Prophecy News Watch - December 21, 2021
Around the World
Hundreds Die In Philippines Typhoon As Christians Struggle For Water, Food
Hundreds of people were confirmed dead Tuesday as rescue operations continued to find survivors after the Philippines’ deadliest typhoon this year.
Russia warns of military action as fears mount of Christmas invasion of Ukraine
Russia upped the ante Monday in its dangerous standoff with Ukraine, openly warning of military action if President Biden and America’s NATO allies ignore a list of demands Moscow announced late last week — a far-reaching list that some key U.S. lawmakers have dubbed a “pretext to war.”
UK Supreme Court denies request to add ‘X’ gender option to passports
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has rejected the request of a “non-gendered” activist to establish a third gender option on British passports for those who do not identify as male or female.
‘Threat Posed By Iran’ High On Agenda As U.S. National-Security Adviser Travels To Israel For Talks
U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Israel this week for discussions likely to be dominated by a perceived threat from Iran amid U.S. concerns that the time Tehran would need to develop a nuclear weapon has become “unacceptably short.”
New microchip implant stores your COVID vaccine passport
Epicenter, a Stockholm-based startup, unveiled a new way of carrying around a COVID vaccine passport – in a microchip implanted under your skin.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel said to arrest over 100 Hamas members in Hebron area in major sweep
Israeli troops operating in the Hebron region in the southern West Bank have arrested more than 100 Hamas members in recent days who were planning to carry out terror attacks, Channel 13 reported on Monday.
Israeli companies exported cruise missiles to China without permit
Three Israeli companies and 10 suspects were indicted on Monday after they were found to have exported cruise missiles to China without a permit.
IDF and Shin Bet Use New Technologies to Catch Terrorists as Quickly as Possible
The Shin Bet and the IDF caught the terrorists who killed yeshiva student Yehuda Dimentman in a shooting attack this week with remarkable speed, due in part to new technology that Israel’s security forces have deployed to fight terrorism in the West Bank.
Inside the United States
Texas Debuts the First Part of Its State-Funded/Constructed Border Wall
Six months ago, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Texas would build its own border wall, using state funding and donations. On Saturday, Abbott showed the first phase of state border wall construction in Rio Grande City.
Saudi Arabian ‘potential terrorist’ nabbed at US-Mexico border; ties to Yemeni subjects of interest, feds say
A "potential terrorist" with links to a number of "Yemeni subjects of interest" was captured in Arizona late last week after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Border Patrol officials announced Monday.
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes offshore Northern California
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck offshore in the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California, followed by aftershocks that rattled nerves and caused items to fall from shelves, authorities said Monday.
Christian News
Syria: Christians rebuild church decimated by ISIS
Christians have helped to rebuild a church in the Syrian city of Raqqa that was destroyed during the 2014-2017 Islamic State reign of terror there, CBN reports. The Raqqa church was rededicated following an effort led by the Free Burma Rangers aid agency and the Grace Community Church in Fulton, Maryland.
Mozambique: Islamic terrorists decapitate pastor, force wife to carry his head; “please pray for healing of trauma”
Islamist militants decapitated a pastor in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique on Wednesday, and made his wife carry his head to a local police station, International Chrisitan Concern (ICC) reports. The atrocity was the latest attack in an insurgency that has killed over 3,000 Mozambicans since 2017.
Myanmar: Christian pastor dies during interrogation by Burmese Army
A Christian pastor in Myanmar died during a brutal interrogation by the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) earlier this month, Myanmar Now reports. Following the February 1 military coup, the Tatmadaw is trying to violently impose Buddhism on the whole of Myanmar; Christians currently make up around 8.2 percent of the country’s population.
Cuba: European Parliament mentions imprisoned Christian pastor in resolution denouncing Cuban “systemic” rights abuses
The European Parliament named Christian pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo among other prisoners in an urgent resolution it passed last week to denounce “systematic abuses” by Cuba's government against citizens, Evangelical Focus (EF) reports.
Worthy Watch
It’s official: Durham is investigating the Clinton Campaign
Hundreds Die In Philippines Typhoon As Christians Struggle For Water, Food
Hundreds of people were confirmed dead Tuesday as rescue operations continued to find survivors after the Philippines’ deadliest typhoon this year.
Russia warns of military action as fears mount of Christmas invasion of Ukraine
Russia upped the ante Monday in its dangerous standoff with Ukraine, openly warning of military action if President Biden and America’s NATO allies ignore a list of demands Moscow announced late last week — a far-reaching list that some key U.S. lawmakers have dubbed a “pretext to war.”
UK Supreme Court denies request to add ‘X’ gender option to passports
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has rejected the request of a “non-gendered” activist to establish a third gender option on British passports for those who do not identify as male or female.
‘Threat Posed By Iran’ High On Agenda As U.S. National-Security Adviser Travels To Israel For Talks
U.S. national-security adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Israel this week for discussions likely to be dominated by a perceived threat from Iran amid U.S. concerns that the time Tehran would need to develop a nuclear weapon has become “unacceptably short.”
New microchip implant stores your COVID vaccine passport
Epicenter, a Stockholm-based startup, unveiled a new way of carrying around a COVID vaccine passport – in a microchip implanted under your skin.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Israel said to arrest over 100 Hamas members in Hebron area in major sweep
Israeli troops operating in the Hebron region in the southern West Bank have arrested more than 100 Hamas members in recent days who were planning to carry out terror attacks, Channel 13 reported on Monday.
Israeli companies exported cruise missiles to China without permit
Three Israeli companies and 10 suspects were indicted on Monday after they were found to have exported cruise missiles to China without a permit.
IDF and Shin Bet Use New Technologies to Catch Terrorists as Quickly as Possible
The Shin Bet and the IDF caught the terrorists who killed yeshiva student Yehuda Dimentman in a shooting attack this week with remarkable speed, due in part to new technology that Israel’s security forces have deployed to fight terrorism in the West Bank.
Inside the United States
Texas Debuts the First Part of Its State-Funded/Constructed Border Wall
Six months ago, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Texas would build its own border wall, using state funding and donations. On Saturday, Abbott showed the first phase of state border wall construction in Rio Grande City.
Saudi Arabian ‘potential terrorist’ nabbed at US-Mexico border; ties to Yemeni subjects of interest, feds say
A "potential terrorist" with links to a number of "Yemeni subjects of interest" was captured in Arizona late last week after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. Border Patrol officials announced Monday.
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes offshore Northern California
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck offshore in the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California, followed by aftershocks that rattled nerves and caused items to fall from shelves, authorities said Monday.
Christian News
Syria: Christians rebuild church decimated by ISIS
Christians have helped to rebuild a church in the Syrian city of Raqqa that was destroyed during the 2014-2017 Islamic State reign of terror there, CBN reports. The Raqqa church was rededicated following an effort led by the Free Burma Rangers aid agency and the Grace Community Church in Fulton, Maryland.
Mozambique: Islamic terrorists decapitate pastor, force wife to carry his head; “please pray for healing of trauma”
Islamist militants decapitated a pastor in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique on Wednesday, and made his wife carry his head to a local police station, International Chrisitan Concern (ICC) reports. The atrocity was the latest attack in an insurgency that has killed over 3,000 Mozambicans since 2017.
Myanmar: Christian pastor dies during interrogation by Burmese Army
A Christian pastor in Myanmar died during a brutal interrogation by the Burmese Army (Tatmadaw) earlier this month, Myanmar Now reports. Following the February 1 military coup, the Tatmadaw is trying to violently impose Buddhism on the whole of Myanmar; Christians currently make up around 8.2 percent of the country’s population.
Cuba: European Parliament mentions imprisoned Christian pastor in resolution denouncing Cuban “systemic” rights abuses
The European Parliament named Christian pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo among other prisoners in an urgent resolution it passed last week to denounce “systematic abuses” by Cuba's government against citizens, Evangelical Focus (EF) reports.
Worthy Watch
It’s official: Durham is investigating the Clinton Campaign