ISRAEL UPDATE: 8.7.21 - Israel's Superman

Israel's Superman - By Terry James - https://www.raptureready.com/2021/08/05/israels-superman-by-terry-james/ Listening recently to the great Bible teacher, Les Feldick, on his television program that first aired sometime in the early 2000s, I heard him telling of when he and hiswife visited Israel. The visit was in the mid 1990s, I think. Les said that they were at a restaurant and a young, Jewish man approached them at their table. They were obviously visiting Americans, and the man, as I take it, wantedto quiz them a bit about the reason for their visit to his country. Feldick said he learned through the introduction that the young man was a product of Yeshiva, the study institution for Jewish boys. Their conversation somehow got around to the Jewish view of the Messiah and how each viewed who this person would be and what he would do—his role on behalf of Israel. Les first explained that his view—as a Christian—is that the Messiah had already visited Israel. He was God’s Son, and would come again to institute the Millennial Kingdom,etc. The Jewish man said, during their cordial conversation, that they didn’t believe Jesus had been their Messiah, and that the Jewish studies taught that Mashiach—the Messiah—willbe a superhuman person, but not deity. This brought to my thinking the visit Adolf Hitler reported at one point while he was Germany’s infamous Führer. Hitler said he was suddenly confronted by a being whilesitting in his office. The visitor was a profoundly commanding figure that assured him, Hitler, that he would be the savior of Germany; he would restore Germany and its people to greatness. Hitler described the personage as “Überman,” a man that transcended mere mortal men. The being was a superman, of sort, der Führer implied. This reported visitation was brought to mind when remembering other research I’m doing for a novel I’m tentatively giving the title MESSIAH. This is what the young Jewish man mentioned above was taught: The mashiach will be a great political leader descended from King David (Jeremiah 23:5). The mashiach is often referred to as “mashiach ben David” (mashiach, son of David).He will be well-versed in Jewish law, and observant of its commandments (Isaiah 11:2–5). He will be a charismatic leader, inspiring others to follow his example. He will be a great military leader, who will win battles for Israel. He will be a great judge,who makes righteous decisions (Jeremiah 33:15). But above all, he will be a human being, not a god, demi-god or other supernatural being. It has been said that in every generation, a person is born with the potential to be the mashiach. If the time is right for the messianic age within that person’s lifetime,then that person will be the mashiach. But if that person dies before he completes the mission of the mashiach, then that person is not the mashiach. (Blogs by David M. Levy, May 2020, Copyright 5758-5780 (1998–2020), Tracey R Rich) Hitler’s own, twisted vision of the super race (Aryan) was based largely on the demonically inspired writings of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. In Der Wille zur Macht (“The Will to Power”), Nietzsche declares: A daring and ruling race is building itself up…. The aim should be to prepare a transvaluation of values for this new man, —most highly gifted in intellect and will. Thisman—and the elite around him will become the “lords of the earth.” Nietzsche’s concept of the coming “Übermensch” (superman) demonstrates Satan’s power to delude, deceive, and blind the human race to truth. Israel is no exception. Because of the nation’s rejection of their Messiah, the Lord allowed them to become blinded by Satan for the time being—blinded to truth regarding who Jesus Christ is andwhat He truly means to Israel’s future. This is what Paul says about the matter: For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until thefulness of the Gentiles be come in. (Romans 11:25) Mankind, as well as God’s chosen nation, the Jewish people, continues to long for someone—some system—to save them from some unknown fate they instinctively and fearfullysense is just beyond the immediate horizon. The Antichrist they will accept, Jesus has foretold. Him, Jesus, they rejected. The price will be paid for that rejection by the whole world of rebels because of their unbelief. Thankfully, a remnant of Israel will be supernaturally saved, preserved to inherit the millennial kingdom. So will a remnant of Gentiles. All will then thrive under theKing of all kings, the Lord Jesus Christ. God’s Word promises that this phoney superman whom many will accept will be destroyed with the breath of the Saviour’s mouth while He breaks through the black clouds ofevil at the time of Armageddon. He will speak the words that will end the ages-long wickedness of earth’s history. Again, I believe those words might well be the same as the Lord spoke that stormy day on the Sea of Galilee: “Peace, be still.” ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Stage Is Being Set For A War Between Israel And Iran To PotentiallyBegin Before The End Of 2021 - by Michael Snyder - http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/the-stage-is-being-set-for-a-war-between-israel-and-iran-to-potentially-begin-before-the-end-of-2021/ The clock has been ticking for a long time, and now Israel is telling us that Iran is �only around 10 weeks away from acquiring weapons-grade materials necessary for a nuclearweapon�. The Israelis have always been very clear about the fact that they will never, ever allow the Iranians to get to that point, and so that would appear to leave only 10 weeks remaining to avert a major war in the Middle East. And let us certainly hopethat war can be averted, because a major war in the Middle East could easily spark a full-blown global war. U.S. relations with both Russia and China continue to deteriorate very rapidly, and the Biden administration is being very aggressive with both of them. Most Americans don�t pay much attention to foreign policy these days, and that is because they don�t think that it will ever affect them personally. But the truth is that what is going on in the Middle East is of the utmost importance. A major war in the Middle East would deeply affect everyone, and right now the stageis being set for one to potentially begin before the end of 2021. Of course I am not setting any dates and I am not making any predictions. I do not know if the war between Israel and Iran will start this year, next year or some time thereafter. Butat some point there will be war. You can take that to the bank. The Iranians are not going to give up their nuclear program, and the Israelis will never allow them to get to a point where they can produce their own nuclear weapons. On Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz was asked a direction question about this, and he responded by saying that �Israel is ready to attack Iran�� �Israel is ready to attack Iran, yes,� Gantz told Ynet on Thursday. �We are at a point where we need to take military action against Iran. The world needs to take action against Iran now,� he added according to a translation of his commentstweeted by Ynet journalist Attila Somfalvi. In case there was any confusion about this, Gantz gave us even more to chew on during remarks that he made to diplomats from UNSC members� �Iran has violated all of the guidelines set in the JCPOA and is only around 10 weeks away from acquiring weapons-grade materials necessary for a nuclear weapon,� Gantztold ambassadors from countries on the United Nations Security Council during a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. �Now is the time for deeds � words are not enough,� he added. �It is time for diplomatic, economic and even military deeds, otherwise the attacks will continue.� 10 weeks from now would put us in the second half of October. Let us hope that something changes between now and then. It is always possible that Gantz is simply attempting to intimidate Iran and that an actual attack is not actively being considered. Because otherwise what Gantz is doing does not make any sense at all. If I was in his shoes, there is no way in the world that I would telegraph a potential attack. If you are going to launch a major assault on another nation, you don�t tell them in advance that it is coming. Of course the Iranians certainly appear to be doing their part to raise tensions in the region. There have been two more �mysterious tanker attacks� within the past sevendays, and both of them are being blamed on Iran� Two tanker attack incidents within the span of less than a week are now being blamed by the US, UK, and Israel on Iran. First there was last Thursday�s Mercer Street tankerdrone attack which left two British and Romanian crew members dead, and then on Tuesday there was the hijacking on the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess � boarded by a half dozen armed Iranian militants. Since the Israeli-managed Mercer came under assault, Israeli leaders have been openly proposing military action to allies, saying it may be needed to stop the Iranian attacks.Israel says it has provided allies like the United States with �hard evidence� that Tehran was indeed behind the drone attack in the Arabian Sea. In the aftermath of the most recent attack, the Israelis have even gone so far as to name the specific Iranian military leaders that were involved� Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid named on Wednesday the Iranian commanders they said were behind last week�s attack on an oil tanker off thecoast of Oman. �Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC�s Air Force, is behind dozens of terror attacks in the region employing UAVs and missiles,� Gantz told envoys from countries onthe United Nations Security Council during a briefing at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. �For the first time ever, I will also expose the man who is directly responsible for the launch of suicide UAVs � his name is Saeed Ara Jani and he is the head of theIRGC�s UAV command.� The Iranians had become accustomed to getting away with certain things, but now Naftali Bennett is in power. Bennett is younger and more aggressive than former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. When Bennett served in Netanyahu�s cabinet, he was often frustrated by Netanyahu�sunwillingness to take more aggressive action against Israel�s enemies. Now it is Bennett�s turn to run the show, and he certainly sounds like a man that is thinking about war� �We would like the world to understand that the Iranian regime is violent and fanatical,� Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said last month. �It selected the �Hangman of Tehran� as its president � a man who is willing to starve his own people for years in order to have a military nuclear program. That is a regime that one should not do business with.� Bennett added that Israel �will continue to consult with our friends, persuade, discuss, and share information and insights out of mutual respect. But at the end of theday, we will be responsible for our own fate, nobody else.� Those are ominous words. Meanwhile, the Biden administration continues to do more things to upset China. For example, the Biden administration just approved a major arms sale to Taiwan� After a series of US-backed arms sales packages to Taiwan during Trump�s last year in office, severely ratcheting tensions to where they are now, President Biden�s administrationon Wednesday approved its first arms sale to the island claimed by China. Bloomberg is describing the potential $750 million deal as including 40 new M109 self-propelled howitzers, essentially a highly maneuverable tank-like military vehicle witha giant gun, and some 1,700 kits designed to convert projectiles into more precise GPS-guided munitions. Approving that arms sale is one of the rare times when the Biden administration has actually done something right, but without a doubt it will greatly enrage the Chinese. Thankfully, the U.S. and China are not currently on the verge of military conflict, but we are steadily moving in that direction. And just like with Israel and Iran, at some point the clock will run out and a day of reckoning will arrive. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISIT: PROPHECY WATCHER WEEKLY NEWS: HTTP://PROPHECY-WATCHER-WEEKLY-NEWS.BLOGSPOT.COM