On Dec. 22, 2025, the Prophecy News Watch (PNW) staff posted an article about churches having drag performances at Christmas.

The article said churches are facing a question:

• Will we proclaim a Gospel that transforms the world, or reshape the Gospel so the world will applaud us?

The PNW staff concluded that progressive churches hosting drag-themed Christmas celebrations have made their choice clear.

They added:

• Their defenders insist these events are about inclusion, hospitality, and love.
• But inclusion without truth is not love–it is sentimentality.
• Hospitality that requires the erasure of Scripture is not generosity–it is surrender.
• The message of Christmas is not that everyone’s identity is affirmed as holy, but that every human being is invited to kneel before a holy God who came to save sinners, not celebrate self-expression.

The PNW staff continued:

• When Christmas becomes a platform for drag performances and ideological storytelling, the question is no longer whether the Church is welcoming–but whether it still believes what it proclaims.
• Christmas is not about us finding ourselves.
• It is about God finding us–lost, broken, and in need of redemption.
• And that truth, inconvenient as it may be to a woke age, remains far more radical than any performance could ever be.

As far as this writer is concerned, the PNW staff showed Christian love for these progressives by sharing the radical truth with them.

A group of people calling themselves a church does not mean they are members of God’s holy church (for example, members of the church of Satan are not members of God’s holy church).

To be a member of God’s holy church, a person must truly accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

If Jesus is their Lord and Savior, they will try to live by the Scriptures.

If they do that, Jesus will write their name in the Lamb’s Book of Life, seal them with His Spirit, and baptize them into the body of Christ.

Jesus is the only Messiah, the only Christ, and the only way to be saved.

Belonging to a so-called church and obeying God are two different things.

Living and conducting so-called church services in a way that is an abomination to God is self-deception, a waste of time and effort, and it won’t work.

Promoting immorality instead of opposing immorality is absolutely wrong.

Every jot and tittle of God’s Word is truth, and people cannot edit it to suit their fleshly desires.

Jesus said, “Blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it” (Luke 11:28).

John said, “This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous” (I Jn. 5:3).

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

One, concerning fraud, theft, deceit, Islam in the U.S., etc.: on Dec. 26, 2025, it was reported that journalist Nick Shirley visited a Somali Child Care Center that received $2.66 million of funding this year and $2.5 million last year supposedly for taking care of 102 children, but there are no children there.

In the last two years, the center has collected more than $5 million for an empty building with no children.

When he asked a woman at the building where the children are, she slammed the door in his face.

When he asked a Somali at a second learning center how to spell learning, the Somali couldn’t spell it.

Shirley said he uncovered $110 million in fraud in one day, and he believes it is time to hold Minnesota officials accountable.

(Update: On Dec. 28, 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel said he is reallocating resources to Minnesota to investigate widespread fraud that may exceed one billion dollars.)

(More: On Dec. 29, 2025, it was reported that someone tried to call a Somali Child Care facility, and they got Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz’ office.)

(My comment: It is time to stop Islamic immigration, and using taxpayer dollars to finance Islamic businesses, mosques, and schools in the U.S. The deceit and danger of Islamic terrorism in the U.S. are real.)

Two, concerning Turkey, the Battle of Gog of Magog, and possibly the destruction of Damascus in one night: on Dec. 25, 2025, it was reported that:

• Turkey has been trying to deploy radars on Syrian soil in recent weeks, according to Western Intelligence sources.
• Deploying radars in Syrian territory would significantly restrict the Israel Air Force’s freedom of action in Syrian airspace, and it would complicate Israel’s ability to strike targets in Iran.

(More: On Dec. 27, 2025, it was reported that a commentator on Arab TV said that while Israelis may have refused to accept Turkish forces as a peacekeeping presence in Gaza, they haven’t seen anything yet – The Turkish military will attack Israel and conquer Jerusalem.)

Three, concerning Pres. Trump’s upcoming meeting with Israeli Prime Min. Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Largo in Florida: on Dec. 29, 2025, White House Correspondent William Koenig suggested (on Dec. 26, 2025) that:

• Prime Min. Benjamin Netanyahu will warn Pres. Trump that allowing Hamas to remain in control of Gaza would be a historic strategic error.
• Netanyahu will emphasize that Hamas’ survival would guarantee future wars, strengthen Iran’s regional proxy network, and undermine long-term stability for Israel and U.S. interests in the Middle East.
• The disarmament of Hamas is a prerequisite for reconstruction and international engagement.

(More: In addition to the above, it has also been reported that Netanyahu intends to discuss a new attack to deal with Iran’s accelerated missile production, the disarmament of Hezbollah south of the Litani River in Lebanon, and Hamas’ return of the body of the last hostage. Netanyahu believes Israel must retain the ability to act.)

(My comment: William Koenig is a very reliable source of information, but I plan to wait and watch for what Pres. Trump does. Trump is beginning to make me a little nervous. He calls his plan the best future for the Middle East in 3,000 years, but Bible prophecy says his plan will fail.)

(More: On Dec. 26, 2025, it was reported that there is concern in the White House cabinet that Washington does not understand the danger of letting Hamas keep its weapons and stay in Gaza. So, I am not the only one that is a little nervous. If Trump doesn’t require Hamas to keep all of Phase I of his 20-Point Plan, why should Israel believe Trump will require Hamas to keep all of Phase II of his plan?)

(Update: On Dec. 25, 2025, it was reported that Trump administration officials pledged not to move to the second phase of the Gaza peace plan until the final remaining hostage is released.)

Four, concerning the spread of Islam: on Dec. 27, 2025, an article by John Steinreich was posted on the American Thinker that said:

• Western societies are fooling ourselves if we think ethnic groups whose religious identity is devotedly Muslim will assimilate comfortably into our cultures.
• Instead, the last two decades have shown us a four-step process emanating from Islamic ideology vis-a-vis the West:
• First, they migrate.
• Second, they populate.
• Third, they agitate.
• And fourth, they dominate.
• By step four, we suffer all manner of trouble, up to and including horrific acts of violence.

Here is a link to more information on Steinreich’s excellent article.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/12/just_call_it_islam.html

(More: On Dec. 27, 2025, RAIR reported that Tampa, Florida, is no longer being marketed simply as a warm, affordable American city. In Arabic-language promotional videos circulated to Muslim audiences both abroad and inside the United States, Tampa is openly described as an “Arab village,” a future “capital of the Muslim community in America,” and an ideal destination for Islamic settlement.)

(More: On Dec. 31, 2025, it was reported that Zoran Mamdani will use three different Qurans for his swearing-in ceremony as Mayor of New York City.)

Five, concerning the spread of Islam: on Dec. 28, 2025, it was reported that a newly published intelligence analysis based on internal Arabic-only documents recovered during the Gaza war says Dr. Mahmoud al-Zahar, one of Hamas’ founders and senior spokesmen, acknowledged:

• That the fight against Israel is only one stage in a broader religious struggle, citing Islamic tradition to argue that a future global Islamic order would eliminate both “Zionism” and what he called “treacherous Christianity.”
• That this worldview is consistent with Hamas’s original charter, which claims that “peace and quiet” for Jews and Christians is possible only “under the wing of Islam.”

Six, concerning wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: on Dec. 29, 2025, Pres. Trump said:

• That unspecified U.S. forces were responsible for an explosion at a marine loading facility in Venezuela.
• There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats with drugs.
• And that is no longer around.

(Update: On Dec. 31, 2025, David Hookstead reported that Iran has rushed some deadly weapons to Venezuela that can be used to attack U.S. ships.)

(Update: On Dec. 31, 2025, Tyler Durden reported that two Chinese-flagged very large crude carriers are proceeding toward Venezuelan waters despite a U.S.-imposed blockade on sanctioned oil tankers.)

Seven, concerning U.S. giving to UN humanitarian aid: on Dec. 29, 2025, it was reported that:

• The U.S. gave the UN $14.1 billion in 2024.
• The U.S. gave the UN $3.38 billion in 2025.
• The U.S. has pledged to give $2 in 2026.

Trump said, “The UN Rapporteur for Gaza just asked the UN to isolate us! This is a good start as we isolate our funds.”

Eight, concerning the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA): on Dec. 29, 2025, Israel:

• Approved a bill to cut off electricity, water, and gas services to any property where UNRWA is listed as a consumer, to ban financial institutions from providing banking or payment services to the organization, and to demand that communication providers disconnect telecommunication services to UNRWA.

Nine, concerning fraud in the 2020 presidential election: at a Georgia State Election Board hearing on Dec. 9, 2025, officials confessed that they included over 315,000 ballots that were not properly certified.

Former President Joe Biden won the election by fewer than 12,000 votes.

Ten, Before Pres. Trump’s meeting with Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu on Dec. 29, 2025, Pres. Trump said:

• He would support an Israeli attack on Iran, should Iran begin again to build up its ballistic missile and nuclear programs.

During the meeting Pres. Trump said:

• The US will help strike Iran again immediately if Iran starts to rebuild its nuclear weapons program.
• He wants Israel to undertake fewer operations against Iranians and jihadists in Syria.
• He wants Israel to accept Turkish peacekeepers in Gaza.
• He wants Israel to be more tolerant of Muslim violence in Judea and Samaria.

After the meeting, Pres. Trump said:

• Israel has lived up to 100% of the Phase I requirements of his 20-Point Plan.
• Hamas will be given a very short time to disarm, and they must disarm soon, or there will be hell to pay.
• He and Netanyahu still don’t agree completely on the West Bank.

(Update: On Dec. 30, 2025, it was reported that Pres. Trump and Prime Min. Netanyahu held an overnight meeting at Mar-a-Lago, and they agreed to give Hamas two months to fully disarm.)

(Update: On Dec. 31, 2025, on Fox News, Netanyahu said, “The point here is not to negotiate with Hamas. Their job is to vanish.”)

Eleven, concerning wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: Saudi Arabia and the UAE are on the brink of war over the control of Yemen.

On Dec. 30, 2025, Saudi Arabia bombed a port in Yemen where UAE-supplied weapons were being unloaded, and the UAE is vowing revenge.

The UAE said the weapons weren’t destined for Yemen; they were destined for UAE troops that are stationed in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia is demanding that UAE forces leave Yemen in 72 hours.

(Update: On Dec. 30, 2025, the UAE announced that it will comply with Saudi Arabia’s demand and withdraw its forces from Yemen.)

Twelve, concerning the Mark of the Beast: on Dec. 30, 2025, a reader sent the following to me (no source provided).

• Nokia’s CEO said that by 2030, “smartphones will be implanted directly into our bodies” as 6G becomes fully operational.
• Trump just signed his presidential Memorandum to accelerate 6G deployment, with a goal to “operate implantable technologies.”
• Tattoos used to be the trendy thing to do.
• Implantables will become the new trendy thing.
• Satan doesn’t start off with a demonic mark of the beast by force.
• He starts off with Trendy Implantables.

Thirteen, concerning the desert blossoming as a rose at the end of the age (Isa. 35:1): on Dec. 31, 2025, it was reported that recent heavy rains in Israel have caused several areas in the northern and western Negev Desert to turn green.

Fourteen, concerning wars and rumors of wars: on Dec. 31, 2025, it was reported that Moscow’s electrical system has been hit, and 650,000 people don’t have electricity.

(My comment: At the time of this writing, I don’t know a lot about what is happening; some blame Ukraine, some blame NATO, some say false flag, etc., but Ukraine is bracing for more Russian attacks on Ukraine’s electric grid.)

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

 

As we approach 2026, it seems to me that something happens every day that appears to be related to Bible prophecy.

I often catch myself wondering what’s next.

Will 2026 bring:

• The Rapture?
• The Rise of the Ten Kings?
• The Battle of Gog of Magog?
• A digital ID in the U.S.
• A covenant with many for seven years of peace in the Middle East.
• The judgment of God on America over Pres. Trump’s efforts to appease Muslim intolerance of other religions by dividing Israel.
• Democrats retaking the House and/Senate in the mid-term elections.
• More wars and rumors of wars.
• More frequent and intense natural disasters.

Very little surprises me anymore, and I believe we can expect almost anything.

God’s batting average is 100%.

Every jot and tittle of His Word must be fulfilled, and we are watching it play out on a daily basis.

Here are some recent events that seem to be related to Bible prophecy:

One, concerning an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters at the end of the age (and possibly Pres. Trump’s efforts to appease the Muslims by dividing Israel): on Dec. 19, 2025, it was reported that:

• A powerful windstorm with gusts reaching 144 mph (50-80 mph in lower elevations) battered parts of the Pacific Northwest and Rockies this week, leaving one dead, two injured, and hundreds of thousands without power.
• The deep low-pressure system continues moving east toward the northern Plains and Midwest, sustaining severe winds and wildfire risks.

Two, concerning an increase in earthquakes at the end of the age: on Dec. 20, 2025, Prophecy News Watch (PNW) posted an article by Michael Snyder (Economic Collapse Blog) that said:

• Here in the United States, we have been experiencing lots and lots of little earthquakes, but thankfully, we have not been hit by a really bad one yet.
• Will our luck run out in 2026?
• According to the Daily Mail, the dozens of earthquakes that have been rattling the New Madrid fault zone since the middle of November are “renewing fears of a catastrophic natural disaster soon.”
• Experts are also urging us to keep an eye on the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
• Beneath Cascadia’s forests and coastlines lies a 600-mile fault capable of producing a magnitude-9 earthquake.
• The last one struck in 1700, shaking the region for minutes and sending a massive tsunami all the way to Japan.
• Today, nearly 17 million people live on top of the same silent threat.
• Scientists warn that when it breaks again, the Pacific Northwest could change in a matter of minutes.
• Sediment cores extracted from the Pacific seafloor suggest that two major fault systems along the western coast of the United States and Canada might be partially synchronized.
• New findings reveal that after an earthquake on the southern part of the Cascadia subduction zone, an earthquake soon after on the northern part of the San Andreas fault appears to occur roughly half of the time.
• These results, published in Geosphere, provide evidence of stress triggering, which has long been invoked to explain how activity on one fault might lead to activity on another nearby.

(My opinion: I am not predicting a major earthquake along the New Madrid, or Cascadia, or San Andreas fault zones in 2026, but I want to remind everyone that God warned the nations against dividing the Promised Land, and He can cause or allow natural disasters anytime He wants.)

Three, concerning wars and rumors of wars: on Dec. 13, 2025, ISIS terrorists in Syria killed three U.S. citizens (two U.S. soldiers and one civilian interpreter), and Pres. Trump said the U.S. would retaliate.

On Dec. 19, 2025, it was reported that:

• The U.S. struck 70 targets in areas across central Syria that had ISIS infrastructure and weapons, and more strikes should be expected.

The U.S. Sec. of War, Pete Hegseth, said, “This is not the beginning of a war — it is a declaration of vengeance.”

(More: Following the U.S. strike, Al-Qaeda’s leader posted the following on Telegram: I bless and commend all the heroic operations carried out against Jews and Americans throughout the world. And I call upon every honorable and zealous Muslim, and every free, courageous, and notable person in this world, to take the initiative and hasten to eradicate the dual evil (Jews and Americans) wherever they are found.)

Four, concerning an increase in wickedness (days of Noah) at the end of the age: last year a Muslim terrorist from Saudi Arabia drove a vehicle into a crowd at a Christmas Market that killed six and injured hundreds.

About one week ago, a Muslim father and son killed 16 and injured dozens of others at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Australia.

This week, a Muslim terrorist attack was foiled at the same Christmas Market in Germany, and another was foiled at a Christmas Market in Poland.

(FYI: Muslim terrorist attacks on Christian and Jewish holidays are becoming a global problem. This article contains several reports on Muslim terrorist attacks all over the world, and I could have easily recorded two or three times as many reports as I have.)

Five, on Dec. 20, 2025, it was reported that Pres. Trump has released a plan called “Project Sunrise” to rebuild Gaza as a high-tech, luxury coastal entity over the next 20 years.

I can’t imagine it happening, but here is a link to the article for those who want to check it out:

https://www.newsofbahrain.com/world/123725.html

Here are some Scriptures that may refer to Gaza’s future: Amos 1:6-8; Jer. 25:17-20, 47:1-7; Zeph. 2:4-7, and Zech. 9:5-7.

Six, concerning the spread of Islam and antisemitism in Germany: on Dec. 21, 2025, it was reported that:

• In 1975, there were 10 mosques in Germany.
• In 2025, there are 2,750 mosques in Germany.

(My comment: Beware America, the Islamic camel has its nose under the edge of the U.S. tent. Beware Church, militant Islam forces non-Muslims to submit.)

Seven, concerning Islamic intolerance of other religions and a falling away in the Church at the end of the age: on Dec. 20, 2025, The Gateway Pundit reported that:

• Europe is increasingly restricting public Christmas celebrationsas political and cultural elites retreat from the continent’s Judeo-Christian identity while simultaneously caving to liberal pressure to embrace Islam and aggressive secularism.
• Public displays of Christmas, once understood as inclusive and unifying, are now treated as controversial in countries such as France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and others.

Eight, concerning the Islamic threat to America: on Dec. 21, 2025, the Daily Caller reported that the U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard said:

• Islamist ideology is the greatest near and long-term threat to American freedom and security.
• At its core, Islam is a political ideology that seeks to create a global caliphate that governs us here in America.
• It is threatening Western civilization by promoting governance by Sharia law.
• A free society cannot survive if it refuses to defend itself.

(More: On Dec. 22, 2025, The Christian Post reported that “Five Iranian Christians have been sentenced to a combined 50 years in prison for religious activities, including prayer, baptism and distributing Bibles.”)

Nine, on Dec. 17, 2025, the U.S. Dept. of War hosted the Pentagon’s first “Christmas Worship Service” with both military and civilians gathering in the center courtyard to sing songs of praise to God and hear a presentation of the Gospel message from evangelist Franklin Graham.

The Dept. of War started holding monthly worship services in May of 2025; this was the first Christmas service.

Ten, concerning the return of Jews to Israel, the expansion of Israel’s borders, and Jews living in Judea at the end of the age: on Dec. 21, 2025, Israel’s Security Cabinet approved the establishment of 11 new towns and legalization of 8 Jewish existing communities across Judea and Samaria.

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said:

• Within three years, we have legalized 69 new settlements – a record like no other.
• The people of Israel are returning to their land, building it, and strengthening their hold on it.

Eleven, concerning the hatred of the Jews and their return to the Promised Land at the end of the age: on Dec. 23, 2025, it was reported that Israel’s Foreign Min. Gideon Saar:

• Issued an emotional and urgent call: come home.
• Saar implored Jews from the diaspora to make aliyah, warning that antisemitic violence has reached alarming new heights globally while foreign governments fail to offer meaningful protection.

(My comment: It is my understanding that the Jews would return to Israel in two great waves: one in unbelief over a period of time before the Tribulation Period, and the other in a matter of days as believers in Jesus at His Second Coming; Ezek. 36:24-27; Ezek. 37:5; Rom. 11:1, 26.)

Twelve, concerning wars and rumors of wars, and the use of nuclear weapons during the Tribulation Period: on Dec. 23, 2025, U.S. Vice-Pres. J.D. Vance said:

• The mass migration agenda could risk nuclear weapons in Europe falling under the control of Islamist politicians.
• There is a “direct American interest” in preventing countries like France and the UK from being “overwhelmed with very destructive moral ideas” and allowing “nuclear weapons to fall in the hands of people who can actually cause very, very serious harm to the United States.”

(My comment: Militant Muslims often shout, “death to Israel” and “death to America.” America should be concerned about Islam taking over nuclear powers, having access to nuclear secrets, controlling the militaries and weapons of France, the UK, etc.).

Thirteen, concerning a recent snow in the desert in Saudi Arabia and natural disasters: on Dec. 25, 2025, Adam Berkowitz wrote:

• The Bible presents snow not as a meteorological surprise but as something fully under Divine control.
• In Job, God confronts human certainty about the natural world: “Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail?” (Job 38:22).
• Snow is described not as an accident of nature but as something stored and released by God at His discretion.
• The Sages taught that the weather is not background noise to history.
• It is one of the instruments through which God governs the world.
• When snow falls in a desert known for heat and drought, it exposes how fragile human expectations really are.
• The landscape people assume will always remain the same can be overturned overnight.

Fourteen, concerning wars and rumors of wars: on Dec. 22, 2025, the Prophecy News Watch (PNW) staff wrote:

• Hamas is rearming and refusing to surrender its weapons.
• Hezbollah, under growing internal pressure inside Lebanon, continues to resist disarmament.
• And Iran, the gravitational force behind both groups, is steadily rebuilding its ballistic missile stockpiles.
• Now comes the political signal that suggests the current moment may be only an intermission, not an ending: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is widely expected to approach President Trump later this month with a renewed, comprehensive plan to confront all three actors.
• If that happens, it will mark a recognition of an uncomfortable truth–piecemeal solutions have failed, and the region is, once again, back to square one.
• Despite the world’s desire for peace, history suggests peace without decisive outcomes is an illusion.
• As 2026 approaches, the signs are troublingly clear.
• The players are rearming.
• The grievances remain.
• And the lesson–that unresolved wars always return–has once again gone unheeded.

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