EARTHQUAKE: MT. CARMEL

Remember last January when President Bush traveled to Israel to try to pressure the Israeli government into dividing the Land, including Jerusalem? A freak tornado struck in the U.S. on that day in a place called Jerusalem, Arkansas, also destroying a church called Mt. Zion Church. I wrote that these things are no coincidence, and that we must open our eyes to see and hear what Yahweh is speaking to this nation -- and how He is warning us against dividing the Land where He has put HIS NAME forever.

Today there was an "unusual" earthquake in Illinois and the epicenter was positioned near a town called Mt. Carmel. Here is part of today's news story on this earthquake:
"In Mount Carmel, 15 miles southeast of the epicenter, a collapsed porch trapped a woman in her home, but she was quickly freed and wasn't hurt, said Mickie Smith, a dispatcher at the police department. The department took numerous other calls, though none reported anything more serious than objects knocked off walls and shelves, she said. Also in Mount Carmel, a two-story apartment building was evacuated because of loose and falling bricks. Police cordoned off the building, a 1904 school converted to residences."

Mt. Carmel is also a mountain in Israel, as you will remember. It is located in northern Israel and what we now call "The West Bank" - an area the U.S. is pressuring Israel to give over to the "Palestinian Authority." If we really want to look at this earthquake in the Spirit, we need to look to God's Word and what happened on Mt. Carmel when the prophet Elijah went up there to confront 450 prophets of Baal (prophets of witchcraft and the enemy):
"...so Ahab went to meet Elijah. When he saw Elijah he said to him, "Is that you, you troubler of Israel?" "I have not made trouble for Israel," Elijah replied, "but you have. YOU HAVE ABANDONED THE LORD'S COMMANDS AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE BAALS. Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mt. Carmel. And bring the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table. So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets on Mt. Carmel. Elijah went before the people and said, "HOW LONG WILL YOU WAVER BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS? IF THE LORD IS GOD, FOLLOW HIM; BUT IF BAAL IS GOD, FOLLOW HIM." (1 Kings 18:16-21)

I hear a two-fold message from the Lord in this earthquake that struck Mt. Carmel, Illinois. It is to both the United States and Israel: "IF THE LORD IS GOD, FOLLOW HIM; BUT IF BAAL IS GOD, FOLLOW HIM." And if we are following and trusting in YAHWEH, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, we will not be fearing or giving away land to ALLAH, the false moon god of Baal!
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Pray against the division of Jerusalem and the Land. Pray that our leaders and Israel's leaders will FOLLOW THE LORD, THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL.