THE MIDDLE EAST MAY SOON ERUPT INTO WAR-the beginning of the end...

The Middle East is a powder keg with a short fuse. It appears that recent events are pointing to the fuse being lit very soon.

Recent legislation shows that the Mideast "peace" process appears to have reached an impasse as neither the Palestinians nor the Israelis will give on the stumbling block, Jerusalem.

In that day I will make Jerusalem a stumbling block for all people; all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth gather against it."  Zechariah 12:3
 

Israel has just recently taken the volatile matter of the "land for peace" negotiations out of the hands of a few politicians and put it into the hands of the people.

The Arab League is avidly denouncing this new move, as is the Palestinian Authority and Syria. These enemies of Israel well know that if the fate of Jerusalem is is up to the citizens of Israel, that their desire to possess Jerusalem will never be come to pass.

"The Arab League on Wednesday condemned Israel's new law requiring a referendum on land concession as "illustrating the aggressive character" of the Israeli government and its "disregard for international law."Israel "continues to place obstacle after obstacle to harm efforts to renew the peace process," Deputy Arab League chief Ahmed Hali said." 

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/arab-league-referendum-law-proves-israel-s-aggressive-nature-1.326591

"The Arab League on Wednesday chimed in with its reaction to Monday's Knesset passing of Israel's National Referendum Law, requiring the approval of 80 MKs or a national referendum before any Israeli withdrawal from east Jerusalem or the Golan Heights.

Calling it a "provocation," a spokesman for the League's secretary-general's office said that law undermined the peace process and efforts to reach an agreement."

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=196628

Imperative to note is the fact that the Arab League called Israel's new stance a "provocation". 

This new law may be the tipping point that finally provokes the many enemies of Israel to attack her. They have been preparing militarily for such an attack for months. 

Probably the only reason they have restrained themselves thus far is because they were depending on either Obama or the UN to demand that Israel comply and unilaterally disengage. Their ultimate goal is to carve Israel into a much smaller Israel with indefensible borders. 

Therefore, their primary objective is to remove Israel from being a nation. So, a barrage of missiles towards the civilian populations of Israel is planned regardless of how much land Israel is willing to give in exchange for "peace".

Psalm 83:4"Come," they say, "let us wipe out Israel as a nation. We will destroy the very memory of its existence."

These Muslim neighbors are aware that at least while the decision to give away Jerusalem was in the hands of select few, there was still a chance that the Obama administration could possibly arm-twist Prime Minister Netanyahu behind the scenes.

These Arab enemies appear to be cognizant that this prospect of Israel being coerced into just releasing Jerusalem into their hands is now fading fast with this new legislation requiring a referendum vote. 

If a super majority in the Knesset (the Israeli legislative body) cannot be reached, then the citizens of Israel will cast the deciding vote.

In the Knesset, the recent passage in favor of this controversial new law was 65 to 33 . It is therefore conceivable that a similar ratio would be reached in the Knesset against conceding Israel's Covenant land to the Palestinians. In this instance, the decision would then land in the hands of the Jewish people.

This clever new legislation by Israel, combined with her previous proven determination that dividing Jerusalem was not on the table and would never be, is proving to the Palestinians and all of their allies that Jerusalem will never be willfully given up to them.

 "The Israelis want to tell the whole world that they will not withdraw from Jerusalem or the Golan," Abbas told reporters on Tuesday at the opening of the new headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Ramallah."

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=196628

 "The statement also said that the law is designed for "those that still under the illusion that the Israeli government is interested in peace."

Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat on Monday slammed the Knesset's decision and reiterated the sentiments put forward by Syria and said that "with the passage of this bill, the Israeli leadership, yet again, is making a mockery of international law"

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=196463

Israel's enemies may actually contort this new development as an excuse to attack her; saying that Israel proved that she was not interested in ever negotiating for"peace":

"  the  law is designed for those that still under the illusion that the Israeli government is interested in peace."  

They are no doubt fully aware that the Obama Administration can no longer force Israel's hand with coaxing or threats as it is not up to the leadership anymore, but to the population of Israel.

Previously, the United Nations had proposed setting a deadline for a Mideast "peace treaty". The UN had also formulated that if upon the set date no treaty is negotiated; that the United Nations will decide the terms of the treaty. In other words, the United Nations will tell Israel what to do.

"Calling for a return to Israel's borders before the 1967 war in which it occupied the West Bank, Gaza, and other territory, Solana said mediators should set a timetable for a final peace agreement, according to the report.

"If the parties are not able to stick to it (the timetable), then a solution backed by the international community should be put on the table," he said, as quoted by Reuters."  

http://www.palestine-pmc.com/details.asp?cat=1&id=2626

Eventually(if not already), those who despise and oppose Israel may conclude that Israel will also defy the UN's efforts to give away her promised land; just as she has refused to "cave" to the demands of the the United States.

If the United Nations attempts to dictate its will upon Israel then Israel, as a sovereign nation,  has the right to resist. Israel has proven to the international community that she has the steadfastness and wherewithal to do so.

With this realization, Israel's enemies may finally conceptualize the fact the Jerusalem will never be given to them on a silver platter and that they will have to forcefully take it by military conflict if they want it.

These many enemies of Israel who have attacked her seven times since her miraculous rebirth in 1948, have many millennia of hatred seething beneath the surface and would not think twice about attacking Israel yet once again.

This hatred runs so deep that these Arab countries' goal is not just to take Israel's land, but they want the very demise of the Jewish people. 

Therefore, a military assault on Israel may actually be seen as achieving both of their goals at the same time.

The recent confrontation between North Korea and South Korea may well be an impetus that will encourage the Arab nations to spring to action. 

If further confrontations ensue, it may be seen as perfect timing as America, as South Korea's ally, would be occupied and unable to come to Israel's aid.

This future military conflict between Israel and her neighbors is predicted in the Word of God and will be the fulfillment of Psalm 83. 

The Psalm 83 War is not a matter of if, but when and as evidenced by all the recent news, "when" appears to be extremely soon.

For details of the coming Psalm 83 War, please see this previous entry:


http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-is-psalm-83-war-here-are-details.html

When the fuse is finally lit in the Middle East and the powder keg explodes, we can anticipate that  surely the Lord's return is very soon.

Israel's is God's prophetic timepiece and the initiation of the Psalm 83 war may well be the event that starts the Tribulation clock to ticking.

Until then, may we pray for God's chosen people as well as for the many other lives that will be lost during this soon coming prophesied war.

PSALM 122:6 PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM

THE MIDDLE EAST IS HEATING UP FOR THE PSALM 83 WAR! THIS WOULD DEFINITELY CAUSE WORLD WAR THREE!!

In Damascus, Syria, tens of thousands of Syrians and Palestinians vehemently protested Israel's building of"settlements" in her own captial, Jerusalem.

Obama's strong anti-Israel stance and demand that Israel cease the legal building of housing in Jerusalem (as it impedes his plans to divide Jerusalem) has only served to rally and embolden these neighboring blood-thirsty enemies of Israel who want nothing less that the annihilation of the Jewish people.

This is all leading to the final fulfillment of Isaiah 17:1:

Isaiah 17 :1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Notable is the fact that Damascus is the oldest, inhabited city in the history of the world so this prophecy has never been fulfilled. However, we can see everything lining up for Damascus, one day soon, to cease to be a city. 

The very fact that most of the major terrorist organizations are headquartered in Damascus is like a bullseye has been painted on Damascus.

DAMASCUS, Syria – Tens of thousands of Syrians and Palestinians have gathered in a Damascus square in a government-orchestrated "march of anger" against Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem.

The crowd at the central Youssel al-Azmi square waved Syrian and Palestinian flags and pictures of Hamas leaders as they shouted anti-Israel slogans Friday.


Senior Hamas official Mohammed Nazzal condemned what he called Israel's "brutal aggression" on holy sites.
The U.S. and Arab countries want Israel to stop building Jewish homes in east Jerusalem — the section of the city that Palestinians want as the capital of a future state.


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses, saying the entire holy city must remain Israel's eternal capital.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100326/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria_israel


Residents of south Israel fear another war brewing

"Communities surrounding Gaza say death of two soldiers in Gaza Friday, along with continuous rocket fire, may be sign full-blown military conflict nearing. 'We don’t deserve to live like this,' Kfar Aza resident says."

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3868767,00.html

The tensions are clearly increasing as the the looming Psalm 83 War draws nearer. Gaza is already bombarding Jewish communities with rocket fire which will will eventually have to be dealt with and which many Israeli's fear will  lead to "full-blown military conflict".

Obama's recent abhorrent behavior towards Israel as well as the Aministration's chastisement of Israel for having "the nerve" to build Jewish housing in her own legal capital, evidences that Obama will no longer allow America to be Israel's ally. 

The reason that Obama is applying constant pressure on Israel regarding her decision to continue to build Jewish housing (termed "settlements" by Obama) is because he intends to divide Jerusalem and east Jerusalem is the area that he intends to give away to the Palestinians.

This CANNOT be allowed as Jerusalem is God's Holy City and given only to His children of Israel. As such, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to negotiate any divison saying," the entire holy city must remain Israel's eternal capital."We Might Need to Retake Gaza, Destroy Hamas

'Minister Yuval Steinitz of Likud warned Sunday that Israel may be forced to retake control of Gaza and topple the Hamas regime. In an interview with goverment-run Voice of Israel Radio, Steinitz said that Israel “will not tolerate” Hamas's growing rocket arsenal.

The minister's warning came two days after two Israeli soldiers were killed in a clash with terrorists in Gaza. Gaza terrorists have increased the frequency of their rocket attacks on southern Israel in recent weeks; several days ago, a rocket killed a Thai worker on a kibbutz [communal settlement].


Steinitz also discussed the United States's pressure on Israel regarding housing for Jews in Jerusalem. America's criticism of Israel is not advancing peace, but rather, is having the opposite effect, he stated.


Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has already made two significant gestures to the Palestinian Authority, by freezing construction for Jews in Judea and Samaria and by working to improve the PA economy, Steinitz said. By continuing to pressure Israel, the US is giving the impression that it is less friendly to Israel than it was in the past, which encourages the PA to up its demands, he explained."

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/136768

If tens of thousands are angrily protesting Israel's LEGAL building of Jewish housing in her own capital just think what these deranged people will do if Israel "RETAKES GAZA" and "DESTROYS HAMAS". Hamas is the major terrorist organization which is currently the governing authority over Gaza, that has almost evolved into an anarchy,

Basically, not only is Israel NOT giving away part of of her Holy City, but instead they may actually take back the land of Gaza that has been under the Palestinians's rule since 1994~

This, in and of itself, could ignite the Psalm 83 War/World War Three. There are many other enemy fronts that have been arming themselves "to the teeth" and all are poised like salivating wolves, ready to pounce on their prey-tiny Israel.

This multitude of nations that desire to "wipe Israel off the map" do not realize that the minute nation of Israel has the Great God of Israel as her protector. Furthermore, they are completely unaware that these current events were prophesied thousands of years ago so we know the ending:  Israel will prevail!

 Zechariah 12: 3 On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves. 4 On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness," declares the LORD. "I will keep a watchful eye over the house of Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations. 5 Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, 'The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the LORD Almighty is their God.'

OBAMA'S CONTEMPTUOUS ACTIONS AGAINST ISRAEL WILL BRING JUDGMENT UPON AMERICA!

PSALM 83 WAR APPEARS TO BE ON THE HORIZON!!

Obama is trying to force Israel to give away her covenant land as well as God's Holy City. God will not be mocked and WILL NOT allow the division of Jerusalem and will judge those who curse Israel as Obama is currently doing!

Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curses you.
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God even warned the nations about Jersualem being a burdensome stone that will cut those who burden themselves with her! Obama is indeed "burdening" America while he is intending to force Israel to divide God's Holy City, Jerusalem, with the Palestinians.


Obama is now actually PUNISHING Israel by disallowing the anti-Iran bunker buster bombs to be sent to her as promised. It appears Obama is using this as leverage against Israel to force her to divide Jerusalem and give away the Land that God gave to Israel and is still the Lord's land!

Zechariah 12:3 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.

"Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States this week will include a demand that U.S. President Barack Obama release previously-promised bunker-busting bombs, the Times of London reported Sunday.



The bombs could be used in an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which are buried deep underground. The Iranian Fars news agency has quoted Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that the Bushehr nuclear facility will be online by the summer.


The United States has diverted 387 bombs to an island in the Indian Ocean following the latest diplomatic clash between Israel and the United States over the proposed Ramat Shlomo hosing project in Jerusalem, according to several news sources.


President Obama's "punishment" for Israel’s continuing to plan building projects indicates he intends to go full-speed ahead with his and his advisors’ strategy that solving the decades-old Arab-Israeli struggle is the key to stability in the entire Middle East. So far, the only concessions he demands are from Israel."
 
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/136615

Please note that Obama's only purpose to meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu this past week was only his effort to force Israel to freeze all construction in her capital of Jerusalem. Obama is so adamantly coercing Israel to cease construction because he plans to give that part of Jerusalem to the Palestinians. Obama had no intention in this meeting to offer any assistance to Israel in her time of need-he was only meeting to force Israel to comply with all of HIS demands.

During the aforementioned meeting, Netanyahu implored that America, Israel's FORMER ally (pre-Obama), assist Israel as they are under the threat of Iran's intention to nuke Israel and destroy her as soon as their nuclear weaponry is completed. According to Prime Minister Putin of Russia (who has been assisting Iran's procurement of nucelar fuel/facilities), Iran will have it's Bushehr facility completed by this summer.

This SOON upcoming deadline, along with  Obama's contumelious treatment of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Obama's audacious disdain for Israel wherein he diverted the Bunker Busters that Israel needs to protect themselves from annihilation by Iran is proof to Israel that she is now completely alone.

There is now no doubt whatsoever that America with Obama at the helm, WILL NOT help Israel as she faces possible extinction by the Iranian regime.Israel now realizes that she will have to not only "go it alone"but also act quickly 1)before Iran becomes a full-fledged nuclear nation and 2) before Obama orders further American assistance/ weaponry to be withdrawn/recalled from Israel.

As such, it appears that the Psalm 83 War will soon be upon us. From Scripture, it appears that the Rapture will occur during or soon after this war. The confirming of the "covenant with many" will be from Israel's gain of much of her convenant land as she will be victorious against her many enemies that will attack her after she pre-emptively strikes Iran's nuclear facilities.

This link details which countries will be involved in this attack against Israel: http://theworldisshaking.blogspot.com/2010/03/which-countries-will-be-coming-against.html

For a detailed explanation of the Psalm 83 War, with supporting Scripture, please see this link: http://www.arewelivinginthelastdays.com/road/mewar.html

"Obama only wants Israel to make concessions and he is indeed attempting to force the divison of Jerusalem, For a head of government to visit the White House and not pose for photographers is rare. For a key ally to be left to his own devices while the President withdraws to have dinner in private was, until this week, unheard of. Yet that is how Binyamin Netanyahu was treated by President Obama on Tuesday night, according to Israeli reports on a trip viewed in Jerusalem as a humiliation.


After failing to extract a written promise of concessions on settlements, Mr Obama walked out of his meeting with Mr Netanyahu but invited him to stay at the White House, consult with advisers and “let me know if there is anything new”, a US congressman, who spoke to the Prime Minister, said.


“It was awful,” the congressman said. One Israeli newspaper called the meeting “a hazing in stages”, poisoned by such mistrust that the Israeli delegation eventually left rather than risk being eavesdropped on a White House telephone line."

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7076431.ece

Obama is really calling down God's judgment upon America as he actually mocks the Living God while he derides the Republicans' "Armageddon" rhetoric!

In his extreme arrogance, Obama is deliberately thumbing his nose at God as exemplified in the below referenced video. It is unbelievable how he is treating Israel, our strongest ally as well as the audacity behind his inflammatory remarks that border on blasphemy! Everday, more and more, Obama is showing who he really is!



This is a quote regarding the below video link from my good friend,Trish Tomlin: "...Obama is mocking God's prophecies. Around 40 or 41 seconds he motions to Heaven and looks up (only for a few seconds), in a direct challenge to God. What is just as frightening is the decieved people around him laughing. They won't be laughing at the Rapture when they are left behind!"

Not only is this frightening, but it is also so distressing that the enemy of our souls has deluded so many who are completely unaware that they are being deceived! The below video is sickening as it shows how insolent Obama is as he blasphemes God's prophetic Word!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pUeDfoukpk

A recent Harris poll reveals Republican attitudes about Obama: Two-thirds think he's a socialist, 57 percent a Muslim—and 24 percent say "HE MAY BE THE ANTICHRIST." Perhaps he's all three rolled into one!


These lyrics from the Misty Edward's song, People Get Ready, is a perfect summation of today's slumbering virgins:


People get ready! Jesus is coming!


People walking around with their fingers in the their ears saying "La-du-du-du-du I don't want to hear the sound of the coming King."

Revelation 3:2 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
"for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." Ephesians 5:14

There are many virgins that are way too comfortable and satisfied on this earth and are plugging up their ears because they DON"T WANT TO HEAR and recognize the signs of the times They prefer to sleep and not see the signs that Jesus told us to watch for, that are blaring all around us!


Many of God's faithful watchmen are now giving the warning: "Repent"! We all  need to make sure of our election while it is still free - The kingdom is at hand. Bride get ready. Do not be found lukewarm! The time is now! and the blast of the Shofar is ready to sound - the invitation will be delivered - COME UP HERE!

OBAMA HAS BEEN CROSSED !! WE BETTER WATCH OUT!

So excellent, I just have to share this regarding Obama's anti-Israel stance and Israel daring to stand up to and "cross" Obama. The only problem is, you don't "cross" Obama, the "messiah", and get away with it!


What Obama doesn't realize is that he is trying to "cross" the REAL MESSIAH'S Chosen Ones!! He is the one that should be worried!


"Whether inadvertent or not, I hope Mr. Netanyahu has learned this past week of the dangers of saying NO to Obama. Obama sent Joe Biden to Israel not only so he could make the grand announcement that indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinians were going to begin but also for Biden to hail the effort as an "American achievement."


It didn't quite work out that way. Apparently Obama perceived the 1,600 housing units as 1,600 NOs.


It should no longer matter to Mr. Netanyahu about the housing units and when they will be built. Despite what this administration says otherwise, the housing units are now a side issue. The real issue that is before Mr. Netanyahu is that he has told Obama NO, whether that was his intent or not. Now Israel can see "real CHANGE." The thinly veiled, difficult-to-keep-in-check disdain, disgust and dislike that Obama has for Mr. Netanyahu has come front and center. Obama has gone from the role he despised of playing Mr. Nice Guy and has now become the face of what is apparently in his heart, Mr. Hell.


The castigating words that Hillary Clinton gave Mr. Netanyahu apparently came from Obama, but make no mistake -- the sarcasm and the frustration she gave "vent" to, I'm sure, were her own. She has no loss of love for Mr. Netanyahu, and I suspect that is a holdover from the days Clinton's husband was president and he was trying to be hailed as the victor of the ever-elusive Mideast Peace.


Mr. Netanyahu is a savvy politician. He has been involved in high-level, high-stakes politics a whole lot longer than our community organizer from Chicago. His savvyness will need to quickly move into deft agility for if Obama imposing his will about his version of healthcare onto an unwilling and protesting American public can be compared to date rape, then what would we dare compare Obama imposing his will about his version of Mideast peace onto Israel to?


And if Obama thinks nothing of rebuking Israel over housing units in East Jerusalem, one can only imagine what he will say about the rebuilding of the 3rd temple to be announced on Tuesday, the 16th. Heaven forbid that he should rebuke that!


And Heaven may, indeed, have a say because on the 17th a CME (coronal mass ejection) from the sun is projected to arrive here on earth.


INCOMING: This morning, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory recorded a halo CME emerging from the vicinity of sunspot 1054: movie. The cloud appears to be heading toward Earth and it could spark geomagnetic storms when it arrives on or about March 17th. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. --SpaceWeather


Obama may think that by sending Hillary and Joe Biden to rebuke and scold Israel that he is showing Mr. Netanyahu who is boss, but what he fails to understand is that Mr. Netanyahu is not the "boss" of Israel -- God is. Israel is God's covenant land..."


http://runningfrombabylon.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html




ISRAEL WATCH:
Please note that today, March 16, 2010 marks:


THE FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL TEMPLE MOUNT AWARENESS DAY:




MARCH 16TH, ROSH CHODESH NISAN


"In response to this we are calling on all groups to unite to begin fighting this ongoing travesty. We are calling for a day of action to be known as “International Temple Mount Awareness Day." We have no illusions and we fully understand that a long battle is still in front of us, but yet we must begin the work. We must bring the Temple Mount back into our national heart and mind and begin to restore it to its former glory."


http://www.templeinstitute.org/temple-mount-awareness-day.htm


This has the very real potential to not only inflame Obama further against Israel, but also to instigate serious conflict with Israel's Arab enemies.


This indication of Israel's desire and future intent to reacquire her Temple Mount, that at present is home of the Muslims' revered Al-Aqsa Mosque (along with the Dome of the Rock), could well spark an uprising among the Muslims who intensely hate the Jewish people and won't even allow them access to the Temple Mount to pray (even though it is really theirs!).




Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure.