Bible Update: Gog-Magog alliance and nuclear weapons (Blog’s full circle: 32)

Reference – Gog & Magog; Damascus:

The prophecy train’s engine wheels keep on accelerating over and over from 31st to 32nd circle on Iran’s real nuclear weapons goal. The 31st Circle looked at Obama’s treacherous ‘pact’ in 2015 and asked in 2016 Is the Lord exposing rotten politics?

Now 737 postings on Exposures later, this is posted by M.A Rothman on Facebook:

๐ˆ๐‘๐€๐โ€™๐’ ๐ƒ๐„๐๐”๐“๐˜ ๐’๐๐„๐€๐Š๐„๐‘ ๐Ž๐… ๐๐€๐‘๐‹๐ˆ๐€๐Œ๐„๐๐“: โ€œ๐–๐„ ๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐ƒ ๐“๐Ž ๐ƒ๐„๐•๐„๐‹๐Ž๐ ๐๐”๐‚๐‹๐„๐€๐‘ ๐–๐„๐€๐๐Ž๐๐’, ๐๐”๐“ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐‹๐ƒ๐โ€™๐“ ๐Š๐„๐„๐ ๐ˆ๐“ ๐’๐„๐‚๐‘๐„๐“โ€

This clip is devastating for every Iran apologist on the planet.

The Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament ๐š๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐š that Iran tried to develop nuclear weapons but couldnโ€™t keep the program secret.

Meanwhile, ๐‰๐จ๐ž ๐Š๐ž๐ง๐ญ was out there just days earlier claiming: โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ป๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ถ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ.โ€

Zero evidence? ๐ˆ๐ซ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.

This is what happens when ideological blinders override basic intelligence analysis. You donโ€™t need the CIA or Mossad to make this caseโ€”๐ˆ๐ซ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ญ.
Every diplomat who spent years arguing that the JCPOA was working, every commentator who accused Israel of fearmongering, every politician who said โ€œIran only wants peaceful nuclear energyโ€ โ€” this clip is your receipt.

๐ˆ๐ซ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ž๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐›๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ. ๐€๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐žโ€”๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐šโ€™๐ฌ.

Watch video > https://x.com/i/status/2043649616663773384

๐ˆ๐‘๐€๐๐ˆ๐€๐ ๐„๐—๐ˆ๐‹๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐๐„๐–๐’๐Œ๐€๐—: ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‘๐„๐†๐ˆ๐Œ๐„ ๐–๐ˆ๐‹๐‹ โ€œ๐๐„๐•๐„๐‘ ๐€๐๐€๐๐ƒ๐Ž๐โ€ ๐ˆ๐“๐’ ๐๐”๐‚๐‹๐„๐€๐‘ ๐–๐„๐€๐๐Ž๐๐’ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐†๐‘๐€๐Œ

Ali Safavi, a member of the National Council of Resistance of Iran and an Iranian parliament member in exile, laid it out plainly on Newsmax:
โ€œ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ 47 ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜น๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ.โ€

He pointed to the regimeโ€™s own negotiating team as proof: โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆโ€”๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณโ€”๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ-๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜™๐˜Ž๐˜Š ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด.โ€

Then he cited the ๐ž๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค, including six members of the main Iranian opposition, as evidence that ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐:
โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ. ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜น๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ.โ€

Asaf Romirowsky of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East agreed: โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.โ€

He warned that the IRGCโ€™s ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‡๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ will be the next flashpoint: โ€œ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ป, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜™๐˜Ž๐˜Š.โ€

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐‘๐†๐‚ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ โ€œ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž,โ€ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ. ๐€๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ โ€”๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ .

‘Erdoganโ€™s Delusional War Cry: Turkeyโ€™s Islamist Strongman Threatens to Invade Israel

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ramped up his anti-Israel tirade in a fiery April 12, 2026 speech, openly threatening military action against the Jewish state.

โ€œJust as we entered Libya and Karabakh, we can enter Israel,โ€ Erdogan declared. โ€œThere is no reason not to do it. It will require strength and unity.โ€

He slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as โ€œblinded by blood and hatred,โ€ accusing Israel of atrocities in Gaza and Lebanon while positioning Turkey as some regional savior for the Palestinians.

The outburst came as tensions simmer in the Middle East, with Erdogan claiming only Pakistanโ€™s mediation in U.S.-Iran talks held Turkey back from โ€œshowing Israel its place.โ€

This is classic Erdogan bluster from a NATO member who cozies up to radicals while cozying up to Western defense budgets. Turkeyโ€™s military looks big on paper, but invading a battle-hardened Israel defended by superior tech, intelligence, and resolve is pure fantasy.

Israel has crushed far bigger threats before. Erdoganโ€™s tough talk may fire up his Islamist base at home, but it risks dragging Turkey into a fight it cannot win and exposing the fractures in NATO.

Empty threats like this only embolden terrorists and underscore why strong, unapologetic support for Israelโ€™s right to defend itself remains vital against radical regimes dreaming of conquest.’

SO it looks like the Gog-Magog alliance of Ezekiel is hoping to get into full swing – with it’s eventual demise at the Hand of the Lord!ย ย BUT SYRIA’s IN THE MIDDLE!

How’s this for a ‘God-incidence’?ย  Yesterday morning I’d asked church men’s breakfast WApp group which Bible prophecies apply today and then opened Fbk and this pops up with my birthday number of Comments – should have kept count of them!

Selah!

Bible Update: great power struggle and greater Israel – Amir Tsarfati

After seeing this news on Koenig’s World Watch Daily I find a most noteworthy analysis by Amir Tsarfati, as below:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/diplomacy-or-defiance-irans-rulers-face-existential-choice-after-us-israeli-2025-08-14/

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/iran-eastern-states/artc-report-iranian-leadership-regards-nuclear-deal-with-u-s-as-critical-to-regime-s-survival

THE GREAT POWER STRUGGLE AND GREATER ISRAEL – Amir Tsarfatiย 

‘Trump arrives for talks with Putin after having secured stability in the trade war with China and brokering a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia. These developments are not happening in a vacuum.

The Israelโ€“Iran war marked a breaking point in U.S.โ€“China relations: Iran, a state that China and Russia relied on militarily and for energy, was humiliated by Israel while the BRICS bloc stood silent. The โ€œceasefireโ€ purchased by Iran through threats to close the Strait of Hormuz amounted to national suicideโ€”especially in the eyes of China.

Israel dismantled the Shiite axis, and in the process unraveled the Chinaโ€“Russiaโ€“Iran alliance. To break apart an alignment, you donโ€™t need to destroy every memberโ€”you just need to press on the weak link.

It was supposed to be the other way around: sanctions from Asia and an embrace from Europe. But Europe is progressive, while Asia is realist. Asia doesnโ€™t like usโ€”it sees us as a rival, not a friendโ€”but it respects us. And geographically, Israel belongs to Asia, not to Europe.

That is why heavy European pressure on Israel is only natural. In fact, calm between Russia and the U.S., calm between China and the U.S., means an America hostile toward Europeโ€”while Europe is trapped in its own troubles.

Israel is stepping into a very unique niche as a player between Asia and the West, while establishing dominance in the Middle East. The dismantling of Syria and Lebanon leaves the Arab world unable to build its own trade route. The breakup of the PLO and the erasure of Gaza remove the Arabsโ€™ eternal leverage over Israel.

After Iran was significantly weakened:
1. Trump was able to easily stabilize relations with China.
2. Trump was able to easily secure peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, creating American influence in the Asian sphere.
3. Now Trump can easily speak with Putin. With Iranโ€”Russiaโ€™s key military supplier, especially in dronesโ€”humbled, Russiaโ€™s strategic interests are in question.

Iranโ€™s weakness also created deep disappointment in China. From this point, Trump could comfortably say to China: If you want Iran so badly, take it broken and unstable. And itโ€™s fineโ€”weโ€™ll still do trade. When Iran, the number-three state in the Chinese global axis, is humiliated in just 12 days, it is a deeply embarrassing signal to its allies that cannot mount either military or diplomatic cooperation.

Iranโ€™s decline opened a window for the Caucasus states to break free from Iranianโ€“Russian influence. Washington seized the opportunity and led the peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The new trade corridor (TRIPP) is not just a regional move but a direct outcome of the Israelโ€“Iran warโ€”since Iran can no longer threaten its neighbors.

Trumpโ€™s talks with Putin were also directly shaped by this. Iranโ€™s collapse showed Russia and China that the U.S. can send bombersโ€”and that it has a fierce Israeli ally. Neither China nor Russia gave their client states the operational freedom that Israel received from the U.S., using it skillfully to reshape the Middle East. Russiaโ€™s dependence on Iran, particularly in drones, is now a liability.

In short:
1. Iran has lost prestige as the third most important state in the Chinaโ€“Russia axis.
2. The U.S. is now a stronger diplomatic player, thanks to Israel as its military contractor.
3. Israel is reshaping the Middle East, the most important trade corridor in human history.

For more on the trade corridor, click here. It is crucial for the U.S. in the era of its trade war with China.

Israel is reshaping the Middle East, dismantling Syria, Lebanon, and the PLO, while providing the U.S.โ€”the worldโ€™s number-two powerโ€”with vital military contracting capacity.

Israel is now one of the most important and powerful nations in the world. In the end, military power is supremeโ€”and to bring a state like Iran to its knees in just 12 days is an achievement no Western army (other than the U.S.) could pull off today.’

Telegram:ย  Behold Israel

Iran 40 years on: Part 1 – the ‘Hand’ and Jeremiah 49

FORTY YEARS FROM WATCHING IRAN’s REHEARSALS OF ATTACKING ISRAEL, WE SEE ISRAEL DEFENDING ITSELF BY DIRECT ATTACKS UPON IRAN.

Biblically, number โ€œ40โ€ is particularly pervasive and connected to the fulfilment of Godโ€™s promises, not all of which are positive; often associated with judgement, testing and trials; of which many are listed within Biblical Viewpoint website.

In my Bio Info’s sub-head ‘Grabbed By An Invisible Hand’ I recount a life -changing event of about forty years ago (mid 1980s) when I was not yet born-again as part-time editor/publisher and trustee of a New Age group in London. My immediate predecessor and who operated a mail-order book business said, “As you’re interested in prophecy, you may like this!” and gave me The Invisible Hand by Victor Dunstan (published by his Megiddo Press, 1984).

Invisible Hand

This gift claims the Bible holds coded and plain-text details of prophecies relating to the 20th Century British Mandate in Palestine, and gives historical details of the Mandate.

Now it just so happened (my first ‘God-incidence’) that whilst watching a documentary about the then current Iraq-Iran war, I casually flicked through the book and noticed references to the significance of Jerusalem.

So you can imagine my absolute amazement upon hearing the narrator on TV describing the footage being shown of โ€œElite units from opposing forces rehearsing an attack upon Jerusalemโ€

Despite being at war, theyโ€™d united to practise storming and โ€˜liberatingโ€™ the holy city of Jerusalem!!

So I watched what claimed to be a video of such an attack โ€“ my jaw dropped! Wouldnโ€™t yours?

This book must be taken seriously; so it immediately grabbed and got my attention! Also, it introduced me to Jewish and Muslim history as a background to Church history, and devoid of theology and jargon.

Consequently, I became more alert to Middle-Eastern and globally related events, which suggest things may not be as they seem at first glance โ€“ or as reported in the media, and definitely not the BBC!

I was amazed to learn many modern events are of Biblical significance. Utterly bemused, therefore, I began to watch as events unfolded โ€“ occasionally and slowly at first, but rapidly and accelerating after the new Millennium, or โ€˜3rd Dayโ€™ since Christ, got under way.

Dunstan estimated all the prophecies would come to a climax in 1992 with Russia being the lead villain against Israel. However, he didnโ€™t foresee the collapse of communism in 1989! Yet that year proved pertinent because the โ€˜Middle East Peace Processโ€™ had just got under way in October 1991 and led to the Oslo Accords of 1993.

Furthermore, Victor accurately foresaw the resurgence of Islam as a militant force:

โ€˜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 itโ€™s going to go that โ€˜long wayโ€™ very quickly.โ€™ [โ€˜The Invisible Handโ€™, page 198.]

Consequently, his seminal book has received a number of mentions during the course of my writing and which may be found under Invisbl_Hand tag.

NOTIFYING FRIENDS OF THE DANGERS

Not long after hearing “This is ALL about to be fulfilled!” upon opening my Bible in 2008 I began emailing friends on the ‘Endgame’ having begun and on ‘Not Many People Know’, and in May 2009 those two-part posts rammed home with Today’s Importance in History, wherein I write (copy email):

‘...Althoโ€™ our gaze as believers is toward heavenly Jerusalem, itโ€™s right not to overlook our God of Israelโ€™s heart for actual Jerusalem and His covenant people. His intention and warning to the nations given through Zechariah (ch 12) still apply โ€“ and Ezekiel 38 opposition is moving into alliances. Hence, the worldโ€™s continual concern with Jerusalem and Israel.

Today, that storm comes to a climax as Prime Minister Netanyahu meets President Obama to discuss the latterโ€™s 2-state solution for the Middle-East.
You may know that this involved attempts to turn the Arab world and Europe against Israel, and to appease Iran โ€“ even to โ€˜blackmailingโ€™ Israel over its nuclear defence! (Itโ€™s reported Obama wanted to be able to use Iranโ€™s territory for supplying US troops in Afghanistan and Pakistan.)

Also, thereโ€™s been dismay in Cairo and Riyadh over his courting the terrorist mentors in Teheran. No wonder Egypt and S.Arabia โ€“ both kept militarily informed by Israel โ€“ and five Gulf emirates turned a deaf ear to Pres. Obamaโ€™s secret (and 3rd) delegation seeking hundreds of billions dollars investment in US and global economic stimulus plans! Itโ€™s reported, however, that over the weekend a political furore gripped Washington and frayed Obamaโ€™s key policies.

The Bush and Obama administrationsโ€™ misguided intentions are to establish a terrorist-run nation within the ancient home-land of Judea/Israel. The consequences for USA in betraying its ally Israel could be severe, as when Bush wanted to trade land for peace (as collated by William Koenig, the Christian accredited White House correspondent). The Lord gave detailed warnings of judgement in Nov โ€™99 which included not only last yearโ€™s collapse of stocks but also the betrayal of Israel by Western allies!’

Over a dozen private emails on Iran were to follow before I was impelled to launch this blog three weeks after asking Is Netanyahu Signalling a Pre-emptive Strike? My aim was to alert the wider public – with now over 220 more items.

One of the earliest posts gives a clear warning of the global danger off the Iranian regime:

Iranian leader’s End-Times declaration

Also, we kept an eye on the geopolitical aspects of the Gog-Magog alliance of which the ‘101’ posting precedes this present post and is part of the ‘wheels-within-wheels’ series, Richards Watch Goes Full-circle: 5 – Iran’s Anti-Israel Ambition

SO let’s close Part 1 with what prophet Jeremiah heard, as in the 49th (7×7!) chapter of his book on the ancient name of that nation in the location of Persia, or modern Iran:

JEREMIAH 49: JUDGEMENT ON ELAM

34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 35 โ€œThus says the Lord of hosts:

โ€˜Behold, I will break the [l]bow of Elam,
The foremost of their might.
36 Against Elam I will bring the four winds
From the four quarters of heaven,
And scatter them toward all those winds;
There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam will not go.
37 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies
And before those who seek their life.
I will bring disaster upon them,
My fierce anger,โ€™ says the Lord;
โ€˜And I will send the sword after them
Until I have consumed them.
38 I will set My throne in Elam,
And will destroy from there the king and the princes,โ€™ says the Lord.

39 โ€˜But it shall come to pass in the latter days:
I will bring back the captives of Elam,โ€™ says the Lord.โ€

Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:1 Heb. Malcam, lit. their king; an Ammonite god, 1 Kin. 11:5; Molech, Lev. 18:21
  2. Jeremiah 49:2 Lit. daughters
  3. Jeremiah 49:3 See v. 1
  4. Jeremiah 49:4 Lit. Your valley is flowing
  5. Jeremiah 49:13 ruin
  6. Jeremiah 49:13 ruins
  7. Jeremiah 49:19 Or thicket
  8. Jeremiah 49:20 Or drag them away
  9. Jeremiah 49:23 anxiety
  10. Jeremiah 49:24 childbirth
  11. Jeremiah 49:32 Lit. cut off at the corner, Jer. 9:26; 25:23
  12. Jeremiah 49:35 Power

Richard’s Watch goes full-circle: 5 – Iran’s anti-Israel ambition

‘Wheels-within-wheels’ continue as we see the Iranian wheel has turned for President Trump’s attention. It began turning in my emails of 2009 and gathered momentum with Iran’s frequent annual rehearsals of attacking Israel in order to liberate Jerusalem and to begin the shiite Muslim End-times return of their hidden 12th Imam.

In Grabbed By An Invisible Hand section of my Bio Info I recount how the Lord showed me in mid-1980s the Biblical significance of Israel vs Iran. Recent years have displayed how that regime has extended its ambitions through several terrorist proxy armies.

Here’s the latest as headlined at Word Watch Daily:

Richard’s Watch is 13 years old today!

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After 40 years Iran’s rehearsals are now reality – but double failure comes before defeat!

Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s grievance of Obama courting Iran and terrorists!

Further to my earliest email 15 years and 222 posts ago, as above, and this years’ End-times Briefing 21 documenting Iran’s rehearsing the ‘liberation’ of holy Jerusalem, as well as recent posts on its failed direct attack upon Israel followed by God’s holy word on Jerusalem and His protection, you’ll be aware of their second attempt overnight 1st-2nd October.

It was a great blessing that almost 200 missiles failed to kill any Israelis but the only tragic fatality was a Palestinian in Jericho.

Here’s Amir’s report on Telegram from a fellow Israeli

“I really donโ€™t think you understand the absolute miracles that we witnessed last night here in Israel. In fact, I am sure you donโ€™t. Letโ€™s break this down.

Israel has three air defense systems, each one of them a technological wonder and thatโ€™s not me saying it. Thatโ€™s Dr. Gold who basically invented the Iron Dome who told me that. The level and sophistication of the Iron Dome is simply unparalleled.

But the Iron Dome only knows how to detonate short range rockets or missiles within a 70 km range, give or take.

Then Israel has the Davidโ€™s Sling system. That knows how to deal with mid range missiles up to approximately 300 km.

Then we have the Arrow system that literally detonates missiles that can fly outside of the earthโ€™s atmosphere. That has a range of about 2,400 km!! ๐Ÿคฏ

Last night, as Iran rained down ballistic missiles on Israel, all three defense systems were activated and implemented to perfection.

The chances of all of these incredibly complex systems working in unison as flawlessly as they did last night, are basically non existent.

If one thing went wrong, if one of those ballistic missiles hit an apartment building, a shopping center, or an army base, we would now be burying hundreds of Israelis.

And all of that is not even the biggest miracle.

A few hours ago, I got a WhatsApp message from a good friend who is a senior executive at Microsoft and who wasnโ€™t exactly a God fearing Jew. Until yesterday.

Here is what he wrote me.

โ€œIf youโ€™re looking for miracles man – last night I started believing. Missiles hit all around me but none of them hit my house or any house, for that matter.โ€

He elaborated some more and shared info about the missiles that he watched land just meters away from very strategic places in Israel, to say the least.

Each one of those defense systems is, in and of itself, pretty miraculous, but what is even more insane is the low casualty numbers from the rockets and missiles that weโ€™re NOT intercepted.

Where did those missiles go? Iโ€™ll tell you where. They landed in sand, in water, and in โ€œEmpty spacesโ€.

Have you been to Israel? Itโ€™s a microscopic country. What empty spaces? Where are these empty spaces? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

How have hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles all either get detonated by miraculous systems or totally miss their mark and land in empty spaces causing zero casualties and minimal damage?!

How??

Listen, I get it. This thought process begs the question, where was God during the horrible terrorist attack yesterday? Where was He on October 7th? Where was He during the holocaust?

All valid questions that require a very serious nuanced conversation.

But if you know anything about what had to happen last night and throughout this war in general, for such a low number of casualties, youโ€™ll know that what we witnessed last night was the equivalent of God splitting the sea right before our eyes.

Guess what. When God split the sea, there were those who didnโ€™t believe it was a miracle and didnโ€™t jump in. And there are also those who feel the need to explain it naturally. Ok, thatโ€™s fine.

You donโ€™t want to call yesterday an act of God? Thatโ€™s your choice, but like my Microsoft friend, if you look at these events objectively, youโ€™d have a really hard time seeing those hundreds of deadly missiles land in empty spaces and not see the hand of God.

Last night was an incredible display of the collaboration between two of the powers that protect the Jewish people: The IDF and Hashem.

Last night will go down in history right alongside many of Israelโ€™s accomplishments in this war including the beepers and the unprecedented low ratio between combatant and civilian, as a military operation the likes of which the world has never seen. Ever!

Last night will be analyzed by military strategists and experts for generations.

Last night, we witnessed history.

Last night we witnessed open miracles.

Last night, we witnessed God in all His glory watching over His children.”

(Hillel Fuld on X)

Let us keep praying for the Lord’s protection upon His ancient Covenant people.

PS (22:10)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/02/brink-world-war-3-only-israel-can-stop-it/

Bible Update: Second Signpost of Daniel and Psalm 83 war – Mark Davidson

Although published a few months ago Mark Davidson provides a useful situation report on how the ‘Four Signposts’ in the Book of Daniel, together with Psalm 83, may apply to the Shiite Islam war against Israel that began with the barbaric genocidal massacre on October 7th a year ago. Read about it in The Second Signpost Is At The Doorstep.

End-times Briefing 21: Israel and Iran – scripture and signs of The Day of the Lord?

โ€œFor the day of the Lord upon all the nations is near; As you have done (ie. to Israel), it shall be done to you;
Your ‘reward’ shall return upon your own head.
For as you drank on My holy mountain,
So shall all the nations drink continually;
Yes, they shall drink, and swallow,
And they shall be as though they had never been.”ย  Obadiah 15 -16ย  (NKJV – courtesy BibleGateway.com)

Most will be aware of news of Iran’s threat to attack Israel on aย multi-front as a result of its eliminating two top-level genocidal terrorists, and I ask you to kindly bear with this Briefing’s brevity in recommending links for further reading, especially John McTernan’s INSIGHTS: Israel at War.

In welcoming readers, my Bio Information relates how the Lord introduced me as a New Ager in the mid-1980s to a seminal book on geopolitics and ancient texts in the Bible. Whilst skimming through the book and glancing at its photos of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount I was watching a BBC report on the Iran-Iraq war. I was astonished at it showing elite units of Iran and Iraq rehearsing the liberation of that city!ย  BUT the Lord had told prophet Zechariah; as I was to learn much later (emphases mine):

Chapter 12 – A Prophecy: the Word of the Lord concerning Israel.

‘The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, and who forms the human spirit within a person, declares:ย 2I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem.ย 3ย On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.ย 4ย On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness,โ€™ declares theย Lord. โ€˜I will keep a watchful eye over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations.ย 5ย Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, โ€œThe people of Jerusalem are strong, because theย Lordย Almighty is their God.โ€

6ย โ€˜On that day I willย  make the clans of Judah like a brazier in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume all the surrounding peoples right and left, but Jerusalem will remain intact in her place.

7ย โ€˜Theย Lordย will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the honour of the house of David and of Jerusalemโ€™s inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah.ย 8ย On that day theย Lord will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord going before them.ย 9ย On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.”

Long-time subscribers may recall the almost one hundred postings on the Gog-Maggog alliance, of which Persia/Iran and Russia are principal participants (per Ezekiel 38-39).
Also, the Book of Daniel provides ‘Four Signposts’ as covered by Mark Davidson.

[PS. Not forgetting Psalm 83: A prayer to frustrate conspiracy against Israel.]

LATEST NEWS:

3rd August :ย BREAKING: Iran has reportedly deployed Russia’s most powerful jamming communication system, Murmansk-BN, at strategic locations. https://t.me/GeneralMCNews

4th August : JUST IN:ย ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Iran says it will attack any Arab country that attempts to intervene in its response against Israel.ย  [BRICSNews]

BREAKING – Iran tells Arab diplomats it doesn’t care if attack on Israel will spark warย  [WSJ],

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Continuous stream of IL-96 cargo planes detected flying from Russia to Iran, raising suspicions of a massive transfer of heavy military equipment between the two nations. Is Russia arming Iran for a potential war with Israel?ย  [BRICSNews]

https://t.me/TheOfficialSantino

5th August : Iran informed foreign ambassadors that it intended to attack Israel

https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel

Read 3-page 2017 article at Koenig World Watch Daily

We pray the ‘Black Swan Event’ of this situation ‘coinciding’ with massive global stock market crash does not degenerate further into WWIII. Come and have YOUR WAY LORD!

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Reprise: My ‘take’ on Iran vs. Israel (posted 2015)

Rarely do I bother with statistics but I got nudged to see how many items I’ve posted about Iran and checked the category list, only to be amused at the ‘God-incidental’ number 212, as shown >ย 

WHY?ย  It’s the number of my home address when a boy and to which I returned in a dream a week before my 42nd birthday, as told in Triple Validation of the Reality of Life-Changing Visitation.

NOW, lets dig into this summary of the rationale to my monitoring events in the Middle-East, as posted on 27th August 2015:

In case you may be unaware of updates to my covering remarks on Joel Rosenberg’s Iran performing its own nuclear inspections, I will briefly relate what happened. Then we’ll get to the real heart of this issue, which I’ve kept an eye on since mid-1980s.

So kindly bear with me… Continue reading

State of the UK post-October ’23 Outrage: part 1 – Neil Mackereth

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.ย ย 

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.ย 

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

Psalms 83 and 2 apply TODAY – Iran admits culpability for atrocities of 6th October

Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel

83ย Doย not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!
2ย For behold,ย Your enemies make aย [a]tumult;
And those who hate You haveย [b]lifted up their head.
3ย They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,
And consulted togetherย against Your sheltered ones.
4ย They have said, โ€œCome, andย let us cut them off fromย beingย a nation,
That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.โ€

5ย For they have consulted together with oneย [c]consent;
Theyย [d]form a confederacy against You:ย  (..cont’d at BibleGateway)

The Messiahโ€™s Triumph and Kingdom

2ย Whyย do theย [a]nationsย [b]rage,
And the people plot aย [c]vain thing?
2ย The kings of the earth set themselves,
And theย rulers take counsel together,
Against theย Lordย and against Hisย Anointed,[d]ย saying,
3ย โ€œLetย us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us.โ€

4ย He who sits in the heavensย shall laugh;
The Lord shall hold them in derision.
5ย 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:

Iran Claims Credit for Oct. 7. Hamassacre, Saying it was Revenge for President Trump’s Killing Suleimani

Humanity’s 2nd Pivotalย Point: Update #6 – 2nd Exodus – religious basis of war against Israel

Click for Veronika’s first posting > Urgent Word on Start of Israel’s Second Exodus

According to David Parsons, VP & Senior Spokesman of ICEJ, in July-August 2023 edition of Word From Jerusalem:

‘Recently, Israeli authorities released the latest Aliyah figures showing that over 100,000 new immigrants have arrived in Israel since the start of 2022, marking the highest number since the mass Soviet Jewish influx three decades ago. Over these past 17 months, some 60,000 Jewish immigrants have come from Russia, 20,000 from Ukraine and the remaining 20,000 from other countries worldwide.’ย (Aliyah to Israel Hits 30-year Peak)

Undoubtedly, this rise will continue as a result of the intensely anti-Semitic marches worldwide, and mirrored by uninformed, gullible younger generations.

GOG-MAGOG COMPONENT

NOW note involvement of Iran’s direct involvement in negotiations for releasing hamas captives – in total alignment with Islamic doctrine of dimmi status of non-believers, clear preferential treatment is given to muslim abductees. Everyone else as normal human beings are too inferior!

Apart from the documented fact muslims started this war, their utter lack of compassion is abundantly evident. It unequivocally disproves all claims whatsoever to their god being identical to the Almighty God of Jews and of Christians!!

Extract from Cordelia’s report (emphasis added)

‘…Behind the scenes, Thailand officials have been quietly working away at trying to get their citizens freed, attending meetings in Qatar and Iran.ย 

At the centre of the Thai negotiating team is Lerpong Sayed, a Thai Muslim who, in an exclusive broadcast interview, told Sky News Hamas was justified in taking hostages.

Dr Sayed in recent weeks has split his time between his home country and Iran, where he spoke to Hamas five times.

“We went there to negotiate as normal people, not politicians. Hamas saw this. They saw us as Thai Muslims,” he told me in an interview that provides a window into his high-level talks.

“They promised that if there was a ceasefire Thai people would be released in the first group.

“Now we can obviously see Thais are among the first citizens freed compared to 20 other nationalities.”…’

Read in full at https://news.sky.com/story/thai-hostage-negotiator-thanks-iran-for-support-and-says-hamas-justified-in-taking-captives-13018272?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DECREE

Yesterday, on Telegram’s Behold Israel Amir Tsarfati quotes:

‘PA senior official Jabril Rajub: “The events of October 7 were a natural reaction to oppression. The occupation and its crimes are responsible for the incident. The action was part of the Palestinian war of defense and the next outbreak will take place in the West Bank.”

And to end with a message of unity:
“Hamas is an integral part of the political fabric. The current campaign is the beginning of unity with the aim of establishing a Palestinian state on all Palestinian territories”
Rajub, a senior minister was a star in the “Partners Campaign” of the Geneva Initiative!”

What Rajub is hinting is that the military force of the Palestinian authority (that America so diligently helped build and fund) might do to Israelis near the West Bank what Hamas did to Israelis near Gaza.

The U.S. administration must wake up! The Palestinian authority is more of the same! Itโ€™s Hamas, ISIS Nazis!’

This comes as absolutely no surprise to Christians familiar with Bible prophecy, or to those comparatively few wide-awake folk who treat political rhetoric with contempt.

Richard’s Watch is 12 YEARS OLD TODAY!

I wish to “Thank YOU” personally for taking your valuable time visiting my blog, no matter whether just to dip in or contribute to some posts, for I appreciate your involvement with my blog or visiting its Facebook page, or Telegram channel with extra prophecy-related news along with Prophecy Validations.

To those who’ve travelled with me over the years I say, thank you very much for your company on this unusual journey.

As you know, it all began in the mid-1980’s when I was in deeply involved in New-Age matters and the Lord struck me with a most memorable event, as told in Bio Info, and which has been so pertinent over Israel’s current war with hamas barbarians.

The ‘coincidental’ double appearance of a book and television documentary about Iran’s ultimate aim of eradicating the state of Israel introduced me to the Biblical history and prophecy relating to the Gog-Magog alliance and to End-times – and its author forecast a massive Muslim movement against the non-Muslim world. Continue reading

Psalm 83 & ‘Gog-Magog’ Update: Iran warns Israel, Imam threatens whole world with war!

It was our usual long weekend with just a few intervals for being online and thus posting only quick news updates on Richard’s Watch Telegram, but I jotted above title for next post. First. however a…

CLARIFICATION:

Neil Mackereth’s The Existential Threat to Israel is a tripartite briefing and each part is not to be taken in isolation and thus taken out of context and get misconstrued, even in considering scripture, for which Chris Moyler provided extensive citations:
  1. (Return of The Mahdi) Islam’s Counterfeit Christ
  2. Gaza in Bible History and Prophecy
  3. A War for Survival

It is vital to be aware of how this situation relates to Islamic end-times doctrine. Neil subsequently writes me, “I am certain that Israel faces an enemy that is intent on its annihilation; ie. an existential threat. I know Israel will survive – the Bible tells me so.”

Further to Ezekiel’s Gog-Magog Prophecy Revisited – ‘Stop-Press’ on Part 3:

GOG-MAGOG ALLIANCE-RELATED NEWS:

A few for a quick scan through. First in case you thought Neil and I are making it up + confirmation of my ‘two jigsaw-pieces’ through a word brought by prophet Julie Green:

(Russia attacked Odessa)

A PROPHET’S CONFIRMATION:

SOME REFERENCE SOURCES:

PSALM 83 (BibleGateway link)

“Dear Friends (writes Chris Moyler),
James Goll is a seasoned and trustworthy leader in God’s House. In this video [RB: not attached] he speaks prophetically about this present Gaza War. He believes that it will expand and draw in all the nations that immediately surround Israel.

He says clearly that he believes this to be the fulfillment of Ps 83. Verse 4 is an almost word for word statement of the Hamas Covenant, which specifically states that Israel will be wiped from the map.

The Psalm concludes with a prayer for the destruction of Israel’s enemies, specifically in order that the SOVEREIGNTY OF ALMIGHTY GOD might be displayed through Israel’s victory, and that HIS NAME might be hallowed in all of the earth:

17,18 “Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever; let them perish in disgrace, that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.”

And yet there is also a prayer for God’s grace to extend to those will will lose in this war:

Psalm 83:16 “Fill their faces with shame,
that they may seek your name, O LORD.”

We want to see Hamas utterly destroyed, ditto Hezbollah, because these movements lead the peoples away from the only One who is able to give life to all mankind, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of Israel.

Amen

Finally, I continue to believe that this is NOT the final Gog-Magog war. Satan would like it to be so, because what he most fears is the emergence of the sons of God in the earth, Christ’s pure and spotless Bride.

Ezekiel 38:8 ‘After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them.’

please note:
-“restored from war,”
-“its people were brought out from the peoples”
-“now dwell securely.”
-“ALL OF THEM.”

Since King David and King Solomon, there has never been a time when ALL of the people of Israel have dwelt there securely, in THEIR OWN land. Therefore, I continue to contend that this must be the condition of the Land and the Jewish people in it, prior to the final Gog-Magog war. That war is exclusively in the FATHER’s timing, and NO-ONE ELSE’S.

HE ALONE sets the calendar of the Earth!

And, of course, Satan wants to prevent the VAST end time harvest of souls for the Kingdom.

But judgement has already been given to the saints, and he will NOT be allowed to “change the times.”

Dan 7:21,22
‘As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them, until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom.’

So let us banish all fear from our hearts, and let us boldly proclaim God’s goodness over and above these troubled days.

Amen,ย Chris x

Psalms 83:16 Fill their faces with shame,
that they may seek your name, O LORD.”

Prayer to Frustrate Conspiracy Against Israel

A Song. A Psalm of Asaph.

83ย Doย not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!
2ย For behold,ย Your enemies make aย [a]tumult;
And those who hate You haveย [b]lifted up their head.
3ย They have taken crafty counsel against Your people,
And consulted togetherย against Your sheltered ones.
4ย They have said, โ€œCome, andย let us cut them off fromย beingย a nation,
That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.โ€

5ย For they have consulted together with oneย [c]consent;
Theyย [d]form a confederacy against You:
6ย The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites;
Moab and the Hagrites;
7ย Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek;
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8ย Assyria also has joined with them;
They have helped the children of Lot.ย Selah

9ย Deal with them asย withย Midian,
Asย withย Sisera,
Asย withย Jabin at the Brook Kishon,
10ย Who perished at En Dor,
Whoย becameย asย refuse on the earth.
11ย Make their nobles likeย Oreb and like Zeeb,
Yes, all their princes likeย Zebah and Zalmunna,
12ย Who said, โ€œLet us take for ourselves
The pastures of God for a possession.โ€

13ย O my God, make them like the whirling dust,
Like the chaff before the wind!
14ย As the fire burns the woods,
And as the flameย sets the mountains on fire,
15ย So pursue them with Your tempest,
And frighten them with Your storm.
16ย Fill their faces with shame,
That they may seek Your name, Oย Lord.
17ย Let them beย [e]confounded and dismayed forever;
Yes, let them be put to shame and perish,
18ย That they may know that You, whoseย name aloneย isย theย Lord,
Areย the Most High over all the earth.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 83:2ย uproar
  2. Psalm 83:2ย Exalted themselves
  3. Psalm 83:5ย Lit.ย heart
  4. Psalm 83:5ย Lit.ย cut a covenant
  5. Psalm 83:17ย ashamed

Ezekiel’s ‘Gog-Magog’ prophecy revisited – Chris Moyler

Upon forwarding Part 3 of Neil Mackereth’s article to my friend Chris Moyler’s Telegram, he takes time to make the following valuable response:

“Dear Richard,
Thank you for sharing Neil’s article. I don’t question his sincerity, but I do wish to strongly reject any notion that the Gog-Magog war of Ez 38 might soon be upon us.

To quote from Neil’s article:

“This is a very critical time in the history of modern Israel. I believe that decisions made in the next few days will determine whether the Gog and Magog war (Ezekiel 38) is precipitated or if, alternatively, there will be a victory of sorts in Gaza followed by a period of peace. The latter may seem the more attractive outcome; however, there is no doubt that the Gog and Magog war is coming.”

Re-reading Ez 36-39 this week, I am increasingly reminded of the powerful truth that Israel’s restoration is NOT primarily dependent on her faithfulness to the LORD!

Yes, the LORD has always kept for himself a righteous remnant within the Jewish people. Sometimes this remnant burns very bright. Sometimes the remnant is a flame so small it can be barely seen. But the LORD NEVER allows the flame of his firstborn don (sic) among the nations to be extinguished!

I am presently beginning to gather thoughts and scriptures around this important theme, but let us remind ourselves that Israel has survived numerous attempts to wipe her out.
These have all failed and they will CONTINUE to fail.

IMO, those of us who love biblical prophecy, and who love Israel, need to understand far more deeply the LORD’s profound commitment to her full and complete restoration.

For now, let us remember passages like Deut 3:19

โ€œNow therefore write this song and teach it to the people of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the people of Israel.

The actual song is Deut 32. This song is all about Israel’s unfaithfulness contrasted with God’s faithfulness. It concludes withย Deuteronomy 32:43

โ€œRejoice with him, O heavens;
bow down to him, all gods,
for he avenges the blood of his children
and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him
and cleanses his people’s land.โ€

Again and again, throughout the entire Bible, we see Israel’s unfaithfulness and weakness and yet the LORD ALWAYS comes through for her. His covenants within her can NEVER be broken, they are eternal.

Therefore we read these promises: Continue reading

Ezekiel’s ‘Gog-Magog’ prophecy revisited – ‘Stop Press!’ on Part 3!

Neil Mackereth’s Part 3 of The Existential Threat to Israel must be so powerful it caused my printer to jam and stop working… a real STOP PRESS!!ย  After working at a desktop screen it’s always easier to read hard-copies of long articles, and so upon its receipt I wanted to peruse Neil’s latest at leisure over an afternoon ‘cuppa’ – BUT LOOK, it’s too powerful to print!

My printer seized up! The previous sheet had emerged with bent corner, but Neil’s item got solidly jammed – and ripped on both sides. Once cleared, it works normally!!!

In the mid-1980s I knew hardly anything about Bible prophecy when presented with twoย  jigsaw-pieces, a book and TV documentary. What I saw directly related to what Ezekiel heard from the Lord prophesying an attack upon Israel led by ‘Gog’ and ‘Magog’.ย  Since beginning to write upon End-times 15 years ago, I’ve posted news occasionally on the Gog-Magog alliance but over double on events relating to Iran.

Upon the 7th October Atrocity of utter demonic depravity I suspected Iran’s supportive direction if not direct involvement, which is becoming apparent not only through attacks by its hezbollah and houthi proxies but also by public announcements. So I posted The very first two jigsaw-pieces of my ‘Invisible Jigsaw’, Israel and Iran, citing its president. Around that time prophet Tomi Arayomi brings the Lord’s confirmation that “hamas is Iran’s patsy”!

AND it’s becoming increasingly obvious that Iran is directing attacks on those other two fronts before Israel has to decisively remove hezbollah’s rockets throughout Lebanon.

As a retired high-ranking army officer Neil Mackereth considers Israel’s options to deal with and defend itself from such heinous evil and possible outcomes.ย  Thus, along with latest news he tentatively considers the Gog-Magog prophecy and concludes:

“Undoubtedly, one of Satanโ€™s objectives, in his attempts to undermine Godโ€™s redemptive plan, is to stop the fulfillment of Biblical End-times prophecy. To that end, he is seeking to annihilate all Jews so that Jesus has no Jewish Kingdom to which to return and rule. The Bible shows that he will fail.

“We may appear to be in an unstoppable downward spiral to disaster, but Godโ€™s plans will not be thwarted. It has never been more important to understand the signs of the
times, watch for the fulfillment of prophecy, and to be ready. JESUS WILL RETURN.
Halleluiah!”

Bear that in mind for the next post wherein we consider another friend’s response.

IRAN’S INVOLVEMENT

Now, however, look at more pointers to Iran’s active role as Gog-Magog principal nation along with ‘Gog’ Russia in the present-day, not necessarily precisely as prophesied by Ezekiel – in reverse chronological order:

https://www.jns.org/shameful-day-israel-mission-says-of-iran-chairing-un-social-forum/

Con Coughlin cites Israel’s ambassador to the UN earlier remarks on Iran:

Next, we consider another friend’s thoughts on Ezekiel and other scriptures on Israel.

PS (16:48) Continue reading

The Existential Threat to Israel – Part 3: A War of Survival – Neil Mackereth

Hot on the heels of Part 2 my retired soldier friend and author of Signs: The Significance of Bible Prophecy submitted this afternoon (images added):ย 

THEย  EXISTENTIALย  THREATย  TOย  ISRAELย  PART 3 – A WAR OF SURVIVAL

Introduction

This is a very critical time in the history of modern Israel. I believe that decisions
made in the next few days will determine whether the Gog and Magog war (Ezekiel
38) is precipitated or if, alternatively, there will be a victory of sorts in Gaza followed
by a period of peace. The latter may seem the more attractive outcome; however,
there is no doubt that the Gog and Magog war is coming.

As I said at the end of Part 2, the situation is changing as I write. What is more, it is
difficult to get accurate real-time information. I am deeply distressed by the
polarisation that is developing; and by the BBC reporting, which seems intent on
encouraging that polarisation. [RB. It’s exceptionally badly biased pro-hamas support was noted 9 years ago in my Call for Clarity on Israel and Gaza!)

The media must bear some responsibility for the imbalance in reporting that, I believe, is encouraging mass intolerance and demonstrations, in support of a movement many of the partakers know very little about. Watching recent news reports, I am reminded of scenes from โ€œKristallnachtโ€ in Germany in 1938, when marauding mobs roamed the streets attacking Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues.

RB: In his frequent on-the-ground updates Amir Tsarfati gives this informative link to a virtual Mapping the October 7th Massacres

The Dilemma Facing Israel

In any military appreciation of a situation, it is always wise to seek to assess, and try
to better understand, the situation from the enemyโ€™s point of view. That requires a
working knowledge of their motives, intentions, strengths and weaknesses, and
tactics; and, in particular, what they must be stopped from doing, whatever the cost.
The leaders of Israel face an almost impossible dilemma.

Some key factors affecting their decision making:
  • Iran, and its proxies, are motivated by a deeply flawed genocidal Muslim
    theology.
  • Israel is losing the propaganda war โ€“ and putting Israel, and Jews world-wide,
    in great jeopardy.
  • Every effort must be made to rescue the hostages.
  • Hamas uses the Gaza population as a human shield and hides its operational
    headquarters, weapons and munitions etc., in tunnels under hospitals,
    schools and such like.
  • Hamas pays no heed to the โ€œrules of warโ€.
  • World opinion, and the need to maintain the support of allies, may limit flexibility (hamper operations).
  • Iran is likely to have the ability to build and deliver nuclear warheads, within
    weeks. The thought of that capability, being in the hands of radical Muslim
    fanatics, is frightening.
  • Hezbollah has over 100,000 fighters, is far better equipped and trained than
    Hamas, and has at least 100,000 rockets, many of which are sophisticated
    precision (targetable) missiles, plus drones and anti-tank, anti-aircraft and
    anti-ship missiles.
  • If Hezbollah where to attack fully now, Israel is mobilised and ready; if they donโ€™t,
    Israel has to ask why not?
  • Possibilities (What Ifs): Perhaps Iranโ€™s strategy involves the drawing out of the IDF, and the loss of Hamas and Gaza citizens may be viewed as a necessary sacrifice (collateral damage) to achieving their ultimate goal (explained in Part 1, radical Muslims do not have a western mind-set). Or perhaps Iran wants to delay an attack, in order to complete its nuclear weapons programme.

Summary

For Israel, โ€œvictoryโ€ in Gaza (and only Gaza) could lead to a false peace and, as a
consequence, to the demobilisation of reservists. The battle fatigued reservists would return home (and back to work) and start to relax. If Hezbollah were then to launch a full-scale attack, i.e., shortly after IDF demobilisation, the challenges for Israel would be immense.

God is revealing the true nature of the society in which we live, and it is alarmingly bad. The liberals, who took control of the madhouse decades ago, do not understand what they have unleashed. Their view that most, if not all, people are motivated by logic, reason and self-interest is flawed: there are some who will never enter negotiations with honest intent.

Iran and its proxies are driven by a deep pathological hatred of Israel andย are committed to a radical Muslim theology that demands the annihilation of all Jews.
Similarly, the โ€œPalestinian Causeโ€ has always been a cover for the expulsion of Jews
from Israel, and has never been about sharing the land.

Why are the blood-chilling genocidal statements made by anti-Israel leaders and clerics, that show their true motives, never broadcast by the mainstream media?

Conclusion

Israel is fighting a war for its existence against a genocidal enemy. Whichever way things go, it seems inevitable that Israel will be vilified and, by association, all Jews world-wide will suffer.

Undoubtedly, one of Satanโ€™s objectives, in his attempts to undermine Godโ€™s redemptive plan, is to stop the fulfillment of Biblical End-times prophecy. To that end, he is seeking to annihilate all Jews so that Jesus has no Jewish Kingdom to which to return and rule. The Bible shows that he will fail.

We may appear to be in an unstoppable downward spiral to disaster, but Godโ€™s plans
will not be thwarted. It has never been more important to understand the signs of the
times, watch for the fulfillment of prophecy, and to be ready. JESUS WILL RETURN.
Halleluiah!

RB’s ADDENDUM:

ON THE SPIRITUAL BATTLE OF GOOD vs EVIL

Read in full at https://www.printfriendly.com/p/g/cGq6Ne

PS. View more prophecy-related news at Richard’s Watch Telegram channel.

PPS (22:10)

Cont’d: ‘…to the international media – this is how the terrorist organization Hamas takes fuel from the hospitals in the Gaza Strip, at the expense of the humanitarian needs of the residents of Gaza.

The exposed conversation between the commander of the West Jabaliya battalion of Hamas and Gazati, with the participation of the director of the Indonesian hospital, is further proof of Hamas’ cynical use of humanitarian resources in the Gaza Strip. In addition, the conversation confirms that the terrorist organization Hamas controls the existing energy resources in the Gaza Strip and chooses to channel them for its operational needs at the expense of the needs of the civilian population.’

The Existential Threat to Israel – Part 1: Islam’s counterfeit Christ – Neil Mackereth

After these quieter years of reduced coverage of the Middle-East, it’s strange to remind ourselves of the Iranian regime’s ominous role, not only in directing its proxy terrorists against Israel but also its inhuman Shiite theology about the necessity of killing people in order to hasten the return of its false ‘messiah’ (click to read my many posts on this issue).

So I’m pleased to welcome and publish Neil Mackereth’s latest analysis (emphases mine):

THEย  EXISTENTIALย  THREATย  AGAINSTย  ISRAEL – PART 1

Introduction

There seems to be a view that Jews should not seek to prevent their own destruction.

However great the evil atrocities perpetrated against them, it is not long after the event before Israel is being called upon to be proportionate and show restraint โ€“ the hypocrisy is staggering.

Furthermore, the recognition, in some cases mealy mouthed, that Israel has a right to defend itself is undermined by the immediate acceptance of Hamas claims of Israeli โ€œatrocitiesโ€, without due diligence, appropriate caution, and certainly without equally loud coverage, if and when the claim turns out to have been a lie.

Mass rallies in support of the โ€œPalestinian causeโ€, in reality, venerate terrorists and infer that genocidal Hamas’ behaviour is resistance, while Israeli resistance is genocide!

The media seem to miss the point that Hamas, the โ€œgovernmentโ€ of Gaza, shows no interest in the welfare of the Palestinians living in Gaza, pays no attention to the laws relating to the conduct of war, and seeks the annihilation of all Jews. For Israel to survive, Hamas needs to be expunged, and that may require a surgical strike on Iran, the โ€œpuppet-mastersโ€; as well as a ground war in Gaza.

Background

I am convinced that the world faces an unprecedented, much misunderstood and, even now, barely acknowledged threat from both โ€œRadical Islamโ€ and โ€œApocalyptic Islamโ€.

I want to be clear; many Muslims are peace-loving, law-abiding and blameless.

However, it is an uncomfortable fact that jihadists and fundamentalists are still real Muslims. Furthermore, it is sad that, as our media shows, there are mass rallies and protests by Muslim extremists, but we do not hear much from the moderate peace-loving Muslims.

Recent events relating to Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran, have highlighted the dangers of complacency when looking at the rise of Iran and its terrorist proxies. Iran is, to a large extent, a hermit kingdom. Our western mindset and ignorance have blinded us to the truth of its intentions and methods. It hungers for genocide; its religious views make it constitutionally incapable of certain types of change, even if that change might ensure its survival; and it considers itself a herald of โ€”and a likely headline player in โ€” the imminent end of the world.

Iran follows a fundamentalist Islamic creed that it believes will lead to a final confrontation that precipitates the return of the Mahdi (the 12th Imam) the Islamic โ€œmessiahโ€. In this respect, Iran has a medieval religious fervour, commitment and mission that the West has difficulty understanding.

This ideology permeates the whole legal and political direction of Iran. There is no genuine recognition of, or negotiation with, any nation or person who has not given allegiance to Islam. In other words, recognition of other nations, international treaties, laws and so on, is only tolerated as a necessary expedient, or stepping stone, to its ultimate goal. In truth, it is duty-bound not to negotiate with infidels. Therein lies the challenge!

Most commentators agree that the Shiโ€™a leaders of Iran are seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, by whatever means, and they make no secret of their ambition to destroy Israel. They seek to hasten the final world confrontation, precipitating the Mahdiโ€™s return. They have also expressed their aim to rid the world of the United States, a country they refer to as โ€œThe Great Satan.โ€ We have seen that the possibility of collateral damage to โ€œfriendsโ€ plays no part in the strategy and tactics of Iran and its proxies.

Israel is convinced that it faces a nation whose rulers are driven by an apocalyptic, genocidal, End-times eschatology which involves the annihilation of Israel.

The question for diplomats and negotiators operating on behalf of democratic western nations, is whether they can rely on there being any honest intent or integrity in any pledges made by those who actually see it as in their best interests to mislead and prevaricate?

The Return of the Mahdi

The Mahdi, or 12th Imam, is the anticipated saviour of Islam destined to lead Muslims to world domination. Some Muslim leaders see it as their duty to precipitate the return of the Mahdi by instigating world turmoil. The Muslim teaching, that Jesus was a prophet who will return, can cause confusion because of its apparent similarity with Christianity. However, the โ€œJesusโ€ of Islam is not accepted as Son of God and is foreseen as returning as an assistant of the Mahdi, enforcing conversion to Islam.

The belief in the imminent return of the Mahdi is more prevalent amongst Middle-Eastern Muslims than might be expected.

According to a poll taken by the Pew Research Centre in 2012, a surprisingly large number of Muslims in Middle Eastern countries believe they will live to see the return of the Mahdi. The figures for this belief by Muslims of the Mahdiโ€™s imminent return are: Egyptians 40%; Jordanians 41%; Palestinians 46%; Iraqis 72%.

Figures for those Muslims who believe Jesus will return as a deputy to the Mahdi are: Egyptians 39%; Jordanians 29%; Palestinians 46% and Iraqis 64%.

Christians need to be aware of this parallel and counterfeit version of the return of Christ and understand the political implications of this teaching about a false messiah and a false prophet. The leaders of radical and apocalyptic Islam are seeking to mobilise those who share their End-times views and to convert or destroy those who donโ€™t.

Is what is happening in Israel and Gaza an End-times โ€œsignโ€? The brutality of Hamas certainly fulfils Jesusโ€™ general predictions of violence in the End-times. Radical and apocalyptic Islam might also be seen as contributors to the urgent need for a peace treaty which will, in fact, be the catalyst for the start of the time of tribulation.

I will look at the Biblical significance of Gaza in Part 2.

RB Footnote:

Jesus Freed Me – History & Theology of Islam:

  • Who Is This Allah?ย C.J.O. Moshay
  • I Dared To Call Him Father,ย Bilquish Sheikh
  • The Jesus Visions; Miracles Among Muslims, Christine Darg
  • From Jihad To Jesus; An Ex-militantโ€™s Journey of Faith, Jerry Rassamni
  • Mosques and Miracles; Revealing Islam and Godโ€™s Grace,ย Dr Stuart Robinson
  • Islam and Terrorism,ย Dr Mark A.Gabriel (former professor of Islamic history at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt)
  • A Wind In The House Of Islam โ€“ how God is drawing Muslims around the world to faith in Jesus Christ,ย David Garrison.
  • Ex-Hezbollah Terrorist Encounters Jesus Christ in Prison, Afshin David.

PS

More confirmation it’s all about first two jigsaw pieces, Iran and Israel

Regarding my reminder on Monday 9th October about the Lord drawing my attention as a not-yet believer to the great danger the Iranian regime poses to the nation of Israel, on that day Tomi Arayomi broadcast this video and associated ‘short’ poignant summary confirming Iran’s current behind-the-scenes activity. (‘Hat-tip’ to Tony Puccio for trying to send a link in his comment of last night.):

In my large coverage of Iran’s quest to eradicate the state of Israel I’ve occasionally referred to its quasi-religious motivation of deliberately arranging calamitous events in order to hasten the return of their Mahdi, or hidden Twelfth Imam, as in this posted ion 20 July 2012:

Iranian leader’s End-Times declaration

LATEST NEWS:

The Telegraph ‘Live news feed 11th October

PPS: Re. Britain’s Brainwashing Cult:

PS: Published 27 August 2015:

My ‘take’ on Iran vs. Israel

Therein I conclude :

‘This blogโ€™s Welcomeย briefly recounts how I became aware of the huge role played by Iran in โ€˜The Last Daysโ€™.ย Now and again I refer to Iran in connection with theย โ€˜Ezekiel 38 allianceโ€™, otherwiseย known as โ€˜Gog and Magogโ€™ and referred toย in Revelation 20.

That roleโ€™s warning flags are:

  1. Mid-1980โ€™sย joint-rehearsal of the storming of Jerusalem by Iranian-Iraqi elite units, despite fightingย on opposite sides during theย Iran-Iraq War!ย (Refer toย Review 2 โ€“ Iran and Nuclear โ€˜Fixโ€™).
  2. Very early in his presidency Obama starts secretly appeasing Iranย (email 18 May 2009).
  3. July/Aug 2010 โ€“ Iranโ€™s nuclear reactor goes live, Supreme Leader reports having been visited by the Hidden Imam about his violent return (email 19 August 2010).
  4. Nov 2011 โ€“ referred to eventย 1 above inย โ€˜Welcomeโ€™, introductory post launching this blog.
  5. Nov 2013 โ€“ย event 1ย repeated by Iranian troops in drill โ€˜Towards Jerusalemโ€™ two years to the date I blogged about the 1980s rehearsal in โ€˜Welcomeโ€™. (Invisible Hand Reappears).
  6. Marย 2015 โ€“ Theย Lord asked,ย โ€œHow many months since that blog you wrote about Iran?โ€.ย Upon checking, Iโ€™m prompted to expect developments of nuclear dealย four months later, ie this July (Review 2 โ€“ Iran and Nuclear โ€˜Fixโ€™). The reference was to when Iโ€™dย asked if myย triple warning about Iranย had disrupted my internetโ€™s blogging connection in Nov โ€™13.
  7. Aug 2015 โ€“ย new videoย of IRGC &ย Iranian proxiesย โ€˜imaginingโ€™ taking Jerusalem, as related in above section.

Finally, thereโ€™s alsoย my statement in March:ย Whatโ€™s weird about blogging about Iran.’