A
PROPHETIC THRESHOLD
when
the world shakes, we stand together
by Israel & Sason Pochtar
“You will
hear of wars and rumors of wars… See that you are not alarmed. Such things must
happen, but the end is still to come.”—
Matthew 24:6
We’re reaching out to you this week with heavy yet hopeful
hearts. Something has shifted in a
significant way—both in the natural and in the spiritual.
A few
days ago the U.S. carried out direct strikes on major Iranian nuclear sites.
While it may look like just another breaking news story, we believe it’s much
more than that. This is a moment we’ve sensed coming—a prophetic threshold that’s now unfolding
right in front of our eyes. It’s not just about politics or military
action. It is part of a bigger spiritual shaking that’s touching the
nations—and it’s calling God’s people to attention.
The
Storm Has Been Building | Iran’s threats to wipe out Israel aren’t new.
Over the years, they’ve funneled weapons, money, and hatred through terror
groups like Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis. Last night’s strike wasn’t just
a military move—it sent a loud and clear message to both the world and the
spiritual realm: enough is enough.
This
brings the region closer to the edge of a larger war, with Israel right in the
center of it all.
But for those of us who’ve been
watching and praying, this isn’t a surprise. The Bible has spoken about
days like these. In Ezekiel 38, we read of nations aligning against
Israel—nations from the north, like modern-day Iran, Russia, and Syria. And Yeshua warned us clearly: “Nation will rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom… All these are the beginning of birth pains.”
Matthew 24:7–8
So
what we’re seeing isn’t just chaos—it’s
part of God’s plan being revealed. It’s
a wake-up call. For Israel. For the
nations. For the global Body of Messiah. The time to stand on the
wall and intercede is now...WATCH this great video The Prophetic Threshold with Beit Hallel youth pastor Sason Pochtar.
Straight talk with great encouragment.
DONNA: I was so struck by Pochtar’s term “prophetic
threshold” because it was also the exact right term for what just
happened when Trump ordered the absolute destruction of Iran’s nuclear
capabilities. Of course there is great spiritual warfare chaos this
morning as I have started putting the Weekly
Summary into focus. The development of remarks from Trump about Israel
and Iran who have been fighting for so long they no longer know what they are
doing. That is patently false; Trump lost his temper on the way to fly out
to the NATO military summit. He wanted to go in with clout about his action of
nuking Iran’s nuclear facilities. A ceasefire that is not working would not
give him any clout. I believe the demonic backlash hit Trump and Netanyahu
also. Chaos & tempers flared everywhere!
I said all that only to set scene for the biblical
meaning of a spiritual threshold.
It means a mighty shift in the dynamic
for God’s people but it does not mean all is smooth sailing stepping over the
threshold.
A few biblical examples of spiritual
thresholds are Moses and the Children of Israel standing at the water’s edge
when God parted the Red Sea. (Exodus 12) They still had to muster the
courage to begin walking in the corridor made by the parted waters. Egypt’s
chariots were pushing hard after them, so the decision to trust GOD had to be
made in under great pressure and unbelievable things they had never seen
before but had to believe to survive. Who could fathom the Red Sea parting
before them? The people of God stepped into the breach trusting God to keep
them safe. Pharaoh’s armies pursued in a mad rage. It did not even cause the
Egyptians pause to consider the miracle God did for the Israelis, to make the
waters part. If they could see that miracle, they would have chosen to stop
considering what it meant. It meant that
God was helping Israel. Instead when all the Israelis were safe from
destruction, God cased the waters to close up on the enemies chasing them.
Joshua
3 is another prophetic threshold. Joshua is leading them to cross the Jordan and
God repeats the Red Sea miracle he performed forty years earlier. For one thing
it was to show that it wasn’t Moses who made the waters part, it was God. Also
because what happened 40 years earlier to another generation of the people of
Israel, God was marking the transition
from the wilderness wanderings to the conquest of the Promised
Land."
In this I see a mighty transition
message to the body of Messiah in Israel and it is the same as Joshua 3:5-7: Joshua
told the people to, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do
amazing things among you.” Then “the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin
to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as
I was with Moses. Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant:
‘When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.’”
In Joshua 4:14 after carrying out
God’s instructions to them, it is written, “On that day the LORD exalted Joshua (Yeshua) in the sight of
all Israel, and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had
revered Moses. Later in
Joshua 4:23-24 “For the LORD your God dried up the waters
of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over, just as He did to the Red
Sea, which He dried up before us until we had crossed over. He did this so
that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty,
and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”
The body of Messiah in Israel is in a similar moment of
crossing the Jordan where God is going to show you He is with you – expressing
that in your crossover to greater harvest yields. You are the priests who carry the Ark of
the Covenant standing in the river of life so that your people might crossover
into their Promised Land. Yeshua will be exalted in the sight of all Israel,
and they will revere Him all the days of their lives, just as they revered,
Moses.
The death and resurrection of
Yeshua was also a spiritual threshold. He entered it in faith for all of us Jew
and Gentile alike. The aftermath was chaotic for the believers, until He
appeared to them and brought them back around to focus on what God was doing,
not what the enemies were doing.
These are the things we speak to
ourselves and each other to build up our own courage in perilous times. The
decimation of Iran’s nuclear capacity was a great, miraculous threshold event.
But we cannot not let continuing chaos around us and in the world make us
lose sight of the strong message God has sent to all of us: No man can save
Israel or us from the things already in motion in the world – not Trump, not
Netanyahu. I believe they are God-appointed leaders, but as Yeshua said, and
Sasoon quoted above, “Nation will
rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom… All these are the beginning
of birth pains.” Matthew
24:7–8 The birth pangs of the spiritual restoration of “all Israel.”
Continuing chaos and shaking of the
world is not the sign God wants our eyes fixed on, but rather He wants us to go
forward in His strength knowing the harvest is ripe for gathering. Amen.
Arrows
from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer
Requests Israeli Ministries
Israel Pochtar continues by writing on another day, “A fragile ceasefire was announced overnight between
Israel and Iran—and for the first
time in a while, there’s quiet in our skies. But for so many across Israel, the
real battle isn’t over…. brokenness, fear, and uncertainty are still here.
Families are still shaken. Homes are still damaged. People are still trying
to figure out what comes next. That’s why we’re not stopping...WATCH NOW
| He also wrote: "Just One Rocket" | This week, our team stood in Bat Yam, at the very
spot where a missile fell just days ago. The destruction was staggering—an
entire apartment building torn in half by a single rocket. The explosion didn’t
just punch a hole in the skyline—it shattered lives. . . . But this isn’t just
about broken buildings. This is about broken hearts. This is about
people...." WATCH | And again
on another day: But God is
our Wall of Fire | The danger is
real. And yet—God is moving in the midst of the storm.
My friend, Eitan Shishkoff, founder of Fields
of Wheat, writes a heartfelt message about what has been going on during
the Iranian missile attacks on Israel. For one thing Connie and Eitan’s adult
children insisted they move out of their “oldish,
bomb shelter-less apartment” and move into the
home of their son’s family residence in the country. Their new bedroom is also
the home’s safe house where 8 of them piled in morning, noon & night when
sirens announced incoming. The real marvel for Eitan was learning that “Mossad agents imbedded
there for years” and “A drone factory (was) built and activated by Israelis near Tehran.” Also Israeli “Fighter pilots traveling
at supersonic speeds for two hours to arrive at their specific, hi-tech
designated targets—and return unscathed. Unheard of.” Indeed. The Israelis always knew at some point they
would have to limit Iran’s ability to carry out its mission to wipe them out
and they wisely planned for it.
Eitan compares the 2025 Iran war
with ancient conflicts like the story told in Esther, calling it “War on a
biblical scale.” It was that for those with eyes to see and plenty don’t!
But as he wrote, “Beloved, I believe we are watching and walking through the
prelude to the climax of history. Ezekiel names the principal
players in this drama in his 38th chapter, one of which is Persia (modern day
Iran). This
is exciting, amazing, prophetic, and even thrilling. But it is also disruptive
and tragic for those whose homes and lives are being destroyed
right here in our familiar places: Tel
Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Herziliyah, Petach Tikvah, Bat Yam, Rehovot, Tamra, and
the oil refinery near our home.. . . Along with many other Israelis, we were
preparing to go abroad this week. Flights cancelled. Plans annulled. Life on
hold. Yet this inconvenience doesn’t hold a candle to the fact that our
family members and literally hundreds of thousands of Israelis are putting
their lives on the line daily.”
I would encourage you to write and
ask for this June 20th letter to be sent to you. Eitan goes on to
speak of how we are all being stretched beyond our comfort zone. “…it helps
greatly to look to the “heroes” of the Bible. Fact is, I can’t think
of a single one who was not stretched to the limit in following God’s path for
their life…. As we are being stretched together, may the purposes
of God be born in your life. And may we see
our modest efforts to equip the youth and young adults of Israel fulfill the
harvest that is even now beginning. With love and awareness that you and I
have been called to the Kingdom for such a time as this.” Eitan listed many
great prayer points but I will leave you with these 2: “That the Holy
Spirit is poured out on Iran, Israel, Gaza and the entire Middle East,
revealing Yeshua as the world’s only hope for peace, leading millions to
repentance and redemption | That nothing will prevent our Summer Youth Camp
from taking place, July 26-31.
Chaim Malespin for The Faithful
Galileans writes, “Missiles almost hit our headquarters in Kibbutz Beit
Zera, missed by a few meters, but our teams are going strong, with much kingdom
resolve. Vertical Galilee House Of Prayer is never going to shut its doors,
this is the time to shine, when the darkness is so thick…The sound of rockets
has become our daily soundtrack all throughout the land of Israel. But in the
midst of chaos, something beautiful is happening—and I need to share it with
you. This morning, as sirens rang across the Galilee, we remembered that God is
our Shepherd…. When we remember that God is our Shepherd, we're not just
victims—we become shepherds with a mission. This is not a drill. War has
broken out, and the needs have exploded beyond anything we've seen before.
Families are fleeing. Children are traumatized. Entire communities are without
basic support. But here's what moves my heart: We have the tools to help—if
you'll provide them…. Right now, we're opening another building to house
volunteers from every nation who are coming to serve Israel. These modern-day
Good Samaritans need, supplies, and equipment to do what God has called them to
do. Your urgent gift today provides the equipment and essentials to distribute
that we need….WATCH
Victory for Israel: A United Cry - The Time to Act Is NOW! || If You Can't
Join Us—Send Us Tools.
Prophetic,
Musical & Historical Documenter Avner Bosky from David’s Tent in the Negev sent three new
articles (the 4th I am holding over to next week). “You must not forget!” Iran has been at war with America for more than 46
years | “Neighborhood
Bully in the Middle East” | and “The Arrows of Elisha.”
Tikkun Global is in the midst of a
21-day Fast & Prayer even that they are broadcasting via
zoom, Sunday-Friday at 3pm (Israel
Time), 8am (EST). Get the zoom
link. You can watch meeting replays available on www.tikkunglobal.org/danielfast |
Betty Intrater, noting the abrupt halt to
the war sends these prayer points: Please pray: That the weakened and humiliated Iranian regime
will give way to a government shift and turnover, something that can only be
achieved from within.| Pray Against a brutal backlash of executions and
imprisonments of scapegoat ‘collaborators’ in Iran.| That the end of this phase
will lead to a final strategic push in Gaza that will result in complete
disarmament of Hamas and release of hostages.| For a shift in cooperation
between Arab states in the region with Israel.| That the economy in Israel
affected by the war will miraculously bounce back.| That the mourning in Israel
will bring people to know Him, and be turned into rejoicing.
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How Alive? by Guy Cohen || BOOKS | A King is Coming | by Paul Wilbur
And the Online
Tikkun Global Gathering with Watchmen for the Nations We will gather online on July 7th at 8:00 AM ET /
3:00 PM IT. It will be a time to worship Him in unity, to wait on His Spirit,
and to respond together as a global family. This gathering will be streamed live on the Tikkun Global
YouTube and Facebook channel, so wherever
you are, you can join us in real time.
Carolyn Hyde of Heart of G-d Ministries
recorded a song the God spoke to her to release in a time of war. This is it: The Lord is my Shepherd. In
the midst of war, they are still out meeting people. In a ministry time with
their sons’ Tree of Life Ministries,
Carolyn writes, ““But why?!” he asked to which I responded with my
testimony. When
Richard opened Isaiah 53 and asked him to read it, halfway through the chapter,
he exclaimed, “If this is about Yeshua; this makes total sense!” So
even though missiles were flying and sirens were blaring, it was a beautiful
evening. Watch VIDEO: The Forbidden Chapter: Isaiah 53 in the
Hebrew Bible
“There is a time for everything. Although we're
deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives and property here, our best revenge
is to live and love! So we rejoice over the engagement of our youngest
daughter to a young man whom we've come to love and treasure! | Please
pray for the people of Iran as they cheer on IDF fighter pilots from their
rooftops in Tehran! Signs and wonders abound during this war, such as the
direct hit on the Soroko Hospital surgical ward that had been evacuated the
night before! May Adonai break the bow of Elam, crushing the evil Iranian
regime and setting His throne in Elam, as He promised in Jeremiah 49:35-39!
Ronit Bender, who is a widow and also lives in
a building with no safe-room or bunker to run to, says she resides “under
the shadow of His wings, trusting in the Almighty. Psalms 91, 46, and 121 are more than Psalms
for me, it is where I abide! God is using this war
with Iran to turn the situation around, not just for Israel but for the whole
world.” Ronit writes, “Nothing is
really normal here, that is why we need your support, prayers and love. I have
such deep gratitude to you.” Again, in her prayer list, Ronit remembers the
people in Iran – those who are believers and those who will become believers,
for God’s protection for them. Also for the remaining captives in Gaza &
for Israelis to find Yeshua - the only hope we have - and to get saved!
The lady she was introduced to who is a wound
specialist and recognized immediately what was wrong with her toe that has give
pain for years, got a “quick answer” to prayers for her son in a deep
depression after telling Ronit, and Ronit sharing the prayer request with her
ministry partners. She says the mother was “dumbfounded” by the change in her
son and she realized that it was the day after Ronit sent her last prayer
letter out that her son had come out of his room. “He announced that he wants to go and study, and his
eyes shone with excitement!” Please keep praying for S and her son M and the rest
of the family to get saved and also the young and wounded people this one
treats after they are released from the hospital. For all the people Ronit has
been pouring Yeshua’s love out to!
Rachel Netanel (the real “hostess with the moistest” because she serves
hospitality and Yeshua!) writes, In
spite of everything, we have been extremely busy with many Israelis coming to hear
the Good News.” After a number of groups coming in succession, I
became quite ill and had a lot of pain mostly in my hand. I suffered in agony
for a few days and then I called out to the Lord and told Him that ‘I want
to be a witness. I can’t bear this pain. Please, dear Lord heal me.’ After
about five minutes, the pain completely left.” (I really appreciated what Rachel wrote about pain in her hand because
the same thing just happened to me with seizing pain in my leg and foot! We
have to remember we have been given authority to speak to these attempts to
drag us down with sickness and pain.)
Rachel writes about three groups who
were brought to her for a time of her husband’s Gilad’s great food and her testimony.
One is a tour guide who often brings groups to visit, her son who brings people
from his work and a friend who was a former politician. We are talking about fairly
large groups that come – like 30 people, who are most often fed a delicious
meal and are given the testimony of Yeshua that Rachel has as a former police
woman, and also the granddaughter of a famous Rabbi (Elkabetz). Sometimes the
people linger for as much as 7 hours! In the group brought by the tour guide,
Rachel tells how the guide does not tell the tour group she is a Messianic Jew,
so Rachel has begun to tell them as they enter the gate so they don’t feel
obliged to enter her home. It is a home built into a cave in Ein Karem and it
is next door to the keepers (Wakf) of the dome of the rock. It is a genuine
landmark dwelling but the real draw is Rachel’s ability to communicate her
faith in Yeshua to all kinds of Jews, including religious ones. One recent
religious visitor at first saying she needed to repent, later exclaimed, “Wow,
you really know your Bible!” God gives her ‘strategies’ with how to address
especially the religious to break through to their curiosity. Rachel writes, “I
can also help them to understand the times that we are living in and what the
Bible tells us about what is to come. These are difficult times and people are
looking for answers. Praise God that
He gives me His strategy for sharing with His people.” This is organic personal
evangelism and Rachel’s heart desire is “to see many believers’ homes opened up and Israelis
invited to hear the Truth.” She encourages us, “Beloved, please continue
to pray for the people of Israel. They are going
through a very difficult time. They are hurting and want hope…. This is the time to talk about Yeshua.” Rachel
also asks prayers for her grandson “serving with the IDF in Gaza right now.”
Bless Rachel & Gilad Netanel in their ministry (Checks can be made payable to
Beit Netanel and mailed to: Beit Netanel c/o Rachel Netanel | P.O.
Box 9032 | Jerusalem 91090 Israel | or
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)
Evan Thomas of Beit Asaph
congregation in one of my favorite Israeli cities, Netanya, writes that no
Iranian missiles hit this Mediterranean seaside city between Tel Aviv and
Haifa. Evan wrote, “Brief checks of
social media sites indicate how controversial Israel’s decision to attack Iran
is…no surprises there! Israel’s military
policies and decisions, both now and over the past nearly two years, are based
in a world-view that dates back to the Holocaust: “Never again!” This leads
to an existential mindset that makes Israel a formidable foe to anyone that
threatens her.
Iran’s aspirations to
lead the Moslem world by building nuclear weapons and the ability to deliver
them via long-range ballistic missiles was inevitably going to ‘paint Israel
into a corner.’ In addition, Iran
under the Ayatollahs, has made no secret of its hatred of the “Zionist Occupiers,”
and as such, has developed a network of deadly proxies including Hamas,
Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis.
Israel’s
intelligence network concluded that Iran was extremely close to creating
weapons-grade nuclear material, a threat that has become intolerable. This
intelligence is very plausible given the recent evidence of just how deeply our
agencies have been operating within Iran itself. As outrageous as Israel’s
attack on Iran is to a world that has been quick to condemn us for our actions
in Gaza, political
leaders in the US and Europe are quietly applauding us for doing what they
themselves were afraid to do.” That is
the truth too!
“Spiritual parallels: I very
much relate to what a dear friend and colleague, Eitan Shishkoff, writes on the
matter. (Picking up with Eitan's comparison to Esther and Mordechai's
warfare with the Persian empire and his comparison to the stretching we are
going through comparing to what a pregnant woman experiences. Shared above by Eitan.)
Howard Bass of Yeshua’s Inheritance
in Beer Sheva reminds, "We know that we
are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the evil one." (1 Jn 5:19) We
are caught up in a spiritual war between Satan and YHVH God -- the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit. Jesus is the Lord of Armies, and has all authority in
heaven and on earth. His death and resurrection has won the eternal victory,
and His glorious physical return will prove it to all who don't believe it without
seeing. Let us remain steadfast in our faith and trust and love however and
wherever the Lamb leads us. Help each and all of us, Lord!
Here is a wonderful interview on Fox
News with a medical student from our congregation regarding his experience
at Soroka and the missile attack.
This
morning there was a deadly attack on Beer Sheva from Iran. As of this writing,
it is reported that 4 were killed in the ballistic blast into their 7-story
apartment building around 6:00am, and about 20 injured. The neighborhood where
this occurred is across the city from us, but we heard the "hit" from
our bomb shelter.
After
we came out and turned on the news, we heard about the "cease-fire"
that was brokered during the night. Once again, the enemy does
what it does, and then asks for the attacked party to stop fighting back; and
the decision-makers allow the aggressor to "call the shots" --
literally. And then they call victory, because they fired the last shot. We
have seen this over and over again and again here in all of the wars and
rounds of conflicts from every side, ever since the decisive victory of the
Six-Day War in June, 1967. Islamists always break
cease-fire agreements once they are announced, just before it is supposed to
begin, and after it has supposedly come into effect. Their father is a liar and
a deceiver and a destroyer of lives and nations.”
“There
was a sense of relief that President Trump had acted to help Israel bring this
war to a quicker end, and take a side with the best ally America has not only
in the Middle East, but probably anywhere…. But now, this very flawed cease-fire
"agreement" is putting Israel in a bind, especially after Iran has
already broken it with a deadly attack all across the country this morning…. Simultaneously, God is calling Israel the
nation, and Jewish people everywhere, to repentance unto salvation, as He is to
everyone else, too. ...As the Apostle Paul writes to us, if our hope is
only in this life, we are the most miserable people, because God has promised
so much more, and He will bring true peace to this world when Jesus returns; we
will not achieve that ourselves.”
Randi and Howard’s son, “Tal was
released yesterday from his reserve duty. His commander had told him from
the beginning that he would only call upon him if he really needed him during
this latest period because he knows that Tal's law school studies are
continuing and a major exam coming up.
Dov Bikas of the Aviv Ministry sends “a short video update – how Aviv Ministry has been
continuing its work during these
turbulent days. Thank you for your prayers!”
With their Tuesday (6/24) worship watch cancelled because of
ceasefire-missiles continuing from Iran, and potentially their Thursday Rosh
Chodesh meeting cancelled, the Carmel congregation sent
out the online resources to read more
about Rosh Chodesh and also scripture
references for Rosh Chodesh. Tamuz, the fourth month on the biblical calendar, an
appointed time for corporate worship and the blowing of shofars. There
are numerous biblical references to this fourth month, some of them describing
very painful times in ancient Israel. But one very significant passage is found in Ezekiel
Chapter 1, where the prophet describes that “the heavens were opened and I saw
visions of God.” As we enter
this new month — another new beginning — may the Lord grant us fresh vision to
see Him, high and lifted up, “far above all principality and power and might
and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in
that which is to come” (Eph. 1:21).
Yariv Goldman, Hands of Mercy
writes, “Your prayers and encouragement have meant so much.
Due to the increasing danger posed by Iran’s regime—who openly and repeatedly
threaten to "wipe Israel off the map"—Israel has had no choice but to
take those words seriously and at face value. As Iran neared the point of no
return in its nuclear capabilities, decisive action had to be taken to prevent
an unthinkable catastrophe. Please remember that over 80% of the population of
Iran are hoping and even praying their government, totalitarian and oppressive,
will topple and be replaced by an open-border and open-minded, modern
government that will allow freedom for women, freedom of conscience and
religion, and a government who will choose peace. The actions of Israel
have been welcomed with praise by millions of Iranians all over Iran, hoping
this will tilt the balance and free their nation…. at the same time, we are
sorrowful regarding every lost soul, as every life matters to our God, and we
never rejoice in suffering, of any person, any city, or nation.
“Please,
use the this downloadable
PDF of 365 prayers for Israel, as a reminder, to pray for the nation of
Israel and the nations around, using the WORD of GOD, and seek to be in sync
with HIS divine will and purpose, whatever those will look like. His ways are
better, HIS thoughts are deeper, HIS love is stronger. A special request from me, as a father: Keep
my daughter in prayers, as she has once more been drafted to active service, and
also my foster son, who has also once again been drafted for active service.
— HOM team
Aleksy Raikhstadt, pastor of Beit
Immanuel in the old port city of Jaffa, writes it succinctly: “Now, more
than ever, we are called to be the hands and feet of Yeshua, to show His love
in real, tangible ways. And with your help, we can be that visible expression
of His love to the people of Israel. Through your support, we're able to
bring practical support to families who have lost everything, giving
them food, hygiene items, clothing, and other basic essentials. But even
more than that, we can bring comfort, prayer, and the hope of the Messiah to
people who desperately need to know they’re not forgotten. Many are open. Many are broken….
We believe this is more than just humanitarian aid. It’s holy work.
Would you keep praying with us, for Israel, for our
people, and for true peace from the Prince of Peace? And if the Lord puts it on
your heart, please consider continuing to stand with us financially. GIVE on our website and look around
to learn more about this old Jaffa Messianic congregation.
Reuven Doron writing from a Messianic moshav: “Yesterday we traveled up north to the town of Tamra in the Galilee
to comfort and support an Arab family that suffered a great loss from a direct
hit of one of those Iranian missiles. The mother of the family, her sister,
and two of her daughters died instantly even though they took shelter in the
safe-room. Body parts, furniture, and smashed walls were scattered in the
street below as their three story beautiful home disintegrated as it
absorbed the full power of the blast. We spent a long time comforting the
surviving father, himself a famous and successful Arab Israeli lawyer, and then
viewed the damaged neighborhood. He told me that while his whole world fell
apart last week, he trusts God for His sovereign rule…. Embracing this weeping father and
sharing heaven’s comfort for the broken hearted, we were both vividly aware
that in this country, Jewish and Arab Muslims alike are standing as ONE in the
face of the great evil that comes against Israel. “Comfort, yes, comfort My
people! Says your God.
Speak gently to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned; for she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her
sins.” (Isaiah 40)
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Daniel and Shirya Yahav of Peniel Fellowship in Tiberias
write that “Just one day prior to the
breaking out of this war with Iran, without knowing what is coming, we finished
as a fellowship three days of prayer and fasting, interceding for our nation,
repenting for our sins as a nation, praying for Israel's salvation, for wisdom
for our leaders, guidance for us as the light of Yeshua among our people and
protection on us from our enemies. God is faithful and we put all our trust in
Him. We also pray for the salvation of our enemies, and we wish for them to be
released from the evil grip of Islam, to come to know the true God who gives
life and not glorify death, as they are taught.”
They also heard (at a May
fellowship gathering) the testimony of a Messianic pilot who had been flying
on the morning of Oct 7 over one of the Kibbutzim around Gaza. “As he described the situation, it was a total
chaos. Terrorists all over with uniforms looking as IDF soldiers, white
pickup trucks driving on the roads. You could not tell from above, who was who.
He was sent to help … and at some point was directed to their front gate. At
the gate he saw a white pickup truck from which people where jumping in and out,
but he was not sure who they were. He almost shot at them, but decided not
to do so as he was not hundred percent sure if they were terrorists. Later
he felt bad that maybe he had missed the opportunity to rescue the
people in the Kibbutz from the terrorists. …after many months, that a
comprehensive investigation was made by the army, that he found out that the
white pickup truck that was at the gate at that time, belonged to the only
emergency squad in that kibbutz. He was sooo glad to know that God had
led him to take the right decision and thus prevented him from killing our own
men in the midst of an impossible situation, lack of information and much chaos
and uncertainty.”
Please keep praying for the Peniel school license, that God will open
the way for the license to be granted.
Although I am Running
out of space - the HaMaayan congregational June ministry letter is available
at this Google Docs link. I will track back next week to include some of
their points here.
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