March 2018 Newsletter
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Jan Markell’s Understanding the Times OLIVETREEMINISTRIES OliveOlive TreeTree MinistriesMinistries www.olivetreeviews.org www.olivetreeviews.org P.O. Box 1452, Maple Grove, MN 55311-6452 763-559-4444 January, February, March 2018 What Lies Ahead: A Year of Tears and Cheers By Jan Markell Olive Tree Ministries tries to help you Damascus as predicted in Isaiah 17:1. understand the times, contend for the • I just contributed a chapter in faith, and become watchmen on the Terry James’ forthcoming book titled wall. The year 2017 was significant, “Deceivers”. I addressed the issue of but 2018 could be even more stunning deception in the church. The Bible for us as watchmen! I encourage you predicts end-time apostasy: I Timothy to keep your eyes on the following 4:1; II Timothy 4:3-4; Matthew 7:15. scenarios: Many churches will continue to play • As we have learned from the with new ways of doing church and teachings of Amir Tsarfati at my will abandon sound doctrine. They will conference activity, Europe is racing to ignore important issues such as how present the world with the Antichrist. current events apply to the Bible and Watch Europe! Americans are inclined eschatology. Pew Research says that to be myopic and only watch the the differences between Catholics and U.S. Europe is committing suicide Protestants are being tossed aside through immigration and liberalism so the two can have more unity. The and that has consequences. Brexit remnant will always stick with truth but will continue to struggle because the be shunned because of their love of mentality of Europeans is to favor the truth. globalism, multiculturalism, diversity, • Watch for continued good news and godlessness—and from these coming from the White House. things will spring the Antichrist. Hundreds of millions of dollars to the • Wars and rumors of wars will Palestinians could be scrapped as intensify as predicted. Again, the Trump Administration realizes it Tribulation events are casting a shadow is only used for terror. While many today. We are perilously close to a don’t agree with all that President confrontation with North Korea. Iran Trump does, he is “cleaning house”, is making daily threats and America diminishing regulations, trying to and Barack Obama gave them billions rebuild our devastated healthcare, and of dollars to do their damage. Turkey favoring Israel at every move. And was pro-West once, as was Iran, and he calls out Islam for what it is and now they are threatening conflict in favors helping Mideast Christians over the Mideast. The Gog-Magog alliance Muslims. With ISIS so weakened this found in Ezekiel 38-39 will continue to make headlines. Israel could strike continued on page 2 “I Trust in You, O Lord . Our Times Are in Your Hands.” Psalm 31:14-15 1 OLIVETREEMINISTRIES What Lies Ahead: A Year of Tears and Cheers By Jan Markell Continued from page 1 last year, Mideast Christians stand a accomplishing amazing things. It is chance of survival. demonically-empowered. It will make startling headlines. See my article that • Thanks to President Trump’s details this on page 8 of this newsletter. December 6 proclamation about Jerusalem, expect to hear more talk of • In 2017 natural disasters were the third Temple, known to Christians global and creation groaned (Romans as the Tribulation Temple. The year 8:22). Sadly, modern communications 2018 is highly prophetic for Israel as allow us to witness things as they this is her 70th anniversary. She is happen. Watching homes and lives the super sign as it concerns end- destroyed in real time is tough to do. time events. You will never be bored Now geologists predict 2018 will be the if you keep your eyes on Israel—the year of the massive earthquake. To the epicenter of the world. But Zechariah believer, these should be seen as more 12:3 will be prominent in 2018 with “birth pains” and again, harbingers of many nations railing against Israel. The Christ’s soon return. raging against her will go on overdrive if she strikes Iran’s nuclear reactors • The rise of strong delusion isn’t this year as many are projecting. Israel going away. Righteous people have must do it in Donald Trump’s first term grown weary of bizarre things that are as he will back this. called good: Transgender bathrooms, bakers being fined for refusing to bake • There will be renewed talk and a cake for same-sex weddings, parents enthusiasm for a global leader. refused adopted children because Globalists are testing the waters to see of their beliefs, and Islam celebrated how youthful European leaders will be while Christianity is mocked. Left-wing received. Most prominent is France’s delusion is rampant as this winter’s Emmanuel Macron who is hoping to brutal cold was blamed on global become Europe’s leader. They want warming. You can call some of this left- to pick a “Mr. Fix-It” and may do so wing lunacy but a better term is “strong soon. The only thing that slowed the delusion.” We are called to be salt and rush towards one-worldism in 2017 light and to delay the decay! was Donald Trump’s nationalism. The globalist community had Hillary • Watch for astounding happenings Clinton’s crown all set as she would at the United Nations thanks to the have advanced their agenda. God had duo of President Trump and Nikki other ideas. Haley. This team will stand by Israel and pull further funds out of the U.N. if • Watch the new movement of necessary. We get zero return on our “artificial intelligence” or “AI.” It is dollar and finally these two are willing designed to replace God and could play to call a spade a spade and to stand into the Tribulation “mark of the beast” up for America and Israel in this global and “image of the beast.” It is striving community. to replace God’s intelligence and it is continued on page 7 2 “My People Perish for a Lack of Knowledge.” Hosea 4:6 OLIVETREEMINISTRIES Understanding the Times 2018 Conference Presented by Jan Markell and Olive Tree Ministries Saturday, September 29, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Grace Church, Eden Prairie — Just outside of Minneapolis, MN Our 2018 conference will be ticketed due to overcrowding the last two years. Tickets go on sale March 15 and will range from $10 to $25 per seat based on location. Please call our ticketing agency: 1-888-338-5338. The Brushfire ticketing agents will be happy to help you. Featured Speakers: AMIR TSARFATI PASTOR J.D. FARAG Amir is founder of “Behold Israel.” Pastor, Calvary Chapel Kaneohe, He travels the world teaching on Hawaii issues surrounding eschatology Pastor J.D. is an Arab who has and current events. Amir resides a love for Israel and for Bible in Israel, is an Israeli tour guide, prophecy. He has a popular and an author of a new book. weekly prophecy update on YouTube. PASTOR JACK HIBBS PASTOR BILLY CRONE Pastor, Calvary Chapel, Chino Pastor, Sunrise Baptist Church, Hills, CA Las Vegas & Get-a-Life Media Jack presents current issues at Pastor Billy Crone covers conferences and has a love for multiple topics and is an Bible prophecy. He challenges excellent communicator of God’s pastors to get involved with our prophetic themes in the Bible. culture and our election process. His online presence is substantial through his Get-A-Life Media presentations. Questions: 763-559-4444 M – F CST Conference Testimonies: Jan, your conference is the best, most informative one out there. I just watched your 2017 DVDs straight through…Dawn Haggerty, Oregon Jan, at your 2017 event, the air was charged with the electricity of words we could trust from you and your speakers. I didn’t want to leave. I wanted to sit through it all a second time…Sher Leksen, Minnesota OUR HOTELS: Courtyard Eden Prairie (Marriott): 800-321-2211 • King $103, Double/Double $103 Springhill Suites Eden Prairie: 952-944-7700 • King Suite $105, Double Queen Suite $115 TownePlace Suites Eden Prairie: 952-942-6001 • Studio Queen Suite $105, Two Bedroom Suite $125 To receive the discounted rate, attendees must request the Olive Tree Ministries room block. “I Trust in You, O Lord . Our Times Are in Your Hands.” Psalm 31:14-15 3 OLIVETREEMINISTRIES Prophetic Rumblings 2018 By Terry James While we enter the year 2018, prophetic destruction of the Jewish people and the rumblings are consistent. The ground, nation of Israel. And, it is the “Jewish symbolically speaking, is quaking. Despite problem,” as Adolf Hitler and his beastly the time when all seems calm and the cohorts put it, that must be dealt with in rumblings seem to have subsided, a true, the eyes of much of the diplomatic world eschatological seismologist knows what today. is happening. The biblically prophetic We saw this as the year 2017 came to a sensors cannot lie. The planet is doomed. close. The matter of the U.S. president There is need of an evacuation plan. There calling for the move of the American is one available, and we will look at that Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem momentarily. brought squeals of outrage. These squeals I will look with you at three indicators I think came not only from the Arab Islamists, but it is good to watch as 2018 counts down. from some of our supposed closest allies. First: Israel will come under greatly Although some nations now seem to increased hatred. be trying to climb back on the Trump Second: The threat of war will ratchet bandwagon of support for Israel, the up dramatically.