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Weekly News Update
5/13/08
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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)
British Intelligence: China Preparing For Nuclear War ...
--WND (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind) (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon)
CIA Warns China's Military Could Get "Adversarial"...
--World Tribune (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
China Upgrading Nuclear Weapons Capability ...
--WND (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind) (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon)
--Drudge/AFP (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Our enemies grow stronger as we grow weaker ...)
Russian Military Marches Though Moscow As Fighter Jets And Nuclear Bombers Roar Overhead - Pravda (Russia)
Rumors of War: Georgia Warns Of War Risk With Russia ...
--AFP (France) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
Russia Threatens New Troops Deployment In Abkhazia ...
--AFP (France) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
--Moscow Times (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
Russia 'Expels US Embassy Staff' In Moscow ...
--BBC News (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)
The West Warned Not to Antagonize Russia ...
--Moscow Times (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)
Fighting Rages In Lebanon As Iranian Hizbullah Forces Press Their Advantage ...
--Debkafile (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
Iran-backed Hizbullah Offensive Closes In On Israel's Border ...
--Debkafile (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Damascus-Syria will be utterly destroyed)
Iran Shipped Their Hizbullah Forces 35 New Explosive Speedboats Shortly Before Current Lebanon Crisis ...
--Debkafile (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
--DavidHocking.org (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
Iran-backed Forces Continue To Battle Pro-Government Forces in Central and Northern Lebanon ...
--Debkafile (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
Iran's Hizbullah Celebrates Victory in Lebanon As Gov't Bows to Demands ...
--Israel Nat'l News (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Iran prepares its northern front against Israel ...)
Our World: How Lebanon Was Lost ...
--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Israel after becoming a nation)
--Debkafile (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Damascus-Syria will be utterly destroyed)
Iran-Backed Hizbullah Seizes Western Beirut ... "Hellish" Street Fighting Paralyzes Lebanon
--WND (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Damascus-Syria will be utterly destroyed)
--Debkafile (Prophecies ... Damascus-Syria will be utterly destroyed) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)
Long Arm Of Iran Reaches Into Lebanon As Hizbullah Tightens Its Grip On Beirut ...
--World Tribune (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)
--Ynet (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)
U.S. Joint Chiefs Signal Possible Iran Strike ...
--World Tribune (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)
--World Tribune (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)
Iran Warns Israel Of Its "Impending Doom"...
--Ynet (Israel) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)
Iran Calls Israel A "Stinking Corpse"...
--Jerusalem Post (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will 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). Bible students should be sitting on the edge of their seats with white knuckles watching this terrible prophecy slowly start to unfold ... while believing 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 (followers of the Messiah) or 'lukewarm' in their faith ... for Jesus-Yeshua the Messiah warns all to, "Watch, therefore, and pray always (not just sometimes), that you will be counted worthy 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 believers and followers of the Messiah) 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) (Prophetic Warning Signs: 'Apocalypse' ... We will know when we are close) (Prophecies ... The coming "Rapture")
--WND/Washington Post (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel) For reasons yet unknown, the US will be 'neutralized' (my word) ... economically, politically, and/or militarily ... in such a way it will be unable or unwilling to stand with Israel in her coming time of trouble ... for the Bible warns Israel will have to stand alone ... with God.
"Thus says the LORD of hosts:
Behold, disaster shall go forth from nation to nation ...
And at that Day the slain of the LORD
shall be from one end of the Earth
even to the other end of the Earth . . ." (Nobody will escape God's wrath after the Rapture)
(Jeremiah 25:27-38) (Prophecies ... The coming "Rapture")
"And unless those days were shortened, (the coming "Apocalypse" and Armageddon)
no flesh (people on Earth) would be saved."
(Matthew 24:22) (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon)
We are also told all those who sincerely believe in Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew), the promised Messiah, and humbly wait for Him in faith, are not "appointed" to this coming 'Apocalypse' which will one day engulf the whole world . . .
"And to wait for His Son from Heaven,
whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus (Yeshua),
who delivers us from the wrath to come."
(1 Thessalonians 1:10)
"For God did not appoint us to wrath,
but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ (Messiah),
who died for us,
that whether we wake or sleep,
we should live together with Him (in Heaven).
Therefore comfort each other and edify one another,
just as you also are doing."
(1 Thessalonians 5:9-11)
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)
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) ...
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"Watch therefore,
and pray always
that you may be
counted worthy to escape
all these things
that will come to pass . . ."
(Luke 21:36) (Prophecies ... The coming "Rapture")
"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."
(Zephaniah 2:2-3) (The most important Bible prophecies ... Heaven or Hell ... it's not too late!!!)
China Says Thousands Killed In 7.9 Magnitude Earthquake ...
--Fox News (Prophecies ... Earthquakes in diverse places)
At Least 22 Dead As Tornadoes Cut Destructive Path Across Central US ...
--Fox News
Burma Death Toll "Worse Than Tsunami"... Close To 200,000 Dead and Dying ... Could Reach 500,000
--Drudge/Sun (UK) The Bible warns around the time of the coming "Apocalypse" and Armageddon it will grow worse ...
"There will be signs in sun and moon and stars,
and on the Earth dismay among nations,
in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves,
men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world;
for the powers of the heavens will be shaken."
(Luke 21:25-26) (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon)
UN Halts Burma Aid After Ruling (Marxixt-Communist) Military Junta Seizes Shipments ...
--WND/AP (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind) (Burma is military dictatorship very similar to North Korea ...)
Cleveland Man Beaten to Death By 15 ... Urinated On And Stripped In the Street
--Fox News (Prophecies: Generation of Armageddon will be marked by its violence and moral "corruption")
Hillary Clinton's Records "Vanished" After Warning Of '"Very Serious" Problems ...
--Washington Times (Prophecies: Generation of Armageddon will be morally "corrupt")
McCain Skillfully Plays Traitorous "La Raza" Card ...
--WND/Joseph Farah (Prophecies: Description of the Generation of Armageddon ...)
Earlier: University Suspends Staffer For Comments On Homosexuals ...
--WND (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist) (The Democrats are taking away our freedom of speech and our freedom of opinion ...)
--WND/WTVG-TV (Bible Warnings: Homosexuality and Abortion) (Prophecies: Generation of Armageddon will be morally "corrupt")
Tom Hanks Announces His Support for Obama ...
--NewsMax (Makes sense ... an actor who starred in a movie that mocked Jesus now supports a candidate whose advisers mock Jesus.)
--WND (Prophetic Warning Signs: 'Apocalypse' ... We will know when we are close) (Prophecies ... The coming "Rapture")
"Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam,
(the first person "raptured" in the Bible)
also prophesied about these men, saying,
‘Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands (millions) of His saints,
to execute judgment on all,
to convict all who are ungodly among them
of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way,
and of all the harsh things
which ungodly sinners
have spoken against Him.’" (Against our Lord Jesus Christ (Messiah) ... Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew)
(Jude 1:14-15)
"The Son of Man (Jesus Christ ... Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew)
will send out His angels,
and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend,
and those who practice lawlessness (sinning willfully … without repentance or remorse),
and will cast them into the furnace of fire (Hell).
There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
(Matthew 13:41-42) (The most important Bible prophecies ... Heaven or Hell ... it's not too late!!!)
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Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) compares the generation of Armageddon to the one of Noah . . .
Jesus (Yeshua) warns,
"But as the days of Noah were,
so also will the coming of the Son of Man be . . ."
(Matthew 24:37)
To help us understand this prophecy God describes
the generation of Noah . . .
"The Earth also was (morally) corrupt before God,
and the Earth was filled with violence.
So God looked upon the Earth, and indeed it was corrupt;
for all flesh had corrupted their way on the Earth.
And God said to Noah,
‘The end of all flesh has come before Me,
for the Earth is filled with violence through them;
and behold, I will destroy them with the Earth.’" (Only eight people were saved . . .)
(Genesis 6:11-13) (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon)
By The Year 2035 Islamics (Muslims) Will Outnumber Christians In The UK ...
--WND/London Telegraph (Prophecies ... False Prophets would rise and lead many) ("Allah"... The ancient Babylonian Moon god)
Saudi Prince Gives UK Universities Cambridge and Edinburgh $32 Million To Study Islam ...
--WND/Independent (A note on Islam ...) ("Allah"... The ancient Babylonian Moon god) (Prophecies ... False Prophets would rise and lead many)
New History Text Books In US Promoting Islam ...
--WND (Prophecies ... False Prophets would rise and lead many) ("Allah"... The ancient Babylonian Moon god) (A note on Islam ...)
--WND (A note on Islam ...) (Prophecies ... False Prophets would rise and lead many) ("Allah"... The ancient Babylonian Moon god)
Chinese Components Sold To Our Military Has Electrocuted and Killed 14 U.S. Soldiers ...
--WND/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
China Linked To North Korea-Syrian Nuclear Weapons Plant ...
--WND/Washington Post (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
New Russian President Medvedev Appoints Putin As Prime Minister ...
--Itar-Tass (Russia) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)
Putin Allies Get Top Jobs In Russia Cabinet ...
--AFP (France) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)
Putin Returns As Prime Minister To Make The West Respect Russia Even More ...
--Pravda (Russia) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)
Putin Now Heads Russian Parliament As Prime-Minister ... Received 392 Out Of 450 Votes
--Pravda (Russia) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel)
Documents Show Russia-Backed Venezuela's Chavez Supporting Marxist Guerillas In Colombia ...
--AFP (France) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
--AFP (France) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will go to war and will invade Israel) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)
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A look at a few of the verses found in the Bible which directly,
or indirectly refer to this strange, forceful, prophetic event
which we simply call 'the Rapture' . . .
"Behold, I tell you a mystery:
We shall not all sleep, (die a bodily death)
but we shall all be changed
in a moment,
in the twinkling of an eye"
(1 Corinthians 15:51-52)
"For the Lord Himself
will descend from Heaven with a shout,
with the voice of an archangel,
and with the trumpet of God.
And the dead in Christ will rise first.
Then we who are alive and remain
shall be caught up together with them in the clouds
to meet the Lord in the air.
And thus we shall always be with the Lord." (In Heaven ... filled with peace and beauty ... forever and ever and ever ... )
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-18)
"Because you have kept My command to persevere, (this promise is for those who sincerely believe and wait in faith ...)
I also will keep you from the hour of trial
which shall come upon the whole world,
to test those who dwell on the Earth." (The coming "Apocalypse" and Armageddon)
"Behold, I come quickly!"
(Revelation 3:10-11)
"But of that day and hour no one knows,
no, not even the angels of heaven,
but My Father only."
(Matthew 24:36)
"Then two men will be in the field:
one will be taken and the other left.
Two women will be grinding at the mill:
one will be taken and the other left."
"Watch therefore,
for you do not know
what hour your Lord is coming."
(Matthew 24:40-42)
"Therefore you also be ready,
for the Son of Man is coming
at an hour you do not expect."
(Luke 12:40)
"But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren,
you have no need that I should write to you.
For you yourselves know perfectly
that the Day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night."
(1 Thessalonians 5:1-2) (Prophecies ... The coming "Rapture") (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon)
Israel Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary . . .
--Ynet News (Israel) (A Most Remarkable Mathematical Prophecy Was Fulfilled When Israel Became A Nation in 1948 ...)
Modern Nation of Israel Turns 60 ...
--Ynet News (It appears from Bible prophecies the "prophetic clock" started ticking when Israel once again became a nation ...)
--Israel Nat'l News (Israel is always one of the first to offer help ... and was the first (and only) nation to offer America help after Katrina.)
From Israel: Anti-Zionism At 60
--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick (Prophecies ... Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation)
Israel Pauses To Mourn 22,437 Fallen Soldiers ...
--Jerusalem Post (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation)
Israel's Total Population Now Stands At 7,282,000 ... Of Which 5,499,000 Are Jews
--Jerusalem Post (Prophecies...Israel after becoming a nation) (The Bible tells us one day this little nation will rule the world ...)
Last Week: First Jewish Passover Lamb Sacrificed In Jerusalem Since The Generation Of Jesus In 70 A.D. ...
--Moriel.org (Prophecies of the Messiah) (Prophecies ... The coming "Rapture") (Prophecies of Messiah's Return) The time draws near . . .
Final Note: Bible prophecy allows both the diligent and the skeptical to test God's word. The Bible is God's Word and He proves it by including many prophecies which would (and will) happen in the future. Bible prophecy is also God's way of warning those on Earth of the great danger which now lies ahead. The Bible warns a single generation will see the fulfillment of many extraordinary prophecies, beginning with Israel gathered back into her Land as a nation ... and ending with the final battle of Armageddon (which the Bible warns will be the irreversible result of a coming 'peace plan' which will one day be imposed and enforced upon nation Israel.) We believe the generation the Bible warns about is alive today. We expect you to challenge this statement. To do so, simply learn what the Bible says, study the news, pray for wisdom, and then decide. Many prophecies and warnings are given so we will return to God and draw close to Him before it's too late ... for God will provide hope, comfort, and shelter for all who will sincerely receive it, through the one He sent forth - Jesus (Yeshua), the promised Messiah - called 'Savior' because He willingly and lovingly laid down His life for us as our sacrifice (once and for all) to save us from our sins and from the darkness, loneliness, and torments of Hell. Learn of Him. Please don't wait. The message found in the Bible is not trivial ... it is staggering!!!
"When you see these things happening,
know that it (the 'Apocalypse') is near -- at the door!
Assuredly, I say to you,
this generation will by no means pass away
till all these things take place."
(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."
(Zephaniah 2:2-3)
Jesus (Yeshua) commands us to watch and be ready .....
"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)
... 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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