Iraq's many holy sites attract pilgrims from around the world

A recent report on the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation, website mentioned that thousands of Shiite Muslims from the United Kingdom have visited the Shia holy sites in Iraq even though the situation is dangerous for foreign visitors in war-torn Iraq.

The Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala are home to some of the most sacred shrines of the Shia branch of Islam and they are leading centers for scholars of Islamic theology. To Jews and Christians there are remains of biblically significant locations in Iraq as well including the cities of Nineveh, Ur of the Chaldeas, and the age old city of Babylon.

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The draw of sacred holy sites for Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Iraq is a precursor to a time when one of these holy sites will be the leading city on earth, that is according to Bible prophecy. As the war-torn nation of Iraq endeavours to conquer and subdue the insurgents, elect its national leadership and rebuild its nation there are plans already in place for marketing the holy sites of Iraq to the religious-minded in our world today.

In the Shia Muslim world their holiest sites and most scholarly scholars are located in two cities that have been at the center of intense conflict during the last three years, that would be Najaf and Karbala. Ur of the Chaldeas, birthplace of Abraham, is a revered site to the Jewish world and Babylon has a history that is part of Judaism's 4,000 year old history. In fact, Babylon will play a role in the End Times scenario in our world in what could be the very near future.

Babylon, a city that has been on the shores of the Euphrates River for 4,500 years, will be the international headquarters for the one-world, economic, political, governmental system of the Antichrist, that is according to Bible prophecy found in Revelation 18. The ancient Jewish prophet Jeremiah in chapters 50 and 51 reveals that Babylon will be destroyed, and then according to Revelation chapters 16 and 18, Jesus Christ will return to the earth.

Iraq's rebuilding today will prepare Babylon to attract the world to its leadership in a future tomorrow. Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

The Vatican has renewed its ban on homosexuals serving as priests

The Vatican has published long awaited guidelines which reaffirm that active homosexuals and supporters of gay culture may not become priests: guidelines that make no reference to current priests only people about to join a seminary.

The Vatican document describes homosexual acts as grave sins that cannot be justified under any circumstances and it would be gravely dishonest for a candidate to hide his own homosexuality. One Church official says that it is right for the Church to take a stand on certain issues, especially on the issue of homosexuality. The church is taking a step in the right direction.

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The recently released document by the Vatican that calls homosexual acts grave sins has focused the world on a lifestyle that has a connection to the End Times scenario that is found in Bible prophecy. The recently released document on homosexuality issued from the Vatican did not come from the Pope; however, Pope Benedict did approve the guidelines drafted by the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education back in August.

Homosexuals had already been barred from the priesthood in a 1961 document issued by the Vatican and this most recent document is a renewal of those guidelines already in place. The guidelines specifically address the issue urging candidates for the priesthood to tell the truth and reminding them that all homosexual acts are grave sins.

As I have stated, this issue addressed by the Vatican document has a connection to End Times scenario of Bible prophecy. In fact, Jesus addressed the issue in a statement recorded in the Gospel of Luke when the Lord was telling his disciples what to look for at the time of His return to earth, His Second Coming. Luke 17:28-30 records the Lord's warning that when you see our day as it was in the days of Lot when the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah for the sin of sodomy, that is a day when He would come again. Daniel 11:37 also eludes to the fact that the Antichrist would be a Sodomite.

This Vatican document on homosexuality sets the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

Asian world leaders announce the US can't defeat China

The overwhelming assessment by Asian officials from Australia, Japan, and South Korea is that the United States military simply cannot defeat China. The United States would be unable stem a Chinese conventional attack and China would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons even at the risk of a massive US retaliation.

One Chinese official said that the United States military could not encounter a wave of millions of Chinese soldiers prepared to die in any onslaught against US forces realizing that after 2000 casualties the US military would be forced to withdraw.

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For a number of years the Chinese have been preparing themselves to become a superpower economically and militarily. A recent trip to the Far East by US President George W. Bush has focused world attention on this region of the world to the extent that there are those now speaking publically about what has been discussed privately by Asian leaders. China would defeat the United States in a conventional or nuclear war.

This current scenario has students of Bible prophecy taking notice of how the stage is being set for the endtime scenario for the Far East as recorded in Bible prophecy.

In the book of Revelation, John reveals that the Euphrates River will be dried up to make way for the Kings of the East to travel to Jerusalem for the campaign of Armageddon. This is found in Revelation 6:12.

Almost half of the world's population lives in the Far East and a strong military in that region will indeed be a major player on the world stage at the time of the end. Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

Thanksgiving Day is evidence that the US government and the Bible can work in harmony

The United States of America stops today to give thanks for all the blessings and freedoms that we have and this day is a special day set aside by the United States government to do exactly what the Bible calls for us all to do, give thanks in all things.

Families will gather for the traditional Thanksgiving dinner of turkey and dressing, the young men and even some of us old guys will break out in the annual game of touch football and the ladies, well they'll be there to cheer us on, and in fact heal up any of the bruises sustained in the afternoon free-for-all. Those of us with loved ones on a far away battlefield will thank God for their protection and ask God for their safe return to the family circle for next Thanksgiving: and all of this on a day of thanksgiving required by the Bible and set aside by decree of our own government.

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Today is a day set aside for all of us to be thankful, but as we move closer to the time of the return of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, our world will become more and more unthankful, that is according to Bible prophecy. The principle of thanksgiving: there are over 100 locations in the Bible where the scriptures speak of thanks and thanksgiving. We are told to give thanks in all things for it is the will of God in Christ Jesus, First Thessalonians 5:18.

The product of thanksgiving: interestingly when we stop to give thanks, the end result is to our own personal benefit. Paul, an apostle, in a letter that he wrote to the Philippians, states that giving thanks brings us true joy. Paul also wrote the people in Colosse that giving thanks helps us to abound in the faith, a faith that is needed for all of life Colossians 2:7.

The prophecy of unthanksfulness: as we approach the time of the Second Coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, Paul reminded us that he wrote a letter to Timothy to tell him that people would be unthankful at that time, Second Timothy 3:2.

Unthankfulness is one of the major signs of the last days and as those days approach we need to be looking up in anticipation of His coming, but also in thanksgiving as well. Remember on this day of thanksgiving, unthankfulness is an indicator, a trend, a sign of the judgment that is coming, that is according to Bible prophecy.

PM Ariel Sharon has caused a political earthquake in Israel

The political landscape in Israel has been turned upside-down with the political earthquake in the Jewish state caused by Prime Minister Sharon. His request to dissolve the Knesset and form a new political party after leaving the Likud party, which he co-founded over 30 years ago, has taken the nation to early elections.

Sharon has named his breakaway political party "Forward" that will include new members from the two main parties, Labor and Likud, plus others from smaller political organizations.

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An earthquake on the political landscape of Israel has great significance in a scenario for the last days according to Bible prophecy.

Journalists and students of history have often said that there is never a dull moment in the politics of the Jewish state of Israel. The recent earthquake caused by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon when he announced his resignation from the Likud party and formed a new political party sent shockwaves throughout Israel as well as the Middle East.

The older Sharon has moved towards the center in body politics of Israel from what was a hawkish approach to governing as he moves into the twilight years of his public service.

This shakeup in Israeli politics is a reminder of how human government plays a key role in current events especially those events that move this world into the scenario for the last days that can be found in Bible prophecy. Romans 13 tells us that God puts in power who he wants to be there. Revelation 17:17 reveals that God will use world leaders to accomplish his will in the last days.

Six million children will die from hunger or malnutrition this year

A United Nations agency, the Food and Agricultural Organization has warned that nearly six million children will die from hunger or malnutrition this year. The report issued by FAO estimates that 852 million people were undernourished during the time between 2000 and 2002. And in Subsaharan Africa, the number of malnourished people has risen to 203 million people.

This report on world hunger states that most of the hungry would survive if they had proper nourishment and that many deaths result from treatable diseases, but hunger and malnutrition have hindered that needed treatment.

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The shocking report that six million children in our world this year will die of hunger is a stark reminder of the judgment of starvation that will come upon the earth in the future time of judgment the seven year Tribulation Period and this according to Bible prophecy.

At the World Food Summit in 1996, world leaders announced a plan to cut in half the number of hungry people in our world by 2015. The Food and Agriculture Organization, a United Nations Agency, says that the goal to cut starvation in half is more than likely to be broken. The evidence is so vivid. Six million children will die this year alone of hunger, and the numbers are increasing, not decreasing. Reducing hunger should be, but it is not the driving force for progress and hope, according to FAO.

This report is a stark reminder of the terrible time of judgment spoken of in Bible prophecy when starvation will be ramped in our world. Jesus Christ spoke of famine in His Olivet Discourse, Matthew 24:7, as one of the judgments upon the earth during the Tribulation Period. John, writing in the book of Revelation 6:5-6, spoke of the third judgment to be released at the beginning of the Tribulation Period, that judgment starvation.

This United nations report that six million children will die this year of hunger is a lead up to the time of judgment to come upon the earth. Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

The Vatican's Chief Astronomer says Intelligent Design is not Science

The Director of the Vatican Observatory, George Coyne, said recently that Intelligent Design is not science and it does not belong in the science classroom. He added that Intelligent Design pretends to be science, but it is not science.

The Vatican's Chief Astronomer said that placing the Intelligent Design Theory alongside Evolution in school programs was wrong and was akin to mixing apples with oranges. Coyne's statements are in line with other critics of Intelligent Design who say it's merely Creationism, a literal reading of the Bible's story of Creation, camouflaged in scientific language.

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Officials from the world's largest religious group declaring that Intelligent Design is Creationism camouflaged as science is a precursor to the time when Jesus Christ will return, that is according to Bible prophecy. The debate over the moves by public officials wanting to place the teaching of Intelligent Design in public schools has reached a level of great intensity.

Even the president of the United States, George W. Bush, has weighed in on the issue saying that Intelligent Design should be taught alongside the Theory of Evolution in the public classroom. Now, this declaration by the Vatican Chief Astronomer, a scientist as well as a religious leader, who says that Intelligent Design is not science and should not be in the science classroom.

The Apostle Peter warned true believers in Jesus Christ that in the last days there would be those who would be willfully ignorant in other words dumb on purpose and they would deny that the Lord created all things in the heavens and under the heavens, Second Peter 3:4-5. These same people would also deny the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, Second Peter 3:3-4 and this would actually be a proof that we are in the days of His return.

Jesus Christ is coming and it could be today. Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

The Raelians want to establish an extraterrestrial embassy in Jerusalem

A major Israeli newspaper reported recently on the 40th anniversary of SETI that is the institute who's stated purpose is to explore, understand, and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe, all of this as part of its search for intelligent life beyond our own earth.

The Raelian movement, those that the SETI institute, have requested from several Israeli governments permission to establish an extraterrestrial embassy in Jerusalem, and they have received word from the present government that their request has been passed on to the official department at the Prime Minister's office.

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A request by the Raelians to establish an extraterrestrial embassy in Jerusalem sounds like a science fiction movie, but it has an interesting prophetic significance, that is according to Bible prophecy.

For years there have been those who claim that there is life out in the universe who have a means of transportation and have been seen by those who make these claims as well as others here on our earth. Now, with a request by the Raelians to establish an embassy in Jerusalem for this extraterrestrial life, we need to think about this possibility of life out there in space, somewhere in the universe as it relates to the Bible and Bible prophecy.

Revelation 9:1-10 reveals an invasion from outer space by aliens in the form of locusts, which will take place during the seven year Tribulation Period in the future. Daniel 10:13, 20 speak of evil angels from outer space who will invade human leaders in the last days. And in Ephesians 6:12 it talks about evil angels being in the heavens and these evil creatures becoming very active during the End Times.

What seems to be a foolish request for an extraterrestrial embassy in Jerusalem is indeed setting the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

Israel is making ready for Pope Benedict to visit in the coming year

Pope Benedict responded positively to an invitation extended by Israeli President Katsav when the two met recently at the Vatican and if everything works out this would be the second papal visit to Israel in a six year span.

The late Pope John Paul made an historic journey to Israel in 2000 visiting, Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum and the Western Wall at the Temple Mount. Although Pope Benedict has received many invitations to visit foreign countries, the incentive to visit Israel seems to be the recent discovery in Megiddo of the remains of what is believed to be the oldest Christian church in Israel dating back some eighteen centuries.

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Another Papal visit to Israel, the second in a six year span, is a reminder of another famous world-religious leader who will come to Israel to rule from Jerusalem according to Bible prophecy. Pope Benedict's profound interest in the recent discovery in Megiddo of the remains of what is believed to be the oldest church Israel and maybe the entire Middle East, seems to be the reason for what could be another papal visit to Israel in the coming year.

Pope John Paul's historic visit to Israel in the year 2000 marked a significant change in Israeli-Vatican relations. Pope Benedict's positive response to Israel's invitation to visit the Jewish state seems to be opening the way for the visit to take place.

This second papal visit is another reminder of a future world-wide religious leader from Rome who will come to Jerusalem to setup his power base. That religious leader, referred to in the scriptures as the Antichrist, will leave Rome at the mid-way point of the seven year Tribulation Period, which is a terrible time of judgment in the future, and establish a presence in Jerusalem even entering the Jewish temple and claiming to be as God, Revelation 17:16-17 Daniel 27, and Second Thessalonians 2:4.

A potential papal visit to Israel in the near future is a foreshadow of the visit by Antichrist to Jerusalem, also possibly in the near future, according to Bible prophecy, Bible prophecy that will be fulfilled.

Radicals threaten to burn Christians to death if they do not reconvert to their former religion

There are at least sixty Christians in Northern India that will be burned to death if they refuse to return to Hinduism according to a threat issued by a group of radical Hindus who recently severely beat the group's pastor after accusing him of forcibly converting Hindus.

The radical group, the World Hindu Council has been blamed for waves of attacks against Christians and other religious minorities since the rise of the Hindu Nationalist Party in the late 1990's. The attackers forced the pastor to sign a document stating his willingness to participate in a ceremony in which all Christians would convert back to Hinduism or be burned to death.

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A threat to burn Christians to death who refuse to denounce their faith is a foretaste of things to come in the last days according to Bible prophecy. In Northern India local police have refuse to deal with a threat to a pastor and his church members from a radical Hindu group who say they will burn the Christians to death if they do not reconvert to Hinduism.

The pastor, spiritual leader of almost sixty recent converts to Christianity from Hinduism, says that these church members converted to Christianity of their own free will; that contradicts the claims of a radical Hindu group who that says these Hindus have been forced to convert to Christianity. The radical Hindus say the Christians must convert back to Hinduism or be burned to death.

This report must remind the world that those who have embraced Christianity are and will be in the future under threat of their lives for their faith. Prophetic passages in the Bible have many predictions of the martyrdom of believers up to and during the seven year Tribulation Period of the future.

Revelation 6:9-11 speaks of believers having their lives taken from them for their faith. Revelation 20:4 also reveals this coming martyrdom to believers as well. Many believers will die of starvation during the time of judgment because they refuse the mark of the Antichrist, which means they cannot buy needed food.

The threat from these radical Hindus to burn Christians to death for converting to Christianity is setting the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

The European Union has taken a first step toward becoming a military power

The European Union is building its own spy satellite system allowing Brussels to ensure nations and private individuals are obeying its policies, but also this spy satellite system will support the European Union's first steps towards becoming a military power.

The management of these satellites will be under the European Space Agency and will play a key role in the implementation, review, and monitoring of European Union policies plus provide authorities with necessary elements for a European security and defense policy. The European Union's invitation to China to become a major investor in this spy satellite system has caused great concern in the United States and other nations.

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The recent development of a spy satellite system by the European Union (EU), a boost to the EU's efforts to become a military power is a precursor to the fulfillment of a scenario found in Bible prophecy for the last days.

As the European Union continues to make and take steps towards becoming the major economic power in the world, they have now made a major move towards becoming a military power as well, the announcement of the development of a spy satellite system by the European Union, a system that can monitor whether member states comply with the European Union policy has alerted the world to a major advancement for the EU.

United States' concerns about China's role in the development of this spy satellite system also has world leaders taking notice. The European Union as an economic and military power in our world is in line with a scenario that can be found in Bible prophecy for the last days. Daniel 7 reveals the revival of the old Roman Empire which is an economic and military power in the last days that will be headed up by a one world ruler known as the Antichrist, Daniel 7:7-8, 23-25.

The European is at least the infrastructure for the revived Roman Empire, if not the actual fufillment of Daniel's prophecy. The European Union's new spy satellite system is indeed a precursor to the fulfillment of Bible prophecy.

Russia and Belarus have drawn up a draft constitution that would unite the two countries

A draft constitution submitted to national leaders of Russia and Belarus if approved would unite the two nations as a new country and potentially establish a way for Russian President Vladimir Putin to stay in power after his second term expires.

The draft constitution of this new country, after approval by both nation's legislative bodies, would then go to national referendums in both countries in order to bring this mega state together. Recent cabinet changes by Vladimir Putin have fueled speculation that he is paving the way to succeed himself, especially in light of the unification of Russia and Belarus which would bring about the adoption of a new constitution opening the way for Putin to retain power.

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The unification of Russia and Belarus would not only open the way for Putin to retain power, but the new country that would result from this unification would expand the power base for a nation with a key role in the End Times, that is according to Bible prophecy. The so-called Russia-Belarus union has been under discussion for years and the recent draft constitution submitted to the legislative leaders of both Russia and Belarus could hasten the progress even ahead of Russia's 2008 presidential elections.

A recent shuffle in Putin's cabinet was evidence of the Russian President's desire to have this unification come together and have the opportunity to retain power as the leader of this new mega-state. This report does focus on a scenario in the political arena that has a similarity to a prophetic scenario for the last days in the life of Russia.

Ezekiel, the ancient Jewish prophet, wrote 2,500 years ago that Russia, Magog in Ezekiel 38:2, would be the leader of a coalition of nations that would come against Israel in the last days. The other nations mentioned in Ezekiel 38 who partner with Russia already have a working relationship with Russia.

This move to unify Russia and Belarus only enhances the potential for the prophetic scenario of Ezekiel 38 to be fulfilled.

The use of the internet is becoming a daily experience in Iraq

Before Saddam's ouster from power in Iraq, his Ministry of Information building housed members of Saddam's intelligence agency who worked around the clock blocking websites, emails, and chat rooms hindering all communications with the outside world through the internet.

Now, Iraqis can be in contact with the world and this is true through the spread of internet cafes scarce during the time of Hussein's rule but now spreading throughout Iraq with thousands of Iraqis packing these cafes to check their emails and chat despite fears that any public place can be attacked. Internet cafes however, are not the only outlet in Iraq. Many distributors are now selling wireless connections to private homes and buisinesses as the internet spreads across the state of Iraq.

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The spread of the internet across Iraq in this post-Saddam era is a sign of things to come in this Middle Eastern nation, that is according to Bible prophecy. Under the tightly controlled policed state of the ex-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, members of Saddam's intelligence agency worked around the clock to block all internet traffic from the outside world to his fellow citizens in Iraq.

Intelligence officers would monitor websites and whenever they found a suspicious domain, they would block it. Now, internet restrictions are of a different sort with restrictions for entering a pornographic site and any sites that contradict Islam and its traditions.

The spread of the internet across Iraq is, as I stated, a sign of things to come according to Bible prophecy. Revelation 18 reveals a scenario where Babylon, the biblical city on the shores of the Euphrates River in Iraq, will become the headquarters for the one-world, economic, political, governmental system that will be headed up by the Antichrist in the last 3 1/2 years of the Tribulation.

In order to control the world, the internet will be used and with Iraq becoming the Silicon Valley of the Middle East, as former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has predicted, the stage is set for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

Palestinians mark the first anniversary of Yasser Arafat's death

Thousands of Palestinians mark first anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat, their iconic leader, who even in death embodies their struggle for independence and statehood at the burial site in Ramallah of the man who guided Palestinian aspirations for four decades.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority surrounding Arafat's death with many Palestinians convinced that the late Palestinian leader was poisoned, and that at the hands of the Israelis. On this anniversary of Arafat's death many Palestinians are saying that they will follow his footsteps until they fulfill their former leader's dreams, those dreams to hoist the Palestinian flag on the walls, minurets, and churches of the old city of Jerusalem.

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The first anniversary of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is a reminder that the Palestinian people have a past, a present, and a prophetic significance that is according to Bible prophecy. For over forty years the late Yasser Arafat had the key role in bringing the Palestinian people to the point of independence and their own state, something they never had in the past.

Arafat, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, was also known as the man who developed the modern-day methods of terrorism, for example: the bombing of airplanes, suicide bombers and attacks on major targets in the world. If one traces the lineage of Esau of biblical times 4,000 years ago, they will come to the conclusion that the descendants of Esau, the Edomites, are the Palestinian people of today.

Any observer of current events must say that the Palestinians are at the center of all discussions about peace in the Middle East and the war on terrorism. That's past and present. Prophetically, the prophet Malachi reveals that the Edomites, the Palestinians, will return to rebuild, Malachi 1:4. The ancient Jewish prophet Obadiah says that they will be destroyed as if they had never been, Obadiah 16-18.

The first anniversary of Arafat's death is a reminder that Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

Al Qaeda attacks 3 Jordanian hotels because they had been turned into a backyard for enemies of the "faith"

According to a message posted on the internet by the terror group al Qaeda of Iraq, they claimed the responsibility for the triple bomb attack on hotels in Amman, Jordan with over fifty people killed, mostly Jordanians, and hundreds injured.

Al Qaeda, in their internet message, said that the hotels were chosen which the Jordanian despite had turned into a backyard for enemies of the faith, the Jews and the Crusaders.

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The worst terror attack in Jordan's history is in contrast to what will happen inthis Middle Eastern nation in the future according to Bible prophecy. The Jordanian born terrorists, al Zarqawi, the leader of the insurgency in Iraq has now expanded his terrorist tennacles into his native country and has killed many of his own countrymen.

Jordan a key ally to the United States and the European Union has long been the potential target for a terrorist attack because of its role in the Middle East as a nation wanting to coexist with the Jewish state of Israel. In fact, the al Qaeda statement that King Abdullah and Jordan had made this nation a backyard garden for the enemies of the Islamic faith, referring to the Jews and the Crusaders the meaning the Christians of the west, seems to be the main motivation for this horrific attack on the nation of Jordan and the Jordanian people.

This report is somewhat in contradiction to what Bible prophecy reveals for Jordan in the last days. Daniel 11:41 predicts that Jordan, in Biblical terms: Edom, Moab and Ammon, will escape the wrath of the Antichrist during the first stages of the seven year Tribulation Period. Matthew 24:16 and Revelation 12:6 speak of a place prepared by God to protect the Jewish people during this future time of judgment, and that place will be Petra in Southern Jordan.

A terrorist attack on Jordan today is indeed in contrast to its future, according to Bible prophecy, Bible prophecy that will be fulfilled.

Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the US are telling Israel how to have peace with Middle East neighbors

Following the uproar that Iranian President Ahmadinejad's call to wipe Israel off the map caused around the world, the Iranian Foreign Minister has now declared that his government has a plan for a solution to the Iranian-Palestinian conflict which has the Palestinian people including the Jews holding an international referendum on how to solve the conflict.

At the same time, the new Saudi ambassador to the United States says that the Saudis will be willing to normalize relations with Israel only after Israel adopts the Arab League's Peace Initiative which calls for full withdrawal to the 1967 borders in Israel. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Condolezza Rice is to visit the Middle East in an effort to promote democracy across the volatile region and endeavor to bridge the gap between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

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Saudi Arabian King Abdullah several years ago offered a peace proposal to the Israelis that called for the Jewish state to in essence divide itself in half. The plan also called for Israel to redivide the city of Jerusalem and give back the Temple Mount, land most sacred to the Jewish people.

Ironically, after Iranian President Ahmadinejad called for Israel to be wiped off the map, Iran now floats a one-sided plan for peace, a peace not needed by the way if Israel has been wiped off the map. The United States at the same time making another effort as Secretary of State Rice visits the region.

This entire scenario sets the stage for the biblical scenario for the last days in prophecy when the Antichrist, a false messiah, comes on the scene to establish a peace between Israel and her enemies, Daniel 9:27.

The Saudi plan, Iran's Peace Initiative, and Secretary of Sate Rice visiting the Middle East has set the stage in fact for this Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.

A Jewish first Temple period artifact was discovered in piles of rubble from Jerusalem's Temple Mount

A world famous archaeologist from Israel, Dr. Gabriel Barkay recently announced the discovery of a 2,600 year old artifact amidst the piles of rubble discarded by the Islamic trust, rubble from the construction of a large mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The artifact, a small seal or a bulla as it is referred to, predates the destruction of the first Temple and is the first of its kind from the time of Israel's King David.

Archaeologist Gabriel Barkay and his team have been sifting through tons and tons of rubble discarded and thrown into a Jerusalem city garbage dump where they have found scores of history rich artifacts from the first Temple period.

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The discovery of an artifact that dates back to the time of King David found in the rubble from the Temple Mount is a reminder that Bible prophecy will be fulfilled. After sifting through tons and tons of rubble containing artifacts from the first and second Temple periods of Jewish history, the famous Israeli archaeologist Gabriel Barkay discovered a seal, a bulla that connects to the time of King David, the second king of Israel.

This major archaeological find is solid evidence of several things: first, that King David was actually a king of Israel; second, it proves a presence of Jewish people on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, which has been denied by the Muslim world. In fact, the Mufti of Jerusalem told me that there is no evidence that there was ever a Jew on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

This recently discovered first Temple period artifact reminds one of the truth of King David and the covenant God made with him that one of his sons would one day rule and reign from the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, Second Samuel 7. In fact, Jeremiah, an ancient Jewish prophet promised that as long as there was a day and a night, thus the sun and the moon in operation, God's promise to David would come to pass, Jeremiah 33:14-21.

The discovery of a small seal or bulla from the rubble off the Temple Mount that refers to King David is evidence that Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

Israeli Archaeologists have found the oldest church in the holy lands at the site of Armageddon

During the construction of a new cell block at one of Israel's maximum security prisons Israeli archaeologists claim to have unearthed the remains of the oldest church in the holy lands with an inscription on the mosaic floor in ancient Greek dedicating the building to the memory of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Megiddo is described by religious scholars and archaeologists as one of the most important biblical sites in Israel. Archaeologists say that this is an extremely dramatic discovery because such an old building of this type has never been found in Israel or anywhere else in the entire region.

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A recently discovered church at Megiddo in the Jezreel Valley in Israel reveals a look into the past and into the future as well according to Bible prophecy. Megiddo, a significant archaeological site at the head of the Jezreel Valley in Israel, has long been a showplace of 26 different civilizations that have controlled this strategic site at the crossroads of Israel.

Megiddo has been the scene of three millennia of battles including battles led by Alexander the Great and Napoleon among others. It was also the scene of the last calvary charge of the first World War when the British military leader General Allenby defeated the Turks of the Ottoman Empire leading to the surrender of the Middle East after some 400 years of dominance.

Many Bible teachers, students of Bible prophecy, believe that Megiddo and the Jezreel Valley will be the location of the battle of Armageddon, the final showdown between good and evil. The facts are that Bible prophecy does reveal that this area where archaeologists have found the oldest church in the Middle East, Megiddo is the area described by Zechariah as the valley of the mountains, Zechariah 14:5, where the Battle of Armageddon will be concluded, Revelation 16:13-16.

The remains of an ancient church at Megiddo does cause us to look to the past, but it should also cause us to look to the future according to Bible prophecy, Bible prophecy that will be fulfilled.

Chinese Scientists say they have evidence of a massive black hole

Researchers at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory have captured radio waves emitted just beyond the edge of a mysterious object, a giant object in the center of our galaxy and have identified it as a super massive black hole.

Black holes are formed when matter from a dying star collapses under its own gravity and sucks in everything around them including light and is considered among of the most mysterious objects in the universe. Astronomers who have long suspected the presence of a black hole in the center of the galaxy believe it is four million times more massive than our sun.

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The discovery of a super massive black hole in the center of the galaxy is evidence that sets the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled. Researchers at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory using a system of ten radio telescopes spread across the United States have been able to gather evidence of a super massive black hole at the center of the galaxy identifying the mysterious object that has long been in the heavens unidentified by scientists.

According to Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, these black holes actually twist time and space around as they spin. This reported research suggests the black hole is as wide as the radius of the earth's orbit and four million times more massive than our sun. Black holes have been described as the ultimate victory over gravity because of their ability to suck stars and other galactic objects into their center.

Black holes may well be the answer to the prophetic question of the whereabouts of the bottomless pit described in Bible prophecy. The bottomless pit has been the prison for the evil angels that caused the flood some 4,500 years ago in the days of Noah, Revelation 9:1-2. This bottomless pit is also the prison for the Devil, for Satan for 1,000 years during the future Kingdom Period, Revelation 20:1-3.

The discovery of a super massive black hole at the center of the galaxy could be the bottomless pit, either way Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

Israelis believe there could be another political murder in the near future

Ten years after the assassination of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin there is a disturbing statistic reported by the Israel Democracy Institute that 84 percent of Israelis believe that another political murder could be possible.

At a state ceremony held at Israel's President's residence in Jerusalem, Dalia Rabin, daughter of the slain Israeli leader, said after ten years the lessons of the assassination of her father had not been learned yet. Israel's President Moshe Katsav renewed his message to the nation that political assassination is a phenomenon that can neither be forgotten nor tolerated.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

The possibility of another political murder in Israel, ten years after the assassination of the late Yitzhak Rabin, is evidence that Bible prophecy will be fulfilled. The assassination of Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabinin in November 1995 marked a sad day in the short history of modern day Israel. The asalent, it has been believed for this last decade, was a part of the right wing element of the body politic of Israel and he remains in prison with no hope for parole.

In recent days because of his controversial decision to disengage the Israeli Defense Force from the Gaza Strip and to dismantle the 21 Jewish settlements there, Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been under threat of political assassination and has been under tight security. A recent poll indicates another political murder is indeed a possibility.

What this report does is remind us of what the Bible says about human government and God's use of human government, especially in the last days. God established human government according to Genesis 9:6 4,500 years ago and He places those He wants in leadership in their positions of authority, Romans 13:1-2. Bible prophecy reveals that God will use human government, in other words world leaders, to accomplish His will in the End Times scenario that seems to be unfolding even today, Revelation 17:17.

The tenth anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin's assassination is a reminder, God is still in charge and Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.

UN's General Assembly declared Jan. 27th a commemorative day for the Holocaust

The United Nations' General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution declaring January 27th of each year, by the way that was the day in 1945 when Auschwitz was liberated, a worldwide day to commemorate the Holocaust.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Dan Gillerman, presented this historic resolution to the United Nations who he believes bears a special responsibility to ensure that the Holocaust and its lessons are never forgotten. The unanimous vote on this first ever Israeli initiated resolution was passed less than a week after the United Nations Security Council censored a Muslim country for its statements against Israel.

Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News

A United Nations General Assembly resolution establishing January 27th each year as the day for the worldwide commemoration of the Holocaust looks to the past, but a more horrific Holocaust will happen in the future, according to Bible prophecy. The UN General Assembly for the first time in 56 years has passed an Israeli initiated resolution, a resolution near to the heart of the Jewish state and to the Jewish people worldwide.

After ten months of preparatory work, two days of discussions, and an impassioned speech by Israel's United Nations Ambassador, the General Assembly unanimously adopted January 27th as the worldwide Holocaust rememberance day. The UN resolution rejects any denial of the Holocaust and calls for the United Nations to establish programs to encourage the world to engage in Holocaust rememberance activities, thus to make sure such an unspeakable atrocity as the Holocaust never happens again.

However, this UN resolution in place will not accomplish the goal of "never again for a Holocaust" according to Bible prophecy. The ancient Jewish prophet Zechariah revealed 2,500 years ago that during the time of great judgment on the earth, the Tribulation Period yet to come, two of every three Jewish people will be killed in the worst Holocaust ever, Zechariah 3:8. The book of Revelation, in chapter 12:13-17, also predicted a massive persecution of the Jewish people in the future.

The UN resolution declaring January 27th as worldwide Holocaust rememberance day is evidence that Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.