Final countdown to a PA vote at the UN on 15th or 29th November.
Please pray !!!

The Palestinian Authority has finally set a date for their long anticipated unilateral statehood bid at the UN. The vote is expected on either the 15th or the 29th of November.
 
Please would you pray that the vote would be postponed. Both the Americans and the EU are currently urging the Palestinians to postpone the vote in order not to interfere with the Israeli elections in January. We believe postponing the vote would give the nations more time to make up their mind and learn about the real meaning of a unilatera declaration of a  Palestinian state.
 
Please would you pray for your own nation that they would have the courage to vote ”no” once the statehood bid is presented at the UN.
 
Please pray that more and more nations would understand the implications of a ”yes” to a PA state with the Old City of Jerusalem as its capital as it violates both the legal rights given to the Jewish people by the international community in San Remo in 1920 and – more importantly – God’s eternal covenant with his ancient people and His land.
 
ECI will be in New York during the last week of November (26th November-1st December ). Please pray that we would accomplish everything that the Lord has prepared for us for us for that week.
 

 Thank you to all those who have stood with us this week in prayer as we have been in New York, praying and reaching out to world leaders. It has been a very good mission where we have managed to speak with some of the key decision makers in the world community and hence have been able to break some new ground. When I write this blog I am already at home and can look back at the week with gratitude. The Israeli Prime Minister is generally speaking seen as "the winner of the week", having been able to contrast the speches by his political enemies Ahmadinejad and Abbas. Contrary to last year he got standing ovations when he ended his speech. The choice between good and evil could not have been more clear.

Although the Opening session of the 67th General Assembly is soon over the battle for Jerusalem continues. It is widely believed that the PA statehood bid will be presented after the US election, most likely in the last week of November. ECI will continue to pray, educate and advocate for a united Jerusalem. Thank you for standing with us during these coming months.

 We have just listened to the address of Ahmadinejad to the UN General Assembly. We have never before heard Ahmadinejad speak so clearly about the end of this world and the coming of the 12th Imam. Please pray that the journalists and opinion shapers of this world will understand what he is saying and that he is in fact preparing for coming destruction. We have been praying this week that Ahmadinejad would overetsp the boundaries which the international community can accept. Please pray for much clarity for those who will report about the speech to world media that it would be crytsal clear what he believes in and how he can not be entrusted with nuclear capacity.

 This morning I had breakfast with a friend in the Warwick Hotel here in New York which is hosting the Iranian delegation. The whole lobby was full of Iranians; spies, security people and diplomats. I have never seen so much hatred and demonic activity as I saw during my stay there. As I was downstairs in the lobby people would go in to the stairs leading up to the suite of Ahmadinejad. We saw the Iranian foreign minister go in to the room as well as other diplomats. Please continue to pray as we move in these spiritually very sensitive areas.

Please note that there is a new schedule for the General Debate which started this morning at the UN. It is still true that Ahmadinejad will speak on Wednesday ( morning ), which is Yom Kippur. The next day both the Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and the Israeli Prime Minister will address the UN General Assembly. Netanyahu will speak around 12.30 pm local time. Please pray for Netanyahu as he prepares for his speech and for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that he will have the courage to stop Ahmadinejad if he continues to attack Israel verbally in his speech by denying the Holocaust or by threateming to to wipe Israel off the map.

Please watch the speeches on htpp://webtv.un.org

Please pray as I was invited earlier tonight to have breakfast with a friend in the same hotel as Ahmadinejad stays. This is a unique opportunity to pray in to the very headquarters of the Iranian delegation and perhaps even meet some of their diplomats. Please pray for wisdom and protection as I will, spiritually speaking, enter the Lion´s den.

Bible believing Christians can help Israel win the Diplomatic war. This is the conclusion in an Op-Ed article written by ECI and published today in Times of Israel. Whereas Christians can have a real influence in turning their nations right towards Israel the ultimare victory of course can only be won by through the Second Coming of the Lord and through His Messianic Kingdom reign from Jerusalem. But even as we wait for that day each believer is called to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. In ECI we believe that prayer, education and advocacy can help Israel win the diplomatic war but at the end of the day only the Lord himslef can establish His Kingdom rule. This week we will again proclaim the Messianic vision of World Peace which can be found in Isaiah 2 and also written at a moument right across from the UN building in New York.

You can read the article at

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-christian-legions-can-win-israels-diplomatic-war/

At a Press Conference in New York on Wednesday UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that he supported the Palestinian right to statehood, but urged them to achieve it through a negotiated settlement. It is now also become clearer that a non-state membership ( which can not be vetoed by the Security Council ) would in fact set the territorial terms for a negotiated two-state solution along the pre-1967 lines with East-Jerusalem as the capital of the new Islamic Palestinian state. A General Assembly resolution establishing Palestine as a non-member state could be considered a d efact recognition of statehood. Palestinian negotiator acknowledged that they still lack the nine votes ( out of 15 ) needed in the Security Council in order to be granted full membership in the UN.

Read more on 

http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=285712

Now you can pray as you watch the UN General Debate live. This is a fantastic opportunity that previous generations never had. We would encourage everyone who can to actively listen to speeches of the 193 Government Leaders or Heads os States as they start the General Debate of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday 25th September 9.am local time. The debate will go on all week and also include Monday October 1.

This is a wonderful way to literally pray for the whole world as you pray for the leaders of the 193 UN Member States as they enter "the Valley of Decision." You will note that not all countries will speak about Israel or Jerusalem but many will mention it in their speeches, hence giving an indication as to where they stand on the issue.  You will find a complete list of speakers on the following website 

http://www.innercitypress.com/ga1gdicp072012.pdf 

Some highlights: Iran is scheduled to speak in the morning of Wednesday 26 September. The Palestinian Authority will speak on Thursday 27 September in the morning. Israel will speak just before lunch on Friday 28th September. It is unlikely that a vote on a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state would take place next week but by listening to the world leaders you will hear what they think about it. If there would be a vote on PA non-state membership in the UN General Assembly it would probably take place in November. But nevertheless, this is the only time of the year that government leaders from the whole world gather in one place to speak to the whole world. Please pray that many nations would firmly stand up for Israel. Please pray for the Israeli Prime Minister as he delivers his most important speech to the UN during his entire career.

You can watch the debate live on the following website http://webtv.un.org

PA leaders Mahmud Abbas confirmed on Tuesday his plans to bring the Palestinian Statehood bid to the UN General Assembly on September 27th.  Achieving the status of Non-Member state in the UN would enable the Palestinians to argue that they are living in a state that is occupied by another country.

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=285432