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The Lord's Offer  ...

     "Come unto Me,

       all you who labor

       and are heavy laden,

       and I will give you rest.

       Take My yoke upon you

       and learn of Me . . .

       for I am meek and lowly in heart,

       and you shall find rest

       unto your souls.

       For My yoke is easy

       and My burden is light."

       (Matthew 11:28-30)       (Finding Hope and Comfort in Times of Trouble ...)      (God's Promise ...)   

(Your eternal destiny ... "Heaven" or "Hell"... is determined by whether you "accept" or "reject" His Gracious offer ...)

Danger In The Far East ... Russia and China Militaries Prepare ... and Mobilize

--JRNyquist       (Prophecies:  Russia and allies will attack and invade Israel)      (Prophecies:  China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

China Deploying New Aircraft Carrier-Killing Missile ...

--Drudge/Washington Times        (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)        (Prophecies:  China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

--Drudge/Financial Times  (UK)        (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)        (Prophecies:  China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

New North Korean Front-Line Uniforms Alarm South Korea ...

--Drudge/AFP  (France)    (Prophecies:  Russia and allies will attack and invade Israel)      (Prophecies:  China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

North Korea Threatens Nuclear War Against South ...

--Fox News       (Prophecies:  Russia and allies will attack and invade Israel)      (Prophecies:  China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

Russia-Ally North Korea "Ready For Holy (Nuclear) War" Against South Korea (and US) ...

--Russia News Agency     (Prophecies:  Russia and allies will attack and invade Israel)      (Prophecies:  China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

Obama and Senate Force US To Accept Russian Nuclear Arms Treaty ... Russia Got Virtually Everything They Wanted

--WND  (Bible prophecies describing 'The Generation of Armageddon' ... includes "TRAITORS")   (Democrats "aiding and abetting" the Russian military ...)

New START Nuclear Weapons Treaty "Goes Easy On Russia"...

--Drudge/AFP  (France)     (Prophecies:  Russia and allies will go to war ... and will attack and invade Israel)    (Prophecies:  The coming 'Apocalypse')

Kremlin "Hails" US Senate Approval of START (Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty) ...

--Fox News      (Prophecies:  The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel) 

Russian General Brags Not A Single Missile or Launcher That Is Serviceable Will Be Destroyed By START ...

--WND    (Prophecies:  The coming "Rapture"... Jew and Gentile ... please don't be "left behind")       (Prophecies:  The coming 'Apocalypse'...)

From Advanced Fighters To Aircraft Carriers ... "Renaissance" In Military Cooperation Between Russia and India

--Russia News Agency      (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)   (Russia has been boasting of its new "BRIC" (Brazil - Russia - India - China) Alliance (which they also say will soon include South Africa.)

Earlier:  "BRIC" Alliance Unites Brazil, Russia, India, and China ... Prepares To Add South Africa

--Pravda  (Russia)     (Prophecies:  Russia, Iran, and allies will attack and invade Israel)      (Prophecies:  China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

China Speeds Plans To Launch Aircraft Carrier ...

--Drudge/Reuters     (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies:  China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

Russia May Join NATO "Anti-Terror" Patrols In Mediterranean ...

--Russia News Agency      (Prophecies:  Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war ... and will attack and invade Israel) 

Russia and EU (European Union) To Complete "Partnership" Talks By 2012 ...

--Russia News Agency      (Prophecies:  Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war ... and will attack and invade Israel) 

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We are commanded to let go of the past (including yesterday) ...

     "Forgetting (completely and absolutely) that which lies behind,

       and reaching forward to what lies ahead." 

       (Philippians 3:13)

Pray for help to forget the pain, the failures, and the fear from the past.  Forget the past glories and achievements.  Then move on day by day, in faith, toward the wonderful promises of God that lie ahead ...

     "Fix your thoughts on

       whatever things are true,

       whatever things are noble,

       whatever things are just,

       whatever things are pure,

       whatever things are lovely,

       whatever things are of good report,

       if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy -

       meditate on THESE things." 

       (Philippians 4:8)     (Finding Hope and Comfort in Times of Trouble ...)      (God's Promise ...)   

Note:  Do not fix your thoughts on the problem!  Dwelling on the problem will only make things worse.  With a thankful heart dwell on all those things God has blessed you with ... and dwell on the hope and the promises found in Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) to help you through this painful time (step-by-step ... and day-by-day).

Head of "Homeland" Security Janet Napolitano Warns Americans To "Get Used to Invasive Pat-Downs" ...

--Fox News     (Prophecies:  The coming Antichrist)    ("Fatherland" ... "Motherland" ... "Homeland" ... This strong-armed type of Marxist-Socialist control over citizens in the name of "security" used to be found only behind Russia's "Iron Curtain" or the Nazi (National Socialist Party's) "Fortress Europe" or behind Communist China's "Bamboo Curtain."  Under the guise of "national security" the government is now "de-sensitizing" a generation of citizens to "get used to" practices which used to be limited only to "Police States."  The Bible warns these tactics will one day be used to identify, threaten, imprison, and execute believing Christians ...)

Obama (Democrat) Signs Law Ordering US Military To Accept Homosexuals ...

--Jerusalem Post       (GOD'S  LAW:  Homosexuality and Abortion)    The time draws near ... In Deuteronomy 28:15-68 the Bible warns of the terrible curses that await a nation who turns from God's Law ... and in God's eyes the House of Representatives, Senate, and President "represent" our nation before Him ... may God help us all ... for ALL those horrible curses did come upon the nation and people of Israel exactly as God warned (during the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Roman sieges) after Israel arrogantly turned away from God's Law (as we are doing now) ... even after God patiently pleaded with them (through His prophets) to turn back to Him and His Word ... and God now warns of a coming judgment which will be worse than anything the world (or Israel or America) has ever seen ...

God warns all of the things that happened to Israel in the Old Testament (Torah and Tanakh) were given as EXAMPLES to us for OUR warning and rebuke ("admonition") ...

   "Now ALL these things happened to them (Israel) as EXAMPLES,

     and they were written (in the Holy Scriptures)

     for OUR admonition (warning and rebuke),

     upon whom the ends of the ages have come."

     (1 Corinthians 10:11)      (Prophecies of the coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon)      (Prophecies of Messiah's Return)

   "As Sodom and Gomorrah,

     and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, ( 5 cities were destroyed including Sodom and Gomorrah)

     having given themselves over to sexual immorality

     and gone after strange flesh, (homosexuality)

     are set forth as an example,

     suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."       (GOD'S  LAW:  Homosexuality and abortion) 

     (Jude 1:7)     (Bible Warnings:   'Apocalypse' ... We Will Know When We Are Close)

   "And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes,

     condemned them (Sodom and Gomorrah) to destruction,

     making them an example

     to those who afterward would live ungodly ..."

     (2 Peter 2:6)    (The assurance of life in Heaven  ... it's NOT too late!!!)       (Prophecies:  The coming "Rapture"... don't be "left behind")

Obama (Democrat) Signs Law Which Forces Military To Accept Homosexuals ... Calls It "A Very Good Day"

--Drudge/AP       (GOD'S LAW:  Homosexuality ... includes a warning to all those who simply "APPROVE" of those who do such things)     The Democrat Party's DEFENSE policies are based on Marxist-Socialist (Soviet) doctrines and strategies of weakening, crippling, and destroying America's military and national defense ... NOT strengthening it.  Simply step back and watch ... EVERY Democrat Party (Socialist-Marxist ideology) defense policy now weakens our Military's ability to defend and protect us ... and strengthens Russia and China (and their Islamic allies) ability to attack and destroy us.

Obama Takes "Victory Lap" After Crippling US Nuclear Defense, Forcing "Gays" On Army, Ruining US Economy ...

--NewsMax        (Bible prophecies describing 'The Generation of Armageddon' ... includes "TRAITORS") 

Muslim Member Of Congress (Democrat) Spews Common Marxist-Socialist Accusations At "Colonial" US ...

--WND    (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)     (Bible prophecies describing 'The Generation of Armageddon' ... includes "TRAITORS") 

Democrat US Congressman (Who Was Sworn In With A Quran) Declares US Borders Will Be "Irrelevant"...

--WND      (Bible prophecies describing 'The Generation of Armageddon' ... includes "TRAITORS") 

China Ready To "Bail Out" The European Union (EU) ...

--Drudge/Daily Mail  (UK)    (Prophecies:  The coming Antichrist)       (Prophecies:  China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

Columbia, South Carolina Has First Christmas Snow Since Records First Kept In 1887...

--Drudge/AP     (Prophecies:  The "WEATHER FORECAST" around the time of "Armageddon") 

Snow Hits Australia In Mid-Summer ..."Every Single Thing Was Just Blanketed In A Thick Cover Of White"

--WND/Telegraph     (Prophecies:  The "WEATHER FORECAST" around the time of "Armageddon") 

Freak Jet-Stream Paralyzing Globe In Cold ... Snowing in Australia and California ... Yet Warm in Greenland

--WND/London Daily Mail     (Prophecies:  The "WEATHER FORECAST" around the time of "Armageddon") 

Travel Chaos As Powerful Blizzards Strike The US East Coast ...

--BBC News     (Bible Prophecies:  The "WEATHER FORECAST" around the time of "Armageddon") 

New Zealand Hit By Strong Aftershocks From Earlier Earthquake ... New 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Off Vanuatu

--BBC News      (Prophecies:  "EARTHQUAKES in diverse places"...)

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The Bible promises hope for those who will trust in the Lord through all the pain, heartbreak, suffering, and distress found in this life ...

     "The Angel of the Lord camps around (guards and protects) those who fear Him.

       Blessed is the man or woman who trusts in Him." 

       (Psalm 34:7,8)      (Finding Hope and Comfort in Times of Trouble ...)      (God's Promise ...)   

     "The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,

       and saves those who have a humbled (contrite) spirit."

       (Psalm 34:18)

     "Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

       but the Lord delivers him out of them all."  

       (We are made righteous when we ask Jesus into our lives ...)

       (Psalm 34:19)     (Finding Hope and Comfort in Times of Trouble ...)      (God's Promise ...)   

Even the sincere Christian will not escape the pain, heartbreak, sorrow, and distress found this life, but the Lord promises to help us, strengthen us, and to see us through all of them.  His promise is not to take us out of the bitter storms of life, but to safely lead us through the storms . . . no matter how bad the situation might seem now, it will one day be over and behind you.  Trust in Him.

     "So take a new grip with your tired hands,

       stand firm on your shaky legs,

       and mark out a straight, smooth path for your feet

       so that those who follow you, though weak and lame,

       will not fall and hurt themselves, but become strong . . ."  

       (Hebrews 12:12 tlb)     (Finding Hope and Comfort in Times of Trouble ...)      (God's Promise ...)   

Report On Temple Mount In Jerusalem ...

--DavidHocking.org    (Prophecies: The 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon)      (Prophecies of Messiah's Return ...)    In Bible prophecy we are told there will be TWO new Temples built on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem ... the first new Temple will be built around the time of the Antichrist (a counterfeit-Messiah ... Revelation 11:2 ... 2 Thessalonians 2:4) and the final Temple (Ezekiel 40-48) when Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) returns ...

A prophecy in the book of Revelation describes a new Temple which will be built around the time of the coming Antichrist  ...

   "But leave out the court

     which is outside the Temple,  (interesting ... this is the area which is now controlled by the Islamics)

     and do not measure it,

     for it has been given to the Gentiles (non-Jews).

     And they will tread the Holy city (Jerusalem)

     underfoot for forty-two months."    (3 1/2 years ... the last half of the Great Tribulation ... the coming "Apocalypse.")

     (Revelation 11:2)         (Prophecies:  The coming "Rapture"... please don't be "left behind")

From Israel:  The Wars Of 2011 ...

--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick       (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies:  The coming Antichrist)      (Prophecies of Messiah's Return ...)    The Bible warns there will be no lasting peace in Israel (or on Earth) UNTIL Messiah returns (except for a short lull during the rise of the coming Antichrist who will be considered a man of "peace")...

Palestinian Leader Abbas Vows "No Room For Israelis (Jews) In Palestinian State" ...

--WND/Jerusalem Post       (Prophecies ... Israel and Jerusalem (and Gaza) AFTER becoming a nation in 1948)    Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen is his 'war name') who heads the "Palestinian Authority" (formerly called the PLO) was considered second to Yasser Arafat, was educated at Damascus University in Syria and received his Ph.D. from Moscow's Oriental College, speaks fluent Russian, is close to Putin, and is reported to have been responsible for financing the attack against the Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics ... Yasser Arafat was an Egyptian recruited and trained by the KGB ... and Hamas is backed and trained by Iran who is backed and trained by Russia.  Deception, misdirection, and 'false-flag' combatants are Russia's psychological strengths and weapons ... the serpent is coiling.

The "Implacable" Enemy ... Russia ... China ... The PLO ... And The KGB

--JRNyquist       (Prophecies:  Russia and allies will attack and invade Israel)      (Prophecies:  China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

Ecuador Joins Russia-Allies Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Bolivia To Recognize "Palestinian" State ...

--WND/Ha'aretz      (Prophecies ... Israel AFTER becoming a nation in 1948)    The Bible warns "at the time of the end" (around the time of the coming "Apocalypse" and Armageddon (also called the "Time of Jacob's (Israel's) Trouble"- Jeremiah 30:7) ALL NATIONS (including the US) will unite (United Nations?) and turn against Israel (Zechariah 14:1-2 ... Joel 3:1-2 ... Revelation 16:13-16) ... but, it is heart-wrenching to see it happening ... it is like watching the water receding from the beach just before a great and terrible tidal wave strikes.  Remember ... Armageddon is in Israel.  Also remember ... through the return of Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) ... Israel WINS ... and will rule over the nations in peace.  

The World Inches Closer To Recognizing "Palestinian" (Philistine) State Within Israel ...

--DavidHocking.org       (Prophesies ... A coming 'Peace Plan' will be ENFORCED upon Israel ... and WILL change the world FOREVER!)

Iranian Military To Upgrade Hizbullah Fortifications In Lebanon ... (Israel's Northern Front)

--Debkafile      (Prophecies:  Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war ... and will attack and invade Israel)    The time draws near ... the Bible warns Iran (Persia), with Russia ('Magog'), and a coalition of allies (including Turkey and Sudan) will attack and will invade Israel.  In Ezekiel 38-39 the Bible warns this coming war between Iran (Persia) and Israel will take place sometime after Israel has been re-gathered into Her land as a nation (which was fulfilled on May 14, 1948) ... this prophetic war has never yet taken place ... the only time in history Persia (Iran) has ever gone to war against Israel was to help Israel throw off the yoke of the Byzantine Empire around 614 AD.  The Bible warns the US will NOT defend Israel.  According to the Bible, Israel must stand alone ... with God.  For when this coming war does finally start, the United States (for reasons yet unknown) will be unable or unwilling to help Israel defend herself.  Although the Bible warns the invading armies will be ultimately destroyed by God, it will be a devastating war for both Israel and the whole world.  Bible scholars are divided as to whether this coming war is part of the prophetic battle of Armageddon or will just precede the battle of Armageddon in order to prepare the path for the coming Antichrist (a coming 'world leader' who will enforce a 'peace plan' upon Israel).  All people of the world should be sitting on the edge of their seats with white knuckles watching this terrible prophecy slowly start to unfold ... while those who call themselves Christians (followers ... both Jew and Gentile ... of Jesus (Yeshua), the promised Messiah) are told to "examine" themselves in the Word and in faith to insure they are not just 'almost' Christians (Matthew 7:21-23) who are "lukewarm" in their faith in Jesus (Yeshua) and God's Word (Revelation 3:14-16) ... for Jesus (Yeshua) the Messiah warns all to, "Watch, therefore, and pray always (not just sometimes), that you will be counted worthy (through His worthiness) to escape all these things (the terrible events of the coming 'Apocalypse') that will come to pass" ... (Luke 21:36) ... for the Bible promises believing Christians (faithful and sincere believers in Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) who are alive at that time and have endured in their faith in God's Word are not "appointed" to this coming time of "God's wrath" that will be "poured out" upon the whole world ... (1 Thessalonians  1:10 ... 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11)

Russia's Advanced Anti-Tank Missiles Causing Israel Harm Along Israel's Southern and Northern Borders ...

--Pravda  (Russia)       (Prophecies:  Russia, Iran, and allies will attack and invade Israel)       (Prophecies ... Israel ... and Gaza)

Israel's Military Uses New Tanks In Gaza After Advanced Anti-Tank Missile Fired ... (The Southern Front)

--DavidHocking.org        (Prophecies:  "GAZA will be forsaken" ... the Bible links GAZA to the coming "Apocalypse") 

Jordan ..."Slouching Towards The Iranian Gomorrah"... Russia-Iran Axis Grows Big and Strong In Middle-East

--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick      (Prophecies:  The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel) 

Jordan (Biblical Edom, Moab, Ammon) Shutting Down Military-Intelligence Ties With Israel ... (Eastern Front)

--Debkafile   (The Bible warns of great destruction coming upon Jordan because of the way it has treated its "brethren" in Israel ...)

Turkey and Syria Tighten Ties ... Say They'll Fight "Terrorism"

--Israel Nat'l News    (Prophecies ... Damascus-SYRIA will be utterly destroyed)     (Prophecies:  Russia, Iran, TURKEY, and allies will invade Israel ...)  

European Union (EU) Pro-Palestinian (Islamic) and Anti-Israel ...

--DavidHocking.org       (Prophecies:  10 Nations of the ancient Roman Empire WILL REUNITE and rise in great power)  

A Surprise In Psalm 83 ... An Alternate View On The Coming Russia-Iran-Turkey Invasion Of Israel In Ezekiel 38

--K-House.org/Missler       (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)      (Prophecies ... Damascus-SYRIA will be utterly destroyed)

     "When you SEE these things happening,

       know that it (the coming "Apocalypse") is NEAR  --  at the door!"

       (Mark 13:29)        (Prophecies: The coming "Apocalypse" and Armageddon)      (Prophecies:  The coming "Rapture"... please don't be "left behind")  

Note:  Many people today do not know whether or not they (or their loved ones) will go to Heaven.  Many have not been adequately (or honestly) taught what the Bible actually says and teaches ...

For the ASSURANCE of Life in Heaven (and of having ALL of your sin and guilt completely removed) . . . A.C.T. NOW!!! 

-  Acknowledge you are a sinner ... and have sinned against God's Law

-  Confess your sins to God

-  Trust (believe) completely in Jesus Christ  (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) ...

     -  He (lovingly and willingly) died for all of your sins on the Cross ... and His innocent blood washes away ALL our sins

     -  He was buried ... 

     -  He was raised (Resurrected) from the dead the third day ... and now waits to see if you are "with" Him or "against" Him

-  Turn back to God ... and turn away from sinful activities ("repent") ... He will welcome you with tears of joy.

If you do these things … sincerely and in faith … the Bible promises you can have the complete assurance of eternal life in Heaven.  The Bible tells us Jesus (Yeshua) did all the work for you when He bore all of your sins and died on the Cross ... and was buried ... and was raised (resurrected) from the dead (as "firstfruits" of the coming Resurrection) through the awesome power of God.  The Bible says you can’t add anything to it!!!  When you believe and trust in (and love) Jesus Christ as your "Savior" (who lovingly saves you from your sins and from Hell) ... and then turn away from your sinful ways and turn back to God ("repent"), you can have the complete peace and assurance in your heart that when you die, you will enter into His Kingdom of Heaven ... forever and ever … it’s God’s Promise!!! 

The only thing God asks a NON-believer to do is to "believe"... Jesus (God) did ALL the work ... life in Heaven is OFFERED as a GIFT!!! 

Please Remember . . .

The Kingdom of Heaven is available to every man, woman, boy, and girl in this world, no matter who they are, where they live, how old they are, or what sins they have committed.  It is freely offered to any and all who will receive it.  That is the "Good news" ('gospel' in Greek.)  Simply learn of Jesus (Yeshua), the promised Messiah, invite Him into your life as Lord, believe He died on the Cross for all of your sins and rose from the grave (proving there is a Kingdom of Heaven ... and a Hell).  Learn of Him and believe in Him . . . for He was the only one who has ever loved you enough to substitute Himself for you on the Cross.  He shed His blood, suffered, and died on the Cross to pay for your sins and to save you from your sins and from the utter loneliness, darkness, and torment of Hell, if you will accept it, believe it, and trust in it ... it's God's Promise!!!

The only unpardonable sin is to reject God's love and His free offer of life in the Kingdom of Heaven by rejecting Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) who stepped forth from Eternity ("from of old, from everlasting"... see Micah 5:2) ... not to condemn the sinner, but to save the sinner (from the torment of Hell) and who willingly and lovingly shed His blood on the Cross so we can be washed clean of all our sins.  The Bible warns there will be no peace in our hearts or minds until we make peace with God through His Son, Jesus (Yeshua), the promised Messiah.  The Bible also warns there will be no peace in Israel, or on Earth, until Jesus (Yeshua), the Messiah returns ... (Prophecies...Messiah's Return)   

Grace and Shalom