The World labels Israel apartheid as Arabs advocate for Jew-free Palestinian State

Obama’s America is not hiding its deep commitment to ensuring that a Peace Treaty is signed between Israel and her apparently implacable Arab neigbours as soon as possible.  And with mounting economic threats, including boycotts and divestment led by the EU,  Israel has found herself needing to bend over backward to consider proposals once considered absolutely unthinkable..  . 

One such proposal, the land swap deal, calls for “the transfer of the predominantly Arab "Triangle" of communities and Wadi Ara, a main artery between central and northern Israel bordering the West Bank, in return for Jewish settlements in the West Bank.”   Eager to demonstrate goodwill towards the peace efforts, Israel, through her Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, is now conceding there is nothing fundamentally wrong with such an idea for land swap. (http://www.ynetnews.com/home/0,7340,L-3082,00.html)

But there is a huge problem on the Arab side of the equation.  First, there is almost 100% agreement among the Arabs both within and outside Palestine, that no Jew could become citizens in the proposed Palestinian state.  If the land swap deal is to fall through then, the Jews would have to return to Israel.  While the Jews concerned would probably actually prefer that option, Arabs currently living in Israel as Israeli citizens would not hear of a reciprocal return by them to the new Palestinian state when created.

Avigdor Lieberman had expressed his opinion that the Palestinians would want to embrace that option. As he reasoned:  "They define themselves as Palestinians, ,,,,so why wouldn't they join their Palestinian brothers?" 

But the Arab Israeli’s have their “why not”.  The bottom-line is they are not ready to exchange the high quality of life and liberty offered by Israel for the deadly in-fighting and poverty promised by the proposed Palestinian State.  There are finer ways of expressing that however.  For instance, according to Revia Mahajna, an attorney from the village Musmus in the Wadi Ara region:

"From an historical perspective, I'm living on Palestinian land that was passed down from father to son way before the State of Israel was established, and on the other hand I have an Israeli identification card," he said. "I'm a Palestinian living in the State of Israel just like there are Palestinians living in Canada or Germany." http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4473953,00.html.

Where  the situation becomes absolutely incomprehensible however, is that even while the Arabs want a Palestinian state that is free of Jewish presence, they at the same time insist that they cannot accept Israel being even nominally recognized as a Jewish homeland! And absolutely amazingly, the EU and her allies are insisting that Israel is the one at one at fault and should be labeled an apartheid state and boycotted economically! (see Arab League 'categorically' refuses to recognize Israel as Jewish state).

Despite all these intrigues, the Bible is clear that a peace treaty will indeed be signed in the Middle East between Israel and her Arab neighbours.  This end-time treaty will be brokered by the antichrist, and will be for a period of 7 years.  Real Christians may not be around to witness the Treaty as it could have been preceded by the Rapture.

BOKO HARAM in desperate end-game assault

             Nobody with even a glint of understanding of the subject matter, doubts that Boko Haram is primarily all about politicians desperate to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from re-contesting in 2015.  (see here for an authoritative account by an outspoken “neutral” commentator, Wole Soyinka http://thenewsafrica.com/2012/02/06/next-phase-of-boko-haram-terrorism/).

            It is therefore extremely fearful and damning to see the extents to which politicians who claim to love Nigeria are ready to go, just to fulfill their political ambitions!  Incredibly, Nigerians seem to be developing thick skins to the atrocities: daily massacres in villages by so-called Fulani cattle rustlers, killings of school children (deaths of the teachers, not to talk of security officials, don’t count anymore!).  On the morning of Monday 14th April, scale of terror went up a notch with the Nyanya bus terminal blast in which about 100 lives were gruesomely terminated.  But worse was still coming, as the very next day, over 200 school girls were abducted (this time alive) from their hostel while writing their final school certificate exam.  As at press time, most of them are still in captivity, and there are reports (who are these sources, by the way?) authoritatively informing that many of the girls are being prepared as brides for the holy muhajedeens! [Stop Press: In a presidential chat on 04/05/14, President Jonathan mentioned that, going by their names, majority of the abducted girls are from Christian families].

            The madness continues with utterances from the political players, now barely veiling their affiliation with Boko Haram.  While opposition party APC went for the jugular of the President for still proceeding with a political rally to receive decampees from that party into his own PDP, the ruling Party defended the President’s action by suggesting that it was precisely to stop the rally that Boko Haram went into its latest serial offence, and that if the government dares to capitulate to such a move, it would only encourage more such attacks! 

Whoever is right, this seems to be the very height of madness seeing how politics override every other issue in the land.  And it should be instructive to anyone who still thinks the world system cares for them or can protect them!  We pointed out this conclusion in the treatment meted out by even great, democratic and powerful America, to its ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens who was left to be humiliated, molested and murdered on the streets of Benghazi while political considerations compelled his country to keep away from that holy moslem land, troops that could have helped. (see CA! Vol 15 No 6)

            Meanwhile indications that the Boko Haram end-game must be around include the fact that now, heat is being turned on the so-called sacred cows.  For instance, a number of former heads of state (who of course could never have sworn not to know the real identities of Boko Haram) are now officially being placed on restricted movement (officially for their own protection!).  Incredibly, while the opposition party on one hand blames the government for not being hard enough on curtailing the insurgency, her most vocal spokesperson, governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state attempted to further confuse issues and weaken the hand of government by writing his open letter accusing government of being TOO hard on insurgency.  He actually stated point-blankly that government is pursuing a mission of genocide on his (Nyako’s) people. It’s not clear if the people he was referring to are the innocent citizens who are being butchered daily by Boko Haram, or the insurgents themselves who are obviously at their wits end, with the borders to neighbouring countries, their exit routes, now rapidly closing against them. The opposition political party had virulently opposed the declaration of a state of emergency in the region by the President.

            What’s the big lesson in all of these? With big-time terrorism now common-place virtually all over the world, the United Nations and other global bodies are rapidly assuming larger-than-life roles as the world’s main response to these atrocities.  Under the heat of the moment, little thoughts are given to the ultimate implications of the blanket dictatorial powers these global bodies are assuming.  As we have explained repeatedly over the past seventeen years, the Hegelian approach to instituting the coming global governance involves deliberately creating global crises (chief of which is terror – see BICQ Book 2, pg 137), which will make inevitable, the proffering of global solutions - at outrageous costs.  

          The Atlantic Council, a prominent Washington-based Think Tank recently re-affirmed this game-plan when it openly posited that an “extraordinary crisis” is needed to preserve the “new world order,” which is under threat of being derailed by non-state actors like Edward Snowden.” The Atlantic Council is considered to be a highly influential organization with close ties to major policy makers across the world. (Paul Joseph Watson, ""Think Tank: 'Extraordinary Crisis' Needed to Preserve 'New World Order,' Infowars.com, 1/17/14) In Nigeria, Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka in May made a similar statement, calling on international forces to take over the battle against Boko Haram.

This is no longer a question of Conspiracy Theory.  It is clear that all of these globalized crises (including Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria) are simply preparing the grounds for the emergence of that global maximum dictator predicted in the Bible  – the Antichrist.

In Ondo State, Ritualist Kidnappers arrested, sentenced to death

            Aside of the big centres for kidnapping and satanic rituals which are being exposed by the Holy Spirit all over Yorubaland, the pockets of “free-lance” solo ritualists are also finding their spells over the people becoming broken and increasingly ineffectual.  As reported by another international media house, three ritualists were arrested for killing a 1-year-old girl in Ondo State, Nigeria.  Without the backing of the big guns behind centres like Mosarajo and Soka, justice was swift and straightforward for these agents of death: they have been sentenced to death by hanging. (http://www.yourjewishnews.com/2014/03/n32018.html)
             In a similar development at Idikan in Ibadan, a moslem cleric was accosted in the very act of slaughtering a would-be victim.  Attracted by desperate screams from Chiwendu Nkwocha, neighbours broke down the door of the room of the Moslem cleric and found him already cutting deep into Chiwendu’s neck, as one would slaughter a ram.  The neck was not yet fully severed, and it is expected that the lady would fully recover with good medical attention.( http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/03/horror-ibadan-cleric-caught-slaughtering-woman/)

MEANWHILE, SATANIC STRONGHOLDS AND GATES CONTINUE TO YIELD IN YORUBALAND

           We reported in our last edition how the Lord exposed the gross wickedness and inhuman atrocities being perpetrated at the village of Mosarajo, near the ancient city of Ile-Ife.  Clear evidences attest to a well-established practice of human sacrifice and rituals.  The speed and effectiveness with which such a heinous blatant event, which was widely reported all over the world, was brushed under carpet also clearly attests to the calibre of the clients who patronize the Shrines.

            Now an even more extensive practice of human sacrifice was also uncovered at Soka area of Ibadan city, in Oyo state on March 22. See pictures of victims and their clothing and personal effects here (http://www.360nobs.com/2014/03/gruesome-photos-from-the-uncovered-dungeon-of-death-in-soka-ibadan/ ).  Up till date, nothing has been heard concerning the unidentified 8 suspects linked with the ritualist den.  Currently, political bigwigs in the state are openly trading accusations on who are the patrons, and how such a place with its stench and scale of operation could possibly have existed without authorities knowing about it (see http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/159096-oyo-govt-owns-ibadan-kidnappers-den-ex-oyo-ssg-its-a-lie-oyo-govt.html). Again there is world-wide alarm and reportage of these atrocities (see http://www.a bbc.com/news/world-africa-26721112, http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/578098-ibadan-oyo-state-nigeria-horrific-trade-in-human-body-parts-uncovered-chained-prisoners-rescued/)
            Church Arise! believes,  (in the words of Rev Segun Olanipekun of the ICLD, Pretoria, see above)  that these satanic strongholds are “the trees producing strings of wicked leaders” in Yorubaland.  Their being exposed and discredited at this auspicious time must certainly be a confirmation that the Lord is serious about changing core leadership cadres all over Africa, beginning from Yorubaland.  The Church of God must awaken to these realities and mobilize to actualize God’s agenda for our time

YORUBA CHRISTIAN LEADERS’ ASSEMBLY (YCLA), JULY 9-12, 2014

                Plans for the Yoruba Christian Leaders’ Assembly are now well in advanced stages. In the last edition of CA! we provided a peep into the motivation and goals behind the YCLA, envisioned by Rev Segun Olanipekun of the Institute for Christian Leadership Development (ICLD), Pretoria, South Africa.  It is an end-time vision where Christian leaders in different nations all over Africa rise to bring their Christian influence to bear, in practical ways, on every segment of Society where the Lord has positioned them. It envisions a leadership that promotes both Eternal Life (a heavenly component, for all eternity) and Abundant Life (an earthly component for the now).  As explained by Bro Segun, these two tracks were abundantly demonstrated in the life of the patriarch Abraham, and they aptly summarize the Abrahamic Covenant spelt out in Genesis 12.
                This same Covenant the Lord has determined to replicate in willing vessels, all over Africa – according to prophecies at the  First African Leaders’ Summit and Prophetic Tour of Israel last year.  The YCLA is the first of proposed Assemblies of Christian Leaders from various ethnic groups all over Africa, seeking to actualize this prophecy.  In practical terms, Christian leaders will discuss how godly structures can be put in place within their spheres of influence.  Godly structures, akin to the Highway described in Isaiah 35:8, where even “fools” can walk without missing their steps.   Bro Segun Olanipekun was emphatic that the main difference between developed and underdeveloped nations lies in the level of organization/structures they have in place.
             At the YCLA scheduled for the Oduduwa Hall of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife between Wednesday July 9 and Saturday July 12 this year, issues related to the above subject matter will be exhaustively discussed under the leading of the Holy Spirit. We also trust the Lord to release the Abrahamic Mantle and anointing needed for participants to go replicate the Abrahamic Covenant in their various domains.     
               Expected to join Rev Olanipekun in leading the discussions and prayers are a crop of seasoned ministers of the Gospel including Rev Dr Mike Oye, Engr Steve Olumuyiwa, Dr Kole Akinboboye among others.  Delegates are expected from all Yoruba states of Nigeria (including Kogi and Edo).  Church Arise! strongly endorses this Assembly and encourages all whose hearts are stirred, to go ahead and make the requisite moves. For more details, kindly contact the Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee, Dr Olalekan Jesuleye on 08157609726

Pics of Blood Moon (April 15, 2014)

The first of the eagerly awaited blood-moon tetrad occurred as predicted on April 15, 2014.  However, it was a celestial show that "premiered" in the United States.  Most other locations on earth (including Nigeria) were in daylight at the time the earth was casting its shadow on the moon to form the total lunar eclipse and the associated moon-turn-red scenario. Hence we missed seeing the images.

However, trust the Americans.  There is a good number of excellent pictures of the "wao-ing" event.  Check some from this site here for 49 exquisite images.

The Convergence

By Jan Markell

www.olivetreeviews.org

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A convergence is a coming together of many things and in this context, a coming together of last days' signs the Bible told us to watch for. These signs are exploding. We don't just watch them; now we almost feel them. Here's a sample:

1) The "days of Noah" similarities have never been stronger. Corruption and violence characterized times then and now. There was genetic manipulation then and now. There was a preaching of the truth that was ignored. A decline in man's character was dramatic then and now. Earthly pleasures were all that mattered.  (Matt. 24, Luke 17)

2) Other than at her birth on May 14, 1948, Israel's modern-day significance has never been so significant. She is the center of the earth in so many ways: Politically, spiritually, geographically. Middle East tension or peace depends on her activity and choices. She could strike Iran any day and the entire globe would be destabilized. (Ezekiel 36-39)

3) Russia and Vladimir Putin are rising and Gog from the land of Magog may be stirring. We don't know for sure that Putin is Gog, but he is Gog-esque. He's a Czar wannabe and a tyrant and he will likely not stop with Crimea or Ukraine. (Ezekiel 38-39)

4) We have seen the rise of the "King of the South," Egypt. She has been prominent since the "Arab Spring" of 2011. She is currently out of the hands of the Muslim Brotherhood but that may be temporary. She is one of Israel's chief end-time enemies. (Daniel 11)

5) Technology is raging and that needs to happen for the Antichrist system to be installed. From "chip" technology to a cashless society, technology is racing and on fast-forward like never before. The "increase of knowledge" foretold in Daniel 12 is most prominent in the world of technology. The Antichrist system will be waiting for him to tap into. (Revelation 13, 17; Daniel 12)

6) Many are talking favorably about a one-world religion.Tony Blair has stated that he will spend the rest of his life pushing for this. The heads of many denominations and faiths see ecumenism as positive now. (Revelation 13, 17)

7) Apostasy is rising. Deception is the order of the day. While some claim there is yet to be a great revival, the Bible indicates that will next come in the Tribulation. Some of our most respected Christian leaders are being deceived. (Matt. 14; II Thess. 2; I Timothy 4)

8) The occult is soaring and much of it is drug-related as predicted. Witchcraft has never been so popular. The occult is normalized in the world and even the church. (Rev. 9; I Timothy 4)

9) Society is declining more rapidly than ever, and this ties in with point #1. There is the rampant rise of humanism, hedonism, immorality, and situation ethics. If it feels good, do it. (See Matt. 24; II Timothy 3; Jude 18: II Peter 3)

10) People are frantically running to and fro due to an increase in travel. In one generation, we have gone from the Wright Brothers to walking on the moon. (Daniel 12)

11) Christians and Jews are hated. The three-year rise in anti-Semitism and Christian persecution is staggering. Entire Christian communities in the Mideast and Africa are on the run.  (Luke 21)

12) There is an intense longing for a "Mr. Fix-It." The world yearns for a man with a plan who can fix the earth. In 2007 and 2008, many thought he was Barack Obama. Actor Mel Gibson recently stated that, "Someone must arise from the ashes and save us."

13) There are "signs in the Heavens."  We had the prominent Comet Ison in 2013 and we have blood moons coming in 2014 and 2015. (Luke 21; Joel 2)

14) Global instability is leading to much discussion about global government. Not one government anywhere works very well. Satan is stirring the pot everywhere. Global problems require global solutions. Most believe we are just one crisis away from global government. (Revelation 13)

15) The rise of evil is shocking. Righteous people can hardly stand to look at it. The corporate church is still here and is a positive restraining force. Imagine the level of evil when the church is gone. (II Timothy 3)

I could go on but you get the point! This "convergence" is unprecedented. It has never happened before with this intensity. 

Don't let our times get you down. Look up. He is coming soon.