UFO’s and a Nephilim Anitichrist?

The leader of Rapture Ready has come around to the same place we have been;  UFO’s and “aliens” are demonic and Satanic.  But in this article below he asks a very interesting question;  could the Antichrist and false prophet be strange flesh/Nephilim?  If so it would explain why THEY get tossed directly into the lake of fire without mention of them sitting at Great White Throne judgment.

Friends, the world is getting pretty scary with the big news hitting us all at once these past few days.  We have crazed liberals all over the country now whipped into such delusion that they think it’s OK to block police cars, throw rocks and snowballs at police, take over sections of cities and declare them “ICE FREE”.  We have our army steaming toward Venezuela, we have Russian subs willing to maybe fight for their oil ships that USA is seizing, we have Russia evacuating it’s Israel Embassy, and talk of Civil War and World War is everywhere.  Throw in a collapsing dollar, a warning of an impending stock market correction and Trump saying we need to have Greenland and will take it if necessary and you got a lot going on.

 Our “blessed hope” is closer today than it’s ever been.  The things of this world are growing dim.  The delusion of the godless seems complete…and yet people are still planting, building, eating, drinking marrying and planning their weddings…so 100% we are in the Days of Noah.  Keep looking up!  Our redemption is near!

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This planet is experiencing an invasion which, according to God’s Prophetic Word, will be a repeat of a past invasion (Luke 17:26-30).

The world changed drastically in the 20th century. The most powerful time of change came in mid-century, with World War II and the Jewish Holocaust, accompanied by the explosion of the first atomic bomb and that horrific weapon’s first use on Hiroshima, then Nagasaki, Japan. There swiftly followed the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls at Qumran and the birth of modern Israel, coinciding with the formation of the United Nations.

Technology, the development of which had moved at a snail’s pace throughout history until the late 19th century, seemed to ignite in rocket-like fashion.

Inventions burst forth from the time of the steam engine to the telegraph, electric power, then to powered flight…and, well, you know the rest.

President John F. Kennedy, in his January 20, 1961 inaugural address, summarized the position that generation held on history’s timeline: “…man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life…”

The very year the president was assassinated, America’s leaders chose to gravitate toward the latter option verbalized by Kennedy two years earlier—to begin to “abolish human life.” That year –1963—the Supreme Court elected, without inviting America’s electorate to participate in the decision, to kick God out of public schools. This downward spiral of moving away from the Life-Giver –God—and toward death, eventuated ten years later with Roe v. Wade and the murder of almost 70 million babies in their mothers’ wombs since.

Something profound had happened to this human sphere. When one dissects the strange dichotomy –the fantastic progress in man’s knowledge and technological achievement, and at the same time the geometric progression of violence and degeneration of morality in this nation and the world—a truly empirical conclusion must acknowledge that something eerie is going on. Planet Earth is experiencing dynamic rearrangement that even the most fervent apostle of the faith system called evolution must be hard-pressed to explain.

God’s Word, the Bible, through Jesus and the Old and New Testament prophets, however, are not hard-pressed to explain. This world is becoming as it was in the days of Noah and Lot (read Luke 17:26-30). Planet Earth is experiencing an invasion–not from Mars, the Pleiades, or some other far-distant star system, but from right here, where Earth’s trouble has stemmed since the leader of the invasion first entered man’s sphere of existence. The invasion is interdimensional, not extraterrestrial.

Lucifer, in his first assault on God’s creation called man, first deceived Eve, then convinced Adam to disobey God, with whom Adam and his wife had walked perfectly. From that point, Satan attacked humanity with a vengeance, his minions even intermingling their seed with humankind.

The chief Scripture that both tells of the serpent’s (Satan’s) war against humankind and the fact that God promised that woman’s (Eve’s) seed would ultimately crush the Devil’s head, is found here: “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel” (Gen. 3:15).

What I want to look at in this Scripture is the fact that the invaders (Lucifer’s minions, the one-third of the angels who rebelled in heaven and were expelled) possess “seed.” They would go on to intermingle their “seed” with the “seed” of the woman, Scripture tells us:

“There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown” (Gen. 6:4).

We again are given the abominable mingling of the fallen angels’ seed with the seed of human women:

“And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire” (Jude 1:6-7).

Just as the Sodomites–the homosexuals of the doomed city of Sodom– committed fornication with “strange flesh” (with those of the same sex), the fallen angels, Jude is saying, went after “strange flesh” (those of a different creation –human women).

Jesus said it would be the same as in that antediluvian time when He returns in the second coming. The minions of Satan will again be in the process of contaminating or corrupting human genetics.

God had to judge that world, killing all except Noah and his seven family members, and animals selected from Earth’s animal populations.

The latter-day invasion is manifested–I’m convinced—through the strange, unexplained UFOs, apparitions, stigmata, and other things reported by even quite credible people. Just watch or read of this in the many media outlets available today to understand just how much of these things are going on today.

Additionally, we’ve all heard about the recent group of former military people, pilots, scientists and government officials–now retired–who have come forward to try to get out the message that, indeed, these things are being witnessed. Recent reports of UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) from credible sources make clear that there is an invasion of some dimension likely going on. Mainstream news media and government, by and large, are still stonewalling efforts to get to the truth about these anomalous matters.

The main point to make is that this invasion is but one more signal of where we stand on God’s prophetic timeline.

Are there “nephilim”–giants, as in the days of the Genesis 6 report–again coming into view? Is there presently Luciferian intervention into the very genetic make-up of humankind? I’m of the opinion that the answer is “yes,” at least in that the rulers of the darkness of this world (Ephesians 6:12) are influencing human scientists and others through genetic tampering and other covert projects.

I will speculate a bit here by way of a question or two.

Why is the “son of perdition” declared by Jesus himself to be lost from the beginning (Jn. 17:12)? Isn’t everyone to have a chance to repent and be saved—to be given their day in court–whether at the bema (judgment seat of Christ) or at the great white throne?

Yet this man of sin–the son of perdition, the Antichrist “beast” and his sidekick, the false prophet, are apparently not given their day in court. Both are simply thrown into the lake of fire. They are the first two to be thrown in that eternally burning place of punishment. There will be none other in that place prepared for the devil and his angels until Satan is thrown in that fiery lake at the end of the 1,000-year reign of Christ. Then, they will be joined by the billions upon billions of lost souls who are cast in the lake of fire following the great white throne judgment of Revelation 20:11-15.

Here is my speculation, but one based upon a good scriptural foundation, I think.

The beasts described in Revelation chapter 13 –both the world leader, who will demand worship, and the false prophet, who will force people to worship him—might well be without souls, in the sense that human beings have souls. Human souls can be redeemed. Angels cannot be redeemed, once lost –as in the angels who rebelled with Lucifer.

It is prudent to ask if the Antichrist and the false prophet are the offspring of the angels– nephilim, the result of the intermingling of the serpent seed with the seed of human women. Certainly, they will perform great feats as Genesis Chapter 6 reports of the angelic/human offspring of the pre-Flood times.

Are Antichrist and the false prophet to be nephilim?

 https://www.raptureready.com/2026/01/08/planet-earth-invasion-2026-by-terry-james/

Trump's BOARD OF PEACE Soon to be Revealed

 The world longs for peace but it will never happen.  

What will happen is that prophecy will continue moving forward faster and faster...like birth pangs.

Trump is being billed, by Israel, as the Prince of Peace, which is in-and-of-itself prophetic.

Read on;

History has a way of repeating itself--not always in identical form, but often in eerily familiar patterns. As reports emerge that President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to unveil a sweeping international "Board of Peace," Christians would be wise to pay close attention. Not with fear, not with sensationalism--but with discernment. The pieces now being placed on the global chessboard bear striking resemblance to patterns described long ago in the pages of Scripture.

According to U.S. and regional officials, the Trump administration plans to announce the Board of Peace as early as next week, positioning it as a global body not only to guide postwar Gaza but eventually to assist in resolving conflicts worldwide. 

Confirmed participants reportedly include Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany--already a powerful and geographically diverse coalition. But perhaps most striking is the administration's consideration of filling remaining seats with the heads of major multinational institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Economic Forum.

These institutions possess extraordinary influence but govern no land, command no armies, and answer to no electorate. These are leaders who do not wear crowns, yet their decisions shape economies, determine development paths, and exert leverage over sovereign governments. They are, in every meaningful sense, kings without kingdoms.

This is where the Board of Peace could take on a distinctly new character. The presence of multinational institutional leaders would fundamentally transform the board from a gathering of national representatives into a technocratic ruling council. These figures do not negotiate treaties on behalf of citizens; they set conditions, control capital flows, and define the rules by which nations must operate to receive aid, investment, or legitimacy.

Their inclusion signals a model of peace not rooted in reconciliation between peoples, but in compliance with global systems. Reconstruction funds, security cooperation, governance frameworks, and even leadership legitimacy could all be conditioned on adherence to standards defined by unelected global authorities. In this model, peace is no longer simply brokered--it is managed, enforced through economic incentives and institutional pressure.

For students of Scripture, the parallels are difficult to ignore. The Bible describes a future period in which authority is concentrated not solely in traditional kingdoms, but in a limited number of powerful figures who operate beyond national boundaries. Daniel speaks of rulers who arise suddenly, wield influence disproportionate to their origins, and play decisive roles in confirming agreements that directly impact Israel. Revelation later describes ten kings who rule briefly, not over historic empires, but through shared authority--leaders who ultimately "give their power" to one central figure.

Again, this is not to claim fulfillment--but to recognize a familiar pattern. Power detached from geography. Authority divorced from accountability. Leaders who shape the fate of nations without ever standing for election.

The immediate focus of the Board of Peace will be Gaza. The Trump administration has made clear it is committed to the return of Israel's remaining deceased hostage and to the disarmament of Hamas--but notably, it is unwilling to condition phase two of its peace plan on either. That second phase envisions sweeping changes: rebuilding Gaza, managing it through external oversight, and phasing out Israeli military control.

To that end, the U.S. is working with Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and others on a gradual Hamas disarmament plan. This reportedly includes surrendering heavy weapons and a "buy-back" program for lighter arms. Hamas, for its part, insists disarmament can only occur alongside the establishment of a Palestinian state--highlighting how fragile and conditional these assurances remain.

Parallel to this effort is the creation of a Palestinian technocratic committee--a group of politically unaffiliated administrators tasked with governing postwar Gaza. Egypt has taken the lead in assembling this body, with Israel vetoing any direct Palestinian Authority leadership role. Eight approved technocrats will now govern a devastated territory of more than two million people, backed not by elections, but by international mandate.

An intermediate executive committee--featuring figures like Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, Tony Blair, and former UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov who has now been appointed as director-general of the Board--will oversee the process. The structure is unmistakable: layers of authority, none directly accountable to the people on the ground, all answerable to global stakeholders.

Here;  Trumps Board Of Peace Reveal Is Coming Soon - Kings Without Kingdoms?

Could this end up being the platform that the Antichrist will take over with it's "10 kings"?

Maybe.

Important Jewish Rabbi Says Trump is Playing Big Role in Coming of Messiah

 You all know the story of Jacob and Esau.  Esau was the older son whom Isaac loved and Jacob was the younger whom Rebekah loved.  Esau sold his birth right after Jacob deceived Isaac.  He went on to be the nation of Edom and thorn in Israel’s side.  But according to Jewish tradition Edom will help Israel in the last days before THEIR Messiah comes.  And he believes that Trump represents this Edomic role of helping Israel and that God is behind it all.

You can’t make it up!  Jews are watching for Messiah and they will be deceived by Antichrist.  Christians are watching all these events transpire as we anticipate the soon return of Jesus Christ.  And Trump was put on the throne to play a part in it all.

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Esav, Rav Kessin explained, became Edom. Edom became Rome. Rome became Western civilization. “America is Edom,” he said. “And at the end of days, Edom does not disappear. Edom assists.”

Trump’s purpose, on a spiritual level, is to turn from ya’aved (oppressing Israel and the Jewish people) to ya’avod (cooperating with and assisting Israel and the Jewish people). The more powerful and prosperous America becomes under the leadership of Trump, the more it can assist the Jews and the State of Israel, claims Rabbi Kessin. The stature of Israel will rise in the eyes of the world, and other nations will want to align with and cooperate with Israel, exactly because America is behind it.

In Rav Kessin’s reading, Trump represents a return of Esav’s constructive role. He identified Trump as a reincarnation of the positive side of Esav, similar to the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who maintained a close relationship with Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, the compiler of the Mishnah. “That relationship was not accidental,” Rav Kessin said. “It was prophetic.”

Trump’s 2016 victory, Rav Kessin argued, was the clearest modern example of divine intervention in politics. “He ran against sixteen seasoned politicians and the most powerful political machine in America,” he said. “He had no political background. The media mocked him. Yet he won. That does not happen naturally.”

The intensity of opposition to Trump, Rav Kessin said, confirms rather than undermines this view. “This is not rational political disagreement. This is hatred without proportion. People who never met him, who were never harmed by him personally, respond with rage. That level of hatred only appears when something existential is threatened.”

Judaism, Rav Kessin emphasized, does not teach a single messianic figure but a two-stage process. The Sages describe Mashiach ben Yosef, who confronts evil, restores order, and prepares the world, followed by Mashiach ben David, who completes redemption and reveals God’s presence openly. Trump, Rav Kessin said, fits squarely into the first category, not as the Messiah himself but as a tool aligned with that stage.

Hebrew numerology, known as Gematria, assigns numerical values to Hebrew letters and words to uncover hidden meanings. Cyrus’s connection to the Messiah is found in the Book of Isaiah. The Persian king Cyrus is the only non-Jewish leader to be referred to in the Bible as Moshiach, literally ‘His anointed one’. The word for ‘anointed one’ in Hebrew is ‘Moshiach’ (משיח), which means “Messiah”.

Thus said Hashem to Cyrus, His anointed one— Whose right hand He has grasped, treading down nations before him, ungirding the loins of kings, opening doors before him and letting no gate stay shut. Isaiah 45:1

Trump’s connection is found through Gematria. Using the method to break down the value of Hebrew letters, Donald Trump’s name in Hebrew (דונלד טראמפ) equals 424 – which is also the numerical equivalent of ‘Moshiach for the House of David’ (משיח בן דוד).

It has been suggested that, as the 45th president of the United States, Trump would embody the 45th chapter of Isaiah, in which the Persian King Cyrus rebuilds the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.

https://israel365news.com/415238/rav-kessin-trump-embodies-esavs-return-as-redemption-nears/

ICE Shooting Draws Big Crowds of Protestors in Minneapolis. Where is This Going?

 Let the spinning begin.  Let the finger pointing begin.  Let the blame begin.  Let the shouting and "F... you!" begin. 

We had the mayor of Minneapolis say on national TV to Federal Agents, "Get the fu.. out of our city!"

We have Governor Walz telling people how to protest against police and ICE agents.  He went on to say that the MN National Guard could be deployed to protect the people of Minnesota...it could be interpreted as a veiled threat that the MN National Guard would be used to fight Federal ICE officers and police.

What we are witnessing is the "love of many will grow cold."  

My brother refuses to talk to me or my family.  My wife's cousin showed up on national TV because he's front and center at the police protests in Minneapolis this morning.  Almost every family that I talk to has division because of vastly divergent world views that have taken over America.

If you have the worldview that God is the creator and is sovereign over all affairs on earth and that He sets up nations and rulers and tears down nations and rulers, then you will view all that's happening through that lens of scripture.

If you deny the Creator and believe that man evolved from billions of years of nothing and there is no heaven, there is no hell, there is no sin, there is no judgment whatsoever, then YOU will be given over to the desires of the flesh and the cares of this world.

This division in America simply can't keep going.  Cities will start burning because of Leftists.  Trump will deploy troops of some sort to stop the riots and looting.  More people will be gassed.  More people will throw rocks and snowballs, more people will try and run over police officers.  More people will be shot.  When a looter is shot the Left will scream about "murder of innocent citizen!"

Pray for this nation.  Pray that Jesus is coming soon.  Pray that law and order will prevail.  Pray that Jesus will change the darkened hearts of the godless in the streets.

Here's a fact:  If America descends into chaos, THERE IS NO ONE COMING TO HELP.  We are the last stand in the world when it comes to freedom.

More About Iran and It’s Muslim Hardliner Regime Collapse

 Many of you probably remember that after Noah’s flood, Shem, Ham and Japheth had kids and the nations of the world came from those kids.  Shem was the father of the Jews, as you can read in Genesis 1, but also is the father of the Persians which are called Iranians today.  So the Jews and the Iranians are cousins.

Today we read more on how the Muslim regime has ruled Iran with an iron fist but the people are rising up and protesting their abhorrent living conditions.  The rulers will try to destroy the protests but Trump has warned them that there will be hell to pay if they start killing everyone.

The exiled Crown Prince of Iran speaks highly of Trump and Netanyahu and says he would seek the “Cyrus accord” if he gets back in power.  Remember that Cyrus was a Persian who Isaiah said would free the Jews from Babylon.  And Cyrus and Donald Trump both have their face on the Temple Institute coin that was minted during Trump’s first term.

How is this all going to play out for the Ezekiel 38 coalition?  We have no idea except to say that the rapture is going to drastically change conditions on earth.  And most prophecy watchers believe that God will intervene on this coalition AFTER the rapture.

Interesting times!!

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Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi says Iranians, not the United States, will bring down the Islamic Republic, rejecting speculation that Washington might attempt a military extraction of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or engineer a handover of power, as US President Trump has done in Venezuela.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Pahlavi said the country’s protest movement has reached a point where, in his view, “the regime is collapsing” and outside intervention is neither necessary nor desirable.

Pahlavi argued that nationwide unrest has created what he called a rare alignment of circumstances that could finally topple the ruling system.

He described the current moment as one in which “the conditions are right on many levels for the regime to collapse,” adding that demonstrations now go beyond economic frustration and openly call for an end to clerical rule.

Asked whether he envisioned a formal position for himself if the government fell, he said his contribution would be focused on repairing a country battered by decades of repression.

Healing a society that has been “hurt, depressed, demoralized, cheated, lied to,” he said, would take precedence over pursuing a specific executive role.

Pahlavi repeated his long-standing argument that accountability for regime leaders should come from inside Iran. “It will be far more appropriate for this to be solely in the hands of the Iranian people,” he said, while urging international governments to support Iranians seeking to free themselves.

He also criticized past U.S. administrations, saying the Green Movement in 2009 was abandoned and that the Biden administration’s approach allowed Tehran access to “over $200 billion of oil revenue.”

That money, he said, was used to reinforce regional proxy groups rather than ease domestic conditions, a dynamic he connected to the October 7 massacre.

Pahlavi praised Israel’s government and current U.S. leadership, saying Israel has “a very strong prime minister” and that President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are pursuing a markedly different policy toward Tehran.

Looking ahead, Pahlavi predicted a strategic realignment after the Islamic regime falls, saying Iran would seek a “Cyrus Accord” with Israel—an elevated version of the Abraham Accords. He cited historic ties dating back to Cyrus the Great and noted that Israeli water-management expertise could help Iran confront severe environmental challenges. He said many Iranians envision a future built on cooperation with Israel and Arab states, arguing that Tehran’s hard-line rulers resisted regional normalization precisely to block that trajectory.

https://worldisraelnews.com/exiled-crown-prince-iranians-not-the-us-will-oust-regime-eyes-cyrus-accord-with-israel/

After Trump Hits Venezuela Will China Hit Taiwan?

 The world has certainly entered a very uncertain age.  We have wars and rumors of war.  We have new technology that could destroy us.  We have drones and robots who could fight our next wars.  We have Artificial Intelligence generating videos that are so realistic that 99% of the world seeing them will not be able to tell if they are real.

So of course the huge news that everyone is talking about is still Venezuela.  Maduro was the unelected dictator who is also the head of a drug cartel.  The leaders of China, Iran and Russia all loved their strengthened relationship with him.  He gave them access to Venezuela's bounteous oil fields and also helped China get the deadly fentanyl into the USA with hopes it continues to destroy our society.

But now that Maduro is gone, who is going to be the most upset by this?

Remember, when it comes to Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines, we have a defense contract with them that puts us at war with anyone who attacks them.  And China could decide to invade Taiwan any day now.

President Donald Trump's stunning moves against Venezuela on January 3 are sparking concerns that China may soon move against Taiwan.

Trump on December 16 imposed a "total and complete blockade" on sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, and some expressed their belief that his actions could make it easier for China to impose similar measures on Taiwan, which China claims as its own.

"If the U.S. blockades to change political outcomes in Venezuela, China can justify coercive measures against Taiwan on so-called security grounds," Craig Singleton of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies told Reuters. "The legal contexts differ, but the propaganda opening is real."

China looks serious about a Taiwan blockade. On December 30, China Coast Guard and Global Times, the Communist Party newspaper, jointly released a "Throat-choking" poster showing the Coast Guard intercepting a Taiwan container vessel carrying the American HIMARS rocket system to the island republic.

On December 17, the U.S. State Department had announced the largest-ever arms sale package to Taiwan, which included HIMARS rockets.

The poster, the Global Times stated, demonstrated the Coast Guard's ability to "control key maritime areas and seize dangerous targets, as the CCG continued to organize task forces to carry out comprehensive law enforcement patrol around Taiwan island."

The release of the poster occurred on the final day of "Justice Mission 2025," a drill conducted by China's Eastern Theater Command. On December 31, the Command announced that it had "successfully completed" the exercises, the most extensive ever conducted in the seas and air around the island republic.

Justice Mission 2025, which included five large no-go zones surrounding the main island of Taiwan, practiced the imposition and enforcement of a "de facto" blockade by the Chinese Coast Guard and elements of the Chinese military.

Many say that America's arms sales to Taiwan are provocative. Cheng Li-wun, the chair of Taiwan's main opposition party, argues, in the words of NPR's Nick Schifrin, that "more weapons could provoke the very war they're designed to avoid."

Cheng is wrong because, among other reasons, it is unlikely that China will launch hostilities by invading the main island of Taiwan or even provoking a fight by imposing a blockade or quarantine.

Why unlikely?

First, China has never been more trade-dependent in its history. Xi Jinping's only hope for an economy that is probably contracting is to increase exports. He knows — or should know — that he is in no position to disrupt international commerce.

"China with these exercises managed to ring in the new year reminding the world that it was the one using military coercion to control a vast area, disrupt global supply chains, and obstruct global shipping lanes," Steven Yates of the Heritage Foundation told Gatestone. "That's not being a good neighbor, responsible stakeholder, or reliable trade partner."

Second, an invasion of Taiwan would be extremely unpopular in China. Although the people of the island see themselves as "Taiwanese" — self-identification surveys show only about 3% of Taiwan's people believe they are "primarily Chinese" — people in China, as a result of endless Communist Party indoctrination, believe that the Taiwanese are Chinese. The Chinese in China, both officials and common folk, believe that "Chinese do not kill Chinese."

This is one reason why China's regime would be extremely concerned about casualties resulting from an invasion of Taiwan. Beijing is casualty-averse, something evident from Beijing's reluctance to report losses from a skirmish with India in June 2020 in the Galwan region of the Himalayas. Chinese leaders are unlikely to start a war even if they think they will ultimately prevail, when casualties would be measured in the hundreds of thousands or more.

Because a war would be generally unpopular — the mood in the country right now is sour — Xi must know that an invasion would not only have to be successful but also bloodless, and that would be virtually impossible.

Third, the Chinese military, racked by continuing purges, is in no condition to start major hostilities. Purges have hit, among other units, the Eastern Theater Command, the command with the responsibility for Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait.

In general, Xi does not trust any general or admiral with complete control of the People's Liberation Army, control he would have to confer if he were to launch a combined air-land-sea operation against the island. Xi appears to be losing support in the military, and he is not about to make some flag officer the most powerful figure in China by giving him or her control of virtually all of the armed forces.

Fourth, China's actions are creating a formidable coalition against itself, and soon the Chinese will realize they cannot take on everyone. As Yates says, Justice Mission 2025 "is likely to accelerate trends toward civil resilience in Taiwan; toward indigenous defense capabilities; and toward collaboration against the common threat among Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, all supported by the U.S."

None of this is to say that Xi is unlikely to start a war. He is, after all, engaging in a series of provocative actions along China's periphery, from India in the south to South Korea in the north. Especially dangerous are the acts of the Chinese navy and coast guard against the Philippines at places such as Scarborough Shoal, Second Thomas Shoal, and Sandy Cay.

Xi apparently believes that a high degree of tension is in his personal interest because continual confrontation would prevent political adversaries from challenging or even deposing him. He can miscalculate at any time and now cannot de-escalate or act constructively. Any incident, therefore, could spiral out of control.

If there is a war anywhere in East Asia, it will almost certainly spread fast. The United States has treaty obligations to defend two likely victims of Chinese aggression — Japan and the Philippines — and has a moral obligation and many practical reasons to defend Taiwan. As a practical matter, once one country in America's treaty network gets attacked, all countries in the network end up fighting.

On the other side, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the end of December said his country would support China in "the possible escalation in the Taiwan Strait." China would undoubtedly force North Korea into supporting its war effort as well.

No country in East Asia, therefore, escapes war.

Here;  After Trump Hits Venezuela, Will China Invade Taiwan? :: Gatestone Institute

We have said it dozens of times, but it is our understanding and hope that the world is not going to enter into a civilization-ending world war anytime before the rapture of the church.  Jesus said that events on earth would be pretty normal when He returns for His Bride, the Church.  People would be planting, building, eating, drinking, marrying and planning their weddings.  Such conditions might not exist for a while if the major powers of the world start shooting hyper-velocity missiles into each other's cities and sinking aircraft carriers at sea.

Iranian Regime Enters Survival Mode

We read today that the Iranian regime is in “survival mode” and that their plan B is for the Ayatollah and 20 family members to flee to Russia if the protests begin to overwhelm the regime.  And Trump has warned Iran’s leaders to not start killing all the protesters “or else!”

What an interesting world!  The headlines are incredible every single day!  Certainly hard to argue that these aren’t the birth pangs that Jesus spoke of.  Thank the Lord that He has it all under control.

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Senior figures in Iran’s leadership have entered what officials privately describe as “survival mode” amid a widening wave of protests and unrest sweeping the Islamic Republic, according to a report published Sunday by The New York Times.

The report described the current crisis as the most severe challenge the regime has faced to date, with Iranian officials acknowledging in closed-door discussions that the state has few remaining tools to confront mounting economic collapse or to prevent another round of military strikes.

According to the Times, senior figures in Tehran have privately conceded that the leadership lacks a coherent strategy to stabilize the situation, with President Masoud Pezeshkian reportedly admitting that he has “no ideas or solutions.”

The assessment comes as protests across Iran enter their second week, marked by growing participation, spreading unrest, and an increasingly heavy-handed response by security forces. Iranian officials quoted in the report said the combination of economic pressure, internal dissent, and external threats has left the regime dangerously exposed.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the unrest over the weekend, expressing cautious optimism that the demonstrations could represent a turning point. Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu said the expanding protest movement may succeed in toppling the Islamist regime.

 “The government of Israel, the State of Israel, and my policy identify with the struggle of the Iranian people, with their aspirations for freedom, liberty, and justice,” Netanyahu said, as protests entered their eighth day. “It is very possible that we are standing at the moment when the Iranian people are taking their fate into their own hands.”

The Israeli leader’s remarks followed a sharp warning from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said Friday that Washington would respond forcefully if Iranian authorities kill demonstrators.

Writing on Truth Social, Trump warned that if Iran “shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters,” the United States would “come to their rescue,” adding that the U.S. was “locked and loaded and ready to go.”

Against this backdrop, voices from inside Iran have begun speaking more openly. In interviews aired Saturday night on Channel 12 News, Iranian regime opponents from multiple cities described a collapse of fear among protesters and a growing belief that outside pressure from the United States and Israel could help tip the balance against the ruling clerics.

Taken together, the assessments from Tehran, Jerusalem, and Washington point to a volatile moment for the Islamic Republic, as internal unrest converges with external pressure and increasingly blunt international rhetoric.

https://worldisraelnews.com/iranian-regime-enters-survival-mode-as-protests-intensify/

NYC Conquered. No Planes. No Explosions. Just Surrender

 It’s almost impossible to imagine.  The city that was literally destroyed by Muslims flying planes into Twin Towers in 2001 has now lit the remaining buildings green to celebrate Islam.  Just 24 years later a Muslim mayor is elected and Muslims dance on the graves of 3000 Americans killed in those attacks.

Has judgment started on America?  Has the Big Apple, the crown jewel of America, the place of Wall Street, been the first major city to fall to the Satanic religion of Islam?  What other cities will follow?  Maybe Minneapolis?

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This week, New York State lit sixteen government landmarks green to celebrate the so-called Muslim American Heritage Month. Governor Kathy Hochul issued a formal proclamation. For the first time, the state officially sanctified January as a month of celebration.

Among the buildings glowing green was One World Trade Center — the Freedom Tower — built on the graves of nearly 3,000 Americans murdered on September 11, 2001.

The very site of the deadliest Islamic jihad attack in history was illuminated in Islamic green — not in mourning, not in remembrance, not in warning — but in celebration.

This was submission.

https://rairfoundation.com/muslim-american-heritage-month-ground-zero-line-new/

Venezuelans All Around the World Cheer Capture of Maduro

Of course the Democrats are having another hissy fit over Trump ordering Maduro be captured and brought to Justice. Cries include, “he violated a sovereign nation!😭”

But Maduro was a dictator thug who fed off the drug cartels and decimated the country’s oil production so that the average Venezuelan was stuck in poverty and fear.  Trump plucked Maduro out of his bedroom and he’s now in prison in New York awaiting trial.  Super cool!  

So while Democrats are crying, the actual Venezuelans are cheering and thanking Trump for having the hutzpah to take out this dictator who had been indicted in  a New York court during the days of Biden.

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Scenes of celebration erupted among Venezuelans both inside and outside the country following the capture of one of the nation’s most feared criminal figures, a man whose reign of terror symbolized years of unchecked violence and lawlessness.

For many, the arrest represented not just the fall of a single individual, but a rare moment of justice in a country long plagued by crime, corruption, and impunity.

According to a report by the Daily Mail, Venezuelans in cities across Latin America, Europe, and the United States expressed relief and jubilation after authorities confirmed the arrest of the notorious gang leader.

Videos circulated on social media showing crowds cheering, waving Venezuelan flags, and chanting slogans celebrating what many viewed as long-overdue accountability.

One Venezuelan expatriate described the moment as “a victory for the victims who never got justice,” while others said it gave them hope that criminal networks could finally be dismantled.

The captured figure was widely blamed for orchestrating kidnappings, extortion, murders, and large-scale criminal operations that terrorized communities for years.

Residents who lived under the shadow of his gang spoke of entire neighborhoods being held hostage by fear. As one local resident was quoted as saying, “People couldn’t leave their homes after dark.

Everyone knew what would happen if you crossed them.” His influence extended beyond crime, symbolizing the breakdown of public safety and the failure of institutions meant to protect ordinary citizens.

Authorities confirmed that the arrest followed an extensive international operation, highlighting growing cooperation between law enforcement agencies.

Officials described the capture as the result of “months of intelligence gathering and coordinated action.” The suspect was reportedly apprehended without incident, though security forces immediately increased protection around the area due to fears of retaliation from remaining gang members.

For families who lost loved ones, the news was bittersweet. While many welcomed the arrest, they emphasized that justice remains incomplete.

One grieving relative told reporters, “Nothing will bring my son back, but at least now the man responsible will face consequences.” Human rights advocates echoed this sentiment, calling for transparent legal proceedings to ensure the arrest leads to real accountability rather than political theater.

The celebrations, however, stood in stark contrast to Venezuela’s broader reality. Millions remain displaced, crime remains rampant in many regions, and trust in institutions is fragile.

Analysts cautioned that while the arrest is significant, it does not signal the end of organized crime in the country. As one expert noted, “Removing one leader does not dismantle the system that allowed him to thrive.”

Still, for a population accustomed to despair, the moment carried symbolic weight. Fireworks lit up the night sky in some communities, and social media flooded with messages declaring, “Justice has arrived.” For Venezuelans worldwide, the capture offered a rare sense of unity — a shared acknowledgment that even the most powerful figures can fall.

 https://endtimeheadlines.org/2026/01/venezuelans-around-the-world-celebrate-the-capture-of-maduro/