Prophecy News Watch - April 23, 2020

Around the World
Regional conflict in Middle East looks likely again as Trump and Iran trade threats, Syria reports Israeli airstrikes
President Trump threatened Iran with severe retaliation Wednesday after the U.S. military claimed Iranian ships had made 'dangerous and threatening approaches' toward American navy vessels in the Persian Gulf last week.
Trump orders Navy to 'destroy' Iranian boats 'harassing' US ships in warning over provocative maneuvers
President Trump said he directed the Navy to destroy Iranian military vessels that conduct provocative maneuvers near U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf.
Iran Guards reveal secret space program in satellite launch
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched its first satellite into space Wednesday, dramatically revealing what experts described as a secret military space program that could advance its ballistic missile development amid wider tensions between the Islamic Republic and the US.
Iran launches first military satellite into space
Iran successfully launched its first military satellite into space on Wednesday, authorities in Tehran said, spurring warnings from Washington and heightening tensions between the two countries.
UN Fears Global Famines Of "Biblical Proportions" Due To Virus Pandemic
A United Nations agency has warned that the world risks widespread famines 'of Biblical proportions' due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Israel-Palestinian Conflict
End times, world war predictions of rabbis line up with implementation of 'Deal of the Century'
Prophecies from rabbis about the coming of the Messiah and a third World War are coalescing with the timing of the implementation of the 'Deal of the Century' peace plan this summer under a new Israeli unity government.
Christians Recall Holocaust In Worldwide Online Session
Tens of thousands of Christians joined an online ceremony marking Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, amid concerns that antisemitism will spread as fast as the coronavirus. While a memorial siren sounded across Israel, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) had viewers stand to honor 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, also known as Shoah.

Inside the United States
Texas Governor says Jesus Christ will always be there for you
In a video interview on Saturday evening, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott encouraged Texans to put their faith in God, CBN News reports. Interviewed by Pastor Jack Graham during an online service at Prestonwood Baptist Church, the governor said: 'We are all tested, we are all challenged. There is a solution that will support you and will always be there for you and that's Jesus Christ, it's God Almighty.'
US has over 45,000 COVID-19 related fatalities
The US COVID-19 death toll was 45,343 on Wednesday morning, Worldometers.info reports. The first known US fatality from coronavirus came on February 28 in Washington State. Currently, New York has the highest number of deaths with 19,693; Wyoming has the fewest with 6.

Christian News
Daughter of Indian pastor killed in 2015 receives bullet wound
The daughter of a murdered pastor in India was shot last week, five years after the death of her father and in the same house.
'Iran Jails and Lashes Christian Woman For Faith And Protest'
Christian rights activist Mary (Fatemeh) Mohammadi says she has been sentenced to three months and one-day imprisonment and 10 lashes for publicly protesting Iran's downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane.
Church in Harlem NY loses 11 members to coronavirus in 30 days
A church in Harlem has lost 11 members to the coronavirus pandemic in 30 days. Rev. Johnnie Green of the 1200-member Mount Neboh Baptist Church told the Christian Post: 'It is simply unfathomable and unfortunate that so many people in our congregation [have died].'