23/12/2011: DAILY NEWS

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

•  Hamas Calls to Form Army for the Liberation of ‘Palestine’
•  Report: Hamas to Join the PLO 
•  US earmarks $235 million for Israel's defense systems
•  Israel nixes defense deal with Turkey
•  Israel: Who cares what Europe says

Damascus, Syria (Isaiah 17:1-3)

•  Despite observers, Syria's Assad hikes crackdown
•  Report: Top Syrian General Deserts
•  Syrian opposition death toll claim: Thousands dead, zero verifiable sources 
•  Syria observer mission – beginning of the end?
•  US trajectory on Syria 'a self-generating path to war'

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

•  2011 "Year of the Tyrant," 2012 ominous for Syria, Iraq
• Egypt Islamists want to stick to army vote timetable
• Yemen protesters call for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to stand trial, denounce government

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

•  Multiple bomb blasts kill 69 in Iraq

The Magog Invasion (Ezekiel 38-39)

• 'Iran attack: Downfall of Zionist Israel'
•  Iran starts building a nuclear weapon: US and Israel tighten cooperation
• Ross: Obama Prepared to Take Military Action Against Iran
• Iran deterred planned invasion: IRGC
• 'Iran to hold massive naval drill'
• Iran’s currency collapse prompts fear of oil blockade, energy price spike

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

•  Euro – the EU’s suitcase without a handle

Decline of United States (Hosea 4-14) 

•  Gates: US isolation in global stage traces to Israel lobby
•  'US enshrouds drone war in secrecy'

Immorality (2 Tim 3:2-4) 

•  Obama Sends Letter Congratulating Married Gay Couple
•  South African President Blames Christianity for Nation's Woes?

Weapons of Mass Destruction (Ezekiel 39:9,10) / Nuclear Contamination (Rev 8:10-11) 

•  'Dismantling Japan plant to take 40 yrs'

The Gospel Preached (Mat 24:14)

•  Religious Leaders Call on Officials, Believers to Intercede for Iraqi Christians
•  Shroud of Turin Is Authentic, Scientists Claim - New Evidence Reignites Debate (VIDEO)