What is the Sovereignty of God? And can we get our heads around this huge subject? God’s sovereignty is His right and power to do all that He decides to do. Job 42:2 states: “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” The sovereignty of God means the supremacy of God and the kingship of God. To say that God is sovereign is to declare that God is "God". So to say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is the Most High, doing according to His will. To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is "The Governor among the nations" (Psalm 22:28), setting up kingdoms, overthrowing empires, and determining the course of dynasties as pleases Him best. To say that God is sovereign is to accept that even when one doesn’t understand why, God can choose a people – the Jewish people as His own, and choose to rebirth the Jewish State of Israel – simply because HE CAN!  But does this sit well with your understanding of how you see God?  Find out more in Episode 36 of The Eagle's Eye Podcast

Episode 36 The Eagle's Eye Podcast -The Sovereignty Of God

Here is a podcast from the heart.  

In this Eagle's Eye Podcast, Episode 37 – entitled 'Hinei Ma Tov' - I look at Psalm 133.  How can this short Psalm not only speak to us but bless us - if we put it into practice?  

Here, I look at the human heart. The issue of black and white; Jew and Muslim, and how we respond to terrorist attacks.  I also share my thoughts on an amazing statement by Peter Rollins, a Christian teacher, who once got slated for stating, "I deny the resurrection of Christ."  But what was at the heart of his message?  Please do not just read this description. Listen to the full podcast to the end... then comment!
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“Without equivocation or hesitation I fully and completely admit that I deny the resurrection of Christ. This is something that anyone who knows me could tell you, and I am not afraid to say it publicly, no matter what some people may think…

I deny the resurrection of Christ every time I do not serve at the feet of the oppressed, each day that I turn my back on the poor; I deny the resurrection of Christ when I close my ears to the cries of the downtrodden and lend my support to an unjust and corrupt system.

However there are moments when I affirm that resurrection, few and far between as they are. I affirm it when I stand up for those who are forced to live on their knees, when I speak for those who have had their tongues torn out, when I cry for those who have no more tears left to shed.” ― Peter Rollins

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037 Eagle's Eye Podcast Episode 37 - Hinei Ma Tov

On Friday, April 30, 2021, a tragedy happened as tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish people had gathered for the annual Lag B'Omer celebrations at the Galilee tomb of Shimon Bar Yochai, a second-century Rabbi, in northern Israel.  Sadly, 45 people were killed, and over 150 injured. But why did this happen, and why were they there?

It is written, “Comfort, comfort My people, says your God... (Isaiah 40 v1), and for sure, it is the right thing to mourn with those who mourn, and we are deeply saddened by the tragic recent events that happened at Mount Meron in Israel. Our thoughts and our prayers are with the families and friends who lost their loved ones.  This podcast looks at this event and asks questions with the hope of finding answers.

Episode 38 Eagle's Eye Podcast -The Mount Meron Tragedy

The situation in Israel as I’m recording this podcast, is very serious as over 3,300 rockets have been fired from Hamas Terrorists in Gaza at Israel this past week.  The last time I experienced this was recorded in my short movie at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14KKAa_lmtI&t=555s

However, this weekend, Shavuot (Pentecost) will begin in the evening of Sunday, 16 May 2021.  As you listen to this podcast, please cry out to the LORD God that Israel would experience a mighty move of the power of the Holy Spirit throughout her Land over this period and pray that both Israel and the Church would desire a move of the Lord God in these days.

Episode 39 The Eagle's Eye Podcast - The Shavuot Wind

Do you wrestle with life? 🤔
📌Do you try to come to terms with the demands of life?
📌And are you too like Jacob in the Scriptures, as he too wrestled with the whole issues of God? And what of Israel? What of the current cancel culture? What of the spirit of lawlessness on our streets that we are witnessing? Something is happening...  A stirring… 

It says in Proverbs 20:5 - “the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.” Something is happening in our world at this time, and as Believers in the Lord, we need to have the waters of our soul stirred - because there is a staring in the deep waters - something is happening… find out in Episode 40 of this Podcast.

040 Episode 40 The Eagle's Eye Podcast - Watching Over Zion

The 4th of July - American Independence Day, is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, political speeches, and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States.

The Fourth of July has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. The 4th of July is also a very special date for my family and me, but it has nothing to do with American Independence... to find out why this date is special, check out episode 41 of The Eagle's Eye Podcast here.

041 The Eagle's Eye Podcast - The 4th of July

In this podcast, I try to look at some of the tough questions you have asked me to cover.  According to the Bible, we are all selfish and fail God every day because ‘all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’ (Romans 3:23) – so we mess up daily and in which case there appears to be little hope for anyone... or is there? 
Why should God hold out the hand of grace to one and not the other?  Are we really so self-centred that while we see horror stories unfolding in volumes that we never expected; and we see earthquakes, tsunamis, massive floods, terrorist attacks, wars and more… we can still eat our evening meals whilst watching all this on TV? Have we really become desensitised? And if so, what hope is there for any of us? There are many questions we face every day, and you have emailed me many. So let's hope we might find some answers.
[All music licensed to David P Soakell]

042 Episode 42 Eagle's Eye Podcast - "Questions everyone wants to ask, but feel they can't."

We all remember where we were and what we were doing on 11 September 2001. The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington marked a turning point in world politics and shook NATO to its core. 
Less than two hours after being hit by the planes, the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York collapsed, one after the other - leaving massive clouds of dust and debris.  But what impact does this have on today's youth? And what of people born post 9/11? Twenty years later, these are my thoughts and this is my story of how I will never forget this day.

Episode 43 Eagle's Eye Podcast - 9/11 and Beyond

One of the Hebrew words that is translated “to refresh” or “to be refreshed” is naphash. It means to breathe or to be breathed upon. 
So… why not ‘take a breath… maybe this Shabbat, put away your projects, your worries, and cares, even your mobile phones, laptops, and breathe... enjoy!

044 Episode 44 The Eagle's Eye Podcast - Naphash

What was the bush that Moses saw burning and why did it attract such curiosity from Moses? And can we learn anything from this ancient Biblical story? This is the theme of this Eagle’s Eye podcast, episode 45. Hope you enjoy this, and that it speaks to you.

Episode 45 The Eagles Eye Podcast - The Burning Bush

For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place: “This is My resting place forever; Here I will dwell, for I have desired it. I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread. I will also clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.  (Psalm 132:13-16)

On Wednesday May 4, 2022 Israel remembered her fallen soldiers and victims of terrorist attacks. On Thursday, we remember Yom Ha'atzma’ut (Independence Day) - which celebrates the Declaration of Independence of Israel which was first read on 14th May 1948 by David Ben Gurion.  Pray that the nation would have a clear vision of what God has called them to be, and that the strong resolute spirit of the Jewish people would enable them to see the Lord God at work within them.

Yom Ha'Atzmaut -Israel at 74 - Eagle's Eye Podcast Episode 46

Shavuot 2023 (Pentecost in Greek), or the Feast of Weeks, is a Jewish holiday. In 2023, Shavuot begins at sunset on Thursday May 25, and concludes at nightfall on Shabbat, May 27, 2023.  As you listen to this podcast -The Shavuot Wind Revisited, please cry out to the LORD God that Israel would experience a mighty move of the power of the Holy Spirit throughout her Land over this period and pray that both Israel and the Church would desire a move of the Lord God in these days.

Episode 47 The Eagle's Eye Podcast - The Shavuot Wind Revisited

Over the High Holy Days (September/October) Israel has been celebrating the three Biblical Feasts - Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets), Yom Kippur and Sukkot (the Feast of Tabernacles). All these are Torah-commanded holidays.  However, as I was reading sections of the book of Genesis, I really felt the Lord lay an issue on my heart regarding the promises of God to Israel, and how they respond to His calling.

The passages I'm concentrating on (along with others) are Genesis 28:10-17; Genesis 31:43-54; John 1:43-51, and Genesis 32:4-31.

Hope you get something from this.

Episode 48 Eagle's Eye Podcast - Sukkot-a test for Israel?

What is the Hebrew month of Cheshvan? What can we learn from this month that will help stop burnout? When we examine the horrendous state of of world, how can we gain peace?  And what has any of this got to do with Noah? 

Noah’s absolute faith in God, which resulted in uncompromising obedience, was the reason he was able to truly enter a place of blessed rest. In fact, the name Noah, or Noach in Hebrew, means rest. He was not a man who “leaned on his own understanding” of a situation but trusted wholeheartedly in the Word of the Lord and obeyed.

In today's world, it must get to a point when one has to simply “stop”… and stand still before man’s Creator… just for a moment, just to bask in the light and the depth of that connection… and in many ways, I feel we miss that. I guess that is why God ordered us a Shabbat rest.

Episode 49 The Eagle's Eye Podcast - Shabbat & the month of Cheshvan

All over the world in 2022, there are many people who do not enjoy freedom. All over the Middle East, and other areas of the world, Christians in particular, suffer great persecution because of their faith in Jesus (Yeshua). And all over the world the Jewish people too have suffered much persecution – just look at the Holocaust as one example – and today, we are living in an age when antisemitism is as high as it was in the 1930s. 

The Human Rights Watch have produced a 42-page guide regarding the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022.  But with Qatar having such bad human rights issue, should Qatar be even hosting the Fifa World Cup? With Iran's threats of nuclear war and thousands of Iranian's interrogated, unfairly prosecuted solely for peacefully exercising their human rights, and hundreds remained unjustly imprisoned, should England be playing Iran in the World Cup?  In this 50th episode of The Eagle's Eye Podcast, I invite our son Matthew to discuss these issues.

Episode 50 - The Eagle's Eye Podcast - Qatar, Iran & The Jubilee

After a few months away, I was finally inspired to recreate a podcast that really spoke to some folks recently. Climbing mountains is never easy, but the climb, no matter how tough, is worth it, when you get to the peak and see the amazing views. Life, health, and faith are often like that mountain climb. But can we really face the questions everyone wants to ask, but feel they can't? And will we find any answers?

Eagles Eye Podcast Episode 51 - 'More Questions than Answers'

Jenin and Journalism, where facts and context evaporate:
  
On July 3rd, 2023, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) launched what it described as a ‘contained and precise operation’ to foil very active terrorist activity in the Jenin area, which consisted of surprise attacks on terrorist infrastructure in what the world calls the ‘West Bank’ city of Jenin. This is an area that has been dubbed the Arab Palestinian “terror capital.” 

But what is the truth and context behind what we are witnessing in Jenin? But why now, and why has Israel appeared to go into this with more force than usual?  Find out in this episode of The Eagle's Eye Podcast.

Episode 52 The Eagle's Eye Podcast - Jenin & Journalism

These are indeed dark days, and as we watched in horror, the civilian population of Israel being targeted by Hamas terrorism, and innocent civilians on both sides are being killed and traumatised (however, one has to question as to how many Gazan civilians are being killed by their own people, as many of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad rockets have failed and exploded in Gaza).

I have been reporting on (and often from within Israel) issues relating to Israel for the past 28 years. Hamas have bombed Israel now for over 16 years. But what we witnessed on the 7th of October 2023, on Shabbat and Simchat Torah, in which more Jews were killed in a single day since the Shoah (Holocaust), left me (and any other decent civilian) sickened to the core. These evil hideous attacks are unforgivable. Hamas invaded Israel, killed, raped, and kidnapped Israeli children, women and grandmothers, and bombarded Israel with Iranian backed rockets, which even hit as far as Jerusalem.

We knew that as soon as Israel rightly responded, the western world would condemn Israel, yet even I have been shocked at the sickening sight of these hate marches and the ‘hate speech’ from the Palestine Solidarity groups. One has to wonder what it will take to get the woke world to ‘get real’ and ‘wake up to how evil Islamic terrorism is’?  So are we getting the full picture of this issue? In this podcast I look at some passages of Scripture, and compare them to todays situation.

Episode 53 Eagle's Eye Podcast - Are we getting the full picture?

Ever since the Islamic Terrorist group Hamas attacked, raped, killed and kidnapped women, children, babies, grandmothers - even Holocaust survivors, and Israel were forced to take action, the world has changed. This has indeed been a very tough seven months. Here I take a personal look at this, and pose some very serious points that need to be looked into.

Eagles Eye Podcast 54 - A Very Tough Seven Months

I was recently inspired by the Scriptures in I Kings chapters 17, 18 and 19. I’m sure we all know of the story of Moses in Exodus 33, when he climbed Mount Sinai (also known as Mount Horeb, the Mountain of God – 1 Kings 19:8). Another Scripture every Christian must know is from I Kings 19:11-12, where Elijah experiences a strong wind; an earthquake; a fire, and then a ‘still small voice’.  But what was Elijah doing in this place?”  And how can we enter into God's presence? How can we seek His face, touch His grace, in the cleft of the Rock?

Episode 55 The Eagle's Eye Podcast - 'In the cleft of the Rock'

Pentecost-Shavuot - Episode 56, Eagles Eye Podcast

Episode Two of my Podcast - The Eagle's Eye. In this edition we'll be entering into 'The secret place' Ohhhhhhhhhhh 🤔now where might that be? Well find out by clicking play.

002 Podcast 2 -An Eagles Eye - In The Secret Place

Show me The Way… (Part One)

Suddenly, after opening my Bible, God laid Israel upon my heart.  Suddenly, all the stories that Dad used to say about our name being changed made sense.  Suddenly the connection with Anne Frank was real, and suddenly I knew why those Jewish kids at Gateshead had such an impact upon me.  And I knew God was laying on my heart a calling.  
And yet, deep down I knew that with this calling came a huge responsibility.  And this was too much.

But can we hear God’s calling and still walk away? And when God calls, do we have a choice? Find out more in this Eagle's Eye Podcast - session 10.

Episode 10 The Eagles Eye Podcast - 'Show me The Way' (part 1)

This is part 2 of The Russia House - podcast episode 15 of The Eagle's Eye Podcast.  

It was 1989 and Moscow held an air of mystery over it with the underground metro stations looking like palaces, with beautiful ornate ceilings, marble everywhere and chandeliers so grand they wouldn’t look out of place in the finest stately home.  The metro station was directly opposite to where we were staying, and these were used on a daily basis to get to our contacts.  The only problem was, getting used to the system.  It’s fine if one speaks Russian, but my Russian only consisted of да prounounced ‘da’ (yes), нет - pronounced nyet (no) and спасибо – pronounced ‘spasibo’ (thank you).  That’s not a lot of use when one is wanting to get from Сокольническая to Таганско-Краснопресненская.  

But we were here to smuggle Bibles to the true Church of Russia - the underground church were Believers were struggling against the backdrop of the Soviet Union Communist control.

Episode 15 - The Eagle's Eye Podcast - The Russia House Pt 2

In 1992, I had the privilege to drive a truck all the way from Middlesbrough, via Essex, through Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary and into and through Romania.  This was the second time I’d been to a small place called Cernavoda where we literally saw miracles take place.

The biggest shock was when we toured the Orphanages that spilled over with unwanted children, many plagued with AIDS or other serious medical ailments due to the re-use of syringes and the generally shoddy health conditions, along with the infected cheap blood that had been brought in from the Africa’s.  The horrors that Ceausescu had left behind could not be quickly swept under the ‘proverbial carpet’. The physical and psychological damage was huge and widespread. This is part one of a true story that changed my life.

016 Episode 16 Life in Romania - The Eagle's Eye Podcast

The former Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion once stated back in 1956, “In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.”  I’ll be sharing much more on the issue of Israel in future podcasts, however, of all the nations in the world over time immemorial, Israel must have seen the most miracles.  

But what exactly are miracles?  Are they really an act of God to intervene on behalf of man, and if so, why do we only hear a few accounts of these ‘miracles’?  If it is an act of God to help certain people, what about the thousands of people who could have been helped but haven’t been?  What of all those children I witnessed who died through no fault of their own due to the AIDS crisis in Romania?  What of people who have suffered terrible pain through the various cancers and died, being robbed of many years of their lives?  I have even known Christians who have faithfully believed in this Almighty God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, who can heal, and had many other Christians praying for them, only for them to perish leaving nothing but unanswered questions.  

What of the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust – simply for being ‘Jewish’ – couldn’t this God, the God of the Jews have saved them?  And what of all those who lost their lives in the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001?  Where was God then?
So how exactly can we have hope in the God of miracles - even in the hard times? Find out in this podcast as I wrestle with these tough issues.

018 Episode 18 - Hoping in the God of Miracles - The Eagle's Eye Podcast

What might you expect to find in the wilderness? 

Throughout the Bible, the wilderness can function as an image of discord.  In some ways, one would think that to end up in the wilderness means that one has a loss of control on your walk with God, and of separation from the safety of society. However this is not necessarily so.  Sometimes God can lead you there for a purpose as indeed the Spirit of God led the Son – Yeshua – in the wilderness.  

I remember at one point when I was in a deep spiritual wilderness.  I felt little connection with God – which is not good when one is in full time ministry.  I can remember at one stage in that strange place that my friend Werner Oder contacted me to ask how I was.  I told him that I was struggling and in a wilderness, to which he replied, “Good… God trains His special forces in the wilderness.”  And you know what… he was right!   So let's go and visit the wilderness through episode 19 of these Eagle's Eye Podcasts.

019 Episode 19 - The Eagle's Eye Podcast - In the Wilderness

Back in 1995 God spoke to me clearly in two ways.  The first was when I cried out to God as Israel had been suffering terrorist attacks from Islamic extremists. The front page of the Daily Telegraph had a photo of an Orthodox Jew holding his small child in his arms – however the child was dead due to being caught up in a terrorist attack.  I can remember being so shocked, knowing this child wasn’t any bigger than our son at the time.  “Why God” I cried… “Why didn’t you spare this child, and why isn’t anyone standing in the gap for Your people.”  Well, I could almost hear God tapping His fingers on His throne as He said, “But I called you and you haven’t listened to My call.”  

Oh boy… I can’t describe the feelings deep within… sorry doesn’t come in to it.  Then, a man knocked on our door telling me to “Repent”.  The man said, “David, repent… for three times God has laid Israel on your heart, and three times you have thrown it back in His face.  Stop complaining and repent and do what God has asked of you.”

Doing what you should be doing isn't always the easiest thing to do... and God might have to drive you into a barren, dry place, so He can to speak to you. But know for sure, the Wilderness is a place where God trains His special forces. In Episode 20, I attempt to tell it as it was... and still is. The footprints in sand have be made... 🥾🥾The journey continues...

020 - Episode 20 - The Eagle's Eye Podcast - 'Training His Special Forces'

It's Rosh Hashanah... otherwise known as 'The Jewish New Year'. But can the church learn anything from this wonderful festival? This holiday is instituted in Leviticus 23:24-25 and the shofar (a ram's horn) is blown at this time of the year. 

It is believed that on Rosh Hashanah the destiny of all mankind is recorded by God in the Book of Life. After Rosh Hashanah services, as the congregants leave the synagogue, they say to each other... "May you be inscribed in the Book of Life".

Thinking of the Book of Life, perhaps we should also think in relation to God’s book ~ the Word of God ~ The Bible. Is this inscribed in our lives? And if not, how can we do this? There is so much more than meets the eye regarding this festival... Find out more in Episode 22 here.

022 Episode 22 Sound of the Shofar - Rosh Hashanah - Eagle's Eye Podcast

So... we are back in lockdown in England, and this plague isn't going away anytime soon. But where are we in the days leading up to Biblically fulfilled prophecies? Are we really in the "End Days"? The Biblical Church in Paul's days thought they were in the "Last Days'. Was the Church thinking they were in the "End Days" during the Spanish Flu in 1920? What about during WW1 or WW2?  And what of the Middle East with Israel? What of the alleged "Peace Plans"? What of Hamas and Hezbollah and the Palestinian Authorities? And are we in the days of approaching Chariots of Fire?

026 Episode 26 Eagle's Eye Podcast - Chariots of Fire

Walking through the Yad Vashem's Children's Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem, Israel, brought a very difficult discovery for me regarding our name.  But are names important? And if names are important, then by changing names in the Bible, are we distorting the message? To watch an accompanying short video to this podcast, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4vMnVbc_ms&t=10s

Episode 27 Eagle's Eye Podcast - 'Hall of Names'

This is the final part (part 4) of 'Light in the Darkness'.  We pick up from where we left off last week, where in Ezekiel 37, God shows the prophet a valley of dry bones. Could this really be depicting the Holocaust? And if so, what about the teaching the church applies to itself? In verse 11 we read, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope is gone…” In Hebrew, Hatikvah (The Israel national anthem) means “the hope”. Can any hope come from the Holocaust? 

Also, is there a connection to Holocaust Memorial Day and the festival of Tu BiShvat (New Year for Trees) which just so happened to begin in Israel on the same day - Wednesday, 27 January 2021. Tu Bi'Shvat (Hebrew: ט״ו בשבט‎) is a Jewish holiday, occurring on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Shevat and is mentioned in the Mishnah.
Find out more about this miracle of Israel's new life in this podcast.

Episode 33 The Eagle's Eye Podcast - Light in the Darkness part 4

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