Why Does Israel Exist? :: By Daymond Duck

On June 7, 2026, Harbinger’s Daily posted an incredible article that I want to pass on to those who didn’t see it.

It was written by Daniel Cohen (an award-winning anchor, the Israel Correspondent and News Director of the Real Life Network, and a Contributor to Harbinger’s Daily).

I usually post just part of an article, but I am posting all of this because it is outstanding from beginning to end.

Here is the link:

https://harbingersdaily.com/no-israel-without-trump-mr-president-god-isnt-looking-for-a-partner-to-share-his-glory/

Pres. Trump recently said, “Tell you what, if there wasn’t me, there would be no Israel right now.”

Cohen replied:

• I am a Jewish follower of Yeshua (Jesus).
• I live in Israel.
• When President Trump takes credit for the survival of the nation that God calls the “apple of his eye,” it’s very much within our mandate to respond.
• Very respectfully, I want to say to the President of the United States: Mr. Trump, you’re wrong.
• I understand the instinct.
• He moved the United States embassy to Jerusalem when every expert swore that it would set the Middle East on fire.
• It didn’t.
• He tore up a terrible Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal with Iran.
• He recognized the Golan Heights.
• He brokered the Abraham Accords.
• He brought the final Israeli hostages out of the Hamas dungeons in Gaza.
• Trump has been the best friend that Israel has ever had in the White House—and I say that with no asterisk.
• But Israel doesn’t exist because of any man.
• Not President Trump.
• Not Prime Minister Netanyahu.
• Not Ben-Gurion.
• Not even King David.
• Israel exists because God says it will.
• Empires that were supposed to last a thousand years are dust.
• Pharaoh is dust.
• Babylon is dust.
• Rome is a tourist attraction—a beautiful one.
• When other civilizations have tried to conquer this tiny nation, they have been the ones erased.
• Israel is still here.
• It stands with the same language, same prayers, and same resilient people.
• That is a promise being kept.
• In Genesis, God made an everlasting covenant with the seed of Abraham.
• How long is everlasting?
• It’s forever!
• In Exodus, God calls Israel His firstborn.
• God isn’t looking for a partner to share His glory.
• He is looking for servants who understand whose hand—His hand—is really holding up the nation of Israel.
• President Trump: be the friend and be the fighter.
• Keep doing what no president before you had the courage, the chutzpah, to do.
• But when the cameras are on and you have the temptation to say, “It’s all about me,” give the credit back to the One it really belongs to.
• I say all of that from the Jewish state, from Israel, the land that has outlived every man who has ever tried to claim it.

I have said it before, but here are a few things worth repeating:

• Rabbi Pesch Wolicki said, “The most repeated prophecy in the Bible is that the nation of Israel, scattered to the ends of the earth, will one day return to its land after a lengthy exile.
• Here are a few scriptures that say that: Ezek. 36:24-29; 37:21-22; Isa. 11:11-12, 54:7-8, 66:7-10; Amos 9:14-15; Gen.17:7-8, 18-21; 28:18; Jer. 16:15.
• In the Bible, God is called the Holy One of Israel 31 times, the God of Israel 203 times, and the Lord God of Israel 108 times (a total of 342 times).

(My Opinion: I believe God has used Pres. Trump to re-establish the nation of Israel, but it was God’s doing – not Pres. Trump’s doing – and God has done it to fulfill His Word.)

(More: On June 16, 2026, America’s ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said, “Without Israel, without the Jewish foundation, there would not be an America. We owe our very existence to what happened in this land.”)

Here are some recent events that seem to indicate that the end of the age is near:

One, on June 14, 2028, my good friend [email protected] (Lion of Judah Ministry) sent out an email titled “Thoughts On the Iran War.”

Here are the thoughts of this excellent Bible Prophecy teacher:

• This current war was actually started by the appeasement policies toward Iran of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
• Barack Obama sent the Iranians money, and Biden removed sanctions that were taking a huge toll on Iran.
• As those appeasement policies progressed, Iran became bolder and bolder.
• The money from removed sanctions and cash that Obama sent was being used to finance Iran’s proxies, including Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, and aid in Iran’s nuclear development.
• The Western world knew that trouble was brewing.
• The Western world doesn’t seem to be able to acknowledge a fundamental Islamic eschatology.
• Muslims (Iran in particular) believe that their final saviour, called the Mahdi, will emerge in global conflict to establish Shariah law and subjugate the entire world.
• It is therefore in their interest to provoke war.
• This is why no “deal” will have lasting success.
• In spite of any peace talks, Iran continues to attack Israel through Hezbollah, which is a proxy army for Iran and resident in Lebanon.
• They continue to take orders and funding from Iran.
• As Hezbollah attacks on Israel continue, Israel has no choice but to defend themselves.
• As they do, they are accused of risking chances of Middle East peace.
• As the old saying goes, “When Israel is attacked, it’s a war. When Israel retaliates, it’s a crime.”
• This is an unfair assessment and is testing the patience of the Lord!
• The Lord’s patience with the world on how they treat Israel will soon run out.
• Zechariah 14 states that the Lord will gather all nations against Israel.
• On that day, He will defeat them all, and He will be established as King over the whole earth.
• That day is drawing near.

Two, the Bible says when they say “peace and safety” (peace and security), then sudden destruction (the Tribulation Period) will come upon them (I Thess. 5:3).

Following the announcement that the U.S. and Iran had reached what they described as a peace agreement aimed at ending months of conflict and reopening the strategically important Strait of Hormuz:

On June 14, 2026, Pres. Trump said:

• This Great Deal will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region.
• Many presidents have tried to make Peace with Iran, and all have failed before me.
• The Leaders of the Region have, for the first time, found a President who can help them achieve real Peace.

(My comment: Notice that Pres. Trump didn’t say his agreement has brought peace and security. He said it will bring peace and security. My friend Gary Fisher rightly said, “The day is drawing near.”)

(Note: The agreement is to extend the ceasefire for 60 days, and it is dependent upon an end to the conflict in Lebanon, where Israel has been fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah.)

(FYI: According to statements from both sides, a signing ceremony is scheduled for June 19, 2026, in Switzerland, where officials are expected to formalize the agreement. VP JD Vance is planning to attend, and Pres. Trump may participate. The Strait of Hormuz will be open toll-free after the agreement is signed.)

(My opinion: This could be the fake peace that will need to be confirmed – strengthened – by the Antichrist at a later date.)

(My opinion: Pres. Trump didn’t save Israel. He saved Iran to fight Israel again in a war called the Battle of Gog of Magog. God predicted this war in Ezek. 38.)

Three, on June 15, 2026, Tanya Koenig wrote the following:

• Two foundational truths clarify the moment. Iran, ancient Persia, will remain an enemy of Israel and will join a coalition determined to destroy her.
• America will not stand with Israel militarily when that coalition comes against her.
• Ezekiel names Persia in that coalition; this is not an invention of modern prophecy teachers.
• The same passage does not show a great Western military power delivering Israel.
• The nations of trade and commerce question the attack, but they do not save her.
• God Himself intervenes because the final testimony is not American power, European diplomacy, or global management, but the Lord making Himself known before the nations.
• God declared the end from the beginning: ‘Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure’” (Isaiah 46:9-10, NKJV).

Tanya Koenig added:

• What is forming is not simply a regional settlement.
• It is a wider pattern in which peace is negotiated without righteousness, security is pursued without truth, money moves without repentance, and Israel is treated as the obstacle to global stability.
• This MOU may not be the final agreement, but it reveals the diplomatic architecture taking shape around Israel.
• It is not a deal.
• It is an MOU.
• It may not be the final agreement, but it shows the structure of the age taking shape, and it warns every nation again: do not go against the God of Israel.

UPDATE: On June 17, 2026, Koenig said:

• The MOU text circulating through Arab and Israeli channels is deeply troubling.
• It is not a real deal.
• It is an intention on paper, and the intention favors Iran.
• It reportedly ends the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, while placing Israel under pressure to restrain itself.
• It lifts the naval blockade, restores maritime traffic, allows Iran to resume oil and fuel sales through U.S. Treasury waivers, and points toward a massive economic rehabilitation plan for Iran, while the most dangerous issues are left for later.
• That combination tells the story: relief now, the most dangerous questions later.

Four, on June 16, 206, a long-time reader (pastor) sent me his opinion from India.

• We all know what Trump did: namely, deserting Israel people are talking of reasons unknown to us.
• Some say it is fulfillment of prophecy in the last days.
• The U.S.-Iran agreement to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is not victory. Not if winning is still the main metric of victory.
• That is a wounded serpent being allowed to crawl back into the rocks to reload, rebuild, rearm and reactivate.
• That is why this proposed deal is so dangerous.
• A ceasefire with a defeated enemy is one thing.
• A ceasefire with an undefeated terror regime is something else entirely.
• It is not peace; it is a pause button, just as Obama’s 2015 Nuclear Deal with Iran only allowed them to get closer to a nuclear weapon.
• Trump’s Iran peace deal is not resolution; it is reload time.
• It is not the end of the war; it is the intermission before the next act.
• There’s a reason why Iran is mentioned in the Bible and the United States is not.
• Trump is preparing to send billions of dollars to Iran if this ‘peace deal’ goes through, and that is bad, bad news on any level, and on every level.
• Today we bring you everything you need to know about what will possibly be the worst deal America has ever struck with a foreign adversary.

Five, concerning wickedness, violence, human trafficking, and drug use at the end of the age: on June 12, 2026, Pres. Trump announced that U.S. forces killed Héctor Guerrero Flores, known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, in what he described as a “swift and lethal kinetic strike” carried out by U.S. Southern Command.

Trump said the operation targeted one of the world’s most violent criminal organizations and marked a major blow against a transnational gang that U.S. officials have accused of spreading drug trafficking, human trafficking, extortion, and violence across the Western Hemisphere.

Six, on June 11, 2026, Israel’s cabinet voted on a funding plan that would advance the establishment of 61 new communities across Judea and Samaria.

The proposal would allocate more than $350 million over several years to move the newly authorized settlements from the planning stage into physical reality — roads, utilities, homes, public buildings, and community infrastructure included.

Seven, concerning the ashes of a red heifer (needed to rebuild the Temple): on June 26, 2026, it was reported that:

• In the shadow of ongoing war in the north, something rare emerged from a dairy farm tucked into the hills of the Galilee: a calf that was, against every genetic expectation, entirely red.
• No black hairs.
• No white hairs.
• Just the burnished copper coat that has made the parah adumah, the red heifer, one of the most sought-after animals in the history of the Jewish people.
• A farm worker, unaware of the calf’s potential, placed an identification tag in her ear, a routine act on any commercial farm.
• The ear tag disqualified the red heifer.
• The red heifer’s ear is healing, and officials are praying for it to be totally healed.

Here is a link to the entire article.

https://israel365news.com/418860/the-tenth-heifer-a-red-calf-born-in-the-galilee-brings-israel-one-step-closer-to-purification-and-redemption/

Here are some war reports as they came in from the U.S. and Israel:

The U.S. calls its attacks Operation Epic Fury.

Israel calls its attacks Operation Roaring Lion.

Thurs. Day 104 (June 11, 2026) (Day 51 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (12 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran.)

• Trump called off Iran strikes. He said a deal has been approved with Iran, but Iran denies that an agreement has been reached.
• S. Pres. Trump warned that American forces would continue striking Iran unless Tehran agrees to an interim peace deal, after a second consecutive night of military clashes.
• Trump threatened to launch another night of heavy airstrikes against Iran and suggested Washington could eventually seize Kharg Island, Iran’s primary crude oil export terminal, in what would mark a major escalation in the widening conflict.

Fri. Day 105 (June 12, 2026) (Day 52 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (11 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran.)

• A memorandum between the United States and Iran to halt the war in ​the Gulfcould be signed as soon as this weekend.
• Israel’s Prime Min. Netanyahu said, “As long as I am the prime minister of Israel, Iran will not have nuclear weapons. Pres. Trumpand I are in full agreement on this issue.”

Sat. Day 106 (June 13, 2026) (Day 53 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (10 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran.)

• Pakistan’s Prime Min. said, “The US and Iran have agreed the final text of a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.”
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have emphasized that Israel is not a party to the agreement. Both have stated that the Israel Defense Forces must retain the ability to act independently against Iran if necessary.
• A U.S. intelligence official said Iran has escalated efforts to seal off its stockpile of enriched uranium, collapsing tunnels, and placing explosive mines at entrances in recent weeks.

Sun. Day 107 (June 14, 2026) (Day 54 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (9 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran.)

• A senior Iranian official said that under a final draft memorandum of understandingwith the US, Tehran agrees that it will neither produce nor acquire nuclear weapons. The US has agreed in the draft memorandum for Tehran to dilute its highly enriched uranium stockpile inside Iran. The mechanism for this will be discussed over the next 60 days.
• The Deal is scheduled to get signed today, and immediately after it is signed, the Strait of Hormuz is to be open to all.
• In accordance with the directive of Prime Min. Netanyahu and Defense Min. Katz, the IDF has struck terrorist targets belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut. They said, “Israel will not tolerate attacks on its territory.”
• Following a Hezbollah attack on Israel, Israel attacked Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon, and Pres. Trump said Israel should not have done it. The IRGC vowed to return to war.
• Prime Min. Netanyahu told Trump that Israel would not consider itself bound to the stopping of military operations in Lebanon.
• Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said he is “somewhat concerned” that Iran’s account of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal diverges sharply from what the U.S. negotiators are claiming, and demanded Vice President JD Vance personally present the deal to Congress

Mon. Day 108 (June 15, 2026) (Day 55 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (8 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran.)

• Several of Israel’s leaders blasted Pres. Trump’s MOU. Israel’s Defense Min. vowed that Israel would not withdraw from southern Lebanon, warning that the Israel Defense Forces would remain in security zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza “without any time limit” to protect Israeli border communities. He added, “We will not compromise on Israel’s security interests and the protection of our citizens, and we will not withdraw from the security zones.” He said if Iran attacks Israel over events in Lebanon, Israel will strike “with full force.”
• Israel’s Channel 14 news anchor Tal Meir criticized Kushner and Witkoff, accusing them of turning their backs on Israel “at the moment of truth.”
• The Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist organization fired “numerous rockets” toward Israel Defense Forces soldiers in Lebanon, in violation of the ceasefire with Beirut.

Tues. Day 109 (June 16, 2026) (Day 56 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (7 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran.)

• Israel requested to see the memorandum of understanding MOU) between the U.S. and Iran but was rejected, according to Israeli Channel 12.
• Hezbollah fired several rockets at Israeli troops in Southern Lebanon.
• Qatar agreed to sign a deal this coming Friday to invest more than one trillion dollars in the U.S. Pres. Trump said that the actual amount Qatar plans to invest could be as much as $19.4 trillion.

Wed. Day 110 (June 17, 2026) (Day 57 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (6 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran.)

• The memorandum of understanding signed by Washington and Tehran this week extends a ceasefire announced in April by another 60 days to allow the warring countries to negotiate a permanent truce. As of now, it is just an interim agreement.
• Iran accused Israel of breaking the MOU by attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran has suddenly cleared its airspace of commercial air traffic.
• Trump’s popularity in Israel has fallen sharply following his MOU with Iran and a series of unusually blunt criticisms of Prime Min. Netanyahu.

Thur. Day 111 (June 18, 2026) (Day 58 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (5 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran.)

• Energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz are beginning to restart. There is a massive backlog of crude and LNG tankers in the Persian Gulf, preparing to exit the Hormuz chokepoint bound for Asia. Bloomberg says 31 supertankers, carrying about 62 million barrels of crude, could soon exit.

• To Hamas and the rest of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance,” the prospect of a “deal” between Washington and Tehran is not being interpreted as a sign of American strength. It is being viewed as a sign of America’s weakness and a victory for the Iranian regime — which the US defeated — and proof that the US is eager to end conflicts at virtually any price.
• Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the founder of the Islamic regime, Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini, hailed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as a major “victory” for Tehran, promising that the “greater jihad” would now begin.
• Pres. Trump said Iran has to have some missiles because other people have some. “You gotta have some.”

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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