Ezekiel’s prophecy of the latter days declares, “Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil” (Ezek 38:13).
Israel—Economy
It has been our practice to relate the …
Since the garden of Eden, there has been a great historical “enmity” between the “seed of the woman” and the
“seed of the serpent” (Gen 3:15). This is a theme taken up in the book of Revelation, in which “the remnant of the
woman’s seed” is downtrodden by the dragon, the beast an…
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The summit meeting of the fifteen member states of the European Unity held in Madrid last December, decided to adopt a single currency on 1 January 1999—to be called the “EURO”.
The summit meeting of the fifteen member states of the European Unity held in Madrid last December, decided to adop…
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So reads the heading of one newspaper article after the dramatic assassination of Israel’s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on Sunday morning, Adelaide time, 5 November 1995. If thenews was stunning to us, in Israel the effect was devastating. Many spoke of it as the worst event in the short history o…
Where To After Rabin? Read More »
Europe
As highlighted in the last two issues of the Lampstand, Europe has continued to dominate the headlines with change after change continuing to reshape the face of the political landscape of the Continent. At the heart of these changes is the emergence of the “United States of Europe”,…
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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation leaders have traced the borders of “a new Europe by inviting Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary to join the Western Alliance… The United States President, Mr Clinton, prevailed over European allies who wanted a broader enlargement. He hailed the dawn of ‘…
Europe – “Embracing the Enemy” Read More »
When the apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians about a “falling away” from the faith, he indicated that one of the greatest characteristics of the apostate system would be its deception (2 Thess 2:8–10) It appears in fact that he is explaining Daniel’s prophecy, where this system is said…
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Church of England in Turmoil
A report in The Advertiser on 12 February 1997 stated that “civil war between traditionalists and modernists has broken out in the Church of England, as it tries to grapple with a further big drop in worshippers”.
Apparently the current Archbishop of Canterbu…
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Israel
January 15 saw the acceptance of a “land for peace” agreement in Hebron between Israel’s Netanyahu and Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat. The irony is that the final impetus for agreement was an act of desperate terrorism by a nineteen year old Israeli soldier, Noam Friedman, firin…
A Tense Peace at Hebron Read More »
Events in the past two months on many fronts have shown that Yahweh is continuing to work amongst the nations, providing us the necessary reassurance that the day of the coming of the Lord is near. We have seen the increasing influence of former Army General, Alexander Lebed, as the new Russian he…
Will Britain Stay in the European Union? Read More »
