Virtually Real (16 page)

Chapter 19

Invasion

The virtual world

Antoni had ‘proof’ that Israel was harbouring the terrorists that had exploded bombs at the EEMEC headquarters and at the Nimrah High Temple. And he had ‘proof’ that the followers of Y’shua were against all that Nimrah stood for and against all the well-being that the EEMEC brought to the world and its people.

Even more important to Antoni was that he had the anger of the people behind him. Indeed he showed himself quite willing to be reconciliatory to Israel but they rebuffed his overtures. This increased his standing and incensed the populace even more. Israel would be invaded!

He would offer amnesty to those Israelis who followed the Nimrah religion and specifically renounce Y’shua and swore allegiance to him. He would also ruthlessly persecute Y’shua followers. But those that believed they could win against him by applying the principles of Nimrah he would treat as prisoners of war until ‘re-educated’ to understand that Nimrah and himself could not be separated as he was the light and revelation of its principles.

Israel had its defence mechanisms in place in anticipation of an invasion. They had won the last war with clear ease, and they had developed their weapons since then. They knew that the surrounding nations hated them and yet were afraid – as if there was some power that was on Israel’s side. The military commanders spoke confidently that they were ready and the propagandists reinforced the special skill Israel had and that no other country, or group of countries, would be able to defeat them.

Israel’s espionage agency, Mossad, still had the upper hand in knowing what Antoni was up to – at least what his top generals were planning. They knew that Antoni rarely shared his schemes widely, if at all, and he could have decisions made but not yet told to his staff. In any case they had to deal with real threats and not speculations.

The invasion of Israel started with a neutron bomb blast with huge magnetic pulses that destroyed electricity supply networks, computers and communications systems within Israel’s borders. Neutron bombs had been developed from the original crude versions of the late 1900’s to highly focussed and accurate devices. The co-ordinates of a country’s boundaries could be put into the device and a series of high intensity magnetic pulses would sweep over the territory without affecting anything beyond the borders.

So Israel started its counter without electronic communications!

But it so happened that in the preceding three years that Israeli scientists had proposed a backup system of entangled-pair quanta communication (EPCOM), based on the results of teleporting quantum energy states developed at the beginning of the century. This was costly to build but had the advantage of providing zero signal delay and independence of radio or fibre-optic systems. So Antoni’s first advantage was not as effective as intended and this only incensed him more.

Antoni’s next plan was to prepare an assault by simultaneously opening fronts on each of the Israeli borders. This would stretch Israel’s resources and weak points would become apparent. He was not going to let Israel have any idea of where the main threat would occur. Ever the one for keeping people guessing, Antoni played this card to the full.

There had been no air strike or any other mass destruction imposed on Israel in the early stages, but an intense propaganda war was waged. The amnesty Antoni promised to Israeli’s who would co-operate was delivered by his most charismatic spokeswoman, Diane Artimis.

She was a highly skilled spokesperson for Antoni, and being of part Israeli and part Greek descent helped her as an ideal person for this task. She looked beautiful with a perfectly formed body, kept fit by judicious exercise and diet. Her black hair and dark eyes could engage anyone and her voice had a warmth which would soften the most hardened sceptic – man or woman. Apart from her obvious talents she had a sharp, clear mind and underneath the apparent softness, could put forward such reasonable arguments that others found it difficult to refute her. But as with most human reasoning, the axioms on which beautiful structures of logic are built are rarely questioned!

Such was the person who now spoke on Israeli TV and mass media.

“I am authorised to speak directly to the people of Israel,” she began on one of the satellite transmissions popularly used by Israelis. “Your government has decided to oppose Antoni and the opportunities he has offered. But I want to appeal to you directly. Antoni respects the Israeli people deeply and does not want to wage war with all its horrors; destruction and maiming of loved ones. He has restrained himself to ensure that all those who want to align themselves with his cause will be assured of safe passage and personal security. Should further hostilities develop between the EEMEC and Israel, all those who surrender will be treated well and, if they wish, will be re-settled in the Eastern Empire where Chou Ling Yi has promised a safe refuge. We know that many of you believe in Nimrah, and have seen the power that has been given through Aaron Nawkish, who acknowledges Antoni as the one through whom revelation has been given. You have experienced the blessings in the past. To the believers in Nimrah I say do not try to use its principles against the rest of your fellow people. You cannot succeed because the Great Power, which is behind Nimrah, resides in Antoni.”

With these, and similar arguments, Diane wooed the wavering.

“How do we stop the seductions of this woman, Rabbi?” Judah ben David asked Moesh.

“The words she uses and the good feeling that people get from her are influences coming from the Great Power himself. But if we want to know more we will have to consult with Jeremy. He is the only one I know who will know what we are to do.”

Judah called Jeremy and put the same question to Jeremy. He replied, “The nation has chosen its course. The people and the Knesset have spoken and the protection of Y’shua is lifted. The nation has chosen the promises of Nimrah and rejected ...”

“You sound like one of those Old Testament prophets Jeremy. Get on with it!” said Judah.

“El will come to a point where he will give a people over to that which they trust. He will not contend with them after they have made up their mind. Most people in Israel have come to believe in Nimrah – some openly, some by default. Therefore the power behind Nimrah will be the power that controls those people. For
who
is believed in determines the outcome – not necessarily
what
is believed.”

“So you’re saying that our citizens who do not trust Y’shua will ultimately be the cause of our defeat!”

“Yes. And the voice of Diane will have more power than your own. The unity of the people of this nation is broken as I warned. You are now seeing the outworking of what was sown several years ago. Y’shua gives us two big tests of our faithfulness; the test of hardship and the test of luxury; the test of poverty and adversity and the test of plenty and of ease. He does not prolong these any more than is needed. This nation has failed the test of prosperity and fallen away therefore Antoni will be victorious. Many of our people will defect and leave the country, and then Antoni’s forces will come in and enslave the rest.”

“But what about those who still believe in Y’shua? Will they be alright?” Judah felt a need to really understand.

“Those who believe in Y’shua will be cared for by him, but that does not mean that their lives here will be more fortunate than that of their brothers. No! Those who follow Y’shua will be persecuted, will be killed, tortured and reviled. Antoni has already roused the nations to the point where many will do these things and believe it right to do so. So it has been throughout history that these things happen, and so it will continue to the end.”

“So what is this ‘end’ that you refer to Jeremy?”

“Look I will tell you something that I have been shown by El. Few can see this, but it is nevertheless the truth. Our lives here have a substance and reality that has been created or generated from another realm. This realm is a true reality out of which we have been created, but what we experience is only an image. To our real inner being this image behaves as a tangible reality and is a source of sensory inputs. The inputs may appear as direct physical stimuli or as presentations to our minds and/or emotions. The purpose as always is to establish what I call character-quality decisions that will finally be fixed in our being. Who we choose to believe from these inputs or stimuli will ultimately affect who we are and our destiny in what I term the real world.”

“But you still haven’t said what the end will be!”

“All this that we see, feel, touch, smell, taste, think about as real will be taken away. It will disappear. But the inner being that is our real selves will continue into another environment. Once something real has been created it cannot be ‘un-created’. Once mankind knew how to make atom bombs it could not be undone. The knowledge may get lost if civilisations fail, but the reality is still there. So it is with us. The inner part of us has been created and cannot be uncreated – it will continue for as long as the real world which created it endures, and from our perspective here that is eternity.”

“So all of us have a destiny someplace else and that cannot be avoided. Like it or not!” Judah mused, and continued, “But what will they experience in what you say is the real world?”

“I have only been shown glimpses, but I do know that we will experience in our souls in the same manner as we do now, but where we are finally placed will determine what we experience.”

“I repeat. What is that?”

“I have said enough Judah. Sometime when you are ready we can share more, but you have an invasion to prepare for. Do now what you need to do, but remember who you choose to believe will determine who you are, and that will determine your fate. I know that you are no longer Prime Minister but do not under-estimate your influence – even if many appear to take no notice of you.”

Judah wondered if he was any the wiser after Jeremy’s discourse. He always felt that there were more questions to be answered. It may be better to keep ignorant!

The propaganda war was well under way. Antonio’s Diane Artimis was already having an effect. Her beautiful form, warm voice, and sound reasoning that covered both emotion and intellect were very hard to resist. Even Judah and his close friends who could see what was happening would find themselves doubting each time they watched or listened to her.

Many Israelis succumbed and a large number of intellectuals, top scientists and engineers decided to abandon their country as they could see it heading into a path of conflict that was not necessary. At the same time Chou Yi was offering special privileges to the scientists and engineers who wanted to migrate to China or the countries under its sphere of influence. There was a hint that in the event of hostilities between the EEMEC and Israel that the Chinese Republican Empire (CRE) would be a very safe haven and that they would be able to continue their research and work uninterrupted.

So Israel was finding itself drained of its best. In spite of this, most Israelis were gripped by a fever of patriosm and nationalism and despised their fellows who were ‘betraying’ their country. Thus Israel became a divided house. It was divided on religious beliefs and values, it was divided on secular policy, and it was divided on allegiances.