16/04/2012

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

Abbas' Letter to Netanyahu: PA Lost its 'Raison D'etre'

 Israel’s actions have stripped the Palestinian Authority of its “raison d'etre”, creating a reality which cannot continue, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will say in a letter to Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, AFP reported on Sunday.The French news agency’s report was based on a copy it saw of the letter. Abbas recently revealed some of the letter's contents in a speech in Cairo.

                Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)


UN cease-fire monitors arrive in Syria, as heavy clashes erupt on Turkey border

An advance team of six UN observers arrived in Damascus on Monday to monitor Syria's 4-day-old cease-fire, according to a spokesman for international envoy Kofi Annan, as heavy clashes reportedly broke out on the Syria-Turkey border between the Syrian army and opposition forces.Spokesman Ahmad Fawzi said the remaining 25 observers are expected to arrive days from now. He said in a statement on Monday that the mission "will start with setting up operating headquarters,....

 

Assad offers Moscow, Beijing bonds worth $30bn. Russian warships off Syria

 Announcing he is not responsible for the safety of UN observers on their way to Syria if they don’t obey his rules, President Bashar Assad has set in motion steps for prolonging his war on the Syrian people rather than abiding by a truce. debkafile discloses he offered Moscow and Beijing $30 billion worth of government bonds for a massive injection of funds to replenish his depleted war chest.And at the UN Security Council,...


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

Suleiman Warns Against War with Israel if Brotherhood Wins

A day after he was barred from the Egyptian presidential race, the country’s former intelligence chief warned Sunday against a win by the extreme Muslim Brotherhood. Former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, who was appointed by ex-President Hosni Mubarak as vice president in the dying days of his administration, was one of ten candidates who were barred from running in the May election on Saturday.

Afghan-led forces beat back brazen Taliban attack

 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A brazen, 18-hour Taliban attack on the Afghan capital ended early Monday when insurgents who had holed up overnight in two buildings were overcome by heavy gunfire from Afghan-led forces and pre-dawn air assaults from U.S.-led coalition helicopters. Kabul residents awoke Monday to a second day of loud explosions and the crackle of gunfire. As darkness turned to dawn, Afghan-led forces fired one rocket-propelled grenade after another into a building in the center

                      Magog Invasion – Iran, Russia (Ezekiel 38-39)

Netanyahu: Talks with Iran Have Given it a 'Freebie'

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed on Sunday the latest round of talks between Iran and six world powers, which were held in Turkey over the weekend.Netanyahu, who met with U.S. Senator (ID-CT) Joe Lieberman, warned against Iran using the opportunity to advance its nuclear weapons program.On Saturday, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, said the talks have been constructive and that the sides will meet again in Baghdad on May 23.

                   The Rise of the East

Defiant North Korea stages huge fireworks show as world fears nuclear crisis (VIDEO)

A massive fireworks display in Pyongyang capped two weeks of festivities to celebrate the 100th birthday of the founder of modern North Korea – Kim Il-sung.­Earlier Kim Jong-un, the current chief of North Korea and grandson of Kim Il-sung, delivered his first public speech since assuming leadership last year to a seemingly rapturous crowd.The 29 year-old leader struck a bellicose note throughout his address. He emphasized that North Korea would continue its “Military First” policy, which sees the majority of the country’s economic resources spent on maintaining a huge and well-equipped army, and lashed out at international critics.

                   Decline of United States (Hosea 4-14) 

Tony Robbins, Ron Paul And Ben Bernanke All Agree: The National Debt Crisis Could Destroy America

Is there one thing that Tony Robbins, Ron Paul and Ben Bernanke can all agree on? Yes, there actually is. Recently they have all come forward with warnings that the national debt crisis could destroy America if something is not done. Unfortunately, our politicians continue to spend us into oblivion as if there will never be any consequences.

      Famines, Drought, Floods, Earthquakes & Pestilences (Matthew 24:7-8) (Luke 21:11; 25) (Rev 6:5-8)

Deadly tornadoes wallop Midwest

Gary Gladwin looks over his wrecked property where he stored a 1937 Chevy, in Thurman, Iowa, Sunday, April 15, 2012. A large part of the town in the western part of the state was destroyed Saturday night, possibly by a tornado, but no one was injured or killed. Fremont County Emergency Management Director Mike Crecelius said about 75 percent of the 250-person town was destroyed.

Mexico’s sleeping Popocatépetl volcano awakens again

April 16, 2012 – MEXICO CITY – Popocatépetl, the nearly 18,000 foot volcano that hovers like a sentinel on the southeastern fringe of Mexico’s capital, awakened again Sunday, punctuating an especially shaky seismic season. Popo, as the mountain is widely called, spewed at least seven exhalations overnight Saturday and through the day Sunday, sending vapor, smoke and gas billowing into the clear sky. The most serious occurred just after 9 a.m. Sunday, sending a vapor cloud a mile into the air.





Two volcanoes in Costa Rica now reporting increased activity

 April 16, 2012 – COSTA RICA – Thursday last the Turrialba sent experts scurrying to analyze the recent activity at the colossus southeast of San José. On Saturday, however, the Volcán Rincón de la Vieja, decided on a rumble of its own. It was around 2pm when residents heard the rumbles from the volcano located north of San José in the province of Guanacaste. Maria Martinez, volcanologist from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), explained that the phreatic eruption occurred at the lake and spewed water and sediment over the outer edge on the north side of the volcano. 

Drought in England could last until Christmas

April 16, 2012 – ENGLAND - A drought affecting parts of England could last until after Christmas, Britain’s environment agency warned on Monday, as rain over the spring and summer is unlikely to replenish low water levels. In a country more usually associated with damp and drizzle, drought has been declared in seventeen counties in England’s southeast and central regions, after two dry winters left rivers and ground waters depleted.



              Preaching the Gospel (Mat 24:14)
  
Thousands Witness 'Holy Fire' Miracle in Jerusalem

Thousands of Christians from around the world gathered in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulcher Saturday to witness a flame that is believed to emerge miraculously from the tomb of Jesus a day before Easter, according the older Julian calendar, each year.The special ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, built at a site where Jesus was crucified and buried