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Below are some resources commenting on current affairs in Asia and how they may be leading to a biblically-prophesied future.

Is Economic Power Shifting to Europe?

  • by Melvin Rhodes
At the birth of the euro a few years ago, the British news magazine The Economist reminded readers that one of the great lessons of history is that all paper money eventually fails. At the time, nobody expected the US dollar to be an early victim. But the dollar is already falling rather rapidly on international currency markets...

Ronald Reagan Remembered

  • by Melvin Rhodes
It's hard to believe looking back now, but there was a time not so long ago when the "domino theory" seemed inevitable. One country after another was falling to international communism. Until Ronald Reagan.

World News and Trends- China now in space: Warning to the West?

  • by Jerold Aust, John Ross Schroeder
Some astute observers believe that China's recent space shot has far more symbolic significance than just the first Asian entry into outer space. If ultimately successful, it's another feather in the Chinese cap—like that of hosting the 2008 Olympics.

Lessons From the SARS Epidemic

  • by Scott Ashley
The latest theory about the origin of the epidemic should be of great interest to those who take the Bible seriously, particularly its instructions regarding health and diet.

SARS and Bible Prophecy

  • by David Treybig
Many who read the prophecies about world conditions prior to Jesus' return to this earth find them hard to believe. "Outlandish!" "Wild!" "Weird!" "Unbelievable!" These are common perceptions. But for those who have eyes to see and the courage to reflect, SARS should change this view.

Islamic Extremists Attack the West in Many Countries

  • by Melvin Rhodes
The murder of three American Baptist missionaries by an Islamic extremist in Yemen Dec. 30 highlights the growing threat to Americans living in other parts of the world and the increasing worldwide clash between the followers of Islam and those of traditional Christianity. The killer claimed he shot the Americans because "they were preaching Christianity in an Islamic country." by Melvin Rhodes

In Brief... Japan Rethinking Joining the Nuclear Club?

  • by Cecil Maranville
Just when things cool down between nuclear neophytes India and Pakistan, another alarm is sounded by Japan as it contemplates arming itself with nuclear weapons. That's all Asia needs, another house with the ultimate weapon in global warfare.

In Brief... Consequences of an Indian-Pakistani Nuclear Exchange

  • by Cecil Maranville
Covering the ominous threat of nuclear war between India and Pakistan, Fox News reporter Shepard Smith interviewed Steven Garner on May 29, 2002. Dr. Garner is the chief medical officer at St. Vincent's hospital in New York City. Fox News called him "perhaps New York City's foremost expert on disaster preparedness."

In Brief...World News Review Can We Shrug Off Japan's Economic Crisis?

  • by Jim Tuck, Ken Martin
The fact that Japan's 12-year slump has fallen into a full-scale crisis is beginning to be realized by the world. The downward slide of various indicators in the second most powerful economy resembles the United States during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

America's Growing Isolation

  • by Melvin Rhodes
America's commitment to the War on Terror is increasingly in conflict with European and Asian interests.

In Brief... Prepare to Reduce Your Standard of Living

  • by Cecil Maranville, John Ross Schroeder, Jim Tuck
Do you remember the advertising line that said, "when [a certain financial planner] speaks, people listen"? People have become accustomed to "listening" to the vagaries of the stock market. Actually, they need to tune their ears to other voices-three in particular. Regardless of what happens in the near future in the major stock markets of the world, the following factors indicate rough times...