Tag: Europe

Europe’s Great Rivers Are Dying. The Continent Is In for a Shock.

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By Ben Coates

August 15, 2026

Source: New York Times

All across Europe, shipwrecks and skeletons are rising from the deep.

Near Prahovo, Serbia, Nazi ships scuttled in 1944 now lie broken-backed on sandbanks. In Croatia, a 1930s cargo ship protruded from the water. On the newly exposed riverbed of the Danube in Bulgaria, what local experts say is most likely part of the skeleton of an ancient mammoth was found scattered across the sand, like discarded bones after a giant’s picnic.

Much of Europe is in the middle of a severe drought, and major rivers have been reduced to a fraction of their usual size. Europe’s second-longest river, the Danube, is now facing record lows, recently measuring just 9 inches deep in Budapest. Part of Italy’s mighty Po River is also at a record summertime low. And the Rhine, a major outlet for trade flowing from the Alps to the North Sea, is now shallower than at any time since records began.

Another article recently about the extreme drought in Europe. The U.S. is also facing water shortages to some extent in the Western part of the country. Climatic end times scenarios? Possibly, but we have had droughts before. Weather changes are part of Biblical end-time prophecy. What is the old saying, we all talk about the weather, but we can’t do anything about it. Just a thought. Rh

Christian Persecution is Exploding: New Report Reveals the World’s Worst Hotspots

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A persecution watchdog is sounding the alarm about the worsening situation for Christians unfolding around the globe.

Shawn Wright, president of International Christian Concern (ICC), told CBN News that his organization’s 2026 Global Persecution Index exposes some truly diabolical situations in various nations.

But at the core of the shocking statistics and metrics is a sobering reality: people’s lives are being upended and even destroyed.

“Behind every statistic is a real person, a husband, a wife, pastor, or a child who has chosen faithfulness to Christ despite enormous persecution,” he said. “The index is not simply a report about persecution. It’s a call for the global church to stand with our brothers and sisters who suffer for their faith, because behind every statistic is a real person — and they’ve chosen Jesus over safety.”

Wright said Christians shouldn’t be surprised by rising persecution, explaining that he believes the New Testament is very clear on the matter. Jesus himself warned believers that they, too, would face pushback for following Him. Regardless, he said Christians need to stand up and take action.

“Hebrews 13:3 is very clear that we are to remember those who are imprisoned for their faith just as if we’re chained with them,” he said.

As for the biggest surprises in the ICC’s 2026 Global Persecution Index, Wright said Nigeria is top of mind.

“In Nigeria, in particular, the rise [of persecution is] in such an unfathomable measure,” he said. “Before [2024], we were looking at maybe in a one-year period, 500, 600 people who were killed in Nigeria, and just in the past year, that number has gone to over 2,500 and is increasing quickly.”

Wright added, “Nigeria represents almost 90% of all persecution around the globe that we can track.”

Fulani militants are responsible for more than 40% of the attacks, with other Muslim groups also contributing to the horror. People have been driven from their homes, dispersed and killed. Children are often left in the crosshairs of these tragic situations.

“I just returned two months ago from two of these government camps in Nigeria looking for myself,” Wright said. “These camps were just a mile down the road from where they originally were living … and many of these children are orphaned because their parents were killed in these attacks.”

He said the government is often complicit in these events or simply ignores what’s unfolding.

Wright also highlighted other areas, including parts of South America and countries such as China and India, where the index found rising or concerning levels of persecution.

Contrary to Nigeria, the persecution present in China takes a very different form, with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cracking down on religious belief and harming Christians and other religious minorities. Through technology, China holds a grip on others and takes aim at these cohorts.

“China, for instance, theirs is through state control, surveillance, pressure on churches, closing of churches,” Wright said of the persecution dynamic. “But the biggest thing that China does is their electronic surveillance, and they actually sell this and give this to other governments like Iran, and Pakistan, and India, and some others that are in Southeast and East Asia so that they have a better way of tracking dissident groups, which leads to the opportunity for them to track Christians in particular.”

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Meanwhile, India offers yet another tragic look at the persecution paradigm, with Hindu nationalism driving much of the problem, according to Wright. He believes the government has essentially “outlawed the ability to evangelize” through rules and regulations that seek to restrict organizations and Christian groups.

“They also have anti-conversion laws … that are strategically targeting Christians, in particular, that you cannot share your faith, period,” Wright said. “And even … the way the laws are written in 13 of these states, it even raises questions of sharing your faith with other Christians.”

You can read more about the 2026 Global Persecution Index here.

Please pray for the persecuted church around the world. Many are not only imprisoned, beaten, tortured and some killed for their faith. Jesus said it would happen and it is. Just another sign of the end times we live in. Rh

Is England’s Historic Drought a Warning From God?

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Britain’s green countryside is turning brown as a historic drought scorches much of England. For Christians, the images present more than an environmental crisis. They offer a vivid picture of what happens when a nation abandons the God who once stood at the center of its identity.

More than two-thirds of England is now in drought, according to the Daily Mail. Satellite images released by the European Union show large sections of southern England transformed from green fields in August 2025 into parched land one year later.

London’s Hyde Park appears almost entirely scorched.

“Over the summer of 2026, dry conditions have been affecting the United Kingdom,” the EU said. The Met Office reported that Wisley, Surrey, endured 61 consecutive dry days. Heathrow and Odiham each went 55 days without meaningful rain. Several other locations across southern England experienced dry spells lasting more than six weeks.

Elijah, Baal and the Withheld Rain

The drought carries a striking biblical parallel.

In 1 Kings 17-18, Israel suffered a prolonged drought after King Ahab and Queen Jezebel led the nation into Baal worship. Baal’s followers considered him a god of storms, fertility and rain. Yet when Israel embraced Baal and rejected the Lord, the heavens closed.

The drought exposed Baal’s powerlessness.

Elijah eventually confronted 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. Their false god failed to answer, but the Lord responded to Elijah’s prayer with fire. Only after the people fell before God and declared, “The Lord, He is God,” did rain return.

Britain’s Christian Retreat

Britain once sent missionaries around the world and built its institutions upon a Christian foundation. Today, that inheritance is being dismantled.

King Charles III remains the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, but he has recast the monarchy’s public religious posture around protecting all faiths and secular beliefs. The leader charged with defending the Christian faith now presents Christianity as one spiritual path among many.

Parliament has moved in the same direction. Christian street preachers have faced arrest and investigation for proclaiming biblical truth. Parliament has restricted prayer and religious expression near abortion facilities. Evidence increasingly shows the world a two-tier system in which authorities treat public expressions of Christianity as threats while showing greater sensitivity toward other religions such as Islam.

This is the spiritual progression Cahn describes: A nation removes God, empties its house and opens the door to the gods it once rejected.

A Call to Return

Rain is forecast, but the Met Office urged the public to be “cautious about how much impact it will have.” Heavy downpours can run off hardened ground instead of soaking into the soil.

That warning carries its own spiritual lesson. A brief shower cannot restore land hardened by prolonged drought. Likewise, ceremonial Christianity cannot heal a nation that has rejected the authority of Christ.

We must recognize the biblical pattern before us. Britain’s scorched landscape stands as a warning to a nation that has turned from its Christian foundation.

The answer is the same one given on Mount Carmel: repentance, wholehearted devotion and the public declaration that the Lord alone is God.

James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, 

The open rebellion of the government against anything that speaks of God is alarming. When one allows their country to be overrun by Islam and push their religion while stifling Christianity, we can expect God to respond. Is this God’s judgement, who knows, but likely. Europe is lost without a genuine move of God. America pay attention! Rh

Updates and Analysis: MAGA – Iran- Hormuz

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Below are a couple of posts of interest to me at least, hope you enjoy them. Both are accredited, and also a repost from Amir Tsarfati. Hormuz must be stabilized to keep the objectives of this military action on track. Extremely high gas prices are most likely the only thing that will derail final and completed objectives. The MIddle East is changing and so also the world pecking order. America is back in dominance, as it should be. God Bless America, and pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Living in truly “Prophetic Times”. Rh

Tucker Carlson’s Failure — Trump’s Knockout

Various interesting polls point to a clear trend:

A. There is no “split” within the MAGA camp — on the contrary, there is an almost Soviet-level consensus around Trump and his decision to strike Iran.

B. The war in Iran is not hurting Republicans ahead of the midterm elections — it is actually strengthening them.

Here are the data (to be detailed in follow-up posts):

1. NBC poll: One hundred percent support among MAGA supporters for Trump. Yes — 100%. This figure was also echoed by CNN.

In other words, two networks highly hostile to Trump present a president who has complete control over his base.

The share of people identifying with MAGA has also grown since the election.

2. Republican poll (New York Post): Who do you identify with — Trump or Carlson and Megyn Kelly?

The result is decisive: Trump 84%, Carlson and Kelly 6%.

It turns out that clicks and Spotify listens do not necessarily translate into real influence among the public.

Ironically, a phenomenon similar to traditional media in recent years is emerging: a loud and vocal minority holds the microphone and claims to speak for a silent majority that actually rejects it.

This frustration is causing Tucker and his circle to lose composure and drift away from the MAGA “mothership” toward the more fringe territories of the far left and pro-jihadist narratives.

The current investigation into Kent’s leaks to Carlson may become the official break between Carlson and the Republican Party.

3. YouGov–Economist poll on the November midterms (the most important issue in U.S. politics):

Since the start of the war, Republicans have narrowed the gap with Democrats in the race for control of the House — from a 7-point Democratic lead in mid-February to just 2 points in mid-March.

Earlier this month, I referenced a Harvard/Harris poll conducted before the war that showed a tie.

Democrats still lead in betting markets and most polls, but the trend is favorable for Republicans.

As noted recently, Republicans have only upside potential — historically, since World War II, only once has a second-term president managed to keep his party’s majority in the House (Clinton and the Democrats in 1998).

If Trump becomes the second, it would be a phenomenal achievement for him and the Republican Party.

4. Finally (not a poll): The major unknown is Vice President J.D. Vance, who is closely tied to Carlson and issued a very lukewarm statement regarding Kent’s resignation.

His public profile during the current war with Iran has been relatively low, and it is not at all certain that he supports the campaign.

Recently, he has lost some ground in the (so far quiet) race between him and Marco Rubio to become Trump’s successor for 2028.

It is far too early to write off Vance’s chances of becoming the Republican nominee in two and a half years, but his political trajectory will likely indicate the direction the Republican Party will take in the coming years.

(Gilad Zwick on X)

Vance is the big loser for now, I just don’t trust him. He came late to the MAGA party. First time he voted republican was for himself in the Ohio senate race. Seems to be a carpetbagger and far too close to the woke right and the Anti-Israel sentiment. Rh

American retaliation – strategic shift

Financial Times reports a major U.S. pivot:

• Air-defense systems and ammunition redirected from Europe to the Middle East

• Focus shifting fully toward confrontation with Iran

On the ground

• Deliveries to Europe – especially Patriot interceptors – expected to be delayed

• Systems already moved from Europe to protect U.S. forces and allies in the region

• U.S. deprioritizing Russia–Ukraine track – signaling full attention on Iran

Europe reacts

• Anger and concern – described as a “disaster”

• Accelerating independence from U.S. arms supply

• France taking its own path – deploying forces to the region

Middle East implications

• Stronger U.S. deterrence posture

• Shortages creating competition for air-defense systems

• Rising risk of escalation with Iran

• Gulf states reassessing alliances

Bottom line

• The Middle East is now Washington’s top priority

• Europe is sidelined

• The global balance is shifting

(Nziv .net)

Final thought, Europe may be the big loser, not supporting the US when they are far more dependent on oil than us. Typical, we save them and they turn their backs on us. Open borders and government overreach has defeated the once great British Empire, they should change their symbol from the lion to a kitty. France is just France, as long as they have their mistresses and their over priced wine, they are good. Rh

Ties That Bind: US & Israel

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Long but interesting article from a journalist inside Israel that I have found and enjoy his take, maybe a fresh take on what is going on in the Middle East. Different perspectives are good. I fully agree that Europe has fallen and will never be the partner that we need. Islamification has happened to the continent. Rh

Israel will emerge from this war safer and more prosperous.

After the war – the United States and its military are expected to recalculate course regarding regional countries that disappointed them.

The joint U.S.-Israeli crushing of the greatest threat to Israel and the region continues with intensity and is progressing ahead of schedule. In any case – by the end of it – Iran will remain weakened and bleeding. The United States will also maintain control over the region’s energy resources.

At present – the U.S. is biting its lip over the disappointment from many countries and is relying on a surprisingly positive ally – Israel. But on the day after the war – Washington will reassess its relationship with a long list of countries that have let it down.

In this campaign – the U.S. has been forced to build an alternative and very costly military deployment instead of the one it had planned for a quarter century. Ironically – Israel – which was not part of the original plan – has become the primary forward operating base in the region.

For 25 years – the United States built its Middle East force posture for a regional conflict scenario. It relied on regional states and largely bypassed Israel.

Frontline states – the “fortunate winners” – included Turkey, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain – where forward bases were established with intervention forces, command-and-control centers, and logistics infrastructure. Israel was not counted.

In the second tier were European and NATO countries – with bases in Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Romania, and further out in the United Kingdom.

In this campaign – however – most U.S. regional allies have refused to allow offensive operations from their territory – fearing Iranian retaliation the day after – and some are already being targeted by Iran. Turkey, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and NATO countries are providing only minimal logistical support – while prohibiting the launch or transit of bombers through their territory.

As a result – the U.S. has had to develop an alternative plan based on aircraft carriers, aerial refueling stations, and one country that has become the central forward base – Israel – with its relatively small airfields: Ben Gurion and Ovda.

On the day after the war – the U.S. will evaluate whether it still needs the massive CENTCOM base in Qatar – how much it can rely on its Gulf allies – and especially whether Turkey can truly be considered a military ally.

This costly deployment has also forced the U.S. to take into account the policies and positions of those countries – for example regarding Gaza and Lebanon – while those same countries maintained “dual loyalty” – cooperating both with the U.S. and with the axis of evil: Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah – as well as with other U.S. rivals such as China and Russia.

Israel is expected to replace them as the primary forward military hub for the United States in safeguarding Middle Eastern energy resources – not to mention the deepening of cooperation in training, development, and military research between the two countries.

Israel is set to become the preferred partner of the world’s most powerful nation – which currently accounts for 42% of global arms sales.

The implication is clear – Israel will become both safer and more prosperous as a result of this war.

(Shlomo Filber)

Prayer Alert

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Morning prayer warriors!

Urgent need for prayer today.  It seems our President and his administration are making deals with the devil, and no one can do that without getting burnt.  Much on my mind as I see a crumbling of foundational support for Israel and a cozying up to the Arab and Muslims in the MIddle East.  Prayer points below.

  • Worldwide intifada (various attacks here in the US, Australia, France, Germany). Devil knows his time is short.
  • Wisdom for Trump.(he needs a true spiritual advisor)
  • Deal making with the sponsor of terror. (Qatar)
  • Saudi Arabia is pushing for a two state solution.  (Blowback on America if done)
  • Peace commission (10 members) most anti Israel.
  • Trump’s pride getting in the way.  (God’s plan??)
  • Trump & Vance telling not asking Israel to stop settlements in Judea & Samaria.
  • Syria (next hotspot)??

I could go on and on, I see dangerous times for the US if we get in bed with the Islamist.  We seem to have pushed investments over the covenant for peace. We must never forget God’s eternal covenant with Abraham.  (My opinion)

God is sovereign!  I am not hopeless, but hopeful!  The blessed hope!  Two rivers flowing side by side, one righteous (God is moving) another evil.  Let’s ask for spiritual rain for the righteous river to overflow.  I sense this is a particular Kronos time.  Rh

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Mamdani vows to ‘exhaust every legal option’ to arrest Netanyahu

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We see what has happened to London and the entire European continent, reformation seems to be coming to Europe with a devastation that is soon to be on the shores of America.  The once great European capitals are now filled with the sound of the Muslim call to prayer.  Just as surely as the first reformation was brought to America, so too will this last reforming of Europe be here soon.

The effects of a Mandani victory will have lasting consequences on the once great city of New York.  Jews have continually supported far left wing Democrats, who have just as easily condemned the state of Israel as making a comment about the weather.  I hate to say it, but they are reaping what has been sown over the last 40 years.

What of the financial district of New York?  What of the stock market, (full blown socialism in a city with the world’s premier capitalist symbol) I think not.  Would a move outside of NY be a result. What of Mandani control of the police and the court systems.  The courts are already a joke,  And NO Mandani, you have no authority to arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu. 

If you think it’s bad now, just wait, “you ain’t seen nothing yet.”  The streets will be ablaze with Jew hatred that could make NY uninhabitable for Jews.  Amir Tsafati once said on a radio program, “there is no place safe for the Jews, but Israel.”  I totally agree.

How could this once great city allow a radical Islamist to govern NY.  How could the Democratic part allow this to happen? The only conclusion is they truly are the new Socialist Party of America.  

I see tears streaming down the face of Lady Liberty.  Rh

Source: All Israel News

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist frontrunner in the New York City mayoral race, reiterated his vow to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if Netanyahu enters New York City and stated that he would “exhaust every legal option” to put Israel’s leader in handcuffs.

Speaking with Martha MacCallum on Fox News yesterday (Wednesday), Mandani claimed that carrying out the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants against Netanyahu would uphold international law.

“I’ve said that this is a city that believes [in] international law, and this is a city that wants to uplift and uphold those beliefs,” he said.

For full article: All Israel News

                             Single Digit IQs

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Is there one nation on planet Earth that is not corrupt in one way or another? 

Is there one person who doesn’t have anti-Semitic beliefs, one who doesn’t blame the Jews for all of the problems in the world.  Are there any whose own life is not riddled with sin and corruption?  Spiritually speaking, is there even one “woke” individual who isn’t fast asleep under a large rock? Asleep in a sleep so deep as to make Rip Van Winkle appear restless and plagued by insomnia?

George Orwell may or may not have known it when he wrote the book 1984, but he most certainly did a bang-up job of describing how thoughts are processed inside of reprobate human minds. Minds that no longer work properly. Minds that are broken. Seemingly broken beyond repair. Minds that have crossed an invisible line into that nightmarish twilight zone described by the prophet Isaiah when he, on behalf of the Holy God of Israel, spoke that ominous, iconic warning into the collective human conscious awareness.  A warning for those who were alive in his time and a warning for anyone and everyone who would walk the earth after his time. A warning that still sends an echo around the world to this very day and hour, in your time and my time, and in real-time. 

The warning is recorded in the Old Testament book of Isaiah 5:20 “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, that put darkness for light and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.”

Those who have ignored this warning in these present times we live in are legion. Far too many to count, and they are everywhere and in every nation. Some are very rich, and some are very poor.

Human beings who are of sound mind and have read the book 1984 by George Orwell normally view that book as a brilliantly written warning of what a dystopian nightmare life on Earth could become if ever godless, ruthless, hypocritical, power-hungry, self-righteous Marxist-thinking individuals completely took over a society or an entire world.

These radical Luciferian leftist individuals view Orwell’s book “1984” as a playbook. The multi-billionaire evil globalist elitists of today come to mind. The Davos Club and Bilderberg Group, the International Bankster Gangsters like the Rothchilds and the Rockefellers and their international investment corporations such as Blackrock, Vanguard and Statestreet, Bill Gates the Injector and Klaus Schwab the Connector, and all of his World Economic Forum trained minions of “young leaders” such as Trudeau of Canada, Zelenskyy of the Ukraine, Ardern of New Zealand, Albanese of Australia, and California dictator Gavin Newsom.

The Israel-bashing, Jew-hating United Nations led by Antonio Guterres and The World Health Organization with wannabe global medical tyrant Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the helm come to mind.  By the way, all of the above-mentioned organizations are in one way or another owned by the Multi-Billionaires Club, which is also known by such other names as the Globalist Elite, the Deep State, the Swamp, and, as Orwell writes, the “Party.”

 In the United States of America, we have the Uni-Party made up of Marxists and RINOs (Republicans in name only). So, if they are RINOs and not really Republicans, what are they? Well, they are either corrupt sell-out individuals bought and owned by the globalists, or they are globalist-supporting Marxists in disguise. Wolves in sheep clothing.

In Orwell’s book, the “Party” are the rulers of the geographical area known as Oceania and are the embodiment of Isaiah’s warning. The “Party” intimidates everyone into embracing their upside-down, inside-out, backward way of seeing things.  In “1984” everything means the opposite of what it really is. The “Ministry of Love” is where the “Party” tortures people to break their spirit. The “Ministry of Peace” is where wars are planned.  The “Ministry of Truth” is where history is rewritten and propaganda is produced and distributed. The official narrative is the only narrative allowed, and “Big Brother” is watching you.

If you have not read 1984, the “Party,” by the way, is basically the same thing as the “Deep State” owned and run by the “Globalists” and their many offshoot organizations.  Because “Big Brother is always watching you, you will be caught if you dare to buck the system, and then you will be hauled off to the Ministry of Love to either be broken down, straightened out, and reprogrammed through torture, or eliminated and then erased from history at the Ministry of Truth.The similarities to the book 1984 have been adding up in recent years in real-time here on Earth and are quite chilling.

The term “woke” is one example.

It is not at all difficult for a person of sound mind to observe that “woke” people behave in a way that is the antithesis of the actual meaning of the word. The word “woke” is meant by those who embrace woke ideology to imply enlightenment.

Yet, the behavior and what comes out of their mouths implies just the opposite. “Woke” people act as if they are smarter than anyone who disagrees with their way of thinking. To a rational mind, it appears as if the “woke” are only slightly smarter than a bag of rocks. However, much less pleasant than a bag of rocks.

Hence, the term “Single Digit IQ People.” Just enough IQ to somewhat function as a “useful idiot,” perhaps to be employed carrying signs and mindlessly screaming at protests organized by their Marxist overlords. They most likely started out with normal IQs before being systematically dumbed down on leftist-run college campuses or through absorbing massive amounts of fake news. Or both.

None of what is being said is meant to be mean or sarcastic. It is simply about what Isaiah’s warning looks like when it is ignored here in the cultural environment we live in today. It is really only in the last decade or so that this subject has become so very apparent and blatantly relevant.

In the Holy Bible, the Lord said that in the end times, there would be great delusion and that some people would be given over to a reprobate mind. It is observable that this can apply equally to any economic group, including the super-wealthy.

There are several definitions of a reprobate mind that have been mentioned before in previous articles, and it is worth repeating.

Reprobate: 

  •  morally unprincipled person 
  •  shameless 
  •  depraved 
  •  Reject the truth

Sounds like one who has embraced evil, rejected the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, rejected salvation, blasphemed the Holy Spirit, feels no need to change, and has arrogantly spit on even the very idea that they need changing.

When leaders of institutes of “higher learning,” national and international healthcare officials, and even some leaders of nations are unable and at a complete loss to define what a “woman” is, well then, “Houston, we have a problem.”

When minds are this broken, so broken that women’s menstrual products are ordered to be made available in men’s public restrooms because it is a “woke” belief that men can get pregnant and have babies, then it might be safe to say that these people who think in such ways have in fact been given over to strong delusion and a reprobate mind (2 Thessalonians 2:11; Romans 1:28).

For all who love the Lord and trust in Jesus and are sickened by the “woke” wickedness, as well as sickened by the cruel and brutal murderous wickedness committed by deluded tyrannical Islamists, and sickened by the god-playing globalists with their ruthless 2030 Agenda genocidal efforts to rid the world of about six and one half billion so-called ‘useless eaters’ — otherwise known as nuclear families of fathers and mothers and their children – and then merge whoever is left with artificial intelligence, and just plain sick of all of the wickedness perpetrated by delusional reprobates of every stripe that we are witnessing on Earth in these last days, then please take heart.

Take heart and encourage each other with these words.

“When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near” (Luke 21:28).

Our redemption draws closer and closer with every day that passes.  “Maranatha”

Israel Shall Not Be Moved

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Why I know Israel wins in the end.  No one can drive them out of their land.  The Lord said He would restore Israel, and He fulfilled that prophecy on May 14 1948.  Once they are back, they will never leave again.

Jeremiah 16:14-16 

Therefore behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “that it shall no more be said, ‘The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ but, ‘The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them.’ For I will bring them back into their land which I gave to their fathers.”

Therefore behold the days are coming: The previous word from Jeremiah was about as dark as could be, with God promising I will not show you favor in the land of their coming exile. Yet as if God could not help Himself, that word of despair is immediately followed by a wonderful and gracious promise.

 No more shall it be said, “The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt”: God’s deliverance of His people from Egypt was the central act of redemption in the Old Testament. Through the Passover celebration and in many other ways, God constantly reminded Israel of this great work.  

c. But, “The LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands where He had driven them”: God made a remarkable promise – that there would be a new measure of His greatness and redemptive power. The new measure would be the return from captivity when God would bring them back into their land.

“The reference to ‘all the countries’ shows that the prophet was predicting a restoration from a general dispersion after the Exile.” After AD 70 the Jews were scattered unto the four corners of the earth.  No nation could survive that, however the Jews did!  Because of God.  A greater than Egypt may very well be pulling them back from all nations

God was so determined to fulfill His promise to a return to the land, He sent out fishers (to catch them) and hunters (to hunt them down) to return them to the land of promise. Even so far as the cleft of the rock. (Place of hiding and safety.)

No one could deny the greatness of the deliverance from Egypt, but the regathering was even greater.  Here God pulls them back to their homeland

Isaiah 43:5-6 God says I will bring your descendants from the East (behind the iron curtain), from the west (Western Europe & America), the North (following the fall of the Soviet Union), the South (Ethiopians Jews in 1991).  God brought His sons and daughters from the ends of the earth, to a land given to Abraham.  No people group could have accomplished this on their own.  But God…..

Why do I believe Israel will never be defeated, because they have returned and made the desert blossom like a rose.🌹 

 There is a valuable spiritual analogy here. The initial work of redemption in the life of a believer is great; but the restoring work of the believer – when God brings a chastened child of His out of a metaphorical exile and back into His favor and promise – this work may sometimes be regarded as even greater. This is the principle God revealed to Jeremiah.

None of us are too far gone that Jesus cannot restore.  Welcome home child, you belong in the Father’s arms!

Missiles, Warnings, and a Countdown to Conflict

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U.S. Repositions Amid Looming Iran-Israel Clash

By Tania Curado-Koenig | June 2025

Washington, D.C. — The United States’ decision to redirect 20,000 anti-drone missiles from Ukraine to the Middle East has sent shockwaves through diplomatic and military circles, triggering concerns of an imminent regional war. While the Pentagon has yet to confirm the final destination of the munitions, multiple Israeli officials have acknowledged that the bulk of the shipment is being integrated into Israel’s air defense system — a sign that the threat from Iran and its regional proxies is now considered immediate.

The missiles, designed to intercept Shahed-type drones, had been previously allocated to Ukraine. Their sudden diversion, confirmed on national television by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marks a rare public acknowledgment of shifting U.S. priorities. “This morning, my Defense Minister informed me that the United States had redirected 20,000 missiles to the Middle East,” Zelenskyy told ABC’s This Week on June 8.

Israel Moves to High Alert

According to The New York Times, Israel has formally notified U.S. officials that its military has completed operational planning to strike Iranian nuclear sites, particularly the underground facilities at Fordow and Natanz. Defense analysts in both Washington and Tel Aviv confirm that Israel has repositioned key assets across its northern and southern fronts, reinforcing air defense systems and elevating surveillance across hostile borders.

In an unusual move, the U.S. Embassy in Israel issued a travel restriction advisory to its personnel on Wednesday, prohibiting non-essential movement outside of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Beersheba. The alert follows a series of escalatory warnings from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its affiliated militias across Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen.

Trump Responds to Evacuations

While the Trump administration has maintained a tight lid on active operations, President Donald Trump made headlines Wednesday night when questioned during a red carpet appearance about the rapid evacuation of American citizens from the Middle East.

“This can be a dangerous place,” Trump said. “We’ve received warnings. You’ll have to wait and see.”

The comment came just hours before classified briefings were delivered to congressional defense committees regarding Israel’s military readiness and Iran’s nuclear acceleration.

Iran Escalates Rhetoric and Enrichment

An Iranian official responded Thursday, calling Israel’s posture “bluster” and accusing Washington of leveraging military threats to gain concessions at the negotiating table. “They want us to fold on our demands,” he said. “But we won’t.”

At the same time, Iran has announced that it will replace all first-generation centrifuges at its Fordow nuclear site with sixth-generation models — a move likely to provoke formal condemnation by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), whose Board of Governors remains in emergency session in Vienna.

Strategic Implications

The Biden administration, in its final year, had authorized the now-diverted missile shipment to Ukraine. That shipment never arrived in full, and under President Trump’s current national security calculus, those resources have been repurposed to the Middle East — indicating a major reassessment of risk.

What this shift confirms is that Israel is now the central front in the eyes of U.S. defense planners. With growing threats from Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iranian-backed militias, the decision to preemptively strengthen Israel’s defense grid appears aimed at preventing a worst-case scenario: a surprise, multi-front missile and drone assault.

A Remarkable Strategic Feat

Though it has drawn relatively little media attention, the speed and scale of this transfer were extraordinary. According to multiple U.S. and Ukrainian sources, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the redirection of the 20,000 anti-drone missiles on June 4, 2025. Just four days later, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy confirmed the diversion publicly on June 8. Moving tens of thousands of guided munitions — including advanced APKWS systems — within such a narrow timeframe reflects not only high-level coordination but urgent strategic readiness. For many military analysts, it stands as a rare example of American logistical and political clarity in a moment of rising global tension.

A Rapidly Narrowing Window

U.S. and Israeli military officials remain tight-lipped about possible timelines, but multiple diplomatic sources suggest that the window for diplomacy is closing fast. Should the IAEA issue a formal ruling of non-compliance — expected within days — the Trump administration may use it as legal and political cover to announce the end of nuclear negotiations with Tehran.

Such a move would likely be followed by either a unilateral Israeli strike or a joint allied operation against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.

A Call to the Church: Pray for President Trump

As the situation intensifies, the role of President Donald Trump in repositioning U.S. support toward Israel must not go unnoticed. After the failure of Steve Witkoff’s backchannel diplomacy — which left Israel isolated and vulnerable — the Trump administration’s recent actions mark a return to clarity, urgency, and covenant-based alignment.

For the Church, this is a critical moment. While political leaders calculate strategy, God’s people must engage in intercession. President Trump is carrying the weight of volatile decisions that could reshape the region — and history.

He needs wisdom. He needs protection. He needs prayer.

And Israel does too. As tensions rise and a multi-front war looms, we must pray not only for President Trump but for Israel’s national leadership, its citizens, and especially the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Their readiness, courage, and protection are essential in the days ahead. The Church must stand in the gap, interceding boldly for Israel’s safety and for the clarity of God’s purposes to prevail in the land He calls His own.

Tania Curado-Koenig is a geopolitical analyst and contributor specializing in Middle Eastern affairs, U.S.-Israel relations, and biblical diplomacy. This article is part of her ongoing coverage of shifting alliances and prophetic turning points in global affairs.