{"id":364,"date":"2023-07-13T13:15:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T17:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/?p=364"},"modified":"2023-07-18T09:32:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T13:32:54","slug":"marching-to-armageddon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/2023\/07\/13\/marching-to-armageddon\/","title":{"rendered":"Marching To Armageddon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Israelsunset-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Israelsunset-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Israelsunset-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Israelsunset-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/Israelsunset.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Lord has promised that when the last days come, He will cause His people to return to the land that He promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He said, <em><strong>\u201cFor I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries and will bring you into your own land\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ezekiel+36:24&amp;version=AKJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ezekiel 36:24<\/a>). A multitude of passages declare that the Lord will settle His people upon <em><strong>\u201cthe mountains of Israel\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ezekiel+36:1,+4,+6,+8&amp;version=AKJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ezekiel 36:1, 4, 6, 8<\/a>). An examination of the map of ancient Israel will demonstrate that this is a reference to the mountains of Samaria and Judea. These mountains are currently a part of what the world refers to as \u201cthe West Bank.\u201d This area is the very heartland of the land that God promised to His people 4,000 years ago. This area was the location of the majority of biblical accounts recorded in the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Bible informs us that at the end of this age, during the final weeks of the Tribulation Period, the armies of all the nations (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Zechariah+14:2&amp;version=AKJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zechariah 14:2<\/a>) will converge on Israel, attempting to force the Israelis to surrender their land and the city of Jerusalem. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ezekiel+36:1-7&amp;version=AKJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ezekiel 36:1-7<\/a>, the nations that surround Israel will resist the Jewish effort to resettle their ancient homeland in the last days. In this conflict, God will defend His people against this aggression and defiance that is opposing His eternal land covenant with Israel (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis+13:15&amp;version=AKJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Genesis 13:15<\/a>). He has warned the Arab\/Islamic nations that <em><strong>\u201cthey shall bear their shame\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ezekiel+36:7&amp;version=AKJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ezekiel 36:7<\/a>). This simply means they will suffer a continual humiliating defeat that will bring disgrace upon them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Bible, the regional war against Israel over her land will ultimately involve all nations. God has declared that the reason for Armageddon is because the nations <em><strong>\u201chave scattered [His people] among the nations, and parted my land\u201d <\/strong><\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Joel+3:2&amp;version=AKJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joel 3:2<\/a>). This war over the land of Israel is about to become very intense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The world continues to reject the biblical truth and push for Israel to allow the creation of a Palestinian State upon the heart of the Promised Land. It seems no nation really wants to protect and defend the Jewish nation. Instead, they are supporting the creation of another Arab Islamic terrorist state, rather than defending the democratic nation of Israel. More importantly, they are choosing to rebel against the eternal work of God, while ignoring His promises to Israel and their right to their land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I am convinced here are six factors that are about to cause this conflict to escalate and create the march of the nations toward Armageddon. (1) For five decades Israel has cooperated with the global demand for a two-state solution to resolve the conflict over the land. However, most Israelis realize that this is now impossible. The new biblically conservative Israeli government, which includes the religious parties, are now pushing for more new Israeli towns and villages to occupy the disputed territory of the West Bank. These plans are enraging the nations. The world views this as a roadblock that prevents the creation of a viable Palestinian State on the West Bank. (2) Those who have been following the efforts of creating a two-state solution over the last five decades are realizing that the Palestinian leadership has never been serious about establishing a Palestinian State along side a Jewish State \u2013 Israel. There is much proof that demonstrates the real goal of the Arab nations and the Palestinian leadership has been the refusal to recognize the continued occupation of the Jewish nation in the Middle East. The Palestinians do not want to only occupy the West Bank, but all the land \u201cfrom the River to the Sea.\u201d The proof of this is the incitement of hatred against the Jews in the Palestinian mosques, schools, media, and the entire Palestinian culture. Terrorists who kill Israelis are rewarded and glorified in the Palestinian territories. (3) Recent polls throughout the Palestinian territories demonstrate that most Palestinians would rather conduct terrorist attacks against Israel, rather than to promote peace. (4) The armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinians on the West Bank is now escalating rapidly. It is reported that more than 400,000 Palestinians have rifles that have been smuggled into the country by Iran. In recent days, a few Palestinian terrorist groups have launched rockets into Israel from the West Bank. Israel has answered with great military force in several of the towns that are controlled by radical terrorist groups. (5) Global anti-Semitism is escalating and reaching very dangerous levels in the West, especially in Europe. As a result, more Jewish people are immigrating to Israel. Since about one-half of Israel\u2019s territory is desert, the new immigrants need more room to settle. The answer is to allow them to occupy biblical Judea and Samarian (the West Bank). (6) In recent days, President Joe Biden commented that the current Israeli administration is the \u201cmost extreme ever.\u201d He made these comments because Israel is ignoring the U.S. warnings about building on the \u201cWest Bank.\u201d Israel\u2019s answer was, \u201cWe will not compromise on the land of Israel. \u2026 It is ours. \u2026 The Land of Israel is for the People of Israel, according to the Torah [Law] of Israel. \u2026 The United States wants two states for two peoples and we think it\u2019s suicide\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/worldisraelnews.com\/israeli-ministers-to-biden-two-state-solution-is-suicide-land-of-israel-is-ours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>World Israel News<\/em>, July 10, 2023<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">I have been following this conflict for five decades and it is very clear to me that we are about to enter the final phase of the war for the Promised Land. Considering all of the other global developments, we are getting very close to \u201cthe shout that will take us out.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lord has promised that when the last days come, He will cause His people to return to the land that He promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He said, \u201cFor I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries and will bring you into your own land\u201d (Ezekiel &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/2023\/07\/13\/marching-to-armageddon\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Marching To Armageddon&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,3,2],"tags":[9,4,14,44],"class_list":["post-364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-events","category-politics","category-prophecy","tag-current-events","tag-israel","tag-prophecy","tag-tribulation-period"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/frontpage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}