Churches around the world are turning against the Jewish state of Israel

The World Council of Churches, and ecumenical church body based in Geneva, Switzerland and boasting 590 million worshipers, recently held a conference in Greece declaring that the Jewish state is a sin, and occupying power, and it accused Israelis of dehumanizing the Palestinians and they called for resistance to Israel and the Jewish people as a Christian duty. 

The attendees at the international conference of the World Council of Churches even legitimized terrorism as a means of resistance to the evil Jewish occupation calling it a Christian right and duty to eliminate the Jewish state. 


Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

The declaration by 590 million churchgoers that terrorism should be used in their efforts to eliminate the Jewish state of Israel is a precursor to the end times scenario that can be found in Bible prophecy.

The World Council of Churches, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, held an international conference recently where the attendees, representing around 590 million worshipers, said that the use of terrorism is a legitimate means to eliminate the Jewish state of Israel from the Middle East. This declaration speaks of the theology of these thousands of churches around the world and it has been described as "Replacement Theology". Replacement Theology basically states that God has replaced his program for the Jewish people with the church. They believe that because the Jews rejected Jesus at His First Coming, God has stopped His plans for the Jews and has given all of these promises to the Church. Replacement Theology is not only non-Biblical, but it is a dangerous doctrine that will lead to disaster. 

God's program for the Jewish people has not been cancelled unless God is a liar, which He is not. God gave the Jewish people 4 covenants, unconditional promises that will be fulfilled in the future, and in fact, forever. Genesis 15 is the Abrahamic Covenant that says there will always be a Jewish nation with a piece of real estate in the Middle East according to the Land Covenant in Deuteronomy 30. The Davidic Covenant in II Samuel 7 and the New Covenant, Jeremiah 31, states that the Messiah Jesus Christ will give the Jewish people the city of Jerusalem and a temple in the city for their kingdom which is eternal. 

Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

The confusion in the financial markets is making way for a one world currency

Financial experts say the confusion in both money markets and the worldwide monetary system and the volatility of all the markets has caused the economic community to call for a new global financial architecture and monetary system and the viable possibility for a single world currency. Many world leaders have already embraced such a system with others looking favorably to the soon coming of this one world currency, the problem now is what would that currency be and what if any would be the possibility for a present currency to be used. 

The one thing for sure in most economic circles is that the United States dollar is at the point of being replaced by a more stable currency in our world and that to happen very soon. 

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News


The coming one world currency is about to appear on the stage of this world just as foretold in the pages of Bible prophecy. 

Economist after economist keep telling world leaders that a one world currency is a part of the fix for the global economic crisis. The financial experts in our world today keep saying that the United States dollar is no longer strong enough to sustain its position as the present world currency. The forecast for a brighter economic situation in America and around the world is not really in play today. G-20, the organization of the top 20 economic powers among all the nations, continues to call, not only for a new single currency, but also a global economic structure that can resolve this financial crisis. 

There is an end of times scenario that is found in Bible prophecy that will be the solution to the economic crisis now in place. Revelation 18 describes a one world economic headquarters to be found in the Middle East in fact in the city of Babylon where all financial woes will be resolved. Revelation 13:16-17 lays out a method to be followed in all financial dealings where each person will receive an identification mark in order to be able to buy or sell using a one world currency. This global economic structure actually comes on the scene after the Rapture of the Church. Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

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.

The social network Facebook is being used to call for the total destruction of the Jewish state of Israel

After a massive internet campaign used to pressure the popular social networking site Facebook into removing the Moslem page calling for the third uprising against Israel, another page has surfaced entitled "Subscribe Now to the Palestinian Intifada" - a Palestinian uprising against Israel. On the page, "Make the Prophet Number One on Facebook", there are numbers of links to sites of other Facebook pages promoting a massive attempt to carry out the destruction of the state of Israel.  Facebook is also being used to summon millions of Moslems to march into Israel with additional pages calling for one billion Moslems to destroy Israel and exterminate the Jewish people.  Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News The social network Facebook has been used to call for one billion Moslems to march into Israel and destroy the Jewish state, a page which is actually right out of Bible prophecy for the last days. It has become common knowledge that the social network Facebook has been used very effectively in the organization of the street demonstrations throughout the Arab world. Now this same communications vehicle is being used to call for one billion Moslems to march into Israel to destroy the state and exterminate the Jews. There are Facebook fan pages that are promoting the popularity of Allah the Islamic god and to make him number one on Facebook. Though the media has been very vocal in praising the use of Facebook in the popular uprisings in the Arab world, they have been very silent on condemning the use of Facebook calling for the extermination of the Jewish people.  This misuse of Facebook by radical Moslems is in essence a page out of Bible prophecy. The Psalmist in Psalm 83:4 wrote that the enemies of Israel will indeed call for their total destruction and that the memory of the Jewish people might be blotted out. Zechariah 13:8, Revelation 12:13-17, and other prophetic passages foretell of a time during the Tribulation, the Time of Jacob's Trouble, that there will be many Jews killed, up to two out of every three Jews on the Earth. The Lord will intercede to protect the Jewish people from total extermination however, until this heavenly intervention, the Jews will suffer persecution and death as called for on Facebook. Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

Israel's PM says that the Middle East is in a period of turmoil that is historic but could it be the revolution of darkness?

Israel's PM Netanyahu recently gave his evaluation of the unrest spreading across the Middle East and said that this is a period of turmoil that is historic akin to the great revolutions that have taken place in modern times, but he quickly cautioned the world to watch very closely as Arab leaders are deposed and those who may fill the power vacuum created by these revolutions. Netanyahu was most concerned about the direct neighbors of the Jewish state, the nations of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, of which all three are facing differing degrees of unrest even after many political changes have been made.

The Israeli PM warned world leaders that the Islamist element involved in this unrest of all the Arab world could very quickly position themselves to take political control of Israel's neighbors which could bring harm to the Jewish state in the Middle East.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

Political unrest in the nations that surround the Jewish state of Israel could bring about a political leadership that would fulfill the end time prophecies for this region that are found in Bible prophecy.

The political leadership of Israel has been watching very closely the ever changing landscape in the Middle East, a result of the unrest in the Arab street throughout the entire region. Israeli PM Netanyahu has been most concerned about what is happening with the direct neighbors of his nation, countries like: Syria, Jordan, and Egypt. With the removal of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, plus the unrest in Syria and the almost civil war in Jordan, things are changing.

These changes were foretold by the ancient Jewish prophet Daniel 2500 years ago. In Daniel 11:40-43, the Jewish prophet revealed the activities of all three Israeli neighbors: Syria, Jordan, and Egypt for the last days. Syria, referred to as the King of the North in verse 40, will make the first move against Israel. Jordan, mentioned as Ammon, Moab, and Edom in verse 41, will provide protection for the Jewish people, Isaiah 63.

Egypt, found in Daniel 11:42-43, will join Syria to try and destroy the Jewish state. Truly, unrest in the Middle East is setting the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

Gold and Silver in Bible Prophecy

I've been studying the subjects of Bible prophecy (prophecy is the Bible's predictions of the future) and the precious metals market for the past several years. Interestingly, both subjects are quite related in that they focus on what the future will bring, and both subjects require a dedicated search for the truth. Bible Prophecy is a huge subject, so there is a great deal more research and scriptural support that lies beneath the conclusions and points I will be able to present here. I think that one of the ways to achieve a greater understanding of the evils of the current fiat monetary systems of the world, and a better understanding of where we are headed, would be to study the economic system that God gave the Israelites in the Hebrew Scriptures of the Old Testament, and compare it to our own.

I will start with the conclusions of what my prophecy studies have led me to believe will be the future of gold and silver with respect to prophecy, and then explain in more detail how I arrived at the following:

Israel, continuing on into the future, prior to the return of Christ at the pre-tribulation rapture, will become a very rich nation in gold and silver, and these precious metals also must rise in value enough so to move other nations to envy so that Russia, the Arab nations, and possibly Germany (Gomer?) will be led to invade Israel at the start of the seven year tribulation. (Ezekiel 38-39) Gold and silver, in the future, prior to the rapture, and even into the start of the tribulation, will become extremely valuable, much more so than today, (Rev 3:18), particularly after major currency devaluations and severe economic collapse that is planned to come to bring about the chaos necessary to humble the nations into accepting world rule by the antichrist. The world rule by the antichrist in the tribulation after the rapture, will involve a world currency, perhaps an electronic tracking system of gold credits (Dan 11:38, 11:43), involving the mark of the beast needed to buy and sell anything. (Revelation 13:16-18) In the tribulation, many (not all) of those possessing gold and silver, who refuse to accept the mark of the beast, will be hunted down and beheaded. (Revelation 20:4) I believe eventually, during the tribulation, most likely, it will be illegal to possess gold and silver in physical form as an unauthorized individual (without the mark or number or authority of the beast), anywhere in the world, (Ezekiel 7:19) but only during the short duration of the tribulation, or perhaps the second half of the 7 years time (Dan 7:25, 9:27, Rev 13:5). Finally, for the survivors of the tribulation, with the return of Jesus after the tribulation, gold and silver will be restored as money world wide, in accordance with the economic laws and principles as outlined in the the Hebrew law. (Zech 14:16, Isaiah 2:2-5) 

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To summarize a few of the main points of the economic system as given in the law, which are a contrast to what we have today:

1. Gold and Silver, as is all of creation, are from God, and given to man for good use, for a useful purpose. (Genesis 1:28, Gen 2:12.) Gold, silver, seed, and flour, were all used as money. (Lev 27:16, 2 Kings 7:1) The vast majority of the time that gold and silver are mentioned in the Bible, it is in reference to the wealth of the kings of Israel or to the wealth of the temple of the Lord. Gold and sliver were used in the workings and furnishings of the ark of the covenant, and the vessels in the temple. Therefore, gold is definitely the approved by God for men to use as money and as a store of wealth.
2. The people were to have and use "just weights and measures". The standard Hebrew units to measure the weight of things such as iron, stone, flour or anything, were the shekel or talent (or other measures), and also used to measure the weight of gold and silver. Unjust weights and measures were "an abomination to the Lord". (Lev 19:35, Deut 25:15, Prov 20:10) 
3. Charging interest when lending money was forbidden, unless to a foreigner. (Lev 25:36-37, Deut 23:19-20, Psalms 15:5, Prov 28:8, Ezek 18:12-13, Neh 5) 
4. Every 7 years was to be a time of total debt forgiveness & slave release. (Deut 15:1-3) 
5. Every 50th year there was not only debt forgiveness, but also the return of all land (except in cities) to the people which may have been loaned out or sold. (The 50th year, or Jubilee, was after seven sevens or 49 years) (Lev 25, 27:16-18) 
6. Wages had to be paid every day, not every two weeks. (Lev 19:13)
7. There was to be an inheritance from fathers to their children, and even grandchildren. (Num 27:7-11, Prov 13:22) 
8. They were to pay tithes and suburbs (land around the cities) to support the tribe of the Levites, one of the 12 tribes, who were the priests & ministers, lawyers & judges, scribes & teachers, and caretakers of the temple. (Num 18:23-24, 35:2-7)

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Next, I will examine how the above laws contrast with our modern economy and system of money.

The two evils that are most frequently mentioned with regard to dollars is that, one, dollars are not a just weight and measure, and two, that all dollars brought into the economy are done so when either the government or the people borrow money from the banks (who borrow from the Federal Reserve) at interest. Most people understand that, originally, the dollar was defined as a weight of gold, 1/20 of an ounce, but they really don't care all that much about it. The reason why is because when hard economic times come because the people are in debt and there is a perceived "lack of money", the people actually prefer allowing inflation to continue, rather than let deflation make it impossible for them to pay off their debts. Therefore, it is much less well understood why lending at usury, or any interest rate, is wrong. I will attempt to briefly cover why charging any interest at all is unnecessary for an economy to prosper, but also evil.

There are many ways to cause wealth and capital to accumulate. You can invest capital (or time and labor) directly in some endeavor, such as a business, which involves both risk and work. Or, you can lend money out at interest, requiring collateral to eliminate risk, and charge interest, which involves no work. Obviously, the second way is easier, and it is dishonest because it involves no risk and no work. Contrary to popular thought, forbidding loans at interest would not destroy an economy. Money would still be put to good use as people invest it directly into the economy. In fact, people would be more likely to invest in stocks (directly into the economy) if bonds were simply not available. In fact, it is not even necessary to pass laws forbidding loans at interest, nor is it necessary to prosecute either borrowers or lenders for participating in such transactions. What is needed is for the government to simply not recognize contracts which charge interest as being valid contracts, just as any contract which is based on an illegal practice, combined with fraud and deception and lack of disclosure should not be valid. What this means is that lenders should not be able to demand that the government enforce payment or transfer of collateral when payment becomes impossible.

When you understand that those who loan money at interest will be able to enslave the people to whom they make loans, it helps to explain what is being described in Nehemiah Chapter 5, and it explains why God's people are forbidden to lend at interest (usury) to their fellow people. Understanding the process of how usury works also explains how certain prophecies about the nation of Israel would be fulfilled. Israel would both lend to other nations and rule over them. (Deut 15:6, 28:12) Lending to others and ruling over them are concepts that are directly related, "the borrower is servant to the lender". (Proverbs 22:7) 

Investors are often regaled with stories of the power of compound interest, but they are not told the full story of precisely how powerful it can be. Typically, we are told by investment advisors that if we invest $2000 very early in life (and allow for 9 doublings), or $10,000 a bit later in life (7 doublings), we can retire with a million dollars. Great! However, they don't tell you what is possible if your family dynasty invests a million dollars over a few generations. A million in gold, after 16 doublings, would come to about $64 Billion, which was way more than all the gold in the world back at $20/oz. After 20 doublings, a million turns into a trillion. See the following for proof: 1 1; 2 2; 3 4; 4 8; 5 16; 6 32; 7 64; 8 128; 9 256; 10 512; 11 1,024; 12 2,048; 13 4,096; 14 8,192; 15 16,384; 16 32,768; 17 65,536; 18 131,072; 19 262,144; 20 524,288; 21 1,048,576

Obviously, a single family, in only two-three generations, that started out moderately wealthy, if able to lend at interest, risk free, using loans secured by collateral and government enforcement of contracts, would be able to control all the wealth of the entire world. Again, just a small example of why lending at interest, risk free, using using loans secured by collateral and government enforcement of contracts is inherently unfair, and should not be legal.

Many people say that for the most part, the process of world ownership rapidly accelerated in the early 1900's, and was greatly facilitated in 1913 at the founding of the Federal Reserve Bank, and was in full swing by about World War II. The proof is that the national debt of the United States at the end of WWII was 250 Billion dollars, and this can be seen athttp://www.ustreas.gov/opc/opc0019.html 

The $250 Billion x 1 oz/$35 = 7,142 million ounces of gold (worth of dollars) times 1 ton/32150oz. = 222,146 tons worth of gold that the U.S. supposedly borrowed from the Federal Reserve. That's about twice the amount of gold that is estimated to exist in the world today! Back then, that was probably 4-5 times all the gold in all the world. Of course it is impossible to conceive how the U.S. was able to borrow, in value, more than what exists in the entire world, but somehow we did just that. It is mind boggling that a single private entity was able to create that many dollars out of thin air (because obviously they did not actually loan us more gold than exists), and loan them to the United States, at interest (the interest is the second fraud), and then demand payment in gold all the way up to the early 1970's until Nixon finally closed the gold window. Even today, with the debt at five trillion dollars, and all the gold in the entire world valued at one trillion dollars, something is seriously wrong with that. There is no way the United States can ever pay back, in value, 5 times as much gold as there exists in the entire world, and it is even more certain that we never borrowed any such thing in the first place. Therefore, if we never actually received any tangible thing when we took out the loan, there is no reason to claim or think that we must pay anything back. Printing the presses wildly to pay off the debt is no different than what happened when the debt was created. The debt was loaned into existence with funny-money to begin with, therefore there is no reason that the debt should be paid back with "valuable" dollars. At this point, attempting to keep the dollar valuable only continues the enslavement of the people and the nation. I say go ahead, monetize the debt, and let the printing presses run wild if the government needs money; don't sell bonds, don't even collect taxes, let the dollar collapse to zero, and let the people flee to ownership of gold and/or silver while the dollar can miraculously still purchase any. 


This hopefully explains the two great evils of our monetary system which are that the dollar is not an accurate weight and measure, and that debt money and usury is evil. But more than that, it also explains why all debts, everywhere, for everyone, all at once, should be completely forgiven and wiped out every 7 years, so that this kind of enslavement debt can never be built up in the first place. Allowing the dollar to collapse to zero would be a great benefit to the economy, since all enslavement debt would be wiped out, and the entire system of fraudulent weights and measures would be forced to end.

Examining the process of evil that created our current economic problems hopefully can shed light on how it will end, and what will come next. It is a certainty that all paper money systems in all of history have eventually collapsed; therefore the dollar, like all the rest, is doomed to reach zero value at some point in the future, and anyone who saves money in dollar form is really just asking for trouble. 

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Next, I will explain the context and framework of my understanding of Bible prophecy so that I will be able to explain my interpretation of the scriptures in the introduction.

As I mentioned at the start, I believe in the doctrine of the "pre-tribulation rapture". For many who know next to nothing about prophecy, I apologize for the unusual terminology, and I will do my best to explain what that means. Of course, there are many different views on prophecy, which make any study of the subject quite arduous. For those who believe that Revelation 20 is speaking of a literal time period of 1000 years long, nearly all believe Christ will return physically at the start of that time. Again, nearly all who believe in that literal scenario also believe that this 1000 years is immediately preceded by a time period called the tribulation (which includes the famous battle of Armageddon). The tribulation is variously interpreted to last anywhere from 3.5 years to 7 years or perhaps an undefined period of time when the antichrist, or Satan will come and deceive people by claiming to be God, (2 Thess 2:3-4,11) The most common view is that this time of tribulation lasts 7 years. The next detail to narrow down is the issue of the timing of the rapture, which is when Christ descends from heaven and gathers his faithful up to heaven to be with him. The various views are that the event of this gathering (or rapture) might take place either before, or during, or after the tribulation. The "pre-tribulation rapture" view is generally held by various Christian fundamentalists such as Baptists, Pentecostals such as Assemblies of God churches, Vineyard Churches, Calvary Chapel, and many other independents. Famous preachers of this view include John Darby of the early 1800's, the Scofield Bible of the early 1900's, Hal Lindsey of "The Late Great Planet Earth" of the 70's, and lately Tim LaHaye of the Left Behind fiction series.

On a few internet polls, I have found that perhaps half of the people who believe the pretribulation rapture also believe that the event of the Gog & Magog war of Ezekiel 38-39 takes place right at the start of the 7 year tribulation. It makes sense to place the event of this war at that time because after this war, the Israelites go out and collect and burn the weapons of their fallen enemies for the next seven years, which is the length of the tribulation. The other main reason to place this war at that time is that the antichrist will need some sort of deception to claim, somewhat like Hitler did, that the 1000 year reign has begun. This Gog & Magog war can therefore be falsely claimed to be the war of Armageddon, thus properly confusing people into thinking that the tribulation must be over, and that Christ really has returned.

The implications of this for gold and silver are obvious if you take the Bible literally because the passage is quite clear that jealousy of Israel's wealth of gold and silver causes the nations to the north to invade. (Ezekiel 38:13) Based on this, I have both a question and advice for precious metals dealers. Question: Do the people of Israel today have an affinity for gold and silver, and are they big buyers of the metals, and do you see them becoming buyers of the metals increasingly into the future? Advice: Why not go to Israel to set up a coin shop to sell physical gold and silver, since it appears quite clearly that the Bible says they will become wealthy in it. Israel will have to buy precious metals from somebody to fulfill the prophecy.

In connection with the Ezekiel passage, there is Revelation 3:18, which many interpret only symbolically. However, the passage is to the Church of Laodicia, which reads like a description of our monetary system of false wealth. 

Rev 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Americans today think they are rich, because they have plenty of goods, and the dollar buys much, but they seemingly do not know that the are truly poor, having no real wealth at all, which is gold. They are even blind to the fact of their poverty (no gold) and debt because they can live in nice houses and drive nice cars, which is exactly what the passage is saying on the literal level, they are "increased with goods". America even exports pornography to the world, which is showing the world our nakedness, and for the most part, our culture is not ashamed. I don't think taking this passage as literal advice to buy gold is wrong in any way, and taking the passage literally does not necessarily invalidate the spiritual message that is also contained in the verse, which is that we should be seeking Jesus for our spiritual needs. Undoubtedly, if the passage is to be understood on a literal level, the Bible is saying for all who have ears to hear, "buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich".

Furthermore, this passage supports and compliments the passage in Ezekiel 38-39 in two clear ways. First, I find it difficult to believe that the nations of the north would ever invade Israel for gold and silver if these precious metals retained their current value of about $275/oz and $4.60/oz. All the gold in all the world, about 4 Billion ounces at today's prices, is approximately valued at a paltry one trillion dollars. This is less than the annual budget of the United States government. So it makes much sense that gold and silver have to drastically come up in value to be worth enough to go to war over. Secondly, the passage in Rev 3-4 is in the context of the pretribulation rapture. The passages in Rev 3:8-10 and Rev 4:1 are often quoted as rapture support passages. Therefore, it appears as if the valuation of gold and silver will go up just before or by the time of the rapture, and the invasion of the Gog & Magog war. 

After the rapture, the antichrist will come to power through peace. (Daniel 8:25, 9:27, 11:21, 11:24) Since the main goal of the antichrist is to convince people that he is Christ, this is quite fitting for him to be the one to usher in peace after the supernatural destruction by fire at the Gog & Magog war of Ezekiel 38-39. After all, Christ is the one who brings in peace at the start of the 1000 years in Revelation 20. Furthermore, one of Satan's signs of deception is that he shows he has the power to make fire come down from heaven. (Revelation 13:13, 2 Thess 2:9) Why would Satan, or the antichrist, need to show he has this power, unless it is to back up his false claim that he is God, the one who destroys the enemies of Israel by fire in the Gog & Magog war? (Ezekiel 38:22, 39:6) 

Since it appears that the world was going to World War III or WWIV or Armageddon over gold and silver (Ezekiel 38:13), I believe one of the antichrist's solutions for world peace will be rather simple. One solution would be to outlaw physical possession of gold and silver by anyone except for the world government. It is rather clear that the antichrist controls and owns gold and silver. (Dan 11:38, 11:43, Ezekiel 28:4,5,18) There is a rather complimentary passage in Revelation 13:16-18 which describes the mark of the beast which is required to buy and sell. There must be some sort of compulsory system of tracking electronic credits, such as an implantable microchip or tattoo of some sort which properly identifies people who are authorized to buy and sell. Cash and physical possession of items of monetary value like gold and silver are simply incompatible with such a system.

Further, Ezekiel goes on to describe a frightening passage about how gold and silver seem to be less that worthless, but almost even dangerous to possess, again, I feel I should quote the full passage. 

Ezekiel 7:19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

Why would anyone ever feel the need to "cast their silver in the streets"? Even if silver were to drop in value to ten cents per ounce, people would still buy and sell and hoard the stuff (I certainly would), and there would be no need to throw it away like it was garbage. So, to cast silver into the streets! In the context of Daniel 11, Revelation 13, and the rest of the passage where it says "their gold shall be removed", it seems as if the only reason people are casting silver into the streets is because they want to get rid of it, so it cannot be said that they ever owned or possessed the stuff. Today it is possible to scan someone's house from the street and detect whether a person has a quantity of precious metals. Throwing one's metals into the trash might not be a good idea, because it might be shown that it came from you. Burying it might not be an option, if they can detect that as well. Isaiah 2:20, Isaiah 30:22, and Isaiah 31:7 compliments the idea that people will be casting away all items of gold and silver in the time of the tribulation, also known as the "Day of the Lord". These passages are best to be understood to take place in the context of the time of the 7 year tribulation, since it speaks of the "day of the wrath of the Lord", which Zephaniah also describes as the time of the tribulation, or trouble, or distress. Zephaniah 1:14-18 

To the novice Bible interpreter, it might seem as if these are contradictory passages that on the one hand say that gold will be valuable, and on the other, say it won't be valuable. But even these passages about "casting away silver" strongly suggest that gold and silver will be quite valuable at that time. Consider the phrase, "their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD", which is also repeated in Zeph 1:18. This phrase is not only suggesting that God cannot be bribed, but that the forces of Satan which will rule at that time will also not be able to be bribed. But there is no explicit notion that gold and silver won't be valuable at that time, on the contrary, I feel the passage is saying that even these supreme representations of wealth, gold and silver, no matter how valuable they might be, will not be able to save them from the time of the wrath of God.

There is one other prophecy passage in the New Testament about gold and silver in James 5:1-6 which is especially relevant to what we see today in the precious metals market.

James 5:3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

I do not think that this verse is advice against owning gold and silver. This verse is not saying that it is honorable to maintain wealth in the form of dollars which, remember, are fraudulent weights and measures which are an abomination. Holding dollars would place one in the category of the worker whose wages of wealth were "kept back by fraud" as indicated in James 5:4. If anything, James 5:3-4 is a testimony against the bankers who have stolen gold and silver from the people through fraudulently issuing more and more paper contracts that they never intended to honor in the first place. 

But James 5 is also a testimony against the banking practice of leasing gold and silver. For when they do that, their gold and silver literally "rust away", as they attempt to continue to list as assets in their books the gold and silver that is gone! Truly, gold does not rust, it is only the insane practice of leasing gold that helps to explain how gold could be cankered and rust away. Furthermore, the verse says that the rust of the gold will be a "witness against you", and today, we see the increasing awareness among people of the fraudulent banking practice of metals leasing, which, increasingly, is certainly a witness against the banks. 

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In conclusion, I do not know exactly when the set sequence of events in scripture will begin. Perhaps the rapture will happen next year, or 5 years from now, or 10 or 30 or more. But I am confident in my interpretation of the scriptures, and I'm confident that I have placed them in the correct time sequence with regard to the overall prophetic outline of events. I'm extremely confident that Israel will become wealthy in gold and silver, and that this will take place before the return of Christ. (Ezekiel 38-39) I am also extremely confident that the Bible does not condemn ownership of gold and silver, as these are truly the only Biblically approved forms of money according to Hebrew law, and the metals are the very embodiment of "just weights and measures".

If anyone wishes to discuss further the details of my interpretation of Bible Prophecy, I invite you to visit my web site at www.linkjesus.com or email me at bibleprophecy@yahoo.com 

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, has called on Moslems to remove the United States from the Islamic world

The leader of Iran's supreme council, made up of all Islamic religious high ranking clerics, has called for the Moslem world to remove the United States from the Islamic world, actually meaning the removal of all American forces in the Middle East region. Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, the leader of Iran's supreme council, told a gathering of Shiite and Sunni scholars in Tehran, there for an international conference on Islam, that the main problem in the Moslem world was the presence of US forces and he urged Moslems worldwide to preserve the peoples movement in Egypt saying that it was the duty of both the people and dignitaries of Arab nations and the entire Islamic community. 

Ali Khomeini said that the enemies who say that the Middle East revolution is un-Islamic must be confronted. These popular movements, he said, are Islamic and must be consolidated. 

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

The call by Iran's supreme leader for the Moslem world to rid the Middle East of US forces and consolidate this Islamic movement is a page out of Bible prophecy for the last days. 

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, has called for all Moslems both Shiite and Sunni to consolidate their efforts to change the landscape of the Middle East by removing all Arab and Islamic leaders who have a relationship with the United States or Israel. Ali Khomeini says that the street demonstrations in the Arab world are motivated by the Islamic faith of the protesters. The supreme leader of Iran calls on the Moslem world to remove US forces from any Moslem or Islamic nation and to do so right now. This political scenario being played out in the Middle East is, in reality, setting the stage for the prophetic scenario that is found in Bible prophecy for the end of times.

The ancient Jewish prophets all spoke of these events and the nations in the Middle East that are now experiencing this phenomenon as the main players for the last days. Daniel, in Daniel 11, mentioned Egypt as one of the two nations that will make the first attempt to destroy the Jewish state of Israel (Daniel 11:42-43). Ezekiel, in Ezekiel 38:5, mentioned Persia - that would be modern day Iran as one of the leaders of the alignment of nations to attack Israel. Joel in chapter 2 of his prophecy called for a mighty militia from the Moslem world to go to Jerusalem and remove the Jewish state from the Middle East. 

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, is calling for what Bible prophecy says will indeed happen - Bible prophecy that will be fulfilled.