Hal Lindsey Report (july 15, 2011): Nukes for Rupees, Courting Destruction, Who Needs Israel?, Forcing Peace, Israel Is Here to Stay

This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

Remember A.Q. Khan? He's the Pakistani nuclear scientist who sold nuclear secrets and technology to a host of rogue nations like North Korea, Libya, and Iran. In 2004, he publicly confessed to his misdeeds and was promptly pardoned and confined to his well-appointed home for five years by then-President Pervez Musharraf. Well, he's back in the news.

Apparently, he's grown a little tired of being the scapegoat for Pakistan's marketing of illicit nuclear secrets. Recently, in written statements to a former journalist who now works for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Khan alleged that there were others in the Pakistani hierarchy involved in the scheme. In fact, he produced a letter from a high-ranking North Korean official detailing some of the bribes paid to former Pakistani generals.

Of course, denials are flying in flocks, but American intelligence officials never bought the story that Khan operated alone. Couple this revelation with the recent decision by Pakistan to expel American military training officers in retaliation for the Navy SEALS dispatching Osama bin-Laden without notifying them, and the US decision to withhold $800 million in aid to Pakistan, and you've got the makings for some additional tension in that relationship.

America wants to remain in Pakistan because the Islamic nation has between 60 and 100 nuclear weapons that could easily fall into the hands of strong Islamic militant groups headquartered there. We also serve as a restraining influence in the tense standoff between Pakistan and India -- both nuclear powers. Further, we need Pakistan's cooperation to maintain our supply lines to our troops in landlocked Afghanistan. Yet Pakistan's government, military, and intelligence services have repeatedly proven themselves unreliable at best, and treacherous at worst.

This situation is a perfect illustration of how confusing and dangerous it is to be a player in the Middle East in these last days. Just as the prophets predicted.

Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad is playing with fire. As internal and international pressure for him to step down increases, his search for an incident to divert attention from his domestic plight is growing more desperate. He tried paying poor Syrian farmers to rush and breach the border with Israel in the hope of provoking an international incident. He also rallied his supporters to attack the U.S. and French embassies in the hope of provoking an international incident. He even tried offering "reforms" to the people, but the opposition is buying none of it.

Since Syria is the only nation who attacked Israel in the Six Day War that is still technically at war with Israel, some observers believe Assad may launch some sort of attack on the Jewish state in an effort to force an Israeli retaliation. His goal would be to draw the other Arab and Muslim nations to his defense.

Mr. Assad, who has not proven himself to be either a perceptive or adept tactician, should take a moment to read Isaiah 17 before he gives the order. The prophet predicted that in the last days, Damascus would be obliterated -- overnight. Damascus is the world's oldest continuously inhabited city. It has been conquered and occupied many times in its 6,000 years of existence, but it has never been destroyed. In the light of the instantaneous destructive power of nuclear missiles, the modern-day mechanics of this prophecy are easy to imagine. And a miscalculation on the part of a desperate dictator could trigger its fulfillment.

There is a growing misapprehension within our government and among our nation's elite that the United States' relationship with Israel is an unwarranted burden that we could do without. The Wall Street Journal recently published an editorial by George Gilder under the title, "The Economic Case for Supporting Israel." On this week's program, I'm going to share a bit of his information with you. Some of it may surprise you.

We all know that one of the most important reasons why we should stand with Israel is because God promised to bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse her. And we also owe a debt of gratitude since it was through the house of Israel that our Savior and Messiah came to us. But there are other, compelling reasons to maintain a strong and vital relationship with this innovative and creative economic powerhouse.

Speaking of standing with Israel, the United States of America is apparently going to have a chance to do that in a few weeks. When the United Nations General Assembly convenes this September, the Arab League intends to formally request that Palestine be made a full member of the United Nations. That will be tantamount to recognition of the Palestinians as an independent, sovereign nation. Boy, you talk about a can of worms when it comes to Israel defending itself against Palestinian terror attacks originating in the West Bank or Hamas rockets launching from Gaza!

Of course, it can only happen by consent of the Security Council, which is, in reality, the real United Nations. The General Assembly is just a formality to appease all the other nations of the world. Of the fifteen seats on the Security Council, five nations have veto power: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. As of now, the US is the only nation that has implied that it may veto the resolution -- but even that is not a done deal. The Obama Administration is using the possibility of a veto as a bludgeon to force Israeli compliance with its wishes regarding the peace talks.

That's why it's important for us to continually pray on behalf of Israel. The world is obsessed with solving the supernatural conflicts of the Middle East by natural, human means. It cannot and will not happen. We are fighting the principalities and powers of the air. Only the supernatural can intervene.

Here's something else the world doesn't understand. When you deal with Israel, you're dealing with fire. God has irreversibly given Israel to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Ezekiel warns that anyone who tries to appropriate the land for themselves will suffer the fire of God's wrath. When we pray for Israel, let's also pray for our beloved nation. Our leaders, either out of ignorance or arrogance, are playing with fire and don't even realize it. Only those of us who understand the supernatural nature of this conflict and these covenants can stand in the gap and intercede on our country's behalf.

Let's do it!

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God Bless,
Hal Lindsey

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