Jews, Muslims and Christians on Significance of Mideast Turmoil

Israel Today speaks to Jews, Muslim and Messianic believers in Israel regarding current Middle East turmoil; all agree that it is as much spiritual as physical, and that Messiah is coming soon. This is not only the opinion of Israel’s Orthodox rabbis, but also of Messianic Jews here in the Land and Christians abroad. Even Muslims are interpreting current events in the Middle East as “a sign from heaven.”
For Jews, Muslims and Christians alike, the uproar in the Arab world is not just a political issue; it is a spiritual one. 

Indeed, our Lord Jesus, before He went to the cross, prophesied that there will be turmoil in the gospel of Matthew 24: 3-14

3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"

4 Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you.

5 For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ, ' and will deceive many.

6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9 "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.

10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other,

11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold,

13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

Indeed, all that Jesus had prophesied have come to pass. With the global connectivity through the internet, the gospel has been preached to the entire world. Millions are watching webcasts of Christian messages on their cable channels in the comfort of their homes as well as getting the messages downloaded onto their computers and watching these programs and millions are being saved daily. The tide had started and is sweeping across all nations around the global and this includes those countries where Christianity is not welcomed.

So, the end is indeed very very near and will soon be upon us. Are you ready when Jesus comes back? In fact there will be a first warning - all the Christians disappear (we get raptured and taken back to Heaven) in the twinkling of an eye (atomic second) and all those who have yet to receive Jesus into their hearts as Lord and Savior will remain and trust me, the conditions of life will be worse than what it is now.  So you have been forewarned.

Poll: Egyptians Don't Want Peace With Israel

The results of a public opinion poll conducted in Egypt following the fall of dictator Hosni Mubarak show that the majority of Egyptians want to annul their nation's peace treaty with neighboring Israel.

Conducted by the Pew Research Center, the survey revealed that 54 percent of Egyptians don't want peace with Israel, and will support a candidate who advocates annulling the Camp David Accords.

That percentage was the same among both secular Egyptians and those affiliated with Islamic organizations.

The poll also found that Egyptians don't think too highly of America or US President Barack Obama. Eighty percent of respondents said they have an unfavorable view of the US in general, and 60 percent said they don't trust Obama. Only 22 percent of Egyptians said America has made a positive impact on recent political changes in their country.

The survey further showed that the Obama White House has been wrong about the direction in which Egypt is heading. Obama and his staff previously insisted that the participation of Islamic radicals like the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt's revolution was a fringe phenomenon that would have no bearing on the nation's future.

But the Pew poll shows that today the Muslim Brotherhood enjoys a 75 percent approval rating among all Egyptians, giving the group a very good chance of claiming control of the parliament in upcoming elections.
This article was taken from Israel Today - April 26, 2011

Christians Leaving Egypt

A growing number of Egypt’s 8-10 million Coptic Christians are looking for a way to get out as Islamists increasingly take advantage of the nationalist revolution that toppled long-standing dictator Hosni Mubarak in February.

Egypt Daily News reported on Tuesday that “lawyers who specialize in working with Coptic Egyptians…say that in the past few weeks they have received hundreds of calls from Copts wanting to leave Egypt.”

“They are insisting on leaving Egypt because the risks of staying here are too great,” Naguib Gabriel, a Coptic human rights lawyer, told Egypt Daily News. “Many Christians are afraid of the future because of the fanatics in the mosques.”

At least 20 Christians have been killed in sectarian violence with Muslims since Mubarak’s ouster. And groups like the Muslim Brotherhood have been taking an increasingly visible role in forming Egypt’s next government.

Coptic leaders have complained that they are being left out of the decision-making process, raising fears that the Egypt of tomorrow will be far less free and democratic than even the Egypt of Mubarak.

Hemmed In On All Sides

Israel is facing challenging times ahead. On its southern flanks, its long-time ally Egypt (through ex-President Hosni Mubarak) no longer respects its peace treaty signed in 1979; on its east, King Abdullah of Jordan faces protests from its citizens over a corrupt and inapt government; on its north, Lebanon is now controlled by Hesbollah (which is very closely linked to Iran) and Syria on its north-east has its own internal demonstrations.  The Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has been pounding south Israel and the city of Ashdod and even Tel Aviv with rockets thus provoking the Israel Defense Force to retaliate.

Faced with opposition on all sides, what can Israel do? Praise the Lord for His preparations long before all these troubles began. Noble Oil discovered a large reserve of natural gas and crude oil in the Eastern Mediterranean off the port city of Haifa in late 2009 and with this find, Israel is now self sufficient in terms of energy needs and looks set to even export some of the surplus to Europe to fund itself - remember Israel has its own nuclear-powered plants in the Negev for a long time now.

Our Lord has not abandoned His chosen people, Israel. He remembers His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and will come to her rescue every time she is in trouble and this is one of those moments whether her neighbors realized it or not. So now, all eyes will once again be on Israel - watch and see the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ for He will deliver.

Weird Fish Catch Raises Tsunami Fears!

http://news.insing.com/feature/weird-fish-catch-raises-tsunami-fears/id-23483300

Indeed, we live in strange and dangerous times. As we are living literally in the End Times as what the Bible describes it, there will be more of such phenomenon taking places around us. Of course the question at the top of many minds would be - should be be intimidated by all these bad news? No, my friend, absolutely not. In fact, if we are watchful there are many warning signs ahead of the events and these could serve as warnings which we should not take likely.

If one were to panic and live life on the edge, then I am sorry the devil has won the battle - your fear and anxiety has just created high blood pressure which, when intense, can lead to heart failure. Looking at the signs and preparing for the crisis is a sure ticket out of the troubles that the devil intends for us if we are unprepared.

So, what would I do with THIS particular sign? Do I stop eating fish? No, I will continue to consume fish from Sumatra area. As a precaution, I would avoid going to Sumatra and avoid beach holidays in Phuket, Penang, Langkawi, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, Perth-Freemantle, Broome in Western Australia, etc - anyway that is potentially in the path of a possible tsunami like the one that happened on Dec 26th, 2004.