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ANOTHER NETWORK IS BORN!
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“IN THAT DAY ISRAEL WILL BE ONE OF THREE WITH EGYPT AND ASSYRIA —
A BLESSING IN THE MIDST OF THE LAND, WHOM THE LORD OF HOSTS
SHALL BLESS, SAYING, ‘BLESSED BE EGYPT MY PEOPLE, AND ASSYRIA THE
WORK OF MY HANDS AND ISRAEL MY INHERITANCE.’” Isa. 19:24, 25 NKJV
PRAISE THE LORD! Remember when we got
excited when just one more TV station came on the
air? Actually, I still do! But now with well over 6,000
TV and cable stations on the air, fed by 46 great
satellites (and still growing),
what really gets us excited these
days? Well, how about another
whole TV NETWORK aimed
at the heart of the MIDDLE
EAST!
Yes, Benny Hinn Ministries
has agreed to take one whole
channel from TBN’s satellite
and program it in the cultures
and languages of the Middle
East! TBN will supply technical
services, plus uplink and master
control facilities to reach this
vast area 24 hours a day! Benny
was born in Israel and knows the
ways to reach over ONE BILLION SOULS better
than anyone. Actually, this area is covered NOW in
English on TBN’s Hotbird 6 satellite, but multitudes
do not understand English — so we need Arabic for
the Arabs, Hebrew for the Jews, Urdi for the
Pakistanis, and Farsi for the Iranians! Wow! A tall
order, but by the grace of God we all, together, can do it!
TBN will also help by providing some of the
programming. We have already translated our movies
into Hebrew and Arabic. We will begin translation of
more of our programs like “Praise the Lord” and
others. Dear Benny is translating his “This is Your
Day,” program, plus producing new and different
specials and movies. Yes, say it with me —
“MIDDLE EAST HERE WE COME!”
Better yet, hear the prophet Jeremiah:
“HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD, O YE
NATIONS, AND DECLARE IT IN THE ISLES
AFAR OFF….” Jer. 31:10
Praise God, prophecy is
being fulfilled so quickly it
takes our breath away! Israel
has been regathered as a
nation in the land prophesied
by Isaiah and many of the Old
Testament prophets. No, peace
has not yet come because
Jerusalem has become that
“BURDENSOME STONE”
as prophesied by Zechariah:
“AND IN THAT DAY I
WILL MAKE JERUSALEM
A BURDENSOME
STONE FOR ALL
PEOPLE: ALL THAT
BURDEN THEMSELVES WITH IT SHALL BE
CUT IN PIECES, THOUGH ALL THE PEOPLE
OF THE EARTH BE GATHERED TOGETHER
AGAINST IT.” Zech. 12:3
How I wish I could say that things over there will
get better, but according to the Word of God, it is
going to get a lot worse before it gets better! The good
news: it will get better — there is a “road map to
peace,” but the political leaders of today cannot bring
that longed for peace. In fact, in the Scripture above
there is a dire warning! It warns that any and all who
seek to force the peace of Jerusalem —
“SHALL BE CUT IN PIECES”! Zech. 12:3
So where do we go from here? The prophet
Isaiah gives us a chilling scenario of events to come:
“HOWL YE; FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD IS AT
HAND; IT SHALL COME AS A DESTRUCTION
FROM THE ALMIGHTY.” Isa. 13:6
While some of the events described in chapter 13
related to things in Isaiah’s day, we will see clearly that
much of this prophecy is future and deals with events
soon to occur in our day! Brace yourself as we delve
deeper into the prophecy.
“BEHOLD, THE DAY OF THE LORD COMETH,
CRUEL BOTH WITH WRATH AND FIERCE
ANGER, TO LAY THE LAND DESOLATE: AND
HE SHALL DESTROY THE SINNERS THEREOF
OUT OF IT.” Isa. 13:9
Believe me — God has, as we say, just about “had
it,” with the enemies of Israel and particularly Jerusalem!
Yes, God is of great mercy, but the time finally comes
when mercy ends, and the wrath of God is poured out!
Right here let me pause to say that while most Arab
nations are the enemies of Israel, not all Arabs are! This
is a very important point. Of the vast Arab population,
only a small minority are the radical terrorist kind.
Estimates range from two percent to ten percent of the
nearly two billion Arabs, worldwide. But woe, woe to
that minority whose goal is the elimination of the
Jewish state! They are the focal point of God’s wrath that
will soon be poured out!
“FOR THE STARS OF HEAVEN…SHALL NOT
GIVE THEIR LIGHT: THE SUN SHALL BE
DARKENED…AND THE MOON SHALL NOT
CAUSE HER LIGHT TO SHINE.” Isa. 13:10
Sounds pretty bad, does it not? Brace yourself again —
it gets worse:
“AND I WILL PUNISH THE WORLD FOR THEIR
EVIL, AND THE WICKED FOR THEIR INIQUITY;
AND I WILL CAUSE THE ARROGANCY OF THE
PROUD TO CEASE, AND WILL LAY LOW THE
HAUGHTINESS OF THE TERRIBLE [OR
TYRANTS].” Isa. 13:11
And finally an event so fearsome, we know that it is yet
to come —
“THEREFORE I WILL SHAKE THE HEAVENS,
AND THE EARTH SHALL REMOVE OUT OF
HER PLACE, IN THE WRATH OF THE LORD
OF HOSTS, AND IN THE DAY OF HIS FIERCE
ANGER.” Isa. 13:13
As Isaiah moves on in his prophecy we see clearly
the coming of the Lord, but finally He gives us one last
horrifying glimpse of the last gasp of planet earth, just
before He returns:
“THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH DO
SHAKE. THE EARTH IS UTTERLY BROKEN
DOWN, THE EARTH IS CLEAN DISSOLVED
[OR SPLIT OPEN], THE EARTH IS MOVED
[OR SHAKEN] EXCEEDINGLY. THE EARTH
SHALL REEL TO AND FRO LIKE A DRUNKARD….
IT SHALL FALL, AND NOT RISE
AGAIN.” Isa. 24:18-20
WOW! I do not want to be here when this happens,
and I truly believe we will be with Jesus when it does!
Finally, Isaiah tells us that right after all these horrors —
“THEN THE LORD OF HOSTS SHALL REIGN
IN MOUNT ZION, AND IN JERUSALEM, AND
BEFORE HIS ANCIENTS GLORIOUSLY.” Isa. 24:23
Yes, peace is coming to the Middle East and to the
world, but in God’s time and in God’s way! Until then, as
I say often — WE HAVE A BIG JOB TO DO!
This is why God has given us TBN, His Voice to the
world! This is why another whole network to target
the Middle East!
As I was writing this letter, I heard from my elder
sister, Naomi, whose son Ricky lives and ministers in
Jerusalem. He reports that many, especially young Jewish
people, are coming to know their true Messiah! He
reports that they are having awesome prayer meetings
where many are being gloriously filled with the precious
Holy Spirit! Praise the Lord!
A few weeks ago, I had the honor of meeting Pope
Shenouda III, head of ten million Coptic Christians in
Egypt. He gave me a glowing report of the growth of the
church not only in Egypt, but around the world. He went
on to say that he and the church leaders are urging
adherents to be “filled with the Holy Spirit”! I said,
“Your holiness, you will have me believing you are
Pentecostal!” With that he threw his head back with a
holy and sincere laugh!
Ah, dear partners — the final Harvest is pouring in
— a blind man can see it! Your TBN is exploding with
growth worldwide! Now with 6,265 stations fed by
46 satellite footprints! At this rate we are averaging about
one station a day! Praise the Lord!
Yes, Jan and I love you and need you NOW as never
before! Another whole NETWORK has to be supported.
Do you love souls? I know you do! Your special love gift
will bring God’s blessing and reward to YOU, plus
millions more will now hear the Gospel in their own
languages and culture!
Yes, we will meet you — “Just inside the Eastern
Gate over there,” when the “LORD OF HOSTS SHALL
REIGN IN JERUSALEM GLORIOUSLY”!
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North, South, East,West…
let’s “preach the Good News
to everyone, everywhere”!
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How fitting that our new Middle East
TV network will be called “The
Healing Network.” It will reach Arabs
and Jews throughout the Middle
East—including Jerusalem!
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Shortly after TBN started, God put a burden to reach
the Middle East into Paul and Jan’s hearts. In 1980
they met with Israeli Prime Minster Menachem Begin
and presented him with a scroll of support signed by
1 million TBN partners.
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In 1995, TBN built a TV station in Bethlehem. Paul
rejoiced as he gave his report standing on the TV tower.
Sadly, the station was destroyed by radical elements,
but that didn’t stop God’s plan—today TBN is coming in
now on every satellite dish! Praise the Lord!
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While in Baghdad, Paul and Matt stood in front of
Saddam Hussein’s FORMER military parade grounds.
NOTHING can stop the Gospel from reaching the
people of Iraq and the entire Middle East!
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