As we pray for the nation of Israel and her neighbours our prayers can delay a certain major war against Israel and this can delay and delay and delay the rise of the anti-Christ. I do believe this idea that our prayers have far more power and authority than we tend to imagine.
God does not consult with humans over His plans and never changes a thing under the magical spell of people praying. But,
if you have full faith God will inform you that the situation has already been handled by Him
before you were born.
Isaiah 40:13-14
Who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, or what man shows him his counsel? Whom did he consult, and who made him understand? Who taught him the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and showed him the way of understanding?
Psalm 147:5
Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.
1 John 3:20
For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.
Hebrews 4:13
And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
Isaiah 40
He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.
1 Chronicles 28
“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
Acts 1
And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen
Matthew 10
But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
Jeremiah 23
Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.
Psalm 147
He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.
Romans 11
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?” “Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid?” For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.
Romans 11:33
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
Job 28:24
For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
Isaiah 42:9
Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.”