Rockets Now Coming from Many Directions; Egypt Proposes Ceasefire

Monday was another busy day in and around Israel, as Hamas continued firing rockets into Israel, Lebanese terrorists fire three rockets into Northern Israel, Syria launches two, and two additional rockets land in Eilat in the southern tip of Israel.  On top of that, Hamas sent drones into Israel...one of which was shot down near …

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Current Events: ISIS Declares Indpendence

The al-Qaeda breakout group, ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham), has declared a new independent Islamic state in northern Syria and Iraq, and is recognizing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the new leader.  (He is already being compared to Osama Bin Laden.)  In creating a new state, the group will now be known as simply the …

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Current Events: A Freed Sudanese Christian, Israel Strikes Back, US Makes a Move in Iraq

Welcome back friends!  I'm departing slightly from our study today to focus on current events.  However, these current events certainly fit in with what we've studied over the past few weeks: end times Biblical prophecy.  So, let's look at today's news through the lens of Scripture.Sudanese Christian Freed from PrisonLet's begin the day with very …

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Hamas: “We’ll Rain Hell on Israel!”

Following the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers by Hamas over a week ago, Israel launched Operation Brother's Keeper.  The military operation to find and return the teenagers to their families has included searches and arrests of Hamas operatives in the West Bank. Surprisingly, Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas condemned the kidnapping and exhorted the kidnappers …

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