“Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.”
Psalm 42:11
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This is the mentality we’re truly fighting:
You must submit to their narrative. You must accept their version of truth and their victimhood. The moment you refuse, they cancel your right to exist and brand you the aggressor.
They don’t seek coexistence, they demand surrender. And the second you fight back to defend yourself, they immediately flip the narrative and play the victim.
This is not a political conflict. It’s a mentality built on intimidation, submission, and the complete inversion of truth.
In October 2023, Israel had to wake up and change its approach to its enemies.
In June 2026, Israel had to wake up and change its approach to its friends.
What we believed was an alliance founded on shared values turned out to be one governed by interests.
This should not surprise students of Bible prophecy. Israel has always appreciated the support of nations, but our ultimate trust has never been in princes or governments.
“Do not put your trust in princes,
Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.”
(Psalm 146:3 NKJV)
Nations act according to their interests. God acts according to His covenant.
And while friends may disappoint and alliances may shift, the God of Israel remains faithful forever.
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Shalom from Galilee,
People often ask me how I can be so alarmed by the current shift in U.S. policy toward Israel while at the same time teach that such developments were predicted in Scripture.
That is an excellent question.
As believers, we are often torn between what we know and what we see. We know the direction in which this fallen world is heading, yet we still grieve over it and resist every attempt to pressure us into becoming part of its rebellion against God.
In the case of the current U.S. administration’s turn against Israel, it hurts even more because it is being carried out by the most pro-Israel president America has ever had.
You may ask, “Amir, what is the point of resisting and speaking out against things that are already foretold?”
This is exactly where we must remember two truths from Scripture.
Although we are in this world, we are not of this world. As our Messiah said:
“They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.”
(John 17:16 NKJV)
And Paul wrote:
“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”
(Galatians 6:9 NKJV)
Though we know what God has foretold, we are still called to stand for what is right and not grow weary in doing good.
My dear brothers and sisters, our hearts are going to break many times because of the things we are about to witness in this world.
In fact, neither the rapture nor even our return with the Lord to reign during the thousand-year Kingdom will completely remove the reality of man’s fallen nature. At the end of the greatest theocracy the world will ever know - with Yeshua Himself reigning from Jerusalem - Satan will be released from his prison and will deceive multitudes into joining him in what will become the greatest rebellion in human history.
“Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea.”
(Revelation 20:7–8 NKJV)
Yes, our hearts will be broken, and we will shed many tears. But only in the New Jerusalem will we finally enjoy a world free from sin and sorrow.
“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
(Revelation 21:4 NKJV)
Therefore, let me encourage you to remain gracious and to rejoice in the Lord - not in the world - as we eagerly await our Messiah, who is coming to take us to be with Him.
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!”
(Philippians 4:4 NKJV)
And as Paul wrote:
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
(1 Corinthians 15:58 NKJV)
As we keep
“looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,”
(Titus 2:13 NKJV)
Awaiting His Return,
Amir
Bible prophecy is not concerned with international affairs except as they relate to Israel - its people and its land. In other words, the nations of the world matter prophetically only in the role they play within God’s plan for Israel.
That is why whatever nations say or do concerning the people or the land of Israel will ultimately be met with God’s response.
If you love your country, pray that it will never turn against Israel. Otherwise, it will not merely find itself opposing Israel, but the God of Israel.
This is exactly why I am so concerned about the United States of America. I can understand anti-Israel rhetoric coming from the political left, but when it comes from the highest ranks of the conservative movement, it reveals just how late the hour is and how grave the situation has become.
Yes, Israel will stand alone. And yes, no nation will come to her aid during the Ezekiel war.
It is one thing to study these truths in the pages of Scripture. It is another to witness them unfolding before our very eyes.
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Let’s set aside the frustration, anger, and sadness over what may prove to be the greatest American capitulation in modern history and look at the situation from a biblical perspective.
Two foundational truths are worth remembering:
▪️ Iran (Persia) will remain an enemy of Israel and will join a coalition determined to destroy her.
▪️ America will not stand with Israel militarily when that coalition comes against her.
Once you understand these truths, everything unfolding before our very eyes begins to make sense.
God declared the end from the beginning, and His Word has never failed:
“Remember the former things of old,
For I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like Me,
Declaring the end from the beginning,
And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure.’”
(Isaiah 46:9–10, NKJV)
As Churchill wrote to Lord Moyne right before the Munich Conference:
“We seem to be very near the bleak choice between War and Shame. My feeling is that we shall choose Shame, and then have War thrown in a little later on even more adverse terms than at present.”
America chose shame!
War will come a little later