thetrumpet--2020-02-18--Is the Dollar about to be Deposed?

Is the Dollar about to be Deposed?

Its universality has allowed President Trump to turn sanctions into a powerful weapon .
Enemies and allies alike are now looking for an alternative .
The supremacy of the dollar is under threat as it has never been before .
Since emerging as the world ’ s foremost superpower after World War ii , the United States and its powerful dollar has been able to dictate the global economy .
Today , the U.S. economy is experiencing record-breaking numbers and record low levels of unemployment .
At least 50 percent of all international trade invoices are in dollars .
Two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollars , as it is the preferred currency of capital markets and central banks .
The global economy is dependent on the fluctuations on Wall Street ; perceptions of American foreign policy directly impact the world ’ s financial appetites .
America is the heart of the global economy .
Its life is sustained by the U.S. dollar .
America also has strong control of the Belgian-based swift , the cross-border banking messaging system used by over 200 countries and territories worldwide in international trade .
swift ’ s decision to follow American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and cripple a nation by denying it access .
The U.S. flexed its financial muscles following the 9/11 terrorist attacks , Russia ’ s annexation of Crimea , and France ’ s bnp Paribas ’ legal issues in 2014 .
But President Donald Trump has taken the use of sanctions to a new level .
According to law firm Gibson Dunn , in 2018 , a record 700 individuals , entities or companies were placed under sanctions , a 50 percent increase on 2017 , the previous record year .
As a result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Its rivals and allies are both looking at other options , ” or alternatives , to the dollar , as its aggressive use of sanctions endangers its reign .
In 2018 , the U.S. banned Iran from swift and banned companies and governments from doing business with Iran .
Iranian oil exports fell by over 1.5 million barrels in just under nine months .
European companies found doing business with Iran similarly found themselves locked out of swift , U.S. markets and the global economy as a whole .
Such is the financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposition to its directive can be debilitating to a company or even a country .
That was the threat leveled at Swiss-Dutch engineering company Allseas , which was constructing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project .
We wrote on December 24 , “ With the stroke of a pen , United States President Donald Trump shut down the most significant energy project in the world.
” President Trump has also used sanctions to choke the economies of North Korea , Russia , Turkey and Venezuela .
The much-publicized trade war with China @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company Huawei , accused of spying on behalf of Beijing .
Additionally , Russia has been under sanctions , according to the Treasury Department , for “ continuing to occupy Crimea and instigate violence in eastern Ukraine , supplying the Assad regime with material and weaponry as they bomb their own civilians , attempting to subvert Western democracies , and malicious cyber activities.
” As we have written at the Trumpet , the U.S. is currently experiencing a resurgence , one that has seen its economic power grow under a president who does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against nations engaging in unlawful activities and practices .
But according to the Economist ( emphasis added ) : Consequently , Russia is de-dollarizing its currency and its debt .
As the U.S. maintains power through the dollar being the world ’ s foremost reserve currency , Russia has cut its dollar share of foreign currency reserves from 40 percent to 24 percent since 2013 .
Its central bank has also reduced its American Treasury debt by 90 percent since 2018 .
In addition , Russia ’ s trade with China was , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollars .
Today , it is less than half .
China itself is looking to bypass the dollar ’ s dominance and has established the cips system , which is its own version of swift .
The Economist reports that it is looking to run a swift alternative with its regional and trade partners .
It is even looking to establish a common cryptocurrency with other brics countries ( Brazil , Russia , India , China and South Africa ) .
America ’ s allies are also seeking an alternative to the dollar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jean-Claude Juncker called the dollar ’ s dominance an “ aberration ” ; the current president has emphasized the desire to “ strengthen the international role of the euro.
” The commission is therefore “ working on a new action plan , part of which involves encouraging European Union countries to eliminate ‘ undue reference ’ to the dollar in payments and trade invoicing.
” Robert Malley , president of the International Crisis Group , wrote , “ If U.S. dominance over global markets means control over swaths of European foreign policy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effective ways to circumvent the current financial system and establish one that is immune from America ’ s long arm.
” America ’ s allies , led by France and Germany , desire to operate beyond the scope and wrath of the American economy and even created Instex , a clearing house , for this very purpose .
Several EU member states plan on joining the Instex initiative .
America ’ s temporary resurgence and its confident use of sanctions , along with other nations ’ eagerness to escape the dollar , are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conflict and the prophesied death of the greenback , which will plunge the U.S. into a financial crisis .
Herbert W. Armstrong , founder of the Plain Truth magazine , predecessor to the Trumpet , warned in 1968 , “ If the dollar is devalued , inflation will almost surely result , and eventual economic collapse for the United States.
” Trumpet writer Richard Palmer wrote in “ Europe Lays the Groundwork for Trade War ” : The recent signing of a U.S.-China trade agreement has many believing the worst is behind us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the real , prophesied trade war are being fulfilled before our very eyes .
To learn more about this coming trade war , read “ America Is Being Besieged Economically , ” by Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry .

The supremacy of the dollar is under threat as it has never been before.
Since emerging as the world’s foremost superpower after World War ii, the United States and its powerful dollar has been able to dictate the global economy. Today, the U.S. economy is experiencing record-breaking numbers and record low levels of unemployment.
At least 50 percent of all international trade invoices are in dollars. Two thirds of foreign-exchange reserves are in U.S. dollars, as it is the preferred currency of capital markets and central banks.
The global economy is dependent on the fluctuations on Wall Street; perceptions of American foreign policy directly impact the world’s financial appetites. America is the heart of the global economy. Its life is sustained by the U.S. dollar.
America also has strong control of the Belgian-based swift, the cross-border banking messaging system used by over 200 countries and territories worldwide in international trade. swift’s decision to follow American instructions means the U.S. can instantaneously isolate and cripple a nation by denying it access.
The U.S. flexed its financial muscles following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and France’s bnp Paribas’ legal issues in 2014. But President Donald Trump has taken the use of sanctions to a new level.
According to law firm Gibson Dunn, in 2018, a record 700 individuals, entities or companies were placed under sanctions, a 50 percent increase on 2017, the previous record year. As a result, according to the Economist, “Its rivals and allies are both looking at other options,” or alternatives, to the dollar, as its aggressive use of sanctions endangers its reign.
In 2018, the U.S. banned Iran from swift and banned companies and governments from doing business with Iran. Iranian oil exports fell by over 1.5 million barrels in just under nine months.
European companies found doing business with Iran similarly found themselves locked out of swift, U.S. markets and the global economy as a whole. Such is the financial might of the U.S., that any opposition to its directive can be debilitating to a company or even a country.
That was the threat leveled at Swiss-Dutch engineering company Allseas, which was constructing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. We wrote on December 24, “With the stroke of a pen, United States President Donald Trump shut down the most significant energy project in the world.”
President Trump has also used sanctions to choke the economies of North Korea, Russia, Turkey and Venezuela. The much-publicized trade war with China has seen an assault on Chinese phone company Huawei, accused of spying on behalf of Beijing. Additionally, Russia has been under sanctions, according to the Treasury Department, for “continuing to occupy Crimea and instigate violence in eastern Ukraine, supplying the Assad regime with material and weaponry as they bomb their own civilians, attempting to subvert Western democracies, and malicious cyber activities.”
As we have written at the Trumpet, the U.S. is currently experiencing a resurgence, one that has seen its economic power grow under a president who does not hesitate to use it, especially against nations engaging in unlawful activities and practices. But according to the Economist (emphasis added):
Other countries view it as an abuse of power. That includes adversaries such as China and Russia; Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, talks of the dollar being used as a “political weapon.” And it includes allies, such as Britain and France, who worry that Mr. Trump risks undermining America’s role as guarantor of orderliness in global commerce. It may eventually lead to the demise of America’s financial hegemony, as other countries seek to dethrone its mighty currency.
Consequently, Russia is de-dollarizing its currency and its debt. As the U.S. maintains power through the dollar being the world’s foremost reserve currency, Russia has cut its dollar share of foreign currency reserves from 40 percent to 24 percent since 2013. Its central bank has also reduced its American Treasury debt by 90 percent since 2018. In addition, Russia’s trade with China was, in 2013, almost exclusively done in dollars. Today, it is less than half.
China itself is looking to bypass the dollar’s dominance and has established the cips system, which is its own version of swift. The Economist reports that it is looking to run a swift alternative with its regional and trade partners. It is even looking to establish a common cryptocurrency with other brics countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa).
America’s allies are also seeking an alternative to the dollar. Former President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker called the dollar’s dominance an “aberration”; the current president has emphasized the desire to “strengthen the international role of the euro.”
The commission is therefore “working on a new action plan, part of which involves encouraging European Union countries to eliminate ‘undue reference’ to the dollar in payments and trade invoicing.”
Robert Malley, president of the International Crisis Group, wrote, “If U.S. dominance over global markets means control over swaths of European foreign policy, the challenge for Europe is to find effective ways to circumvent the current financial system and establish one that is immune from America’s long arm.”
America’s allies, led by France and Germany, desire to operate beyond the scope and wrath of the American economy and even created Instex, a clearing house, for this very purpose. Several EU member states plan on joining the Instex initiative.
America’s temporary resurgence and its confident use of sanctions, along with other nations’ eagerness to escape the dollar, are creating the ideal conditions for an economic conflict and the prophesied death of the greenback, which will plunge the U.S. into a financial crisis.
Herbert W. Armstrong, founder of the Plain Truth magazine, predecessor to the Trumpet, warned in 1968, “If the dollar is devalued, inflation will almost surely result, and eventual economic collapse for the United States.” Trumpet writer Richard Palmer wrote in “Europe Lays the Groundwork for Trade War”:
Herbert W. Armstrong warned for years that America would face economic attack, and that nations around the world would work together to undermine America economically. He based this forecast on some of the most basic biblical prophecies about Britain and America, the two most prominent end-time descendants of two of the tribes of ancient Israel. Deuteronomy 28 and Leviticus 26 prophesy that these nations will be besieged and cut off from the world’s economic system. Isaiah 23 identifies some of the powers involved in this anti-American economic alliance, including Europe, China and Japan.
The recent signing of a U.S.-China trade agreement has many believing the worst is behind us. But in fact, the preparations for the real, prophesied trade war are being fulfilled before our very eyes. To learn more about this coming trade war, read “America Is Being Besieged Economically,” by Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry.


thetrumpet--2020-02-17--Are We Truly Not Alone?

Are We Truly Not Alone?

It ’ s true .
Yet it ’ s not as science and UFO enthusiasts think !
Ufos are real !
A spokesman for the United States Navy confirmed so in September 2019 .
In part , this was done to quell the controversy begun in December 2017 when the New York Times and To the Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences ( a ufo research organization ) released two of three Navy F-18 gun-camera videos for public viewing .
The videos show Navy pilots encountering strange globular objects that moved through the air in ways that mystify experts .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ exclaims : “ What are those things ?
” Flight engineers easily recognize that these “ things ” defy the known laws of physics .
“ What was strange , the pilots said , was that the video showed objects accelerating to hypersonic speed , making sudden stops and instantaneous turns—something beyond the physical limits of a human crew , ” the New York Times reported on May 26 , 2019 .
While this is a significant admission on the part of a U.S. government agency , recognize : The U.S. Navy is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life .
Nor is it stating that little green men , or other weird-looking alien beings , have recently visited planet Earth .
Hence , a name change .
The Navy doesn ’ t want to call “ these things ” ufos anymore .
According to Navy officials , these difficult-to-explain flying objects ’ new moniker should be “ Unidentified Aerial Phenomena ( uap ) , ” explained Kayla Epstein , writing for the Washington Post on Sept. 18 , 2019 .
“ The ‘ Unidentified Aerial Phenomena ’ terminology is used because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sightings/observation of unauthorized/unidentified aircraft/objects that have been observed entering/operating in the airspace of various military controlled training ranges , ” Epstein wrote , quoting Joseph Gradisher , spokesman for the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare .
In other words , the U.S. Department of the Navy is concerned enough about what it has observed—and can ’ t explain .
It would have rather have kept it a secret .
To the Navy , it ’ s a matter of defending Americans from a potentially more powerful enemy .
On January @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reported that the Navy had refused to release additional information on “ a 2004 incident between the uss Nimitz and strange unknown aerial objects in response to a public records request ” from vice Media .
Why ?
Because “ release of these materials would cause exceptionally grave damage to the National Security of the United States , ” stated Carbone .
After the leak and growing controversy over the Navy tapes , ufo enthusiasts started an Internet campaign in June 2019 called “ Storm Area 51 ” with nearly 2 million people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of an Air Force base in southern Nevada where supposedly the government is warehousing crashed ufos and possibly aliens .
The event , also called “ Raid Area 51 , ” was scheduled to take place on Sept. 20 , 2019 .
On the day of the event , only about 150 people appeared at the gate , but no one stormed the gate .
The event founders and many who signed up for the “ raid ” said it was only a joke .
However , not everyone showing up at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to Fox News , one of the gate visitors said , “ I ’ ve always looked to the skies , but I kept it to myself because you didn ’ t talk about those things and now everyone is talking about things because it is easier to come out in the open with being a believer.
” It will be interesting to observe if a serious uptick in “ alien activism ” heats up .
Belief in ufos , extraterrestrials and the U.S. government cover-up is not a joke for many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that not all of the ufo and alien-life enthusiasts are eccentrics hanging out on the fringe of society .
While the majority of Americans are skeptical about ufos and aliens visiting Earth , a surprising number are not .
On Sept. 6 , 2019 , Gallup published findings that show 33 percent of U.S. adults believe that some ufo sightings over the years have been alien spacecraft visiting Earth from other planets or galaxies .
In addition , 49 percent of Americans think that people like ourselves exist elsewhere in the universe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ be exact , believe that some form of life exists on other planets .
So “ Storm Area 51 ” was not really a joke .
A large number of highly intelligent scientists believe there is a real possibility that there are advanced civilizations “ out there , ” meaning somewhere in the vast unexplored universe .
Multiple millions of dollars , man-hours and time has been invested in finding extraterrestrials .
National Geographic ’ s March 2019 issue featured a 32-page spread titled “ Who ’ s Out There ?
” On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our Milky Way Galaxy and one of the 64 antennas of MeerKat , a supersensitive telescope that scans the sky for radio signals .
Just above the telescope are the words printed on the cover in capital letters : “ WE ARE NOT ALONE.
” This definitive statement reflects not only the belief of a well-respected magazine but thousands of scientists around the world who are diligently searching for extraterrestrials .
“ New discoveries reveal it ’ s almost certain we ’ re not alone in the universe , ” stated the article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worth reading because it gives us a look at the recent history of the magnificent technology invented to help us see further into the universe .
Of course , the goal—and hope—of all this technological development is to contact other beings like ourselves or any other benevolent , advanced alien civilization .
The new game plan , in addition to listening to radio signals to make contact “ out there , ” is a driving urgency to find “ exoplanets , ” which are basically “ all the planets in the universe except @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around our sun , ” wrote author Jamie Shreeve .
To help scientists locate Earth-size planets that are circling a star ’ s habitable zone , the Keppler space telescope was launched in March 2009 ( later decommissioned on Nov. 15 , 2018 ) .
“ Keppler ’ s mission was to see how many planets it could find orbiting some 150,000 stars in one tiny patch of sky—about as much as you can cover with your hand with your arm outstretched , ” wrote Shreeve .
Four thousand exoplanets have been confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to resolve a much more freighted question : Are places where life might evolve common in the universe or vanishingly rare , leaving us effectively without hope of ever knowing whether another living world exists ?
” he continued ( emphasis added ) .
What Keppler helped reveal is amazing .
“ Kepler ’ s answer was unequivocal .
There are more planets than there are stars , and at least a quarter are Earth-size planets in the star ’ s so-called habitable zone , where conditions are neither too hot or too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
His conclusion concerning Kepler ’ s impact on our understanding of our galaxy is something we need to think about deeply .
“ With a minimum of 100 billion stars in the Milky Way , that means there are at least 25 billion places where life could conceivably take hold in our galaxy alone—and our galaxy is one among trillions , ” he stated .
Think about this fact .
This means that there is an awful lot of potentially livable real estate “ out there.
” “ It ’ s changed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great mysteries of existence .
The question is no longer is there life beyond Earth ?
It ’ s a pretty sure bet there is .
The question now is , how do we find it , ” University of California–Berkley astrophysicist Andrew Siemion told Shreeve .
There is another question we should ask : Is it possible the inhabitants of Earth are the unique and only species in the vast universe ?
There is an answer , but it can ’ t be found through the use of a highly sophisticated telescope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ others in the universe is leading to the creation of newer and more powerful telescopes , which will far exceed the power of Hubble Space Telescope or Keppler .
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ( tess ) was launched in 2018 .
“ tess is scanning the entire sky with the goal of finding 50 exoplanets with rocky surfaces like Earth ’ s that could be investigated by even more powerful telescopes coming on line , ” continued Shreeve .
nasa hopes to launch the James Webb Space Telescope in 2021 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ powerful telescopes .
However , what is the likelihood we ’ ll make contact ?
“ As the romance of manned space exploration has waned , the drive today is to find our living , thinking counterparts in the universe .
For all the excitement , however , the search betrays a profound melancholy—a lonely species in a merciless universe awaits an answering voice amid utter silence .
The silence is maddening , ” wrote Charles Krauthammer for the Washington Post ( Dec. 29 , 2011 ) .
It has been eight years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ As we inevitably find more and more exoplanets where intelligent life can exist , why have we found no evidence—no signals , no radio waves—that intelligent life does exist ?
” he continued .
Krauthammer , who died in 2018 , had a brilliant mind and was not afraid to voice the difficult questions .
He saw clearly the great mystery science is trying to unlock .
And there is no doubt he was puzzled as to why brilliant men have not been able to find the key to open the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we need to consider .
There is one thing that human beings have had difficulty accepting since the creation of Adam and Eve .
We are limited in what we can discover and know about ourselves : why we exist , the purpose of human life , and even , why the vast universe .
Consider also the physical limitations of human life .
Our amazing technology only allows us to see so far into boundless space .
At present—putting the hopes of sci-fi aside—we don ’ t have the spacecraft to travel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to do our own inspection .
We may need to accept that no matter how advanced our technology becomes , it is still unlikely to give us the knowledge we so greatly desire .
However , there is a source that can .
It is the Holy Bible !
To many men of science , who trust implicitly in the theory of evolution as the truth of origins , that statement is laughable .
Unfortunately , the majority of the great minds of science have been buffaloed by the unprovable theory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Creator God who created all things !
Because of intellectual vanity , many of the brightest men of science have closed their eyes and minds to the only source that has the true answers to the great mysteries of the universe in which human beings are destined to play a major role .
The Bible even explains the origin of ufos–uaps .
There is no need for high-dollar , space-polluting telescopes !
“ In this Book of all books , God reveals Himself as Creator of all , not merely the Earth and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” wrote Herbert W. Armstrong , undeniably the most important theologian of the 20th century , in his book The Incredible Human Potential .
“ The Maker of mankind is also the Creator of all .
On a clear , cloudless night one may behold the star-studded sky .
Is it possible there is an unrealized connection between the galaxies with their mighty suns , their planets—and man ?
” he asked .
Mr. Armstrong devotes the first seven chapters of this book to explain why the vast universe has billions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the sole planet in the universe with life .
It is thrilling knowledge .
And it is directly related to the gospel ( good news ) message Jesus Christ brought to Earth .
Explaining Christ ’ s true gospel message , Mr. Armstrong stated , “ It is concerned with God ’ s tremendous , overwhelming , overall purpose as Creator of the entire universe .
It ’ s concerned with the entire vast universe , filled with uncountable galaxies , nebulae , suns , stars , planets , and with God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ assured us that man ’ s incredible human potential is directly tied to the universe and the Creator ’ s overall purpose for it .
God has revealed this purpose in His Word for all those willing to open their minds to receive it .
“ Science generally rejects revelation as a basic source of knowledge .
Although astronomers for hundreds of years have been curious about the stars in the sky , many devoting their lifetimes to study through constantly improved telescopes , they knew nothing about the purpose—0r whether there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ But does human life or some other form—either much superior to man , or much inferior exist on Mars or any other planet ?
Science does not have these answers .
… The pictures [ from the Viking 1 , July 20 , 1976 , Mars landing ] showed clearly to us precisely what is revealed in the Word of God—Romans 8:19-23 ; Revised Standard Version .
All is waste , deterioration , a condition of decay .
There appeared no evidence of any sign of life of any sort , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” he wrote .
Study these verses using the Revised Standard Version .
Mr. Armstrong explained the deep meaning of these scriptures in this eye-opening , mind-blowing book .
You may have this book , at no cost or obligation , upon request .
“ All indications are that only our planet Earth is a life-supporting planet .
Others appear to be like our moon—dead , decayed , wasted and empty .
Our Earth is part of the solar system which is part of a single galaxy called the Milky Way .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They extend into space distances so vast the human mind can not conceive of them in terms of miles , meters or any measure of distance except light-years , ” Mr. Armstrong wrote .
But it will not remain this way .
God created mankind to be born into His Family and finish the creation of the universe and rule it as God ’ s obedient sons and daughters .
“ What could have caused this ‘ bondage to decay ?
’ ” Mr. Armstrong asked .
His answer is astounding and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ufo–uap sightings .
Do you realize that human beings were not the first inhabitants of Earth ?
“ We shall see that angels inhabited the Earth prior to the creation of man .
Angels , who were perfect from the creation until iniquity or lawlessness was found in them , caused the whole surface of the Earth to turn into a state of decay , confusion and emptiness , as we shall see , ” he stated .
He explained that it is likely the entire universe was subjected to the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the angels destroyed the surface of the Earth ( study Genesis 1:2 ) .
Lucifer , now Satan the devil , led one third of the angels , who were assigned to help him finish the creation of the Earth , into rebellion against God and His government ( Isaiah 14:12-14 ; Ezekiel 28:12-19 ; 2 Peter 2:4 ; Jude 6 ) .
They attempted to seize God ’ s throne over the universe and replace Him as ruler .
We could speculate that the Earth may have seemed too small for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in great detail .
You need to read and study The Incredible Human Potential .
“ It is a mystery to almost everybody , but the Bible reveals a very real but invisible world—another dimension , as some choose to call it—existing along with our own , absolutely indiscernible to our five senses .
It is the spirit world , ” Mr. Armstrong explained in Mystery of the Ages .
So in this sense we are not alone in the universe .
One third of these angelic beings—Satan ’ s cohorts now known @ @ @ @ @ @ @ After Satan ’ s recent attempt to take the throne from God a second time , they are no longer permitted to go out into the universe .
They were cast down to this Earth ( Revelation 12:7-9 ) .
The remaining faithful angels are now working to help God ’ s people attain salvation ( Hebrews 1:14 ) .
Satan is very active today .
“ It is extremely urgent that we understand Satan .
The book of Ezekiel exposes him in an exceptional way , ” writes Trumpet editor in chief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Prophet .
“ Lucifer was one of only three archangels mentioned in the Bible .
He was one of the highest-ranking angels God created , if not the highest .
His prestigious position was that of a covering cherub , and he directly served at God ’ s throne .
After God set him on the throne of this Earth , he rebelled .
Today , he still retains a lot of that power as the evil god of this world ( 2 Corinthians 4:4 ) .
How does he operate ?
… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will see that he follows a pattern of deception .
The only difference is , he is much more wrathful today than ever before ( Revelation 12:12 ) .
” So what do the fallen angels have to do with ufos–uaps ?
Ezekiel 1 not only introduces the great God to us , it reveals that Ezekiel was given a vision of an amazing spiritual vehicle .
At the time Ezekiel saw this vision , righteous angels ( specifically cherubs ) were operating an amazing aircraft to transport God to visit Ezekiel at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Ezekiel saw this great , luminous vehicle with wings and revolving wheels moving at lightning speed .
It never had to turn ; it would move instantly in any direction .
Men had never seen anything like this—it looked like torches or lightning darting around .
This was quite a vehicle—so awesome Ezekiel had trouble even explaining it .
Has anyone else ever had such a vision ?
” writes Mr .
Flurry ( ibid ) .
Isn ’ t that description somewhat similar to what the U.S. Navy pilots witnessed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looked like vehicles that can do amazing things beyond our known laws of physics .
The Navy pilots obviously were not given a vision from God .
But Satan and his demons have the means to show off amazing vehicles they may have access to .
This could have been what they saw .
Of course , their reason for doing so would be to deceive mankind about the plan of God for the universe .
Surely Satan would like man to believe there are extraterrestrials out there , if for no other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s purpose for man and the universe .
Yet the Bible , specifically Romans 8:19-23 , show that the entire universe is in decay .
There is no extraterrestrial civilization out there .
Even Charles Krauthammer postulated that many people want to search for aliens in the hope they can save us from blowing ourselves off the planet .
“ So why the silence ?
” he asked .
“ Carl Sagan ( among others ) thought the answer is to be found tragically , in the final variable : The high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In other words , this silent universe is conveying not a flattering lesson about our uniqueness but a tragic story about our destiny ” ( Things That Matter ) .
We live in terrifying times .
Satan and his demons are pushing madmen to ignite the destruction of all humanity .
It is time we wake up and turn back to a firm belief in a great Creator God .
There are no extraterrestrials “ out there ” to come and save us from genocide .
There is good news !
Man ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sagan end .
That is what the Second Coming of Jesus Christ is all about .
He is planning to return ( from outer space ) and save humanity from the nuclear war that is sure to come .
Study Matthew 24:21-22 .
As King of the Earth , Jesus Christ will establish a new civilization , known in the Bible as the wonderful World Tomorrow , and build a new human society of peace , safety and abundance for all mankind ( Hebrews 2:5-10 ) .
The great Creator God has great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mankind .
That future will be far more exciting than seeing a ufo–uap streak across the sky .

It’s true. Yet it’s not as science and UFO enthusiasts think!
Ufos are real! A spokesman for the United States Navy confirmed so in September 2019. In part, this was done to quell the controversy begun in December 2017 when the New York Times and To the Stars Academy of Arts and Sciences (a ufo research organization) released two of three Navy F-18 gun-camera videos for public viewing. The videos show Navy pilots encountering strange globular objects that moved through the air in ways that mystify experts. When looking at the videos nearly everyone exclaims: “What are those things?”
Flight engineers easily recognize that these “things” defy the known laws of physics. “What was strange, the pilots said, was that the video showed objects accelerating to hypersonic speed, making sudden stops and instantaneous turns—something beyond the physical limits of a human crew,” the New York Times reported on May 26, 2019.
While this is a significant admission on the part of a U.S. government agency, recognize: The U.S. Navy is not making any definitive statements about extraterrestrial life. Nor is it stating that little green men, or other weird-looking alien beings, have recently visited planet Earth. Hence, a name change.
Call Them UAPs
The Navy doesn’t want to call “these things” ufos anymore. According to Navy officials, these difficult-to-explain flying objects’ new moniker should be “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (uap),” explained Kayla Epstein, writing for the Washington Post on Sept. 18, 2019.
“The ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena’ terminology is used because it provides the basic descriptor for the sightings/observation of unauthorized/unidentified aircraft/objects that have been observed entering/operating in the airspace of various military controlled training ranges,” Epstein wrote, quoting Joseph Gradisher, spokesman for the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare.
In other words, the U.S. Department of the Navy is concerned enough about what it has observed—and can’t explain. It would have rather have kept it a secret. To the Navy, it’s a matter of defending Americans from a potentially more powerful enemy.
Public Concern—Government Cover-up!
On January 13, Christopher Carbone of Fox News reported that the Navy had refused to release additional information on “a 2004 incident between the uss Nimitz and strange unknown aerial objects in response to a public records request” from vice Media. Why? Because “release of these materials would cause exceptionally grave damage to the National Security of the United States,” stated Carbone.
After the leak and growing controversy over the Navy tapes, ufo enthusiasts started an Internet campaign in June 2019 called “Storm Area 51” with nearly 2 million people pledging to break into Area 51, part of an Air Force base in southern Nevada where supposedly the government is warehousing crashed ufos and possibly aliens. The event, also called “Raid Area 51,” was scheduled to take place on Sept. 20, 2019. On the day of the event, only about 150 people appeared at the gate, but no one stormed the gate.
The event founders and many who signed up for the “raid” said it was only a joke. However, not everyone showing up at the gate saw it that way. According to Fox News, one of the gate visitors said, “I’ve always looked to the skies, but I kept it to myself because you didn’t talk about those things and now everyone is talking about things because it is easier to come out in the open with being a believer.” It will be interesting to observe if a serious uptick in “alien activism” heats up.
Many Believe Aliens Exist
Belief in ufos, extraterrestrials and the U.S. government cover-up is not a joke for many Americans. A recent Gallup poll reveals that not all of the ufo and alien-life enthusiasts are eccentrics hanging out on the fringe of society. While the majority of Americans are skeptical about ufos and aliens visiting Earth, a surprising number are not. On Sept. 6, 2019, Gallup published findings that show 33 percent of U.S. adults believe that some ufo sightings over the years have been alien spacecraft visiting Earth from other planets or galaxies.
In addition, 49 percent of Americans think that people like ourselves exist elsewhere in the universe. Even more Americans, 75 percent to be exact, believe that some form of life exists on other planets. So “Storm Area 51” was not really a joke. A large number of highly intelligent scientists believe there is a real possibility that there are advanced civilizations “out there,” meaning somewhere in the vast unexplored universe.
Multiple millions of dollars, man-hours and time has been invested in finding extraterrestrials. National Geographic’s March 2019 issue featured a 32-page spread titled “Who’s Out There?” On the cover is a beautiful picture of our Milky Way Galaxy and one of the 64 antennas of MeerKat, a supersensitive telescope that scans the sky for radio signals. Just above the telescope are the words printed on the cover in capital letters: “WE ARE NOT ALONE.” This definitive statement reflects not only the belief of a well-respected magazine but thousands of scientists around the world who are diligently searching for extraterrestrials. “New discoveries reveal it’s almost certain we’re not alone in the universe,” stated the article’s quip.
Looking for Earth-Like Planets
The article is worth reading because it gives us a look at the recent history of the magnificent technology invented to help us see further into the universe.
Of course, the goal—and hope—of all this technological development is to contact other beings like ourselves or any other benevolent, advanced alien civilization. The new game plan, in addition to listening to radio signals to make contact “out there,” is a driving urgency to find “exoplanets,” which are basically “all the planets in the universe except the ones you already know about revolving around our sun,” wrote author Jamie Shreeve.
To help scientists locate Earth-size planets that are circling a star’s habitable zone, the Keppler space telescope was launched in March 2009 (later decommissioned on Nov. 15, 2018). “Keppler’s mission was to see how many planets it could find orbiting some 150,000 stars in one tiny patch of sky—about as much as you can cover with your hand with your arm outstretched,” wrote Shreeve. Four thousand exoplanets have been confirmed. “But its ultimate purpose was to resolve a much more freighted question: Are places where life might evolve common in the universe or vanishingly rare, leaving us effectively without hope of ever knowing whether another living world exists?” he continued (emphasis added). What Keppler helped reveal is amazing.
“Kepler’s answer was unequivocal. There are more planets than there are stars, and at least a quarter are Earth-size planets in the star’s so-called habitable zone, where conditions are neither too hot or too cold for life,” Shreeve wrote. His conclusion concerning Kepler’s impact on our understanding of our galaxy is something we need to think about deeply.
“With a minimum of 100 billion stars in the Milky Way, that means there are at least 25 billion places where life could conceivably take hold in our galaxy alone—and our galaxy is one among trillions,” he stated. Think about this fact. This means that there is an awful lot of potentially livable real estate “out there.”
“It’s changed the way we approach one of the great mysteries of existence. The question is no longer is there life beyond Earth? It’s a pretty sure bet there is. The question now is, how do we find it,” University of California–Berkley astrophysicist Andrew Siemion told Shreeve.
There is another question we should ask: Is it possible the inhabitants of Earth are the unique and only species in the vast universe? There is an answer, but it can’t be found through the use of a highly sophisticated telescope.
‘The Silence Is Maddening’
Mankind’s desperation to find others in the universe is leading to the creation of newer and more powerful telescopes, which will far exceed the power of Hubble Space Telescope or Keppler. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (tess) was launched in 2018. “tess is scanning the entire sky with the goal of finding 50 exoplanets with rocky surfaces like Earth’s that could be investigated by even more powerful telescopes coming on line,” continued Shreeve. nasa hopes to launch the James Webb Space Telescope in 2021, the first of a new series of extremely powerful telescopes. However, what is the likelihood we’ll make contact?
The Hubble Space Telescope NASA
“As the romance of manned space exploration has waned, the drive today is to find our living, thinking counterparts in the universe. For all the excitement, however, the search betrays a profound melancholy—a lonely species in a merciless universe awaits an answering voice amid utter silence. The silence is maddening,” wrote Charles Krauthammer for the Washington Post (Dec. 29, 2011). It has been eight years since this essay was published—still no answer.
“As we inevitably find more and more exoplanets where intelligent life can exist, why have we found no evidence—no signals, no radio waves—that intelligent life does exist?” he continued. Krauthammer, who died in 2018, had a brilliant mind and was not afraid to voice the difficult questions. He saw clearly the great mystery science is trying to unlock. And there is no doubt he was puzzled as to why brilliant men have not been able to find the key to open the secret.
Here’s a point we need to consider. There is one thing that human beings have had difficulty accepting since the creation of Adam and Eve. We are limited in what we can discover and know about ourselves: why we exist, the purpose of human life, and even, why the vast universe. Consider also the physical limitations of human life. Our amazing technology only allows us to see so far into boundless space. At present—putting the hopes of sci-fi aside—we don’t have the spacecraft to travel to the outer reaches of the universe in order to do our own inspection. We may need to accept that no matter how advanced our technology becomes, it is still unlikely to give us the knowledge we so greatly desire. However, there is a source that can. It is the Holy Bible!
Universe Mysteries Revealed
To many men of science, who trust implicitly in the theory of evolution as the truth of origins, that statement is laughable. Unfortunately, the majority of the great minds of science have been buffaloed by the unprovable theory of evolution. There exists an all-powerful Creator God who created all things! Because of intellectual vanity, many of the brightest men of science have closed their eyes and minds to the only source that has the true answers to the great mysteries of the universe in which human beings are destined to play a major role. The Bible even explains the origin of ufos–uaps. There is no need for high-dollar, space-polluting telescopes!
“In this Book of all books, God reveals Himself as Creator of all, not merely the Earth and man, but the entire limitless universe,” wrote Herbert W. Armstrong, undeniably the most important theologian of the 20th century, in his book The Incredible Human Potential. “The Maker of mankind is also the Creator of all. On a clear, cloudless night one may behold the star-studded sky. Is it possible there is an unrealized connection between the galaxies with their mighty suns, their planets—and man?” he asked. Mr. Armstrong devotes the first seven chapters of this book to explain why the vast universe has billions of unfinished, decaying planets and why Earth is the sole planet in the universe with life. It is thrilling knowledge. And it is directly related to the gospel (good news) message Jesus Christ brought to Earth.
Explaining Christ’s true gospel message, Mr. Armstrong stated, “It is concerned with God’s tremendous, overwhelming, overall purpose as Creator of the entire universe. It’s concerned with the entire vast universe, filled with uncountable galaxies, nebulae, suns, stars, planets, and with God’s purpose for them.” He assured us that man’s incredible human potential is directly tied to the universe and the Creator’s overall purpose for it. God has revealed this purpose in His Word for all those willing to open their minds to receive it.
“In this Book of all books, God reveals Himself as Creator of all, not merely the Earth and man, but the entire limitless universe.” Herbert W. Armstrong
NASA
“Science generally rejects revelation as a basic source of knowledge. Although astronomers for hundreds of years have been curious about the stars in the sky, many devoting their lifetimes to study through constantly improved telescopes, they knew nothing about the purpose—0r whether there is a purpose,” Mr. Armstrong continued.
“But does human life or some other form—either much superior to man, or much inferior exist on Mars or any other planet? Science does not have these answers. … The pictures [from the Viking 1, July 20, 1976, Mars landing] showed clearly to us precisely what is revealed in the Word of God—Romans 8:19-23; Revised Standard Version. All is waste, deterioration, a condition of decay. There appeared no evidence of any sign of life of any sort, or conditions that could sustain life,” he wrote. Study these verses using the Revised Standard Version. Mr. Armstrong explained the deep meaning of these scriptures in this eye-opening, mind-blowing book. You may have this book, at no cost or obligation, upon request.
“All indications are that only our planet Earth is a life-supporting planet. Others appear to be like our moon—dead, decayed, wasted and empty. Our Earth is part of the solar system which is part of a single galaxy called the Milky Way. There are many other galaxies on beyond ours. They extend into space distances so vast the human mind cannot conceive of them in terms of miles, meters or any measure of distance except light-years,” Mr. Armstrong wrote. But it will not remain this way. God created mankind to be born into His Family and finish the creation of the universe and rule it as God’s obedient sons and daughters.
Satan: God’s and Man’s Adversary
“What could have caused this ‘bondage to decay?’” Mr. Armstrong asked. His answer is astounding and a key to understanding what is behind the ufo–uap sightings. Do you realize that human beings were not the first inhabitants of Earth? “We shall see that angels inhabited the Earth prior to the creation of man. Angels, who were perfect from the creation until iniquity or lawlessness was found in them, caused the whole surface of the Earth to turn into a state of decay, confusion and emptiness, as we shall see,” he stated. He explained that it is likely the entire universe was subjected to the same decay at the time that the rebellion of the angels destroyed the surface of the Earth (study Genesis 1:2). Lucifer, now Satan the devil, led one third of the angels, who were assigned to help him finish the creation of the Earth, into rebellion against God and His government (Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel 28:12-19; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6). They attempted to seize God’s throne over the universe and replace Him as ruler. We could speculate that the Earth may have seemed too small for them. Mr. Armstrong explained this prehistory in great detail. You need to read and study The Incredible Human Potential.
“It is a mystery to almost everybody, but the Bible reveals a very real but invisible world—another dimension, as some choose to call it—existing along with our own, absolutely indiscernible to our five senses. It is the spirit world,” Mr. Armstrong explained in Mystery of the Ages. So in this sense we are not alone in the universe. One third of these angelic beings—Satan’s cohorts now known as demons—are man’s adversaries. After Satan’s recent attempt to take the throne from God a second time, they are no longer permitted to go out into the universe. They were cast down to this Earth (Revelation 12:7-9). The remaining faithful angels are now working to help God’s people attain salvation (Hebrews 1:14).
“The Bible reveals a very real but invisible world … existing along with our own, absolutely indiscernible to our five senses. It is the spirit world.” Herbert W. Armstrong
Satan is very active today. “It is extremely urgent that we understand Satan. The book of Ezekiel exposes him in an exceptional way,” writes Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry in Ezekiel: The End-Time Prophet. “Lucifer was one of only three archangels mentioned in the Bible. He was one of the highest-ranking angels God created, if not the highest. His prestigious position was that of a covering cherub, and he directly served at God’s throne. After God set him on the throne of this Earth, he rebelled. Today, he still retains a lot of that power as the evil god of this world (2 Corinthians 4:4). How does he operate? … As you examine the Scriptures, you will see that he follows a pattern of deception. The only difference is, he is much more wrathful today than ever before (Revelation 12:12).”
Amazing Spiritual Vehicles
So what do the fallen angels have to do with ufos–uaps? Ezekiel 1 not only introduces the great God to us, it reveals that Ezekiel was given a vision of an amazing spiritual vehicle. At the time Ezekiel saw this vision, righteous angels (specifically cherubs) were operating an amazing aircraft to transport God to visit Ezekiel at the river Chebar. Read Ezekiel 1:4-28.
“Ezekiel saw this great, luminous vehicle with wings and revolving wheels moving at lightning speed. It never had to turn; it would move instantly in any direction. Men had never seen anything like this—it looked like torches or lightning darting around. This was quite a vehicle—so awesome Ezekiel had trouble even explaining it. Has anyone else ever had such a vision?” writes Mr. Flurry (ibid). Isn’t that description somewhat similar to what the U.S. Navy pilots witnessed. The “things” they saw looked like vehicles that can do amazing things beyond our known laws of physics.
The Navy pilots obviously were not given a vision from God. But Satan and his demons have the means to show off amazing vehicles they may have access to. This could have been what they saw. Of course, their reason for doing so would be to deceive mankind about the plan of God for the universe. Surely Satan would like man to believe there are extraterrestrials out there, if for no other reason than to blind mankind to God’s purpose for man and the universe. Yet the Bible, specifically Romans 8:19-23, show that the entire universe is in decay. There is no extraterrestrial civilization out there.
We live in terrifying times. Satan and his demons are pushing madmen to ignite the destruction of all humanity. It is time we wake up and turn back to a firm belief in a great Creator God.
Even Charles Krauthammer postulated that many people want to search for aliens in the hope they can save us from blowing ourselves off the planet. “So why the silence?” he asked. “Carl Sagan (among others) thought the answer is to be found tragically, in the final variable: The high probability that advanced civilizations destroy themselves. In other words, this silent universe is conveying not a flattering lesson about our uniqueness but a tragic story about our destiny” (Things That Matter). We live in terrifying times. Satan and his demons are pushing madmen to ignite the destruction of all humanity. It is time we wake up and turn back to a firm belief in a great Creator God. There are no extraterrestrials “out there” to come and save us from genocide. There is good news! Man’s civilization will not have a Carl Sagan end.
That is what the Second Coming of Jesus Christ is all about. He is planning to return (from outer space) and save humanity from the nuclear war that is sure to come. Study Matthew 24:21-22. As King of the Earth, Jesus Christ will establish a new civilization, known in the Bible as the wonderful World Tomorrow, and build a new human society of peace, safety and abundance for all mankind (Hebrews 2:5-10). The great Creator God has great plans for you, me and all mankind. That future will be far more exciting than seeing a ufo–uap streak across the sky.


thetrumpet--2020-02-17--America’s Two-Tiered Justice System

America’s Two-Tiered Justice System

The radical left is doing everything it can to undermine the credibility of Attorney General William Barr .
A former Obama White House counsel member has collected signatures from over 1,000 current and former Department of Justice employees to petition for Barr ’ s removal .
All of these attacks indicate that Mr. Barr is getting very close to exposing a lot of wrongdoing , and the Democrat-media complex is getting nervous .
On Friday , the Department of Justice announced it was dropping its case against former Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for his self-promoting leaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was a central figure of the illegal campaign to spy on the Trump administration , said in an interview : “ We don ’ t expect to live in a country where the perceived political enemies of the president suddenly become the subjects of criminal investigations in a pursuit to throw political enemies in jail.
” Abraham Lincoln knew his Bible well .
He quoted it more often than other politicians of his day .
He frequently relied on it in speeches and counsel .
Lincoln , however , did not attend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I talk about Lincoln ’ s relationship with the Bible .
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America’s Two-Tiered Justice System
Attack on Barr (8 minutes)
The radical left is doing everything it can to undermine the credibility of Attorney General William Barr. A former Obama White House counsel member has collected signatures from over 1,000 current and former Department of Justice employees to petition for Barr’s removal. All of these attacks indicate that Mr. Barr is getting very close to exposing a lot of wrongdoing, and the Democrat-media complex is getting nervous.
Andrew McCabe: The Pot Calling the Kettle Black (28 minutes)
On Friday, the Department of Justice announced it was dropping its case against former Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for his self-promoting leaks and lies under oath. McCabe, who was a central figure of the illegal campaign to spy on the Trump administration, said in an interview: “We don’t expect to live in a country where the perceived political enemies of the president suddenly become the subjects of criminal investigations in a pursuit to throw political enemies in jail.”
Abraham Lincoln and the Bible (10 minutes)
Abraham Lincoln knew his Bible well. He quoted it more often than other politicians of his day. He frequently relied on it in speeches and counsel. Lincoln, however, did not attend any church. In this segment, I talk about Lincoln’s relationship with the Bible.
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thetrumpet--2020-02-17--What Does Sinn Fein’s Surge Mean for the UK?

The newest members of the Sinn Fein Parliamentary Party meet for the first time at Leinster House in Dublin .
Will a rising nationalist party return the UK to the Troubles ?
Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein won the largest number of first-preference votes in national elections held on February 9 .
Sinn Fein is now effectively the largest party in parliament , with no party reaching a majority .
A coalition government will be necessary , likely bringing this radical party into Ireland ’ s government for the first time .
In the first-preference system , voters rank their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sinn Fein came in first place , scoring 24.5 percent ; Fianna Fáil ( the Republican Party ) came second with 22 percent .
Fine Gael ( Family of the Irish ) , party of current Prime Minister Leo Varadkar , placed third with 21 percent .
Once all the calculations are done , Sinn Fein has 37 seats in parliament .
Fianna Fáil holds 38 seats .
However , one of those seats goes to the house speaker , who is supposed to be neutral .
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As a smaller party , it didn ’ t compete in all the seats .
The biggest loser was Varadkar and his party , which endured one of the worst results in its history .
“ Despite being edged in seat numbers , Sinn Fein is undoubtedly the party with [ the ] most to celebrate , having smashed Ireland ’ s long-standing two party system , ” wrote the Telegraph .
However , all parties came short of the 80 needed for a majority in parliament .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another election or a coalition .
Putting together a coalition without Sinn Fein would be hard .
Already some may be laying the groundwork for such a compromise .
Michael Martin , leader of Fianna Fail , had previously stated he would never work with Sinn Fein .
In the aftermath of the election , he did not reiterate this pledge .
Sinn Fein ’ s victory signals an ominous future for Ireland , Northern Ireland and the entire United Kingdom .
As a nationalist , left-wing party , Sinn Fein ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extreme becoming mainstream .
Like many populist parties in Europe , it won on a platform of improving employment and housing prices for the younger demographic .
Sinn Fein ’ s victory follows the pattern of Germany ’ s far-right Alternative für Deutschland ’ s rise , Matteo Salvini ’ s meteoric rise as head of the League party in Italy , and the far-right Vox party ’ s entry into government in Spain .
Ireland is yet another nation entering the political “ death-spiral ” already beginning in Europe .
Populist parties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an outside threat—in Europe ’ s case , defending national or European values .
This type of party characterized the 1930s .
Sinn Fein poses a more immediate danger than European populist parties .
It is the political wing of the Irish Republican Army ( ira ) , the terrorist group that carried out bombings and murders during the Troubles .
Around 3,200 died as a result of the ira terrorism before the Good Friday Agreement of April 10 , 1998 .
Since the Agreement , overt rioting and attacks have stopped .
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Right before peace talks concluded in 1998 , the ira ’ s Army Council said , “ We remain committed to ending British rule in Ireland and the reunification of our country.
” Today , there are still stockpiles of weapons that were never handed in , waiting to be used in the struggle for Irish unification .
In his article “ From Terrorists to Politicians , ” late Trumpet columnist Ron Fraser explained that Sinn Fein is the political wing of a terrorist organization .
It has always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force in the mainstream , gaining acceptance by established governments , the international community , and the public within their home states , and thus to win power by political means which they started out to gain by the tactics of terror.
” Sinn Fein already has a role in Northern Ireland ’ s government .
If it rules in the Republic , too , it will go mainstream in a bigger way than ever before .
Irish unity , the issue behind the Troubles , and for which the ira exists to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of its political agenda .
It will lead the political push for unity .
In the highly sensitive region of Northern Ireland , politics can easily lead to violence .
Even demographics are working against Ireland ’ s chances for peace .
Northern Ireland ’ s Protestant majority is marginal—only 42 percent identify as Protestant , and their numbers are rapidly declining .
Meanwhile , 41 percent identify as Catholic , and their numbers are rising .
Most analysts expect Catholics to outnumber Protestants by 2021 .
When these numbers break even , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Irish unity .
Though religion does not guarantee how a person will vote , it has a stronger correlation to politics in Ireland than any nation in the Western world .
After the signing of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement , Mr. Fraser forecast exactly this , writing in “ Terror Triumphant !
” , “ The plain fact is that , given a few years , the Protestant majority in Ulster will be overwhelmed by the much more rapidly reproducing Catholic minority .
It is simply a matter of time .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ulster Irish out of existence as a province separate from the rest of Ireland !
” Mr. Fraser predicted that the peace brokered by almost two years of negotiations would not last .
Regarding the agreement , he wrote , “ At its best , it is a most shameful capitulation to the forces of terrorism .
At its worst , it contains the sinister seeds of destruction of the very peace that it is touted to produce ….
” The Bible shows that Sinn Fein ’ s rise will be disastrous for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is Sinn Fein ’ s stated goal—will end in violence .
Consider how Brexit proves the Bible ’ s track record .
Herbert W. Armstrong , who broadcast on radio and founded the Plain Truth , predecessor magazine of the Trumpet , said in the 1950s that Britain would not be part of the European superpower .
How did he know ?
He relied on Bible prophecy .
In “ Why the Trumpet Watches the UK ’ s Break From Europe , ” we wrote : Brexit was prophesied , and that prophecy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Britain will also shortly be fulfilled .
The two are intimately connected .
Ireland is extremely pro-European Union .
As is Scotland , whose First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the EU to “ leave a light on for Scotland to find its way home ” after Brexit .
Opposition from these nations will make post-Brexit negotiations with the EU difficult for England .
Europe has turned the Irish border issue into a thorn in Britain ’ s side , delaying Brexit and bending negotiations in its favor .
Ireland ’ s primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to oppose its longtime enemy , England .
But Ireland is being used by a larger power .
Sinn Fein ’ s rise is a victory for Europe and the Catholic Church .
It will change politics in the UK .
Renewed violence will come to Ireland .
Eventually , a resurgent European superpower will target Britain—possibly with help from Catholic Ireland .
For more background on why the Trumpet pays close attention to Sinn Fein ’ s rise and Europe gaining control of Ireland , read “ From Terrorists to Politicians .
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Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein won the largest number of first-preference votes in national elections held on February 9. Sinn Fein is now effectively the largest party in parliament, with no party reaching a majority. A coalition government will be necessary, likely bringing this radical party into Ireland’s government for the first time.
In the first-preference system, voters rank their preferred candidates. By this measure, Sinn Fein came in first place, scoring 24.5 percent; Fianna Fáil (the Republican Party) came second with 22 percent. Fine Gael (Family of the Irish), party of current Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, placed third with 21 percent.
Once all the calculations are done, Sinn Fein has 37 seats in parliament. Fianna Fáil holds 38 seats. However, one of those seats goes to the house speaker, who is supposed to be neutral. So the two parties are effectively neck-and-neck.
The result even caught Sinn Fein by surprise. As a smaller party, it didn’t compete in all the seats.
The biggest loser was Varadkar and his party, which endured one of the worst results in its history.
“Despite being edged in seat numbers, Sinn Fein is undoubtedly the party with [the] most to celebrate, having smashed Ireland’s long-standing two party system,” wrote the Telegraph.
However, all parties came short of the 80 needed for a majority in parliament. This leaves Ireland with only two options: another election or a coalition.
Putting together a coalition without Sinn Fein would be hard. Already some may be laying the groundwork for such a compromise. Michael Martin, leader of Fianna Fail, had previously stated he would never work with Sinn Fein. In the aftermath of the election, he did not reiterate this pledge.
Sinn Fein’s victory signals an ominous future for Ireland, Northern Ireland and the entire United Kingdom.
As a nationalist, left-wing party, Sinn Fein’s triumph is yet another example of the extreme becoming mainstream. Like many populist parties in Europe, it won on a platform of improving employment and housing prices for the younger demographic. Sinn Fein’s victory follows the pattern of Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland’s rise, Matteo Salvini’s meteoric rise as head of the League party in Italy, and the far-right Vox party’s entry into government in Spain. Ireland is yet another nation entering the political “death-spiral” already beginning in Europe. Populist parties often position themselves as a defense against an outside threat—in Europe’s case, defending national or European values. This type of party characterized the 1930s.
Sinn Fein poses a more immediate danger than European populist parties. It is the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (ira), the terrorist group that carried out bombings and murders during the Troubles. Around 3,200 died as a result of the ira terrorism before the Good Friday Agreement of April 10, 1998.
Since the Agreement, overt rioting and attacks have stopped. However, the ideology of that group has not changed. Right before peace talks concluded in 1998, the ira’s Army Council said, “We remain committed to ending British rule in Ireland and the reunification of our country.” Today, there are still stockpiles of weapons that were never handed in, waiting to be used in the struggle for Irish unification.
In his article “From Terrorists to Politicians,” late Trumpet columnist Ron Fraser explained that Sinn Fein is the political wing of a terrorist organization. It has always aimed “to become a legitimate political force in the mainstream, gaining acceptance by established governments, the international community, and the public within their home states, and thus to win power by political means which they started out to gain by the tactics of terror.”
Sinn Fein already has a role in Northern Ireland’s government. If it rules in the Republic, too, it will go mainstream in a bigger way than ever before. Irish unity, the issue behind the Troubles, and for which the ira exists to fight, will be at the forefront of its political agenda. It will lead the political push for unity. In the highly sensitive region of Northern Ireland, politics can easily lead to violence.
Even demographics are working against Ireland’s chances for peace. Northern Ireland’s Protestant majority is marginal—only 42 percent identify as Protestant, and their numbers are rapidly declining. Meanwhile, 41 percent identify as Catholic, and their numbers are rising. Most analysts expect Catholics to outnumber Protestants by 2021. When these numbers break even, Sinn Fein could call for a referendum on Irish unity. Though religion does not guarantee how a person will vote, it has a stronger correlation to politics in Ireland than any nation in the Western world. After the signing of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, Mr. Fraser forecast exactly this, writing in “Terror Triumphant!”, “The plain fact is that, given a few years, the Protestant majority in Ulster will be overwhelmed by the much more rapidly reproducing Catholic minority. It is simply a matter of time. The Catholic nationalists will simply populate the Ulster Irish out of existence as a province separate from the rest of Ireland!”
Mr. Fraser predicted that the peace brokered by almost two years of negotiations would not last. Regarding the agreement, he wrote, “At its best, it is a most shameful capitulation to the forces of terrorism. At its worst, it contains the sinister seeds of destruction of the very peace that it is touted to produce ….”
The Bible shows that Sinn Fein’s rise will be disastrous for Britain. Any attempt at unifying Ireland—which is Sinn Fein’s stated goal—will end in violence.
Consider how Brexit proves the Bible’s track record. Herbert W. Armstrong, who broadcast on radio and founded the Plain Truth, predecessor magazine of the Trumpet, said in the 1950s that Britain would not be part of the European superpower. How did he know? He relied on Bible prophecy. In “Why the Trumpet Watches the UK’s Break From Europe,” we wrote:
From the earliest days of broadcasting work in the 1930s, Herbert W. Armstrong forecast the advent of a united European power. In 1956 he wrote, “Probably Germany will lead and dominate the coming United States of Europe, but Britain will be no part of it” (emphasis added throughout). Even when Britain joined the European Community in 1973, Mr. Armstrong did not back away from this bold prophecy. “Britain is going to look back on Monday, Jan. 1, 1973, in all probability, as a most tragically historic date—a date fraught with ominous potentialities!” he wrote.
Brexit was prophesied, and that prophecy was fulfilled. Europe’s attack on Britain will also shortly be fulfilled. The two are intimately connected.
Ireland is extremely pro-European Union. As is Scotland, whose First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the EU to “leave a light on for Scotland to find its way home” after Brexit. Opposition from these nations will make post-Brexit negotiations with the EU difficult for England.
Europe has turned the Irish border issue into a thorn in Britain’s side, delaying Brexit and bending negotiations in its favor. Ireland’s primary motivation in politically aligning with Europe is to oppose its longtime enemy, England. But Ireland is being used by a larger power.
Sinn Fein’s rise is a victory for Europe and the Catholic Church. It will change politics in the UK. Renewed violence will come to Ireland. Eventually, a resurgent European superpower will target Britain—possibly with help from Catholic Ireland. For more background on why the Trumpet pays close attention to Sinn Fein’s rise and Europe gaining control of Ireland, read “From Terrorists to Politicians.”


thetrumpet--2020-02-17--Pope Remakes U.S. Catholic Church

Pope Remakes U.S. Catholic Church

Catholic priests of Saint Charles Missions from Latin America , the U.S. and Canada gather to pray at the U.S.-Mexico border fence in solidarity to migrants and against hate and indifference on July 4 , 2019 .
Why is Pope Francis promoting bishops who support illegal immigration ?
Pope Francis is working to create a more Hispanic church in the United States .
When Archbishop Charles Chaput retired on January 23 , the pope appointed Nelson Perez to be the next archbishop of Philadelphia .
While Chaput was regarded as a conservative leader among U.S. bishops , Perez is more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the first Hispanic to lead the 1.3 million Catholics of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia .
According to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate , 20 percent of U.S. Catholic bishops were appointed by Pope Francis , while the remaining 80 percent were appointed by Pope Benedict xvi or Pope John Paul ii .
The appointment of Perez represents another step in Francis ’ s plan to create a pro-Hispanic , pro-immigration church in the U.S. Archbishop Perez will undoubtedly be a strong ally of Archbishop José Horacio Gómez of Los @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has been the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops .
The Mexican-born prelate has long been a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump .
Two days after Mr. Trump was elected as America ’ s 45th president , Gómez delivered a homily saying , “ We have children in our schools who are scared .
They think the government is going to come and deport their parents any day now.
” In the months since this homily , Gómez has advocated for policy reforms that would create a path to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States .
Yet his advocacy for illegal immigrants is not motivated purely by humanitarian reasons .
In an Angelus article in 2011 , Gómez laid out a plan to transform American culture by encouraging immigration .
After listing political and economic problems , Gómez wrote , “ Immigration is a key to our American renewal.
” A little later in his article , he explained his rational : “ The American story that most of us know is set in New England .
It ’ s the story of the pilgrims and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and John Winthrop ’ s sermon about a ‘ city upon a hill.
’ It ’ s the story of great men like Washington , Jefferson and Madison .
It ’ s the story of great documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights .
… But the story of the Founding Fathers and the truths they held to be self-evident is not the whole story about America .
The rest of the story starts more than a century before the pilgrims .
It starts in the 1520s in Florida @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
It is the story not of colonial settlement and political and economic opportunity .
It ’ s the story of exploration and evangelization .
This story is not Anglo-Protestant but Hispanic-Catholic .
It is centered , not in New England but in Nueva España—New Spain—at opposite corners of the continent.
” Why does Gómez think that focusing on America ’ s Anglo-Saxon heritage is a problem ?
“ When we forget our country ’ s roots in the Hispanic-Catholic mission to the New World , we end up with distorted ideas about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We end up with an idea that Americans are descended from only white Europeans and that our culture is based only on the individualism , work ethic and rule of law that we inherited from our Anglo-Protestant forebears .
When that has happened in the past it has led to those episodes in our history that we are least proud of—the mistreatment of Native Americans ; slavery ; the recurring outbreaks of nativism and anti-Catholicism ; the internment of Japanese Americans during World War ii ; the misadventures of ‘ manifest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history and ignoring the Holy Roman Empire ’ s role in the downfall of the Inca empire and the establishment of the trans-Atlantic slave trade .
He is attributing the great “ sins ” of U.S. history to the nation ’ s “ Anglo-Protestant ” forebears and saying that the path to “ American renewal ” lies in “ Hispanic-Catholic ” culture .
He is trying to resurrect a clash between the British Empire and the Holy Roman Empire .
When you understand the ultimate goal of the Vatican is to bring America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pope Francis and Archbishop Gómez to encourage Hispanic immigration into the U.S. take on a whole new meaning .
About 40 percent of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic , and San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy has stated that mass deportations of illegal immigrants could remove 10 percent of Catholic parishioners from U.S. churches .
Without illegal immigration , the Roman Catholic Church would be a shrinking , aging organization with diminishing influence in the U.S .
Immigrants moving into the country give Catholic leaders enormous influence they wouldn ’ t otherwise have .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Demography , Catholicism will overtake Protestantism to become the largest religion in the U.S. by the middle of the century if immigration doubles .
This at least partially explains why Pope Francis is elevating Hispanic bishops willing to take a stand against President Trump ’ s immigration policies .
The pope and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops oppose any efforts to crack down on illegal immigration into America .
They put forward humanitarian reasons for doing so , but there ’ s no denying that they benefit too .
These migrants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the U.S. a more Catholic nation .
Astonishingly , this strategy was foretold in the Bible .
Both Revelation 17 and Isaiah 47 refer to the combined religious and political power of a great false church .
The church known as “ Mystery , Babylon the Great ” in Revelation is referred to as the “ daughter of Babylon ” and the “ lady of kingdoms ” in Isaiah .
This church will rule over a union of 10 nations in Europe .
And because God is angry with the modern descendants of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turns them over to this religious power , which carries them away captive and shows them no mercy .
Herbert W. Armstrong explained in his landmark book The United States and Britain in Prophecy that the modern descendants of ancient Israel are primarily the U.S. and Britain .
So the prophecies in Revelation 17 and Isaiah 47 are about a European superpower , dominated by religion , conquering the U.S .
The Vatican is currently using the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to oppose the Trump administration and help Hispanic Catholics from Latin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This is part of the Vatican ’ s strategy to blot out the name of Israel from under heaven ( 2 Kings 14:27 ) .
God is not against Hispanics , and many Hispanic Americans have integrated into America ’ s Anglo-Saxon political culture .
But unregulated Catholic immigration into the U.S. is not going to solve the problems of Anglo-America or Latin America .
Instead , it is going to lead to clash of civilizations between the United States and a Vatican-dominated empire .
It is important to recognize that Pope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bishops are actively working to establish a new system of world government .
The Roman Catholic Church doesn ’ t believe the Kingdom of God is a literal kingdom to be established on Earth by Jesus Christ at His Second Coming .
The Catholic Church ’ s position is that the Kingdom of God is a modern-day church , ruled by the vicar of Christ .
The policies being espoused by the Trump administration—and deeply American principles much , much older—are completely at odds with the globalist vision of the Roman Catholic Church @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are fundamentally part of two different power blocs !
To learn more about what the Bible reveals about this Vatican-dominated empire and the role it will play during the years immediately preceding Jesus Christ ’ s return , request your free copy of Who or What Is the Prophetic Beast ?
by Herbert W. Armstrong .

Pope Francis is working to create a more Hispanic church in the United States. When Archbishop Charles Chaput retired on January 23, the pope appointed Nelson Perez to be the next archbishop of Philadelphia. While Chaput was regarded as a conservative leader among U.S. bishops, Perez is more progressive. The Cuban-born archbishop will also be the first Hispanic to lead the 1.3 million Catholics of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
According to the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, 20 percent of U.S. Catholic bishops were appointed by Pope Francis, while the remaining 80 percent were appointed by Pope Benedict xvi or Pope John Paul ii. The appointment of Perez represents another step in Francis’s plan to create a pro-Hispanic, pro-immigration church in the U.S.
Archbishop Perez will undoubtedly be a strong ally of Archbishop José Horacio Gómez of Los Angeles. Since November 12, Gómez has been the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The Mexican-born prelate has long been a vocal critic of U.S. President Donald Trump. Two days after Mr. Trump was elected as America’s 45th president, Gómez delivered a homily saying, “We have children in our schools who are scared. They think the government is going to come and deport their parents any day now.”
In the months since this homily, Gómez has advocated for policy reforms that would create a path to citizenship for Hispanics living illegally in the United States. Yet his advocacy for illegal immigrants is not motivated purely by humanitarian reasons. In an Angelus article in 2011, Gómez laid out a plan to transform American culture by encouraging immigration.
After listing political and economic problems, Gómez wrote, “Immigration is a key to our American renewal.” A little later in his article, he explained his rational: “The American story that most of us know is set in New England. It’s the story of the pilgrims and the Mayflower, the first Thanksgiving, and John Winthrop’s sermon about a ‘city upon a hill.’ It’s the story of great men like Washington, Jefferson and Madison. It’s the story of great documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. … But the story of the Founding Fathers and the truths they held to be self-evident is not the whole story about America. The rest of the story starts more than a century before the pilgrims. It starts in the 1520s in Florida and in the 1540s here in California. It is the story not of colonial settlement and political and economic opportunity. It’s the story of exploration and evangelization. This story is not Anglo-Protestant but Hispanic-Catholic. It is centered, not in New England but in Nueva España—New Spain—at opposite corners of the continent.”
Why does Gómez think that focusing on America’s Anglo-Saxon heritage is a problem?
“When we forget our country’s roots in the Hispanic-Catholic mission to the New World, we end up with distorted ideas about our national identity,” he wrote. “We end up with an idea that Americans are descended from only white Europeans and that our culture is based only on the individualism, work ethic and rule of law that we inherited from our Anglo-Protestant forebears. When that has happened in the past it has led to those episodes in our history that we are least proud of—the mistreatment of Native Americans; slavery; the recurring outbreaks of nativism and anti-Catholicism; the internment of Japanese Americans during World War ii; the misadventures of ‘manifest destiny.’”
Gómez is grossly misrepresenting history and ignoring the Holy Roman Empire’s role in the downfall of the Inca empire and the establishment of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. He is attributing the great “sins” of U.S. history to the nation’s “Anglo-Protestant” forebears and saying that the path to “American renewal” lies in “Hispanic-Catholic” culture. He is trying to resurrect a clash between the British Empire and the Holy Roman Empire.
When you understand the ultimate goal of the Vatican is to bring America under its political influence, attempts by Pope Francis and Archbishop Gómez to encourage Hispanic immigration into the U.S. take on a whole new meaning. About 40 percent of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic, and San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy has stated that mass deportations of illegal immigrants could remove 10 percent of Catholic parishioners from U.S. churches.
Without illegal immigration, the Roman Catholic Church would be a shrinking, aging organization with diminishing influence in the U.S. Immigrants moving into the country give Catholic leaders enormous influence they wouldn’t otherwise have.
According to a paper by the Vienna Institute of Demography, Catholicism will overtake Protestantism to become the largest religion in the U.S. by the middle of the century if immigration doubles. This at least partially explains why Pope Francis is elevating Hispanic bishops willing to take a stand against President Trump’s immigration policies.
The pope and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops oppose any efforts to crack down on illegal immigration into America. They put forward humanitarian reasons for doing so, but there’s no denying that they benefit too. These migrants are overwhelmingly Catholic, and help make the U.S. a more Catholic nation.
Astonishingly, this strategy was foretold in the Bible.
Both Revelation 17 and Isaiah 47 refer to the combined religious and political power of a great false church. The church known as “Mystery, Babylon the Great” in Revelation is referred to as the “daughter of Babylon” and the “lady of kingdoms” in Isaiah. This church will rule over a union of 10 nations in Europe. And because God is angry with the modern descendants of ancient Israel for their sins, He turns them over to this religious power, which carries them away captive and shows them no mercy.
Herbert W. Armstrong explained in his landmark book The United States and Britain in Prophecy that the modern descendants of ancient Israel are primarily the U.S. and Britain. So the prophecies in Revelation 17 and Isaiah 47 are about a European superpower, dominated by religion, conquering the U.S. The Vatican is currently using the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to oppose the Trump administration and help Hispanic Catholics from Latin America settle in the U.S.—legally or illegally. This is part of the Vatican’s strategy to blot out the name of Israel from under heaven (2 Kings 14:27).
God is not against Hispanics, and many Hispanic Americans have integrated into America’s Anglo-Saxon political culture. But unregulated Catholic immigration into the U.S. is not going to solve the problems of Anglo-America or Latin America. Instead, it is going to lead to clash of civilizations between the United States and a Vatican-dominated empire.
It is important to recognize that Pope Francis and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are actively working to establish a new system of world government. The Roman Catholic Church doesn’t believe the Kingdom of God is a literal kingdom to be established on Earth by Jesus Christ at His Second Coming. The Catholic Church’s position is that the Kingdom of God is a modern-day church, ruled by the vicar of Christ. The policies being espoused by the Trump administration—and deeply American principles much, much older—are completely at odds with the globalist vision of the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic Church and the U.S. are fundamentally part of two different power blocs!
To learn more about what the Bible reveals about this Vatican-dominated empire and the role it will play during the years immediately preceding Jesus Christ’s return, request your free copy of Who or What Is the Prophetic Beast? by Herbert W. Armstrong.


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Israeli and U.S. flags are projected on the walls of the ramparts of Jerusalem ’ s Old City on February 11 to celebrate close ties between the two nations .
Lacking international support , the Palestinian delegation departs the UN without a vote against President Trump ’ s peace plan .
jerusalem In December 2016 , literally days before United States President Barack Obama left office , a vote came before the United Nations Security Council on a resolution passing judgment on the future borders of Israel and a Palestinian state .
By virtue of a U.S. abstention , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 1967 lines as the basis for borders of the two states .
This meant that it was now the international community ’ s position that Israel was illegally occupying the Old City of Jerusalem as well as the West Bank , the heartland of biblical Israel .
The critical abstention by the U.S. that allowed the anti-Israel resolution to pass was seen as a parting shot against the Jewish state from a notoriously hostile Obama administration .
Fast-forward to Tuesday this week , when the Security Council met once again , expecting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and a future Palestinian state .
This time , the vote was meant to denounce U.S. President Donald Trump ’ s recently released “ Vision for Peace , ” which abrogates the 1967 lines from having any bearing on the borders between a future Palestinian state and Israel .
In Mr. Trump ’ s plan , Israel gets 30 percent of the West Bank , as well as sovereignty over Jerusalem .
In effect , Trump ’ s plan obliterates the Obama-era unsc resolution .
On Tuesday , the unsc was meant to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the resounding ring of anti-Israel consensus that the UN has come to represent .
Instead , the 15 members of the Security Council didn ’ t even get the chance to vote .
In the preceding days , the U.S. government worked overtime with member states to convince them to vote against the forthcoming resolution .
It also successfully lobbied to change the language of the resolution to ensure that there was no mention of President Trump , the U.S. or even the “ deal of the century.
” With the resolution gutted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support lacking from other nations , the Palestinian delegation attempted to hide its embarrassment by deciding not to go forward with the vote .
All that Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas could do was deliver the usual anti-Israel speech , as well as give a follow-up press conference to an enamored international press alongside former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert .
But there was no vote ; no declaration of international condemnation of Mr. Trump ’ s plan .
Instead , it was the Palestinians who looked isolated—a notable first for the UN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Palestinian Authority ( and international anti-Trump sentiment ) , and a major victory for President Trump in his rollout of the peace deal .
Such a result was shocking to the Palestinian delegation .
“ There is an atmosphere of bitter disappointment among the members of the delegation who went to the UN with Abbas , ” said one member of the delegation .
“ The sense is that we are coming back with our tails between our legs .
We were caught unprepared , and we didn ’ t properly assess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Security Council.
” As even the Guardian admitted , “ [ B ] locking the vote is likely to be seen as a rare diplomatic success for the U.S. at the UN on the Middle East issue.
” Hints that the UN resolution wouldn ’ t have enough support should have been obvious based on a similar situation last week , this time with the European Union .
According to sources , the officials of the 27-member body sought to issue a unanimous statement declaring broad opposition to the U.S. plan .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ speak out against the plan , leading EU High Representative Josep Borel to issue his own statement of contempt of the deal .
In both cases , several European nations either like the Trump plan or were unwilling to break with President Trump over the deal .
But it is not just Europeans who are mute ; several Arab states are showing signs of support for Trump ’ s deal .
This started with the highly unusual Arab presence in the White House for the deal ’ s announcement on January 28 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oman and Bahrain were singularly called out by President Trump during the ceremony , indicating their support for the deal .
While there was the obligatory statement from the Arab League on February 1 expressing disapproval of the deal , the lack of significant follow-through by the individual Arab nations reveals a deepening alignment with the U.S. On February 9 , Brig .
Gen. Res .
Yossi Kuperwasser characterized the Arab response to the deal this way : They can not say it out loudly in a forum like the Arab League , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the ceremony , their national leadership reactions , and their diplomatic messages are clear .
Because they want the best for the Palestinians and for themselves , they actually support the plan at least as a basis for negotiations .
The Sudan move that was not criticized by the pragmatists says it all .
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Arab Republic of Egypt are in a more sensitive situation but it seems that as long as Israel is coordinating its moves regarding the plan with the United States they will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The radicals are of course against the plan since they are against anything that strengthens the pragmatists and Israel .
This explains Iran ’ s , Turkey ’ s and the Islamic State ’ s harsh reactions .
They don ’ t care about the Palestinians and their well-being , they only care about their own imperial aspirations , which are going to be hampered if Israel is secure , makes peace with the Palestinians , and establishes normal relations with the pragmatic states .
As Kupperwasser relates , the Arab world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushing for their own regional hegemony , like Iran and Turkey , and the pragmatists , who don ’ t necessarily like the Jewish state but recognize the benefits of such a relationship in the face of the radical threat .
These pragmatic states , such as Egypt , Saudi Arabia , the U.A.E .
and Jordan , recognize the need for U.S. support in the face of threats .
This alignment is causing these nations to act far more favorable to the United States , opening the door for greater relations with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these Arab states can not afford to upset President Trump over a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians .
For example , Tunisia fired its ambassador to the UN , Moncef Baati , last week after he came together with Indonesia ’ s representative and drafted the Palestinian resolution .
Tunisia ’ s president fired Baati because he was worried that support for the Palestinian Authority would damage his nation ’ s relations with the U.S. , according to diplomatic sources .
One member of the Palestinian delegation to the UN confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ We are still in shock from the cold shoulder we received from Arab states , chief among them the Gulf emirates , Egypt and Saudi Arabia , ” the source told Israel Hayom .
Put together , the retreat of the anti-Trump resolution at the unsc , the inability of the EU to reach its own consensus against the deal of the century , and the lack of Arab support for the Palestinian Authority all testify to a massive change in how the international community is treating the United States under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chief Gerald Flurry recently wrote , the deal of the century has literally no chance of being successful in the long run .
Nevertheless , the lack of international condemnation against the deal highlights a separate and compelling trend—the resurgence of the United States under the leadership of President Trump .
“ Donald Trump has proved himself willing to take a stand where others have not .
It is quite something to behold him resisting these anti-American forces !
” Mr .
Flurry wrote in his 2018 article “ Saving America From the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s temporary resurgence under the leadership of President Trump is detailed in Mr.
Flurry ’ s free booklet Great Again .
This resurgence was on display at the United Nations this past week .
And it is on display in the newfound respect nations have for the United States .
Clearly , many in the international community might not like President Trump ’ s personality or all of his pro-American flag-waving , but the events of the past week show that there aren ’ t too many who will go against him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ future .
If you would like to understand more about the resurgence of the U.S. under President Trump and where it is leading , please take the time to read Mr.
Flurry ’ s booklet Great Again .

The Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips was devastated when his wife Autumn announced on February 10 that she would divorce him after 12 years of marriage.
Peter Phillips is the son of Princess Anne and Capt. Mark Phillips, who are themselves divorced. Peter is “very upset” with the announcement, according to the Sun.
This divorce comes on the heels of a troubled 2019. Many believe the past year has been one of the Queen’s hardest—the other being her “annus horibilis” of 1992, when Princess Anne divorced Captain Phillips.
The announcement was a complete surprise to the public. According to one friend of the couple quoted by the Sun, even Phillips was “absolutely devastated” and “didn’t see it coming.“ The couple appeared to be happily married. They had two daughters, and Autumn was “a wonderful wife and mother and a very intelligent woman.” However, she had been “telling her friends for some time that there were issues” in the marriage.
These events have weighed heavily on the Queen. Autumn is a “favorite of the Queen” and “Her Majesty will be very upset,” said the Sun. This is “the last thing she needs after all her recent troubles, and you get the feeling that the royal family is falling apart a little bit.”
On January 8, Prince Harry and Meghan announced that they would step back from senior royal duties. Many believe that their exit paved the way for other royals to express discontent. Autumn’s decision to go public and divorce her husband may have come after seeing Meghan’s controversial decision to step down and move to Canada.
Another senior source who spoke to the Sun agreed that the Queen would be “crestfallen,” and said “it makes you wonder what’s going to happen next.”
Many are asking the same question. Members of the royal family have previously embarrassed themselves, as Prince Andrew did in his car-crash bbc interview in November 2019. Prince Phillip was in a literal car crash in January 2019. And Prince Harry and Meghan’s exit came as a shock to the royals. But so far, divorce has not been as common. Will there be more before the year is over?
The last divorce in the royal family happened in 1996, when Prince Andrew divorced Sarah Ferguson. Prince Charles also divorced Diana that same year. Is history repeating itself? So far, it looks as though 2020 will offer the embattled Queen no rest from the family breakdown that plagues the House of Windsor.
What is behind the recent rash of royal scandals and family troubles?
The reason goes back further than most realize. To understand why the royal family is “falling apart,” you need to understand the origins of its throne. Our free book The United States and Britain in Prophecy proves that the British royals are the descendants of Israel and the line of king David.
The throne of David is God’s throne. He promised blessings when the rulers on that throne obeyed His law. By contrast, curses would come from disobedience.
In his book The New Throne of David, Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry shows that the royal family has rejected God’s law and rule. As a result, God no longer views them as royalty. Mr. Flurry writes that this “was a signal of terrible things to come upon Britain …. It was also an indication that we would see a rapid decline in Britain’s royal family.”
Since 2017, when that statement was first made, the royal family’s decline has been on display for the entire world to see. It has captivated the nation. And it will continue until Britain acknowledges God’s supreme rule.
Understanding the history and future of Britain’s throne is vital. For more on this subject, request your free copy of The New Throne of David, by Gerald Flurry.