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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Restoration: War's Long Memory

Virtually all nations have a national shrine to honor their war dead.

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Preparing for a Famine of the Word of God

Today the Bible—God’s written Word—is so widely available, it’s hard to understand how rare it was in the past, or how scarce God’s Word might be in the future. What should we do to prepare for what God calls a...

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World News and Prophecy: July 2006

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This Is the Way Walk in It: Choosing a Future Over Fear

It is not where we were planted on the road of life that determines our destiny, but what God can do with us. So what is in that heart of yours? Are you getting more and more bitter—or growing better...

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A Page on the World: Secrets of the Kingdom

Gerald Posner gives "the inside story of the Saudi-U.S. connection" (2005, ISBN 1-4000-6291-8).

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The Man Who Saw It All in Advance

The greatest news forecaster in all of history walked on this earth about 2,000 years ago. What do His insightful prophecies tell us about future world conditions?

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Energy Costs, the Mideast and Illegals Are Americans' Biggest Concerns

A recent poll on NBC's Meet the Press showed Americans are primarily concerned about the price of gas, Iran, illegal immigrants and Iraq. All four concerns are interconnected.

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Egypt's Coming Transition

Egypt's president recently turned 78 years old and a change of leadership is the subject of speculation. What does the future hold for this large Arab nation?

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Restoration: Of Time and the River of Life

It is the hope of a world where justice will "run down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream"

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The Terror of Cocaine 'In Dust We Trust'

Why do people use cocaine, in spite of the widespread knowledge of its dangers? What are the costs, both to the individual user and to our society? None of us is immune to the clutches of cocaine.

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World News and Prophecy: June 2006

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This Is the Way Walk in It: A World for Cameron

The big question that gnaws at our hearts is not where we came from, but where are we all headed?

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A Page on the World: Menace in Europe

Claire Berlinski's book, subtitled "Why the Continent's Crisis Is America's, Too," provides an engaging analysis of modern Europe—and a warning (ISBN 1400097681).

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European Demographics and Bible Prophecy

The demographic situation in Europe—particularly Western Europe—should cause us to consider how close we could be to the fulfillment of key end-time prophecies.

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Russian Resurgence in a Unipolar World

Russia is a superpower no longer, so what is behind President Putin’s bold actions toward Hamas, Iran, Eastern Europe and China? Russia will play a critical role in geopolitics and globalization in the 21st century. No longer a superpower, it...

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Restoration: Return to Jerusalem

The late King Hussein of Jordan once said that Jerusalem was so holy to so many, therefore no human power could hold it together. It should be subject only to the sovereignty of God.

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The Element of Surprise

Included in the many end-time prophecies is an often-overlooked element that stands as a powerful warning in addition to the events to take place. Why is it people will be absolutely stunned by the suddenness of prophecies being fulfilled, and...

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World News and Prophecy: May 2006

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A Page on the World: The Rise of Benedict XVI

Subtitled: The Inside Story of How the Pope Was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church. By John L. Allen Jr., Doubleday, 2005, ISBN: 0385513208.

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This Is the Way Walk in It: Great and Durable Consequences

I tend to be old-fashioned, with a notion that God places rulers and leaders at certain pivotal points of world events, right where He wants them in order to serve His purpose.

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