Shalom Partner and Friend of Israel,

Many pieces of the Prophecy Puzzle are coming together very rapidly and so are the signs of our Lord’s soon return! “Catch us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards - for our vineyard is in blossom.” - Song of Songs 2:15.

What could be better than seeing a group of cute foxes, frolicking together freely? How about seeing that group of foxes cavorting next to the Temple Mount, creating an image that seemed to jump right off the pages of the Bible? The amazing prophecy of “the foxes” SUDDENLY returning to the Temple Mount fulfilling yet another prophetic dot on the timeline for the return of the Messiah! Yes, a fox was seen walking around on the Temple Mount Plaza in front of the Western Wall and twelve foxes were spotted playing and walking around on the South-eastern side of the Temple Mount …ahead of the Tisha B’av (9th Av) solemn religious festival, which began on August 10 and commemorates the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem, first by the Babylonians in 587BC and later by the Romans 70AD.

"I am the rose of Sharon, The lily of the valleys. Like a lily among the thorns, so is my darling among the maidens. Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. In his shade I took great delight and sat down, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. He has brought me to his banquet hall, and his banner over me is love. Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, Because I am lovesick. Let his left hand be under my head and his right hand embrace me. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles or by the hinds of the field, that you do not arouse or awaken my love Until she pleases. Listen! My beloved! Behold, he is coming, climbing on the mountains, Leaping on the hills! My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Behold, he is standing behind our wall, He is looking through the windows, He is peering through the lattice. My beloved responded and said to me, 'Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, and come along. For behold, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers have already appeared in the land; The time has arrived for pruning the vines, And the voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land. The fig tree has ripened its figs, And the vines in blossom have given forth their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away! O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, In the secret place of the steep pathway, let me see your form, let me hear your voice; For your voice is sweet, and your form is lovely. Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that are ruining the vineyards, while our vineyards are in blossom. My beloved is mine, and I am his; He pastures his flock among the lilies. Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle or a young stag on the mountains of Bether (clefts). – Song of Solomon 2:1-17.

The King is coming… The glory of Israel is restored there are apple trees, fruit trees, vines with fruit sweet to taste – the winter is over for Israel!  Yes, Israel – the “fig tree” has blossomed once again after 2,000 years! Our Lord is looking through His window, pruning the vines until the “cool of the day” and “the catching away” and says “Listen! My beloved! Behold, He is Coming, climbing on the mountains - leaping on the hills!” Be prepared! Nobody knows the hour or day …when the “Rapture” or “catching away” will be but as the Lord says …the winter for Israel has passed, it’s time for her glory as the flowers have already appeared in the land, even the voice of the turtledove has been heard and the fig tree has blossomed! It’s time for the Church to arise and “come away!” And our beloved Saviour is preparing a wedding Feast - a “banquet in Heaven for the “Body of Christ”- the true Church of the Messiah” Yeshua (Jesus) who is the “Rose of Sharon, Lily of the Valley…!”

“One cannot refrain from crying at the site of the fulfilment of the prophecy of ‘foxes will walk on it,” said Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites. He was referring to Lamentations 5:18 …a passage which tells of the story of the Babylonians’ destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem and a Prophecy that the site would one day be inhabited by foxes. Indeed, the Book of Lamentation refers to a time in which the ground on which the Jewish Temples stood will be so “desolate” that “foxes will prowl over it!” This Talmud (Jewish law and writings) was written 2,000 years ago as a sign that Jerusalem will be rebuilt. This precise scenario was discussed in the Talmud (Makkot 24b). Rabban Gamliel, Rabbi Elazar ben Azaria, Rabbi Joshua and Rabbi Akiva went up to Jerusalem and elaborates on this passage of Lamentations 5:18 noting that if the prophecies of the destruction of the Temples are fulfilled …then so too Zechariah's Prophecy regarding a construction of a Third Temple will also be fulfilled!

The Prophet Zechariah described the return of Jerusalem to its days of glory; “Thus said the lord of Hosts: There shall yet be old men and women in the squares of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of their great age. And the squares of the city shall be crowded with boys and girls playing in the squares.”- Zechariah 4:5.  As the focus of Jewish prayer and on the site of the future Third Temple on top of the Temple Mount has frequently been the scene of Prophetic images; In July 2018, a large segment from one of the stones of the Western Wall suddenly fell, barely missing a woman; Last year (2018) during the morning prayers of the last day of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles), a strange mist rose from the ground and covered the Dome of the Rock (Mount Moriah) and just a few weeks earlier, a snake crawled out from between the ancient stones. At around the same time, strange sinkholes appeared adjacent to the Eastern Gate or Golden Gate or Gate of Mercy Shaar (In Hebrew: HaRachamim) which the Palestinians later turned into a mosque.

For the “naysayers” and “doubters” - Israel is back in her land after 2,000 years! It does not matter who caused the boundaries for Israel to be redrawn after the Ottoman Empire collapsed… Israel today stands as a Nation. All of the Arab nations VOTED for those boundaries in 1922. The United Nations recognized Israel as a nation in 1948. Israel exists again and Jerusalem is back in Jewish hands - 1967! We as Bible believing, Judeo-Christians and Jews have accepted God’s - “forever Covenant Contract with Israel. We believe that our Jewish Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) will RETURN for His Bride (at the Rapture) and the Second Coming at the time of the Great Tribulation to redeem the Jews and Israel … and we know that our own souls have an Eternal home - heaven. We truly are living in very dangerous but exciting and Prophetic days!

“The threshing floors will be full of grain, And the vats will overflow with the new wine and oil. Then I will make up to you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied - and praise the Name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; then My people will never be put to shame!” - Joel 2:24-26. Did you know that King David bought a “Threshing floor” which will serve as the Third Temple and site for winnowing the harvest of souls discussed by the Lord? Many believe that the real Temple will be in the City of David just outside the Temple Mount? Josephus an ancient historian was an eyewitness to that time. 

The Bible clearly says that before the Second Coming of Christ at the Battle of Armageddon, there WILL already be a rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem and the Bible guarantees it. Yeshua (Jesus) referred to the End-Times Temple in Matthew 24 where He gives warning to the Tribulation Saints that will be on earth after the Rapture of the Church. Time will tell!

As we survey today “modern-day” hostility towards Israel and the threat of war over the “Temple Mount” (Mt. Moriah) in Jerusalem - we see an escalation of events today which is thrusting the world ever more forward into ungodliness, lawlessness and these attacks are fuelled daily by the Hollywood, Liberalist ideologies, Secularists, Socialists and radical Islamists who are all in alliance …not only to destroy America and the West - BUT vehemently fuelling attacks on Jews, Israel, Bible-believing Evangelical Judeo-Christian Conservatives. The corrupt Liberal Media is their voice and their lies and deceit are their way to deceive the world into a hatred! This hatred and ungodliness have escalated rapidly with the seed planted and sown by ex-US President Barack Obama and his administration during his 8-year term …and is still bearing rotten fruit today! As we continue to “watch” the events in Israel, the Middle East, the US, Europe and in fact all over the world, it just strengthens the feeling that truly the next step will be to usher in the great End-Time war of Ezekiel 38  - that the Bible warns us about the Nations of the world lining up together to divide Jerusalem and attack Israel.

The plan of God for this Age WILL come to its conclusion and it WILL happen when the “fullness of the Gentiles” (Romans 11:25) work of the Will of Almighty God is accomplished in humanity. We believe that this work has progressed so far, that time has fast moved on giving way to the dawn of Eternity. The next Age is upon us as this dispensation is now breathing its last. The next great signs we are now looking for …is the forming of a Globalist One-World Government to be set up (the beast system), along with the One-World Church! When this happens, then God will pull His people into oneness Jew and Gentile and endow us with the final trappings of power which will be needed in such an emergency. And, we must remember that the Third Temple WILL be built in Jerusalem …and could be just around the corner of time …and in fact be in our generation since it must exist before the soon to be “revealed” Antichrist will also take control of it half way through the Great Tribulation. The Third Temple will be built not for the Antichrist as there will be revival and a time of peace but he will take over claiming that he is god. The good news is that before the Tribulation begins the true Church WILL be Raptured! But, for now we see the One-world government formed in spirit. The governments of the world have given themselves to Satan, and are coming together for the final war against Israel and the saints of God… “Then look up, and lift up your heads: for your redemption draws near.” - Luke 21:28.

For centuries, people thought the Book of Revelation had literally NO meaning or significance. Yesterday it was called; “science fiction” and today - “technology” but the Bible calls it; “Prophecy!” How about events in Revelation 11 (the martyrdom and resurrection of God’s two witnesses) and Revelation 13 (the death and resuscitation of the Antichrist)? John warns us that the whole world will see these events! In John’s day, that would have been impossible but is now an everyday occurrence thanks to satellites and the Internet. Technology, warfare, morals, and economics - they’re all changing. But our Lord is the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). If God has not changed and neither has His Word, surely that gives us good reason to trust “Prophecies” that have to do with the End Times and the Return of Christ? And, that they WILL be honoured …and are true? Now consider this; what about the references to “fire” as part of God’s judgment? When Revelation was written, ancient armies used “fire” on a relatively small scale - however, the Apostle John saw “fire” poured from the heavens, burning up huge swaths of the earth. One would think he had seen the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Such is the power of Biblical Prophecy. God’s Prophetic Word is the only thing worthy to be grasped upon as we head into a roller-coaster future.

In Matthew 24:37-39 and Luke 17:28-30 - Yeshua (Jesus) gave us a clear warning and indication of what this world would be like near the time of His Second Coming. Looking forward to the time just before His return, Christ saw the scene of this world …and it was a mirror of what it was like back in both Noah's and Lot's day!

What was life like in the Days of Noah…? “Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence. God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. Then God said to Noah, "The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.” – Genesis 6:11-21. There was great wickedness in man; continual evil in thoughts and actions; rejection of God and things of God; people lived for their own pleasure and lived like there was no tomorrow. The irony is that “tomorrow” did NOT come for all but “tomorrow” only came for 8 people when God flooded the earth!

What was life like in the days of Lot…? “Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.” – Jude 1:7. (see also: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Leviticus 18:22-23, 20:13; Genesis 19:1-8; Romans 1:24-32; Judges 19:22-23). As we can see, the world in Noah's day was full of wickedness with the thoughts of men continually evil. The earth was corrupt and FILLED with violence. Love had surely “waxed cold” in Noah's day (and is clearly seen in abortions - the murder of millions of babies for sake of birth control or inconvenient pregnancies). Also, we can see from Jude 1:7 that in Lot's day, “sexual immorality” and “homosexuality” had taken control of the people of Sodom. And Yeshua (Jesus) tells us that these things would be COMBINED and all happening at once during the Last Days before His return. So, does the day we live in fit with this description? YES! Not only is this world today full of violence and sexual immorality - including homosexuality. These evils have now been turned into entertainment and this world is now entertained by the very things that God DESTROYED the old world and Sodom for in Noah's and Lot's day!  Days of Noah and Lot are now upon this generation…! As we walk through the Scriptures, we MUST review certain principles over and over again because they are absolutely essential to a proper understanding of the Bible and the times that we are living in and the time that prophecies are coming to pass and some still yet to be revealed! God is going to judge the world just like the Lord warned – like by fire!

In His instructions for building the Ark, God told Noah to “set the door of the Ark in its side” - Genesis 6:16. The Ark had only one door to pass through to escape God’s terrible judgment. By faith, Noah and his family entered the Ark. Once they were all inside, the Lord shut them in (Genesis 7:16). So, what is significant about God shutting the door of the Ark? It provides a wonderful demonstration of man’s responsibility …and of God’s Sovereignty that we see throughout Scripture. After God shut the door, the time of judgment arrived! Only those who had gone through the doorway would be saved and no one else could enter. Noah and his family had to obey God’s command to build and then enter the Ark for salvation …but it was God who had commanded the Ark to be built as the means of Noah’s family being saved in this time of judgment! Here we can see that we too have to build an Ark of Salvation and when the time comes for God’s judgement – and it will come – we will be saved!

After God sealed the Ark - did you know that after 40 days had passed, Noah opened the window of the Ark and sent out first an unclean bird - a raven? The raven is a scavenger that feeds off the flesh of the dead and the raven did NOT return. And, so Noah lets seven days pass and then sends out a dove that soon returns. Noah lets another seven days pass and sends out the dove a second time. It returns again but this time with an olive tree leaf in its beak. Noah then sends out the dove a third time and this time the dove does NOT return! The time to leave the Ark and begin a new life on earth had arrived! The number 40 signifies a period of trial or testing… Here are some examples of the significance of the number 40 is used: Yeshua (Jesus) fasted for 40 days and nights before being tempted by the devil. Moses was on Mount Sinai without food for 40 days. Joshua and Caleb were part of 12 spies who went to spy out the land of Canaan were in the land for 40 days. Nineveh was given 40 days to repent before being destroyed by God. When a mother gives birth to a new child, the amount of time required for purification is 40 days. Both King David and King Solomon ruled Israel for 40 years. Isaac was 40 years old when he married Rebecca.

What is the significance of Noah Ark Window? Noah’s Ark had only one window was very significant too. In the Old Testament Noah’s Ark is a symbol of the New Testament Salvation! We read in; Job 1:7; “And the LORD said to Satan, where have you come from?  Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, from going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it!” The raven is an unclean bird and is considered to be a symbol of evil. Notice the characteristics portrayed of the raven. The Scripture says that the raven went forth “to and fro” and never returned. Who else in Scripture is described as roaming the earth to and fro? None other than Satan himself; “And the LORD said to Satan, ‘Where have you come from?’ Satan answered the LORD, ‘From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.’” – Job 2:2. Secondly, the raven is a bird that feeds on the flesh of the dead. In similar manner, the unbeliever who doesn’t know neither God nor the things of the Lord go through life aimlessly, deriving futile pleasures from things that have NO life in them.

And now when we compare this with; Genesis 8:8-9; “Then he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters had subsided from the face of the ground. But the dove found no place to set her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were still on the face of the whole earth. So, he put out his hand and took her and brought her into the ark with him.” The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit (Spirit of God) and He is always moving on the face of the earth looking for a place to rest. The dove could not find a place to rest! Noah had to put forth his hand and take her, and pull her in to the ark. The window was the only place where Noah would open for light and a place of interaction with the heavens and for the dove to come in. To open and close the Ark window was Noah’s choice. We own the windows to our heart, soul and body. The light is the Word of God and it is up to us to determine how much “light” we want in our life. The choice to open or close our window to God and His Word is ours! Today in an evil and wicked world we must choose wisely like Noah and his family and stay focused even if the world mock or ridicule us too. Today the Liberal, Secular and Islamic Globalists agenda is to destroy believers in Yeshua (Jesus) and His true Judeo-Christian Church and Bride of Christ. Our “faith” comes only by hearing and “hearing” the Word of God and the “window” is our ears which opens our heart then soul and body. We can keep focused even as the world now considers “good to be evil” and evil considered good! 

In Noah time, two birds were moving the same time on the face of earth; the raven and the dove…. The dove representing the Holy Spirit (good) and the raven an evil spirit both moving the same time! We are in this time where two spirits are moving at the same time; the evil spirit and the Holy Spirit. The spirit of God is moving in the face of earth looking for a place to rest; “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.” - 2 Chronicles 16:9. It is upon us just like Noah to open the window of our hearts and put forth our hand and receive the Holy Spirit. Also, we must be on guard as the raven (evil spirit) is moving in the face of earth feeding on everyone who is NOT of the Holy Spirit.

The dove is a clean bird and in Scripture is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. Now, whereas the raven was only sent out only once, the dove was sent out three times. The number 3 holds a special Godly significance in Scripture, such as; Noah had three sons, Yeshua (Jesus) Himself was raised on the third day, and the Ark of the Covenant contained three sacred objects and there are many other examples. In comparing the raven with the dove; it is interesting that while the raven was able to derive satisfaction from the dead fleshly things of the world, the dove wasn’t able to and thus returned. 

Interesting Facts of the Olive Tree… When the dove came back a second time, it had an olive tree leaf in its beak. Christianity and Judaism both agree that the olive tree symbolizes peace! Let’s consider some interesting facts about Israel and the olive tree: Olives themselves have been known throughout the ages for their nutritional and healing value. In the Bible, olive oil has played a significant role in anointing kings and high-priests and was used to light the Menorah in the Holy Temple. The national emblem of the State of Israel is “olive leaves” cradled around a Menorah. The symbol for the Israel Defence Forces is a sword wrapped by an olive branch. The meaning being; “we seek peace but we are prepared to defend against our enemies!” The Hebrew word for “olive tree” is; “es shemen,” which literally means; “tree of oil.” It is from a primitive root meaning “to shine.” It means; “richness, anointing, fat, fruitful, oil, ointment, olive.” It is related to the Hebrew word “shemesh,” “to be brilliant,” and which also is the Hebrew word for “the sun,” that brightly shining object in the sky. Another Hebrew word for “olive” is “zayith,” meaning “an olive,” as “yielding illuminating oil.” Its related to the word; “Ziv,” meaning “to be prominent,” “brightness.” Ziv is the month of flowers, corresponding to Iyar, or our April-May.

On the outside, the olive tree may seem like any other tree, rather ordinary in appearance and size and some might say even a little bit “ugly,” …and at certain seasons of the year even a little “messy,” with olives littering the ground beneath the tree! The foliage of the olive tree is dense, and when it becomes old the fairly tall trunk acquires a unique pattern of twists and turns and knots, on its bark and in its form giving the Olive tree a very interesting appearance. Interestingly, if the trunk is cut down, the shoots from its roots continue to grow, ensuring its continued existence.

Olive wood is very hard, and beautifully grained. It is very desirable in the manufacture of smaller wooden objects, pieces of furniture, and ornaments. However, there is much more to the olive tree than almost anybody imagines. The olive was one of the most valuable trees to the Ancient Hebrews. As we have seen it is first mentioned in Scripture when the dove returned to Noah’s ark carrying an olive branch in its beak (Genesis.8:11). Since that time, the olive branch has been a symbol of “peace” to the world, and we often hear the expression, “extending an olive branch” to another person as a desire for peace!

The olive also figures prominently on the seal of the United States of America. The seal pictures an olive branch with a cluster of thirteen leaves and thirteen olives. Why the number “thirteen”? The British Empire settled its first permanent colony in the Americas at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. This was the first of 13 colonies in North America. However, it is most instructive to note that the fruit of the olive tree, in its wild state, is both small and worthless. It must be properly tended and cultivated to produce optimum fruit. To become truly prolific, the olive tree must be grafted, a process by which good stock is made to grow upon a wild shrub. Isn’t it just amazing still today America is Israel’s closest ally? Nothing is insignificant with God! The apostle Paul wrote in Romans 11:16:24,  warning the Gentile nations who are the “wild olive branch” grafted-in to the “olive tree” – Israel, and we as believers in Yeshua (Jesus) must NOT boast against Israel since just as God could cut off the “olive tree” …so can we the “wild olive branches” be cut off too! We must stand with Israel as our roots are from her and we share the same Bible, our Lord was and is rooted in Israel. Our Lord WILL be returning to Jerusalem, Israel – NOT Johannesburg, Cape Town, New York, Sydney Australia, London and any other city of the world! This picture of the grafting of the olive tree should make each one of us sit up and take notice – to consider the severity and justice of God, and also His abundant mercy and goodness. As Paul wrote to the Philippians, “Therefore, my beloved . . . work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” - Philipians.2:12. And, here’s a thought to ponder on; “For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?” - I Peter 4:17.

Did you know that the Ark had to have a special time for the pitching and tarring? If it had taken Noah 120 years or just 20 years to build, he would be forced to put on the tar at a specific time, near the time when the Ark would float, or exposure to wind and sun would spoil it. The pitch and the tar, therefore, represent the “Seal of the Living God” and this seal saved the Ark and all that were in it as God Himself SHUT the door and therefore is very important. So, we see that Yeshua (Jesus) is our Salvation? The Ark represents the Son, Yeshua HaMasiach (Jesus Christ) because it has the door, and Jesus is the door of entering into God just as He said; “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” - John 10:9. The most significant part of the door of the Ark is that it was closed of God before the rain started falling, when God shut Noah and his family and the animals in. This shows that after this “Seal of the Living God” is applied to the Church as the End-Time destruction begins on earth, some people will be in a place of safety and others will not like in Days or Noah. This place is described in the Psalms.

The Ark of the Covenant was sealed, not by pitch and tar which was designed to withstand water, but by GOLD, which is only purified by fire, NOT destroyed by it. When Noah came out of the Ark, God showed him the sign of the “rainbow,” which meant that NO more would the earth be destroyed by water - but by FIRE. The Ark, of course, represents the LAST CHURCH and generation!

God’s Word is true! He IS watching to see how the nations are treating His people. God will have mercy on Israel through Gentile believers acting as mediators towards them. This is one of the most amazing revelations ever given to the church – an opportunity to do something that carries the highest priority in the heart of God. Yet, sadly, so few have seen the potential and the rewards of serving God in this manner - as agents of mercy to Israel and the Jewish people! Israel was and still is despised today and a despised nation continually turning away from God BUT nothing ever altered the purpose of God for that nation. The despised element is always a noticeable element in the purpose of God. When the Saviour of the world came, He came of that despised nation; like Israel… He Himself was; “despised and rejected by men,” …and there is that despised element; “…things that are despised God has chosen,” 1 Corinthians 1:28. Now, more than at any time is the time to support Israel and the Jewish people - the Lord’s Brethren! We are witnessing the nations and people turning their backs on Israel. Thank you once again for your prayers and generous support!

We hope that you enjoy and become more informed by our work. We serve an awesome God and we are humbled by this opportunity to bring you this information. With Shalom to you and your family always,

Alf & Julie Saunders

01^st November, 2019

This can be done SECURELY through PAYPAL by clicking on "Make A Donation" LINK above or by visiting our Donations page where you will find the list of ministries where you can be a blessing to. Thank you for your love and support for God's chosen people (Ruth 2:12).

John Bunyan once said, "You have never lived successfully until you have done something for someone who can NEVER repay you!"