Bible in the News

This week we take a look at interesting events happening in the Mediterranean area, as we see further signs of the prophetic jigsaw puzzle being put into place. This is Matt Davies joining you for Bible in the News.

Thousands of Jews from Israel and all over the world converge on Hebron this weekend for a significant and festive Sabbath honouring the Jewish reading of the Torah portion called Chayei Sarah, which is Genesis 23:1 - 25:18. Even as Jews gathered to Hebron, the city of Abraham to celebrate, seven left wing demonstrators were arrested for causing a disturbance protesting the Jewish presence in the...

According to new reports this week if you go to Israel today you will see an increase in baby strollers and cranes, which was already a common sight to say the least! The Jewish birth rate is surging, as is the number of new homes in the so called west bank.

Symptoms of the weakening of Western influence are being seen all around the globe. The government shutdown in America is tarnishing America’s reputation as a credible world power. Alarm bells are being sounded about withdrawal of aid from Egypt. Other forces are happily stepping into the vacuum. Bible Prophecy is hitting the headlines.

Where ever we look in the world we see Bible Prophecy fulfilling. In Europe, Russia, the West, Iran, Israel... This week we'll briefly take a look at some of the events happening all over the globe. First, Europe and Russia.

This week Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with Foreign States (i.e. Foreign minister), has called for a "Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction." Welcome to another edition of Bible in the News.

Suddenly Mr. Putin has eclipsed Mr. Obama as the world leader driving the agenda in the Syria crisis. He has vocally criticized as America’s militarism and reasserted Russian interests in a region where it had been marginalized since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The civil war in Syria has continued to escalate with the Assad regime resorting to chemical weapons use. The chemical sarin is reportedly been used and resulting in the horrific deaths of almost 1500 men, women and children - no doubt many if not most of them civilians. The United States has flip-flopped on a possible military response, along with Britain and France, to send a strong message that...

A series of anti-Israel advertisements in Vancouver, sponsored by the "Palestine Awareness Coalition" is causing controversy in the city, with Jewish groups demanding that they be taken down. The public transit ads have four maps, showing supposed Palestinian borders disappearing into the State of Israel. The maps show what has happened within the state of Israel to some degree — of course they le...

The beginning of the Arab Spring, in December 2010, was a development warmly welcomed by western media and politicians. It was hoped that it would bring about the establishment of “liberal” democracy in the Arab World.

The United States issued a global terror alert this past week following the discovery of a plot to attack American diplomatic missions in the Middle East.

"The parties have agreed to remain engaged in sustained, continuous and substantive negotiations on the core issues, and they will meet within the next two weeks either in Israel or the Palestinian territories in order to begin the process of formal negotiation. The parties have agreed here today that all the final status issues, all the core issues and all other issues are all on the table for ne...

When we come to look at the prophecies relating to the time of the end we see that it is not an end of the world but rather this order of things, it is however a time of judgment. Welcome to antoher edition of the Bible in the News.

As the "Arab Spring" moves into a scorching summer, the temperature in the Middle East is climbing dangerously high. We have seen events in Syria lead to civil war and now Egypt is being torn apart by the struggle between the various factions who seek power and control of that country. As far as Egypt is concerned, it brings to mind the prophecy of Isaiah chapter 19, where God says (verse 2):

Massive demonstrations have swept the Islamic brotherhood from power in Egypt, Morsi was voted in by 13 million votes and ousted by 14 million demonstrators. In the end it was the country's powerful military which removed Morsi from office and dissolved parliament. Many are calling this a military coup and a return to the days of Mubarak, when the military essentially ruled Egypt. Welcome to Bible...

The Sheba, Dedan and the Merchants of Tarshish with all the young lions thereof have been conducting exercises in area of Jordan, while Russia builds up its "many ships" in preparation for the time of the end.

Israel used to be totally dependent on importing fuel but the days of paying premium prices for gas seem to be soon over. With some of the largest natural gas discoveries in the world being found off the coast of Israel in recent years, the Israelis have so much gas, that they are set to become a major player in the region and have enough to fuel their own energy needs for at least 25 years. This...

The Middle East remains the center of world attention as the war rages on in Syria and Turkey continues it’s decent into anarchy. Austrian Peace Keepers pull out of the Golan. Russia offers to move its troops in, and John Kerry says that Israel is dwelling confidently, securely and prosperously.

To the north of the land of Israel the unrest is exploding into a very dangerous situation and a very interesting one in the light of Bible prophecy. Over two years we have watched Syria progress from civil unrest, to civil war. Now the country is in disarray with basic necessities such as the health care system collapsing, 70,000 have lost their lives and millions have fled the country. Hezbollah...

As the conflict in Syria heats up, we examine the role of the area in the light of the Bible Prophecy of a coming temporary peace and then full on conflict, which will lead to the manifestation of Christ to the nations of the world. This is the Bible in the News and I am Matt Davies joining you.

Hello, this is Paul Billington speaking with you this week from Jerusalem, Israel. This is a divided city and a divided nation - a divided people in fact. No, I do not mean Jews and Arabs - although that division exists as we all know - I mean the division between secular Israelis, the Haredi and the religious Zionists and others.

The Church of Scotland this week issued a report entitled: The inheritance of Abraham? A report on the 'promised land'. The left wing Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported this on the Ha'aretz online edition, under the headline, "Church of Scotland: Jews do not have a right to the land of Israel." The story lead in states, "A new church report challenging Jewish historic claims and criticizing Zioni...

According to the Bible we are NOT inherently good, quite the opposite. Look at the following passages: “For the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth” (Gen 6:5) “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jer 17:9) “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing” (Rom 7:18). We may not like the message but it is a solid con...

Although 65 years ago, the creation of the state of Israel remains one of the greatest miracles of Bible Prophecy – and testifies not only to the existence of a creator, but of active role “ruling in the kingdom of men and giving it to whomsoever he wills” (Dan 4:17).

This week the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon made his way to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis. This gives us a glimpse of the power of the Papacy in our days, just as we would expect from Bible prophecy. This is Matt Davies joining you again for another Bible in the News.