2024 ‘X’ Solar Eclipse: Coincidence or Final Warning?

 2024 ‘X’ Solar Eclipse: Coincidence or Final Warning? – By JonathanBrentner - https://harbingersdaily.com/2024-x-solar-eclipse-coincidence-or-final-warning/ What’s likely to become the biggest travel event during 2024 in America? Some might think it would be the Super Bowl or another sporting event such as the Indianapolis 500.However, according to the Washington Post, it will be the solar eclipse that will cross the U.S. on April 8, 2024. This eclipse sparks added interest among prophecy watchers because of its relationship to another darkening of the sun that occurred on August 21, 2017. The two eclipses,seven years apart, will form an X on America intersecting at Little Egypt, a small town in southern Illinois. Is this just a coincidence, or is it the Lord’s way of alerting America that judgment is on the way? The Coincidence The pattern of two solar eclipses forming an X over the U.S. also happened in the early 1800’s. Remarkably, the intersection of this century’s solar eclipses will be aboutone hundred miles from where those of the nineteenth century crossed paths. The first solar eclipse occurred on June 16, 1806, with the second completing the X on September 17, 1811. The intersection happened over the New Madrid fault area, whichincludes an area from Cairo in southern Illinois to nearby New Madrid, MO. On December 16, 1811, just three months after the second solar eclipse, a series of devastating earthquakes struck along the New Madrid fault line. The following quote comesfrom New Madrid, MO, website: The New Madrid earthquakes were the biggest earthquakes in American history. They occurred in the central Mississippi Valley, but were felt as far away as New York City, Boston,Montreal, and Washington D.C. President James Madison and his wife Dolly felt them in the White House. Church bells rang in Boston. From December 16, 1811, through March of 1812 there were over 2,000 earthquakes in the central Midwest, and between 6,000-10,000earthquakes in the Bootheel of Missouri where New Madrid is located near the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. In the known history of the world, no other earthquakes have lasted so long or produced so much evidence of damage as the New Madrid earthquakes. Three of the earthquakesare on the list of America’s top earthquakes: the first one on December 16, 1811, a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter scale; the second on January 23, 1812, at 7.8; and the third on February 7, 1812, at as much as 8.8 magnitude. Could the upcoming completion of an X across the U.S. midsection by the April 8, 2024, eclipse point to another catastrophe in the months afterward? Is this just an uncanny coincidence, or something more ominous? Final Warning? I believe this year’s solar eclipse, which will complete an X over the U.S., signifies the nearness of God’s judgment even if it’s not His last warning. I say this for a couplereasons. First, we live during a time of unprecedented moral decay in the U.S. that has corrupted the majority of politicians in our government. Despite the reversal of Roe versusWade, the shedding of innocent blood continues and now exceeds a total of sixty-two million babies murdered in the womb since 1973. Both sex trafficking and pedophilia continue unabated in the U.S. with the Biden administration unashamedly promoting the LGBQT+agenda both in America and all across the world. The U.S. President is putting extreme pressure on Israel to give up its pursuit of the Hamas terrorists and agree to a two-state solution, which he says is the only path topeace. The Bible, however, tells us that the Lord will deal harshly with any nation that pursues such a policy of dividing His Land. Second, we live in the shadow of the seven-year Tribulation when the entire earth will experience the fury of God’s wrath. Those who know and believe the words of biblicalprophecy recognize the myriad of signs telling us that this time is ever so near. It’s certain that the Lord will bring much destruction to America during this time, but does the upcoming solar eclipse signify the nearness of this time? Is it God’s final warningto America? Only time will tell. We know that His wrath will fall on the U.S., we just don’t know when. It could be this week, next month, this year, or later. We do know that at any moment, Jesus will comefor His own and soon afterwards, sudden destruction will fall upon the unsuspecting world (1 Thessalonians 5:1-10). If you have not yet put your trust in Jesus, please, please read my post, Jesus Is the Only Path to Eternal Life. In it, I explain how you can know that Jesus has forgivenall your sins and that you possess eternal life and with the sure hope of receiving an immortal and incorruptible body at Jesus’ appearing (1 Corinthians 15:48-54). Please don’t delay; call upon Jesus while you may! Tomorrow may be too late to avoid the death and destruction that will sweep over the world. The April 8, 2024. solar eclipse may not be the Lord’s final warning for an unsuspecting nation and world, but then again, it might be.

A World In Preparation For The Tribulation

Profound And Rapid Changes: A World In Preparation For The Tribulation � By Hal Lindsey - https://harbingersdaily.com/profound-and-rapid-changes-a-world-in-preparation-for-the-tribulation/ Throughout pregnancy, a woman�s body makes dramatic changes. But near the end, the release of an array of hormones puts those changes into hyperdrive. The changes come fasterand with ever more profound results as her body prepares to deliver a child into the world. It is no accident that Jesus compared the state of the world in the last days to a woman at the last stages of pregnancy. In both instances, astounding changes takeplace at an ever-quickening pace. Knowing that it�s all part of God�s plan does not lessen the pain of childbirth, but it gives the woman context. It tells her there is an end in sight � something gloriousand beautiful. By the time labor begins, the woman is already fatigued from sleepless nights. Her back aches from carrying this large extra burden in her body. She may suffer heartburn,shortness of breath, or any number of other discomforts as a result of the pregnancy. The knowledge that childbirth sometimes ends in tragedy adds to the stress. A first-time mom has heard stories about labor pains and actual birth, but she can only guesswhat it will feel like for her. Jesus likened the events of the tribulation (also known as Daniel�s 70th week) to labor. This fits with 1 Thessalonians 5:3 (NKJV) which says, �For when they say, �Peace andsafety!� then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman.� �Peace and safety� will be the promise of Antichrist, and unlike the promises of most world leaders, people will believe him. According to Daniel 9, the tribulation periodbegins with Antichrist confirming a peace covenant with Israel. We�re not there. In fact, if you are born again in Christ, you will be raptured before that event takes place. But what about the time before the tribulation? What about thechanges that take place before actual labor pains? I believe that�s where we are right now. Heartburn, sleeplessness, and rapid change are all happening at this moment. Today�s Christians won�t be here for the worst of it, but we�re seeing a world in preparationfor tribulation, much like a body preparing for labor. So, what do we do? We do what Jesus said to do in Luke 21:28. We look up. We lift our heads. Why? Because redemption draws near. Christians have already been redeemed personally,but God�s going to redeem His creation. He�s going to radically remake the world. And while we know that earthly pregnancies sometimes end in tragedy, this one will not. God has promised. Jesus said in Matthew 24:35, �Heaven and earth will pass away, butMy words will by no means pass away.� With our future assured, some take the attitude that it�s time to kick back and relax. But just the opposite is true. In Mark 16:15, Jesus said, �Go into all the world andpreach the gospel to every creature.� Those words are for all Christians of all time. They are for us. He did not say to retreat when things get bad. He said keep on preaching the Gospel all the way to the end. The astounding changes in our world make for troubling times. But we know the context. There�s a new world coming! In the meantime, He has called us to be �fishers of men.� Our fishing hook is shaped like a life preserver. The fishing line we use is a rescue rope. And in troubled waters,there is much to do because the shipwrecks are many. As the old hymn says, �Throw out the lifeline.� ---------------------------------- More War - By Daymond Duck - https://www.raptureready.com/2024/01/20/more-war-by-daymond-duck/ Prophecy teachers understand there will be wars and rumors of war at the end of the age. Some (including myself) have long thought that the Battle of Gog and Magog could happen soon, but it has not. Russia invaded Ukraine almost two years ago (on Feb. 24, 2022), Hamas invaded Israel about 3 months ago (on Oct. 7, 2023), and every day, there are indications that the Israel-Hamaswar could spread to other nations. >On Jan. 6, 2024, Hezbollah fired 62 rockets from Lebanon into Israel, and the next day, Israel warned that tensions are rising and there could be another war with Lebanon. >U.S. Sec. of State Blinken was touring nations in the Middle East to calm things down. In Qatar, he said, “This (The Israel-Hamas war) is a conflict that could easily metastasize,causing even more insecurity and even more suffering.” >Houthi rebels from Yemen have attacked ships in the Red Sea 24 times in the last 3 months, supposedly in support of Hamas; on Jan. 10, 2024, the UN Security Council demandedthat the Houthis stop the attacks immediately; on Jan. 11, 2024, the Houthis attacked another ship; the U.S., UK, and others fired more than 100 guided munitions at 16 Houthi military targets in Yemen (5 people were killed and six were injured); the Iranian-backedHouthis called the strikes in Yemen an act of war and vowed to take unimaginable revenge on the U.S. and UK. >On Jan. 12, 2024, Iran condemned the U.S.-led strikes on the Houthis (Iran’s hired terrorists) and said it risks spreading the war. Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan accused the U.S.and UK of trying to turn the Red Sea into a sea of blood. Iran and Turkey will join Russia in the Battle of Gog and Magog. >On Jan. 13, 2024, the U.S. and UK struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen. >On Jan. 13, 2024, an article in the New York Times reported that a Mideast expert for the European Council on Foreign Relations said, “This is already a regional war, nolonger limited to Gaza, but already spread to Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.” >On Jan. 13, 2024, a French military analyst expressed the opinion that Iran’s proxies are anxious to spread the war, but Iran wants them to hold back a little longer (a monthor so) while Iran produces some nuclear weapons. >On Jan. 14, 2024, Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen fired an anti-ship missile at a U.S. destroyer in the Red Sea. >On Jan. 15, 2024, the Houthis said their position on attacking ships in the Red Sea has not changed since the U.S. started attacking targets in Yemen. >On Jan. 15, 2024, a missile fired from Yemen hit a U.S.-owned ship. >On Jan. 15, 2024, it was reported that Iran has Revolutionary Guard troops on the ground in Yemen helping with the Houthis attack ships in the Red Sea. >On Jan. 15, 2024, the Houthis in Yemen fired a missile that hit a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Red Sea. >On Jan. 16, 2024, Hezbollah tried to send several drones into northern Israel. They followed that by firing several rockets into the same area. Israel responded with morethan 30 airstrikes on 15 different targets, including more than 150 squads of Hezbollah forces. >On Jan. 16, 2023, the U.S. launched a pre-emptive strike and destroyed 4 anti-ship ballistic missiles that the Houthis in Yemen were preparing for launch. >The Houthi attacks on ships are causing the price of shipping to soar. >On Jan. 17, 2024, U.S. Sec. of State Blinken said he “could not think of a time in his career when there had been more global challenges, ranging from war in Gaza and Ukraineto tensions over Taiwan.” It is beginning to look like there will be another war, and another war, and another war (wars and rumors of war), and this is one of the signs Jesus said would exist at theend of the age. Here are some reports that appear to verify that the end of the age is near. One, concerning deceit: based on a survey of 1500 experts, industryleaders and others, on Jan. 10, 2024, the World Economic Forum (WEF) warned that false and misleading information produced by Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a greater risk to the global economy than Climate Change. Two, concerning the Mark of the Beast and tracking all buying and selling: a digital ID isnot the Mark of the Beast (the name, number, or Mark of the Antichrist), but it is a necessary step for the use of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the ability to track everyone’s buying and selling. On Jan. 12, 2024, it was reported that about 1.6 million people in Malaysia have signed up for a digital ID, and the government expects about 30 million people will have onein the next 6 months. Some officials claim that more than 100 nations are studying the use of CBDCs. 815 million people in India already have a digital ID. Three, concerning the Mark of the Beast: at the Davos 2024 meetingon Jan. 16, 2024, Bill Gates said, “COVID vaccines need to have longer duration, more coverage, and we’re going to change. Instead of using needles, we’ll use a little patch.” The patch Gates is talking about is his patented Quantum Dot Tattoo (Mark). He wants to tattoo people when they are vaccinated to identify those that go along with world government, allow them to buy and sell, etc. Gates added that his patch is almost ready, and it will be rolled out in India (where 815 million people already have a digital ID). (Question:If Gates and others are preparing to jab, tattoo, and track 815 million people in India, do you think they will stop when they have accomplished that? If they can do it to 815 million people in India, could they do it to everyone on earth by the middle ofthe Tribulation Period?) Four, concerning a peace treaty in the Middle East: over a 7-dayperiod, U.S. Sec. of State Blinken recently traveled to 9 Arab nations, and all of them agreed that they are willing to sign a short-term or long-term (could it be 7 years) agreement provided Israel is ready to take concrete steps toward the creation of aPalestinian state (the division of Israel). It was also reported that Blinken had a “very candid conversation” with Prime Min. Netanyahu and other high-ranking officials in Israel on this issue, and a senior State Dept.official said, “Israel ultimately doesn’t have a choice.” The Bible clearly teaches that there will be a worthless 7-year treaty at the end of the age, and it will kick off the Tribulation Period. The judgment of God will fall, and the entire world will eventually look worse than Gaza looks today. (My opinion:The Two-State Solution – a division of Israel – has been Biden’s plan all along, and God clearly said He would drag the world into the Battle of Armageddon if they do it; Joel 3:2.). Five, concerning the use of electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S.:on Jan. 11, 2024, Hertz announced that it will sell 20,000 EVs (they own 60,000) it has bought and replace them with gasoline-powered vehicles. They cited high repair costs and the low resale value of used EVs (most people will not buy one). Six, concerning an increase in natural disasters at the end ofthe age: this past weekend, some temperatures in Canada dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius (about 58 degrees below zero Fahrenheit), the solar panels were virtually useless, and all the remaining gas generators were operating at full capacity. Alberta’s electric company imported electricity from other systems, asked citizens to not charge their electric vehicles (EVs), and to not use electricity in every way theycould. (Question:What would have happened to citizens at 58 below zero if they relied solely on solar panels and other sources weren’t available; no coal, gas, oil, or wood? How did those people get to work, store, doctor, etc., if they couldn’t charge the batteries on theirEVs? Understand that some U.S. leaders are serious about closing coal mines, stopping the drilling for oil, forcing citizens to drive EVs, etc.) Seven, concerning the decline of America: in Nov. 2023, a maleDemocrat who identifies as a female was elected to fill a seat in the Virginia state senate. In a recent interview on Jan. 9, 2024, he/she announced his/her intent to be sworn in with his/her hand on his/her favorite heavy metal album instead of the Bible. (My opinion: At some point, America will pay for its blatant rejection of God.) (More:On Jan. 1, 2024, a new law went into effect in Maryland that requires taxpayers to pay for sex-change procedures, breast implants, hair alterations, voice lessons, scar removal procedures, and more.) Eight, concerning an increase in the frequency and intensity ofnatural disasters at the end of the age: while I am writing this on Jan. 15, 2024, about 95 million Americans are experiencing an unprecedented storm with snow, ice, strong winds, record low wind chill temperatures, and, in some areas, life-threatening conditionsand power outages. Note: For a very important and powerful message about what has been going on for the last 2-3 years, click on the following link: (Here) Here is a daily update on the Israel-Hamas war. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 (Day 96): The forty-first day of the resumed war. The U.S. and UK shot down 18 drones and 3 missiles that Houthis fired at ships. Houthis that fired missiles at a British navy vessel in the Red Sea were trained at an Iranian naval academy. The UN Security Council demanded that the Houthis in Yemen stop attacking ships in the Red Sea immediately. Israel’s war cabinet will deliberate a Qatari proposal to deport Hamas leaders and release all hostages in exchange for the withdrawal of all Israeli forces from Gaza. Hamasimmediately rejected the proposal, but the U.S. and Israel have agreed that Hamas will not govern Gaza when the war is over. Intelligence information captured by Israel in Gaza shows that two so-called Palestinian journalists who were recently killed in the war were terrorists posing as journalists.At the time of their death, they were using drones to spy on Israeli troops. Thousands of Israelis went to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem to pray for the release of the hostages. Israel found a tunnel with evidence that hostages had been there, including DNA. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 (Day 97): The forty-second day of the resumed war. Iran seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was carrying oil from Iraq to Turkey. The U.S., UK, and others fired more than 100 guided munitions at 16 Houthi military targets in Yemen (5 people were killed and 6 were injured). Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 (Day 98): The forty-third day of the resumed war. The Iranian-backed Houthis called the strikes in Yemen an act of war and vowed to take unimaginable revenge on the U.S. and UK. About 30 min. after the attack on Houthi military targets in Yemen, there were unconfirmed reports of a bomb threat on the U.S. embassy in Iraq. (Note: The Iranians, Houthis,and Bahrainis are Shiite Muslims, not Sunnis like most Arabs.) Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan said Turkey is giving evidence to the International Court of Justice that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 (Day 99): The forty-fourth day of the resumed war. The U.S. and UK struck more Houthi targets in Yemen. The Houthis said the U.S. and UK will have to pay a heavy price for the attacks. Fighting is intense, and the death toll is high in central and southern Gaza. A group of violent anti-Israel protestors almost broke through the fence around the White House. Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 (Day 100): The forty-fifth day of the resumed war. Netanyahu said, “No One Will Stop Us, Not the Hague, Not the Axis of Evil, and Not Anyone Else.” The Biden Administration said they are pressuring Israel to start lowering the intensity on Hamas in Gaza. Hamas released a 37-second video of 3 Israeli hostages and said it will reveal their fate tomorrow. Hamas said the fate of many hostages is unknown. The Palestinians in Gaza are some of the poorest people on earth, and Hamas could have helped them, but Hamas spent billions of dollars building new tunnels and expandingold ones. Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 (Day 101): The forty-sixth day of the resumed war. Israel said 25 hostages have died in captivity, but Hamas is still holding 132. Two attacks in Israel by terrorists that entered the nation illegally killed one and injured 17. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard fired rockets at Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan (in Iraq), under the pretense that Israel had established a spy center there (4 civilians werekilled and 6 civilians were injured). Iraq recalled its ambassador to Iran and said it will lodge a complaint with the UN Security Council. Several Hamas officials who were living in Lebanon have gone into hiding in other countries. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh urged Muslims all over the world to build on the victory they had on Oct. 7, 2023 (raping women, beheading babies, taking hostages, etc.) for theliberation of Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Anti-Defamation League said antisemitism is increasing. Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 (Day 102): The forty-seventh day of the resumed war. The tunnel network under Gaza is far bigger than anyone realized. It was originally believed to be about 250 miles but has turned out to be 350 to 450 miles of tunnel andmore than 5,000 shafts. From an area in Gaza that Israeli troops had just evacuated from (about 24 hours before), Hamas fired more than 50 rockets toward a town in Israel. This generated a debatein Israel’s war cabinet about Israel withdrawing too soon. Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 (Day 103): The forty-eighth day of the resumed war. Muslims – some have been funded by Iran – have attacked Jews inJudea and Samaria more than 2600 times since Oct. 7, 2023 (throwing rocks or firebombs, stabbing or trying to stab people, running over people with their vehicles, etc.) Understand that this is several times a day, every day. What is wrong with those who thinkIsrael shouldn’t try to do something about it? FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born witha sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6). Finally, are you Rapture Ready? If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believethat Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this. duck_daymond@yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------- We May Not Have Crossed Into �World War III� � But Our World Is At War � By Mark Hitchcock - https://harbingersdaily.com/we-may-not-have-crossed-into-world-war-iii-but-our-world-is-at-war/ We�re not currently in a World War, but we can say accurately that our world is at war. Just yesterday, while reading the newspaper, all the global hotspots and flash pointsthat exist today struck me�article after article about all the places where there are ongoing wars, conflicts, and rumors of wars. It�s not just in the newspapers; you see it online and on all the cable news channels 24/7. Let�s examine one single news cycle. One article I read stated that just within the continent of Africa, there are currently 35 ongoing armed conflicts. We see all across the news the activity of Iran and its proxies/surrogates. Iran has formed what is called the �Axis of Resistance,� which perpetrates waves of attacks andreprisals. There have been 130 attacks by this �Axis of Resistance� so far against US bases in Syria and Iraq since mid-October. This week, within a short 24-hour timespan, Iran launched missile and drone attacks against three of its neighboring nations�Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan. Syria was targeted because ISIS, which is now active again, is responsible for bombs detonated at the commemoration ceremony of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani�s death. Theterrorists blew themselves up, killing over 100 people. Iran is firing into Iraq because they believe that there is an intelligence headquarters by the Israeli Mossad in the northern portion of the country. Pakistan was fired upon due to Tehran�s belief thatanti-Iranian terrorist groups were holed up in the country. A headline in The New York Times read, �Iranian Strikes in Iraq and Pakistan Inflame Regional Tensions.� The United States announced on Tuesday that the Navy commandeered Iranian missiles on their way to the Houthi rebels in Yemen. A large billboard on the side of a buildingin Tehran depicts Iranian missiles with writing in both Hebrew and Persian, reading �Prepare your coffins.� All of this is happening as Iran is on the cusp of the nuclear threshold. Iran Watch published a report in late December stating that the country�s nuclear program �has reachedthe point at which, within three weeks, Iran might be able to enrich enough uranium for five fission weapons.� The newspaper I read yesterday also covered the Israel-Gaza War, the Houthis attacks on the Red Sea, and the US, the UK, and Australia striking targets in Yemen. You can seeall the nations that are involved, which have already been mentioned: Israel, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. We also have China�s threat to Taiwan. Taiwan held its elections on January 13th. They elected Lai Ching-te, who is very anti-China and against any kind of reunification.Then, on Wednesday, eighteen Air Force planes from China were operating in and around Taiwan. Jesus said there will be �wars and rumors of wars��constant threats of war (Matthew 24:6). Another place is North Korea. The Wall Street Journal has an article that says, �Kim Jong Un Has a New Enemy No. 1�and It Isn�t the U.S.� �North Korea says it will rewrite its constitution casting South Korea as a hostile nation, breaking its policy of seeking peaceful reunification,� the WSJ reported. The leader of North Korea has canceled any hope of reunification and reconciliation with South Korea. The Korean peninsula right now is more dangerous than at any time since1950�the Korean War. France 24 reported, �N. Korea formally abolishes govt agencies working for cooperation with South.� NewsNation has a headline that says, �North Korea could be preparing forwar, experts warn.� Kim Jong Un on Monday vowed to remove a massive monument to the possible reunification of the Korean Peninsula. This great nine-story tall monument called the �Monument tothe Three Charters� was finished in 2001 by his father and grandfather, who had some idea of reunification eventually with the South. The North Korean leader declared that the country should completely remove this �eyesore� and take other measures to eliminate concepts of reunification, reconciliation, andfellow countrymen from the national history of the republic. South Korea, he insisted, is North Korea�s number one enemy. Additionally, North Korea has become very active, according to an article by CNN, firing hundreds of artillery rounds into waters near a disputed border between North andSouth Korea and testing what it said was a �ballistic missile topped with a hypersonic glide vehicle.� One of Russia�s main envoys is now in North Korea, trying to get weapons from the country to help them prosecute their war against Ukraine. The Russia-Ukraine war has nowentered its third calendar year. Day 700 of that war is just a few days away. Newsweek on Tuesday published an article with the headline, �Putin Ally Says World War III Will �Definitely� Begin Soon in Middle East.� Russians are joining the militaryat the rate of 30,000 a month because they can get paid more there than in any other job in their current economy. The New York Post reported this week, �Germany Is Preparing For Russia To Start World War III, Leaked Plan Reveals.� �Europe is preparing for Russian President Vladimir Putin to expand his country�s war in Ukraine and attack NATO ally countries next year, leaked [classified military] documents[from the German Ministry of Defense] reveal,� NY Post detailed. �The potential scenario outlines how Russia could start waging war in the Baltics by July using severe cyberattacks while stirring up discontent among Russian nationals in Estonia, Latvia andLithuania.� �By September, those clashes, the classified documents show, could be used by Russia as an excuse to unleash �Zapad 2024,� a large-scale military �exercise� that would amasssome 50,000 Russian soldiers in the west of the country and Belarus,� they continued. �By December, according to the plot � a worst-case-scenario exercise � Russia could then take advantage of the transition period following the US presidential election anduse propaganda, proclaiming fictional �border conflicts� or �riots with numerous deaths� to incite violence.� �Following a meeting of the UN Security Council in January 2025, Russia could then falsely accuse Western allies of plotting to move against Putin�s regime, which he coulduse to rally troops to Belarus and the Baltics by March 2025,� the article explained. �The leaked document said that in this scenario, 30,000 German troops would be deployed for defense, while an estimated 70,000 Russian forces would have massed in Belarus.� �By May 2025, that buildup could prompt NATO to enact �measures for credible deterrence� to prevent further Russian incursion,� the New York Post noted, �which translatesto combat between Western troops and Russian forces.� That would be World War III. Now, of course, that scenario is speculation at this point, but Germany is actively preparing for that contingency�and there�s a lot of detail there. Again, we haven�t arrived at World War III yet, but it�s clear that our world today is at war. All that I have detailed was found in one news cycle�just in one day that Icame across. Let me remind you: Jesus said, �ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars,� but He follows it with these words, �See that ye be not troubled: for all these things must cometo pass, but the end is not yet.� Jesus told us this was coming, but He said don�t be alarmed. He wanted us to know this so that we could be aware, alert, anticipating the rapture, and living our life in lightof that day. I hope that�s what you�re doing as we await the coming of Jesus Christ. ---------------------------------- I Never Thought I Would See The Day� When Our World Would Be Upside Down � By Jan Markell - https://harbingersdaily.com/i-never-thought-i-would-see-the-day-when-our-world-would-be-upside-down/ I�m at it again�mulling over the insanity of our day, even though such absurdities were predicted for the last days. I say a dozen times a day, �I never thought I would seethe day.� Be honest. You do, too! Here�s my current list: I never thought I would see the day� When churches would see ourmind-numbing headlines and stories and suggest that there are perhaps a hundred or a thousand years before Jesus returns! They say we�ve always had perilous times. Nothing is new. I never thought I would see the day� The World Economic Forumwould meet the week it was minus 40 degrees in my hometown and obsess over global warming and electric vehicles, since they don�t function well right now in Minneapolis. And all of us are cheering for global warming. I never thought I would see the day� When the champion of thehurting around the world, the Red Cross, would deny care and medication to Israeli hostages and instead scold the hostages for Gaza�s destruction. I never thought I would see the day� When the International Courtof Justice would declare Israel guilty of genocide when it was Israel who experienced a genocidal attack. Imagine, portions of the free world siding with barbarians rather than a democratic ally. Did someone say �upside down world?� I never thought I would see the day� All of the leaders of sanctuarycities and states would be screaming bloody murder to keep illegals out of their sanctuary cities and states. I never thought I would see the day� When a U.S. Secretary ofState would tell another country�Israel�they cannot win a war. They cannot defeat terrorists who perpetrated genocide on them. I never thought I would see the day� I would watch entire churchdenominations side with those who perpetrated the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust. What Bible are they reading? They believe Jesus was a Palestinian. Really? I never thought I would see the day� The nation of Nigeria, withits Christian population nearly decimated by Muslims, not be put on Washington�s 2024 persecution watch list! I never thought I would see the day� When Democrats admit thatHamas or the Taliban or al-Qaida may be crossing our southern border and then brag about our strong national security! Reprobate minds see upside down. I never thought I would see the day� When the world would favorelements of society who cry �Death to Israel� and �Death to America� and glorify these thugs. When �Israel Derangement Syndrome� would overtake entire nations, and when universities would favor them, even as Jews hide in closets and secret rooms. I never thought I would see the day� When at the most significanttime in history, believers would talk about �rapture fatigue� and �end-time burn-out� because they were tired of watching and waiting for Christ�s return. It�s just taking too long. I never thought I would see the day� When the tragedy of Lahaina,Maui�with all of its mystery and likely conspiracy�would so quickly be forgotten and the people so pathetically abandoned. And yet people still trust the government! I never thought I would see the day� When lockdowns would becomea part of normal society! First it was Covid lockdowns. Now I am learning about climate lockdowns coming. I guess the mantra is, �You will go nowhere and be happy!� I never thought I would see the day� That the subject of Israel�whois the primary subject of the Bible�would be the issue causing enormous church splits since October 7. Denominations don�t want to acknowledge that Jews wrote our Bible or play a prominent role today. I guess theology matters to some and their theology erasesthe nation of Israel! I could go on for endless pages with further examples, sadly. The Bible is blunt that the last days would be perilous and filled with unruly and selfish people. It says societywould be �given over� (Romans 1). We just didn�t think it would be this bad. But God placed you and me in it for such a time as this! We are here on assignment and not by accident. We can be the salt and light needed for our times! The followers ofJesus Christ are to shine no matter what the circumstances and no matter how bad it gets. Hang on a little longer. And it is the darkest before the dawn�the dawn being the glorious Rapture of the church when we leave this wicked planet behind! Only in Eternitywill we cease being shocked by the world and by an upside-down society. Only then will everything make sense. Finally, I will be able to stop saying, �I never thought I would see the day.� -------------------------------- All Of A Sudden, Leaders All Over The World Are Warning That World War III Is Very Close - by Michael Snyder - https://endoftheamericandream.com/all-of-a-sudden-leaders-all-over-the-world-are-warning-that-world-war-iii-is-very-close/ Prominent leaders all over the globe are starting to publicly acknowledge that World War III is coming. In many cases they are expressing hope that it can still be avoided,but that becomes less likely with each passing day. Multiple parties are escalating the conflict in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine has entered a dangerous new phase, and the election that just happened in Taiwan has made a Chinese invasion much more probable. Sowhat is going to happen if major powers start tangling with one another all over the planet? We really are on the brink of the unthinkable, but most people in the general population have no idea how dire things have become. On Monday, British Defense Minister Grant Shapps warned that we are now in a �pre-war world� and that western powers could soon find themselves fighting Russia, China, Iran,and North Korea� �now is the time for all allies and democratic nations across the world to� make sure their defence spending is growing too. Because as discussed, the era of the peace dividendis over. In five years time we could be looking at multiple theatres including Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. �we find ourselves at the dawn of this new era. [The] Berlin Wall a distant memory but we have come full circle, moving from a post-war to a pre-war world. An age of idealismhas been replaced by a period of hard-headed realism. I was stunned that he was willing to give the public such an honest assessment. But of course he is right. Multiple wars are coming. U.S. officials are issuing similar warnings. Here is one example� A source inside the Pentagon has warned Daily Express US that �we are on the brink of World War 3� amid surging conflict in the Middle East sparked largely by Iran. The source inside the Pentagon that issued this rather ominous warning is a man named Nicholas Drummond, and he claims that the current war in the Middle East could literallyresult in �the end of Iran�� Defense expert Nicholas Drummond echoed concerns that the conflict in the Middle East could potentially escalate but warned that if Tehran directly attacked Israel, the ensuingwar would be �the end of Iran�. So exactly what sort of weapons would be required to bring about �the end of Iran�? You might want to reflect on that for a moment. There is also a lot of talk about World War III in Russia. In fact, one of Russia�s most prominent news anchors named Vladimir Solovyov recently told his audience that ourplanet is �moving towards World War III�� �We are moving towards World War III. In my opinion, it�s already underway. By the way Trump thinks so too,� the Russian presenter added, as he tried to cut to a soundbiteof the former president condemning U.S. strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. Yes, he was actually quite correct about Donald Trump. Not too long ago, Trump publicly warned a crowd in Iowa that �we�re very close to World War III�� �World War III, we�re very close. I don�t know if you feel it. I don�t know, madam attorney general, if you feel it, but we�re very close to World War III when you see thesediscussions taking place.� Personally, I am entirely convinced that World War III has already started, but what Trump and others are talking about is the hot phase when missiles start flying all overthe place and millions of people die. And we are so close to that right now. The following comes from a Daily Mail article entitled �The descent into World War 3: How Russia, Iran and China are simultaneously making moves that will drag us all into conflict�� Leaked German intelligence documents suggest Berlin expects Russia to launch another wave of attacks to overwhelm Ukraine, and is scrambling to come up with contingency plansin the event Russian troops march westward from Belarus. The Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to spread violence across the Middle East, with Iran�s so-called �Axis of Resistance� � including Lebanon�s Hezbollah and Yemen�s Houthirebels � increasing their attacks on Israel and commercial shipping routes, prompting the UK and US to launch a series of devastating strikes by air and sea. Further East, Taiwan�s election of a new democracy-loving president has angered Beijing even further, with a Chinese invasion of the island nation in the coming years lookingever more likely. It is likely that the Middle East will be the first flashpoint to fully erupt. The region has become so unstable over the past couple of months, and the entire world was stunned this week when Iran decided to launch missiles and drones into Iraq, Syriaand Pakistan� Within 24 hours, Iran launched missile and drone strikes on targets in three countries � Iraq, Syria and Pakistan � and took the extraordinary step of announcing its responsibilityfor the attacks, triggering anger from its neighbors. So why did Iran do this? The Iranians claim that the strike in Iraq targeted �an Israeli spy hub�� Baghdad recalled its ambassador to Iran after the Monday night attack on its northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region killed four civilians and injured at least six. Tehransaid the strike targeted an Israeli spy hub near the U.S. consulate in Erbil, the Kurdistan regional capital city. Iraqi Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani rejected the Iranian claim, describing the attack as a �crime against the Kurdish people.� Iraq�s Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, called the attacks a �violation of international law� and said it would file a complaint with the U.N. Security Council. France�s ForeignMinistry said in a statement that Iran was �contributing to the escalation of regional tensions � and it must stop.� As for the strikes in Syria and Pakistan, the Iranians claim that they were trying to hit Sunni groups that commit acts of terrorism� Tehran also hit what it said were Islamic State targets in northern Syria in tandem with its strikes on Iraq. It then went on to target the headquarters of a Sunni armed groupin Pakistan�s western Balochistan province near the Iranian border. Pakistan�s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it �strongly condemns the unprovoked violation of its airspace by Iran� which it said killed two children and injured three more.It added that �it is even more concerning that this illegal act has taken place despite the existence of several channels of communication between Pakistan and Iran.� This could potentially draw Pakistan into the war in the Middle East. And let us not forget that Pakistan has nuclear weapons. It is very unusual for Iran to be this aggressive. And Iran�s Defense Minister is promising that his nation will not hesitate to conduct similar missile strikes in the future� The morning after Iranian attacks on neighboring Pakistan and Iraq, Iran�s defense minister vowed Wednesday that his country would �not set any limits� on using its missilecapabilities against enemies whenever necessary. �We are a missile power in the world,� the minister, Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, told reporters at a Cabinet meeting, according to state media. �Wherever they want to threatenthe Islamic Republic of Iran, we will react, and this reaction will definitely be proportionate, tough and decisive.� Meanwhile, the IDF and Hezbollah continue to pummel one another along Israel�s northern border� The Israeli armed forces carried out a massive wave of airstrikes and artillery fire against targets in the Saluki valley in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, following repeatedattacks against Israeli targets by the Lebanese terror organization Hezbollah. According to Israel Defense Forces, the terror group �makes extensive use� of the valley for its activities, hiding its weapons and infrastructures in the valley�s forestedareas. According to Lebanese reports, the Israeli airstrike was among the largest of the war so far, hitting 15 different targets in at least 30 launched strikes. And on Tuesday the U.S. military actually hit the Houthis in Yemen with a �pre-emptive attack� because the Houthis were apparently getting ready to launch more anti-ship ballisticmissiles� On Tuesday US forces carried out another round of strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen, but this time the operation is being dubbed a �pre-emptive� attack that came in responseto militants preparing missile launches on the ground in real time. �US forces struck and destroyed four Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles,� a Central Command (CENTCOM) statement saud. �These missiles were prepared to launch from Houthi-controlledareas of Yemen and presented an imminent threat to both merchant and US Navy ships in the region.� War is here. In fact, 2024 is going to be a year of war, and wherever conflict happens the U.S. is almost certainly going to be involved. So how will the American people respond as the world erupts in flames? In recent weeks, we have seen crazed protesters do some very alarming things in Washington, New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere. But the truth is that World War III is still only in the very early stages. So what is going to happen once global events spiral completely out of control? Unfortunately, I believe that it won�t be too long before we find out. ------------------------------- World War Conflicts � Taking Stock Of Our Global Situation � By Amir Tsarfati - https://harbingersdaily.com/amir-tsarfati-world-war-conflicts-taking-stock-of-our-global-situation/ (Galilee, Israel) � Shalom from Israel! Even as I hear the rumble of jets echoing in the skies above me, I am still taken aback at the beauty of the land that surrounds me.The Jezreel Valley, which spreads for miles below my house, is lush and fruitful. The green bounty of the crops is only broken up here and there by the rich brown of the soil being turned by farmers in their tractors. It is idyllic and puts me in the mindof that apt description of this land as being one flowing with milk and honey. Yet, despite the miraculous fertility of modern Israel, there is still a pall of sorrow that hangs over its people. This past weekend marked 100 days since Hamas terroristspoured over the Gaza border and began torturing, raping, kidnapping, murdering, and mutilating every Israeli that they could find. Even today, there are still 132 hostages that remain in captivity enduring the brutality of these savages. Imagine being oneof these innocents, just ordinary civilians, having been snatched from your home, forced to watch your loved ones slaughtered, then abused at the hands of your captor�s day-after-day for 100 days. It�s so horrific that I can�t let my mind go too deep intotheir experience. It�s too dark. It�s too evil. For these past months, I have necessarily been immersed into what has been taking place in my country � the prosecution of the war, the return of the hostages, the terroristraids. Yet, even with that primary focus, I haven�t lost sight of what�s happening in the rest of the world. So many locations beyond just Israel are either at war or close to erupting. There are those who say that we are on the verge of another world war.Just three days ago, British foreign secretary Grant Shapps said in a speech that the �era of the peace dividend is over� and that we are now in a �pre-war� period that could eventually lead to conflicts involving Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. I agreewith much of what he is saying. However, after taking stock of our global situation, I believe that a strong case can be made that we are already in a world war. In today�s article, I want to look at eight areas of conflict or potential conflict that involve a very large percentage of Europe, Asia, and North America, and examine whathas taken place in each situation just this past week. World War Conflicts Israel�s Conflict with Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon Successful heavy bombing and strategic military maneuvers continue in Gaza in Khan Yunis, Northern Shati, and Beit Bahia. On Monday, Israel�s Defense Minister Yoav Gallantsaid that the �intensive phase� of the offensive in northern Gaza is complete, and should soon wrap up in the south, also. However, this does not mean that the battle is over. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are simply shifting to the next phase that willsee terrorists and their facilities, infrastructure, and weapons eradicated. When pressed as to whether there will be a conclusion to military action anytime soon, Gallant tied his negative answer to the hostages who are still in captivity, saying, �If thefire stops, the fate of the hostages will be sealed for many years in the captivity of Hamas. Without military pressure, no one will talk to us. Only from a position of strength can the hostages be freed.� The IDF is determined to staunch the threat from the south, because they understand the brutality of the enemy. On October 7, 19-year-old Adir Tahar was brutally murderedwhen Hamas terrorists fired an anti-tank missile at him, then followed up by throwing three grenades. When Adir�s father, David, read the autopsy report, it showed that his body was severely damaged and that the terrorists had decapitated him and stolen hishead. This began a father�s desperate and tragic search for the head of his son, so that he could bury him with at least some dignity. After weeks without a lead, a terrorist under interrogation confessed that he had Adir�s head and had attempted to sell itin Gaza for $10,000. Based on his information, the IDF searched an ice cream shop in Gaza and found Adir�s head in a suitcase stored in the freezer. David was finally able to bury his son intact. It is stories like these that will keep us Israelis fightinguntil we are sure that all our borders are safe. Nightly operations into the West Bank continue. On Tuesday, a terrorist cell leader, Abdullah Abu Shalal, was killed by an IDF airstrike in Nablus. The next night, a massiveoperation in Tulkarm resulted in the arrest of 300 terrorists. Jenin and Dora also saw fighting. All these actions are to root out Palestinian terrorists who are bent on killing innocent Israelis. Sunday and Monday saw two terror attempts thwarted, leadingto the deaths of the attempted perpetrators. Tragically, on Tuesday, two Arabs from the West Bank succeeded in their plan. Each commandeered cars, stabbing their drivers. Then they proceeded to ram the vehicles into pedestrians. A 79-year-old woman was killedin the attack and 17 more people were wounded. The IDF held an exercise on Tuesday simulating an attack in Lebanon. Said IDF Major General Ori Gordin, head of the Northern Command, �We are more ready for this than we haveever been, for tonight if we have to.� Meanwhile, major air attacks continue on Iranian and Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. Iraqi Militias� Conflict with Israel Channels associated with Shiite militias in Iraq claim that an explosion at Haifa Bay�s oil refineries on Sunday was a result of a cruise missile they launched. As the IslamicResistance in Iraq celebrated the victory, Israeli officials said, �Not so fast.� The Israeli Protection Ministry instead claims that it was a �breakdown of a polyethene machine at the Carmel Olefins factory in Haifa� that caused the explosion. Whatever thereal story is here, there is no doubt that Iran-backed militias in both Iraq and Syria are trained, armed, and just waiting for their opportunity to cross the border into Israel and carry out their own murderous rampage. Iran�s Conflict with Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan You�d think that Iran had its hands full with its on-going proxy war with Israel and Saudi Arabia. But apparently, the ayatollahs have tired of having all their �Arab rabble� doing the dirty work for them. They want to get their hands bloodied, too. In a 24-hour-period at the beginning of this week, Iran launched airstrikes using missiles and drones on Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan. In Erbil, Iraq, the IRGC targeted a well-known localbusinessman, killing him and his family. They justified the action saying that it was a Mossad headquarters. The Iraqi foreign minister condemned the attack on CNN saying Iran couldn�t hit Israel at home, so they went to the nearest supposed target. But itwasn�t the Syria and Iraq attacks that caused the most stir because who doesn�t fire missiles at those two countries these days? Instead, the major hub-bub came from Tehran�s violation of Pakistani sovereignty by firing a ballistic missile at the headquarters of Jaish al-Adel, an armed Sunni militia,in Pakistan�s Balochistan province near the Iranian border. Pakistan immediately warned of serious consequences to the attack, then proceeded to close its border with Iran while deploying forces into the area. Baluchi militants didn�t wait for the Pakistanigovernment to act against Iran. The group Gish al-Adel on Wednesday shot to death a high-ranking IRGC officer in Balochistan. Also, on Wednesday, Iran launched another air attack into Pakistan, and now Pakistani F-16s are flying around the border. Then, today, the action continued. Pakistan launched a drone and rocket strike against terrorist organizations in southeastern Iran. Not hitting official Iranian targets wasa strategic move, letting Tehran know that Islamabad was capable of the same kind of cross-border air attack. Instead of a punch, this was more of a bumping of the chests. Iran, in an act of whatever the Persian version of �chutzpah� is, demanded an explanationfor Pakistan�s actions, and immediately ordered military exercises to take place in the area. This is a conflict that must be watched, and, again, it can�t be emphasized enough that this change of philosophy by the Islamic regime in Iran to engage directlyrather than through their proxies is a significant step. Yemen�s Conflict with the US and the UK Last Thursday saw a major joint airstrike by the United States and the United Kingdom on 62 targets at 16 different sites belonging to the Yemeni Houthi rebels. This cameafter the Iran-sponsored proxy militia continued its belligerence against Red Sea shipping and the State of Israel. In an official statement from the U.S. Department of Defense, Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote that the strikes �targeted sites associated with the Houthis� ballistic and cruisemissile, and coastal radar and air surveillance capabilities.� The purpose of the action was �to disrupt and degrade the Houthis� capabilities to endanger mariners and threaten global trade in one of the world�s most critical waterways.� The Houthis responded on Wednesday with a drone attack on an American ship in the Strait of Aden. Late news saw another US strike Wednesday night on 14 rail-based Houthi missilesthat were primed to fire at any time. The targets were destroyed. To emphasize their unhappiness with the Houthis, the US administration redesignated the terrorist group as a �terrorist group�. The previous administration had placed theYemeni rebel group, formally known as Ansarallah (�Supporters of God�), on the Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) list which allowed assets to be frozen and accounts blocked. But early in the Biden administration, the state department removed them fromthat list. Wednesday�s redesignation stopped short of returning the Houthis to the FTO, and instead declared them to be a Special Designated Global Terrorist Group (SDGT). Ease of humanitarianaid was the reason given by the administration, and they say they reserve the right to amend the designation. The global war concerns here can be seen in who condemned the airstrikes. Both Russia�s President Putin and Turkey�s President Erdogan came out strongly against the action.China�s ministry of foreign affairs expressed its concern about the escalation of hostilities in the Red Sea. This is one more military issue that is dividing the east from the west. Russia�s Conflict with Ukraine It has been one year, ten months, three weeks, and five days since the Vladimir Putin�s �special military operation� was launched. In that period, half a million soldiersand civilians have been killed or wounded. Now, according to German newspaper Bild, Russia is secretly strategizing to expand the conflict to NATO countries. Russian foreign affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was quick to pooh-pooh the allegations comparing it to a �mighty horoscope from last year for Pisces in Cancer.� I�m notsure what that means, but I�m guessing it�s a negative. Still, if the tide should turn against Russia in the war with Ukraine, it is very easy to see a desperate Putin expanding the conflict in a grasp at straws. China�s Threats Against Taiwan The days leading up to Taiwan�s presidential election this past Saturday provided the perfect opportunity for China to again emphasize their ownership claims to the islandnation. In a speech celebrating the new year, China�s President Xi asserted that unification is a �historical inevitability.� The Chinese air force and navy are consistently infringing on Taiwan�s sovereignty just to remind them that they are close. The election to Taiwan�s presidency on Saturday of Lai Ching-te, whom Beijing regards as a dangerous separatist, is bound to ratchet the tension up even further. Foreign countries are weighing in with their opinions. Aleksandr Dugin, a close adviser of Vladimir Putin, believes that the time is optimal for China to begin a militaryoperation against Taiwan. US President Biden used the election as an opportunity to remind the world that America does not support Taiwan�s independence. This has been the official US position since1979. However, in 2016, President-elect Donald Trump made a call to the then-president of Taiwan, leading to harsh condemnation from China. He was the first president to make such a call since Jimmy Carter. If it looks at all like the 45th president has a chance to move back into the office and become the 47th president, it would not be surprising to see China launch an actionagainst Taiwan prior to the November US elections. Turkey attacks the Kurds Turkish jets flew into Syria and Iraq on Friday and rained missiles down onto more than two dozen targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers� Party (PKK) and the People�sProtection Units (YPG). The attack came in retaliation for a raid by the PKK on a Turkish army base in northern Iraq the day before that left nine of Turkey�s soldiers dead and another four wounded. President Erdogan�s government considers these two groupsto be terrorists, which causes friction with the US government who partners with the YPG in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS). North Korea Threats Against South Korea The aggressive rhetoric by Kim Jong-un against South Korea is equally matched by his aggressive actions. Just under two weeks ago, the North Korean army fired 200 artilleryrounds into the maritime buffer zone established between them and their southern neighbor. For the same reasons that China�s Xi might consider a pre-US-election move against Taiwan, Supreme Leader Kim may find himself with a decision regarding South Koreacome fall. ---------------------------- Wars & Rumors of Wars � A.V. Rauf - https://bibleprophecyfortoday.com/2024/01/20/wars-rumor-of-wars/ As we have entered the year 2024, it seems as if there has been an escalation in hostility between several nations. As I write this ,the nation of Somalia is threatening togo to war with Ethiopia, North Korea continues to threaten war against South Korea, Venezuela threatens war with Guyana in South America. China continues to be a threat to Taiwan and rumblings of an invasion are ever so imminent. Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Lebanon, Yemen, the United States, the United Kingdom Israel, Syria and Iran ALL appear to be in anticipatory stages of war. In Matthew 24:6-7 Jesus said the following: 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.7 For nation shall rise againstnation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. That being said what we see happening in the Middle East as Israel has passed the century mark in number of days being in a continued warfare with HAMAS, what is currentlyunraveling must be noted as we understand eschatology. If you have been studying Bible prophecy, you would clearly discern that God has started to position Israel regarding her destiny. When you read your Bible, you will findthat approximately 5/6th of the Bible one way or another pertains to Israel . As a matter of fact, 73 out of 78 verses regarding Israel refer to Israel as a nation. Ezekiel 5:5 :Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her. Israel is the center of the world. Jerusalem is the center of Israel. The Temple Mount is the center of Jerusalem. There will be amount in time before the return of the LORD when the entire world will focus on these points: 1.Israel identified as a race of people who descended from Abraham, Isaac & Jacob. 2.Israel is identified by territory: the boundaries of the piece of land in the Middle East. 3.Israel is identified by a language spoken by the patriarchs and the prophets.(When this nation was �reborn,� in 1948, Hebrew was eventually restored as its official language. 4.Israel is identified by a holy place designated as the Temple Mount on Mt. Moriah. According to Matthew 24, the generation that will see the coming of the LORD will also witness God raising the nation of Israel to the place of international prominence. Keepin mind that whereas WWI prepared the land of Israel for the Jews, WWII prepared the Jews to enter the land, WWIII will ultimately see them scattered until old a remnant remains. As for the current war between Russia and Ukraine, we know that Russia invaded Ukraine back in 2022. Currently as Russia continues to advance, and the U.S has been providingbillions of dollars in Military Arms, A senior ally of President Vladimir Putin warned that any Ukrainian attacks on missile launch sites inside Russia supplied by the United States and its allies would risk in a nuclear response from Moscow. It is now being reported that Europe is preparing for Russian President Vladimir Putin to expand his country�s war in Ukraine and attack NATO ally countries next year, accordingto leaked documents published in German newspaper Bild. According to the outlet � which obtained the classified military information from the German Ministry of Defense � the country�s armed forces are gearing up for a �hybrid� Russian attack in Eastern Europe that can include the use of nuclear weaponry. This year will be a very pivotal year as far as national elections are concerned. It has been stated that over half over the entire world in various nations will be holdingelections. We knew what happens in the U.S with presidential elections remains to be seen. However, I want to bring to your attention what happened in China this past week. Taiwan held an election which may determine whether China and Taiwan, let alone Chinaand the U.S. go to war. One of the candidates in the election, Lai Ching-te, who is heavily opposed by the Chines government actually won the election! This means that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan has become more likely. I have only mentioned two wars with scenarios that have become real. Now, let�s circle back to what is happening in the Middle East and examine it through the Word of God: As the war between Israel and HAMAS continues, Many left-wing Israelis who once considered themselves �more Palestinian than the Palestinians� now view all Palestinians asa potential threat. According to a GALLUP report nearly two-thirds of Israelis now oppose a Palestinian state, given what Hamas did to them, and to Gaza � and given the pro-terror sympathies of the corrupt Palestinian Authority, which governs most Palestiniansin the West Bank. The United States is now pushing Israel to make new peace agreements contingent on the creation of a Palestinian state. The age of the Church will end and the Time of Jacob�s trouble and the salvation of the nation of Israel will become the central element in the purpose of God on earth. Israeland the Jews will be in the worst turmoil ever and the surviving remnant of the Jews and Gentiles will enter the Millennial Kingdom after the Day of the LORD comes to pass. The Day of the LORD is not a 24 hour day, but rather a series of events in which the wrath of God is poured out on those who are not raptured, including the persecutors ofthe true Church and the haters of the nation of Israel. It will also culminate in God�s prevailing justice of the kingdom of AntiChrist. Amos 5:16-20�Therefore the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shallcall the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. 17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the Lord. 18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the dayof the Lord is darkness, and not light. 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 20 Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, andno brightness in it? Each day that passes by we see the nation of Israel becoming more alienated from the rest of the world. Several nations that once were considered allies are no longer supportingher. Israel is beginning to find that she has no allies. This was all spoken of in the Bible. Joel 3:1-2��For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring themdown into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. Did you see that? This isn�t about diving land rather it is parting the LORD�s land. Did I hear �Land for Peace� deals?? I just mentioned to you that Israel is being pressuredto make new peace agreements contingent on the creation of a Palestinian state. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is opposed to this and has gone on record to say that he opposes a Palestinian state in any postwar scenario. Zechariah 12: 2�-Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. 4 In that day, saith the Lord, I will smite every horsewith astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. 5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strengthin the Lord of hosts their God. 6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalemshall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem. 7 The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah. 8 In that day shallthe Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them. 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroyall the nations that come against Jerusalem. 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as onemourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. Our responsibility is to continue to pray for peace in Jerusalem and to pray for the leaders of the world. That being said, know that what God spoke in His WORD thousandsof years in advance MUST and WILL come to pass according to the prophetic Scriptures. Once again to put it into simplest terms, when the LORD comes and removes the faithful Church and unleashes His wrath on this earth and on the kingdom of AntiChrist, He willbe intervening in the strategic conflict against the nation of Israel. This is the Day of the LORD. It is now very obvious to discern what is about to take place in the Middle East. 2 Corinthians 6:1-2�We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted,and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) ��-tomorrow may be the day of wrath. A major contributor to Israel�s distress over another Holocaust is the ongoing threat from the Iranian regime, which has openly and repeatedly declared its desire to wipeout the Jewish state. This is the one thing that many factions of ultra-orthodox and especially the Shi�te faction of Islam agree on. In the meantime, protests continue to take place in the Temple Mount as HAMAS, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Fatah are all raising their flags and chanting on the TempleMount. Antisemitism has reared its ugly head and has been Antisemitism has rising dramatically on a global scale since the pandemic began. It very well could that we are on the verge of witnessing the prophetic fulfillment of Psalm 83: 1 Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.3 Theyhave taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. 4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.5 For they have consulted together with one consent:they are confederate against thee: 6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;8 Assur also is joinedwith them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: 10 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth.11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna:12 Who said,Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession.13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. 14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire;15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.16 Fill their faceswith shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth. Remember that the time of Jacob�s trouble is the exact same event Jesus Himself mentioned in Matthew 24 where He prophesies about the coming time of great tribulation thatwill target the entire world in general, and the Jews in particular. Matthew 24:20-21�But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning ofthe world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. Historically, Israel was destroyed in 70 AD, and the Jews were scattered across the nations according to Bible prophecy. In 1948, they were miraculously regathered in exactlythe same place from which they were dispersed. But their regathering was a physical one, not a spiritual one and there has been a mass �Aaliyah,� or return of Jews from the Northern, Southern, & Eastern parts of the world. Now Jews from the West have beenreturning to Israel in massive numbers. God�s covenant with Israel and the Jews is eternal, just like His covenant with the Church is eternal and it cannot be broken, and God is not going to leave them in theirfallen condition. The time of Jacob�s trouble is going to be the means by which He restores His chosen people back to a right relationship to Himself. Hosea 5:15-�I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. Is God about to return to His place and and is the stage being set as we speak??? Stay tuned and Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem. ---------------------------- Coming Northern Conflict � The Big War Has Yet to Commence � ByAmir Tsarfati - https://harbingersdaily.com/amir-tsarfati-coming-northern-conflict-the-big-war-has-yet-to-commence/ (Galilee, Israel) � Shalom from Israel! The mood in my country is tense. While the operation in Gaza is going exceedingly well, we know that the big war has yet to commence.The conflict with Hezbollah must come, and it will come. When it does, it will be brutal for the entire nation. Hezbollah is much better armed, much better financed, and much better trained than Hamas. The Iron Dome and our other air defense systems can onlydo so much against the thousands of rockets that will come racing across our northern border. I fully expect that by the time it is all said and done, the skyline of Tel Aviv will look different, as will many other parts of the country. The hardship many families are feeling most now, and expect to only get worse, is the separation of spouses from one another and parents from their children. My wife and Ialready have one of our children who has been called up into the military. We expect that number to rise to three of our four within the next several months. Many have been away from home since the beginning of the conflict, and the resulting closing of businessesand the accompanying financial hardships have been devastating. Once again, the months ahead will be a difficult time, but a necessary one. We cannot live any longer with the constant threat from a belligerent and active terrorist armyjust across our border. Again, this will not be a war with Lebanon, but it will be a war in Lebanon. Hezbollah is fully entrenched in that country, and they have so infiltrated the nation�s government and leadership infrastructure that the large percentageof Lebanese citizens who desperately want them out have no power or authority to do anything about it. The war in Israel�s north will likely not remain just in Lebanon. The many terrorist militias that are based in Syria make it probable that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)will have a dual-northern front. Already, Israel�s military has moved four divisions, or approximately 100,000 soldiers, to the north. This is four times the usual number. Many of Israel�s allies are pressuring us toward an end of hostilities, as are some growing oppositional voices within the nation. I wish we could oblige, but we cannot. Ifwe allow our enemies the peace and the time needed to retrench and rearm, they will undoubtedly one day reengage. And this time they�ll come back even stronger than before. We can�t allow that to happen. Please pray for wisdom for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his leadership team. Pray the same for the generals leading the actions of the IDF. And pray for safety forthose of us who will be on the receiving end of the Hezbollah missiles, as well as for the innocent Lebanese citizens who are trapped in the war zone created by Hezbollah. Gaza Israel went into mourning on Monday after the IDF experienced the greatest one-day loss of life since the war began. A group of reservists were setting explosives to bringdown a building used by Hamas when an RPG was fired at them. The projectile exploded detonating the charges they were working with. The resulting blast brought down the building on top of them, as well as levelling the building next door. Twenty-one soldierslost their lives. A second RPG was fired at a tank that was guarding the reservists, killing two more soldiers. We are a small country, and we feel deeply the loss of every soldier taken in the line of duty. I, for one, did not sleep at all the night I heardthe report. The Battle of Khan Yunis continues to rage. The taking of this hometown to many of the Hamas leaders is strategically essential if the IDF is going to get a strong footholdin central Gaza. The tunnel system is vast and contains the headquarters for most of the terrorist leadership who have surrounded themselves with a human shield of our 136 hostages. The action here is more difficult than that in Gaza City and its surroundingareas because there are still many Gazan civilians taking shelter in the area. The IDF must be very precise in their actions and their military intelligence must be strong if they are to effectively take out the terrorists without harming non-combatants. Thedifficulty of their task is enhanced by the many members of Hamas who operate without uniforms. These terrorist soldiers will come up from tunnels unarmed and dressed as civilians. Once on the street, they will grab up one of the thousands of weapons thatare stashed throughout the city and open fire. But what makes this war the most difficult is that the IDF is fighting a new type of warfare that no military has had to deal with in history. As we continue the difficultabove ground war, we are simultaneously having to fight the near impossible battle below ground in the maze of tunnels where 20,000 well-trained terrorists are hiding. This is what is taking so long. We must operate one step at a time, heel to toe, alwayslooking ahead, to the sides, and behind. Yes, we are closing in on them from all sides and eventually we will get them. But this type of warfare absolutely requires caution and patience! Sadly, our television studios are full of military commentators who complainthat the IDF is just treading water and moving nowhere. But these men are just failed former generals who, in most cases, are responsible for the situation that we are in. Unfortunately, their idiotic rhetoric is responsible for creating unease and doubt toward the IDF and the government in the hearts of many whose loved ones have been calledto put themselves in harm�s way. Both Hamas and Israel have reportedly offered terms that would end the conflict. The offer by Hamas promised a release of all remaining hostages in return for an end of thewar, a complete withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza, a release of all Palestinian detainees including those convicted of terrorist murders, and a guarantee that Hamas could run Gaza unhampered by Israel. In other words, they want Israel to surrender. Israel, onthe other hand, promised an end to the war if Hamas would permanently exile six senior members of their leadership and release all the Israeli hostages. Hamas refused. When it comes down to it, Hamas is reeling. Israel has killed or disabled 60% of the organization�s fighting force in just 110 days. All that�s left for them is to play awaiting game. They know that global opinion is rapidly shifting to their side. The longer they survive, the better they believe their final terms will be. Lebanon and Syria Although a full-out conflict has not yet broken out on Israel�s northern border, there is still activity daily. Hezbollah regularly fires dozens of rockets directed at Israelitowns and villages. Israeli strikes, using jets, missiles, and drones, against the terrorist organization�s infrastructure and against the terrorists themselves are a near daily occurrence. As mentioned above, both sides are training and preparing for thewar that is coming. To the east of Lebanon in Syria, terrorist militias prepare for their opportunity to race south across Israel�s border. This second front in the coming northern conflict ispurely a product of Iran, which arms and funds these violent bands. As proof of Tehran�s activities in Syria, a Saturday missile strike in Damascus, courtesy of Israel, killed Iran�s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) intelligence chief for Syria andfour other IRGC members. The Persian ayatollahs are not strong enough to come at Israel directly, so they use disposable Arab minions to do their dirty work. An interesting development has arisen along the Syrian/Israeli border, this one originating out of the far north. Russia has been gradually decreasing their presence in Syria,as more and more troops are needed in Ukraine. However, the Russian Air Force has now begun flying patrols along the �Bravo Line� which divides the Golan Heights between Syria and Israel. Although the Russian military has been in Syria since 2015, this isthe first time that its jets will be flying regular patrols along Israel�s northern border. The US and Israel Following talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, US President Joe Biden stated that the prime minister was not opposed to a potential two-state solution.This seemed to come as news to Netanyahu, who the next day posted on X, �I will not compromise on full Israeli security control over all the territory west of Jordan � and this is contrary to a Palestinian state.� Not surprisingly, the prime minister�s response sent the United Nations into a tizzy. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres posted his response on X the next day, �The refusalto accept the two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians, and the denial of the right to statehood for the Palestinian people, are unacceptable.� Hey, Tony, aren�t you the guys who just gave the Presidency of the UN Conference on Disarmament this yearto Iran? Talk about unacceptable! The pressure the U.S. is placing on Israel for an end to the war and a subsequent two-state solution is driving a wedge between two historically strong allies. What is mostaggravating is that the two-state hard sell is purely political in nature. This present administration sees an election coming up, and the incumbent desperately needs this win. His international track record has been atrocious as is evidenced by how many globalmilitarized conflicts have erupted since he has taken office. If the current resident of the White House remains in office for another term, the relationship between the United States and Israel will likely be irreparably damaged. The US and the Houthis Remember four years ago when there was spreading peace in the Middle East? That�s true no longer. U.S. bases in Syria and Iraq are under daily attack. The New York Times estimatesthat 70 members of the United States military have been injured by pro-Iranian militias in the 140 attacks that have taken place since the war between Israel and Hamas began. Washington has responded to these assaults with airstrikes, which so far have notbeen enough to stop the terrorists. Now the U.S. has taken on the Houthis in what the American military has dubbed Operation Poseidon Archer. The U.S. military is incredible, and I have great respect for thosewho are serving. Unfortunately, they are being sent into a conflict against a horde of flat-out crazy people. Seriously, the Houthis walk around barefoot, every one of them stoned out of their minds on khat, a chewable narcotic leaf. They are very difficultto defeat because they don�t think rationally. Just ask the Saudis who have been fighting them for the past eight years. According to the Houthis, their goal is to close the three major waterways in what they call the Al-Aqsa Triangle � the Bab-el-Mandeb, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Suez Canal.Doing so would cut Israel off from much needed oil and gas from Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia. This is an overly sophisticated plan for this terrorist group, so it�s no surprise to find their puppet strings leading up to the hands of the Iranian ayatollahs.Of the 75 dead in last week�s U.S. and British airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen, nine were foreign advisors. Three of these were members of Iran�s IRGC and six belonged to Hezbollah. The Iranian Octopus This brings us now to what I call the Iranian octopus. In every bad situation taking place in the Middle East, you can find a radical Iranian Islamist tentacle. Hezbollahin Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza and the West Bank, the terrorist militias in Syria and Iraq, the Houthis in Yemen, every one of them is attached to the main cephalopod body in Tehran. The previous U.S. administration had Iran quelled. The sanctions were strong and the threats against any untoward actions were real. Then the new president came into office,and within a month-and-a-half he had rescinded the sanctions, allowing billions of dollars to flow into the Iranian economy. Since that time, the ayatollahs have felt emboldened to spread their evil influence throughout the Middle East causing conflict andinstability. A lack of proximity and political power limits Israel as to what they can practically do to Iran without inducing enormous geopolitical consequences. As a result, we are forcedto deal primarily with the symptoms that exist on the other side of our borders. The United States, however, has the strength and clout to deal with the disease. But instead of pressuring Tehran to shut down the attacks coming from Yemen, Iraq, and Syria,the American administration is spending all its efforts trying to track down drugged-up Houthis in the ports of Sanaa. You don�t stop an octopus by cutting off a tentacle. You�ve got to go after the body.

A prophecy of perilous times

 A prophecy of perilous times - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com The Apostle Paul warned in 2 Timothy 3 of perilous times in the last days. He lists some 19 types of people that cause and allow these dangerous times. He says that thesepeople “creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led with diverse lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” They “resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.” Paul was mostlikely describing what many generations have seen as mankind rushes toward the time when people will not be able to accept good doctrine and want to hear and live by what tickles their ears. We are seeing this today, and it gets worse with each passing minute. An indicator of such times is seen all around us. In America, on January 14-15th, an estimated 100,000 of pro-terrorist demonstrators tried to break down the security fencearound the White House. Let me repeat, thousands of pro-terrorist demonstrators. They chanted “Free, Free Palestine” and “Palestine will be free” and “Genocide Joe Must Go,” among many other hate-filled chants and slogans. Similar demonstrations occurred inLondon, Paris, Dublin, Milan and Rome. These pro-terrorist demonstrations were well-organized and global. Herein, the ancient prophets’ words are being played out in layers before our very eyes. On October 7—Islamic terrorists attacked, killed, kidnapped, dismembered, maimed, raped Israelis similarly to what is prophesied in Zechariah 14:2, “the houses rifled, andthe women ravished, and half the city shall go forth into captivity.” And the prophets foretell that all the people of the earth will be gathered against Jerusalem. When we see these things happen with such frequency, even here in our nation, know that timeof the end is approaching even faster. Around the world, the murder of the innocent has turned into a battle cry justifying the actions of the murderers. These are violent people with violence and hate in their hearts. They seek to see an entire people exterminated.Heaven forbid! Those who disagree with these hate-filled mobs will be severely treated. Captivity lies in the traps of ignorance and willful disobedience to God’s word. Who will be ableto stand in the gap? The Apostle Paul writes in 2 Timothy 3:12, “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” It will be upon us. We can see it coming as the nation that prides itself on religious freedom continues to tightenthe vice on Christians and Jews, and public opinion is swiftly turning against the people of God. Paul writes in verse 14, “But continue in the things which you have learned and have been assured of…” As in Galatians 5:1, “Stand fast in the liberty wherewithChrist has made us free,” and Ephesians 6:13 “put on the whole armor of God” and “having done all, to stand.” Suit up. Perilous times are ahead.

Where Is the Ark of The Covenant Today

 Where Is the Ark of The Covenant Today, And Will It Be Revealed to The Entire World Soon? - by Michael Snyder - https://endoftheamericandream.com/where-is-the-ark-of-the-covenant-today-and-will-it-be-revealed-to-the-entire-world-soon/ When the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant is publicly announced, it will be hailed as the greatest archaeological bombshell in the history of the world, and it will alsobe extremely significant spiritually. But getting it out of the chamber where it is hidden will not be easy. There are at least 45 major tunnels directly underneath the Temple Mount, and many of them are very unstable. Any efforts to do any sort of major diggingcould cause one or more of those tunnels to collapse. In addition, securing approval from all of the necessary authorities to take anything out from under the Temple Mount would be exceedingly complicated. And once the Ark is revealed to the world, that willlikely spark massive riots throughout the Islamic world. So at this moment, there is a lot standing in the way of the Ark seeing the light of day. According to Jewish oral tradition, the Ark was moved to a special underground chamber directly under Solomon’s Temple during the days of King Josiah… The Book of Chronicles indicates that 22 years prior to the destruction of Solomon’s Temple, King Josiah had the ark moved out of the Holy of Holies and transferred to the “House that Solomon the son of David, the king of Israel, built” (2 Chronicles 35:3). This is perplexing because the house built by Solomon is typically associated with the Temple that was already where the Ark was being housed. According to a Jewish Oral Tradition, the Ark was in fact moved to an underground chamber that could only be accessed through a complex system of hidden tunnels beneath theTemple Mount in Jerusalem. This underground chamber would have been built by King Solomon who foresaw the future destruction of the Temple centuries earlier and prepared for the survival of the Ark in the architectural plans of the building itself. When thetime arose and danger became more apparent, the Ark was relocated to its designated hiding place where it remains until today. I do believe that Solomon constructed a special underground chamber directly under the Temple where the Ark would go in the event that there was a war or some other majoremergency. But I am personally convinced that during the Babylonian siege the Ark was taken by Jeremiah from that underground chamber to another underground chamber where it currentlyrests. Today, most serious scholars that have carefully examined the evidence agree that it is down there somewhere. In 1981, Rabbi Yehuda Getz went down into the tunnels underneath the Temple Mount in order to look for the Ark… In 1981, just one month after the Indiana Jones film was released, Rabbi Yehuda Getz, the rabbi of the Western Wall, was called to descend into the tunnels while they werestill being excavated in search of the lost Ark. While most of the tunnels follow parallel to the Western Wall, there is one point in which the wall opens up into a gigantic passageway. This magnificent corridor popularly known as Warren’s Gate is about 18feet wide and 36 feet high. Its association with the name Warren is because it was originally discovered by a British archaeologist called Charles Warren back in 1867. While the large gate was sealed centuries earlier by Saladin after his conquest of Jerusalem, it would have theoretically operated as a passageway through the Western Wallunderneath the Temple Mount in earlier centuries. In the times of the Second Temple, this was used as one of the gate entrances to Temple Mount, and not just any gate, but the gate in closest proximity to the Holy of Holies where the Ark would have been stored. Getz was able to bypass the gate through a very small opening that was about two feet wide, and he felt like he was very close to the location of the Ark. But then Muslim worshippers above ground became aware of what was going on, and there was a huge confrontation. The opening that Getz went through was sealed up, and the passageway that Getz found “remains unexplored”… Although the gate was blocked when Rabbi Getz approached the area, a small 2-foot-wide opening was uncovered by the excavation team. After saying a short prayer, the rabbidescended into the passageway that had been abandoned for hundreds of years. The area was filled up with water and sewage so in order to properly excavate the site, it would have to be cleared out. Rabbi Getz called an engineering crew to enter the passageway,but the loud noises attracted attention from the Muslim worshippers above who dashed into the tunnel through manholes. Carrying tools to seal up the hole, confrontations broke out between the Muslim worshippers and yeshiva students who came to support the rabbi. According to the Israeli StatusQuo law, access to the Temple Mount is supposed to be for Muslim worshippers only with permitted visits by non-Muslim tourists at certain designated times. Nevertheless, Rabbi Getz claimed that the law was inapplicable to areas beneath the surface of the TempleMount and that excavations should be permitted there. Due to the sensitive nature of the holy site, the opening was sealed up by Israeli authorities and the passageway remains unexplored. On January 6th, 1982 Ron Wyatt says that he actually found the Ark of the Covenant… “Once we found that place, I knew that, well basically, that I needed to get inside that escarpment, because there were several indications that it was just a system of tunnelsand chambers, and that I needed to, basically, just go chamber by chamber, tunnel by tunnel, and whatever, systematically go through there, until I found the Ark of the Covenant, or until I didn’t find it. And so, anyway, we found it on January 6th, 1982 atapproximately 2 o’clock in the afternoon. And so, when I found it, it was in a situation that I had not anticipated or expected, that was that it was in a chamber that was totally filled with what appeared to be debris. And what turned out to be a bunch ofmaterials of furnishings of the first temple, covered first by animal skins, then that covered by boards, and then these covered by stone, just whatever they could get their hands on, looked like. It looked like it had been done in a hurry, looked like theyjust grabbed everything, whatever they could get to fill the place, and I was still a little fuzzy on why that would be done, but I don’t see that I need to know everything. When God does something I just know it’s done perfectly, so.” (Wyatt Interview, 1999). Wyatt informed the Jewish authorities of what he had discovered, but we don’t know if they ever followed up on it. But what we do know is that Jewish leaders do claim to know where the Ark is located today. As I have discussed previously, The Temple Institute publicly admits on their official website that they know precisely where the Ark is… The Ark of the Covenant is one of the most fascinating of all Temple-related subjects. There are many theories about what happened to the Ark of the Covenant, and speculationabounds as to its actual location. Some people think it was taken to the Vatican, together with other Temple vessels, such as those depicted on the Roman monument, the Arch of Titus. There are many authentic, ancient historical chronicles, and even more popularlegends, that attest to many sacred vessels having been taken away to Rome. However, this does not apply to the most holy feature of the First Temple, the Ark. While some claim to have evidence that the ark is in Ethiopia, and of course, moviegoers were treated to a fanciful version of the story in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” in reality,the expression “lost” ark is not an accurate description for the Jewish people’s point of view – because we have always known exactly where it is. So the Ark is “Hidden,” and hidden quite well, but it is not lost. Tradition records that even as King Solomon built the First Temple, he already knew, through Divine inspiration, that eventually it would be destroyed. Thus Solomon, the wisestof all men, oversaw the construction of a vast system of labyrinths, mazes, chambers and corridors underneath the Temple Mount complex. He commanded that a special place be built in the bowels of the earth, where the sacred vessels of the Temple could be hiddenin case of approaching danger. Midrashic tradition teaches that King Josiah of Israel, who lived about forty years before the destruction of the First Temple, commanded the Levites to hide the Ark, together with the original menorah and several other items*,in this secret hiding place which Solomon had prepared. This location is recorded in our sources, and today, there are those who know exactly where this chamber is. And we know that the ark is still there, undisturbed, and waitingfor the day when it will be revealed. An attempt was made some few years ago to excavate towards the direction of this chamber. This resulted in widespread Moslem unrest and rioting. They stand a great deal to lose if the Ark is revealed – for it will proveto the whole world that there really was a Holy Temple, and thus, that the Jews really do have a claim to the Temple Mount. (The official position of the Islamic Wakf, the body that governs over the Temple Mount, is that there never was a Holy Temple, andthat the Jews have no rights whatsoever to the place). But knowing where the Ark is and getting it out are two entirely different matters. So when will the Ark finally be seen by the whole world? Interestingly, an ancient Jewish text entitled “Treatise of the Vessels” actually states that the Ark will not be revealed “until the day of the coming of the Messiah”… One text called the “Treatise of the Vessels” says that the ark “shall not be revealed until the day of the coming of the Messiah son of David….” When I first learned about that ancient passage I thought that it was extremely fascinating. Of course I believe that the Bible has something very specific to say about this matter as well. As I discuss in my new book, a corrected translation of the original Hebrew of the first clause of Daniel 9:27 should read something like this… “The Covenant will be confirmed (or strengthened) with many for one week”. The Ark of the Covenant has always been the physical representation of God’s covenant with His people. The Ark has not been seen publicly for more than 2,600 years, and so if it makes a reappearance in our day that would definitely “confirm” the reality of that covenant. So let us keep a close eye on any news regarding the Ark of the Covenant in the days ahead. Because once the discovery of the Ark of the Covenant is revealed, everything will change.