Shalom all dear doves,

This may be an encouraging read as enter into the time of increasing
pressure on Israel ... to become completely indefensible ... except by
Yeshua.

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Dear Friends -

The Jew who trusts Messiah Yeshua, Christ Jesus, for his salvation is
part of the Church. He will stand with his Gentile brethren in
tribulation. Any church member who does not love and bless the Jews
is a questionable Church member indeed. It is time for reconciliation
and restoration in the Church. It is not quite rapture time yet. No
matter what the circumstances, it is well to look at Mark's account
of how Jesus explains End Time prophecy and events.

Mark 13:1-2 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples
saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings
[are here]! And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great
buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall
not be thrown down.

The disciples were marveling at the magnificence of the temple. Jesus
then told them that the great temple which Herod had built would be
so totally destroyed that there would not be one stone left on
another. When Rome destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D. they burned the
temple. Some of the gold in the temple melted and they disassembled
the foundation stones to remove the melted gold.

Mark 13:3-4 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the
temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Tell
us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when all
these things shall be fulfilled?

Jesus got the full attention of His disciples when He told them the
temple was going to be destroyed. When shall these things be? What
shall be the sign? How shall we know when all these things shall be
fulfilled? "What shall be THE sign of thy coming and of the end of
the world?" (Matthew 24:3)

The destruction of the temple foreshadowed the time of the end. The
destruction of the temple marked with certainty the beginning of
the "Times of the Gentiles." From this event, Israel would not again
possess Jerusalem until the times of the Gentiles were fulfilled. God
allowed the apparent total destruction of Israel in judgment because
of their rejection of Messiah. God would never forget Israel. When
the times of the Gentiles were fulfilled, God would reestablish and
regather Israel. Jerusalem was part of Jordan until Jordan invaded
Israel in 1967. In 1917 Britain took Palestine from the Turks.

Because of the tension between Jews and Arabs, the land was divided
between the Jewish section (Palestine) and the Arab section (Jordan).
The proper name of the Palestinian State should be Jordan. Jordan is
the Palestinian State.

The West Bank was part of Jordan until Jordan attacked Israel in
1967. Jordan lost the war that they started. Israel again took
possession of Jerusalem. There is good reason to believe that this
marked the end of the "Times of the Gentiles." God has obviously been
on the side of Israel. If you support Israel you will be on God's
side in the continuing turmoil of the Middle East. The powers of the
world want the wealth of the Middle East oil and it is just a matter
of time until Russia goes after it under the guise of attacking
Israel. The large Moslem population of Russia and economics will make
this a popular move for some Russian leader.

Mark 13:5-7 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any
[man] deceive you: For many shall come in my name, saying, I am
[Christ]; and shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear of wars and
rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for [such things] must needs be;
but the end [shall] not [be] yet.

We know from verse 7 that the Lord has finished talking about the
destruction of Herod's temple and is talking about the end times.
Take heed, pay attention, this is important. Don't be deceived. You
will be deceived if you listen to men. Seek truth from the Word of
God by His Holy Spirit. Don't trust anyone. Measure everything you
are told by what the scriptures say. Let the bible be your source of
truth. There has been much false teaching and deceptive teaching will
increase as an end time sign. Remain teachable; but, let the Holy
Spirit be your teacher.

Mark 13:8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there
shall be famines and troubles: these [are] the beginnings of sorrows.
The wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes, famines, and troubles are just
the beginning. But what about the rapture ?

Mark 13:9-11 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you
up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye
shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony
against them. And the gospel must first be published among all
nations. But when they shall lead [you], and deliver you up, take no
thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate:
but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it
is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

Take heed! Satellite communication technology has made possible the
publishing of the gospel among all nations. The Lord is describing
the conditions at the time of the end. He is speaking to His Church.
We don't want to hear this; however, in verse 5 and again here in
verse 9 He says "Take heed." Even if it is not what we want to hear
we must have ears to hear what the Lord is trying to tell His Church
of the end time. He is not talking to the Jews. He is talking to His
Church of the end time, both Jews and Gentiles.

The blindness of the Jews is lifting. They are recognizing the
Messiah Jesus Christ in exponentially increasing numbers. His Church
will be hated by all at the time of the end. At the time of the end,
Antichrist will be waging war on the _____? The missing word is
Saints. That means both Jew and Gentile believers. The believers will
be outlaws in the New World Order of Antichrist. Revelation 19:10
tells us that the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

What are you prepared to suffer for your testimony of Jesus Christ as
Lord? The Lord tells us not to worry because the Holy Spirit will
speak for us and through us. If God is for you who can be against
you? The problem is that no one wants to suffer. We need our faith to
grow if we may be called to suffer for our testimony of Jesus. Faith
cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. What about the
Rapture? The Lord has not gotten to the Rapture yet. Let us TAKE HEED
to what He said regardless of what we have been taught or the way we
want it to be. The way He said it will be is the way it will be. He
will give us the answer if we will have ears to hear.

Mark 13:12-13 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and
the father the son; and children shall rise up against [their]
parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be
hated of all [men] for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto
the end, the same shall be saved.

When Antichrist wages war on the saints we will be reported to
officials by our brothers. The pretenders in the church will report
the true believers to the government. Everyone wants to have the
favor of the people we know and love. Jesus tells us that we should
take heed and know that we will be hated of all except true Jew and
Gentile believers for His name's sake. He tells us that those who
endure to the end shall be saved. Do we endure the Rapture? He has
not gotten to the Rapture yet.

Mark 13:14-19 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation,
spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let
him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to
the mountains: And let him that is on the housetop not go down into
the house, neither enter [therein], to take any thing out of his
house: And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to
take up his garment. But woe to them that are with child, and to them
that give suck in those days! And pray ye that your flight be not in
the winter. For [in] those days shall be affliction, such as was not
from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time,
neither shall be.

What is the abomination of desolation of which Daniel spoke? It will
be when we see Antichrist standing in the temple in Jerusalem
proclaiming himself to be god and demanding to be worshiped as god by
everyone. At this time the speculation and guessing about who the
Antichrist is, will be ended. At this time we will not want to be
downtown in any big city. We will need to be in Goshen. None of the
plagues of Egypt had any effect on the Jews in Goshen. Faithful
Christians will be safe in their occupied territories. Is our church
strong enough in faith and the power of the Holy Spirit to make it
safe like Goshen? What can be done to make it so? Where would we go,
because we have not gotten to the rapture yet?

Mark 13:20-23 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no
flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen,
he hath shortened the days. And then if any man shall say to you, Lo,
here [is] Christ; or, lo, [he is] there; believe [him] not: For false
Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and
wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect. But take
ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.

Again we hear the Lord telling us that we are to TAKE HEED. Will we
hear Him saying - Look, pay attention to the warnings I am giving you
in advance? If we are going to be raptured out why would He be
telling us to TAKE HEED to His warnings, or why would He even be
giving us the warnings in the first place? The rapture is not yet.

Mark 13:24-26 But in those days, AFTER that tribulation, the sun
shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, And the
stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall
be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the
clouds with great power and glory.

Let us recap and list His warnings:
1. Many false teachers.
2. Many false christs.
3. Wars and rumors of wars.
4. Nation against nation and kingdom against kingdom.(Ethnic
Cleansing)
5. Earthquakes
6. Famines
7. Troubles (pestilence, plagues, AIDS,)
8. Believers in Jesus will be persecuted
9. Gospel published among all nations
10. Believers to be taken by the government to prison and beatings
and to testify against the wicked rulers of the New World Order.
11. Brother will betray brother.
12. Children will rise up against their parents and cause them to be
put to death. (outcome based education, and solution to social
security crisis)
13. Believers hated by all for Jesus name's sake.
14. The abomination of desolation.
15. Flight from the cities.
16. Greater affliction than ever seen on earth.
17. False christs showing great signs. Never forget that Christ means
anointed. (BEWARE if anyone says I am ANOINTED. That is exactly the
same as saying I am Christ. BEWARE.)
18. Sun and moon darkened.
19. Stars falling and the powers of heaven shaken.
20. Appearing of Jesus coming in the clouds in great power and glory.
21. NOW IT IS RAPTURE TIME!

Mark 13:27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather
together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of
the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

After the sun and moon are darkened, with stars falling from heaven,
and every eye sees Jesus coming in great power and glory then He
raptures His elect to join in His parade to victory. This may not be
the order of events we have been taught. It may not be the order of
events that we want. But if this is the order of events that Jesus
said would be, it would be wise to prepare for this order of events.

We lose nothing by preparing for the events as Jesus told us, which
is sort of a worst case scenario. We could lose a great deal if we
fail to TAKE HEED to what He said. Wishing and hoping and listening
to false teachers will not make it so. The Word of God makes it so.

Mark 13:28-30 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is
yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: So
ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know
that it is nigh, [even] at the doors. Verily I say unto you, that
this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

Israel, the fig tree, is the key to end time prophecy. If Israel
again took possession of Jerusalem in 1967, and a bible generation is
40 years, we should see almost everything which marks the great
tribulation by 2007. How much of these things, THESE THINGS, do we
see? Please note that we are not telling anyone the day or the hour.
We could be many months into the final 42 months of great tribulation
and very few of us would know it. We have reason to expect great
tribulation before the end of 2007.

Mark 13:31-32 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall
not pass away. But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no,
not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
No one knows the day or hour. TAKE HEED - again the Lord tells us to
pay attention. Get to know the order of end time events from the Word
of God and not a false teacher or a wishful thinking process. Know
the great tribulation sign posts. TAKE HEED. If heaven and earth are
soon to pass away but the Word of God endures forever, should we not
give higher priority to the Word of God?

Mark 13:33-36 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the
time is. [For the Son of man is] as a man taking a far journey, who
left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man
his work, and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore: for
ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at
midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: Lest coming
suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto
all, Watch.

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Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem. Pray Psalm 83 every day. Only be
very strong and of good courage. Stay IN the Word.
 

(By Jim Searcy)