The Decline of Faith and Morality “We are a temple of the living God … Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith theLord, and touch no unclean thing; and I will receive you” (2 Corinthians 6:16-17. All scripturesfrom the Revised Version Improved and Corrected). What is the connection between belief in God and morality? And how important are God and prayer in people’s lives? Pew Research Center posed these questions in 2019 to 38,426 people in 34 countries, […]
The Abraham Accords “As for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. But my covenant will I establish with Isaac” (Genesis 17:20, 21). On August 13, 2020, President Trump announced the “Israel-United Arab Emirates” peace agreement, under which those countries would normalize diplomatic relations. This was followed in rapid succession on September 11 by an announcement […]
Civil Disorder and Civil Disobedience “And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and straightway the doors were shut. And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion (Acts 21:30-31).“ The 2019 Global Peace Index shows that civil unrest in the world doubled in frequency over the past decade as citizens […]
An Israeli Citizen’s View of Prophetic Fulfillment “I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all” (Ezekiel 37:21-22). […]
Today in Prophecy “As touching the gospel, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sake. For the gifts and the calling of God are not repented of” (Romans 11:28, 29, all Scriptures from Revised Version Improved and Corrected, RVIC). On January 5, throngs of demonstrators, including elected officials, marched across the Brooklyn Bridge in solidarity against antiSemitism. Attacks on a December Hannukah celebration north of New York City had left five peoplewounded, […]