PROPHECY UPDATE
  • Home
  • Newsletter Archives
  • Donations
    • Statement of Faith
    • Mission Statement
    • About Us
  • Download Our APP
  • Home
  • Newsletter Archives
  • Donations
    • Statement of Faith
    • Mission Statement
    • About Us
  • Download Our APP
Search

Middle East Approaching Point of No Return

9/24/2024

0 Comments

 
Picture
TODAY'S NEWSLETTER... 
 
 
  • Middle East Approaching Point of No Return 
  • The UN Just Adopted The “Pact For The Future” Which Lays The Foundation For A New “Global Order” 
  • Prophecy Update Videos 
  • Recommended Reading & Links  
  • The Secular World Is Cheering for The Arrival Of The ‘Man Of Lawlessness’ 
  • Pope Francis Crosses All Red Lines with Claim 'All Religions Are a Path To God' 
  • Daily Jot: The real threat 
  • Daily Devotion: The Subtle Trap of Idolatry 
  • Prophecy Update New Headlines

Middle East Approaching Point of No Return - By Michael Snyder - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=7342
 
The situation in the Middle East has started to spiral completely out of control, and it appears that just about everyone is bracing for a major escalation. The Chinese are telling their citizens to leave Israel, the Biden administration is sending more troops to the region, and the Israeli government has suddenly decided that now is the time to declare a "special situation on the home front" which grants the IDF extensive authority to issue orders to the general public. 
 
Obviously all three have become convinced that something really big is coming. What do they know that the rest of us do not?
 
In recent days, many countries have instructed their citizens to leave Lebanon, but I was quite stunned to learn that the Chinese have also told their citizens to evacuate from Israel...
 
China's embassy in Israel has asked its citizens to leave the country and return to China in a Sunday night statement.
 
The embassy added that Chinese citizens should not travel to Israel for the time being.
 
I think that this is actually a prudent move.
 
When all-out war erupts, there won't be anywhere in the entire region that is truly safe.
 
As I have discussed previously, U.S. citizens have already been instructed to leave Lebanon, and now more U.S. troops are being deployed to the region...
 
The U.S. is sending troops to the Middle East in response to the surge in violence between Israel and Hezbollah and as the region teeters on the edge of an all-out war.
 
The Pentagon announced on Monday that 'additional' service members would be deployed to join the 40,000 already stationed in the region along with a dozen warships and fighter jet squadrons.
 
Most Americans don't realize this yet, but when all-out war erupts in the Middle East the U.S. will be involved.
 
In Israel, a "special situation on the home front" has been officially declared for the entire country...
 
On Monday evening, the government approved the declaration of a "special situation on the home front" throughout Israel, following the most intense day of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah since October.
 
The declaration of the "special situation" significantly expands the IDF's powers to issue instructions to the Israeli public, allowing it to ban gatherings, limit studies, and issue "additional instructions required to save lives."
 
This is a really big deal.
 
Just imagine what it would be like if the president of the United States gave the U.S. military special authority over cities throughout the United States.
 
This is quite a dramatic move, and so Israeli officials must believe that all-out war is imminent.
 
Of course at this point it is difficult to see how an all-out war can be avoided. On Monday, we witnessed "the deadliest day of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah since 2006"...
 
Missiles slammed into southern Lebanon, shattering the early-morning silence Monday and reportedly killing more than 490 people as Israel said it was targeting Hezbollah weapons hidden in residential buildings. The explosions came as Israel heralded a new wave of attacks on the Iran-backed group in Lebanon, warning civilians to flee from any buildings or areas where the organization had weapons or fighters positioned.
 
Lebanon's health ministry said the strikes killed 492 people, including 35 children and 58 women, and wounded 1,645 people, The Associated Press reported. Monday marked the deadliest day of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah since 2006. The death toll also surpassed the deaths from the 2020 explosion at the Port of Beirut that killed nearly 200 people, injured thousands and devastated entire neighborhoods in the Lebanese capital.
 
We are so close to the unthinkable, and Israel has some decisions to make.
 
At this point, experts are telling us that Israel has three main options...
 
There are three options for Israeli planners to consider: air strikes; a massive, Gaza-style invasion; and a "limited" incursion to set up a "buffer zone".
 
The first is, of course, the safest. Mr Gallant, the defence minister - no dove, even by Israeli standards - is said to have argued for this option.
 
It does not commit troops on the ground, avoids the risk of a quagmire, and would not require committing ground forces while the main effort in Gaza (and, increasingly, the West Bank) is still under way.
 
I would disagree with that assessment.
 
A "limited" incursion simply is not possible. Hezbollah has stated that it will be all-out war the moment that the IDF crosses into southern Lebanon, and I believe that they are deadly serious about that.
 
When all-out war erupts, Israel won't just be fighting Hezbollah. In such a scenario, Israel will be fighting Hezbollah's entire alliance...
 
Israel would also have to contend with Hezbollah's strategic depth. The group is part of an Iran-led axis of militants spanning Yemen, Syria, Gaza and Iraq. Some of these groups have increased coordination significantly since October, when Israel launched a war in Gaza after Hamas-led militants attacked the country. This axis is known in Israel as the "ring of fire."
 
For nearly a year, Hezbollah's partners in the region have been engaged in a simmering conflict with Israel and its allies. Yemen's Houthis have sporadically fired at vessels in the Red Sea, an artery of global trade, as well as on Israel. Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of hardline Shia factions, has also launched attacks on US positions in that country. The axis has conditioned the cessation of those hostilities on a ceasefire in Gaza, rebranding themselves as a "supportive front" for Palestinians in Gaza, as described by a senior Hezbollah leader.
 
Israel possesses far superior weaponry, but the combined forces of the Iranian-led "axis of resistance" would vastly outnumber Israeli forces.
 
A former Major General in the IDF has told the Jerusalem Post that an all-out war with the entire alliance could have disastrous consequences for Israel...
 
Itzhak Brik, a former Major General in the IDF, told the Jerusalem Post that a full-scale war with Iran and its proxies could ultimately result in the destruction of the state of Israel.
 
'Iran and its proxies have 250,000 missiles, rockets, and drones encircling Israel, which means about 4,000 munitions hitting the Israeli home front on a daily basis.
 
'Population centres, Haifa Bay, water and electricity facilities, gas fields [in the Mediterranean Sea], IDF bases, and strategic civilian infrastructure... A regional war can ruin the State of Israel,' he concluded.
 
Of course the truth is that Benjamin Netanyahu would never allow things to get that far.
 
If push comes to shove, he will not hesitate to use ultra-powerful weapons that the other side does not possess.
 
So let us hope that one side or the other backs down before we reach a point of no return.
 
We are also rapidly reaching a point of no return in Ukraine.
 
The Ukrainians want to use long-range missiles provided by NATO to strike targets all over Russia, and many NATO officials are very much in support of this dangerous proposal...
 
"Every nation that is attacked has the right to defend itself," said Admiral Rob Bauer, speaking at the close of the NATO committee's annual meeting. "And that right doesn't stop at the border of your own nation."
 
I wonder if the shoe were on the other foot and Russia was sending long-range missiles to Mexico with instructions and training on how to use them against American cities if the esteemed admiral would say Mexico had a "right" to fire those Russian missiles northward.
 
The consequences of these comments are absolutely stunning, and yet they are made with the flippancy of a Cub Scout leader deciding which is the best way to sharpen a pocket knife.
 
This is a "red line" that we must not cross.
 
The Russians have warned us over and over again that we are on a path that leads to nuclear war, and just the other day a Russian television channel broadcast a video that imagined what a nuclear strike on London would look like...
 
A devastating nuclear strike on London causing 850,000 deaths with two million injured has been simulated by a staunchly pro-Putin propaganda TV channel.
 
Broadcasting the four minute video with an English commentary appears to be the latest move in a concerted campaign to scare Britain from giving permission to Ukraine to allow Storm Shadow missiles to hit targets inside Russia.
 
Vladimir Putin's propagandists and entourage have repeatedly warned that he could use nuclear weapons.
 
Many people are convinced that western leaders have everything under control and that they know exactly what they are doing.
 
Those people would be wrong.
 
I have been warning about the war in Ukraine and the war in the Middle East for years, and many others have been issuing similar warnings.
 
But our leaders don't listen to people like us.
 
They think that they have everything figured out, but the truth is that their arrogance shall be their undoing.
 
Of course they will not be the only ones to suffer.
 
Unfortunately, all of us will have to deal with the consequences as thousands of missiles fly back and forth all over the planet.

 


 


 
The UN Just Adopted The “Pact For The Future” Which Lays The Foundation For A New “Global Order” - by Michael Snyder - https://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/the-un-just-adopted-the-pact-for-the-future-which-lays-the-foundation-for-a-new-global-order/
 
While everyone was distracted, the global elite got exactly what they wanted. The UN adopted the “Pact for the Future” on September 22nd, and the mainstream media in the western world almost entirely ignored what was happening. Instead, the headlines urged us to just keep focusing on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Sadly, the vast majority of the population has never ever heard about the “Pact for the Future”, and so there was very little public debate about whether or not we should be adopting a document which lays the foundation for a new “global order”. The text of the “Pact for the Future” is available online, but hardly anyone will ever read it and many of the most important provisions are buried toward the end of the 56 page document. Of course everyone should take the time to actually read this document, because our leaders just committed us to an extremely insidious global agenda that literally covers just about every conceivable area of human activity.
 
September 22nd, 2024 is a day that will go down in infamy.
 
Once the “Pact for the Future” was formally adopted, the following was posted on the official UN website…
 
World leaders today adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. This Pact is the culmination of an inclusive, years-long process to adapt international cooperation to the realities of today and the challenges of tomorrow. The most wide-ranging international agreement in many years, covering entirely new areas as well as issues on which agreement has not been possible in decades, the Pact aims above all to ensure that international institutions can deliver in the face of a world that has changed dramatically since they were created. As the Secretary-General has said, “we cannot create a future fit for our grandchildren with a system built by our grandparents.”
 
You would think that the “most wide-ranging international agreement in many years” would make headlines all over the planet.
 
But that didn’t happen.
 
The UN press release also boldly declares that the “Pact for the Future” will “lay the foundations” for a new “global order”…
 
“The Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact, and the Declaration on Future Generations open the door to new opportunities and untapped possibilities,” said the Secretary-General during his remarks at the opening of the Summit of the Future. The President of the General Assembly noted that the Pact would “lay the foundations for a sustainable, just, and peaceful global order – for all peoples and nations.”
 
The Pact covers a broad range of issues including peace and security, sustainable development, climate change, digital cooperation, human rights, gender, youth and future generations, and the transformation of global governance.
 
I don’t want to live in a new “global order” that includes “all peoples and all nations”.
 
I am sure that most of you feel the exact same way.
 
Another page on the official UN website tells us that “UN 2.0” is all about creating a “modern UN family”…
 
Halfway through the 2030 Agenda, the world is not on track to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. It is not too late to change course, if we all rethink, refocus, and recharge. “UN 2.0” encapsulates the Secretary-General’s vision of a modern UN family, rejuvenated by a forward-thinking culture and empowered by cutting-edge skills for the twenty-first century – to turbocharge our support to people and planet.
 
We will strive towards this vision with a powerful fusion of innovation, data, digital, foresight and behavioral science skills and culture – a dynamic combination that we call the “Quintet of Change”. It is about evolution towards more agile, diverse, responsive, and impactful UN organizations.
 
That sounds so cozy, doesn’t it?
 
Who wouldn’t want to be a part of a “family”, right?
 
But the truth is that the agenda that they intend to impose on all of us will not be pleasant at all.
 
Over the years, much has been written about how insidious the UN’s “Sustainable Development Goals” are.
 
Well, the UN is openly admitting that the “Pact for the Future” was specifically designed “to turbo-charge implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”…
 
  • The entire Pact is designed to turbo-charge implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
  • The most detailed agreement ever at the United Nations on the need for reform of the international financial architecture so that it better represents and serves developing countries, including:
  • Giving developing countries a greater say in how decisions are taken at international financial institutions;
  • Mobilizing more financing from multilateral development banks to help developing countries meet their development needs;
  • Reviewing the sovereign debt architecture to ensure that developing countries can borrow sustainably to invest in their future, with the IMF, UN, G20 and other key players working together;
  • Strengthening the global financial safety net to protect the poorest in the event of financial and economic shocks, through concrete actions by the IMF and Member States;
  • and accelerating measures to address the challenge of climate change, including through delivering more finance to help countries adapt to climate change and invest in renewable energy.
  • Improving how we measure human progress, going beyond GDP to capturing human and planetary wellbeing and sustainability.
  • A commitment to consider ways to introduce a global minimum level of taxation on high-net-worth individuals.
  • On climate change, confirmation of the need to keep global temperature rise to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels and to transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
 
In one way or another, all forms of human activity contribute to “climate change”.
 
And so they intend to strictly regulate all forms of human activity in order to meet their twisted goals.
 
The “Pact for the Future” also recognizes a “central role” for the UN and a “coordinated and multidimensional international response” whenever future “global shocks” arise…
 
We recognize the need for a more coherent, cooperative, coordinated and multidimensional international response to complex global shocks and the central role of the United Nations in this regard. Complex global shocks are events that have severely disruptive and adverse consequences for a significant proportion of countries and the global population, and that lead to impacts across multiple sectors, requiring a multidimensional and whole-of-government, whole-of-society response.
 
The next time that there is a major global crisis, do you want the UN running the show and telling everyone what to do?
 
I tried to warn everyone about this.
 
I have written extensively about the “Pact for the Future”, but in the end only a very small sliver of the population got fired up about it.
 
Now the global elite have achieved their goal, and the opposition that they encountered was barely perceptible.

 


 


 
PROPHECY UPDATE VIDEOS

 


 
  • Prophecy Update Top News Headlines - (9/23/24)
  • Prophecy Update: War in Israel: Developments You Won't Believe! – Tom Hughes & John Haller
  • Prophecy Update: Resisting The Corruption of The Established Order - Part 2 – Brandon Holthaus
  • Breaking News September 24, 2024 – Don Stewart
  • Middle East BRINK of Catastrophe… The Rapture? – Watchman River Tom
  • It Begins... | Israel Update with Brian Schrauger
  • You Need to Know This! An Israeli Perspective | Pastor Tom Hughes & Hananya Naftali
  • Timeless Truths...What Everyone Needs To Know About God – Don Stewart
  • It's Time to Grow Up! | 1 Corinthians 1 | Gary Hamrick
  • Did They Just Signal the Beginning of the End? – Britt Gillette

 


 


 
RECOMMENDED READING & LINKS

 


 
  • What Happens Next: A Traveler’s Guide Through the End of This Age – by Max Lucado
  • Discovering Daniel: Finding Our Hope in God’s Prophetic Plan Amid Global Chaos – Amir Tsarfati
  • Hereafter: New Book by Terry James and Jonathan Brentner!
  • Nearing Midnight: As It Was In the Days Of Lot - Terry James
  • Educating Our World - Don Stewart - Download 65 Bible Based Books - all Free!
  • The School of Bible Prophecy - Pastor James Pannafino
  • The Non-Prophet's Guide to the Book of Daniel: Bible Prophecy for Everyone
  • New World Order: Worlds in Collision and The Rebirth of Liberty - by Terry James & Pete Garcia
  • Marking the Masses – Tom Hughes
  • The Future War Prophecies – Bill Salus
  • Has the Tribulation Begun?: Avoiding Confusion and Redeeming the Time in These Last Days – Amir Tsarfati
  • The New Heavens and Earth: Recreation or Renovation? – Lee Brainard
  • The Triumph of the Redeemed: An Eternal Perspective that Calms Our Fears in Perilous Times – Jonathan Brentner
  • Lost But Not Forgotten: A Story of Redemption During the Great Tribulation - Skye Burgdorf

 


 


 
Your Support is Important to this Ministry - We Could Not Do This
Without Your Support!
 
Let Us Make the Short Time We have Left,
Count for ALL of Eternity!
 
 
Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift!
II Corinthians 9:15
 
 
Worthy of Your Support?
 
It has been said, one of the most reliable ways to determine if a ministry is worthy of your financial support is to examine its fruits. If Prophecy Update is keeping you informed and if that information inspires you and causes you to draw closer to the Lord, if Prophecy Update equips you with valuable information and knowledge to share with and encourage other believers and open the eyes of non-believers and if Prophecy Update keeps you connected to current events relating to Bible Prophecy then you are partaking of the fruit produced through this ministry. None of this would be possible without the Lords blessings and your support. I believe where the Lord guides, the Lord provides and most of the time He provides through the willing and generous hearts of believers just like you and me.
 
I genuinely believe that Prophecy Update and many other like-minded ministries, are needed now more than ever! The world is getting darker daily, almost hourly, but never has the light of the Word of God shone so brightly. Never in our history has there been such a thirst for Truth and a need for a Savior! The Prophecy Update website, newsletter, and Video Channels are all dedicated to providing the truth, encouraging and informing believers, and prayerfully opening the eyes and hearts of non-believers with the Gospel, but none of it would be possible without your prayers and support.
 
 
DONATE HERE
 
 
Your can also mail your support to:
Prophecy Update
PO Box 40516
Bakersfield, CA 93384

 


 


 
The Secular World Is Cheering for The Arrival Of The ‘Man Of Lawlessness’ – By Jan Markell - https://harbingersdaily.com/the-secular-world-is-cheering-for-the-arrival-of-the-man-of-lawlessness/
 
A godless globalist extravaganza! Of course, I refer to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. Much has been written about them. They opened with a rider on a white horse seeming to announce the arrival of the Antichrist. The organizers, and not the athletes, seemed to cheer him on. Clearly, the brains behind the outfit are a bunch of one-worlders who see the world as a global entity. They see us hurtling towards a sinister agenda.
 
And worst of all, Olympic organizers and their creative geniuses, were Satan’s useful idiots to advertise for him and to promote his kingdom.
 
Back in 2021, I wrote an article titled Anticipating the Antichrist and how America, particularly, is preparing for his any-day-arrival. Here we are in 2024 and the world is doing that even more enthusiastically. Not believers. We’re anticipating the return of Jesus. But the secular and pagan world is cheering for the arrival of the “man of lawlessness” (2 Thess. 2).
 
Book Ends of Blasphemy and Debauchery
 
The Olympics featured book ends of mockery. Their opening and closing ceremonies took inclusion and DEI to new levels. There was a prayer to Zeus. A golden calf was featured. Fallen angels were celebrated. Drag queens mocked the Last Supper. Demons seemed to be center stage. Jesus was mocked and portrayed by a lesbian. Scene after scene reflected blasphemy and debauchery—with a small child observing it all.
 
We are in an all-out war. A spiritual war. Christians are fair game. Islam, Mohammed, and the Koran are not. But even nonChristians could not help but comment on the fact that rituals and ceremonies were suspiciously dark and even Satanic. It wasn’t subtle. It was blatant— in your face.
 
Are You Seeing the Pattern?
 
No, it was nothing new. We saw it at just some of the following:
 
  • In New York City in 2015 when the goddess Kali was displayed on the Empire State Building.
  • At the Gotthard Base Tunnel ceremony in Switzerland in 2016.
  • In the Commonwealth Games of 2022 which featured a woman riding a beast—a bull—with many bowing down before them.
  • In endless Grammy Award ceremonies.
  • In many Super Bowl half-time performances.
 
World Leaders: A Bridge Too Far
 
World leaders often mock anything to do with God but as it concerns the activity in Paris this summer, many were in unity, denouncing these godless, pagan actions. You didn’t have to be a rightwing fundamentalist, or conspiracy theorist, to say they should have pulled the plug on whoever was the creative artist.
 
Satan wants to be glorified, and he wants to always remind the world that his kingdom is waiting in the wings. And he’s got legions of clueless, blind people who are willing co-conspirators. They may be laughing now, but one day, they will be wailing and pleading for mercy. It will be too late.
 
Channeling Ancient Babylon
 
Darkness is loved, while light is being ardently and actively hated. It isn’t enough for people to just revel in the darkness, they want to showcase it on the world’s stage and celebrate it. Surely, ancient Babylon operated in like manner.
 
John 3:19-20 says, “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.”
 
Satan’s Short-Lived Kingdom
 
This is not all bad news. It means that Satan is trying to rush his kingdom with good press releases. Here’s the good news: His kingdom is a laughing stock compared to what God has planned for those who love and serve Him in the days and years ahead. “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him” (I Corinthians 2:9).
 
God’s kingdom is out of this world. No words can describe it. Things are wrapping up. They’re falling into place. Be encouraged.
 

 


 


 
Pope Francis Crosses All Red Lines with Claim 'All Religions Are a Path To God' - By PNW Staff - https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=7343
 
Pope Francis has made several questionable statements over the years causing people to debate just what he meant by certain words. However this time he has made it pretty clear what he believes about the exclusivity of the Gospel and now has many Catholics questioning how this man can be Pope while contradicting the core tenets of the faith.
 
During a three-day visit to Singapore and while attending an interreligious meeting with young people at a Catholic junior college, Pope Francis departed from his prepared remarks and declared to the gathering that "every religion is a way to arrive at God." He continued, "Sort of a comparison, an example, would be they're sort of like different languages in order to arrive at God."
 
The leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics continued along this universalist tack: "But God is God for all. And if God is God for all, we are all sons and daughters of God."
 
He lamented that some argue, "But my God is more important than your God!" and asked, "Is that true?"
 
Answering his own question to the young people, the pontiff finished,
 
There is only one God and each of us has a language, so to speak, in order to arrive at God. Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, Christian. There are different paths. Understand?
 
And the leaders on stage, representing various religions, happily shook their heads in agreement.
 
Reacting to the pontiff's comments, Bishop Joseph Strickland, who oversaw the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler, Texas, until his dismissal by the Vatican last year, said in a post on X, "Please pray for Pope Francis to clearly state that Jesus Christ is the only Way. To deny this is to deny Him. If we deny Christ, He will deny us, He cannot deny Himself."
 
Strickland was ousted for disagreeing with Francis on the issue of banning pro-abortion Catholic politicians from receiving communion and over the degree to which outreach to the LGBT community is acceptable in the Catholic Church. A petition created in defense of Strickland last year said he was ousted because he "publicly corrected several heterodox statements from Pope Francis."
 
Jesus didn't say, "Go out and point people toward any random religion or philosophy," nor did he offer any prompt that affirms "all religions are paths to God." The pope's claims simply do not stand up to the Bible's historical and theological narrative -- and even an atheist understands this reality.
 
The proclamation is a head-turning, show-stopping moment considering it slipped from the lips of the man who heads the world's largest Christian denomination. Critics were quick to appropriately react in sheer horror, frustration and with corrective rebuke.
 
If Francis is correct, then Jesus was wrong when He stated, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me" (John 14:6).
 
The false doctrine which Francis proclaimed has been around for centuries. But Jesus did not die on the cross to merely provide "one more way" of getting to God. He died for our sins because it was the only way we could be reconciled to our Father in Heaven.
 
"God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them" (2 Corinthians 5:19). It is only through Christ that anyone can be reconciled to the Father. There simply is no other way, period.
 
You see, "If righteousness could be gained through the Law, Christ died for nothing" (Galatians 2:21). In other words, if a person could get to God without Christ, the Father would never have sent His only Son to suffer the agony of crucifixion for our salvation.
 
The world wants Christians to embrace the false gospel that Pope Francis unashamedly presented as truth. The world is unable to comprehend the true Gospel. And without the working of the Holy Spirit, you and I could never understand and believe the Gospel.
 
Pray for Pope Francis to repent of his false teaching and come to know the true Gospel. This is no minor doctrine but is a foundational issue for every professing believer and every professing church body.
 
Francis previously faced criticism and accusations of heresy on social media back in May for claiming the human heart is "fundamentally good" during a "60 Minutes" interview.
 
When asked by interviewer Norah O'Donnell what gives him hope about the world, the pope responded with "everything," citing acts of goodness by people as proof of humanity's inherent goodness.
 
"You see tragedies, but you also see so many beautiful things," he said. "You see heroic mothers, heroic men, men who have hopes and dreams, women who look to the future. That gives me a lot of hope. People want to live. People forge ahead. And people are fundamentally good. We are all fundamentally good. Yes, there are some rogues and sinners, but the heart itself is good."
 
At the time, many commenters on X criticized Francis for his remarks, with some accusing him of failing to grasp the basic teaching of the Gospel. Others quoted portions of Scripture that teach God alone is good and that humanity has a sinful nature.
 
Some X users noted that Francis' comment appeared to be an example of Pelagianism, a fifth century heresy that denied original sin and taught the essential goodness of humanity.

 


 


 
Daily Jot: The real threat - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com
 
Former President Donald Trump has survived two assassination attempts. Each time opponents have condemned the acts and said that the political temperature must be dialed down. Yet, they heat it up with the same divisive rhetoric. Joe Biden told the nation after the first attempt, “Our politics must never be a literal battlefield, and God forbid, a killing field…We stand for an America not of extremism and fury, but of decency and grace.” Kamala Harris said after the second attempt, “As we gather the facts, I will be clear: I condemn political violence. We all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more violence. I am thankful that former President Trump is safe.” But who is dog whistling more violence?
 
On many occasions since Biden and Harris took office, they have used political rhetoric that encourages the type of third world violence we have witnessed against Trump. A main Democratic Party campaign theme has been that Trump is a threat to Democracy, wants to be a dictator, compares with Hitler, and that he and his supporters are extremists. Just days before the first assassination attempt on Trump, Biden said it was time to put Trump in a bullseye. In fact, Democratic Party campaign tweets said “Trump Parrots Hitler” and used Trump’s and Hitler’s faces juxtaposed with quotes from each. Never mind that Trump’s quotes were taken out of context. The mainstream news media has amplified the rhetoric repeatedly.
 
Hollywood leftists are quoted ad nauseum parroting the Hitler theme. Democratic elected officials are quoted repeatedly saying that Trump supporters are extremists and that Trump is a threat to Democracy. The theme has been constant. And when called out on it, Democratic Party propaganda shills like the Washington Post, blame it on Trump, implying that his rhetoric is what has caused all the violence. In a September 18 article, the Washington Post wrote: “Trump is blaming his Democratic opponents, declaring this week, as Sunday’s incident is still under investigation that “their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at”…there is no evidence that Vice President Kamala Harris or President Joe Biden specifically inspired the attack.” The Post then wrote how Trump has “often used incendiary language to describe his rivals.”
 
There is one thing that is true—Trump is a threat to the Democratic Party’s form of “democracy.” It is a dangerous path to totalitarianism. Just look at how the “democrats” selected their presidential candidate—they essentially fomented a coup against a sitting president and installed a replacement who received absolutely no primary votes. That is a strong indicator. Also, the history of assassinations in communist countries against opponents of those in charge is commonplace with the incumbents always denouncing political violence while claiming their opponents want to destroy “democracy.” The pattern is undeniable. And it is here in America today. As the Lord said in Matthew 24:4, “Take heed that no man deceive you.” What these politicians accuse others of doing, they themselves are doing. Who, therefore, is the real threat?

 


 


 
Daily Devotion: The Subtle Trap of Idolatry - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org
 
These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did, or worship idols as some of them did. —1 Corinthians 10:6–7
 
https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/the-subtle-trap-of-idolatry-2/ - Listen
 
Everyone has a god. Even atheists have something they believe in. That god may be themselves. It may be a possession. Or, it may be a career. But everyone has something they live for, something that gets them up in the morning, drives them on, and gives their lives a sense of meaning.
 
The question is, who or what do you believe in?
 
The Lord wants to rule and reign in our hearts. And He wants everything else in our lives to be a distant second to Him. He wants our primary passion, excitement, and purpose to be a love for Him.
 
The apostle Paul said, “To me, living means living for Christ” (Philippians 1:21 NLT). That should be the motto of every Christian. It’s something that we all should be able to say.
 
An idol is anything or anyone that takes the place of God in our lives. It’s anything that would begin to crowd our relationship with God and become more important to us than God Himself.
 
Writing to the church in Corinth, Paul referred to a specific instance in the lives of the Israelites when they worshipped the golden calf. He wrote, “These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did, or worship idols as some of them did” (1 Corinthians 10:6–7 NLT).
 
The children of Israel had seen God work in dramatic ways. They saw God deliver them from the land of Egypt with a number of miracles that He performed on their behalf. He turned the Nile River into blood, sent plagues of lice and frogs, and even killed the Egyptians’ firstborn sons.
 
Then, when they began their journey, God opened the Red Sea for them, and they crossed on dry ground. Afterward it closed behind them, drowning the Egyptian army in the process. In addition, the Lord provided a miraculous navigation system: a huge cloud guided them during the day, and a fire in the sky directed them at night.
 
And every morning when they walked outside their tents, a breakfast of manna was waiting for them, supplied by the Creator Himself. But despite all these miracles, the people turned their backs on God and engaged in full-blown idolatry.
 
The problem was their faith was shallow. Thus, they were fickle. And from the moment that Moses left their midst to meet with God on Mount Sinai, it was only a matter of time until they started looking for something to take his place. So, the plan for the golden calf was devised, and the Bible tells us about the horrible results.
 
Certainly, miracles and supernatural phenomena do not guarantee a mature faith that will resist the temptations in our paths. Sooner or later, we must take personal responsibility for our actions and our sins and call them what they are.
 
Let’s guard ourselves from the subtle trap of idolatry. Let’s not allow anyone or anything to take precedence over Jesus Christ in our hearts.
 

 


 
PROPHECY UPDATE NEWS HEADLINES
Yesterday's Prophecies - Today's Headlines

 
HEADLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 
TRACKING BIBLE PROPHECY
9/24/24
 
http://trackingbibleprophecy.org/birthpangs.php 

 
  • Two-state solution is only framework for resolving the conflict, Biden and UAE leader say after meeting
  • UN Seeks Immunity for UNRWA Workers Involved in Oct. 7 Attacks
  • UN Officials on Gaza: 'These Atrocities Must End'
  • Israel strikes Gaza as heavy rain worsens misery of displaced Palestinians
  • Violence flares in Mideast, war being waged across multiple fronts
  • Iran President at UN: Israel Seeking Wider War, Laying 'Traps' for Iran
  • Iranian president says Lebanon strikes are an Israeli 'trap' to draw Tehran into war
  • Iran Warns Israel Of 'Dangerous Consequences' Of Lebanon Strikes
  • Lindsey Graham Tells Israel to Go After Iran
  • Saudi Arabia urges restraint amid escalating violence in Lebanon
  • Cabinet approves 'special situation' on Israel home front amid Hezbollah tensions
  • Israel: If Hezbollah Agrees to Cease-Fire in North, We Will Hold Fire
  • Netanyahu: We Are Changing the Balance of Power With Hezbollah
  • IDF targets one of Nasrallah's last remaining deputies; Hezbollah says he's alive
  • Senior Hezbollah Commander Karaki's Fate Unknown After Israeli Strike
  • Netanyahu urges Lebanese civilians to evacuate: 'Israel's war is not with you'
  • Israel expands strikes on Hezbollah as panicked Lebanese flee - IDF says it is hitting homes where Hezbollah stores its missiles, urges Lebanon's civilians to get away, with intense air campaign set to widen; thousands fill roads seeking safety
  • IDF releases photos purporting to show how Hezbollah stores munitions in civilian homes
  • Fresh wave of Israeli strikes in Lebanon leaves scores dead
  • Israeli strikes kill 492 in heaviest daily toll in Lebanon since 1975-90 civil war
  • Israel hits 1,300 targets in expanded Lebanon strike campaign against Hezbollah
  • IDF says it launched over 300 strikes on 'infrastructure Hezbollah built up for years'
  • Panetta: Pager Explosion 'a Form of Terrorism'
  • US is sending more troops to the Middle East as violence rises between Israel and Hezbollah
  • Army says drone launched at Israel by Iran-backed militia in Iraq shot down by jets
  • Antisemitic hate crimes in US surged 63% in 2023, to all-time high of 1,832 - FBI
  • Irish President Accuses Israel of Leaking His Congratulatory Letter to Iran's President That Was Actually Leaked by Iran
  • Iran ready for nuclear talks at UN 'if other parties willing', foreign minister says
  • House committee moves to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt over disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal
  • Biden-Harris admin opposes ban on Chinese Community Party officials buying US land
  • Japan fires at Russian jets violating its airspace as world war fears explode
  • Ukraine accuses Russia of seeking to illegally control strategic sea - Ukraine has accused Russia of seeking to illegally seize control of the strategically important Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait
  • Kremlin: Will Review Zelenskyy's 'Victory Plan' If Details Provided
  • 'World's deadliest weapon' explodes during testing in Russia
  • Satellite Images Indicate Russian Missile Failed During Test
  • Ukrainian President Zelensky thanks Scranton ammo factory workers for providing munitions for war against Russia
  • Venezuelan court issues arrest warrant for Argentina's Milei
  • GOP-backed gov funding bill requires DHS, Secret Service to hand over documents on July Trump assassination attempt
  • Trump Would-Be Assassin Ryan Routh Possessed List That Included Dates From August to October Where Trump Appeared or Was Expected to Be
  • CIA Accused of Offering $150,000 Bounty on Trump's Head in Bizarre Assassination Leak
  • Ryan Routh left letter confirming 'assassination attempt' against Trump, promises $150,000 to 'whomever can finish the job': DOJ
  • Man charged in 2nd Trump assassination attempt wrote note months prior indicating desire to kill him
  • Former AG Barr 'dumbfounded' at DOJ's decision to release letter of Trump would-be assassin - Bill Barr: 'It served no purpose other than to risk inciting further violence'
  • MSNBC reporter claims Kamala doesn't have to be 'perfect' because she's running against 'threat to democracy' Donald Trump
  • Donald Trump Looks to Revive Racketeering Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
  • House to take up new funding bill as some Republicans fear a 'galactically stupid' shutdown
  • "The Biggest Wild Card In The Presidential Election": Just Days Left Until A Crippling Port Strike Paralyzes The East Coast
  • Telegram CEO Durov Says App to Provide More Data to Governments - Telegram to provide user data in response to legal requests - Durov faces charges in France for crimes committed on his app
  • Electronic Warfare Spooks Airlines, Pilots and Air-Safety Officials - Hundreds of daily flights around the world are running into GPS spoofing, a hazard that poses new risks for pilots and passengers
  • Alaska Airlines faces 'significant IT outage' impacting travel
  • Prepare for a Cosmic Spectacle: Don't Miss The Upcoming 'Blaze Star' Explosion - Don't miss the once-in-a-lifetime cosmic blast that could be lighting up the night sky at any moment
  • 6.0-magnitude quake hits 73 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia: USGS
  • 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Kermadec Islands
  • Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 24,000ft
  • Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
  • Sangay volcano in Ecuador eruptsto 19,000ft
  • Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
  • Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
  • Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 14,000ft
  • Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
  • Merapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
  • Hurricane tracker: Latest paths and forecasts as possible Category 3 storm churns in the Caribbean
  • 'Still suffering': Residents in Florida's new hurricane alley brace for Helene impact
  • Hurricane John poised to blast southern Mexico with 50 inches of rain, high winds
  • Six dead after record rain causes floods in Japan
  • Flash floods strike Cannes after severe storm drops nearly 40 mm (1.57 inches) of rain in just one hour, France
  • Doomsday glacier headed for collapse sooner than expected, triggering deadly sea level rise
  • Father turns in 10-year-old son after he allegedly threatened to 'shoot up' Florida school
  • Violent Mob Rampages Through Philadelphia, Attacks Police Officers and Patrol Cars as Lawlessness Reigns Supreme
  • Tren de Aragua Venezuelan gang used NYC migrant shelter system to build criminal empire 'in plain sight'
  • Dems Gone Wild: Married Kentucky Democrat Lawmaker In Hot Water for Reportedly Groping Strippers While Drunk and Offering Thousands for Sex with Another at Strip Club
  • Robinson threatens CNN with 'legal action' over report: 'We're going after them' - The bombshell report laid out inflammatory and offensive comments Robinson reportedly made on a porn website's message board more than a decade ago
  • "A High Tech Lynching" - Greg Kelly Argues the Same Perverts who Sexualize Kids - Feign Outrage Over Mark Robinson's Alleged Porn Site Comments
  • Khloe Kardashian reveals a young Justin Bieber was at one of P Diddy's 'naked parties'
  • New Hampshire high school bans parents from girls' soccer games for wearing XX armbands to protest trans players in girls' sports
  • Indiana judge rules prison must provide transgender surgery for inmate who killed baby
  • Scientists' Unlikely New Disease Surveillance Tool: Used Condoms
  • Almost 30,000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says

 


 


 
FROM THE HEART
    
Let Us Make the Short Time We have Left,
Count for ALL of Eternity!

IF YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED THROUGH THIS MINISTRY, THEN WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD PLEASE REMEMBER PROPHECY UPDATE IN YOUR GIVING - WE ARE TRULY, TRULY, THANKFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT  
 
WORTHY OF YOUR SUPPORT?
 
One of the most reliable ways to determine if a ministry is worthy of your financial support is to examine its fruits. If Prophecy Update is keeping you informed, and if that information inspires you, and causes you to draw closer to the Lord, if Prophecy Update equips you with valuable information and knowledge to share with and encourage other believers, and open the eyes of non-believers, and if Prophecy Update keeps you connected to current events relating to Bible Prophecy, then you are partaking of the fruit produced through this ministry. None of this would be possible without the Lords blessings and your support. I believe where the Lord guides, the Lord provides, and most of the time He provides through the willing and generous hearts of believers just like you and me.
 
Humbly Seek Your Support
 
Prophecy Update has no corporate sponsors. This ministry is paid for and prayed for by readers and supporters. Without your support, there would be no Prophecy Update, Please pray about becoming a monthly supporter - thanks!
 
If ever there was a time to invest in God's Kingdom, it's now!
What on earth are you doing for Heaven's Sake?
"Share in the Blessings and Rewards that will last Forever!"
 
"Folks, it's all beginning to unravel. America is in more danger of falling than at any time in its history. But I believe Bible prophecy predicts this very decline. From this point on, we believers have to get serious. We are going to face discouragement, disillusionment and, most certainly, persecution in the time between now and the Rapture. But don't be discouraged or disillusioned. The coming turmoil will provide us unrivaled opportunities to share the good news of the Gospel. So be ready to share your faith and your hope with those who need Christ. We still have time to reap a great harvest of souls for God's kingdom!" - Hal Lindsey
 
1) We need your prayers!- We proclaim the Truth of the Word of God and we are under constant spiritual and sometimes even physical attack.
2) We need your encouragement!- We need to hear from you, let us know how the Lord is blessing you through this ministry so that we can share it with others.
3) We need your input! - If you have a prophetic article or story or if there is a news related item we missed, let us know.
4) We need your financial support!- To put it quite simply, without your support, there would be no Prophecy Update.
 
I ask that you would prayerfully consider partnering with us to get the Word out and keep the world informed. Remember, your gift, no matter how small, does make a difference! You will be helping to touch lives, around the world, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, thanks to the internet your generosity carries a global impact! - Thanks!
 
Our Prayer for You- "Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else." 2 Corinthians 9:10-13
 
If you have been blessed by Prophecy Update and would like to help support this ministry financially. You can make a secure donation online by going to:
 
 DONATE NOW 
 
 
 
Or write us at:
 
Prophecy Update
P.O. Box 40516
Bakersfield, CA 93384-0516 
 
 
We are very pleased to offer all our readers this FREE download on Bible Prophecy from the Evangelical Bible College of Western Australia - Just download and enjoy and be blessed! Feel free to share it with all your friends and family members.
 
Click below to download!
 
"AS YOU SEE THE DAY APPROACHING"
 
 
 
 
If You Died Today, Would You Go To Heaven?
Find out, visit:
www.thegoodtest.net
www.gotquestions.org
www.wayofthemaster.com 
How to know God
 
 
 
DID YOU KNOW?
You can submit an article, leave a comment or praise report at email:
[email protected]
 
 
Maranatha! (Lord Come Quickly)
 
 "On Christ the Solid Rock I Stand, All other ground is sinking sand."
 
 "Let Us make the short time we have left count for all eternity!"
 
 YBIC-Randy

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    June 2025
    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
This Site Was Updated By The Computer Group
  • Home
  • Newsletter Archives
  • Donations
    • Statement of Faith
    • Mission Statement
    • About Us
  • Download Our APP