I have been writing articles for Rapture Ready for about fifteen years, and I often wonder what I can write on next.

I have the honor of speaking at a funeral today, and I plan to make five points about death that I think are Biblical and that I have decided to pass on.

FIRST—LIFE IS TEMPORARY

Paul said, “It is appointed unto men once to die” (Heb. 9:27). And that includes women.

Moses said, “The days of our years are threescore years and ten [70 years]; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years [80 years], yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away (Psa. 90:10).

This is the point: We shouldn’t get too comfortable on this earth.

It is not our permanent home.

We are just passing through.

We can reasonably expect to live here on Earth about 70 years (some do and some don’t).

But if we make it to 80 years of age, we can expect to have health problems.

We can expect life to become an uphill struggle.

And it will seem like our life has quickly passed.

Have you ever asked yourself, “Where has my life gone?”

Have you ever heard an older person say, “I am tired of going to the doctor,” or “I have asked God to take me before I get to where I can’t take care of myself?”

That’s what Moses said happens to people.

I will say it like this (and it should be obvious in addition to being Biblical).

All of us are moving from one phase of life to another: Childhood, youth, adulthood, middle age, and, finally, old age.

We move through times of success and times of struggle.

Good times and bad times come and go, but they are all temporary.

And our life here on Earth is temporary.

SECOND—DEATH IS TEMPORARY

Jesus was raised from the dead.

He even raised people from the dead while He was here.

And many OT saints were raised from the dead when Jesus was raised.

Because these people were raised from the dead and because Jesus lives, we Christians believe we will live again.

Jesus said, “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (Jn. 14:2-3).

Paul said, “I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words” (I Thess. 4:13-18).

This is the point: God wants Christians to tell people that death is temporary.

There will be a future resurrection of the saved and a future resurrection of the lost, of the just and the unjust, of the righteous and the unrighteous.

Everyone will be raised from the dead at some point in the future.

We don’t know the day or the hour, but it seems to be getting close.

THIRD—OUR STUFF IS TEMPORARY

My wife, Rachel, and I lived in a nice house.

Rachel had nice clothes, nice jewelry, etc.

On July 24, 2020, Rachel went to the doctor.

Two days later, a nurse called to tell Rachel that she tested positive for Covid.

The next day, she got out of bed and put on just her house coat and a pair of house shoes.

Late that afternoon, she started feeling bad, and she asked me to take her to the emergency room of the hospital.

I helped her out to our car, and we took off.

Two weeks later, she died at the hospital.

This is the point: When Rachel and I pulled out of our driveway, Rachel saw her stuff (her house, clothes, jewelry, etc.) for the last time.

She would never see her stuff again in this life.

Even if she had died at home, she would never see her stuff again.

She had a husband, 3 children, and 6 grandchildren, and she would never see any of them again in this life.

Understand this: If the Rapture doesn’t happen first, we will all come to the point of never seeing our stuff or our family again in this life.

That is an awful thought.

But the good news is that God has provided a way for all of us to lay up treasure in heaven and to see our loved ones again.

That way is by truly accepting Jesus as our Saviour and asking Him to come into our heart.

FOURTH—WE WILL KNOW OUR LOVED ONES WHEN WE SEE THEM

We will be able to see, talk, and interact with loved ones and others after we have been raised from the dead.

After Moses and Elijah were long dead, some of the disciples saw them talking with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration, and they knew them (Matthew 17:3).

In the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, after they both died, the Rich Man saw Lazarus in Paradise, and he knew him (Luke 16:19-31).

When Samuel was called up from Paradise by the witch of Endor, Samuel recognized Saul (1 Samuel 28:15-19).

When the disciples saw the resurrected Jesus, they knew Him.

Thomas doubted, but when he felt Jesus’ wounds, he believed.

 This is the point: We will know and be able to interact with our resurrected loved ones in the future.

Finally—WE NEED TO GET OUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT

We have pain, toil, and tears in this life, but we will have no pain, toil, or tears in heaven.

We may live in a nice house on Earth, but we will live in a mansion in heaven, walk on a street of gold, and live by a river of life.

We may have nice jewelry on Earth, but we can have crowns in heaven.

We may have nice clothes in this life, but we can be clothed with a white robe and the glory of God in heaven.

We came into this life with nothing, and we will leave this life with nothing.

In conclusion: Life on Earth is temporary, death on Earth is temporary, our stuff is temporary, so we would be wise to get our priorities straight (make our salvation sure and live for God).

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

One, concerning the days of Noah and great wickedness on Earth at the end of the age: on Oct. 2, 2026, the RAIR Foundation USA reported that:

• The Red/Green Alliance is in the streets of France, setting her on fire.
• Muslims and leftists, along with a lot of students, are setting fire to hundreds of schools, churches, and vehicles.
• They are also setting fire to principals, firefighters, and bystanders.
• It’s an evil apocalypse come home to roost.

(More: On Oct. 5, 2026, RAIR Foundation USA reported that the Red/Green Alliance of Marxists and Islamic thugs is behind all of this regardless of what you hear in the news. Almost a thousand rioters were arrested as the country is set ablaze and over half of France’s high schools have been shut down, according to Fox News. France’s interior ministry reports that 6,100 people have been taken into custody since the protests began in September, with approximately 87 percent being minors. At least 715 police officers and 215 teenagers have been injured in clashes, according to Reuters.)

(More: On Oct. 6, 2026, Pres. Trump said, “What’s happening in France is nothing less than out-of-control mass migration. This isn’t about schools; this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country!”)

Two, concerning the Days of Noah and great wickedness on Earth at the end of the age: on Oct. 3, 2026, it was reported that Elon Musk said, “I think we’re going to see widespread slaughter in Europe. You’re clearly seeing a massive increase in the number of attacks. And the legacy media downplays these attacks. But the attacks, the terrorism, and the killing of innocent people are rising. Every week, there’s more.”

Three, concerning a rebuilt Temple and the animal sacrifices in Israel: on Oct. 6, 2026, the Prophecy News Watch (PNW) staff wrote (in part):

• According to Rabbi Tovia Singer, one of the most widely followed Jewish teachers in the world, an altar suitable for Temple sacrifices has already been prepared.
• For years, prophecy watchers have focused primarily on the enormous political obstacles to rebuilding the Jewish Temple.
• The Temple Mount contains the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque and remains perhaps the most religiously explosive piece of real estate on Earth. Any serious attempt to construct a Jewish Temple there could produce repercussions across the Middle East.
• But rebuilding the Temple and resuming sacrifices may not necessarily be the same event.
• The biblical precedent is found in Ezra.
• When Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to Jerusalem in the sixth century B.C., they found their city devastated and Solomon’s Temple destroyed.
• Yet they did not wait until a new Temple could be constructed before restoring biblical worship.
• They built the altar first.
• Ezra 3:6 makes the sequence unmistakable:
• “From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid.”
• The Temple wasn’t standing.
• Its foundation hadn’t even been laid.
• Yet sacrifices had already begun.
• That ancient precedent suddenly makes today’s Temple preparations considerably more interesting.

(Reminder: I believe the Temple will be rebuilt early in the Tribulation Period – after the Rapture and after the Antichrist confirms the seven-year covenant.)

Here is a link to the entire article:

https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=10583

Four, concerning the wannabe world government (United Nothing): on Oct. 6, 2026, a UN spokesperson said, “An internal investigation has concluded that UNRWA humanitarian workers in Gaza ‘very likely’ participated in the massacre carried out by Hamas on October 7, which claimed the lives of 1,200 Israeli men, women, and children!”

Five, concerning persecution of Christians at the end of the age: on Oct. 6, 2026, Alex Newman (The Liberty Sentinel) reported that Maine’s courts have ruled that a church’s teaching on heaven, hell, Christ’s return, and angels is “psychologically harmful” to children and grounds for reassigning parental rights for a mother who took her child to church — a precedent critics call one of the most dangerous in years.

Six, concerning the spiritual decline of the U.S.: on Oct. 6, 2026, the Ottumwa, Iowa, city council meeting opened with an invocation delivered by resident and former council member Matt Dalbey (a member of the Satanic Temple of Iowa). It included a satanic prayer and concluded with a “Hail Satan.”

A local pastor objected, but he was ruled out of order.

Seven, concerning the U.S. economy at the end of the age and the implications for a global economic collapse early in the Tribulation Period: on Oct. 6, 2026, Hal Turner wrote:

• Yields on the United States 30-year Treasury Bonds have risen to 5.70%; the highest rate since the year 2002.
• This shows Investors are rapidly losing faith in the United States creditworthiness and fear inflation.
• Before they will lend any more money to the USA, they want to make certain they get more money for taking what they now see as a risk.
• Since the Bond Market is the foundation of the entire financial system, because government bonds are allegedly the “safest” investment anyone can make, everything else that relies on credit must therefore get more expensive because all those other credit risks are deemed riskier than government bonds.
• Ergo, Home Mortgages, auto loans, credit card interest rates, and the like must all be raised in comparison to the Bond yields.
• This ongoing sudden and dramatic rise in US Government Bond Yields is a gigantic drain on the economy.
• This drain cannot be sustained because the US Government is some $40 trillion in debt.
• Interest payments by the government now exceed 1 Trillion dollars a year – and rising.
• This math doesn’t work.  There isn’t enough money to continue this pattern of government overspending.
• This debt level and Interest level simply cannot be sustained.

Eight, concerning the division of Israel (Two-State Solution) and the controversy over Jerusalem at the end of the age: on Oct. 6, 2026, Worthy News reported that:

• Diplomatic tensions between Britain and Israel have escalated in recent days.
• Britain maintains that the final status of Jerusalem should be determined through negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, while Israel regards Jerusalem as its “eternal and undivided capital.”
• The dispute comes as several European governments increase pressure on Israel over settlement construction and violence in the West Bank, which Israel refers to by its biblical names Judea and Samaria.
• Britain said Israeli government-backed plans to expand settlements and rising attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians were undermining prospects for a negotiated two-state solution.
• France and Canada joined Britain in measures targeting trade involving Israeli settlements. Israel has so far taken no comparable diplomatic action against either country.

Nine, concerning the fact that Israel cannot be defeated at the end of the age: on Oct. 7, 2026, (three years after the current war began ), Israel reported that more than 31,000 rockets, missiles, and drones have been launched at Israel, and she still stands strong.

• Approximately 10,200 from the Gaza Strip
• Approximately 20,000 from Lebanon
• Approximately 1,200 from Iran
• Approximately 50 from Syria
• Approximately 90 from Yemen

Here are some day-to-day reports on what is happening in the U.S.-Iran war:

Fri. (Oct. 2, 2026) 204 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 163 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (123 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (9 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,091 days old)

• Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bluntly urged: All foreign nationals and Diplomats should leave Kiev Immediately. The Russian Federation can’t guarantee your security. In recent days, you are very aware of the increase in strikes by the Russian military. It will only get worse for the Kiev regime.

Sat. (Oct. 3, 2026) 205 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 164 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (124 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (10 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,092 days old)

• I didn’t report anything.

Sun. (Oct. 4, 2026) 206 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 165 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (125 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (11 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,093 days old)

• The U.S. pulled all 12 B-1 bombers out of RAF Fairford in the UK over the weekend after commanders received new warnings of an Iran-backed plot against the base. A senior U.S. official said Israel separately warned Germany that U.S. bases there, especially Spangdahlem and Ramstein, were at heightened risk. An Iran-backed plot against a U.S. bomber base on British soil, and warnings that other American bases in Europe, including in Germany, could be next, are a major escalation by Iran, carrying the war beyond the Middle East and onto the territory of NATO allies.

Mon. (Oct. 5, 2026) 207 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 166 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (126 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (12 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,094 days old)

• Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu said, “There will be no Hamas rule in Gaza. Anyone who was involved in the attack against us and held our hostages is living on borrowed time. Every day, we settle accounts with these despicable murderers.
• A Saudi-led coalition said that it is providing air cover for Yemeni armed forces on the ground, with 100 fighter jets reported to have taken part in the operation. The coalition says it attacked 324 “high-value targets” and is providing air support at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea. Yemen’s armed forces said they have begun a “strategic offensive” in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. The Iran-aligned Houthis have held the capital and vast parts of the northwest, where most of the population lives.
• Turkey and Pakistan said they will undertake a “rapid deployment” of troops to Saudi Arabia as part of their new mutual defense alliance, the Mecca Pact, in a move that could deepen the Houthis isolation in the region. It is not clear what impact they will have.

Tues. (Oct. 6, 2026) 208 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 167 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (127 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (13 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,095 days old)

• Defense Minister Katz at the cabinet meeting: “The IDF is preparing for a scenario in which Palestinian Authority forces turn their weapons against Israel in Judea and Samaria. In such a case, war will be declared against the Palestinian Authority, and the IDF will launch a full-scale offensive.”

Wed. (Oct. 7, 2026) 208 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 168 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (128 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (14 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,096 days old)

• Several days ago, the Pentagon directed the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) to finalize preparations for possible large-scale military strikes against Iran as Pres. Trump considers resuming major combat operations amid stalled nuclear negotiations and escalating tensions across the Middle East.

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 rose 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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On Sept. 24, 2026, the Prophecy News Watch (PNW) staff posted an excellent article that says two visions of the future are taking shape.

They noted that world leaders have gathered for a UN meeting in New York to speak about war, security, artificial intelligence, climate, international law, and the future.

But these leaders are espousing two different visions about how the world should be governed.

Here is part of what the PNW staff said:

One places national sovereignty at the center.

Nations cooperate when it serves their interests but ultimately retain control over their laws, borders, technology, military, and foreign policy.

The other places growing emphasis on multilateralism: stronger international institutions, global standards, international law and coordinated action when individual governments refuse to follow an emerging international consensus.

As to where America stands at this time, the PNW staff said:

• Trump’s message to the United Nations was unmistakable.
• America will cooperate, negotiate, and maintain alliances, but it will not surrender its sovereignty to international institutions.
• He denounced attempts by unelected “globalist bureaucrats” to dictate policy to sovereign nations.

After some important discussion of the two visions (and their disagreement over what world leaders should do about Israel), the PNW staff pointed out that the U.S. changes presidents.

• And the unanswered question may be where America will stand in the future.
• Will America continue to be a sovereign nation, or will America align itself with the unelected globalist bureaucrats?

(More: On Sept. 29, 2096, it was reported that more than 600 immigrants are moving north through Mexico toward the U. S., coinciding with the lead-up to the midterm elections in November. They want a Democrat takeover of Congress in the midterms and a shift toward more relaxed border enforcement.)

(My opinion: When God removes all Christians from the earth, every nation except Israel, but including America, will be ruled by an unelected individual called the Antichrist; Rev. 13:7. At the end of the Tribulation Period, God will cause the Antichrist to gather armies from all the nations at the Valley of Jehoshaphat and destroy them; Rev. 19.)

Here is a link to the entire article:
https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=10531

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

One, on Sept. 24, 2026, Barry Stagner (author of 7 books on Bible prophecy) posted a brief article on Harbingers.com that says in part:

• The world is readying itself for the ministry of the false prophet and his global religious system.
• The pump is being primed by people’s demands that all religions be viewed as equal and that adherents of every religion respect the beliefs of others.
• This will never happen, and the only solution is for people to develop a one-world religion.
• The world is making itself ready for the greatest deception in all of human history: the pseudo-peace that will be offered to the world through the worship of the antichrist.
• While it is clear that today’s growing call for religious ecumenism is setting the stage for a one-world religion, what is often overlooked is the nature of that final global religion.
• It will not be Catholicism blended with Islam blended with Buddhism, like many have purported.
• Revelation 13 makes it clear that the global religion of the tribulation will be Satan worship.
• Everyone whose name is not written in the Lamb’s Book of Life will worship the dragon who empowers and gives global authority to the beast.
• Imagine a world filled with Satan worshippers, and you can easily arrive at an understanding of why the tribulation saints will be hated to the degree that people prefer to see them dead. After all, their “god” only comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy (John 10:10).

Here is a link to the entire article:
https://harbingersdaily.com/what-the-growing-hatred-of-all-things-christians-tells-us-about-the-direction-of-our-world/

Two, concerning world government: on Sept. 30, 2026, Alex Newman (The Liberty Sentinel) said:

• President Trump delivered a fiery address at the United Nations, declaring there will be “no global government” and “no global taxes” while he is president.
• He blasted the International Criminal Court, mass migration, UNESCO, and efforts to impose global control over artificial intelligence.
• The president also issued a stark warning to Iran and predicted the eventual collapse of Cuba’s communist regime, causing the Cuban delegation to leave the UN floor.

Three, concerning wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: on Sept. 28, 2026, it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has just signed a decree to increase the size of the Russian army to 2.4 million active-duty members.

Experts think it will take 5-10 years for Russia to train and equip the troops that will be necessary to reach this goal.

(More: Ukraine said that more than 8,000 North Korean troops are already on Russian soil and that Pyongyang is preparing to send another 10,000.)

(More: On Sept. 30, 2026, it was reported that Russia warned NATO that Russia will be ready to use the entire arsenal of forces and capabilities at its disposal, including nuclear weapons, if NATO countries attempt to isolate Kaliningrad from the rest of Russia. Kaliningrad is a heavily militarized Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea.)

Four, concerning deception at the end of the age: on Sept. 30, 2026, Hal Turner said,

• Word is out that Secretary of State Marco Rubio ORDERED the Iran Delegation in New York to leave the United States immediately on Monday night into Tuesday morning because negotiations with Iran were not making progress.
• The Iran Delegation was taken to the airport, put on a plane to Doha, Qatar and departed New York City at 1:20 AM on Tuesday morning.  In simple terms, they were thrown out.
• President Trump canceled the planned trip by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to resume negotiations with Iran.
• Trump said we will not be making any more 18-hour flights to sit around and talk about nothing.
• Iran can call anytime.

Turner added his observations:

• This proves Iran negotiations went absolutely nowhere, and now it proves no new negotiations will take place.
• All claims to the contrary for the past weeks have been utterly false.
• Anyone thinking the Oil Flow from the Middle East will resume is delusional.
• Anyone with an above-room-temperature IQ knows claims to the contrary are outright lies.
• The strait is closed.
• Oil is not flowing.
• Inflation is not 3%.
• The U.S. Treasuries Bond market is not okay.
• Gas prices will not go down to $2.
• Diesel Prices will not go down.
• Home Heating Oil Prices will not go down.
• The war will not end after the midterms.
• It has ALL been lies.

Five, concerning the availability of diesel: on Oct. 1, 2026, it was reported that the U.S.  has asked the EU to release 120 million barrels of diesel from its strategic preserves over the next six months.

They have called a meeting to discuss it, and if they do, it will amount to more than 40 percent of the bloc’s emergency diesel and gasoil reserves.

Six, concerning deceit at the end of the age: on Oct. 7, 2026, following extensive research, Israel said that 170 Gazans killed during the war who were presented as journalists and media personnel were in fact serving as terrorists for terror organizations in the Strip, foremost among them Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

Seven, concerning hatred for Israel at the end of the age: on Oct. 1, 2026, it was reported that a new poll has found that nearly one in five likely American voters say they would accept a peace agreement ending the Iran war that would dissolve the State of Israel and replace it with a Palestinian state if the deal also brought lower oil and gasoline prices.

(My opinion: God will not allow the destruction of Israel, and He will eventually destroy any nation that tries to do it. Those in America that are willing to accept the destruction of Israel for lower oil and gasoline prices are inviting the destruction of America. And we know that America will eventually surrender to the Antichrist’s one-world government.)

Here are some day-to-day reports on what is happening in the U.S.-Iran war:

Thur. (Sept. 24, 2026) 199 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 156 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (115 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (1 day after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,083 days old)

• An Israeli source said, “Another round of strikes against Iran is only a matter of time. Iran is accelerating the transfer of key components of its nuclear program to the fortified underground facility at Pickaxe Mountain, near Natanz. We have identified Iranian attempts to advance a nuclear weapon through its nuclear program. We will strike Iran’s nuclear facilities again if Tehran crosses the red lines.”

Fri. (Sept. 25, 2026) 200 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 157 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (116 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (2 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,084 days old)

• An Iranian official said Iran will show no flexibility over its nuclear program even if the U.S. accepts its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which calls for steps including the lifting of a US naval blockade on Iranian ports.

Sat. (Sept. 26, 2026) 201 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 158 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (117 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (3 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,085 days old)

• Trump rejected a formal proposal from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, calling the deal “not acceptable.” He said the U.S. has “total control” of the waterway and claimed Iran offered the roadmap because they are “losing so badly.”
• Iran has reportedly started launching a major wave of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. There have been at least 4 unconfirmed impacts from Iranian missiles and drones against ships, including a drone strike on a vessel.
• Trump has told some of his aides that he expects to resume bombing Iran after the November midterms.

Sun. (Sept. 27, 2026) 202 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 159 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (118 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (4 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,086 days old)

• Israel responded to an explosive drone being fired at Israeli soldiers by striking Hezbollah targets in several areas of Southern Lebanon.
• A continuous flow of U.S. Army logistics and heavy transport aircraft is reportedly arriving in the Middle East, indicating a significant ongoing movement of military personnel, equipment and supplies. The scale and persistence of the airlift are drawing attention as tensions across the region remain elevated.
• Trump said oil prices are set to fall sharply as soon as the war with Iran is over,

Mon. (Sept. 28, 2026) 203 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 160 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (119 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (5 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,087 days old)

• Hal Turner said the US committed to selling 172M barrels out of the US SPR as part of the joint IEA 400M global release. September, we will see the end of this commitment, putting us about ~9M barrels below the Congressional 252.4M mandate. The SPR has not been this low since 1982. The reserve was created in 1975.
• Trump is willing to ease sanctions on Iran if it moves on its nuclear program.
• Iran has just struck an oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz under US escort in the US-backed southern Omani corridor. A fire has broken out aboard the tanker.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the Iran Delegation in New York to leave the United States immediately because negotiations with Iran were not making progress.

Tue. (Sept. 29, 2026) 204 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 161 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (120 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (6 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,088 days old)

• Three Hamas brigade commanders have been killed since September 11, following the September 2 capture of senior Hamas security official Mu’in al-Arabid in Gaza.
• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has declared victory in the war President Trump began on behalf of Israel.

Wed. (Sept. 30, 2026) 205 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 162 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (121 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (7 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,089 days old)

• The US and Iran could return to fighting after US midterms, having made little progress towards a diplomatic end to the conflict.
• Iran has directly appealed to US midterm voters to reject President Trump’s Policies and accept an offer of peaceful coexistence.
• Saudi Arabia’s largest oil facility (7 million bpd) has been attacked, and it is suffering a major fire.
• The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Bu Hasa oil field is now smashed and burning.
• According to Intelligence Sources in the Middle East, Iran is now “bombing the hell out of Abu Dhabi.”
• Three separate Intelligence Sources in the Middle East said it appears that long-term damage to Middle East oil shipments are now taking place.  Some of the facilities already bombed today won’t be fixed for over a year.
• Four oil tankers have been struck by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.

Thur. (Oct. 1, 2026) 206 days after Operation Roaring Lion/ Epic Fury (Day 163 of Trump’s latest ceasefire extension) (122 days from the day Pres. Trump said he will declare total victory over Iran) (8 days after Pres. Trump told the UN Gen. Assembly that Iran has a choice: capitulate or be annihilated. This is at least the third time that he has threatened to destroy Iran) (The war is now 1,090 days old)

• The USS Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego on Sept. 27, and is expected to arrive near Iran shortly after the midterm elections in November.
• In addition to the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. is deploying roughly 9,000 to 10,000 additional American personnel near Iran, where more than 50,000 U.S. troops are already stationed.
• Trump said, “I don’t think you can ever have peace with Iran.”
• Trump said, “I have to make a decision; either Iran signs a deal, or it won’t exist any longer.”

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 rose 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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