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The Butcher of Tehren is Dead
& the International
Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants
for Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister
They do not take
Zechariah’s 12:2-3 prophecy from God about Israel to heart
by Donna Diorio
On Sunday news began to trickle in on X, the social platform formerly known as
Twitter. News out of Iran was that a helicopter carrying Iranian President
Raisi had crashed in an unknown location in a mountainous northwestern region
near the Azerbaijan border.
It wasn’t long after that when an
Iranian statement on X was reported by Sky News that the helicopter had been
found. The post was quickly deleted. There was also a report by Russian
WorldNews24 in the early going that two people on the helicopter had made
contact after the crash, implying the crash was not that serious. Much
speculation swirled online about the crash and who might have been responsible
for it with several suspects, of course including Israel. Meanwhile in Iran, a great many Iranians celebrated the possibility
that “the Butcher of Tehran” was dead.
Several more hours passed before
Iran posted officially that the copter had been found and all were dead. It is
hard to believe that it took 22 more hours of search for the helicopter since
it was traveling with two other copters at the time the copter carrying Raisi
crashed into a mountain. Dead in the crash also was and Foreign Minister
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, along with seven others. Iranian officials claim it
took almost 24 hours of searching before finding the wreckage.
These types of events are always
going to swirl with speculations of what nation might have been involved in
taking the helicopter down. A review of X posts have shown accusations against,
of course Israel, but also France, the United States and others. My pet theory
is it could have been on the Aytollah’s orders because of the humiliation of
the Iranian missile barrage against Israel that was an abject failure.
President Raisi was not only responsible for the executions of thousands of
Iranians but he was also expected to be the person most likely to succeed when
the current Aytollah died. He was a great friend and ally of the current
Aytollah. But the embarrassing failure of the attack on Israel may have been
too much failure for the Aytollah to take.
Whatever
the reason for the death of President Raisi and his Foreign Minister,
ultimately I believe it was God’s call in a fulfillment of Zechariah 12:2-3.
“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling
unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against
Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a
burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it
shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered
together against it.”
What it means to be a cup of
trembling is that coming against Jerusalem will be like a drinking from a large
goblet of alcohol that causes her enemies to reel as if in drunken intoxication.
What it means to make Jerusalem – as the capital of Israel – a burdensome
stone, is it that although in the natural it may look easy to remove Israel but
she will be as a heavy stone, hard to lift. All who try to lift her out of her
place shall be gashed, cut in pieces even though all the nations will be
gathered together against it.
For certain this is what has just
happened to Iran’s Butcher of Tehran. It should also be a concern to the ICC,
the International Criminal Court at the Hague, Netherlands. The ICC seeks to
charge Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gallant with war crimes
for defending itself against the real war criminals, Hamas. No matter if all
nations agreed to this, God will have the last Word because He has made it
clear He will protect Israel from all who attempt to destroy her.
Read more on
this subject in this commentary from Israeli Cookie Schwaeber-Issan in
All Israel News: Was
Raisi’s death a sovereign act of God?
Arrows
from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer
Requests Israeli Ministries
Betty Intrater of Tikkun Global
provides a STRONG prayer list for intercessors:
Unity among government leaders, particularly those in the war cabinet responsible
for crucial decisions.| Strength and renewal for these leaders as well as
high level army and security officials who face constant criticism,
blame and anger. | Anointed decisions as to correct war strategy,
whose parameters are constantly changing.| Capture or assassination of top
level Hamas leaders, particularly Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Sinwar, and
Mohammed Deif, thought to be hiding in the tunnels under Gaza.| Release of
hostages captured October 7! There are approximately 90 hostages still held
in Gaza plus 40 bodies of those murdered on October 7th. Of the 90 it is not
known how many are still alive.| Supernatural protection of IDF soldiers
from enemy weapons and booby traps.| Supernatural wisdom to know where
danger lurks.| Protection against friendly fire incidents and army
accidents which comprise a percentage of the injuries and deaths.| Ability
to fight against terrorists without harming civilians. This is difficult
because Hamas purposely fights from within populated areas as well as mosques,
schools and hospitals.| Adequate prison facilities and staff and correct
treatment of detainees and captured terrorists. That Israel would act
righteously including toward its enemies.| Ability to adequately
distribute humanitarian aid and set up safe relocation centers with basic food
and health accommodations. Hamas has repeatedly tried to block these
efforts, stealing aid and attacking distribution personnel.| Healing of the
wounded. The hospitals are filled with seriously wounded soldiers and others
wounded in the October 7 attack who require long term rehabilitation. These
include amputations, head/brain injuries, severe limb and inner organ
injuries.| Over worked medical staff, finances for extra staff, equipment
and expansion of facilities.| Wisdom how to deal with northern front
against Hezbollah as well as West Bank, hot spot for terrorist activity.|Displaced
citizens from northern and southern communities hanging in limbo, unable to
continue with normal lifestyle, work and school.| Extreme financial burden
on Israeli economy causing increased price hikes and inflation.| Against
lies and fake news in West hiding under mask of pro-Palestinian sentiment,
causing surge in antisemitism and hatred of Israel. Incredibly this phenomenon
has produced a tie between liberal West and Muslim fundamentalism.| For a
revolution in Iran, that a righteous government would overthrow the cruel
extremist government whose president God has supernaturally removed!|Pray
for all these issues to bring a hunger for God and revelation of Yeshua to
Israelis as well as Palestinians and a sweep of revival and salvation to all
the world!
Also from Tikkun: 5/23 Global
Broadcast video: This particular
session is focused on the Body of Messiah in Israel | VIDEOS A Heavenly
Government, The
Samaritan Woman and ARTICLE True and
False Peace Agreement all three by Asher Intrater | Plus by Leon
Mazin: Update from
Haifa |and the BOOK by Eitan Shishkoff What About
Us? Answering a compelling question that many
sincere Christians are asking when it comes to Israel.
Maoz Israel’s Kobi & Shani
Ferguson have set the eyes on the need for trained believer counselors to deal
with Restoring
Mental Health in Israel. “The affect this trauma will have on the culture of
our nation for decades to come is daunting. Therefore, the sooner we address this issue,
the higher our chances in bringing healing and restoration to the people of our
land—both Jewish and Arab.
In all
this, one cannot overstate the importance of addressing spiritual needs
alongside psychological needs. And that is something we as believers can
address. Access to trained believing counselors is currently limited in
Israel, but we do have a number of such trained professionals and Maoz would
like to get behind their efforts to reach and care for as many Israelis as
possible. To learn more, listen to the article here and pray about investing into this desire to help
trained professional believers being to minister to the many devastated souls
in Israel.
|
DONNA: I don’t want to
belabor this point, but I started this weekly prayer summary in August 2001 not
only to raise prayers for the Messianic Jewish Ministries laboring in the
spiritual harvest field of Israel. It was also to attempt to bring understanding
to our “duty” to minister to their material needs in bringing this harvest in.
Many misplaced beliefs block Christians from understanding our duty is
not only to support Israel, but our duty is first to the Israeli household of faith who are bringing the
Good News of Messiah to their countrymen. |
Jackie Santoro of Zion’s Glory and
Ahavat Yeshua congregation in Jerusalem writes eloquently of Israel’s Memorial
Day and “the high price we have paid for
our existence. . . . This year is the
first year in the history of this country that Memorial Day and
Independence Day are occurring while we are fighting a war. It is so clear as we walk through these days
as a nation that Israelis love life and grieve death. So different from the
evil Hamas spirit which emulates death and cares nothing for life. May the
world see the truth! . . . . all of Israel was overwhelmed with disbelief by President Biden's statement that much needed
arms were being held back in order to discourage the government from continuing
its plans to enter Rafah. Sanctioning arms to Israel by the USA has
never happened in our history and no Israeli ever imagined it could or
would happen. . . . PM Netanyahu issued a response … that the war would
continue until we achieve our objectives, even if we have to go it alone and
fight "with our fingernails".
. . . The work of the enemy seems so
clear to us but most are blind to it. Before our very eyes, the whole world is turning
against us just as the Bible has foretold. Deception is like a mist
covering the eyes and hearts of people and nations. The rise in
antisemitism around the world and the pro-Hamas demonstrations are painful for us to watch. Good is being portrayed as evil
and evil as good - even to the degree that even those who should know better
are getting confused. May the terrorist spirit
be exposed and may the demonic blindness on
the young people who are aligning with Hamas be dissipated. May Truth prevail. .
. . For those of us who live here, we can
see the DNA of God himself in the fabric of this place. From this nation came
the Messiah, and to this nation He will return. And so as the time draws near, the attacks intensify.”
“. . . . In the midst of these days, though it is hard to
leave. I am planning a trip to New York and Florida. I will be traveling
with my son, Evan (station manager of ShelanuTV) and
we trust that we will be a light shining in a dark place and hope to be a
witness wherever we go proclaiming the truth of all that is going on. We would
appreciate so very much your prayers for our safe travel, divine
appointments and that we would be a blessing to friends and family and all
those we meet along the way. Pray that we would return refreshed and
strengthened as we continue to fight the good fight of faith in our
personal lives, and for this nation and its people that we love so deeply. Thank
you so much for your support and encouragement as we press on in these
difficult days of birth pains.
More new Divine Appointments from Ronit Bender, whose daily life is
surrendered to the LORD as a personal evangelist in northern Israel. Born in
Israel, Ronit moves easily in her life with Jews, Arabs, Druze, Internationals
– listening closely to the instruction of the Holy Spirit with the people she
meets. Her faith is bold to befriend, to give, to pray, to be a love letter
from Yeshua to the people who cross her path. This letter she writes of praying
for an Arab woman from Nazareth who came into a nail salon in terrible pain.
After Ronit asked if she could pray for her and did, the woman screamed out, "What
did you do to me?" The Lord had healed
her on the spot. Another day at the nail salon, a Druze lady walks in and the
Spirit spoke to Ronit. She approached the woman, told her “that God ~ my God
~ has spoken to me about her. Her eyes opened wide and all the ears of the
women in the nail salon leaned in to hear what came next! I told her I would like to take her to my
hairdresser and God would pay for it. She burst out crying. I found
out she was recently divorced, left with 3 young children, and only the
night before she prayed to God and asked Him how will she ever be able to
go to a hairdresser with so little money she has as a manicurist? …. A is an elderly lady I met at the hair
salon. She does not believe in God, "too brainy" as she called it. I
gave her my testimony on YouTube. She was glued to it. Before she left, she
told me she needs to think it through. Let's pray she does not take too
long, as she is in her 80's. Pray for her salvation. . . . On my
first day to the pool yesterday I met M. She was mean at first, but after
swimming she sat next to me and we talked. I did a lot of listening, which is
ok. The next day, I brought her a new bathing suit and some nice clothes. Pray
with me she and other members of the kibbutz will have open hearts and get
saved. I never stop being amazed at how many Divine appointments a day the Lord
provides for us.” Donna: If these
things do not inspire you, you might be un-inspirable! [To contribute to
support this "personal evangelist" in Israel email her or
direct into her PayPal account: trbender@gmail.com ] I hope you understand this is how evangelism is done
so effectively in Israel, people being touched by other Israelis filled with
the Spirit.
Plant Hope Israel’s Jennifer Guetta, the Biblical archaeologist,
delivered from Kaballah, saved and anointed as a prophet in Israel writes, “As
the battle intensifies, people are desperately calling out to God for help...
and this is needed. For our trust must not be in weapons or in armies, but only
in God and in Yeshua. As people call out to Him the veil is removed and people
come to know the Messiah Yeshua. Therefore revival often comes in the midst of
the darkness. Many people all over the world are praying for revival
during this time. But the question is: are we ready for revival when it comes?
This week, the Lord showed me we should also pray for the body of Messiah, in
Israel and abroad, to prepare their hearts. . . . revival often comes
together with persecution. When God's Spirit is poured out, every demon
gets upset and starts reacting. In the spirit realm, it causes a major clash
between the Kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness. Demons inside
people start to react and try to stop it from happening, religious
spirits come against it, and every one finds out about it. During
revival it is impossible to stay hidden because Gods Spirit naturally attracts
people and demons start to flee and get upset. In the last generations,
many believers in Yeshua have been living hidden lives, safely building their
lives in the world. . . . n these end times, I believe the Lord is going to pour out His
Spirit in the midst of the storm. But it will mean that we will no longer be
hidden, and persecution comes along side of it. So please pray for the body of Messiah,
especially in Israel, that they will be ready for the revival when it comes.
Project Water to Wine | Plant Hope Israel helps facilitate movements
of the Holy Spirit and the Presence of God in Israel. Israel is a dry
country but God has made many promises for this land, that He will pour out His
Spirit again and let the Living Water of Yeshua flow (Joel 2:28). Plant
Hope Israel Ministries longs to see the Holy Spirit released in the lives of
people so many people can be set free. Click Here for more info about our project
Water to Wine.
Sponsor
Jennifer’s testimony book, Awestruck by Glory in Hebrew. Learn more
here. | ALSO Testimonies from
Israel| Every Wednesday night 7pm Israel time we are interviewing
new believers in Israel about their testimony to show you that God is doing
great miracles in Israel. Come join us for an incredible time of faith building
and hope. Zoom Meeting ID: 3293756307 Passcode: 283902 | AND
Watcher on the walls: Pray! | If you want to pray for Israel, you can join
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From the Hamaayan Congregation led by Tony & Orna Sperandeo, excerpt from the special commemoration of Israel’s Independence in the congregation, written by congregants Dany and Tamy, “. . . . We were called to be a light to the nations. We can see with our own eyes how dark the world is in which we live, and the greater the hand of the devil and the powers of darkness are, so must our light shine brighter and stronger, like a lamp shining in the dark. . . .Do we not see prophecy coming true in front of our eyes? One of the signs given to us that Yeshua is soon to return is that all nations will turn against Jerusalem. Is that not what is happening now? Is this the beginning of those prophecies coming true? Even our friends are threatening us. . . . If so, what reason have we to celebrate? We have reason! We are in the hands of the Lord, Who said: “I will not leave you nor forsake you… I shall be with you… be strong and of good courage” (Joshua 1:5-9), and we are more than conquerors because we, the children of the Lord, know the responsibility the Lord has designated for us and we certainly do have a future and a hope, not like our people, who do not know the Light. We see the Light anew every morning, not just the light at the end of the tunnel. . . . Let us also stick to our principles, the principles of the Messiah and the perfect plans of the Lord for the people of Israel. Our independence is in the Lord and our citizenship is in heaven. Therefore we are allowed to celebrate our independence as the Lord blessed us and we cry out from the depths of our hearts to our beloved country: “‘Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, “Live!” (Ezekiel 15:6). During this very difficult time, we appreciate your prayers
Joel Jelski at Fields of Wheat writes
an update after the additional 48 days of reserve duty he just came back from.
“For now, we were told we won’t be called up again until 2025 for further
reserve duty unless war breaks out in Lebanon; in this case, we would be called
up once again.” Joel tells about his experience as part of a tank team
stationed outside of Ashkelon guarding the border that there be no further
incursions by terrorists into Israel. One of the highlights he shares is how “from
the outbreak of war on October 7 until I went back to the reserves, Fields of
Wheat continuously supplied believing soldiers (and sometimes their entire
units) with urgently needed equipment. The lion’s share of this hard
work was done by our staff member, Ruby. Over the next few weeks, we will supply more
fireproof uniforms (which are life-saving!),
and other material help for Messianic soldiers. My own unit was blessed by our
ministry, which helped provide a fireproof uniform for each soldier. The
uniforms are $500 a piece! So, the timely generosity of God’s people provided these
hi-tech uniforms for my entire unit to the tune of $25,000. This equipment is not cheap, but it saves lives.
This has been proven repeatedly in other units that have survived attacks by
RPGs or mines/explosives. Since I joined my unit, the army has had a
hard time providing reserve soldiers like me with these uniforms. They
are required for tank duty. I had a uniform for months that didn’t actually
fit me and another one that was torn. Many of my fellow soldiers were in
similar situations. You made it possible for me to equip my unit with
practical, immediately needed equipment.”
Joel also reports, “During
this demanding time of serving in our country’s defense force, I have been able
to have many long conversations about my faith in Messiah. And the best
part - I didn’t initiate any of them. . . . Please pray for our friends who
are in Gaza right now. Pray for wisdom and protection and for them to be a
light to their fellow soldiers.| Pray for our ministry as we resume the
vital work of equipping Israel’s youth and young adults to respond to the
growing spiritual hunger in this society.| Both Ruby and I (with my wife,
Teresa, and our two boys) are potentially headed to the States over the summer.
We don’t have any details yet, but we will update as things come together. For
me, it will depend on what happens with Lebanon, so any plans I make cannot be
set in stone. Please pray for clarity for us — how to plan the next few
months. I need wisdom to plan and balance family and ministry If we are to
travel and what that will look like. | Our teen summer camp is already just
3 months away. . . . Support Katzir Youth Camp! Help our youth experience
the change of a lifetime! Your contribution to these national youth camps not
only changes lives but it also enables these Israeli teens to become workers in
Yeshua's final harvest! Give HERE!
Avner Boskey, David’s Tent, They Make Shrewd Plans Against Your People | ....Yom HaZikaron in Hebrew, its official name in English is the Memorial Day for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts. . . .As the nation mourns, Psalm 83 is usually read aloud. This psalm of Asaph recounts how Middle Eastern enemies have sought our annihilation for over 3,000 years. The Palestinian terror groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad are new names for ancient foes. . . .These Middle Eastern enemies, like their fellow-travelers (the rioting students on Western campuses), are wise in their own eyes and see themselves as cunning in their conspiracies. Their cries “to wipe Israel out as a nation, so that its name will be no longer be remembered” have been modernized – morphed – into “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be Jew-free.” The God of Jacob notes that, in attacking the Jewish people and the Jewish state, they are also conspiring together against YHVH the Warrior God (see Exodus 15:3). And the Psalmist calls on the Power of Deep Heaven to “terrify them with Your storm, and fill their faces with dishonor . . .” Read in full online
Restoration from Zion – a quick Health Update from Dan Juster | Two weeks ago on Friday morning I experienced a medical emergency. … I arose from my chair to get the laundry. … felt myself getting dizzy …. stepped into the hall … steadied myself by the shoe case in the hall. Patty …heard me fall and came running. … saw me laying on the floor unresponsive with my eyes open, she thought that I had had a heart attack. She screamed upstairs where Simcha and Jonathan live, and they came running … Simcha was able to rouse me while Johnathan called the emergency service. The next thing I knew I was waking up with the EMT looking over me. … said I needed to take the ambulance to the hospital to be checked out further. Simcha drove to meet me there. The EKG, chest x-ray and other tests were normal however the brain CT scan showed a slight brain bleed. Apparently, I received a concussion when my head hit the shoe case and the floor. The hospital staff and a cardiologist friend said it was due to my already having a slow pulse and low blood pressure and then taking a beta blocker for A-fib which I started having after Covid. This made my heart slower. I also took another medication that had as one of the side effects dizziness. I was told by several of my Facebook friends that they had had similar experiences. So now I make sure that I get up slowly and wait before launching out. The second CT was done early Saturday morning and there was no more bleeding. I was released the next day after being in the hospital 49 hours. The incident could have been so much worse, so we are praising God for his mercy. However, the incident left me weak, and the doctors had me cancel my trip to Rome. Hopefully I will be able to travel to the States for our summer itinerary. Thank you for your prayers. UPDATED 5/19 Good news. Today I had a new CT scan. It should almost all of the blood bleed in the brain resolved. The neurosurgeon read the scan and cleared me to fly to the United States tonight. He also cleared me to return to the gym to lift weights. I felt the best today of any day in two weeks and no headache all day. So we are looking forward to the summer itinerary. Thank you so so much all of you who prayed or me. It was a scare especially for Patty and my daughter Simcha. We are so, so deeply in love that the thought of living without the other is just too hard to contemplate though we are not spring chickens anymore.
Israel Pochtar, pastor of Beit Hallel in Ashdod and Voice of Judah
ministries has a great series on Understanding the Power of Pentecost – Blessing to
Be a Blessing, Part 3, Part 2 & Part 1 | also his Shavuot
Evangelism: “To the Jew First” | Contantine’s
Testimony: Letting Go | Evangelism
work is so complex and nuanced. It requires a great deal of sensitivity
to the Holy Spirit’s guidance, as well as great logistics in place to
ensure that when our evangelism outreach events end, people’s journey with
Jesus only begins.| WATCH VIDEO The Harvest is Ready “Shavuot is coming up in
June and God is calling us to share
the good news just as the Disciples did after faithfully waiting those 50 days.
While we await the return of the Messiah, we are called to share the same
Good News with those who yearn to know Him. We know God will use our Shavuot
evangelism event to draw even more to Him! Consider investing in
Israel’s salvation in this historic and prophetic time by supporting our
evangelism work. Your giving will make an eternal difference! Donation information
How,
then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they
believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without
someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As
it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news! –
Romans 10:14
David Silver of Out of Zion Ministries gives some figures of the price Israelis have paid for their 76 Years of existence as the Modern State of Israel in his article you can read in full here. “| Last Monday was Memorial Day in Israel as the nation remembered more than 25,000 soldiers who lost their lives in wars, including the current war with Hamas, and 5100 civilians who have died in terror attacks since the rebirth of Israel on May 14th 1948. This year thousands more Israelis mourned their personal loss of families members, neighbors and friends who died on October 7, or during the 7 months of war since that tragic day. . . . Because the majority of Jewish Israelis serve in the military, almost everyone knows a family that has lost at least one loved one, or lost a close friend, neighbor or co-worker. . . . Apart from Messianic Jews and perhaps some of the religious Jews, most of the other Israelis who celebrate lndependence Day every year are missing the most important aspect of the day - that we are celebrating one of the greatest miracles of all time. Read in full at the link above, which also includes prayer points.
Cookie Schwaeber-Issan in the Jerusalem Post 5/23/24 | Unpacking
the ICC’as absurdity | Why did the ICC take seven months to publicly
state that Israel’s prime minister and defense minister were retroactively
guilty of crimes against humanity?
Donna: Last
week at the last minute before sending out these lists, I received information
on Facebook from a Messianic Jew I knew of previously requesting prayers for “a massive hostage rescue operation going on right now.” His information was accurate, even though it was not yet
picked up by Israeli news media. I made a judgment call to report it and ask
for the “urgent prayers” he was pleaded for over a classified brigade who he
said had found hostages and were “fighting neck to
neck victory in getting hostages alive.”
We
now know that fight was taking place in the Gaza town of Jabaliya and there were
seven hostage bodies recovered who were killed Oct 7th. The IDF has
retrieved 16 hostage bodies from Gaza, and “125 Israeli hostages in the Gaza
Strip, of whom 40 have already been declared deceased by Israeli authorities,”
according to AllIsraelNews. That means there
are up to 85 hostages, whether dead or alive is unknown, remaining in captivity
by the brutal Hamas captors. Pray for the IDF to continue to get accurate intel
on the places Israeli hostages are being held, and given Divine strategies for
rescue and recovery of them all, in Yeshua’s name & the Father’s great
compassion on Israel.
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