The deal is done and Iran has wasted little time in flaunting the deal.  Why?  Because they got everything they wanted, without giving up anything.

It is common knowledge that Iran seeks the destruction of Israel, and soon after the agreement was announced, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded.

(Full text of the Netanyahu speech.)

Day-by-day we find that our world is a different place than it was only months ago.  In Matthew 24, Jesus likens the last days to birth pains, as things in this world steadily get worse.  In Luke 12:54-56, Jesus condemned the crowds for knowing how to analyze the appearance of the earth and sky, yet could not analyze the present time.  We’re wise to heed Jesus’s admonition to be ready.  Time is short.  Maranatha…Lord come quickly!