God is speaking and warning of things to come. Is anyone listening?
On Thursday, February 19, 2026, ten days before the Jewish people celebrate the divine deliverance from those who plotted their destruction in Iran in the days of Esther, God struck ancient Shushan in Iran with at 5.5 earthquake. It was also the first day of the Islamic holy day of Ramadan! The timing of this earthquake deserves our attention.
All eyes are on Iran and the approaching war with the United States and Israel. As this war approaches, many who study the prophetic Word of God are asking, “Does the earthquake at Shushan, Iran point to what God is about to do in the Battle of Gog and Magog?” According to Ezekiel 38, Iran will be joined by its allies against the modern state of Israel in the last days. When the army of this coalition of Jew haters invade Israel, God will intervene by sending a powerful earthquake in the region that will decimate the entire armies of the invaders (Ezekiel 38:18-23). It will take Israel seven months to bury the bodies of those that hated them (Ezekiel 39:11-16).
This earthquake will signal the end of Russia, Turkey, and Iran, and many other Islamic radical enemies of Israel. Are we about to witness the end of Iran’s war against His people? Perhaps this earthquake is sounding the alarm that the end of days are here, and believers are about to take their heavenly fight home.
We need to pray for these brave people who are putting themselves in harms way to free their country from the present oppressive Islamic government. In recent decades, we have been told that about one million of the Iranian people have received Christ as their Savior. I am concerned that Khamenei and his radical supporters are glad to use this demonstration as cover to murder Iranian Christians.
Many of the demonstrators are chanting in the streets for the return of the son of the late Shah of Iran, the exiled Crown Prince Reza Palavi. Palavi is standing ready to lead Iran back to a free government for the people of Iran. The present Islamic government is supported by a minority of the Iranian people.
It is apparent that U.S. President Donald Trump is about to make good his promise to attack Iran to stop the needless killing of Iranians. Today, January 14, 2025, U.S. servicemen that are stationed on U.S. military bases throughout the Middle East are being evacuated. Iran has threatened to attack Americans in the region should the U.S. attack Iran. They have threatened to attack U.S. military bases in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Turkey. Furthermore, governments around the world are urging their citizens to immediately leave Iran by any means possible.
The collapse of the radical regime in Iran will bring about an unraveling of the power structure that has been in place in the Middle East for more than 45 years. Both China, Russia, and Turkey have joined themselves in an economic/military alliance with Iran in recent years. China is especially dependent upon Iran for a major portion of their oil. What will be the reaction of Iran’s partners to Iran’s collapse? Will this force Russia and China to attack the U.S.? Will this eventually precipitate the Gog and Magog invasion of Israel as outlined in Ezekiel 38? Will this trigger a global war and global economic collapse?
Some reports indicate that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Muhammed bin Salman, is already preparing to fill the political vacuum in the Middle East and become the dominant player in the Middle East. Will this catapult Salman onto the global stage and prepare him for his possible role as the Antichrist?
Friends, these are very significant days. While we do not know all the exact details, it seems to point to the events that will lead the world into the dangerous and deadly days of the Tribulation Period.
Prepare yourself! Be ready for the shout that will take us out!
The brutal Hamas attack on communities in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, is still impacting Israelis. The Israeli government has realized their communities were outgunned and undertrained to defend themselves against the murderous terrorists that attacked them.
According to World Israel News, “Israel’s Defense Ministry and the IDF say they’ve completed the nationwide rollout of thousands of Israeli-made ‘Arad’ assault rifles to local emergency/rapid-response teams in border-area communities [at a cost of $31 million], cementing a major shift in how Israel hardens civilian-adjacent defenses after the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas massacre. … [These] Israeli-manufactured weapons-and-optics ‘systems’ for these teams, built from hard war lessons are designed to keep communities from ever again waiting helplessly for reinforcements” (World Israel News, January 8, 2026).
Too many Americans do not realize that we live in a dangerous and violent world. We can thank President Trump and his team for providing a good defense along our southern border. We need the wall and other border police to guard our borders to keep us safe from those who intend to harm us. We also need to support the special police force, ICE, that is attempting to round up thousands of dangerous illegal fugitives in our country and return them to their place of origin before they illegally entered America. Many of these evil people have blood on their hands.
According to the Bible, providing civilian citizens safety from evil is one of human governments chief responsibilities. Listen to what God has said, “Let every [person] be subject unto [their government]. For there is no [power] but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resists the power, resists the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves [punishment]. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Will you then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and you shall have praise of the same: For [the ruling authority] is [acting as the servant] of God to you for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he carries not [punishment] in vain: for he is the [servant] of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil” (Romans 13:1-4).
God has called government leaders to provide its citizens protection from evil people. This also includes the use of force. It is my firm conviction that the current policies of the Trump administration to capture illegal evil people from our communities and deporting them is in exact alignment with the Word of God and our U.S. Constitution. This policy exalts good and condemns evil. More importantly, it honors God who created all men in His image.
The great problem we are experiencing in America is due to the moral collapse of some of our citizens. They are calling evil, good; and good, evil. The Bible warns us, “Woe unto them that call evil good and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20). This moral failure is causing a very serious division in America that will destroy our nation. Jesus said, “If a kingdom be divided against itself, that house cannot stand” (Mark 3:24). If we do not stand on the solid rock of the holiness of God and His Word, then our house will collapse during this storm that has come to our shores (read Matthew 7:24-27).
The nation of Israel is the canary in the coalmine for the nations of the world. If the leaders of our world, like Israel, do not call evil for what it is and be determined to defend its citizens from that evil – even with deadly force, then civilization will be destroyed.
The message of the holy Bible has the eternal answer to this great problem. If we do not turn to the Lord and His Word, we will have no hope.
The answer for America and the world is found in Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords!
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The language and actions coming out of Iran indicate that the evil Islamic Iranian regime is attempting to revive itself after its solid and devastating defeat several months ago by Israel and the United State. For those who know the prophetic Word of God, this is what we would expect. According to the Bible. We have not heard the last from Iran’s devious and dangerous dogmatic leadership. The invasion of Israel by Russia, Iran, Turkey, and other radical Islamic elements is still on the immediate horizon (Ezekiel 38-39).
All of this continues to be a threat to President Trump’s peace plans for the Middle East. Hamas, who remains loyal to Iran, will not lay its arms down. The holy war against Israel by Islam will continue and not end until it is destroyed by God at Armageddon.
Those of us who love God, the Bible, family, and all that is good, are mourning the violent assassination of Charlie Kirk. For many people in this nation and world, they knew who Charlie Kirk was. He was a godly man who fearlessly stood up for what is right. He testified that he loved God, his children, and wife. He loved America. He knew that the youthful generation of America was travelling down a dangerous and deadly path. He feared for the future of America. Therefore, he was killed because he loved God and all that is pleasing to God.
The brutal death of Charlie Kirk is a commentary on the youthful American culture. We are living in a culture that is far away from God. They do not know God. They do not what to know about God. They are in rebellion against God and His laws (Psalm 2:1-3). The Bible is clear that when a culture reaches this tipping point, they are ready for the wrathful judgment of God. God is holy. He created mankind to love, honor, worship, and serve Him. God does have a toleration point. Think about the days of Noah and the fiery judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah. God loves man and has warned Him in His divine revelation that man must choose the path of life, rather than the path of death (Deuteronomy 30:15-20). God has not changed, and His Word is unchanging and eternal.
When a culture reaches the point when they reject God and love only self, they are destined to damnation. This culture will rebel against God and His laws. They love evil and hate good. Therefore, they attack those who promote God and good. Psalm 11:2 says, “The wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.” In Romans 1, a godless culture is one that suppresses God’s truth and destroys their conscience. At the heart of this wicked defiant rebellion against God are those who become “haters of God” (Romans 1:30). Furthermore, these fools are “despisers of those that are good” (2 Timothy 3:3).
At the very heart of civilization are God and His law. When the nations depart from God and His law, they are in a mode of self-destruction. Read Psalm 11:3-7. We are living in a world that hates the Jewish people and loves Hamas, a violent hater of the God of the Bible. God gave us our Savior and His Word through the Jewish people. While the nation of Israel is not perfect, it is a nation that celebrates life and is committed to protecting their people from a people and religion that are committed to their destruction. This battle for the Jewish people and their Promised Land is the final battle that will end man’s rule over God’s creation.
Jesus Christ is coming. He will rule the world with a rod of iron. He will not tolerate any rebellion against His law. His law will go forth from Jerusalem and He will teach His ways to all nations (Psalm 2:2-3). Rebels will not be tolerated! Violence will end!
The murder of Charlie Kirk demonstrates that our global culture is near its end. The righteous Judge is about to unleash His fury against the rebels on earth. God and good will rule on this planet for 1,000 years!
Come Lord Jesus! Come quickly! We are waiting for your return. We are longing to see your face! “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10).
