European military development has been in news (see France’s ‘Macron marks Armistice Day’ and ‘Europe wants its own Army’, Germans still want NATO, but also want European military, and France’s Macron uncertain about NATO and USA has concerns about PESCO). Brexit and US President Donald Trump have been credited for it (see European army? EU chief Von der Leyen says bloc must ‘flex its muscles’ and ‘Brexit has strengthened our unity’).
The USA has basically been credited for motivating the Gentile BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, China, India, and South Africa) to get together as they work on their agenda to push aside the US dollar domination. The BRICS have meetings this week about that and other aspects of their plan to increase their influence (e.g., see BRICS: Gentiles plan to break Ango-American dominance).
In Vatican City, Pope Francis continues to make ecumenical and interfaith moves and changes that have concerned many Catholics (see CNA: Theology in ‘dialogue with cultures’ renews humanity, Pope Francis says and ‘Cardinal Burke: Pope would be leading a schism if he endorsed errors in Amazon Synod working doc ‘). While Europe is nonreligious in many ways, look for it to arm as well as fall for a changed version of Catholicism (see also PESCO adding more military projects, while Poles want EU to also have protection from Mary).
Speaking of the Pope, he along with the United Nations would like the UK to give up its Chagos island territories (see ‘Pressure Grows on Britain to Return Its Last African Colony’ and Pope Francis is supportive of that pressure). Ultimately, the UK will lose that as well as the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland, and even England consistent with Deuteronomy 28:63 (see also Will the UK Lose Gibraltar, the Chagos Islands, and the Falkland Islands?).
Over in the Middle East, an Islamic group has threatened to attack Jerusalem (see ‘After Bombarding Tel Aviv, Islamic Jihad Now Threatens to Attack Jerusalem’). The Bible shows that God will remove His protection from Israel (Judea) and that the damage that will hit Jerusalem will be great (Isaiah 22:8-9). Now the prophecy in Isaiah 22 seems to involve people from Iran and Syria. It may well be that those in Gaza will align themselves with them against the nation of Israel. So, Islamic Jihad may be making more than an idle threat. There was a ‘cease fire’ agreed to today, but one report I saw said it was violated within hours. The Bible says to pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6), although true peace will not come until after the return of Jesus Christ and the establishment of the Kingdom of God.
We expect to see some type of a regional war in the Middle East before the ‘peace deal’ of Daniel 9:26-27 is confirmed.
Radio News Reporter: John Hickey.
News sound effect: Recorded by Maximilien.
