In the ancient times, the Lord revealed a blessing and a curse concerning Israel: a blessing upon those that supported the Jewish nation and a curse upon those that opposed it. Throughout history, we've seen the curses manifest against those that threatened Israel; the curses that came upon ancient Egypt during the time of Moses when Pharaoh refused to release the Hebrews from slavery and the curse that the Lord inflicted upon Babylonian King Belshazzar for mistreating the Jews who were in captivity in his nation while mocking the true God of the universe by worshiping false pagan gods. (Daniel 5)
The Lord stripped Belshazzar of his power and he was subsequently slain by Darius the Mede who overthrew Babylon in the Fifth Century B.C. Three centuries prior to Belshazzar's fall, Assyrian King Sennacherib threatened to invade Israel with a massive army when the Lord rose up against the Assyrians and destroyed them. (Isaiah 37) Sennacherib was a violent and arrogant king who believed that no kingdom on earth could stand up to his imposing army. But when he threatened Judah, Israel's southern kingdom, King Hezekiah prayed to the Lord for protection and deliverance, and the Lord didn't disappoint. The Assyrians suffered heavy casualties--185,000 men who died suddenly and swiftly while they were poised to invade the city of Jerusalem.
Like the ancient Assyrians and their wicked King Sennacherib, modern Iran and its wicked President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has threatened to destroy Israel and take control over Jerusalem. Like Sennacherib, Ahmadinejad believes that he will succeed in destroying the Jewish nation and that no nation on earth can prevent him from annihilating Israel. While Sennacherib believed that his success came from the Assyrian gods that he believed were superior to the God of Israel, Ahmadinejad believes that Islam's god Allah will provide him with the victory over the God of Israel.
Like Sennacherib in the Eighth Century B.C., Ahmadinejad is badly mistaken and he's in for a surprise. Not only will Iran be prevented from attacking Israel, the modern Persian nation will be defeated by the United States. How do we know this? The ancient Hebrew prophet Daniel received this revelation directly from God 2,600 years ago via the arch-angel Gabriel who revealed the distant future to the Jewish prophet. (Daniel 8) Gabriel, who stands in God's presence, revealed that the Persian nation would threaten Israel and the entire world in the last days until God raised up a powerful western nation (United States) that would confront and destroy the modern Persian nation. (Iran)
But there's a caveat to America's impending triumph over Iran; the United States will then fall from her status as the world's leading superpower. (Daniel 8:8) What will cause America's downfall? The same curse that God announced to Abraham concerning those that maligned and endangered the Jewish nation. The Obama Administration has been the most hostile and reckless administration towards Israel since she became a sovereign world nation once again in 1948. Not only has the Obama Administration leaked top secret information concerning Israel's planned attack on Iran, it has arrogantly demanded that the Jewish nation stop building settlements in its own city of Jerusalem and return to its pre-1967 borders.
The land of Israel was given to the Jews by God and to no one else. Whoever threatens Israel either overtly or covertly comes under God's curse. And President Barack Obama has brought a curse down upon himself and the United States for his hostile attitude and actions toward Israel. Certainly, the U.S. will solve the Iranian problem by destroying Iran's nuclear weapons. When the Lord speaks, his will can't be thwarted by angels, men or powerful nations with weapons of mass destruction.
And when angels, men or powerful nations and their wicked leaders rise up against Israel, they will be struck down by God in their tracks. You can take that to the bank.
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