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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This Is the Way Walk in It: You're Invited to the Wedding!

Revelation 19 talks about an incredible wedding between the Lamb (Christ) and His Bride (the Church)

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A Page on the World: Londonistan: How Britain Is Creating a Terror State Within

Melanie Phillips shows that Britain has become a gathering ground for Islamist terror groups, while the British establishment is in denial (2006, ISBN 1594031444).

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In Brief... World News Review: Christianity Growing in China

Spiritual hunger of Chinese lead to growth in underground Christian churches

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In Brief... World News Review: Teenagers Face Date Abuse

Many young people not only accept violent or abusive behaviors but consider them normal and exciting.

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In Brief... World News Review: Japan Considers Preemptive Strike on North Korea

If we accept that there is no other option to prevent an attack... there is the view that attacking the launch base of the guided missiles is within the constitutional right of self-defense.

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In Brief... World News Review: Europe's Responsibility for the Middle East

I don't think any European should speak or write about today's conflict in the Middle East without displaying some consciousness of our own historical responsibility.

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In Brief... World News Review: Hugo Chavez Goes Shopping

While in Russia in late July he used his petrodollars to purchase a shopping cart full of fighter jets, helicopters, Kalishnikov assault rifles and even a submarine. To top off the list he also purchased a license to build a...

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Suez Important Lessons From an Event 50 Years Ago

When Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal 50 years ago, it started a chain of events whose results are still being felt today.

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New Middle Eastern Conflicts: A Wake-up Call for Mankind

Michael Elliott of Time magazine asked some of the right questions: "What is it about the Middle East that makes the conflicts so intractable, such that one summer's guns ineluctably conjure up so many early spasms of violence? Why the...

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Mumbai Terror Attacks Highlight Global Nature of Threat From Radical Islam

Political correctness is still making it difficult for people in the West to understand fully the seriousness of the threat from radical Islam.

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Restoration: Who Will Bring Freedom to the Middle East?

A "new Middle East" will arise—but not in the way world leaders might imagine.

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Where are we in Bible prophecy?

Where are you in preparation for the coming of the Lord?

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Pride of America's Power: How Long Will It Last?

A prophecy in Leviticus 26:19 foretells a national decline in power for disobedience to God's law. First Great Britain declined in power. Will America be next?

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World News and Prophecy: August 2006

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North Korean Fireworks

What most do not understand, including most Americans, is the revealed truth that its blessings and influence are the result of God's blessing and His faithfulness to promises made anciently to the biblical patriarch Abraham

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Europe's Growing Energy Worries

To what extent should the European Union be dependent on foreign sources of energy? That question is a matter of growing concern for EU leaders. Case in point: Natural gas.

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This Is the Way Walk in It: When in the Course of Human Events...

The founders of the republic would securely wrap themselves in the rightness of their cause by affirming their position and timing in relationship with the "laws of Nature and Nature's God."

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A Growing Confederacy Against Modern Israel

Somalia is the latest nation to fall to the forces of radical Islam. Militant Muslims have also made advances elsewhere. Additionally, it's becoming clear that the Russians and the Chinese are acting against U.S. interests, even inviting Iran's leader to...

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Indonesia's Bashir a Lightning Rod

Indonesia is the scene of some of the world's greatest tragedies of modern times. Much more than a region in need of aid, it is rich in history, the largest Muslim nation in the world—and a democracy. The recent release...

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Are Things Really Better Than We Think?

How are we doing in the Western world? Clearly there is more than one viewpoint: Some scenarios are fairly rosy and others pretty gloomy. Which is the closest to the truth? Moreover, are people overlooking the most important judgment factor?

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