WEEKLY Arrows from Zion 11/18/2015

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Couldn't help but notice the hurt feelings that many of my Israeli Messianic friends were expressing on Facebook after the outpouring of sympathy for the terrorist attack in Paris. 

It's true.  The world does not respond to Israel with the compassion or show of support the way it responds to attacks elsewhere.  It is like Israel does not count, and I fully understand why that hurts.

What is most amazing to me that we do not understand that the positions that we have taken holding Israel's feet to the fire all these years are exactly what has brought terrorist attacks down on our heads.  As much as I love the USA, I have known since 1993 that our willingness to turn a blind eye to Islamist aggression against Israel was going to bring the Islamist aggression to us too. As we have judged, so it is measured out to us.

Never forget that the real war Islam is fighting is its demonic war against God and that Israel is the epicenter of that war because of God's dedication to restoring Israel to its full inheritance in Messiah Yeshua.  Don't stop praying for the peace of Jerusalem.

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First off this week is a short video from Asher Intrater of Revive Israel on the terrible Paris terror attack.

In this short video Asher shares their grief and anger over the attacks that occurred in Paris a few days ago. 

Two points he brings out: The French response has been to bomb a site of ISIS in northern Iraq and that might be missing the point, since the problem is southern Paris where there are thousands of people who are actually for the attacks that happened in Paris.  It takes a change of consciousness.  In fact, to call these people terrorists is almost outdated!  They are jihadists. This is a war of conquest of western nations. 

Also, it is not that the attackers are deranged - they are brainwashed, but not deranged. This event involved dozens of people in strategy, logistics, communications, in cars, in weapons. This was a sophisticated event by people who were brainwashed by jihad but not mentally ill and we need to deal with what is the root of the problem.  Watch here

Also from Revive Israel inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary
Dan Juster writes on Battling the Spirit of the Antichrist

Ron Cantor gives an update on the Coffee House vision of Tiferet Yeshua congregation in Tel Aviv

A report on the Aglow Intl Conf by Revive Team member Holly Wallace
A prayer request to keep up prayers for Eddie Santoro who pastors the Jerusalem Ahavat Yeshua congregation

From KehilaNews.com which is introduced in this 1-minute video  is an article from Miriam Abramov who shares some initial reflections on the terrorist attacks in Paris that occurred on Friday night, November 13, 2015.  Je Suis Maamin, I am a Believer in Yeshua

From Maoz Ministries the last weekly report that came out before the Paris attack on Friday, as Israel continues to weather the ongoing terror attacks on the streets by individuals throughout Israel.  They write, "We are so grateful for your prayers for Israel's safety!  It has been a month-and-a-half since the terror acts began and while some attacks have been "successful," many more have been thwarted by our security forces and by citizens who simply paid attention to suspicious activity.  Please continue to PRAY for the Lord to watch over His people and keep them secure.

". . . . During this time when so many are criticizing Israel and spewing hate on the Jewish people, your support for us is not something we take for granted.  It really takes a heart of God to love imperfect people and imperfect nations, and understand what the Scripture means when it states that God's calling is irrevocable. Thank you for having the heart of God for Israel!"

Maoz also asks for prayer over a new children's music CD in production, several new video projects for their Hebrew outreach website; two conferences they are presenting for the Israeli Messianic leadership and for reaching the next generation.  You can access more specifics on these prayer requests inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Evan Levine of the HaTikva Project reflects on the many good opportunities the ministry has experienced over the past year including the opening of the 2-year vision for a Dental Clinic that is openly Messianic-owned and operated.  Although Evan has been experiencing some mysterious health issues, over all their family is moving head.  Evan notes a couple of recent recipients of the HaTikva financial assistance: A Messianic kindergarten in an area of Jerusalem which has been seeing many terror attacks lately needed assistance for hiring more security; and a family in northern Israel that needed help purchasing eyeglasses for multiple members of the family.  We love this ministry because they set themselves not only to do outreach humanitarian assistance to unbelievers, but because they also help the needy among the saints in Israel.  Learn more inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Dov Bikas of the Aviv Ministry to drug addicts and victims of sexual abuse in south Tel Aviv has a wonderful short praise report on one of the women they have been ministering to over the past 11 months.  This is a mighty testimony of God moving in the lives of Israelis.  Read it inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

The Beit Hallel Congregation in Ashdod is chasing a dream!  One of the best kind of dreams - a vision from God to own their own congregational building.  They are 90% there on raising the funds for the building acquisition.  Read the details and see the photos inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Israel Pochtar is like a 'house afire' to reach his people in their region and you can read the ways they will be able to expand their already energetic outreach to the community.

If you have a heart for the Pro-Life movement, you should know that Israeli ministries do too!  This week we have a beautiful Pro-Life testimony/music video combination that was produced at the Jerusalem Yuval Messianic Worship Center for Music and the Arts by IIrit Ifert.  This is a very touching video - have a tissue handy.

Ron Cantor of Messiah's Mandate shares part 2 of his video on the amazing timing of God in the discovery of the Dead Sea Scolls:  The Amazing Story BEHIND the Dead Sea Scrolls Find!  Here is part 1 if you missed it.

From our Arab sister Rania Sayegh of the Nazareth House of Prayer & Exploits (HOPE) is a report on the prophetic conference they held in September with "113 Arab women from all over the land of Israel. 24 international leaders from different nations, 1 from Canada, 8 from USA, 1 from Switzerland, 12 from Norway who sacrificially had come to be with us to serve as ministry team, to minister in prayer, encouragement for our women and be support in prayer during the conference."  Among those who ministered are Julie and Walt Meyer led worship and Maurice Sklar.  Read more inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Leon Mazin who leads the Shavei Tzion (Return to Zion) congregation in Haifa, writes about their Haifa Theological Institute: "At present we are in need of spiritual sowers. Soon we will need spiritual reapers as well. In addition to being spiritually anointed, sowers and reapers must be well educated theologically, with experience in applying their knowledge in ministry. They must be able to touch the hearts of everyone, combining the message of the Gospel with knowledge of the law and traditions.

"In order to equip such ministers, as well as to study complex issues of Judaism and Christianity, the Haifa Theological Institute was founded in Haifa, Israel, in 2009. The institute offers balanced teaching, centered on Yeshua the Messiah of Israel and emphasizing the role of Israel in God's plan of redemption."  Read more about this ministry training inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary or online here

Just as we are wrapping up this digest of the Weekly Summary & Arrows from Zion, we received the timely perspective from Martin Sarvis in Jerusalem: THE TERROR IN PARIS . AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS FOR ISRAEL.  In it Sarvis touches on God's purposes for calling French Jews to return to their ancient homeland, as well as the hideous accusations from some high level European government leaders suggesting "a relationship between such attacks and the plight of Palestinians at the hands of Israel."

Sarvis also touches on the EU guidelines for labeling products made in "Israeli settlements"- PLUS how to specifically pray over these things.  Read it inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary

Urgent HEALING Needs: Life and Death is in the power of the tongue

Please see inside the attached DOCX Weekly Summary to keep in prayer the Israeli ministry leaders and believers with urgent health needs including the fight for their very lives: 

Evan Levine, Marike Veldman, Eddie Santoro,  Michael E and unnamed Israel-related ministers, Jacob Damkani, Rachel Slater, Judy, wife of pastor Yaakov K, Moshe Morrison, Ruth Nessim, an unnamed forefather of Messianic Judaism, Shelly wife of pastor Eitan, Claude Ezagouri, Patti, wife of Dan Juster, Baruch and Karen Maayan.  Pray for Ghazi, the son of an Arab pastor, who is suffering from Leukemia.

Praying the Headlines

This is bottom line: There is no stopping the bleeding as long as we cling to our denial of the facts.

In order to handle terror, France must end its denial by Eldad Beck for Ynetnews.com

Op-ed: As long as Europe fails to understand that there should be no distinction between the 'legitimate terror' striking Israel and the 'barbaric terror' striking Europe, it will fail to find the appropriate way to deal with this horrible phenomenon.

A New and Different Europe by Shira Sorko-Ram of Maoz Ministries

All of us want to respond with compassion to the plight of refugees, but the reality is Europe is financing its own Islamization.

Barry & Batya Segal Jerusalem JNN  -  Jerusalem News Network jnnnews.com
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My Comment on the Current Syrian Refugee Controversy

On the Accusations that American Christians and Conservatives Lack Compassion Toward the Refugees
by Donna Diorio

There is a saying about not suffering fools gladly. I think we better have the wherewithal to be that person now as so many are coming out to shame the conservatives balking at just openly receiving the Syrian refugees no questions asked.

It does not make you a "hater" and it does not mean that you have assumed that all the Syrians are terrorists. That is just a plain stupid accusation. (I could have said uninformed, but these people want to play rough so here is rough push back.)

I expect the President's people, his lap dog media and political acolytes to make these kinds of false accusations against conservative Americans to push us along to what they want to do. What I didn't expect was for so many young believers to line up and make those accusations which is nothing but a lie from the pit of hell.

And the president's people? Well, many of them are appalled at the suggestion that we just open-ended let these people in too. My God! Europe is so overrun with radical Islam right now, it will take a miracle from God to pull them out. Americans know we are infiltrated to a high saturation - especially since the Obama administration. Only fools would allow these refugees in without adequate screening and Obama's homeland security heads and leaders have been stepping forward to say we do not have the capacity to do that despite what he said.

There have been unfair comparisons leveled to like the WWII turning away of the USS St Louis. Such comparisons are meant to bring you into self doubt about your level of compassion. The Syrian refugees are not a ship full of peaceful Jews harboring no deadly ideologists among them! We have to vet the Syrians because of Syria being such a hotbed of terrorists. The Islamic terrorists always hide in plain sight among the people, and the people - whether out of fear or similar belief - do not betray them.

Compassion is a must, but compassion without wisdom is suicide when it comes to giving our full trust without verification to those escaping the conflicts in Syria. And it has already been documented that these are not just families fleeing Syria for safety sake but the mass exodus of Muslims throughout the Middle East into currently flooding Europe.

One British newspaper reporter just purchased a Syrian passport in Turkey for $2000 in less than a week just to show how quick and easy it was to get the paperwork western nations want to see.

The time lapse map below shows the flow of asylum seekers to European countries . Each moving point on the map represents 25 people.

Americans are already reeling from the purposely out of control flood of immigrates coming up from our southern borders and this was already a major issue in the campaign for the next president.

The Syrian refugees are not going to be allowed in the United States with no questions and it doesn't matter what ideologues - Christian/Messianic or Leftists - have to say about it.

Stand strong American Conservative Believers and Messianics. Sometimes people who act as if they are more like Jesus than you are, well, they are just full of self-righteousness, not actual spiritual wisdom.

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