NB: FIRST PUBLISHED 13 YEARS AGO, 3rd November 2011
COPY of pre-blog email (as in ‘About‘).: Re below – developments in this serious saga with Iran warrant our closer observation. Therefore, I’m widening circulation beyond friends who watch out for Israel.
Not many months after hearing the Lord say “This is ALL about to be fulfilled” upon my opening a Bible to check the wheat and tares parable, I emailed friends about it. Thus, began my emailing on current events in the Middle-East. As matters escalated the Lord strongly poked me to go public, which I did on 21.11.11 with this blog.
Scrolling through that month’s 11 postings you’ll note it covers the possibility of Israel making a pre-emptive strike against Iran and then TV debates on the Palestine issue.
NOW, courtesy of a friend and fellow writer gently taking me to task over including on-the-ground reports on Richard’s Watch Telegram from Behold Israel’s Amir Tsarfati in Eilat, Israel, we go ‘retro’ with a recent controversial interview by independent journalist Tucker Carlson.
In Episode 91, Revd Dr Munther Isaac leader of a Palestinian church in Bethlehem conveys his perspective of the dreadful situation in that region. He makes interesting and valid points about the need for churches to know what’s happening in the land and which may be valid; BUT then exposes his extremely one-sided stance at 14.40 mins
“..Christians should be for peace. I wish you were investing all your energy and money to bring peace, NOT continuing to support Israel unconditionally without holding them to account – which, in my opinion, is what drove us to this mess right now with the catastrophe of thousands of Palestinians killed on October 7th and all that…”
I stopped listening to any more because he failed to mention and show any compassion for the innocent victims of the utterly demonic barbarity of terrorists and many so-called citizens massacring and taking hostages of well over a thousand non-combatant Israelis – including babies and little children – and other nationalities.
It’s appalling that any Christian would fail to condemn that truly horrendous massacre – hence my blogging on it as humanity’s second tipping point.
It supports my contention that all the videos of the dead, mutilated, chopped and burned corpses should be mandatory viewing across all tv networks in an attempt to educate the deliberately brainwashed folk.
PS (15.00)
For more information and reactions visit Richard’s Watch Telegram [preview available].
PS (17:30) Amir writes (emphases RB):
These are FACTS:
Tucker Carlson’s Misleading Narrative: Unraveling Bethlehem’s Christian Demographic Shift
The recent interview on Tucker Carlson’s show has sparked controversy, particularly in its portrayal of Israel and the population dynamics of Bethlehem. The narrative presented in the interview, suggesting that Israel is driving out Christians from Bethlehem, is not only irresponsible but also misrepresents historical facts.
It’s crucial to understand the historical context of Bethlehem’s demographics to grasp the reality accurately. Before Jordan took control of Bethlehem, the population was overwhelmingly Christian, with estimates indicating around 85% being Christian. However, during Jordanian rule, this percentage significantly declined to around 40%. This decline occurred due to various factors, including economic challenges, persecution and restrictions on religious freedom.
Contrary to the narrative presented, the years under Israeli control before the Oslo Accords saw a growth in Bethlehem’s Christian population. Estimates show that during this period, the Christian population increased to around 65%. This growth can be attributed to the freedom of religion and improved economic opportunities provided during Israeli administration.
However, in recent years, Bethlehem’s Christian population has faced challenges, and the percentage has decreased to a mere 12%. This decline is not due to Israeli actions but is a result of discrimination and persecution from the Palestinian Authority and the Muslim population in the region.
It’s essential to separate fact from fiction and not vilify Israel based on misleading narratives. The reality is that the Christian population in Israel has grown over the years, and Bethlehem saw growth during the time it was under Israeli control due to the freedom of religion and opportunities provided to all communities.
Tucker interview was not just irresponsible, fueling more hate during this times of heightened antisemitism but also manipulative towards the Christian communities to give them a false narrative against the Jewish State.
Israel is one of the safest places in the Middle East for Christians.
While Palestinian Christians left Gaza and the West Bank due to horrific persecution, and Christian communities in many places around us completely vanish, the Christian community in Israel prospers. Yes, there are here and there Jewish ultra-orthodox acts of hatred towards them but it’s unlike anything close to the atrocities Muslims do to them around us. Jews don’t kill Christians in Israel. Period.
Tucker Carlson, in his new path to completely remove American support in Israel, carefully chose to interview a traditional priest teaching replacement theology so only complaints would be heard.
No doubt – the American conservative narrative is being changed and Israel is now their new villain. The most antisemitic people on X these days are people who claim to be right-wing conservatives and even proud Christ followers.
THESE ARE THE LAST DAYS. BE CAREFUL OF THESE DECEIVERS.
Events arising out of Humanity’s 2nd Tipping Point in the battle against satan have come to the ‘boil’ as far as my blogging’s concerned, beginning with two in-depth articles from Neil Mackereth, the first of which he submitted in Leap Year Day, 29th February, but for which I awaited a follow-on for Part 2.
Part 1 is VITAL NEED-TO-KNOW INFO:
I AM A STRANGER IN MY OWN LAND
Introduction
I watch the news and have come to the conclusion that democracy fails when the majority believe a lie. It is even more worrying when incontrovertible evidence will not change their minds.
I see crowds, who do not understand what Hamas represents, being whipped up into a frenzy by agitators, whose aim is the destruction of Israel. By association, the rabble rousers actions are leading to the demonisation of all Jews. Continue reading
In his third annexure to Simplicity, Neil Mackereth asks and points out:
WHY IS THE BOOK OF REVELATION SO IMPORTANT?
10 KEY POINTS
1. It is the Culmination of The Bible Story. The denouement.
Could you imagine the Bible ending with the one-chapter book of Jude?
2. It Shows Jesus in His glory – As King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
So awesome that even His close friend John fell on his face as if dead when he saw Jesus. We know Jesus as prophet, teacher, priest, healer and so on – but here we see Him in all His glory.
3. It Provides Knowledge: to Defeat Misinformation. A challenge to false prophets and false doctrine.
4. It Provides Knowledge: to Help us Understand World Events. Revelation shows that God foreknew, He is in control, and His plan will not be thwarted.
Current events: Israel, 1948 and following; moves towards a new world order – a world economic system and a world governmental system.
5. It Provides Knowledge: to help us be pathfinder guides and watchmen for Israel.
6. It is a Basis for Evangelism.
It is my contention that the incredible significance and glorious wonder of so much fulfilled prophecy in the Bible, is so “undersold” that it indicates the church has been duped into veiling parts of the Word of God Any other prophetic book that was so absolutely accurate over so many events over such a long period of time, would be hailed and revered in awe and wonder by the secular world.
7. An antidote to complacency.
We now know enough to not be caught unawares.
8. Future Focus: it prepares us for what lies ahead.
Revelation tells us more about our eternal home and condition, rather than our current temporary state – more about the significance and urgency of the choice we, and all people, need to make.
9. Worship.
A book full of worship, and how to worship – 11 major songs that have inspired a multitude of hymns and choral works, songs etc.
10. Because God tells us it is Special!
It is the only book in the Bible that blesses the reader and the hearer (Rev 1:3) John wrote it as he saw it and heard it, which may account for its unusual style – he was continually being reminded to write down what he saw and heard, and then told not to change it! – Reveleation 22:18-19.
Neil Mackereth 21 May 2020
Continue End-Times Briefings.
NB: references to numbers 4,8 … I began this post on Saturday, then on Sunday evening got nudged to check my phone whilst awaiting the start of our evening film. On its Facebook page I couldn’t but notice the extraordinary ‘God-incidence’ of the latest from Veronika West having been posted 48 minutes earlier as I’d already alerted her about my draft. Also, another friend’s post is directly relevant to Bill Koenig’s numerical point shown below. So first, before looking at those items, we need to know this...
Read full details at https://nypost.com/2024/04/05/us-news/earthquake-rocks-nyc-tri-state-area/
https://www.jgminternational.org/prophecies/a-mass-exodus-is-about-to-take-place-in-washington-dc
Also, as prophesied a month ago:
“Watch the Senate, My children. I told you before that there will be a shift of power in this Nation like no one has ever seen before. It will not stay blue, and it will not take an election to change the power.
My United States- there will be an earthquake in your land. This will signal a much bigger shaking that will take place in your Nation. A shaking of governmental power and your economy. A shaking from where this Nation was headed, to a new course, a new birth, and a new Nation.
The tides have turned, and this Nation will rise higher and greater than it was before. Remember, in My Word, when a thief has been caught, he has to give it back seven times. Well, the thieves have been caught, so get ready for a sevenfold return and a restoration like no other.”
ISRAEL CONNECTION
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SUNDAY 7th April
Veronika West Facebook – at 12:47
…her above post reads (screenshot today 8th April)
Read above closing link at The Tomb, Womb, Eclipse and Earthquake…
Next, John Rayner Facebook: – approx 18:20
Later, my comments timed as shown, after noticing Veronika’s had read ‘48 m’ AND closes by referring to ‘4’ and ‘8’!!
READ IN FULL AT https://www.hiskingdomprophecy.com/x-o-dus-a-strange-and-powerful-dream/
Also, Veronika refers to: https://www.hiskingdomprophecy.com/the-first-ever-recorded-eclipse/
Regrettably, further to the above post-‘inauguration’ post, Biden continues to display weakness and unreliability in failing to support Israel…(along with Britain’s Cameron!)
For more prophecy-related news visit Richard’s Watch Telegram
For frequent daily updates visit Amir’s Behold Israel Telegram
PS. Yesterday Melanie Philips writes in Israel Alone – Weep America,
‘In my article (The American Betrayal of Israel) last week I wrote that America was abandoning Israel. Today, the Biden administration wrote its name in the annals of infamy by openly joining the axis of evil against those defending civilisation.
The UN Security Council has passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the remainder of Ramadan, and the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli hostages.
Breaking with its historic policy of vetoing hostile resolutions at the UNSC to protect Israel against those working for its destruction and the defeat of the west, the US abstained today and so the resolution was passed.
Even more appallingly (if that’s possible) the UK, the Biden administration’s poodle and whose Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron, has been threatening Israel with an end to arms sales unless it does what he and the US State Department are demanding, actually voted for the resolution….’
How a New Age follower got hooked into the Bible’s prophecies.
A unique take from die-hard anti-Christian confronted by facts in non-Christian book!
As an ex-unbeliever rescued by Jesus Christ in person and ‘born-again’ by Holy Spirit into life everlasting through His sinless blood, I reiterate Chuck Missler’s concern:
“You may not believe what the Bible says, but what’s utterly astonishing is that so very many claim to believe in Jesus yet have no grasp of the idea Christ is to literally return and rule!”
The aim of these Briefings is to help my readers be better informed and thus grasp that truth. If an ardently anti-church guy deeply involved in New Age teachings, who viewed ‘Bible-bashers’ as bigots, could grasp and keep hold of this mind-blowing stuff, then how much easier is it for believers in Jesus to fully appreciate these things?
So, come on a revelatory journey with me that hints at the relevance of Bible ‘coding’:
BACKGROUND
Personal events over the last couple of years brought insights into formative events in my childhood that have a bearing upon why I must write – as if pre-ordained destiny!
Mulling over one particular memory suggests the Lord played a direct role in what had happened – as though He instigated the ‘first contact’ and thus strongly stimulated what became an abiding fascination within my spirit. That is, His grace in action…
Then at the right time decades later, He revisited the sown seed that was emerging from below ground and simultaneously brought together two things – a book and a television – to kick-start life-changing events!
Moreover, last year when speaking about prophecies being like ‘jigsaw pieces’ I shared what had got me interested in prophecy. BUT only then did it dawn upon me that’s what I’d seen on those pages and that screen: two ‘jigsaw pieces’! I hadn’t put two and two together until over 30 years later! Dohh!
By covering the identical topic, the printed and spoken words I read and heard in mid-80s got connected and opened up a much bigger intellectual, historical and spiritual picture. They were the very first two physical ‘jigsaw pieces’ I’d encountered and fitted together tightly, as though in an awesome ‘invisible jigsaw’ – one I’d begin blogging about twenty years later.
And only now do I notice two more ‘pieces’!
‘FIRST CONTACT’
Having Catholic parents, it was church every Sunday. As soon as I was able to read, my mother showed me how her Missal explained what’s said during Mass. Each Sunday had a page with picture depicting the liturgical theme, as in this copy page.
Being very keen on astronomy I was intrigued by the picture for the First Sunday in Advent. It shows Jesus standing on clouds in the midst of the sun, moon and shooting stars; but over a burning earth!
Back then I didn’t know it indicated events predicted to precede his Second Advent!
Being a visually-minded boy gifted in drawing, my favourite cartoon stories were those on science fiction. Also, a richly illustrated book By Spaceship to the Moon is a much-thumbed Christmas present of 1955 from my grandmother. And so in the next couple of years we’d go picking blackberries near the huge radio telescope being built at Jodrell Bank, Cheshire.
As you may surmise, that Advent picture had left a subtle impact upon my fertile imagination.
Jodrell Bank radio telescope (1959)
Years later my historical interest led me into Elizabethan-Jacobean codes and self-publishing a booklet on how the misquotation from The Tempest on the Shakespeare monument in Westminster Abbey has a geometrical code of the name of Sir Francis Bacon. (He was involved with producing the King James Bible – see Bio Info).
1st & 2nd PIECES – JERUSALEM
By mid-1980s, as editor/publisher for a New Age group, I was well-placed for one of its leaders who dealt with mail-order books to hand me a brand new book on international politics and the Middle-East. Moreover, it examined ancient predictions on those highly complex issues!
So, whilst watching a documentary about the then current Iraq-Iran war, I grabbed the book to casually flick through, pausing at illustrations and charts and noted repeated references to the significance of Jerusalem.
Thus, I was stunned upon hearing the TV narrator say: “Elite units from opposing forces are rehearsing an attack upon Jerusalem” – despite being at war with one another, these opposing armies united to rehearse their ‘liberation’ of Jerusalem – ie. its recapture from the Jews!
Immediately, my head sung to see film footage of that violent rehearsal – my jaw dropped! Wouldn’t yours?
Therefore, this book most definitely is be taken seriously. It grabbed and got my full attention and became of seminal value in understanding these End-times well before I started reading the Bible a few years later!
Thus, began my appreciation as a non-believer in the Bible as prophecy. This reality got confirmed by peculiar instances (‘God-incidents’) after I’d begun blogging, especially at the time of this blog’s 4th anniversary in November 2013 [The Invisible Hand Reappears and Did My Triple Warning About Iran Affect WordPress Connections?] and two year later [What’s Weird About Writing About Iran].
More importantly, that mid-1980s event began loosening my disdain of churchgoers. It needed, however, a visit from the Lord to rescue me from the devil’s camp before that decade was out. [Read I’m FREE! for my full testimony.]
Furthermore, upon revisiting The Invisible Hand I now recall a couple of other ‘jigsaw pieces’ confirming this ‘heaven-sent’ book was just right for me.:
3rd PIECE – BIBLE CODES
Being interested in codes and writing a booklet on one of significance to literature, my attention was drawn to Victor Dunstan’s claiming the Bible holds coded and plain-text prophecies by ancient seers and which relate directly to Britain’s Mandate in Palestine. He also covered historical data on the Mandate and the Middle-East’s religions and politics.
Consequently, I became more alert to Middle-Eastern and globally-related events, which suggest things may not be as they seem at first glance – or as reported in the media, and definitely not the BBC! I was amazed to learn that many modern events are of Biblical significance. Therefore, I began watching events unfold – occasionally and slowly at first, but rapidly and accelerating after we entered the new Millennium, or ‘3rd Day’ since Christ.
Also, I was well-acquainted with the Western esoteric tradition and the Kabbala in Jewish mysticism, so I was at ease with Dunstan’s term ‘ancient seers’.
Using prophet Daniel’s mathematical coding of ‘Time’, this author extrapolated that all prophecies would come to a climax in 1992 with Russia being the lead villain against Israel. However, he didn’t foresee the collapse of communism in 1989! Yet that year proved pertinent because the ‘Middle East Peace Process’ had just got under way in October 1991 and led to the Oslo Accords of 1993. [Latest: New details emerge of how Russia prevented Obama’s anti-Israel resolution.]
Furthermore, Dunstan accurately foresaw the resurgence of Islam as a militant force:
‘We are about to witness a mighty and almost unbelievable upsurge in Islam. Though we see the first signs of an Islamic-revival (it) has a long way to to go but it’s going to go that ‘long way’ very quickly.’ [page 198]
Consequently, his seminal book has received a number of mentions during the course of my blogging (Invisbl_Hand tag refers).
Here’s the book’s fold-out table I saw on cross-links between prophet Daniel and the Book of Revelation, under a photo of the Dome on the Rock mosque in Jerusalem…
The author’s easy, conversational and non-religious style was clear from the outset as he introduced his material gleaned from ‘ancient seers’ and what they call “the time of the end” – the days in which we’re living. He emphasises the mathematical skill of Dr Grattan Guiness’ in his Light for the Last Days (1887) in using those sages’ writings to foretell the deliverance of Jerusalem from the Turks 30 years later.
However, his book opens with a prediction I’d been personally been aware of for twenty years.:
4th PIECE – JFK’s ASSASSINATION
Doubtless you recall where you were and what you were doing when you heard news of the terrorist attack on New York’s twin towers on 11th September 2001? Similarly, I well recall being outside my school’s dining hall on 22nd November 1963 upon hearing news of President Kennedy’s murder. The next year, however, I was intrigued to read about a lady who’d predicted that alarming event, and to which Victor Dunstan refers and uses as a lead-in to the thousands of years-old predictions of the Old Testament prophets:
ON THE SECOND COMING
The author’s frank admission shown below indicates his frank opinion on the possible return of Jesus and suggests why The Invisible Hand is free from church jargon and ‘Christianese’.:
P 307 Chpt 18 – Ancient Seers Foretell Event to ‘Out Science Fiction’ Science Fiction
WHY 1992?
To expand upon the above reference on 1992, the next image (which I hope you can read) tells how Dunstan sees the ‘Times’ in the Book of Daniel point to 1917 and 1948, as well as to 1992. And he demonstrates how these periods can link not only into the Christian calendar but also into the Muslim one – asking if that implies a linkage to the ‘abomination of desolation’ (Daniel 9:27) and thus to the Anti-Christ.:
All to the glory of God alone
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MUST WATCH, click to play > https://youtu.be/tb7-7HQrPXo?si=1l6HgZq1WBv6_i-j
International Christian Embassy In Jerusalem’s President Dr. Jürgen Bühler delivered the keynote address at the annual Israel Breakfast during the National Religious Broadcasters convention held in February in Nashville, Tennessee.
The ICEJ-USA branch co-sponsored the traditional breakfast, which is the foremost pro-Israel event at the yearly gathering of Christian media and publishers from around the globe.
Dr. Bühler described how much Israel has changed since the shocking Hamas invasion of October 7, adding it also needs to be a “game changer” for Christians to stand with Israel as never before. Many Israelis have lost trust in the government and IDF, he explained, and instead are turning towards God in prayer.
He added the nation also is more united to confront Palestinian terrorism, including those who once hoped in and ardently promoted the peace process. Realising they’ve been duped and betrayed, no longer can any Palestinians be trusted!
Dr. Bühler also expressed hope that Gaza could be transformed and steered away from hating Jews by allowing Evangelical Christians to be more involved in its rebuilding, and thus realising there’s a far better way of reconciliation and living through Jesus Christ.
This morning’s headlines at Watch.org:
https://www.jpost.com/international/internationalrussia-ukraine-war/article-781535
Another look into these goat nations’ future, as foretold by in the vision given to Jesus’ close disciple John:
NOTE: Scripture quotations courtesy of BibleGateway.com
83 Do not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!
2 For behold, Your enemies make a [a]tumult;
And those who hate You have [b]lifted up their head.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,
And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
4 They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation,
That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
5 For they have consulted together with one [c]consent;
They [d]form a confederacy against You: (..cont’d at BibleGateway)
2 Why do the [a]nations [b]rage,
And the people plot a [c]vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the Lord and against His Anointed,[d] saying,
3 “Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.”
4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure: (..cont’d at BibleGateway)
Here’s an apposite play on ‘gaslighting’ – psychological manipulation and control of other people’s thoughts and behaviour through deceit and blame-shifting:
Selection of December’s reports:
Mark Davidson posted this news on 3rd December:
Mark writes:
‘The interviewer asked, “So can you promise another October 7?” The interviewer was referring to the Hamas attack on Israeli villages on that date in which 1,200 Israeli civilians were slaughtered.
Osama Hamdan, the Hamas official, responded, “I can promise that a war of liberation is coming, not just another October 7.” The interviewer then asked when this war might occur. Hamdan then said, “I do not think it is far off.”
Later, he opines:
‘Now, in light of the coming Second Signpost, and the possible Psalm 83 war to occur in parallel, we must consider that this “war of liberation” IS the Psalm 83 war.’
Read in full at https://foursignposts.com/2023/12/03/hamas-official-tells-of-coming-psalm-83-war/
ON TARGET: this latest of my friend Neil Mackereth drew enemy flak whilst he was writing. In its Introduction he refers to his paper of 2021 published God-incidentally as Wow-Wotta-Wednesday: Know Our Enemy’s Strategy along with my 3,000th post – Satan Has Limited Power, by Veronika West together with a related vision.
THEREFORE, I urge my readers to weigh and pray carefully:
THE ADVERSARY
Introduction
A couple of years ago I wrote an article entitled “Know Your Enemy” in which I considered some of Satan’s tactics in striving to fulfil his grand strategy of thwarting God’s plan for the redemption of mankind. At that time my focus was on Satan’s endeavours to destroy Israel and to introduce a new world order.
Since then, things have taken a turn for the worse. A great darkness has come upon the Earth and Satan is intensifying his efforts to destroy Israel and the Jewish people.
In this article I ask: Who is Satan and why is he opposed to mankind in general, and Israel in particular?
Answering these questions requires some speculation. The comments that follow do not have full scriptural authority and should be treated with caution!
Satan
In Hebrew the word “satan” means adversary. Satan has come to be used as the name for a fallen angel who rebelled against God and sought to take God’s throne for himself. The Bible gives little information about Satan’s origins and downfall. In Isaiah and Ezekiel there are references to the fall of the “morning star”, translated as Lucifer, which some interpret as referring to Satan, while others suggest it relates to the King of Babylon.
There has been much conjecture and many hypotheses over the centuries: some suggest Satan was a very powerful (perhaps the most powerful) angel and his pride and jealousy led him to rebel against God’s decision to create man (I have not found a scriptural foundation for this theory).
Another suggestion for Satan’s existence is that God, in creating man, wanted us to have freedom of choice, i.e. not be automatons. In order to have freedom of choice (i.e. the option to choose to love, follow and obey God) an alternative has to exist! God gives us all the information we need in order to make an informed choice about the gospel of God and the reality of Jesus as our Messiah. The gospel of God will continue to be preached for as long as God ordains, and during that time, Satan is permitted to roam the Earth (has a legal right?). Again, though some aspects of this theory can be inferred (e.g., from Job), there is no clear scriptural confirmation.
Perhaps Satan’s most significant advantage is that many people do not believe he exists! His and his henchmen’s depiction, particularly at Halloween, as some sort of demonic cartoon characters, has encouraged the view that the devil and his demons are figures of fun; a mythical oddity of no significance to 21st Century man.
However, we can see from Scripture that Jesus took Satan very seriously and even though Satan’s destiny is clear, in the meantime he and his demons will make every effort to undermine God’s plan.
Satan’s Ploys
Satan knows what the Bible says and that the book of Revelation shows that Jesus will return to Jerusalem to take His rightful place on the throne of David, as King of the Jews. He will rule His people and the world from Jerusalem.
Throughout history, Satan has been attempting to prevent the fulfilment of God’s plans. Satan appears to believe that, if he is successful, his eventual banishment to “the lake of burning sulphur” (Revelation 20:10) will not happen. His ploys include:
1. Tempting Adam and Eve (and hence mankind) to sin and fall from God’s grace
2. Seeking to have the baby Jesus killed
3. Tempting Jesus to sin and so become unworthy as Saviour
4. Seeking to destroy Jesus
5. Dispersing the Jews to fragment and destabilise their national identity and/or;
6. Destroying all Jews so that Jesus has no Jewish Kingdom over which to rule and reign;
7. Preventing the re-establishment of a Jewish nation state (Israel) and/or
8. Destroying Israel or Jerusalem, or dividing Jerusalem to ensure areas, particularly the Temple Mount, remain under the control of Muslims
Satan tried the first and seemed to be successful; however, God instigated plan B (or was it always plan A – God is omniscient!). The second ploy was thwarted and the third robustly rebutted by Jesus. Satan appeared to have achieved his goal with the crucifixion, but apparent victory turned to spectacular defeat when Jesus rose from the dead. The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth ploys have been ongoing throughout history, with varying degrees of success.
However, I want to emphasise the miracle of the preservation of Jewish identity and traditions, over thousands of years, and the huge significance of the re-establishment of Israel as a nation state in 1948; and the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967.
Nevertheless, the Temple Mount remains in the hands of gentiles. Zechariah 1:14-16 may be a “model” for the present situation on the Temple Mount: “Proclaim this word: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion, and I am very angry with the nations that feel secure. I was only a little angry, but they went too far with the punishment.’ “Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there my house will be rebuilt. And the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem,’ declares the Lord Almighty.” (See Addenda below for detail)
What is the Point?
The point is that “the devil roams around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour”. Hamas is the embodiment of that image of Satan, roaming around to devour people. It is imperative that Christians follow events carefully, seek to understand what is happening from a spiritual perspective and encourage their governments to support Israel.
Addenda: Comments on The Temple Mount
The Temple Mount warrants closer examination. The Jews, or more accurately those practicing Judaism, consider the Temple Mount to be the place where God chose to manifest His divine presence (Isaiah 8:18, Psalm 9:11). There has been much confusion about whether the Temple Mount is on Mount Zion.
From 2 Samuel 5:6-9 it is clear that Mount Zion was a fortress that King David captured from the Jebusites. He renamed it City of David and developed and expanded the site. The scope of the City of David can be seen from modern day archaeological excavations. King David’s son and successor, King Solomon, built the first Temple on Mount Moriah (2 Chronicles 3:1-2) in 957 BC. Mount Moriah is probably synonymous with what we now call the Temple Mount, though its exact location has not been confirmed.
It seems that with the building of the Temple the term “Zion” was expanded to include the Mount and subsequently the whole of Jerusalem and the people of Israel (hence Zionism and Zionists). This collective term can be seen in Isaiah 40:9, Jeremiah 31:12 and Zechariah 9:13. The first Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC.
Zion became a term used for the people of God (Isaiah 60:14) and this theme continues through the New Testament (Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 14:1). Peter refers to Jesus as the ‘Cornerstone of Zion’ (1 Peter 2:4-6).
The second Temple was built, under the direction of Zerubbabel, in 516 BC and destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD. Jewish tradition maintains that there will be a third Temple on the Temple Mount and that its design has been prophesied in Ezekiel 40 to 47.
Sunni Muslims consider the Mount to be the “Noble Sanctuary”, the third most holy site in Islam. It is revered as the location to which Mohammad was transported for his ascent to Heaven. The Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque were built on the Mount after the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 637 AD. The Dome of the Rock, completed in 692 AD, is in the middle of the Temple Mount, on the site where many (but not all!) Biblical scholars believe the Third Temple should be built.
The question remains, why is the Temple Mount still under Muslim control?
In 1967, the Jordanians, with the help of Syria and Egypt, attacked Israel. Prior to the 1967 “Six-Day War” Jordan controlled East Jerusalem, including the Temple Mount, and the West Bank. Israel’s armed forces defeated the attack and occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
In the aftermath of the war Israel agreed the return of the control of the Temple Mount to the Islamic Waqf (guardians of Muslim holy sites). This gesture has not led to peace and reconciliation! The Temple Mount is an enclave within Israeli controlled Jerusalem. The Muslims have been granted authority to manage the Temple Mount in accordance with their traditions, while Israel continues to have technical control of the site and monitor access. To add to the confusion, the Palestinian Authority claims sovereignty over the Temple Mount.
In Summary:
Zion was the fortress that King David captured from the Jebusites. He renamed it City of David. It is thought that the location of Zion expanded to include the Temple Mount, and subsequently Jerusalem and the people of Israel. Following the destruction of Jerusalem the name Mount Zion was transferred to its present location across the valley to the south of the walled city. While the physical location of Zion may have changed over the years, the spiritual relevance has remained constant.
The Temple Mount is almost certainly the most contested religious site in the world. There can be little doubt that Jerusalem is different and, considering its size and location, it is truly amazing how significant it is in world affairs! It is the focal point of End-times prophecy and, as mentioned above, it is imperative that we keep a close watch on all information relating to events in Israel and Jerusalem. Finally, the literalist view is that the building of the Third Temple is a major prerequisite for progress (the next step?) along the prophetic time-line of the Bible story.
Policy and Survey Research Press Release: Public Opinion Poll (90) published yesterday states (emphasis mine):
‘Wide public support for Hamas’ offensive on October the 7th, but the vast majority denies that Hamas has committed atrocities against Israeli civilians. The war increases Hamas’ popularity and greatly weakens the standing of the PA and its leadership; nonetheless, the majority of the Palestinians remains unsupportive of Hamas. Support for armed struggle rises, particularly in the West Bank and in response to settlers’ violence, but support for the two-state solution rises somewhat. The overwhelming majority condemns the positions taken by the US and the main European powers during the war and express the belief that they have lost their moral compass.’
Here’s Amir Tsafati’s summary :
‘New polling of Palestinian public opinion showing massive support for Hamas and other Iran-backed terrorists.
– 72% of respondents support the October 7th massacre.
– In the West Bank, support for Hamas has seen a threefold increase, with 82% endorsing the October 7th massacre.
– The preference for “armed struggle” has escalated by ten points, now at over 60%.
– Only 10% believe Hamas committed war crimes, with 85% not having viewed any footage from October 7th.
– When considering governance in the Gaza Strip post-conflict, 60% favor Hamas, including 75% in the West Bank but only 38% in the Gaza Strip.
– Among Arab and regional actors, Yemen receives the highest satisfaction rating (80% overall, 89% in the West Bank, and 68% in the Gaza Strip). Qatar follows with 56%, then Hezbollah at 49%, Iran at 35%, Turkey at 34%, Jordan at 24%, Egypt at 23%, UAE at 8%, and Saudi Arabia at 5%.
– If a presidential election were held today with Mahmoud Abbas and Ismail Haniyeh as candidates, the turnout is projected at 53%. Of those participating, Haniyeh would likely receive 78% of the votes, a significant increase from 58% three months prior, while Abbas would get 16%, down from 37%.
Results and methodology can be found below (using an archive link as Twitter seems to be blocking the original link) archive.is/YoyKM
FOOTNOTE – A reminder:
Publishing my friends Neil Mackereth’s and Chris Moyler’s comments on Israel stimulated them to further thought, in what’s been an intensely busy period.
Chris says, “I wrote it all so fast, completely from the hip, in two quick sessions. I have it, completely unedited as a document (but) am currently putting in the foundations for our new extension. Pure crazy, but the LORD is most definitely in it. Chris”
He raises A QUESTION….
“Are Christians interested in the scriptural basis for the support of modern day Israel?
I don’t think so. Maybe just a few……. I presently find myself up against a wall of disinterest.
My aim in writing about Israel is NOT that we should pontificate about her, but that we should have a sound scriptural underpinning to our prayers. i.e. that our prayers should not be weak and general, but bold and purposeful-prayers of great clarity.
Your thoughts please???? Chris xx”
Most intriguing publication date for this word of 5th November, the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot of a group of dissident Catholics led by Guy Fawkes, who attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Consequently, a ‘guy’ is burned on bonfires across Britain each year.
Click image to read prophetic word brought by Julie Green (emphasis in extract mine):
“…Yes, My children, hold on and brace for the impact of everything that is about to take place. Brace for it. Brace for it. The military is on the move. Military movements are growing by the day. They are growing, I say. Watch the military because soon you will see them. Soon you will see them.
They cannot hide these things anymore. Soon you will see them because it is now time for advancement. It is time for advancement, advancement, advancement, for pushing back the enemies of Almighty God and taking away what was never theirs.
This territory is Mine, and I have given this territory to you, My children. So, receive this day all that I say”, saith the Lord.
US MILITARY VETERAN’S OBSERVATIONS
Following my postings on Devolution of the US government under President Trump and his role as Commander-in-Chief of ongoing military activities, as explained by veteran Derek Johnson, let’s note his explanations on 12th December on his Telegram channel (preview screen available), especially with the Israel’s war against hamas:
“Let’s do this breakdown again and show how NOTHING is a coincidence.
Army Manual from 2019 shows what was to come in Israel in the ‘future.’
June 24, 2018, Military.com tells the world: “U.S. Army leaders say the next war will be fought in mega-cities, but the service has embarked on an ambitious effort to prepare most of its combat brigades to fight, not inside, but beneath them.”
Tunnels = Subterranean Warfare.
The Washington Examiner put this out on Aug. 1, 2019:
“The Army is preparing soldiers for the wars of the future by training them to fight in subway tunnels and sewers common to big cities.”
On Aug. 31, 2019, Business Insider covered this piece:
“DARPA is asking universities for access to their tunnels ASAP, and it’s because the US military thinks its next war will go underground.”
The Washington Examiner was very specific on how much of that half-billion:
“Army leaders intend to spend $572 million to train and equip 26 of its 31 combat brigades to do battle in underground complexes.”
CIC Trump has always said, “We will make them pay for it.”
‘It’ = whatever the topic is.
I guess that’s why his Executive Orders on vaccinations in 2019 had the CDC in them and they were not in the EOs of the likeness in 2020.
I guess that’s also why he HAMMERED Pharmaceutical Companies and declared war on Opioids / Drugs and Trafficking.
I guess that’s why he talks about ‘Quick Trials’ all the time and executing Drug Traffickers.
I guess that’s why he declared a War on Trafficking (ALL FORMS; because how else are they paid?) on December 20, 2019, in the War Powers Act of 1973, 50 USC §1550, accompanying multiple Executive Orders, but more specifically EO 13912, that made him a Wartime President via 50 USC §1621 and 10 USC §12302, all backed by the Military Justice Act of 2016, and multiple other laws and orders, when he Federalized 1 million Reserves to Active-Duty.
Reserves do not serve dual missions. They’re Federal only. The ONLY person who’s Federalized Reserves to Active-Duty is 45. That’s NOT a transferable command due to the type of Orders given.
I guess that’s why Reserves are in the sky daily and have been since certain Orders.
So, what are the odds, 26 days later, AFTER the Washington Examiner said the Army spent $572 million training soldiers for tunnels, on Aug. 27, 2019, Johnson and Johnson were ordered to pay $572 million?
“In a landmark decision, an Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state’s opioid crisis.”
CNN:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/08/26/health/oklahoma-opioid-trial-verdict-bn/index.html
Now let’s look at the 2019 Army Manual titled: “Shaping the Deep Fight: Operational Implications for the 21st Century Subterranean Conflict.”
When you click on manual, notice how Deep is in italics. Emphasis.
Look at Chapter 25 of the Manual:
“Hamas: Egypt-Gaza Cross Border Operations.”
I guess that’s why ALL mainstream headlines and articles in October and November 2023 talked about the war in Israel being taken to the Tunnels and Sewers.
I guess that’s why “Kamala” aka ‘Special K’ told the whole world that there were going to be NO (Zero) United States Soldiers in Israel.
CNN:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/10/29/politics/harris-us-combat-troops-israel-or-gaza/index.html
I guess that’s why I have all these Military Aircraft on a public app flying around Israel and Egypt before AND after the news broke on Israel.
I guess that’s why in paragraph two of the introduction in the 2019 Army Manual, it says: “In 2017, the US Army allocated $572 million into training and equipping active duty brigades to fight in large scale subterranean facilities.”
Army Manual (dot MIL):
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/trecms/pdf/AD1083592.pdf
If you’ll also read on the front page of the Manual it specifically states:
“Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited”
It all adds up when you get propaganda, noise, and smoke blowers out of your life and insert a Veteran keeping Oath and showing you ALL what matters via current, bipartisan Laws and Orders paired with Military Laws and Orders.
The way we turn Americans around is by educating them on how “we the people” govern via Laws and Orders that support the Constitution.
Military L&O > Everything.” 🇺🇸
Visit Derek’s channel to view the dozens of military flight plans he monitors, the latest in regards to Zelensky’s visit to DC!!
Lastly, I recall this published in April 2021 (before I learned about Devolution):
PS I now find that post inexplicably no longer shows the full text (even though readable in all revisions), but I allude briefly to it in this follow-up:
PPS: Found this weird formatting <div id=”IC1-ad” class=”sponsor IC1″> had hidden the following. (14/12) Now find another <p class=”ad-notice flipboard-remove”> that blanked out final para of quotation.
(NB:video link no longer public, so am very pleased to have taken notes.)
‘In response to widespread outrage that someone with the views of Torres-Estrada was being put in charge of hiring Navy SEALs – indeed, that an “office of diversity and inclusion” was even created in the first place for America’s Special Ops forces – Torres-Estrada was “reassigned” to other duties while his background and qualifications are investigated.’
‘You may realise I watch videos only occasionally, but last night this one notified on my phone was so ‘coincidental’ that it grabbed my attention right away:
Speculation was rife after the barbarous October Massacre as to why Israel’s much- vaunted intelligence gathering failed utterly to warn of incoming attack by terrorists as dawn broke on their high sabbath at the close of the Feast of Tabernacles holiday.
I soon came across claims in Zero Hedge that Israeli observers had reported frequent rehearsals in Gaza for a large attack and looked forward to reading about Caroline Glick’s researches. Overnight last Thurs-Friday the New York Times published Israel Knew Hamas’ Attack Plan More than a Year Ago! (paywall) and Caroline did a video along with re-posting her five-page article of Thursday on Jewish News Syndicate: Aharon Haliva has got to go. Now.
In arriving at her conclusion, Caroline cuts to the quick with an indictment of the nation’s deep political division being at the root of this gross failure – the equivalent of treason? Hence, the gross intellectual and intelligence incompetence! She writes, emphases added:
“What Haliva failed to mention was his habit of ignoring everything the professionals told him and not sharing their information with his superiors.
All of this would be bad enough. But it becomes even worse when seen in the framework of the 10-month insurgency the Israeli-left waged against the Netanyahu government.
That insurgency was led by Haliva’s family. His ex-wife and the mother of his children, Shira Margalit, is married to Ilan Shiloah, a senior advertising executive. Margalit and Shiloah stood behind much of the political unrest that Israel has experienced since last year. Haliva’s daughter spoke at anti-government protests. His son’s twitter feed is filled with anti-Netanyahu invective.
Haliva reportedly did not share the mountain of information his professional intelligence corps gathered on Hamas’s plans. But he reportedly repeatedly warned Netanyahu that his government’s legal reforms were emboldening Israel’s enemies and increasing the likelihood of war.
In theory, all of this could be set aside until the end of the war, except Haliva’s actions since Oct. 7 indicate that he is still informed by his false narrative about Hamas. On the eve of the ground invasion, Netanyahu addressed the public. He explained that the war is Israel’s “second war of independence,” and that it presents Israel with an “existential challenge.” In other words, Israel has no choice but to win. Netanyahu defined victory as rescuing the hostages, destroying Hamas as a military and political entity and preventing it or any other terror group from rising in Gaza ever again.
Three days later, in his first public remarks since Oct. 7, Haliva rejected Netanyahu’s description of the war as an existential conflict. Speaking to graduates of the Intelligence Corps officer training course, Haliva insisted, “It’s a war we have no choice but to fight. It isn’t an existential war.”
The difference between an existential conflict and a non-existential conflict is self-evident. You must win a war for your state’s existence. You can fight to a draw for a lesser conflict.
An intelligence chief who publicly rejects the government’s characterization of a war, whose poor professional judgment led to catastrophe and who has a history of contemptuous insubordination simply cannot be trusted to act in accordance with the government’s directives.
Oct. 7 was not prevented because many people in positions of responsibility failed the people of Israel. In most cases, it is probably reasonable to wait until after the war to part ways with them.
Haliva however, needs to go. Now.’
Neil Mackereth, myself and many, many others are not alone in being challenged, BUT we return a deeper challenge to an oxy-moronic and ignorant approach in responding to downright demoniacal barbarity.
Here’s how Amir Tsarfati puts it this morning (closing emphasis mine):
“Lately I am being scolded by Christians for not loving the people of Gaza enough. They say I am not being a good example of a follower of Christ.
Just a reminder, Christ Himself will deny entry into His kingdom and send to destruction the goats who will not help His brethren, the Jews, during the tribulation.
In Joel chapter 3, God will judge ALL nations that will come against Israel during that time.
Anyone who wants to kill me and my people just because we are Jews cannot receive my sympathy. He can only get my hope and prayer that he will either repent and get saved – or get killed before he kills me!
And if you have already killed, raped, or burned alive my people, my prayer is that either you will repent and then be punished by the authorities for your crimes or you’ll just be executed if repentance isn’t your thing. No matter what – actions such as those cannot go unpunished!
I can’t remember any time in the Bible when Jews were massacred by other people groups, and God just overlooked it without punishing the perpetrators!”
Read Amir’s frequent updates (warning of videos) at https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel
Also at:
Twitter.com/beholdisrael
Wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Tsarfati
Youtube.com/user/beholdisrael
Close-up:
The previous post with Neil’s covering email refers:
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ISRAEL – SOME COMMENTS ON ROMANS
After 2000 years of study, it may seem unlikely that there will be any truly new insights in our examination of Biblical prophecy. It is possible, however, that some truths will only be revealed at the appropriate time “But you, Daniel, close up and seal the words of the scroll until the time of the end” (Dan 12:4).
There was much that the disciples did not understand until Jesus was crucified, rose again and ascended into Heaven. In similar vein, much of Isaiah is clear to us now, after the cross, but must have been mysterious for the 800 years before Jesus was born
The OT is full of promises and prophecies that show that God has a special relationship with Israel and that they would be “the power in the land”. However, certainly in worldly terms, Gentiles appeared to take over the position of favour on the earth. Prophecy indicates that, in due course, God’s relationship with His chosen people will be restored. “Blindness in part is happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved, as it is written” (Rom 11:25, 26 (KJV)).
“The fullness of the Gentiles” should not be confused with “the times of the Gentiles” (Luke 21:24): one refers to spiritual blessing, the other to earthly power. It may be that Jerusalem will not be free of Gentile involvement in its affairs until Jesus returns to take David’s throne. The very expression “until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in” shows something will change, and implies a difference between Gentile believers and Israel. Is there a counter in Heaven – the numbers mounting while Satan watches, without knowing the target figure?
In Romans 11, Paul (the “Apostle to the Gentiles”) reasons that branches of the Abrahamic “tree” have been broken off and Gentile branches (believers) grafted in. The tree, whose roots Gentile Christians share, is essentially Abrahamic. Note that Paul never considered himself as having ceased to be a Jew, nor as having moved into a new religion, nor did he ever disparage his Jewish pedigree. Jesus as Messiah was for Paul the full expression of Judaism. Later (Rom 11:13-14) Paul added that, despite his calling as the apostle to the Gentiles, the ultimate motivation of his ministry was the salvation of his fellow Jews (Rom 10:1)
The Biblical predictions (prophecies) of a restored Israel are amazing, and the re-establishment of the Jewish nation in Israel, fulfilled in 1948, is even more so. The survival of national identity in dispersion, which the Jews maintained for nearly nineteen hundred years, prior to the rebirth of Israel, was a phenomenon in itself
Continuing in Romans 11 we see that this hardening will stay “until the full number of the Gentiles has come in;” and Paul adds, “And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will turn godlessness away from Jacob, and this is My covenant with them.” (Rom 11:25-27). Does this mean that Israel will be brought within the blessings of the Gospel of Grace (the New Covenant), or that the Jews will be blessed on a different principle (the Abrahamic Covenant), or a bit of both? I really don’t know. Certainly, there is a remnant saved by grace: “at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace” (Rom 11:5, see also Rev 12:17)
As mentioned above, the OT clearly shows that the Jews enjoyed a special relationship (blessing). Jesus confirmed the patriarchal promise: “Christ has become a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs so that the Gentiles might glorify God for His mercy.” (Rom 15:8, 9). We can understand that the Cross broke down the barrier and levelled all distinctions. As to righteousness “there is no difference, for all have sinned;” (Rom 3:22, 23), as to mercy “there is no difference between Jew and Gentile – the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on Him.” (Rom 10:12). However, the promises to Israel are very specific. If there is “no difference”, can God give blessing on a principle, which seems to imply that there is a difference? In other words, the expectation of certain promises to Israel would appear to be inconsistent with the concept of “no difference”!
Romans 11 indicates that Gentile believers and Israel now enjoy the same privileges. Nevertheless, it is part of the same revelation that although grace comes to the Gentile just where he is, it does not confirm him as a Gentile, but gives him a new nationality as a citizen of the Kingdom of God; for in the Church “there is neither Jew nor Gentile.” (Gal 3:28. Contrast with John 4:22, “Salvation is from the Jews”). The promises to Israel, on the other hand, imply that blessing will reach the Jew as a Jew, i.e., recognizing his national position and endorsing his special relationship under the patriarchal covenant. Jesus will return to Jerusalem and take His throne as King of the Jews
The New Testament opens with the record of the genealogy, birth and ministry of Jesus as “the Son of David, the son of Abraham;” (Matt 1:1). Jesus was “a servant of the Jews on behalf of God’s truth” (Romans 15:8). The angel told Mary that the son she was to bear would be King on “the throne of his father David and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever” (Luke 1:32,33). The question the Magi asked: “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?” (Matt 2.2) appeared to be a confirmation of Jewish expectation
In both Daniel and Matthew, Jerusalem is the focus for End-Time events and that confirms the necessity and huge significance of the re-establishment of Israel and the re-unification of Jerusalem. The history of the Jews is a record of miraculous events: their escape from Egypt, their ordeals and God’s provision on the journey to the Promised Land were miraculous. Their successes and failures, conquests and captivities, their whole history is interwoven with miracles. The seventy years from Jesus’ birth to the dispersion of the Jews were full of remarkable events and prophetic fulfillment. From that time until 1948, however, there seems to have been a lull, as far as Biblical prophecy is concerned. We can now see the miracle of Jewish survival in dispersion. This is a new era: the very existence of modern Israel is the miraculous and essential ingredient for the next stage of prophetic fulfillment
In summary: “God has not cast away His people Israel” (Rom 11:1,2 KJV). In the Acts of the Apostles, Jerusalem was the centre for God’s people on earth, Gentiles were then admitted, “grafted in”. Initially, the Church was essentially Jewish. The Apostles taught in the temple (Acts 2:46; 3:1, 5:42). Their testimony was in line with the old prophecies (Acts. 3:19-26.), and even when the Christians were scattered by persecution, the Apostles remained in Jerusalem.
Those Christians who left Jerusalem evangelised only among the Jews (Acts. 8:1, 4, and 11:19). Peter had to be persuaded to go among the Gentiles (Acts. 10), and that was not popular within the Church (Acts. 11:2-18). Over the centuries the number of Gentile believers grew and the Jewish membership fell away. In Israel today there is a remnant “who obey God’s commandments, and hold to the testimony of Jesus” (Rev 12:17); Jews, and yet Christians; Jews who believe in Jesus, the One whom secular and non-messianic Jews will continue to reject, until He appears.
Neil Mackereth, 15th November 2023
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