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 ‘…
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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…
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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…
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Recent events have brought fear and anxiety to men and women throughout the world, but have increased the
anticipation of the sons and daughters of the living God of the coming of the Son of Man. In the past three months
missiles have reigned upon Afghanistan, Russia came close to political collap…
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The Russian economy is in tatters, and were it not for a massive ($37 billion) International Monetary Fund led rescue package in July, things would now be a lot worse in the country. Just prior to the IMF package the rouble was said to be on the edge of a precipice. Short-term interest rates were up…
The idea predominantly sustained throughout the book of Daniel is… one dominion under diverse administrations, styled the kingdom of men, or of Babylon, as opposed to the kingdom of Judah, which is Yahweh’s. Both these kingdoms have their times, or periods, during which their reigns are unrivall…
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Israeli-Palestinian Stalled Peace Process May Be Revived
Recent developments in the Middle East indicate that the peace process which has stalled for some months may be on the verge of being revived—although slowly, as usual.
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is continually under…
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