CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

  • Fears for Christians as Pakistan moves to tighten blasphemy laws
  • North Korea ranks as worst persecutor of Christians after enacting ‘anti-reactionary thought law’
  • ‘Trans people are divine’: So-called ‘Christian’ pastor says ‘transphobia is a sin’
  • Top U.S. medical school says INFANTS can be ‘queer,’ ‘asexual’

TEMPLE MOUNT TROUBLES

  • Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount: ‘Israel will not give in to Hamas threats’
  • Israel and Palestinians in holy site war of words
  • Palestinians: Changing status quo at Temple Mount a ‘declaration of war’
  • EU diplomats visit Temple Mount, express support for Jordan custodianship
  • Jordanian lawmaker says ‘Jordanians will become suicide bombers for Al-Aqsa’

NEWS FROM ISRAEL

  • UN condemned Israel more than all other countries combined in 2022
  • US warns Israeli sanctions against PA will ‘exacerbate tensions’
  • Netanyahu: Whoever needs a reminder of our red lines will get it

NEWS FROM RUSSIA

  • Russia to modernize nuclear forces in 2023, add more multi-warhead nukes
  • Russia produces first nuclear warheads for Poseidon super torpedo
  • Medvedev threatens US with hypersonic cruise missiles, likens US to Nazis
  • Putin ally Medvedev warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia defeated in Ukraine
  • Russia rolls out more threats against the West
  • Kremlin warns of escalation if West gives Ukraine longer range weapons
  • NATO, EU eye ‘next level’ partnership in face of Russia threat

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

  • China Issues Veiled Warning to US Over Taiwan
  • China Holds Large-Scale Joint Strike Drills Aimed at Taiwan
  • China’s air incursions into Taiwan zone doubled in 2022
  • US Warship Sails Through Taiwan Strait, Angers China
  • US vows to defend space with Japan, deploy mobile Marines as China worries grow
  • Kim calls for ‘exponential increase’ of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal

SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS

  • NOAA: U.S. weathered 18 billion-dollar disasters in 2022

PSALM 83:4

  • Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal: We will defeat the occupation and its new fascist government
  • Abbas’ military arm: We will persist in the fight against Israel – regardless of the price
  • Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh: We will bury the Zionist government
  • UN to mark ‘Nakba Day’ – Israel’s establishment as catastrophe
  • Hamas vows to ‘liberate’ Jerusalem on 35th birthday

    • >li>In video, Iran threatens to raze Tel Aviv, destroy Dimona if Israel hits nuke sites

NUCLEAR ARMAGEDDON

  • Invasion of Ukraine revives nuclear warfare nightmare
  • Putin says Russia will continue improving ‘combat readiness’ of nuclear forces
  • Putin says Russia could adopt preemptive strike concept
  • Russia ramping up production of ‘most powerful’ weapons: Medvedev
  • ‘Complete and Thorough Disarmament’: China Demands U.S. Destroy Its Nuclear Arsenal

THE EXPANDING RUSSIAN REACH

  • Russian navy flexes muscles in Mediterranean, East China Sea
  • Russia announces joint naval drills with China
  • Israel spy agency warns of deeper Iran-Russia arms ties

THE KINGS OF THE EAST

  • China sends record wave of bombers into Taiwan defence zone
  • Taiwan Reports China’s Largest Incursion yet to Air Defense Zone
  • Philippines ‘concerned’ over China land reclamation in disputed sea

THE KOREAN MADMAN (& SISTER)

    Kim sets out new goals for North’s military, KCNA reports

  • North Korea Sends Drones Into South Korea in Brazen Incursion
  • US B-52s Fly Near South Korea, as North Korea Ramps Up Threats
  • Kim Jong-un’s Sister Threatens to Launch ICBM Towards America in Unhinged Rant
  • Experts: North Korea’s ICBMs Pose Preemption Challenges for US

CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH

  • Surveys Show Church Attendance, Belief in God Drops in the U.S.
  • 2 in 5 Americans Say We Are ‘Living in the End Times,’ Pew Research Study Says