November 12, 2013

I really wasn't planning on writing a sequel to last week's commentary, but with all that is taking place in the Middle East negotiations with Iran right now, I cannot NOT talk about it! ... Is anyone paying attention to what is going on over there? ... Basically, it is the complete 'selling out' of our once strongest friend and ally in the region ... Israel.  

OK, let me 'collect' myself ..... What I'm referring to is the current negotiations with Iran over her nuclear program. ... We all know that most of the world, including America, has placed serious sanctions on the regime in an attempt to have them agree to halt their march toward nuclear weapons. ... Well it seems, when one reads the 'fine print' of an agreement America was more than willing to sign,  is that Iran is giving up nothing, including their nuclear enrichment program. ... In fact, it has just come out that America has already secretly 'lifted' many of the sanctions that were supposedly already in place! ..... Of course, this was never disclosed to Israel. ... Just more evidence of lies and deceit this current American leadership team seems to be so good at. ... (at least they're good at something) .....

So why is the U.S. leadership so anxious to make this 'thing' happen with Iran?. ... I believe, along with most commentators & pundits, that this administration is so desperate for any kind of perceived 'success' that they will do almost anything to achieve it. ...  After the Syrian debacle and Russia's apparent diplomatic victory, coupled with all the domestic havoc such as the Obamacare debacle and the government shutdown, anything will help to divert the attention away from it all ... even at the expense of a good friend  .... Israel.

Now if you've read any of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's comments, you would see how 'betrayed' he and his nation feels. ... One comment coming out of their media said this ... "When America says they have our back, the reference is most likely to a knife." ... Adding fuel to an already blazing fire, the meeting with Netanyahu & our Secretary of State John Kerry went so badly, they couldn't do a 'news conference' together afterwards!

To the point, what drives Mr. Netanyahu 'nuts' is that most of the world doesn't truly understand the situation in Iran. ..,. For starters, the newly-elected President Rouhani doesn't really run the country ... the Ayatollah does! ... So when he comes out and says that 'all is good, and we want to be friends with everybody, and we promise to be good" stuff, even thought the world seems to be falling for it, Israel knows better! ... These people are driven by a fanatic religion that believes in the 12th Imam (their version of the Messiah), and that in order for him to return in glory, they must create chaos and destruction. ... Now couple this with the fact that they've sworn Israel's destruction, one can see why Mr. Netanyahu is so concerned .. and this is why he is so upset about everyone giving in to the lies of these fanatics! ....

Let me share just few of the headlines just released by the world media ....
   *Joel Rosenberg - "Netanyahu is in a state of shocked disbelief ...feels 'mis-lead' by Obama team"
   *Wall Street Journal - "Arab allies of U.S. 'horrified' by deal White House about to cut Iran"
   *New York Times - "U.S. offering to ease sanctions on Iran.. Netanyahu warns this is an 'historic mistake' "
   *BBC - "Saudis nervous - cut deal with Pakistan to buy nuclear weapons"

Now this last BBC article is scary ... and Netanyahu predicted this would happen in his UN speech he made just a few days ago ... He warned .. "Iran obtaining the nuclear bomb would trigger nuclear proliferation throughout the middle east, turning the most unstable part of the planet into a nuclear tinderbox." .... Wow! .... The Saudis make him look like a prophet! ...   and here is America playing right into this scenario.

Last week I talked about how the world's remaining super power (America) would fade from the scene, so I won't go into detail this week ... but this is just further proof of its demise. ... And what a 'spectacle' it is! ... With every recent move made by our leadership, it looks as if children are in charge of America's foreign & domestic policy! .... I mean, let's re-visit the recent Syria debacle ... Charles Krauthammer, one of the most respected political commentators in the world, called it "the worst failure ever in U.S. foreign policy." ... Then, Commentary Magazine labeled President Obama's flip-flopping on syria a "debacle" and said it showed "staggering incompetence" by the White House.

OK ... enough pontificating .... With all that is going on in the halls of America's governing bodies, I believe it can be attributed to only one thing .... simply, America is being attacked from within and without. ... There are failures on every front ... economically .. culturally .. politically .. militarily .. and morally. ... The reality is this ... something deadly & dangerous has seized the country ... far more than most people realize. ... There is no doubt a spiritual dimension to what is happening ...  and it is intensifying by the moment! .... It all started when we began the process of removing God from our society back in the 1960's ... and like the "birth pains" spoken of in Matthew 24:8, it is intensifying by leaps & bounds! .... Some translations of this verse say "the beginning of sorrows" ... which is also fitting. ... The sorrows of this nation are just beginning in comparison to what has taken place so far.
... (I will go into further detail on this in the coming weeks) ....

The Lord is coming back very, very soon. ... What is taking place in our nation right now is living proof ... another sign confirming this fact. ... So what do we do? ... If you are 'good' with the Lord, then reach out to others & tell them why you are joyful in these apparent times of sorrow. ... but if you are not, I urge you to 'turn to the Cross' ... the place where our Lord & Savior paid the ultimate price for each & every one of us. ... No matter where you look ... no matter what anyone tells you, that is the ONLY place that will bring you ultimate peace and eternal victory! ..... Hallelujah!  

Until next time,

Red