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UPDATE 22 October 2023: Warfare is in progress across the Middle East, from Tehran to Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and of course in Israel where three fronts are active: the Southern Command, the Northern Command and the Homefront Command (Judea and Samaria). Bulleted highlights follow:
- The headquarters of the IRGC was attacked early Sunday. The source of the attack remain obscure for the moment, but videos have appeared indicating a series of explosions occurring in sequence. Possible drone attacks.
- The IAF blitzed many airports across Syria west of the Euphrates River knocking them out from receiving airlifted war materiel from Iran. Damascus and Aleppo international Airports were severely struck once again.
- Intense combat occurred across the Lebanese border between Hezbollah and Palestinian militias positions against the positions of the IDF.
- US Coalition bases across Iraq and Syria came under multiple drone and rocket attacks on Sunday. US forces around the Persian Gulf and Red Sea are in an increased DEFCON. A significant reinforcement of US air, sea and land forces occurring across the region.
- The IDF is engaged in Gaza, Lebanon and the Golan as well as in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley. An aerial attack occurred early Sunday against the Al-Ansar mosque and its underground tunnel system in Jenin that was serving as a HAMAS and PIJ command center. This interdiction prevented an imminent attack against Israeli civilians. Israeli security forces seizing large quantities of weapons, ammo, explosives. The number of terrorists that have been arrested throughout the region is nearing 1,000.
- All of this occurring as dozens of rockets fired from Gaza and Lebanon continue to be engaged by the IDF Iron Dome air defense systems. The IDF increased attacks on Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon. The IDF ground operation in Gaza remains imminent, and will likely result in all-out warfare in all of the above areas.
20 October 2023: At the urging of the Holy Spirit and in anticipation of IDF ground operations commencing inside Gaza within hours, all due attention was drawing early this morning to the prophecy of Amos, the humble sheep breeder of ancient Tekoa, who was given this prophecy circa 762 B.C. as an amplification to the Psalm 83 prophecy of Asaph circa 1000 B.C., or about 240 years prior.
The details provided in the first two chapters of the Book of Amos are extraordinary and serve us as guide to the events which lie in the coming days. No part of this prophecy is "minor" in the literal interpretive view of Eschatology Today. In this prophecy Amos literally orates the word of God as he heard it. The prophecy in Amos 1 begins with "The Lord roars from Zion, and utters His voice from Jerusalem; the pasture of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withers." We're all aware of Elijah's confrontation with the 850 pagan false prophets on Mount Carmel. Carmel is a very fertile region which extends from the Bay of Acre along the ridge of the Valley of Jezreel to a height of 1,700 feet above sea level and just south of Haifa. This sentence informs clearly about the damage that will occur as a result of this war, but the prophecy goes well beyond this.
Amos 1:3 then turns to Damascus, Syria which is responsible for threshing the region of Gilead with sharp-pointed implements of iron. Rockets in other words. The next, verse 4, concerns the destruction of Damascus fire that is sent down upon it. The clearly reiterates Isaiah 17:1. Therefore, Amos' prophecy involves both Psalm 83 and Isaiah 17. The next, verse 5, speaks to the end of the government of Syria as we know it today, and reiterating Isaiah 17:3.
In the same breath Amos then turns to Gaza, and this is an amplification of Isaiah 11:14. Why Gaza? "Because they took captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom." This verse looks as it came out of the newspaper and TV broadcasts from Israel in the past two weeks and continuing through today. Edom stands for the descendants of Esau and we all know the story about Esau. And again, in the next breath Amos turns to Tyre, Lebanon which also receives fire from above. And Amos then continues on to Teman, which is in present day western Jordan and known today as Basira. And once again here is a direct reference to Isaiah 11:14. At Amos 1:13 the attention turns to Ammon (Amman, Jordan) due to a animalistic action which we know also occurred in HAMAS invasion of Israeli kibbutzim on October 7th.
Amos 2 reiterates that which is also found in Isaiah 17 and the waning of the glory of Jacob. The text here is self-explanatory as all who read it can see for themselves.
When the ground war commences in Gaza these prophecies will fulfill as a flood. Until then, we watch patiently. Updates upon their occurrence.
So much of what is written by the prophets have been taught to people as fulfilled or not relevant to the church so it is rarely taught. Also God's word is often mis-used. It doesn't surprise me but most end time events are just now being understood in a brighter light.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the time and effort you put towards the study of scripture and use the gift God has given you. It blesses us all.
Only God's word offers light and hope for our path.
May God richly bless you!
Jmoll,
DeleteThe overwhelming majority of this came as a continuous stream of conscious Spirit-inspired words. Awakened at 3 AM and "told" to write it down. Pity those who taught erroneously for so many years.
The Spirit is moving powerfully, and my thoughts now have been turned to the archangel Michael.
Oh happy day! Pleased in the extreme to note that Joel Rosenberg has written about Psalm 83 as a last days prophecy in active fulfillment; that its writer (Asaph) was inspired to write Psalm 83 by the Holy Spirit.
ReplyDeleteWe do need to pray for those in Gaza, and all of Israel's enemies to receive the truth about Jesus Christ before it is too late!
Read this:
DeleteGaza, Psalm 83 End Times Prophecy
When you mentioned Joel Rosenberg for a very brief moment I thought you said Joel Richardson. I literally spit out the coffee I was drinking and then I read more carefully LOL
ReplyDeleteThat may seem funny but then it occurred to me that people read prophecy the same way which is NOT funny. I'm glad Joel Rosenberg wrote about it because people are STILL denying psalm 83 as a future prophecy.
Jon,
DeleteThe Holy Spirit speaks Truth. Joel Rosenberg has heard Him. I've been waiting for this for about a decade, it was worth the wait. I'll be add Joel's website to the links section shortly.
Don't look now, but the prophesies of Ezekiel 36/37 have been and are now in literal mode of fulfillment, just as declared through the prophet Isaiah.
ReplyDeleteFor third consecutive day American troops have been attacked in Syria and Iraq by IRGC-QF militias. The 20 October attacks targeted the US at Baghdad Int'l Airport and at another air base in Iraq.
ReplyDeleteOn Oct. 17 I posted this in SITREP C8-23 comments. Nothing has changed, not one iota.
ReplyDelete"OpEd: The Biden Administration, despite it's pronouncements of support for Israel, is actively interfering (once again) in the IDFs prosecution of the war against HAMAS in Gaza, just as was done in the 2006 war against Hezbollah in Lebanon."
However, the sovereign will of God is not subject or affected in any way by any government of men, especially the extremely corrupt government of the American Biden Administration.
The prophetic verses of Psalm 83, Amos 1-2, Isaiah 11 and 17 and Ezekiel 28:24-26 will be fulfilled at the Lord's appointed time.
It goes without saying that the Biden Administration's abject failure at the open southern border has allowed a great number of sleeper cell terrorists into all areas of the USA. No matter where you live keep your head on a swivel, see something, say something.
ReplyDeleteThe IDF full force ground operation into northern Gaza is on hold for two primary reasons:
ReplyDelete1.) To allow for the significant reinforcement of American sea, air and land forces in the Middle East. These forces, including the Eisenhower CSG, will operate jointly with the IDF in countering and supressing expected Iranian intervention in the Gulf, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Red Sea.
2.) To allow extra time for negotiation efforts on the 212 hostages held by HAMAS as well as for US and EU nationals to urgently depart Lebanon.
Both of these are also in Israel's national and strategic interests.
However, all due emphasis must be placed on the fact that the delay of the Gaza ground Ops is very temporary. The point will come in the next 24-36 hours that the IDF high command will say "we must go now."
DeleteI'm sorry but the bumbling idiots who run our country are more likely building up our forces in the Med. to keep Israel from achieving their goal also of security.
ReplyDeleteJmoll,
DeleteFor sure the 6th FLT, but also for the EUCOM and the PACOM AORs. The USS Vinson CSG deployed with zero public notice and will transit through 7TH FLT and likely onward to 5TH FLT and CENTCOM. Three CSGs and ARGs will soon be in position to suppress the IRGC across the board.
The US has explicitly warned Iran that with their direct and/or proxy intervention they will loose territory, economic assets and their nuclear program.
It's good to hear Sean,
DeleteThanks for the encouragement.
I'm tentatively linking the US deployments to Jeremiah 49:34-39. The US and allied military forces could be the "sword" that the Lord brings against them.
DeleteIDF armored forces ( Merkava tanks and Namer APCs) are being reported on live Israeli TV to be moving towards the Gaza border at this time.
ReplyDeleteI’ve a question for you. Could you shed some light on the contradiction between support for Israel and the biden administration actually being administered by Obama who is a Muslim brotherhood man. Will this administration allow the Israelis to defend themselves or will the Israelis go it alone? I know Obama couldn’t care less about Israel and would like to see them erased from the map. Kinda wondering if you have any thoughts about this.
ReplyDeleteZoe
Zoe,
DeleteThis was addressed in detail back in 2015.
See: Global SITREP A10-15: America Under Duress
Nothing has changed. Israel must do what Israel must do.
Sean, I just re-read your 2015 Obama post. Wow, you're right, nothing has changed--only gotten worse! For those who were raised with a love for our country, despite its many flaws, it is heartbreaking to see this collapse: moral, govermental, educational, military, et al. We aren't really surprised, b/c of Bible prophecy, but painful to watch. Like Zoe, I have wondered at the "immediate" dispatch of US assets in defense of Israel, knowing Obama's attitude. Now I wonder why our forces do not appear to be intercepting the incoming drones and missiles, nor retaliating? Good grief, surely we have the capacity to do so??
DeleteLast week the US Navy shot down over the Red Sea several missiles and drones launched from Houthi-run Yemen at Israel. They're an Iranian proxy.
DeleteYes, of course. But the images coming out of the attacks on US bases in Syria, look like Gaza. That's what I was referring to--sorry if I didn't make that clear. Glad we are defending Israel, but it "appears" we aren't defending ourselves in Syria? Maybe more is going on than meets the eye.
DeleteIndeed there is. Iran will be held accountable. Thousands of our troops have deployment orders.
DeleteIsaiah wrote: "...they (Ephraim and Judah) shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines toward the west..."
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly what will take place.
And this cannot be repeated enough...
ReplyDeleteFrom this point forward exercise a high level of caution when consuming (viewing, reading) Corporate Media news reports - and this includes FoxNews.
Rely instead on God-breathed prophecy regarding Israel's defense and the fate of enemies who come against Israel.
In a nutshell, we're well along what years ago was termed by Eschatology Today as The Prophetic Road to Revelation.
Two rockets fired from Syria at Israel today. Israeli Golan was the target.
ReplyDeleteIsrael returned disproportionate fire upon the rockets launch site in Syria.
Eschatology Today has warned repeatedly and well in advance about IRGC-QF and proxies attacking US and Coalition bases in Iraq and Syria. As of today there have been at least 13 such attacks.
ReplyDeleteCrickets.
Actually, our troops have been attacked by IRGC-QF more than 75 times in the past two years.
DeleteAnd Biden has done what about this?
Nothing!
Folks,
ReplyDeleteAs Sean has continued to be on the lookout and pointing towards signs of his imminent return, are you just read this blog and cheering inside (like I also am)? Or are you also motivated by the Holy Spirit to share the news, spread the gospel and make sure that your flock is ready to fly? Time is running out, PTL, but we should be desperate to share the life saving news about our Lord and Savior. The end is very near. Thank you Sean for your steadfast perseverance over the MANY years. Thank you for being faithful to the Word of God and serving as a watchman lookout. Looking forward to meeting you and praising our savior together.
Russ
Russ,
DeleteAmen and PTL!
There will not be a better opportunity to witness inerrant accuracy of the Lord's prophetic narrative which is occurring as we speak. In March 2022 Global SITREP B6-22: Israel At War was published. The events we see right now are concluding that message.
ReplyDeleteAll of the Bible prophecy noted here on ET is fulfilled sequentially and yet concurrently. If you want to know what will happen next, read it! The flood isn't a future event, it's here, now! What happen in the past as prologue with Noah and that flood? Our Harpazo "ark" will be boarded; the latter rain is occurring as we speak.
BTW... A short while ago, following mortar fire from Syria upon Israel's Golan and IDF return artillery fire into Syria, the IAF attacked the Syrian Army in Syria directly.
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and the UAE have just been reinforced with US military power. Australia has also increased its forces as well, as have the UK, France and other Coalition allies.
ReplyDeleteJeremiah 49.
Iran has been warned in advance.
Israeli MK Amichai Eliyahu said today "the rules of the game have changed."
ReplyDeleteWhat that means is Israel is fighting a war for national survival in the North, in Judea and Samaria and in Gaza. Israel is now actively setting the conditions which WILL RESULT in the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38:11.
I know - that you know - what that means!
I've been reminded again this morning of a specific verse in the interpretation that the angel Gabriel gave to Daniel regard the vision he received. That verse is Daniel 7:7 which has been noted here multiple times before.
ReplyDeleteThe "10 horns" are the "10 toes" and symbolize the western alliance. NATO. And prior to the rise of the 11th horn, antichrist, the 10 are at war. This is pre-70th week of years. This is our very, very near future and we're seeing the Western forces moving into positions now.
I'm also informed that the IDF is holding off on the invasion of Gaza until Gaza City and its adjacent towns are flattened into rubble. In this way Israel will save the lives of many IDF soldiers.
I've been reminded again this morning of a specific verse in the interpretation that the angel Gabriel gave to Daniel regard the vision he received. That verse is Daniel 7:7 which has been noted here multiple times before.
ReplyDeleteThe "10 horns" are the "10 toes" and symbolize the western alliance. NATO. And prior to the rise of the 11th horn, antichrist, the 10 are at war. This is pre-70th week of years. This is our very, very near future and we're seeing the Western forces moving into positions now.
I'm also informed that the IDF is holding off on the invasion of Gaza until Gaza City and its adjacent towns are flattened into rubble. In this way Israel will save the lives of many IDF soldiers.
This provides the US time to activate newly arrived AD systems across the CENTCOM AOR.
DeleteSean.
DeleteThat sent shivers up n down my spine!!!
Thank you brother!
Ken B
The IAF has struck Aleppo International Airport for the 4th time this morning to keep it non-opperational.
ReplyDeleteRegarding Amos 1:1 in the original opening of this SITREP.
ReplyDeleteCarmel was the recipient of a "fire for effect" ranging rocket today that came from Hezbollah in Lebanon.
When Hezbollah Joins the War in Full
ReplyDeleteAnd then the prophetic reality
DeleteJoshua 13:1-7
If it wasn't for God's word, Israel's future doesn't look good after reading that article.
DeleteThanks for providing the scriptures for us to hold on to and bring before God in prayer.
This is our hope.
Jmoll,
ReplyDeleteIt's my way of illustrating the thinking of that part of Judaism which is still under Deuteronomy 29:4 and that stated by the Holy Spirit through the ancient prophets of Israel.
Roman's 11 stands on the threshold of literal fulfillment, as Ezekiel 39:29 also attests in the past tense circa Gog of Magog destruction on the mountains of Israel.
No doubts... Islamist Turkiyeh is an enemy of Israel, and Erdogan is a jihadi terrorist masquerading as a statesman.
ReplyDeleteContinuous cross-border firefights between the IDF and Hezbollah.
ReplyDeleteBehind the scenes the "internationalization" of this war, and more importantly it's aftermath, is now being openly discussed.
ReplyDeleteNowhere is this emergent reality noted more prominently than in the prophesies regarding the future of the Temple Mount.
PM Netanyahu just confirmed to Israel in a national address that the ground operation will occur; HAMAS will cease to exist.
ReplyDeleteIt's not inconceivable that an enemy rocket would be misdirected and/or Divinely directed to destroy the islamic dome on Temple Mount during this rocket war. Just something that has occurred to me.
ReplyDeleteAt this time there is massive IDF activity in northern Gaza at Beit Lahiya. A tremendous offensive battle is in progress.
ReplyDeleteIsrael has made public intelligence that 500 HAMAS terrorists departed Gaza via the Rafa crossing (Egypt) in order to go to Iran for training by the IRGC Quds Force. The head of the IRGC-QF (Al-Qa'ani) attended and greeted the HAMAS terrorists.
ReplyDeleteEgyptian president El-Sisi must answer as to how Egyptian intelligence allowed the HAMAS terrorist's departure and return through Egypt went unimpeded.
Two observations as Israel enters the 19th day of war started by HAMAS at the behest of the 12er Iranian regime.
ReplyDelete1.) There has not be any mention of the God of Israel during this war. Many Israeli's pray silently, especially at the Western Wall below Temple Mount, but on a national level and in official statements, there is no mention of YHWH.
2.) Israel is extremely reliant on its foreign allies, mostly in the West. It has received a steady parade of foreign heads of state and functionaries of those states. Perhaps this is why #1 is so true because Israel today is so reliant on foreign nations in lieu of the God of Israel, Isaac and Jacob.
A dangerous situation for Israel as we know from Bible prophecy.
The psalmist prophet Asaph identified this war specifically as a religious war.
DeleteIsrael identifies this as a war of aggression, of an attempt at their annihilation as a Jewish state.
What is Israel without the God of Israel?
They would be nothing more than a secular nation, however, God is faithful to keep His promises.
DeleteYes He is, and we have that via the Spirit-led word of Ezekiel 39:29; Paul in Romans 11 as well as the word of Father to Son to John on Patmos in Revelation about the 144,000.
ReplyDeletePM Netanyahu in his address to Israel today:
ReplyDelete"We eliminated thousands of terrorists, and that's only the beginning. We are preparing for a ground incursion. I will not specify how and how much, and what the considerations, most of which are not known to the public at all, are. When we enter Gaza, we will take the full price from the Hamas-ISIS murders.
In sum, the ground invasion of Gaza is a go.
A squadron of IDF armor (Merkava MBTs and Namer IFVs) entered northern Gaza overnight. IDF D9 combat bulldozers led the columns clearing routes through sand berms and fencing. The armor then engaged many targets, Kornet ATGM firing positions on the top of the list.All were destroyed. This was a battlefield shaping operation that sets the conditions for the entry of whole IDF battalions into Gaza in short order. The IAF also destroyed another 250 targets during the night while naval forces took out shore targets.
ReplyDeleteThis morning the IAF successfully destroyed with extreme precision a HAMAS Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) launch site that was deliberately located between a mosque and a pre-school (human shielding).
ReplyDeleteAccording to a resident of Gaza there are HAMAS terrorists manning a roadblock on the Salah al Din highway preventing anyone from evacuating to the south and shoot at anyone who approaches too close to the roadblock. Human shields.
DeleteIt's not the American government per se that is trying to ham string Israel's prosecution of its just war against the animals of HAMAS, it is the globalist "deep state" within the highest levels of the government doing it.
ReplyDeleteThe hand of God was truly involved in the election of Mike Johnson (R-LA) as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Mike is our brother-in-Christ, he is a Christian Zionist; his first act following election was to lead a prayer in Congress; his second act was to lead passage of a massive funding bill in support (blessing) of Israel at war.
I was going to ask you about this yesterday but it wouldn't post, Is it true that the majority of Americans actually support Israel, and it is only the Biden administration that does not, and that they are acting against the American people? When in reality, most Americans actually support Israel?
DeleteIt's true and by a wide margin.
DeleteSean, while revisiting Amos 2 this morning, I was reminded of a prayer I have often prayed for my "prodigal" (I say prodigal because only God knows if he ever truly believed) son: that God would cut off his fruit above and the roots below (Amos 2:9). Whole new thought today however regarding the roots: tunnels . . . . What we can know is that God Almighty is the Guardian of Israel, and though she has set herself up for judgment, due to rebellion and unbelief, in the end God saves His Remnant and the victory will be apparent to the whole world/universe. Selah.
ReplyDeletePersonally Our government shouldn’t be trusted by Israel. Obama is Muslim brotherhood sympathetic and would destroy or set them up to be destroyed. Congress can request money be sent, but Obama/biden can refuse to send it. Praise God he doesn’t need America to accomplish his judgements upon his enemies.
ReplyDeleteZoe
The USAF launched two precision self-defense strikes against the IRGC-QF in Syria in response to a series of largely unsuccessful IRGC and proxy attacks against US forces in Iraq and Syria.
ReplyDeleteEgypt reports that a terrorist drone struck a hospital in Taba, Egypt injuring serveral people. A second attack occurred at Nuweiba. Egypt will respond at the time and place of its choosing.
The IDF conducted another land armor and air strike in central Gaza overnight destroying multiple HAMAS facilities, personnel and senior commanders. The IDF had no casualties.
IDF says the attacks that occurred in Egypt originated from the south, Red Sea.
DeleteHouthi Yemen responsible for Egypt attacks.
DeleteOne aspect of this war is not directly addressed in prophecy - the duration of the war.
ReplyDeleteBy all accounts now this war as waged by Israel will be a deliberate, step by step process to eradicate HAMAS. It will be a long war.
IAF strikes in Gaza are now focused on terrorist tunnels with unprecedented ferocity. IDF ground forces are executing greatly expanded operations inside Gaza tonight. Naval forces are supporting the ground forces.
ReplyDeleteAll eyes on Lebanese Hezbollah and IRGC-QF militias in Syria.
DeleteAmos 1:7, So I will send fire upon the walls of Gaza, to consume its citadels.
DeleteAmos 2:9, And it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.
Did Abram negotiate with Chedorlaomer when he seized Lot, and many people and all their possessions?
ReplyDeleteNo, Abram gathered his fighting men and assaulted Chedorlaomer through Dan and all the way to Damascus in order the liberate Lot, all the captive and their property.
It appears that the IDF is now, albeit vaguely, entering Gaza enmasse to do what Abram did in Genesis 14.
Next SITREP inbound and hot.