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June 30, 2006

Israel Blitzes Gaza, Egypt Reveals Hamas Offer...
GAZA CITY : Israel carried out airstrikes on Gaza overnight, setting the interior ministry ablaze and killing a Palestinian fighter in the latest offensive aimed at freeing a soldier held by Palestinian militants.

Egypt, which has been mediating in the crisis, said Friday the ruling Hamas movement had agreed to secure the release of the soldier, but that Israel had so far not agreed to the conditions.

Palestinian: Israel Aims To Topple Gov't...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Friday that Israel's offensive in Gaza was part of a premeditated plan to bring down the Hamas-led government, but Palestinian leaders were working hard to end the standoff.

Israel's air force has struck more than 30 targets in Gaza _ including the Palestinian Interior Ministry _ in response to the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier by Palestinian militants on Sunday. Thousands of Israeli soldiers backed by tanks have also taken up positions in southern Gaza.

Palestinian PM Lashes Out At Israelis
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - In his first public comments since Israel began its Gaza Strip offensive, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Friday that Israel cannot "hijack" his government through retaliatory measures meant to win the freedom of a kidnapped soldier.

US Reaffirms It Expects Iran Answer
"We expect and hope that (Ali) Larijani will give us the answer," UnderSecretary of State Nicholas Burns told a news briefing, referring to Iran's chief nuclear negotiator.

Bin Laden Vows To Fight On
"The lion of jihad ... Abu Musab al-Zarqawi ... was killed in a U.S. raid. We hope to God he accepts him as a martyr," said the speaker who sounded similar to previous recordings attributed.

Comments
Israeli jets have resumed their bombardment of key terrorist sites in the Gaza Strip.  They have also detained dozens of Palestinian lawmakers and revoked the citizenship of at least four leaders from living in East Jerusalem.  Because they were citizens of East Jerusalem it gave them the ability to freely travel throughout all of Israel.  I would have exiled them long before now.

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh claims the attack on Gaza is an attempt to bring down the Hamas led government.  He also said that the capture of dozens of Palestinian lawmakers was in retaliation for the abduction of Israeli soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit.

"This total war is proof of a premeditated plan," he said.

"When they kidnapped the ministers they meant to hijack the government's position, but we say no positions will be hijacked, no governments will fall."  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060630/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians

It amazes me that Hamas actually believes they can set up camp (elected in or not) right next to Israel, hurl rockets into Israeli border towns, attack Israeli military camps, and kill and kidnap their soldiers...not to mention their citizens...without consequences.  Can you imagine this same scenario if Cuba were to fire missiles into Miami or attack a military base and kidnapped a soldier.  The U.S. military would be on Cuba before any world leader could utter the word 'restraint'.  But yet the world is all to fast to pull out the 'restraint' card when it comes to Israel.  Commonsense tells you that if a governments only reason for existing is to destroy you your only option is to take them out before they take you out.  For some reason, the world has allowed Hamas to exist right next to Israel knowing they refuse to co-exist peaceably.  The truth is, Israel should have staged this attack a long time ago.

The question is what part does this attack play in prophecy?  Every war that involves Israel plays a direct or indirect part in prophecy, but in my opinion, it will only play an indirect part.  In the end, the Israeli soldier will likely be released and their military will retreat back to their original positions.  I don't see this military operation escalating into anything more than a temporary lopsided skirmish.

Lately, I have been receiving emails asking what I think of Javier Solana, High Representative for the E.U. Common Foreign and Security Policy (fancy name for foreign minister) as the possible future antichrist.  Personally, I see him as just another world dignitary that will come and go as all the other proposed antichrists have. The Reagan's, the Kissinger's, the Clinton's, the Bush's, the Pope, etc.  Here is just a partial list of websites that claim a certain person will be the antichrist:

George W. Bush is the AntiChrist

Bill Gates is the Antichrist - Netlore Archive

Is the Antichrist Russian President Putin? -- More on Putin and ...

Is the pope, or the next pope, the antichrist?

David Hasselhoff is the Antichrist

Besides these, there's a host of other candidates that are listed at the Rapture Ready website.  Okay, maybe David Hasselhoff is a little far fetched, but I think you get the idea.

I think the Bible has made it quite clear that the true antichrist will not be known until after Christian's are gone and the tribulation period begins...and even then, he could be unknown to most on the earth until the middle of the tribulation when he declares himself to be God (II Thessalonians 2:1-12).

Personally, I'm not looking for the antichrist...but I don't blame those who find him a fascinating character of the Bible.  

No, I don't hold to the belief that Javier Solana, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Tony Blair or any other of today's high profile world dignitaries are the antichrist. All these men have been around for quite sometime unable to bring peace for even a short duration.  They to shall pass from the political scene as those before them.

I still believe when the antichrist comes on the scene it will probably be in the same fashion current Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rose to power...through the death of a leader, through sudden successes or he may just come out of nowhere and become the first president of the European Union.  If you remember, Babylonian King Belshazzar lost his kingdom overnight (Daniel 5) bringing in a new king (Darius) and dynasty (Medes and Persians v. 28) in one day.  For it is the Lord that causes kings to rise and fall as He desires.

Are you ready to meet the Lord?  If not, your time is running out!

Pastor Malone

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