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Everyone In the World Is Desperate for A Ceasefire… Except Hamas And Israel – By Amir Tsarfati - https://harbingersdaily.com/amir-tsarfati-everyone-in-the-world-is-desperate-for-a-ceasefire-except-hamas-and-israel/ (Galilee, Israel) — Let me reset the table before we begin. There are still 134 abductees in Gaza, which include four who have been there since 2014. For those of you doing the math, that’s a full decade in captivity. With the announcement of the death of 19-year-old Sgt. Oz Daniel, the number of confirmed dead among the hostages has risen to 33. Hamas needs to understand that there will be no peace until our hostages have been returned home. As part of the preparation for the invasion of Rafah in southernmost Gaza, Head of Shin Bet Ronen Bar and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi visited Cairo. The Egyptian government has been concerned that military action in Rafah will push Palestinians into their country. In other words, the Egyptian Arabs want to make sure that none of the Palestinian Arabs cross the border. Why? Because they know the Palestinians and recognize that they bring trouble with them wherever they go. Former Jordanian King Hussein understood that truth and used his military to drive out all the militant Palestinian factions from his country. Bar and Halevi reassured the Cairo government that they needn’t be concerned. Israeli citizens were once again reminded how dangerous tunnel warfare is when they were informed of the deaths of 25-year-old Maj. Iftah Shahar and 24-year-old Cpt. Itai Seif. A booby-trapped tunnel shaft exploded in Gaza killing the two officers and wounding ten more soldiers. As I’ve said before, never before in the history of warfare has a military been forced to conduct simultaneous above and below ground operations in the manner necessary in Gaza. It seems that everyone in the world is desperate for a ceasefire, except Hamas and Israel. Excitement for a ceasefire began to stir again this past week, leading U.S. President Joe Biden to postulate that a deal could be signed as soon as Monday. But two days ago, Hamas said, “Yeah…no!” The two most disappointed by this are Biden, who needs peace in the Middle East before the upcoming elections, and the Gazan people, who are seeing prices for necessities skyrocket as Hamas steals goods and relief supplies for themselves. Northern Front The back and forth between Hezbollah and Israel in the north continues. A heavy barrage yesterday consisting of 40 rockets was launched toward northeastern Galilee and Kiryat Shmona. Most were intercepted or fell in unpopulated areas. However, one rocket landed on the roof of a three-story building but caused no casualties. Two days prior, on Monday, IDF aircraft targeted a car driven by Hassan Hossein Salami, killing the man. The senior Hezbollah commander, who was in charge of the Hajir Sector, oversaw a number of terrorist plots carried out against IDF forces and Israeli civilians. A building near Damascus used as headquarters for pro-Iranian militias was destroyed in an Israeli strike last night. Very powerful bombs dropped by IAF planes decimated the structure in the Saida Zeinab area, while a Syrian army facility in the south Damascus village of Hajira was also blown apart. Reports of casualties began to filter out as the fires burned late into the night. Houthis Last Tuesday, the Rubymar, a Belize-flagged cargo ship carrying fertilizer from the UAE to Belarus, was hit by a Houthi anti-ship missile while in the Red Sea. The resulting 18-mile oil slick became a natural disaster. The ship is now sinking. Before a senate subcommittee, US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking testified that Iran was “equipping and facilitating” the Houthis in their attacks. The chairman of the committee reportedly replied, “No kidding, Tim. That Tsarfati guy has been saying that for months.” Well, maybe he didn’t. But he could have. The Houthis are just another of Iran’s proxy militias, just a little better funded and a lot more crazy. On Saturday, the U.S. and U.K. launched dozens of strikes against the terrorist group, targeting infrastructure and weapons. The Houthis are targeting more than just ships. In the past months, four underwater communications cables are alleged to have been knocked out of working order. The cables, which run between Saudi Arabia and Djibouti, are a key link between Europe, Asia, and Africa. Repairs could take up to eight weeks. Iran Great news! Iran’s stockpile of military-grade, 60%-enriched uranium is decreasing! Wait, the report came from the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA]? Never mind. But I did read somewhere that no progress has been made lately on Iran’s nuclear project! So, at least that’s something! What? That came from the same report from the same autonomous division of the United Nations? Uh…okay, let’s just move on to the next story. Abraham Accords If you remember, recently I told you that the ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia are growing stronger. But for the relationship to progress, it has to be done quietly. On Monday at the World Trade Organization’s ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi, Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat approached Saudi Arabia’s Commerce Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi. The two shook hands and Barkat told his counterpart, “Israel is interested in peace with countries that seek peace, and we can make history together.” It was a cordial meeting. Unfortunately, it was recorded, and the video quickly went viral. Before you knew it, the Saudi government issued a statement saying that Qasabi was busy, talking to the Nigerian minister when “an unknown individual approached the minister to offer greetings.” Only later did he identify himself as a member of the “Israeli occupation government.” In the Middle East, appearance is everything. The Record-Breaking Natural Disasters That We Are Witnessing In Texas And California Right Now Are Truly Historic - by Michael Snyder - https://endoftheamericandream.com/the-record-breaking-natural-disasters-that-we-are-witnessing-in-texas-and-california-right-now-are-truly-historic/ If you think that what we are witnessing is “normal”, I honestly don’t know what to say. Over the past few years, the United States has been getting pummeled by one major natural disaster after another. The number of billion dollar natural disasters in 2023 established a new all-time record high for a single year, and 2024 is certainly off to a roaring start. It seems like each new week brings multiple new disasters, and right now we are watching a couple of whoppers. The blizzard that has started to hammer the state of California is so immense that it is difficult to believe that it is actually real, and the Stonehouse Creek Fire in the panhandle of Texas has officially become the largest fire in the entire history of that state… The Smokehouse Creek Fire is officially the largest and most devastating fire in Texas’ history – with the killer inferno burning through over 1.1 million acres of land. As of Thursday, the record-breaking wildfire has scorched through 1,075,000 acres and is three percent contained, with thousands of people evacuating their homes. Ghastly winds coupled with the raging flames have charred huge swathes of the Panhandle – and the wildfire is now the equivalent size of the whole of Rhode Island. This fire has already burned more than a million acres, but it still only 3 percent contained. How is that even possible? According to CBS News, throughout the region “lampposts are now melted, power line posts are split in half and homes and properties have been reduced to charred remains”. It is already the second largest fire in the entire history of our country, and even if the fire was put out now the recovery would take many years because there has been so much devastation. The Turkey Track Ranch is one of the oldest and most historic ranches in the state of Texas, and it has been almost completely obliterated… The fire also destroyed most of the historic $180 million Turkey Track Ranch, which was home to “one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Great Plains” near the end of the Civil War, and the site of the Red River War that started in 1874. The property, one of the oldest ranches in the state that covers roughly 80,000 acres, has seen an estimated 80% of its pastures, plains and creek bottom burned in the fire, CBS affiliate KHOU-TV reports. “The loss of livestock, crops and wildlife, as well as ranch fencing and other infrastructure throughout our property as well as other ranches and homes across the region is, we believe, unparalleled in our history,” the owners said in a statement. “…We are all completely devastated and personally heartbroken by the magnitude of this horrific event.” I cannot even comprehend what the owners are going through right now. Just try to imagine what it must be like to have your life’s work burned to the ground in a single day. And this fire is going to have a huge impact on all the rest of us too. 85 percent of the cattle in the state of Texas are in the panhandle. Video footage of cattle that have been burned to death is being shared all over social media, and Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is estimating that “tens of thousands” have already been killed… Reuters spoke with state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who warned the wildfire has likely killed tens of thousands of livestock and destroyed grain in storage bins. “It’s almost like gasoline when it goes up,” Miller said, adding, “We have now lost over a million acres. Beef prices have already risen to absolutely insane levels all over the country. So what is going to happen now? Miller is also warning that for the cattle that survive there won’t be anything left to eat… “Feed supplies are scarce for surviving cattle because the fire destroyed grazing lands and bins holding crops like wheat and corn,” he said. Miller continued: “There’s absolutely zero vegetation. The cattle that do survive, they have absolutely nothing to eat.” If you love beef, stock up now, because prices are about to go a lot higher. Meanwhile, the state of California is being hit by yet another historic storm. A “crippling blizzard” has already begun, and by the time the weekend is over some areas will literally be buried under 10 feet of snow… A crippling blizzard is expected to pummel the mountains in California and Nevada late this week and into the weekend, dumping the biggest snow of the season so far. By the time it’s all over, the highest elevations could be buried under 10-plus feet of snow. The worst of the storm will be felt across the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The event is now getting underway Thursday but will hit its peak starting Friday and last through the weekend. With a major winter storm like this, wind gusts over the Sierra ridges will easily exceed 100 mph, creating intense blizzard conditions that could last for days. “It’s just all weekend,” FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin said. “That’s all you need to know. It is literally all weekend.” It is being reported that a wind gust of 120 mph was recorded on Ward Mountain on Thursday, and extremely powerful winds will continue throughout the weekend as snow falls at a staggering pace. If you can believe it, it is being projected that “snowfall rates of up to 5 inches an hour are possible”… Extremely heavy snowfall rates of up to 5 inches an hour are possible, said Brittany Whitlam, a forecaster with the weather service’s Reno office. Snowfall accumulations across three days will generally range from 50 to 100 inches across the Sierra, with locally higher amounts at higher elevations, UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said in a forecast discussion on YouTube on Thursday “This will be another snowstorm probably for the record books in some places,” Swain said. I can’t even imagine what a storm of that magnitude would be like, because I have never experienced anything like it. Local residents are being told that some communities may be isolated for an extended period of time, and snowfall totals in the worst hit locations could actually reach “15 feet or 180 inches”… AccuWeather is projecting that 6-10 feet of snow will fall at Donner Pass or up to 120 inches, spanning several days. Similar snowfall is likely at many of the ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada, with an AccuWeather Local StormMax™ snowfall of 15 feet or 180 inches. Drifts from the storm will reach as high as several stories. Now that is a storm! For years, I have been warning in my books that we would see natural disasters increase in frequency and intensity. And actually what we are experiencing right now is just the beginning. Much more is on the horizon, and most people in the general population have no idea… DOWNLOAD THE PROPHECY UPDATE APP Prophecy Update Videos Must Watch Videos! Videos You Can Trust
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DONATE HERE Your can also mail your support to: Prophecy Update PO Box 40516 Bakersfield, CA 93384 The AI Bubble in View of the End Times - By Todd Strandberg - https://www.raptureready.com/2024/02/24/the-ai-bubble-in-view-of-the-end-times-by-todd-strandberg/ We have had artificial intelligence (AI) software for several decades. What is new about this technology is that computers can now create text, images, and videos that previously could only be the product of the human mind. I’ve had a few conversations with AI on the site Poe.com. It quickly became clear that I was communicating with a machine. When I asked AI to explain its own popularity, I received a long-winded technological answer. I then asked for a more basic summary and got this: “AI algorithms and models have become more accurate in tasks such as image recognition, language translation, and voice recognition. This means that AI systems are better at understanding and interpreting data.” AI can compile data in a fraction of a second, but it often lacks common sense. In the first week of February, I found an article on Yahoo News about all the celebrities who died in 2024. There were eight of them. Normally, these types of write-ups are only written in late November or December. AI decides that it has enough dead people to write an average-length news story. Wall Street has become very impressed by AI stocks. Many of them have seen massive increases in their valuation. Stock bubbles are a regular occurrence on Wall Street. We recently had a group of pot stocks that reached cosmic levels and then crashed back down to earth. The market capitalization for the top cannabis companies in the U.S. currently ranges from $820 million to $4.04 billion dollars. When Tilray Brands went public, its stock was worth $100 billion. Its present net value is at $3.4 billion. Canopy Growth Corporation once traded at $535 per share; it now trades at $3. Aurora Cannabis peaked at $115, and it now sells at 38 cents. I could not find a single cannabis company that is making any money. Because of high state taxes, it’s much cheaper to buy pot that was smuggled in from Mexico. The collapse of the cannabis stocks was a modest-scale occurrence, so their downfall had no real impact on the general economy. A crash in AI stocks would be a major event. Over the past three years, around $10 trillion has been added to stock valuations based on AI hype. Microsoft is a company that is into many business fields. When it said it was working on AI, its stock went from $1 to $3 trillion. The king daddy of AI stocks is Nvidia. It has gone from a few billion dollars to nearly $2 trillion. The chip company ARM simply said it has a working relationship with Nvidia, and its stock doubled in three trading days. ARM has an insane 1,600 price-to-earnings ratio. The leader in AI software is the privately held company OpenAI, which created the popular program ChatGDP. The CEO of the firm Sam Altman has lofty goals of building an empire worth $5 to $7 trillion. According to SEC filings, OpenAI has a current valuation of $80 billion based on the sale of holdings by insiders. Once it becomes a public company, speculators can bid up the stock price to the moon. Because chip and software firms often go through feast and famine cycles, it is incredibly unwise to bid any of these stocks up to such nose-bleed levels. There is no certainty that AI is going to be a cash cow for earnings. At the peak of the Dot-com bubble, Cisco Systems was worth $500 billion because it was making huge profits on corporations buying its routers to join the internet craze. Once everyone had the equipment to host their own domain, Cisco’s sales went into a sharp decline. Over two decades later, the company is only worth half of its 2000 high. Intel is the largest chip maker in the world. Because it was late to the AI game, it only has a valuation of $183 billion. When Tesla reached the point where it was worth more than all other car makers on the planet, I was not surprised by the recent stock price correction. Since Intel’s net sales are greater than all AI stocks combined, the general rule of financial gravity calls for a similar price correction. The government gets a huge amount of money from the sale of stock. If someone sells shares worth $10 million, at least $3 million will go to pay capital gains. If a stock market meltdown was to take place, the federal deficit would explode. If we were living in normal financial times, it would be logical for me to predict that the AI bubble will go the way of all other major bubbles. Because Jesus said that the days before the rapture would be a time of tranquility, we’ve struck several monetary landmines with no impact. Since my only focus is on something that would trigger the rapture, I welcome an AI bubble that reaches $20, $40, or $60 trillion. “But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be” (Matthew 24:37-39). Setting Out to Dethrone God: The Slippery Slope Of ‘Statism’ – By Dean Dwyer - https://harbingersdaily.com/setting-out-to-dethrone-god-the-slippery-slope-of-statism/ In 1966, Russian-born American writer and philosopher Ayn Rand (who was actually born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum) wrote an essay called “The Roots of War”. In it, she argued that the ultimate cause of war lies in the deadly ideology of statism. She described statism as the idea that “man’s life and work belong to the state – to society, to the group, the gang, the race, the nation – and that the state may dispose of him in any way it pleases for the sake of whatever it deems to be its own, tribal, collective good.” Therefore, some have argued that if you are looking for the root cause of war, you won’t find it just by looking at how nations treat each other. You have to look first at how nations treat their own citizens. Rand’s point, therefore, is this: when statism takes hold, the result is dictatorship at home and war abroad. Whether or not Rand’s theory has proven true in relation to wars fought under the umbrella of statism, what is undeniable is that statism does lead to a radical shift in the relationship between a ruling state and its citizens. According to philosopher Harry Binswanger (an associate of the late Ayn Rand’s) fascism and communism (which the world has suffered immeasurably under) are two of the more well-known variants of statism. He is quoted as saying: “Fascism is racial statism and communism is statism of economic class.” However, as we have experienced in the modern day, some leftist democracies should also be considered a form of statism, particularly where the state plays a significant role in regulating the economy, introducing and regulating social welfare programs and engaging in social engineering. You see, even though our lives are full of freely made choices, we are also constrained by the rules and regulations of the State which rules over us. Therefore, in this age, the human experience is an uneasy duality of autonomy and regulation. I say “uneasy” becomes it is becoming apparent that as time goes on, those who see statism as a worthy replacement of democracy are really advocating for less autonomy and more regulation. At this point, it is helpful to address the fact there is a difference between statehood and statism. In simple terms, statehood implies the condition or status of being a state, whereas the “ism” of “statism” indicates a philosophy or worldview within the State. The problem with statism is that, like most worldly ideologies, it claims to be the ultimate reality and ultimate authority. As we have seen with other political and social ideologies in the past and present, the purveyors of this reality then set out to dethrone God. That is why all forms of statism must be rejected by Christians. We should not entertain the acceptance of any ideology which seeks to usurp God. We must also recognize that the idea of statism is not merely intellectual. When the government is perceived or claims itself to be the ultimate reality and ultimate authority, it greatly influences how we raise our families, how we educate our children, how we approach our careers, how we seek out medical care and how we choose to worship. In fact, it even goes so far as to influence our search for meaning in our lives. This is due to the fact that statism insists on the subjugation of everything to the interests of the State. Because statism holds that government is the only source of morality and law, the individual suffers greatly, particularly when the rule of law evolves into the arbitrary rule of an elite class unchecked by natural law, religion, common law or tradition. In fact, what we observe is that all forms of statism consist of an elite ruling class that imposes rules on the remainder of society, sometimes enforcing those rules through lethal force (in extreme cases) or public ridicule (particularly reserved for Christians). However, also critical in maintaining their rule under statism is the control of information through state-controlled media, rule by a single party (with accompanying repression of opponents), restriction of free speech and mass surveillance. The current real-world example of the manifestation of these ideas is the Chinese Communist Party which goes to tremendous lengths to control every organisation, institution, social group and individual. But what should not escape our attention is that globalists promote the Chinese model of nation building. Klaus Schwab was quoted as saying, “I think we should be very careful in imposing systems. But the Chinese model is certainly a very attractive model for quite a number of countries.” But why is statism becoming such a problem in our age, particularly for previously freedom loving democracies? Francis Schaeffer made a keen observation when he said, “The humanist world view with inevitable certainty leads in the direction of statism. This is so because humanists, having no god, must put something at the center, and it is inevitably society, government, or the state.” Even though we are not at the point where all people are forced to swear an oath that “Caesar is Lord”, the pressure being brought to bear on believers to submit to the State is growing. However, our refusal to bend the knee to the State enrages those who view statism as superior to Christian beliefs. Author of the book The Rage Against God, Peter Hitchens wrote: “The Bible angers and frustrates those who believe that the pursuit of a perfect society justifies the quest for absolute power.” After all, since God is sovereign, the State is not. Since God’s law is supreme, none by man can be. So, since the State tries to create man in its own image, it must destroy the man whom God created in His own image. That is the reason behind the senseless surgeries, endless propaganda and war against Christianity. Statism is not the answer to man’s problems and Psalm 146 proves it. Let me quote the Psalm in full: Psalm 146:1-10 KJV – “Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul. While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners: The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous: The Lord preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord.” Daily Jot: The American Chronicles: Of gators, navigators and railroads - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com One of the beautiful things about camping across America is the adventure. There is one thing for certain: change. There also is diversity. From the mountains to prairies to the woods to the coastlands, it’s all different and beautiful in its own way. That’s the overview. There are even more differences between places and people when getting into the specifics. It’s kind of like those old boxes of chocolates my dad would get from the hunting club during the holidays. They were all wrapped in their little individual spaces and they were all some kind of chocolate, but inside, they were different. I used to poke them all to see if I would like them. It’s not like that camping. You get what you signed up for, and sometimes, more. In South Carolina, we stayed at a campground that was very interesting. There were a lot of what seemed to be full-time residents. Across from us was a person living in a camper. He had four vehicles. A couple of sports cars, an SUV and a really tricked out red F-350. I guess he put his money into vehicles rather than a house. The man next to us was a retired Methodist Minister from New Mexico, who gave up his congregation to go on the road and write about his thoughts on the Bible. He said there were things he didn’t understand even though he has a doctorate in religion. You can imagine our shock when we found out there was an active railroad track running through the campground. That whistle at 10 after midnight sounded like the train was coming through our camper, another at 2:10 am just after we got back to sleep! Florida is also a special place when it comes to campgrounds. This is where you have to pay attention to where you walk and, if you have children and/or pets, keep a watchful eye out on your surroundings. There are plenty of stories where dogs and even young children have fallen prey to the alligators or snakes lurking about. Pay attention when they have signs posted near the restrooms that say “Danger: Alligators and Snakes in the Area. Stay away from water and tall grass.” This campground was in a beautiful setting on the winding Myakka River. Campers were parked right up close to the riverbank and they had to be constantly aware that a gator could leap out of the water and snatch their dog in the blink of an eye. Service Dog Charlie wasn’t bothered by the danger, but Chris and I saw the size of one of those gators and he is no joke. Another part of the adventure of camping are nav systems. Back in the day, we all used maps and we could visualize where we were going. Nowadays, we trust in nav systems and have no idea where we are going. After a long day of driving and wanting to settle into a campsite, there is always some doubt about the nav system. In Virginia, our nav system declared “your destination is on the right. You have arrived.” To the right was nothing less than a junkyard. We looked at each other and had a collective gasp. In reality, the campground was just ahead on the left, and it was a very nice “country’ adventure with sheep on one hill and cattle on another. 1 Timothy 4:4 says, “For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving.” Even for the gators, navigators, junkyards and railroads. Daily Devotion: Practical Living - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org We love each other because he loved us first. —1 John 4:19 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/practical-living/ - Listen Often, we hear preaching that only emphasizes what we’re supposed to do for God. So, when we go to church, we start feeling guilty because we don’t measure up. We’re not giving enough, or praying enough, or evangelizing enough. We need to learn more about what God has done for us. In doing so, we’ll gain a greater appreciation for Him, and we’ll want to do more for Him. As 1 John 4:19 reminds us, “We love each other because he loved us first” (NLT). As we read the Bible, we will find that the primary emphasis is not what we should do for God but what God has done for us. Now, that is not to say that the Bible doesn’t have plenty to tell us about how we are to live and behave as believers. But we need to pay closest attention to Scripture’s emphasis on what God has done for us. In the first three chapters of Ephesians, the apostle Paul lays out what God has done for us. He’s essentially saying, “Here’s what God has done for you. In light of this, it’s time for you to walk spiritually. It’s time for you to use what God has given to you.” We could compare the first three chapters of Ephesians to being on a mountaintop. When Jesus was transfigured on a mountain, Peter, James, and John had the privilege of seeing it. And Peter, overwhelmed by what he saw, said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it’s wonderful for us to be here! Let’s make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” (Mark 9:5 NLT). In essence, Peter was saying, “Let’s never leave this spot. Forget about the troubles down the mountain. Let’s just set up camp and stay here.” In the same way, we could read the first three chapters of Ephesians and say, “Forget about the next section. I like hearing about what God has done for me. Let’s not go any further.” But we have to move on. And as we transition from chapter 3 to chapter 4, an important division takes place. Ephesians 4 begins, “Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God” (NLT). Notice that Paul begins with the word “therefore.” As I’ve often said, whenever you see the word “therefore” in the Bible, find out what it’s there for. It is always drawing on what has been previously said. While they were on the mountain with Jesus, Peter, James, and John didn’t know there was a man waiting with a very real need. He had a child who was possessed by demons and needed a touch from Jesus. Sometimes, we wish that the Christian life could be a constant state of euphoria in which we’re always experiencing God in some wonderful way. But we cannot live on the mountaintop. We need to come back to the valleys, to the real world of practical living. PROPHECY UPDATE NEWS HEADLINES Yesterday's Prophecies - Today's Headlines HEADLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRACKING BIBLE PROPHECY 3/1/24 http://trackingbibleprophecy.org/birthpangs.php
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