The Jewish Nation

Jerusalem, Israel

by Leonard V Johnson

Greetings, dear friends ── in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, Yerevan, Armenia, North Shields, England, and Jerusalem, Israel. Along with my new friend in Sofia, Bulgaria. Welcome. This is Leonard V Johnson for the Church of Jesus Christ Online Ministries with the greatest of news the world could ever hear.

Because the tiny nation in the Middle East, Judah, is in the news so much here-of-late, let’s talk today about this Jewish nation that is called Israel.

Did ISRAEL ever cease from being a nation? You know, the majority of people believe that the Jewish people in the Middle East, the tiny nation there, is Israel. And that all that is left of Israel is there in that tiny nation. Yes, a great many have returned to Palestine and formed the nation they call Israel──but it was not a nation until May 14, 1948. And they were not a nation in the time of our Lord Jesus Christ. The southern kingdom of Judah had been invaded and taken captive around 586 BC, sending many to Babylonian exile, which sets the stage for what I’d like to explore with you today. They ceased being a nation. The people were taken as slaves into Babylon in the land of the Chaldeans. They were uprooted from their homes, their cities, their towns, and forcefully taken up into Babylon. They ceased being a nation ── JUDAH, I mean. The Jewish people were taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar II.

Also, of course we know now that in 70 AD, after our Lord Jesus Christ was tortured and murdered, and was resurrected unto life and returned again to the upper heavenly realms──in 70 AD the Romans besieged Jerusalem and razed the temple, marking another major conquest of the Jewish people. They weren’t considered or recognized as a sovereign nation──until May 14th, 1948. Israel was established as a nation in Palestine. And it’s the Jewish people that are there, yet grave troubles have not ceased. There are still lots of troubles there.

Now, there’s a passage of Scripture that I want to focus on today──Jeremiah 31.

You know, almost one-third of all your Bible is actually devoted to prophecy pertaining to this present time, in the next few years from now. Let’s turn in our Bibles to Jeremiah 31. It sits in the “Book of Consolation,” which delivers a message of hope, restoration, and the LORD God’s promises to the children of Israel. It shifts from earlier judgments to a glorious vision of return and a renewal for the children of Israel. In the 31st chapter, it comes to the place where it is speaking about the covenant that the LORD God is going to make with the children of Israel ── in a time that is soon to come. When I spoke this to AI, that the text changes in verse 31, it answered, “the text itself focuses on restoration rather than explicitly describing a Millennial kingdom.” So, let us THANK ALMIGHTY GOD for the glorious Holy Spirit ── if one had only AI to help guide them, we’d be all confused. So, it was talking about a time of trouble ── and indeed this great time of trouble is coming upon the United States of America and the United Kingdom and her Commonwealth Nations, respectfully, in these latter days. Notice the last verse of chapter 30 ──

“The fierce anger of the LORD will not return until He has done it, And until He has performed the intents of His heart. In THE LATTER DAYS YOU WILL CONSIDER IT.” – Jeremiah 30:24.

It’s difficult for me to sometimes believe that the United States of America is actually considering using tactical nuclear weapons on the Islamic Regime of Iran ── especially on Pickaxe Mountain! Russia has warned that it would be ‘catastrophic’ for the US! 1

A worse time of troubles is coming for our Western nations!

Now it says here, as you find such as in the 5th chapter of Ezekiel and many other places throughout God’s living word ── that subjugation is coming just like the captivity of the northern kingdom of Israel around 722 BC, when Assyria seized Samaria and deported the Israelite tribes. Now the Neo-Babylonian Empire became an empire around 620 years before our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was born. And Nebuchadnezzar II was the second king, ruling from the death of his father Nabopolassar in 605 BC. This ancient Babylonian Empire was in full force when the Prophet Jeremiah wrote. Well, all that was a type of what is to come ── again. That was the original Babylon. But it’s also speaking of a dual prophecy, a prophecy for our time.

THIS MESSAGE is a message that is to be shouted to the chief nations today! In the 31st chapter of Jeremiah. It shows us our Lord Jesus Christ returning and taking the children of Israel out of a terrible tribulation, and that the children of Israel are going back to the land of Palestine once again. And a new covenant is made. Notice verse 31 ──

“’ Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah ──” – Jeremiah 31:31.

So, ‘Behold the days come, saith the Eternal One, when I will make a new agreement with the House of Israel and with the House of Judah.’ There are two ‘houses,’ two ‘kingdoms,’ two nations.

Now, I want you to pay close attention ── back in the Book of Hebrews, the 8th chapter, that’s where you find the Apostle Paul speaking about the new agreement. Let’s turn there and begin reading from verse 6 ──

“But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a BETTER COVENANT, which was established on better promises. 7) For if that FIRST COVENANT had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second. 8) Because finding fault with them, He says: …” ── and then he actually quotes Jeremiah 31:31. So, the Apostle Paul is speaking of the same ‘new covenant’ quoting word for word.

Now, our Savior, Jesus Christ, obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much more He is also the Mediator of a better covenant. And it’s better than the covenant made back in the time of the Prophet Moses under the Old Covenant. This better covenant is established on better promises. What are those ‘better promises’?

Notice the 9th chapter of Hebrews ──

“And for this reason He is the Mediator of the New Covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions UNDER THE FIRST COVENANT, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.” – Hebrews 9:15.

The children of Israel weren’t given any ‘promise of eternal inheritance’ back then.

They were given no promise of eternal salvation under the Old Covenant ── that covenant was made with a physical nation without the Holy Spirit. Its ‘promises’ were only those of race, not of grace. The ‘promises’ were only material, not spiritual. There was no promise of salvation or the gift of the Holy Spirit of God. If one is a true Christian, we’re going to be heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ ── inheritors also of what the LORD God promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And you’ll find that it is not to be the Third Heaven, but rather this Earth for an everlasting possession, eternal inheritance ── and that, my friends, is the ‘better promises’ of the New Covenant.

“For if the first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second.” What was the fault of the first covenant? The overall majority of these so-called Christian churches will tell you that it is God’s Law ── that awful and horrible Law that came from a harsh and stern God of the Old Testament! That God gave the people a Law, but our Lord Jesus came and did away with that Law and ‘fulfilled it,’ or ‘nailed it to the cross’ so that we no longer have to keep the Law. Well, they couldn’t be further from the truth. Yet, most of you have been taught that, and believe that. The LORD God is not at fault, but found fault with the people because they did not obey. They did not keep the holy and righteous Law of God. THAT WAS THE FAULT! The outright refusal of the people to obey! Who? “With the House of Israel and with the House of Judah.”

Now, speaking of the House of Judah ── this means the Jewish people. The House of Israel does not mean the Jewish people. In fact, the Jewish people DID cease from being a nation, and I’ll cover this with you in a moment. Yet, Israel NEVER ceased from being a nation. There is a recognized sovereign nation now calling itself Israel, but they are Judah. They are of Israel. They are descendants of Israel. Yes, they are Israelites. Nowhere in God’s living word are they called the kingdom of Israel or the nation of Israel. No place in your Bible! Notice verse 9 of Hebrews 8 ──

“’ not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; …’” – Hebrews 8:9.

That was in the days of the Prophet Moses, the Old Covenant ──

“ …’ because they did not continue in My covenant, and I disregarded them, says the LORD.’” – Hebrews 8:9.

“’ For this is the covenant that I will make with the HOUSE OF ISRAEL …’” Not with Gentiles. Notice that it is with the House of Israel.

Our LORD continues ──

“ … ‘after those days, says the LORD: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God and they shall be My people.’” – vs. 10.

Now, what “laws” is the LORD talking about? Again, this is quoted word by word from Jeremiah 31.

“’ Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah──32) not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant WHICH THEY BROKE, though I was a husband to them, says the LORD.’” – Jeremiah 31:31-32.

Alright, let’s look closely at this──that Old Covenant that was made with the children of Israel back in the days of the Prophet Moses was a marriage covenant. The LORD was married to them. He was a husband unto them. And they were His wife. They had been married in the 3rd and the 4th chapters of the Book of Jeremiah, and then we find that the LORD, God Almighty, the Eternal One, had divorced them. The marriage contract was the Old Covenant.

And certainly, something to properly understand is the Ten Commandments are not the Old Covenant──like so many try and teach. Of course, many will say that I’m wrong right now. You want to believe that misunderstanding that you’ve been taught and that you’ve assumed, and that you haven’t proved. But you believe it.

Now, the Ten Commandments did form part of the Old Covenant. And that was the part where the people were to obey. And indeed, the LORD God did give them promises on obedience, and the covenant was a contract and an agreement. Which was also a marriage contract. So, the Ten Commandments as such did “bind” the children of Israel to the LORD. The Old Covenant was a contract, an agreement, a parlance, that they would agree to be the wife; they agreed to obey the LORD. And in the LORD’s parlance, the wife obeys her husband── “For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the Church; …” – Ephesians 5:23.

Sadly, our societies have changed, but the LORD God has not (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8). Yes, so many people think that “the God of the Old Testament is archaic.”

“’ Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.’”

And again, “ … ‘not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers’” – not according to the Old Covenant, because they broke that covenant. “’ though I was a husband to them, says the LORD.’” So, that was a marriage contract.

“’ But this is the covenant that I will make with the House of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; …’”

And again, the Apostle Paul quotes this from Jeremiah 31 word for word, but this was penned between 597 BC and 586 BC, after the first Babylonian deportation and before the fall of Jerusalem. And what was the LORD God’s law? The TEN COMMANDMENTS. He wasn’t talking about the law of animal sacrifices. You certainly don’t ‘put in your mind and heart’ animal sacrifices. But the spiritual Law of God you should!

It was our Lord Jesus Christ who has told us, “’ Hear and understand: 11) Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.’” – Matthew 15:10, 11. It defiles him spiritually. That which comes out of the heart that defiles him, not what goes into the mouth, but that which comes out of his heart. Mark 7 also ──

“ … ‘Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him. 19) because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?’” – Mark 7:18, 19.

I think I cover more of this in the article, “Pork ── is it a sin to eat?”

“And He said, ‘What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. 21) For from within, OUT OF THE HEART OF MEN, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22) thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. 23) All these evil things come from within and defile a man.’” – Mark 7:20-23.

So, it’s the Ten Commandments ── we are forbidden to commit adultery (physically and spiritually), which comes from the heart. Fornication and murder come from the heart. So, the Ten Commandments in your heart and in your mind, in your innermost being. The things that defile a man come from within ── a direct violation of the Ten Commandments. But the Ten Commandments were not written within the children of Israel of old, not written in their hearts and in their minds, and so came idolatry and adulteries and thefts and murders and all that sort of thing.

So, returning again to the Book of Jeremiah 31 ──

“ … ‘I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.’”

Now, the LORD God is who you obey. And the Lord GOD is our Master, but He’s the kind of master who is also our servant, and we need Him, and we need what He can bless us with, and indeed He’s here to help us in service to Him. He has promised to supply our every need. He has promised to deliver us out of every trouble and tribulation. He has promised to bless us with Wisdom and spiritual knowledge and guidance, and we need those things so desperately. So that is the kind of God He is ── “ …’ and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.’”

So, are you beginning to see and hear that it wasn’t the law of Moses that formed the Old Covenant, and that it was the Ten Commandments that the children of old broke?

“’ No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ …”

You won’t have to teach people to ‘know the LORD’ and describe to them just who and what is God, “ …’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. …’” – vs. 33, 34.

Well… how many atheists or agnostics ── a person who doesn’t even know if God exists ── do we have? How many characters like Sheldon Cooper of the television series The Big Bang Theory do we have? How many of them know the Eternal One today? (Be sure to read and study our free no-obligation PDF booklet, “Does God Exist?”). Are you aware that… well, certainly several surveys have been taken… but this survey, from Gritnux ── Recent research shows that about 68% of U.S. college students believe in God, but only 45% feel certain about it. 2 And it doesn’t mean that they’re converted or that they are a Christian or anything like that, but rather, they just believe in a God, they believe that God exists. Also, according to this survey, the unaffiliated rate among freshmen rose 5% per decade since the 1980s. That’s roughly 20%! Indeed, it makes us think of the Apostle Paul’s words ──

“ … they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not proper.” – Romans 1:28.

They do not know God.

And so, all during this present evil age, God’s true ministers have to teach people to know the Eternal One.

Well, at the glorious beginning of our Lord Jesus Christ’s Millennial reign, when He will make a New Covenant with the House of Israel and with the House of Judah, we won’t need to teach anymore, ‘Do you know the LORD?’ “ …’for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.’” Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is soon coming to deliver our people out of this “Babylon,” this grave spiritual confusion, this gauntlet of religious confusion that people are mired in today.

Alright then… let’s now come to the opening question: Did ISRAEL ever cease from being a nation? Is Israel still a nation? Notice Jeremiah 31 and verse 35 ──

“Thus says the LORD, Who gives the sun for a light by day, The ordinances of the moon and the stars for a light by night, Who disturbs the sea, And its waves roar (The LORD of hosts is His name):

36) ‘If those ordinances depart From before Me, says the LORD, Then the seed of Israel shall also cease From being a nation before Me forever.’”

In other words, if you can take the sun, moon, and the stars from the sky, sayeth our Eternal One, and Psalm 8:3 tells us that our Lord ── how excellent is His name ── set them there. He is the Creator of the heavens, the sun, moon, and the stars; if those ordinances were taken away, then Israel would cease being a nation.

“’ If those ordinances depart from Me,’” in other words, if they depart from the sky ──and are no more there, then “ …’ I will also cast off all the seed of Israel ’” ── Israel would cease from being a nation before Him. The LORD God says that Israel would remain a nation forever because the sun, moon, and the stars are to remain in the sky. So, when King Nebuchadnezzar II of the Neo-Babylonian Empire took the Jews captive, where was Israel? Here, according to the Lord our God, Israel still existed as a nation when the Jews were dispersed in 70 AD, and was no longer a nation. Where was Israel? Because as our Lord God says here, “’ If those ordinances’” of the sun, moon, and stars cease, then “’ I will also cast off all the seed of Israel.’”

But is this how you’ve been taught, my friends? Is this what you’ve heard preached?

“’ If heaven above can be measured, And the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel For all that they have done, says the LORD.’” – Jeremiah 31:35-37.

But none of that has been done.

Have scientists measured the known universe? Well… the entire universe’s size remains unknown. What about the oceans of the Earth, the ‘foundations of the earth searched out beneath’? Have they been measured? As of 2026, only about 28.7% of the global seafloor has been mapped. 3 Now, scientists can certainly guesstimate the distance of the universe ── but to truly know, they do not. Is there an end to this known universe? Does logic dictate that it has an ending? Not necessarily; infinity can be “open” in one direction but finite in the other. In mathematics, infinity does not have to be infinite in both directions at once. For example, a universe could be infinite in one spatial direction but finite in the other. 4

So, Israel has not stopped being a nation.

Let’s move on to verse 38 ──

It begins to look ahead to Jerusalem’s full restoration after the Babylonian exile. It promises the rebuilding of the city from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. Spanning the north-west wall where later Persian-period walls were found.

“’ Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that the city shall be built for the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 39) The surveyor’s line shall again extend straight forward over the hill Gareb; then it shall turn toward Goath.’”

This prophecy was initially fulfilled under Prophet Nehemiah’s leadership around 445 BC, when the ‘surveyor’s line’ was laid and the walls were reconstructed. So, yes, this was fulfilled historically when the Prophet Nehemiah rebuilt Jerusalem’s walls, but it also points to a future, and permanent restoration of a holy city, that will “ ...‘not be plucked up or thrown down anymore forever’” ── the New Jerusalem described for us in the Book of Revelation.

“’ And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the LORD. …’” – vs.40.

Here, speaking of the Valley of Hinnom and the Kidron Valley. These valleys once saw fierce fighting during ancient sieges ──Assyrian forces massed chariots there in 701 BC, and the Babylonian troops surrounded Jerusalem in 586 BC. And sadly, there will be ‘dead bodies and of the ashes’ there in Har Megiddo, “the hill of Megiddo” ── that of Armageddon. The Battle of Armageddon is coming, and it’s coming soon.

So, where is Israel, where has Israel been all this time? If you would like to know, we do have an article, “Freedom ──A True Blessing From God,” that helps you to understand where the children of Israel, the kingdom of Israel, the nation of Israel, have dispersed to. Again… are you aware that nearly one-third of God’s living word is devoted to telling you and explaining to you what is going to occur to the United States of America, the United Kingdom and her Commonwealth Nations, along with the tiny nation in the Middle East ── Israel, as well as all of Europe in general. Sadly, this one-third of the Bible is often neglected or not properly understood. It is the least understood of God’s word. So, I ask, where did the United States of America originate from? Where is the US mentioned in your Bible? Be sure to read and study that article. Another wonderful book to read and study is Judah's Sceptre and Joseph's Birthright, by author J. H. Allen, which was originally published in 1902. □

Sources:

1 Janardhanan, V., 'Catastrophic': US planning tactical nuclear weapon attack on Iran? Here's what Russia said about it, WION, 20 June 2025.

2 Gritnux, College Students And Religion Statistics, Report 2026. Retrieved 19 Aug. 2026.

3 Ocean Exploration, How much of the ocean has been explored?, NOAA. Retrieved 19 Aug. 2026.

4 A Peer-Reviewed Academic Resource, The Infinite, Internet Encyclopedia Philosophy, Retrieved 19 Aug. 2026.

World News in Relation to Biblical Prophecy ── June 21, 2026

Again, at the top of the page, in bold, capitalized letters ── the Trump Administration proudly announced a “deal” with the evil and vile Islamic Regime of Iran led by an interim leadership council and a core group of influential Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)! NO REGIME CHANGE! The Gulf states now feel “left in the lurch and exposed by the US-Iran deal.”

Media reports alleged that the UAE moved billions of frozen funds to Iran in exchange for a halt in attacks on its territory, which Abu Dhabi has denied. …

Gulf states have found themselves stuck between a wounded but emboldened Iran and an unreliable alliance with the US. …

Meanwhile, Iran “has survived and overcome the US and Israeli decapitation campaign and also demonstrated that it can strike back and use Hormuz for leverage,” [Chatham House Middle East expert Neil Quilliam] said.

In an interview with The New York Times on Sunday, Trump suggested Gulf states pay for American protection against Iran.

“The Gulf states are being subjected to what amounts to blackmail by both Iran and the United States,” [Hasan Alhasan of the International Institute for Strategic Studies] said.

(https://www.timesofisrael.com/gulf-states-could-be-left-in-the-lurch-and-exposed-by-the-us-iran-deal/).

This “terrible” (in my humble opinion) Memorandum of Understanding has grave issues! (See: There's A Deadly Flaw in This Iran "Deal"!). Here are five reasons, I too, believe are reasons why it is a terrible “deal” ──

1. Lack of transparency and unclear terms. Many details — such as how Iran’s enriched uranium will be handled, the scope of sanctions relief, and the exact conditions for nuclear disarmament — remain vague.
2. No real nuclear weapons ban. Iran hawks warn Tehran may use the financial lifeline to rebuild militarily and organizationally, undermining the deal’s long-term security benefits.
3. Sanctions relief without full integration. The agreement allows Iran to immediately restart oil exports free from U.S. trade and banking sanctions.
4. Strategic concessions without reciprocal gains. It includes Gulf state contributions to a $300 billion reconstruction fund.
5. Political and diplomatic skepticism. Iran’s leaders have a history of prioritizing their nuclear program over economic prosperity. 1

The MOU is seen as a placeholder rather than a final peace deal.

President Trump just simply says, ‘Well… if they don’t cooperate, we’ll just go back to bombing them!’ So, he’s giving them 60 days to rearm and resupply their weapons? Mr. President, when a boxer has his opponent on the ropes, you go for a KO!! I realize that Mr. Trump has said that ‘the deal isn’t final,’ but why isn’t he “finishing the job”? ── that's beyond me!

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is praising this MOU ──

I welcome the agreement reached between the US and Iran, following sustained diplomatic efforts by several partners.
The priority now is its swift and full implementation by all parties.
This agreement should allow for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Freedom of navigation must be restored toll-free. …
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) June 15, 2026

Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi (Left) and the reformist president of Iran, Masoud Pezashkian (Right) (Ai-generated)

O indeed, this vile Islamic Regime of Iran is two-faced. One part of its regime is not endorsing this MOU and refused to sign it, and the other part of their regime signed it.

Now, while President Donald Trump has posted, “This Great Deal will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region,” we do not believe that it will. I remember as a child watching on television one of the first renditions of Elmer J. Fudd ── Egghead. A Day at the Zoo, in which Egghead, the main character, repeatedly taunts a lion in its cage. The narrator warns Egghead to stop provoking the lion. He did not stop. At the end of the cartoon, the lion inside the cage opens its mouth ── and from within the stomach of the lion, Egghead’s eyes appear, and his voice echoes, “I’m a baaad boy!” Moral of the story? If you poke at an Asiatic lion repeatedly or persistently, you are almost certainly provoking a defensive or predatory attack.

We should consider the following prophecy ──

“For when they say, ‘Peace and safety!’ then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:3.

Certainly, while the above prophecy does have a future fulfillment, it is a dire warning to not just blindly accept a ‘declaration of peace in our time’ with a nation that is led by a demon! This is why I often quote Neville Chamberlain when he returned from his appeasement of Adolf Hitler, and his raising a signed agreement that Nazi Germany would not continue the war if only France and the UK permitted Hitler to incorporate the Sudetenland – and they did! Announcing to the crowd and to the world, and now the Leftists are saying we have all heard this wrong for nearly 86 years! – “Peace in our time!” The talk of any true peace apart from the LORD God is hollow and without the understanding of mankind’s true nature.

JUDAH ── our allies in the Middle East, known as Israel, do not like this MOU ──

June 18, 2026

Israel, Stunned by Trump’s Iran Deal, Sees It as a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’

Israel awoke to a frightening new reality on Thursday as it absorbed, with disbelief and largely in silence, the terms of President Trump’s preliminary agreement to end the war with Iran.

It accomplishes none of Israel’s war aims, analysts and officials said, and arguably leaves the country in worse shape on each of them.

Regime change? The government in Tehran is emerging from the war even more hardline and emboldened, despite being decapitated at the outset of the conflict in late February. The deal’s requirement that American forces retreat from the “proximity” of Iran within 30 days means that Iran can boast that it has chased the U.S. military out of the region. …

David Horovitz, the editor of The Times of Israel, called it “a catastrophic capitulation,” in the headline of a fiery opinion column. …

The prime minister said Israel would stick to its ultimate goal: “Iran will not have nuclear weapons.”

(https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/world/middleeast/israel-iran-deal-reaction-netanyahu.html).

Yes, Israel is in a very difficult position. It has to support this MOU, but with a history of 45 Years of Revolution, Resistance, and Conflict, the Islamic Regime of Iran will surely violate this MOU.

I want you to notice that there is coming, at the end of this present evil age, not only the fact that the Roman Catholic Church will work together with a future conglomerate of Islamic nations, called ‘king of the South’ in God’s word, but His living word also shows us that this future great religious leader will turn against this “Madhi” ── this final ‘king of the South.’ Notice the following dual prophecy, showing us that this final Islamic power will be defeated ──

“’ At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him [a final Catholic-led European civic and military leader, called the ‘king of the North’]; and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries [the Middle Eastern countries], overwhelm them, and pass through. 41) He shall also enter the Glorious Land [Palestine], and many countries shall be overthrown; but these [initially] shall escape from his hand: Edom [which is Turkey], Moab [which is Iraq], and the prominent people of Ammon [or Jordan]. 42) He shall stretch out his hand [the ‘king of the North’] against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape’” – Daniel 11:40-42.

Now … the following end-time prophecy given to the Prophet Ezekiel also concerns the great and terrible Day of the Lord, “a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles” ── which is exactly what we are speaking about here. Now, mind you, even today most of these following nations are primarily Islamic! THE DAY OF THE LORD! It is prophetically linked to the meaning of the Day of Atonement. And it’s in the future, and we’re simply not that far away from it. Prophet Daniel in chapter 11, verses 40-43 shows us that Edom (Turkey) will initially escape the wrath of the final Catholic-led European ‘king of the North.’ Prophet Ezekiel shows us that Egypt and her allies, including Arabs, will be DESTROYED!

“’ For the DAY is near [speaking of the Day of the Lord], even the day of the LORD is near; it will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles. 4) The sword shall come upon Egypt, And great anguish shall be in Ethiopia, When the slain fall in Egypt, And they take away her wealth, And her foundations are broken down’” – Ezekiel 30:3-4.

>>> Staying here in the United States of America, the Trump Administration, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States. (See: Anthropic - Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5). Anthropic is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It has developed a series of large language models (LLMs) named Claude. The practical reason why the U.S. government banned Fable 5 & Mythos 5 ── Anthropic cannot reliably verify the nationality of every user in real time at scale.

The U.S. export controls are pushing European companies to create their own AI models. Siemens, Renault, and other major European firms are already using a mix of Chinese, U.S., and European models because of this ban.

To most Americans this probably doesn’t mean much, but sadly, this is but another unintended consequence of the Trump Administration “pushing” Europe further away from America as an ally and to more of a frenemy. The US ── under the Trump Administration ── is increasingly isolating itself. And even though I believe that what the Trump Administration did was for the security of our nation ── the following prophecy is getting ever closer to fulfillment ──

“How lonely sits the city That was full of people! How like a widow is she, Who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces Has become a slave!

2) She weeps bitterly in the night, Her tears are on her cheeks; Among all her lovers She has none to comfort her. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; They have become her enemies.” – Lamentations 1:1-2.

The United States of America has become ‘great [AGAIN] among the nations!’

“Thus he [a soon coming final Catholic-led “United States of Europe” civic and military leader, also called in prophecy the final ‘king of the North’] shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory, and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.” – Daniel 11:39.

In fact, Germany is responding to the Trump Administration, and is increasing its military ──

June 14, 2026

Germany pledges to build Europe's strongest army as NATO allies answer Trump pressure.

Germany is pledging to become a more powerful military force inside NATO, with Berlin's ambassador to Washington telling Fox News Digital that the country is ready to assume greater responsibility for European security after decades in which the United States carried much of the alliance's military burden.

“Germany is stepping up — we heard the call!” …

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said Germany's armed forces should become the strongest conventional army in Europe, a goal Hanefeld said is now backed by Berlin's new military strategy.

(https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/germany-pledges-build-europes-strongest-100023679.html).

The iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany with a flag of the AfD. (Ai-generated)

Now, most would applaud this. “Germany, finally stepping up!” Well, there’s a phrase, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Germany started WWI ── Germany started World War I on August 1, 1914, when Germany declared war on Russia. It then moved against France, capturing Paris from the north. The war began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914. Germany started WWII ── technically, it began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3. OH! But you say, “That was Germany of the old, we have a new Germany! A Germany that has left all that ‘Nazism’ – that far-right totalitarian ideology behind.” Notice this fairly recent report ──

Jun 02, 2026

Germany’s far-right and hard-left politics boomerang back to the horseshoe theory

Horseshoes may bring luck in life, but rarely in politics. …

A century on, the horseshoe theory is back like a boomerang with speculation that a hard-left party could open the door to power for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). …

(https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/02/germanys-far-right-and-hard-left-politics-boomerang-back-to-the-horseshoe-theory/).

Horseshoe theory posits that the far-left and far-right are closer to each other than to the political center, despite their ideological differences. A THIRD and final door will be opened as prophesied by our LORD God in this dual prophecy ──

“And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. 24) He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, but only for a time.” – Daniel 11:23 24.

As the king of the Seleucid Empire, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, did. He outlawed Jewish religious rites and traditions, as in ‘taking away the daily sacrifices.’ So, this final civic and military leader of a Catholic-led United Europe will do the same. He, too ── as had Antiochus IV ── will cultivate a reputation as an extravagant and generous ruler. Offering peace. In the beginning.

Yes, indeed ── and let us always thank Almighty God, and all of our wonderful and brave Veterans ── the Nazi German & European alliance was utterly defeated by Western powers in WWI & WWII! So, in this sense, his fathers of WWII and his forefathers of WWI of a soon-coming final ‘king of the North’ had failed to defeat the Western powers (the USA and the UK respectively), however ‘he shall devise his plans against the strongholds’ and shall accomplish ── but only for a short time.

Flashback November 9, 1989. As I sat on our couch in the living room watching the nightly news, the reporter excitedly announced, “I’m Peter Jennings in New York. Just a short while ago, astonishing news from East Germany where the east German authorities have said in essence, ‘the Berlin Wall doesn’t mean anything anymore. The Wall that the east Germans had put up in 1961 to keep its people in will now be breached by anyone who wants to leave.’” And I was shocked! ── because even then, at such a young age, I knew the LORD God’s dual prophecies concerning GERMANY! God’s living word teaches us that there is coming a final Catholic-led European ‘king of the North’ beast power that will have “a great army” – Daniel 11:25. And the U.S. ── several U.S. administrations recognized that a strong West German military was essential to NATO’s defense of Western Europe. The most notable push came from the Eisenhower administration in the early 1950s, but the Kennedy administration and later leaders also reinforced this policy ── so, to be fair, let’s not just “blame Trump!” □

1 Kelly, L. & Meyn, C., 5 reasons Trump allies don’t like his Iran deal, The Hill, 16 June 2026.

World News in Relation to Biblical Prophecy ── June 14, 2026

This week in World News Regarding Biblical Prophecy ── the Vatican. Robert Francis Prevost (aka Pope Leo XIV) has “consecrated” what is believed to be the tallest church building in the world (See: AP - Pope honors Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia as masterpiece of stone, color and light on Gaudí centenary).

Back in February, the cross at the top of the tower was installed. Raf Sanchez with NBC News has dubbed it “a gigantic five-story ceramic cross.” 1

Interestingly, it wasn’t until around 200 – 210 AD that we see writings, such as the Roman Catholic supporting Tertullian, suggesting that a cross is “a sign of Jesus.”

Alexander Hislop (1807 – 13 March 1865), a Free Church of Scotland minister, wrote in his book The Two Babylons concerning the cross ──

“It is certain that the X was the symbol of the god Ham in Egypt, and as such was exhibited on the breast of his image. Whichever view be taken, however, of Constantine’s sincerity, the supposed divine warrant for reverencing the sign of the cross entirely falls to the ground. In regard to the X there is no doubt that, by the Christians who knew nothing of secret plots or devices, it was generally taken, as Lactantius declares, as equivalent to the name of Christ. In this view, therefore, it had no very great attractions for the Pagans, who, even in worshipping Horus, had always been accustomed to make use of the mystic tau or cross as the ‘sign of life’ or the magical charm that secured all that was good and warded off everything that was evil. …

… one more symbol of the Romish worship to be noticed and that is the sign of the cross. In the Papal system, as is well known, the sign of the cross and the image of the cross are ‘all in all.’ No prayer can be said, no worship engaged in, no step can almost be taken without the frequent use of the sign of the cross. The cross is looked upon as the grand charm, as the great refuge in every season of danger, in every hour of temptation as the infallible preservative from all the powers of darkness. The cross is adored with all the homage due only to the Most High, and for anyone to call it, in the hearing of a genuine Romanist, by the Scriptural term, ‘the accursed tree,’ is a mortal offence. …

The same sign of the cross that Rome now worships was used in the Babylonian Mysteries, was applied by Paganism to the same magic purposes, was honoured with the same honours. That which is now called the Christian cross was originally no Christian emblem at all, but was the mystic Tau of the Chaldeans and Egyptians—the true original form of the letter T—the initial of the name of Tammuz— …

There is hardly a Pagan tribe where the cross has not been found. The cross was worshipped by the Pagan Celts long before the incarnation and death of Christ. …” 2

This outstanding research by Mr. Hislop should show everyone that the use of the “cross” is clearly an idol for billions upon billions of people worldwide! Question: Does anyone feel that God our Father would want true Christians to venerate a symbol that was used to torture and murder His Son? Note: It only takes a little research to learn about how and by what means the ancient Romans would crucify their prisoners, e.g., it involved suspension on a wooden cross or stake until death.

Reference Deuteronomy 21:23; Galatians 3:13. “( … ’ Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree’).” An old oak tree stripped of branches with a cross beam tied to it. (Ai-generated)

“Ancient Romans did indeed use permanent trees—specifically upright wooden posts or stakes. These were often oak or olive trees that had been set firmly in the ground before the condemned arrived at the execution site. The tree was not a temporary cross; it was a fixed structure, sometimes several feet tall, to which the victim was tied or nailed.” 3

Early Church of God groups have historically avoided using the “cross” symbol. The Paterines also considered the “cross” as the sign of the “mark of the beast” ──

“About the year 1040, the Paterines had become very numerous at Milan, which was their principle residence, and here they flourished at least two hundred years. They had no connection with the [Catholic] church; for they rejected not only Jerome of Syria, Augustine of Africa, and Gregory of Rome, but Ambrose of Milan; considering them, and all other pretended fathers, as corrupters of Christianity. They particularly condemned pope Sylvester as Antichrist. They called [the adoration of] the cross the mark of the beast.” 4

It is of interest to note the following admission in an article on the Paulicians by the Catholics ──

“A distinctive feature of Paulician practice was their rejection of the Cross as a symbol of worship. Instead, they honored only the book of the Gospel. … Since Gibbon the Paulicians have often been described as a survival of early and pure Christianity, godly folk who clung to the Gospel, …” 5

Also of interest, Puritans (a group of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to reform the Church of England by eliminating practices they viewed as remnants of Roman Catholicism) were also opposed to the cross symbol. Still, of course, in time, they again adopted Catholic doctrines and beliefs.

Yet, to this very day, true Christians are opposed to the cross symbol.

A publication of The Messenger of Truth ── an organic, precursor of the Church of God (Seventh Day), in its November 1854 periodical had the following ──

“Now this mark in the forehead, we say is the “cross;” for it is a mark or sign of Catholicism, or of the first beast. …

Although it may seem out of place here, yet I wish to say a few words to illustrate this message. The cross that we see on yonder meeting house, was not placed there as a sign, or symbol of “Our Salvation,” (as the Catholics say), but in reality a sign, or demonstration of Satan’s victory over the Son of God: Acts 2, 23) ── …

Therefore, those who make the cross their household God, pocket companion wear it in their foreheads & shew their true character, and that of their master; that he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth.” 6

Now, regarding this false self-proclaimed prophetess, Ellen G. White of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, she once wrote ──

“Papists place crosses upon their churches, upon their altars, and upon their garments. Everywhere is seen the insignia of the cross. Everywhere it is outwardly honored and exalted. But the teachings of Christ are buried beneath a mass of senseless traditions, false interpretations, and rigorous exactions. …

The worship of images and relics, the invocation of saints, and the exaltation of the pope are devices of Satan to attract the minds of the people from God and from His Son.” 7

The definition of “Papist” is a Roman Catholic.

But, of course, their doctrine has since changed; no later than 1997, a cross-containing logo has been in use by the official SDA Church. Also, they were not the only ones to adopt the Catholic cross symbol, or rather mark. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) did as well. However, notice this from July 2011 ──

“The Meaning of the Cross for Latter-day Saints

All of us have passed by churches that have a cross on their steeples or cupolas, and we’ve all seen people wearing a necklace with a cross, indicating they are Christian or a member of a certain Christian denomination. Some of our new members may even continue to wear a cross, feeling that it connects them with their past or other religious traditions. …

We may wonder why we Latter-day Saints don’t place a cross on our churches or wear a cross to show that we are Christians, thereby making it easier for others to identify in whom we believe. …

The blessing of what happened on the cross is witnessed in our behavior, our families, and our standards. We are Christians in the true inward sense, and we display Christ to the world through our lives, our message, and our love rather than through a symbol whereby we are identified.”

(https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2011/07/the-meaning-of-the-cross-for-latter-day-saints?lang=eng).

Of course, their doctrine changed… “Sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise!” ──

“On March 25, 2026, the church announced the installation of a cross-centric statue on Temple Square. To be clear, the image—which depicts Jesus carrying the cross—isn’t terribly dissimilar from images with which LDS folks may be accustomed in other contexts. But when coupled with an increasingly public embrace of mainstream Christian Easter traditions, … it seems to mark a notable change of tone for the church generally and Temple Square specifically, particularly when it comes to cross-related imagery …

Previously, most imagery on Temple Square tended to focus on non-cross-related imagery, opting instead for images of Jesus performing miracles, teaching, or as a resurrected being. …

Now, visitors to Temple Square will be initially greeted with cross-imagery that feels and looks like it could be placed as comfortably in a Catholic Cathedral as it could be in a Protestant mega-church.”

(https://bycommonconsent.com/2026/03/27/lds-church-and-the-cross-new-statues-on-temple-square/).

Now, after writing that, the author apologizes ── “I don’t mean that in any way that is disparaging …”

So, indeed, Mormons are moving closer in line to Catholicism and all other “Christian” organizations around the world. Also, let it be duly noted that the SDAs have adopted the doctrine of the Trinity (be sure to read our article “Is God a Trinity?”), which they were initially teaching against, which, now combined with their cross acceptance, has made them more “acceptable” to the Greco-Roman Catholic and Protestant organizations.

The LORD God has warned us, brethren ──

“’ Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5) For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.’” – Revelation 18:4, 5.

The LORD God also, through the inspired writings of the Apostle John, has warned us ──

“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16) For ALL THAT IS IN THE WORLD ── the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life ── is not of the Father but is of the world.” – 1 John 2:15-16.

Yet… and the television show Blue Bloods, every episode, flaunted the sign of the cross (they were, after all, portraying an Irish American Catholic family) ── the Roman catholic Church and “her daughter churches” do not seem to care or realize that the cross is the mark of the beast.

God’s living word is clear that He is against anyone who “worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand” ── they “shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, …” – Revelation 14:9. □

Sources:

1 Sanchez R., Pope Leo to hold iconic Mass at Spain’s Sagrada Família, NBC News, 9 June 2026.

2 Hislop, A., The Two Babylons, Compiled, Formatted and Edited by Avram Yehoshua. https://seedofabraham.net/The%20Full%20Hislop-2012-04-14.pdf. pgs. 162, 197-201. Retrieved 14 June 2026.

3 Kohler, K. & Hirsch, G. E., CRUCIFIXION, Jewish Encyclopedia.com, Retrieved 14 June 2026.

4 Jones, W., The history of the Christian church: from the birth of Christ to the XVIII century, including the very interesting account of the Waldenses and Albigenses, Gallatin, Tenn.: Church History Research & Archives, 1983, pg. 500.

5 Knight, K., Catholic Encyclopedia Online, “Paulicians” Retrieved 14 June 2026.

6 Clark, E., The Beast and his Image, The Messenger of Truth, 2 Nov. 1854, Vol. I, No. IV, pg. 2.

7 White, E.G., The Great Controversy Between Christ And Satan, Pacific Press Publishing Ass., Mountain View, Ca, 1911, pg. 568.

King Charles III Emphasizes Importance of UK Alliances with America & Europe

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., look on as Britain's King Charles III addresses members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington April 28, 2026. He became the first British monarch to address the Congress since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1991. Original photo by Kylie Cooper/Reuters

The King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms, King Charles III, spoke to the United States Congress and met with our President Donald Trump ──

April 29, 2026

King Charles III meets Trump in Oval Office, delivers historic address to Congress in state visit

King Charles III presented President Donald Trump with a historic naval artifact during Tuesday’s state dinner, delivering the moment with a joke that drew laughter from the room.

The King gifted Trump the original bell from HMS Trump, a British submarine launched in 1944 that served in the Pacific during World War II. …

King Charles III on Tuesday joked that the British once made their own “small attempt” at real estate redevelopment of the White House during the War of 1812, when British forces set the White House on fire. …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that King Charles III “agrees” with his position that Iran should be stopped from having a nuclear weapon.

“We’re doing a little Middle East work right now,” Trump said. “And we’re never going to let that opponent ever — Charles agrees with me, even more than I do — we’re never going to let that opponent have a nuclear weapon. Our countries have stood together, defiant, triumphant against the forces of communism, fascism and tyranny,” Trump said during a state dinner at the White House.

“History has known no more powerful force than the combination of American patriotism and British pride,” he added. …

King Charles III on Tuesday affirmed the importance of the U.S.-U.K. relationship, …

(https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/king-charles-queen-camilla-us-state-visit-day-two-trump-congress-april-28).

April 28, 2026

King Charles toasts “indispensable” U.S.-U.K. alliance in state dinner hosted by Trump, after rare address to Congress

What to know about King Charles' visit to D.C.

• King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the White House for a state dinner hosted by President Trump and first lady Melania Trump. The two heads of state enthusiastically toasted the U.S.-U.K. alliance at the start of the dinner, despite some areas of disagreement between their countries.
• Earlier Tuesday, the king addressed Congress, speaking about what he called the “truly unique” relationship between the U.K. and the U.S. and repeatedly stressing the importance of the alliance. He received a standing ovation when he said, “executive power is subject to checks and balances.” …
• The king and queen are in the U.S. to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Trump said that "no tribute could be more appropriate" than their visit.

Trump and Charles highlight U.S.-U.K. alliance — but challenges lurk in background.

Both President Trump and King Charles III spoke about the U.S. and U.K.'s alliance in glowing terms at the start of Tuesday's state dinner, though points of disagreement between the two countries remain.

The king called the alliance “indispensable,” highlighting the U.S.’s role in helping Europe rebuild after World War II and later setting up NATO — bringing up a delicate subject for Mr. Trump, who has long felt that NATO member countries do not spend enough money on their own defense and are overly reliant on the alliance.

He also said the countries should “reaffirm…the basis on which our partnership has been built,” in light of new challenges like shared foreign adversaries and the risks of new technologies. …

The king later joked: “You recently commented, Mr. President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would be speaking German. Dare I say that if it wasn’t for us, you’d be speaking French.”

(https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/king-charles-trump-address-congress-white-house/).

I, personally, watched this whole address to the US Congress──and, ironically, I noticed the “No kings’ Democrats giving King Charles III a standing ovation! 1

Can you say──hypocrites?

As we are aware, brethren, the United Kingdom and the United States of America has had a long and special relationship. God’s living prophecies point to the US as being Manasseh and the UK as being Ephraim. They were two sons of Joseph (the first of the two sons of Jacob/Israel and Rachel). They were given great blessings by their grandfather Jacob/Israel ── “So he blessed them that day, saying, ‘By you Israel will bless, saying, ‘May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!’ And thus, he set Ephraim before Manasseh.” – Genesis 48:20. For additional details, see also Freedom - A True Blessing From God.

Well … let’s review a point that King Charles III brought up concerning the United States of America.

King Charles III made a comment concerning an off the cuff and humorous remark made by President Trump that “the US would be speaking German” had we not won World War II──made during a World Economic Forum event. In truth, I believe the question of what would have happened if the Germans had won the war belongs to counterfactual history, and it can only be speculated about.

It absolutely needs to be pointed out, however, that God’s living prophecies do indeed point to the fact that a reorganized and revitalized “United States of Europe” led by a strong and powerful German government actually winning for a time in what could be called a World War III is just on the horizon ──

“And after the league is made with him he shall act deceitfully, for he shall come up and become strong with a small number of people. 24) He shall enter peaceably, even into the richest places of the province; and he shall do what his fathers have not done, nor his forefathers: he shall disperse among them the plunder, spoil, and riches; and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, BUT ONLY FOR A TIME.” – Daniel 11:23-24.

This, anciently, is describing Antiochus IV Epiphanes’ deceptive tactics during his invasion of Egypt around 170-168 BC. He entered Egypt under the guise of peace, gradually seizing control of towns and eventually the Egyptian king himself, all the while claiming that he was an ally. In contrast to the fact that the European German alliance of 1914-1918 (WWI) and then 1939-1945 (WWII) were both utterly defeated. But, in this dual prophecy, a final ‘king of the North’ ── a final Catholic-led European civic and military leader ── is going to accomplish what his forefathers and fathers were unable to do. Defeat the strongholds. This revitalized and reorganized final “Holy” Roman Empire will defeat the military alliances of the United States of America and the United Kingdom.

Now… speaking about language. God’s living word in prophecy has this to say ──

“’ The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower. 44) He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail. 45) Moreover all these curses shall come upon you and pursue and overtake you, until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you. …

47) Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the ABUNDANCE OF EVERYTHING, 48) therefore you shall serve your enemies, whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in need of everything; and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck until He has destroyed you. 49) The LORD will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand, 50) a nation of fierce countenance, which does not respect the elderly nor show favor to the young. 51) And they shall eat the increase of your livestock and the produce of your land, until you are destroyed; they shall not leave you grain or new wine or oil, or the increase of your cattle or the offspring of your flocks, until they have destroyed you.

52) They shall besiege you at all your gates until your high and fortified walls, in which you trust, come down throughout all your land; and they shall besiege you at all your gates throughout all your land which the LORD you God has given you.’” – Deuteronomy 28:43-45, 47-52.

This was written during the children of Israel’s desert wanderings, describing severe consequences for disobedience to God, warning about potential subjugation and exile if they didn’t follow and obey the LORD God’s Law.

In this prophecy ── and what was will be again cf. Ecclesiastes 1:9 ── an indebted people are prophesied to be subjugated and lose their sovereignty by a people whose language they do not understand. Sadly, in this 21st century, the US is the most indebted nation, and Habakkuk chapter 2 also prophesies the destruction of an indebted nation.

King Charles III said, “I pray with all my heart that our alliance will continue to defend our shared values, with our partners in Europe and the Commonwealth, and across the world, and that we ignore the clarion calls to become ever more inward-looking.” 2

Sadly, God’s living word actually shows that this alliance and shared values will eventually come to an end. His word shows us in prophecy that the one who is great among the nations will be dealt treacherously by her friends, who become her enemies ── Lamentations 1:1-2.

Let us continue to pray the prayer that King Charles III prays ── “God bless the United States and God bless the United Kingdom.” □

1) Villarroel, M., 'No kings' Democrats slammed for giving King Charles a standing ovation, MSN.com, 29 April 2026

2) Transcript. https://apnews.com/article/king-charles-iii-us-congress-speech-9ff638ae63a41289dbd9ebfbb550e40e.

Trump's Statement Challenges NATO Allies on Oil and Strait of Hormuz

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was established with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949, is cracking. And those cracks appear to be getting larger after NATO nations defy President Donald Trump, refusing any help with the evil Iranian Regime ──

01-04-26

Trump to Allies Refusing to Back Iran Op: Fight for Your Own Oil—US Won't Protect You

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States will no longer provide assistance to protect the interests of those countries that refused to support the military operation against Iran, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.

“All of those countries that can't get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT. You'll have to start learning how to fight for yourself; the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!” Trump said on Truth Social.

(https://sputnikglobe.com/20260331/us-will-not-provide-aid-to-protect-those-that-refused-to-support-iran-operation---trump-1123925657.html).

28-03-26

Trump’s Skepticism Shook NATO: Iran War May Shatter It

The US president “essentially views NATO as an obsolete relic of the Cold War,” and allies’ refusal to help in Iran demonstrates that the US-European defense dynamic as it has existed since the late 1940s “is no longer necessary,” says Joe Siracusa, dean of Global Futures at Australia’s Curtin University. ...

Washington “wants NATO naval forces to clear the Strait of Hormuz, which is a nearly impossible task while active fighting is going on,” Siracusa explains. Not to mention the fact that Iran posed no “imminent threat” to the alliance, and the Europeans know it.

(https://sputnikglobe.com/20260328/trumps-skepticism-shook-nato-iran-war-may-shatter-it-1123912696.html).

Of course, we now know that the evil regime was lying about their ballistic missile range (Surprise, Surprise!), their missiles could (and can if they have any left) reach large swaths of Europe!

Let us think on this from 2017: From George Friedman of Geopolitical Futures ──

“For 25 years, the fundamental questions regarding NATO were… from the American point of view, … First, with the Soviet Union gone, what is NATO’s purpose? Second, how does NATO serve the American national interest? Third, given the fact that the EU has almost as large a GDP and almost 200 million more people than the U.S., why isn’t Europe’s collective contribution to NATO’s military capability larger than the U.S.’s? … I don’t simply mean money, but a suitably large, trained and equipped force able to support the wars that are being fought now.

The automatic answer to the first question is that NATO’s purpose is to guarantee its members’ security. On the second question, it can’t be argued that NATO has served American interests since 1991. For the last 15 years, the U.S. has been engaged in wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other Muslim countries. Whether wise or not, these wars have been waged to different degrees under both Republican and Democratic administrations. NATO is a military alliance, and one of its members, the United States, has been involved in wars for 15 years. NATO, as an institution, has not devoted anywhere near the military force it could afford to any of these wars. …

Someone was going to point out that NATO is obsolete. Trump happened to enjoy saying it.” 1

NATO’s actions when “push comes to shove” or “when the rubber meets the road” ── whatever idiom you wish to use ── should be showing the U.S. that NATO is not reliable. “It is not NATO’s war,” said a spokesperson for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. “NATO is an alliance to defend the alliance area. The United States did not consult us before this war, and so we believe this is not a matter for NATO or the German government.” 2

An Italian Far-Left Anti-Semite, Maurizio Blondet, recently wrote ──

>> He has published several articles against the “Judeo-Zionist.” In his books and articles, Blondet insists that it is the Jew behind the “military-industrial, oil, political, and Jewish lobbies and conspiracies like that of September 11.” 3

The chaos that the US is sowing, it seems, always has a common denominator. The crisis with Ukraine, at the end of the day, from the US point of view was nothing more than the most damaging thing possible for Europe and its economy. And now that the EU has managed to obtain a rebalancing of energy sources, building regasification plants, a disaster has broken out that prevents LNG from flowing from the Gulf countries.

What still needs to happen, exactly, to make it clear that the chaos sown by the US serves above all to put Europe and its economy in difficulty? Every time the European Union tries to build an autonomous corridor – energy or trade – "something else" happens: a few days before the treaty with Mercosur is finally signed, after twenty-six years of negotiations, the attack on Venezuela begins, with all the set of political instability and risks on the supply of raw materials and agri-food from South America.

Now that the EU has set up a relatively stable flow of gas and energy investments to and from the Middle East, under the new India-Middle East-Europe corridors, disaster is brewing right there, with yet another crisis threatening shipping lanes, insurance, risk premiums and energy-based industrial plans at predictable prices. …

The next step is to acknowledge that the USA is no longer “friends”, nor even simple noisy competitors. From the European point of view, the United States has become an enemy in the technical sense of the term: a power that pursues economic, energy and military policy lines that are structurally hostile to the survival of European industry and autonomy, from the de facto sabotage of our energy corridors to the continuous pressure to buy their weapons, their technological standards and their cultural narrative.

In many buildings in Berlin this has already been clear for years, where the USA is defined without mincing words as “military allies but economic and financial enemies”; the problem is that in Brussels and in the Latin capitals they continue to pretend that it is only a matter of misunderstandings between partners.

It is time to call a spade a spade: Washington pursues a coherent plan to erode Europe's ability to act as an autonomous pole, and the forced “Americanization” of our cultural and media elites is integral to this process, because a continent that thinks with American categories is already half-colonized without the need for Marines. …

(https://www.maurizioblondet.it/un-genocida-minaccia-roma-di-atomica/, translated into English, underline and boldness added for emphasis).

Well … Maurizio, tell us how you really feel!

Yes, sadly, consumed with utter hate, there are those in Europe who feel (believe and feel are two separate things) that the United States of America is intentionally pursuing policies that will help “push” Europe down. Well … to use Maurizio’s own words, “It’s time to call a spade a spade.” Surely, President Donald Trump is saying, ‘Act now or get out of the way!’

More and more countries in Europe are concluding amongst themselves that they must take action in uniting their own militaries.

Sadly, given time, this will not be good for the United States, per-Daniel 11:39, which is also consistent with Lamentations 1:1-2.

Now, while NATO leaders publicly continue to “support” their member nations of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, as well as Canada ── a soon-coming seventh resurrection of a “United States of Europe” led by the Catholic Church will betray them. □

1 Friedman, G., NATO and the United States, Jan. 18, 2017 - https://geopoliticalfutures.com/nato-and-the-united-states-3, Retrieved 2 April 2026

2 Croft, A. & Maddox, D., ‘Not NATO’s war’: Germany and UK reject Trump’s call for help in Strait of Hormuz, Independent, 17 March 2026.

3. "Maurice Blondet." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Nov 17, 2025. Apr 2, 2026.