“Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—this time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is Yahweh.” (Jeremiah 16: 21)
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Washington Times Editorial—Who lost the Middle East?:
Saudi Arabia raised the threat to the peace and stability of the world with its display of more barbarism in the Middle East, executing 47 dissidents on January 2, some on the gallows and some beheaded in the government butcher shop. The execution of a prominent Shia cleric was particularly provocative. The Shiites are an important minority in the Sunni kingdom, and are dominant in the oil fields of southeastern Saudi Arabia.
Religious antagonism and discrimination are insoluble facts of life in the Middle East, and the Wahhabi ultraorthodox Sunnis in Saudi Arabia are particularly troublesome. In fact, some analysts say that Wahhabi Sunni proselytizing throughout the Islamic world is responsible for the current wave of Sunni terrorism, matching Shiite terrorism directed by the mullahs in Iran.
The executions, which led to violence against the Saudi embassy in Tehran, and a break in relations between the Saudis and their allies on one hand, the Sunni Gulf states, and Iran, has provoked fears in Russia and China that the violence will spread. “The conflict is playing out on Arab streets big time,” says Fawaz Gerges, a professor of Middle Eastern studies at the London School of Economics. Both governments have urged all parties to cool their anger. So has the United States, but President Obama has reduced American influence in the region.
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SnyderTalk Comment: I don’t care as much about how we got to where we are as I do about where we go from here. Israel is the most important issue on my agenda as we move forward.
Israel is not responsible for the violence in the Middle East. Dividing Israel is not the solution to the Middle East’s problems, but in time, Israel will be forced to sign a “peace deal”. It won’t work, and we should not endorse it.
The U.S. will be among the nations doing the arm-twisting when that time comes. We won’t be able to prevent it from happening, but we should do everything in our power to inform people about what it means.
Siding against Israel is siding against Yahweh. That’s something we must not do.
We call Israel the Promised Land for a reason. Yahweh promised it to Abraham’s descendants through Isaac and Jacob/Israel. Nothing can change that, and standing in the way of the fulfillment of those promises will be dangerous and costly.
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His Name is Yahweh, the website, is a companion of the book His Name is Yahweh. Both of them explain the importance of God’s Name.
The website is loaded with factual information that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that Yahweh is our Savior and that the Messiah is Yahweh.
I hope you will take a few minutes and explore the website. I also hope you will share it with your friends and family.
It’s time for believers to tell the world about our God by His Name—Yahweh.
To see videos that explain the importance of Yahweh’s Name, click here.
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Bloomberg—Obama’s Mideast balancing act tilts to Iran: As the cold war between Iran and Saudi Arabia heats up, the Barack Obama administration is trying to straddle the fence and not take sides, but its actions tell a different story — they all seem to favor Tehran. Following the Saudi government’s announcement Saturday that it had executed 47 prisoners, including a popular Shiite cleric, the U.S. State Department did two things. First, it issued a statement expressing concern that Riyadh’s actions were “exacerbating sectarian tensions.” Then Secretary of State John Kerry called Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, urging him to try to de-escalate the crisis.
Bassam Tawil—Lessons We Palestinians Can Learn: This past week, the Israelis arrested 25 Hamas terrorists in the West Bank, most of them students from Al-Quds University in Abu Dis. Not rebels without a cause or the unemployed with a chip on their shoulder, but the finest minds we have, the intellectuals of the future Palestinian academia! The group, which dealt with recruiting and guidance and was being handled by Hamas in Turkey and its terrorist wing the Gaza Strip, was planning to carry out suicide bombing attacks inside Israel.
New York Post—Palestinian women attack Israel in unprecedented numbers: While battling Israel was once a role restricted to Palestinian men and boys, the current wave of violence has seen an unprecedented spike in female involvement.
MEMRI— Palestinians Speak Out Against Children Participating in Terrorist Attacks: While the Palestinian public and leadership widely support the ongoing stabbing and shooting attacks, several Palestinian intellectuals and journalists, including Hafez Al-Barghouti, the former editor of the PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida and a Fatah Revolutionary Council member, have criticized the attacks, and especially those carried out by children.
Washington Post—Germans outraged by mayor’s advice for women after raft of harassment: The mayor of Cologne on Wednesday offered some poorly received advice to female residents of her city after a wave of New Year’s Eve attacks that shocked Germany. “There’s always the possibility of keeping a certain distance of more than an arm’s length — that is to say to make sure yourself you don’t look to be too close to people who are not known to you, and to whom you don’t have a trusting relationship,” Henriette Reker said, according to Britain’s Guardian newspaper.
Washington Post—Ala. chief justice orders halt to same-sex marriage licenses: Alabama’s controversial chief justice on Wednesday ordered counties to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, although it is unclear if large numbers of local officials will follow his directive.
CNN—The young woman slain by ISIS for daring to ‘swim in a sea of dreams’: Ruqia Hassan was 30, a woman who dared to defy ISIS in its stronghold of Raqqa, Syria. She seemed to sense that one day she would pay with her life for her words and prayers.
Jerusalem Post—New Mossad head: Iran remains Israel’s most significant challenge: “Israel is located at the center of the earthquake that has hit the Middle East in recent years,” says Yossi Cohen at ceremony marking first day in post.
NBC News—Iran State TV Shows Off Nuclear-Capable Missiles in Underground Depot: Iran unveiled a new underground missile depot Tuesday, with state television showing weapons in store that the U.S. says are capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The Emad precision-guided missiles shown in the footage also violate a 2010 UN Security Council resolution.
Dennis Ross— The Saudis Are Rightly Concerned about Iran: The Saudis, too, are now threatened by ISIS, and are trying to root out its followers within the kingdom. But as the conflicts in Syria and Yemen demonstrate — and as the breaking of relations with Iran now highlights — the Saudis see the Iranians and their Shiite militia proxies as their preeminent threat. They are far more ready to challenge them, particularly in the aftermath of America’s nuclear deal with Iran. The Saudis see the Obama administration as unwilling to challenge the Iranians and worry about how Iran will exploit the sanctions relief it will soon receive.
RT—Saudi executions are ‘domestic’ issue says Erdogan after uproar in Middle East: Saudi executions are a domestic issue said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. His comments followed a huge furor in the Middle East over the capital punishment of 47 people, including a leading Shiite cleric, Sheikh Al-Nimr. “The executions in Saudi Arabia are an internal legal matter. Whether you approve or not of the decision is a separate issue, executions in Saudi Arabia are a matter of domestic law,” Erdogan said.
Times of Israel— Bennett: Authorities looking at ‘one or two rabbis’ who helped radicalize ‘hilltop youth’: Education minister says he’s launched programs to rehabilitate young Jewish extremists; insists Israel must control West Bank ‘forever’; rules out change to status quo on Temple Mount.
SnyderTalk Comment: There will be a change in the status quo on the Temple Mount, but it looks like Yahweh will have to take care of it Himself. Maybe there is a Deborah in Israel today who will do it. Ayelet Shaked and Tzipi Hotovely come to mind immediately.
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His Name is Yahweh explains why the Name of God, Yahweh, is so important. It’s available in eBook format and in paperback. It’s also available for free in PDF format.
- God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This [Yahweh] is my name forever, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation.” (Exodus 3: 15)
- “Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—this time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My name is Yahweh.” (Jeremiah 16: 21)
- “Behold, the days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; and He will reign as king and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely; and this is His name by which He will be called, ‘Yahweh our righteousness.’” (Jeremiah 23: 5-6)
- Yeshua said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” (John 8: 58)
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Blessings in the Book of Revelation is a book that you need to read, especially now. There are blessings throughout the Scriptures but Revelation is the only book in the Bible actually containing a specific blessing for reading it. It’s repeated twice, once at the beginning and again at the end. This is the reason that I believe Revelation should be the first step toward studying biblical prophecy. Though not easy to do, Revelation can be broken down and understood by anyone, not just the academic elite. So, Revelation’s blessings are for everyone. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
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Other Books by Neil Snyder
- Stand! is a suspense novel that exposes the lies, corruption, and greed underlying the theory that man-made CO2 emissions are responsible for global warming. Professor Wes Carlyle and Karen Sterling, his research collaborator, carefully scan the audience for their would-be attacker—a member of the enviro-gestapo who has been following them for days. Wes spots his man in the back of the room leaning against the wall. Suddenly, another man in the audience steps forward and moves toward Karen at a menacing pace. With a vicious stroke, he swings a billy club at her head. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- What Will You Do with the Rest of Your Life? deals with a question that every Christian has to consider: what should I do with my life? Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- Falsely Accused is a true story about a young woman who was accused of committing a double homicide. It’s about a travesty of justice, and it reveals Yahweh intervening in the life of a believer to rescue her from danger in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Everyone will enjoy the book, but young people in particular need to read it because the mistakes made that led to the problem could have been avoided. They were the kinds of mistakes that young people are prone to make. As they say, forewarned is forearmed. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
See “His Name is Yahweh”.
