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A Time for War - By Daymond Duck - https://www.raptureready.com/2023/10/21/a-time-for-war-by-daymond-duck/
Most Bible students are familiar with these famous words of King Solomon: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace (Eccl. 3:1-8). It is my opinion that this is a philosophy that Solomon tried out for a short time in life to see if it made him happy.
It was a Que Sera, Sera (whatever will be, will be) attitude. Some people call this “fatalism,” and ultimately, Solomon abandoned that philosophy. In addition to philosophy, he tried entertainment, wine, owning a lot of buildings and vineyards, planting gardens and orchards, servants, many wives, accumulating silver and gold, buying anything he wanted, etc., but it didn’t make him happy. He eventually said, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil” (Eccl. 12:13). If you want to be happy, reverence God and do what He said. Anyway, Solomon said there is “a time of war,” and six days after the demonic, religious fanatics called Hamas invaded Israel, decapitated babies, shot children in the head, raped women, etc., Israel’s Defense Min. Gallant said, “Now is a time for war.” (FYI: God sometimes decides that a nation or people needs to be destroyed. He used Assyria to destroy the northern kingdom of Israel; Babylon to destroy the southern kingdom of Judah; the Medes and Persians to destroy Babylon; and the Roman Empire to destroy Israel in 70 A.D.) Prophecies about Wars Here are some of the things I have seen in the news, and as you read them, I encourage you to watch for the words Russia, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Damascus, Lebanon, and Jordan because there are prophecies about wars that they will be involved in at the end of the age (possibilities include Israel’s neighbors in Psa. 83, the destruction of Damascus in Isa. 17; the destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities in Jer. 49:34-39; the Battle of Gog and Magog in Ezek. 38-39). (Do not forget that Jesus was asked about the signs of His coming and the end of the age, and He said there will be wars and rumors of wars. Also, know that we do not know whether the Rapture is before or after some or all these wars. We may be here and we may not, but if we are here, they will be a sure sign that the Rapture is close.) Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023
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Here are other events that seem to indicate that the end of the age is near: One, on Oct. 12, 2023, Rabbi Yehudah Glick (of Temple Fame) said the Arab murder of babies is not new. Pharaoh did it 4,000 years ago, God intervened by protecting and raising up Moses, God sent ten plagues on Egypt, and Pharaoh was forced to let God’s people go, and they eventually wound up in the Promised Land. Two, concerning world government and America’s open borders: on Oct. 10, 2023, it was reported that the U.S. Border Patrol apprehended more than 24,000 immigrants from China in Fiscal Year 2023. Three, concerning America’s decline as a Judeo-Christian nation: on Oct. 10, 2023, it was reported that a self-described wizard is running for the school board in Manheim Township, PA, and the Democrat Party is endorsing him.
FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6). Finally, are you Rapture Ready? If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this. [email protected] Is the Middle East Headed for a Major War? – Joel - https://www.christianevidence.net/2023/10/is-middle-east-headed-for-major-war.html “And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.” (Zechariah 12:3) In light of the current war between Israel and Hamas, I thought it would be a good time to revisit Psalm 83—an ancient and often overlooked prophecy attributed to the prophet Asaph (2 Chron. 29:30). Psalm 83, specifically verses 4-8, discusses the formation of a ten-member confederacy comprising Israel’s immediate surrounding and hostile Muslim Arab neighbors in an attempt to obliterate Israel from the map: “They have said, ‘Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.’ For they have consulted together with one consent; they form a confederacy against You: The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagrites; Gebal, Ammon and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre; Assyria also has joined with them.” (Psalm 83:4-8) The chart below outlines the nations and individuals mentioned in these verses, along with their contemporary counterparts: Your copy should address 3 key questions: Who am I writing for? (Audience) Why should they care? (Benefit) What do I want them to do here? (Call-to-Action) Create a great offer by adding words like "free" "personalized" "complimentary" or "customized." A sense of urgency often helps readers take an action, so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining"! 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 Fighting Has Erupted On Multiple Fronts As Israel Braces For A War Of National Survival - by Michael Snyder - http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/fighting-has-erupted-on-multiple-fronts-as-israel-braces-for-a-war-of-national-survival/ It is becoming clear that Israel is going to have to battle enemies on multiple fronts, and that means that this war is going to look a whole lot different than a lot of people thought that it would. If the fighting could have been confined to just Israel and Hamas, there still would have been a lot of death and destruction, but everyone knows that Hamas is no match for the IDF. But if Hezbollah, Syria, Iran and the Palestinians in the West Bank all jump into the conflict, all of a sudden this becomes a war of national survival for Israel, and in such a scenario it is much more likely that weapons of mass destruction will be used. So it should deeply alarm all of us that fighting has now erupted on multiple fronts. On Sunday, IDF troops clashed with Hamas terrorists inside the Gaza Strip… Hamas fighters and Israeli forces engaged in limited clashes inside Gaza on Sunday as the Israeli military ramped up airstrikes on the Palestinian enclave ahead of what its spokesperson described as the “next stage” of its war on the militant group. Hamas claimed its fighters had destroyed two Israeli military bulldozers and a tank in an ambush near the Gazan city of Khan Younis, forcing Israeli troops to retreat without their vehicles. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed its forces had been operating inside Gaza during the incident, and said an IDF tank struck militants who had fired on its troops. The episode appeared to be one of the first skirmishes between the two sides on the ground inside the strip since war broke out after Hamas’ deadly October 7 attack on Israel which killed more than 1,400 people. On October 13, the IDF said it had carried out raids inside Gaza. According to the IDF, this raid was part of the preparation for a full-blown ground invasion. And I think that we are very close to the moment when that full-blown ground invasion will be launched. Meanwhile, the Israelis have evacuated more towns and villages near the northern border in anticipation of a war with Hezbollah… On Sunday, the defense minister confirmed that another 14 towns and villages have been told to evacuate, in addition to the 28 initially ordered to do so last week. “According to the IDF and Defense Ministry, the 14 communities being added to the list are: Snir, Dan, Beit Hillel, She’ar Yashuv, Hagoshrim, Liman, Matzuva, Eylon, Goren, Gornot HaGalil, Even Menachem, Sasa, Tziv’on and Ramot Naftali,” Times of Israel details. Evacuating those areas is a wise move, because fighting along the northern border just continues to escalate… Fears mounted Sunday that the Israel-Gaza war could swell into a wider conflict amid rising cross-border attacks on Israel’s north from Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and expanding Israeli airstrikes across the region. On Sunday, Hezbollah released video of a particularly disturbing attack on the Biranit barracks that happened on Friday… Israel sees Iran-backed Hezbollah as its most serious threat, estimating it has some 150,000 rockets and missiles aimed at Israel. Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus accused the group early Sunday of “escalating the situation steadily.” He said the recent cross-border skirmishes had produced both Israeli troop and civilian casualties but did not provide additional details. Hezbollah on Sunday posted a video of what it said was a Friday attack targeting the Biranit barracks near the Lebanon-Israel border, the command center of the Israeli military’s northern division. Footage shared by the group showed an overhead view of a strike on what it described as a gathering of soldiers. Fighting Hamas and Hezbollah at the same time would be difficult enough, but it appears that Israel will be forced to tangle with Syria as well. Iran sends enormous amounts of weapons and supplies to Hezbollah by flying them into airports in Syria, and on Sunday the IDF bombed the international airports in Damascus and Aleppo for the third time in ten days… Syria said it was forced to shut down international airports in Damascus and Aleppo because of the Israeli strike. The Syrian Transport Ministry said landing strips at both airports were damaged by missiles and one civilian worker was killed and another wounded at Damascus International Airport. Israel has carried out several strikes in Syria since the war began, citing the need to prevent Hezbollah and other militant groups from bringing in arms from Iran, which also supports Hamas. We have also seen clashes directly along Israel’s border with Syria in recent days, and I fully expect an intensification of fighting in that area during the week ahead. On top of everything else, fighting has also erupted in the West Bank… In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israeli forces killed at least five people there early Sunday, according to the local Health Ministry. Two were killed in an airstrike on a mosque in the town of Jenin, which the Israeli military said belonged to Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants who had carried out several attacks and were planning another one. Can the IDF handle enemies coming from all directions at once? I don’t know. We shall see what happens in the days ahead. But I think that it is quite likely that if Hezbollah enters the war the U.S. military will intervene. Over the weekend, we learned that the Biden administration has decided to send even more air defense assets to the region… The U.S. will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and additional Patriot air defense missile system battalions to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Saturday, in response to recent attacks on U.S. troops in the region. The United States has sent a significant amount of naval power to the Middle East in recent weeks, including two aircraft carriers, their support ships and about 2,000 Marines. The Biden administration had been trying to delay a full-blown ground invasion of Gaza for a couple of reasons. Number one, there was hope that negotiations could secure the release of more of the hostages. Number two, there was hope that diplomacy could keep Hezbollah out of the war. But now the time for talk is ending, and the IDF is gearing up for a major ground campaign in Gaza. Once that happens there will be no turning back, so brace yourselves for what is coming next… Will Israel Use Nuclear Weapons Against Iran And Hezbollah? - by Michael Snyder - http://endoftheamericandream.com/will-israel-use-nuclear-weapons-against-iran-and-hezbollah/ Is it possible that the war in the Middle East could eventually go nuclear? If the fighting could have been limited to just Israel and Hamas, I think that there would have been a zero percent chance of Israel using nuclear weapons. But now it appears that Hezbollah, Syria, Iran and potentially other parties are likely to get involved too, and that means that Israel will literally be fighting a war of national survival. If it gets to a point where the Israelis think that they could potentially be overrun by their enemies, they aren’t going to leave their most powerful weapons on the shelf. At this point, everyone knows that Israel has nukes. According to Wikipedia, it has been estimated that Israel currently possesses somewhere between 80 and 400 warheads… The State of Israel is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons. Estimates of Israel’s stockpile range between 80 and 400 nuclear warheads,[2][5][6][7][8][9] and the country is believed to possess the ability to deliver them in several methods, including by aircraft, as submarine-launched cruise missiles, and via the Jericho series of intermediate to intercontinental range ballistic missiles.[18][19] Its first deliverable nuclear weapon is thought to have been completed in late 1966 or early 1967; which would make it the sixth country in the world to have developed them.[2][20][21] And it appears that some Israeli leaders have been thinking about potentially using this arsenal. When asked about Hezbollah entering the war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the terror group will be hit “with a force it cannot even imagine” if it does so… Hezbollah will make “the mistake of its life” if it goes to war with Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned during a visit with soldiers near the country’s northern border with Lebanon. “If Hezbollah decides to enter the war” the IDF hit it with such strength that “it will long for the Second Lebanon War,” Netanyahu said. It will be hit “with a force it cannot even imagine” with devastating consequences for both the terror group and Lebanon which hosts it, he said. Other than using nukes, how could Israel produce such an outcome? Fighting Hezbollah would truly be a nightmare scenario for the Israeli government. Hezbollah possesses at least 130,000 missiles, and they are far more powerful and far more sophisticated than the missiles that Hamas has been using. Can you imagine the horrors that we would witness if thousands of those missiles started raining down on Tel Aviv and Jerusalem? This is not something that Israel wants. But the Israeli government knows that Hezbollah will almost certainly enter the war once the IDF goes into Gaza, and so there had been talk of conducting a pre-emptive strike to take out those missiles before they could be launched… The Israeli government is coming under growing pressure from security establishment hawks to launch a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon – but is facing strong opposition from the US, which fears a two-front war would risk igniting a major regional conflict. Since Israel struck back at Gaza after the Hamas attack on 7 October, the Lebanese-based Islamist militia group has repeatedly fired on Israeli settlements, leading to an Israeli evacuation of the northern border, including the town of Kiryat Shmona. The threat of a major Hezbollah offensive led to calls from hawks for a strike at its sizeable arsenal of missiles. Of course if Hezbollah enters the war, it is inevitable that Iran will eventually get directly involved too. In fact, Israel’s Minister of Economy is specifically warning that “the head of the snake” will be cut off if Hezbollah declares war on Israel… Israel last night vowed to cut off ‘the head of the snake’ and launch a military attack against Iran if Tehran-backed terror group Hezbollah joins the war. In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday, Nir Barkat, Israel’s Minister of Economy, warned that Iran’s Ayatollahs will be ‘wiped off the face of the earth’ should Hezbollah, their proxy terror group in Lebanon, attack Israel. So how in the world could Israel possibly wipe them “off the face of the earth”? Only by using nukes. Needless to say, if either side actually decides to use weapons of mass destruction, everything will change. Even though it was Israel that was attacked by Hamas, we are already seeing a massive explosion of anti-Jewish hate all over the world. Over the weekend, thousands of pro-Hamas protesters caused havoc in the heart of New York City… Anti-Israel protesters and police clashed in Brooklyn after thousands flooded a predominantly Arab and Middle Eastern neighborhood Saturday night. The protest in Bay Ridge saw thousands of the pro-Palestinian demonstrators chant ‘move, cops, get out the way. We know you’re Israeli-trained’ as they descended on the community, stopping traffic and lighting fires in the process. Part of the procession, billed online as Flood Brooklyn for Palestine, began to clash with NYPD officers as night fell, video shows – as their numbers swelled to an estimated 5,000 over the course of the day. Over in London, approximately 100,000 pro-Hamas demonstrators chanted slogans as they marched to the office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak… About 100,000 people joined a pro-Palestinian demonstration in central London on Saturday, marching through the British capital to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza following the Hamas attack on Israel two weeks ago. Chanting “Free Palestine”, holding banners and waving Palestinian flags, the protesters moved through London before massing at Downing Street, the official residence and office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The British will pay a great price for allowing so many radical Muslims to migrate into their country. In fact, nations all over the western world will come to deeply regret their immigration policies, because we are going to see a tremendous amount of violence in the days ahead. And anyone that is associated with Israel is going to be a potential target. On Saturday, the president of a Detroit synagogue was found dead just outside her own home. She had been stabbed multiple times… The president of a Detroit synagogue was found stabbed to death outside her home Saturday morning, police and the synagogue said. The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue put out a statement later in the afternoon identifying the victim as board president Samantha Woll. Detroit police responded to a 911 call of an unresponsive person around 6:30 a.m. and found a body outside a home on Joliet Place. The woman, who was not immediately identified by investigators had suffered multiple stab wounds, police said. Evil is growing all over the world. And what we have experienced so far is only just the beginning. For Israel’s enemies, this is the opportunity that they have been anticipating for so long. They think that they will finally have a shot at wiping Israel off the map. But in the end they may be the ones that get wiped off the map instead. Don’t Give the Enemy Any Territory: How Should We Respond to Evil? – By Hal Lindsey - https://harbingersdaily.com/dont-give-the-enemy-any-territory-how-should-we-respond-to-evil/ The violence we see and the lies we hear can be infuriating. All over the world, people are doing and saying things that feel like a knife to the heart of civilized culture. How can anyone seriously defend rapists, human butchers, beheaders of babies, slaughterers who burn people alive in their own homes, and who parade the dead through the streets? Yet we’re seeing their defenders all over the world. In a stunning bit of irony, some use their defense of debauchery as a form of virtue signaling. So, how do we respond? Ephesians 4:26-27 (NKJV) says, “Be angry, and do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.” Some translations say something like, “don’t give the devil an opportunity.” But “place” is a better translation. Some versions of the NASB add a footnote at “opportunity” that says, “literally ‘a place.’” It’s about territory. The Greek word is “topos.” The English word “topography” combines “topos” or “place” with “graphia” which refers to description or imagery. Topos carries the connotation of a limited space. We all have precious areas in our hearts and minds that should be fiercely protected from evil. Mismanaged anger can be dangerous to those parts of us. This verse tells us at least three crucial things about protecting our hearts from such dangers. First, it’s okay to be angry. Second, anger does not excuse sin. Be angry, but don’t murder anyone. Be angry, but don’t rob the bank. Third, do not stay angry. Anger that lasts too long and anger that triggers us to sin, give place to Satan. So, be angry, but do not sin. And don’t let the sun go down on your wrath. When we see violence against the vulnerable or lies perpetrated against the naïve, we should be angry. But even such righteous wrath must not last, and it must not drive us to sin. Romans 12:21 (NASB) says, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Don’t let the dark shadows of anger and fear overcome the light of Christ shining through your life. In Luke 6:27-29, Jesus said, “Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.” Peter reflected that teaching in 1 Peter 3:8-9. “Let all be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil, or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead.” That teaching does not prevent us from defending our families or our nations. If a stalker enters your home, you have to do your best to deal with him. That’s part of providing for your own, and 1 Timothy 5:8 says that the one who doesn’t provide for his own house has denied the faith. Defending your country is another way of defending your family. But even in areas of defense, take on the mind of Christ. Philippians 2:5 says, “Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus.” Such verses give us a blueprint to a godly mind, attitude, and perspective. 2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” Daily Jot: The Days of Noah and our prophetic times - Bill Wilson – www.dailyjot.com The Biblical account of Noah has very similar underpinnings to the current condition of the world. As evil plays out in the Hamas attack on Israel, we can see clearly the inhumanity of humanity. When a group of people led by hatred and a genocidal ideology boldly murder, rape, torture, and dismember an innocent population is praised by the masses and justified by media, we know that the visitation of evil is upon us. The prophetic words of Christ about the end of days resonate with this time in which we live. While there are several events that must occur before the return of Christ, we are witnessing prophetic signs of the coming end of the age both in the general world population and in Israel in particular. Asked by his disciples about the signs of his coming and the end of the world, Christ was very specific. He likened world conditions to the time of Noah, when God cleansed the earth with the great flood. In Luke 17:26-27, Christ said, “And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.” Likewise, Matthew quoted Christ saying, “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.” Genesis 6:5-8 tells us the why behind both the flood and Noah’s position with God, “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the LORD said, “I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth, both man and beast, creeping thing and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them.” But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD…Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.” Herein, is the hope and faith for each of us as time closes in on the return of Christ. 2 Peter 2:5 says God “did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness…” 2 Peter 2:9 concludes that “the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of danger.” The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that no adversity, or temptation, has overtaken you except what is common to man, but God is faithful and will not allow you to go through more than what you can bear, and with the adversity he “will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” How? By your faith. Hebrews 11:17 says, “By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.” Noah is an example for us in these dark, yet prophetic times. By faith, let us look beyond the evil of the days to the promise of our prophetic destiny. Be encouraged. You are HIS! Daily Devotion: God’s Trade-In Deal - by Greg Laurie – www.harvest.org For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. —Romans 3:23 https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/gods-trade-in-deal-5/ - Listen How we can find eternal life? Where do we look? And who has it? We find the answer in the Gospel of Luke, in a conversation that Jesus had with a man whom Luke simply identified as “a religious leader” (18:18 NLT). And the answer Jesus gave to this man’s question is relevant to each of us today. He approached Jesus and said, “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?” (verse 18 NLT). Jesus replied, “Why do you call me good? . . . Only God is truly good. But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. Honor your father and mother’ ” (verses 19–20 NLT). Jesus took him back to the law. That’s because God did not give us the commandments to make us righteous. Rather, He gave us the commandments to function like a moral mirror in our lives and show us what we’re really like. When we look at God’s law, we realize that we fall short. Amazingly, this man said that he had obeyed all those commandments since he was young. So, Jesus told him, “There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me” (verse 22 NLT). This leader had so much going for him. He was moral, religious, and powerful. He was sincere and could have easily qualified for membership in most of our churches today. Yet something was still lacking in his life. He may have been the only person who ever came to Jesus and then left in worse condition than before. It wasn’t because of what Jesus said. It was because of his own reaction. He didn’t like what Jesus said to him, so he walked away, filled with sorrow. Even though he came to Jesus with the right question and received the right answer, he made the wrong decision. Why? Because he was not honest with God or himself. As George Bernard Shaw pointed out, “There are two sources of unhappiness in life. One is not getting what you want. The other is getting it.” So many people believe that one of these days if they win the lottery, if they strike it big, then they will be happy. And if they do actually realize their dreams, they often discover that it didn’t bring them happiness. The same Jesus who offered eternal life to that religious leader so long ago is also offering it to us. First, we must realize that we’ve sinned. We all have broken God’s commandments time and time again. Second, we must recognize that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died on the cross for us. He shed His blood for every sin we have ever committed. And third, we must be willing to repent of our sins. That is what we need to do to inherit eternal life. That is God’s trade-in deal. PROPHECY UPDATE NEWS HEADLINES Yesterday's Prophecies - Today's Headlines HEADLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRACKING BIBLE PROPHECY 10/23/23 http://trackingbibleprophecy.org/birthpangs.php
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