The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and a 60 day pause between the United States of America and the vile and evil Islamic Regime of Iran has brought no “peace” since the terrorists known as the “Islamic republic” has continued attacking U.S. military bases in the region and oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz (See: U.S. & Iran ── Real ‘Peace For Our Time’?). Furthermore, the IR just held a revenge funeral for their supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with chants of “Kill Trump!” and “Death to America!” Some people waved flags, including red ones that symbolize revenge and many yellow ones that represented the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah. (See: US News - Iranian Mourners Call for Vengeance on Trump During Khamenei Funeral Procession).
Also, our brethren, Israel, is being attacked viciously by Hezbollah that is entrenched with the Lebanese people, and Israel is defending itself! Can it be said that the terrorist group Hezbollah is finished? No.
The number one terrorist nation is continuing to support Hezbollah ──
Jun 29, 2026IDF launches strikes in southern Lebanon, claiming ceasefire violationsThe Israel Defense Forces launched strikes on what it described as three Hezbollah command centers in southern Lebanon, saying the attacks were a response to ceasefire violations.“These strikes came in response to the terror organization Hezbollah’s continued targeting of our forces operating in the security zone,” Avichay Adraee, an IDF spokesperson, said on social media.The fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, a militant group backed by Iran and based in Lebanon, has threatened to throw off track ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran.June 29, 2026Hezbollah fires 7,000 rockets at Israel using Lebanese Christians as human shieldsWhile diplomats gathered in Washington for another round of Israel-Lebanon peace talks, the rockets kept flying. Since March 2, 2026, Hezbollah has launched more than 7,000 rockets, missiles, and drones from Lebanese territory into Israeli cities, towns, and communities in a sustained campaign of terror that Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar says the international media has largely ignored.Speaking on June 24 at the international session of MUNI EXPO in Tel Aviv — a municipal innovation conference attended by governors and mayors from around the world — Sa’ar told the assembled officials, “Since March alone, Hezbollah has launched more than 7,000 rockets, missiles and drones from Lebanese territory into Israel. What country can accept this and not act to restore security to its citizens?”The number is staggering. At the current pace, that is more than 233 projectiles per day aimed at Israeli civilians — a rate of fire that dwarfs the worst months of rocket terror Israel endured from Gaza. …Lebanese Christian MP Ghassan Hasbani of the Lebanese Forces party put it plainly: “Hezbollah decided single-handedly to reenter the war triggered by the events in Iran. This is a suicide action by Hezbollah, taking the whole country, the whole of Lebanon, into a regional conflict, into the unknown.”
Sadly, the fighting has not stopped. Our beloved and optimistic POTUS, Donald Trump, posted, “This Great Deal will bring Peace and Security” ── but you cannot make peace with evil. Notice what we posted June 22nd, 2026 ──
Now, while President Donald Trump has posted, “This Great Deal will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region,” we do not believe that it will. I remember as a child watching on television one of the first renditions of Elmer J. Fudd ── Egghead. A Day at the Zoo, in which Egghead, the main character, repeatedly taunts a lion in its cage. The narrator warns Egghead to stop provoking the lion. He did not stop. At the end of the cartoon, the lion inside the cage opens its mouth ── and from within the stomach of the lion, Egghead’s eyes appear, and his voice echoes, “I’m a baaad boy!” Moral of the story? If you poke at an Asiatic lion repeatedly or persistently, you are almost certainly provoking a defensive or predatory attack.We should consider the following prophecy ──“For when they say, ‘Peace and safety!’ then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:3.Certainly, while the above prophecy does have a future fulfillment, it is a dire warning to not just blindly accept a ‘declaration of peace in our time’ with a nation that is led by a demon! This is why I often quote Neville Chamberlain when he returned from his appeasement of Adolf Hitler, and his raising a signed agreement that Nazi Germany would not continue the war if only France and the UK permitted Hitler to incorporate the Sudetenland – and they did! Announcing to the crowd and to the world, and now the Leftists are saying we have all heard this wrong for nearly 86 years! – “Peace in our time!”
Again, this “Great Deal” has certainly not brought peace ── only complete annihilation of the IRGC, a complete mind and heart change of the radical, hateful, and vile Iranian people that wants this Iranian regime to continue, and their nuclear ambitions will bring peace to the region and will weaken the Iranian terrorist proxies.
Hezbollah has long hated Israel ── and has longed for revenge since the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) detonated the terrorist group’s pagers across Lebanon last year (See: Reuters – Hezbollah vows to punish Israel after pager explosions across Lebanon). That operation was a most sophisticated and extraordinary feat of espionage!
And, of course, the Islamic Regime of Iran has long hated Israel ── whom they call the “Small Satan.” Could it be that Hezbollah along with the IR will soon launch, with such ferocity, a large number of bombs beyond what they have already launched? Those in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and not just in the northern portion of Israel, should be greatly concerned. Syria too, at least some in Syria ── though it has a new leader ── may become more directly involved against Israel.
God’s living word shows us that the LORD God will allow the tiny nation of Israel to be damaged greatly ── I discuss the following dual prophecy in a conversation with AI - Elam and Modern-Day Iran ──
“For the Lord, the LORD of Hosts, has ordained a day of tumult, a day of trampling and turmoil in the Valley of Visions, rousing cries for help that echo among the mountains.
6) Elam took up his quiver, horses were harnessed to the chariots of Aram, Kir took the cover from his shield. 7) Your fairest valleys were overrun by chariots and horsemen, the gates were hard beset, 8) the heart of Judah’s defense was laid open. ON THAT DAY you looked to the weapons 9) stored in the house of the Forest; you filled all the many pools in the City of David, 10) collecting water from the Lower Pool. Then you surveyed the houses in Jerusalem, tearing some down to make the wall inaccessible.” – Isaiah 22:5-10, NEB.
Elam was indeed an ancient civilization in what is now Iran. It became part of Persia when King Cyrus the Great conquered the area around 539 BC. Kir was an important city associated with Elam’s history. Kir’s exact location is debated, but it is thought to be in the region of modern-day Syria or Iraq. It was likely the origin of the Arameans, who later settled in Syria.
Notice verse 6 where he writes, “Kir took the cover from his shield.” You can think of the shield of today’s modern-day Israel to be the Iron Dome ── multi-layered defense systems form a sophisticated shield against rockets, missiles, and drones, protecting civilians and strategic assets from aerial threats. In verse 9 of the NKJV, “You also saw the damage to the city of David, That it was great.” The city of David refers to the original settlement that became Jerusalem, and the verse describes the LORD’s perspective on the city’s defenses. The House of the Forest of Lebanon was a grand structure built by King Solomon in Jerusalem. It served as part of Solomon's palace complex, possibly functioning as an armory and a place for official functions. And it was called the Valley of Visions because it was meant to be a place where the LORD God’s revelations were seen most clearly.
Certainly, a way for JUDAH to ‘look to the weapons stored in the house of the Forest’ would be a massive attack by Hezbollah. Indeed, “Judah” is a reference to those in the land that is today called Israel ── the LORD God will allow a massive attack that will greatly damage Jerusalem (be sure to watch and listen to our sermon “’Blow the Trumpet!’”).
Isaiah 22:1-14, is a dual prophecy which shows us that the LORD God will allow something that appears to be an Iranian Syrian-Southern Lebanese Islamic confederation, to viciously and massively attack the nation of Israel.
It is highly likely that Iran, Hezbollah, and at least some in Syria are consulting with each other on just how and when to launch a simultaneous attack against Israel.
Israel’s Iron Dome ── its “heart of Judah’s defense” will be completely overwhelmed. It will not be able to protect Jerusalem to prevent great damage.
I would like to add, several splinter groups of the Worldwide Church of God are incorrectly teaching that Iran is the soon-coming final ‘king of the South,’ yet the COJCOM teaches that it cannot be. There are some ── like the false “prophet” Gerald Flurry ── who are insisting that Egypt and Saudi Arabia will be aligned with Iran. However, both Egypt and Saudi Arabia are basically Sunni Islam, and are not pro-Shi’ite Islam. (Please read our article “Iran is NOT the prophesied ‘king of the South’ of Daniel 11”).
>>> Also, in Israel ── there was some excitement concerning a “perfect” ‘red heifer,’ but, then again, no.
July 1, 2026Breaking: Major Red Heifer Update Sends Shockwaves Through Temple PreparationsAccording to a report published by The Times of Israel, the calf, named Tamima, was born last month in the Galilee after a breeding program using semen imported from the United States. Although the calf was born completely red, experts removed her ear tags shortly after birth.Rabbi Azariah Ariel, one of Israel’s foremost Temple scholars and leader of the Temple Institute’s Red Heifer Project, determined that the calf cannot be used for the purification rite because of the resulting blemish.The report noted that while Tamima cannot provide the ashes required for the purification ceremony, she could still play a role in future breeding efforts if she remains free of additional blemishes.
There was an ‘unacceptable’ ‘red heifer’ sacrificed last year, and some were insisting that it should count (See: Red Heifer Sacrifice: A Prophetic Event).
There are certain Jewish understandings that a ‘red heifer’ is prophetic ── as if the sacrifice of a ‘red heifer’ is required before the Jewish religious authorities will reimplement daily animal sacrifices. God’s living word DOES NOT teach that a Third Temple in Jerusalem is needed before the awesome great and powerful return of our Messiah ── our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Truly, according to God’s living word regarding the reimplementation of “official” animal sacrifices, all the Jewish authorities would need is an altar, a tent, and a few Levites ── they actually already have all that.
NOWHERE in God’s word does it teach us that animal sacrifices are required for the building of a Third Temple in the area known as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
It is understood that the children of Israel, upon the completion of the First Temple sacrificed animals on altars (1 Kings 6:1-38). King David, also, according to the prophet Gad (David’s seer), sacrificed to the LORD on an altar (2 Samuel 24:18, 25). As did the first high priest of the children of Israel, Aaron (Exodus 20:24; Leviticus 1:10-11). And even before all that, our great patriarch Noah had built an altar to the LORD, “and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt offerings on an altar” – Genesis 8:20. Our patriarch Abraham, possibly still under the influence of the child sacrifices of Ur, “built an altar and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar” to be sacrificed (Genesis 22:9). But our mighty and awesome LORD God does not want child sacrifices (vs. 12; Deuteronomy 12:4-6)!
So, easily, since roughly 4,000 to 5,000 years (Noah was born roughly 1056 years after the creation of the world) “official” animal sacrifices were offered without a temple in Jerusalem.
Even after the year 586 BC, when the First Temple was utterly destroyed after the siege by the Babylonians under King Nebuchadnezzar II, God’s living word shows us that animal sacrifices were “officially” made in the time the Prophet Ezra even before a second temple was constructed ──
“From the first day of the seventh month they began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.” – Ezra 3:6.
Now certainly one may argue that since it takes the participation of Jewish religious leaders in order for animal sacrifices to “officially” resume here in the 21st century, they, claim that the above passage is moot. And that might be so ── if there were no Judaism and its leaders that believe they cannot “officially” (meaning, with the Israeli government approval) sacrifice animals without a Third Temple being built. However, what we are seeing is that there are a great number of Jewish leaders who are intent on “officially” restarting animal sacrifices as soon as possible. And they do not believe that they have to wait for a Third Temple to be built in order to do so.
Now, FIRST & FOREMOST, there is no need for any ‘red heifer’ because our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, was the ultimate sacrifice that ended the need for any animal sacrifices, because God’s living eternal word tells us ──
“But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and MORE PERFECT TABERNACLE not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. 12) Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place ONCE FOR ALL, having obtained eternal redemption. 13) For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, 14) HOW MUCH MORE SHALL THE BLOOD OF CHRIST, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works [the Old Covenant] to serve the living God?” – Hebrews 9:11-14.
Verse 15 – “And FOR THIS REASON He is the Mediator of the New Covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant [the Old Covenant], that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.”
Sadly, even though God’s living word is crystal clear, daily animal sacrifices will once again be “officially” re-implemented by certain Jewish religious leaders as the Prophet Daniel was inspired to record for us in these dual prophecies ──
The ram (represents the kings of Media and Persia), the goat (the Greek Empire, specifically under the leadership of Alexander the Great) Daniel 8:1-14 (Illustration photo by GPT Image 2)
“I saw in the vision, and it so happened while I was looking, that I was in Shushan, the citadel, which is in the province of Elam; … 3) Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ram which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. …
5) And as I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 6) Then he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran to him with furious power. 7) And I saw him confronting the ram; he was moved with rage against him, attacking the ram, and broke his two horns. …
8) Therefore the male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it FOUR notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven. 9) And out of one of them came A LITTLE HORN which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Glorious Land.
10) And it grew up to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and some of the stars to the ground, and trampled them. 11) He even exalted himself as high as the Prince of the host; and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, and the place of His sanctuary was cast down.” – Daniel 8:2, 3, 5-7, 8-11.
Now this great vision of Daniel 8 is describing the vision of the ram and the goat, which historically refers to the great conflict between the Greek empire and the Medo-Persian empire. In verse 10 is the “little horn” and its arrogance, reaching toward heaven and trampling the heavenly host and even throwing down to the ground some demons, exalting himself higher than even the Prince of the host of heaven. Historically, this represents Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the king of the Seleucid Empire who viciously persecuted the Jews, while prophetically foreshadowing another future oppressor.
And our Lord Jesus Christ is spoken of as bringing an end to sacrifice and offering in Daniel 9 ──
“’And after the sixty-two weeks MESSIAH shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince WHO IS TO COME Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary [In 70 AD, Roman forces under Titus besieged Jerusalem, destroyed the Second Temple, and decimated the city]. …
27) Then he [Titus Vespasian, the Roman general who led the siege of Jerusalem] shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering [a prophecy concerning our Lord Jesus bringing a permanent end to sacrifices and offerings, as well as Titus bringing an end to sacrifices and offerings]. …” – Daniel 9:26, 27.
PLEASE NOTE: I had said that verse 26 is referring to Antiochus IV Epiphanes in Conversation with AI Regarding Various Biblical Subjects (Part II), when who I meant was Titus Vespasian. My apologies.
Also concerning Antiochus IV Epiphanes, in this dual prophecy ──
“’At the appointed time he shall return and go toward the south; but it shall not be like the former or the latter. … 31) And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation.’” – Daniel 11:29, 31.
And our Lord Jesus speaks of another ‘abomination of desolation’ coming standing in the holy place (Matthew 24:15).
And for the daily sacrifices and offerings to be stopped again, they must obviously be started up again. Therefore, this ‘red heifer’ is a matter to certainly “WATCH” as our Lord Jesus instructs us to do ──
“’ And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!’” – Mark 13:37. □
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