Well, Surprise! Surprise!
No Consensus in Lebanon Cease-Fire Talks
Thursday July 27, 2006 2:01 AM
By VICTOR L. SIMPSON
Associated Press Writer
ROME (AP) - Top U.S. and European officials agreed Wednesday on urgent action to halt the fighting in Lebanon and on the creation of a multinational force to keep the peace. But the two sides had starkly divergent views of what that means.
Most Europeans want Israel to stop its offensive against Hezbollah now - which would leave Hezbollah battered but defiant. The United States wants to give Israel more time to pound the militia into submission as part of the wider war on terror.
For full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5976199,00.html
I keep wondering who is really surprised that once again Israel is at war after the Hezbollah abductions and attacks. The surrounding enemies of Israel have not made it unclear what is required in order to stop the attacks - the end of the so-called "occupation". This means complete withdrawal of the Jews from the land of Israel. That is just not going to happen. Therefore, this ongoing war, which has been going on for decades, will continue. So why do the nations continue to pressure Israel to keep giving more of her land and why does Israel continue to do it and contemplate giving more? I understand that Israel simply wants peace and for all of this ongoing tension to end.
The media in its usual bias has managed to perpetuate another dirty "O" word to add to "occupation". This new and very misleading word is "offensive". Television news reporters continue to refer to this latest barrage of missile firings as the "Israeli Offensive". It insinuates that Israel is the initial aggressor. How many attacks from terrorist groups does Israel have to endure before her retaliation is considered as defensive? It is the reason why I often try to steer clear from CNN and MSNBC, and obtain most of my news from various internet sources.
I was told a few years ago that there is a prophecy in Islam that in the end, the Muslims will get the the land. So I suppose they will not stop because they believe that all of their attempts are going to yield a victory in the end. However we do know from the infallible biblical scriptures what will really happen in the end.The prophet Zechariah prophesied:
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah [and] against Jerusalem.
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. Zech 12: 2-3
There is no doubt that the time Zechariah described when Jerusalem would become a burdensome stone and a cup of trembling unto all people is here. Nations all over are feeling the effects of two groups of people laying claim to a piece of land. Attacks from terrorist groups have sprung up all over the globe. We are even feeling the pinch economically at the gas pumps. But what are the origins of this claim? For the sake of those unfamiliar with the story, I'll give a brief synopsis.
In the book of Genesis the Patriarch Abraham was told by God that he would have a son through which he would make Abraham the father of a great nation and give the land, part of which is today known as Israel. When Abraham's wife didn't get pregnant right away, she thought maybe God would give her a son through her servant. The servant had a son by Abraham and was named Ishmael. The Lord told Abraham that the son that would be heir to the land and promises would be the one born to his wife Sarah. He then told them the very time that Sarah would have this son. She did and the son was named Issac. Issac is the father of Jacob who is the father of the twelve tribes of Israel. Because Ishmael was also Abraham's son, the Lord told him that he would make Ishmael a great nation also, but not the heir to the promises. Ishmael is the father of many of the peoples in the Arab world.
Thousands of years later, about 570 A.D., a man named Mohammad was born and later claimed to have been visited by an angel who gave him a revelation, and birthed the Islamic religion. One of these revelations was that the rightful heir to the promises of Abraham had not been through Issac, but to Ishmael, since he was the eldest. This is the reason why these two groups of people are laying claim to this piece of land.
Now the Biblical scriptures have already prophesied with perfect accuracy the history of the Jews.
The exile of the Jews was told by the prophet Hosea:
My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations. Hosea 9:17
The prophet Moses wrote about it:
The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD drives you.
When you are in distress and all these things have come upon you, in the latter days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. Deuteronomy 4: 27 & 30
It was prophesied through Moses, Isaiah, and Ezekiel that Israel would become a wasteland, but be brought back again. (This prophecy is fulfilled in part, happening now, and will not be fully complete until after the latter days).
And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. Leviticus 26: 33
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. Isaiah 51:3
'Thus says the Lord GOD, "On the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places will be rebuilt.
"The desolate land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by.
"They will say, 'This desolate land has become like the garden of Eden; and the waste, desolate and ruined cities are fortified {and} inhabited. Ezekiel 36:33-35
It was prophesied through Moses (and others) that the Jews would suffer worldwide persecution.
And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. Leviticus 26:33
It was written by Isaiah that the Jews would be returned to their homeland and the nation would be born in one day. (The day that David Ben Gurion declared Israel an Independent nation, it was voted on and recognized by the UN that very day - May 14, 1948.)
Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Can a land be born in one day? Can a nation be brought forth all at once? As soon as Zion travailed, she also brought forth her sons. Isaiah 68:6
For the time is coming when I will restore the fortunes of my people of Israel and Judah. I will bring them home to this land that I gave to their ancestors, and they will possess it and live here again. I, the Lord, have spoken!" Jeremiah 30:3
I could go on and on but I think I've made my point. Who could know thousands of years before these things took place that they would happen? Only God! He has accurately described these things through His prophets that have already happened so we know that the remaining prophesies about the future will come to pass just as those have.
My prayer is that America will continue to support and stand by Israel. The Lord has promised blessings on those who do.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper. Psalm 122:6
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you. Genesis 12:3
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. As you do, you are praying for the Lord's return. Maranatha!!!
posted by Kim Ferguson @ 8:29 AM
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