When Pres. Trump announced that the U.S. was going to war with Iran (Operation Epic Fury),

• He encouraged U.S. citizens to pray for help and protection.
• He said we sought repeatedly to make a deal, but our diplomatic efforts proved fruitless.
• Our efforts were fruitless because the Iranian regime just wanted to “practice evil.”

On Mar. 2, 2026, Breanna Claussen (Editor-in-Chief of Harbinger’s Daily wrote:

• There are some ideologies so deluded and entangled with “practicing evil” that their actions can no longer be swayed by reason.
• The regime in Tehran was a perfect example of this irrational—and demonic—mindset.

Claussen quoted Erick Stakelbeck (host of the Watchman Newscast), who said,

• Despite the heavy blows over the past two years, none of these antisemitic and demonically driven bad actors repented.
• Since the 12-Day War, Iran has become even more arrogant and boastful, levying constant threats against Israel and America.
• Evil is relentless until it is utterly crushed.

Bible prophecy teachers have long believed that Iran’s evil desires and deeds are evidence that Iran is controlled by Satan’s demons (Dan. 10:13; Eph. 6:12; Rev. 9:14).

Satan knows that his time is short (Rev. 12:12).

He and his demons are filled with fury.

Bible prophecy tells us:

• Evil men will wax worse and worse (II Tim. 3:13) at the end of the age.
• Something will trigger a temporary peace (the Antichrist will strengthen a covenant with many for seven years of peace).
• The temporary peace will be followed by a global bloodbath (a Tribulation Period; the time of Jacob’s Trouble – unbelieving Israel’s – trouble; Jer. 30:7) coming.
• But Satan will be bound and chained for 1,000 years (Rev. 20:2).
• And a day of rest is coming (Heb. 4:3-5).

Here are some recent events that seem to indicate that the end of the age is near:

One, concerning regime change in Iran: on Mar. 6, 2026, Reza Pahlavi, son of the former Shah of Iran, said:

• He has agreed to accept the role of Iran’s transitional leader.
• For nearly five decades, this terrorist regime (Iran) has sown chaos and bloodshed across our region.
• It propped up Assad, turning Syria into a graveyard.
• It planted Hezbollah as a state within a state in Lebanon.
• It armed the Houthis to destabilize the Arabian Peninsula.
• It empowered militias in Iraq to undermine Iraqi sovereignty.
• It attacked the economic hubs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
• None of this has ever been the desire of the Iranian people, but rather that of a regime occupying our country.
• The Iranian people have called on me to lead the transition after the regime is gone. I have accepted that responsibility.
• Part of their great mandate to me is to return our nation and our foreign relations to normalcy.
• I will do exactly that.

(My opinion: Iran is controlled by demonically inspired leaders, and they will continue to attack Israel until God destroys them in the Battle of Gog of Magog. I am very concerned that the U.S. and Israel will halt the attacks before all of these demonically inspired leaders are removed. Sorry, Mr. Pahlavi, I hope I am wrong, but I don’t think we will get regime change yet. We may get a pause in the war for negotiations with lying leaders, but the Battle of Gog of Magog must take place.)

Two, concerning regime change in Iran: on Mar. 6, 2026, Herald Boas wrote the following on AMAC Newsline:

• Ignoring earlier agreements that it would not develop nuclear weapons, Iran continued to enrich uranium to weapons-grade and secretly made efforts to build a nuclear bomb.
• When Israeli and U.S. intelligence determined in 2024 that the regime was getting close to succeeding, the coalition of Israel and the U.S. successfully acted to cripple Iran’s weapons capability, but they left Ayatollah Khamenei and his radical government in place.
• It soon became apparent to Israel and the U.S. that Iran had not only restarted its nuclear weapon development, but had also begun to create intercontinental ballistic missiles which could reach Europe and the U.S. with nuclear warheads.
• Considering its 47-year history of hatred and violence against Israel and the U.S. and its long record of sponsoring global terror, it became clear to President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu that only a prompt and drastic change in Iran could eliminate the threat.

(My comment: I think Mr. Boas is right, nothing but a prompt and drastic change in Iran will eliminate the threat. The Mullahs are controlled by Satan, and that is not going to change. They must be taken out. But according to my understanding of the Bible, that won’t happen until God intervenes, and I don’t think it will be long until He does.)

(Note: Concerning Iran’s enriched uranium, see Item Nine below.)

Three, concerning regime change in Iran: on Mar. 6, 2026, the Prophecy News Watch (PNW) staff wrote the following:

• Even if a new Iranian government initially moves toward the West, decades of ideological hostility toward Israel cannot simply disappear overnight. Generations of Iranians have been raised under a regime that relentlessly demonized Israel and the Jewish people.
• Cultural and political shifts take time.
• Internal factions remain.
• Power struggles emerge.
• And geopolitical pressures from nations like Russia or Turkey could pull Iran back toward a different alignment in the future.
• In other words, today’s developments may represent a pause–not a cancellation–of prophetic expectations.
• For believers, this requires patience and perspective.
• Scripture never instructs Christians to force prophecy into current events.
• Instead, it calls them to remain watchful, humble, and faithful.
• God is not reacting to world events.
• He is orchestrating history according to His purposes.
• That truth should bring deep reassurance.
• The same God who restored Israel after two millennia, who caused deserts to bloom and nations to rise, is the same God guiding the events that will eventually fulfill every remaining promise written in Scripture.
• The path to those fulfillments may twist and turn in ways no one expects.
• But the destination has never been in doubt.

Four, concerning an increase in wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: on Mar. 5, 2026, Israel’s Defense Min. said, “Two of the world’s most powerful militaries are dominating the skies of the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism.”

(More: On Mar. 5, 2026, Israel’s Defense Min. said, “Israel is expanding its attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hezbollah chose to join the campaign against Israel. Now it is paying a heavy price.”)

(Update: On Mar. 9, 2026, it was reported that Israeli ground forces have penetrated deeper into southern Lebanon; Beirut, Lebanon’s southern suburbs are again under attack, and fighting is also raging in eastern Lebanon.)

(Update: On Mar. 10, 2026, it was reported that roughly 700,000 people in Lebanon, including about 200,000 children, have been displaced by Israeli airstrikes.)

(Update: On Mar. 11, 2026, Israel said it has eliminated the commander of Hezbollah’s Nassar Unit, one of the Iranian-backed terror organization’s three units operating in Southern Lebanon.)

(Update: On Mar. 11, 2026, Israel’s ambassador to the UN told the UN that Hezbollah lashed out at Israel, not to defend Lebanon. Not to protect Lebanese citizens. But to serve the agenda of the Iranian regime. He urged the UN to take action against Hezbollah.)

Five, concerning wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age, with implications for the Battle of Gog of Magog: on Mar. 6, 2026, The Washington Post reported that:

• Russia is providing Iran with information to target US forces in the Middle East.
• Russia has been giving Iran the locations of US military assets since the outbreak of the war, including warships and aircraft.
• This signals that the expanding conflict now includes one of the US’s biggest nuclear competitors with exquisite intelligence capabilities.
• It also marks a shift from what experts previously thought, namely that Russia would stay away from the conflict and limit its response to diplomatic condemnations.

Six, concerning the current war with Iran: on Mar. 5, 2026, Tania Koenig reported that,

• Trump said the United States military, together with its Israeli partners, is demolishing the enemy far ahead of schedule.
• The nations of the Gulf are now feeling in their own flesh what it means to be targeted by missiles against civilian populations. Iran attempted to strike far beyond Israel, and that has changed the political atmosphere in the region. Instead of isolating Israel, Iran’s actions may have accelerated regional alignment against its strategy of intimidation and destabilization.
• The military infrastructure behind Iran’s regional power projection is being dismantled in a sustained campaign. If that capability is neutralized, the strategic landscape of the Middle East could change in ways not seen since the revolution reshaped the region in 1979.
• This moment may open the door to a very different future in the Middle East.

Seven¸ this April, as our nation approaches 250 years of freedom, something extraordinary will take place in Washington, D.C. For one full week (beginning Apr. 19, 2026, at the Museum of the Bible for 12 hours each day), 475 leaders from across America will gather in our nation’s capital to read the Bible aloud — from Genesis to Revelation — publicly and without interruption.

Eight, concerning advances in technology: on Mar. 6, 2026, it was reported that the first remote robotic surgery has been hailed as a milestone by medics after a surgeon in London operated on a patient with prostate cancer who was some 2,400km (1500 miles) away in Gibraltar.

The patient is doing extremely well.

Nine, concerning Iran’s enriched uranium: on Mar. 9, 2026, it was reported that:

• Deep beneath the ground near the Iranian city of Isfahan lies the ayatollahs’ treasure chest.
• Lead-lined, it contains Iran’s most valuable asset: more than 400 kilograms of 60 percent enriched uranium.
• The world’s most radioactive buried treasure was entombed by the U.S. and Israel during the June war and is thought to be inaccessible without a large excavation effort.
• But according to a recent U.S. intelligence report, there remains a “very narrow access point” through which the Iranians—or the U.S.—could potentially retrieve the prize.
• I’m not being playful when I say this is the treasure of the regime.
• It cost them hundreds of billions to create, and it is their most powerful weapon—though more in negotiations than in destructive potential.
• That makes it valuable to the U.S. and Israel as well: Take away the uranium, and you remove a load-bearing beam in the regime’s infrastructure.
• Fortunately, pulling up IRGC-branded moving trucks is not an option.
• The site is watched from above by the U.S. and Israel; any Iranian attempt at extraction would be met with an excessive amount of munitions.
• An allied operation faces similar challenges.
• Four hundred kilograms of uranium doesn’t fit easily into a backpack.
• Any operation would require significant forces around the “very narrow access point” to repel what would likely be a substantial Iranian counterattack.
• But Trump hasn’t ruled out sending in special forces, and rumors from both Israel and the U.S. indicate that such an operation is being considered.

Here is a link to the article:

https://mail.yahoo.com/n/list/folders=1&listFilter=ALL_INBOX/messages/145096?.src=ym&reason=myc&listFilter=ALL_INBOX

Ten, concerning Israel being a great army at the end of the age, Israel is already a great army, but more than 300,000 citizens of Jerusalem have just been granted the right to apply for a license to own personal weapons.

Eleven, concerning the fact that God will not allow Israel to be destroyed at the end of the age: Iran has been trying to destroy Israel for 47 years (since radical Islam took over Iran), and Iran has been unable to do it.

Twelve, during an interview that was aired by CBS NEWS on Mar. 9, 2026, the U.S. Sec. of War Pete Hegseth said:

• They (America’s troops) need a connection with their almighty God in these moments, and I’m proud of how our troops are conducting themselves, and I pray for them every day.

Thirteen, concerning the price of oil, putting America first, and energy independence in the U.S.: on Mar. 10, 2026, Pres. Trump announced that America is opening the first new U.S. oil refinery in nearly half a century in Brownsville, Texas.

War reports as they come in from the U.S. or Israel:

The U.S. calls its attacks Operation Epic Fury.

Israel calls its attacks Operation Roaring Lion.

Thurs. Day 6 (Mar. 5, 2026)

• An Iranian missile struck the Amazon data center in Bahrain (the fourth Internet data center in 3 days). Analysts believe they are trying to shut down the Internet and interfere with global banking. Banks are closing, information has been lost, Amazon is unable to deliver goods, etc.
• China instructed its largest oil refiners to suspend exports of diesel and gasoline immediately and to keep all they have for China’s domestic use. There is also concern that they will not have enough fuel for trucks to move food supplies.
• With the Strait of Hormuz closed, several Arab countries that import all their food could start running short of food in a few weeks. Because they can’t export oil, their tanks are filling up, and they may have to shut down their wells.
• The U.S. has plenty of weapons for its war with Iran, but there is concern that the U.S. may not be able to continue to send weapons to Ukraine for its war with Russia.
• Several dozen Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) officers have fled Beirut, Lebanon, over the past 48 hours, fearing that they will be targeted in Israeli strikes.

Fri. Day 7 (Mar. 6, 2026)

• Israel discovered and totally destroyed a secret Iranian bunker in Iran. This was a secret bunker under a building that was different from the one Khamenei was killed in.
• Trump demanded an unconditional surrender from Iran.
• The U.S. has now sunk 30 Iranian ships.
• S. Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent said tonight will be our biggest bombing campaign,and we’ll do the most damage to the Iranian missile launchers, the factories that build the missiles, and we are substantially degrading them.
• Two synagogues in Toronto, Canada, were riddled with bullet holes.
• There have been more than 150 protests in the U.S. against U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.

Sat. Day 8 (Mar. 7, 2026)

• With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia began re-routing their oil through a 742-mile-long pipeline called the East-West Pipeline (PETROLINE). That pipeline is now blown up. The pipeline was capable of carrying five million barrels of oil per day. Now, it can move nothing.
• Israel struck Iran’s military fuel facilities. Oil got into Iran’s sewer system, caught fire, and set several more fires.
• Iran claims the city of Tel Aviv is without electric power after Iran struck Power Plants with heavy missiles. Israel has not confirmed it.
• Iran claims the Port of Haifa burned to the ground after Iranian missiles struck the refinery in Israel. The report is unconfirmed.
• There was an explosion (cause unknown at this time) at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, Norway. [Editor’s note: 3 brothers of Iraqi descent were arrested. The explosive device damaged the entrance to the embassy’s consular section. Fortunately, no injuries.]

Sun. Day 9 (Mar. 8, 2026)

• Israel said it has killed Iran’s new top military aide just days after he was appointed.
• Iran’s Assembly of Experts announced that Mojtaba Khamenei (son of the Ayatollah Khamenei) has been selected as the country’s new supreme leader.
• Israel and the U.S. said the selection of Mojtaba Khamenei is unacceptable.

Mon. Day 10 (Mar. 9, 2026)

• Israel attacked and injured (slightly injured; leg wounds) Mojtaba Khaenei.
• Qatari officials have told the U.S. that they will expel the Hamas leadership from Doha after Hamas refused to condemn the Iranian attacks on Qatar.
• Trump said the war is ahead of schedule and it could be over soon, but there is more to come. I don’t think he was confused. I think he was saying it could be over soon if Iran would cave, but he doesn’t expect that to happen.
• The IRGC said they will decide when the war is over, not Trump (My comment: Radical Islam considers itself at war with all non-Muslims until Islam takes over the entire world. They will agree to ceasefires and not keep them, but they will not surrender.)
• Israeli jets struck 170 targets in Iran, including an IRGC command center, the Iranian facility that launches and stores drones, and the Iranian complex that develops and produces ballistic missiles.
• The United States was carrying out strikes against Iranian mine-laying vessels.
• The U.S. has intercepted messages that indicate that Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country.
• Trump told aides he would support killing Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if he refuses to comply with U.S. demands, including ending Iran’s nuclear program.
• The U.S. intercepted a second ballistic missile that was fired at Turkey.

Tues. Day 11 (Mar. 10, 2026)

• Trump sent a warning to Iran: “If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far.”
• S. Sec of Defense, Pete Hegseth said today will be most intense day of strikes on Iran.
• S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Iran is not interested in a diplomatic solution to end the war.
• Iran warned that not “a single liter of oil” would leave the Persian Gulf.
• S. forces destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying boats near the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran from disrupting one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes.
• Iran launched new attacks on Gulf Arab countries.

Wed. Day 12 (Mar. 11, 2026)

• Projectiles struck three ships in and close to the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC took credit for one of the attacks.
• Trump said it is quite likely that the US will use military means to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
• The UN Security Council voted 13-0 to condemn Iran for its strikes on its Gulf neighbors. Russia and China abstained.
• Hezbollah launched a barrage of missiles at northern and central Israel.
• Iran fired missiles toward the Jerusalem area. (Note: One recent report said an Iranian missile fell just a few feet from the Temple Mount.)

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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The apostle Paul said the things that happened to the Israelites in the wilderness were examples that were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come (I Cor 10:11).

On Feb. 23, 2026, Worthy Brief said Paul was pointing out that:

• The wilderness story was more than history.
• The failures, the warnings, the consequences – none of them were revealed by accident.
• They were intentionally recorded in Scripture as a warning system.

Worthy Brief added that:

• God does not wait for us to fall before He speaks.
• He speaks ahead of time.
• He writes the lesson in advance so we do not have to learn it the hard way.
• This is the mercy of correction.
• Warnings are not rejection — they are protection.
• Admonition is not condemnation — it is preservation.
• A loving Father does not remain silent when danger is near.
• He raises His voice.
• He places guardrails.
• He repeats what matters.
• When Scripture confronts us, it is not trying to crush us – it is trying to spare us.
• God would rather correct us through His Word than discipline us through consequence.
• Paul said this was written “upon whom the ends of the ages have come.”
• In other words, we are the ones standing at the edge of fulfillment.
• That makes these warnings even more urgent.
• The closer we are to the promised land, the more important it is to heed instruction.

As I understand what Worthy Brief is saying:

• The end-of-the-age signs are converging on our generation right now.
• The fact that God revealed these signs is an act of mercy.
• They mean we are approaching the Promised Land, and we need to be ready.

Here are some recent events that seem to indicate that the end of the age is close:

One, concerning signs in the sun, moon and stars before the great and terrible day of the Lord: on Feb. 27, 2026, The Prophecy News Watch staff (PNW) wrote an excellent article that in part says:

• The headlines and the heavens appear to be speaking at the same time.
• In a single stretch of days, the world is watching escalating tension between Iran, Israel, and the United States, while the night sky stages a rare celestial display: a six-planet alignment followed almost immediately by a total lunar eclipse–the so-called “blood moon”–falling on the Jewish feast of Purim.
• For students of Scripture and watchers of world events, the convergence is difficult to ignore.
• Today’s headlines may echo ancient dangers, but they also echo ancient promises.
• The same Scriptures that warn of wars and rumors of wars also proclaim that God remains sovereign over nations, rulers, and time itself.
• In an age of satellites and nuclear diplomacy, it is easy to forget that the heavens still declare the glory of God.
• Whether one sees these events as coincidence or calling, the message for believers is the same: watch, pray, and remember that history is not spiraling out of control–it is unfolding according to a plan.

Here is a link to the entire article:

https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=9609

Two, concerning a possible U.S.-Israel attack on Iran’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile systems (which would likely result in an Iranian retaliation on Israel and be the latter-day and latter-year Battle of Gog of Magog): on Feb. 27, 2026,

• Sources told the Jerusalem Post that U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Admiral Brad Cooper briefed US President Donald Trump on potential military options in Iran.
• The meeting indicates that Trump is approaching a critical decision point: whether nuclear talks with Iran still have a realistic chance, or whether a military option must be pursued.

Three, on Feb. 26, 2026, the Alma Research and Education Center said although Israel may not be directly involved in carrying out US military strikes against the Iranian regime, it is likely that Iran may directly attack Israel using missiles and UAVs.

(More: on Feb. 27, 2026, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told US Embassy staff who wish to leave to do so TODAY. Several other nations have issued similar warnings in recent days.)

(More: On Feb. 27, 2026, it was reported that US officials have confirmed that Iran is concealing a large amount of highly enriched uranium at its Isfahan nuclear site that’s very close to being weapons-grade.)

(More: On Feb. 27, 2026, William Koenig – Koenig’s Eye View – wrote military preparedness is essential. Strategic deterrence is prudent. But ultimately, Israel’s preservation has never depended solely on iron domes, aircraft carriers, or stealth bombers but on the God of Israel.)

(Reminder: It has been reported that Iran already has armed terrorist cells inside the U.S., and Iran has threatened to retaliate against the U.S.)

(Update: On Mar. 1, 2026, a Muslim shooter killed two people and injured 14 in Austin, Tx. He entered the U.S. as an immigrant from Senegal, but became a U.S. citizen by marrying a woman born in the U.S. He was wearing a T-shirt that bore the words “Property of Allah.” The police killed him.)

(Update: On Mar. 1, 2026, a member of a suspected Muslim sleeper cell fired 17 shots into a gym in Canada that was owned by an Iranian who spoke out against the Khomeini government’s killing of Iranian citizens.)

The U.S. calls its attacks Operation Epic Fury.

Israel calls its attacks Operation Roaring Lion.

War reports as they come in from the U.S. or Israel:

Sat. Day 1 (Feb. 28, 2026)

• Trump said that Iran posed an imminent threat to the U.S. and that he had ordered a “massive and ongoing” combat operation in the country to destroy its ballistic missile and nuclear programs, that the U.S. was seeking regime change, and he called on the Iranian people to rise up and take over their government.
• Israel destroyed the Ayatollah Khamenei’s palace.
• Khamenei, his Defense Minister, and his Intelligence Minister were killed.
• About 30 bombs were dropped on Khamenei’s palace.
• About 40 of Iran’s top leaders had gathered in Tehran for Ramadan, and they were killed (in about one minute) with Khamenei and the others.
• Iran fired a 125 missile-barrage at Israel.
• There were explosions at several U.S. military bases, including bases in several Arab countries.
• The U.S. struck about 900 targets in the first 12 hours.
• Israel struck the headquarters of Iranian-backed terrorist groups in Iraq.
• Three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles were shot down in Kuwait in what the Pentagon described as a friendly-fire incident.

Sun. Day 2 (Mar. 1, 2026)

• Iran has established a temporary government led by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) Deputy Chief Ahmad Vahidi or former National Security Council Chief Ali Larijani.
• The U.S.-Israeli pounding of Iran is expected to continue for several more days.
• Russian Pres Putin said the death of Khamenei and members of his family was murder.
• Iranian missiles caused the death of two Israeli citizens.
• The U.S. and Israel have attained air superiority over Iran.
• The U.S. attacked and sank nine Iranian ships.
• The U.S. destroyed Iran’s naval headquarters.
• Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy in Lebanon, fired rockets at Israel.
• Amir Tsarfati predicted that the gates of Hell will soon open on Lebanon.
• A mosque in Virginia (about 30 miles from Washington, DC) held a memorial service to honor “our leader,” the Ayatollah Khamenei.
• The death toll so far: 4 Americans, 11 in Israel, 31 in Lebanon, and 555 in Iran.
• S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said Iran openly admitted that it had enough 60% enriched uranium to make 11 nukes.

Mon. Day 3 (Mar. 2, 2026)

• Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovsaid Moscow has still not seen any evidence that Iran was developing nuclear weapons.
• Israel struck several Hezbollah and Iranian command centers in Lebanon, including some in Beirut (Lebanon’s capital).
• Israel killed the head of Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in Beirut.
• Israel said we are going on the offensive against Hezbollah, and we expect many long days of combat ahead.
• Israel called up 20,000 reserve troops.
• A direct hit by an Iranian missile injured 19 Israelis in a bomb shelter.
• Following an Iranian drone attack, as a precautionary measure, Saudi Arabia shut down one of its largest oil refineries (about 550 barrels/day).
• The U.S. ordered citizens in 14 nations to leave now.
• The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that one of Iran’s key uranium enrichment sites sustained new damage during the ongoing joint U.S.–Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic.

Tue. Day 4 (Mar. 3, 2026)

• There has been a notable decrease in the number and frequency of Iranian missile strikes at Israel, which is the result of a focused strategy of hunting and taking out its launchers.
• A spokesman for the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the Iranian regime has harassed and attacked international shipping in the Gulf of Oman for decades. Those days are over.
• The IAEA said the entrances to Iran’s underground and previously bombed uranium-enrichment plant at Natanz have been struck.
• Syrian forces have stayed out of the war.
• Netanyahu said Iran’s leaders are fanatical about destroying the U.S. and they are incapable of reform.
• 88 new Iranian replacement leaders met in Qom, Iran, today to choose a new (Supreme Leader (Ayatollah), and Israel killed all of them.
• The U.S. continued to attack and take out Iran’s military forces and equipment.
• Trump said, “They have no navy; that’s been knocked out. They have no air force; that’s been knocked out. They have no air detection; that’s been knocked out. Their radar has been knocked out… Just about everything’s been knocked out.”
• The U.S. has eliminated Iran’s navy presence in the Hormuz Straits and the Arabian Gulf, destroying 17 vessels.
• S. Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth said, America is winning. Decisively, devastatingly, and without mercy.
• Israel has knocked out more than 300 of Iran’s missile launchers.

Wed. Day 5 (Mar. 4, 2026)

• An Iranian official said Mojtaba Khamenei (son of the Ayatollah Khamenei) survived the strike on Iran and is seen by the establishment as the prospective next supreme leader.
• Israel’s Defense Min. said any replacement selected to replace Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by Israel on the first day of the war with Iran on Saturday, will be in Israel’s crosshairs.
• The IDF announced that it had destroyed several dozen Ghadr-class ballistic missiles (Iran’s most advanced missile) and their launch platforms at Isfahanin Iran.
• Israel said it destroyed a secret underground nuclear facility on the outskirts of northern Tehran.
• Israel struck the Iranian forces used to control and suppress domestic dissent.
• Netanyahu said Lebanon and its people must understand that Hezbollah is dragging them into a war that is not theirs.
• Israel ordered all civilians in Southern Lebanon to evacuate and move north of the Litani River.
• Some Western officials say Iran has several days’ worth of ballistic missiles, but it will soon run out if it continues firing at the current rate.
• Qatar (the world’s second largest exporter of Liquid Natural Gas) shut down all LNG production. The price of LGN immediately soared.
• Hundreds of Kurdish fighters have begun ground activity inside Iranfrom areas near the Iraqi border.
• Iran fired a missile at Turkey. NATO forces shot it down.
• A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian ship and killed about 80 crew members in the Indian Ocean.
• Iran and Turkey discussed settling their differences and restoring their relationship.
• The Israel Defense Forces carried out a large-scale airstrike on an Iranian military compound that housed the headquarters of all of the regime’s security organizations.
• An Iranian official said members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Lebanon will be arrested.
• Iran said it will target the Israeli nuclear site of Dimona if Israel and the USseek regime change in the Islamic Republic.

Some of my thoughts:

• The Iranian Mahdi (twelfth Imam) did not come out of his cave or well to rescue Iran during this great war (perhaps he was asleep or in the bathroom; I Kings 18:27).
• The Prince of Persia (demonic power over Iran; Dan. 10:13, Eph. 6:12) has not been destroyed, so Iran’s temporary government will still be demonic, and it will keep trying to destroy Israel.
• Iran will seek the help of sympathizers (Russia, Turkey, Libya, Ethiopia, etc.) for another attempt to destroy Israel (Gog of Magog).
• Iran’s air force and missiles are being destroyed, so if Iran tries to destroy Israel anytime soon, it will have to be a ground invasion (on the mountains of Israel).
• Iran’s proxies (Hezbollah, Houthis, Hamas, etc.) did not try to help Iran.
• The odds of Hamas yielding to Trump’s threats of destruction and agreeing to disarm under Phase 2 of Trump’s 20-Point Peace Plan just went up.
• The Bible says what the nations try to do to Israel at the end of the age will be done to them. Two years ago, Iran and its proxies were attacking Israel on every side. Today, the U.S. and Israel are attacking Iran on every side.
• God has proven that no weapon formed against Israel at the end of the age shall prosper.
• The U.S. is at war with Iran, which has threatened to destroy America, so why are we tolerating an Iranian mosque in Virginia that is honoring Khamenei? Iran is our enemy. Four American soldiers have died there.

FYI: God does not send anyone to Hell (all of us are born with a sin nature and destined to go to Hell because we sin), but God has provided a way (Jesus) for everyone to go to Heaven (and He is the only way to get there; John 14:6).

Finally, are you Rapture Ready?

If you want to be rapture ready and go to heaven, you must be born again (John 3:3). God loves you, and if you have not done so, sincerely admit that you are a sinner; believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, was buried, and raised from the dead; ask Him to forgive your sins, cleanse you, come into your heart and be your Saviour; then tell someone that you have done this.

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