World News and Trends: Who will be the new pharaoh?
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is now 75.
He has ruled Egypt since Anwar Sadat's assassination in 1981. Much has happened in the Middle East in those two decades. Mubarak is aging. He has tried to groom his son to replace him, but many Egyptians disapprove of any modern-day pharaonic dynasty. Clearly, a succession crisis looms in Egypt while a 30-year "cold peace" may give way to ethnic, cultural and religious heat to ignite another war between Egypt and Israel.
Egypt has stockpiled chemical weapons and purchased Scud missiles from North Korea. There is a strong Muslim fundamentalist movement in Egypt motivated by hatred of Israel.
The Bible speaks of Egypt's involvement in a future confederation of Arab nations, led by an individual it calls "the king of the South," who will be overrun by an invasion from the north (Daniel 11:40-43). Thus, leadership changes in the Arab and Muslim world should draw our attention. The next just might be the one who helps inspire a confederation among the Muslim Arabs and bring about the fulfillment of these prophecies. But a lasting peace will eventually come. God will solve the Middle East crisis in due time (Revelation 19:11-21; Daniel 2:44).
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Good News Magazine: May - June 2004
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Jerold Aust
Jerold Aust has served in the ministry for 52 years, as a public speaker for 58 years, a published writer for 38 years, and is employed by UCG’s Media and Communications Services. He is a Senior Writer, interviewer, and editor for Beyond Today Magazine and has taught Speech Communication for UCG’s ministerial online program and the Book of Revelation for ABC.
Jerold holds a BA in theology from Ambassador College, Pasadena (1968), an MA in Communication from California State University, Fullerton (1995), a distance-learning Ph.D (2006), and a Famous Writers School diploma in non-fiction writing (1973). Additionally, he studied post-grad communication at University of Southern California (1995), radio, TV, voice-overs, and Public Relations at Fullerton College (1995-1996), and graduate communication at Wichita State University (1978). Jerold has taught communication at the University of South Alabama (7 years) and ABC (17 years). His published works include, Ronald Reagan’s Rhetoric: Metaphor as Persuasion and EZSpeakers: Public Speaking Made Easy in 7 Steps. Jerold's overarching goal is to share with humankind its incredible destiny!
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John died on March 8, 2014, in Oxford, England, four days after suffering cardiac arrest while returning home from a press event in London. John was 77 and still going strong.
Some of John's work for The Good News appeared under his byline, but much didn't. He wrote more than a thousand articles over the years, but also wrote the Questions and Answers section of the magazine, compiled our Letters From Our Readers, and wrote many of the items in the Current Events and Trends section. He also contributed greatly to a number of our study guides and Bible Study Course lessons. His writing has touched the lives of literally millions of people over the years.
John traveled widely over the years as an accredited journalist, especially in Europe. His knowledge of European and Middle East history added a great deal to his articles on history and Bible prophecy.
In his later years he also pastored congregations in Northern Ireland and East Sussex, and that experience added another dimension to his writing. He and his wife Jan were an effective team in our British Isles office near their home.
John was a humble servant who dedicated his life to sharing the gospel—the good news—of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God to all the world, and his work was known to readers in nearly every country of the world.
