Hi Folks, From the Heart - Prophecy Update

Reblogged from Prophecy Update

 

Hi Folks,

From the Heart

Where does one begin? There are so many things going on in the world that are prophetically related that it makes one dizzy trying to keep up with it all. When I first started Prophecy Update back in February of 1999, it was a struggle to find enough material to fill the newsletter. There would be only a handful of major bible prophecy related events a year along with several minor related events and some of those articles even were a real stretch to fit in the prophetic scenario.

Fast-forward 13 years later, 2013, there are so many prophetically related events happening daily, almost hourly, that I have to decide which articles to post and which articles to hold. 

Let's examine a few the prophecy related events trending right now:

Israel / The Middle East

We have the Middle East about to reach the boiling point as the war in Syria intensifies. With over 100,000 Syrians killed and the ever intensifying chance of Chemical Warfare, the world may soon witness the fulfillment of Isaiah 17, the destruction of Damascus. Civil war is erupting in Egypt and in just the last two days there has been nearly 700 deaths reported. The Israeli Defense Force is moving its Iron Dome Missile Defense system near Haifa amid heightened tensions in North and another Iron Dome Missile Defense system South to deter any missiles coming out of the Sinai Peninsula. 

If that wasn't enough for Israel to deal with, we have U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem trying to force Israel to give up land, stop building settlements and bow to the demands of the Palestinians by going back to the 1967 borders, still without the Palestinians acknowledging the right of Israel to exist. On top of all this they have now set a 9 month period to make peace along with Israel having to appease the Palestinians with release of hundreds of murderers and terrorists that had been convicted, tried, condemned and in prison. 

Meanwhile Iran continues to build its nuclear program while at the same time it's arming and supplying weapons to Syria's Assad. Also helping arm and supply Syria is longtime ally Russia along with China and North Korea. Several recent reports have stated that Israel is about to take out Iran's nuclear capabilities once and for all, any day now!

Is Isaiah 19 Finding Fulfillment Amidst Egypt's Chaos? - by Bill Salus - http://www.prophecydepot.net/2013/is-isaiah-19-finding-fulfillment-amidst-egypts-chaos/

A dear friend sent me an important email recently. Amidst the backdrop of the current chaos occurring in Egypt between the Egyptian military and the Muslim Brotherhood, he asked me if we could be witnessing the fulfillment of Isaiah 19, and if so, who might emerge as the cruel master of Isaiah 19:4.

The friend is the bestselling author and CBN TV host, Erick Stakelbeck. His latest blockbuster book called The Brotherhood: America's Next Great Enemy has raced to the top-seller list on Amazon. Erick is rapidly becoming the Mideast expert in demand on FOX News and many other mainstream media sources.

I have had the blessed opportunity to have appeared on several of Erick's Stakelbeck on Terror TV shows. (Watch them at the links below).

My response to Erick is below, and it is in direct correlation with my commentary on Isaiah 19, which is also included further down.

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Erick - In all my research I can't find any past fulfillment within Egypt's history of Isaiah 19. The prophet penned this prophecy approximately 2700-years ago, and from then to now, no evidence exists that suggests anything other than this is still a pending prophecy.

Since it appears too still be pending, then the litmus test as to whether or not the current chaotic events in Egypt indicate that Isaiah 19 is occurring, are to ask a few simple poignant questions. If the answers to these questions are "Yes" on all accounts, then I would suggest that the prophecy is now in play.

1. Are things deteriorating swiftly in Egypt? (Isaiah 19:1)

The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

2. Is there civil strife that is burgeoning into a revolution? (Isaiah 19:2)

And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

3. Are there religious reasons behind the revolution? (Isaiah 19:3)

And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

4. Are geopolitical conditions ripe for a dictator to rise to power? (Isaiah 19:4)

And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.

5. Is Egypt's economy in dire straits? (Isaiah 19:5-10)

And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defense shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.

The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and everything sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.

The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.

And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.

6. Is wisdom lacking as to why Egypt's society is collapsing? (Isaiah 19:11)

Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

7. Is Egypt's future uncertain, and are the Islamic clerics dumfounded? (Isaiah 19:12)

Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.

8. Are Egyptians staggering about as if in a drunken stupor? (Isaiah 19:14)

The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

9. Is the unemployment rate on the rise as a result of the turmoil? (Isaiah 19:15)

Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.

10. Are many Egyptians fearful of what the future holds for Egypt? (Isaiah 19:16)

In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shaketh over it.

11. Is Egypt terrified of Israel? Is that why they have a treaty together? (Isaiah 19:17)

And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts, which he hath determined against it.

In my estimation the honest answer to all the questions above is YES, YES, and YES..... Thus, I would say that there is a high degree of likelihood that Egypt is experiencing the judgment predicted in Isaiah 19. If this Egyptian crisis morphs into the type of revolution that has been ongoing in Syria since the Arab Spring of 2011, then it would become almost certain that Isaiah 19 is presently finding final fulfillment.

Return of the Islamic Mahdi

Iran is also anticipating and expecting the return of their Mahdi, one high ranking Iranian parliament member went so far as to say, 'One can smell ... the end of times and the last Islamic messiah.' Shiites, whose clerics rule Iran with an iron fist, believe that at the end of times, the 12th Imam, Mahdi, a 9th century prophet, will reappear with Jesus Christ at his side, kill all the infidels and raise the flag of Islam in all four corners of the world. Many analysts believe Iran is seeking nuclear capability to bring on that Armageddon. 

A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On

Several Volcanoes around the world, some that have been dormant and some that semi-active are suddenly showing an increase in seismic activity and are billowing plumes of volcanic ash and sulfur miles into the atmosphere. Almost daily there is at least one major earthquake 5.0 or higher somewhere in the world, some days there are several. 

Just today New Zealand had a 6.5 earthquake and at least six aftershocks of 5.0 or higher. We also have reports confirmed by NASA that the Sun's magnetic field is about to flip and possibly cause severe Solar Storms that could affect us greatly here on earth by disrupting power and communications. Also we are seeing an increase in the number of large sinkholes and landslides along with reports of unexplained animal deaths, some in mass quantities and some that appear to have been mutilated. Not to mention a rise Sars like diseases, drug resistant super-bugs and a huge increase in what was once thought to have been eradicated, Tuberculosis, which is becoming harder and more expensive to control.

Blood Red Moons 2014 - 2015

I have a video that I would like to sure with, it's been making the rounds on the internet and will surely give you plenty of food for thought about the extraordinary times in which we are currently living in:

http://youtu.be/WmQDSXMGDNo

Do you Think God is trying to get our Attention?

The above was just a few examples of what's happening every day, most of what I wrote was taken just from today's headlines and I didn't even scratch the surface!

Bible Prophecy is exponentially speeding towards Armageddon, which means the Rapture of the Church and the beginning of the Tribulation is right around the corner.

To sum it all up one of my favorite Bible Prophecy teachers, Hal Lindsey says of our times:

"Folks, it's all beginning to unravel. America is in more danger of falling than at any time in its history. But I believe Bible prophecy predicts this very decline. From this point on, we believers have to get serious. We are going to face discouragement, disillusionment and, most certainly, persecution in the time between now and the Rapture. But don't be discouraged or disillusioned. The coming turmoil will provide us unrivaled opportunities to share the good news of the Gospel. So be ready to share your faith and your hope with those who need Christ. We still have time to reap a great harvest of souls for God's kingdom!" - Hal Lindsey

I could not agree more with Hal, we all must make the short time we have left count for all eternity. Words between Israel and Iran and Syria could escalate into a full scale war any day; many experts feel that war will happen this summer. Meanwhile Israel still has to deal with the Palestinian issue, Hamas, Hezbollah, internal issues as well as outside pressure from the US and the rest of the world.

A Psalm 83 war scenario could also breakout at any time! With Israel's Leviathan Oil and Gas discovery and a victory over its surrounding neighbor countries, Israel would gain more of their Promised Land and control of a major amount of the Middle East oil. Israel would thus become a very tempting hook in jaw. Israel will be like shiny lure causing Magog from the north to come down to Israel to capture the spoil (just drop the s and the p "oil"), you have Ezekiel 38.

Meanwhile, the rest of the world is still in economic and political turmoil and war in the Middle East will cause a major disruption of the flow of oil and even higher prices. Food prices are growing higher every day, natural disasters are still happening at a quickening pace and more frequent, diseases are becoming resistant to antibiotics, the populace is becoming more and more restless with fear and anxiety. Moral depravity is at an all-time high, with the U.S. Supreme Court practically legalizing gay marriage this week, the saying living in a perilous time is an understatement. 

Some Bible prophecy teachers believe that our current Pope is the last Pope and will actually help usher in the Antichrist. The Muslim world is waiting and expecting their Mahdi, the 12th Iman at any time, the Jews are waiting for their Messiah to return and help them rebuild their Temple, the Bible describes this Islamic Mahdi and this Jewish Messiah will be one and the same, the Bible calls him the Antichrist. The world is looking for someone to lead them out the mess that we are in; the world is ripe for the Antichrist! We must use our time and resources to reach and warn as many as we can while there is still time! 

I am not date setting or telling you to quit your job and sell your home and max out your credit cards, I am just stating the obvious facts, obvious that is to believers. Now more than ever we should be sharing the Word and evangelizing to our non-saved family members, friends and co-workers. The rest of the world is completely blinded, they are oblivious to what's going on as it relates to Bible Prophecy and sadly so are many churches. 

Most churches do not teach Bible Prophecy or worst yet they teach Replacement Theology, which falsely teaches that the Church has replaced Israel. If you are going to a church that does not teach Bible Prophecy then you are going to a church that does not teach the whole Word of God and you are missing out on nearly one third of the Bible! If your church does not teach Bible Prophecy or if your church teaches Replacement Theology, then I advise you to find a church that rightly teaches the whole Word of God and one that still believes that Israel is the cornerstone of Bible Prophecy!