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Peace and Safety 2017

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This video compilation was uploaded December 2009, if it were re-created today it would be 3x as long.

Peace and Safety, Peace and Security.

With trepidation, I look forward to the upcoming January 15th Peace Conference in Paris, which should adopt the slogan “Peace and Security” or “Peace and Safety”.

As of late, this scripture comes to mind often as being tied to to Revelation 12,

1 Thessalonians 5:3

For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.

 

Revelation 12:1-6

Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars. 2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth.

3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne. 6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.
Revelation 12:1-6

It’s notable that 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 speaks of the Rapture, using the Greek word ‘harpazo’, which is the same word used in Revelation 12 to describe the male child being rescued, or caught up to heaven.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus.

15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

So in summary, the similarities between these 3 scriptures is that they mention a woman in childbirth, and include the phrase ‘caught up’ from the Greek word ‘harpazo’ which is the Rapture. It seems to me that they might be connected on a timeline… Peace and Safety, the woman gives birth, the church is raptured and saved from the fiery red dragon but those left behind will not escape, and the 7 year Tribulation begins.

 

Nations Rage Against Israel

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The United Nations passed a resolution on December 23, 2016 which rebukes Israel’s settlements as illegal and a “flagrant violation” of international law as well as proclaiming all of East Jerusalem as well as the Western Wall of the Temple Mount as “occupied territory”. In an unprecedented move, the United States under Obama abstained from using it’s veto power against the resolution, which passed with 14 out of 15 votes.  U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334 also pushes links back to the June 1967 ‘Auschwitz Lines’. The 14 countries which voted for Resolution 2334 are:

  • Egypt
  • China
  • France
  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
  • Russia
  • Senegal
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • Angola
  • Japan
  • Ukraine
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela

On January 15, 2017 in Paris France, 70 countries are meeting to discuss the creation of a Palestinian State.  Neither Israeli nor Palestinian representatives were invited to the meeting. The stated goal of this conference is to promote a “two-state solution” as the way that lasting peace will be brought to the Middle East.

Intense backlash to both Resolution 2334 and comments made by Sec. of State John Kerry immediate followed.  Perhaps one of Kerry’s most dumbfounding remarks was that Israel could not be both democratic and Jewish, but had to choose between the two.  Kerry is taking credit for laying out the plan for the January 15 meeting.  It is anticipated that a UN Security Council resolution would immediate follow the Jan. 15 meeting that would formally create a Palestinian state before Donald Trump is inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20th, 2017.

The stage is being set for war in the Middle East by means of this “peace process”.

The nations seek to divide the land given by God to His Chosen people, the Jews.

Psalm 2 comes to mind…

Why do the nations conspire
    and the peoples plot in vain?
 The kings of the earth rise up
    and the rulers band together
    against the Lord and against his anointed, saying,
 “Let us break their chains
    and throw off their shackles.”

The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
    the Lord scoffs at them.
He rebukes them in his anger
    and terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
“I have installed my king
    on Zion, my holy mountain.”

 I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;
    today I have become your father.
 Ask me,
    and I will make the nations your inheritance,
    the ends of the earth your possession.
You will break them with a rod of iron;
    you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”

Therefore, you kings, be wise;
    be warned, you rulers of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear
    and celebrate his rule with trembling.
Kiss his son, or he will be angry
    and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
    Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Here is where we are presented with an enigma.  While Psalm 2 continues with clear Messianic implications, Revelation 2 seems to describe a coming day when the ‘rod of iron’ is given by Messiah to the church / saints who have overcome to rule the nations.

“…hold fast what you have till I come. And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations–

 ‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron;
They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’–

as I also have received from My Father;  and I will give him the morning star.

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”’

-Revelation 2:25-29

One thing is for sure, the day when the Lion of Judah returns is approaching and His eyes are set on Jerusalem.