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Iran's Plan To Nuke The U.S.A.
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Congress examines EMP threat
Iran believed to test missiles for attack on U.S.

WASHINGTON – More than four years after a stunning report about America's vulnerability to a nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack was released to Congress, the House Armed Services Committee will hear testimony from the scientist who issued the warning and who believes Iran is pursuing such an option.

William R. Graham, President Reagan's top science adviser and the chairman of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, will update the committee Thursday morning.

The radical Shiite regime has conducted successful tests to determine if its Shahab-3 ballistic missiles, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, can be detonated by a remote-control device while still in high-altitude flight, Graham said in his report.

Graham warned in 2005 that Iran was not only covertly developing nuclear weapons, but was already testing ballistic missiles specifically designed to destroy America's technical infrastructure with the aim of neutralizing the world's lone superpower.

Graham said then there was no other plausible explanation for such tests than preparation for the deployment of electromagnetic pulse weapons – even one of which could knock out America's critical electrical and technological infrastructure, effectively sending the continental U.S. back to the 19th century with a recovery time of months or years.

Iran would have that capability – at least theoretically – as soon as it has one nuclear bomb ready to arm such a missile.

The stunning report was first published in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin, the premium, online intelligence newsletter published by WND's founder.

Iran surprised intelligence analysts by describing the mid-flight detonations of missiles fired from ships on the Caspian Sea as "successful" tests. Even primitive Scud missiles could be used for this purpose. And top U.S. intelligence officials reminded members of Congress that there is a glut of these missiles on the world market. They are currently being bought and sold for about $100,000 apiece.

Others agree with Graham's sobering assessment.

"A terrorist organization might have trouble putting a nuclear warhead 'on target' with a Scud, but it would be much easier to simply launch and detonate in the atmosphere," wrote Sen. John Kyl, R-Ariz., in the Washington Post in 2005 after reading Graham's report. "No need for the risk and difficulty of trying to smuggle a nuclear weapon over the border or hit a particular city. Just launch a cheap missile from a freighter in international waters – al-Qaida is believed to own about 80 such vessels – and make sure to get it a few miles in the air."

The Iranian missile tests were more sophisticated and capable of detonation at higher elevations – making them more dangerous.

Detonated at a height of 60 to 500 kilometers above the continental U.S., one nuclear warhead could cripple the country – knocking out electrical power and circuit boards and rendering the U.S. domestic communications impotent.

In 2005, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security chaired by Kyl, held a hearing on the electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, threat.

"An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack on the American homeland, said one of the distinguished scientists who testified at the hearing, is one of only a few ways that the United States could be defeated by its enemies – terrorist or otherwise," wrote Kyl "And it is probably the easiest. A single Scud missile, carrying a single nuclear weapon, detonated at the appropriate altitude, would interact with the Earth's atmosphere,

producing an electromagnetic pulse radiating down to the surface at the speed of light. Depending on the location and size of the blast, the effect would be to knock out already stressed power grids and other electrical systems across much or even all of the continental United States, for months if not years."

The purpose of an EMP attack, unlike a nuclear attack on land, is not to kill people, but "to kill electrons," as Graham explained. He serves as chairman of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack and was director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Graham told WND he could think of no other reason for Iran to be experimenting with mid-air detonation of missiles than for the planning of an EMP-style attack.

"EMP offers a bigger bang for the buck," he said. He also suggested such an attack makes a U.S. nuclear response against a suspected enemy less likely than would the detonation of a nuclear bomb in a major U.S. city.

A 2004 report by the commission found "several potential adversaries have or can acquire the capability to attack the United States with a high-altitude nuclear weapons-generated electromagnetic pulse (EMP). A determined adversary can achieve an EMP attack capability without having a high level of sophistication."

"EMP is one of a small number of threats that can hold our society at risk of catastrophic consequences," the report said. "EMP will cover the wide geographic region within line of sight to the nuclear weapon. It has the capability to produce significant damage to critical infrastructures and thus to the very fabric of U.S. society, as well as to the ability of the United States and Western nations to project influence and military power."

The major impact of EMP weapons is on electronics, "so pervasive in all aspects of our society and military, coupled through critical infrastructures," explained the report.

"Their effects on systems and infrastructures dependent on electricity and electronics could be sufficiently ruinous as to qualify as catastrophic to the nation," Lowell Wood, acting chairman of the commission, told members of Congress.

The commission report went so far as to suggest, in its opening sentence, that an EMP attack "might result in the defeat of our military forces."

"Briefly, a single nuclear weapon exploded at high altitude above the United States will interact with the Earth's atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetic field to produce an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) radiation down to the Earth and additionally create electrical currents in the Earth," said the report. "EMP effects are both direct and indirect.

The former are due to electrical systems, and the latter arise from the damage that 'shocked' – upset, damaged and destroyed – electronics controls then inflict on the systems in which they are embedded. The indirect effects can be even more severe than the direct effects."

The EMP threat is not a new one considered by U.S. defense planners. The Soviet Union had experimented with the idea as a kind of super-weapon against the U.S.

"What is different now is that some potential sources of EMP threats are difficult to deter – they can be terrorist groups that have no state identity, have only one or a few weapons and are motivated to attack the U.S. without regard for their own safety," explains the commission report. "Rogue states, such as North Korea and Iran, may also be developing the capability to pose an EMP threat to the United States and may also be unpredictable and difficult to deter."

Graham describes the potential "cascading effect" of an EMP attack. If electrical power is knocked out and circuit boards fried, telecommunications are disrupted, energy deliveries are impeded, the financial system breaks down, food, water and gasoline become scarce.

As Kyl put it: "Few if any people would die right away. But the loss of power would have a cascading effect on all aspects of U.S. society. Communication would be largely impossible. Lack of refrigeration would leave food rotting in warehouses, exacerbated by a lack of transportation as those vehicles still working simply ran out of gas (which is pumped with electricity). The inability to sanitize and distribute water would quickly threaten public health, not to mention the safety of anyone in the path of the inevitable fires, which would rage unchecked. And as we have seen in areas of natural and other disasters, such circumstances often result in a fairly rapid breakdown of social order."

"American society has grown so dependent on computer and other electrical systems that we have created our own Achilles' heel of vulnerability, ironically much greater than those of other, less developed nations," the senator wrote.

"When deprived of power, we are in many ways helpless, as the New York City blackout made clear. In that case, power was restored quickly because adjacent areas could provide help.

But a large-scale burnout caused by a broad EMP attack would create a much more difficult situation. Not only would there be nobody nearby to help, it could take years to replace destroyed equipment."

The commission said hardening key infrastructure systems and procuring vital backup equipment such as transformers is both feasible and – compared with the threat – relatively inexpensive.

"But it will take leadership by the Department of Homeland Security, the Defense Department, and other federal agencies, along with support from Congress, all of which have yet to materialize," wrote Kyl, so far the only elected official blowing the whistle this alarming development.

Kyl concluded in his report: "The Sept. 11 commission report stated that our biggest failure was one of 'imagination.' No one imagined that terrorists would do what they did on Sept. 11. Today few Americans can conceive of the possibility that terrorists could bring our society to its knees by destroying everything we rely on that runs on electricity. But this time we've been warned, and we'd better be prepared to respond."

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The Bible says the generation that sees the rebirth of Israel will be the last generation
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The Last Generation

by J. Michael Hile

We know from the Scriptures that the first generation began with Adam and Eve. Noah was the tenth generation. Which generation do we represent? And, which generation of people was Messiah talking about that would see His return when He said: "…This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled" (Mt 24:34)? The answer to this elusive, 2000-year-old question may be closer than we think, if the many prophecies we see converging on the horizon continue their march towards fulfillment in the 21st century.

The Generation of His Coming

Perhaps the most intriguing and controversial prophetic Scripture passage found in the Bible is contained in the Olivet Discourse. This dynamic "end times" message by Yeshua, contained in Matthew 24 and 25, Mark 13, and Luke 21, describes major events that will impact the Jewish people just before the Lord returns to set up His Kingdom.

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory…Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. -Matthew 24:30-36

This remarkable prophecy of future events, given by Yeshua on Mount Olivet after leaving the Jewish temple in Jerusalem, was in response to three questions from His disciples: "When shall these things be? And what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world" (Mt 24:3)? The generation that will be living on the earth when Messiah returns is alluded to in this discourse. The belief that the generation Yeshua was talking about was the generation that passed away in 70 A.D. does not fit within the context of a literal return of Messiah back to earth, as described in the Scriptures preceding and following the parable of the fig tree. Two questions one might raise about this unique generation and other generations described in the Bible are: 1) How long is a generation? and 2) Which generation was Messiah talking about?

The Generation Question

One of the most perplexing and sought-after answers among students of Bible prophecy is the length of a generation. There is much disagreement among both secular and religious writers concerning the length of a generation. Is the length of a generation 40 years? When Israel became a nation in 1948, some believed that Israel's birth date marked the beginning of the generation that would see all the events leading up to the Second Coming of Messiah.

This theory was based upon the generation alluded to in the parable of the fig tree, in which the fig tree was symbolic of the nation Israel. (For a more detailed study of the fig tree in Biblical history, see Judg 9:8-15; Jer 24:1-10; Lk 13:6-9; Mt 21:17-21; Mk 11:11-14, 20-21; Lk 19:41-44; Rom 11:1,2,25-27; Isa 66:8; Mt 24:32-51; Mk 13:28-37; Lk 21:29-36; and Rev 6:13.)

When 40 years passed in 1988 without fulfillment of any of the events surrounding the Second Coming of Messiah, the 40-year generation theory fell into disrepute. Either 1948 was not the starting date for the generation described in the fig tree parable, or a generation must be longer than 40 years, according to the theory. Additional arguments put forth claimed that 1967, the year Jerusalem was captured, or some other future date could be the birth of the generation that would see the return of Messiah.

Some proponents of the "end times" generation theory questioned whether 40 years was actually the length of a generation today. Is there any evidence to suggest that the length of a generation is longer than 40 years? A few sources hold that a generation is now 20 to 30 years in length (but this better represents a generation "gap"). Other opinions range from 40 to 100 years. Just how long is a generation today? Is there an answer to the generation question?

The Longevity of Mankind

A generation, as described in the Bible, begins at conception and ends at death (Gen 17:6-9; Ps 22:30; Jer 1:4,5; Act 13:36; Josh 24:29-31). The length of a generation is not an arbitrary period of time that occurs within the life span of an individual or group of people. Joshua's age at the time of death, 110 years (including 9 months gestation), was the length of the generation he represented. Some of his generation died before him and some after him. Consequently, the average life span of a group of people living at about the same time constitutes the length of that generation.

The length of a generation has not always been constant since the days of Adam and Eve. Before the Biblical flood, the average life span of man was over 900 years. Today, if a person lives to be a hundred years old, it is a special occasion in which the person is accorded celebrity status. In order to understand how long a generation is today, it will be helpful to know what the length of a generation was before the Flood and what happened to the life span of man immediately following the Flood. Has man's life span increased, decreased or stayed the same down through the centuries?

[This chart]¹ shows that the average length of a generation was about 930 years for those living before the Flood but decreased to around 120 years by the time Moses crossed the Red Sea and ended his 40-year sojourn in the wilderness of Sinai. Since there are not very many 120-year-old individuals walking around today, it is apparent that the average life span is no longer 120 years. Eli, a High Priest and Judge of Israel whose life bridged the 13th and 12th centuries B.C., died at the age of 98 years (1 Sam 4:15). According to the Scriptures, he was considered to be a "very old" person at the time of his death (1 Sam 2:22).

The Wilderness Generation

Perhaps the most widely held belief for the length of a generation is forty years. A 40-year period was required for the disobedient generation of Moses' day to die off in the wilderness. Those who hold to the forty-year generation concept do not take into account the total age of those who had sinned against the Lord. The curse was to be against the men who had reached twenty years of age (Num 32:11-13, Ps 95:8-11, Heb 3:7-11). After the 40-year judgment period was completed, there were no men left older than 60 years of age except Joshua and Caleb.

Although Joshua was not a descendant of Moses or Aaron, he represented the succeeding generation that was to enter the "Promised Land." Joshua and Caleb were the only two males permitted to live after the Lord cursed the rebellious generation that would not return and retake their land in Canaan. So forty years could not have been the length of that generation, but it was the time God allotted for that generation to die off. Most of the recorded life spans during this time were well over 40 years. Aaron was 123, Moses 120, Joshua 110, and Caleb was over 85 when their generations died off.

A View from the Psalmist

Disregarding untimely or unnatural deaths due to epidemics, famine, and war, there is evidence in the Scriptures and in recent history to support a 70 to 80 year life span for the past 3000 years. The evidence for a 70 to 80 year life span was present during the 10th century B.C., during the reign of King David (c.1010-970). As David approached the end of his life, he was considered to be an old man by those living at that time. The Scriptures reveal that David served his generation and was seventy years old when he died (1 Chr 23:1; 2 Sam 5:4; 1 Kgs 2:10; Act 13:36). Perhaps the most significant declaration in the Bible for the life span of man is given in Psalm 90. The Psalmist states that the life span of man is seventy years, with eighty years being the upper range of normal life expectancy.

For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We spend our years as a tale that is told. The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off and we fly away. -Psalm 90:9,10

If 70 to 80 years still represents the length of a generation, as described in Psalm 90:9,10, one would expect the life span of those living today to be close to that figure. The life expectancy of those living in the United States in 1850 was less than 40 years but increased to 47 years by 1900 and then mushroomed to 77 years (1999) by the end of the 20th century. According to the 2002 World Almanac and Book of Facts, the average life expectancy in the United States is 77 years (74 years for males and 80 years for females). For Israel it is 79 years (77 years for males and 81 years for females). The average life expectancy at birth for Israel is projected to be 82 in the year 2025.

Which Generation was Messiah Talking About?

With Israel back in their land after almost 2000 years of dispersion (the Diaspora) and other end time prophecies coming into focus, the Jewish people now living in Israel could very well be the generation Messiah was talking about. Luke's version of the fig tree parable, which mentions the fig tree (Israel) and all the trees (nations of the world-see Judg 9:8-20; Dan 4:26; Ps 2:1-12; Mt 25:31,32), states:

And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you. This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. -Luke 21:29-33

If the length of David's generation, Messiah's generation, and the average life span of those living today in Israel is between 70 and 80 years (a 3000-year span), it would be reasonable to conclude that the generation Messiah was talking about in the parable of the fig tree will also be 70 to 80 years in length. If the fig tree in this parable represents the nation of Israel, as many prophetic scholars believe, and the generation that is described has a life span of 70 to 80 years, then recent events such as the rebirth of Israel as a nation (Isa 66:8), the Jerusalem controversy in the "end times" (Zech 12:1-3), preparations for rebuilding the Jewish Temple (Rev 11:1,2), and the ongoing negotiations for a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians (Dan 9:27) are strong indicators that the generation Messiah was talking about has already been born, and the return of Yeshua Messiah to establish His reign for a thousand years is close at hand.

The Most Significant End Time Prophecy

The "end time" events described in the Olivet Discourse and the book of Revelation could not take place without Israel back in their land. Israel's return to the land of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the 20th century is the most important event that signals the soon return of Yeshua Messiah.

...I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime...And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. -II Samuel 7:10-16

Israel's rebirth as a nation has also served as a catalyst for other "end time" prophecies that are beginning to converge on the world scene (Dan 2:42-22; Ezek 38-39). The Apostle Paul told us "...that in the last days perilous times shall come" (2 Tim 3:1-7). Yeshua said there would be a time of worldwide conflict and wars that would be "the beginning of sorrows" (Mt 24:8). Messiah said, "except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved…" (Mk 13:20).

The ability of man to destroy all flesh on the earth became a real possibility for the first time in the history of the world during the second half of the 20th century with the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. The 21st century will witness an unprecedented increase in surveillance and eavesdropping as the global government "big brother" system wraps its tentacles around every aspect of human life, while promising "peace and security" to those who relinquish their freedoms (Rev 13:16-18; 1Thess 5: 3).

Believers who take the Bible seriously should be actively watching the prophetic shadows that are appearing in today's headlines. And as we entertain the possibility that we may be the generation Yeshua was talking about in the fig tree parable nearly 2000 years ago, we are admonished by the Scriptures to watch and be prepared (Mt 24: 37-51).

As stated clearly by Yeshua in Matthew and Mark, no man knows the day or the hour of his coming, but the Father only. The same Yeshua, however, was very angry with the Pharisees and Scribes for not discerning "the signs of the times" (Mt 16:3) and not knowing the "time of their visitation" (Lk 19:44).

One day there will be a generation of believers that will escape the grip of death and be ushered into Heaven, the "final frontier" for believers (1 Thess 4:13-5:11). The generation that is "left behind" will face the ruthless tyranny of a global dictatorship (Rev 13:11-18). The world stage is now being set for the closing act of this dispensation, and the climax of world history (Messiah's return) is drawing near. As God's children, we may very well be the generation that is chosen to "escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man" (Lk 21:34-36). That possibility is certainly worth pondering!

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What does God say about the
two-state solution for Israel?
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Jeremiah to today's Israel: No 2-state solution!

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Presently, there is an unprecedented push for peace in the Mideast. President Obama, Pope Benedict XVI, along with a significant host of other powerful world leaders, clamor once and for all for a two-state solution. They have heightened concern that the writing is on the 403-mile wall currently protecting Israeli's from Palestinian terror that a Middle East war is imminent.

As the clock rapidly ticks toward what will likely be the prophetic Psalm 83 showdown, Israel circles the wagons in preparation for a multi-front confederate conflict with its ancient enemies, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loosens his grip from the thorny Obama olive branch of "Engagement."

Currently, the international prescription for two states comprised of Jews and Palestinians living autonomously and peacefully side by side requires Israel to destroy outposts, freeze settlements, forfeit land acquired after 1967, divide Jerusalem and allow Palestinian refugees to homestead the Holy Land. These refugees number in the millions, cannot obtain citizenship in the surrounding Arab nations and represent a second-generation population that hates and blames the Jews for their impoverished existence. The ploy of Israel's enemies has been to banner the plight of these Palestinians as the justification for Islamic jihad against Israel and her supporters.

It is quite apparent that the world has become empathetic to the Palestinian plight but apathetic to God's foreign policy contained in Genesis 12:3 and the one-state solution prescribed in Jeremiah 12:14-17. Genesis 12:3 bestows blessings upon those that bless the Israeli descendants of Abraham but conversely must curse those populations that oppose them. Jeremiah 12:15-17 follows stride by declaring that God would have compassion on the pro-Israel populations, but "will utterly pluck up and destroy" Israel's neighbors who fail to operate in compliance with God's roadmap for peace.

God's peace plan

The Bible foretold in Isaiah 11:11, Ezekiel 37:12, Deuteronomy 30:3-5 and elsewhere of a time when the Jews would be brought back into the Promised Land from the nations of the world. This regathering began 61 years ago on May 14, 1948, and is ongoing today. Possessing omniscient foresight, God foreknew that an Arab-Israeli conflict would erupt as a result.

Jeremiah 12:14-17 tells us that as the time drew near for the return of the Jews into Israel the landscape of the Middle East would undergo a geopolitical facelift as God intended to restore Arabs, Persians and Jews back into the historical homes of their ancestral heritages. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1917, we see this turn of geopolitical events take place as one by one the Arab, Persian and Jewish states emerged.

Afghanistan 1919
Egypt 1922
Saudi Arabia & Iraq 1932
Iran 1935
Lebanon 1943
Syria & Jordan 1946
Israel 1948

Jeremiah's passages make it clear that God would import the Jews into Israel and export the Arabs and Persians out of Israel when the time came for the implementation of God's one-state solution. Jeremiah 12:14 refers to the Arab and Persian populations as "My evil neighbors who touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israel to inherit," alluding to the Promised Land given to the Jewish Patriarch Abraham in Genesis 15:18. As stated prior, God intended to have compassion on those populations that would operate in compliance with His divine plan.

As I point out in my book, "Isralestine the Ancient Blueprints of the Future Middle East," many predominately Islamic populations will fail to comply. These nations and/or terrorist entities are described in Psalm 83 and Ezekiel 38 and include but are not limited to: Palestinians, Syrians, Hezbollah, Hamas, Iranians, Lebanese, Jordanians, Saudis, Egyptians, Libyans and Turks.

The Saudi peace plan

For even your brothers, the house of your father, Even they have dealt treacherously with you; Yes, they have called a multitude after you. Do not believe them, Even though they speak smooth words to you. (Jeremiah 12:6; NKJV)

In the above passage Jeremiah appears to issue a stern warning to the modern-day state of Israel not to believe the smooth words of the descendants of their ancestral brothers. Without going into a detailed Bible study, the abbreviated interpretation is likely as follows:

Tents of Edom - Palestinians, Southern Jordan
Ishmaelites - Saudi Arabia (Ishmael Father of Arabs)
Moab - Palestinians, Central Jordan
Hagrites - Hagarenes - Egyptians
Gebal - Hezbollah, Lebannon
Ammon - Palestinians, Jordan
Philistia - Hamas, Gaza Strip
Amalek - Arabs of Siani
Tyre - Lebannon, Hezbollah
Assyria - Syria, Northern Iraq

The subjects of the prophecy for the most part are the Jews, Saudis and Palestinians. The "brothers" of the Jews from the "house of" their Hebrew fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were Ishmael and Esau. Ishmael was the half brother of Isaac, and Esau was the twin brother of Jacob. Jacob was renamed Israel in Genesis 32:28, and Esau was also referred to as Edom in Genesis 36:1, 9. Both Ishmael in Genesis 21:18 and Esau in Genesis 25:23 were promised to father nations. Ishmael is generally associated today with Saudi Arabia, and Esau with the Palestinians.

The "multitude" formed by the "brothers" Ishmael and Edom is most likely the confederacy tabled below contained in Psalm 83 that ultimately seeks to destroy the modern-day Jewish state, "that the name Israel be remembered no more" (Psalm 83:4).

The "smooth words" are deceptive and the Jews are cautioned not to trust them. They are likely penned in the Saudi Mideast peace plan initiated at the Beirut Summit of the Arab League in March of 2002. This Saudi peace initiative calls for a two-state solution that embraces and strongly favors the Palestinian plight. In a nutshell it requires Israel to withdraw from the territories acquired in the aftermath of the "Six-Day" war in June of 1967 to provide for the establishment of a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. Furthermore, it calls for the return of millions of Palestinian refugees into Israel. In return, Arab states, like those listed in Psalm 83, would establish normal relations with Israel.

Sounds pretty smooth on the surface, but in application it puts Israel in harm's way. Surrendering land like the Golan Heights would compromise Israel's security from external attacks, and assimilating refugees who hate Israel would subject the Jewish state to terrorism and turmoil from within. The bottom line is that the Arabs don't want peace with the Jews; they want another Arab state called Palestine and they feel the only way to ultimately achieve this goal is to destroy modern-day Israel. The Saudi two-state solution puts the enemies of Israel one step closer to the kill.

Jeremiah appears to be warning his descendant Jewish brothers and sisters of today to Say NO to the Saudi two-state solution!

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Consequences of dividing Israel
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God says in the Bible that He will bless those that bless Israel and curse those that curse her. Here are recent events that show just how literally He keeps His word.

Eye to Eye: Facing the Consequences
of Dividing Israel -- 2008

Major events that coincided with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to Israel

Record-setting events that corresponded with President George W. Bush and/or Secretary of State Rice's peace efforts in 2008

• The U.S. tornado season began in early January at the time of Bush’s preparation for his trip to Israel and during his visit to Israel. In the year 2008 there was a total of 2,127 tornadoes through November (NOAA), the most-ever recorded in one year.

• One of the largest floods in U.S. history (a 500-year flood) and the largest and costliest flood since 1993 occurred in the month of June.

• Southern California experienced an earthquake near Chino Hills on July 29, the largest since the 1994 Northridge earthquake (while U.S. President Bill Clinton and Syrian President Hafez Assad were meeting in Geneva on the Golan Heights).

• The 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season produced a record number of consecutive storms to strike the United States and ranks as one of the more active seasons in the 64 years since comprehensive records began. Overall, the season is tied as the fourth most active in terms of named storms (16) and major hurricanes (five), and is tied as the fifth most active in terms of hurricanes (eight) since 1944, which was the first year aircraft missions flew into tropical storms and hurricanes. For the first time on record, six consecutive tropical cyclones (Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gustav, Hanna and Ike) made landfall on the U.S. mainland.

• Hurricane Dolly slammed into South Texas on July 23, the day Barack Obama was in Jerusalem committing to a Palestinian state and the splitting of Jerusalem (according to the Palestinians).

• Hurricanes Gustav and Ike developed into two of the costliest multi-billion-dollar, record-breaking hurricanes in U.S. history. Gustav began on Aug. 24 and came ashore on Sept. 2. Ike began on Sept. 1 and came ashore on Sept. 13.

• The highest crude oil prices in history occurred when crude oil topped $148 per barrel in mid-July.

• Amid the worst financial crisis in nearly a century, the widely-watched S&P 500 lost more than 50 percent of its value since hitting all-time highs just over a year ago.

• Two of the largest Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) drops in history occurred on Sept. 29, the eve of Rosh Hashanah when the Dow dropped 777.68 points (the Dow's largest single-day point drop in history). Stocks were also extremely choppy and volatile on Oct. 9, the eve of Yom Kippur when the Dow dropped 678.91 points.

• The U.S. government approved a $700 billion bailout of the U.S. financial system.

• There was a loss of $10 trillion in U.S. stock market capitalization in 2008.

• The U.S. Federal Reserve committed $2.12 trillion in 2008 to prop up the U.S. banking system, and it may reach $3 trillion. The U.S. government is prepared to provide more than $7.76 trillion on behalf of American taxpayers after guaranteeing $306 billion of Citigroup Inc.

• Condoleezza Rice's 24th trip to Israel and the Middle East on Nov. 6-9 did not produce a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

• The worldwide stock markets have lost an estimated one-third of their stock market capitalization, totaling $28 trillion.

Major catastrophes and events that occurred in 2008 that corresponded with Bush Administration efforts to divide the land of Israel

Jan. 4-5 Bush had multiple interviews with Israel and Middle East news services prior to his trip. He declared his commitment to Israel and Palestine living side by side in peace and security. There were hurricane force winds in California and Nevada. Two million households and businesses lost their power due to the winds. Floods in Nevada.

Jan. 8 Bush left for Israel. A tornado hit Jerusalem, Arkansas, that morning. The Midwest experienced 38 tornadoes from Jan. 7-11.

Jan. 9-11 Bush and Rice were in Israel to meet with the Israelis and the Palestinians.

• Jan. 10: Major fog in Jerusalem and Ramallah on the morning of the Bush-Abbas meeting. Bush forced to take 34-car caravan to Ramallah instead of flying on Marine One. The skies cleared immediately after their meeting and prior to Bush's trip to Bethlehem.

• President Bush later declared a major FEMA disaster for Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska for the period from Jan. 7-11.

Jan. 11-16 Bush and Rice traveled to Kuwait City, Kuwait; Manama, Bahrain; Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE; and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to talk about the status of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and the Iranian threat.

During this part of the Middle East trip, there were record low temperatures and rain during the red carpet welcoming ceremonies.

Baghdad, Iraq, which is a short distance north of Kuwait, experienced its first snow in 100 years. During Bush's few-hours visit in Dubai, they experienced flooding due to record rain on that day. Riyadh had snow flurries and temperatures in the 20s, which followed summer-like temperatures the week before. There was also a major blizzard in the northeast U.S., record cold temperatures, record crude oil prices, and the approval of a $154 billion U.S. economic stimulus bill shortly after the president's return to the U.S.

• Rising fears about credit markets and the health of U.S. financial institutions drive down stock prices. Between Jan. 1-22, the Dow lost over 1,000 points -- more than 8 percent of its total value.

Mar. 3-7 Rice in Egypt, Israel and the Palestinians territories. President Bush met with Jordan's King Abdullah II Tuesday at the White House about the ongoing peace efforts in the time remaining before he leaves office. Bush said that the United States is engaged and will remain engaged in helping convince the prime minister of Israel and President Abbas that now is the time to formulate a vision of what a state will look like.

• The credit collapse of 2008 explained by Martin Weiss, Ph. D., who wrote:

The credit collapse is a sudden surge in debt defaults by borrowers ... and an equally sudden disappearance of new loans by lenders. It's an unprecedented surge in home foreclosures ... and an equally unprecedented cutback in new home mortgages.

It's causing unexpected corporate bankruptcies ... plus equally unexpected demands by banks to put up more collateral. It's threatening to sink businesses, paralyze local governments, and gut the investment portfolios of millions of Americans.

It's even starting to sabotage the best laid plans of government -- neutralizing the Fed's interest rate cuts ... pre-empting Congress' economic stimulus plan ... and threatening to strip Washington of its traditional powers to fight a recession.

• Spot gold nears $1,000 level broken by futures: Spot gold was hovering just below the $1,000-an-ounce barrier broken on the futures market overnight after the dollar hit another record low against the euro, boosting the metal's appeal as an alternative investment.

• Dollar plunged against euro, yen and franc as fed plan disappointed (Bloomberg)

• The dollar fell to a record -- below $1.55 per euro -- as firms from Citigroup Inc. to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said the Federal Reserve's plan to inject $200 billion into the banking system may fail to break the freeze in money-market lending.

• The dollar set a record low for the tenth trading day in 12. It has lost 3.6 percent since Feb. 26, when Fed Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said credit market turmoil and slower growth pose a "greater threat'' than inflation. The comments drove the euro above $1.50 for the first time.

• Fed took boldest action since the Depression to rescue the U.S. mortgage industry.

Mar. 22–24 U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney visited Israelis and the Palestinians. He said peace is not likely as long as Hamas and Hezbollah exist. The United States' commitment to Israel's security is "enduring and unshakeable," Cheney added, "as is our commitment to Israel's right to defend itself, always, against terrorists, rocket attacks and other threats from forces dedicated to Israel's destruction."

The Jerusalem Post wrote that for his part, Cheney -- who's one of the Bush Administration's security hard-liners -- suggested that responding to threats on Israel could become a bigger priority. The Bush Administration is particularly worried about Iran's efforts to enrich uranium that could be used as fuel for nuclear weapons.

"As we continue to work for peace, we must not and will not ignore the darkening shadows of the situations in Gaza, in Lebanon, in Syria and in Iran, and the forces there that are working to derail the hopes of the world," Cheney said.

Mar. 28-31 Rice traveled to Jerusalem and Jordan. She met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders to support their ongoing bilateral dialogue and the serious effort underway to achieve agreement this year on the establishment of a Palestinian state, living side by side with Israel in peace and security. The secretary discussed efforts to improve conditions on the ground and to advance Palestinian economic development and capacity building. Additionally, she met with King Abdullah to discuss Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, the political situation in Lebanon, stability in Iraq and other regional developments.

• On Monday, Mar. 31, the Bush Administration -- dealing with an enormous financial crisis -- proposed a sweeping overhaul of the way the government regulates the nation's financial services industry from banks and securities firms to mortgage brokers and insurance companies.

• The plan would give major new powers to the Federal Reserve. The Fed would be given broad authority to oversee financial market stability. That would include new powers to examine the books of any institution deemed to represent a potential threat to the proper functioning of the overall financial system.

• President Bush's Housing and Urban Development secretary (and good friend from Dallas), Alphonso Jackson, quit amid a criminal investigation.

May 1-5 Rice in UK, Israel and the West Bank - no apparent corresponding event or catastrophe

May 13-18 Bush/Rice in Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia - no apparent corresponding event or catastrophe

June 3-4 Bush, Olmert and Rice met in Washington. Record floods occurred in the midwestern U.S., the largest floods since the summer of 1993 (the summer the Oslo treaty was negotiated).

• During the Bush-Olmert meeting in the Oval Office at the White House, a violent storm with winds in the 55 mph range with gusts up to 70 mph hit the Washington, D.C., area and the White House. At the very moment Olmert was leaving the West Wing of the White House, the White House press and photographers were forced to run quickly to the press room for cover because of high winds, lightning and pouring rain.

Olmert was under the covering of the porte-cochere at the West Wing entrance and got into his limousine quickly due to the horizontal rains and very strong winds. Up to 500,000 residences and businesses were without power. It was projected that some areas of Washington could remain without power for 24 to 48 hours.

June 11-17 Rice in Paris, Jerusalem and Ramallah, and in Israel during the continuation of record floods in the midwestern U.S.

July 23-24 Barack Obama visited the Israelis in Jerusalem and the Palestinians in Ramallah where he declared his support for a Palestinian state and the dividing of Jerusalem -- the same day Hurricane Dolly slammed into the south Texas coast and moved inland. Dolly roared into south Texas with 100 mph winds on July 23, dumping a foot of rain near the Texas-Mexico border. The storm did extensive damage on South Padre Island and left more than 100,000 homes without power.

July 29 Rice met at the State Department with Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and the Chief Palestinian Negotiator Ahmed Queri. An earthquake shook Southern California -- the largest since Jan. 17, 1994 (when Bill Clinton was with Syria's Assad)

Aug. 15 David Welch, assistant secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, was in Israel. Under Rice's directions, he was secretly working on a final draft of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal as Tropical Storm Fay formed Aug. 15 -- eventually hitting and exiting Florida a record-setting four different times from Aug. 18-24.

Aug. 24-25 Rice was in Jerusalem pressing Israel to sign a document by the end of the year that would divide Jerusalem by offering the Palestinians a stake in Israel's capital city as well as in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to top diplomatic sources involved in the talks.

• The day Rice arrived in Jerusalem, a tropical depression began and quickly developed into Hurricane Gustav.

• Around 1.5 million people were without power in Louisiana on Sept. 1. The state reported about 100,000 people remained on the coast after evacuation. Nearly 2 million people had evacuated from south Louisiana in the days before Gustav's arrival.

• On Aug. 30, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney canceled their planned attendance at the 2008 Republican National Convention. Because of the expected U.S. landfall, governors and some other political leaders from Louisiana and other states chose to stay home from the 2008 Republican National Convention. As the hurricane approached the coast, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain canceled all non-essential opening-day festivities at the convention and said that he might give his acceptance speech via satellite from the affected area.

• A catastrophic risk management company says private insurers could face damages from Hurricane Gustav ranging between $4 billion and $10 billion.

Newark, California-based Risk Management Solutions said on Sept. 2 that the estimate included damage to the offshore petroleum industry and damage from wind and storm surge. The estimate did not include potential levee damage or post-Gustav flooding from heavy rainfall that was forecast for the rest of the week. The company said damage to the offshore petroleum industry could range from $1 billion to $3 billion. Insured losses to homes and businesses were estimated from $3 billion to $7 billion. Those estimates did not include liability facing the federal flood insurance program

Sept. 1 Rice was negotiating an agreement that would obligate the Bush Administration and future U.S. administrations to a Palestinian state. Hurricane Ike formed on Sept. 1.

• On Sept. 13, Ike turned at the last minute and missed a direct hit on Galveston, the Houston ship canal and 25 percent of the United States' oil refineries, but it did slam into Galveston and parts of Houston. Jeff Masters, director of Weather Underground, a private commercial forecasting service, noted that the cost of Ike's rampage along the Gulf Coast could reach $22 billion, which would make it the third costliest hurricane on record behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Flood damage could add another $20 billion-plus to the U.S federal government.

Risk Management Solutions (RMS) on Oct. 24 announced that it had updated its estimate for U.S. onshore and offshore insured losses from Hurricane Ike to $13 billion to $21 billion, of which $10 billion to $15 billion was estimated for wind and storm surge in Texas and Louisiana. The estimate also included $2 billion to $3 billion from inland wind and flood losses and $1 billion to $3 billion in offshore losses, but did not include losses covered by the National Flood Insurance Program.

Damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike in Ohio could hit $500 million or higher, making it one of the state's costliest natural disasters. The Ohio Insurance Institute said $500 million was a preliminary figure, and it could go higher. The Sept. 14 storm knocked out electrical service for 2.6 million customers in Ohio. Wind reaching 78 mph swept across the region, and at least seven of the 56 deaths blamed on Hurricane Ike -- from Texas to Pennsylvania -- were in Ohio.

• Sept. 14 In one of the most dramatic days in Wall Street's history, Merrill Lynch agreed to sell itself to Bank of America for roughly $50 billion to avert a deepening financial crisis, while another prominent securities firm, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy protection and hurtled toward liquidation after it failed to find a buyer.

• Sept. 15 Lehman Brothers investment bank declared $600 billion bankruptcy. Merrill Lynch acquired by Bank of America.

• Sept. 17 U.S bailed out AIG insurance giant for $85 billion.

• Sept. 19 White House requested $700 billion bail-out plan from Congress for all financial firms with bad mortgage securities to free up tightening credit flow.

• Sept. 22 The last two standing investment banks, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, converted to bank holding companies.

• Sept. 26 The Quartet met and pressed Israel and the Palestinians to seal a peace deal this year and expressed "deep concern" over continuing settlement expansion by the Jewish state in the West Bank. The biggest and most serious financial crisis in history was facing the United States and the world community. U.S. Treasury Secretary and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernacke asked for a $700 billion bailout from Congress to stop major damage to the U.S. financial system. There were emergency meetings at the White House and on Capitol Hill. Feds seized Washington Mutual in largest-ever U.S. bank failure.

• Sept. 29 U.S. House of Representatives rejected mammoth $700 billion bail-out plan. Governmental bail-outs announced for key banks in Britain, the Benelux and Germany as well as a state takeover of a bank in Iceland.

• Oct. 1 U.S. Senate adopted massive bailout plan, adding sweeteners to get House acceptance.

• Oct. 3 Wells Fargo Bank and the fourth-largest U.S. bank Wachovia Corp. announced merger.

• Oct. 3 The largest government intervention in capital markets in U.S. history cleared the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming law with a signature by President Bush.

• Oct. 11 G7 finance ministers gathered for talks in Washington, agreeing to use all available tools to address crisis.

• Oct. 15 European Union leaders guaranteed inter-bank lending.

• Oct. 29 U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 1 percent, the lowest level since June 2004.

• Oct. 30 Japan announced 26.9 trillion yen ($276 billion) stimulus package, including 2 trillion yen in financial assistance for all households to jump-start consumption and up to 6 million yen in tax breaks for housing loans for 10 years.

• International Monetary Fund approved a new program to provide emergency loans to countries facing serious cash shortages.

• Nov. 3 Euro-zone finance ministers met tp rule out stimulus package.

• Nov. 4 Economic woes helped propel Democrat Barack Obama to presidency in U.S. elections.

• Nov 5-9 Rice in Israel, Palestinian territories and Jordan. The Dow lost 10 percent of its value on Nov. 5-6.

• Condoleezza Rice all but conceded during trip to Israel that deadline for Mideast peace agreement was no longer possible.

• Nov. 5 Harvard University sponsored Islamic Finance 101, a conference on Sharia finance, at the U.S. Treasury Department.

• Nov. 6 The European Central Bank and Bank of England announced coordinated rate cut. IMF predicted global recession for 2009.

• Nov. 8 G20 finance ministers meeting in Sao Paulo.

• Nov. 9 China announced 4 trillion yuan ($588 billion) economic stimulus package.

• Nov. 9 The Quartet met in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, about Israel's land.

• Secretary Rice (Nov. 9): "But I do think that what we heard today from the parties, which is the most important element of this, is that they believe in the Annapolis process. They believe in the integrated nature of this process that builds peace, both from the bottom up and from the top down. They believe that their negotiations are producing an atmosphere of trust, as well as a foundation on which to build."

• Nov. 10 U.S. government invested an additional $40 billion in AIG in exchange for preferred stock in the insurer (which has now climbed to $150 billion).

• Nov. 15 Leaders of G20 nations gathered in Washington to discuss the world financial crisis.

Bush-Olmert last meeting?

President George W. Bush welcomed acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to the White House to discuss the covenant land of Israel while the U.S. was experiencing the biggest financial crisis in history -- which has now spread worldwide.

Sunday, Nov. 23

Ehud Olmert arrived in the U.S. for his meetings with Bush, Cheney, Rice and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Upon arrival, he proceeded to the Blair House where he stayed for two nights across from the White House.

At the time of Olmert's arrival, President Bush was returning from Peru on Air Force One. He was on the phone with U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson on the need for a major financial bailout of Citicorp.

Monday, November 24 -- The news headlines were on Israel, the U.S. financial collapse, and other relevant news

Ehud Olmert restated Israel's commitment to the Annapolis peace process of November 2007 in his breakfast with Rice. He later met Cheney ahead of his meeting and private dinner with Bush.

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon: Support Palestinians' rights to self-determination, statehood

Ban Ki-moon said, "It has been 60 years since some 800,000 Palestinians were driven out of their homes becoming refugees and an uprooted and marginalized people." The secretary-general added that the fact that Palestinians still have no state represents the U.N.'s "single greatest failure."

Bush and Olmert meet

On Monday, President George W. Bush welcomed acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to the White House for their last meeting. Here is an excerpt of what Bush and Olmert said in a photo opportunity before their meeting:

PRESIDENT BUSH: I am pleased to welcome my friend, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, back to the Oval Office. And I thank you for bringing your wife to have dinner tonight with Laura and me. I'm looking forward to it.

We've been through a lot together during our time in office. We strongly believe that Israel will benefit by having a Palestinian state, a democracy on her border that works for peace. And, Prime Minister, that vision is alive because of you. And I thank you for your steadfast support for peace.

PRIME MINISTER OLMERT: Thank you very much, Mr. President. I'm delighted to have this opportunity to express again the deep gratitude we all have to you, personally, as a human being, as a friend, as a courageous leader who has helped Israel so much over the period since you were president of the United States of America.

I will never forget that you have removed one of the most threatening strategic dangers from Israel on the east side, in Iraq. And this is a great achievement that makes life much better for many people in our part of the world, particularly for us and for our neighbors, as well.

You have set forth in motion the Annapolis process, which I was very proud to take part in.

It continues with your guidance and support and inspiration. And this is very important, because as you say, a two-state solution is the only possible way to resolve the conflict in the Middle East.

The news from the same day of the Bush-Olmert meeting:

U.S. pledges top $7.7 trillion to ease frozen credit (Bloomberg)

The U.S. government is prepared to provide more than $7.76 trillion on behalf of American taxpayers after guaranteeing $306 billion of Citigroup Inc. debt yesterday. The pledges, amounting to half the value of everything produced in the nation last year, are intended to rescue the financial system after the credit markets seized up 15 months ago.

The unprecedented pledge of funds includes $3.18 trillion already tapped by financial institutions in the biggest response to an economic emergency since the New Deal of the 1930s, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The commitment dwarfs the plan approved by lawmakers, the Treasury Department’s $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program. Federal Reserve lending last week was 1,900 times the weekly average for the three years before the crisis.

Citicorp bail-out

The U.S. government announced an injection of $20 billion for Citigroup Inc and a plan to shoulder most of its potential losses on $306 billion of toxic assets, after the bank's shares sank more than 60 percent in the previous week due to concern about its ability to survive.

The $20 billion of government capital comes after a $25 billion injection last month.

Tuesday, Nov. 25

Olmert hinted an agreement on some core issues may be forthcoming

In Washington on Tuesday, Olmert hinted an agreement on some core issues may be forthcoming before he leaves office in February.

Olmert announced Tuesday that "in principle there is nothing to prevent us from reaching an agreement on the core issues in the near future."

"We're in a situation where it's possible to do so, and I hope we do. It would be good for the state of Israel," said Olmert speaking to Israeli reporters after a meeting with President Bush.

Wednesday, Nov. 26

Mazuz announces plans to indict Olmert

Ehud Olmert is now much closer to standing trial on criminal charges than any Israeli prime minister has ever been, this following a decision by Attorney-General Menahem Mazuz to indict the premier on charges stemming from the Rishon Tours affair.

The Rishon Tours affair is one of six criminal investigations being conducted against the prime minister. Ironically, it is also the most recent.

It began in June as an offshoot of the Talansky affair, in which Olmert is suspected of having received hundreds of thousands of dollars, some of it in cash, from an American Jewish supporter and businessman, Morris Talansky. On Sept. 7, the police completed their investigation of the two affairs and recommended indicting the prime minister.

Another investigation involves Olmert's purchase of a home in Jerusalem's German Colony at a price below market levels. He is suspected of repaying the contractor by persuading the city to ease restrictions and grant him better building terms than he would have otherwise received. These cases are still under police investigation.

Merkel criticizes US over crisis

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, turned the tables on her international critics on Wednesday by accusing the US and other governments of making "cheap money" a central tool of their economic management, thus planting the seeds of a similar crisis in five years.

"Excessively cheap money in the US was a driver of today's crisis," she told the German parliament. "I am deeply concerned about whether we are now reinforcing this trend through measures being adopted in the U.S. and elsewhere and whether we could find ourselves in five years facing the exact same crisis."

Thursday, Nov. 27

Kadima Chairwoman Tzipi Livni called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to suspend himself immediately

Kadima Chairwoman Tzipi Livni on Thursday called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to suspend himself immediately in light of the indictment facing him over the Rishon Tours scandal.

Livni, who also serves as foreign minister, summoned an emergency meeting of Kadima on Thursday to discuss the repercussions of a potential indictment against Olmert.

"The prime minister must take leave. There is no other option," Livni said.

Olmert refuses to take leave of absence

After being called upon by the Kadima chairwoman to suspend himself due to an indictment to be filed against him, the prime minister said he has "important things to do," while his associates blamed Livni for putting political interests before that of the state.

"I have important things to do," the prime minister said after leaving a meeting he held on the financial crisis with Opposition Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu and the coalition factions. Netanyahu had agreed to support the government's economic plan.

Forecasters said Saturday that at least three tornadoes, with winds as high as 165 mph, hit between 3 and 4 a.m. Friday, when few people were awake to hear tornado warnings on radio and TV.

Bush's disaster declaration for Lake, Sumter, Seminole and Volusia counties also freed up loans and other assistance to individuals. Early estimates showed at least $68 million in property losses and about 1,300 homes and buildings damaged or destroyed.

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BiBLE PROPHECIES
By Dennis Crawford

One of the strongest objective evidences of biblical inspiration is the phenomenon of fulfilled prophecy. The Bible is essentially unique among the religious books of mankind in this respect. Some of them contain a few vague forecasts but nothing comparable to the vast number of specific prophecies found in the Bible. The same is true of modern "prophets," so-called. Such seers as Nostradamus, Jean Dixon, and others have made many predictions, but often they are nebulous and capable of various meanings. A few of their prophecies seem to have been fulfilled in a general way, but most of them have completely failed (ref.1, p.181).

Prophets, to be legitimate, must stand the test of time. If the prophet is not completely correct 100 percent of the time, he is a false prophet. Prophecy, to be valid, must predate the event, must be precise enough so as not to be vague, must have enough events described to be beyond human ability to calculate or manipulate; in other words, it must not be something man could do without God's guidance.

Only God knows the future. He is able to "call the things that are not, as though they were" (Romans 4:17). He declares "the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done" (Isaiah 46:10; Acts 15:18). If one can demonstrate the ability to foretell the future things that find exact fulfillment, it would follow logically that such a person, in possession of this gift, would be speaking on the behalf of God. His message, therefore, would be valid (ref.3, p.81-82).

Scholars suggest there are about 1,000 prophecies altogether in the Bible--some 800 in the Old Testament and about 200 in the New Testament (ref.3, p.82). It must be noted carefully that the gift of prophecy--clearly operative during those by-gone ages when the biblical documents were being prepared and validated as God’s Word--was terminated near the end of the first century A.D. when the New Testament was completed (1 Corinthians 13:8-10). There are many religions today that claim to have "prophets," but remember, for a prophet to be from God there can be no errors, ever! That fact disqualifies all of the "prophets" since the first century.

PROPHECIES FULFILLED BY Yeshua Messiah

The Old Testament, written over a 1,000-year period, contains more than 300 references to the coming Messiah. All of these were fulfilled in Yeshua Messiah, and they established a solid confirmation of His credentials as the Messiah, the Anointed One (King; Priest; Saint), and Intercessor (to release or deliver; help; meet; seek; accompany).

Many of the prophecies concerning the Messiah were totally beyond human control:

    Birth:   Place, time, manner of
    Death:   People's reactions, piercing of side, burial
    Resurrection:   Where did His body go?

By using the modern science of probability in reference to just eight of these prophecies, the chance that any man might have lived to fulfill all eight prophecies is one in 100 trillion!

To illustrate this point: If we take 100 trillion silver dollars and lay them on the face of Texas, they would be two feet deep. Now we mark one of these silver dollars and thoroughly stir the whole mass--all over the state. Now blindfold a man and let him travel as far as he wishes, but he must pick only one silver dollar. What chance would he have of picking the marked one? The same chance that the prophets would have of writing just eight of these prophecies and having them all come true for any one man if they had written them without God's inspiration!

The chance of any one man's fulfilling all of 48 prophecies is one in ten to the 157th power. The electron is about as small an object as we can imagine. If we had a cubic inch of these electrons and tried to count them, it would take us (at 250 per minute) 19,000 times 19,000 times 19,000 years to count them. Now mark one of them and thoroughly stir it into the whole mass. What chance does our blindfolded man have of finding the right electron? The same chance as one man of fulfilling 48 of the prophecies about Messiah without His being the Son of God!

Yeshua Messiah fulfilled every prophecy written about the coming Messiah--more than 300 of them! Would that have been possible had He not been the Son of God?

Here is a short listing of some of the hundreds of prophecies concerning Yeshua:

Ascension to right hand of God--Psalm 110:1; 68:18; Proverbs 30:4

Birthplace--Micah 5:2

Burial--Isaiah 53:9

Darkness--Psalm 22:2

Gambling for clothes--Psalm 22:18

Lineage--Genesis 3:15; 9:26: 22:18; 26:4; 28:14; 49:10; 2 Samuel 7:12-16

Mocking--Psalm 22:6-8

Nakedness--Psalm 22:17

Piercing of side--Zechariah 12:10

Resurrection--Psalm 16:10; Hosea 6:2; Psalm 30:3,9; Isaiah 53:10

Son of God--Psalm 2:6-7

Unbroken bones--Psalm 34:20

Vinegar--Psalm 69:21

Virgin birth--Isaiah 7:14

OTHER HISTORICAL PROPHECIES

TYRE

In the 26th chapter of Ezekiel (592-570 BC), seven things are predicted to happen to the city of Tyre (ref.2, p.285):

    1) Nebuchadnezzar will destroy the mainland of Tyre (Ezekiel 26:8).
    2) Many nations will be against Tyre (Ezekiel 26:3).
    3) Tyre will be made a bare rock, flat like the top of a rock (Ezekiel 26:4).
    4) Fishermen will spread their nets over the site (Ezekiel 26:5).
    5) Debris will be thrown into the water (Ezekiel 26:12).
    6) Tyre never will be rebuilt (Ezekiel 26:14).
    7) Tyre never will be found again (Ezekiel 26:21).

Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to mainland Tyre three years after the prophecy and after a 13-year siege (585-573 BC) Tyre made terms and acknowledged Babylonian authority over them (ref.4, vol. xxii, p.452). When Nebuchadnezzar broke the gates down, he found the city almost empty. The majority of the people had moved by ship to an island about one-half mile off the coast and fortified a city there. The mainland city was destroyed in 573 BC, as predicted. The city of Tyre on the island remained a powerful city for several hundred years (ref.2, p.286).

Babylon (Daniel 2, 7; Isaiah 13:19-22; 14:22-23; Jeremiah 51:26, 43)

Chorazin-Bethsaida-Capernaum (Matthew 11:20-24 )

Gaza-Ashkelon (Amos 1:8; Jeremiah 47:5; Zephaniah 2:4)

Moab-Ammon (Ezekiel 25:3-4; Jeremiah 48:47; 49:6)

Nineveh (Nahum 1:8-10; 2:6; 3:10, 13, 19)

Palestine (Leviticus 26:31-33 & Ezekiel 36:33-35)

Petra-Edom (Isaiah 34:5-15; Jeremiah 49:17-18; Ezekiel 25:13-14; 35:15)

Samaria (Hosea 13:16 & Micah 1:6)

Sidon (Ezekiel 28:22-23)

Thebes-Memphis (Ezekiel 30:13-15)

WHAT IF ?

Please ask yourself: If all the historical, scientific, and prophetic statements in the Bible are true and accurate, then what about what the Bible says about your having eternal life (or death) and about the choices you make (or do not make) now that can affect your eternal future? It is in your best interest to study it and find out what God requires of those who would be His children (Romans 8:14-16). Do you not think it is worth examining the Bible to see if it is, in fact, the Word of God, and to see what you must do to receive eternal life from God?

References:

Morris, Henry M., "Many Infallible Proofs," San Diego: Creation Life Publishers, 1974 McDowell, Josh, "Evidence that Demands a Verdict," Campus Crusades for Messiah, Arrowhead Springs, San Bernardino, CA 92414, 1972 Jackson, Wayne, "Reason & Revelation," "Prophecies--True and False," Apologetics Press, 230 Landmark Dr., Montgomery, AL 36117Encyclopedia Britannica, 1970 Myers, Philip Van Ness, "General History for Colleges and High Schools," Boston: Ginn and Company, 1889
Beck, John Clark, Jr., "The Fall of Tyre According to Ezekiel’s Prophecy," Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1971

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What are some of the prophecies in the Bible about the Messiah?

Messianic Prophecies

The Bible's predictions about Yeshua, written centuries before He was born

What is a Prophecyand Why Should I Care?

The noun prophecy describes a prediction of the future, made under divine inspiration or a revelation of God. The act of making a prophecy is the verb, prophesy. Of the prophecies written in the Bible about events that were to have taken place by now, every one was fulfilled with 100% accuracy. This is a statement that can not be truthfully made about any other sacred writing.

This is important because the Bible says God will give us a savior who provides a way for us to go to heaven. If the prophecies are 100% accurate, we know it is going to happen.

What is a Messianic Prophecy?

The Old Testament books in the Bible (all of them written between 1450 BC and 430 BC) contained hundreds of prophecies about an anointed one (Messiah in Hebrew) who would arrive in their future. The Messiah would deliver or save all the Jewish people, bringing them to paradise or heaven. These prophecies also stated that the Messiah would save all the other people in the world through the Jews. For this reason, people who are not Jewish need to learn about the Messiah, too.

We constructed the table below, listing many important Messianic Prophecies. We did not attempt to make a complete listthat could be someone's life work. Still, there are enough prophecies listed to remove all doubt that the Messiah did indeed appear 2000 years ago in the person of Yeshua Messiah. These prophecies are arranged in the order in which they appear in the Old Testament, and they are not in order of importance nor in chronological order. Since the same fulfilled prophecy may be described several times in different books, we did not list every place a fulfillment occurred. We do list enough examples to prove that the prophecy was fulfilled.

A Special Note on Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53

Even a casual reader of the Bible will notice something different about Psalm 22 and Isaiah 52:13 to 53:12. They tell stories that perfectly parallel events in the life of Messiah that took place much later. Psalm 22 is especially amazing since it predicted 11 separate things about Yeshua's crucifixion about a thousand years before they happened. We know that David (the author of Psalm 22) lived about 1043-973 BC and Isaiah lived about 740-680 BC. Both passages, written far ahead of the time of Messiah, are strong proof that help you believe that the Bible was literally inspired by God.

A Comment on Understanding Prophecy

Some of these prophecies are very clear and easy to understand. However, if you are new to reading the Bible, other prophecies will not be easy to understand. Therefore, we have taken the liberty of highlighting those prophecies that are easier to understand by a person who is not familiar with prophetic language. This does not imply that these passages are more important than the others.

As we describe in our page Reading and Understanding the Bible, the Bible is a library of Books. So, even if you do not understand every idea or term when you start reading the library, do not be discouraged. You just need to learn the languageperhaps in the same way you learned a special language or way of communicating in your job or at school.

Old Testament Scriptures That Describe The Coming Messiah
The Messianic Prophecy (paraphrased)	Where the prophecy appears in the Old Testament (written between 1450 BC and 430BC)	Yeshua' fulfillment of the prophecy in the New Testament (written between 45 and 95 AD)
The Messiah will be the offspring (descendant) of the woman (Eve)	Genesis 3:15	Galatians 4:4
The Messiah will be a descendant of Abraham, through whom everyone on earth will be blessed	Genesis 12:3; 18:18	Acts 3:25,26
The Messiah will be a descendant of Judah	Genesis 49:10	Matthew 1:2 and Luke 3:33
The Messiah will be a prophet like Moses	Deuteronomy 18:15-19	Acts 3:22,23
The Messiah will be the Son of God	Psalm 2:7	Matthew 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22
The Messiah will be raised from the dead (resurrected)	Psalm 16:10,11	Matthew 28:5-9; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:4-7; John 20:11-16; Acts 1:3 and 2:32
The Messiah crucifixion experience	Psalm 22 (contains 11 propheciesnot all listed here)	Matthew 27:34-50 and John 19:17-30
The Messiah will be sneered at and mocked	Psalm 22:7	Luke 23:11,35-39
The Messiah will be pierced through hands and feet	Psalm 22:16	Luke 23:33 and 24:36-39; John 19:18 and 20:19-20,24-27
The Messiah's bones will not be broken (a person's legs were usually broken after being crucified to speed up their death)	Psalm 22:17 and 34:20	John 19:31-33,36
Men Will Gamble for the Messiah's clothing	Psalm 22:18	Matthew 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:23,24
The Messiah will accused by false witnesses	Psalm 35:11	Matthew 26:59,60 and Mark 14:56,57
The Messiah will be hated without a cause	Psalm 35:19 and 69:4	John 15:23-25
The Messiah will be betrayed by a friend	Psalm 41:9	John 13:18,21
The Messiah will ascend to heaven (at the right hand of God)	Psalm 68:18	Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9; 2:33-35; 3:20-21; 5:31,32; 7:55-56; Romans 8:34; Ephesians 1:20,21; Colossians 3:1; Hebrews 1:3; 8:1; 10:12; 12:2; 1 Pet 3:22 . . . sorry, we got carried away!
The Messiah will be given vinegar and gall to drink	Psalm 69:21	Matthew 27:34; Mark 15:23; John 19:29,30
Great kings will pay homage and tribute to the Messiah	Psalm 72:10,11	Matthew 2:1-11
The Messiah is a stone the builders rejected who will become the head cornerstone	Psalm 118:22,23 and Isaiah 28:16	Matthew 21:42,43; Acts 4:11; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Peter 2:6-8
The Messiah will be a descendant of David	Psalm 132:11 and Jeremiah 23:5,6; 33:15,16	Luke 1:32,33
The Messiah will be a born of a virgin	Isaiah 7:14	Matthew 1:18-25 and Luke 1:26-35
The Messiah's first spiritual work will be in Galilee	Isaiah 9:1-7	Matthew 4:12-16
The Messiah will make the blind see, the deaf hear, etc.	Isaiah 35:5-6	Many places. Also see Matthew 11:3-6 and John 11:47
The Messiah will be beaten, mocked, and spat upon	Isaiah 50:6	Matthew 26:67 and 27:26-31
The Gospel according to Isaiah	Isaiah 52:13-53:12	Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
People will hear and not believe the arm of the LORD (Messiah)	Isaiah 53:1	John 12:37,38
The Messiah will be rejected	Isaiah 53:3	Matthew 27:20-25; Mark 15:8-14; Luke 23:18-23; John 19:14,15
The Messiah will be killed	Isaiah 53:5-9	Matthew 27:50; Mark 15:37-39; Luke 23:46; John 19:30
The Messiah will be silent in front of his accusers	Isaiah 53:7	Matthew 26:62,63 and 27:12-14
The Messiah will be buried with the rich	Isaiah 53:9	Matthew 27:59,60; Mark 15:46; Luke 23:52,53; John 19:38-42
The Messiah will be crucified with criminals	Isaiah 53:12	Matthew 27:38; Mark 15:27; Luke 23:32,33
The Messiah is part of the new and everlasting covenant	Isaiah 55:3-4 and Jeremiah 31:31-34	Matthew 26:28; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; Hebrews 8:6-13
The Messiah will be our intercessor (intervene for us and plead on our behalf)	Isaiah 59:16	Hebrews 9:15
The Messiah has two missions	Isaiah 61:1-3 (first mission ends at . . . year of the LORD's favor)	First mission: Luke 4:16-21; Second mission: to be fulfilled at the end of the world
The Messiah will come at a specific time	Daniel 9:25-26	Galatians 4:4 and Ephesians 1:10
The Messiah will be born in Bethlehem	Micah 5:2	Matthew 2:1 and Luke 2:4-7
The Messiah will enter Jerusalem riding a donkey	Zechariah 9:9	Matthew 21:1-11
The Messiah will be sold for 30 pieces of silver	Zechariah 11:12,13	Matthew 26:15 with Matthew 27:3-10
The Messiah will forsaken by His disciples	Zechariah 13:7	Matthew 26:31,56
The Messiah will enter the Temple with authority	Malachi 3:1	Matthew 21:12 and Luke 19:45

Couldn't Someone Just Write These Down and Pretend They Were Written Earlier?

Many people who do not believe in the Bible say this. However, manuscripts have been found that confirm that these various prophecies were written down 400-1,000 years before they actually occurred. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls put to rest most of such idle talk.

Were These Originally Intended to Be Messianic Prophecies?

Some of the prophecies occur as part of the text of a story. So, a natural question would be, How do you know these are Messianic prophecies? Couldn't someone have read these texts after Yeshua came along and claimed they are Messianic prophecies?

The reason we know these texts were intended to be Messianic prophecies is because they were recognized (and discussed) by the Jews before Yeshua' birth. For example:

One of the common debates was whether or not the Messiah was actually two people (or twins) since it seemed impossible to them that one person could accomplish both of the Messiah's goals (Isaiah 61:1-3).

We now know that Yeshua accomplished one goal (preaching the good news and becoming the sacrifice that saves us) when He came to Earth, told everyone God's new plan of salvation, and was crucified.
He will fulfill the other goal (being our Savior and Lord, ruling at God's right hand, and taking vengeance on the people who do not follow God) when He comes back to Earth (often called Yeshua' second coming).

This required being raised from the deada possibility the Jews never considered. When Yeshua was raised from the dead, many Jews then recognized how the Messiah could be one man.

From that time, more than a billion Jews and non-Jews alike have chosen to get right with God and become believers. Many of them made their decision based on the evidence of these fulfilled Messianic prophecies.

Couldn't Someone Besides Yeshua Fulfill These Prophecies?

The number representing the odds against them all being fulfilled by anyone would fill this entire website. This makes the fact that Yeshua fulfilled them all a miracle in itself. Still, some questions that may come to mind are:

Couldn't anyone else have fulfilled these prophecies if they really tried?
Even though Yeshua fulfilled these prophecies, how do we know He is the Messiah. Other religions say they have a Prophet that followed in Yeshua' footsteps and is the real Messiah.
I understand the Jews are still waiting for the Messiah. Isn't it possible that Yeshua happened to fulfill these prophecies and that the real Messiah will still come some day?

You will notice that many of the prophecies are not under human control. In other words, if someone tried to fulfill all of them, how would they arrange to be (1) born in Bethlehem (2) with a virgin for a mother? Already they would have a problemand these are only two prophecies. Even a casual glance through this list reveals that a person could not fulfill them by their own efforts.

There are many people that have claimed to be the Messiah (or a similar title that they gave themselves like God's Prophet). Some of them founded false religions and cults, and have many followers. Anyone who has read the Bible expected to see them appear. Two thousand years ago, Yeshua Himself said there would be many false Messiahs and prophets that follow him (Matthew 7:15; Matthew 24:11; Matthew 24:23-25; Mark 13:21-23). Examine these other prophets yourself. Was their appearance clearly predicted in the Bible? Did they fulfill all the messianic prophecies? The answer is obviousnone of them even came close.

It is true that the Jews, God's chosen people, are still waiting for their Messiah. However, not recognizing their own Messiah is part of God's plan (Romans 11:25-27) that allows everyone else be saved (Joel 2:32; Romans 10:13). The Bible clearly states that those who are first will be last (Matthew 19:30 and 20:16, Mark 10:31, and Luke 13:30). The Jews were the first of God's people, but they are kept unaware of their own Messiah until everyone on the earth hears about Yeshua Messiah. This is good news, since everyone gets a chance to accept the Messiah as their Savior and go to heaven. Once that happens, the remaining followers of Judaism will realize that Yeshua was the Messiah. At that time, Yeshua will return to the earth, bringing those who accept Him as their Savior to heaven. Those who do not accept Him will face God in judgment and be cast into the lake of fire (hell).

There is no question that these many prophecies prove that Yeshua is the one and only Messiah. Since you now have proof that Yeshua is the promised Messiah who provides a way for us to go to heaven, click on this sentence to find out how to get right with God through Yeshua.

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Here are the "end time" events in the order of their occurance.

End Time Events and
The 2nd Coming of Yeshua

For those of you who want bottom line information on the 2nd coming of Yeshua and all of the main end time events that will be occurring leading up to His visible return back to our earth, below are a list of articles giving you the full details from Scripture on exactly what will be occurring.

We strongly recommend that you keep these end time articles on the shelf in the event that we start to live through these events in our lifetime. Included in this series of articles is an End Time Summary Outline giving you the specific order of events as they will be occurring so that you can be properly informed.

God is really big on giving His people fair warning on what is coming down the road and He goes more than overboard on this subject in the Bible. The Bible is fully loaded with all the information that we will need in order to properly prepare for these coming events.

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Prophecies Pinpointed With Precision Part #1
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