So, Trump won the election on November 5th, and it looks like the federal government of the USA is about to take a turn to the right. And Trump’s various cabinet and agency picks look like a dream team.
If one didn’t know any better, one could suppose that America’s future is bright, as cultural Marxism would be finally cast off and traditional American values return.
The Second Signpost Still Looms
However, the Second Signpost—that proposed next event in Bible prophecy that would cause widespread war in the Middle East and oil to be priced astronomically when Iran runs out and conquers most of the Middle East—still looms.
People ask me, “What will specifically happen in the Second Signpost?” I answer that it’s all in the Bible, and that you simply read the relevant passages (Dan. 7:5, 8:4; Rev. 6:3–4) keeping in mind they apply to today. As written about in Daniel Revisited, Iran’s forces will conquer and occupy most of the Middle East, and shut off the oil spigot.
Daniel 8:4 says that no beast (that is, no power) can stop the Persian ram or rescue from its power. This would mean that Israel and the USA would be embroiled in their own conflicts, if not outright war, freeing Iran to run out across the Middle East.
I wrote how WW3, the Psalm 83 war, and the Second Signpost could easily be entangled with one another.
That Was an “Easy” Election, Wasn’t It?
Remember 2020? Remember all the reports of fraud, covering windows, ejecting watchers, ballot box stuffing, the counting stopping at 3 AM across several states, and other shenanigans going on in the battleground states?
Many of us were braced for more cheating in 2024. But consider the election we just had.
The 2024 election was relatively trouble-free. Illegal immigrants may have voted in many states where there are no Voter ID laws, but more patriots showed up to vote. It’s almost as if the Left let Trump win without interference. Why?
The Left and the MSM believe Trump and his voters will end the United States (yeah, that’s crazy, I agree). They actually believe Trump is a Hitler and all his voters are deplorable, garbage, domestic terrorists hell-bent on ending our Constitutional government (though it is the Left that is hell-bent on that). If the Left believes this, might they simply let the USA burn down rather than Trump take over?
In other words, rather than let the Right take over, would they rather trigger WW3 before January 20, which in turn triggers the Second Signpost?
Provoking Russia
We are already seeing evidence of triggering WW3 by provoking Russia! What follows is a short timeline.
November 17—The Biden Administration allows the use of longer range tactical missiles (the ATACMS, pronounced “attack-em’s”) which can strike 300 km into Russian territory. This range allows strikes up to half the distance between the Ukrainian border and Moscow. Biden does this despite the fact that Russia has set the nuclear threshold at an attack on their territory by a non-nuclear power using weapons from a nuclear power.
November 19—Zelenskyy wastes little time and actually attacks Russian targets with the ATACMS missile.
November 20—The US closes its embassy in Kyev.
November 21—This report and this report both say that Putin sent a signal to the West that they are past the nuclear line by launching and landing an ICBM onto the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Though the missile’s MIRV capability has no warheads, it is the first time in history that an ICBM is used in war as part of an attack. Actual footage of the MIRVs landing on Dnipro is here (screenshot below).

Screenshot of video showing last five MIRVs, of the one ICBM, striking targets in Dnipro, the morning of November 21, 2024. The “fireballs” are the trails of the MIRV flight paths.
Conclusion
Unless the West backs down now, a nuclear WW3 could be next. And then the Second Signpost begins.
Though Trump and conservatives won the election, the Left is still in power until January 20. Don’t just assume that everything will be fine.
I’m simply praying that the Lord take care of all who are his.
Will we make it to Thanksgiving, or Christmas, or January 20? I don’t know.
Stay alert, for the Second Signpost could begin any time. Be prepared. Be firmly rooted in Him.
Categories: ALERT, In The News, Russia in the End Times, USA in the End Times

Ali Khamanei yet lives. Yes, we’ve had him on death-watch for Lord-knows-how-long.
Daniel 11:2 is in play. Once we have a new leader in Iran, we may have our third and fourth kings, as I’ve always thought it odd the last Shah would be in the complete set of four Persian kings.
Islam almost certainly seems to be the religion and vehicle of the Antichrist. At least some form of Islam we’ve never seen before…
To my flawed and mortal mind, it can only make sense for the four kings of Daniel 11:2 to be Islamic.
That being said, Ali may already be dead and the regime has not told the world yet with his son already in power.
This election merely was for us to decide what path we will take to the ram-war. The path we have chosen may well be a short one.
Whatever happens, this is still God’s world.
How does this scenario play out when you take Jeremiah 49 into consideration. The destruction of Elam. The region of Iran where the nuke facilities are located,. Given the current situation in the ME, I would think that this event is imminent. If this is to occur, Iran will be nueteured.
Hi Mark,
This is bondservant from youtube.
remember when you and Christopher Mantei on wings of the eagle i brought up the fact Daniel was at the winter citadel? and indicating maybe that detail is telling us what time of year perhaps fall or early winter? Gosh maybe this is true cuz things are suddenly moving very fast, kinda like a birth pang? amazing stuff.
blessings
Paul,
The simple answer, I believe, is that Jeremiah 49:34-39 does not apply to the Second Signpost but to another time. What might that time be? I believe it to be the second coming. Vs 36 says (NASB), “I shall bring upon Elam the four winds From the four ends of heaven.” This echoes two other passages about the second coming – Isaiah 13, in which vs. 5 says, “They are coming from a far country From the farthest horizons,” and Matthew 24, in which vs. 31 says, “they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.”
All three passages speak of the ends, the farthest horizons, and one end of the sky to the other. All three passages are speaking of us saints who would come in on these winds at the Rapture, accompanying Christ, in the destruction of the nations’ armies, commanded by AC, that would take out Israel.
Hi Bondservant –
Yes, I remember you on one of the Friday Q&A’s, and I remember you mentioning that. I thought it to be insightful and interesting. Thanks for reminding me. Yes, this whole thing could blow up this winter. Really wild if the Second Signpost begins at the winter solstice (Earth and the universe belong to God and He marks the seasons).
Maranatha!
Thank you for being a watchman brother. Eventhough we feel like we got a super dose of grace from our Heavenly Father. It is time for all churches to wake up. I truly believe that.
It seems hard to see Iran so intrenched in all middle east. Russian is taking 3 years to just slowly advance in Ukraine,so is it even possible to control all middle east,or could it mean Iran has complete missile dominance to all middle east?
Mike,
Some prophetic scripture can seem impossible to be fulfilled. The story of 2 Kings 7 comes to mind. If Daniel 8:4 says the Ram will charge in three directions and get to do all it wants to do and no one could stop it, than that’s what will happen. There will be different circumstances for Iran than those for Russia in Ukraine.
With this renewed opposition with Bashar in Syria, I’m thinking this may persuade Iran to go all in. The second and third signpost could happen back to back as Turkey is ‘eyeballin’ all this. Not to mention the threats from our President-elect! Maranatha!
Iran is on the move into Syria….. westward moving!
Mark, I am listening to show right now in what Israel took out in terms of air defenses a couple of weeks ago. On the surface this Daniel Revisited theory appears have fallen apart. Something big, I mean, has to be around the corner. Not sure what it is. Very nervous.
Syria’s president Assad has either fled, or is getting ready to flee. This is starting to sound like what happened with Viktor Yanukovych fleeing Ukraine right before Russia seized Crimea and started proxy uprisings in Donetsk and Luhansk. Iran may try something similar in eastern Syria. Right now, U.S. troops are still in eastern Syria. There may still be time for them to leave before Iran comes charging. U.S. airstrikes and Israeli patrols have been enough to turn back Iran’s piecemeal reinforcement attempts so far. They may try much harder very soon.
Gary,
The question is, will Israel be successful against Iran? We will see. The Signposts say “not”. Keep in mind too, that it looked every day for years like the Second Signpost would never happen because the US military has stood in the way. That would need to be overcome, too.
President-elect Trump said today that the US should stay out of it. Maybe he will get our troops out of Syria and Iraq.
In terms of the election being “easy,” it seems there has not been coverage of down-ticket elections being compromised. The presidential election has left Trump with the executive office, but there will not be much support in Congress. I don’t see nuclear war before Trump takes office as the most likely scenario, although it is certainly a possibility. It seems like continued non-compliance, malfeasance, and treason from within will continue. Only if Trump truly cannot be contained will there be a scorched earth policy.
Either way, pray!