On Friday, February 26 a group of Arab youths, after finishing Friday prayers on the temple mount began hurling rocks at worshipers praying at the Western Wall. Israeli police restored order with stun grenades, but not before the rioting spread to the Islamic Quarter in Jerusalem.

The Temple Mount was closed to visitors for several days, but has been reopened. These events reminded me of the efforts, already in progress, to rebuild the Temple. I thought I'd post a couple of videos about the Temple Institute's efforts to fulfill, unintentionally, this prophesy of the last days.

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I’m still working on last week’s post (been a busy week), but I just saw a report I thought needed a quick note.

Since the formation of the European Union, Turkey has been trying to become a member. In 1999, eight years after Turkey applied for full membership, the EU recognized Turkey as a “candidate”. Turkey has been working hard to be accepted into the EU. They have initiated many sweeping reforms, including a rework of their penal system, but several roadblocks still are in place.

Two are especially noteable.

1. The Cyprus Problem
Due to a military action in 1974, the island of Cyprus has been divided. The northern half is controlled by Turkey and the southern portion is controlled by Greece. Friction between the two countries date back to the Trojan War. The northern half is now the independant Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognized by Turkey alone. The southern half was admitted into the EU in 2004 as the country of Cyprus.

2. The Muslim population
If Turkey joins the EU, it will be the second largest population block, behind Germany, in the EU. This would change the EU Muslim population in the EU from the current 3-5% to 20-25%. Already, Islam is the largest religious minority in the EU. This is especially alarming considering the decay of the Christian churches in Europe. There are still pockets of light, but the Christian church has been silenced in most of the EU.

So why am I getting all political on a Bible based blog?

Russia has just announced today that negotiations are moving ahead to build a major oil pipeline through Turkey to the Caspian Sea.The Russian Pipeline, called the South Stream Pipeline, is in a race with the proposed Nabucco Pipleine to be built by the European gas industry.

The proposal to place the South Stream through Turkey is a result of a massive deal by Russia to purchase gas from Azerbaijan (an extremely energy rich country) announced last week. Originally, the South Stream was to go from the Russian shore through the Black Sea. However it appears that the route may go directly through Turkey. If this deal is struck, it may prevent Europe from building the Nabucco Pipeline which was designed to bypass Russia and open new resources for the EU. Right now, 80% of Europe’s gas comes from Russia routed through the Ukraine. This resulted in large parts of the EU being left, literally, in the dark when Russia cut off supplies to the Ukraine for several weeks.

Part of the offer to Turkey involves Russia providing Turkey with at least one nuclear power plant. If Turkey signs this deal, it will align the country with Russian and Iran (already a Russian ally). This is significant since the only missing member of the Magog invasion force was Turkey.

Ezekiel 38

3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. 4 I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troops—many people are with you.

If the names in the verses above are strange, don’t worry. The names used are of the original inhabitants of the regions. The names may have changed over the centuries, but the lands mentioned are easily identifiable. To get a good look at the Magog invasion, read all of Ezekiel 38 & 39. There are elements of this battle that could not have possibly made sense before the introduction of nuclear weapons.

Ezekiel 39

11 “It will come to pass in that day that I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel, the valley of those who pass by east of the sea; and it will obstruct travelers, because there they will bury Gog and all his multitude. Therefore they will call it the Valley of Hamon Gog. 12 For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them, in order to cleanse the land. 13 Indeed all the people of the land will be burying, and they will gain renown for it on the day that I am glorified,” says the Lord GOD. 14 “They will set apart men regularly employed, with the help of a search party, to pass through the land and bury those bodies remaining on the ground, in order to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they will make a search. 15 The search party will pass through the land; and when anyone sees a man’s bone, he shall set up a marker by it, till the buriers have buried it in the Valley of Hamon Gog. 16 The name of the city will also be Hamonah. Thus they shall cleanse the land.”’

This section occurs after the battle is over. Notice that the burial east of the sea. This can be read as downwind. Now look closely at verses 14-15. Special teams of men are employed to bury the dead. Search parties are to look for bones, not bodies. This is during the first seven month following the battle. Flesh would have decomposed, but not disappeared entirely. The searchers are not to touch the bones. They are to just set a marker. I imagine that the buriers are specially equipped and, most likely, are dressed in hazmat suits.

Conclusion

Scripture makes it very clear that Turkey is a participant in the Magog invasion, but without a strong tie to Russia it didn’t make sense that they would join in a battle against Israel. Especially, when Turkey was working so hard to join the EU.

If the South Stream Pipeline is built through Turkey it would supply Turkey with all the energy and security the country would need. Turkey could give up on their bid to join the EU and reinstate a lot of the Islamic practices they did away with to appease the EU.

All the elements for the Magog invasion will be in place.

Randy

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Radical Rightwing Domestic Terrorism and the Hate Crime Bill were the hot topics yesterday in our class. As I stated in the first post on IntelliBible.com, this site was born out of an adult Sunday school class I lead each week at the Yreka Church of the Nazarene. We jump around to different topics, depending on what’s going on and what is of interest to the class members.

One of the most popular subjects everyone wants to talk about is current events and how they relate to the Bible. Well, a lot had happened in the past weeks. The first issue we covered was Janet Napolitano’s release of the document entitled “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment”. In this report, distributed to all 50 states and their local law enforcement agencies, the Department of Homeland Security identifies several types of people that should be watched as possible domestic terrorists. Among them are:

Veterans

Christians who believe in “end times” prophecies

Anyone who stockpiles food and/or ammunition

As a Christian and a veteran, I am shocked by this assessment. Anyone who has given up their personal life and served to protect the country they love is now to be suspected as possible domestic terrorists. Are West Point and Annapolis to be considered terrorist training camps?

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I also find it disturbing that Christians, and no other religion, were singled out as possible terrorist. How many Christians were responsible for the hijackings on 9/11? It’s amazing that the people who hold to the same beliefs that this country was established on are now outsiders and to be considered threats. The pilgrims who landed at Plymouth Rock did so to escape religious persecution, not establish a country that fosters it.

The second topic of discussion was the House’s passage of H.R. 1913, also known as the Matthew Shepard Act (a homosexual who was murdered during a robbery – not an act of discrimination). This bill, almost guaranteed to pass the Senate and be signed into law by the President, will undoubtedly give legal strength to act against people identified in the declaration on Rightwing Terrorism. Under this law reading

Romans 1:27
Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

in public, would be guilty of a crime. However, no one points out to Janet Napolitano that her declaration on rightwing terrorism, by singling out Christians, makes her guilty of the same crime. The bill states:

(1) IN GENERAL- At the request of a State, local, or tribal law enforcement agency, the Attorney General may provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or any other form of assistance in the criminal investigation or prosecution of any crime that–

(A) constitutes a crime of violence;

(B) constitutes a felony under the State, local, or tribal laws; and

(C) is motivated by prejudice based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of the victim, or is a violation of the State, local, or tribal hate crime laws.

It should also be noted that Congress refused to define “sexual orientation” in the bill. Any court could expand this definition to the protection of incest, child molestation or any other form of sexual behavior. Under this law the government can influence and restrict what can be said even from the pulpits of Christian churches in America. I doubt, very much, if the same effort would be made to censor anything spoken in a mosque.

2 Timothy 3:1
But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:

It seems evident that perilous times are, indeed, here. I realize that this puts me in the category of possible domestic terrorists, but I’m more concerned with believing God, than Congress. Congress would do well to remember the Bill of Rights that states:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

For anyone who doesn’t believe we are in the last days I’d like to say “thank you”. You are a fulfillment of prophesy:

2 Peter 3:2-4 (New King James Version)
² that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior, ³ knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, ⁴ and saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.”

As United States citizens, it is our right and duty to speak out against the destruction of our country and “petition the Government for a redress of grievances”. We should be bold in standing up against the statement by Janet Napolitano on Radical Rightwing Domestic Terrorism and the Hate Crime Bill.

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