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Is the RFID Chip the Mark of the Beast?
Modern Revival of Lost Biblical Commandment Paving
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Why the Mark Equals Spiritual Death - By Donna Wasson http://www.raptureready.com/soap2/wasson159.html
This may very well be my last article as a watchman on the wall. Since 2007,
I've spent countless hours in research, prayer, bible reading and writing, doing
all I can to open the eyes and ears of the deaf and blind sheeple to what is
coming upon this world. Some of the things I've learned have been very
difficult to digest, mainly the infiltration and control of luciferian influence over
our government, schools, entertainment, food, medications and even our
churches. In these final hours of the Age of Grace, it's blatant and in-yourface. Those bent on the destruction of mankind aren't even trying to hide
themselves or their agenda anymore.
It's my opinion that 9/11 was God's major wake-up call to this country, and
instead of national repentance, we yawned, turned over, and went back to
sleep. In response, He set up the kingdom of Barack Hussein Obama, a man
whose background and truth the media deliberately refused to investigate;
whose meteoric rise from obscurity to the most powerful position in the world
was nothing less than an obvious, absurd contrivance. Anyone with half a
brain could smell a rat.
When the Usurper uttered the following sentence, ironically on Halloween
night, October 31, 2008, "We are five days away from fundamentally
transforming the United States of America," I knew in that instant this country
was doomed. The Bible tells us that God sets up rulers and takes them down
for His purposes and glory.
"This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of
the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth
in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up
over it the basest of men." Daniel 4:17 (KJV)
Obama was elected, or rather selected by the satan-worshipping Globalist
elite, to destroy this nation. After all, the New World Order can't rise with a free
America in the way! Little did they know they were fulfilling God's plan. The
Occupant has been very successful carrying out his objectives so far, but he's
not finished yet. It's my opinion that there will not be another Presidential
election. I highly doubt that narcissistic psychopath is going anywhere.
Since he took office, we've suffered from economic downturn with
unimaginable unemployment, accompanied by a staggering rise in the welfare
state. Racial tensions are at their most volatile point since the early 1960's,
largely due to his continuous, incendiary rhetoric of supposed white privilege
and hatred. Rioting, looting and violence have become a way of life for the
perpetually offended.
Obamadinajad has gone out of his way to insult and alienate our allies, while
pandering to and sending billions of our tax dollars to support muslim factions,
bent on our destruction. Our national borders are wide open to anyone who
chooses to enter, with the exception of displaced and persecuted Christians.
The moral fabric of this country has taken an almost comical nosedive during
his tenure. The rise of all things sexually perverted can be laid at his feet, as
well as redefining the 6000 year old basis for human civilization, marriage
between one man and one woman-the bedrock of the family unit. Now, the
LGTB-XYZ mafia rules the day and anything their little hearts whine for, they
get. I hope they enjoy their power while they have it. All will be corrected
shortly.
The Occupant is hell-bent on crushing our freedoms and liberties by choosing
which laws he will recognize and abide by, and which he won't. He bypasses
our elected representatives and uses his phone and pen to institute new laws
and statutes, many of which are in direct violation of our Constitution. And
before he's finished, he has every intention of depriving every American
citizen of that most fundamental of all human rights: the right to defend
ourselves and our family against bodily harm, by confiscating our weapons.
Well, good luck with that one.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane, to a kinder, gentler era. The first time
America was introduced to the phrase "New World Order" was in a state of the
union speech by President H.W. Bush in January of 1991. Here's what he
said: "Halfway around the world, we are engaged in a great struggle in the
skies and on the seas and sands. We know why we're there: We are
Americans, part of something larger than ourselves. For two centuries, we've
done the hard work of freedom. And tonight, we lead the world in facing down
a threat to decency and humanity."
"What is at stake is more than one small country; it is a big idea: a New World
Order, where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve
the universal aspirations of mankind-peace and security, freedom and the rule
of law. Such is a world worthy of our struggle and worthy of our children's
future."
This idea for a one world government, economic system and religion
originated in ancient Babylon, and was re-birthed in the United Nations, which
is literally comprised of occultists and luciferian New Age worshippers. Author
Geri Ungurean wrote an excellent article on its origins, which I'm including
here. Please take the time to read this information.
http://www.raptureready.com/soap2/ungurean62.html
In 1996, the United Nations published a 420 page report titled Our Global
Neighborhood, which outlined a plan for global governance. It called for an
International Conference on Global Governance to be held in 1998, for the
purposes of submitting to the world the necessary treaties to achieve this goal,
all to be ratified by the year 2000.
The New World Order (NWO) was officially 'conceived' on December 31,
1999, in a blatant satanic ceremony which was played out for the world to see.
Unfortunately, very few understood what they were watching. Notice this was
New Year's Eve, at the beginning of the new millennia, a rare and extremely
symbolic event in the spiritual world.
Please note: For those of you who find the following information 'offensive,' I
suggest you grow up and realize what kind of people run the governments of
this world. Sex and bloodshed are the ancient hallmarks of satanic sacrifice
for the purposes of acquiring power. Now, take a deep breath and read how
Pastor David Meyer described the scene in his September 2000
newsletter, The Last Trumpet:
"On New Year's Eve, 1999, a program was held in Washington D.C. at the
site of the Washington Monument. The Washington Monument structure is
what is known as an "obelisk." The obelisk is Egyptian in origin, and a simple
check in reference books will verify that the obelisk is a representation of the
erect reproductive organ of the "sun god." If we take the word apart
etymologically, it becomes "O-Bel-Isk" or "shaft of Baal."A
"In front of the satanic shaft, above the rectangular Lincoln Memorial
Reflecting Pool, were the numerals 1999, which were suspended over the
pool so the angle would reveal a reflected 666 with the preceding numeral 1
not being visible. It was the number of the 'Beast' in front of his reproductive
shaft, and countless millions of uninformed people watched, while oblivious to
the real meaning from the standpoint of illuministic witchcraft."
Ironically, this took place during, of all people, Bill Clinton's presidency!
HAHA! But I digress. Pastor Meyer continues:
"At the stroke of midnight, as the year rolled over to 2000, a pulsating light
accompanied by fireworks began at the base of the shaft and moved upward
as the light intensified in its vertical movement, and burst forth at the top of the
monument. The connotation was filthy, and I knew immediately what was
happening. It was a climax or orgasm of light, climbing this evil and ancient
representation of the so-called sun god's reproductive organ. What brazen
idolatry! What blatant witchcraft! Then, the excited people moved in massive
throngs to go down into the reflecting pool in the presence of the monument,
just as the ancient Egyptians did, as they did their ritual bathing in waters
made sacred by the obelisk."
This covert 'impregnating' occult ritual was carried out by other select obelisks
throughout the world, each one starting its 'climax' minutes before midnight
local time. Precisely nine months later, at the conclusion of a 13 day United
Nations summit, the 'baby' New World Order was officially born. Allow me to
explain.
The Illuminati/Globalist elite are really into numbers and symbols; they
choose dates to implement their plans according to numerology. For instance,
we all know the number '13' is a number associated with the occult,
representing evil, i.e. Friday the 13th. This is the reason the United Nations
summits were designed to last 13 days.
The following information comes from www.thecuttingedge.org. Back in
1991, a seminar was given by the New England Director of the House of
Theosophy, Bill Lambert, who revealed the Globalist elite's plans regarding
the appearance of the antichrist, the decision to name the Roman Catholic
Pope as the False Prophet, and the fact that the 'Guiding Spirits' (demons)
were revealing to NWO leaders that the rapture of Christians would occur
soon after the appearance of the antichrist. I don't know where he got his
information, but it looks like he was right on the money.
He outlined a planned sequence of events designed to finally create a tidal
wave of esoteric support for the New World Order. The goal of these events
was to create a global religion, economy and government in the long run, but
also to 'solve' the religious problem represented by Jerusalem.
"And in that day, I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all
that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of
the earth be gathered together against it." Zechariah 12:3 (KJV)
At this seminar in 1991, Lambert revealed that sometime before 2010, "the
following scenario will unfold, depending only on the right set of
circumstances," with the goal of creating an internationalized Jerusalem
where Jewish, Muslim and Christian areas combine to form what he called
The New Jerusalem Covenant Project. The scenario would consist of a huge
religious/economic/political summit, to be held at the United Nations building
in New York City.
Those events literally came to pass as planned! The 'Millennium World Peace
Summit' (religious) convened from August 28-31, 2000. It was a gathering of
spiritual leaders from all over the world, to investigate ways religious leaders
could erase tensions in areas of conflict.
Next, the 'Millennium Assembly of the United Nations' (political) was held
from September 6-8, 2000, and essentially named the United Nations as the
supreme governing body of the world. Yeah, I don't remember hearing that
little announcement either.
Finally, the 'State of the World Forum' (economic) met from September 4-10,
2000, and was co-chaired by Mikhail Gorbachev and Colin Powell. It gathered
economic leaders from all over the world to discuss the economic and societal
impact of globalization.
So, at the conclusion of these meetings, the official occult 'birth' of the New
World Order occurred on September 10, 2000-exactly nine months after the
pagan, pseudo-fertilization of the obelisk monuments across the world into the
womb of the night sky, on December 31, 1999. Told you they were really into
numbers!
Here's a little factoid that you should find interesting. According to Olde
English Witchcraft, if a person wanted to join a witch's coven they had to
renounce their religious beliefs, then wait one year and one day before they
were welcomed into the coven. The birth of the NWO was 9/10/2000. Guess
what happened exactly one year and a day later?
If you guessed 9/11/2001, you're correct! On September 10, 2000, America,
along with the other countries who participated in the 13 day United Nations
summit, renounced Christianity. One year and one day later we joined satan's
coven, preparing for the rise of the antichrist and his kingdom.
This was celebrated by The Powers That Be/Globalist elite/Illuminati, by
offering satan a blood sacrifice of 3000 innocent men, women and children,
and counting. The first responders who inhaled the toxic dust that day, are still
dying of various cancers and lung diseases. It was the gift to satan that keeps
on giving.
Fast forward to 2015, as the plan to turn Jerusalem into an 'international city'
is being implemented, right under our noses! Strange how the mainstream
American media has failed to mention this. Messianic Jew, author, Bible and
Hebraic scholar, Steven Ben-DeNoon, discusses what is currently happening
in Israel on his YouTube channel. You can watch his report below, showing
the checkpoints that are being built right now for the new, 'international city.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQV5Dncgphk
As you probably already know, Pope Francis, whom I highly suspect is the
False Prophet, will address the United Nations General Assembly on
September 25, 2015. They are expected to vote on a resolution, forcing Israel
to live within her pre-1967 borders in order to establish a Palestinian state.
This will include dividing Jerusalem, which will then be designated the capital
of both Israel and Palestine. The wicked Occupant of the White House has all
but promised to betray Israel by voting in favor of this. God have mercy on the
righteous remnant of the United States!
Now that you have some good background information, I'll explain in Part 2 of
Why the Mark Equals Spiritual Death, how the New World Order, Pope
Francis and the Ascended Masters will introduce the Mark of the Beast, and
why the Bible emphatically warns that those who receive it will be thrown into
the Lake of Fire forever.
Until then, make sure you have accepted the pardon for your sins Jesus died
on the cross to provide for you. The Bride of Christ will be snatched off this
wretched earth very soon, and you do NOT want to be left behind to endure
the Tribulation!
author: bensmomi99@gmail.com
Is the RFID Chip the Mark of the Beast? - David Pepe http://www.theignorantfishermen.com/2012/06/is-rfid-chip-mark-of-beast.html
There has been a lot of talk among prophecy buffs about the EXPONENTIAL
advances in technology today and the upcoming "Mark of the Beast" (Rev.
13:16-18). Many believe that we are living in the very days in which we - as a
world - will see the horrific fulfillment of this "chip" technology, which will be
applied under the global edict of Satan's Anti-Christ (Rev. 13).
The micro-chipping of humans with RFID chips is a vision that secular
utopians hold dear (Psalm 2: 2-3, Rom. 1:18-32). To them it will be the
ultimate act of power and despotic control. By this chip these believe that they
can control and manage the human population of the world and then enter a
utopian age where technology is god and mankind's savior. By this chip the
secular utopian elites believe that they could eliminate currency, control ones
actions, monitor one's health and existence in an ever techno evolving world.
The bottom line in this technological vision is not to help mankind but to
control the world for their delusional utopian visions. What they have not
calculated on is the heart of fallen mankind and what is yet to be (Rev. 6-19).
There is no doubt that the technology is here today for the global monitoring of
the world's inhabitants. The world today is dominated by only a very few who
fully comprehend the technology of the day, the manufacturing of it and the
institution and controlling of it. Only a handful of people out of the worlds total
population are authorities on implementing and advancing today's technology.
These are the ones who truly possess the true power over our present world.
The overwhelming majority of the world's inhabitants are oblivious to how and
what makes today's technology exist. Because of today's technological
advances mankind has become addicted, crippled and helpless in the basics
of life's functions. If the world was to suffer the loss of the daily functions of life
(electricity, fuel and all that drives our world by these two agents) due to
economics and/or world war (Rev. 6-9), the world's inhabitants would be
crippled and reduced to a less than a middle ages type of existence and living.
Once the seven year tribulation period begins the words, CATASTROPHIC,
HORRENDOUS, HORRIFIC, RAVISHED, DEVASTATION and DEATH will
take on EXPONENTIAL terms and levels (Isa. 24:5-6, Rev. 6-16). So
HORRIFIC, so CATASTROPHIC will this time be that practically no
technological advances will survive or be accessed and implemented by the
majority of the world's surviving individuals. There will be absolutely NO
electricity, power, refrigeration and access to technology etc... etc... The world
at this time will be cut off from all that has made it move and the inhabitants of
the earth will be pleading for dire help and aid no matter what the cost no
matter what the sacrifice. The world's global inhabitants will turn from
technological addiction and dependency to a crippling detoxing. This
technological withdrawal will reveal man's crippling weakness and
dependency to technology and also reveal their colossal ignorance on how to
take care of one's self with life's basic skills to survive.
Last fall, we here in New England had a pre-winter snow, which crippled our
region for many days. As a result of this devastating storm there was no
power, no cell towers, no landlines, no heat, no electricity, no gas, no food and
in some places no water. For a week we had no electricity and our manner of
living was reduced to applying simple and practical skills to just survive. It was
a big eye opener in light of how dependent we are to the technological
advances of our day. It was during this week that the Lord opened my eyes
and I was able to project this basic catastrophe to global proportions to when
the Day of God's wrath will cover the whole world (Rev. 6-16). If we as a little
region were crippled by just a snowstorm can you just imagine what the
EXPONENTIAL devastation of the Seal and Trumpet judgments will do to the
entire world? Just read for yourselves and project the best that you can about
that time and ask yourself this question. What can ever be left after such
horrific global devastation? Mankind will be placed into a blender and
whatever was once recognizable will not be. My dear friends, this is just the
FIRST half of the seven year tribulation! Let's take a look.
50% of the world's population will be decimated by war, pestilence and famine
(Rev. 6, 8).
1/3 of all the world's vegetation, topographical land masses, rivers and oceans
will be catastrophically wasted and marred beyond all imagination (Rev. 8).
Massive earthquakes will rock the world (Rev. 6:12, Rev. 11:13).
Demonic possession will control, torture and ravish the minds of the world's
remaining rebellious inhabitants of this time (Rev. 9).
All of these HORRIFIC CATASTROPHIC events will precede the Mark of the
Beast (Rev. 6-9). Please tell me how after all of this EXPONENTIAL
DEVASTATION and global anarchy that follows that there will be any order or
technology left to enforce the RFID chip under the Anti Christ's 3 1/2 reign?
Anarchy will reign supreme and after the Anti Christ's death and resuscitation
he will enforce global Marshall Law and then institute his new world order,
global worship and his 666 global state (Rev. 11:7, Rev.13).
It is my personal belief that the "Mark of the Beast" will be just that... a mark
not the IFID chip. This position is not as exciting as the RFID "Mark of the
Beast" chip theory, but these are the realities. The RFID perspective deceives
the world and today's believers that there will be technological advances left
after Revelation 6-9 takes place and keeps them ignorant and limited of just
how EXPONENTIALLY horrific this time will be. Many prophetic "scholars"
ignorantly leave out the realities of Revelation 6-9 and lack and forsake the
total objective perception as to what transpires during this horrific period
leading up to the Mark of the Beast.
The Mark of the Beast will be a "mark" on the fore head or right hand with the
beast's number 666 (Rev. 13:16-18). The Greek word for "mark" means to
sculpture; engraving, a stamp, sign. It does not at all give reference to an
implanting.
My dear friends for us who know the Lord as Savior we will not be here to find
out for the Lord will call His ambassadors out before the Day of the Lord
begins. But for a world that will be left only EXPONENTIAL catastrophe,
anguish, suffering and tyranny await them (Rev. 6-19).
If you are reading this post today and KNOW NOT the Lord Jesus Christ as
your personal Savior MAY YOU BE SURE THAT YOU DO. My dear friends,
do not deceive and lie unto yourselves into believing that the Mark of the
Beast and these Last Day biblical prophecies will never come to be (2 Peter
3:3), for as sure as the sun will rise Almighty God's Day of reckoning will be.
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!
Modern Revival of Lost Biblical Commandment Paving
the Way for the Third Jewish Temple - By Adam Eliyahu
Berkowitz http://www.breakingisraelnews.com/48527/modern-revival-lost-biblicalcommandment-paving-way-third-temple-jewishworld/#YFSik6SBkCI8TSVG.97
"Everyone who is numbered, from twenty years old and over, shall give the
contribution to the Lord. The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay
less than the half shekel, when you give the contribution to the Lord to make
atonement for yourselves." (Exodus 30:15)
Biblical commandments not practiced for thousands of years are slowly
returning to life. One such commandment, known as the Machatsit HaShekel,
or half-shekel, is making a comeback thanks to a simple Jewish tailor in
Jerusalem.
The half-shekel, one of the more obscure commandments found in the Bible,
played an important role in Jewish history. Every year, each Jewish male over
the age of 20 was obligated to give a compulsory donation of half of a shekel
(Exodus 30:15). Regardless of status or wealth, the same amount was given
by each man. Since it is forbidden by Torah law to actually count Jews,
counting the coins took place of a national census. The half-shekels that were
collected were used as a form of tax to support the Jewish Temple.
The nation of Israel continued to observe the commandment even after the
First Jewish Temple was destroyed until it was outlawed by Roman Emperor
Hadrian in the year 135 CE. Even Jews who lived outside of Israel continued
to donate the half-shekel, despite the Roman Senate forbidding the export of
gold and silver.
Reuven Prager, a tailor specializing in Biblically-styled clothing, is responsible
for today's revival of the lost commandment of the half-shekel. Prager's
passion for Biblical authenticity led him to investigate the commandment of the
half-shekel. Being a practical-minded artisan, he began to mint his own halfshekel in March 1997 with a run of 1,000 coins. Today, Prager continues to
mint a new half-shekel coin every year with a new design based on a Temple
vessel or tool that has actually been reproduced.
Prager explained to Breaking Israel News that the demand for the coins has
gone up dramatically as people re-awaken to this essential commandment.
When asked about people's reactions, he said that it had a lot to do with the
coin itself.
"This is not a 'wannabe' or a wish list. This is something you can handle and
put in your pocket," he told Breaking Israel News. "The vessels pictured on the
coins have already been made and can be photographed. And the coins are
absolute hekdesh, holy and sanctified. This isn't charity. They can only go to
the Temple."
Prager's version of the coin, and the methods he uses to collect and store
them, adhere to the strictest requirements for performing the Biblical
commandment. He has received approval and certification by the nascent
Sanhedrin for performing the commandment as described in the Torah.
The half-shekel was described by Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon, a renowned
Torah scholar from the Middle Ages more famously known as the Rambam,
as being equal to 160 grains of barley, which, in modern measurements,
would be approximately eight grams of silver.
The coin, which is Biblically obligated to be given in service to the Jewish
Temple, can have no affiliation between those selling the coin and those
collecting them. In the case of Prager's coins, the collection is handled by a
special organization established for this purpose, the Otzar Hamikdash
(Treasury of the Holy Temple).
Otzar Hamikdash has arranged for the over 200,000 silver coins that have
been collected to be stored by Brinks Security, which insures them for 125
percent of their value, taking into account the fifth that must be added to
replace anything sanctified. Prager wouldn't go into details about the worth of
the coins, but simply stated, "You have no idea."
Currently, American law forbids the shipment of these coins to Israel. To
bypass the American prohibition, the transfer of the half-shekel is arranged via
a personal emissary or by individuals who Prager has contacted to operate
collection points in the US.
Prager has been working almost entirely alone on this project, with many
rabbinic organizations reluctant to get involved in what is new territory for
them. "It takes one kind of courage to decide to actually collect the coins,"
Prager explained to Breaking Israel News. "It's another kind of courage to take
the initiative to start using the coins that have been sanctified for their
intended purpose. And I haven't found rabbis who have that kind of courage."
Once the coins are collected, they obtain the status of hekdesh (sanctified for
holy use) and may no longer be used for any profane use. From the large pile
of silver coins, nine baskets are set aside for trumat halishkah (donations for
the Temple service). In Temple times, this tax funded the Temple service. It is
also required in order for public offerings to be considered communal.
A tailor by profession, Prager brought down the priestly garments as an
example of the real costs involved to produce the clothing according to Biblical
specifications. "Real bigdei kahuna (clothing of the priests) cost about $5,000
a set to produce. And you need thousands of them," he told Breaking Israel
News. In addition, "hundreds of harps, hundreds of flutes" are also needed for
the priests and Levites to carry out their Temple service.
The remainder of the money, called shearei halishkah (remainder of the
office), is used to prepare Jerusalem for the three yearly festivals during which
all of Israel is commanded to make a pilgrimage. Though the collection takes
place over a period ending just before the holiday of Purim, the distribution
and allocation of the coins is done three times a year, just before each of the
festivals.
In the upcoming week, Otzar Hamikdash will separate out the coins that would
have been used during the holiday of Sukkot if the Temple had been standing
today.
Despite once being quite numerous, archaeologists have found very few of
these coins. In 2008, the Israel Antiquities Authority found a silver half-shekel
while digging around the City of David. Archaeologist Eli Shukron suggested
how the coin arrived at that spot.
"Just like today," he said, "when coins sometimes fall from our pockets and roll
into drainage openings at the side of the street, that's how it was some two
thousand years ago - a man was on his way to the Temple and the shekel
which he intended to use for paying the half-shekel head-tax found its way into
the drainage channel."
Israel wary of Russian military build-up in Syria - By Dan
Williams http://news.yahoo.com/israel-wary-russian-military-build-syria-122702614.html
Indications of increased Russian involvement in Syria in support of President
Bashar al-Assad are prompting a reassessment in Israel about how to handle
fall-out from the conflict without risking a clash with Moscow.
Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011, Israel has occasionally fired across
the Golan Heights in response to spillover shelling or bombed advanced arms
it suspected were to be transferred to Assad's Lebanese guerrilla allies,
Hezbollah.
U.S. and regional reports that Moscow's diplomatic and logistical support for
Assad is shifting into major military backing has raised the prospect of Israel
and Russia accidentally coming to blows.
"There could be ramifications for us, certainly," Ram Ben-Barak, directorgeneral of Israel's Intelligence Ministry, told Reuters when asked if Russian
intervention in Syria might necessitate new Israeli rules of engagement.
He was speaking at a security conference organized by the Herzliya
Interdisciplinary Center, where Russian policy in Syria was described both as
an effort to shore up Assad and mobilize with other world powers in
suppressing Islamic State insurgents.
"We have been informed that the Russians are entering into active
intervention, the Americans are attacking ... The West and now, in fact, the
Russians and the whole world are trying to unite against them (Islamic State),"
Amos Gilad, senior adviser to Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon, said in
a speech.
In separate remarks to Reuters, Gilad said it was too early to know how
extensive Moscow's military involvement in Syria would be and whether it
might clip Israel's wings operationally.
"I don't know, because the scale is not yet clear. They haven't started working.
They are just building up the capability," Gilad said of the Russian activity.
Asked if Israel was communicating with Russia in a bid to head off any
unintended confrontations between their forces, he said only: "There are
ways. They are not our enemies today."
In Moscow, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said she had no information
about any communication between Israel and Russia.
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Israel has sought to stay out of the Syrian civil war, seeing enemies on all
sides. It says it intervenes militarily only when fired upon from Syria or to
prevent Hezbollah operatives reinforcing Assad there from gaining advanced
weapons that could pose a threat to it from Lebanon in the future.
Past Israeli strikes in Syria killed Syrian troops as well as Hezbollah fighters,
according to both countries and the guerrilla group - though the exact number
remains unclear.
In recent days, Moscow has reaffirmed its military backing for Damascus but
said it was premature to talk about Russian participation in military operations
in Syria.
U.S. authorities have detected "worrisome preparatory steps", including
transport of prefabricated houses for hundreds of people to a Syrian airfield,
that could signal Russia is readying for deployment of heavy military assets, a
senior U.S. official told Reuters last week.
Syria has not formally responded to the reports. But one of its military officials
has spoken of a "big shift" in Russia's military support for Damascus.
Amos Yadlin, an Israeli air force ex-general and Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu's former military intelligence chief, said Israel and Russia were
unlikely to find themselves pitted against each other in Syria as they had
different areas of interest.
"I don't think there is any reason for the sides to collide, as we are not fighting
the same enemy. I assume that we will be very careful, and so will they," said
Yadlin, now director of Tel Aviv University's Institute for National Security
Studies.
He predicted Russian forces would avoid the Golan, near Israel's northern
front, and Israel would think twice about carrying out air strikes where
Russians might be harmed.
"My assumption is that we don't attack any site on the ground in Syria unless
we have an excellent picture of who is or isn't there," Yadlin said.
A senior U.S. official briefed on Israel's actions in Syria shared Yadlin's
assessment, but cautioned: "Nothing is fool-proof, so I can anticipate the
Israelis will be looking anew at their risk-assessments now."
Syria's ageing air force is largely Soviet-supplied, posing a possible scenario
where similar models of jets and choppers could be flown by local and
Russian pilots.
Sam Gardiner, a retired U.S. air force colonel who runs wargames for various
Washington agencies, said Israel would likely be able to spot Russianoperated aircraft in good time.
"Russian aircraft would probably have a different 'signature' - even if they're
the same airplane they wouldn't be equipped with the same electronics," he
said, theorizing that the Israelis would know which Syrian airbases were being
used by Russia and be able to trace Russian-language radio communications
to the jets or helicopters they came from.
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Russian submarine with 20 ICBMs and 200 nuclear
warheads is sailing to Syria http://www.debka.com/article/24873/Russian-submarine-with-20-ICBMs-and200-nuclear-warheads-is-sailing-to-Syria
The world's largest submarine, the Dmitri Donskoy (TK-208), Nato-coded
Typhoon, has set sail for the Mediterranean and is destined for the Syrian
coast, debkafile reports exclusively from its military and intelligence sources.
Aboard the sub are 20 Bulava (NATO-code SS-N-30) intercontinental ballistic
missiles with an estimated up to 200 nuclear warheads. Each missile, with a
reported range of 10,000km, carries 6-10 MIRV nuclear warheads.
The Russian sub set sail from its North Sea base on Sept. 4, escorted by two
anti-sub warfare ships. Their arrival at destination in 10 days time will top up
the new Russian military deployment in Syria.
President Vladimir Putin's introduction of a nuclear force opposite Syrian
shores builds up what first looked like an operation to fortify Assad's regime in
Damascus into a military expedition capable of an air and sea confrontation
with US forces in the Middle East.
US Secretary of State John Kerry suggested as much Saturday, Sept. 5,
when he expressed concern over reports of Russia's "increasing military buildup in Syria" in a phone call to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The
State Department reported: "The Secretary made clear that if such reports
were accurate, these actions could further escalate the conflict, lead to greater
loss of innocent life, increase refugee flows and risk confrontation with the
anti-ISIL coalition operation in Syria."
Kerry was referring to potential Russian interference with US-led coalition air
strikes against the Islamic State in Syria.
debkafile's sources in Washington and Moscow report that the dispatch of a
nuclear sub to Syrian waters is taken as a strong message that the Kremlin
will not let the US impede its military intervention in the Syrian conflict and will
go to extreme lengths to keep the way open for the flow of Russian troops to
the war-torn country.
This situation has gone a long way beyond Obama administration intentions
when US-Russian talks were initially held for US forces posted in Turkey and
Iraq, together with the Russian troops arriving in Syria, to launch a combined
effort against the Islamic State. Those talks came to naught.
In its coming issue out Friday, Sept. 11, DEBKA Weekly 678 will reveal for
the first time how Putin intends to array the Russian forces he is consigning to
Syria, their operational planning, their military coordination with Iran and,
above all, how the new Russian intervention in Syria may impact US Middle
East policy and Israel.
Russia Building Nuclear-Armed Drone Submarine - Bill
Gertz - http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-building-nuclear-armeddrone-submarine/
'Kanyon' unmanned sub to target harbors, cities
Russia is building a drone submarine to deliver large-scale nuclear weapons
against U.S. harbors and coastal cities, according to Pentagon officials.
The developmental unmanned underwater vehicle, or UUV, when deployed,
will be equipped with megaton-class warheads capable of blowing up key
ports used by U.S. nuclear missile submarines, such as Kings Bay, Ga., and
Puget Sound in Washington state.
Details of the secret Russian nuclear UUV program remain closely held within
the U.S. government.
The Pentagon, however, has code-named the drone "Kanyon," an indication
that the weapon is a structured Russian arms program.
The nuclear drone submarine is further evidence of what officials say is an
aggressive strategic nuclear forces modernization under President Vladimir
Putin. The building is taking place as the Obama administration has sought to
reduce the role of nuclear arms in U.S. defenses and to rely on a smaller
nuclear force for deterrence.
Officials familiar with details of the Kanyon program said the weapon is
envisioned as an autonomous submarine strike vehicle armed with a nuclear
warhead ranging in size to "tens" of megatons in yield. A blast created by a
nuclear weapon that size would create massive damage over wide areas.
A megaton is the equivalent of 1 million tons of TNT.
On missiles, megaton warheads are called "city busters" designed to destroy
entire metropolitan areas or to blast buried targets. An underwater megatonclass drone weapon would be used to knock out harbors and coastal regions,
the officials said, declining to be named due to the sensitivity of the
information.
"This is an unmanned sub that will have a high-speed and long-distance
capability," said one official, who noted that the drone development is years
away from a prototype and testing.
Russian nuclear buildup
The Kanyon appears to be part of a Russian strategic modernization effort
that seeks to give Moscow the ability to coerce the United States. It is also
expected to complicate the Obama administration's attempts to seek further
reductions in U.S. and Russian nuclear forces after the 2010 New START
arms treaty.
New arms cuts were derailed after Russia's military annexation of Crimea and
continuing destabilization of eastern Ukraine, as well as by Moscow's failure to
return to compliance with the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
Treaty.
"It's very difficult to consider Russia a responsible party when it's developing
something like this," the official said.
Another official familiar with the program said that the Kanyon will be a large
nuclear-powered autonomous submarine. This official said the size of its
nuclear warhead is not clear.
Russian leaders announced a new maritime strategy in July that provided
hints about the new drone sub. The doctrine calls for developing innovative
technologies, including unmanned underwater vehicles, IHS Jane's 360
reported last month.
The new underwater nuclear weapon is also raising concerns among
Pentagon strategic planners. The Navy, in particular, is worried about the
Kanyon. Navy forces are charged with conducting underwater warfare
operations, including countering enemy submarines.
Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza, a Pentagon spokeswoman, declined to comment
on the nuclear-armed underwater drone.
The Pentagon said last week that it is closely watching a Russian military
research ship that sailed along the east coast of the United States. The ship, a
research vessel called the Yantar, was engaged in underwater
reconnaissance, gathering intelligence that could be used to support a
weapon system like the nuclear UUV.
While the United States currently has no similar plans for a megaton-class
underwater nuclear strike vehicle, the Navy is developing a range of UUVs,
including a weapons-carrying drone.
The Pentagon is in the process of retiring all of its megaton weapons. The
stockpile of 9-megaton B53 bunker-buster bombs were dismantled several
years ago, and the 1.2 megaton-B83 will be retired after the upgraded B61
bomb is deployed.
Russia's arsenal of megaton warheads and bombs includes an estimated five
SS-18s armed with 20-megaton warheads and previously deployed 5megaton warheads on SS-19s. Moscow once built the largest nuclear
weapon, the 150-megaton bomb called the Tsar Bomba, or "Tsar of bombs."
China uses megaton warheads on its DF-5A missiles. The two-dozen DF-5As
are said to be armed with 5-megaton warheads.
Goal: causing catastrophic damage
"The Kanyon represents another example of Russia's aggressive and
innovative approach to the development of military capabilities against U.S.
and Western interests," said Jack Caravelli, a former CIA analyst who
specialized in Soviet and Russian affairs.
"The possible yield of the warhead, in the megaton class, clearly is an attempt
to inflict catastrophic damage against U.S. or European naval facilities or
coastal cities," he added. "Nations vote with their resources, and the Kanyon,
along with an expanding number of other military modernization programs,
indicates the priority Vladimir Putin places on military preparedness against
the West."
Mark Schneider, a former Pentagon nuclear policymaker, said Russian staterun media have announced plans for UUV development.
"In 2014, Putin stated that there were undisclosed strategic nuclear
modernization programs that would be made public at the appropriate time,"
Schneider said.
A Russian weapons engineer told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency in
June that UUVs are being developed.
"Our institute already concluded a number of new developments in the sphere
of command systems automation... [including] remotely-operated, unmanned
sea-based underwater vehicles. We hope that these developments will be
applied for designing of a new destroyer vessel," said Lev Klyachko, director
of the Russian Central Research Institute.
Moscow nuclear threats worrying
Robert Kehler, who retired two years ago as commander of the U.S. Strategic
Command, said development of a robot underwater nuclear strike vehicle
could be part of what he termed a "troubling" Russian strategic nuclear
buildup.
"Overall, we were watching the Russian nuclear modernization effort very
carefully," Kehler said in an interview. "And that effort was finally starting to
put forces in the field."
Kehler said he was not "particularly bothered" by the Russian nuclear buildup
as long as Moscow stays within the limits of the New START arms treaty. The
treaty limits the United States and Russia to 700 strategic missiles and
bombers and a total of 1,550 deployed strategic warheads. The retired fourstar Air Force general said he was unaware of the Kanyon drone program.
However, recent threats and belligerent statements by Russian leaders about
using nuclear weapons are compounding concerns about Moscow's arms
buildup.
"That was disturbing as well, their rhetoric," Kehler said. "Again, that said
something about how nuclear weapons fit in their national security. From their
perspective, they're saying, 'We still need these weapons.'"
Putin has stated publicly that he is willing to use Russia's nuclear forces in
response to Western opposition to the military annexation of Ukraine's
Crimea.
Pavel Felgenhauer, a Russian military analyst, said he has not heard about
the Kanyon program. "But such things could have easily been developed
during the Cold War and may be still being developed or modernized," he
said.
Felgenhauer said a nuclear drone submarine would involve launch from a
mother sub and would require getting close to a target, something he said
would result in a "semi-suicidal" bombing run.
Russia has researched exotic nuclear weapons concepts in the past, including
underwater blasts aimed at creating massive tsunamis, like those caused by
undersea earthquakes, he said.
However, Felgenhauer said he does not believe the underwater nuclear drone
would be a mainstream weapons development program for Moscow.
Based on Soviet nuclear torpedo
Norman Polmar, a naval analyst and author, said the Kanyon could be based
on a Soviet-era nuclear torpedo disclosed in his 2003 book, Cold War
Submarines.
Both the Russian navy and its predecessor, the Soviet navy, have been
innovators of undersea systems and weapons. "These efforts have included
the world's most advanced torpedoes," Polmar said. "Early in the nuclear age,
the Soviets began development of a massive torpedo for attacking coastal
cities and ports."
The T-15 torpedo was about 75 feet long and was capable of carrying a highyield thermonuclear warhead some 15 miles underwater, something Polmar
called "a truly innovative concept."
The Navy is developing UUVs as well, including some capable of conducting
strike operations. No details of the Navy's underwater drone program could be
learned.
A 2004 Navy study on the subject lists nine functions for underwater drones,
ranging from intelligence gathering to anti-mine warfare to special operations
delivery and "time critical strike."
"Warfighters need the ability to strike time critical targets at precisely the right
moment in battle," the Navy study said. "UUVs can perform some of the
necessary functions for [time critical strike], for example, clandestine weapon
delivery or remote launch."
"Stealth and long-standoff distance and duration allow a UUV to be an
effective weapon platform or weapon cache delivery vehicle for TCS
missions."
The UUV is part of a major nuclear modernization by Russia that includes a
new class of ballistic missile submarine called the Borey-class, and a new
submarine-launched missile, the Bulava.
Two new intercontinental ballistic missiles are being deployed as well, along
with development of three more new ICBMs, including a replacement for the
SS-18 and a new rail-mobile missile. A new strategic bomber is also under
development, and there are reported plans to restart production of the Tu-160
Blackjack bomber.
Russia is also developing a new long-range, air-launched nuclear-tipped
cruise missile, the KH-101, which will be capable of hitting targets in the
United States from launch areas within Russian airspace.
Navy seeking UUVs
Navy Secretary Ray Maybus said in a speech in April that unmanned systems
are a high priority for future Navy weapons.
"While unmanned technology itself is not new, the potential impact these
systems will have on the way we operate is almost incalculable," Maybus said.
The submarine warfare division of the chief of naval operations stated on its
website that the future submarine force will include UUVs.
"UUVs allow an [attack submarine] to safely gain access to denied areas with
revolutionary sensors and weapons," the website stated. "UUVs provide
unique capabilities and extend the 'reach' of our platforms while reducing the
risk to an [attack submarine]" and its crew.
The site made no mention of a future UUV strike weapon, only intelligence
and reconnaissance, mine warfare, and mapping.
"UUVs are key elements in maintaining submarines' future undersea
dominance against any threat."
Daily Jot: Not hard to see how antichrist can come to
power - Bill Wilson - www.dailyjot.com
When I was a child, one of the first books of the Bible I read was Revelation. I
always had a curiosity about Revelation, what it meant and how it would play
out. I kept thinking that it would be nearly impossible for an antichrist to come
to power because people would know what to look for, know what to expect if
they read Revelation. I know now as an adult that the prophets of the Old
Testament along with Revelation and other books of the Bible also speak
clearly about the beast, or what has become known as the antichrist. There is
clear warning. But when we look at today's events and how things are coming
together, I am beginning to see how the beast can rise to power by looking at
America's example.
The election of a "president" without proof of being a natural born citizen; the
subsequent change in direction toward the enemies of God becoming the
allies of America; the opening of our borders to anyone and any persuasion
resulting in domestic crime, domestic terrorism and a re-colonization of our
country; the move to redefine marriage; the selective enforcement of law; the
demonization of moral and righteous people--all things known widely before
his reelection. This person rises from obscurity to becoming the most
important man in the world in such a short period of time, and his actions are
accepted as if they were normal. There is no better example than the current
Iranian nuclear deal.
The "president" has pushed this nuclear deal with Iran hard. He has gotten
members of his party, some of them Jewish, to agree with him. It is reported
from sources close to the deal, that America may be required to defend Iran in
the event that Israel attacks it. It is a given that Iran can deploy a nuclear
bomb after the agreement expires in ten years. These facts should be enough
to turn every American, every Jew, every Israeli, every peace-loving citizen of
the world to the streets demanding a "no deal." Yet, apart from some
opposition, the world seems mesmerized to support it. Americans should have
more sense--every day there are legitimate, confirmed reports that Iran is
vowing to destroy the US and Israel.
The Free Beacon reports that US naval forces are routinely approached by
Iranian warships and aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz. Free Beacon's Adam
Kredo observes: "These encounters are underscored by violent and
threatening rhetoric from senior Iranian officials, who have maintained in
recent weeks that despite the recently signed nuclear accord, Iran will not end
its support for terrorist proxy groups." Yet the American Congress and
"president" persist in pursuing the Iranian agreement. This is a type and
shadow of how people can be deceived, which is the first warning of Christ to
his disciples regarding the end times in Matthew 24:4, "Take heed that no man
deceive you."
Daily Devotion: The Spiritual No-Man's Land - Greg Laurie
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In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in
their own eyes. -Judges 17:6
Our culture in the United States seems to be turned upside down. In the
perception of many, that which was once considered good is now perceived
as bad. And that which was once perceived as bad is now thought of as good.
There was a time when, if someone was doing something immoral, we would
have said that was bad. For example, if a boyfriend and girlfriend were living
together, we would have said that was bad. If you were married, that was
considered good. Today, however, if someone thinks marriage is only
between a man and a woman, it is now considered bad.
Here is what God says about that mentality: "What sorrow for those who say
that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter
is sweet and sweet is bitter" (Isaiah 5:20).
There was a time in Israel's history when everything was upside down, much
like it is in our culture today. In Judges 17, we read how and why that
happened: "In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever
seemed right in their own eyes" (verse 6). To put it in modern vernacular,
everyone was doing their own thing. Everyone had their own "truth."
Here is what it comes down to. If you want to be a Christian, then be a
Christian-a real one. If you don't want to be a committed Christian, then do
whatever you want and face the consequences. Or, be a follower of Jesus and
glorify God with your life. But this in-between living will keep you in a
miserable no-man's land of compromise. You will have too much of Jesus to
be happy in the world and too much of the world to be happy in Jesus.
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