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title: 'Dr. José Benjamín Pérez Matos Returns from Israel with an Urgent and Hopeful Message: “The time to work for peace is now”'
date: 2025-07-09
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## Dr. José Benjamín Pérez Matos Returns from Israel with an Urgent and Hopeful Message:

*Cayey, Puerto Rico – July 9, 2025*

## “The time to work for peace is now”

On July 9, after an intense tour through Israeli territory amid an atmosphere of active conflict, **Dr. José Benjamín Pérez Matos** shared **publicly, from Cayey**, the powerful testimonies and experiences gathered during his recent trip. In an account that combined the harsh reality of war with a profound prophetic vision, Pérez emphasized the resilience of the Hebrew people and the urgency of working toward a definitive Kingdom of Peace.

## On the Front Lines: Visit to the Gaza Border

One of the most tense moments of the journey occurred during the delegation’s attempt to visit a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip, preserved as testimony to the October 7 attack. The visit was interrupted by ongoing military operations.

**“While we were talking, we could hear the roar of the fighting,”** Pérez recounted, describing the gaze of Israeli soldiers as that of those who “live entirely in the present.” Hours after leaving the area, the leader received news of the death of some of the comrades of the soldiers who had welcomed him. “This reminds us that human beings must seize ‘the momentum,’ the now, because once our days on Earth are over, there is no turning back to work in God’s Work,” he stressed.

## The Contrast of War: Laboratories of Life vs. Laboratories of Death

Dr. José Benjamín Pérez Matos denounced what he called a “tragedy for mankind” following the bombing of one of the world’s most important medical research laboratories in Israel. He explained that, while Israel has focused its strategic efforts on neutralizing nuclear threats and weapons laboratories in Iran, attacks against Israel have destroyed centers dedicated to life.

“They destroyed more than 22 years of scientific research in cancer and epilepsy. It is outrageous to see how the health of the world is attacked out of hatred for a nation,” Pérez declared, citing reports from local professors about the irreparable loss of advances achieved through the donation of bodies to science.

## Diplomacy and Purpose: “My Dream is the Throne of David”

Despite missile alerts that forced the delegation to remain alert even during rest hours, Dr. José Benjamín Pérez Matos maintained an agenda that included meetings with diplomats. In a meeting with the Argentine ambassador to Israel, the Puerto Rican leader was asked about his personal purpose in the region.

“My dream is to establish the Throne and the Kingdom of David, the Kingdom of Peace in Jerusalem; that is what I am working for,” he stated firmly. For Pérez, the physical security offered by Israel —endorsed even by Argentine diplomats in the area— is a reflection of the spiritual security found by the “elect” in what he called the “heavenly Israel.”

## Strategic Coordination in Response to the Crisis

The leader detailed the logistical difficulties of entering the country, as flights were reserved primarily for Israeli citizens returning to serve or protect their families. However, he described how a “timely” opportunity arose in California, allowing them to fulfill an agenda that, though improvised due to the war, led to high‑level contacts that were not originally planned.

“There are no coincidences for God. We were received by people who were astonished to see us there in the midst of war,” concluded Dr. José Benjamín Pérez Matos, reaffirming that despite the struggles Israel still has ahead of it, the end of the journey is the establishment of a Kingdom of prosperity and happiness from Jerusalem for the entire world.
