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From: Linda E Semler
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Subject: Israeli Oil

Israel home to world's largest oil field?
U.S. expert plans massive drilling project at Dead Sea

By Kaye Corbett
Copyright 1998, WorldNetDaily

IRVING, TX. -- A $30 million,
six-to-eight-month project to uncover the
world's largest oil field atop a salt dome at the
southwest end of Israel's Dead Sea, is
expected to begin in early 1999, according to
respected Texas oil man, Harold "Hayseed"
Stephens.

Until now, Israel's Islamic enemies have
possessed nearly 75 per cent of the world's
oil reserves with Israel's supply only a
fraction of that. It's reported that Islamic
nations such as Saudi Arabia, all sworn
enemies of the tiny Jewish state, have trillions
of barrels while Israel has only enough oil to
supply itself for about one and a half days
and depends on other countries for the
remainder.

Stephens, a one-time "hell-raiser" and former
pro football quarterback with the New York
Titans, explained Israeli oil officials had
approved his lease in early September and
drilling equipment would likely arrive at the
site early in the New Year.

Besides being an oilman, Stephens is an
ordained minister and said the drilling of
Elohim Parezim #1 (meaning "Lord of the
Breakthrough") in the Dead Sea area could
mean "the entire geopolitical system will be
changed forever."

The lease license is called Hesed, meaning
"the God that keepeth covenant for a
thousand generations," and part of that
license is the Ness Carveout, named after the
Texan's company, Ness Energy (Ness in
Hebrew means "miracle").

"God has it all orchestrated," explained
Stephens, who spent Succot in Israel and
visited the Dead Sea site.

Stephens had planned to visit Israel in early
June; however, he claimed the Holy Spirit
informed him to wait and let Israeli oil
officials come to West Texas.

On Friday, June 26, in a hotel at the
Dallas-Fort Worth airport, history may have
been changed forever.

It was no ordinary corporate business
meeting.

The Israeli delegation was led by Yossi Levy,
director/president of the Israel Oil Company,
Inc., from Petach Tikvah, Israel and Haim
Tsuff, chairman of the board of the Israel Oil
Company, who now lives in Holland.

Astonishing geological and geophysical
evidence led to the signing of an historic
agreement between Israel Oil Company, Inc.,
and Stephens' "Christian-owned" company,
Ness Energy, International.

It is believed that there are vast amounts of
oil in the Dead Sea region of Israel sufficient
enough to free the nation from dependence
on foreign energy sources and from
vulnerability to economic "pressure" to give
up land for peace.

After the June 26 meeting, Stephens received
the lease from Israel and then returned to
Israel for his 55th visit.

Stephens has relied heavily on the Scriptures
and prophetic words, in addition to the
supporting geological studies, during the
emotional roller coaster that's associated with
the oil business.

The Dead Sea, once known as the Valley of
Siddim, was in ancient times, a beautiful, lush
region filled with bubbly lakes of oil,
according to Genesis 13:10-11 and 14:10 with
Jericho being its major trading center.

Then came the dramatic destruction of
Sodom and Gomorrah and the formation of
the Dead Sea. (Genesis 19: 24-25, 28-29)

The Hebrew translation of Isaiah 45:3 reads:
"I will shoot up to you deposits stored in
valuable dungeon-type containers, so that you
will know that I Am the Lord your God, who
called you by name." However, Stephens had
his own version: "I will shoot up (Texas
terms: I will gush up to you) deposits (oil
deposits) that are stored in the valuable
dungeon-type containers (oil traps) so that
you will know that I Am the Lord your God
Who called you by name." It should be
noted, Stephens said, that in Isaiah 45, God is
talking to a Gentile, King Cyrus. He also
explained that in Isaiah 60:5, "because the
abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
the wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you."

Stephens reiterated that a portion of the profit
from the massive oil find will be used in the
re-building of the Third Temple in Jerusalem.

In 1993, according to Stephens, more than
100 earthquakes in seven days rocked the
area from Mount Carmel down to the Red
Sea, redistributing the massive oil deposit
buried from the days of Lot.

When Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed,
the southwest end of the Dead Sea turned
into a mountain of salt, and that salt dome
stretches nine miles long, 3/4 miles wide and
18,000 feet deep. The salt has acted as a
preservative for the past 4,000 years. It
doesn't allow oil to flow through it.

"This is the area where Sodom was located,"
explained Stephens. "In Genesis 19, God
ignited all of the oil and gas in that valley and
then it rained back down and blew a hole 40
miles long, eight miles wide and three miles
deep. Fire and brimstone fell into that hole
and they eventually turned to salt. It made
Sodom and Gomorrah oil boom towns."

Prominent born-again Christian oilmen have
drilled in specific locations in Israel based on
their interpretation of various Scripture
references. Among them have been Gilman
Hill, Andy Sorelle, Jr., and Canadian Lyle
Harron. Hill invested $6 million at a drill site
near Mount Carmel in the '70s. It came up
dry. Sorelle also drilled during the 80's, on
the Mediterranean, and spent millions on
various leases throughout Israel. Harron spent
nearly a decade at a Netanya lease, just north
of Tel Aviv. Even the late Armand Hammer
was dedicated to finding "black gold"
offshore in the Mediterranean.

After a tragic car accident involving his family
cut short his playing days with the
now-defunct Titans, Stephens returned to
Texas to make his fortune in the oil business,
and to the fast life of Las Vegas gambling and
boozing.

In January 1978, Hayseed, who had been
"partying" for days, had an experience like
the Apostle Paul on the Damascus Road. He
told Jesus he'd go anywhere, even to the
North Pole. Shortly afterwards, he was
holding his first revival above the Arctic
Circle, at Prudhoe Bay, an Alaskan oil camp.

A meeting in 1982 played a key role in
establishing Stephens' relationship with Israel
and the Jewish people. Hayseed was one of
the dozen Christian businessmen invited to
pray with then Israeli Prime Minister
Menachem Begin just prior to his making a
decision on the war and invasion of Lebanon.

Stephens felt led by the Lord to give Begin a
large, white Texas cowboy hat and it was
then that Begin, unknowingly, spoke
prophetic words: "Maybe you will be the one
to come and find oil for us in Israel."

Two hours later, the Lord spoke to Stephens,
telling him the "greatest oil field in the world"
lay beneath the southwest end of the Dead
Sea.

To find out more about Ness Energy or its
status on the stock exchange go to:
www.nessenergy.com or e-mail:
nessenergy@compuserve.com.

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