All right, let's get to our prophecy update today. What a week. I want to talk to you about what took place this last week.

Doubtless, you have been following the development concerning Syria, specifically Turkey's invasion of Syria on the heels

of President Trump's controversial decision to withdraw U.S. troops out of Syria.

I suppose that those who are students of Bible prophecy should not be surprised.

However, what might be a little surprising is the swiftness with which everything is happening.

I have to confess that I was a little taken back by the reaction on the part of those who supported the president's decision,

I mean unwavering. They just have this unflinching support of the president no matter what he does. But then on the other side of that,

you also have those who will, no matter what the president does, will oppose him.

I remember reading a post one time that from a supporter of President Trump, a

avid supporter of President Trump, an avid supporter of President Trump, saying that if President

Trump had come up with the cure for cancer, they would blame him for causing cancer to begin

with.

So you got two sides and both sides are reacting to the President's decision to get out of Syria. Under the banner of endless wars, really a campaign promise of his before he was

elected. Now the concern, and it's a valid concern, is for the Kurds, who many accuse the president of abandoning.

And it brings up the bigger question of Israel.

If we are completely out of Syria, which is what the president has announced,

then what does that mean for Israel? Are we abandoning Israel? And so that's the question.

What I found of particular interests are the evangelical

leaders that have voiced their support or concern for the president's decision.

So on Thursday, Haaretz reported on the, quote, rare rebuke of evangelical leaders who are slamming President Trump over the Turkish assault

on Syria's Kurds. Pat Robertson said, quote, the president who allowed Khashoggi, if I'm

pronouncing his name right, to be cut in pieces without any repercussions whatsoever is now allowing the Christians

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