A number of news items are showing that events in the Middle East continue to march us to the Second Signpost. Iran Nuclear Deal US president Trump is threatening to boycott or end the Iran nuclear deal, on May 12…. Read More ›
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Saudi Crown Prince Sees the Second Signpost
The heir apparent to the Saudi throne, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, gets it. He called Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei “the new Hitler” back in November. Admittedly, I didn’t read the story; after all, of course the Ayatollah is like Hitler… Read More ›
How a TOTAL Solar Eclipse is Like Prophecy Fulfillment
Many prophecy teachers have written articles about solar (and lunar) eclipses and how they are the omens showing that some prophecy event is about to be fulfilled. This article is not one of those. This article, rather, is meant to… Read More ›
The Israeli-Syrian Clash and What It Likely Means
So what happened? According to Israeli authorities an Iranian drone flew into Israeli airspace yesterday. Israel responded with some F-16’s taking out the drone. (By the way, military drones are not the little 4- or 6-propellar toys we see flying… Read More ›
America’s March to Triggering the Second Signpost?
This NY Times editorial appeared recently. Its worthy of reading for it shows the push within the Trump administration to do to Iran, what the Bush administration did to Iraq. History may repeat itself. Lawrence Wilkerson, chief-of-staff to Colin Powell… Read More ›
The Lion With the Changed Mind Continues to Stand
Seeing this article reminds me that the end-time version of Babylon—Iraq—continues to exist for now, and to exhibit its new democratic government. The lion continues to stand with its changed mind. Daniel 7:4-5 says there is a first beast, the… Read More ›
What Will the Current Protests Accomplish? Nothing.
The current protests in Iran as reported by this NBC story seem to be generating hope in people that this time, unlike the Green Movement protests of 2009, regime change might actually occur. Most people don’t know about the Four… Read More ›
The Second Signpost Cannot Tarry Too Long
We may forget another factor that will affect the timing of the Second Signpost, and that is the fact that three-fourths of the Iranian population hates the current regime. I mentioned this in Daniel Revisited. This story from American Thinker reminded me… Read More ›
Some Musings on the Antichrist: Where Might He Be Right Now?
This story came from the BBC that IS fighters and their families were given safe passage out of Raqqa by local officials, to other points in Syria and Turkey. The last fighters in Raqqa were brought to the negotiating table… Read More ›
A Prince Moves Us Towards the Second Signpost
In January 2016 a high-ranking Shia cleric was executed, and an embassy was burned down in retribution. In November 2017 a missile is launched from Yemen towards Riyadh, the Saudi capital. The Lebanese Prime Minister, a Sunni Muslim, finds safety… Read More ›