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Chapter 8: Iranian Embassy: On May 22, 2000 I Stood in the “Gateway of the Enemy” at the Iranian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Interceding for the Safety of the Israeli Defense Forces as they began to withdrew from the Security Zone in Lebanon through the “Fatima Gate” back onto Israeli Soil – Never to Return:
It was God’s Will when I Stood in the “Gate of the Enemy” at the Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000 to Intercede for the Safety of the Israeli Defense Forces from the threats and attacks of Hezbollah as they were “Unexpectedly” leaving the Security Zone in Lebanon for the last time bringing an end to the 18 year presence of the Israeli Defense Forces in Lebanon. As they left Lebanon, the IDF passed through the Fatima Gate, at the time the Official Border Crossing located in Metulla where Israel shares a Border with Lebanon. As the IDF passed through the “Fatima Gate, the Gate of the Enemy,” back onto Israeli soil – it would be for the last time – they left to never return
The Threat: Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Terrorist Organization whose Motto is “Death to Israel.” The “Spiritual” Connection between the Iranian Embassy and the “Fatima Gate” in Metulla, Israel, is “Hezbollah,” a Proxy of Iran, whose Sole Purpose for Existence is to Carry out the Goals of Iran: to Destroy Israel.
Like the Iranian Embassy, the Fatima Gate is a Gate of the Enemy: Crossing through the “Fatima Gate,” which was the Official Border Crossing in Metulla that Israel shares with Lebanon, the Israeli Defense Forces withdrew back onto the safety of Israeli soil – never to cross through the Fatima Gate back into Lebanon ever again. As the last IDF soldier crossed through the Fatima Gate on May 24, 2000 two days after they began to withdraw – Brigadier General Benny Gantz locked the Fatima Gate bringing an end to the 18 year presence of the Israeli Defense Forces in Lebanon. And, as of October 2023 when I stood in the Fatima Gate, once the Official Border Crossing between Israel and Lebanon, and lifted up my Testimony unto the Lord, the Fatima Gate remains locked.
The gate remains locked – however, the war has never ended!
Iran’s Sphere of Influence Gained Momentum after the IDF Voluntarily Withdrew from the Security Zone just inside the Border of Lebanon: The IDF did not voluntarily withdraw from the Security Zone inside Lebanon because Hezbollah was a superior foe or Hezbollah’s fighting skills were superior to those of the IDF. The IDF voluntarily withdrew from the Security Zone inside Lebanon without concessions or a peace treaty because of political pressure from the anti-war opposition within Israel. The Israeli government, as well as many Israeli citizens, was persuaded by an activist group led by “Four Mothers” who had sons in the army that the IDF’s presence in the Security Zone of Lebanon was no longer necessary for Israel’s safety. The activist group rallied for “Leaving Lebanon in Peace” and demanded the immediate unilateral withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon.
As a result, as part of a 1999 election pledge, newly-elected Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, announced that the IDF would depart Lebanon by July 7, 2000.
This was the First time Israel voluntarily withdrew from an Arab Nation without concessions or a peace treaty – hence, Hezbollah’s claim of a Victory claiming the war was a “Divine Victory” for Allah. For many, the IDF’s withdrawal was a weakness that Hezbollah and Iran were able to use to their advantage – even to this day.
Because the IDF voluntarily withdrew from the Security Zone inside Lebanon in May 2000 without concessions or a Peace Treaty, Hezbollah was able to claim Victory and at that point in time both Hezbollah and Iran’s sphere of influence gained momentum in the Middle East and continues to gain momentum. Because of their victory Hezbollah was able to achieve a voice in Lebanon’s political world and now Hezbollah is considered a “State within a State” – a State within the Nation of Lebanon. Understandably, many have questioned if Hezbollah would have been able to achieve all this had the IDF not withdrawn from the Security Zone in Lebanon in 2000.
The “Fatima Gate” at the “Good Fence” Border Crossing remains locked – however, the war with Hezbollah has never ended!
Hence, Hezbollah’s nonstop cross-border attacks on Metulla and the other border towns in the north that began on October 7, 2024 after their ally Hamas, another Iranian-backed Terrorist Organization, attacked Israel in the south on October 7, 2023.
After Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023 – in support of Hamas, Hezbollah began a barrage of cross-border attacks on all three sides where they share a border with Israel while I was still in Metulla. As a result, on October 13, 2023 the residents of the Border town of Metulla who had not already left were evacuated and Metulla was declared a closed military zone. I had already been evacuated on October 8, 2023 and was staying by the Sea of Galilee until I left Israel on October 17, 2023 – the eleventh day of the war.
The actions of Lebanon over the past 24 years speak for itself: the war has never ended!
In Essence, Iran has taken over Lebanon via Hezbollah. All battles with Hezbollah is a battle Israel is fighting with Iran.
Understandably, the Mayor of Metulla is calling for a “Buffer Zone” to be established so that the residents of Metulla can safely return to their homes.
Again, The “Spiritual” Connection between the Iranian Embassy and the “Fatima Gate” in Metulla, Israel Is “Hezbollah,” a Proxy of Iran, whose Sole Purpose for Existence is to Carry out the Goals of Iran: to Destroy Israel
Back to May 22, 2000:
Going back to May 22, 2000, it is important to understand that when I stood in the Gateway of the Enemy at the Iranian Embassy in Washington, D.C. interceding for the safety of the IDF as they withdrew from the Security Zone inside the Borders of Lebanon through the Fatima Gate in Metulla, Israel – that the International Community thought that the Israeli Defense Forces would be withdrawing from Lebanon on July 7, 2000 – not May 22, 2000.
However, God knew about Hezbollah’s plans to create an inferno at the Fatima Gate on July 7, 2000 as the IDF withdrew from Lebanon and that is why the Lord opened the door for the IDF to begin to withdraw from Lebanon on May 22, 2000 and for me to be at the Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000 – not July 7, 2000, to intercede for the IDF as they began to withdraw from Lebanon!
And, that brings me to Mossad, Israel’s Intelligence Agency on the morning of May 22, 2000.
Mossad, Israel’s Intelligence Agency: On the morning of May 22, 2000, Mossad, Israel’s Intelligence Agency, met with Prime Minister Barak with information that Hezbollah, Iran’s Proxy who had a stronghold inside Lebanon’s border, had made plans to create an Inferno at the Fatima Gate on July 7, 2000 the day they as well as the International Community thought the IDF would be leaving the Security Zone inside the Borders of Lebanon for the last time – never to return. The plan was to create an inferno as the IDF crossed through the Fatima Gate which at the time was the Official Border Crossing between Lebanon and Israel as the IDF left Lebanon for the last time and crossed back over onto the safety of Israeli soil.
Hezbollah only exists because of Iran and as a Proxy of Iran, Hezbollah only exists to carry out Iran’s goal which is to destroy Israel. Hence the Inferno, as a Proxy of Iran Hezbollah was planning on turning the Fatima Gate into an Inferno when the IDF withdrew from south Lebanon and crossed back over into Israel leaving to never return on what the International Community believed would be on July 7, 2000.
However, God had other plans. It was God’s plan that the Israeli Defense Forces would begin their withdrawal on May 22, 2000 while I was standing in the Gate of the Enemy at the Iranian Embassy taking away the element of surprise for Hezbollah who were the ones that were caught off guard when the Israeli Defense Forces “Unexpectedly” began to withdraw from the Security Zone inside Lebanon on May 22, 2000.
Documentation in this chapter confirms that Israeli Prime Minister Barak did not make the decision to order the IDF to begin to withdraw from Lebanon on May 22, 2000 while I was standing in the “Gate of my Enemies” at the Iranian Embassy praying for the safe withdrawal of the IDF from Lebanon until that very morning. Until the morning of May 22, 2000 when Mossad, Israel’s Intelligence Agency, informed Barak that they had just received information that Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist organization, was making plans to turn the Fatima Gate, which was the Official Border Crossing at the time, into an inferno as the IDF withdrew from Lebanon back onto Israeli soil on what everyone thought would be on July 7, 2000 that Barak made the decision to begin the withdrawal that very night on May 22, 2000 while I was standing in the Gate of the Enemy at the Iranian Embassy. And, that is why the news article reported the IDF’s withdrawal as “Unexpected.”
I’m including a copy of the invitation inviting me to come to the Iranian Embassy on May 22nd and the envelope it was mailed in with the postmark of May 15th, which was eight days before Prime Minister Barak even knew about Hezbollah’s plans. The postmark of May 15th was eight days before Prime Minister Barak made the decision that the IDF would begin to withdraw on the evening of May 22, 2000.
Documentation in this chapter confirms that no one, let alone myself, knew that Israeli Prime Minister Barak would order the IDF to begin to withdraw from Lebanon on May 22, 2000 while I was standing in the “Gate of my Enemies” at the Iranian Embassy praying for the safe withdrawal of the IDF from Lebanon. I’m including a copy of the invitation to the Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000 and the envelope it was mailed in with the postmark of May 15th, which was eight days before Barak made the decision that the IDF would begin to withdraw on the evening of May 22nd as they are the Signs of someone Apostolic. Documentation is included that reveals Prime Minister Barark didn’t even know that he would make that decision to withdraw on May 22 until May 22, 2000. Until the morning of May 22, 2000 Prime Minister Barak was still making plans for the IDF to withdraw on July 7, 2000.
Background: Again, as part of a 1999 election pledge, newly elected Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, announced that the IDF would depart Lebanon by July 2000 with the withdrawal date later established by July 7, 2000. However, the actual withdrawal began “unexpectedly” on May 22, 2000 and was complete by May 24, 2000.
What is Bound and Loosed on Earth is Bound and Loosed in Heaven – Matthew 16:19: At the direction of the Lord, on May 22, 2000 when the Lord opened the door, I went to the Iranian Embassy and literally stood in the Doorway of the Iranian Embassy in Washington, D.C. In the Name of Jesus, I spoke a creative word into the spiritual realm binding the Persian Principalities that were operating behind and influencing Hezbollah and commanded them to back away from the “Fatima Gate” in Metulla and let the IDF “safely” depart from the Security Zone back into to the borders of Israel through the “Fatima Gate” at the “Good Fence Border Crossing” back onto the safety of Israeli soil.
Standing in the Spiritual Gateway of the Iranian Embassy in the name of Jesus, I declared into the spiritual realm that the Gates of Hell would not prevail against the Church. Because the South Lebanon Army (SLA), a Christian Militia, were the ones who allowed Israel to set up the Security Zone just inside Lebanon’s southern border, they also were a target of Hezbollah. Like the IDF, many of the SLA chose to leave Lebanon and they too passed through the “Fatima Gate” without being harmed. Praise the Lord for turning the Battle to and then away from the “Fatima Gate” at the “Good Fence Border Crossing” and the Church. (Isaiah 28:6)
Isaiah 28:6 6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate. KJV
Isaiah 28:6 6 and a spirit of justice to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate. ASV
What I didn’t know until after I left the Iranian Embassy was that the IDF had “unexpectedly” begun their departure through the “Fatima Gate” while I was at the Iranian Embassy. Their unexpected departure caught the international community by surprise who believed that the IDF would depart from the Security Zone in July of 2000. And, that was the whole point – to catch Hezbollah and Iran by surprise.
It wasn’t until years later after classified information gathered by Mossad, Israel’s Intelligence Agency, was declassified and made available to the public that along with the rest of the world, I found out why the IDF “unexpectedly” departed from the Security Zone on May 22, 2000. It was only then that the International Community found out that based on intelligence reports gathered on the morning of May 22, Hezbollah was planning on attacking the IDF as they departed from the Security Zone in July. And for that reason, instead of departing the Security Zone in July of 2000 as planned, the IDF started their withdrawal immediately on May 22 while I was at the Iranian Embassy.
The point is this: The world may have been caught by surprise; however, the Lord knew that the IDF would begin their withdrawal while I was at the Iranian Embassy. The Lord knew that on May 22 when Israel’s Prime Minister found out that Hezbollah was planning on attacking the IDF as they departed through the “Fatima Gate” in July that he would issue orders for the IDF to immediately begin to withdraw through the “Fatima Gate” at the “Good Fence” border crossing back into Israel that same night. The decision to begin their withdrawal on May 22 was made after the Prime Minister was told that Hezbollah was planning on utterly destroying the IDF as they withdrew in July. To withdraw on May 22 caught Hezbollah off guard and the IDF was able to execute a “Safe” withdrawal. Hence, it was a “Divine Appointment” that I stood in the “Gate” of my spiritual enemy at the Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000 and not in July!
Twenty-Two Years Later there was another Divine Appointment when I stood at the “Good Fence” in Metulla” where the “Fatima Gate” is located: Likewise, when the Lord sent me all the way from America to stand at the “Good Fence” on October 11, 2022 on the Border between Israel and Lebanon, no one knew until October 11, 2022 if and when Israel and Lebanon would actually sign their “Historic Maritime Agreement,” which was a Border Agreement not on land, but in the Mediterranean Sea.
And, this is the same “Good Fence” where the “Good Gate” is located that the IDF safely withdrew through on May 22, 2000 while I was standing in the Gate of my enemy at the Iranian Embassy. And, it was no secret that Hezbollah was threatening to go to war with Israel even as I stood at the “Good Fence” in Metulla on October 11, 2022. However, as we now know, on October 11, 2022, the Lord took the battle to the “Good Fence” and turned the battle away from the “Good Fence.”
On May 22, 2000 as the Lord turned the manifestations of the Spiritual battle transpiring between Israel and Hezbollah to the “Fatima Gate” and the Gate of the Enemy at the Iranian Embassy in accordance with Matthew 16:18-19 and Ephesians 6:12-17, in the Name of Jesus I spiritually bound the spiritual prince and kings of Persia from interfering with the IDF’s departure through the “Fatima Gate” here on earth as they left southern Lebanon and crossed through the “Fatima Gate” back into the borders of Israel. As I stood in the Gateway of the Iranian Embassy in Washington, D.C. binding the enemy in the spiritual realm, the Lord turned both the spiritual and physical battle to and then away from the “Fatima Gate” in Metulla, Israel to ensure the safety of both the IDF and the SLA.
Ephesians 6:12-18 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) places. 13 Therefore, put on the complete armor of God, so that you will be able to [successfully] resist and stand your ground in the evil day [of danger], and having done everything [that the crisis demands], to stand firm [in your place, fully prepared, immovable, victorious]. 14 So stand firm and hold your ground, having tightened the wide band of truth (personal integrity, moral courage) around your waist and having put on the breastplate of righteousness (an upright heart), 15 and having strapped on your feet the gospel of peace in preparation [to face the enemy with firm-footed stability and the readiness produced by the good news]. 16 Above all, lift up the [protective] shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. 18With all prayer and petition pray [with specific requests] at all times [on every occasion and in every season] in the Spirit, and with this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition [interceding in prayer] for all God’s people. Amplified Bible
Spiritual Gates are Places of Spiritual Authority
The Doorway of the Iranian Embassy in Washington, D.C. where the Lord commanded me to stand in on May 22, 2000 was not just a physical door – it was a Spiritual Door – it was a Spiritual Gateway of the Enemy where they had set up a spiritual stronghold.
Biblically speaking Spiritual Gates are places of Spiritual Authority: In Genesis 22:17 the Lord told Abraham that his offspring would possess the gates of their enemies. And, when Jesus walked up to the “Gates of Hell” (Matthew 16) in Caesarea Philippi in the Upper Galilee and declared into the Spiritual Realm that the Gates of Hell would not prevail against His Church that had its beginnings in the Galilee – He possessed the gates of His enemies, just as the Lord told Abraham.
Spiritual Warfare at the Iranian Embassy in the United States on the Night the IDF withdrew from the Security Zone: And, as a spiritual offspring of Abraham,, when I stood in the Doorway of the Iranian Embassy, I too was possessing the gates of my spiritual enemies just as the Lord told Abraham. It is a well known fact that when Diplomats are inside their Embassy and grounds they consider themselves as being on their own countries soil. In other words, when I was at the Iranian Embassy on May 22-23, 2000, spiritually speaking, it was as good as actually being in Iran.
On May 22-23, 2000 as the IDF “UNEXPECTEDLY” withdrew from the Security Zone I was literally standing in the doorway (the Spiritual Gateway) of the Iranian Embassy in Washington, D.C. And, while standing in the “Doorway” (the Spiritual Gateway) of the Iranian Embassy and facing towards Israel and Jerusalem where God’s Name is, in the mighty Name of Jesus Christ, I took authority over the spiritual Prince and Kings of Persia and commanded them to move away from the Security Zone as the IDF withdrew from the Security Zone back into Israel.
Why I faced towards Israel: Facing towards Israel was a prophetic act on my part. When King Solomon dedicated the Temple, he prayed that if His people prayed unto the Lord and toward the land God gave their ancestors that God had chosen and the house which King Solomon built to honor God’s Name, he asked that God hear their prayers and petitions and uphold their cause.
1 Kings 8:44-45 44 “If Your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to the LORD toward the city that You have chosen and the house that I have built for Your name, 45 then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause. ESV
1 Kings 8:48-51 48 If they turn to you with their whole heart and soul in the land of their enemies and pray toward the land you gave to their ancestors—toward this city you have chosen, and toward this Temple I have built to honor Your name— 49 then hear their prayers and their petition from heaven where you live, and uphold their cause. NLT
I turned my face towards Israel knowing that God would hear my prayer and uphold my cause – which was His cause. And, it is to the glory of God and His faithfulness that God ensured that all the IDF soldiers withdrew safely from the Security Zone, and that it was not the inferno that Hezbollah had planned to inflict on the IDF on July 7, 2000, the official date that everyone thought that the IDF would withdraw.
Like Hezbollah and the rest of the world, we were told that the official date of the IDF’s withdrawal would be on July 7, 2000. It wasn’t until after I left the Iranian Embassy that I found out that the IDF was literally withdrawing while I was at the Iranian Embassy. Again, it wasn’t until many years later when classified documents were declassified that I found out “why” the Prime Minister of Israel made the decision to withdraw from the Security Zone in Lebanon on May 22, 2000. It wasn’t until years later when the details of the withdrawal were declassified that anyone knew why. In doing so, not one IDF soldier was harmed, thus saving the lives of many IDF soldiers.
As a Note: At this point I want to explain how I was able to gain access to the Iranian Embassy.
When I went to the Iranian Embassy – I was allowed entry because the U.S. State Department had Rented the Vacated Embassy to “The Prince of Peace Embassy,” a Christian Ministry: In 1980 Iran’s diplomats were ordered to vacate the Iranian Embassy and leave the United States in compliance with President Carter’s orders for their expulsion. And, any time a Country’s Diplomats have to vacate their embassy at the request of the U.S. State Department, the U.S. State Department is responsible for the upkeep of their Embassy. And even though the U.S. State Department was/is not allowed to sell the Iranian Embassy, they were/are able to rent the Iranian Embassy to raise money for the upkeep. Hence, the U.S. State Department rented the Iranian Embassy to a Christian Ministry, which opened the door for me to go to the Iranian Embassy on May 22-23, 2000 to pray for the safety of the IDF as they withdrew from the Security Zone. Even though the Christian Ministry has long since departed from the Iranian Embassy, to this day, the State Department is responsible for the continued upkeep of the Embassy.
One can only imagine how enraged Iran must have been to know that a Christian Ministry was living in their embassy.
I’m including the following documentation to confirm the above details of my divine appointment at the Iranian Embassy:
Also included is Documentation Confirming my Presence at the Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000 as the IDF withdrew from Lebanon back into the safety of Israel |
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1) The following picture is of me Standing in the Doorway of the Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000:
This is a picture of me standing in the doorway of the Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000. You can see the house number “3003” above my head. And, there are pictures of the Iranian Embassy online that will verify that the doorway I am standing is indeed the doorway of the Iranian Embassy.
It was not until after I left the Embassy that I found out that the IDF actually began their withdrawal from the Security Zone in Lebanon while I was at the Embassy interceding for their safe withdrawal from Lebanon’s Security Zone.
There is a Scriptural basis as to why the Lord had me at the Embassy at that particular time – Daniel 10 and Ephesians 3
It is a well known fact that when Diplomats are inside their Embassy and grounds they consider themselves as being on their own countries soil. In other words, when I was at the Iranian Embassy on May 22-23, 2000, spiritually speaking, it was as good as actually being in Iran. |
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The Symbolism of the Door of the Iranian Embassy
In Scripture, Gates (Doors) were places of authority. Doors which are symbolic of a Gate represented the city or in this case the Country of Iran.
It was not just happenstance that the Lord led me to stand in the doorway (gateway) of the Iranian Embassy when I spoke into the spiritual realm as the IDF began to withdraw from the Security Zone through another gate – the “Fatima Gate”/”Good Gate.”
In Matthew 16:18 we find that as Christ stood in front of the gates of hell He declared that the “gates of hell” would not prevail against His church.
Jeremiah 17:19 19 This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand in the gates of Jerusalem, first in the gate where the king goes in and out, and then in each of the other gates. Spiritual Gates: Biblically speaking Gates are places of Spiritual Authority: In Genesis 22:17 the Lord told Abraham that his offspring would possess the gates of their enemies. And, when Jesus walked up to the “Gates of Hell” (Matthew 16) in Caesarea Philippi in the Upper Galilee and declared into the Spiritual Realm that the Gates of Hell would not prevail against His Church that had its beginnings in the Galilee – He possessed the gates of His enemies just as the Lord told Abraham
And, as a spiritual offspring of Abraham, when I stood in the Doorway of the Iranian Embassy, I was possessing the gates of my spiritual enemies just as the Lord told Abraham.
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2) The envelope with the postmark of May 15, 2000, which was eight days before Prime Minister Barak even knew that he would make the decision that shocked not only the world but even those close to him that the IDF was to start to withdraw that very evening – May 22, 2000
Note that the Post Mark of May 15 is “Eight” days before Prime Minister Barak found out on May 22 about Hezbollah’s plans to attack the IDF as they withdrew from Lebanon on July 7, 2000.
Needless to say, there is no way that either the "Christ Jesus Ministry,” who invited me to the gathering at "The Prince of Peace Embassy" (the former Iranian Embassy) or I could have known that Prime Minister Barak would order the IDF to withdraw from the Security Zone beginning on May 22, 2000 – the same evening we gathered at the Iranian Embassy.
After all, Prime Minister Barak didn't even know on May 15, 2000 when the invitation was mailed to me that he would order the IDF to begin to withdraw on May 22, 2000. Prime Minister Barak only made the decision to withdraw on May 22, 2000 after he found out earlier that day of Hezbollah’s plans.
More to the Point: It was not happenstance that I was at the Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000 as the IDF began their withdrawal from Lebanon and escaped from the plans of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terrorist group.
It was not until after details of May 22 were unclassified years later that anyone knew why the IDF were ordered to withdraw on May 22, 2000 instead of July 7, 2000.
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3) The invitation that I received in the mail to come to the Vacated Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000.
This confirms that:
1. The date I was at the Embassy: May 22, 2000 is the same date the IDF began to withdraw from Lebanon, and 2. The invitation gives 3003 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington as the address where the gathering was held which is easily verifiable as the address of the Iranian Embassy
It’s interesting that the gathering was held to pray for a Convocation that would not even be held until one year later.
Below I provide documentation that verifies that 3003 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC is the address of the Iranian Embassy |
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As you can see, 3003 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC is the address of the Iranian Embassy and is the same address on the invitation I received and in the picture to the right. |
In 2017 when this “Shutterstock” picture on the left was taken, Ruth Schofield was no longer residing at the Iranian Embassy, and once again the Embassy was vacant.
When you compare the picture of the Iranian Embassy taken by “Shutterstock” with the below picture of me – it’s obvious that the doorway I am standing in is the same doorway shown by “Shutterstock.”
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The first of the next two articles is from the minutes of a U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs with comments from Colonel Charbel Barakat of the South Lebanon Army who addressed the U.S. Subcommittee concerning the IDF’s withdrawal from the Security Zone and confirms that July 7, 2000 was the expected date of the IDF’s withdrawal from Lebanon’s Security Zone. The second article is from the Jerusalem Post.
Both articles confirm that July was the date everyone expected the IDF to withdraw from the Security Zone. The U.S. Senate Subcommittee specifically gives “July 7” as the expected date of withdrawal.
Following these articles is a CNN website article that was posted on May 22, 2000 at 8:08 PM Eastern Time that confirms the IDF did begin their withdrawal from Lebanon on May 22, 2000 while I was at the Iranian Embassy. |
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The U.S. Senate Subcommittee notes that Colonel Charbel Barakat, South Lebanon Army, has a Prepared Statement to present to the Subcommittee |
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Documentation Confirming the Expected IDF Withdrawal to occur on July 7, 2000
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Minutes of a U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs with comments from Barakat, Colonel Charbel of the South Lebanon Army who addressed the U.S. Subcommittee concerning the IDF’s withdrawal from the Security Zone and confirms that July 7, 2000 was the expected date of the IDF’s withdrawal from Lebanon’s Security Zone.
The U.S. Subcommittee confirms that July 7, 2000 was the expected date the IDF would withdraw from the Security Zone |
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I’m including this article from the Jerusalem Post – posted on March 15, 2016 – to confirm that Hezbollah believed the withdrawal would be in July of 2000 and that the IDF’s withdrawal on the evening of May 22, 2000 was quite “unexpected.”
Immediately following this article from the Jerusalem Post is an article posted by CNN on May 22, 2000 at 8:08 PM Eastern Time which confirms the withdrawal actually began while I was at the Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000.
I didn’t include page 3 of this 5 page article as there was not anything that pertains to the context of my book.
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The first paragraph confirms that like everyone else around the world – Hezbollah believed that the IDF would withdraw in July. And, it was their plan to sabotage the withdrawal and launch an attack on the IDF as they were withdrawing on July 7th.
Needless to say, they were probably quite surprised and disappointed when their plans to turn the withdrawal into an inferno were thwarted.
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Prime Minister Barak made the unexpected decision to begin evacuation on the same evening they were meeting: May 22, 2000
In the meeting the Prime Minister announced that he had ordered IDF chief of staff Mofaz and OC Northern Command Gabi Ashkenazto to complete “their preparations to withdraw all IDF forces and prepare them to redeploy starting that same night: May 22
Mofaz’s reaction is telling: Mofaz almost fell off his chair he was so shocked.
Immediately following this article from the Jerusalem Post is an article posted by CNN on May 22, 2000 at 8:08 PM Eastern Time which confirms the withdrawal actually began while I was at the Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000.
The article goes on to report that the IDF withdrew without casualties, which needless to say, was according to God’s plan.
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Praise the Lord that Hezbollah did not succeed as they had planned, which was to sabotage the withdrawal.
For some, the question remained if Barak had erred by not ordering the assassination of Mughnlyeh.
However, at the end of the day, Barak’s decision was the righteous decision when he chose to begin the withdrawal of the IDF on the evening of May 22, 2000 rather than order the assassination of Mughnlyeh!
Proverbs 21:1 1 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will. ESV
Without a doubt, Prime Minister Barak’s heart was in the hand of the Lord on May 22, 2000!
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Documentation of the IDF’s Actual Withdrawal Date of May 22, 2000
A copy of a CNN Article that was posted on May 22, 2000 at 8:08 PM Eastern Time that confirms the IDF did begin their withdrawal from Lebanon on May 22, 2000 while I was at the Iranian Embassy. |
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The Biblical Basis of Why Documentation is Important
The Biblical Basis as to why the above Documentation is Important: Documentation is important as it confirms what I am saying is true. A picture of me standing in the doorway of the Iranian Embassy, a copy of the Invitation inviting me to the Iranian Embassy on May 22, 2000, a copy of the envelope with the postmark of May 15, 2000 on the envelope the invitation came in which was eight days before Prime Minister Barak even made the decision on May 22, 2000 to begin the withdrawal that same evening, documentation that confirms July 7, 2000 was the date of the expectant withdrawal, the CNN documentation that confirms May 22, 2000 as the beginning of the actual withdrawal, all enable anyone to connect the dots and confirm that what I am saying is true. Anytime we say, “the Lord told me,” then people need to be able to know that what we are saying is really what the Lord told us.
God will always confirm what He asks of those who are Apostolic. I learned the hard way not to trust everything I hear, and because of that I don’t expect others to believe what I say unless I can provide them the documentation to prove that what I am saying concerning the things of the Lord are actually true. Then they can make up their own minds.
Sometimes, like the Apostle Paul we have to Defend our Apostolic Calling
The Lord gave me the understanding that when I go to Jerusalem, Turkey, the Iranian Embassy or other places that He sends me, to be successful, He wants me to establish my reputation and credibility with those who are not familiar with me or my Apostolic Ministry.
Junia the Woman Apostle in the Church at Rome: To begin with, we know from Romans 16:7 that there are Women Apostles. When the Apostle Paul referred to Andronicus and Junia as Apostles, we know that Junia was a woman because in Biblical times Junia was a common Greek name for women. On the other hand, if Paul was referring to a male, he would have used the masculine form of Junia which is Junianus. According to Romans 16:7 Paul reveals that Junia, who was his kinsman and fellow prisoner, was highly respected and outstanding among the Apostles.
Romans 16:7 7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. KJV
The Lord also gave me the understanding that sometimes, like the Apostle Paul who had to defend his apostolic calling with the Believers at Corinth, I too would find myself in a situation where I would have to Defend my Ministry (2 Corinthians 10-12). And for that reason, like Paul who shared his visions and revelations with the Corinthians, I need to share my visions and revelations from the Lord to establish my credibility as an Apostle.
2 Corinthians 12:12 12 Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. KJV
Romans 15:19-20 19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation: KJV
Without a doubt, the Lebanon War that took place in Lebanon’s Security Zone was a dreadful and frightful time for those living on both sides of the border that northern Israel shares with southern Lebanon. No one should ever have to live in fear or endure the indescribable pain and suffering the Israelis and Lebanese suffered, first at the hands of the PLO and then Hezbollah, for 18 long years.
Which begs the question, Should we not say to God, surely all this pain and suffering should not have happened? Would we not want Christ to dread the suffering of the Israelis and the Christian SLA as much as we do?
On the other hand, what if God allowed the conflict between the IDF, the SLA and their enemy Hezbollah to take place? If so, then we need to ask ourselves, are we seeing this war and other wars merely from a human point of view and not from God’s point of view? And, that brings me to Chapter 9 and God’s point of view from a Biblical perspective. |