Give your kids something to believe in!

This article is from 2003, but still completely relevant since the idealists think we're on the 'roadmap to peace'.

Hudna With Hamas
The media translate "hudna" as "truce," misrepresenting the term's religious, historical and modern meaning.

If anyone has insight - it isn't Europe.

This will make your skin crawl. I bet you've never heard this warning preached from the Laodicean, Christian pulpit on Sunday.

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UniversalUnity. org - this Islamic website says:

"The numerical value of the word "GOD," in Arabic, the language of the Quran, is 66"

"The number 666 is associated to something that is Perfect, something that is One of a Kind, and finally something that is Divine."

"Is it conceivable that the accursed Satan, the source of all evil and ugliness, be worthy of such an awesome number, the 666?"

O people, my only duty is to deliver God's messages. It is my duty to proclaim that the Quran is, without a doubt, the 666. It is up to you to believe or disbelieve. I am not a guardian over you.

The Book (666) is, without a doubt,
A revelation from the Lord of the universe.
32:2

The Quran's Message to the Christians:

[4:171] "O people of the scripture, do not transgress the limits of your religion, and do not say about God except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was a messenger of God, and His word that He sent to Mary, and a revelation from Him. Therefore, you shall believe in God and His messengers. Your shall not say, "Trinity." You shall refrain from this for your own good. God is only One god. Be He glorified, He is much too glorious to have a son. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. God suffices as Lord and Master

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The Bible has said for 2,000 years (and 600 years before Mohammad) :

This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.

Revelation 13:18

So is the U.S. and the rest of the West just fighting an insignificant, temporary battle in Afghanistan, Iraq, and (soon) Iran and Syria? Not a chance! We're already fighting the final enemy, the 666 beast, who only Christ Himself will destroy with the breath of His mouth and by the splendor of His coming.

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming.

2 Thessalonians 2:8

"Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book."

Revelation 22:7

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Ex-Radical Muslim warns Christians
Three decades ago, the Iranian-born Shayesteh, 53, joined forces with those supporting Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeni to topple the Shah of Iran and install Islamic rule.

He now travels internationally to raise awareness about what he calls “the dangers of Islam,” and he puts Ahmadinejad squarely in that category.

“He is just a liar. Unfortunately, lying in Islam is accepted for the sake of (advancing the) religion,” Shayesteh says.

“He is a dictator and has the mind of a suicide bomber, really.

“When you read the Quran, it says that you must destroy other religions, Jews and Christians. … You cannot expect them to value your values.”

Wake up Christians!

This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.

Revelation 13:18

What religion "extols the spiritual perfection of 666 " ?

Islam.

A simple YAHOO search tells you that.

Islam and the mark '666'

DEBKAfile reports: Accusations from Paris that Iran is building new clandestine military nuclear plant south of Natanz
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is a godsend for President Bush. President Sarkozy came just in time after Prime Minister Blair's departure. Who could have guessed that France would support the U.S. in pressuring Ahmadinejad and the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Abbas to UN: Stop Israel

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas spoke to members of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, asking them to put a stop to IDF operations in Gaza. 11 people, at least seven of them terrorists, were killed during operations on Wednesday and Thursday. An eighth terrorist was reportedly killed on Thursday night shortly after firing a rocket towards Gabim.Abbas plans to meet with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and ask him to pressure Israel to stop the operations. Earlier in the day Hamas criticized Abbas for failing to speak out against the operations, accusing him of “cooperating with the occupation... in order to eliminate Hamas.”

Police flood Jerusalem amid unrest fears
Israel deployed 4 000 police throughout Jerusalem on the third Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, preparing for a possible backlash from Gaza strikes earlier in the week, police said.

Isaiah 11:
10 In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious. 11 In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam, from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the sea.

12 He will raise a banner for the nations
and gather the exiles of Israel;
he will assemble the scattered people of Judah
from the four quarters of the earth.

13 Ephraim's jealousy will vanish,
and Judah's enemies will be cut off;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,
nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.

14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia [Gaza] to the west;
together they will plunder the people to the east.
They will lay hands on Edom and Moab,
and the Ammonites will be subject to them.

Hizbullah says: If Israel attacks Syria, we'll respond
Senior members of Lebanese, Palestinian organizations vow to stand by Damascus if Jewish state launches war. 'Doors will be open which have not been open before. Israel will pay a heavy price,' they warn - blah, blah, blah.

Somebody should tell Nasrallah he's about to be wiped off the map by the God who stands with Israel, lest he repent.

'Israel struck nuclear or missile site'
The target of Israel's air strike in northeastern Syria earlier this month was either a joint nuclear or missile facility with North Korea, John R. Bolton, a former senior Bush administration official, said Wednesday.

Ahmadinejad: US threat is danger to peace

Visiting New York for the UN General Assembly, the Iranian President said talk of US strikes threatened world security

Ahmadinejad meets with Quaker, Catholic, Anglican, Baptist leaders and a representative of the interfaith World Council of Churches...and finally all is at peace and rest.

The calm before the storm, I guarantee you that because the Bible tells us so. It's just that few of "our Christian leaders" today are reading from the same pages, or even from the same book.

2 Timothy 4: 3 For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.

Ahmadinejad sets out his vision of a world without Israel
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to unveil a vision of a world without Israel, in which America and Europe would be freed of what he said was Zionist oppression.

Culminating a concerted assault on what he described as the injustices and oppressions practiced by the "big powers" since World War II, he said that the ungodly era of lewdness and violence was coming to a close and that "the age of monotheism has commenced." The world was "nearing the sunset of the time of empires," he said, and urged the dominant world powers to eschew their "obedience to Satan" and "submit to the will of god." If they did so, "they will be saved." If not, "calamities will befall them."

A couple definitions are in order:

"the age of monotheism has commenced" - the age of Islamic rule has commenced; this is a direct threat to 'people of the Book' (Jews and Christians) and all infidels. (i.e. a threat to all non-Muslims). Christians are viewed as blasphemous polytheists by Muslims since we believe in the Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

"submit to the will of god [or]...calamities will befall them" - submit to Allah or be killed by the Imam al Mahdi when he (soon) returns and by his followers.

Strange that we didn't hear about these "divine inspirations" of Ahmadinejad's UN speech through the mainstream media last night (?!). Hitler II is speaking and very few are paying attention.

• Complete transcript of Ahmadinejad's UN speech - Hitler II

Revelation 2:
7 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give fruit from the tree of life in the paradise of God.

Revelation 16:
12 Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance.

13 And I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs leap from the mouths of the dragon [satan], the beast [the Lion-Bear-Leopard Islamic beast of Rev 13:2] , and the false prophet [Mohammed ].

14 They are demonic spirits who work miracles and go out to all the rulers of the world to gather them for battle against the Lord on that great judgment day of God the Almighty.

15 “Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.”

16 And the demonic spirits gathered all the rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon.

Putin Turns His Face to Tehran, His Back to Bush and Sarkozy
Iran’s suspect nuclear program is further polarizing the big powers.

Satan visits America

Ahmadinejad's speech was filled with rhetoric, redirection, and just plain lies. Is the world better off now after the Columbia U speech? I still say this guy is a nutcase inspired by demons. I expect more of the same at his rant at the UN today. We can't forget that Ahmadinejad predicted the return of his Imam Mahdi (the 12th Imam) by the end of 2008. And (by the way) Ahmadinejad believes the 12th Imam will only return under conditions of world chaos. Then his Mahdi will return to wipe out the Big Satan and Little Satan; that's the U.S. and Israel respectively in Ahmadinejad's eyes. Boy won't he be unpleasantly surprised!

Conclusion: Ahmadinejad is our enemy, and we are going to war against Iran. This is more of the LBL, and Christians, at least, need to wake up to recognizing today's Revelation 13 LBL enemy, and compare it to Daniel's vision in Daniel chapter 7. It's awesome seeing Bible prophesy come alive in our day.

Iranian president spars with academics

Cheney seeks pretext for war as US reestablishes elite Air Force wing

Next up: War against the LBL 'Bear'

CNN: The war with Iran has begun

Live Leak | September 23, 2007

Discussion on CNN with Col. Sam Gardiner who clearly states that the war in Iran is already underway and that a second phase of overt military action will soon begin.

Uproar in America over Columbia University’s platform for Ahmadinejad Monday, followed by his UN General Assembly address Tuesday

Debkafile reports:US Army in Iraq reports finding more advanced Iranian weaponry - while in New York its president denies armed conflict with the US

September 24, 2007, 11:11 AM (GMT+02:00)

In addition to the deadly EFP roadside bombs, US military spokesman Rear Adm. Mark Fox reports the troops were continuing to find Misagh 1, a portable anti-air missile that uses an infrared guidance system. Other advanced weapons supplied to Iraqi insurgents and terrorists include the RPG-29 rocket-propelled grenade and 240 mm rockets. An American soldier was killed and another wounded Saturday when an EFP (explosively formed penetrator) hit their patrol in eastern Baghdad.

Ahmadinejad arrives for New York visit
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in New York to protests Sunday and said in a television interview that Iran was neither building a nuclear bomb nor headed to war with the United States.

'IDF seized nuclear materials in Syria'
Israeli commandos seized nuclear material of North Korean origin during a daring raid on a secret military site in Syria before Israel bombed it this month, according to informed sources in Washington and Jerusalem... They confirmed that samples taken from Syria for testing had been identified as North Korean. This raised fears that Syria might have joined North Korea and Iran in seeking to acquire nuclear weapons.

House prices to drop much lower: Greenspan
"There is no doubt about the fact that low interest rates for long-term government bonds have caused the real estate bubble in the United States," he said.

26 percent of U.S. homeowners see home price fall
A record 26 percent of U.S. homeowners say the value of their homes has fallen during the past year, above the previous peak of 24 percent seen in 1992, a survey released on Friday showed.

Canadian dollar at parity with U.S. greenback
US Dollar Reaches Parity With Canadian Dollar, Falls to Record Lows Against Euro, Indian Rupee.

Expert warns of housing crisis
Robert Shiller, a Yale university economist, told a US congressional panel that he feared “the collapse of home prices might turn out to be the most severe since the Great Depression”.

“The decline in house prices stands to create future dislocations, like the credit crisis we have just seen,” he told the Senate’s joint economic committee.

Mr Shiller, who designed the respected Case-Shiller house price index and predicted the bursting of the dotcom bubble in a bestselling book, said that while there had been a focus “on lax and irresponsible lending standards, I believe that this loss in housing value is the major ultimate reason we see a crisis today.”

Fear of US dollar collapse as Saudis take fright
There is now a growing danger that global investors will start to shun the US bond markets. The latest US government data on foreign holdings released this week show a collapse in purchases of US bonds from $97bn to just $19bn in July, with outright net sales of US Treasuries.

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Meanwhile, other than a worldwide economic meltdown, things are getting even more tense on Israel's Syrian border

Israel scrambles warplanes to intercept 'Syrian' birds [fully expecting an attack but not knowing when]

Israeli fighter pilots scrambled warplanes on Friday after radar spotted a potential airborne enemy flying from Syria only to discover the culprits were migratory birds, army radio reported. Israeli radar picked up the birds over the Syrian border but officers were unable to rule them out as enemy aircraft from the screen, the radio said. Tensions have soared on Israel's northern border with Syria since Damascus said its air defences fired on Israeli warplanes that dropped munitions deep inside its territory in the early hours of September 6.

DEBKAfile reports: Iran shows off new long-range 1,800-km missile together with fierce slogans and defiant rhetoric at a big military parade outside Tehran

The huge trucks carrying the missiles were marked with vicious slogans calling for "Death to America," "Death to Israel,” “Israeli should be eliminated,” “No Muslim may recognize Israel” and “Israel must be wiped off the map" ...The new head of the elite Revolutionary Guards, Mohammad Ali Jaafari said in his first public appearance: “Iran’s enemies would surely have a bitter experience in Iran, which is the cradle of defense civilization."

The "cradle of defense civilization"?? Obviously Iran's got really, really bad military intelligence on their enemies. I can't wait to hear what I'm-a-dinner-jacket has to say at the UN next week. No doubt it will be a Hitler-esque rant about eliminating God's chosen - what is Ahmadinejad thinking? It astounds me to no end that the Ishmaelites think they can beat their Creator - that's completely stupid, frankly.

Isaiah 60
1 "Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all the nations to see! For the glory of the Lord is shining upon you...

[message to Ahmadinejad:]
14 "The children of your tormentors will come and bow before you. Those who despised you will kiss your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, and Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 "Though you were once despised and hated and rebuffed by all, you will be beautiful forever. You will be a joy to all generations, for I will make you so.


Isaiah 29:

15 What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the Lord,
who do their evil deeds in the dark!
“The Lord can’t see us,” they say.
“He doesn’t know what’s going on!”
16 How foolish can you be?
He is the Potter, and he is certainly greater than you, the clay!
Should the created thing say of the one who made it,
“He didn’t make me”?
Does a jar ever say,
“The potter who made me is stupid”?

17 Soon—and it will not be very long—
the forests of Lebanon will become a fertile field,
and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.
18 In that day the deaf will hear words read from a book,
and the blind will see through the gloom and darkness.
19 The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the Lord.
The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 The scoffer will be gone,
the arrogant will disappear,
and those who plot evil will be killed.
21 Those who convict the innocent
by their false testimony will disappear.
A similar fate awaits those who use trickery to pervert justice
and who tell lies to destroy the innocent.

What's going on (way) behind the scenes?
Shock waves from Syria
...It nevertheless is beginning to look as if Israel may have carried out the boldest act of nuclear preemption since its own 1981 raid against Iraq's Osirak nuclear complex. If so, its silence is shrewd. It has allowed Syria to avoid a military response and every other Arab state to pretend that nothing happened. So far, the most serious fallout may be China's abrupt and unexplained postponement of scheduled "six-party" talks on North Korea's nuclear program.

Israel, U.S. Shared Data On Suspected Nuclear Site
Bush was told of North Korean presence in Syria, sources say

S Korean Christians told at gunpoint to convert to the "religion of peace"... or die
"Some kidnappers threatened us with death at gunpoint to force us to follow them in chanting their Islamic prayer for conversion ... the most difficult moment, when I had a big fear of death, was when the Taliban shot a video. All 23 of us leaned against a wall and armed Taliban aimed their guns at us, and a pit was before us. They said they will save us if we believe in Islam."

For first time, Iran directly confronts Israel on alleged nuclear arms
By The Associated Press Israel accused Iran of lying, while Tehran challenged the international community to send inspectors to probe of its arch-rival's nuclear capabilities, in an unusually bitter and rare direct confrontation on Friday.

N. Korea, Syria hold talks amid suspicions of nuclear ties

Officials meet in Pyongyang to discuss ways of improving cooperation. Korean Central News Agency reports sides discussed 'issues of bilateral interest' without elaborating

Mercy Me - I can Only Imagine

Rice urges effort to ensure 'sustantive' Mideast summit
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Israelis and Palestinians on Thursday to hold serious talks on creating a Palestinian state, insisting a looming peace summit be meaningful.

Would Israel give up some of Jerusalem?
(CBS/AP) Israel should turn over Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem to the Palestinians as part of a peace deal with the moderate government of President Mahmoud Abbas, Israel's deputy prime minister said Friday in some of the frankest remarks to date about what Israel might be willing to relinquish.

Ramon, a close ally of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, said keeping all of Jerusalem would endanger the city's future as Israel's capital and suggested that many Arab sections be turned over to Palestinian sovereignty in return for international recognition of the Jewish neighborhoods Israel has built in east Jerusalem since 1967.

For those who have read Ellis Skolfield's The False Prophet, you know that the trampling of the Gentiles on Jerusalem was done after the 6-day war in June, 1967. My question is this: will God allow parts of Jerusalem to be returned to Gentile rule, which may be proposed in this upcoming November peace conference? What do you think? Please leave a comment - thanks.

Ellis Skolfield's contention - What's so special about 1967, you ask?

They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Luke 21:24

How to start WWIII by the end of next week!

Olmert - Wheeling and Dealing (and his approval rating is what?)
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confronted critics within his own party who fear he may concede too much to Palestinians and urged them on Thursday to seize an opportunity to make peace after 60 years of conflict..."I know the reigning opinion in some circles is that we need to wait ... that we mustn't rush or nurture an atmosphere that will lead to serious negotiations.

"Those who think that always find excuses ... to avoid seizing opportunities and not look for real chances to break the ice between us and the Palestinians. I do not share this view."

Experts say terrorists eye your local school
WASHINGTON – Three years after Muslim terrorists attacked a school in Beslan in North Ossetia-Alania within the Russian Federation resulting in 396 deaths and 437 injuries, terrorism and law enforcement experts say most U.S. schools have not prepared at all to deal with the possibility of such an assault.

Condoleezza shaking hands with Holocaust denier Abbas

Rice says international peace conference must be 'substantive'

Sec. of state says both sides must draft document ahead of meeting; Abbas says he expects talks to launch "serious negotiations."

While people are saying, "Peace and safety," [but not necessarily achieving it] destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 [emphasis mine; my comments]

Iran: 'Response to pro-Zionists on Oct. 12'

Supporters of the "Zionist regime" will receive a response from Iran during the world Qods Day rallies on October 12, the IRNA news agency reported government spokesman, Gholam-Hossein Elham, saying Wednesday. Qods Day is held each year on the last Friday of Ramadan as a day to voice Islamic opposition to Zionism.

An Iranian fighter jet drops bombs during the army's air force maneuvers at an undisclosed location in Iran, Monday, September 4, 2006.
Photo: AP

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards tests missiles during maneuvers in a central desert area of Iran. Photo: AP

Bush: I'd understand if Israel decided to attack Iran
Rice mentioned three reasons why the United States is currently unable to carry out a military operation against Iran: the wish to solve the crisis through peaceful means; concern that a military strike will be ineffective - that it would fail to completely destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities; and the lack of precise intelligence on the targets' locations.


Israel Decides to Brand Gaza 'Enemy Entity'
Israeli officials say the government has decided to declare the Gaza Strip an "enemy entity,' opening the way for cuts in vital supplies to the Palestinian territory controlled by the militant Islamic group Hamas.

Hamas: Israeli cabinet decision a declaration of war.

Psalm 8:
1 O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth!
Your glory is higher than the heavens.
2 You have taught children and infants
to tell of your strength,
silencing your enemies
and all who oppose you. 3 When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—
the moon and the stars you set in place—
4 what are mere mortals that you should think about them,
human beings that you should care for them?

Jihad Boom Postcard Update - “9/11 ? 10/10″ Significance? or not.

One reader wrote in:

October 10, 732 – The Battle of Tours – Epic War Between Muslims and Christians

A another and perhaps very significant tie to the 10/10 date is that it was also the beginning date for the Battle of Tours , also called Battle of Poitiers and “The Battle of The Court of Martyrs”.

The battle at Tours was the turning point battle of the epic war between the Muslims and the Christians. This battle won by Charles Martel and his Franks stopped the spread of Islam into Western Europe. If Abd-ur-Rahman had won the battle at Tours and conquered even farther into Europe then the world as it is know might be different.

Terror group broadcasting from Temple Mount
Program live from Judaism's holiest site delivers threats against Jews

11 Now many nations have gathered against you.
“Let her be desecrated,” they say.
“Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem.”
12 But they do not know the Lord’s thoughts
or understand his plan.
These nations don’t know
that he is gathering them together
to be beaten and trampled
like sheaves of grain on a threshing floor.
13 “Rise up and crush the nations, O Jerusalem!”
says the Lord.
“For I will give you iron horns and bronze hooves,
so you can trample many nations to pieces.
You will present their stolen riches to the Lord,
their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.”
Micah 4:11-13

'Dozens died in Syrian-Iranian chemical weapons experiment'
Jane's Magazine: While engineers were trying to mount chemical warhead on scud missile explosion occured, spreading lethal nerve gas.

Typhoon Wipha Slams Into China's Coast; Heads Toward Shanghai
"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea." [Luke 21:25]

'Israeli warplanes raid' Lebanon

• Russia, China worried by Iran attack talk
• Iran threatens missile attacks on US targets

• Iranian president should be indicted during US visit, Romney says

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should not be allowed to address the UN General Assembly next week, but instead should be greeted "with an indictment under the Genocide Convention," Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney said yesterday.

In Ahmadinejad's own words

Ahmadinejad escalates his rhetoric (source: MEMRI)
In a speech about Iran's nuclear program, Ahmadinejad declared that Iran has become a global power, and that it would place its nuclear technology at the service of those determined to confront the U.S. and other Western countries...

In addition, Ahmadinejad declared that today, the world was at an historic turning point. The history of the West, he said, had reached its end, and the appearance of the Hidden Imam, heralding the era of Islamic Shi'ite rule, was nigh. Thus, he called on the nations of the world to rise up against the hegemony of the West, headed by the U.S., and predicted the imminent collapse of Israel, which he called "Satan's standard-bearer...

On several occasions, Ahmadinejad stressed that Iran would continue developing its nuclear program regardless of the sanctions. He noted that the sanctions were having no impact on progress in "the irreversible path of the nuclearization of the Iranian nation" and denied Western reports of a slowdown in Iran's nuclear enrichment... "I hereby officially announce that, as far as Iran is concerned, the nuclear issue is closed. Those who thought they could stop the Iranian nation through discriminatory political moves [i.e., the sanctions], and by abusing their [power] in the international decision-making bodies, now realize that the path they took was wrong..." In his speech at the annual conference on the doctrine of Mahdism, held in Tehran on August 25-26, Ahmadinejad stated that Western dominance has come to an end, and called upon the nations of the world to rebel "against the oppressive imperialist powers" in preparation for the coming of the Hidden Imam:

"The Hidden Imam is heir to everything that has been good and beautiful throughout history, and the call [to await his coming] is a call [to have faith] in the missions of the divine prophets, in monotheism and in justice... These days, humanity is pining for monotheism and justice. With God's grace, the [preparations] for a flood of compassion, truth and justice will soon be complete..."

"The message of Mahdism, which calls [to believe] in the savior [i.e., the Hidden Imam], brings hope and joy to people [throughout the world]. [It is] a message of steadfastness and patience and of resisting the oppressors [i.e., the West, headed by America]; it is a message of submission [to God] and the pursuit of justice and honor. The current situation in the world has led the nations to reject in disgust the rule of the oppressors. Now is the time to invite people to accept the rule of the righteous, and [especially that] of the most righteous of [rulers] – the Hidden Imam..."

"Today's imperialist forces give humanity nothing by forcing wars [upon it], plundering its resources, violating [human] rights, issuing threats, trampling human dignity and [spreading] corruption, vice and insecurity... The oppressors and tyrants are responsible for all the difficulties and problems currently faced by the nations, and the only way to establish justice is through popular uprising and determined resistance in the face of these oppressors..."

"[The day] of these aggressors... who are oppressing and controlling the nations, is now coming to an end. Those who [seek to] distract the people with a materialistic philosophy of one kind or another, and who pursue materialism, have brought humanity nothing but despair and deception... The time of the righteous rulers will come, and the most righteous [of rulers, [i.e., the Hidden Imam], will form a government and thereby instate the monotheism of Abraham [throughout the world]. That day is not far away..."

In his speech at the Ahl Al-Beit assembly, Ahmadinejad said: "You also saw the outcome of the 33-day war in Lebanon [in the summer of 2006], and how Hizbullah stood fast against the Zionist regime. Can such a regime [conceivably] last? A regime whose entire philosophy and existence are founded upon lies is bound to collapse... The extent of the world superpowers' defeat is reflected in the extent to which their ideology and reasoning have failed... [Israel] is the standard-bearer of aggression, occupation and discrimination in the world. Considering all that, [how] can this regime [possibly] last?"

600 Iranian missiles said to be pointed at targets in Israel
Six hundred Iranian Shihab-3 missiles are pointed at targets throughout Israel, and will be launched if either Iran or Syria are attacked, an Iranian website affiliated with the regime reported on Monday.

"Iran will shoot at Israel 600 missiles if it is attacked," the Iranian news website, Assar Iran, reported. "600 missiles will only be the first reaction."

Ahmadinejad makes me laugh! If he thinks he can rile against the God of Israel - he's got nothing short of utter destruction coming. I am a bit surprised that Ahmadinejad isn't threatening Israel with 666 missiles, though.

Israelis ‘blew apart Syrian nuclear cache’
Secret raid on Korean shipment
The Syrians were also keeping mum. “I cannot reveal the details,” said Farouk al-Sharaa, the vice-president. “All I can say is the military and political echelon is looking into a series of responses as we speak..."

Isaiah 14:
24 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sworn this oath:

“It will all happen as I have planned.
It will be as I have decided.
25 I will break the Assyrians when they are in Israel;
I will trample them on my mountains.
My people will no longer be their slaves
nor bow down under their heavy loads.
26 I have a plan for the whole earth,
a hand of judgment upon all the nations.
27 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has spoken—
who can change his plans?
When his hand is raised,
who can stop him?”

The war to end all wars

Bin Laden sidelined as al-Qaeda threat revives

Michael Scheuer, the head of the CIA's bin Laden unit between 1996 and 1999, warned that officials who "have concluded that there is no overt threat in bin Laden's new message" may be making a dangerous miscalculation.

The new powers that be in al-Qaeda, al-Zawahiri and Gadahn, had "fired a great number of warnings at the United States this year".

This is what the Bible has been saying for a while - finally some world leaders are catching on...

Kouchner: Prepare for war over Iran crisis
French foreign minister says 'world should prepare for the worst' over Iranian nuclear crisis but stresses efforts to negotiate should be pursued 'right to the end' [editorial comment: we're just about at "the end"]

'Why would NKorea protest Syria strike?'
John Bolton to Post: North Korea, Iran may have outsourced nuclear development to Syria.

'Pentagon listed 2,000 Iranian targets'
Officials say US plans to provoke Teheran to justify attack; claim Rice ready to submit to Cheney.

"He who has ears, let him hear."

The Holy Bible has said for 2,000 years::

Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance. Revelation 16:12

Keep reading Revelation 16 to see where the world is soon headed...
13Then I saw three evil spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon (symbolic of satan), out of the mouth of the beast (the lion-bear-leopard beast of Rev 13 and Daniel 7) and out of the mouth of the false prophet (Mohammad). 14They are spirits of demons performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.

15 “Look, I will come as unexpectedly as a thief! [there's a good reason why this verse is inserted here, and not earlier] Blessed are all who are watching for me, who keep their clothing ready so they will not have to walk around naked and ashamed.”

16 And the demonic spirits gathered all the rulers and their armies to a place with the Hebrew name Armageddon. [emphasis mine]

What I'm trying to tell you here is that the world is being gathered around Israel for the battle of all battles.

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Israel will be the center of world attention until Christ physically comes back.

Daniel 11:37 He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all.

The love of Islam shineth forth...
Al Qaeda urges cartoonist death, threatens Swedish firms

"From now on we announce the call to shed the blood of the Lars who dared to insult our Prophet... and during this munificent (sic) month we announce an award worth $100,000 to the person who kills this infidel criminal," he said in the 31-minute tape. The award will be increased to $150,000 if he were to be slaughtered like a lamb."

Report: IAF attacked N. Korean nuclear shipment to Syria
Syrian ambassador to UN: Nothing in Syria was bombed; Andrew Semmel: Pakistani network may be involved; "We're watching very closely."

Bill Keller's Message To Osama Bin Laden - liveprayer.com

I LOVE IT!!!
Why aren't' more Christians talking like victors in the face of Islamic terrorism, instead of scared victims?! ...
Switcheroo: American minister sends video to Osama
Says he's damned to hell if he doesn't repent, convert

US: Syria on nuclear watch list; North Koreans were in Syria
Andrew Semmel, acting deputy assistant secretary of state for nuclear nonproliferation policy, did not name the suppliers, but said there were North Koreans in Syria and that he could not exclude that the network run by disgraced Pakistan nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan may have been involved. Asked if the suppliers could have been North Koreans, he said: "There are North Korean people there. There's no question about that. Just as there are a lot of North Koreans in Iraq and Iran."

IDF operating in southern Gaza

IDF forces entered southern Gaza before dawn on Friday in a pinpoint operation against the terror infrastructure. Clashes erupted between Palestinian gunmen and IDF soldiers, there were no reports of injuries. On Sunday, the security cabinet is due to convene to discuss Israel's response to the recent upsurge in Kassam rocket attacks, including Tuesday morning Kassam rocket attack on the Zikim military base in which 69 soldiers were wounded.

The Ishmaelites are desperately seeking the destruction of Zion (Psalm 83); spending tens of millions on nuclear weapons, but it will all be for nothing when the God of Israel wipes them out in a split second. It would be infinitely and eternally better for them if they would recognize and humble themselves before Jehovah. I thank God that I can be counted as a wild branch in the Jewish olive tree (Romans 11:17-18) - because in the soon coming end of this age, Israel will be absolutely victorious.

Amos 9:
11 “In that day I will restore the fallen house of David.
I will repair its damaged walls.
From the ruins I will rebuild it
and restore its former glory.
12 And Israel will possess what is left of Edom
and all the nations I have called to be mine.”
The Lord has spoken,
and he will do these things.

13 “The time will come,” says the Lord,
“when the grain and grapes will grow faster
than they can be harvested.
Then the terraced vineyards on the hills of Israel
will drip with sweet wine!
14 I will bring my exiled people of Israel
back from distant lands,
and they will rebuild their ruined cities
and live in them again.
They will plant vineyards and gardens;
they will eat their crops and drink their wine.
15 I will firmly plant them there
in their own land.
They will never again be uprooted
from the land I have given them,”
says the Lord your God.

Isaiah 4:
2 But in that day, the branch of the Lord
will be beautiful and glorious;
the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory
of all who survive in Israel.
3 All who remain in Zion
will be a holy people—
those who survive the destruction of Jerusalem
and are recorded among the living.
4 The Lord will wash the filth from beautiful Zion
and cleanse Jerusalem of its bloodstains
with the hot breath of fiery judgment.
5 Then the Lord will provide shade for Mount Zion
and all who assemble there.
He will provide a canopy of cloud during the day
and smoke and flaming fire at night,
covering the glorious land.
6 It will be a shelter from daytime heat
and a hiding place from storms and rain.

'Syria will respond in due time'
The Kuwaiti paper also reported that the Syrian army has begun drafting reservists from the armed corps, missile corps and anti-aircraft units, and quoted "sources in the know" who said the draft was a response to Israel raising its level of readiness in the north.

Isaiah 17 still to come...

1 This message came to me concerning Damascus:

“Look, the city of Damascus will disappear!
It will become a heap of ruins.
2 The towns of Aroer will be deserted.

Flocks will graze in the streets and lie down undisturbed,
with no one to chase them away.

3 The fortified towns of Israel will also be destroyed,
and the royal power of Damascus will end.
All that remains of Syria
will share the fate of Israel’s departed glory,”
declares the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

...

12 Listen! The armies of many nations
roar like the roaring of the sea.
Hear the thunder of the mighty forces
as they rush forward like thundering waves.
13 But though they thunder like breakers on a beach,
God will silence them, and they will run away.
They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind,
like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm.
14 In the evening Israel waits in terror,
but by dawn its enemies are dead.
This is the just reward of those who plunder us,
a fitting end for those who destroy us.

U.S. warned N. Korea not to help Syria with nukes

"...in a telephone conversation, the former U.S. ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, said North Korea may be using Syria and Iran as "safe havens" for its nuclear activity...The (Israeli air) attack left "a big hole in the desert," the report said. CNN quoted U.S. government and military sources as saying they were "happy to have Israel convey to both Syria and Iran the message that they can get in and out and strike when necessary."

NK's Kim Jung-il: "Sure we'll stop producing nuclear weapons...on our soil ". If this is true, this is extremely dangerous stuff.

Report: N. Korea, Syria may be at work on nuclear facility
According to Washington Post report, new intelligence given to US by Israel includes dramatic satellite imagery of suspected site.

USS Stennis (click to enlarge because this is an incredible picture)
God bless (and have mercy on) America!

This news is 3 days old, but I don't think I mentioned it yet here -

DEBKAfile Reports: Two US carrier-strike groups are bound for Persian Gulf region, bringing number back to three Our sources note that with their arrival, three American naval, air and marine forces will again confront Iranian shores at a time of crisis in the military and civilian leadership of Iran - signaled by the abrupt change of Revolutionary Guards Corps commanders, rising Israel-Syrian tensions and a troubled situation in Lebanon.

So, if this is true, Debkafile is reporting 4 US aircraft carriers in the region: 3 opposite the shores of Iran in the Persian Gulf, and 1 (the USS Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group) off the shores of Lebanon. So let me get this straight:

• Germany doesn't support any more UN sanctions on Iran;
• Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards are attacking the US in Iraq;
• Syria and Israel are about to (or are) at war over the Golan. Israel just completed an airstike against Syria - possibly against a North Korean sponsored nuclear facility of some sort;
• Hamas is firing qassam missiles at Israel from Gaza, and has re-armed to the teeth with Iranian weapons.
• Hezb'allah has re-armed after last summer's war with Israel with Iranian/Syrian/Russian/Chinese weapons.
• The US is reviewing "carpet-bombing" scenarios against Iran, and with three carrier strike groups off Iran's shores, I don't doubt they could do an efficient job of it. But there's a small problem with annihilating Iran:
• Iran has literally billions of dollars in contracts in nuclear and oil with Russia and China respectively. I'm not a trade expert, but they won't like it too much if the US obliterates their major trading partner.
• It should also be mentioned here that Russia's Putin is acting like a Czar, and China has massively increased spending on its military.

• Am I wrong in saying Zechariah 12 and Joel 3 (etc) are here, and this age is about to end...and Christ is about to come for his elect (Matthew 24:31) , to restore all of Israel, and to end all this nonsense?
• I can't stress this enough: PREPARE YOUR HEARTS!!! (Luke 21:36)
  

Luk 21:29	Then He told them a parable: "Behold the fig tree and all the trees;
Luk 21:30	as soon as they put forth {leaves,} you see it and know for yourselves that summer is now near. [fig tree = Israel]
Luk 21:31	"So you also, when you see these things happening, recognize that the kingdom of God is near.
Luk 21:32	"Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take place.
Luk 21:33	"Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
Luk 21:34	"Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap;
Luk 21:35	for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth.
Luk 21:36	"But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."

Zec 12:3

"It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it.

Joel 3:1	"For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
Joel 3:2	I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land.

Syrian war drums beating
IDF: Our army is in either of two scenarios: preparing for war, or at war with Syria.

Advisors to Assad pressuring him to respond with force
Reports say Syria drafting reservists, IAF targeted either Iranian-Syrian missile installation or nuclear facility sponsored by N. Korea.

Heightened state of alert announced in Israel over Rosh Hashana



Amos, chapter 1:
1 This message was given to Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa in Judah. He received this message in visions two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash,^[a] was king of Israel.

2 This is what he saw and heard:

“The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem!
The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up;
the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.”

God’s Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

3 This is what the Lord says:

“The people of Damascus have sinned again and again,^[b]
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They beat down my people in Gilead
as grain is threshed with iron sledges.
4 So I will send down fire on King Hazael’s palace,
and the fortresses of King Ben-hadad will be destroyed.
5 I will break down the gates of Damascus
and slaughter the people in the valley of Aven.
I will destroy the ruler in Beth-eden,
and the people of Aram will go as captives to Kir,”
says the Lord.

6 This is what the Lord says:

“The people of Gaza have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They sent whole villages into exile,
selling them as slaves to Edom.
7 So I will send down fire on the walls of Gaza,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
8 I will slaughter the people of Ashdod
and destroy the king of Ashkelon.
Then I will turn to attack Ekron,
and the few Philistines still left will be killed,”
says the Sovereign Lord.

9 This is what the Lord says:

“The people of Tyre have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They broke their treaty of brotherhood with Israel,
selling whole villages as slaves to Edom.
10 So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.”

11 This is what the Lord says:

“The people of Edom have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
They chased down their relatives, the Israelites, with swords,
showing them no mercy.
In their rage, they slashed them continually
and were unrelenting in their anger.
12 So I will send down fire on Teman,
and the fortresses of Bozrah will be destroyed.”

13 This is what the Lord says:

“The people of Ammon have sinned again and again,
and I will not let them go unpunished!
When they attacked Gilead to extend their borders,
they ripped open pregnant women with their swords.
14 So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
The battle will come upon them with shouts,
like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.
15 And their king^[c] and his princes will go into exile together,”
says the Lord.