Global SITREP A8-25: The Terminal Phase of the War Against the Islamic Republic of Iran

Massive fireball 

UPDATED 16 April 2025: Except for a few corrected typographical errors, this SITREP from seven years ago (30 April-1 May 2018) remains in its original form. Some readers may not have seen this in the archive listing of Eschatology Today posts and SITREP's, so it may serve as both a reminder and new information for all readers. It most certainly is relevant to the present as you will see after reading it.

Global SITREP B3-18: The War Against Iran Escalates: JCPOA Nuclear Deal is Toast

30 April 2018: It was a very bad day for the Islamic Republic of Iran, and if it's any consolation to the Ayatollah, much worse days are yet to come. 

The image above is of the fireball that erupted following a preemptive strike on what had been known as the Syria Arab Army's 47th Brigade base located 7 miles south of Hama in northwestern Syria. The base, which had been occupied by an IRGC militia of Pakistani Shi'a known as Liya Zaynabiyoun, is adjacent to the village of Ma'arin al-Jabal. The "had been" is due to the size of the first and second order detonations; it is unlikely much remains of this base. 

This base itself has been noted by some as a bunker complex. On the contrary, the three massive above ground structures were perfect for housing and/or assembling fairly large ballistic missiles. The largest of the structures, seen in satellite images captured earlier this year, was well over 400 feet in length and 300 feet in width, two relatively smaller structures measured approximately 300 feet in length and 75 feet in width. Eight ancillary buildings were adjacent to the larger ones and could not have escaped the primary and secondary blasts intact.

Accordingly, use of a bunker buster bomb does not fit the above-ground nature of this facility. However, Israel's version of the US Mk-82 laser guided bomb, known as the MP-500 (Massive Penetrator 500 lbs) could have been the weapon of choice to level this facility and leave a gigantic smoking hole in its place.

The main blast registered as a 2.6 Richter scale event on regional seimosgraphs. According to many reports the blast and dozens of simultaneous secondary ordnance detonations killed or wounded a very large number of the Pakistani Shi'a militiamen who apparently had duty safeguarding two hundred Iranian ballistic missiles destined for delivery to Lebanese Hezbollah. That delivery has obviously been cancelled. Additional strikes are reported to have occurred at bases near Aleppo, but they do not even remotely compare to what happened at Ma'arin al-Jabal at 10:30 PM Sunday night.

Then came Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu's equally massive nuclear bombshell regarding the Iranian nuclear weapons program. To be short and sweet on this issue, this intelligence coup makes preemptive strikes on the Iranian nuclear weapons sites more likely than not. The nonsensical JCPOA that Obama and Kerry masterminded is now just so much burnt toast. We'll find out how burnt it is in about 12 days time.

It also must be noted that the Israeli human intelligence collection operation which secured the hundreds of thousands of documents and digital data is unlike anything any nation has achieved in modern history. A close second intelligence coup might be the Polish engineer during WWII who memorized the Nazi "Enigma" cryptographic machine's impossibly complex inner workings so that allied engineers could reporoduce it in England. However, even the Enigma machine pales in comparison the the details exposed by the Israeli operation.

And as US President Trump prepares to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, Eschatology Today would be completely remiss to not note one important detail revealed by PM Netanyahu. The Iranian warhead design appears to be virtually identical to the primary core that Kim Jong Un was photographed standing next to not too long ago. As has long been maintained here, the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs have been conjoined twins for decades.

UPDATE 1 May 2018: If you've not yet seen the entirety of PM Netanyahu's presentation on the Islamic Republic of Iran's "Project Amad," please make the effort to do so as what I am adding as an update will bring all of his revealed information full-circle and bring full understanding on why Iran has been dead set on the development nuclear weapons.

The Iranian development of nuclear weapons has always been 100% about Shi'a Islamic eschatology. In fact, the name of their effort, which PM Netanyahu revealed as "Project Amad" is actually over-anglicized from the Farsi language and should be "Project Amahd." "Project Amahd" itself is actually Farsi shorthand for its true name, "Project al-Mahdi." Many of you are now likely having a light bulb illuminating in your minds because you are aware that the mythical al-Mahdi is central to much of the Islamic creed. For Shi'a Islami, the al-Mahdi is ground zero for all of their eschatological beliefs.

The focus here will not be on the mythical man who is this Shi'a messianic figure, but what his adherents, known as Hojjatieh and Twelvers, believe. For them the al-Mahdi is the foundation of everything they believe. And what they believe is the utility of nuclear weapons in quickly achieving their end-state objective in hastening the al-Mahdi's reappearance once they possess such weapons. Israel knows this, and the U.S. Government ever since the Clinton Administration has known this. Now we all know this.

A few brief points on what the Shi'a believe and are acting on. The Iranian Shi'a Twelvers, who are 85% of Shi'a Islam, all believe that the Sunni Muslims will make war on the al-Mahdi. So Iran has been at war with Sunni Islam for some time due to this belief. 

The Iranian Shi'a Twelvers also believe - and this explains perfectly why Iran is so invested in the Syrian Civil War - that a great war must occur in Syria until the country is completely destroyed. A similar rationale exists for the country of Iraq. The Shi'a Twelvers, such as former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his clique of Hojjatieh clerics believe that provoking nuclear war with Israel or America will hasten al-Mahdi's reappearance; such chaos is critical to this end. If the Islamic Republic of Iran acquires nuclear weapons, such as the five weapons PM Netanyahu cited, they will use them.

Now you should have full understanding on why the U.S. and Israel, and a precious few other nations, particularly Saudi-led GCC, see the imperative necessity of preempting Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons even if it means launching strikes into Iran.

Russia-Iran Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty

UPDATE 22 April 2025: Eschatology Today believes that the events of the past three days effectively signal that the critical moment of the Jeremiah 49:34-39 prophecy is now at hand. Do not be dismayed if you missed notification of the events, the vast majority of the media deliberately attempted to keep you in the dark. However, that's why I and some other watchmen are here!

Saturday night Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu issued a video recorded speech. Although advance notice was given of the speech the vast majority of Israel's left-wing media outlets declined to air the speech in full. Some even declared it unworthy of the airtime required to present it in full, while others obfuscated the critical point of the speech completely. Nevertheless, the critical point in the speech came when the PM said that while he greatly preferred a joint strike by the US and Israel to neuter the Iranian nuclear program, Israel is prepared to go it alone.

The response to PM Netanyahu from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin came yesterday morning when he officially signed (ratified) the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty (CSTP) between Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. This "covenant" between Russia and Iran is effectively a comprehensive alliance geared toward their military and diplomatic agendas. It is a direct challenge to Israel and the United States intended to forestall joint or unilateral military action against Iran's nuclear program. 

Leaning forward, Eschatology Today assesses that the CSTP will fail its intended purpose but will ultimately result in the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38/39. Put another way in full, the CSTP will fail to preempt the fulfillment of Jeremiah 49:34-39 but will result thereafter in the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38/39. In-between these two fulfillments are the fulfillments of Isaiah 17 and the conclusion of the Psalm 83 war, both currently in a process of fulfillment. 

This, Brothers and Sisters, reveals precisely where we are on The Prophetic Road to Revelation.

Marana'tha!

 

Global SITREP A5-25: Iran, Syria and the Mā'ar Sallôn

The Mā'ar Sallôn (Pricking Brier)

UPDATED 26 February 2025: The current situation was foretold to Israel in the beginning, in the fourth of the five books of the Torah circa 1,400 and 1,440 years Before Christ, or at least 3,450 years ago. 

In Numbers (Bemidbar) 33:50-56 we read where YHWH is speaking to Moses in Moab by the River Jordan, telling him to speak to all Israel about what they must do when they will cross the river into the land YHWH has given them to possess. The salient point here is in verse 55:

"But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall be that those whom you let remain shall be irritants in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land where you dwell."

How utterly prophetic. I mean literally God-breathed, and the conclusion or ultimate fulfillment we find in Ezekiel 28:25

“And there shall no longer be a pricking brier or a painful thorn for the house of Israel from among all who are around them, who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.”

In our immediate future, assuming the Bride of Christ has not been taken up hither in the Harpazo, but certainly for all those unfortunates who find themselves left behind because they did not trust in Jesus to redeem them beforehand, the imminent prophecies concerning Iran, Syria and the Mā'ar Sallôn (Pricking Brier) will come to pass. 

We have seen with our own eyes in the past 17 months how Iran, Syria and the Mā'ar Sallôn (Pricking Brier) have tasted war with Israel; most especially Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and now Judea and Samaria (again, how utterly prophetic has the Word of God been concerning "those whom you let remain"!) are on the elimination block, so to speak.

The initial actions of these last days prophecies place them all in the process of complete fulfillment, but exactly how they will arrive at the end state lies within the sovereignty of God and His appointed times. And to be sure, Israel, still largely in disbelief, has suffered much overwhelming tragedy, but the birth pangs have not yet run their course. Isaiah 17 makes this potently and abundantly clear.

Current ISW/CT map of Jihadist Syria

The earthly human intelligence voices that Israel's leadership should be and hopefully are listening to are saying several things loudly these days. The Iranian nuclear program has never been more vulnerable. It is incredibly poor judgment to think that the Islamic jihadists now in control of Syria will not act against Israel. There are very good reasons why Israel has been striking targets in and around Damascus constantly in the past several hours. The same goes for all of the terrorist monsters in Gaza, Lebanon, Judea, Samaria and even in southern Jordan. 

1 March 2025: Top of the list for this update is the crash 'n' burn performance of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in front of President Trump, and VP Vance and American national TV audience. The utter embarassment drove Ukraine's ambassador to holding her bowed head in her hands.

As noted here two weeks ago, watchmen are now closely monitoring Europe where the situation is rapidly ripening for the rise of a strong leader. Perhaps the 14-day series of EU emergency summits will conclude today in London, UK where a select group of 10 to 12 key nations are assembled? We'll see, as Scripture assures the "little horn" rises as a peacemaker and a warrior. 

The prospect of a nuclear world war is literally on the lips of all concerned! In 2014 when the Russia-Ukraine war really began with Russia's invasion of Crimea and the Donbas, Eschatology Today was first in warning of the 'last days' prophetic implications of the war, in particular the "hooks" of Ezekiel 38. There's solid prophetic proof in Ezekiel 38/39 of nuclear fire and other lethal nastiness raining down which is concurrent with the Harpazo and then the LORD God pouring out His Spirit upon all Israel. Witnessing Christ Jesus to the unsaved is an imperative Brothers and Sisters! 

Jaramana

The map above locates the majority Druze and Christian community of Jaramana (just 3km from Damascus center) where firefights between the residents and the HTS-led government army have been taking place recently.

It comes as a real eye-opener this afternoon to see that PM Netanyahu and DM Katz have tasked the IDF to prepare to defend Jaramana from the new jihadist Syrian army.

Final UPDATE 14 March 2025: As if to confirm that "transitioning Syria is governed as an Islamist State from Damascus, it comes as no surprise that the so-called "interim leader" chose to wear a western-style suit and tie in the color of Islam. The imagery is meant to convey that the transition in government from Ba'athist dictatorship to constitutional Jihadist totalitarianism is complete in the opinion of Ahmad al-Shara'a. No doubt he and his jihadist cohorts have never read the God-breathed Scripture of Isaiah, Jeremiah or Ezekiel.

Eschatology Today published Global SITREP D9-18: The Prophecy of Ezekiel six and one-half years ago. That SITREP can serve as a primer for this follow-up, as everyone wants to know what the future holds, and Ezekiel, as much as any of the futurist prophets, provides us with tremendous information on what's next, save for the Book of Daniel and John on Patmos' The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ. 

The first three chapters of the Book of Ezekiel establish the Authority of the Scripture. 

In The first chapter the prophet vividly relates his vision of the throne of the LORD God. Ezekiel finds himself in a face-plant position on the ground near the River Chebar in present-day Iraq upon hearing the voice of One who is speaking to him. The second and very brief chapter opens with the Spirit of God, Ruach HaKodesh (The Holy Spirit), indwelling of Ezekiel and standing him upright so that the LORD God can properly speak to him. Ezekiel is given a lecture on rebellious and impudent Israel and a litany of their transgressions, as well as precisely how Ezekiel is to address them: "Thus says the LORD God." 

God's description of Israel here invokes that part of the Israeli population today as seen and heard in their media even prior to the October 7 massacre - rebellious, insolent, impudent and at times exceedingly vile and vindictive, ignoring all that which was charged to them in the God-breathed Covenants delivered to them by Moses. And they have paid the same price of disobedience ever since, but not for all time as we shall soon see. 

God then instructs Ezekiel that he is not to fear the rebellious Israel or their words to him, but Ezekiel is to straightforwardly speak the word of God to them - no matter whether they accept the words or reject them. So God gives Ezekiel the scroll of a book filled with the Word of God that he is to speak to Israel in Babylonian captivity. 

At this point the prophecy transitions seamlessly to chapter three. And God then feeds the scroll of a book to Ezekiel. It is interesting to note that this scroll of a book which was filled with lamentations, mourning and woe is described by Ezekiel as being in his mouth like honey in sweetness. I would summarize this description of the scroll of a book as a transition for all Israel from rebellion to redemption as seen towards the end in Ezekiel 39:29. Chapter three closes much as chapter one did with God appearing to Ezekiel again, the Holy Spirit entering him, falling down prone and God stand him up again and speaking instruction for Ezekiel to keep his mouth shut and speak to rebellious Israel only when God gives him the words to speak: "Thus says the LORD God, he who hears let him hear, and he who refuses let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house."

I find that these first three chapters provide a baseline for what God tells Ezekiel to prophesy in chapters 35, 36 and 37, and that these chapters are precisely where we, the Bride of Christ, find ourselves at this time. This is where we are today. 

Chapter 35 finds Ezekiel speaking prophetic judgment of the LORD God upon present day, and so-called "Palestinians." They are not "Palestinians." In truth they are Egyptians, Syrians, Hashemites and other various tribes of Arabs, and whom the Lord refers to in sum as "Mount Seir."  Ezekiel 35:5 precisely invokes what Asaph was inspired to say in Psalm 83. They are to be subdued and slain in war, their cities to be destroyed and not rebuilt. Desolation is their future as a direct result of the current war.

Chapter 36 reads like the land of Israel during and immediately after World War II as the diaspora of the children of Israel began their return to Eretz Israel in vast numbers from all over the world wherever they had gone in the previous circa 1900 years or circa 70 to 1945 AD. This chapter is about to ongoing renewal of Israel, the fig tree shooting forth branches and leaves and the bearing of fruit. 

The dichotomy of Ezekiel chapters 1, 2 and 3 with what is found in chapters 35 and 36 is astounding, but hey, our God excels is doing astounding things! This is all about the renewal of Israel, particularly in Ezekiel 36:16-20 where God is speaking explicitly once again about why Israel was sent out into the nations and then comes a bombshell at verses 21-22: "But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went. Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the LORD God, "I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went."

The prophecy within Ezekiel 36:23-36 is extremely important. It is, as the prophetic text implicitly states, about the redemption of Israel! Now, do NOT accuse me of invoking any nonsense such as 'dual covenant theology." What I cite here is the word of God, period. I leave to the reader to read the above embedded Scripture for themselves. It says exactly what it says. It says what the LORD God said to Ezekiel!

Marana'tha!

Global SITREP B5-24: The Multi-Front War

IDF Mass in the North

UPDATED 29 August 2024: Indications and Warnings (I&W) of a ground war erupting on Israel's northern front (Lebanon and Syria) have increased exponentially in recent days. This is despite false global media claims that neither Hezbollah nor their Iranian overlords being desirous of a full-scale war with Israel; such claims ignore the Shi'a Twelver's core jihadist theology. Multiple sources linked to Hezbollah declare a renewed Iranian rocket and drone assault against Israel is close at hand. We should not discount that a major Israeli preemptive strike could come at any moment, the intelligence is that good.

The northern front I&W comes as the IDF is now openly operating with full military force in Judea and Samaria where the IRGC-QF has infiltrated significant advanced weaponry and distributed them via Jordan to numerous jihadist cells throughout the region. At least two of Israel's cabinet minister have stated that Judea and Samaria action is a war no different than in Gaza, including the need to evacuation non-combatant civilians to safer 'humanitarian' areas.

IDF commander's briefings of late speak to the IDF being actively engaged on seven fronts completely encircling the State of Israel. Obviously, the multi-front war described by the singing prophet Asaph in Psalm 83 and other prophecies discussed here since 2009 are present and accounted for in 2024.

4 September 2024: The update to this SITREP can been viewed as a substantial modification to the interpretation of who Assur (Assyria) is where Asaph prophesied in Psalm 83:8 (NIV) "Even Assyria has joined them, to reinforce Lot's descendants." The them are identified in verses 6 and 7. Lot's descendants are identified in the subsequent verses, 9 through 11. Lot's descendants are the peoples identified in verses 3 and 4 who cunningly consult conspire together to destroy the nation of Israel. 

This brings us to the above map which illustrates the maximum extent of Assur (Assyria), the regional military superpower concurrent with the time of Asaph. This map then gives context to the role played by the modern-day Islamic Republic of Iran in the current Psalm 83 warfare. Iran has been an existential enemy of Israel since the revolution (coup d'etat) of the Shi'a Twelvers over the Shah of Iran 45 years ago. There is no question, hindsight being 20/20, that Shi'a Iran (IRGC-QF) and its Shi'a proxies as established in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and the Houthis of Yemen are providing a strong arm of military assistance, both weaponry and foot soldiers, in the war against Israel. It would be a gross error in the exegesis of Psalm 83 not to make this interpretive distinction.

In conducting recent research on this issue, it has also resulted in the gaining of additional knowledge concerning the Lord's prophet Asaph. Asaph ("who gathers together") was a Levite and was put in charge of music by King David when the Ark of the Covenant was moved from the Tabernacle to Jerusalem. He was in the same role when Solomon was King, and the First Temple was inaugurated. Asaph's relationship with God is best known by Psalm 73:25-26. "Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire but you. My flesh and heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." We all would do well the study what Scripture says concerning Asaph.

Panoramic image of CERS strike near Masyaf, Syria.
(Image source: Ma'ariv)

UPDATE 13 September 2024: The massive air assault against the Tier-One High Value Target on the CERS complex near Masya Syria turns out to have been a highly coordinated and hugely successful air-ground assault according to new information published on numerous news sites. Moreover, this strike strongly indicates that Israel has now embarked on nothing less than a strategic offensive. Initial Iranian reaction to this assault reveals how damaging to the IRGC-QF's overall campaign against Israel and to their millions of rials investment in Syria's military-industrial capabilities. The CERS complex was the crown jewel in the Iranian investment in Syria.

IAF Shaldag special forces training at Palmachim Air Base
(Source: IDF)

The IAF's elite Shaldag unit was the ground component which assault the CERS facilities; they were reportedly on the ground collecting computers, important equipment, documentation as well as capturing at least two Iranian specialists (putting the lie to Iranian denials of any connection to the previous CERS activities), before detonating high explosive satchel charges to destroy the underground and above ground sections of the complex. The IAF commandos were able to infiltrate by repelling from helicopters due to the IAF's total suppression of Syrian air defenses, complex access denial and drone attacks on any and all responding defense forces. Access roads were cratered as well to deny access. The intelligence collected is no doubt of immense value, the exploitation of which will be evident in the near future.

Global SITREP B1-24: The Psalm 83 War

Expandable Map of Lebanon, N. Israel, W. Syria

12 June 2024: Eschatology Today has so noted of late the incremental escalations in the war in the North between Israel and the host of enemies in both Lebanon and Syria it's necessary at this time to lean forward with the 2024 B-series of SITREPS in anticipation of full-scale warfare erupting. 

The Gaza War (a/k/a 'Swords of Iron') is nearing its finale as far as HAMAS and the PIJ in Gaza are concerned. Israel has achieved full operational control of the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border, the Rafah Crossing and is passing through the city of Rafah itself enroute to the Mediterranean Sea. Whatever the manpower level of remaining terrorist formations may actually be, their finite days are numbered and few if any will survive to fight another day. Eschatology Today will note developments in Gaza and with Egypt, but our intensive gaze is now focused to the Northern Front.

It is also necessary at this juncture to reinforce what has been noted here from the start of this current war - that it is the Psalm 83 War as prophesied as a lyrical song by the musical chozeh (prophet, seer) Asaph 3,000 years ago. Eschatology Today also reiterates that there are many who do not see this war as the Psalm 83 War. We believe this is due to the fact that in their interpretation all of Asaph's named enemies would come at Israel at once. 

However, a in more careful exegesis of Psalm 83 they should have noted that the Psalmist did not expressly say such would be the case. Asaph named the enemies, that they were of one accord, had taken crafty counsel together and conspired against the people of Israel, "to cut them off from being a nation: that the name of Israel be remembered no more." The difference here is that God is in full control, the Restrainer has always very active. It must be noted that at no time in Israel's history of the past 76 years did all of Israel's enemies come against Israel at the same time, in complete unison of an action to destroy Israel. Not in 1948, 1967, 1973 and not since. And not even at the present time. Eschatology has attempted to get the reader aware of this fact by asking folks to read up on the history of Israel's wars, particularly the Six Day War of 1967.

And furthermore, a more careful and thorough exegesis of Psalm 83 should have noted that in verses 9 through 12 the "deal with them as with Midian, Sisera, Jabin," as well as with the nobles and princes, were not concurrent; each of these individuals was dispatched at differing intervals of time, in differing locales and in differing episodes of warfare. Thus is the fact of the matter now, and why Psalm 83 is a currently transpiring prophecy coming to a final fulfillment in the days, weeks, or months ahead.

Marana'tha and in the interim, and without any doubt there is more to come!

Signs in the Sun, Moon and Stars

Update 12 June 2024: The rapid replay video above was captured by the SOHO (A spacecraft which observes our sun 24/7/365) LASCO C3 observatory. The time lapse is from 05:30 on 11 June to 03:42 on 12 June 2024. The arrow pointer directs the eye to a large comet where it first appears on its approach to impact the sun on its far side. The resulting blast of solar material into space is nothing short of epic. A nearly 360-degree ejecta halo around the sun is the result of the impact. Thank God the solar material ejecta was directed away from the Earth.

Update 25 June 2024: "Time is running out" to address Iran's quest for nuclear weapons capability, said DM Gallant recently to U.S. SECDEF Austin. The above image was posted recently due to I&W that suggested a series of strategic strikes were possible next month. The US-Israel strategic working group on Iran's nuke program is scheduled to convene again in mid-July.

Global SITREP D4-23: A Greater MidEast War Part III

U.S. CENTCOM and IDF Commanders Meeting

UPDATE 17 December 2023: The commanders of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have met for the third time since the war erupted on October 7, 2023. No doubt one of the topics discussed at this meeting is the continued resupply of munitions from the American arsenal and the preparations underway for escalating warfare on Israel's northern front. 

Few are they who believe Hezbollah will accept, or that Iran will allow them to accept, the diplomatic initiative for their forces to withdraw (retreat) north of the Litani River in Lebanon, per UNSC 1701 of 2006. Such a refusal will make a full-scale war in the north inevitable. A second and equally important topic is the initiation of Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea and strait at Bab al-Mandab against the Iranian Houthi proxy in Yemen. 

As the operation's name implies, global prosperity hangs in the balance with the Houthi attacks on all commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea through the strait. The top four or five global shipping concerns have shut down their commercial vessels from moving through at this strategic choke point. As a result the USS Eisenhower CSG moved from the Persian Gulf into the Gulf of Aden in preparation for possible military action against Houthi military forces. Such action might well follow the heels of U.S. SECDEF Austin's in Israel today and the message he will shortly convey to all willing to listen.

11 December 2023: PM Netanyahu definitively let the proverbial cat out of the bag today:

"First of all we will win in the south and then we will deal with the north. As a first step, we will push Hezbollah beyond the Litani River and later we will also have to take care of the organization itself."

Therefore, Hezbollah is not on a count-down timer to initiate full-scale hostilities with Israel, Israel will initiate its Hezbollah solution in due course. Yet Hezbollah cannot be solved in a vacuum - the IRGC-QF Unit 340 proxies in Syria will also need to be decisively defeated by the IDF. 

Of course this is how the men in charge of Israel's war cabinet, and those in the U.S. government may envision how current events will evolve over time. However, neither of the two allies appear to be cognizant of Isaiah 11:14, a direct statement which is very clear.

With respect to the Gaza operation, the most current interactive graphic available is found on the ISW and Critical Threats webpage. Click on the link if you're so inclined and you can explore the entire Holy Land in exceptional detail, but zooming in and moving the image around with the controls and your mouse.

The above graphic will be used as Israel and the IDF have to "deal with the north" in a military campaign that is all but inevitable. Secular Israelis have some hope pinned on diplomacy by France and the United States who singularly and together still have some influence in Lebanon, albeit not with Hezbollah or the other Islamic terrorist groups in the country. It's extremely doubtful the can convince Hezbollah to move all of its forces north of the Litani River (just north of Tyre on the map). And even this fails to deal with the Hezbollah organization itself, much less the IRGC-QF forces to the immediate east of Galilee and the Golan.

Once again, we're out in front of the issue because a head start is far better than having to play catch up. 

Global SITREP D3-23: A Greater MidEast War Part II

IDF image: Gaza War Resumes

UPDATE 1 December 2023: A week-long cessation of hostilities has ended and the war in Gaza resumed at 07:03 this morning Israel time. In accordance with the agreement HAMAS failed to deliver a list of hostages for release to the ICRC. Instead at 05:48 HAMAS began launching a barrage of rockets at Ashkelon, Sderot and Beersheba in southern Israel. About an hour later a second barrage was launched. The Iron Dome intercepted some of the rockets and ignored others that present no danger to the public. 

The Israeli Air Force then restarted where it left off by striking multiple targets, no doubt enhanced by intelligence collected during the cessation of hostilities, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. IDF artillery then commenced heaving artillery rounds in concentrated fires at known terrorist positions. The IDF then announced, "The IDF has resumed combat against the HAMAS terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip."  The IDF then distribute the "Map of Zones" for Khan Yunis residents to begin evacuations to the area of Rafah on the Egyptian border with instructions to "follow these instructions carefully." The elimination of HAMAS is now in full swing.

Also, Israel struck a Houthi missile and drone depot in Sana'a, Yemen yesterday in response to repeated Houthi attempts to strike Israel with ballistic missiles and drones. The war has expanded into a greater MidEast conflict.

 

UNRWA and HAMAS Terrorists

29 November 2023: It's been plainly evident for years that the United Nations is to a great extent an anti-Israel and antisemite global organization. This has never been more evident than the completely reprehensible statements made by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre and taking as hostages of Israeli civilians in the "Gaza Envelope." It is also evident in the image above showing UNRWA staffers alongside black flag of Jihad terrorists.

Why Israel remains a member of the U.N. is beyond explanation at this point, especially with respect to the breaking report of two hours ago about the UNRWA actively working as a terror accomplice of HAMAS in the incarceration of Israeli civilians who were ripped from their homes on October 7, and with the distinct possibility that some of them remain in captivity with UNRWA staffers. While this is a major news item, expect globalist media to cover it up.

There have been several violations of the ceasefire agreement, all of them initiated by the terrorists. In the most recent three terrorists paid with their lives after throwing explosives and opening fire on IDF troops manning their operational pause lines. The IDF is prepared for the resumption of combat operations at a moments notice. 

Global SITREP C9-23: WAR! Phase IV

IDF Armor On-The-Move

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.

Global SITREP C8-23: War Phase III

 

UPDATED 15 October 2023: The State of Israel is on the cusp of a major multi-front war. This part of the war on Eschatology Today will be referred to as Phase III. The enemies in this war are the modern day nations and peoples cited in Psalm 83 by Asaph, Isaiah 11:14, Isaiah 17, Ezekiel 28:20-26 and the whole of Jeremiah 49. 

In support of Israel in this war are the military forces of the USA, UK as well as most of the governments of the NATO allies. The LORD God has throughout history expressed His sovereign will by blessing Israel with solid allies and in these last days we can expect the same. Who is it who can say our sovereign God can or cannot do as He pleases? Scripture advises us clearly and unquestionably on this issue. In this vein as the war progresses and in comments to this SITREP questions about this will not be addressed. We will cover key events and allow the will of God to follow His chosen course because we know and have been told in Scripture the end from the beginning.

Al-Ahli Baptist (Arab) Hospital Parking Lot, Gaza

The above image is of the Al-Ahli Baptist (Arab) Hospital parking lot in Gaza City. Obvious to everyone (but Islamists and their allies) is that the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Holy War) rocket that misfired did not hit the hospital and kill 200 to 300 people. The rocket impacted on the hospital parking lit and ignited the fuel tanks of several vehicles. Any and all human casualties from this misfire is the responsibility of Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Period. 

It only took the HAMAS-run Palestinian Health Ministry minutes to disseminate globally blatant lies and INFOWAR disinformation (INFOrmation WARfare) which was rapidly picked up and redistributed globally by the New York Times and CNN without any due diligence in assessing the truthfulness of the terrorist media report. 

Just as rapidly the PA, the governments of Egypt, Jordan and Turkey, as well as the World Health Organization (WHO) made grossly distorted statements blaming Israel. There were zero IDF or IAF activity over Gaza City at the time of the PIJ rocket barrage which resulted in this tragedy and carnage upon the hapless Gazans who had taken refuge at this hospital. This HAMAS INFOWAR gambit also led to the immediate cancellation of a war summit meeting between POTUS the terrorist PA, King Abdullah II of Jordan and other dignitaries scheduled for later today. One does not need to guess what this terrorist outrage will bring in the coming hours to the inflamed Middle East and around the world.

The anticipated and prophetic multi-front war seems assured at this point.

Global SITREP B5-23: Follow-up to Operation Shield and Arrow

Jerusalem Day flag march at Damascus Gate 2021

UPDATED! May 15, 2023: This follow-up SITREP to Operation Shield and Arrow is not to down play what the IDF achieved in combat against Palestinian Islamic Jihad (holy war), but to highlight what the prophetic Word of God has to say. Israel's government has given its blessing to Palestinian Islamic Jihad having its hudna, a period of time in which the terrorists are permitted a "time out" to re-organize its decimated leadership and re-constitute its means to "lift up their head" yet again to wage war against the citizens of Israel. This is in full view of Israel's enemies who hate to God of Israel and have declared their intent is to cut Israel off from being a nation; that the name of Israel be forgotten (Psalm 83:4). The same goes for all of the rest of Israel's enemies around them. This includes HAMAS.

Yet, for some currently unfathomable reason, which possibly if not probably is grotesquely political in nature, the IDF staff are giving some assurance through Israeli media that HAMAS is less likely to attack when Israelis march through Jerusalem this week in celebration and remembrance of the liberation of East Jerusalem in the Six Day War of June 1967. In today's edition of Israel HaYom (Israel Today) the IDF has published their assessment that the now concluded Operation Shield and Arrow has "reduced the chance" that HAMAS will rain rockets down upon Israel's cities; that Israel now exists in a "more secure position" than it was just days ago. The IDF does concede that its assessment of  HAMAS holding its fire is not high, but it still exists. 

In military terms this is known as a "Probability versus Risk" assessment. Instead of there being a High Probability-High Risk of HAMAS going to war later this week, the IDF assesses a Low Probability-Low Risk of HAMAS going to war against Israel.  This assessment is based upon the fact that, despite its public rhetoric, HAMAS did not actively engage in direct combat support of Palestinian Islamic Jihad's one-thousand rocket and mortar launches aggression. A HAMAS spokesman is also on record to Arab media saying that it will not allow the "Judaization" of the al-Aqsa Mosque, the performance of religious sacrifices or "Flag Marches;" that HAMAS will thwart any Jewish attempt at expansion or control over Jerusalem." That kind of Islamist language means one thing: Jihad (unholy war ). 

According to the prophetic Word of God there remains a considerable military action for the IDF to engage in pursuit of the fulfillment of Ezekiel 38:8-11 and "bring the Eretz Israel (the land of Israel) back from the sword" so that Am Israel (the people of Israel) "all of them now dwell safely." This is the safety and security Israel will briefly experience prior to the Gog of Magog attempt to invade. That means, as we have discussed for a very long time, the whole of the Psalm 83, Isaiah 11, Ezekiel 28, Joshua 13, Isaiah 17, and Jeremiah 49:34-39 prophecies must come to their fulfillment first. 

Missile War over Ashkelon 13MAY23 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Will the Islamists of HAMAS launch a war later this week? Eschatology Today assesses the Probability-Risk as a Medium-High Probability and Medium-High Risk. Will this war happen as some point? Yes, it is an absolute certainty. Was the IDF successful in keeping HAMAS out of this past week's war with the PIJ? Not really. HAMAS follows the dictates of Iranian Twelver clerics, as does Hezbollah. 

Eschatology Today believes it was not within the will of God for the greater war to occur this past week, and as always this belief is based upon the Word of God. In the midst of the linked verses above from Ezekiel's prophecy, right in the middle, we read the words "On that day." These words signify an appointed time, the Lord's appointed time in accordance with His will. In the same manner we can turn to Isaiah 11:11 and read "And it shall come to pass in that day..." This prefaces what takes place in verse 14, and verse 14 deals explicitly with - Gaza. Ezekiel 28:25-26 reiterates the word given to Isaiah, which is also about the timing. And which is to say 'when this has been done, then this will happen." And finally, we have Psalm 83 which explicitly names all of the enemies noted in Ezekiel 28:24. 

These things must take place.

Marana'tha!

UPDATE! 17 May 2023: Eschatology Today has always been keen to note "past as prologue" within prophetic Scripture. I believe we've just witnessed a forerunner, or more correctly a partial fulfillment of what Asaph the Chozeh (Prophet) wrote in Psalm 83:9-18. Psalm 83:9-12 are the key verses, and verses 13-18 will be the embodiment and ultimate fulfillment. 

Israel's military and intelligence capability has progressed to the point where they enabled the precise, real-time geo-location of the critical cadre of enemy leaders. A tremendous technological feat to be sure! These enemy leaders were dealt with (killed) as Midian, Sisera and Jabin were in the very first seconds of the IDF's Operation Shield and Arrow. Then, within 24-48 hours, the second tier-level of leaders who stepped up into the deceased leaders roles were dealt with (promptly dispatched) as were Oreb, Zeeb, Zebah and Zalmunna in ancient times. 

I was awakened this morning to what was originally published here on 22 September 2009 being replayed in my mind - word for word. My response was, "Yes Lord, I understand." Talk about excitement!!! This posting was titled "All these things be fulfilled... Part I and Part II." I would direct your attention specifically to the Part II section of the post as there was a lot of research done in order to fully comprehend the prophetic nature of what Asaph was inspired to write, and then perform as a song. Asaph was not only a prophet of God, but he was a musician and sang these words as a song. My sense is that what we just witnessed was a foreshadowing of some of the specifics and events which are soon to occur in in complete fulfillment of what we have long referred to as the Psalm 83 scenario.

Special SITREP B1-23: Global Military SITREP with Emphasis on the Levant

IRGC Bavar-373 Air Defense System

12 April 2023: The proverbial "cat" is out of the bag. The "cat" is the Iranian reverse engineered air defense (AD) system known as the Upgraded Bavar-373 from the Russian S-400 AD. This AD has been deployed to Syria under the guise of humanitarian assistance to Syria and Turkey following the massive earthquakes of this past February. The IRGC has authorized their proxy militias in Syria, under IRGC command, to bring the systems on-line for use against the Israeli Air Force, and possibly, if not probably, against Coalition and US aircraft operating over Syria.

The several high-level meetings among Western allies in the Levant as well as Israel's security cabinet briefings in recent weeks can be cited as the result of actionable intelligence having been acquired by the allies intelligence collection activities, as well as Iran's razor thin distance from nuclear weapons possession. This is possibly the last backgrounder Eschatology Today will present before the war between Israel and Iran erupts. 

Going back quite a few years Eschatology Today has postulated on the sequence of prophetic fulfillments. It has been noted many times that no where in Isaiah 17 or in the Psalm 83 scenario is there any mention of Iran (Persia) being a combatant against Israel, but until this point the Twelver clerics on Iran have armed, except for Jordan, all of the front line enemies that will square off against Israel. The lone exception are Iraqis (ancient Assur) who are in Syria today as mercenary proxy militias of the Iranian regime and foretold by Asaph to provide strength to the armies facing Israel. 

Also noted in these postulations was Jeremiah 49:35 which is interpreted as a reference to Iranian missile systems. Iranian missiles are unquestionably the foremost of Iranian military might today. So it follows logically that the Iranian "bows" will be "broken" as the lead-off event in the coming war that will totally consume Syria (Aram) as seen in Isaiah 17 and Jeremiah 49:23-27. We also know from Isaiah 17 that Israel's population will endure great loss of life in this exchange of fire, but Israel will emerge from the conflict victorious; recovering from it fully, if not exceptionally, as seen in Ezekiel 38:8.

Marana'tha!

 

Global SITREP D10-22: The Emergent Religious Israel

UPDATED 20 December 2022: Within hours Israel's new government will be announced and Eschatology Today believes this will be an Israel that very few living today have ever seen before. Only those aged 75 or older might remember the religious fervor that accompanied Israel's founding. Now with several Religious Judaism parties holding sway within the Likud government of PM Bibi Netanyahu tremendous events stand before us, all of them noted in key prophetic verses of Old and New Testament Scripture.

One item that will manifest early on is the removal of the sign imaged above which forbids Jews from enter the Temple Mount. This is something that Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's new National Security Minister will in all certainty will play a key role in. A new law, known until now as the "Ben-Gvir Law," will establish his position and add to his official portfolio a police ordinance whereby he alone will set and control what the Israeli police can and cannot do. 

As you may recall the Israeli police enforce the prohibition against Jews ascending to the Mount as well as Jews engaging in prayer on the Mount. NSM Ben Gvir is going to change that and he will soon ascend the Mount, as he's promised to do many times, and he will most likely pray once he's there. Ben-Gvir will be instrumental in opening up Temple Mount to all Jewish worshipers.

Most everyone can see where this is leading. Muslims will riot, and the Temple Mount will become the focus of the next crisis in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The battle for the Temple Mount will be joined and the history of the past 56 years will become footnotes in any books written about the current era. 

Update 23 December 2022: In concluding this SITREP, we'll build off and move forward from my comment posted at 2:31 PM yesterday regarding the new Israeli law. This new law is to be enacted prior to the passage of the 2023 budget of the new government of the State of Israel. This new law mandates the death penalty for those who commit acts of terrorism that are intent on harming the State of Israel and its Jewish people. As most of us can now clearly see with the new government in Israel the proverbial gloves have come off. 

More new laws are coming. One of them, a religious liberty law, will exempt religious Jews and business owners from exercising their Torah beliefs in refusing to provide services that are against those beliefs. This means that currently existent "anti-discrimination" laws that punish religious Jews for refusing to honor the desires of the LGBTQ community, and others, which are in direct conflict with the Hebrew Scriptures.

And finally the greatest of the new actions, and the one with very profound prophetic implications, is the inclusion in the Coalition agreement between Likud and the Religious parties is the "Sovereignty Plan." The Sovereignty Plan will bring full Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria. This plan was first proposed by PM Bibi Netanyahu in September 2019. It implementation will fulfill the Zionist vision of "Israeli sovereignty over the birthplace of the Jewish people, Judea and Samaria." The election of the Likud/Religious Zionist coalition is seen as a mandate approved by the majority of Israel's voters, who have clearly made known their desire for full Israel sovereignty over the whole of Biblical Israel and no to a "Palestinian" state on the territory of Eretz Israel.

There no doubt that the sovereignty plan will be vehemently opposed, domestically and from abroad. It is very likely, in conjunction with what will occur on the Temple Mount, to be a catalyst for tremendous violence and a wholesale re-shaping of the map of the Eastern Mediterranean, to include Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and even the Sinai. This will bring about the so-called "one-state solution." All of this is one-hundred percent prophetic. In particular we'll cite Isaiah 11:12-14, and which goes hand-in-hand with Ezekiel 28:24-26, Joshua 13:1-7 and the Psalm 83 prophecy. This we have been discussing over the past 13 years (2009-2022) on Eschatology Today and are all very familiar with the subject matter.

The difference now is that we can see it coming to fulfillment through the newly elected government of Israel. The Church Age is quickly coming to a close and God's attention is moving toward Israel. The Harpazo of the Bride of Christ is more imminent than ever before, so now is the time to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all who  will receive it for their names have been written into the Book of Life even before the foundation of the world.

Marana'tha!