1 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: Does the Bible prophecy give us any hope of peace 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: between Israel and Lebanon in the last days of history? 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: That's a great question and the answer is yes. 4 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 2: What if peace between Lebanon and Israel is not only 5 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 2: politically possible, but prophetically significant? And how should Christians pray 6 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: when historic talks are underway? It Ran and Hesbela are 7 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 2: being weakened, and the people of Lebanon may have a 8 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 2: new opportunity to break free from terror and tyranny. Hi, 9 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 2: and welcome to Inside the Episenter with Joel and Lynn Rosenberg, 10 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: a podcast of the Joshua Fund. In today's special episode, 11 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 2: Joel examines the historic question now being asked in Washington 12 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 2: and across the Middle East, is real peace possible between 13 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: Lebanon and Israel as direct talks begin between the two governments. 14 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 2: Joel unpacks three urgent questions, whether Lebanon should truly make 15 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 2: peace with Israel, whether Bible prophecy gives us hope for 16 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 2: calm in Israel's northern border, and whether there is biblical 17 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 2: precedent for peace between Israel and Lebanon. He also explains 18 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 2: why the weakening of Iran and has Belam may open 19 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 2: the door for Lebanon to reclaim its sovereignty, disarm has Belah, 20 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 2: and pursue a future of peace, stability, and spiritual awakening. 21 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: Is peace possible between Lebanon and Israel. That's the big 22 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: question that's being asked in the midst of all the 23 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: challenges with Iran. 24 00:01:58,200 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 3: This is a huge new. 25 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: Question, and I want to talk about it tonight. Lots 26 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: going on, but this is the focus tonight. Direct peace 27 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 1: talks between the governments of Lebanon and Israel are underway. 28 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: They begin in Washington, and this is not only historic, 29 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: it also raises three critical questions. 30 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 3: First, is there. 31 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: Any serious chance really that Lebanon will really make peace, 32 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:25,239 Speaker 1: I mean a real peace, a true piece, a warm piece, 33 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 1: and Abraham Accords style peace and normalization agreement with Israel. 34 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 3: Is that even remotely possible? 35 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: After all, for decades Lebanon has essentially been a slave 36 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: state under the merciless control of the wicked Iranian regime 37 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: and Ras Blah, Iran's largest and most powerful terror proxy army. Second, 38 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: does Bible prophecy give us any hope of peace between 39 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:55,359 Speaker 1: Israel and Lebanon in the last days of history? I mean, 40 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: didn't Jesus warn us that we would have wars and 41 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: rumors of war, kingdom rising against kingdom, nation against nation 42 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: in the last days. 43 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 3: Yes, he did, and don't. 44 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: The prophecies like Ezekiel thirty eight indicate quite clearly that 45 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: the forces of Russia, Iran, Turkey and others will be 46 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 1: coming against Israel in the prophetic future from the north 47 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: and thus presumably through Lebanon and Syria. 48 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 3: Yes, that is what the scriptures say. 49 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: So we're gonna ask that question, well, is there any 50 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: prophetic biblical evidence that peace is possible between these two countries? 51 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: And Third, was there ever peace and quiet between Israel 52 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: and Lebanon in biblical times? I mean, is there any 53 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: president at all for common quiet on Israel's northern border? 54 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: All great questions and timely ones, given that peace talks, 55 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: like I say, have just begun in Washington, and there 56 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: are no shortage of pessimists watching that process. 57 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 3: Okay, let's take these questions one by one. 58 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: First, is there any serious chance of peace between Lebanon 59 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: and Israel? And I want to put my cards on 60 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:12,360 Speaker 1: the table. I am an optimist when it comes to 61 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: the possibility a piece between Israel and Lebanon. 62 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 3: In the near or medium term, I mean long term. 63 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:24,039 Speaker 1: Yes, we're heading to very horrific apocalyptic prophetic wars, including 64 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 1: Armageddon and. 65 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 3: Obviously Gog and Magog. 66 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: But before that, is it possible And I think yes, 67 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: it's possible that there could be quiet, calm, and even 68 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: a treaty. And that's not just because I have a 69 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: Lebanese evangelical brother in law, which I do and we 70 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: love him very much. It's not just because Lynn and 71 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: I have many dear friends who are Lebanese born and 72 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: raised there, some of them still there. And it's not 73 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: just because that for nearly twenty years, the ministry that 74 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 1: my wife and I started, the Joshua Fund, has invested 75 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: in strengthening the evangelical Arab church in Lebanon and in 76 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:05,239 Speaker 1: Lebanese ministries that preach the Gospel and make disciples there. 77 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 1: All true, But that's not only why we love Lebanon. 78 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: We love Lebanon because God loves Lebanon. The Father loves 79 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:17,679 Speaker 1: Lebanon so much that he speaks of a prophetic future 80 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 1: when he will save the people of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, 81 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: and wait for it Lebanon Isaiah nineteen verses twenty three 82 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: and twenty four. In that day there will be a 83 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: highway from Egypt to Assyria. 84 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 3: Pause. What is Assyria? 85 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: Well, ancient Assyria was an empire that included. 86 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 3: Lebanon. 87 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: The country we know today is Syria, Jordan, and even 88 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: part of Iraq. So prophetically, what Isaiah nineteen is telling 89 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: us that in the future, not only will Egypt have 90 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: this amazing awakening where Egyptians will come to faith in 91 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: Jesus and Israelis will come to faith in Jesus. 92 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 3: The people that live in these. 93 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: Areas, including Lebanon, in this territory in ancient times known 94 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 1: as Assyria, they will come to faith. 95 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 3: In Jesus too. Let's pick up the text. 96 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: There'll be highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians 97 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: will come into Egypt, and the Egyptians will come into Assyria, 98 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. In that day, 99 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: Israel will be the third party, with Egypt and Assyria. 100 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 3: A blessing in the midst of. 101 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: The earth, whom the Lord of Hosts has blessed, saying, 102 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: blessed is Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of 103 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: my hands, and Israel my inheritance. I love that passage 104 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,359 Speaker 1: Isaiah nineteen. There are hard things that get us to 105 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: that point. But God is saying he loves Egypt and 106 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: Israel and these countries around Israel previously known as Assyria, 107 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: and he has great plans for us. He plans to 108 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: bless us, and I believe he's going to pour out 109 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: his holy spirit and draw many, probably not all, but 110 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: many in this region to himself. Okay, that's exciting. That's 111 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: what the word of God says. But there's more. The 112 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: Father loves Lebanon so much that he speaks of the 113 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: glory of Lebanon and demonstrates in the scriptures his heart 114 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: of compassion and mercy and his desire to bring salvation 115 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: to both Israelis and to the Lebanese people. We see 116 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: this in Isaiah thirty five, verses one through ten. I'm 117 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: going to show you some of those verses. The wilderness 118 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: and the desert will be glad, and the Aravah will 119 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 1: rejoice and blossom like the crocus. It will blossom profusely 120 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: and rejoice with rejoicing and shouts of joy. 121 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 3: That's a lot of joy. 122 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, The 123 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They will see they the 124 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: people of these areas, including Lebanon, they will see the 125 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. And 126 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: the text says the prophet says, and courage the exhausted, 127 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: and strengthen the feeble. Say to those with an anxious heart, 128 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: take courage. 129 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 3: Fear not. 130 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: Behold, your God will come with vengeance. The recompense of 131 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: God will come. In other words, God will bring justice 132 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: on the enemies. But God says he will save you. 133 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and 134 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: the ears of the death will be unstopped. Then the 135 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: lame will neep like a deer, and the tongue of 136 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: the mute will shout for joy. And the ransomed of 137 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: the Lord will return and come with joyful shouting to Zion, 138 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: to Israel, to Jerusalem, to this city that I'm in, 139 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:44,119 Speaker 1: with everlasting joy upon their heads. They will find gladness 140 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. That's 141 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:53,080 Speaker 1: the perfectic future of Israel and her neighbors, including Lebanon. Now, 142 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: Jesus loved the people of Lebanon so much that the 143 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 1: New Testament tells us the Gospels tell us that Jesus 144 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: traveled there to Lebanon. He said, he came for the 145 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: you know, for the to save the lost sheep of 146 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: the House of Israel. 147 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 3: But he went to Lebanon, and Jesus ministered there. 148 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,479 Speaker 1: In what I believe was a partial fulfillment of Isaiah 149 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 1: thirty five. Consider the first Gospel. Count the gospel according 150 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: to Matthew chapter fifteen. Let's look at verses twenty one 151 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: through twenty eight. Okay, Jesus went away from there and 152 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: withdrew from Israel into the district of Tire and Side. 153 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: Those are the two most famous ancient cities in the 154 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: country we call Lebanon today verse twenty two. And a 155 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to 156 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 1: cry out, saying, have mercy on me, Lord, son of David, 157 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: My daughter is cruelly demon possessed. But Jesus did not 158 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: answer her a word. And his disciples came and implored Jesus, saying, 159 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: send her away because she keeps shouting at us. But 160 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: Jesus answered and said, I was sent only to the 161 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: lost sheep of the House of Israel. Right, So there 162 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: you see the very verse I just cited. We see 163 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: it among other places in the Gospels. We see it 164 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: right here verse twenty five. 165 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 3: But I love this. This butt is wonderful, and Hebrew 166 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 3: means ava. We would say a va. 167 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: However, however, she this Lebanese woman, she came in and 168 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: began to bow down before him, before Jesus, saying, Lord, 169 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: help me. And he answered and said, it is not 170 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: good to take the children's bread and throw it to 171 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: the dogs. Now, I'll note that that feels harsh, right, 172 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: Jesus saying, why should I give the bread of the 173 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: Word of God and the blessings of God from the 174 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: God of Israel to the people of Visul? 175 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 3: Why should I give it to the neighbors? Right? 176 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 1: But he says it in what seemingly a very harsh wave. However, avau. However, 177 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: she says, yes, Lord, but even the dogs feed on 178 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,880 Speaker 1: the crumbs which fall from their master's table. 179 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 3: Wow. 180 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: Verse twenty eight. Then Jesus said to her, oh, woman, 181 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:19,559 Speaker 1: your faith is great. It shall be done for you 182 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 1: as you wish. And her daughter was healed at once. 183 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: Now Christians today make up between thirty and forty percent 184 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: of the Lebanese population. I think in part because Jesus 185 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: actually ministered there, and he loves the people of Lebanon, 186 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: and it has been torn by civil war and all 187 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: kinds of horrors over the years. But there are many 188 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: Christians there praying. They're praying for peace. We need to 189 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:48,319 Speaker 1: be praying for peace with them, and we need to 190 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: be a blessing to the people of Lebanon, just like 191 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: Jesus was, because we always follow his model, his lead. 192 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: Right now, just because we're praying for Lebanon and we should. 193 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: That's not guarantee that they'll be peace, okay, But these 194 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:06,079 Speaker 1: are some of the reasons that I'm an optimist. Because 195 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: God loves Lebanon, the Father loves Lebanon, Jesus loves Lebanon. 196 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: There are thirty to forty percent of the Lebanese people 197 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: who love Jesus, who love the Lord and are calling 198 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 1: out to him for mercy, and we. 199 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 3: Should be doing that too. I certainly am. I hope 200 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 3: you are. 201 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 2: But there's more. Today's versus the Day one Kings, chapter five, 202 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 2: verse twelve. So the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon just 203 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 2: as he promised him, and there was peace between Hiram 204 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 2: and Solomon, and the two of them made a Covenant 205 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 2: today's prairie quests. Firstly, pray for wisdom and courage for 206 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 2: the leaders of Lebanon and Israel as historic direct peace 207 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 2: talks continue. Secondly, pray for the people Lebanon to be 208 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 2: set free from the influence of Iran as black terror, 209 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:10,559 Speaker 2: intimidation and political bondage. Pray for peace and quiet on 210 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 2: Israel's northern border and throughout the region. And finally, pray 211 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 2: for the Church in Lebanon to be strengthened, protected, emboldened, 212 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 2: and used by God to bring the hope of Jesus 213 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 2: to many. 214 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: I want to get right back to the three questions 215 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: that we've been asking. One is do I have Is 216 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: there any hope of peace between Lebanon and Israel? And 217 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: I think there's a growing interest by the Lebanese people 218 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: for peace and now direct historic talks are underway. 219 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 3: But there's another question. 220 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:57,079 Speaker 1: Does Bible prophecy give us any hope of peace between 221 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: Israel and Lebanon in the last days of history? That's 222 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: a great question, and the answer is yes. 223 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 3: The scriptures do tell. 224 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: Us that in Ezekiel thirty eight and thirty nine that 225 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:12,200 Speaker 1: there will be a terrifying apocalyptic war known as the 226 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: War of Gog and Magog in the last days of history. Okay, 227 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: that's true, and that's going to be devastating. And yes, 228 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: the Russian, Iranian, Turkish alliance against Israel in the last 229 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: days will come primarily, not exclusively, but primarily come from 230 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: the north, Okay. So that means those troops and those 231 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: forces will be coming through Lebanon and probably through Syria too. 232 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: But before that war unfolds, the ancient Hebrew prophet Ezekiel 233 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: tells us that number one, the Jewish people will be 234 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 1: regathered from exile into the land of Israel. Okay, that's important. 235 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: That's what happened starting in the late eighteen hundreds and 236 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: right up to the present. And of course, the prophetic 237 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: rebirth of the modern nation state of Isae it happened 238 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: on May fourteenth, nineteen forty eight, which we are celebrating, 239 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: and that's important. Okay, that's already underway, so that's good. Second, 240 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: Ezekiel tells us that God will help the nation of 241 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: Israel rebuild the ancient ruins, Okay, and that's clearly underway. 242 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: We joke here in Israel that the crane is the 243 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: bird of Israel, the national bird, of Israel. What we 244 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: mean is the cranes that are building all these apartments 245 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: and factories and office buildings. 246 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:31,080 Speaker 3: It is happening. 247 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: God is being merciful and helping Israel rebuild the ancient ruins. Third, 248 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: the Hebrew prophet Ezekiel tells us in Ezekiel thirty eight 249 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: that God will also help israelis not only resettle our 250 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: ancient homeland, but the text says that we will be 251 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: increasingly peaceful and prosperous. Yes, there are other prophecies of 252 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: war coming, including in Ezekiel thirty eight the war of 253 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: Gog and Magog. But before that happened, Israel has to 254 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: become a country again. Jews have to be regathered. We 255 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 1: have to be becoming peaceful and prosperous. And then watch 256 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: this verse eleven. The text tells us that enemies will 257 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 1: come against en Israeli people quote, who are at rest, 258 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:20,840 Speaker 1: that live securely, all of them living without walls and 259 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: having no bars or gates. 260 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 3: That's amazing. 261 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: What that's telling us, in a sort of a poetic way, is. 262 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 3: Israel's going to be quiet. 263 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: Isra's going to have peace on all of its sides, 264 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: at least for a season at least for a period 265 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 1: of time before the Galgan Magog war kicks in. Now, 266 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: I think that it's very possible that this horrific war 267 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: that erupted on October seventh, twenty twenty three, has set 268 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: into motion this exact prophetic future, a future in which 269 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: Israelis live calmly and quietly and securely with all of 270 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: our immediate neighbors. Now, I want you to study Ezekiel 271 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,159 Speaker 1: thirty eight on your own. I want you to look 272 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: at what's happening. I want you to look at the 273 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: context of scripture, and I want you to ask for yourself, 274 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 1: is am I right? Okay, I'm making an assessment, right. 275 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 1: I can't prove it, but I'm saying I think all 276 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: this devastation is leading to peace and. 277 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 3: Quiet of all of our sides. Okay. 278 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,879 Speaker 1: It may not be a perfect piece. It's a modern, 279 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:31,120 Speaker 1: contemporary piece. And whether that has an actual peace treaty, 280 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 1: I don't know. But look, if this is the case, 281 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: if my assessment, my analysis, my interpretation of Ezekiel thirty 282 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 1: eight is correct, then imagining a calm border with Lebanon, 283 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: or even a formal peace and normalization treaty, a deal 284 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: like we have with the United Arab Emirates like we 285 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 1: have with Bahrain and Morocco. It's not so far fetched 286 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 1: at all. Again, if you think about when Jesus says 287 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:58,959 Speaker 1: there's gonna be wars and rumors of wars, well, there 288 00:17:58,960 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: certainly are right, and nation will rise against the nation, 289 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: kingdom against kingdom. 290 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 3: All those things are true. 291 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 1: But Ezekiel thirty eight, before you get to the apocalyptic war, 292 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: tells us things will be quiet, things will be come. 293 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: I can't say that the Abraham Accords is going to 294 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: happen in every single country in the region, right. I 295 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: can't tell you that Rezapa Navi, the Crown Prince, the 296 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: exileed crown Prince of Iran, is actually going to come 297 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: to power in Iran. That'd be awesome, I think. And 298 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: then and bring about a Cyrus Accords. Maybe yes, I'm 299 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: praying for that. I hope you are too. But the 300 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: question is do we at least get calm and quiet. Well, 301 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: that would require Iran's regime and its offensive military capabilities 302 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: to be crushed, maybe not vanquished, but crushed. It would 303 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: also mean that Hasboa would have to be crushed, and 304 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 1: Hamas and the Lebanese people to rise up and regain 305 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 1: their sovereignty from their Iranian and husband a slave masters. 306 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 3: I think that's possible. 307 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: More possible than ever, which brings us to the next 308 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: critical question. Was there ever peace between Israel and Lebanon 309 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:18,680 Speaker 1: in biblical history? And the answer is a resounding yes. 310 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:23,439 Speaker 1: The Bible teaches us that in ancient times God raised 311 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: up King David to be the king of all Israel 312 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:31,240 Speaker 1: and Judah by the age of thirty. Okay, that's pretty amazing. Now, 313 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:34,640 Speaker 1: the text of scripture tells us that David made peace 314 00:19:35,119 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: with whom with Lebanon's king Hiram. Hiram was the king 315 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 1: of Tire, which was the most powerful city in the 316 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: country we would call Lebanon today, and then it had 317 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: multiple little kingdoms around. But this is pretty amazing that 318 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:54,640 Speaker 1: David not only becomes king, but he makes peace with Lebanon, 319 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,200 Speaker 1: and David goes on to reign for thirty three years. 320 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: God blessed the nation of Israel as well as his 321 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: David's alliance and his peace treaty with Lebanon through his friendship, 322 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:12,400 Speaker 1: his really devout and sincere deep friendship with King Hiram 323 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:17,640 Speaker 1: of Tire. Now consider Second Samuel chapter five, and let's 324 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: look especially at verses ten through twelve. 325 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,399 Speaker 3: Okay, now look at this. It's really fascinating. 326 00:20:23,400 --> 00:20:28,159 Speaker 1: David became greater and greater, for the Lord, God of 327 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:34,920 Speaker 1: Hosts was with him. Then Hiram, king of Tire, sent 328 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: messengers to David with cedar trees and carpenters and stone masons, 329 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:44,919 Speaker 1: and they, the people of Lebanon, built a house for David, the. 330 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 3: King of Israel. 331 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: O cay, you understand what's happening here. This is fascinating. 332 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: Very few people know this in the scriptures. Continued with 333 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:56,639 Speaker 1: the text, and David realized when this Lebanese meder was 334 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: showing him such kindness, David realized that the Lord had 335 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: a stabbedished him as king over Israel and that he 336 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: had exalted he The Lord had exalted David's kingdom for 337 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: the sake of his people Israel. Part of the reason 338 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 1: David knew that he knew that he knew that God 339 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: was with him was because peace was established between Israel 340 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: and Lebanon. 341 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:21,600 Speaker 3: That's really amazing. 342 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,640 Speaker 1: Now in Hebrew we would use the word dianu. 343 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 3: This alone would be enough. Okay. 344 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: If Israel had peace with Lebanon under David's reign. But 345 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 1: there's more. By God's grace, King Solomon, the son of David, 346 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:43,679 Speaker 1: who takes over the kingdom after David hands the keys 347 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: to the kingdom to him. By God's grace, Solomon deepened 348 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:53,640 Speaker 1: and broadened that peace between Israel and Lebanon. Let's look 349 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: at First Kings chapter five. Okay, Now, Hiram, king of Tire, 350 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that the 351 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 1: people of Israel had anointed him king in place of 352 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: his father. Now look at this part of the text, 353 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 1: for Hiram had always been a friend of David. Then 354 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: Solomon sent word to Hiram saying, you know that David, 355 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 1: my father was unable to build a house for the 356 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:28,400 Speaker 1: name of the Lord, his God because of the wars 357 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: which surrounded him until the Lord put them under the 358 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: souls of his feet. Okay, so just let's pause there 359 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: for a second. What Salem is saying to his Lebanese 360 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 1: neighbor is God didn't let David build the temple for 361 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: God because David was a man of war and it 362 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: was trying to make peace by defeating Israel's enemies on 363 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: every side. 364 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 3: But that's what David did. 365 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 1: He did win all those wars, and he did establish 366 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: peace up in verse four. But now Solomon writes, now 367 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: the Lord my God has given me rest on every side. Okay, 368 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:12,360 Speaker 1: So the Lord established and continued this peace under Solomon, 369 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 1: and there is neither adversary nor misfortune. Behold, I Solomon writes, 370 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,399 Speaker 1: I intend to build a house for the name of 371 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 1: the Lord my God, as the Lord spoke to David, 372 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: my father, saying, your son, whom I will set on 373 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:34,160 Speaker 1: your throne in your place, he will build. 374 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 3: The house for my name. 375 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 1: Now, therefore, command that they cut from me. This is again, 376 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 1: this is Solomon writing to King Hiram, king of Lebanon. 377 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: Now therefore command that they cut for me. Your people 378 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: would cut for me cedars from Lebanon, and my servants 379 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,399 Speaker 1: will be your servants. And I will give you wages 380 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 1: for your servants according to all all that you say. 381 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: For you know that there is no one among us 382 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: who knows how to cut timber like the Sodonians, right 383 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: the people of Sidon, which is another one of Ebnon's 384 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: great cities, even to this day. Verse seven. When Hiram 385 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:20,760 Speaker 1: heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, 386 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: blessed be the Lord today who is given to David, 387 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 1: a wise son over this great people. Verse eight, so 388 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,639 Speaker 1: Hiram sent word to Solomon, saying, I have heard the 389 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,360 Speaker 1: message which you have sent me, and I will do 390 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 1: what you desire concerning the cedar and Cyprus timber. My 391 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 1: servants will bring them down from Lebanon to the sea, 392 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 1: and I will make them into rafts and will bring 393 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:50,640 Speaker 1: them down by the sea to the place where you 394 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: direct me. And then I will have them broken up there, 395 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: these rafts of timber. 396 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 3: And you shall carry them away. 397 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:03,360 Speaker 1: Then what he means is you'll we'll transport this by sea, 398 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 1: and then you'll bring them on land, and you'll take 399 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,600 Speaker 1: them up to Jerusalem, where you'll build God's temple. 400 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 3: Right, let's continue with the text. 401 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: Then you shall accomplish my desire by giving food to 402 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 1: my household. But that's what Hiram wants in return for 403 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 1: this lumber. He would like Israel, which is like become 404 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:25,680 Speaker 1: the bread basket of the Middle East, to bless Lebanon 405 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: with food. So verse ten, So Hiram gave Solomon as 406 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:33,159 Speaker 1: much as he desired of the Cedar and Cyprus timber. 407 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: Solomon gave them, gave to Hiram twenty thousand cores of 408 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: wheat as food for his household, and twenty cores of 409 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: beaten oil. Thus Solomon would give Hiram year by year. 410 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 3: Okay, verse twelve. 411 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: The Lord gave wisdom to Solomon just as he promised him, 412 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:57,439 Speaker 1: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the 413 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: two of them made a covenant. 414 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 3: I love that, I absolutely love that. 415 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: I want to wrap this up, and I want to 416 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: say that, look, in light of all these biblical prophecies 417 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: and this biblical history and current geopolitical developments, how should 418 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: we as Christians be praying? And I think the key 419 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: is to realize how big a deal this is. The 420 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:23,120 Speaker 1: leaders of Lebanon increasingly, and the people of Lebanon increasingly, 421 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: they want to set themselves free from the slavery of 422 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,399 Speaker 1: the Iranian regime. They see the United States in Israel 423 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: bringing the Iranian regime down. They see the United States 424 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: in Israel destroying Iran's capacity to project terror and tyranny, 425 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:46,160 Speaker 1: and they also see Israel destroying Hasbillah. This is good, okay, 426 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:49,679 Speaker 1: And they're starting to think, maybe we should rise up, 427 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 1: maybe we should regain the sovereignty of our country. In Lebanon, 428 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: and maybe we should have a negotiated end to all 429 00:26:56,840 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: these hostilities, and we should disarm law and we should 430 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: make peace with Israel. 431 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 3: Okay, this is what the leadership. 432 00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: Of Lebanon is doing. That is encouraging and we should 433 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: be praying for it. 434 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 3: Now. 435 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: How exactly it's all going to play out? Yes, we're 436 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 1: gonna you know, we're gonna see right. I don't have 437 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,399 Speaker 1: all the answers for you tonight, but I want you 438 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: to see this is a big deal and I think 439 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: it has prophetic implications. Okay, Well, again, we need more 440 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: time to study of these scriptures, test them and see. 441 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:28,120 Speaker 3: Is this what we're watching? 442 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,479 Speaker 1: Is Israel about to become not only quiet on all 443 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: of its sides, but as I've talked to you about 444 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,439 Speaker 1: in the past, I think Israel's about to become the 445 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:42,800 Speaker 1: dominant superpower politically, militarily, and I think economically in the 446 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:48,160 Speaker 1: Middle East. And I think that's the prelude to the. 447 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:48,919 Speaker 3: War of Gog and Magog. 448 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 1: And this may last for a few years, it could 449 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 1: last for a decade, it could last for several decades. 450 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:59,159 Speaker 1: Before the War of Gog and Magog takes place. The 451 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,959 Speaker 1: scriptures don't les's exactly when and how Gog and Magog 452 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: is going to irrupt, right, so, but it tells us 453 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 1: clearly the Israel's living securely. The people of Israel feel secure, 454 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: they feel quiet and calm, and I believe that's where 455 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:18,439 Speaker 1: we're going, even though the last several years had been brutal, okay, 456 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:20,200 Speaker 1: And so how should we be praying? We should be 457 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 1: praying for calm. We should be praying for quiet. We 458 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 1: should be praying for full victory over the Iranian regime, 459 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 1: over a total vanquishing of Iran's offensive military capabilities that 460 00:28:33,600 --> 00:28:37,119 Speaker 1: threaten the United States, Israel, and our Arab allies. We 461 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 1: should pray for the liberation of the Iranian people. We 462 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 1: should pray for the liberation of the Lebanese people from 463 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: Iran and Hasbolla, and that Lebanona Israel actually make a 464 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: peace deal, a peace normalization deal. Whether it'll be literally 465 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 1: called part of the Abraham Accords, I don't know, that'd 466 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: be awesome. But maybe there's some Maybe it's the Cypress Accords, 467 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: maybe it's the Hiram Accords. I don't know, but I 468 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: think theory is reason for optimism. There's certainly always reason 469 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 1: to be concerned that war will erupt again, that this 470 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: will get messier, to get more difficult. Yeah, I get that, 471 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:12,280 Speaker 1: so let's be praying for that too. But let's also 472 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 1: be praying for the spiritual blessing of Lebanon, for the 473 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 1: strengthening of the Church in Lebanon, and the growth and 474 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: the maturity and the and the boldness of the Christians 475 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: of Lebanon. It's a it's an embattled minority. 476 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 2: Uh. 477 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 1: The Shia Muslims have been dominating and terrorizing the people 478 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: of Lebanon, terrorizing. She has been dominating the Christians, but 479 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 1: also dominating and terrorizing the. 480 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 3: Sunnis and others. 481 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: So let's be praying for the complete political and spiritual 482 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 1: liberation of Lebanon. 483 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 3: Will it last forever? 484 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 2: No? 485 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 1: The scriptures have us more hard times or ten ahead, 486 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: but maybe that's years away, maybe that's decades away or 487 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: more so, let's pray. Let's pray without ceasing. And that's 488 00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:59,719 Speaker 1: what the Joshua one is about, blessing Israel and her 489 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: name in the name. 490 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:04,360 Speaker 3: Of Jesus, including Lebanon. And I'm encouraged. 491 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: I'm an optimist, maybe it cautious optimist, but I wanted 492 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 1: you to know why And that's our show for tonight. 493 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 3: Thank you so much for watching. 494 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: I'm so grateful that you're with us, grateful that you 495 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 1: spent the time kind of walking through these scriptures and 496 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: walking through these issues. 497 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 3: I pray that you would have a. 498 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 1: Great week, you and your family and friends, spending time 499 00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: in the Word of God, walking with Jesus, walking in 500 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 1: the power of the Holy Spirit, praying for the peace 501 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:34,240 Speaker 1: of Jerusalem, and peace between Israel and Lebanon, and peace 502 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: and quiet throughout the rest of the region, and a 503 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 1: full victory over these wicked terrorists and their terror regimes. 504 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 3: Have a great week. 505 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 2: Thank you for joining us for this important episode examining Israel, Lebanon, 506 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 2: biblical prophecy, and the possibility of peace in the epicenter. 507 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 2: As Joel reminds us, Christians should pray without ceasing for 508 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 2: the peace of Jerusalem, for the piece between Israel and Lebanon, 509 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:06,800 Speaker 2: for the spiritual blessing of Lebanon, and for God's purposes 510 00:31:06,840 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 2: to unfold across the Middle East. 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Until then, stay watchful, stay prayerful, and 529 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 2: keep your eyes on the Epicenter.