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Weekly News Update
12/23/07
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This weekly news update is being sent because the Bible tells us to know the prophecies and to "watch" for their fulfillment (which can only be done by learning and knowing what is going on around the world) ... yet, many churches and synagogues today ignore and deny Bible prophecy (which in itself is a major fulfillment of Bible prophecy) ...
Now, a short Bible prophecy lesson to help show how close we are ...
+ Israel back in the Land as a nation (this started the clock ticking ...)
+ Iran and allies threatening war against Israel
+ Russia rising ... and acting as a 'guard' for Iran
+ China armed with weapons capable of quickly destroying 1/3 of mankind
+ Nations of the ancient Roman Empire (Europe?) reuniting and rising in power
+ Teachings of false 'Prophets' leading many
+ A Generation 'morally corrupt' and 'filled with violence'
(The Bible uses the word 'corrupt' - like smelly, rotting meat)
+ 'The falling away'... churches and synagogues no longer teaching or enduring sound doctrine
+ Israel and Jerusalem . . . trouble, troubles, and more trouble
+ All nations turning against nation Israel . . .
= The Generation of the ... Rapture ... the 'Apocalypse' ... Armageddon ... and Messiah's Return.
For the first time in history this prophetic 'equation' is nearly complete . . . and all in this generation!!!
Top Stories . . .
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Merry Christmas and Belated Happy Hanukkah!!!
This Week's News Headlines . . .
Finding Hope and Comfort ... For Those Going Through Difficult Times
--Alpha News Daily (Finding Hope and Comfort in Times of Trouble ...) (God's Promise ...)
Weekly News Update ... with Weekly News Archives
--Alpha News Daily (Read earlier "Weekly News Updates" from Alpha News Daily)
Football in Israel: Jerusalem Still Undefeated ...
--Ynet News (Israel) (The Big Blue Jerusalem Lions 4-0 after defeating the Dancing Camel Hasharon Pioneers 36-14)
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The "Promise"... (written long before Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) was born ...)
From the ancient Bible prophets, written long before Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) was born ...
"But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are little among the thousands of Judah, (southern Israel)
Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
The One to be Ruler in Israel,
Whose goings forth have been
from of old, from everlasting." (Eternal ... the Bible tells us Messiah, Jesus-Yeshua, would step forth from Heaven.)
(Micah 5:2)
"Behold, the virgin shall conceive
and bear a Son,
and shall call His Name Immanuel"
(Isaiah 7:14) (Immanuel means "God with us"!)
"For unto us a Child is born,
unto us a Son is given, (The Messiah of Israel)
and His Name will be called Mighty God ..."
(Isaiah 9:6)
The "Gift" ...
"For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him (Jesus-Yeshua) (means fully "trusts" in Him alone)
should not perish (in Hell)
but have everlasting life (in Heaven).
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him might be saved (into Heaven).
He who believes in Him is not condemned (to Hell);
but he who does not believe (in Jesus-Yeshua)
is condemned (to Hell) already" (The implications of this verse are staggering!)
(John 3:16-18)
"But He (Messiah) was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes (whip lashes) we are healed.
And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity (sin) of us all."
(Isaiah 53:5-7)
"The next day John (the Baptist) saw Jesus-Yeshua coming toward him,
and said, "Behold!
The Lamb of God
who takes away the sin of the world!"
(John 1:29) (Our "Passover" Lamb ... who was lovingly sacrificed for our sins so we might live in Heaven ... forever!)
"If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew)
and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved (from your sins and from Hell ... and welcomed with tears of joy into the Kingdom of Heaven)."
(Romans 10:9)
“Jesus said to her,
‘I Am the resurrection and the life.
He who believes (trusts) in Me,
though he may die (the first 'bodily' death),
he shall live (forever ... in Heaven).
And whoever lives and believes in Me
shall never die (the second death ... "Hell").
Do you believe this?’" (This is the question every man and woman must answer)
(John 11:25)
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The "Hope"....
"He will swallow up death forever,
And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces ..."
(Isaiah 25:8)
"And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes;
there shall be no more death,
nor sorrow,
nor crying.
There shall be no more pain,
for the former things have passed away."
(Revelation 21:4)
"And there shall be no more curse, (of death, sorrow, crying, or pain)
but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it,
and His servants shall serve Him."
(Revelation 23:3)
" ... but only those
who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life."
(Revelation 21:27) "... and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved!")
European Leaders Hail "Historic" Expansion of Europe 'Border Free' Zone ...
--AFP (France) (Prophecies ... 10 nations of the Roman Empire will reunite and rise in great power) (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)
Reuniting: "Italia"... Rome ... Europe Tears Down More Borders - AFP (France)
Reuniting: Europe Tears Down More Borders ...
--AFP (France) (Prophecies ... 10 nations of the Roman Empire will reunite and rise in great power) (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)
Last Week: European Union (EU) Leaders Sign "Landmark" Reform Treaty ...
--AFP (France) (Prophecies ... 10 nations of the Roman Empire will reunite and rise in great power) (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist) (27 nations are currently listed here in the EU ... the Bible warns 10 nations will rise out of the old Roman Empire (which stretched from Europe through the Middle-East and northern Africa) ... we will simply have to wait and see ... although it is interesting that a few years ago several of the EU nations like France and Germany stated a smaller "fast-track" group of nations from within the EU should join together to accelerate the unification ... they also said the EU needed a powerful leader as a strong voice in international politics ... they said at the time the European Union was "like a 747 without a pilot" ... this new "treaty" (if earlier reports are true) will provide an office and an expense account for a new permanent European Union leader who will one day replace the current 6-month rotating leadership ... and if and when this takes place it will be the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire all these nations will be under a single leader (with a single currency) ... exactly like the Bible warns will happen.)
French, Italian, and Spanish Leaders Back A New "Mediterranean Union" of Nations Plan ...
--AFP (France) (Prophecies ... 10 nations of the Roman Empire will reunite and rise in great power) (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)
Map of the Roman Empire
List Of Modern Countries The Roman Empire Comprised Of ...
--Roman-Empire.net (Prophecies ... 10 nations of the Roman Empire will reunite and rise in great power) (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)
Death and Imprisonment Awaits North Korean Christians On Christmas ...
--WND (Prophecies ... Christ (Messiah) and Christians will be hated)
Islamics Desecrate Ancient Grave of Biblical Leaders Joshua and Caleb ... Why No Outrage?
--Israel Nat'l News (Men of renown in the Biblical "Hall of Faith"... these two men were spared in the wilderness because of their faith in God's Word.)
KGB Commander Putin Named TIME Magazine 'Person of the Year'...
--WND/AP (It's not surprising from a magazine that consistently supports his policies over those of the US ...)
Russian Leader Putin Named TIME 'Person of the Year'
Earlier: Russia Threatens To Target US Bases With Nuclear Missiles ...
--WND/London Telegraph (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)
--Itar-Tass (Russia) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon)
Earlier: Russia's Zhirinovsky Calls For A Nuclear Attack Against Japan and Re-Occupying Alaska ...
--Moscow Times (Prophecies...Russia and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse')
Bush OKs 'Significant' U.S. Nuclear Stockpile Reduction ...
--Fox News (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon) Presidents Bush and Clinton have dramatically reduced our nuclear missile arsenals ... while Russia-China continue to expand and modernize theirs.
Fundamentally Freund: Introducing George W. Clinton ...
--Jerusalem Post/Michael Freund
Christ 'Removed' From Midwest Campus ... University Mandates 'Merry ------mas' As Holiday Greeting
--WND (Prophecies ... Christ (Messiah) and Christians will be hated) (Prophecies of the coming Antichrist) (His path is now being prepared ...)
--WND/AP (Prophecies ... Churches and church leaders would become corrupted ... no longer 'endure' sound doctrine) From the accounts in the Bible, there is quite a wide consensus among Bible scholars that Jesus-Yeshua was born in the fall during the Jewish High Holy days of Rosh Hoshanna ...
Islamic Palestinian TV Brings Back Program Showcasing Martyrs' "70 Virgins"...
--Israel Nat'l News (A note on Islam ...) (Prophecies ... False Prophets would rise and lead many) (Yet, some still don't believe Islam teaches this ... Mohammed crafted a religion that was designed for waging war ... first, convince young men that if they die in battle they will have beautiful women forever in paradise ... then, if they live and win the battle they can take spoils from their enemy and temporarily 'marry' (rape) their women (similar to the young woman in Saudi Arabia who was recently gang raped and then she was sentenced to lashes and prison by the Islamic court for her immorality) ... look at the beheadings and rapes wherever Islam is spreading through violence ... Philippines ... Congo ... Sudan ... Algeria ... Indonesia ... etc. ... spreading terror, violence, and immorality ... Islam (like many of our video games today) feeds the lust for violence and immorality in fighting aged men ... the Bible warns the generation of Armageddon will be marked by its violence and immorality ... but, as a note, within their 'camps' of like-minded believers many Islamics are more strict against sinful activities and more hospitable than many of today's churches and synagogues.) (Prophecies ... The 'falling away'... Churches and church leaders will no longer 'endure' sound doctrine)
Condoleezza Rice Offers Iran More Carrot Than Stick ...
--Debkafile (She is a very naive and dangerous person when it comes to Islam ... War ... Iran ... Terrorism ... and Israel.)
Earlier: Here We Go Again ... Rice Is Wrong About Trying To Stop the Jews Building In Jerusalem
--DavidHocking.org "I (God) will bless those who bless you (Israel) and will curse those who curse you"... (Genesis 12:3)
Earlier from Israel: Condoleezza Rice Hangs A 'No Jews Allowed' Sign ...
--Jerusalem Post/Michael Freund "I (God) will bless those who bless you (Israel) and will curse those who curse you"... (Genesis 12:3)
Roman Catholic Patriarch Slams Israel As A 'Jewish State'...
--Ynet (Prophecies ... Churches will no longer 'endure' sound doctrine) (We are now seeing this being fulfilled in both Catholic and Protestant churches ...)
--Drudge/Daily Mail (UK) (Prophecies ... Churches and church leaders would 'fall away') (Bible Warnings: Homosexuality and Abortion)
Archbishop of Canterbury (Church of England ... Anglican-Episcopalian) Calls Nativity 'A Legend'...
--WND/London Telegraph (Prophecies ... The 'falling away'... Churches and church leaders will no longer 'endure' sound doctrine)
We are now seeing the 'apostasy' ... the 'falling away'... as most of the largest churches and church leaders today are no longer teaching or enduring 'sound doctrine'... exactly like the Bible said we would see just before the Rapture, the 'Apocalypse', Armageddon, and Messiah's Return ...
"Now the Spirit expressly says
that in latter times some (churches and church leaders)
will depart from the faith,
giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons
(denying the truth of God's Word, saying "all roads" lead to Heaven, homosexuality and abortion are okay, etc.)
speaking lies in hypocrisy,
having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,
forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods . . ."
(1 Timothy 4:1-3)
"For the time will come (which we are now seeing)
when they (many churches, church leaders, those who call themselves Christians)
will no longer endure sound doctrine,
but according to their own desires,
they have itching ears,
they will heap up for themselves teachers (ministers, priests, reverends, rabbis, pastors)
(who will tell them only what they want to hear and not what the Bible teaches)
and they will turn their ears away from the truth,
and be turned aside to fables. (Such as the 'DaVinci Code')
But you (simple, believing Christians) be watchful in all things,
endure afflictions,
do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry."
(2 Timothy 4:3-5)
"Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you
concerning our common salvation,
I found it necessary ('compelled') to write to you
exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith
which was once for all delivered to the saints.
For certain men (and women) have crept in unnoticed, (church leaders, ministers, priests, reverends, rabbis, pastors)
who long ago were marked out for this condemnation,
ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness . . .
(who twist, ignore, deny, resist, and refuse to teach or believe God’s Word in the Bible)
But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, (Sabbath and Sunday school students ...)
that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt,
afterward destroyed all those who did not believe."
(Jude 1:3-6)
The Bible warns the Day will come when it will be hard to find a church or synagogue who will faithfully teach God's Word ...
"Behold, the days are coming,
says the Lord GOD,
That I (God) will send a famine
on the land,
Not a famine of bread,
Nor a thirst for water,
But of hearing the words of the LORD.
They shall wander from sea to sea,
And from north to east;
They shall run to and fro,
seeking the Word of the
LORD,
But shall not find it."
(Amos 8:11-12) (Those few churches left who faithfully teach and obey the Word of God are getting hard to find ... )
The 'falling away' (apostasy) of many churches and church leaders, the 'Rapture', and the rise of the coming 'Antichrist' are all closely related in Bible prophecy ...
"Now brethren,
concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew)
and our gathering together to Him ... (the coming 'Rapture')
Let no one deceive you by any means,
for that Day (the coming 'Apocalypse')
will not come unless the falling away ("apostasy") comes first ..."
(churches and synagogues turning away from the Word of God like we are now seeing)
and the man of sin (the Antichrist) is revealed,
the son of perdition (another title of the coming Antichrist)
who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped,
(a powerful 'one-world' religion is coming)
so that he sits as God in the Temple of God, (a new Jewish Temple will be built in Jerusalem)
showing himself that he is God.
(Jesus warns this event will trigger the last half of the 'Apocalypse'... the 3 1/2 year 'Great Tribulation.')
Do you not remember that when I was still with you
I told you these things?"
(Paul was only with them for 3 weeks and still taught them about the Rapture, Antichrist, and 2nd coming!)
(2 Thessalonians 2:1-10) (Prophecies ... The coming Rapture) (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist) (The time draws near ...)
Asteroid May Hit Mars Next Month ... Odds Upped To 1 In 75
--Drudge/AP Science (Prophecies ... Knowledge and travel will increase "in the last days")
Rocket Launched ... Carries Satellite To Guide Weapons
--Drudge/Orlando Sentinel (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies ... Knowledge and travel will increase "in the last days")
Fund the Palestinians? Bad Idea ...
--Jerusalem Post/Daniel Pipes (Bible Warning ...'Gaza shall be forsaken") (Prophecies...Israel after becoming a nation)
Earlier: Islamics Say "No!" To A Jewish State of Israel ...
--DavidHocking.org (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation)
Former US Ambassador To UN Bolton Speaks Out ...
--DavidHocking.org (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)
Morgan Stanley Gets $5 Billion Cash Infusion From Chinese Government Fund ...
--Drudge.Biz.Yahoo (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)
Fed Loans Banks $20 Billion...
--Drudge.Biz.Yahoo (The Federal Reserve is not Federal (it is a privately held international banking consortium) ...)
Mohammed Now Second Most Popular Boys' Name In Britain...
--Drudge/ThisIsLondon (Prophecies ... False Prophets would rise and lead many)
Pro-PLO Greek Orthodox Church Leader Ousted In Israel ...
--INN (Prophecies ... Churches will no longer 'endure' sound doctrine) (We are now seeing this being fulfilled in both Catholic and Protestant churches ...)
--WND/AP (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Alaska's Aleutian Islands ...
--NewsMax (Prophecies ... Earthquakes in diverse places)
"For I
am God, and there is no other.
I am God, and there is none like Me,
Declaring the end from the beginning,
and from ancient times
things that are not yet done . . ."
(Isaiah 46:9-10)
Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) commands all those who will follow Him to "watch" and be ready ...
"Take heed (to the prophetic warnings) ...
watch (what is going on) ...
and pray (see below);
for you do not know when the time is (the coming Rapture).
It is like a man going to a far country,
who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work,
and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.
Watch therefore,
for you do not know when the master of the house is coming --
in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning --
lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.
And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!"
(Mark 13:33-37)
"When you see these things,
know that it is near - -
at the door!"
(Mark 13:29)
"Before the decree is issued,
before the day passes like chaff,
before the LORD'S fierce anger comes upon you,
before the day of the LORD'S
anger comes upon you!
Seek the LORD,
all you meek of the Earth,
who have upheld His justice.
Seek righteousness,
seek humility.
It may be that you
will be hidden
in the day of the LORD'S anger."
(Zeph 2:2-3)
"Watch therefore,
and pray always
that you may be
counted worthy to escape
all these things
that will come to pass . . ." (The Bible promises all who wait in faith are not "appointed" to the coming time of "Tribulation")
(Luke 21:36)
"When you see these things happening,
know that it (the 'Apocalypse') is near -- at the doors!
Assuredly, I say to you,
this generation will by no means pass away
till all these things take place."
(Mark 13:29)
... for He promises to protect and shelter all those who are found waiting in faith from the coming 'time of trouble.'
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Grace and Shalom,