Posted on Wednesday 2 July 2008
Regardless of the Israeli Knesset’s legislative efforts to force all land concessions to be approved by referendum, and despite a clear lead in the polls for conservative politicians to easily win the next elections, and in spite of the lives land concessions have ruined and will continue to ruin, direct talks between Israel and Syria are going to go ahead as planned.
Let’s get a little perspective here. What does this mean during these end-times? It means that Israel is entering a covenant with death! I have spoken about this covenant, as prophesied by Isaiah, so many times that I almost assume that believers actually know what it is.
The covenant with death is the act of making deals for peace, apart from God, by Israel with her enemies during the end times. To accomplish this Israel will concede a portion of her lands to these same enemies. It is now commonly referred to as “land for peace”. The problem for Israel is that God calls this rebellion. This is due to the fact that the land Israel is giving away does not belong to her, the Palestinians or anyone else on earth. It belongs to God and He considers Israel to be only His tenants, not owners. Jesus already told us that the tenants had mistreated and killed God’s prophets and then they killed God’s son as well. They are in no mood to listen to anymore of God’s warnings. This makes sense since they no longer turn to Him to seek refuge from their enemies. Instead they make concession after concession to their enemies at great cost to the true covenant that God made with Abraham. Their desire? To attain peace. Unfortunately it is a peace that will not last.
The covenant with Abraham gave Israel a birth right to dwell in the land as their inheritance forever, as long as they obeyed God. No rights were conveyed to Israel that allowed them to freely give away the land in order to accomplish their worldly desire for peace. The Bible tells us that when they rebel against God by violating His covenant, then the antichrist, the man of lawlessness, will be revealed.
This is the year US President Bush has scheduled the formation of a Palestinian state out of lands Israel will concede for this purpose. At the same time Israel will also concede her Golan Heights territory to Syria. Many say the primary reason Israel should not let go of the Golan Heights is due to their strategic military value that offers Israel security from attacks by Syria. It is true that these heights are important to Israel’s security, but not from a military perspective! As long as Israel obeys the Abrahamic covenant then neither Syria, nor anyone else, will ever overcome Israel. Israel has little to fear from a military security point of view, but should Israel give away covenant lands that belong to God, then Israel’s security will collapse. God will withdraw Israel’s chief protector, the Arch Angel Michael, and they will have very much to fear from God Himself!
The ultimate perspective that urgently needs your attention is that when Israel violates the covenant there will only be an approximate 7 year span until the last day and the coming of Christ! I’m not calling the day or the hour here, these we will not know until it happens, but weeks, months and years will be exposed ahead of time for those with eyes to see and ears to hear!
The antichrist will begin to assume His role in end-time events by agreeing to forge a covenant of peace with many as prophesied by Daniel. I believe we are about to witness the advent of this covenant. This covenant will lure the world into a false sense of security and the man who makes it possible will become a rising star. Watch Iran closely. Although Iran has Russia’s backing, and is obtaining her latest weapons, Iran is feeling seriously threatened by Israel’s growing threat of attacks upon its emerging nuclear systems.
Iran is at this very moment seriously considering an incentives package, put together primarily by the US and the EU. This package would require Iran to step back from its nuclear program and regional belligerence in exchange for major investments and upgrades in Iran’s economy. Israel’s desire to attack Iran is being used by the West as added incentive for Iran to accept the package.
Iran will accept. This incentives package is a win-win for Iran. It would enable Iran to run peaceful nuclear power with uranium processed in Russia. It would save a proud, but debilitated and teetering Persian economy and elevate Iran’s status not only regionally, but on the world stage as someone to be reckoned with. The Sunnis know this and are trembling at the prospect of a fundamentalist Shiite regime, bent on bringing about the advent of the Mahdi (Islam’s savior, and Christianity’s antichrist), becoming a regional superpower! Iran will emerge as a seeming hero to the downtrodden, flush with cash and backed by Russia, China and India among many others! Just think about the lofty status to be gained by her Shiite leaders and their Islamic Revolution!
Iran is not like Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was. They have been busily working behind the scenes forging strong pacts and alliances with numerous nations. When Iran agrees to the West’s proposals it will be viewed worldwide as an Iranian victory. Iran’s influence within her many alliances will be solidified and her attentions will be drawn to the world domination of the Mahdi. Remember, Russia has already pledged full support to Islam. Who will stand in the antichrist’s way? Not Israel. It will be the Sunni nations of the South, led by Egypt and backed by the USA. Daniel’s king of the North is rising, are you watching?