It Has Been Finished

When the Lord Jesus Christ had borne all of the sin of all mankind on the cross, He cried out, “It is finished.” The original Greek for these three English words is one word, ‘tetelestai’, and is in a form which means, ‘it has been completely finished and will continue to be forever.’ And so, each day, by His grace, I stand, against all fear, feelings, unwanted thoughts, world events, condemnation, personal trouble, failure, etc., in this absolute fact that Jesus Christ has finished for all time and eternity everything necessary for my complete deliverance from this body of sin. …

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Iran Demands ‘Compensation’ for U.S. Breach of Nuke Deal

Tehran pushing for more concessions in final days of Obama admin BY: Adam Kredo January 10, 2017 4:35 pm Iran is demanding further “compensation” from the United States following claims America violated the nuclear agreement by passing new sanctions on the Islamic Republic, according to comments by senior Iranian officials following meetings with the Obama administration in Vienna. The demand for further concessions by the Obama administration comes on the heels of reports that the United States has deflated the total amount of cash, gold, and other assets provided to the Islamic Republic during the past several years. The sum is …

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“In my flesh shall I see God.” Job 19:26

Mark the subject of Job’s devout anticipation “I shall see God.” He does not say, “I shall see the saints”–though doubtless that will be untold felicity–but, “I shall see God.” It is not–“I shall see the pearly gates, I shall behold the walls of jasper, I shall gaze upon the crowns of gold,” but “I shall see God.” This is the sum and substance of heaven, this is the joyful hope of all believers. It is their delight to see him now in the ordinances by faith. They love to behold him in communion and in prayer; but there in …

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Analysis: Hamas still seeks to break fragile calm in Israel

Israel remains on heels of Hamas’ terror efforts but one successful large-scale attack could change everything 01/06/2017 By Yaakov Lappin On most days, Israeli cities hum with the busy routine of daily life, but this fragile calm is highly deceptive. Hamas and other terrorist organizations work tirelessly to organize major attacks on these cities, according to security sources, and their efforts are continuous. The Shin Bet (domestic intelligence agency) and the Israel Defense Forces seek to stay one step ahead of terrorist cells and usually manage to do so due to their widespread coverage of the West Bank. Yet all it takes …

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After Kerry Speech, Palestinian Leader Reaffirms a Jewish State Will Never Be Recognized

Katie Pavlich Katie Pavlich |Posted: Dec 29, 2016 12:30 PM Yesterday Secretary of State John Kerry defended the U.S. decision to abstain from a recent U.N. resolution vote condemning Israel and designating the Western Wall in Jerusalem as non-Jewish, occupied territory. During a speech at the State Department, Kerry spent the majority of his time berating Israel for so-called settlements in the West Bank while advocating for a two-state solution. He acknowledged that in order for a two-state solution to become reality, the Palestinian government would have to recognize the basic fact that Israel, a Jewish state, has the right …

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British minister warns of Daesh plot to wage chemical attack on UK

Britain’s Security Minister Ben Wallace has warned that the Takfiri Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group plans to wage a “mass casualty” chemical attack against the UK, urging the public to report any suspicious behavior. “The ambition of … Daesh is definitely mass-casualty attacks. They want to harm as many people as possible and terrorize as many people as possible,” Wallace emphasized in an interview published Sunday by the UK-based Sunday Times while insisting that the terror group had already used chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq and that intelligence chiefs believe it is intent on using them in Britain as well. …

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srael ‘can’t ignore world’s position’ after UN vote, Abbas says

‘Benjamin Netanyahu cannot continue saying that only he is right,’ says Abbas “You can’t ignore the world’s position,” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday, a week after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution condemning Israeli settlements. Abbas was speaking in his first interview with an Israeli journalist the since the vote took place, in a meeting with representatives of the Council for a Beautiful Israel. Portions of the interview with a journalist from the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper were published on the paper’s English language sister-site Ynet news. The discussion focused on Israeli settlements, with Abbas reiterating …

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Commission clears draft expanding Erdogan’s power

Draft constitutional amendments will abolish prime minister’s post to hand full executive powers to the presidency.Commission clears draft expanding Erdogan’s power VIDEO The commission’s nod on Friday after nine days of debate, paves the way for a vote in parliament and is supported by politicians from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Under the changes, the prime minister’s post will be abolished, while the president and vice president will have full executive powers. The commission completed approval of the draft in a marathon 17-hour session, parliamentary sources told Reuters news agency. READ …

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PLO official: Overall message of Kerry speech welcome, but parameters unacceptable

“It must be clear that Jerusalem is east Jerusalem according to 1967 lines. East Jerusalem should be the capital of Palestine.” PLO Executive Committee member Mustafa Barghouti welcomed the overall message of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech on Wednesday, but said that the Palestinian leadership cannot accept the top US diplomat’s suggested parameters. “All in all, I think that the speech was very impressive in making very clear the diagnosis of the situation and in making it very clear that Israel has one choice and no more, either a one-state or a two-state solution,” Barghouti told The Jerusalem …

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Iran plans to build aircraft carrier, boost naval warfare capabilities

Published time: 27 Dec, 2016 17:44 Iran is planning to build an aircraft carrier, a senior Iranian navy commander has said as he announced that the country is pursuing greater maritime warfare capabilities. “At present, the Defense Ministry and the Navy are both after building military equipment for naval warfare but the Defense Ministry is producing different types of missiles indigenously and the Navy’s needs to missiles are met using this capacity,” Deputy Navy Commander for Coordination Admiral Peiman Jafari Tehrani said on Monday, as cited by semi-official Fars news agency. Read more Tehran threatens clawbacks if Washington scuttles Boeing deal …

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Explosion rocks Syria’s Aleppo as residents return

By Associated Press December 24 at 6:14 AM BEIRUT — Syrian state TV says an explosion rocked eastern Aleppo as some residents were returning to their homes after the government assumed full control of the city earlier this week. It says the explosion on Saturday was caused by a device left inside a school by Syrian rebels, who withdrew from their last remaining enclave under a cease-fire deal after more than four years of fighting. A correspondent for Lebanon’s Hezbollah-run Al-Manar TV was reporting live from the area when the blast sounded in the background, sending a huge cloud of …

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