It’s cold outside and I kick myself for not bringing a jacket. Nearly December in the United States and I pack one flimsy pullover? What was I thinking?
When my Czech mom-in-law heard that I was on my way to the capital of Maryland she said I’d love it. She’s visited here before but it’s my first time.
I do like pretty towns, and this one has some really pretty parts, especially 350-year-old Historic Annapolis, perched on Chesapeake Bay, and embraced by the scenic Severn River.
Driving slowly along the narrow, tree-lined streets, I appreciatively take in the pre-Revolutionary architecture (OK, so I looked into a guide to know that) and, from the cozy warmth of my rented car, enjoy the splendor of the last-remaining fall colors splashed dazzlingly against the grey-green morning skies.
It’s so laid-back, peaceful. “Hardly anyone comes here out of season,” Gideon, the college student manning the front desk at my near-empty hotel told me earlier. There are people out, but not hordes. It’s Sunday, morning services are over, and in traditional form the restaurants are busy with lunch customers while others, muffled against the bay-blown wind, walk the waterfront. Mast forests explain why Annapolis is also known as America’s Sailing Capital. Outside the historic Market House, children (and their parents) are drawn irresistibly into a circle around the town’s large, lighted Christmas tree.
Careful to obey the state law to give way to the pedestrians - as signs repeatedly remind me - I drive gently to the end of Randall Street, where I stop before turning left onto King George. A group of smartly-uniformed young men comes out through the large gateway to my right. Glancing at my map,
I nod in satisfaction at the prowess of my navigation, and glance affectionately at the “NeverLost” GPS system mounted on the dash. I’m at the main entrance to the world famous United States Naval Academy. This is my destination.
The midshipmen stroll by, and I gaze past them into the academy grounds. There, too, all is peaceful, quiet, almost asleep. Peaceful, peaceful.
Peace - that’s why I’m here, right?
Hard to believe, then, that a demon-fest is planned for this place; that in just 48 hours, hell itself will be running amok here.
A Middle East “Peace†Conference is set to take place here tomorrow. Another one; another farce that will explode, taking who knows how many innocent lives with it when it goes.
Why Annapolis? What terrible sin did this little city commit to be singled out for eternal notoriety, like Oslo before it, and albeit to a lesser extent, like Madrid before Oslo?
I don’t know; I have not really heard why Condoleezza Rice, the Secretary of State who is propelling this whole process along, chose to have her influential photo-op right here. Why next door to Washington DC, where the initial and final meetings are scheduled to take place? Why not just confine the event to the American capital?
Diplomatic reasons, no doubt. Spiritual ones too. Jimmy Carter, the American president under whom the accursed “land-for-peace” saga really began, is a Naval Academy alumnus.
Turning around, I head back to into the town center and up Main Street. A ragged man with straggly beard sits on the ice-hard paving outside a bustling cafe, strumming a guitar and fixing burning eyes on me as I pass. Standing for a minute at the light on Church Circle, I have time to read an announcement tied to the bars of the fence around St Anne’s. This Catholic church is to be the venue for a panel discussion by Israeli and “Palestinian” peace (sic) organizations tomorrow (Monday) evening. They will be explaining why the Jews’ surrender of their national cradle will end the conflict in the Middle East and the world. Their presentations will doubtless include “reports” of atrocities committed by Israel’s governments and the IDF, and of the suffering and monstrous injustices inflicted on the “Palestinians.”
Afterwards – I suppose to underscore their peaceful intentions, their earnest hope that light will penetrate the dark evil that is Israel – they will walk in solemn, candlelight procession towards the gates of the academy.
Their display, along with the two scheduled demonstrations against the “peace process,” the conference itself, and anything else that happens in Annapolis in the next 48 hours, will be followed by journalists and their readers/viewers from Jerusalem to London, Amman to Baghdad, Cape Town to Sidney, Tehran to Beijing.
But what about right here? What about the ordinary Americans? What are they thinking about all of this? Not that I have had time to run a countrywide survey. But a few things struck me during my first 24 hours here:
The line of men waiting in the cold outside a nearby Best Buy at five-to-10 for the ongoing Thanksgiving Weekend sale of electronic items. According to media reports, 147 million people hit the stores, spending an average $347 per shopper, sadly down on forecast sales, says CNN, record breaking, contradicts Fox.
The focus of the day’s television news: Re-ignited Californian wildfires that have burned at least 50 houses “to a crisp the re-arrest of suspects in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway…a cruise ship that hit an iceberg in the Antarctic Ocean…the upcoming You Tube Republican Debate…and the disgusting song “Dear Mr President” on screen as I sit down to breakfast at my hotel – lyrics and images slamming President George W. Bush for his policies and the war in Iraq. According to US Politics Today editor Joel Rothstein who is traveling in Europe, “the song has captured the continent.”
And, then after Bush reiterates Sunday that he remains “personally committed to implementing my vision of two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security, Geraldo Rivera of Fox News (the “Israel-friendly” TV network) says a loud amen.
“From the president’s lips to God’s ears.”
Somehow, I don’t think so.
Don’t judge America by CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS. I don’t even watch them anymore because they are so out-there most of the time, and I know I’m not the only one in this country.
We have been in a spiritual transition since July of 2007. The irrational actions and statements of world leaders will not be easily understood by children of God who appreciate common sense. During the next few days we will see the start of what I consider to be a false peace — which will be finalized by the signing of a treaty in the near future. When that happens, my Bible will be opened for all to read: “For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.” 1 Thessalonians 5:2&3
Elohim authorized the division of the Land of Israel twice - as an inheritance:
One is history:
Num 34:17 “These are the names of the men who shall divide the land among you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun. 18 “And you shall take one leader of every tribe to divide the land for the inheritance.
The other prophecy:
Eze 47:13 Thus says the Lord GOD: “These are the borders by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance among the twelve tribes of Israel. Joseph shall have two portions. 14 “You shall inherit it equally with one another; for I raised My hand in an oath to give it to your fathers, and this land shall fall to you as your inheritance. 15 “This shall be the border of the land on the north: from the Great Sea, by the road to Hethlon, as one goes to Zedad, 16 “Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim (which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath), to Hazar Hatticon (which is on the border of Hauran). 17 “Thus the boundary shall be from the Sea to Hazar Enan, the border of Damascus; and as for the north, northward, it is the border of Hamath. This is the north side. 18 “On the east side you shall mark out the border from between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, along the Jordan, and along the eastern side of the sea. This is the east side. 19 “The south side, toward the South, shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah by Kadesh, along the brook to the Great Sea. This is the south side, toward the South. 20 “The west side shall be the Great Sea, from the southern boundary until one comes to a point opposite Hamath. This is the west side.
Eze 47:21 “Thus you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel. 22 “It shall be that you will divide it by lot as an inheritance for yourselves, and for the strangers who dwell among you and who bear children among you. They shall be to you as native-born among the children of Israel; they shall have an inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23 “And it shall be that in whatever tribe the stranger dwells, there you shall give him his inheritance,” says the Lord GOD.
Unless Mr. Bush is going to open the Scriptures to that passage, the sky may well be bronze and iron.
As Stan is in peaceful little Annapolis, this prophecy comes to mind:
Dan 11:36 “Then the king (is this Olmert?) shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. 37 “He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. 38 “But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses (America?); and a god which his fathers did not know (Allah?) he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things (the fruit of the Land of Israel). 39 “Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.
Jer 6:14 They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace.
Jer 8:11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace.
In prayer and fasting: for Stan’s safety, the Truth of Annapolis to be known and Elohim’s will to be done on earth as in heaven (Matt 6:10)
Stan, I pray your godly words will reach the President’s ears before he & Condi make a HUGE mistake against God and Israel that will be devistating to us all.
[ If you want a full tour of the town & academy, naval base,etc. look up my uncle--they said they would love to meet you for dinner if you have the time.] Be blessed!~~ Susan Ps. 91 [at the library = )]
Stan, my Uncle Don, Daddy’s brother, was a graduate of the Naval Academy. If he was living, I believe he would be greatly disturbed that The Naval Academy is the place chosen for this summit.
But we can not allow the fact that former President Jimmy Carter was a graduate of Annapolis to stain the Naval Academy’s history. I am praying for former President Carter to have a change of mind and heart concerning Israel and the Jewish people. Down through the decades, there have been many graduates who have a deep love for Israel….who would never stand against Israel.
God Bless each and every one, and their family members, who Stand Strong for Israel not dividing Jerusalem, nor ever giving away any land…..only for Israel taking back GAZA and never allowing it to be given away “in pursuit of a false peace.”
…i just heard an “agreement” has been reached, last night at the White House regarding the rape of Jerusalem……..a fait accompli……
Stan, I believe ordinary Americans could care less about some so-called “peace conference” in Annapolis. They are more concerned with their Christmas (make that holiday) shopping, their football games, their parties and feasting now. They really don’t know much or care much about what happens to Israel, as long as the terrorists are kept at bay and their big trucks and suvs are full of gas. Oh, and let us not forget, who will be the next president of the United States? How will that affect my life? For the most part they have forgotten “in God we trust” engraved on their paper money. Just let us have our games and the good life. Reminds me of the ancient Romans. Just let us have our ipods and plasma big screen tv’s. But what they have forgotten, if they ever knew, that HE is coming like a thief in the night. When the world is not expecting it. We who are children of light are watching and communicating with our Father God and His Son, Jesus the Messiah. This may truly be the start of the travails predicted by Paul.
Well Stan,
Thank G-d you are there! Additional thanks that you have presented, most excellently I would like to add, a pre-report of your surroundings and observations over the past 24 hrs.
I am of the mind to think that not having this conference in DC was a very well thought out strategic no-no for a whole slew of reasons; one main one being security. Also, why not show off the ‘Navy’ to the Arab visitors (terrorists) - nothing like impressing with the best it may have been thought.
While I have not given up the ‘travel ship’ so to speak, it is not looking that I will be able to be there. Should travel needs on this end change and I am graced to attendance for the rally’s planned, I will bring you a coat! Believe it or not, it is not unknown to me for circumstances to change at the last minute.
All graces to you Stan - bring us home with the kind of reporting we know you are most faithful to and excel in.
L-rd, cover Stan with all that he needs, grant him favor so that he can discern clearly, report with a balance unmatched by secular journalists, and if given audience, speak with a confident boldness which brings focus to your reality which says - it is not by might, nor by power, but by your Spirit.
In Messiah’s Name - Amen and So Be It.
Hey Stan, Interesting stuff, glad you arrived safely, we are praying for you and wait to hear further about your trip and your impressions and thoughts over the next few days,may the Lord continue to guide your steps and your conversations…. love Colleen and Grahamx
I am in absolute agreement with you and with James Reesor comment…the day of the Lord is drawing very near…thank you and God bless Israel, and God bless us all… may the Lord have mercy on each of us..may today be the day of Salvation for anyone who does not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior….In Jesus name I pray…Amen….
I’m from the U.S. I care and I’m watching and praying. May our Father’s will be done. Thank you for being there.
That was very well written Stan. I do agree with Alex on not judging by what you see on the news in America. They all are controlled by liberals who pick and choose what THEY want the country to hear and they’ll try to control americans thinking and actions that way.
It is amazing how peaceful that area is. I assume it was chosen for that reason. But when I watched the interview on NBC News with Pres. and Mrs. Bush, they strolled the peaceful walkways around Annapolis as they were being interviewed. Yet within the quiet serene atmosphere there was also an eery uneasy feeling which flooded me. A false peacefulness… just as the false peace which will come.
This is a direct quote from Condi Rice, the US Secretary of State, describing the final U.S. push for the conference : “”It’s hard in something this complex to just have principles,” Rice explained. “The devil is in the detail. You might as well get to the detail, and that is what they are going to do.” How right she is in saying “the devil is in the detail.”
AMEN AND AMEN JAMES REESOR I THINK YOU ARE RIGHT. PRAISE GOD FOR HIS UNYIELDING WORDS THAT SHALL LIVE ON FOR EVER.
GOD BLESS ISRAEL AND PLEASE LORD IF IT BE YOUR WILL BLESS AMERICA AGAIN.
I live 20 minutes from Annapolis and I too wonder what did Maryland do to deserve to play such a big part in “Parting Gods land”!?
It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of an angry God, nothing makes God more angry than parting His land!. I wonder what the news will hold tomorrow for us here in Maryland.
How good to have an Israeli to attend the sacrafice negotiations.If only the percentages of those that could influence such an event to not proceed were more than the multitudes that do not understand or care than perhaps this prophecy would not be fullfilled.To God be the Glory praise Yeshua’s name his peace plan will come to fullfillment.