He Promised Peace-He Engaged in War

Iran versus U.S.

And you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that you are not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in diverse places. [Mat 24:6-7] (Emphasis mine)

It is late, but this is a heads-up that later today (Wednesday, September 2), I will be publishing a more in-depth article. 

When Trump was campaigning, he promised he would bring peace and end the wars. Instead, he has joined Israel and engaged in war. He has taken the helm - he is calling the 'shots' (not a pun, but a fact). 

A few days ago, I completed a three-day fast, as I searched for some answers. There is much going on, many distractions and interruptions. News came to the people that yesterday, September 1, 2026, at noon Eastern Standard Time, Trump ordered USCENTCOM to launch an attack against Iran, which was in retaliation for the attacks that Iran conducted the previous night.

Live coverage was with Steven Ram (red arrow)
September 1, 2026 (circled)

A spokesman for Iran stated that the attacks were in response to the US hitting those missiles that were supposed to spread mines throughout the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump spewed forth a strong warning: "You better not respond. If you do, and you start to escalate this, we're going to hit you with the largest attack you have seen so far."

All the news reported that Iran did indeed respond; they did retaliate. Trump had predicted that they would respond, sarcastically stating that "they are stupid and they are a terrorist regime."

Illustration credit: Fox News on Steven Ram
YouTube Channel

On August 30, 2026, US forces struck Iranian military rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, ending a month-long lull in hostilities, according to Fox News.

The above information comes from a live coverage presented by Steven Ram on his YouTube channel. He titled the coverage: Breaking | Iran is attacking U.S. Bases!

Providence of the Living God

The Lord is ever faithful. True, yes - it is true that war had already begun between Israel, Iran and the United States (although recently it has seemed to be more between US and Iran). 

Nonetheless, I believe judgment has already begun. The beginning of sorrows is something I wrote about a year or so ago. Truthfully, I cannot recall exactly how long ago. It must be found to be accurate about exactly when it was; however, everyone I speak with - every single person, no matter if they are young, middle-aged or elderly - claims that time seems 'whacked' [youth], 'out of sync' [middle-aged], 'not normal' [old school].

Praying about many things on the fast, I did mention the nations because personally, I do not think that there is one godly nation. All seem to be angry, full of protesters, bitter. All are in rebellion and allowing all kinds of abominations, including Israel - the entire world presents like the days of Noah, Sodom and Gomorrah. This I have made no secret of by mentioning it in past articles, going back several years.

2020 was the first time the Lord had me post that it would be a pivotal year (that was in January, and the pandemic had us locked down in March--ONLY God knew. I know nothing on my own, absolutely nothing.) His glory alone...

That being said, I believe that deep within the Lord has let me know that each year from now on will be pivotal, as we head for the Great Tribulation. Nothing will ever be the same again. They are pushing hard for the 2030 agenda. 

Folks, that is like a heartbeat away. We all need the guidance, strength, wisdom AND increased discernment of the Lord (the Holy Spirit and the WORD give us discernment). He does not want us to fear. He wants us to trust - and yes, He does know that can be difficult for this old flesh sometimes. 

Fear can warn us of danger, but if we are not trusting God, it can also paralyze us, given the right situation. And we need each other to encourage and pray for one another. 

I came across scripture and dated it. Unbelief and rebellion, combined with fear, have taken hold of multitudes. That was written up at the top of the page. These notes are for me - I have to keep myself in check too, with the help of the Holy Spirit and Jesus. Yes sir, you bet I do! 

Leaders (kings, princes, Prime Ministers, whatever title their country gives them) - they are hungry for power, pushing for control, established the system that will be ruled by the Antichrist of all antichrists.

On the 26 of August, after prayer, the Holy Spirit led me to Scripture in a Bible not often used (I have several Bibles: KJV, NKJV, ESV, Amplified and Jerusalem Bible)

I have a bad habit of dating, making comments, and highlighting scriptures. The scripture I was led to was one the good Lord had led me to previously, and ironically, four months to the day (April 26) - both dates being this year.

Although they are highlighted in a KJV (King James Version) Bible, I am copying it here as presented in the NKJV (New King James).

Your way and your doings have procured these things unto you; this is your wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reaches unto your heart.

My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart makes a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war.

Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled; suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.

How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?

For My people are foolish; they have not known Me; they are sottish children [stupefied, inebriated], and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. [Jer 4:18-22]

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At the top of the page, I had spoken of rebellion, unbelief and fear...it must have been back on April 26 that I wrote that. I use different Bibles. Sometimes I find the King James has a verse or section that I do not understand, so I use a translation with more modern language, like the ESV (English Standard Version) or Amplified.

Also, during the fast, I prayed for my children and grandchildren. Just because we are Christians does not mean our children are. Sometimes, if they are believers, they may be a prodigal, backslidden, or in a place that is not wholly sold out to God/Jesus - like where most (if not all) of us once were.

Look at Eli, a prophetic spiritual leader, whose two sons, Hophni and Phineas, high priests, were sinful souls, guilty of theft (sacrificial meats of the worshippers) and sexual immorality. Eli did not discipline them though.

Then there was the prophet Samuel, whose two sons, Abiah and Joel, whom Samuel appointed as judges, were also sinful in their ways. They perverted justice, and they were dishonest, accepting bribes. They did not honour God as Samuel did.

David had a son who was the half-brother of his daughter Tamar. He raped her, then hated her, putting her to great shame. She was the sister of King David's son Absalom, who avenged his sister by killing Amnon a couple of years later. He also plotted to overtake his father David's throne.

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He was proud of his hair, but it got tangled up in a low-lying branch when he was riding on his mule. [2Sam 18:9] David's loyal commander-in-chief, Joab, discovered him caught up and helpless. The King had told his men to be gentle with the young man Absalom and not hurt him. "Do it for me." David had pleaded with his men. [2Sam 18:5]

Death of Absalom
James Tissot - 1904

He explicitly disobeyed David and used the opportunity to thrust three spears or lances into Absalom (for plotting against David), and the rest of the soldiers finished him off. Joab wanted the rebellion ended and protect the kingdom.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. [Rom 3:23]

So after praying for my children and grandchildren, the Holy Spirit led me to Scripture (the Word of God IS alive and active and sharper than any two-edged sword). Glory to the Creator!

El Shaddai, our holy God, speaks to us through His Word. Jesus IS the Word who came in the flesh. So magnificent, so mind-boggling. I post the verse here because, as I have often said, Jesus still feeds the multitudes.

There are others (many others) who have been praying for their children, some travailing. Receive the Word of God. Ask Him, and He will answer. He lives.

This Word is for you too. There are no coincidences with our Father.

God has heard your prayers. (Thank You Jesus - this is all because of you!) Cling to the strong Vine like healthy grapes...

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Isaiah 49:26

This has been a heads-up. I have more prepared but it is almost 5:00 AM. 

Stay close to Jesus. He is your Advocate, Comforter, Counsellor, Prince of Peace.

for His glory alone

Bonita                             dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com

The Interesting Bible Characters Will Be Revealed

Distractions Are a Powerful Tool

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us [outwit us]: for we are not ignorant of his devices. [2Cor 2:11]

I began this series a little over a year ago, managing to publish nine parts. However, the distractions and hindrances since the last post have been colossal (and if ‘colossal’ appears to be an exaggeration, it is not by much). Distractions are all around, everywhere.

Wherefore we would have come to you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. [1Thess 1:18]

Look at the distractions alone in the world today. It was about a year and a half ago that I noticed the uptick in distractions. Indeed, they have always been around to lead a saint away from the faithful way, and down pathways that lead to dead ends or hinder our time with Jesus/Yeshua.

When this series began at the beginning of October last year, one of the first things mentioned was not to be seduced into giving up or being led into a place of defeat. Many were speaking about weariness, but a spirit of heaviness [depression] was a great weight to multitudes.

The battles of the saints are a reality that Jesus himself warned about. Remember? He warned us that we will have tribulation in this world, but by remembering that He overcame the world, we can have that peace that passes all understanding, and a gladness (good cheer) knowing that we are not alone, that victory is His and that we are ‘more than conquerors’’ through Him. [Jn 16:33]

He knows it is not easy. He never expected us to walk around with a Joel Osteen smile – a perpetual smile. Yet that unshakeable peace…none can take. Let me clarify…it can be shaken, and it will be, but unshakeable, meaning “firm”; it cannot be tossed away or changed. Christ is the anchor that holds it in place. Glory…thank You Jesus!

Things Are Peaking

Again, the day has escaped me. I am seriously considering a YouTube channel. I do not have a camera, but at least, to start, perhaps, I can get on and say whatever the Lord leads me to share. Visuals can be put up. It is a serious thought. The world is crying out for truth, and God is revealing. However, He is wise in the handling of it.. He remembers we are but dust, no matter how very strong we insist that we are.

Throughout this past year, the Lord has led. He has made it very clear that although people want to shove it under the rug, we cannot. Witchcraft is everywhere we look, and it is not just around Halloween now, or the Solstices…the Sabbats, which consist of the annual celebrations or festivals (eight) on the pagan Wheel of the Year.

The witchcraft is beyond books in the schools (elementary right on up), filled with themes of witchcraft and magic, being used as a “tool” for teaching subjects such as science, language arts, social studies etc.

When my son was in Grade 7 in mid-2000, about 2005, it was mandatory that he read Harry Potter books, as it was part of the curriculum in English. If ye refused (or a parent signed the student out of it), it would affect the child’s final mark, and it would mean a failure because it was a majority of the year course.

It is no longer standard, but many parents in schools across the continent (Canada and the USA) are divided over books that are not only occult in nature, but others that are sexually explicit.

For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. [2Cor 10:4]

Indeed, witchcraft is something the Lord wants people to be very much aware of, as well as the spiritual warfare we are in; however, it has to be balanced. People either deny it altogether or go overboard with it.

The Bible is clear on the reality of spiritual warfare, but doctrines of demons [1Tim 4:1] fabricated by deceitful spirits and taught by false teachers (wolves in sheep’s clothing), and false teachers, often called hypocritical liars.

The prosperity gospel makes a mockery of warfare, often making it sound like a game – stomping on the head of the enemy, decreeing and declaring, commanding angels (which is NOT scriptural – only God commands the angels). The false prophets push the NAR [New Apostolic Reformation], or New Age, New Thought agendas, and much more.

Again, I have much prepared, but not organized. There is much to share with the saints.

Jesus Reminds Us of Deception

“Take heed that no man deceive you.”  [Mat 24:4] Those words of Jesus would not leave me after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Like many, I went through a process that was uncomfortable. I did not know Charlie Kirk before his tragic death. I had never heard of him, and I wrote that.

So, it was not grief I felt for the loss of someone I knew, but rather, the violence in the world today; how the Lord had often warned over the years how things will happen sudddenly and unexpectedly.

In 2008, I wrote an article (it’s been posted here a few times) called “We Overcome”. It had to do with things happening suddenly, and people blaming each other, and others blaming God. It was back then (2008) that the Lord spoke about the 'domino effect', how it would take one push for things to start.

It will build momentum slowly, until nothing can stop one thing crashing into the next, into the next, an onslaught, controlled only by the providence of God Himself. 

The false prophets took the words, suddenly and unexpectedly, to a whole other level, of course, with false “wonder” things. Deceptions like the wealth of the rich being transferred to the saints.

Well, the self-proclaimed prophets certainly will line their pockets, and the wealth they gain will be from the naive followers who give their tithes and "seed-faith' money so they can line their wallets...with the money transferred from your wallet to theirs.

The one problem with plagiarism is that the plagiarist does not very often understand the meaning of a matter, or they make one up.

Processing Events Step by Step

A man's heart devises his way: but the Lord directs his steps. [Prov 16:9]

I wanted to be respectful to a young widow with two children, I did, but I did say that something just did not feel right. However, out of respect, I digressed and refused to say more in that post. The internet was buzzing, but I held back for ten days from the time of the murder of Charlie Kirk. Of course, like probably millions of others, I did pray for the wife and children of the man slain.

Who would not feel compassion? It is instinctive, or at least, typically, when one hears of a murder, the heart goes out to those closest to the victim, does it not?

Yet, when I heard her speeches and witnessed her ways, something seemed ‘unnatural’. How I went before the Lord. What kind of horrible person was it to think such things? I really was torn over it. I prayed earnestly – repented genuinely.

Frankly, I had no intention whatsoever of joining the crowd to speak about it. I was inundated with information. Videos, podcasts, and news articles were nonstop since the tenth day after it happened.

It was amazing to hear everyone mentioning Jesus, but it confused me at the same time. Was Charlie Kirk not a political activist? He was, but his faith was being pushed to the forefront. As I stated, I had not known the man. He did believe strongly in Jesus.

But the more I prayed, the more unsettled I became. JD Vance was being compared to James, the apostle, by self-proclaimed prophet Amanda Grace. She compared Peter Hegseth to the apostle Peter, and Charlie Kirk to the martyr Stephen. All of it made me feel ill in my spirit. And I saw none of them as such.

One pastor at Kirk’s memorial wheeled around a massive cross, as if to compare the death of Charlie Kirk to the death of Jesus the Messiah. There is no comparison. Jesus/Yeshua gave his life willingly, sacrificially. Charlie Kirk did not have the option. It was taken from him.

T-shirts were being sold at the Memorial, and continue to be sold, along with posters that say, I Am Charlie. His wife encourages people that whatever they do from now onward, “do it for Charlie”.  No, do it for Jesus! We are being molded into the image of Jesus Christ, not molded into the image of a mere man – a man that Jesus also died for.

I will try again to get the proper article up tomorrow. It has become so difficult, the days fly by, and always filled, yet what am I doing? Reading the Word, praying, time with God, then researching, business…etc. I cannot explain all that goes on, just normally, never mind the distractions. Shake my head, is all I can say.

Bible Characters Will be Revealed

Heavy weeping, yet silent sobs were my portion when the Lord revealed certain bible characters to me. The Spirit of Jesus amplified certain people from ancient times during my readings of the holy scriptures, and their stories rested in my d.

certain people from ancient times upon my heart. Real people, living in a real world, dealing with real problems, committing real sins, needing real forgiveness.

Fast forward several thousand years. They were not the people that the false prophets were calling out, such as JD. Vance being compared to James, one of the "sons of thunder", supposedly because of their "fiery" temperament.

The Lord does not just tell one person a matter - not in a world this big, and in a time such as this time. Adonai's people are sprinkled all around the world, in every country, every nation, every tribe and every clan.

Let's be realistic...In actuality, it will not be EVERY tribe or clan. There were some very real, very evil people in the days of antiquity. We read about them. We have some very real, very evil people today - they slaughter men, women, children, babies. They do not care.

They are spawn of Satan. Pure evil. They are not aquatic, but it is an expression to highlight the ultimate negative description of people who are human beings, but they are so deceptive, manipulative, cruel, dangerous, wicked

Betrayal and Judas were very heavy upon my heart through these past two months…I did write about it in Part 9 of War and Witchcraft…or Part 8.

But the one thing that I could not shake, even after fasting and praying for one week, was the story that kept coming back to me, and that was the story of David and Bathsheba.

Betrayal [the kiss of betrayal, kiss of death], Judas, 'take heed no man deceive you', King David, Bathsheba, sabotage, Trojan horse. it was back in June that I posted about "The Season of the Judas'" (Judas - plural)

Betrayal is certainly a key word regarding Charlie Kirk. How many pretended to be his friend but were not. I mentioned to a friend of mine that the Lord had put David and Bathsheba on my heart (highlighted).

I do not know if it means David was taken out like Uriah, or if it goes deeper. Erika's tears seem to be manipulated. 

I have been really troubled by how she is almost always dabbing the same eye, but also how she has very prepared speeches. I cannot say at this time, but I can almost guarantee that her speeches have been scripted (she has had help creating them.) And I take no joy in saying that...none.

Yes, there has been hours upon hours of prayer, reading the Word, seeking God, researching...but so much hindrance, or being unwell, or having conflicts.

All prayers are greatly appreciated; they are the greatest gift of all. Yes, there is still much to share, Lord willing. Everything is going fast.

The year of the snake is coming to a close, and the year of the horse approaches...so does the white horse. 

Press in - cling to Jesus like healthy grapes to the strong Vine.

for His glory alone

Bonita                        dovesofthevalleys4@gmail.com