An Apocalyptic Discovery?

CNN.com - Medieval book of psalms unearthed - Jul 25, 2006

What a story! Just this week, CNN reported on a 20-page manuscript, dating back to 800-1000 AD, unearthed in Ireland. Normally, a story like this is not particularly exciting; however, this manuscript was open on Psalm 83 of the Bible when it was found. Psalm 83 describes an end-time scenario involving Israel and her enemies:

The ancient psalm deals with a plea to God not to let the enemies of Israel eradicate God's chosen nation

Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. (Psalm 83:1-4)[WorldNetDaily: 'Psalm in a bog' linked to Israel's current war]

The most interesting thing about this discovery is the timing. Is it pure coincidence that this form of discovery takes place during the Israeli-Lebanon conflict? It could be, but I believe this discovery is a reaffirmation from God of what will eventually take place at a latter time. Some have speculated that this discovery is directly related to the current Israeli conflict. I happen to disagree with this position and share the views of Jan Markell, Olive Tree Ministries regarding this discovery:

I do NOT believe the current conflict is leading to Psalm 83 as much of the Arab world is opposed to Hezbollah's actions, realizing it is orchestrated by Iran and Syria. Iran is not Arab, though it is Muslim. The Arab world is beginning to be alarmed at the rapid climb of power-hungry Iran and her insane leader Achmadinejad. That is yet a future war unrelated to the current conflict. [July 26, 2006 edition of Understanding the Times Weekly eUpdate by Jan Markell].

On a side note, here is a link to a flash presentation, modified in November 2005, about Psalm 83: http://www.acwitness.org/psalm83english.html . The interesting thing about this presentation is that it specifically maps out the countries described in Psalm 83 as Israel's enemies.

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