Israel

[Gusington]

You may have hit it on the head with Russia and China just attempting to sow more chaos in general.

[Jarhead0331]

Respectfully, one thing I am trying to fathom is what interest Russia and China have in vetoing the US's ceasefire proposal right before Israel is threatening to invade Rafah?

The interest is probably in prolonging the war, destabilizing the region and turning back the clock on Israeli/Arab relations.

[GDS_Starfury]

they know it would cause huge problems for Biden domestically during an election cycle.

[Jarhead0331]

they know it would cause huge problems for Biden domestically during an election cycle.

[GDS_Starfury]

and how's that comment incorrect?

[Jarhead0331]

and how's that comment incorrect?

[Uberhaus]

At the risk of ending up with JudgeDredd writing my epihtet epitaph:  "He was an opinionated ..."


It's up in the air with what China wants in regard to your election.

[W8taminute]

Respectfully, one thing I am trying to fathom is what interest Russia and China have in vetoing the US's ceasefire proposal right before Israel is threatening to invade Rafah?

I'd like to offer a different opinion.

If you observe the Russian, Chinese, and American behavior as of late you can conclude the reason why for all this confusing cease fire talk.

At the beginning of this war America sent naval and land assets to the eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel, or so it would have seemed.  Notice today you don't hear anything about the US in the eastern Mediterranean in a show of force for support of Israel.

Instead we see today that America is frantically seeking a two state solution as the only way to end this and future wars.  Excuse me what?  WTF business does America have forcing Israel against her consent to have a two state solution rammed down it's throat? Do they not realize that you don't reward a terract (Oct. 7) with a state?

Because of this Russia and China vetoed the ceasefire that America proposed.  It's no secret that Russia and China support Hamas and they did not like the American solution to it because it also talked about releasing the hostages.
Clearly ever since Hamas found itself on it's death bed all three of these nations have been working to try to save Hamas, only in their own separate ways. 

The more time is wasted with these senseless talks the more time Hamas has to escape.  That's why earlier in this thread I vocally wanted the IDF to finish the job and smash Hamas in Rafah.

Now whether you believe or not the Old Testament clearly says in Zechariah 12:3

"And it shall come to pass on that day that I will make Jerusalem a stone of burden for all peoples; all who bear it shall be gashed, and all the nations of the earth shall gather about it."

וְהָיָ֣ה בַיּֽוֹם־הַ֠הוּא אָשִׂ֨ים אֶת־יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֜ם אֶ֚בֶן מַֽעֲמָסָה֙
לְכָל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים כָּל־עֹֽמְסֶ֖יהָ שָׂר֣וֹט יִשָּׂרֵ֑טוּ וְנֶֽאֶסְפ֣וּ עָלֶ֔יה
כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ:

By America insisting on a two state solution with East Jerusalem as the capital of a palestinian state, they are troubling themselves with Jerusalem.

We are seeing Bible prophecy literally leap off the pages.

[GDS_Starfury]

looking for the source for this

Hamas rejects Israel's 6 week ceasefire offer which was based on exchanging 40 hostages for 700 Palestinian terrorist prisoners.

This means that the ground invasion of Rafah will start soon.

found this:

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-tells-mediators-it-will-stick-original-position-ceasefire-2024-03-25/

[Jarhead0331]

Worth a watch.

[JasonPratt]

Yeah, I can understand Hamas not wanting to release 40 hostages for 700 terrorist prisoners who will get plastered soon afterward.

[JasonPratt]

Meanwhile, on Temple news (due to the powder-keg geopolitics which will go off): currently there are three red heifers old enough to sacrifice for the purification ashes, but until just recently they lacked a proper formula for the scarlet dye needed for a string that would be part of that sacrifice. (Comes from a worm.)

Strictly speaking the sacrifice of the heifer doesn't have to happen on Mount Olivet, since it sure didn't happen there in the days of the Tabernacle, although I don't know if there would be political difficulties in using Olivet as the site.

Speaking of the Tabernacle though, the group setting up the rebuild and function of the Temple, have been using Shiloh for years (in Israel, not Tennessee {g}) to do practice runs, and their current plan seems to be that they can set up a new Tabernacle to reinstitute the sacrifices in Shiloh (or really several other places within Israeli control) without even needing to rebuild the Temple (though they still want to do that, too, when feasible.)

Even setting up a functional tabernacle will cause tons of friction in the region to escalate, so keep an eye out for more of that soon!

For what it's worth, a functioning tabernacle has no bearing on (future) Christian prophecies that I'm aware of, which might be an interesting choice for other reasons.

[W8taminute]

Worth a watch.

Definitely worth the watch.  Lots of truth in that interview.  Thank you for sharing.

Yeah, I can understand Hamas not wanting to release 40 hostages for 700 terrorist prisoners who will get plastered soon afterward.

I think that the bad guys also know once they release how ever remaining hostages they have left that their (bad guys) days are severely numbered.

For what it's worth, a functioning tabernacle has no bearing on (future) Christian prophecies that I'm aware of, which might be an interesting choice for other reasons.

I agree.  It's a functioning Temple that we really need to watch for.  [Daniel 9:27]

[W8taminute]

Breaking: Israeli airstrike in Damascus near Iranian embassy today.

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-794796

"An alleged Israeli airstrike targeted a three-story building near the Iranian embassy in Damascus on Monday afternoon, according to Syrian reports."

[Uberhaus]

Hamas has been sending its senior leadership to Iran for meetings.  https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-leader-haniyeh-travel-tehran-meetings-with-iranian-officials-press-tv-2024-03-26/  Damascus is a little closer though.

BBC is reporting 7 IRGC killed including a senior commander and his deputy.  I'm curious if any members of Hamas or Hezbollah were killed or have been there recently.  BBC is suggesting that the strike that killed Soleimani in 2020 and the airstrike on Qaddaffi in 1986 de-escalated the situations.

Swerving wildly into conspiracies, I wonder if Israel has found evidence that Iran was not only complicit in training and planning of Hamas but had foreknowledge of the October 7 attacks.  Israel would probably announce such a discovery to the world, though.