INTERNATIONAL PULSE Period: February 2007 6666666 End-Time Church / Pluralism Global Politics Israel

ISRAEL THE HOLY LAND WAS SHAKING WITH HUGE PROPHETIC NEWS EVENTS THIS PAST WEEK B. In another "Sign of the Times" news event, Rabbis are requesting permission to begin sacrificing animals on the Temple Mount! - NEWS BRIEF: "Rabbis request right to renew animal sacrifices", The Jerusalem Post, February 28, 2007 - "A fringe group of extremist rabbis wants to resume the biblical practice of animal sacrifice at Jerusalem's Temple Mount ... defying centuries of religious bans and triggering a stiff protest from a Muslim leader." "The group, called the 'Re-established Sanhedrin' after the Temple-era religious high court, has decided to buy some sheep and try to find one that is ritually perfect for sacrifice, with an eye toward resuming the practice. The 71 members of the "Re-established Sanhedrin" say they want to begin sacrificing animals again, despite the absence of the Temple, the ritual altar and all the required implements listed in the Bible ... 'We want to do the sacrifice, but we have political problems', (Rabbi Dov) Stein said. 'We hope there will come a time when the government will agree. We will push for that to happen'." The very fact that conservative rabbis are beginning to agitate for the resumption of animal sacrifices on the Temple Mount is a "sign of the times". Jesus made it quite clear in Matthew 24 that the Daniel 9:26b-27 prophecies would come true. What do these prophecies say about animal sacrifices on the Temple Mount during the time of Antichrist? Please read carefully. "And he shall enter into a strong and firm covenant with the many for one week [seven years]. And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and offering to cease, for the remaining three and one-half years..." (Daniel 9"27a; Parallel Bible, KJV/Amplified Bible Commentary) This passage makes it quite clear, that at the time of the beginning of the Seven-Year Tribulation Period, animal sacrifices are being carried out on the Temple Mount, in the Temple. This verse also makes it quite clear that this animal sacrifice shall cease at the mid-point of the Tribulation, after Antichrist creates the Abomination That Causes Desolation! (Matthew 24:15) Of course, since God's judgments of 70 A.D. destroyed the Temple and caused animal sacrifices to cease, a new Temple must be created and the existing Dome of the Rock must be destroyed. Make no mistake about it; Illuminized Freemasonry fully intends to rebuild Solomon's Temple! All events in Israel revolve around this fervent desire to rebuild this temple so that Masonic legends of Hiram Abiff can be fulfilled! (Read NEWS1643, "FERVENT MASONIC DESIRE TO REBUILD SOLOMON'S TEMPLE IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE EVENTS OF THE MID-EAST TODAY") We are witnessing a continuation of the drive started many years ago by groups like the "Temple Mount Faithful" to restore the Temple on the Temple Mount. It will succeed because worldwide Illuminized Freemasonry is fully behind this Plan. - And, their plans will fulfill Bible prophecy! These are exciting times in which to live, don't you think? http://cuttingedge.org/newsletters/ ----- RABIN MURDERAMA 2007 CONTINUES ON ITS DEADLY WAY By Barry Chamish - First, recall what I wrote a week ago in They Are Killing The Orthodox Of Israel: Rabbi Yitzhak Ginsburg was the first to suffer from an errant car. The car veered off the road and "accidentally" killed his grandson. Rabbi Ginsburg is a /Chabad/ firebrand, arrested after the 1995 Rabin assassination and falsely accused of being an indirect co-conspirator in the assassination. Lately, he established a /yeshivah/, highly unpopular with some "secular" locals, in Ramat Aviv Gimel.The last 'accident' was to the son of Rabbi Mordechai Elon, Refael Yechiel ben Hana, who was seriously injured in a car crash on Monday, January 29. Rabbi Elon's family includes the hapless Margalit Har Shefi, set up to be a 'conspirator' in the Rabin assassination. Margalit never recovered from her nine month prison sentence.Strange that both asterisks in the Rabin assassination fiasco, Rabbis Ginsburgh and Elon, suffered such similar losses. The 'accidents' were the start of a campaign of political revenge taking place against their people." The second week of February, 2007 brought us two more deaths; the suicide on February 8 of Dan Har-Shefi and the professional hit, which cut down Dr. David Niv, head of the Pain Dept. of Ichilov Hospital. Let us begin with Dr. Niv. Inside that dreaded hospital, Yitzhak Rabin was shot to death; the third shot which shattered the spine took place in the emergency ward of Ichilov. During the 1980s, the head of that ward was Dr. Dahlia Eyal, who was murdered in her home on January 12, 2002. The government's conclusion; the doctor, her husband and son, who arrived well after their murders, all succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning. How did that happen? It seems a bird had overnight nested on the chimney and caused fumes from the dryer to kill them all. Except birds don't nest in January. Please purchase my book Shabtai Tzvi, Labor Zionism, And The Holocaust from lulu.com. Within, you will find the announcement from PazGaz, the energy company which privately investigated the massacre. The Eyal Family died of cyanide poisoning. http://www.cephas-library.com/israel_rabin_murderama_2007.html ----- "Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: (Titus 2:13). ----- ABBAS AIDES TO MEET WITH RICE IN U.S. TO DISCUSS MIDEAST SUMMIT By The Associated Press - 05/02/2007 - Envoys of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will meet with United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington this week to prepare the agenda of a Middle East summit, an Abbas aide said Monday. The Israeli-Palestinian-U.S. summit is meant as a step toward resuming talks on a final peace deal. The envoys will tell Rice that the Palestinians oppose further interim arrangements, said Abbas aide Yasser Abed Rabbo, who is heading to Washington with chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat. Abed Rabbo said any future peace deal would have to be approved in a referendum, to be held in the Palestinian territories and among exiled Palestinians. He said the Palestinians would also insist on a detailed timeline for implementation and on international backing for the deal. ----- ISRAELI FORCES PULLING MUSLIM HERITAGE OUT OF JERUSALEM AT ITS ROOTS Al Aqsa Mosque Foundation: (Qalqilia) Palestine News Network - 05 February 2007 Throughout the Al Aqsa Mosque area Israeli forces have expelled Arab workers and media. No information is being allowed out concerning the destruction of Islamic holy sites ongoing in East Jerusalem's Old City. Al Aqsa Mosque and its environs continue to face major threats as Israeli forces expand use the pretext of expanding the Western Wall to destroy the route connecting the outer and inner entrances to the Mosque. Israeli authorities are also disturbing rooms under the tomb that date back to the Umayyad Dynasty, which ruled between 661 and 750. Drilling is under way Monday after yesterday's destruction. Israeli forces are demolishing the bridge that connects Haram Al Sharif and the Moroccan (Bab Al Magharba) Gate, which is the entrance into the Old City used by Muslim worshipers to reach the Mosque. Head of the Department of Manuscripts at the Al Aqsa Mosque said today that in addition to the current threats against the Mosque and the demolition of parts of the Moroccan Gate, Israeli forces have longs since overtaken much of the area. The Old City itself was seized in 1967 when Israeli forces began the formal occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Excavations under Al Aqsa continue to compromise its foundation, while the Israeli government gave the green light to a company that intends to build a synagogue at the door of the Dome of the Rock, the complex which houses the Mosque. The Manuscripts Department said that university students can play a major role in keeping a presence around the Mosque and should be supplemented by other community members. The head of the department issued an urgent appeal to Arab governments and Islamic forces to not remain silent as the ----- ISRAEL PLAYING WITH FIRE IF AKSA HIT February 5, 2007 - By Associated Press - Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Mashaal lashed out at Israel on Sunday for an assault that allegedly took place Sunday on a road in Jerusalem's Old City called the Magharbeh, or Moroccans' Road. The assault, he claimed, would make it easier for IDF troops to attack the revered Al-Aksa Mosque and other Islamic sites nearby in the future. "Israel, who today is playing with fire when it touches Al-Aksa, knows the consequences of this playing with fire," Mashaal said. He also called on Palestinians in Jerusalem and everywhere to launch a "comprehensive, popular and continuous action to defend the Al-Aksa Mosque and Jerusalem." Mashaal warned Prime Minister Ehud Orlmert that this action would mimic the riots that erupted after former prime minister Ariel Sharon visited the Al-Aksa compound in 2000. "Olmert must learn the lesson ... the Israeli military and security command must learn the lesson of Sharon who sparked the intifada," Mashaal said. "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first; then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words" (I Thessalonians 4:16-18). ----- UN CONDEMNS HOLOCAUST DENIAL January 27, 2007. The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution condemning Holocaust denial on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day, which is being marked across Europe. The resolution was proposed by the United States and did not mention any particular country. But diplomats say it was aimed at Iran, which has cast doubt on the Nazi genocide of Jews in the Second World War. Only Iran rejected the resolution. The country's envoy to the UN, Hossein Gharibi, says Washington's motives in this case are purely political. "The main sponsors aim to present this draft resolution to the assembly," he said. "[They have used] lies and a mischievous intention to pursue their narrow political interest through all means, including the misuse of this august body." Israel's UN ambassador, Dan Gillerman, has lashed out at Iran during the assembly session. "While the nations of the world gather here to affirm the historicity of the Holocaust with the intent of never again allowing genocide, a member of this assembly is acquiring the capabilities to carry out its own," he said. "The President of Iran is in fact saying, 'There really was no Holocaust but just in case, we shall finish the job'." Iran drew international condemnation for its two-day conference in December to examine questions posed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over the Holocaust. US Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns has described the resolution as "an effective repudiation of President Ahmadinejad's baseless and gross mischaracterisation" of the Holocaust. - ABC/AFP http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1834777.htm ----- PERETZ ORDERS IDF TO LAUNCH OPERATIONS INSIDE GAZA AP THE JERUSALEM POST Jan. 29, 2007 - Staff and Yaakov Katz - Defense Minister Amir Peretz called on Monday for an end to Israel's policy of restraint against Palestinian terror organizations and ordered the IDF to prepare to launch operations inside the Gaza Strip and against the infrastructure that enabled the suicide bomber who killed three people in Eilat earlier in the day to cross from Gaza into Israel. "We will not make any discounts for terror groups, and the cease-fire will not prevent us from targeting them," Peretz said following a security assessment with senior defense officials, including outgoing IDF chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz. Despite Peretz's harsh response, however, defense officials estimated that the IDF would not launch any major operations in response to the attack on Eilat. Earlier, Israel's first Arab minister, Ghaleb Majadle (Labor), condemned on Monday the "loss of life" in the suicide bombing that took place earlier in Eilat, saying that "such attacks won't do anything for the peace process, and will only drag down talks." "We need to do everything possible to ensure that these things won't happen, to ensure a better future for us all," Majadle said. "We all want peace," he continued, adding that he believed that eventually the Palestinians would unite behind the need for negotiations. In contrast to Majadle's comments, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum defended the suicide attack as legitimate "resistance" against Israel. Barhoum called the attack a "natural response" to IDF policies in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as its ongoing boycott of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government. "So long as there is occupation, resistance is legitimate," he said. He also said attacks on Israel were preferable to the recent bout of Palestinian infighting in Gaza. "The right thing is for Fatah weapons to be directed toward the occupation, not toward Hamas," he said. Meanwhile, the Islamic Jihad, which claimed responsibility for the attack together with two other groups, posted a statement on its Web site Monday saying that it had engineered the bombing in an attempt to "focus Palestinians' attention away from killing each other," Sky News reported. Elsewhere, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a Kadima faction meeting that for "a long time, Israel [had] enjoyed the illusion of quiet." Olmert cautioned, however, that it was just that - an illusion - adding that in recent months, Israel had prevented numerous terror attacks. Olmert extended his condolences to the families of the victims, and said that he had spoken with the mayor. "I believe Eilat will overcome this blow, and remain a happy city," Olmert said. The prime minister said he would consult security officials, and only after all relevant intelligence had been collected would the IDF decide on a course of action. Government spokeswoman Miri Eisen told Sky News that despite the fact that three terror groups had claimed the bombing, Israel had no final confirmation of responsibility, and therefore it was "premature" to discuss any possible Israeli reaction to the attack. Eisen stressed that Israel was under "constant attacks and threats," and that if the number of terror attacks had recently declined, it was due to the diligence of the nation's security forces. "Israel is always on guard," Eisen said. "We try to stop bombers before they reach their targets." Eisen added that individual bombers were supported by an entire terror network. Meir Yitzhak Halevi, mayor of Eilat, called the fact that suicide bombers had managed to infiltrate the city "very disturbing," and said that he hoped that city officials would soon have all the information necessary to address the threat. Vice Premier Shimon Peres spoke with Halevi on the phone after the attack. "Eilat was, and will remain in the future, a city of peace and tourism. All means necessary will be utilized to assure that this situation continues," Peres said. The US administration on Monday strongly denounced the attack, saying such violence undermines Palestinian hopes for an independent state. "Our condolences go out to the victims, their families and the people of Israel. We also condemn those Palestinian terrorist groups, including Hamas, that condone these barbaric actions," the White House said in a statement. "The burden of responsibility for preventing terrorist attacks rests with the Palestinian Authority government," it added. "Failure to act against terror will inevitably effect relations between that government and the international community and undermine the aspirations of the Palestinian people for a state of their own." French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said on Monday afternoon that France condemned the terror attack in Eilat. "There is absolutely no reason that can justify such violent action," Douste-Blazy said. www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1167467838057&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull ----- AHMADINEJAD COMING TO U.S. TO CHALLENGE BUSH FOR GLOBAL SUPREMACY WASHINGTON, D.C SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 -- A clash of words and wills -- if not yet of weapons -- is coming fast between the U.S. and an Iranian regime that believes the end of the world is rapidly approaching and that the way to hasten the coming of the Islamic Messiah is to launch a global jihad against the U.S. and Israel. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly plans to come to the United States and speak at the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan on September 19th, apparently to provoke a debate with President Bush who is scheduled to speak at the U.N. the same day. The White House needs to take this challenge seriously. It must have an answer to the Iranian nuclear threat -- a clear, convincing, and decisive plan of action to stop this religious fanatic before it's too late. Ahmadinejad has been agitating for a direct confrontation with President Bush and the nation he calls the "Great Satan" for some time. He believes he was chosen by Allah to bring about the downfall of Judeo-Christian civilization, and to usher in the End of Days, and he is getting more brazen and more dangerous with each passing month. Last fall when Ahmadinejad spoke at the U.N., he concluded his speech by calling upon the arrival of the Islamic Messiah, known as the "Hidden Imam," or the "Twelfth Imam," or the "Mahdi." He prayed: "O mighty Lord, I pray to you to hasten the emergence of your last repository, the Promised One, that perfect and pure human being, the One that will fill this world with justice and peace." Back in Iran, Ahmadinejad stunned a group of Islamic clerics by claiming that during his UN speech, he was "surrounded by a light until the end" and that "all of a sudden the atmosphere changed there, and for 27 or 28 minutes all the leaders [in the audience] did not blink; it's not an exaggeration, because I was looking. They were astonished, as if a hand held them there and made them sit. It had opened their eyes and ears for the message of the Islamic Republic." The following month, Ahmadinejad gave a speech in Tehran in which he further clarified his objectives, calling for the annihilation of the U.S. and Israel. "Is it possible for us to witness a world without America and Zionism?" he asked a gathering of terrorist leaders from such groups as Hamas and Islamic Jihad. "You had best know that this slogan and this goal are attainable, and surely can be achieved." He then urged Muslims around the world to prepare for the day when Israel would be wiped "off the map" and when "our holy hatred expands" and "strikes like a wave." Six months later, Ahmadinejad upped the ante yet again, declaring in a nationally televised address that Iran had successfully enriched uranium and joined the "nuclear club," leading a number of Western intelligence agencies and experts to predict that Iran could have operational nuclear weapons in the next two or three years - just in time for the Bush administration to leave office, and, presumably, for the end of the world to begin. Can Ahmadinejad be stopped by debate or negotiations? If -- God forbid -- he gets the nuclear weapons he so desperately wants and needs to accomplish his genocidal aspirations, is there an effective way from deterring him from striking the U.S., Israel, or our other allies? I know this is not a popular position, even among some conservatives, but I must tell you that I do not believe we can successfully negotiate with or deter Mr. Ahmadinejad. Rather, I am increasingly convinced that the only way to protect ourselves from this growing and existential threat is to remove Ahmadinejad and his regime, even if it requires using military force if necessary. On Tuesday, I was in Atlanta where I had the privilege of speaking to several dozen military commanders, Homeland Security officials, and disaster preparedness experts about these very issues. We specifically discussed the End Times beliefs of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the implications of such views for U.S. foreign, defense and homeland security policy. We talked about how Russia is helping Iran go nuclear and arming Iran with state-of-the-art weaponry, and why they might be doing so. We talked about Iran's alliance with Hezbollah and how the recent war against Israel was just a prelude of things to come. At the request of the briefing organizer, each of the participants received an advance copy of EPICENTER: Why The Current Rumblings In The Middle East Will Change Your Future, set for nationwide release on September 18th. It will be, to my knowledge, the first book of its kind to explain Ahmadinejad's apocalyptic beliefs, describe the alliances and arsenal Iran is currently building to bring their end of the world scenario to pass, explain Russia's growing alliance with Iran and the radical Islamic world, and consider various scenarios that could result from this showdown. More on that in the days to come. http://joelrosenberg.blogspot.com/ ----- U.S. VETOES U.N. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING ISRAEL Ambassador: Arab-backed draft document is 'biased,' 'politically motivated' - November 11, 2006 - UNITED NATIONS - The United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resolution Saturday that sought to condemn an Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip and demand Israeli troops pull out of the territory. U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said the Arab-backed draft resolution was “biased against Israel and politically motivated.” “This resolution does not display an evenhanded characterization of the recent events in Gaza, nor does it advance the cause of Israeli-Palestinian peace to which we aspire and for which we are working assiduously,” he told the Security Council. The veto unleashed a flurry of criticism in the Middle East. “This decision by the U.S. government gives unlimited cover to commit more massacres of innocent Palestinians,” said Ghazi Hamad, spokesman for the Hamas-led Palestinian government. “This is a shame on the American administration, which says it is trying to promote human rights and democracy in the Middle East.” Rice calls resolution ‘inflammatory’ U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said, however, the draft resolution would have aggravated the situation in Gaza because it contained “inflammatory and unnecessary language.” “We do not believe the resolution was designed to contribute to the cause of peace,” she said in a statement. In Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev agreed the draft was one-sided. “It’s good that it wasn’t accepted by the Security Council,” he said. Palestinians allege ‘state terrorism’ The draft received 10 votes in favor and four abstentions, along with the U.S. vote against. Britain, Denmark, Japan and Slovakia all abstained. The U.S. is one of five permanent members of the council that have the power to veto resolutions. It was the second U.S. veto this year of a Security Council draft resolution concerning Israeli military operations in Gaza. The U.S. blocked action on a document this summer after Israel launched its offensive in response to the capture of an Israeli soldier by Hamas-linked Palestinian militants. Palestinians strengthened calls for Security Council action after an early morning Israeli artillery barrage in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun killed 19 people Wednesday. In an open session of the General Assembly on Thursday, Palestinian U.N. observer Riyad Mansour called the attack “state terrorism” and said the perpetrators should be held accountable under international law for war crimes. Israel has expressed regret for the loss of life in Beit Hanoun but said it will continue operations to stop militants from launching rockets into Israel. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is scheduled to visit Washington on Sunday to meet with President Bush. Recipe for more violence? Qatar’s U.N. Ambassador Nassir Al-Nasser warned in the Security Council meeting that the failure of the body to act on the draft would lead to more Israeli violence against Palestinians. “Any lukewarm reaction or response on our part gives the impression we are shirking from our humanitarian responsibilities,” said Al-Nasser, who sponsored the resolution on behalf of the Palestinians. Qatar is the only Arab nation on the council. Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said the veto “will only increase the anger” toward Israel, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit accused the Security Council of “turning a blind eye to Israeli acts in Gaza.” The Arab League was planning to hold an emergency meeting of foreign ministers in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday to decide how to respond the latest Israeli offensive. Proposed language softened The draft resolution had been weakened slightly in recent days to help improve its chances of passage. A section was added demanding the Palestinian Authority take immediate action to bring an end to violence, including the firing of rockets into Israel. It also called for the U.N. secretary-general to establish a “fact-finding mission” to probe Wednesday’s attack in Beit Hanoun, a step below ordering a full investigation. In addition, it backed off calls for U.N. observers to be placed on the Gaza-Israel border, asking instead for the “possible establishment of an international mechanism for protection of the civilian populations.” In his remarks to the Security Council, Bolton said the draft was still too one-sided. He said it compared legal Israeli military operations with the firing of rockets into Israel — an act of terrorism. He called the fact-finding mission unnecessary and said the text failed to condemn the ruling Hamas party’s refusal to renounce terrorism. Both Bolton and Deputy British Ambassador Karen Pierce voiced support for returning to the internationally backed “road map” peace plan, which has been stalled for years. But Michael O’Hanlon, a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution, said the fact that the council allowed the draft to go to a vote showed the world’s frustration with the U.S. not involving other members of the so-called Quartet of Mideast mediators in recent decisions on Israel. The other members are the U.N., the European Union and Russia. “They don’t have a stake in the talks and they are more willing now to force our hand,” he said. “A lot of times the world has felt (the U.S.) has been too pro-Israel, but in this case, people are just fed up.” The Associated Press. MSNBC.com ----- PLANNED GAY PRIDE MARCH IN JERUSALEM RAISES FEARS JERUSALEM - NOVEMBER 03, 2006 - A week before a planned gay pride parade in Jerusalem, the city’s religious Jews are warning of possible violence, and a government minister said the march might have to be scrapped to keep the peace in the holy city. Gay rights activists fear the parade could end like it did last year — with three marchers stabbed by an ultra-Orthodox protester — and they accuse opponents of assaulting democratic rights. But many devout Jews feel the parade has no place in Jerusalem, and they want the march stopped. “This march is a ruthless assault on traditional Jewish values and the sanctity of Jerusalem,” said Mina Fenton, an Orthodox member of Jerusalem’s City Council who has led the fight against the parade. More than 100,000 people will attend a counterdemonstration on the day of the march should it be allowed to go ahead, she said, and violence was a possibility. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15536602/ ----- POWER OF POLITICS The superpowers of the Cold War were defined by their nuclear weapons, and the resources to keep building more and better ones. The end of that era left the United States unchallenged as the world’s only superpower. What will hold the key to global political power in the twenty-first century? Atom bombs again? Western-style democracy? Another ideology to command the loyalty of millions? Or just plain old hard cash? WATCH FOR MASONIC HAND GESTURES IN THIS SLIDE SHOW. http://www.stateoftheworld.reuters.com/index.php?n=1&s=5&src=mid_sotw_ways ----- CHRISTIANS MARCH FOR ZIONISM IN JERUSALEM JERUSALEM (Reuters) - OCTOBER 11, 2006 - More than 5,000 evangelical Christians, including believers from as far afield as Congo and New Zealand, marched through Jerusalem on Tuesday to voice their support for Zionism and the state of Israel. The event, organized by a group known as the International Christian Embassy of Israel, was the latest trip to the Holy Land by what are dubbed Christian Zionists, whose avid support for Israel has angered some Christian bishops and the Vatican. Israelis and foreigners take part in the annual Jerusalem parade October 10, 2006. More than 5,000 evangelical Christians, including believers from as far afield as Congo and New Zealand, marched through Jerusalem on Tuesday to voice their support for Zionism and the state of Israel. REUTERS/Ammar Awad "I am here to show my love and support for the people of Israel," said Mpoy Muambi, a pastor from the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose thick maroon-wool suit left him looking slightly out of place in Jerusalem's searing sun. Christian Zionists form a growing part of the pro-Israel lobby in the United States, the Jewish state's main ally. They believe the return of Jews to the Holy Land and establishment of Israel are proof of God's promises to biblical patriarchs. In recent years, Christian Zionist groups in the United States have even provided money for social and educational groups in Israel, and have actively promoted its politics. Earlier this year, the Vatican's envoy in the Holy Land and bishops from three other churches launched a rare attack on the movement, accusing it of promoting "racial exclusivity and perpetual war". "The Christian Zionist programme provides a world view where the Gospel is identified with the ideology of empire, colonialism and militarism," a declaration read. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID= 2006-10-10T180432Z_01_L10237929_RTRUKOC_0_US-RELIGION-ISRAEL.xml&pageNumber= 1&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage1 ----- NOBEL WINNER DOUBTS ISRAEL'S SURVIVAL Friday Church News Notes, October 27, 2006 - Nobel Economics Prize winner Professor Robert Aumann doubts whether Israel is capable of surviving for the long-term. Aumann, who moved from the USA to Israel in the 1950s, says: "Too many Jews don't understand why they are here. If we don't understand why we are here, and that we are not America or just a place in which to live, we will not survive" ("Nobel Winner Doubts Israel's Survival," Haaretz.com, Oct. 18, 2006). Aumann criticizes Israel for giving up land to the Palestinians and for untimely disengagement from conflicts with its neighbors. The professor would be right except for one thing, and that is God. According to the Bible, Israel's near future is very dark but beyond that her future is as bright as the glory of Christ's kingdom. Until Israel repents of rejecting her Messiah she will be insecure in this world, but when she repents during the 70th week of Daniel's vision she will again be the object of God's delight and protection. "And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 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 one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. ... And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. ... Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east ... And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one" (Zechariah 12:9-10; 13:9; 14:3-4, 9). http://www.wayoflife.org ----- ESITORIALS & ARTICLES AND COMMENTS Click on this link and scroll down the page Why Left or Right The Mandate - Legalised Robbery Time to leave Egypt Goal and Strategy of Islam Yin and Yang of ME Politics Hideous Political Correctness Road to Nowhere Who is the Occupier? What is this Withdrawal for? Scolding and the Biblical Law Assassinations are good for Terrorists Refined Genocide Facilitators A Case for a Larger Israel Israel's Lost Sense of Mission Financing The Enemy Is Treason http://www.shamrak.com/articles.html -----  NEWSLETTERS  NEWS INDEX  MAIN INDEX