As I watch the cease-fire taking place today, with Israel suffering a great humiliation.....
Make no bones about it, this was a real defeat for Israel.
1.) They did NOT receive the kidnapped soldiers back -- and remember, this was the REASON they went into military action.
2.) They did not defeat or even disarm Hezbollah and the Muslims are ecstatic.
It is not coincidental that Ariel Sharon's picture is all over the news today - along with the news of Israel's failure. If you have eyes to see, and ears to hear, perhaps you will recognize the point the Lord is making by showing these two pictures simultaneously.
Since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, in every war Israel fought the Lord gave Israel a resounding victory against the aggressors, even though the aggressors FAR outnumbered the Israelis. In fact, in every war there were numerous accounts of supernatural events happening which protected the Israelis and gave to them the victories they could never have attained alone against the multi-nation attacks from the surrounding Arab states.
This is the first time since 1948 that Israel withdraws in defeat.
And on this day, the day of their humiliating failure, along with those pictures ---we are also seeing pictures of Ariel Sharon on our tv screens as his health greatly deteriorates and brings him close to death.
For those who don't remember - just about a year ago, in August of 2005, Ariel Sharon -under heavy influence from the US - forcibly removed every Jew from Gaza -THOUSANDS of them -and handed that southern portion of Israel which God had restored to them -handed it over to their enemies. Immediately afterwards, immediately after seeing the graphic and horrific pictures of Jews being forcibly and physically dragged away from their homes -- what happened? America suddenly had to evacuate HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of its people from it's southern border as hurricane Katrina wrought "unprecedented" destruction in this southern area of the USA, and within less than 6 months Ariel Sharon was cut down by a stroke and has been laying in a coma ever since.
And now....Israeli defeat and humiliation. And on the same day that Sharon's picture is shown on tv every few minutes as his health greatly deteriorates......
Connect the dots.
Islam -What It's Really All About
As the players in the Middle East events become more and more visible, it becomes more and more clear that the issue is not land. The true issue is much more serious and much more dangerous. In view of the tremendous number of prophecies in the Bible concerning "the last days," and the things we are seeing now right before our eyes, it should come as no surprise that the real issue is "religion."
The real issue is "who IS God?"
A few years ago, at a meeting with Yasser Arafat, the Prime Minister of Israel decided to just give him what he wanted, because the Israelis were just so tired of the violence. So Ehud Barak offered the "Palestinians" just about everything they were demanding -- 95 percent of the "West Bank," and was even willing to divide Jerusalem and let the "Palestinians" take East Jerusalem as their capital for their Palestinian State. It should have been a slam-dunk end to the story. But what happened? Yasser Arafat got up, walked out, and cancelled any further "negotiations," leaving everyone stunned. And at that point, the whole world should have understood that this was not about land.
Fast-forward to today. It is now becoming clear that the Islamic terrorist groups afflicting Israel are actually proxies for the government of Iran. And one good thing that has come out of all this is that the truth is no longer being hidden behind the guise of a struggle for land. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, has made it clear and made it public -- this is about whose God is God. He believes it is his CALLING from Allah to prepare the way for the coming of the Islamic "Mahdi," who will subject the entire world under Islam. And he believes it is his CALLING to rid the world of the two great obstacles to that -- Israel and the United States of America. The God of the Jews, and the God of the Christians. To even the most casual observer this is clear at this point, because he's been saying it loudly and clearly and often.
Which leads to a comment, an observation that I believe is quite telling on this subject.
Read on:
The Arab nations have been in the Middle East continuously for over 4,000 years. They have never been dispersed throughout the earth as Israel has. They have had 4,000 uninterrupted years to develop.
Israel has been in her land now for 58 years. Why has Israel been able to build a state as modern, as prosperous, and as advanced as it is today, after a world-wide dispersion, persecution throughout that time and in every place, a Holocaust determined to destroy every Jew on the continent, and the birth of their new nation at the hands of the survivors of the most devastating torture and death camps known to man?
*** Why has Israel been able to do in 58 years what the Arabs have not been able to do in 4,000 years of uninterrupted presence?
The answer is the God of Israel.
For it is Israel's God who kept her through all her sufferings and wanderings, and it is Israel's God who is glorified in her restoration IN SPITE of the determination of the Arabs to destroy her. The God of Israel is made obvious in the blessings on Israel, making her a chief among the nations in only 58 years though she has only a sliver of the land of the Middle East.
The god of Islam apparently is unable to bless his people or his lands, though they have 99 percent of the land in the Middle East, and almost unlimited supplies of the world's most precious commodity -- oil.
While on this subject, let's make another enlightening comparison between nations:The richest, most powerful, and most advanced nation on the face of the earth today is the United States of America. The US was founded on the Judeo-Christian Bible, the Word of the Lord, and is blessed beyond all the nations of the earth.
Now take a look at Haiti. Haiti is one of, some say the most, poverty-stricken nations on the face of the earth. The government of Haiti dedicated their nation to Satan; not once, but later confirmed it, and then confirmed a third time by official government proclamation. Satan's dedicated land is a land of abject poverty, death, curses, and voodoo.
So here's the comparison:
Israel -Her God is the God of the Bible. She is among the most prosperous and advanced nations on earth in spite of endless hatred against her. Her sons have been among the great men of the earth in science, medicine, and in every field they have been involved in.
America -under the Judeo-Christian God of the Bible. Prosperous beyond any nation that has ever been on the earth.
The lands of Islam? -under the moon god, "Allah." Backward, oppressed, and hate-filled.
Haiti? -dedicated to Satan and one of the most oppressed nations on the face of the earth.
God has showed Himself in His peoples.
And Satan has done the same.
"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord (YHVH)."
Psalm 33:12
The real issue is "who IS God?"
A few years ago, at a meeting with Yasser Arafat, the Prime Minister of Israel decided to just give him what he wanted, because the Israelis were just so tired of the violence. So Ehud Barak offered the "Palestinians" just about everything they were demanding -- 95 percent of the "West Bank," and was even willing to divide Jerusalem and let the "Palestinians" take East Jerusalem as their capital for their Palestinian State. It should have been a slam-dunk end to the story. But what happened? Yasser Arafat got up, walked out, and cancelled any further "negotiations," leaving everyone stunned. And at that point, the whole world should have understood that this was not about land.
Fast-forward to today. It is now becoming clear that the Islamic terrorist groups afflicting Israel are actually proxies for the government of Iran. And one good thing that has come out of all this is that the truth is no longer being hidden behind the guise of a struggle for land. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran, has made it clear and made it public -- this is about whose God is God. He believes it is his CALLING from Allah to prepare the way for the coming of the Islamic "Mahdi," who will subject the entire world under Islam. And he believes it is his CALLING to rid the world of the two great obstacles to that -- Israel and the United States of America. The God of the Jews, and the God of the Christians. To even the most casual observer this is clear at this point, because he's been saying it loudly and clearly and often.
Which leads to a comment, an observation that I believe is quite telling on this subject.
Read on:
The Arab nations have been in the Middle East continuously for over 4,000 years. They have never been dispersed throughout the earth as Israel has. They have had 4,000 uninterrupted years to develop.
Israel has been in her land now for 58 years. Why has Israel been able to build a state as modern, as prosperous, and as advanced as it is today, after a world-wide dispersion, persecution throughout that time and in every place, a Holocaust determined to destroy every Jew on the continent, and the birth of their new nation at the hands of the survivors of the most devastating torture and death camps known to man?
*** Why has Israel been able to do in 58 years what the Arabs have not been able to do in 4,000 years of uninterrupted presence?
The answer is the God of Israel.
For it is Israel's God who kept her through all her sufferings and wanderings, and it is Israel's God who is glorified in her restoration IN SPITE of the determination of the Arabs to destroy her. The God of Israel is made obvious in the blessings on Israel, making her a chief among the nations in only 58 years though she has only a sliver of the land of the Middle East.
The god of Islam apparently is unable to bless his people or his lands, though they have 99 percent of the land in the Middle East, and almost unlimited supplies of the world's most precious commodity -- oil.
While on this subject, let's make another enlightening comparison between nations:The richest, most powerful, and most advanced nation on the face of the earth today is the United States of America. The US was founded on the Judeo-Christian Bible, the Word of the Lord, and is blessed beyond all the nations of the earth.
Now take a look at Haiti. Haiti is one of, some say the most, poverty-stricken nations on the face of the earth. The government of Haiti dedicated their nation to Satan; not once, but later confirmed it, and then confirmed a third time by official government proclamation. Satan's dedicated land is a land of abject poverty, death, curses, and voodoo.
So here's the comparison:
Israel -Her God is the God of the Bible. She is among the most prosperous and advanced nations on earth in spite of endless hatred against her. Her sons have been among the great men of the earth in science, medicine, and in every field they have been involved in.
America -under the Judeo-Christian God of the Bible. Prosperous beyond any nation that has ever been on the earth.
The lands of Islam? -under the moon god, "Allah." Backward, oppressed, and hate-filled.
Haiti? -dedicated to Satan and one of the most oppressed nations on the face of the earth.
God has showed Himself in His peoples.
And Satan has done the same.
"Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord (YHVH)."
Psalm 33:12