HEADLINE: King Willem-Alexander
Says Dutch Failed Jews in
Soccer Attack Just like in WWII
(Screen capture of Dutch Police Quelling an Anti-Israel riot)
Occupy
until I come
Israel is still an Example to Us of How to Do That
by Donna Diorio
Nov 5: It is Election Day in the US.
We are all waiting and watching. Even knowing how to build this week’s
prayer summary was unclear because of it. We should have the victory today, but
the enemy doesn't give up easily. There will be challenges but we must hold
onto our peace, trusting in God for His mercy to prevail on our behalf. We don’t know if this is a battle we
will win or will lose.
It
is Israel's experience also right now: they are still fighting the battles with
their enemies, but God is rising to give them victory after victory. I
believe God is speaking to us all through
their experience. They are our example not to lose hope because there are battles, but to keep
fighting the spiritual battle to prevail in the natural too.
* Nov 7: * Trump won in a landslide. The
day before I kept hearing “landslide” in my spirit, and several times the
Stevie Nicks song lyric, “the landslide will bring it down.”
Before
Yeshua/Jesus left the earth He told a parable concluding it this way: "And
he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them,
‘Occupy till I come’.”
Many have said "occupy" is a
military term, it is, but from the original language it simply means to be occupied with business. The business we are to be in is same
business Yeshua was in – our Father’s business. That means no matter what
battles are taking place in the natural, we
“occupy” by continuing in His shalom to
work in the harvest fields before us.
It doesn’t mean we ignore the
physical battles, or that we think they have nothing of relevance to us.
Clearly they do – it is just that the Father’s business is our first order of
business EVEN as we are involved in fighting the physical battles. We are in
the world, not other-worldly! We do life in both the physical and spiritual,
but the spiritual reality dictates our actions, minds and hearts even in the
physical warfare. Whether we are voting or as the Messianic IDF soldiers do, we
bring our faith even in combat.
That’s what the Israeli Ministries
are doing even in the midst of a 7-front literal war. In 1 Corinthians 10:11 we
were told that what happened in Israel's
past was written in God’s Word "as examples" —"as warnings for
us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come."
Just recently I have come to believe God is again speaking in “real
time” to Christians through the unprecedented events unfolding in Israel today.
They are an example to us in this present
darkness too, not just as God said
they were in their past.
Since the horrific satanic attack on
Israel one year ago by Hamas, God has arisen to Israel’s defense. They fight
but He gives them the victories in battles and protection in counter
attacks. Just as the days of old, the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob is
FOR the nation He restored after two thousand years of exile. He has purpose in
this and part of that purpose is to speak
to the nations that the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob lives and is
faithful to His promises – for them and for us who are in Yeshua/Jesus. His
restoration of Israel is not just for our benefit, but in this restored State
of Israel, our God is revealing Israel’s Messiah, Yeshua to the Jews. Do we have eyes to see that? If we can see it, we must pray into it and
support the body of Messiah in Israel in every way possible. This goes for
Messianic Jews in the nations too – not just international Christians.
From Yeshua’s parable, also the use of "ten" servants
receiving "ten" pounds each: Ten is biblically significant as 10
"represents divine completion, fulfillment of God's law, periods of testing,
and wholeness or unity.” It also represents “authority, completeness of order,
and responsibility.” Some believe 10 represents a "union" or
"collection."
I believe we can draw from this that the
10 servants represent those disciples of Yeshua/Jesus who have drawn together
in unity as one new man. The 10 pounds
He gave them represent their authority and responsibility to continue what He started in gathering souls to the kingdom of
God in this hour. That is the Father's business Yeshua was doing on earth and
what He left us to complete.
“From the 10 Commandments to the 10 plagues to the 40 year test in the
wilderness, God uses the number 10 repeatedly throughout Scripture.” No
matter what disconcerting sights and events may unfold: we keep our eyes on
what GOD is doing, not what the enemy is doing. We see what the enemy is doing,
but we do not fear it. We expect God's help every step of the way forward
from here. That is where Israel is at right now too. God is speaking to the whole earth but He is speaking to His own in
Yeshua that He is with us and nothing by any means will keep us from all He has
stored up for us.
BREAKING
NEWS: Muslim & Arab Attack in Amsterdam against Tel Aviv Maccabi
fans as police stand idly by. Plant Hope
Israel’s Jennifer Guetta originally from Holland gives the update here on YouTube. King of the
Netherlands says country failed Jews in the Holocaust ‘and last night we failed
again.’
Arrows
from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer
Requests Israeli Ministries
Eitan Shishkoff who is the founder of the Fields of Wheat ministry devoted to
Israeli youth in “Equipping for the Harvest” sends a ministry, that for the
first time I can pass along the link so you can go read it in full online. This
is such a big plus because there is always more I would like you all to be able
to see from the ministry letters that I just don’t have room to share in this
limited space. But now you don’t have to miss out a single word in the Fields
of Wheat letter, Look at the
Fields. Read in full online
Eitan shares
the backstory of this ministry to the youth in Israel –directly from his own
youthful call from God in 1974. It’s a story of a hippie who came to Yeshua
that Israeli young people are always greatly interested to hear. (They never can
imagine how we really were in our own youth! LOL)
He also speaks to their need in
Israel for our support in prayer and finances because the scale of the work is
so great they must have our help. Take his words to heart, please: “This is a
cooperative effort. It is a sacred, shared calling. Thank you for hearing his
voice and heeding His call. That we are living in momentous times is no
hyperbole. Yeshua said “…the harvest is the end of the age.” His prime concern
is to reach lost sheep. I’m reminded that He once spoke of “the lost sheep of the house of
Israel.” While the Lord surely wants
all to be saved, He will not return until He hears this cry from
Jerusalem, “Baruch haBa baShem Adonai—Blessed is He who comes in the name of
the Lord” (Matthew 23:39).
Evan Levine of HaTikva is “Proclaiming
the Year of the Lord’s Favor in Yeshua’s Name” –
getting this theme from Isaiah 40:2, “‘Comfort,
O comfort My people,’ says your God. ‘Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim
to her that her hard service has been completed.’” The HaTikva Project has
been “comforting Zion” since 2009. Evan writes that “This year, we have set
a bold goal: To extend our reach even further and deepen our support for those
who are hurting. Whether it’s a child who has been neglected and needs a
loving home, a Holocaust survivor seeking essential dental care, or a
struggling believer in need of practical help, we are determined to be
Comforters of Zion, providing for and comforting every one of these precious
lives.”
Learn more about the humanitarian
aid of HaTikva on the
website, and follow HaTikva Project and HaTikva Families on Facebook. Evan writes, “We cannot do it
without you. Join
Comforters of Zion”
THERE ARE MANY CHRISTIAN AND TRADITIONAL
JEWISH MINISTRIES THAT INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIANS DONATE FUNDS TO WITHOUT
REALIZING THAT ONLY THE CITIZEN ISRAELI MESSIANIC JEWISH MINISTRIES WHO
ARE ACTUALLY SHARING THE GOSPEL OF YESHUA. Arrows prayer summary has
always been about sharing the work and contact information to Christians so
they could not only give humanitarian aid, but also have a part in
the spiritual harvest in Israel.
Sally Shiff of the Kfar Saba congregation HaMayaan continues her daily short
email reports of the news and emotional atmosphere in Israel since she began
updating after the Hamas attack now over a year ago. A dual citizen, Sally also
– like most Israelis – rejoiced over the election of Donald Trump in the United
States. Sally, like many of us, see it as God’s mercies and so important to the
US relationship with Israel. Sally writes, “Just to
give you some insight on how Israel feels about the election and her selection
of candidates, only 11% of the population is for Harris, the rest is for Trump.”
Two major points across many
days of major points from Sally: 1. “the most drastic effect of the
war is the generation of warriors, our soldiers. The orphans and widows left
behind, and the wounded soldiers and their families: 12,000
Wounded in Israel: Young Generation Under Fire …she writes that the nations of the world put
misplaced pressure on Israel rather than Iran. 2. A new front is emerging,
and that is the Religious opting out of IDF service making the rest of the
population of conscripted men and women have to return every 4 months who are
in reserves and extending service to 3 years instead of the 2. This video is the Israeli news headlines
expanding on this sensitive issue: Crisis Point: Reserve Duty & Budget
Cuts Reshape Israeli Society
Still receiving 75 rockets a day on
average she wties, “Our IDF is the physical army, but YOU are the army of God
upholding them (and us) in prayer.”
WAR
& HOLIDAYS | The beautiful sukkah
pictured above was in the Tents of
Mercy congregation in Kiryat Yam in northern Israel and led by Avi and Hannah
Tekel. They write, “War does a strange thing to one’s perception of time. It
feels as though time is going by quickly and yet also standing still. The days
flow in an endless loop as we do our best to function normally despite the
countless interruptions of the Homefront Command "app" warning us of
incoming danger. Notifications are quickly followed by sirens calling us to
take cover in our safe rooms. If it is a barrage of rockets we only need to
shelter for 10 minutes. Most unnerving are the loud blasts of rockets being
intercepted or falling uninterrupted to hit the ground (this happens a small
percentage of the time). In the event that the sirens are warning of a UAV
(unmanned aerial vehicle) the waiting time is longer and we don't always hear a
blast confirming that the event is over, which is frustrating and scary.
In the
midst of it all, we did our best to serve our community and commemorate the
holidays. The celebrations were absolutely overshadowed by the escalation of
the war in our area and the fact that Sukkot/Simchat Torah marked a full
biblical year since the beginning of the war. This made us understand in a
new way, that celebrating can be something we do purely because it is commanded
- even if our feelings don’t line up (Deuteronomy 16:14). And yet, as we celebrate
the joy comes! We hope you will enjoy this short video summarizing our Rosh
HaShana service.
@tentsofmercy
Follow us on Instagram as we post short clips from our meetings, weekly
ministry activities and updates about what's happening in Israel.
Gil and Tamar Afrait of the Tel Aviv Tiferet
Yeshua congregation write about “Doing His Works While it is Still
Day: You Can Be a Part of
Israel's Redemption Story.” As the Lord
continues to write His story that began for us in the book of Genesis, this
current chapter feels critical and momentous. We are experiencing the dramatic
unfolding of history here in Israel—the place where God’s plan for global
redemption began and where it will culminate. At Congregation Tiferet
Yeshua in Tel Aviv, we recognize the lateness of the hour and feel urgency to
keep working as long as it is day. Watch this
4:22 minute video from the ministry
team at Tiferet Yeshua speaking to the history of the modern State of Israel
and how God Himself restored the State, and how He has been leading Israeli
Messianic Jews in the spiritual restoration of their nation too. Every
supporter of Tiferet Yeshua Congregation has a share in this work and the fruit
it brings, helping write life stories of Israelis who find Messiah, grow in
faith, get a hot meal and prayer, and so much more! Please consider joining us with a year-end gift
Out of many prayer points for the week sent by the Aliyah Prayer Center on 11/3,
these are the condensed version: Pray for the Lebanon front | Pray that this would be the last war with
Hezbollah and that Lebanon (not Hezbollah) would be able to have the strength
to continue the defeat Islamic jihadism in their state. | Pray for the Gaza
front | Sadly several Israeli soldiers have been killed from booby traps
this past week in Gaza. Please pray for the soldiers to stay alert and safe.
Pray that Hamas would be defeated once and for all!...(pray for) a better
future for Gaza, provide righteous leadership to oversee this, and that Gaza
would be free from Islamic jihadism and terrorism. | Pray! Iran is once
again threatening to attack us | So pray that all of the plans of the enemy
will be thwarted and that God would once again cover Israel like a canopy from
any attack from Iran. And if attacked, that the government and IDF would have
the wisdom to know how to respond. | Pray for the economy | God promises
blessing on the wine, olive oil, and livestock. Pray that it would be so. And
we also think of those that have just made Aliyah (immigrated) to Israel, that
they would find jobs that would cause them to flourish in the land.| Pray
for the return of the hostages | Pray for the elections in the USA |
The Presidential election in the USA has an effect on Israel and many countries
around the world.| Pray for our Leadership and Government, and decision
makers | The weight and responsibility on the shoulders of our leaders is
not enviable.| Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! This is the highest blessing! May the
Prince of Peace rule and reign in our hearts and in this land! THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS IN THIS WAR SEASON!
Dov Bikas of the Aviv ministry to
addicts in Tel Aviv and Evangelism, Rehab and Women’s Refuge in Beer Sheva
(continues from last week) | “Thank you for your prayers for the situation
in Israel! Beyond the military conflict, there has also been a sharp rise in
terrorist attacks….a terrorist incident in our city, Beersheba, right at
the central bus station. A 19-year old girl, a soldier, was killed, and many
other people were injured.
Ministry for Women | A few
months ago, we launched a free dance class featuring Israeli and Messianic
songs for women from our Shelter, as well as any other women interested in joining.
This initiative is another way to share the Good News with local women, and the
group is steadily growing, bringing joy through fellowship and dancing.
Unbelievers have also begun to attend…. Please pray for the continued growth of
this ministry and that all participants come to know the Lord!
Shlomy and Miriam Abramov I see daily on Facebook sharing their ministry activities, but rarely do they send an email report which is what I work from – (like many of the younger ministries who send much on Instagram or Signal but not much via email!). They write, “. The war rages on in the North, South and within the West Bank. God’s abundant mercy has been with Israel but we are losing many people in this war. Hearts are being prepared for Christ to return. |We finished our goal of handing out 1,000 books explaining Ezekiel 38-39. We had many encounters with Israelis telling them about the Scripture promises and they agreed to take the materials. Many are given a chance to receive Messiah in their hearts too on our outreaches. Awake Israel has shared many goods again with the army, local schools and families. November a group came to join us as we gave the gospel message and blankets to a holocaust home and senior home. Awake Israel went to the local beaches and sang gospel songs with a team of 12. Many heard the message of hope and the name of which no other name may a man must be saved, Yeshua, Jesus. In the midst of the darkness His light is going forth. How grateful we are for you helping us make this happen! Our car was fixed and we thank God for this as we are able to push forward in full force ahead for the kingdom of God in Israel.
Yeshua’s Inheritance Howard
Bass sent his monthly prayer letter, packed with great wisdom as I am used to
seeing from him. “The
country remains in multiple layers of trauma, yet as much as possible, life
goes on. This has been a Jewish
trait throughout the millennia, since the true and only worthy God has chosen
them, and the nation of Israel, for His glory. He is drawing attention
to Himself through the return of the Jewish people to their ancestral homeland,
which He promised, with an oath, to give them. This
war is spiritual in nature, having to do with these very things of the
sovereign Creator of the Universe, and the glory of His holy name. There is a supernatural element that can
otherwise not be explained, as to how despite suffering in a unique way as
a particular people and nation, yet they continue to persevere with a hope
that, somehow, all will work out for the good. We know, that except for the
goodness and grace of YHVH God, nothing will work out well for anyone in the
day of judgment, which is often put aside in our thinking. Salvation is
in no other name under Heaven than Yeshua the Messiah/Jesus Christ…. Only
being born-again by the Holy Spirit, and becoming a new creation, can we
overcome by our faith in who Jesus Christ really is, and what His shed blood of
the cross accomplished to satisfy the Father's righteous love. A big price to pay, and He will not allow it to be
trivialized.”
Watch this video Howard put
out mid-Oct about the potential widening of the war, Biblical
thoughts about this war.
He also shares about his and Randi’s
recent trip to Bulgaria for a “festive Friday
evening program, with a Sabbath evening meal for those who attended. The
next day was a parade through the city, with heavy police presence. (Randi and
I were accompanied by security guards wherever we went from the time that we
arrived at our hotel on Thursday.) We paraded through the streets with
flags from many nations, Hebrew songs and dance, getting to a large public
park, where the organizers had constructed a large sukkah/booth. There was
praise and worship, testimonies. People walking in the park were drawn by
the Holy Spirit to see what was going on. I was given the opportunity to preach
evangelistically in the park, as well as to exhort the believers who were part
of the event. On Sonday, we went to
a church in Plovdiv (possibly Phillipi in the NT), and I taught and shared some
of my testimony there.” He writes, “Bulgaria was the only nation that saved
its Jews from being deported by the Nazis during that horrible period of
the Holocaust.” This is especially noteworthy considering the attack against
Jews today in Amsterdam!
Israel Pochtar of Beit Hallel and Voice
of Judah Ministries give a report on how they are tackling the hidden war
of poverty that has left many Israeli citizens struggling to endure. As pastor Israel
notes, While the media remains hyper focused on the needs of the
Palestinians, struggles of Israeli’s are overlooked and marginalized. Your
gift to our Winter
Relief Project can change the struggle for
many needy Israeli families this winter.| VIDEO: From Prayer
to Purpose: A Pastor’s Journey of Faith and Love for Israel | A Timely
Update from Israel as the Jewish Month of Cheshvan Commences - the first month after Israel’s series of feasts, the
nation returns to daily life. Yet, Israel faces the ongoing challenges of a
serious military threat—a reminder of the need for constant prayer and
dependence on God. WATCH |
Refuge in
the Storm Women's Meeting | Many are
struggling but “The women in our community especially bear a unique burden, as
they strive to provide comfort to their families and strength to their loved
ones.” Read more online
Also Avner’s previous article The Weight of Babylon connects
the ancient Biblical histories of the strange bedfellows of Israel once and
current enemies.
Although Evan shares many
testimonies of those significant contacts with Israelis last month for Shelanu,
my space is limited here. I will just stress to you that although the link
above to the station is for English speakers – the real thrust of ShelanuTV is
its Hebrew speaking station where they are reaching Israelis daily. This is a
great ministry to support because many Israeli ministries are putting their
messages online at Shelanu and many who have never heard the message of Yeshua
are getting it in their own language. Evan writes, “Your
prayers and support are helping to bring the nation of Israel closer
and closer to that day when they will lift their eyes and look upon Yeshua,
their Messiah, and cry out in repentance for salvation. He will answer with a mighty roar as He
reaches out His hand and saves the nation of Israel from her enemies once more
and for all eternity!
Avi Mirachi writes about the tragic Hezballah attack that took the life of a young female solider as 150 rockets came down on Northern Israel and Ben Gurion Airport. He writes, “We are living through a relentless wave of terror. This suffering has brought many to our doors.” Dugit’s humanitarian aid is reaching many people in great need – and they could reach so many more in the name of Yeshua with our Christian help in the nations. Avi writes, “In these critical moments, the people of Israel need the support of friends like you. You can donate here to help us continue to relieve and bless.”
Ariel Blumenthal continues his series with a video teaching on A Cup of Reeling for the Nations. .. a major shift that has happened in just the past 10 days in Israel. This
shift is significant in relationship to Zechariah 8-14 and the fulfillment of
prophecies leading up to the Second Coming. (Also continue
reading) | Plus Director of Communications here at
Tikkun Global Felipe Hasegawa writes From Remnant to Remnant. He
is with Asher & Betty in Brazil for several ministry appointments hosted by JesusCopy and Tikkun
Brazil. One is “Covenant Relationships” at work....continues here including
info of two live sessions of Asher speaking on Saturday Nov 9th 7:35am EST and
5:45pm EST LINK HERE
This is Zion
Christians
Comfort
My people
Israel
becoming
One New Man
& Harvest is released
This is Zion
God’s Plan is Much Simpler Than We Make It
Look
by Donna Diorio
I won’t belabor this. It is my consistent message that one of the most
significant things God is doing among His people these days is the fulfillment
of the promise in Ephesians 2:15-16 “to
create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace and reconciling both of them to God in one body
through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.”
We
all know that the fulfillment of that ultimate goal is only partially, even
beginning stages of partially, fulfilled right now. How few are those
Messianic Jews and Gentile Christians who have truly relinquished their
hostilities to each other. Even the introductory verse (Eph 2:14) is a point of
hostility that Christians and Messianic Jews have not laid hold of in a way
that banishes their hostility toward each other over what it means that
Yeshua/Jesus “has torn down the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing in His
flesh the law of commandments and decrees.”
How many hostile debates have I
read on this point from both sides? Each side letting it justify their lack of
open arms to each other in this ultimate goal of Yeshua/Jesus to be one family
in Him. That’s why He went to the Cross, to pay for our sins, so we didn’t
treat each other like untouchables, but so we could treat each other will the
full embrace of His own welcoming love of both Jew and Gentile into the faith
of the great things He has done for us.
I am not trying to present some new
argument about the Law, knowing that if
we are His, we are not free to live lawlessly and still be able to enjoy His
presence in our lives. But I am saying that those Messianic Jews who
welcome Christians to come alongside them in their ministry efforts in Israel,
and those Christians who have awakened to what God is actually up to using
Christians in Israel to facilitate the body of Messiah carry the Gospel to
their people – these are the FEW who have entered into the Ephesians
2:15-16 peace and reconciliation that Yeshua/Jesus is creating “in Himself
one new man out of the two.”
There may be many questions that
remain unanswered, but nothing that can override our understanding of how we need
one another, and God’s expectation that
we help one another because that
is the only way we are going to get what we really desire to see unfold
in our nations. Christians want to see the promised abundant last days harvest
of souls internationally and Israel’s Messianic Jews want to see “all Israel”
saved like Paul said in Romans 11:26. We only get what we want by embracing one
another.
What most Christians don’t know it
is a bit like dominoes in a row triggering the chain reaction of all the
dominoes to fall one after the other. When Christians realize that it is not
just loving on unsaved Israel that will trigger the chain reaction, but it is
coming alongside our spiritual family in Israel, the Messianic Jews, so
they can do what God has assigned them:
to be the witness, the feet of Yeshua on the ground in Israel, bringing
in the spiritual restoration and harvest of Jews in Israel.
That is happening now, and as more
and Christians awaken to their call in that matter, it will happen even in greater
numbers. That domino will trigger the other dominoes of the last days harvest
to fall in the nations exponentially. It
has to be the choice of even Jews to put faith in Yeshua. It has to be our choice to help Messianic
Israel bring the message of the Gospel to their nation.
Arrows
from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer
Requests Israeli Ministries
Emmaus Way Arni Klein talks about how
what God spoke to himself and wife Yonit 27-years ago appears to be at the
fulfillment point right now. It has to do with “tabernacle tent” pictured
above – able to pick up and go to wherever the Spirit leads to go with the prayer
and worship teams from the nations to “prepare a place for His Presence.” Arni
writes of a recent from the nations that they hosted in their Galilee Worship
Gathering that seeks only to minister to the LORD, seeking His Presence. They
took the tent out setting it up during Sukkot near the Sea of Galilee for two
nights and a day. Then sensed the LORD would have them move it to the sight of
Oct 7th massacre at the Nova music festival. Arnie writes, “By Biblical definition, intercession is to close a
hole in the fence through which the enemy has entrance. The sense of the Hebrew is that the break was
created by our having broken relationship with God and His ways. The
scripture in Ezekiel 22:30 relates (in Hebrew) that God sought for someone
that would close the hole by becoming part of the fence…. So we went in
the opposite spirit and honored the Presence of the Lord in the place where the
physical fence had been broken through…. It is our hope and prayer that this act of
obedience will have an effect in opening the heavens over the generation of
Israelis that was so brutally struck down, that they might be able to see
the glory of our Father in the face of Yeshua. We sense that Father will be showing us other
places in the Land He would like to visit in this special way.”
“….At the time of this writing we
are packing our bags to travel to Germany to present the vision for Outposts
of Heaven as we did in the UK last April. . . . Emmaus Way is about
living in the Presence of God. Our goal is to give Him a place on
earth...while on the way to be with Him in Heaven.
Reuven Doron writes Only
God quoting Psalm 124 “If it
had not been YHWH who was on our side, when men rose up against us, then they
would have swallowed us alive…” | Reuven writes, “Many of us in Israel are
battling exhaustion as the non-stop stress of the war is taking its toll.
Everyone’s foundations are being tested, and many hearts fail from the endless
sorrow and pain that touch every household. Faith and hope make all the
difference between despair and perseverance as we daily bury our dead, comfort
our grieving, and cry out for more than 100 hostages still missing. Thank you
for your prayers.
Watch: The video
teaching provides a biblical perspective on the season we are passing
through. It is my last Sunday’s
message at Christ Church in Jerusalem. Enjoy it, and please pass it on to
people of prayer.
…. Pay no attention to the different
“Ceasefire Negotiations” floating through various media outlets, nor set your
hearts upon them. Most of these are hollow and impotent efforts to gain
some faint public recognition before the coming American elections. Besides,
most of those promoting and heralding these ceasefire deals will soon be fired.
We pray for
peace, but not for the false, treacherous, temporary “quiet” that our
politicians were content with in recent decades. It was that “quiet”
which produced the massacre of October 7 in the south, and a near worse one on
our northern border.
The new Israel that is
emerging from the abyss is not interested in “QUIET” any longer, nor trusts a
word our enemies spew out in efforts to stop our advances. This war will
last as long as it needs to in order to rearrange the Middle East’s balance of
power in favor of the nations that uphold personal, societal, and economic
freedoms. Those
who pray for peace should be willing to pay the price to achieve it. Partner
with us.”
Chaim Malespin of the Aliyah Return Center (and IDF
Reserve tank unit) writes How to say “Heal” in Hebrew…. The Hebrew word for
healing is רפא “rapha”. The root meaning of this word is “to restore” or “to
mend”. It is used in the Bible encompassing physical healing, emotional
restoration, restoring relationships, and spiritual renewal. And healing can be
included for both someone personally and for a whole nation.
In Exodus
15:26, it says, “I am the LORD who heals
you.” Healing and restoration are integral qualities of our Heavenly Father…. As we continue to
battle for over a year, we ask that you would pray for the healing and
restoration for Israel. Families have been broken from loss,
soldiers and civilians wounded by attacks, home and properties destroyed, and
trauma, anxiety, and PTSD has inflicted many people across this nation. Please pray for healing and restoration from
above as we pick up the broken pieces and put them back together. “He
heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 and “Behold, I will bring to it health and
healing, and I will heal them and reveal to them abundance of prosperity and
security.” Jeremiah 33:6
Guy Cohen of Acco Katzir Asher congregation writes, “I find in these days that many of the Israeli people
are mentally and spiritually exhausted. Since October 7, 2023, we are
continually experiencing emotional ups and downs as a result of national trauma
and abuse…. Isaiah speaks of comforting my people, which for me as a Believer
I am called to stand in. How can I stand
in the place of comforting God's people if I have fear, confusion or lack of
faith? That's why I must find my calling in this season. I must look
beyond the battle taking place in the natural and look instead into the
spiritual realm where the real battle is taking place. I realize this is the enemy's strategy in order to paralyze the
Believers so they cannot stand firm.
My prayer request to
you, is that the
Believers in Israel will put on the Spirit of God - walking in the battle
knowing they belong to Him. In this way we can bring comfort to
those around us who are weary, in pain and mourning - not focusing on our pain but on God's Glory here on earth.
Prayer Requests | Please
continue praying for Israel, the land and the people during this time of
battle. Pray for God's wisdom to guide our leaders in all decisions in the way
we should go as they lead and defend the nation. God's divine intervention and
protection for our soldiers. Comfort to His people during this time of trauma
and loss. Prayer for the mothers, wives, children and families of those
soldiers from HOA currently in the field. Prayer for all the individuals in the
congregation who are suffering from physical and spiritual illnesses, including
Guy's mother who is still in hospital in serious condition.”
Youval Yanay who leads Revive Israel
writes in The Cross is
the Throne, “At Revive Israel, we believe that Jerusalem
is not just a city but the spiritual epicenter of God’s plan for the world. The Bible tells us that Jerusalem is where Yeshua
was crucified, where He will return, and where His throne will be established….
As we move forward in our mission, we recognize that the cross of Yeshua is the central
message we must proclaim. The cross is not just a symbol of suffering and
sacrifice; it is the throne from which Yeshua rules. Click title to read in full online
We ask that you continue to pray for our
upcoming winter program. In just two weeks, we will welcome a group of
young people who are eager to draw closer to Yeshua, deepen their prayer life,
and grow in their understanding of God’s Word. . . . We ask that you also
continue to pray for Raphael who has been called up once again on reserve duty.
He is a vital part of our team and will be greatly missed. Continue to cover
his wife Liel in your prayers who will be home alone with three small children.
One
thing I know about Avner Boskey (David’s
Tent): He knows where the
proverbial “bodies are buried” and if he
doesn’t, he knows where to investigate to find out! This is a critical
element of international prophetic, in my view, because Israel is steeped in
history and the enemies of today correlate to the historical enemies.
This past week Avner contributed Haman’s edict
and God’s signet ring about the “demonic
prince of Persia” still at the center of serious threat to Israel and the
Western nations. | Also Avner sets his eyes on “Parthians,
Medes and Elamites (Acts 2:9) (Much important info here including
clear eyed analysis of what Israel achieved in the last bombing in Iran – FROM Iranian
analysts! | and just hours ago: Gold
rings, pig snouts and election year promises
Tikkun
Global releases VIDEO Part 3 of Ariel Blumenthal’s The
Fullness Formula: God’s Call to Israel and the Nations Together | READ Mosab Yousef Addresses the European Union Parliament by Asher Intrater. (In case you don’t know, Mosab
Yosef is the son of the spiritual founder of Hamas, who first became an Israeli
informer to stop Hamas attacks on Israelis, then later on, also became a
Christian.) | READ Trust Drives Out Fear | by Leon Mazin, leader of Trust Drives Out Fear | Shavei
Tzyon/Return to Zion Congregation in Haifa | BOOK Covenant
Relationships | by Asher Intrater | Even
though the topic of relationships is popular, few individuals ever reach the
point of building lasting and meaningful bonds with others….the Biblical
blueprint of what covenant relationships are intended to look like.
The new
Tikkun Global Ministry Center is already becoming a reality. The goal now is to
raise the $600,000 remodeling for the site between now and Dec 31st.
The center is in Jerusalem and will be used to host visitors, and times of
strategic intercession, worship, and teaching about Israel, the church, and the
end times. The “tent” of Tikkun Global is expanding to include increased global
impact in teaching about the Kingdom of God, and strengthened collaboration
between Arab and Jewish believers in Israel. PARTNER WITH
US
Israel Pochtar of the Ashdod Beit Hallel
and Voice of Judah network sends this VIDEO & ARTICLE The
Prophetic Significance of Events Unfolding in Israel (“Today
Israel is fighting a war on seven fronts…. God
promised in Deuteronomy 28:7 — “The LORD
will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face;
they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.”)
He also wisely says: Israel isn’t only
fighting to defend itself, but sacrificing everything in order to weaken and
bring terrorism to its knees, the same one that also threatens Europe and U.S.
from within. Click title to read online
Being
Homefront Guardians “This is where we, as a faith community, step
in as the “home-front guardians” God has called us to be.” | You are Israel’s Prayer Army: A Call to
Intercession and Action in a Time of War “….this is a critical time for Christians to stand
with Israel—both in prayer and action. | ALSO Nelly’s
Testimony: A Journey of Healing and Freedom | The Amazing
Connection between Sukkot and Yeshua's Living Water
Read or Listen to Shani Ferguson read the articles Maoz Ministries send out, like this one “Where
is Yeshua in the Hebrew Bible?” This is a fun feature with the emails from
Maoz. In this one they are telling about the book project they are doing with
the Israel Bible Society “to demonstrate through the Hebrew scriptures that
Yeshua is the prophesied Messiah to the Jew first and also to the Gentiles.
This project is already a
year in the works and will take an additional two years to complete. It is
budgeted to cost $278,000 and $38,000 has already been raised.” It is a
great follow up to a previous book project they did together to present
Israelis with a “Hebrew Narrated Bible in Chronological Order to give Israelis
a Bible that uses all of the acknowledged ancient texts yet reads like a story.
What’s more, it includes a dictionary that explains hard-to-understand ancient
Hebrew words on each page. That Bible has circulated widely among congregations
and non-believers all over Israel and has already been reprinted. It has
given Israelis the opportunity to understand their own history with God in the
order as it unfolded.” These are
powerful tools that will be key to the harvest in Israel in the coming years! Give to Messianic Bible.
From Michel Beener who leads the City of Life congregation in Sderot
(city closest to Gaza) : Families
in Sderot Endured the High Holidays in the Shadow of War “….. Families and
children were confronted with the emotional toll of frequent alerts and
attacks, which made the holidays a bittersweet experience.
In
response, our "City of Life" ministry actively supported affected
communities by distributing essential food sacks and supermarket vouchers to
those most in need, including young families, widows, immigrants, single
parents, and Holocaust survivors. To help residents find moments of comfort and
joy, we also organized an event that offered brief relief, allowing families to
step away from the pressures of living under constant threat. As the situation
remains fluid and the threat of further escalation looms, the people of Sderot
and other border towns continue to face enormous challenges.” Learn more & please donate to
help us help them.
Please pray for Ronit and all the
people she reaches out to in her neighborhood – often over many years. Ronit
herself needs prayers as she lives in pain from her hip and her heart. Both are
inoperable, untreatable. Pray the LORD will give Ronit the health miracles she
needs and extends her life to continue bringing the testimony of Yeshua to all
she meets.
Arab Prophetic Intercessor Rania Sayegh writes that despite the continual
rocket fire from Hezballah in the north, the Nazareth House of Prayer & Exploits were
able to put on their Arab Deborahs Arising Women's
Conference as scheduled in
Nazareth from 13-14/09/2024. They had “178
people attending, the highest number of participants ever, and it truly was
an amazing conference!... The ministry
team consisted of 15 locals (Arabs and Messianic Jews) and international
Christians, who had chosen to come to Israel for such a time as this to be
a blessing and encouragement to the Arab women.”
Rania gives a great run down of all
the speakers messages but a great highlight took place “On Saturday morning, we had another very powerful moment when
the Messianic Jews who were present were called forth to share their hearts in
the middle of the war situation. Many tears were shared, and we broke bread
together after releasing forgiveness in the middle of the crisis of the war. The session ended with a release of
powerful worship and dance together in Hebrew and Arabic, as the Arab and
Jewish women were hugging and sharing their love for each other. We felt a
fresh outpouring of the love of God by the Holy Spirit melting away and
removing much pain over the land.”
Rania
also makes an appeal “Would you sow a seed into Nazareth and
help us reach our goal?
Please prayerfully consider giving a donation through "Fire For The
Nations" in the USA, by clicking the following link, Donate
(paypal.com), and choosing "HOPE Building Operations" from the
list, or through our Israeli non-profit organization with the following PayPal
link, or through our website
I was very touched by the testimony Dov Bikas shared from the Tel Aviv Outreach Center that ministers to
addicts & the sexually abused on the ‘mean streets’ where they gravitate to
from all over Israel. It was the story of Yuliy – not his real name – who was
once in the faith, but had fallen and was deeply ashamed of his fall and
addiction struggles. Yuliy’s story is told by Leonid who is a volunteer at
the Aviv Center. Volunteers from the Messianic congregations all over Israel
come to serve the homeless and helpless to save themselves on these streets. Pray
for them to come to Yeshua and in all the rehab ministries they go to after
that, that they find freedom forever from addictions.
Yuliy’s story touched me deeply –
and you can read it on Facebook
here. Thank you to the Aviv Center for ministering Yeshua
the least of these.
ALSO: Here also another video from Aviv
Center, featuring one of our volunteers, Steve. May God bless you all and
thank you very much for your prayers and support! from Dov
and Olga Bikas and Aviv Ministry team
NEW on my Fruit of the Fig Tree
blog
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