The U.S. Strikes Iran…Will Iran Strike the U.S.?
June 23, 2025
Host: Hon. Sam Rohrer
Guest: Bill Koenig
Note: This transcript is taken from a Stand in the Gap Today program aired on 6/23/25. To listen to the podcast, click HERE.
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Sam Rohrer:
Hello and welcome to this Monday edition of Stand In the Gap Today. And as I’ve said so many times before, controversial political decisions are almost always, I can say this because I was in office for so long, but carefully choreographed and staged a lot of marketing considerations involved and many, many big things of this type occur after the close of the stock market, for instance, on Friday, so that the economic pieces are not disturbed at that point. The media cycle of the week has kind of ended, and the weekend diminished weekend news cycle begins. It happens all the time. Major congressional votes are done that way late at night and that kind of thing. Decisions by the Federal Reserve, other presidential directives when the purposes are generally political and where public angst, I’m going to say is not desired. You don’t want to get people all worked up.
Now, this past weekend’s decision was perhaps the most significant in many years with Donald Trump’s decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites in support of Israel’s decision to directly attack Iran. Now, two days later, the world is still trying to figure out frankly, exactly what happened, what didn’t happen, what was real, what perhaps was not real, why did it happen? And then this big one, what’s going to come next? Now, last Thursday, I did a program here entitled Dismantling Iran’s Terror Regime, and we focused on what we knew at that time about the converging Israeli and Trump administration developing narrative. And in that program we discussed Israel’s motive for direct military engagement with Iran, whether it was primarily regime change or destroying the nuclear capabilities of Iran or using the Iranian nuclear capability as a pretext for regime change or perhaps a combination of the two.
Those questions still remain and now many more It is. Some of these which I’d like to consider today with Bill Koenig, White House correspondent and founder of World Watch Daily, been with me many times, good friend of Israel, good friend of ours here, and also a student of Biblical prophecy as a website deals with all things Middle East and Israel watch.org. And the title I’ve chosen to frame our conversation today is this, The US Strikes Iran… Will Iran Strike the US? Now, that’s only one of the many questions, but with it I welcome Bill to the program. Bill, you’ve been very, very busy, a lot of interviewing all weekend. I’m glad that you’re with us here today.
Bill Koenig:
Thank you, Sam. Very timely and I appreciate the opportunity.
Sam Rohrer:
Bill. Not long ago, Israel literally pulled the trigger. Just a little bit of a summary for those listening. Pulled the Iranian trigger, I’m calling it by what many are referring to as Iran’s Israel created Pearl Harbor event. That’s something many people are saying. That event opened the door to direct attacks against Iran, often viewed as the head of the Islamic snake in the various Iranian proxy groups of which Israel has been involved, Hamas and Hezbollah and Houthis and all that surrounding Israel. Donald Trump’s decision to interject America directly into the fight by bombing sites inside Iran in support of Israel has now pulled another trigger that has opened a much larger consideration of Iranian and Iranian allied responses of which we’re going to consider some in his program. So here’s my first question to you, Bill. From your understanding there was a lot of input going into Donald Trump’s head, some saying yes, some saying no. Who, if anyone provided the final persuasion if we know to convince the president to actually engage Iran directly?
Bill Koenig:
Well, thanks Sam. I think a great question, and I think General Illa, head of the Syncom who’s very a hard line when it comes to the Middle East, he has a great relationship with Israel. He understands the threat to the Middle East and to Europe and also the United States, which is Iran. And then I really think Mike Ambassador Mike Huckabee’s text to President Trump that stated that the Lord kept him from that attempted assassination in Pennsylvania and that he was raised for time such as this and really encouraged him to take a strong stance. And I believe that that could have been the final straw because right after, or just before President Trump ended his message to the nation, he said he loved God and prayed for God, and also prayed for American, prayed for Israel. I thought it was very emotional moment and I think that that was probably the final decision. And as you’ve mentioned before, the Lord moves on king’s heart, men’s hearts, leaders’ hearts. And I think that really had, I think the biblical significance of the moment was the key that put Trump over the finish line on this,
Sam Rohrer:
Alright, that says a lot of people probably have no idea about that communication with Mike Huckabee. You had sent it to me, I hadn’t seen it. I read it and my thinking was very well written, ambassador Huckabee. It really was Mike, I know Mike, it was very well written. It was appropriately stated and I would agree with you. I think it would be impossible not to have some significant effect on the President. So I’m glad that you mentioned that. Let’s move on a little bit here. As we know Donald Trump, he’s really driven by pragmatism. He’s a populist president. Everybody knows that deal-making persona he’s developed is kind of like his trademark. But in this matter of Iran, Trump has attempted to create the image of the peace president. The whole world is talking about it now and they’re saying he’s not the peace president, he’s the war president, and all of those kinds of things are happening. So it just happens when you are in a public position and you’re making kind of decisions that are being done. But from a macro, and I’m going to say a biblical worldview perspective, what core attitude at the end of the day, what attitude and response should all believers who truly fear God embrace as these eventful days continue to unfold?
Bill Koenig:
Well, Sam, this is just an extraordinary time. It really is. I just think what happened this weekend is one of the most significant historical biblical prophetic things that have happened in Israel and the Middle East. And that will eventually affect the world in our history, in our recent history for sure. And I think that this is a very unique time and I think we are very blessed because we understand the word of God. Genesis to revelation. We’re the 35% of the American church, which is evangelical, that understands Bible prophecies relevance today that it’s very relevant today. It’s also gives us a great opportunity to speak to Jewish people about what their prophets have spoken of. Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel. I mean we are living the days that the Bible speaks of and it’s just a very unique opportunity for us that we need to seize this moment because we understand what is taking place and don’t know the timing, but we definitely know what to watch.
Sam Rohrer:
And with that, ladies and gentlemen, stay with us. Our theme today is the US Strikes. I ran well, I ran Strike the us. My special guest is Bill Koenig, white House correspondent watch.org is the website there. When you come back, we’re going to go and examine some of the things about results and initial impacts from the US strike. Well, if you’re just joining us today, thanks for being on board. You are well aware. I am sure if you’re listening to this program today of all that happened over the weekend with the president’s decision to interject America directly into the conflict with Iran and the bombing that’s taken place. And if you are listening, you’re finding that there are a lot of responses coming from all over the world, everybody weighing in with their own thoughts and ideas. So stay tuned to us on this program as we’re going through the initial overview.
But from a biblical perspective, that is not something that you’re going to be hearing from any kind of regular press. And my special guest today equipped to talk about it is Bill Koenig. He’s White House correspondent student of Biblical prophecy as well, and the founder and president of World Watch Daily website that has all of the latest truth-based articles and things dealing with Israel and the Middle East. So that being the case, we’re going to talk here in this segment about impacts what we know at this point now based on the president’s announcement to the nation, it was on Saturday night at 10:00 PM Eastern, you may have watched a piece of that, but the large scale US attack on three of Iran’s nuclear development sites was pronounced. These were the president’s words. Part of what he said was at that point a spectacular military success.
In the same address the president said Iran’s key nuclear facilities have now been completely and totally obliterated. Yet as of this time right now on this program, neither the White House, the Pentagon or anyone is declaring with any definitive nature that these sites in fact were actually obliterated or totally destroyed. Now, even Vice President Vance made a statement well after that that it cannot be confirmed that Iran in fact did not move out all enriched uranium from those locations. So there’s a lot that as I’m saying, some known a whole lot unknown Bill. We know that we’re in days of enormous deception, distraction, a propaganda war is happening for the minds of people, frankly, all sides involved, including America. It’s happening all over. So truth is hard to find. We know that we talk about, be aware of deception. That’s what Jesus talked about, not just because of what we’re talking about today, but the entire time period in which we live. But from your perspective, what would you identify as, I’m going to say the known positive initial impacts from the bombing as it took place on Saturday night and why from Trump’s decision to bomb Iran, why that actually happened? So put that together please.
Bill Koenig:
Well, the three major nuclear sites were hit with a tremendous amount of these bunker busting bombs. The 30,000 pound bombs, I think Efan was the one that was hit the hardest where I believe the most significant nuclear activity is enrichment activity. And it was one of those things, I think it was an incredible effort. I mean 125 planes, seven B twos flew to Iran and back in 36 hours the missiles, the tomahawk missiles that were fired. I listened to the press briefing at the Pentagon yesterday and General Kane said, we don’t know the level of success we believe as far as the operation was incredibly successful. And he went into great detail about it. That was a concern that Iran would move the uranium. And now vice President Vance has said that, so that could be a concern. But as far as these three, Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz and the other are significant targets. And I think it was an example, the United States is not going to put up with this. Only God knows how it’s going to play out from this point. Sam, you and I have talked about that off air. I mean we only God knows how this is going to play out, but the bottom line, it was something that he felt he had to do. And I think also from a biblical context, it was something that needed to be done at this time, which further accelerates final day events.
Sam Rohrer:
Okay, so in reality, I mean what we know is that the execution of the military plan in the involvement of submarines and multiple planes and all of that kind of thing, the execution of that was perfectly executed. The impact of it is what we’re saying is still known. So that was a positive. It would actually happened. The president made a decision. It does open up a lot of new doors. It does confirm, I would say the firm commitment of this president with Israel and then other things have come out about that. So anyway, that’s on the positive side what we know. Let’s go to the, what we say would be perhaps negative initial impacts as we’re seeing it from the decision that are worthy of note at this point.
Bill Koenig:
Well, I think two predominant things. One is they’re threatening our troops at the military bases that we have in the Middle East. This is something that came out immediately. Second thing is supposedly the Iranian parliament have voted to close the strait of Ous. Well, 20 to 25% of the daily oil consumed throughout the world comes through the strait of Ous and the Persian Gulf. And so that’s significant. What’s also interesting is a tremendous amount of oil goes to China. I think that 90% of the export out of Iran goes to China. And I think 40, maybe 45, 50% of the oil that China consumes comes from the Middle East. So those are two significant dynamics right off the bat. And then we also have the Iranian sleeper cells and other pro-ISIS Islam cells in the United States is a concern. Our major cities or major airports right now are under a high state of alert. So those are the three, probably two, three most significant right now, Sam. And not to extrapolate any further.
Sam Rohrer:
Yeah, okay, got that. And one of the things I’ll mention about the Strait of MOUs, some people have said, even some of our own team we’ve been talking about could they actually close the straight of a mo when in fact to close it completely would harm China. And China is obviously an alliance with Irene. That’s where they get their oil from. And I heard somebody from the Guard yesterday saying they will let through who they want to let through and keep out who they will keep out basically geared to the United States ships and uk. They had mentioned at least what I had heard the one fellow say. So that could be a balance of how that is. But that would be significant in that impact for sure. The other negative type things that possibly could be, you’ve talked about one because the Ayatollah and some of the Iranian leaders have said, look, if you actively engage, then we will do other things. Activate the sleepers as an example or attack us interest. Now there were a lot of red lines that were drawn prior. The president said, if you don’t come to the table and not 60 days runs out, then whatever’s going to happen. So everybody’s making red lines. Do you think at this juncture that even though Iran has been boisterous, but because all these things have happened, that their red lines will be red lines? Or do you think they’re going to be walking back this circumstance here?
Bill Koenig:
They have a history of coming on with things with great bravado. I remember after Soleimani was taken out in early 2020 January, 2020 at Baghdad International Airport, there was a lot of comments that America would pay, other things that have happened, other things that Israel has done with Iranian shipments into Syria and Lebanon that have been taken out. You continue to hear from many people within Iran and especially the leadership and the military and the political leadership about the consequences that they’ll pay. And I remember the former president of Iran, REI Risi, and then his foreign minister lost their life in a helicopter crash right after they fired some missiles at Israel and coming back from Azerbaijan. So Sam, they have a history of saying these things with great bravado, Israel continues to hit key facilities within the country. I don’t know right now there’s also a question on leadership is going to stay in position of power. Are they going to move to a son or the grandson of Khomeini? I don’t know. But right now I think part of it, they’re scrambling. I mean their top military leaders were taken out. Some of their top political figures have been taken out. I think to a certain extent they were surprised that their threats and international threats did not stop Trump. It very much surprised them. So I think they’re scrambling right now. But then again, to summarize, they have a history of bravado, of making great statements, but never following up on those.
Sam Rohrer:
Okay, so that is something ladies and gentlemen we’re trying to lay out. What are some of their initial responses that are of some concern? One I heard, bill, I just have to mention because people have been listening, they’ve this, there are conservative Republicans in the house and the Senate who have said, look, Mr. President, as good as this may be, and we’re in support of Israel constitutionally, you committed an act of war effectively and bombed another country, and that requires an act of war and declaration by Congress. That’s a legitimate thing from somebody who’s been in the house. That’s a question that’s there and that’s unfolding. I know that JD Vance actually came back and clarified and said, well, we’re not actually at war with Iran. We’re at war with Iran’s nuclear policy. And to me that’s a parsing of words. I am following that as an item of potential problem because if you can define a way anything you want by parsing of words of that type, you can literally go after any country in the world if you would want to do that without any declaration of war.
So I throw that out there as well. We’re about time. If you want to give any response to that bill in the next segment, I would like you to do that. But that was just another point being there are a lot of ripples. This was a big rock that was thrown into the pond and a lot of ripples happen across the whole spectrum of things. Ladies and gentlemen, we come back, we’re going to move from that to now. What will Iran do? Obviously a lot of bravado, they have threatened something. We’re going to go a little deeper on that because there’s a whole lot of other things happening with not just them but their allies. So we’ll build that out in the next segment. We’re midpoint in our program here today. If you’re just joining us, our theme is this, the US strikes Iran, will Iran strike the US And obviously we’re on this Monday program coming off of the big news of the weekend, which is the big news of the day and will be without a doubt, all of this week and weeks into the future because of the nature of what is happening.
Bill, any comments to what I said in the last segment? You just want to let that go?
Bill Koenig:
No, we can let that go, Sam. I think you covered it great. And I think we will just keep watching you very closely.
Sam Rohrer:
Alright, not being the case. Let’s go to Iran now again and their response. Now obviously you have Kamini himself, the leader who has made some comments. You now have spokesman from the Revolutionary Guard from a military perspective making some comments. You have their political people who are having meetings in other countries with their allies. And so there are a number of things happening as it appears to me that I ran not being collapsed, but wounded are planning a response. And so let’s go there. Now, obviously you referenced could be an activation of sleeper cells in this country, which we’ve known for a long time or here enemies have been within this country for a long time. So could that be one could be that the guard would over there attack us ships or assets. We have a lot of bases, which makes us pretty thin and pretty vulnerable because we have so many bases. And I think the Pentagon is actually, what I had heard had actually told a lot of the military people on these bases not to go in today and stay home anticipating something. There’s a lot of positioning going on. But in your opinion, what is the most significant direct Iranian response do you think that we will see and don’t limit it just to the military at this point?
Bill Koenig:
Sam, when you look at it, and I think we got to put ourselves in Iran’s perspective. So imagine being a leader in Iran. You have just had your top military leaders taken out. You’ve had your top nuclear sinus taken out. You’ve had for a period of about 10 days constant bombing around the clock by Israeli military forces. Then you had your two, three large nuclear facilities bombed by the largest military power in the world. Khomeini’s leadership is crumbling. They don’t know who’s going to be leading the country. So I’m looking at it from that perspective, Sam. I mean they’re reeling, they’re really reeling. And I think their initial reaction or initial response verbally is to show that we’re still strong, we’re going to respond, we’re going to do something. Because when you look at it, China, I mean Iran has been publicly and internationally embarrassed. You’ve got this tiny little country named Israel and this massive country of 80 million people that has a tremendous amount of land that’s just been devastated for 10 days. So Sam, they will likely do something. I think right now they’re just trying to get their legs politically militarily through their supreme council, through their supreme leader.
I think one of my concerns, Sam, I’m sure yours as well, is what is China doing right now? We’ve heard rumors that they put in 30 cargo planes with weapons, possibly hypersonic missiles. Last Wednesday we heard about possibility of some biological weapons being on those planes. We had the SUNY countries in the Middle East, SUNYs 80% of Islam and 20% is the Shiite led by the Iranians. They fear a nuclear Iran, they fear what Iran could possibly do to them. So they’re under a high state of alert. And then in Qatar today told people, military people or embassy officials to stay close to home and even some of their own political leaders. So I don’t know Sam, but right now I really want to further emphasize that Iran is reeling and I don’t know they know what to do right
Sam Rohrer:
Now. Let’s go here to the extent that Iran is the head of a snake and I talk about Hamas and Hezbollah and the Houthis are there and alright, people are aware of that to some extent. Iran is a proxy I’m going to suggest of China. But now with the agreement, the alliance, formal alliance between Russia and Iran and that eastern axis that we’ve talked about, Russia, Iran, China, North Korea, and even Pakistan’s coming into this right now, and I understand as I’m reading it that one of the Iranian top officials was up in Ankara having a meeting with Turkey and Erdogan, which his desire is that he would really be the main enemy of Israel, not Iran. You’ve got your coalition of people to me, bill, and I want you to speak to this, who from their interest, they cannot afford to have Iran collapse. So they are of an interest to step in. And so when I hear something from Iran, I’m almost thinking, well is that Russia speaking or is that Iran speaking or is that Turkey speaking? What are your thoughts?
Bill Koenig:
It’s a good point, Sam. My wife Tanya wrote a commentary a couple days, 48 hours ago about the potential threat within the Middle East, obviously Turkey. And then could we see Houthis missiles coming in? Can we see Hezbollah missiles coming in? Can we see Russian effort? I mean they’re the ones that are buying a lot of the sophisticated Iranian drones. And even Gorbachev, the former president of Russia, stated yesterday that there’s a possibility that nations will be sending nuclear weapons to Iran in a response. The Russian governments pretty much said the same thing. So where is Pakistan going to get evolved? They’re nuclear. That was a concern. And then you mentioned Turkey, Turkey’s going to be a big player. Turkey’s talking about developing and starting to manufacture missiles their own self. So we’re seeing the Jeremiah 49, 35 through 39 dealing with the Islam, which is modern day Iran. And we’re also, eventually we’re seeing a coalition of Ezekiel 38 and 39 of Turkey, Russia, Sudan, Libya, and former Soviet Union countries in the Caucasians eventually. I mean they’re moving in that direction, Sam. So the Middle East is aligning.
Sam Rohrer:
Yeah, it is. And that’s the key. And I want to conclude this segment by looking at that because in the end, bill, and we’ve talked about it, not you and I in his program, but other guests in the program we talked about when Biden was in office and he placed sanctions on Russia, I can remember him saying very, very clearly and very, very arrogantly, we are going to bring you to your knees and we’re going to collapse Russia by the sanctions that we’re going to put on. And I remember we talked on the program with that guest nine. I said, he doesn’t know biblical prophecy. There’s no way Russia does not go away. Russia ends up being strengthened. Well we sit here now at this point Russia has strengthened, they have not weakened. Well, Iran is in biblical prophecy as well and they are aligned with Russia so they don’t disappear. It appears for me prophetically that they don’t automatically become a friend of Israel. Matter of fact, they don’t become a friend of Israel. And are we in fact watching right now as taking place, is this strengthening of the alliance of Russia, Iran, Turkey, and these other compatriots of theirs who do not like Israel. Are we actually watching perhaps what took place on Saturday night with the bombing on one hand sends a good message on another hand it basically is becoming a catalyst for end times coalition. What do you think?
Bill Koenig:
Well absolutely. I think what’s interesting is you’re speaking about that Sam, I was thinking also Ezekiel 38 11, when Israel live in a time, short time of unwed cities in a time of peace, will this devastation of Iran set them back? Cause Israel to feel secure. I even read an article today in the Jerusalem post that was talking about the fact that this is probably one of the most unique possible times of peace for the nation of Israel after what happened this weekend after what Israel’s done the last 10 days. So there could be that moment as these nations, this coalition of nations which you’ve mentioned, which we’ve discussed, could be doing, not could be, but will be doing future planning,
Sam Rohrer:
All of that. So while the world without God watches and makes all kinds of speculations, we who know biblical prophecy look back and say, yeah, yeah, a lot of this is true, but there is an alliance we know biblically will come to pass. And so that just basically there is a filter for all with ears to hear and eyes to see Bill, to filter all of the news that we’re seeing today plus what will come in the future always filtered through that lens, right
Bill Koenig:
Sam? We will continue, and I mentioned this Pete, when I speak, watch the leadership of Turkey, watch Air to one, watch what Putin’s doing, watch what the leadership you could even say and watch what Iran’s doing. Watch what is happening here in Syria with the change. ISIS is becoming more of a power again in Syria and watch what’s happening with that new government that Trump has attempted to bring into the fold. There could be a push for an Abrahamic covenant deal after the Iran thing calms down if it does. And when it does, it probably will for a short time. So I think you’ll see an emphasis now of an acceleration of the efforts to bring the Abraham accord forward. And so I think this is just a very interesting time. And as I said earlier, Sam, only God knows how this is going to be playing out. But for us it’s Watchman. Watch these key leaders in the Middle East to get a good handle of what’s taking
Sam Rohrer:
Place. Yeah, absolutely. And ladies and gentlemen, isn’t it great to have a front row seat when we know scripture, we have a front row seat we can actually see now when we come back we’re going to say, all right, now in light of all of these things we’re talking about, we’ve already interjected some, but the biblical resolve, how do we take and put this together and operate with all of this new information coming as we go forward? Well, as we go into our final segment, if you’ve been with us from the beginning, thank you very, very much. If you join partway through the program, which is very possible, it’s just the way life is, go back and listen to the entire program, pick it up off of our app, stand in the gap or go to our website, stand in the gap radio.com, you can get it and you can get the entire transcript for free.
It’s available there. And read through that and listen in addition to what’s on the program, share it with a friend these days in which we are living our eventful. If you’ve been listening to the program, I don’t know how else what we’ve used the word. My special guest, bill Koenig, who is the founder and president of World Watch Daily with a website@watch.org and is a White House correspondent, been there for many, many, many years, he used the word too eventful. And there are a lot of words that we could use to say unbelievable, amazing unfolding days of scripture, all of these things that are before us, but it’s all true. So how we view the things that are around us become key to how we’re going to respond to that. The world is watching and being driven to greater and greater levels of fear. Ultimately they’re going to reach out to somebody who’s going to stand up and say, I’m going to promise peace and I’m going to make a peace treaty with Israel.
Seven years. Israel’s going to accept it. The world’s going to say, wow, isn’t this fantastic? He’ll only prove to be the antichrist. Alright, now that’s going to be happening. How do we know that? Because the Bible says that. But we also know that the world’s attention will focus on Israel. Has that not been happening? Is it not really happening now? Yeah, the answer is yes. So again, scripture and Bill, that brings me back to this part of, if I believe what the Bible says and can lay out some of these things that are happening, God’s plan of redemption going to be worked out through Israel. And Israel is ultimately going to come back and call out to Jesus as Yeshua and say, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. And the Lord will come. That’ll be the second coming. That’s at the end of the tribulation.
These events are right before us. And it makes me think, bill, some of us have been talking about it, that those of us, like you have been watching events for a long period of time. It seems as if Jesus’ prophecy in Matthew 24 and before where he compares the things in which we’re living wars, rumors of wars, pestilence, famines and earthquakes and those kinds of things that are indications towards the tribulation period that he compared it to birth and a delivery and that when they began in earnest, be aware for those who have eyes to see. And it seemed to me, I used this a phrase with someone the other day that in essence we have been for many years actually like in the early stages of pregnancy where we’ll call Braxton Hicks, the kind of things that women get that are preparatory. They tell you that a pregnancy is there, but at some point it shifts to active delivery where what takes place increases in frequency and intensity and there will be a birth, you’re not going to stop it at that point. That’s how I’m almost viewing where we are. What are your thinking about that? And then go to how you are witnessing what is taking place within Israel and the mindset of the people there to what is happening here.
Bill Koenig:
A quick note, Sam, I’ll have an update. My wife just shared that there’s missiles being fired at our bases right now, Qatar and Iraq in retaliation. You and I discussed that earlier and I’m somewhat surprised that they’re responding so quickly. But supposedly the White House president Trump’s now in the situation room, he’s brought the National Security Council together. So they’re going to be discussing this. But your question about Israel, they’re going through a very difficult time. It’s a very tough time, Sam. It’s extremely tense. They’re in and out of shelters. Families are divorcing over the fact that their troops, I mean their family members have been part of this war since October 7th at one capacity or another, the reservists in the border. It’s very disruptive for Israel. It’s a very disruptive time. And I think also a very time for us to point people to what the Jewish prophets have said, what the Jewish prophets have said about this time and also about Yeshua and the Olivet discourse and share with them Yeshua.
And I think also what I appreciate, what my wife Tanya has done is we report this, Sam is watchman, but at the same time call people to prayer. And you’re a man of prayer. So this is also a time for us to call our nation to prayer, call the intercessors to pray because we are living in a very, I mean with all this just happening, Sam, since your program started, the missiles are flying in Qatar, in Saudi Arabia and not Saudi Arabia, but I guess Iraq, I think possibly Saudi Arabia. So this is a seize the moment, moment, Sam, for us biblically as watchmen at the same time calling our brothers and sisters to prayer.
Sam Rohrer:
Alright, and Bill, let us do that at the close here. I’d like to ask you to pray. You pray first time I will close. We’ve commented enough, I think those who are listening get a sense of how all of this fits together. And I think what you just shared raises that on that level. So why don’t you pray and the first time I’ll close
Bill Koenig:
Heavenly Father, what a privilege and honor it is to be a watchman at this time watching the events taking place in Israel and the Middle East as you wrote about through your Jewish prophets and Yeshua and the Olivet discourse. Lord, we are living in the most important time in biblical and prophetic history. Lord, we call out in prayer, we intercede for our leadership. Lord, we pray for President Trump and his administration and the leaders within our country. We pray for a supernatural impartation and wisdom at this time. Lord, it is a very important moment, Lord. And may our brothers and sisters in Christ pray and intercede for again our leadership in Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu and people in harm’s way. Lord, we pray for a supernatural dome of protection over our bases in the Middle East and over the nation of Israel. Lord, we’ve seen your protective hand over Israel before and we’re praying for that for our US military bases in the Middle East as well. And Lord, we again pray and thank you for this opportunity to be watchmen on the wall at this most important time in prophetic history, in the name of Yeshua.
Sam Rohrer:
And Heavenly Father, I continue our prayer here right now before you. And we recognize, Lord, as we have been speaking in this program today, that you are involved in the affairs of men. You raise up nations, you raise up leaders and you take them down. You move in the hearts of kings, Lord, all of those who are making decisions, be they on the Islamic side or the globalist side, or those who may be in government who are true believers. Lord, you are moving in the hearts of kings to accomplish your will and you move them through circumstances you tell us in scripture. And so, Lord, we back up from that as believers with confidence and we pray that we would stand firmly on that confidence that you are working out your will. May we be more daily in your word so that we understand what it is that you have laid out.
We pray that you’d give us wisdom and discernment that we would know how to respond and think. And may we be bold in our witness to those around us, Lord, so that they come and evaluate their life in light of where they are. Lord, there may be people listening who do not know you as savior. That’s the most important thing, Lord, that they would come to put their faith and trust in you. And for those who do know you, Lord, that our lives would be holy, not lived by fear, but by confidence in what you have said. And may we stand in these days for such a time as we watch the things unfold that are before us. We look to you, oh Lord, our strength in our redeemer. We pray these things in Jesus name. Amen. Bill Koenig, thank you so much for being with us today. God bless you and Tanya, she’s doing her writing and reporting. And ladies and gentlemen, as we have prayed, I hopefully you’ve prayed along with us and don’t let that be the final prayer. Watch, pray, be alert, all of us. That’s exactly what we should do and are called to do. Thanks for being with us today. Again, bill Koenig. God bless you ladies and gentlemen, we’ll see you back here tomorrow. The Lord willing.
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