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CONNECTING THE DOTS You ran, he ran, she ran, I ran oops, Iran

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Ezekial 38: 21. "I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains, says the Lord God. Every man’s sword will be against his brother. 22. And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed; I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23, Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. THEN they shall know that I am the Lord.” 

However, I definitely do not recommend waiting until that terrible time to finally recognize the already apparent and obvious existence of the God of Israel and only know Him in His fury. It is either HIS LOVE NOW (JESUS), or HIS WRATH THEN (TRIBULATION). And really, do any of us actually have to spend any, let alone much time in contemplation and consternation over the ‘either’ or the ‘or’ choice God sets before us here? God in His love is starkly warning us now, as highway signs warn motorists of dangers ahead, as to this coming period of world chaos because, remember and never forget, HE LOVES US!!! But you do get to make your own choice, for we were created with free will. And because of that God granted freewill, He will not compel you to acknowledge or believe in Him. As authors Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek in their book I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, state

“One beauty of God’s creation is this: if you’re not willing to accept Christianity, then you’re free to reject it. This freedom to make choices —  is what makes us moral creatures and enables each of us to choose our ultimate destiny. This really hits at the heart of why we exist at all, and why God might not be as overt in revealing himself to us as some would like. For if the Bible is true, then God has provided each of us with the opportunity to make an eternal choice to either accept him or reject him. And in order to ensure that our choice is truly free, he puts us in an environment that is filled with evidence of his existence, but without his direct presence —  a presence so powerful that it could overwhelm our freedom and thus negate our ability to reject him. In other words, God has provided enough evidence in this life to convince anyone willing to believe, yet he has also left some ambiguity so as not to compel the unwilling. In this way, God gives us the opportunity either to love him or to reject him without violating our freedom. In fact, the purpose of this life is to make that choice freely and without coercion. For love, by definition, must be freely given. It cannot be coerced. That’s why C.S. Lewis wrote, ‘the Irresistible and the Indisputable are the two weapons which the very nature of [God’s] scheme forbids Him to use. Merely to override a human will (as His felt presence in any but the faintest and most mitigated degree would certainly do) would be for Him useless. He cannot ravish, He can only woo.” P31.

So now the ball, so to speak, is on our side of the court. Will we respond to His wooing, or reject the volumes and mountains of evidence which profoundly demonstrate His existence as well as His love for us; most dramatically and  immutably shown in His Son’s dying for us at His behest so that we may forever be reconciled to Him.

In the meantime, as this world proceeds on its march to unparalleled chaos, the Israeli’s and the Iranian’s continue to engage in an increasingly hostile conflict where the ayatollah’s of Iran seek to place themselves in a position where Israel will be indeed a “one bomb country” through the advancement of its nuclear program. On this day of August 5, 2021, I spied an article from the Jerusalem Post which demands, I believe, extensive quoting for an understanding of Israel’s position on the Iranian threat.

Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz made these statements just several days after an Israeli operated tanker, off the coast of Oman and just outside the strategic strait of Hormuz, was attacked by suicide drones which resulted in the death of the captain of the ship, a Romanian, and a security official aboard, a British citizen.

“When a Palestinian Islamic Jihad operative in Gaza fires at Israel, he does it with the support of Iran. We know this.

 “Israel is ready to strike Iran,” Gantz said on Thursday, as tensions between the two countries continue to mount following a deadly drone attack against a civilian commercial ship in the Persian Gulf.

Asked if Jerusalem was ready to strike Tehran, he answered YES, saying that the Islamic Republic of Iran was a threat to the country, the Middle East, and the entire world.

Israel considers Iran’s nuclear program as the No.1 concern, and although Tehran has always denied seeking nuclear weapons, it is known that they are continuing to develop the capabilities to produce a nuclear weapons arsenal, as well as ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

 “Iran is an international and regional problem,” Gantz said. “The world witnessed one example last Friday,” the deadly attack against the Mercer Street tanker, which was carried out by a suicide drone. This could happen to anyone.

 Gantz said that new Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who took over from moderate Hassan Rouhani on Thursday, could lead to even more extreme regional and security problems.

“I AM TELLING THE WORLD, PAY ATTENTION.” said the defense minister. IT’S COMING.”

In response to Gantz’s comment on striking Iran, the United Nations called on all parties to de-escalate the situation …

 Diplomatic action, however, has been stymied. Israel wants the 15 member United Nations Security Council to hold a meeting on what it has referred to as Iranian maritime terrorism and to condemn such attacks on international trade …

 The United States and United Kingdom, which believe that Iran was behind the drone attack, also want to see the UNSC convene.

Britain plans to raise the issue of Iranian maritime attacks on August 6, 2021, at the UNSC meeting. Other member states are also expected to speak out.

 AT PRESENT, NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN BECAUSE OF EXPECTED OPPOSITION FROM RUSSIA AND CHINA …

 As an example of the complex relationship many in the international community have with Iran, the UN spokesman welcomed the entry into office of Iran’s hard-line new president, whose swearing in ceremony was held earlier in the day.

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN and the US Gilad Erdan tweeted about Raisi, calling him “the Butcher of Tehran” who was responsible for the “executions of as many as 30,000 political prisoners in 1988-and he is PROUD of it. This man with blood on his hands will only create more violence and instability.”

 Erdan also tweeted a photo from the ceremony of a European Union official sitting together with Hamas and Hezbollah officials. 

 “Hezbollah, Hamas, and the EU in one photo at the inauguration of the Butcher of Tehran,” Erdan stated. “How can they preach about human rights while sitting with representatives of terrorist organizations days after Iran’s murderous attack on a civilian ship and right before the UNSC discusses the issue?”

 

 

 

 

 

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