ISRAEL AT War: 11.4.23 - part 1: God Gave The Jews This Land As A Fulfillment Of Bible Prophecy

 Magog Rising - Turkey Threatens Intervention In Gaza With all eyes on Israel's immediate foes, such as Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, and its proxies in Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria, one nation that could present an even bigger challenge is Turkey. Turkey's military is one of the largest in the region, on par with both Egypt and Iran, and is considered one of the top 15 militaries in the world, according to most military magazines. Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, delivered a speech over the weekend at an anti-Israel rally in which he told attendees that Israel was responsible for war crimes and framed Hamas as "freedom fighters." He then went further to suggest that Turkey may need to intervene in Gaza, saying Turkey can "come at any night unexpectedly," to an ecstatic reception from the hundreds of thousands of attendees who chanted in response: 'Turkish military to Gaza.' Some experts warn that Erdogan is trying to appear as the champion of Islam, much like Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989. As such, Turkey has emerged as one of the primary antagonists of Israel in the Middle East over the past few decades. Historically, Turkey has been an ally of Israel and the U.S., and one of the more "moderate" Muslim nations in the world, with a Western-style democracy. Both of those concepts appear to have been thrown to the wind in recent years. Turkey's friendlier posture towards Israel began to shift in the late 1990s and early 2000s. At this time, Islamic factions in Turkey gained a firmer foothold in Turkish politics, eventually leading to the election of now-President Erdogan to the PrimeMinister's office in 2002. Erdogan is a fundamentalist Sunni Muslim through and through. He disdains democracy. One of his primary goals is to re-establish Turkey as the leader of a revived Ottoman Islamic Empire. Since coming to power, Erdogan has systematically silenced, jailed,or executed most of his opponents in the military, media, business sector, and academia. The rise of Turkey as a global power and its hostility towards Israel aligns with certain key Bible prophecies related to what will take place in the Middle East before the return of Jesus. In Ezekiel 38-39, Ezekiel specifically predicted that Turkey wouldbecome one of the primary geopolitical enemies of Israel in the last days, along with Russia and Iran. There have been several meetings of the leaders of Russia, Iran, and Turkey over the past few years as they draw closer into an alliance. While Turkey is still part of NATO, it has all but given up its push to become part of the European Union after decadesof failure to be accepted. If Turkey were to become involved in a conflict with Israel, it would put the United States and NATO in a difficult position of supporting Israel while one of its own members attacks the state. Erdogan knows that going after Israel gets him votes and makes him popular in the Muslim world. With the recent election showing Erdogan has been slowly losing support, his battle cries are a winning strategy to regain local support that has been unhappywith his economic performance. Naturally, the speech went down poorly with Israeli officials, who quickly responded by withdrawing diplomatic staff from Turkey. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said in a statement: "Given the grave statements coming from Turkey, I have ordered the return of diplomatic representatives there to conduct a re-evaluation of the relations between Israel and Turkey." While Erdogan may be all words at this point, the expected shift of world opinion against Israel, especially in the Muslim world, will continue to gain momentum. If Israel is not able to change the dynamics in Gaza with Hamas quickly, Erdogan may findhimself pressured, along with Iran and Russia, forming a coalition to stop Israel. Echoing Turkey's remarks, Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi also suggested Sunday night that Iran may be forced to take action saying Israel had 'crossed the red lines' with its bombardment of Gaza which 'may force everyone to take action'. Ezekiel warns that this invading coalition, referred to as the Gog/Magog Coalition, is brought into the region with a 'hook in the jaw,' implying that there are some underlying circumstances that will force them into the region, almost against their will. Much of the speculation over the years has been that it would be Israeli oil discoveries or natural gas that would lure them, or even a retaliatory strike after Israel takes out Iran's nuclear program. The Gaza invasion and worldwide opposition could soonprovide that hook that forces this coalition to march. Just as Ezekiel warned us 2,600 years ago. ------------------------------------ We Cannot Be Silent — God Gave The Jews This Land As A Fulfillment Of Bible Prophecy – Greg Laurie - https://harbingersdaily.com/greg-laurie-we-cannot-be-silent-christians-must-stand-up-for-gods-chosen-people/ What is happening in Israel is not about Palestine or the Palestinian people. And it is even bigger than Hamas and Israel. Plain and simple, this is about the hatred of theJewish people. These are God’s chosen people, and Christians should be ready to support Israel. An Alarming Rise of Antisemitism We have an alarming rise of antisemitism across the world right now. Even in our universities here in the United States, right on the heels of the recent attack on innocentJewish people in their homeland of Israel. Women were assaulted and babies were beheaded and kidnapped to be used as human shields and bargaining chips. And students on our college campuses are holding rallies in supportof Hamas, the very organization that did this. It’s so shocking to see this. We have colleges like Harvard, where we have people seeking a higher education, marching in step with the false narrative that Israel is an apartheidstate. I don’t think these people even know what that truly means, it’s just something that’s parroted! Accusations & Enemies Against Israel: Apartheid, Stolen Land, Iran… It is not an apartheid state. “Apartheid” became well known because of what happened in South Africa, where the black population was treated differently than the white population;the white population was favored. There is nothing of that kind going on in Israel. Arab citizens of Israel have the same rights as Jewish citizens. In fact, 20% of all citizens in Israel are Arab. In contrast, there are no Jewish people living under Palestinianrule. And to the point, Israel left Gaza. They gave it to the Palestinian people. They essentially said, “It’s all yours! We don’t want to live there, we don’t want to bother you.Have it!” And they elected the bloodthirsty terrorist organization, Hamas, to represent them. So when you look at the enemies of Israel, like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran—who back these organizations—they are not looking at a two state solution, they are looking fora final solution (I’m using the verbiage of the Nazis). When you have the leaders of Iran saying their objective is to wipe Israel off the face of the earth, how do you negotiate with that mentality? Israel’s also accused of stealing the land they live in, but we know God gave that land to the nation Israel; it is their land. Jewish Hate Is Nothing New This goes back centuries. Egypt wanted to destroy the Jews when Pharaoh gave the order to murder the Jewish baby boys (Exodus 1). Ancient Persia (modern Iran) wanted to eradicatethe Jews through the wicked plot of Haman (Esther 3). Fast forward: Adolf Hitler had his “Final Solution” to destroy the Jewish people and ultimately murdered over 6 million of them in the Holocaust. But God intervened. Now we have Hamas committing murders and unthinkable atrocities; it is pure evil. But God always intervenes—He raised up Moses to deliver the Jews from Pharaoh and Egypt.He raised up Queen Esther to use her influence to save her fellow Jews from the plot to destroy them.
 After the Holocaust, God raised up the Jews themselves to return to their homeland and become a nation again on May 14, 1948. But why this hatred for the Jewish people? Answer: Satan hates what God loves. God loves and chose the Jews as His very own people. Why? God Himself gives the answer: “TheLord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lordbrought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.” (Deuteronomy 7:7–8). It’s important to also mention that there’s a teaching happening in the Church called “Replacement Theology.” It basically says that God is done with Israel and that the Church—believersin Jesus Christ—have taken their place. In other words, they are no longer God’s chosen people, we are. The fact is that they have always been—and always will be—God’s chosen people. But we as Christians have been “grafted in” to the promises given to the Jewish people by theGod of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Christians Should Support Israel From the Jews came our Bible. From the Jews came our Messiah. We owe them a great debt, and now we must pray for them as a nation and a people. Many were silent when this happened only a few generations ago in Nazi Germany, but we cannot be now. As Christians, we must stand up for our Jewish friends and the nationof Israel. These are God’s very chosen people! Again, God gave them this homeland that they returned to as a fulfillment of Bible prophecy. They have every right and responsibility to defend themselves from this evil thathas come upon them like a violent storm from Hell itself. Scripture tells us to “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem” (Psalm 122:6). Let’s do that together. I also pray that a great spiritual awakening will sweep the Holy Land and thatmany—both Jews and Palestinians caught up in this conflict—will turn to God and His Son, Jesus Christ. ----------------------------------- Now That Israel Has Entered Gaza, All Eyes Are On Hezbollah, Iran And Turkey - by Michael Snyder - http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/now-that-israel-has-entered-gaza-all-eyes-are-on-hezbollah-iran-and-turkey/ Now we are going to find out who was bluffing and who was not bluffing. Israeli troops have gone into Gaza, and we are being told that this is a war that could last for months. Ofcourse it could easily last a lot longer than that. If the stated goal is to eliminate Hamas, that certainly won’t be easy. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling this a second war of independence, and he just told the world that “Never Againis now”… Netanyahu said troops that he has met in the field are determined to make Hamas pay for its actions on October 7. “They are determined to eradicate this evil from the world, for our existence and, I add — for all of humanity.” Netanyahu continued: “We always said, ‘Never Again’. Never Again’ is now.” So Israel was clearly not bluffing. Now we shall see what Hezbollah does. Hezbollah officials have warned multiple times that they will enter the war if Israel goes into Gaza. Was Hezbollah just bluffing? So far, a limited number of rockets have been fired back and forth along Israel’s northern border since Netanyahu made his speech… Several rocket volleys were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel on Sunday, and the Israel Defense Forces said it hit terror cells and sites belonging to the Hezbollah terrorgroup, as skirmishes continued on the northern frontier and the army continues its war with Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip in the south. According to the IDF, rockets were launched from Lebanon at the upper and western Galilee several times throughout the day, setting off sirens in towns including Kiryat Shmona,Nahariya, Shlomi, Tuba-Zangariyye, Rosh Pina, Ayelet Hashahar, and Hatzor Haglilit. If this is all that Hezbollah does, the Israelis will greatly celebrate. Unfortunately, I don’t believe that Hezbollah was just bluffing, and I think soon we will see some major moves from them. I also don’t think that Iran was bluffing. On Sunday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi publicly stated that the Israelis have “crossed the red lines” that Iran had established… Israel has “crossed the red lines” in Gaza, which “may force everyone to take action,” Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said Sunday, while US national security adviser JakeSullivan warned of an “elevated risk” of a spillover conflict in the Middle East. Okay, so your “red lines” have been crossed. What are you going to do about it? So far, the answer is not much. But the Iranians are conducting “massive war games” right now… IRAN has staged massive war games with 200 helicopters and missile launchers as tensions rage over Israel. Tanks, aircraft and troops were deployed by the Islamic Republic for the exercise dubbed “Authority 1402”. During these war games, the Iranians have been firing new versions of their domestically-made missiles… Tehran’s military launched the drills – including using upgraded versions of their domestically-made missiles, Dawn and Diamond. They also tested new bombs as well as attack helicopters. The choppers launched missiles in the dark and destroyed the pretend enemy using night vision systems. Of course these war games are not going to intimidate anyone. If the Iranians intend to stop what is going on, they are going to have to take action. For now, the Iranians are limiting themselves to conducting strikes on U.S. bases in the region through their proxies… Attacks on US military outposts in Iraq and Syria have continued over the weekend. Al-Mayadeen news and other regional outlets have reported that there have been several attacksby Iran-backed militias on Saturday and Sunday. Russian media has also reported on the fresh attacks, calling recent Pentagon airstrikes on Syria an “unsuccessful bid to deter the militias.” A statement by a coalition of Shia paramilitary groups said, “The Mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeted the American occupation base in Al-Tanf, Syria, withtwo drones, which directly hit their targets.” They carried out the attack from just across the Iraq border into Syria. Reports say separately that the al-Shaddadi base in eastern Syria was also hit with two drones, and al-Omar base and oil field was struck. The latter was reportedly attackeda mere hours after the US airstrikes. Al-Mayadeen had says ago cited a statement from the Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades which said the group is willing to fight “a war of attrition against the enemy that will extendfor years.” The recent U.S. airstrikes were supposed to put an end to this. Obviously that did not work. So what is Joe Biden’s next move? Meanwhile,Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is making all sorts of noise. At a pro-Palestinian rally on Saturday, he declared that Israel is “a war criminal”… Türkiye will introduce Israel to the world as a war criminal, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Speaking at “Great Palestine Meeting,” a pro-Palestine rally in Istanbul, Erdogan said: “Israel, we will also declare you as a war criminal to the world, we are preparingfor it, and we will introduce Israel to the world as a war criminal.” Erdogan stressed that the Western world mobilized its politicians, and media to legitimize the massacre of the innocent people in Gaza, adding: “Israel is committing war crimes.” And Erdogan also threatened Israel with potential military action… In comments that have prompted Israeli outcry, and led the country to withdraw its diplomatic presence, president Erdogan suggested assaults on Gaza constituted a “massacre”. In the same speech, he reportedly said that Turkey can “come at any night unexpectedly” to ecstatic reception from hundreds of thousands of attendees. The footage, which is currently circulating on X, formerly known as Twitter, purportedly showed the pro-Palestine crowd responding with the chant: “Turkish military to Gaza.” Would Turkey actually do such a thing? Erdogan is completely nuts, but I can’t imagine that he would want to risk a direct conflict with Israel. If Turkey does attack Israel, would the U.S. strike Turkey? The U.S. and Turkey are both members of NATO, and so that would create quite an awkward situation. My friends, we have truly entered unprecedented territory. A major war has erupted in the Middle East, and now we shall watch to see what all of the interested parties do next… ---------------------------------- Israeli Tanks Roll Deep Into Gaza As The Entire World Braces For More Escalation- by Michael Snyder - http://endoftheamericandream.com/israeli-tanks-roll-deep-into-gaza-as-the-entire-world-braces-for-more-escalation/ There isn�t going to be peace in the Middle East any time soon. As you will see below, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unequivocally ruled out a ceasefire. IDFforces will continue with their mission until victory is achieved. So now we will keep a very close eye on all of the other interested parties to see what they will choose to do. If all of the allies of Hamas stand aside and do nothing, the IDF will slowlybut surely wipe Hamas out. That is a best case scenario. In a worst case scenario, multiple parties start to enter the conflict and an absolutely apocalyptic war engulfs the entire Middle East. On Monday, Israeli tanks rolled even deeper into Gaza� Israeli troops and tanks attacked Gaza�s main northern city from both sides on Monday, three days after they began a major ground offensive in the Palestinian enclave thathas stirred more international appeals for civilians to be protected. Israel�s military said it had struck more than 600 militant targets over the past few days as it expanded ground operations in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian civiliansare in dire need of fuel, food and clean water as the war enters its fourth week. Hamas is not strong enough to stop what is happening. Perhaps they should have considered that before committing nightmarish atrocities on October 7th. Now they are completely and utterly doomed unless they get help. At this point, the IDF has already taken control of one of the main roads that connects the northern part of Gaza with the southern part� The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has killed dozens of Hamas militants, among them commanders, as it pushes deeper into Gaza, with tanks being seen Monday on the outskirtsof Gaza City, blocking a key road linking the northern and southern halves of the Strip. Hamas has also announced it is engaged in �heavy fighting� with the invading occupation force�, after the IDF confirmed more Israeli troops have been surged into the Strip.It appears the warring sides are in some locales engaged in building-to-building and door-to-door fighting in the dense urban zone. Apparently the goal is to completely �encircle Gaza City�, and if that happens it will be game over for Hamas� Israel is signaling its intent to encircle Gaza City with tank and ground units � a significant challenge given its size of 18 square miles with a pre-conflict populationof over 650,000 people. In total some 1.1 million people live in the northern half of the Strip. Recent reports have estimated that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have defied Israel�s order to flee south. By Saturday the IDF had utilized open spaces like the beachto quickly allow tank units to plunge two miles deep into the Strip. Once they are fully encircled, there will be no way out for Hamas fighters, and IDF troops will steadily tighten their grip. Allies of Hamas all over the world are screaming for a ceasefire, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making it abundantly clear that there will not be one� �I want to make clear Israel�s position regarding the ceasefire. Just as the United States would not agree to a ceasefire after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, or after the terroristattacks of 9/11. Israel will not agree to a cessation of hostilities with Hamas after the horrific attacks of October 7,� he said. Just imagine how Americans would feel if our babies were butchered, our women were raped and our grandmothers were taken as hostages. We would not be willing to accept a ceasefire either. During his remarks, Netanyahu ominously stated that this is �a time for war�, and I don�t see him changing his mind until Hamas is totally defeated� �The Bible says that there is a time for peace and a time for war. This is a time for war.� If Hamas officials were smart, they would be trying to gain favor with the western powers. But instead, it is being reported that they are actually blocking British and American citizens from leaving Gaza� At least 200 British citizens are thought to be registered with the UK authorities inside the coastal enclave, and some 600 Americans, as well as many other nationalities. Jake Sullivan, the White House�s chief security adviser, said: �The Egyptians are prepared to let Americans and other foreign nationals out of Gaza. The Israelis have no issuewith that. But Hamas is preventing their departure and making a series of demands.� Are they really that stupid? Of course you have got to be quite stupid to become a terrorist in the first place. And that is especially true for those that choose to join Hamas. Since the very beginning of the organization, Hamas has been committing horrific atrocities, but now the atrocities of October 7th have made it impossible for the Israeligovernment to tolerate their existence any longer. On Monday, we learned that the remains of Shani Louk have been located, and it is being reported that Hamas terrorists �chopped off her head�� The young German-Israeli tattoo artist who was paraded through the streets of Gaza after being kidnapped by Hamas has been found dead after �sadistic� terrorists �choppedoff her head,� Israel�s president revealed Monday. �I am truly sorry to report that we have now received news that Shani Nicole Louk has been confirmed murdered and dead,� President Isaac Herzog told the German newspaper Bild. �Her skull was found,� he said, with the 23-year-old victim�s family also confirming that the death was confirmed by DNA on parts of her skull. This is pure evil. How can you negotiate with terrorists that are willing to do such a thing to an innocent young girl? You can�t. Israeli President Isaac Herzog is calling the terrorists that did this �barbaric, sadistic animals�� �I am truly sorry to report that we have now received news that Shani Nicole Louk has been confirmed murdered and dead. Her skull has been found,� Herzog told the German newspaperBild. �This means that these barbaric, sadistic animals simply chopped off her head as they attacked, tortured and killed Israelis. It is a great tragedy and I extend my deepestcondolences to her family.� You would think that the entire world would be united in denouncing such disgusting acts of terror. But instead, there has been a massive outpouring of support for Hamas and their methods all over the globe. Sadly, this is true even in the United States. In fact, U.S. citizens are being threatened with similar attacks. Here is just one example� Anti-Semitic threats posted to a Cornell University fraternity and sorority forum over the weekend, including to kill Jews on campus, have prompted a police response and interventionby the governor of New York. At least one of the posts threatened a shooting of �pig jews� (sic) at Cornell�s Center for Jewish Living and kosher dining hall, according to the university�s Hillel chapter. These terrorists are not going to be satisfied until all of their enemies are completely eradicated worldwide. I can�t imagine that female Jewish college students at Cornell are a threat to anyone. But that doesn�t matter to these terrorists. They hate Jewish people everywhere, and if given the opportunity these terrorists would do the exact same things that Hamas did on October 7th� The threats were posted to Cornell�s Greekrank forums on Saturday and Sunday, according to the school newspaper, the Cornell Sun, which said some of the posts eventually weretaken down. The Sun said one post threatened to rape female Jewish students and behead Jewish babies in front of their parents. Another called for students to follow Jewish students homefrom campus and slit their throats. There is no reasoning with this kind of hatred. Unfortunately, this kind of hatred has been rapidly growing all over the world, and that has enormous implications for our future. --------------------------------------- Israel Must Decisively Crush Hamas Once and For All. The Big Question Is, Will It Open a Multi-Front War? � By Erick Stakelbeck - https://harbingersdaily.com/israel-must-decisively-crush-hamas-once-and-for-all-the-big-question-is-will-it-open-a-multi-front-war/ Israel�s war against Hamas has entered the next phase. It appears that Israel�s broader offensive by air, land, and sea against Hamas in Gaza began on, Friday, October 27th. Reportedly, all lines of communication in Gaza have been cut, and Israeli tanks are entering Gaza and engaging Hamas gunmen. Israel has stepped up the air strikes as wellin recent hours. This comes nearly three weeks to the day of the most horrific massacre of the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Israel is now all in, and the ground invasion has begun. We don�t know if it�s going to be a massive amount of troops right away pouring over the border into Gaza or if there will be more limited incursions, as we�ve seen over thepast two days. We will see in the hours to come. Going into Gaza is not going to be easy. Keep the IDF in your prayers right now. I have good friends of mine who are on the front lines. My thoughts are with them constantly,but they�re doing what needs to be done. Israel must decisively crush Hamas once and for all. This demonic entity can no longer exist in any shape or form and pose any threat to Israel ever again when this offensivein Gaza is finished. The big question is, what will the Iranian regime and Hezbollah do? Will a multi-front war open? Iran�s �Finger On The Trigger� Iran�s Foreign Minister was in New York City last night, speaking at the UN General Assembly as they were debating their response to what�s going on in Gaza. They rolled outthe red carpet for a man who is a top official of the government that is financing Hamas and making all this possible. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Minister, boasted at the UN saying that their proxies, the Palestinian and Lebanese groups�meaning Hamas, Islamic Jihad, andHezbollah� have �their finger on the trigger.� Essentially, the Iranian regime is holding a gun to the head of not only Israel but the world. Iran is saying that if the world is not careful, they may just have to expandthis into a broader bloody regional war, and there�s no telling whether they may activate their most lethal proxy, Hezbollah�s some 150,000 at least rockets pointed at every inch of the world�s one and only Jewish state. Iran�s Foreign Minister was before the world at the UN General Assembly saying that their finger is on the trigger, and it�s no surprise. October 7th would not have happened without the Iranian regime. We have reports emerging, in case you had any doubt of that, that at least 500 Hamas and Palestinian IslamicJihad terrorists were trained in Iran last month. I�m sure they were just there for sightseeing�or not. Call me crazy, but do you really think it�s any coincidence that Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists were training inside Iran in the weeks leading up to October 7th? I thinknot. It�s also no coincidence that Iran�s foreign minister, among other Iranian officials, including from the IRGC, were in Beirut on a frequent basis in the run-up to October7th, meeting with leaders from, you guessed it, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah. The more details emerge, the more the Iranian regime�s fingerprints are all over what happened on October 7th. The question is, as the Gaza ground offensive begins and thisreally kicks into overdrive, will Iran make good on its threats and activate other fronts? Furthermore, when and how will the Iranian regime finally be held accountable? After the 44 years of terror and mayhem that it has sown across the region, the main victimsbeing the Iranian people who�ve had to live under the jackboot of this wicked regime, when will Iran be held to account? We saw maybe a glimmer of that last night with the US carrying out air strikes along the Syria-Iraq border, targeting those Iranian militias that have been taking aim at UStroops in over a dozen attacks over the past two weeks. Remember, there are US bases throughout those two countries. The Biden Administration saw it fit to respond, which is sadly a rare occurrence despite over 80 Iranian-backed attacks against US forces since January 2021. They respondedlast night, reportedly striking weapons and depots along that Syria-Iraq border, which is their usual move. I don�t know that that�s enough to truly deter the Iranian regime and Hezbollah. I would say that clearly, it�s not. The Biden Administration, over the past two and a half years, has carried out sporadic air strikes against Iran�s proxies on that border,and yet the proxies continue to attack. Russia Embracing Hamas Russia is also now embracing Hamas. That is not an overstatement or exaggeration to say. Russia�s Deputy Foreign Minister yesterday hosted two delegations in Moscow, including Iran�s Deputy foreign minister and a Hamas delegation. We�ve seen Russia be very slow to condemn Hamas since October 7th, and that�s no coincidence. Russia is very cozy right now, having a formal military alliance with the Iranianregime, and it�s growing. Hamas is an Iranian proxy, so, of course Russia would be open to embracing Hamas. Israel was obviously outraged by Russia hosting a Nazi organization. Interestingly, Russia is always talking about Nazis in Ukraine; meanwhile, they roll out the red carpet for Hamas, who are the epitome of modern-day Nazis, only wearing differentuniforms. Turkey Defends Hamas Earlier this week, Turkey�s President Recep Erdoğan called Hamas �mujahideen� holy Warriors liberating their land. He said Hamas members are not terrorists. That is the leaderof a NATO member Nation saying that. Prophetic Times Look for Russia to cleave closer to Israel�s enemies in the days to come. I believe that the war of Gog and Magog is shaping up slowly, as foretold in the Book of Ezekiel,chapters 38 and 39. Look for that alliance between Russia, Iran, and Turkey to grow. Look for their hostility to Israel to grow as well. These are perilous times in the Middle East and prophetic times. We are seeing that unfold right now in Gaza with this ground, air, and sea invasion. Keep the IDF in yourprayers right now for such a time as this. --------------------------------- Follow The Money Trail - The Millionaires of Hamas & The Poor Residents Of Gaza � Rob Schwarzwalder - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=6465 The Arabs living in the Gaza Strip are suffering. Thousands of Hamas terrorists are using them as human shields, making it almost impossible for Israeli forces to fight theterrorists without endangering civilians. The difficulty of living in Gaza is not new, however. For years, economic hardship has been the lot of those living in Gaza and the West Bank. Yet this hardship is not sharedby their leaders. A Saudi Arabian publication quotes "a senior Palestinian Authority official" as saying that roughly "1,700 senior Hamas officials are millionaires." Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh holds an estimated personal fortune of roughly $4 billion. Another,Khaled Mashal, claims a cool $5 billion. Yet the Gazan Arabs suffer. According to the United Nations, "The unemployment rate in Gaza is 47% and more than 80% of its population lives in poverty," yet Hamas just launched"an armed force of thousands equipped with rockets and drones and has built a vast web of tunnels under Gaza," write journalists Dan De Luce and Lisa Cavazuti. The tunnels, which Hamas admits might total more than 300 miles in length, are used to smuggle in all manner of goods and are also used "to transport people and goods, tostore rockets and ammunition caches, and house Hamas command and control centers." Hamas exists to destroy Israel, but it supports itself through an extensive and complex financial network. According to Matthew Levitt, a former counterterrorism official,most of Hamas's budget (roughly $300 million) comes from "taxes on business, as well as from countries including Iran and Qatar or charities." The Treasury Department notes that Hamas even has an investment portfolio that includes a crypto currency componentand estimates its "secret network of companies" are managing "$500 million of investments in companies from Turkey to Saudi Arabia." There are other reasons why the Arabs living in the Gaza Strip are poor. The joint Egyptian-Israeli blockade has made things difficult for thousands of them. Yet given Hamas'sobjective of obliterating Israel and its Jewish citizens, as well as the organization's disdain for Egypt's version of Islam, self-protection by both countries necessitates sealed borders. At the same time, humanitarian aid has flowed into Gaza for years. The Associated Press reports that from 2014 through 2020, "U.N. agencies spent nearly $4.5 billion in Gaza,including $600 million in 2020 alone" -- the lion's share of this assistance coming from the United States. Qatar has sent $1.3 billion in aid since 2012; this funding has been designated for construction, health services, and agriculture. The AP notes thattens of millions of dollars also are given by Egypt, Germany, and several other European nations. Given the relatively small population of Gaza (about two million people) and the substantial funding provided for them, the years both before and after Hamas's iron grip shouldhave seen growing prosperity. Yet hundreds of thousands of Arabs in this tiny strip of land (about 141 square miles) languish in poverty. It is not hard to conclude that Hamas has for many years siphoned funding away from the needy people it ostensibly represents for the bank accounts of its scandalously wealthyleaders and its increasingly well-armed military wing. For example, since October 7 Hamas has fired 7,000 rockets into Israel. What is less well-known is that in 2021, Hamas shot more than 3,600 missiles into Israel. The sheervolume of these attacks indicates that a substantial investment has been made -- for many years -- to build such an arsenal. It is heartbreaking to consider the sad fate of a people the majority of whom likely want to live in a place of peace, stability, and economic opportunity. It outrages anysense of justice to think they are under the cruel thumb of an organization enflamed by anti-Semitic hatred and led by paragons of greed. There is no quick resolution to their unwelcome quandary. Israel is in the crosshairs of danger, from Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and numerous other terrorist groups, all of which are supported by the demonic regime in Iran. So, asHamas decreases, the danger to Israel might well increase. But a cease-fire with Hamas would be even less welcome. Once and for all, Israel needs the tools -- the military materiel and funding -- to siphon away the moral bile with which Hamas infects Gaza's entire system. In other words,to destroy Hamas as conclusively as possible. -------------------------------- Turkey's prophetic position on Israel � Bill Wilson � www.dailyjot.com On Saturday, October 28, hundreds of thousands gathered in Istanbul, Turkey in support of Hamas and the �Palestinian� cause. Reuters reports that Turkey�s �President� TayyipErdogan spoke for over an hour at the rally repeatedly claiming that Hamas was not a terrorist organization, but rather a liberator, �freedom fighters�; that Israel has been �openly committing war crimes for 22 days, and �that Israel is a �war criminal.� Erdoganalso said that �The main culprit behind the massacre unfolding in Gaza is the West.� Erdogan is painting Israel�s defense as an outright massacre of �Palestinians.� This is the propaganda that the Arab world is fomenting. But there may be a deeper propheticmeaning. In Daniel 8:19, Gabriel says, �Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. The ram which yousaw having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. And the rough goat is the king of Grecia.� Strong�s Concordance interprets the word �Grecia� in Hebrew as �Yavan, a son of Japheth (the third son of Noah),� his descendants and their land. Noah�s grandsonsfrom Japheth�Gomer, Magog, Meshech, Tubal�settled in what is modern Turkey. The areas in which they lived that are their namesakes are specifically mentioned in the end time prophecy of Ezekiel 38 as part of a coalition led by Gog of Magog against Israel. Gabriel�s interpretation of Daniel�s vision of �what shall be in the last end� and �for at the time appointed the end shall be� is clearly an end-time prophecy, which, therefore,could not have been completely fulfilled by Alexander the Great and his generals as is widely taught. These events are yet to occur for the little horn (antichrist) to rise to power. For Ezekiel 38 and Daniel 8 to be fulfilled, a leader must arise from Turkeyto come against Israel. Erdogan is continuously positioning Turkey for such a role, as recent events demonstrate. In May 2021 Erdogan floated a new idea for �Jerusalem to be administered by a commission of representatives from the three faiths. Otherwise,it doesn't appear it will be easily possible to achieve lasting peace in this ancient city.� The Turkish News Agency AA reported October 26 that Erdogan repeated this idea in an hour-long phone call with Pope Francis discussing the Gaza situation. Erdogan emphasizedto the Pope that the region housing the holy sites of the three Abrahamic religions � including Francis� faith--lasting peace can only be achieved through the establishment of an independent, sovereign, and geographically contiguous Palestinian state withits capital in East Jerusalem based on the 1967 borders. That would essentially mean the destruction of Israel. Connecting the dots, we can see Erdogan�s positioning with Islam and the Roman Catholic church. It�s obvious that Erdogan�s interest in the �Palestiniancause� is linked to prophecy. As these events unfold in Israel, keep a watchful eye on Erdogan and religious leaders.