Russia Invades Ukraine: One Year Into the War “And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal” (Ezekiel 38:1-3 Revised Version, Improved and Corrected — RVIC). A year into the war with Ukraine, Russia has suffered a major […]
Rise of the Religious Zionists in Israel “In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old” (Amos 9:11). Shortly after Israeli National Security Minister Ben Gvir descended from the Temple Mount in January, he received a letter from the Jewish organization, Returning to the Mountain, asking him to approve a Passover Sacrifice on […]
Changes in Christianity “For a season will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables” (2 Timothy 4:3-4 RVIC). In 2014, Ligonier Ministries and LifeWay Research began a biennial survey seeking what Americans believe about God, salvation, ethics, and the Bible. In this year’s report, titled, The State of Theology, the survey found a […]
Global Financial Crisis “They cast their silver into the streets, and their gold is like an unclean thing; their silver and gold arenot able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD; they cannot satisfy their hunger or filltheir stomachs with it” (Ezekiel 7:19, scriptures from the RSV unless otherwise noted). The pandemic lockdown combined with massive government relief programs has seriously weakened economies around the world. Russian sanctions resulting from the invasion of Ukraine have caused spikes […]
China Industrial Espionage “The Lord spoke to Moses … Send out for yourself men so that they may spy out the land of Canaan,which I am going to give to the sons of Israel; you shall send a man from each of their fathers’ tribes,every one a leader among them” (Numbers 13:1,2, scriptures from NASB unless otherwise noted). In July, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Britain’s Domestic Security Service warned that China conducted espionage for stealing intellectual property from […]