Christians! Do You Understand What "The Day of the Lord" Means?!

The Holy Spirit has been prompting me of late to come out of the world [even more] and eliminate anything that distracts me from hearing Him. I'm sensing that it's so important that I stay tuned in to what I need to know as one of His Watchmen on the Wall. I take Ezekiel 33 very seriously ... Whenever He gives me a word and instructs me to warn the people of God, I am to share what He has given me -- regardless of whether it is received or not. So, if I don't warn them, and they are harmed, their blood is on my hands. In contrast, if I do give the warning, and it is ignored, that person will die in his sin and iniquity, while I will be delivered, having been obedient to my calling.

These are dangerous times we live in. The world is on the brink of destruction; physically, economically, and spiritually. While my husband, Mark, and I have been blowing the trumpet for over 15 years, we seem to be closing in on a time where there is no turning back. And the consequences will be distressing and devastating. Which is why we brought up the topic of The Day of the Lord with a group of friends that are faithful Christians. We asked the group of around 10 people, "Who has never heard that terminology... and, if you have, do you know what it means"? About half of the group had never heard the phrase. The other half agreed it referred to the day of Jesus's Second Coming. 

While I did not expect that outcome to our survey, I have to say I wasn't surprised. Our Western model [and history] of religion has resulted in a Church that has failed to teach a complete and accurate foundation of God's Truth. In addition, the Church has not encouraged the faithful to study and learn the fullness of God's Word, either through adequate education, or examination [and scrutiny] on their own. Therefore, something as important as The Day of the Lord, goes largely unheeded or misunderstood. 

So, let me refer you to the Word, itself, to enlighten you to the reason the Holy Spirit has given me this timely prompting. Just as Mark and I did in the discussion with our group of faithful friends, let me refer you to passages and verses in the Bible that makes it clear what God means when He writes of The Day of the Lord -- not just what some seminary or podcast has taught through a popular Christian "voice". I will present the Word in chronological order so you can understand that God's teaching on this important concept has been consistent through time ... it was Truth in the past history of the world; it's the same Truth today; and it will be the same Truth in what I think is the near future. So, let's begin in the Old Testament...

Isaiah 2:12    For the Lord of hosts has a day against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up -- and it shall be brought low;

Isaiah 13:6-8    Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come! Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every human heart will melt. They will be dismayed; pangs and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will be aghast at one another; their faces will be aflame.

Ezekiel 13:5    You have not gone up into the breaches, or built up a wall for the house of Israel, that it might stand in battle in the day of the Lord.

Ezekiel 30:3    For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

Joel 2:11    The LORD utters His voice before His army, for His camp is exceedingly great; He who executes His word is powerful. For the day of the LORD is great and very awesome; who can endure it?

Amos 5:15-17    Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts [armies] will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph. Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord: "In all the squares there shall be wailing, and in all the streets they shall say, 'Alas! Alas!' They call the farmers to mourning and to wailing those who are skilled in lamentation, and in all vineyards there shall be wailing, for I will pass through your midst," says the LORD.

Obadiah 15    For the day of the LORD is near upon all the nations. As you have done, it shall be done to you; your deeds shall return on your own head.

Zephaniah 1:14    The great day of the LORD is near, near and hastening fast; the sound of the day of the LORD is bitter; the mighty man cries aloud there. A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the lofty battlements.

Zechariah 14:1    Behold, a day is coming for the LORD, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst.

Malachi 4:5    "Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome [terrible] day of the Lord comes".    

Are you able to hear and understand that from the days of the prophets the Lord has warned that a day was drawing near; a day in which the Lord brings His judgment and devastation against people and nations who have been prideful and sinned greatly against Him? And in Malachi, we see the end of the Old Testament, and God announces that He will now bring "Elijah the prophet", who will bring the last warning "before the great and awesome day of the Lord". But here's where we have to dig a little deeper ... Elijah does not magically appear again after being taken up to heaven in a whirlwind (2 Kings 2:11). 

What Malachi is referring to is the prophecy over John the Baptist, given to his father Zechariah by an angel of the Lord, who told him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord.... and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared". 

It would be more than 400 years after Malachi's prophecy until the power and spirit of Elijah appeared in John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus to begin His ministry. The Flood had ostensibly wiped Evil off the face of the earth. Men had the opportunity to repent of their ways and walk righteously before their God, but the verses we've just read tell us that they were once again offending the Lord, whose anger and wrath were being stored up for them if they didn't repent and change their ways.

So God decides to send Himself, in the flesh, to remind mankind that God's patience would not last forever. He sends John the Baptist (with the spirit and power of Elijah) to set the stage for Jesus's appearance. But it became clear within three years that Evil was determined to destroy God's messenger and Kingdom on earth. So the final warnings in this age were given in the New Testament of the Word; which was really the same warnings that He had given throughout the history of mankind....

Acts 2:20    The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the LORD comes [when the Glory of the Lord is revealed].

1 Corinthians 5:5    When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and My spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. 

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11    Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you are in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with Him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.  

2 Thessalonians 2:1-2    Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction ... 

NOTE: 1 and 2 Thessalonians are often interpreted as the Rapture, but that's a discussion for another day. Just let me say this before we move on to the final scriptures regarding the day of the Lord... It is true that we know neither the day nor the hour that the Son of Man will appear (Matthew 24:36-44). But we are warned "to watch, for you know neither the day nor the hour" (Matthew 25:13). It is my opinion that Matthew 24 and 25 give us the signs that the Day of the Lord is near and it won't simply be a pleasant day, full of joy. Please read those two chapters and see if you don't agree that everything God warned about it in the Old Testament will be apparent... so let's continue with the remaining verses in the New Testament.

2 Peter 3    I urge you to read this short chapter. It is a great summary of what has come before and accurately represents where I think we are today... "you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through the apostles, knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. They will say, 'Where is the promise of His coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation ... But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.    

Now we come to the final chapters of the Bible that reveal the culmination of all the warnings that have been given mankind regarding the Day of the Lord. Through the centuries of history, God has been patient, giving men the opportunity to repent and abstain from His wrath. But "just as it was in the days of Noah", the Lord will recognize that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord will regret that He has made man on the earth, and it grieved Him to His heart. That happened in Genesis 6, but we see the story repeated again in The Book of Revelation when Jesus opens the seals of the scroll which will reveal God's final judgment against the men of earth...

Revelation 6:15-17    [As the sixth of seven seals is opened, we read, "Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great Day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?' " 

Revelation 16:13-15    This chapter of the Bible reveals the Seven Bowls of God's Wrath, including, once again, an admonition that He will come like a thief ... And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. for they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. ("Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!").  

Here, I am reminded of the Ten Virgins, who went out to meet their Bridegroom. Five of them did not stay equipped with enough oil (the Holy Spirit), and were unable to stay awake (watchful, aware of the times); becoming drowsy and falling asleep. So many people in the Church are like these five unprepared Virgins. They are not awake or equipped. And I fear equally for those who do not know about or understand what "The Day of the Lord" ultimately means for them. Yes, we can see it as the day the Lord will return to earth ... but its significance is much more consequential! 

As these Scriptures that span the Bible disclose [in their unbroken and consistent declarations], there will be a Great Day of the Lord in which His warnings of destruction and devastation against man's bond with Evil will be punished and He will pour out His Wrath upon mankind and the planet. Sadly, man will plead, "Forgive us, Lord, we didn't know what the Day of the Lord meant"!  But, whose fault is that?? As I've shown today, there was ample opportunity to know this important precept, if people would just read their Bible! We all are held responsible for seeking the Lord ... It is the Glory of God to conceal a matter, and the glory of kings to search it out [Proverbs 25:2]. None of us has an excuse.

Secondly, the Church and the Pastors will also be held accountable. They are to be the caretakers and disseminators of God's Word; Shepherds leading their flocks. But what are we to do when they are ignorant themselves of what the Word says and means? The Enemy has been very successful, down through the centuries and millennia, of sending false prophets and teachers into the midst of Godly people; people who truly love the Lord, but are easily misled and deceived. But how long do you think before God and the Lord say ,"Enough is enough?" It seems to me that the Evil that men have sowed into the world has finally filled God's cup of wrath. When will it begin to overflow?

At this point, I know some may be thinking these verses are taken out of context; they are all about Israel as God's people. But we belong to God, too, and the warnings and commandments and expectations [from God] are the same for us as they were for ancient Israel. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever.  

This post is not meant to embarrass, offend, or accuse anyone. I am simply bringing the important precept of the Day of the Lord to everyone's attention. It's what a Watchman on the Wall does. I pray that all [especially the Church] takes the time to study it, take it to the Lord, and ask the Holy Spirit to elucidate all the Scripture. It's not a simple manner of avoiding these warnings by way of a Rapture -- the Scripture doesn't say that. 

What it does say is this... it seems to separate the event at the end of 1 Thessalonians 4 [the coming of the Lord and being caught up together with Him in the air] from the event at the beginning of 1 Thessalonians 5 [the day of the Lord that will come like a thief in the night]. The Bible very distinctly says "While people are saying, 'Peace and safety', destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape". Does this sound like the same event to you? Remember, the Bible often leaves gaps in its testimony and it is His Glory to hide what He hopes we will seek in order to know Him deeper.    

We will all be judged, but are not all appointed to God's wrath (1 Thessalonians 5:9). In addition, we are told to Study to show ourselves approved by God; to be a workman in His Kingdom, unashamed and rightly dividing the Word of Truth (2 Timothy 2:15). That's a huge statement to unpack! So, I will leave you with a lot of information and Scripture to piece together and connect the dots. But know this ... the Holy Spirit is waiting and eager to help you comprehend. It's up to you to take the challenge. Happy New Year! May 2026 be a year of great growth in the Lord!

2 Peter 3:17-18.    Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure position. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever! Amen.    

 

             

 
   

Righteous Judges Are A Moral Imperative For America!

If you've been paying attention to the lawlessness in our nation, then it can't have escaped your notice that those who have been elected or appointed to govern us have betrayed our trust. The list is long, but today I'm talking specifically about Judges who have broken laws and oaths; committed immoral misconduct; sidestepped the law for political biases; or behaved as activist judges while pursuing judicial overreach. Any or all of these indiscretions undermine the foundation of our national governance, unity, and security. 

As a Christian, I would like to think that our judicial system, comprised of judges and courts, are modeled after God's decision to appoint Judges over Israel in the Old Testament. But a closer look at the history in the Bible and the founding of our nation shows a lack of congruence. In the Old Testament, God sought after and appointed individuals who could be righteous leaders; rightly guiding their people through chaotic and volatile times. They were spiritual intercessors and deliverers of His messages to the people, leading them through their cycles of disobedience and rebellion, repentance and victory. They were oftentimes military commanders and intermediaries for peace. They prayed for the people and sought God's will in all decisions. These judicial appointees had to be men of truth who feared YHWH and hated coveting; champions of God's Law and Justice. 

One aspect of Old Testament judges that fascinates me is their role as military commanders. Whether Israel faced threats from external forces or internal chaos, their leadership role was to provide unity among the citizens and victory against oppressors. Their decisions often-times required courage, moral backbone, and Divine strategies that determined the fate of Israel and other nations, as well. The Bible Analysis website drives home the fact that the Judges of ancient Israel possessed a unique aspect in their governance style -- they intertwined faith [resulting in spiritual restoration] with their military actions for national survival. 

While Old Testament Judges were required to have faith in YHWH and His promises, while praying and seeking God's will for the common good of the people, there are no such stipulations or qualification required for our judges according to the U.S. Constitution. In fact, our recent history of judges who have violated their oaths of office [and the laws of this land!] through personal or political bias has been astoundingly obvious. 

Modern day judges take an oath whereby they "do solemnly swear (or affirm) they will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that they will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon them as [the office they were appointed or elected to] under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God." I think it has become glaringly apparent that they fear no repercussions if they choose to follow their own conscience [or that of powerful influences]. 

If only they contended for God like King Jehoshaphat in appointing judges in the nation of Judah. He placed all the judges in office, city by city, and said to them: Take heed what you do: for you judge not for man, but for YHWH, who is with you in the judgment... And he charged them, saying, This you shall do in the fear of YHWH, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 

As much as we like to say that our government is based on Christian principles, how can we believe that, when God's law requires judges to fear Him, while the Constitution bans the same qualification? Under Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution, the only requirement seems to be that judges are to be men and women of good behavior. But what is the Constitution's definition of "good behavior". If left up to men, the lack of a definitive guide for what good behavior is, it simply becomes a term left up to the discretion of the individual. Can we agree that Good Behavior can [and should] be defined only from the boundaries of God and His established morality? 

So, that brings me to this salient point ... We, as Americans, need to demand that our elected and appointed judges be kept to a standard of the law that meets God's moral guidelines and criteria. That means, as a society, we should no longer tolerate the circus we've seen over the last few years of prejudice, partiality, political discrimination, and flagrant misrule and mayhem in our legal system. We're better than this! Or, at least, we need to recognize that the direction we've come from and where we're headed indicates how far off the [narrow] path we are!

Who could have imagined, just 20 or 30 years ago, that our country would be experiencing a flood of millions of criminal and illegal people, resulting in innocent citizens being murdered and terrorized; many of whom are arrested but allowed to go free by activist judges?  And as writer, Jack Hibbs, has pointed out in his article on Harbinger's Daily, the state of Texas is the target of a scary Islamic movement that would see the creation of an Islamic city in which to establish Sharia law. Will this become a reality; two completely diametric models of governance? One in which King Jehoshaphat would be appalled? YHWH will definitely not be with this city in their judgments! As Hibbs writes, "Make no mistake, this is equivalent to the Old Testament establishment of "high places" of pagan worship centers".

So, if we consider ourselves a Christian nation, where are the Churches and the pastors? We've already seen the degradation of our nation through the laws that offend our God, having allowed abortion; marriages between same-sex partners; changing the genders of His created children; the creeping tolerance and excuses that leads to the acceptance of pedophilia [Hibbs reports that "yet again, California has lessened the laws against pedophilia"]. Where does it end? I'm afraid in judgment of America!

There are millions of Americans that are riding high on our recent political elections and appointments. But a political revival doesn't equal a moral and spiritual restoration, which is what we desperately need. In summary, I'd like to refer us to a study at biblehub.com regarding King Jehoshaphat's reign. After forming an unrighteous alliance with wicked King Ahab, Jehoshaphat is confronted by Jehu, the seer, for helping the wicked and loving those who hate God; actions that would invoke God's wrath and judgment. He travels throughout the kingdom of Judah, with the express purpose of bringing the people back to God through repentance. He appoints judges who will act with justice and the fear of God, without partiality or bribery, and emphasizing his commitment to righteousness, justice, and God's law.

It was his leadership and devotion to God that rescued Judah from God's judgment. He knew that repentance was necessary for his appointed judges to restore Israel back into God's grace. This nation needs that same understanding. But it's going to take a national embrace of repentance -- not just from the righteous citizens, but from the political leaders and the elected and appointed judges, as well. This nation may still be in the glow of what they perceive a political victory, but that's not enough to avoid God's wrath. 

We citizens must pray and cry out with intercession for the hearts of all Americans! Pray that God will raise up leaders who are willing to forego their personal power, influence, and wealth to return us to a nation that fears and reveres Jesus Christ! Pray that the pastors in the Churches are willing to be courageous in the pulpit, putting aside their reputations and luke-warm sermons, to confront the leaders as Jehu did to Jehoshophat. Let them be more concerned about offending God than offending the people in the pews. 

When we lack repentance as a nation, we worship ourselves, rather than our God who, I believe, founded this nation as a beacon of His love, moral character, and justice. We've got to re-establish God's moral laws, and it begins with moral judges dedicated to manifesting His righteous judgment. When, we as a nation, can rule from God's moral character, we need not fear God's wrath. Rather, like in 2 Chronicles 20, we will see our enemies destroy themselves.

2 Chronicles 19:5-7.     He [Jehoshaphat] appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, and he said to the judges, "Be careful what you do, for you do not judge for man, but for the LORD who is with you in the matter of judgment. So now let the fear [reverent awe] of the Lord be on you [to keep you from making unjust decisions]; be careful in what you do, for there is no injustice with the LORD our God, or partiality, or acceptance of a bribe".

 

They Gather For Battle In The Valley of Decision

Back in 2016, I wrote a post sharing how God was showing me the Biblical prophecies of what was to come during "The End Times". I was seeing how the world economy, the Middle East, and the growing presence of Russia and China in the area were driving the foreign policies of the nations in the world. At the time, economists were pointing to oil as the driving factor that would cause petroleum-hungry nations to invade Israel in order to control their newly discovered oil fields. This blessing from God would make their production roughly equivalent to that of Saudi Arabia. In fact, the "great minds" of the time were asking if oil might not be "the hook in the jaw" that would pull nations out of the north to the Valley of Jezreel (Ezekiel 38:4).

Fast forward to October 7, 2023, as the world watched [and continues to watch] the horrific evil that has invaded Israel. Our gut reaction is to see this as a battle between Evil and God's Holy nation of Israel. But we must step back and see the 30,000 foot view of all that permeates this tragedy. Biblically, and prophetically, we probably all instantly think of the Gog and Magog war [prophesied in Ezekiel 38] that signals the End Time battle between YHWH and the Anti-Christ [and the nations who support him] who will gather together against Jerusalem. This battle/war will trigger the Lord's fierce anger in the defense of His people in Zion. We also think of Joel 3:14 ... Multitudes, multitudes, in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.  

Now let's apply these prophesies to the unspeakable images that flashed across our screens in Israel this weekend. I will admit that I endured a sleepless night, crying out to God for Israel. I couldn't erase the images -- the innocent lives subjected to terror; those who were killed and for all those who will yet perish -- and the numbers keep rising. But the entire world needs to understand: this portends the wrath of God and it is real. God formed humanity to bring Him glory. He has set a holy and pure standard for mankind. But when the perfect Judge of the Universe looks upon those who rebel in wickedness and evil, He does not act in a reckless rage; or out of uncontrollable anger, a senseless fury, or an unjust vengeance. It is a precise and controlled response against those who belittle His Holiness and have sinned against Him without repentance. 

Prophetically, God endorses this statement in Ezekiel 38 when He confronts Gog, from the land of Magog. [Note: Gog could be a person, and Magog is the geographical land or territory where he lives. He could also be a "demonic prince" and Magog is the land he has been assigned by Satan]. God confronts this ruler of Magog, and says to its king, Gog: Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who in those days prophesied for years that I would bring you against them? ... You will come up against my people Israel, like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when through you, O Gog, I vindicate my holiness before their eyes. 

There is an excellent series of articles on the website, christinprophecyblog.org that I recommend you read. Dr. Nathan E. Jones, Director of Internet Outreach at Lamb and Lion Ministries, is the author. Dr. Jones gives us a 30,000 foot view of this Gog and Magog war; a war that has had religious leaders and writers speculating as to the participants for hundreds of years. I will emphatically state that I am not qualified to give an expert opinion on the subject, but Dr. Jones's argument is worth reading and praying about. He contends that Ezekiel wrote 2,700 years ago, prophesying a time when the Lord would pull different nations down to Israel so He could destroy them and show the world that He protects Israel. The ancient nations that are prophesied in Ezekiel 38, are now known by their modern names ... Russia, Iran, and Turkey, among them.  

That is definitely interesting and what I imagine most Western Christians will agree with. But there's a bigger picture that we need to see. While I believe that the whole world will see that God intends to protect His land, Israel, I also believe that God brings this Gog and Magog war against Israel to bring the nation to a saving knowledge of Him and His Son, Jesus Christ, the Messiah. You see, we need to understand that Israel, as it stands today, represents God's Chosen People. But, they do not yet walk in their true identity. 

Politically, culturally, and spiritually, the people of Israel are divided, just as we are in this nation. Allegations of corruption in the government; rampant moral decline in their society; and ridicule and persecution exists against the Messianic Jewish believers by their orthodox brothers in the Jewish faith. In many ways, the modern nation of Israel is following the rebellious ways of the Old Testament nation of Israel. Whether the recent [and on-going] events in Israel reflect the beginning of the Gog and Magog war, Dr. Jones wants us to comprehend that there will be a seven-year time period known as the Tribulation that will come upon the earth  following this War. We can be sure that God will make it so that people will know that there is a God. They will have to choose Him, or not. They will have the choice to choose God, or Satan through the Antichrist.    

This impending war will happen in the valleys of Israel. For myself, I'm not so caught up in which valley(s) -- whether the Valley of Jezreel or Jehoshophat -- as I am in discerning that people will need to make a decision... multitudes and multitudes will need to decide! Not only will the Gentile and Muslim nations need to make a decision regarding Jesus, but the inhabitants of Israel, too. Many people romanticize the Israeli people, thinking that because they are God's chosen, they worship Him and are followers of Yeshua. But for the last 2,000 years the Jewish people have been mostly at odds with their God. Like many in America, they are mostly Secular Humanists. But as God has always done, He is raising up a true remnant in Israel that will lead the world to the knowledge of the One True God. 

If this war in Israel turns out to be the Biblical End Times War prophesied By Ezekiel, we are seeing the wicked armies of Satan carrying out his orders against the Israeli citizens. And the world will soon see that Yeshua, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah will not abandon His people and He will orchestrate a miraculous victory for tiny Israel. We will see that God will use the evil perpetrated in Israel to bring His remnant to salvation! They will call on the Name of the Lord and be saved to witness to the rest of the lost world! The heart of God's people will turn back to their God. 

The events prophesied in the Bible are definitely coming together! We can see the coalition of nations coming against Israel, and their armies joining forces to destroy the Israeli people. We see the hatred and wickedness that fuels their evil hearts, and we cry for the suffering of the people in God's holy land. But does the world understand that God will not let evil go unanswered? He will soon step into world affairs and destroy the invaders. The Bible tells us that an earthquake will shake all of Israel, and the armies of Satan will suffer pestilence and bloodshed; torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur. The whole world will know that God will defend Israel! 

So, when I say that "they gather for battle in the Valley of Decision", I mean that in reality and prophetically. Every nation and people will look upon the coming battles with trembling, and will answer for their contribution to the slaughter we are witnessing in the Holy Land. And everyone will have to make a decision ... do you say "Yes" to the Ancient of Days, the God of Israel? Or do you side with the rebellious ones whose fate lies in His hands? Will you pray for the innocent lives lost in Israel; for their families; and that they will be restored to righteousness through knowing Jesus Christ as their Savior? Will you join with me to pray for those whose hate has been stored up and incited by the Prince of Darkness whose jealousy of Israel has led to this conflagration? Will you pray that these haters will meet the Holy and Righteous One who loved them enough to die for them -- yes, even them -- IF they will repent and turn from their evil ways? Will you join with me in praying, "Lord, the world needs You! Come, Lord Jesus"!

Ezekiel 38:23     So [then] I will show My greatness and My holiness and make Myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.