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Today in this modern world we find many things the human race is trying to adorn
themselves with to bring a glory to their surroundings. We who are Bible believers need
not consume ourselves in such frivolous vanity (1Jn. 2:16, ÌFor all that is in the world, the
lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the [vain glory of life RV1881] pride of life
is not of the Father, but is of the world.´ AV1611) that the day approaching take us
unawares.
At this very moment in time there is two important scriptures which are coming
to pass before our very eyes which will bring, the coming of the Lord our Saviour.
The first is as follows;
ÌRejoice not thou, whole Palestina, (O Philistia), because the rod of him (Yitzhak Rabin) that smote thee
is broken: (subject changes, out of Palestina) for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, (poisonous
snake), and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. (Subject changes, Remnant of Israel) And the firstborn of the
poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: (Subject changes, Israel Strikes Palestina) and I will kill
thy root with famine, and he shall slay (last of the Philistines) thy remnant. Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou,
whole Palestina, art [final destruction of Philistines] dissolved: [thou art melted away, O Philistia, all of thee; RV
1881] for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times. What shall one
then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor his people shall trust
in it.´1
The passage we have just read in Isaiah can be somewhat confusing, however it clearly states that the
Philistines, now called Palestinians2 will be,... ( melted away, ...all of thee. Sounds like, Tactical Nuclear
Weapons) destroyed utterly. When compared with the current events in the Middle East such as missiles being fired
from Gaza into Israel and the statements from the Government of Israel, i.e., ÌWe will totally destroy them finally!’
Today in 2014 it is reported in the International news media outlets that the Palestinians are not even
considered as human beings by the Israelites.
In 2009 when this article was originally written, ÌBush was listening to Children's reading of books while
Armageddon was starting to Happen´ and ÌOlmert was Vowing an Iron Fist and the Western World and the Arab
nations were sitting by.´ It is very evident Isaiah 14 is being fulfilled before our eyes. We believe that this passage
of scripture is pointing to the end of the remnant of the Philistines who where never3 totally annihilated by Israel
1
Isaiah 14:29-32
2
Palestina and Palestine in the A.V. means nothing but Philistia (as seen in the RV1881). The Original Hebrew word is Pelesheth. It signifies
the long and broad strip of maritime plain inhabited by the Jew's encroaching neighbors. As lying next the sea, and being also the high road
from Egypt to Phoenicia and the richer regions north of it, the Philistine plain became known to the Western World as a larger country than
stated in the Bible. This land was called by them Syria Palestina - Philistine Syria. From thence it was gradually extended to the country
farther inland, till in the Roman and later Greek authors - both heathen and Christian - it became the usual appellation for the whole country
of the Jews. Although biblically a misnomer. The word is now so commonly employed in our more familiar languages, that it designates
the whole country of Israel. In Ps. cv.11 Palestina is spoken of as Canaan, referring to the country west of the Jordan, as opposed to the
land of Gilead on the east. (P. 483-484, Dictionary of the Bible By William Smith, LL.D., 1868, Hartford: J.B. Burr & Company.)
3
Ashdod, one of the five principle cities of Philistia, or the land of the Cherasites (Zeph ii:5) was assigned to Judah, Josh xv.47, and never
was subdued by the Israelites. William Smith Dictionary of the Bible, P. 56. Ekron, also a principal city fell to Judah (Joshua xv.45-46; Judg.
I.18), before the monarchy. It was again in full swing as a Philistine city in later years (1Sam. v.10) and in the Apocrypha it appears as
Accuron (1Mac. x. 89),(William Smith, Dictionary of the Bible, P. 164.) Joshua was not able to subdue Gaza “the strong” city (Josh. x.41,
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even as God had commanded in several Scriptures including Psalms 106:34, even though they were subdued many
times and almost conquered by David.
Another important passage in Zephaniah clearly talks about Gaza being forsaken, that is, no Palestinians
remaining; ÌSeek ye the LORD all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgement; seek
righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger. For
Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon (December 30th 2008 a barrage of rockets hit Ashkelon and
Ashdod) a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD
is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no
inhabitant. And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for (pastures, with caves for RV1881)
shepherds, and folds for flocks. And the sea coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they
shall feed (their flocks RV1881) thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening:
for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the ravelings of the children of Ammon, whereby they
have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. Therefore as I live, saith
the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as
Gomorrah, even the breeding of (a possession of RV1881)nettles, and salt-pits, and a perpetual
desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my nation shall possess them.´4
Today in 2014, the day we live in is the most exciting time of all for God's chosen, both Jews and Gentiles
who are in Christ Jesus. As the Children of Light, we can see the return of Jesus Christ just over the horizon. I don't
know what the past two passages do for you, but they tell me that Yitzhak Rabin, the war hero of Israel, was with
out question the man Isaiah 14 writes about. More over they tell me, that the remnant of the house of Judah would
destroy the Palestinians once and for all with Tactical Nuclear Weapons (Flying Fiery Serpents).
The Bible clearly states that, all of thee shall be melted away. Through the conquests of Solomon, Saul and
David and in the times of Samuel, we see that the Philistines kept coming back like a man sized punching bag
sitting on the floor having the bottom weighted with sand. (Judg. iii.3, xiii.1, xvi.1,21; 1Sam. vi.17, xiv.52, xxxi.1,
2Sam. xxi. 15; 2Chr. xxi. 16, xxvi. 6, xxviii. 18).
We are not far from the time of battle which will take place between the Eastern & Western Powers, Russia
(being Physical Magog, the head of the three Scythian tribes from the North5) and Israel6 a part of the Western
xi.22, xiii.3).
4
Zephaniah 2:3-9
5
Ezekiel 39:1-7. Gog, or Magog (Gog) the chief prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal; The meaning is, that Magog is the head of the three
great Scythian tribes, of which ÌRosh´ is the first. By Rosh is apparently meant the tribe on the north of the Taurus, so called from the
neighborhood to the Rha, or Volga, and thus in this name and tribe we have the first trace of the Russ or Russian nation. The name
probably occurs again under the altered form of Rasses. These are brought down against Israel and smitten with fire with the coast lands.
(Bible Dictionary of the Bible, 1868, William Smith, P. 589.)
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Read the Authors book, ÌThe Struggle of Creation´, ISBN #976-8091-64-9, Economy Printers. Copies may be obtained by writing, Meet
International Ministries email; [email protected] or by phone to Dr. John M. Strome @ 1-780-782-5770.
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Powers.
Since the time of Yitzhak Rabin and now, the Anti-Christ has presented himself in peace to Israel, setting
up his throne7 for three and one half years. There will be no peace! Tensions and conflicts in Gaza, Pakistan, India,
Saudi, Syria, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan will escalate to open war and are now accelerating in 2014.
Soon we will see an escalation of radical attacks against countries aligned with the USA and Europe by
factions from within the Muslim Countries who are aligned with Russia and China which escalates to a full scale
war bringing Tactical Nuclear Weapons down on the Muslim countries from Israel and the USA. This statement
we wrote in 2009. Now in 2014 it is very close to happening!
Due to the current financial crisis, China reported at the end of 2008 that America has weakened. See the
following chart published Nov. 1, 2014 by the World Bank;
Quote!
The world economy in the 1990s and today:
World’s Largest Economies by GDP, adjusted for purchasing power parity (PPP), Source: World Bank
1995 (in USD billions)
2015 (IMF Forecast)
United States 7,664
China 19,230
Japan 2,880
United States 18,287
China 1,838
India 7,883
Germany 1,804
Japan 4,917
France 1,236
Germany 3,742
Italy 1,178
Russia 3,643
United Kingdom 1,161
Brazil 3,173
India 1,105
Indonesia 2,744
Brazil 1,031
France 2,659
Russia 955
United Kingdom 2,547
US setting sun
Now the joke is on the West. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that by 2015, four of the
world’s top economies will be members of the club known by its acronym, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China,
South Africa). China will replace the US as top dog. This might already have happened; economic figures tend
to lag behind economic facts. End of Quote.
The Russians it is believed will (with the SCO nations with them) fire Ballistic Nuclear Warheads at the
USA’S military installations that are now surrounding them. It will weaken the USA militarily.
In October 2014 by reports in the news, Russia has now surpassed or is at parity with the USA militarily
in Nuclear capability! They have strengthened! In the final three and one half years, the world will know that we
are in the III World War that has been smoldering with flash points here and there for some time. The Jewish Nation
of Israel realizes that they have been deceived, and we enter into the battle of Armageddon.
Reported in several news outlets just very recently, that at this moment, November 1st 2014 we are
in a very dark time for Israel-USA Relations. It is lower now than it has been for the last two decades.
7
Daniel xi. 21-45; We see the Anti-Christ, an apostate Jew, vs. 37, set up his throne in Jerusalem through flatteries, vs. 21, the time of his reign
is short, for Michael stands up, Dan. xii. 1, then the resurrection of the Church takes place, vs. 2, out of the final battle.
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The writer believes that at the height of battle it brings the LORD JESUS WITH HIS SAINTS 8 who
will appear from the celestial heaven to end the battle and thus bring man into the Millennial reign of Jesus
Christ our Messiah.
Even if the percentages are inaccurate, the opportunity is going to come for the EEC - under the cloak of
the UN - to set up their Anti-Christ in Jerusalem to govern the supposedly religious NEW WORLD ORDER. Its
amazing how deceived the devil is to think that God is going to allow him to set up another world kingdom. Such
as the one which was before Adam.9
The scripture is clear and precise! We read in Daniel 2:44; And in the days of these kings shall the
God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be
left to other people, (nor shall the SOVEREIGNTY10 thereof be left to another people RV 1881) but
it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Recently Air Force brethren from our area were sent to Kuwait to assist in the American Buildup in the
Region. One brother stated: It is getting very serious over there, we are not allowed to speak of particulars. Some
reports have also stated, that at a landing strip in Kuwait the US Military planes are utilizing has come under sniper
fire by dissidents within Kuwait.
Brethren, Look up for your redemption draweth nigh!
Quote Excalibur! 11 America and the world stand on the brink of one of the most perilous epochs in this
planet’s history. According to the purveyors of conventional wisdom, communism is dead, the Cold War is over,
and the greatest threats to world peace and security are rampant nationalism, inequitable wealth distribution, over
population, and environmental degradation. Yet the threat to a just world peace and comity among nations and
peoples comes not from political fragmentation, ozone holes, greenhouse gases, an over-abundance of people, a
shortage of natural resources, or even from the frequently offered scenarios of rogue elements in the former USSR
acquiring control of nuclear weapons.
The true, imminent danger to America and to all nations seeking peace and good will stem from the
widespread acceptance of the monstrous falsehood that in order to live in an interdependent world, all nation-states
must yield their sovereignty to the United Nations.
Before the author read this article; while driving to work - after a time of early morning prayer at church the Lord quickened this thought, inspired by the expressionless faces of so many in the passing cars: They are
trying to re-build the Tower of Babel.
The quote continues, “The United Nations, along with its programs and policies, is becoming ever more
worthy of comparison to the Tower of Babel, as rampant idolatry and militant paganism thoroughly permeate the
organization12 . The spiritual force behind the U.N. and the New World Religion is mystical pantheism, which
8
Micah v. 1-7; Rev. ix. - xii.
9
See G.T. Hayward's book, ÌBefore the Foundation of the World´, 1923 and the book by Dr. Strome, ÌThe Struggle of Creation.´
10
Sovereignty: supreme power or dominion; the state or quality of having supreme power or dominion. (The Winston Dictionary, 1944,
Advanced Edition, P. 949.)
11
A Company owned by Mr. Lucas Boeve, Dominican Republic.
12
Global Tyranny .... Step by Step, William F. Jasper (Western Islands, 1992), ix.
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was introduced to the world by Helena Petrovna Blavtsky (1831-1891). Madame Blavatsky, who founded the
Theosophical Society of New York in 1875, taught esoteric13 wisdom, the universal brotherhood of mankind,
and unity among all religions, except the monotheistic religions of Christianity, Islam and Judaism, which
could not be reconciled with individual enlightenment.
Pantheism is a favorite doctrine of collectives because it offers a concept of man which, on religious
grounds, subordinates the individual to the collective.14 Since God in this belief system is not the transcendent,
personal GOD, The LORD JESUS CHRIST OF THE BIBLE15, but rather an impersonal immanent force that
pervades all things; then all things -- the universe, you, me, the rock, the tree - are god. In this pagan world view,
man is not a special creation of the one true God to whom ultimately he is accountable. Nor is he endowed by his
Creator with intrinsic, unalienable rights and responsibilities. This same neo-paganism, which is driving the U.N.,
paved the way for the totalitarian collectivism of the Third Reich. Hitler’s paganism sought to create a nationalisticsocialistic new world order, and today, all people of good will recognize the diabolically evil nature of the Fuhrer’s
failed regime. But we must ask ourselves, will the U.N. fail in her endeavor?”16
FEAR NOT THESE TIMES BRETHREN
2Timothy i:7-14
“For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not thou therefore
ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according
to the power of God; Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His
own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began (times eternal RV 1881), But is now
made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality
(incorruption RV 1881) to light through the gospel, Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of
the Gentiles.For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have
believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have (He hath RV 1881) committed unto him (me RV 1881)
against that day. Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of (from RV 1881) me, in faith and love which
is in Christ Jesus.”
“That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.”
Dr. John Strome, May Praise and Glory abound to our LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ.
January 2009, revised November 2014
Note: All Bible Scripture is AV 1611, unless otherwise stated.
13
Esoteric, taught to, or understood by, only a select circle: profound: said of doctrines and
beliefs: confidential. Winston Dictionary, Advanced Edition, 1944, P. 331
14
Rev. Clarence Kelly’s book, “Conspiracy Against God and Man”.
15
John i:1, 10, 14.
16
End of quote, Excalibur, Dominican Republic.
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