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I'm sure most of you have heard of the Sanhedrin, a body of 70 religious judicial leaders in Israel which served as the highest ranking judicial body in Israel since the days of Moses. In a number of places in the New Testament, we read about how the Sanhedrin viciously waged war against not only Christ Himself during His ministry, but against His disciples as they went out to boldly proclaim the gospel against their orders after He ascended back to heaven.

The Sanhedrin went out of existence about 1,600 years ago, but what many believers today aren't aware of is that this religious legislative body has been relaunched in modern times. A newly formed version of the Sanhedrin is alive and well in Israel today, and what motivated me to write this article is the fact that this newly formed Sanhedrin just recently passed a ruling that has clear prophetic implications for what Israel will experience in the lead-up to and during the coming Tribulation.

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Anticipation

If you're the kind of person who is inclined to visit websites like this, then I probably don't need to tell you that over the last few years there has been a tremendous increase in speculation about the Rapture and its timing. To say it has reached fever pitch is almost an understatement, and the time frames being put forth by various watchmen who are being obedient to the Holy Spirit and study such things are getting increasingly compressed.

You may also be aware that such watchmen get no small amount of flack from those in what could politely be referred to as mainstream Christianity, from those in denominations both inside and outside the Evangelical fold. At the first whiff of speculation concerning the timing of the Rapture (assuming they even acknowledge the existence of this event), they will wag their bony fingers in the offender's face and quote the scriptural mantra:

"No man knoweth the day or the hour...so put a sock in it!"

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9/1/2026 — From the "Don't Mess With Him" Department...

Some good news concerning the conflict in Iran: Iran was preparing to launch rockets loaded with sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz, but the United States beat them to the punch on Sunday.

U.S. forces struck two such rocket launchers on Larak Island near the strait and destroyed them before they could launch their missiles, which would have once again closed the strait to crucial oil traffic. The U.S. is continuing to closely monitor the area to keep the Iranians from planting more mines, which effectively stops the flow of oil tankers through the strait and cripples the world's oil supply.

As far as the current status of the Strait of Hormuz is concerned, President Trump stated "That sucker is open." These were the first direct strikes on Iran since late July, when the U.S. paused such direct strikes and focused its attention on a naval blockade in an increasing effort to cripple and isolate the Iranian economy.

Iran is vehemently declaring how they will punish this aggression, as Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi warned that the U.S. should "wait in fear and terror!"

So as I wait in fear and terror, I am reminded of another news item that got my attention the other day. Senior IRGC (Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps) official Naemat al-Hami was making a passionate, full-throated campaign speech live on Iranian television when something unexpected occurred:

He suddenly dropped dead from a heart attack during his speech.

As I read the story and watched the video, I actually wondered what he was saying when the heart attack occurred. I have no idea, but I'd like to think he was threatening the Great Satan (America) and the Little Satan (Israel) with violent destruction with the help and approval of Allah.

I noted that several news stories made light of the event, saying things about how al-Hami got sent off to his 70 virgins before he could finish his speech, referring to an Islamic belief concerning the afterlife. I promised myself I wouldn't do that, but it is worth noting that in the Old Testament there were times when God did something along the same lines to people who openly mocked, defied, or diminished Him, or sought to harm His people. One of my favorite such examples involves Hezekiah and Sennacherib, and you can read the gist of the story in 2 Kings 19.

Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sought to lay waste to Jerusalem and threatened Hezekiah, king of Judah. And unfortunately for him, Sennacherib openly mocked and insulted the God of Israel in the process. Sennacherib bragged about his conquests and dismissively placed the God of Israel in the same category as the false gods of the various people groups he had defeated.

Hezekiah, however, went straight to the God of Israel in prayer and placed his faith completely in the LORD and His promises. Later, the prophet Isaiah came to Hezekiah and told him that Sennacherib basically wouldn't so much as touch Jerusalem. The result?

That night, an angel of the LORD went out among the Assyrian troops, and in the morning 185,000 of them lay dead.

Bottom line:

(a) Don't mess with Israel, and (b) don't mess with the God of Israel.

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