August 27, 2024 – Watchman River Tom – Trouble coming and another hostage rescued!

Scriptures: Reads Psalm 121. I will lift up my eyes to the hills from where my help comes from. The Lord who made heaven and earth will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber of sleep. He who keeps Israel will neither slumber or sleep… He shall preserve you from all evil, your coming out and going in from this time forth and forevermore. 

Israel News:

Bubba said due to Ben Gvir’s leading, yesterday  was the second time in 2 weeks the Jews were allowed to pray at the Temple Mount. The Muslims are in an uproar. 

The rules are non- Muslims including the Jews, can only visit during limited time slots by one single gate and not allowed to pray. 

Jordan condemned Gvir’s actions and comments. Jordan said they will take all necessary measures to prevent Gvir’s Temple Mount actions. 

They also say they will block the establishment of the synagog there.  Jordan states the Temple Mount is a place of worship exclusively for Muslims and they claim Gvir is attempting to divide the site. They say they are prepared to take action at international courts.

Gvir sates its not that I do everything I want on the Temple Mount. Says if I did the Israeli flag would have been flying there. He strongly reaffirmed he would put a synagog on the site. 

Tom says we watch that area, the most contended site, a big part of end times.

Palestine Authority responded to his comments of a synagog saying to them Israel is showing they want to remove Al-Aqsa Mosque to be replaced with a Jewish house of worship. 

Breaking news: IDF rescued a 52 year old Arab Muslim hostage. Says he is now safe and reunited with his family. He had been kidnapped October 7, the father of 11 children. 

IDF had received information of the presence of living hostages in Rafah areas in the tunnels. 8 terrorists opened fire during the rescue. Amir says the Jewish state is rejoicing over the rescue. 

They think Hamas has 108 hostages, 36 already known to be dead. The number is uncertain.

Sinwar is roaming around as a woman to hide. IDF says they have actually been minutes away from catching him. Arab social media coming up with names, like calling him Mrs. Dodge fire. 

Reports from one site say the hostage negotiations quit without results on Sunday. Another says the White House says there is progress with Gaza truce talks. Says they will continue to work with it for several days despite the clashes that went on this weekend with Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Pentagon says the deployment of Middle East aircraft carrier Roosevelt has been extended due to the weekend of heavy firing with Israel and Lebanon. It has already been deployed for 8 months.

Russia:

Yesterday Russia launched massive airstrikes against Ukraine’s energy facilities. Power and water outages all over the country. Russia admitted it was behind the attack. They say they targeted electrical substations in 9 areas. Tom asks for prayer for the people affected.

Weather: 

S. Australia reports record breaking heat for their winter for 2 days in a row. 101-103 recorded. 

Landslide in Alaska damaged homes with casualties.

Floods in Bangladesh by monsoons killed 20 and 5 million affected. 

Tom comments many say they want the rapture to delay a little longer as their kids, like in their 30’s, not saved. Tom tells them Jesus is coming in His perfect timing, nothing is holding Him back. His Father will say Son, get your Bride. When we are with Him we will see His plan was perfect. With loved ones, we plant the seed and trust God over it all. Trust Him fully.

Gospel: 

Know God’s plan of salvation, come to Him. Be saved and will not go through the tribulation but be taken to heaven.

God sent His Son to come to  earth to die. Shed His blood to forgive all our sins to be with Him in heaven forever.

Admit of being a sinner and in need of a Savior, Believe and receive and will be saved, born again, filled with Holy Spirit and rapture ready. To be with Him and the family of God forever.

A brand new life could start today. Be saved today.

Today’s Scriptures:

Psalm 121:1-8 KJV

[1] I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help. [2] My help cometh from the LORD, Which made heaven and earth. [3] He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee will not slumber. [4] Behold, he that keepeth Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. [5] The LORD is thy keeper: The LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. [6] The sun shall not smite thee by day, Nor the moon by night. [7] The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul. [8] The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth, and even for evermore.

Psalm 23:1-6 KJV

[1] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. [2] He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. [3] He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. [4] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. [5] Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. [6] Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.

John 1:1, 3-51 KJV

[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

[3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. [4] In him was life; and the life was the light of men. [5] And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. [6] There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. [7] The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. [8] He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. [9] That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. [10] He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. [11] He came unto his own, and his own received him not. [12] But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: [13] which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. [14] And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. [15] John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. [16] And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. [17] For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. [18] No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. [19] And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? [20] And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. [21] And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. [22] Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? [23] He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. [24] And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. [25] And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? [26] John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; [27] he it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose. [28] These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. [29] The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. [30] This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. [31] And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. [32] And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. [33] And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. [34] And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. [35] Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; [36] and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! [37] And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. [38] Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? [39] He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. [40] One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. [41] He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. [42] And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. [43] The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. [44] Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. [45] Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. [46] And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. [47] Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! [48] Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. [49] Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. [50] Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. [51] And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.