
<p><br /><br /><strong>We've Been Set Up!</strong><br /><br />There is good news and bad news.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Good news first.</strong></span></p>
<p>As you know a miracle took place last week in the election of the U.S. Speaker of the House. After Rep Jim Jordan dropped out, unable to get the number of votes needed, Rep Tom Emmer (R-MN) became the nominee. He would have been a dream candidate—for the Democrats—as a man with ties to Soros, who voted for Biden’s (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act and Biden’s ongoing funding requests for Ukraine.</p>
<p>If only a few Republicans voted for him with the Democrats he would win. We sent out a mid-week call for urgent prayer, as did many—-and BOOM! Emmer suddenly dropped out of the race! By the next morning Rep Mike Johnson (R-LA) became the new nominee followed by a quick&nbsp;<strong>unanimous vote</strong>&nbsp;among Republicans winning the seat! As divided as the Republicans had been, that is truly a miracle, not to mention how conservative Johnson is! I’m sure liberals were shaking their heads afterwards thinking “What just happened!” One of Rep. Johnson’s first acts as Speaker was to call the assembly to prayer.</p>
<p><em>Father, we THANK YOU for Representative&nbsp;Johnson and we pray for courage, wisdom, safety and progress as he leads Congress that we can finally get some things done. Guide and direct him and them to stand for righteousness and with our Constitution.</em><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Now the bad news...</strong></span><br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>America has been set up which is becoming more and more clear as we watch the ongoing actions of this administration.&nbsp;</strong>This didn’t happen overnight. It has taken place over years in which we have had our head in the sand, trusted untrustworthy leaders and took our hands off the wheel. When many of our churches stopped being bastions of truth and instead were silenced into submission so that they could maintain non-profit status or just not be “political.” We are now paying a hefty price and its about to get worse.<br />&nbsp;<br /><strong>American has indeed been set up. We need to recognize it, prepare and continue to pray.</strong><br />&nbsp;<br />What has happened in recent years and since Hamas invaded Israel on Oct 7 are ongoing&nbsp;<strong>INDICATORS</strong>. They tell us where America really stands despite lip service that we are supporting Israel:</p>
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<li>&nbsp;Remember under Obama our State Department was filled with Muslims. After O. they worked to thwart President Trump (and our relationship with Israel) at every turn and now under Biden they continue undermining our nation in these positions.</li>
<li>&nbsp;Remember when we learned Obama sent a palette of cash to Iran in the middle of the night without congressional approval? The exact amount is unknown, but it is thought to be just under $2 billion. It has now been reported that weapons accompanied the cash as well.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Biden has continued to fund Iran most recently with the $6 billion prisoner exchange. We were told our government was going to “freeze” those assets. Didn’t happen. All lip service.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Remember on Biden’s first day in office when he shut down our oil pipeline and returned us to oil dependence on the Middle East? This was so they could “legally” continue the pipeline of money to Iran. It makes ZERO sense to make us purchase oil from our enemies, when&nbsp;we could have refined our own oil, kept providing jobs to Americans and kept our money instead of funding our enemies.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Why is what Obama and Biden have done funding Iran important to note? Iran is the primary funder of Hamas/Hezbollah. Biden recently stated he warned Iran not to escalate the conflict between Israel and Gaza. Yet not only has Biden continued to fund Iran, (and let's not forget Hillary and Obama's insane uranium deal) but stated his administration found no connection of Iran's participation in this war.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Biden requested Netanyahu hold off on the ground assault against Gaza ostensibly to get hostages out and position our military carriers—which Israel didn’t ask for. That’s crazy advice and simply allowed Hamas and Hezbollah time to refortify and plan their counterattack. On Friday Netanyahu abandoned Biden's request, which he had followed for almost 3 weeks, and launched the ground attack.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Biden’s $$ request to Congress for Israel has been tied to additional money for Ukraine. Of the $100 billion requested only $30 billion is for Israel. $14 billion is earmarked for the US/Mexico border. But then we learn the money&nbsp;<strong>isn’t to secure the border</strong>, but to accelerate getting people into the country and expand "lawful pathways" to help people "resettle” here. The rest of the $100 billion is for the black hole of Ukraine. Why isn't our closest ally, Israel, getting the bulk of the money?&nbsp;</li>
<li>Biden has drained our ammunition, bombs and military might. Remember the intentional horrible pullout from Afghanistan in which he gifted our military machines and ammunition to the Taliban? (Some of those weapons now being used against Israel.) Plus the ongoing drain sending our weapons, ammunition and tanks to Ukraine. It has all been intentional.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Let’s not forget how at the mid-terms he released our oil reserves, set aside for times of war, to artificially lower gas prices. We have nothing left for crisis—which is coming, and which they have intentionally created.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Remember how his first day in office he lifted sanctions against Iran?·&nbsp;</li>
<li>Or when Obama allowed over 110,000 Muslim refugees into America and resettled them in the U.S. and spoke of the day that Muslims would fight side-by-side with Americans?&nbsp;</li>
<li>In 2014 after Netanyahu stood before a U.N. Assembly declaring Hamas is ISIS, Obama&nbsp;came out later&nbsp;<strong>the same day</strong>&nbsp;to refute it. He worked constantly to promote Muslims and change American's thoughts about Islam.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Biden’s open border policy continues. We will never know exactly how many illegals (terrorists among them) have gained entry but estimates are between 10 million to 50 million.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Of the illegals, it has been confirmed that Hamas and Hezbollah leaders are part of that number with sleeper cells infiltrating every single state.·&nbsp;</li>
<li>Obama, who has never supported Israel, came out supposedly in support of Israel after the Oct. 7 attack. This is a huge red-flag as he has always supported Palestinians. He agreed/encouraged sending our aircraft carriers and military vessels to the Middle East. We now have the USS Gerald Ford, the USS Eisenhower and its strike group of a cruiser and destroyers there. So what is here protecting America? Israel didn’t ask for this military support, so why are we volunteering it—especially with Obama’s blessing?</li>
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<p><strong>ACTIONS ARE INDICATORS!</strong><br />This doesn’t look good at all when we understand the long progression of what has been taking place.<br />&nbsp;<br />Slowly and strategically we have been depleted of oil, health, wealth, military might, our police defunded, truthful media censored and silenced. College students manipulated, as in the days of Hitler, to protest against Israel, hate America, be enraged against Trump.<br />&nbsp;<br />When we read through the book of Revelation or Ezekiel&nbsp;38 regarding the endtime conflict, where is America? It seems missing. Right now we are being reduced from a superpower with the ability to help Israel to one that has no leadership and no longer the superpower we once were. This has been a setup.<br />&nbsp;<br />(Karen&nbsp;was going to write more about what has been released about the “resettlement” programs under Biden and the millions allowed in our country, moved around our nation and where they are getting their money. The organizations and ways they have concocted to do this “legally” will blow your mind. This will be shared in&nbsp;next week's City-by-City.org post. To join that list,&nbsp;<a href="https://world.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1868b62ba50dc78bf57227c75&amp;id=4993cf0902&amp;e=e40310ac33" title="Click to open in a new window or tab
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<p><em>We know that nations who will not follow Your ways will be uprooted, pulled down, and eventually destroyed&nbsp;BUT if they turn from their evil, You will relent concerning the calamity You planned to bring on it.&nbsp;America is ripe for judgment, but we pray for mercy and awakening. Give us a new&nbsp;heart,&nbsp;and a new spirit within us and remove the hearts of stone to give us a heart of flesh that turns back to You.</em></p>
<p><em>&nbsp;We pray for the eyes of the American people to be opened to the calamity and destruction that has been planned against us in this setup and to collectively cry out to You. We pray that blinders that have kept people from seeing what these actions reveal will be removed and that the spirit of offense that has taken root in the heart of many against You, would be redirected to those perpetuating this evil and working to destroy this nation.</em></p>
<p><em>&nbsp;As they have devised a plan against us, You said if we would each of us turn back from evil and reform our ways and our deeds, that You would relent Your hand from destruction against us. We were a nation established by You and for You. We declare that America WILL return to that foundation and humble ourselves before You. Give us wisdom Lord to know what we need to do to prepare for the days ahead both physically and spiritually.&nbsp;<strong>We know you have not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind.&nbsp;</strong>We pray for the peace of Jerusalem.</em></p>
<p>Jer 18:6-9, Prov 22:3, Ez 36:26, 2 Tim 1:7, Ps 122:6</p>
<p>On earth as it is in heaven!</p>
<p><em>Kevin &amp; Karen</em></p>