What to do with Gaza? On February 6th President Trump proposed that the U.S. take control of Gaza, resettle its Palestinian population elsewhere and transform the enclave, which he described as a “demolition site right now,” into a developed hub, which he hoped would become a ‘Middle East Riviera’. Arab countries, the Palestinians, and other countries around the world, including the UK and EU...
10 Because you have forgotten the God of your salvation,And have not been mindful of the Rock of your stronghold,Therefore you will plant pleasant plantsAnd set out foreign seedlings;11 In the day you will make your plant to grow,And in the morning you will make your seed to flourish;But the harvest will be a heap of ruinsIn the day of grief and desperate sorrow...
Response to the death of Hamas terror leader Sinwar There was satisfaction inside Israel at the news of the killing of Yahya Sinwar in Gaza. He died on the first day of the Jewish Succoth (Tabernacles) holiday, which is interesting because the war he set off with the October 7th invasion of Israel happened on the last day of Succoth in 2023. However the war goes on and there are still...
14 Then the Lord said to me: “Out of the north calamity shall break forthOn all the inhabitants of the land.15 For behold, I am callingAll the families of the kingdoms of the north,” says the Lord;“They shall come and each one set his throneAt the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem,Against all its walls all around,And against all the cities of Judah...
One more scripture which we will look at this morning is Ezekiel 38. Somewhere into all this mix comes the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 which has never yet been fulfilled. It doesn’t seem to connect to any other passage in the scriptures, so we have some disagreements about where this prophecy comes into play. Article Some say it comes before the Tribulation itself; some say it comes at the...
Another interesting factor relates to China which is a dominant power. China is moving into all parts of the world including the Middle East, and they have made this deal with Iran and Saudi Arabia; a very big deal. Saudi and Iran have been at loggerheads: Saudi the leading Sunni power and Iran, the leading Shiite power, are hostile to each other. Iran has hit Saudi with missiles and there is a...
Will someone come up with a solution to this problem, offering peace and safety, bringing a guarantee such as a peace treaty? If so, would he be hailed as a great world leader? Israel Politics Let’s just come on to Israel because Israel was also mentioned in the speech which Guterres gave at the U.N General Assembly. He said, “In Israel and Palestine, cycles of violence under the occupation...
Israel moves to fifth election in three years On June 20th Israel’s weakened coalition government decided to dissolve parliament and call new elections. The vote, expected later this year, could bring about the return of a nationalist religious government led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or another prolonged period of political gridlock. In a nationally televised news...
Introduction In the January 2022 edition of Light for the Last Days I wrote that there were three world situations threatening wars which could have far reaching consequences. Russia and Ukraine, China and Taiwan and Iran and Israel. Now the Russia and Ukraine war has happened. Will the other two follow? The world was in shock after weeks of denying that he had any intention to invade...
The Kingdom of God is at hand. The Bible says that whoever calls on the Name of the Lord shall be saved. You don’t have to do great or good works and earn your Salvation, you just have to call on the Name of the Lord, ask Him to save you from your sins. Any person can do that in any circumstance. God gives us a way out and we don’t know how many people called on the Lord in their...