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Weekly News Update

1/22/08

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This weekly news update is being sent because the Bible tells us to know the prophecies and to "watch" for their fulfillment (which can only be done by learning and knowing what is going on around the world) ... yet, many churches and synagogues today ignore and deny Bible prophecy (which in itself is a major fulfillment of Bible prophecy) ...

Now, a short Bible prophecy lesson to help show how close we are ...

+ Israel back in the Land as a nation (this started the clock ticking ...)

+ Iran and allies threatening war against Israel

+ Russia rising ... and acting as a 'guard' for Iran

+ China armed with weapons capable of quickly destroying 1/3 of mankind

+ Nations of the ancient Roman Empire (Europe?) reuniting and rising in power

+ Teachings of false 'Prophets' leading many

+ A Generation 'morally corrupt' and 'filled with violence'

(The Bible uses the word 'corrupt' - like smelly, rotting meat)

+ 'The falling away'... churches and synagogues no longer teaching or enduring sound doctrine

+ Israel and Jerusalem . . . trouble, troubles, and more trouble

+ All nations turning against nation Israel . . .

= The Generation of the ... Rapture ... the 'Apocalypse' ... Armageddon ... and Messiah's Return.

For the first time in history this prophetic 'equation' is nearly complete . . . and all in this generation!!!

That Tiny Red 'Dot' is Israel ... God warns, 'Israel is His'...'Allah' and his vast armies (green) keep trying to prove Him wrong

The 'God of Israel' and the Bible . . . or . . . 'Allah' and the Koran . . . The Bible Warns One Is True . . . and One Is False

The coming Battle of Armageddon ('Hill of Megiddo') . . . Armageddon lies right in the center of that tiny Red 'Dot'

"I (God) will bless those who bless you (Israel) and will curse those who curse you". . . (Genesis 12:3)

Top Stories . . .

(Click on the headline for the full news story ... Click on the blue link for the Bible prophecy)

Russia's Military Chief Of Staff Warns Russia Could Us Pre-Emptive Nuclear Strikes For Defense ...

--Moscow Times (Russia) (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Russia Flexes Muscles ... Russian Long-Range Strategic (Nuclear) Bombers Test-Fire Missiles Into The Atlantic

--WND/London Times (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies ... Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Russian Naval Strike Group Begins Major Atlantic War-Exercises ...

--Itar-Tass (Russia) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Russian Navy In Joint Exercises With Russian Long-Range Strategic Nuclear Bombers In Bay of Biscay ...

--Itar-Tass (Russia) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

British Intel Sees Russia's Putin As Major Threat ...

--WND (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Iran Attempted to Sabotage Israeli Spy Satellite Launch From India ...

-Israel Nat'l News (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Iranian Official Says Russia-Iran Ties Are "Very Good, Growing"...

--Iranian News Agency (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Iranian Leader Ahmadinejad Says "Zionists Are Enemies of Mankind"... And Do Not Have Courage To Attack Iran

--WND/Al Bawaba (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

4th Russian Nuclear Fuel Shipment Reaches Iran ...

--Jerusalem Post (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Iran Hails New Delivery of Nuclear Fuel From Russia ...

--Drudge/AFP (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Chinese Navy Including Attack Submarine and Destroyer Confronted USS Kitty Hawk ...

--NewsMax (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

Admiral Pursues Chinese Answers and Ties ...

--World Tribune/Gertz (Prophecies ... Lying and deceiving "In the last days") (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

China's Army Calls Secrecy "Deciding Factor" In Winning War ...

--World Tribune (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind) (And they steal our secrets ...)

China Warfare Doctrine Dictates The Surprise Attack Of An Assassin ... Without Warning Or Declaration

--NewsMax/Lev Navrozov (Prophecies...China and allies will destroy 1/3 of mankind)

This Week's News Headlines . . .

(What to do in times of trouble ... Trust in the Lord, draw near to Him, earnestly pray for His guidance and direction, and seek His Will in your life.)

Finding Hope and Comfort ... For Those Going Through Difficult Times

--Alpha News Daily (Finding Hope and Comfort in Times of Trouble ...) (God's Promise ...)

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--Alpha News Daily (Read earlier "Weekly News Updates" from Alpha News Daily)

Ancient Seal From Israel's First Temple Babylonian Exile Period Found In Jerusalem ... Verifies Biblical Account

--Jerusalem Post (A Remarkable Mathematical Prophecy ... Israel Becoming a Nation in 1948)

Ancient Jewish Seal From the Babylonian Exile Period

The "Crescent Moon" shown above the alter in this seal is the symbol of the chief Babylonian god "Sin"... which was also the chief god worshiped in ancient Arabia at the time of Mohammed ... the "Crescent Moon" still symbolizes the Arab-Islam moon god re-named "Allah."

"ALLAH" - The Moon God

--Biblebelievers.org.au (Prophecies ... False Prophets) (An important note on Islam ...) (Prophecies ... Lying and deceiving "in the last days")

A short excerpt from this article "Allah: - The Moon god". . .

"In Old Testament times, Nabonidus (555-539 BC), the last king of Babylon, built Tayma, Arabia as a center of Moon-god worship. Segall stated, "South Arabia's stellar religion has always been dominated by the Moon-god in various variations." Many scholars have also noticed that the Moon-god's name "Sin" is a part of such Arabic words as "Sinai," the "wilderness of Sin," etc. When the popularity of the Moon-god waned elsewhere, the Arabs remained true to their conviction that the Moon-god was the greatest of all gods. While they worshipped 360 gods at the Kabah in Mecca, the Moon-god was the chief deity. Mecca was in fact built as a shrine for the Moon-god.

This is what made it the most sacred site of Arabian paganism. In 1944, G. Caton Thompson revealed in her book, The Tombs and Moon Temple of Hureidha, that she had uncovered a temple of the Moon-god in southern Arabia. The symbols of the crescent moon and no less than twenty-one inscriptions with the name Sin were found in this temple. An idol which may be the Moon-god himself was also discovered. This was later confirmed by other well-known archeologists. The evidence reveals that the temple of the Moon-god was active even in the Christian era. Evidence gathered from both North and South Arabia demonstrate that Moon-god worship was clearly active even in Muhammad's day and was still the dominant cult. According to numerous inscriptions, while the name of the Moon-god was Sin, his title was al- ilah, i.e. "the deity," meaning that he was the chief or high god among the gods. As Coon pointed out, "The god Il or Ilah was originally a phase of the Moon God." The Moon-god was called al- ilah, i.e. the god, which was shortened to Allah in pre-Islamic times. The pagan Arabs even used Allah in the names they gave to their children. For example, both Muhammad's father and uncle had Allah as part of their names . . ." (For more, including photos, click on the link above)

Temple Seal Found From 1st Temple In Jerusalem ...

--DavidHocking.org (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation) (Prophecies of Messiah's Return)

Six Stone Jars Help Tell Story of Jerusalem's History ...

--DavidHocking.org (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation) (Prophecies of Messiah's Return)

Proof of God: "I Will Bless Them That Bless Thee (Israel)"... Nations Fare Well When They Welcome Jews

--WND/Hal Lindsey (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation) (Prophecies of Messiah's Return)

Photo: free-stockphotos.com

"Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed (distressed),

for the Lord God is with you wherever you go."

(Joshua 1:9)

"He (the Lord) will be with you,

He will not leave you nor forsake you."

(Deuteronomy 31:8)

Our World: The Audacity of Truth ... The Sad And Dangerous State of American Presidential Candidates

--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist) (The Bible warns a powerful leader will one day fill the political vacuum ...)

President Bush's Legal Brief Could Threaten Constitutional Right To Bear Arms ...

--WND On almost every issue, George Bush now stands with the Democrats. The Democrat Party believes private lives, businesses, and religion must all be firmly controlled and regulated by the State ... and they will continue to weaken and destroy our Constitutional protections from government (local, state, and federal) . . .

While those who oppose the Democrat Party still believe private lives, businesses, and religion are to be free of intrusive government controls and regulation . . .

Yet, Bible prophecy warns us a world government and world leader will soon rise which will dictate iron-fisted control over our private lives, businesses, and religion ... (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist).

Joint US-EU-NATO Security Body Mulled ...

--Jerusalem Post (Prophecies ... 10 nations of the Roman Empire will reunite and rise in great power) (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)

7-Year Plan Aligns U.S. With Europe's (EU) Economy ... Rules To Be Integrated Without Congressional Review

--WND (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist) (Prophecies ... 10 nations of the Roman Empire will reunite and rise in great power)

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Killed Trying To Stop 2 Vehicles Fleeing Toward Mexico ...

--WND (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)

Obama's Kenyan Uncle Trapped by Violence ...

--NewsMax (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)

Iran and Egyptian Leaders Discuss Gaza ...

--Jerusalem Post (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken")

Bush and Rice Lining Up With Moscow’s "Soft Diplomacy" On Iran ...

--Debkafile (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel) ("Neutralized"... we are shifting toward "neutral")

Test-Firing Of Israeli Long-Range Nuclear-Capable Missile Was Coordinated With US Missile Defense Program ...

--Debkafile (Prophecies: The coming 'Apocalypse' and Armageddon)

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him,

for he who comes to God must believe that He is,

and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."

(Hebrews 11:6)

"And those whose faith has made them good in God’s sight must live by faith,

trusting Him in everything."

(Hebrews 10:38

"Count it all joy when you fall into various trials (difficulties),

knowing that the testing of your faith develops patience.

But let patience have its perfect work,

that you might be perfect and complete, lacking nothing."

(James 1:2-4)

The "trials" and "tests" in life don't feel joyful, but when they are over we find joy in knowing the Lord truly loves us and as a loving Father helps us develop the patience ("long-suffering" ... "enduring the heavy load"), obedience (to God's Word), and humility we need to grow and walk in faith . . .

Muslims Seek Legal Authority To Enforce Islamic (Sharia) Law In Britain ...

--WND/London Telegraph (Prophecies ... False Prophets) (An important note on Islam ...) (Britain's current 'Royals' are corrupt and Godless ...)

UK Slammed For Funding Hate-Filled Islamic School Books In The "Palestinian Authority"...

--Israel Nat'l News (Prophecies ... False Prophets) (An important note on Islam ...)

Billionaire From Kazakhstan Buys Home In London For $100m ...

--WND/London Times Online (Russian Kazakhstan is a major world nuclear power and hub of Russian space launches ...)

New Iranian Missiles Could Reach Europe ...

--BBC News (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Southern Israel Under Attack ... At Least 80 Rockets and Mortars Fired By Islamics From Gaza

--Israel Nat'l News (Bible Warning ...'Gaza shall be forsaken") (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation)

Israel Bombs Empty Hamas Interior Ministry, Command Positions, Naval HQ, and Missile Launchers In Gaza ...

--Debkafile (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken") (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Israel's Prime-Minister Olmert Says Israel Is At War In the South Against Iran-Backed Hamas ...

--Ynet (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken") (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

An Israeli Mother

Ongoing Iran-Backed Hamas Missile Attacks Against Israel Sweep Full Circumference Around Gaza ...

--Debkafile (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies ...'Gaza shall be forsaken")

Iran's Leader Ahmadinejad Warns The Middle-East "Will Erupt Like A Volcano" ...

--Ynet (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Israel Worried As Russia Sends Nuclear Fuel To Iran ...

--Drudge/Reuters (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Column One From Israel: The Mess In Israel ...

--Jerusalem Post/Caroline Glick (Prophecies...Israel and Jerusalem after becoming a nation)

Commander of US Forces In Iraq Reports Iran Still Training Iraq "Terrorists" (Guerillas) ...

--NewsMax (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Russia's Putin Clinches Key European Pipeline Deal ... Strengthens Russia's Grip On European Gas Markets

--AFP (France) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Russian Naval Exercises Turns Up Heat In The North Atlantic ...

--NewsMax (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Russia and Britain Develop Largest Diplomatic Conflict Since Soviet Times ...

--Pravda (Russia) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)

Britain Warns Russia Over 'Intimidation'...

--BBC News (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Russia Twists Britain To Its Will ...

--Pravda (Russia) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Prophecies...The US will be "neutralized" ... then Russia, Iran, and allies will invade Israel)

Russia Will Not Abandon Its Land-Mine Weapons ...

--Itar-Tass (Russia) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war)

Photo: free-stockphotos.com

"And have you forgotten the exhortation (the encouraging words)

which God speaks to you as sons (and daughters)?

He said . . . ‘My son, do not despise the chastening (discipline ... punishments) of the Lord,

nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him;

For whom the Lord loves He chastens,

and scourges every son (and daughter) whom He receives.’

For if you endure chastening, God deals with you as sons (and daughters)

for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?"

(Hebrews 12:5-7)

"Now, no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful;

nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness

to those who have been trained by it."

(Hebrews 12:11) (The most important prophecies ... Heaven or Hell)

New NASA Images Show Mercury As You Have Never Seen It Before ...

--Drudge/Daily Mail (Prophecies ... Knowledge and travel will increase "in the last days")

Human-Animal Hybrid Embryos Will Be Created 'Within Months' ...

--Drudge/London Times Online (Prophecies ... Knowledge will increase "in the last days") (Prophecies describing the 'Generation of Armageddon')

Scientists Produce Embryo Clones Of Two Men...

--Drudge/Int'l Herald Tribune (Prophecies ... Knowledge will increase "in the last days") (Prophecies describing the 'Generation of Armageddon')

Ethical Storm As Scientist Becomes First Man To Clone Himself ...

--Drudge/Daily Mail (UK) (Prophecies ... Knowledge will increase "in the last days") (Prophecies describing the 'Generation of Armageddon')

Arizona Governor (Dem) Says Proposed Budget Depends Upon Generating Speeding Fines With New Photo Radar ...

--Cox/AP (Prophecies ... Knowledge and travel will increase "in the last days") (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)

University Sued Again For Discriminating Against Christians ...

--WND (Prophecies ... Christ (Messiah) and Christians will be hated) (Prophecies ... The coming Antichrist)

School District Promotes "Erotic" Sex Techniques To Students ...

--WND (Prophecies: The 'Generation of Armageddon' will be marked by its corrupt immorality ...) (The Bible uses "corrupt" like rotting meat ...)

"Cyber Jihadists":... Spreading Terror Via The Web

--BBC News (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (An important note on Islam ...)

Kids Taught In California Schools That Islamic "Jihad" Means Doing Good Works ...

--WND (Prophecies ... False Prophets) (Prophecies ... Lying and deceiving "In the last days") (An important note on Islam ...)

"Jihad": Iran-Backed Hizbullah Boasts It Has Kept The 'Heads' of Slain Israeli Soldiers ...

--Drudge/AFP (France) (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) (Anyone who believes Mohammed was a prophet of God has been greatly duped ...)

14 Islamics Arrested For Planning Terror Plot In Spain ...

--WND/AP (Prophecies ... Wars and rumors of war) Islam commands any land that has been lost to "infidels" must be re-conquered ... (Israel ... Spain, etc.)

Presbyterians Vote on Lesbian Clergy ...

--NewsMax (Prophecies ... Churches and church leaders will oppose and no longer 'endure' sound doctrine) (Bible Warnings: Homosexuality)

Study Links Flesh-Eating Staph Cases To Homosexual Behavior ...

--WND (Bible Warnings: Homosexuality) (Which means flesh-eating staph will soon become a politically protected disease just like AIDS ...)

New Disease Could Spread Like AIDS ... Joseph Farah Asks, 'Isn't It Time To Make Anal Sex Taboo, Again?'

--WND/Joseph Farah (Bible Warnings: Homosexuality) (Prophecies ... Deadly diseases will spread)

U.S. To Study New Bizarre Disease ...

--NewsMax (Prophecies ... Deadly diseases will spread)

"For I am God, and there is no other.
   I am God, and there is none like Me,
   Declaring the end from the beginning,
   and from ancient times
   things that are not yet done . . ."
   (Isaiah 46:9-10)

Jesus Christ (Yeshua Ha'Mashiach in Hebrew) commands all those who will follow Him to "watch" and be ready ...

"Take heed (to the prophetic warnings) ...

watch (what is going on) ...

and pray (see below);

for you do not know when the time is (the coming Rapture).

It is like a man going to a far country,

who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work,

and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

Watch therefore,

for you do not know when the master of the house is coming --

in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning --

lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping.