An Explosive Situation in the Middle East

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Sources: Israel bombed Iran forces in Syria

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

Commentary

Israeli jets just attacked a military convoy that crossed into Lebanon from Syria. The reports indicated that Israel was attacking the transfer of high-tech weapons to Hezbollah.

This is huge escalation of the war. Israel has warned and warned it would not allow Hezbollah to obtain these weapons and would go to war. Syria said if Israel attacked it would start a regional war. Iran said that an attack on Syria was the same as attacking Iran. This situation is now explosive.

Israel has put Syria and Iran on notice that it is ready for war. This attack was real “in your face” to Iran, as reports claim that Israel’s target was the Iranian army operating with Syria.

This also shows the end game for Assad. If these weapons are being transferred to Hezbollah, it means that Assad’s days are now numbered. If he goes quietly, it means that the Muslim Brotherhood will take over and be right on the border with Israel!

Assad and the Syrians threatened to destroy Israel and now look at this country! It is only going to get worse for Syria as whoever wins will move to destroy Israel. According to the Bible, Syria and Damascus have no future and are about to disappear in an all-out war with Israel.

Israeli Airstrike Hits Truck Convoy In Syria 01/30/13 It appears that Israel is not letting Hezbollah obtain advanced weapons from Syria. Israel said that the transfer of these type weapons would start a war.

“Israel conducted an airstrike inside Syria overnight near the border with Lebanon, hitting a convoy of trucks, U.S. and regional officials said Wednesday.The regional officials said Israel had been planning in the days leading up to the airstrike to hit a shipment of weapons bound for the Islamist militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. They said the shipment included sophisticated, Russian-made SA-17 anti-aircraft missiles, which would be strategically “game-changing” in the hands of Hezbollah.”

Sources: Israel bombed Iran forces in Syria 01/30/13 This is very interesting as it brings in Iranian forces as the target of the bombing. This is just a foreshadow of what is coming.

“Israeli fighter jets bombed targets in Syria and Lebanon that included weapons caches and senior members of the Iranian Quds Force, according to informed Middle East security sources.The Quds Force is an elite international operations unit within Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps tasked with exporting Iran’s Islamic revolution. It reports directly to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”

Israeli Jets Blast Arms Shipment Inside Syria 01/30/13 Syria states that Israel attacked a military facility inside of Syria. What is Syria going to do?

2 Iron Dome batteries deployed in north Israel 01/30/13

Syria fears send gas mask demand north 01/30/13

More from John McTernan on the subject of Israel and its enemies.  Please keep in mind God's warning in Obadiah 15 regarding nations that mess with His chosen people in Israel, especially since Obama is committed to harming Israel as he arms her enemies.

"The day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head."

Commentary

Map of Israel attack on Syria

Israel may feel need to strike Syria again 01/31/13 Israel is now openly talking about more attacks on Syria. Syrian WMD and high tech missiles must be destroyed. It appears that Assad is now so weak, that Israel feels compelled to move. The West will not move, so Israel is now taking matters into its own hands. Wow, is this explosive. Will Iran attack or back off. Assad is so weak that Iran may not be able to save him. Hezbollah is now isolated with Assad losing the war. The war could start now or later after Assad falls and the Muslim Brotherhood takes over. The next few weeks are going to be real tense as this plays out.

“Tzachi Hanegbi, an incoming lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party and a former chairman of parliament’s influential foreign affairs and defense committee, signaled Thursday that Israel could be compelled to act on its own. While Israel’s preference is for Western powers to gain control over Syria’s arms stockpile, he said there are no signs of that happening.”

Aide to Egyptian President Morsi claims Holocaust a US hoax 01/29/13 Obama is sending our top war planes and tanks to this country. Obama is aiding and abetting the enemies of Israel. He is preparing Egypt for the all-out with Israel. Because Obama is doing this to Israel, how can war and death NOT come to America? What he is doing to Israel always comes back on America. I believe that God is raising up North Korea with nuclear weapons to attack America.

“A key figure in Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s government called the Holocaust a hoax cooked up by U.S. intelligence operatives and claimed the 6 million Jews who were killed by Nazis simply moved to the U.S.“The myth of the Holocaust is an industry that America invented,” Shihab-Eddim said, leaving no room for doubt that the Egyptian government — like Iran’s — has at the very least significant elements that deny one of history’s best documented genocides.“U.S. intelligence agencies in cooperation with their counterparts in allied nations during World War II created it [the Holocaust] to destroy the image of their opponents in Germany, and to justify war and massive destruction against military and civilian facilities of the Axis powers, and especially to hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki with the atomic bomb,” Shihab-Eddim said.”

The message is always the same. Keep growing closer to the Lord in faith and never take your eyes off the Lord Jesus coming for His church.

May the Holy God of Israel bless and protect you.

Zechariah 14:12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.

Israel and the Middle East War

UN ‘gravely concerned’ over alleged Israel strike in Syria 01/31/13 Apparently Syria was transferring weapons to Hezbollah but not a word about this from the United Nations. Israel is supposed to sit back and do nothing about this. The UN is really useless. Israel warned that it would attack if the weapons were transferred. This shows just how tense the region is and war can break out soon.

“UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed “grave concern” on Thursday over reports that Israeli jets bombed a convoy near the Lebanese border, apparently hitting weapons destined for Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.”The Secretary-General calls on all concerned to prevent tensions or their escalation … and to strictly abide by international law, in particular in respect of territorial integrity and sovereignty of all countries in the region,” Ban’s press office said in a statement.”

UN: Israel Must Withdraw From Judea, Samaria 01/31/13 The tension is building as the UN is starting to bully Israel over the land. This means judgment on the world as the UN represents the world and most of the nations are against Israel. This is fast coming to a head.

“Israel must, in compliance with Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, cease all settlement activities without preconditions,” the report said in part. “It must immediately initiate a process of withdrawal of all settlers from the occupied Palestinian territories.”Israel’s Foreign Ministry responded in a fiery statement immediately to the report, which claimed that Jewish settlement activity only “hampers peace efforts.”In response, Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said, “The Human Rights Council has sadly distinguished itself by its systemically one-sided and biased approach towards Israel.”

UN Inquiry: Israel Must Remove Settlers or Prosecution Possible 01/31/13 The UN is now playing with fire by threatening Israel over the land. Remember, the UN represents the nations of the world.

Syria Warns of ‘Surprise’ Response to Israel Attack 01/31/13 Israel has Assad in a bind. If he attacks Israel, he will lose his military and the war with the Muslim Brotherhood. If he attacks Israel, it could unite the Arabs behind him. He knows that if he attacks Israel, it will start an all-out war. It looks like Israel is baiting him, and at the same, time destroying weapons he was transferring to Hezbollah.

Russia concerned with Israeli ‘attack’ in Syria 01/31/13 The article contained an interesting quote from Hezbollah which follows:

“Meanwhile, the Hezbollah terror organization released a statement condemning the “Israeli attacks on the scientific research center in Syria.” The statement said that “the attack is in line with Israel’s aggressive and criminal ways and was made in accordance to a policy which attempts to prevent any Arab or Muslim force to develop its military and technological capabilities.”

Hagel confronted over Israel comments on Al Jazeera during hearing 01/31/13 This man shows the heart of Obama as he is against Israel and pro Iran! 

Joint Chiefs: Looming Cuts Would ‘Hollow’ Military 01/31/13 This is exactly what Obama wants to do. He is an agent appointed by the Holy God of Israel to destroy America. He cannot be stopped unless the church repents and cries out to the LORD. At this point, the church has no intention of doing this, so the destruction will continue until America is destroyed.

“Should this looming readiness crisis be left unaddressed, we will have to ground aircraft, return ships to port, and stop driving combat vehicles in training,” said the Jan. 14 letter from Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and his colleagues. “We are also now planning for the potential to furlough nearly 800,000 defense civilians who are essential to critical functions like maintenance, intelligence, logistics, contracting, and health care.”

1,100 Green Berets Sign Letter Supporting 2nd Amendment 01/31/13 This shows cracks in the military against Obama and the Hard Left. As Obama moves to destroy the military, it is possible that a coup could arise. If the country heads toward civil war with an economic meltdown, I think it is very possible that the patriots in the military could step forward. They are being weeded out and being replaced by the Hard Left, but maybe there are enough to make a stand. This is coming fast, so in a short time we will know.

McTernan's insights regarding the economy:

Suicides Rise Sharply With Recession: 01/30/13 As the economy fails, there is a sharp rise in suicides. This is because people have lost faith in the system, have no hope and succumbed to the pressure. The economic pressure is not going to get better but worse. The US economy is now contracting at an alarming rate. This is going to cause fear, hopelessness and suicides for those who are not anchored by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

I repeat that this is not going to get better, but will not rapidly increase into a complete economic meltdown. I hope that you are living by faith and not anchored into this dying economic system.

“New research has shown suicide rates are up sharply since the beginning of the 2008 economic crisis.A new study by researchers in the UK found that males make up the bulk of suicide deaths.

CALM (the Campaign Against Living Miserably) reported that males between the ages of 30 and 44 were the most at risk. They also reported that men between aged 45 to 59 have seen a significant jump in suicide deaths between 2007 and 2011.The research found that males in the UK under 35 were more likely to commit suicide than die in a road accident, from murder or from HIV/AIDS.”

The way to escape the fear that is right in front of us is to live by faith in the word of God. God promises to provide for us, if we do things His way. His way is to give and trust in Him and not this corrupt system. Pray and ask the Lord to guide your finances and trust in Him. If you cannot trust in Him now, what are you going to do when the meltdown hits? I also recommend that you store food and supplies as God leads you. The recent buying up of guns and ammunition, shows just how fast supplies can disappear.

Above all, always look to Jesus, and His coming for His bride. World events can swirl all around us, but we NEVER take our eyes off the Groom coming for His bride.

May the Holy God of Israel bless and protect you.

Hebrews 12:1,2 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Financial Armageddon

I was thinking about the huge drop in the economy and Obama’s inauguration in which he enshrined sodomy into the US Declaration of Independence. While he was making that speech, the government statisticians were going over the records to show the economy had collapsed! This report came out just nine days after Obama declared that the Declaration of Independence included sodomy. There is NO doubt in my mind that God is going to crush the American economy over the sin of homosexuality. See my teaching: Homosexuality vs God’s Holiness

GDP Shows Surprise Drop for US in Fourth Quarter 01/30/13 This was a huge drop and shows what is coming. Obama’s tax increases, along with Obamacare, are going to send the nation reeling into a depression. It is on the way with no way to stop it. I believe that this is all part of Obama’s plan to destroy the nation. He is doing it right before our eyes.

“The U.S. economy posted a stunning drop of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter, defying expectations for slow growth and possibly providing incentive for more Federal Reserve stimulus.The economy shrank from October through December for the first time since the recession ended, hurt by the biggest cut in defense spending in 40 years, fewer exports and sluggish growth in company stockpiles.The Commerce Department said Wednesday that the economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter. That’s a sharp slowdown from the 3.1 percent growth rate in the July-September quarter.”

Economy Contracts for First Time in 3½ Years on Defense-Spending Cuts 01/30/12 This gives more information.

End of Payroll Tax Cut Hurt Economy More than Expected 01/30/13

Wiedemer to Moneynews: Economy Could Be ‘Significantly Worse’ Than US Says01/31/13 It is much worse as the Obama tax is about to kick in. I just cannot see this economy holding up this year. This huge drop in the gross domestic product (GDP) shows just how tenuous things are.

Art Laffer: ‘Whole Economy is Shrinking’ 01/31/13 This is why I do not think the economy will last the year. Obama has the “pedal to the metal” to destroy it with debt.

“Economist Art Laffer Wednesday called the contraction in the U.S. economy “catastrophic” and predicted that it would continue to shrink without spending restraints and lower business tax rates. “You have the whole output of the economy shrinking. Not just expanding more slowly, it`s absolutely shrinking,” Laffer told Fox News’ Eric Bolling Wednesday.”That’s catastrophic,” the former adviser to President Ronald Reagan added.”You can explain some of that by sequestration, and defense spending was down lot and all that. But you still have a rotten economy. And it’s still too bad. We know how to fix it, by the way, a low rate flat tax, spending restraint, sound money, free trade.”