Assyrian Horn

Of Wheat and Tares

2010-08-19T09:55:00.001-04:00

Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43

24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field:

25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?

28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?

29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.

30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.

37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;

38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;

39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;

42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

One day I was thinking about the deception of false religions such as Islam. How they can appear good on the outside to most people, but are in fact evil counterfeits. I started to wonder how people can be tricked into believing these things, and how these religions came about. But I especially wondered why these false religions mimicked so many of the things found in the Bible.

Not to speak only on Islam, but it is staggering to see how many things were copied straight from the Bible (with "twists" of course). At first I thought it was strange- why not just start from scratch and create something completely different? But then it became clear as I thought about this parable... The best lies are the ones with truth mixed in.

To the untrained eye (non-farmer), wheat and tares look very much the same. Most would not even see the difference between the two. But the farmer would. The farmer would see the difference and know the fruit (seed) that is produced by both. The wheat seed is larger and good, while the seed from the tare is smaller and will cause vomiting and illness after it is ingested. A person with an untrained eye may not know what he has eaten until it is too late.

Tare Seeds

Wheat Seeds

This is why we must train ourselves in prayer, in scripture, and in the fear of the LORD. The trained eye knows the difference between the tares (false religions) and the wheat (God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). The untrained person eats what is placed in front of him, and what appears good on the outside- only to learn of his mistake after it is too late.

*Next study- Why the tares are left to grow among the wheat, and the separation at the harvest and threshing floor.

Ahmadinejad Survives Assassination Attempt

2010-08-04T11:22:00.000-04:00

Debka.com- debkafile's Iranian sources report an explosive device was tossed at the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's heavily secured armored convoy as it drove through the northern Iranian city of Hamadan Wednesday, Aug. 4. He was reported unhurt. Some of his bodyguards and bystanders were or injured.
Iranian media reported the explosion hit a minivan carrying correspondents and one attacker was arrested. Later, the president's office said the bang was caused by a "firecracker."
After the attack, Ahmadinejad switched vehicles and was soon standing on a platform in the town center and making a speech televised live.

Hamadan's population is purely Iranian Shiite with none of the ethnic or religious minorities persecuted by the regime. It is located on the site of the Biblical Shushan, the site of the tombs of Esther and Mordecai, several hundred kilometers west of Tehran.

Guest Contributors

2010-07-27T10:23:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone!

You may have noticed that I have been extremely busy, and unable to post very often. I hope to post more often at some point soon, but I would also like to open my site up to some intelligent contributions from all of you.

If you have some scriptural insight, please email it to me as you would want it written. I will give credit to whatever name/ alias you give to me (if you want your full name printed with your article, then give me your full name. If you just want partial name or initials then give that to me).

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I look forward to working with all of you, and getting to know my readers a little better!

Thank You!

Archaeologists Uncover Goliath's Hometown

2010-07-14T15:27:00.000-04:00

Israel National News- An ongoing archaeological excavation in Tel Tzafit continues to unearth the ruins of what was once the city of Gat – described in the Bible as the hometown of Goliath. Professor Aren Maeir, who is directing the dig, spoke to Arutz Sheva's Hebrew-language news service to discuss the latest finds.

Recent finds from the Tel Tzafit excavation are “fascinating,” Maeir said. The site, inhabited at times by Canaanites and at other times by Philistines, has remnants from many periods of history. “We are focusing on the Canaanite period, the Philistine period, and the Israelite period, and for now we're primarily in the Philistine period,” he said.

One of the most interesting finds was a piece of writing containing, among other things, Philistine names, some of which were similar to the name “Goliath.”

"We've found a rich variety of artifacts” showing that Gat was a major city at that time, he continued. “We are now discovering remnants from metal craft and bronze, and from the destruction of the city at the hands of King Chazel of Aram as described in the second books of Kings.”

Findings show that Chazel and his army laid siege to the city until its residents had exhausted their food supply, then attacked. Dozens of buildings were found that were demolished by the invading army.

Other buildings appear to have collapsed in an earthquake, possibly the one mentioned at the beginning of the book of Amos, he said.

The relationship between the nation of Israel and the Philistines was more complex than people tend to assume, Maeir revealed. “The Philistines... were often more than just enemies. We can see this in the Bible as well, for instance, in the fact that Samson married a Philistine woman,” he said. There appears to have been crossover between the two cultures – for example, findings show that elements of Philistine cooking became common among the Israelites as well.

United Nations Calls For New Global Reserve Currency To Replace US Dollar

2010-06-30T15:53:00.000-04:00

PressTV- A UN report released on Tuesday calls for abandoning the US dollar as the main global reserve currency to achieve greater stability in the world financial system.

"The dollar has proved not to be a stable store of value, which is a requisite for a stable reserve currency," said the World Economic and Social Survey 2010.

The use of the dollar for international trade came under increasing scrutiny when the US economy fell into recession.

The report said a new global reserve system should be created, which "must not be based on a single currency or even multiple national currencies." Instead, the report advocates using assistance from the International Monetary Fund to create a standardized international system for liquidity transfer.

The report added that developing countries have been hit hard by the US dollar's loss of value in recent years.

"Motivated in part by needs for self-insurance against volatility in commodity markets and capital flows, many developing countries accumulated vast amounts of such (US dollar) reserves during the 2000s," it said.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who previously chaired a UN expert commission that considered ways of overhauling the global financial system, has advocated the creation of a new reserve currency system.

Russia and China have also supported the idea.

A Leader of Islam- In His Own Words

2010-06-04T10:36:00.000-04:00

Anjem Choudary is a leading Muslim radical in the UK, who says Islamic teachings are what shaped his pro-jihad message.

"You can't say that Islam is a religion of peace," Choudary told CBN News. "Because Islam does not mean peace. Islam means submission. So the Muslim is one who submits. There is a place for violence in Islam. There is a place for jihad in Islam."

"The Koran is full of, you know, jihad is the most talked about duty in the Koran other than tawhid -- belief," he said. "Nothing else is mentioned more than the topic of fighting."

..."And there are many verses from the Koran and many statements to say that's the Islamic argument. And that is a difficult Islamic argument to refute. And there are many scholars who support that argument as well."

A Swarm of Bees Descends On the White House

2010-05-19T12:03:00.002-04:00

"Thousands of Bees" Swarm the White House
CNN- ...White House grounds were hit by an unexpected airborne threat. A swarm of honey bees took over a bush located between the Northwest security gate of the White House and the area where the television networks stand-up positions are located early Thursday. CNN photojournalist John Bodnar said he came through the Northwest security gate around 12:30pm and was warned about the bees by Secret Service on duty in the guard post.
"I walked out and thought it was a swirl of blossoms blowing in the wind, but turns out it was a swarm of bees," he says. "Half an hour later, they were still issuing warnings."

TheHill.com- A swarm of "thousands of bees" gathered outside the White House this morning. The small army of insects hovered as President Barack Obama tried to leave the White House to play basketball at Fort McNair, according to the pool report. By the time the president returned at noon, the bees were apparently nowhere in sight.

Well... I'm not sure what to make of this yet. I heard the story, and remembered some scripture from Isaiah. I looked this up, and it also speaks of a swarm of flies. This made me think... wasn't there a swarm of flies around the white house a year ago???

Yes there was...

June 18, 2009- New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/18/us/politics/18fly.html

Washington- The White House Is Bugged!

No, not like that. But actual flies are swarming the place, confounding housekeepers, irritating aides, even trying to feast on the President. During an east room interview with John Harwood for CNBC and the New York Times on Tuesday, a giant fly orbited Mr. Obama's head.
"I got the sucker" the president boasted after fatally slapping the critter on the back of his hand. That scene became an instant YouTube sensation...

White House staff members report that they and their boss have been routinely bothered by the bugs, and have seen the First Exterminator personally enforcing a no-fly zone in the West Wing. White House officials say that strenuous debugging measures have been undertaken in recent weeks: Anti-insect lights have been installed in the National Security Council suite and the lower press office...

Here's the scripture that came to mind:

Isaiah 7:
"The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah- he will bring the King of Assyria.

In that day the LORD will whistle for flies from the distant streams of Egypt and for the bees from the land of Assyria. They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices in the rocks, on all the thornbushes, and at all the water holes. In that day the LORD will use a razor hired from beyond the River- the king of Assyria- to shave your head and the hair on your legs, and to take off your beards also."

What's so special about the King of Assyria?
1. It is one of the titles for the coming antichrist.
2. Assyria was used by the LORD as a rod of punishment against His people.

Isaiah 10

¹Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
²To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
³And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?
⁴Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
⁵O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
⁶I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. (Isaiah 10:1-6, King James Version)

Was this a warning to the wise, or a simple coincidence at the White House??

The Rapture Deception

2010-04-22T16:10:00.001-04:00

I have put this article off for a long time (really since I started this website). I have been waiting for the right time- waiting for the Holy Spirit's prompting. That time has now come.

I will tell you that this subject will challenge the things you have been taught about the timing of the "rapture". I will also tell you that many people have an immediate, emotional reaction when something this important is challenged. Bearing this in mind, I URGE you to pray for wisdom, discernment, and open eyes BEFORE you read this article.
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THE RAPTURE DECEPTION

I believe you have been deceived. I believe you have been misled. I do not believe that it was intentionally done by certain teachers/ministers/pastors. I believe they were passing along the deception that they were taught by others, without question. However, this deception had to start somewhere, and it had to start with someone. I believe this deception was inspired by Satan, the father of lies (John 8:44).

You have been taught that you will escape the tribulation. You have been taught that you can live your easy life until the day you are raptured away. I've even heard many ministers say "We don't need to study Revelation, because we won't be here for it!" And then the whole congregations cheers wildly.

Other very prominent ministers have actually formed a group/conference of ministers and teachers, and will not allow any minister to attend if they do not fall in line with their "Pre Tribulation" rapture teaching. Seriously- they must conform or they will not be allowed to attend. No exceptions.

Deception can only continue if teachers are unwilling to stick their necks out, and if believers are unwilling to honestly seek the truth. So I hereby stick my neck out in service, and say to all who will seek the truth:

THE RAPTURE WILL NOT COME BEFORE THE TRIBULATION

IF THE TRIBULATION STARTS SOON, YOU WILL BE IN IT

I understand that this will not be a popular message, especially in the age of "prosperity" teaching and "your best life now" teaching. But seriously... where does it say in the Bible that life will always be easy for believers? Where does Jesus teach that you deserve huge houses, fancy cars, and a fat, easy life? NOWHERE. You will not find it. In fact, you will find the opposite. Most of the 12 disciples were crucified, stoned, and beheaded AFTER they had lived lives full of persecution.

TIMING

The Book of Revelation gives us key markers of the tribulation (Jacob's trouble/ distress). These markers are the 7 seals, 7 trumpets, and 7 vials (bowls).

I believe the rapture (transformation and catching away) will occur after the 7 seals, after six trumpets, and at the 7th trumpet found in Revelation. We will endure through the tribulation, and will be caught away prior to the 7 vials (bowls) being poured out upon the earth.

SCRIPTURAL SUPPORT

In Matthew 24, the disciples approached Jesus and said:
"Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?"

Jesus replied: "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."

This shows that the elect will be gathered at the sound of the trumpet, AFTER the tribulation.
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Luke 21 describes the same:
The disciples approached Jesus: "And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?"

After describing many of the same signs found above, Jesus said in Luke 21:22-28
"For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh."

Again, Jesus shows us that He will appear, and we are to lift up our heads after all of these horrible events have been taking place.
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1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
"According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we (fellow believers) who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever."

Paul seems to make a point here that may be missed. He repeats the idea that we (the elect) who are still alive and are left, will be "raptured" at the voice of the archangel and the trumpet call of God. Paul seems to be emphasizing that there will be Christians that will endure through the tribulation (many will die as seen in Matthew 24:22), and these are the people that will be "raptured".

The Christians that die during the tribulation are described in Revelation 20:4-
"...and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years."

These Christians are also described in Revelation 7:9,13-14
"After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?"

I answered, "Sir, you know."
And he said, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

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1 Corinthians 15:51-52
"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."

Once again, the mystery of the rapture is taking place at the last trumpet call.
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After the seven seals and at the sixth trumpet (the second woe), Revelation 11:13-14 says:
"And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly."

This shows that the remnant (the elect) are still present on earth at the sixth trumpet.
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After the seven seals and at the 7th trumpet, Revelation 10 says: (vs1-3,7)
"And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,
And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. "

Revelation 11:15-19
"And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We give thee thanks, O LORD God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail."

CONCLUSION

To recap:
I believe the rapture (transformation and catching away) will occur after the 7 seals, after six trumpets, and at the 7th trumpet found in Revelation. We will endure through the tribulation, and will be caught away prior to the 7 vials (bowls) being poured out upon the earth.

I ask that you read this article again carefully examing the scriptures given, and take it to the LORD in prayer. Do not take my word for it, and do not take another man's word for it. Receive your instruction from the LORD.

Imagine if you expected to be raptured away before the tribulation started, and you come to find yourself right in the middle of it. With all the horrors that will take place, it may be enough to make some "fall away" from their faith. On a mass scale, this could create the conditions for the "falling away" spoken of in 2 Thessalonians 2:3.

I do not want you to be deceived. I do not want you to fall away from your faith. I want you to understand the things that will be coming upon the earth, so that you will not have a spirit of fear. Set your face like flint, and never take your eyes off the LORD.

"Control The People"

2010-03-24T12:35:00.000-04:00

Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), the Dean of the House of Representatives for being the longest serving member of the body (he was first elected in 1955, succeeding his father, Rep. John Dingell, Sr.), made an amazing admission during a live telephone interview with Detroit WJR News/Talk 760 radio talk show host Paul W. Smith on Smith's show Monday morning, March 22, 2010. The night before, Dingell had been a featured speaker at the Democrat Congressional leadership victory press conference after Obamacare passed the House.

Did you really think that these "elite" congressmen and women really only wanted to give you free health care with no strings attached?

Leader of Islam- In His Own Words

2010-03-05T12:18:00.005-05:00

Updates on Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, Hezbollah, Hamas Alliance

2010-02-28T10:03:00.001-05:00

Syria, Lebanon Host Iranian troops, Qatar Also Willing

Iran further consolidated its anti-US coalition and honed its hard edge against Israel this week with two important defense treaties signed with Syria (covering Lebanon) and Qatar, home to the biggest US air base outside America. These treaties opened doors for Iranian troops to be stationed in all three countries. According to debkafile's military sources, they are already present in Syria and Lebanon.

On this high note, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Syrian president Bashar Assad and Hizballah chief Hassan Nasrallah, Thursday, Feb. 25, wound up their talks in Damascus - to which Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal was co-opted - on joint military preparations for a Middle East war.

Our sources reveal that after his talks, the Shiite Iranian president make the extraordinary gesture towards the Arab countries he is wooing of attending a two-hour prayer session with Assad at a Sunni mosque in Damascus. Asked about his Shiite sensitivities, Ahmad said, "We are all one Ummah."

Together with Nasrallah, the pair later appeared before the press to scoff at US policies, celebrate their friendship and predict Israel's early annihilation...

"A new Middle East - one without Zionists and imperialists - was quickly emerging," he said.

Assad expressed Syria's full support for Iraq's uranium enrichment activities. "To forbid an independent state the right to enrichment amounts to a new colonialist process in the region," he said.

In Doha, Iran's defense minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi and Qatari chief of staff Gen. Hamad bin Ali Attiya put their signatures Wednesday, Feb. 24 to military contracts providing for "the exchange of technical and expert delegations, the expansion of cooperation in personnel training and joint campaigns against terrorism and elements behind regional insecurity."

This language covers the dispatch of Iranian officers and soldiers to Doha, a sight the US and Saudi Arabia hoped never to witness. The "elements behind regional insecurity" refer to the United States and Israel.

The big US air base was established at Al Udeid, Qatar, to keep the Persian Gulf and its oil resources safe and curb Iranian expansion. That its rulers were now willing to host the Iranian defense minister and establish military ties with Tehran is another landmark in that expansion drive and a serious setback for America's regional standing.

Read entire article here: http://www.debka.com/article/8620/

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Hezbollah Official: Meetings of Iran, Lebanon, Syria Leaders Show New Mid-East Is Born

The Head of Hezbollah politburo Mahmoud Qamati said meetings of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Lebanese and Palestinian resistance leaders show a new Middle East has been born.

Ahmadinejad and Lebanese and Palestinian resistance leaders meet following important developments such as victory of resistance groups and assassination of Hamas military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

"The meetings show that a new Middle East has been born in the region, a Middle East which is different from what the US officials are talking about and it should be noted that Israel's threats are empty ones," he said.

Iran and Syria stress resistance considering recent threats by Zionist regime, he said adding such meetings demonstrate that unification is ruling over resistance fronts since threats of the enemy do not only target Iran, Syria or a particular resistance group but these threats involve other countries.

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Russia Says It Will Supply Iran With S-300 Missiles

Russia intends to fulfil a contract to supply S-300 air defence missile systems to Iran, Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday.

Israel and the United States have repeatedly asked Russia to scrap a contract to sell Iran the truck-mounted S-300, which can shoot down hostile missiles or aircraft up to 150 km (90 miles) away.

"There is a contract to supply these systems to Iran, and we will fulfil it," Ryabkov told Interfax in an interview. "Delays (with deliveries) are linked to technical problems with adjusting these systems," he added.

He also cautioned against politicising Russia's arms exports to Iran.

"It is absolutely incorrect to put the emphasis on the issue of S-300 supplies... and to turn it into a major problem, to say nothing of linking it to the discussion on restoring trust in the purely peaceful character of Iran's nuclear programme," Ryabkov said.

The possible sale of the S-300s, which could protect Iran's nuclear facilities against air strikes, is an extremely sensitive issue in Russia's relations with Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Moscow this week to press the Kremlin to back tougher sanctions against Iran.

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Ahmadinejad: Arab world will usher in new Mideast without Zionists

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that Arab nations will usher in a new Middle East without Zionists and without colonialists. Ahmadinejad made the comments during his visit in Syria, where he met with President Bashar Assad, opening a two-day visit that follows U.S. efforts to break up Syria's 30-year alliance with Tehran.

The Iranian president also said that "if the Zionist regime wants to repeat its past mistakes, this will constitute its demise and annihilation."

Assad signaled his strong support for Iran, saying America's stance toward the country is a "new situation of colonialism in the region."

Ahmadinejad said Iran, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon will all stand against Israel.Ahmadinejad is also scheduled to meet senior officials from the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, Syria's state-run news agency said.

Before leaving Tehran, Ahmadinejad told reporters that 'the Zionist regime and its sponsors' are rapidly approaching a dead-end, according to the Iranian Students News Agency. Ahmadinejad also said that Iran and Syria have common viewpoints and stances and Syria is on the frontline against Israel.

Read entire article here: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1152316.html

Iran Calls Meeting To Finalize Plans For War With Israel

2010-02-25T14:33:00.000-05:00

Iran Calls Hezbollah, Syria, Hamas For Final Meeting To Plan For War Against Israel

Debka.com- Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has summoned all the terrorist groups Tehran sponsors - Islamist and radical Palestinian - for a broad gathering Saturday, Feb. 27, to finalize their roles in military operations against Israel in the event of a Middle East conflagration. This is reported by debkafile's Iranian and intelligence sources.

It will be the sequel to the preliminary discussions Ahmadinejad held with Syrian president Bashar Assad and heads of the Lebanese Hizballah and Palestinian Hamas Thursday, Feb. 25, during a brief visit to Damascus.

The guests of honor at the Tehran parley will be Hamas leader politburo chief Khaled Meshaal and Hizballah deputy leader Naim Kassem.

The Lebanese Shiite group's secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah will not be there because he never leaves his Beirut bunker for fear Israeli assassins will catch up with him, especially since the high-profile Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was killed mysteriously in Dubai last month.

And Nasrallah is not alone; some of his fellow terror chiefs hesitate to show their faces outside their strongholds - even in friendly Tehran - since the Dubai police disclosed that three of the suspects in the Mabhouh killing, carriers of Australian passports, departed Dubai for Iran. They were said to have travelled by sea ferry to Bandar Abbas, central headquarters of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, before flying out of Tehran international airport to unknown Far East destinations.

The Arab terrorist chiefs infer that even the Iranian capital and Revolutionary Guards headquarters are no longer secure against penetration by the Hamas commander's assassins.

The Iranians have therefore decided that their official statement on the conference, due to end Monday, March 1, will name only a few of the participants; the presence of many other key figures will be kept secret

According to debkafile’s Iranian sources, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, assisted by a large team of aides, will lead the proceedings and steer them toward conclusions and decisions in line with Iran’s regional goals. The conference, called to pull together Iran and its allies' preparations for war with Israel, will be presented officially as an effort to reconcile the feuding Palestinian factions.

Few will find this believable, especially when Hamas attends the conference on its own, except for several radical Palestinian splinter groups, and representatives of the rival Fatah and Palestinian Authority were not invited.

Presidential bureau personnel have performed most of the staff work on planning and the roles assigned the various organizations in any conflict with Israeli and/or Israeli forces. Senior members of the Revolutionary Guards and other sections of Iran's armed forces will be recruited to chair discussion panels and subcommittees aided by specialists in guerrilla and terror warfare.

Wall of King Solomon Discovered

2010-02-22T10:46:00.000-05:00

1 Kings 3:1: "And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. "

Bloomberg- Israeli Dig Uncovers 3,000-Year-Old Wall From Time of Solomon

“A comparison of this latest finding with city walls and gates from the period of the First Temple, as well as pottery found at the site, enable us to postulate with a great degree of assurance that the wall revealed was built by King Solomon in Jerusalem in the latter part of the 10th century B.C.E.,” dig director archaeologist Eilat Mazar said.

The six-meter-high wall and its surrounding complex of a gatehouse and a corner tower were excavated over the past three weeks in a dig conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the latest of finds linked to the reigns of David and Solomon.

In December 2008, archaeologists found the remains of a walled city over a plain where the Bible claims David killed Goliath, and Hebrew University professor Yosef Garfinkel said the find supported the biblical portrayal of David as a ruler of a kingdom strong enough to field an army.

The 3,000-year-old wall discovered this month in Jerusalem “testifies to a ruling presence. Its strength and form of construction indicate a high level of engineering,” Mazar said.

Discovered along with the wall were seal impressions on jar handles with the words “to the king,” and other bullae with Hebrew names that also testified to the royal nature of the structure, Mazar told journalists at the site.

To read the entire article, click here: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-22/israeli-dig-uncovers-3-000-year-old-wall-from-time-of-solomon.html

Europe Wants A Palestinian State With Or Without Peace

2010-02-21T22:41:00.000-05:00

Israel Today- French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos have launched an initiative to officially recognize a sovereign Palestinian state in 18 months, even if negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians have not concluded.

Senior European diplomats cited by Ha'aretz said Israel was informed of the initiative several weeks ago. Israeli officials confirmed that, and noted that Jerusalem has been lobbying hard against the initiative.

Israel argues that handing the Palestinians their final prize before they have fulfilled their peace obligations will nullify the peace process and lead to increased violence. It will also be seen across the region as a victory for terrorism and violent behavior, bolstering groups like Hamas and Hizballah and further destabilizing the Middle East.

Kouchner and Moratinos are said to be preparing a joint article encouraging immediate recognition of a Palestinian state. The article will be published in all major European newspapers.

Iran, Lebanon, Syria Will Back Hezbollah Against Israel

2010-02-19T10:22:00.000-05:00

My comments: So... First Lebanon announces that it fully supports Hezbollah terrorists, and will back them with their full military if Israel should engage the terrorists. Then Syria announces it will back Hezbollah and Lebanon if Israel is involved in any attack. Now, Iran vows that it will support Hezbollah against Israel as well. Iran has further recommended that Hezbollah should make sure that the Israeli "case should be closed once and for all and the region delivered from their evil ways forever".

I believe that Iran has been looking for a war, and has been attempting to entice Israel and the US into a pre-emptive attack. That is why Ahmadinejad has been bragging about their nuclear capability, and their desire to end the nation of Israel. Even though everyone knows better, Ahmadinejad has been careful to avoid telling the world that the nuclear capability has anything to do with weapons- this is to gain world support in the event of an attack. He would be able to claim that they were only seeking energy, and were wrongly attacked. This would give them free license to attack Israel and the U.S., and create the chaos that they believe is necessary to make the 12th Imam appear.

Up to this point, Israel and the US have not taken the bait. Ahmadinejad has now sought to create a new path to stir up war. Iran has control of Hezbollah, and has funneled weapons and money to them to prepare for a future war with Israel. Of course, Iran has denied that it has done this or that it has control of Hezbollah. Of course, this is another attempt to sway public opinion. I believe Iran will now attempt to provoke an Israeli attack by using Hezbollah. This is why Iran is announcing their support for Hezbollah and Lebanon ahead of time. When the outbreak occurs, it can quickly spread through Lebanon, Syria, and Iran. The Palestinians would no doubt join in against Israel, leaving Israel to defend multiple borders. This would create a need for the U.S. to defend Israel (whether our leaders have the courage to do that is questionable).

If this happens, Iran would feel like they win either way. If the U.S. gets involved, they have the chaos they have been looking for. If the U.S. does not get involved, they would be able to "wipe Israel off the map"... Unless of course God should intervene for His people (sounds like Ezekiel 38-39, huh?).

To read the news article, click here: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iiAqp623vjfmpTTtpnmsKnG_hHEAD9DUK2H00

Al-Qaeda Terrorists Responsible For The Ethiopian Airline crash off Beirut

2010-02-10T13:59:00.000-05:00

As reported on Debka.com:

Evidence has reached debkafile's counter-terror sources that the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800 which crashed after takeoff from Beirut on January 25, killing all 92 aboard, was blown up in mid-air.

This was an al-Qaeda operation timed for one month to the day after its failed attempt to destroy an American Northwest airliner bound for Detroit.

It is becoming clear that either a bomb was planted on the Ethiopian flight with a timer or a passenger acted as suicide bomber.

Western security agencies in the Middle East involved in combating al Qaeda believe that its planners picked on the Ethiopian flight for more than one reason apart from the date: They had been tipped off that a group of French undercover agents, including Maria Sanchez Pietton, wife of the French ambassador to Beirut, and top Hizballah operatives, including secretary general Hassan Nasrallah, would be aboard.

Mme Pietton lost her life in the crash, while the Hizballah travelers were saved by switching to another flight at the last minute.

The first bodies recovered from the Mediterranean off the Lebanese town of Naama showed all the hallmarks of explosion victims: They were found strapped to their seats with their heads, hands and feet blown off and scattered, typical effects of an explosive blast.

Eye-witnesses at the time heard a loud explosion and saw the plane enveloped in a ball of fire as it gained altitude after takeoff from Beirut international airport.

Both France and Hizballah have denied they were targets.

Lebanese officials, led by prime minister Saad Hariri, have spent two weeks trying to hide the fact that the Ethiopian airline disaster was caused by terror. But Lebanese health minister Jawad Khalifeh gave the game away by a slip of the tongue Tuesday, Feb. 9: “The plane exploded during flight and the cabin, as well as the bodies of those on board, were dispersed into the sea, in different locations,” he said, trying to explain why some of the corpses were found dismembered.

He then tried to correct himself by saying he "didn't mean a military explosion."

More confirmation of a terrorist hand behind the attack is found in the deep involvement of US intelligence, including the FBI, in the investigation of the disaster from the first moment. The US survey ship Ocean Alert was dispatched to the area of the crash and dropped a miniature submarine into the depths to retrieve fragments of the airliner from the seabed.

A US intelligence and naval headquarters was set up at Beirut harbor to coordinate the salvage of the plane from the sea. Treating the crash as terror-related, Washington ordered the plane to be reconstructed from recovered fragments to establish the site of the explosion and its cause.

US officials are also shy of discussing the case in public and admitting the crash was caused by an act of terror. It took place on January 25, shortly after President Barack Obama said “Al-Qaeda has been weakened." In an address to the American people to calm their anxieties after the Nigerian would-be bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had failed to detonate explosives carried in his underwear.

Al Qaeda's success in blowing a civilian airliner out of the sky over the Middle East proved the opposite. It therefore became the subject of a comprehensive cover-up, joined by France. Before the black box, recovered Tuesday, had even been examined, French sources announced that human error by the pilot was the cause of the Ethiopian airliner crash.

11 Churches Set on Fire In Texas

2010-02-10T13:49:00.000-05:00

WorldNetDaily- Residents of eastern Texas are on edge, worried in the wake of what may be a serial arsonist on the loose with an appetite for burning churches to the ground.
At various intervals since New Year's Day, 11 churches in the state have gone up in flames, and authorities have ruled nearly all of them arson.

"The disturbing part is it changes everyone's lifestyle," said Neal Franklin, fire chief in Tyler, where two churches have been destroyed. "It changes our attitude."

Franklin told the Dallas Morning News that when the second fire broke out in Tyler, "it suddenly hit everyone, 'Oh, my goodness, this could continue every day potentially.' … That's the tension."

So far, the saga has continued nearly every day, just as Franklin feared.

The Dallas Morning News reports that during the first double arson, firefighters were forced to leave the scene of the first church to attend to the second.

"Our people were like, 'What's going on here?'" said Brian Brandt, a pastor at Grace Community Church in Athens. "It was because they got another call – another church was burning three to five miles away."

Churches burned since Jan. 1 in the area about 50 miles southeast of Dallas include:

Faith Fellowship Church, Athens, Jan. 1

Grace Community Church of Athens, Jan. 12

Lake Athens Baptist Church, Jan. 12

Tyland Baptist Church, Tyler, Jan. 16

First Church of Christ Scientist, Tyler, Jan. 17

Prairie Creek Fellowship, Lindale, Jan. 20

Russell Memorial United Methodist Church, Wills Point, Feb. 4

Dover Baptist Church, Carroll, Feb. 8

Clear Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Lindale, Feb. 8.

To read the entire rticle, click here: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=124615

Terrorist Attempt "Certain" In Coming Months

2010-02-03T18:14:00.000-05:00

My Comments- I have made an effort not to "hype" any current events or rumors on my website. I really do not want to "cry wolf" or water down the message I am trying to spread. That being said, I find this information very "interesting" in light of some recent developments:

Elevation of terror alerts across several countries (17), including the UK.
Recently released message from Osama Bin Laden
Attempted airline attacks and several grounded/diverted flights
Hamas warned their top terrorists of Israeli actions against them
US intelligence finding of 5,000 Hizballah "troops" training to invade Galilee towns
Containers washed up on shore of Israeli beaches containing explosives (possibly meant to arm Gaza)
The "underwear bomber" is allegedly "spilling the beans", including reports that Al Qaeda operatives are on their way to the United States (I personally believe they have been here for some time).

Washington Times- The five senior leaders of the U.S. intelligence community told a Senate panel Tuesday they are "certain" that terrorists will attempt another attack on the United States in the next three to six months.

"An attempted attack, the priority is certain, I would say," Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair, a retired admiral, said in response.

Four other intelligence agency leaders who appeared at the hearing with Mr. Blair said they agreed with the assessment.

Click here to read the entire article: http://washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/03/terrorist-attack-certain-in-months/

Ezekiel 37 and PM Netanyahu

2010-01-30T12:24:00.000-05:00

My Comments: I have long believed that Ezekiel 37 is a prophecy of the re-birth of Israel, and regathering of it's people following the Holocaust. Apparently, Benjamin Netanyahu also believes that Ezekiel 37 has been fulfilled after this tragedy.

I also think the language he used during this speech is very interesting. It not only commemorates the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, but also sends a very clear message to the world that Israel will not tolerate any nation or people bent on destroying it. Israel will not sit back while it's enemies plot their destruction.

Ezekiel 37

1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:
6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.
12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves,
14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD.

Transcript of PM Netanyahu's speech on January 27, 2010:

"I want to thank the Government of Poland for the historic effort it is making to commemorate the greatest catastrophe that befell my people and the greatest crime committed against humanity.

We have gathered here, Poles and Jews, at the crossroads of tragedy. Our long shared history
included tremendous cultural accomplishments and the lowest low humanity has experienced. We remember also that one-third of the Righteous Gentiles, those who risked their lives and their children’s lives and those of their families in order to save others, were Poles. We remember all this.

As we stand here to commemorate the past, we are helping to build a future of decency, truth and hope for our two peoples and for all mankind.

Now I will speak in Hebrew, the reborn language of the people whom the Nazis sought to exterminate.

[Translated from the Hebrew]

The voices of millions of my people gassed, burned and killed in a thousand different ways rise out of this cursed ground.

In the final moment of their lives, many whispered or cried out the timeless words of our ancient people:

"Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One."

Perhaps a few used their final breath to chant another age-old prayer:

"Remember what Amalek did to you. Never forget!"

To those who were murdered here, and to those who survived the destruction, I come from Jerusalem today with this promise: We will never forget! We will never permit those who desecrated this monument to death to distort or wipe away your memory.

We will always remember what Amalek’s Nazi heirs did to you. We will be prepared to defend ourselves when a new Amalek appears on the stage of history and threatens again to annihilate the Jews.

We will not delude ourselves into believing that the threats, vilifications and Holocaust denials are merely empty words. We will never forget. We will always be vigilant.

The Holocaust author, K. Zetnick, in his testimony at the Eichman trial, called the death camps “another planet.” But the horrors of the Holocaust occurred not in a far away world but right here on earth.

It was not the work of beastly animals but of beastly men, of loathsome and despicable murderers.

The most important lesson of the Holocaust is that a murderous evil must be stopped early, when it is still in its infancy and before it can carry out its designs.

The enlightened nations of the world must learn this lesson.

We, the Jewish nation, who lost a third of our people on Europe’s blood-soaked soil, have learned that the only guarantee for defending our people is a strong State of Israel and the army of Israel.

We gave learned to warn the nations of the world of impending danger but at the same time to prepare to defend ourselves.

As the head of the Jewish state, I pledge to you today: We will never again permit evil to snuff out the life of our people and the life of our own country.

I came here today from Jerusalem to say to those who perished here: The people of Israel live!

We have returned to our homeland, to the land of our fathers, to our capital Jerusalem. We have come from every corner of the earth -- Holocaust survivors and Jewish refugees from Arab lands, Jews from the Soviet Union and Ethiopia, Poland and Yemen, Romania and Iraq, France and Morocco, Jews from seventy lands and five continents.

Some who came almost didn’t make it. Barracks #16 at the Birkenau death camp, a few meters from here, housed a17-year old Jewish boy who suffered from the 80 lashes he received in the Ghetto from his Nazi tormenters.

No one believed the boy would live, but he survived and escaped from the camp.

With the victory over the Nazis 65 years ago, he immigrated to Israel. Fifteen years later, he was the Israeli police officer guarding Adolph Eichmann when the Jewish state brought the Nazi henchmen to justice.

That young man is Michael Goldman. With his wife Eva, he raised a family in Israel, and they have five children and nine grandchildren. Michael is with us here today -- a witness to the Holocaust, a witness to the redemption.

The Jewish people rose from ashes and destruction, from a terrible pain that can never be healed.

Armed with the Jewish spirit, the justice of man, and the vision of the prophets, we sprouted new branches and grew deep roots.

Dry bones became covered with flesh, a spirit filled them, and they lived and stood on their own feet.

As Ezekiel prophesized:

“Then He said unto me: These bones are the whole House of Israel. They say, 'Our bones

are dried up, our hope is gone; we are doomed.'

Prophecy, therefore, and say to them: Thus said the Lord God: I am going to open your graves and lift you out of your graves, O My people, and bring you to the land of Israel.”

I stand here today on the ground where so many of my people perished -- and I am not alone.

The State of Israel and all the Jewish people stand with me. We bow our heads to honor your memory and lift our heads as we raise our flag-a flag of blue and white with a Star of David in its center.

And everyone sees. And everyone hears. And everyone knows – that our hope is not lost."

COUNCIL OF EUROPE ELECTS 1ST TURKISH PRESIDENT

2010-01-27T14:12:00.000-05:00

ANSAmed- Mevlut Cavusoglu was elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly at the Council of Europe today. He is the first Turkish member to take the position since Turkey became a member of the pan-European organisation in 1949...

Mevlut Cavusoglu says that his presidency ''will help Turkey to reach European standards and gain access to the European Union''.

In 2001 he was one of the founders of the party of Erdogan, and has been a member of the Turkish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly at the Council of Europe since 2003.

To read the entire article, click here: http://www.ansamed.info/en/top/ME11.XAM19270.html

Christian Church Set On Fire By Muslims in Nigeria, With Worshippers Still Inside

2010-01-19T17:21:00.001-05:00

There has been a dramatic increase of Christian Churches that have been destroyed/ attacked by followers of Islam across the globe.

     January 11, 2010- Algerian church set on fire, and looted by followers of Islam. They also set fire to   Bibles and desecrated Christian crosses.

     January 10, 2010- Malaysia... Two more churches firebombed, bringing the total to nine in Malaysia.

     January 6, 2010- Egypt... 7 Christians were murdered as they gathered outside their church after services.

This event in Nigeria is even more despicable, in that the church was still occupied when it was set on fire! 27 people were killed during the attack and resulting riot. 300 people were wounded.

Where is the public outrage? The silence is deafening.

The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse

2010-01-15T17:01:00.001-05:00

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Most everyone is familiar with the Four Horseman, as they are written about in Revelation 6:

1 I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!" 2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

3 When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" 4 Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword.

5 When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6 Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a day's wages, and three quarts of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!"

7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" 8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

You may not be familiar with another occurrence, found in Zechariah 6:

1 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;

3 And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.

4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?

5 And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the LORD of all the earth.

6 The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.

7 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.

The Difference

Did you notice the difference between the two descriptions? It's the order in which the horses appear.

This is the order in which they appeared:

Revelation:

1. White

2. Red

3. Black

4. Pale (green)

Zechariah:

1. Red

2. Black

3. White

4. Grisled (dappled/ pale)

Why Is There A Difference?

This is the question I had when I first realized the difference in order. It just didn't make sense at first!

It is clear that Zechariah 6 described an event that has already taken place. But it is also apparent that it has apocalyptic, end times implications. In other words, Zechariah is also describing an event that takes place in the end of days- the opening of the first 4 seals found in Revelation 6. This is commonly referred to as the four horseman of the apocalypse.

The reason that John (author of Revelation) and Zechariah see the horsemen in a different order is...

PERSPECTIVE

The authors saw this event from a different perspective!

John was taken to heaven for his vision, as shown in Revelation 4:

1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

John was in heaven for his vision, so he saw the horsemen as they left heaven.

Zechariah was on earth in his vision, so he saw the horses as they appeared on earth.

Actions of the Horsemen

The actions of the horsemen are found in Revelation, and are as follows:

White horse- "Goes forth conquering and to conquer". Is given a crown. Likely the antichrist

Red horse- Takes peace from the earth (war)

Black horse- Inflation and poverty

Pale/dappled/green horse- Death by sword, famine, beasts, possibly plague. Power over 1/4 of the earth

Conclusion

Anytime the book of Revelation is concerned, there is no one who can be absolutely certain that their interpretation is correct. That being said, consider my conclusion written below and take it to the LORD in prayer.

My conclusion is that contrary to popular belief, the white horse (antichrist) may not be the first horse that we see on earth. The white horse is the first to leave, but according to Zechariah it appears that the red horse (war) may be the first horse revealed. The second horse to be revealed may be the black horse (inflation and poverty). The third horse to be revealed may be the white horse (antichrist). Finally, the last horse to be revealed may be the pale/dappled/grisled horse (sword, famine, beasts, plague)

This conclusion would also make sense because the world would be much more likely to welcome the antichrist as it's leader, if the inhabitants have already lived through the wars, inflation, and poverty of the red and black horsemen.

I believe we are currently seeing the stage being set for widespread war and inflation, ushering in the red and black horsemen of the apocalypse.

Lazy Friday

2009-08-14T15:40:00.004-04:00

It's time for the "Lazy Friday" post, where I post someone else's work instead of coming up with my own!

The winner this week comes from David Wilkerson's blog again. It was just too timely to ignore, but they won't all come from him in the future.
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PLANT A TREE
God has not promised to keep his children from suffering. He has not promised to keep us from facing an hour of need. We have no promise of world peace, tranquility, security or continuous financial well-being. We are promised peace and security of soul and mind—the supernatural provision for every true need—and assurance that we would never have to beg for bread. God would rather we come to the place Paul the apostle came to when he said, “Having food and raiment let us be therewith content” (1 Timothy 6:8).

The future looks evil and foreboding. But David said in Psalm 23, “I will fear no evil.” This is the message for believers today. The future is also under his control, so we need not fear. God has it all preprogrammed. He knows the exact moment Christ will return. The God who controls all of heaven and earth said: “The nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance…All nations before him are as nothing…less than nothing” (Isaiah 40:15, 17).

God wants us to keep working until the return of Christ. That means simply that we are to work as though the end will never come, and live as though it were coming tomorrow. The great evangelist D.L. Moody was asked, “What would you do today if you knew Jesus Christ was coming tomorrow?” His answer came, “I would plant a tree.” So let it be. Let the true Christian go about planting and sowing God’s seed and keeping busy doing God’s work. When he returns, let him find us “doing his will.”

God is still counting the very hairs on our heads. He is still counting the sparrows that fall. He is still hearing petitions before they are asked. He is still answering before being called. He is still giving abundantly more than we can ask or think. So why be afraid?

Ft. Hood Victims Are Terrorists?

2009-11-09T09:54:00.006-05:00

That's what Yousef al-Khattab would have you believe.

This radical muslim is known for proclaiming his evil nature without embarrassment. He was once a practicing Jew, but his mind has been warped by Islam since he converted. Strong words?? Read his statements regarding the massacre of unarmed US soldiers:

Speaking of the unarmed soldiers who were attacked, al-Khattab said:
"Rest assure the slain terrorists at Fort Hood are in the eternal hellfire
and it is not to late for YOU to change your policies."

Speaking of the Muslim terrorist, who methodically shot unarmed soldiers:

Major Nidal Hasan M.D.
An officer and a gentleman was injured while partaking
in a preemptive* attack.
Get Well Soon Major Nidal
We Love You

And, just in case you weren't sure how he really feels, al-Khattab added:
"We do NOT denounce this officer's actions..."

So... you may ask yourself "What do I care what some crazy muslim leader in the middle east says?"

Well... He's not in the middle east. He is located in Queens, New York. RIGHT HERE IN THE USA. Spitting in the face of all Americans, not to mention the victims of this tragedy and their families.

Don't tell me that Islam means Peace.

Ancient Writings Determined To Be Hebrew Bible

2010-01-08T15:58:00.000-05:00

Haaretz.com- Did the writing of the Bible begin as far back as the 10th century B.C.E., during the time of King David? That is four centuries earlier than Biblical scholars currently believe - but an inscription recently deciphered by a scholar at Haifa University indicates that... the answer may be yes.

The inscription, written in ink on clay, is the earliest yet found in Hebrew...
Professor Gershon Galil said this discovery disproves the current theory, which holds that the Bible could not have been written before the 6th century B.C.E., because Hebrew writing did not exist until then. Moreover, he added, the inscription was found in what was then a minor, outlying community - so if scribes existed even there, Hebrew writing was probably sufficiently well developed to handle a complex text like the Bible.