A Golden Age?

We hear a lot these days about a Golden Age, a phrase brought out into the light by the current American president. We remember other presidential catch-phrases. “A New World Order” comes to mind, from George H.W. Bush, who by all evidence didn’t have a Bible prophecy bone in his body. He didn’t seem to realize that his vision would be the antichrist system predicted in the New Testament.

A “golden age” can mean many things. Sometimes short-term prosperity and relative peace is attainable, though it never lasts.

Trump means an overall economic boom across the globe, rooted in America. He has been promising this for some time, though the bright gold has not filtered down to most of us yet.

At my age, I have never seen the world in such chaos. I remember the height of the Cold War. In those days, it seemed like things were spinning out of control.

Right now, they seem like the good old days.

We are seeing unprecedented things. It doesn’t feel like a Golden Age.

Interestingly, the same phrase was used by a surprising source: an IDF reserve general.

My friend Brian Schrauger interviewed Brig. Gen. Amir Avivi this week and the discussion was most interesting. Gen. Avivi kind of has our worldview:

“General Avivi believes the massive phase will last about a month, after which Iran will be defenseless—unable to pay salaries, command forces, or function as a regime.

“And here’s what struck me most: Avivi believes are living in biblical times. Just as Haman and his sons were hanged in the story of Purim (in the book of Esther), so this regime will be destroyed.”

Many people see parallels with the current action in Iran (Persia) with the Purim story from the book of Esther. This is very exciting! As you probably know, in the Medo-Persian empire of 2,500 years ago, Cyrus allowed Jewish captives from the Babylonian period to return home to Jerusalem. This on the heels of the famous story of the evil Haman seeking to destroy all the Jews in the kingdom. He and his sons were instead hanged on the gallows he had constructed for Jewish executions. Queen Esther saved her people. Now, hear Brian:

“Just as Cyrus freed the Jews 2,500 years ago, now Israel is liberating the Iranian people.

“General Avivi is confident: following this war will come peace agreements, economic boom, and massive aliyah (immigration). Israel, he says, is moving toward a golden age.”

Well, that’s certainly plausible. They must enjoy something of a “golden age” if they are dwelling in “safety” per Ezekiel. Notice too that amazing detail the general cited: massive immigration of worldwide Jewry to Israel. We also know from Scripture that the Jews are supposed to end up in Israel. Ironically, the psychopaths that adhere to Islam believe their purpose is to see the world’s Jews wind up in Israel, so they can be murdered by Allah.

Me, I’m looking far ahead to an even better Golden Age. One that the Lord of History will usher-in, for all eternity. No more cycle after cycle of wars and peace, peace and wars.

As the world spins further out of control—and the lunacy is off the charts—turn your eyes to Jesus. Let us continue to pray fervently for His long-awaited return.

Praise the name of the Lord.

(I hope you will be able to read my two new books, Zechariah 2 and The God That Answers by Fire. They were written to be apologetic tools for reaching the lost and boost the faith of believers!)

It’s 1967 All Over Again

It’s happening again.

It always does.

Israel’s lightning strikes on Iran (and let’s be honest, America’s performance is as astonishing) put them ahead of schedule. Iran is now defenseless: navy gone, air force gone, regular army drastically diminished. So now Israel has time to…destroy Hezbollah!

That’s right—today the IDF entered Lebanon, seeing an historic opportunity to thoroughly uproot those evil gargoyles. Netanyahu must be pinching himself.

And let’s talk about Bibi for a moment. I really do believe he’s reach Churchill status. Decades of vigilance, never moving from his premise that the head of the snake was Tehran. Remember, not only did he and his brothers see action as members of Israel’s elite counter-terrorism unit—their brother Jonathan was killed in combat. His death pushed the middle brother from a career in business to politics.

God’s Man for the Moment.

But the action now against Hezbollah is so huge. Hamas is a walking corpse, never to rise again. You see, once the rich funding from the head of the snake is gone, the terror proxies dry up.

So in a similar way that Israel was able to capture all of Judea and Samaria, including the coveted Temple Mount in 1967, there is now perhaps one opportunity to kill all the baby snakes, too. They seem intent on finishing the job, relishing it even.

Remember only a few years ago when the big scary statement was that Hezbollah had tens of thousands of rockets, and would one day overwhelm Israel?

Didn’t happen, did it?

Sometimes God kills 185,000 Assyrians in one night, and other times, God kills a bunch of Hezbollah with pagers. The ancient and modern intersect.

Again, I’m struck by the parallels. In 1967, Israel also had no plans going into that week to capture the Temple Mount, but they did. I had a personal thrill in 2017 when I entered Lion’s Gate at exactly the same time IDF troops had in ’67. From there it was a short jog to the Temple Mount.

Now, Israel has the opportunity to kill the last of their enemies as we celebrate Purim, the book of Esther epic. A few hours ago, Gadi Taub posted on X: “This is a repeat of the Book of Esther, in real time, and on the same dates. Jewish history sure puts secular beliefs through some tough tests.”

Indeed it does!

Also, in ’67, Israel almost begged Jordan to stay out of the fight. King Hussein however felt bound by his agreements with Egypt and plunged in. Big mistake. Within hours, Israel had captured the ancient heartland, forever (Amos 9:15).

Two days ago, Hezbollah stupidly fired rockets into Israel. Today, the IDF is roaming through Lebanon, killing Hezbollah. To say that the Arabs have been their own worst enemy for generations is an understatement.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of killing Iranian leadership that funds the proxies.

Israel is remaking the Middle East, similar to their daring actions in the summer of 1967. Remember, certain specific conditions from Scripture must be set before the great end-time prophecies can be fulfilled. But we are living in amazing times.

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