If you want to know where we are in the history of God's people, read Psalms two. But, as we see by the words of King David, it's certainly not the first time. Many years later, in the N. T. book of Acts, we read:

Then they [Israel's political/religious leaders] called them in again [Peter and John] and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus [As those in possession of sole truth]. But Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard [The testimony of prophecy and Jesus]" (The words in brackets are mine).

Now we come to the word's of David.

On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:

'Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against his Anointed One.' 

Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen (Acts 4:18-28 New American Standard Bible).

Today, in the UN's Alliance of Civilizations (AOC), we once again find the kings of the earth gathering together and plotting against the Lord and against His Anointed One -- exactly as the Scripture foretells. On page 11 of the summation of the opening debate on the AOC, we find these prophetic words: 

It was expressed that in both civilizations, the ideology of fear was fostered by extremists, Islamic as well as Christian, so that one of the main threats consisted not in Islam or Christianity, but in the dangers inherent to religious fundamentalism in general, which countering must be the main aim of an Alliance of Civilizations See pdf here.

So, who's idea is this anyway? For our answer let's look at the document's page one.

1. The Alliance of Civilizations initiative originated in a proposal made by the Spanish President of Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, during a speech at the 59th UN General Assembly on September 21, 2004.

It also says:

2. The proposal was taken up by the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, in his address before the Arab League the following December, as well as in an intervention held together with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on March 9, 2005, in Madrid.

Here we find the person -- Miguel Morantinos -- who is just recently calling for another Madrid type conference to settle the Israeli/Palestinian dispute. Morantions was Javier Solana's personal representative to the Middle East and is now Spain's Foreign Minister. So, by being the person taking the AOC to the Arab League, it would appear that Morantinos is only doing what Solana called for in his new security doctrine. Solana suggests:

The European Union's interests require a continued engagement with Mediterranean partners, through more effective economic, security and cultural cooperation in the framework of the Barcelona Process. A broader engagement with the Arab World should also be considered See pdf here.

Now we come to something that my friend Constance Cumbey will find most fascinating. If you've had the privilege to hear Constance speak, you will find that she likes to mention Solana's yearly birthday presents that he usually gets in November. For example, Solana's Euro-Mediterranean Partnership for Peace (Barcelona Treaty) was completed in November and, only a few days later in November, he was appointed the head of NATO. And, it was in November of 1999 that Solana was made the head of the 10-nation military alliance known as the Western European Union (WEU). Well, Constance, take a look at this:

The [UN] Secretary-General officially took over the initiative on July 14, and put in place a process to form a High Level Panel in order to convert this first impulse into a feasible and operative concept.

What's so important about July 14? July 14 is Solana's birthday. In other words, on Solana's birthday his new security doctrine for the EU, A Secure Europe In A Better World, was officially accepted for consideration by the UN. How's that for a birthday present Constance?

While we're on the subject of dates, recently I was made aware of another one. I received an email from someone informing me that the date the AOC resolution proposal is to be presented to the Security Council -- September 21, 2007, is the eve of the most solemn of all Jewish holidays -- Yom Kippur. You see, this day is also known as the Day of Atonement -- the day the Temple sacrifices for the nation's sins were once offered. Perhaps this date is not an accident. You see, besides waging a war against fundamentalism, the AOC seeks to bring a final solution to the sticky issue over who will control Old Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.

The Bible tells us, in the time of the end, the kings of the earth will once again gather together against the Lord and His Anointed One. In my opinion, that's what the UN's AOC is really all about. They may be talking peace, but they're planning war -- war against the people of God (Rev. 13:5). And, according to the prophecies of the Bible, this war won't be over until the power of the holy people has been shattered (Daniel 12:4-7). In order to understand fully what I mean, please carefully read the AOC's own documents -- especially this one See pdf here.

There was another email I wish to mention. This one I haven't had time yet to answer. Someone asked me a question that I feel is important. The question was, what will I do if it turns out that I've been wrong -- what will be my reaction?  I think about that possibility all the time. At the beginning of my book, back when all of this first started, I said:

The events record in this book may, or may not, be actual fulfillment's of Bible prophecy. At the time of writing, it's too early to know for certain. However, even if it turns out that these fascinating events aren't the actual fulfillment's of prophecy that I think they are, you will see how major prophecies could be fulfilled in your day – in real time – and nobody would even notice them.

Friends, I still feel the same way.