We truly live in extraordinary times. Bible prophecy is being fulfilled at a pace that is absolutely mind blowing. There were so many news stories related to the last days this week that it was literally very difficult to try to keep up with them all. In fact, there are so many events happening out there right now related to the last days that it is hard to know where to begin. So today we thought that we would highlight a bunch of the key news stories from this past week….
*Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Yaalon is warning that Israel might soon have to use military force to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
*The Iranian ambassador in Moscow stated on Thursday that Russia has assured Iran that it still intends to deliver long-range air-defense missiles.
*A large shipment of North Korean weapons recently intercepted in Thailand was bound for an airport in Iran.
*One new report claims that Egyptian military sources have put out information outlining Israel’s plans for a military strike on Iran.
*On Wednesday, Syrian President Bashar Assad directly accused Israel of “pushing the region towards war”.
*Syria’s foreign minister is warning that a future war between Israel and Syria would be a “comprehensive” clash that would “come to your cities”.
*Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said this week that he hopes someday to see Israel as a member of the European Union.
*U.S. relations with China are quickly taking a big turn for the worse.
*On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved a record $1.9 trillion increase in the cap on how much the U.S. government can borrow.
*One newly released poll says that 86 percent of Americans are worried or angry about the growing U.S. budget deficit.
*Is “Housing Crash Part 2″ on the way? A massive “second wave” of home mortgages is scheduled to reset beginning in 2010.
*Some analysts are projecting that Social Security is going to be the next federal program in need of a massive bailout.
*The death toll for the earthquake in Haiti has swelled to approximately 200,000.
*Is California next? Northern California was rocked by a magnitude-6.0 earthquake on Thursday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of major injuries or damage.
*Over the last two weeks, more than 100 earthquakes a day, on average, have rattled Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
*The CIA is telling Congress that “homegrown extremists” working for Al-Qaeda will strike the U.S. in the next three to six months.
*Pressure from radical Muslims has forced the closure of two Christian churches on Indonesia’s Java island.
*Turkish police have recovered the body of a 16-year-old girl that was apparently buried alive by Islamic relatives in an “honor” killing carried out as punishment for talking to boys.
*Barack Obama used the “National Prayer Breakfast” as an opportunity to promote his “gay” and “green” agendas.
*U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen told Congress on Tuesday that overturning the ban on gays in the military is the “right thing” for them to do.
*The Archbishop of York is warning that traditional Christianity in the U.K. is being wiped out from public life in the name of equality.
*There are concerns that the U.S. military is going way too far in attempting to create “super soldiers”.
*Hasbro and Toys-R-Us are actually marketing a new pink Ouija board for girls ages eight and up.
*Last of all, a U.S. Tax Court has ruled that a Massachusetts woman should be allowed to deduct the costs of her sex-change operation.
