution: the creation of an EU core. This “United States of Europe,” a name Mr. Verhofstadt has proposed, would function as a “club within a club” of the EU political machine. Only a small group of member-states bound closely together, he argues, would solve the current administrative logjam.
The model for Mr. Verhofstadt’s proposal already exists: The 12-nation single currency euro zone—Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain. “Twelve countries within the European Union have already handed control over their monetary policy to the European Central Bank. When EU finance ministers meet, the 12 ministers from the euro zone hold talks among themselves before they meet the 13 colleagues whose countries haven’t adopted the euro.
“In that pre-meeting, the most important decisions for the euro zone are made—in the club of the avant-garde. And it’s a model that could conceivable be transferred from finance policy to other areas—with the euro zone core leading the way” (“European Union’s Future: A Club Within a Club,” Der Spiegel). Both Paris and Berlin have shown interest in this proposal.
How Will It All Come Together?
With Europe weighed down by bureaucracy and regulations, and inefficiently governed by committee, dramatic changes in government must take place before the EU can surpass America’s global leadership. Imagine this future scenario: The materialistic morals and values of secular Europe have left a spiritual hunger in the lives of millions, waiting to be satisfied. Conditions are ripe for a charismatic religious leader to fill this spiritual void. Through
awesome miraculous powers—bleeding statues, signs in the sky?—this leader sparks a religious revival throughout the continent; Europe’s spiritual roots are re-awakened.
As was done for centuries in European history, this religious leader, backed by throngs of fervent believers, will use his new-found standing to influence government policy and civil laws. Through him, religion gains a voice in state affairs. He then uses his clout to endorse a popular European statesman who shares his values and vision for Europe—perhaps a “rising star” whom many see as destined for a bright political future. (Could this man’s shrewdness, charm and deft diplomacy become evident with his successful tenure as the EU’s foreign minister?)
The religious leader uses his increasing authority to influence—even pressure—the heads of the “club within a club” to hand over governing powers and authority to his political counterpart. Europe is no longer ruled by committee, but by one man—one voice—one will and purpose.
Does this sound far-fetched? Is it even conceivable that secular Europe would zealously embrace religion and transform itself from democracy to one-man rule?
Before you answer, remember the world before 9/11: Who would have dreamed that a group of terrorists could hijack four U.S. planes, demolish the twin towers of the World Trade Center and destroy a portion of the Pentagon? Who would have imagined that the U.S. and its allies would wage a worldwide war on terrorism, invading Afghanistan and Iraq, and toppling the
government of Saddam Hussein?
This may come as a surprise, but this hard-to-believe scenario was foretold long ago in an ancient book of historic records, poetic writings and religious text. It’s called the Bible. While it continues to be the world’s leading bestseller, the Bible is greatly misunderstood and sorely misinterpreted by hundreds of millions of readers.
Even the overwhelming majority of Christians and their most highly educated religious leaders cannot comprehend its teachings. For instance, very few know or understand that an estimated one-third of the Bible is prophecy, 90% of which pertains to our time—now—and to “the world to come” (Heb. 2:5; 6:5). It speaks of a future leader who, endorsed by a powerful religious
leader, will receive government authority from ten heads of European nations (or groups of nations)—possibly a “club within the club”? (See Revelation 13:1-10.)(REVELATION 17:12-13)(DANIEL 7:23-24)
Europe’s rise to global preeminence will become a reality—and, to worldwide astonishment, the United Kingdom and USA will not be a part of this!
With its expansion to 25 member states, the European Union is poised to become a vast federal superstate. As it seeks to be a “counterweight” to U.S. Global interests, will Europe replace America as the world’s leading superpower?
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It has more people (454.7 million) than the United States—a larger consumer market—more troops (collectively, almost two million armed forces personnel)—and, with more votes on the United Nations Security Council and every other international body, stronger political muscle.
It has a president, a legislative body, a flag, a national anthem, a motto (“Unity in Diversity”), open borders between member states, a constitution (yet to be ratified), a Bill of Rights, and a court system that can overrule the highest of any member court.
It also has an emerging common culture that speaks a common language: English. (ONE SINGLE LANGUAGE, MODERN DAY TOWER OF BABEL).
The decades-old European dream of becoming a kind of “United States of Europe” is becoming a reality. Speaking at the Carnegie Council’s “Books for Breakfast” program, T.R. Reid, bureau chief for The Washington Post and author of the book The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy, observed, “I think it’s fair to say that
Europe is more united today than at any time since the Roman Empire.
Let Europe Arise!”
Within a 75-year span, the European continent was ravaged by three brutal war campaigns: the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), World War I (1914-18) and World War II (1939-45). Together, an estimated 60 to 70 million Europeans were killed. In the aftermath of WWII, the United States became a world-leading superpower, countered by the Soviet Union. As the Iron
Curtain came down on Europe, dividing East from West, war-torn nations on both sides raced to rebuild their armed forces.
Another continental war seemed to loom on the horizon. And so leaders, thinkers, idealists and religionists set out to fulfill a vision: a reorganized Europe free from nationalist strife, military competition and arms races. On September 19, 1946, in Zurich, Switzerland, Winston Churchill gave a speech that addressed the state of Europe and its future. “If Europe were once united in the sharing of its common inheritance,” he said, “there would be no limit to the happiness, to the prosperity and the glory which its three or four hundred million people would enjoy.
…all the while there is a remedy which, if it were generally and spontaneously adopted by the great majority of people in many lands, would as if by a miracle transform the whole scene, and would in a few years make all Europe, or the greater part of it, as free and as happy as Switzerland is today.
What is this sovereign remedy? It is to re-create the European Family, or as much of it as we can, and to provide it with a structure under which it can dwell in peace, in safety and in freedom. We must build a kind of United States of Europe.”Churchill proposed that this unified European state be spearheaded by a partnership between France and Germany. Continuing, he said, “The structure of the United States of Europe, if well and truly built, will be such as to make the material strength of a single state less important. Small nations will count as much as large ones and gain their honor by their contribution to the common cause.
we must re-create the European Family in a regional structure called, it may be, the United States of Europe. And the first practical step would be to form a Council of Europe. If at first all the States of Europe are not willing or able to join the Union, we must nevertheless proceed to assemble and combine those who will and those who can. The salvation of the common people of every race and of every land from war or servitude must be established on solid foundations and must be guarded by the readiness of all men and women to die rather than submit to tyranny.
In all this urgent work, France and Germany must take the lead together. Great Britain, the British Commonwealth of Nations, mighty America and I trust Soviet Russia—for then indeed all would be well—must be the friends and sponsors of the new Europe and must champion its right to live and shine.
“Therefore I say to you: let Europe arise!
Churchill’s speech laid the groundwork for today’s European Union—and marked the prophetic path it will take.
From “Military Pygmy” to “Flabby Giant
Before the EU’s expansion to 25 members, the commander of NATO called Europe a “military pygmy.” Since then, the EU’s combined military manpower has grown to almost two million armed forces personnel—more than the United States. Yet the same commander upgraded Europe to being only a “flabby giant,” because its troops are not united into a large, single
military force. There still remains a technological gap between European forces and the U.S. military, especially in transportation, intelligence and modern weapons technology. But the EU would rather spend funds on its burgeoning welfare programs and let the U.S. protect it from external threats.
Indeed, one of the key reasons for forming the EU was to find an alternative to war. Today, European politicians and academics tend to view the use of military force as a relic held over from the era of colonialism and world-spanning empires. In their secular thinking, war is judged as a waste of time and money, and is immoral. Yet this thinking is bound to change as the European Union grows into an economic, political and, potentially, military juggernaut. It already possesses virtually every component necessary to be a counterweight to American supremacy.
Could men, when given access to such power, deny human nature and pass up the opportunity to become the global leader in all arenas? With 25 democratic nations each having a say in EU affairs, the government is too large and unwieldy to govern efficiently and effectively. Only when the member states concentrate on countering U.S. interests are they unified and unanimous. Just as a corporation, school system or church cannot be successfully governed by committee, neither can a government. Someone must be in charge—someone must take responsibility for when things go wrong—someone must captain the ship.
To become a federal superstate with supranational governance, capable of executing decisions with speed and precision, Europe must have a strong leader guiding the way.
Plans are already in the works.
A Future EU Foreign Minister?
To do away with bureaucratic confusion and institutional frictions, and to establish a stronger foreign policy presence, the EU Constitution introduced the creation of a future office: EU Minister for Foreign Affairs. This individual’s role would be to represent the EU’s foreign interests and positions—to allow the 25 member-states of Europe to speak with one voice and act jointly in international affairs.
The future EU foreign minister would also be vice-president of the European Commission, responsible for external relations—development issues, human rights, foreign and security policies, etc.—and chair the Foreign Affairs Council. To assist in carrying out the functions of this office, the EU Constitutional Treaty calls for the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS), which would be an administrative body the foreign minister would preside over, and from which he would appoint EU ambassadors.
Issues have already arisen, such as working out and agreeing to the foreign minister’s powers and duties; deciding if he will have his own independent secretariat, or be part of the Council or the Commission; and determining whether he should be authorized to represent the EU in trade and development policy. Suppose that this new office successfully allows Europe to carry out its foreign policy and interests speedily and effectively. Would EU leaders conclude that a similar office needs to be created—one that would handle Europe’s internal affairs?
A “Club Within a Club”
The EU requires unanimity in deciding key issues. Yet, ever since expanding to its present size—25 nations, all desiring a say in how the government should operate—administration has become unwieldy. For instance, EU members cannot agree as to how Europe should address the economy and high unemployment within member nations. Such division keeps the EU from effectively challenging America’s financial clout, or China’s increasing economic presence.
Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt has offered a bold solution: the creation of an EU core. This “United States of Europe,” a name Mr. Verhofstadt has proposed, would function as a “club within a club” of the EU political machine. Only a small group of member-states bound closely together, he argues, would solve the current administrative logjam.
The model for Mr. Verhofstadt’s proposal already exists: The 12-nation single currency euro zone—Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain. “Twelve countries within the European Union have already handed control over their monetary policy to the European Central Bank. When EU finance ministers meet, the 12 ministers from the euro zone hold talks among themselves before they meet the 13 colleagues whose countries haven’t adopted the euro.
“In that pre-meeting, the most important decisions for the euro zone are made—in the club of the avant-garde. And it’s a model that could conceivable be transferred from finance policy to other areas—with the euro zone core leading the way” (“European Union’s Future: A Club Within a Club,” Der Spiegel). Both Paris and Berlin have shown interest in this proposal.
How Will It All Come Together?
With Europe weighed down by bureaucracy and regulations, and inefficiently governed by committee, dramatic changes in government must take place before the EU can surpass America’s global leadership. Imagine this future scenario: The materialistic morals and values of secular Europe have left a spiritual hunger in the lives of millions, waiting to be satisfied. Conditions are ripe for a charismatic religious leader to fill this spiritual void. Through
awesome miraculous powers—bleeding statues, signs in the sky?—this leader sparks a religious revival throughout the continent; Europe’s spiritual roots are re-awakened.
As was done for centuries in European history, this religious leader, backed by throngs of fervent believers, will use his new-found standing to influence government policy and civil laws. Through him, religion gains a voice in state affairs. He then uses his clout to endorse a popular European statesman who shares his values and vision for Europe—perhaps a “rising star” whom many see as destined for a bright political future. (Could this man’s shrewdness, charm and deft diplomacy become evident with his successful tenure as the EU’s foreign minister?)
The religious leader uses his increasing authority to influence—even pressure—the heads of the “club within a club” to hand over governing powers and authority to his political counterpart. Europe is no longer ruled by committee, but by one man—one voice—one will and purpose.
Does this sound far-fetched? Is it even conceivable that secular Europe would zealously embrace religion and transform itself from democracy to one-man rule?
Before you answer, remember the world before 9/11: Who would have dreamed that a group of terrorists could hijack four U.S. planes, demolish the twin towers of the World Trade Center and destroy a portion of the Pentagon? Who would have imagined that the U.S. and its allies would wage a worldwide war on terrorism, invading Afghanistan and Iraq, and toppling the
government of Saddam Hussein?
This may come as a surprise, but this hard-to-believe scenario was foretold long ago in an ancient book of historic records, poetic writings and religious text. It’s called the Bible. While it continues to be the world’s leading bestseller, the Bible is greatly misunderstood and sorely misinterpreted by hundreds of millions of readers.
Even the overwhelming majority of Christians and their most highly educated religious leaders cannot comprehend its teachings. For instance, very few know or understand that an estimated one-third of the Bible is prophecy, 90% of which pertains to our time—now—and to “the world to come” (Heb. 2:5; 6:5). It speaks of a future leader who, endorsed by a powerful religious
leader, will receive government authority from ten heads of European nations (or groups of nations)—possibly a “club within the club”? (See Revelation 13:1-10.)(REVELATION 17:12-13)(DANIEL 7:23-24)
Europe’s rise to global preeminence will become a reality—and, to worldwide astonishment, the United Kingdom and USA will not be a part of this!
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
ISRAEL GETS TORNADO
Is this not interesting for believeing the lie of Land for security, Israel will suffer with hail and water (STORMS). As well as the whole world as this scripture says.
ISAIAH 28:15-23
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.
20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
21 For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
22 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Western Galilee farmers demand compensation for tornado damage (HAIL AND WATER)
By Haaretz Service
Western Galilee farmers are demanding compensation from the Agriculture Ministry for the exstensive damage to crops and property caused by Tuesday's storm. The Agriculture Ministry began inspecting the damage and assessing its extent Wednesday. A clean-up operation began after a day of storms, including a tornado, wrought large-scale destruction in the area and left 70 people injured. Three people are still hospitalized. Israel Radio reported that Agriculture Ministry officials and insurance agents visited the western Galilee on Wednesday afternoon to inspect the damage caused by the storms.
Numbers of greenhouses in the area sustained damage in the storms, the radio said, in particular avocado, lychee and summer fruit crops. The village of Julis in the Galilee suffered hundreds of thousands of shekels of damage in Tuesday's strong winds. Homes in the village had broken windows and doors. Electricity poles were also knocked down, but have since been repaired. The head of Julis local council told Israel Radio on Wednesday that not one government office had been in contact to offer assistance in the wake of the storms that affected the homes of dozens of residents.
Officials from the Public Works Department were also out in force Wednesday, inspecting damage to roads. Tuesday's storms were the latest in a week of extreme weather conditions in Israel. On Sunday, heavy rains led to the deaths of five people - two of whom were washed away and three who were killed in a road accident after driving into pooled water. A total of 70 people, including 20 children, were admitted to hospital in Nahariya following the violent weather. Most of the patients suffered light injuries caused by flying objects or road accidents. Two children, aged six and seven, suffered deep cuts.
Meteorologist Nachum Malik said the tornado was an indication of increasingly unpredictable weather in the country. "When this kind of phenomenon occurs over water it is called a water spout, but when it occurs over land it is called a tornado. To use military terminology, this is an escalation in terms of weather and a very rare occurrence in Israel. This is an example of how extreme the weather in Israel has become," he said.
ISAIAH 28:15-23
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.
20 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
21 For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
22 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.
23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Western Galilee farmers demand compensation for tornado damage (HAIL AND WATER)
By Haaretz Service
Western Galilee farmers are demanding compensation from the Agriculture Ministry for the exstensive damage to crops and property caused by Tuesday's storm. The Agriculture Ministry began inspecting the damage and assessing its extent Wednesday. A clean-up operation began after a day of storms, including a tornado, wrought large-scale destruction in the area and left 70 people injured. Three people are still hospitalized. Israel Radio reported that Agriculture Ministry officials and insurance agents visited the western Galilee on Wednesday afternoon to inspect the damage caused by the storms.
Numbers of greenhouses in the area sustained damage in the storms, the radio said, in particular avocado, lychee and summer fruit crops. The village of Julis in the Galilee suffered hundreds of thousands of shekels of damage in Tuesday's strong winds. Homes in the village had broken windows and doors. Electricity poles were also knocked down, but have since been repaired. The head of Julis local council told Israel Radio on Wednesday that not one government office had been in contact to offer assistance in the wake of the storms that affected the homes of dozens of residents.
Officials from the Public Works Department were also out in force Wednesday, inspecting damage to roads. Tuesday's storms were the latest in a week of extreme weather conditions in Israel. On Sunday, heavy rains led to the deaths of five people - two of whom were washed away and three who were killed in a road accident after driving into pooled water. A total of 70 people, including 20 children, were admitted to hospital in Nahariya following the violent weather. Most of the patients suffered light injuries caused by flying objects or road accidents. Two children, aged six and seven, suffered deep cuts.
Meteorologist Nachum Malik said the tornado was an indication of increasingly unpredictable weather in the country. "When this kind of phenomenon occurs over water it is called a water spout, but when it occurs over land it is called a tornado. To use military terminology, this is an escalation in terms of weather and a very rare occurrence in Israel. This is an example of how extreme the weather in Israel has become," he said.
EUROPE GETS FLOODED
Europe flooding death toll rises BBC NEWS
Volunteers have been helping to defend vulnerable towns in HungaryRising floodwaters have continued to cause chaos across central Europe, with more heavy rain expected next week.
The government in Hungary has deployed more than 10,000 troops and police to the worst-hit areas as the river Danube climbed to record levels in Budapest.
In Austria, an 18-month-old boy was found dead on Tuesday as rising water in rivers caused a second dam to break. At least a dozen people have lost their lives in recent floods in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia. In the Hungarian capital, the Danube reached a record 8.48m (26 feet) on Tuesday and was expected to peak at 8.6m (28 feet).
About 25,000 people, half of them volunteers, have struggled to maintain flood defences before the reinforcements were announced. Dresden - devastated by floods in 2002 - has also been affected. The BBC's Nick Thorpe in Budapest says most fears now focus on rain forecast for later in the week. Eight cities in Germany were affected by floods on Tuesday, with a total of 1,300 people evacuated.
Floodwaters also continued to threaten residents in Czech towns in the north and south-east of the country, preventing thousands of people from returning to their homes. Authorities warned on Tuesday that floods in the Czech Republic would last for at least another week, as more snow was expected to melt in the mountains. In Slovakia, the situation appeared to have stabilised with river levels falling across the country.
Volunteers have been helping to defend vulnerable towns in HungaryRising floodwaters have continued to cause chaos across central Europe, with more heavy rain expected next week.
The government in Hungary has deployed more than 10,000 troops and police to the worst-hit areas as the river Danube climbed to record levels in Budapest.
In Austria, an 18-month-old boy was found dead on Tuesday as rising water in rivers caused a second dam to break. At least a dozen people have lost their lives in recent floods in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Slovakia. In the Hungarian capital, the Danube reached a record 8.48m (26 feet) on Tuesday and was expected to peak at 8.6m (28 feet).
About 25,000 people, half of them volunteers, have struggled to maintain flood defences before the reinforcements were announced. Dresden - devastated by floods in 2002 - has also been affected. The BBC's Nick Thorpe in Budapest says most fears now focus on rain forecast for later in the week. Eight cities in Germany were affected by floods on Tuesday, with a total of 1,300 people evacuated.
Floodwaters also continued to threaten residents in Czech towns in the north and south-east of the country, preventing thousands of people from returning to their homes. Authorities warned on Tuesday that floods in the Czech Republic would last for at least another week, as more snow was expected to melt in the mountains. In Slovakia, the situation appeared to have stabilised with river levels falling across the country.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
ISRAEL HATED IN LAST DAYS
One of the SIGNS of the last days is that Israel will be hated, just like all these colleges around the world are doing, coming against ISRAEL. In fact 85% of all colleges are against Israel .......... BOOOOOO. But they will pay though.....!!!!!!!!???????
Matthew 24:9-13
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity (SIN) shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Anti-Israel bias at colleges scrutinized By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY
Tue Apr 4, 7:08 AM ET
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, responding to allegations that an anti-Israel bias is rampant on college campuses, approved recommendations Monday aimed at ensuring that Jewish college students are protected from anti-Semitic harassment.
The recommendations grew out of a November hearing at which speakers cited examples of anti-Semitic incidents. One frequently cited involved a 2004 documentary that said Middle East Studies faculty at Columbia University were intimidating Jewish students who defended Israel.
(A faculty committee investigated and found no evidence of anti-Semitism.) Last September, a non-profit group called "StandWithUs" showed a 45-minute documentary depicting examples of anti-Israel speakers on campuses.
The commission, an independent, bipartisan federal agency that does not have enforcement powers, also urged university leaders to "set a moral example by denouncing anti-Semitic and other hate speech," and to ensure that Middle East studies departments protect the rights of all students. It recommended Monday that the Department of Education "vigorously" enforce the federal law that bars discrimination based on "race, color or national origin," and that Congress clarify that "national origin" can refer to Jewish heritage.
"We should inform students of their right" to file a complaint if they believe they have been harassed, commissioner Jennifer Braceras said. Students at the University of California at Irvine, including two who said they were assaulted because they were Jewish, filed a
complaint in 2004 with the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights. That case is still open.
Now, "you'll see a number of suits filed," says Gary Tobin of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research in San Francisco. Vanessa Zuabi, 21, a UC-Irvine senior and former vice president of the school's Society of Arab Students, says the issue is complex. For example, she says, a structure built two years ago by her group was burned down. "Controversy has gone in all directions."
Matthew 24:9-13
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity (SIN) shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Anti-Israel bias at colleges scrutinized By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY
Tue Apr 4, 7:08 AM ET
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, responding to allegations that an anti-Israel bias is rampant on college campuses, approved recommendations Monday aimed at ensuring that Jewish college students are protected from anti-Semitic harassment.
The recommendations grew out of a November hearing at which speakers cited examples of anti-Semitic incidents. One frequently cited involved a 2004 documentary that said Middle East Studies faculty at Columbia University were intimidating Jewish students who defended Israel.
(A faculty committee investigated and found no evidence of anti-Semitism.) Last September, a non-profit group called "StandWithUs" showed a 45-minute documentary depicting examples of anti-Israel speakers on campuses.
The commission, an independent, bipartisan federal agency that does not have enforcement powers, also urged university leaders to "set a moral example by denouncing anti-Semitic and other hate speech," and to ensure that Middle East studies departments protect the rights of all students. It recommended Monday that the Department of Education "vigorously" enforce the federal law that bars discrimination based on "race, color or national origin," and that Congress clarify that "national origin" can refer to Jewish heritage.
"We should inform students of their right" to file a complaint if they believe they have been harassed, commissioner Jennifer Braceras said. Students at the University of California at Irvine, including two who said they were assaulted because they were Jewish, filed a
complaint in 2004 with the Education Department's Office of Civil Rights. That case is still open.
Now, "you'll see a number of suits filed," says Gary Tobin of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research in San Francisco. Vanessa Zuabi, 21, a UC-Irvine senior and former vice president of the school's Society of Arab Students, says the issue is complex. For example, she says, a structure built two years ago by her group was burned down. "Controversy has gone in all directions."
FRANCE SECRETLY TALKS TO HAMAS
First we have Iran and Russia talking to Hamas, Now India, Japan and China will recognize Hamas. Isn't this Intersting that in the Future the 1ST wave in WW3 is Russia and the muslim Countries. And the 2ND wave is China and the Kings of the east as well as the 15% left from the Russia , Muslim defeat.
I would say all the countries from Ezekiel 38-39 are all lining up, and the EU is talking privately to Hamas setting that up for the domination of the EU in the MIDEAST. For they SIGN the future 7 year treaty with Israel and many.
LEADERS IN THE LAST DAYS
NORTH - RUSSIA
SOUTH - EGYPT
EAST - CHINA
WEST - THE EUROPEAN UNION ( NOT THE U.S.A)
DANIEL 11:40-45
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south (EGYPT) push at him:(EU LEADER IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIMS) shall come against him (EU LEADER IN ISRAEL) like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land,(ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM) and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east (CHINA) and out of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT OF THEIR ARMY 15%) shall trouble him:(EU LEADER PROTECTING ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain (JERUSALEM ) yet he (EU LEADER) shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Hamas confirms talks, France denies By JPOST.COM STAFF
A Hamas official confirmed on Monday that France held secret talks with its representatives on behalf of the European Union, a break in the policy of isolating the new Palestinian government.
The Palestinian source further claimed that France was attempting to improve relations between the European Community and the group that Israel had urged countries to reject.
French Ambassador to Israel Gerard Araud previously refuted the allegations made in a report submitted to officials in Jerusalem, Army Radio reported. Israel also suspected that other countries including India, Japan and China would soon publicly recognize the Hamas-led
government.
According to the report, despite the refusal of the US and Israel to negotiate with the Palestinians, the European Union, Russia and India were already holding secret or open talks with Hamas officials. The Foreign Ministry announced that it planned clarification talks with France and all other countries who allegedly engaged in discussions with the Hamas-led government.
Reportedly, the EU talks have been sponsored by France, while India has already held official meetings with senior Hamas officials and Russia held consultations with the organization even prior to the Palestinian parliamentary elections, publicizing the talks after Hamas' landslide victory.
Japan and China also expressed willingness to publicly recognize the Hamas government. Israel was concerned that these countries and many others would follow Russia's lead and hold official meetings with the movement.
The United States has remained a staunch supporter of the policy of isolating Hamas. It has not backed down from its policy of shunning the new Hamas-led Palestinian government and has not made any attempts to pressure Israel into negotiating with the organization.
I would say all the countries from Ezekiel 38-39 are all lining up, and the EU is talking privately to Hamas setting that up for the domination of the EU in the MIDEAST. For they SIGN the future 7 year treaty with Israel and many.
LEADERS IN THE LAST DAYS
NORTH - RUSSIA
SOUTH - EGYPT
EAST - CHINA
WEST - THE EUROPEAN UNION ( NOT THE U.S.A)
DANIEL 11:40-45
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south (EGYPT) push at him:(EU LEADER IN ISRAEL) and the king of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIMS) shall come against him (EU LEADER IN ISRAEL) like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land,(ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM) and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.(JORDAN)
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east (CHINA) and out of the north (RUSSIA AND MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT OF THEIR ARMY 15%) shall trouble him:(EU LEADER PROTECTING ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain (JERUSALEM ) yet he (EU LEADER) shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Hamas confirms talks, France denies By JPOST.COM STAFF
A Hamas official confirmed on Monday that France held secret talks with its representatives on behalf of the European Union, a break in the policy of isolating the new Palestinian government.
The Palestinian source further claimed that France was attempting to improve relations between the European Community and the group that Israel had urged countries to reject.
French Ambassador to Israel Gerard Araud previously refuted the allegations made in a report submitted to officials in Jerusalem, Army Radio reported. Israel also suspected that other countries including India, Japan and China would soon publicly recognize the Hamas-led
government.
According to the report, despite the refusal of the US and Israel to negotiate with the Palestinians, the European Union, Russia and India were already holding secret or open talks with Hamas officials. The Foreign Ministry announced that it planned clarification talks with France and all other countries who allegedly engaged in discussions with the Hamas-led government.
Reportedly, the EU talks have been sponsored by France, while India has already held official meetings with senior Hamas officials and Russia held consultations with the organization even prior to the Palestinian parliamentary elections, publicizing the talks after Hamas' landslide victory.
Japan and China also expressed willingness to publicly recognize the Hamas government. Israel was concerned that these countries and many others would follow Russia's lead and hold official meetings with the movement.
The United States has remained a staunch supporter of the policy of isolating Hamas. It has not backed down from its policy of shunning the new Hamas-led Palestinian government and has not made any attempts to pressure Israel into negotiating with the organization.
Monday, April 03, 2006
TORNADOES HAIL IN MIDWEST USA
You dont think Prophecies are coming to pass bigtime. TORNADOES, HAIL (5 INCH) Kill and destroy the midwest U.S.A.
There were 349 TORNADOES in the states from Jan 1 to Mar 31. Three times last years end of march totals and five times the Average. You tell me if the sea and waves are roaring or not.
And Genesis 6:13 says the Earth would be destroyed with the Earth.
GENESIS 6:11:13
11 The earth (WORLDWIDE) also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(TERRORISM)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
REVELATION 16:21
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent:(80-120LBS) and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Thunderstorms and tornadoes kill at least 27 in South, Midwest
KRISTIN HALL 46 minutes ago
NEWBERN, Tenn. (AP) - Tornadoes shredded homes to their foundations, hail tore holes in the rooftops and high winds toppled even freight cars as a line of violent storms cut zigzagging paths of destruction that killed at least 27 people across America's midsection.
The worst damage from Sunday night's storms occurred along a 40-kilometre swath of rural western Tennessee, where 23 of the deaths occurred and state troopers using dogs searched for more victims amid the rubble of brick buildings and toppled trailers."Most of the houses, you can't count. They're just gone," said Roy Childress, who was part of a church relief crew that was delivering food and water to survivors Monday.
The dead included an infant and the grandparents who had been babysitting him. A young couple and their two sons, ages 5 and 3, were also killed, their bodies found some 800 metres from their house."It basically took my life away. I don't really care if I see daylight tomorrow," said Larry Taylor, the boys' grandfather and the only funeral director in rural Bradford. He was planning to bury the family in two separate caskets, with each child alongside one of his parents.
"I'd give everything I had for that not to have happened,' he said through tears. "Those little boys were my life."Severe storms also struck parts of Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. Strong winds were blamed for at least three deaths in Missouri. A clothing store collapsed in southern Illinois, killing one man.
In Arkansas, Logan Hawley tried to escape by driving with a group of other people to a tornado shelter."We couldn't see anything," Hawley said. "It was just brown in front of us." The car crashed at an intersection, so the six people inside had no choice but to sit terrified as the tornado passed."I just closed by eyes and hoped it was a dream," he said.
The brunt of the storms, some packing softball-sized hail, blasted an area between the small town of Newbern, 130 kilometres northeast of Memphis, to Bradford. Twenty-three people were killed, including an infant and the grandparents who had been babysitting him. A family of four was also killed. Gov. Phil Bredesen said more than 1,000 buildings were seriously damaged or destroyed and about 75 people injured, 17 of them critically.
He asked President George W. Bush to declare Dyer and Gibson counties federal disaster areas.
"Our first priority is helping those impacted to get back on their feet quickly and to bring back a sense of normalcy at a time when they need it most," said Bredesen, who planned to visit the area Tuesday.
The Tennessee Valley Authority estimated that more than 18,000 customers in Tennessee and Kentucky were without power Monday. The storms developed after a cold front approaching from the West slammed into a mass of warm, humid air, said Memphis meteorologist Jody Aaron. A tornado in Dyer County apparently had winds of up to 330 kilometres an hour.
The weather service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said it had preliminary reports of 63 tornadoes. About a half-dozen tornadoes struck Arkansas and one destroyed nearly half the town of Marmaduke, according to a local official. Authorities cordoned off the town after a gas line ruptured, and three people remained unaccounted for Monday.
About 50 kilometres from Newbern, a tornado caused extensive damage to the southeast Missouri city of Caruthersville, although Mayor Diane Sayre said there were no known deaths in the city of 6,700. In southern Illinois, a man died when a clothing store collapsed in the St. Louis suburb of Fairview Heights. An off-duty police officer survived for nearly an hour in the store's debris before he was pulled to safety.
In downtown Indianapolis, tornado-force winds shattered dozens of windows in an high-rise office building. The storm hit just after thousands of people had left a free outdoor concert by John Mellencamp held as part of the NCAA men's Final Four basketball tournament.
There were 349 TORNADOES in the states from Jan 1 to Mar 31. Three times last years end of march totals and five times the Average. You tell me if the sea and waves are roaring or not.
And Genesis 6:13 says the Earth would be destroyed with the Earth.
GENESIS 6:11:13
11 The earth (WORLDWIDE) also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(TERRORISM)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
REVELATION 16:21
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent:(80-120LBS) and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Thunderstorms and tornadoes kill at least 27 in South, Midwest
KRISTIN HALL 46 minutes ago
NEWBERN, Tenn. (AP) - Tornadoes shredded homes to their foundations, hail tore holes in the rooftops and high winds toppled even freight cars as a line of violent storms cut zigzagging paths of destruction that killed at least 27 people across America's midsection.
The worst damage from Sunday night's storms occurred along a 40-kilometre swath of rural western Tennessee, where 23 of the deaths occurred and state troopers using dogs searched for more victims amid the rubble of brick buildings and toppled trailers."Most of the houses, you can't count. They're just gone," said Roy Childress, who was part of a church relief crew that was delivering food and water to survivors Monday.
The dead included an infant and the grandparents who had been babysitting him. A young couple and their two sons, ages 5 and 3, were also killed, their bodies found some 800 metres from their house."It basically took my life away. I don't really care if I see daylight tomorrow," said Larry Taylor, the boys' grandfather and the only funeral director in rural Bradford. He was planning to bury the family in two separate caskets, with each child alongside one of his parents.
"I'd give everything I had for that not to have happened,' he said through tears. "Those little boys were my life."Severe storms also struck parts of Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. Strong winds were blamed for at least three deaths in Missouri. A clothing store collapsed in southern Illinois, killing one man.
In Arkansas, Logan Hawley tried to escape by driving with a group of other people to a tornado shelter."We couldn't see anything," Hawley said. "It was just brown in front of us." The car crashed at an intersection, so the six people inside had no choice but to sit terrified as the tornado passed."I just closed by eyes and hoped it was a dream," he said.
The brunt of the storms, some packing softball-sized hail, blasted an area between the small town of Newbern, 130 kilometres northeast of Memphis, to Bradford. Twenty-three people were killed, including an infant and the grandparents who had been babysitting him. A family of four was also killed. Gov. Phil Bredesen said more than 1,000 buildings were seriously damaged or destroyed and about 75 people injured, 17 of them critically.
He asked President George W. Bush to declare Dyer and Gibson counties federal disaster areas.
"Our first priority is helping those impacted to get back on their feet quickly and to bring back a sense of normalcy at a time when they need it most," said Bredesen, who planned to visit the area Tuesday.
The Tennessee Valley Authority estimated that more than 18,000 customers in Tennessee and Kentucky were without power Monday. The storms developed after a cold front approaching from the West slammed into a mass of warm, humid air, said Memphis meteorologist Jody Aaron. A tornado in Dyer County apparently had winds of up to 330 kilometres an hour.
The weather service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., said it had preliminary reports of 63 tornadoes. About a half-dozen tornadoes struck Arkansas and one destroyed nearly half the town of Marmaduke, according to a local official. Authorities cordoned off the town after a gas line ruptured, and three people remained unaccounted for Monday.
About 50 kilometres from Newbern, a tornado caused extensive damage to the southeast Missouri city of Caruthersville, although Mayor Diane Sayre said there were no known deaths in the city of 6,700. In southern Illinois, a man died when a clothing store collapsed in the St. Louis suburb of Fairview Heights. An off-duty police officer survived for nearly an hour in the store's debris before he was pulled to safety.
In downtown Indianapolis, tornado-force winds shattered dozens of windows in an high-rise office building. The storm hit just after thousands of people had left a free outdoor concert by John Mellencamp held as part of the NCAA men's Final Four basketball tournament.
NEW ZEALAND QUAKE
Earthquake strikes New Zealand; no wounded By JPOST.COM STAFF
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck not far from New Zealand's capital Wellington early Monday. No damage was reported. The epicenter of the quake was 60 kilometers underground and some five kilometers from the capital.
Flash floods claim lives of 5 people By ELANA BROWNSTEIN AND YIGAL GRAYEFF
The Jerusalem Post
Five people were killed and many others left injured Sunday when heavy rain caused flash-flooding throughout the country. Umm al-Fahm resident, Samir Mahmid, 23, was found dead by rescue workers Sunday afternoon, after torrential rains and flash flooding washed away her car on Highway 65 in the Wadi Ara area near Wadi Mei-Ami.
Mahmid's husband, who was traveling with her in the car, was rescued from the vehicle by a nearby IDF soldier, police said. Dozens of other cars were trapped in the Wadi Ara area, where up to two meters of rain was reported. Highway 65 was closed to traffic in both directions as crews worked to rescue trapped motorists.
A head on collision on Highway 90 in the Jordan Valley, between Tomer and Gilgal, left three people dead and two seriously wounded when flood conditions caused a driver to lose control of his vehicle sending him into oncoming traffic, police said. The wounded were transported by army helicopter to Haddasah Har Hatzofim Hospital in Jerusalem.
A Palestinian man, Iyad Taha, 26, from the West Bank village of Beit Anan was found dead after rains swept away his car in close proximity of the security fence near the village of Bili'in.
Three people were rescued from the Northern town of Musmus after their home was destroyed in addition to two elderly residents of Musmus who were rescued and transported to the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera.
Many other homes were damaged as a result of the flooding. Another couple who was trapped in their vehicle near the Megiddo junction was rescued, as well as six people who were trapped in a restaurant near the Megiddo junction. Two policewomen were also rescued from flooding near the Megiddo junction. Several homes were flooded in Hod Hasharon due to heavy rains on Saturday night. In Ra'anana, a 37-year-old woman gave birth in a Magen David Adom ambulance which was stuck in one of the country's main traffic jams caused by the rain.
In one of Israel's rainiest days this year, more than 112 millimeters of rain fell in Jerusalem, 67 millimeters in Tel Aviv, 21 millimeters in Haifa and 17 millimeters in Beersheba. The Kinneret water level rose 1.5 centimeters over the past 24 hours.
Severe storms, possible tornadoes leave at least eight dead in west Tennessee 50 minutes ago
DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) - At least eight people in west Tennessee were killed as severe storms and possible tornadoes swept across the state, emergency officials said. Local emergency officials reported the eight deaths in Dyer County, and they were concerned the number of fatalities could rise, said Kurt Pickering, spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. Details on the deaths weren't immediately available. The Jackson Sun newspaper reported another fatality in neighbouring Gibson County.
The National Weather Service National Weather Service reported that tornadoes were spotted in five counties in Tennessee's northwest corner, and officials said the storms caused extensive damage to buildings.
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck not far from New Zealand's capital Wellington early Monday. No damage was reported. The epicenter of the quake was 60 kilometers underground and some five kilometers from the capital.
Flash floods claim lives of 5 people By ELANA BROWNSTEIN AND YIGAL GRAYEFF
The Jerusalem Post
Five people were killed and many others left injured Sunday when heavy rain caused flash-flooding throughout the country. Umm al-Fahm resident, Samir Mahmid, 23, was found dead by rescue workers Sunday afternoon, after torrential rains and flash flooding washed away her car on Highway 65 in the Wadi Ara area near Wadi Mei-Ami.
Mahmid's husband, who was traveling with her in the car, was rescued from the vehicle by a nearby IDF soldier, police said. Dozens of other cars were trapped in the Wadi Ara area, where up to two meters of rain was reported. Highway 65 was closed to traffic in both directions as crews worked to rescue trapped motorists.
A head on collision on Highway 90 in the Jordan Valley, between Tomer and Gilgal, left three people dead and two seriously wounded when flood conditions caused a driver to lose control of his vehicle sending him into oncoming traffic, police said. The wounded were transported by army helicopter to Haddasah Har Hatzofim Hospital in Jerusalem.
A Palestinian man, Iyad Taha, 26, from the West Bank village of Beit Anan was found dead after rains swept away his car in close proximity of the security fence near the village of Bili'in.
Three people were rescued from the Northern town of Musmus after their home was destroyed in addition to two elderly residents of Musmus who were rescued and transported to the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera.
Many other homes were damaged as a result of the flooding. Another couple who was trapped in their vehicle near the Megiddo junction was rescued, as well as six people who were trapped in a restaurant near the Megiddo junction. Two policewomen were also rescued from flooding near the Megiddo junction. Several homes were flooded in Hod Hasharon due to heavy rains on Saturday night. In Ra'anana, a 37-year-old woman gave birth in a Magen David Adom ambulance which was stuck in one of the country's main traffic jams caused by the rain.
In one of Israel's rainiest days this year, more than 112 millimeters of rain fell in Jerusalem, 67 millimeters in Tel Aviv, 21 millimeters in Haifa and 17 millimeters in Beersheba. The Kinneret water level rose 1.5 centimeters over the past 24 hours.
Severe storms, possible tornadoes leave at least eight dead in west Tennessee 50 minutes ago
DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) - At least eight people in west Tennessee were killed as severe storms and possible tornadoes swept across the state, emergency officials said. Local emergency officials reported the eight deaths in Dyer County, and they were concerned the number of fatalities could rise, said Kurt Pickering, spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. Details on the deaths weren't immediately available. The Jackson Sun newspaper reported another fatality in neighbouring Gibson County.
The National Weather Service National Weather Service reported that tornadoes were spotted in five counties in Tennessee's northwest corner, and officials said the storms caused extensive damage to buildings.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
IRAN TESTFIRES MISSLE
We see in Ezekiel 38 that Iran will come against Israel in the future. So these missles tests are just the beggining of trouble in the Mideast.
Ezikiel 38:1-9
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 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.
9 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.
Here we see RUSSIA the leader of this future muslim horde going to Israel to destroy them. And notice in verse 5 we see Persia (IRAN) in that horde. As well as other muslim nations. RUSSIA the leader, IRAN, IRAQ, ETHIOPIA, LIBYA, GERMANY, TURKEY, SUDAN AND PARTS OF AFRICA.
Why would these Muslim want Israel destroyed? Well in Psalms we see what Iran and the Muslims are calling for.
Psalms 83:3-5
3 They (ARAB NATIONS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
Russia is supplying all these Muslim countries with weapons against Israel, the whole world is decieved into thinking Russia is a peaceful democracy and now we see Russia gave Iraq warning of the 2003 war before the states attacked.
Its all a Deception Russia will be the leader of the Muslims when they march to Israel in the future. And Egypt will be the leader of the muslim countries until then.
Iran says missile it fired can reach Israel
Invisible to radar, too: Israel and the United States warn that it's a sign of a country with aggressive plans The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's military said Friday it successfully test fired a missile not detectable by radar that can use multiple warheads to hit several targets simultaneously, a development that raised concerns in the United States and Israel. The Fajr-3, which means ''victory'' in Farsi, can reach Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East, Iranian state media indicated.
The announcement of the test firing is likely to stoke regional tensions and feed suspicion about Tehran's military intentions and nuclear ambitions. I think it demonstrates that Iran has a very active and aggressive military program under way,'' State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said in Washington. ''I think Iran's military posture, military development effort, is of concern to the international community.
Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, did not specify the missile's range but said how far it can travel depends on the weight of its warheads. But state-run television described the weapon as ''ballistic'' - suggesting it is of comparable range to Iran's existing ballistic rocket, which can travel about 1,200 miles and reach arch-foe Israel and U.S. bases in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region. 'Today, a remarkable goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran's defense forces was realized with the successful test firing of a new missile with greater technical and tactical capabilities than those previously produced,'' Salami said on television.
A brief clip of the missile's launch was shown. 'It can avoid anti-missile missiles and strike the target,'' said Salami. He said the missile would carry a multiple warhead, and each warhead would be capable of hitting its target precisely. This news causes much concern, and that concern is shared by many countries in the international community, about Iran's aggressive nuclear weapons program and her parallel efforts to develop delivery systems, both in the field of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles,'' said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev.
The combination of extremist jihadist ideology, together with nuclear weapons and delivery systems, is a combination that no one in the international community can be complacent about,'' he said. Yossi Alpher, an Israeli consultant on the Mideast peace process, said the news ''escalates the arms race between Iran and all those who are concerned about Iran's aggressive
intentions and nuclear potential. Clearly it's escalation, and also an attempt by Iran to flex its muscles as it goes into a new phase of the diplomatic struggle with the U.N. Security Council.
Andy Oppenheimer, a weapons expert at Jane's Information Group, said the missile test could be an indication that Iran has MIRV capability, which are intercontinental ballistic missiles with several warheads, each of which could be directed to a different target. From the description, it could be a MIRV. If you are saying that from a single missile, separate warheads can
be independently targeted then yes, this is significant,'' he said. If the missile is adaptable for nuclear warheads, then they are well on the way,'' he added. ''But they have not made a nuclear
warhead yet.
The current estimates are it could take five years. Iran's existing ballistic rocket is called Shahab-3, which means ''shooting star.'' It is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Israel and the United States have jointly developed the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system in response to the Shahab-3.
Ezikiel 38:1-9
1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8 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.
9 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.
Here we see RUSSIA the leader of this future muslim horde going to Israel to destroy them. And notice in verse 5 we see Persia (IRAN) in that horde. As well as other muslim nations. RUSSIA the leader, IRAN, IRAQ, ETHIOPIA, LIBYA, GERMANY, TURKEY, SUDAN AND PARTS OF AFRICA.
Why would these Muslim want Israel destroyed? Well in Psalms we see what Iran and the Muslims are calling for.
Psalms 83:3-5
3 They (ARAB NATIONS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
Russia is supplying all these Muslim countries with weapons against Israel, the whole world is decieved into thinking Russia is a peaceful democracy and now we see Russia gave Iraq warning of the 2003 war before the states attacked.
Its all a Deception Russia will be the leader of the Muslims when they march to Israel in the future. And Egypt will be the leader of the muslim countries until then.
Iran says missile it fired can reach Israel
Invisible to radar, too: Israel and the United States warn that it's a sign of a country with aggressive plans The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's military said Friday it successfully test fired a missile not detectable by radar that can use multiple warheads to hit several targets simultaneously, a development that raised concerns in the United States and Israel. The Fajr-3, which means ''victory'' in Farsi, can reach Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East, Iranian state media indicated.
The announcement of the test firing is likely to stoke regional tensions and feed suspicion about Tehran's military intentions and nuclear ambitions. I think it demonstrates that Iran has a very active and aggressive military program under way,'' State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said in Washington. ''I think Iran's military posture, military development effort, is of concern to the international community.
Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, did not specify the missile's range but said how far it can travel depends on the weight of its warheads. But state-run television described the weapon as ''ballistic'' - suggesting it is of comparable range to Iran's existing ballistic rocket, which can travel about 1,200 miles and reach arch-foe Israel and U.S. bases in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region. 'Today, a remarkable goal of the Islamic Republic of Iran's defense forces was realized with the successful test firing of a new missile with greater technical and tactical capabilities than those previously produced,'' Salami said on television.
A brief clip of the missile's launch was shown. 'It can avoid anti-missile missiles and strike the target,'' said Salami. He said the missile would carry a multiple warhead, and each warhead would be capable of hitting its target precisely. This news causes much concern, and that concern is shared by many countries in the international community, about Iran's aggressive nuclear weapons program and her parallel efforts to develop delivery systems, both in the field of ballistic missiles and cruise missiles,'' said Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev.
The combination of extremist jihadist ideology, together with nuclear weapons and delivery systems, is a combination that no one in the international community can be complacent about,'' he said. Yossi Alpher, an Israeli consultant on the Mideast peace process, said the news ''escalates the arms race between Iran and all those who are concerned about Iran's aggressive
intentions and nuclear potential. Clearly it's escalation, and also an attempt by Iran to flex its muscles as it goes into a new phase of the diplomatic struggle with the U.N. Security Council.
Andy Oppenheimer, a weapons expert at Jane's Information Group, said the missile test could be an indication that Iran has MIRV capability, which are intercontinental ballistic missiles with several warheads, each of which could be directed to a different target. From the description, it could be a MIRV. If you are saying that from a single missile, separate warheads can
be independently targeted then yes, this is significant,'' he said. If the missile is adaptable for nuclear warheads, then they are well on the way,'' he added. ''But they have not made a nuclear
warhead yet.
The current estimates are it could take five years. Iran's existing ballistic rocket is called Shahab-3, which means ''shooting star.'' It is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Israel and the United States have jointly developed the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system in response to the Shahab-3.
Saturday, April 01, 2006
INDONESIA QUAKE
Interesting last 3 days since the Israeli elections, like I said prophecy is on the fast track now.
Bahran ship sinks kills at least 62 people. Australia gets 2nd cyclone hit and in the states as many as 20 Tornadoes hit causing fires to run rampant from the winds. The Quake in Iran yesterday and now this Quake in Indonesia.
Quake hits eastern Indonesia 2 hours, 53 minutes ago JAKARTA
(Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off the eastern Indonesian island of Talaud early on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, an Indonesian official said.
The quake's epicenter was in the sea 42 km (26 miles) west of Talaud and at a depth of 33 km, staff official Lukito of the Jakarta earthquake center told Reuters.
Talaud is between Sulawesi, one of Indonesia's major islands, and Mindanao in the Philippines, and lies around 2,250 km northeast of Jakarta.
"We have confirmed the situation with the police officer at Talaud and he said there were no reports of damage and casualties," Lukito said.
An official at the earthquake office in Sulawesi's Manado, the nearest major city, also said there were no reports of victims or damage so far.
Indonesia's vast archipelago runs along part of an area of intense volcanic and earthquake activity known as the Pacific "Ring of Fire.
Bahran ship sinks kills at least 62 people. Australia gets 2nd cyclone hit and in the states as many as 20 Tornadoes hit causing fires to run rampant from the winds. The Quake in Iran yesterday and now this Quake in Indonesia.
Quake hits eastern Indonesia 2 hours, 53 minutes ago JAKARTA
(Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck off the eastern Indonesian island of Talaud early on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, an Indonesian official said.
The quake's epicenter was in the sea 42 km (26 miles) west of Talaud and at a depth of 33 km, staff official Lukito of the Jakarta earthquake center told Reuters.
Talaud is between Sulawesi, one of Indonesia's major islands, and Mindanao in the Philippines, and lies around 2,250 km northeast of Jakarta.
"We have confirmed the situation with the police officer at Talaud and he said there were no reports of damage and casualties," Lukito said.
An official at the earthquake office in Sulawesi's Manado, the nearest major city, also said there were no reports of victims or damage so far.
Indonesia's vast archipelago runs along part of an area of intense volcanic and earthquake activity known as the Pacific "Ring of Fire.
Friday, March 31, 2006
IRAN GETS QUAKED
Well Iran is getting a bit of judgement for coming against Israel. 3 Quakes, a 5.0 and 2 big after shocks. Iran was obviously behind the bombing today also of 3 or 4 dead Israelis.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Earthquake kills at least 17, injures hundreds in western Iran 48 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least 17 and injuring hundreds, Iranian news media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and was centred near Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
The quake was followed by two weaker aftershocks but a third tremor had a magnitude of 6.0 and hit Doroud and surrounding villages at shortly before 5 a.m. local time Friday, IRNA reported.
4 Israelis Killed in West Bank Suicide Bombing
http://enews.voanews.com/tctl=1197615:1F9CF4C Witnesses say a bomber was disguised as a religious JewIsraeli soldiers, police inspect wreckage of car after it explodes near West Bank Jewish settlement of Kedoumim A Palestinian suicide bomber has killed four Israelis at the entrance to a West Bank Jewish settlement.
The Israeli military says three Israelis in a car apparently agreed to give him aride. The attacker then blew himself up near the settlement ofKedumin, west of Nablus.The body of the fourth Israeli was found near the site of the explosion.The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an offshoot of the Fatah Party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, claimed responsibility for the attack.
The group identified the bomber as a 24-year-old man from Hebron. Separately, Israel carried out an airstrike in the Gaza Strip earlyFriday, hitting an area used by Palestinian militants for firing rockets into Israel. Palestinians say the missile attack damaged a bridge and broke a waterpipe. There were no reports of casualties. Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.------------------------------------------------------
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Earthquake kills at least 17, injures hundreds in western Iran 48 minutes ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A strong earthquake followed by several aftershocks jolted western Iran early Friday, killing at least 17 and injuring hundreds, Iranian news media reported. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 and was centred near Boroujerd and Doroud, two industrial cities in western Iran, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
The quake was followed by two weaker aftershocks but a third tremor had a magnitude of 6.0 and hit Doroud and surrounding villages at shortly before 5 a.m. local time Friday, IRNA reported.
4 Israelis Killed in West Bank Suicide Bombing
http://enews.voanews.com/tctl=1197615:1F9CF4C Witnesses say a bomber was disguised as a religious JewIsraeli soldiers, police inspect wreckage of car after it explodes near West Bank Jewish settlement of Kedoumim A Palestinian suicide bomber has killed four Israelis at the entrance to a West Bank Jewish settlement.
The Israeli military says three Israelis in a car apparently agreed to give him aride. The attacker then blew himself up near the settlement ofKedumin, west of Nablus.The body of the fourth Israeli was found near the site of the explosion.The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an offshoot of the Fatah Party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, claimed responsibility for the attack.
The group identified the bomber as a 24-year-old man from Hebron. Separately, Israel carried out an airstrike in the Gaza Strip earlyFriday, hitting an area used by Palestinian militants for firing rockets into Israel. Palestinians say the missile attack damaged a bridge and broke a waterpipe. There were no reports of casualties. Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, March 30, 2006
2ND CYCLONE TO HIT AUSTRALIA
Once again for the 2nd time in 10 days a cyclone is bombarding Austrailia. The sea and the waves are definately roaring over in Australia.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity (MASS CONFUSION); the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
High winds lash western Australia as cyclone nears Thu Mar 30, 1:56 AM ET
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were evacuated and thousands more prepared to ride out a severe cyclone bearing down on the northwest Australian coast on Thursday, carrying winds of up to 155 mph. Gale-force winds of at least 62 mph were lashing the coast as tropical Cyclone Glenda approached, emergency officials said. The cyclone had already shut oil and gas fields and disrupted iron ore shipments.
It was expected to roar ashore within hours between the iron ore and tourism town of Karratha, about 950 miles north of Perth, and nearby Onslow in the sparsely populated and ruggedly beautiful Pilbara region of Western Australia state. About 500 people had already been evacuated from Karratha but Glenda was now too close for any more to safely leave their
homes, local officials said.
"Most people are staying in their own homes. There have been some evacuations that were done last night," Roeburn regional council president Danielle Nazzari told Sky Television.
The Pilbara region, which has been put on red alert, is home to more than 12,000 people and includes Woodside Petroleum's A$14 billion ($10 billion) North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project at Karratha.
Glenda is a category four storm, one below the most powerful grade, and is moving slowly through an area known as "cyclone alley" which is regularly swept by storms at this time of year. Emergency workers feared it could be as destructive as Cyclone Larry, which destroyed homes and crops on Australia's northeastern coast 10 days ago, or Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the U.S. city of New Orleans last August.
"This does have the potential to do what happened in the eastern states and what happened in America," State Emergency Services official Steve Cable told Australian television."Everything is saturated, water is lying everywhere. Flooding is going to be a real problem," he said.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology also warned of dangerous flooding from abnormally high tides and damaging waves in a region already awash from five previous cyclones this season.
"Residents between Karratha and Onslow are specifically warned of the potential of a very dangerous storm tide as the cyclone crosses the coast," the bureau said in its latest cyclone warning update (www.bom.gov.au).
Local television showed residents battening down as the cyclone approached, fastening steel grilles over their windows or tying caravans down with thumb-thick wire cables as rain and strong winds whipped through Karratha and nearby towns."If it hits with full impact I do not expect to come back to anything. I may not even come back and look for it," one unidentified
resident said. Woodside on Tuesday suspended production at its 100,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Cossack oilfield in the Indian Ocean, while oil and gas producer Santos Ltd. has shut its 40,000 bpd Mutineer-Exeter oil field.
BHP Billiton's 10,600 bpd Griffin oil field has been closed since Saturday, after it was threatened by a smaller storm. BHP Billiton and fellow mining giant Rio Tinto both have operations in the Pilbara, which has large deposits of iron ore. Rio said its port operations at Dampier and Cape Lambert had shut and ships had put to sea. BHP said it had also closed its port operations at nearby Port Hedland.
Rio said on Tuesday bad weather meant the company would fall 5 million tons short of its first-quarter iron ore output target. It still expected 2006 output to rise 14 percent on last year's 158 million tons.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity (MASS CONFUSION); the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
High winds lash western Australia as cyclone nears Thu Mar 30, 1:56 AM ET
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were evacuated and thousands more prepared to ride out a severe cyclone bearing down on the northwest Australian coast on Thursday, carrying winds of up to 155 mph. Gale-force winds of at least 62 mph were lashing the coast as tropical Cyclone Glenda approached, emergency officials said. The cyclone had already shut oil and gas fields and disrupted iron ore shipments.
It was expected to roar ashore within hours between the iron ore and tourism town of Karratha, about 950 miles north of Perth, and nearby Onslow in the sparsely populated and ruggedly beautiful Pilbara region of Western Australia state. About 500 people had already been evacuated from Karratha but Glenda was now too close for any more to safely leave their
homes, local officials said.
"Most people are staying in their own homes. There have been some evacuations that were done last night," Roeburn regional council president Danielle Nazzari told Sky Television.
The Pilbara region, which has been put on red alert, is home to more than 12,000 people and includes Woodside Petroleum's A$14 billion ($10 billion) North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project at Karratha.
Glenda is a category four storm, one below the most powerful grade, and is moving slowly through an area known as "cyclone alley" which is regularly swept by storms at this time of year. Emergency workers feared it could be as destructive as Cyclone Larry, which destroyed homes and crops on Australia's northeastern coast 10 days ago, or Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the U.S. city of New Orleans last August.
"This does have the potential to do what happened in the eastern states and what happened in America," State Emergency Services official Steve Cable told Australian television."Everything is saturated, water is lying everywhere. Flooding is going to be a real problem," he said.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology also warned of dangerous flooding from abnormally high tides and damaging waves in a region already awash from five previous cyclones this season.
"Residents between Karratha and Onslow are specifically warned of the potential of a very dangerous storm tide as the cyclone crosses the coast," the bureau said in its latest cyclone warning update (www.bom.gov.au).
Local television showed residents battening down as the cyclone approached, fastening steel grilles over their windows or tying caravans down with thumb-thick wire cables as rain and strong winds whipped through Karratha and nearby towns."If it hits with full impact I do not expect to come back to anything. I may not even come back and look for it," one unidentified
resident said. Woodside on Tuesday suspended production at its 100,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Cossack oilfield in the Indian Ocean, while oil and gas producer Santos Ltd. has shut its 40,000 bpd Mutineer-Exeter oil field.
BHP Billiton's 10,600 bpd Griffin oil field has been closed since Saturday, after it was threatened by a smaller storm. BHP Billiton and fellow mining giant Rio Tinto both have operations in the Pilbara, which has large deposits of iron ore. Rio said its port operations at Dampier and Cape Lambert had shut and ships had put to sea. BHP said it had also closed its port operations at nearby Port Hedland.
Rio said on Tuesday bad weather meant the company would fall 5 million tons short of its first-quarter iron ore output target. It still expected 2006 output to rise 14 percent on last year's 158 million tons.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
ISRAELI ELECTIONS PROPHECIES ON FAST TRACK
Solar Eclipse Envelopes Israel in Brief Darkness Both (stories Arutz-7 news)
By Ezra HaLevi
A 82% solar eclipse enveloped Israel in sudden darkness Wednesday. The eclipse began at 11:37 AM, peaked at 12:58, and lasted until 2:13 PM. The following are pictures from the eclipse. As Israel digested the results of Tuesday's election, the sky went dark, the sun was slowly blocked out, temperatures dropped and animals howled, barked and crowed across the Land of Israel.
An eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun during daylight hours, causing its shadow to pass across the planet. Viewed from inside the moon's shadow on Earth, the moon is exactly the right size to completely block the sun. From Israel, Wednesday's eclipse blocked 82% of the sun.
The moon's shadow began in Brazil, crossed the Atlantic, Ghana, Nigeria and Chad. The shadow of the moon then passed by way of the Mediterranean across southeast Turkey and continued until Siberia.
First we see in the last days there will be signs in the Sun, Moon and stars, the Solar eclipse.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;( mass confusion) the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
NOW TO THE ISRAELI ELECTIONS
Well now that Kadima and Olmert won the elections, Bible prophesy will be on the fast track.
Olmert wants to evacuate 70,000 ISRAELIS from parts of Israel in the next 4 yrs. This is trouble, when the Bible says in Joel 3:2 thats why WW3 starts because Israelis are parted from their GOD givin land.
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
And Olmerts 4 yr timeline is right on scheduale with mine, I figure by 2012 at the latest the 7 year final peace treaty of Daniel 9:27 should be signed.
DANIEL 9:27
27 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
I really thought that Benjamin Netanyahu would win the elections, because he said on CNN that he believes he will be the one in power for the rebuilding of the 3RD TEMPLE. His Likud party came in 5TH. So I dont have a clue now how the TEMPLE can be rebuilt now before the 7 year treaty is signed, but God will bring it to pass in his way. NOT MY SPECULATIONS.
Kadima Wins Underwhelming Victory By Hillel Fendel and Ezra HaLevi
Kadima received 28 seats, significantly fewer than predicted. Only once before in Israeli history has a smaller party formed a government - in 1999 - and it lasted only 18 months. The results, after more than 99% of the votes were counted:
Kadima - 28 Knesset seats
Labor - 20
Shas - 13
Yisrael Beiteinu - 12
Likud - 11
Arab parties - 10
NU/NRP - 9
Pensioner - 7
United Torah Judaism - 6
Meretz- 4
By Ezra HaLevi
A 82% solar eclipse enveloped Israel in sudden darkness Wednesday. The eclipse began at 11:37 AM, peaked at 12:58, and lasted until 2:13 PM. The following are pictures from the eclipse. As Israel digested the results of Tuesday's election, the sky went dark, the sun was slowly blocked out, temperatures dropped and animals howled, barked and crowed across the Land of Israel.
An eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun during daylight hours, causing its shadow to pass across the planet. Viewed from inside the moon's shadow on Earth, the moon is exactly the right size to completely block the sun. From Israel, Wednesday's eclipse blocked 82% of the sun.
The moon's shadow began in Brazil, crossed the Atlantic, Ghana, Nigeria and Chad. The shadow of the moon then passed by way of the Mediterranean across southeast Turkey and continued until Siberia.
First we see in the last days there will be signs in the Sun, Moon and stars, the Solar eclipse.
LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;( mass confusion) the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
NOW TO THE ISRAELI ELECTIONS
Well now that Kadima and Olmert won the elections, Bible prophesy will be on the fast track.
Olmert wants to evacuate 70,000 ISRAELIS from parts of Israel in the next 4 yrs. This is trouble, when the Bible says in Joel 3:2 thats why WW3 starts because Israelis are parted from their GOD givin land.
JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
And Olmerts 4 yr timeline is right on scheduale with mine, I figure by 2012 at the latest the 7 year final peace treaty of Daniel 9:27 should be signed.
DANIEL 9:27
27 And he (EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
I really thought that Benjamin Netanyahu would win the elections, because he said on CNN that he believes he will be the one in power for the rebuilding of the 3RD TEMPLE. His Likud party came in 5TH. So I dont have a clue now how the TEMPLE can be rebuilt now before the 7 year treaty is signed, but God will bring it to pass in his way. NOT MY SPECULATIONS.
Kadima Wins Underwhelming Victory By Hillel Fendel and Ezra HaLevi
Kadima received 28 seats, significantly fewer than predicted. Only once before in Israeli history has a smaller party formed a government - in 1999 - and it lasted only 18 months. The results, after more than 99% of the votes were counted:
Kadima - 28 Knesset seats
Labor - 20
Shas - 13
Yisrael Beiteinu - 12
Likud - 11
Arab parties - 10
NU/NRP - 9
Pensioner - 7
United Torah Judaism - 6
Meretz- 4
Monday, March 27, 2006
NEXT MAJOR EVENT THE RAPTURE
THE RAPTURE!
WHAT IS A RAPTURE?
THE RAPTURE IS THE LITERAL TAKING OF OUR BODIES TO JESUS IN THE CLOUDS JUST BEFORE THE TRIBULATION OF 7 YEARS ON THE EARTH.
1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.( NOT SCARE) NOTICE!!!!!!!!!!
1 CORINTHIANS 15:51-55
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
Will we know the exact minute Jesus calls us home?
MATTHEW 24:36,42
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
MARK 13:32-37
32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
No, we will know that it is near by all the signs Jesus told us would begin to happen just before he takes us up to Heaven with him.
SO WE KNOW BY ISRAEL BECOMING A NATION AND CAPTURING JERUSALEM, THAT, THAT WAS THE BEGGINING OF THE COUNTDOWN TO THE LAST DAYS AND THE RAPTURE COULD OCCUR ANYTIME AFTER THESE TWO EVENTS AND THE BEGGINING OF ALL THE SIGNS IN MATTHEW 24, MARK 13, AND LUKE 17,21 OCCUR.
NOTICE IT EVEN SAYS THE LITERAL TIME ISRAEL WOULD BECOME A NATION. JUST BEFORE SUMMER, TREES BUD IN SPRING. HOW AWESOME GODS WORDS ARE TO US LITERALLY.
MATTHEW 24:32-34
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
PROPHECY FULFILLED ON MAY 14, 1948. GOD BROUGHT THE BONES OF ISRAEL TO LIFE IN HIS LAND HE GAVE TO HIS PEOPLE ISRAELIS.
BUT ONE OTHER EVENT HAD TO HAPPEN BEFORE WE KNEW THE LAST GENERATION COMES INTO EFFECT.
ISRAEL HAD TO BE IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM.
LUKE 21:24-28
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.(ISRAEL CAPTURES JERUSALEM ONCE AGAIN).
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
HOW DO I KNOW THAT THESE TWO EVENTS ARE THE BEGGINING OF THE LAST DAYS COUNTDOWN GENERATION?
Well in Daniels prophecy of Israels history it tells us, Daniel deals with his people (ISRAELIS) and their Holy City JERUSALEM.
DANIEL 9:24-27
24 Seventy weeks (70x7=490 YRS) are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks (7x7=49 YRS), and threescore and two weeks (62x7=434 YRS): the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
26 And after threescore and two weeks (434 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; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
NOTICE HERE 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS WERE FULFILLED, BUT IT HAS TO BE 490 YRS BEFORE THE PROPHESY AND VISION CAN BE COMPLETED.
WERE IS THE LAST 7 YEARS OF THIS PROPHESY?
WELL ITS IN THE NEXT VERSE, REMEMBER DANIEL IS TALIKG TO HIS PEOPLE ISRAELIS AND THEIR HOLY CITY JERUSALEM.
27 And he (EU LEADER) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week (7x1=7 YRS): and in the midst of the week ( 3 1/2 YRS) he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(TEMPLE SACRIFICES IN JERUSALEM) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
SO HERE WE SEE ISRAEL HAD TO BECOME A NATION AND IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM, BEFORE THE FUTURE 7 YEAR CONTRACT COULD BE SIGNED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION LEADER AND ISRAEL AND MANY (ARABS ETC).
AND SINCE DANIEL IS DEALING WITH HIS PEOPLE ISRAELIS, IN THE LAST DAYS TO COMPLETE HIS PROPHECY GIVIN TO HIM BY GOD. IT HAD TO BE THAT ISRAEL IS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM BEFORE THIS FUTURE FINAL WEEK OR 7 YEARS COULD BE FULFILLED.
AND WHAT SIGNS WILL BE HAPPENING THAT WE WILL KNOW ITS THE LAST DAYS GENERATION AND THE RAPTURE COULD OCCUR AT ANY MOMENT?
LUKE 21:25-28
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
So we see here Signs in the Sun, Moon and stars. Distress of Nations. And the sea and the waves roaring, men scared to death of whats coming on the earth for the powers of the Heavens are shakin.
Ozone depletion is signs in the Sun.
1969 after Israel had a Nation (48) and in control of Jerusalem (67), the first moonwalk
occured.
Jupitar bombarded was a sign of many in the Stars.
Distress of Nations! With Mass confusion! Yes between World terrorism and the Storms (SEA AND WAVES ROARING).
Mens hearts are scared of whats coming on the Earth. And the glaciers are melting and causing water to rise around the Globe. (GLOBAL WARMING).
Are all these things not happening right now in their beggining stages, Yes they are.
More Signs JESUS told us would occur are.
MATTHEW 24:1-42
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? (AGE OF GRACE)
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
We see here, Temples are being destroyed: Alabama Churches were destroyed and Happening more and more.
All kinds of cult leaders calling themselves JESUS, these days (NEW AGE MOVEMENT)(I AM)
Wars and rumours of wars everyday on the news. Nation against nation and ethnic group against Ethnic group.
Famines everyday in the news.
Pestilences (Incurable Diseases) Aids, Bird flu and many other in these last days.
Earthquakes in different places. Yes and getting greater in destruction.
These are only the Beggining of sorrows.
Israelis and Christians will be hated for Jesus name sake. Happening now, beheading becoming regular event of Muslims against Israelis and Christians.
Sin will infultrate the world, It sure is these days.
The Good news of JESUS , DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD WILL BE TAUGHT WORLDWIDE. Thats happening, Christian ministers are getting access to people around the world (Crusades) and through the internet.
Verse 15 switches from SIGNS directly to the 3 1/2 yr mark of the Tribulation. When the abomination of the EU dictator is set up in the 3RD TEMPLE. Israelis are ordered to flee Israel and Jerusalem when this Occures. Immence tribulation it will be for Israelis and converted Christians in those days.
God shortens the daylight hours or people would be fryed from the heat. we see it coming together now the begginings of global warming.
Then it says all kinds of false prophets and christs will arise. Deceiving people with false miracles at this time during the tribulation period.
In verse 25 we see Jesus say, Behold I have told you before it happens so you will know and be prepared.
Verse 27 Jumps to the End of the 7 yr tribulation to give the SIGN of JESUS returning to EARTH BODILY. There will be a bolt of LIGHTNING from EAST TO WEST IN THE SKY. By this sign the Earths population will know JESUS is returning to Earth BODILY. EXPECT HIM.
Verse 28 says the Birds of prey will be eating dead bodies, Thats why its DARK when JESUS returns to earth from all the Nuclear weapons going off. This happens also at the end of the 7 YR tribulation as Zechariah 14:12-16 tells us.
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.
15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
MATTHEW 24:29-31
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Verse 32 goes back to the SIGNS, and says Israel will be reborn in the SPRING.
MATTHEW 24:32-42
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
And since Daniel tells us God deals with ISRAEL and JERUSALEM, ISRAEL HAD TO BE IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM IN THE LAST DAYS. IT OCCURED JUST LIKE THE BIBLE SAID IT WOULD.
SO WHEN ALL THE SIGNS MENTIONED OCCUR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ISRAEL IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM, YOU WILL KNOW THE RAPTURE CAN OCCUR AT ANY MOMENT. THIS WILL BE THE LAST GENERATION OF THE AGE OF GRACE BEFORE CHRIST RULES AND REIGNS FROM JERUSALEM FOREVER.
Verse 37 gives us final signs to look for. These happening will be WORLDWIDE like in Noahs day. And people will be caught off guard not knowing the SIGNS that are occuring on Earth.
Notice verse 38 life is going on as normal.
Verse 39 switches to the Rapture of the Church to Heaven. And 40-41 says 1 /2 of the POPULATION of EARTH die during this 7 yr contract or Daniels 70th week of years.
Verse 42 Stresses WATCH, by the SIGNS OCCURING THAT JESUS WILL BE RETURNING AT ANY MOMENT TO RAPTURE THE CHRISTIANS TO HEAVEN.
Then after the Rapture Occurs, The 70th week or 7 yr treaty is signed by the EU dictator Israel and Many.
WW3 occurs and at the end of the 7 yr treaty or tribulation period.
Jesus and the Christians return to rule and reign for 1000 years and then forever on Earth with CHRIST.
So we see all the SIGNS are in the beggining stages now true Christians, pack your bags JESUS will be coming to get us anytime NOW.
REVELATION 3:10
10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from (NOT THROUGH) the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.( 7 YR TRIBULATION).
11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
NOTICE THE CHURCH IS NOT MENTIONED AGAIN AFTER 3:17, UNTILL REVELATION CH 22, NO NEED TO MENTION THE CHURCH IF WERE IN HEAVEN WITH CHRIST.
REVELATION 4:1-4
1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.(AFTER THE AGE OF GRACE).
2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
Like Revelation 22:20-21 SAYS COME QUICKLY LORD JESUS. WE PRAY AMEN AND AMEN IN JESUS NAME.
WHAT IS A RAPTURE?
THE RAPTURE IS THE LITERAL TAKING OF OUR BODIES TO JESUS IN THE CLOUDS JUST BEFORE THE TRIBULATION OF 7 YEARS ON THE EARTH.
1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.( NOT SCARE) NOTICE!!!!!!!!!!
1 CORINTHIANS 15:51-55
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
Will we know the exact minute Jesus calls us home?
MATTHEW 24:36,42
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
MARK 13:32-37
32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.
34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.
35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
No, we will know that it is near by all the signs Jesus told us would begin to happen just before he takes us up to Heaven with him.
SO WE KNOW BY ISRAEL BECOMING A NATION AND CAPTURING JERUSALEM, THAT, THAT WAS THE BEGGINING OF THE COUNTDOWN TO THE LAST DAYS AND THE RAPTURE COULD OCCUR ANYTIME AFTER THESE TWO EVENTS AND THE BEGGINING OF ALL THE SIGNS IN MATTHEW 24, MARK 13, AND LUKE 17,21 OCCUR.
NOTICE IT EVEN SAYS THE LITERAL TIME ISRAEL WOULD BECOME A NATION. JUST BEFORE SUMMER, TREES BUD IN SPRING. HOW AWESOME GODS WORDS ARE TO US LITERALLY.
MATTHEW 24:32-34
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
PROPHECY FULFILLED ON MAY 14, 1948. GOD BROUGHT THE BONES OF ISRAEL TO LIFE IN HIS LAND HE GAVE TO HIS PEOPLE ISRAELIS.
BUT ONE OTHER EVENT HAD TO HAPPEN BEFORE WE KNEW THE LAST GENERATION COMES INTO EFFECT.
ISRAEL HAD TO BE IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM.
LUKE 21:24-28
24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.(ISRAEL CAPTURES JERUSALEM ONCE AGAIN).
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
HOW DO I KNOW THAT THESE TWO EVENTS ARE THE BEGGINING OF THE LAST DAYS COUNTDOWN GENERATION?
Well in Daniels prophecy of Israels history it tells us, Daniel deals with his people (ISRAELIS) and their Holy City JERUSALEM.
DANIEL 9:24-27
24 Seventy weeks (70x7=490 YRS) are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks (7x7=49 YRS), and threescore and two weeks (62x7=434 YRS): the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
26 And after threescore and two weeks (434 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; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
NOTICE HERE 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS WERE FULFILLED, BUT IT HAS TO BE 490 YRS BEFORE THE PROPHESY AND VISION CAN BE COMPLETED.
WERE IS THE LAST 7 YEARS OF THIS PROPHESY?
WELL ITS IN THE NEXT VERSE, REMEMBER DANIEL IS TALIKG TO HIS PEOPLE ISRAELIS AND THEIR HOLY CITY JERUSALEM.
27 And he (EU LEADER) shall confirm the covenant with many for one week (7x1=7 YRS): and in the midst of the week ( 3 1/2 YRS) he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(TEMPLE SACRIFICES IN JERUSALEM) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
SO HERE WE SEE ISRAEL HAD TO BECOME A NATION AND IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM, BEFORE THE FUTURE 7 YEAR CONTRACT COULD BE SIGNED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION LEADER AND ISRAEL AND MANY (ARABS ETC).
AND SINCE DANIEL IS DEALING WITH HIS PEOPLE ISRAELIS, IN THE LAST DAYS TO COMPLETE HIS PROPHECY GIVIN TO HIM BY GOD. IT HAD TO BE THAT ISRAEL IS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM BEFORE THIS FUTURE FINAL WEEK OR 7 YEARS COULD BE FULFILLED.
AND WHAT SIGNS WILL BE HAPPENING THAT WE WILL KNOW ITS THE LAST DAYS GENERATION AND THE RAPTURE COULD OCCUR AT ANY MOMENT?
LUKE 21:25-28
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
So we see here Signs in the Sun, Moon and stars. Distress of Nations. And the sea and the waves roaring, men scared to death of whats coming on the earth for the powers of the Heavens are shakin.
Ozone depletion is signs in the Sun.
1969 after Israel had a Nation (48) and in control of Jerusalem (67), the first moonwalk
occured.
Jupitar bombarded was a sign of many in the Stars.
Distress of Nations! With Mass confusion! Yes between World terrorism and the Storms (SEA AND WAVES ROARING).
Mens hearts are scared of whats coming on the Earth. And the glaciers are melting and causing water to rise around the Globe. (GLOBAL WARMING).
Are all these things not happening right now in their beggining stages, Yes they are.
More Signs JESUS told us would occur are.
MATTHEW 24:1-42
1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? (AGE OF GRACE)
4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25 Behold, I have told you before.
26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
We see here, Temples are being destroyed: Alabama Churches were destroyed and Happening more and more.
All kinds of cult leaders calling themselves JESUS, these days (NEW AGE MOVEMENT)(I AM)
Wars and rumours of wars everyday on the news. Nation against nation and ethnic group against Ethnic group.
Famines everyday in the news.
Pestilences (Incurable Diseases) Aids, Bird flu and many other in these last days.
Earthquakes in different places. Yes and getting greater in destruction.
These are only the Beggining of sorrows.
Israelis and Christians will be hated for Jesus name sake. Happening now, beheading becoming regular event of Muslims against Israelis and Christians.
Sin will infultrate the world, It sure is these days.
The Good news of JESUS , DEATH, BURIAL AND RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD WILL BE TAUGHT WORLDWIDE. Thats happening, Christian ministers are getting access to people around the world (Crusades) and through the internet.
Verse 15 switches from SIGNS directly to the 3 1/2 yr mark of the Tribulation. When the abomination of the EU dictator is set up in the 3RD TEMPLE. Israelis are ordered to flee Israel and Jerusalem when this Occures. Immence tribulation it will be for Israelis and converted Christians in those days.
God shortens the daylight hours or people would be fryed from the heat. we see it coming together now the begginings of global warming.
Then it says all kinds of false prophets and christs will arise. Deceiving people with false miracles at this time during the tribulation period.
In verse 25 we see Jesus say, Behold I have told you before it happens so you will know and be prepared.
Verse 27 Jumps to the End of the 7 yr tribulation to give the SIGN of JESUS returning to EARTH BODILY. There will be a bolt of LIGHTNING from EAST TO WEST IN THE SKY. By this sign the Earths population will know JESUS is returning to Earth BODILY. EXPECT HIM.
Verse 28 says the Birds of prey will be eating dead bodies, Thats why its DARK when JESUS returns to earth from all the Nuclear weapons going off. This happens also at the end of the 7 YR tribulation as Zechariah 14:12-16 tells us.
12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.
15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague.
16 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.
MATTHEW 24:29-31
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Verse 32 goes back to the SIGNS, and says Israel will be reborn in the SPRING.
MATTHEW 24:32-42
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
And since Daniel tells us God deals with ISRAEL and JERUSALEM, ISRAEL HAD TO BE IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM IN THE LAST DAYS. IT OCCURED JUST LIKE THE BIBLE SAID IT WOULD.
SO WHEN ALL THE SIGNS MENTIONED OCCUR IN CONJUNCTION WITH ISRAEL IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM, YOU WILL KNOW THE RAPTURE CAN OCCUR AT ANY MOMENT. THIS WILL BE THE LAST GENERATION OF THE AGE OF GRACE BEFORE CHRIST RULES AND REIGNS FROM JERUSALEM FOREVER.
Verse 37 gives us final signs to look for. These happening will be WORLDWIDE like in Noahs day. And people will be caught off guard not knowing the SIGNS that are occuring on Earth.
Notice verse 38 life is going on as normal.
Verse 39 switches to the Rapture of the Church to Heaven. And 40-41 says 1 /2 of the POPULATION of EARTH die during this 7 yr contract or Daniels 70th week of years.
Verse 42 Stresses WATCH, by the SIGNS OCCURING THAT JESUS WILL BE RETURNING AT ANY MOMENT TO RAPTURE THE CHRISTIANS TO HEAVEN.
Then after the Rapture Occurs, The 70th week or 7 yr treaty is signed by the EU dictator Israel and Many.
WW3 occurs and at the end of the 7 yr treaty or tribulation period.
Jesus and the Christians return to rule and reign for 1000 years and then forever on Earth with CHRIST.
So we see all the SIGNS are in the beggining stages now true Christians, pack your bags JESUS will be coming to get us anytime NOW.
REVELATION 3:10
10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from (NOT THROUGH) the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.( 7 YR TRIBULATION).
11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
NOTICE THE CHURCH IS NOT MENTIONED AGAIN AFTER 3:17, UNTILL REVELATION CH 22, NO NEED TO MENTION THE CHURCH IF WERE IN HEAVEN WITH CHRIST.
REVELATION 4:1-4
1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.(AFTER THE AGE OF GRACE).
2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
Like Revelation 22:20-21 SAYS COME QUICKLY LORD JESUS. WE PRAY AMEN AND AMEN IN JESUS NAME.
Friday, March 24, 2006
EU IMMIGRATION SPAIN LEADER
EU-six go it alone against smuggling and terrorists 24.03.2006 - 09:58 CET By Teresa Küchler (Eu observer)
EU interior ministers from the six biggest EU countries have agreed to step up coordination of their security services to enhance the integration of immigrants into the EU as well as to fight terrorism. Interior ministers from Spain, Italy, France, Germany, UK and Poland, or the G6 group, gathered in Heiligenddamm in Germany on Thursday (23 March) to discuss topics related to terrorism, illegal immigration and integration as well as drug trafficking and human smuggling.
At the meeting, ministers gave the green light to forming common investigation teams to clamp down on people smuggling at the EU's borders, with Spain in particular urging common efforts to put an end to the high number of illegal immigrants coming from Africa to Europe. In November and December, between 1,200 and 1,700 Africans, mostly from Sub-Saharan countries, were drowned trying to reach the Canary Islands in barely seaworthy boats, Spanish media reported.
Another Spanish proposal, to create a rapid reaction European anti-terrorist police force was also approved by the other G6 members.When set up, EU joint anti-terror police and forensic teams could be dispatched within hours to locations in EU member states where a terrorist attack has occurred.Ministers also agreed to better information-sharing on persons expelled from any of the G6 states on grounds of "activities to foment hatred between races and religions".
The wording refers explicitly to certain "preachers of hate"- Imams that have been expelled after preaching hatred against Westeners and Jews in Mosques across Europe. Immigrants to pledge Western values Proposed by French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy, ministers also agreed to look into compulsory integration exams for foreigners. Mr Sarkozy had also suggested that EU member states demand possible immigrants to sign a "contract" that requires that they learn the language of their adopted country and accept its social norms – or risk being expelled.
"We agree that experts from our countries must examine the option of presenting an integration contract to new immigrants," German interior minister Wolfgang Schauble told reporters after the meeting in Austria, AFP reports. British interior secretary Charles Clarke said according to the Financial Times that "the values of our societies - democracy, respect for other faiths, free speech, the rule of law, free media and so on - are values which we would expect everybody wanting to settle in these countries to respect.
"Several European countries have already introduced language tests for immigrants. The Netherlands earlier this month went a step further, introducing new entry laws that require potential immigrants to take language and culture exams in order to emigrate to the country. To prepare immigrants for Dutch liberal society, possible newcomers would also have to watch a film picturing a sunbathing topless woman, gay men kissing and the immigrant "ghettos" that may await immigrants coming into the country.
EU interior ministers from the six biggest EU countries have agreed to step up coordination of their security services to enhance the integration of immigrants into the EU as well as to fight terrorism. Interior ministers from Spain, Italy, France, Germany, UK and Poland, or the G6 group, gathered in Heiligenddamm in Germany on Thursday (23 March) to discuss topics related to terrorism, illegal immigration and integration as well as drug trafficking and human smuggling.
At the meeting, ministers gave the green light to forming common investigation teams to clamp down on people smuggling at the EU's borders, with Spain in particular urging common efforts to put an end to the high number of illegal immigrants coming from Africa to Europe. In November and December, between 1,200 and 1,700 Africans, mostly from Sub-Saharan countries, were drowned trying to reach the Canary Islands in barely seaworthy boats, Spanish media reported.
Another Spanish proposal, to create a rapid reaction European anti-terrorist police force was also approved by the other G6 members.When set up, EU joint anti-terror police and forensic teams could be dispatched within hours to locations in EU member states where a terrorist attack has occurred.Ministers also agreed to better information-sharing on persons expelled from any of the G6 states on grounds of "activities to foment hatred between races and religions".
The wording refers explicitly to certain "preachers of hate"- Imams that have been expelled after preaching hatred against Westeners and Jews in Mosques across Europe. Immigrants to pledge Western values Proposed by French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy, ministers also agreed to look into compulsory integration exams for foreigners. Mr Sarkozy had also suggested that EU member states demand possible immigrants to sign a "contract" that requires that they learn the language of their adopted country and accept its social norms – or risk being expelled.
"We agree that experts from our countries must examine the option of presenting an integration contract to new immigrants," German interior minister Wolfgang Schauble told reporters after the meeting in Austria, AFP reports. British interior secretary Charles Clarke said according to the Financial Times that "the values of our societies - democracy, respect for other faiths, free speech, the rule of law, free media and so on - are values which we would expect everybody wanting to settle in these countries to respect.
"Several European countries have already introduced language tests for immigrants. The Netherlands earlier this month went a step further, introducing new entry laws that require potential immigrants to take language and culture exams in order to emigrate to the country. To prepare immigrants for Dutch liberal society, possible newcomers would also have to watch a film picturing a sunbathing topless woman, gay men kissing and the immigrant "ghettos" that may await immigrants coming into the country.
Monday, March 20, 2006
RABBI CALLS FOR UN OF RELIGIONS
Rabbi calls for 'UN of religions'
By Danny Wood BBC News, Seville
Metzger spoke at the opening of the three-day conference.
The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Yona Metzger, has called for the creation of a world body with representatives from the major religious groups. Rabbi Metzger was addressing the International Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace in Seville, Spain. He called for the formation of a "United Nations of religious groups".
The Imam of Gaza, Imad al-Faluji, said politicians lied but religious leaders had a different objective - to work towards a higher good. The imams and rabbis at this conference, which opened on Sunday, say the world is in crisis and it is time they acted to restore justice, respect and peace.
Straight talking
The delegates have made it very clear that now is the time for concrete initiatives. At the opening ceremony Rabbi Yona Metzger said his idea of a "United Nations of religious groups" could "bring a bridge between religions to help the bridge of the diplomatic way". That plan has broad support from key participants like Frederico Major, the co-president of the Alliance for Civilisations, the lobby group for international conflict resolution, supported by the United Nations and initiated by Spain's Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
The speeches at this conference rather than using polite, diplomatic language have at times been brutally direct. When the Rabbi Metzger harangued mainstream Muslims for not standing up to Osama bin Laden, Islamic leaders nodded in agreement. Both Muslim and Jewish leaders have shown a preparedness to take criticism.
There have also been strong expressions of opposition to any killing in the name of religion.
At the end of the opening ceremony, the Muslim delegation sang an oration to the Prophet Mohammed before resuming discussions about the ideas they plan to present to their Jewish counterparts. The religious leaders have three days to come up with a manifesto that aims to convert their words into actions.
By Danny Wood BBC News, Seville
Metzger spoke at the opening of the three-day conference.
The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Yona Metzger, has called for the creation of a world body with representatives from the major religious groups. Rabbi Metzger was addressing the International Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace in Seville, Spain. He called for the formation of a "United Nations of religious groups".
The Imam of Gaza, Imad al-Faluji, said politicians lied but religious leaders had a different objective - to work towards a higher good. The imams and rabbis at this conference, which opened on Sunday, say the world is in crisis and it is time they acted to restore justice, respect and peace.
Straight talking
The delegates have made it very clear that now is the time for concrete initiatives. At the opening ceremony Rabbi Yona Metzger said his idea of a "United Nations of religious groups" could "bring a bridge between religions to help the bridge of the diplomatic way". That plan has broad support from key participants like Frederico Major, the co-president of the Alliance for Civilisations, the lobby group for international conflict resolution, supported by the United Nations and initiated by Spain's Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
The speeches at this conference rather than using polite, diplomatic language have at times been brutally direct. When the Rabbi Metzger harangued mainstream Muslims for not standing up to Osama bin Laden, Islamic leaders nodded in agreement. Both Muslim and Jewish leaders have shown a preparedness to take criticism.
There have also been strong expressions of opposition to any killing in the name of religion.
At the end of the opening ceremony, the Muslim delegation sang an oration to the Prophet Mohammed before resuming discussions about the ideas they plan to present to their Jewish counterparts. The religious leaders have three days to come up with a manifesto that aims to convert their words into actions.
Monday, March 13, 2006
SYRIA SWITCHES TO EURO
Syria switches to euro from dollar for its budget Syria-USA, Economics, 3/13/2006
This decision represents the strong Syrian relation with the European Union, that is considered the first commercial partner to Syria, he said. The United States has been leading international pressure on Syria for its alleged role in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri and aiding the crisis in Iraq which Syria denies.Syria has been under US sanctions since May 2004, meaning it can not import American products other than food and medication. Syria surprised world financial markets when it announced that it would stop dealing in dollars in all official institutions and in import-export contracts replacing them with euros in case the US intensifies sanctions on Damascus. Euros are also to be used in paying back sums owed by state institutions to foreign parties.
Minister of Finance Mohammad al-Hussein said that this action comes in the framework of continuing pressure on Syria for political considerations, adding that Syria was not surprised by the American treasury decision. Hussein added that the Central Bank of Syria, as any government bank, is implementing international laws against money laundry and support of terrorism. He pointed out that all Iraqi government accounts were transferred to Iraq last September according to an Iraqi-Syrian understanding memorandum.
Hussein asserted that the Syrian Central Bank will continue in its transactions with its international partners and clients, adding that the bank is supported by the government. Syrian governmental sources said that this decision is an attempt "to keep the Syrian economy from being at the mercy of the American dollar," as American laws stipulate that any conversion into dollars must go through the American banking system. US threats against Syria would result in complicating the banking transactions and the transfer operations into the country from corresponding international banks in Europe.
Arab central banks move assets out of dollar
By Philip Thornton, Economics Correspondent
Published: 14 March 2006
Middle Eastern anger over the decision by the US to block a Dubai company from buying five of its ports hit the dollar yesterday as a number of central banks said they were considering switching reserves into euros. The United Arab Emirates, which includes Dubai, said it was looking to move one-tenth of its dollar reserves into euros, while the governor of the Saudi Arabian central bank condemned the US move as "discrimination".
Separately, Syria responded to US sanctions against two of its banks by confirming plans to use euros instead of dollars for its external transactions. The remarks combined to knock the dollar, which fell against the euro, pound and yen yesterday as analysts warned other central banks might follow suit. Last week the US caused dismay after political opposition to the takeover of P&O by Dubai Ports World forced DPW to agree to transfer P&O's US port management business to a "US entity" .
The governor of the UAE central bank, Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi, said the bank was looking to convert 10 per cent of its reserves, which stand at $23bn (£13.5bn), from dollars to euros. "They are contravening their own principles," he said. "Investors are going to take this into consideration [and] will look at investment opportunities through new binoculars." Hamad Saud al-Sayyari, the governor of the Saudi Arabian monetary authority, said: "Is it protection or discrimination? Is it okay for US companies to buy everywhere but it is not okay for other companies to buy the US?"
Syria has switched the state's foreign currency transactions to euros from dollars, the head of the state-owned Commercial Bank of Syria, Duraid Durgham, said. Last week the White House told US financial institutions to terminate all correspondent accounts involving the Commercial Bank of Syria because of money-laundering concerns. Mohammad al-Hussein, Syria's finance minister, said: "Syria affirms that this decision and its timing are fundamentally political."
The euro rose a quarter of one percentage point against the dollar to a one-week high of $1.1945, although it retreated in later trading.
Arabic news.com
The Syrian government is to use euros instead of US dollars in its budgets upon the decision of the US treasury that stipulates barring any transactions between American banks and the Commercial Bank of Syria. The US Treasury Department said Thursday that US banks must close any accounts they have with two Syrian banks, as part of an effort to crack down on terrorist financing. The order covers the Commercial Bank of Syria and its subsidiary, the Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank. The Syrian government's said the decision is to protect its export, import and services payments, and to protect the national economy. Syria has switched all of the state's foreign currency transactions to euros from dollars upon political confrontations with the United States, the head of state-owned Commercial Bank of Syria, Duraid Durgham said. Durgham said, adding that this decision is important and necessary at a moment when the Americans are threatening Syria in a way that could complicate banking operations between Syria and European countries.This decision represents the strong Syrian relation with the European Union, that is considered the first commercial partner to Syria, he said. The United States has been leading international pressure on Syria for its alleged role in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri and aiding the crisis in Iraq which Syria denies.Syria has been under US sanctions since May 2004, meaning it can not import American products other than food and medication. Syria surprised world financial markets when it announced that it would stop dealing in dollars in all official institutions and in import-export contracts replacing them with euros in case the US intensifies sanctions on Damascus. Euros are also to be used in paying back sums owed by state institutions to foreign parties.
Minister of Finance Mohammad al-Hussein said that this action comes in the framework of continuing pressure on Syria for political considerations, adding that Syria was not surprised by the American treasury decision. Hussein added that the Central Bank of Syria, as any government bank, is implementing international laws against money laundry and support of terrorism. He pointed out that all Iraqi government accounts were transferred to Iraq last September according to an Iraqi-Syrian understanding memorandum.
Hussein asserted that the Syrian Central Bank will continue in its transactions with its international partners and clients, adding that the bank is supported by the government. Syrian governmental sources said that this decision is an attempt "to keep the Syrian economy from being at the mercy of the American dollar," as American laws stipulate that any conversion into dollars must go through the American banking system. US threats against Syria would result in complicating the banking transactions and the transfer operations into the country from corresponding international banks in Europe.
Arab central banks move assets out of dollar
By Philip Thornton, Economics Correspondent
Published: 14 March 2006
Middle Eastern anger over the decision by the US to block a Dubai company from buying five of its ports hit the dollar yesterday as a number of central banks said they were considering switching reserves into euros. The United Arab Emirates, which includes Dubai, said it was looking to move one-tenth of its dollar reserves into euros, while the governor of the Saudi Arabian central bank condemned the US move as "discrimination".
Separately, Syria responded to US sanctions against two of its banks by confirming plans to use euros instead of dollars for its external transactions. The remarks combined to knock the dollar, which fell against the euro, pound and yen yesterday as analysts warned other central banks might follow suit. Last week the US caused dismay after political opposition to the takeover of P&O by Dubai Ports World forced DPW to agree to transfer P&O's US port management business to a "US entity" .
The governor of the UAE central bank, Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi, said the bank was looking to convert 10 per cent of its reserves, which stand at $23bn (£13.5bn), from dollars to euros. "They are contravening their own principles," he said. "Investors are going to take this into consideration [and] will look at investment opportunities through new binoculars." Hamad Saud al-Sayyari, the governor of the Saudi Arabian monetary authority, said: "Is it protection or discrimination? Is it okay for US companies to buy everywhere but it is not okay for other companies to buy the US?"
Syria has switched the state's foreign currency transactions to euros from dollars, the head of the state-owned Commercial Bank of Syria, Duraid Durgham, said. Last week the White House told US financial institutions to terminate all correspondent accounts involving the Commercial Bank of Syria because of money-laundering concerns. Mohammad al-Hussein, Syria's finance minister, said: "Syria affirms that this decision and its timing are fundamentally political."
The euro rose a quarter of one percentage point against the dollar to a one-week high of $1.1945, although it retreated in later trading.
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