Turkey’s PM Vows to “Protect Jerusalem and the al-Aksa Mosque”

It seems that, as I was writing yesterday’s post (Are We Seeing the Stage Being Set for Ezekiel’s Prophecies?), Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was providing additional evidence to the point that Turkey is indeed becoming more and more antagonistic toward Israel while becoming closely aligned with Israel’s enemies. According to the Jerusalem Post (as …

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Living in the “In Between”

Welcome back friends, and thanks for joining me as we anxiously await the Blessed Hope (Titus 2:13). I’ve been thinking about the time in which we live.  I am reminded that no one knows the day or the hour of Jesus’s return (Matthew 24:36, Mark 13:32), but we are to know and understand the season. …

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Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Celebrations Continue in Jerusalem and Around the World

שמח חג הסוכות Happy Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)!  Celebrations are going on in Jerusalem and around the world.  (New York, Tulsa, and Los Angeles, among other American cities)   In fact, while camping with friends this weekend, a local Messianic congregation was celebrating Sukkot in our campground!  Christian worship and traditional Jewish music caught my …

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Israel Extends Ceasefire; North Korea Emerges as a Partner to Hamas

Despite recommencement of rocket fire by Hamas into Israel, Israel has agreed to extend the ceasefire until midnight Sunday.  According to the Jerusalem Post, Israel's security cabinet will meet again on Sunday to discuss future steps.  Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry is entertaining ceasefire ideas from Qatar and Turkey, two key Hamas allies …

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