God's Fisherman - Satan's Hunters - Book Series Part 7 - "Chapter 7"

A day is coming and drawing so near; the prophet's words are being fulfilled. The times and seasons are at hand for the glorious arrival of the Son of Man. Lightning flashes from the East and the West, and the Earth will endure the Lord's test. Be saved by His name while He can be found; seek His face before the trumpet sounds. The day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night — before that day, keep your lamp trimmed. The day of the Lord is full of dread. In that day, who can endure? Oh, Lord.

We move forward now to chapter 7, which concludes the section on Satan's End of the Age Hunters and addresses the Aliyah of 2014 and 2015 from Europe. There is a great deal of information here, so let's work through as much of it as possible. But first, consider what we have discovered in the preceding chapters.

We explored the Everlasting Covenants — the Abrahamic, Davidic, and New Covenants — and why they are so critically important. That is precisely why Jeremiah wrote his prophecy in chapter 2 about the fishermen and the hunters. We explored that prophecy and found that it has not yet been fully fulfilled, though we are beginning to see its fulfillment from 1948 until now. In chapter 3, we discovered who God's original fishermen were: the Covenant people — Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, and Yeshua. We then explored who Satan's original hunters were: Nimrod, Ishmael, Esau, Goliath, and the Herodian Dynasty. From there we entered into the mystery of Aliyah, bringing the study up to date with the massive movement of Jewish migration connected to the blood moons. Finally, we discovered who God's End of the Age fishermen are — Benjamin Netanyahu or whoever serves as Prime Minister, the Jewish Agency, the Aliyah Return Center, the World Zionist Organization, and all the Jewish people fishing their own people back to the land. Of course, we can be a part of that as well, and I personally am involved with the Aliyah Return Center, as are some of you who have connected with them through this ministry.

Now let's look at Satan's End of the Age Hunters and seek to understand the Aliyah from Europe that began in 2014 and 2015, and how it corresponds to Jeremiah's prophecy of the fishermen and the hunters.

To do this, we must first explore the volatile, chaotic, and lawless climate of the Middle East and North Africa — the main regions referenced in the Holy Bible. Afterward, we will examine the far-reaching and tragic effects of the major geopolitical decisions made in those regions.

The Middle East and North Africa have always been a very tense and fragile environment, particularly where Israel and its surrounding neighbors are concerned, and this will continue until the Messiah's second coming. As we have discussed, the reason for this generational tension is the Abrahamic Covenant — the God-given rights to the land of Canaan. With that said, according to the biblical prophets, including Messiah Himself, there will be a specific time when these regions will reach their final apocalyptic pinnacle. Assuredly, our generation is currently witnessing the beginning of sorrows of that final pinnacle, which will carry us through the fulfillment of the End of the Age prophecies, including Messiah's second coming and Millennial Reign.

In our book "God's Prophetic Timeline: Messiah's Final Warning," we thoroughly explain in great detail how the current kingdoms and events of today perfectly align with Daniel's four prophesied kingdoms, which will rise to power before Messiah's second coming. As of 2017, our generation is currently living in the period represented by the Medo-Persian Empire — modern-day Iran — the second of Daniel's four kingdoms.

Here is a quote from that book: "If we take into account what Jesus and the biblical prophets foretold in the Holy Bible and align the prophecies with the current events of today, then we are definitely living at the end of the age. Furthermore, we are also witnessing the fulfillment of the four kingdoms that Daniel prophesied about before Messiah's second coming and His Millennial Reign."

From 2003 through the blood moon tetrad of 2014 and 2015, the Middle East and North Africa significantly transformed as kingdoms conquered kingdoms and nations began to collapse under governmental anarchy, civil war, terrorism, and civil unrest. These prophetic events created tremendous instability, chaos, and migration, as the overall region deteriorated into a continuous war zone unprecedented in history.

As we briefly review the recent history of these countries, I want to be very clear: I am not advocating for the dictatorships that were removed from power. I am only presenting the facts of each country's tremendous insecurity and instability, which resulted in escalated tyranny, war, and terror in the region.

First, we turn to Iraq. The Babylonian Empire of Iraq and the broader Middle East commenced its final prophetic explosion — or implosion — in 2003, when international allies led by the United States accused Saddam Hussein of harboring weapons of mass destruction. The international allies subsequently removed the dictator from power, fulfilling Daniel's first kingdom in his latter-day prophecies. Once God weighed Saddam's kingdom in the balances, numbered its days, and found him wanting, Iraq became a grueling, pivotal battleground — primarily between the Iraqi government, Iran, and ISIS — in a battle for the country's soul.

On April 14, 2003, the capital city of Baghdad fell to the United States and its allies. This resulted in a relentless governmental cataclysm. From that pivotal moment in history, political and religious turmoil, terror, and civilian unrest reached a dangerous pinnacle of no return, as political parties, nations, and terror groups pursued supreme power over this strategic piece of real estate in the Middle East.

The United States and its allies established a transitional government to govern Iraq, known as the Coalition Provisional Authority, which excluded Ba'ath Party members and other government officials of Saddam Hussein. Consequently, 40,000 schoolteachers who had joined the Ba'ath Party simply to keep their jobs under Saddam Hussein lost those jobs. The U.S.-led alliance also dissolved the fragmented remains of the Iraqi Army, further escalating the tensions of a post-Saddam environment.

The governmental instability of Iraq gave rise to various Sunni and Shia militias and terrorist organizations that fought both the Coalition forces and one another, each striving for ultimate control over the Fertile Crescent country. Before Saddam's removal, Iraq was Sunni-governed, but once the dictator was extracted, anarchy persisted between Sunni and Shia Muslims — the two largest sects of Islam — with both fighting against the new Iraqi government.

From 2003 until 2011, it is reported that approximately 500,000 people died in Iraq as a result of war- and terror-related causes — a tremendous tragedy and a profound shame.

In 2011, once the United States and its allies withdrew from Iraq, the ancient country continued to struggle in political, religious, and cultural uncertainty. As the Arab Spring protests spread throughout its borders from late 2011 to early 2012, the Iraqi National Movement, which represents the majority of Iraqi Sunnis, boycotted Iraq's parliament, opposing the predominantly Shia government's efforts to remove the Sunnis from power.

Throughout 2012 and 2013, protests and violence intensified and raged throughout Iraq as Sunni and Shia factions continued to battle over governmental control. Sunni militants persistently attacked the Iraqi Shia population in order to damage the people's trust in the Shia leadership of al-Maliki, who succeeded the Iraqi transitional government and was allied with and supported by Iran. In fact, the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia declared Maliki an Iranian agent who had opened the door for Iranian influence in Iraq. He stated: "I have no confidence whatsoever in Maliki to stabilize Iraq. How could I meet with someone I don't trust?" Abdullah expressed his frustration and disgruntlement with the political situation in Iraq because it represents one of the major barriers between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Saudi Arabia, which is Sunni, and Iran, which is Shia, are ancient, bitter enemies who profoundly hate each other. Their hatred will ultimately conclude with Iran destroying Saudi Arabia at the End of the Age.

Middle East journalist Micha Weiss confirms these declarations about Iranian influence in Iraq. He writes: "Iranian strategy was designed to prevent the Iraqi government from functioning so that Iran could exert greater control over the country under the guise of providing stability." Weiss also provides insight into Al-Qaeda's strategic impact in Iraq, writing that Al-Qaeda allied with the Iranians in covert operations in order to destabilize Saddam's government.

Just as the Prophet Daniel prophesied, once the Babylonian Empire succumbed to its prophetic calling at the End of the Age — which occurred in 2003 — the Medo-Persian Empire, the second kingdom, would become the dominant superpower in the region, which it has. Iraq and Iran have been supreme rivals for several decades, as each country has striven to be the absolute leader and dominant nation of the Middle East. Therefore, once Iraq was dethroned from power, it was only a matter of time before Iran would march across the border and exert its influence and power over the chaotic and volatile nation.

As mentioned earlier, our generation is currently living in the period represented by the second of Daniel's four kingdoms — the Medo-Persian Empire, which is modern-day Iran. The next Middle Eastern kingdom that will rise to power is the Grecian Empire, which corresponds to modern-day Turkey. For more information on this, you can consult "God's Prophetic Timeline: Messiah's Final Warning."

In 2014, Iraq became even more unstable with the rise of ISIS, as the terror group seized control over large areas of Iraqi land — displacing hundreds of thousands of Iraqi citizens. On June 4, 2014, the barbaric group attacked Mosul, which is ancient Nineveh, and completely subdued the city by June 10. The aftermath of the ISIS invasion of Mosul forced more than 100,000 Christians from land they had called home for more than 5,000 years. The terrorists also vandalized and burned down their churches, monasteries, heritage sites, and artifacts.

However, on October 16, 2016, Iraqi, Kurdish, American, Turkish, and French armed forces launched a cohesive military operation to recapture Mosul from ISIS. Under the largest deployment of Iraqi forces alongside U.S. and Coalition forces, a massive military offensive liberated the ancient city of Mosul from the barbaric group on June 9, 2017. Iraqi Prime Minister al-Abadi arrived in Mosul to declare its liberation after three years of ISIS control, and the following day a formal declaration made that liberation official.

In summary, the fall of Iraq in 2003 not only destabilized the country with violence and death but also created a domino effect of instability and lawlessness throughout the entire region, as terrorist groups continued to fill the vacuum left behind.