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Weekly News Update

2/5/08

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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!!!

That Tiny Red 'Dot' is Israel ... God warns, 'Israel is His'...'Allah' and his vast armies (green) keep trying to prove Him wrong

The 'God of Israel' and the Bible . . . or . . . 'Allah' and the Koran . . . The Bible Warns One Is True . . . and One Is False

The coming Battle of Armageddon ('Hill of Megiddo') . . . Armageddon lies right in the center of that tiny Red 'Dot'

"I (God) will bless those who bless you (Israel) and will curse those who curse you". . . (Genesis 12:3)

Top Stories . . .

(Click on the headline for the full news story ... Click on the blue link for the Bible prophecy)

China Warns Taiwan Of "Heavy Cost" For U.N. Vote ... Taipei Would Like UN Membership With Own Name

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

Russia Plans Military Buildup In The Mediterranean ... "Russia Has Strategic Interests"

--World Tribune (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

U.S. Sees Russia, China, OPEC Financial Threat ...

--Drudge/Reuters (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind) (Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

The "Cold" War Never Ended ...

--JRNyquist (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

U.S. Defenseless Against Possible Attack From Russia Or China ...

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

Iran Launches Research Rocket, Unveils Space Center ...

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

Iran Says Israel Is Too Weak To Confront Them ...

--Ynet (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation) (For some reason, Iran wants Israel and the US to attack them ...)

Commander Of Iran's Military Threatens the US and Israel ...

--Debkafile (Iran is "baiting" the US and Israel into attacking ... apparently they have (with Russia's help) prepared a "response".)

Egyptian Court Rules "Nobody Leaves Islam" ... Bans Christian Convert From Changing ID Card

--WND (An important note on Islam ...) ("Allah"... The Moon god)...New (Bible Study ... Who Is Satan?)...New

Experts Warn Islamic "Trojan Horse" In Pentagon ...

--WND (Our national "security" consists of being overly tough on citizens while opening our doors to the enemy ...)

This Week's News Headlines . . .

(What to do in times of trouble ... Trust in the Lord, draw near to Him, earnestly pray for His guidance and direction, and seek His Will in your life.)

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 ... (More Added)

--Alpha News Daily (Read earlier "Weekly News Updates" from Alpha News Daily)

New ... Is Satan Real? ... Who Exactly Is Satan? ... How Does He Affect Our Lives?

--Alpha News Daily (Who Is Satan?) This short study also shows how to live and act like Christians (followers of the Messiah) ...

"The New Plagues"... TB, Leprosy, and Other Pestilences Are Invading the US

--WND (Prophecies ... Deadly diseases will spread)

Scores Killed in Congo, Rwanda Earthquakes ...

--Jerusalem Post (Prophecies ... Earthquakes in diverse places)

Hindu Chant Used For "Invocation" To Open Colorado Senate ...

--WND (Prophecies describing the 'Generation of Armageddon') This is the same Hindu 'holy man' that opened the US Senate with a Hindu prayer ... in a Democracy God looks at our elected leaders as a mirror or reflection of the people who elected them ...

The First Commandment . . .

"You shall have no other gods before Me"

Trouble lies ahead for our nation . . .

Sex Show Returns To Same College That Banned The Cross ....

--WND (Prophecies describing the 'Generation of Armageddon')

Berkeley Gives US Marines The Boot...

--Drudge/InsideBayArea (We should pull every penny of Federal money from Berkeley ... let the Kremlin support them.)

At Least One Israeli Dead 38 Wounded By 'Palestinian' Suicide Bomber ...

--Debkafile (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation)

Islamics In Gaza Celebrate Bombing ...

--Ynet News (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken")

From Israel: Habash's Last Laugh ... A Murderous, Fanatical Terrorist Who Called Himself A "Christian"

--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick (The most important Bible prophecies ... Heaven or Hell ... the final separation)

Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) warns ...

"Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' (calling themselves 'Christian')
shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven ...
Many ('most' or a 'majority') will say to Me in that Day (of Judgment),
'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied (taught) in your Name,
cast out demons in Your Name,
and done many wonders in Your Name?'
And then (at the judgment), I (Jesus) will declare to them
'I never knew you
Depart from Me (departing from Heaven and into Hell)
you who practice lawlessness'"
(Matthew 7:21-23)

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"I never knew you"... How do we know if we 'know' Him?

"Now by this we know that we know Him,
   If we keep His commandments.
   He who says, "I know Him,"
   and does not keep His commandments, is a liar,
   and the truth is not in him.
   But whoever keeps His Word, (as found in the Bible)
   truly the love of God is perfected in him."
   (1 John 2:3-6)

New Israeli Website For Religious Jewish Homosexuals ...

--Ynet News (Bible Warnings: Homosexuality and Abortion)

From Israel: A Torah-Observant Woman's View Of Abortion ...

--Israel Nat'l News/Ellen Horowitz (Bible Warnings: Homosexuality and Abortion)

Study the Bible ... Israel and Judah were sorely judged for "causing babies to pass through the fire"...

"Were your acts of harlotry a small matter,

that you have slain My children,

(notice that God looks upon these little, slain babies as His!)

and offered them up to them (to other 'gods', idols)

by causing them to pass through the fire ..."

(Ezekiel 16:20-21)

"By causing them (babies) to pass through the fire ..." Back then, unwanted babies were 'offered' to a false god 'Molech' (a god of lust and pleasure) by placing the baby onto the glowing red-hot arms of a small bronze statue which was placed in the fire. Do a study of Molech (an idol, false god) or passing babies 'through the fire' in the Bible and you will find God will judge a nation (and a world) for the killing of babies for convenience. God says a lot about this killing of unwanted babies ('passing sons and daughters through the fire') in the Bible. The technology we now use to kill these 'unwanted' babies is different, but the intent is exactly the same. Now, instead of calling them 'priests' we call them 'doctors,' and instead of burning the babies alive (passing them 'through the fire'), we cut them into little pieces while they're alive and call it 'abortion.' God sees it and it causes Him to cry out in agony and anger. This is one more reason why the coming Apocalypse is also called 'the Day of God's Wrath' which will come upon 'a morally corrupt and violent' generation. Also, the Bible warns us that 'not only those who do such things, but also all those who approve of those who do such things' will be held just as guilty. Please remember, our God is a forgiving God who is filled with grace and mercy, and even those who have done or approved of such things can still be washed clean and forgiven through the 'blood of the Lamb of God,' our Lord, the only One who can now save us from our sins, Jesus-Yeshua the promised Messiah . . .

In the Bible (Tanakh) God gives us a clear description which explains why His judgment will fall upon a generation . . .

"In those days there was no king in Israel,

but every man (mankind ... men and women)

did that which was right in his own eyes." (... and not in God's eyes, which He reveals to us through His Word.)

(Judges 17:6 and again in Judges 21:25)

This generation in Israel, the US, and the World is guilty of the same rebellion against God's Word ...

"Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes,

and prudent in their own sight!" (while they oppose, deny, and ignore God's Word because it doesn't "feel" right ...)

(Isaiah 5:21) ("Woe" is a terrible, terrible, curse ...)

Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) rebuked the religious leaders and teachers for following and teaching "traditions of men" rather than the Word of God ... God gave the Bible to Mankind and He expects us to learn it, know it, teach it, and to follow it ... He warns against anybody (or any church or synagogue) mixing in non-Biblical teachings with His Holy Word ... beware if your church or synagogue is mixing in, following, or teaching "traditions of men" that either ignore, add to, take away from, or contradict the Scriptures. There is safety between the covers ... the front cover and the back cover of the Bible!

Jesus (Yeshua) rebuked them, saying ...

"For laying aside the commandment of God,

you hold the tradition of men!"

(Mark 7:8)

"He (Jesus-Yeshua) said to them (religious leaders),

'All too well you reject the commandment of God,

that you may keep your tradition ... (following the "traditions" and dictates of men ... not of God)

Making the Word of God of no effect (doing that which is right in their own eyes ...)

through your tradition which you have handed down ... (through teachers, rabbis, reverends, ministers, or Popes)

And many such things you do.'" (How many non-Biblical "traditions" is your church or synagogue teaching?)

(Mark 7:9,13) (Beware if your church or synagogue is teaching "traditions" of men that are not in the Bible ...)

(Bible Prophecies: Churches, synagogues, and religious leaders will "fall away"... and will oppose and no longer 'endure' sound doctrine)

"If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew ... have you ever told anyone Jesus-Yeshua is Lord?)

and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead,

you will be saved " (from your sins and from Hell ...)

(Romans 10:9) (... and welcomed with open arms and with tears of joy into the Kingdom of Heaven.)

Rabbis Call For Day Of Prayer On Behalf Of Israel ...

--DavidHocking.org (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation)

Israeli PM Olmert's 'Confession' Concerning Lebanon War Met With Anger And Outrage ...

--DavidHocking.org (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation)

From Israel: Following The Israel-Lebanon War Report ... "Will We Now Be Silent"?

--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation)

From Israel: "Looking The Other Way"...

--Jerusalem Post/David Horovitz (Olmert followed the Kremlin's party line and directives during the Israel-Hizbullah war in Lebanon ...)

Israel's Image ...

--Israel Nat'l News/Shifra Hoffman (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation)

Jewish Gaza Refugees Suffering from Rain, Mice ...

--Israel Nat'l News An important and timely Bible Prophecy ... (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken ...")

God also wants all to know there is Hope. He promises hope for all those who will endure and wait in faith and trust in Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) ... for one-day in the future, after the coming 'Apocalypse' ... the 'Day of God's Wrath' ... the terrible coming 'Day of the Lord' a remnant of the tribe of Judah of the children of Israel will once again live peacefully and prosper in that precious land God promised and gave to them ... and then, and only then, will there be 'peace on Earth.' For at that time, our Messiah and God will restore all the Earth in peace and beauty ... as promised.

"The seacoast shall be pastures,

With shelters for shepherds and folds for flocks.

The coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah;

They (the remnant of the house of Judah) shall feed there flocks there (coastlands of Gaza);

In the houses of Ashkelon they shall lie down at evening.

The the Lord their God will intervene for them,

And return their captives."

(Zephaniah 2:1-7)

Now (As With California) The British Are Banning The Words "Mum" and "Dad" In Public Schools ...

--WND (Bible Warnings: Homosexuality and Abortion)

The Bible warns Sodom and Gomorrah were given as an "example" for coming generations ...

"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."

(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 most important Bible prophecies ... Heaven or Hell ... the final separation)

A thousand years later, God explains homosexuality is a symptom (like a cancerous tumor) of a people who are filled with "pride" ("Nobody (not even God) is going to tell me what to do!") and "arrogance" ...

"This was the sin (iniquity) of your sister Sodom:

She (Sodom) and her daughter (Gomorrah) had pride, ("Nobody is going to tell me what to do!")

fullness of food,

and abundance of idleness; (sounds a lot like our generation)

neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy,

and they were arrogant (haughty) ... ("I don't care what God says in the Bible!"... "I'll do what feels right to me!")

Therefore, I (God) took them away as I saw fit." (He destroyed ('cleansed') them with fire ...]

(Ezekiel 16:49)

In these verses, God links open homosexuality in a society to sinful 'pride' and 'arrogance'... the sin of Satan. Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed ('cleansed with fire') because they were filled with pride and arrogance while flaunting their sexual immorality and their homosexuality openly before God. They mocked God and they had no fear of God. They were also found guilty of having 'fullness of food' without acknowledging God who provided it, and having 'an abundance of idleness' in the land (basically they ate, drank, watched TV, and allowed their 'Gay Pride' parades... the people had become so de-sensitized to sin they even stood by as their homosexuals tried to 'gang-rape' the two men/angels God sent to warn Lot ... while their worthless priests, rabbis, ministers, and 'reverends' were assuring the people in the pews that God's Word and God's Law didn't really mean what it said and didn't really apply to them and they could continue to do whatever felt good or right in 'their own eyes,' even when in direct opposition to God's Law. All of this reflected their lack of belief and their arrogant and rebellious attitudes toward God and His Word. Sin meant nothing to them and there was no fear of God. Would these charges convict any people or nation(s) you know today? God's judgment against Sodom was was given as a warning! The Bible warns the coming 'Apocalypse' will be like the judgment against Sodom (only worse), and this time it will come against the whole world! Our time is short. God is pleading with us to stop (repent of) our sinful ways and return to Him before it's too late. With open arms and with tears of joy He will welcome any and all who willingly return to Him through the One He sent forth to save us sinners ... Yeshua/Jesus ... the promised Messiah. And, as with Lot (and as with Enoch before the Flood), God promises to remove ('Rapture') those who will sincerely return to Him in faith before the coming 'Apocalypse,' which the Bible also calls 'the Great Tribulation,' 'the Time of Jacob's [Israel's] Trouble,' 'the Day of the Lord,' the 'Time of the End,' and the 'Day of God's Wrath' ...

Tony Blair Wants To Become 'President of Europe'...

--Drudge/Guardian (UK) (Prophecies ... 10 nations of the Roman Empire will reunite and rise in great power) (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)

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Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) warns ...

"For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world,

and is himself (his soul) destroyed or lost?

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words,

of him the Son of Man will be ashamed (on the day of Judgment) . . ."

(Luke 9:25-26)

United Nations Chastises Israel, Praises Arab States ...

--Israel Nat'l News (Prophecies...Israel after becoming a nation) "United Nations" against Israel. The Bible warns "at the time of the end" all nations will unite and will turn against one nation ... Israel! (Zechariah 14:2 ... Revelation 16:12-16 ... Joel 3:2). All nations against one nation sounds absurd ... it is absurd ... not all nations turned against Nazi Germany, not all nations turned against Saddam's Iraq, and not all nations have turned against the murderous regimes of Zimbabwe, Sudan, Russia, China, Cuba, or Iran. Yet, this ancient book, the Bible, which was written many, many years before 1948 (when Israel once again became a nation exactly when the Bible prophesied it would) stated clearly that God would one day bring Israel back into Her Land as a nation and then all the nations of the world would "unite" against her and will try (unsuccessfully) to wipe her off the map ... (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon) (Prophecies ... The coming Rapture)

Sudan Backed Chad Rebels Seize Capital From 3 Directions In Fierce Fighting ...

--Debkafile (Russia, Iran, Sudan, and allies ...) (Sudan ("Cush") is sometimes translated Ethiopia) in this prophecy ... Sudan is backed by Iran.)

Russian Opposition Activist Put in Mental Ward ...

--Moscow Times (Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Hamas Fired Iranian Rocket Into Israel ...

--Ynet News (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Iran's Nuclear Threats ...

--DavidHocking.org (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon) (Prophecies ... The coming Rapture)

North Korea Missiles Get Boost From Outside ... Relies On Advanced Foreign Technologies

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

Kurdistan and Palestinian Arabs ...

--DavidHocking.org/Marc Zell (Prophecies ... Iraq) (Prophecies...Israel after becoming a nation)

Iran-Backed Hamas Lengthens Its Gaza Border By Over 100 Miles And Gains Egyptian Recognition...

--Debkafile (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken") (Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Gaza Breach Has Allowed Influx of Advanced Armament To Iran (and Russian) Backed Hamas ...

--Jerusalem Post (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken") (Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel) ('Hamas' is an arm of Iran's military ...)

"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)

"When you see

these things,

know that it is near - -

at the door."

(Mark 13:29)

"Watch therefore,

and pray always

that you may be

counted worthy to escape

all these things

that will come to pass . . ."

(Luke 21:36)