08/04/2012

        Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)

IAF Preempts Gaza Rocket Launch

 An IAF drone strike on Saturday preempted a terror cell attempting to fire rockets into Israel from Gaza.
Israeli "aircraft thwarted a rocket launch in the southern Gaza Strip," a military spokeswoman told AFP.

       

        Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)


Three days before cease-fire comes into force, Syrian army kills dozens

BEIRUT - The U.S. warned Syria this weekend that it won't be able to deceive the world about compliance with a cease-fire that is just days away. Regime forces pounded more opposition strongholds on Saturday in an apparent rush to crush resistance before troops must withdraw. Activists said more than 100 people were killed, including at least 87 civilians.

US warns Syria it can't deceive world over pullout

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. warned Syria it won't be able to deceive the world about compliance with a cease-fire that is just days away, as regime forces pounded more opposition strongholds Saturday in an apparent rush to crush resistance before troops must withdraw. Activists said more than 100 people were killed, including at least 87 civilians.




       Middle East (Psalm 83:1-4) (Rev 9:16) (Rev 16:12)

Egypt Deploys More Troops in Sinai

Egypt's Interior Ministry on Saturday said it is boosting its security deployment at the northern Sinai Peninsula.According to Cairo's regional commander Salah al-Masri, 150 special police forces were deployed to the area near the border with Israel.

        Magog Invasion – Iran, Russia (Ezekiel 38-39)

MK Hanegbi: Iran's capabilities limited

Israel not scared of Iran? The apocalyptic scenarios regarding Iranian retaliation to an Israeli strike are unfounded, as Iran's ability to harm Israel is limited, Knesset Member Tzachi Hanegbi says."I estimate, and not based on intuition, that there is no basis for the apocalyptic scenarios described around here regularly,"



Israel official: Iran official's comments prove existence of military nuclear program

An Israeli official says a prominent Iranian lawmaker's claim that Tehran has the capability to produce atomic weapons reinforces Israel's view that Iran's nuclear program has a military dimension.
The Israeli official reiterated on Saturday demands that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued last month: Iran must stop enriching uranium, remove all military-grade enriched material from the country, and dismantle its Fordo nuclear research site.
 
Exclusive: What were the six points Obama sent Khamenei through Erdogan?


debkafileAfter a two-hour, 15-minute conversation with US President Barack Obama in Seoul on March 25, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan undertook to fly to Tehran and personally hand Obama’s six-point message to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

         The Rise of the Far East

Contingency plans: Kim Jong-un promotes nuclear and missile chiefs to inner circle in preparation of rocket launch

April 7, 2012 – NORTH KOREA – Their elevation to senior military ranks is being seen by diplomats and intelligence experts as a sign that he intends sticking to the hard-line path laid out by his late father, whom he succeeded three months ago. It comes ahead of a planned long-range rocket launch by North Korea this week which has led to Japan and South Korea putting their armed forces on high alert, with both threatening to shoot the missile down if it approaches their territory.

          Nuclear Contamination (Rev 8:10-11)

Fukushima Reactor 4: Life On Planet Earth in the Balance

Diplomat Akio Matsumura is warning that the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan may ultimately turn into an event capable of extinguishing all life on Earth. Matsumura posted a startling entry on his blog following a statement made by Japan’s former ambassador to Switzerland, Mitsuhei Murata, on the situation at Fukushima.

     Famines, Drought, Floods, Earthquakes & Pestilences (Matthew 24:7-8) (Luke 21:11; 25) (Rev 6:5-8)


Santa Clara County rattled by 13 earthquakes in seven days

April 7, 2012 – CALIFORNIA – Thirteen earthquakes, averaging a magnitude of 1.9 on the Richter scale, struck Santa Clara County this week. The largest quake, with a magnitude of 2.9, occurred just nine miles north of Morgan Hill at 2:42 a.m. Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey website. Three tremors rocked the county on Friday alone, with a 1.8 magnitude quake striking three miles south of Los Altos and 20 minutes from Campbell at 5:11 p.m. A slightly smaller quake, registering at 1.5,

What’s melting so many glaciers in Antarctica? Searching for hidden volcanoes under the ice

April 7, 2012 – ANTARTICA - Mount Sidley, the highest volcano in Antarctica, may have a lot of company lurking out of sight. Scientists are using seismographs to hunt for hidden volcanoes in Antarctica. Scientists have used radar and other imaging technology to uncover some astounding finds under the East Antarctic Ice Sheet: A vast mountain range that rivals the Alps, and Lake Vostok, one of Earth’s largest lakes. Finally, seismographs can reveal hidden sources of seismic activity 


Nature silences wardrums in Kashmir- Up to 135 now feared dead and buried under 80 feet of snow

April 7, 2012 – PAKISTAN - An avalanche engulfed a Pakistani army battalion headquarters near the Indian border on Saturday, burying 124 soldiers and 11 civilians, with no sign of survivors 17 hours later, the military said. The snow left by the avalanche was up to 80 feet deep over an area a kilometer wide, state television quoted army spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas as saying.

06/04/2012

         Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)

Israel Warns: We'll Hit Hamas, Hizbullah for Terror Attacks

Israel has issued a new warning: any terror attack on Israel will be answered with the IDF firing on Hamas and Hizbullah.The new deterrence policy was announced Thursday night by IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz at a conference in the Gelilot army base.

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Abbas Denies Upcoming Meeting with Netanyahu

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas denied on Thursday the reports that he would meet Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu later this month.Kol Yisrael reported that Abbas, who spoke in a television interview, said that a meeting with Netanyahu is not on the agenda at the moment.



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       Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)

Iran, Hezbollah significantly increase aid to Syria's Assad

Iran and Hezbollah have significantly stepped up support for embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad, Western intelligence reports have revealed.The reports say that Iranian officers and Hezbollah militants have supplied arms to Syrian troops and trained them, to aid Assad in his months-long effort to crack down on anti-regime protests in the country.


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Syria violence worsening as deadline nears: U.N. chief

BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that Syria's conflict is deepening and attacks on civilian areas show no sign of abating, despite assurances from Damascus that it has begun withdrawing troops under an international peace plan.Residents of at least one area under fire from the forces of President Bashar al-Assad poured scorn on the official assertions that troops were pulling back in several cities before a cease-fire which is supposed to start on April 10.

    
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      Decline of United States (Hosea 4-14) 

19 Signs Of Very Serious Economic Trouble On The Horizon

Most Americans have no idea how much economic trouble is heading our way. Most of them just assume that everything will eventually “return to normal” just like it always has before and that those running our economy “know what they are doing” and that we should trust them to do their jobs. Unfortunately, these beliefs are being reinforced by the bubble of false hope that we are experiencing right now. For example, it is being reported that weekly unemployment claims in the United States have fallen to a four-year low.

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        Preaching the Gospel (Mat 24:14)

Prophecy Has Catholics and Protestants Watching Pope Benedict in April

As April 16th looms, speculation is mounting concerning the possible post-birthday retirement of Pope Benedict XVI. These speculations are fueled by statements last year from Italian media personality journalist and Vatican insider, Antonio Socci, who wrote in The Times of London, "In short: the Pope does not discard the possibility of resigning when he reaches 85 in April next year."

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Former Crystal Cathedral Pastor Writes About 'Dark Period' in His Life

Former Crystal Cathedral pastor Robert A. Schuller recently released an inspirational new memoir chronicling the "dark period" in his life when he left the California megachurch and how the challenge of being "down to nothing" taught him to put more trust in God."Everyone gets 'down to nothing' at some point in life," reads the description of the book, When You Are Down to Nothing, God Is Up to Something: 


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05/04/2012

       Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)

Rocket hits Israeli town of Eilat, no damage or injury: Officials

Israeli police authorities reported that a “Grad rocket” hit a construction site in Eilat during the early minutes of Thursday local time (around 2100 GMT on Wednesday), AFP reported.The rocket, “which was fired from Egypt… did not cause any injuries or damage,” the authorities said.Military officials of the Israeli regime also confirmed the incident, reiterating that there were “no victims or damage.”



‘Not a country’: ICC blocks Palestine war crimes probe

The ICC has refused Palestine’s bid for an investigation into the Israeli military offensive on the Gaza strip on the basis that Palestine is not a recognized state. Human rights groups have strongly criticized the move, while Israel has praised it.A prosecutor from the International Criminal Court said the investigation would get the go ahead only if the UN or its Security Council recognizes Palestine as a state.

       
      Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)

Russia's Lavrov Warns Against Arming Syrian Opposition

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, warned other nations again on Wednesday not to arm the Syrian opposition, saying it would only escalate hostilities. Speaking during a trip to Azerbaijan, Lavrov was quoted by The Associated Press as having said the Syrian opposition wouldn’t be able to overwhelm government forces even if it was supplied with weapons from abroad.

Syrian troops attack towns across country

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops launched assaults on several towns across the country on Thursday, activists said. The offensives appeared to be a push by President Bashar Assad's forces to make gains on the ground ahead of a cease-fire next week.The latest violence comes despite Assad's agreement to implement the cease-fire starting Tuesday. The truce is the keystone of a plan put forward by Kofi Annan, the joint U.N.-Arab League envoy, aimed at ending the country's yearlong crisis that according to the U.N. has claimed the lives of more than 9,000 people.

Violence rages in Syria despite diplomacy

Clashes, shelling and raids erupted across Syria on Wednesday, as high-level diplomats worked to foster peace in the restive country. Syrian activist groups reported government-instigated violence in the provinces of Homs, Idlib, the Damascus countryside and Deir Ezzor. At least 61 people were killed on Wednesday across Syria, the opposition Local Coordination Committees of Syria said.

U.N. council steps up pressure on Syria to comply with deadline to end violence

A U.S.-drafted U.N. Security Council statement would have the 15-nation panel step up the pressure on Syria by ordering it to comply with an April 10 deadline to halt fighting and withdraw its forces from Syrian population centers as Syrian forces pressed a crackdown on rebel bastions despite a truce pledge.The so-called “presidential statement”, drafted by the U.S. in cooperation with Britain, France and Germany, endorsing the timeline for ending a year-long conflict in...

         Magog Invasion – Iran, Russia (Ezekiel 38-39)

Clinton Warns Iran: Time Isn't Infinite for Diplomacy

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Iran on Wednesday that time was not “infinite” for diplomacy on its nuclear program and that “all options remain on the table” after a dispute over the venue of talks.




Western sanctions against Iran nuclear work failed: Iranian envoy

The West has imposed sanctions against Iran in a bid to create division between Iranians and the government, and to halt Tehran’s nuclear energy program, Kazem Gharib Abadi told the Nedelands Dagblad daily. He said that the sanctions have, however, failed to undermine Iran’s nuclear energy program as it relies on indigenous expertise and does not depend on foreign assistance.

'Confrontation with Iran may be delayed to 2013'

 A possible military confrontation with Iran may be postponed until 2013, senior defense officials said in recent weeks amid growing signs that the West’s economic crackdown on Iran is bearing fruit.In addition, while skeptical, the defense establishment is waiting to see what the outcome will be of the talks expected to begin in mid-April between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group comprised of the US, UK, France, Germany, Russia and China.

       Preaching the Gospel (Mat 24:14)

Is There Scientific Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ?

I believe the resurrection of Jesus Christ is an historical reality. The resurrection is on solid historical grounds, independently of what I am about to talk about. Jesus appeared to His disciples---the original skeptics of the resurrection---over a period of 40 days, offering them "many infallible proofs."

04/04/2012

          Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)

Netanyahu to call on Abbas to return to the negotiating table

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to send a letter to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in which he will call on him to return to the negotiating table, promptly and without preconditions.A senior Israeli official said the letter would be a response to a similar communiqué Abbas plans to relay to Netanyahu in the upcoming days.


Pro-Palestinian groups plan April 15 mass arrival in Israel

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists and their families plan to fly to Israel in mid-April to commemorate Land Day, a member of the event's organizing committee told Haaretz. "On April 15, more than 1,000 activists with European and other passports intend to fly to Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport for a Land Day event entitled 'Welcome to Palestine,'" he said.

      Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)

APNewsBreak: Syrian troops start pullout

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops began pulling out Tuesday from some calm cities and headed back to their bases a week ahead of a deadline to implement an international cease-fire plan, a government official said. The claim could not immediately be verified and activists near the capital Damascus denied troops were leaving their area.

They said the day regime forces withdraw from streets, Syria will witness massive protests that will overthrow the government.

U.S. calls for ‘urgent’ U.N. action if killing in Syria continues after April 10 deadline

The U.N. Security Council will have to take “very urgent and serious” action if Syria fails to meet an April 10 deadline to halt its military operations in protest cities, U.S. ambassador Susan Rice said Tuesday.U.N. Security Council members negotiated a statement backing the April 10 deadline that U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says Syria has accepted, as fierce clashes were reported between government forces and rebels.


Middle East (Psalm 83:1-4) (Rev 9:16) (Rev 16:12)

America’s dangerous game in Yemen

Washington has ramped up its efforts against Al-Qaeda in Yemen, launching dozens of air attacks targeting the terror group. However it risks getting drawn into another military operation abroad.
In March alone, Washington backed at least six air strikes, killing both militants and civilians.
The US has been encouraging the Yemeni government to crack down on the insurgents, who have recently built on their gains in southern Yemen.

Magog Invasion – Iran, Russia (Ezekiel 38-39)

Russian warships launch drill from Tartus versus US-Israeli-Greek naval exercise

Not 24 hours after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that a pre-emptive strike (by the US and/or Israel) would violate international law, Moscow put muscle into his warning: Tuesday, April 3, the Russian guided missile destroyer Smetliviy arrived in the Syrian port of Tartus from its Black Sea base for a naval exercise. The warship’s support group is on the way.

Global sanctions on Iran not working: Israel PM

The global campaign of imposing sanctions against Iran has so far failed to halt Tehran's controversial nuclear drive, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.

"The sanctions are painful, hard.. but will this bring about a halt or a retreat in the Iranian nuclear programme? Until now, it has not happened," Netanyahu told reporters in Jerusalem.

      
           Decline of United States (Hosea 4-14) 

 45 signs that America will soon be a nation with a very tiny elite...

The middle class is being systematically wiped out of existence in the United States today. America is a nation with a very tiny elite that is rapidly becoming increasingly wealthy while everyone else is becoming poorer. So why is this happening? Well, it is actually very simple. Our institutions are designed to concentrate wealth in the hands of a very limited number of people.Throughout human history, almost all societies that have had a big centralized government have also had a very high concentration of wealth in the hands of the elite.

        Nuclear Contamination (Rev 8:10-11)

 Fukushima: Government Insiders Warn Of Tokyo Evacuation Threat

Despite the fact that it long since disappeared from major news headlines, an editorial in one of Japan’s leading newspapers warns that the Fukushima crisis is still at a critical stage and that the Japanese government has drawn up contingency plans for the potential evacuation of Greater Tokyo’s 39 million residents.Fukushima’s reactor number 4, which holds 75% as much nuclear fuel as the entire Chernobyl

   Famines, Drought, Floods, Earthquakes & Pestilences (Matthew 24:7-8) (Luke 21:11; 25) (Rev 6:5-8)

Tornadoes in Dallas: Twisters touch down, tractor-trailers tossed (VIDEO)

At least two tornadoes touched down near Dallas on Tuesday. The National Weather Service declared a tornado emergency for Dallas-Fort Worth, as warning sirens echoed throughout the downtown area. The weather service issued tornado warnings for dozens of counties in the area.Reports of massive damage across North Texas were rampant, as local television news captured images of the ...

Winds at 140 km/h: Strongest storm in decades batters Japan (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

A powerful rainstorm is battering Japan, paralyzing traffic and leaving thousands of homes without electricity. The storm halted commuter trains and grounded more than 500 domestic flights in and around Tokyo.Three people have been killed and at least 305 injured by the rainstorm, which lashed Japan's main island of Honshu Tuesday. Public broadcaster NHK tallied at least 97 people injured across 17 prefectures.

Why Is The Heartland Of America Being Ripped To Shreds By Gigantic Tornadoes That Are Becoming More Frequent And More Powerful?

What in the world is going on in the heartland of America? Spring has barely even begun and we are seeing communities all over America being ripped to shreds by gigantic tornadoes. A lot of meteorologists claimed that the nightmarish tornado season of 2011 was an "anomaly", but 2012 is shaping up to be just as bad or even worse.  These tornado outbreaks just seem to keep getting more frequent and more powerful.

        Preaching the Gospel (Mat 24:14)

Middle East Crisis Conference: World Witnessing 'Very Final Part of End Times'

A conference focused on the current hostile climate toward Israel in the Middle East has revealed that a number of prominent historians and theologians believe the world is witnessing biblical prophecies related to the End Times unfold before its very eyes.Israel, the Church and the Middle East Crisis conference took place March 23-24 at Biola University in La Mirada, Calif., and was organized by Messianic Jewish organization

03/04/2012

                 Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)

IDF to set up first short-range rocket battalion, say army sources


The Israel Defense Forces is setting up a battalion for launching rockets into populated areas. The battalion, part of the Artillery Corps, will carry out missions that so far only the Israel Air Force could execute, IDF sources told Haaretz.Two weeks ago the ground forces approved in principle an Artillery Corps plan for setting up the IDF's first short-range rocket battalion next year.          


IDF officials: Missile attack on Israel would produce less than 300 casualties


Israel Defense Forces officials told cabinet ministers on Monday that should Israel undergo a coordinated missile attack, there would be less than 300 Israeli casualties. The number was mentioned by IDF officials during a discussion in Israel's security-diplomatic cabinet, Channel 10 reported on Monday, and is far lower than the number mentioned previously by Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who reportedly said that a maximum of 500 Israelis would die in such an attack

Iran, Others Propping Up Hamas

Hamas on Monday approved a Gaza budget for 2012 which is up 25 percent from last year, indicating donors including Iran are still heavily funding the terror group.
The chief of Hamas' budget committee Jamal Nassar told al-Arabiya the budget will be $769 million, compared to $630 million in 2011.

 

Peres: Bedouins integral part of Israel's future

"The future of the Bedouins is the future of the State of Israel – a future of peace," President Shimon Peres said Monday during a visit to Rahat. The president, who was accompanied by author Amos Oz and Rahat Mayor Faiz Abu Sahiban, also addressed Ben-Gurion University's plan to open a branch in the southern Bedouin town


                      Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)

US Officials: Assad is Winning

The Chairman of the House intelligence committee said Sunday that there are no signs that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is losing his grip on power. “We don’t see Assad’s inner circle crumbling,” Mike Rogers told CNN. The Syrian leadership believes “it is winning” against rebels trying to topple the government, Roger's added, citing classified US intelligence reports.



'Syria vows to withdraw all military troops from towns by April 10'

The Syrian government has informed international mediator Kofi Annan that it is implementing a plan to withdraw all military units from towns by April 10, Annan's spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said on Monday. If Annan, who is the joint special envoy of the United Nations and Arab League, is able to verify the withdrawal on April 10, then both the government and opposition forces have 48  hours to cease hostilities, he said.

         Magog Invasion – Iran, Russia (Ezekiel 38-39)

Russia, Iran set to counter US/Israeli strike against Iran. US-led naval drill

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issued a strong warning against a military attack on Iran Monday, April 2,, saying that a pre-emptive strike would violate international law. His comments, made during a visit to Armenia, stopped short of threatening (the US and/or Israel) of consequences. But they backed up and were in tune with the explicit threat from Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei last Thursday of strong Iranian resistance to foreign intervention in Syria and vow to defend Damascus as the “center of resistance against Israel.”

No date, place yet for Iran nuclear talks: Russia

 Russia said Monday that the date and place for talks with Iran on its controversial nuclear programme have not been set, despite a US announcement over the first such meeting in more than a year.

"The date and the place of the meeting have not been definitively set," Sergei Ryabkov, deputy foreign minister, told the Interfax news agency."The meeting could take place on April 13 or 14 or in the following days,

       Decline of United States (Hosea 4-14) 

The 15 Trillion Dollar Party

If you knew that you could live in luxury for the rest of your life but that by doing so it would absolutely destroy the future for your children, your grandchildren and your great-grandchildren would you do it? Well, that is exactly what we are doing as a nation. Over the past several decades, we have stolen 15 trillion dollars from future generations



'Massive Wealth Destruction' Is About to Hit Investors: Faber

Runaway government debts have triggered uncontrolled money printing that in turn will lead to inflation that will decimate portfolios, according to the latest forecast from "Dr. Doom" Marc Faber. Investors, particularly those in the "well-to-do" category, could lose about half their total wealth in the next few years as the consequences pile up from global government debt problems

       Famines, Drought, Floods, Earthquakes & Pestilences (Matthew 24:7-8) (Luke 21:11; 25) (Rev 6:5-8)

6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Mexico City, No Damage

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico City on Monday at 12:36 p.m. local time. The temblor, centered close to Ometepec in the southwestern state of Guerrero, was felt in Acapulco and Veracruz as well. Buildings swayed and people streamed out of offices, but no one was reported injured, nor was there .....



 Unexplained triple mystery ‘booms’ rattle houses in northern region of France

April 2, 2012 – FRANCE - A “thud” and even “three booms” were heard in the sky near Bigouden Wednesday night, March 23^rd. The phenomenon remains unexplained and apparently was repeated on the night of the 24^th from north to south of Finistere. There were reports also in Côtes d’Armor and Morbihan. But where do these sounds come from? “It sounded like a thud of a child stamping his feet on the wall of the neighbor,” one witness said. Testimonials are legions Bigouden.


New Zealand residents report ‘loud boom’ from large fiery meteor

April 2, 2012 – NEW ZEALAND – A spectacular, bright meteor that left a long trail in the sky has stunned witnesses in Wellington and Christchurch tonight. The WeatherWatch website has been inundated with reports of the fireball, which witnesses say rushed across the sky at about 6.30 pm. A Nelson resident described it as an “unbelievable”’ green, orange and white ball flying past at “super speed,” leaving behind a massive trail that lasted for nearly 10 minutes before dissipating