We will be praying against the principalities and powers of the air at work, and examining what can be understood at present concerning "Gog and Magog". 2008 will mark both the 40th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem after its liberation from Islam in 1967, and will also mark 60 years since the rebirth of Israel as a nation.

Satan is operating through demonically influenced political forces in Washington and Whitehall controlled by the international oil lobby. The EU, UN, and the Arab League scramble to impede the prophecy of Jesus in Luke 21:24, and the stage continues to be set for the prophecies of Jesus, Daniel, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel to take place. Road maps to future war predicted in God's Word are misrepresented by corrupt leaders as road maps to peace. But in the New Testament God's Word tells us: when they say "peace and security", then the end shall come.

In biblical typology and literary symbolism, "40" has always been the crucial number for testing. We are witnessing the testing by God's Word of people claiming to be Christians. Nations claiming to be "Christian" and their political leaders who are often corrupt and hypocritical are also being tested. But we are also witnessing a testing of Israel and the Jewish people.