IRAN’S MINE WARFARE SPARKING PANIC

0:00Hey there my friends, it's Tom with Watchman River. I'm so glad you're here. Thanks for joining me. I hope you're doing well. Today I'm going to talk about what is going on in this crazy world. If you haven't noticed, it's getting crazier by the day. But before we do that, it is so important that we stay grounded and read some scripture. So I am in this little book that contains scripture, God's promises for your every need. I'm on page 16. Jesus is your forgiveness. I'm going to read some of these Ephesians 1 verses 6 and 7. To the praise of the glory of His grace by which He made us accepted in the beloved, in Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins,

1:05according to the riches of His grace. Beautiful. Psalm 85 verse 2. You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Let's go to 2 Corinthians 5 verse 17. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, He is a new creation. Old things have passed away. Be hold. All things have become new. Give me an amen. I heard that. Let's go to Psalm 103 verse 12. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. In other words, forever away from us. Infinity. Once you believe in the atoning blood of Jesus, and in His finished work on the cross, He doesn't even remember your sin. He removes your sin problem away from you completely. Let's go to 1 John chapter 2 verse 1. My little children, these things I write to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an advocate with

2:07the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. Let's go to 1 John chapter 1 verse 9. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Give me an amen. Thank you. I heard that. Let's go to Hebrews 8 verse 12. For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness and their sins and their lawless deeds. I will remember no more. Come on. Let's do two more. Isaiah 1 verse 18. Come now. Let us reason together. Says the Lord, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as and I love that verse. Isaiah 43. 25. I, even I, and He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins. Can you imagine? Can you imagine? The most high God

3:07sins has only been gotten sun. And once you believe in that atoning blood and in His finished work on the cross, He doesn't even remember your sin. You may remember it forever because Satan's going to remind you of past sins forever. But you know what? The most high God does not remember them according to His everlasting word. That's amazing news right there. All right. Let's get to what is going on in the world because the Middle East is getting crazier by the day. And I'm telling you, we are living in the last days. You are witnessing things that were written about thousands of years ago right now going on in this world. We are not long for this world. We're looking for Jesus day by day. I'm going to start off with Iran. They're playing this game with setting up minds in the uh, straight of Hormuz. And it's causing a lot of panic around the world and a lot of action is being taken. It started yesterday afternoon. Iran has begun laying minds in the straight of Hormuz. So this was breaking everywhere. Iran planting minds in the straight of Hormuz

4:11signals is capable of choking the global economy. That's what they're saying. They're going to try break the global economy. You know what? The global economy is going to break soon because we're heading toward the seven year tribulation. Now if you belong to Jesus, you won't be here for that seven year tribulation. This was from insider paper. They shared President Donald Trump's true social post, I believe he said if Iran has put out any minds in the Hormuz straight and we have no reports of them doing so. We want them removed immediately if for any reason minds were placed and they are not removed forth with the military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before. If on the other hand, they remove what may have been placed, it will be a giant step in the right direction. Well, they did place the minds there because a little later the U.S. military said the U.S. forces eliminated multiple Iranian naval vessels today, including 16 mine layers near the straight of Hormuz. So it's it's serious. Then beginning of sorrow's

5:18news on telegram shared this, the secretary of war Pete Hegseth quote, at the direction of President Trump, sent calm has been eliminating inactive mind-laying vessels in the straight of Hormuz wiping them out with ruthless precision. We will not allow terrorists to hold the straight of Hormuz hostage to the weakened Iranian regime. You have officially been put on notice serious warning there. And there are attacks going on in Iran and I told you yesterday I'm not going to cover every strike that happens because there are so many, but there are serious waves of attacks going on in Iran and in southern Lebanon. As I record this video today on March, what is it? March 11th, I believe today. Israel today shared this telegram. Iranian drones hit the airport in Dubai and a commercial ship was attacked in the straight of Hormuz this morning. Trump warned that if Iran attacked international shipping, the U.S. military would unleash a severe retaliatory response.

6:21And they supposedly attacked this ship in the straight of Hormuz this morning. So we will see where this is going. The international agency energy agency is reportedly set to recommend releasing oil from strategic reserves due to the Iran war with over a hundred million barrels expected to be released in this first month. They're worried. The world is getting worried. They're starting to panic about energy, obviously. Japan says it will release 15 days worth of private sector oil reserves and one month's worth of state oil reserves. Southeast Asian nations are telling citizens to work from home, encouraging carpooling or cycling, implementing four day weeks and promising increased spending on energy subsidies in an effort to cut oil use. That was from Reuters this morning. The UN warns the closure of the straight of Hormuz will drive up food costs

7:24and worsen costs of living pressures. You think so? Probably. We always said, leading up to this, if they close the straight of Hormuz, that's kind of bad for the world economies. And you know, I think President Trump and Netanyahu are trying to work on keeping that thing open, but you keep hearing these conflicting reports. It's opened. It's closed. It's opened. It's closed. What else? Fricks News shared this on Telegram. US Navy refusing requests from oil and shipping companies for escorts through the straight of Hormuz due to high risk of Iranian attacks. And then again, the international energy agency proposes the largest oil reserve release in its history to lower prices, according to the Wall Street Journal. Germany has released part of its oil reserves due to the Middle East war and rising fuel prices. And then I even saw a video of from India. Indians are rushing to secure gas amid fears of a liquefied petroleum gas shortage

8:31as concerns over energy supplies grow due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. And everyone was rushing to get petroleum gas for cooking. You know, it's pray for the people of this world. They have no idea what's coming. I think they're starting to see the troubles rising up, but they have no, the seven-year tribulation. This is nothing compared to what's going to go on during the seven-year tribulation. Nothing. Steve Whitkopf, regarding Iran, said this in an interview yesterday. He said they had 460 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium material. There is no reason to be at 60% none zero unless you're pursuing a weapon. They've been testing for weaponization since 2003, so there were all kinds of reasons to be concerned with where they were. And he said, we have almost completely destroyed Iran's uranium enrichment capabilities. That's what they're saying. As of now, what else? Then we got Moistaba,

9:36the new leader of the elected appointed leader of Iran, Moistaba, Komini. And he, you know, some people are saying he's dead. Some people are saying he's hurt. Some people are saying he's in a coma. This is what Amir Sarfati had to say. He said reports from Tehran that Moistaba, Komini, has reportedly been hospitalized at Sina Hospital in Tehran. According to the report, he was seriously wounded in the abdomen and leg and is currently connected to a ventilator. It is and this is all before he was appointed to be the leader, the new leader of Iran. It is also claimed that he is not aware that a war has begun or that members of his family were killed in the bombings, let alone that he has been elevated to a leadership position. Can you imagine? Can you imagine appointing someone in that condition to be the leader of your country, you know? But I don't think Iran is thinking that rationally right now. All they're thinking is

10:40destroy Israel by any means necessary. Iran says that now considers US company infrastructure, legitimate targets, including belonging to Microsoft, Palantir, Google, Oracle, Nvidia, IBM. They're saying they're all targets. They're not happy. They're not happy. The bank got blown up in Iran yesterday and that really enraged them. You know, how can you pay for bombs if the banks are blowing up Turkish President Erdogan says this war must be stopped before engulfs the entire region in flames. We are seeing prophetic wars and this is just, you know, we are getting close to our departure. I happen to believe. Then this morning, before I hit record, the IDF has begun a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting Iranian terror regime infrastructure across Iran. Simultaneously, the IDF has begun striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut. Another wave of attacks.

11:48Israel today shared this on telegram. Iran fired several limited volleys of missiles at central Israel overnight last night. The missiles were all intercepted but shrapnel and parts of cluster warheads did fall but no reports of casualties. This is just, you know, doesn't, doesn't shock me, but Iranian police chief Ahmad Radhan warns that if the citizens of Iran take again to the streets in defiance of the Iatola regime, we will consider them enemies and treat them as we treat enemies. Our finger is on the trigger. Well, your finger was on the trigger last month too. When they protested, so give me a break check. Pray for the people there of Iran. Then, right before I hit record, Amir Sarfati said launches from Iran to central Israel are detected and now to the north as well. And then he said several missiles including cluster warhead

12:53ones which they've been using. So that was right before I hit record. Bubba news on telegram shared Israel's channel 12 reports that more than 850 rockets have been launched from Lebanon since March 1st by Hezbollah. Hezbollah is intensifying the pace of rocket launches towards the northern Israeli cities and settlements. So we got that. What else from Israel today? Only seven members of the Iranian women's team managed to escape their handlers and defect while in Australia. I don't know if I've covered this yet, but there were members of Iranians of one of their sports teams and they were competing and they didn't want to go back to Iran. And at first, um, Australia was just going to send them all back and then Australia said we will give them a asylum. But according to Israel today, only seven members of that team are getting asylum.

13:55The rest they're sending back to Iran. Wonderful, huh? The rest were forced to return to Iran while Australian authorities declined to intervene. Everyone knows these women were being taken back to face torture and possibly death and no one did anything. The nations and groups that howled the loudest about Palestinian rights don't seem to care about Iranian rights. Of course, they don't. Of course not. This isn't about Israel. So we, when it's about Israel, everyone gets riled up. If it's about the rights of these young women, these young athletes, it's like, well, who cares? You know, let Iran do what they want with them. But please, pray for these women as they are being sent back. Then we got this. Russia's Dimitri Medvedev calls the U.S. Israeli attack on Iran of vile and unprovoked act of armed aggression. Interesting. Interesting. Then we got this from insider paper. Russian President Putin called for de-escalation

15:00in the Iran conflict during a phone call on Tuesday with his Iranian counterpart, Pzezgian, the president of Iran. The president of Russia reaffirmed his principal position in favor of a speedy de-escalation of the conflict and for it to be resolved through political means, the Kremlin said, in its readout of the call. Pzezgian thanked Russia for its support, particularly for providing humanitarian aid to Iran, the Kremlin added, confirming Moscow has sent assistance to its ally, Tehran. So Putin is saying he wants de-escalation. And I'm just thinking, pop, meat kettle, kettle, meat pot. That's just, that's what I was thinking. But all we got to cover this. All right, Kim Jenang, we just have to do this because this is what we do. He needs the attention sometimes. But North Korea condemns the U.S. Israeli attacks on Iran, labeling them as an illegal act of aggression and violation of sovereignty. Also, North Korea says it supports

16:06Iran's decision in naming Mojtaba Komeini as a new Supreme Leader. All right, enough clowning around as we are getting ready to go into clown world. But first, let's look at this earthquake Celeste 24 hours. There were 54 over 4.0 and there were 15 over 5.0. So there you go. How's about? You take a stroll with me to clown world, okay? Let's do it. This is from digital trends. Humanoid robot offers a peek into the future without chores. Check this out. Figure is gradually prepping its humanoid robot to competently take on household chores. While the California based company has ambitions to deploy its robot in industrial settings like factories and warehouses, it also plans to create a robot capable of functioning inside a home. A new video released by Figure on Monday shows its humanoid robot tidying up a messy,

17:10though not too messy living room, putting away some toys, rearranging cushions, placing the remote control neatly on the coffee table, and performing some light polishing. That is the cleanest house I have ever seen. I don't think that robot's doing too much in there. You know what I saw that video. It just cracked me up. I'm like cleanest house I've ever seen in my life. And that thing moved so slow. It would take five Tuesdays from now to to clean my house, you know, the way at the rate it's going. Anyway, that's clown world. Yeah. How's about we get to some comments of the day, shall we? Here we go. Catherine, thank you for saying when I start to doubt I think of Israel. I said that yesterday. I have said that to myself and many others over the years. God gave us something to keep our eyes on during this time of the end. He knows we are still human. I thank him

18:15for this fact all the time. Amen. Yeah, I talked about how people say this Israel today isn't the Israel of the Bible, even though I shared many verses of prophecies being fulfilled of people gathering back from all over the world to Israel. And May 14th, 1948 would happen that day. Claire, Israel was a desert wasteland until the Jewish people came back and then Israel bloomed and blossomed again. Amen, sister, as prophesied, right? Bert, I like your name because it's spelled just like my dad's name, B-E-R-T. Bert, you are correct, Tom. And for those that don't know, it's very simple if you read your Bibles. Jesus, his entire ministry was in Israel. He never left Israel. And when he returns, if you read your Bibles in Revelation, he's coming back to Israel. Might drop. Thank you, Holy Spirit. Amen, Bert. Thank you. Amen. Amen. Ronald, how could I deny the tree into which I am grafted? That would be foolish. God has a

19:22covenant with the seed of Abraham forever. Amen, brother. Amen. Now I'm going to skip that one. Let's do this one. Jeff, if God could forget his covenant with Israel, he could forget his covenant with born again Christians. That is not the God of the Bible. I praise the most high God for his love, his grace, his mercy, his faithfulness, and his promises. Amen, brother. You're right. Amen. You know, like it or not, we are living in the last days. I know some people don't think we are. I don't understand it. I don't know how you could see what's going on in the world in regards to AI and wars and rumors of wars. And I don't see how you can't see that we're in the last days. You know, I had some people in the comments, you say, no, 50 years from now, a thousand years from now, people who don't believe in the millennial reign of Christ.

20:24But you know, I happen to believe that we are very close to the rapture, the pre-tribulation rapture of the church. And it's more important right now beyond even thinking about that, that you know Jesus and what He did for you, that you have a relationship with Him. And I'm going to share with you the gospel, the good news. And I am going to hope that in hearing this some will say yes to Jesus because he did something amazing 2000 years ago. He left a throne in heaven to come here, be born of a virgin conceived by the Holy Spirit. And Jesus came here to die. He came here to shed his blood because Jesus loves you so much. He wants to spend forever with you, but we all have a problem. It's called sin. And we need that taken care of. We have a debt because of our sin that we can't pay. Only the blood of Jesus. Blood has to be shed in order for sin to be erased, removed, forgotten. Hebrews 9.22, without the shedding of blood, there is no

21:26remission of sin. That's what Jesus came to do. He shed his blood so that we could spend forever and ever with Him in paradise. That's why we're saved by grace and unearned gift. We can't do anything to earn it. We can only receive it from Jesus. And Jesus walked this world and he was absolutely perfect, fully God and fully man. His performance was perfection. He healed people, loved on people, did miracles, taught through parables, but he came here, the Lamb of God, slain from the foundation of the world. He came here to die to rescue you and me from our sin problem. That's the gospel. That's the good news. And all you have to do to be saved. You say, Jesus, I am a sinner. I admit it. I know I need payment for these sins and I now understand that your blood is that payment. So I have faith in your blood that it'll wash this sin problem away from me. That it'll wash me white as snow. And I believe in your finished work on the cross. You went to that cross.

22:26You were nailed to it. You shed that precious blood. You died. You were buried and you rose again the third day. Jesus, I need a savior. I now realize you are the savior of the world. Once you believe in the atoning blood of Jesus and in his finished work on the cross, guess what, you are saved. You are sealed into the day of redemption. You are raptured. Ready? He won't let you out of the palm of his hand and you will be with him when you take your last breath. Whether you go with him in the rapture, but you know, he could take your last breath today, but you could know with certainty. I'm going to heaven. Not because of anything I've done. It's everything he did. Jesus paid it all. The flip side to this coin is hearing this incredible rescue story and saying, well, I don't want to have to think about that or, you know, I'm more good than bad. I'll take my chances with that. Well, your goodness, they can get you nowhere. It's your badness. It's your that Jesus paid for and you've got to acknowledge that payment. You got to believe in that payment

23:31that was made. You don't want to face Jesus on judgment day and have him say, away from me, I never knew you. It's terrifying. Then you're led off to eternal separation from God, which was not created. Hell was not created for mankind. It was created for Satan and his angels. But if you hear the good news that the most high God sent his only begotten son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life and you're like, well, I don't want that. You're choosing eternal separation from God. Horrible choice. I'm praying that you get along with Jesus and talk to him this very day. I have faith that God will do something mighty today. Maybe you watch this video for that exact reason. Maybe today is your day that you will look back for all of eternity and say, I remember the day I finally said yes to that payment that was made for my sin. I said yes to Jesus and I believed in the atoning blood and finished work of my Savior. Today could be your day. I'm praying it is this morning in my prayer time. I prayed for every

24:33person who would watch this video. So if we're not raptured today and I think today is a perfectly good day for the rapture. But if not, God willing, I will see you guys tomorrow. I love you guys.