Dear John,
In view of events occurring
in Israel, I think this little
tidbit should be enlightening and encouraging to your readers.
Pastor F. M. Riley
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Thanks for the encouragement, Pastor Riley.
John
In
View Of Current Events
In
Israel
Don’t wring your hands in despair,
just keep watching, praying, and studying the Word.
I have pointed out many times to my readers
that The Psalms is one of the greatest books
of prophecy in God’s Word. Each of the Psalms
corresponds with the years of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in
ascending numerical order. By this I mean that Psalm
1 corresponds with 1901, Psalm 2 with 1902, etc. Study the Psalms closely, comparing them with the year represented by the Psalm,
and you will be amazed by the historical [and present] correlation. Having
reemphasized this point, let’s now look at an amazing prophecy in
the Psalms that is right up
to date, and which has been almost totally overlooked or ignored by students
of Bible prophecy.
In Psalm 60:6-8 [corresponding with 1960] we
read,
“God hath spoken in His holiness; I will rejoice,
I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley
of Succoth.
Gilead is Mine,
and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the strength of Mine head; Judah is
my lawgiver;
Moab
is My
washpot; over Edom
will I cast out My shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because
of Me.”
Now let’s compare
this with Psalm 108:7-9 [corresponding
with 2008],
“God hath spoken in His holiness; I will rejoice,
I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley
of Succoth.
Gilead is Mine: Manasseh is
Mine; Ephraim also is the strength
of Mine head; Judah is My
lawgiver;
Moab
is My
washpot; over Edom
will I cast out My shoe; over Philistia
will I triumph.”
Folks, do you see what
is stated in these verses? Do you get the picture?
In 1960 [corresponding
with Psalm 60] God said that
He would cause the Philistines [Palestinians] to triumph.
Wasn’t it about 1960 that Arafat began his slow but steady rise to
power? Well? What does Daniel 2:20-21 say about WHO sets up and removes rulers?
See also Daniel 4:17.
But also notice that even in 1960 God
laid claim to “Shechem,” and
“the valley of Succoth,”
and “Gilead,”
and “Manasseh,”
and “Ephraim,” and “Judah,”
and “Moab,”
and “Edom.” Glory! Look up all
these places on your Bible maps and rejoice. All of these places are
in the hands of the Muslims today. Shechem, Ephraim, and Judah specifically include parts of
the west bank being given to the Palestinians today by the Sharon government. The valley of Succoth,
Gilead, Manasseh, Moab,
and Edom are all on the east side of the Jordan
river, and are a part of Syria
and Jordan
today. But clear back in 1960 God made it clear in His prophetic Word that
those areas belong to Him, and He will ultimately take them.
When?
Psalm 108 [corresponding with 2008] clearly
states, “over Philistia
will I triumph.” This makes it clear that the Palestinians
[Philistia]
will be defeated; that God will “triumph” over them on behalf of His people. This
certainly suggests that the Palestinians will be defeated and driven from
those lands in or about 2008. This places this event in about the
third year of the Tribulation. Glory!
Folks, the Lord is in
control. He knows what He is doing. He does all things well. While wicked
men think they are working their schemes and plans, Almighty God
is only giving them enough rope to hang themselves. Read Psalm
9:15-18. Pray for the Jewish people. They need our prayers.
Pray for their salvation. Seek to draw close to the Lord yourself.
Don’t fret, complain, or despair. Just trust the Lord in everything,
pray continually, and stay in His Word. He will bring His people
[Jew and Gentile believers] forth to the light. Glory!
Pastor F. M. Riley
fmrglorybound@centurytel.net