Prophecy Update News Digest - 4/16/25
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Just as the Bible predicted 1,000’s of years in advance, that as the end nears, all eyes would be on Israel and the Middle East! 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 intensely. 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. Jesus said when you see all these signs happening, know that I am near, even at the door.
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Pre-Millennium - Pre-Tribulation - PrePARED
On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand! All Other Ground is Sinking Sand!
Israel at War Day 558: Netanyahu to Khamenei: Israel Will Not Be Eliminated, Iran’s Axis of Terror Must Be
Pray For Israel — Psalm 122:6-8, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee."
The Drum Beats Of War with Iran Are Booming, War May Be Imminent
Last week, I discussed how the Trump administration has put Iran on notice to get a deal or face getting bombed. As the US is pouring military assets into the Middle East, Trump’s deadline for Iran to come to the negotiating table fast approaches.
If Negotiations with Iran Fail, The Course of Human History Could Quickly Take a Turn in an Apocalyptic Direction
President Trump says that we have “a problem with Iran”, and he insists that he is going to be the one to solve that problem. If the Iranians are willing to compromise, there is a chance that we could see a negotiated deal. If the Iranians are not willing to compromise, there will be military action against Iran.
‘Iran must eliminate nuclear enrichment & weaponization,’ White House envoy Witkoff says, reversing earlier remarks
White House special envoy Steve Witkoff emphasized on Tuesday that any diplomatic agreement with the Iranian regime must include the elimination of its nuclear enrichment and weaponization program, reversing his earlier comments.
Iran’s FM says uranium enrichment ‘non-negotiable,’ after US says it cannot continue
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that Iran’s uranium enrichment as part of its nuclear program was “non-negotiable,” after US Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff said the processing program must be dismantled as part of any deal between the sides.
Ayatollah Khamenei, Who Dismissed Iran-U.S. Talks as ‘Dishonorable,’ Claims First Round Went ‘Well’
Iranian “Supreme Leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told officials in his country on Tuesday that a first round of talks between two top American and Iranian diplomats this weekend was “implemented well,” a sharp turn away from his refusal to engage America in any way as recently as two months ago.
Iran's goal to destroy Israel is why we're fighting in Gaza, Netanyahu says
Netanyahu received a security briefing from the commanders about the IDF's operations in order to free hostages and defeat Hamas.
Iran releases 'unseen images' of drones and missiles preparing to attack Israel
As Iran engages in nuclear negotiations with the United States, Iranian state-affiliated Fars News Agency released a video on Tuesday purportedly showing what it claims is previously "unseen footage" of drone and missile preparations, as well as command center operations, related to "Operation True Promise 1."
Hamas rejects Israeli ceasefire plan, says Palestinian official
The Israeli proposal, according to Arab media, outlined a 45-day ceasefire, a halt to military operations, the delivery of humanitarian aid, and a phased prisoner-hostage exchange.
‘No more raids, IDF will remain as buffer between enemy & Israelis in Gaza,’ DM Katz declares
Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, declared on Wednesday that the military has shifted its strategy in Gaza, from conducting temporary raids toward capturing territory with the goal of creating permanent buffer zones.
IDF, Shin Bet kill third terrorist behind January's al-Funduq terror attack
In a joint operation in the northern West Bank, security forces located Zakharana, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad member from Kabatiya.
IDF: There is no timeline to finishing Gaza war, Hamas police have lost control
The IDF said on Wednesday it has attacked 1,200 targets and killed 350 Hamas fighters since renewed hostilities on March 18-19.
Hundreds of Hezbollah commanders flee Lebanon for South America
Saudi reports indicate that Hezbollah has instructed its field commanders to leave Lebanon over fears they may be pursued if the organization's military infrastructure is dismantled.
Hezbollah threatens to 'cut hand off' anyone attempting disarmament
The Lebanese President announced that in 2025 weapons would be concentrated exclusively in state hands, maintaining that Hezbollah's disarmament "will be done through dialogue" and emphasizing his commitment to keeping the country away from civil war.
Police said to allow group of 180 Jews onto Temple Mount, further testing norms
Police on Tuesday reportedly allowed a group of roughly 180 Jews to ascend Jerusalem’s Temple Mount on Tuesday in the latest apparent departure from the fragile, yet unwritten status quo that governs the flashpoint holy site.
Now That China Is No Longer Sending 7 Incredibly Important Heavy Rare Earth Minerals to The U.S., What Will Happen to Our Economy?
Our current way of life could not continue without rare earth minerals. Every single day of our lives, all of us depend on technology that was built using rare earth minerals. In fact, the device that you are reading this article on right now probably contains rare earth minerals.
BREAKING: President Trump Signs Executive Order Barring Illegal Aliens From Receiving Social Security
President Trump on Tuesday signed a flurry of executive orders.
One executive order is aimed at banning illegal aliens from getting Social Security benefits.
Earlier this month DOGE executive Antonio Gracias, the founder of Valor Equity Partners, revealed shocking information on how illegal aliens and even violent illegal aliens are accessing government benefits and even voting.
Send in the clones: Scientists suggest creating non-thinking human 'bodyoids' to provide organs for transplant
It's one thing to see a lab full of nonthinking human bodies created by some "mad scientist" on a late-night movie; it's another to consider the plan actually being reality.
Left-wing magazine says dogs are bad for the environment — the reaction is brutal and hilarious
Dog owners were not persuaded by the argument.
Left-wing magazine Mother Jones argued that people should stop taking dogs as pets, and people reacted predictably with humorous jabs and bitter scorn.
Trump Medicaid director's decision to cut child sex-change coverage will save nearly $20 million
The Trump administration's decision to prohibit Medicaid coverage of child sex change procedures will save taxpayers at least $18.5 million.
Bondi announces lawsuit against Maine for refusing to ban trans athletes from girls’ sports
The U.S. Justice Department announced a lawsuit against the state of Maine for its continued defiance of President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep biological males out of girls’ and women’s sports and violations of Title IX.
U.K. Supreme Court Rules Trans Women Can’t Be Defined as Women
Britain’s top court ruled only those born female can be considered women, a landmark judgment that excludes transgender women from the legal definition and paves the way for tighter limits on female-only spaces and services.
Muslim Gunmen Massacre at Least 40 Christians in Nigeria on Palm Sunday, 113 Killed Since March
At least 40 people were killed in a brutal attack on a Christian farming community in north-central Nigeria late Sunday night, according to President Bola Tinubu. The attackers, who were reported as being Muslim gunmen, struck on Palm Sunday in the Zike community, located in Bassa, Plateau State.
American pastor kidnapped in South Africa rescued after deadly police shootout
Authorities in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa rescued a kidnapped American pastor during a deadly shootout on Tuesday at a house in KwaMagxaki, Gqeberha.
Trump's Easter message puts Biden's to shame — and every Christian should take notice
The difference between the two messages is not cosmetic — it's cosmic.
President Donald Trump is not only acknowledging Easter, but he's preaching its meaning loud and clear.
Second coming of Christ: Interpreting the parable of the 10 virgins the right way
During the Lord's earthly ministry, Jesus often spoke in parables, which were earthly stories with a heavenly meaning. And the Parable of the Ten Virgins is among the most memorable (see Matthew 25:1-13). The cultural setting for this parable is a first-century Jewish wedding, and it points to the need to be prepared for the second coming of Christ.
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Ten virgins comment: The cultural setting for this parable is a first-century Jewish wedding, and it points to the need to be prepared for the second coming of Christ.
The second coming of Christ or the rapture?