The Final Countdown

Earlier this month we posted a link to a World Net Daily story citing evidence that the division of Jerusalem was already underway. Now, according to an update from WND, the erection of this “security barrier” has been stopped following a Knesset inquiry.

While everyone on the planet seems to be calling for a divided Jerusalem and Palestinian state (the most recent being King Abdullah II of Jordan), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to vow that it will never happen. A Palestinian Authority leader was quoted today as saying President Obama, who is becoming heavily involved in the Mid-east peace process, sees a divided Jerusalem in the future, and is even helping Palestinians live illegally on Jewish land in east Jerusalem.

Despite Prime Minister Netanyahu’s insistence otherwise, Jerusalem will be divided in the near future. The Bible predicts in Joel 3:2 and Zechariah 14:2 that the City of the Great King will be split in half. It is this strife over Jerusalem that leads to World War III (Zechariah 12:2-3) , and sets the stage for the last 3.5 years of the Tribulation, the worse period of time in human history.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged from a meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Monday and announced that he hopes peace talks will begin “in the coming weeks.” Representing the European Union, the group that will forge the peace deal (Daniel 9:27) via the Antichrist (Daniel 7:8, 20, 24, 9:26; Revelation 13:1), Tony Blair said it is the “moment of truth” in the Mideast peace process.

Hostilities continue to escalate in the region. Egypt and Iran have both taken big steps in developing weapons grade uranium, maintaining it is for “peaceful purposes” (this despite Iran’s repeated promise to wipe Israel off the map). Israel, meanwhile, is working to remind everyone that Jerusalem is the nation’s capital, much to the irritation of the Arab world.

As we mention daily, everyone is calling for a two-state solution to the conflict in the region. Earlier today the Pope even weighed in, calling for an independent Palestinian nation that shares Jerusalem as its capital. Yesterday, US National Security Adviser James Jones said that the Iranian threat makes a two-state solution imperative. Probably the most interesting statement came from King Abdullah of Jordan, who said that we do not need “a two-state solution, (but) a 57-state solution,” where the Israeli’s negotiate with Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinians, and the rest of the Arab and Muslim world.

This is exactly how it is going to play out! The aforementioned peace contract brought on by the Antichrist will be between Israel and a whole host of nations (Daniel 9:27), and will include a two-state solution (Joel 3:2) with Jerusalem as the shared capital (Zechariah 14:2). Sadly it is a false peace as the Bible says Israel makes an agreement with “death and hell” (Isaiah 28:15). This is because while Israel thinks she is at rest (Jeremiah 6:14, 8:11), the nations on the other side of the peace contract will be plotting her destruction (Psalm 83:4-5). Led by Russia (Ezekiel 38:8, 16; Jeremiah 1:13, 10:22), this confederation of nations will march on Israel (Ezekiel 38:15) precisely when Israel lets its guard down (Ezekiel 38:11). All the key players of the region will take part in the assault, including Egypt of Daniel 11:40; Syria of Isaiah 17:1 and Psalm 83:8; Iran (& possibly Iraq), Ethiopia, Lybia, and Turkey of Ezekiel 38:5-6; and Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine of Psalm 83:7. Plus many other nations.

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There are a lot of smaller stories in the news today, so instead of making several shorter postings, let’s combine some of the more appropriate stories into one post.

Lebanon wants to keep strong ties with Egypt while Jordan continues to push for Palestinian statehood.  Lebanon (Psalm 83:7), Egypt (Daniel 11:40), Jordan (Psalm 83:7), and a Palestinian state (Psalm 83:7) are all part of the Russian confederation that tries to eliminate Israel (Psalm 83:4-5) halfway through the Tribulation (Daniel 9:26-27; Ezekiel 38:11).

North Korea proclaims it has restarted its nuclear facilities and is said to be harvesting plutonium. North Korea is also reprocessing fuel rods at a time when three of its national companies have been blacklisted by the UN for their role in developing ballistic missile technology. North Korea will be one of the Oriental nations to join with China in a march to the Middle East (Revelation 16:12). This follows the Russian led march against Israel mentioned above. In both instances nuclear weapons will be used (Revelation 8:7, 9:18; Isaiah 13:10-13; Joel 2:3, 30; 2 Peter 3:10-12).

Great Britain has announced a plan to monitor every email and listen to every internet phone call that comes through its borders. The Antichrist, who like Great Britain will be part of the EU (Daniel 7:20, 24; 9:26), will use similar technology to monitor and track every human on earth, but at an even deeper level (Revelation 13:16-18), enabling him to gain control over the whole earth (Daniel 7:23; Revelation 13:7). The technology exists for this now, and it is already in use in some instances.

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As predicted, Iran celebrated National Nuclear day by proclaiming that it has “accomplished the last stage of the nuclear fuel cycle.”

Iran is now running 7,000 uranium enrichment centrifuges, a senior official said on Thursday, an announcement likely to increase Western concerns about the Islamic Republic’s disputed nuclear plans.

Gholamreza Aghazadeh, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, also said it had obtained the technology to produce more “accurate” centrifuges, which are used to enrich uranium.

Referring to the inauguration of a nuclear fuel production plant by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad earlier on Thursday, he said in a televised speech: “Today we praise … the accomplishment of the last stage of the nuclear fuel cycle.”

Iran–which constantly repeats its promise to annihilate Israel and the United States–will join with Russia (Ezekiel 38:5), Egypt (Daniel 11:40), Syria (Isaiah 17:1, Psalm 83:8), Ethiopia (Ezekiel 38:5), Libya (Ezekiel 38:5), Turkey (Ezekiel 38:6), Jordan (Psalm 83:7), Lebanon (Psalm 83:7), Palestine (Psalm 83:7), and several other nations to attack Israel (Psalm 83:4-5; Ezekiel 38:15).

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