A 'prophetic' presidency.....

I hate the political season (in particular the PRESIDENTIAL political election season). Why? Because inevitably everyone "chooses sides" for their favorite candidate who most likely has promised the moon----yet rarely, if ever, deliver.

    With that said, something seems to be 'sticking in my craw' about this year in particular. It seems most people are actually blind to the "big picture." Everyone (predicably) has taken to their respective candidates' corners---with little to NO thought being given as to where we are on God's prophetic timeline.

I realize that very few Christians are "prophecy watchers" anymore (which is tremendously sad). But things are taking shape on the prophetic horizon almost daily and FEW IF ANY CHRISTIANS are taking notice. I won't list all those occurrences in this post but just TODAY an article was published in Jerusalem indicating Bush has plans to gather an Arab summit TO DIVIDE JERUSALEM when he attends the 60th anniversary of Israel's "re-creation" as a nation this month. The prophetic implications are ASTOUNDING!

Who hasn't heard of the "swarms of earthquakes" occuring out west as we speak. Contrary to how earthquakes 'typically' occur---from greater to lesser---these quakes appear to be BUILDING strength and have scientists very concerned that a major quake is in the offing!!

   So what does this have to do with a prophetic presidency? Well, with everything that is taking shape (according to Scripture) in the middle East concerning Israel and her enemies and the LIKELIHOOD that this year will be a "democratic year". It is almost blatantly obvious that the new president will likely turn out NOT to be a true friend of Israel as her enemies are plotting for her destruction despite much rhetoric to the contrary. (Recall  even the anti-NAFTA statements by Obama---portraying one image in a debate vs. a different PRO-NAFTA message to Canada in the days afterward).  This sounds eerily familiar to the Gog/Magog scenario in Ezekiel in which other nations just "stand by" while a Russion/Iranian/Arab alliance comes against Israel. I even heard a caller on a morning radio show today JUBILANT over the Obama win in North Carolina ecstatically proclaiming that "we're gonna be outta Iraq before you know it as soon as he wins!!" The host then challenged the caller," and what will happen to Iraq?"  The caller: "we both know what's gonna happen when we pull out. Iraq will disintegrate into three sects--Sunni, Shiite, and Kurd with about 25,000 people killed in the violence".....The host: "and what will that mean for the Middle East and Israel???" The caller: "well, if i were living in Tel Aviv i'd get out".

  SIMPLY ASTOUNDING!

It's hard to imagine a "war hero" such as McCain simply allowing such an attack on Israel to occur without an appropriate U.S. intervention. Democrats?? not so much. This is not a 'slight' to the democrats, just a reality of their strong "anti-war at ALL cost" mentality (especially in the light of the unpopularity of the conflict in Iraq). In combination with the fervent cry to "get out of Iraq now", the likely democrat president will almost ASSUREDLY not intervene in any Mid-East conflict in the near future. Prophetic indeed.

And should McCain somehow manage to 'squeak' into office, will his age/health become an issue? (remember the sudden 'fall' of Israel's Ariel Sharon);  will a democratic congress tie his hands?

Yes, things are certainly taking shape under our noses daily. And NOT MANY are watching (though we are commanded by Jesus to do so). But hey, as long as "my candidate" or "my party" wins in November, what does it matter right???

Prophetic indeed.

eric