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Hamas warns Israel will bear responsibility if Palestinian elections postponed
Hamas warns Israel will bear responsibility if Palestinian elections postponed
"With Abbas expected to announce delay of planned vote, terror group says that ‘no Palestinian can accept holding elections without Jerusalem’"

Israel braces for fallout as Abbas expected to delay Palestinian elections
Israel braces for fallout as Abbas expected to delay Palestinian elections
"Hamas, which stands to make gains in the vote, warns it will hold Israel responsible if ballot is postponed over dispute on East Jerusalem voting; Israel says it’s not intervening"

Cyber directorate warns of anticipated attacks to mark Iran’s ‘Jerusalem Day’
Cyber directorate warns of anticipated attacks to mark Iran’s ‘Jerusalem Day’
"A video posted on Israeli websites as part of a cyberattack, May 21, 2020 (Screen grab)
The National Cyber Directorate warned Wednesday that coordinated attacks against Israel are expected next month to mark Iran’s annual Quds Day, and the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan."

Palestinian cars torched near Jerusalem; graffiti at scene: ‘Jews, let’s win’
Palestinian cars torched near Jerusalem; graffiti at scene: ‘Jews, let’s win’
"Apparent Jewish extremist attack in Beit Iksa comes amid continued tensions in capital and after TikTok videos of Arabs attacking Jews"
 
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Jesus Told His followers not to be troubled by Wars and Rumors of wars, as they are a sign that the end "is not yet".

Mathew 24:6
6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

Mat 24:5-8
(5) For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
(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 against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
(8) All these are the beginning of sorrows.

"Many shall come in my name.... I am Christ... shall deceive many:"

Christ is not talking about few lunatics who thoiught they are Christ Himself. Rather He is talking about m any false prophets and christs pretend to have the power of Christ. It is about the global apostasy that comes upon the congregation of God in the latter times (as opposed to the last days) where Satan is loosed and by the spirit of antichrist, the Churches start to fall away from the faith. This apostasy is spoken of as an abomination standing in the Holy place. The only Holy place (where abomination could stand) after the cross is the corporate or external covenant Church - the unfaithful part of God's congregation. Not about the geographical area in the nation Israel, not the Jewish temple, nor 70 AD with Non-Jewish armies, because they do not qualify.

The only Holy Temple where the man of sin (or sinful man) could possibly sit and rule after the cross is the corporate, or external Covenant Church (Ephesisna 2:21; 1st Corinthians 3:11-16).


2nd Thessalonians 2:3-4



    • "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away [apostasia] first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
    • Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."
This is abomination standing in the Holy Place. It is lawless man, deceived by Satan, making himself out to be ruler of God's Holy Temple. This takes place after the spirit of Satan is loosed so that the man of lawlessness (ie. false prophets and christs) is revealed or made manifest to us who can "see." Then we will "see" this abomination rise up in this Holy Place of God, and the form will be a lawless or sinful man.

No, it is not an overnight thing, it is a deception, which is like a festering Plague, that sweeps over the Church all over the world and slowly seduces the people therein that they turn to false doctrines (like divorce is okay, miracles with physical healings, wealth building, tolerating homosexuality, free will, women pastors, etc.) In other words, the spirit of Christ is departed, replaced by the spirit of antichrist. A spirit wherein "professed" Christians hold doctrines which are not of God. They have fallen away from the faith once delivered to the saints.

1st Timothy 4:1-2



    • "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
    • Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;"
Doctrines of devils are doctrines that are against Christ, or doctrines of antichrist. Hypocrisy [hupokrisis] is a feigning or pretending to be what one is not (Christian), or practicing deceit or dishonesty. This is how many who call themselves Christians are today. This is many who came in Christ's name that Jesus warned about. They are dishonest in their handling of scripture, they are dishonest in their exegesis, and they are dishonest in their studies and testing of doctrines. An Unrighteous dividing or proportioning of the Word of God that they follow only what is right in their own eyes. In "spiritual" terms, they are using an unjust balance and weight.

2nd Timothy 2:15



    • "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
Wars and Rumors of Wars

It is not a war fought with guns and missiles. Rather it is the battle between the Word of God and word of Satan through their witnesses within the Congregation. Christ is talking about the proliferation of false doctrines that false prophets and christs bring into the congregaton of God that eventually kill the Saints, SPIRITRUALLY. In other words, the profliferation of false doctrine will be so great that the truthful testimony of God's Elect has been silenced (killed). It is a spiritual battles between TWO nations and TWO kingdoms all over the world. It is not end because it takes time for the Saints to be killed (silenced). It is a great tribulation FOR the Saints.

Famines

NOt a shortage of physical food. It is shortage of hearing the Word of God. It is because the truthful testimony of Elect has been silenced so more and more people could not hear the Word of God.

Amo 8:11-12
(11) Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
(12) And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.

It is a famine that God send upon His unfaithful congregation so they will not hear the truth as a judgment.

pestilences

It is because Christ didn't go to the cross to heal our physical infirmities, He went there for a far more important reason. To heal our sin-sick souls. And Christ confirmed these infirmities that needed healing in talking with the Pharisees.

Mark 2:17



    • "When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."
Christ is the doctor comes to cure the spiritual infirmity of sin. Yes, he healed people physically during His stay on earth, but He did those miracles as "tokens or signs" to illustrate that He was the prophesied Messaiah that had come to deliver man from his sins. The Savour was prophesied to come and take away sin that He make men whole (righteous). And these signs illustrated He was this prophesied Messiah. Not the healing of our bodies. Therefore, without Christ in the church, there is no healing to our souls. Thus the unfaithful will have spiritual pestilences because they cannot hear the Word of God. Selah.

earthquakes, in divers places.

The fearful signs are not literal, but spiritual signs of famine in not hearing the word of God, spiritual disease of a spiritual plague upon those of New Testament congregation of Israel who are not sealed (a spirit direct from the pit), and the spiritual earth-shaking which shakes the foundations of the church, which is spiritually Babylon and was represented by that city. Remember the city is divided into three? It's all God's spiritual judgments. Not God very Literally shaking heaven or literally shaking the earth, or stars literally falling from the sky to the earth (as if that's plausible) or figs literally shaken from a tree, but the spiritual signification of these things.

Like the famines and pestilence, the earthquake points to spiritual events. For example:

Isaiah 13:13-19



    • "Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
    • And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.
    • Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
    • Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
    • Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
    • Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
    • And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah."
Well the earth did not remove out of her place when Medes invaded Babylon. It is an example of real historical event concerning the fall of Babylon pointing to the spiritual judgment of God upon His unfaithful congregation that is spiritually Egypt and Sodom. Because the unfaithful does not love the Truth so they will believe a lie.

Unforeutnely, some people here are busying looking for "physical" birth pangs by allowing Scripture to be interpreted by media or youtube. They totally missed what Christ had warned us about. They lack spiritual discernment that they do not realize or deny that the congregations of God is under judgment right now which is why we are seeing great degradation in America and the world as symptoms of church's apostasy!
 
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Security officials said to fear escalation to larger conflict within days
Security officials said to fear escalation to larger conflict within days
"Israel’s security establishment is preparing for several critical days in Jerusalem that could determine whether the country sees a return to calm or a major conflagration, according to media reports Saturday."

Riots renew on Gaza border as Jerusalem seethes on Ramadan holy night

Riots renew on Gaza border as Jerusalem seethes on Ramadan holy night
"Worshipers at the Temple Mount for Laylat al-Qadr prayers are chanting in support of the Hamas terror group’s military wing, which this evening reiterated its threat to attack Israel over recent tensions in Jerusalem."

Hamas military wing reiterates threat against Israel over Jerusalem tensions

Hamas military wing reiterates threat against Israel over Jerusalem tensions
"The Hamas terror group’s military wing reiterates its threat to attack Israel if the pending eviction of several Palestinian families in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood goes ahead."
 
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Rockets fired from Gaza as incendiary balloons hit southern Israel
Rockets fired from Gaza as incendiary balloons hit southern Israel
"Two rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip. One rocket fell in an open area and Air Defense Artillery combat soldiers intercepted the second, according to the IDF."

Can Israel calm the storm brewing over Jerusalem? -analysis
Can Israel calm the storm brewing over Jerusalem? -analysis
"Israel will need to display a great deal of wisdom in the coming days to calm a perfect storm brewing over Jerusalem. . . . In other words, numerous elements are all coming together in one week in a way that could be particularly combustible."

Security forces brace for capital, Gaza violence ahead of Jerusalem Day
Security forces brace for capital, Gaza violence ahead of Jerusalem Day
"Security forces braced for increased violence in the capital, the West Bank and along the Gaza border ahead of Jerusalem Day after a weekend of clashes in and around the Old City in which over 200 Palestinians were injured."

Thought this was hilarious:
Iranian man ironically catches fire while burning an Israeli flag - Watch
Iranian man ironically catches fire while burning an Israeli flag - Watch
"A video shows the man lifting a burning Israeli flag and attempting to wave it, before a sudden burst of wind causes the fire to quickly spread down the pole and to his clothes."
 
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The tensions between Iran and Israel are rapidly spiraling out of control. Riots and acts of violence by both Arabs and Jews have escalated in Jerusalem, especially now that the month of Ramadan is coming to an end and that Israel is celebrating Jerusalem Day today, as well as their upcoming Independence Day.

Yesterday, Hamas (a proxy faction of Iran) fired a rocket from Gaza towards Israel, which is rare to happen during the day. Now, rocket alert sirens are sounding in Jerusalem (also very rare), as well as other major Jewish cities. The IDF were planning on having the largest military exercise in history called "Chariots of Fire", but canceled it due to the recent uptick in activity and provocation. Bomb shelters are being opened in both Israel and Gaza.

Watch this VERY CLOSELY; something about this whole situation (especially with the tensions weeks ago between Russia and Ukraine) seems different than before. Both Israel and the Gazan factions / Iran have been acting very provocative, almost like they're begging for war, and are trying to get the other side to initiate it.

Rocket sirens sound in Jerusalem, central Israel
Rocket sirens sound in Jerusalem, central Israel
"Rocket sirens sounded in central Israel and Jerusalem area on Monday afternoon, after Hamas threatened Israel due to clashes in Jerusalem."
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IDF worried about rocket fire into central Israel amid Jerusalem tensions
Rocket sirens sound in Jerusalem, Israel amid Temple Mount violence
"Earlier on Monday, the IDF sent reinforcements, closed roads and postponed its largest-ever exercise after the current tensions in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Additionally, the Ashkelon municipality said it was opening bomb shelters in the city, despite no official call from the Homefront Command to do so."

Jerusalem Day: Israelis, Palestinians clash throughout Old City
Jerusalem Day: Israelis, Palestinians clash throughout Old City
"Rioting broke out on Temple Mount on Monday morning, as Palestinians threw rocks and firecrackers at Israel Police officers at the compound and Israelis kicked off Jerusalem Day festivities in the city."
 
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Situation in Israel continues to spiral further and further out of control. No telling if there will eventually be a ceasefire again, or if it'll be the real deal this time. Rumors circulating of a Gaza ground operation; Netanyahu believes this will continue on for awhile. Question is: does Iran have something much larger planned and prepared? Certainly seems like it, which is why they're acting so brazen.

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More than 100 rockets so far have been fired towards Israel:
Netanyahu: Gaza terrorists crossed red line with Jerusalem rockets
Netanyahu: Gaza terrorists crossed red line with Jerusalem rockets
"Netanyahu warned that Israel will “respond with great force,” and that the current confrontation “could continue for some time.”"

Jerusalem Day festivities shaken by rockets, violent riots
Jerusalem Day festivities shaken by rockets, violent riots
"Police stormed the Temple Mount to disperse rioters who fired fireworks and threw stones at security forces. Over 300 people were injured in the clashes."

Rocket barrages hit Israel from Gaza, sirens sound in Jerusalem
Rocket barrages hit Israel from Gaza, sirens sound in Jerusalem
"The IDF warned Hamas that all options, including a ground operation, were on the table after dozens of rockets fired towards Jerusalem and southern Israel as thousands of Israelis were parading through downtown to celebrate Jerusalem Day."

One injured in alleged Israeli strike in Syria – report
One injured in alleged Israeli strike in Syria – report
"young man was injured after an Israeli helicopter allegedly targeted a house in Ain Eltinah, west of the town of Hader in the Quneitra governorate of Syria, east of the border with Israel, according to the
Syrian state news agency SANA."

Iran is being very naughty, and if they're not careful it won't just be coal they get for Christmas:
US military ship fires 30 warning shots in encounter with 13 Iranian ships
US military ship fires 30 warning shots in encounter with 13 Iran ships
"A US Coast Guard ship fired about 30 warning shots after 13 vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came close to it and other American Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said on Monday."
 
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Nah. Whether the incident will be temporary or in full fledged war, the events in national Israel has nothing to do with big pangs, Gog and Magog, or Armageddon that premillennialism liked to scream about here. They got wrong Israel so they’re looking at the wrong place for false interpretation expecting for literal signs or fulfillments.
 
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"The White House is working with top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline to help it recover from a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut a critical fuel network supplying populous eastern states."
 
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"The White House is working with top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline to help it recover from a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut a critical fuel network supplying populous eastern states."
My nephew just told me that it took $40.00 to fill his car.
 
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"There was a surge of deadly new violence in the Middle East overnight, with Israeli warplanes carrying out airstrikes in Gaza and Palestinian militants firing rockets in Israel. TODAY senior international correspondent Keir Simmons reports."

Many others are saying this conflict is escalating, and is the worst seen in years. The Israeli PM did mention the Gaza factions crossed a red line, and that this is expected to last for days at least. This was no accident, it was personal; it was meant to be an insult from Iran towards Israel right on Jerusalem Day. You can almost feel the anger both sides have toward each other.
 
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