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Israel365News posted the following:
The Messiah Is Coming This Year — And the War With Iran Is the Proof
March 8, 2026
The war against Iran that President Trump is prosecuting alongside Israel did not begin in a Pentagon situation room. According to Rabbi Mendel Kessin, one of the most original and incisive Torah thinkers alive today, what the world is witnessing right now was written thousands of years ago as literal prophecy. In a lecture posted to YouTube this past Friday, Rabbi Kessin laid out a breathtaking framework connecting the current American-Israeli campaign against Iran to the final redemption of the Jewish people, the fall of Haman, the role of Donald Trump as a messianic figure, and the imminent building of the Third Temple — this year.
“When you see evil over and over, and especially the chiefs of evil fall,” Rabbi Kessin told his audience, “this is no simple matter. You know what it means? It means that the Satan, who is the defender and the motivator of all these people, he’s dying. He has no power in the court in heaven.” …
Rabbi Kessin then turned to the Jewish calendar year 5786 — this year. The gematria of 786 is identical to the phrase yavo Mashiach — “the Messiah will come.” …
The Third Temple — This Year
Rabbi Kessin closed with what may be his most stunning claim. He cited a commentary known as the Ba’al HaTurim, who notes that the word v’shachanti — “and I will dwell” — from the verse in Parashat Terumah where God says “And I will dwell in their midst” (Shemot 25:8), contains encoded within it the duration of both the First and Second Temples. The letters of the word allude to 410 years (the length of the First Temple period) and 420 years (the length of the Second Temple). And the full gematria of v’shachanti? 786. The year 5786.
“So in 5786 — which is this year — that is actually when the Third Beit HaMikdash will be built,” Rabbi Kessin said. “Don’t be surprised if you wake up one day and all of a sudden the newspapers are reporting… we can’t believe it. There’s actually a Temple sitting on top of the Har HaBayit, the Temple Mount.”
The divine presence, the Shechinah, will descend from the heavenly Beit HaMikdash to the earthly one — and the entire world will feel it. “That will convince everybody of the Shechinah, the divine presence, and the Messiah,” Rabbi Kessin said. “All nine billion people.”
No, the Messiah is NOT coming in 2026.
Furthermore, despite Jews calling this the year 5786, their scholars realize that calculation is short by over 200 years–for details, check out the article: Could God Have a 6,000 Year Plan? What Year Does the 6,000 Years End?
Let me add that it is NOT necessary for a massive ‘third temple’ to be built (for details, see Why is a Jewish Temple in Jerusalem Not Required?).
That said, Michael Snyder posted:
We have already witnessed a staggering amount of death and destruction in the Middle East, and the price of oil is spiking like we have never seen before. But what if this is just the beginning of the carnage? The U.S. and Israel are attempting to bomb the Iranians into submission, and President Trump is declaring that he will not accept anything less than “unconditional surrender” from Iran. But despite an incredibly successful bombing campaign, the Iranians continue to fire back and hit targets all over the region. The Iranians are telling us that so far they have been primarily using up old missiles and drones, and they are claiming that they have enough in their stockpiles to keep fighting for an extended period of time.
What this means is that neither side intends to back down any time soon.
When you are in the middle of a vicious fight, it can be very tempting to pull out all the stops in order to achieve victory.
Ominously, an anonymous Iranian official has just told Press TV that the Iranian military has some big surprises planned once the weekend is over…
Speaking to a Press TV correspondent, the source referred to the US president’s rhetoric over the past two days, stressing that Tehran plans to “surprise him” by not only stepping up its defensive measures but also carrying out several major surprises after the weekend.
Iran’s offensive operations, the source noted, have expanded with the destruction of enemy radars, adding that “harder days await” the United States.
What did he mean by that?
I would love to know. 03/08/26 https://endoftheamericandream.com/if-you-think-that-the-war-in-the-middle-east-is-chaotic-now-just-wait-until-it-ramps-up-to-the-next-level/
The answer to that may be the prophecy in Isaiah 22:6-8. Watch also our 2022 video:
Iran and Israel Conflict
European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrel, has been brokering the nuclear negotiations involving Iran and said that he thinks the deal is “in danger.” Iran blames the United States, whereas the USA says they are not delaying it. Israeli sources stated that Israel will stop Iran from getting a nuclear bomb. Joe Biden says the USA would use its own military power to prevent Iran from getting such a bomb if need be. In 2021, Iranian lawmakers have submitted a bill seeking the government by law to commit to Israel’s destruction by the year 2040. Does the 22nd chapter of Isaiah point to damage coming to Israel from Iran and possibly Syria? Might Iran be concerned enough about limited progress with the USA to launch some type of attack? Is Iran the prophesied ‘King of the South’? Is it reasonable to think that the prophesied peace deal of Daniel 9:27 will not happen until after a military conflict. like a regional war? Should Christians watch the Middle East? Dr. Thiel and Steve Dupuie discuss these matters.
Here is a link to our video: Iran and Israel Conflict.
Now, notice a report related to Russia:
‘The end of the world is upon us’, Kremlin warns
9 March 2026
The Kremlin has warned that ‘the end of the world is upon us.’
Vladimir Putin‘s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov hit out at a breakdown in ‘international law.’
The doom-laden warning for the planet came amid massive US and Israeli strikes on Iran, which the Kremlin labelled a ‘perfect storm.’ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15627737/The-end-world-Kremlin-warns.html
Russia issues chilling WW3 warning as Trump bombs Iran – ‘The end of the world’
9 March 2026
The Kremlin has warned that “it seems to us that the end of the world is upon us”.
Vladimir Putin’s spokesman hit out at a breakdown in “international law”…
The doom-laden warning for the planet came amid massive US and Israeli strikes on Iran, which the Kremlin labelled a “perfect storm”. …
Putin’s mouthpiece Dmitry Peskov warned there was no modern equivalent of the threat facing the globe. …
He was drafted in to make the “end of the world” warning after a Putin coughing fit … was seen by millions of viewers.
“There have been worse things in human history….but we weren’t alive then, so it seems to us that the end of the world is upon us,” he said. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2179867/russia-issues-chilling-ww3-warning
Is the current conflict with Iran the end of the world?
No.
But could it help align matters leading to the end?
Yes.
Why?
Because, according to the Bible, certain events must happen, and some are consistent with a conflict between Iran and Israel.
For example, we are to see the confirmation of a temporary peace deal in the Middle East by a European ‘prince’ as is prophesied in Daniel 9:26-27. Such deals normally do not happen until after a conflict, such as what is happening now.
Consider further that Jesus said:
5 Take heed that no one deceives you. … 7… but the end is not yet. 8 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrows. (Mark 13:5, 7b-8)
I believe we are in the beginning of sorrows. But the end is not yet.
According to Jesus, the end does not come until after the Gospel of the Kingdom of God has sufficiently reached the world:
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:14)
While we in the CCOG are working towards the fulfillment of Matthew 24:14, that job is still not complete. The ‘end’ meaning the start of ‘great tribulation’ does NOT happen until a few verses later (Matthew 24:21-22)–so that is not about to happen this year. And actually probably cannot start before 2029 (watch Countdown to the Great Tribulation.).
Some items of possibly related interest may include:
Could God Have a 6,000 Year Plan? What Year Does the 6,000 Years End? Was a 6000 year time allowed for humans to rule followed by a literal thousand year reign of Christ on Earth taught by the early Christians? Does God have 7,000 year plan? What year may the six thousand years of human rule end? Why is the Jews’ claimed year off by two centuries? When will Jesus return? 2033, 2035, or 2036 or? There is also a video titled: When Does the 6000 Years End? 2031? 2035? Here is a link to the article in Spanish: ¿Tiene Dios un plan de 6,000 años?
When Will the Great Tribulation Begin? 2026, 2027, or 2028? Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before the Great Tribulation in the “beginning of sorrows”? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? Is this the time of the Gentiles? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord? Who are the 144,000? A short video is available titled: Countdown to the Great Tribulation.
Why is a Jewish Temple in Jerusalem Not Required? Although people like Timothy LaHaye teach a third Jewish temple is required, who is ‘the temple of God” in the New Testament? Does the Bible require a rebuilt Jewish Temple? Here is a related item in the Spanish language ¿Por qué no se requiere un templo judío en Jerusalén? Here is a link to two sermons The Temple, Prophecy, and the Work and God’s Temple in Prophecy. And here is a version of the latter one in the Spanish: El templo de Dios en profecía.
Iran in Prophecy Is Iran in Bible prophecy? If so, what does the Bible teach? What names, other than Persia, may be used to describe Iran? There are also two related videos: Iran In Prophecy and Iran and Israel Conflict.
Should the Church Still Try to Place its Top Priority on Proclaiming the Gospel or Did Herbert W. Armstrong Change that Priority for the Work? Some say the Church should mainly feed the flock now as that is what Herbert W. Armstrong reportedly said. Is that what he said? Is that what the Bible says? What did Paul and Herbert W. Armstrong expect from lower level leaders? Two related sermons are available The Work per HWA and the Bible and Priority of the Philadelphia Work.