Watchman of Zion

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In this week’s 5 minute update, we focused on four things:

1) The current status of the Israel / PLO peace process
2) The passage of and the rebellion against Healthcare Reform
3) The current status of the US economy
4) China / Russia Alliance against the USA

We also gave an update on the status of Mark Pitrone and his tree accident which nearly killed him. Your prayers have been heard and Mark is having a miracle recovery. The doctors were skeptical that Mark would survive his first night in the hospital because of the head injuries that he suffered from the tree accident. He had to have immediate surgery on his brain to alleviate internal bleeding. He is now out of ICI and has improved so much that he is being moved to a Rehab center outside of the hospital. Mark and his family need your financial support while he is recovering.

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Regarding the current situation with the Israel / PLO peace process,  the PLO made a demand that they will only support “indirect talks” with Israel if Israel stops building Jewish homes in East Jerusalem.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to the USA this past week and spoke at an AIPAC meeting as well as having a meeting about the peace process with President Obama.  In speaking to AIPAC, Netanyahu stated that Israel will continue to build Jewish homes in East Jerusalem as this has been the policy of Israeli governments for 42 years. This position outraged President Obama. In order to show his great displeasure, President Obama humiliated Benjamin Netanyahu to the best of his ability. The Israeli newspaper Maariv reported that there was no humiliation exercise that the USA did not try on Benjamin Netanyahu and his entourage. They consisted of the following tactics and US policies:

1) Obama refused to allow non-official photographers record the Obama-Netanyahu meeting
2) There was no join statement issued to the press following their meeting
3) In the middle of having dinner with Benjamin Netanyahu, Obama left to see his wife and girls and told Netanyahu that “If you have anything new for me, let me know”

Obama presented Netanyahu a list of 13 demands to end the crisis with the USA and to show support for a commitment to establish a PLO state with East Jerusalem as it capital. Among these demands including the following:

1) End Jewish construction in East Jerusalem
2) Show a willingness to discuss the core issues of in the indirect talks
3) Release hundreds of Fatah prisoners
4) Extend the 10 month moratorium on housing starts in the West Bank settlements
5) Obama threatened to give a US official stance on the peace process which could isolate Israel
6) Obama wants Israel to hand over control of Abu-Dis to the PLO
7) Obama would like to see Kadima in the Israeli government instead of Israel Beiteinu, United Torah Judaism and Shas or have the Netanyahu governement collapse
8)  Israel needs to choose between pleasing the USA or the settlers
9) Obama demanded that Netanyahu give him an answer to his demands by Saturday, March 26

In response, Israeli scrambled on what to do. Israeli became concerned that the USA would listen into private converstations. Israel discussed presenting a “far reaching” document to seek the satisfy the USA demands while still maintaining the Israeli position regarding building in East Jerusalem before they left the USA. In the end, Israel decided that these issues needed to be discussed withe 7 member team of cabinet members in the Israeli government. This meeting was held on Friday i Israel. Israeli decided to hold off on announcing the results of their meeting until after the Passover holiday.

An agreement to divide Jerusalem and establish a PLO state is a tribulation event.

The link to these articles are as follows:

1) Peace talks after settlement freeze
2) Netanyahu leaves the USA disgraced, isolated and weaker
3) Benjamin Netanyahu humiliated after Barack Obama ‘dumped him for dinner’
4) Obama snubbed Netanyahu for dinner with Michelle and the girls
5) Netanyahu flies home amid disagreement with Obama on key issues
6) Netanyahu: No change in policy on Jerusalem
7) Ministers rally behind Netanyahu on East Jerusalem construction
8)   Israel pledges to launch talks
9) Netanyahu: Progress made in talks with the USA
10) Obama demands Netanyahu’s peace answers by Saturday
11) Palestinians: Obama wants Israel to hand over Abu-Dis to PA
12) Commander confirms Netanyahu’s war plans

From these events, it should be clear that we are seeing the fulfillment of  Zechariah 12 that Jerusalem will become a “stumbling block” to the nations.  Zechariah 12 is a “day of the Lord” event.  We are in the season which leads to the “day of the Lord”. The battle over Jerusalem is HERE NOW! Get ready for the tribulation!

In this past week, Healthcare was passed in the USA.  With the passage of healthcare, the USA has now crossed over into a SOCIALIST country.  There are several major consequences in the passage of healthcare regulation.

1) The globalists in the USA who desire one world government NEEDED the passage of healthcare in order to go forward in the next phase of the process which is merging the USA with Mexico and Canada to create a North American Union. In order to merge with Canada, the USA needed to have socialized medicine just like Canada

2) The passage of healthcare reform gives greater power to the government to control our lives thus making less freedoms for the individual

3) More government control and an eroding of individual freedoms and constitutional government will create a rebellion among less who value individual freedom and constitutional government

4) Rebellion against USA central government control (socialism) will give rise to a greater popularity for a third party in the USA

5) The passage of healthcare reform solidifies political division in the USA

The prophetic significance of healthcare reform is the following:

1) A closer step to one world government and one world currency fulfilling Revelation 13
2) The fulfillment of prophecies in (Jeremiah 50:15, 50:29, 51:24, 51:35-36) that dividing the land of Israel (Joel 3:2) and the city of Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:2) will result in political division in the USA and a desire to rebel against the socialist policies of the USA

Political division in the USA where “leader will be against leader” (Jeremiah 51:46) is a tribulation event.

The following links are articles regarding political opposition to healthcare reform:

1) 49% Support State Lawsuits Against Health Care Plan
2) Florida says several states to file healthcare lawsuit

Regarding the US economy, US Mortgage delinquencies are at 14%. 79% of Americans think that the US economy could collapse. When the USA divides the land of Israel (Joel 3:2) and the city of Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:2), it will result in judgment from the God of Israel upon the USA of a collapse in the US dollar.

When the US dollar collapses, this would be a tribulation event. It will result in the establishment of one world government and one world currency.

The link to these articles are as follows:

1) US Mortgage delinquincies reach almost 14%
2) 79% of Americans say that the US economy could collapse

When the USA divides the land of Israel (Joel 3:2) and the city of Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:2) the enemies of the USA will rise against her to destroy her. This week, China and Russia announced plans to form an alliance to counter US dominance in the world. In Jeremiah 50:9, the God of Israel will raise up an assembly of great nations against the USA to destroy her.

Below is the link to the article where China and Russia seek to form a greater alliance against the USA.

1) China seeks Russia alliance to counter US dominance

These events are related to the tribulation. An agreement to divide the land of Israel and the city of Jerusalem is a tribulation event.  Socialism in the USA is a prophetic development toward one world government and one world currency (Revelation 13). A collapse of the US and world economy is a tribulation event (fall of the financial Babylon system).

From a Biblical prophetic perspective, the reason why the God of Israel would allow these events to happen is because it will result in the end of the exile of the house of Jacob and the reunification of the 12 tribes of Israel (Ephraim and Judah).

We will to be “watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem” and we will not rest until the God of Israel makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth (Isaiah 62).

Shalom in Yeshua the Messiah,

Eddie Chumney
Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int’l

This week’s 5 Minute Update was shared by Mark Pitrone, Assistant Congregational Leader, due to Eddie traveling.   Eddie will be back, Yah willing, next week. 

You can listen to the 5 Minute Update Audio by clicking here. 

No Video Version is available due to technical issues. 

Links to this week’s articles are below:

Arabs say “rivers of blood must flow.”  And threaten much violence.  The Arabs continue to fire missiles into Israel.  Is the intifada about to being?  Very possible. 

Y’israel is being put in a position where they must trust their G-d not their fickle allies! 

America in Prophecy

Report: US shipping arms ahead of strike on Iran

Israel

DEBKAfile: Jerusalem, West Bank, Gaza on alert against Palestinian threats

US will raise the heat until Israel toes the line on Iran

Netanyahu’s Brother-in-Law: Obama’s an Anti-Semite

Despite US Pressure, Israel Insists: No Preconditions for Talks

Report: Saudi Arabia Seeks Strike on Iran

Netanyahu bows to US demand for Jerusalem building freeze

US ponders denying Israel arms needed for conflict with Iran

Mark concluding by sharing a short teaching on Joel 2.

1a Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: …  9a They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, … 11 And YHWH shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the YHWH is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

That’s a great praise and worship song, isn’t it? Have you ever read Joel 2? That song is one of the most diabolically misapplied scriptures, taken completely out of their context, that I have ever heard – and I just was shown it the other day. I did not realize it myself, but was shown it by a friend of mine, We discussed this for some time, and learned some other valuable stuff along the way.

What follows in Joel 1b ff. is a warning to Israel.

let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of YHWH cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.

You may be asking, “Who are ‘them’?” Who are the ‘great people’? 2 words – NOT US! Let’s continue in Joel 2.

4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. 7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: 8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. 9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: 11 And the YHWH shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of YHWH is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

This is a great and mighty people rushing through the city and running on the walls of Zion/Yerushalayim. They are disciplined and organized, they are conducting house to house searches. And they are YHWH’s army. Notice in v.6 that ‘the people shall be much pained.’ In v.1b, the inhabitants of haAretz are trembling at them. They are bringing destruction from YHWH on his people Israel. And in v.11 they are executing YHWH’s Word. When we sing, “Great is the army that carries out his word”, we are talking about an attacker who is bringing YHWH’s judgment on his people.

Do you see that this attack is going to happen in the end of days, which are VERY near if we are seeing things correctly, is happening because YHWH’s people are doing our own things, going our own ways. And YHWH will use the heathen to accomplish his word because WE WON’T!

We are supposed to live lives that provoke Israel to jealousy (Rom.10.19, 11.11) and the heathen have to execute YHWH’s Word against us! It is another fulfillment of the same prophecy Paul is speaking of in Romans. He is applying Dt.32.

18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten Eloha that formed thee. 19 And when YHWH saw it, he abhorred us, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith. 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not Eloha; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. 22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth (haAretz) with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. 23 I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them. 24 They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.

If we won’t bring the message of repentance and deliverance from sin, if we won’t recognize YHWH’s authority or submit to his word in our own lives, he will send destruction our way. The attackers are driven by demonic forces who are executing YHWH’s judgment.

We see some bad stuff coming down for America and Israel. We see vain and perverse men in high offices and we think that THEY are the problem. They’re not – they are just the symptom of the underlying disease. The disease is OUR idolatry, adultery and unrepentance of same. It is US who will have all this calamity come upon us, if we don’t repent ourselves, remove our idols from before us and follow YHWH’s instructions to make disciples of all nations.

12 Therefore also now, saith YHWH, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto YHWH your Eloha: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto YHWH your Eloha?

Do you see that? YHWH is so ticked that he says he MAY forgive us IF we repent and turn to him (v.14). He brings his own meat offering (Yeshua?) and leaves it for us.

15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

We are to gather for the Feasts – this is all Fall Feasts language, Blow a trumpet (T’ruah) sanctify the fast (Kippurim), call a solemn assembly (Sukkoth), etc. The fact that he tells us to do all this strongly implies that we are NOT. 

17 Let the priests, the ministers of YHWH, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O YHWH, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their Eloha?

Here, at the Feast, the priests practice the corporate repentance of Israel. For, once we’ve gone after other Elohas, only when we repent and seek his face by going Yah’s way will he hear our prayer and heal his land (2Chron.7.14).

18 Then will YHWH be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 19 Yea, YHWH will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:

When we repent, He turns his face towards us, and begins to bless us by giving us favor in the earth. If we see that he has begun to bless us, we will continue to seek his face and then he will

20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.

The northern army is described in a few verses. Remember that they came to execute YHWH’s word against us because we were sold in idolatry and adultery. The army did great things, he was rushing in the city and running on the walls. He was a great army. Now, he is in full retreat. All it took was our repentance and obedience. Here’s what happens when we truly repent and go after YHWH’s heart:

21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for YHWH will do great things. 22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. 23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in YHWH your Eloha: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first. 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.

All the curses are removed and the blessings flow. The heathen are in full retreat. When we are in fellowship with YHWH, there is NOTHING that can stand in our way, because HIS Way has become OUR way.

Next comes the description of the army that had carried out his word;

25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

Now think of Rev.9.

3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of Eloha in their foreheads. 5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. 6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. 7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. 8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. 9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

We even get an idea of the time frame of the attack in Joel – from about Shavuoth to Yom Kippur in the year it comes, if I am seeing it right. Abaddon = destructive judgment – abad (אבד) = destruction, don (דנ)= judgment. Revelation adds some detail to the prophecy we’re looking at. It is demonically inspired men who bring the judgment against the people who are called by YHWH’s Name, but who have been taken in adultery and idolatry. It is only during such destruction at the hands of the very demons we have been idolizing that we see the truth that only YHWH is Elohim and we cry out for his deliverance. When Israel cries out to YHWH for deliverance, when she stops trusting in herself or in human allies, that she will cry out in anguish to their YHWH and he will hear them. We will say, “Hosheanu! Save us!” THEN he will respond with his Yeshua and we will answer, “Baruch haba b’Shem YHWH! Blessed is he who comes in the Name of YHWH!”

What follows that is the destruction of the Destroyer and Yeshua setting up his Kingdom in the city that was wasted by the Destroyer.

26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of YHWH your Eloha, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am YHWH your Eloha, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. 28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of YHWH come. 32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of YHWH shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as YHWH hath said, and in the remnant whom YHWH shall call.

This is definitely a Millennial blessing, for that is the first time that it will be able to be said of Yisrael that she will NEVER be ashamed.

Guess who we should be? Ps.47.

9 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the Eloha of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto Elohim: he is greatly exalted.

We SHOULD be the ‘magen haAretz’ – the shields of the earth. In this we fail.

So, all the destruction is coming on America and Abaddon is sitting in the seats of power because WE are guilty of idolatry, which is spiritual adultery (even if we haven’t committed it physically) and WE have not truly repented. Do you want to see the Universal Health Insurance Plan, the socialism that has affected every area of American life, the exponential decline of America’s societal value and values go up in smoke?

Repent. Turn from your own wicked ways, seek YHWH’s face and ask his forgiveness of your idolatry and adultery against him. THEN ask him to heal your land, and he will do it!

We closed in collective group prayer of repentance.

Shalom in Yeshua the Messiah,

Jocelin Boutet
Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int’l

This week’s 5 Minute Update was shared by Mark Pitrone, Assistant Congregational Leader, due to Eddie traveling. 

You can listen to the 5 Minute Update Audio by clicking here. 

No Video Version is available due to technical issues. 

Links to this week’s articles are below:

America in Prophecy

Biden Condemns Construction Project in Israel’s Capital

Chile puts quake damage at $30bn

Clinton rebukes Israel over East Jerusalem homes

The Middle East Peace Scam

Islamist Terrorist

Vice-PRESIDENT BIDEN SPEAKS AT TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY!

Juval Aviv – Truth or not?

Israeli troops charged over use of boy as human shield

Talks with Syria? Turkey Says Israel Agreed but Israel Denies

Israel

Israel: We Will Continue to Build in Jerusalem

Israel Partnering in Africa Against Terror

Slide to New World Order

EU close to Greece bail-out deal, officials say

Shalom in Yeshua the Messiah,

Jocelin Boutet
Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int’l

You may view the 5 minute update in two ways:

1) Listen to the audio
2) Watch the video

In this week’s 5 minute update, we focused on three things:

1) The current status of the Israel / PLO peace process
2) The current status regarding potential war with Iran
3) The current status of the US economy

Regarding the current situation with the Israel / PLO peace process,  the Arab League made an announcement to back “indirect talks”.  The talks will begin this week with the help of US Middle East envoy George Mitchell conducting shuttle diplomacy between Jerusalem and Ramallah. US Vice President Joe Biden is visiting Israel to help to restart negotiations.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that he not only wants to start a peace process but also to complete it.  In order to gain Arab League support for “indirect talks”, the US sent a letter to the PLO that the US will assign blame if the “indirect talks” fail and take appropriate action. This “appropriate action” seems to be a threat to Israel that if talks fail that the US would recognize a PLO state through the United Nations.  The US wants to see a PLO state based upon 1967 borders. With these assurances, the Arab League gave approval for the “indirect talks”.  In anticipation of a peace agreement, the PLO have asked their “map experts” to be involved in the talks.  The PLO and the Arab League is only proposing that the talks last no more than four months.  President of Israel, Shimon Peres stated that he believes that Netanyahu is sincere in wanting a peace agreement with the PLO but is being hindered by the right wing of his government. In practical reality, if Netanyahu comes to an agreement to establish a PLO state and divide Jerusalem, he will need the support of the Kadima party to prevent the collapse of his government. Under this scenario, I believe that Kadima will support Netanyahu.

An agreement to divide Jerusalem and establish a PLO state is a tribulation event.

The link to these articles are as follows:

1) Arab League backs indirect talks
2) Netanyahu hopeful of restarting peace talks
3) US vows to assign blame if the Israel-PA talks fail
4) Indirect talks won’t start where peace talks left off between Ehud Olmert and Mahmood Abbas
5) PA map experts called up ahead of talks
6) Peres: Netanyahu’s peace moves restricted by the right wing

Regarding the current situation with Iran, US Senator John Kerry visited Israel and told reporters that the US and Israel were in agreement in how to deal with the Iranian issue and that Israel understood what the US is trying to achieve through diplomacy. The US does not want Israel to act alone in dealing with Iran. China again rejected harsh sanctions against Iran and insists on a diplomatic solution. Meanwhile, a three party meeting took place in Syria between the Syrian president Bashar al Assad, the Iran president Mahmood Ahmadinejad and Hisbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah to discuss options should a regional war happen in the Middle East. The Iranian president expects war to break out somewhere between spring and summer of 2010.

A war between Iran and the USA is a tribulation event.

The links to these articles are as follows:

1) Kerry: Israel probably won’t go alone on Iran
2) China rejects Iran sanctions and pushes for diplomatic solution
3) That was a war council in Damascus

Regarding the US economy, things are looking bad for state budgets. States face a $156 billion shortfall in 2010. Bank loans have fallen 14% this year. The M3 money supply has fallen 5.6% since September. It seems that the Federal Reserve is permitting credit to contract and this is a warning signal of an economic collapse of the US dollar.  Globally, the IMF is calling for new power to supervise the global financial system.

When the US dollar collapses, this would be a tribulation event. It will result in the establishment of one world government and one world currency.

The link to these articles are as follows:

1) Don’t go wobbly on us now, Ben Bernanke
2) IMF wants new power to supervise the global financial system

These events are related to the tribulation. An agreement to divide the land of Israel and the city of Jerusalem is a tribulation event. A US attack against Iran is a tribulation event. A collapse of the US and world economy is a tribulation event (fall of the financial Babylon system). From a Biblical prophetic perspective, the reason why the God of Israel would allow these events to happen is because it will result in the end of the exile of the house of Jacob and the reunification of the 12 tribes of Israel (Ephraim and Judah).

We will to be “watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem” and we will not rest until the God of Israel makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth (Isaiah 62).

Shalom in Yeshua the Messiah,

Eddie Chumney
Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int’l

You may view the 5 minute update in two ways:

1) Listen to the audio
2) Watch the video

In this week’s 5 minute update, we focused on three things:

1) The current status of the Israel / PLO peace process
2) The current status regarding potential war with Iran
3) The current status of the US economy

Regarding the current situation with the Israel / PLO peace process, “indirect talks” are planned to start in March. There is a Mideast Quartet (US, Europe, Russia and the United Nations) scheduled to take place in Moscow on March 19 at the ministerial level. The European Union has ruled to goods made in the West Bank by Jews are not covered by EU trade agreements with Israel. Finally, a senior PA negotiator is reporting that the Obama administration would be willing to recognize a PLO state through the United Nations without a negotiated settlement between Israel and the PLO.

At the moment, the main purpose of the “indirect talks” is for Israel and the PLO to come to a negotiated agreement for a PLO state with agreed upon borders. The USA would prefer that Israel and the PLO agree to a negotiated settlement regarding the borders of a PLO state. The USA will encourage this negotiated settlement to the very end. However, the USA also wants to increase greater pressure upon the Netanyahu government to reach that negotiated settlement on borders within the next 3-6 months. In order to increase that pressure, there is a planned Mideast quartet meeting in Moscow on March 19 and the US is giving Israel indications that it will recognize a PLO at the United Nations without a negotiated settlement. An agreement to divide Jerusalem and establish a PLO state is a tribulation event.

The link to these articles are as follows:

1) Indirect Israel / PLO talks may restart in March
2) Mideast Quartet meeting to be held on March 19
3) European Union rules that West Bank goods aren’t Israeli
4) White House ‘on board’ to possibly recognize PLO statehood in the United Nations without a negotiated settlement

Regarding the current situation with Iran, the US had decided to begin the “pressure track”. Simply put, this is a plan to cripple the Iranian banking and energy sectors of their economy. In effect, this would be a major escalation of an “economic war” with Iran. The US and Europe is supportive of the “pressure track”. Russian and China oppose efforts to cripple the Iranian banking and energy sectors. If Russia and China remain firm in their position, it will mean that the USA and Israel will have to attack Iran militarily by themselves. Russian warned the USA that if they attacked Iran that it would cause the US economy to collapse. A war between Iran and the USA is a tribulation event.

The links to these articles are as follows:

1) US places Iran on the “pressure track”
2) European Union plans massive sanctions against Iran
3) Russian rebuffs Israel over tougher sanctions on Iran
4) Russian will not support “crippling” Iran sanctions
5) Only China has the power to cripple Iran – and the West knows it
6) Russian general warns that if the USA attacks Iran that the US economy could collapse

Regarding the US economy, things are looking worse. New homes sales in January hit a record low. There is a 27% jump in problem US banks. Nearly, 25% of all US mortgages people owe more on their house than their house is worth. States tax collections are down from a year ago. Consumer confidence hits an all-time low. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is vulnerable to the same debt crisis as Greece in now experiencing. Finally, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) suggests a new world reserve currency to replace the US dollar. These economic developments in the US indicate that the US economy and dollar has the potential to collapse at any time. When it does, this would be a tribulation event.

The link to these articles are as follows:

1) New home sales hit record low in January
2) Regulators report a 27% jump in problem banks
3) Nearly 25% of all mortgages are underwater
4) States tax collections fall again
5) Consumer convidence hits an all-time low
6) Ben Bernanke warns on US debt levels
7) IMF proposes new world reserve currency

These events are related to the tribulation. An agreement to divide the land of Israel and the city of Jerusalem is a tribulation event. A US attack against Iran is a tribulation event. A collapse of the US and world economy is a tribulation event (fall of the financial Babylon system). From a Biblical prophetic perspective, the reason why the God of Israel would allow these events to happen is because it will result in the end of the exile of the house of Jacob and the reunification of the 12 tribes of Israel (Ephraim and Judah).

We will to be “watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem” and we will not rest until the God of Israel makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth (Isaiah 62).

Shalom in Yeshua the Messiah,

Eddie Chumney
Hebraic Heritage Ministries Int’l