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The prophet Obadiah also prophesied about the nations which came to take Jerusalem
away from Israel and he warned them of the judgement of G–d which is soon to come. "On the day
that you stood aloof, on the day that strangers carried away his wealth, and foreigners entered his
gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, you were like one of them. ... For the day of the Lord is near
upon all the nations. As you have done, it shall be done to you; your reward shall return upon your
own head. For as you have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the nations drink continually;
indeed, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not
been. But upon Mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Ja-
cob shall possess their own possessions." (Obadiah 11,15-17)

We are living in the greatest time in the history of Israel and all mankind. Everyone is
called on to come and see what G–d is doing for Israel in these great days -- the last days as the
prophets called them. All the end-time prophecies of comfort are daily being fulfilled in Israel.
G–d is determined to fulfil His end-time plans with Israel and as time becomes shorter and shorter
and the accomplishment of G–d's plans come to a climax, the enemies of G–d and Israel will try
even harder to take Jerusalem, the Temple Mount and the land away from Israel. They will try to
do it through manipulated, false covenants, diplomatic ways, false "peace" negotiations with Israel
and even through war -- the Gog and Magog war as the prophet Ezekiel called it. The Temple
Mount and Land of Israel Faithful Movement will not fear any of them. We shall fear our One be-
loved, eternal G–d only, the G–d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. We were, are and ever will be
faithful to the G–d of Israel and the creator of the Universe alone. We shall continue to trust in His
promises to redeem, protect and control the destiny of Israel, Jerusalem, the Temple Mount and the
land which G–d gave to Israel forever. The prophecies of Isaiah are being fulfilled daily in
Jerusalem and the Promised Land and we see for ourselves what G–d is saying to Jerusalem, His
holy mountain, and to His people, Israel, and our hearts are filled with joy and optimism:

"Awake, awake; put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusa-
lem, the holy city; from now on there shall no more come to you the uncircumcised and
the unclean. Shake yourself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem; loose your
self from the bands of your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. For thus says the Lord, You
have sold yourselves for nothing; and you shall be redeemed without money. ... How
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces
peace; who brings good news of good, who announces salvation; who says to Zion, Your
God reigns! The voice of your watchmen is heard; together shall they sing; for they shall
see eye to eye, when the Lord returns to Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, you ru-
ins of Jerusalem; for the Lord has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem. The
Lord has made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the
earth shall see the salvation of our God." (Isaiah 52:1-3,7-10)

"Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all you who love her; rejoice for joy with
her, all you who mourn for her; That you may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of
her consolations; that you may drink deeply, and be delighted with the abundance of her
glory. For thus says the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory
of the nations like a flowing stream; then shall you suck, you shall be carried upon her
sides, and be dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforts, so will I com-
fort you; and you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. And when you see this, your heart

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