Israel at War: The Day of the Lord is Near: April 22, 2024
Obadiah 1:15
For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done (to Israel), it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.
About 30 years ago, I begin to preach about the Day of the Lord is Near as found in the Book of Obadiah. In my best selling book As America Has Done to Israel, I included a chapter about the Day of the Lord. The Day of the Lord is a reference in the Bible to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Obadiah gives a clear indicator to the immanent Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The key event is when Israel enters into an all-out battle with the Palestinians in which none of them survive.
I believe the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, and the subsequent war was the trigger for the battle described in Obadiah. This blog will keep you on the cutting edge of events leading to proving the Day of the Lord is Near and soon Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This can be proved by the Bible.
Obadiah 1:18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.
Hamas even named the attack and war they started. It was call: Operation Al Aqsa Flood! This means the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. All the wars triggered by Hamas’ attack are heading towards Jerusalem where God will bring his final judgment on Islam. Incredible events are soon about to unfold, but if you understand Bible prophecy you know how it is going to end.
See my complete preaching and teaching about the Obadiah and the Day of the Lord is Near: McTteachingvideo.com Two of the videos follow:
Zechariah 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
ISRAEL: Latest Update (The * is for the latest postings)
*‘Iran is broke’: How clerics crippled the Islamic Republic
From article:”“Iran is broke,” says Simon Mabon, director of the University of Lancaster’s Sectarian, Proxies and De-sectarianisation (SEPAD) project. The country has been crippled by more than a decade of sanctions, which have hammered oil exports and wiped out the bulk of middle-class wealth. Corruption is at record levels, unemployment is high, government debt has ballooned, business investment is non-existent and social unrest is bubbling steadily under the surface. Escalating conflict in the Middle East is only making the situation worse. The Iranian rial last week plummeted to a record low against the dollar. “We are on the verge of an economic crisis in Iran,” says Mansour Anbarmoo, a lecturer at the Islamic Azad University in Tehran.”
*Columbia University anti-Israel protesters: 5 dramatic moments from a week of chaos The Hamas villains magically become the victims! The woke minds are so full of sin, they will follow any lie. They live in delusions, so following Hamas is natural.
*After hosting Hamas leader, Erdogan encourages Palestinians to unite against Israel
From article:”Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged Palestinians to unite for “victory” amid Israel’s war in Gaza, following hours-long talks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul, his office said. Erdogan, who has called Hamas a “liberation group” and Israel worse than the Nazis, has tried and failed to establish a foothold as a mediator in the Gaza conflict that has roiled the region.”
*Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent deadliest attack in Israel’s history The question is why did he wait so long to resign, and why wasn’t fired why before this time!
From article:”Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva announced his resignation after he failed to prevent Hamas’ unprecedented Oct. 7 attack, the deadliest terror attack in Israel’s history, the military said. “The intelligence directorate under my command did not live up to the task we were entrusted with. I carry that black day with me ever since, day after day, night after night. I will carry the horrible pain of the war with me forever,” Haliva wrote in his resignation letter, according to a translation by the Associated Press.”
From article:””He invited the media to document the scene. He compelled Germans living in the surrounding towns and any soldier not fighting at the front to witness the atrocities for themselves,” the Holocaust Museum notes. It added, “Eisenhower foresaw a day when the horrors of the Holocaust might be denied.” That day is here right now — on the campus of Eisenhower’s own Columbia University.”
Israel’s attack on Iran ‘took out’ Russian-made air defence system
From article:”Israel’s attack on Iran appears to have been a precise strike that took out the key part of a Russian-made air defence system at a key air base at Isfahan, according to reports. Satellite imagery showed a “flip radar” component of the S-300 air defence battery either damaged or destroyed on Friday, according to analysts and the New York Times.”
Entire IRGC command wing in Syria was eliminated in strike
From article:”The Bloomberg television network revealed overnight into Saturday that in the attack attributed to Israel at the Iranian consulate in Syria, the entire command hierarchy responsible for the activities of the Revolutionary Guards in Syria and Lebanon was killed. According to the report, “the senior officers were pivotal for Hezbollah’s activities in the region.” According to the reports, General Mohammad Reza Zahedi and his deputy, Mohammad Hadi Rahimi, along with other officers who were killed, were certain that the consulate building next to the embassy was “the safest” in Damascus and that Israel would not dare to attack the site.”
From article:”Video circulating online appear to pass the threshold of simply supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement or human rights pleas for Palestinians in Gaza, as speakers described the Columbia encampment as a “training ground” for “fighters” and have praised the Oct. 7 attacks, when Hamas militants slaughtered nearly 1,200 Jews and took over 240 hostages. Beyond “Free, Free Palestine,” demonstrators’ chants have included “Al-Qassam you make us proud, kill another soldier now!”, “We say justice, you say how. Burn Tel Aviv to the ground!”, and, “Hamas we love you. We support your rockets too!”
From article:”Rabbi Eli Buechler, the director of the OU-JLIC at Columbia/Barnard, is urging students to leave campus and go home due to growing threats of anti-Jewish violence by pro-Hamas provocateurs on the university’s campus. The move comes after Jewish students and the Chabad rabbi of Columbia University were forced to leave the campus for their safety during a pro-Hamas demonstration on Motzei Shabbos. The protesters, who had erected 60 tents on campus on Wednesday, chanted anti-Israel slogans and threatened violence against Jewish students.”
Israel aghast as US said poised to sanction IDF unit with history of abuses
From article:”Centrist war cabinet minister Benny Gantz joined the criticism, saying the infantry unit was “an integral part of the IDF” and was bound by military and international law. He added that Israel has “strong and independent” courts capable of dealing with alleged violations. “We have great respect for our American friends, but imposing sanctions on the unit is a dangerous precedent and sends the wrong message to our shared enemies at a time of war,” Gantz said, while pledging to “take action so this decision does not pass.”
Chilling simulation shows how Iran vs Israel war could quickly spiral into nuclear WW3
From article:”A number of military, security and political experts laid out a scenario whereby Iran and Israel fight it out using nuclear weapons. The simulation game, which consists of three moves, begins in 2027 with Israeli intelligence reports suggesting that Iran is attaching nuclear warheads to its long-range missiles. The US is asked by Israel to intervene, which suggests using hypersonic missiles to ward off the attacks out of fear of being drawn into a war with Iran. Firing conventional missiles back and forth at first, the two Middle Eastern countries slowly begin antagonising one another.”
Inside the White House’s Frenetic Scramble to Avert a Full-Blown Middle East War
Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Watches Israel and Waits for Command This is an excellent article.
From article:”After Friday’s strike, “Tehran will have to rely on its proxies as much as possible” in order to keep the situation “manageable,” she said. “But miscalculation is possible and unpredictable in that scenario.” Regardless of how any further direct confrontation between Iran and Israel plays out, Tehran is likely to lean more on its proxies to try to keep the conflict away from its territory, while Israel will surely continue to go after the threats at its borders. Above all that means Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia and political movement that is Tehran’s most important regional proxy force.”
Biden admin sanctions Israel national security minister ally, reportedly weighs expanding to IDF unit What he is doing is setting up Israel for ICC prosecution. He is giving the ICC nonsense evidence to use. This is stunning!
Israel’s advanced military technology on full display during Iran’s attack
From article:”From the Iron Dome, which in its latest format uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve accuracy when shooting short-range surface-to-surface rockets, to David’s Sling, which intercepts short- to medium-range and medium- to long-range surface-to-surface missiles, to the Arrow 2 and 3 systems, which is used for longer-range ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as AI-driven aircraft and other technology, Israel’s defensive operation proved it was far superior to the offensive capabilities of the Islamic Republic.”
Iran president warns of ‘massive’ response if Israel launches ‘tiniest invasion’
Top Biden adviser ripped after Middle East claim resurfaces amid Iran attack: ‘Moron extraordinaire’
Iran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown War
From article:”The huge salvo of missiles and drones launched from the arid plains of Iran toward Israel was the kind of direct conflict between the Middle East powers that the world had long feared would mark the explosion of a full-blown regional war. But behind the unprecedented nature of the attack was a dance of diplomatic signaling that allowed both sides to claim success, raising the risk of a broader conflict without making it a certainty.”
From article:”Several diplomatic and military options were examined during the Cabinet meeting, they said, adding: “Any response will be coordinated with the Americans.” It comes as Iran today vowed to launch ten times the amount of missiles in a fresh strike against Israel if it unleashes a retaliatory hit on Tehran. The new threat could see 1,460 missiles hurled at Israel as world leaders hold their breath to see if an “uncontrollable war” breaks out in the Middle East. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council vowed to retaliate if Israel launches a counter-strike – for which IDF plans have already been drawn up. The Council issued a chilling warning that said: “If the Zionist regime persists in its evil actions against Iran, by any means and to any extent, it will face a response at least tenfold greater and of similar nature.”
Biden Says US Won’t Aid Israeli Counter-Strike After Iran’s Massive Attack
From article:”Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Daniel Hagari said 99 percent of the drones were intercepted, with help from the U.S. the U.K., and Jordan. He explained that of 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles launched, none reached Israeli airspace. Still, the uncertainty remains and is heightened by reports that President Joe Biden says the U.S. will not support an Israeli counter-attack against Iran. Multiple news outlets reported that Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel should view the successful defense against the missile attack as a “win,” and that the United States, presumably out of fears that the United Nations would be enmeshed in a wider war, would not take part in an Israeli military response.”
How the Israel Air Force could bring Iran to its knees – analysis
From article:”Their job would be to eliminate Iran’s serious air defense shield, a much more sophisticated defense system than anything Lebanon, Syria, or Hamas possesses.Regardless of whether the F-35s came in unison or in waves, there would almost certainly be a separate wave for Israel’s F-15 eagles, F-16 fighting falcons, and heavily loaded F-35s carrying 5,000-pound American GBU-72 bombs. 2,000 pound and smaller bombs might also be used for a variety of targets.There might even be additional waves after that to assist in penetrating deep into the ground to destroy Iran’s top nuclear facilities at Fordow and Natanz. The IDF could also potentially use a significant number of its own surface-to-surface ballistic missiles as well as intelligence-collecting and attack drones. Fordow’s main chamber is buried some 80 meters underground, a depth that only the 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bombs in the American arsenal could immediately destroy.”
IDF repels historic Iranian barrage, drafts two reserve brigades for new Gaza operations Very good summation of the attack.
From article:”the military announced late Monday that two reservist brigades would be called up soon for future operations in Gaza, as the Mossad had said that Hamas rejected a ceasefire hostage deal, and the IDF pressed on in the enclave. The IDF did not specify the nature of those operations, but the military left a vacuum in the Khan Yunis part of southern Gaza when it withdrew from there last Saturday.Also, the IDF has been expected to start moving toward an eventual operation against four remaining Hamas battalions in Rafah in deep southern Gaza.”
‘Al-Quds will be in the hands of the Muslims’ – Ayatollah Khamenei tweets in Hebrew
From article:”Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Husseini Khamenei, wrote a message in Hebrew saying, “Holy Al-Quds will be in the hands of the Muslims, and the Muslim world will celebrate the liberation of Palestine,” on his X account on Sunday. The tweet in Hebrew was written by the supreme leader of Iran above footage of missiles and drones that were intercepted in the sky over Temple Mount in Jerusalem. In the documentation, dozens of interceptions of missiles launched from Iran are seen last night and an alarm sounds can be heard in the background.”
Israel-Iran attack LIVE: IDF issues chilling warning as new revenge plans approved
From article:”The IDF has issued a chilling warning to Iran, with a spokesperson confirming that new revenge plans for “offensive and defensive action” have been drawn up in the past two hours. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said: “We will continue to protect the State of Israel, and together with our partners, we will continue to build a more secure and stable future for the entire Middle East.”…Tehran has already vowed to launch a “stronger” offensive against Israel. A new government-funded billboard in Palestine Square in Tehran was unveiled last night after Iran launched hundreds of drones, missiles, and rockets at Israel with Hebrew text.
From article:”Russia has sent a navy frigate, Marshal Shaposhnikov, armed with Kinzhal supersonic missiles into the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal just hours after Iran attacked Israel with hundreds of missiles and drones. The Kremlin confirmed the ship’s presence in the area, adding that it will continue performing the tasks assigned to it under the expedition plan. This comes as Iran attacks Israel with over 200 drones and missiles overnight.”
Biden Officials Trash Netanyahu and Israel in Leaks to Media As Iran Attacks Israel Remember, Biden has sent Iran $80 billion since he was in office and recently sent $10 billion!!!
From article:”Even as the U.S. was defending Israel from a sustained aerial attack by Iran and Joe Biden was speaking by phone to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, senior Biden administration officials were trashing Netanyahu and Israel in leaks to the media…President Joe Biden has privately expressed concern that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to drag the U.S. more deeply into a broader conflict, according to three people familiar with his comments. …“I don’t think they had a strategy,” the senior administration official said. “The Israelis don’t always make the best strategic decisions.”
From article:”The Security Council sanctions could have been extended through protocol in the United Nations to formally accuse Iran of violating the provisions of the nuclear deal. The Biden administration made no move to “snap back” the sanctions, however, instead announcing a new series of sanctions limited to some Iranian individuals and organizations, backed by dozens of states that co-signed a joint statement with the State Department in October.
“On October 18, 2023, the restrictions set forth in UN Security Council … was based on the assumption that Iran would take the necessary steps towards restoring confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear program,” the statement read. “This has not happened. In this context, it is imperative that all States continue to take steps to counter Iran’s destabilizing ballistic missile-related activities through ongoing counterproliferation cooperation.”
Israel: Standing Alone Against Multifaceted Threats, Thanks to the Biden Administration
From article:”A victory for Qatar and Iran will unavoidably whet the appetite of other authoritarian regimes, including China, Russia, North Korea and assorted terrorist organizations. Venezuela, slyly, while no one was looking, has already set about seizing part of its oil-rich neighbor Guyana. Israel’s struggle for survival is not solely a regional conflict; it is a battle between civilization and those who think international law, human rights and the rules of war are a Western joke. Since the founding of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, its rulers have been calling for “Death to America” – now also demanded in Dearborn, Michigan.”
Iran attacks Israel: Sirens blare across Israel as drones, missiles arrive
From article:”Defense sources have confirmed aerial defenses were very successful, shooting down dozens of Iranian aerial threats. The limited Iranian successful hits so far have been minor and are mostly under gag order. Almost all interceptions have been by aircraft, David’s Sling, or the Arrow missile systems. The Iron Dome, which defends well against Hamas and Hezbollah’s simple rockets, is less relevant for drones and fancier long range missiles.
Hamas rejects Israel’s ceasefire response as Iran sends drones to Israel
From article:””We.. reaffirm our adherence to our demands and the national demands of our people; with a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of the occupation army from the entire Gaza Strip, the return of the displaced to their areas and places of residence, intensification of the entry of relief and aid, and the start of reconstruction,” the Islamist faction said.”
Tens of thousands at weekly anti-government, hostage release rallies These people hate Israel and would rather see it destroyed! Israel is at war with Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis and Iran and yet they want to bring down the government! This element also is in America.
American imam claims that right now, fall of Israel is ‘imminent’ This article is typical Muslim rhetoric about destroying Israel and the Jews. If you notice after 
reading it, there is no mention of any prophetic verses from the Koran quoted about Jerusalem and Israel, while the Bible loaded many prophetic verses and what is going to happen when nations try to destroy Jerusalem and Israel! Please see my brochure titled: The Final Battle Over Jerusalem and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
From article:””So we can begin to change our perspective and not analyze things from a worldly perspective alone, but also drawing in a way of analyzing politics from the lessons of the Quran and the Sunna of the Prophet Muhammad. … The only way we can do this is if we analyze and go back to the raids of the Prophet Muhammad, a genre of the biography of the Prophet Muhammad, which has been largely forgotten by American Muslims in a post 9/11 world. This makes us incapable of addressing war, assessing conflict, when we no longer have knowledge of how the Prophet Muhammad was a warrior.”
The Hadith Of The Stones And The Trees – About The Muslims Killing The Jews Ahead Of The End of Days – In The Hamas Charter And In A Publication Of The Hamas-Affiliated Palestine Scholars AssociationI want you to realize that what is being used my Muslims to justify killing Jews in not the Koran but secondary writing called the Hadithes which were written 250 years after the death of Muhammad. There is virtually no prophecy in the Koran including the rebirth of Israel and Jerusalem. The Bible has the prophecy which is being fulfilled before our eyes and proves it is the Word of God!
From article:”There is currently much discussion of the murderous methods used by Hamas in its October 7, 2023 attack on localities in southern Israel, methods that resemble those of the Islamic State (ISIS) organization in their cruelty and brutality. This article questions whether the religious philosophy of ISIS, especially its perception of its struggle against the infidels as a war that heralds the End of Days, helped radicalize the religious outlook of the Palestine Scholars Association, whose heads are members of Hamas.[1]
The connection between the current jihad against the Jews and the war at the End of Days is mentioned already in Hamas’ 1988 founding Charter. This document presents the war against the Jews as part of ongoing jihad that will not stop until the End of Days, when the Muslims finally kill all the Jews. But today it is pertinent to ask whether there are some who encourage Palestinians to regard their struggle against the Jews as part of an eschatological war that has already begun, and in which the Jews will ultimately be annihilated.
Such influence is perhaps reflected in a document posted on April 16, 2023 on the website of the Palestine Scholars Association that describes the war at the End of Days. Titled “The End of the Jews and the Future of Jerusalem According to the Hadith of the Prophet,” this lengthy document (of about 3,000 words) describes the imminent and complete annihilation of the Jews, first in Palestine and then in the rest of the world. The document is based on several Prophetic hadiths, and thereby presents its message as unassailable truth and as a religious source that must be obeyed. Among the hadiths cited are the abovementioned Hadith of the Stones and the Trees, which is presented as the most important of the traditions mentioned. The document stresses that the Jews know their end is near, and therefore plant many gharqad trees in the places where they live (a claim that is frequently repeated today in educational materials, in propaganda and in the media).[13]
“[Before the founding of the State of Israel,] the hadith [that says that] ‘the hour of judgment shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews’ often gave rise to the following question: How can the Jews even be fought, when they are riff-raff, scattered in groups all over the world, in accordance with what Allah the Almighty said [in Quran 7:168]: ‘ We dispersed them through the land in groups’? They do not form a collective, or have a center where they all congregate together. Nor do they have a state. So how can war be waged against them? But today, the matter has become clear to all: The Jews came from all over the world and congregated in this blessed land [of Palestine]. And that is what the Messenger of Allah, peace and prayers be upon him, meant when he said that ‘the hour of judgment shall not come until the Muslims fight the Jews… and the stone and the tree will say, Oh Muslim…’ These words of the Prophet indicate that the Jews will be massacred all together and the land will be purged of their filth – and even those who try to flee for their lives will be pursued. And the fighting will not be only against those who live in the land where the war will take place [i.e., in Palestine]. On the contrary, the Jews will be pursued in every corner of the world, and those who try to hide, the very stones and trees will open their mouths [and reveal their presence].”
