November of 1917 saw the Balfour Declaration (issued by the British), and this began large scale Jewish immigration into Palestine. Precisely 30 years later to the very month, in November of 1947 the U.N. issued its Mandate for Palestine, which called for the formation of a Jewish State. Had it not been for Israel becoming a nation in May of 1948, the 1947 U.N. Mandate for Palestine would have long been forgotten on the timeline. Once again we go exactly 30 years into the future to November of 1977, and Anwar Sadat of Egypt made his historic trip to Jerusalem (beginning the peace process as we know it today). The September, 1978 Camp David Accords "confirmed" this Nov. '77 trip to Jerusalem as being very important on the timeline. Now lets go yet again precisely 30 years into the future to November of 2007--Mr. Bush convenes the "Annapolis Conference" with 50 participants (nearly one third of the planet). AND MR. BUSH PLEDGES TO COMPLETE THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS BY THE TIME HE LEAVES OFFICE!

Now, lets go back a moment. 30 years of Jewish immigration into Palestine ('17 to '47), then 30 years of Israel at war with its neighbors with no peace process going on ('47 to '77), and finally 30 years of a peace process. Why all of these 30 year periods? "30 years" appears in the Bible in several locations. Jesus was 30 when he began his ministry, David was 30 years old when he became king (II Samuel 5:4), and in Numbers Chapter 4 the Jewish people were numbered from the age of 30 (20) upward to 50. I have always believed that 30 is kind of "coming of age" for service....

Now, here is the exciting part! November of 1947 would have been lost from the timeline had it not been for events in 1948 (Israel became a nation), and November of 1977 would have been lost from the timeline also had it not been for events in 1978 (Camp David Accords). If the Most High continues this pattern, then for the Annapolis Summit of November of 2007 not to be lost from the timeline, SOMETHING HUGE WILL HAPPEN IN 2008! Since there was 30 years of immigration into Palestine, then 30 years of Israel at war with her neighbors with no peace process, and then 30 years of a peace process, what is next? Why, "peace", of course. But hold on a second. A FALSE peace provided by the soon arriving Antichrist as dictated by the Daniel 9:27 covenant! Seven years after this coming FALSE peace Jesus will arrive at the Second Coming providing the TRUE peace for the Middle East and the world.

Whew! If you are reading this and have never accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior (and there are a few of my e-mail friends who have not done so), I would suggest that you do so. Jesus happens to be Israel's long-rejected Messiah. The term "Christ" simply means Messiah. That is why in the Bible we read "Christ Jesus", which actually means "Messiah Jesus". I am Jewish and I accepted Jesus nearly 29 years ago as my Lord and Savior because He is the ONLY WAY to salvation and eternal life for all of planet Earth! The Bible is very clear about that! Moslem, Jewish, Hindu, Methodist, Catholic? The ONLY WAY to God is through Christ. There is no other way....

If God intends to continue the "30-30-30" pattern, then 2008 is ENORMOUS on the timeline! And I mean HUMONGOUS! So what does all this mean? In 2003-4 the European Union devised the European Neighborhood Policy, which was furthered by French President Sarkozy's recent convening of the "Mediterranian Union". The E.U. has come up with a plan to bring all of the Middle East nations (including Israel and the Palestinians) under their wings so to speak to stabilize the Middle East and bring peace and security to the region. The Bible tells us that right after the Rapture, the Antichrist will arrive on the scene and take political control of a "Revived Roman Empire" (the European Union is its forerunner). The Antichrist will then make a "covenant with the many" which will include Israel for a period of 7 years (Dan. 9:27). This "peace" that the Antichrist provides will be a FALSE peace. This 7 year period we call the "Tribulation Period", and it ends with the Second Coming of Christ, with Jesus bringing the TRUE peace.

IF GOD IS INTENDING TO CONFIRM THE ANNAPOLIS SUMMIT OF NOVEMBER OF 2007 WITH THE DANIEL 9:27 FALSE PEACE COVENANT IN 2008, THEN THE RAPTURE IS VERY NEAR! The coming Middle East false peace is made by the Antichrist (and NOT Mr. Bush, Tony Blair, etc.), but the Antichrist cannot come forward on the world stage until the Rapture happens first!...the Rapture "releases" the Antichrist into the world, and he assumes his position as political head of the Revived Roman Empire (E.U.) and makes the false peace treaty with Israel and "the many".

I will now give you my best guess of what MIGHT happen very soon IF GOD INTENDS TO CONFIRM THE ANNAPOLIS SUMMIT OF NOVEMBER OF 2007 WITH EVENTS IN 2008. The Rapture many places in scripture is said to happen in conjunction with "sudden destruction". As believers are going up into the air (literally!) to meet Jesus in the Rapture (those left in the world will be deceived and claim that mankind has made contact with extraterrestrials), there will be an event of "sudden destruction" happening almost at the same time down on the earth. I personally believe that a MAJOR EVENT WITH IRAN could very likely be the "sudden destruction" that happens in association with the Rapture. The Antichrist would then appear on the world scene, and would pull the whole mess together, gain the trust of the nations, and then finally provide the Middle East peace that the nations so crave. Israel, of course, would be totally deceived by the Antichrist, and mistakenly receive him as their long waited for Messiah. Then the 7-year Tribulation Period begins, and ends with the glorious Second Coming of Christ.

So, what is happening on the world stage right now? Mr. Tony Blair & Mr. Bush are pledging to achieve a final Israeli-Palestinian comprehensive peace BEFORE Mr. Bush leaves office. There is a lot of "sable rattling" between the U.S./ Israel and Iran going on. The European Union is working on a plan to bring Israel and many nations under their wings to provide Middle East peace. The European Union has a "rotating" weak presidency. They have never had a "President" like we in the U.S. have. They do not know it in the E.U, but they are actually in a holding pattern waiting for the arrival of the Antichrist!

Well now we wait! Today is July 26, 2008.

Neil Lipken
Jewish Christian, and DELIGHTED to have Jesus (Israel's true Messiah) as my Lord and Savior --I wish the same to all of you, my e-mail friends!

P.S. Do not put your trust in man's humanistic religions. They are a total waste of time! PUT YOUR TRUST IN JESUS AND HIM ALONE--AND GET OUT YOUR BIBLE AND READ IT!!!!!