by Michael G. Mickey
(12-5-08)

Recently, I've documented that we're moving toward the creation of a new world order prophesied in the Bible - a one-world government which, in the prophetic future, will be headed by the Antichrist - a prince (or leader) of Roman descent who will confirm (or make strong) a seven-year covenant of peace in the Middle East between Israel and her enemies in fulfillment of Daniel 9:26-27, kicking off the seven-year Tribulation Period that will lead to the final confrontation between the powers and principalities presently calling the shots in this world and the returning Christ at the battle of Armageddon.

Currently, as seen in a Haaretz article, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the envoy to the Middle East on behalf of the Quartet of Russia, the United States, the European Union and the United Nations, is expressing hope that Barack Obama's incoming administration will "press hard and immediately for progress in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations" once Obama takes office.

The following is a link from the article linked above (emphasis added mine):

Obama has pledged to make progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a key diplomatic priority from his first day in office. He has called for a sustained push to achieve the goal of two states, a Jewish state in Israel and a Palestinian state, that can exist in peace and security.

On a number of occasions I have noted that this terminology - 'peace and security' - is synonymous with 1st Thessalonians 5:3's "peace and safety" and has been frequently used by the Bush administration and others.

Here we go again, folks! Even before Barack Obama is inaugurated, we're seeing that the prophetic language of 1st Thessalonians 5:3 is going to follow him to the White House as well! Just how striking is that, everyone? If that doesn't send a chill down your spine at this hour, someone needs to take your pulse!

Not only do we see the words that will be cried by the masses in celebration of the prophesied Antichrist confirming peace in the Middle East being thrown around, again referring to the phrase "peace and safety", in the same day's news we see how we're merely three conditions from the advent of Antichrist taking place right now! Just three, Christians, and they could all be fulfilled very soon!

In a different Haaretz article, we read the following, in part:

Diplomatic, not military, considerations will determine whether or not NATO decides to deploy forces along the Israel-Syria border, or in the Israeli-Palestinian sector, according to the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giampaolo di Paola, who spoke to Haaretz in Brussels on Wednesday.

Deeper in the article, the three conditions that would permit NATO to deploy peacekeeping forces in the Middle East, which is how peace treaties are confirmed in the modern era, are described clearly:

1. NATO requires that a diplomatic agreement (or covenant) be reached. Remember that Daniel 9:27 tells us the future covenant the Antichrist will confirm will be seven years in length - a timeline the Oslo Accords had, FYI, but no one confirmed it.
2. NATO requires an invitation from the parties of any such agreement reached.
3. NATO requires the agreement of the United Nations Security Council.

On a number of occasions we've looked into the possibility of Western forces being brought into the picture to confirm peace in the Middle East and we've also examined the possibility that the Quartet could be the "many" of Daniel 9:27.

While exactly how things are going to play out remains to be seen, what is clear from where I'm sitting is we are so close, conditionally if nothing else, to seeing Jesus Christ face-to-face that, in spite of all the economic concerns, potential disasters and attacks on the horizon, those of us who have placed our faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and are putting forth the effort to keep watch for Him, during a time when so few are no less, have so much to look forward to and be happy about as we draw close to the end of 2008!

The King is coming and that should excite us all, but I and many others who are striving to reach as many of the lost as we can this side of the Rapture need your help.

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