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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In Brief... World News Review: Leadership Versus Politics

"It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried"—Winston Churchill.

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Where Are China and India Really Headed?

Western foreign policy increasingly has to take the Asian nations into account. As one astute observer recently put it, "The center of geostrategic gravity has shifted eastwards." So an important question lies before us: Is another Eastern axis power going...

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How Serious a Threat Could Iran Pose?

President Ahmadinejad has warned that the West would feel the consequences of pressing for sanctions against Iran much more than Iran would suffer. What could he have in mind? How could Iran strike at the West?

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A Place Called Megiddo, Part 2

In last month's article on Megiddo, we raised the question, "How could today's political leaders be deceived by spiritual powers to move armed forces to Jerusalem to fight Christ at His second coming?" Is there something at the site of...

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Restoration: A Small Port in a Larger Storm

As we go to press with this issue of WNP, the hot news item in the United States is the furor over the present administration's plan to allow the lease of the management of six American ports to a group...

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Cartoon Controversy: Is a Clash of Civilizations Inevitable?

European newspapers showing cartoons of Muhammad provoked riots in a number of countries, leading to increasing talk of "a clash of civilizations" between the West and Islam.

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World News and Prophecy: March - April 2006

A statue of John Winthrop by Richard Saltonstall Greenough (1873).

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This Is the Way Walk in It: The City That Will Not Fade

Each of the great cities of antiquity has ultimately crumbled and been buried by sand, volcanic ash or the layered rebuilding of its current inhabitants upon the faded ruins of the old. Today's "great" cities will no doubt fade as...

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In Brief...World News Review: Brokeback Reshaping Public Opinion?

Brokeback Mountain seems to have found a winning strategy in the culture wars for hearts and minds.

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In Brief...World News Review: Palestinian Vote a Step Toward "Hamastan"?

In a bizarre twist, a group that both the United States and the European Union consider to be a terrorist organization won the free election held in the Palestinian territories in late January.

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Why Preach a Gospel With Urgency Today?

The onrush of disturbing national and world conditions challenges the Church to preach the gospel in ever-greater intensity.

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A Place Called Megiddo: The World's Battleground

In northern Galilee of the state of Israel lies a legendary site, the world's most contested piece of territory. Bible prophecy tells us it will once again be a focal point for a battle almost beyond comprehension.

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Is the EU an Attempt to Revive the Holy Roman Empire?

Exactly two centuries after the fall of the Holy Roman Empire—the First Reich of the German Nation—the European Union seems set to revive this ancient institution. by Melvin Rhodes

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Restoration: An Incendiary Arc of Instability

Are we living through the origins of the next World War?

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Will Iran Provoke Nuclear War in 2006?

How far will Iran go with its nuclear program? Will diplomacy curtail it? Will the Israelis knock it out from the air? Will the United States soon be involved in another war?

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World News and Prophecy: February 2006

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This Is the Way Walk in It: The Alpha and the Omega and Eternity

Why do seemingly civilized people seethe with unreasonable hatred? America wastes its time and energy to try to understand why it is hated. What does the truth mean to you?

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Hatred Rising

Why do seemingly civilized people seethe with unreasonable hatred? America wastes its time and energy to try to understand why it is hated. What does the truth mean to you?

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The European Constitution Sneaks in by the Back Door

"So you thought the EU constitution was dead? Dream on. In fact, the past few months have seen a dramatic diminishing of British sovereignty as Brussels...grabs more power," said veteran Daily Mail columnist Christopher Booker recently. So is the European...

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Modern Israel Has Sown the Wind and Will Reap the Whirlwind

There seems to be no bottom to the moral toboggan slide the modern house of Israel has been on for the past 40 years!

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