Daniel had predicted the exact day Israel’s Messiah would arrive (69 weeks of years; 173,880 days after the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem on the Jewish calendar; Dan. 9:25; Neh. 2:1-8).

That day had arrived.

He and His 12 disciples were walking toward Jerusalem.

They were approaching the towns of Bethpage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives (Luke 19:29).

He sent two of the 12 ahead to look for a colt that had never been ridden and to bring it to Him.

They found the colt, took it back to Jesus, cast their garments on the colt, set Jesus on its back, and He rode to the top of the Mount and started down toward Jerusalem.

By this time, a crowd had gathered; some spread their robes in the road for the donkey to walk on, and many began to shout and sing: “Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.”

There were Pharisees in the crowd, and they urged Jesus to rebuke the people.

He responded, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.

Then, as He approached Jerusalem, He began to cry over it.

Jesus is God.

He knows the end from the beginning (Isa. 46:9-10).

He knew what was in Israel’s future (in 70 A.D. and for all eternity).

He said, “if thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! But now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side. And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee: and they shall not leave within thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation” (Luke 19:42-44).

Jerusalem would be destroyed, the Jews would be killed, including their children, and the Jews would be blinded.

Why? Because thou knewest not the time of their visitation (the time that their Messiah would appear, even though it was prophesied in the Bible Dan. 9:25; Neh. 2:1-8).

This is what I am calling the high cost of prophetic ignorance.

And in case some don’t like the word ignorance, Peter said the Jews delivered Jesus into the hands of Pontius Pilate to be crucified (Acts 3:17).

They had the Word of God (which reveals two comings of the Messiah), but they focused on the Second Coming passages (His coming as a great leader; as the King of kings and Lord of lords) and ignored the first coming passages (His coming as the Christ, the Suffering Servant, the One whose hands and feet would be pierced, etc.).

Ignoring the First Coming resulted in them being blinded for centuries, even today.

But our generation has the Word of God too.

And over and over again and again, our generation has heard that the Second Coming is near, but many of today’s religious leaders are ignoring it.

God knows their heart and thoughts, and I wonder if there will be a cost for willing prophetic ignorance.

Here are some recent events that cause me to believe the end of the age is near.

One, concerning Turkey and its involvement in the Battle of Gog of Magog: it was recently reported that Turkey has sharply escalated its confrontation with Israel.

In response to Israel’s interception of the Hamas-financed Global Sumud Flotilla (39 vessels and about 400 activists, including Greta Thunberg), Turkey accused Israel of an act of terror that endangered innocent civilians, and opened a criminal investigation of Israel.

(FYI: The activists claimed that they were carrying aid to the Palestinians, but that was a lie. There was no aid on the 39 vessels that Israel seized.)

Two, concerning a falling away in the Church at the end of the age: on Oct. 6, 2025, the Prophecy News Watch (PNW) staff posted an excellent article titled “Meet The New Archbishop of Canterbury.

Here is part of what they wrote:

• Sarah Mullally, a woman who proudly identifies as a feminist and “pro-choice,” will soon wear the robes once reserved for men who trembled at the Word of God.
• The headlines celebrate it as a triumph of equality and progress.
• But beneath the applause lies a tragedy: a church that has traded obedience for approval.
• When leaders boast of inclusion but refuse repentance, when they celebrate abortion as choice and treat the unborn as expendable, when they affirm lifestyles Scripture calls sin, it’s not progress—it’s apostasy.
• It is rebellion wearing a clerical collar.
• It is the collapse of moral courage beneath the weight of cultural pressure.
• This appointment is not about a woman’s competence; it’s about a church’s compromise.
• It reveals a spiritual sickness spreading through the body of Christ–where emotion replaces doctrine, and culture replaces conviction.
• When the Church begins apologizing for biblical truth, it ceases to be a Church.

Here is a link to the complete article: https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=8912

Three, concerning the Israel-Hamas War and peace in the Middle East: on Oct. 4, 2025, Pres. Trump posted the following on Truth Social:

• I appreciate that Israel has temporarily stopped the bombing in order to give the hostage release and peace deal a chance to be completed.
• Hamas must move quickly, or else all bets will be off.
• I will not tolerate delay, which many think will happen, or any outcome where Gaza poses a threat again.
• Let’s get this done, fast.
• Everyone will be treated fairly!
• Everybody was unified in wanting this war to end and seeing peace in the Middle East, and we’re very close to achieving that.

(My opinion: Trump keeps backtracking and putting pressure on Israel. He may be close to achieving a temporary false peace in the Middle East, but according to the Bible, peace will be removed from the earth – Rider of the Red Horse; Rev. 6:3-4 – and there will not be true peace until the Second Coming of Jesus.)

(Update: On Oct. 5, 2025, it was reported that a Hamas official is on the way to a meeting in Egypt to arrange for the release of the hostages. It was also reported that Prime Min. Netanyahu said Trump’s peace plan will not be implemented until all the hostages are in Israel. He added that if the hostages are not released by Trump’s deadline, Israel will resume fighting with full backing from all involved countries.)

(Update: On Oct. 5, 2025, it was reported that Hamas has started collecting the remains of deceased Israeli hostages in case they decide to accept Trump’s plan.)

(Update: On Oct. 6, 2025, it was reported that it may be 2 or 3 days before we know what Hamas intends to do.)

(Update: On Oct. 8, 2025, U.S. and Arab sources said Hamas is making new demands for an end to the war that are not in the original agreement they supposedly accepted. One demand is the deployment of an Arab force in Gaza that can prevent Israel from returning after it withdraws its troops. FYI: The Antichrist will move troops into the Middle East during the Tribulation Period.)

(My opinion: This situation is constantly changing, and I don’t know how it is going to wind up.)

Four, concerning Pres. Trump’s threat to consider an attack on Qatar as an attack on the U.S., on Oct. 3, 2025, Michael Snyder (prophecy teacher and author of End of the American Dream blog) noted that the U.S. has a large military base in Qatar.

Snyder said the U.S. has recently deployed dozens of aircraft to Qatar (something the U.S. did during Israel’s 12-Day War with Iran).

The U.S. used some of the aircraft that were in Qatar to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities during the 12-Day War, and Iran later retaliated by launching a few missiles at the U.S. airbase in Qatar.

Snyder said there is speculation that the U.S. has moved assets to the Middle East in case they are needed for another attack on Iran in the coming weeks.

(My comment: I don’t know how things are going to go down. I know Trump and Netanyahu have said they will not allow Iran to get nuclear weapons, and Iran is trying to get them, so there may be another attack on Iran. But I also know the Battle of Gog of Magog – a Russian, Iranian, Turkey, etc., on Israel – may be looming, so we need to watch these things. Anyway, if the U.S. and Israel think they may have to attack Iran in the coming weeks, but Gog attacks Israel first, end-of-the-age prophecy could really speed up.)

(Update: On Oct. 5, 2025, in a speech before members of the U.S. Navy, Pres. Trump said, “If Iran attempts to restart its nuclear program, then the US will deal with that too.”)

(Update: On Oct. 5, 2025, it was reported that recent intelligence reports suggest that both Washington and Tehran – Iran – are preparing for possible military escalation. The U.S. Air Force has deployed additional aircraft, including refueling planes, to a base in Qatar, while Russian military flights to Iran have increased, reportedly delivering weapons. Regional analysts warn that renewed hostilities could quickly draw in Israel, which participated in the June strikes.)

(My opinion: The increase in Russian military flights could be very significant.)

Five, concerning a system to track and control everyone, on Oct. 6, 2025, it was reported that Switzerland has approved a nationwide digital ID system.

I agree with the Prophecy News Watch (PNW) staff: “Digital identification systems are no longer theories of the future. They’re becoming reality”).

We truly can “see the day approaching” (Heb. 10:25).

(More: On Oct. 6, 2025, it was reported that biometric digital IDs are now required in Viet Nam.)

Six, concerning Hamas’ attitude toward Israel, deceit, and AI: on Oct. 6, 2025, it was reported that Hamas released an AI produced video to celebrate the second anniversary of its attack on Israel (two years ago on Oct. 7, 2023) when they killed more than 1,200 people (including women and children), raped women, took hostages, etc.

Their video:

• Calls Oct. 7, 2023, a glorious day.
• Depicts the Hamas killers and rapists as heroes.
• Defenders of their religion and homeland.

(My opinion: How should society deal with people who view murderers and rapists as heroic defenders of their religion? Willingly ignoring facts like this and allowing that religion to grow and spread in the U.S. could have a high cost.)

Seven, concerning the coming world government: on Oct. 8, 2025, it was reported that:

• Under the guise of “human rights,” the U.N.’s controversial “education” bureaucracy is officially demanding that all governments regulate and control home education—if they allow it at all.
• The agency is even calling for U.N.-approved values and attitudes (cultural diversity, LGBTQ, anti-Semitism, globalism, etc.) to be imposed on children across a wide array of issues, with U.N. control of “education content.”
• If the U.N. agenda is not stopped, parents and even private schools that refuse to comply with the U.N.’s outrageous demands will be accused of violating the “human rights” of children.

(FYI: This is just a fraction of what they intend to do. So, we can see world government approaching, but the Rapture comes first.)

Eight, concerning the Israel-Hamas War, as I write this, there is breaking news that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, signaling the possible end of the war.

I need to send this article in, and I don’t have a lot of time to read up on what has happened, so here are some of my initial thoughts:

• The two sides have only agreed on the FIRST PHASE (just part of Trump’s plan), so it is not over.
• This is an agreement to POSSIBLY end the war in the future.
• Israel will withdraw from just PART of Gaza.
• God will not accept the division of Israel.
• Every jot and tittle of God’s Word must be fulfilled.
• Iran hasn’t agreed to anything, and Iran will not abandon its effort to destroy Israel.
• Militant Muslims are allowed to lie to advance their causes, and it would not be unusual for Hamas to violate the agreement.
• The destruction of Damascus in one night, the Battle of Gog of Magog, and the Battle of Armageddon must still happen.
• There still may be a Psa. 83 war before the Battle of Gog of Magog.
• Jerusalem must still be a burdensome stone for the whole world.
• Blessed are the peacemakers, but there will be no peace until the Second Coming of Jesus.
• We can expect a worthless treaty that needs to be strengthened (and this could turn into Dan. 9:24-27).

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

Psalm 2 reads:

• “Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
• The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
• Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
• He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
• Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
• Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
• I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou artmy Son; this day have I begotten thee.
• Ask of me, and I shall give theethe heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
• Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
• Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
• Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
• Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish fromthe way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.”

According to the Bible, Jesus (the Holy One of Israel) will come back to sit on the throne of David in Jerusalem and rule over the earth for one thousand years, and Israel will get all of the land that God promised to Abraham and his descendants.

On Sept. 22-23, world leaders gathered together at a UN General Assembly meeting in New York City.

Most don’t believe the Bible, so they thought they were uniting against Israel, but they were uniting against God and His Son, Jesus.

They have made themselves willingly ignorant of God’s covenant with Abraham, and most of them voted to take land that God gave to Israel away from Israel and to give it to a group of Palestinian murderers, rapists, hostage takers, etc., knowing that these despicable individuals are out to destroy Israel.

God is laughing at their evil, and He has even warned them that He will drag them into the Battle of Armageddon for doing it.

They will not get away with this because God’s Word will be fulfilled.

When the Tribulation Period is over, Israel will have all the Promised Land, and Jesus will be ruling over all the nations.

Following the vote on the New York Declaration on Sept. 12, 2025, French Pres. Macron said:

• I just spoke with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
• The adoption by 142 countries of the New York Declaration on the two-state solution marked a turning point in charting a path toward lasting peace and security (peace and safety) in the Middle East.

Just prior to the UN General Assembly meeting on Sept. 22-23, Macron said:

• The conference on the two-state solution, which we (France and Saudi Arabia) will co-chair together in New York on Monday, must enable us to take a further step in mobilizing the international community.
• Two peoples, two states, peace and security (peace and safety) for all.

Macron claims that he is bringing peace and safety to the Middle East, but what he and others are doing will lead to sudden destruction in the world (I Thess. 5:3).

Sadly, on Sept. 23, 2025, Pres. Trump met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in NY City, where he presented a position paper to leaders of eight Arab and Muslim nations for an end to the war in Gaza.

Some of the issues that Trump seems willing to accept go against God’s covenant with Abraham (Israel’s occupation of Gaza, Israel establishing more settlements in Judea and Samaria, Israel’s annexation of Judea and Samaria, Israel violating the status quo at Jerusalem holy sites, etc.).

I believe Pres. Trump is making a terrible mistake.

Opposing Israel’s possession of the Promised Land is a giant leap toward the Tribulation Period.

(Note: Pres. Trump recently said he will not allow Israel to annex Judea and Samaria. I heard a commentator on YouTube say, “The only reason for him to forbid Israel to annex Judea and Samaria is because he intends to give it to someone else.”)

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

One, concerning who gets Gaza: on Sept. 26, 2025, it was reported that:

• Former UK Prime Min. Tony Blair has proposed the creation of a temporary administration called the Gaza International Transitional Authority(GITA).
• GITA would be established under UN auspices and serve as the governing authority in post-war Gaza for several years before transferring control to the Palestinian Authority (PA), pending internal reforms.
• Blair offered to head up GITA, and his proposal has the support ofJared Kushner (Pres. Trump’s son-in-law), and Steve Witkoff (Pres. Trump’s special envoy).
• Trump has given Blair two weeks to see if he can get Arab support for the plan.

(Update: On Sept. 28, 2025, Israel’s Prime Min. Netanyahu said, “I think the credibility—the likelihood—of a reformed Palestinian Authority that completely changes its stripes, that accepts a Jewish state, that teaches its children to embrace coexistence and friendship with the Jewish state rather than living their lives to annihilate it or strapping on suicide bombs to pursue it, and that ends practices like ‘pay for slay,’ where they pay terrorists to murder Jews and reward higher numbers of killings, would mark a tremendous transformation. Well, good luck. Some people may believe it will happen. I don’t think it is going to happen.”)

(My opinion: Blair, Kushner, Witkoff, and others are uniting against God, and it won’t work.)

Two, concerning the Two-State Solution, giving part of the Promised Land to murderers, rapists, hostage takers, etc.: on Sept. 26, 2025, 47 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Pres. Trump and U.S. Sec. of State Rubio that:

• Calls for the U.S. to recognize a Palestinian state.
• Urged other states to also recognize a Palestinian state by following the example of France.

(More: on Sept. 28, 2025, when asked about Pres. Trump’s statement that he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank – Judea and Samaria – Mike Johnson, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, said, “I believe that Judea and Samaria are the traditional lands that belong to Israel.”)

Three, concerning Pres. Trump’s statement that he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank: on Sept. 25, 2025, thousands of pastors, rabbis, and religious leaders launched a petition campaign specifically warning against reviving Trump’s previous “Peace to Prosperity” plan and any framework that would formalize Palestinian statehood.

Among other things, the petition says:

• Israel’s land is covenant land,” and it cites Bible passages, including Genesis 15:18 and Joel 3:2, to support their position that dividing the territory has consistently led to instability.
• The Abraham Accords paused Israel’s sovereignty over key Jewish communities, and it says that pause should not become a permanent policy.
• Israel’s presence in the West Bank is lawful under international law, not an obstacle to peace.
• S. policy should affirm Israel’s security and integrity—not pressure it into future withdrawals.

(My opinion: God promised the land to Israel. He appeared in a pillar of fire and a cloud to lead them to Israel. He has revealed Himself to the world with many signs and wonders – He established Israel in one day, allowed Israel to rebuild and repossess Jerusalem, caused Israel to become a great army, the Holy Spirit has caused millions of Jews to return, etc. – He is longsuffering, but He will not put up with the nations ignoring Him and the world forever….

…He made a covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give them All the Promised Land, He is holy, He cannot lie, and He will keep it. He spoke the world into existence in seven days, destroyed the world with a Flood in forty days, destroyed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in one night, and destroyed Babylon in one night. Bringing all the nations down in seven years is no problem. When many agree to a seven-year covenant of peace in the Middle East and declare peace and safety, there will be consequences. They will be held accountable.)

Four, concerning Pres. Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025, to discuss an end to the war in Gaza: they agreed to a 20-point plan.

Here are some of the points:

• The hostages must be released within 72 hours.
• Israel will release about 2,000 Palestinian Prisoners.
• Hamas will be disarmed.
• Members of Hamas who lay down their weapons will receive amnesty.
• Gaza will be demilitarized.
• Gaza will be run by a peaceful government with no input from Hamas or the PA for the time being.
• Trump will oversee a committee that includes Tony Blair to establish the temporary government.
• If the PA sufficiently reforms itself, it could possibly assume control of the government in the future and become an independent state.
• Israel will retain security responsibility, but slowly withdraw its troops from Gaza.
• If Hamas rejects the plan, Trump will continue to support Israel’s war effort.
• If Hamas agrees to the plan, aid to Gaza will immediately and drastically increase.

Qatari officials assured Pres. Trump that they can persuade Hamas to agree to the plan.

The U.S. and Israel are now waiting for Hamas to respond.

(More: During Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu, Trump and Netanyahu called Qatar’s Prime Min. so Netanyahu could apologize for Israel’s Sept. 9, 2025, attack on Qatar and promise that it won’t happen again. Israel, the U.S., and Qatar agreed to establish a trilateral mechanism to enhance coordination, improve communication, resolve mutual grievances and strengthen collective efforts to prevent threats to each other.)

(My opinion: This is not a plan to end the Two-State solution. This is a plan to preserve it by creating a different government. It leaves in place the division of Israel and God’s warning to drag the nations into the Battle of Armageddon for doing it. God truly knows what they will do before they do it.)

(My opinion: According to the Bible, at some point, many will agree to a worthless peace treaty, but it will not stop the Muslim and globalist effort to destroy Israel.)

(More: in a very interesting article on Sept. 30, 2025, the Prophecy News Watch  Staff – PNW – wonders if Trump’s oversite committee will have ten members – as in Ten Kings – if there will be some kind of timeline – perhaps seven years – if Israel will now feel secure – as in dwelling safely when Gog of Magog attacks – if the involvement of Tony Blair is significant – as in the one who confirms the covenant will come out of the EU – and more. The PNW staff knows this is speculation, but they rightly understand that this bears watching because the implications are incredible.)

(Update: On Sept. 30, 2025, Qatar’s Prime Min. said negotiations would be necessary to get Hamas to accept Trump’s plan. An Israeli official said Trump’s plan is non-negotiable. There must be a simple yes or no answer from Hamas.)

Five, concerning corruption in the FBI under the Obama and Biden administrations: on Sept. 25, 2025, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a grand jury in Virginia on counts of making false statements to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding that was investigating Hillary Clinton’s Russian collusion hoax.

Comey is claiming he is innocent, but some think he committed treason, and a judge and jury may have to decide the issue.

(More: On Sept. 28, 2025, U.S. Vice-Pres. J.D. Vance said Hillary Clinton may be the next one to be indicted.)

(More: On a different matter of likely corruption, on Sept. 29, 2025, it was reported that FBI Director Kash Patel issued a recent report that says 274 FBI Plain Clothes agents were among the crowd that entered the U.S. Capitol building on January 6th, 2021, and they were probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists. Patel said thanks to agents stepping up, the truth is coming out.)

Six, concerning a global economic collapse after the Rapture: on Sept. 25, 2025, it was reported that:

• The U.S. national debt has reached 37.5 trillion dollars.
• Interest on the U.S. national debt is 882 billion dollars per year (more than 2.4 billion dollars per day).
• The U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio is 119%, and no nation has ever recovered with a ratio that high.

(My opinion: We may see a new global trackable currency in an effort to avoid a collapse first, but the looming economic collapse indicates that the Rider on the Black Horse – Revelation 6:5-6 – is getting ready to ride, and I believe the Rapture will take place before that.)

(Update: On Sept. 26, 2025, it was reported that Democrats want one trillion dollars in new spending, and they are threatening to shut down the government on Sept. 30, 2025, if they don’t get it. In response, Pres. Trump is directing federal agencies to prepare for an orderly shutdown by developing plans to implement mass firings of government employees if Democrats in the U.S. Senate refuse to pass a continuing resolution and force a government shutdown.)

(My opinion: Democrats are desperate to stop Trump’s effort to drain the swamp. They are willing to shut down the government and risk an economic collapse in an effort to preserve their deep state funding.)

Seven, concerning Israel being a great army at the end of the age: on Sept. 26, 2025, Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu stood before the United Nothing (UN) and said,

• Over the past year, Israel has “hammered” the Houthis, “crushed” the bulk of Hamas, “crippled” Hezbollah, “destroyed” Assad’s government in Syria, deterred Iran’s militias in Iraq, and most importantly in the last decade, it “devastated” Iran’s atomic weapons and ballistic missiles program.
• Remember those beepers, pagers?
• We paged Hezbollah.
• Believe me, they got the message.

Most of the United Nothing delegates didn’t hear this because they obeyed a Palestinian call for a walk-out when Netanyahu was introduced.

FYI: Whatfinger News recently posted a short video clip that has gone viral of a speaker who questions the focus of global leaders on Palestine while ignoring the fact that “Last year alone, Muslims killed 500,000 Christians in Nigeria. Why are they only talking about Palestine?”

Eight, concerning Russia’s relationship with Iran and the Battle of Gog of Magog: on Sept. 28, 2025, Tania Curado Koenig wrote that:

• Russia and Iran are discussing and preparing for another possible U.S. attack on Iran.
• Russian weapons are flowing into Iran.
• Russia is planning to spend billions of dollars on new nuclear facilities in Iran.
• The U.S. and Israel are discussing another military response.

(FYI: On Sept. 26, 2025, Russia and Iran signed a 25-billion-dollar agreement for Russia to build four Generation III nuclear power plants in Iran.)

Nine, concerning the use of a digital ID system with possible implications for the coming Mark of the Beast: on Sept. 26, 2025, UK Prime Min. Starmer announced that the UK will introduce a new digital ID system before the next General Election in Aug. 2029.

Starmer said, “You will not be able to work in the United Kingdom if you do not have a digital ID. It’s as simple as that.”

According to the article:

• While not the biblical “mark of the beast,” some Christians view the digital ID rollout as another step toward systems of control that Scripture warns could emerge in the last days.
• Revelation speaks of a future time when buying and selling will be restricted to those with an authorized mark, and many see modern moves toward centralized digital identity as laying the groundwork for such a reality.

Ten, concerning control of its citizens and signs of a coming world government: Canada has given its citizens one year to surrender their firearms.

Officials call it a voluntary buyback, but the reality is clear – by October 2026, anyone who refuses to give up their guns will face criminal charges.

(My opinion: Those who want to surrender U.S. sovereignty to a UN world government will keep trying to disarm U.S. citizens.)

(More: On Sept. 29, 2025, it was reported that the Taliban in Afghanistan has cut internet and telephone services across the country in what the Islamist regime calls a move to enforce “morality measures.”)

Eleven, concerning wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: on Sept. 29, 2025, it was reported that the Pentagon is pushing its top suppliers to double or even quadruple production of key munitions on an accelerated timeline.

The U.S. is sending weapons and missiles to NATO, Israel, etc., and its military officials are concerned that the U.S. will not have enough if we get into a war with China.

Twelve, concerning an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters at the end of the age: on Sept. 30, 2025, a 6.9 earthquake and more than 600 aftershocks struck the Philippines.

69 people have been confirmed dead, many are injured, and the death toll is expected to rise.

Thirteen, on Sept. 29, 2025, Pres. Trump signed an executive order declaring that any armed assault on Qatar’s sovereignty or infrastructure would be considered a threat to the peace and security (peace and safety) of the United States.

Trump’s order authorizes the U.S. to take all lawful and appropriate measures — including diplomatic, economic, and, if necessary, military action — to defend the interests of the United States and of the State of Qatar and to restore peace and stability.

(My opinion: I am shocked that Pres. Trump has ordered the U.S. to defend a terrorist nation that has been trying to destroy Israel, and that he is willing to risk American lives to protect them without requiring anything from them in return. This definitely appears to be a curse on Israel instead of a blessing.)

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