Shalom Partner and Friend of Israel,

Today we are fighting an unseen war and it is a war on humanity and in fact upon God Himself. Our enemy is invisible! There is an invisible world that is just as real as the visible world. There is an "invisible" world and a "spiritual realm" …a world that we cannot see that is just as real as our "visible" world. There is an invisible world of LIGHT and GOOD and that is where God and His Angels are in Heaven and then there is a world of DARKNESS and EVIL realm where Satan operates from.

Let us look at how and where SIN originally began and this will help us understand where we are in this generation… Adam and Eve had NO knowledge of "Good and Evil." They walked in the Garden of Eden and they had a trusting relationship with God and believed what He had told them. With great cunning Satan deceived Adam and Eve into rebelling against God by disobeying Him. He disguised himself as "a snake" and sowed the seeds of unbelief in their hearts. God had commanded them NOT to eat of "the tree of knowledge of good and evil," warning them that they would surely die if they did (Genesis. 2:17). Satan deceived Eve by alleging that she and Adam would NOT DIE …but instead become all-knowing and immortal like God! Eve in turn convinced Adam and together they ate of the fruit! (Genesis 3:4-5).

These are the same lies today being proclaimed by the world’s super-rich powerful Elite Globalists through the World Economic Forum, Science and Technocrats!

We live in a day where things are developing so fast that we can hardly keep up! One of the things that we cannot keep pace with is AI (Artificial Intelligence) as it is developing frightening fast! Atheist, Yuval Noah Harari (WEF) openly claimed there is NO God and that humans are NO longer created by Almighty God Yahweh – the God of Israel and of the Bible! He claimed, that humans can discover their own divinity since they are NOW becoming gods and don’t need God …and so they WILL in the very near future become immortal through AI Technology and Computers.

Being God is the game of the godless, so-called Elites. Just as in the Bible God YHVH (Yahweh) designs and creates animals, plants and humans according to His will these wicked Elites are learning to create life with the help of MRNA vaccine technology to change the human genome for control. It is also the belief of these wicked people that at some point down the line "artificial intelligence" (AI) will surpass "human intelligence" thereby creating drastic and unprecedented changes in society as we know it. And, by creating their own AI gods, and through transhumanism they hope to find favour with future robot overlords! Has the world forgotten that NOBODY has picked a fight with Almighty God and has ever won? "And God spoke all these words, saying: "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. "You shall have NO other gods before Me. You shall NOT make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall NOT bow down to them NOR serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God" - Exodus 20:1-5

Satan’s lies had far-reaching consequences when Adam and Eve’s relationship of faith in God, the giver of life, was broken! They immediately died spiritually - while physically they became mere mortal beings! Instead of obedience to God their Creator they now had become subservient (submissive) to a foreign god – Satan. By this means they acquired a "fallen nature" which was also inherited by ALL their descendants (Romans. 5:12). This original SIN accounts for the fact that ALL people are born as sinners …and if not regenerated by Christ (born again) they remain under the control of the god of this world – Satan, thereby heading for eternal death (Romans 5:13-19). Adam and Eve were expelled by God from the Garden of Eden because of their unbelief, and the dispensation of innocence ended in a great tragedy for ALL of humanity and continues today.

God enabled fallen humanity to be able to distinguish between "good and evil" through their conscience… We as believers can communicate with God through our prayers, our faith and obedience - thereby establishing a relationship with Him. Everyone can make moral choices between "good and evil" lifestyles! The Lord said to Cain; "If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, SIN lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it" - Genesis 4:7. However, from the time of Adam and Eve the inclination to SIN got the upper hand on all people! Noah and his family of 8 being the only exception. The world had degenerated into a lifestyle of total infidelity, wickedness, and apostasy; "Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" - Genesis 6:5.

People before the flood were so utterly corrupt that they became perpetual enemies of God, evoking His anger as they scoffed at the Prophetic warnings of Noah’s preaching and hardened their evil hearts even further! You see here that the unbelief and moral depravity had given rise to a major intervention by God in which He poured out His wrath upon the wicked and destroyed ALL of them; "And God said to Noah, ‘the end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make yourself an ark""- Genesis 6:13-14. Already at this early stage of human history it was obvious that God does NOT judge the righteous with the wicked, as Noah and his family escaped the judgements! Today, just as our Lord Yeshua (Jesus Christ) WARNED us 2,000 years ago that before His return (Matthew 24 / Luke 21) it would be like "the Days of Noah and Sodom!"

Setting the stage for the Antichrist… Especially since 2019 - Politically, Culturally, and Spiritually divided Nations of the world moved even closer together in ONENESS …and worked their evil plans in SILENCE or UNSEEN as the VIRUS to the human eye. The world’s most wicked wealthy Globalists Elites are "silently but forcefully" merging into an International Community / Corporation to gain control. They bonded together with the W.H.O. Covid-19 plannedemic and at Klaus Schaub’s W.E.F in 2019 where leaders of 194 Nations ALL spoke in "one accord" (just like at the Tower of Babel – Genesis 11). They used the corrupt Media to announce their plannedemic of Covid-19 and lockdowns, forced vaccinations and tyranny that followed. Today, it is their Climate Change Agenda for 2030 with an emphasis on Population Control, Digital I.D and finally surveyance through AI which to them all are of common interests. Yes, in 2020 the world began to see God expose the wickedness of years of dark "secret plans" by Globalists Elites become unravelled …and today people across the world "eyes are being opened" to see the DEEP corruption of greedy Politicians, Governments, Elites, Media, Hollywood etc.

The Bible says "do not love money" … like our world today we have truly seen what evil the love of money can do in these Last Days (1 Timothy 6:10; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; Matthew 6:24; Mark 4:18-19). The wealthy Elites and Leaders of Nations have put their trust in money and have made it their god and have used it to gain POWER. Yes, money answers many wants and needs in our lives daily …however, it can’t ultimately fulfil us. Why? Because if we love money, we will never attain enough of it to satisfy us! One of the greatest tragedies of any person is to chase after money and not their purpose for being alive. To live a life gaining wealth without a sense of attained purpose and destiny is meaningless! God wants us to trust in Him as He will NEVER and has never forsaken us! Everything belongs to Him including wealth. 

As believers we MUST always put God first and follow His Laws and Principles through FAITH - including our money! (Matthew 6:33; Psalm 24:1; 1 Chronicles 29:11; Haggai 2:8). If we chase money like those in the world, then we have lost touch with our purpose. We cannot take the money with us to Heaven. However, we believers in Yeshua (Jesus Christ) who find and fulfil our purpose for living on this earth (which is for God and His Kingdom and we give our Tithe and give Offerings - Malachi 3:8-10) then we have REAL treasures (2 Corinthians 6:9-11). We are taught by God’s Word to be good and wise stewards of our earthly wealth. Money isn’t evil, but the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil in this world.

God has NEVER let us down! Even in the most difficult times Pray4Zion and faithful Partners have kept our promise each month for almost 17 years to faithfully and unconditionally support the Lord’s Brethren in Israel who are in dire need. We are blessed to be a blessing to Israel! We can personally testify to God’s blessing that it brings. As believers we are in God’s Hands and He knows the future before it happens! We will always continue to pursue God’s Kingdom purposes!

The Bible warned us 2,000 years ago that someday there would be an Economic Collapse and that it would happen in the last generation. Everything we see today is connected and is like a conversion. We read in: Revelation 18:10,17; "Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city, in one hour your judgement has come. For in one hour such great riches has come to nothing!" The Bible predicts a future GLOBAL financial collapse the likes of nothing the world has ever seen in the history of mankind and will it happen full-blown in the Tribulation. The End-time judgements of God include ‘apocalyptic’ financial crisis. During the Tribulation everyone who refuses to worship "the beast" WILL face hardship as never before (Revelation 13:16-17; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; James 5). What we are experiencing now are the "birth pains" leading up to the Rapture and the Lord’s Second Coming.

We read in Leviticus 26:19 God’s warning; "I will break the pride of your power!" As we have recently seen on 10th March Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed after a bank run, marking the second-largest bank failure in United States history and the largest since the 2008 financial crisis. It was one of three March 2023 bank failures in America falling like Domino’s in one day alone (one hour) and so could we be seeing a collapse of Banks worldwide in 2023? Only time will tell.

During the final stage of transformation from Nationalism to Globalism, Nations of the world WILL express their UNITY (like at the Tower of Babel) and common DESTINY by accepting an Antichrist Global Leadership in the form of a One-World-Government/Religion which excludes God …and thereby they will attempt to have ALL executive powers over humanity. The practical implementation of the wealthy Elites, global "humanist agenda" will be achieved by using advanced computer networks, facial recognition, Banking and control by other sophisticated "technological systems" thereby the harnessing of modern technology, as well as the high degree of control which it affords them - opening the way to establish a revolutionary NEW system of Global Governance which is popularly described as a "technocracy!" Today the pieces are falling into place.

There is an invisible world of darkness and evil which is where Satan operates from and uses wicked people to accomplish his plans... Just like in military, there are generals, majors, lieutenants, sergeants and soldiers etc., so too Satan has a hierarchy of demonic forces of; Rulers, powers, world forces of darkness, spiritual forces of darkness in the heavenly places as we read in Ephesians 6. C.S. Lewis has wisely said, "The greatest error when it comes to spiritual warfare is it to think far too much about Satan or to think far too little." Beneath our tangible landscape lurks an invisible "spiritual realm" where unseen battles rage. It is real! And it is dangerous!

If prepared to remove the blinders and gaze into the unseen world …then hang on to your seat! It is going to be a journey inside the very folds of our Bibles, a journey that will teach us about our greatest foe - Satan, also known as Lucifer, the Dragon, Serpent, and son of the Morning Star. Although this lying thief comes to; "steal, kill, and destroy," God details, in Ephesians 6, "a battle plan" to uncover Satan's cunning End-time deceptions and to resist his sinister schemes. The cosmic conflict exploding all around us will have ETERNAL implications, for all of us and those we love. We MUST be prepared to do spiritual battle with the enemy of our soul. and in the end, we believers will WIN!  So just as words that we speak from our mouths are invisible, they are powerful and have consequences. We must stay in FAITH and speak God’s Word – the Bible.

As believers we have an all-powerful General YAHWEH – God in command so we are to be encouraged and "to be strong in the Lord." We have a specific command "to put on the Armour of God" so that we can stand firm against the schemes of our adversary – the Devil.

Now, let us look at both of Old and New Testament how God revealed the unseen realm... In 2 Kings 6:14-17 we see the Prophet Elisha was used by God to frustrate the King of Syria’s plans multiple times …and the king could never figure out where Elisha was, BUT wanted desperately to get him. Finally, they find out what city he is in, and at night he sends cavalry, chariots, soldiers, and they surround the whole city of Dothan. And so, now believe that they’ve got him! And the story, we’ll pick it up, is his servant goes out early in the morning and he looks out in the city and he goes, "Oh my! We are done!"

Notice as we pick it up further as we read vs. 15-17; "And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, ‘Alas, my master! how shall we do?’ And he answered, ‘Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them!’ And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha." "The servant we imagine must had been with Elisha for a while and seen him do miracles and that he’s a great Prophet of God …but must have thought Elisha was just really bad in math because as he could tell it was only him and Elisha. There were so many of the enemy! He must have thought "…and you’re telling me there’s more with us than them?"

It is very, interesting when Elisha prayed and said, "Oh Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.’ And the Lord opened the eyes of the servant, and he saw. And behold the mountains were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha." And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord and said in vs. 18; ‘Strike this people with blindness I pray,’ so He (God) struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. Then Elisha led them back to that king." All we need to get here is that there are TWO realities, (1) there is one going on all the time that is SEEN (2) and one that we do not see - the UNSEEN!

Now not only is there an invisible world, but there is a battle going on… There is also a material world and an immaterial world. There is a visible world and there is an invisible world …that is just as real as the visible world …and we are involved in an invisible WAR, a cosmic conflict that has Eternal implications. And, what happens in the invisible world has direct correlation and impact on the things that we see. "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ." – 2 Corinthians 10:4-6. What the Apostle Paul is saying here is; "I’m in a battle, but I don’t battle flesh and blood in the same way spiritually." Notice the key words, "We have divinely powerful, pulling down fortresses, speculations, knowledge, and thoughts."

Satan is a deceiver and he has a "world system" where he operates through wicked people... He takes what God says is good and he twists it. Satan is the ultimate deceiver and wants to take what is right and twist it to make what is wrong. He takes truth and twists it. Satan hates God and he hates us because we are made in the image of God and so if he can deceive people to believe his lies about God. Satan’s goal is to destroy us and discredit the cause of Yeshua (Jesus Christ). In the midst of persecution, the Apostle Paul writes to the Church; "Be of sober spirit. Be on the alert. Your adversary the devil prowls about like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour." – 1 Peter 5:8. Satan plays for keeps and he wants to destroy us. FEAR is one of the greatest weapons of the enemy! The spiritual warfare is fought, NOT with weapons of the world, but spiritual ones that are given from above!

Here is a TRUTH… As a born-again, spirit filled, child of Almighty God we are powerful! And there is nothing to be afraid of even in these Last Days! The Bible tells us that in the end we WIN! Satan is a defeated foe (John 12:31). Yeshua (Jesus) destroyed the works of the Devil (Colossian 2:14-15). We are victors in Christ (1 Corinthians 15:55-58). We have the power and resources to resist Satan and his demonic attacks (1 John 4:4; Psalm 91). We MUST learn how to put on the FULL armour of God each day and plead "the blood of Christ" over ourselves and our loved ones! The Hebrew word, ‘LACHEM,’ in Strongs Concordance means; War / Battle and the "root word" ‘LACHAM’ also means; fight / overcome/ prevail /devour! The word "Lachem" is only used ONCE in the Bible.

And it is talking about a SPECIFIC type of war, which is found in; Judges 5:8: "They chose NEW gods; then there was WAR in the GATES; not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel."

WAR inside the GATES of a Nation… ‘Fighting in the GATES’ can also refer to "a space INSIDE the gate" - such as a town or public meeting place. In other words, there was a ‘war’ that broke out within the Israel’s own land. However, it was NOT a civil war, but a war from a pagan people – the Canaanites who brought NEW gods! The Bible shows over, and over, again that Israel was committing idolatry, by worshiping ‘OTHER gods’ or ‘NEW gods.’ They had forsaken their roots of worshiping the true GOD, YHVH – Yahweh, Elohim, and they CHOOSE to worship worldly idols - PAGAN gods instead. You can see this in many Scriptures, such as Joshua 2:12; "They forsook the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. They aroused the LORD’s anger"

A Nation UNARMED! Now, notice that in Judges 5:8, the Israelites were without "‘shield or spear’" in other words, they had NO weapons - they were UNARMED!! This points to an unusual and "strange war" as they were caught without anything to fight with! What kind of WAR is fought without weapons? The WAR in the GATES describes the hostile attacks of the Canaanites, which were a punishment of Israel’s idolatry! Like Ancient Israel our generation today is ALREADY in a SILENT and STRANGE WAR! Many have forsaken God! We are living in the times of the END and just as the Lord warns us in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 it will be like in the Days of Noah and Sodom Gomorrah

This "different war" is being fought against GOD - believers in Yeshua (Jesus) - the Church, and Christian culture. And, just like the Ancient Canaanites, today it is being fought by the Anti-Christ Beast System …and NOT fought with conventional weapons …but instead in the "spiritual realm!"

What happened to Ancient Israel, is a foreshadow of the Western Nations today AND the judgments that WILL be allowed to fall… The once powerful, God-fearing Western Nations who professed Christianity and "in God we trust" for the most part, has lost their way and has today merged with Antichrist ungodliness, paganism, worldliness etc., and has become weak like the Laodicea LUKEWARM Church from Revelation 3:14-19.  We now see this "SILENT war" against God Himself, His Church (the Bride of Christ) progress and it’s happening quickly. It started slowly, like a snow ball at the top of a mountain, only to get bigger, stronger, and more forceful as it moves forward! We saw how in 2020 our "rights" being taken away, our voices masked and words silenced and in a short time it has progressed from lockdowns to control through 5G and facial recognition and soon "digital ID’s!" Wrong has become the LAW and justice is thwarted to enrich the wicked. This is a STRANGE WAR that CANNOT be fought by physical weapons, but only spiritual ones!

These Last Days are also the beginning of a wave of PERSECUTION… that is talked about in the Books of Daniel, Matthew, and Revelation. It is barely detected or noticed now BUT soon will be very obvious who the real targets are …and for believers it is our "wake-up call" and so we MUST not lose focus …BUT be prepared while at the same time keep our LAMPS burning for Christ’s soon Return. It is NOT time for us to cower down and be filled with FEAR. In Matthew 10:16 The Lord tells us what to do when we can’t trust our own governments. He says; "Behold I am sending you as sheep into the midst of the wolves. Be, therefore, wise as serpents and harmless as doves!" We need to be like watchmen on the tower to watch what is going on in the world and what is coming …and how to respond! Our HOPE is in Christ alone and not in fallible, corrupt governments! Be brave – be observant – be wise and be gentle.

Did you know that "persecution of the End times is rarely if ever taught in most Churches? Believers today need to understand what the WORD says about the Antichrist, and how he will try to OVERCOME THE SAINTS! Check out these verses; Daniel 7:21, 25; Daniel 8:24. The Lord Yeshua (Jesus) warned us; "Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name." - Matthew 24:9. It is NOT getting better in our world as it is becoming clearer that most Nations don’t care about citizens. They only care about two things: (1) getting richer (2) more power …and by any deceitful way possible! Yes, people are getting weary; "And they cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" - Revelation 6:10.

The Bible is clear that things will get worse in the End-times and NOT better... If things were to get better in these Last Days, then there would be NO need for a GLOBAL LEADER – Antichrist to swoop in and save the day! "It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation." - Revelation 13:7. We must remember that the WORD of God – the Bible also says that that we WILL SUFFER if we are Christ’s disciples. This is not something that is preached today …but it is a foundational truth for those who WALK with Yeshua (Jesus); "For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake," - Philippians 1:29.

Many might ask WHY does the Lord allow persecution? This persecution, that is coming, is to REFINE and TEST the Church. It will be a DIVIDING of who are the REAL sheep, and who are the REAL goats. The Book of Daniel gives us the reason (Daniel 11:35 and Daniel 12:10) WHY God’s people will be persecuted in the Last Days is so that they will be; REFINED, PURIFIED, and made SPOTLESS – "Bride of Christ." We are NOT to be surprised when these sufferings come …even though most Western believers do NOT understand the concept of "suffering for Christ!" This is the CRUCIFIED LIFE, where we carry CHRIST’s sufferings in our bodies; "…always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh." - 2 Corinthians 4:10-11.

We are to REJOICE when we share in Christ’s SUFFERNGS for we will also share in HIS GLORY! "From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus." - Galatians 6:17. See Also (Romans 8:17-18; 2 Corinthians 4:6-11).

The LORD is calling us true believers to understand the times that we are living in ….and the cost of being a TRUE DISCIPLE of CHRIST. We are to walk in HIS CRUCIFIED LIFE, by OFFERING UP to the LORD our physical suffering as offerings to the LORD. This is part of the "light of the knowledge of the glory of God," …that is a TREASURE in our ‘earthly vessels!’ Maranatha Yeshua - Jesus!

God’s Word is true! He IS watching to see how the nations are treating His people – Israel. 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 for your prayers and generous financial support especially during these very difficult times. With "lockdown" and difficult "recovery" still lying ahead we ARE reminded that the Wuhan Corona Virus has caused many dire needs and continue to increase here in Israel upon the already most vulnerable! Once again – Thank you!

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 April, 2023

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