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tury B.C.) there has not been–
until
this century-a
nation in the
Middle East recognized officially
by the name Israel. But there is an
Israel today. This is clearly a
prophecy for
these /atter days!
Among the participants in this
wide-ranging confederacy revealed
in Psalm 83 will be Gebal (ancient
Byblos, modero Jubayl) and "the
Philistines [Palestinians centered in
the Gaza Strip] with the inhabi–
tants of Tyre" (verse 7).
Here we see that it was ancient–
ly- and accurately-prophesied
t hat Pales tinian Arabs would in
these tumultuous last days become
associated in sorne way with the
cities of Lebanon. The prophet
Jeremiah (47:4) also speaks of the
Philistines and their allies from
Tyre and Sidon.
But this prophesied alliance in
Psalm 83 will not endure long.
The Bible reveals that meanwhile,
in our t ime, a g reat European mil–
itary d ictator- known in the book
of Revelation as the " beast" a nd
in the prophecy of Daniel as the
"king of the north"- will arise
SEX
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it's al l a matter of free choice or
rights to privacy. The next person
can say, 'l've got the wrong color
eyes,' 1 mean, where does it
stop?"
Where does it stop indeed? Does
it end with sex selection, euthana–
sia, genocide? What a bout the
already 50 million victims of abor–
tion? I t would seem that science
and the proabortion groups have
opened a Pandora's box.
Aside from the obvious immedi–
ate costs in human life from abor–
tions as a result of an amniocente–
sis, there are also hidden -costs.
The mothers-to-be who are
undergoing these casual abortions
to get the girl or boy they wa nt
may not be able to accomplish their
goal.
Studies in Eastern Europe indi–
cate that one abor tion increases inci–
dence of premature births 14 per–
cent. Two abortions increase the
incidence to 18 percent, and three to
24 percent. There is also a 17.5 per-
September / October 1982
and ultimately descend upon the
Middle East. (Request our free
booklet
Who Js the Beast?
for
details.)
The beast's interven tion wi ll
have dire consequences for Israelí
and Arab alike. Both Israel ("the
g lorious land") and Egypt will be
occupied by the beast's troops
(Dan. 11 :40-42 ) . In addition,
"many countries
shall be over–
thrown" ( 11:41 ). That could well
include the cities of Lebanon- not
listed among those who will escape
the beast's power (11:41 , last
part) .
The ensuing struggle for world
domination will bring mankind to
the very brink of total annihilation
(Matt. 24:21 -22)!
lt
wi ll be at that
crucial moment that God will sud–
denly intervene in world affairs.
Jesus Christ will return from heav–
en with a vast army to put an end
once and for all to warfare within
and among nat ions (Rev. 19: 11-
21).
lt
will be then a nd
only
then
that peace and harmony will be
restored not only to the region of
Lebanon- but to the whole world.
cent (compared to the current 7.39)
rate of miscarriage in women who
have had one abortion. In addition,
the chances of a child dying during
labor is doubled in cases where the
mother has had an abort ion.
A Threat to Balance of the Sexes
Many like Ms Steinbacher are ask–
ing why sex select ion is allowed to
continue. They clearl y see sex
selection as a definite threat to the
balance of the sexes. They do not,
however, view sex selection as sim–
ply one more step beyond t he
threshold of abortion. For the pro–
abor tionis ts to admit that it is just
as wrong to abort a human life
because it is of the wrong sex as it
is to do so because a c hild might
inconvenience a woman at a partic–
ular time, would be to retreat on
the issue of abortion altogether.
They have become trapped in their
own rhetoric.
For years, editor-in-chief Her–
bert W. Armstrong has informed
readers of
The Plain Truth
of the
two ways of life: the way of "give"
and the way of "get." He has
warned that our society is living the
Jesus Christ will accomplish what
today's statesmen and generals can
never hope to do! Peace will be
imposed- and enj"orced!
Significantly, this coming time
of peace for Lebanon and for the
wor ld is proclaimed by three
inscribed plaques that have been
set up at war-ravaged Metulla on
the Israeli-Lebanese border. These
plaques--one in English, one in
H ebrew and one in Arabic–
announce the sure prophecy of
l saiah 2:4.
lt
wi ll become reality
with the return of Jesus Christ.
Here is what this prophecy fore–
tells:
" And he shall judge among the
nations, and shall rebuke many
people: and they shal l beat their
swords into plowshares, and their
spears into pruninghooks: nation
shall not 1ift up sword agai nst
nation, neitber shal l they learn war
any more."
Beyond today's bad news, those
wonderful good times líe just
ahead! All peoples will at last begin
living the
way
of giving that brings
/asting
peace! o
way of get- the way of selfish
desire.
The blatant disregard for the life
of an unborn child by bis or her
mother aptly fits this bibl ical
prophecy: ..... i n t he last
days ... men sha ll be lovers of
their own selves, covetous ... with–
out natura l affection ... lovers of
pleasures more than lovers of God"
(11
Tim. 3: 1-4).
The very rig hts which pro–
a borti onists ha ve secured for
women- t he presumed right to
control her own body (abortion)–
are now imperiling even more
unborn lives solely because their
sex may be female.
The world has forgotten God's
law. And without the moral abso–
lutes g iven therein, it has become
lost in a sea of false ideals and mis–
information.
The same sense of inquiry that
brought us nuclear weaponry, con–
tinues to forge ahead toward new
problems. Soon it may not be a
matter of surviving a nuclear war or
survival of the fittest. Rather, it
may be a matter of survival of only
the selected in the womb. o
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