Hamas Wins if They Lose

Hama plans to win by losing: very accurate opinion piece

Is Putin Evil?

Putin is a fascinating person with a highly questionable past. He has managed to control Russia for years now and seems bent on controlling more than just Russia. Great opinion piece on CNN. Remember, Christian prophecy scholars maintain that Russia will be aligned with certain Mid-East countries (Iran, Turkey, Libya, to name a few) and lead an invasion into Israel in the last days.


CNN Opinion Piece by Alexander Motyl

Christian Persecution, Antisemitism Rise Sharply

 

US State Department released a report that shows a very troubling rise in antisemitism and Christian persecution across the world. The report states that since the start of the 3-year civil war,  the 160,00 Syrian believers have been reduced to 1,000. Recent demands in Germany to "Gas the Jews" also make more sense in light of the report of rising antisemitism in Europe.

News Report

With recent major events in the Middle East and even world, coupled with moral decay and now growing hatred for God's chosen people and Christians, we have to understand that His return is getting very near.  

Ukrainian PM Resigns; Russia Emboldened

I believe, along with many other biblical prophecy students, that Russia will play a key role in the end days (Gog and Magog as described in Ezekiel 38). Russia is bent on gaining strength and influence in the region and world. Today the story broke that the Ukrainian Prime Minister and his cabinet have resigned due to the fact that they could no longer effectively execute their duties. Russia has recently been observed firing artillery into Ukraine, no longer leaving the fighting up to the pro-Russian rebels. 

Even after the shoot down of the Malaysian Airlines flight last week, Europe does not seem to have the gumption to step in and put an end to Russia's bullying. 

This is only going to embolden Putin in his plans to revive the dominance Russia had during the days of the Soviet Union.  Stay tuned!

CNN article

Russian Moral Fortitude

Does Russia have a conscience? Where is the outrage or concern from her people after the shooting down of the Malaysian Airlines flight with Russian missiles? Do they completely buy the Russian media's claims of Ukraine being behind it? Anyone with answers please chime in!
Great article by Dennis Prager

Will Israel Go for the Knockout in Gaza?

It certainly seems as if the conflict in Gaza will continue to escalate. Hamas repeatedly rejects cease-fire proposals and Israel may be inclined to expand this pin-prick operation into a thorough dismantling of Hamas. The support seems to be present for this expansion with Egypt and Saudi Arabia backing Israel. Debka is reporting 75,000 more IDF troops are being mobilized. Time will tell what will happen here but I would expect things to intensify before calming. Pray for both sides, especially the innocent civilians caught in the crossfire (and even used as human shields). 

Read full Debka File Report

IDF Launches Gaza Ground Offensive

Israel's defense force has launched the ground invasion into Gaza that many have expected over the last few days. An Israeli official stated tht the operation is aimed to deal a "significant blow to Hamas' terror infrastructure."
This has the potential to escalate quickly with Hezbollah to the north, armed to the teeth with rockets.
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Hamas Steps Up Rocket Attacks

Get ready for large scale military/ground incursions into Gaza. Hamas has rejected Egypt's  proposed ceasefire (which Israel had accepted) and has begun to increase rocket attacks. With the unpredictability of the region, things could get way out of hand even overnight. 

News report 
Note: the ground invasion believed imminent at the time of this post began at around 1pm PST shortly after this post. Link

What made the "Wise Men" so wise?

Why do we call the three Magi that visited Jesus as a child, "The 3 Wise Men"? 
After reading Daniel chapter 9 today, I decided to investigate, knowing that a "week" is 7 years, whether or not the wise men could know from this passage when the messiah would come. These verses specifically got my attention: "Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time.

And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. 

After a little research online I found a very interesting piece on the subject that outlines exactly the number of days between the decree for the Jews to return to Jerusalem from exile and the day that The Anointed One (Jesus) rode in on Palm Sunday. What do you know, exactly 69 weeks!  

The "Wise Men", from the vicinity of Persia (where Daniel ruled and wrote these words while the Jews were held captive),  were obviously aware of Daniel's prophetic words and were not going to miss the time of His coming. How did God's people miss it? They had neglected the study of prophecy concerning His coming! They failed to recognize that God's word is true and that scripture can be trusted, even to the smallest detail. Let us not make the same mistake in regards to His second coming. He says to watch, be ready, and understand the times in which we live. Let us all be "wise men" and heed this call.