By Cameron Joyner - https://harbingersdaily.com/the-confusion-that-is-lebanon-a-weapon-against-israel-and-a-warning-to-the-west/
How does a country like Lebanon—once known as the Switzerland of the Middle East, with a cosmopolitan capital that rivaled Paris—become a proxy for Iran in its campaign to terrorize Israel?
While many would answer “Hezbollah,” the longer answer may surprise you. A broad review of this religiously diverse region not only explains Israel’s difficulty with its northern neighbor, but it also serves as a timely warning to Western civilization.
From Biblical to Modern Times
The name Lebanon (Hebrew: Levanon) refers to the mountain chain north of Israel and comes from the Hebrew word lavan (“white”), for the country’s snow-covered peaks. Like many high places, Mount Lebanon was linked to pagan worship and was believed to be the dwelling of Baal, the Canaanite storm god associated with fertility (scholars identify him with Rimmon in 2 Kings 5:18).
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Jonathan Brentner - https://www.raptureready.com/category/nearing-midnight/
The current wars in the Middle East raise many concerns for Israel as well as for us. Before the recent ceasefire with Iran, I read repeated warnings that the closing of the Strait of Hormuz would cause dire shortages of food and fuel. The terms of the recent agreement allow Iran to impose a two-million-dollar fee on each ship passing through the strait. I believe this will also add inflationary pressure to the world’s economy, though perhaps not as severe as stopping all the ships seeking to go through it.
Although many are optimistic about the winding down of hostilities, I’m not convinced that the ceasefire ends the perils for Israel or for other nations.
For us as New Testament saints, our only secure hope rests upon the Lord’s promise to deliver us, via the Rapture, from God’s wrath that will sweep over the earth during the Day of the Lord (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11). We know He’s coming to take us home, but we don’t know how soon.
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