On Friday, Saudi Arabia state TV announced the death of King Abdullah, Saudi’s monarch since 2005. (Not to be confused with Jordan’s King Abdullah, who we profiled yesterday.) Though his brother, Prince Salman, was named immediately as successor, Saudi Arabia may face some significant challenges going forward: Growing tension in further succession to the throne. …
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Over the weekend, Israel conducted an airstrike on a 3-car convoy in Syria that killed 6 Iranian and 6 Hezbollah soldiers, including an Iranian general and a very high-level Hezbollah commander. That was in response to Israeli intelligence that identified operatives in that convoy who were part of a plot to attack civilians along Israel’s …
Continue reading Are We Seeing More Signs of an Ezekiel 38 Coalition Forming?
Like millions of other Americans, I just watched the State of the Union address given by President Obama. And like many conservatives, I am deeply saddened by his position on many things. Perhaps most disturbing was the president’s constant reference to America values, while in virtually the same breath praising homosexuality as the right thing, …
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Welcome back fellow sojourners! Today, let’s consider once again what Israel is up against. On the map above, you will see that Israel (a nation the size of New Jersey) is surrounded on every side by Arab Muslim nations (dark red on the map above). Furthermore, the next “layer” of nations (lighter red) are non-Arab …
Continue reading Activity Heats up on Israel’s Northern Border
Looking for the Blessed Hope 