Bible in the News

Elections in Israel are only 10 days away. These are the first elections since one of the defining moments of the modern State of Israel - the terror attacks of October 7th. How has this changed public opinion? Will Netanyahu survive as the prime minister? What direction will the country take? These are all questions that will be answered on 27th October, in ten days time.

On Wednesday, four Israelis, including a plumber, on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv managed to overpower the co-pilot who had stabbed the pilot and was attempting to dive the aircraft into the ground killing all 174 on board, most of whom were Israeli.

As the 81st Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 173 have been listed to speak. 87 nations (so far) have mentioned Israel, Palestine, the West Bank or Gaza. 84 of them have criticized Israel.  In this Bible in the News, we highlight some of these speeches and the biblical prophecies they touch on.

It’s 25 years since the September 11th twin towers or World Trade Center attacks in New York. Those events shook and changed the world, resulting in America launching it’s war on terrorism. It was an attack on the World Trade Center and what that center represented. America is a trading nation. It is no coincidence that the key nations that joined the American led coalition at that time were also trading nations, such as the UK and Australia. Several times in recent history these nations have been drawn into wars in the Middle East to protect trading partners and key trade routes.

Global attention has shifted from the Russia–Ukraine war toward the Middle East and Iran. Bible prophecy identifies Russia with the “Prince of Rosh” and “King of the North”, and speaks of a Russian-led alliance that will control Europe and invade Israel. Russia’s current difficulties are a temporary period of being “held back,” which has allowed Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis to be degraded and has created conditions for peace and prosperity in Israel. European countries are strengthening borders, expanding armed forces, and introducing or considering military-service programs, while Russia is preparing to mobilize additional troops. The path pointed out in the prophetic scriptures is inevitable.

While there are many passages in scripture that describe the latter days, Zechariah 12 may well be one of the under-appreciated ones! The purpose of this week's Bible in the News is a little different and is focussed on one particular passage. It's important that we have a strong Bible foundation when looking at the signs of the times in our world today. 

Jerusalem and the mountains of Israel become the centre of international controversy again this week. We look at this in the light of Bible prophecy.

Welcome to another edition of the Bible in the News brought to you this week by Tim Billington.

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Israel is still troubled by the Islamic threat within and around them.  It is also no longer the days of incessant terror attacks that constantly took out scores of people in cafes and on buses, either.  This Islamic threat is now harassing the West, too.  We are also seeing the international threat grow, especially in Europe.