No one including this Messenger knows just how this will play out one thing is certain Sharon is no longer the moving force in his new party Kadima on in Israeli politics.  Daily we will all wake to a new reality, for 24 hours in Israeli politics is a very long time.  One thing is certain no one is happy about Ehud Olmert being in charge of this country, this is a man who wasn’t able to run the city of Jerusalem and no one thinks for a minute that he is the right man for Prime Minister.  In fact he is 33 on the Likud list and the only reason he was deputy PM is Sharon knew he had 100% control over him, he is a Sharon crony with little to no backing in the Knesset.  With Sharon out of the picture Olmert will soon find himself in deep trouble within the Kadima party.   The real problem is with the election March 28^th there just isn’t time for a battle for position in the Kadima Party and there is no way this ego maniac will step aside without a fight, mostly because he loves the attention it will bring him. 

With all the corrupt MK’s that followed Sharon into his new Kadima Party this will create a very serious vacuum, many are by this time trying to figure out a way to ask Netanyahu for forgiveness and hopefully move back to Likud.  This will put Netanyahu into another dilemma he needs desperately to gain strength in a very short period of time in order to beat out the Labor Party before March 28^th,  the only possibility for Netanyahu too become Prime Ministry is for Likud to regain seats in the Knesset.  Netanyahu has a hard battle ahead of him, not the least of them is to regain the confidence of the Israeli public as most regard him as a weak leader and the one who started this land for peace, opening the door for Oslo that brought us so much death and destruction.  I’ve heard him say he has learnt his lesson and some of us are inclined to believe that.  But then what option do we have now, with a new Kadima Party full of corruption and a Labor Party with a leader with absolutely no experience to qualify him to be Prime Minister. 

The real problem will be to make the Settlers (300,000 votes) believe that he won’t destroy their Zionist dreams and force another Disengagement on them.  That he won’t divide Jerusalem and that he will deal with the Islamic Palestinian terrorists in the right way to stop this insane murdering of Jews.   He has less then 3 months to do all the above if he wants to be Prime Minister.  It seems as if God has handed him a golden opportunity by removing Sharon, knowing that the Kadima Party was built entirely around one man who the entire country knew to be corrupt.  The interesting thing is the country was still willing vote for this corrupt crime figure anyway, it took an act of God to stop it. 

One thing is certain Bush is now wondering what is about to happen in Israel and if he has lost his control over the political situation.  For while he and Sharon worked hand in hand to set up a terrorist state in Gaza while at the same time telling the world that he cannot allow Iraq to become a terrorist state.  Now with Iran getting close to the point of launching nuclear missiles at Israel, possibly Turkey and parts of Europe, Israel finds itself in a struggle for the heart and soul of the nation.  With secular and spiritual forces trying to take over, it would seem that the enemies of Israel would perceive this as an opportune time to strike with all their strength. 

Egypt has discovered in the past 24 hours that the Palestinians are beyond control and have even had their own Egyptian soldiers killed by Palestinian terrorist on the Rafah border crossing.  But it’s no secret that Egypt has only one main goal and that is to get their army into the Sinai and as close to Israel as possible to launch the next offensive against Israel. 

Hizbullah on our northern borders have been armed with a reported 15,000 missiles, and after this last little battle a month ago they discovered they needed a new type of weapon to take out the Israel tanks and they got it,

Iran shipped this Russian tank killer in for the next time

With Bashar Assad in deep trouble with the UN and the US he is looking at ways to heat up the Israeli war on the borders with Lebanon.

In the mean time the Saudis are pouring the money into Hamas and Islamic Jihad and telling them to start killing Jews that Israel must be destroyed.  With unemployment in Gaza running over 50% the only jobs available are Hamas and Islamic Jihad.  So for many it is not a matter of religion but one of economics and if they had another opportunity they might consider it.  But that same money that pays the terrorist is also paying for the propaganda in the school systems that from kindergarten to college teaches them that all Jews must be killed.  That it is better to die for Allah than to live with the Jews. 

With Sharon under life support in Hadassah Hospital and Olmert setting in the PM office not only the political situation seems to be in doubt but the survival of the country as well. 

But we are talking about the Apple of God’s eye, and we Jews made a mess out of everything we have touched in Israel with Jerusalem to become the burdensome stone and cup of trembling God told us it would be.  As we move into the coming months many things will happen none of which will we like.

The one thing I believe will happen outside of Israel is terrorist attacks and ecological disasters to take the eyes off Jerusalem as the Devil tries to do his dirty work.  But those of us who have read God’s Word and ask the Ruach Ha Koddesh (Holy Spirit) to show us the truth know that the real battle to set up Armageddon happens here in Israel.  God will gather His people to this place He promised them as an everlasting covenant.   For He has touched the hearts of men like myself to prepare to assist as many as we possibly can.  God has also touched the hearts of His special elect to assist and many reading this have felt that tug in the spirit to become part of this ministry. 

I labor under no false misconception for the knowledge of what is about to come is a reality in my heart.  The greatest reality is the presence of God and His Spirit for there is no place for fear in His presence and daily we must strive to be in the place God has prepared for us.  There is no safer place for one to be than in God presence.  I pray for you as you read this that you will be alone with God asking Him to set your priorities in place and give you directions in all things concerning your relationship with Him for time is much shorter than any of us are aware, and even correspondence such as this could be interrupted at any time now.

To be sure I’ve made my feeling known in regards to the elections this March 28^th.  Any vote for any party other than Likud is a vote for disaster, for as it stands right now Netanyahu is the only possible candidate for Prime Minister who may be able to lead this country out of this mess.  And in case it hasn’t hit home to some reading this yet, when Israel goes so goes the world, for as far as God is concerned Jerusalem is the center of the world.  

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem for our son Joel, for all the IDF soldiers.  Pray for all those who have come to fight the Islamic enemy.  Pray for this Ministry and your part in it.  Shalom, jerry golden