Historic Breakthrough in Middle East Peace?

Discussing current events and how they relate to Biblical prophesy. What are some critical signs are pointing to the imminent Rapture of the Church?

He will make a firm covenant
with many for one week,
but in the middle of the week
he will put a stop to sacrifice and offering.
And the abomination of desolation
will be on a wing of the temple
until the decreed destruction
is poured out on the desolator.” (Daniel 9:27)

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5 days after the Great American Eclipse on April 8, Iran attacked Israel with more than 120 ballistic missiles, 170 drones and more than 30 cruise missiles. The exchange brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. This crisis began a “domino effect”…

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The nuclear threats that loom over Iran and Israel The Washington Post, April 25, 2024

A volley of back-and-forth strikes between Israel and Iran, culminating with explosions in the Islamic Republic on Friday, added a nuclear edge to the regional fallout from the war in Gaza. Here, the world watched two powers with nuclear technology — one with not-so-secret weapons, the other with ambiguous arms ambitions — as they threatened to strike each other’s nuclear sites.

Iran’s strike on Israel the weekend before had marked the first time it had struck the country from its soil. Last Thursday, an Iranian official warned that if Israel struck at their nuclear sites, they could reconsider their official stance on the development of nuclear weapons and potentially target Israeli nuclear facilities.

Iran’s president said this week that if Israel attacked Iran again, the situation would be different. “It is not clear whether anything will remain of this regime,” Ebrahim Raisi told an audience in Pakistan on Tuesday, referring to Israel, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency.

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Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established AP, April 25, 2024

ISTANBUL (AP) — A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders.

The comments by Khalil al-Hayya in an interview Wednesday came amid a stalemate in months of talks for a cease-fire in Gaza. The suggestion that Hamas would disarm appeared to be a significant concession by the militant group officially committed to Israel’s destruction.

Speaking to the AP in Istanbul, Al-Hayya said Hamas wants to join the Palestine Liberation Organization, headed by the rival Fatah faction, to form a unified government for Gaza and the West Bank. He said Hamas would accept “a fully sovereign Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the return of Palestinian refugees in accordance with the international resolutions,” along Israel’s pre-1967 borders.

If that happens, he said, the group’s military wing would dissolve.

“All the experiences of people who fought against occupiers, when they became independent and obtained their rights and their state, what have these forces done? They have turned into political parties and their defending fighting forces have turned into the national army,” he said.

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Are The Nations Seeking To ‘Impose’ A Peace Covenant Between Israel And Her Neighbors? Harbinger’s Daily, April 21, 2024

This last week, when Iran unleashed its barrage of 350 drones and missiles against the Jewish State, maybe the most surprising aspect was that Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) supported Israel.

Let that sink in for a moment. All these nations are opposed to what Israel is doing in Gaza. They’re not friendly with Israel in every respect. However, these three nations supported Israel against an aggressive attack from the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Even Jordan took part in shooting down Iranian missiles. You could say, “These missiles were over their airspace. They would obviously shoot them down.” Well, years ago, they would have been glad to have any missiles flying over their airspace knowing the target was Israel.

Other Arab nations, like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, provided valuable Intelligence to Israel about the timing of the attack. According to reports, Iran tipped off Saudi Arabia as to what it was doing and when it would do it. Saudi Arabia then secretly passed that information along to Israel to give them a heads-up for the timing of this attack—something that would have been unthinkable even just a few years ago.

The support of these nations for Israel has astounding prophetic significance in the set up of the Ezekiel 38 war in which a coalition of nations in the end times—Russia, Iran, Turkey, Libya, Sudan, and maybe other Islamic nations as well—will invade Israel.

Israel ‘Living in Saftey’
According to Ezekiel 38, before the invasion occurs, there must be peace and rest in Israel. This is an essential precondition for the Gog Magog invasion.

Ezekiel 38:8-9, 11 tells us what has to be in place for the Gog Magog invasion to occur. “After many days, you will be called to arms,” referring to the Gog coalition. “In future years you will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and now all of them live in safety.”

Not only does Israel need to be re-gathered and brought from the nations, which occurred in 1948, but they will also have to be living “in safety.”

Verse 9 continues, “You and all your troops and the many nations with you will go up, advancing like a storm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.” Verse eleven then states, “You will say, ‘I will invade a land of unwalled villages; I will attack a peaceful and unsuspecting people—all of them living without walls and without gates and bars.’”

That doesn’t describe Israel today.

Israel, sometime in the future, will have some sense of security and let down their guard. That is, I believe, going to happen because of a covenant or treaty that the Antichrist will make to bring peace to that part of the world. That will likely have to be in place before the Gog Magog Invasion occurs.

What we’re witnessing today is more and more willing peace partners for Israel among these Arab neighbors. That is something that we have not seen since 1948, and it is a necessary precondition for the beginning of the Tribulation, where the Antichrist will forge a peace agreement with Israel.

Daniel 9:27 says, “he [meaning the prince/Antichrist that is coming] will confirm [you can also translate that word as compel] a covenant with many for one ‘seven’ [set of seven years]. In the middle of the ‘seven’ [years] he will put an end to sacrifice and offering.”

The event that starts the seven-year Tribulation is this peace treaty that the Antichrist makes and forges with Israel and its neighbors.

Revelation 6 tells us that the Tribulation begins when a rider on a white horse rides forth and brings about a great diplomatic victory. After this, in Revelation 19, we have Jesus coming back to Earth on a white horse in victory. Revelation 6 is the beginning of the Tribulation when this counterfeit Messiah rides forth on his white horse, “conquering and to conquer.”

It describes him as having a bow with no arrows. So, his conquest is diplomatic—it’s a bloodless conquest—and he is going to make this peace agreement with Israel and her neighbors. That peace condition will be the precondition for the Gog Magog war that will occur in the tribulation period.

An ‘Imposed’ Peace
This week, Time magazine published an article titled “A Million Dollar Middle East Peace Plan,” which I encourage you to read. It lays out a scenario for peace between Israel and its Middle East enemies that is chillingly similar to what the Bible predicts.

The author, Kai Bird, says, “This conflict is so dangerous that the time has come for the international community to impose a solution.” A compelled solution to the nations? That is precisely what Daniel 9:27 says, “He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’”

Some take the idea of “confirming” to mean that he will simply strengthen an already existing covenant. But that idea of “confirming,” literally in Hebrew, means to “make strong.” He is going to make strong a covenant—or even “compel” a covenant.

The Time Magazine article insists that “the international community” needs to “impose a solution.” According to the author, they must “convene a Geneva peace conference” where all the essential parties will be forced to participate and “face financial and legal sanctions if they fail to show up.”

“A conversation will take place in which all parties are heard,” the author described. “But the American, European, and other international diplomats invited to Geneva will be responsible for the actual drafting of a peace treaty.”

So, nations other than Israel and their enemies will develop this peace treaty draft. It will be brokered by outside forces, which is exactly what Daniel 9:27 predicts.

The author concludes, “This will be an imposed peace because the global stakes are too high.”

The plan is to “impose peace” upon these nations. That’s what the Bible predicts. It will be an imposed, compelled, or “take it or leave it” covenant that will be negotiated and brokered by the Antichrist, who will rise from Europe and a revived/reunited Roman Empire.

A Flashing Red Light
The current crisis between Israel and Hamas, as well as Israel and Iran, is setting the stage for the Gog Magog war, but it’s also setting the stage for the event that has to proceed that war, which is the coming Middle East peace.

All the ingredients for this Middle East peace are coalescing. We see a coalition of willing partners now for Israel. We see people calling for peace to be imposed by outside forces.

All the key threads are being woven together right before our eyes.

A possible escalating cycle of attacks will only serve to further prepare for the Antichrist’s arrival and the coming time of Tribulation. What is happening right now is a flashing red light that the coming of Jesus Christ could be very soon.

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In the intricate landscape of biblical prophecy, few concepts capture the collective imagination of believers and scholars alike as vividly as the prophesized End Times. Rooted in the dispensationalist eschatological framework, this perspective paints a portrait of the future interwoven with divine design and human choices. Among the pivotal events within this narrative, a comprehensive Middle East peace treaty occupies a central place, heralding the dawn of the End Times and setting the stage for the long-anticipated rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. As we delve into this prophetic tapestry, guided by the tenets of dispensationalism, we uncover the profound connections between a peace treaty, the Temple’s restoration, and the imminent fulfillment of End Times prophecy.

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Dispensationalism and the End Times

Dispensationalism, a theological framework fully developed in the 19th century, interprets the Bible through the lens of distinct epochs or “dispensations,” each characterized by varying degrees of divine revelation and human responsibility.

Central to this framework is the belief in the imminent return of Jesus Christ and the establishment of His millennial kingdom. Dispensationalists discern a clear demarcation between the Church Age, characterized by God’s work through the Church, and the prophetic events that unfold during the End Times.

In this view, the Middle East occupies a unique role as the epicenter of God’s prophetic activity. Drawing from passages in the books of Daniel, Ezekiel, and Revelation, dispensationalists maintain that Israel’s pivotal position in the region serves as a signpost for the fulfillment of God’s promises and the consummation of history. As such, the emergence of a comprehensive Middle East peace treaty holds profound implications for the unfolding of End Times events.

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The Peace Treaty and Prophetic Fulfillment

A cornerstone of the dispensationalist interpretation of End Times prophecy is the notion that a comprehensive peace treaty in the Middle East will pave the way for the fulfillment of key prophetic elements. This treaty, often referred to as the “covenant with many,” is alluded to in Daniel 9:27, where a figure makes a covenant with many for one week (a seven-year period). This agreement is widely understood as a potential political solution to the complex conflicts in the Middle East, addressing the security concerns of various nations, including Israel.

He will make a firm covenant
with many for one week,
but in the middle of the week
he will put a stop to sacrifice and offering.
And the abomination of desolation
will be on a wing of the temple
until the decreed destruction
is poured out on the desolator.” (Daniel 9:27)

Dispensationalists posit that this treaty will provide a context of relative stability, enabling the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. The construction of the Third Temple, following the pattern of Solomon’s Temple and the Second Temple, is seen as a symbolic restoration of Israel’s spiritual and national identity.

Notably, this view accounts for the presence of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount, suggesting that a divine intervention or geopolitical developments could facilitate the Temple’s reconstruction without causing a regional upheaval.

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The Significance of the Temple

Within the dispensationalist framework, the rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem plays a pivotal role in the sequence of End Times events. The construction of the Temple is associated with the re-establishment of sacrificial worship, mirroring the practices of the Old Testament era. However, the Temple also serves as a catalyst for prophetic events, including the emergence of the Antichrist, the Great Tribulation, and the eventual return of Jesus Christ.

The Antichrist, a figure of great deception and opposition to God, is believed to arise in the midst of the peace treaty’s implementation. The covenant’s abrogation by the Antichrist at the halfway point of the seven-year period ushers in a period of unparalleled turmoil and tribulation.

He will be the only Person recognized by all 3 House of ‘Faith’ that will allow it to be so. To the apostate Jews, he will be the Messiah, a Solomon 2.0. To the Muslims, he will be the Mahdi, Suleiman 2.0. To the apostate Christians that remain after the Rapture, he will be the ‘Christ’ Jesus returned as promised. To the New Agers, he will be a ‘Christ Consciousness’ bringing Humanity to the point of ‘Enlightenment’, etc.

This period, known as the Great Tribulation, is characterized by global chaos, persecution of believers, and divine judgments. The Temple becomes a focal point for these events, as the Antichrist desecrates the holy sanctuary, an act described in Daniel 9:27 and reiterated in Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 24:15-122.

So when you see the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains! A man on the housetop must not come down to get things out of his house. And a man in the field must not go back to get his clothes. Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days! Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath. For at that time there will be great tribulation, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again! Unless those days were limited, no one would survive. But those days will be limited because of the elect.

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Culmination and Redemption

The unfolding of the End Times narrative within the dispensationalist framework is a tale of escalating tension followed by divine intervention. The culmination of the Great Tribulation witnesses the climactic return of Jesus Christ, who defeats the forces of evil and establishes His millennial kingdom. This thousand-year reign of righteousness and peace is seen as the fulfillment of God’s promises to Israel and a period of unparalleled global harmony.

The prophesied peace treaty, Temple restoration, and subsequent tribulations constitute the intricate threads of this narrative. Within this framework, the emergence of a comprehensive Middle East peace treaty is viewed as an integral precursor, setting the stage for the unfolding of End Times events. The fulfillment of prophecy hinges on the convergence of human decisions and divine providence, reflecting the dispensationalist perspective that God works through the ages in distinct ways.

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Hope in the Midst of Uncertainty

In the spirit of dispensationalist eschatology, we embark on a journey of exploration into the profound connections between a comprehensive Middle East peace treaty, the rebuilding of the Temple, and the imminent fulfillment of End Times prophecy. Rooted in a framework that distinguishes between dispensations and highlights the centrality of Israel in God’s plan, we uncover a narrative that spans the ages and offers hope in the midst of uncertainty.

While interpretations of End Times prophecy vary, the overarching message remains one of divine sovereignty, redemption, and ultimate triumph. Whether or not the peace treaty emerges precisely as foretold, the essence of the message endures – a call to vigilance, faith, and readiness for the coming of the King. As dispensationalists uphold, prophecy is woven with divine purpose, pointing to a future where God’s promises are fulfilled, and His glory shines over all creation.

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