Friday, March 11, 2016

24 Inspirational Verses FREE ✡ "Let Him Go Up to Yerushalayim" - ISRAEL365

Whosoever there is among you of all His people--his God be with him--let him go up to Yerushalayim, which is in Yehuda, and build the house of the LORD, the God of Yisrael, He is the God who is in Yerushalayim.


מִי-בָכֶם מִכָּל-עַמּוֹ יְהִי אֱ-לֹהָיו עִמּוֹ וְיַעַל לִירוּשָׁלִַם אֲשֶׁר בִּיהוּדָה וְיִבֶן אֶת-בֵּית יְ-הוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא הָאֱ-לֹהִים אֲשֶׁר בִּירוּשָׁלִָם

עזרא א:ג

mee- va-khem mi-kol a-mo y'-hee e-lo-hav i-mo v'-ya-al lee-ru-sha-la-yeem a-sher bee-y'-hu-da v'-y'-ven et bayt a-do-nai e-lo-hay yis-ra-ayl hu ha-e-lo-heem a-sher bee-ru-sha-la-yeem

Jerusalem Inspiration

Many people associate the term “Zionists” with the Jewish émigrés returning to Israel during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In truth, however, the first returnees to Zion were those who returned from the Babylonian exile with Ezra and Nehemiah 2500 years ago. With the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple we might have expected the Jewish people to disappear in the Babylonian exile, but, as Jeremiah predicted, they miraculously persisted. They adopted a three step approach: remember the past, live in the present, and hope for the future. And always within that projected future, the Land of Israel was central.  Keep your heart and mind focused on the Land of Israel each day with any one of the Israel Bible Reading Plans. Sign up now and receive our FREE eBook "24 Inspirational Verses From the 24 Books of the Bible".

Beautiful Israel

From Bethlehem, to the Jordan River, to the Dead Sea, to Jerusalem; here are more gorgeous scenes of Israel!

Israeli Product Labeling Met With Scorn by Dutch Christian Organization

When the European Union passed a resolution in January to label products made in the West Bank a Dutch Christian organization that promotes Israeli products for Biblical and ideological reasons was up in arms.

Artistic Shabbat Candles With Tray

This stunning glass candlestick and tray combination brought to you by Lily Art will enhance the radiance of your Shabbat candles. Handmade by Israeli artists, each one-of-a-kind design incorporates a beautiful aspect of the Land of Israel, and its Biblical tradition.

Jerusalem Daily Photo

Today's picture, taken by Elad Matityahu, shows a man wearing a tallit (prayer shawl) praying towards the Temple Mount. The holiest place in Judaism, in Biblical times, thousands upon thousands of people would come to the Temple on the three pilgrimage festivals.

Yesterday's Photo Trivia

Yesterday's photo provides concrete evidence of the Roman destruction of Jerusalem; the huge stones were thrown down and have there remained to this day.  What had been a sign of destruction and despair now lies amongst a bustling city thriving with renewal!

Thank You

Today's Scenes and Inspiration is sponsored by Eduardo Rey of Spain . Todah rabah!

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The Most Graceful Jerusalem Song you Will Ever Hear - Liel Kolet - Jerusalem ISRAEL VIDEO NETWORK



The Most Graceful Jerusalem Song you Will Ever Hear



What a stunning rendition of an all time classic! The translation to English is almost as hypnotizing as the original Hebrew. Just lean back and enjoy – it’s pure exquisiteness.
Published: March 11, 2016






The Great Coming Whirlwind - A Prophetic Insight by Mary Lindow - Identity Network

The Great Coming Whirlwind - A Prophetic Insight by Mary Lindow


Identity Network  March 11, 2016
"The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished.  He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm.  The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet." Nahum 1:3

We are in high-pressured days that seem as if everything around us is in a great whirlwind.
The noise coming from the media, the weather patterns, the sounds of war, the sounds of people crying out for "Justice" and the sounds of people crying out because they feel like there's been too much "In-justice".

The Lord would like to speak these words in this hour to those that have ears to hear.

I know there are many MANY prophetic words being ushered into the media outlets by so many people and many have been spoken out in meetings and conferences.  I wish that I could tell you that every single voice you're listening to and every promise that is being made to you regarding great wealth, great promotion, and great open doors are accurate. But deep down inside of your spirit man, there is something stirring that you cannot explain. It's that knowing that something is coming, that something has begun out there in the world that we cannot see, but that we know in the spirit.

We are in a time like none other on and in the earth.

But, we do have reference points to go to that tell of similar warnings and events that took place in the past. We can remember when Lot chose to go for the things that were more pleasing to his flesh and where he would have more abundant provision and opportunity for business trade, but in the end he was stuck in the city where there was nothing but illicit sex, graft, stealing and robbing, and eventually total desolation and demolition. Even as the Lord provided a way of escape, his wife still had the smell, the stench of the worldly life in her heart, and she turned around to look one more time, fondly, over her shoulder, at the home that she dreaded to leave behind.

Look at the days of Noah when he was mocked and laughed at. 

He did not build that famous ark in a month! No! It took a long, long period of time to build the ark out in the middle of nowhere!   A simple study of the Bible text shows that the time from when God told Noah to build the ark, till the rain fell was no longer than about 75 years.
And yet he obeyed God.  If we read carefully, it says that the Lord himself drew the animals to the ark. First, it is necessary to note that Noah was not told to gather the animals. He was commanded only to build the ark, large enough for all the animals, and simply receive the animals when they arrived. "And of every living thing of all flesh...two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive" (Genesis 6:19-20).

I want to encourage all of you to understand clearly that there is a whirlwind coming. 

In Jeremiah 23:19 God is talking about a whirlwind that He has sent - a violent windstorm. The false prophets have said, "No bad is coming" (verse 17). God says, "Do they ever listen to me? I've said, 'I'm sending a whirlwind, and it's going to fall on the heads of the wicked.' How dare they say that everything is going to be okay!"

What is coming is bigger and broader and wider and more destructive than anything else that we have ever seen. I don't know if it's a nuclear war! I don't know if it's bizarre weather patterns! And I don't know if it's not just a whirlwind of new kinds of ideas being foisted upon mankind.

What I do Know is This…

There are people who are aware in the spirit that the only stronghold in place right now, a place of immunity and safety, is in prayer and in surrendering to all that the Lord is asking of them. Many of you are stretched beyond the point that no one can understand. Their financial resources have been given and given again to help others, and yet their own supply seems to be dwindling. There are those who have poured into the lives of others, poured into businesses, poured into mentoring and training others, and yet it appears as if when they reach out there's nothing left in the pantry for them.

The Lord wants those of you who have been giving, giving, giving to check your hearts one more time.

If HE told you to give and to serve and to sacrifice, then you can be guaranteed one thing. He does not withhold from those who have been faithful.

But this I say, He which sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 2 Corinthians 9:6

And God, who supplies seed for the sower and bread to eat, will also supply you with all the seed you need and will make it grow and produce a rich harvest from your generosity. 2 Corinthians 9:10

I want to encourage you right now in the spirit to understand the time that we are in, is a time when nothing is making sense when trying to apply the past patterns and methods or, the natural way of living. It's going to take a determined, dogged, supernatural approach to understand the seasons the days and the times.

God already understands all of this, but He is not going to communicate to people who will then try to communicate it in natural terms to those who don't have ears to hear. He's going to communicate truth and wisdom to those were willing to allow their own hearts to go into the fire of refining and changing the way that they have done things in the past.

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise." Psalm 111:10


Difficulties Require New Strategies

Hard times require sober minds and the determination not to be towed under by destruction and despair.

We are not to be focusing on the noise in the whirlwind around us in this world even though it sure does draw our attention from the left and the right! We are to instead, focus on a specific path, a narrowing of vision and a "one direction" place.

And what exactly does that all mean?

It means that we are to seek the Face of the Father.  And I mean seek and to seek, and to seek again. Continually.

"Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually." 1 Chronicles 16:11
We have got to break down those things that are holding back the move of God in all denominations of the Christian faith.

It will only come by seeking His face, seeing His heart for people and hearing His plans for them, and for us!

Oh how the Father wants to bring a fresh move of His presence through His word and through His glorious goodness and mercy!

He is going to bring correction to all denominations, all walks that claim to have Jesus Christ as the head of the faith! So many smugly think that because they have been charismatics or that they have been "spirit-filled" they have a higher attained level of wisdom and discernment! This is nothing but plain arrogance. If anything, there should be a more refined level of humility and thankfulness for the fact that we have access through the gifts to flow in the fruits of the Spirit.

"The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled)." Isaiah 2:12


The Holy Spirit Would Say These Words Today

"Yes, the winds are blowing and they are harsh winds and some are absolutely destructive winds! Everything that does not stand under the power of my word and is not anchored in Me shall be shifted and blown and shaken, and at times the winds of drastic change will draw away the dross from the wheat. I am sifting and shaking, and shaking and sifting again and again until my people understand they do not live in a time where making demands and commands to Me operate well.

I am looking for a people who will bow low enough before Me and get quiet and seek My will, MY WILL for planet earth! This world is fading away quickly and mankind is corrupted each day more and more to go the way of the flesh."

You Must Put Away the Noise! 

"You must put away the noise in your life and enter into the place where in the center of the storm is the eye. MY EYE is upon the righteous, My eye is upon those that are fruitful and faithful, and fruitful to Me may be different than fruitful to you!

You cannot serve two masters, yet many have tried to justify the shutting away of My convicting voice when I have told them to go back and make right the situations where they have done grievous damage to others who are supposedly their family members in Christ.
If you cannot repent and get relationships right in the Kingdom now, I cannot use you to forge new relationships in the future in My Kingdom. If you have bitterness, anger and jealousy in your heart, it will manifest with shaming and name-calling, as well as condescending and destroying another's capability to serve me well."

I Will Not Deviate from My Plan

"The days of selfish ambition and immaturity are closely coming to an end. My light, My life, My word and My ways are perfect! I will not deviate from My plan for the Kingdom of God in the earth. I am looking for a people who will not listen to the accusation of others nor slander and destroy their brother and sisters because of another's opinion, or perhaps because they themselves were brought a loving correction or warning and instead, turned around and shamed the messenger.

I see you all and I am fully aware of the things that have been done in My name to hide behind selfish ambition. A judgment time is coming!

Know this. I am about to expose those who abuse the gifts, abuse their titles and abuse the finances that I have deemed for the kingdom and I'm going to bring their names to the forefront to save their souls!

Yes, the whirlwinds may blow, and the storms and winds will be continuing to cycle and swirl. But I'm looking for those who are willing to stay in the center of My Eye, where there is quiet and there is calm and there is discernment, direction and wisdom for these devastating days.

To those in the center of My Eye, I will pour out a wisdom beyond mankind's understanding and they will rise up and have the words that will bring direction, correction, and light into dark places."

The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the traitor. Proverbs 22:12

For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths. Proverbs 5:21

Stand prepared, for I'm doing this thing regardless of whether man is ready or not. I am that I Am and I will have my way in the earth, says the Lord of Hosts.

For this is what the high and exalted One says -- he who lives forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite." Isaiah 57:15

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Franklin Graham Decision America Tour - More dates

Decision America Tour
 
Dear Friend,

I’m excited to announce six new stops for the Decision America Tour in June and July:

• June 14–Springfield, Illinois
• June 15–Madison, Wisconsin
• June 16–St. Paul, Minnesota
• June 28–Salem, Oregon
• June 29–Olympia, Washington
• July 1–Juneau, Alaska


We’re heading into a busy season for the tour—this month we’ll be in six states! Will you join me, along with your church or group, when I come to your state? This is a chance for Christians to stand together, hand in hand, to pray for our leaders and our nation. It’s also a chance to let our politicians know that the Christian voice and the Christian vote count.

• March 15–Denver, Colorado
• March 16–Santa Fe, New Mexico
• March 18–Phoenix, Arizona
• March 29–Salt Lake City, Utah
• March 30–Carson City, Nevada
• March 31–Sacramento, California
• April 12–Little Rock, Arkansas
• April 13–Jackson, Mississippi
• April 14–Montgomery, Alabama
• April 26–Austin, Texas
• April 27–Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• April 28–Topeka, Kansas
• May 3–Nashville, Tennessee
• May 4–Frankfort, Kentucky
• May 5–Charleston, West Virginia
• May 17–Jefferson City, Missouri
• May 18–Lincoln, Nebraska
• May 24–Pierre, South Dakota
• May 25–Bismarck, North Dakota


God tells us in His Word, “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much” (James 5:16, NKJV). As thousands of people gather at each state capitol to pray, we are asking God to work in a mighty way—in individual lives and in our nation. Imagine the impact this can have on America!

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14).

If you haven’t already, I urge you to register your Decision America Tour pledge to God and to our nation online—and urge your friends and your church to do the same.

 

Thank you for your support of the Decision America Tour and for standing for God’s truth. May He bless you and your faithfulness—and may God bless America

Sincerely,

Franklin Graham
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P.S. Will you let your friends or family in other states know about the Decision America Tour? Send them to DecisionAmericaTour.com to learn more and then invite them to join us on their capitol steps.

 
 
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Virginia Assembly Passes Resolution Defending Israel - Mark Martin CBN News

Virginia Assembly Passes Resolution Defending Israel

03-10-2016 Mark Martin CBN News

Jewish communities across Virginia are expressing gratitude to the state General Assembly for passing a bipartisan resolution that defends Israel from anti-Israel forces that have been trying to undermine the Jewish state. 
House Joint Resolution 177 condemns the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS) against Israel.
The Virginia House of Delegates adopted the resolution Wednesday, 85 to 5. 
Lawmakers sent a message rejecting BDS, calling it "inherently antithetical and deeply damaging to the cause of peace, justice, equality, democracy, and human rights for all peoples in the Middle East."
Delegate Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach) was the chief patron of HJ177.
"The BDS movement is a misguided and dangerous attempt to isolate Israel from the community of nations at a time where the threats to the Jewish state are the highest in decades," Miyares said.
In a news release, Virginia Jewish Communities called BDS "a serious domestic policy matter" that "impacts the citizens of the Commonwealth by spreading anti-Semitic hatred and creating an intimidating and hostile environment for those who support strong US-Israel ties or engage in economic, cultural, academic, or scientific activities with the people of Israel."
The release went on to say, "BDS supporters have tried to chill debate and intimidate Israel supporters on campuses, in professional associations, and the interfaith community. Moreover, by seeking to shut down the mutually beneficial and longstanding ties Virginia has with Israel, BDS promotes severe damage to the Commonwealth and its economy."
The group expressed appreciation to the General Assembly, for showing support for the State of Israel, opposing BDS, and "standing up for reconciliation, hope, and a peaceful future in the Middle East."
"I was proud to carry the legislation and am extremely proud that the Virginia General Assembly, the oldest democracy in the Western Hemisphere, has publicly stood with America's strongest ally in the Middle East, Israel," Miyares said.
The United States federal government, Canada, the UK, France and more than 10 states have taken a stand against BDS.

Old Video About Jesus' Return Suddenly Going Viral -JESSILYN JUSTICE CHARISMA NEWS

Anne Graham Lotz


Old Video About Jesus' Return Suddenly Going Viral

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An old video of Anne Graham Lotz talking about the end of the world is going viral.  
The video, which was posted on Lotz's YouTube channel in 2014, shows Billy Graham's daughter talking about Jesus' return and the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. According to her ministry, she gave the message in 2009 at the National Religious Broadcasters convention. 
"They re-established the nation of Israel and the family of nations in May 1948, and that's significant to me because I was born in May 1948," she said. "And I believe that's my generation, and Jesus said the generation that sees that take place is the generation that's going to see His return and I believe ... if I live out my natural lifetime, I will live to see the return of Jesus Christ to this Earth." 
Watch the video to see what else she says. 

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Israel, Jewish Agency Focus on Helping Local Arabs - Israel Today

Israel, Jewish Agency Focus on Helping Local Arabs

Thursday, March 10, 2016 |  Israel Today Staff
At its triennial gathering in Tel Aviv last month, the board of the Jewish Agency was told that the organization would be increasingly focused on aiding the local Arab population in the coming years.
In fact, that mission has already begun. Whereas the Jewish Agency was historically focused solely on the Jewish community, today it employs 75 Druze and Arabs and has poured around $2.5 million into their respective communities in recent years.
Agency chairman Natan Sharansky told the gathering that “as a Zionist I believe that this is important for the future of our democracy.”
At the same time, Israeli Police Commissioner Roni Alsheikh announced the appointment of a new commander for the Northern District who will be focused on mass recruitment of Arab Muslim officers.
“The police has been deepening cooperation with the Arab population by establishing police stations in Arab towns, and conducting massive recruitment effort of officers from the Muslim sector,” Alsheikh said.
Israel has also been proposing increased economic cooperation with the Palestinian Authority, as confirmed by Palestinian Minister of Finance Shukri Bishara in remarks to the Bethlehem-based Maan news agency.
Bishara met late last month with Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon. Israel’s Channel 10 reported that the two discussed a package that would see greater integration in the construction, medical, and high-tech sectors, as well as a range of study and internship opportunities for young Palestinians.
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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Christian IDF Soldiers Recieve Special Recognition in Historic First by Abra Forman - BREAKING ISRAEL NEWS

The "Herev" (Sword) Battalion, comprised of Druze, Jewish and Christian soldiers, are an elite unit specially trained in the Northern Command. (Photo: IDF)

Christian IDF Soldiers Recieve Special Recognition in Historic First


“And a terror from God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Yisrael.” (2 Chronicles 20:29)
For the first time, the International Fellowship and Christians and Jews, in partnership with the Israeli Christian Recruitment Forum (ICRF), will bestow academic scholarships on 40 Christian IDF soldiers, with the goal of enabling them to take advantage of Israel’s advanced higher learning institutions and ultimately helping them integrate into Israeli society.
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder and president of the Fellowship, and Father Gabriel Naddaf, head of the ICRF, said that they hope that the scholarship program will ease the transition of younger members of the Christian community into mainstream Israeli society, help close socio-economic gaps, and give more Israeli Christians the opportunities that come with higher education.

Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein. (Wikimedia Commons/IFCJ)
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein. (Wikimedia Commons/IFCJ)

Since Christians are not required to serve in Israel’s military, all of the Christian recruits are volunteers eager to do their part to defend their country. Eckstein and Naddaf believe they should be entitled to every benefit in return.
“We believe that every Israeli citizen deserves equal rights and opportunities in all areas of life, while on their part they provide an active share and contribute to Israeli society,” said Eckstein, the Jerusalem Post reported.
His organization and Naddaf’s work together in the Israeli Christian community to encourage its members to serve in the IDF, a project which has grown steadily in recent years. Eckstein said he was happy to see that “more and more young [Christians] are choosing to integrate into society and even serve in the IDF and national service”.
The Bridge Builder: The Life and Continuing Legacy of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein - Read Now!
There is Biblical precedent for gentiles aligning with Jewish forces. Yael, a member of the Kenite clan, famously killed Sisera, the commander of the Canaanite army, thereby giving victory to the army of Israel and delivering its people – an action for which she was blessed in the Book of Judges.
Naddaf called the scholarship program “a message to the whole world, that two religious leaders from different religions can lead a change in society where they live and work through cooperation.” He also thanked Eckstein for supporting the ICRF.

Father Gabriel Naddaf (Wikimedia Commons)
Father Gabriel Naddaf (Wikimedia Commons)

The Christian leader founded the Israeli Christian Recruitment Forum in 2012. In its first year, the ICRF helped to enlist 40 Christian soldiers. By 2014, it had more than doubled its numbers in an upward trend that continued into last year. The ICRF is part of a larger effort by Naddaf to change the perceptions surrounding Israel’s Christian population and help its members become Israeli Christians, rather than aligning with the Arab population.
“Calling them ‘Arab Christian’ puts them on the side of Palestinians and terrorists, when in reality they’ve lived in Israel for generations and just want to live in peace and security,” Naddaf explained in December of last year at a Christmas celebration honoring several soldiers.
Full integration into Israeli society “begins with the youth and continues in enlistment in the IDF or national service and paves the way towards studies in higher education institutions and integration into the workforce. We are there every step of the way in order to encourage, strengthen, and support,” said Naddaf of the scholarship program.
The 40 scholarships will be presented to the IDF soldiers and soon-to-be students on Thursday at the Greek Orthodox Church in Yafa Inman-Naseriyye, an Arab local council located near Nazareth.