CBS television network anchor Lesley Stahl, in the CBS television program 60 Minutes, takes aim at the archaeological dig at the City of David in Jerusalem casting doubt on the validity of the archaeological findings in the City of David excavations and the unity of the city. Stahl has claimed there is no proof that the City of David excavations are really connected to the Biblical King David who reportedly defeated the Jebusite stronghold of Jerusalem and made it the political capital of the Jewish people some 3000 years ago.Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the NewsThe claim by CBS anchorperson Lesley Stahl that the City of David in Jerusalem is not valid is in contradiction to Bible history and in opposition to Biblical prophecy for this location in the last days. CBS anchorperson Lesley Stahl, in the CBS television program 60 Minutes, made an effort to destroy the authenticity of the City of David, the original 10 acre plot for Jerusalem found on the slopes of the Kidron Valley in the city of Jerusalem. Stahl accused the Israeli government of using the archaeological excavations as a political tool to indoctrinate the soldiers of the Israeli Defense Force. The CBS reporter said that having the IDF soldiers to come through the tunnel through which King David captured the city is an implicit message that King David captured this city for the Jewish people back then some 3000 years ago and thus now belongs to the Jews today.Lesley Stahl is correct about two things. King David did capture the Jebusite stronghold of Jerusalem 3000 years ago (II Samuel 5). The CBS TV anchor is also correct about the fact that Jerusalem belongs to the Jewish people today - and that is found in the Davidic Covenant, God's promise to the Jews about Jerusalem as found in II Samuel 7. Jesus Christ, the Messiah, said that He will come back one day to build His temple in Jerusalem and rule and reign from this spot among His people, the Jewish people, forever (Zechariah 1:16, 6:12-13, and Psalm 132:13-14.)CBS TV anchor Lesley Stahl can make all the claims she wants about the City of David and Jerusalem. However, Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.
Two new weapons have been developed in Israel that will improve the use of personal weapons for members of the IDF in a combat situation, new weapons that will save Israeli lives but be a threat to life for any of Israel's enemies that choose to attack the Jewish state in military combat.One such weapon, the Gilboa, is an assault rifle based on the old M-16, a weapon of war that now has all of the necessary improvements for a combat situation. The other weapon in the Israeli arsenal is the Corner Shot, which is a special Israeli technology which allows soldiers to shoot from behind a wall, in essence around the corner using a video camera and a special rotating rifle.Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the NewsBrand new technology in Israel has allowed for the production of specialized weapons of war for the IDf soldier, but according to Bible prophecy, these weapons are not Israel's future, the Messiah is Israel's future.Since the founding of the modern day state of Israel, this young Jewish nation has had four major wars and a number of military confrontations. The fact is that the IDF now has the Gilboa and the Corner Shot, two new technologies that have produced advanced combat weapons. The most amazing of these two weapons is the Corner Shot, an assault rifle that can rotate and actually shoot from behind a wall around a corner. It has a video camera and a screen that will assist the combat soldier.An alignment of nations will come against Israel in the last days to destroy the Jewish state, Ezekiel 38. The Lord also told the prophet Ezekiel to tell the Jewish people that Jesus will protect them as foretold in Ezekiel 38:18-39:6. Even the name Israel which means, "I will fight for you", words of the Lord, are evidence that the Messiah, Jesus Christ, will intercede for the Jewish people. In a secular world, it is good news to see IDF soldiers with high tech weapons, however in a spiritual world, remember, the Lord will protect His people.The Messiah, Jesus Christ, will come back to earth to save the Jewish people as He has done down through 4000 years of history.
George Friedman, the publisher of Stratfor, a newsletter on strategic global planning, in his most recent book, "The Next Decade" has called for the Obama administration to have the United States to break ties with its main Middle East ally Israel, and increase its cooperation with the Islamic world especially Iran and Pakistan. Friedman's comments are in concert with a former consultant to President Obama, Tony Cordsman, who argues that the United States strategic alliance with Israel was harming Washington's interests in the Middle East.Friedman said that Washington has been in a confrontation with the Islamic world, which consists of 1 billion people, and a decline in US support for Israel was vital for what he termed the survival of the United States empire.Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the NewsStrategic global planners calling for the United States to break ties with Israel will not save the United States empire as they believe but will do the opposite according to Bible prophecy.George Friedman and Tony Cordsman, both not household names, but major players in United States strategic planning have called for the Obama administration to reorder its foreign policy in the Middle East and begin by breaking ties with Israel, America's long time strategic partner in that region. In essence, both men believe that the United States confrontation with the Moslem world, because of America's war with Al Qaeda, has brought harm to the American empire's ability to survive over the next decade. Friedman, in his recent book "The Next Decade" says that the United States must develop a greater partnership with Iran and Pakistan instead of the Jewish state of Israel.The ancient Jewish prophets wrote 2500 years ago that God would destroy those Middle East nations that try and eliminate Israel from the face of the earth - that is found in Ezekiel 38 and 39 where both Iran and Pakistan are mentioned in Ezekiel 38:5 as Persia. God told Abraham 4000 years ago in Genesis 12:1-3 that those who bless Israel will be blessed and those who curse Israel will be cursed - that principle is still applicable today. Since the United States is not found in Bible prophecy, one can conclude that America will not be a major factor before the return of Jesus Christ to the earth.If America takes the advice of strategic global planners over the Bible they can be assured that God will deal with them. Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.
A new book by Middle East expert Mitchell Bard claims that the Arab lobby in Washington DC, headed up by the Saudis, has unlimited sources to try to buy what they usually cannot win on merits or their arguments. In response to the claim that the Israeli government also has a group that lobbies the United States government on Israel's behalf, Bard said that the Arab lobby is one of the strongest in America even stronger than the Israeli group and that the Arab world has many resources to call upon for influence in Washington.Saudi officials let it be known that current US government officials can be hired following their retirement which many believe may help the officials adopt positions while in government to make themselves marketable to the Arab lobby.Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the NewsThe influence of the Arab lobby in the United States with its unlimited resources to buy what they cannot win on the merits of their arguments is setting the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.There has always been pressure applied to all branches of government in the United States through what is called lobbying - advocates for a cause, who apply pressure on the Congress or the administration to go one direction instead of another. The media has complained about undue pressure from AIPAC, which is the Israeli lobby, while at the same time the Arab world has its own lobbying group in Washington headed up by the Saudis. With unlimited resources at their disposal, the Arab lobby does indeed make their wishes known to members of the United States government.What is so interesting about this report is the list of nations found in Bible prophecy that will play a key role in the end times scenario which is revealed in the Bible. Daniel and Ezekiel, two of the ancient Jewish prophets, reveal in their prophecies these nations and most of them are members of the Arab world. Daniel points out that Syria and Egypt, referred to as the Kings of the North and the South in Daniel 11:40-43, that Syria and Egypt will join a coalition of nations to come and destroy the Jewish state of Israel in the last days. Ezekiel, in Ezekiel 38:5, mentions Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Libya as part of that same coalition. Even the Psalmist in Psalm 83 mentions Lebanon and Saudi Arabia in the alignment of Arab nations that will come against Israel.Bible prophecy will indeed be fulfilled.
In a recent public opinion poll taken in Israel, a lop sided plurality of 42% of Israelis viewed President Obama as pro-Arab and only 7% see him as pro-Israel.Meanwhile, a rabbi who served in the Israeli Knesset, Rabbi Chaim Druckman, says that US President Barack Obama thinks he holds the wheel in his hand and leads the world, but according to the rabbi, the people of Israel deal with the Almighty who leads this world.Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the NewsThe Israeli rabbi who says the Almighty, not Barack Obama, leads this world and controls Israel is right on target that is according to Bible prophecy.For more than a year, US President Obama has been dictating to the Israeli government what must be done in order for the peace process to work and to bring an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. President Obama first addressed the Islamic world from Cairo, Egypt and said that the Israeli Jewish settlements are illegal and must be removed. The recent flap over Jewish building in Jerusalem is the absolute evidence that President Obama wants to control the Israeli government and its prime minister. This motivated one very prestigious Israeli rabbi, Chaim Druckman, to say the obvious, that Barack Obama is not the Almighty and that the Jewish state does not take direction from President Obama but the Jews take their orders from the Almighty.God's Word, the Bible, does agree with the rabbi that the Almighty is still in charge. God brought the Jews into existence and they are His chosen people, Deuteronomy 7:6-8. God has chosen to dwell among His people, the Jewish people, in Jerusalem and that He will do forever, Psalm 132:13-14.Today, all of Judaism does not look to the God of the Bible as their leader, however, there is a large segment of Jewish people who believe in the new covenant of Jeremiah 31 which says that the Lord will be their God and the Jewish people, His people, the Almighty's people, and that will happen in the future, Jeremiah 31:31-34.
Nothing much happened. Lots of bloviating about climate change. They talked about lowering carbon emissions, but gave no clue as to how they would do it. Probably because they have no clue as to how they would do it. They pontificated about terrorism in general and ISIS in particular and about the debt crisis in Greece. All in all, it is probably best described as one big happy photo-op and lovefest with the press. Rumor has it they even gave swag bags to the reporters covering the event. 20 miles away, in Austria, another group met. This one had tons of heavyweights, even some heads of state. This one, however, didn't have any photo-ops. They had their own police force. The press was kept beyond an enforced perimeter six miles from the hotel. No one really knows what they talked about because they didn't release the details to the public. Remember that old adage about golf? "You drive for show and putt for dough." Well, consider the G7 "the drive" and the Bilderberg Group "the putt." The Bilderberg Group is a highly secretive organization founded in 1954, ostensibly to strengthen the ties between Europe and North America. It is comprised of the movers and shakers of the world: Heads of central banks, multinational corporations, media conglomerates, financial institutions, major industrial concerns, and lots of highly placed government types from around the world, with some heads of state thrown in for good measure. These are the power brokers who actually make things happen. Among other things, this year the Bilderberg attendees discussed how to place capital controls on average citizens. They talked about ways to realistically turn the whole world into a cashless society. Their ultimate goal is to be able to control the movement of money. The public argument is that it will help defeat terrorism and the drug cartels. But, more importantly, it will allow the huge banking conglomerates to control the global movement of finance. This will allow prompt emergency management in case of an economic collapse. Especially a global one. This will enable the proper global governing regimes to punish the nations, businesses, and individuals that step out of line. Whoever controls the flow of money controls the world. Does this not fit perfectly into the Bible's prophetic scenario? Back here in the land of the free and the home of the brave, the Obama administration and its Republican allies (you heard me right) were busy trying to give the President the authority to "fast track" plans to include America in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and the Trade in Service Agreements. These are binding agreements and treaties that will cede many of our sovereignty rights to shadowy "commissions," "councils," and "boards" that administer the agreements. Further, these pacts declare that the commissions can change the agreements in any way they wish, and the signatories cannot do anything about it. As unbelievable as that is, it gets even more bizarre. All of this pending legislation is "classified." That means that very few actually can see it. The bills are kept in locked rooms in the basement of the Capitol. Congressmen and Senators can only enter the rooms to read the legislation, one section at a time, by themselves. They cannot bring any staff or cell phones. If they take notes, the notes must be surrendered to security when they leave. A prominent, usually conservative, Republican congressman defended the secrecy this way. He said that the bill will be "declassified and made public once it's agreed to." These are the same guys who howled to high heaven when Speaker Nancy Pelosi said about the Obamacare legislation, "We need to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." In the light of Bible prophecy, I think we should expect more of this sort of thing. Specifically, look for more "global government initiatives" disguised as "trade agreements." This deception is very much in line with Bible prophecy since it effectively centralizes global governance into the hands of a few. Remember when ISIS was considered by President Obama to be the "JV" team? Not even good enough to be the Varsity! Well, the latest issue of the ISIS propaganda magazine speculates that ISIS may be in position to buy a black market nuclear weapon within a year. Already, Australian intelligence services believe they have enough nuclear material to build a "dirty bomb." And we know that since they control more of Syria than Bashar al-Assad does, it's more than likely that they have acquired some of his chemical weapons. So when can we expect ISIS to use them? They seem to be holding them for a special target. Perhaps something major in Iraq or Syria? Perhaps Israel? Maybe something in Europe or the U.S.? Folks, as we rush faster and faster into the final days of this Age of Grace, I'm reminded of what Habakkuk lamented, "The wicked surround the righteous; Therefore, justice comes out perverted." (Habakkuk 1:4, NASB) This will be the order of the day until Jesus Christ returns to snatch away those who have accepted His free gift of pardon. Accept His free gift of pardon for all your sins. The one He died on Calvary to purchase for you. Then you will be ready to escape the troubles awaiting this world when He returns for His true believers.
The Minister of Jerusalem Affairs in the Palestinian Authority(PA) says the PA favors transferring control of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to the Organization of Islamic Conference made up of the 57 member states of this global Islamic organization.The PA would accept the management of the Temple Mount by the Saudi based Organization of Islamic Conference whose 57 member states includes Iran and other Islamic members who have called for Israel to be wiped off the face of the earth. The Israeli government officially has the sovereign control of the old city of Jerusalem which includes the Temple Mount, but Israel has given custodial responsibilities to the PA of this site, the most sacred site in all of Judaism.Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the NewsThe question of control of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem will be the major controversy in the Last Days according to Bible prophecy.For the PA and the Organization of Islamic Conference to even consider taking control of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the al Aqsa Mosque as they refer to this site, is beyond imagination in our world today. The Temple Mount is the most sacred piece of real estate in the world to the Jewish people and for the Global Islamic Community to claim sovereign control of this holy site in the heart of the capital city of Israel is considered by the Jewish state to be outrageous.The ancient Jewish prophet Zechariah wrote 2,500 years ago that what we see happening today would be the case when Jesus Christ returns to the earth to build His Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Zechariah 12:2 says that Jerusalem will be the center of controversy at this time. Zechariah 1:14-16 reveals that the Messiah, Jesus Christ, will be aggressively possessive of Jerusalem, He will be angered by the arrogant security of those who think they control the Temple Mount and Jesus will come and build His Temple on this holy site and rule and reign from that Temple forever.Any claim by the global Islamic community will be set aside. Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.
