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The God That Answers by Fire

I’m going to take the liberty this week to tell you about two new books I’ve just released, both available on Amazon in Kindle and print editions. They are part of my Patreon project, in which I teach Bible prophecy in a little different way. By that I mean, I focus almost exclusively on prophecies already fulfilled, rather than future topics (such as the antichrist and Mark of the Beast). It’s true that others do those topics much better than I can; guys like Mark Hitchcock and Jeff Kinley are stellar.

In addition to these two books, The God That Answers by Fire, and Zechariah 2, I will be re-releasing It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I feel fine) soon.

Although these books are small—I’m very honestly trying to provide amazing information in smaller packages, giving people every reason to read a book—they took 18 months to prepare and publish, and are the result of many trips to Israel and much research. I have always enjoyed doing hands-on, original research, so that I have visited the places I write about, adding authenticity to the writing.

The God That Answers by Fire looks at seven prophecies: five have been fulfilled, one is being fulfilled, and one is yet future. Again, I’m focusing on things you might not have heard before. If you like these books, consider writing a review on Amazon, but more importantly, share them with your kids, nephews, nieces, and anyone else searching for the meaning to life. It is my contention, the foundation of my work, that anyone can find God by learning about Bible prophecy—God revealing history in advance.

All of Scripture points to Jesus Christ as our Redeemer.

And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” (Revelation 19:10)

The catalyst for The God That Answers was a visit to Mount Carmel in northern Israel, the site of Elijah’s spiritual duel with the 400 prophets of Baal. I read the account in 1 Kings 18, right there where it happened. Intrigued by the story, I began thinking. As God sent fire from heaven that day, consuming the altar, I believe He is answering us today, revealing Himself as the only true God.

For those of us that believe, this is obvious. But it isn’t obvious to many people in your life. Co-workers, relatives, friends. And people from all walks of life wonder at some point if God is real.

Bible prophecy is proof of God’s existence.

I have also been thinking of the story of my friend, Vic Kennett, founder and CEO of Kerusso, the world’s largest Christian apparel company. I’ve known him for years. In 2012, he published Change Your Shirt, Change the World, and in it, details his own story of coming to the Lord. Bible prophecy was the catalyst. Identifying as an atheist in junior high(!), Vic went to a garage sale with his mother and there paid a quarter for a copy of Hal Lindsey’s The Late Great Planet Earth. He told me that he couldn’t explain away Bible prophecy. A few years later, he started Kerusso, which just celebrated selling 50 million t-shirts! Each one has a scripture that shares the Gospel. An amazing story, and all because God can reveal history in advance.

For those seeking the meaning of life, for peace, to fill the hole within (Ecclesiastes 3:11), I think fulfilled prophecy from the Bible is that path. It is the greatest evangelism tool we have today, and while the field is white unto harvest, very few pastors and churches teach prophecy. This is a tragedy.

So I focus on these amazing prophecies and provide some detail you have not heard before. My visit to the Israeli neighborhood of Mishkenot Sha’ananim, just west of Jerusalem’s Old City, will astonish you. It is also the focus of the entire short book, Zechariah 2.

Zechariah 2 focuses on the first neighborhood built outside Jerusalem’s Old City walls, in the 1860s. It fulfilled the prophecy from the second chapter of Zechariah, recorded 2,500 years ago. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Zechariah 2 is the first in a series of booklets (50 pages) that I plan. I’m already writing the second and third installments, and each is filled with color photos and images that illustrate the topic. Most photos are mine.

These books are perfect for small groups, or any gathering of people studying the Bible. I have also priced them below the retail prices of most books. This is another effort to make the books accessible to anyone.

I appreciate you having a look. I have a lot of readers from RaptureReady. I’ve heard from thousands of you over the last 20 years. You are my best source for helping distribute these books. I will be promoting these for a long time, and I appreciate your partnership!

Finally, I would ask that you consider becoming a monthly subscriber to my Patreon page. Some join for free, but there is also an option for you to contribute a small amount each month; this helps me continue my work. Under the “Join for free” tab you’ll see another, “See membership options.” You can contribute $5 per month, $20 per month, or another amount if you choose. For that, use the $20 button and you’ll see instructions for a different amount. This gives you access to each article, podcast, and newsletter I produce. You will also have access to an ebook for each new title I publish. Give it prayerful consideration, and I thank you.

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I can’t sing worth a flip, but several years ago, I agreed to preach at a small church for at least two Sundays. When I showed up, I was told the church didn’t have a song leader or a piano player, and the preacher always leads the singing. I told the congregation I couldn’t sing and asked for a volunteer. No one would do it, so I did.

When I went back the next Sunday, the Church had hired a song leader and a piano player.

Even though I can’t sing, there are some songs that I really like (Midnight Cry; Days of Elijah; The King is Coming; Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold This Body Down; Sorry I Never Knew You; The Last Sunday; etc.).

Here are some of the words to The Last Sunday by The Cathedrals:

The last Sunday, The last Sunday…
Missus Jones does her knitting in the rocker by the window,
As she watches kids at play across the street.

Down the road and not too far, sitting at the corner bar,
Mr. Daley buys a drink for Mrs. Sweet.

While at 34th and Vine, in the car at the stop sign,
Are the Smiths on their way to Sunday School.

They both wave to Mr. Groat, who is bringing out his boat
He’ll be staying at the lake a day or two

At a church near Valley Station,
The preacher tells the congregation
About social acts and war and civil rights

While many in the subdivision
Sit and watch the television
Hoping that their favorite ball game wins the fight

The Last Sunday in Pleasant Valley township
A trumpet sounds, and the clouds all roll away
They all were warned, but they just did not believe it
The last Sunday, Jesus Christ has come again
The last Sunday, the last Sunday

The Bible says in Matthew 24
“But as the days of Noah were,
So shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.
For as in the days that were before the flood
They were eating and drinking,
Marrying and giving in marriage
Until the day that Noah entered into the ark
And knew not until the flood came,
And took them all away.
So shall also the coming of the Son of Man be.
Then shall two be in the fields
The one shall be taken, the other left.
Two women shall be grinding in the mill
The one shall be taken and the other left.
Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”

The last Sunday, The last Sunday… (etc., repeat).

We don’t know when we will have our last Sunday, but it is coming, and it could be soon.

What will we do on the last Sunday of the Church Age: go to a bar, go to a lake, watch a ballgame, go to Church, etc.?

None of these things will save us, but our last Sunday will come by death or the Rapture, and we desperately need to be ready.

Here are some recent current events that seem to indicate that it could be soon:

One, concerning the Israel-Hamas war: on Aug. 7, 2025, it was reported that a decisive majority of Israel’s Knesset approved Israeli Prime Min. Netanyahu’s plan to do five things:

Disarm Hamas.
Return all of the living and dead hostages.
Demilitarize Gaza.
Assume security control of the Strip.
Create an alternative civil administration that is neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority.

(More: On Aug. 8, 2025, several members of the UN Security Council requested an urgent meeting (on Aug. 9) to discuss Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City.)

(Note: As I understand it, Israel’s goal is not to permanently occupy Gaza; it is to root out and destroy Hamas and replace Hamas and the PA with a government that will accept the existence of Israel.)

(Update: On Aug 10, 2025, Netanyahu said Israel’s mission is not to seize the territory but to free it from the grip of Hamas. He promised to dismantle the terrorist group’s rule and secure a future in which Gazans can live free from fear, oppression, and the violence of jihad.)

(Update: On Aug. 11, 2025, Pres. Trump said Hamas can’t stay in Gaza.)

(Update: Netanyahu said he will not negotiate on any more partial hostage release deals. He will only negotiate on a deal to return all of the hostages.)

Two, concerning the threat of radical Islam, on Aug. 7, 2025, it was reported that Charles Asher Small, founding director and president of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP), said,

The Muslim Brotherhood is a century-old reactionary Islamist movement whose goal is to complete the work of Adolf Hitler and kill Jews and destroy the state of Israel.
It’s just as interested in waging war on the West.
To that end, it has spawned the Hamas terrorist movement and, with the financial assistance of Qatar, is also spreading its influence in the West.

Small believes the U.S. and Canada are not paying enough attention to the way foreign funders and supporters of terrorism are infiltrating into North America.

Three, concerning Turkey (a Muslim nation that will align with Russia, Iran and others in a latter years and latter days attack on Israel called the Battle of Gog of Magog): on Aug. 9, 2025, Turkey’s Foreign Min. said Muslim nations must act in unison and rally international opposition against Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City.

Four, concerning the sacrifice of a red heifer: it has been reported that Byron Stinson (the Texas businessman and rancher who raised the five perfect red heifers that were moved to Israel) said Israel sacrificed a perfect red heifer on July 1, 2025.

Stinson urged people to recognize that this has taken place.

(My opinion: I don’t know if the ashes will be used to purify priests to rebuild and serve at a third Temple or not, but I am skeptical. Nevertheless, I have long believed that the third Temple will be rebuilt early in the Tribulation Period, the Rapture is imminent, and imminent means that the Rapture can happen at any time without warning.)

(Update: On Aug. 11, 2025, it was reported that Byron Stinson said the good news is, we do have more pure heifers in Texas. So, in God’s time, this – a rebuilt Temple – will all happen. It is written. So it will happen.)

Five, concerning deceit at the end of the age: on Aug. 7, 2025, Frontpage Magazine reported that French Pres. Emanuel Macron “publicly claims to oppose antisemitism, but he permits Hamas propaganda on university campuses, grants platforms to intellectuals advocating for boycotts of Israel, and cooperates with Islamist coalitions embedded in France’s educational, judicial, and security institutions.”

(More: On Aug. 9, 2025, U.S. Sec. of State Marco Rubio said the ceasefire talks with Hamas fell apart on the day Macron made the unilateral decision that he’s going to recognize the Palestinian state. And then you have other people come forward, other countries say, ‘Well, if there’s not a ceasefire by September, we’re [also] going to recognize a Palestinian state.)

(My opinion: A few prophecy teachers think Macron could be the coming deceiver that is called the Antichrist. He definitely seems to have a problem with the truth.)

Six, concerning perilous times and the Islamic effort to create a global Islamic caliphate on earth: on Aug. 9, 2025, The Jerusalem Post published an opinion piece by Catherine Perez-Shakdam that is very interesting.

Here is just a small part of what she said:

In attacking Israel, Europe has quite possibly mortgaged its own future. The self-sabotage is breathtaking.
What was once called a terrorist is now a “militant.”
What was once hostage-taking is now “armed struggle.”
What was once mass rape is “resistance.”
In turning on Israel, it did not become more moral – it became more vulnerable.
In refusing to name Islamism as a threat, it did not become more tolerant – it became less free.
In alienating the Jews, it did not become more inclusive – it became more ignorant.
And the caliphate, if it is declared, will not weep over Europe’s museums and libraries. It will thank them for their silence.

Here is a link to the entire article.

Europe’s silence on radical Islam may lead to its collapse | The Jerusalem Post

Seven, concerning the Two-State Solution: on Aug. 11, 2025, Australia announced that it will recognize a Palestinian State at the UN General Assembly Meeting on Sept. 22-23 of this year.

Israel’s Prime Min. Netanyahu said:

The Palestinians are not about creating a state—they’re about destroying a state.
The real reason that this conflict persists is not because of the absence of a Palestinian state, but the persistent Palestinian refusal to recognize a Jewish state in any boundary.

Netanyahu called the actions of Australia and Europe shameful.

(My opinion: Dividing Israel and creating a Palestinian State with its capital in Jerusalem is self-sabotage or suicide because God said He will cut the nations into pieces for doing that; Zech. 12:1-3. Also, as I understand it, the General Assembly recommendation will have to be approved by the UN Security Council, and I doubt that Pres. Trump will do that.)

Eight, concerning the Two-State Solution and a UN General Assembly of a Palestinian State: on Aug. 11, 2025, The Jerusalem Post published an article by Mathilda Heller titled “What does recognizing a Palestinian state mean, and does it change anything on the ground? – analysis.”

Among other things, Heller said:

>International recognition of a Palestinian state does not automatically lead to the state’s creation.

>International law regarding the creation of a state is generally based on the Montevideo Convention of 1933.

>This lists four specific criteria in order for something to qualify as a state: First, it must have a permanent population. Second, it must have a defined territory. Third, a government. And fourth, the capacity to enter into relations with other states.

>Palestine does not necessarily meet all of these four criteria. While it is generally considered to have a permanent population, it doesn’t have a stable government (the Palestinian Authority has only limited control over the West Bank and no control over Gaza) and has disputed borders.

>An agreement would have to be reached over Jerusalem. Israel considers all of Jerusalem to be its capital, while Palestinians believe East Jerusalem to be theirs.

>The U.S. can veto the recognition of a Palestinian State in the UN Security Council (and that is probably going to happen), but a future U.S. government might vote for it.

Here is a link to the article and additional information.

What does recognizing a Palestinian state really mean? | The Jerusalem Post

Nine, concerning the Two-State Solution: on Aug. 13, 2025, Israel’s Foreign Min. said the Two-State Solution would be the end of Israel.

He argued that creating a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with its capital in eastern Jerusalem, would endanger Israel’s major population centers and leave the country with “indefensible” boundaries.

(My understanding: A Palestinian State would have the right to have a military – army with tanks, air force with planes and bombs, etc. – and Israel cannot allow that on their borders. Just know that no weapon formed against Israel will prosper.)

Ten, concerning the coming global economic collapse (the Rider on the Black Horse; Rev. 6:5-6): America’s national debt has just passed 37 trillion dollars, and it continues to rise fast.

Some experts believe Pres. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill and tax cuts will cause it to accelerate.

(My opinion: The collapse of America’s economy will trigger a global collapse.)

Eleven, concerning the Days of Noah and an increase in wickedness at the end of the age: on Aug. 11, 2025, Pres. Trump took control of the Washington, DC police in a crackdown on crime, homelessness, and drug abuse.

Trump sent in 850 federal agents on Monday and 800 National Guard troops on Tuesday.

Twelve, concerning an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters at the end of the age: on Aug. 12, 2025, Chattanooga, TN. received 6.4 in. of rain in one day (some areas received 2 in. of rain in one hour).

This was the second wettest day on record for the city since records began in 1879.

Three people died, and one is missing.

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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18 Aug 2025

The Last Sunday :: By Daymond Duck