World Watch 7.29.23: Prophetic, Last Days News Just Like Jesus Said

Wars, Threats of Wars, People Group vs
People Group

Russia / North Korea

Reports on a Russian-North Korean agreement that the latter will supply artillery shells to Russia. In light of this news, it’s important to report that the Russian Defense Minister visited North Korea to participate in events to mark the 70th anniversary of the ceasefire in the Korean War.

Meanwhile, the U.S. is giving away more ammunition than we’re making!

Elsewhere Around the World…

• Christians at greater risk as Sudan conflict escalates
• People in cities around the world watched dumbfounded the Shiite Islamic Ashura rituals and lamented the loss of their countries, cites, and neighborhoods. Ashura ceremonies were held all across Europe, UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, and Africa. Watch these videos from Amir Tsarfati’s Telegram channel — they are scary…
  • New York: https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/16615
  • DC: https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/16614
  • Italy: https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/16613
  • Germany: https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/16554

Undoubtedly, we are witnessing the CONVERGENCE of numerous events — all prophesied in the Bible happening all at once! Unfortunately, things are going to get way worse before Jesus comes for His born-again believers in the Rapture.
Nevertheless, our hope is in knowing that HE is still in control!

Jesus warned us, “Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.” The Greek word for “nation” is “ethnos” from which we get our words “ethnic” and “ethnicity”. It’s also translated as “people group” against “people group”.

This is found in His Olivet Discourse in Matthew 24, Luke 21, and Mark 13. Additionally, He said, “But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.”

Prophecy Today Weekend

Israel &
the Middle East

• Putin: Russian forces in Syria are prepared for any eventuality, including a confrontation with US forces.
• The Swedish police have authorized a 50-year-old woman to hold a demonstration tomorrow in front of the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, during which she plans to set fire to a Hebrew Bible.
• At least one killed and four wounded in a car explosion in Damascus’ Shiite suburbs. Reports that a person was caught trying to blow up another car not far from the scene. These events happen a day before the Shiite Muslims mourn the death of Husayn ibn Ali, who was beheaded during the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD.
• Netanyahu is going to meet with President Biden at the White House in September.
• Wednesday, Jews worldwide commemorated Tisha B’Av – an annual fast day in Judaism, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av in the Hebrew calendar. The fast honors the destruction of both the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem, which occurred about 655 years apart, but on the same Hebrew calendar date.
• Israel’s Judicial Reform

Ezekiel 38

Find God’s promises to Israel in Genesis 12, 2 Samuel 7, Ezekiel 35-36, 37, 38 and 39.

For up-to-the-minute, breaking news from Israel, follow Amir Tsarfati on Telegram.

Increased Antisemitism

It’s Hot All Over!

In Phoenix, AZ, we reached 30 consecutive days with temperatures over 115 degrees! We burned through the record of 18 in 1974. We’ve made global news!

• It is so hot in Arizona that pavements are giving people third-degree burns.
• Heat wave expands to more than two-thirds of U.S. population
• Water temperatures of Florida reach over 100 degrees breaking World records and leaving experts stunned.
• UN: Earth has entered the era of ‘global boiling’ – July is set to be the hottest month on record.
• Canadian wildfires still burning land at record pace

Pestilence & Famine

• CDC sounds the alarm over Candida fungus discovered in Florida and 28 other states, that presents a ‘serious global health threat’
• World Health Organization warns that cases of dengue fever could reach close to record highs this year.

Interesting Earthquake
Swarm this Week

One Night, One Earthquake…

Turkey hasn’t stopped shaking since the major earthquakes in Feb.!

Increased Satanic Evil, Sexual Immorality, Apostasy, False Teachings, Corruption, and Deception in the Last Days

• A religious school in England teaches kids they can be born into the “wrong body”.
• Pope Francis Says Alcoholics, Autistic and Disabled People Should Be Euthanized To ‘Fight Climate Change’
  • If this was the way of life back in the 40s & 50s, my dad, who was an alcoholic, would have been killed and I, would not exist. This man is pure evil!
• Pope Francis has told a young transgender person that “God loves us as we are,” in his latest appeal to the LGBTQ community.
  • Yes, God loves you, that’s why He sent Jesus to die for your sins so you won’t go to hell (perish) — which is where you will go if you are not born again.

UFO’s? Aliens?

Is an
Increase of Evil
a Sign of
the Last Days?

New World Order, Great Reset, Economic Chaos, Big Brother, & Government Overreach in the Last Days

• Massive Economic Implications: Tech Titan Launches Digital Currency Featuring Global ID
• Another bank has just failed in America! Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart, Kansas is the latest to bite the dust!
• US citizens will need a visa to travel to Europe in 2024
• De-dollarization: IMF hints at allowing countries to use Chinese Yuan for debt repayment
• A top economist warns that Central banks are planning to introduce CBDC microchip implants!
• India’s rice export ban triggers panic buying at US supermarkets – sparking costs of 20-pound bag to soar from $16 to almost $50
• “Worldcoin” has arrived – Just get your eyes scanned by “The Orb” and your new “World ID” will be issued to you.
• Nearly 100 banks in the UK are set to close in the coming weeks.
• Meanwhile, the Biden administration has just unveiled a new “U.S. Cyber Trust Mark” consumer label for smart home devices
• World trade set for more chaos as Panama Canal continues to be hit by exceptional drought — Can someone answer this: If the global water levels are rising, then why can’t the Panama Canal people get water from either the Pacific Ocean or the Caribbean?
• China may have released malware that could disrupt power grids, communications systems and water supplies feeding military bases in the US.
• The government plans to keep track of every citizen with a universal ID linking everything from Medicare to your driver’s license.
• Researchers developing injectable ‘smart tattoos’ that could someday “monitor your health”. Watch this video…

Alphabet Soup Key

Here’s a key to the global organizations and acronyms that you hear about in the news…

• IMF: International Monetary Fund
• WHO: World Health Organization
• WEF: World Economic Forum
• BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, among other countries
• CBDC: Central Bank Digital Currency
• Ai: Artificial Intelligence
• NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• DARPA: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

Increased Christian Persecution

• China: Kindergartens in Wenzhou have asked parents to sign a document that forbids them from teaching religion to their children. Pray that Christian parents in China will know how to be ‘shrewd as snakes’ (Matthew 10:16) as they seek to share their faith with their children.
• Vietnam: Pastor Phuc* died in prison whilst serving a 16-year sentence for his faith. “The family have been suffering a difficult life and it got worse because their hope for his return is no longer possible,” reports a partner. Ask the Lord to heal, comfort and restore Phuc’s wife and two children.
• Eritrea: Two persecuted Christians in Eritrea jailed for 19 years
• India: Violence & assault in Manipur: Christians persecuted in India
• India: Dozens of Christians Falsely Jailed on Anti-Conversion Charges in India
• Seven Christians Are Seriously Injured in an Attack in Central India
• Burkina Faso: Pastor Murdered by Islamist Extremists
• Laos: Teacher’s Faithful Witness Leads to Job Loss
• Uganda: Muslim in Uganda Allegedly Kills Wife for Converting to Christianity
• Pakistan: Protests Threaten Christians Across the Country
• Malta: Ex-Gay Man Could Face Jail Time, Massive Fines After Sharing Journey to Jesus
• Turkey’s Crackdown on Protestant Missionaries

³ Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.

Hebrews 13:3

More on Christian Persecution

• Day of the Christian Martyr 2023
• Praying for the Persecuted Church
• Open Doors 2023 World Watch List on Christian Persecution

*Name changed for security reasons

¹⁶ “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

Matthew 10:16 NLT

We pray for the government of Sudan but thank God for it, too. Thanks to its policies and its war against Christians — the terror, the threats, the imprisonment — look at how the church has grown. Look at what God has allowed us to do here in the middle of this! Look at how many are turning to Christ.

A Sudanese Christian, from VOM’s app.

Canadian Pastor Goes into Exile in Kenya

Harold Ristau, a pastor and seminary professor who took part in the trucker convoy protests in February 2022, has moved his family to Kenya after being threatened by the government with confiscation of his retirement savings and all other personal funds. Ristau took part in one day of the protests, during which he gave a prayer and sang the national anthem. The government has since sought to punish Ristau and has threatened him and his family.
 
“I don’t know that I can go back and be a Christian in Canada. So that’s why we’re here in Kenya,” said Ristau.
 
During the trucker convoy protests, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet passed the Emergencies Act, which was designed to discourage Canadians from supporting the convoy protests and threatened to freeze their bank accounts if they did.

Ristau is among the parties to a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the Emergencies Act, which stated that dissent in support of the trucker convoy protests was to be treated as terrorism.

• Central African Republic – SIL: With eight new Bible translation projects recently started, the Central African Republic’s Bible translation organisation, ACATBA, is working towards reopening another one! The Yaka language project halted several years ago but is now being urgently requested by local churches. They believe access to the whole Bible in their language is essential for the spiritual growth of their congregations and outreach in their community. Thank God for this exciting development, and pray for good relationships among the stakeholders, for the right people to work on the project, and for provision of all the resources they need.
• North Korea: Pray for believers secretly listening to Christian radio broadcasts from abroad who want to learn more about the Bible and how to covertly explain the gospel to their children. Ask the Holy Spirit to to meet these needs.
• Brunei: Thank God for a new football club in a slum area in Colombo. Established by a pastor, the club helps children stay away from drugs and fights and encounter prayer and God’s Word.
• Some Christian converts in the football club come from Muslim backgrounds and face opposition from their families. But their lives continue to inspire other children to follow Christ. Praise God for their witness!
• HistoryMakers (AsiaLink): Please pray for the first of our two short-term summer teams as they travel to Asia to help carry bibles into some restricted nations. Pray that all the travel plans would run smoothly and that as the team spend the next two weeks together, they will enjoy rich fellowship and spiritual formation. 
• Kenya – Reach Beyond: Our media partner in Kenya wrote, ‘Our children’s programme, a result of the recent training from Reach Beyond, is about to be launched. Thirty minutes, once a week in both Kiswahili and our vernacular here. Pray for us, for apart from airing via radio, we are producing an accompanying podcast which we want to share with the young ones via smartphones.’ Pray for impact on the young people through this new programme.
• Yemen: It may surprise you to know there is a thriving program of Bible distribution in Yemen. Thank God, also, that so many people in Yemen are seeking Christ online, participating in discipleship classes. Pray they will be inspired and meet Jesus in new ways.
• 40,000 Revival Prayer Groups Rise Up in Taiwan amid Threats of War from China
• Digital Bibles may soon completely replace traditional paper versions.

*Name changed for security reasons

Don’t Take Your Bible For Granted!

“They begged and begged me, but I couldn’t give it to them,” said the man. “I know Christians are supposed to share, but I just couldn’t part with it.” He sadly held out his hand so that his listener could see his prized possession.

“I really wanted to, but I couldn’t. You see, people in North Korea told me that they have been praying for 50 years to get a Bible. But I didn’t give them mine because I had been praying for 20 years, and I had just gotten it from a pastor in South Korea.”

He sighed deeply as his mind went to the needy believers in North Korea desperately praying for one copy of the Bible. He hugged his Bible to his chest. He had escaped the Communist prison state and was now living freely in South Korea.

Bibles in North Korea are rare. Because of the opposition from the Communists, believers consider them more precious than gold. One man was beaten to death with an iron rod along the Chinese border when he was caught bringing Bibles into North Korea. Sadly, cases like this are reported over and over.

“I cannot forget those people,” he said with a sigh. “I cannot forget the look of envy on their faces when I showed them my Bible. I feel so bad for them.”

They serve as coasters for drinks or a handy spot to rest the remote control. Their sturdy covers help compose a letter on hotel stationery or catch the ashes falling from a cigarette. They listlessly adorn the coffee table, next to the caramel candy dish and the TV Guide.

Although this book remains a best seller year after year, no one seems to be reading it very much. It is the Bible. The Bible is abused and neglected outside of those places where its true value is known all too well. How differently we might treat our Bibles if we had to pray 20 years to get one! What can you do to revive your passion for God’s precious Word?

From the VOM app.

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