thetrumpet--2020-02-28--Why the Great Falling Away

Why the Great Falling Away

The Apostle Paul gave a specific sign of the imminent Second Coming of Jesus Christ that not many people pay attention to. Yet it has happened. This is a sign you can see. Anyone can see it—and you can prove to yourself from your own Bible this sign of the soon-coming return of your Savior. You need not guess or hope; you can prove and know.
What is this sign? Paul prophesied that nearly all of God’s people would turn away from Him in this end time.
What do you know about this great falling away? What could be more important than knowing the sign that Jesus Christ is about to return?
This was a massive spiritual revolt against God. And it happened in our lifetime.
Now, consider this crucial question: Why would such a thing happen? How could tens of thousands of true Christians turn away from God just before Christ returns?
You need to know the answer. Whether or not you have personal history with this rebellion, understanding why it happened is still extremely relevant. It reveals a spiritual flaw that you and I must avoid. The Bible shows that this is the only way we can escape grievous tribulation that is about to descend on this Earth. All of God’s rebellious people who fail to repent before the Great Tribulation will suffer through that dreadful period. And 50 percent of them, in spite of this punishment, are prophesied to refuse to repent and will lose their eternal lives!
Though this is a serious warning, it is also a beautiful and inspiring lesson God wants to teach us. And there is a faithful remnant of God’s people delivering this message—a message Paul said had to be delivered in this end time. These saints will share Christ’s throne and work with Him at universe headquarters in Jerusalem for eternity!
Why did so many of God’s people fall away? Let’s learn this lesson today.
The Man of Sin
Here is Paul’s prophecy: “Now we beseech you, brethren [he is talking to God’s own Church—his ‘brothers’ in the spiritual family], by [or concerning, it should read] the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ [this is the context: the Second Coming], and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled [or terrified, it could read], neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ [again, His Second Coming] is at hand” (2 Thessalonians 2:1-2).
Paul is talking about something that can shake or even terrify people! There is great danger and exceedingly high stakes.
“Let no man deceive you by any means,” verse 3 begins. Paul was fighting individuals who were deliberately trying to deceive God’s people! That word means to lead astray. This event is marked by deep deception and wickedness.
“[F]or that day [of Christ’s return] shall not come, except there come a falling away first …” (verse 3). Here is the sign: A massive “falling away” from the truth among God’s people. Other translations call this “the apostasy” and “the great revolt.”
The original Greek says this will happen first. Christ will not return until this has taken place. This falling away is a sign that Christ is almost here!
This Church-wide rebellion has happened! It was a disturbing, terrifying event in this end time. But realize: It is connected directly to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ! The New English Translation calls it “the final rebellion against God.” Why? Because Christ’s return comes next. There will be no rebellion at all until the very end of His thousand-year rule over Earth. Then Satan will be banished into outer darkness forever, and no one will ever rebel again (Revelation 20:1-3, 7, 10).
Paul’s prophecy continues by giving a lot more detail about what occurs in this falling away: “… and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God” (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4).
Note: During this great falling away, an individual Paul calls the “man of sin … the son of perdition” is exposed. This man is “in the temple of God”—meaning in God’s Church. Perdition refers to destruction, damnation, perishing, waste and utter ruin. This man placed himself above God and taught God’s people the opposite of what God teaches! He led God’s Church into destruction!
The man of sin is a specific human being. If we are tuned into God and His message, then God reveals this man’s identity to us. Do you know who this man is? I absolutely do, and I can prove it. (Request my free book Malachi’s Message to God’s Church Today to study this proof for yourself.)
The Moffatt translation says Christ will not return “till the Rebellion takes place first of all, with the revealing of the Lawless One.” You can know and see this man because his identity was exposed in that great “falling away.” He is “the Lawless One”—inside God’s Church! And because of him, God’s people are dying spiritually. Spiritual lives are at stake because God has called them and given them His truth, yet they turned away from it! God has to correct them for that, or they are going to lose their eternal lives!
The only other person in the Bible to be called the “son of perdition” was Judas Iscariot (John 17:12). Judas betrayed Christ Himself! Scriptures show that Judas was actually possessed by the devil (Luke 22:3; John 13:27). Satan actually entered his mind the last night of Christ’s life on Earth!
The implication is that this happens in this end time as well! This end-time man of sin is on the same sinful level as Judas. It is a betrayal of Christ. The Church rebellion is the epitome of betrayal! Satan loves betrayal. The devil infiltrated God’s Church as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14) and possessed the mind of this man of sin. Most of God’s people were so lukewarm and far from Him, they couldn’t discern Satan’s presence in this man and inside the Church.
Imagine Satan possessing a man—and God’s own people following that man, thinking they are following Christ! That shows you how easily we can be deceived!
How could this happen? I will show you a specific reason, and it is something that could happen to you or me or any human being, depending on how we react to God and His Word.
The Reason for Rebellion
We must understand Satan and how he operates. “And then shall that Wicked be revealed … Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders” (2 Thessalonians 2:8-9). The Revised Standard Version renders signs as “pretended signs.” It is all deceit. The man of sin is a fraud emboldened by Satan’s impressive power to deceive.
Revelation 12:9 reveals that Satan has deceived the whole world. But did you know that God’s very elect cannot be deceived? That is what Matthew 24:24 says. Nobody can deceive them! If you operate on that spiritual level, you never have to be deceived. But if we do not stay close to Christ and remain His very elect, we will be deceived.
Notice, though, that verse 8 of 2 Thessalonians 2 also says of this lawless man, “whom the Lord will slay with the breath of his mouth [His truth], and bring to an end by the appearance of his coming.” The man of sin is going to have to face Jesus Christ Himself at His Second Coming—and it will not be pleasant for him. Christ is going to end this man’s work!
Verses 10 and 11 reveal why almost every member of the Worldwide Church of God rebelled after Herbert W. Armstrong died in 1986. Speaking of the deceptive activity of the man of sin, it says, “And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish”—notice: These people are perishing spiritually! That is how serious this is! Then comes this illuminating statement: “because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved” (verse 10).
Why were they deceived? Why was Satan able to have such success in deluding them? Because they received not the love of the truth. God’s own people didn’t love the truth—and passionately love God the Father and Jesus Christ. Now, they are perishing spiritually! What could be more serious?
John 17:17 says God’s Word is truth. That means both the Old Testament and New Testament. Christ told us we must live by every word of God (Matthew 4:4). But God’s people fell away from that! They possessed tremendous understanding and great truth—but didn’t love it. So they followed the devil who came as an angel of light, and were led away from it!
The Philips translation says, “They have refused to love the truth.” God’s own people just refuse! They will not obey God’s Word! “And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie” (2 Thessalonians 2:11). God allowed Satan to wreck the Church because the people stopped loving the truth.
You cannot fake loving God’s truth. Ezekiel prophesied of many people who say they love the truth, but who won’t do it and obey it! “And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness” (Ezekiel 33:31). Saying you love the truth means nothing of itself. God demands action to back up our words.
Do you passionately love God’s truth?
If you want to avoid deception, love the truth of God. If you want the ultimate peace and happiness in your life, love the truth of God!
There is a little remnant of that church that shows by their fruits they love the truth by proclaiming and explaining this prophetic message of 2 Thessalonians 2. God’s loyal remnant delivers the truth, and obeys the truth, and proves by their fruits how much they love the truth!
God’s prophets and apostles, heroes of the Bible, loved the truth so much that they would die before they would give it up! No matter how difficult the circumstances, however severe the persecution, they simply would not give it up! The truth was more important than anything else in their lives. And even amid trial, they radiated with joy because they knew that if they clung to the truth, they would be able to enjoy life with God forever!
Do you want to escape deception? Do you want a life filled with happiness and peace? Do you want to serve with Christ for eternity? Then love God’s truth!


thetrumpet--2020-02-28--Coronavirus: Is the Worst Yet to Come?

Coronavirus: Is the Worst Yet to Come?

Coronavirus : Is the Worst Yet to Come ?
The coronavirus continues to spread around the world .
Democrats in @ @ @ @ @ , are using it as a political tool to undermine President Donald Trump .
Last @ @ @ @ @ of the impeachment saga , Democrats didn ’ t care about coronavirus .
Now , @ @ @ @ @ New York Times says , “ Let ’ s Call It Trumpvirus.
” Could Bernie @ @ @ @ @ ?
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thetrumpet--2020-02-28--Coronavirus and Other Modern Plagues in Prophecy

The Bible is clear : These diseases will worsen .
Here is what you need to know .
A new strain of coronavirus is killing hundreds of people and infecting tens of thousands .
The pneumonia-like illness is called the covid-19 , or the Wuhan coronavirus .
Infections are spreading mostly in China , but are starting to reach into nations around the world .
Authorities say the numbers of dead and infected could keep multiplying for weeks or months .
This is partly because before Wuhan , the Chinese city where the illness broke out , was placed on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people left it for other parts of China and the world !
Infections have been confirmed in Australia , Belgium , Cambodia , Canada , Egypt , Finland , France , Germany , India , Italy , Ivory Coast , Japan , Malaysia , Nepal , the Philippines , Russia , Singapore , South Korea , Spain , Sri Lanka , Sweden , Taiwan , Thailand , the United Arab Emirates , the United Kingdom , the United States and Vietnam .
Several of these nations are reporting not just infections from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story from the Chinese government is that the virus originated in a Wuhan wet market where animals that normally would not come into contact with each other—wolves , koalas , snakes , rats , peacocks , foxes , salamanders and dozens more—live in crowded and unhygienic quarters , awaiting slaughter to be sold as food for people .
The government says conditions in this market enabled trans-species mutations of pathogens that eventually leaped to humans .
But a study published by the Lancet on January 24 shows that the first three infections , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ link to this wet market .
Nor did 11 other cases among the 41 analyzed in the study .
So the true cause of the coronavirus may still be unknown .
This also shows that it broke out earlier than China ’ s official reports say , and that it then went undetected for an unknown amount of time .
There are many worrying unknowns about this new illness .
But there are some sobering big-picture truths that we can know—and must !
The biblical book of Revelation is primarily about “ things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ events that would come after the Apostle John ’ s era ( Revelation 1:19 ) .
In Revelation 6:1-8 , God inspired John to discuss the “ seven seals ” that lead up to Jesus Christ ’ s Second Coming .
The first four seals are commonly called the “ four horsemen of the apocalypse.
” These horsemen symbolize the end-time culmination of the most devastating woes endured by mankind because of his rebellion against his Creator !
In his description of the fourth horse and its rider , John writes : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pale green horse !
Its rider ’ s name was Death , and Hades followed him … ” ( verse 8 ; International Standard Version ) .
This symbolizes catastrophic disease epidemics .
The passage states that along with the other three riders—which represent religious deception , war and famine—the anemic horseman that represents disease will end up killing “ the fourth part of the earth.
” With today ’ s population of some 7.8 billion , that death toll would come to nearly 2 billion people !
Revelation is not the only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an end-time return of disease outbreaks .
Jesus Christ Himself said pandemics of pestilence would happen before His return : “ For nation shall rise against nation , and kingdom against kingdom : and there shall be … pestilences … in divers places ” ( Matthew 24:7 ; see also Mark 13:8 and Luke 21:11 ) .
Pestilence in this context means disease outbreaks on a massive scale .
These are not dusty old prophecies .
They are mostly for our time today !
They are dramatic , dire prophecies whose fulfillment lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are prophesied to perish from sickness and disease !
So we should expect diseases like this new Wuhan coronavirus to get worse , and to eventually spread like medieval pandemics and kill millions of people !
Whether or not this specific new outbreak will cause such ruin , these prophecies are sure .
No More , No Less In Zechariah 6 , you can find symbolism that relates to that of Revelation 6 .
It is important to note the time frame described in this chapter .
Verses 10 through 12 show @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They discuss a dual crown being given to a man just before Jesus Christ returns—a prophecy that was recently fulfilled ( request my free book The New Throne of David for an explanation ) .
Before that takes place , though , four chariots emerge from between two mountains , symbolizing the two present members of the eternal God Family : God the Father and Jesus Christ ( verses 1-3 ) .
The black horses here are a representation of violence , famine and pestilence .
It is clear that God sends @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Earth .
Notice verses 4-5 : “ Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me , What are these , my lord ?
And the angel answered and said unto me , These are the four spirits of the heavens , which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
” These spirit beings that take on the appearance of horses have been “ standing before ” God and receiving clear instructions about how they should proceed .
They are “ of the heavens @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Satan and his demons , who have already been cast down from heaven and confined to this Earth ( Revelation 12:9-12 ) .
These spirits in Zechariah 6 originate from God ’ s own throne room , and their chariots are commanded to go “ to and fro ” across the Earth—into the four quarters ( verses 6-7 ) .
This is discussing a worldwide effort that will occur during the Great Tribulation and Day of the Lord .
Angelic beings are already being positioned and instructed for these catastrophic events !
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how much devastation these beings are allowed to unleash .
He is not destroying indiscriminately : He is punishing the world in love and in measure—to help mankind turn from the paths of destruction to the way of truth and peace !
God will allow the diseases and other afflictions represented by these horses to affect mankind to precisely the degree needed to help them repent—no more , no less .
The Wuhan coronavirus is only a small part of the overall picture .
Other plagues are already spreading in cities closer to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a crisis of homelessness .
In downtown Los Angeles , for example , is a little city of homeless people called “ Skid Row.
” The area is awash in drugs , trash , human feces , rats and every imaginable kind of filth .
The squalor is causing soaring rates of diseases such as aids , hepatitis A and Shigella .
And it is leading to outbreaks of some diseases that haven ’ t been common in the developed world for hundreds of years !
Last year , Los Angeles authorities declared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Numerous residents are also contracting tuberculosis .
Even some police department employees have contracted these Third World diseases .
Some experts warn of the onset of bubonic plague—a disease that wiped out much of Europe in the 14th century !
We are ignoring that history , and officials are permitting these conditions to ripen within some of our mightiest cities !
Similar circumstances are found in parts of Baltimore , Seattle , San Francisco and other cities .
Travel guides advise visitors to avoid parts of such places to avoid infection .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can hardly even stand to hear the news about it !
Yet it is just a small foretaste of the plagues coming to America , Britain and Judah ( the nation called Israel today ) if people don ’ t repent before God !
Last year , Border Patrol agents apprehended over 850,000 illegal aliens at America ’ s southern border—the largest number since 2007 .
A separate report said hundreds of those caught illegally entering the country last year came from parts of Africa known to be heavily hit by the Ebola @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other illegal aliens snuck across the border without being caught or counted ?
This is dangerous for a number of reasons , including pestilence !
“ Communicable diseases do not stop at international borders , ” said a recent report from the Federation for American Immigration Reform .
We don ’ t have to look far to find evidence proving this true !
In Louisiana last year , an outbreak of the mumps at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ice ) facility forced officials to put hundreds of detainees in quarantine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters that illegal aliens were overwhelming border officials and posing serious health risks .
“ We are seeing migrants arrive with illnesses and medical conditions in unprecedented numbers , ” he said .
Meanwhile , eruptions of viral diseases at immigration detention centers in Arizona , Colorado and Texas prompted members of Congress to ask ice ’ s acting director what was being done .
It would be naive not to see that with so many people you are likely to have diseases being brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all these concerns and despite proven outbreaks , illegal aliens keep pouring into the country so fast that few are adequately checked for infectious diseases .
The health-care situation at the border now , according to a statement from a former Department of Homeland Security official , is just “ one major incident away from a catastrophe.
” The factors needed for a crisis are all present !
How close might the U.S. be to a real catastrophe ?
Where is this leading ?
We are already experiencing the preliminary stages of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” in which one third of the populations in America and other Israelitish nations will die—before being directly attacked by foreign enemies !
These horsemen of Revelation and the horses of Zechariah 6 are going to stampede over the Earth !
God is already beginning to send a number of globe-rattling events our way !
The Wuhan coronavirus and the other diseases breaking out today are only the beginning .
He is going to let the world see where its evil ways are leading .
We frequently emphasize in the Trumpet and our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no pleasure in seeing His future children suffer .
He wants people to “ prosper and be in health ” !
( 3 John 2 ) .
Christ came so we could “ have life ” and “ have it more abundantly ” ( John 10:10 ) .
In Exodus 15:26 , God specifically promised the people of ancient Israel that if they obeyed Him , they would never have to suffer any diseases !
The trouble was that ancient Israel—like the nations of modern Israel and the rest of the world today—did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Him and His law of love .
So instead of prospering and being in health and having real , abundant life , people suffer .
It pains God to know that the suffering is about to get much , much worse .
It grieves Him to consider the diseases and other horrors soon to be visited upon Earth .
But it is all part of His plan to teach man the absolute necessity of obeying His law .
And scripture after scripture shows that God ’ s plan will succeed !
This world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other troubles , will soon be replaced .
At His Second Coming , Jesus Christ will accomplish what the most brilliant doctors , scientists and other experts have utterly failed to do : He will bring lasting peace and perfect health to all men , women and children .
Deadly diseases like the Wuhan coronavirus , typhus , bubonic plague , tuberculosis and all others will vanish and never return .
God has a lot to accomplish with His people in the midst of an explosion of satanic chaos !
He sends these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all in preparation for the Great Tribulation , the Day of the Lord and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ !
He is already preparing for that crisis of crises !

The Bible is clear: These diseases will worsen. Here is what you need to know.
A new strain of coronavirus is killing hundreds of people and infecting tens of thousands. The pneumonia-like illness is called the covid-19, or the Wuhan coronavirus. Infections are spreading mostly in China, but are starting to reach into nations around the world.
Authorities say the numbers of dead and infected could keep multiplying for weeks or months. This is partly because before Wuhan, the Chinese city where the illness broke out, was placed on lockdown, some 5 million potentially infected people left it for other parts of China and the world! Infections have been confirmed in Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam.
Several of these nations are reporting not just infections from the outbreak, but deaths!
The official story from the Chinese government is that the virus originated in a Wuhan wet market where animals that normally would not come into contact with each other—wolves, koalas, snakes, rats, peacocks, foxes, salamanders and dozens more—live in crowded and unhygienic quarters, awaiting slaughter to be sold as food for people. The government says conditions in this market enabled trans-species mutations of pathogens that eventually leaped to humans. But a study published by the Lancet on January 24 shows that the first three infections, documented in early December, had no link to this wet market. Nor did 11 other cases among the 41 analyzed in the study.
So the true cause of the coronavirus may still be unknown. This also shows that it broke out earlier than China’s official reports say, and that it then went undetected for an unknown amount of time.
There are many worrying unknowns about this new illness. But there are some sobering big-picture truths that we can know—and must!
‘Pestilences in Divers Places’
The biblical book of Revelation is primarily about “things which shall be hereafter,” or events that would come after the Apostle John’s era (Revelation 1:19). In Revelation 6:1-8, God inspired John to discuss the “seven seals” that lead up to Jesus Christ’s Second Coming. The first four seals are commonly called the “four horsemen of the apocalypse.”
These horsemen symbolize the end-time culmination of the most devastating woes endured by mankind because of his rebellion against his Creator!
In his description of the fourth horse and its rider, John writes: “I looked, and there was a pale green horse! Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed him …” (verse 8; International Standard Version). This symbolizes catastrophic disease epidemics. The passage states that along with the other three riders—which represent religious deception, war and famine—the anemic horseman that represents disease will end up killing “the fourth part of the earth.” With today’s population of some 7.8 billion, that death toll would come to nearly 2 billion people!
Revelation is not the only book in the Bible to warn about an end-time return of disease outbreaks. Jesus Christ Himself said pandemics of pestilence would happen before His return: “For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be … pestilences … in divers places” (Matthew 24:7; see also Mark 13:8 and Luke 21:11). Pestilence in this context means disease outbreaks on a massive scale.
These are not dusty old prophecies. They are mostly for our time today! They are dramatic, dire prophecies whose fulfillment lies directly before us! Multiple millions of people are prophesied to perish from sickness and disease!
So we should expect diseases like this new Wuhan coronavirus to get worse, and to eventually spread like medieval pandemics and kill millions of people! Whether or not this specific new outbreak will cause such ruin, these prophecies are sure.
No More, No Less
In Zechariah 6, you can find symbolism that relates to that of Revelation 6. It is important to note the time frame described in this chapter. Verses 10 through 12 show us this is about the modern day. They discuss a dual crown being given to a man just before Jesus Christ returns—a prophecy that was recently fulfilled (request my free book The New Throne of David for an explanation). Before that takes place, though, four chariots emerge from between two mountains, symbolizing the two present members of the eternal God Family: God the Father and Jesus Christ (verses 1-3).
The black horses here are a representation of violence, famine and pestilence. It is clear that God sends these chariots out to the four quarters of the Earth. Notice verses 4-5: “Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.”
These spirit beings that take on the appearance of horses have been “standing before” God and receiving clear instructions about how they should proceed. They are “of the heavens,” which means they are not Satan and his demons, who have already been cast down from heaven and confined to this Earth (Revelation 12:9-12). These spirits in Zechariah 6 originate from God’s own throne room, and their chariots are commanded to go “to and fro” across the Earth—into the four quarters (verses 6-7).
This is discussing a worldwide effort that will occur during the Great Tribulation and Day of the Lord. Angelic beings are already being positioned and instructed for these catastrophic events! But God is in close control over exactly how much devastation these beings are allowed to unleash. He is not destroying indiscriminately: He is punishing the world in love and in measure—to help mankind turn from the paths of destruction to the way of truth and peace! God will allow the diseases and other afflictions represented by these horses to affect mankind to precisely the degree needed to help them repent—no more, no less.
The Wuhan coronavirus is only a small part of the overall picture. Other plagues are already spreading in cities closer to home.
Metropolitan Squalor
Many American cities are facing a crisis of homelessness. In downtown Los Angeles, for example, is a little city of homeless people called “Skid Row.” The area is awash in drugs, trash, human feces, rats and every imaginable kind of filth. The squalor is causing soaring rates of diseases such as aids, hepatitis A and Shigella. And it is leading to outbreaks of some diseases that haven’t been common in the developed world for hundreds of years!
Last year, Los Angeles authorities declared Skid Row a “typhus zone.” Numerous residents are also contracting tuberculosis. Even some police department employees have contracted these Third World diseases. Some experts warn of the onset of bubonic plague—a disease that wiped out much of Europe in the 14th century! We are ignoring that history, and officials are permitting these conditions to ripen within some of our mightiest cities!
Similar circumstances are found in parts of Baltimore, Seattle, San Francisco and other cities. Travel guides advise visitors to avoid parts of such places to avoid infection.
It is such an awful scene, we can hardly even stand to hear the news about it! Yet it is just a small foretaste of the plagues coming to America, Britain and Judah (the nation called Israel today) if people don’t repent before God!
Diseases Don’t Respect Borders
Last year, Border Patrol agents apprehended over 850,000 illegal aliens at America’s southern border—the largest number since 2007. A separate report said hundreds of those caught illegally entering the country last year came from parts of Africa known to be heavily hit by the Ebola disease.
And who knows how many other illegal aliens snuck across the border without being caught or counted?
This is dangerous for a number of reasons, including pestilence! “Communicable diseases do not stop at international borders,” said a recent report from the Federation for American Immigration Reform. We don’t have to look far to find evidence proving this true!
In Louisiana last year, an outbreak of the mumps at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ice) facility forced officials to put hundreds of detainees in quarantine. Around the same time, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan told reporters that illegal aliens were overwhelming border officials and posing serious health risks. “We are seeing migrants arrive with illnesses and medical conditions in unprecedented numbers,” he said. Meanwhile, eruptions of viral diseases at immigration detention centers in Arizona, Colorado and Texas prompted members of Congress to ask ice’s acting director what was being done.
It would be naive not to see that with so many people you are likely to have diseases being brought in and spread around. Yet despite all these concerns and despite proven outbreaks, illegal aliens keep pouring into the country so fast that few are adequately checked for infectious diseases. The health-care situation at the border now, according to a statement from a former Department of Homeland Security official, is just “one major incident away from a catastrophe.”
The factors needed for a crisis are all present! How close might the U.S. be to a real catastrophe?
The Stampede Will End!
Where is this leading? We are already experiencing the preliminary stages of what the Bible terms “great tribulation,” in which one third of the populations in America and other Israelitish nations will die—before being directly attacked by foreign enemies!
These horsemen of Revelation and the horses of Zechariah 6 are going to stampede over the Earth! God is already beginning to send a number of globe-rattling events our way! The Wuhan coronavirus and the other diseases breaking out today are only the beginning. He is going to let the world see where its evil ways are leading.
We frequently emphasize in the Trumpet and our other literature that the loving God takes no pleasure in seeing His future children suffer. He wants people to “prosper and be in health”! (3 John 2). Christ came so we could “have life” and “have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). In Exodus 15:26, God specifically promised the people of ancient Israel that if they obeyed Him, they would never have to suffer any diseases!
The trouble was that ancient Israel—like the nations of modern Israel and the rest of the world today—did not obey God. Instead it rejected Him and His law of love. So instead of prospering and being in health and having real, abundant life, people suffer.
It pains God to know that the suffering is about to get much, much worse. It grieves Him to consider the diseases and other horrors soon to be visited upon Earth. But it is all part of His plan to teach man the absolute necessity of obeying His law. And scripture after scripture shows that God’s plan will succeed!
This world, with its horrific diseases and countless other troubles, will soon be replaced. At His Second Coming, Jesus Christ will accomplish what the most brilliant doctors, scientists and other experts have utterly failed to do: He will bring lasting peace and perfect health to all men, women and children. Deadly diseases like the Wuhan coronavirus, typhus, bubonic plague, tuberculosis and all others will vanish and never return.
God has a lot to accomplish with His people in the midst of an explosion of satanic chaos! He sends these angelic beings out with specific jobs, all in preparation for the Great Tribulation, the Day of the Lord and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ! He is already preparing for that crisis of crises!


thetrumpet--2020-02-28--Russia Tightens Grip on Arctic

Russia Tightens Grip on Arctic

The 50 Let Pobedy nuclear-powered icebreaker makes its way through the frozen waters of the Gulf of Ob , the Kara Sea .
A new set of policies will make Russia more mobile , capable and powerful in the increasingly important region .
As global attention is captivated by the outbreak and spread of the Wuhan coronavirus , the Russian government has quietly put plans in place for the Arctic that will dramatically boost its dominance over the increasingly important region .
Throughout most of modern history , the Arctic has experienced comparatively little of the geopolitical wrangling between nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But in recent decades , technological advancement and thawing ice have brought the region more openly into play for the countries with territory there : Canada , Denmark ( Greenland ) , Finland , Iceland , Norway , Russia , Sweden and the United States .
Even before the new plans , Russia had emerged as the clear leader of the Arctic pack .
In recent years , it used its unrivaled fleet of icebreaker ships to revamp Soviet-era airstrips , radar facilities and other military installations at various Arctic locations .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , deployed anti-ship and ground-to-air missile systems , established four new Arctic brigade command units , and opened 16 ports .
In 2017 , Mikhail Barabanov , editor in chief of Moscow Defense Brief , told Reuters that the construction and modernization efforts were taking place at an “ unprecedented pace not seen even in Soviet times.
” But those years of “ unprecedented ” development were still not enough .
Now government officials have ratified new policy decrees that break open a path for Russia to construct still more infrastructure , launch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia survey and control the region , and build still more Arctic vessels , including heavily armed “ military icebreakers.
” The new 84-point plan calls for these and a wide range of related activities .
It is all designed to enable Russia to tap more deeply and broadly into the Arctic ’ s vast caches of natural resources , improve transportation through the Northern Sea Route , and build a military presence capable of blocking out other powers .
During a recent visit to the Arctic , Russian President Vladimir Putin said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of paramount importance for the Russian economy , are concentrated in this region.
” The U.S. Geological Survey agrees with his assessment , estimating that the Arctic holds 30 percent of the world ’ s undiscovered natural gas and 13 percent of oil .
It is also known to contain copious quantities of gold , platinum and zinc .
Putin said current estimates put the total value of the Arctic ’ s untapped resources at $ 30 trillion .
That ’ s 20 times larger than the current gross domestic product for all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t difficult to see why Putin is increasingly determined to overcome any ice , cold , distance and geopolitical competition standing between Russia and these resources .
In addition to exploiting the Arctic ’ s resources , Russia is also resolute about improving its options for shipping them out of the region to buyers around the world .
The Northern Sea Route , running along Russia ’ s Arctic coast from the Kara Sea to the Bering Sea and then down into the Pacific Ocean , is the main focus of these efforts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ship Arctic gas and oil to energy-thirsty Eastern countries weeks faster than the time needed to ship it westward around Europe and through the Suez Canal .
In the case of China , the thirstiest country of all , the Northern Sea Route slashes shipment durations by some 15 days .
Russia has already been focused on making major improvements to the route : In 2013 , just 3.9 million tons of cargo passed through it .
By last year , the combination of thawing ice and Russia ’ s increasing development of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 26 million tons .
The new measures aim to expand it to 80 million tons by 2024 , and 160 million tons by 2035 .
If Russia ’ s operation of the Northern Sea Route were done in accordance with international law , it would be a boon to the global economy .
But in March 2019 , Russia announced a set of disquieting requirements for any foreign vessels transiting the route : They must request passage from Moscow 45 days in advance , bring a Russian maritime pilot aboard for the crossing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Any ship that fails to obey can be apprehended and even “ destroyed , ” the Russian government said .
And even if a foreign ship follows all the requirements , Russian officials say they can reject any transit request without explanation .
The troubling—and unlawful—aspect of these rules concerns the Bering Strait , which lies between Russia and the United States .
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ( unclos ) stipulates that waters within 200 nautical miles from a given country ’ s coast constitute that nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , and that the nation has control over them .
But international straits such as the Bering are expressly excepted from eez practices .
The unclos guarantees freedom of navigation for all .
But Russia asserts that all of the Northern Sea Route , including the Bering Strait , is subject to its regulations .
Due to this unlawful policy , U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr .
Sean Fahey recently warned that “ the rights and freedoms all states enjoy to operate ships and aircraft in the maritime domain ” might soon become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Arctic .
And because of Russia ’ s ever increasing number of icebreaker vessels , military bases and other installations , it may soon be able to enforce its regulations for the entire Northern Sea Route even if other Arctic countries dispute their lawfulness .
We should expect Russia ’ s control over the Northern Sea Route and the entire region to only get tighter .
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 , Russia floundered through the next decade humiliated and with its sails in tatters .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affairs , and many in the West ignored it .
Then in 2000 , Putin came to power and started righting the ship and altering its course .
In August 2008 , he stunned the world by invading the former Soviet nation of Georgia and bringing much of its recognized territory under de facto Russian control .
That October , Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry wrote about what the move indicated for the future : “ Russia ’ s attack on Georgia in August marks the beginning of a dangerous new era @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military strike of a rising Asian superpower—and there will be more !
… We have witnessed the beginning of a new era !
” Mr .
Flurry then named which other former Soviet nation Russia might attack next : “ Will a crisis occur over Ukraine ?
That area is the breadbasket of Russia , and surely it is willing to wage war over that as well.
” Time proved that forecast accurate , with Russia ’ s 2014 invasion and annexation of Ukraine ’ s Crimean Peninsula and destabilization of Ukraine ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Putin has continued wielding his might to prevent Georgia , Ukraine and other former Soviet countries from developing closer relations with Europe .
He made Russia a major power in the Middle East , where it has undermined U.S. influence , helped the Syrian dictatorial regime stay afloat , and enabled Iran to keep pursuing nuclear arms .
Putin has also transformed Russia ’ s military into a dramatically more modern and deadly force , including his militarization and control over the Arctic .
Putin is clearly reviving Russia ’ s power and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ levels .
And as Mr .
Flurry wrote , mankind is now in a “ dangerous new era.
” Bible prophecy states that in the near future , Putin will steer Russia into a still more belligerent direction .
In his booklet The Prophesied ‘ Prince of Russia , ’ Mr .
Flurry explains that Putin is personally mentioned in Bible prophecies in Ezekiel 38 and 39 .
“ We need to watch Vladimir Putin closely , ” he writes .
“ I believe he is almost certain to be the ‘ prince @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to write about 2,500 years ago !
” Putin ’ s rule shows that “ [ w ] e are entering into the worst crisis ever in man ’ s history , ” he writes , but adds that trends now underway in Russia are “ super-inspiring at the same time.
” Mr .
Flurry continues : “ Vladimir Putin is a sign , literally a sign , that Jesus Christ is about to return !
This is one of the most inspiring messages in the Bible .
What we are seeing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man ruling man to God ruling man !
And it is almost here !
It is just a few short years away.
” The rise of Putin ’ s Russia , including its tightening grip over the Arctic , shows that World War iii is close .
That is a reality that should sober each one of us .
But today ’ s developments are also closely tied to the most joyous news imaginable : Jesus Christ will soon return and usher in an epoch of unprecedented peace , harmony and abundance for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about this beautiful future and why it is vital to watch Putin in the lead up to it , order your free copy of The Prophesied ‘ Prince of Russia .
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As global attention is captivated by the outbreak and spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, the Russian government has quietly put plans in place for the Arctic that will dramatically boost its dominance over the increasingly important region.
Throughout most of modern history, the Arctic has experienced comparatively little of the geopolitical wrangling between nations that has defined more accessible global regions. But in recent decades, technological advancement and thawing ice have brought the region more openly into play for the countries with territory there: Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States.
Even before the new plans, Russia had emerged as the clear leader of the Arctic pack. In recent years, it used its unrivaled fleet of icebreaker ships to revamp Soviet-era airstrips, radar facilities and other military installations at various Arctic locations. The Russians also constructed new air bases, deployed anti-ship and ground-to-air missile systems, established four new Arctic brigade command units, and opened 16 ports. In 2017, Mikhail Barabanov, editor in chief of Moscow Defense Brief, told Reuters that the construction and modernization efforts were taking place at an “unprecedented pace not seen even in Soviet times.”
But those years of “unprecedented” development were still not enough. Now government officials have ratified new policy decrees that break open a path for Russia to construct still more infrastructure, launch a constellation of new satellites to help Russia survey and control the region, and build still more Arctic vessels, including heavily armed “military icebreakers.”
The new 84-point plan calls for these and a wide range of related activities. It is all designed to enable Russia to tap more deeply and broadly into the Arctic’s vast caches of natural resources, improve transportation through the Northern Sea Route, and build a military presence capable of blocking out other powers.
Black Gold in the Ice
During a recent visit to the Arctic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, “Natural resources, which are of paramount importance for the Russian economy, are concentrated in this region.”
The U.S. Geological Survey agrees with his assessment, estimating that the Arctic holds 30 percent of the world’s undiscovered natural gas and 13 percent of oil. It is also known to contain copious quantities of gold, platinum and zinc. Putin said current estimates put the total value of the Arctic’s untapped resources at $30 trillion.
That’s 20 times larger than the current gross domestic product for all of Russia. So it isn’t difficult to see why Putin is increasingly determined to overcome any ice, cold, distance and geopolitical competition standing between Russia and these resources.
The Northern Sea Route—and the Bering Strait
In addition to exploiting the Arctic’s resources, Russia is also resolute about improving its options for shipping them out of the region to buyers around the world.
The Northern Sea Route, running along Russia’s Arctic coast from the Kara Sea to the Bering Sea and then down into the Pacific Ocean, is the main focus of these efforts. Through this route, Russia can ship Arctic gas and oil to energy-thirsty Eastern countries weeks faster than the time needed to ship it westward around Europe and through the Suez Canal. In the case of China, the thirstiest country of all, the Northern Sea Route slashes shipment durations by some 15 days.
Russia has already been focused on making major improvements to the route: In 2013, just 3.9 million tons of cargo passed through it. By last year, the combination of thawing ice and Russia’s increasing development of the route had boosted that volume to 26 million tons.
The new measures aim to expand it to 80 million tons by 2024, and 160 million tons by 2035.
If Russia’s operation of the Northern Sea Route were done in accordance with international law, it would be a boon to the global economy. But in March 2019, Russia announced a set of disquieting requirements for any foreign vessels transiting the route: They must request passage from Moscow 45 days in advance, bring a Russian maritime pilot aboard for the crossing, and pay exorbitant transit fees. Any ship that fails to obey can be apprehended and even “destroyed,” the Russian government said. And even if a foreign ship follows all the requirements, Russian officials say they can reject any transit request without explanation.
The troubling—and unlawful—aspect of these rules concerns the Bering Strait, which lies between Russia and the United States. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (unclos) stipulates that waters within 200 nautical miles from a given country’s coast constitute that nation’s exclusive economic zone (eez), and that the nation has control over them. But international straits such as the Bering are expressly excepted from eez practices. The unclos guarantees freedom of navigation for all.
But Russia asserts that all of the Northern Sea Route, including the Bering Strait, is subject to its regulations. Due to this unlawful policy, U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Sean Fahey recently warned that “the rights and freedoms all states enjoy to operate ships and aircraft in the maritime domain” might soon become “the most important strategic issue” in the Arctic.
And because of Russia’s ever increasing number of icebreaker vessels, military bases and other installations, it may soon be able to enforce its regulations for the entire Northern Sea Route even if other Arctic countries dispute their lawfulness. We should expect Russia’s control over the Northern Sea Route and the entire region to only get tighter.
‘A Dangerous New Era’
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia floundered through the next decade humiliated and with its sails in tatters. It washed out of the mainstream of international affairs, and many in the West ignored it. Then in 2000, Putin came to power and started righting the ship and altering its course.
In August 2008, he stunned the world by invading the former Soviet nation of Georgia and bringing much of its recognized territory under de facto Russian control.
That October, Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry wrote about what the move indicated for the future: “Russia’s attack on Georgia in August marks the beginning of a dangerous new era in history. This was the first military strike of a rising Asian superpower—and there will be more! … We have witnessed the beginning of a new era!”
Mr. Flurry then named which other former Soviet nation Russia might attack next: “Will a crisis occur over Ukraine? That area is the breadbasket of Russia, and surely it is willing to wage war over that as well.” Time proved that forecast accurate, with Russia’s 2014 invasion and annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and destabilization of Ukraine’s eastern regions.
Since then, Putin has continued wielding his might to prevent Georgia, Ukraine and other former Soviet countries from developing closer relations with Europe. He made Russia a major power in the Middle East, where it has undermined U.S. influence, helped the Syrian dictatorial regime stay afloat, and enabled Iran to keep pursuing nuclear arms. Putin has also transformed Russia’s military into a dramatically more modern and deadly force, including his militarization and control over the Arctic.
Putin is clearly reviving Russia’s power and lifting its international relevance back toward Soviet levels. And as Mr. Flurry wrote, mankind is now in a “dangerous new era.”
Bible prophecy states that in the near future, Putin will steer Russia into a still more belligerent direction. In his booklet The Prophesied ‘Prince of Russia,’ Mr. Flurry explains that Putin is personally mentioned in Bible prophecies in Ezekiel 38 and 39. “We need to watch Vladimir Putin closely,” he writes. “I believe he is almost certain to be the ‘prince of Rosh’ whom God inspired Ezekiel to write about 2,500 years ago!”
Putin’s rule shows that “[w]e are entering into the worst crisis ever in man’s history,” he writes, but adds that trends now underway in Russia are “super-inspiring at the same time.”
Mr. Flurry continues: “Vladimir Putin is a sign, literally a sign, that Jesus Christ is about to return! This is one of the most inspiring messages in the Bible. What we are seeing in Russia ultimately leads to the transition from man ruling man to God ruling man! And it is almost here! It is just a few short years away.”
The rise of Putin’s Russia, including its tightening grip over the Arctic, shows that World War iii is close. That is a reality that should sober each one of us. But today’s developments are also closely tied to the most joyous news imaginable: Jesus Christ will soon return and usher in an epoch of unprecedented peace, harmony and abundance for the whole world. To understand more about this beautiful future and why it is vital to watch Putin in the lead up to it, order your free copy of The Prophesied ‘Prince of Russia.’


thetrumpet--2020-02-27--Russia to Construct Tenth Nuclear-Powered Boomer

People wear masks in Tehran , Iran , on February 21 , after deaths and new cases of the coronavirus are confirmed .
Everything that could go wrong is going wrong for the Iranian regime .
jerusalem Iran has eclipsed South Korea to record the highest tally of deaths , outside of China , from the rapidly spreading coronavirus .
Three more people died in Iran on Tuesday , bringing the number to 15 deaths , with another 95 people infected .
But that is just the official tally .
The real figure of those infected is likely far higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Qom , the epicenter for the Iranian outbreak , said on Monday that already 50 people had been killed from the infection in that city alone , although state-run media has since worked to silence the claim .
Nevertheless , Iran ’ s neighbors are not taking any risks .
Turkey announced over the weekend that it suspected Iran had at least 750 cases of the coronavirus as of Friday .
Indeed , if the ratio of infections to deaths is similar to other locations , Turkey ’ s figure might actually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s taking place in Iran .
Turkey made the announcement as it closed its borders to transit from Iran in order to protect its citizens .
Other nations in the Middle East have since followed suit .
Iraq , Armenia , Pakistan , Kuwait and Afghanistan have all shuttered their borders to Iran or instituted stringent border checks .
Internally , Iran is attempting to slow the spread by closing schools , universities and other gathering places in almost half the country .
Many sporting activities have been canceled , and those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without spectators .
But for many Iranians , the regime ’ s deliberately delayed response to the deadly virus comes far too late .
The first reported death from coronavirus came last Wednesday .
However , instead of introducing the rigorous quarantine and containment measures that other nations have done , Iran downplayed the significance of the outbreak and enacted a media blackout on information about the spread of the virus until after the much-anticipated parliamentary elections took place on Friday .
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed hope for a “ massive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solidarity with the direction of the regime .
So , instead of doing what any normal country would do—canceling the elections , alerting the public to the dangers associated with the outbreak , and the need to avoid large public gatherings—Iran muzzled the media and went ahead with its regime-endorsing vote .
The turnout for the vote was the lowest in the country ’ s modern history .
According to Interior Minister Abdolreza Ramani Fazli , only 43 percent of Iran ’ s 50 million eligible voters came out , 30 percent lower @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hindsight , the dismal election turnout might actually be a good thing for the regime , as it now directs its attention to containing the outbreak .
The low numbers mean that only 21 million Iranians were mixing together on election day rather than the 40 million people who came out in 2017 .
It is still completely unclear how vast the coronavirus has already spread through Iran .
With the election over , Iran has opened its borders to teams of scientists and experts to help contain the virus .
But it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where things don ’ t get a lot worse for Iran before they start getting better .
But that seems to be the year Iran is having .
The dismal showing at the ballot box in a rigged election and the forthcoming spread of coronavirus are only the latest massive setbacks for the Iranian regime .
On January 3 , the United States assassinated Iran ’ s terrorist mastermind Qassem Suleimani , as well as his chief deputy in Iraq .
Massive protests in Iraq and Lebanon continue to destabilize Iran ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have killed almost 600 Iraqis to maintain its control over the nation .
In November , Iran had to turn its guns on its own population to put down massive internal protests over an increase in fuel taxes .
In that instance , Iranians were outraged that the government would increase taxes on the citizens , while Iran reported increases in spending to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps .
In those protests , 1,500 Iranians were killed by the regime in order to slow down a revolution .
Then came Iran ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in late January .
The missile strike was meant to be retribution for Suleimani ’ s death but failed to kill a single American .
Then , in the process of that same missile strike , Iran accidentally shot down a commercial Ukrainian airliner as it took off from the airport in Tehran .
In typical regime fashion , Iran failed to accept any blame for the disaster , which killed over 100 people .
Later , Iran was forced to admit its culpability when video evidence of the downing became overwhelming .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the Iranian economy brought on by American-led financial sanctions , and the regime probably could not have imagined a worse possible start to the year .
“ For Khamenei , ” wrote Bobby Ghosh for Bloomberg on February 24 , “ the only silver lining here is that Iranians too frightened to leave home for fear of the virus are unlikely , at least for now , to resume the anti-regime street protests.
” No doubt , public discontent is building in Iran against the regime .
Plenty of brave Iranians are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outrage .
And Iran ’ s continued course supporting international terrorism is further weakening and isolating the regime , cutting it off from world trade .
By any metrics , the Iranian regime looks to be on the downward spiral toward total failure and perhaps revolution .
It is astounding then , given all Iran ’ s present woes , that we at the Trumpet consistently forecast Iran ’ s rise to dominate the Middle East .
We hold true to that forecast because it is not based on the consistently shifting sands @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not based on economic performance , nor on the rise and fall of U.S. involvement in the Middle East .
Rather , our forecasts are based on the bedrock of biblical prophecy .
At times like this , when it looks like the Iranian regime is under serious threat , or may even falter , it is good to remember what the Bible says of Iran ’ s future .
Based on Bible prophecies , we actually forecast that Iran will grow strong enough to make a military push that will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The coronavirus , mass protests , economic sanctions and international isolation will not bring the Iranian regime down .
Indeed , the lengths to which Iran went to keep the knowledge of the spread of coronavirus from its own people shows how committed the regime is to its grand scheme .
Iran may be temporarily restrained through current circumstances , but the Bible indicates that only superior force will remove the regime from power .
Please read Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry ’ s free booklet The King of the South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forecast .

The tass news agency reported on February 21 that the Russian Ministry of Defense is expected to sign a contract for the construction of its ninth and 10th Borei class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. Seven of these 10 will be the newer, upgraded and more advanced A-class submarine.
tass quoted an anonymous Russian defense industry source as saying, “A decision has been made to sign a contract at the Army 2020 forum for building two more Borei-A missile-carrying submarines. Under the terms of the contract, both ships will be laid down at the Sevmash Shipyard in 2021.”
Currently, three Borei B-class submarines are deployed by the Russian Navy. The first A-class submarine was laid down in 2012 and is now set to be commissioned as early as next month. Named Prince Vladimir, this new submarine is going to be a significant upgrade on an already powerful submarine.
Russia’s First Upgraded Borei-Class Boomer to Be Commissioned in March https://t.co/jHwHP9o5vb — The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) February 15, 2020
Prince Vladimir will, for the first time, feature the rsm-56 Bulava missile. This ballistic missile can be fitted with up to 10 independently targetable nuclear warheads, generating 100 to 150 kilotons of power, while also supplying up to 40 decoys. Its firing range is an estimated 5,157 miles.
Compared to the B-class submarine, the upgraded A class features a host of technical improvements, a sleeker build, allowing for better maneuverability, and lower sound levels to allow for more effective stealth capabilities. In addition, while the older model can carry 16 Bulava missiles, the newer version will have room for 20.
What is more, Prince Vladimir is only the first. The previously planned fleet of five has now been expanded to seven. With Prince Vladimir expected in just a month, two more will likely be completed in two years.
With three boomers already deployed, this will give Russia a total of 10 nuclear-powered ballistic missile-carrying submarines by 2027.
While such military actions by Russia are often believed to be in direct competition to the United States, Bible prophecy indicates that such upgrades and advancements are placing Russia on a collision course with an increasingly wary Europe.
After Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry wrote:
We have been prophesying for around 70 years that Eastern Europe would become a vital part of a new European superpower—a resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire. This prophecy is directly related to the Crimean crisis! The fear you see in Europe because of events in Crimea is going to cause 10 leaders in Europe to unite in a sudden and dramatic way—and in precise accordance with the Bible’s description of that European empire! … Europe’s new fear of Russia is going to play a major role in hastening the fulfillment of that prophecy!
While Russia may be determined to be on an even military footing with the United States, its continued military aggression, and ever closer relationship with China, frightens Europe.
The 10 European leaders, this “resurrection of the Holy Roman Empire,” is biblically identified as the powerful “king of the north” in Daniel 11. The Prophet Daniel wrote that “tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him.”
Mr. Flurry has explained that Europe will be troubled because of Russia and China gathering their armies and developing militarily, adding, “Look on any world map and see who is located northeast of Europe—Russia and China, which will soon unite.”
The construction of these nuclear-powered boomers will not go unnoticed and will only motivate Europe to unite ever more urgently. To understand more about these prophecies, read our article “The Crimean Crisis Is Reshaping Europe!” by Mr. Flurry.


thetrumpet--2020-02-27--Farrakhan and His Brothers

Farrakhan and His Brothers

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan speaks about his ousting from Facebook at St. Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago , @ @ @ @ @ 2019 .
President Donald Trump ’ s recent visit to India received very littler coverage @ @ @ @ @ that with Barack Obama ’ s first visit to India as president when he received @ @ @ @ @ .
Why does the media continue to ignore any positive news from Mr. Trump ?
@ @ @ @ @ it is suing the New York Times over its coverage of the Trump-Russia collusion saga @ @ @ @ @ death of Qassem Suleimani in a recent speech .
“ Mr .
Trump killed my @ @ @ @ @ Farrakhan said .
In this segment , I look back at some history that the @ @ @ @ @ the Obama years .
Subscribe to the Trumpet Daily Radio Show on Apple Podcasts , @ @ @ @ @

Farrakhan and His Brothers
Trump’s India Visit (6 minutes)
President Donald Trump’s recent visit to India received very littler coverage by the media. Contrast that with Barack Obama’s first visit to India as president when he received almost 20 times more coverage. Why does the media continue to ignore any positive news from Mr. Trump?
Trump Sues the New York Times (6 minutes)
The Trump campaign announced that it is suing the New York Times over its coverage of the Trump-Russia collusion saga.
Louis Farrakhan and Barack Obama (30 minutes)
Louis Farrakhan lamented the death of Qassem Suleimani in a recent speech. “Mr. Trump killed my brother Qassem Suleimani,” Farrakhan said. In this segment, I look back at some history that the mainstream media covered up during the Obama years.
Bible Study: Elevate Your Thoughts (15 minutes)


thetrumpet--2020-02-27--The Hidden Danger in Israel’s Arab Outreach

Palestinian Fatah supporters set U.S. and Israeli flags on fire , along with portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gulf Arab leaders , during a protest against the peace plan proposal in the Palestinian city of Hebron in the West Bank on January 30 .
How long will this temporary Arab-Israeli alliance last ?
Since the creation of the Jewish State of Israel , relations between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East have been fraught with violence .
However , a recent trend shows that Arab-Israeli relations are warming .
On February @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over Sudanese territory on its way to West Africa as a result of a meeting between the two nations ’ leaders on February 3 .
According to several sources , Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf nations may even sign a nonaggression pact , or truce , with Israel .
Reconciliation with the Arab world would be a crowning achievement for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ; however , there is a hidden danger behind this new alliance .
In “ The History of Non-aggression Pacts in Islam , ” Harold Rhode , who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ served 28 years as the Islamic Cultural Affairs Adviser to the United States Department of Defense , explained that the success of these agreements is dependent on the strength of the leaders who signed the agreement .
More importantly , he said , these types of “ nonaggression ” or “ truce ” agreements that the Muslim nations make are only good for as long as they are viewed as valuable .
Rhode explained that such agreements are modeled after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah .
In a.d. 628 , the Prophet Mohammed made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Mecca because he was unable to defeat them .
The agreement was supposed to last 10 years ; however , when Mohammed had sufficiently rearmed , the pact was no longer in his interest .
After two years , Mohammed “ reneged on the agreement , attacked his enemies , and defeated them.
” According to Rhode , this type of temporary “ non-aggression ” or “ truce ” agreement with Israel is currently “ in their interest ” only as a counter to their shared “ existential enemy ” : Iran @ @ @ @ @ @ @ push for an agreement because of Iran ’ s aggressive and belligerent behavior .
He continued : History shows that it would not .
Furthermore , biblical prophecy also shows that once the Iranian threat is removed , Israel ’ s newfound Arab friends will turn on them .
At the 1949 Rhodes conference , the Arabs insisted on calling the treaties “ armistice agreements ” and “ armistice lines , ” instead of peace agreements and borders .
The Arabs were determined not to recognize the permanency of Israeli sovereignty .
Caroline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her book The Israeli Solution .
The Oslo Accords , signed in 1993 and 1995 , saw Israel give the Palestinians limited self-governance in the West Bank and Gaza in return for the Palestinians recognition of the State of Israel .
Meanwhile , Palestinian Authority textbooks taught children to hate the Jews .
Glick writes : “ [ The Palestinian Authority ] propagated anti-Jewish programming on Palestinian television , and Arafat himself repeatedly called for the Palestinians to launch open war against Israel.
” Speaking on Palestinian television on Aug. 5 , 1997 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oslo Accords , Arafat said , “ It is important that we organize our homes and our movement so that we can more and more and more endure the coming battle , which we shall initiate .
We must say these things because great battles lie before us .
We are marching together to Jerusalem , Jerusalem , Jerusalem.
” Statements like this show , as Glick writes , “ that he and the Palestinians were not interested in making peace with Israel.
” Three years later , the Second Intifada ignited , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost in the back-and-forth violence as Palestinian militias fought to regain East Jerusalem .
History shows that agreements by Muslims with non-Muslims are only temporary .
But much more authoritative than history , Bible prophecy reveals this hidden danger behind these agreements with the Arab world .
The Bible says that these Arab states Israel is currently normalizing ties with actually belong to a confederacy of nations that will lead to Israel ’ s destruction after the Iranian regime has been destroyed .
Daniel 11:40 says , “ And at the time of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ south [ radical Islam , led by Iran ] push at him : and the king of the north [ the German-led European Union ] shall come against him like a whirlwind , with chariots , and with horsemen , and with many ships ; and he shall enter into the countries , and shall overflow and pass over.
” This scripture prophesies of Iran ’ s destruction at the hands of Germany .
Psalm 83 says that after Iran ’ s destruction , a confederacy of moderate Arab nations—Lebanon , Jordan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arab Emirates and the Palestinians—will align with Germany and take “ crafty counsel ” against Israel .
Gesenius ’ Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon says crafty means “ to be cunning ” and “ spiteful.
” Behind the scenes , these Arab nations may have a relationship with Israel , but they are going to break that relationship leading to Israel ’ s destruction .
Verse 4 says , “ They have said , Come , and let us cut them off from being a nation ; that the name of Israel may be no more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had an underlying hatred for the State of Israel since its independence in May 1948 .
That hatred has not gone away , but rather , has taken a back seat to a more dangerous threat .
These types of deals Israel is making with the Arab world will only last as long as the Iranian threat exists .
Once Iran is removed , there is no guarantee of security from these deals .
Once Iran is destroyed and these Arab nations unite against Israel , Jerusalem will once again find itself under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your free copy of Jerusalem in Prophecy , by Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry .

Since the creation of the Jewish State of Israel, relations between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East have been fraught with violence. However, a recent trend shows that Arab-Israeli relations are warming.
On February 16, the first Israeli flight flew over Sudanese territory on its way to West Africa as a result of a meeting between the two nations’ leaders on February 3. According to several sources, Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf nations may even sign a nonaggression pact, or truce, with Israel.
Reconciliation with the Arab world would be a crowning achievement for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; however, there is a hidden danger behind this new alliance.
In “The History of Non-aggression Pacts in Islam,” Harold Rhode, who has a Ph.D. in Ottoman history and served 28 years as the Islamic Cultural Affairs Adviser to the United States Department of Defense, explained that the success of these agreements is dependent on the strength of the leaders who signed the agreement.
More importantly, he said, these types of “nonaggression” or “truce” agreements that the Muslim nations make are only good for as long as they are viewed as valuable.
Rhode explained that such agreements are modeled after the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. In a.d. 628, the Prophet Mohammed made a peace treaty with the Quraysh tribe of Mecca because he was unable to defeat them. The agreement was supposed to last 10 years; however, when Mohammed had sufficiently rearmed, the pact was no longer in his interest. After two years, Mohammed “reneged on the agreement, attacked his enemies, and defeated them.”
According to Rhode, this type of temporary “non-aggression” or “truce” agreement with Israel is currently “in their interest” only as a counter to their shared “existential enemy”: Iran. Right now, there is a push for an agreement because of Iran’s aggressive and belligerent behavior. He continued:
What would happen, for example, if the Iranian regime collapsed and the new government in Iran no longer threatened the Sunni Arab regimes? Would Israel and these Arab countries still share common interests? Would these agreements still hold?
History shows that it would not. Furthermore, biblical prophecy also shows that once the Iranian threat is removed, Israel’s newfound Arab friends will turn on them.
At the 1949 Rhodes conference, the Arabs insisted on calling the treaties “armistice agreements” and “armistice lines,” instead of peace agreements and borders. The Arabs were determined not to recognize the permanency of Israeli sovereignty.
Caroline Glick draws attention to this history in her book The Israeli Solution. The Oslo Accords, signed in 1993 and 1995, saw Israel give the Palestinians limited self-governance in the West Bank and Gaza in return for the Palestinians recognition of the State of Israel. Meanwhile, Palestinian Authority textbooks taught children to hate the Jews. Glick writes: “[The Palestinian Authority] propagated anti-Jewish programming on Palestinian television, and Arafat himself repeatedly called for the Palestinians to launch open war against Israel.”
Speaking on Palestinian television on Aug. 5, 1997, just two years after signing the Oslo Accords, Arafat said, “It is important that we organize our homes and our movement so that we can more and more and more endure the coming battle, which we shall initiate. We must say these things because great battles lie before us. … We are marching together to Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Jerusalem.”
Statements like this show, as Glick writes, “that he and the Palestinians were not interested in making peace with Israel.” Three years later, the Second Intifada ignited, resulting in more than 4,000 lives being lost in the back-and-forth violence as Palestinian militias fought to regain East Jerusalem.
History shows that agreements by Muslims with non-Muslims are only temporary. But much more authoritative than history, Bible prophecy reveals this hidden danger behind these agreements with the Arab world.
The Bible says that these Arab states Israel is currently normalizing ties with actually belong to a confederacy of nations that will lead to Israel’s destruction after the Iranian regime has been destroyed.
Daniel 11:40 says, “And at the time of the end shall the king of the south [radical Islam, led by Iran] push at him: and the king of the north [the German-led European Union] shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.”
This scripture prophesies of Iran’s destruction at the hands of Germany.
Psalm 83 says that after Iran’s destruction, a confederacy of moderate Arab nations—Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and the Palestinians—will align with Germany and take “crafty counsel” against Israel. Gesenius’ Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon says crafty means “to be cunning” and “spiteful.”
Behind the scenes, these Arab nations may have a relationship with Israel, but they are going to break that relationship leading to Israel’s destruction.
Verse 4 says, “They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.” These Arab nations have had an underlying hatred for the State of Israel since its independence in May 1948. That hatred has not gone away, but rather, has taken a back seat to a more dangerous threat.
These types of deals Israel is making with the Arab world will only last as long as the Iranian threat exists. Once Iran is removed, there is no guarantee of security from these deals. Once Iran is destroyed and these Arab nations unite against Israel, Jerusalem will once again find itself under attack.
For more information, request your free copy of Jerusalem in Prophecy, by Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry.


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Macron Opens the Fight against Islam

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech on the theme of the republican reconquest and the fight against Islamist separatism in eastern France on February 18 .
France ’ s Muslim population has always troubled the country .
Following a debate over a French girl ’ s anti-Islamic comments in mid-February , French President Emmanuel Macron defended the girl , stating that blasphemy “ is no crime ” in France .
Macron himself is radically changing his stance against Islam and immigration , with potential consequences for the whole nation .
A controversy raged in France after , Mila , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ religion of hatred.
” The girl claimed to have been responding to another student who had insulted her regarding her sexual orientation .
Following the publication of Mila ’ s video message , she was heavily criticized for her attack on Islam , to the point that she received death threats and had to leave the school .
Macron ’ s justice minister , Nicole Belloubet , claimed that Mila ’ s attack on religion was “ an attack on freedom of conscience.
” But Macron came to Mila ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Libéré , “ The legal situation is clear : We have the right to blasphemy , ” which also includes the freedom to “ criticize and caricature religions.
” Secular France has struggled to deal with its growing Muslim population .
Some claim that the fear of being accused of racism or Islamophobia has caused a false sense of tolerance to rise in the country .
Macron ’ s statement could put an end to the taboo of criticizing Islam .
The president himself is fighting to raise awareness of the dangers the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ drawn attention to the lack of integration threatening France ’ s unity .
But Macron goes deeper with his warning , claiming the source of the conflict is “ separatism.
” In 2017 , the philosopher Elisabeth Badinter described “ separatism ” in En Terrain Miné , writing : “ A second society is trying to establish itself in our republic in a sneaky way , turning its back on it and unequivocally aiming for separatism , if not secession.
” In 2015 , former Prime Minister Manuel Valls spoke of “ apartheid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ integration policy .
But the term separatism is putting the blame on the Muslim population and Islam ’ s attempts to cause division .
“ Macron wants to fight the growing Islamism in the country with an action plan—and is therefore going to the front , ” Welt noted in “ Macron ’ s Plan to Recapture the Republic ” ( Trumpet translation throughout ) .
Since Macron announced new immigration measures in November 2019 , he has been increasingly critical of Islamic ideology .
Whether out of conviction or out of hope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from his pro-immigration centrist stance to pushing one of France ’ s most right-wing agendas .
Macron has said he is working “ to fight decisively against the forces that blow up national unity.
” His action plan intends to combat “ Islamist separatism and radicalism.
” “ The problem is old in France , but the choice of words is new , ” Welt noted .
Even before Macron changed his stance on immigration , there were already indications that this shift would come .
The United Kingdom ’ s Catholic Herald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Is Macron Courting the Church ?
” that the president “ actively encouraged French Catholics to participate in French life as Catholics.
” The Catholic Herald added that this was , in part , a “ strategy for addressing France ’ s greatest challenge : how to integrate a growing and , in some areas , increasingly militant Muslim population.
” This is a topic that Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry has analyzed .
In “ France Is Resurrecting the Holy Roman Empire , ” he wrote : “ In response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ influence European politics , Macron wants to revive Europe ’ s Christian roots.
” The Catholic Herald asked : “ Could Macron ’ s speech to Catholics be the start of efforts to rethink [ secularism ] in ways that would effectively ‘ tame ’ Islam in France ?
” We are seeing more and more indication that this is the case .
Macron is moving from actively encouraging Catholics to play a stronger role in society to fighting Islam ’ s influence more directly .
Motivated by the Roman Catholic Church and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Holy Roman Empire .
This empire has repeatedly clashed with Islam , resulting in some of the most violent confrontations in European history .
The Bible reveals that it will be resurrected one more time .
Daniel 11:40 reads : “ And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him : and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind , with chariots , and with horsemen , and with many ships ; and he shall enter into the countries , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As Mr .
Flurry explains in The King of the South , the king of the north in this verse refers to a German-led European empire that will conquer the king of the south , radical Islam led by Iran .
We are already seeing how Iran is pushing at Europe .
Through terrorism in the Middle East and northern Africa , Iran has triggered various migrant waves that have exported terrorism and Islamic ideologies to Europe .
But Iran ’ s final provocation is yet to come .
“ The king of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the king of the north , probably from its trade route power , ” Mr .
Flurry explains .
“ That push will be a dramatic act of war !
The Holy Roman Empire will respond with an all-out whirlwind attack—and Iran and radical Islam will fall immediately.
” At the moment , Europe is calling for peaceful solutions in the Middle East and northern Africa , but it is also quietly building up its own military and influence in the region .
Germany and France are preparing for a sudden strike against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reveals that this clash will ultimately lead to the return of Jesus Christ , who will put an end to man ’ s “ peace efforts ” and establish real and lasting peace on Earth .
Order your free copy of The King of the South to learn more about this prophesied clash of civilizations and where it will lead .

Following a debate over a French girl’s anti-Islamic comments in mid-February, French President Emmanuel Macron defended the girl, stating that blasphemy “is no crime” in France. Macron himself is radically changing his stance against Islam and immigration, with potential consequences for the whole nation.
A controversy raged in France after, Mila, a 16-year-old French girl, called Islam a “religion of hatred.” The girl claimed to have been responding to another student who had insulted her regarding her sexual orientation.
Following the publication of Mila’s video message, she was heavily criticized for her attack on Islam, to the point that she received death threats and had to leave the school.
Macron’s justice minister, Nicole Belloubet, claimed that Mila’s attack on religion was “an attack on freedom of conscience.”
But Macron came to Mila’s defense, telling the newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré, “The legal situation is clear: We have the right to blasphemy,” which also includes the freedom to “criticize and caricature religions.”
Secular France has struggled to deal with its growing Muslim population. Some claim that the fear of being accused of racism or Islamophobia has caused a false sense of tolerance to rise in the country. Macron’s statement could put an end to the taboo of criticizing Islam.
The president himself is fighting to raise awareness of the dangers the Muslim population poses. Previous presidents have drawn attention to the lack of integration threatening France’s unity. But Macron goes deeper with his warning, claiming the source of the conflict is “separatism.”
In 2017, the philosopher Elisabeth Badinter described “separatism” in En Terrain Miné, writing: “A second society is trying to establish itself in our republic in a sneaky way, turning its back on it and unequivocally aiming for separatism, if not secession.”
In 2015, former Prime Minister Manuel Valls spoke of “apartheid” as a consequence of a failed integration policy. But the term separatism is putting the blame on the Muslim population and Islam’s attempts to cause division.
“Macron wants to fight the growing Islamism in the country with an action plan—and is therefore going to the front,” Welt noted in “Macron’s Plan to Recapture the Republic” (Trumpet translation throughout).
Since Macron announced new immigration measures in November 2019, he has been increasingly critical of Islamic ideology. Whether out of conviction or out of hope to win voters, Macron has turned from his pro-immigration centrist stance to pushing one of France’s most right-wing agendas.
Macron has said he is working “to fight decisively against the forces that blow up national unity.” His action plan intends to combat “Islamist separatism and radicalism.” “The problem is old in France, but the choice of words is new,” Welt noted.
Even before Macron changed his stance on immigration, there were already indications that this shift would come. The United Kingdom’s Catholic Herald wrote in April 2018 in “Why Is Macron Courting the Church?” that the president “actively encouraged French Catholics to participate in French life as Catholics.” The Catholic Herald added that this was, in part, a “strategy for addressing France’s greatest challenge: how to integrate a growing and, in some areas, increasingly militant Muslim population.”
This is a topic that Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry has analyzed. In “France Is Resurrecting the Holy Roman Empire,” he wrote: “In response to a growing Islamic population actively working to influence European politics, Macron wants to revive Europe’s Christian roots.”
The Catholic Herald asked: “Could Macron’s speech to Catholics be the start of efforts to rethink [secularism] in ways that would effectively ‘tame’ Islam in France?” We are seeing more and more indication that this is the case. Macron is moving from actively encouraging Catholics to play a stronger role in society to fighting Islam’s influence more directly.
Motivated by the Roman Catholic Church and Germany, Macron is looking to resurrect the Holy Roman Empire. This empire has repeatedly clashed with Islam, resulting in some of the most violent confrontations in European history. The Bible reveals that it will be resurrected one more time.
Daniel 11:40 reads: “And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.”
As Mr. Flurry explains in The King of the South, the king of the north in this verse refers to a German-led European empire that will conquer the king of the south, radical Islam led by Iran. We are already seeing how Iran is pushing at Europe. Through terrorism in the Middle East and northern Africa, Iran has triggered various migrant waves that have exported terrorism and Islamic ideologies to Europe.
But Iran’s final provocation is yet to come. “The king of the south is going to push at the king of the north, probably from its trade route power,” Mr. Flurry explains. “That push will be a dramatic act of war! The Holy Roman Empire will respond with an all-out whirlwind attack—and Iran and radical Islam will fall immediately.”
At the moment, Europe is calling for peaceful solutions in the Middle East and northern Africa, but it is also quietly building up its own military and influence in the region. Germany and France are preparing for a sudden strike against Iran and its allies. The Bible reveals that this clash will ultimately lead to the return of Jesus Christ, who will put an end to man’s “peace efforts” and establish real and lasting peace on Earth.
Order your free copy of The King of the South to learn more about this prophesied clash of civilizations and where it will lead.