Preface:
Jude 9 — “But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, ‘The Lord rebuke you.’”
Romans 12:19 — “Beloved, never avenge yourselves [even in your heart!!], but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’”
Proverbs 19:21 — “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.”
Psalm 2 — “1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, 3 ‘Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.’ 4 He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. 5 Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, 6 ‘As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.’”
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The Gist:
President Obama’s upcoming trip to Israel is timed and choreographed so as to mimic Jesus’ (Y’Shua’s) triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and with it the predictive ‘echo’ event all Jews should recognize: Joshua’s (Y’Shua’s) crossing of the Jordan with the Israelites into the Promised Land, led by the Ark of the Covenant.
Obama’s trip is also timed so as to coincide precisely with the Vernal Equinox, a pagan holiday predicated on the principle of equality and eternal balance between light and darkness — a concept wholly at odds with scripture.
The president’s arrival in the land, and entry into Jerusalem marks the only year and the only day within a span of nearly two centuries when such a confluence of the Vernal Equinox and Triumphal Entry would be possible.
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Important background:
- “It’s Him” (July 13, 2009), and
- Know Your Enemy Part 43 & Part 44 (8 & 12 minute videos)
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February 5th, 2013, NY Times (the initial announcement)–
President Obama plans to travel to Israel this spring for the first time since taking office… Israeli news media reported that Mr. Obama would arrive on March 20…
Nisan 10 begins at sundown that same evening (17:51 Israel time in Jerusalem).
Jesus’ last Passover began some time before the Festival actually began (see John 12:1-33). After visiting his friend Lazarus and his sisters in Bethany, He went to Jerusalem just before the city became filled with pilgrims coming to celebrate the holiday. On the 10th of Nisan He [Y'Shua, a.k.a., Jesus] entered the city [of Jerusalem], riding on a donkey to announce His Messiahship (this was the time the korban Pesach was being selected for the sacrifice). Examined for four days before His sacrifice (execution) for the sins of the world, He was found to be the true Lamb of God (seh haElohim) without spot or blemish.
JOSHUA 4:19a The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month.
I.e., the Israelites, led by Joshua (a.k.a., Y’Shua) crossed into the Promised Land on Nisan 10.
JOSHUA 3:7 The LORD said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. 8 And as for you, command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.’”
JOSHUA 4:19 On that day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they stood in awe of him just as they had stood in awe of Moses, all the days of his life.
When President Barack Obama visits Israel next month, he’ll be awarded the Presidential Medal of Distinction, Israeli President Shimon Peres’ office announced Monday.
Obama, the first sitting U.S. president to receive the recognition, will be awarded the medal for making “a unique and significant contribution to strengthening the State of Israel and the security of its citizens,” according to a release announcing the news.
He’ll receive the award at a dinner at Peres’ residence in Jerusalem, slated to be attended by senior figures from Israeli public life and the Obama administration.
The award is given to “private” individuals and organizations that have made “outstanding contributions to bettering the world.” …Obama bestowed Peres the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, last year at the White House. Twelve others also received the award in 2012.
Obama is scheduled to arrive in Israel around 12:00 Noon on March 20th. That’s within minutes of the Vernal Equinox (13:02 Israel time that day, or 11:02 GMT) — a significant pagan/occult/wicca holiday, the origins of which trace back to Babylon. The Druids were one of many cultures known to have celebrated the Vernal Equinox (literally ‘equal night’). The Druids also made human sacrifices. Many others still celebrate it… including Freemasons.
This is the first time since the establishment of the modern state of Israel that the Jewish calendar has skewed this early relative to the Gregorian. The last time was 1899. The next time will be 2089. (H/T: Daniel Eggers.) I haven’t had time to check it out, but a Jewish friend told me, several weeks ago, and entirely unrelated to this story, that the Jewish calendar is never earlier.
In other words, 2013 is the first year in the lifetimes of all but a tiny handful of extreme-elderly people alive today that these two days coincide so closely — one dark and pagan, the other full of light and life… glorious beyond measure. The next time it will take place is seventy-six years from now, when most alive today will be dead.
February 12, 2013, YNet News –
Jerusalem and Washington have set the itinerary for President Barack Obama visit to Israel. Obama is scheduled to land in Ben Gurion International Airport [near Tel Aviv] around noon on Wednesday, March 20 [Nisan 9]. He will be welcomed by a State reception which will include speeches by President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and by the American president himself.
Obama will then fly to Jerusalem directly to Peres’ residence where he’ll again be ceremoniously received. He will continue with Peres and Netanyahu to Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, where he will lay a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance.
The next stop will be Mount Herzl, where Obama will lay a wreath on Herzl’s tomb as a gesture to Zionism. Obama will continue to Yitzhak Rabin’s tomb, laying a wreath there as well.
In the afternoon [of Nisan 9] the entourage will arrive at the prime minister’s house, where Netanyahu and Obama will meet with small delegations to discuss issues such as Iran, Syria, the peace process and Jonathan Pollard. Following the meeting a joint press conference will be held, after which the two and their staff will dine together. [Presumably after sunset, thus Nisan 10.]
The following morning [March 21 -- Nisan 10] Obama will depart for Ramallah to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Obama will return to Jerusalem by noon [on March 21 -- Nisan 10], when he will be taken by Netanyahu to examine a model of Second Temple Period Jerusalem. They will continue to the Shrine of the Book, where Netanyahu will show him the Dead Sea Scrolls. The American President will continue to see an exhibition in the Israel Museum, which will show Israel’s latest developments in high-tech, bio-tech, nanotechnology and agriculture.
At this point, I would strongly urge readers to pause and take time review this scripturally-based chronology tracing Jesus’ comings-and-goings during the days leading up to his crucifixion on Nisan 14 (Pesach) and resurrection, three days later.
Among other things, note that each goes into Jerusalem then retreats a short distance away to spend time with friends and supporters — Jesus’ to Bethany, with Mary, Martha and Lazarus, whom he raised from the dead, and Obama to Ramallah with ‘Palestinian’ President Mahmoud Abbas.
The word ‘Ramallah‘ is composed of two parts: “Ram,” an Aramaic word that means “high place or mountain” and “Allah,” the Arabic word for their ‘god’. I.e., Ramallah means “height of ‘god’”. The Hebrew word translated as “ascend” is pronounced ‘allah’ as well. It appears twice in Isaiah 14, where YHWH condemns Satan’s prideful ambition to mimic and replace him:
12 “How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! 13 You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend ['allah'] to heaven; above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches of the north; 14 I will ascend ['allah'] above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’
15 But you are brought down to Sheol, to the far reaches of the pit. 16 Those who see you will stare at you and ponder over you: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, 17 who made the world like a desert and overthrew its cities, who did not let his prisoners go home?’ 18 All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb; 19 but you are cast out, away from your grave, like a loathed branch, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a dead body trampled underfoot.
(Parenthetically, in consideration of the various riches which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will show Obama, I’d also recommend a refresher skim through 2nd Kings 20, from v12 on, and Isaiah 39.)
In the afternoon [of Nisan 10] Obama will address Israelis in a public speech in the Israel Museum or in the International Convention Center in Jerusalem. The Americans have requested the presence of at least 1,000 Israelis. Later, Obama will be hosted for a ceremonial dinner by Peres. [recall details, above]
Friday, March 22, Obama will breakfast with Netanyahu in his home or in King David Hotel. The two will go to visit an Iron Dome battery, where Obama will meet with the soldiers manning the battery. At 13:00 a farewell ceremony will take place in the International Airport, from which the president will depart to meet King Abdullah in Jordan.
I’ll note in passing that March 22 is a day positively soaked with (demonic) significance for Freemasons, while the number thirteen, throughout scripture, is associated with “rebellion, apostasy, defection, corruption, disintegration, revolution, or some kindred idea.”
March 22, 2013 marks the 33rd anniversary of the Georgia Guidestones being erected (a chillingly death-centric, Satanic ‘alternative’ to the Ten Commandments).
Jesus was 33 years old when he entered Jerusalem to go to the cross.
The 33rd degree is the highest in Freemasonry.
March 20th will be the 33rd day after the meteor explosion over Russia (February 15th), another hint (as if we needed one) that we’re living in days like Noah’s. (See here and here, and think about them together; see also Matthew 24:37 and Luke 17:26. H/T: Jeffrey Goodman.)
February 17, 2013, Arutz Sheva –
The English version of the code name chosen for the operations surrounding the upcoming visit to Israel by U.S. President Barack Obama, scheduled for March 20, is “Unbreakable Alliance.” The Hebrew name is “Brit Amim,” which means, literally, “an alliance between nations.”
See Deuteronomy 7 for why this is a problem.
Further adding to the intrigue is speculation that Obama might visit the Temple Mount and/or Dome of the Rock.
Palestinian political and religious leaders on Sunday stressed that US President Barack Obama should not visit the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem in a way that might compromise its “Muslim sovereignty.” Sheikh Akrameh Sabri, head of the higher Islamic council and former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, said that Obama must enter through a gate that was not under Israeli auspices.“Any visitor is welcome to Al-Aqsa, but they should follow the regulations of the Waqf and enter through the Lions’ Gate and not through Mughrabi Gate, to ensure Muslim sovereignty,” he said at a press conference in east Jerusalem. “The visit shouldn’t have a political theme to it because Al-Aqsa belongs to Muslims only and it is their place of worship and we refuse that any Israeli official accompanies the visitor,” said Sabri. [More here and here.]
Interesting… that bit in bold. (E.g., See Matthew 7:12-14 , John 10, and Revelation 5:5).
I don’t believe he needs to go there to fulfill prophecy though, and here’s why.
In Matthew 24, Jesus famously warns:
15 So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Jesus’ words had an obvious physical-literal fulfillment in 70 AD when Roman forces sacked Jerusalem and burned the Temple. None of those who had placed their trust in Messiah Y’Shua (Jesus Christ) were harmed however, for they had had a desert-like thirty-eight years to consider, understand, recognize and heed the warning when it came to pass. They took God’s Word seriously. They took time to let its meaning soak in with the help of the light of the Holy Spirit. They were wise virgins who did not need to seek Spirit-oil to light their spiritual lamps at the last minute when it was too late. They already had it inside of them.
As literal residents of literal Judea, they fled to the literal, geographic mountains for refuge, as instructed. Yet in doing so in obedience to His Word, they were also fleeing to the refuge of the mountain of YHWH — the mount on which His Christ reigns (see Psalm 2, at top). The obedience (to Christ) is the main thing. We ought not get too caught up on the physical fleeing itself, a particular instruction by Christ to a particular people at a particular time.
Does that mean that this part of Jesus’ prophecy in Matthew 24 (and Mark 13 and Luke 21) can be safely packed away and ignored? I don’t think so. Our God and His Word are unparalleled in their ability to put the same things to use in multiple ways, over vast spans of history, and all to the same end: sinful man reconciled to his God by the cross; Christ with His Bride, wedded eternal in the New Jerusalem.
In the past, I’ve conjectured various other ways in which the phrases “standing in” and “holy place” could be interpreted in idiomatic or symbolic terms, e.g., this and this. (Virtually all of scripture has this dual literal-symbolic aspect to it.) As such, I will not insist on the following interpretation. You’ll either see it or you won’t — and I could well be wrong. Be an Acts 17:11 skeptic. Consider everything carefully yourself in light of the Word of God.
Very simply, I have come to believe that “standing in the holy place” means imitating and usurping the role (i.e., the rightful image, office and authority) of the Holy One, YHWH’s Christ: Jesus.
Such an interpretation would be consistent with the definition John gives for antichrist (both plural and singular) in his first epistle, 2:18-27. (Just think about the common usage of the term ‘stand-in’, e.g., an understudy in a play, a back-up quarterback, a temporary corporate executive, an Olympic team alternate, a substitute teacher, a babysitter, etc. Only incidentally does the idea refer to the ground on which one’s feet happen to be placed. Primarily, it refers to performing the functions of a person who normally and properly performs them when all is in its right order.)
We’re so used to political parody that we forget: imitating a perfectly holy God entails mockery, i.e., blasphemy. It is in an important sense the same profound sin Satan committed. Submission and obedience to Christ are the believer’s route to supernatural (‘born again’) transformation, the ultimate, God-driven and proper form of imitation (being re-created, by his grace and Holy Spirit, into his image, over time and through testing and trial). Direct imitation without those elements, for one’s own purposes, amounts to usurpation and opposition. It is rebellion.
Because Jesus’ ministry was based in Israel, centered ultimately on Jerusalem and the Temple, geography is an essential part of of the abomi-nation’s “standing” — but only a part. It is but one aspect of a much larger ‘frame’.
Just as the gospel began in Jerusalem and went out to all the earth, so does the New Jerusalem. So does the temple of Jesus’ body, the church. So do the imitators, usurpers and rebels who would ascend to be like the Most High. And so does the ultimate man of sin, antichrist. His usurping role, office and self-aggrandizing ambitions are what define him. Geography is simply a base he needs to tag to round that out. I strongly suspect that is what Obama’s trip is all about.
For those steeped in a reading of prophetic scripture which requires the re-building of a physical-literal-geographic stone temple and Holy Place with human hands before the man-of-sin can stand in it, this may be hard. It’s been quite the trip for me also. Yet scripture must be our guide. As such, I urge you to consider the foundations of that assumption carefully (pun intentional) as you weigh this larger idea which could well incorporate it, but doesn’t have to.)
In our day, I believe, “those in Judea” refer to those in Christ.
See Revelation 2:9 and 3:9 about the fakes. See also:
Romans 2:29 — “…a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.”
Galatians 3:28 — “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” and Colossians 3:11 — “Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.”
In our day, I believe, “flee[ing] to the mountains,” refers to our fleeing to YHWH, e.g., see Psalm 11. We are to “come out of her [Babylon]” (a city built on a plain – Shinar, in Iraq) and flee ‘up’ to the New Jerusalem. We are to flee to the refuge of Christ’s body, the fellowship of his Word and Spirit, embodied in his true (invisible) church, sheltered under his out-stretched, nail-scarred ‘wings’ — the ones he would have used to protect the original Jerusalem as a hen gathers her chicks (Matt 23)… but they would not.
In the same vein, speaking of one whose “heart shall be set against the holy covenant” (v28) the prophet Daniel is told to write (in chapter 11):
31 … And they shall set up the abomi-nation that makes desolate. 32 He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.
I.e., by telling people what they want to hear, the abomi-nation (perhaps a male person, see v32) will talk unbelievers into a grand lie. (The exact same idea is reflected in 2nd Thessalonians 2:9-12, (“strong delusion so that they may believe what is false”), echoing Romans 1:18+ (“God gave them up”) and Isaiah 6:9-10. (“do not understand… do not perceive”). (This is the main reason I’ve lost all interest in politics. What we have witnessed the last several years in that arena is symptomatic of Divine judgment already working. As such, it is a fools errand to attempt to overturn or reverse it with anything other than sincere repentance, and obedience to the gospel of Jesus Christ.)
Daniel continues (ch. 11):
33 And the wise among the people shall make many understand, though for some days they shall stumble by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder. 34 When they stumble, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join themselves to them with flattery, 35 and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time.
36 And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods.
Recall Isaiah 14, above. Contrast this also with Joshua 3 & 4, also cited above, wherein YHWH is the one doing the exalting (of Joshua and, later, Jesus) as a result of their obedience to Him.
Recall also, in contrast, Obama’s statement at the 2009 White House Correspondent’s dinner — a statement profoundly ‘astonishing’ to anyone who knows their Bible and fears YHWH –
“My next 100 days will be so successful,
I will complete them in 72 days.
And on the 73rd day, I will rest.”
Not only was Obama’s statement a blatant blasphemy against YHWH (which, tellingly, garnered laughter from most of the audience) but it also served as a direct and potent reference to Islam — one almost no one in the West has fully understood, even now.
Correspondent ‘DT’ clued me in in an e-mail (see text about halfway down this post): 72 is the number of virgins which Islamic martyrs are promised in ‘paradise’ for acts of murder-suicide which take out infidels: i.e., anyone who does not bow the knee to ‘allah’; 73 is the Islamic number of perfection. Now, go re-read Obama’s statement with that understanding (72=virgins in payment for murder-suicide; 73 and perfection in the false demon-god ‘allah’). If you are not shocked to the core by what he was really saying, you were not paying attention.
Daniel continues (ch. 11):
36 He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.
I.e., the man of sin will remain in power, contrary to all earthly reason, e.g., men’s political calculations. (Paradoxically, this fact should reassure all believers. The Most High God, YHWH is in thoroughly and permanently in charge of everything. Satan is a created being, restrained according to YHWH’s good, wise, sovereign, omnipresent and omnipotent control. We must not fear him who can only kill the body.)
37 He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women. He shall not pay attention to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all.
I’ve read this passage dozens of times. I think it’s much simpler than many make out.
Consider: Anyone who seeks to unite the world’s faiths, either in their own mind on a small scale, or in Jerusalem on a grand scale (as Obama has said he’d like to do) is by definition staking out higher ground than any of them. (This realization should set us in awe regarding the patience and long-suffering of the One True God, YHWH, and His Christ, Jesus who does not delight in the death of the wicked and would wish all to come to saving faith.)
We’re so used to this kind of relativistic, little-o-this, little-o-that, tolerant-of-outright-falsehood thinking in our day that when someone rises to power who embodies it, we scarcely notice.
It’s the same common philosophy that holds that truth is relative to each person, and that all religions have a part of the truth and do not really conflict with one another in their essentials (a rather silly and willful obfuscation of the plainest and most basic tenets of each).
It’s the same philosophy that leads many to “roll their own” nowadays, selecting aspects of different religious philosophies to suit their tastes, making themselves little gods while denying each one, including the Real One. (I recently learned the term ‘Bu-Jew’ which some ethnic Jews following fashionable Buddhist teaching apply to themselves while denying the authority of Old Testament.)
38 He shall honor the god of fortresses [Babylon and physical force] instead of these. A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. [Hanuman?] 39 He shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him he shall load with honor. He shall make them rulers over many and shall divide the land for a price.
That last line is the key thing to watch.
Will Obama’s trip result in a deal to divide Israel?
We shall soon see…
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Addenda:
I don’t claim to understand this bit yet, but it seems notable that the Vicar of (literally, the stand-in or substitute for) Christ, i.e., Pope Benedict XVI, should resign suddenly just six days after Obama announced his trip to Israel.
The latest date rumored for the conclave to choose the next (and allegedly last) Pope to succeed him is… March 20th… the Vernal Equinox… the day Obama is set to arrive in Israel.
To put it another way, the Pope’s exit process is framed by Obama’s trip. In such a context, Revelation 13 seems of increasing interest, i.e., regarding the co-temporal interplay between the two beasts (antichrist world systems stretching across time, the powers of which are concentrated in certain men). (Recall the material Mark Fairley puts forward regarding the Satanic interplay of light and darkness.)
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Given the timing of Obama’s trip, I’ve been looking with new eyes at Jesus’ words to his disciples in Matthew 24:20 regarding the start of the unprecedented Great Tribulation, a.k.a., Time of Jacob’s Trouble:
Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.
Winter ends in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20th, at 11:02 GMT, an hour after Obama’s plane is scheduled to land in Israel. I.e., his flight into Israel will be in Winter.
Any ‘flights’ others may take as a result of what he says or does there (whether those ‘flights’ be physical or spiritual) will not be in Winter.
In other words, if his trip marks the start of the Great Tribulation (and I’m still keeping this one in the ‘if’ category), those praying as Jesus told us to will have their prayers answered. They will not have to ‘flee’ it in Winter but in Spring, Summer or Fall.
Further, Obama is scheduled to depart five hours before the start of that week’s Sabbath — Shabbat HaGadol, the Shabbat right before Passover. In no other year since 1899 would such a connection of those two things be possible on a three-day trip.
There may be another temple built …. But the ultimate. Abomination of desolation is not a man sitting in a temple but Satan sitting in the man…. The temple was destroyed and we Now house the Holyspirit.we are the temple
By: moxie33 on March 19, 2013
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Art,
I urge you to watch this video presentation as soon as possible. [ART: 'Daniel's Timeline,' by Dewey Bruton (1 hour, 58 minutes), first given in 2001, and posted by Torah Restoration Ministries]
It is Scripturally solid, beyond coincidental and simply jaw dropping and if what is presented here is true, which I believe is, then things are about to change drastically next week after President Obama’s trip to Israel on Nissan 10!
Time is so short and Jesus’ return is very near! It is much later than we think!
By: Coreen on March 17, 2013
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Evangelism! Time to spread the word like never before.
By: mike on March 11, 2013
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Brit Amim – This doesn’t mean alliance of nations or unbreakable alliance. Brit means covenant and amim means peoples. The meaning is “covenant of the peoples.”
By: Princess on March 8, 2013
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Don’t underestimate the spiritual world. Saints are led by the Holy Spirit. God manipulates people and events to produce His Signs.
Sinners are led and controlled by evil spirits. Demons manipulate sinners to accomplish their plans.
Angels and demons are older, stronger, and smarter than men. Much of this CENTRAL PLANNING is done by the spirit world (not by men).
God gave us free will to choose to be saint or sinner. But after we make that choice, the spirit world often manipulates us.
Christ gave all Christians AUTHORITY over demons and diseases and angels. They MUST obey our voice. http://www.theelijahchallenge.org
http://www.demonbuster.com
http://www.bible-codes.org
By: Dennis Manning on March 5, 2013
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Islamic tradition states Muhammad took a journey in a single night on a horse from “a sacred mosque” – believed to be in Mecca in southern Saudi Arabia – to “the farthest mosque.” From a rock there, according to the tradition, he ascended to heaven. The farthest mosque became associated with Jerusalem about 120 years ago.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/02/obama-to-visit-temple-mount/#H8iypgsAogj7o71L.99
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The rock under the Dome of the Rock is believed to be the rock from which Mohammed “allah” (“ascended”) to “heaven” (in Hebrew “bama” can mean height or heavens”).
It is also believed to be the rock upon which Abraham offered Isaac at YHWH’s command, and over which it is said stood the Holy of Holies in the Jewish temples. It is fair to say there is no spot on earth so rife with portentous spiritual meaning.
The horse this horseman rode in this legend was the supernatural creature called “Lightening” in Arabic, the word being “Buraq.” Lightning in Hebrew is “Barak.” So in Hebrew you can say “Barak” went to “bama.”
One writer a few years ago (I am afraid I did not record his name), wrote this below. If you ignore the maddening exclamation points, it is intriguing:
In Luke 10:18 Jesus states,
“I beheld Satan as Lightning fall from Heaven.”
How does a Jewish Rabbi, which Jesus is credited with being (John 1:38), say in HEBREW, that Satan is like LIGHTNING from heaven?
Barack, also transliterated as Baraq in Hebrew, is LIGHTNING (Strongs Hebrew word 1300). Even in Greek, Barak is LIGHTNING (Strongs Greek word 913) for the name of a person!
The ONLY WAY, a Jewish Rabbi can say in Hebrew that SATAN is LIGHTNING is, SATAN BARACK!
Interestingly, the “Greek” verse of Luke 10:18 does not contain an actual Greek word to translate into “Fall”. The Greek word translated as “Fall” appears to be a rare form of a Hebrew word for “transgressions”. So, the words of Jesus in this verse probably refer to heavenly transgressions.
In Hebrew poetry from the dominant book that the New Testament draws upon, to validate the “works” of Jesus as “proof” of poetic prophecy, the use of BAMA (Strongs Hebrew word 1116) is used to refer to the “heights” of heaven. That book is Isaiah. Christian scholars would agree, that much of the New Testament refers directly to passages of Isaiah’s poetry.
Isaiah is also the source of origin for the Christian concept of “Satan” or “Lucifer” Isaiah 14:12.
In the verses of Isaiah that refer directly to “Lucifer” in King James translations of Isaiah, sure enough, BAMA (Strongs Hebrew word 1116) is used to refer to the “Heights” of Heaven (Isaiah 14:14)!
In Hebrew, the letter vau is transliterated as an “O” or “U”. It is primarily used as a conjunction to join concepts together. So, to “join” in Hebrew poetry the concept of lightning (Barack) and a high place like heaven or the “Heights of Heaven”, the letter “O” or Hebrew vau would be used. Bama is most commonly used to refer to a high sacred place, as well as to the “Heights” of the heavens or clouds.
So, Barack O Bama in Hebrew poetry, similar to the style of Isaiah, would translate literally as Lightning and the “Heights” of the sky or heaven!
Satan is Satan in Hebrew. So the Jesus “Prophecy” of Luke 10:18, if spoken actually by a Jewish Rabbi influenced by the poetry of Isaiah, would have said the verse Luke 10:18 as ;
Satan Barack O Bama
That would be Hebrew for Satan is Lightning (Barack) and the heights (BAMA) of heaven or the sky.
Since the oldest copy of Luke 10:18 is recorded in Greek, the only word we need to add, is the incorrectly translated word for a “fall”. Thus far, Christian scholars claim the word translated as “fall” is Strongs Greek 4098, Pipto. In Luke 10:18, in GREEK, Pipto is not used. The word is pesouta. This is probably a Greek phonetic usage of the Hebrew word. Like Satan is Hebrew and translated phonetically as a Hebrew word, it seems pesouta, a Hebrew word, was not correctly translated, since a Greek word NOT IN THE GREEK TEXT for “fall” is credited by scholars as being in the Satan is Barack (Lightning) verse.
The Hebrew root of pesouta is a word normally used to refer to a “transgression” or a sin.
Pesa (Strongs Hebrew word 6588) refers to a revolt, rebellion or sin, a “transgression”. This is the exact concept normally associated with “Satan” in Christian theology.
So, Luke 10:18 is correctly translated as;
“Satan is like Lightning (Barack) and the Highest (Bama) heavenly rebellion/sin/transgression!!
While Christians consider “Sin” a humanly “fall” from Grace, the Greek word for a “fall” is not used in Luke 10:18.
Interestingly, we now have a political leader on the threshold of obtaining control of the largest arsenal of NUCLEAR WARHEADS on this planet!
If you were SATAN, or Barack (Hebrew for Lightning), what army would you try to take control of, so you could unleash 10,000 NUKES upon mankind and DESTROY what he hates (Humanity)?
That army, is the army of the United States of America!
Interestingly, another world figure named Barack, is already in control of over 100 NUKES! The minister of Defense of Israel is named Barack!
The New Testament records Jesus saying LIGHTNING, or Barack in Hebrew, only three times! Luke 10:18 is clear. SATAN is BARACK or Lightning!
In Matthew 24:27, Jesus explains how his “coming” will be connected to LIGHTNING (Barack)!
Matt 24:27
“For as the Lightning (Barack) cometh out of the east and shineth unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be!”
The Greek word translated as “For” in this verse is gar (Strongs Greek word 1063). This word can also be translated as SEEING or WHEN. So seeing Barack or when Barack comes from the east and shines unto the west is a TIMING EVENT for the “Coming of Jesus”!
Barack Obama grew up in the “East”, in the country of Indonesia! His political career is now about to shine upon the West, the United States!
Can it be, the “Coming of the Son of Man” is nigh?
According to New Testament verses, Lightning or Barack is SATAN and his travels from the East in Indonesia to his accession to the throne of power in the West, the United States, signals the “Coming of the Son of Man”!
In Luke 17:24, Jesus once again uses Lightning (Barack aka SATAN) for a timing prophecy of his “Coming”!
Once again, the Greek word gar (Strongs Greek word 1063) is translated as “for”. However, it is also “seeing” or “when”. So, Luke 17:24 can also be read as:
“Seeing/when lightning (Barack) comes out of Heaven… so shall also the Son of man be in his day!”
By: "D.J." Thornley AKA El Gallo on March 3, 2013
at 2:48 am
Really eye opening & confirming msg of God shown to me.
By: Morgan Azih on March 2, 2013
at 10:00 am
Reblogged this on Gates of the City and commented:
I pray God’s people humbly pray about the contents of Brother Art’s post here and take the time to ingest the information from the various links he has provided throughout it. The opportunity to redeem the time to labor for the lost is growing shorter.
I had an old acquaintances post on his FB page the other day, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” My thoughts and reply were immediately “Yes, but when He asks, ‘What did you do in My name,’ what is going to be your reply?”
ALL the nations are but a small drop of water in the bucket of things, mere dust on the scales when it comes to the judgment of a man’s soul. God allows the rise and fall of nations and maintains His covenant to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob regarding Israel that He might to show every individual person which He created for His own purpose and glory and died for to redeem them back unto Himself, that His is the Kingdom and power and glory that will last for eternity. We need to not merely to witness, but to be witnesses of the God who has created all things for His own pleasure and glory. Where are the rivers of living waters flowing out of God’s people? Where are the great-hearts and the valiant-for-truth warriors of God?
Awake Church!! Make haste and run to secure oil for your lamps for the Bride Groom is coming.
By: William E. Males on March 2, 2013
at 9:40 am
in response to ‘myname istopsecret’. I too, came to that conclusion long ago. And I was not the first either. To view the current confluence of events as to make it “appear” as though prophecy is being fulfilled, is one extremely sharp double edged blade. Even IF, all is an elaborate plan to decieve people into believing prophecy is being fulfilled, it works. SEE the hoax, and do nothing because it’s just a hoax. Yet, on the human level, what are we losing? Freedom, given at the start by the Lord God Himself. Enslaved because we took no action, spoke no protest, made no stand to oppose any form of tryanny slipped into our lives because we wanted to believe that, since we can see the ‘hoax’, we need do nothing because it isn’t “REAL”. It’s all a hoax.
OR, due to the ‘hoax’, we respond. Out of anger. Fear. Anxiety. We take action, we proclaim the Lord is on ‘our’ side and are justified. Our expectations are, any day, SOON, the Lord Jesus will return, lead us in battle, we win, they lose. Hurrah!
Any day SOON. And the tragedies mount. And no Second
Coming. Christians get blamed for all the wrongs. Because NO ONE knows the day nor the hour. Persecutions begin against Christians on a major scale.
Christian turns against Christian. Turn against the Lord. Angry because they BELIEVED and their expections weren’t filled. WHY? Because it was all a “HOAX”? No. Because it is in THIS hour, THIS day, when we must pause, disconnect from the world and connect from our souls to the Lord Jesus. Strip ourselves down to our base spiritual level and ask,,,do we BELIEVE that Jesus IS Lord. Can we be honest of our faults and flaws and guilts and sins and seek His forgiveness and ask that He guide us with His wisdom and Mercy and Love. For these are times unlike any in the history of man.
A ruse? Well, maybe. Yet, not only will it work, but it IS the fulfilment of prophecy. It will be the “falling away,,,”.
Will it work because it was all a hoax? No. It will work because we didn’t pray in earnest. It will work because Jesus showed John that it will work. So great is the art of deciept of the Lords’ enemy that so many will fall.
Interesting that it comes to my mind just now. Of all I have read recently which points to fulfillment. I cannot recall any one who has mentioned a statement in Scripture. I forget who said it, but it was crystal clear. Anyone who is looking towards the Day of the Lord with joy, is in for a severe shock. Obviously that isn’t verbatim. But that was the message.
A HOAX? Never. Not as long as we pray earnestly for the Lord’s help to guide us through the days ahead. Not as long as we open our ears to His Word, our hearts given over to Him, Jesus, and the Father. It is not the time to ask, is prophecy being fulfilled before me? It is time to kneel in prayer. Get down to our soul, and ask, Do I Believe in Jesus. And if you answer yes. Open the heart to Him for guidance and wisdom, and trust in Him to deliver.
By: Jim on March 1, 2013
at 10:29 am
Absolutely amazing post. This is a blessing for all of us to read. Reblogged this on Shield of God. and commented: “absolutely mind boggling how the events are playing out.”
By: spiritual warrior on March 1, 2013
at 8:16 am
Hi Art,
Terrific insight, as usual. My husband and I traveled to Israel in 1995, and were able to go into the Dome of the Rock. Big list of restrictions as to what you could and couldn’t do while inside (including pray, unless you are Muslim), so of course I prayed silently the entire time, namely for the truth of Christ to open the eyes of those who served in the mosque. Had a weird experience, as one of the men who worked there repeatedly looked in my direction as I was praying, even when I moved. Happened 3 different times; he seemed agitated.
You probably know The Dome of the Rock is actually located over the Holy of Holies from the 2nd Jewish temple, which was the spot where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac. (I think it’s also the threshing floor of Ornan, which David purchased to build the temple). It’s also called the Foundation Stone of the world http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_Stone .
You can’t approach the actual rock; a low barricade prevents tourists and worshipers from getting too close. We purchased postcards outside DOR with overhead photos of the rock. In the middle of the rock, there is a crack in the shape of a cross. Here’s a photo: http://www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/pilgr/bord/pcts/07rock.jpg.
Praying for all loved ones to be ready.
CSB
By: Catherine Boyle on February 28, 2013
at 9:46 pm
Fascinating insights, brother Art. Regarding this: “A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. [Hanuman?]”
Let’s also consider his gold ring that reportedly has the Arabic scrawling of “Allah” or something like that on the inside of it, as seen in photos.
By: Ice2Sea on February 28, 2013
at 9:46 pm
Reblogged this on 'I Am Not Ashamed Of The Gospel Of Christ's Blog' and commented:
Great post. Very well done. Very informative.
By: iamnotashamedofthegospelofchrist on February 28, 2013
at 7:40 pm
Obama “Unbreakable Alliance” Israel Trip, And New Pope: NWO Imitating Antichrist And False Prophet?
http://anothervoicerev184.blogspot.com/2013/02/obama-unbreakable-alliance-israel-trip.html
By: John C on February 28, 2013
at 11:02 am
Susan got on the “abomination” pun before i got the chance. That is too much. The LORD has a very clear and distinctively witty way with words (both english and hebrew). I am sure when we see this all in retrospect, it will give glory to God to see it was all laid out in multiple dimensions from long ago. As brother Steve Coerper says on his radio show Anakypto Forum, “be ready, be ready”.
thanks for this great article Art.
Arnie
By: Arnie on February 27, 2013
at 9:43 pm
Scripture makes clear in many places that the eschatologic and millennial distribution of lands in the Near East are decided by God — not by nations, armies, or political leaders
so despite all the manouverings of earthly entities, usually under satan, we are sure in the outcome for these areas, in particular (as God knew that in the last days, various entities would be contending over these lands, the very soils his Son walked)
beloved Zechariah prophesied that first the LORD would rebuke philistia (askelon, ekron, gaza, ashdod, etc) so to break their pride, pride being unpresentable before Holiness
philistia then changes its ways (symbolized by astinence from unclean foods) and recognizes its insufficiency
and THEN Christ, King of Mercy, folds philistia back into judah, and both peoples are healed, both happily and greatfully subordinate
to the King
so altho belial’s ways saturate the lands and peoples now, rest and wholeness is coming, with the King
cheers
By: ray on February 27, 2013
at 7:47 pm
Did anyone ever stop to think that Obama and his puppeteers are doing all of this purposely to make it appear as though prophecy is being fulfilled?!?! This has been a long, very well thought out plan by the global elite for decades…
By: MyNameIsTopSecret on February 27, 2013
at 6:18 pm
…and then there’s this interesting piece of the puzzle.
By: Kim on February 27, 2013
at 5:29 pm
I have taken a break from watching the political sports contest goings on for quite some time. I’m 100% convinced that the believer’s citizenship is that better kingdom Abraham sought and Jesus ushered in. Both sides in the political battle are under the control of “the god of this world” and seem to reliably get the results expected.
That disclaimer aside, I watched a bit of CSPAN last night. What I saw were members of congress frustrated that the president would use “Sequestor” only for more campaigning (what exactly is he running for?). This was followed by BHO at the Newport nuclear submarine plant telling all the workers that the Republicans can’t wait to lay them all off.
His hubris has grown exponentially since the November election. I’m not necessarily on-board with him being the man of sin yet, but easily see the potential.
By: Terry on February 27, 2013
at 2:10 pm
Good to find this entry and blog. Have been watching all of this unfold from my own research and study… Just fascinating.
Have you seen Daniel Unsealed by 119Ministries? http://119ministries.com/daniel-unsealed They did this video about a year ago and called 3/22 as a date to be watching Yerushlayim…. Time will tell. Certainly, the events, politically as well as astrologically are lining up!
Shalom, Pete
By: Pete Rambo on February 27, 2013
at 12:44 pm
Hi Art,
I’d like to pick up on the “Theme” and “Logo” for Obama’s visit to Israel next month.
Quoting the ‘Times of Israel’ website: “Obama had indicated in the past that he would come to Israel only when he truly believed it would enable a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian relations.
“http://www.timesofisrael.com/obama-to-visit-israel-within-weeks/
Also, the theme of “Unshakeable Alliance” is for the English-speaking audience. The Hebrew name that the Israeli public is hearing is “Brit Amim.”
http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-obama-visit-israel-logo-20130218,0,523106.story
“Brit” is ‘Covenant’
“Amim” is ‘Peoples’ or ‘Nations’
Does Daniel 9:27 sound familiar in this context?
And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate.”
It doesn’t seem to be a stretch at all to translate ‘Brit Amim’ as “Covenant with the many” -NASB
Will Obama say something of the sort?
“Other US Presidents have come before me and have never achieved any lasting peace…let’s give a new “peace” a try – let’s have a ’20/20 vision’ of a new Middle East (meaning peace by the year 2020 – 7 years out)…Let’s agree to “… ” for the next 7 years.
It’s just a thought…
Thanks for your entry yesterday…It’s a motivator and an encouragement to walk closely with the Lord and make the most of every opportunity.
By: DJB on February 27, 2013
at 11:12 am
True for the bride she will not be found unawares. Marana tha
By: John on February 27, 2013
at 9:33 am
Earlier this year, for no apparent reason, I experienced a cold feeling connected to the month of April. Just lastnight was the first I heard of Obama going to Israel. A new Pope; visit to Israel; and ALL the relative factors so succinctly timed, leaving me with a tense attitude of preparedness. Expectation. For several years I asked the Lord a question. It was answered on April 1/2 of 2005. And it was EXTREMELY personal. And to anticipate this coming April, April first, one day after a new Pope presides over the ceremony of Easter, immediately after Obama’s visit, I fear for the world, and all who ‘sit on the fence,,’ are “lukewarm”,,,. I pray for the power of the Holy Spirit to touch these people, so that they may have thier eyes opened, and feel the power of the Lord, for the time is here when one has to know where they stand, and then stand strong in what they believe. With your permission I want to spread this piece of yours as far as I can. The Lord has blessed you and it may be, some can be awakened, as He has used you to reveal the obvious. The ignorance is like a disease.
By: Jim on February 27, 2013
at 7:45 am
Don’t forget other strange recent statements like:
“Israel Thirsts to Hear Obama Directly” [Arutz Sheva, Feb. 6, 2013, quote by Acting Knesset head Binyamin (Fouad) Ben-Eliezer]
By: Kev on February 27, 2013
at 6:39 am
You are blessed, I confirm this as I have followed all of these deep matters, and your observations are in exact correlation with all things that the Bible references and that I myself have been given in understanding….
Peace
By: Nancy Portier on February 27, 2013
at 6:10 am
It is very revealing that President in the wide open would be able to be all things to all “faiths”, which to me should be a very good indicator to those involved to take a good look at their foundation. (pay attention Catholics).
He is a shape shifter for sure. One of the most disturbing things I have seen is the amounts of “Evangelical” Christians that have been duped by him. The Evanjackels as I would call them. Those who have been able to bring in their heresies. unnoticed
Mark 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
Fear not.
Mark 13:
26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
By: jeff on February 27, 2013
at 5:06 am
the vernal equinox and triumphal entry congruence (two centuries!) is astounding, and a fine bit of eschatologic research
Zechariah 6 tells us that the endtimes high-priest Joshua is cleansed and “crowned” and subsequently is thereby enabled to take a full role in eschatoligic events, ie, judgment and administrative functions in addition to his current office of high-priest
thus we conjecture that on Nisan 10 Joshua is being exalted in resonance with the ancient jordan crossing of the historic Joshua, also a warrior-priest — the endtimes high-priest Joshua is being acknowledged and affirmed by God “in the sight of all Israel” ie not geo-political Israel, the political entity, but spirtual Israel scattered around the planet, Christ’s tue chruch
as the False Temple nonsense of Obama and the Asherah vernal equinox rites present the antichristic version, the (secret, except to the sight of Inner Israel) investiture of Joshua as theTrue Temple priest takes place concurrently (at, at least, proximate in time) with the deceit in physical Israel
to worldly eyes, it appears that only negative and evil things are happenning, what with obama invading jerusalem . . . but quietly amongst his remnant God is doing, and showing, wondererful and marvellous things
Welcome beloved Joshua! Grace be unto you! may you bring us into the Eternal Kingdom of the Father and of his son, Christ Jesus
thanks v much art, for this important and insightful essay
By: ray on February 27, 2013
at 3:30 am
Mystery and irony abounds even more given that BHO’s scheduled departure from J’salem on March 22nd coincides with Hollywood’s new movie release called: “Olympus Has Fallen”. Apparently, “Olympus” is the secret-service code name for the WH (secret service code for BHO is “Renegade”). The plot of the movie involves a N. Korean terrorist attack and take-over of the WH whereupon President Benjamin Asher has been taken captive. Fascinating that, in the movie, the POTUS has a solid Jewish first and last name. The spiritual intrigue and suspense is just about too much to bear, lol!
By: DrFoo on February 27, 2013
at 1:28 am
Been watching for many years, but this is as significant a time as I can ever remember. Thanks for so effectively connecting the dots. Is this it?? Dare we get just a bit excited?? Maranatha!
By: yardley7 on February 26, 2013
at 10:07 pm
Just a play on words, but the Abomination of desolation that stands in the Holy Place will be an Obamination if he goes, which you all know he will since he is a muslim.
By: Susan on February 26, 2013
at 6:53 pm
It is at times overwhelming.
Peace,
Deirdre
By: Deirdre on February 26, 2013
at 6:22 pm
Your analysis and comments are very thought provoking and at the very least educational about the events and scriptures you refer to. You have done a great job. Could this be a dress rehearsal for what is to come, while at the same time marking a certain spiritual landmark for these events?
By: thearcheologist on February 26, 2013
at 2:15 pm
Your blog is pregnant with evidence of this event. I have been following them through other sources and I am impressed with the Spirit working in you to pulltogether such a concise rendering of the events we could expect in the next month. Chag Sameach for Passover!
By: James Fish on February 26, 2013
at 1:24 pm