God clearly made an unconditional covenant to give all (not part) of the land of Canaan to Israel for an everlasting (forever) possession and He also promised to be Israel’s God (Gen. 17:7-8).

Following the return of Israel at the end of the age, God clearly said, “I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people andfor my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land” (Joel 3:2).

In the last half of the Tribulation period, God will drag the nations into the Valley of Jehoshaphat for the battle of Armageddon because they have scattered the Jews (forced some of them off of the West Bank) and divided their land (created two-states out of the land of Israel; see Matt. 24:15-16).

In the last several weeks, there have been dozens of reports that Pres. Obama was scheming to stab Israel in the back before he left office. His sinister scheme has now come to fruition no matter how hard he and his anti-Semites pretend that they didn’t want to do it.

But he did more than stab Israel in the back. He stabbed God in the back by calling His Word a lie and saying that the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the Temple Mount and the Western Wall, belongs to the Palestinians and not Israel.

He stabbed every American in the back by exposing the U.S. to the judgment of God for Mr. Obama’s deliberate act of revenge (Obad. 1:15).

Christians need to pray that Donald Trump and a coalition of Republicans and Democrats can quickly reverse this global atrocity. That is a possibility because many prominent Democrats have rightly denounced Mr. Obama’s ungodly action.

He stabbed the world in the back by making it a more dangerous place and dooming the armies of the world to destruction at the battle of Armageddon.

He stabbed the Palestinians in the back because they no longer have to negotiate with Israel and they will have to be defeated on the battlefield.

He stabbed Donald Trump in the back by making the Middle East problem worse than ever and harder to solve.

He stabbed himself in the back by doing something that the Bible clearly says will come back on him and there is plenty of solid evidence to show that it will happen.

The terrible deed of this servant of Satan was a previously plannedBible denying resolution in the UN Security Council on Dec. 23, 2016 demanding that Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activity in occupied Palestinian territory. It said Israel’s settlements are not legal and they are putting the two-state solution in jeopardy.

The way God sees it He gave the land to Israel and the Palestinians are the occupiers (Deut. 32:8-9). He knows the Palestinian Authority came into being in 1967. He knows that in the history of the world there has never been a Palestinian state and there will ultimately be one state not two when He gets through dealing with Israel’s enemies for rejecting His will.

Pres. Obama could have vetoed this satanic document, but he contributed to its passage by having the U.S. Ambassador to the UN abstain. His decision to not vote was a decision to let it pass.

Understand that this is not the seven year covenant that begins the Tribulation Period (Dan. 9:24-27). It is interesting because of something the UN Ambassador said when she abstained, but there is nothing in the resolution about 7 years.

She said “We cannot stand in the way of this resolution in the quest for two states living side by side in peace and security.” Saying “peace and security” is the same thing as saying, “peace and safety.”

Understand that the Temple will still be rebuilt, the animal sacrifices will still resume, the Antichrist will still sit in the Temple, still say that he is God, and every jot and tittle of the remainder of God’s Word will be fulfilled. But this is a giant step in the direction of the battle of Armageddon.

It is undeniable evidence that Jerusalem is a burdensome stone for the world (Zech. 12:2), a major sign that the Tribulation period is getting close, and by implication, solid evidence that the Rapture is not far off.

It is also important to note that Prime Minister Netanyahu said, “We do not accept, nor can we accept, this resolution.” This implies more problems in the future, possibly war and more and greater judgment from God.

Finally, Donald Trump and several politicians have signaled their displeasure with the UN. The U.S. needs to stop throwing money down that corrupt rat hole and get out. January 21, 2017 would not be too soon for many Americans.

From Genesis to Revelation God has placed verses of Scripture in the Bible that can be assembled like pieces of a puzzle to reveal the future.

One verse of Scripture or one piece of the puzzle may not reveal much, but when many of the verses or many of the pieces are assembled in the proper way they come together to reveal a picture that is easy to understand.

One well-known verse of Scripture says, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isa. 9:6).

The government wasn’t upon the shoulders of Jesus when He came the first time, but it will be upon the shoulders of Jesus when He comes back as King of kings, and Lord of lords (Rev. 19:16).

Satan knows this. He is God’s arch enemy and he wants to rule the government that God has set aside for Jesus.

He was behind Nimrod’s (a name that means “let us revolt”) effort to establish a world government at the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9). But God always knows what Satan is up to and He thwarted Satan’s plan by scattering Nimrod and his followers all over the then known world.

Satan continued his quest to take the place of Jesus as the head of a world government in Egypt (#1), then Assyria (#2) and then Babylon (#3).

In Babylon (#3), Satan’s puppet Nebuchadnezzar was having dreams about the future that disturbed him. One of his dreams was particularly disturbing and he tried to get answers from his sorcerers and others, but he wound up having to rely upon Daniel for its meaning.

Following prayer and a revelation from God, we get another piece of the puzzle. Babylon (#3) would be replaced by another kingdom (Medes and Persians #4), then another kingdom (Greece (#5), then another kingdom (Rome #6), and then another kingdom (Revived Rome plus others, #7, Dan. 2:39-40; Rev. 17:10).

And in the days of kingdom #7 (Revived Rome plus others) a Rock (Jesus) will destroy Satan’s world kingdoms and the last world government will be placed upon the shoulders of Jesus (#8, Dan. 2:34-35, 44-45).

The next piece of the puzzle comes from the book of Revelation where it talks about the Tribulation Period and the seven bowl judgments.

Bowls are containers that can be used to hold beans, chili, potatoes or whatever. They can also be used to hold the wrath of God.

Sin that is not covered by the blood of Jesus stirs the wrath of God. He could pour His wrath out upon people each time they sin, but He loves people, and He is merciful and patient.

So His wrath is delayed and allowed to accumulate in bowls. He could have poured it out when the first bowl got full, or the second bowl, or the third bowl, etc., but He didn’t.

Anyway, there is a line and when all seven bowls get filled with God’s wrath He will instruct seven angels to dump His wrath upon the earth.

• The 1^st Bowl will be against those that take the mark of the beast (Rev. 16:1-2).
• The 2^nd Bowl will be against the sea creatures that survived previous judgments.
• The 3^rd Bowl will be against those who harmed God’s people and the prophets (Rev. 16:4-6).
• The 4^th Bowl will be against those who blasphemed God and refused to repent.
• The 5^th Bowl will be against the throne and kingdom of the Antichrist (Rev. 16:10).
• The 6^th Bowl will be against the armies of the Antichrist.
• The 7^th Bowl will be against the religious and commercial centers of the Antichrist (16:17-19).

Following 7 world governments, 7 angels will dump 7 bowls of God’s wrath upon the earth and 7 years of Tribulation period will come to an end.

The Antichrist will be destroyed and the government of the world will be placed upon the shoulders of Jesus. Many writers think this will be at the beginning of the 7^th Millennium.