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The Curtain Is Rising :: By Daymond Duck

Published on: by RR10

On Nov. 3, 2024, it was reported that Joel Rosenberg (speaker, author, founder of The Joshua Fund, and editor-in-chief of All Israel News) told a Podcast audience at Dallas Theological Seminary:

  • The veil is coming off,
  • The scales are coming off,
  • The curtain is rising as we get closer to the tribulation, to the Second Coming.
  • More and more Jews are coming to faith in Jesus.

Rosenberg believes God is shaking Israel to its core.

I agree, and God is shaking the nations too, especially the Arab nations, Iran, Syria, and Lebanon (He is revealing Himself to get them saved).

I believe the blinding of Israel will cease, and all Israel will be saved at the Second Coming (Luke 19:42; 21:24; Rom. 11:26).

I believe the gospel will go all over the world, and a multitude too great to number will be saved during the Tribulation Period (Matt. 24:14; Rev. 7:3-16; 11:3-6; 14:6-7).

The understanding of Bible prophecy is increasing (Dan. 12:4).

Here is a link to Rosenberg’s article and podcast.

https://allisrael.com/joel-rosenberg-shares-how-israels-rebirth-and-current-conflicts-align-with-biblical-prophecy?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=All%20Israel%20News%27%20picks%20for%20you%20-%2015565349

The Church will soon be caught up to heaven, the curtain is rising as we approach the Tribulation Period, and multitudes from Israel and all nations will soon be saved.

Here are recent events that seem to indicate that the end of the age is near.

One, concerning America’s future relationship with Israel: on Nov. 7, 2024, it was reported that Israeli Pres. Netanyahu sent Pres. Trump a message of congratulations on his election victory.

When Trump delivered his victory speech on Nov. 6, 2024, he said he wants to end all wars.

A few pundits took that to mean that Trump was telling Israel to pull its troops out of Gaza and Lebanon.

The next day, Trump’s spokeswoman, Elizabeth Pipko, quickly corrected that.

Pipko said,

  • Trump did not give Israel an ultimatum.
  • Trump promised to ensure that Israel wins.
  • Trump supports an end to the fighting through decisive Israeli victories.

(More: On Nov. 7, 2024, it was reported that the Biden administration will push for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon during the remainder of its time in office. A spokesman for the State Dept. said We have no shortage of work to do over the next 74 days, and we are determined to make the most of the time left.)

(More: On Nov. 10, 2024, Netanyahu said he had spoken to Trump 3 times since he got elected (3 times in the last 5 days), and they see eye-to-eye on the Iranian threat and the expansion of peace in other realms.)

(More: I have also seen speculation that those that are running the Biden administration may try to tie Trump’s hands on several issues before he is inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025.)

(More: I have seen speculation that the Biden administration may try to get a UN resolution to force the Two-State Solution on Israel and a withdrawal of Israel from Gaza and Lebanon. An Israeli withdrawal would prevent Israel from winning the war and allow Hamas and Hezbollah to rebuild their terrorist organization.)

(FYI: If you want a blessing, go to the following link and watch what happened when Trump finished his victory speech; about 1 ½ minutes.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI9fbbQ-aTo

Two, concerning antisemitism, the world turning against Israel and the Jews returning to the Promised Land at the end of the age: on Nov. 8, 2024, it was reported that Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu was dispatching rescue planes to Amsterdam following a very violent incident against Israeli citizens.

Masked protestors attacked hundreds of Jews leaving a soccer game; some were chased and beaten, one was knocked unconscious, one was run over by a car, and more.

Video of the attack have been posted on social media.

(More: On Nov. 8-9, 2024, Israeli emergency planes flew 2,000 Jews from Amsterdam to Israel, and there may be more in the near future.)

(More: On Nov. 11, 2024, it was reported that the violent attacks on Jews in Amsterdam was organized by a former employee of the UN Relief and Works Agency. According to the Bible, the entire world will be against Israel at the end of the age, and repeatedly, UN employees or former UN employees have been caught attacking or killing Jews. Most recently, Israel provided irrefutable evidence that some were involved in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that started the Israel-Hamas war.)

(My opinion: People need to wake up to the fact that Islam is not a religion of peace. As I understand it, they are at war with all non-Muslims until they have converted the entire world to Islam. Then they think there will be peace on earth.)

Three, concerning world leaders wanting Israel to withdraw from Gaza (which will let Hamas rebuild its military there): Israel has captured computers with thousands of hours of videos of Hamas terrorists torturing Palestinian citizens.

Many victims are chained to a torture area with a sack over their head, and they are crying and begging while a Hamas terrorist is beating them.

Some human rights activists have warned that this was happening, but the UN, EU, U.S., Arabs, and others ignored it.

(My opinion: It is not hard for me to believe that terrorists that would burn Jews alive, kill babies, rape women, and take hostages – as they did on Oct. 7, 2023 – would torture Palestinians to control them.)

Four, concerning the Battle of Gog and Magog: on Nov. 8, 2024, it was reported that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, posted the following message on X (Twitter).

  • The world will certainly see the day when the Zionists (Israel) are defeated in a resounding defeat by the resistance (Iran and its allies).

Iran will try to destroy Israel, but they will fail (Ezek. 38:18-23; Amos 9:15).

Five, concerning Iran: on Nov. 11, 2024, Joel Rosenberg (author, speaker, Editor-in-Chief of All Israel News) speculated that Trump’s election means that if Iran attacks Israel, Israel’s response will be much greater than it would have been under Harris.

The Ayatollah is now facing a great dilemma (just a couple of months to act before U.S. military support for Israel greatly increases), and he must back down on his threats to attack Israel or risk losing his oil wells, nuclear reactor, and a lot more.

(More: On Nov. 11, 2024, it was reported that the prospects for a ceasefire in Lebanon before Trump takes office look good. It is beginning to look like Israel will withdraw from Lebanon, Hezbollah will pull back across the Litani River, and Israel will retain the right to go back in if Hezbollah does not keep the agreement.)

(My opinion: Israel will eventually have to go back in because Muslims do not keep ceasefires and peace treaties. The claim that Islam is a religion of peace is false. The goal of Islam is to gain control of every nation on earth and force all people to worship Allah. To Islam, peace means everyone on earth must worship their god.)

(More: On Nov. 13, 2024, it was reported that Iran is postponing its promised third attack on Israel in the hope of reaching a deal with President-elect Donald Trump, who has taken a hard line on Iran.)

Six, concerning an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters at the end of the age, on Nov. 9, 2024, it was reported that some parts of Colorado received more than 4 ft. of snow.

Over a 3-day period, San Isabel (in the southeast area of the state) received 54.9 inches (probably a record).

Seven, concerning a peace treaty and the expansion of Israel’s borders at the end of the age: on Nov. 12, 2024, it was reported that Israeli Prime Min. Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to declare Israeli sovereignty over all the Jewish settlements and settlement blocks in Judea and Samaria after former Pres. Trump takes office.

It was also reported that Trump may not support it, but he probably wouldn’t oppose it either.

It appears that Trump wants it to be part of a normalization agreement.

We could know soon after Trump takes office.

Eight, concerning God’s promise to bless those that bless Israel and to curse those that curse Israel: on Nov. 12, 2024, Worthy News reported that Trump’s incoming U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said:

  • There is no such thing as the West Bank – it’s Judea and Samaria.
  • There is no such thing as settlements – they’re communities, they’re neighborhoods, they’re cities.
  • There is no such thing as an occupation.

Nine, concerning Huckabee’s appointment, Joel Rosenberg of All Israel News said:

  • Mike is a dear friend, a devout Evangelical follower of Jesus Christ, and one of the most influential pro-Israel voices in the Christian world.
  • His appointment is an unmistakable sign of just how seriously Trump regards the enormous influence of the tens of millions of Evangelical Christians in the United States who love Israel and the Jewish people.
  • This is the first time in history that an American president has chosen an ambassador to Israel who is so openly and unashamedly committed to his love for Jesus Christ and the Bible.

Here is my daily update on the Israel-Hamas war.

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 (Day 397) The three hundred and forty-second day of the resumed war. Day 175 of the attack on Rafah.

  • Hezbollah fired more than 150 rockets and about 20 drones at Israel.
  • Israel struck several targets in Lebanon in civilian centers south of the Litani River.

Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 (Day 398) The three hundred and forty-third day of the resumed war. Day 176 of the attack on Rafah.

  • Israel struck 20 sites in Lebanon north of the Litani River, killing at least 60 Hezbollah terrorists.
  • Hezbollah fired 120 rockets and several drones at Israel.

Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 (Day 399) The three hundred and forty-fourth day of the resumed war. Day 177 of the attack on Rafah.

  • Biden’s Defense Sec. (Lloyd Austin) warned Israel that it is at risk of losing access to some U.S. weapons if it does not produce credible evidence that it has improved the supply and distribution of aid to Gazan noncombatants.
  • Israel has captured or killed about 2,000 terrorists in Gaza in the last 3 weeks. The U.S. and UK struck 9 Houthi weapons facilities in Yemen.

Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 (Day 400) The three hundred and forty-fifth day of the resumed war. Day 178 of the attack on Rafah.

  • The U.S. and UK struck 9 Houthi weapons facilities in Yemen.

Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 (Day 401) The three hundred and forty-sixth day of the resumed war. Day 179 of the attack on Rafah.

  • The U.S. and UK struck 9 Houthi weapons facilities in Yemen.
  • Israel said it found a terror compound (command rooms, living quarters, weapon storage facilities, weapons, and combat equipment) under a cemetery in Lebanon and sent in hundreds of trucks and concrete mixers to fill it with about 159,000 cubic feet of concrete.
  • Israel assassinated a Hezbollah commander that killed the Prime Min. of Lebanon in 2005.

Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 (Day 402) The three hundred and forty-seventh day of the resumed war. Day 180 of the attack on Rafah.

  • Hezbollah in Lebanon fired about 175 rockets at Israel.

Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 (Day 403) The three hundred and forty-eighth day of the resumed war. Day 181 of the attack on Rafah.

  • The U.S. announced that Israel has improved the humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza, so the U.S. will not withhold the shipment of weapons to Israel.

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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What Do We Do Now? :: By Nathele Graham

Published on: by RR10

America just elected a president. We had two choices, and I believe America was on the brink of judgment. If we made the wrong choice, we would have faded into history. Many Americans felt the same way. Christians prayed – truly prayed for God’s mercy on us. Guess what? Prayer worked. Many people didn’t listen to the liberal news media pushing a Socialist agenda that would give open borders with free room and board to people coming here illegally, less freedom to hard-working Americans, and total acceptance of deviant lifestyles.

As it turned out, God isn’t done with America quite yet. Praise God for His mercy. Mr. Trump was elected and has set about undoing damage that has happened in the last four years and is moving forward to fix this nation.

This isn’t the first time in history that God gave a reprieve to a Gentile nation. Jonah was sent to the very wicked city of Nineveh, and they repented, and God didn’t destroy them. In this modern age, when America is filled with wickedness and deserves God’s wrath, Christians prayed, and God had mercy, so what do we do now?

First and foremost, thank Him, and thank Him again and again. Then, examine your life to see if you deserved His mercy. None of us are perfect, and we all have things we need to change in our life in order to be closer to God. Now would be a good time to do that. I’m not pointing fingers because there is plenty in my life that I need to compare to Scripture and change. This has been true for people throughout history. Remember, it’s those of us who love the Lord who need to draw closer to His ways and not accept as normal the wickedness of the world.

After the Temple was built, God told Solomon, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14).

It was God’s people who needed to obey God. I don’t know about you, but I would like for this land to be healed. People who don’t know God or who reject Him don’t know or care what He desires from us. So, it’s up to Christians to know Him and be obedient.

The first thing God told Solomon in the above verse was to humble themselves. Humility is something we all need to work on. It’s easy to be filled with pride and filled with our own self-interest. When we bow our knees to God and humble ourselves before Him, we will submit to His will, and we will obey His word. Judgmental attitudes will fall away, but judging in love with a righteous judgment will become natural. Jesus taught that we are to forgive others but also to “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24).

We have to judge things but not judge in order to condemn. We need to judge as to who we will be our friends and what lifestyles we should reject. In choosing to follow Christ in our judgments and decisions, we will love people but not follow them into sin.

“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48).

That perfection can only be achieved through faith in the shed blood of Jesus. It’s His righteousness, not our own feeble attempt at righteousness, that makes us worthy of God’s forgiveness.

The next directive that God gave to Solomon is to pray. Too often, we only pray when we’re in trouble. Then our prayer is earnest, begging for God to get us out of a predicament that we got into through our own lack of obedience to Him. Prayer should be as natural to a Christian as breathing. A prayer of praise, a prayer for wisdom and guidance, a prayer for the right words to say at the right time, a prayer for healing, a prayer for comfort, and on it goes.

The Apostle Paul wrote, “Be careful for nothing: but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” (Philippians 4:6).

Just talk with Him like a friend. If prayer isn’t a part of your life, you need to change that. Prayer doesn’t always need to be formal. When I see an ambulance drive by, I automatically ask God to be with the person who is in need of medical assistance, or when I drive by a funeral parlor where people are gathered, I ask God to comfort the mourners. God hears those prayers, just like He hears those said on bended knee.

Scripture encourages us to pray continually. “Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).

The next item on the list is “…seek my face.” How do we do that? Get to know God by studying Scripture from Genesis through Revelation. God reveals Himself to us through Scripture. He doesn’t hide from us, but we tend to hide from Him, just as Adam and Eve did when they sinned. They knew they had disobeyed God and tried to hide from Him. We sin and then stop fellowshipping with other Christians. This opens the way for new friends who don’t honor God to influence us to sin more, which causes us to want to hide from God. Remember, there is no sin so great that God will not forgive you. Humble yourself before Him and pray for His forgiveness. Study Scripture and learn all you can about God.

The Old Testament sometimes makes us feel that God is angry and looking for ways to condemn people. If you truly study Scripture, you’ll find that only those who had no love for God and lived life opposed to Him found judgment. Those who tried to please God always found mercy. King David truly loved God. Like all humans, David was a sinner. He committed great sin and seemed to not see his fault. He had a one-night stand with Bathsheba, who became pregnant. To cover his sin, David made sure her husband, a loyal soldier, was stationed in battle where he certainly would be killed. Under the Law, David should have been stoned to death for adultery and murder. When David was confronted by his sin, he immediately admitted his fault and humbly went to God in prayer.

“[[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.]] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness; according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest” (Psalm 51:1-4).

David didn’t treat his sin lightly, but he did seek God’s face. He admitted his sin before God and asked for forgiveness. Christians need to seek God’s face in this way. We need to understand that sexual encounters of any kind outside of a one man/one woman marriage is opposed to God. Sacrificing babies and calling it a woman’s right is pure Satan-inspired evil. Lying, gossiping, cheating, and stealing are all abominations to the Lord. When we seek God’s face, our sins will be revealed to us.

“If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us” (1 John 1:8-10).

Go to Him humbly in prayer and confess. He already knows your sin and has forgiven you of all sin when you gave your life to Jesus. The prayer for forgiveness is for you to understand the changes you need to make in your life when seeking God’s face.

The next item on the list of things God wanted Israel to do was “…turn from their wicked ways.” What is so appealing about sin? Whatever pleasure it gives is temporary and only brings sorrow. If you’re seeking God’s face, then you will certainly turn from the wickedness of sin. It’s a very sad comment on our society today that sin is taken lightly. Sexual sin is a very common transgression, and it leads to more sin, often in the form of abortion. It’s all wickedness. If all our sins, past and future, are forgiven, then why does it matter if we continue to sin? It matters to God.

Think very carefully about Jesus and what He chose to suffer through in order to forgive you. First of all, He left Heaven where He was worshipped and there was no evil. Yet, He chose to enter His creation as a baby, very humble and lowly. He was humbly born in a manger. He grew up like other children and then began His ministry. He was mocked by the religious leaders, but the common people followed Him. When the time came for Him to lay down His life, the torture inflicted upon Him was horrific. He was beaten, whipped, His beard was plucked out, and a crown of thorns was shoved on his head. The Roman soldiers paraded Him through the streets as He carried His cross, and when they arrived at Calvary, they pounded spikes into His hands and feet and then raised the cross for all to see. He suffered there for hours as His blood oozed out. He shed His blood to take our sin away. Why?

Because “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:16-18).

Jesus was willing to do that for you and me, so shouldn’t we humble ourselves, pray, seek God’s face, and turn from our wicked ways? Christians should lead the way in turning from sin.

God promised Israel that if they followed His directions, He would forgive their sin and heal their land. The election that America just had proves that God is full of forgiveness. The sin in this nation is beyond comprehension. Brothers and sisters, we prayed, and God answered even before we turned from our wicked ways. This fact is very humbling to anybody who is paying attention to the signs of the times and the state of the world. So, now what?

Remember that God forgave Nineveh, but they soon returned to their wickedness and were destroyed. America could face that judgment too. It’s time to turn back to God and honor Him by truly seeking Him. We need to love what God loves and shun Satan’s lies. God loves His people, the nation of Israel, and Christians. God loves sinners and wants them to come to salvation.

“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).

God wants everyone possible to come to salvation before it’s too late. As Christians, we should desire that also. In gratitude for what God has done for us, we need to share the Gospel with others.

What do we do now?

God has given us mercy, so we should show mercy to others. We must humble ourselves before the Lord and pray without ceasing. We need to seek the Lord with all of our heart every day. Brothers and sisters, we need to repent and turn from our wicked ways and live a life that pleases God. It’s not always easy, but it is what we need to do now.

God bless you all

Nathele Graham

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