CHAPTER III Page 28 G-D'S CALENDAR

This war is a necessity divinely ordained¹⁸  to demonstrate G-d’s glory and power both to Israel and the nations, and for these seven years of peace to occur before the Lord’s Return, because:

a)  it will bring about a massive “shuva” ¹⁹  and “aliyah” ²⁰  of the Jewish people, which will  include part of the ten lost tribes of Israel^c.
b)  it will be an era of unprecedented opportunity to proclaim the Gospel to all of Israel, for the  Jewish people will again be a light to the nations²¹, declaring G-d’s salvation to every  people, nation, tribe and tongue, before the end shall come²².
c)  the Two Witnesses must begin and finish their vital ministry during that time.
d)  during these seven years a “peace”-agreement with the many shall be signed.

At the end of these seven years those final, awful 3 ½ years shall come when that “Man of sin” shall succeed in setting himself up in a position of power he will believe invincible, wherefore he will immediately abrogate the hated peace-agreement with Israel.

Hence, Ezekiel 38 seems to describe one of the end-time battles and NOT the battle followed by seven years of using weaponry for fuel. (If these seven years were to occur after the Lord’s Return, there is no reason for the signing by “the many” of a peace-agreement with Israel, to be broken after 3 ½ years).

I believe then, that Ezekiel 38 and 39 speak of two different wars, the one in 39 taking place in the very near future (before the one in Ezekiel 38). When comparing our days with those described in Ezekiel 39, we can’t help but see that the war of Ezekiel 39 is at the door, and will bring Israel into a time period of quiet, security and great prosperity.
Throughout the world,  people will breath a sigh of relief, saying “finally peace”, “peace” -- not realizing that this peace will explode into a worldwide catastrophe, graphically described by Isaiah in chapter 24. Because this peace will last only until the desolator will have obtained the means to undo, or overthrow, any and all powers. He will believe himself invincible [“exalt himself in his own mind” ²³]  and consequently annul the hated “Middle East Peace Agreements”, wreaking terror and desolation - in particular against Israel - with a satanically inspired, murderous vengeance. It follows, therefore, that the 7-year period of relative peace for Israel will come to an end just prior to the last 3 ½ years of tribulation. It will be a time such as has never been, and never shall be again²⁴. The Word of G-d alludes to it as the Time of Jacob’s trouble²⁵, and the Time of the final punishment²⁶, when G-d will judge the apostate, the sinners, the proud and the wicked.

Shorthly after signing his agreement with Israel in Cairo, Arafat addressed on May 10, 1994, English speaking Moslems at a mosque in South-Africa. Citing Koranic passages he asked them and the rest of the Islamic world to join him in the fulfillment of the Islamic duty of jihad. Jerusalem, he said, was the "first Moslem shrine"²⁷  and the permanent capital of Palestine²⁸. He declared the "Jericho-Gaza-First" Agreement merely his first step in his continuing jihad to liberate Jerusalem^d . In his speeches to the Palestinians, Arabs and Moslems, Yasser Arafat heatedly insists that the agreements with Israel are only of a temporary nature. He calls them the first steps towards the liberation of all of "Palestine" ²⁹. He frequently alludes to the example of Mohammed in his dealings with the Quaraysh³⁰, leading tribe of Mecca: Mohammed had made a treaty with them (620 C.E.), known as the "Truce of al-Hudaybiyah," which was to last ten years. But only two years later he marched against Mecca with 10,000 men, and the tribe surrendered. This truce became a model and precedent in Islamic law³¹ for ALL agreements with infidels: NEVER permanent, never lasting more than 10 years (with the possibility of another 10 years extension, no more). Islam is NOT PERMITTED to stop its war against non-Moslems for more than this period^e.

Hence, whether it be Arafat or another man, the agreements with Israel will be broken, in all probability by an Arab leader who is both a terrorist and Islamic fundamentalist, both Marxist and autocrat³². It is at this time -- during these last 3 1/2 years -- that Satan's counterfeit of the Messianic Reign, the "New Age" of a one-world government, will emerge. 
 
 

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