The Gentile Witness Book II, Elijah (23 page)

“Well its Elijah. He can go where he wants I suppose and I doubt if anyone here is planning to stop him. Look he is going up on the temporary platform that, was, erected in front of the entrance. No wait he is going over to a sign at the entrance. I think it, is the one that says ‘Entrance is prohibited to the Temple Mount by Jews’. That was put there by the Chief Rabbinates.”

“Yes he is there at the sign standing in front of it. He is just standing there staring not moving not doing anything. Ok wait…he has said something to a young man near him.” 

“I wonder what he said to him.” Benjamin asked.”

“I don’t know Benjamin but as you can see the young man is speaking to another. Well the young man is leaving, running down the street weaving between the crowds towards some parked cars. See if we can zoom in on him.” 

The screen then split with Elijah standing there and the man that is running down the street. 

“Yes we can see him he is opening the trunk of one of the cars, it looks like he is looking for something. He has something in his hands. It looks like…it’s a tool kit of some sort I think.”

“Do you think Elijah sent him to get it to destroy the sign from the entrance?”

“It sure looks like it, as you can see he is running back towards Elijah and the crowd is separating to allow him access.” 

“Well we may be right for he is handing the tool kit to Elijah, and Elijah is speaking to him again. The young man is taking out a wrench and working on the back of the sign. I guess you are right they are taking down the sign from the entrance.”

“The Israeli Government is not going to take this lightly that is a criminal offense. I am surprised that the guards and the Israeli Police are just standing there watching John.” 

The waited a few minutes while the stranger and Elijah worked on the sign after a few moments John said; “Look Benjamin they have the sign removed and Elijah is going up to the platform where the Microphones are. Let us listen in; we have a direct feed from there.”

Elijah walks up to the platform he has the sign in his hands with the help of a few others. As he walks up to the microphone they hold up the sign, and he says, “This sign says that Jews are not allowed in this area of the Temple. This sign now has been removed and so have the lies told by the governments who do not know the will of Adonai.” 

The crowd, starting cheering. 

He then drops the sign it in front of him and deliberately places both of his feet on the sign and stands on it. Then looking around the crowd then towards the guards at the gate and says to them, “If one of you would like to take this sign and put it back you will have to remove me first. Actually, I want each of you not of the Jewish or Christian faith to remove yourselves from the entrance and go to your homes. If you do not do so in less than sixty seconds, your bodies will give out on you and you will die in the exact spot you are standing.” 

He continued almost as in a rage, “You will leave this area, and you will not return. If you return, you will surely die for this is holy ground and this is the ground deemed by the almighty ruler of the universe Adonai, the God of Abraham. Your presence sickens me and you are to leave.” 

The Islamic guards just looked at Elijah and looked back to their commander, then several of them started to leave passing among the thousands of cheering Jews crowding the platform Elijah was standing on. 

After most of the guards had left, Elijah quieted down the crowd. Looking at what appeared to be the leader of the guards he said, “Are you leaving as the rest of your group have or are you going to stay there and die. Can you feel the discomfort in your chest; can you feel the pain in your body? All you have to do is walk from here and the pain will cease.” 

The supervisor was grasping his chest almost bent over then he too like the others started walking from the gate. As he walked away he stood more erect and the further he walked away from the entrance the more quickly he moved until he was running from the area. 

Then Elijah turned to the masses assembled then said to them, “Is there any among you who wish to replace this sign I am standing on? I see people other than the Jewish faith among you, would any of you like to try.” 

Elijah’s eyes bored into the crowd seeking anyone who might try to stop what he was doing. Not one person moved no one spoke. All was quiet. Elijah then turned toward the Dome of the Rock lifting his head to the Mount shouted; “You there on Adonai’s holy ground. You have one hour and one hour only to remove yourselves from the Mount. Once you leave you are not to return, today, tomorrow or ever!”

He waited to see if he received any response from the top but after a few moments, there was still no reply. He again shouted. I know you can hear me for the whole world can hear me. I will not leave here until you have removed yourselves from our holy ground. Your time on the Mount has ended and no one mortal can help you now for Adonai has made his decision!”

As he was shouting to the people on the Mount, in the background you could hear the sirens in the distance coming closer to the entrance. Then Ben said, “Here comes the Israeli Police John and it looks as best as we can see from here some military personnel carriers. I wonder what Elijah is going to do now?” 

“I don’t know Benjamin but he is not budging, appears to just be watching their approach.” 

The crowd separated as the first police car pulled up near the entrance, a uniformed officer exited the car with a megaphone and said to the crowd, “You must leave this area immediately or face arrest. The military is also here to assist us, and those who do not leave will be arrested”

Elijah listened to what he said as the officer repeated it a few times. Elijah then shouted down to the police officer and said; “You are on Adonai’s holy ground you have no authority here and you must leave immediately.”

The officer looked up at him and said through his megaphone. “This is Israeli soil you will instruct your followers to do as I say.” 

“I repeat sir” Elijah said, “This is not Israeli property. This property belongs to the one God Adonai. Your presence here is not wanted or needed.”

The officer then motioned to two of his officers to move forward. It appeared they had instructions to remove or arrest Elijah. 

Elijah still on the platform standing on the sign stood staring at them. The One officer then moved around to the back of Elijah. As he approached the back of the platform, Elijah turned pointed a hand at him, a loud sound, could be heard, and the man was stunned. What appeared as a bolt of lightning or a fireball struck right in front of him. The shock literally blew him back over a distance of twenty to thirty feet from the rear of the platform Elijah was standing on. 

He then turned to the man with the megaphone and said, “Take you and your soldiers and remove yourselves from Adonis ground or I will call upon the power of Adonai himself and strike you dead in the exact place you are in. Why you still have the chance go and save yourselves and do not enter this area again.” 

The police officer then retreated walking backwards towards his car. Once he got there and opened his door, he stood there with a microphone in one of his hands and gesturing with the other. He was talking on his radio to someone. He then replaced the microphone in the car. Then used hand motions to alert the other officers to retreat from the area. Two of them picked up their fallen officer whom appeared to be alive but shaken up and carried him to one of the police vehicles. The rest followed suit and the military personnel carriers loaded back up and started driving away. As they were, driving away the crowd started cheering and threw whatever they had at the cars as they were leaving. 

After the vehicles were no longer in site they then turned back to Elijah who then said to them, “This is our holy ground. In a few days the Temple that stands on it will be, destroyed, the Temple of our ancestors will be, rebuilt. The sacrifice to Adonai will be, resumed, as well it should be. The Ark of the Covenant will be, returned…to its rightful place in the Temple. I will not leave here till every Gentile is removed from this ground and the Israeli government begins the building of the Temple!”

The crowd started cheering again.

He then turned again to the direction of the dome and shouted again, “I am waiting for you to remove yourselves from the Temple. Adonai and I are becoming inpatient. You have little time to save your relics from your shrine, and I see no one moving up there, just staring down upon us assembled here.” 

“Then Elijah pointed towards the ground at the base of the walls and held his hand pointed in that direction  His hand did not waver and even though we could not hear what he was saying you could tell he was speaking to himself. His continued speaking to himself for a few moments then he stopped.

Immediately after he stopped the ground around the Temple started shaking, not violently but shaking. The crowd was running away from the Temple entrance and Elijah stood there with his hand pointed at the entrance towards the dome. Then the walls in that area fell to the ground. It was only a small section maybe ten feet in both directions. He then put his hand back to his side then shouted again towards the people on the dome of the rock area. 

“Feel the power of Adonai you trespassers on Adonai’s holy place on earth. You are on holy land and you must remove yourself before I destroy each one of you and your kindred. I command you to leave.”

He then turned towards the crowd and said, “Go to your homes. In a very short time, this area will be a war zone and I do not want or need you here. Go to your homes and pray to Adonai to save you and your family from our enemies whom are about to attack us. Fear not for I will protect you, but leave immediately. I will be right here and I will not leave here until the Gentiles leave our holy ground.”

Elijah walked to the entrance to the wooden bridge, which was the entrance to the dome of the rock and crossed it and for the first time in almost eighteen-hundred years, a man of Adonai or prophet entered the Temple grounds. Then within view of all sat upon the ground his back toward the walls of the Temple and stared at the entrance. He just sat there not moving nor speaking. 

After a few minutes John coming back to reality said, “Did you see what he did?” He caused a small earthquake which destroyed part of the walls at the public entrance.”

“I saw that John”, Ben said, “He now appears to just be sitting there waiting for something, what I don’t know. But I do want to know what he meant the enemies of Israel would be attacking?” 

“I don’t know but look it’s starting to rain again, and he is just sitting there in the rain.” 

“I know Benjamin but it appears he is not moving for now.”

John Roddenburg of Bear news then cut back in. As the cameras came up to the anchor desk John said, “It appears that Elijah has challenged the Arab world and the Muslims of the world today. I am afraid they may rise to Elijah’s challenge. We will be right back with more coverage in Jerusalem and all over the world.” 

They then cut to commercial and after they did, John Said to Don his producer, “We now wait and see what happens for I fear an all-out war is about to occur in Israel.”

Chapter 38

10:55 AM Friday Waldger meeting at Center City Convention Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Aafre had originally planned to have a break after Doctor Ottenberg’s presentation and his summary. I handed him a note that said the news networks were tuning in live to Israel. Elijah was entering the Temple Mount area forbidden to the Jews. 

He said to me, “Matthew please tune the screen onto Bear News so we can see what is occurring in Israel at the moment. It may be important.” 

Aafre then gave a summary of what he had read as the broadcast came up on the screen. He told them they would resume later. 

We had just finished watching the broadcast on the large screen and Bear News had cut to commercial. Aafre stood and walked to the podium and said…“Due to the situation we have just witnessed I suggest that we adjourn till around 2:00 PM this afternoon so that the leaders of the world that are here can address this crisis. We will notify you a half hour or so before as to when we will reassemble here.”

“However, before we go let me make this statement to you. I have no doubt that someone in the Muslin world especially the Middle East is about to do something radical. Several of the representatives here need to speak with their diplomatic departments to head off what seems to be a declaration of war by the Witness Elijah in Israel.” 

Aafre then walked from the podium, and stopping by the table I was sitting at said to me, “David, get the US President, the Russian Ambassador, the Germans, the English Prime Minister and the French to my suite as soon as you can arrange it. Tell them they can use our secure communications equipment in my suite to contact their people. Hurry we do not have much time.”

I stood and started walking in the direction of Russian Ambassadors then it dawned on me. President Stevenson was not in attendance at the meeting today. 

Chapter 39

7:00 PM Friday Military Headquarters Israeli High Command, Jerusalem Israeli

Shlomo Mendel Minster of Defense was speaking on the phone to Meyer Branlin director of Mossad. “Well he has gone and done it now. What kind of feedback from our enemies are we getting from our informants on what this Elijah said,” asked Shlomo. 

“Well a best as we can ascertain, the President of Iran has went into a closed session of his leaders, and has spoken by conference call to Hamas Leaders here in the West Bank.”

“We have a communication here” Shlomo said “that Jordan whom you know maintains the dome of the rock has called for the arrest and removal of Elijah. They are claiming that he is a false prophet and that we should arrest and prosecute him. The Syrians are waking up and getting on the bandwagon and along with the ISIS people. We have not heard any comments yet from either the Egyptians or the Arabs. The rains may still have them occupied. Any chance of missile or rocket strikes in the next few hours especially from Hamas?”

“Well if that does occur it will come from Iran more than likely. We may get a few protest rockets from Hamas but they do not have anything of strength to attack us with that we cannot repel. Also the Iron Dome takes care of most of their incoming rockets.” 

“So Iran is the one we need to be concerned with then.” 

“Yes that would be my best guess. If I were you Shlomo, I would get us ready for a counterstrike. I think that the Iranians are crazy enough to try to attack us with at least a couple of missiles. This Elijah has everyone stirred up yet the Prime Minister has told the police and military to stand down and leave him alone. That is just provoking our enemies for they see Israel supporting him.”  

“I agree with you about the Elijah issue but I can’t do anything about David. However, I will notify the Prime Minister of our concerns and our intent. In the meantime, I will, as you have suggested keep the IDF on red alert. I like you expect something from somebody. They will not let this one go without some sort of response.”

“Great, I know you will do what is best. We will keep our ears to the ground and shake down a few people to see if we can get some more information. If I hear something I will notify you immediately.” I will only call you on the secure line for now so please be nearby.”

“One other, item Director.” 

“Yes.”

“I know you don’t like this Elijah business but keep a cool head till we find out what he is doing and who he really is. You I am sure saw the news coverage when he blew the officer twenty feet back with a bolt of lightning and then the small earthquake. You may have noticed he had nothing in his hands.” 

“I saw it Shlomo, but I still don’t believe he is who he says he is. But for now I will adhere to your wishes, but only for now.”