On Feb. 6, 2026, an article by Bible prophecy expert Jim Fletcher was posted on Koenig’s Eye View that said:

• Iranian researcher Hamid Reza Bigdelo claimed on the Iranian television program “Toward the Horizon of Palestine” that Israel’s fate is “destruction.”
• Relying on religious sources, Bigdelo said that Islamic texts mention the end of the Jewish state prior to the reappearance of the Twelfth Shiite Imam (the Mahdi).
• According to him, the elimination of the Jewish political structure is described in religious sources as an event to be led by the Iranian people.
• He added that with the Mahdi’s reappearance, Judaism would remain solely as a religious faith and not as a political entity.
• What that last sentence means is that a lethal Iran, aiming to establish a global caliphate, will “allow” the Jews to remain as “dhimmis,” subjects forced to bow to Islam, but can remain a religious entity.
• What these ghouls don’t understand, of course, is that it is the religious dimension that keeps Israel.
• And will force the permanent downfall of Islam.

As I understand it,

• The Iranian Mullahs believe Iran will get into a great war, and the Twelfth Shiite Imam (called the Mahdi, a man they believe is hiding in a well or a cave at this time) will suddenly come out of his hiding place and lead Iran to a great victory over the nation of Israel and eventually the remainder of the world.
• Iran’s nuclear reactors, uranium enrichment facilities, ballistic missiles, and proxies (Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, etc.) are a central part of Iran’s belief that the Mahdi will help Iran establish an Islamic world government and religion.
• No other nations will be allowed to exist, but people of other religions will be allowed to exist if they agree to live as second-class citizens under Islam.

This means that Pres. Trump’s demands that Iran stop trying to produce nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, etc., is in essence a demand that Iran give up its religious beliefs about the Mahdi.

The Mullahs are saying, “No way, it’s like a snowball’s chance in Hell.”

It’s my opinion that Iran will never accept Trump’s demands.

Asking the Mullahs to abandon their Koran-based religious beliefs would be like asking conservative Christians and Jews to abandon their Bible-based religious beliefs.

The Mullahs giving up their belief that the Mahdi will come back would be like conservative Christians giving up their belief that Jesus will come back.

Trump needs to face the fact that there is no way that this will happen.

(More: On Feb. 11, 2026, a senior Hamas (an Iranian proxy) official said Hamas will not lay down its weapons until Israel is eliminated.)

(More: On Feb. 11, 2026, an adviser to the Ayatollah Khomeini warned that Iran’s missile capabilities are non-negotiable.)

(More: On Feb. 19, 2026, Pres. Trump told the board of peace that Iran cannot have a nuke. Iran says its nuclear program is for peace. World leaders must remember that Islam’s idea of peace is a global Islamic caliphate and religion. The purpose of Iran’s nuclear program is for Iran to establish an Islamic world government and religion: destroy the Little Satan – Israel – and then destroy the Great Satan – the U.S. – and then take over the world.)

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

One, on Feb. 12, 2026, “End of The American Dream” author Michael Snyder wrote:

• President Trump has just said that Iran will have about a “month” to make a deal.
• If you look at the calendar, about a month from now, we will be very close to the end of Ramadan.
• I think that President Trump is hoping that the military preparations that the U.S. is making in the Middle East will convince Iran to make significant concessions.
• But the Iranians have repeatedly told us that they must be allowed to continue to enrich uranium and that there will be absolutely no negotiations regarding their ballistic missile program or their support for proxies in the region.
• So, there is no way that a deal is going to happen.

(My opinion: Trump can’t keep pushing back the date of his response. Talk will not solve this. God will not let Iran destroy Israel. Crunch time is coming. But there are some big questions: When? How bad? Will this fulfill the prophecy of Elam? Is this leading to the Battle of Gog of Magog, etc.? We wait.)

(More: Amir Tsarfati’s opinion – posted on Feb. 12, 2026 – Everyone here in the Middle East continues in our hold pattern as the United States and Iran decide what they’re going to do about each other. Other countries, such as Turkey, Qatar, and Russia, are throwing in their two shekels of advice and warnings. This world continues to rapidly move toward the great war promised in Ezekiel 38-39.)

(Update: On Feb. 16, 2026, it was reported that the U.S. has signed a contract with Boeing to immediately replenish its supply of Bunker Buster bombs. How long this will take was not revealed.)

(Update: On Feb. 16, 2026, Iran practiced a live and targeted naval exercise in anticipation of future U.S. involvement in an attack on Iran.)

(Update: On Feb. 17, 2026, it was reported that the U.S. has moved more than 50 fighter jets to the Middle East in the past 24 hours.)

(Update: On Feb. 18, 2026, The Hal Turner Radio Show reported that the U.S. gave Iran until the end of February to present a concrete plan to end its nuclear program. Israel’s Home Front Command received orders to prepare for war. The hospitals in Israel have received directives to prepare for a transition to emergency mode.)

Two, concerning Islam and the Iranians killing protesters in Iran: on Feb. 12, 2026, Amir Tsarfati said:

• When one looks at the life of Muhammad, the man’s actions became more violent and legalistic as he gained power.
• Muhammad killed infidels; therefore, it is right to kill infidels and wrong not to kill infidels.
• Muhammad subjugated women; therefore, it is right to subjugate women and wrong not to subjugate women.
• Muhammad required unquestioned obedience to his orders; therefore, Muslims must unquestioningly obey the orders they are given by their religious leaders.
• To the Islamist mind, killing the 40,000 was not wrong, and the killers should not feel bad about it.
• In fact, the exact opposite is true.
• It should be celebrated as an act of righteous obedience.

(My opinion: Satan is a murderer. The idea that it is wrong not to kill people that disagree with you is Satanic. Allowing these killers to have nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles should be totally out of the question.)

(Also, my opinion: Not removing Muslims that are illegally in the U.S. and/or calling for Islam to take over the U.S. should be totally out of the question.)

Three, concerning the Palestinian Authority’s agreement several months ago to stop paying terrorists (called the pay-for-slay program or the Martyr’s Fund) to kill Jews: on Feb. 8, 2026, a watch-dog group reported that the payments are still going out.

Four, concerning my opinion that Iran will refuse to give up its quest for nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles, and the possibility of a great war with Iran: on Feb. 13, 2026, it was reported that:

• Trump said it has been difficult to make a deal with Iran.
• The U.S. is sending an additional aircraft carrier to the Middle East, adding thousands more troops, fighter aircraft, guided-missile destroyers, and other firepower capable of conducting attacks and defending against them.

Five, concerning Islam’s desire to destroy Israel: on Feb. 16, 2026, Gatestone Institute posted an article by Con Coughlin that said:

• As commendable as it may be that US President Donald J. Trump is apparently hoping that he can turn “swords into ploughshares,” the inclusion of avowedly pro-Islamist, pro-terrorist countries such as Turkey, Qatar and Pakistan in his so-called “Board of Peace” has all the potential to thoroughly undermine the American leader’s peace initiative in Gaza.
• The presence of so many Islamist and terror-supporting countries on Trump’s Gaza Board has prompted concerns that they will attempt to stymie the Trump administration’s disarmament demand and seek to find a compromise agreement whereby Hamas terrorists are allowed to continue holding weapons to be used later to continue attacking Israel, especially after Trump is a lame duck after the US midterm elections this year or no longer holds office.

(A Rapture Reader’s Comment: He has allowed a fox to get into the hen house.)

Six, concerning God’s promise to re-establish the nation of Israel at the end of the age and transform it into a great army that cannot be defeated (Ezek. 37): on Feb. 15, 2026, Tania Koenig (theologian, minister, prophecy teacher, lawyer, and more) wrote the following:

• I was in Israel when those three hundred projectiles were launched.
• I saw not only Iron Dome interceptors; I saw a nation that refused psychological collapse and the God of Israel fighting for them in a natural way.
• There is something preserving that land that cannot be reduced to technology alone.

Koenig then moved down to a speech by Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations following Netanyahu’s recent visit with Pres. Trump at the White House.

According to Koenig, Netanyahu spoke about:

• Israel’s economic endurance.
• Israel’s declining inflation and stabilizing interest rates during wartime.
• The fact that strong investments are flowing into Israel.
• Israel’s cyber dominance.
• Israel’s decision to phase out American military aid over a decade and transition from dependency to partnership.
• Israel’s belief that it will have a trillion-dollar economy within ten years.
• Israel will build its own arms industry.
• Israel will fight its own wars without U.S. help.

Koenig added:

• Some call Trump the Antichrist.
• I do not accept that.
• Scripture shows that God has used rulers before—Nebuchadnezzar in exile, Cyrus in restoration—not because they were saints but because they played a role in a larger arc.
• God can use unexpected leaders to move history to fulfill prophecies.
• The question is not personality; it is function.
• Trump is being used to set up a new order in the world that makes the return of Jesus quicker.
• He has broken paradigms and old orders.
• And perhaps he will put the old American dream of a tech map into action.
• Europe has woken up and is changing because of Trump.
• Even NATO is changing.
• This new anointed of the Lord is changing the world order, and Israel is taking the biggest part of the pie.

Here is a link to Koenig’s great article:

https://mail.yahoo.com/n/list/folders=1&listFilter=ALL_INBOX/messages/143395?.src=ym&reason=myc&listFilter=ALL_INBOX

(My opinion: I think Koenig is right – prophecy is being fulfilled – and I don’t think there can be any doubt about it. Look at what is happening in Israel despite the fact that many nations have tried – and are trying – to destroy her.)

(FYI: Israel’s great army has about 5,000 female combat soldiers. They are great and powerful because they are fulfilling prophecies of Israel’s great and powerful God.)

Seven, China just showcased the future of humanoid robotics on the world’s biggest stage — the Spring Festival Gala, watched by over 1 billion people.

Humanoid robots from Unitree Robotics delivered a jaw-dropping live performance… and just days later, released shocking footage of the same robots working inside a real manufacturing factory.

This is not a concept.

This is not CGI.

This is real-world humanoid robotics — happening right now.

(FYI: Here is a link to an amazing 5 min. 35 sec. video. I encourage you to watch it.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFwDzK3_M78

Eight, concerning the Islamic effort to destroy Israel with possible implications for the Battle of Gog of Magog (Russia, Turkey, Iran, and others attacking Israel in the latter days and latter years) and the destruction of Damascus, Syria, in one night: on Feb. 7, 2026, former Israeli Prime Min. Naftali Bennett warned that Turkey is becoming a central strategic challenge for Israel.

Bennett said:

• Turkey and Qatar are jointly backing Islamist movements across the region.
• The two states are nourishing an Islamic Brotherhood monster that eventually might be as dangerous as the one created by Iran.
• Their growing influence in Syria, Gaza, and other areas is steadily tightening pressure on Israel, creating what he characterized as a strategic encirclement.

Nine, concerning the rebuilding of Babylon: here is a link that might interest some readers (go to the 6 min. mark).

https://rumble.com/v75x6nw-god-is-revealing-the-mystery-of-babylon-the-great..html?e9s=src_v1_ucp_a

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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Pres. Trump recently said there are philosophers who say the world will come to an end in the Middle East. We are not going to let that happen. Trump said he and his staff will not let the world come to an end in the Middle East, but there is a big problem: Pres. Trump and his staff are not in control of that.

On Jan. 29, 2026, it was reported that Israeli Rabbi Alon Anava recently delivered a lecture that cut through the noise of global politics to reveal the spiritual reality behind current events.

According to the Rabbi, the Torah (for some Jews, it is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, but others say the Torah also includes oral tradition) says:

• When you become a king, president, or ruler, you lose your free choice.
• It’s 100% Hashem.
• Kings and leaders don’t have free choice—their decisions are guided by divine will.
• This principle transforms how we must view Trump’s actions—not as political strategy, but as divine messaging.
• As King Solomon wrote: “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He will” (Proverbs 21:1).
• Trump, Putin, Erdogan—all are instruments in Hashem’s (the Hebrew word for God; a name too holy to say) hands.

The Rabbi asked, “Why is Hashem doing all this?”

• He compared it to the ten plagues in Egypt.
• Hashem could have simply removed the Jews from bondage instantly.
• Instead, He orchestrated a public spectacle demonstrating His power to all nations.

The Rabbi talked about current events:

• If you’re looking at what’s going on in the world and it doesn’t bother you at all, there’s a big problem.
• If you see what’s going on and it raises questions, then the main question needs to be: Why is Hashem showing us this?

The Rabbi answered his own question:

• The answer is direct.
• So, we will do teshuvah (repentance).
• Everything you see is for you to repent.
• Hashem is saying:
• The redemption is coming.
• The wheels are in motion.
• Everything has started.
• You cannot reverse the situation.
• Decrees are set.
• The timeline is all set.
• Everything is prepared.
• You cannot be sleeping right now.

Here is a link to the article:

https://israel365news.com/415726/rabbi-anava-trumps-geopolitical-moves-are-divine-messages-for-jewish-repentance/

As I see it, The Apostle Paul said God has an appointed day of judgment (Acts 17:13), and no one can change it.

The Rabbi’s answer to his own question should be sobering: God could bring things to an end without giving the world signs and warnings, but He is orchestrating world events to get people to repent.

And, as I see it, that is a spiritual reality.

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

One, at the 74^th Annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, on Feb. 5, 2026, Pres. Trump said:

• To be a great nation … you have to have religion.
• You have to have it.
• You have to have faith.
• You have to have God.
• I’m pleased to announce that on May 17th, 2026, we’re inviting Americans from all across the country to come together on our national mall to pray, to give thanks and to… We are going to do something that everyone said, That’s tough.
• We’re going to rededicate America as one nation under God.

Trump closed with these remarks about prayer:

• Prayer strengthens.
• Prayer heals.
• Prayer saves.
• Quite simply, prayer is America’s superpower.

(FYI: God has promised to make an end to all nations except one: Israel (Jer. 46:27-28).

Two, concerning perilous times at the end of the age:

• The last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between Washington and Moscow expired on Feb. 5, 2026.
• This marks the first time in over half a century that the U.S. and Russia are operating without any active treaty governing their strategic nuclear forces.

Three, concerning perilous times, wars and rumors of wars, and possibly the Battle of Gog of Magog at the end of the age: on Feb. 4, 2026, the Ayatollah Khomeini’s grandson said in a TV interview:

• Any Muslim country will do to Israel what Hamas did once it can.
• The Israelis know full well that if a day comes when any Islamic nation is capable of firing missiles at Israel and striking Israel, and if they are capable of erasing Israel, they will do to Israel what Hamas did to it.
• Israel knows, America knows, and the leaders of the superpowers know that if a day comes when the Islamic countries are capable of bombing Israel, they will do it.
• When the interviewer sought clarifications on whether he meant Gulf, Arab, and other Islamic countries, Khomeini’s grandson said, “All of the Muslim nations.”
• We say to the Americans: you will die before you see us humiliated.
• Iran will put an end to the United States mischief.

(Update: On Feb. 4, 2025, Iran’s leaders flatly refused to abandon uranium enrichment or to scale back its ballistic missile program.)

(Update: On Feb. 9, 2026, Tania Koenig reported that Prime Min. Netanyahu moved up a scheduled meeting with Pres. Trump at the White House to personally let Trump know that Israel’s demands include not only dismantling Iran’s nuclear weapons program, but also placing limits on ballistic missiles and ending support for militant proxy groups such as Hezbollah — provisions Iran has resisted and may continue to oppose.)

(Update: On Feb. 10, 2026, it was reported that Satellite images taken this week show Iran has filled in all three tunnel entrances at its Isfahan nuclear complex. Filling the tunnel entrances would help dampen any potential airstrike and also make ground access in a special forces raid to seize or destroy any highly enriched uranium that may be housed inside difficult.)

(More: This past weekend, Israel’s Consul Gen. in New York said, Iran’s efforts to develop long-range ballistic missiles, coupled with Iran’s aspirations to acquire nuclear weapons, reflect plans to target not only regional rivals such as Israel, but also suggest that Iran is seeking the ability to strike Europe and the US.)

(My question: Is Trump fiddling while Rome is burning?)

Four, concerning wars and rumors of wars, Pres. Trump’s 20-Point Peace Plan, and more: on Feb. 8, 2026, senior Hamas leader Khaled Marshall was in Doha, Qatar, where he praised the Oct.  7, 2023, massacre of Jews, rejected Trump’s demand that Hamas disarm, and said Hamas will continue to fight Israel.

(My comment: Pres. Trump has said Hamas faces swift destruction if they continue to refuse to disarm, so what is his problem, and why does he continue to delay and keep praising Qatar?)

Five¸ concerning a U.S. economic collapse that could lead to a global economic collapse early in the Tribulation Period: on Feb. 7, 2026, it was reported that Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubled down on his warnings about U.S. debt, predicting financial doom will be guaranteed without the transformative effects of AI and robotics on the economy.

Musk cited the fact that interest payments on America’s national debt have now reached about one trillion dollars a year.

(FYI: I received an e-mail from a Rapture Ready reader that said, “So a country out of control dug itself into a debt hole. And only the beast system can save it. Who did not see this coming? Coming at the exact same time not one inch of the globe is at peace. Complete global turmoil awaiting antichrist. Time to go Home!”)

Six, concerning great wickedness (days of Noah) at the end of the age: on Feb. 10, 2026, Alex Newman (The Liberty Sentinel) wrote:

• It may be one of the biggest scandals in human history—and there is much more to come.
• The Department of Justice’s massive release of over three million files on child sex trafficker and Deep State fixer Jeffrey Epstein reveals jaw-dropping connections between Epstein and the globalist Trilateral Commission, the Rothschild banking dynasty, the Council on Foreign Relations, Bill Gates, the origins of cryptocurrency, and more.
• Not only did Epstein traffic underage children, but he also served as a consultant, adviser, and friend to some of the most powerful organizations, politicians, and banks in the world.
• The proof is all in the emails.

(FYI: The Bible teaches that the rich and powerful will buy and sell slaves during the Tribulation Period – Rev. 18:13 – and rich and powerful globalists have been trafficking in underage children.)

Seven, concerning Pres. Trump’s meeting with Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu on Feb. 11, 2026:

• Trump made clear that no final decision was reached regarding Iran policy.
• Trump insisted that negotiations with Iran continue (even though Iran has and is killing thousands of Iranian citizens).
• Trump insisted that military options remain available if talks collapse.

(My comment: The Middle East is unstable, but Trump maintained that it is peaceful. Trump is saying peace, peace when there is no peace.)

(More: On Feb. 11, 2026, human rights advocates said arrests, executions, and violent crackdowns in Iran persist nationwide. This continues even though it has been several weeks since Trump told Iranian protesters that help is on the way.)

(FYI: It was also reported that Netanyahu joined Trump’s Board of Peace while he was at the White House on Feb. 11, 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.

duck_daymond@yahoo.com