"Rest assure, Israel will fight....Israel will stand against
the forces of barbarism..."
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
From the Mount of Olives and the Temple Mount,
Zola Levitt and Dr. Tom McCall review the Scriptures
that show Jerusalem's importance to the Lord while
He was on earth and when He returns in triumph.
In this informative video, Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries
and Pastor Mark Henry discuss why much of the church is
silent concerning Israel in this crucial time in world history.
"Give us this day our daily bread."
(Matthew 6:11)
We plow the fields and scatter
The good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered
By God's almighty hand;
He sends the snow in winter,
The warmth to swell the grain,
The breezes and the sunshine,
And soft refreshing rain.
He only is the Maker
Of all things near and far;
He paints the wayside flower,
He lights the evening star;
The winds and waves obey Him,
By Him the birds are fed;
Much more to us, His children,
He gives our daily bread.
We thank Thee then, O Father,
For all things bright and good,
The seedtime and the harvest,
Our life, our health, our food;
Accept the gifts we offer
For all Thy love imparts,
And, what thou most desirest,
Our humble, thankful hearts.
"Wir pflugen und wir streuen"
(We Plow The Fields And Scatter)
(1783)
Matthias Claudius
(1740-1815)
German poet and journalist
Translated from German by
Jane Montgomery Campbell
(1817-1878)
English poetess
linguist, musician, and German scholar
Chef/Historian Max Miller recreates a sweet street treat
from the marketplaces of ancient Constantinople.
In this classic presentation, Messianic Bible teacher Zola Levitt
sets the record straight on future events as prophesied in the Scriptures,
the forthcoming Tribulation temple, the blasphemy of the Antichrist,
and the glorious return of the Lord to reign on Mt. Moriah.
(The present day Temple Mount)
Sing praises to the Lord, Who dwells in Zion!
Declare among the peoples His doings!
For He Who avenges the blood of His people
shed unjustly remembers them;
He does not forget the cry
of the afflicted, the poor, and the humble.
Have mercy upon me and be gracious to me, O Lord;
consider how I am afflicted by those who hate me,
You Who lift me up from the gates of death,
That I may show forth, recount and tell aloud,
all Your praises!
In the gates of the Daughter of Zion
I will rejoice in Your salvation and Your saving help.
The nations have sunk down in the pit that they have made;
in the net which they hid is their own foot caught.
The Lord has made Himself known;
He executes judgment;
the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands.
Higgaion (meditation).
Selah pause, and calmly think of that!
The wicked shall be turned back
headlong into premature death, into Sheol,
the place of the departed spirits of the wicked,
even all the nations that forget
or are forgetful of God.
For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
and the expectation and hope of the meek,
and the poor shall not perish forever.
Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail;
let the nations be judged before You.
Put them in fear, make them realize their frail nature, O Lord,
that the nations may know themselves to be but men.
Selah pause, and calmly think of that!
" Arise, O Lord! A Prayer for Israel"
Psalm 9
A Psalm of David
"... a shot rings out beyond the field to fill the smokehouse walls
with venison and savory pork before the winter calls..."*
October's full Hunter's Moon will rise just after sunset tonight.
This moon marks the traditional time for wild game hunting,
food preparation, and storage for the upcoming winter season.
According to the folks at the Old Farmer's Almanac, tonight's moon
will barely slide into the Earth's shadow, producing a 1% eclipse
which will be visible mainly from Asia.
In my neck of the woods, the penumbral portion of the eclipse may
be visible but will not alter the moon's appearance. Lovely Luna
will sail across the Autumn night sky while in conjunction with
the equally bedazzling, eye-catching planet Jupiter.
A beautiful sight to behold, indeed!
I hope the skies are clear where you're at tonight, fellow sky watchers!
* An excerpt from the poem,
"Hunter's Moon"
By Barry Middleton
American poet
*An illustration by Garth Williams
(1953)
"Little House In The Big Woods"
(1932)
By Laura Ingalls Wilder
"When you pray, rather let your heart be without words,
then your words without heart."
-John Bunyan
John Bunyan (1628-1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher
and the author of the Christian literary classic, "The Pilgrim's Progress".
Released in October, 1981 "Love In The First Degree"
became country band Alabama's biggest crossover hit,
peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Justine and her fiancee Ron a.k.a. the Frontier Patriot make
a delicious pumpkin butter recipe from the early 1800's!
"The people who sat in darkness have seen a great Light,
and for those who sat in the land and shadow of death,
Light has dawned."
(Matthew 4:16)
O come, O come, Immanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, Desire of nations, bind
All peoples in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease;
Fill the whole world with heaven's peace.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
Amen
"O Come, O Come Immanuel"
12th century Latin hymn
Translation to English by
John Mason Neale
(1818-1866)
English Anglican clergyman,
scholar, and hymn writer
Henry Sloane Coffin
(1877-1954)
American Presbyterian minister
"O Lord, how many and varied are Your works!
In wisdom have You made them all; the earth is full
of Your riches and Your creatures.
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, in which are swarms of
innumerable creeping things, creatures both great and small."
(Psalm 104:24-25)
"For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He even
gave up His only begotten, unique Son, so that whoever believes in,
trusts in, clings to, relies on Him shall not perish, come to destruction,
be lost, but have eternal, everlasting life.
For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge, to
reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on the world, but that the world
might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him.
They who believes in Him, who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him, are
not judged, They who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for
them there is no rejection, no condemnation-they incur no damnation;
but they who do not believe in Him are judged already, have already
been convicted and have received their sentence because they have not
believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
They are condemned for refusing to let their trust rest in Christ's name."
(John 3:16-18)
The Amplified Bible
Joshua and Caleb report on how the enemy is using deceptive tactics
in the form of fake and false news reports regarding the war in Israel.
Know this: there is nothing remaining prophetically to be fulfilled
that would prevent the return of Yeshua right now. Stay alert!
Candidates campaigning for public office will tell you what
they will and will not vote for. But once elected, do you know
how they actually voted?
Pastor Ray Comfort of Living Waters Ministries explains
the profound hatred behind the face of Anti-Semitism.
On location in Jericho in Israel, Zola Levitt and Dr. Tom McCall
view the time in history when Israel first entered the land.
"Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is deepest within me, bless His holy name!"
(Psalm 103:1)
Praise my soul, the King of heaven,
To His feet thy tribute bring;
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Evermore His praises sing;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the Everlasting King.
Praise Him for grace and favor
To our fathers in distress;
Praise Him still the same as ever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glorious in His faithfulness.
Father-like, He tends and spares us;
Well our feeble frame He knows;
In His hands He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Widely yet, His mercy flows.
Angels in the height, adore Him;
Ye behold Him face to face;
Saints triumphant, bow before Him;
Gathered in from every race;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace.
Amen.
"Praise, My Soul, The King Of Heaven"
(1834)
Henry Francis Lyte
(1793-1847)
Scottish Anglican clergyman,
hymnist and poet
Mount Katahdin is the highest mountain in the state of Maine.
The centerpiece of Baxter State Park, it is one of the first places
touched by the rising sun on the East Coast of the United States.
A charming Disney animated tale from 1953, "Ben & Me" is the story of
the contentious relationship between Founding Father Ben Franklin
and an ambitious little mouse named Amos. Based on the book
by the same name, this short received an Academy Award
nomination for Best Short Subject Two-Reel.
Who better to sing this beautiful gospel classic than Kenny, Grandpa, Buck and Roy!
This song always reminds me of when I was a little girl and attended Sunday
services at the Ewan Methodist Church with my maternal grandparents.
We often sang this song.
From her cozy little cottage in the woods, the hostess of
the Early American channel recreates an historic 200
year old recipe for savory onion and cheese soup, a
simple yet soul-satisfying supper for chilly fall nights!
Love that bread toaster, Justine!
"And I will bring back the exiles of My people, Israel,
and they shall build the waste cities and inhabit them;
and they shall plant vineyards and drink the wine
from them; they shall also make gardens
and eat the fruit of them."
And I will plant them upon their land
and they shall no more be torn up
out of their land which I gave them,
says the Lord your God."
(Amos 9:14-15)
From a roof top in Jerusalem, Zola Levitt and Dr. Tom McCall
review Passover and discuss how God reminded the
children of Israel of the Land Covenant.
"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is my Rock
and firm Strength of my heart and my Portion forever."
(Psalm 73:26)
Fun-loving home cooks Sheila and Jennifer of Cooking With Shotgun Red, whip up
a delicious chicken and squash casserole. This recipe would be a great way to use
up some of the leftover summer garden zucchini and yellow squash in the freezer!
And don't forget the Ritz Crackers!
"There are those who speak rashly, like the piercing of a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing."
(Proverbs 12:18)
She spoke the truth rashly...like a piercing sword...Her books,
"The Rage and The Pride" and "The Force of Reason" are an ugly
and unvarnished expose of the much touted, "religion of peace"
and the ongoing threat of unchecked immigration into
Europe from Muslim nations.
Although a lot of time has passed since these books were published,
and the hour is late, I strongly believe Ms. Fallaci's books should be
required reading for high school seniors about to enter a college
or university, or for college students already on campus, or
for anyone who wants to know the true history and mission
of the world's fastest growing murderous death cult.
In the words of the author herself:
"Wake up, West! Wake up, America!"
Chef/ Historian and world traveler Max Miller presents the history
of and traditional recipe for this legendary Austrian dessert classic!
"How lovely are Your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
My soul yearns, yes, even pines and is homesick for
the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out
and sing for joy to the living God.
Yes, the sparrow has found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may lay her young-even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
my King and my God.
Blessed are those who dwell in Your house and Your presence;
they will be singing Your praises all day long.
Selah, pause and calmly think of that!
Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
Passing through the Valley of Weeping, (Baca), they make it
a place of springs; the early rain also fills the pools with blessings.
They go from strength to strength, increasing in victorious power;
each of them appears before God in Zion.
O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob!
Selah, pause and calmly think of that!
Behold our shield, the king as Your agent, O God,
and look upon the face of Your anointed!
For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else;
I would rather be a doorkeeper and stand at the threshold in the
house of my God than to dwell at ease in the tents of wickedness.
For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows present
grace and future glory, honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss!
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You,
leaning and believing on You, committing all and confidently
looking to You, and that without fear or misgiving!"
Psalm 84
A Song of the Sons of Korah
"And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together
with Korah when that company died and the fire devoured 250 men;
and they became a warning sign. But, the sons of Korah did not die."
(Numbers 26:10-11)
Unlike their father, Korah, who led a revolt against Moses and
died, along with his co-conspirators, when the earth opened up
and swallowed them, the sons of Korah, some of whom were singers,
were spared from God's punishment. Vessels of His saving grace.
"In these precious outpourings of the heart for the sanctuary of the Lord,
we read prophetically the heart longings of the remnant of Israel. They
are not yet in possession of the fullest blessings, but look forward now
to an early realization of all their hopes of being at His altars again.
And all they long for will be their happy and lasting portion.
They will go from strength to strength: He will be their Sun and Shield.
He will give grace and glory. Psalm 84:9 shows us our Lord:
"Behold, O God, our Shield, look upon the face of Thine Anointed Christ".
It is through Him that all this will be accomplished."
-Gaebelein's Annotated Bible
"Lift up your eyes on high and see! Who has created these?
He who brings out their host by number and calls them all by name;
through the greatness of His might and because He is strong in power,
not one is missing or lacks anything."
(Isaiah 40:26)
"Mother, who made the stars, which light
The beautiful blue sky?
Who made the moon, so clear and bright,
That rises up so high?"
"T'was God, my child, the Glorious One,
He formed them by His power;
He made alike the brilliant sun,
And every leaf and flower.
"He made your little feet to walk;
Your sparkling eyes to see;
Your busy, prattling tongue to talk,
And limbs so light and free.
"He paints each fragrant flower that blows,
With loveliness and bloom;
He gives the violet and the rose
Their beauty and perfume.
"Our various wants His hands supply;
He guides us every hour;
We're kept beneath His watchful eye,
And guarded by His power.
"Then let your little heart, my love,
It's grateful homage pay
To that kind Friend, who, from above,
Thus guides you every day.
"In all the changing scenes of time,
On Him our hopes depend;
In every age, in every clime,
Our Father and our Friend."
"Who Made The Stars?"
Author Unknown
"God Made The Stars
M.W. Remington
Image courtesy/Wayfair
"But when anything is exposed and reproved by light,
it is made visible and clear; and where everything
is visible and clear there is light."
(Ephesians 5:13)
"And Ruth said, "Urge me not to leave you or turn back from following you;
for where ever you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge.
Your people shall be my people and your God my God."
(Ruth 1:16)
I have always loved the story of Ruth, the young woman from Moab,
who, after she was widowed, did not return to her native land with her
sister-in-law, Orpah, but instead chose to go with her mother-in-law,
Naomi, also widowed, who was returning to Israel.
This beautiful biblical story of love and friendship and the eventual
courtship and marriage between Ruth and Boaz, a kinsman of Naomi,
is clear evidence of God at work in the lives of ordinary people.
A testimony of remarkable faith, "which comes by hearing" as the apostle Paul
reminds us in Romans 10:17., Ruth emerged from her idolatrous background,
to put her hope and trust in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
the Living God of Israel, and to subsequently embrace His chosen
people through the loving example set by her mother-in-law.
Ruth married Boaz and gave birth to a son, Obed, whose son Jesse,
was the father of David, the ancestor of Jesus Christ the Messiah.
Her story has always been a deep inspiration for me in my own
walk of faith, and especially in regards to the people and nation
of Israel, whom I love as God's chosen people. Without Israel
there would be no patriarchs, no prophets, no Bible, but
most important of all, no Messiah!
"Your people shall be my people and your God my God."
I was reminded of this passage this morning after I read an e-mail from
Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries, she herself a Messianic Jewish believer,
who is concerned about the profound silence coming from the American
evangelical churches in regards to the current war in Israel.
Jan reports that she has been receiving e-mails from dismayed believers
across the nation who have heard no mention of the October 7th attack
on Israel by Hamas, or have seen any show of support for the people
of Israel by their church leadership. One person wrote that while there
was no mention of the ongoing crisis in their church, there were several
mentions of a Houston Astros baseball game.
After she checked the website for the largest evangelical organization-the
National Association of Evangelicals (NAF),- Jan was further perplexed to
find no evidence of support for Israel, only a banner headline about racial justice.
There was, however, a small blurb on the website, which declared that Israel,
"should not act out of revenge" and "should support the dignity
of all the people affected in this situation."
Does this include "supporting" the "dignity" of terrorists?
As Jan Markell rightly observed: "Terrorists have no dignity.
They are evil. They are demonized."
Where is the voice of leading evangelicals in condemning the huge
protests erupting in cities across America in support of Hamas,
of their torture-murders of Israeli families, of elderly Holocaust
survivors in their homes, of the beheading of precious little babies?
I never thought I would ever see privileged American college kids
waving the flag of a sadistic terror organization while holding banners
with messages calling for the Jewish people to be gassed, or comparing
current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with
the likes of German dictator Adolf Hitler.
"And Moses built an altar and called the name of it, "The Lord is my Banner".
And he said, "Because theirs is a hand against the throne of the Lord, the
Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation."
(Exodus 17:15-16)
Amalek /Antisemitism = Antichrist
The spirit of Antichrist is clearly alive and on display in the streets of America.
Meanwhile, much of "the church" remain silent spectators.
Focusing on baseball scores or hosting Halloween-themed, harvest parties.
Halloween- themed harvest parties held on church property?
Many in "the church" have embraced the satanic lie of "Replacement
Theology" claiming that they are now Israel and that they will usher
in God's forthcoming Kingdom on earth. The apostle Paul warned
that in the last days some will fall away from the faith and
follow after "doctrines that demons teach".
(1 Timothy 4:1)
The Bible makes it absolutely clear that "the church" is not Israel
and Israel is not "the church". Furthermore, when speaking to
the Samaritan woman at the well, the Lord Himself declared,
"Salvation comes through the Jews"
(John 4:22)
He was speaking of Himself, of course.
"The Lord is my Light and my Salvation..."
(Psalm 27:1)
The Hebrew word for "salvation" is Yeshua/Jesus.
In this season of extended grace, it is truly alarming to see that much of "the church"
in America has turn its back on God in order to march in lockstep with this
generation's army of Amalek-by keeping their silence.
As Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Lutheran pastor, who stood against the Nazis,
warned future generations, "Silence in the face of evil is evil itself."
It is imperative that the remnant of true believers in America not only support
the nation and people of Israel in these increasingly dark and dangerous times
we are living in, but, to effectively pierce the satanic veil of blindness over
our beloved homeland with the glorious, life-saving message of salvation,
found only in and through our Lord Jesus Christ the Messiah.
Filmed on location at Bethel in Israel, Zola Levitt and Dr. Tom McCall
recount Jacob's encounter with an angel as recorded in the Book of Genesis.
Although they had to take separate flights, the Bearded Bible brothers
a.k.a. Joshua and Caleb are finally home in America! Praise Yeshua!
The Lord's timing is always perfect! Welcome home, guys!
"Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, extend to the skies,
and Your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like
the mountains, O God, Your judgments are like the great deep,
O Lord, You preserve man and beast. How precious is Your
steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge and
put their trust under the shadow of Your wings."
(Psalm 36:5-7)
A peaceful evening suddenly interrupted by a violent thunderstorm is
the subject of the animation short, "The Old Mill" which was produced
by Walt Disney as part of his "Silly Symphony" series of cartoons,
and released by RKO Pictures in 1937.
A community of animals living inside an abandoned windmill
are caught off guard by the storm, but manage to survive
after it nearly destroys their home.
With background music from the operetta, "The Gypsy Baron"
by Johann Strauss II, this classic film won the 1937 Oscar
for Best Short Subjects: Cartoons.
In 2015, the US Library Of Congress selected, "The Old Mill"
for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it,
"culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant."
"For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake
I will not rest until her imputed righteousness and vindication go
forth as brightness and her salvation radiates like a burning torch."
(Isaiah 62:1)
Speaking at the 2007 ministry conference, Christian apologist, author,
and founder of The Berean Call Ministries, Dave Hunt (1926-2013)
exposes the political and media-generated lies surrounding
the bloody history of the "religion of peace".
"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars, and on the earth
distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts
failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming
on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken."
(Luke 21:25-26)
There will be a brilliant "Ring of Fire" in the skies over America today
and a partial solar eclipse will be visible in least seven states.
Unfortunately, New Jersey is not on the list!
A full eclipse of the sun occurs when the moon passes between the
earth and the sun and blocks the face of the sun with only an outer
rim of light visible during the peak, which resembles a ring of fire.
A partial eclipse gives the sun a crescent moon-like appearance.
A partial eclipse will officially begin at 8:05 a.m. (PT ) on
the Oregon coast. The full eclipse will begin at 9:16 a.m. and
will be visible on the eastern border of Oregon by 9:22 a.m.
The eclipse will cross over into Nevada and then southward
to the Four Corners region-where the borders of Colorado, Utah,
Arizona, and New Mexico converge- around 9:11a.m. (MT).
The eclipse will then pass into New Mexico and across
Texas, beginning in San Antonio at 10:23 a.m. (CT)
and pass on to leave the mainland United States
at Corpus Christi, Texas. It will then pass over
Central America, Columbia, and Brazil before
coming to an end over the Atlantic Ocean.
It is interesting to note that in the cultural beliefs of the Navajo Indians,
viewing an eclipse can result in health and spiritual problems.
These indigenous people of the American Southwest are
keen observers of the effect of the forces of nature,
and especially an eclipse's perceived effect on animals.
"Back in history, as the Dine people, we were raising grazing livestock,
horses, cattle and sheep," says Navajo cultural and language teacher
Carl Begay. During an eclipse, he says sheep "would know
what to do already" and would stop grazing in the field.
"They settle in, put their heads down, not even sleep, just huddle.
So that tells you as a human being something is going on
with nature. So animal behavior guides us."
Today, Navajo Nation communities shut down during
the time of an eclipse and avoid the event all together.
For those who are less cautious, please remember to never
look directly up at the sun during an eclipse unless you are
wearing special viewing glasses to protect your eyes.
A better viewing alternative would be to visit a local
planetarium to observe the eclipse or watch the live
video of this event on NASA's YouTube Channel.
