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 ›
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 ›
The news from the Middle East seems upbeat these last few weeks, in regards to the Islamic State (IS). Iraqi forces are on the verge of exterminating the last militant fighters from Mosul. Forces are now encroaching on the IS… Read More ›
After what seemed like a few weeks of relative silence in the Middle East, we had two news events this past week. Many of the Saudi-led league of Sunni nations cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar, and just today Islamic… Read More ›
“War will continue until the end…” (Daniel 9:26, NIV) Looking at the headlines this morning, there has been yet another bombing in Baghdad by Islamic State (IS). This is the eighth bombing since the end of February, meaning one has… Read More ›
So there I was this afternoon, watching the BBC News America (where a typical half-hour broadcast devotes one quarter of its time to the developing Signposts) and there in Brussels was a moment of silence to remember the victims of… Read More ›
A few of you have written and asked about the significance of the Russian warplane that was shot down near the Turkish-Syrian border. While I don’t believe it has any major effect on the Signposts themselves, the incident is indicative of the… Read More ›
This story was reported a few days ago. It seems Russia is building a couple air bases in Syria and expanding its naval ports on the Syrian coast. So what does this mean? Some prophecy sites clinging to the old… Read More ›
In a word, “no”. Without the knowledge of the Signposts such a development can seem rather significant. The one country that used to tolerate ISIS is now attacking it. But from the Signpost viewpoint, nothing has changed. Many prophecy commentators… Read More ›
Prior to the Second Signpost which is the invasion of the Middle East by Iran, we would expect to see Iran’s power and regional influence continue to increase. We saw in this post Iran’s increasing power, and in this post… Read More ›
THE FOUR SIGNPOSTS 