Bible in the News

The tragedy in Afghanistan is horrific, but a greater geopolitical move is going on behind the scenes. This week we continue our review of the US withdraw from Afghanistan, but also the entire region, and Russia's resurgence in the same area, setting the stage for the latter day invasion of the Middle East. 

The United States has made a chaotic exit from Afghanistan leaving allies feeling betrayed, US and other civilians in great danger, and what appear to be or become paradigm-shifting changes in the world.

Why are the Jews so hated and what is it about the Jew which sparks such an outrage in people? Hello and welcome to another Bible in the News.

The attack on an Israeli owned tanker in the Persian Gulf, last week has emphasized once again the rivalry between Iran, Saudi Arabia and Israel in this volatile region.

This week in the news Ben and Jerry’s, a US-based company who sell ice-cream have decided to boycott Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the area that is biblically know as “the mountains of Israel”.

The concept of Jews being allowed to worship on the Temple Mount violates the "status quo" in Jerusalem at this point in time. Regardless of what politicians desire, this will soon be changed by the hand of Almighty God. 

On July 12 it was reported that an artifact from the time of the judges had been discovered, with a fairly clear inscription of the name Jerubbaal! On July 14 it was announced that a segment of Jerusalem’s First Temple city wall had been uncovered!

The ugly past of Canada's residential schools have been in the headlines. What is not always recognized is the record of the Catholic Church in particular, with abuse and forced conversions. John Billington addresses these issues and explains their significance in light of Bible truth.

This week was an awkward one for the Catholic Church. In a show of power, the US Conference of Bishops voted overwhelmingly to deny communion to the nation’s second Catholic president, Joe Biden, due to his support of abortion, and in another embarrassment, hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered in Canada at residential schools that were run by the Church. These events are part of a big...

There are many empty homes in Arab West Bank houses, we investigate why.

In 2 Thessalonians chapter 2, the Apostle Paul warns the believers that there would be a falling away from the Gospel Truth, which they had been taught and had believed. In fact, he specifically says that this iniquity was already at work. This falling away or apostasy was restrained, but Paul says it would be revealed and would eventually be destroyed at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. This...

This week saw a coalition of unlikely partners join together to overthrow Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel was just at the center of world news with the Gaza war, now it returns to the forefront withe a political earthquake, which if the alliance holds with bring into power a completely diverse group, unlikely to be able to hold together. 

Tragically the worst violence in years has broken out in Israel between the Palestinians and the Israelis with Jerusalem being a focal point in the conflict. In today’s episode we look at this recent conflict in the light of Bible prophecy. Welcome to another Bible in the News.

The Peace agreement achieved by Donald Trump when President of the U.S. was short lived. The "Abraham Accords" brought together several Arab countries in an amazing peace deal with Israel which appeared to be fulfilling the prophecy of Ezekiel 38:14. " Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not kno...

Hello, this is Paul Billington bringing you another edition of the Bible in the news. An article in the Daily Mail had the headline: Open Air Bible Speaker Arrested as he Expounded Genesis chapter One Verse 27 “ So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. ”

The ‘Great Reset’ is a prominent idea put forward for refashioning the world. This is not a fringe concept — the World Economic Forum has a microsite dedicated to the ‘Great Reset’. Reseting our world entails changing all aspects of society and the economy. The World Ecomonmic Forum says, "In short, we need a 'Great Reset' of capitalism.” Capitalism is the econo...

This week we turn back in time in light of a report on an exciting archaeological discovery in Israel that supports the historicity of the Biblical record with clear evidence of a Semitic alphabet existing at the time of Moses. This discovery supports the synchronization of the Biblical text with Egyptian history. A tiny pottery shard inscribed with ink unearthed at Lachish in Israel dates to...

This week we have seen Russian aggression again in the news as we would expect from Bible prophecies relating to the time period just before the return of the Lord Jesus Christ from heaven.  

The COVID-19 vaccine role out, seen by many as the lifeline back to normality and the end of the pandemic, has over the last few months become a political win for some politicians, and a disaster for others. Leaders of countries that put in early orders for the vaccine, such as the UK, Serbia and Israel have been quick to try to gain credit for the successful role out in their countries, while EU...

Bible students were interested to see that just this last week the Pope received the Prime Minister of the Ukraine. This is of real interest to us because it's another example of the western Catholic Church meeting with a leader from eastern Europe. As Christadelphians, we expect to see some form of unification of east and west at the time of the end. In fact this last month has been particularly...

A Brazilian once observed, "In Ireland even the cattle in the fields are either Catholic or Protestant. You can tell which by looking at them." 

Pope Francis’ visit to the Middle East comes at a time when the region has been dramatically reshaped. At a critical time for Iraq, for Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States. Francis’ visit is presented as an effort to support Iraq’s struggling Christian community  and with a message of peace and tolerance for the region. However, the visit has powerful political mes...

This week saw the cementing of alliances between Russia and Iran being counterbalanced with an embryonic formation of Gulf State Military Alliance between Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE. 

The signs of the times are all around us. Nations are forming alliances and behaving as we would expect from Bible Prophecies about the “latter days”. This is Matt Davies joining you for another Bible in the News.

The day is soon coming when, the kingdoms of this world will become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever (Rev. 11:15). That is the day when the Lord Jesus Christ will return (Acts 1:11) and the throne of David will be restored (Luke 1:31-33; Acts 3:21). Israel will be the first dominion of the empire of Israel and the greatest nation to ever have existe...