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Monday, October 16, 2017

Netanyahu: Most World Leaders Ignore Plight of Christians. I'm Not One of Them - Israel Today

Netanyahu: Most World Leaders Ignore Plight of Christians. I'm Not One of Them

Monday, October 16, 2017 |  Israel Today Staff
Further dispelling the myth that Israel is hostile toward it's Christian population, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday welcomed Christian media representative to Jerusalem.
But he did more than just invite foreign Christians to see how their brothers and sisters in Messiah live in the Holy Land.
Netanyahu openly decried the mistreatment Christians in nearly every other part of the Middle East, and the world's indifference to their suffering.
Said the prime minister:
"Christians have been lashed for sipping wine during prayer services, brutally tortured for doing nothing more than practicing their faith. Some world leaders are willing to ignore this oppression and seek to appease Iran, but I am not one of them."
He took particular issue with Iran's treatment of Christians, referencing the imprisonment of pastors and those who dare to convert from Islam to Christianity.
"I think that how a country treats religious minorities is a very good indicator of how it will treat its other citizens and its neighbors," Netanyahu said.
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FULL TEXT: Netanyahu's Remarks to Christian Media in Jerusalem - Israel Today

FULL TEXT: Netanyahu's Remarks to Christian Media in Jerusalem

Monday, October 16, 2017 |  Israel Today Staff
I want to welcome you all to Jerusalem, the eternal united capital of the Jewish people.
You know, you are joining us as we celebrate 50 years since the Holy City was liberated and united; 50 years of religious freedom for all. You know that because you walk around, you go to the holy sites, you go to the churches, others go to the mosques, and you know this is a free city.
I want you also to join us in looking forward to the day when the embassies of all your countries move to Jerusalem.
Israel has no better friends – I mean that – no better friends in the world than the Christian communities around the world. And Israel is the one country in a vast region where Christians not only survive, they thrive.
You know the truth about Israel's history and the truth about our commitment to freedom. Freedom is under a challenge all the time, and I think it scored a big victory the other day. I want to thank President Trump for his courageous speech outlining a new course against Iran, the enemy of our free civilization.
Iran is a threat to the entire world, but today I want to focus on Iran's war against Christians. As you all know, Christians are brutally persecuted in the Islamic Republic. Pastors are jailed for no reason, no reason other than for being Christian leaders. Christians have been lashed. You hear this? Christians have been lashed for sipping wine during prayer services; Christians have been brutally tortured for doing nothing more than practicing their faith.
Now, some world leaders are willing to ignore this repression and seek to appease Iran, but I am not one of them.
I think that how a country treats religious minorities is a very good indicator of how it will treat its other citizens and its neighbors. So today I have a simple request for the media outlets in this room: Dedicate this week to highlighting the plight of the countless Christians suffering under Iran; Profile the brave Christian leaders jailed for practicing their faith; Sit with the families of the school teachers jailed for years merely for converting to Christianity; Call out the lie and the lies of President Rouhani, who promised in 2013 that all religions would, quote, feel justice in Iran, while so many Christians live there in constant terror.
And I want to thank you for what you're doing, taking your part and doing your part to stand up for religious freedom. Thank you for highlighting the danger of the terrorist regime in Iran. Thank you for telling the truth about Israel's pluralistic democracy. Thank you for standing with Israel. We all are deeply grateful. Thank you.
Q: Good to see you, my friend. The influence of this Christian media group is much greater than ABC, NBC and CBS combined, and there's no fake news here. The question I want to ask you is concerning Iran. Tell us the influence that they're having with the terror, with Hamas, with Hezbollah, and in Syria, in light of the President's courageous stand.
Well, I think there are two issues that the President was concerned with and we're all concerned with, and coincidentally, on this Israel and the leading Arab states see eye to eye. And I said today in interviews on American television, I said, you know, when Israel and the main Arab countries see eye to eye, you should pay attention, because something important is happening. We're here. We know what we see. Here's what we see: We see two great dangers emanating from Iran. The first danger is the danger of a nuclear armed Iran, which is virtually guaranteed if this agreement is not changed or scrapped. Because that's where it's leading. It's leading not merely to Iran's capability to have an atomic weapon, one bomb. It virtually opens up the field so they can have within a decade 100 bombs, a vast nuclear arsenal. And this is Iran, which is, its economy is 30 times the size of North Korea. So you can imagine the world's foremost terrorist regime armed with an arsenal of nuclear weapons. Is that going to produce peace? Is that going to produce progress? Because people said, well, if Iran signs this deal, two years ago, three years ago, when they were negotiating this deal and they were arguing for it. They said, once Iran signs this deal, then, they said, it would join the community of nations.
So Iran received the first installment of about 50 billion dollars coming in to its coffers, and what did they do? They didn't join the community of nations. They're devouring the nations one after the other. They're in Yemen firing rockets deep into Saudi Arabia; they're in Iraq killing people, now squeezing the Kurds; they're in Syria, colonizing Syria and the intent to turn Syria into a military base for their war of destruction against Israel.
Well, clearly we will not tolerate it, and we will act against any threats to our security and I think people understand that we back this up with words, with these words, with deeds. I think people know that. But I think the fact the President Trump focused the world's attention on Iran's dual threat – the nuclear threat of a deal that unless challenged would lead to a nuclear Iran, and the conventional threat of an Iran, an aggressive Iran that is spreading terrorism and aggression throughout this region. And I think that the resoluteness with which he put forward this case yesterday made a big impression. I tell you on who it made a big impression. It made a big impression on America's allies here and it made a big impression on Iran. They should be worried. Justly so.
Q: Mr. Prime Minister, Chris Mitchell, Bureau Chief for CBN News. And I know I speak for the Christian media here, thank you for making this summit possible.
As a follow up to Iran, I just came back from Kurdistan and many people I saw firsthand the growing influence of the Shiite militias and the growing influence of Iran. And they're concerned about a Shiite arc going from Tehran all the way to the Mediterranean. Can you address their concerns? The decision by the Trump Administration to decertify the Iranian nuclear deal and the referendum for independence that was just a few weeks ago.
And one follow-up question, Mr. Prime Minister, many people may not know that Israel sends relief teams, search and rescue teams to earthquake places like Mexico, the hurricanes in Houston and Florida. With all the problems facing Israel, why does Israel feel obligated to reach out with humanitarian aid to the nations?
Because we're a light unto the nations. That's the great fulfillment of that great prophecy, and in fact what Israel is doing. It's doing it in places like Haiti or in the Philippines or in Mexico. I mean, you should hear what the people in Mexico said about Israel. I recently spoke to President Peña Nieto from Mexico, he called me up, and he said I want you to know how grateful the people of Mexico are. And you saw that in the Mexican media, they just love Israel.
I was there between two earthquakes, just in the stitch of time, a few days, and I saw how receptive and how warm the people of Mexico were to Israel before the earthquake. And then you know they saw this mission that came, taking some risk, considerable risk, and going through the rubble, and trying their best to salvage whatever could be salvaged, and the people really warmed up to that.
And you see that elsewhere, in many places around the world. You see it in Tibet, the same thing. Our mission in Mexico was the last, the first to come and the last to leave. Our mission in Nepal was the second largest mission in the world. The first was India – it's closer, and, you know, bigger. But ours was the second largest in the world. And the people say, well, what do you do? What is it that you get out of it? And the answer is we're not getting out of it anything, we're fulfilling our deepest values – Israel is a light unto the nations.
Now you talk about those who want to extinguish that light. Iran. Yes it wants to build a Shiite arc, to create – it's working on it, you know – which is Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon. I said in the UN a few weeks ago that what they want from Tehran to Tartus, from Iran to the Mediterranean, they want this Shiite arc, to colonize it and control it, and everyone is concerned. All the countries, except Assad I think, everybody is really concerned and wants to stop it, because this is an act of unadulterated aggression.
They're trying to import… get this, they're trying to import Shiite militias that are now trying to choke the Kurds in Kirkuk, Shiite militias – Afghans, Pakistanis under Iranian command, and they want to bring them also right next to the Golan Heights. Well, this is colonization of the worst kind. And this is intimidation and subjugation of the worst kind. But that's what Iran is about, so obviously we all sympathize with the Kurds, we understand this, and we are absolutely determined to defend ourselves against this aggression.
Q: Mr. Prime Minister, it's on the books now that I'll see you on Tuesday for your interview with Mike Huckabee that's there at the Knesset, but he's going to ask you about the moving of the…
Are you giving me a promo?
I'm going to give you a heads up on what he is going to ask you. But it's no secret that your relationship with our former president Obama was a bit different. How is it going with Trump now? That's what we're concerned about. How is your relationship with Donald Trump going now?
Our relationship is fine, it's excellent actually, and there's, I think, a sense of warmth and an instinctive understanding on many important things. Now mind you, I want you to put this also in perspective. Yes I had some differences , like on Iran and a few other things, with President Obama, but it didn't really alter the solidity of the American-Israeli alliance. We also signed an MoU that I appreciate, I don't forget, it was important. So I think there is a basic alliance there that transcends differences that we may have over particular issues.
But the issue of Iran wasn't just another issue. The issue of Iran is existential for us. And I felt compelled to take our case to the American Congress because that deal, so-called deal, was a direct threat to our future, to our existence. I think there's been a change with regard to this central issue, because, because I think President Trump correctly identifies that Iran is not the solution but perhaps the problem in the Middle East. The problem. The source of so much aggression, so much terror and so much misery. 
And he wants to… He took a very courageous step yesterday, because what he did was, he could have kicked the can forward, he could have said, well it's not going to happen on my watch, so why should I deal with it. You know, Iran will become a nuclear power with a nuclear arsenal, if we just let the deal go through but it won't happen on my watch. But he said, no, it's the duty of leaders, and it's perhaps the most difficult duty of leaders, to ward off danger before it becomes apparent to everyone, because when it becomes apparent to everyone, it may be too late.
So I really appreciate what he did yesterday on this point, which is obviously very important for Israel, but also I think very important for the United States and for the future of the world. The relationship is good. I want to thank you all for your continued support for the State of Israel. I think when you and your readers and viewers and listeners, when they look at the Middle East and they see the forces that are aligned against the values we hold dear, you see a beacon of light, a towering beacon of light. Israel is not that big a country, you know that. It's a small country, but it's a gigantic country, because we stand on the shoulders of giants: the giants of the bible, the giants of Jewish history, the people who gave us our deepest values, which we share and which we cherish.
I want to thank you for your support.
Thank you very much. Thank you all.
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Friday, October 13, 2017

'Holy Ghost' Filmmaker Darren Wilson Just Dropped the Surprise of a Lifetime - CHARISMA NEWS STAFF

Behind the Lens, by Darren Wilson

Like an artist dropping a new album without any warning, Darren Wilson and his company, WP Films, just launched an exciting new online channel called WP TV, that they've been secretly working on for months. We caught up with Darren to ask him about this new endeavor, as well as to find out what's coming up for him and his company.

Let's start with the obvious first. What is WP TV?
Put simply, it's an online channel that's fully dedicated to kingdom content like what we've been doing for 10 years with our films. But unlike your typical network style channel, where you simply have to watch whatever the programmers say you have to watch at that particular moment, the online platform allows for more of a choose-your-own-adventure experience. It's kind of like YouTube or Netflix, but with a laser focus on the kinds of things we do in the realm of the miraculous, Holy Spirit, and God's kingdom becoming more of a reality in people's lives around the world.
Why now?
It's funny, but when I was making my first film, Finger of God like, over 10 years ago now, the very first prophetic word I ever received from someone was that I would have my own channel that would play my stuff 24/7 around the world. At the time I thought that was absurd, because I wasn't even finished with my first movie that I was convinced no one would watch anyway, so why would I have a channel?  I mean, the concept of online streaming was just barely in its infancy at the time, so this was way off the radar. And over the years, I had many, many different people give me the same word, almost verbatim, but of course, I always thought that was just crazy. But while making all these new TV shows in this past season, I suddenly had an enormous amount of new content and as I sought the Lord on what to do next, He started to reveal this vision of WP TV and what it could be, and the whole thing just kind of finally clicked for me. It was only after we started developing it that the Lord reminded me of all those words from the past that I thought were so stupid at the time!
What can people expect from this, especially those who have maybe been with you on this journey for a while and have purchased some of your films in the past?  What is different here, and how will people benefit from this new channel?
It was important to me to create something that was really fresh for people who've been with us for a long time, but also that had that aroma of the familiar. All of our content is on there, and putting this together I was reminded of just how much content we've amassed over the years!  But beyond just the films and specials and TV shows, I've been able to go back and chop everything up and organize it in a really easy-to-use way. For instance, for all my films we have Deluxe Editions, that just have loads of extras on them. In the past, you'd have to sit through huge chunks of extra content to see everything, and you were never quite sure what was included or what was coming up. With WP TV, all of that content has been separated and organized, so now you can see all of your options and just choose whatever you're in the mood for. And as the channel grows, so will our organizational structure. It's really exciting. Add to that the new exclusive content I'm creating for this channel, and the future is wide open for this thing.
Over the past year, you've dipped your toe into the world of television and shorter form series like Adventures With God and Questions With God. Will those be included here, and can we expect more things like that in the future?
First of all, yes, everything we've ever created or will create will be on WP TV. But yes, even though I'll be heading back into making feature films next year, I've discovered the joys of shorter form stuff while making these shows. That's actually always been one of my biggest frustrations in the past—I'd hear about God doing something awesome, or I'd be hanging out with someone amazing with tons of wisdom or great stories, but if I wasn't making a movie at the time, and that thing didn't fit the theme of the film I was working on at the moment, I'd just be out of luck. I had no outlet for these smaller, independent stories. But with WP TV, I finally have the outlet I've always dreamed of. If something is happening, I just have to get myself there and film it. Then within a matter of days we can get it up for people. The same goes for my interviews with amazing people. Now I can focus on all kinds of topics, current events, whatever. I'm no longer beholden to just the focus of a film topic. I can jump all over the place.
I'll be starting off with a brand new web series made exclusively for WP TV, called Conversations. I realized that one of the coolest assets God has given me is access to some pretty amazing people around the world. Ministers, evangelists, athletes, rock stars...I have a fairly eclectic friend set!  So I wanted to create something with the people I come in contact with that is unique, fresh, and fun, but also reveals things that the public may not be aware of. We'll talk about all kinds of things, and I want to shoot it in a cool way, again, to take it beyond the normal sit down interview which has just grown so old and stale. With a web series, I can push the creative boundaries a bit. And eventually, I hope to be able to bring in content from other voices than just me—there are a lot of really talented people around the world who don't have an outlet for their stories like I do. I'd love to be able to highlight other voices and styles as well.
How will people be able to watch?
They can go to wpfilm.tv to sign up. It's going to be a monthly subscription, in the same vein as Netflix. I hope people can catch the vision for this thing, because it can really grow into something cool. But people have to come alongside us for that to happen. Right now, the most precious commodity in the world is your attention—there's just so much vying for it—and we're just a small little blip for most people. But our fan base is one of the most amazing groups I've ever seen. The loyalty they have to what we create is second to none. And I really want to take care of those who have come with us for this entire journey, and offer them something we can all grow with together.
The cool thing about WP TV is the platform we're using. We've been working with a company called VHX, which is owned by Vimeo, and it's a super solid, slick, and simple platform. And since they have an app that works on just about everything (iPhones, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, etc...) people can have WP TV pretty much at their fingertips no matter where they are. They're not stuck to a computer anymore.
Why start your own service instead of having your content on a platform that already exists?
Well, we've kind of gotten to a point where we simply have too much content for any of the existing platforms. Places like Netflix, if they even want to license your content, will only want certain pieces of it. We had toyed with putting this on YouTube, but then they did away with their paid subscription service. But we also really like the control having our own service gives us, not just in how things are presented, but especially for the future. If enough people come on board with us, it opens up the possibility for us to feature other artists as well.
What kind of content will be featured on WP TV?  You mention other voices. What would that look like?
Initially it will feature our content exclusively, but I'm not sure even our most ardent fans have a true idea how much content that actually is. I mean, at launch alone we're going to give you over 300 separate things to watch. And that is going to grow exponentially as I head into this new season of creating. But I would love to be a place for new voices to emerge, new styles and stories to be told by people around the world. Obviously we need to prove ourselves as a viable outlet for artists first, but for launch we know we're giving you a ton of stuff to watch right out of the gate.
I also think it's important for people to realize that we're not trying to be Netflix or Pureflix or YouTube. That's not the vision for this thing. We've always been a fairly niche company, and WP TV is finally owning up to it and embracing that niche. Some people may balk that the monthly subscription costs more than Netflix does and we don't offer as much as they do. I totally get it. But again, this is as much about people who love what we do coming alongside us in support for what we do, so that we can keep doing it and keep creating the kind of media no one else in the world is creating on this level. So where other services are totally geared towards a simple transaction, we realize that we'll never have as much content as Netflix or Pureflix, nor do we want to. On the one hand we fill a major void in Christian media, and on the other people treat us as missionaries in a way, and this is a simple way for them to support us as such while also getting something pretty cool out of their support.
What's next for WP?  
Making 80 TV episodes in a year-and-a-half has obviously taken up all my time, and we're nearing the end of that season thankfully. Beside launching WP TV and the new web series, in 2018 we'll be releasing Finger of God 2, which was directed by my good friend Will Hacker, and I'll start making the final chapter in these God-umentaries, The God Man, which will focus on Jesus. We're in the process of trying to raise money for that one, which is going to be one heck of a finale, let me tell you. I'll shoot that throughout 2018, with a release set for sometime in 2019. I've learned to not look too far beyond a year or two out at this point, because stuff always changes it feels like!  But that's what we know for sure, anyway.
To find out more about WP TV or to sign up and start watching today, visit www.wpfilm.tv today.
Darren Wilson is the Founder and CEO of WP Films and the creator of various films, including Finger of God, Father of Lights, and Holy Ghost. His newest TV series, Adventures With God, can be seen on various Christian networks around the world and purchased at his website: wpfilm.com, as well as his newest book, God Adventures.
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Monday, January 23, 2017

The Lord Says, 'I Will Have the Last Word in the Media' - JENNIFER LECLAIRE CHARISMA MAGAZINE


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"Many are seeking truth. Pray that the blinders would be removed." (Flickr )

The Lord Says, 'I Will Have the Last Word in the Media'

JENNIFER LECLAIRE  CHARISMA MAGAZINE
Prophetic Insight, from Charisma Media
As I was praying about what to share at POTUS Shield, the convocation for a group of prophetic leaders working to seek the Lord and prepare for transforming revival in our nation, Holy Spirit started talking to me about the media.
There are many voices and none without signification, but I want My voice to be the loudest one people hear in the media. I want My voice echoed with clarity so it will ripple through the lies of the prince of the power of the air. I want My truth to be established in every sphere of society. As the righteous ones rise up in the media world, the people who listen and read what is being proclaimed will begin to discern fact from fiction, truth from lies. They will begin to understand My perspective on the matters at hand, and it will resonate in the hearts of many who are sick and tired and overwhelmed with the hopelessness and despair on the airwaves and in print. Many are looking for an alternative. Many are seeking truth. Pray that the blinders would be removed. Pray that hearts would be softened. Pray that boldness would arise even among those non-believers who have a heart for the truth. Pray and keep on praying, because I intend to have My way in the media. The wicked one has infiltrated the airwaves, but I will have the last word.
I sense angels are being dispatched to interrupt the prince of the power of the air's perversion in the media. News media will begin to have encounters with angels and with Jesus that shake them into belief. The media will begin to report on what God is doing in the earth because miracles, signs and wonders that manifest will be undeniable.
The shift that's going to happen in the media as we pray and take Spirit-led action is already underway. Sexual harassment was exposed at Fox News. Fake news—which is like a false prophetic voice—has been exposed. The secular media put coverage of revival in West Virginia on its front page. Mainstream media will quote Christian media with greater frequency. We stand on the precipice of a shift that will at first be subtle but will gain momentum.
Christian media need to stand together, united for the common cause of truth rather than operating in a spirit of competition for readers. God is going to clean up some of the so-called Christian media that is nothing more than a gossip rag by replacing leadership or bringing conviction on leadership. Christian sites that continue to give voice to atheists and liberal agendas will diminish and make way for the uncompromising Christian media to rise higher and carry more influence.
The Lord has released the angels of abundant harvest. If you are at all interested in learning more about this, visit angelsprophecy.com
Jennifer LeClaire is senior editor of Charisma. She is also director of Awakening House of Prayer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, co-founder of awakeningtv.com, on the leadership team of the New Breed Revival Network and author of several books, including The Next Great Move of God: An Appeal to Heaven for Spiritual AwakeningMornings With the Holy Spirit, Listening Daily to the Still, Small Voice of GodThe Making of a Prophet and Satan's Deadly Trio: Defeating the Deceptions of Jezebel, Religion and Witchcraft. You can visit her website here. You can also join Jennifer on Facebook or follow her on Twitter. Jennifer's Periscope handle is @propheticbooks.
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