During the past week Israel moved to establish 22 new communities in the area of Judea and Samaria, a move that furthers Israel’s sovereignty over the area. The Bible speaks of sowing Judea and Israel with the seed of men, and this move is further advancement of the angelic hand in bringing about God’s plan.

The prophetic scriptures, particularly Ezekiel 38, depict a scenario in the "latter days" where Tarshish and her "young lions" stand in opposition to a northern confederacy invading Israel.

Recent geopolitical trade deals involving the United Kingdom (Tarshish) and its former colonies (her young lions) highlight the unfolding of divine purpose in our times.

As the world held its breath, the Cardinals of the Catholic Church elevated a man to the position of “holy father”, yet the Lord Jesus Christ instructed his followers to “call no man father”. The Catholic Church lives up to the scriptural description of AntiChrist and Man of Sin with this latest conclave. The protestant world has stopped protesting, but the scripture is clear on the inevitable future of this system that has gone astray from the Bible. 

Since Britain joined the Common Market (the predecessor to the European Union), BIble believers have been convinced that Britain could not remain a member of the union by the time of Christ’s presentation to the world. In 1990, a chapter in the book “Guardians of Israel and Arabia” a chapter was titled “Britain’s Exit from Europe is Inevitable!”. The chapter argued that Britain as Tarshish could not be on both sides of the conflict of Armageddon, and as we see in Ezekiel 38 that Tarshish is opposing (although weakly)  the invasion of the land, it cannot also be part of that confederacy of nations that come down into the land.

Iran and the US have just finished a second round of nuclear talks today (April 19th) in Rome, with a third round planned for next Saturday in Oman. The reason Iran have returned to the table seems to be because of the threat of military action from Israel, sanctioned by the US administration. On Wednesday of this week, Trump was asked about an Israeli plan to strike Iranian nuclear sites as early as next month. He said that he “want  in a rush to do it”. He also said in quintessential Trump language: “I think that Iran has a chance to have a great country and to live happily without death... That's my first option. If there's a second option, I think it would be very bad for Iran”. Trump has given Iran a two month deadline for reaching an agreement.

The Confirmation hearing of Mike Huckabee gave special insight in the direction the Trump Administration hopes to take its policies on the Middle East. Huckabee, a Christian, made no bones about his support for Israel being based on the Bible and the promises to Abraham.

Since being sworn in for his second term, Donald Trump has been characteristically unpredictable with his trade policy. Tariffs on Canada and Mexico were announced first, then retracted just before coming into force. Rhetoric on tariffs has at times suggested that Trump believed they could completely replace income tax, while at other times he has been less extreme.