take us on a trip around the world, as it were, and tour what I see are some major developments

that have prophetic significance. I'm doing this because I hope to argue the case that everything taking place on a global scale has Israel,

specifically Jerusalem, at the center. This last week I was reminded of just how fearful people are. And sadly, Christians,

how fearful unnecessarily Christians are by what's happening in the world today.

That's not to be dismissive of the seriousness of what's happening in the world today.

But thankfully we have prophecy in the Bible that tells us not only what's going to happen

at the time of the end, but why it's going to happen and where it's going to lead. And by the way, spoiler alert, we win. I've read

the, it's just right here at the back of the, not the maps. It's right here. Jesus said, I'm going to

tell you what's going to happen before it happens, so when it happens you'll believe.

He says to believers, when you see these things begin to come to pass, when you see what's

happening in North Korea, in China, in Russia, in Iran, in Syria, in Egypt, in Lebanon,

when you see these things begin to come to pass, then look up

and lift up your heads for your redemption draws nigh. I would suggest that, and again,

I hope this doesn't come off as being provocative or sensational, but I really believe the geopolitical developments

just within the last couple of weeks have profound prophetic implications, and that's what

I want to talk about today.

We're going to start right here at home with our local Hawaii News Now report.

You heard about this, I'm sure. It's concerning how a Hawaii panel is asking the state to prepare

for a North Korea attack. Doesn't that just bless your day? Have a nice afternoon. Seems Hawaii

lawmakers want state officials to update plans for coping with a nuclear attack

as North Korea develops nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles that can reach the islands.

This is a real thing.

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