Multitudes, Multitudes In The Valley of Decision

“Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed.” Ps 2:1-2

"For behold, in those day and at that time, when I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will enter into judgment with them there on account of My people, My heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations; they have also divided up My land.
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. The Lord will also roar from Zion, and utter His voice from Jerusalem; the heavens and earth will shake; But the Lord will be a shelter for His people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So you shall know that I am the Lord your God, dwelling in Zion My Holy Mountain."
Joel 3:1-3,14,16,17

EU REDRAWS ISRAEL BORDERS TO 1949 LINES: Sources in Israel disclosed Tuesday the European Union has issued orders forbidding all 28 member states from cooperating, transferring funds, giving scholarships or research grants to organizations or individuals based in Judea and Samaria, eastern Jerusalem, and even the Golan Heights. The instructions are for the years 2014 – 2020 and will go into force on Friday, July 18. The decision also states that any future agreement signed with Israel must include a section that says the “settlements” are not part of sovereign Israel and therefore not included in the agreement. The Prime Minister’s Office made it clear the territorial clause is likely to be a great stumbling block in Israel-EU relations. (Ha'aretz/INN)

 Might it be reasonable to conclude - according to scripture – that this latest attempt on the part of the EU to cripple Israel is likely to backfire on European nations in an unpleasant way? “I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you....” Gen 12:3

NETANYAHU SLAMS NEW EU SETTLEMENT DIRECTIVES: PM Benjamin Netanyahu spoke out Tuesday against a new EU directive that bars its 28 member states from cooperating with Israeli entities in Judea and Samaria, the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem. Netanyahu said Israel wouldn’t accept dictates about its borders from any outside forces. “This matter will only be determined through direct negotiation between the two sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” he stated. “As prime minister, I won’t allow hundreds of thousands of Israelis living in Judea and Samaria, the Golan Heights, and in Jerusalem - our united capital - to be harmed,” he said. “I expect those who really want peace and regional stability to deal with this matter of Israel’s settlements after they solve more pressing problems in the region like the Syrian civil war and Iran’s race to get a nuclear weapon. Netanyahu made the statements following a meeting in which he conferred with Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Economics and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett, and Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin. Bennett on Israeli television, Tuesday night, declared that “Catherine Ashton [the EU foreign policy chief] will not force us to hand over Jerusalem to our enemies.” Bennett called the decision a “financial terror attack.” He added the European move would likely mean a smaller role for Europe in the Israel-Palestinian peace process. “You can’t have it both ways. You can’t ask to be involved in the process and at the same time take one-sided action.” (J.Post/Times of Israel)

Pray for Israel’s leaders and people to be comforted in the wake of this latest EU smite. Ask the Lord to counteract the EU’s attempt to demean, manipulate and discourage the Jewish state.

portions taken from JNN News