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At Jesus’ first coming, therewere people who knew

everything about His approaching arrival, yet theydid not seek Him. There will be many Christmascelebrations held by people who ought to knowabout the Lord’s second coming, but choose toignore it.

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Normalization with Israel

15 IRAN

UAE Will Be ‘DisgracedForever’

17 TURKEY

More Precision-GuidedWeapons and Rockets

19 ISRAEL

Vertical Farms Grow Cropsin Parking Lot

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Massive Military ExercisePrepares for War

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How long the current gov-erning coalition in Israelwill hold up remains to be

seen. It seems that it may only be amatter of time before another elec-tion takes place. Whether a clearresult will emerge, however, isdoubtful, as the people remain ide-ologically divided into their respec-tive camps. That is probably thereason why no one is really push-ing for new elections.

When Jesus was born, the Jewishpeople were also divided into polit-ical camps, but the Romans had su-premacy in the country. That hadnot always been the case. It wasnot until 63 BC that one of the par-ties asked the Romans to intervene,following power struggles withinthe royal family. The Romans con-tinued to leave administration of

the country to the Jews who, how-ever, were now no longer inde-pendent.

Internal power struggles ragedinitially within the ruling family ofthe Maccabees (or Hasmoneans asthey are also called) until Herodmarried into the royal family andtook over leadership. The strugglefor power thus became even morecomplicated. Herod was an effi-cient and capable regent, but hefound himself in the midst of in-trigues that prevailed in the upperclass at the time. To stay in power,he was ready to use any and allmeans, even political assassination.

In this time of almost unbeliev-able political power struggles, Jesuswas born. At that point, Herodwas already a sick man, who knewthat he would not live much longer.

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He was preoccupied with naming asuccessor. His wife Mariamne andtheir two eldest sons, who weresupposed to become his successors,were sentenced to death and exe-cuted for alleged conspiracy and at-tempted overthrow.

Amid this political turmoil andefforts to secure his succession,Herod suddenly had to hear thatwise men from the East were look-ing for the newborn King of theJews. This, of course, was a flash-ing red light: here he was going toappoint one of his descendants asheir, and now there should be an-other one who supposedly had justbeen born. He needed to take ac-tion, as was his way, so that succes-sion from within his lineage wouldremain guaranteed. We know fromthe Gospel of Luke how all thatturned out.

History shows the destructive in-fluence of obsession with power.Sadly, the saying, “Power cor-rupts” proves to be true over andover again. In this day and age,such matters seem to be handledwith more sophistication. But eventoday, we hear of murders perpe-

trated for political reasons. Whenwe look at the current political sit-uation across the world—with thetensions between East and West,between Left and Right—then wehave to say that the risk of abuseof power has not really changed,because man has remained thesame. Everyone declares to be act-ing for the good of the people, butunfortunately that is not alwaysthe case.

Now in December, we are againcommemorating the coming ofChrist the Messiah, as foretold bythe prophets. Hope of the return ofthe One who will establish theeternal kingdom of peace is in-evitably renewed. As it is writtenin Daniel 7:14: “And there wasgiven him dominion, and glory,and a kingdom, that all people, na-tions, and languages, should servehim: his dominion is an everlastingdominion, which shall not passaway, and his kingdom that whichshall not be destroyed.”

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When Jesus was bornin Bethlehem, peo-ple worldwide were

in motion. A census of the worldwas being held, so that He couldbe born in Bethlehem in accor-dance with the Scriptures (Luke2:1-7). Nobody recognized thepurpose of the people’s move-ment at the time. To millions,it seemed like a pointless under-taking to make the arduousjourney to their hometown.And yet, everything had a deep,divine meaning. It wasn’tEmperor Augustus who causedthis to happen. No, the livingGod Himself was behind it.

The same is true today. Whatis the point of people’s world-wide movements? Everythingis in flux, and there’s greatunrest in the world. The divinemeaning behind it—God’s rec-ognizable, purposeful action—lies in Jesus’ return. His thronewill be built in Israel. Strangely

enough, people—their behaviorand their ways—are exactlythe same at the Lord’s first andsecond comings. There are sixcategories:

First, those who are asleep.Everyone was asleep whenJesus came. The closest neigh-bors didn’t even notice, andyet the King of kings hadarrived. It will be the samewith the second coming.Everything is asleep. It’s nowonder that the Lord warnsso often and earnestly, as inLuke 21:36, “Watch ye there-fore, and pray always, that yemay be accounted worthy toescape all these things thatshall come to pass, and tostand before the Son of man.”

We’re all in danger of beinganesthetized by the visible,material world. But the LordJesus promises those whostrive to keep watch, “Blessed

Cover StoryThe Lord Jesus’ first coming in Bethlehem and His second coming areone in redemptive history. As a result, we can never truly understandHis first coming at Christmas without His second coming, since bothare closely linked. A comparison.

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are those servants, whom thelord when he cometh shall findwatching: verily I say unto you,that he shall gird himself, andmake them to sit down to meat,and will come forth and servethem” (Luke 12:37).

Don’t underestimate the dan-ger of falling asleep! Matthew25:5 writes of the ten virgins(five wise and five foolish):“While the bridegroom tarried,they all slumbered and slept.”

But the Lord Jesus warns, “Andwhat I say unto you I say untoall, Watch” (Mark 13:37). Thisbrings us to the second categoryof people at Jesus’ first andsecond comings.

Second, those who are watchingand waiting. Significantly, therewere shepherds with theirsheep at Christmas. It isn’t adifferent kind of people whoare watching and waiting for

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When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, people worldwide were inmotion. A census of the world was being held so that He could beborn in Bethlehem.

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His coming now. They arethose who, as Peter put it, aregood examples of the herd;who feed the flock of Christ;who have grown in followingJesus; who have tasted thatthe Lord is good and kind;and who are now waiting forHim day and night.

It’s no coincidence that itwas shepherds with their sheepwho were awake at that hourof redemption’s history. I’dlike to say that shepherds arethose who are like Jesus, whosaid of Himself, “I am thegood shepherd: the good shep-herd giveth his life for thesheep” (John 10:11). The moreour attitude becomes like thatof Jesus (Phil 2:5), the morewe will longingly wait forHim, as well as watch.

Third, the theorists. At Jesus’ firstcoming, there were peoplewho knew everything aboutHis approaching arrival, fromthe perspective of dogma, rea-son, and theology. The wisemen from the East were given

precise information from themin Herod’s presence. Whenasked, “Where is he that isborn King of the Jews?” (Matt2:2), they answered, “In Beth-lehem of Judaea: for thus itis written by the prophet, Andthou Bethlehem, in the landof Juda, art not the leastamong the princes of Juda:for out of thee shall come aGovernor, that shall rule mypeople Israel” (vv. 5-6).

Did these people set out withtheir theoretical knowledge ofthe coming King? Did theyrush to Bethlehem too? Didthey also bring gifts to Him?Not at all! It’s inconceivableand yet true: due to their reli-gious self-conceit, there wasno longer any heartfelt urgeto seek the King themselves.

Even this year, there willbe many Christmas celebra-tions held by people whoought to know about theLord’s coming, and who areextremely receptive to a spir-itual atmosphere. Yes, thereare those who don’t see with

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open eyes, even though theJews have returned to Israelfrom all the nations; eventhough the signs of the timesare calling louder and louder,“The King is coming!” Theseare people who haven’t receivedthe Bible into their hearts,despite knowing it. Bible knowl-edge without practical obedi-ence makes one cold andunresponsive to the Lord’s com-ing. Tell me, my brother andmy sister, are you awaiting Hiscoming with deep longing?

Fourth, the ones who see theKing. In Matthew 2:1, they’recalled “wise men from theeast.” Why were they wise?Because they were receptiveto His light. They followedthis light unswervingly, andthese ignorant Gentiles testifyto the religiously orthodox:“…we have seen his star inthe east, and are come toworship him” (Matt 2:2). Bysaying, “We have come,”they emphatically demon-strate their obedient faith.

They’re saying, “We’ve lefteverything because we mustsee Jesus.”

How shocking! The the-orists who were so close tothe light don’t see it. Bethle-hem is visible from Jerusalem,yet those in Jerusalem kneweverything and didn’t recog-nize Him. What a tragedy!“…The light shineth in dark-ness; and the darkness com-prehended it not” (John 1:5).

But the blinded Gentilesunderstood: they came fromafar and spared no expenseto see Jesus. When they sawHis star, they were delighted.Truly, many who were lastwill be first. To which do youbelong? Are you followingthe light? We learn from thisthat light isn’t religion, butJesus Himself. Later in John8, He calls out after an initialclash with the religious andself-righteous, “I am the lightof the world: he that followethme shall not walk in darkness,but shall have the light of life”(v. 12).

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Fifth, the kings who refuse to stepdown. The news passedthrough Jerusalem: “The Kingthe prophets spoke about hasbeen born!” Then we read inMatthew 2:3: “When Herodthe king had heard thesethings, he was troubled, andall Jerusalem with him.”Why? Because he saw hiskingship threatened. He hadprevailed and built his throneover the dead bodies of oth-ers. He was a bloodthirstyman, who had even murderedhis own family to assert hisrule. It’s believed that CaesarAugustus once said that itwas better to be Herod’s pigthan his son. This cruel tyrantis an illustration of extremeself-assertion; there’s no roomfor another king. He fearedseizure of power from above.Herod was frightened. Every-thing was at risk: his poweras well as his wealth (hisannual income has been cal-

culated to be around 16.4million dollars).

Today, there are many“Herods” who are proud andmaterially-minded, despitebeing surrounded by, advised,and instructed by the religious.King Jesus is coming! Are youready to submit? Is He theLord, your King, in your heart?The “Herod” who doesn’twant a transfer of power isfrightened of the coming King.

Sixth, the heavenly-minded andpurified ones. They were at Jesus’first coming, and will also beat His second coming. Theyare the angels. Where the earthwas silent, the heavens exulted.Countless hosts of angelscheered in Ephrathah’s fieldsin Bethlehem: “Glory to Godin the highest, and on earthpeace, good will toward men”(Luke 2:14).

This praise came fromheaven. In this time, when the

It’s no coincidence that it was shepherds with their sheep who wereawake at that hour of redemption’s history.

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King’ return is imminent (Eph2:6; Phil 3:20), the more we assertour heavenly position in JesusChrist through faith, the morewe’ll proclaim His praise. InEphrathah’s fields, praises to Godsounded from heaven towardthe shepherds. We read in Luke2:9 about the radiance of theLord’s angel: “the glory of theLord shone round about them.”Isn’t that touchingly beautiful?

What a message the angelshad! Why? Because they wereheavenly-minded and heavenly-natured. What a message, whata light, what an effect theirwords had, for the shepherdsfound Jesus! Oh, brothers andsisters, that you and I will bemuch more heavenly-mindedand heavenly-natured, as Colos-sians 3:1-2 says. This is the onlyway we will be a clear light ina dark night. Only this attitudewill allow us to lead people toJesus, who are truly waiting andasking questions (Luke 2:18).

Now I need to answer thislast question: Why was (and is)Jesus not eagerly awaited?

The answer is obvious. Hisfirst coming meant His becomingequal with us: “Wherefore inall things it behoved him to bemade like unto his brethren”(Heb 2:17a). Christmas isn’tjust an object wrapped in soft,romantic light; it’s a stark reality.It’s a representation of manthrough God as Jesus, born asa helpless child in a stable withanimals, when He lay there ina manger in deep poverty andweakness. It’s as if God wantedto say, “You’re in my sights, inthe way I’m now giving you mySon. There is a stable and nightin your heart as well. There ismanure and filth in you, but inthe midst of this darkness I givemy Son.”

That’s why people don’t wantHim, and they don’t want theCross, either. When Jesus hungon the Cross, it echoed throughthe universe: “And so you are,human; so corrupt, so lost.”The dazzling tragedy of Christ-mas is that you shine so manylights, and yet it often remainsso dark in your heart. You give

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and receive so many gifts, andyet remain so poor. Duringthe Christmas season, youlong so much for security,community, and “home sweethome,” and yet remain sounspeakably lonely. Most ofthe people who plunge intothe Christmas rush wake updisillusioned and disap-pointed. Why? Hear the wordof the Lord: “Shall not theday of the LORD be dark-ness, and not light? even verydark, and no brightness init?” (Amos 5:20). This is aharsh word, but it’s necessaryfor you to finally be willingto affirm Jesus’ becoming likeus, and your own depravity.Then it will truly be Christ-

mas for you, because thenJesus will be King in yourheart.

We’re finding the sameimplications now at the Lord’ssecond coming. He’s eagerlyawaited by many believers,because His second coming(in the opposite sense) meansbecoming equal with Him.When He came to Bethlehem,He became like us. When Hecomes to take us, we mustbe like Him (1 John 3:2). Butmany believers haven’t pur-sued sanctification, didn’tbecome like Him, and werenot transformed into Hisimage. Therefore, they can’tlook forward to the Lord’sreturn either. They would liketo separate Christmas fromHis imminent coming entirelytoo much. But, isn’t He com-ing very soon? Will you belike Him then? Are you readyfor Jesus to come?

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Most of the people who plunge into the Christmas rush wake up disillusioned and disappointed.

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UAENormalization with IsraelThe signing of the agreement between Israel andthe United Arab Emirates is an extremely positivestep, and it’s very likely that it will lead in the nearfuture to a full-out peace agreement, includingdiplomatic ties, the opening of embassies, flightsbetween the two countries, bilateral tourism, andopen business relations. In other words—every-thing that takes place between countries that havepeaceful relations with each other.

There’s no doubt—and I expressed this in a recentcolumn—that Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed

bin Zayed’s decision required courage and might be thebreakthrough that could lead the way for other moderateMuslim Arab countries in the region to follow suit. It’s truethat there have been ties between Israel and the UAE forover 20 years. This matter, like others, did not begin duringNetanyahu’s term.

GERMANWARSHIP TOPROTECT GASRESERVES

The Israeli Navy is slatedto receive the first offour new German-made

Sa’ar-6-class corvettes,stuffed to the gills withsensors, weapons anddefensive systems to aidthem in their task ofprotecting Israel’s natural gasrigs and trade routes. As Israel tapped into the

natural gas reserves locatedin its territorial waters justover a decade ago, thegovernment officiallydesignated them a strategicnational asset and tasked thenavy with defending them.This was no small feat for thenavy, which until then wasprimarily concerned withprotecting Israel’s coast. The arrival of the Sa’ar-6 is

expected to significantlyboost Israel’s ability toprotect the country’s twooperational gas rigs frommissiles and other types ofattacks.

-timesofisrael.com5 November 2020

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PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu stands next to his wife,Sara, after speaking to supporters at his Likud partyheadquarters in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)

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The normalization agreement involvedan unequivocal commitment by Israel torelinquish its unilateral annexation of ter-ritories in the West Bank, as well as tocommit to freezing building in existing set-tlements and to truly agree to the two-state solution as an opening to solvingthe Israeli-Palestinian crisis.

Moreover, the normalization agreementwas conditioned upon Israeli agreementto an extensive arms deal between theUS and the UAE, in which the latter wouldpurchase F-35 fighter aircraft with advancedcapabilities, as well as additional weaponssystems.

In simpler terms, Netanyahu’sannouncement that he opposes the armsdeal with the Emirates, has no politicallogic, no military justification, and couldcause UAE leaders to reconsider theirdecision.

How much simpler, more dignified andworthy for the State of Israel if we hadsaid from the beginning that the normal-ization agreement with the Emirates justifiesthe concessions we have made. Peace inexchange for refraining from annexation,freezing settlement construction andaccepting the two-state solution. An armsdeal in exchange for normalization.

-www.jpost.com, 11 September 2020

Commentary: The excerpts from theabove article authored by Ehud

Olmert, the 12th prime minister ofIsrael, attempt to reveal that Israel’scontinuous possession of the PromisedLand will cease. That, however, is amatter that only time will reveal.In relationship to the land issue,

we reiterate the unconditional prom-ise God gave to Abraham: “In thesame day the Lord made a covenantwith Abram, saying, Unto thy seedhave I given this land, from the riverof Egypt unto the great river, theriver Euphrates” (Genesis 15:18).

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IRANUAE Will Be ‘DisgracedForever’The United Arab Emirates hasbetrayed the Islamic world andthe Palestinians by reaching a dealtoward normalizing ties withIsrael, Iran’s top authoritySupreme Leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei said.

“Of course, the UAE’s betrayal willnot last long, but this stigma will

always be remembered. They allowed theZionist regime to have a foothold in theregion and forgot Palestine,” Khamenei said

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in a speech.“The Emiratis will be disgraced forever

for this treachery against the Islamic world,Arab nations and Palestine.”

The deal, the first accommodationbetween an Arab country and Israel in morethan 20 years, was forged in part as a resultof shared fear of Iran. It has dismayed Pales-tinian leaders, however, who believe it furthererodes their struggle for an independentstate.

The UAE has said that the agreementwas a bold but necessary step and suggestedit could help address the region’s polariza-tion.

-www.reuters.com, 1 September 2020

Commentary: Iran condemns thenormalization between Israel andthe Emirates. Israel has no relation-ship to Iran; in fact, Iran has nevercared about Arab Palestinians. So,what is the real reason?From a Biblical perspective, God

turns blessings into curses and cursesinto blessings. About 3,500 yearsago, we read about the king of Iran(Persia): “Now in the first year ofCyrus king of Persia, that the wordof the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiahmight be fulfilled, the Lord stirredup the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia,that he made a proclamationthroughout all his kingdom, and put

it also in writing, saying, Thus saithCyrus king of Persia, The Lord Godof heaven hath given me all the king-doms of the earth; and he hathcharged me to build him an houseat Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whois there among you of all his people?his God be with him, and let himgo up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah,and build the house of the Lord Godof Israel, (he is the God,) which isin Jerusalem” (Ezra 1:1-3).The relatively new religion of

Islam was founded in the 7th century.In the Koran, Surah 5:85 states: “Thouwilt surely find the most hostile mento the believers are the Jews and theidolators.” Surah 9:5 reads: “Then,when the sacred months are drawnaway, slay the idolators whereveryou find them, and take them andlie in wait for them at every placeof ambush.” The Koran clearlyteaches that Islam must dominate.That, however, is diametricallyopposed to God’s declaration: “For thou [Israel] art an holy people

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TURKE YMore Precision-Guided Weapons andRockets Turkey is rapidly expanding its rocket-engine capa-bilities in an effort to build its weapons industry.

In recent years, Ankara has increased its capabilitiesin the defense sector by investing heavily in new

drones and missiles. It wants to achieve total independencefrom Western manufacturers. To this end, it has purchasedthe Russian S-400 system and is seeking to build its ownplanes, tanks, drones, missiles, naval missiles and othersystems.

In a speech, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogansaid Turkey is starting space trials for a liquid-propellantrocket engine, Anadolu state-run news agency reported.

Erdogan praised the defense company Rokestan for itsabilities. Liquid propellant is also used by Iran’s regime inballistic missiles.

“We will also continue our efforts to develop hybrid-fuelrocket engines,” Erdogan said. This is “high-capacity hydrogenfuel-cell technology,” the report said. It also included GPS

ROBOT INSPIRED BYCOCKROACHES,LIZARDS

Researchers from BenGurion University havedeveloped a new,

high-speed robot inspired bythe movements ofcockroaches and lizardswhich can swim and run ontop of water and navigatedifficult terrain.“The AmphiSTAR uses a

sprawling mechanisminspired by cockroaches, andit is designed to run on waterat high speeds like thebasilisk lizard,” said Dr. DavidZarrouk. “We envision thatAmphiSTAR can be used foragricultural, search andrescue and excavationapplications, where bothcrawling and swimming arerequired.”The robot can crawl over

gravel, grass and concretequickly, reaching speeds of3.6 m/s.

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during there-opening of the Ottoman-era Yildiz Hamidiye mosque inIstanbul, Turkey (photo credit: MURAD SEZER/REUTERS)

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receivers “for precision-guided muni-tions.”

The defense industry was workingdirectly with the government, Erdogansaid, adding: “We never accept productsfrom abroad that we can make in thecountry.”

Turkey has been on a nationalist bingelately, with new threats to Greece andother countries, and it brags about historicbattles and turning historic churches intomosques.

Turkey links its new advances to chal-lenges in the Mediterranean, where itfaces off against Greece, Cyprus, Egypt,Israel, France and the UAE.

-www.jpost.com, 31 August 2020

Commentary: Mr. Erdogan can becategorized as a religious nation-alist, who would fit the motto,“Make Turkey great again.” That,however, can’t happen, becauseone cannot reverse time or history. Turkey has been leaning toward

the West—their legal system isbased on various European sys-tems, notably the Swiss Civil Code,and being a member of NATO.Erdogan took office as president

on 28 August 2014; he founded theJustice and Development Party(AKP) in 2001. Although Turkeyhas 83 political parties legally reg-

istered, the 24 June 2018 electionresult was a landslide victory forErdogan (52.59% of the vote). SinceTurkey is over 99% Muslim, andMr. Erdogan a right-wing religiouspolitician, he has large public sup-port.Many ask, what is his goal? We

repeat: “Make Turkey great again.”Problem: the word “again”; onecannot regress in time. What oncewas will never be.According to the Bible, part of

today’s Turkey, including its capitalcity, Ankara, was populated by theHittites. The Old Testament men-tions that name 47 times, and 14times as the descendants of Heth(Genesis 10:15). In the days of Abra-ham, some were located in theHebron neighborhood (Genesis23:1-20). Esau married a Hittitewife (Genesis 26:34).Of the present capital city, the

following:Ankara has been linked with a

second millennium B.C. Hittite

cult center of Ankuwash,

although this connection is

uncertain; in classical and

medieval times, the city was

known as Ankyra (meaning

“anchor” in Greek and reflecting

the city’s position as a junction

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for multiple trade and military routes); by about the

13th century the city began to be referred to as

Angora; following the establishment of the

Republic of Turkey in 1923, the city’s name became

Ankara.

-www.cia.gov

While the Turkish economy has been robust in thepast, their trade balance is negative: imports $225billion, to exports $166 billion. It seems that Erdo-gan’s intention is to show off Turkey’s militarymight to the world.Erdogan’s desire to make Jerusalem Muslim is

doomed to fail. God speaks of the existence of thesun, the moon, and the stars, and states: “If those

ordinances depart from before me,saith the Lord, then the seed of Israelalso shall cease from being a nationbefore me for ever” (Jeremiah 31:36). 7373(See Target Israel, Item #2293, $15.99.)

ISRAELVertical Farms Grow Crops in Parking LotAn Israeli agri-tech start-up has created verticalfarms in urban environments, allowing for freshproduce to be grown in cities.

The farms come with a number of advantages overtraditional farming. It’s container-like nature provides

a controlled growing environment, ensuring more sterility andkeeping it safe from bugs and therefore not needing pesticides.It also allows for automated crop management, which limitshuman contact and allows for consistent quality.

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An Icelandic company hasplunged the country’spublishing industry into a

debate about censorship withits plan to publish a 1976 bookthat argues the Holocaust is ahoax.The book, an Icelandic-

language translation of “TheHoax of the Twentieth Century:The Case Against the PresumedExtermination of EuropeanJewry” by Arthur Butz, is beingadvertised online ahead of itslaunch, in time for the Christmasshopping period, the news siteVisir reported.Denying the Holocaust is not

illegal in Iceland, but theAssociation of Icelandic BookPublishers has the means tointervene to stop the book’ssales, Visir reported. However,the head of that organization toldthe news site he is not inclinedto do so.

-jpost.com4 November 2020

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Furthermore, it also produces lesswaste, as well as a 90% decrease in theamount of water needed.

But perhaps most importantly, it isn’tlimited by traditional seasons for produce,with all crops being “in season” year-round, having shorter overall growingcycles and longer shelf lives.

And, by growing produce locally, italso reduces wasted emissions in the sup-ply chain.

The development builds off of VerticalFields’s successes in 2019, where it wasrecognized among the top start-ups towatch by Silicon Review and World SmartCity.

The development of these vertical farmscomes at the perfect time, with the coro-navirus pandemic cutting off the producesupply chain on both local and global levels.And with the population still growing, and

projected by some to reach 10billion in around 30 years, theneed to maintain a sustainablesource of fresh produce hasbecome a mounting concern.

-www.jpost.com, 28 October 2020

Commentary: This is anotherstep toward independencefrom God. No rain or sun-shine, even drought and frost

will not hinder farm production; yes,even in a parking lot. Indeed, mankind has come a

long way from the curse God placedupon Adam. “And unto Adam hesaid, Because thou hast hearkenedunto the voice of thy wife, and hasteaten of the tree, of which I com-manded thee, saying, Thou shaltnot eat of it: cursed is the groundfor thy sake; in sorrow shalt thoueat of it all the days of thy life;Thorns also and thistles shall itbring forth to thee; and thou shalteat the herb of the field; In the sweatof thy face shalt thou eat bread, tillthou return unto the ground; forout of it wast thou taken: for dustthou art, and unto dust shalt thoureturn” (Genesis 3:17-19). 7378(See Searching for Adam, Item #2319, $24.99.)

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Massive Military Exercise Prepares for WarThe Israel Defense Forces completed its premierexercise of the year, a large-scale simulation of warin the north against Hezbollah and other Iranianproxies, and of a smaller conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Dubbed Lethal Arrow, the drill was meant to improvethe military’s offensive capability, specifically the

number of targets it is able to strike each day, according tosenior IDF officers.

“We are prepared—after this exercise, we are even betterprepared—and we are ready for any development, from aday of fighting to more than that,” said IDF Chief of Staff AvivKohavi.

“Lethal Arrow,” or Hetz Katlani in Hebrew, included themilitary’s first use of its so-called “Red Unit,” which wascreated earlier this year to act as enemy forces for exercises.The 99th Division, a multidisciplinary unit that was formed,

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to stop harmful algaeblooms in Lake Okeechobeefrom reaching the state’swaterways.Lake Okeechobee, also

known as Florida’s InlandSea, is the state’s largestfreshwater lake. It hasbecome overrun bycyanobacterial blooms(“blue green algae”) thatrender the water toxic fordrinking and agriculture. It’salso not safe to eat fish fromthe lake or to swim in itswaters.With the toxic algae of

Lake Okeechobee threateningto spill into the surroundingecosystem via the C-44Canal, Florida Governor RonDeSantis gave the go-aheadto deploy BlueGreen’s tech,which applies a nano-coating to existing anti-algaechemicals, making themsignificantly more effective.

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also took part in the exercise for the firsttime, along with its Commando Brigadeand the so-called “Ghost Unit,” whichwas created this year to test out newfighting styles, techniques and equipment,the military said.

In addition, noncombat logistics, cyberdefense and telecommunications unitssimulated their role in a future war, saidIDF Spokesperson Hidai Zilberman, addingthat Lethal Arrow was effectively “exer-cises inside of exercises inside of exer-cises.”

-www.timesofisrael.com, 29 October 2020

Commentary: Only Israel has to lit-erally defend its borders againstenemies who boldly and publiclydeclare their intention to annihilatethe state of Israel. For believers in Jesus, the words

of 2 Corinthians 2:11 apply regardingpreparedness, readiness, and know-ing the enemy: “Lest Satan should

get an advantageof us: for we arenot ignorant ofhis devices.”

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ISRAEL2,000-Year-Old Seal of GreekDeity FoundResearchers discovered a gem sealfeaturing a portrait of Apollo in thedrainage channel of the City ofDavid. It was found in archaeologi-cal soil that was removed from thefoundations of the Western Wallduring work on the ArchaeologicalSifting Project in Tzurim ValleyNational Park.

The oval-shaped gem is 13 mm.long, 11 mm. wide and 3 mm. thick.

Because it is an intaglio—having a designcarved into the upper side of the stone—its main function was a seal to be stampedon soft material, usually beeswax, for useas a personal signature on contracts, letters,wills, goods and bundles of money.

Although Apollo is an Olympian deity ofthe Greek and Roman cultures, it is highlyprobable that the person wearing the ringwith Apollo’s portrait was a Jew, accordingto the researchers, archaeologist Eli Shukron,Prof. Shua Amorai-Stark and senior archae-ologist Malka Hershkovitz.

“When we found the gem, we askedourselves: ‘What is Apollo doing inJerusalem? And why would a Jew wear aring with the portrait of a foreign god?’ Theanswer to this, in our opinion, lies in thefact that the owner of the ring did so not as

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a ritual act that expresses religious belief,but as a means of making use of the impactthat Apollo’s figure represents: light, purity,health and success.”

-www.jpost.com, 29 October 2020

Commentary: When one reads the Bible,it is not surprising to find Jews mixingwith other religions. Way back inJudges, we read: “And it came to pass,when the judge was dead, that theyreturned, and corrupted themselvesmore than their fathers, in followingother gods to serve them, and to bowdown unto them; they ceased not fromtheir own doings, nor from their stub-born way” (Judges 2:19). During the Great Tribulation, when

the fifth angel sounds his trumpet,diabolical forces are released from thebottomless pit. The king of these entitiesis named: “And they had a king over

them, which is the angel of the bot-tomless pit, whose name in theHebrew tongue is Abaddon, but inthe Greek tongue hath his name Apol-lyon” (Revelation 9:11).It is of interest that the American

space program, which landed the firstman on the moon, was called Apollo.A Jew, Abe Silverstein, is credited forchoosing the name “Apollo.”

NASA Silverstein chose the name

“Apollo” after perusing a book of

mythology at home one evening in

1960. He said the image of “Apollo

riding his chariot across the sun was

appropriate to the grand scale of the

proposed program.”

-www.nasa.gov, 15 May 2009

Occult connections are quite apparent,particularly when we view this in lightof Ephesians 6:12: “For we wrestle notagainst flesh and blood, but againstprincipalities, against powers, againstthe rulers of the darkness of this world,

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For Israel, Moses is the ulti-mate authority. In the bookof Deuteronomy, he repeat-

edly presents to Israel the optionto follow God or not. But that’snot all; as we have read in theabove prophecy, there is anotherprophet to come in the future.How is Israel to recognize Him?By the word of a prophet. When John the Baptist saw Je-

sus, he proclaimed, “Behold theLamb of God!” (John 1:36b). Wemust note here that Jesus had notyet performed any miracles orfulfilled any signs to legitimizeHim as the prophet to come. Seealso verse 40: “One of the twowhich heard John speak, and fol-lowed him, was Andrew, SimonPeter’s brother.” He simply be-lieved; Andrew acted upon his

belief, passing on the importantmessage that the Messiah, theChrist, had come. “He first find-eth his own brother Simon, andsaith unto him, We have foundthe Messias, which is, being inter-preted, the Christ” (verse 41). The next disciple is Philip; he

too was a believer in the wordsMoses had spoken. Thus, weread: “Philip findeth Nathanael,and saith unto him, We havefound him, of whom Moses in thelaw, and the prophets, did write,Jesus of Nazareth, the son ofJoseph” (John 1:45). The reli-gious authorities, the scribes,priests, Levites, Pharisees, Sad-ducees, etc., believed the Scrip-ture too, but apparently only withthe intellect, not the heart. Thus,in their minds, Jesus could not

“I will raise them up a Prophet from among theirbrethren, like unto thee, and will put my words inhis mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him” (Deuteronomy 18:18).

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have been the Messiah, the Son ofGod. But our Lord made aprophetic statement about thecoming of Antichrist: “I am comein my Father’s name, and ye re-ceive me not: if another shallcome in his own name, him yewill receive” (John 5:43). He thenadded, “For had ye believedMoses, ye would have believedme; for he wrote of me” (verse46).A recent article from the

Jerusalem Post exposes evangeli-cal publishers for anti-Israel bias:

The two publishing houses,

InterVarsity Press in the US and the

similarly named Inter-Varsity Press

in the UK, were sent an open letter

by the Committee for Accuracy in

Middle East Reporting and

Analysis (CAMERA).

“IVP publishing houses have

been retailing anti-Israel propa-

ganda for some time,” CAMERA’s

Shillman Research Fellow Dexter

Van Zile said in a statement.

The two publishers have a his-

tory of promoting texts filed with

factual, historical and cultural

errors about Israel. This, the state-

ment said, was evident by the

2016 campaign to pressure the

publishers to drop Rev. Dr. Stephen

Sizer from its catalogues following

numerous controversies over his

appearance at anti-Israel confer-

ences.

Sizer had propagated numer-

ous conspiracy theories in the

past, such as Israeli involvement in

the September 11 terrorist attacks.

“Writers such as Rev. Garth

Hewitt, Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon

and Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac all pro-

mote false and hostile narra-

tives—such as, that there is some-

thing inherently wrong with

Jewish sovereignty, that Christian

support for Israel is a betrayal of

the Christian faith, and that the

conflict in the Holy Land is Israel’s

fault,” said Van Zile.

It is books like these, Van Zile

explained, that lay the ground-

work for anti-Israel activism grow-

ing in more mainline Protestant

churches.

“You can’t promote dishonest

propaganda about Israel and then

be taken seriously when profess-

ing the truths of the Christian

faith.”

-www.jpost.com, 1 October 2020

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These are well-respected author-ities within the evangelicalcamp; but quite obviously, theydo not believe what they havelearned. We simply ask, whywould anyone, just impartiallyreading the Old and New Testa-ments, conclude that “there issomething inherently wrongwith Jewish sovereignty”? Theyknow many facts, they havestudied diligently, but some-where they deviated from thepath of truth to the path of lies.Have they not read what Ro-mans 11 says? “Blindness inpart is happened to Israel, untilthe fulness of the Gentiles become in. And so all Israel shall

be saved: as it is written, Thereshall come out of Sion the De-liverer, and shall turn away un-godliness from Jacob” (verses25b-26). Verse 28 adds: “Asconcerning the gospel, they areenemies for your sakes: but astouching the election, they arebeloved for the fathers’ sakes.” By rejecting Israel, these

learned theologians are not onlydestroying the truth regardingtheir own faith, but also leadingmany others astray. Such “evan-gelicals” are the ambassadors ofthe one who is to come in hisown name: “if another shallcome in his own name, him yewill receive.” MC

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“But Jesus said to him, ‘No one, having puthis hand to the plow, and looking back, isfit for the kingdom of God’” (Luke 9:62).

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Dear Brothers and Sisters, There is only one justified reason

to look back, and that is to prayer-fully give thanks to our HeavenlyFather. We at the Ebenezer Homewould like to thank HIM for yourinvolvement, for our dedicatedteam, and for our lovely residentsand their families! We are gratefulto Yeshua for all the work accom-plished this past year, much of itthrough and with your help. Be-cause of the Lord and your gener-ous donations, we have received100 percent of the funds needed!We have now ordered the van forthe Home, and hope to start itsservice very soon. “Toda La’EL”

(Thank the Lord)! Thank you forbeing involved (since we have notyet received the van, pictures willbe coming in the future). We alsowant to let you know that with thevan project behind us, we continueon with raising funds for the build-ing/renovation project.The above verse is so true and

teaches us a very practical lessonfor all of life. When we look back,we lose eye contact not only withour Lord, but also with our goaland intention. Thus, the rowswhich we intended to plow instraight furrows, become a curvedmess. To plow and create straightfurrows and maximize the use of

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the soil (which we sow withmuch expectation for a great har-vest), we must look forward. Labor, knowledge, judgment,

hope, love, passion, expectation,and FAITH come together in this“simple” act of plowing—so whydestroy it with a single act Yeshuawarns us against?As each year ends, we all tend

to “look back” over the previousyear to see what we have doneand achieved, but this is not thecorrect approach. We all makemistakes, which HE has forgiven;we disappoint people around us;we often waste time—so really,there is nothing to be proud offor what “we” have accom-plished. Without our HeavenlyFather, nothing is possible, and itis only through Him that we areable to do our work. BUT, whatwe can all together say is,“THANK YOU LORD, THANKYOU FATHER, for You have car-ried us through this very difficultyear. Through Your love for us,You take care of all our needs—regardless of your son or daugh-

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have been ill or have experiencedloneliness, but remember: HE isthere at your side. May HEstrengthen you. Look forward!!“I’m coming soon! Blessed is theone who follows the words of theprophecy in this book” (Rev22:7).The residents and the team at

the Ebenezer Home, would like tothank ALL of you for yourprayers, letters of encouragement,and gifts that carried us through.We know that some of you gavethe “widow’s mite” from the littlethat you had. Others gave gener-ously as they were able—each hasan eternal value as a gift of love toHIS people in Israel! May the HolyOne of Israel bless you as neverbefore—and HE will, for HE haspromised this to Abraham in Gen-esis 12:3: “I will bless those whobless you…” We pray for you andlift you up before HIS throne.For me personally, a special

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the opportunity to be able to writeand speak with some of you. In-deed, our “family” in Yeshua hasbeen blessed with an extension ofnew friends this year. Thank you! Wishing you a blessed 2021!

May the Father help us keep bothhands on the plow and keep go-ing, looking forward to the com-ing and soon return of MessiahYeshua. Praying for you to be ablessing to your family, children,friends, fellow coworkers; or per-haps you serve in the army, policeor government services. And, not

to forget those who are retired.We all need each other’s prayers.As we look forward: In Janu-

ary, God willing, we pray to re-port on something very special.(Are you curious yet?) In Febru-ary, we intend to reveal moreabout our future plans (whichthe Covid-19 period forced us topostpone), as well as much morefor 2021. Stay tuned!Plowing and looking forward

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