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The Mark of the Beast: A Clever Counterfeit

2023 September-October
Gerald E. Weston


Beast's eye

Have you heard of the biblical Mark of the Beast? Could it be something that you have already been affected by—or even “accepted” without knowing it for what it is?

Anarchy in Haiti

25th August 2023
News and Prophecy Staff

rioters with fire and a Haitian flag

In the first half of 2023, gangs in Haiti “killed at least 2,000 people and kidnapped more than 1,000,” according to the United Nations (The Guardian, 14 August 2023). Since the 2021 assassination of Haiti’s last president, anarchy has taken over as 150 rival gangs compete to control the nation’s capital. Murder, robbery, rape, and kidnappings are rampant, and the police are powerless against them.

France’s Waning Influence in Africa

28th August 2023
News and Prophecy Staff

globe showing African continent with a sticker of a French flag being peeled off

In a recent article in the Le Figaro newspaper, three right-wing French senators and 96 members of the parliament attacked French president Emmanuel Macron’s policies concerning Africa (The Telegraph, 12 August 2023).

Tempers Flare in South China Sea

21st August 2023
News and Prophecy Staff

warships with the flags of China and Philippines in the background

Reuters reports, “China again asked the Philippines to tow away a grounded warship—a World War Two-era vessel now used as a military outpost—from a disputed shoal on Tuesday, after Manila rejected Beijing’s earlier demand” (August 8, 2023). The shoal lies within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone—the area of the sea around the Philippines in which the nation possesses special rights to economic exploration and development.

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