Prophecy teachers understand there will be wars and rumors of war at the end of the age.

Some (including myself) have long thought that the Battle of Gog and Magog could happen soon, but it has not.

Russia invaded Ukraine almost two years ago (on Feb. 24, 2022), Hamas invaded Israel about 3 months ago (on Oct. 7, 2023), and every day, there are indications that the Israel-Hamas war could spread to other nations.

>On Jan. 6, 2024, Hezbollah fired 62 rockets from Lebanon into Israel, and the next day, Israel warned that tensions are rising and there could be another war with Lebanon.

>U.S. Sec. of State Blinken was touring nations in the Middle East to calm things down. In Qatar, he said, “This (The Israel-Hamas war) is a conflict that could easily metastasize, causing even more insecurity and even more suffering.”

>Houthi rebels from Yemen have attacked ships in the Red Sea 24 times in the last 3 months, supposedly in support of Hamas; on Jan. 10, 2024, the UN Security Council demanded that the Houthis stop the attacks immediately; on Jan. 11, 2024, the Houthis attacked another ship; the U.S., UK, and others fired more than 100 guided munitions at 16 Houthi military targets in Yemen (5 people were killed and six were injured); the Iranian-backed Houthis called the strikes in Yemen an act of war and vowed to take unimaginable revenge on the U.S. and UK.

>On Jan. 12, 2024, Iran condemned the U.S.-led strikes on the Houthis (Iran’s hired terrorists) and said it risks spreading the war. Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan accused the U.S. and UK of trying to turn the Red Sea into a sea of blood. Iran and Turkey will join Russia in the Battle of Gog and Magog.

>On Jan. 13, 2024, the U.S. and UK struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen.

>On Jan. 13, 2024, an article in the New York Times reported that a Mideast expert for the European Council on Foreign Relations said, “This is already a regional war, no longer limited to Gaza, but already spread to Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.”

>On Jan. 13, 2024, a French military analyst expressed the opinion that Iran’s proxies are anxious to spread the war, but Iran wants them to hold back a little longer (a month or so) while Iran produces some nuclear weapons.

>On Jan. 14, 2024, Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen fired an anti-ship missile at a U.S. destroyer in the Red Sea.

>On Jan. 15, 2024, the Houthis said their position on attacking ships in the Red Sea has not changed since the U.S. started attacking targets in Yemen.

>On Jan. 15, 2024, a missile fired from Yemen hit a U.S.-owned ship.

>On Jan. 15, 2024, it was reported that Iran has Revolutionary Guard troops on the ground in Yemen helping with the Houthis attack ships in the Red Sea.

>On Jan. 15, 2024, the Houthis in Yemen fired a missile that hit a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

>On Jan. 16, 2024, Hezbollah tried to send several drones into northern Israel. They followed that by firing several rockets into the same area. Israel responded with more than 30 airstrikes on 15 different targets, including more than 150 squads of Hezbollah forces.

>On Jan. 16, 2023, the U.S. launched a pre-emptive strike and destroyed 4 anti-ship ballistic missiles that the Houthis in Yemen were preparing for launch.

>The Houthi attacks on ships are causing the price of shipping to soar.

>On Jan. 17, 2024, U.S. Sec. of State Blinken said he “could not think of a time in his career when there had been more global challenges, ranging from war in Gaza and Ukraine to tensions over Taiwan.”

It is beginning to look like there will be another war, and another war, and another war (wars and rumors of war), and this is one of the signs Jesus said would exist at the end of the age.

Here are some reports that appear to verify that the end of the age is near.

One, concerning deceit: based on a survey of 1500 experts, industry leaders and others, on Jan. 10, 2024, the World Economic Forum (WEF) warned that false and misleading information produced by Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a greater risk to the global economy than Climate Change.

Two, concerning the Mark of the Beast and tracking all buying and selling: a digital ID is not the Mark of the Beast (the name, number, or Mark of the Antichrist), but it is a necessary step for the use of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the ability to track everyone’s buying and selling.

On Jan. 12, 2024, it was reported that about 1.6 million people in Malaysia have signed up for a digital ID, and the government expects about 30 million people will have one in the next 6 months.

Some officials claim that more than 100 nations are studying the use of CBDCs.

815 million people in India already have a digital ID.

Three, concerning the Mark of the Beast: at the Davos 2024 meeting on Jan. 16, 2024, Bill Gates said, “COVID vaccines need to have longer duration, more coverage, and we’re going to change. Instead of using needles, we’ll use a little patch.”

The patch Gates is talking about is his patented Quantum Dot Tattoo (Mark).

He wants to tattoo people when they are vaccinated to identify those that go along with world government, allow them to buy and sell, etc.

Gates added that his patch is almost ready, and it will be rolled out in India (where 815 million people already have a digital ID).

(Question: If Gates and others are preparing to jab, tattoo, and track 815 million people in India, do you think they will stop when they have accomplished that? If they can do it to 815 million people in India, could they do it to everyone on earth by the middle of the Tribulation Period?)

Four, concerning a peace treaty in the Middle East: over a 7-day period, U.S. Sec. of State Blinken recently traveled to 9 Arab nations, and all of them agreed that they are willing to sign a short-term or long-term (could it be 7 years) agreement provided Israel is ready to take concrete steps toward the creation of a Palestinian state (the division of Israel).

It was also reported that Blinken had a “very candid conversation” with Prime Min. Netanyahu and other high-ranking officials in Israel on this issue, and a senior State Dept. official said, “Israel ultimately doesn’t have a choice.”

The Bible clearly teaches that there will be a worthless 7-year treaty at the end of the age, and it will kick off the Tribulation Period.

The judgment of God will fall, and the entire world will eventually look worse than Gaza looks today.

(My opinion: The Two-State Solution – a division of Israel – has been Biden’s plan all along, and God clearly said He would drag the world into the Battle of Armageddon if they do it; Joel 3:2.).

Five, concerning the use of electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S.: on Jan. 11, 2024, Hertz announced that it will sell 20,000 EVs (they own 60,000) it has bought and replace them with gasoline-powered vehicles.

They cited high repair costs and the low resale value of used EVs (most people will not buy one).

Six, concerning an increase in natural disasters at the end of the age: this past weekend, some temperatures in Canada dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius (about 58 degrees below zero Fahrenheit), the solar panels were virtually useless, and all the remaining gas generators were operating at full capacity.

Alberta’s electric company imported electricity from other systems, asked citizens to not charge their electric vehicles (EVs), and to not use electricity in every way they could.

(Question: What would have happened to citizens at 58 below zero if they relied solely on solar panels and other sources weren’t available; no coal, gas, oil, or wood? How did those people get to work, store, doctor, etc., if they couldn’t charge the batteries on their EVs? Understand that some U.S. leaders are serious about closing coal mines, stopping the drilling for oil, forcing citizens to drive EVs, etc.)

Seven, concerning the decline of America: in Nov. 2023, a male Democrat who identifies as a female was elected to fill a seat in the Virginia state senate.

In a recent interview on Jan. 9, 2024, he/she announced his/her intent to be sworn in with his/her hand on his/her favorite heavy metal album instead of the Bible.

(My opinion: At some point, America will pay for its blatant rejection of God.)

(More: On Jan. 1, 2024, a new law went into effect in Maryland that requires taxpayers to pay for sex-change procedures, breast implants, hair alterations, voice lessons, scar removal procedures, and more.)

Eight, concerning an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters at the end of the age: while I am writing this on Jan. 15, 2024, about 95 million Americans are experiencing an unprecedented storm with snow, ice, strong winds, record low wind chill temperatures, and, in some areas, life-threatening conditions and power outages.

Note: For a very important and powerful message about what has been going on for the last 2-3 years, click on the following link:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/archbishop-carlo-maria-vigano-shares-powerful-message-participants/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=the-gateway-pundit&utm_campaign=dailyam&utm_content=2024-01-17

Here is a daily update on the Israel-Hamas war.

Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 (Day 96): The forty-first day of the resumed war.

The U.S. and UK shot down 18 drones and 3 missiles that Houthis fired at ships.

Houthis that fired missiles at a British navy vessel in the Red Sea were trained at an Iranian naval academy.

The UN Security Council demanded that the Houthis in Yemen stop attacking ships in the Red Sea immediately.

Israel’s war cabinet will deliberate a Qatari proposal to deport Hamas leaders and release all hostages in exchange for the withdrawal of all Israeli forces from Gaza. Hamas immediately rejected the proposal, but the U.S. and Israel have agreed that Hamas will not govern Gaza when the war is over.

Intelligence information captured by Israel in Gaza shows that two so-called Palestinian journalists who were recently killed in the war were terrorists posing as journalists. At the time of their death, they were using drones to spy on Israeli troops.

Thousands of Israelis went to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem to pray for the release of the hostages.

Israel found a tunnel with evidence that hostages had been there, including DNA.

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024 (Day 97): The forty-second day of the resumed war.

Iran seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was carrying oil from Iraq to Turkey.

The U.S., UK, and others fired more than 100 guided munitions at 16 Houthi military targets in Yemen (5 people were killed and 6 were injured).

Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 (Day 98): The forty-third day of the resumed war.

The Iranian-backed Houthis called the strikes in Yemen an act of war and vowed to take unimaginable revenge on the U.S. and UK.

About 30 min. after the attack on Houthi military targets in Yemen, there were unconfirmed reports of a bomb threat on the U.S. embassy in Iraq. (Note: The Iranians, Houthis, and Bahrainis are Shiite Muslims, not Sunnis like most Arabs.)

Turkey’s Pres. Erdogan said Turkey is giving evidence to the International Court of Justice that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.

Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 (Day 99): The forty-fourth day of the resumed war.

The U.S. and UK struck more Houthi targets in Yemen.

The Houthis said the U.S. and UK will have to pay a heavy price for the attacks.

Fighting is intense, and the death toll is high in central and southern Gaza.

A group of violent anti-Israel protestors almost broke through the fence around the White House.

Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 (Day 100): The forty-fifth day of the resumed war.

Netanyahu said, “No One Will Stop Us, Not the Hague, Not the Axis of Evil, and Not Anyone Else.”

The Biden Administration said they are pressuring Israel to start lowering the intensity on Hamas in Gaza.

Hamas released a 37-second video of 3 Israeli hostages and said it will reveal their fate tomorrow.

Hamas said the fate of many hostages is unknown.

The Palestinians in Gaza are some of the poorest people on earth, and Hamas could have helped them, but Hamas spent billions of dollars building new tunnels and expanding old ones.

Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 (Day 101): The forty-sixth day of the resumed war.

Israel said 25 hostages have died in captivity, but Hamas is still holding 132.

Two attacks in Israel by terrorists that entered the nation illegally killed one and injured 17.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard fired rockets at Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan (in Iraq), under the pretense that Israel had established a spy center there (4 civilians were killed and 6 civilians were injured). Iraq recalled its ambassador to Iran and said it will lodge a complaint with the UN Security Council.

Several Hamas officials who were living in Lebanon have gone into hiding in other countries.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh urged Muslims all over the world to build on the victory they had on Oct. 7, 2023 (raping women, beheading babies, taking hostages, etc.) for the liberation of Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Anti-Defamation League said antisemitism is increasing.

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 (Day 102): The forty-seventh day of the resumed war.

The tunnel network under Gaza is far bigger than anyone realized. It was originally believed to be about 250 miles but has turned out to be 350 to 450 miles of tunnel and more than 5,000 shafts.

From an area in Gaza that Israeli troops had just evacuated from (about 24 hours before), Hamas fired more than 50 rockets toward a town in Israel. This generated a debate in Israel’s war cabinet about Israel withdrawing too soon.

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 (Day 103): The forty-eighth day of the resumed war.

Muslims – some have been funded by Iran – have attacked Jews in Judea and Samaria more than 2600 times since Oct. 7, 2023 (throwing rocks or firebombs, stabbing or trying to stab people, running over people with their vehicles, etc.) Understand that this is several times a day, every day. What is wrong with those who think Israel shouldn’t try to do something about it?

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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Following 54 days of captivity in Gaza, 21-year-old Mia Schem was interviewed twice on TV, and she felt a need to talk about those who seized her and what she went through as a hostage.

Schem was at the Supernova music festival with a male friend when the attack started.

They rushed to her car, got in it, and started driving away.

She saw several terrorists shoot people and stepped on the gas to escape, but they shot her tires, and her car stalled.

A truckload of armed terrorists passed her car, and one of the terrorists shot her (a 21-year-old unarmed woman) in the arm at very close range.

She dropped to the floor of her car with blood streaming down her arm and began to scream that she had lost her hand.

Schem’s male friend was removed from the car; his hands were tied behind his back; his body was found several days later and was returned to Israel.

Schem tried to play dead. Cars were burning all around her car; then a man passed that she thought was an Israeli, so she asked him to help her. The man was a terrorist; he ordered her to get up and started touching her body parts. She started screaming and acting crazy, and he saw her bloody arm and stopped. A different man grabbed a handful of her hair, pulled her to a different car, put her in it, and took her half-conscious to a hospital in Gaza.

Someone got a handful of her hair again, dragged her out of that car, and put her in a back room at the hospital. Someone stretched out her arm and tied it to a stiff piece of plastic. She spent 3 days in the back room and was ordered to put on a hijab (a head covering). She was taken to the hospital surgery room, where she was operated on without anesthesia and told she would not go home alive. (Note: It is obvious that the surgeon knew there was a hostage in the hospital.)

The next day, she was told to film a propaganda video and say she was being taken care of if she didn’t want to die.

From there, she was taken to a family home occupied by a Hamas terrorist, his wife, and an unspecified number of children. She was put in a dark room and told she could not speak, move, cry, or be seen, and she was being watched 24/7.

Schem said the entire family (father, wife, and children) was involved with Hamas, and the wife said her husband wanted to rape her.

Schem said she felt like an animal; the children would sometimes open the door and stare at her; she never got to take a shower; she often had to go without anything to eat for 2 or 3 days; she never got medications; and she had trouble sleeping.

At some point, the terrorists started moving her from home to home in an ambulance, and she became aware of what other families are like.

When the truce started, she was moved to a tunnel where she met some of the other hostages, and she spent 4 or 5 days there without food.

At the TV interviews, and after spending 54 days in Gaza, Schem said:

• It is important for the world to understand what the people in Gaza are like.
• I experienced Hell.
• Everyone there (in Gaza) is a terrorist.
• There are no innocent civilians, not one.
• (Innocent civilians (don’t exist) there (in Gaza).
• From the moment they are born, the children in Gaza are taught to hate Jews.

Concerning some of my thoughts about what Schem said, it is important to understand that:

• In 2006, the Palestinians elected Hamas to rule over them, and 2 of their main goals were killing Jews and destroying the nation of Israel.
• Hamas was trying to do what the Palestinian people elected them to do.
• Hamas has not let the Red Cross visit the hostages to check on their care (a basic human right).
• Hamas raped, tortured, and killed innocent Jewish men, women, and children just because they hated them, and Israel has videos and other evidence to prove it.
• Other hostages have similar stories about how they were treated.
• Palestinians are demonstrating all over the world and calling for the death of Jews and the destruction of Israel.
• The Israeli military would not need to be in Gaza if the Palestinians and their allies were not like they are.
• Palestinian parents know what was in the textbooks they used at school; they know that their children are being taught to hate Jews and more.

Please do not misunderstand me.

I do not think it is possible to view the pictures of devastation, crying and injured children, and not feel compassion for the people of Gaza, but the parents brought it on themselves and their children.

God said He will bless those that bless Israel and curse those that curse Israel, but they have rejected the Bible as the Word of God.

A famous sermon says, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of an angry God?”

Israel is clearly fed up with the attempts to destroy Jews in their own land.

But if God is fed up with it, as the old saying goes, “You ain’t seen nothing yet.”

(More: Hamas has contributed to Palestinian deaths by hiding behind Palestinians, firing rockets at Israel from hospitals, schools, population centers, etc. The UN and international community are guilty for allowing Hamas to take over Gaza and to use Palestinians as human shields. And some Arab countries are guilty for sending money and weapons to Hamas.)

(More: A family – father, mother, 4-yr-old boy, and 9-month-old baby – was taken hostage, and the UN, the Red Cross, Amnesty International, the Palestinians, the Arabs, and most of the media are silent about Hamas kidnapping a 9-month-old baby.)

Here are some current events that seem to relate to Bible prophecy:

One, concerning an increase in wars and rumors of wars at the end of the age: on Jan. 4, 2024, it was reported that 12 nations (the U.S., Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Britain) sent a letter to the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen that said:

• “Let our message now be clear: We call for the immediate end of these illegal attacks, and the release of unlawfully detained vessels and crews.”
• “The Houthis will bear the responsibility of the consequences should they continue to threaten lives, the global economy, and free flow of commerce in the region’s critical waterways.”

A Biden administration official said the Houthis should not expect a second warning.

(Update: Just a few hours after the nations sent the letter to the Houthis, the Iran-backed group carried out a failed attack on another ship.)

Two, concerning God’s promise to draw the Jews back to the Promised Land at the end of the age: on Jan. 1, 2024, it was reported that there has been an increase in the desire of Jews to relocate to Israel since the Israel-Hamas war began on Oct. 7, 2023, and one of the main reasons is their “profound sense of connection and solidarity with the Jewish people and their homeland.”

The fact that there is an increase in Jews wanting to relocate to Israel while a war is going on is encouraging to those who are already there.

(More: According to the Bible, Israel will be hated by all nations at the end of the age. World leaders, Islamic groups, and the media are using the events in Gaza to increase the hatred of Israel. Anti-Semitism, harassment, and hate crimes are causing some Jews in foreign countries to consider a move to Israel. Fulfilled prophecy is verifying the truth of the Bible. The fulfillment of other major prophecies is coming on the scene now.)

(More: The list of Israel’s enemies in Psa. 83 includes Jordan and Iraq, and leaders in those two nations are showing a greater animosity toward Israel.)

(More: The population of Israel is expected to top 10 million in 2024, and more than 70% are Jews. Arabs, Christians, and others make up the rest.)

Three, concerning famine and wickedness at the end of the age: on Jan. 4, 2024, it was reported that Hamas is killing hungry Palestinian citizens who are trying to steal humanitarian aid that Israel and others are sending to the Gaza Strip.

But Hamas is not killing Palestinian citizens to keep them from stealing humanitarian aid.

Hamas is killing Palestinian citizens because Hamas wants to steal the humanitarian aid for themselves.

Think about this: While Hamas is killing Palestinian citizens, world leaders are trying to protect Hamas from Israel.

Four, the Bible teaches that Israel will expand its borders at the end of the age and ultimately end up with all the Promised Land.

On Jan. 3, 2024, 3 legal experts from law schools in Israel and the U.S. submitted a document to Israel’s political leaders that says international law does not require Israel to allow the Palestinians to return to their homes in northern Gaza as long as the fighting continues, and Israel’s enemies are holding hostages.

The legal experts added that even if the war ends, preventing the movement of Israel’s enemies is legal warfare.

As I understand what I have been reading, Israel is willing to allow Palestinians to return to most (Israel wants a buffer zone) of northern Gaza under the condition that the Palestinians will not threaten or attack Israel.

Israel is fed up and demanding an end to the attacks.

Five, concerning world government: on Jan. 7, 2024, it was reported that Tucker Carlson interviewed a world-renowned biologist who said:

• There is scientific evidence that shows that Covid vaccinations killed 17 million people worldwide.
• Using vaccinations that damage the immune system of children means they will have a damaged immune system for the rest of their life.
• Pandemics and mass vaccinations are part of the UN’s plan to transform itself into a world government.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) is drafting new measures that will destroy national sovereignty and free speech as we know it.

(More: On Jan. 8, 2024, it was reported that the AARP has just advised its 38 million senior adult members to get another vaccination even though there is no safety data on the most recent jab.)

(My opinion: Deceit has become a major problem worldwide. Many world leaders, medical people, the media, and big pharma, are compromised and unreliable.)

Six, concerning the Tribulation Period: on Jan. 5, 2024, the Israel Today Staff posted an article about an unidentified commander (identity withheld for security purposes) in Israel’s Southern Command.

After talking about the fighting that he and his troops went through in a TV interview, the commander was asked for his interpretation of what happened and is happening.

He referenced Jer. 30:7, “Alas! For that day is great, so that none is like it; it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.”

The time of Jacob’s trouble is one of the names of the Tribulation Period.

According to the Bible:

• As an unbeliever, Jacob’s name was Jacob, but when he became a believer, God changed his name to Israel (Gen. 35:10-12).
• Israel will come back into existence as a nation before the Tribulation Period (Isa. 66:7-8).
• Israel will have to go through the Tribulation Period (Dan. 9:24-27).
• All Israel will be saved (Rom. 11:26).

The Israel-Hamas war is not the Tribulation Period (time of unbelieving Israel’s trouble; the Church is still here; there is no world government, etc.), but the Israeli commander is right: this war could be a major step in that direction (and lead to Israel’s salvation at the end of the Tribulation Period).

Seven, concerning a departure from the faith in the Church: on Jan. 8, 2024, it was reported that a Catholic cardinal from Venezuela wrote an explicit pornographic book in 1998 that has recently come to light, and Roman Catholic Archbishop Vigano has called upon the Swiss Guards to arrest and expel him and his accomplices from the Vatican.

Here are some daily updates on the war.

Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024 (Day 90): The thirty-fifth day of the resumed war.

• Israel has placed its forces on her border with Lebanon on high alert.
• Israel warned that they will only allow world leaders a short period of time to get Hezbollah away from Israel’s border with Lebanon.
• Israel said Hezbollah has a network of tunnels in Lebanon that is more sophisticated and dangerous than the Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip.
• There is growing concern about oil and gas prices if the war continues.
• Israel blew up a tunnel several hundred meters long with several side tunnels, and several (about 20) terrorists in the main tunnel were all killed. There may have been terrorists in the side tunnels killed, too.
• Israel said Hamas is putting children on the front lines while its troops are hiding in tunnels.
• Hezbollah leader Nasrallah said all land from the river to the sea is Palestinian land and all Jews should be removed.
• Israel released a plan for limited Palestinian self-rule of Gaza, with Israel in charge of security after the war.
• A U.S. airstrike killed an Iranian-backed terrorist leader in Iraq.

Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 (Day 91): The thirty-sixth day of the resumed war.

• Israeli air, sea, and ground forces struck more than 100 Hamas sites.
• Israel’s destruction of tunnels is greatly weakening Hamas below ground, and conquered territory is causing Israel’s forces to grow stronger above ground.
• A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier accompanied by a strike group of naval vessels arrived at the Red Sea to send a message to the Houthis in Yemen.
• Israel’s Defense Min. said Israel prefers a diplomatic settlement of its differences with Hezbollah along Israel’s border with Lebanon, but the likelihood of resorting to a military option is increasingly imminent.
• The U.S. State Dept. offered $10 million for financial information on 5 wealthy Muslims who are funneling large sums of money to Hamas.

Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 (Day 92): The thirty-seventh day of the resumed war.

• Hezbollah fired 62 rockets into Israel, supposedly in retaliation for the assassination of a Hamas leader earlier in the week (on Jan. 2, 2024).
• Because of attacks in the Red Sea, Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran, America’s Sec. of State Blinken will visit Turkey today to try to convince Iran to tamp down the attacks to keep the war from spreading.
• The U.S. shot down a drone that was launched over the Red Sea by Houthis in Yemen.
• Israel said it has dismantled Hamas’ command structure in north Gaza and will now focus on destroying the command structure in central and south Gaza.

Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 (Day 93): The thirty-eighth day of the resumed war.

• S. Sec. of State Blinken is on a lightning tour in the Middle East over concern that the Israel-Hamas war is spreading.
• Muslim attacks on Jews in the West Bank (Israel) are increasing.
• Many medical workers and staff announced their departure from Gaza because of the increasing danger.

Monday, Jan. 8, 2024 (Day 94): The thirty-ninth day of the resumed war.

• S. Sec. of State Blinken is due in Israel as fear grows that the war is spreading.
• Following a visit to Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, Blinken said the countries in the region are willing to normalize relations with Israel provided there is a practical path to a Palestinian state.
• An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon killed a senior Hezbollah commander, and fear of an all-out war is spreading.
• Israel found a weapons production site in a tunnel in Gaza and evidence that Iran was helping Hamas build and launch precision missiles.
• It is rumored that Israel knows where Yahya Sinwar is, but he is hiding behind some of the hostages to keep Israel from attacking his hideout.
• Israel assassinated a rocket expert in Syria that they think was responsible for firing rockets into Israel.

Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 (Day 95): The fortieth day of the resumed war.

• Israel said it will not allow more Palestinians to return to northern Gaza unless Hamas agrees to release more hostages.
• An investigation found that many United Nations workers in Gaza used an internal Telegram channel to praise the Oct. 7 slaughter of Jews.
• Israel and Hamas attacked each other all day long.

For those that are interested, here is a link to a 3-to-4-minute musical video of 1,000 Israeli musicians singing “Bring Them (the hostages) Home.”

• https://youtu.be/1aIyZnFbOu0?si=c01A60ipANBV1c3s

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