It seems history is destined to repeat itself once again. Around 3500 years ago, Israeli spies brought back an evil report of the good land that God had promised to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. Rather than trusting God, the children of Israel believed the words of men who said, this is a land that devours its inhabitants...

Numbers 13:32-33
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, [is] a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it [are] men of a great stature. And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, [which come] of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

Today Israeli Vice Premier Haim Ramon said words to a similar effect, stating, "In my eyes, the occupation of the territories threatens our very existence, our legitimacy and our international standing". To the Israeli government, the lands of Judea, Samaria, Gaza and the Golan are lands that devour their inhabitants. Rather than trusting in the promises of God, and the great victory God gave Israel in 1967, the nation is turning its eyes towards the evil report being propagated by the international community. In July 2005, Israel forcibly evicted over 9000 of its own people from Gaza, many of whom had been living there from before the state's formation in 1948. Today many of those people are still homeless and unemployed, after having worked in what was one of the most productive areas of Israel. Now the Israeli government is considering relocating 240,000 people living in Judea and Samaria - "ethnic cleansing" by another name, in an effort to "legitimise" the state of Israel in the eyes of the world. Israel had legitimacy in 1967 when it defeated the armies of six Arab nations that were bent on its destruction. Today it is planning to hand legitimacy to a terrorist organization trying to do the same. President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority has formulated a new peace document, that he hopes can be implemented within a year.

Quote: "Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's platform for the new PA government includes the attainment of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement consisting of Jerusalem as the capital of both states and the honouring of past agreements reached with Israel, it was reported Friday. Army Radio said that Abbas and PA Prime Minster Salaam Fayad showed the new Palestinian document to Meretz Chairman Yossi Beilin during their meeting in Ramallah the previous day. "It concerns peace with Israel and honouring past agreement wit Israel," confirmed the Meretz chairman.

You can't have a city as a joint capital that is referred to as the "eternal, undivided capital of Israel". The Palestinians took control of the Gaza Strip two years ago. Today the only Jews in that land are being held hostage by Hamas. The Palestinian Authority claims East Jerusalem as its own, and the Bible predicts the same fate for that city as what happened in Gaza.

Zechariah 14:2
For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.

Israel's leaders are so spiritually blind, they cannot see this situation unfolding right before their eyes. Sadly many of those claiming to be Christians are also blind to this fact, having been brought up on a diet of replacement theology and amillennialism. The nation of Israel will soon face a time of great trouble. But those who have trusted in Christ have not been "appointed to wrath, but to obtain (physical) salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ", 1st Thessalonians 5:9. When Christ comes, will you go to be with Him, or will you be left behind to face the wrath of a righteous God? Trust in Christ for salvation today.

I'd just like to say thank you for your prayers and for the help on the site. And thank you for your emails, I will respond to all as soon as possible. I went to the doctors this morning and they found that both my ears are blocked with wax, and this may be what is causing the dizziness. They've given me drops to take, and I will go back next week to have them syringed again. Hey, at least I can't complain of itching ears! (2nd Timothy 4:3). 

My friend Nicole sent me an email today about the VeriChip corporation. As many of you know, this corporation has come under attack from conservative Christians who believe their product may be a precursor to the Mark of the Beast as described in the book of Revelation.

The VeriChip consists of a small RFID chip, radio antenna and capacitor encased in a glass capsule, which is inserted by a syringe into the upper forearm of an individual. The VeriChip can be used for everything from asset tracking, security and identification purposes and financial transactions. One such place that use the chip for this purpose is the Baja Beach Club in Spain, which has its VIP members chipped, enabling them to pay for their bills without the need for carrying cash of cheques. The VeriChip corporation has recently come under fire for a new programme in which elderly Alzheimer patients are being implanted. Some have slammed the targeting of the young and elderly, who are unable to make a conscious decision as to whether they want to have these chips embedded on their bodies. The head of VeriChip has also offered to implant illegal immigrants to the United States, and is also in discussions with the government to replace military dog tags with the chip.

Many Christians believe the targeting of these vulnerable groups will eventually lead to a time when many groups of people will be chipped for one reason or another, and the general public will inevitably face financial and political pressure to do the same, whether it's admitted or not. I'm not sure the Bible describes a situation in which the Mark is enforced, rather Revelation says the False Prophet "causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark". I think the case will be made by the governments for the adoption of the Mark, and that those who don't receive it will face extreme financial hardship for they will not be able to buy or sell without it (Revelation 13:16-18).

News that the company is changing its name from VeriChip corporation to "Xmark" ought to send alarm bells ringing in the ears of many.

Quote: "Welcome to Xmark, the new corporate identity for our healthcare security products. Our new name emphasizes our focus on healthcare security. You may have known us under the eXI or VeriChip brand, but we are now bringing all our products under the Xmark name.

The Greek translation of the word "mark" mentioned in Revelation 13 is "charagma", and it's literal interpretation means an "incision" or a "cutting". This is how Strong's concordance renders it... 

G5480
χάραγμα
charagma - khar'-ag-mah
From the same as G5482; a scratch or etching, that is, stamp (as a badge of servitude), or sculptured figure (statue): - graven, mark.

This reveals to us how the Mark of the Beast will be applied, though an incision or injection into the flesh. And this is exactly how RFID chips are implanted, through a cutting in the skin. As you can also see, the first letter of the word "charagma" is also the letter X or "Chi" in the Greek. So it seems the new name "Xmark" is quite intriguing, for its Greek translation identifies it closely with the book of Revelation.

The Bible also makes it clear, those who haven't received Christ as Saviour will receive the Antichrist during the tribulation period (Revelation 17:8). And the Bible states that those who receive the mark will seal their eternal destruction in the lake of fire. Turn to Christ for salvation today.

Revelation 14:9-11
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

Source Wikipedia, Path Guy 

During these end times I ask that all of us keep our children in our thoughts and prayers.  My daughter, Katie, who is almost 6 years old has been dealing with her first experience of persecution. 

“Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.”
—Matthew 24:9

Many people think that persecution only deals with death and/or torture for believers.  But, in reality persecution is any negative act against a believer because of their belifs in Yeshua.

My daughter, even for her age, is very spiritual.  She loves learning about the Bible and anything there is to know about Yeshua.  She has learned and recites on almost a daily basis the Aaronic (Priestly) Blessing and the Lord's Prayer.

Aaronic (Priestly) Blessing:  The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord shine His face upon you and be gracious to you;  The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.  (Numbers 6:24-26)  Click here to learn about and listen to the Aaronic (Priestly) Blessing in Hebrew.

Lord's Prayer:  Our Father who art in heaven, hollowed be thy name.  Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.  Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive our debtors.  And, lead us not into temptation.  But, deliver us from evil.  For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory.  For ever and ever.  Amen (Matthew 6:9-13)  Click here to listen to the Lord's Prayer in the  Aramaic language that Yeshua spoke.

There are some children that live near my parents and almost every weekend my daughter visits with my parents.  Katie used to play with the neighborhood kids everytime she was visiting.  But lately, these children refuse to play with her.

One day she came into my parents house crying.  We asked her what was wrong and after some convincing she opened up.  Her exact words were; "I don't understand, why don't the kids love Jesus?"  We asked what she ment by what she said.  Katie went on to tell us that she was singing some songs that she learned at the Messianic Congregation that we go to and that the kids were making fun of her.  She then said that she asked all the kids if any of them know about Jesus.  It broke her heart to hear other children, who are all from the ages of 5 - 8, say that they don't belive in Jesus and that they don't want anything to do with Him or God.  The children also told her that she is weird because all she does is sing and talk about Jesus.

It broke our hearts also to hear this because children are so very precious to Yeshua and to our Heavenly Father. 

But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.  I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."  - Luke 18:16-17

It took some time to explain to Katie, only being 6, why the other children may have responded like they did.  And for her young age she looked at us, wiped the tears from her eyes and said; "Well, then we need to do something about this.  It's not right that people don't like Jesus.  And, it's not right that people don't like me because of Jesus."  She then got up, went out side and before we knew it she was outside "preaching" to the other children.

I thought I would let others know about this story because it shows that us adults are not the only ones being affected by what is going on in the world today.  Our children are also involved.  There are so many children today that are not being raised in the Biblical fashion that God commanded.  But, if we, as believers, raise our children the way our Heavenly Father commanded us to do; maybe it will be our children who will help save those that may not listen to us.