Answers about the “War of Gog & Magog.” Part Four - Joel Rosenberg

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Joel Rosenberg Answers to the most frequently asked questions about the “War of Gog & Magog.” Part Four in our series on the prophecies of Ezekiel 38-39. by joelcrosenberg (Source: screen capture of a CNN report on July 9, 2015) (Central Israel) -- Today is Part Four in our study of Ezekiel 38 & 39 and what Bible scholars call the "War of Gog and Magog." To read Part One of the series, please click here. To read Part Two, please click here To read Part Three, please click here In light of the growing alliance between Russia and Iran, and the growing interest in eschatology among Muslims, Jews and Christians, many of you have questions regarding these prophecies. Today, let's answer three of the most frequently asked questions. Q: Will the War of Gog and Magog happen before or after the Rapture? A: The truth is we simply do not know the answer for certain, because Ezekiel does not say. Many of the theologians I cited in Epicenter believe the war will occur after the Rapture. In the novel Left Behind, Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins describe the War of Gog and Magog as having already happened before the Rapture takes place. In The Ezekiel Option, I also chose to portray the war occurring before the Rapture. In Matthew 24:14, Jesus says, “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come” (NASB). We also know from Ezekiel that God will use the War of Gog and Magog to display his glory to all nations and to pour out his Holy Spirit, particularly on the nation of Israel. As a result of the entire world seeing God defend Israel from the onslaught of the Russian-Iranian coalition, a dramatic spiritual awakening will occur around the globe. It would certainly be consistent with God’s heart for humanity that he would cause this cataclysmic moment to occur before the Rapture in order to shake people out of their spiritual apathy and/or rebellion and give them at least one more chance to receive Christ as their Savior before the terrible events of the Tribulation occur. But let me be clear: I believe that the Rapture could occur at any moment, and I would certainly not be surprised in any way if it occurred before the events of Ezekiel 38 and 39 come to pass. Christian theologians speak of the “doctrine of imminence.” This means that according to the Bible there is no prophetic event that has to happen before Jesus snatches his church from the earth. That is, the Bible teaches us that we should be ready for Jesus to come for us at any moment. I fully believe that. But it should be noted with regard to this doctrine that while no major prophetic event has to happenbefore the Rapture, that doesn’t mean no such event will happen first. Perhaps the clearest evidence of this truth is the rebirth of Israel. This major prophetic event was foretold in Ezekiel 36–37, yet its fulfillment happened before the Rapture. Thus, it is certainly possible that other events—such as the events of Ezekiel 38–39—could happen before the Rapture as well. Q: Ezekiel says the War of Gog and Magog will happen in the last days. Doesn’t that by definition mean it will happen during the seven years of the Tribulation? A: Ezekiel 38:16 does say these events will happen in the “last days” (NASB), but this term is not necessarily limited to the period of the Tribulation. The apostle Peter, for example, used the term in Acts 2 to refer to the period he was living in, and that was nearly two thousand years ago. Likewise, consider the words of another apostle in 1 John 2:18: “Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come.” Again, John was writing nearly two thousand years ago. It’s important to note that the Hebrew term translated as “the last days” can also be translated as “in the distant future” (NLT) or “in days to come” (NIV). Thus, it is reasonable to conclude that the term the last days refers to an indeterminate period of time leading up to the second coming of Jesus Christ. This period includes—but is not limited to—the seven years of the Tribulation. That said, I don't believe the War of Gog and Magog can begin during the Tribulation. Why? Because Ezekiel 39 indicates that after the supernatural destruction of Israel's enemies, the people of Israel gather up and burn the weapons of their enemies for seven years. Yet when we look carefully at the writings of the prophet Daniel and the Book of Revelation, we see that 3 1/2 years into the seven year Tribulation, the Antichrist will invade Israel (aka, "the Beautiful Land" -- see Daniel 11:16 and 11:41-45) and set up his throne here and desecrate the Third Temple (which will have been built and been operational by Day One of the Tribulation). There is no way that Jewish Israelis will be burning the weapons of their enemies if their country is being invaded by the Antichrist. Thus, since the burning of the weapons occurs for seven years, it cannot be the same seven years of the Tribulation. Q: Doesn’t the Bible tell us that the War of Gog and Magog will happen at the very end of time—after the Rapture, after the Tribulation, after the Battle of Armageddon, and after the thousand-year reign of Christ on earth—not before all these things as you have described? A: Revelation 20:7-10 does speak of another War of Gog and Magog that occurs at the end of time, after all these other events. But this is a second war, not the war referred to by Ezekiel 38–39. We know this for several reasons. First, Ezekiel’s war is described as occurring relatively soon after the rebirth of the State of Israel and the ingathering of the Jewish people from around the world (Ezekiel 36–37). The war in Revelation, by contrast, occurs after Jesus has reigned on earth for a thousand years. Second, Ezekiel’s war involves a fearsome but limited coalition of countries that surround Israel, as we learned in earlier chapters. The war in Revelation involves all the nations from “every corner of the earth” coming to attack Israel (Revelation 20:8). Third, after Ezekiel’s war, life continues. Bodies are gathered and buried for seven months, weaponry is gathered and burned for seven years, and Ezekiel 40–48 describes the Temple that will be built. By contrast, the war in Revelation is followed immediately and literally by the end of the world. Satan and his followers are judged and thrown into the “lake of fire” (Revelation 20:10). The heavens and earth are destroyed. A completely new heaven and a new earth are created, and followers of Christ will live on this new earth for the rest of eternity. —————– For a more in-depth treatment of Ezekiel 38 & 39, read Epicenter. Read The Ezekiel Option, a fictional political thriller about a Russian-Iranian attack on Israel. ————————– Pre-order your copies of THE FIRST HOSTAGE now in hardcover, e-book or audio formats — it releases on December 29, 2015 Order The Third Target today — the New York Times best-selling novel about ISIS capturing chemical weapons in Syria and plotting genocidal attacks. To read The Twelfth Imam series — a trilogy of novels I wrote about an American President pressuring an Israeli Prime Minister not to launch unilateral military strikes against Iran, but Israel feeling forced to do so anyway — please click here. ————————– Implosion: Can American Recover From Its Economic & Spiritual Challenges In Time? Follow on Twitter — @joelcrosenbergReceive every blog post automatically via the RSS feed. Invest in The Joshua Fund (www.joshuafund.net), our non-profit organization to educate and mobilize Christians to bless Israel and her neighbors in the name of Jesus, care for the poor and needy with food and other humanitarian relief, and strengthen the Church in the epicenter. Read our latest Donor Report, and make a tax deductible, secure, on-line contribution. joelcrosenberg | October 15, 2015 at 8:33 am | Categories: Uncategorized | URL:http://wp.me/piWZ7-3nz

Muslims Using Temple Denial to Deligitimize Jewish Race & the Coming of Yeshua - Ron Cantor

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Muslims Using Temple Denial to Deligitimize Jewish Race & the Coming of Yeshua

10/15/2015 RON CANTOR  chrisma magazine

You can't open a newspaper in Israel these days and not see the self-righteous, hate-filled quotes of the leaders of regional Muslim majority nations condemning Israel for actions on our Temple Mount.

The King of Jordan is outraged over Israel's actions. He said, "Any more provocations in Jerusalem will affect the relationship between Jordan and Israel." He also said, "We join Muslims and Christians everywhere in rejecting threats to the Arab character of this holy city."

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has warned of a new violent uprising, an intifada, because of clashes at the temple Mount.

So just what is Israel's heinous crime?

Jews are visiting the Temple Mount! Our Temple Mount!

The Muslim world is seeking to paint a picture of Jerusalem as a city that is historically ethnically Arab (despite that fact that Jerusalem has never been the capital of any Arab nation). These Islamic Truthers, if you will, deny that there ever was a temple in Jerusalem.

Long-time Israeli diplomat and author Dore Gold coined the phrase "temple denial" in his 2007 book, The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City.

The goal of temple denial is to delegitimize, by Islamic pseudo-intellectuals and politicians, the Jewish historical claims to Jerusalem. Arafat was the first to popularize this fabrication. He claimed at the 2000 Camp David accords that the Jewish temple was in Nablus, not Jerusalem, and without any fact or evidence, that claim spread across the Middle East, according to Ambassador Gold, like wildfire.

However the Wakf, the Islamic authority that Israel allows to oversee the temple Mount, made a crucial mistake. In 1999, they permitted bulldozers to remove—are you ready—9,000 tons of dirt, without any archaeological supervision, from the temple Mount, in order to make a new entrance. This would be the archaeological equivalent of rape, as within that dirt should be a treasure trove of evidence that the temple Mount was the center of Jewish life from the time of King Solomon.

These 9,000 tons of dirt were unceremoniously dumped in the famous Kidron Valley. In 2004, some Israeli archaeologists got permission to start the Temple Mount Sifting Project. They arranged for hundreds of archaeologists and even tourists to help them sift through the artifact-rich soil. Recently a 10-year-old Russian tourist found a coin dating back to the time of King David and his son Solomon. This lends proof to a Jewish presence on the Temple Mount going back to around 1,000 B.C.

In addition, two half-shekel coins were found, one dating back to the time just before the temple's destruction and the other, to the time of the Hanukkah story, a little more than 150 years before Yeshua. Now this is huge, because Jews were made to pay a half-shekel temple Tax for its maintenance.

When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the half-shekel came to Simon Peter and asked, "Doesn't your rabbi pay the temple tax?" (Matt. 17:24)

The Muslim outrage over Jews visiting their "supposed" Holy Site is a fake controversy.

What isn't fake is that this piece of real estate is the most contested and controversial patch of land in the world. And for good reason: All of heaven and hell, angels and demons, all of the worlds spiritual forces will collide at this place for the final battle.

"Then the Lord will go out and fight those nations as He fights in the day of war. On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is to the east of Jerusalem. And from east to west the Mount of Olives will be split in two " (Zech. 14:3-4)

The Temple Mount is only a short walk form the Mount of Olives. Yeshua will take up His throne and the nations will come and worship Him, according to Zechariah 14:16, on the Feast of Tabernacles. 

Ron Cantor is the director of Messiah's Mandate International in Israel, a Messianic ministry dedicated to taking the message of Jesus from Israel to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8). Cantor also travels internationally teaching on the Jewish roots of the New Testament. He serves on the pastoral team of Tiferet Yeshua, a Hebrew-speaking congregation in Tel Aviv. His newest book is Identity Theft. Follow him at @RonSCantor on Twitter.

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I Am Calling My Women Out of the Caves by Paulette Reed - Identity Network

I Am Calling My Women Out of the Caves

Paulette Reed

Identity Network

The Women 

Recently, one morning, I heard Holy Spirit say to me, "I am calling My women out of the caves." As I prayed into this word from heaven, the Lord showed me hundreds of women hiding in caves because of fear, failure, or fatigue. I then saw the women running from the caves with good news. It was clear that many had overextended their season in the caves and what was intended to be their secret place had become their hiding place. Today, God is calling you out of hiddenness and to the frontlines.

In the New Testament we find that Jesus had a group of female disciples who followed Him, whom Luke called "the women" (Luke 23:55; Acts 1:14). And since Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever, then of course female disciples are still following their Savior wherever He leads. As God releases the great company of women commanded to share the good news in Psalm 68:11, we will see thousands more following Christ out of love, adoration, and devotion to Him. Women are being released to step into a new boldness in the Lord.

Run for Your Life

A couple memorable cave experiences can be found in the book of 1 Kings. Remember that the murderess Jezebel was going to have the prophet Elijah killed but God provided protection and provision, as He still does for His people today. First Kings 18:4 says, "For when Jezebel destroyed the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave, and provided them with bread and water."

Unfortunately, the spirit of Jezebel is still active in the earth today. The body of Christ made great strides in overcoming this spirit several years ago; however, as we have relaxed following the victory, and as an Elijah company is arising, we are seeing this spirit frequently raise its ugly head once again. As we live out Acts 2:17, God pouring out His Spirit on all people, and as we prophesy, let's stay alert and remember that this spirit is out to kill the prophetic. We are never to tolerate it (Revelation 2:20).

Go!

One of the reasons that many women are in caves is because of hurts and rejections they have experienced throughout life. I can't even begin to count how many people have shared their stories of hurt and pain with me and while they were wounded many inadvertently made ungodly covenants as they ran into caves. The confession usually goes something like this: "I'm so hurt. I'm just going to love the Lord and worship Him in my secret place because I sure struggle with His people right now."

I do understand that hiding in a cave can make a person feel safe, but in actuality it's a false security and it does not line up with the Word of God. In the Great Commission we are commanded to go into the whole world, and 1 John 4:20 says that we are to love our brothers and sisters in Christ: "If someone says, 'I love God,' and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen." So, beloved, we must love our brothers and sisters as we go and serve Christ in them.

Let's rejoice in the fact that there is always a genuine safe place for all believers - it's in the shadow of the Almighty's wings. This true security is a supernatural act of protection, not an excuse to hide. We must learn to love and serve the bride of Christ even with all of her spots and wrinkles, for our gifts are not to be hidden for ourselves but they are to be given away to others. Come out, come out, wherever you are!

Developed in the Dark Room

It's wonderful to know that the character of Christ can be formed in us, even if we're in a cave season. We can learn a lot if we remain teachable and determined to become better and not bitter:

• We learn to stay in the safe place after slaying giants (1 Samuel 24:3).
• We learn to love (1 Samuel 24:10).
• We learn not to touch God's anointed (1 Samuel 24:10).
• We learn mercy and forgiveness (1 Samuel 24:10).
• We learn of the Lord's provision (1 Kings 18:4).
• We learn when to cry aloud to the Lord (Psalm 57:1).
• We learn that miracles can be birthed in caves (Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:1-7).
• We learn humility (Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:1-7).
• We learn to delight in hiddenness and live to glorify God (Isaiah 43:7).
• We learn to hear the Lord's still small voice (1 Kings 19:9-12).
• We learn there is a season to all things (1 Kings 19:13).
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What Are You Doing Here?

As the Lord releases a great company of women throughout the earth, let's take a look at 1 Kings 19:13-16 (NLT) to see what happened to Elijah as he was hiding in the cave. God asked Elijah a question as he stood at the mouth of the cave: 

The Lord said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah?"  He replied again, "I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every one of your prophets. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me, too." Then the LORD told him, "Go back the same way you came, and travel to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive there, anoint Hazael to be king of Aram. Then anoint Jehu grandson of Nimshi to be king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from the town of Abel-meholah to replace you as my prophet.

In unpacking these Scriptures, it's great to see that God didn't lose track of His elusive servant, though Elijah had been hiding in a cave for quite some time. God had been watching over him and supernaturally ministering to his needs. But the cave season was coming to an end. Elijah had been resting, giving time to get his heart and soul right, so that he could continue on in his destiny and now God calls him back to the mountain to take a stand.

His heart must have been pierced by such a searching question from the Almighty: "What are you doing here?" I believe the Lord is asking many of us that same piercing question today: "What are you doing here?" Or perhaps we need to ask ourselves, "Am I in the right place?" Are you sensing a nudge from the Lord that's making you uncomfortable? If so, let's remember that the Lord often comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable. Our faith, spiritual gifts, and Christlike character grow by being stretched, not by lying dormant in a cave.

And then,  in the solitude of Mount Sinai, perhaps at the same "cleft of the rock" that Moses hid in thousands of years before as God's glory passed by (Exodus 33:22), God showed up to give direction to His prophetic servant. It is amazing that God told Elijah to go back on the same road and along the same path that led him to the cave. Oh, how different this trip would be! Elijah was no longer fatigued or frightened by Jezebel; rather, he left the cave anointed by God and ready to be a heavenly force to be reckoned with. I hear the Lord saying, "Go! Get your eyes off of yourself. Here are your new marching orders; love, serve, anoint, appoint, and raise up successors."

Exchanging Grave Clothes for Bridal Armor

John 11:44-45 tells us of the raising of Lazarus from the dead: "The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, 'Unbind him, and let him go.' Therefore, many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him."

This is a season where God is exchanging your grave clothes for the armor of God.  I declare to you today. "Come forth now, with boldness, with purity of devotion and passion after God. Exchange the grave clothes that held you in bondage for pure, white linens, the righteous acts of God's holy people, and declare the good news of the kingdom of God so that many will believe in Him!"

Just think what would have happened if Jesus had stayed in the cave. Thank goodness He arose from the dead and walked out of the tomb in resurrection power. In Romans 8:11 the apostle Paul makes it clear that the Holy Spirit, the agent of Jesus's resurrection, lives within every believer: "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you." I speak life to dreams, marriages, businesses and families today. Come forth! You shall live and not die!

Psalm 57:1 is a beautiful tribute regarding David as he fled from Saul and hid in the cave, and it's valid for you and me today: "Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, for my soul takes refuge in You; and in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge until destruction passes by." Destruction has passed you by, beloved, and you are commanded to arise and shine. The Lord has softened your heart and given you a breastplate of righteousness. You're a radiant bride, soft on the inside and tough as nails on the outside. A heavenly, royal wedding gown covers the armor as you march in the great army of women. God is calling His women out of the caves.

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The Blood Moons & Shemitah: WAS IT REAL? - Ron Cantor

The Shemita year is over & the Blood Moons have passed. So, was there anything to it or just hype?

The Blood Moons & Shemitah: WAS IT REAL? Over the past year there has been a lot of talk about Blood Moons and the Shemita Sabbath year that just ended. Many predicted that these were signs in the heavens of Judgement and possible Blessing. The question for us now is to evaluate, was there anything to it? We made this short video to give some guidance. <<CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO>> TESTIMONY: I had never been to Israel before and I wasn’t sure what to expect. Looking back, I can say that the tour Ron and Elana put together was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Standing on the Mount of Olives, watching Ron teach on the end times, while gazing at the very place where Jesus will return, brought the Bible to life. And the fact that we were able to meet Israeli believers and worship with them differentiated this tour from most others. Gazing over my balcony over the Sea of Galilee, imagining Jesus walking on the water, feeding the 5,000 and calming the storms was a memory that will never leave me. I highly recommend Ron and Elana’s Living Stones tour. —Andy, MD

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Should Christians Take Their Kids Out of Public Schools? CHARISMA NEWS

E. Ray Moore believes Christians should remove their kids from public schools. (Flickr)

Should Christians Take Their Kids Out of Public Schools?

TAYLOR BERGLUND  CHARISMA NEWS oct. 14, 2015

An evangelical Christian organization the Exodus Mandate is urging believers to pull their kids out of public school. Lt. Col. E. Ray Moore, founder of the Exodus Mandate, says that students left in school will soon be "indoctrinated" by leftist Common Core ideology.

"I describe the education of children in America (as) kind of like a prison," says Moore. "We're all in a prison. But this is a unique prison. The doors are wide open and they're not locked. And people can get up and walk out of that prison anytime they want."

Moore released a documentary this year titled Escaping Common Core: Setting Our Children Free, which he wrote the script for and produced. He says he hopes the documentary will convince Christians to abandon the public schools and return to a biblical model of homeschooling or Christian education.

"Sound theology teaches that the education of Christian children belongs to the family with assistance from the church, not the government," says Moore. "So we don't think under any circumstances Christians should have their children in godless pagan schools, which is what they've totally become."

Though Moore opposes public schools, he believes Common Core has made the situation even worse. Moore says he believes that, through this new set of standards, the elite are "intentionally dumbing down" the masses.

"Very bright kids are going to be able to go to elite schools, but the average population will be less and less able to function academically," says Moore. "The kids will not understand the great literature (or) the great books. They may not be able to do basic computation."

Furthermore, he says this indoctrination will limit opportunities for the next generation: "They're going to use this method to affect employment, so you won't be able to advance in employment unless you've been indoctrinated in their model. You won't be able to advance to university unless you've been indoctrinated in their model. So they're going to use it to control the population and create a bunch of 'sheeple' and herd them around. That way they control the culture and then they can put in the New World Order ... because people will be too dumbed down to be able to oppose it. So this is their plan. And it's pretty easy to show it, and that's what we do in the movie."

A spokeswoman for the Council of Chief State School Officers contradicted Moore's claim regarding curriculum.

"States led the development of the standards to ensure that every state in the nation has high academic standards to prepare students for college and careers," said the spokeswoman. "The Common Core State Standards are standards in English, language arts and mathematics. Standards are guidelines for what each child should know and be able to do by the end of each grade level. Standards do not determine the curriculum, or the lessons or specific tools teachers should use to help students reach the standards. Those decisions are left up to local school boards and educators at the local level."

Christians will need to exercise discretion when determining where they stand on this issue. Reviewing the standards for themselves could be a good place to start. More information about Common Core, including changes to existing curriculum, frequently asked questions and common myths, are available at this website.

For more information about the Exodus Mandate and Escaping Common Core, visit the official website. The film is now available on DVD.

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How Lies are Fueling Conflict - ISRAEL TODAY

How Lies are Fueling Conflict

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 |  Aviel Schneider  ISRAEL TODAY

"In Islam, it is common to spread lies about one’s enemy in order to create new ‘truths’ within one’s own religion,"

Israeli Arab academic tells Israel Today.

The full article appears in the October 2015 issue of Israel Today Magazine.

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Disinformation: How Palestinians Became the 'Victims' - Chris Mitchell, CBN News Jerusalem

Disinformation: How Palestinians Became the 'Victims'

By Chris Mitchell

CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

JERUSALEM, Israel -- The Security Cabinet met in an emergency session Tuesday evening to decide on additional counterterrorism measures in the wake of Palestinian violence.


Terrorists killed three Israelis and wounded 20 during their "Day of Rage," but Palestinian social media is making it look like Israelis are the aggressors.


In one attack caught by a surveillance camera, a Palestinian rammed his car into a bus stop, then got out and hacked 60-year-old Rabbi Isaiah Krishevsky to death with a meat cleaver before attacking 78-year-old Haviv Hamim. Finally, a nearby security guard stopped him.


Despite clear evidence and security camera footage of many of these attacks, Palestinian social media is accusing Israeli police of executing the attackers.


Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat is even calling on the International Criminal Court at The Hague to investigate Israel.


A case in point: Israeli police confronted a Palestinian woman brandishing a knife. When she refused to drop the knife, they shot her in the legs. Yet the picture implies police shot her for no reason.


This depiction and others like it fail to show the attacks themselves, just the aftermath.


Michael Widlanski, author of Battle for our Minds, says disinformation is an old trick.


"Mahmoud Abbas studied disinformation techniques when he was a student in the Soviet Union at the Patrice Lamumba University with the KGB. He studied this and it is always to invent an atrocity story," Widlanksi told CBN News.


"You send out somebody to kill a Jew. He kills a Jew or three Jews or five Jews and then he gets killed, and then you claim he was murdered by the Israeli police," he said. "It's a bunch of baloney."


Palestinians say what's driving many of them to kill is the need to protect the al-Aksa Mosque on the Temple Mount.


"One thing you should know about the Palestinian Arab leadership. They use the formula every time. When they get into trouble, they say the Jews are coming to attack. They're coming to attack the Temple Mount," he continued.


"That's what they did in 1921, 1922 [and] 1929. [It's] what Arafat did in 2000. Mahmoud Abbas did the same thing this year. They even use the same Arabic term, which means 'they're attacking al-Aksa,'" Widlanski explained.


In order to protect the al-Aksa, one imam in Gaza called on West Bank Palestinians to impose what he called "a curfew of stabbing" to keep Israelis terrorized so they'll stay inside.




Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat says this kind of incitement kills.

"Those incitements are sending people to kill innocent people," Barkat said at the scene of Tuesday's bus attack. "We've just seen in the past few days children, high school children, that are incited, that go and try and terrorize and kill policemen. They don't return home. They themselves get killed. Incitement kills on both sides."

Watch the report here: CBN News report

Report: Iraqi Christianity Could Be Extinct in 5 Years - Jessilyn Justice

Muslim persecution of Christians in the Middle East could eradicate Christianity in the region in the next five years. (Reuters)

Report: Iraqi Christianity Could Be Extinct in 5 Years

10/14/2015 JESSILYN JUSTICE  charisma news

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A report released by an English charity reveals Christianity in Iraq is on the fast track for extinction: The religion could be eliminated completely from the biblical heartland within five years.  

Aid to the Church in Need (ACNUK) presented their report to the U.K. House of Lord's recently, igniting a renewed desire for religious safety in England. 

"No believer should have to live in fear, and this is why (the British) government is committed to promoting religious freedom and tolerance at home and around the world," English Prime Minister David Cameron says. "It is also why the work of organizations such as Aid to the Church in Need is so crucial. This report serves as a voice for the voiceless, from their prison cells and the places far from home where they have sought refuge." 

The number Christians fleeing for their lives from Middle Eastern nations—including Iraq, Pakistan and Syria—is escalating at a rate at which countries awarding refugee status cannot match. The Iraqi Christians, commonly called Assyrian Christians, are one of the most persecuted groups by the Islamic State.  

In the United States, the Obama administration denied nearly two dozen Iraqi Christians religious asylum. These men and women face two options: Flee or suffer death at the hands of ISIS.  

"It is genocide—and the world seems largely silent about it," says evangelist Franklin Graham. "Genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State against Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities of Syria and Iraq. And their methods are unimaginably cruel and heinous." 

Charisma News previously reported that, according to the Pew Research Center in 2013, Christians were the largest group of immigrants to the U.S. However, the percentage of Christian immigrants dropped from 68 percent to 61 percent over a 10-year period. Meanwhile, the percentage of immigrating Muslims grew from 5 to 10 percent over that same time.  

The Iraqi Christians are going through one of the worst periods in Christian history, according to the Philos Project, with an extensive lack of Western support. 

According to the Gatesone Institute, though, Western nations are not just ignoring the Muslim persecution of Christians in the Middle East, they are actively supporting it by sponsoring "moderate" rebels who in reality are as "radical" and anti-Western as the Islamic State.

The Assyrian Christian plight is so uncertain, even the New York Times questions if the mass exodus is the end for Christianity in the Middle East.  

''How much longer can we flee before we and other minorities become a story in a history book?'' Nuri Kino tells the NYT. Kino is a journalist and founder of the advocacy group Demand for Action.

Rev. Sargon Zoumaya echoes Kino's sentiments.

''We're afraid our whole society will vanish,'' Zoumaya says. ''It's too much pressure on us, more than we can handle."

And without an emergency intervention from the outside world, Zoumaya is right, according to ACUNK's report. Five years may be more time than these brothers and sisters have.

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