Voluntary Book Burning

29 05 2025

So, what does revival really look like? Is it three nights of special meetings at church? Or, maybe it is more like the word itself: being dead and coming back to life? Our home group is currently in Acts 19 where a rather dramatic scene resulted from preaching the Gospel of Jesus, the Messiah. We learned earlier in Acts that the main topic preached was that Jesus (or Yeshua) was raised from the dead. He was dead and then He was alive again. Maybe there should be more of that in our idea of revival.

“Also, many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. And they counted up the value of them, and it totaled fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.”  Acts 19:19-20

Why did they do such a thing? What would motivate people to voluntarily burn their possessions of such great value? Earlier in the passage we learned of various pagan exorcists who tried to use the name of Jesus but were overcome by the demons who respected Jesus but knew that the charlatans did not know Jesus. They were beaten by the demon-possessed man and ran away. The result was a great revival where people made a 180 and completely changed in order to follow Jesus.

“This became known both to all Jews and Greeks dwelling in Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many who had believed came confessing and telling their deeds.”  Acts 19:17-18

We should fervently pray for the kind of revival that raises people from the death of their old rebellious self way of life. Jesus is the only One with the power to change our hearts and our behavior. I believe we are on the cusp of such a revival that will even include Jews and Muslims coming to the Messiah of Israel!

Happy Shavuot/Pentecost starting sundown Sunday!

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and wisdom for their leaders to obey God’s plan.

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Fishers, Hunters, and Ezekiel 20

22 05 2025

Domestic terrorism has moved from violent protests to premeditated murder. The tragic terror killing of two Israeli Embassy workers in Washington, DC takes terror to another level. The fact that the victims were Jewish believers in Jesus simply amplifies the implications. For years Iran has said Israel is the little Satan and America is the big Satan. Jihadists have also said for years: “First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people.” Now we see it on our own soil. What does the Bible say about these prophetic times? Here is a principle of fishers and hunters revealed in Jeremiah 16 about the regathering of Israel from all the countries where they had been scattered in Divine judgement.

“Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says Yehovah, “that it shall no more be said, ‘Yehovah lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ but, ‘Yehovah lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them.’ For I will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers. Behold, I will send for many fishermen,” says Yehovah, “and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.”  Jeremiah 16:14-16

First comes the invitation and positive encouragement for Jews to return to the land of Israel. After that will come hunters. This suggests violence. This pattern is clearly seen in Nazi Germany in the 1930s and 1940s. The United States has about 6-7 million Jews, almost as many as Israel with around 8 million. Last night’s terror attack suggest the hunters may be on the move. We must pray that America’s Jews will obey the Holy Spirit impulse to return to Israel, the land of their fathers.

One more Bible reference is revealing. Ezekiel warns of a time when God will separate the rebellious Jews from those who obey Yehovah’s voice. In my studied opinion, the “wilderness of the peoples” refers to the U.S. If true, then we are entering the season of separating out the rebels.

“As I live,” says the Lord Yehovah, “surely with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out, I will rule over you. I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you are scattered, with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out. And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will plead My case with you face to face. Just as I pleaded My case with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will plead My case with you,” says the Lord Yehovah. I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant; I will purge the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against Me; I will bring them out of the country where they dwell, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am Yehovah.”  Ezekiel 20:33-38

Pray that American Jews will heed the call and be blessed through obedience. Pray for Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump for wisdom from above. And PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM!

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Warning! Only God Can Save

15 05 2025

Back up the truck! It is a little early to claim the glory for peace in the Middle East. I pray that President Trump will resist the seduction to take all the credit for the success in the Arab state tour this week. It has been a great victory for America economically and for Israel and the soon expansion of the Abraham Accords. Yet, I pray for humility for all our leaders, including PM Netanyahu. Israel is poised for a massive final push into Gaza that has an interesting name: “Operation Gideon’s Chariots.” Allow me to temper the excitement with a little Scriptural balance.

“Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of Yehovah our God.”  Psalm 20:7

“Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.”  Psalm 146:3

I continue to pray three things for both leaders (and also Steve Witkoff). Pray that they accept Godly counsel, that they have courage, and then that they do the right thing. I’m encouraged with the sincere honor to God from these men, but the the war in the heavenlies from the prince of Persia is strong, especially while in the geographical area of that principality. Keep praying with me.

Thus says Yehovah: ​​“Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart departs from Yehovah. ​​For he shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when good comes, but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, ​​In a salt land which is not inhabited. Blessed is the man who trusts in Yehovah, and whose hope is Yehovah. ​​For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the year of drought, nor will cease from yielding fruit. The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? ​​I, Yehovah, search the heart, ​​I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”  Jeremiah 17:5-10

By the way, we would do well to examine our own hearts in these same matters.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and wisdom for our leaders.

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Acceleration Is Now

8 05 2025

I keep hearing one word “acceleration!” in my spirit. We have begun a new pace of prophecy. It is happening so fast it is harder to keep up. Here are just a few: Israel under relentless attacks, the looming judgement on Iran nukes, the global tariff crisis, India/Pakistan war, and perhaps not least, the expansion of the Abraham Accords. The middle east specifically is about to see a massive reset. This is not years ahead, it is now.

This is evidence of prophetic timing. The Bible hints at this acceleration linked to the last days. Daniel and Nahum saw signs of the final days.

“But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”  Daniel 12:4

“The chariots rage in the streets, They jostle one another in the broad roads; They seem like torches,
They run like lightning.”  Nahum 2:4

Daniel said keep it hidden till the time of the end, to be characterized by much travel and increased knowledge. They say there are 100,000 planes in the air daily. Check out this quote from 2013.

Knowledge Doubling Curve –  “Buckminster Fuller created the “Knowledge Doubling Curve”; he noticed that until 1900 human knowledge doubled approximately every century. By the end of World War II knowledge was doubling every 25 years. Today things are not as simple as different types of knowledge have different rates of growth. For example, nanotechnology knowledge is doubling every two years and clinical knowledge every 18 months. But on average human knowledge is doubling every 13 months.  According to IBM, the build out of  the “internet of things” will lead to the doubling of knowledge every 12 hours.” April 2013  industrytap.com 

My favorite prophet this year has been Amos who describes a time of great abundance and blessing when agricultural activities will overlap due to an overwhelming harvest. It symbolizes a period of restoration and prosperity for the people of Israel. I have seen this with my own eyes in the agricultural abundance Israel enjoys. This is in the context of the restoration of the Tabernacle of David.

“Behold, the days are coming,” says Yehovah, “When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; The mountains shall drip with sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it.”  Amos 9:13

These are signs that should cause us to look expectantly for the coming of Messiah Yeshua. He is coming “with power and great glory!” Are you ready? I think there are a few more prophecies to be fulfilled first, but I could be wrong. Jesus could come before breakfast!

“Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”  Luke 21:28

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and pray for wisdom for PM Netanyahu and President Trump.

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Jerusalem Forest Fires Arson

1 05 2025

Fires set all over Israel on the occasion of Independence Day. Israel’s 77th birthday celebration was marred by intentional arsonist terror.  As many as eighteen arson suspects have been arrested during the coordinated attacks. Why were none in Judea/Samaria/West Bank? Terrorists who claim the land is theirs have no problem burning down the forests and farm crops. The main highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was closed for a time with as many as 200 car burned along with three fire trucks. Miraculously there were no serious injuries so far beyond smoke inhalation.

‘All you have to do is burn’: Hamas calls to set fires in Jerusalem, West Bank – “Youth of the West Bank, youth of Jerusalem, and those inside Israel, set their cars ablaze… Gaza awaits the revenge of the free,” the terrorist organization wrote.

Major roads reopened but fire in Jerusalem outskirts still not under control – Thousands of residents of the area were evacuated as the fires spread in several different locations, 

Firefighters gain control over Judean Plains wildfire – After over a day of battling the flames, the wildfire in the Judean Plane is under control. Forests and fields in the area were severely damaged.

Is there a message from God beyond the hatred of Israel’s enemies? Israel Today’s Editor, Aviel Schneider, asks a great question. Is there a message from God here? He suggests it could relate to the political division in Israel. I encourage you to read the full article after this excerpt.

The road to Jerusalem is burning – a sign or a coincidence? – “On Remembrance Day, the road to Jerusalem is burning – perhaps not a coincidence, but a wake-up call for a divided Israel. On Memorial Day, while Israel paused to honor its fallen soldiers, one of the country’s most symbolic roads suddenly caught fire. Highway 1—the lifeline connecting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—was closed. Smoke, fire, panic. Was it simply a natural phenomenon? Or perhaps a sign? People were trapped between the Latrun Monastery and the eastbound ramp, fleeing on foot to the west from the flames. This scene conjured up a harrowing image of our torn society. The external fire reflects an internal fire. The hatred that blazes today between the camps, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, between right and left, between religious and secular, is constantly igniting new fronts. One could say: the fire raging from without reflects an out-of-control fire within. This experience moved me deeply—for we too live in a moshav in the wooded mountains of Jerusalem. After work yesterday, we had to take a detour home, accompanied by the disturbing sight of smoke rising on the horizon.

In the Bible, fire is never just a force of nature. It is language. When God speaks to Moses, it happens in the burning bush (Exodus 3). The prophet Elijah sees fire, storm, and earthquakes – but God’s voice is revealed in the “gentle whisper” that follows (1 Kings 19). Fire is a sign. It can mean judgment – ​​but also purification, repentance. The only question is: Who sees? Who hears?”  Israel Today May 1, 2025

Through the night a large thunderstorm came over Israel that helped dampen the fires. Also, a sandstorm came up from Egypt and hit Gaza and Be’er Sheva. God certainly is getting Israel’s attention. Again, it was miraculous that no one died. We must look to God’s protection. Jesus said He would never leave us. He will be with us even through the fire!

“Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished; and he rose in haste and spoke, saying to his counselors, “Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?” They answered and said to the king, “True, O king.” “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”  Daniel 3:24-25

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and thank Him for the unseasonable rain!

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