10/01/2012: DAILY NEWS

Struggle for Jerusalem (Zechariah 12:3; Luke 21:20)

•  Haniyeh Promises ‘Difficult Days’ for Israel
•  Hamas leader warns PA against pursuing peace with Israel instead of Palestinian unity
•  Lieberman: Palestinians were dragged into negotiations, breakthrough impossible
•  How Hamas steals a war

Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)

•  Erdogan: Turkey must prevent the impending civil war in Syria 
•  Arab monitors "buy time" for Assad: Syria opposition
•  Syria Bound for 'Civil War,' Says Turkey's PM 
•  Syrian defectors 'buying weapons from army'

Middle East (Psalm 83:1-4) (Rev 9:16) (Rev 16:12)

•   Salafi leader offers Egypt army a "safe exit"
•  Middle East protests, state repression set to continue in 2012: Amnesty International

Babylon, Iraq (Jeremiah 50:9, 13) (Jeremiah 51:6, 29, 37, 55, 64) (Revelation 18)

•  Many deaths in series of Iraq attacks 
•  Iraq: A country in shambles

Arab Nations / Magog Invasion (Ezekiel 38-39)

•  Russian, French warships off Syria, Iran, US drones over Iranian coast
•  UN nuclear watchdog confirms Iran enriching uranium in underground site 
•  'Iran fear spurs Israel-US war games'
•  'Iran attack on secret US agenda' 
•  Sanctions vain; victories ahead: Leader
•  UK's HMS Daring: A moving target for Iran 
•  Threat of the unknown: Iran the Terrible allegedly flexes nuclear muscle
•  'Despite progress, Iran not making bomb'
•  Why New Sanctions Raise Danger of Iran's Building Nuclear Weapons

The Revived Roman Empire / Rise of European Superstate (Dan 2:40-44) (Rev 17:17)

• Franco-German axis: Joint push for Euro dominance? 
• Merkel warns on 2nd Greek package

The Rise of the East (Isaiah 49, Revelation 19:16-18) 

•  China slams US military adventurism
•  China warns US to be 'careful'

Decline of United States (Hosea 4-14)

•  US debt equal to national economy
•  Seven reasons not to bomb Iran
• Quick Facts: The new US military strategy

Immorality (2 Tim 3:1-4) 

•   Gay marriage a threat to humanity's future: Pope

Global Pestilence,  Drought (Rev 6:6) Floods (Luke 21:25) Earthquakes (Mat 24:7) 

•  Pestilence Watch: New deadly disease outbreaks monitored in Uganda, India, and the Philippines
•  Weather takes another bizarre turn, dropping extreme winter conditions on select portions of the globe
• 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes near Santa Cruz Islands

The Gospel Preached (Mat 24:14)

•  'Every Generation Needs to be Won for Christ,' Says Europe Mission Leader