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Modern-Day King Cyrus.
President Harry Truman was the first world leader to recognize Israel as a state against the advice of his entire cabinet. Many of his staff threatened to resign if he endorsed the new nation. He actually told his staff that he wanted three days in seclusion to consider the matter. What he did during those three days would not be known for 50 years.
We now know what he was up to: He secluded himself in order to read the Bible! He read about King Cyrus who had helped the Jews return from Babylon to their homeland in 536 B.C. He wanted to be the second King Cyrus for the Jewish people; he wanted to be the “king” who helped them to return to their homeland after 2,000 years of wandering! ♥️
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The Fig Tree.
Jesus also said they would come back as a nation one day in this passage below:
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“Now learn this parable from the FIG TREE: When its branch has already become tender and PUTS FORTH LEAVES, you know that SUMMER IS NEAR. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, THIS GENERATION WILL BY NO MEANS PASS AWAY TILL ALL THESE THINGS TAKE PLACE.” Matthew 24:32-34
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(Jewish people return to their homeland)
The fig tree is always a picture of the nation of Israel. It blossomed indeed in 1948 when her people came back as a nation. The generation that witnessed their return would be the last generation before Jesus comes to take back control over the earth. That’s us, Church! Many people who witnessed this momentous event are now in their 70’s and 80’s.
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Psalm 48/1948.
In alignment with their return, Psalm 48 sounds like a glorious celebration!
Psalm 48:1
“Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised In the CITY of our God, In His HOLY MOUNTAIN.”
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So! The Jews have a city!
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“Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the great King. God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge.” Psalm 48:2-3
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Now it sounds like they’re back in their land, doesn’t it?!
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“WALK ABOUT ZION, And go all around her. COUNT HER TOWERS; Mark well her bulwarks; Consider her palaces; That you may tell it to the generation following. For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide Even to death.”
Psalm 48:12-14
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Woohoo! They are home at last!
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Further on it says,: “For behold, the kings assembled, They passed by together. They saw it, and so they marveled; They were troubled, they hastened away. Fear took hold of them there, And pain, as of a woman in birth pangs…” Psalm 48:4-6
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The United Nations.
“The king’s of the earth” sounds like The United Nations, doesn’t it? Not all voted in favor of Israel, of course, but enough of their number did. And, to the astonishment of the entire world, the Jews at last had a place to call home. They came back to their own land long ago promised to them by God.
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Many of the UN members were deeply troubled, even frightened, at the formation of a Jewish state. It’s beginning was definitely like that of a woman giving birth.
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Ancient Hatred.
Less than 24 hours later, the armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, who heretofore had no desire whatsoever to posses the mosquito-ridden, malaria-infested wasteland that was Palestine, invaded. Though they were the rightful owners of the land, their neighbors bore an ancient hatred instigated and fueled by the devil himself. He hates Israel and hates the Jews because from them came the Dragon Slayer Who defeated him: The Lion of the tribe of Judah! JESUS IS HIS NAME!
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These nations rose up in (un)holy anger, bound and determined to wipe the newly-formed state off the face of the earth. They had all the weapons and war machines they needed to bomb Israel into oblivion. But…….they failed MISERABLY! Why? Because what they didn’t bargain for was Divine intervention.
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Just like Zechariah said, His people did call on Him AND HE ANSWERED!! 🙌🏻
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Divine Intervention.
There are no lack of stories about inexplicable things that happened to the would-be invaders: Damaging hail storms that sprang up out of nowhere; missles that either hit nothing, mysteriously changed course, or simply failed to detonate. 😳
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America To The Rescue!
Pilots from America came to the rescue unbidden. They got word that Israel was being attacked by five Arab nations with no way to defend herself. Well, they responded to the call and came to their rescue AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.
The Israelis had purchased a hodgepodge of old planes left over from the war. These pilots flew into Israel at night and assembled them from spare parts, hoping to be able to make them fly…..and fly they did!
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The pilots from America went to work on them, volunteering their time and expertise. Then, they flew missions on behalf of the new state and were able to repulse their enemies on every side.
Imagine the shock and surprise of their Arab adversaries as planes from the direction of the nation they thought didn’t have an air force bombed their planes on the tarmac! They were shocked and dismayed, caught completely off guard!
David Bengurion called them “The finger of God.” How right he was. God did amazing things to protect and defend the fledgling nation, some which boggle the mind and cannot be construed as anything else but Divine intervention.
Many of their enemies even reported seeing incredible things, as shown in the picture below:
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Yep. Armies of warrior Angels! Others reported that their troops were unable to fire their weapons because their arms were paralyzed! Still others saw a giant arm from the clouds that indicated they should cease and desist their attack.
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Bear in mind that these and many other stories did not come from the Israelis. They came from the other side, from the other side: Syrians, Egyptians, etc. Amazing! 😮
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As you can well imagine, their enemies were terrified! Many surrendered without firing a single shot. They shouted “Salam, salam,” “peace” in Arabic. One soldier even “captured” an entire regiment, marching them to his commander at gunpoint.
Afterward, many of the attacking forces voiced a great respect for this powerful God Who was quite obviously protecting His people.
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Earth Shattering Discovery Of 1947.
Just prior to the Israel’s return to their land, in the Spring of 1947, a Bedouin boy was tending his heard of goats in the barren Judaea desert near the Dead Sea. One of them went missing so he went to look for it.
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He could hear its cries for help. As he followed the sound, he heard it bleating in a cave somewhere nearby.
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Now, there are a lot of caves in this region. It is VERY dangerous for you to go into them. There are so many in fact that, if you get in trouble, it’s nearly impossible for anyone to find and help you. The young boy, knowing this, threw some stones into a cave as a precaution. But he heard a sound he did not expect: The crack of his stone hitting an earthen jar. Thinking he had stumbled upon some ancient treasure, he climbed into the cave to see. Guess what he discovered?
The Dead Sea scrolls!
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This has been called THE MOST IMPORTANT HISTORICAL FIND OF ALL TIME!
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Scholars soon began pouring over them. Of particular interest was the scroll of Isaiah written on sheepskin 2,000 years earlier, from the time of Jesus. Incredibly, they found it to be WORD FOR WORD ACCURATE with our modern-day copies of the book!
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In all, a total of ten caves were eventually discovered!
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Who allowed this discovery? Our God, that’s Who! The scrolls were able to be preserved for all that time because the Dead Sea area, the lowest place on planet earth, is very, VERY dry. Hardly any rain falls there: Less than one inch per year.
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This, of course, is all God’s wisdom. It’s his way of assuring us that if His word is that accurate, YOU CAN TRUST HIM…..NOW! If He says His word is life and health to all our flesh, IT IS! If He says He will protect you from every evil and His angels will guard you, IT IS SO.
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Psalm 49/1949
How curious that this discovery happened just before the state of Israel was born. 🤔 Psalm 49 it says the following:
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“Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, Both low and high, Rich and poor together. My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding. I WILL INCLINE MY EAR TO A PROVERB; I WILL DISCLOSE MY DARK SAYING ON THE HARP.” Psalms 49:1-4
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(22 stringed Davidic Harp.)
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Revealing Dark Sayings.
Remember, David was the main psalmist. He played the psalms he wrote on his HARP. Well, Hebrew is not only a form of picture writing, like Chinese, but each of the 22 letters is also a musical note. “Coincidentally (?)” David’s harp had 22 strings. He could quite literally play the psalms on his harp by knowing which note corresponded to which letter.
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From 1949 on, God began to reveal His “DARK SAYINGS” to the Jewish people. More of their number have found Y’Shuah as their Messiah THAN EVER BEFORE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.
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Still skeptical? Think this is all just coincidence? Let’s check out some other events and see if they line up.
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Psalm 67/1967.
According to the rabbis, Psalm 67 is a priestly prayer. In order to pray this prayer the temple must be present. Remember what happened in 1967? The 6-day war. It was 6 days in the 6th month of the 6th decade. (I’m sure you caught the “666” reference. This is God’s “wink and a nod” to us that we are in the age of the Antichrist.)
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When all the dust settled, the Jewish people got back Jerusalem INCLUDING THE WESTERN WALL OF THEIR ANCIENT TEMPLE! Amazing! The last time Israel conquered anything in 6 days was all the way back when Joshua led them as they conquered Jericho! 👈
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Great Moves In Israel And The Church.
After the events of both 1948 and 1967 where God restored something back to Israel, there were great moves of God in the Church. You see, the fig tree–Israel–is always blessed first. Afterward, he blessed the vine–the Church. Fig tree and vine move together.
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In the 1950’s there was an outpouring of God’s spirit on the Church. They called it “the voice of healing.” It was so easy to get healed back then! Then in the 1970’s there was the Charismatic movement. Great revivals, people being saved and great growth in the Church.
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Psalm 80/1980.
Now, let’s jump to Psalm 80 which says:
Psalms 80:8-11
“You have brought “A VINE” out of Egypt; You have cast out the nations, and planted it. You prepared room for it, And caused it to take deep root, And it filled the land. The hills were covered with its shadow, And the mighty cedars with its boughs. She sent out her boughs to the Sea, And her branches to the River.”
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Vine here is singular. Why? To what or whom is it referring? The Egyptian president, Anwar Sadat. Why do I say that? Let’s take a look at what happened in 1980.
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Egyptian Vine.
President Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, signed a peace treaty with each other and Egypt became Israel’s first ever SINCERE Arab ally. Never before had an Arab nation made peace with Israel. In the Psalm above, God speaks of “A vine out of Egypt.” Egypt usually typifies the world; but in this instance, there is a “Vine;” a singular vine…..coming out of the naion of Egypt, of all places!
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Then, this vine was destroyed.
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Psalm 80:12-13 “Why have You broken down her hedges, So that all who pass by the way pluck her fruit? The boar out of the woods uproots it, And the wild beast of the field devours it (the vine).”
(President Anwar Sadat assassinated)
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The year after making peace with Israel, President Sadat was watching a parade commemorating the 6-day war when terrorists drove by and sprayed a hail of bullets in his direction. He was hit seven times and died that very day. God refers to these terrorists as “The boar” out of the woods that destroyed this vine. They were the “wild beasts” that devoured it.
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Sadat paid for that peace with his life. 😔
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The Yom Kippur War.
Why was Egypt so anxious to sign a peace treaty with Israel in the first place? Seven years earlier in1973 during the Yom Kippur war, the Egyptian Army ran into several “issues” when they tried to attack Israel, suffering heavy casualties.
This is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar year, the Day of Atonement. No one was out in the streets because they were all in their synagogues. There was no one home watching television, there were no radio communications, there was nothing and no one to warn of an imminent attack.
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Many strange stories about what happened to the Egyptians have come out. One of their top generals stopped his troops’ advance because he saw a huge arm extending down from the clouds and holding up a hand, indicating they must stop. They were terrified, of course, so they stopped. But their stop was just long enough to give the Israelis time to gather their forces and retaliate.
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Some of their trucks were poised on the mountains of Israel and would have successfully caught them by surprise had it not been for hail stones that pelted their trucks and armaments, crippling their equipment. The hail storm came out of a clear, blue sky, seemingly from nowhere!
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If you’d like to read more on that story, you may follow the link below:
Hand Of God.
So what do you think? Is God’s hand on Israel or what? Does God keep His promises and protect His people? YOU BETCHA!!! But He is also thinking about His Church. He left all of this in His word for us to find so we would have greater and greater assurance that He is totally in control of us, our future, and that all that is happening in this world is coming to pass, just as was foretold long ago. We can rest assured that all is going according to HIS plan but most importantly that His word is TRUE. It is ACCURATE. It is TRUSTWORTHY; HE IS TRUSTWORTHY. 🙌🏻
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And Finally…
There is SO MUCH MORE to tell but I think this article is long enough. Isn’t it wonderful, however, to know how much we are loved and protected by our Daddy. How exciting it is to watch God’s word, look at events of today, and see Bible prophecies unfold before our very eyes. ♥️ Like Israel, WE ARE NOT AFRAID. Psalm 91 assures us, “A thousand shall fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.”
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Child of God, Daddy is watching you. It’s plain to see that there are blessings upon blessings upon blessings for us and our Jewish “relatives” especially in this:
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THE 19TH BOOK.
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Epilogue:
Psalm 116 corresponds to the year, “2016.” That particular year saw great upheaval and great transition, first for Israel; then for the Church, particularly in America.
As for the Jewish people, in June, Israel and Turkey reached agreement over 2010 Gaza flotilla raid and normalized relations. In September, the US agreed on a military aid package worth $38 billion over next 10 years for Israel, the largest such deal in US history. The previous pact, set to expire in 2018, saw Israel get $3.1 billion annually.
In December, Israel suspended working ties with 12 countries that voted for a Security Council resolution condemning settlement building, after the US for the first time abstained from the vote rather than using its veto.
As for the Church, for eight long years in America especially, it was subjected to a “Ruler” who did not serve or honor the God of the Bible. Christianity came under fire in our nation and Israel was all but abandoned as this evil leader sided with her enemies. It seemed as if the whole world was turned upside down.
But we prayed. We trusted in the Lord God of Hosts, and HE ANSWERED! Look at Psalm 116 and how it corresponds to 2016:
Psalm 116:1-5
“I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow. Then I called upon the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
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Church, the fight is far from over. But our God is a good Daddy. Oh yes! Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful! He shows us over and over again how He loves and protects His people, particularly here in the 19th Book!
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Shalom.
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