8 July 2026

Published on: by RR10 Category:Rapture Ready End Times News

Pope Leo appoints German bishop who endorsed homosexual ‘blessings,’ claimed sodomy ‘not sinful’
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday named Monsignor Christian Würtz, an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Freiburg, Germany, who has a history of supporting homosexual “blessings” and contradicting the Church’s teaching on homosexuality, as the next bishop of Eichstätt. Würtz, 55, was among the 38 German bishops in 2023 who voted in favor of a document endorsing “blessings” for homosexual “couples” as well as for the divorced and “remarried.” Six months earlier, Würtz supported the German Synodal Way’s heterodox “Doctrinal Reassessment of Homosexuality” document that falsely called homosexual acts “not sinful” and “not intrinsically evil.”

The search for the lost Temple incense: new sourcebook opens the next chapter of a 33-year investigation
In May 1992, a team of volunteers led by Texas Pastor Vendyl Jones was digging at the base of a limestone cliff near Qumran when they uncovered what may be one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in modern history. Beneath it lay a hollowed recess packed with a reddish-brown organic powder, sealed away for two thousand years. Jones believed the aromatic dust was Ketoret, the sacred incense burned twice daily on the golden altar inside the Jerusalem Temple.

BIG SOLAR ACTIVITY: 
On July 7th, two sides of the sun exploded almost simultaneously. This movie from NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite shows what happened. Plumes of hot plasma flew away from opposing hemispheres within the same 2 hours. Coincidence? Maybe not. NASA has seen this happen before. Magnetic instabilities can quickly ripple across the entire sun, destablizing widely-separated regions. In 2010, an entire hemisphere erupted. This event, in combination with recent flares from sunspot 4482, suggest that the sun is in a heightened state of activity.

NATO must focus on Ukraine despite rising Arctic security concerns, Iceland says 
Iceland welcomes NATO’s growing focus on the High North but Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir warned that the alliance must not lose sight of the war in Ukraine, arguing that continued support for Kyiv remains essential to the security of Europe and Iceland. Speaking to Euractiv, Gunnarsdóttir said Operation Arctic Sentry is an important step in strengthening security in the High North. However, she stressed that the alliance’s focus must remain on NATO’s eastern flank.

US hits Iran with ‘powerful strikes’ after attacks on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command on Tuesday said American forces had begun launching “powerful strikes” against Iran in response to attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. A U.S. official said targets include air defense systems, coastal surveillance systems, surface-to-air missile sites, anti-ship cruise missile sites, drone launch sites and port facilities.

While Minneapolis bans data centers, it greenlights commercial sex venues — and homeowners pay the price
The Minneapolis City Council, by a vote of 9-2, repealed a 38-year-old ban on commercially operated sex venues and bathhouses, while the council’s next agenda item banned data center development. At a time when Minneapolis is shifting its tax burden from fleeing businesses to homeowners, you would think the city council would avoid the obvious contrast. But sadly, there is no such thing as embarrassment in the City of Lakes.

France and Syria to exchange ambassadors, says President Ahmed al-Sharaa
France and Syria are reestablishing ambassadors in each other’s countries, says Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. The announcement came during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Syria on Tuesday. Ambassadors from France and Syria will be on site shortly. The French embassy in Damascus closed in 2012 when the civil war in the country broke out.

Trump renews demand for control of Greenland, citing Denmark’s investment failure
Donald Trump is once again threatening to take over Greenland. According to the U.S. president, Denmark has failed to invest enough in the self-governing territory. Greenland is not helping Denmark. Denmark is not investing enough money to really help Greenland, but it is an important part for the United States, Trump said at a press conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, repeating his claim that Greenland is “surrounded by Chinese and Russian ships.”

US raises alarm over China’s rapid nuclear buildup after missile test
The United States says China’s “rapid” build-up of nuclear weapons is a cause for “great concern.” The statement comes after China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine. “As the United States works harder than ever to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, China is doing just the opposite,” said Tommy Pigott, a spokesman for the US State Department.

Anthropic Caught Secretly Spying on Users
Anthropic, the self-avowed moral center of the AI industry, has been caught spying on its users. As Ars Technica reports, a security researcher last week uncovered spyware-like code in the company’s Claude Code AI model designed to collect data on Chinese users without detection. The researcher, known by the pseudonym “Thereallo,” found that the code was hidden in the AI’s system prompt, allowing it track a user’s system timezone and usage of a proxy server in order to suss out if they were connected to specific Chinese AI labs.

NATO agrees to $50 billion in defense deals to placate Trump
NATO allies have agreed to at least $50 billion in defense industry deals, according to an alliance official, to show to U.S. President Donald Trump that Europe is heeding his spending demands. Secretary-General Mark Rutte revealed some of the contracts on Tuesday during a defense industry forum in Ankara, where the military alliance’s leaders are meeting for their annual summit this week. Those included $12 billion in deals to buy next-generation drones, surveillance planes and military aircraft.

The disturbing numbers behind America’s growing shift away from Israel 
Polls showing overall disapproval of Israel are nothing new, but the latest AP-NORC survey is different. It paints an even more alarming picture of where Americans now stand on Israel. Perhaps the most striking finding is this: 31% of Americans now believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Only 20% reject that accusation, while an astonishing 49% say they don’t know enough to have an opinion. That means only one in five Americans is willing to definitively say Israel has not committed genocide.

Amb. Leiter says Israel-Lebanon deal supersedes US-Iran MOU, military option remains 
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said on Monday that Israel views its newly signed agreement with Lebanon – not the recent U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding – as the framework for future relations with Beirut. He also signaled that military action against Iran remains an option if diplomacy fails.

Rahm Emanuel will assail Netanyahu in Tel Aviv speech as American politics shift against Israel
Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate and longtime defender of Israel, will denounce Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv this week and deliver a bracing message that the country’s relationship with the United States is “at a crossroads.” “It cannot stand or survive as it has been,” Emanuel will say at Tel Aviv University on Wednesday, according to remarks obtained by The Associated Press. “To maintain the strength of our ties, we need significant changes and a new direction.”

Israel prepares post-Hezbollah Lebanon peace pact
Ambassador Leiter said Israeli and Lebanese teams are expected to meet in Rome on July 14–15 to begin discussions through working groups on key issues, including border disputes. Israel is working to draft a comprehensive peace agreement framework with Lebanon that could be implemented once Hezbollah is no longer a factor, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said on Monday.

Iran regime advisor: The US will sabotage the talks
“The US is seeking to pass its warships through the Strait of Hormuz. In practice, the US is acting in a way that undermines agreements,” Rezaee charged. He further claimed, “Those within Iran who oppose negotiations must be patient – the US will sabotage the talks themselves; it is clear they will cause the negotiations to fail.”

UAE unveils bold plan to bypass Strait of Hormuz
The United Arab Emirates is preparing a sweeping infrastructure program aimed at eliminating its dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, despite expectations that the strategic waterway will fully reopen following the signing of a peace agreement between Iran and the US. “We’re moving toward having zero Hormuz dependency, and that’s regardless of whether it’s open or not,” UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi said

‘Historically rare’ tornado strikes Huanggang, causing extensive urban damage in Hubei Province, China
A rare tornado struck on July 6, 2026, causing widespread destruction across residential neighborhoods, industrial facilities, and logistics parks. The tornado produced winds exceeding Force 15 on China’s wind scale during a historically rare event for the city. Preliminary numbers mention up to 12 fatalities and hundreds injured.

Over 500 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
Over 500 people have now died in the Ebola outbreak gripping the Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO figures showed Monday. A newly updated count issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1,561 confirmed cases in the DR Congo since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, including 506 confirmed deaths.

Running On Empty: Iran Attacks Multiple Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as Oil Inventories Get Even Tighter
Those that proclaimed the global energy crisis was over are wrong. Within the past 24 hours, Iran has attacked numerous commercial vessels attempting to travel through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has told the world over and over that traffic through the Strait will never go back to how it was before the war, and they mean it.

“This Is Punishment” – Does the Massive Wave of U.S. Airstrikes in Iran Mean the Next Chapter of World War III Has Begun?
Iran made a foolish move in attacking vessels in the Strait again. It was inevitable the U.S. would respond militarily, and this wave of airstrikes is far larger than those near the end of last month. Of course, Iran will strike back. When fighting has flared in the past, a way has been found to settle things back down. Will that be true this time?

It’s been 5 years of suffering for covid vaccine-injured; Sen. Ron Johnson hasn’t given up
Senator Johnson released a report documenting federal health agencies’ failure to acknowledge vaccine safety concerns and is pushing for accountability. This comes as the COVID vaccine-injured community reaches a 5-year milestone. Many have experienced chronic illness, financial hardship, & emotional suffering these past 5 years.

JUST IN: Iran Hits Another Ship in the Strait of Hormuz – Audio Shows Iranian Navy Threatening Ships: “This is Last Warning. You Are All in Danger”
Per CBS, at least three ships in the Strait appeared to come under attack. One of the ships was a Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker that caught fire, risking an explosion. A second Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker was also targeted by a missile, and a third unidentified ship was hit by a drone.

‘Death to Israel’ banner displayed at running of the bulls festival in Spain
The opening of Spain’s annual running of the bulls festival in Pamplona featured anti-Israel demonstrations, continuing a pattern that has become increasingly visible at the event in recent years.

Sa’ar: Hamas using civilian government to avoid disarmament
The Israeli foreign minister said the terror group aims to mimic the Hezbollah-Lebanon model in Gaza. Hamas is attempting to avoid disarmament by signaling openness to a technocratic government in Gaza, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Monday, warning the move is aimed at preserving the terrorist group’s military power.

Robert Spencer Destroys Tucker Carlson’s Attempt to Whitewash Islam’s Treatment of Christians
Robert Spencer dismantles J.D. Hall’s misleading claims on Tucker Carlson that the Ottomans were ‘very kind’ to Christians, exposing instead the historical reality of institutionalized Islamic subjugation, humiliating dhimmitude, and the complete absence of equality for Christians under Sharia.

Like There Ain’t No Yesterday :: By Pete Garcia

Published on: by RR10 Category:General Articles

I thought it appropriate, as our nation celebrates its 250th birthday, that no one deceive themselves into believing there is another 250 years ahead. Or even another hundred. Nor fifty. Not twenty. Not even 10.

Behind the flurry of national celebrations, behind the fireworks, the flags and patriotic symbolism filling every square inch of marketing space, one unrelenting truth remains unchanged…

…America’s days are numbered.

It is hard to imagine that level of Babylonian vulnerability (think Daniel 5), especially when social media is filled with the surprised reactions of European visitors rediscovering America’s greatness during the World Cup. It is hard not to feel a measure of pride in what our nation has accomplished over the past 250 years, or in the political course corrections unfolding at breakneck speed under the Trump administration.

While there are many, many injustices that are flooding our newsfeeds and causing us to lose faith in humanity, it’s also an extraordinary time to be alive, as a wave of new technologies promises to transform life on Earth in ways once thought impossible. For many, it is hard not to be optimistic.

But we should resist that impulse. It is a trap.

My intent here is not simply to present the view of a stick-in-the-mud doom-and-gloomer. It is simply the result of taking the Bible for what it says, and for what it does not say.

To me, that is realism.

From a biblical perspective, there are only two possible outcomes. The United States either disappears from the world stage at the Rapture of the Church, or it ultimately becomes the great geopolitical mystery known as Babylon the Great. Given the extraordinary military power, financial dominance, geopolitical influence, and natural advantages America possesses, including two vast oceans protecting its borders, there simply is not enough time left in human history for the nation to evolve into something entirely different. It will either no longer exist in its present form, or it will become something altogether unprecedented.

“And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever” (1 John 2:17, NKJV).

As the old ‘Spider-Man’ saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. Undisputedly, the United States of America is the greatest national power the world has ever seen. However, when that great responsibility becomes neglected, great power turns into an even greater liability. After decades of moral and spiritual neglect, those liabilities have now become eventualities.

Truth be told, the only way to address the systemic corruption and mounting existential challenges facing our nation on every front and at every level is through a complete overhaul.

That is where I believe we are headed.

The United States is simply too large, too interconnected, and too burdened by unraveling systems to continue indefinitely as the constitutional republic and capitalist economy we have known.

As historian Will Durant observed:

“A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within. The essential causes of Rome’s decline lay in her people, her morals, her class struggle, her failing trade, her bureaucratic despotism, her stifling taxes, her consuming wars.”

Caesar and Christ (1944), Epilogue, p. 665

Some will object to this notion. They will say that America has survived a revolution, a Civil War, the Great Depression, two world wars, the Cold War, countless natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and deeply divisive politics, and she still stands.

That is true.

However, today we face new realities humanity has never encountered before.

  • The internet, providing global access to information.
  • Social media, delivering worldwide news instantly.
  • Artificial intelligence, enabling exponential information processing.

I believe the prophet Daniel may have been shown something regarding this time in which we live.

“But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase” (Daniel 12:4, NKJV).

In 1900, the global population was around two billion people. By 2022, the global population had crested eight billion. The Wright Brothers mastered manned flight in 1903. By 1969, we were launching men into space. In 1914, men rode into battle in World War 1 on horses, and came out the other side (1918) in tanks and planes. A single computer once required the space of an entire room in the 1940s; now, a computer 1,000X more powerful fits into your front pants pocket.

Inarguably, across nearly every sector, category, spectrum, and level, man has advanced more in the 20th-21st centuries than in all the previous centuries combined. I say “nearly” because the sectors in which mankind has not progressed but, in fact, has regressed are the spiritual, moral, and ethical.

Indeed, mankind is more powerful than he has ever been, yet is at his most morally compromised. This is the world we inhabit today…and the world faces unprecedented systemic challenges:

  • Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)
  • Global surveillance networks
  • Rising demand for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
  • Ever-expanding wireless infrastructure
  • Satellite megaclusters
  • Genetic manipulation
  • Abortion on demand
  • Normalizing Euthanasia
  • Increasing cosmic anomalies
  • Global jihadism
  • Radical ideological movements
  • Right-to-repair conflicts
  • Massive data center expansion
  • $40 trillion in national debt
  • Unsustainable immigration
  • Weaponized migration
  • Declining birth rates
  • Multicultural fragmentation (tribalism)
  • Aging infrastructure
  • Countless vulnerable points within critical systems
  • Expanding corporate power
  • Deepening political division

Even many of the strengths that once helped make America exceptional may become our greatest liabilities during a national crisis. The prophetic warning by the second President John Adams in 1798 was that the Constitution was “made only for a moral and religious people” and is “wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” In the best of times, these below were designed as a safeguard against government tyranny. In the rest of times, these same safeguards would work against the people because of political corruption.

  • The Bill of Rights functions best within a morally grounded society. It’s abused in any other.
  • Separation of powers was designed as a system of checks and balances. In our day, it causes systemic governmental paralysis.
  • Religious liberty also permits competing worldviews that often reject biblical truth.

This is where we find ourselves.

The most powerful nation in human history stands on the edge of profound transformation, perhaps even collapse. We know it. Our adversaries know it.

Ultimately, however, the deepest problem mankind faces is neither technological nor political.

It is sin.

Humanity remains in a fallen condition. Left to itself, mankind cannot permanently solve its own problems because every heart is bent toward self-interest. As Scripture teaches, we naturally seek our own welfare before God’s. It’s our default setting, and unless we are reprogrammed by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, which only happens when we place our faith and trust in the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross, we cannot be changed from death unto life.

Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).

Conclusion

“For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself” (Philippians 3:20-21).

As I said, I’m not a doom-and-gloomer. The great news is that a Golden Age is, in fact, coming. It simply will not arrive through American greatness. As Chuck Colson once famously observed, “Our salvation is not returning on Air Force One.”

As believers in Christ, we are no longer citizens of terra firma. We are sojourners and ambassadors behind enemy lines whose true citizenship is in heaven. In other words, we are strangers in a strange land. We are former citizens of the physical world, but once we are born again, our eyes are opened, and we are awakened to the spiritual and eternal nature of the spiritual realm.

“…’cause there ain’t no future in living in the past.” – BlackHawk, “Like There Ain’t No Yesterday,” (1995)

We should not spend our days looking back and longing for the days of yesteryear. What lies ahead is of far greater consequence and peace than whatever lay behind us. We cannot unscramble the eggs of man’s present station concerning technology, geopolitics, and our millennia-long moral failings. As Christ followers, we should be looking ahead to what (or rather Who) is coming.

The redemption of mankind, first for the Church, then for Israel, will finally restore the earth to its Edenic-like reality, and restore those of us saved believers to our final, uncorruptible and immortal positions, not so that we can be exalted, but so that we can finally dwell with our Creator God forever in perfect joy, happiness, peace, and purpose.

I love America, and you may love the country you are from, but our true citizenship is not this nation or world. Our kingdom is coming, and soon!

“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever” (Revelation 22:1-5).

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