On Jan. 15, 2026, Tania Koenig (wife of Bill Koenig) wrote:

• From the streets of Tehran to capitals around the world, the current crisis in Iran feels like a moment of historic acceleration.
• Young men and women—many in their twenties—have taken to the streets demanding change.
• Their courage has been met with brutal reprisals, with thousands reportedly killed and many more detained under an escalating crackdown.
• Meanwhile, the world watches, caught between fear, confusion, and hope.

About that time, a Rapture Ready reader sent a link to an article about Canada to me, and I responded, “Canada is gone.”

The reader wrote back:

• YES! The entire world is gone.
• They call evil good and good evil in sanctuary cities, protecting alien criminals from law enforcement.
• They call men women and women men with not an iota of irony from women who think a castrated man should roam around female locker rooms.
• Had Paul even imagined what his words would mean at the end of days?
• Maybe because he knew about Sodom.
• Let’s not forget Paul’s other terse statement in I Thes. regarding Peace and Safety because these words are so often repeated from the White House with the world in turmoil.
• The indication of “sudden destruction” is a certainty on my short view horizon.
• The pieces are all in place after a decades long road of apostate botched policies.

I agree.

I have been studying Bible prophecy for more than 50 years, and I have never seen anything like it.

It is beyond speculation.

Prophetically related events are happening faster and faster (like birth pains).

Historic acceleration is a good way to describe it (or perhaps, prophesied historic acceleration).

Here are some recent current events that appear to validate this:

One, concerning anti-Semitism and corruption in the UN: on Jan. 20, 2026 (a day that Israeli National Security Min. Itamar Ben-Gvir hailed as a historic day, a holiday, a very important day for governance), Israel began demolishing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in Jerusalem.

Ben-Gvir believes Jan. 20, 2026 was a historic day because a corrupt UN agency that supports terrorism was kicked out of Israel.

Two, concerning peace in the Middle East: on Jan. 16, 2026, Pres. Trump said:

• Phase IIof the Gaza peace plan has officially begun.
• As Chairman of the Board of Peace, I am backing a newly appointed Palestinian Technocratic Government, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, supported by the Board’s High Representative, to govern Gaza during its transition.

(My opinion: It is impossible to be sure at this time, but this could be an historic acceleration of the future 7-year peace treaty with many that will be confirmed by the Antichrist. It is important to understand that God gave all the Promised Land to Israel, and He will not tolerate a Palestinian State in Gaza.)

(Update: On Jan. 19, 2026, it was reported that Trump has invited Russian Pres. Putin to serve on his Board of Peace.)

(Update: On Jan. 19, 2026, it was reported that Trump has invited representatives from Turkey and Qatar to serve on his Board of Peace. Israel’s Prime Min. Netanyahu immediately said, “Turkish or Qatari soldiers will not be in the Strip. We have a certain dispute with our friends in the United States regarding the composition of the advisory council that will accompany the processes in Gaza.”)

(Update: On Jan. 20, 2026, it was reported that Pres. Trump has invited 52 world leaders to join his Board of Peace, and he will host a charter signing ceremony on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting on Jan. 22, 2026. Trump said, the Board of Peace will “solidify peace in the Middle East” and be a “new approach to resolving global conflict.” As far as this writer is concerned, it is beginning to sound a lot like a covenant of peace in the Middle East.)

Three, concerning events in the Middle East: an op-ed in the Jerusalem Post on Jan. 15, 2026, said:

• The reshaping of the modern Middle Eastis underway, moving at a speed that is difficult to fully grasp.
• For the average news consumer, the cascade of events over the past few weeks may feel less like a coherent geopolitical strategy and more like scrambled eggs, or a dozen random tabs open on a desktop.
• But for the architects of this regional redesign, and for those watching closely enough to connect the dots, this is the Middle East’s once-in-a-century moment.
• It is not chaos, but convergence – representing the most significant strategic opening the region has seen since the end of World War II.
• History rarely offers moments this clear or this open.
• When it does, the greatest risk is not ambition, but hesitation.

(My comment: Many prophecy teachers are aware of this cascade of fast-happening events in the Middle East during the last few weeks. Many have called it a convergence of the signs.)

Four, concerning an increase in knowledge and travel at the end on the age: on Jan. 13, 2026, it was announced that NASA and the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) are planning to deploy a nuclear fission reactor on the Moon by 2030.

The goal is to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon and to use it as a testing ground for deeper space missions, including crewed trips to Mars.

Five, concerning the coming world government after the Rapture: on Jan. 15, 2026, Canadian Prime Min. Carney was commenting (publicly and on video) on a recent agreement with China, and he said, “I believe the progress that we have made and the partnership (with China) sets us up well for the New World Order.”

(My comment: Pres. Trump opposes the New World Order, but Trump won’t be around forever, and many Democrats are very much for it.)

Six, concerning Trump’s 20-Point Peace Plan in the Middle East: on Jan. 16, 2026, Pres. Trump announced who would be on two different boards: 1) The Gaza Executive Board, and 2) The Founding Executive Board.

On Jan. 17, 2926, Israel released a statement that says:

• The announcement regarding the composition of the Gaza Executive Board, operating under the Peace Conference, was made without coordination with Israel and runs counter to Israel’s policy.
• The Prime Minister has instructed the Foreign Minister to raise the issue directly with the U.S. Secretary of State.

(My comment: Pres. Trump has created a board that will impact Israel without consulting Israel about it, and Israel opposes what Trump has done.)

Seven, concerning Trump’s 20-Point Peace Plan in the Middle East (and perhaps peace and safety on Earth): on Jan. 17, 2026 it was reported that Pres. Trump has sent invitations to leaders from more than 50 nations to join his Board of Peace (BoP).

Trump said, “Members of the Board will be announced shortly, but I can say with certainty that it is the Greatest and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled at any time, any place.”

The New York Times reported that critics have questioned whether Trump is attempting to establish a U.S.-controlled alternative to the United Nations Security Council.

Critics believe Trump wants his BoP to evolve into handling peace issues in other nations and other wars.

(FYI: It has been reported that the Gaza Executive Board will advise Trump’s Board of Peace. So, there are three boards, and Trump has appointed people to the Gaza Executive Board without consulting Israel. This is turning out to be dangerous for Israel and the world.)

(Update: On Jan. 17, 2026, an Israeli official said, “The countries that resuscitated Hamas cannot be the ones that replace it. Those that support it and continue to host it even now will not be given a foothold in Gaza. Period.” He was objecting to putting Turkey, Qatar and Egypt on the Gaza Executive Board.)

Eight, concerning the spread of Islam in the U.S.: on Jan. 17, 2026, the new Lieutenant Gov. of Virginia was sworn in with her hand on the Quran.

Nine, concerning God blessing those that bless Israel and cursing those that curse Israel: it was recently reported that:

• Robert Garson, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, said he had been in talks with the state department about providing sanctuary for British Jews fleeing anti-Semitism.
• Garson said the UK is no longer a safe place for Jews.
• He added that he could see no future for Jews in the UK and laid much of the blame on Sir Keir Starmer for allowing anti-Semitismto flourish.

(My comment: The UK continues to decline on the world stage. It is not only becoming anti-Semitic, it is becoming anti-Christian, and we should expect the situation to get worse.)

Ten, concerning the waves and seas roaring (riots, protests, demonstrations, etc.) at the end of the age: the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating after a group of activists in Minnesota disrupted a Sunday service at a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul on Jan. 19, 2026.

The protesters, including members of the Racial Justice Network and Black Lives Matter Minnesota, entered the sanctuary of Cities Church during the service led by senior pastor Jonathan Parnell.

The protesters allege that one of the church’s pastors, David Easterwood, leads a local ICE field office in St. Paul.

Eleven, concerning a departing from the faith at the end of the age: on Jan. 19, 2026, it was reported that:

• The Catholic Church and its allied denominations in Jerusalem just declared war on Christian Zionism.
• In a statement released January 17, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in the Holy Land—led by the Roman Catholic hierarchy along with Eastern Catholic, Orthodox, and other traditional church leaders—condemned Christian support for Israel as a “damaging ideology” that misleads the public and harms Christian unity.
• The statement represents the Catholic Church’s most direct assault yet on the millions of evangelical Christians whose biblical interpretation leads them to support the Jewish state.

(My comment: The idea that Christian support for Israel is a damaging ideology is just the opposite of what the Bible teaches.)

Twelve, concerning the protests in Iran where thousands have been killed, wounded, arrested, etc.: on Jan. 18, 2026, it was reported that UN human rights experts have said nothing.

(Update: On Jan. 19, 2026, Israel’s Prime Min. Netanyahu said, “No one can predict what tomorrow will bring in Iran, but one thing is clear: no matter what happens—Iran will not return to being what it was.”)

(Comment: A reader sent the following to me: You can’t help wondering why Trump hasn’t acted on his promises to protect the Iranian people from the Iranian regime? By attacking Iran! Who knows? Maybe God wants the Iranian regime saved so that He can destroy all the Iranians who join with Russia in the coming invasion of Israel, as prophesied in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39! And…at the same time, destroy both Iranian and Russian leaders! Nothing is impossible with God.)

Thirteen, concerning persecution of Christians at the end of the age: on Jan. 20, 2025, Worthy News reported that the era of foreign missionaries in Turkey is drawing to a close as authorities increasingly detain, deport, or bar Christian workers from reentering the Muslim-majority nation.

Fourteen, concerning an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters: on Jan. 22, 2026, it was reported that more than 200 million people are in the path of a potentially historic winter storm that’s expected to extend over 2,000 miles and deliver crippling snow and ice across more than 35 states, all told beginning on Jan. 23, 2026.

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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My idea of the politics of false accusation would include people:

• That say the Republicans want to push granny over a cliff.
• That compare Pres. Trump to Adolph Hitler.
• That say those that oppose abortion are against women’s rights, they are women haters, and things like that.
• That say those that oppose same-sex marriage, the bodily mutilation of children with trans surgeries, etc. hate gays.
• That say those that criticize radical Islamic terrorists that are trying to destroy Israel are Islamophobes.

The politics of false accusation is deceit.

Jesus and the Apostle Paul called deceit a sign of the end of the age.

Deceit, false accusations, etc., is a propaganda tactic that often works, and because it does, many politicians and many in the so-called mainstream media often use it.

This is a major reason why so many people have stopped voting, and why the so-called mainstream media has lost so much credibility.

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

One, concerning the politics of false accusations: on Jan. 6, 2026, Worthy News reported that:

• The White House marked the fifth anniversary of the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach by launching a new website aimed at challenging what it says is a Democrat-driven distortion of events and years of politically motivated prosecutions against Americans who participated in protests that day.
• According to the White House, Democrats “reversed reality” following January 6 by portraying what began as a political protest as a coordinated insurrection directed by Donald Trump, despite what the administration says was no evidence of an armed rebellion or an organized plan to overthrow the government.
• Speaking this week at a House Republican retreat, President Trump cited the video (a video of Nancy Pelosi admitting that she refused to call up the National Guard), saying she declined an offer of National Guard support. “They (the so-called mainstream media) never reported that Nancy Pelosi was offered 10,000 National Guard soldiers; he accused the media of suppressing that information.

This is the kind of thing I am referring to as I write about the politics of false accusation (deceit; politically motivated half-truths and lies; reverse reality) that has caused people to stop voting and the so-called mainstream media to lose a lot of credibility.

It is the politics of political and media destruction of others (deliberately and constantly twisting the truth) that I am referring to.

Two, concerning the politics of false accusations: on Jan. 11, 2026, the U.S. Sec. of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, was interviewed by CNN’s Jake Tapper on the “State of the Union” program about the fatal shooting of Renee Good.

Noem contended that Good attempted to run over the ICE agents who were trying to get her to stop blocking traffic with her car, and one of the ICE agents shot Good in self-defense when she tried to run him down.

Video, eye witnesses, and the ICE agent’s cellphone confirm what Noem said, but Tapper insisted that she was wrong.

Noem told Tapper,

• You can’t change the facts just because you don’t like them.
• Everything that I’ve said has been proven to be factual.

(My comment: In the past, I have heard others call CNN the Communist News Network because they often twist the facts.)

Three, concerning Pres. Trump’s Jan. 7, 2026, Pres. Trump memorandum directing the U.S. to withdraw from 66 international organizations, including 31 entities tied to the United Nations: the U.S. Sec. of State Marco Rubio said:

• The Trump administration has found these institutions to be redundant in their scope, mismanaged, unnecessary, wasteful, poorly run, captured by the interests of actors advancing their own agendas contrary to our own or a threat to our nation’s sovereignty, freedoms and general prosperity.
• President Trump is clear: It is no longer acceptable to be sending these institutions the blood, sweat and treasure of the American people, with little to nothing to show for it.
• The days of billions of dollars in taxpayer money flowing to foreign interests at the expense of our people are over.

(My comment: I have often referred to the UN as the United Nothing and expressed my opinion that the U.S. should get out of it. I am glad to see this, but the Bible teaches that a weak world government is coming – the Ten Kings – and they will be replaced by a very dangerous world government – the government of the Antichrist. In addition to this, the U.S. national debt is about 39 trillion dollars, and we desperately need to stop wasting billions of dollars on these dysfunctional institutions.)

(Update: On Jan. 8, 2026, UN Sec. Gen. Guterres said the United States has a “legal obligation” to keep paying its dues that fund U.N. agencies. A spokesperson for Guterres added, “As we have consistently underscored, assessed contributions to the United Nations regular budget and peacekeeping budget, as approved by the General Assembly, are a legal obligation under the UN Charter for all Member States, including the United States.)

Four, concerning the ceasefire in Gaza: on Jan. 8, 2026, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said little progress has been achieved in the Gaza ceasefire deal in recent weeks.

(My comment: The belief that there is going to be a permanent ceasefire in the Middle East is contrary to what the Bible says.)

Five, concerning perilous times at the end of the age: on Jan. 8, 2026, Pres. Trump proposed raising U.S. military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027, a 66% increase that he said is necessary to secure the nation amid what he described as “very troubled and dangerous times.”

Six, concerning the seas and waves (of humanity) roaring, wickedness (the days of Noah), wars and rumors of wars, and the possible Battle of Gog of Magog: in 12 days of protests, Iran has now gunned down more than 40 unarmed people and injured many more.

On Jan. 8, 2026, Pres. Trump said,

• If they do that (keep killing their own people), we’re going to hit them very hard.
• We’re going to hit them hard.
• We’re ready to do it.

(Update: On Jan. 9, 2026, Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the deceased Shah of Iran, sent a direct appeal to Pres. Trump: “Mr. President, this is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support, and action. Last night you saw the millions of brave Iranians in the streets facing down live bullets. Today, they are facing not just bullets but a total communications blackout. No Internet. No landlines.” Pahlavi added, “Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei wants to use this blackout to murder these young heroes.”)

(Update: On Jan. 10, 2026 – the 14^th day of rioting – it was estimated that there are somewhere between 1.5 and 2 million protesters in the streets of Iran. Unlike previous attempted uprisings, this one is spreading like wildfire and is now reportedly in 512 locations in over 220 cities and in virtually all 31 provinces. The US has already clandestinely moved military resources to the area, and it looks like Trump is going to smack the Islamic tyrants hard if they don’t flee first.)

(Update: On Jan. 11, 2026, it was reported that some believe that hundreds of protestors may have been killed, and thousands have been wounded or jailed in Iran.)

(Update: On Jan. 11, 2026, Pres. Trump was asked if his administration has a message for Iran, and he replied, “You’ll find out pretty soon.”)

(Update: On Jan. 12, 2026, Pres. Trump said, “Effective immediately, any country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America.”)

(Update: On Jan. 12, 2026, the U.S. urged U.S. citizens in Iran to leave immediately.)

(Update: On Jan. 13, 2026, Pres. Trump will meet with several members of his cabinet to discuss U.S. options and a possible military response to Iran’s treatment of protesters.)

(Update: On Jan. 13, 2026, Pres. Trump said help – for Iran – is on the way.)

(Update: On Jan 13, 2026, it was reported that an Arab source said the Ayatollah Khamenei has gone into hiding in an underground bunker.)

(Update: On Jan. 14, 2026, Pres. Trump said that he has been told that the killings and the executions have stopped. He said I hope it is true, but who knows. We are going to watch and see what the process is.)

(My opinion: We have to wait to see how this plays out and if it has any impact on the Battle of Gog of Magog. Nevertheless, we know that God’s Word will be fulfilled.)

Seven, concerning wickedness and violence at the end of the age: on Jan. 8, 2026, after the killing of Renee Good, 37, who drove a vehicle at an ICE agent, prompting the gunfire that killed her:

• Trump said he watched a video of the incident, and it is his opinion that she was an agitator, probably a paid agitator, a very high-level agitator that wouldn’t stop screaming.
• Her confrontation with ICE was not normal.

Trump decided to ignore the liberal outrage and false accusations and increase the number of ICE agents in Minnesota (one report said by as many as 1,000).

Eight, concerning wars and rumors of wars: on Jan. 10, 2026, more than 20 U.S. aircraft struck at least 35 ISIS locations in Syria.

The U.S. said it struck the sites in retaliation for the ISIS terrorist ambush in Palmyra, Syria, on Dec. 13 that killed two American soldiers and one U.S. civilian interpreter.

Nine, concerning sanctuary cities in the U.S.: on Jan. 13, 2026, Pres. Trump said, starting February 1, we’re not paying any of our cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens, and it breeds fraud and crime and all of the other problems that come.

Ten, concerning Pres. Trump’s 20-Point Plan and a ceasefire in Gaza: on Jan. 14, 2026, it was reported that:

• S. Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff announced the launch of Phase II of U.S. Pres. Trump’s 20-point Peace Plan, marking a transition from a fragile ceasefire to demilitarization, technocratic governance, and large-scale reconstruction of the war-ravaged enclave.
• Witkoff warned that the United States expects Hamas to fully comply with its obligations under the agreement, including the immediate return of the final deceased Israeli hostage. He said failure to do so would result in “serious consequences.”

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.

duck_daymond@yahoo.com