Today I received Advisory Bulletin: 080708-186 from SCG International (+1-877-724-3330 or info@scginternational.com)
Location: Iran and Iraq Situation: Shelling and missile tests Date: Wednesday, 09 JUL 2008
Quoting parts of the advisory:
‘’Iranian artillery shells rained down on villages in northern Iraq Wednesday where Kurdish rebels were thought to be operating ‘’
‘’Iran also test fired a long-range Shahab-3 missile and multiple shorter-range missiles Wednesday, a move that Iran said was in response to threats by Israel and the United States. Missile tests are not unusual, but this one comes amid mounting international tensions over the status and scope of Iran's nuclear program. The Shahab-3 missile, with an estimated range of over 1200 miles (2000km) has the ability to hit targets throughout the region, including the Israeli city of Tel-Aviv and US forces in Iraq.’’
’’Iran insists that it does not intend to produce nuclear weapons, and that its enrichment program is for peaceful applications only. The United States and leading European countries have offered Iran diplomatic and economic incentives to totally halt its program. Israel has stated that while they will also seek a diplomatic resolution, they will use unilateral action if necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear capabilities.’’
Now let me past in parts of an email from Middle East Expert Joel C. Rosenberg from 07/07/2008
WAR IN NOVEMBER?
A military showdown with Iran may be fast approaching.
(Washington, D.C., July 8, 2008) -- War clouds continue to build in the epicenter. Last month in Rome, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed that the United States and Israel would soon be "annihilated," language he had not used so explicitly since October 2005 when he promised to wipe Israel "off the map" and urged Muslims to "envision a world without the United States." This week, his regime authorized a new series of Iranian war games. He ordered the digging of 320,000 graves to bury the enemies of Islam. He is calling for the unification of the Islamic world politically and economically, including the creation of a single currency.
What's more, Iranian TV is running a new anti-Semitic documentary film series entitled, "The Secret of Armageddon." Setting the stage for a coming apocalyptic war that will usher in the Islamic Messiah known as the Mahdi or the "Twelfth Imam," the series focuses on a series of Bible prophecies that inform Jewish and Christian End Times theology. While the presentation is grossly distorted, some facts do emerge. Iranian scholar Dr. Ismail Shafe'i Sarustani , for example, tells viewers that the word "Armageddon" is "originally a Hebrew word" and "is a real geographical region, situated south of Haifa," noting that "the place was shelled by Hizbullah during the 33-day [July 2006] war." Iranian historian Mohammad-Taqi Taqipour notes that "these [Evangelical Christians], along with the Jews, believe that the War of the End of Days will take place in the desert of Megiddo, in Palestine. They believe that Jesus will return, and that then there will be a millennium of happiness."
He further states
Top Israeli intelligence officials, meanwhile, increasingly believe that time is running out. They believe that Iran could have nuclear weapons within a year and one former Mossad chief is urging his country's leadership to launch a massive series of air strikes against Iranian nuclear and other military facilities before it is too late. Israel's Air Force just conducted a test run of such a bombing mission.
I find it interesting that two very diverse experts are bringing up an issue that could have global repercussions.
What is the biblical prospective in this whole thing?
There are Old Testament Prophecies about the war of Gog and Magog (Persia / Iran and Russia) attacking Israel. In this war God intervenes miraculously and protects Israel and destroys the armies of Gog and Magog.
It is an interesting topic to study out.
