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PROPHECY UPDATE NEWS HEADLINESYesterday's Prophecies - Today's HeadlinesHEADLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH?TRACKING BIBLE PROPHECY may back UN outline of two-state deal in fresh peace push - reportBiden arrives in Israel to talk billions in military aid - and try to patch things upAmerican student killed in 1 of 3 terror attacks in Israel during Biden visit'Biden visit to Israel may have triggered Palestinian stabbings' Hamas lauds rash of 'heroic' terror attacks across IsraelIsraeli envoy calls on UN Security Council to condemn Palestinian terror attacks IDF imposes siege on Palestinian villages in which terrorists lived Pew poll: 48 percent of Israeli Jews support transfer or expulsion of Arab Israelis Islamic Leaders: Yes, Our World is in Crisis But Palestine Must Remain 'The Central Issue'Study of Holocaust survivors finds trauma passed on to children's genes IDF can put Lebanon back 300 years if Hezbollah attacks, officer tells Saudi paper Intel minister after attacks: Israel in 'war against ISIS-style Muslim extremist terror' Iran continues missile tests with two more launches Iran Threatens to Walk Away From Nuke Deal After New Missile TestHouse Speaker vows to continue to push for Iran sanctionsRussia, West differ on UN report on Iran's nuclear programIran's secret Christian movement grows, with help from abroadAdministration under deadline pressure to call violence against Christians 'genocide'Filmmaker Arrested in Sudan for Documenting Christian PersecutionBeheadings, imprisonment made 2015 worst year for Christian persecution, report findsNext Generation of Terrorists? 31,000 ISIS Caliphate Women Are PregnantChildren in besieged Syrian areas live in fear of bombs, air strikes: charityMigrant 'exchange': Turkey accepts mass returns but sends Syrians to EuropeHusband of Muslim Nanny Who Beheaded 4-Y-O Girl Arrested, Suspected of Radicalizing Wife With Islamic LawMore Ex-Gitmo detainees suspected of returning to terrorismSuspected car bomb kills 3 police in Somali capital North Korea's Kim says country has miniaturised nuclear warheadNorth Korea says it can fit nuclear warheads on ballistic missilesVeil of secrecy lifted on Pentagon office planning 'Avatar' fighters and drone swarmsSenator: Record number of unaccompanied minors set to flood southern borderMore Latinos Seek Citizenship to Vote Against TrumpRubio camp accuses Cruz of 'dirty tricks' over Hawaii 'dropout' emailRussia's Communist Party is making a comeback - and it's bad news for PutinVenezuela's opposition announces steps to oust President MaduroSocialist dream under threat in Venezuela's 'Chavez City'Greece's economic crisis goes on, like an odyssey without end Bank of England Says Economic Factors in Play on 'Brexit'South Africa's economy 'in crisis'The Church Collection Plate Goes DigitalWalking while texting can be deadly - 10-percent spike in pedestrian fatalities100-Foot-Wide Asteroid TX68 Safely Flies By Earth5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Tilichiki, Russia5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Aratoca, ColombiaTungurahua volcano in Ecuador erupts to 28,000ftSanta Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ftSinabung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ftFinnish radioactive spike traced to nuclear agency's neighbourMosquito-eating fish used to fight Zika virus in Latin AmericaHillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Both Want Abortion Legal Until Baby Is BornAlabama Lawmaker Proposes Mandatory Castration for Child Sex Offenders Missouri Senate Filibusters Against Bill Protecting Opponents of Same-Sex MarriageQueen Elizabeth Says Devotion to Christian Faith Is Why She Won't?Support Gay MarriagePROPHECY UPDATE NEWSLETTERSTAY INFORMED, GET EQUIPPED, BE ENCOURAGEDPre-Millennium - Pre-Tribulation - PrePARED*If you missed an issue or did not receive your daily copy - All Newsletters are archived at:?? TODAY'S NEWSLETTER...?Featured Article: Some Words for Those Troubled by Doubts?Biden in Jerusalem sparks more Palestinian terror?Obama Administration: A UN Resolution That Would Divide Israel and Jerusalem Is Back in Play??Riding the Waves of Chaos??Give Us a King!??Nearing Midnight: The Pitfalls of a Two-Party System?Daily Jot: Of Kings and Prophets Hollywood style?Daily Devotion: What the Resurrection Means to Us?NOTE:?There will be no newsletter tomorrow (Thursday March 19th), as I have to drive about six hours (round trip), for a meeting that I committed to attending. So I will try to pack today's newsletter with enough great reading, to tide you over till Friday...Maranatha Blessings,Randy?Some Words for Those Troubled by Doubts - By Gene Lawley - a person starts on a spiritual journey, as I did some sixty years ago when I was born-again by the unique power of the Spirit of God, he hears all sorts of things from all corners. Like comments such as these:?1. This world could not have been created in six ordinary days-impossible! What about all of the fossils that date back billions of years, etc., etc.?2. There could not possibly have been a flood that covered the whole earth! Where did all that water come from, and where did it go??3. This book called the Holy Bible surely cannot be the actual Word of God. It is merely a collection of myths and folktales passed down from one generation to another-its truthfulness?? is just nonsense (so they say).?4. The existence of a God at all is pure fiction. Man evolved from the grimy mud of an ancient swamp some billions of years ago. Then he passed through several stages of animal existence until he became an intelligent and thoughtful, goal-seeking person who could build things and discover things that are beyond mere animal existence.??5.?? If any evidence shows up that might cause you to consider an alternative, don't you dare let that thought continue. After all, what would your peers think of you going off the deep end like that!??Somewhere along the line one has to consider who God is. Those problem areas listed above take the subtle position that God is in question and the questioner already has a superior answer. It really is not that way at all. Man is saying, "Solve my doubts and I will believe You." God is saying, "Believe Me and your doubts will be solved."?That jam-packed short verse at Hebrews 11:6 is loaded with truths that should ring the bells of some who search for truth:?"But without faith? it is impossible to please? Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and? that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."?A person, to be pleasing to God, must:??Believe that He is-that He exists. That word, "is," is a present-tense word meaning now, and it has the sense of Him being continually in the present. And that He is a rewarder of those who diligently-sincerely and purposefully-seek Him.? ??To further contribute to the thought process, one could expand the meaning of "is" in that first part of the verse to give credence to the second part. Such as, God IS able to reward those who seek Him. When God told Moses at the burning bush encounter to tell the Hebrew people that "I AM" has sent you to them, He was essentially saying the same thing-"I AM all you will ever need," and God is all that we will ever need.??When beginning with God in order to unravel our questions, we must recognize the eternal existence of God:?"Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world,? even from everlasting to everlasting, You? are God" (Psalm 90:2).??Then we must recognize His character:?"God is not a man, that He should lie ,nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19).?God is not on trial; Man is.?Now let's pull together some Scriptures and thoughts in answer to those questions suggested at the beginning of this article. The apparent ancient age of the earth and the universe is baffling, along with the fossils. One of my earliest mentors pointed me to the marriage at Cana that was reported in John 2.?The hosts were serving wine, and as the custom was, the better wine-the aged wine-was served first, then the newer drink was served until they ran out of wine. The servants came to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and related their problem-"we have no more wine!"?Mary went to Jesus and told Him, "They have no more wine." At this point it became a spiritual issue, for Jesus replied,? "Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come."?This exchange, by the way, is the foundational source of Catholics in support of their practice of praying to Mary, in this manner:? "Mother of God, please tell you Son to make them stop all of those abortions," as an example. Mary is not deity; she proclaims in Luke 1:47 that God is also her Savior.?The answer Jesus gave was essentially void of any reference to a family relationship. The time had not come for mortal humans to take control of Him in His role of deity.? ?She then simply said to the servants, "Whatever He says, do it." Jesus instructed the servants to fill the casks with water, and when they went to serve the drinks, they exclaimed that it was the very best of wine, aged to perfection! Jesus had created wine from mere water, and it had the quality of age at that moment! Must we demand more proof that creation could have occurred with appearance of age??Next is the issue of the flood. More than a few believers, even, maintain that it was just a local or regional flood.? My younger brother was an outside kind of guy, a hardhat, hands-on individual whose common sense made up for his disdain for academics. He became a journeyman plumber, fully licensed to do the job. He told me one time the two things plumbers need to know, mostly:? Payday is on Friday and water runs downhill. (It's a traditional joke among those guys.)?The one about water is a truth that cannot be confined to a local or regional setting when the volume of water continues to rise. The water that raised Noah's ark up to the top of those mountains did not stop running downhill when it came to the edge of a continent. It is as simple as that.?There is plenty of evidence that suggests the entire earth was held in a tropical climate situation prior to the flood-the extreme length of man's lifetime compared to that after the flood; discovery of prehistoric animals encased in artic ice that were quick-frozen and having tropical vegetation in their stomachs; collections of fossils of various animals not normally in close association found together on mountaintops; no rain falling from the sky, but mists rising from the ground to moisten the earth.? ?It seems to indicate some kind of ice-like canopy encircling the earth and collapsing in a melting flood at a moment in time. These things have not been admitted into the court's evidence, so to speak.?Would you believe it to have happened if you discovered that Jesus claimed that it did hap- pen? He did so, not in any kind of defensive comment but in a normal recount of its historical accuracy. (See Matthew?? 24:37-39 and Luke 17:26-27, where Jesus names the flood as the vehicle of God's judgment upon unrepentant mankind.)? ?By denying the account of the flood a person is effectively calling Jesus a liar. (There are some, however, who deny that Jesus even existed.)?The book called the Holy Bible has endured for all these centuries attempts to relegate it to the refuse dump of past history. Along with that have been the battles to keep it out of the hands of the common people and in their language.? ?You will not find another book like the Bible that will tell the whole truth about mankind and his rebellion against God, his firm bent toward immorality, his utter degradation into unrighteousness. Peter, an apostle of Jesus, was a simple, rough-cut fisherman when Jesus took him as a disciple and changed his life forever. Peter had this to say about the formation of the Scriptures:?"For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.' And we heard this voice which came from?? heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.?And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke? as they were moved by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter 1:16-21).??The fact that the Word of Scripture has the ability to pierce into the center of a person's soul and spirit to turn him from unrighteous rebellion to a life of truth and moral integrity cannot be denied. It was that way with Peter and Saul of Tarsus, who came to be known as the Apostle Paul. And it has been the same over these many centuries.?Finally, there is the argument that no God brought mankind into existence, but he merely evolved from a one-cell creature that somehow took on life many billions of years ago...and you know the story the textbooks lay out with great insistence and the backing of a bureaucratic stronghold of anti-God rebellion.?Much progress has been made in the medical field to effectively transplant organs of the body from one person to another-kidneys, hearts, lungs and others. So I asked my eye doctor if an eye had ever been transplanted. (I have an eyesight problem.) He said that it?? is too complicated-too many intricate nerves that connect to the brain and produce?? sight, color, etc.? ?Then I thought about the emptiness of that claim that man evolved-without outside intelligent input-into a creature having many such intricate features. The late Stephen Jay Gould came to mind. He was the evolution-minded scientist who, finding no possible solution for the missing gap between the animal-to-man phase of evolution, invented the term, "Punctuated Equilibrium," to identify it with a scientific-sounding term that invites acceptance as an authentic discovery.??? ?My common sense understanding is that it means, "We don't have any idea or evidence of how that gap was bridged, if indeed it ever was bridged."?The account of "Doubting" Thomas is well-remembered in the gospels, and how Jesus patiently brought him to see the truth of who Jesus really is. John the Baptist also had some doubts there in that prison cell and sent his disciples to find out if Jesus was the one he expected to come (Matthew 11:2-6). In both cases Jesus did not criticize nor condemn them, but gently turned???? their doubts into belief that He is who he claims to be.?And therefore, you who would doubt, begin with who God is and learn of Him, for that wise man of old, Solomon, tells it like it is:? "The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 9:10).? ?Contact email:??? andwegetmercy@ ?????Biden in Jerusalem sparks more Palestinian terror - terrorist attacks hit three Israeli towns in quick succession Tuesday, March 8, the day US Vice President Joe Biden landed in Israel, claiming the life of an American combat veteran and injuring 15 people. Fears were quickly borne out of a further surge Wednesday, when he arrived in Jerusalem - to call on President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem and hold talks with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.?The day began with Palestinian terror attacks in the capital: In one, at Damascus Gate, a racing Palestinian vehicle seriously injured an Israeli pedestrian. It was followed by gunfire on a bus in the northern suburb of Ramot and the chase of a Palestinian drive-by shooting car carrying heavily armed passengers.? ??The US State Department's John Kirby said Tuesday night that the US "condemns in the strongest possible terms the outrageous terrorist attacks in Jaffa, Petah Tikvah and Jerusalem, which tragically claimed the life of US citizen Taylor Allen Force and left many others severely injured." Heartfelt condolences were extended to "the family and friends of Taylor Allen Force and all those affected by these senseless attacks. We continue to encourage all parties to take affirmative steps to reduce tensions and reduce calm," the statement concluded.?The US statement omitted to utter the word "Palestinian" in its condemnation of "the outrageous terrorist attack" that claimed the life of a US combat veteran of America's Iraqi and Afghanistan wars and critically injured his wife.??As the attacks continued, former Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who leads an opposition party, called on Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon to resign for failing to halt the deadly Palestinian offensive after six months of terror.?He said that even the most obvious steps of imposing penalties on Israeli firms employing illegal Palestinian infiltrators and repairing breaches in the security barrier had been neglected. Instead, half a billion shekels had been handed out to the Palestinian Authority along with another 30,000 work permits.??As debkafile reported earlier, the knifing attack in Jaffa was perpetrated not far from the venue of the Peres Center for Peace, the US vice president's first stop on his arrival in Israel Tuesday.?Questions have since been asked about why the police did not cordon off that part of Tel Aviv-Jaffa as a "sterile zone" ahead of the visit.??Furthermore, the Jaffa killer, aged 22 from Qaliqilya, was able to race through Jaffa streets, stabbing 10 passersby and motorists as he ran, before he was cut down by shots on the Jaffa promenade. Drivers who saw this happening could have run him down and cut short his killing spree.?Shortly before Biden landed at Ben Gurion Airport, three serious terrorist attacks were staged in Jerusalem and Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv, leaving nine people injured, including two Border Guards policemen who are still in critical condition.?In Jerusalem, the perpetrator, who used a Karl Gustav to shoot the policemen, had an Israeli ID as a resident of Issawiyeh village which borders the French Hill neighborhood in the northern part of the capital and the Hebrew University's Mount Scopus campus. He chose Salahadin Street outside Damascus Gate because he counted on the densely built area covering his flight while continuing to shoot at his pursuers.?In Petah Tikva, another terrorist from the Palestinian town of Qalqilya, stabbed an Orthodox Jew of 40 in the throat inside a wine store. Before losing consciousness the victim fought back, grabbed the knife and turned it fatally against his assailant.?debkafile's counterterrorism sources maintain that it can no longer be claimed that the current wave of terror is caused by individuals acting spontaneously. The day's violence was patently organized by a single Palestinian command center to synchronize with the visit to Israel of the American vice president - and not for the first time.? ??During the Second Intifada, Palestinian terrorist organizations habitually staged outbreaks of extreme violence whenever a high-ranking US official visited Israel or Ramallah, as part of their strategy for extorting concessions from Israel and driving the Jewish State to desperation.??Nonetheless, as terror struck in one location after another, Netanyahu government spokesmen and police chiefs persisted in their hollow claim that it was merely the work of individuals and unconnected to any other events. Although the police spokesman admitted after midnight Tuesday a link with the Biden visit, the official line was designed to cover three major lapses:?1. The general public was not warned that the US Vice President's visit to Israel had the potential for sparking a new peak in Palestinian terror.?2. The Jaffa area should have been secured.?3. The personnel securing the Old City of Jerusalem and its shrines are exposed to deadly attacks day by day by Palestinian terrorists. This must be stopped.Obama Administration: A UN Resolution That Would Divide Israel and Jerusalem Is Back in Play - By Michael Snyder - to the Wall Street Journal, the White House is considering drastic measures to reboot the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.? Among those measures is a UN Security Council resolution that would set the parameters for a two state solution and that would recognize East Jerusalem as the official capital of a Palestinian state.? If Barack Obama makes this move, it will almost certainly be before the election in November.? I had previously reported that France was ready to introduce a similar UN Security Council resolution back in September, but at that time the French backed off because they did not have full support from the Obama administration.? But now that Obama is approaching the end of his term, he suddenly seems more willing to make a bold move.?Remember, this is not just some Internet rumor.? This comes directly from an article that was just published in the Wall Street Journal that claims to have top White House officials as the source of this information.? According to those anonymous officials, the Obama administration is now ready to potentially move forward with the kind of UN Security Council resolution that I mentioned above...?The strongest element on the list of options under consideration would be U.S. support for a Security Council resolution calling on both sides to compromise on key issues, something Israel had opposed and Washington has repeatedly vetoed in the past.?The article goes on to say that the parameters of an agreement for a two state solution would be based on the 1949 armistice line but would allow for land swaps so that many Jewish settlements that have been built since 1967 would not be swallowed up by the new Palestinian state.?The Palestinians would be required to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, and East Jerusalem would receive full UN Security Council recognition as the capital of a new Palestinian state.? This is something that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised that he would never agree to.?But Barack Obama appears to be completely fed up with Netanyahu at this point, and that is why the White House is now strongly considering moving forward with a UN Security Council resolution.? Needless to say, this would represent a dramatic change in policy from previous administrations.? Here is more from the Wall Street Journal...?Mounting a push for a Security Council resolution would be a significant shift in U.S. policy and one the Israeli government has feared could marshal international sentiment in a way that could make it harder to resist making concessions. Such a move could further strain already tense relations between Messrs. Obama and Netanyahu, who have clashed over U.S. diplomacy with Iran and the administration's past attempts to forge a Middle East peace agreement.?Last year, the White House threatened to allow action at the U.N. to proceed without objection from the U.S. after Mr. Netanyahu said during his re-election campaign that he wouldn't support a two-state solution. The Israeli leader subsequently walked back his statement, and the White House didn't follow through with its threat.?Right now, 136 nations already formally recognize a Palestinian state.? But a Palestinian state has never had full UN Security Council recognition because the United States has always blocked efforts in that direction.?Many people don't realize this, but if Obama throws his support behind such a resolution, it would be considered binding upon both the Israelis and the Palestinians.? The following comes from Israel National News...?A Security Council resolution would be binding upon all parties, unlike General Assembly measures which are non-obligatory recommendations. Such a resolution would remain in force even after the president leaves office next January, effectively shaping the future of American policy in the region for Mr. Obama's successors.?The resolution would require Israel cease construction over the Green Line and would force Israel to recognize eastern Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.?Needless to say, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be absolutely furious if the Obama administration pushes forward with a UN Security Council resolution that would attempt to dictate a solution to the Israelis and the Palestinians.?Perhaps this explains why Netanyahu just cancelled a meeting with Barack Obama at the White House later this month...?Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined an offer to meet President Barack Obama at the White House later this month and canceled his trip to Washington, the White House said on Monday, citing Israeli news reports.?Netanyahu's decision to nix his U.S. visit marked the latest episode in a fraught relationship with Obama that has yet to recover from their deep differences over last year's U.S.-led international nuclear deal with Iran, Israel's arch-foe.?Of course there are lots of reasons why Netanyahu would potentially be upset with Obama.? In addition to the ridiculously bad Iran deal, we should also remember that Obama tried to help defeat Netanyahu during the last Israeli election, and the Wall Street Journal has reported that the Obama administration has been actively spying on Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders.?Barack Obama has stabbed Israel in the back over and over again, and so it would be absolutely no surprise if he decided to push for a UN Security Council resolution that would permanently divide the land of Israel and the city of Jerusalem.?Unfortunately, such a move would have very serious implications for all of us.? By dividing the land of Israel and the city of Jerusalem, Obama would be cursing our nation, and that is not something that any of us should want.?If Obama is going to do this, it will almost certainly happen before the election in November.?That means that we are looking at roughly an eight month time period.?Personally, because of how the UN schedule works, I would say that the most likely time for such a resolution to be introduced would be in September or October.? But it is definitely possible that it could come sooner than that.?For a long time, Barack Obama has expressed a desire to see the establishment of a Palestinian state before he leaves office.? Netanyahu has always been his nemesis in this regard, but now Obama seems determined to try to make something happen at the United Nations while he still has the power to do so.?Let us pray that he is not successful.?Riding the Waves of Chaos - By Jan Markell - ?Almost a decade ago an obscure politician came on the scene. Many were intrigued with his "hope and change" offer. Millions bought into it.?Others wondered why America had to be changed.?I was troubled by his associations. How could someone who hung out with America-haters actually be good for America??Once elected, it seemed that whatever Barack Obama set his hand to suffered -- at home and abroad. He appeared to favor Islam, hate Israel, and love tyrants.?The ultimate insanity -- and betrayal -- was his push to allow the world's primary sponsor of terror -- Iran -- to have nuclear power. There has never been an "evil empire" quite like Iran -- and one that swears daily to wipe out Israel and America. Yet this U.S. President convinced many world leaders that it was the better part of wisdom to let Iran have the capability to blow up the world. What strong delusion!?Before Barack Obama, the Mideast was relatively stable. Muammar Gaddafi and Hosni Mubarak were not lovers of freedom but they kept a lid on the mayhem in the Mideast and North Africa.? But Mr. Obama overturned it all and de-stabilized an entire region when he backed and encouraged the Muslim Brotherhood and the Arab Spring of 2011. He even welcomed the Muslim Brotherhood into his own administration.? The turmoil in the Mideast then set the stage for ISIS which has resulted in the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of innocent Christians.?Israel has become the nation forsaken and stands in jeopardy. ISIS is bearing down on her. Iran promises to rain down nukes on her. Hamas and Hezbollah threaten regional wars.?But could Barack Obama come about through the hidden Hand of God? Much of this had to happen. Global destabilization was needed to herald a cry for global government. Never let a good crisis go to waste. ?Is this? mysterious man with a checkered past just paving the way for the real "man with a plan" known as the Antichrist??No one could have imagined the turn of events these last seven years a decade ago. The world has never been a safe place, but today the globe is reeling and it seems to stem from the loss of White House leadership.?But how could the Antichrist ride into power when times would be good? He has to ride the waves of chaos.?No, I do not believe Barack Hussein Obama is the Antichrist. He may be a type or a forerunner but I do not believe he is the real deal. I believe the real "Mr. Fix-It" comes out of the old Roman Empire.?This new year promises to be even more chaotic than previous years. The tide of turmoil is set for nearly every nation. Europe is imploding thanks to "refugees" they never would have had if we had leadership in the U.S. White House. An economic house of cards is set to fall like dominoes as well.?The world is leaderless. Chaos rules. The stage gets more set every day. Tyrants are threatening destruction on every continent.?Even the most seasoned newsmen who have "seen it all" are in awe of world developments in recent years. All of them realize that something unique in the history of the world is happening today. ?What's most stunning about it all is the breathtaking rapidity of these recent developments. It seems we are now seeing change happen faster than ever before. What once took years, now happens in days. What once took days, now happens in minutes. Those of us watching the news simply cannot keep up. ?I believe the Antichrist and False Prophet are waiting in the wings. We are not privileged to know the names of these characters ahead of time though some who are alive today fit the descriptions in the Bible.?But the biggest contributor to the end-of-days scenario is Barack Obama.? Like him or hate him, he is an apocalyptic character.? ?Our world today is rapidly assuming, on a global scale, the characteristics of that which will morph into Armageddon. We had to have the Iranian nuke deal to set that stage.?All that needs to happen next is a good crisis, and I am sure a crisis awaits. It could be financial or even an American election that goes very wrong.?In the rather benign 1950s, there was already a longing for a miracle worker. NATO's Paul Henri Spaak said in 1957, "We want a man of sufficient stature to hold the alliance of all people and lift us out of the economic morass into which we are sinking. Send us such a man, and be he god or devil, we will receive him."?The King is coming. Perhaps today. That's the good news to take away.? Things are falling in place.?This article is from our winter print magazine, "Understanding the Times." We offer it free for one year. If you would like to subscribe, go here.NOW BOTH DVDs FOR ONLY $29.95NOW SHIPPING!!!MAGOG RISINGMore than 2,500 years ago, God gave?the prophet Ezekiel an astonishing prophecy to give to the world, one that would be fulfilled in "the latter days." Many Bible scholars feel that the prophesied events, found in Ezekiel 38 and 39, could be fulfilled in the near future, and that we might already be witnessing the stage being set and the actors being moved into place, in light of current events happening in the Middle East, right now.?In Ezekiel 38, Russia, Iran, and an alliance of Muslim nations invade Israel due to a "hook placed in the mouth of Russia" to bring Russia down to invade Israel. That hook could very well be the natural-gas fields discovered off the coast of Israel or the more recent finding of massive oil deposits in the Golan Heights.?With Russian and Iranian military forces now cooperating? and engaging in combat in Syria, just miles north of the border of Israel, people are asking if these events are setting the stage for the fulfillment of what Bible scholars call the "War of Gog & Magog" that is supposed to take place in the End of Days??Join us in this exciting new DVD as we examine Ezekiel 38 & 39 and the infamous war of Gog & Magog, and compare it to today's headlines and current events in the Middle East.The Fate of Damascus and the Psalm 83 War?About the time of the end the biblical prophet Ezekiel tells of a future invasion of Israel by a vast coalition of nations, known as the battle of Gog and Magog, we find this in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39. As we read the headlines in the newspapers of today, and witness the conflicts in the Middle East, it's not hard to imagine that this invasion prophesied over 2600 years ago, could be fulfilled in the immediate future.? Ezekiel 36-37 predicts a gathering of the Jews to the nation of Israel, which will be followed by this massive invasion.? For 19 centuries, the Jewish people were scattered throughout the world, and until May 14, 1948, there was no nation of Israel to invade.? With the nation of Israel now a reality, the stage seems set for the war that will usher in the tribulation and the rise of the Antichrist; a war that will end with the destruction of Israel's enemies by God Himself, and lead to the signing of a peace treaty with the Antichrist.?As you read Ezekiel 38 and 39, it isn't just the creation of the nation of Israel that makes this prophecy seem likely to be fulfilled in the near future.? The nations that God tells us will form this coalition against Israel seem more likely now than perhaps ever before to form just such an alliance." The leaders of this coalition will be Russia and Iran, and currently both of these nations are right on Israel's doorstep, under the pretense of battling ISIS in Syria. I believe that there are a couple of unfulfilled prophecies that will lead-up to this massive invasion of Israel, and as we read today's headlines, we find that the fulfillment of these two prophesied events,?could happen very soon! ?The Fate of Damascus and the Psalm 83 War?TO ORDER THIS NEW DVDS - CLICK HERE?For every "Convergence" DVD that you purchase, you will receive a second one for FREE to out hand out or give away. For example, if you buy 5 DVDs, you will receive 10."CONVERGENCE of the End Time Signs" -?Bible Prophecy fulfillment is in a period of acceleration, a time of Quickening, the world is racing towards Armageddon, now more than ever we must be ready! We are about to enter a time like no other time, a time that no man has ever seen, a time like no other time in the history of this world, as a matter of fact we are about to enter the end times. Since the dawn of mankind, there have always been wars and rumors of wars, earthquakes, famines, pestilences, disease, strange-weather and false Christ's just as Jesus predicted. Fast forward nearly 2,000 years since Jesus made this prediction, and you have today's headlines lining up exactly with the Word of God. The big thing?isn't?that these events?are happening today, is that they are all happening at the very same time! Bible prophecy is being fulfilled right before our very eyes.? Fulfilled prophecy is increasing in frequency and intensity just like birth pains, and Jesus said when you see these know that I am near, even at the door.All the signs of the last days are converging at the same time. Bible Prophecy is happening right before our eyes and like birth pains, ?the predicted events are happening more frequently and more intently. Never, in the history throughout the world have so many forces, including economic, scientific, techno-logic, ecologic, cultural, geopolitical, moral, spiritual and religion, converged together to bring this world that's already teetering over the edge into the abyss, to a point of no return. "CONVERGENCE" brings it all together and will clearly show where all this heading and what people need to do!To Order this Video on DVD Click Here!Give Us a King! - Donna Wasson - bensmomi99@?"Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, and said unto him, 'Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.' But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, 'Give us a king to judge us.' And Samuel prayed unto the Lord. ?And the Lord said unto Samuel, 'Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.'" 1 Samuel 8:4-7 (KJV)?There's yet another Republican debate on the boob-tube tonight and I just can't take anymore. I really can't. The pool of presidential candidates is down to four now, so let's look at what we have to choose from.?First, there's Marco Rubio, a first-term Senator who won that seat, only to turn around Obama style and kick off his presidential campaign, rather than serve the citizens who elected him for his full term as he promised them he would. Then, there's that pesky little arrest record from 1990 when cops found an 18 year old Rubio sitting in a car with a male friend after closing in a park known for drugs and gay prostitution.?Investigative reporter, Wayne Madsen, has stated that Republican insiders have told him that Rubio was, as a high school and college student, known to be a very extroverted homosexual in both South Beach, Miami, a popular gay area, and in college in Gainesville, Florida. You can read more about it below, as well as easily find more information on the web.?. Who do we have next? How about Ted Cruz??I don't know if you watched the last Republican debate, held in Texas on February 25, 2016, but I was simply floored by what I witnessed on live television. The candidates were introduced, lined up on stage as the National Anthem was sung. All the gentlemen had their right hands over their heart in a sign of respect and devotion to the United States. Incredibly, Ted Cruz had his right hand positioned halfway in his jacket lapel. None of the other candidates did this. ?So what's the big deal, you ask? I'll be more than happy to explain! Ted Cruz was using a hand signal to reveal himself to other Freemasons that he is a part of the brotherhood. This signal is well known among that luciferian secret society and is called the "hidden hand." In doing research for this article, I found several other occasions where he's used this signal. See more below.?, another first-term Senator, can claim he's an Evangelical Christian till the cows come home---doesn't mean a blasted thing! You simply CANNOT serve two masters. Those in the upper echelons of Freemasonry, as the 'elite' in Washington D.C. are, serve and worship lucifer and are feverishly working to birth the rise of a world-wide, communist-based New World Order, with the antichrist as its master. Shocked? Do some homework on the people running for the most powerful office in the world and stop believing what they say! ?On to John Kasich. Before he was Governor of Ohio, he was pretty much a career politician, starting out as a state senator at 26 years old, and moving on to the U.S. House of Representatives for the next 18 years. He left in 2001 and went on to write some books and work for Lehman Brother's investment banking division as a managing director in Ohio until 2008. He then was elected Governor of Ohio in 2010.?He defended Obamacare, has high praise for Pope Francis, and has stated that he would not defend the 1st Amendment religious rights of Christian business men and women against persecution from homosexual activists when they refused to participate in sodomite marriages, since he believes Christians should abide by same-sex marriage. ?While in Congress, he voted in favor of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban. So much for being a conservative. Doesn't matter anyway, as he doesn't have a snowball's chance in hades in being the Republican nominee.?Which brings us to Donald Trump. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Playboy. Adulterer. Narcissistic. Brilliant businessman and negotiator. Obtained a 1 million dollar loan from his father and used it to build a 10 billion dollar business empire. ?Currently, he is the run-away leader of the Republican race for the presidency. His overwhelming popularity is the single biggest reason that the number of prescriptions for Zantac and Prilosec have skyrocketed in the Washington D.C. area-in other words, he's giving the elite establishment major heartburn!?During a Fox News interview, Newt Gingrich clearly explained the reason the GOP despises Trump and are running wild-eyed like screeching banshees through the halls of the Capitol building, desperately trying to plan a way to get rid of him. ?He said "The GOP, now they're faced with the very real prospect of Donald Trump becoming the leader of the party and it absolutely drives them crazy! He's an outsider. He's not them. He's not part of the club. He's uncontrollable. He hasn't been through the initiation rites. He didn't belong to the secret society. They have no idea how to relate to him." See the clip below.?, he can't be bought and doesn't need their money. He has little to no shame, so they can't blackmail him about anything either. He's their biggest nightmare and the more they try to destroy him, the stronger he gets. ?The attitude of the GOP towards Trump is crystal clear evidence that both sides of the aisle work for and represent the same group of Globalist elite. Whether you like Trump or hate him, it obviously matters not to the GOP what the will of the people is! ?What if the electorate WANT Trump to be president? Up until Rubio, Kasich and Cruz were forced in last night's debate to promise to support Trump should he be the nominee, they were scheming how to derail him by having a brokered convention. To heck with what the people they represent want. It's all about them! ?As much as I've come to admire Donald Trump and his take-no-prisoners style of speaking the bald, unabashed truth, there are issues with him as well. He purports to be a Christian, but his life is far from reflecting that. During the Family Leadership Conference in 2015, he was pointedly asked if he had ever asked God for forgiveness. Boy did he squirm!?He stated he prays, he goes to church, and he 'drinks his little wine' and 'eats that little cracker' as often as he can, because "it makes me feel cleansed." He stated his former pastor was Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, who famously wrote The Power of Positive Thinking, which is New Age tripe at its finest. ?The moderator pressed him once again on whether or not he had ever asked God for forgiveness and he stated, "I'm not sure I have!" His way of being right before the Almighty is to be a good person and if he does something wrong, to work to make that thing right. That, my friends, is NOT a Christian. There is no repentance for sin; no humility and acknowledgment of the inability to cleanse himself. There is only pride. See the short video below.?, those are our choices. A man who was most likely a teenage, gay prostitute. Or a man who proudly signals his loyalty to the Freemason brotherhood. There's the career politician who refuses to defend Christians against persecution by the LGBT crowd and who voted to diminish our 2nd Amendment rights. Finally, we have a brash, unrepentant narcissist.? ?My point is this: there are NO good choices. Lord knows Bernie Sanders is an unhinged, completely unrealistic former hippy, offering promises of free goodies to the greedy sheeple who live with their hands perpetually extended, expecting more, more, more. The Hildabeast is...well...the Hildabeast. She is a treasonous, corrupt, power gulping, greedy hag with the blood of countless men on her hands.?Don't you get it yet? Time for a reality check. There is NO HOPE for America to be found in any of these people! None of these candidates will be able to turn America around and restore her to her former prosperity, world prominence, and glory. It's simply ain't gonna happen. Why? Because the lukewarm, lazy, Christians in this nation are too stubborn, rich, blind and Laodicean to fall to their knees in personal repentance, and intercede for the sins of this country before God. That's why. ?Like Israel of old, unbelievers as well as Christians of all denominations are searching for a leader to restore the nation, rather than looking to King Jesus. As the Lord told Samuel, we the people have rejected Him, that He might not reign over us, and that my friends, does not portend well at all. It will bring the judgment of an angry, insulted, jealous God down upon this country.?"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." Galatians 6:7?"They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold, they have made them idols, that they may be cut off. For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind." Hosea 8:3, 7?Personally, I'm still not convinced America will be in any kind of shape to even hold an election this November. I expect judgment to fall on this nation any day now. So, let me ask you: who are you looking to for safety, security, protection and provision? Are you hoping for a new king; a new ruler to provide these things? Or are you putting your hope in the Lord of all creation? ?Please repent, turn away from habitual sin and run under the wings of your loving, heavenly Father. HE is the ONLY hope we have at this point, to shelter us from the coming storm. He's waiting with open arms and desires that none should perish. ?There isn't a human being on this wretched planet who can save America. We need to turn back to our Judeo/Christian foundation, repent of our national sins, and live righteously before the Lord. Only then might there be a chance for this country to survive. ?*Sigh* ?Nah, I don't see that happening either. Better run for cover!?Nearing Midnight: The Pitfalls of a Two-Party System - Todd Strandberg - over 160 years, the United States has had just two major political parties. Most democratic nations have a multi-party system; with it being rare for any one party to represent more than 25 percent of the population. The only way to reach a governing majority is for several parties to form a coalition. ?All that horse trading often leads to turmoil when one group doesn't get what it wants. ?If the split is large enough, the entire government may collapse. Nations with a high-level of political division, have leadership that is in constant rotation. ?The pitfall of Two-Party System is that you only have two choices when it comes time to vote. If you don't support the Republican candidate, the Democratic candidate has a much greater chance of winning and taking us closer to losing our liberties even more. ?We ran into this problem back in 2012 with Mitt Romney. There were a number of Christians who were saying we can't vote for a Mormon. We ended-up with four more years of a Muslim friendly president. ?This simple truth of only having two choices on election day doesn't seem to be understood that well at the Republican party. Now that Donald Trump has achieved a huge lead over his remaining contenders, several party officials are stepping forward to express their opposition. Republican Sen. Ben Sasse said he won't vote for Donald Trump if the billionaire becomes his party's nominee. Sasse wrote on twitter "I'll look for some 3rd candidate-a conservative option, a Constitutionalist." ?At this point, a new third party candidate would have to be a write-in. In most states, the ability to get a new name on the ballot has already expired. There was talk of former Mayor of New York, Michel Bloomberg jumping into the race, to run against Trump, but the support for that option quickly faded when it became clear that Bloomberg would steal more votes from Democrats than Republicans. ?I think Hilary Clinton is one the worst candidates to ever run for president. When you see her at campaign rallies, a sense of awkwardness is evidenced in her persona. She is winning the race because the Democratic party has predetermined her victory. Bernie Sanders could get 60 percent in every state and still lose to Clinton because unelected superdelegates have been selected to side with her. ?The odds do favor Clinton in a matchup with Trump. Because of mostly financial reasons, a large segment of the population will automatically vote for the Democratic party. With Trump having the highest negatives in the history of political polling, he needs to start uniting people if he is to have any chance of winning the big prize. ?Something needs to be done about these news outlets that act as agents of the Democratic party. The New York Times is said to be sitting on a video clip of Trump saying something that will hurt his chances. The paper is obviously waiting for him to gain the nomination before dropping this so-called bombshell. This type of journalism is what you would expect from a one-party state like North Korea or People's Republic of China. ?The presidential race may not be the only disaster on election night. The current U.S. Senate has 54 Republicans and 45 Democrats (including one independent). There are 34 seats up in 2016, of which 24 are held by Republicans. Democrats will only need to gain 4 or 5 seats to take control. ?What I'm hoping will take place in these last few days is that Republican party insiders and big money donors will rush to Ted Cruz. In my opinion, he would be our best shot at defeating Clinton and reversing some of the damage inflicted by her former boss. After the Washington Establishment has spent all this time trying to smother Cruz's candidacy, it may be expecting too much for them to now see Cruz as their last hope. ?On election day, Conservatives may have no choice but to vote for Trump. Our only option may be down to choosing the lesser of two evils. If that is the case, my hope is that God allows us to bypass such a dreadful decision. ?"Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth" (Rev. 3:10).?Daily Jot: Of Kings and Prophets Hollywood style - Bill Wilson - ?There are few things, if any, that upset me more than someone twisting or demeaning the context, the intent, the totality of the Word of God. ABC's Of Kings and Prophets does just that. Billed as "an epic Biblical saga," I couldn't make it through the first episode for the very reason of how the beautiful Word of God was conveyed in such a non-Biblical way. ABC made out the prophet Samuel to be a crazy-eyed control freak, David a shady, unclean person who was trying to avoid paying his taxes, and the cast turns the Bible into a sordid soap opera replete with sex scenes and debauchery. Warning, Warning, Warning--take heed that no Hollywood depiction of the Holy Scriptures deceive you.?The Easter season is when Hollywood does its annual rewrite of the Bible. There are a handful of movies coming out of the Hollywood work to dramatize Christ. I would wager that most of them do not follow the scriptures, and if they do, they take extraordinary license. This is the world's answer to what it is--use a little bit of truth to tell a better lie. These folks write screenplays based on the content of their own heart, not on the historic and spiritual aspect of the true Word. They are the ones who ridicule Christians for their beliefs, yet they themselves, believe all sorts of cultic rituals, behaviors and oddities. That's OK, though. They are so far superior to God that they can change His truth. Or so they think.?Yes, I am on a rant. The Hollywood movies made about the Bible have impact. They alter the way people view the Bible, God and his people. These movies often have more reach to evangelize a false truth than does the church evangelizing the real truth. They portray God's people as dirty, disheveled and mentally ill. ABC's website gives five reasons why people should watch Of Kings and Prophets: Ray Winstone (Saul) is a good actor; there are strong female characters; Olly Rix (David) is easy on the eyes; beautiful talent, locations and costumes; and more to the story (sexy and gritty saga). This is the ABC hook--"more to the story" is all the sex and debauchery added in to keep the world watching.?I have heard all the arguments about artistic license and how it's great that people want to promote the Bible with these films and plays. I have found that in many instances even Christians who produce these Biblical presentations change the scriptures to make them fit their artistic interpretation. It does more damage than good to those who might be seeking. Revelation 22:18-19 expresses how I view altering any of the scriptures: "For I testify unto every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."Daily Devotion: What the Resurrection Means to Us - Greg Laurie - ?For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. -1 Corinthians 15:22?What does the resurrection of Jesus mean to you? What does it mean to me??First, it assures our future resurrection. Because Jesus both died and rose again, we will be raised like Him. 1 Corinthians 15:20 says, "But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." The word "firstfruits" speaks of a sampling, a foretaste, a glimpse. Jesus is the firstfruit. ?Jesus has died and has risen, so we know that our resurrected bodies in some way will resemble His resurrection body. To what extent, we cannot be certain. But if they were completely like His, it would mean that we would be clearly recognizable.?Second, the resurrection of Jesus is a proof of future judgment. Now that may not sound all that exciting, but it's something we need to know. We live in a society, and indeed a world, in which justice is often perverted and neglected. We look at things that happen and say, "How can that be? How could that happen?" The Resurrection means, among other things, that God's justice will ultimately prevail.?Third, the resurrection of Christ gives us power to live the Christian life (see Romans 8:11). Certainly the Bible does not teach that we will be sinless in this physical body we now live in. On the other hand, we can sin less, not by our own abilities, but by the power of the Spirit. ?Christ can make us altogether different kinds of people. We must believe that. "Old things have passed away . . . all things have become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17). God can give you the power to live this Christian life.FROM THE HEART??IF YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED THROUGH THIS MINISTRY, THEN WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD PLEASE REMEMBER PROPHECY UPDATE IN YOUR GIVING - WE ARE TRULY,?TRULY,?THANKFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT??Prophecy Update has no corporate sponsors. This ministry is paid for and prayed for by readers and supporters. Without your support, there would be no Prophecy Update, Please pray about becoming a monthly supporter - thanks!??If ever there was a time to invest in God's Kingdom, it's now!What on earth are you doing for Heaven's Sake?"Share in the Blessings and Rewards that will last Forever!""Folks, it's all beginning to unravel. 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