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Israeli Navy Stops Gaza-bound ‘Estelle’ Vessel

The Israeli navy boarded the Gaza-bound “Estelle” ship seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza, an army spokesperson confirmed at 11:40 am on Saturday.

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Navy seizes ship carrying 30 pro-Palestinian activists to prevent it from breaking blockade; soldiers take control of ship peacefully, without force; ship rerouted to Israel’s southern port of Ashdod, where activists will be handed to authorities.

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The Israeli navy boarded the Gaza-bound “Estelle” ship seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza, an army spokesperson confirmed at 11:40 am on Saturday.

The army said the soldiers seized control of the ship, which is carrying pro-Palestinian activists, in accordance with the government’s decision and international law, diplomatic efforts to prevent the vessel from reaching Gaza’s shore had failed.

“When the passengers made it clear that they would not cooperate or accept the invitation to sail to southern port of Ashdod, it was decided to seize the vessel and rerouted to the Ashdod,” the army said in a statement.

“The Navy force operated as planned to guarantee the safety of the soldiers and passengers on the deck. The soldiers did not use force while seizing the ship, and gave the activists food and water,” the IDF confirmed.

The army added that once the ship reaches Ashdod the passengers will be handed over to police and immigration authorities.

The Estelle was carrying 30 activists from Europe, Canada and Israel, humanitarian cargo such as cement, and goodwill items such as children’s books, a mission spokesman said earlier on Saturday.

The IDF confirmation follows initial reports quoting a spokeswoman of the “Estelle” claiming the ship had “come under attack” from the IDF on Saturday.

“The Estelle is now under attack — I have just had a message from them by phone,” AFP quoted Victoria Strand, a Stockholm-based spokeswoman for the Ship to Gaza Sweden campaign as saying.

Palestinian activists told CNN Israeli ships have surrounded the vessel.

The report follows the failure of diplomatic efforts to stop the ship, after Israel’s United Nations envoy Ron Prosor wrote UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week asking for international intervention to “stop the provocation” of a small ship sailing to Gaza.

According to one official, the letter – which said the Vikings had a better moral compass than the passengers of The Estelle, expected to arrive near Gaza in the coming days – gave a publicity boost to the ship that is challenging the IDF’s naval blockade of Gaza.

“One ship does not a flotilla make,” said one official of the ship carrying what Prosor called “weekend revolutionaries” with “radical and extremist agendas.”

Israel’s blockade policy remains intact, and the ship will be stopped, one official said.

The ship, sailing under a Finnish flag, set sail in June and has stopped at numerous European ports trying to drum up support and publicity. The vessel, carrying over a dozen passengers, took on additional food and passengers off the coast of Crete earlier this week.

Among the new passengers are five European parliamentarians: Ricardo Sixto Iglesias from Spain, Sven Britton from Sweden, Aksel Hagen from Norway, and Vangelis Diamandopoulos and Dimitris Kodelas from Greece.

The IDF spokesperson added that any organization or country wishing to reach Gaza or move humanitarian aid is able to do so legally and orderly at all times through land passages and in coordination with the Israeli authorities. source – JPost

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Social Media Erupts With Stories Of A Red Heifer Being Sacrificed In Israel For Passover, Will It Actually Happen? No, And Here’s Why It Won’t.

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Christians all across social media are buzzing about the possibility of a red heifer being sacrificed in Jerusalem for Passover, sorry to disappoint them

There is a group in Christianity today, I will call them a fringe group from a doctrinal perspective, and they are advocating for the building of a Third Temple in Israel, on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Not only that, but they seem intent on the sacrifice of a red heifer to kickstart the whole process. There are many problems associated with all this, and we will briefly touch on each one of them.

“And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:” Numbers 19:1,2 (KJB)

First of all, there is no Temple in Israel, and not only that, there is no commandment for the Jews to build one right now. In order for that to take place, God would have to be speaking afresh through one of His prophets, giving instruction on exactly what to do and how to do it. In the Old Testament, we see God speaking to people like Moses, David, Solomon, Daniel and Ezekiel about the creation of a Temple of some kind. We clearly see when the first one is built, when that one is rebuilt, how it falls into Roman hands under Herod, and then disappears altogether in 70 AD..

“Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:4 (KJB)

Will there be a rebuilt Temple in the time of Jacob’s trouble? Yes, and it will be the Temple of and for Antichrist. It is called the “temple of God” but only because Antichrist is pretending to be God and is received as such by the Jews in that time period after the Rapture of the Church takes place. So that takes care of the Temple problem, now the red heifer.

You can sacrifice a red heifer all you like, and nothing will happen, even if you somehow are able to to it on the Temple Mount. Why? Because there is no commandment from God to do that in the Church Age. Zero. The best you could do would be a tragic cartoonish recreation, like when the Charismatics pretend they have the apostolic signs and go around claiming they’re performing miracles when they clearly are not. Now, sacrificing a red heifer on the Temple Mount might start a war between the Jews and the Palestinians, but it won’t advance the prophetic timeline one second. Today, police arrested 21 worshippers on the suspicion of planning to sacrifice a Passover offering in the Jerusalem area. The legal center of the Honenu organization was notified of eight arrests since Monday morning on suspicion of planning to sacrifice a Passover offering. Like I said, it’s not going to happen.

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As Christians, we are not waiting for a Temple to be built, we already have one. As Christians, we have no need to sacrifice any animal as we have a better High Priest with a better sacrifice. Himself. The Jewish people will be the focus after we leave, but for now, for Passover 2024, it is still the Church Age and salvation is only in Jesus Christ. The Bible is very specific about conditions that need to be met in order for things like the building of a Temple and the sacrificing of a red heifer to take place, and those conditions do not exist at the moment. The only thing that sacrificing a red heifer now would do would be to get you arrested and put in jail. It won’t usher in the end times because doctrine matters.

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NTEB PROPHECY NEWS PODCAST: Israel Today Launched An Air Strike Against Iran As Middle East Braces For Further Escalation Of Hostilities

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Israel has carried out a military strike inside Iran, a potentially dangerous escalation in a fast widening Middle East conflict that Iranian government officials have so far sought to play down.

Israel’s action in Iran is the latest escalatory move in a region that has been rocked by Israel’s devastating war in Gaza following Hamas’ brutal October 7 attack. That attack killed more than 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and saw more than 200 others taken hostage. El-Gamal said Israel’s reported strike was meant to tell Iran, “We can get to your nuclear sites if we want to. We know where they are, and even though we didn’t hit them this time – we can do it.” Please take note that while Iran remotely launched drone and missiles against Israel, that Israel today used long-range fighter jets to conduct their strike earlier today. That’s the memo.

And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” Matthew 24:6 (KJB)

On this episode of the NTEB Prophecy News Podcast, Israel today launched a limited and highly specific air strike on the nation of Iran in such a way that caused very little damage but sent a very powerful message. That message was Israel telling Iran that your nuclear facilities are next, and if you don’t think we can or will do it, try us and see what happens. In boxing, this is known as setting you up with the jab, knockout punch comes next. Remember when Joe Biden told Iran not to strike Israel, and they did? Remember when Joe Biden then told Israel not to retaliate, and they just did today? Seems that while Israel very much values US support, they don’t take what Biden says seriously and neither does Iran. No one takes Joe Biden seriously, he is a symbol of American weakness at a time when America very much needs to project strength. Russia and China don’t take Biden seriously, either, and that’s a problem. On today’s episode, we bring you the very latest end times news from the Middle East and around the world!

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Bibi, If You Were Waiting For The Perfect Time To Justifiably Take Out The Iranian Nuclear Bomb Program, Your Moment To Strike Is Right Now

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The New York Times reported early Sunday that Biden administration officials were advising Israel against a retaliatory attack on Iran given its successful defense.

So the BIG question on everyone’s mind today is, how will Israel respond to last night’s blistering attack by Iran that launched hundreds of drones and missiles on the sovereign Jewish state. In America, pretend president Joe Biden is telling Bibi Netanyahu to ‘take the win and walk away’. But if I could speak with Bibi, I would tell him something quite different. I would tell him that the moment he’s long waited for, the chance to justifiably take out Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities, arrived last night in all the bombing.

“Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.” Psalm 25:22 (KJB)

The entire world for about 6 hours, was focused on the nation of Israel in one accord, astonished first at all the bombs dropping on Israel, and then flabbergasted at how well Iron Dome, David’s Sling and the Arrow Defense System batted down 99% of everything. Props to the United States and Jordan for helping out as well. But while the world watched Iran attack Israel, in the back of everyone’s mind was the thought that, if Iran ever gets nuclear bombs, they will absolutely use them against the Jewish state. So Bibi, if you are reading this, now is the time you’ve waited for to take out Iran nuclear weapons capability. Rather than causing it, this action would go a long way towards delaying WWIII. Do it now while last night is fresh in people’s minds, and the global community will understand and support you. Wait 6 months or even less, and your moment will be gone. Maybe forever.

US helps Israel thwart Iran assault; world awaits Israeli response

FROM THE HILL: Fears the Iran strikes could trigger a wider war emerged immediately after news broke about the assault. A shadow war between Iran and its allies, including the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah, and Israel has taken place for years, but it greatly ramped up with the unprecedented Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel that killed 1,200 Israelis, many of them civilians.

That brazen attack triggered an all-out assault by Israel on Gaza, which is controlled by Hamas, that has killed more than 32,000 people. The war has led to an international outcry against Israel, isolating the country and contributing to fraying ties between the Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

Biden in recent weeks has stepped up his criticism of Netanyahu, arguing Israel’s response to the Hamas attack had gone over the top and urging the ally to do more to protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza.

Biden is likely to come under more pressure domestically after the Iran attacks to show support for Israel. Meanwhile, in an early signal of GOP intentions, one Republican lawmaker on Saturday called on the U.S. to strike Iran in retaliation for its actions.

At the same time, the administration has consistently sought to prevent the Israeli war in Gaza from breaking out into a wider conflict, and it is expected U.S. efforts will continue to move in that direction. U.S. officials on Saturday night said they would continue to offer support for Israel if there were more strikes from Iran. READ MORE

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