War Rhetoric Increases

One has to wonder just how much more rhetoric can take place before conflict actually begins.

Nasrallah Comes Out Of Hiding, Calls To Arm Against Israel

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah made a rare public appearance on Tuesday morning in southern Beirut during a ceremony to mark Ashura, according to official Hezbollah television station al-Manar.

Dozens of security guards accompanied Nasrallah, who had not made a public appearance of this kind since 2008, during the ceremony which is the most important day in the Shi'ite calendar and commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammad.

"On this day we warn against the Jews taking over east Jerusalem and the enemy [Israel] wanting to destroy the al-Asqa mosque," Nasrallah said according to the report.

“The Lebanese opposition is powerful in a way that the enemy does not know, and this strength will surprise them in any future clash," he added with regard to Israel and the US, al-Manar reported.

He also stressed the need to renew the terror group's pledge to be heard by the world.

Nasrallah warned that those who try to go against Hezbollah’s rocket arsenal, are doing a great service to Israel. He also added that Hezbollah would continue to add strength to and improve its military capabilities, the report said.

The main threat to Hezbollah is the Israeli threat, he added, and said that Hezbollah was committed to preserve the triangle of the military, the nation and the opposition.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards Prepare For War

An order from Gen Mohammed Ali Jaafari, the commander of the guards, raised the operational readiness status of the country’s forces, initiating preparations for potential external strikes and covert attacks.

Western intelligence officials said the Islamic Republic had initiated plans to disperse long-range missiles, high explosives, artillery and guards units to key defensive positions.

The order was given in response to the mounting international pressure over Iran’s nuclear programme. Preparation for a confrontation has gathered pace following last month’s report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna that produced evidence that Iran was actively working to produce nuclear weapons.

Recent explosions have added to the growing sense of paranoia within Iran, with the regime fearing it will be the target of a surprise military strike by Israel or the US.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s spiritual leader, issued a directive to the heads of all the country’s military, intelligence and security organisations to take all necessary measures to protect the regime.

Dubai Sheikh: If Iran Attacks, Israel Will Wipe It Off The Map

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has threatened to wipe Israel off the map but will discover his own cities may disappear if he attacks Israel, the United Arab Emirate’s prime minister told CNN.

Barak: Syrian Maneuvers Signal Fear

Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday that recent Syrian maneuvers that included missile launches were a sign that fear is gripping the regime of Bashar el-Assad.

Barak, who was conducting a tour in the northern part of Israel, said: "We are here in the Golan Heights; right now it is quiet, but just a few days ago, only a few hundred kilometers northeast of here, we saw rockets of all kinds being launched. There may be more such displays of abilities, but this is an event that [stems] more from fear and distress than from confidence.

Regarding recent Katyusha fire at Israel, the minister said:

"There are internal developments in Lebanon and we are following everything that takes place there. We had some Katyushas fired at us several days ago. It is not completely clear who fired them, but the element responsible in these days for everything that goes on there is, first and foremost, the government of Lebanon – and of course, Hizbullah."

And back in America, where freedoms are being lost at an astonishing rate, we see this:

9 Examples Of Elderly Americans Being Strip-Searched Or Sexually Molested By TSA Agents

The first comments are particularly chilling:

What in the world has happened to America?

This week two elderly women that are more than 80 years old have come forward with claims that they were strip-searched at JFK Airport in New York.

When they told us ten years ago that they were going to "beef up" national security, did you think that it would ever come to this? One of the ways that a society is judged is by how it treats the most vulnerable members. Well, instead of honoring our senior citizens, we are treating them like animals.

America is rapidly turning into a totalitarian police state and we have become a global joke.

Does anyone out there believe that living in a "Big Brother" police state is actually going to make us safe? No matter how extreme "national security" becomes, it will never be possible to stop all threats. At some point, more bad stuff is going to happen. It is inevitable.

But meanwhile, we have a choice. We can live without fear as free men and women or we can give in to paranoia. Sadly, the United States has chosen to do the latter.

Exactly the way people are treated in communist regimes.

Our founders would be absolutely disgusted with us if they could see us today. We are turning our backs on everything that it means to be American.

I honestly do not know how anyone can defend the stories that you are about to read below. We are treating our senior citizens like dirt and it has got to stop.

Go to the article for these 9 shocking examples.

But there is actually a good chance that at some point you could become identified as a "potential terrorist".

Back in 2009, the State of Missouri issued a report entitled "MIAC Strategic Report: The Modern Militia Movement". That report declared that the following types of people may be potential terrorists....

*anti-abortion activists

*those that are against illegal immigration

*those that consider "the New World Order" to be a threat

*those that have a negative view of the United Nations

Do any of those criteria apply to you?

And this:

As I have written about previously, Oath Keepers has obtained an incredibly shocking document in which the FBI instructs store owners to report many new forms of "suspicious activity" to them. According to the document, the definition of "suspicious activity" now includes the following....

*paying with cash

*missing a hand or fingers

*"strange odors"

*making "extreme religious statements"

*"radical theology"

*purchasing weatherproofed ammunition or match containers

*purchasing meals ready to eat

*purchasing night vision devices, night flashlights or gas masks

Do any of those "signs of suspicious activity" apply to you?

America is changing. You better wake up.

And you better believe that prophecy watchers fall under the category of "making extreme religious statements" and/or "radical theology".

Reading from the book of Acts seems appropriate today:

"With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, 'Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.'"
(Acts 2:40)

And more importantly, we see this scripture in the context of the apostles Peter and John under intense persecution as they preached the gospel and following arrests and imprisonment:

"The apostles left the Sanhedrin rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. Day after day in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ"
(Acts 5:41-42)

Amen. Bring it. Our rewards are in heaven, not in this world.

"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you."
(Matthew 5:11)

Amen.