June 22, 2024 – Watchman River Tom – Middle East time bomb and evacuations.

Scriptures about our calling:

John 15:16 “You did not choose Me but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should remain. Whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.”

Romans 8: 28 “we know all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” 

Tom says it should be understood properly. It is for those who are called according to His purpose.

2 Thessalonians 2:14 “to which He called you by our Gospel for obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 

Philippians 3:14 “I press towed the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

Timothy 1: 9 “who has saved us and called us with a holy calling. Not according to our works but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.”

Tom says  His purpose and grace was given to us before time began. He whispered our name before the foundation of the world. It is all Him, grace through faith.

News.

Hezbollah time bomb is ticking. The Middle East is on the precipice of the most destructive war in the region’s modern history. This war did not begin on October 7, it actually began one day later when Hezbollah, the most powerful proxy of the Islamic republic of Iran, began attacking Israel. The Israeli’s already on their back foot from Hamas assault on the south. IDF began with proportional response to Hezbollah unprovoked attacks. When that failed to deter the Lebanon terror group IDF steadily stepped up retaliatory strikes. This has done little. Hezbollah has lost more than 300 of senior forces along the border. 91,000 citizens of Lebanon forced to evacuate from S. Lebanon yet Hezbollah citizens continue to fire at Israel.

Tom says that war is about to break out, they say a few days or weeks.

Rt: UN security general said to reporters at a press conference, a dire warning comes amid rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. Says the world is on the brink of a catastrophe. Quote. “One rash move, one miscalculation, could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the border and frankly beyond imagination.”

He said the world could not afford to become another Gaza. Called on both sides to urgently recommit to peace. 

Israel Today: military assessment is Hezbollah fears Israel’s preemptive strike on its strategic sites in         Lebanon. Hezbollah scouts no longer able to freely reach its border and fighters having difficulty moving without being detected by Israel. 

Bubba News: which came first, the chicken or the egg? Who will strike first, Hezbollah or Israel? 

Hezbollah believes Israel may launch a preemptive large IDF assault on Lebanon first. The leader of Hezbollah is said to be greatly concerned about a surprise attack to the missile launching sites and known terrorist strongholds. Israel has to make sure it is the first to strike Hezbollah in self defense to take out as much as Hezbollah as possible, catching Hezbollah off guard. The clock is ticking for both sides now. Only rumors so far. Some say it begins Monday June 26. Says it has been eerily quiet the last few days with attacks on Israel by Hezbollah. 

Amir: in a meeting in Washington this week the US promised Israel they will deliver any aid they need if a war breaks out with Hezbollah. CNN said a senior official in American administration said although US does not intend to send its troops and will not actually participate in the conflict. 

Many foreign reports indicated Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and Great Britain have asked ambassadors to leave immediately.

Canada is evacuating 45,000 Canadian citizens from Lebanon. Tom saw a video of the crowded airport in Beirut. Also Kuwait urged its citizens to flee immediately. Everyone believes full scale war between Israel and Hezbollah could break out any moment.

Israel Today: channel 12 reported a battlefield officer fighting in Rafah said IDF missions based on careful action had to be cancelled because of humanitarian activities in the city. Says, are international agencies preventing the idea from rescuing hostages or eliminating Hamas leaders. 

Also says IDF attempted to eliminate number 4 of the high ranking Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip. Reported there is word that he was eliminated. 

Palestinians report IDF is going extremely hard on Gaza. Some terrorists were eliminated in Rafah.

Insider Paper: Russia launches massive attack again on Ukraine’s power structure. The 8th attack in the past 3 months. The more than 2 years of this war targeted missile, drone attacks and crippled Ukraine’s electricity generation capacity and forces Kyiv to impose blackouts and import supplies from EU.

Tom says pray for the people in Ukraine and Russia.

Insider paper: Taiwan detects 41 Chinese aircraft around the island. A day after China said advocates of Taiwan’s independence could face death penalty.

Weather:

Floods and landslides in China kill at least 47.

Past 24 hour earthquakes, 39 over 4.0 and 5 over 5.0.

Shooting yesterday in Arkansas, 70 miles south of Little Rock at a supermarket. 3 killed, 14 injured. The shooter was injured after being shot by police. 

Ai news:

Atlantic: Ai is coming for the kids. While adults are questioning the use of Ai it is becoming popular with the kids. It is popular in apps such as snap chat and instagram. Coming to I phones and Chrome books. A writer for the Atlantic stated that tech companies are creating a generation of Ai guinea pigs. The second largest school district in the US, in LA is using the technology in the classroom. The superintendent says Ai is here to stay. Says if you don’t master it, ti will master you. Tom says, part of the beast system to come. 

Gospel.

Everything has converged. Just waiting for our King to come get us.

The question is, are you going to be left behind? After the rapture it will be very difficult to turn to the Lord. Turn to the Lord now before that day comes. 

We are all sinners and need payment for our sins. Jesus came from heaven 2,000 years ago for pay for all sins. He had to die, shed His blood to remove all sins. We admit of our sins and need for a Savior.

Believe that He died, was buried and rose the third day and you will be saved. Nothing we do or can do, only believe. 

If reject Jesus and His payment for sin, sins will not be forgiven and will go to hell forever. 

Believe, be saved, filled with the Holy Spirit, born again, rapture ready, and go to heaven with Him. 

Be saved today, thank Him,  and be together with Him in heaven forever.

Today’s Scriptures: Our Calling

John 15:16 KJV

[16] Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Romans 8:28 KJV

[28] And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 

2 Thessalonians 2:14 KJV

[14] whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Philippians 3:14 KJV

[14] I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 

2 Timothy 1:9 KJV

[9] who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 

2 Peter 1:10-11 KJV

[10] Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: [11] for so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Daniel 9:27 KJV

[27] And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.