With the events in the middle east getting hotter, we thought we should bring you up to date.
The message tells us we shall know the signs as they approach. The above picture is three of the main leaders of the “Eastern Block” that will soon go to war with the “Western Block”. Let us read further —
CURRENT EVENTS, THE PALESTINE SITUATION, AND HOW CLOSE THE SEPARATION?
I have been asked to give a study on current events, on the Palestine situation, and on the separation caused by the slaughter that is forecast in Ezekiel’s vision.
I wish that I could tell you all you want to know, but I cannot say how soon the separation, the purification of the church, (Testimonies, Vol. 5, pg. 80), will take place. God alone knows the time. All I know is that it cannot take place before we prepare the way, before our God-given work in connection with Ezekiel 9 is done.
Then it will come to pass that the Lord will suddenly come to His temple (the church) and purify the sons of Levi, the ministry (Mal. 3:1-3). But those who receive not the mark will fall under the slaughter weapons of the angels as did the unfaithful “first born” in the night of the Passover in the land of Egypt.
I am, however, certain that God will not keep us ignorant of the things we ought to know. If it becomes necessary for us to know ahead of time the day and hour of the purification of the church, the antitypical Passover, we will be told. Yes, we shall know at least as much in advance as Moses knew about the Passover in his day. He did not know months ahead the day and hour of the events that were then to take place, but he was instructed of his and of the people’s duties and of what to expect from day to day.
Neither did he know beforehand that they were to come up against the Red Sea, but as the cloud led them there, and as the Egyptians followed close behind, he was then told what to do. Moreover, at the time they crossed the Sea he did not know that they were to spend forty years in the desert nor that the grown-ups among them were to perish while on their journey to the Promised Land. ( 2 TG, no. 41, p.3-4)
But, you say, is there no prophecy concerning what the Jews are doing today in Palestine? Of course there must be a prophecy. Let me read it to you:
Zeph. 2:1-3 — “Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought His judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.”
These verses of Scripture, you note, are to meet fulfillment just before the “day pass as the chaff,” before the fierce anger of the Lord breaks upon the nation not desired. And while this undesired nation is gathering together, then it is that all the meek of the earth, those who have borne the Lord’s message “before the great and dreadful day of the Lord” (the church), are counselled to still seek meekness. There are, therefore, two peoples brought to view in these verses — the nation not desired and the meek of the earth. (2 TG, no.41, p.12-13)
…conditions have caused the world to consolidate into two great and hostile blocks, — the Western and the Eastern blocks, — not to mention the wars and rumors of wars all around us…
The churches, too, are taking sides with their respective block — Eastern or Western. (What will the Roman church do? She, too, will of necessity eventually join the Western block.)
Does it not look to you as though the world is getting ready for a church and state government? I have repeatedly pointed out that the world is unwittingly making a mighty effort to saddle the scarlet-colored beast of Revelation 17 and to mount there on BABYLON THE GREAT. We are headed for the church and state government which BABYLON THE GREAT symbolizes while riding the scarlet-colored beast, and when the war gets “hot” again, Babylon may then replace the United Nations thereafter. So it is seen that the world in its attempt to overcome the obstacles with which it is confronted, is as it were jumping out of the fire and falling into the frying pan, only because it is not taking God into partnership. (2 TG, no.41, p.16-17)
Ok, we see that in the very last days the two blocks will be formed, as they are now. But let’s look at the particular developments.
First, our very own USA is currently provoking Iran into some action it seems. We remember that we initiated the middle east wars and upheaval by bombing Iraq who we claimed had “weapons of mass destruction”. This later proved a false premise to go to war. Underneath it all was a secretive globalist plan to convert several middle east countries into puppet nations to do the bidding of GB, USA and Israel specifically. The vast oil riches no doubt is a key to their schemes.
As we have posted before in our King of the North post, the ringleader in all this is the Rothschild dynasty. Their goal is one world domination, but as present truth believers well know, this goal shall not prevail. The King of the North shall come to his end (Daniel 11:45) and so will this idea of one world domination. Instead, it will be a new ball game, the forces of God (144,000) versus the forces of Satan (Sunday worship- false religion)
Right now the main western block forces are GB, USA, FRANCE, GERMANY, AUSTRALIA. With Israel playing the “victim” card as bait for the scheme. The eastern block is RUSSIA, IRAN, TURKEY, SYRIA, CHINA and now possibly IRAQ. Iraq is a quagmire for the western block as it was defeated in the bombing campaign by USA in the 90’s yet today has regrouped with the help of Iran and other sympathetic Arab nations to attempt to be independent once more.
From a personal viewpoint, it seems that because the globalists have lost, for now, the idea of dominating Syria, they are instead concentrating on Iran. But the well-formed eastern block is much more united now than in 2014 when the western block attempted their overrun of Syria.
“Earlier this week, a rocket was fired into Baghdad, landing less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy. Although no one claimed responsibility for it, US intelligence believes that the Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq are responsible.
In the face of this, and the increasing tensions with Iran, the Pentagon has asked the US administration to send up to 10,000 troops to the region. These forces would include military Naval ships, intelligence units, and Patriot missile launchers.
According to US officials, the additional troops are not meant to counter Iran’s immediate threats, but to promote stability in the Middle East. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has aid that we don’t want to provoke Iran, rather deter them.
Our biggest focus at this point is to prevent Iranian miscalculation,” he said…
…Commander of Iran’s Army Major General Abdolrahim has aggressively said, “Thanks God, today, all army units enjoy high morale and full combat preparedness and if the enemy makes a miscalculation or strategic mistake, they will receive a response which makes them regret.” (Jerusalem Online, May 23, 2019)
Make no mistake, Iran is not Syria, Libya, Egypt or Iraq, they stand ready to meet the challenge with much more formidable weapons and armed forces. Russia being their close ally will not abandon it’s neighbor because to do so is to allow globalist encroachment in the direction of its own backyard and they, no doubt would be next. The Lord’s chess pieces are assembling perfectly for His plans.
May 27, 2019 at 10:55 am |
AN EYE OPENER