{"id":542,"date":"2019-01-15T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/?p=542"},"modified":"2019-02-02T09:45:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T14:45:53","slug":"january-why-i-love-biblical-prophecy-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ptnews.org\/wpupdater2\/blog\/2019\/01\/15\/january-why-i-love-biblical-prophecy-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2019 – Why I Love Biblical Prophecy (Part One)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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January 2019
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Published 10 times annually All Bible references are from the KJV<\/strong><\/em>
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(Examining Current Events in the Light of Bible Prophecy)<\/strong><\/em>
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Why I Love Biblical Prophecy<\/strong>
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\n(Part\nOne)<\/strong>
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\u201cBlessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy,and keep those things which are written therein\u2026\u201d <\/strong><\/em>Revelation 1:3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI\nam in awe of the prophetic Word of God. To be in awe of God\u2019s Word\nis to be in reverence of His holy Name, which is the full expression\nof who He is. In Psalm\n138:2<\/a> the psalmist declares \u201cthou\nhast magnified thy word above all thy name.\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\n Since I was saved as a child, my soul has experienced a deep longing\nto know God and to understand the prophetic Scriptures. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI\nknow that my love for Bible prophecy triggers an immediately image in\nthe minds of some people. They think I am strange and that I have\ngone off on some wild and insignificant tangent. But we must realize\nthat Bible prophecy has received an overall bad reputation because of\nsensationalist preachers who merely want to attract large crowds and\ndevelop a growing contingent of followers. Too many preachers have\nmade stupid and unreasonable predictions that have not come true. \nTherefore, many people are turned off and turned away from Biblical\nprophecy. How sad! \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nSatan\nhas many clever ways to blind, discourage, and distract God\u2019s\nchildren from knowing God\u2019s Word. He especially wants to turn us\naway from the prophetic Word of God. Satan hates Biblical prophecy. \nHe hates it because it illustrates the powerful and awesome character\nand will of God. It reveals that God is sovereign. It exposes Satan\nas the great deceiver who is destined to be cast into the lake of\nfire at the very end. Satan does not want us to know these truths. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI\nhave determined that whatever God loves, I will love. God loves His\nWord, including Biblical prophecy. Satan hates what God loves. \nTherefore, those who do not like Biblical prophecy should be very\ncareful. They are standing with the clever and wicked deceiver\ncalled Satan, rather than standing with the Savior!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n It\nis very obvious that most pastors have decided to not speak on\nBiblical prophecy. Some believe that the prophetic Scriptures are\nnot relevant or practical to living the Christian life. Many pastors\nbelieve that Biblical prophecy is a diversion from what is really\nimportant in our faith. Some church leaders avoid it because there\nare so many different opinions about the various aspects of prophetic\ntruth. Therefore, they are afraid they will offend one of their\nparishioners. Some claim that they avoid Biblical prophetic themes\nbecause it produces fear rather than peace and love. These are the\nsame reasons why some of these same pastors refuse to preach on sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThese\npastors should seriously consider the following questions: 1. Are\nyou suggesting that Jesus and His apostles failed when so much of\ntheir teaching focused upon prophetic themes? 2. Did the Holy Spirit\nmake a mistake by completing the progressive revelation of God with\nthe book of “the Revelation of Jesus Christ?” 3. Do you\nreally believe that early Jewish believers were not concerned about\nthe return of their Messiah and Savior, Jesus Christ? 4. Have you\nforgotten that the Holy Spirit called upon John to record the final\nprayer of the Bible: “Come,\nLord Jesus!”<\/strong><\/em>\n(Revelation\n22:20<\/a>)? \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nOne\nof the great flaws of church leaders today is that they have\ndeveloped a hero mentality. The men who are revered in church\ncircles today are those who have built large churches. We have\nbrought the mentality of the world into the church. God\u2019s\nprinciples of success are not measured by the world\u2019s gauge of\ngreatness. Read 1\nCorinthians 1:26-31<\/a>. For example, God chose Israel because they\nwere weak, small, and despised. This is also why Jesus selected\nsimple fishermen to be His apostles. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nMany\nof the men who have large congregations in America have no use for\nthe prophetic Word of God because the overwhelming majority of the\nprofessing Christians in America are self-centered, not Christ\ncentered. Therefore, if you want to draw a crowd, talk about\nself-esteem, self-improvement, or self-image. The subject themes of\nprophecy produce fear in the hearts of people. That is good. \nProphetic themes like heaven, hell, judgment, and the wrath of God\ndesperately need to be proclaimed from church pulpits on Sunday\nmornings across America. It is not an accident that the great\nrevivals of the past majored on these prophetic themes. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nLet\nme share with you why I love Biblical prophecy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n1.\nA great part of the Bible is prophetic. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI\nlove the Bible \u2013 all of the Bible. It is estimated that about 30\npercent of the Bible when it was written was prophetic. Please\nremember that the Bible is God\u2019s Word. It is the product of the\nHoly Spirit. \u201cAll\nscripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for\ndoctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in\nrighteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly\nfurnished unto all good works\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\n(2 Timothy 3:16-17). Please also notice that all Scripture is\nprofitable. That includes Biblical prophecy. Long ago, I very\nhumbly concluded that the Bible is always right. After all, who am I\nto question God? Without the Holy Spirit, I cannot think like God\n(Isaiah\n55:6-9; 2 Corinthians 2:14<\/a>). \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nAll\nthose who preach the Bible should desire to follow the example of the\nApostle Paul who declared \u201call\nthe counsel of God\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\n(Acts\n20:27<\/a>). The Bible is not like some spiritual cafeteria where we\ncan select our favorite truth and reject some of God\u2019s truth. All\npastors need to heed the command of the Holy Spirit given to us in 2\nTimothy 4:1-5<\/a>. More than ever, we need men of God who fear God\nnot people. We need men of God who want to please God rather than to\nplease people (Galatians\n1:10<\/a>) \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThe\nHoly Spirit is the One who has chosen what truth should be included\nin the Bible. For example, many of Jesus\u2019 works and words were not\nrecorded in the gospels (John\n20:30; 21:25<\/a>). Therefore, we must conclude that everything the\nHoly Spirit selected to be a part of God\u2019s written revelation must\nbe very important. Obviously, this must include the almost 30\npercent of the Bible, which is prophetic. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n2.\nBiblical prophecy is centered on Jesus Christ. <\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nJesus\nis the central Person in all of Scripture. Likewise, all of the\nthemes in the prophetic Word of God point to Jesus Christ. \nRevelation\n19:10<\/a> declares, \u201cThe\ntestimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.\u201d <\/strong><\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nAll\ntrue believers who walk in the power of the Holy Spirit will desire\nto live in the spirit of John the Baptist, when he said about Christ,\n\u201cHe must increase,\nbut I must decrease.\u201d <\/strong><\/em>(John\n3:30<\/a>). Our life and all that we live for should be consumed by\nwhat pleases Christ. As Paul said, \u201cFor\nto me to live is Christ\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\n(Philippians\n1:21<\/a>). We are in Christ. We want to be like Christ. We want\nto be with Christ. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nPlease\nbe reminded that the title \u201cChrist\u201d comes from the Greek word for\n\u201cMessiah.\u201d The name \u201cJesus Christ\u201d could be translated\n\u201cJesus the Messiah.\u201d Jesus is not only Israel\u2019s Messiah, but\nHe is our Messiah. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThe\nvery core message of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, is about\nthe Messianic hope. In the Old Testament, He is coming. In the\ngospels, He has come. In the New Testament epistles, He is coming\nagain. This is the summary of God\u2019s redemptive revelation. \nTherefore, one must honestly conclude that Biblical prophecy is a\ncore doctrine of the Bible. It is really the glue that holds all of\nthe other doctrines of the Bible together. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nCan\nyou imagine speaking to a Jew and commenting that his expectation of\nthe coming of the Messiah is not really relevant or significant to\nhis faith? He would laugh at you and know that you really do not\nunderstand the hope of the Jewish people that is central to their\nfaith. According to the Bible, the Christian faith is rooted in\nIsrael\u2019s faith (Romans\n11:16-24<\/a>). Please remember that during the first few decades of\nthe church that it was predominately Jewish. It was during this\nperiod of time when the foundational doctrines of our faith were laid\ndown. The Apostle Paul, being a Jew, wrote to the predominately\nGentile church at Ephesus, about four decades after the church began.\nIn this New Testament epistle, he reminded them that before the\nchurch began, the Gentiles \u201cwere\nwithout Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and\nstrangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without\nGod in the world\u201d <\/strong><\/em>(Ephesians\n2:12<\/a>). In the following context, he informed these Gentile\nconverts that the Lord had broken down the spiritual wall of\nseparation between the Jew and the Gentiles and He had formed a new\nspiritual body of believers called the church. This church and its\nfaith, he wrote, \u201care\nbuilt upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ\nhimself being the chief corner stone\u201d <\/strong><\/em>(Ephesians\n2:20<\/a>). All of the apostles and prophets were Jews, including\nJesus. Hence, we must remember that the Christian faith is a Jewish\nfaith. Therefore, the doctrine of the coming of the Messiah is at\nthe center of all Biblical doctrine. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nTo\nthink that the hope of the coming of Christ is not really significant\nor relevant to the Christian faith is not Biblical thinking. The\nmessage of the church must be the same message preached by the\napostles or it is not a true gospel. We must not pervert the gospel\nof Christ (Galatians\n1:6-10<\/a>). \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n3.\nBiblical prophecy displays the attributes of God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThe\ndoctrine of eschatology, the Biblical doctrine of \u201cthe last\nthings,\u201d is unique and only found in the Biblical revelation. Only\nGod can predict the future with flawless accuracy. Other religions\nhave false prophets. Their prophecies are not accurate because they\nspeak from a source other than the one and only true God. In\nDeuteronomy\n18:15-22<\/a>, the Lord warned His people that they were not to listen\nto prophets who gave predictions that did not come to pass. If a\ntrue prophet of God speaks as directed by God, what he predicts will\nalways come to pass. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nIn\ndays of great spiritual apostasy, God spoke through the prophet\nIsaiah to remind Israel that He is the One and only true God. To\nprove this to them, God said, \u201cRemember\nthe former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am\nGod, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning,\nand from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My\ncounsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure\u201d <\/strong><\/em>(Isaiah\n46:9-10<\/a>). \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI\nlove Biblical prophecy because it has God\u2019s fingerprints all over\nit! He is the only One who can utter these prophecies because of who\nHe is. Biblical prophecy illustrates that God is perfectly sovereign\nover all of His creation. He is actively and continually\norchestrating the events on earth toward the climax of His\npredetermined end. No creature in heaven, hell, or earth can alter\nor effectively challenge His divine purposes. Read\nIsaiah 14:24, 26-27; and Daniel 4:34-35<\/a>. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nHe\nis the One who has \u201cmade\nknown unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure\nwhich he purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the\nfullness of times, he might gather together in one all things in\nChrist, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth \u2026.\naccording to the purpose of him who worketh <\/strong><\/em>all\nthings<\/strong><\/em>\nafter the counsel of his own will\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\n(Ephesians\n1:9-11<\/a>). \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI\nlove Biblical prophecy because it constantly reminds me that God is\ngreat and eternal. I need to be reminded daily that I and all of\nhumanity are nothing when compared to our great God. Read Isaiah\n40:12-31<\/a>. As Spirit, God dwells in all of His creation eternally,\nand powerfully. God is not bound by time, space, or matter. He is\nthe King of Kings and Lord of Lords of all beings, both spiritual and\nphysical. Nothing escapes His knowledge or vision. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nGod\nknows all of the stars in all of the galaxies by name. Our most\nrecent feeble attempt to guess at the number of stars in our own\nMilky Way galaxy leads us to believe that there are at least 100\nbillion stars in our little corner of the vast creation of God\u2019s\nheavens. Now, with our powerful telescopes in space, NASA tells us\nthere are at least 100 billion galaxies in the universe, some much\nlarger than our Milky Way. God knows each of these billions of stars\nand calls them by name. Isaiah, who must have loved Biblical\nprophecy, wrote about God and the stars \u2013 He \u201cbringeth\nout their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the\ngreatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one\nfaileth\u201d <\/strong><\/em>(Isaiah\n40:26<\/a>). Just think about this! God created the heavens for His\ndivine purposes (Isaiah\n45:18<\/a>). Each star, and all of the other celestial bodies, have\nbeen created for Him and are all controlled by Him. We now know that\nall of the stars and other celestial bodies have been following a\nprecise predictable pattern in space for thousands of years. Their\npredictable patterns have allowed man to predict the appearance of\ncertain celestial bodies, like comets, with great accuracy. The\nBible tells us that God created the lights in the heavens as precise\ntiming devices (Genesis\n1:14<\/a>). The late John Phillips, who was an author and radio\nspeaker associated with Moody Bible Institute for many years, writes,\n\u201cThink of the orderliness of the sun, moon, the stars \u2013 the way\nthey obey the laws of God as they undertake their journeys through\nspace. Think of the mathematical precision of their movement. If\nthere were no such order, what a chaotic universe it would be. We\nwould never know for sure the length of a day or be assured of the\ncoming of a season. Our lives would be at the caprice of chance and\nwe would live in disorder and confusion\u201d (John Phillips, Exploring\nthe Psalms, Psalms 89-150,\npp. 566-567). \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nLike\nthe stars, the thousands of prophecies in the Bible point to their\nAuthor, God, who is orchestrating their fulfillment at the precise\ntime according to His eternal plan. God\u2019s foretelling of the\nfuture to finite man in His revelation is not difficult for Him\nbecause He dwells in the eternal now. God speaks of Himself as \u201cthe\nhigh and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\n(Isaiah\n57:15<\/a>). God is not bound by time like finite man. God has not\nonly determined what will happen in the future, but when it will take\nplace. God is the master of time, space, and matter. The Bible\ndeclares, \u201cone day\nis with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one\nday\u201d <\/strong><\/em>(2\nPeter 3:8<\/a>). \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI\nlove studying the prophetic puzzle given to us in the Holy\nScriptures. Each piece is a divine sign that points to just how\nawesome God is. It demonstrates that He is holy, omniscient\n(all-knowing), eternal, infinite, sovereign, omnipotent\n(all-powerful), omnipresent (everywhere present at the same time),\njust, merciful, and faithful. Biblical prophecy makes me bow in the\npresence of our awesome God and exclaim, \u201cWhat a God!\u201d \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nWe\nlive in a world filled with those who never think about God. Many\nothers definitely claim that He does not even exist. These people\nare in for a sudden rude awakening in the immediate future. Even\nnow, and into the future of these last days, God is demonstrating to\nthe world that He is the Lord God. In the prophetic book of Ezekiel,\nwhile writing about the end-time prophetic events, Ezekiel revealed\nthat God would unleash His wrathful judgment and orchestrate His\ndivine plan in such a way that \u201cthe\nheathen shall know that I am the LORD\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\n(36:23<\/a>).\n This phrase is repeated by Ezekiel\n38<\/a> times in his great prophetic book. When the people of this\nworld are reminded of these prophecies and then witness the perfect\nand powerful timing of the awesome events as God steps into their\nworld, they will be forced to acknowledge that He is the Lord. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nI\nlove the Lord and His prophecies so much that many times I feel like\nI am a cheerleader for God. I want to jump up and shout, \u201cDo you\nnot see what God has just done?\u201d When I see what He has predicted\nand without any question see His hand moving in my world, I cannot\nand will not remain silent! This is the calling and passion of my\nlife and ministry! \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n4.\nProphecy displays the will of God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nWhen\na person becomes a follower of Jesus Christ, Jesus becomes His Lord\nand Savior. As we are reminded throughout the New Testament, this\nmeans we are servants of God. According to the Bible, becoming a\ndisciple of Christ means we surrender our life and everything we have\nto Him. He becomes most important in our life. Jesus said, \u201cIf\nany man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife,\nand children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also,\nhe cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and\ncome after me, cannot be my disciple\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\n(Luke\n14:26-27<\/a>). This means that our love commitment to Christ is\ngreater than our commitment to anyone else, including our own family\nand our own personal will. This very sobering statement by Jesus\nshould be seriously contemplated by every person who thinks they are\na follower of Christ. We live at a time of great spiritual\ndeception. Being a true follower of Jesus is not easy. It is very\ncostly and very unpopular! \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nJesus\nmodeled this kind of lifestyle when He came to earth. He repeatedly\nsaid that He had come to do the will of His Father in heaven. He was\nconsumed by the will of His Father. In John\n6:38<\/a>, Jesus said, \u201cFor\nI came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him\nthat sent me.\u201d <\/strong><\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nFor\nthe true believer in Christ, we too should follow Jesus\u2019 example\nand be consumed by the will of God. We need to identify the will of\nGod. We must submit to the will of God. And we need to pray, \u201cThy\nwill be done in earth, as it is in heaven\u201d <\/strong><\/em>(Matthew\n6:10<\/a>). Many people are consumed with discovering the will of God\nfor their personal lives. However, what the Lord wants us to focus\nupon is His will, that it might be done in earth as it is in heaven. \nGod has revealed to us what really matters to Him \u2013 it is His\nprophetic plan recorded in the Bible. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nAnyone\nwho studies the Bible should know that God has an eternal plan. \nWhile He has not given us all of the details of this plan, He has\ngiven us an incredible overview of His divine purposes that make up\nabout 30 percent of the Bible. Biblical prophecy is God simply\nsaying, \u201cThis is what is important to me. This is what I have\nplanned to do. This is what I will do in your world for my glory.\u201d\n How can anyone who claims to be a follower of Jesus Christ think or\nsay that the will of God as recorded in the prophetic Scriptures is\nirrelevant? I fear that those who say that Biblical prophecy is not\nimportant to them have the view that God is their servant. It is all\nabout them, not Him. They are selfishly asking God to be involved in\ntheir world for what matters to them, rather than following God and\nbeing passionate about what really matters to Him. If He is really\nour Lord, remember that He demands that we must deny ourselves and\nwhat we want for Him and what He wants (Matthew\n16:24<\/a>). I fear that too many so-called Christians today are like\nthe religious hypocrites of Jesus\u2019 day. He said to them, \u201cThis\npeople draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with\ntheir lips; but their heart is far from me\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\n(Matthew\n15:8<\/a>). \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThis\nis one reason why the Lord has promised to bless those who read and\nhear the book of Revelation<\/a>\n(Revelation\n1:3<\/a>). He blesses those who put Him first over their own\ndesires. I am not saying that everyone who loves to study Bible\nprophecy is really walking with the Lord. Unfortunately, there are\nthose who have selfish motives when they come to Biblical prophecy. \nWe should always attempt to approach the Bible with a heart for God\nto discover Him and His will. Only then will the Spirit of God open\nour hearts and minds to God\u2019s revelation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n(This\narticle will be continued in the February newsletter.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nRecord-Breaking\nNumber of <\/strong>\n\nGlobal\nNatural Disasters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nMany\nsources are reporting that last year was a record-breaking year for\nnatural disasters around the globe. The Business\nInsider<\/em> made the\nfollowing three observations: \u201cThousands of people died this year\nin wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.\nClimate scientists say these events will become even more severe as\nglobal temperatures keep rising. Some of this year’s natural\ndisasters set records based on the number of deaths and other factors\nlike wind speed and amount of rainfall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n(https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/worst-natural-disasters-records-world-in-2018-2018-11<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nAccording\nto the prophetic Word of God, these trends should be expected. When\nGod pours out His wrath upon the wicked during the Tribulation, He\nwill unleash the most severe natural disasters in the history of the\nplanet. Global earthquakes will trigger massive global volcanic\neruptions that will dramatically cause a dangerous rise in global\ntemperatures. While speaking about the destruction of the wicked\nduring the Tribulation, Malachi\n4:1<\/a> declares, \u201cFor\nbehold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven.\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\n Revelation\n16:9<\/a> adds, \u201cMen\nwere scorched with great heat.\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\n This deadly heat of the Tribulation will be so great that it will\nmelt the polar caps (Job\n38:22-23<\/a>) and cause a dramatic rise in ocean levels (Amos\n9:5-6<\/a>). \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nAmazing\nNew Developments in Egypt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nEgypt\nhas been a very influential Muslim country in the world. For\ncenturies, life has been very harsh for believers in Egypt. \nChristians have been robbed, killed, threatened, raped, and\npersecuted. Church buildings were destroyed. Egyptian Christians\nwere not allowed to build a new church building or to even make small\nmaintenance improvements to the decaying ancient church structures\nthat were hundreds of years old. I have been to Egypt several times\nand have seen this with my own eyes. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nIn\nlight of this, dramatic events unfolded at the end of 2018. Egyptian\nPresident Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, a pious Sunni Muslim Arab, invited\nmany Christians from the Middle East to join him in the dedication of\na new church building, the largest in the Middle East, built with\nEgyptian government funds. The building was given to the Coptic\nChristians in Egypt as a \u201cChristmas gift\u201d on Christmas Eve in an\nunparalleled television broadcast that was seen throughout Egypt. A\nfew days later, the Egyptian government also dedicated a massive\nmosque, also built with government funds, to Egyptian Muslims. At\nthis dedication, some of the same Christian dignitaries who attended\nthe church building dedication were also invited to join the\ndedication of this new mosque. Joel Rosenberg, a born-again\nChristian Jew living in Israel was in attendance at both of these\ndedication services. He writes, \u201cAll of it was broadcast live on\nEgyptian TV. All evening, Egyptians watched Christians and Muslims\nsinging together, walking together, laughing and conversing together,\nand visiting each other\u2019s holy places. It was beautiful picture of\nwhat people here want the \u2018New Egypt\u2019 to be\u201d (Joel\nRosenberg Blog<\/em>,\nJanuary 7, 2019) \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nCould\nit be that this is only a small part of the beginning of a massive\nmovement of the Holy Spirit that will take place in Egypt as\ndescribed by the prophet Isaiah? In Isaiah\n19:19-25<\/a>, the Bible tells us that during the Tribulation the Lord\nwill raise up a person to lead Egypt back to the Lord. Verse\n21<\/a> says, \u201cAnd\nthe LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the\nLORD in that day\u2026\u201d <\/strong><\/em>In\na unique way, during the Kingdom of our Lord, He will unite the\npeople of Egypt, Northern Iraq [Assyria], and Israel. In verse\n25<\/a>, God calls the Egyptian believers \u201cmy\npeople.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> \nUniquely, according to verse\n23-24<\/a>, the ancient highway that connected Egypt, traveling\nthrough Israel, to Iraq, will be restored for use during the Kingdom\nAge. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nWithout\nquestion, we are beginning to witness the beginning of a process that\nis leading to the fulfillment of Isaiah\u2019s prophecy. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nThe\nSolidifying of the Magog Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nWith\nthe 8-year conflict in Syria coming to an apparent end, it is\nsignificant to note that this conflict is solidifying the coalition\nof Russia and its Muslim allies mentioned in Ezekiel\n38-39<\/a>. The Foreign\nPolicy in Focus<\/em>\ncomments, \u201cAn unusual triple alliance is emerging from the Syrian\nwar \u2014 one that could alter the balance of power in the Middle East,\nunhinge the NATO alliance, and complicate the Trump administration\u2019s\ndesigns on Iran. \u2026 the \u201ctroika alliance\u201d \u2014 Turkey, Russia,\nand Iran \u2014 consists of three countries that don\u2019t much like one\nanother, have different goals, and whose policies are driven by a\ncombination of geo-global goals and internal politics.\u201d\n(https:\/\/fpif.org\/an-emerging-russia-turkey-iran-alliance-could-reshape-the-middle-east\/<\/a>)\nWhile Turkey, Russia, and Iran do not like each other, they all share\nin the same goal to dominate the world and control the economies of\nother nations for their own purposes. Also, it is their ambition to\nuse their connection with Syria to attack Israel and retake the Golan\nHeights. These unlikely partners want to take control of the\nrecently discovered energy resources and agriculturally rich areas of\nthe Golan Heights. They also have set their sights upon taking\ncontrol of the large deposits of natural gas that Israel discovered\noff its northern Mediterranean Coast a few years ago. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nRussia\nalso continues to develop its economic and military connections in\nLibya and Sudan (nations also included in the Magog alliance). Like\nSyria, the Russians want to establish military bases off the coasts\nof these two countries. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nAll\nof these events that have transpired in the last few months continue,\nwith incredible precision, to set the stage for these nations to\ninvade Israel from the north to take an economic spoil. As Ezekiel\nmentioned, God is putting a hook in the jaw of the leader of Russia\nand his allies to bring them down to Israel for their destruction. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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