The hurt remained with him for many weeks. One took hold of one hand and the other of the other hand so that between friend and foe, poor Waller was about to lose both arms. A second, as stout as the first, ran to rescue Waller. Covered with his own blood, he boldly proclaimed the Word of God.Īnother time while he was preaching, a huge fellow pulled him down and dragged him about by his hair. Mounted the stage and preached with a great deal of liberty. When Brother Waller was released, he went back singing and praising God, and then The parish priest came up, cursed at him, and then warned him not to preach anymore. Afterwards, he was mercilessly beaten with twenty lashes with a horse whip. Catching him by the back part of his neck, they violently beat his head against the ground. Suddenly, he was violently jerked off of the stage by the magistrate and the parish priest. After he finished singing, Waller proceeded to pray. John Waller gave the following account of one such attack that took place in Caroline County, Virginia, during a worship service in a home: While he was singing, the priest of the parish attacked him and would keep shoving the end of his horse whip in John's mouth, laying his whip across the hymn book, etc. Waller also endured severe physical abuse. As a result, he spent a total of one hundred and thirteen days in four differentĬounty jails for preaching. Those who were ordained by the state church (the Anglican Church) were permitted to preach.Īll other preaching was prohibited by law and disobedience to this law was punishable by ThisĪttracted the attention of the religious and civil authorities. Pointing out the errors of the dominant religious system of the time. After becoming aĬhristian, his abilities, energy and talents focused into preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and He had a deep hatred for the MethodistĬircuit riding his preachers and delighted in harassing them. However, before hisĬonversion, his capability in profanity earned him the title of "Swearin' Jack." He could out swearĪnd outfight any man in his day.
He led one of the greatest revivals in the history of that state. John Waller was one of the most powerful preachers in 18th Century Virginia.
Rafael recently completed a series of successful navigation and flight tests of the David’s Sling’s interceptor and plans to hold the first interception test by mid-2012. The IAF is also moving forward with plans to deploy Rafael’s David’s Sling missile defense system, which is designed to defend against medium-range rockets and cruise missiles. IAF operational requirements call for the deployment of about a dozen batteries along Israel’s northern and southern borders. The Defense Ministry has allocated a budget to manufacture an additional three Iron Dome batteries by the end of 2012. The IAF is planning to deploy a fourth battery of the Iron Dome counter-rocket system in the coming months and is mulling the possibility of stationing it in Haifa to protect oil refineries located there. He toured one of the Iron Dome batteries in the South and the Israel Test Bed lab in Holon where the IAF holds its interception simulation exercises. Doron Gavish, commander of the Air Force’s Air Defense Division. Gorenc came to Israel for talks with Brig.-Gen. The American systems will work in conjunction with Israel’s missile defense systems – the Arrow, Patriot and Iron Dome. The US will also bring its THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) and shipbased Aegis ballistic missile defense systems to Israel to simulate the interception of missile salvos against Israel. The drill, which is unprecedented in its size, will include the establishment of US command posts in Israel and IDF command posts at EUCOM headquarters in Germany – with the ultimate goal of establishing joint task forces in the event of a large-scale conflict in the Middle East. Frank Gorenc, commander of the US’s Third Air Force based in Germany, visited Israel to finalize plans for the upcoming drill, expected to see the deployment of several thousand American soldiers in Israel. Israel is moving forward with plans to hold the largest-ever missile defense exercise in its history this spring amid Iranian efforts to obtain nuclear weapons.
Israel, US to hold largest ever missile defense exercise this spring thousands of US soldiers will be deployed in Israel. This is the first overt tactical move by the US to the threat of attack from Iran, and an indication of how serious the situation is with Iran.
The US is to deploy, not just temporarily it seems, thousands of troops to Israel to prepare missile defense capabilities and to install new equipment.