Amongst the plethora of Bible related-news occurring every day, sometimes events happen that send shivers down my spine. The Paris Peace Conference which took place this past week with the entire Arab League, twenty other countries and a host of other significant world bodies in attendance—is one such event. It sends shivers down my spine.

What is slowly being revealed regarding the intention of the conference horrifies me and leaves me feeling sick to the very pit of my stomach. This “peace” conference has far reaching consequences, no matter how much the world media is currently deriding it. The intentions of the so-called peace conference were nothing less than to thrash out a “final” peace accord between Israel and the Palestinians.

The talks were based on the historical “Saudi initiatives,” which allow for the creation and formal acknowledgement of a Palestinian state based on the borders left by the 1948 war. Borders that are based on the 1948 lines would cut Israel to ribbons.

This 1948 line is well-known in international diplomatic circles, but not as the “1948 border line.” It is known as the “Auschwitz Line.” This is where this “peace” conference and the international community think it should push Israel back to—back behind the Auschwitz line.

In exchange for this massacring of Israel, the new, entirely indefensible Jewish State would receive formal recognition from “friendlier” Arab countries and regimes. That is, recognition of Israel if these regimes feel like it.

There would be no recognition from the Palestinians, though. There would be no recognition from Hamas in Gaza. In fact, though they are the main beneficiary to this bogus peace plan, there are almost no expectations resting on the shoulders of the Palestinians. They don’t even have to agree in principle that Israel has a right to exist. In reality, the Palestinians won’t have to do a single thing to get a state of their own carved out of the Israel’s heartland.

There would also be no recognition from Lebanon or Hezbollah, none from Assad in Syria either. Iran will not recognize Israel, neither will Iraq. In fact, a whole host of Arab Muslim nations will not be acknowledging Israel, formally or informally. Only those that “want to.” So in other words—none will.

So what does Israel get from this gem of a deal? Nothing.

Israel is being strong armed to accept the terms of that “peace” conference—that much isn’t even a secret at this point. Be under no illusion, the intention of that “peace” conference was to forcibly carve up Israel against her wishes.

So where, we might reasonably ask are Israel’s friends at this moment of crisis? Where are her allies in her hour of desperate need, whilst her land is being hypothetically pillaged and ripped apart by career diplomats and politicians who have nothing but hatred for Israel in their hearts?

Where are Israel’s protectors? Where is America, once most loyal of all nations to tiny Israel? Where is Britain while Israel’s heart is being pulled out from her?

America and Britain are sitting around the table dividing Israel with the rest of the world. They were standing in quiet corridors in plush Paris hotels, whispering poison into Israel’s ears; they were sending her the message that unless she acquiesces—then the world will publically call her “an apartheid state,” and act accordingly. (Whatever that insinuated threat means.)

America and Britain are standing with Israel’s enemies and opposing the will of the living God.

Will this initiative and eventual “final” peace plan be the one that the Antichrist will “confirm” “with the many” at the beginning of the Tribulation period? Only time will tell. Two things are clear though, and are different this time from previous attempts at bringing a so-called peace to the region.

First, Israel is completely isolated at this point. Nobody is standing in the breech for her, none have her best interests at heart. She is diplomatically isolated and alone.

Second, the entire world seems to have lost all patience with the never-ending peace process and are laying the entirety of the blame for its past failures at Israel’s feet and nobody else’s.

The conference participants genuinely believe that Israel is nothing more than an occupier, and that the protracted conflict in the Middle East flows from the so-called Israeli “occupation” of Palestinian territories.

World leaders have once again openly announced that this Israeli “occupation” has “tested patience to the limit.” Some at the conference stated that the world has reached the point where, “that patience (with Israel) is coming to an end.”
As a result the international community, though it would deny it, are baying for Israel’s blood and seem determined to divide her God-ordained land, even by force if need be. Consider one other point: neither Israel nor the Palestinian authority actually attended this “peace “conference. If an agreement is reached, this will be a dictated so-called peace agreement, not one found via mutual consent or agreement.

Veteran Israeli diplomat, Dore Gold, head of the Israeli Foreign Ministry described the conference much like the time in the post War One era when, “Britain and France carved out territories and spheres of influence in the Middle East.”

This was not only a “peace process” involving the United States of America, the Palestinians and Israel alone. All the main players in the world today were involved in this conference, which makes it eerily similar to the warnings in the book of Daniel. This agreement is one—that is being sought, “with the many” (Daniel 9:27).

In the time that remains those of us who love Israel should do all we can to advocate for her. If nobody else will stand in the breech on her behalf, we, as Christians should. In the meantime, if the world does force an agreement on Israel, then the world should beware. God’s word is clear:
“I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you” (Genesis 12:3)

If the outcome of the conference in Paris was intended to divide the land of Israel against her will, and that seems to be the bedrock of all negotiations and the sole focus, then, by any reckoning, the international community is cursing Israel—taking away her God-given birth right willfully and knowingly. Israel would be placed in harm’s way by potentially forcing her back behind indefensible borders, and leaving implacable enemies at her door.

Israel, however—no matter what the outcome—will not acquiesce to the terms of any type of peace conference agreement. The world will come to genuinely hate her for it—further enhancing the perverted belief that Israel is the problem, and not the Palestinians. This spiral of hatred toward Israel will continue and deepen right into the time of the Tribulation years, where this hatred will culminate into another holocaust.

This world is in trouble and at this point we should buckle up. If it continues along this present path, there is one heck of a storm coming direct from God.

“And in that day will I 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” (Zechariah 12:3)

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The key component parts that make up real privacy are invisibility, autonomy and anonymity. We are quickly reaching the point in our modern culture when our anonymity, autonomy and privacy is coming to an end.

Imagine sitting in a coffee shop reading the newspaper or a magazine. There sits is a person with a smart phone opposite who secretly takes a photograph of you without your awareness. Imagine if that person is then able to open an App on their phone and with that single photo is then able to identify you almost instantly, matching your unique photograph to the pictures of you from your social media accounts.

Imagine if this App could search, in mere seconds through millions and millions of social media accounts and the photos contained within, and take this stranger straight to your individual account.

Without your knowledge that complete stranger sat opposite in the coffee shop now potentially knows your name, your age, who your spouse is, where you live, how many kids you have, your email address, your cell number, where you live…

Horrifyingly! Imagine a complete stranger taking a photograph of your child and then using this App to locate your children on your social media accounts, and from there finding out where they live.

FindFace is a new facial recognition App that boasts a 70 percent accuracy rate in finding and then locating social media accounts from just one single photograph. Currently it works only on the Russian based VK social media platform. To date, this App has been downloaded more than 500,000 times in Russia and has searched through more than three million unique facial photographs.

Kasperksy Lab recently tested the software using its own employees as guinea pigs and they were able to quickly find 90 percent of their “targets” using the App.

Alexander Kabakov, FindFace’s founder claimed that “…with this algorithm, you can search through a billion photographs in less than a second from a normal computer.”

This is how Kabakov envisions the App being used for dating,

“If you see someone you like, you can photograph them, find their identity, and then send them a friend request. It also looks for similar people. So you could just upload a photo of a movie star you like, or your ex, and then find 10 girls who look similar to her and send them messages.”

Sinister.

There are, however, other even more potential nefarious uses for this software. This software, and the improvements that will steadily add to its effectiveness and efficiency, make it an ideal tool for the state to use in law enforcement, or surveillance.

Russian police are using this software in real-time already, in conjunction with live stream video cameras around Moscow. Using live feeds and the software package in tandem the Russian police are searching for criminals in real time over Moscow’s vast network of cameras. They are netting results too. As Kabakov says, “…its nuts: there were cases that had seen no movement for years, and now they are being solved.”

FindFace is different from other facial recognition software that currently exists. FindFace uses less computational power and resources than other face recognition software. This means that if authorities wanted to, they could quite easily begin logging every single person in the country, in much the same way as they do car number plates.

Ultimately, if authorities were to use this tool to track, crack down on and identify dissidents, for example—then via city wide camera networks they could easily identify and locate almost any and all targets selected. In short, this software, which governments are keen to take advantage of will ultimately spell the end of any kind of public anonymity for everyone who ventures out in public and also operates a social media account.

Kasperksy Lab’s advice on how to avoid detection is simple; take down all photos of yourself from social media platforms and cover your head and face whilst in public. Otherwise, the potential for anybody to use this software and identify you is real and unavoidable.

We live in a time unlike any other in history, this has never happened before. The Internet is killing our privacy and we as a society are willingly acquiescing to this for the wonders we get back in return.

As Brian Stelter observed:

The collective intelligence of the Internet’s two billion users, and the digital fingerprints that so many users leave on websites, combine to make it more and more likely that every embarrassing video, every intimate photo, and every indelicate email is attributed to its source, whether that source wants it to be or not.

Everything that we are doing in private is increasingly being done in public via the Internet. Technology has invaded our private spheres, and mostly with our complete approval. The Internet is the place where our anonymity has effectively died.

Almost every single piece of information related to us can now be found online, from when and where we were born, to the names of our parents, spouses and children, to the company or business we work for. The house we live in can be seen in 3D via Google Maps or as a birds-eye view via Google Earth.

Our social security numbers can be found, our telephone numbers, tax returns and any information related to any possible convictions people have. Almost any individual—especially employers—can gain insight as to who you really are when nobody is watching via the social networks you frequent which in turn reveal what your political persuasions are, which football team you support, how very cute your dog is and what you do on a Saturday night.

Governments can find and access our complete Internet browsing history, legally or illegally. They can find all our bank accounts and see who and where the money from these accounts go. They can access our smartphones or track them in real time to discover where you are. Triangulating cell phone signals with others in the area they can get even get a clear picture of who you are with whom you talk.

The Snowden revelations have shown that governments can listen in to our conversations by turning the microphone of our phones on, all without our knowledge or permission. They can observe and monitor us while we watch the TV, via our internet connected TV or the laptop that has been left open on our coffee tables.

The Internet has killed privacy. The erosion of our individual autonomy, anonymity and invisibility will only get worse with each passing year. The Internet, without most knowing or being in any way aware—is taking our freedoms from us, and ever so gradually enslaving us in preparation for the man of sin who will soon come.

“For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth” (Luke 21:35).

The Bible talks much about the time soon to come when a one world government will rule the inhabitants of this earth. At that time, the future government will be so powerful and its reach will be so far and deep that it will be able to control even the most basic aspects everyone’s lives. It will have achieved an almost complete surveillance state, and millions will be put to death because they will be identified as standing in opposition to it.

When I look at those specific prophecies and view where we currently stand technologically, it is an obvious conclusion to me that this time is now—very near.

“It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name” (Revelation 13:16-18)

Technologically speaking, do you think we are at this point yet? I do.

“Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man” (Luke 21:36).

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