Geoffrey Grider over at NTEB nails it with this story. "This story is stunning on one hand, and quite predictable on the other. The White House, anxious over the unveiling of Jared Kushner’s much-touted and maligned Middle East Peace Plan, did what would seem on the surface to be a slam-dunk. They invited all the leading evangelicals in to discuss Kushner’s plan from a biblical perspective, and to make sure things were lined up properly. But they didn’t invite any Bible believers who could have told them immediately the likely outcome of any such plan to bring peace in the Middle East without Jesus Christ. But I can tell you in one word what the outcome will be – Antichrist." You can read the whole store at the link below: I suspect the Lord clearly saw all these developments, including the names Kushner, Netanyahu, and even Cyrus and Trump even well before He dispatched Gabriel to tell Daniel about it all. Even this latest White House meeting with evangelicals. Verbatim foreknowledge, thousands of years ago... I wonder if any of the Peace Plan participants, those who today believe in Jesus and who have put a lot of sweat into the plan up until now, might otherwise have preferred to stay down here to see what actually happens, and how their own past efforts will have proven to play into what occurs after we are all gone. Mixed emotions probably. (In trying to understand this paragraph one might have easily become tense. By the way, doesn't "future perfect" appeal to you as the preferred tense. :stinkerbell: ) I agree with you. God knows the end from the beginning because He is the Lord of time and exists outside of it. That's how He knows what everybody is going to do before we do it, and yet allows free will to remain in play. It's like He has seen the entire movie of history, knowing all the twists and turns, even as men freely exercise their will. He knows what will happen before it happens because He has already seen it happen. He operates in a world of foreknowledge and free will. That's the kind of truth that can make your head hurt unless you simply acknowledge that He is God and we are not. If we could really come to that same conclusion 100% of the time, Watchman35, we never would have a trust problem, would we? My speculation is that Trump's peace plan shall infuriate both Israelis and Palestinians, which shall lead to more conflict and war rattling. It could be a precursor to a war between Israel and the three shepherds. I am not sure why but I have a feeling that Netanyahu is aware of the details of the peace plan; and is on board with it. I don't think they would dream of going forward without his imput and agreement. I also think that the Palestinians will never agree to anything...because they never have. They would only agree to a complete and total abdication of all of the Jews from Israel- which is insane. It will be interesting to get the details of it, so we can observe just exactly what would need to be "made stronger" in terms of a covenant...most certainly the inclusion of the temple. I’m expecting Abbas to be replaced and his successor representing the Palestinians will be for the deal. I’m amazed with “the many” who are so involved behind the scenes with getting this peace deal to work. It’s like they are intoxicated with Jerusalem and once the unveiling occurs “peace and safety” is announced ... Jerusalem will become a cup of trembling ... and I think then the Biblical wars will start to unfold. What I'd like to know is who are those leading evangelists... @TheWay, the term “crept in unawares” always comes to mine when I see most of these “modern evangelicals”. I agree with you. Who are they? Who pronounced them as leaders? I’m not sure of all the names ... but the top of the list are: Paula White, Franklin Graham and Robert Jeffress. I recall reading ... I think it was Paula White who influenced Trump on the importance on the moving of the US Embassy to Jerusalem.
