Prophecy News Watch - September 19, 2017
Around the World
Ahead of UN meet, Trump vows: US won't let Iran take over Syria
'The U.S. won't let Iran gain control over Syria. The U.S. won't leave Israel alone in the battlefield,' a senior White House official quoted U.S. President Donald Trump as saying unequivocally in a meeting on the topic over the weekend, amid reports suggesting that Iran was cementing its foothold in Syria and building precision missile factories in the south of the war-torn country.
Category 5 Hurricane Maria to lash Irma-battered Caribbean islands with flooding, damaging winds
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Maria -- on a path that would take it near many of the islands already wrecked by Hurricane Irma and then on toward Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic -- is an "extremely dangerous" storm with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. It was centered about 15 miles east-southeast of Dominica -- or 40 miles east of Martinique -- and heading west-northwest at 9 mph late Monday afternoon.
Trump to rail against North Korea at U.N., seek united front against nuclear and missile programs
President Trump will turn up the heat on North Korea and call out countries that coddle the rogue regime Tuesday in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, said a senior White House official who recognized that the threat of war loomed over the speech.
Trump says U.S. prepared for ‘further action’ against Venezuelan government
President Trump told leaders of Latin American nations Monday night that the U.S. is ready to take “further action” against the Venezuelan government if President Nicolas Maduro persists in repression.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Iran Threatens to Destroy Israel's Tel Aviv, But Gulf Arab States Appear Closer to Former Foe
Iran's army chief warned Monday that his country would immediately lay waste to Israel's commercial capital of Tel Aviv should Israeli leaders make any mistakes.
With Ballistic Missile Radar, U.S. Opens First Permanent Military Base in Israel
The first permanent U.S. military base in Israel was dedicated on Monday.
Inside the United States
ISIS Calls for 'Lone Wolf' Attacks on Hurricane Victims at Relief Shelters
The Islamic State is calling for lone wolf attacks on hurricane relief centers in Houston and Miami.
Hurricane Maria rips into Caribbean and could sling Jose toward the US East Coast
Hurricane Maria made landfall Monday evening as an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm on the island of Dominica and is expected wreak devastation across the Caribbean over the next couple of days before making a turn north when it could dance around a meandering Hurricane Jose and send that storm flying toward the East Coast.
St. Louis protesters return to streets after 120 arrested
A large crowd gathered outside the prison in St. Louis, Missouri, overnight to call for the release of protesters still in police custody. Earlier, several hundred people also marched peacefully through the city's downtown, while high school students in at least two districts also joined a demonstration.
Feds were wiretapping head of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign
U.S. government investigators were wiretapping the head of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, both before and after the election, CNN reported Monday night.
Trump’s shift away from using the term radical ‘Islam’ rattles his base
As President Trump’s staunchest backers wonder why he has suddenly dropped 'Islamic' from two important war speeches, the mystery in the latter instance can be traced to the Pentagon, says an administration source.
Christian News
God is using hurricanes to speak to us, says Anne Graham Lotz
Is God trying to send people a message with all of the catastrophic natural disasters taking place all over the world? As far as Anne Graham Lotz of AnGel Ministries is concerned, the answer is yes.
Christians With Muslim or Buddhist Backgrounds Most Heavily Persecuted in China; Leader Pleads for Bibles
Believers with Muslim and Buddhist backgrounds are the most persecuted Christian groups in China, according to a watchdog organization. And those Christians are in urgent need of Bibles in their own languages.
Ahead of UN meet, Trump vows: US won't let Iran take over Syria
'The U.S. won't let Iran gain control over Syria. The U.S. won't leave Israel alone in the battlefield,' a senior White House official quoted U.S. President Donald Trump as saying unequivocally in a meeting on the topic over the weekend, amid reports suggesting that Iran was cementing its foothold in Syria and building precision missile factories in the south of the war-torn country.
Category 5 Hurricane Maria to lash Irma-battered Caribbean islands with flooding, damaging winds
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Maria -- on a path that would take it near many of the islands already wrecked by Hurricane Irma and then on toward Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic -- is an "extremely dangerous" storm with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. It was centered about 15 miles east-southeast of Dominica -- or 40 miles east of Martinique -- and heading west-northwest at 9 mph late Monday afternoon.
Trump to rail against North Korea at U.N., seek united front against nuclear and missile programs
President Trump will turn up the heat on North Korea and call out countries that coddle the rogue regime Tuesday in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, said a senior White House official who recognized that the threat of war loomed over the speech.
Trump says U.S. prepared for ‘further action’ against Venezuelan government
President Trump told leaders of Latin American nations Monday night that the U.S. is ready to take “further action” against the Venezuelan government if President Nicolas Maduro persists in repression.
Israel-Palestinian Conflict
Iran Threatens to Destroy Israel's Tel Aviv, But Gulf Arab States Appear Closer to Former Foe
Iran's army chief warned Monday that his country would immediately lay waste to Israel's commercial capital of Tel Aviv should Israeli leaders make any mistakes.
With Ballistic Missile Radar, U.S. Opens First Permanent Military Base in Israel
The first permanent U.S. military base in Israel was dedicated on Monday.
Inside the United States
ISIS Calls for 'Lone Wolf' Attacks on Hurricane Victims at Relief Shelters
The Islamic State is calling for lone wolf attacks on hurricane relief centers in Houston and Miami.
Hurricane Maria rips into Caribbean and could sling Jose toward the US East Coast
Hurricane Maria made landfall Monday evening as an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm on the island of Dominica and is expected wreak devastation across the Caribbean over the next couple of days before making a turn north when it could dance around a meandering Hurricane Jose and send that storm flying toward the East Coast.
St. Louis protesters return to streets after 120 arrested
A large crowd gathered outside the prison in St. Louis, Missouri, overnight to call for the release of protesters still in police custody. Earlier, several hundred people also marched peacefully through the city's downtown, while high school students in at least two districts also joined a demonstration.
Feds were wiretapping head of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign
U.S. government investigators were wiretapping the head of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, both before and after the election, CNN reported Monday night.
Trump’s shift away from using the term radical ‘Islam’ rattles his base
As President Trump’s staunchest backers wonder why he has suddenly dropped 'Islamic' from two important war speeches, the mystery in the latter instance can be traced to the Pentagon, says an administration source.
Christian News
God is using hurricanes to speak to us, says Anne Graham Lotz
Is God trying to send people a message with all of the catastrophic natural disasters taking place all over the world? As far as Anne Graham Lotz of AnGel Ministries is concerned, the answer is yes.
Christians With Muslim or Buddhist Backgrounds Most Heavily Persecuted in China; Leader Pleads for Bibles
Believers with Muslim and Buddhist backgrounds are the most persecuted Christian groups in China, according to a watchdog organization. And those Christians are in urgent need of Bibles in their own languages.