Is Russia Arming Hezbollah?

One of the major events we are watching for is for a coalition, led by Russia, to gather a horde of Muslim nations and to descend on Israel with plans to utterly destroy them.  Read Ezekiel 38-39.

Most watchers believe this will happen AFTER the rapture of the church.  America will be gone and will not be able to come to America's defense.

If this event is gearing up to happen after the rapture then we could expect to see events speeding toward that day.

Lebanon-based Hezbollah is growing stronger as a result of weapons’ shipments from the Russian military, two mid-level commanders in the organization have said. According to the story, first circulated in The Daily Beast, Russia is directly transferring artillery and anti-tank munitions to Hezbollah without any caveat as to what they are used for, despite Russia’s close relationship with Israel.

This begs the question whether the threat to Israel from the Shi’ite organization has intensified since Russian jets started to bomb Syrian dictator Bashar Assad’s enemies. However, Hezbollah is still bogged down in the Syrian conflict and is unlikely to be supported in any way by Russia in a future conflict with Israel, analysts say.

Iran’s proxy actor, Hezbollah has enjoyed funding and training that allowed the organization to become a powerful militant force with vast arsenals of artillery rockets and a sophisticated organizational structure. A frosty standoff has endured between Hezbollah and Israel since the two fought a costly war in the summer of 2006. Heavily committed to propping up the ailing Assad regime, Hezbollah has lost strength in recent years, but remains formidable.

Here; http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4753347,00.html 

While it appears from this article that Russia may not be sending arms directly to Hezbollah...the arms may be finding there way to them none the less.

The fact remains that Russia now has a massive military buildup in Syria...right on the doorstep of Israel.

The fact also remains that Russia and Iran are both working together in Syria to thwart the Sunni-led demonic horde called ISIS.

America may have been the nation used by God to protect and incubate the young nation of Israel...but when we are gone God himself will step in and turn His full attention onto His holy land and His holy people.

Canadians Panic as Food Prices Soar

I wonder how America would react if we went to the grocery store and saw a $15 box of Frosted Flakes?

"But Dennis, that could never happen!  This is America!  Food is always cheap and readily available...and it always will be."

OK....so check out what's going on just across our border in wonderful Canada!

Remember, it was just a few years ago that the Canadian dollar required about $1.30 U.S dollars to get one Canadian dollar.  Today I believe it takes about $.70 cents.

It was just yesterday when we documented the continuing slide in the loonie, which is suffering mightily in the face of oil’s inexorable decline.

As regular readers are no doubt acutely aware, Canada is struggling through a dramatic economic adjustment, especially in Alberta, the heart of the country’s oil patch. Amid the ongoing crude carnage the province has seen soaring property crime, rising food bank usage and, sadly, elevated suicide rates, as Albertans struggle to comprehend how things up north could have gone south (so to speak) so quickly.

The plunging loonie “can only serve to worsen the death of the 'Canadian Dream'" we said on Tuesday.

As it turns out, we were right.

The currency's decline is having a pronounced effect on Canadians' grocery bills.

 As Bloomberg reminds us, Canada imports around 80% of its fresh fruits and vegetables. When the loonie slides, prices for those goods soar. "With lower-income households tending to spend a larger portion of income on food, this side effect of a soft currency brings them the most acute stress" Bloomberg continues.

Of course with the layoffs piling up, you can expect more households to fall into the "lower-income" category where they will have to fight to afford things like $3 cucumbers, $8 cauliflower, and $15 Frosted Flakes.

As Bloomberg notes, James Price, director of Capital Markets Products at Richardson GMP, recently joked during an interview on BloombergTV Canada that "we're going to be paying a buck a banana pretty soon."

Have a look at the following tweets which underscore just how bad it is in Canada's grocery aisles. And no, its not just Nunavut: it from coast to coast:

No "Jack Nasty" it's not The Great Depression, but as we highlighted three weeks ago, it is Canada's depression and it's likely to get worse before it gets better. "Last year, fruits and veggies jumped in price between 9.1 and 10.1 per cent, according to an annual report by the Food Institute at the University of Guelph," CBC said on Tuesday. "The study predicts these foods will continue to increase above inflation this year, by up to 4.5 per cent for some items."

Here;  http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-13/canadians-panic-food-prices-soar-collapsing-currency

Welcome to the world where nothing is for sure.  What experts were saying just a few years ago that oil would NEVER fall below $100 per barrel are now looking stupid as it just closed at $34.

The Bible hints in Revelation that during the Tribulation men will be working all day just to buy enough food to stay alive.

Are we going to see the foreshadowing of this event before The Lord returns for His bride?

With 48,000,000 Americans on food stamps it may not be too much of a stretch to imagine that day coming sooner than anyone thinks possible.

Sell Everything!

Talk about an extreme headline!  The world is going to meltdown according to Bank of Scotland analyst.

The Royal Bank of Scotland warned its clients to “sell everything” and exit the stock market as soon as possible, a warning which indicates the global economy is heading towards a 1929-style Great Depression.

“Sell everything except high-quality bonds,” warned Andrew Roberts, the bank’s research chief for European economics and rates. “We think investors should be afraid.”

He said the collapsing price of oil, the impending destruction of Chinese markets and ever-exploding debts – all within the first week of January – were significant red flags revealing the “cataclysmic year” ahead.

To elaborate, the S&P’s 500 had its worst five-day start on record since 1929 and the Dow Jones industrial average never had a start so bad since 1897.

And in China, government officials are demolishing never-used high-rises built in unoccupied “ghost cities” funded by the country’s credit-fueled investment bubble.

Here;  http://www.infowars.com/great-depression-2-0-sell-everything-2016-cataclysmic-year-for-stocks-warns-rbs/

Let's remember the words of Jesus who said His return would come at a time when people were just going about their business, marrying, giving in marriage, eating, drinking, etc...  This may give us hope that the Bride of Christ will not be here when a major meltdown happens.

Let's hope!  But let's be ready no matter what may be coming....

There Goes the Methodists!

Maybe we are living in the foreshadows of the GREAT DELUSION that God will send?   If not that, then certainly we are living in the GREAT FALLING AWAY when even people who claim to be Christians will abandon the faith.

"I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you."--says God regarding Israel

Yes, I realize that you can be a baby Christian and have NO IDEA about Israel, Jews, Last Days, etc...and very much love Jesus and be saved.  BUT, how can it be that so many folks who have been at seminary, and maybe even studied their Bibles there. end up having no clue that Israel is the rightful possessors of the land?  God's promises to Israel are eternal.

The United Methodist Church, Protestant denomination numbering over seven million members in the United States, announced on Tuesday that its pension board will not invest in five Israeli banks in protest of their role in financing Israeli settlement activity beyond the 1967 Green Line.

The announcement was reported by The New York Times.

The move is considered a victory for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, an ad hoc campaign driven by pro-Palestinian supporters eager to rally international opinion against Israel by targeting its economic interests as punishment for its policies with regards to the West Bank and Gaza.

Israel and its supporters claim that BDS proponents use human rights for Palestinians as a thinly veiled disguise meant to cover up their real aim of drying up the country economically and bringing about its destruction.

Though the blacklist named five banks, an examination of the General Board's investments showed that it was only invested in two of them: Hapoalim and Leumi.

The fund remained invested in a slew of other Israeli companies, including Teva, Checkpoint, Nice, Israel Chemicals, Israel Corp, Cellcom and Wix.

Thus far, there is little evidence that the BDS movement has succeeded in exacting a price from Israel's economy, though several studies say that a broad-based effort in Europe could inflict economic pain.

Here;  http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/A-BDS-victory-US-church-pension-board-blacklists-Israeli-banks-441348

Friends, if you can't trust and have faith that God's promises to Israel are permanent....how can you be so sure that God's promises to YOU are permanent?

Pope Says All Religions Lead to the Same God

Some years ago, Oprah had a show talking about religion and she told her audience that even though she was raised Baptist she now has come to the conclusion that there are many paths to god.  In essence she said we were all heading up the same mountain, going in the same direction but taking different paths.

Awww!....how nice is that??  Everyone is heading to heaven, ice-cream, pie and kum-ba-yah!

Here's the problem...It's a lie straight from the pit of hell.

"But Dennis, it was only Oprah who said that.  No Christians really believe that!"

Really?

A new video has just been released in which Pope Francis very clearly expresses his belief that all of the major religions are different paths to the same God. 

He says that while people from various global faiths may be "seeking God or meeting God in different ways" that it is important to keep in mind that "we are all children of God". 

This is the most recent example that shows that the Pope has completely abandoned any notion that a relationship with God is available only through Jesus Christ. 

As he has done throughout his papacy, he continues to lay the groundwork for the coming one world religion, and yet hardly anyone seems upset by this.

When I first heard of this new video, I was so stunned that I thought that it might be a joke. But the truth is that this video is very real. The following comes from an article that was put out by Catholic News Agency...

The Pope s first-ever video message on his monthly prayer intentions was released Tuesday, highlighting the importance of interreligious dialogue and the beliefs different faith traditions hold in common, such as the figure of God and love.

"Many think differently, feel differently, seeking God or meeting God in different ways. In this crowd, in this range of religions, there is only one certainty that we have for all: we are all children of God," Pope Francis said in his message, released Jan. 6, the feast of the Epiphany.

Here:  http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=50

Wait....what?

Yes, it's true that God loves all and hopes that NONE perish...but that doesn't mean we are all children of God.

Jesus said;  You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires.

Wait...so some people on earth have the devil as their father? Well clearly THOSE folks must not be children of God...right?

Jesus also said;  “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Wait...so some people are going to be told to depart from Jesus and sent along with the devil into eternal fire?  Those folks sure don't sound like they are children of  God?

But here is the absolute clincher that Jesus said;  "I am the way, the truth and the life.  No man comes to the Father except through me."

"But Jesus, what about me?  I was a pretty good person!  I was a very spiritual Buddhist and gave money to poor people almost every week!

"Depart from me.  I don't know you."

"But Jesus!  I loved Oprah and she was such a giving person I just assumed she had the words of eternal life!"

"Depart from me.  I don't know you."

"But Jesus!  We had your name in the holy Koran and we set you up to be almost as important as Mohammad!"

"Depart from me.  I don't know you."

Revelation 19
But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

Revelation 20
And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Pakistan Says it Will Wipe Iran Off the Map

We have gotten used to Iran saying they are going to "wipe Israel off the map."  But now it turns out the Pakistanis are using the same language to threaten Iran.

Remember, Pakistan has had a nuclear arsenal for some years now.

Pakistani army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif has reiterated that any threat to Saudi Arabia’s territorial integrity will would evoke a sharp response. He said Pakistan would “wipe Iran off the map.”

Sharif made the remarks Sunday in a statement after Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman visited him in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, adjacent to the capital.

Salman earlier arrived in Islamabad, making him the second top Saudi official to visit Pakistan in a week amid growing tension with Iran.

The prince is also expected to meet with other Pakistani leaders. The visits came after Saudi Arabia and several of its allies announced the severing or downgrading of diplomatic relations with Shiite powerhouse Iran.

Pakistan, a predominantly Sunni state, also has a large Shiite population.

The bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are historically close and extremely friendly, occasionally described as constituting a special relationship. Pakistan has been called “Saudi Arabia’s closest Muslim ally.

Pakistan’s current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif enjoys exceptionally close ties with senior members of the Saudi royal family.

Pakistan maintains close military ties with Saudi Arabia, providing extensive support, arms and training for the Saudi Arabian military.

Pakistan, unlike Saudi Arabia, attains nuclear weapons.

Saudi Arabia has reportedly negotiated the purchase of Pakistani ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. It is also speculated that Saudi Arabia secretly funded Pakistan’s atomic bomb program and seeks to purchase atomic weapons from Pakistan to enable it to counter possible threats from Iran.

Here;  http://unitedwithisrael.org/pakistan-threatens-to-annihilate-iran-if-it-attacks-saudi-arabia/?utm_source=MadMimi&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Pakistan+Threatens+to+Wipe+Iran+Off+the+Map%3B+US+%27Fantasy%27+Denies+North+Korea+is+Nuclear&utm_campaign=20160111_m129234602_Pakistan+Threatens+to+Wipe+Iran+Off+the+Map%3B+US+%27Fantasy%27+Denies+North+Korea+is+Nuclear&utm_term=more_btn_light_png

Certainly we can file this article under the heading, "Wars and Rumors of War"

The chess pieces continue to be brought out and laid upon the table of GREAT TRIBULATION that the Bible says will come.  Jesus says that if HE didn't cut those days short that no one on earth would survive.

Matthew 24
22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened