The Mufti of Jerusalem says that Israel control of Hebron, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem could start a religious war

Jerusalem's Mufti Mohammed Hussein, the highest ranking Islamic cleric in Jerusalem, says that Israeli sovereignty over Hebron, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem, three of the most important holy sites in Judaism, could start a religious war.

Hebron is the location of the burial site of the Jewish patriarchs. Bethlehem is where Jacob buried his wife, Rachel and in Jerusalem, the Temple Mount is the holiest site for the Jewish people and the location where Jews want to build a temple in the near future.

The mufti's says Israel's claim to these Jewish holy sites is an attempt to take over the religious sites and Moslems are now in a period of war, not with tanks and rockets, but a religious war.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

The statement by the mufti of Jerusalem that Israel's claim to their holy sites is a declaration of a religious war is a page out of Bible prophecy for the last days.

The Israeli government has established a list of heritage sites in Israel, sacred sites that are a part of Jewish history. Included in that list are three locations that the mufti of Jerusalem says will be the cause for a religious war if Israel stands firm on their claims to these sites. The sites include Rachel's tomb in Bethlehem, Rachel being Jacob's wife who died in childbirth, Genesis 35. Genesis 23 is the record of Abraham paying cash money for the Machpelah Cave, the burial site for the patriarchs of the Jewish people: Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. Israel's King David also paid cash money to Ornan the Jebusite for his threshing floor on Mt. Moriah, the site for the two previous Jewish temples in Jerusalem, I Chronicles 21.

The threat of a religious war between the Jews and the Moslems is setting the stage for an end of times conflict between these two peoples. The ancient prophet Joel, in Joel 2:2-3, warned that the largest militia ever formed on the earth will come to Jerusalem to take control of the Jewish holy sites. There is only one group of people today who could form such a militia and also people who want to control Hebron, Bethlehem, and the holy city of Jerusalem, that would be the Moslem people.

The Jerusalem mufti is right. There will be a religious war.

A senior research fellow at the Hudson Institute says that Jewish ties to the Temple Mount will bring peace to the Middle East

Dr. Max Singer a senior research fellow at the Begin Sadat Center for Strategic Studies says the only chance for real peace in the Middle East is if the western nations convince the Arabs that Jewish ties to the Temple Mount will bring about peace in the region.

Singer believes that the continual denial by the PA leadership of the Jewish people's ancient connection to the land of Israel and the sacred significance to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount where once stood two Jewish temples will hinder any peace efforts to the two peoples to coexist in the Middle East and thus only enhance the continuing conflict.

In spite of the fact that the PA Mufti Sheikh Sabri, the high ranking Islamic cleric, claims there has never been a Jewish presence on the Temple Mount, Jewish scholars cite many historic and Biblical sources to confirm that Jews have a 3000 year old connection to the Temple Mount and Jerusalem.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

The statement by the senior Jewish research fellow that Jewish ties to the Temple Mount will bring peace to the Middle East is right on target according to Bible prophecy.

Dr. Max Singer, the founder and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, believes that if Jewish ties are restored to the Temple Mount and Jerusalem, there will be peace in the Middle East. Bible prophecy reveals that Dr. Singer is correct in the final outcome in the end of time scenario written by ancient Jewish prophets 2500 years ago. The prophet Samuel wrote in II Samuel 7 that one of King David's descendants would rule the world from a Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, that descendant will be Jesus Christ, the Jewish Messiah. Isaiah wrote that when the Temple, the house of the Lord, will be established in Jerusalem, nations would turn their military weapons into farming equipment and they would learn of war no more, thus peace in the world, Isaiah 2:1-4.

As the quest for peace in the Middle East continues, all must agree with the Bible, Jewish ties to the Temple Mount will indeed bring about peace.

When a Nation Turns Its Back on God

2 Chronicles 33:1-25
Hezekiah was a god-fearing king who brought about reformation among the Israelites. His son Manasseh, however, was an evil ruler. He had watched his father walk with God and live according to Scripture. Yet he chose to ignore the Lord.
Manasseh worshipped false gods, even to the point of sacrificing his sons by fire in order to praise Molech. He practiced much evil—including witchcraft and sorcery— and led Israel astray, thereby provoking God to anger. The king, along with the people, paid a high price for his rebellion.
This story illustrates the Lord’s intolerance of a nation’s disregard toward Him. Now consider our country. We, too, are a nation that pushes God aside—one that has turned away from the only true God and embraced idols. Perhaps these aren’t statues of stone, but we worship money, sports ability, fame, and reputation, to name a few.
The United States of America was founded on biblical principles with the intent to guarantee freedom of worship. But over time, we have removed the Lord from many aspects of public life. Prayer in schools, for instance, was deemed unconstitutional. What was once a “nation under God” has turned into a country that tolerates a growing number of sins and yet belittles absolute truth.
If a nation turns its back on the Lord, His judgment is inevitable unless the people repent and make Him Lord once again. As believers, our responsibility is to pray that God would draw the heart of our country back to Himself—and to help the gospel and truth spread through our land
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A great message from Charles Stanley

Israeli PM Netanyahu wins the support of US Congress for peace in the Middle East

Israeli PM Netanyahu addressing the joint sessions of the US Congress told them that if the Palestinians will recognize Israel's right to be a nation in the Middle East, there will be a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and peace in the Middle East.

Netanyahu said Israel is ready to recognize a Palestinian state alongside the Jewish state and all the issues will be dealt with as the two sides forge an agreement for two peoples to live in one land. However, the Israeli prime minister did declare that Jerusalem is the undivided, eternal capital of the Jewish people and will remain so now and forever.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

The fact that an Israel prime minister can address the joint houses of US Congress is a testimony to the world that Bible prophecy has been fulfilled and will be fulfilled in the future.

Israeli PM Netanyahu addressed US Congress in a joint session of both houses and brought these law makers to their feet in approval of an Israeli official who not only stated the obvious but also addressed the tough issues that must be dealt with in order to bring resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Israeli PM said that he and his country are ready to accept a Palestinian state and all that needs to be done for a resolution of this conflict is for the Palestinians to recognize the rights of the Jews to have a state also in the Middle East.

The political significance of Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress is great, but the prophetic significance of an Israeli PM addressing Congress is very powerful. It is solid evidence that Bible prophecy, like the "dry bones" prophecy of Ezekiel 37 has been partially fulfilled. The offer by the Israelis and the rejection by the Palestinians is also evidence of potential for fulfillment of other prophecies written by the ancient Jewish prophets, prophets like Malachi that says the Palestinians, Edomites of biblical times, would come to claim a state in the last days, Malachi 1. Obadiah wrote that there would be a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but only when Jesus Christ returns to the earth.

The Israeli prime minister addressing US Congress is indeed evidence that Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

Al Qaeda is still on schedule for world domination

The Jordanian journalist Fouad Hussein revealed to the world al Qaeda's master plan for world domination when he interviewed top al Qaeda leaders including the mastermind of many terror attacks Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, revealing a seven stage long term war ending with the world coming under control of the Islamic caliphate - world domination. 

Phase 3 followed the 9-11 attacks. Phase 4, expected to last from 2010 - 2013, foresees the downfall of hated Arab regimes including Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Phase 5, to take place between 2013 and 2016, has been described as the period of the formation of a worldwide Islamic state with an Islamic army to lead the fight over non-Moslems in order to set in place global domination. 

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

The master plan for the Islamic terror organization al Qaeda that calls for worldwide Islamic domination is right on schedule but it will not come about according to Bible prophecy. 

According to published reports, the master plan for the world domination by al Qaeda is right on schedule. We're now watching phase 4 of the seven stage plan taking place with the street demonstrators in the Arab capitals in the Middle East leading the way for the downfall of hated Arab leaders, basically the moderate Arab leaders that are willing to coexist with a Jewish state in the Middle East. The phase 4 plan also calls for an attack on oil supplies and the United States economy. Already it is evidenced that the plan has been effective in Tunisia and Egypt with Saudi Arabia and Jordan to be the next targets. Ironically the West is downplaying these threats to take over the world by the Islamists. 

A student of Bible prophecy, however, would recognize what is happening as the prewritten history recorded over 2500 years ago by the ancient Jewish prophets. Joel wrote that the largest military might ever formed on the earth will take place in the last days. It will be a massive Moslem militia according to Joel 2:1-4. Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Jeremiah all add additional information to the end times scenario that we can see unfolding right now. Ezekiel, however, reveals that the Moslem militia will not form this desired caliphate, a global dominion. Jesus will intercede from heaven and destroy the al Qaeda forces (Ezekiel 38:18-39:6). Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

The Palestinian Authority president says there will be no Jews in a Palestinian state

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced recently that in an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, there will be no Israeli Jews living there which includes the almost 500,000 Jews that now are living in the area of Judea and Samaria with over 200 Jewish settlements in the same area including the Old City of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.

The Palestinian Authority president accused the United States of not putting enough pressure on the Israeli government to stop construction in the Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria and the eastern section of the city of Jerusalem.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

A statement by the Palestinian Authority president that there will be no Jews in a Palestinian state contradicts and confirms the Bible which reveals the end of times scenario for the Jewish people.

As the Jewish people and the Palestinians fail to bring about a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, both sides have been using rhetoric that has not helped the peace process. Recently, Palestinian President Abbas made the announcement that in a Palestinian state there would not be any Jewish people. That's in contradiction to the efforts to bring peace to the area by stating that some Jewish settlements and settlers could choose to live where they are living today which is in an area within the borders of what could be the Palestinian state. It is interesting to note there are hundreds of thousands of Palestinians today who are living in the Jewish state. The Bible has insight into the future as it relates to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a conflict that has been going on for some 4000 years.

The Israelis and the Palestinians both have ancestors and a history as recorded in the Bible and this record starts in Genesis 25 with the birth of twin boys, Jacob and Esau. A study of Bible history brings us to the facts, Jacob's descendants are the Jewish people of today and Esau's heritage would be the Palestinians of today. The ancient Jewish prophet Ezekiel reveals that in the last days the Israelis will be killed by the Palestinians who will then take the land that God has given the Jewish people, Ezekiel 35.

The Palestinians can say that there will be no Jewish people in a Palestinian state but remember, Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

Why Believers Pray

Recognizing that God is sovereign prompts some questions about the nature of prayer. Specifically, many people have asked me, “If the Lord is in control, why does He expect us to pray?”
Prayer brings us into cooperation with what God has purposed to accomplish. He desires to involve believers in the work that He is doing in the world and in their lives. We aren’t to sit around when there is kingdom building going on—there isn’t a single scripture to support the idea that we relax while the Lord works all things to His good pleasure. In fact, the opposite is true.
In John 17:11, Jesus asked God to protect the disciples by the power of His name (niv). Did He think they might lose their salvation or drift from their commitment?Absolutely not. Jesus was God in human flesh. He knew exactly what was going to happen—how these men would spread the gospel and remain faithful even unto death. Jesus was taking part in the Father’s plan for His followers by interceding for them.
God certainly can build His kingdom without believers’ input or help. But a relationship develops depth and intimacy when the Lover and His beloved share an interest. Praying and working alongside our Lord grows our faith and strengthens our trust in His power.
Talking with almighty God is a privilege. The Lord created you to love Him and be loved by Him. Prayer is how that connection gets nurtured and developed. Our Father calls us to communicate with Him so He can draw us close to His heart and involve us in building the kingdom

Arabs, Jews, and even American political leaders offer harsh criticism of President Obama's new Middle East policy

It did not take long after President Obama announced his new Middle East policy statement for harsh criticism to come from all sides. The Arabs, the Jews, and even United States political leaders said that Obama's new Middle East policy is putting the Jewish state of Israel in a situation where they will not be able to defend themselves. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said that a Jewish state with the borders at the time of the Six Day War in 1967 are indefensible and it would be the beginning of the end for the Jewish state of Israel. 

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

President Obama's newly stated Middle East policy is in essence the fulfillment of one Bible prophecy and it sets the stage for all of Bible prophecy to be fulfilled. 

In his speech to make clear his new Middle East policy, President Obama made demands of the Jewish state of Israel that will make it impossible for Israel to defend itself from its many enemies in the Middle East. Of most concern to the leaders of Israel is the demand that Israel give back the land it took to establish a buffer zone between itself and its Arab enemies in 1967. 

As the political debates continue, the prophetic passages of God's Word give us great insight into the significance of Obama's new Middle East policy. As it relates to the land that Obama demands Israel give to the Palestinians, this land does not belong to the United States who are making these demands, but it does belong to God (Leviticus 25:23). As it relates to Jerusalem and the Temple Mount, the Bible says that Jesus will return to this area and reign among the Jewish people from a temple on the Temple Mount forever (Zechariah 1:16, 6:12, Psalm 132:13-14). 

The fact that a Gentile world leader is dictating to the Jewish people about the Temple Mount and what should happen there is exactly what Jesus Christ said would happen - that Jerusalem would come under control of the Gentile world powers at the time of the end and remain under their control until He returns to the earth (Luke 21:24). 

In one speech, US President Obama has not only fulfilled Bible prophecy but he has also set the stage for additional Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

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What more can be said!!

Obama sides with terrorists over Israel.

Today, President Obama delivered an unprecedented rebuke of the Israeli people by an American president. In words that were designed to reach more Muslim citizens than United States citizens, Obama called Israel's legitimate West Bank settlements an "occupation"; and by calling for a return to the 1967 borders, he is calling for a divided Jerusalem. He continued to press Israel to negotiate with the Palestinian Authority (PA) and, subsequently, with the "Unity Government" the PA has formed with the terrorist group, Hamas.

If there was ever any question about the intent of those whom President Obama expects Israel to negotiate with, this week's news report gives a clear answer: "A member of the Palestinian Authority parliament spelled out his organization's vision for the genocidal annihilation of the Jewish people ... [giving] Arabs 'the honor' of annihilating 'the evil of this gang.'While President Obama may not recognize the threat a terrorist-run Palestinian government poses to Israel, we do and we're taking action. The ACLJ is stepping up its efforts to defend Israel in the diplomatic and legal war being waged by Hamas.

Will you stand with the ACLJ and Israel by supporting our efforts to defend America's greatest ally in the region? Please make a tax-deductible contribution in defense of Israel today. 

Russia's military is launching its biggest rearmament since Soviet times

Russia's government will spend 650 billion dollars to rearm its military in the biggest makeover for the Russians since the times of the Soviet Union, a project that they say is needed because for two decades they have had no modernization in order to really protect their country.

Russia is the world's 5th largest military spender. They need, according to analysts, a strong conventional force to reduce its reliance on its aging Soviet missile nuclear deterrent. Russia's military leaders say this rearmament project will finally give them a modern top level arm of forces that are capable of protecting their homeland. The "Big Bear" is sharpening its teeth.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

For decades, during the Cold War, Russia was a major world military power and now as Russia's military rearms itself, it moves now onto the world stage in order to fulfill Bible prophecy for the last days.

The recent nonproliferation treaty signed by the US and Russia brought attention to the fact that Russia has fallen behind in military hardware to a place where Russia's leaders say they are not now prepared to defend their country. The recent announcement that Russia is planning to spend 650 billion dollars to rearm their military forces is evidence that the Russian leaders recognize their need to make preparations to defend the homeland but also to become once again a major world military power. This is a prerequisite to the prophetic scenario that can be found in the prophetic passages of God's Word.

Bible prophecy for the last days mentions a nation that will play the key role in forming a coalition of nations that will align themselves against the Jewish state of Israel. This scenario is laid out in the prophecies of Ezekiel written 2500 years ago. Ezekiel 38:2 mentions Gog in the land of Magog. Gog is the person, Magog, the place. Magog was a grandson of Noah, Genesis 10:2, who took his family and started a nation, Genesis 10:5, in what is today known as Russia. Ezekiel 38 reveals that Russia will lead a coalition of nations who will try and destroy the Jewish state of Israel in the first six months of the seven year Tribulation Period.

A rearmed Russian military does indeed set the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

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With this happening and  today Obama's speech, is really setting the stage,America better be ready to put God back in our country.

A high ranking Islamic terrorist claims that China and India will replace the United States as the superpowers in this world

According to Mahmoud al-Zahar, the chief of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the empire of the United States is in decline and will fall because of the country's immorality, promotion of sexuality, and political injustice. Al-Zahar also predicted that China and India will become the new world superpowers because of the large populations of both China and India and these two economies expanding faster than any other nations of the world. Al-Zahar said that he welcomed the revolution of Egypt which brought down the US-backed Mubarak and said that this revolution will sweep the Middle East bringing down other Arab leaders who support the United States and its ally Israel. 

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

The Islamic terror leader who predicted the fall of the United States and the rise of China and India as superpowers is in lockstep with Bible prophecy for the last days. 

The chief of Hamas in the Gaza Strip made a very profound statement recently when he predicted the fall of the United States and the rise of China and India as superpowers in our world. Mahmoud al-Zahar most likely does not realize how right on that he is, but the Bible does reveal in the pages of prophecy that the kings of the east, that would be China and India, the kings of the east mentioned in the book of Revelation 16:12 that these kings of the east will gather at Jerusalem just before Jesus Christ returns to the earth, as will all nations at that time in history (Zechariah 14:2). 

As it relates to America's fall because of immorality and the promotion of sexuality, so stated by this Islamic leader, that is very Biblical as well. In fact, the United States is not mentioned in Bible prophecy giving us some evidence that America must be off the scene before the end of times scenario found in Bible prophecy will be fulfilled. Remember, at the Rapture of the Church, all Christians leave this earth and go to heaven which will take the backbone of this nation of America away leaving the United States as a powerless country. 

The Hamas leader that said the United States will fall may not know that he actually was quoting Bible prophecy - Bible prophecy that will be fulfilled.

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I love watching how he relates all what is going on in the world to the Bible prophecy.At my age I have watched a lot take place but to think I see so much more,God will get us out of here when it's His timing,not ours.

The leader of the nation of Islam says Jews are a cover for Satan

Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the nation of Islam says that the Jews who dominate the US government and the banking system are always working to push America into war and he says that he is trying to pull the cover off of Satan, referring to the Jews as the cover for Satan.

Farrakhan told his followers that American Zionists are trying to push the US and Israel into a war with Iran and that he must pull the cover off of Satan so that Satan will never deceive the people of this world again.

Abe Foxman who is the National Director for the Anti Defamation League said Farrakhan is the bigot in chief of the nation of Islam, an Anti-Semite who is the pied piper of hatred towards the Jewish people.


Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective

Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the nation of Islam, has the characters of the last days correct but not the facts, according to Bible prophecy.

In a speech to his followers, members of the nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the nation, spewed out his radical rhetoric against the Jewish people and referred to them as the "cover for Satan". He said that the Jews in America who Farrakhan said controls the US government and the banking system in America, that US Jews were trying to push America and Israel into a war with Iran. Farrakhan earlier also made the statement that the revolution in the Middle East among the Arab states will spread to the US. Again, I say Farrakhan has the right characters for the end of times, but the details are wrong.

The ancient Jewish prophets prewrote history, better known as prophecy, and they have the characters and the details of the future all correct. Satan will indeed be the one behind the scene orchestrating the events of the last days, Daniel 10 and Revelation 12. The Jews will be the prime focus of persecution during the days of judgment, the seven year Tribulation Period, Revelation 4-19. Islam will play a key role in how this persecution unfolds, Ezekiel 38 and Daniel 11. There will also be a war between the Jewish state of Israel and Iran as foretold in Ezekiel 38:5 where Iran is mentioned by the name Persia.

Farrakhan does have the characters right for the end of times drama, but he must learn from the Bible all of the details.

2 CHRONICLES 7:14

if my people who are called by My name will humble themselves,and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
The world has a lot to change to get the world healed

The Moslem Brotherhood tells their followers to prepare for war against Israel so they can kill Jews

Leaders and clerics in the Moslem Brotherhood are calling for their followers to prepare for war against Israel and one leading brotherhood cleric has called for killing Jews to the very last one. This is the brotherhood that has played a major role in the chaos in the Arab capitals of the Middle East.

As the Moslem Brotherhood rises to power in the Middle East, Israeli leaders see this as consolidating the power of Hamas and its hold on Gaza, a real concern to the Jewish state because the Hamas charter states unequivocally that it wants to eradicate Israel.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

With the rise of the Moslem Brotherhood and the so-called revolution in the Arab world, the endtime scenario that can be found in Bible prophecy comes much better into focus.

One of the major players in the chaos spreading throughout the Arab world is the Moslem Brotherhood, an Islamist terror group that has spawned such terror organizations as Hamas and al Qaeda. The ideology of the brotherhood was made clear by one of its leading preachers based in Qatar who in one of his sermons called for Israel and the Jews to be dealt with by Allah, the Islamic god, who should kill the Jews down to the very last one. This same Moslem Brotherhood preacher in a sermon aired on Al Jazeera claimed that Adolf Hitler was sent by Allah to punish the Jewish people. The brotherhood also supports Hamas, the Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah, all Islamic terror groups who want to eradicate this world of the Jews.

The scenario being played out now in the Arab world was foretold by the ancient Jewish prophets, a message for the last days. Daniel and Ezekiel both revealed that the Arab world would come to power and move to kill the Jews, Daniel 11 and Ezekiel 38. The prophet Joel said this would happen when every Moslem would be ready to form the largest militia ever formed on the earth, Joel 2. Even the Psalmist prophet, Psalm 83 called for the Jews to be destroyed and their name be forgotten forever, Psalm 83:4.

The rise to power of the Moslem Brotherhood and their impact on Middle East events is indeed setting the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

The two factions of the Palestinian people signed an agreement against their common enemy, Israel

The two factions of the Palestinian people, Hamas and Fatah, signed a reconciliation agreement in Cairo, Egypt that brought the division of the Palestinian people back together under the banner that they must deal with their common enemy, the Jewish state of Israel.

Both Hamas and Fatah agree that as a unified people the Palestinians have a common enemy, Israel and they will fight Israel with diplomacy or with military force.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

The reconciliation of the two factions of the Palestinian people has set the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

In Cairo, Egypt, the leaders of the two factions of the Palestinian people, Hamas and Fatah, signed an historic agreement that reunited these two groups after four years of infighting. Khaled Mashaal, the leader of Hamas, said that the common enemy of both his group and Fatah is the Jewish state of Israel and must be dealt with, if need be, by military force. Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of Fatah, said that Israel must now chose between peace and the Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria.

This harsh rhetoric from both Hamas and Fatah, now once again united with purpose, does set in place the scenario that can be found in Bible prophecy. A student of Bible prophecy can trace from the birth of Esau in Genesis 25 down through biblical history to the Palestinian people of today and see these descendants of Esau, the Palestinians, will be major players in the end times.

The ancient Jewish prophet Malachi wrote of the return to power and a rebuilding by the Edomites, the Palestinians, Malachi 1. Ezekiel in Ezekiel 35 prewrote history revealing that the Palestinians would kill Jews and then take their land. The prophet Obadiah lays out the end of the Palestinian people, the descendants of Esau, and it will happen when Jesus Christ returns to the earth.

The reconciliation of Hamas and Fatah, the two factions of the Palestinian people, does indeed set the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

An international financial newspaper says that Israel is the main cause of Middle East problems

The Financial Times, a London based international newspaper, says, in its news coverage and its editorial pages over the last year, that Israel is the cause for all problems in the Middle East. The Financial Times believes the role of the Jewish settlements in Israel's Judea and Samaria, above any other single factor, is affecting the conflict and the newspaper, at the same time, downplays the other factors in the conflict such as terrorism and the political split between Hamas and Fatah, the two Palestinian factions.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

An international opinion forming newspaper says that Israel is the main cause for problems in the Middle East and they may be correct according to Bible prophecy.

The Financial Times newspaper, based in London, England, has been taken to task by a media monitoring organization about their bias reporting about Israel as the publication claims that the conflict in the Middle East is all Israel's fault. The main source of agitation is the Jewish settlement activity in the area of Judea and Samaria according to The Financial Times.

I must say that to some extent The Financial Times is correct. Israel's presence in the Middle East is indeed a cause for that conflict that continues to unfold day by day. With 23 Arab states surrounding the 1 Jewish state and a population of 350 million Arabs and only about 5 million Jews, this little state has become more and more of an irritant every day to the Arabs and the Moslems in the Middle East.

However, you must remember that the land of the Jewish state is God's land (Leviticus 25:23) and God has given the land to the Jewish people. The Lord, through His ancient Jewish prophets, said that there would be trouble between Israel and her neighbors (Joel 2, Ezekiel 35, and Isaiah 17 - plus many other passages). In fact, the armies of the world will gather at Jerusalem in the last days to destroy the Jewish state and it is at that time that Jesus Christ comes back to save His chosen people, the Jewish people.

The Financial Times is correct. Israel is the cause of the Middle East conflict and that is based on Bible prophecy - that will be fulfilled

The death of Osama bin Laden brings to a close one chapter and opens another

As President Obama addressed the people of the United States with the report of a successful special military operation that resulted in the death of America's number one enemy, Osama bin Laden, the leaders of the intelligence community cautioned the world to be ready for an onslaught of new terroristic activity in reaction to bin Laden's death. Bin Laden had ordered the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon, and possibly either the Capital Building in Washington or the White House, a mission that failed because of the actions of people aboard the aircraft that crashed into the fields in Pennsylvania. 

The fear now is that numerous attacks will be launched around the world in retaliation of bin Laden's death and another terroristic leader will surface to replace bin Laden. 

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

Osama bin Laden is dead, an action that will set the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled. 

Almost a decade after Osama bin Laden ordered the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington DC, the mastermind of these horrific attacks has been killed and, as many have said, justice has been served. However, this is not the end of the story. Remember, al Qaeda was not a hierarchy but instead, a network of terrorists around the world. The threat of Islamic terrorism has not gone away. It may, in fact, intensify in its efforts to rule the world. Bin Laden was the symbol of the desire of those who want to rule this world with an Islamic caliphate, a worldwide kingdom. 

Though the Bible never mentions the word, "Islam" or "Moslem", the ideology of Islam is the unspoken word missing from the prophetic scenario found in a number of prophecies written by several ancient Jewish prophets. Daniel and Ezekiel list a group of nations, all Islamic, that will come to power in the last days (Daniel 11, Ezekiel 38). Joel, another ancient Jewish prophet wrote of a massive militia that will arise in the last days to play a major role in the end of times events (Joel 2). John the Apostle, in the book of Revelation, foretold of a world that will come under the Satanic attack of these Islamic warriors during the Tribulation period (Revelation 16-19). 

Osama bin Laden's death has indeed set the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.