No, honest not a fan at all :negative: … but years ago on vacation my sister’s kids wanted to watch the SpongeBob marathon at the beach house. :wacko: Then in church this one guy was brave and wore the SpongeBob tie with his expensive suit because his girls gave it to him for Father’s Day … it left an impression you couldn’t forget. 😵💫 This is really getting extremely intense over in the Middle East. All of that military buildup will be hard to send away. Who would dare leave first?! It seems like disengagement would be next to impossible; saving face, and at the same time not inadvertently giving a green light to the other side by leaving would be concerns. There can be no assured outcomes other than what the Bible says will happen. We surely are leaving soon! I agree, Kent. I watched the podcast with Jack Hibbs and Amir that Donna posted a little ways up this thread (post #118885) and Amir was saying that the war hasn't even begun yet. He said this thing is going to get intense! Breaking: US Bombs Iranian Proxy Forces in Syria Hours After Iranian Foreign Minister Threatens US on US Soil in United Nations Speech: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced Thursday night the U.S. launched attacks on two bases in Syria used by Iranian proxy forces to attack American troops based in Syria and Iraq. U.S. troops have been attacked several times this month in Iraq and Syria; until this evening those attacks have gone unanswered by the Biden administration. About two dozen troops have been injured in the attacks. A contractor died from a heart attack during one assault. The U.S. strikes come just hours after Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian threatened the United States in English over the Hamas-Israel war in a speech given at the United Nations in New York City. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III’s Statement on U.S. Military Strikes in Eastern Syria: Today, at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted self-defense strikes on two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups. These precision self-defense strikes are a response to a series of ongoing and mostly unsuccessful attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia groups that began on October 17. As a result of these attacks, one U.S. citizen contractor died from a cardiac incident while sheltering in place; 21 U.S. personnel suffered from minor injuries, but all have since returned to duty. The President has no higher priority than the safety of U.S. personnel, and he directed today’s action to make clear that the United States will not tolerate such attacks and will defend itself, its personnel, and its interests. The United States does not seek conflict and has no intention nor desire to engage in further hostilities, but these Iranian-backed attacks against U.S. forces are unacceptable and must stop. Iran wants to hide its hand and deny its role in these attacks against our forces. We will not let them. If attacks by Iran’s proxies against U.S. forces continue, we will not hesitate to take further necessary measures to protect our people. UPDATE: A senior defense official briefed reporters on the U.S. strikes, saying they were intended to send a message to Iran to tell its proxies to stop their attacks on U.S. troops. The official said 2 F-16s carried out the mission on two bases used by the IRGC and their proxies. No casualty assessment has been released. It is not known whether any Iranian personnel were at the IRGC bases. ABC’s Matt Seyler: “NEW from a senior military official: US struck a weapon storage area and an ammunition storage site using precision munitions launched via F-16. The official confirmed the attack sites were Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated facilities, saying, “the people that occupy these locations are Iranian-aligned militia groups as well as IRGC personnel,” but not whether any Iranians were present at the time….” We hit exactly what we were aiming at,” the senior military official said…A separate senior defense official said “Iran is the center of gravity for what we’re seeing” regarding attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria. “Iranian fingerprints are all over this.”…More from SDO on Iranian culpability for proxies in Iraq/Syria attacking US troops: “Iran is trying to hide its hand and maintain some level of deniability, and we are not allowing that to happen. We hold Iran accountable for the actions of groups that it’s trained and equipped.” https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/10/breaking-us-bombs-iranian-proxy-forces-syria-hours/ From Five Doves, Chance: "Former Hezbollah Fighter Recalls Encounter with Jesus: 'God Didn't Design Us to Hate'": In early October, Afshin Javid was visiting Israel with his ministry Cyrus Call, which promotes friendship between Persians and Jews. But like millions of others, he found himself in the middle of a war when Hamas launched a bloody attack on Oct. 7. As a former Hezbollah fighter, Afshin himself is no stranger to violence. He sat down with CBN News to tell his story. "I was on my way to the United States to convert Christians to Islam, and I had 30 illegal passports at that time. I was arrested and put in jail in Malaysia. I was a dedicated Muslim who not only prayed the prayers, but I read the Koran once every ten days cover to cover. So I was very dedicated in my time in jail," Javid said. "One day, as I'm praying, a man appears in front of me – normal size, but his being shines like light. This light is not a normal light. This light carried identity in it. And you knew that he is holy and instantaneously, I knew I am not. Even though I had prayed so many prayers, even though I had fasted so much and I had read the Koran and I had volunteered to work on landmines or I had participated in hanging people trying to please Allah, I knew, even though I have kept all the rules and regulation of Islam, I knew I am not just and I'm not holy and I knew the only just thing for him to do is to kill me," he recalled. "But I didn't want to die. So I ran to the corner of the room, literally held my head in my arms, and just cried out, shouting, 'Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me,'"Javid said. "And I didn't think he will forgive me because he is just. Still, I felt a touch on my left arm, and he said, 'I forgive you.' And I felt the weight just lifted off me. And I knew I'm forgiven, but I don't know how. And I was confused. Still, I say, okay, I don't understand. Only God can forgive, but you just forgave me. You are God, but you are a different God than the one I have studied about. This is not Allah. So who are you that forgives me? And he said, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life,' he continued. "So I said, 'I don't understand what is your name?' And he said, 'Jesus Christ.' And it was as if someone grabbed all my bones out of my body. I just fell like a piece of meat to the ground. And I just began to weep," he told CBN News. "It's like, you know, being colorblind, and then suddenly you see colors, and you realize the world is so much more beautiful than you ever thought. And if you ask me what made the world so colorless, it's the hatred, the anger that is in the heart of every Muslim. People say, 'Why did you hate the Jews?'" Javid said. "I had never met a Jew. I thought Hitler was a good man for doing what he did. He just didn't finish the job. I don't know why I hated them. No Jew had ever done anything bad to me. God didn't design us to hate; he didn't design us to want to see someone dead. He did not design us for these things. These are designs of Satan. How do you think killing the people to whom God gave this land is going to please Allah? Jesus is not a God that celebrates when Jews are killed," he explained. At the end of his interview with CBN News, Javid offered a prayer for those on both sides of the war in Israel. "The creator of heaven and Earth, God Almighty. You love the world, the whole world, all the people of the world. So much that you sacrificed Jesus Christ so that we will not perish but have eternal life. I pray today that the revelation of Jesus Christ would go forth amongst the Muslims and the sons of Ishmael," he prayed. "Father, I pray that you would remember that covenant with Ishmael, that you would go forth because Ishmael is thirsty for the revelation of love, for the revelation of Jesus Christ, for the revelation of salvation. Father, I pray that there would be a hand of protection that would protect Isaac on every front, not only in Israel but all around the world. Give us visions, dreams, and wisdom to speak peace in this war, in Jesus's mighty name I pray. Amen." Wow Patricia! What a beautiful testimony that you posted from Five Doves. What a wonderful Savior we have! Sadly it looks like persecution is coming to the Jews in America … per NTEB by Geoffrey Grider American Jews no longer safe on the streets in cities like Brooklyn as pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas riots make life intolerable, and dangerous “Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.” Esther 4:13 On this episode of the NTEB Prophecy News Podcast, America may be a ‘woke, diverse and inclusive’ nation in 2023, but that doesn’t seem to apply to the Jews as antisemitism is alive and well and on display for all to see. How are local law enforcement dealing with it? By telling the Jews it’s no longer safe to be on the streets, and that they should not be around when the pro-Palestinian riots are taking place. If you’ve ever wondered what it was like in 1933 Germany when the ‘tide began to turn’ for the Jews under Adolf Hitler, now you know. It looked like then what it looks like right now. Today we will bring you all the end times news you can handle related to the Jews, Israel and rapidly-changing events in the Middle East. Just this morning, American forces struck targets in Syria as the drumbeats for WWIII grow ever louder. - Fair Use - Starts @ 1:29 Breaking: Gaza City looks like a “Roman Candle”. The worse since the start. - Fair Use - Starts @ 1:57 Looks like it has begun, and will continue …. - Fair Use - I do believe it has, indeed, started. IMO, Iran's running to the UN yesterday was a sign of fear rather than a sign of strength. I believe they know Hamas is losing badly and it won't be long until Israel can turn it's full attention to Iran/Hezbollah. I wouldn't be surprised if Iran is hit very soon, directly. Oh, how the world wishes there was a man here who could stop all of this madness.... Never mind the fact that they reject the only One who can stop it!
Oct. 26, 2023
A day after Jewish college kids found it necessary to barricade themselves inside a library in the center of Greenwich Village while a mob of repugnant terrorist-lovers banged on the locked doors trying to get at them, the message is being broadcast that, on this Sabbath, Jews in Brooklyn had better remain at home. Stay inside. Lock the doors. A pro-Palestinian protest is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday in front of the Brooklyn Museum. Achtung, Juden!
