I recently wrote an article titled “Prophetic Stew.” It was a combination of recent things I thought readers would find interesting. The article states that Pope Francis addressed a crowd at the White House on Sept. 23, 2015 which said:

“The spiritual teachings contained therein (in the Koran), are just as valid as the Holy Bible and should therefore be respected as such.” He said, “Jesus Christ, Jehovah, Allah. These are all names employed to describe an entity that is distinctly the same across the world.”

It turns out that what I wrote was based upon a false report that appeared on many websites and in several publications (http://www.thatsfake.com/did-pope-francis-say-the-bible-and-koran-were-the-same/). I have been rightly chastised for doing it and I apologize for making the mistake. I pray that I don’t ever do it again; it was an honest mistake which I hope I will never make again.

Having said this, it is important to know that Pope Francis has made other statements that make it easy to believe the statement in the false report. See, Pope’s Address to Representatives of the Churches, Ecclesial Communities and other Religions.

Zenit.org, a news agency that reports on the Catholic Church, quotes part of an official transcript in which Pope Francis said this to a group of religious leaders:

“I then greet and cordially thank you all dear friends belonging to other Christian traditions, first of all the Muslims, who worship the one God, living and merciful, and call upon him in prayer, and all of you.”

The differences between the religions are stark and it boggles this writer’s mind that someone of the Pope’s status states that we all worship the one or same God.

Moving on, it is clear that God gave the Promised Land to Israel forever and He warned the nations not to divide it (Gen. 17:7-8; Joel 3:2). In Aug. 2005, the U.S. pushed Israel to withdraw from Gaza and to turn the Jewish houses and land over to the Palestinians. In the 16 day period between Aug. 7 and Aug. 22, 2005, the Israeli military forcefully removed about 9,000 Jews.

On Aug. 23, 2005, the day after the removal of the Jews was complete, hurricane Katrina formed in the Gulf. Four days later, it had developed into the most powerful hurricane in modern history.It wiped out U.S. houses, and land on the Gulf Coast including most of the city of New Orleans.

On Sept. 30, 2015, ten years later, the UN held a meeting to discuss the idea of dividing the Promised Land and forcing a peace treaty on Israel and the PA. The issue was in Pres. Obama’s hands because the U.S. has veto power over every resolution that goes before the UN Security Council.

Two very significant things happened on that day: 1) Russia gave the U.S. one hour to clear Syrian airspace because Russian planes were going to attack ISIS and other terror groups, and 2) Tropical storm Joaquin strengthened and was upgraded to hurricane status.

Joaquin is the Spanish version of the Hebrew word, Jehoiakim, one of the kings of Judah. The name means “lifted by Yahweh” or “risen by Yahweh.” People can debate whether or not God raised up hurricane Joaquin to send a message to the U.S., but the U.S. should expect natural disasters if we keep trying to divide the Promised Land.

A widespread area of South Carolina received up to 24 inches of rain. Gov. Nikki Haley called it “A thousand year event.” Pres. Obama declared it a national disaster. At least 19 people were killed, the property damage is incredible and it will take years for South Carolina to recover.

On Oct. 4, 2015, Alex Perala reported that the World Bank wants the world’s governments to come up with just one inexpensive way to identify and track everyone on earth: “Accenture and World Bank Call for a Global Universal ID.”

There are about 1.8 billion people on earth that still don’t have an ID card. It is difficult to identify and track them. The UN has recently approved , 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which calls for everyone on earth to be identified by 2030.

Different nations use different ID methods (driver’s license, eye scans, face scans, hand scans, fingerprints, DNA, etc. So the desire of the World Bank for all of the nations to use the same method and for them to put everything into compatible data bases just makes sense.

If the nations can meet this goal of just one ID method and one data base for everyone on earth by 2030, the world will be ready for the arrival of the Antichrist and False Prophet (And we may soon know if ancient Babylon is going to be rebuilt, etc.).

On Oct. 5, 2015, the negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Trade agreement   (TPP) were completed. The U.S. Congress has 30 days to review it privately and U.S. citizens have 60 days to review it publicly. Critics say it destroys the sovereignty of nations including the U.S..

TPP strengthens the UN decision to create a world government, a world religion and a world economic system by 2030; it also speeds up the development of the North American Union.
TPP turns the U.S. legal system upside down; it contains rules and regulations about the environment, immigration, wealth redistribution, Common Core, gay issues, gun control and healthcare that U.S. citizens will be required to obey, and more.

When Pres. Obama sought fast track authority to negotiate the TPP, many Democrats, many in Hollywood, the gay lobby, many labor unions and others opposed it, but most of the Republicans supported it.

It has been reported that dozens of politicians, especially powerful Republicans (including Mitch McConnell, John Boehner and Paul Ryan) received millions of dollars in campaign contributions from corporations that want it passed.

The TPP is a major step backward. It is clearly an effort to return to the Tower of Babel. That is the place where Nimrod and his followers tried to build a world government and a world religion without God (Gen. 11). It was not a wise thing to do. For the sake of lost loved ones, we should ask our elected officials (especially Republicans) to oppose it.

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Daymond & Rachel Duck

While reading the incredible events of the last few days I began to wonder if God is revealing signs of things to come. More specifically, is God warning the world that the awesome battle of Gog and Magog is on the horizon?

The Old and New Testaments contain about a dozen blood moon prophecies. One prophecy says, “The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come” (Joel 2:31). There was a partial solar eclipse (Sept. 13, 2015), a total lunar eclipse (Sept. 28, 2015) and a super blood moon (Sept. 28, 2015) in September.

I haven’t read the Jewish Talmud, but I have read that it says blood moons are a bad omen for Israel and some Jews believe that they are a sign of war. Since the fourth blood moon of the current tetrad occurred in September, each person must decide for themselves if the blood moons are a sign of war.

In late Aug. 2015, just a few days before the partial solar eclipse (partial darkness of the sun and about one month before the super blood moon), it was reported that Russian fighter jets, vehicles and military equipment would be soon be arriving in Syria. It was also reported that these weapons and equipment would be followed by thousands of military personnel who would wage a war with the Islamic State and others.

God said Russia would get into a war in the latter days and latter years that some call the battle of Gog and Magog (Ezek. 38:8, 16). In his commentary on the book of Ezekiel, Dr. J. Vernon McGee wrote, “I can’t think of a better name for a dictator than Gog” (Ezek. 38:1).

It is obvious that Russia’s Pres. Putin is a dictator because he sent weapons and troops to Syria before Russia’s Parliament met to approve it. When Russia’s Parliament finally did meet it rubber stamped what Mr. Putin was doing. A Russian Defense Ministry confirmed Russia’s involvement on Sept. 30, 2015, two days after the super blood moon.

Not everyone agrees on the identity of the armies that will join Russia in the battle of Gog and Magog (Ezek. 38:6), but there is almost unanimous agreement that one of them is Iran (Persia) and that the religion of most of them is predominantly Islamic. Some even call this war the “Russian/Islamic invasion of Israel because so many Muslims will be involved.

In the last week of September, hundreds of Hezbollah and Iranian troops joined Russia in Syria and more are expected to arrive in the near future. The fact that only Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and Syria are involved at this time indicates that this war is not quite ready. More nations will have to join in.

This writer believes the battle of Gog and Magog will be preceded by a war between Israel and those nations that share a border with Israel (some call it the Psa. 83 war). This is another reason to believe that the battle of Gog and Magog is not quite ready. Israel still has to deal with her neighbors.

But this could be looming. There is widespread Islamic violence in Israel and especially on the Temple Mount and it has gone on for several weeks. Israel is tired of it. Israel is even threatening to use her military to stop it. And her neighbors are threatening to intervene.

God told Russia’s leader to prepare for himself and all his allies (Ezek. 38:7). Mr. Putin has more weapons on the way; a second base under construction; a radar and missile defense system under construction; helicopter pads, air traffic control towers, storage buildings and mobile housing units under construction, and more.

God told Russia’s leader to guard his allies (Ezek. 38:7). On the day before Russia started its first bombing raid, Mr. Putin met Pres. Obama at the UN and said Russia will not tolerate Israeli strikes inside Syria. The next day, a Russian General showed up at the American Embassy in Baghdad and said, “We launch Syria air strikes in one hour. Stay out of the way.” Russia is trying to guard her allies against Israeli and U.S. interference.

When Gog and his armies attack Israel God said some nations will just stand around and ask questions (Ezek. 38:13). Pres. Obama held a press conference and said the U.S. is not going to get into a proxy war with Russia. He appears to be standing around and doing nothing.

God said Russia will come up against Israel like a cloud to cover the land (Ezek. 38:16). I believe Russia will attack Israel with lots of aircraft. Russia is building runways and helicopter pads in Syria for more aircraft.

God said five-sixths of the troops from Russia and her allies will die upon the mountains of Israel (Ezek. 38:21-22; 39:1-6). An Israeli official said Israel doesn’t want Russian troops on the Golan Heights (mountains of Israel) and Israel definitely doesn’t want Iranian forces near Israel. Russia and her Iranian allies now have troops just a short distance from where they will die on the mountains of Israel.

God said it will take Israel seven months to bury her enemies’ dead (Ezek. 39:12). Russia will need a little more time to get that many troops to Syria (and others need to come from other nations), but Mr. Putin has just ordered the Russian military to draft 150,000 more men.

God said Israel will survive this attack. And three days after the super blood moon, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stood before the United Nations and said, “Here is my message to the rulers of Iran: Your plan to destroy Israel will fail.”

God said, “I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord” (Ezek. 38:23). This writer is not planning on watching the destruction of the armies of Russia and her allies on the mountains of Israel on TV tonight, but the events that are taking place herald a soon coming destruction that multitudes of those who are alive today may see.

God is so clearly fulfilling every jot and title of this prophecy that many will know that Israel’s God is God. And many will know that Russia and her Islamic allies have fallen under His mighty hand of judgment.

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Daymond & Rachel Duck