On Apr. 29, 2025, Tania Curado-Koenig (wife of Bill Koenig) posted a letter that she received from a Messianic Jewish diplomat in Israel in response to a letter she had written to him. Koenig wrote the diplomat in an effort to remember and honor Jews that have fallen in war.

The diplomat answered her on Yom HaZikron (the Day of Remembrance of The Fallen Soldiers in Israel’s wars).

• This is the cost of covenant.
• Not in theory, but in blood.
• The defense of Israel is not political — it is spiritual.
• It is rooted in a promise God made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• A promise that still stands. A promise that is tested in every generation.
• On this Yom HaZikaron, we remember not only the fallen — we reaffirm the covenant.
• We stand with those who carry the weight of this defense.
• Those who have buried friends.
• Those who continue to fight.
• Those who refuse to surrender their inheritance — even when the world demands it.

(My comment: God made an everlasting covenant to give all of the Promised Land to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their descendants after them in their generation. He gave it to them, but they have had to fight to keep it. On the Day of Remembrance, Jews remember the fallen, reaffirm God’s covenant, and they promise to keep fighting for the Land God gave to them, even though the whole world is against them. And guess what? They will prevail.)

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

One, concerning wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: on May 1, 2025, Worthy News reported that:

• S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday delivered a stern warning to Iran over its ongoing support for Yemen’s Houthi rebels, amid rising tensions in the region and the collapse of planned nuclear negotiations.
• Hegseth posted the following on X: “Message to IRAN: We see your LETHAL support to The Houthis. We know exactly what you are doing. You know very well what the U.S. Military is capable of — and you were warned. You will pay the CONSEQUENCE at the time and place of our choosing.”

(Update: On May 7, 2025, Pres. Trump delivered an ultimatum to Iran: Iran must either dismantle its nuclear facilities peacefully or brace for a forceful response.)

(My opinion: The U.S. is wasting time trying to deal with Iran, and even if the U.S. could get an agreement, Iran wouldn’t keep it. Iran is committed to establishing an Islamic world government and religion, and they will not stop until God intervenes during the Battle of Gog and Magog.)

Two, concerning wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: following attacks by Islamic groups on the Druze in Syria, Israel’s Defense Min. told the Syrian government that if the attacks on the Druze in Syria do not stop, we (Israel) will respond with great severity.

He added that Israel is committed to their protection and is closely monitoring the situation.

(My comment: I do not know what will bring about the destruction of Damascus in one night, but Syria has been a thorn in the flesh of Israel for a long time. Many of the Druze live on the Golan Heights, which have been annexed by Israel.)

Three, concerning wars and rumors of wars: on May 1, 2025, Israel’s Chief of Staff warned Hamas:

• The Hamas terrorists still hold fifty-nine of our brothers and sisters.
• But they, too, know their safety is not forever!
• The IDF is ready and prepared to strike them a decisive blow.
• We will use all the strength at our disposal, increase the pace of operations, and intensify our power.
• If necessary, we will do so soon, with determination and confidence in the righteousness of our path.

(More: On May 4, 2025, the Israeli security cabinet unanimously approved a major expansion of the military offensive in Gaza and an overhaul of the humanitarian aid distribution system. This expansion is expected to start after May 15, 2025, when Pres. Trump returns from a visit to the Middle East.)

Four, concerning Iran’s efforts to get nuclear weapons: on May 2, 2025, an Iranian official confirmed that Iran and Russia are partnering on the construction of a new nuclear plant in Iran.

The Iranian official said the new nuclear plant would produce peaceful nuclear energy.

Russia will provide the financing for Iran’s new nuclear plant.

Five, concerning wars and rumors of wars: on May 4, 2025, a Houthi hypersonic ballistic missile fired from Yemen struck near Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport, wounded six people, and disrupted the landing and takeoff of passenger planes.

Prime Min. Netanyahu posted:

• Attacks by the Houthis emanate from Iran.
• Israel will retaliate against their Iranian terror masters at a time and place of its choosing.
• This isn’t a one-and-done… there will be some big hits.
• Iran and its proxies will face serious consequences for this unprecedented attack on Israeli soil.

Benny Gantz, the head of Israel’s National Unity Party, posted the following on X:

• This is not Yemen—this is Iran. It is Iran that is firing ballistic missiles at the State of Israel, and it must bear responsibility.

Iranian, Hezbollah, and Hamas officials celebrated the successful attack and rejoiced over the failure of Israeli and U.S.-supplied defense systems to shoot down the Houthi hypersonic missile.

There is growing skepticism in Israel of America’s negotiations with Iran over the Iranian quest for nuclear weapons.

There are also calls for world leaders to begin to question Qatar’s financial support for Hamas in Gaza.

(Update: During the night on May 4, 2025, U.S. and Israeli jets struck a major port in Yemen that Iran uses to deliver weapons to the Houthis. They also struck multiple concrete facilities that produce concrete for the construction of tunnels and terrorist infrastructure. Since Netanyahu said there won’t be a one-and-done, more attacks are expected.)

(Update: On May 6, 2025, the Houthis announced that they will stop attacking U.S. ships in the Red Sea, and Pres. Trump announced that the U.S. will stop attacking the Houthis in Yemen. Israel has been caught by surprise because the ceasefire does not cover Houthi strikes on Israel.)

(My opinion: It appears that the latter years and latter days Battle of Gog and Magog is close, but many who are watching are weary of waiting.)

Six, concerning wars and rumors of wars: on May 5, 2025, Israel announced that it has found the headquarters (including bunkers and many weapons) that the Syrian military had established on Mt. Hermon.

Israel seized many of the weapons and destroyed the bunkers.

Seven, concerning the election of a new pope, the first vote was held on May 7, 2025, and no one got the required 2/3 vote.

More votes will follow, and several votes before someone is elected are not unusual.

Eight, concerning the ashes of a red heifer: on May 7, 2025, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, and his wife visited Shiloh.

While there, Jewish News Syndicate (JNS News) reported that Huckabee and his wife made an official visit to Shiloh where they viewed “biblically pure red heifers” that are being kept at the site, which are being raised to be used as part of a purification ritual after the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem.

Nothing was said about whether “biblically pure” means some of the red heifers are qualified for sacrifice or not.

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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On Apr. 21, America’s new Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, officially presented his credentials to Israel’s Pres. Isaac Herzog.

Herzog noted that:

• Huckabee is beginning his new job at a decisive moment in Israeli history.

He warned that:

• Iran continues to pursue its radical vision of regional dominance and destabilization – on its own and via its proxies – while pursuing nuclear arms and openly calling for the destruction of Israel.

Huckabee replied:

• I never had a conversation with him (with Trump about the Ambassador’s job. I got a call out of the clear blue).
• The president did not say, ‘Would you think about going? Have you ever considered? He simply called and said, ‘Mike, you’re going to be my ambassador to Israel.’
• You don’t say ‘no’ to him. And quite frankly, I felt it was not so much saying ‘yes’ to a president – it was certainly that – but it was ‘yes’ to a calling from God Himself to come and fulfill what I believe is not just a job but a mission.

Huckabee added:

• I share with you that concern that the Iranian regime – and all of its hostility that has been inflicted upon the world for 46 years – continues to threaten not just the peace of Israel but the peace of the United States.
• I constantly remind people that the Iranians have said, ‘Death to Israel,’ and chapter two is, ‘Death to America.’
• It has always been their desire that Israel would be the opening act, and then it would be America’s turn to face destruction.
• Or to put it another simple way, Israel is the appetizer, and the United States is the entrée.
• We care deeply, Mr. President, about the threats that face Israel, because those are also the threats that face our country.

Our Ambassador said it well: the opening act is ‘Death to Israel,’ the so-called ‘Little Satan,’ and chapter two is ‘Death to America,’ the ‘So-called Great Satan.’

Many nations have opened their doors to hordes of Muslims with high hopes of providing them with better living conditions, good jobs, peaceful lives, and more, but it has rarely turned out that way.

Many have remained peaceful for a few years, produced large families, been careful not to assimilate, then started to build mosques, run for elective office, etc.

Many have started holding protests on college campuses, calling for days of rage, started attacking Jews, committing violence, etc.

It is a pattern that can be checked out with France, Sweden, Belgium, Nigeria, the Netherlands, and others, or in the U.S. state of Minnesota, as far as that is concerned (AOC, the Squad, etc.), or with Christians in Plano, Texas.

It is important to understand that their main goal is not better living conditions or peaceful lives.

Their main goal is to establish Islam as the one-world religion and political power.

I agree with Huckabee, but will say it like this: In the radical Islamic world, chapter one is about the destruction of Israel, chapter two is about the destruction of the U.S., and chapter three is about the establishment of a global Islamic religious and political system.

Israel is the appetizer, the U.S. is the entrée (main course), and the world is the dessert.

(My opinion: The radical Islamic hatred of Israel is more than antisemitism. It is a deliberate attempt to dominate the entire world.)

(My opinion: Some Muslim nations are worse than others, but perhaps the worst of the worst is Iran. America needs to speak softly and carry a big stick.)

(Update: On Apr. 25, 2025, Paraguay officially declared that Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards are terrorist groups. U.S. spokesperson Tammy Bruce said, “Iran remains the leading state sponsor of terrorism in the world and has financed and directed numerous terrorist attacks and activities globally, through its IRGC-Quds Force and proxies such as Hezbollah and Hamas.”)

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

One, on Apr. 24, 2025, it was reported that three people have been indicted on charges of bomb-making and defacing a Jewish Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.

One has served in the Air Force National Guard, fraudulently obtained top-secret clearance, and expressed the desire to die as an Islamic martyr (killed in the act of jihad).

According to the report, this is a growing pattern in the U.S.

Two, concerning Islamic terrorism: on Apr. 22, 2025, Islamic terrorist disguised as soldiers stopped vehicles, demanded ID cards, ordered occupants to recite Islam’s declaration of faith, and when they couldn’t, the terrorists brutally killed at least 27 Hindu tourists in Kashmir (a disputed area between India and Pakistan).

The massacre occurred less than one week after Pakistan’s Grand Mufti issued a fatwa declaring that all Muslim governments are religiously obligated to wage jihad (holy war) to reclaim all land that was once ruled by Islam.

That came almost one week after Pakistan’s Grand Mufti issued a fatwa calling for global Muslim governments to launch a military war against Israel.

(My comment: Wake up, world. Huckabee is right. Israel is the appetizer, the U.S. is the entrée (main course), and the world is the dessert.)

(Update: India and Pakistan are both nuclear powers, and for two days, there have been military reports of cross-border firing. This is a highly volatile situation.)

Three, concerning perilous times at the end of the age: on Apr. 24, 2025, Israel’s Channel 12 TV reported that Israeli officials are concerned that the US Administration is hastily rushing toward a bad deal that will not prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb.

Israeli sources said U.S. declarations of real progress are deeply disturbing.

Four, concerning Iran: on Apr. 26, 2025, Time Magazine reported that Trump said if we don’t make a deal (with Iran), I’ll be leading the pack (in an attack on Iran).

(Update: On Apr. 27, 2025, Netanyahu said Israel is prepared to act alone if Iran refuses to abandon its quest for nuclear weapons.)

Five, concerning a normalization agreement (that MAY be the agreement that is strengthened by the Antichrist after the Rapture): on Apr. 25, 2025, Fox News reported that Pres. Trump is scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates next month, and he expressed optimism that he could broker a normalization deal between Israel and the Saudi Kingdom.

Trump said,

• I think Saudi Arabia will go into the Abraham Accords.
• I think it will be full very quickly.

Six, concerning the Two-State Solution and peace in Israel: on Apr. 27, 2025, Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu told a group of diplomats and policymakers:

• The idea that creating a Palestinian state would bring peace is folly, nothing more than folly.
• We just tried a Palestinian state in Gaza.
• You saw what that brought, right?

His understanding is Biblical, whether he realizes it or not.

The Two-State Solution, normalization agreements, rebuilding the Temple, offering animal sacrifices, Israel’s great army, and Israel’s great weapons won’t bring peace.

Israel will not have peace until the Jews accept Jesus as their Messiah.

Seven, concerning wars and rumors of wars and the destruction of Damascus in one night: following Islamic terrorist attacks on Druze communities in Syria, on Apr. 30, 2025, Israel launched an airstrike on Islamic terrorists near Damascus.

Israel warned the Syrian government that Israel will strike more targets in Syria if Syria does not stop the Islamic terrorist attacks on the Druze.

Eight, concerning an increase in knowledge at the end of the age: on Apr. 22, 2025, Technocracy News & Trends posted an article by Noor Al-Sibai that quoted Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, who said:

• Once AI begins to self-improve and learn how to plan, it essentially won’t “have to listen to us anymore.”
• At that stage, AI will not only be smarter than humans but will also reach what is known as artificial superintelligence (ASI), which occurs when AI becomes smarter than all humans put together.

Here is a link to the entire article:

https://www.technocracy.news/trilateral-commissioner-eric-schmidt-warns-that-ai-is-about-to-escape-human-control/

Nine, concerning globalism: on Apr. 29, 2025, Paul Dragu (The New American) wrote this about Canada’s new Prime Min. Mark Carney:

• Carney is an elite globalist  He has an economics degree from Harvard, he is a former central banker (he served as the governor of the Bank of Canada and the governor of the Bank of England), he is a former World Economic Forum Young Global Leader along with his predecessor Justin Trudeau, and he has ties to the Bilderberg group, Chatham House, and the United Nations, for which he was appointed as special envoy for climate action and finance.

In my words, he is a globalist to the core, and Canada needs our prayers.

Ten, concerning wickedness and the attempt to destroy Israel: as I write this, several major fires are raging in Israel, and it appears that they have been deliberately set (perhaps by Islamic terrorists, but no official finding as of yet).

Several people have been hurt, at least five communities have been fully evacuated, and two major highways have been closed in both directions.

Israel has requested international help, and it is flowing in.

(My comment: No weapon formed against Israel will prevail.)

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