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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Judge Jeanine Pirro: Trump Fulfills a 'Biblical Prophecy' by Moving US Embassy to Jerusalem - CBN News George Thomas

Judge Jeanine Pirro: Trump Fulfills a 'Biblical Prophecy' by Moving US Embassy to Jerusalem
05-14-2018
CBN News George Thomas
Fox News Host Judge Jeanine Pirro says Monday's opening of the new US Embassy in Jerusalem 
is tinged with Biblical significance.

″Donald Trump recognized history that he, like King Cyrus before him, fulfilled the biblical prophecy 
of the gods worshipped by Jews, Christians and, yes, Muslims, that Jerusalem is the eternal capital 
of the Jewish state and that the Jewish people finally deserve a righteous, free and sovereign Israel," 
Pirro, who has her own show on the news network, wrote in an opinion piece for the website over 
the weekend.

Calling it a "truly historic moment in Israel's history," Pirro said Trump's decision to move the 
facility from Tel Aviv to the Biblical Jewish city was "cause for great celebration" and sends a 
clear message to Israel and rest of the world that America stands with the Jewish nation.

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"Trump has reassured the world that his word is worth more than former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton, 
George W. Bush and Obama, all of whom made the promise to move the American embassy to 
Jerusalem," Pirro wrote. "His word is worth more than any treaty and stronger than any UN resolution. 
He promised and he delivered."

The comparison to Trump as King Cyrus was also on the mind of Israel's prime minister during his 
visit to the White House in early March.

Jewish tradition believes God used the pagan King Cyrus to help Jews return to the Land of Israel 
from their exile in Babylon and rebuild the Second Temple.

2 Chronicles 36:23 describes his role: "This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: The Lord, the God of 
heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed me to build a temple for him 
at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord their God be with 
them."

During his visit to the White House, which came shortly after president Trump announced his 
intention to move the embassy, Mr. Netanyahu compared the president to Harry Truman, Lord Balfour 
and King Cyrus.

"I want to tell you that the Jewish people have a long memory, so we remember the proclamation of 
the great king, Cyrus the Great, the Persian king, 2,500 years ago," Netanyahu said in prepared remarks.

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"He proclaimed that the Jewish exiles in Babylon could come back and rebuild our Temple in 
Jerusalem. We remember a hundred years ago, Lord Balfour, who issued the Balfour Proclamation 
that recognized the rights of the Jewish people in our ancestral homeland. We remember 70 years ago, 
President Harry S. Truman was the first leader to recognize the Jewish state. And we remember how 
a few weeks ago, President Donald J. Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Mr. President, 
this will be remembered by our people through the ages."

A sentiment also echoed by former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold who told 
CBN News' Chris Mitchell that Jerusalem has been the capital of the Jewish people for 3,000 years.

"This is the theme that's in our spiritual DNA and therefore when the president of the United States 
moves the US Embassy to Jerusalem and recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital, he is addressing 
something at the core of Jewish identity," Gold told CBN News.

Gore further told Mitchell that Trump's embassy move can be compared to that of the biblical king.

"That was a huge charitable act on his part, which is in our historical memory and the fact that now 
President Trump is going to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem puts him in a special category and 
perhaps even the category with the ancient King Cyrus of Persia," Gore added.

MORE: Why Israel's Netanyahu Likened Trump to King Cyrus

FLASHBACK: 'Biblical Timing of Absolute Precision': John Hagee Praises Trump's Jerusalem 
Decision

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Saturday, May 12, 2018

Jewish Rabbi: 'Things Are About to Get Biblical' - GEORGE THOMAS/CBN NEWS

Following an attack on the Golan Heights, Israel fired rockets at Iranian positions in Syria earlier this week. (RT YouTube channel)

Jewish Rabbi: 'Things Are About to Get Biblical'

Thousands of Iranians took to the streets of their capital and other major cities across the country Friday, chanting, "Down with USA, down with Israel, down with England" following America's decision to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal.
"We must rely on our own capabilities and if we do so, rest assured that we will win, and the West's domination will not be successful, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, a member of Iran's judiciary, said.
Amidst chants of "Death to America" and "Death to Israel," an Iranian religious leader says his nation will continue to develop its missile capabilities.
"The holy system of the Islamic Republic will step up its missile capabilities day by day so that Israel, this occupying regime, will become sleepless and the nightmare will constantly haunt it that if it does anything foolish, Tel Aviv and Haifa will be brought down in ruins and totally destroyed," said Ahmed Khatami, a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts.
Iran's foreign minister Javad Zariff released a statement Friday saying his nation is restarting its nuclear program and "taking all necessary steps in preparation for Iran to pursue industrial-scale enrichment without any restrictions."
Ayatollah Khatami believes Trump's decision to pull out of the nuclear agreement is just another sign that America's only goal is regime change in Iran.
"They have always been after the toppling of Iran's regime and this exit is in line with that aim," Khatami said during weekly Friday prayers in Tehran.
He may have some cause for concern. On Thursday, the Washington Free Beacon obtained a document alleging a White House plan to help Iranians topple their government.
"The three-page white paper being circulated among National Security Council officials in the White House offers a strategy by which the Trump administration can actively work to assist an already aggravated Iranian public topple the hardline ruling regime through a democratization strategy that focuses on driving a deeper wedge between the Iranian people and the ruling regime," the paper reported.
Tensions between Israel and Iran dramatically escalated this week following a salvo of rocket attacks by both sides, leading many experts to warn of a larger conflict in the region.
"It is a possibility that this could be the beginning of an even wider war," said Chris Mitchell, CBN News' Jerusalem bureau chief.
On Thursday, Israeli warplanes struck dozens of Iranian targets inside Syria to stop the Islamic regime from gaining a foothold close to its borders.
"We are in a continuous campaign, and our policy is clear: We will not allow Iran to establish itself militarily in Syria," Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Thursday.
Mr. Netanyahu said "Iran crossed a red line" and urged the world to "unite in order to sever the arms of evil spreading there and everywhere."
"I repeat: whoever attacks us, we will attack them sevenfold and whoever prepares to attack us, we will act against them first. That is what we have done and will continue to do," Netanyahu said.
"Things are about to get biblical," warned Rabbi Pinchas Winston, who has written several books on biblical end times.
Winston told Breaking Israel News that he believes war between Iran and Israel is looming.
"Some people thought the Bible was dead," Winston said. "They thought they could sit back and relax. That is clearly not the case in Syria and soon, that will be clear to everyone."
Three days after Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal, the U.S. Treasury department is putting the economic squeeze back on Iran, slapping various financial institutions, individuals and political figures with tougher sanctions. 
Parts of this story were reprinted with permission from CBN.com. Copyright The Christian Broadcasting Network, all rights reserved. 

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Disney Ends 'Night of Joy' Christian Concert After 35-Year Run - CBN News George Thomas

Disney Ends 'Night of Joy' Christian Concert After 35-Year Run
05-07-2018
CBN News George Thomas
After 35 years, Disney World says it will no longer host the Night of Joy Christian music festival.

"Last year was our last event, " a Disney spokesperson told CBN News.

The annual event held in early September started in 1983 and drew popular Christian artists like 
TobyMac, Amy Grant, Steven Curtis Chapman, MercyMe, and Kirk Franklin, Jars of Clay, 
and Michael W. Smith.

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Despite the cancellation, Disney says various Christian groups and artists will still continue to 
hold concerts at the resort in Florida.

MercyMe and Tauren Wells are slated to perform later this year at Disney's Eat to the Beat 
Concert Series. Ironically, Universal Studios Orlando also holds a two-night Christian concert 
around the same time in September each year.

Universal Orlando bills Rock The Universe as "Florida's biggest Christian music festival" and this 
year's lineup includes Casting Crowns, Jesus Culture, TobyMac and For King and Country.

Held since 1998, Universal Orlando says the annual event is "an unforgettable weekend of faith 
and fun."

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Friday, September 29, 2017

EXCLUSIVE: 20 Iranian Christians Embark on Secret Journey to Celebrate Baptism - CBN News George Thomas


EXCLUSIVE: 20 Iranian Christians Embark on
Secret Journey to Celebrate Baptism

09-29-2017CBN News George Thomas

Undisclosed Location in Middle East – This may come as a
surprise to many of our readers: Christianity is growing
faster in Iran than in any other country in the world.

The population there is overwhelmingly Muslim, yet tens of thousands are abandoning the faith.



On a recent Friday afternoon, some 600 miles east of Tehran, not too far from the 
Afghanistan - Turkmenistan border....



...20 Iranians were preparing to make a secret journey out of their country.



CBN News has concealed their identities and changed their names out of concern for their safety.



"I've been waiting for this moment for nearly nine years," said Hediyeh.

The mission took months to prepare. It was fraught with danger.

"This was my wish before I die," Fariborz told CBN News.



Afarin helped arrange their travel.

"The moment the Iranian government discovers someone has changed their religion, they will try 
everything to stop the person from sharing their new faith with others," Afarin said.



The 20 abandoned Islam for Christianity. Most paid a price for converting.

"The government scares Christians, imprisons them, fires them from their jobs, kicks them out of 
school, and many other tactics-- all in an effort to stop them from evangelizing."



Afarin knew what they were about to experience could land them in trouble. CBN News met 
them shortly after they left Iran.



And this is why they left Iran for a few days.



All 20 got baptized for the first time!

WATCH: CBN News was given exclusive behind-the-scenes
access to film the baptism of Iranian Christians 

CLICK HERE: IRANIAN CHRISTIANS
"Inside Iran, if the government found out that you were baptized, you would be automatically
imprisoned," said Paul, an American who travels frequently to Iran.
"So rather than do that inside their country, they came outside," 
he added.
One-by-one the young and old got dunked.
Men, women and children...
...all of whom had renounced Mohammed...
...and made professions of faith in Jesus Christ made their way into a swimming pool rented for the occasion.
53-year-old Fariborz waited 10 years for this moment.
"I accepted Christ when I was 43-years-old," Fariborz told CBN News. 
"There was no way for me to get baptized in Iran because of the 
dangers we face. Today, my faith is complete."
Sixteen-year-old Bita accepted Christ four years ago.
"I became a Christian after seeing Jesus in a dream," Bita recalled.
"As I was getting baptized this morning, I felt the Holy Spirit come 
upon me in a new way."
Entire families were baptized.
"It feels very good," said Majid, whose father, mother and sister took part in the celebrations.
"I'm very happy. My whole family is happy," he exclaimed.
And what makes this baptism all the more significant is that the majority of the Iranians in 
attendance have come from the nation's second-largest city of Mashhad, which also happens
to be one of Shia Islam's holiest cities.
Elahe was a devout Muslim, but said the Koran left her with 
more questions than answers.
"This was the appointed time for me to get baptized," Elahe said.
"I know God used the past 11 years to grow my faith so I could 
endure difficult times."
Iranian experts like Mike Ansari say her testimony, and that of 
many others, points to evidence that God is advancing his kingdom 
in Iran.
"We have never seen such an unprecedented growth of an 
underground church anywhere else before."
Ansari, an Iranian by birth, is director of operations at Mohabat TV.
In 2006, Mohabat TV became the first 24-hour Farsi Christian 
satellite TV channel to beam gospel programs into Iran.
The majority baptized on this weekend came to faith by watching 
Mohabat TV.
"Some of these believers waited for many, many years to be baptized," 
Ansari told CBN News.
"They want to tell the world that they belong to Jesus, they want to 
tell the world that what was before is dead and now they are a 
new creation and they are walking with boldness and with authority."
Ansari believes many Iranians, especially the young, feel disillusioned 
with Islam and are tuning-in to the channel in record numbers to 
learn more about Christianity.
"Roughly about 16 million Iranians within the last 12 months have 
viewed one or more of our programs on satellite TV, and also on 
their mobile device. That roughly translates to about 20 percent of 
Iran's population, and that is an overwhelming number."
Mohabat is now one of four satellite TV channels broadcasting 
continuous Christian programming into Iran.
"Since we didn't know other believers or were part of a house church, 
there was nobody to help us grow in our faith. We could only grow
through watching Mohabat TV and with the Holy Spirit's help to get 
stronger in our faith," Elahe said.
Nathan Rostampour led a house church in Iran for 10 years until 
he was forced to flee because of religious persecution.
Now he has a show on Mohabat TV teaching folks how to safely 
run a house church inside Iran.
"God is using this house church show to not only share the gospel, 
but to also equip the house churches and make leaders," 
Rostampour told CBN News from an undisclosed location.
And those who track Christianity around the world say the one place 
where the faith is growing the most is in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Edward Hovsepian says this is nothing short of a miracle.
"We have been praying for years that Iranian people believe in 
Jesus and get baptized. Now, this dream is coming true."
His brother, Haik Hovsepian, an Assemblies of God pastor, was 
murdered in Iran for his faith in 1994.
He says no matter how hard the government tries, it hasn't been 
able to stop the spread of Christianity.
"The government is afraid of Christianity," claimed Hovsepian. 
"They are very sacred of the Bible and they realize many Iranians 
are attracted to Christianity."
"The government persecutes them, hoping to undo the effect, 
but the result is the opposite as more come to faith," he added.
After a few days of fellowship, teaching and encouragement, 
the 20 believers returned to Iran, energized and committed to 
sharing the love of Christ with their countrymen.  
"This was a special event, it was amazing," exclaimed an ecstatic 
Hediyeh as she prepared to head home.
Each person got a new Bible in the Farsi language...
...along with Christian books, children's videos and tiny microchips 
containing hundreds of discipleship and other evangelistic resources.
The group spent several minutes praying over the materials as they 
prepared to make the journey home.
Hovsepian urged Christians to remember Hediyeh, and the others 
Iranians, as they continue to preach the gospel inside Iran.
"Pray for those who are under persecution, that by God's grace they
 will get stronger and find strength to tolerate these difficult days so 
that God's work continues," Hovesepian said.
Ansari says these exclusive images....
...of Iranians getting baptized should encourage Christians that God 
is moving on the hearts of Iranians.
"There is a lot of good news that is coming out of Iran and we need 
to focus on that and celebrate that," Ansari told CBN News.
"We hope that the results that are being shared with the church in the 
West would encourage the Body of Christ in the Western world that God is 
very much alive among Muslims and He's doing a great job," he added.

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