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P r o p h e tic Truth in the N e w s<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2003\u2003\u2003Published monthly by Mike Wingfield Ministries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Real Facts about the Middle East Conflict<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd at that time \u2026 there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

since there was a nation even to that same time.\u201d <\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span>Daniel 12:1<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Mike Wingfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just like the Bible predicted, the world is formulating a plan to destroy the modern nation of Israel. Filled with hate, lies, wickedness, and deception, the nations of the world are manufacturing a plan of action to remove the only Jewish nation from the face of the earth. This ever-evolving plan puts the nations of the world in direct conflict with the Holy One of Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Unites Nations is an organization that is to function to promote peace and security throughout the world. However, this global body consistently attempts to demonize Israel by passing three times more resolutions against the Jewish nation than all other countries combined! In January, the International Court of Justice in South Africa \u2013 the judicial arm of the United Nations \u2013 continued this alarming trend by accusing Israel with genocide of the people of Gaza in its ongoing war with Hamas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Israel\u2019s advance against Hamas\u2019 territory in Gaza, the Israelis made an alarming discovery. In a bunker under the Gaza Strip headquarters of the United Nations\u2019 Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), they discovered a complex data center of \"\"Hamas. Times of Israel News<\/em> reports, \u201cThe subterranean data center \u2014 complete with an electrical room, industrial battery power banks and living quarters for Hamas terrorists operating the computer servers \u2014 was built precisely under the location where Israel would not consider looking initially, let alone target in an airstrike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe revelation of the server farm comes amid other accusations of UNRWA collusion with the Gaza-ruling terror group and the entanglement of the UN body that provides welfare and humanitarian services for Palestinian refugees from the 1948 and 1967 wars and their descendants\u201d (Times of Israel News<\/strong><\/em>, February 10, 2024<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These resolutions against Israel, the ploy to accuse Israel of genocide against Gazans, and the discovery of the UNRWA\u2019s protection of Hamas prove that the United Nations promotes a very biased network of lies and deception against Israel. This global body seeks every opportunity to make Israel look bad in the eyes of the world. And it is working!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, the Biden against administration is taking a hard position against Israel. With the world\u2019s support, the U.S. is demanding Israel allow the establishment of a Palestinian State. World Israel News<\/em> has reported that President Joe Biden is preparing to make an \u201cunprecedented U.S. diplomatic initiative to promote a Palestinian state \u2014 NOW\u201d (World Israel News<\/strong><\/em>, February 1, 2024<\/strong><\/a>)! This is a major shift in American foreign policy. Previous U.S. administrations have stated they would not unilaterally recognize a Palestinian State. It has been the U.S. policy that such a move must come out of a diplomatic process that includes the two parties involved in this conflict \u2013 the Israelis and the Palestinians. Other countries, like France, are now preparing to recognize Palestinian statehood. The United Nations is also calling for such a move. This plan would reward the Palestinians with a state that includes the entire West Bank (biblical Judea and Samaria). This would also recognize East Jerusalem (the ancient biblical city) as the capitol of the Palestinian State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These developments are occurring while Israel is still in shock over the barbaric invasion by Hamas on October 7, 2023. As Israel\u2019s war in Gaza continues the effort to destroy the ranks of the terrorist organization and Hamas\u2019 leadership, the world is preparing to reward the Islamic terrorists throughout the Middle East by giving them another terrorist state \u2013 Palestine \u2013 next door to Israel. Most Israelis are sending a clear message to the world that they do not want and will not accept a Palestinian State on the land that God promised their forefathers 4,000 years ago. The world condemns their stance and deceptively believes that a Palestinian State is in the best interest of peace in the Middle East. Once again, the world\u2019s evil desire comes at the expense of the Jewish people. And it is a direct attack against God\u2019s eternal covenant with His people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those of us who know the Bible and the integrity of the Israelis in their fight for survival understand how critical and dangerous the demands of the world are. The world is standing on the wrong side of evil. Their fight against Israel is riddled with lies and deception. The world has chosen to believe Hamas\u2019 reports of conditions in Gaza. They reject the reports of the Israeli government, while unquestionably accepting Hamas’ casualty reports in Gaza. Hamas fighters are filled with such hate they murder the innocent and take joy in mutilating their bodies. Is it any surprise that they would also lie to the press about their casualty count and condition of their forces? Jesus stated that the father of murderers is also the \"\"father of liars (John 8:44<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As prophesied in Psalm 2<\/strong><\/a>, the world is in a rage of hatred against God, His Messiah, and His commandments. Those of us who know what the Bible says about the end of this age agree that the stage is being set for the final war between God and the nations, between heaven and hell and between good and evil. The battle ground is the Middle East in general, and the nation of Israel in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Bible as our final authority, let us examine the real facts about the Middle East and the final conflict. According to the Bible, God has chosen the Middle East as the epicenter for His purposes. It is where life began, and where it will end. Except for Paul\u2019s missionary journeys, all the events in the Bible took place in the Middle East!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sharp contrast to most of the Western world, the Middle East has had a long history of conflict that has featured the struggle of the Jewish people and the nation of Israel. It is not an accident that the nation of Israel is at the geographical center of the nations. It is the place where the European, Asian, and African continents join together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 4,000 years ago, God spoke to Abraham on seven different occasions, promising him that he and his descendants would receive an eternal land grant from Him. God said to Abraham, \u201cUnto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (Genesis 15:18<\/strong><\/a>). While standing in the middle of what is today called the \u201cWest Bank,\u201d God gave the following promise to Abraham, \u201cFor all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (Genesis 13:15<\/strong><\/a>). Please take note that this promise was given to Abraham while he was standing at Bethel (Genesis 13:3-4<\/strong><\/a>) in the middle of the \u201cWest Bank.\u201d In Genesis 17:7-8<\/strong><\/a>, God reiterated to Abraham that His agreement with him was \u201can everlasting covenant\u201d<\/strong><\/em> concerning \u201can everlasting possession.\u201d <\/strong><\/em>How much clearer can the Bible be concerning Israel\u2019s eternal right to all the Promised Land, including the \u201cWest Bank,\u201d biblical Judea and Samaria?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, in the context of this promise in Genesis 13-15, God\u2019s title is El Elyon, \u201cThe Most High God\u201d <\/em>(Genesis 14:18-22<\/strong><\/a>). This title means that God is \u201cthe possessor of heaven and earth\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (Genesis 14:19, 22<\/strong><\/a>). God is sovereign over all the earth. He owns it all! However, God uniquely calls the Promised Land \u201cmy land\u201d<\/strong><\/em> (Ezekiel 36:5; Joel 3:2<\/strong><\/a>). God made it clear to Israel that they could not sell the land to any other people. He said to them, \u201cThe land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me\u201d <\/strong><\/em>(Leviticus 25:23<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"Those who attempt to change this eternal covenant are in conflict with God! According to the Bible, it is the world\u2019s rejection of God\u2019s people and land that will bring about the final conflict between God and the nations. The nations have already begun their march toward Armageddon! During the final seven years leading to Armageddon, the Most High God will devastate the nations in His holy wrathful judgment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might be asking, \u201cBut what about the Arab Palestinians? God promised the Arabs that they would also become a great nation and He gave them a great land heritage (Genesis 16:10; 17:20<\/strong><\/a>). God has kept His promise to the Arab nations. Today, there are 21 Arab nations that have a combined land mass that is 650 times more than what Israel possesses, including the \u201cWest Bank.\u201d The land of Israel is only one-sixth of one percent of the size of all Arab land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conflict over the land of Israel today is a Holy War for the Holy Land. All the nations that are mentioned by name that come against Israel at Armageddon are Muslim nations of the Middle East (Psalm 83:1-8; Isaiah 34:1-10; Ezekiel 35-36<\/strong><\/a>). According to Muslim law, the world is divided into two realms. The realm under Islamic authority is called \u201cthe House of Islam.\u201d The other realm is called \u201cthe House of War.\u201d The Muslims passionately claim that once a piece of land becomes a part of \u201cthe House of Islam\u201d it must be considered Islamic land forever. Since the land of Israel was controlled by Islam for more than 500 years, it is considered by all the Muslim community (2 billion people) to belong to Allah, their god. The presence of the Jewish people in the land once called Palestine is an embarrassment to their religion. Therefore, they must regain this land, even if it results in their death!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of all of the lies and misinformation about Israel and the conflict in the Middle East, let us examine four biblical facts about the Middle East.\"\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. God Placed Israel in the Middle East<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God called Abraham and his descendants to live in the land of His choice \u2013 the land of Canaan (Genesis 12:1-5<\/strong><\/a>). In the beginning, God created this land for the children of Israel (Deuteronomy 32:8-10<\/strong><\/a>). He created this land mass to be at the geographical center of all nations (Ezekiel 5:5<\/strong><\/a>). This entire region was a place of spiritual darkness. God called His people, Israel, to live in this darkness to represent Him and to be a light to those around them. God chose for Israel to live in a small land in the middle of the great kingdoms and empires of the ancient world. Today, Israel is the focus of the international media almost every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. God Chose Israel to Dwell in Conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When God placed His people in the Middle East, He knew it would be a difficult place for them to live. Concerning Israel, the Lord declared, \u201cI have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction\u201d <\/strong><\/em>(Isaiah 48:10<\/strong><\/a>). The Bible teaches that difficult times and persecution build godly character and cause us to trust God. Israel as a nation was born in slavery in Egypt. After the exodus, they wandered in the wilderness for 40 years. After their rebellion against the Lord, the Lord drove them out of their land into exile. Eventually, their land was occupied and controlled by other kingdoms for 700 years \u2013 by the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans. After their defeat by Rome in the first century, Israel was driven out into the nations and their land was occupied by the Romans, Muslims, and Great Britain until Israel became a nation in 1948.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The Truth about Jews and Arabs<\/strong> in the Middle East<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has always been a remnant of Jews and Arabs who have lived in harmony together in the Middle East. However, many of the Arabs, since the time of Ishmael and Esau, have hated the descendants of Isaac and Jacob. They have been jealous of the blessings of the birthright of the chosen people. The Bible points the finger at the Arab nations east of Israel as the perpetual cause of the Middle East conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n