News and Prophecy | Page 115 | Tomorrow's World

News and Prophecy

Super-plague could reappear.

  1. 21st March 2014
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

The deadliest plague ever to hit mankind killed between 30-50 million people during the 6th century AD—nearly one half of the Earth’s population (Times of Malta, January 28, 2014). “Some 800 years later, the Black Death wiped out 50 million Europeans between 1347 and 1351” (ibid.).

Read More...

North Korea's War Crimes?

  1. 19th March 2014
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Following a year-long investigation, UN investigators recommend “North Korean security chiefs and possibly even Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un himself should face international justice for ordering systematic torture, starvation and killings comparable to Nazi-era atrocities” (Reuters, February 18, 2014).

Read More...

Gender Confusion!

  1. 17th March 2014
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

“The concept of gender-neutral parenting first became popular among feminists in America during the 1970s” yet, it is still around (Daily Mail, February 14, 2014). One U.K. couple is raising their son as both a boy and a girl—leaving the ultimate determination of his gender identity to him. His 23-year-old stay-at-home mom commented “‘If Max wants to wear a pink...

Read More...

California's Killer Drought.

  1. 14th March 2014
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

“In late January, California officials, for the first time in the 54-year history of the State Water Project, announced they were cutting off the flow of water from the northern part of the state to the south, affecting both farms and cities… This as California’s Central Valley, producer of half of America’s fruits, vegetables, and nuts, is experiencing its...

Read More...

Weather Catastrophes and Depression.

  1. 12th March 2014
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

In 2012, the World Wildlife Federation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a report that studied the effects of powerful weather events on mental health. According to the report “When you have an environmental insult, the burden of mental health disease is far greater than the physical” (Live Science, February 3, 2014).

Read More...

Economic Coercion in Uganda.

  1. 10th March 2014
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Anti-homosexuality laws in Uganda are drawing a backlash from world leaders and organizations (NGO’s). Uganda’s conservative leadership recently passed legislation that punishes overt homosexuality and pro-homosexual propaganda (BBC, February 28, 2014). U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called the action “atrocious,” and, “Both he and South African Nobel peace...

Read More...

German Chancellor Awarded Israeli Medal.

  1. 07th March 2014
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

German Chancellor Merkel recently traveled to Israel with most of her cabinet ministers for their fifth “joint cabinet meeting” since 2008 (Deutsche Welle, February 25, 2014). “The two countries signed a series of new agreements… The first was Israel’s acceptance of Germany’s offer to provide consular services to Israeli travelers in countries where the Jewish...

Read More...

Babies Have Different Needs!

  1. 05th March 2014
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Scientists have recently discovered that “Bottle-fed babies could benefit from formula milk made according to a sex-specific recipe” (The Times, February 15, 2014).

Read More...

More Rumors of Wars.

  1. 03rd March 2014
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Nearly two thousand years ago, Jesus foretold that one of the signs of the approaching end of this age would be “wars and rumors of wars” (Matthew 24:3-8).  This accurately describes what we are seeing today.  In the Middle Eastern nation of Syria, a civil war is tearing the country apart, and thousands of refugees attempt to get out of ruined cities.  In...

Read More...

Why We Talk About News and Prophecy.

  1. 28th February 2014
  2. News and Prophecy Staff

Some have asked why we focus on news events and Bible prophecy each week—since prophecy seems like “bad news” that can be depressing and upsetting, especially to young people. So why do we do it? Because Jesus Christ repeatedly instructed His disciples, “Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming” (Matthew 24:42; 25:13). The Apostle Paul...

Read More...

Pages