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Myles & Katharine Weiss

Shalom haverim v’ mishpochah!
Warm greetings, friends and family!

We Believers live in incredible times. I eagerly anticipate Zola Tours’ spring pilgrimage to Israel, where we will experience the Word, the Land, and the people, as you and I prepare for the coming of the Lord.

Our ministry’s new, biblical television series (with a working title of The Times of the Signs) is in full-swing production. We plan a comprehensive look at the current prophetic season. Drawing on the Tanakh (original Hebrew Scriptures) and the B’rit Hadashah (Newer Testament), Katharine and I teach about the various views of eschatology (end-times events) and hear from some of today’s sharpest scholarly minds.

Salus

Koenig

Jeffress

LaHaye

In fact, as I write this, Katharine and I are in Dallas at the “Things to Come” study conference. We are rubbing shoulders with, and have interviewed, host Dr. Tim LaHaye, renowned end-times author and teacher. We got to hear Dr. Robert Jeffress, Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas and frequent Fox News Channel contributor, preach the uncompromised Word of God. Key speakers include Bill Koenig (watch.org)—one of the finest reporters on Middle East affairs—and Bill Salus, whom I call a “scriptural archaeologist” due to his insightful explanations of key end-times Bible verses. The conference topics are so extensive, so startling, and so relevant that it will take eight or nine programs to weave them into a powerpacked series for our viewers. Watch for it.

Conference attendees find the rapid pace of today’s prophetic season impressive. When I told a fellow attendee my plan to call this series “The Times of the Signs,” he laughed knowingly and commented, “Brother, you are right on target. People usually point to the rebirth of Israel as the greatest sign that the Lord’s return is near. But I tell them that the greatest sign is the convergence of signs in our day.” Several people speak of the “end of the End Times” as they look for Yeshua.

Israel is the time clock of the Ages. The current ticking began in earnest in 1948 when God re-formed the nation in my Jewish people’s ancient land. The ticking has grown louder and louder through these significant events:

• 1948 — On the day the British Mandate expires, Israel declares its independence. (Isaiah 66:8 speaks of a nation being born in a day. Matt. 24:32–34 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.”)
• Next day, Israel is attacked by the surrounding nations. (Psalm 83’s partial fulfillment:
  
  ² For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; and those who hate You have lifted up their head.
  ³ They have taken crafty counsel against Your people and consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
  ⁴ They have said, “Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”)
• 1967 — Jerusalem returns to Jewish hands. (Luke 21:24 “And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by gentiles until the times of the gentiles are fulfilled.”) As Israel took the Holy City, the re-emergence of Messianic Believers also took on new prominence. The Messianic resurgence is very important because the believing Jews are a key to the return of Yeshua. The Body in Israel is preparing the way as a “first fruits offering” by proclaiming the coming of the Jewish Messiah! This proclamation is the beginning of the cry “Baruch Haba B’Shem Adonai”—“Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord,” as Jesus requires (Matthew 23:39).
• The Word is reaching unsaved people at an astounding pace. Such evangelism is a requirement for His Second Coming. (Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”) Ironically, or providentially, Israelis and Messianic Believers have created MegaVoice, a pocket-size, waterproof, solar-powered audio Bible. MegaVoice Bibles are going into the nations carrying the Scriptures in the nations’ own languages. No more decades-long work of linguistics, translations, and literacy programs in order for those farthest away to be brought near the Body of Christ.
• Nation-states traditionally associated with the End Times have re-entered the world stage: Germany, Russia, Turkey, Iran, Libya, and of course, Israel! The prominence of these countries is necessary for the alignments and conflicts of both Psalm 83 and Ezekiel 38, 39.
• The nations are preparing to come against Jerusalem as foretold in Zechariah 12:2–3: “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth gather against it.”
• The “two witnesses” of Revelation 11 can now feasibly be seen by the entire world at the same time. Due to the technological advances of our day (many due to Jewish contributions), a prophetic event occurring in Jerusalem likely will be watched by the entire world. (Rev.11:3, 7, 10: “And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. …When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them. … And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.”)

Friends, we appear to be very close to the return of the Messiah! Next month, I will unveil some very exciting new developments that represent an important step in our preparation for the Lord’s return. Please stay tuned…

Meanwhile, on television in January, Katharine and I give you a sneak preview of 2015’s Zola Levitt Presents (ZLP) programs with our annual first-of-the-year offering entitled:

The Year Ahead

In our year-end program, we recapped the TV series broadcast in 2014. Now, we preview the new series and programs viewers will see in 2015. Amid repeats of favorites such as Israel in Prophecy and Journey of Restoration, we’ll debut Zion Forever and Joseph.

Then we reprise the series that made Levitt Letter headlines when it first aired: Israel in Prophecy. This eight-part series addresses the very human need to understand the supernatural. People everywhere are looking for… something. Our interviews with key leaders in the prophecy movement will equip ZLP viewers with biblical discernment as the world explores every strange doctrine.

In New Wineskins

In the first program shot on the new ZLP set, Myles and Katharine review early footage of Zola and beautiful dramatic re-enactments in Israel. Dr. Todd Baker reviews his history with Zola Levitt Ministries’ “To the Jew First” Gospel outreach in Israel. We also see previews of interviews at a pre-Trib conference that will appear in following episodes.

Ettinger

Koenig

Bill Koenig and Yoram Ettinger

Myles and Katharine introduce this teaching that deals with Israel in prophecy. Accredited White House correspondent Bill Koenig talks to Todd Baker about nuclear capabilities and Iran. Yoram Ettinger—an ambassador-level diplomat with Israel’s Consul General and a political consultant for U.S.-Israel relations—describes Iran’s ultimate goal of world domination.

Reagan

Baker

Fisher

Gary Fisher and David Reagan

Evangelist Gary Fisher (Lion of Judah Ministry) talks to Todd Baker about how the world will focus on Israel until the end, when all Israel will be saved. Evangelist David Reagan (Lamb and Lion Ministries) tells how the once-lost Hebrew language has been restored and reports on Israel’s military.

Mawire

Robert Mawire

Myles and Katharine talk with evangelist and author Dr. Robert Mawire about his support for Israel and his passion for reaching the lost through his radio ministry. He reveals the price he paid for standing with Israel… and the resulting blessing from God.

Altogether, we look forward to a varied and revealing month of TV treasures. Katharine and I again express our joy in being part of this wonderful ministry that provides such vital information.

Myles & Katharine film a new ZLP series among olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane

Let’s work while there is daylight. You can help us with your regular prayers and gifts of funds. This ministry’s commitment to proclaiming the truth of Yeshua to a lost and dying world extends to teaching the Church about her roots in Jewish thought and custom. In order to reach the current generation, our ministry produces high-quality television that effectively communicates in the language of our era.

I thank you for your partnership and ask you to consider a life-changing pilgrimage to Israel with us. After over 30 years of tours, Zola Tours consistently provides a first-class journey. Our upcoming schedule is:

Worship service on the Sea of Galilee

Katharine and I would be thrilled to host you in the Land. You will be blessed beyond measure as you walk where Messiah walked and see Him alive in His Word and people today.

Until then, please remember—Sha’alu shalom Yerushalayim!… “Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem!” (Ps.122:6)

Your brother and messenger,
Myles

P.S. Just as deathbed regrets mention too much time at work and not enough time with family, so regrets at the Bema Seat (Judgment Seat) before the Lord will be that we did not give ourselves more to Him and His purposes with our one life to offer.

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Dear Myles,
Judging by the prophesied signs, we are closer than ever to the return of the King, as foretold throughout both Testaments of God’s holy Word!

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