Archive for January 2012
Ezekiel 35, the Arab-Israeli War Before Ezekiel 38 | Bible Prophecy Blog
By Bill Salus
Prophecy Depot
Many end times experts believe the “Gog of Magog” invasion described in Ezekiel 38 and 39 is nearing the time of its prophetic fulfillment. Russia’s seemingly inseparable alliance with Iran, Turkey’s increased disdain toward Israel, and Libya’s uncertain future all suggest that the stage is rapidly setting for the fulfillment of the Magog invasion of Israel. All of these countries along with several more appear to be part of the Russian coalition that mounts this massive attack.
Putting the icing on the cake is the fact that Iran’s apocalyptic leadership wants to wipe Israel off the map and is on the verge of producing nuclear weapons. Certainly all the above, coupled with a host of other unmentioned indicators provides just cause to consider that the Ezekiel 38 prophecy could soon occur. But what about the war prophesied in Ezekiel 35? Is it conceivable that the war of Ezekiel 38 could precede the last days Arab–Israeli conflict predicted three chapters earlier?
Jerusalem concerned: Saudi Air Force to outnumber Israel’s advanced US jet fleet
With its latest acquisitions from Washington and Europe, the Saudi Air Force will have more fighter-bombers of more advanced models that the Israeli Air Force. Deep concern over this was recently relayed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak to President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta.
West displays Gulf military power to defiant Iran – Yahoo! News
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Military power near the strategic Strait of Hormuz could be bolstered by additional British forces, the country’s defense secretary said Tuesday, as a defiant Iran shrugged off Europe’s oil embargo and moved ahead with plans to hold naval exercises alongside the oil tanker shipping lanes it has threatened to block.
India Fingerprinting, Iris Scanning Over One Billion People | Global Research TV
The Indian government is ramping up efforts to fingerprint and iris scan the entirety of its 1.2 billion citizens in an ambitious scheme to issue national ID cards with biometric details. The plan has so far already enrolled 110 million people and issued 60 million numbers, with the aim of enrolling 200 million by this March and 600 million by 2014.
Iran preparing now for Armageddon
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has held several secret meetings with his economic and military advisers in recent days to prepare for the possibility of war with the United States.
Sources report the preparations are to include the execution of those Iranians who oppose the regime.
Khamenei has been heard to say that the coming of the last Islamic Messiah, the Shiites’ 12th Imam Mahdi, is near and that specific actions need to be taken to protect the Islamic regime for upcoming events.
Mahdi, according to Shiite belief, will reappear at the time of Armageddon.
PA Mufti Denies He Called to Kill Jews
The principal Palestinian Authority’s religious leader, the Mufti Muhammad Hussein, denied on Sunday that he advocated for genocide of Jews in a speech two weeks ago.
At an event marking the 47th anniversary of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement, Hussein said that the killing of Jews by Muslims is a religious Islamic goal. The event was broadcast on PA TV, translated by the Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) research organization and presented on its website.
Gaza’s Terror Groups Negotiating Merger
Jerusalem – Hamas is working to merge with the terrorist Islamic Jihad organization, according to Hamas’ co-founder Mahmoud Zahar.
He said the merger would allow the two groups to run in Palestinian elections, expected to be held in May, the Iranian Fars News Agency reported.
A merger of the two could mean the death of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, as both groups are committed to Israel’s destruction and replacing it with an Islamic Palestinian state. Zahar called the merger “a political and religious must,” the report stated.
Netanyahu: Israel must prevent the elimination of the Jewish people – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
The Israeli government has the “right, duty and capability” to prevent the elimination of the Jewish people and the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday’s weekly cabinet meeting.
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Ex-CIA chief: Bomb Iranian Revolutionary Guards
The United States should consider military strikes against not just Iran’s nuclear sites but the entire Iranian Revolutionary Guard infrastructure, argued former CIA director James Woolsey in a radio interview today.
Comparing the Guards to Adolph Hitler’s blackshirts, Woolsey named several “fair game” Guard-related targets, including Iran’s space program, ballistic missile program, training facilities and the Guard’s substantial commercial interests.
‘Israel to Give Obama 12 Hours Notice on Attacking Iran’
The London Times said its sources explained that that Israel fears that President Obama would try to torpedo an Israel attack if more notice were given because he is concerned that Iran will respond by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, sparking a rise in the price of oil that could cripple Western economies. If the attack were to occur in the next 10 months, it would put President Obama in a tight spot on the eve of his bid for re-election.
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Personally, I wouldn’t give Obama squat if I were Israel. If I were Israel, I might tell him after the planes had taken off for their mission. This is because of the following reasons:
1. Israel is a sovereign nation and has a right to defend itself anytime it needs to.
2. Iran is an existential threat to Israel. Anyone who does not believe or understand this has no conception of the Iranian ideology and mindset.
3. Iran and other extremist countries have repeatedly threatened to annihilate Israel. It is even taught in the Koran. Those who think otherwise are either ignorant, in denial, or liars.
4. Obama has repeatedly kowtowed to the Muslim nations in detrimental ways to Israel. Just review his actions since he has been in office.
5. Most of Israel admittedly does not trust our President to do the right thing for Israel- just view the latest Israeli polls.
Will the United States stand behind Israel if Israel does attack? I certainly hope so. A war will ignite the Middle East and send oil prices through the roof, but the alternate is even worse in my opinion. A nuclear armed Iran will certainly use that power in the near future. The Islamic theology believes that an apocalyptic war will bring in their Madhi (Messiah). Ahmadinejad has already stated several times he believes he is the one to initiate the situation which will bring about the appearance of this final Imam.