Watchman Steph

Jesus Will Heal Your Wounds

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:51:00 +0000

This morning I had the pleasure of being close to where Dr. Jeffrey Seif of Zola Levitt ministries was guest speaking and though I watch regurlary his message was very touching today and it made me start thinking on things I know but we sometimes forget and don't ponder enough. Mainly that Jesus came not just for eternal salvation but to heal us now. He alone has the answer and the power to take away the hurt and the pain.

Joh 10:7 So Jesus again said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
Joh 10:8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
Joh 10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
Joh 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.

John is so full of wonderful things Jesus says to us of how much He loves us and this is really a beautiful quote. What does Jesus mean here when he says you will be saved. According to Zodhiates this word is 4982 sōzō: salvation in regard to 1. material and temporal deliverance from danger, suffering and so forth; sickness, preservaton. 2. Spiritual and eternal salvation granted immediatly to those who believe by God to those who believe in Christ 3. The present experience of God's power to deliver from the bondage of sin.

He also tells us we will find pasture which is 3542 and means pasture ie (the act) feeding. Jesus will feed us. Think about Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want;
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters;
He restores my soul.

Jesus himself spoke part of the words of Isaiah the prophet as he began his ministry to tell us what he came for:

Luk 4:18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
Luk 4:19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
Luk 4:20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
Luk 4:21 And he began to say to them, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing."

Jesus came for our eternal salvation but also to help us with our daily burdens. I'm not saying I believe that if you are a Christian life will be wonderful and things will all go great. In fact I believe there will be persecution and suffering if you are following Jesus. I am saying that Jesus came to help heal your hurts, the emotional scars that have been left on your life from the sinful world. He alone can heal your pain, the childhood abuse, help you turn from alcoholism and drugs. Whatever your particular burden is. He already knows and He can conquer your wounds. Hand them over to Him and He will heal your soul.

I'm still here

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:46:00 +0000

Hi everyone. I'm sorry for my long absence. After the election I think I needed to shut down for a while. I was extremely overwhelmed all of the news seemed to be sending me spiraling into panic and God doesn't want us in a panic. My dreams were overwhelming and I started falling into a deep depression over the current direction the world is going. I needed a break I shut down. I am actually coming off of a period that I have never been through before. I have mostly not listened to the news since the beginning of December. It's all so depressing and overwhelming. I'm feeling better now and ready to start coming back into the world again. I guess I needed some private time between me and the Lord for a while without as much interfereance from outside sources.

During this time I have had two strange dreams. The first was a white dog running up my steps in my house toward my bedroom where I was sleeping.

The second one that surprised me because of my lack of television watching and internet news reading was a few days ago. I dreamed that President Obama was taking me on a private tour of the capital building and the white house. It seemed so real and the secret service were following us around. I'm not sure what it means but I woke up feeling it was a very odd dream.

Anyway, I'm returning to normalcy and plan on writing many interesting things to come soon. I'm sorry for my two month absence.

Stephanie's Watchman Lament

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:21:00 +0000

Well I have so much on my mind this past week that I can't seem to think of a coherent train of thought to put into writing. That really is not like me I was always good at writing. I like to put things on my blog when I have well researched scripture and word studies to back it up, but I guess today will just be my thoughts rambling on in cyberspace.

I'm so saddened by the terror acts in Mumbai. It amazes me the damage that 10 men can do. The lives lost and for what. The two year old Moshe left without his parents to grow up in this world. Being confronted with the reality that there are men out there who want us dead just because we are not Muslim. Our Jewish brothers and sisters brutally killed because they are who they are. It's an overwhelming thought that saddens me. What saddens me more is that we seem to go on about our day as if nothing has happened. Have we become so immune to terrorism that it doesn't phase us anymore. God forgive us for our lack of understanding in what this means for the world.

Then there's further news of dividing Jerusalem for peace. What peace? How do you have peace with someone who wants you dead for being who you are? They can not be appeased. Yet we live in a world that does not recognize evil when it is staring them in the face. It breaks my heart that we would ask Israel to do something that would jeopardize their very existence. The world is running to and throe without realizing the impact of their decisions. Where are those to take a stand? Where are those with discernment to realize what is happening before our eyes? Oh I hope the LORD shows mercy on us for putting pressure on Israel to divide her lands that HE has given her and give it to their enemies.

"I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (Genesis 12: 3).

I pray that we do not turn our back on Israel. I pray that we wake up before it's too late. I pray we see the enemy for who it is.

Russia is on the move and moving warships closer to our shores and the news seems to hardly mention it. So much is going on. Yet I'm studying Beth Moore's Believing God along with my Isaiah study and today she was talking about Hope. God is our hope. The world needs hope.

I look around and Jesus must be returning soon. The signs are everywhere. Are we busy doing the work of the LORD in these last days or are we thinking only of ourselves? I say this to myself as well. I pray we will not weary in well doing. I pray for our guidance as we move out into a world that desperately needs light. We can show them that light.

We Have Left our First Love

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:28:00 +0000

See how the faithful city has become a harlot!
She once was full of justice; righteousness used to dwell in her-
but now murderers!
Your silver has become dross,your choice wine is diluted with water.
Your rulers are rebels, companions of thieves;
they all love bribes and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
the widow's case does not come before them.

Wow this sounds like something someone could say right now on the streets of America! Instead it comes from Isaiah 1:21-23. I have been reading Isaiah as my bed time reading for a little while now and as I came to a verse I wanted clarification on I started researching what others were writing or saying about the book of Isaiah. Then today I discover that Kay Arthur (whose precept studies I love) has been doing a series on Isaiah for her weekly show. This must be a sign that I'm suppose to delve into this book more deeply.

America was founded on Christian principles but would we know it if we looked across the fruited plain today? We have left our first love. As you start to delve in to Isaiah it amazes me how accurate it is to not just America but the Church in America today. It starts with God saying:

I reared children and brought them up,
but they have rebelled against me.

v.2

We have rebelled and I think the book of Isaiah can teach us a few things about what that means. The only way we can move this nation forward is if we take a hard look at ourselves, repent and move forward. God is calling us back into a deeper relationship with him. He is jealous for our attention.

I think I'm going to order Kay's first part of Isaiah and spend the next months studying what there is to learn from him in great detail so there will be more to follow.

Updates

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:33:00 +0000

Hey everyone if you stop by today you will notice I'm in the middle of changing my blog. I started last night and only have so much time to work on it so it may take a few days to be fully like I want it but it's not bad for now. Hope you have a great day and tell me what you think. I was trying to look a little more modern.When I went to our corporate last week they were talking to us on how they do marketing and the importance of implementing small design pieces that are on trend. So I thought I'd try to do the same to my blog. Hope you guys like it.

Let the Fun Begin

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:15:00 +0000

Well everyone it is official I have had my first nasty email in regards to my research. Does that mean that I'm on to something. I had sent an email of something I found on the internet about Obama's name in Hebrew and what it meansto a few friends for their opinions and comments. Apparently even though I sent it to only two people for opinions on what I had found it has been passed around now and someone doesn't like it. I opened my email last night to find this hatred filled email telling me I was wrong and if I would have spent any time researching it, which I did, then I would have seen that I was wrong. They then told me that I needed to watch what I send out in email because you never know whose hands that it might end up in. I emailed back that I had sent this to my mom to talk to and they were just going to have to live with that. Then I get an email to the bottom of the question I have offended this person by researching the idea that Obama could be the anti-christ. Great so I have some guy claiming to be a pastor sending me hateful email about research I'm doing claiming I'm not acting Christian like and doing satan's work. I don't think I'm the one not acting Christian like. I guess the attacks are starting early. Since when does only one side of an argument have free speech? God help us the attacks are on their way.

****update: the gentleman has sent me an apology******

Suffering

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Hi everyone. I hope all of you are doing great. First I want to ask that if anyone knows what it means to dream that a huge tablet or concrete slab covered in Hebrew falling on me in a dream might mean. I jumped when it happend both in my dream and in reality and thus woke up so that's all I know about it. I hope some of you out there have more insight than I do into these things and can tell me what it might mean.

Well after the election last week I was in a strange mood. I sat in front of my tv in shock that this really might be the beginning of the end times. I cried out to the Lord that there are so many that don't know what they have done and how will they stand against the coming persecution. I strongly felt God say to me that I need to leave that to Him. He knows what's best for His church. The next day as I was shopping at Target a plack with a piece of a verse on it appeared right in front of me. The entire verse is:

Rom 5:3 More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
Rom 5:4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
Rom 5:5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Rom 5:6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

I know that suffering must come for Christians. We have been lazy here in America and have grown accustomed to our easy life. Hatred toward us is growing I can feel it in the air. I pray that those whose faith is not as strong and who are not in the Word will return soon. There will be no surviving the coming onslaught without a firm foundation in what the Word says. Many will be deceived in the days to come. I pray for their hearts to be softened and their eyes to be open.

The time has come to test the spirits even more than ever.

1Jo 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
1Jo 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
1Jo 4:3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.

Test the spirits everyone. Jesus return is soon!

Election Day

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:15:00 +0000

Folks it's election day and I'm very calm and optimistic. God is still in charge of this world and that doesn't stop today. There is a lot at stake today not only for our country but the world. Israel's fate is also tied to todays election and I have prayed for God's will to be done and what is in darkness to be brought to light. As a follower of prophecy I do realize what is at stake and the seriousness of what is happening in this world. We come to this election today with a financial system in crises and the world leaders in discussion together on what to do about it. Iran will probably have nuclear weapons in February. Russia is flexing her muscles, Israel is going into early elections and in peace negotiations to divide up Jerusalem. RFID signatures can be placed on you with tatoo ink. Do I need to continue?

In the midst of all of this I was in prayer a few nights ago and opened my Bible right to this verse.

Eze 36:22 "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake that I am about to act, O house of Israel, but for the sake of my holy reputation which you profaned among the nations where you went.
Eze 36:23 I will magnify my great name that has been profaned among the nations, that you have profaned among them. The nations will know that I am the Lord, declares the Sovereign Lord, when I magnify myself among you in their sight.

I realize this is right before he talks about the Holy Spirit being in our heart, but this is where I came when I was deep in prayer. God can take care of His own reputation and for His sake not because of anything we've done to merit it because we deserve wrath not mercy but God does give mercy for His sake. Whoever wins this election today God is going to act.

Spirtiual Nature

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:08:00 +0000

Wow I have spent most of my afternoon curled up reading a great book by Watchman Nee titled The Spiritual Man. I was looking up spiritual warfare online yesterday and came across this book in e format and started reading a few pages. I turned off the computer and went shopping with my family. We ended up by the Christian book store and so I decided to go in while my husband and sister went to other stores. I found myself standing right in front of this book. I picked it up in awe and immediatly purchased it while the clerk kept saying she doesn't remember seeing it before.

Now feeling like God is leading me to this book I settled down to start reading it last night during the game and as soon as I could returned today. There is so much in this book that I urge anyone who hasn't read it to pick it up. Watchman is starting off explaining to us about our spiritual nature and the difference between spiritual, soul and flesh. Wow there is so much in here my mind is boggled. I'm sure there will be lots of writings about this coming up but for now I just want to leave with a thought he mentions in the book. Are we doing a disservice to new Christians when we don't explain to them that once the Holy Spirit comes inside you He is trying to takeover and our flesh is still fighting against it? Hence when someone starts to realize more how much they sin they may think they aren't saved or they haven't done something the right way because now the Holy Spirit is making them aware of their sin when before there was no conflict. I'm not sure I'm making since so I'll go back to reading the book now.

Ramblings of a frustrated girl

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:51:00 +0000

Today I'm not writing about one subject or another this is just a random blog of my thoughts to whoever cares to reply. I have so many things going on in my head that I can't decide what to write about. I feel like pieces are moving and everyone is going about their lives oblivious to what is happening. Is this what the days of Noah are all about? I watched Jack Van Impe last week and he discussed a survey where 57% of evengelicals believe there are other ways to heaven than Jesus. This astounds me! Do we really have that many people that are going to church and never reading the Word? I don't even know where to begin. How did we get here? I find myself growing sadder and sadder by the day as the true reality of how many people around me know what the Word of God even says. I have friends who talk about just talking to God and not needing to study so much and asking why I study all of the time. How does anyone think that we can hear from the LORD if we're not in His Word? He speeks so often to me through the Word. Does anyone else feel like this? Well I'm just rambling on non stop with complaints so I guess I'll stop. I have been sensing the need to learn Hebrew though so if anyone out there has any great ideas on how to go about it please let me know.

Forgotten People video

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:48:00 +0000

I saw this video this weekend and it spoke to so many things I have been thinking of lateley so I thought I'd post it. Will we sit in silence and do nothing yet again?

Joel Rosenberg on Glenn Beck

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:11:00 +0000

Joel Rosenberg recently on Glenn Beck discussing the importance of Russia invading Georgia and how it could relate to the Gog Magog war that will be coming in the future.

Gog

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:06:00 +0000

Well the time has come for us to delve into study of Ezekiel 38 and 39. There is a lot to cover so I will break this up into many posts. It may take a little time as well because even though I have been studying and reading on this for a while there is still so much out there I haven't read and I don't want to post anything with out lots of documentation and research. Let's start off with some thoughts on Gog.

Eze 38:1 The word of the LORD came to me:
Eze 38:2 "Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him
Eze 38:3 and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.

What is Gog? I think that's an important place to start. The strongs definition of the word used here is H1463 : of uncertain derivation. ; Gog the name of an Israelite, also of some northern nation. The websters dictionary defines Gog as (gǒg)
n.
1.
Haste; ardent desire to go.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by C. & G. Merriam Co.

This one I find interesting
Gog and Magog two Cornish giants taken captive by Brutus, legendary founder of Britain. [Br. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 471]

Biblical mentions of Gog and Magog

Magog is one of Noah's son Japeth's sons mentioned in Genisis

Gen 10:2 The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

Of course the mention in Ezekiel mentioned above,

Gog and Magog are also mentioned together in the book of Revelation

Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison
Rev 20:8 and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.
Rev 20:9 And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them,

Interestingly if you look at the Septuagint Amos 7:1 is quoted as

"Thus the Lord showed me, and behold a swarm of locusts were coming, and behold, one of the young devastating locusts was Gog, the King." Amos 7:1 (LXX)

This is even more interesting because the locusts in Revelation chapter 9 have a king and the locusts in Proverbs 30:27 have no king. This may back up that the locust in Revelation are not your everyday locust.

Ok one more step today for this post before we end Revelation 9:3-11 gives more information about the King of these locust

Rev 9:11 They have as king over them the angel of the bottomless pit. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek he is called Apollyon.

Lets look up Abaddon wikipedia described Abaddon this way: Abaddon (Hebrew:אבדון,Avaddon - destruction, abyss), in demonology, was chief of the demons of the seventh hierarchy.

Lets look up Apollyon wikipedia's definition is: The name is Greek for "Destroyer" (Απολλυων, from απολλυειν, to destroy).

Well I'll end this by saying that Gog is definitly a King of the land of Magog as Ezekiel 38 and 39 states. Looking at the other information who is the King or what kind of King is he, well I'll let you decide for yourself. I think the evidence is obvious.

Russia and Georgian Conflict

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:39:00 +0000

Wow I have been busy and not posting but things are happening around the world. It seems to me as Putin invades a democratic country on the other side of the world that we are paying little attention. I can't help but feel that WWII started much the same way. Everyone was busy going about their lives as Hitler marched his army into Sudetenland. He told the world that he was just responding to seperatist demands in the large German population there. Hitler took over that country and the world set and watched.
Now in much the same way Putin has invaded Georgia with the same argument. If histroy has taught us anything it's that they don't stop with one country.
All of these actions fit in with a movement toward the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38 and 39. This could be a necessary step in opening a passage for Russia to get down to Turkey.
There's a lot more that could be said but hopefully this will get you pondering what does this mean? Is this a stepping stone into Bible Prophecy being fulfilled? Is this the weekend that we'll look back on that started a war spiraling out of control?
Evil exists and it is out there and it is moving. Let's all keep on watch!

Thoughts on Current Events

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:39:00 +0000

I don't know about anyone else out there but I keep hearing lots of rumblings that are making me curious about where we are in the end time scenerio. Wheat prices are through the roof, rice is hard to find and gas is over $117 a barrel. Now I realize things must have been bad before like the recessions in the 70s but I'm too young to remember those. If you look at these events with Hamas claiming they would consider a 10 year agreement with Israel, that could easily turn to 7. Israel is surrounded by her enemies and Iran could be going nuclear. I don't know but it just feels a little to me like things are starting to spiral out of control. So many things are happening that could fulfil prophecy or at least be the beginning of the pieces moving. Does anybody else feel this way? I'll try to post more on this in the near future.

Palm Sunday and Prophecy

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:49:00 +0000

Wow, it's Palm Sunday today. Do you know the significance about this day? To really grasp this you must understand that the Book of Daniel as part of the Old Testament was translated into Greek prior to 270 b.c. This was long before the birth of Christ. Lets consider the following passages:
Daniel 9:24
"Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place. " Overview
a"week" of years was often known in Israel as a "sabbath for the land" a time when know harvest was planted in order to give the land rest.
Daniel 9:25
" Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time." 69 weeks
If we look up the Greek definition of the word weeks here we will come up with the following definition: H7620-literally sevened, that is a week (specifically of years): seven.
This verse with its precise mathematical equation becomes a clear message to Daniel of the coming of the Messiah. Basically Gabriel tells Daniel that the Messiah will be revealed after 69 weeks of 7 years. Wow God is so precise he can tell the people of Israel what day to look for their coming Messiah. Well lets figure out what day it is.
Well if a week is seven years then 69x7=483
Ok since the Jewish and Babylonian calendar used a 360 day year not our 365 then 360 days x the 69 weeks of 483 would be: 483x360=173880 days.
So Gabriel is telling Daniel that the time between the decree to rebuild the temple and the revealing of the Messiah is 173880 days.
This is important because Gabriel gave a few qualifiers that this decree fills, three things must be addressed: The street, the wall and troublesome times.

"And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him,…..I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I ask that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, that I may rebuild it…..and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel which pertains to the temple, for the city wall, " Nehemiah 2:1,5,8
The reign of Artaxerexes began in 464 B.C. his twentieth year would have been 444 B.C. The month of Nisan is the first year of the Jewish Calendar, equivalent to March/April.

How is this significant? Well Jesus finally makes his full public appearance declaring he is the King on Palm Sunday fulfilling another fabulous prohecy from Zechariah 9:9
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass."
But what about Daniel? Lets get back to that. Lets calculate when the Messiah is supposed to present himself

Lets start at March 444 BC and subtract the 483 years we figured out earlier for the seventy weeks. We would get 39 BC
Here is where the calander differences become very important. The Jewis calander is based on a lunar cycle. Ours is based on the solar cycle. Thus a month was 29 days followed by 30 days and they added an extra month every 5 to 6 years to catch back up.
We know that there are 360 days to a biblical year giving us our previous total 360x483=173880
Alright in our calander system there are 365.242 days a year so if we divide our days into 173880 days we get 476 years and 24 days
Subtract 476 years from 444 BC we arrive at 33 AD and add 24 days (year 0 being 1)
The command was given in the month Nissan. Nissan corresponds with March/April in our calendar. Therefore, 69 weeks ends on 24th day of Nissan or about March 29th 33 AD.

Well when was the passover in 33 A.D? Using astronomical evidence regarding passover seasons we can determine that their was a lunar eclipse on Friday April 3 33 A.D. This is most likely the day Jesus was crucified. Keep in mind that for the Jewish calander the new day starts at sun down so Friday would have been Thursday at dusk. Hence Sunday of that week would have been March 29th 33 A.D. You can go here for a detailed analysis of this date for crucifiction: http://www.asa3.org/aSA/PSCF/1985/JASA3-85Humphreys.html.ori.html

Thank you Father that you are so precise in your prophecies and that you came down to earth to bear my sins at exactly the moment you said you would. I ask the question if this is so precise how can we not believe that all of the other prophecies concerning the second coming are not just as precise?

Obama the messiah?

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:24:00 +0000

Yeah, I don't even know what to say about this article. There is actually a group of people out there that believe Obama could be the messiah! I don't even know where to begin about how unbiblical this thought is. One day the world will believe that the anti-christ is the messiah. This article gives me quite a bit to contemplate and I hope you will too. We all need to know what the Word says about the second coming of Jesus. We all need to be alert and discerning so we will know truth from deception as we enter in to the final days. Please read this article and think about it for yourself, research what the Word says. After reading this article I also need to get my thoughts together but I wanted to make sure you hear about it and read it. Here is the link:http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=57090

Palestinian Aid suggests Independence?

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:26:00 +0000

Wednesday a Palestinian aide suggested that if talks fail with Israel they could use Kosovo as an example to declare themselves independent. According to the Associated Press Yasser Abed Rabbo was quoted as saying "first option" is success in the negotiations. "If this doesn't happen, we have another option," he said, noting Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia earlier this week."
The Prophet Malachi wrote of a similar situtation whe he wrote that Edom, the descendants of Esau would rebuild the ruins in Malachi 1:4. God also says " I will tear down, and they will be called the wicked country".
Could we be seeing the beginning of prophecy being fulfilled?
You can read the full article here: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jD4YSkDPlclqd9dHvg2f0Ij18zEgD8UU47V00

Tremors cause hole in Temple Mount Plaza

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:30:00 +0000

Wow, when I went to bed last night I wrote about being intrigued by the earthquake in the Middle East now the intrigue just continues. Friday's earthquake shook open a large hole on the Temple Mount plaza, near the Dome of the Rock. Obviously the Islamic movement is blaming Israel for the hole because of the excavations that have been taking place in the area. Officials also announced that the quake's epicenter was 15 kilometers northeast of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre. I can't help but wonder about the significance of the quake causing a hole near the temple. Anyway it's late and the article is here: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/954691.html

Earthquake in the Middle East

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:50:00 +0000

There was a 5.0 earthquake last night that was felt in parts of the West Bank, Israel, Syria and Lebanon. The quake was centered near the Lebanese city of Tyre. I really find it interesting that one article says that the area is overdue a quake of epic proportions. Since we know that in the final days a tremendous quake will hit the region I can't help but wonder of it's significance. If you want to check out the articles you can find one at the Jerusalem Post here: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1203019388726&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Top Terrorist Killed

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:47:00 +0000

OK so as I am looking for todays top headline it has to be that Israel's number one most wanted terrorist is dead! Nothing else toppes that. Imad Mughniyah had been involved in numerous attacks including the 1983 bombing of marine barracks in Lebanon. Hezbollah is blaming Israel for the bombing that took Mughniyah's life, however Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's office denied involvement. I think it is very exciting that someone at such a high level has been taken out. We will have to wait now to see what Hezbollah is going to do to retalliate. For more on this story check out the Jerusalem Post at: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202742148715&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Russian Bombers Fly over US Aircraft

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:47:00 +0000

The AP is reporting that apparently Russian Bombers also flew over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz twice this weekend. Four bombers were launched in the middle of the night from Ukrainka, including the one that Japanese officials reported earlier that violated their airspace. Four F/A 18 fighters were launched from the Nimitz to intercept the two bombers. More information coming.

Jerusalem Divided?

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:52:00 +0000

Sunday's Jerusalem Post reported " a senior Palestinian Authority official in Ramallah said that the Palestinian negotiating team he aded by former PA prime minister Ahmed Qurei had been holding "secret talks" with Livni and other government officials over the past few weeks. " Sources are saying that they are agreeing. The PA confirmed that they have been in talks regarding Israel. You can read the entire story:http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1202657414830&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull .

Russia Violated Japan Airspace?

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:50:00 +0000

Reuters is reporting today that Japan had to scramble 22 fighters today after a Russian bomber violated their airspace. The plane flew over the isle of Sofugan, about 400 miles south of Tokyo around 7:30 am. Analyst say that Putin is flexing his muscle right now. However, Russia insists that they did a routine mission and did not violate Japan's airspace. Sounds a little like Russia is up to something if you ask me. Please read the entire article here:http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUST26345220080209?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=10005

Syria Improving Missles to Target Israel

noreply@blogger.com (Watchman Steph) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:14:00 +0000

World Net Daily is reporting that Iran has been helping Syria improve missles so they can target many installations in Israel including their airport. Syria is also acquiring tanks and ballistic missles. "Knesset members were told Iran worked with Syria to improve the Iranian Zelzal missile, which has a range of about 155 miles and is considered one of the most accurate projectiles in Syria's arsenal." Even more interesting is that Syria recently made a new deal with Russia that allows them to keep submarines off their shore. It does seem the Gog Magog alliance is developing before our eyes. For the entire story go here: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=55890