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Today we have a very interesting subject -
we will look at an ancient Bible prophecy and its correlations
with the recent events in the Arab world
and their design for God's chosen people.
We will study Psalm 83.
Its first 9 verses talk clearly about a group of nations
whose aim is to destroy Israel as people and take over their land.
It is extremely forthcoming in the light of the recent upheaval
in the Arab world that has lasted already
for a year and a half and forms conditions in a way
that allows us to find correlations with the plans of those Arab nations
and the people of Israel.
The aim of the listed nations is to wipe out Israel's existance.
These aspirations are not new - it has been attempted in the past
in the form of different wars and they have always failed.
It is amazing how the nations and the UN are moving towards it
by favoring the aims of Arab nations and the Palestinians
to have their own state with Jerusalem as its capital.
Doing so they also resist the ancient designs of God
for that nation, land and city, and want to take it over.
Looking at the map drawn at the UN Gen. Assembly on 29.11.1947
and its goals - firstly, to divide the then British Mandate
into two states - a Jewish and an Arab state,
and the fate of Jerusalem, we see aspects on the map
that are difficult to understand today.
Blue areas were initially meant for the Jewish state.
Green and brown areas were meant for Arab countries.
We see clear bottle-necks that are impossible to defend,
especially near Nazareth in the north and down in the Valley of Ayalon.
Most bizarre was the plan to leave Jerusalem
as an international city completely inside the territory
of the future Arab state.
How it would have been achieved is a big question
as Palestinians want the whole city and did not allow
any other nationalities to enter it after the War of Independence.
Some find correlations to Psalm 83 also from Ezekiel 38 and 39
that talk about the war of Gog.
The other map describes the same areas
but here you can also see the nations described in Psalm 83.
They do not overlap entirely however, as the war of Gog will take place later.
This we will discuss in our future programs.
Nations of Psalm 83 have some very powerful connotations.
The 3000 year old Psalm firstly presumes
that the nation of Israel exists as an independen entity,
rules the area and Jerusalem, and Israelis live together as a people
in a land that was promised to them thousands of years ago.
There is a desire to wipe them out as a nation;
that the name of Israel be remembered no more.
Verses 9 - 11 describe an earlier battle
that Israel won with the help of their God.
Fourth - Palestinian refugees are mentioned here -
the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites.
There are many so-called Palestinian refugees in Jordan
that moved there after the 1947 winter,
and also to other Arab states.
There is especially many of them in the area of Edom
where they have lived already for 65 years.
Unity or one accord is mentioned - where can that be found today?
Arab League was established 22.03.1942.
Verse 5 says:
"They have conspired in one accord, against you they make a covenant."
That brings us to a very interesting aspect.
The mutual goal of the Arabs is to unite also against God -
an utterly hopeless enterprise.
Arab League still follows the decrees of its General Assembly
held on 1.09.1967 in Sudan, Khartoum, which took place after the 1967 War
when Israel conquered territories Arabs consider theirs
and offered to forfeit them on the condition
that the Arab League nations will sign a permanent peace accord with Israel.
Israel was willing to retreat from all conquered territories
ja withdraw to the area they had after the 1948 war.
The answer of the Arab League was short and clear:
1) no peace with Israel, 2) no recognition of Israel,
3) no negotiations with Israel.
Today, the two leading Arab League countries -
Egypt and Jordan - have peace accords with Israel.
In the light of recent events one might wonder
how long will the peace last.
Egypt had parliamentary elections in March
where Muslim Brotherhood won a 50% majority,
and holding similar ideas, the Salafists won 25% of the votes.
3/4 of Egypt's legislative power belongs to groups
representing radical Islam.
In May they will have presidential elections
the results of which are clear in advance -
one of the groups will also win the presidential seat
which coupled with parliamentary rule means quite a powerful autarchy.
The currently ruling military is reluctant to give up the reins.
As a result, a year after the upheaval began,
we often see conflicts in the streets of Cairo
where the military is demanded to yield to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Nothing has changed as I've been saying for a long time.
The sixth significant aspect in the analysis of Psalm 83 nations
is the bitter and groundless hatred of the Arab nations towards Israel.
It is said: 'those who hate you' and 'your enemies',
who are also God's enemies.
All those Arab states can be found on the map also today.
Psalm 83 mentions Gebal and Tyre which is in Lebanon's territory;
Ishmaelites or Arab nations in a broader sense;
Asshur is modern Syria;
Ammon, Edom and Moab are in modern Jordan;
the Hagrites or Egyptians are also mentioned
as well as the Philistines.
In addition, the Amalekites inhabit Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
All these nations have participated in wars against Israel -
the 1948 Independence War, the 1956 Suez War,
the 1967 Six Day War, followed by the 3-year-long
Attrition War in Sinai with Egypt that was extremely harsh;
everybody remembers the Yom Kippur War in 1973;
the Operation Peace for Galilee was in 1982,
the Hezbollah-Israel War in 2006 and the Hamas-Israel War in 2009.
As many times as those Arab nations have attacked Israel
have they also lost.
Prophets have spoken both about the fate of Israel
and Arab nations.
God has revealed it very clearly in His Word.
He has also revealed what will happen to those nations during End Times.
Decision-makers of the West should always take along the Bible
when heading to negotiations.
From the Western or human aspect there is actually no basis for talks
as God has revealed in His Word how the Middle-East will be,
who owns the land and what happens to the nations
and nation groups that oppose His will.
Ezekiel 36 describes the gathering of the people of Israel.
In my opinion, Ezekiel 37:11-13 describes Holocaust -
"Our bones are dried up, our hope is lost;
we are indeed cut off."
Isaiah talks how God will gather His people to their land the 2nd time.
The second gathering might take place in the end of Tribulation.
That may also be a subject of our future programs.
God has clearly commited Himself to these people.
He has given them a power of attorney to populate a certain territory.
He has tied Himself to this nation and their fate.
He has driven them out of their land and brought them back,
despite of the conditions they lived in among European
and other surrounding nations for around 1900 years of exile.
Ezekiel 38 describes the future times
we are headed towards and which seems far away right now.
Verse 8 shows Israel, gathered from other nations,
living securely in the latter years in their land
in a situation where the army of Gog will attack them one day,
without the nations mentioned in Psalm 83.
As powerful as God's promise for the existance of His people
is their warning example to non-Jewish nations.
We must position ourselves in UN, international community
and in our own country in the Biblical light
what comes to resolutions and decisions regarding Israel.
God's plans have always come to pass and they will continue to be fulfilled.
It is regrettable that not all nations and groups accept these things.
Issues should not be dealt with as political, military or commercial
but rather as spiritual.
When we are mindful and aware of that and act accordingly
we are in right standing with God regarding His people.
We will return to these topics in our future programs.
Stay with us!
Translation: Monika Jaaguri