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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
The City of Unity ✡ "A City Knit Together" - Israel365
President Trump, North Korea's Kim Wrap Up Historic Summit: Kim Commits to 'Complete Denuclearization' - CBN News Steve Warren
President Trump, North Korea's Kim Wrap Up Historic
Summit: Kim Commits to 'Complete Denuclearization'
06-12-2018
CBN News Steve Warren
President Trump followed his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a
press conference heralding a message of hope, vision and peace.
The president said 70 years after the Korean War began, the world entered a new chapter and a
The president said 70 years after the Korean War began, the world entered a new chapter and a
new history. He said vigorous negotiations would began immediately toward the complete
denuclearization of North Korea and pledged they would stop war games. He indicated they
would meet again to discuss Kim's commitment to denuclearization, saying they were "much
further along" than he would have thought.
North Korea, he said, has a "substantial arsenal" of nuclear weapons, adding that the summit
North Korea, he said, has a "substantial arsenal" of nuclear weapons, adding that the summit
should have taken place five years ago.
The two leaders signed an agreement "to build a lasting and stable peace regime." It also provides "
The two leaders signed an agreement "to build a lasting and stable peace regime." It also provides "
security guarantees" by the US for North Korea.
display of American and North Korean flags to began their historic face-to-face summit
over the fate of Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal and the prospect of peace between the two nations.
Speaking to reporters with Kim sitting by his side, Trump said: 'I feel really great we'll have
Speaking to reporters with Kim sitting by his side, Trump said: 'I feel really great we'll have
a great discussion and I think a great success, tremendously successful. It's my honor. We'll
have a tremendous relationship no doubt."
"The past was filled with obstacles and prejudices, but we got past them and we are here
"The past was filled with obstacles and prejudices, but we got past them and we are here
today," Kim responded through his interpreter.
At their farewell meeting, a reporter asked President Trump what surprised him most about
At their farewell meeting, a reporter asked President Trump what surprised him most about
the North Korean leader. He replied, "A great personality and very smart. Good combination.
He's a worthy negotiator, negotiating on behalf of his people. A very worthy, a very smart
negotiator. We had a terrific day. We learnt a lot about each other and about our countries. I learnt
he is a very talented man. I also learned that he loves his country very much."
Another reporter asked the president if they would be meeting again. He replied, "We will
Another reporter asked the president if they would be meeting again. He replied, "We will
meet again; we will meet many times."
They bid farewell and began a process many hope will lead to the denuclearization of the
They bid farewell and began a process many hope will lead to the denuclearization of the
Korean Peninsula and even perhaps the end of the Korean War.
The meeting between the two leaders was billed by political experts as one of the most highly
The meeting between the two leaders was billed by political experts as one of the most highly
anticipated diplomatic meetings in the last century.
President Trump said Monday he would know if Kim was sincere about peace within the first
President Trump said Monday he would know if Kim was sincere about peace within the first
couple of minutes of their meeting.
The schedule for the meeting had been set for several days. When he emerged from his one-on-one
The schedule for the meeting had been set for several days. When he emerged from his one-on-one
talk with Kim, Trump said the meeting was "very, very good" and that the two have an
"excellent relationship."
Trump and Kim talked for about 40 minutes with only interpreters present in the room.
The president made the comments while he and Kim walked together as they headed to a
Trump and Kim talked for about 40 minutes with only interpreters present in the room.
The president made the comments while he and Kim walked together as they headed to a
larger meeting with their aides.
Trump was joined by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Trump was joined by White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
and National Security Advisor John Bolton. The four men sat across the table from Kim and his team.
After the larger meeting, the group will then transition to a working lunch.
Up early in preparation for the meeting Tuesday morning, Trump tweeted, "Meetings between
After the larger meeting, the group will then transition to a working lunch.
Up early in preparation for the meeting Tuesday morning, Trump tweeted, "Meetings between
staffs and representatives are going well and quickly ... but in the end, that doesn't matter. We
will all know soon whether or not a real deal, unlike those of the past, can happen!"
US officials have said a best-case scenario would be that the summit serves as the platform
US officials have said a best-case scenario would be that the summit serves as the platform
for further negotiations, providing Kim and his heavily sanctioned nation with economic
guarantees in exchange for dismantling his country's nuclear capabilities once and for all.
"I believe we're going to have a terrific success or a modified success," Trump said during a
"I believe we're going to have a terrific success or a modified success," Trump said during a
press conference last week with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. "But I really believe
that we have the potential to do something incredible for the world. And it's my honor to be involved."
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tried to keep expectations about the talks in check.
"We are hopeful this summit will have set the conditions for future successful talks," Pompeo said.
Trump will have only a few hours with Kim as the White House announced the president would
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tried to keep expectations about the talks in check.
"We are hopeful this summit will have set the conditions for future successful talks," Pompeo said.
Trump will have only a few hours with Kim as the White House announced the president would
be leaving Singapore on Tuesday evening. The White House said Trump was leaving early because
negotiations had moved "more quickly than expected," but gave no details.
Following the meeting, Trump will hold a press conference with reporters as Kim departs for
Following the meeting, Trump will hold a press conference with reporters as Kim departs for
North Korea.
The president plans to stop in Guam and Hawaii on his way back to Washington.
On Monday, US and North Korean officials met at a Singapore hotel working out last minute
The president plans to stop in Guam and Hawaii on his way back to Washington.
On Monday, US and North Korean officials met at a Singapore hotel working out last minute
details and trying to get acquainted after years of little to no contact between the two governments.
Trump spoke only briefly in public Monday predicting a "nice" outcome.
It is not known if the president will bring up the issue of human rights at the meeting. Just hours
Trump spoke only briefly in public Monday predicting a "nice" outcome.
It is not known if the president will bring up the issue of human rights at the meeting. Just hours
before meeting with Kim, the president took to Twitter to lash out at his critics.
"The fact that I am having a meeting is a major loss for the US, say the haters & losers,"
"The fact that I am having a meeting is a major loss for the US, say the haters & losers,"
Trump wrote. "We have our hostages, testing, research and all missile launches have stopped,
and these pundits, who have called me wrong from the beginning, have nothing else they can
say! We will be fine!
Kim, 36, now finds himself on the world stage dealing with the president of the United States.
Kim, 36, now finds himself on the world stage dealing with the president of the United States.
Even though the negotiations could mean even more politically for both men, it could mean
perhaps even more for the poverty-stricken citizens of North Korea.
Just about a year ago, Trump and Kim were trading insults. The president was threatening
Just about a year ago, Trump and Kim were trading insults. The president was threatening
"fire and fury" against Kim, who called Trump "a "mentally deranged US dotard."
COMMENTARY: Whatever Happened to Pentecost? - Charles Gardner ISRAEL TODAY
COMMENTARY: Whatever Happened to Pentecost?
Tuesday, June 12, 2018 | Charles Gardner ISRAEL TODAY
With anti-Semitism on the rise, and Jews under threat as never before, it was astonishing that the government again allowed the staging in London of Sunday’s annual Iranian-backed Al Quds parade.
What sense does it make that, in a country where ‘hate speech’ is supposedly illegal, a march fronted by the Hezbollah terrorist group – committed to the destruction of Israel – is free to spread its poison?
Among the cheerleaders, and one of the speakers down to address the rally, was Rev Stephen Sizer, who has already been severely reprimanded for his anti-Semitic views by his own Church of England.
The whole scenario was an absolute disgrace. And yet Israel’s greatest need is not protection! Bear with me as I will explain in due course.
You will no doubt have heard talk of how we are now said to be living in a post-Christian era, with British society largely having rejected biblical values of the past. But I also detect a very worrying trend in the Western Church towards a kind of post-Pentecost line of thinking that appears to relegate its teaching as ‘passe’.
As the disciples of Jesus were empowered on the Day of Pentecost to spread the gospel throughout the world, effectively giving life to what is now known as the Church, does this mean that the body of Christ is now in its death-throes?
I have just reviewed the most brilliant book I have ever had the pleasure to read – R T Kendall’s Whatever Happened to the Gospel? – and hereby offer this piece as a brief postscript to the much-beloved preacher’s latest volume.
Whatever happened to Pentecost? Many British churches seem to have stopped celebrating the day, or even mentioning it, although it’s much more than a day anyway – it’s an experience. Even Pentecostals and charismatics, who supposedly base much of their theology on this vitally important feast, seem largely to have abandoned it.
The need for believers to be emboldened with power from on high, for which the resurrected Christ commanded his disciples to wait in Jerusalem, is rarely discussed. And we wonder why there is a lack of power in our witness.
The Bible feasts, which include Passover and Pentecost (also known as Shavuot), are meant to be celebrated to remind us of key truths and of God’s great bounty and deliverance. Pentecost comes 50 days (or seven weeks) after Passover, is also known as the Feast of Weeks, and is a celebration of the first fruits of the harvest – specifically wheat, the main ingredient of bread.
Jews also mark the occasion to celebrate the giving of the Law on Mt Sinai. And Jesus, the ‘bread of life’ born in Bethlehem (literally house of bread) is the fulfilment of the Law (Matthew 5.17). And thus Pentecost is a fulfilment of Passover. Jesus, who died for our sins of which the Law convicts us (Romans 7.7), sends his Holy Spirit to empower us to keep a Law that is now “written on our hearts” and not just on tablets of stone (Ezekiel 36.26, Romans 2.15, 2 Corinthians 3.3), thus enabling us to witness boldly for the gospel.
And so it was that, on the Day of Pentecost, 3,000 souls were added to the body of believers. We absolutely cannot do without Pentecost. Jesus paid a very high price for it. It cost him everything.
Britain is proud to have produced one of the outstanding preachers of 20th century Pentecostalism, Smith Wigglesworth, who was illiterate prior to his conversion and subsequently only ever read the Bible. He took the message of the gospel around the world and raised 14 people from the dead in the process – a modern-day apostle if ever there was one.
Yet today Pentecost is largely forgotten and considered almost irrelevant; something of an embarrassment even. To their credit, the Anglicans, who in some ways are leading the march towards apostasy, still hold on to the feast.
But Jewish believers are doing much more than that. No doubt partly due to their awareness of the festival’s roots going back thousands of years in their history, they are taking Jesus’ words seriously, and literally, as – empowered by the Holy Spirit – they share the good news, beginning in Jerusalem (Acts 1.8).
Jews for Jesus had specifically chosen the feast of Shavuot to preach the gospel in the streets of Jerusalem, just as the apostles had done 2,000 years ago. And while they are not claiming that 3,000 souls responded, dozens decided to follow Yeshua (Hebrew for Jesus) as they learnt how he had fulfilled Messianic prophecies in the Tenach (our Old Testament). And hundreds more were willing to discuss his claims to be the Messiah of Israel.
One woman, when reminded of what happened in Jerusalem with Jesus, was shocked, and said: “I need to read those prophecies about the Messiah as soon as possible, because although I always believed in God, I did not know about them.”
The general openness was apparently profound, as I have experienced myself. David Brickner, of Jews for Jesus, wrote in their June update: “Of course, the key to success for those first disciples who began in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago was the power of the Holy Spirit. That is still true for Jews for Jesus and anyone else who wants to do God’s work in His way…I don’t know how much more time we have before the return of the Lord, but just like those first Jews for Jesus, we cannot just stand gazing up into heaven (referring to Jesus’ ascension).”
Israel is currently surrounded by implacable enemies who have vowed to bring about their annihilation. This is why Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the target of a recent assassination plot, is warning Theresa May and other European leaders of the danger posed by Iran.
Yet their greatest need is not defence. For God, who brought them back to the Promised Land in fulfilment of ancient prophecies, also plans to restore them to a living relationship with Him. And when they are back with their Lord, the Lord will come back to the world. (Zechariah 12.10 & 14.4)
Indeed, as Israel comes to know that He (Jesus) is the Lord, the nations too will understand this truth. (Ezekiel 36.23) And none of this would happen without Pentecost.
PHOTO: A traditional harvest celebration leading up to Shavuot/Pentecost in Israel. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
Charles Gardner is author of Israel the Chosen, available from Amazon, and Peace in Jerusalem, available from olivepresspublisher.com
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