282: Norm Duke – Exhortation: The Sign of the Nation of Israel

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Hello and welcome back this.
Is brother Chris.

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For this week we are listening
to an exhortation that was given

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in October of 2021 by Brother
Norm Duke at the San Diego

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Ecclesia.
The sign that I have given to

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this exhortation, as there
wasn’t really an official title

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given, is the sign of the nation
of Israel and Brother Norm was a

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very special brother to me.
He attended the same Ecclesia

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that I did when I was growing up
in Orange County, and for

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several years in my preteen and
early teen years was my Sunday

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School teacher that helped me
study and prepare for baptism

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last November.
Brother Norm fell asleep in

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Christ and is now awaiting the
return of our Lord and the

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resurrection to come in the
Kingdom, so I wanted to pick an

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exhortation of one of the ones
that he had given.

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I’ve always enjoyed his talks
whenever I’ve been able to hear

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them.
One of the things that Brother

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Norm loved was talking about the
signs of the times and looking

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at prophecy and this exhortation
is a classic example of that,

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where he is looking at the
history of the nation of Israel

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and the things going on around
Israel both in what was going on

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back in 2021 when he gave this
exhortation and is just as true

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now with the events going on in
the world.

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Brother Norm was an instrumental
figure in my life personally and

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helped me to become the person I
am today and helped to shepherd

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me towards baptism when I was a
young man.

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And I am forever grateful for
the time that he and his wife

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both spent helping me to grow
and to learn, as well as the

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other members of the small
ecclesia that I grew up in.

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So I hope that you can hear the
passion for the return of Christ

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and the establishment of the
Kingdom from Brother Norm and

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how excited he was about the
events going on in the world,

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the signs of the times.
That was a true passion for him

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and something that he would
always bring up anytime you had

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an opportunity to talk to him.
I hope that you find this

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exhortation and the message that
it has from Brother Norm to be

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encouraging and uplifting in
your walk and something that

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keeps you looking.
To the future.

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And to the soon return of our
Lord.

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And with that, I will turn it
over to Brother Norm Duke for

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his exhortation titled The Sign
of the Nation of Israel.

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Now this morning, the question I
would like to consider is, are

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we living in the last days of
the Kingdom of man?

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The Lord Jesus said regarding
that time.

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When you see these things begin
to happen, lift up your heads

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for your redemption draws near.
But first, I’d like to point out

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something which I believe is
just one of the many indications

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that we are in that time.
We are very near the 2000 year

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mark or two millennial days
since Jesus, 40 days after his

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resurrection, ascended to his
father.

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That brings us to the 7th
Millennial Day, which begins

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with our Lord’s return and the
beginning of the Kingdom age.

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Following that eighth day, which
will be without end when, as it

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says in First Corinthians 15,
God will be all things to

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everyone.
Now, much of what I am about to

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say sound will sound a little
bit like the 6:00 news.

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I apologize for that, but be a
good cheer.

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I’ll be changing to a more
encouraging channel, if you

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will, before long.
As we look at the condition of

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the world today, we are truly
blessed to know that the Father

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is watching over and directing
world events to bring us to that

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day of His Son’s return when he
will take up the great power

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that his Father has given him.
The Scriptures tell us He will

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begin by granting eternal life
to those judged faithful of his

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followers from all ages past,
and then he will go forth to

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conquer those forces of the
Kingdom of man who will come

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against God’s nation, Israel.
The conclusion of these events

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will mark the beginning of the
Kingdom of God.

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Christ’s brethren have looked
forward to all these things from

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the earliest times since the 1st
century to the prison, and it

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was always thought that his
return would be soon, well

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within the time of that
generation.

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But this has never come to pass
as expected.

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This brings us to mind two
statements made in our Matthew

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24 reading.
But of that day and hour no one

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knows, not even the angels of
heaven, but my Father only.

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And therefore you also be ready
for the Son is man, Son of Man

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is coming at an hour.
You do not expect this.

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COVID plague, which has invaded
the entire world, has tested all

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societies the world over, and we
Christadelphians are no

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exception.
I think we’re doing very well,

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thank God.
But this situation of isolation

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and separation can take its toll
on any Ecclesia, and we should

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make every effort to minimize
this.

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So this morning I would like to
look briefly at some of the

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signs which should encourage and
strengthen us, and which tell us

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time may indeed be short until
our Lord’s appearing.

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When we look at just the very
recent development here in this

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country, the unprecedented anger
and hostility between the

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political parties, conservative
right and the liberal left, the

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chaos and the tragedy of the
mass migration across the

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southern border of this nation,
the sharply rising crime rate

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and many of the biggest cities
in the US and the increasingly

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troublesome supply chain.
All of this happening during

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this persistent worldwide COVID
plague does not at all this fit

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the description of at least the
beginning of a time of trouble,

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since there was a nation until
that time, as described in

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Daniel 12.
But the most significant sign of

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all it’s a Greek gathering of
the Jews to the land from which

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they were scattered almost 2000
years ago.

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Jeremiah was one of the several
Old Testament prophets who spoke

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of this, and he wrote in chapter
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Hear the word of the Lord, O
nations, and declare it, and the

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Isles afar off, and say, he who
scattered Israel will gather him

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and keep him as a shepherd does
his flock.

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The Lord Jesus and his Olivet
prophecy called a time limit on

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the scattering of Israel, when
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And they shall fall by the edge
of the sword and be LED away

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captive into all nations, and
Jerusalem will be trampled by

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the Gentiles until the times of
the Gentiles are fulfilled.

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Then Jesus went on to say.
And there will be signs in the

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sun and the moon, and in the
stars, and on the earth,

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distress of nations with
perplexity, the sea and the

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waves roaring, and men’s hearts
failing them from fear.

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And the expectation of those
things which are coming on the

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earth.
For the powers of the heavens

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will be shaken.
Then they will see the Son of

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Man coming in a cloud with power
and great glory.

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Now when these things begin to
happen, look up and lift up your

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heads, because your redemption
draws near.

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The regathering of the Jews back
to the land was eagerly

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anticipated by Christ’s
followers since the 1st century.

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After his resurrection and
ascension in the mid 1800s,

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Brother John Thomas in his book
Elpis Israel confidently

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predicted that Jews would return
to the land and this would be a

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sign of Christ’s appearing.
And he based it all on the

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prophecies, of course, in the
scriptures.

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After the First Zionist Congress
in the late 1800s, the Jews

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began to return to the land in
small but steady numbers.

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The numbers began to increase in
1917 because of the

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encouragement of the Balfour
Declaration and then following

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World War 2 and 1945, and
spurred on by the terrible

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things which befell them under
the Nazis in the 30s and 40s,

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these numbers became a steady
stream.

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In 1948 Israel was declared a
nation again after all, over

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1800 years of being scattered
from the land.

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They immediately came under
attack by the surrounding

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nations and in spite of
overwhelming odds and using

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whatever weaponry they could put
together, they succeeded in

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repelling these attacks.
This rebirth of Israel took

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place well within my lifetime.
1919 years later and 1967,

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Israel was again attacked by
Egypt and her Arab allies.

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The Jews not only repelled this
attack, but succeeded in

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capturing Jerusalem and the
Temple Mount.

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All of these events were guided
by the hand of God and were

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foretold in some detail by
Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and

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many other prophets.
The Lord Jesus finished his

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prophecy in Luke 21 with this
parable.

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Look at the fig tree and all the
trees when they are already

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budding you to see and know for
yourselves the summer is now

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near.
So you also, when you see these

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things happening, know that the
Kingdom of God is near.

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Brothers and sisters, His words
were directed to us and this

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time this generation, the
precipitous withdrawal of the US

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military from Afghanistan has
sent political shock waves

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throughout the world which is
causing a re evaluation on the

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part of both allies and enemies
with the of the United States.

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Because of the increasingly
chaotic political situation here

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in this country, a prophetically
significant development has been

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all but forgotten by the news
media.

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And if you’ll recall much prior
to these events of the past

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several months, Russia, under
the leadership of Vladimir

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Putin, has been busy
establishing a strong military

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presence in the Middle East and
Syria.

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This development is a historic
1st and includes a naval base

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and two airfields with
supporting forces to

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accommodate.
The Russian Navy has been

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patrolling the Baltic and the
Mediterranean seas in aggressive

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ways that make their presence
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That’s all been overlooked.
Putin’s Russia is now an ally of

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Turkey and a supporter of the
new rulers of Afghanistan, the

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Taliban and Russia is also an
ally of Iran, whose leadership

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is absolutely sworn to Israel’s
destruction.

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Something else which relates to
all this, but which we do not

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hear much about in the news, is
that the hatred of the Jews and

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of Israel is spreading once
again throughout Europe.

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This is reflected in the fact
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consistently votes against any
pro Israel proposal.

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When Putin looks at Israel, he
not only sees an advanced,

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prosperous nation, but he sees
those oil and gas fields which

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Israel has developed in the
Eastern Mediterranean To gain

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control of.
These, in addition to what

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Russia already has in Europe,
which is massive, would make

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Russia the supplier of energy to
a very large part of the world.

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That reminds me of the hooks and
the jaws that are mentioned in

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Ezekiel, something that draws
them forth.

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The precipitous withdrawal from
Afghanistan has sent shock waves

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and has changed the nation’s
relationship with both enemies

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and allies.
With the weakening influence of

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the United States, Israel’s main
ally and protector is no stretch

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of the imagination to see that
the stage is being set for

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Russia and her allies.
Launching that great attack on

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the newly Israel established
Israel as foretold in Ezekiel

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38, Daniel 11, Joel 2,
Revelation 16 and elsewhere the

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Battle of Armageddon.
As we read this morning, God

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will intervene with earthquakes,
storm and storm to conquer these

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forces to begin the
establishment of the Kingdom of

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God.
And I believe it that those

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powers will have been turned
over to his son at that time.

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There’s little doubt that these
prophecies are Speaking of

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Russia leading this attack.
In Ezekiel 38, verse two, it

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identifies Gog, the leader of
this confederacy, as being the

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Prince of Roche, Meshech and
Tubal, that is, Russia, Moscow

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and Tubalski.
Do not all these developments

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tell us that this is the state
of the world we should expect at

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the time of our redemption?
Drawing near?

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This should prompt us to be all
the more diligent in our lives,

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to direct our steps according to
the Father’s will, as taught by

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his Son and all those who he
sent and Luke, 2136 the Lord

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Jesus warned our generation.
Watch therefore and pray always

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that you may be counted worthy
to escape all these things that

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will come to pass and to stand
before the Son of Man.

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So there’s great need for us to
take his words to heart, and

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prayer comes to mind.
Prayer expresses our faith and

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trust in God.
It indicates our awareness of

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His greatness as a living God.
It expresses our penance on Him.

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It gives voice to our praise,
our thanks, our appreciation of

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His loving mercy toward us.
It is evidence of our faith,

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Paul tells us in Colossians for
continue earnestly in prayer,

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being vigilant in it with
Thanksgiving.

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This takes concentration and
effort as well as awareness of

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the one whom we are addressing.
Our age is not an age that is

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conducive to prayer.
It deplaces demands on our time,

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which can keep us rushing
without stopping to meditate on

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God or his work.
We need to draw aside from all

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this rush and focus on God in
prayer with due reverence and

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love.
We should pray to have the

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wisdom and strength to deal with
whatever may lie ahead in these

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uncertain times that we’re
living in and Ephesians 3, Paul

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wrote.
Therefore I ask that you do not

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lose heart at my tribulation for
you, which is your glory.

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For this reason I bow my knees
to the Father of our Lord Jesus

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Christ, from whom the whole
family in heaven on earth is

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named, that he would grant you,
according to the riches of his

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glory, to be strengthened with
might through his spirit, the

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inner man.
We should pray for the welfare

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and spiritual well-being of our
brethren everywhere.

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Those 50 years old brothers and
sisters trapped in Afghanistan

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truly need our prayers, as do
those remaining in Iran and in

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other difficult situations
around the world.

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And John 17 As he was preparing
the disciples for his departure,

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Jesus said in his prayer, I do
not pray for these alone, but

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also for those who will believe
in me through their word.

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Think about it.
Jesus was telling his disciples

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to pray for us.
Those who have dedicated their

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lives to spreading the Gospel
message deserve our prayers.

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And Luke 10 Jesus said the
harvest is truly great, but the

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laborers are few.
Therefore pray for the Lord to

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send out laborers into the
harvest, and in James 5 the

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fervent prayer of a righteous
man availeth much.

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The political situation in this
country is becoming very tense

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and it changes almost daily.
But we should pray for the

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governmental leaders that we
might live peaceably as we wait

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for our Lord’s return, Paul
wrote in First Timothy.

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Therefore I exhort first of all
the supplications, prayers,

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intercessions, and giving them
thanks be made for all men, for

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kings and all who are in
authority.

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We may lead a quiet and
peaceable life and all godliness

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and reverence.
Instead of yielding to our

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immediate reactions to
developments, it would be better

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to ask God for guidance in all
things.

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Psalm 25, four and five says,
show me your ways, O Lord, teach

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me your paths.
Lead me in your truth and teach

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me, for you are the God of my
salvation.

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On you I wait all the day.
We should pray for forgiveness

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of our shortcomings and for
restoration.

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An example of this is David’s
prayer in Psalm 51.

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He said, Have mercy upon me, O
God, according to your loving

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kindness, according to the
multitude of your tender

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mercies, blot out my
transgressions, wash me

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thoroughly from my iniquity, and
cleanse me from my sin.

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For I acknowledge my
transgressions and my sin, as

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always before me.
First, John chapter one.

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If we confess our sins, he is
faithful to forgive us our sins

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and cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.

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We do not know what lies ahead
in these trying time, but if we

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ask the Lord, He will bring us
through to that glorious time we

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all look forward to.
We now approach that time when,

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with the bread and wine, we
commemorate our Saviours,

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submitting to the cross that we
might share with Him and His

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wonderful promise.
We should always keep before us

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that vision of the Kingdom, when
real, lasting peace, plenty, and

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security will be brought to this
world, along with the true

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worship of the Father, our
Creator.

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All this, along with the hope
the Father has granted us to His

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Son’s great sacrifice on our
behalf, the hope of eternal

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life, a hope so great we cannot
even begin to comprehend it Even

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so.
Come, Lord Jesus.

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