EMERGENCE AND CONVERGENCE
In These Last Days of Apostasy and Doctrines of Demons
Trump Admin Launches Prayer Campaign to Celebrate Nation’s Founding: ‘Let Us Rededicate Ourselves to One Nation Under God.’ In July, President Trump announced plans for a year-long celebration of America’s 250th birthday to culminate in spectacular fashion on Independence Day 2026. But before the nation’s capital is immersed in patriotic pageantry befitting such a historic milestone, he is calling the country to pray.
Woman Becomes First in UK to Face Criminal Charges for Silent Prayer. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce has become the first person to face criminal charges under U.K.’s new national abortion clinic buffer zone law, drawing criticism from the Trump administration as a threat to religious liberties.
Leftists Lose It Over Post Declaring Christmas Is About Christ. Here was the post that launched a thousand angry liberal tirades, which the Dept of Homeland Security released on Dec. 24: “Merry Christmas, America. We are blessed to share a nation and a Savior.”
Christians are Disappearing from the Middle East. Long before Europe adopted Christianity, ancient churches flourished from Jerusalem to Damascus, Antioch, Mosul, and Alexandria. Today, those communities are disappearing at an alarming pace due to war, Islamist extremism, economic pressure, and discrimination, emptying lands where Christianity was once native.
Islam Intrusion
FBI disrupts alleged ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve attack plot targeting grocery store & fast food restaurant in North Carolina on New Year’s Eve. Christian Sturdivant, 18, was arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
Inside Florida’s Islamic Enclave: A Hamas-Named Mosque, Taxpayer-Funded Islamic School, and Arab Market Corridor—All Built in Plain Sight. An Arabic-language recruitment video shows that Islamization in Tampa is not a future threat but a completed system already being advertised as a ready-made destination for the Ummah.
Hatred of Jews and Israel
North American Aliyah surges in 2025 as post–Oct. 7 solidarity drives thousands to Israel. As 2025 wraps, 4,150 olim from North America moved to Israel this year—up over 12% from last year’s 3,706 and the strongest annual figure in four years. The largest numbers came from New York, New Jersey, California, Maryland, Florida, and Illinois.
Iniquity Shall Abound
New Orleans Has Highest Homicide Rate Among Major US Cities with a homicide rate of 46 per 100,000 people. Memphis and St. Louis follow closely, each reporting rates above 38 per 100,000. While these cities have a relatively low number of total homicides, their small population sizes place them among the most violent cities in the country.
Elon Musk Responds After Somali TikToker Threatens His Life. A Somali TikToker (account now defunct) mocked Americans about alleged Somali-linked fraud in Minnesota and pushed dangerous rhetoric suggesting Elon Musk was “about to die.” Such statements fit a broader alarming pattern surrounding the Democrat Party’s normalization of assassination culture against Musk and Trump supporters. Musk wrote on X, “America is toast if the radical left wins. They will open the floodgates to illegal immigration and fraud. Won’t be America anymore.” Musk was quoting a report that he is reportedly going all-in on funding Republicans for the midterm election cycle.
Deliberate Pitting of Nation (Ethnic) Against Nation (Ethnic)
University Writing Center Rejected Proper English, Calling It “Linguistic White Supremacy.” There was a time when being a white supremacist meant something (for starters, you were one in a million). Today, it appears anyone can be a white supremacist – for instance, if you uphold Standard American English. That is, according to certain “intellectuals” — such as those at Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Writing Center.
Plague, Pestilence, and Plandemics
Venezuelan President, Wife, Captured in Raid by U.S. Special Forces, Charged with Leading Drug Cartel. Nicolás Maduro, his wife Cilia Flores, and their 35-year-old son, known as “the Prince,” were charged with running a narco cartel as the couple was taken into custody in a dramatic special forces strike at their home in Caracas early Saturday morning, U.S. officials say.
Economic Insecurity
10 Very Important Trends to Watch as We Enter 2026. Are we on the brink of a worldwide nightmare? Many have described what we are currently experiencing as a “perfect storm.” We have been getting hit with one crisis after another as global events have greatly accelerated in recent months. But now it feels like the next chapter that we are entering is going to take things to an entirely different level.
Weather Events
Illinois: Tornadoes rip through Tazewell, Christian, and Macon counties. Multiple tornadoes, including an EF-1 with peak winds of 158 km/h (98 mph), touched down in Illinois on Dec. 28 with significant damage reported.
Powerful winter storm floods Gaza, leaving 17 dead and destroying over 42,000 tents over seven days up to Dec. 28.
Flash floods kill 17 and destroy 1,800 homes across Afghanistan, triggered by heavy rainfall and snowmelt since January 1. Authorities warn of continuing risk as moderate rainfall persists in western regions.
Wars and Rumors of Wars
Ukraine ‘a lot closer’ to peace deal after talks, Trump says; ‘one or two thorny issues’ remain. President Trump said he made “a lot of progress” in talks with presidents of Ukraine and Russia on Dec. 28, and they were getting “closer” to settling the status of the disputed Donbas territory, but it remained challenging.
Pentagon report sparks WWIII fears after revealing China is readying intercontinental missile. China has armed over 100 long-range nuclear missiles that could reach the US in an all-out war.
China stages record drills designed to encircle Taiwan. China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan on Monday to show its ability to cut off Taiwan from outside support in a conflict.
‘Hezbollah must be disarmed’: Trump tells Netanyahu he’ll back an attack on Hezbollah.
Lebanon and Hezbollah were only briefly discussed at the meeting on Monday between Prime Minister Netanyahu and US President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, but it appears that Israeli and American positions on this issue are identical.
Trump says he would support Israeli attack on Iran if it continues its nuclear buildup. In a meeting with PM Netanyahu, Iran featured prominently in Trump’s remarks. “I hear Iran is trying to build up again. If they are, we have to knock them down,” he said, adding that Iran should pursue diplomacy. “Iran should make a deal, but sometimes that doesn’t happen.”
Trump warns apocalyptic Iranian regime not to murder swelling protest movement or U.S. will attack. On Friday, in a shocking and unprecedented social media post, U.S. President Trump came to the defense of the Iranian people and put the wicked regime in Iran on notice. Under Trump, no longer will the world’s greatest democracy and only superpower cast a blind eye toward the murder of innocent Iranians demanding freedom, justice, and a new government.
Conclusion
We Are The ‘Convergence Generation’ — Top Ten Bible Prophecy Stories Of 2025. The fact that things are all coming together—all falling into place—excites only a tiny remnant who will never grow weary of keeping their eyes on the sky! If you are among them, hang in there. He is coming soon….Hang on for an even wilder ride in 2026! It’s better to sound the warnings and be mocked than have multitudes come to us and ask us, “Why didn’t you warn us of all of this and of all of the things to come?”