Israeli Defense

Why did Israeli PM Netanyahu apologize to Turkish PM Erdogan immediately after US President Obama left Israel? There are, no doubt, logistical reasons to do with the region.

But Netanyahu apologizing to the Turkish people does not remove the facts and actual history of the Turkish-government-subsidized IHH (Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief or Insani Yardim Vakfi) intention to either martyr the terrorists on the ship or to transport weapons into Gaza.

At the time of the incident with the "Terror Flotilla," lead by the ship Mavi Marmara, UCI made this video showing the actual events as they transpired.

For THIS, Netanyahu need not apologize! The fact that he did, to me, only points to the desperation for cooperation rather than to the nature of the truth.

Keep this tension of truth vs. lies in mind when you consider Israel in your prayers today.

"As it is written, 'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.'"

[UPDATE: (from the same author as above-referenced IHH article) "Friday's surprise apology by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan could potentially mean the return of Israeli tourists to their once-beloved holiday destinations on the 'Turkish Riviera', according to tourism industry executives in Israel." Read the rest of the article here.]

Facts on the Ground and in the Air!

"I've given you - the AIR!" - Jason Upton re: Abba YHWH's and King Yeshua's WORD to us for right NOW!
"You've been fighting that ground warfare for a very long time, sticking out your fists and fighting. I've given you the air so Flyyyy!" 

THANK YOU, YHWH for the perspective of Colossians 3:1, "keep seeking the things above, where Messiah is..." and Ephesians 2:6-7!

He "raised us up with him, and made us to sit with him in the heavenly places in Messiah Yeshua, that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us..." 

It is true! And there is a need for us to be informed of the "news on the ground" IN THAT LIGHT OF VICTORY! We must guard against the temptation to believe the lies that we war HERE ON THE GROUND! We don't have to fight according to that standard at all! We've been given the AIR VICTORY!

"The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it." - Winston Churchill

As angels sing along of Yeshua's victory, remember.. "I am SEATED in heavenly places in Messiah Yeshua (Christened King Jesus)!

If the following video disturbs you, please take some time to download some of the (now) free pamphlets in PDF form.

This is the info you will NOT see on on mainstream media - not even on FOX

Hate Groups on Campus - Pamphlets  You can download here: http://frontpagemag.com/downloads/

And, of course, our perspective is from the heavenly realm of glory. We are the VICTORS by our testimony of Yeshua - His All-Powerful restorative once-for-all work through His own pure Pesach Lamb blood and the proclamations we make (our whispered and acted-out) intercession and by the fact that we are so convinced of our victory in Yeshua, we don't need to waste time worrying about our lifespan in "stage 1" of our eternal existence in Him!

And YES!!! HaleluYah! The weapons of our warfare are not carnal! But if we plug our ears to the cries of our Jewish brothers and sisters on American campuses... are we really overcoming? Hold on to the Jews and don't let go of the Victory of Yeshua in the other hand! You'll come forth with BOTH!

YHWH in New Mexico (Los Lunas Inscription)

YHWH in New Mexico (Los Lunas Inscription)

GivetheTruth.com and MyRightHand'sArt.com exist for one reason only - to please YHWH, the God of Israel, Maker of the heavens and Balancer of the Earth with all the life it holds! With the ancient Hebrew Scriptures (which, for the honest researcher, include the B'rit Chadasha) - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Los+Lunas+stone%2C+playlist&lclk=playlist

Filled with Wonder!

... at the mention of Your name! Jesus! Yeshua! Haysoos! Messiah from Israel! We worship You! You are worthy of power, might, honor and all dominion! You are the Passover Lamb! There is NONE like You! You are the same today, yesterday and forever! Before Avraham was YOU ARE!

Netanyahu Engages Truth

Here's a movie (after article link) I made for my friend and client in Israel "hasbara" (the telling of the exciting story) - which happens to feature Prime Minister Netanyahu throughout the years - even before he was Prime Minister! It really is a "battle for truth" folks, and Mr. Netanayu understands that.

If I were an Israeli, I'd be voting for him next week! 

Great article that peers into the mind of the man - http://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-hits-back-at-obama-i-wont-capitulate/ .

My little movie is embedded here, but please also read the letter at http://uc4i.org/battlefortruth - because it IS a battle for truth - and UCI is helping folks fight well!

Sing your song, Alanis.

It takes guts these days to just be honest when it comes to Israel.

One of my favorite female patriots and defenders of liberty's just cause is Pamela Geller of Atlas Shrugs. She likes to say "Truth is the new hate speech."

And that's true! Say what's obvious - that the Emporer is BUCK NAKED - and everyone will call you a fraud! Even tho, right there on the White House lawn, there he is! Buck naked pomp - with very little circumstance!

Sometimes ya just gotta sing that song.. whether it's about naked emporers or hungry pythons (my song), ya just gotta excercise that divinely-granted freedom of speech.

Hippie rocker Alanis Morissette sang her song in Israel - under threat of death by all those Hamas-blinded freaks who think "Jihad is our way" (which is actually in the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas creeds). Shouldn't have been any big deal, but hateful ideologies want to make her being free to sing where she wants into an international scandal.

But in reality it's just a woman singing her song - a song of love, no less!

Rock on, Alanis.

Alanis isn't a believer in Yeshua (yet!), but she is obviously deeply invested in answering the hard questions of world unrest. Pray for her continued joy, protection and enlightenment..

Elightenment which can only come from the true light, Yeshua, the Bridgroom King and Singer of the Song of all songs.

Pray for Israel's Pillar of Cloud!

Israel has been under attack by Hamas since Gaza was ethnically cleansed of Jews. Apartheid was committed against the Jews who used to live and THRIVE there. On the 9th of Av - August 14th, 2005 - 8000 Jewish farmers (feeding Europe) were evacuated. And a total of 12,000 missiles (aimed at civilians!) have poured out of Gaza over the last 12 years. Terrorist Hamas has no shame and is one of the world's worst manifestations of the maniacal adherents to Shariah Law - a growing phenomenon worldwide - who will use violent "jihad" (holy war) to implement it's barbaric practices.

The purpose of the campaign, dubbed ‘Pillar of Cloud,’ is to strike the command and control of Hamas and to undermine their terrorist infrastructure. Phase 1 is intended as a surgical strike by the IDF, in collaboration with the ISA (Israel Security Agency or Shabak), of targets based on accurate intelligence and advanced fire capabilities.

And here are the weapons capabilities the IDF seek to destroy.

Image originally from the IDF Blog - they are the most immediate and reliable source for activities surrounding Hamas terrorism in Gaza.

And here is what it's like to have 10-12 seconds to hide from one of these things:

Please pray for the security, prosperity, joy, righteousness and peace of Israel.

And for those also concerned about those Arabs suffering under the totalitarian rule of Hamas and Fatah (Palestinian Authority), there is a new intiative by the Jerusalem Institute of Justice which seeks to expose the horrible conditions and inequities being inflicted on civilian populations within Gaza and Ramallah, Jenin, etc. Please consider also praying for this as well.

121 Rockets and a Stolen Election

121 Rockets fired upon civilians in 2 days time! This would be shocking news reverberating around the planet were it not happening to Israeli citizens, those people living in God's country, Israel!

And, here in America, a country formed with Israel's creed, we have just witnessed a ravishing of the wishes of civilian voters by a wicked and untamed force aligned with this current administration! The election was plainly and fiercely stolen and very (VERY) few will speak out about it. I thank Yah for the crack-reporters at World Net Daily, especially for founder and Editor-in-Chief, Joseph Farah, who have spoken clearly and succinctly about this travesty of justice.

(From Hebrews 11:34) Beloved, by FAITH in the power and favor of YHWH, may you quench raging fire, escape the edge of the sword, gain strength in weakness, become mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight!

YHWH is always in control. Make no mistake about that, but also don't assume that the party-line you've been fed (by the Communist/Progressive agenda!) is the only necessary interpretation of New Testament reaction to evil being perpetrated on a national level.

Find out just what the people will submit to and you will have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows, or both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.

- Frederick Douglass

Sober, Singing Bricklayer, I

Little sobriety to go with your coffee this morning! Again, these (hard) facts are important in our intercession and worship. How can we intercede if we don't know the facts? How can we worship if we don't believe all the hard statements of YHWH in our book? Is He just or isn't He? The delightful tension is to stay sober, keep vigilance and keep working on building together the "Singing Stones" in the "living temple" (1st Peter 2:4-10), priests to YHWH in the love and propitiation of King Yeshua (stunning thought all by itself!) who stand in the gap between heaven and hell.. here on Earth.

1st Peter 2 (NETBible)

4 So as you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and priceless in God's sight,
5 you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For it says in scripture, "Look, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and priceless cornerstone, and whoever believes in him will never be put to shame."
7 So you who believe see his value, but for those who do not believe, the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,
8 and a stumbling-stone and a rock to trip over. They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.
9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
10 You once were not a people, but now you are God's people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Colossians 3:1-3

1 If, then, you were raised with Messiah, seek the matters which are above, where Messiah is, seated at the right hand of Elohim.
2 Mind the matters above, not those on the earth.
3 For you have died, and your life has been hidden with Messiah in Elohim.

Yom Kippur (Day of YHWH) vs Islamic Anti-Christ

Today the is the Day of Covering or Atonement - Yom Kippur. It is being celebrated worldwide with a fast and a crying out for purity and clarity before the Throne of Yah. It is the prescient Jewish feast which looks forward to the soon-coming return of the TRUE MESSIAH, Yeshua (Jesus the Christ who was born, crucified, resurrected and who ascended into heaven bodily from the Mount of Olives in ancient ISRAEL approx. 30 A.D.).

The Biblical Yeshua (Jesus) - the ONLY Messiah from forever past - will destroy the enemies of Israel and transgressors before YHWH: "The destruction of Israel's enemies, by Jesus the High Priest when He returns to earth, is likened to the treading of grapes in a great winepress, with their blood being poured all over the ground (Isaiah 63:1-6; Joel 3:9-13; Ezekiel 38:22; Revelation 14:18-20, 19:15)." (quote and verses from TedMontgomery.com)

Islam preaches (as you will see in a moment) a FALSE "jesus christ" - completely unrelated to Yeshua (Jesus), the rightful and only King of the Universe and King of the Jews.

This morning, within the borders of the United States of America, the President of Iran, A-Madman-In-a-Jihad (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) just spoke at the not-so United Nations. Ahmadinejad is talking about the Biblical AntiChrist when he says,

(WATCH - at 30 minutes in) "The almighty god (allah) has not left us alone in this mission... god has promised us a man of kindness, a man who loves people, and loves absolute justice, a man who is a perfect human being, and his name, imam al mahdi, a man who will come in the company of jesus christ [NOTE: NOT YOUR JESUS, READER! This is the ISLAMIC 'jesus' which is said to be a servant of Allah!!!] and the righteous. By using the inherent potential of all the worthy men and women of all nations and, I repeat, the INHERENT POTENTIAL [NOTE: This means: BECOME ISLAMIC OR DIE] of all the worthy men and women of all nations, he (imam al mahdi) will lead all humanity into achieving its glorious and eternal ideals. The arrival of the ultimate savior will mark a new beginning, a rebirth and a resurrection. It will be the beginning of peace, lasting security and genuine life. [NOTE: This is all spewing from the mouth of a FREAK who allows women to be STONED TO DEATH FOR BEING ACCUSED OF ADULTERY in his country!] (imam al mahdi's) arrival will be the end of oppression, immorality, poverty, discrimination and the beginning of justice BLAH BLAH BLAH.... (imam al mahdi) will come and he will cut thru ignorance, superstition and prejudice by opening the gates of science and knowledge [NOTE: this could actually be a reference to Iran's nuclear bomb and other military technology - it's what they always brag about when using the term "science"]. (imam al mahdi) will establish a world brim full of prudence and he will prepare the ground for collective, active and constructive participation of all in the GLOBAL MANAGEMENT."

Following is more of this sad (pathetic) worship of the false messiah of Islam and their "Global Management" theory. If you're at all confused about the antichrist coming from ISLAM rather than from ROME, please read a few (heavy-Scripture-referenced) articles over at Joel's Trumpet. Guaranteed to clear things up for ya!

(at 24 minutes of Ahmadinejad's speech this morning)

"Therefore together, we need to place our trust in god almighty and stand against the inquisitor nations with all our might..."

(at 26 minutes)

"Participation in GLOBAL MANAGEMENT is the basis of lasting peace. The Non Aligned Movement [120 nations - mostly Islamic] as the second largest trans-regional group after the United Nations held it's 16th meeting in Tehran with the motto of "joint global management... During the summit, participating heads of state and representatives of 120 countries underscored the more serious and effective participation of ALL nations in the GLOBAL MANAGEMENT."

[NOTE: The "Non Aligned Movement" (NAM) is the recent gathering in IRAN of 120 Islamic nations - including a few aspiring dhimmi-nations & UN head, Ban Ki Moon]

(at 27:30)

"Fortunately we are now at a historic juncture... The Non Aligned Movement is proud to once again emphasize its decision to reject the poles of power and the unbridled hegemony ruling the world."

Yeshua, King of kings vs. Corporate, Political and Religious Power Elite

I've made a connection today that hurts my heart.

Jerusalem, the beloved city, represents and is actually now the seat of the physical manifestation of the reign of Messiah Yeshua on our planet Earth.

Zechariah 14:4-9 (TS1998) 4 And in that day His feet shall stand upon the Mount of Olives, which faces Yerushalayim on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, from east to west, a very great valley, and half of the mountain shall move toward the north and half of it toward the south.
5 And you shall flee to the valley of My mountain – for the valley of the mountains reaches to Atsal. And you shall flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziyah sovereign of Yehuḏah. And יהוה my Elohim shall come – all the set-apart ones with You.
6 And in that day it shall be: there is no light, it is dark.
7 And it shall be one day which is known to יהוה, neither day nor night, but at evening time there shall be light.
8 And in that day it shall be that living waters flow from Yerushalayim, half of them toward the eastern sea and half of them toward the western sea, in summer as well as in winter.
9 And יהוה shall be Sovereign (King) over all the earth. In that day there shall be one יהוה, and His Name one.

Representative (hostile) forces from the UN/Europe, Christianity (via Roman Catholoicism) and Islam (via militant Islamists in Egypt, Iran, etc.) seek to usurp this seat of power for themselves.

So I'm seeing the orchestrated madness of all the combatting forces (they often battle amongst themselves for supremacy over each other) confused, clamoring, scratching, biting one another to get to the "top of the heap" ... Jerusalem... where they can exert their "supreme" power over planet Earth.. from the one and only SEAT of POWER in Jerusalem.

I'm praying that I'm made ready in alignment with the One True Power, the Sovereign One, Yeshua, who has chosen Yerushalyim as His dwelling place among His humanity, His chosen Bride. Nothing else really matters.

But what can we do to stand up for this Truth? What's a practical way to NOT "forget you... O Jerusalem" (Pslam 137:6)(below)

I have been thinking of this phrase sent forth as a proclamation of sobriety for all the people of the Earth in this hour - as it was for the Germans of World War II -

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.—Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Hint: there's already an abomination in place on the holiest place of all, in case you haven't noticed. It may not be precisely on the very spot where YHWH has chose to place His manifest authority, but, even if it isn't no other power is closer than that "palestinian" Waqf.

I say, in the light and sight of Yeshua, that's just plain Waq.

Psalms 122:
1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the House of יהוה.”
2 Our feet have been standing Within your gates, O Yerushalayim!
3 Yerushalayim is built As a city that is bound together,
4 Where the tribes have come up, The tribes of Yah, A witness to Yisra’ĕl, To give thanks to the Name of יהוה.
5 For there the thrones of right-ruling were set, The thrones of the house of Dawiḏ.
6 Pray for the peace of Yerushalayim, Let those who love You be at rest.
7 Peace be within your walls, Rest in your citadels.
8 For the sake of my brothers and companions, I say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the House of יהוה our Elohim I seek your good.

Psalms 125:
1 Those who trust in יהוה Are like Mount Tsiyon – It is not shaken, it remains forever.
2 As the mountains surround Yerushalayim, So יהוה surrounds His people, Now and forever.
3 For the sceptre of wrongness shall not rest On the land allotted to the righteous, Lest the righteous stretch forth their hands to unrighteousness.
4 Do good, O יהוה, to those who are good, And to those who are upright in their hearts.
5 But those who turn aside to their crooked ways, יהוה shall lead them away With the workers of wickedness. Peace be upon Yisra’ĕl!

Psalms 128:
1 Blessed are all who fear יהוה, Who walk in His ways.
2 You shall eat the labour of your hands. Be blessed, and let it be well with you.
3 Let your wife be As a fruit-bearing vine within your house, Your sons like olive plants all around your table.
4 Look, so shall the man be blessed Who fears יהוה.
5 יהוה shall bless you out of Tsiyon, And let you see the good of Yerushalayim All the days of your life,
6 And let you see your children’s children! Peace be upon Yisra’ĕl!

Psalms 137:
1 "By the rivers of Baḇel, There we sat down and we wept As we remembered Tsiyon.
2 We hung our lyres Upon the willows in the midst of it.
3 For there our captors Asked us for the words of a song, And our plunderers for rejoicing, saying, 'Sing to us a song of Tsiyon!'
4 How could we sing the song of יהוה On foreign soil?
5 If I forget you, O Yerushalayim, Let my right hand forget.
6 Let my tongue cleave to my palate, If I do not remember you, If I do not exalt Yerushalayim Above my chief joy.
7 Remember, O יהוה, against the sons of Eḏom The day of Yerushalayim, Who said, 'Lay it bare, lay it bare, To its foundation!'
8 O daughter of Baḇel, who are to be destroyed..." (mentions wrath of the Day of YHWH)

9-11... from the Underside.

Remembering 9-11 from the underside..

Have things improved? For America? For Israel (our VITAL ally in the war against Islamic Terror)?

No. Really, they haven't.

And they will continue to degrade until we recognize the threat:

http://shariahthethreat.org/

http://muslimbrotherhoodinamerica.com/

http://democracyunderattack.org/ (my site!)

Please realize the primary aspect of the attack of 9-11 (and 1993 on the same building) was PRIMARILY Islamic. Until we realize that, we will continue to LOSE the battle - both the battle for Truth - and the actual battle against evil forces.

My sincere thanks to Frank Gaffney, Caroline Glick, Clare Lopez, Charles Jacobs, Andy Miller and Jamie Glazov - without guys and gals like you, we'd be TOAST!

http://youtu.be/nGYhm9mZRMQ - "To lift one's hand against the Jew was to lift one's hand against God!" - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Whispers of Grace Pt. 2!

Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani greets his family as he leaves prison after 1,062 days in Iranian jail!
Picture and caption from http://aclj.org/iran/youcef-freed

This is indeed a beautiful moment. One pastor of the believers in Iran who has suffered so greatly gets a reprieve on this side of GLORY to be with his loved ones in person! We love and continue to pray for you, Youcef. Thank you for your example of courage and patience - the "patience of the saints!"

Revelation of John 13:10: He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Revelation of John 14:12: Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

See the following reasons to increase prayer for BOTH Israel and Iran (and every other nation in the region)...

And before you read... realize that, although God allows the judgement to fall on a nation that will not repent (turn around and say YES to YHWH).. He always calls for "Goshens" - where His people CAN be protected!

I'm praying, in spite of these developments, there will be as much mercy as possible shed abroad in the hearts, homes, neighborhoods and cities where Yeshua's name is exalted!

We WIN throughout the Book of Revelation and the GOD/Man - YESHUA's GLORY is covering the Earth even now and is ON THE INCREASE!

- Tom

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From Joel Rosenberg - Developments I'm watching closely:

1. Iran has doubled its uranium enrichment capacity at its most secure, hardened, underground nuclear facility at Fordow, near the religious city of Qom, despite all of the economic sanctions, according to a new IAEA report.

2. Israel's 14-member Security Cabinet met on Tuesday for a 10-hour meeting to discuss the latest intelligence on the Iran nuclear threat and consider Israel's military options. The Jerusalem Post notes that this was the first time the full Security Cabinet has met for such an in-depth discussion of Iran in several months.

3. "Former Likud and Kadima member Tzachi Hanegbi said this week that he believed the fate of Israel's conflict with Iran will be decided within the next 50 days," reports the Israel Hayom news service. "Hanegbi, who is considered a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, later told Israel Hayom the assessment was his own and not based on specific information disclosed to him. 'We are entering the most fateful 50 days Israel has faced since, perhaps, the similarly fateful days prior to the Yom Kippur War,' Hanegbi said at a Likud conference this week, as quoted by the Makor Rishon newspaper. Hanegbi, who in the past served as chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee as well as minister in the Prime Minister's Office in 2004 and Internal Security Minister in 2003, recently left the Kadima party and rejoined the Likud."

4. Rep. Mike Rogers, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, is confirming a report of an angry meeting between Israeli PM Netanyahu and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro in which Netanyahu made it clear the Israeli government does not trust the Obama administration to stop Iran's nuclear program in time.

5. Prime Minister Netanyahu is scheduled to be in New York City to address the opening session of the U.N. General Assembly from September 27 to September 30. If Israel has not launched an attack before then, and he does in fact make the trip, it would be expected that Netanyahu may give a final ultimatum to the regime in Tehran.

6. Canada has just shut down its embassy in Iran and will expel all Iranian diplomats from Canada in the next five days. With this move, Prime Minister Stephen Harper remains the most pro-Israel leader on the world stage. He also may be signaling he believes war is imminent.

7. That said, the left-of-center Israeli newspaper Haaretz is reporting this week that Defense Minister Ehud Barak may now oppose an Israeli strike against Iran before the U.S. elections in November. There is considerable buzz about this in Israel. But the question is whether this reporting is accurate, or whether this is disinformation designed to confuse the Iranian regime.

Every Whisper of Grace (Iran)

Every whisper of grace from above counts, saints! It's shocking and delightful to me to hear Ban Ki Moon's strong stance against Iranian leadership regarding their wicked rhetoric and plans. I'm grateful for this moment of sober rebuke!

Although the stakes are still very high - not only for Israel, but all of the free nations of the world, let's take this window of opportunity to bless Israel greatly and pray to YHWH in Yeshua's Name for a complete aversion of nuclear attack from Iran! - Tom

Article below comes from The MidEast Update (their website is closely following the Non-Aligned Movement conference of Islamic nations meeting in Iran this year) via Bridges for Peace.

UN Chief Meets with Iranian Leaders—Discusses Nukes and Israel

Ban Ki-moon

Recent verbal attacks on Israel were a noteworthy part of the discussion between United Nations [UN] Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The [Iranian] nuclear program and Syria conflict [were] also key talking points.

According to comments posted on the UN website, Ban's spokesman said the UN leader mentioned to Khamenei on Wednesday [August 29] that "he strongly objected to recent remarks from Iranian officials denying the Holocaust and Israel's right to exist. He said that such offensive and inflammatory statements were unacceptable and should be condemned by all."

Ban spokesman Martin Nesirky said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received the same message, which Nesirky said was done "extremely forcefully." On the Iranian nuclear program, for which Tehran is under multiple sets of UN sanctions due to it's refusal to fully cooperate on the matter, Ban told Ahmadinejad he "regretted that little tangible progress has been achieved so far" in the talks between Iran and the P5+1—the US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany.

Nesirky said he further noted Iran "needed to take concrete steps to address the concern of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and prove to the world that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes."

Ban sounded opposed to a military approach to dealing with Iran's nuclear program, saying that "there is no alternative to a peaceful, diplomatic, and negotiated settlement, which should be reached step by step and based on reciprocity." He also said rhetoric from many sides on a military conflict with Iran has been "unhelpful" and "wants to see tensions lowered, not further raised," according to Nesirky.

The discussions were "extremely detailed," with both Ban and the Iranians listening "very carefully," although Nesirky did not elaborate on the atmosphere of the talks much beyond that. He did note that on the nuclear issue Ban was there to share the concerns of the international community and not to negotiate.

Ban is in Iran for the Non-Aligned Movement [NAM] summit, an annual event that brings together the 120 nations in the powerful UN voting block. The current chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, Iran, is hosting the summit this year.

Meanwhile, the same day Ban met with the Iranian leadership, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the attendance of nations in Tehran for the NAM summit in comments with a German official. According to a press release, Netanyahu noted the NAM meeting involves 120 countries "saluting a regime that not only denies the Holocaust but pledges to annihilate the Jewish state, brutalizes its own people, colludes in the murder of thousands of innocent Syrians and leads millions in chanting 'Death to America, death to Israel.'"

Contrasting this with the pledges of "never again" after the Holocaust, Netanyahu said that "many in the international community appear to have learned nothing. I think this is a disgrace and a stain on humanity. I'm glad that Germany is among those countries that refuse to take part in this charade and condemn us, because our common future is bound on standing up and confronting this inhumanity and this brutality."

(By Joshua Spurlock, The Mideast Update, August 29, 2012)

The Replacements

There's this band. There are two guys in the band. They replace. Take the wholistic and natural meaning of sentences and verbs and proper nouns and just jack 'em all up. They are the replacement theology that denigrates and deludes regarding Israel... and the replacement theology that does hermeneutical violence to the place of Israel's enemies - the bad guys!

That's one bad band. They get it WRONG all over the place!

The Bible is rather simply stated when you look at the facts on the ground.

But, if you trust THESE guys - Knox Theological Seminary in 2002:  “The People of God, the Land of Israel, and the Impartiality of the Gospel,” states, “The church of Jesus Christ, [is] the true Israel.” Could be trouble!

Genesis 12:2-3 - "Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing. I will bless those who bless you, but the one who treats you lightly I must curse, and all the families of the earth will bless one another by your name" - יהוה.

(my edit!)

Yeshua, You're Beautiful!

There is an endless day coming soon! Look forward to it!

Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 31:
10 “Hear the word of יהוה, O gentiles, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, ‘He who scattered Yisra’ĕl gathers him, and shall guard him as a shepherd his flock.’
11 “For יהוה shall ransom Ya‛aqoḇ, and redeem him from the hand of one stronger than he.
12 “And they shall come in and shall sing on the height of Tsiyon, and stream to the goodness of יהוה, for grain and for new wine and for oil, and for the young of the flock and the herd. And their being shall be like a well-watered garden, and never languish again.
13 “Then shall a maiden rejoice in a dance, and young men and old, together. And I shall turn their mourning to joy, and shall comfort them, and shall make them rejoice from their sorrow,
14 and shall fill the being of the priests with fatness. And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness,” declares יהוה.

31 “See, the days are coming,” declares יהוה, “when I shall make a new covenant with the house of Yisra’ĕl and with the house of Yehuḏah,
32 not like the covenant I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Mitsrayim, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares יהוה.
33 “For this is the covenant I shall make with the house of Yisra’ĕl after those days, declares יהוה: I shall put My Torah in their inward parts, and write it on their hearts. And I shall be their Elohim, and they shall be My people.
34 “And no longer shall they teach, each one his neighbour, and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know יהוה,’ for they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares יהוה. “For I shall forgive their crookedness, and remember their sin no more.”
35 Thus said יהוה, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the laws of the moon and the stars for a light by night, who stirs up the sea, and its waves roar – יהוה of hosts is His Name:
36 “If these laws vanish from before Me,” declares יהוה, “then the seed of Yisra’ĕl shall also cease from being a nation before Me forever.”

Ephesians 3:
4 In reading this, then, you are able to understand my insight into the secret of Messiah,
5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His set-apart emissaries and prophets:
6 The gentiles to be co-heirs, united in the same body, and partakers together in the promise in Messiah through the Good News,
7 of which I became a servant according to the gift of the favour of Elohim given to me, according to the working of His power.

Hebrews 3:
1 Therefore, set-apart brothers, partakers of the heavenly calling, closely consider the Emissary and High Priest of our confession, Messiah יהושע,
2 who was trustworthy to Him who appointed Him, as also Mosheh in all His house.
3 For this One has been deemed worthy of more esteem than Mosheh, as much as He who built the house enjoys more respect than the house.
4 For every house is built by someone, but He who built all is Elohim.
5 And Mosheh indeed was trustworthy in all His house as a servant, for a witness of what would be spoken later,
6 but Messiah as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the boldness and the boasting of the expectation firm to the end.

Revelation of John 5:
1 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll written inside and on the back, having been sealed with seven seals.
2 And I saw a strong messenger proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loosen its seals?”
3 And no one in the heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it.
4 And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it.
5 And one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. See, the Lion of the tribe of Yehuḏah, the Root of Dawiḏ, overcame to open the scroll and to loosen its seven seals.”
6 And I looked and saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders a Lamb standing, as having been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of Elohim sent out into all the earth.
7 And He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him sitting on the throne.
8 And when He took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the set-apart ones.
9 And they sang a renewed song, saying, “You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals, because You were slain, and have redeemed us to Elohim by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
10 and made us sovereigns and priests to our Elohim, and we shall reign upon the earth.”
11 And I looked, and I heard the voice of many messengers around the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders. And the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,
12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb having been slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and respect and esteem and blessing!”
13 And every creature which is in the heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying, “To Him sitting on the throne, and to the Lamb, be the blessing and the respect and the esteem and the might, forever and ever!”
14 And the four living creatures said, “Amĕn!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and bowed before Him who lives forever and ever.

Levy - the Justice who Dissented on Gaza Pullout - Report

Judea and Samaria shouldn't be made "Judenrein" - Apartheid - rid of Jews!

That's the sum total of the new report by 3 prestigious legal experts who looked into the legalities of Judea and Samaria under Israeli sovereignty.

Here's the PDF of the report in Hebrew (Full) and a summary of that report in English.

These interesting developments were sponsored by PM Netanyahu's unity government which, strangely enough, shortly after the release of the findings of the Levy Commission, is losing Kadima. Ostensibly over completely separate issues. But I think this little report may have something to do with it.

"Report on the Status of Building in Judea and Samaria" which says Israel has full legal right to the Land (save some specific land-purchases by non-Israeli Arabs) and that Israel is not "occupying." The only real occupiers of Judea and Samaria, apparently, were the Jordanians from 1948 to 1967.

What say you all on this issue? Here's more if you're not up to speed on it yet.

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And what do you think the Obama Admin has to say about all this? Watch this to find out what he will continue to do.

Jerusalem Prophecy w Erick Stakelbeck

Stakelbeck on Terror Show: Bible Prophecy Update

Also see - Israel Allies to US: Recognize Jerusalem as Capital

What is Shavuot? [Prayer May 26th, 2012]

In my family, we admit ignorance. So, altho I might know more than the average student of Scripture, I mean it when I ask, "What is Shavuot?"

This last Saturday and Sunday we had the extreme privilege of sitting under the instruction of a brother in the faith of Yeshua named Asher Intrater. In fact I've uploaded the audio from his very informative meetings and you can listen here:

• Victory in Tribulation - May 19 6 PM 
• Revival in the End Times - May 19 8 PM
  
• The Church in the End Times - May 20 8:30 AM
  
• God’s Eternal Purpose for Jerusalem - May 20 10:45 AM
  

And I'll study along with you!

But here's a HUGE consideration from Asher ("Revival in the End Times - May 19 8 PM" - about 26 minutes in) -

So what did Peter mean (in Acts 2:16) when he said this is what happened! this is what Joel was talking about?

What Peter meant was, 'this experience that we just experienced is the experience that Joel is talking about that will one day spread from us, go all the way around the world and, one day, EVERYONE in the world TOGETHER is going to have this experience. We are the start of it but there is another end to it.'

So it's the same experience they had back then… but what they had was a localized Pentecost and we believe in WORLDWIDE PENTECOST! It will be the same experience! Are you listening? We're not looking for a DIFFERENT experience!

This is very important! Because some people are saying, 'Well, we don't want that tongues stuff and we don't want that fire stuff and we don't want people looking like they're drunk!

Listen, we don't have another plan!! We gotta have the SAME EXPERIENCE! ...

We believe in all that stuff - we don't believe in anything BUT that stuff! Hello?

We want the EXACT SAME THING with nothing missing and nothing added! And that's what we're looking to have!

We want the SAME FIRE that they had!

Now we have to go back to Jerusalem to be in the same place that they were and we  're speaking Hebrew just like THEY were speaking Hebrew! And we're Jewish people just like THEY were Jewish people! And we're celebrating the Jewish holidays just like they were celebrating it! We want to be the SAME people in the SAME place at the SAME time with the SAME language with the SAME plan! Why??

Because we want the same results! ...

We're not doing all this stuff culturally in the same way they did so you all can be impressed with our culture.

We're going back and doing the same things that they were doing because we want the same FIRE.

And this is a promise back to YOU.

That if the same people are back in Jerusalem at the same time believing the same thing that they were believing in… it's time for you to get the same fire that they had!

Why else would we be there right now?! God has restored the REMNANT OF ISRAEL so this SAME event can happen again! This same experience! We want the same fire! ...

Every place we go in the world we're praying for that same fire to descend. We're sending out young Israelis all around the world today… this year to over 20 nations. And we told them, 'You go to that place, you believe for the same fire, the same gospel, the same thing they did in Acts Chapter 1 and Acts Chapter 2. You go believing the same thing to happen! And it's gonna happen all around the world! Glory to God!

So.

Join us as we join them! The following came from: mishkanelohai.org/shavuot/

SHAVUOT NIGHT OF PRAYER 2012

Acts 2:1-4 "When the day of Shavuot had fully come, they were all together in one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues as of fire and rested upon each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and beagn to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. " Acts 2:17 (Joel 2: 28) –" It will come to pass in the last days that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh"

Shavuot Prayer & Fasting in One Accord from Jerusalem

“And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh”

Saturday, May 26th 2012

Israel Time 6 PM – 6 AM

US Central - 10 AM - 10 PM

Revive Israel is extending an invitation to the believers in the nations to join with them as they come together in one accord – like Acts 2 – to pray  on Shavout from Jerusalam this coming Saturday, May 26th:

We welcome and strongly encourage you to participate with us in 12 hours of fasting and prayer on the feast of Shavuot (Pentecost). The event will start on May 26th at 6 pm. Throughout the night we will worship, praise, intercede, prophesy, and call on God to pour out His Spirit on all flesh – that Joel’s prophecy may be fulfilled (Joel: 2:28).

(Times are Israel/GMT+3 time zone & then US Central/GMT-6) 

SHIFT 01 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
10 AM - 12 PM (US Central)

Pray: YOUR KINGDOM COME

Main scripture: Matthew 6:10 – "Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."

(see Revelation 11:15 )

*** Praise and worship – 6:00-7:00  *** Prayer and intercession – 7:00-8:00

SHIFT 02 - 8:00PM -10:00 PM

Pray: UNITY IN THE BODY OF MESSIAH

Main scripture: John 17:21 – "that they all may be one." (See Acts 1:14)

*** Praise and worship – 8:00-9:00  *** Prayer and intercession – 9:00-10:00

SHIFT 03 - 10:00PM -12:00 Midnight

Pray: TO REACH THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD

Main scripture – Acts 1:8 " And you will be my witnesses, in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." (See Matt. 24:14, Psalms 2:8)

*** Praise and worship – 10:00-11:00  *** Prayer and intercession – 11:00-12:00 midnight

SHIFT 04 - 12:00 Midnight - 2:00AM 

Pray: THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Main Scripture: Acts 4:30 " by stretching Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Yeshua." (See Isaiah 61:1)

*** Praise and worship – 12:00 Midnight - 1:00AM *** Prayer and intercession – 01:00-02:00

SHIFT 05 - 2:00AM -4:00 AM

Pray: THE SALVATION OF ISRAEL

Main scripture: 11:26 "And so all Israel will be saved" (See Rom. 1:16, 9:3 , 10:1)

*** Praise and worship – 02:00-03:00  *** Prayer and intercession – 03:00-04:00

SHIFT 06 - 4:00AM - 6:00 AM

Pray: THE SECOND COMING OF YESHUA

Main scripture: Luke 13:35 "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." (see Revelations 22:20)

*** Praise and worship – 04:00-05:00  *** Prayer and intercession – 05:00-06:00

City of David - Son of David

Not only are Jews keepers of the Scripture and keepers of Torah (the idea of "right and wrong"), but they are the keepers of Biblical antiquity!

Some will say "who cares?" But they would, likely, also call good evil and evil good.

For those who care and are grateful, check this out:

King David existed. He was the hero, the leader that our Amazing Scriptures speak of..

And, therefore, Yeshua, Son of David (by lineage) is also.

Not only is Yeshua a hero and a leader, but He is to be worshipped!

"One for one!"