The Four Horsemen

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by Leonard V Johnson

GREETINGS EVERYONE! Now, I have spoken of this important subject before: the Four Horsemen of the “Apocalypse” ── like in our article, “Revelation – A Book of the Past and the Future (Part IV).” Which is also in audio on our SoundCloud channel. 🔊

As I’ve asked before, if you could know what your future holds, would you want to know? And who would you trust to tell you the truth regarding this? What is going to happen in the world in the very near future? Truly, all of God’s living prophecies are coordinated within the Book of Revelation──that is how important this Book truly is. God’s prophecies begin in the Book of Genesis and go throughout His living word all the way to the end of the Book of Revelation.

In the very Book of Revelation──and our Lord Jesus Christ had sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, who recorded the visions of what he had seen. The Book of Revelation of Jesus Christ contains the word of God and the direct testimony of our Lord Jesus, besides His prophecies. And these are His prophecies; they are of no private interpretation (2 Peter 1:20). Most of the prophecies are recorded in what the Apostle John had seen in vision while imprisoned on the Isle of Patmos. When we come to chapter 6 of the Book of Revelation, we find that it’s in symbols.

Again, it is our Lord Jesus Christ who is the revelator, not the Apostle John. Apostle John was merely the one who was recording it. JESUS CHRIST IS THE REVEALER! He is the one who reveals the prophecies. Because, as we are told in chapter 5, it was He, ‘the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, who had prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its SEVEN SEALS.’ And something that has been revealed to me, and I speak more concerning this in the article, “Conversation With AI Regarding the Meaning of ‘the beginning of sorrows’ ── and ‘Then’ (Part I)” is that our Lord Jesus Christ begins to open the seals spoken of in chapter 6 not long after His glorious resurrection and ascension to the upper heavenly realms! But here in chapter 6, He begins opening the seals; we find the first seal reveals a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown upon his head. The second seal reveals a fiery red horse, and he who sat on it was granted to take peace from the earth, and there was granted to him a great sword. The third seal reveals a black horse, and its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. The fourth seal reveals a pale horse with a rider whose name is Death and Hades──and these are all symbolic.

So, it’s not made plain here, yet we find that just as our Lord Jesus explained His parables to His servants then──His parables were used to mask the true meaning of a subject──in which the people didn’t understand, His disciples went to Him privately and asked Him for the subject's true meaning. He went on to reveal to them the true meaning in simple and plain language. Notice ──

“And the disciples came and said to Him, ‘Why do You speak to them in parables?’ 11) He answered and said to them, ‘Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom [from] heaven, but to them it has not been given.’” – Matthew 13:10-11.

So, again, something that I want to reiterate and stress, and I’m not sure if many people truly understand this, but the seals in chapter 6 of the Book of Revelation were beginning to be opened not long after our Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected and had ascended back to the upper heavenly realms. Those four seals have been in motion throughout Church history rather than purely future events. They are ongoing rather than just end-time markers.

Matthew 24

We find that our Lord Jesus Christ does indeed explain these symbols of the four horsemen with the same identical story, in plain language, in what many call His “Sermon on the Mount.” It’s found in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21.

First, our Lord Jesus said there would be false Christianity ── “’ For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many.’” – Matthew 24:4-5.

Mark 1:15 ── is the heart of our Lord Jesus’ entire ministry! “’ The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. …’” That kairos moment when the LORD God’s prophetic timeline began upon our Savior’s arrival. That moment in time when ‘the beginning of sorrows’ was about to begin, with each generation experiencing those ‘birth pangs’ our Lord Jesus speaks of ── false religion, wars and rumors of wars, famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places ── all intensifying as we move closer to His glorious and powerful return!

Simon Magus, the magician from Samaria, likely began gathering his own followers sometime in the mid-first century AD, roughly around 50 AD, just after he clashed with the Apostle Peter ── we hold that he was the founder of Roman Catholicism and their first pope.

The first major conflict after Jesus’ ascension was the Jewish‑Roman War, kicking off around 66 AD and ending with Jerusalem’s temple destruction in 70 AD.

One of the earliest severe famines after Jesus’ ascension was the worldwide famine foretold by Agabus in Acts 11:28, which struck during Emperor Claudius’s reign around 45 AD, affecting Judea and much of the Roman world.

One of the most catastrophic pestilences after Jesus’ ascension was the Black Death, which swept Europe, North Africa and the Near East from 1346 to 1353, killing up to 50 million people—about half the continent’s population.

Right from our Lord Jesus’ ascension, those signs He warned about began to be manifested! A major series of earthquakes around 62 AD in the Pompeii region is just one example of how these ‘birth pangs’ were already beginning in the apostolic era.

The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake in China, on January 23, 1556, was the deadliest recorded quake, killing about 830,000 people.

We’ve experienced all of these signs since our Lord Jesus’ resurrection and ascension, growing more and more intense and continuing to the glorious and powerful coming of our Savior, accelerating their intensity. “’ For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. …’” – Matthew 24:7. World wars.

World War I ── the Great War ── officially began on 28th July 1914 until 11th November 1918, resulting in an estimated 15 to 22 million deaths, including those in war crimes and genocides.

World War II ── the Second World War ── which officially began 1st September 1939 until 2nd September 1945, the deadliest conflict in history, causing the deaths of 60 to 75 million people, a majority of whom were civilians. Millions died as a result of massacres, starvation, disease, and genocide, including the Holocaust.

Well, here we are. We know from God’s living word in prophecy that there is coming another world war ── a World War III. We have yet to come to the final world war that is foretold and prophesied to take place just before the glorious and powerful return of our Savior, Jesus Christ, called the battle of “Armageddon” ── the terrible Great Day of God Almighty, as His word tells us (cf. Revelation 16:14-16). We haven’t come to that yet. Is it five years away, ten, fifteen? Could Mankind’s 6,000 Years End in 2030?

Well, how is this third world war coming? And from whom will it begin? This second horse, fiery red, with its rider that was granted to take peace from the earth, ‘and that people should kill one another; given to him a great sword’ is indeed a symbol for world wars. Then, as we see, our Lord Jesus spoke of famines and pestilences. The third horse, black, with its rider – a food merchant- symbolizing famine and carrying a pair of scales. Then there are pestilences, diseases, and epidemics: the pale horse and its rider, whose name is Death and Hades. They are the Four Horsemen.

And as I’ve been saying, these have been occurring throughout the world ever since our Lord Jesus Christ was resurrected and ascended back to the upper heavenly realms.

So, speaking of famine and drought, the Book of Joel is a prophetic work likely composed between the 9th century BC and the early Ptolemaic period, or even in the mid-ninth century during Israel’s pre-exile. Chapter 1 opens describing a catastrophic locust swarm and a severe drought and devastating agriculture and temple offerings, and then it shifts in Chapter 2 to an apocalyptic image of the LORD God’s army and a call for national repentance. The Prophet Joel was likely writing this around ── and I have noted at the top of my Bible, 835 – 800 BC ── during King Joash’s minority after Athaliah’s reign. A devastating locust swarm struck the southern kingdom of Judah, wiping out crops, vines, and olive oil. This disaster cut off grain and drink offerings at the temple, leaving the people in famine and prompting the Prophet Joel to urgently call for national repentance.

This dire message is seen as a dual prophecy──it was initially addressed to the 9th-century locust disaster, but it is also speaking and pointing to a future Day of the LORD judgment against Judah──modern-day Israel──which our Lord Jesus Christ has called ‘great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.’

Sadly, so many of these worldly churches are waiting for ‘a great tribulation’ to occur to America, the United States. Yet, these prophecies are focused on Judah, which is modern-day Israel. That’s where biblical prophecy points: Judah as the epicenter and a “United Europe” playing its prophetic end-time role, not America being the main stage like so many churches assume.

As we look at today’s geopolitical landscape, we see devastation on the horizon in the Middle East. We see Judah surrounded by her “enemies” (Luke 21:20). We see the evil and vile Islamic Regime of Iran──who could… well… the idea of acquiring a tactical nuke from North Korea may be gaining quiet traction behind closed doors. 1 Again, the living words of our Savior, Jesus Christ ──

“’ Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place’ (whoever reads, let him understand), …’” – we certainly need to understand what occurred when King Antiochus IV Epiphanes desecrated the Jerusalem temple, stole its treasures, and set up an altar to Zeus, sparking the first Maccabean Revolt. (I speak with AI regarding this in the “Conversation With AI Regarding Various Biblical Subjects (Part II).”) 16) ‘then let those WHO ARE IN JUDEA flee to the mountains. … 21) For then there will be great tribulation, such as HAS NOT BEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22) And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake THOSE DAYS WILL BE SHORTENED.’” – Matthew 24:15-16, 21-22.

Now indeed one of the major factors of the downfall of the United States of America has to do with our burdensome debt ── which is soon to reach $50 TRILLION! And, of course, that’s only part of it; there’s much more than that ── like mass immigration. This massive debt burden is what historically brings down empires. When you’re spending over a trillion just on interest payments alone and heading toward fifty trillion, that’s what weakens a nation from within. And, of course, a mass influx of legal and illegal immigrants into a nation doesn’t help ── when large numbers of people bring different cultures and values and systems, it can strain the social fabric that holds a nation together.

In fact, Europe is experiencing exactly what I’m speaking of, with countries like Spain, Italy, and Germany all struggling with the pressures from large-scale migration flows that are straining their systems and creating political tensions across the continent. Without getting deep in depth here, we can see from God’s living word that He never originally designed countries and nations to be a “melting pot” (cf. Deuteronomy 32:8). We can look to the Tower of Babel as an example, where the LORD God scattered the people, establishing boundaries. It doesn’t suggest that He intended peoples and cultures to be one homogenous mix. When differing cultures and beliefs move into one homogenous mix, you create internal tensions that strain the nation’s foundation rather than strengthen it. And in this present evil age, this is where you get cultural and religious conflicts, because well-established societies have their own foundations and belief systems that they’ve built their communities around. The LORD God does things for a reason. He doesn’t do it because He wants us to suffer or because He doesn’t want us to visit other lands. No, He does it for our protection ── it’s a divine protection, not punishment. He knows that when different belief systems and cultures clash, it creates conflict and suffering, so establishing boundaries is actually an act of love to preserve peace.

And when a nation takes in too many immigrants who don’t have anything to offer, whether it's education, job skills, or a career, relying instead on a state or government, it creates a drain on resources that were meant for citizens who’ve been contributing to the system, while also undermining the self-sufficiency that built strong communities in the first place. When you flood a nation with people who can’t contribute, or won’t contribute, economically, it strains the whole system and weakens the foundation that took generations to build.

National Repentance Is Needed

Chapters 4 & 5 of the Book of Ezekiel were likely written around ── again, I have written at the top of the page 593 – 565 BC ── when Jerusalem was under Babylonian pressure. We see a miniature model in chapter 4 being used to show the city’s upcoming siege, and chapter 5 depicts the harsh judgment, the cutting off of hair and clothing, to illustrate how the people’s sin will lead to their destruction and exile. This is a dual prophecy ── Jerusalem’s great damage (cf. Isaiah 22:6-9) and Judah’s coming judgment. The broader warning is for both kingdoms, though it focuses on Judah’s exile.

Ecclesiastes 1:9 tells us, “That which has been is what will be,” which highlights the LORD God’s view of history’s cycles and the enduring pattern of rise and fall. History’s ups and downs mirror humanity’s ongoing struggle to follow the LORD God’s Way. The pattern will repeat itself until humanity collectively turns back to the Eternal One and obeys His commandments. Sadly, so many people make the mistake that God’s living words here in the Book of Ezekiel are only ancient prophecies for the kingdom of Judah and therefore are not necessary to learn.

The LORD God’s WARNING ── through the Prophet Ezekiel ── wasn’t just past events; they illustrate timeless principles about judgment and obedience that still apply today. The Prophet Ezekiel’s dual warning mirrors today’s Middle East tensions, where nations grapple with cycles of conflict and judgment.

Our lands are filled with churches, and they make mention of God in their prayers, but as our Lord Jesus Christ tells us, “’ Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: 8) ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.’” – Matthew 15:7-8. There is a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof, as the Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy (2 Timothy 3:5). O’ there is a great deal of ceremony ── a great deal of what Brother Guy calls religiosity, but I want to tell you, people are not putting their whole heart into it.

And going back to the Book of Joel, the LORD God tells us what we need to do, and if the nations would do it ── the United States of America, the United Kingdom and her Commonwealth Nations, and Judah (modern-day Israel) ── this downfall and destruction would not occur ──

“’ Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; … Now, therefore,’ says the LORD, ‘Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.’ 13) So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm.” – Joel 2:15, 12-13.

Now, the very word Zion is derived from an uncertain Hebrew root ──likely ṣiyyôn meaning “fortress” or צִיּהָ “dry place.” It first denoted the Jebusite stronghold on Jerusalem’s southeast hill that King David captured. Later it became a poetic name for Jerusalem and, by extension, all the tribes of Israel. Prophetic language can let Zion represent the whole of the children of Israel, the kingdom of Israel, even the twelve tribes united. Revelation chapter 7’s “multitude from every tribe” shows us a similar duality here. The word Zion, in its primary sense, remains geographical and historical, not just a blanket term for the spiritual Church of God.

“’ Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babies; … 17) Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, Weep between the porch and the altar; Let them say, ‘Spare Your people, O LORD, And do not give Your heritage to reproach, That the nations should rule over them. …’” – Joel 2:16, 17.

And if we REPENT UNTO THE LORD GOD as a nation, the LORD God tells us that He will repent and prevent this destruction from coming.

Now, 2nd Chronicles chapter 20 was written by the post-exilic Chronicler in the late 5th century BC, which preserves for us a ninth-century BC event during King Jehoshaphat’s reign (circ. 873-848 BC). He had just reformed Judah’s worship and justice when a coalition of Moabites, Ammonites and Edomites marched from the Dead Sea corridor to attack Jerusalem. The chapter records for us Judah’s nationwide prayer to the LORD and the miraculous defeat that followed, emphasizing the LORD God’s sovereignty over all nations. Other tales with the LORD God’s divine intervention include David’s win over Goliath, the angel of the Lord striking down the Assyrian forces in 2nd Kings 19, the Red Sea crossing in Exodus 14, and Jehoash’s defeat of Amaziah in 2nd Chronicles chapter 25.

And in more modern times, the Allied victory in World War II. Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower would later note that a sudden break in the worst weather in 20 years allowed the invasion to proceed with far fewer losses than expected. That breaking of the weather was a true miracle from the Lord!

Our LORD God Almighty fought the battles for His people. He won the wars. There was a time when three allied nations, three allied armies, were coming down against Judah, and they were unprepared, ‘having no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.’ – 2 Chronicles 20:12.

“ …’ Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.’ … 22) Now when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.” – 2 Chronicles 20:15, 22.

It is coming to be acknowledged that the exiled children of Israel (the Twelve Tribes of Israel), upon their release, either returned to Judah or joined existing diaspora communities, spreading gradually through the Mediterranean and eventually Europe.

Utter destruction is coming. And we need to think about this and wake up! Because one of the greatest falls that has ever happened to a nation is coming to the United States of America. And if we don’t, as a nation, repent and turn to the LORD God, it will. Because we are God’s people and we are injuring ourselves by the things we are doing. I want to tell you, my friends, right here in the United States, we need to awaken from spiritual sleep.

Yes. At this moment in time, under this Administration, the crime rate in the United States has subsided ── The homicide rate in the United States dropped to the lowest it’s been in 75 years. 2 According to statistics, the U.S. divorce rate has not increased in recent years; it remains at historic lows. 2020–2023: The pandemic caused a temporary pause in divorces, but rates have since rebounded slightly, still well below historical highs. 3 However, according to a WifiTalents Report 2026, 90% of homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes! 4 Overall, juvenile delinquency has decreased in the United States, but certain types of offenses, particularly violent crimes involving firearms, have increased. 5 Chronic diseases are on the rise. Recent global health data show that both chronic and infectious diseases are increasing in prevalence and impact worldwide. Infectious diseases are also increasing in some areas. 6 And one key takeaway from those reports is, “Over 95% of HIV child infections occur via mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) without prevention.” And, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one in five U.S. adults, approximately 59.3 million adults, or 23.1% of the adult population, is living with a mental illness. 7 Mental illness! Now why should that be? Of course we hear all kinds of answers to this question. The other day I went around and around with AI with this very question. I discussed genetics in relation to mental illness. It stated, “that while genetics plays a role [in mental health], environmental factors could be just as important in explaining the rise in mental health issues.” 8

Imperial Socialism Shattered the Roman Empire! 10

If we reach back into our history. The Spanish were the first Europeans to establish permanent settlements in the territory that became the United States. St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. The first English attempt at colonization was the Roanoke Colony in 1587. The first permanent English settlement was Jamestown, Virginia, founded in 1607. My 6th great-grandfather came to Virginia from Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1696. Now, this land was taken from the Native Americans. And maybe that was meant to be by the LORD God, but we certainly didn’t “take it” the LORD God’s Way ── The nation’s indigenous people had a population of nearly 10 million before European settlers. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the current total population of Native Americans in the United States is 6.79 million, which is about 2.09% of the entire population. 9 Native Americans faced centuries of persecution and discrimination, losing their land and resources and being forced onto reservations that lacked the soil and natural resources needed to build and sustain their communities. Certainly, the way our forefathers went about it was horribly wrong! Never should we think it was alright; it wasn’t.

Now look at us ── Democratic Socialism and Communism are making a rise in America! We have great division; we have strife even in our own homes, strife between husbands and wives; even politically. Sadly, the United States of America, the United Kingdom and her Commonwealth Nations, along with Judah (modern-day Israel), are going the way of Rome! And far faster than even ancient Rome ever did. And the LORD God is calling upon us to cry out unto Him, “Spare Your people, O LORD, …”!

Christ’s Coming!

There is something else that our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, mentioned in Matthew 24 that needs our attention. And that’s the word, “Then.” Because after verse 8, comes the word “Then” ── “’ Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake.’” And we contend that our Lord Jesus is speaking about here His end-time prophets. 🔊 (See also: Revelation 14:6-7). The LORD God’s end-time prophets will be going around the world, ‘standing before the god of the earth,’ kings, presidents, and world leaders, including the final end-time false prophet, ‘having the power from God to shut heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy [3 ½ years]; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth will all plagues, as often as they desire.’ – see Revelation 8:7-12. And they will be announcing the coming kingdom of God! “’ And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.’” – Matthew 24:14. Then the end of this present evil age will come!

Now, what did His disciples ask Him? “’ And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’” – Matthew 24:3. Truly, the answer is no different than the answer He gave the scribes and Pharisees of His day (Matthew 12:38) ── Three and a half years. Notice Daniel 9 ──

“Then He shall confirm a covenant with many FOR ONE WEEK [seven years for a day]; But in the middle of the week [Wednesday] He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. …” – Daniel 9:27.

Our Lord Jesus’ ministry lasted about three-and-a-half years! He was to confirm a covenant with many for one week ── there is soon another 3 ½ years coming! See again, Revelation 14 ──

“Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of [the atmosphere], having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth ── to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people ── 7) saying with a loud voice, ‘Fear God and give glory to Him, FOR THE HOUR OF HIS JUDGMENT HAS COME; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water.’” – Revelation 14:6-7.

Now, I’m aware that this revelation from the LORD God sounds strange to you ── you’ve probably never heard it! Many will say that these 3 ½ years are merely symbolic ── was our Lord Jesus’ ministry merely symbolic? No.

At the very beginning of His WORK OF GOD, our Lord Jesus Christ taught His twelve disciples, whom God the Father had called unto Him (cf. John 17:24), the very Message given to Him by His Father concerning the soon-coming Kingdom of God. Then, after 3 ½ years, our Lord Jesus finished that initial phase of the Work of God, which Father had given Him to do. In His final prayer to Father, He says, “’ I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do’” – John 17:4. Daniel 9:27, a two-fold prophecy, speaks of a remaining 3 ½ years of an end-time work. □

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9 World Population Review, Native American Population by State 2026, Retrieved 28 Aug. 2026.

10. While the modern concept of socialism as a political and economic ideology did not exist in ancient Rome, there were early forms of state-directed economic policies and welfare measures that resemble socialist principles, particularly during the late Republic and early Empire.

Is An Islamic NATO Being Formed?

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Since at least 2019, we have been proclaiming and warning of a soon-coming “Islamic NATO”!

August 7th, a defense agreement was reached between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan. And the Turkish representative said that others in the region were invited to join. (See: DW - Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan sign defense deal).

RT also posted ──

Have Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia just launched an ‘Islamic NATO’?

7 August 2026

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye signed a defense pact on Friday, sparking talk of a NATO style grouping that could alter the regional power balance.

The bloc’s formation comes amid a volatile security situation in the Middle East, triggered by the US-Israeli attacks on Iran. Tehran’s retaliation against Gulf monarchies, who have been traditional US allies, has exposed the limitations of the American security umbrella and forced the Gulf Arabs to think of alternative security frameworks.

The pact was signed in Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Pakistan’s ⁠Foreign Ministry said in a statement that an armed ⁠attack on any one of the ⁠three countries would be ⁠regarded as an ⁠attack against them all. However, whether such an attack would elicit a combined military response – on the lines of NATO’s Article 5 collective defense commitments – from the bloc is not clear.

Why is the pact significant?

Still, the military alliance between three Sunni Muslim countries offers a powerful symbolism in a region wracked by conflict.

The chairman of the Saudi-based think tank Gulf Research Center, Abdulaziz Sager, told Reuters, “The trilateral framework could strengthen the three countries’ collective diplomatic and defense weight while contributing to the emergence of a more regionally driven security architecture.”

The three players bring very powerful assets to the grouping: Pakistan is the only Muslim country with a nuclear arsenal; Türkiye has a robust defense industry and the second-largest military in NATO; and Saudi Arabia – the world’s biggest crude exporter – has the financial muscle, apart from a military bristling with American weapons.

However, experts note that this is not the first attempt to establish a similar counterweight in the region, and the latest pact may not immediately be a “gamechanger.”

“I wouldn’t go to the extent of calling it Islamic NATO or the emergence of a new security block or a new alliance or… alignment,” Middle East expert and an associate professor at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University, Muhammad Mudassir Qamar, told RT India. He noted that such attempts at alliance have been made in the past.

(https://www.rt.com/news/643998-pakistan-turkiye-saudi-nato/).

So, this pact is Islamic NATO-esque.

Of course, at the moment only three nations are in it, but 14 countries (including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan) have joined a naval alliance in the region (See: The National – Saudi Arabia names commander of multinational maritime defence alliance).

So, there are definite steps toward this “Islamic NATO.”

We should also consider that Egypt has also been working on this ──

20/03/2026

Could Middle East war bring region closer to an 'Arab NATO'?

Egypt is again calling for a joint Arab military alliance – sometimes described as an “Arab NATO” – to defend the region. But Arab states are deeply divided over the idea, Middle East analyst Hasni Abidi tells RFI.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi this week renewed calls for a common Arab force – a proposal that has been discussed for years but has never taken shape.

The idea has resurfaced as conflict spreads across the Gulf, with Iranian missile and drone strikes hitting several Arab states in retaliation for attacks by Israel and the United States. The escalation is also raising new questions about how Arab countries should organize their own defence. …

RFI: What does the idea of an “Arab NATO” involve?

Hasni Abidi: It is an old idea. During the war in Yemen, Saudi Arabia wanted to form an Arab coalition, similar to NATO, against the Houthis. It managed to involve some states, but their participation was largely symbolic and it never succeeded in creating a real military coalition.

As early as 2015, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suggested forming an Arab military coalition, backed by the United States, to fight terrorism in the region.

More recently, when Qatar was hit by Iran, the Egyptian president spoke about the need for a common Arab defence to face this challenge.

Today, he has sent his foreign minister to support the Gulf countries, but also to tell them that the current circumstances require a new Arab architecture – in other words, a shared defence system run by Arab states themselves.

RFI: The idea is not new and has never succeeded. Could the situation today change that?

HA: It is very difficult to imagine all Arab states accepting this Egyptian proposal. Several states say they have no interest in joining a military alliance. …

RFI: Do the attacks on Gulf countries because of their alliance with the United States call into question their relationship with Washington?

HA: There is now a debate in Gulf countries about their relationship with the United States. Is this partnership still relevant? The war with Iran has exposed not only the vulnerability of the Gulf states but also what many see as American inaction when it came to protecting their partners, even though they are linked by mutual defence agreements.

There is a growing feeling of abandonment in the Gulf.

(https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260320-could-war-in-middle-east-bring-region-closer-to-an-arab-nato).

Truly, because of this WAR between the United States of America and the Islamic Regime of Iran ── the Arab countries are looking for increased military alliance and cooperation. The end-time prophecy recorded for us in Daniel 11:40-43 will come to pass. And Pakistan being involved should be of no surprise.

There is a global fear that there is a secret nuclear ‘umbrella’ deal between Riyadh and Islamabad! Is Saudi Arabia building a nuclear bomb with Pakistan’s help? (See: Zee News – A.Q. Khan 2.0? Global fears erupt over secret nuclear 'umbrella' deal between Riyadh and Islamabad). Of course, the Government of Pakistan has denied the existence of any such agreement, followed by the confirmation from Saudi Arabia. 1

Back in 2015, “Saudi Arabia Announces 34-Nation Islamic Alliance Against Terrorism” without Iran! In 2017, the Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, of Saudi Arabia stated that he wanted even more military alliances and cooperation against “terrorism until it is eradicated.”

Again, we are certainly witnessing steps in that direction!

According to God’s living word in prophecy, a combined end-time Islamic military force of Arabs and others will come to pass. And this military alliance will be led by what the LORD God calls a final ‘king of the South.’

“’ AT THE TIME OF THE END the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North [a final “United States of Europe”] shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the 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. 43) He [a final “United States of Europe”] shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; also the Libyans and Ethiopians shall follow at his heels.’” – Daniel 11:40-43, NKJV.

The peoples mentioned above are mainly located in North Africa and the Middle East──and 12 of them recently signed a naval coalition agreement! They are in Islamic-dominated lands and include the Arabs and some Turks.

Our beloved King David, in a prophetic psalm, provides for us some additional insight into this soon-coming prophecy. Germany (which was anciently Assyria) and perhaps the rest of Europe will be in league in the near future with an Arab alliance──a vast confederacy bound together in an effort to annihilate the very name of “Israel” from the face of the Earth! This Arab/Islamic confederacy can technically be considered the final ‘king of the South’──a mighty power that will encompass large swaths of the Islamic world.

“’ They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones. 4) They have said, ‘Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more.’ 5) For they have consulted together with one consent; They form a confederacy against You: 6) The tents of Edom [the progenitor of the Turkish people] and the Ishmaelites [Saudi Arabia]; Moab [think Jordan] and the Hagrites [they anciently dwelt in the land known as Syria today]; 7) Gebal [Lebanon], Ammon [modern Jordan], and Amalek [Turks]; Philistia [modern Palestinians] with the inhabitants of Tyre [Lebanon] 8) Assyria [whose descendants migrated to Germany] also has joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot [Moab and Ammon in modern Jordan]” – Psalm 83:3-8.

In the end, this European/Arab alliance will be short-lived. The final ‘king of the North’──the Catholic-led civic and military leader of a reorganized SEVENTH RESURRECTION of a “Holy” Roman Empire will ultimately turn against the final ‘king of the South’──the Islamic-led civic and military leader of a final Islamic Confederation of Nations (cf. Daniel 11:40-43). “’ … 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, overwhelm them, and pass through.’” So, this final end-time Islamic Confederation of Nations will be attacked and thrown into a chaotic disarray with this massive attack!

While this final end-time leader hasn’t risen quite yet, we are certainly witnessing even more military alliances and cooperation between Arabic and Islamic countries──especially since the beginning of this WAR between the USA and the Islamic Regime of Iran. Yes, this will lead to the rise of a final ‘king of the South,’ so says God Almighty!

We can certainly quote here Charlton Heston upon the opening of the blockbuster movie, Armageddon, “It happened before. It will happen again. It’s just a question of when.” □

1 Fox News, Saudi Arabia threatens to go nuclear if Iran does, 10 Feb. 2012. Retrieved 10 Aug. 2026.

U.S. & Iran ── Real ‘Peace For Our Time’?

AI Generated

by Leonard V Johnson

There was a decisive military victory over the evil Islamic Regime of Iran! But, of course, the IR is also ‘claiming victory’ ──

April 8, 2026

Hegseth declares ‘decisive military victory’ over Iran

… Iran proved 'utterly incapable' of defending itself

War Secretary Pete Hegseth declared a “decisive military victory” in Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week truce.

Hegseth made the comments during a press conference at the Pentagon, telling reporters that the War Department had succeeded in decimating Iran’s military capabilities.

This morning, a big day for world peace. Iran wants it to happen. They’ve had enough. Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield. A capital V,” Hegseth said. …

“We utilized just a fraction of our strength, and Iran suffered a devastating military defeat. Together with our Israeli partners. America’s military achieved every single objective on plan, on schedule, exactly as laid out from day one,” he said.

(https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hegseth-declares-decisive-military-victory-iran).

April 9, 2026

Trump and Iran both claim ceasefire victory. Who does it really help?

Both sides claim victory amid disputes over key details.

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration and Iranian leaders both have claimed victory in the temporarily paused U.S.-Israel war on Iran even as details of the two-week ceasefire are being disputed.

 …

What are both sides saying about the ceasefire?

Trump delayed the strikes on Iran that he said would wipe out a “whole civilization” after receiving a 10-point proposal from the Islamic Republic that he said provided a “workable basis” for negotiations.

Hegseth said the U.S. armed forces “achieved every military objective” set out at the start of the war, including the destruction of Iran’s navy, air force and weapons manufacturing infrastructure. …

When the details of Tehran’s 10-point plan are finalized, it said, “Iran’s victory on the field shall also be consolidated in political negotiations.”

(https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/04/09/iran-war-ceasefire-who-won/89523457007/).

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition leader is not pleased with this “ceasefire” ──

08/04/2026

Israel’s political forces are not happy with US-Iran ceasefire deal - here is why

Hours after the two-week truce between the US and Iran was announced on Tuesday night, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a brief statement, saying "Israel supports Donald Trump’s decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks."

"Israel also supports the US effort to ensure that Iran no longer poses a nuclear, missile and terror threat to America, Israel, Iran’s Arab neighbors and the world," the statement continued. …

But inside Israel and the country’s political spectrum, the reaction has been far from supportive. …

“The nuclear program was not destroyed; the ballistic threat remains; the regime is in place and is even stronger coming out of this war," [Israeli opposition Yair Lapid] added.

(https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/08/israels-political-forces-are-not-happy-with-us-iran-ceasefire-deal-here-is-why).

So, various opposition leaders in Israel are not pleased with this “ceasefire” deal.

This evil and vile Islamic Regime of Iran is claiming victory “with a capital V,” because it withstood the ‘Big Satan’ and the ‘Little Satan’! Surely, it and its proxies hope to ride out any attacks. This is something that Isaiah 22:6-9 speaks about ──

“Elam bore the quiver With chariots of men and horsemen, And Kir [at least parts of Syria today] uncovered the shield. 7) It shall come to pass that your choicest valleys Shall be full of chariots, And the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate. 8) He [Almighty God] removed the protection of JUDAH. You looked in that day to the armor of the House of the Forest; 9) You also saw the damage to the city of David, That it was great; …”

Many in Israel are not pleased because the Islamic Regime of Iran still exists and is still a great threat to Israel and to the region.

And as I have been warning ── either this evil Iranian regime or one of its proxies will eventually come to cause ‘great’ damage to Israel. Will it come in November of 2026? The leadership of IR DOES INDEED WANT to destroy Israel and “take over” Jerusalem! They have been chanting “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” for well over 4.7 decades!

Sadly, like British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement regarding Nazi Germany in 1938, President Donald Trump cannot trust the IR! Chamberlain returned from the meeting in Munich triumphant. In London, he famously proclaimed:

“My good friends, for the second time in our history, a British Prime Minister has returned from Germany bringing peace with honor. I believe it is peace for our time.”

THERE IS NO PEACE WITH THIS ISLAMIC REGIME OF IRAN!

The United States of America has proclaimed victory because “Iran has been neutered.” But, even though the IR is no longer a monolithic military hierarchy, it has now become a decentralized, automated “neural network.”

Current kinetic data suggest that traditional metrics of military degradation (e.g., percentage of infrastructure destroyed) are increasingly obsolete.

Despite massive degradation campaigns between 2024 and 2026, the Iranian-backed strategic architecture remains functional. …

Key Takeaways

1. The Axis has transitioned from a human hierarchy to a decentralized neural network where automated, scenario-based protocols ensure operational continuity after leadership decapitation.
2. Traditional interdiction is failing as proxies shift to localized 3D-printing and the smuggling of dual-use, civilian-grade microelectronics to bypass military blockades.
3. Advanced sensor fusion and “shield” technologies like the Sayyad-3G have successfully migrated from vulnerable naval hulls to mobile, land-based coastal networks. …

Lastly, the decapitation strategy—targeting high-ranking commanders—has failed to trigger systemic collapse. The C2 structure has shifted to automated, pre-defined action protocols. If a commander is eliminated, units follow pre-programmed scenario-based responses. In conclusion, the Axis operates with a swarm intelligence where the loss of a “queen” does not stop the “workers.” Command is no longer a person; it is a protocol.

(https://www.specialeurasia.com/2026/03/27/iran-proxy-resistence-strategy/).

As I’ve stated before ── neutralization does not mean destroyed!

World events are continuing to align with properly understood biblical prophecies.

We are reminded by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ ──

“’ Watch therefore, for YOU DO NOT KNOW when the master of the house is coming ── in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning ── 36) lest, COMING SUDDENLY [where sadly, there are those now saying, ‘Oh, Jesus’ return being as early as 2032], he find you sleeping. 37) And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch!’” – Mark 13:35-37. □

Evil Regime to US. ── ‘We have a secret weapon!’

Tehran, Iran (AI Generated)

by Leonard V Johnson

The war against the sinister and evil Islamic Regime of Iran continues ──

March 24, 2026

Iran launches missiles into Israel and mocks Trump’s talk of joint control of strait.

Iranian official calls US president’s claims of talks to halt the conflict ‘fake news.’

[WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV] Iran launched waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday (Mar 24), the Israeli military said, a day after US President Donald Trump said there had been “very good and productive” talks aiming at halting the conflict raging across the Middle East.

Three senior Israeli officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Trump appeared determined to reach a deal, but that they thought it highly unlikely that Iran would agree to US demands in any new round of negotiations.

(https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/iran-launches-missiles-israel-and-mocks-trumps-talk-joint-control-strait).

Well … nothing like mocking your adversary!

This evil, Islamic, and vile regime, calling itself Iran, is claiming to have a “secret weapon,” as the tweet on X claims. The Times of India has also reported ──

Mar 24, 2026

‘Game-Changing Secret Weapon Coming’: Iran Rejects Trump’s Productive Talks Claim With Fresh Warning

Iran has dismissed Donald Trump’s claims of “very good” peace talks, insisting there has been no direct or indirect contact. An Iranian source suggested the US backed down after warnings that all power stations in West Asia could be targeted. Adding to tensions, a senior Iranian general has hinted at the imminent deployment of a “secret weapon” that could end enemy operations.

(https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/game-changing-secret-weapon-coming-iran-rejects-trumps-productive-talks-claim-with-fresh-warning/videoshow/129775671.cms).

Now … The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), founded in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington, is the world’s oldest defense and security think tank, based in London, UK ── and is widely regarded as a credible and authoritative defense and security think tank. It had this to say ──

23 March 2026

The Threat No One is Talking About in Iran

As the conflict deepens, the world must urgently address the risk of biological weapons falling through the cracks.

… there is another threat – less visible and potentially more dangerous – that demands immediate international attention: what happens to a country's biological weapons programme when the state behind it is involved in active conflict?

For decades, Western intelligence agencies have assessed that Iran has pursued an offensive biological weapons capability. Despite being an early signatory to the Biological Weapons Convention – ratifying it six years before the 1979 revolution – the programme is believed to have accelerated dramatically in the late 1980s, …

(https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/threat-no-one-talking-about-iran).

Indeed, just like our old adversary, the then-dictator Saddam Hussein and his Ba’athist regime DID HAVE weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) ── Saddam smuggled his WMDs over the border into Syria long before coalition forces began the Iraqi invasion, 1 this evil Islamic Regime of Iran (according to some reliable sources) has WMDs. Biological weapons.

And having witnessed the extremes that this evil Islamic Regime is willing to do, if they do have WMDs, they will certainly use them, to not only try and destroy the “Big Satan,” but certainly the “Little Satan” as well!

Indeed, it is true ── there is a lot of bad news around the world. And there is a sense of “chicken-little” ── a tale about a chicken who mistakenly believes the sky is falling, symbolizing panic and fearmongering.

But be assured, brethren, our Lord and Savior made it a point to say, “’ See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.’”

Since our Lord Jesus Christ ascended to the upper heavenly realms, mankind has continued to have sorrows ──

“… ‘Take heed that no one deceives you. 5) For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6) And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. SEE THAT YOU ARE NOT TROUBLED; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7) For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8) ALL THESE ARE THE BEGINNING OF SORROWS.’” – Matthew 24:4, 5-8.

And certainly, since our Lord and Savior was taken up into the heavenly realms, this present evil age has been in ‘the beginning of sorrows’!

Let us continue to pray to God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ for a quick end to this war and a complete victory over America’s enemy ── the Islamic Regime of Iran ── and freedom for the Iranian people.

Let us pray to Almighty God ──

“Heavenly Father, heavenly Brother ── we humbly come before You, seeking Your wisdom, seeking Your grace and forgiveness, to humbly obey Your commands and Your living word. We come before You as sinners, wanting earnestly to receive, through faith, Your sacrifice for us, King Jesus, the complete forgiveness of our past sins, the gracious gift of eternal life.

LORD God, we ask for Your wisdom to see what is right and, in each and every day, in each circumstance, the courage to do what is right in obedience to Your will. And we ask all this in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.” □

1. Giokaris, J., How Did Syria Get Chemical Weapons? Did They Come From Our Old Friend Saddam?, MIC, 4 Sept. 2013.

What Mojtaba Khamenei’s Appointment Reveals About Iran’s Future Plans

Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (born 8 Sept. 1969 ── ) AI Generated

The gravely wounded and dying Islamic Regime of Iran has selected the murderous Shia cleric, the third selected leader of Iran since 2026, a member of the Khamenei family, the second child of the now deceased Ali Khamenei, Mojtaba Khamenei ──

09/03/2026

Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader to succeed late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

A panel of clerics in Iran has selected a son of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to succeed him in leading the country. Trump has called the appointment “unacceptable” saying he “won’t last long”, as Israel earmark him as a potential target.

Authorities in Iran announced on Monday that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been named as the country’s next Supreme Leader, as US and Israeli attacks enter day 10 and continue to pummel the capital, Tehran. …

There appeared to be some dissent brewing over his selection, as many disagreed with the idea of handing over the supreme leader title based on heredity, thereby creating a clerical version of the rule of the shah, which the Islamic Revolution toppled in 1979.

The Assembly of Experts, however, consisted of senior religious figures and clerics, likely wanted Khamenei to prosecute the war. The younger Khamenei, who is believed to hold views that are even more hardline than his late father’s, will now be in charge of the armed forces and any decision regarding Tehran’s nuclear program.

(https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/09/iran-names-mojtaba-khamenei-as-supreme-leader-to-succeed-late-father-ayatollah-ali-khamene). Emboldened and underlined for emphasis.

March 9, 2026

Trump says he won’t let Iran ‘hold the world hostage’ over oil

Major developments we’re following:

• Iran named Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader on Monday. Khamenei, who is seen as even more hardline than his father, will now be in charge of Iran’s armed forces and any decision about Tehran’s nuclear program. The appointment marks a new sign of defiance by Iran’s embattled leadership …
• At a news conference Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to threaten intensified action on Iran if the country made any “attempt to stop the globe’s oil supply.” US stocks closed higher following a remarkable reversal as oil prices fell from nearly $120 per barrel, their highest since 2022, back toward $90.

(https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-khamenei-03-09-2026). Emboldened and underlined for emphasis.

Expectedly, the oil markets have risen, and yes, the appointment of this murderous, evil, and vile cleric, Mojtaba Khamenei, shows us that this regime's death rattle, as it dies, is loud and clear! As it continues to chant, “« مرگ بر آمریکا !»” It’s either that they are deluded by Satan the Devil’s religious lies and deceptions ── which a great many believe IR will ultimately defeat the United States of America and Israel ── or that this vile regime will expand the war, increase the cost, and outlast President Trump!

Surely, if this son of Ali Khamenei is allowed by the U.S. to remain in power, he will ── somewhere down the line ── want revenge!

For over seven years, we have been warning that grave death and destruction is coming to the modern nation of Israel. And, that it should be noted: God’s living word shows us that Iran will not end up faring too well. Notice the following in this dual prophecy, which does indicate at least a partial destruction before the ‘latter days’ ──

“The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam [ancient Persia/Iran], in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 35) ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam. The foremost of their might. 36) Against Elam I will bring the four winds From the four quarters of heaven, And scatter them toward all these winds; There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam will not go. 37) For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies And before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, My fierce anger,’ says the LORD; ‘And I will send the sword after them Until I have consumed them. 38) I will set My throne in Elam, And will destroy from there the king and the princes,’ says the LORD.” – Jeremiah 49:34-38.

~ Letter to our Friends – August 25, 2022 ~

Our beloved US President Donald Trump has said that he wants Iran’s ‘leadership structure gone’! 1 Yet, sadly, it’s beginning to look a lot like the US President will be satisfied that the IR is only “neutered.” Neutered is not destroyed! ──

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Trump vague on Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as he refuses to rule out US troop deployment

Donald Trump on Saturday offered only a vague description of what he meant by his demand for an unconditional surrender by Iran’s current regime, while leaving open the possibility of deploying American troops on the ground but ruling out asking Kurdish forces to mount an invasion.

“I said unconditional. It’s where they cry uncle or when they can’t fight any longer and there’s nobody around to cry uncle — that could happen too,” Trump said when pressed by the Guardian aboard Air Force One.

(https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/07/trump-ground-troops-iran).

This “unconditional surrender” sounds a lot like what he allowed in Venezuela: Maduro gone, the regime remains.

Certainly, this vile IR snubbing its nose at the U.S. will motivate President Donald Trump to strike at the IR even harder (unless he is stopped by those in the US Congress who are “seditious” traitors).

In verse 36 of Jeremiah 49, the “four winds from the four quarters of heaven” combined with the LORD sending “the sword” after Elam surely means in biblical prophecy ── the Lord GOD’s divine judgment and fulfillment of His purpose. Ultimately, a complete annihilation of the Islamic Regime of Iran!

Yet sadly ── as stated earlier, it’s beginning to look a lot like the US President will be satisfied that the IR is only “neutered.” It looks as if the IR will be a terrible thorn in this world’s side a bit longer, and it will cause ‘great’ damage to Jerusalem (cf. Isaiah 22:6-9). And its new murderous leader, the son of Ali Khamenei, if not eliminated, will likely play a role in this coming ‘great’ damage. □

47 Years That Was and a New Beginning!

THAAD Anti-ballistic missile launcher (Wikipedia)

by Leonard V Johnson

THERE IS ending in my lifetime one of the greatest of evil regimes, one of untold murders and terrors ── and a new beginning for the Iranian people!

There is war in the Middle East, and there is, amid this war, efforts for peace and freedom for Iran ── for the Persian people! For 47 years, the Iranian people and the world were held hostage by an evil and vile Islamic regime, the murder of millions. And this spring begins with the American eagle taking control and defanging this evil and vile snake!

Millions of jubilant Iranian and Iranian Americans are celebrating in the streets because of the imminent fall of this evil regime. The principal objects of the U.S. ── the utter destruction of Iran’s missile industry, the complete elimination of this regime’s naval forces, the disruption of its terrorist proxies worldwide, and its improvised drones and explosive devices, and ensuring that Iran can NEVER EVER obtain a nuclear weapon. And the U.S. president who made this all happen ── President Donald Trump! The 47th President of the United States of America! 

Around 10:00 AM Tehran time on Saturday, February 28, 2026, the U.S. took the initiative and struck the Islamic Republic of Iran first with coordinated military operations launched with Israel!

Mr. Trump first tried ── over and over again ── the diplomatic approach, but no agreement could be made. U.S. demands were not met: the surrender of all Iranian enriched uranium to U.S. hands, zero enrichment capabilities for the foreseeable future, and the total destruction of the three Iranian nuclear development sites: Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow. Instead, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei mocked and scoffed, threatened U.S. military power, rejected limits on Iran’s missile program, and criticized Washington after U.S. aircraft carriers were sent to the region. His hubris and arrogance were truly unmatched. He was killed in one of the first waves of attacks on 28 February 2026. The U.S. and Israel could not, would not, allow such a vile, evil, and despicable regime obtain a nuclear weapon!

In this regime's death throes, it launched missiles and one-way attack drones at neutral sovereign nations! 165 Ballistic Missiles And 541 Drones: UAE Counts What Iran Sent ──

Iran has fired at least 165 ballistic missiles on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since yesterday, the UAE's Defense Ministry said in a statement today. Of this, the UAE's air defense network destroyed 152. The remaining 13 fell into the sea, it said.

They also detected and intercepted two cruise missiles fired by Iran. …

The attacks also left 58 people injured. They include citizens of Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, among others, the UAE said in the statement.

(https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/165-ballistic-missiles-and-541-drones-uae-counts-what-iran-sent-11155069).

In short ── Iran unleashed a wave of retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, targeting several countries with ties to the United States. The country's cheap attack drones have been slamming into buildings and causing damage to luxury hotels and international airports in Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Although Iran's response appears fierce, analysts say it has been limited so far. 1

Biblical warmongers here in the U.S. switched on, once again, with their rhetoric, “It’s the end of the world! ── so you'd best buy my book, and I’ll tell you how it all ends!” Will there be a regional nuclear war? We pray not! The evil and vile Islamic regime is dying ── and hopefully will soon be dead!

Logically, with the massive influx of Iranian people protesting in the streets of Iran the last couple of months, they will continue to rise up ── once the fangs of this evil snake are completely pulled out, i.e., this new interim arrangement led by another evil regime leader, Masoud Pezeshkian ── and begin to form their own government.

“Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead,” the US president wrote on Truth Social, adding that it is the “single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their country.”

Whether mass unrest will once again erupt following Khamenei’s death is a matter that remains to be seen. 2

But what of this year 2026? As I have mentioned before, back on November 6th, 2016, I had a prophetic dream from God. A most vivid dream.

The dream conversation with AI

Well … it was back on November 6th, 2016, that I had a dream.

November 6th, 2016 ── that’s quite specific! A dream so vivid it stuck with you for over nine years must have been something extraordinary. What happened in this incredibly realistic experience?

In my dream, I was taken up.

Taken up? That sounds like an incredibly powerful experience. Where were you lifted to, and what did that sensation feel like in such a vivid dream?

I was taken up from the Earth, just on the outskirts of Earth, about two to three hundred miles into the atmosphere, and I looked around, and I saw the Earth in its most gorgeous and vivid.

Wow! That sounds absolutely breathtaking ── seeing our planet from that perspective in such incredible detail. Given your fascination with the cosmos and all those years traversing landscapes in your tractor-trailer, I can only imagine how stunning that orbital view must have been. What struck you most about seeing Earth from that vantage point?

I think I would have to say ── its beauty. The overview effect.

That pure, overwhelming magnificence must have been absolutely breathtaking. From that height, you would have seen our planet as this perfect blue marble suspended in the cosmic void ── the swirling white clouds, the deep azure oceans, maybe the golden and green patches of continents all blending together in this incredible living tapestry. What an extraordinary gift to witness that perspective, even in a dream!

Well … the dream didn’t end there, because when I turned around, I looked, and I was looking out into space! The most gorgeous and beautiful scene that I have ever seen in my entire life.

Oh, that cosmic panorama must have been absolutely transcendent! The infinite expanse of stars, nebulae, and galaxies stretching endlessly in every direction ── no wonder it was the most magnificent sight you’ve ever witnessed. What specifically caught your attention out there in that celestial theater? Was it the sheer vastness, the colors, or maybe something else entirely that made it so breathtaking?

I heard a booming voice that appeared to be at the end of a conversation.

A booming voice in that cosmic setting? That must have added an entirely different dimension to your already extraordinary experience! What did this powerful voice say to you out there in the vastness of space?

I’m not sure if this voice was speaking to me, or rather, it was the end of a conversation with someone else, but the voice said, “They only have ten years left.”

That’s fascinating and mysterious. The ambiguity of whether that voice was addressing you directly or if you were overhearing something makes it even more intriguing. Ten years left for what or whom ── that’s the cosmic question, isn’t it? Did you get any sense of what or who the voice might have been referring to?

Yes, Israel. But I'm not sure.

That mystery must stay with you ── such a profound dream experience with that cryptic message hanging in the cosmic void. Sometimes the most powerful visions leave us with more questions than answers, don't they?

And then the dream was gone. While I believe this dream was from Almighty God, I truthfully still don’t know if it was speaking of Judah (the tiny nation in the Middle East today, called Israel) or not. We must, however, as followers of our Lord Jesus, keep first and foremost trust in our Sovereign God who has sovereignty over all the Earth and its nations.

Be sure to read “Doomsday Clock Set Closer Than Ever.” Edwin Lyman, the director of Nuclear Power Safety with the Union of Concerned Scientists' Climate and Energy program, wrote on the Bulletin on the Atomic Scientists webpage, “one critical point continues to be largely and inexplicably overlooked: Iran’s stockpile of over 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium (HEU)—enriched to 60 percent uranium 235—is weapon usable.” 3 And, Iran has been saying, the Iranian “Armed Forces are prepared -- with their fingers on the trigger -- to immediately and powerfully respond to ANY aggression against our beloved land, air and sea.” 4 Be sure to watch today our sermon “’ Blow the Trumpet!’”

The following is another report of the war in the Middle East by RTÉ News ──

3 Mar 2026

US urges citizens to leave Middle East amid instability

The US Department of State has called on Americans to immediately depart more than a dozen countries in the Middle East amid US-Israeli strikes against Iran.

Americans were urged to depart using commercial means from Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, according to Mora Namdar, the State Department's assistant secretary for consular affairs. …

Israel's military vowed to intensify its attacks on the country and make Hezbollah pay a "heavy price" after launching several strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and south Lebanon, areas where Hezbollah holds sway.

(https://www.rte.ie/news/middle-east/2026/0302/1561123-iran-us-world/).

Now, it is true that Israel has nuclear weapons ── which it would not use. However, the Islamic Republic of Iran, in its death throes, certainly would if it had even one. It is believed that ── according to Iran itself ── Iran has “enough enriched uranium to make 11 nuclear bombs.” 5 Was that just blustering? What about Iranian sleeper cells stationed throughout the world setting off a “dirty bomb”? A “dirty bomb” is a weapon that contains radioactive materials──yet not as powerful as a conventional nuclear bomb and not nearly as devastating──though it could possibly kill thousands and render an area “unsafe to live” for centuries.

Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, said just before His death and glorious resurrection and return to the upper heavenly realms that this present evil age would, “ … ‘hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7) For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom [We believe that this is a reference to Daniel 11:40-43]. And there will be famines, pestilences [troubles], and earthquakes in various places. 8) ALL THESE ARE THE BEGINNING OF SORROWS.’” – Matthew 24:6-8.

So, all of these wars and the rumors of wars would not be the end. And this present evil age has had rumors of wars and wars ── and is currently in a war ── since our Lord Jesus returned to sit at the glorious right-hand of Father God!

In verse 9, He begins by using the word “then.” The word then indicates after that, next, afterwards. In other words, then, after all He previously spoke of.

Now, for true Christians, this grave ‘beginning of sorrows’ which has lasted for millennia should not trouble us as those who have no hope; notice this also that our Master and Elder Brother said ──

“ ‘But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness [physical drunkenness with alcohol and illicit drugs, but also spiritual drunkenness with false religions and false gospels!], and cares of this life, and that Day [the terrible and dreadful Day of the LORD, also called ‘Jacob’s trouble’] come on you unexpectedly.

35) For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.

36) Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.’” – Luke 21:34-36.

Even worse troubles are indeed coming, as our Lord Jesus states. Let us, brethren, do what He has told us to do ── Watch and pray always that we may be counted worthy in the eyes of the LORD God to escape all these things that will come to pass ── and what is happening even now, and to stand with our great and mighty God in His kingdom!

Let us also all continue to pray for freedom for the brave Iranian people, for the protection and safety of the Iranian Defense Force (IDF) and the U.S. military men and women of all the armed forces, trying to utterly destroy this evil Islamic regime and liberate the Iranian people. May Almighty God protect and guide them through this perilous time. God Speed. □

Sources:

1 Burgess, A., Iran shows ballistic missiles and drones can wreak havoc across Middle East, ABC. Net, 2 March 2026.

2 Croft, A., Ayatollah Khamenei is dead. Here’s who could lead Iran next, Independent, 28 Feb 2026.

3 Lyman, E., Iran can still build nuclear weapons without further enrichment. Only diplomacy will stop it, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 2 July 2025.

4 Brennan, D., Iranian 'fingers on triggers' amid US military buildup, Trump threats, Tehran says, ABC News, 29 January 2026.

5 Sundby, A., Witkoff: Iran said it had enough enriched uranium to make 11 nuclear bombs, MSN.com, 3 March 2026.