WE ARE PERIOUSLY CLOSE TO TOTAL WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST

I am not a Prophet but I do search the scriptures diligently allowing the Bible to interpret itself. I also try to keep informed about events taking place in the Middle East and World. The following is what I believe is going to begin to play out. This will be a process of a minimum of 7 years—maybe more.

I’d call this a short discussion of how things might occur. It is a sketch of the tribulation period. I am always trying to grasp the details but it is difficult to really predict a time line of events. These are things we should all be thinking about while praying for understanding.

 

The burden of the word of the Lord against Israel. Thus says the Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him:  “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem.  And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. Zechariah 12.1-4

At this moment Israel/Judah is fighting a war on three fronts: Hamas, Hezbollah, and in the background is Iran. Israel/Judah has decided to go all in an attempt to destroy their enemies. Yes, completely destroy their enemies. This is an Old Testament concept. I am merely pointing out this fact.

They are counting on America to come to their aid when Iran and other nations decide to strike. America is an Israelite Nation if you follow Two House.

America’s involvement would be the beginning of world war. The majority of the world will not support Israel while hoping for their defeat. The American neocons (warmongers), who are influencing the current regime, are pushing hard for war. They actually think America would win and bomb the Arab world into submission. This is not likely. Our military has been reworked by those who have been weakening America. It is not as strong or efficient as it once was.

Russia and China are backing Iran. Once this war starts don’t be surprised when China decides to attack Taiwan. Russia would in turn escalate the war in Ukraine and that could start a war with NATO in Europe. The world will be engulfed in flames, destruction, and death.

The Middle East is a complex situation which goes back 4,000 years—back to Jacob and Esau. It is now entering the final phase and time of sorrows prior to the return of Messiah Yeshuah. Before He returns there will be incredible suffering and war.

 In that day I will make the governors of Judah like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place—Jerusalem.

 “The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not become greater than that of Judah.  In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them.  It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. Zachariah 12.6 -9

These verses seem to predict an Israel victory but I believe it is more complicated and deeper than that. Israel is currently in a state of apostasy. They are politically looking to America to support them. They are not looking to the Lord their God. They are trusting in the flesh.

Most Israeli’s are not even religious. They are very secular.

In the Bible the prophets constantly warned Israel to look to Him for victory. They often relied on Egypt to support them. King Zedekiah looked to Egypt for support against Babylon (2 Kings 23.29-25.30). This did not work out well for him.

The Lord wanted them to rely on Him, not on political unions with other nations.

I see the same situation for Israel/Judah today. It appears to me that Israel will do terrific damage to their enemies but they will have their backs against the wall as their army is overwhelmed by the Arab armies surrounding them. Why else would they be crying out to Elohim?

This will lead to them crying out to Elohim:

I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning at Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.  And the land shall mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself, and their wives by themselves; all the families that remain, every family by itself, and their wives by themselves. Zechariah 12.10-14

There will be a great mourning in Israel at this time as they come to the knowledge that Yeshuah is and was the Messiah. “They will look upon me whom they have pierced and mourn for him…” strongly suggests they will be about to perish and look up for their salvation.

This might be called an awakening or revival. It might be a process of months or years.

The question is how does this all play out in real time?  We know that Yahweh is going to save all Israel at that time but it may take years of tribulation after the coming war. That could be the time the Anti-Christ rises up and Israel/Judah and the world experience the great tribulation.

End time prophecy is not a pretty box with a ribbon tied around it. Many think they have all the answers on how this will play out. I know that Yah works on His time schedule and allows events to play out slowly. He waited over a hundred years to judge Israel through the captivity of Babylon. He gave them countless warnings through the prophets but it was many years before they ultimately fell to Babylon.

Zachariah 13 is just such a chapter. This chapter describes the most terrible time for Israel: “In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.

 “It shall be in that day,” says the Lord of hosts, “that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they shall no longer be remembered. I will also cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land. It shall come to pass that if anyone still prophesies, then his father and mother who begot him will say to him, ‘You shall not live, because you have spoken lies in the name of the Lord.’ And his father and mother who begot him shall thrust him through when he prophesies. Zechariah 13.1-3

The inhabitants of Jerusalem seem to be in deep repentance for their sins. They are being cleansed from their uncleanness and sins. They are suffering. The false prophets are being judged, false teaching and idols are being removed from their soul. They appear to be captives in their own land! Israel has become their “Ghetto.”

“Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, Against the Man who is My Companion,”Says the Lord of hosts. “Strike the Shepherd, And the sheep will be scattered; Then I will turn My hand against the little ones. And it shall come to pass in all the land, ”Says the Lord, “That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, But one-third shall be left in it:  I will bring the one-third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God. ” Zachariah 13.7-9

This refining process is not a pleasant experience but Yahweh is preparing His people for the Millennial Kingdom thousand years. This is a sorrowful time.

Many think the “church” will be raptured out before all this occurs. Why would that be? The “church” is currently in apostasy and will need to be purged just as the nation of Israel/Judah will be purged.

All of these end time tribulations come upon us because we are doing it to ourselves. Yeshuah is coming for an assembly of those whom have been purged and tried like gold. That’s not the Christian “church” that is hiding today. This is an individual process within the Body of Christ. It is not organized religion—it’s ALL those who follow Him.

I’m not being judgmental. I’m going to be refined and purged along with everyone. It will be difficult but also very wonderful as He works to perfect us. He will be coming for a spotless assembly (Body).

Again, how all this exactly works out in real time most likely will surprise all of us. Don’t rely on the neat package of end time events that you’ve been fed all these years. It is going to be His way.

We can understand it will be difficult for us all but also very intimate. It’s you and Him.

Zechariah 14.1-5 explains the rest as we see another conflict in Jerusalem after what we saw in chapter 12

Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, And your spoil will be divided in your midst. For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; The city shall be taken,The houses rifled, And the women ravished.
Half of the city shall go into captivity, But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

Then the Lord will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle. And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east.
And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley;
Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south.

 Then you shall flee through My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal.Yes, you shall flee
As you fled from the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah.

This looks like the second coming! Israel/Judah has fought a great war in which they did great damage to their enemies but lost. They have been “taken captive” in the land, suffered, and repented. They have realized their uncleanness and sin as they have been refined in captivity in their own land. Then when it appears all has been lost the Messiah comes!

The rest of Zechariah 14 is describing the 1,000 year Millennial Reign.

In closing, if you believe in the Two House Judah (the Jews of the State of Israel) and Israel (Ephraim and Manasseh) these events will engulf the world and the people of God—Judah/Israel/Jews and Ephraim/Manasseh the progeny of the Lost Tribes of Israel scattered throughout the world for thousands of years.

Yahweh will be gathering all his people from the four corners of the earth during the tribulation period at His return.

Zachariah and the other prophets are our guide. Nobody, but nobody, including myself totally understands completely how the end of the age will play out. The Scriptures are our guide.

The Scriptures reveal there are Martyrs, some protected in hiding, traitors, and warriors speaking the Gospel on the front lines. It will be spiritual conflict of the highest degree. Yahweh is in control. May God bless and guide each of us during this time.

A great interview on the current Middle East War:

https://marketsanity.com/colonel-douglas-macgregor-what-concerns-me-right-now/

 

WAR IN ISRAEL IS ESCALATING BUT THE END IS NOT YET!

Israel has decided they have had enough and are now fighting to win. In the past they have allowed the USA to lure them into ceasefires with their enemies. This is now no longer the case. They are fighting to destroy their enemies. Eventually this will lead to direct conflict with Iran.

The exploding phones and pagers that were set off against the Hezbollah leadership was Israel’s message to her enemies that they are now fighting to win. Their enemies will never accept Israel’s presence in the land. The United Nations is against them, the USA talks supportive and with the left hand they fund the terrorist organizations surrounding Israel.

Hamas and Hezbollah are fighting a proxy war for Iran in Gaza and Lebanon/Syria. Iran is funding these groups and supplying them with weapons. In actuality Iran has formed a buffer between themselves and Israel to keep Israel from attacking them. They don’t really care that much about Hamas and Hezbollah, Iran is merely using them to keep Israel distracted.

At some point Israel will launch an attack against Iran’s nuclear sites. A few days ago Iran sent 180 missile into Israel as revenge for the recent assassinations of leaders in the terrorist organizations. Israel will now debate on when they should destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Things will become much worse as this war progresses. Then we have the neocons who want to have Ukraine fire nuclear weapons into Russia. This would start a nuclear war in Europe and possibly against American cities. It would be horrible if this occurs, but the leaders of the west are anxious to start a war with Russia.

Then we have the Taiwan Chinese issue that is simmering in Asia. Can you image the USA fighting wars on three fronts, Israel, Ukraine/Europe, and China? No way our woke DEI military would have any chance of winning such conflicts.

The world is in a dangerous place BUT I will tell you that the end is not yet! Much more must play out in this corrupt and wicked world before the Messiah will come. He is going to allow mankind to virtually destroy ourselves before He comes with a shout and the sound of the trumpet!

Peter tells us: “For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” 1 Peter 4.17-18

I share this scripture to remind us all that we should have a humble heart and continue to seek His guidance for our lives and how we should be preparing for the storm ahead. As a reader of this blog you know I don’t believe the “church” will be raptured out. We will be lights in a dark world prior to His coming.

Jerusalem will be the burdensome stone that the nations will stumble upon. What we are experiencing today in my opinion is the “beginning of sorrows.” Things are going to get much worse for us—But he will guide those whom He loves. Those He loves are those who follow Him wherever He goes. None of us can rest easy. We are working out our salvation with fear and trembling one day at a time.

We can still live our lives one day at a time and enjoy many things—But let’s be mindful that the storm is upon us and moving slowing but directly toward us.

We will go through much tribulation just as Peter did but he was often delivered out of trouble along the way. When Peter’s mission was accomplished he became a martyr for Yeshuah. Some of us may become martyr’s but that is not something we should fear.

We are living one day at a time and watching world events play out.

Again I quote Peter:  But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 2 Peter 3.10-13

Peter is warning us that when destruction comes it will be quick and terrible.

Our current election in the USA is very important. We need God’s man to win. If he wins we might have a time like in the reign of King Josiah (2 Kings 22-23.28) where there was a brief period of restoration because Josiah was obedient to Yahweh.

Elohim had mercy on Israel during Josiah’s reign but after his death judgment came upon the nation because they STILL disobeyed and were lawless. God had mercy on that generation but those who followed did not continue the restoration of justice.

America is in that place today. If the corrupt regime now in power prevails our country is finished. I am praying and believing we will have a brief restoration period if God’s man wins.

There are many intercessors around the world praying and waging spiritual warfare on our behalf. Add your prayers to these warriors who are spending many hours in prayer and fasting.

Things will still be difficult if he wins but it will hold off the disaster which is being forced on the entire world by those who wish to have a one world government. Keep track of the things the United Nations and the WEF are planning.

So, I have some hope, but I’m seeking the Father in the hope of being fully prepared for whatever is coming. Let nothing surprise us.

The end is not yet. If you understand the seven year tribulation then you know the end is not yet! There will be no secret rapture. We are not greater than Yeshuah or His Disciples. We will be perfected in trial and tribulation.

Enjoy your families and the simple things in life one day at a time and watch closely as events play out. Do not become complacent. Believe that our Master will guide us in truth, mercy, and love. He does have wonderful protections and ways of moving in our lives. We must be close to Him to understand. Seek Him. This is the truth.