Thursday, June 4, 2020

Poisoned Waters Arrows from Zion 6/4/2020

Poisoned Waters

Iran tried to poison Israel's water

by Maoz Israel Ministries

Concerning Security | The news media isn’t sharing many details, but this past week Iran is said to have attempted to poison Israel’s population by hacking Israel’s water system to increase the amount of chlorine in it. Authorities say the attack revealed a weak spot in Israel’s security and that the hack should have been successful. They don’t know why it didn’t work but will be taking steps to increase security.
    Thank You, Father, for Your protection over Your people.
    We thank You for the abundant waters we have seen this year and ask for continued rains this coming winter.
    Whatever went wrong, we thank You for confusing the efforts of the enemy.
    We ask that future attacks from Iran would be exposed before they can even come into play.
    Hide Israel’s spies and informants from discovery.

Praying the Headlines
This week with rage riots creating horrific chaos in the United States, I was so relieved to hear the prayer of Asher Intrater for America (at the 57-min mark) this past Tuesday and for the vision and prayer of Australian prophet John Hemans, pastor of Open Heaven Church in Sidney, Australia who shaved a vision he had of the battle over America, and praying for us. Both of them are aware that the USA is a critical nation to God. I thank them and all who are in the nations praying for the precarious state of the USA right now - even in relation to our alliance with Israel. - Donna
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I wrote a personal Facebook post and now want to expand that post in this article.

“An amazing statement by Jack Brewer who was a star on the Minnesota Vikings on the recent terrible death. He says that the problem is primarily a spiritual one, that racism is a Satanic spiritual thing that has to be dealt with spiritually. He says that identity politics has greatly worsened the situation and that identifying whites as inherently evil or racist or blacks as inferior is a spiritual disease and a huge Satanic problem. So, what about a mass movement of prayer and reconciliation, repentance, and forgiveness. This is not a prayer as part of a  superficial cover-up. Let us pray that evil will be rooted out. That racism would be destroyed. That evil actors in the police forces would be rooted out. That the evil responding anarchists like Antifa would be thwarted. Let’s pray first of all that the Gospel will go forth and bring the depth of repentance and reconciliation that is needed. This cannot happen by mere human efforts. We need black churches and white churches and mixed-race churches to come together, to pray, march, witness, etc. O for the Church to rise up.”

I want to expand this post with a few comments. The central issue to me is that the issues are approached apart from a biblical world view. That world view can influence the responses and approaches of people who are not followers of Jesus. The biblical world view tells us that all are created in the image of God. That includes white policemen, the good ones and the criminals, and black criminals and black non-criminals. It tells us that all are deeply sinful, depraved in heart and that civilization is sometimes a mere veneer. That without regeneration and the influence in society from the regenerated, people will seek to dominate others and exercise power to their benefit and at their expense.  Sin will lead to racism, ethno-centricity, sadism, hedonism, misogyny. This is why it becomes the work of the Body of the Messiah to bring the prophetic voice into the situation, movements of justice, and reconciliation based on the equal worth of all people. If one particular racial or ethnic group is more unjustly treated, the focus of the prophetic will be to redress that injustice. In the case of the black community, political leaders have practiced neglect (they don’t vote for me), policies that have destroyed the black family, allowed white racists in the police force, created an education system that does not prepare the poor black children to overcome poverty. We have not spent sufficient policing to destroy the drug problem and end the cycles of violence. The lack of the commitment of the Church to these problems and their non-involvement is a root cause issue and shows a need for deep repentance and reconciliation. Now that the Church has left this vacuum, along come those who are anti-biblical in world view and who kill and destroy according to the desire of Satan.

Some want to say that the rioters are spontaneously rioting due to their frustration. This may be true of a few. But why would they destroy minority-owned businesses? We need to understand that in all probability these riots were long-planned, and the planners were just looking for the opportunity; the end of the lockdown for COVID 19 and an occasion to launch the riots.

If this is diligently dealt with by the FBI, I think we will find the following:
    Anti-biblical and anti-free enterprise anarchists and socialists marching under the banner of Antifa and Black Lives Matter. Sadly, only the Gospel and right kind of free enterprise can lift the poor black community.
    Anti-White blacks who have bought into the identity politics that teaches hatred and that the white people are all guilty, inherently evil, \and deserve to be treated with violence and disdain.  Guess what? Whites are also in the image of God and are also deserving of being treated with dignity as much as blacks and Hispanics. All must treat each other as James says, as in the image of God and deserving of mutual reverence. The teaching of hatred is totally opposed to God.
    White supremacists have also entered the mix to keep the pot boiling.  They desire a civil war.

The organized rioters want to burn down the very businesses in the neighborhoods that are most needed to raise up the poor in the communities where they are established. The anarchists include groups that really should be labeled as domestic terrorists. The white supremacists also include those who should be labeled as domestic terrorists.

In addition, the media has fanned these flames. By claiming that President Trump is a racist (he is not, he is bombastic), and by claiming that those who support him are racists, homophobes, trans-fobes, and more they have fanned the flames of division and fostered conditions that lead to riots. The President’s rhetoric has not helped but by falsely intensifying and magnifying the accusations that media has really been irresponsible. On the right and left it is full speed ahead into the abyss. The media should be putting a lid on the boiling pot. Instead, they have been stoking the fire.

It is time for those who can lead to lead a movement of love, justice, and reconciliation and to address the real injustices with real solutions. We see such people as the football star quoted above, as the descendants of the family of Martin Luther King. There are such voices among blacks and whites, and may they come to lead.  And also, let’s see the justice department go after the domestic terrorists of the left and the right.

One more thing. We have spent trillions on COVID 19. We can spend a few billion to rebuild the businesses destroyed by the terrorists and anarchists. Let give this money in grant form, not loans.  Let’s rebuild these neighborhoods.

Arrows from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries by subscription only donna@israelprayer.com

The weekly Maoz Ministry prayer points picks up from the above on Israel's close call with an attempt by Iran to poison the Israeli water supply, with a good word on how unwise it is "to blindly support anything with the word Israel" attached to it. It is, they wisely report, "unhealthy both for Christians and for Israel." They continue, " I believe the healthiest way to view Israel is the way a father would see their child – a masterpiece in the making, but still in need of training, growth, and maturity. Like a child, Israel needs the ability to fail and get back up without fear of their team abandoning them. And like good parents, every occurrence - whether good or bad – should only encourage us to dig in harder with our prayers to see God’s dream of a beautiful Israel come true."

They also ask prayers over the need for housing and building to fill the need, as well as asking prayers for the economic recovery after the Covid-lockdown. For other prayer points, contact the ministry directly or subscribe to the Weekly Summary (15 pages each week of prayer letter excerpts from Israeli ministries)

Carolyn and Richard Hyde of Heart for G-d ministries share some of their Divine appointments with Israelis open to hear about their faith. Also share VIDEO Once an Enemy, now a Brother, a word of encouragement on Shelanu  which also features their sons and the Media Team in Haifa. Please watch Carolyn's the new music lyric video called In These Last Days, which Yaacov Schwatz made for her music. Carolyn is also a regular contributor at Kehila News Israel where you can find this post by her "A prophetic dream-vision that the L-rd gave about the coming harvest."

Cody & Liat Archer report new challenges in their plans to move north as they walk in faith on the water! I expect mighty things to come of it as they keep walking & trusting. Please pray for the perfect, Divinely chosen parcel of land to open up for the Fields of Wheat ministry - and also for their own place to live in the area.  Pray for God's provision as they are making mighty changes that will be a blessing in the harvest for YEARS to come!

No king, No Ephod | by Orna Grinman | A heart wrenching sight caught my attention a few days ago. A young man entered the alley beneath  my window, a helmet on his head, a mask covering his beard, and stopped by the side door to the little synagogue in the alley. He bowed his head, caressed the door with pale fingers, trying to remove some dust, kissed the mezuzah, and then caressed the door yet again. “My God,” I thought, “such longing. I’m not quite sure what it is he is missing so: praying as a quorum, communal life, perhaps You? Oh, how I hope it is You they are longing for.” Read in full online

Howard & Randy Bass just announced they have three weddings of their children this year - the third was just announced by their youngest son Tal, who fiancé is Daniel Ronnen, the grandson of one of the founders of Yad HaShmonah. Mazal tov to all the Bass family. Howard's articles note there is a Conversion for all in Messiah and Repentance leads to Conversion: Life Changing Character-Changing

In Mt HaCarmel congregation, Dani Sayag writes about the "demonstration of God’s perfect timing!!  He chose to send His Spirit to empower these new disciples to go out into the “harvest” and bring in the “first fruits” of the faith exactly on Shavuot." What deep riches there are to know the God-given biblical Feasts of the Lord and how they are significant to Israel and the Church. Great riches! The ask for prayers over their follow ups with many who wanted to visit the congregation after the quarantine was over. There has also been a lot of sharing their faith, in person and also online, with even an ultra-Orthodox man whould prayed after seeing our “Medabrim” videos Link for "The Forbidden Chapter": "God, if Yeshua isn’t the Messiah, then show me quickly. If He is the Messiah, then show me even more quickly!”

You can watch the services from HaCarmel on their YouTube channel, also listen in to some just past event at Midweek Meeting w/ Peter and the Midweek meeting women's forum. They write, " During the lockdown we were immediately thrust into the need to learn to use tools like video streaming and online conferencing in order to continue our worship, prayer and teaching services. We now believe strongly that the Lord is calling us to continue moving forward in developing these new areas of creative media ministry, that will enable us to even more effectively minister." To help them, contact their office on how to contribute.

Avner Boskey of David's Tent has two articles well worth reading (plus prayer points at the end of both): The darkness, the glory and the flattened curve and Christmas and Pentecost - beyond the tinsel and the Torah

The HaTikva Project is helping the needy in Israel. "A large percentage of our population has lost their employment. We are giving all the resources that we can to be a financial life line and a bridge for the many families who have lost their income and do not know when they will start receiving paychecks again or if they will even have a job to come back to when this is over." Follow HaTikva on Facebook  

From Revive Israel, an article featured by Eitan Shishkoff Fearful in Heart?, plus please watch States  Praise. Prophecy. Prayer. Preaching from Jerusalem to the Ends of the Earth.

Chuck Cohen  Intercessors for Israel in Jerusalem sends Friday Prayer Points 5/29/2020. One greatly important prayer point covers PM Netanyahu's trial which started recently and could last for years. Cohen writes, "It is driven by the left-wing, the media, and a "we-want-to-be-a-nation-like-all-the-other-nations" attitude that is dangerous.... Yet with all of media coverage and giving of mostly anti-Bibi opinions, still we want the truth about these accusations to be revealed. He also writes prayer points for the Annexation.

Gil Afrait is the pastor of Tiferet Yeshua in Tel Aviv watch as he shares. about the Shavuot (Pentecost) grain offering. Also this encouraging project they are helping One Girl Bravely Leading the Way about Tiferet Yeshua's 16-year old youth leader who is the way in reaching the homeless and drug addicted in Tel Aviv. Also, Gil's article The Three-Fold Symbolism of Passover and Pentecost.

 Chaim Malespin of Aliyah Return Center sends a video of the Dedication of the Vertical Galilee House of Prayer. Find out more about how you can engage with the "Vertical" Galilee House of Prayer

Beit Hallel pastor Israel Pochtar's 10-minute Shavuot/Pentecost Greeting and video message.

Avishalom Tekel of Tents of Mercy also sends a Shavuot greeting message and writes, " One of the enemy’s main efforts is to plant doubt in us regarding God’s faithfulness. However, when God promises something, heaven and earth may perish but His promise to us will come to pass!  .... This week was hard. The news about the senseless killing of George Floyd, highlighted the grave problems that we face today ~ racism, violence, pandemics, economic uncertainty, all threatening to make us lose sight of God’s faithfulness in life! When Yeshua addressed His disciples in answer to their question, all He said was “wait”! Wait in the place I set for you; wait in unity, wait in prayer … then you will receive power. So today in that spirit we are waiting for another dose of His Spirit for the end-times, when He will once again sweep us off of our feet with power and anointing to proclaim the answer to all these issues - Yeshua and His Gospel! Praying for you the same. Thank you for praying for us.

Arni Klein of Emmaus Way writes about their ministry in waiting upon the Lord with no agenda. He explores the question, " Why did God choose the celebration of the firstfruits and the anniversary of the day He gave Israel His Torah to send the gift of the Spirit? On that day, in an upper room in Jerusalem, one hundred twenty followers of Yeshua were the firstfruits of those who would come to fully understand the meaning of the Torah and be able to communicate the gospel of the Kingdom in spirit and in truth. They were in total submission to the will and plan of God. As no one knew what was coming or how long it would take, they were committed to wait on God until."

Ronit Bender in northern Israel writes about sharing her faith with those she meets, new people and some she hasn't seen in a long time that are suddenly on her radar again. This is the message of Yeshua is shared in Israel - person to person. It takes the genuine love of God expressed by the believers to attract the Jews to Yeshua. Ronit asks for prayers for those she has been touching, that God would remove the veil so they may see Yeshua. Sometimes it is also the Lord encouraging someone. You will love this:

" While washing my hair at the hairdresser, an elderly woman came in, she was in her 80s, and asked to owner how much it would cost to cut her hair. So this man replied "220 shekels." The dear woman's face looked very shocked, so was I to be honest, haircuts for short lengths are not so pricey! She spoke only Russian, so through translation I told her I was going to pay half the haircut. But the Lord said PAY IT IN FULL! I was delighted to obey, the woman's face lit up, and the Lord told me she believes in Yeshua. I asked her and yes she was a sister in the Lord. It caused a commotion in that place seeing a stranger paying for someone else, especially in this Corona season."  If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Messiah Yeshua." (1 Peter 4:10).


Urgent HEALING Needs: Life and Death is in the power of the tongue
Please keep in prayer these Israeli ministry leaders and believers with urgent health needs

URGENT PRAYER NEED A prayer request for Naomi, for a dear family that is a part of Israel Pochtar's pastoral team, who was diagnosed recently with colon cancer. "Despite what this battle entails, we are confident in God’s unfailing Word and promises." Read in her own words, as she has been prepared for chemotherapy which will begin next Monday. | Ronit Bender whose cardiologist told her that her irregular heartbeat is SEVERE, and is suggesting further tests. Please intercede for Ronit: No weapon formed against her shall prosper! | Olga Bikas severe back pain has kept her in "quarantine" for the past 4 years or so! Please pray for God to do a miracle of healing for Olga. | Please pray for Rachel Netanel's brother who is recovering | Please continue to pray for Jacob Damkani for the LORD's mercies over Jacob and his dear wife, Elisheva  | Continue please to pray for Ruth Nessim Critical prayer need she is losing sight! Prayers for a miracle for Ruth.| Pray for Rania Sayegh who asks for prayer of restoration of strength, energy, and complete healing.

Here's My 2¢


Please! Tell Me What Is the Difference?

The big lies that are told so often people believe it's all true.
I am talking about the lies being told in the US about "police brutality," the common cries, "They're killing us!" or "We're being hunted." Attorney Benjamin Crump's claim that this is an American "genocide". It is all a pack of lies and the statistics gathered by the Washington Post - no friend of conservatives - proves it.

But the big lies that are told often end up being what people believe. And they believe the narratives so strongly THEY DON'T BOTHER TO LOOK AT THE FACTS, they are too awash in their feelings of empathy for the 'victims' of the narrative that they will not even bother looking at the truth. And of course the victims believe what they are told about how bad it is for their group, because so many of them are mired in poverty and hopelessness....a place their leaders do not mind keeping them in, just so they can become personally wealthy and politically powerful.

These are things I have learned well following Israel's battle for the past 30 years with spirits of hatred and rage, lying and greed. Yet nations all over the world have found fault with Israel, claimed that the problem was "morally equivalent" wrong doing, and more Israel's fault than the terrorists and wars they were continually battling.

Lord Jesus! Why is this not more obvious to so many of my friends who act like the European attitude toward Israel over the years, that Israel must give up more and more to appease the "rightful" rage of the Palestinians?

It is because the big lies told so often, the narrative, has convinced people that lies are truth and the facts as just racist deceptions.

So now in the USA we see large groups of white people prostrating themselves before Black Lives Matter, or sitting down with their hands in the air (that slogan developed for the lies built about the rightful shooting by a policeman in Ferguson of thug Michael Brown) and reciting a vow to BLM to be good little submissive 'white people' promising to "educate" in their community of how racist we are.

NO WAY I am taking that vow built on lies.  That's my 2¢ —Donna Diorio



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Thursday, May 28, 2020

Answering Accustions Arrows from Zion 5/28/2020

Answering Laurie Cordoza-Moore's False Accusations

by Donna Diorio

I honestly do not want to insult or hurt anyone with what I write about Christian Zionists who support the unbelievers in Israel while turning their backs on and even openly opposing our spiritual brothers and sisters in Israel, the Messianic Jews. But I have to speak up. And even though Ron Cantor and Michael Brown have both put out powerful videos of their own to refute the false accusations, I wanted to speak to Israel-supporting Christians, as an Israel-supporting Christian. Because of the raised level of aggressive opposition of some in the anti-Messianic Israeli religious activist circles recently, and this pressure they have put on Christian Zionist leaders to denounce the Shelanu TV,  Ron Cantor is even getting death threats at his home. Do we wait around until another religious-nationalist zealot like Jack Teitel to try to kill someone in the Cantor family, or do we speak up NOW and make sure Israel hears us?

This Christian Zionist lady has done some wonderful things in support of Israel and for Christian values in American politics, but now she has tragically become a parroting voice of some of the most extreme of extreme religious thought in Israel. Here is my comment directly to her video post and duplicated in a NOTE on my Facebook page. Her latest video commentary via Vimeo. She has also uploaded it to YouTube. She must be answered by fellow Christians who know better.

Even before I can get this issue out, Laurie is pressing in with more horrible accusations against GOD TV and those who are bringing Shelanu TV to Israelis, including agreeing with the accusation that they are NAR.
Also she is making an accusation against anyone - including Israeli Messianic Jews - who tell Jews that Jesus is the Messiah is the Messiah of being "Replacement Theology." What I'm picking up from what she said and what The Dove guy said, it you are pre-Trib Rapture of Christians, then to believe that God wants you to witness to Jews now is "Replacement Theology". This is a new take on those who do not believe witnessing to Jews is kosher for such a time as this. Listen and tell me if that is not what you heard.

Also in this video, she reveals that she is meeting with other leaders who made public statements against Shelanu TV. BEWARE of what she is seeking to do in creating a united front against the Messianic Jewish Israelis being able to share their faith as is their right as Israeli citizens even on a television channel of their own making to serve their community! Please pray that God would rise up and scatter the enemies of His Word for Israel today being released in Israel

Answering Laurie Cordoza-Moore's False Accusations

Laurie, You are bearing false witness against Ron Cantor and Michael L Brown accusing them of staging those confrontations without any direct knowledge but only presumption. I have worked with the Israeli Messianic Jewish congregational and ministry leaders for the past twenty years and I tell you these types of confrontations are instigated against Messianic Jews repeatedly and ALWAYS the Messianic Jews respond graciously. They are not trying to stir up hatred among Christians as you suppose.

Also, you made so much out of your journalistic background in the beginning of this video, but you do not seem to know the first thing about the Jewish believers in Jesus, they call him Yeshua, His Hebrew name. Instead you have taken up the offense that Jews who do not believe in Yeshua YET have and as a Christian, that is NOT why God stirred up a love for the Jewish people in you to accomplish. You are "protecting" Israeli Jews from hearing that your Lord and Savior is the Messiah of Israel?

Now understandably Christians must be acutely sensitive to why Jews are "enemies of the Gospel" as the apostle Paul put in Romans 11. And Christians are not allowed to proselytize in Israel, but it is not against Israeli law for Messianic Jews to share their faith and they know all of the sensitivities first hand! God had to break through the same sensitivities to reach them with Yeshua's true identity.

I am so concerned with what you are doing here stirring up anger with false accusations against the Jewish believers in Israel who are producing 80% of the content that is shown on Shelanu TV. If this was the first century of faith in Yeshua, you would have been picking up rocks to stone Stephen! How can you say you love the Jewish people and everything you are doing is for the Jewish people when you despise the Israeli Messianic Jews for wanting to share the love of the Messiah with them?

Do you want to know why you have never been accosted on the streets of Israel while filming? Because you are a Christian telling the story that unsaved Jews want told. And so do we Christians who support the 20-to-30,000 Messianic Jews of Israel. The reason you have never been assaulted is that you are not a Jew telling other Jews that Yeshua is Israel's Hope, the Jewish Messiah.

I pray that you will not harden your heart against the truth that these men and women in Israel who are Jews and who love the same LORD as you do, are not the enemies of the Jewish people. Please, I am begging you: You must stop working against the will of God that all Israel shall be saved. God is not happy with it, that much is certain.

In 2008 a religious nationalist settler planted a package bomb at the doorstep of a Messianic pastoral family home in Ariel. Their 15-year old son opened that Purim basket and was blown up. He lived by a miracle of God but has had countless surgeries and still suffers from the bombing today. You asked why Ward Simpson would tell his Christian viewers not to hate the religious Jews they saw confronting Dr. Brown, well this why: because of the hateful conduct of SOME religious Jews against the Messianic Jews.

Another incident in Arad years ago, an ultra-Orthodox activist tried to set fire to a building of a ministry while people were inside playing chess. Over the past 20 years there have been MANY hostile incidents of religious persecution, and when I relate them to my Israel prayer list, I too tell them not to hate the religious persecutors because they are spiritually blind. It is what Jesus said on the Cross, Father, forgive them, for them know not what they do.

You accuse Ron and Dr Brown of staging confrontations "as a fund raising" tool. You are so ignorant of the facts, Laurie. If you really do pride your journalistic integrity, then you will dig deeper and learn the missing truth because you have been led far astray from the facts.

You have never seen a Jew spit on the ground at the name of Jesus? I have. It is a common thing among some, and it doesn't even have to be a religious Jew or in Israel to spit at the name of Jesus. You really don't know as much as you think you do, Laurie and that is a shame because you are harming the Israeli Messianic believers.

Do you even know that there are more than 1 million Jews worldwide who believe in Jesus and call themselves Messianic Jews? You have made uninformed and highly detrimental false accusations against godly men calling them manipulators to wrest millions out of unsuspecting Christians. You are the one being manipulated, and it is so sad that you have steeled yourself against the truth.
Will you allow my comment to be seen? Probably not, but my comments to you will be seen elsewhere, for the Christians who stand with their brothers and sisters in the faith of Yeshua will see it, and will be praying for your eyes to be opened.Donna Diorio  Please watch these excellent videos



Arrows from Zion
Summarized from the Weekly Summary of Prayer Requests Israeli Ministries by subscription only donna@israelprayer.com

Carolyn Hyde, of Heart of G-d Ministries near the Sea of Galilee shares her thoughts as a Jewish woman regarding the opposition from Christian Zionists who have done so much good for the State of Israel, now trying to shut down the Gospel in Israel. Please read "My Perspective on Shelanu TV — "Our TV"

* Zac Waller has apologized privately to Ron Cantor for his statements. I don't know if he has publicly renounced what he said.

Kehila News Israel also gives many other Messianic Jews perspectives of the Christians who have set themselves against the Shelanu channel. Tuvia Pollack asks, " why is the very existence of a Messianic Jewish channel in Hebrew such a threat to both Orthodox Jews and some Evangelical Christians? in his article: What is the Messianic Israeli channel "Shelanu" actually airing? Also Eric Tokajer, asks, What would motivate Christian leaders to actively fight against Messianic Jews in Israel? My first inclination (from experience) would be to say, “Follow the money,” in his article Shelanu TV, Christian Leaders, and Thirty Pieces of Silver. On the subject of "converting Jews", Howard Bass points all that this is Conversion for all in Messiah.

Avner Boskey has also added insight at this time in his article Rightists and leftists, an overview of what we are seeing in Christian Zionist publicly opposing  " Israel’s first Messianic Jewish-operated cable TV station – even to the point of pressuring Prime Minister Netanyahu to rescind GOD TV’s license." Avner warns: "According to the New Testament Scriptures, any attempt to suppress the Good News of the Jewish Messiah is a clear and present spiritual danger to mankind, including to the Jewish people."

Arni Klein muses, "What a complex moment this is, and it is far from over. Perhaps the main word that stands out is 'unprecedented.' We are all basically in the same boat. It’s hard, if not impossible, to know who or what to believe." He is talking about the nations of the world grappling with the Corona virus and how in reality it has produced a " spirit rising up around us when leaders and politicians in 'democratic' nations talk openly and freely about forced population control. We see it when people of influence and power speak about drastically reducing the population (euthanizing masses of citizens) as though this were perfectly normal.... In all these things and more, we see the twisted spirit and nature of the devil having so taken up residence in man that people have been given over to a reprobate mind and God has sent the strong delusion of 2Thessalonians 2:9-10. Beloved friends, when we see all these things come to pass, we know that satan’s prophesied incarnation is at hand.... The call we have heard since 1997 is to prepare a place for the Lord and minister to Him. His light will deal with the darkness."

Avi and Chaya Mizrachi write, " You and I have something the people of Israel desperately need right now — we have HOPE! " It does not get any truer than that! In Tel Aviv, their distribution center has been delivering food to people in serious need and have at times simply run out of goods to distribute...but people keep coming and the need has not abated. For a donation this month to help restock the food warehouse they will send donors a vial of anointing oil from Israel. Help them help their people Israel.

The Aliyah Return Center today (5/28) held the dedication for their new "Vertical Galilee House of Prayer" With Josh Aaron, Matt Redman, Rev Dr John W Mulinde, Shilo Ben-Hod, Chaim Malespin and Dean Bye plus many more. Be part of the rebirth of the prayer movement in the Jordan Valley | Watch this video about the event Donate to make a difference

It is Shavuot and
The Outpouring was such an uplifting 4 hours today that everyone needs to watch the replay and soak in what amazing things that God is doing in the nations to bring the one new man in Messiah into reality with the Israeli believers. There were so many speakers from the ancient cultures to the modern nations - God is bringing His promises to pass in our day. Really. Watch and be uplifted. Also from Revive Israel, Asher's article The King Question, their 5/21 broadcast  Praise. Prophecy. Prayer. Preaching from Jerusalem to the Ends of the Earth (each Thursday on Revive Facebook).

Tomorrow, May 29th at 8pm (EST) is a remarkable gathering of believers both Israeli and Christian that will be broadcast on
Cornerstone, CTN, Daystar, GEB, GODTV, Hillsong, Impact, INI, Miracle, TBN, TCT, TLN, WHT, and many more - and will be livestreamed here on Facebook at Revive Israel. A NIGHT OF PROMISE is to be an encouragement in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tune in!

Chuck Cohen sends the Friday Prayer Points May 22, 2020 praising God for Hosea 2:19-20 when God says He will "betroth you unto Me forever" - both the Jews people and those gentiles who are grafted with the Jewish believers into Israel's olive tree through Messiah Yeshua. Mighty precious promises! The prayer points cover many important issues, like the new government that was sworn in office in Israel, Bibi's trial at a really bad time for Israel, the Annexation of Judea and Samaria which is Netanyahu's goal to achieve, and many other critical items for prayer you can read in full online.

Israel Pochtar has an excerpt from his book to share with you about the biblical message and prophetic fulfillment of Shavuot, or Pentecost. He writes, "just as it is with anything that has to do with the Lord – the deeper you go, the more depth you still discover." Read the article and for any ministry gift of any amount, Israel will make his booklet, Shavuot a gift to you. The Beit Hallel congregation has an innovative new project  Fresh Meals on Wheels and they are raising funds to buy a pickup truck for this and other ministry uses. They are using their savings but since vehicles are so expensive in Israel, they need to raise an additional $23,000 to purchase the truck. Donate. Israel asks you to pray for the spiritual harvest for the nation, our ministry's impact and reach, expansion of our humanitarian project, our congregations in Ashdod, Ashkelon, Eilat, Ramle and Lishon LeZion.

Jackie Santoro writes from Jerusalem about the historic trial of a sitting Prime Minister and how devastating it is happening as Israel is just trying to pull out of the economic havoc left by Covid-19. she writes, "Emotions are running high on each side of the political spectrum....Please pray for true justice to shine forth in this battle." She writes about how for the first time in months, the Shavuot celebration will be one where Israeli will be allowed to celebrate together as the lockdown has finally been lifted. (But also the lockdown brought many together via Zoom with the worldwide Body in greater unity than we've known before. So true! It has been the silver lining of lockdown.) Jackie asks for prayers over the Shelanu controversy that the channel will be allowed by regulators to continue, and also for the Ahavat Yeshua congregation in Jerusalem which she and Eddie helped to found. Eddie passed into Glory on June 15th one year ago and Jackie writes, "God has graciously allowed me to feel the inexpressible joy that Eddie is basking in as he lives in His presence. Knowing that joy has carried me through these days of missing the incredible pleasure of his company by my side.  As I have said so many times, the grace of the Lord is sufficient and my heart is filled with hope."

From the Morning Star Fellowship in Tiberias, Claude Ezagouri writes praise to the Lord for a new home prayer group in Maalot, a new piano gift to them, keeping them safe from the virus and the new website launched for the fellowship. Also, Watch YouTube video to learn more about Morning Star. Slowly and according to govt guidelines, they are reopening their service and worship events in their building. An critical prayer item: "This week our application to receive local tax exemption is brought back to discussion between an official at the ministry of the Interior and the local tax office in Tiberias. This is one of our last chance to receive the local tax exemption and be officially recognized as a House of Prayer by the local municipality. If this attempt fails the last option would be to bring the matter to the Supreme Court but this would be expensive. Please pray that the Lord would intervene in His grace in this complex issue." They also need to full time administrator whose function would particularly include building maintenance. Pray for everything need to be met for this.

Arad believers are also thrilled to be able to meet together physically again, they sent this song by MIQEDEM that captures their joy at being together again. They are asking prayers for "S" and her work with the Bedouin, “Because of the coronavirus situation, many families are finding themselves in need, not just the tribe we’ve been serving, but others who until this time have preferred to be independent. They, too, are suddenly having this economic crisis. I never imagined we would be distributing food for as many families as now. As we arrive at their villages, this is what we hear from various individuals: ‘Food from heaven!’ ‘You are angels of mercy!’ ‘You are the only people who care about us!’ ”  Please pray that these people will see the love of Yeshua in the humanitarian gifts from our workers and that they will be drawn to Him. Also pray that the ladies’ meetings and other activities will be able to resume soon."

They also write about Arad's challenge: dealing with the head of the United Torah Judaism party, Yaakov Litzman, who under the new govt is the new head of Housing...that means he will renew his previous designs of building five hundred low cost housing units for the Hasidic Gur sect in Arad. Their Mayor  was able to stop the project which would overrun Arad giving them political majority in Arad - disastrous for the cities' believers and secular population both. They are asking prayer for the mayor to be successful in attracting jobs and business to their city so it does not become the stronghold of the ultra-Orthodox...which would drive away many.

Here is a CORRECTION:  Two weeks ago in Arrows from Zion I described Pastor Najeeb and Elizabeth Atteith of the Immanuel church in Haifa as "Lebanese Christian" and that sends the incorrect message that Najeeb was born in Lebanon. That is not accurate, for he was born in Israel and was raised as an Israeli Christian Arab by his father who was from Lebanon. Both Najeeb and Elizabeth have familial roots in Lebanon and Armenia, but are in fact, Israeli-born ministers of the Gospel.


Urgent HEALING Needs: Life and Death is in the power of the tongue
Please keep in prayer these Israeli ministry leaders and believers with urgent health needs

URGENT PRAYER NEED
A prayer request for Naomi, for a dear family that is a part of Israel Pochtar's pastoral team, who was diagnosed recently with colon cancer. "Despite what this battle entails, we are confident in God’s unfailing Word and promises." Read in her own words, as she has been prepared for chemotherapy which will begin next Monday. | Ronit Bender whose cardiologist told her that her irregular heartbeat is SEVERE, and is suggesting further tests. Please intercede for Ronit: No weapon formed against her shall prosper! | Olga Bikas severe back pain has kept her in "quarantine" for the past 4 years or so! Please pray for God to do a miracle of healing for Olga. | Please pray for Rachel Netanel's brother recovering | Please continue to pray for Jacob Damkani for the LORD's mercies over Jacob and his dear wife, Elisheva  | Continue please to pray for Ruth Nessim Critical prayer need she is losing sight! Prayers for a miracle for Ruth.| Pray for Rania Sayegh who asks for prayer of restoration of strength, energy, and complete healing.



This is 1 example of  what killing off Shelanu TV would deprive Israelis from ever seeing & hearing.


Dor Haba - Jil Sa'ed
| “Worthy of It All” by David Brymer, performed by The Voice of One Calling in Hebrew and Arabic. Featuring Maha Haddad, Naamit Levarko, Suhail Obaid, and Matias Jelski.

Did you know that the Succat Hallel house of prayer in Jerusalem reaches out to both Arab and Jewish youth and young adults? One of the ways we reach out is through the worship collective The Voice of One Calling. It involves young Jewish and Arab singers, songwriters, and musicians, serving in house of prayer ministry in Jerusalem. Please share this video with others who would like to know about the beautiful things the Lord is doing among Arab and Jewish youth in Israel! Click to watch video

The Voice of One Calling recently recorded a Hebrew/Arabic version of the worship song “Worthy of It All” by David Brymer. This song has been sung in powerful worship times in our youth and young adult events in the past. It has a special place in the hearts of Arab and Jewish believers in Israel, especially those who have been sowing into 24/7 worship and prayer. Succat Hallel staff member Tal Bethany Rosenfeld produced this new recording and music video, together with Aspiring Productions. This recording features performances from Maha Haddad, Naamit Levarko, Suhail Obaid, and Matias Jelski.
                -Rick Ridings, Succat Hallel 24/7 worship and prayer in Jerusalem http://www.succathallel.com                 http://rickridings.org/ rickridings@gmail.com

If you did not catch the live-streaming of The Outpouring
please let me strongly encourage you to watch the re-play so you can be uplifted
in seeing how the nations of believers have come into a powerful oneness
with the Body of Messiah in Israel. Expectations are high about what God is going to do next!

Also, I am so sorry I have so many more prayer letters from Israeli ministries
that I cannot get into the 15-pages of the Weekly Summary this week.
I will endeavor to catch everything up next week
and hopefully to get the letter out earlier.



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Thursday, May 21, 2020

BREAKING update of an apology | Arrows 5 21 2020




Ron Cantor has issued an update regarding the Shelanu TV issue that
HaYovel Executive Director Zac Waller has issued an apology. 

Since I can't reel in my Arrows from Zion mailed yesterday, I will just add this to your understanding of the issues taking place in the body in Israel. I'm glad Zac Waller repented to Ron Cantor and that Ron accepted his apology, but the same underlying issues remain for many Christian Zionists working for Israel. The failure to recognize the spiritual first place that our Israeli Messianic Jewish believers hold in their own nation has to stop. They hold the commission from God for the salvation of their people and all the rest of us are just support teams. — Donna Diorio

Ron's statement: Apology form HaYovel Executive Director Zac Waller

[In a day and age where most public apologies are "if...then" statements, (if I hurt you, then I apologize) I was very impressed with Zac Waller's apology. In addition, he called me up and we had a very good, honest chat. We continue at Tikkun and Messiah's Mandate to encourage all Christians to build deep, meaningful relationship with Jewish people, as HaYovel does.]

An Apology

In my recent article titled “We can’t ignore History. It Matters Relationally”, I made an effort to educate Christians about the sensitivities surrounding relationships with Orthodox Jews. We have worked with these precious people for over 15 years. I see so many offenses taking place against them and it increases the negativity attached to Yeshua’s name. In my zealousness to bring awareness to this need in the body of the Messiah, I spoke slanderous things about “many of” the Messianic Jews.

My statements against the Messianic community were unnecessary and inappropriate. It is HaYovel’s purpose to gather and unify, not to separate and divide. We are here to strengthen Jewish identity. It is not our place to speak on an issue that is “within the family” of the Jewish people. HaYovel will continue to be a platform for Christians to declare to Zion, “Your God reigns!” To the Messianic community: it was wrong of me to speak evil of you, please accept this public apology. You are certainly welcome to visit us for a glass of Jeremiah 31:5 on the Mount of Blessing!