The Catholic Church and the popes in particular have wielded influence in Europe over many centuries. This is especially true of over 1000 years of power exercised by the Holy Roman Empire from the crowning of Charlemagne, in 800AD, to the fall of the pope’s temporal power in 1870.
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Beyond Brexit
In June 2016, we all witnessed another miracle of prophecy fulfilled in our day: Britain voted for “Brexit”and made a national choice to leave the European Union. With the two-year Brexit clock ticking, Britain has much to work on to complete its departure. There are…
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In the previous article, we began by considering the Roman dragon as it developed in the region of modern Turkey. We examined, in broad terms, the beginning of the Byzantine Empire, tracing the development of the various powers that impacted on the purpose of God. We concluded our considerat…
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One hundred years ago the empire of the Ottoman Turk was dismantled. Today, occupying a much reduced territory, is the Republic of Turkey. The region is rich in history and has been described as the “cradle of civilisation”. It was in this region that Noah emerged from the ark on the mountains o…
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On 11 February 2014 a news headline screamed: “IRAN 1979: THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION THAT SHOOK THE WORLD. Celebrating its 35th anniversary, Iran’s Islamic Revolution shocked the world and redrew the map of global alliances.”1
The causes of the revolution lay with the increasingly authoritarian…
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Dwelling Carelessly in Isles
Who would have thought that prior to Christ’s return to believers we would be writing about Russia’s move into the Middle East? This is the situation we now find ourselves in. Yet one of the most extraordinary aspects of these events is that they hardl…
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The Year that Changed Everything
The year of 2016 was one of shocks, and one of political revolution. After Donald Trump’s win in the US Presidential election, many front page headlines emphasised that this is a ‘Revolution’. Prominent Brexit front man, Nigel Farage, made the following commen…
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Isaiah 11:11 states: “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamat…
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The Grand Theme of Prophecy
In Genesis 3:15 we read of the great conflict of the ages initiated by God in the beginning. This is the seed of the serpent versus the seed of the woman. Whilst the seed of the woman was ultimately fulfilled in Christ, by extension it is also a term which applies to tho…
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Nothing prepared me for the ugly sight of what became known to the world as Ground Zero. As I stood at the police barrier in New York City just two weeks after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, I could not summon words to adequately express the shock and horror before me at the devasta…
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