World News and Prophecy

World News and Prophecy was published from 1998 to 2011 by the United Church of God. It was created to look at world events from a Biblical perspective and give insight on what is happening in the world. If you're interested in these back issues, you should also check out the World News and Prophecy section of the Beyond Today magazine.

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Financial Scandals Highlight Spiritual Void

Daily revelations of financial impropriety by members of Parliament dominated the British news headlines during the month of May. Respect for politicians and for Parliament itself is at an all-time low. A change of government is expected at the next...
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Four Biblical Keys to Understanding World Events

Important world events are happening all around us. Do you understand the keys to properly analyze world events?
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Restoration: U.K.'s Scandal Plagues Parliament

Great Britain has recently been rocked with scandal.
World News and Prophecy June 2009
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World News and Prophecy: June 2009

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Great Britain's Scandal Plagued Parliament

any lament the lack of values and adherence to a Judeo-Christian religious ethic that puts the Ten Commandments squarely in the center of a moral life.
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A Summer Reading List 2009

I offer these books for your examination. Enjoy.
Stars in a night sky with mountain peaks in the foreground.
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This Is the Way Walk in It: Daring to Behold!

Four hundred years ago on a starry evening, an Italian man looked into the lens of his telescope and beheld the glories of the universe. One by one, over the course of time, he would document his discoveries and share...
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Henry VIII: Contemporary of Charles V

Charles V's most famous European contemporary was England's Henry VIII. The two both faced the challenge of the Protestant Reformation—Henry inadvertently contributing to it and Charles resisting it in every conceivable way.
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Europe and the Church, Part 9: Charles V's Empire Upon Which the Sun Never Set

The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was the most famous Habsburg in history, presiding over an empire that stretched from the Philippines to Peru and was the greatest in Europe. During his reign he was confronted with major challenges, including...
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The Mark and Number of the Beast

The second Beast of Revelation 13 will cause "all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except...
A woman walking in a crowded alley with numerous people.
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Will You Be Ready to Reject the Mark of the Beast?

Where there is prophecy, there is plenty of speculation. People wonder: When will the "end time" be? Who will be the Beast prophesied in Revelation? What nations will comprise that final union the Beast will head, and when will that...
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Restoration: Swine Flu Incites Fear of Pandemic

Fear! Health alert! Pandemic! These are the alarming words in the headlines as the world begins to address the outbreak of a new strain of swine flu virus.
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The State of the Nation: Britain in Serious Moral Decline

Tawdry events, past and present, have shaken popular confidence in both governmental and religious authority figures in the United Kingdom. Overall, they reflect the gradual decline of traditional values caused in part by the combination of spreading secularism and growing...
World News & Prophecy September - May 2009
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World News and Prophecy: May 2009

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Swine Flu Brings Fear of Global Pandemic

Fear! Health alert! Pandemic!
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A World Held Captive

Today’s headlines point to spiritual realities. Learn that lesson and you can understand how the world works.
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Handwriting on Today's Walls

I hear the conservative pundits defend the free market and deride the socialist trends of the new administration. I understand both the arguments. But they miss the larger point of the times and what is happening to us as a...
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Discerning Between Good and Evil

I am learning to discern between good and evil. Are you?
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Mr. Brown Comes to Washington

It was evident from the setting that the new American president will take a different approach to the "special relationship" between America and Britain.
President Harry Truman awarding the Medal of Honor on conscientious objector Desmond Doss.
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This Is The Way: A Different Breed of Warrior

Desmond Doss set an example that he was ridiculed for at first, and ultimately rewarded for in the end. What can we learn from Doss' example?
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