Bible in the News
862 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★ - 57 ratingsWeekly analysis of world news events in the light of Bible prophecy, confirming the soon return of Jesus Christ to this earth. Produced Thursday every week by The Christadelphians. Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Music Store.
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Tensions Reach New Heights in the Middle East
April 13, 2024 04:00 - 16 minutes - 4.34 MBThe world is highly distressed at the potential outcomes in the Middle East, whether of Israel's entry into Rafah and the response of the surrounding nations or the possibility of a direct strike on Israel by Iran and the ensuing war that might follow. In this troubled sea of political turmoil, the Bible holds out a message of hope.
Russia Prepares for a New Offensive in Ukraine
April 05, 2024 04:00 - 5 minutes - 11.9 MBSince the October 7th Terror attack in Israel the world’s attention has shifted from the Ukraine-Russia war to the situation in Gaza. However, the war there is still very much ongoing, with Russia believed to be poised ready to start a new offensive in the coming months.
Reflecting on Purim
March 28, 2024 04:00 - 19 minutes - 6.12 MBThis week hundreds of thousands around the world joined together for a special hour of prayer for the hostages still held in Gaza. The special day of prayer, was organized to fall on the day of Esther’s feast — which she held to out Haman’s wicked plan to the Persian King. Now on this Purim, we find the State of Israel in a position not unlike that which they have experienced many times throughout history.
Putin, Russia & Gog
March 15, 2024 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.63 MBIn this episode we take a look at the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 and the role of the leader of Russia in the latter days.
The Myth of the IDF Aid Convoy Massacre
March 10, 2024 05:00 - 7 minutes - 18.1 MBOver the past couple of days, it looks like the Biden administration has now publicly gone on the offensive against Israel, with more vigour than the previous months. The reason for this is likely something to do with Biden wanting to please his democrat base as the November elections loom ever closer.
George Galloway's Election Win a Menacing Sign
March 06, 2024 05:00The translation of the Bible into English transformed England and influenced her colonies around the world. It was understood to be the secret of England’s greatness, and created a uniquely Bible culture in society. As would be expected this common reading of the Old and New Testaments resulted in not only a Bible based society, but unsurprisingly a society that was sympathetic to the Jewish cause.
The World Prepares for War and Wakes Up the Might Men
February 17, 2024 05:00 - 22 minutes - 5.29 MBWith Russia looking to overwhelm Ukraine, nations are wondering what is coming next. Governments around the world have increased spending, and there is a heated discussion beginning in many nations about reintroducing conscription. This is in keeping with Joel's prophecy to "wake up the might men" and "beat your plowshares into swords".
Israel aim for 'Total Victory' against Hamas
February 09, 2024 05:00 - 10 minutes - 4.78 MBWelcome to another Bible in the News. This week, Israel rejects Hamas ceasefire deal and aim at ‘total victory’. We review this in the light of Bible prophecy.
The Evil of UNRWA Exposed
February 03, 2024 05:00 - 11 minutes - 26.5 MBHow is it possible that employees of the UN could have been involved in the October 7th terrorist attacks against the Jewish people? The answer is because of an organisation called UNRWA - The United nations relief and works agency - an organisation apparently existing to deliver aid to the Gazan Arabs and those who were made refugees during the 1948 war of independence.
The Houthi's and the Bible
January 18, 2024 05:00 - 26 minutes - 6.8 MBAs tensions boil over in the Middle East, the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have once again been pulled military into the region. Reluctant as some of them may be to support Israel, they have had no choice but to lend their support to the region to defend their shipping interests. As the biblical "ships of a Tarshish", they have been called upon to protect the region. The Houthi attacks have forced them back into a role they don't want to take on. The fate o...
Conflict in the North
January 06, 2024 05:00 - 12 minutes - 5.73 MBThis week we look at the destiny of the peoples of Lebanon in Bible prophecy in the light of rising tensions in the region.
Was Jesus Really a Palestinian?
December 25, 2023 05:00 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MBExamining the Biblical Evidence around the True Identity of Jesus
How Close is Iran to Nuclear Weapons?
December 17, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 23.7 MBIn a Policy Analysis for the Washington institute, Matthew Levitt writes the following: “As details emerge of potential direct links to the attack on Israel, one thing is clear: Hamas would not have been able to plan and conduct such an operation without years of Iranian training, Iranian weapons, and hundreds of millions of dollars in Iranian funding”. While the exact nature of Iran’s involvement in the October 7th Terrorist Attacks is unknown, there was clearly some level of coordination.
Russia, Hamas and the changing relationship with Israel.
December 02, 2023 05:00 - 10 minutes - 5.03 MBWe are beginning to see the cooling of relations between Russia and Israel as we would expect from Bible Prophecy.
Netanyahu: Arab States could contribute to Solving Gaza's Future
November 26, 2023 05:00 - 8 minutes - 20.1 MBThe Abraham Accords brought peace between Israel and some Arab states, but could they also help to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as well? Israel will not be living in the peace and safety spoken of in Ezekiel 38 until there is peace within its own territory. Many see the conflict as unsolvable - but the prophecy says that Israeli will live in peace at the time just prior to Christ appearing to Israel.
Antisemitism Fanned by the Media
November 20, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes - 5.64 MBAll over the world we are witnessing an outbreak of abominable antisemitism. Reports of these incidents have been heard to some extent on the media, but I have seen more reports on social media and even heard personal stories. Rather than taking a firm stand to stomp it out, little is being done to eradicate it. Even western governments, who in some cases may have made some bold statements, in practice have done little to stymie it. The media has fanned the flames of these often violent demon...
Terror in Israel - The Bible's Answer of Hope
November 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 14.4 MBGod has been building a nation in the land of Israel out of families that have been gathered from all nations of the world. The current crisis is a direct challenge to the work of the Creator in restoring the nation of Israel to the land. David Billington explores the Bible's answer of Hope to the current crisis in the land during this week's Bible in the News, Part 2 of a special series given in Brantford
Terror in Israel -What does God Think?
November 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 12.9 MBThe past month has seen horrific attacks on the nation of Israel. Israel has responded with resolve in the Gaza Strip. Many are wondering what the outcome will be. The Bible provides answers to what has been happening and what will shortly come to pass in the whole region, specifically the land of Israel. This week's Bible in the News is a special lecture John Billington gave on Thursday, November 2nd, to discuss these events in light of Bible prophecy.
A Religious War against God's People
October 30, 2023 04:00 - 18 minutes - 4.63 MBHamas is an organization dedicated to the destruction of the Jews so that the land of Israel might be theirs alone, from the river to the sea. The Palestinian Authority in the West Bank celebrates in Hamas' horrific pogrom against Jews and calls on its people to join in the bloodshed. The "innocent civilians" have voted these bloodthirsty people into power, and call for the wrath of God to measure out their destruction. He who touches Israel touches the apple of His eye. God will soon br...
Captives in the Coasts of Palestine
October 20, 2023 04:00 - 11 minutes - 5.42 MBThe war between Israel and the Hamas terrorists is capturing all of the headlines again this week. In this episode of Bible in the News, we dive deep into what some of the recent developments mean in the light of Bible prophecy.
Horrific Invasion and Pogrom By Hamas Terrorists
October 14, 2023 04:00 - 25 minutes - 46 MBIn the 21st century on October 7th, 2023 our world witnessed a horrific pogrom where. Israeli men, women, children, and elderly were brutally murdered in the most grotesque manner. The devastating count of those killed is reported to be over 1300, with thousands more injured. Not since the Holocaust have so many Jews been massacred in one day. And whereas the Nazis did much to hide their crimes some Hamas members streamed their rampage live for the world to see.
Israel at War - Ongoing Updates
October 13, 2023 04:00The last week has been distressing, shocking and dramatic as Israel has been plunged into an terrible crisis and forced to go to war for its existence. This is David Billington. I've created this post on Bible in the News, as a place to put articles or videos of particular interest to our readers on an ongoing basis. Regular weekly updates to Bible in the News will continue as normal, God willing.
Russia's Destiny Assured in the Collapse of Ukraine
October 07, 2023 04:00 - 20 minutes - 17.7 MBAmerican financial support for Ukraine was stripped from the US budget this past week, but that is only the tip of the iceberg for Ukraine. The decline of its population and simply running out of soldiers is causing its ability to defend itself to collapse. Even the world's media must concede the battle is all but lost. The Bible has clearly stated Russia will be supreme in Europe at the time of the end. We are witnessing the angelic hand at work in bringing about God's purpose with the world...
The War Against Parental and Biblical Influence in Children’s lives
September 30, 2023 04:00 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBWe are living in the time of the end, in perilous times when the love of self rules the day. Bible based morality is under attack around the planet and parents are losing their ability to teach Biblical morality in their own homes. They are outlawed from “training up their children in the way they should go” and having say in their own children’s morality – at any age.
Netanyahu: We are on the cusp of Saudi-Israel Peace Agreement - Peace in the Middle East?
September 24, 2023 04:00 - 5 minutes - 12 MBEver since the Abraham Accords were originally announced in the summer of 2020, when the UAE and Bahrain made peace and recognized Israel, there’s been a trickle of rumors regarding the possibility of Saudi Arabia, the spiritual heart of the Muslim faith, doing the same and making peace and beginning relations with the Jewish State. Over the last few weeks this trickle of rumors has become a torrent with leaders of the two countries opening talking about the fact and acknowledging that talks ...
Israel a Trade Corridor between East and West
September 16, 2023 04:00(Audio to be added later today.) On September 9, the G20 leaders unveiled an Israel-Saudi Arabia rail link plan, which is "part of a broader project to build a transport link between India, the Middle East and Europe,” according to the Globes news website. Globes explains:
Pope: You are the descendants of Great Russia!
September 03, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 23.7 MBLast week the Pope made a video address to the 10th All-Russian Catholic Youth Assembly in St Petersburg in Friday, during which in he urged the young people to view themselves as descendants of the Russian Empire.
“Art thou come to take a spoil”?
August 26, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes - 4.61 MBWe caneexpect Saudi Arabia to be working in and around the region of Israel and the Middle East when the great Northern Invasion prophesied in the Bible before Christ's return takes place. Recent events indicate a warming of relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia is happening now.
The Global Population Crisis
August 20, 2023 04:00 - 18 minutes - 5.27 MBGlobal population levels are in serious, steep, accelerating and seemingly irreversible declines with profound consequences likely, while Israel continues to grow apace.
How the Barbie Film Erodes Biblical Values
August 13, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 19.2 MBThere is a Generation... “There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.”
AUKUS: Largest Military Exercise between Britain, Australia and United States
August 06, 2023 04:00 - 5 minutes - 64.4 MBThis week we have the AUKUS alliance back in the news, with the largest military exercises between the UK, Australia and the U.S. taking place. In a press release by the UK Ministry of Defence, Ben Wallace (the UK’s defence secretary) announced that since July 22nd the AUKUS nations have been conducting a military exercise testing their joint capabilities across land, sea, air and also digital domains. More than 34,000 troops were involved in the exercises that saw UK Royal Marines Comman...
The Day of the Temple’s Destruction becomes a Day of Hope
July 30, 2023 04:00 - 5 minutes - 2.41 MBThis week the commemoration of Tisha B’Av, was kept by the Jewish people. What is Tisha B’Av? It is the 9th day of the month of Av on the Jewish calendar, when the first and second temples were destroyed. The first by the Babylonians and the second by the Romans in AD 70. This is based on history, Jewish sources and indicated in scripture. According to Jewish sources, other dark events, such as the evil report of the twelve spies also happened on this tragic day.
101 Anniversary of the British Mandate over Palestine
July 22, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 3.98 MBAmong the many events that have captured the attention of believers in Bible prophecy in recent years is the British Mandate over Palestine. Its anniversary is this week. The British were given control over Palestine 101 years ago on July 24, 1922. In this weeks Bible in the news we explore the significance of the British Mandate in light of Bible prophecy.
The Conversion of Russia, the Roman Church and the War in Ukraine
July 16, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutes - 3.92 MBThe official Vatican news site reported on July 6 that, "Pope Francis to visit Fatima to implore peace for Ukraine, entire world.” The introduction to the article reads, "Pope Francis returns to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in early August during his Apostolic Journey to Portugal in order to pray for an end to the war at the heart of Europe, at the site of apparitions closely linked to Russia and the Popes of the 20th century.”
Operation Beit VeGan! (IDF in Jenin)
July 08, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes - 29.9 MBIn the early hours of Sunday morning, this week, the IDF began its largest military operation in the West Bank for 20 years. The target of the operation was the West Bank city of Jenin. More specifically, Israeli forces were looking to enter the Jenin refugee camp in the city.
New Push for Israel-Saudi Normalization
July 02, 2023 04:00 - 4 minutes - 10.7 MBThis week we see rumours circulating about the United States attempting to put together a normalization agreement between Israel and the Saudi Arabians.
Almost a Coup in Russia?
June 25, 2023 04:00 - 18 minutes - 10.4 MBincluding Southern Command of the Russian Army and several towns or cities and was heading toward Moscow.
Christadelphians and the Jewish Return, a 140 Year Anniversary!
June 18, 2023 04:00 - 6 minutes - 1.78 MBDubrovin Farmstead, which houses the Yesod Ha'malah museum. 2024 marks 140 years since the foundation of Yesod Ha’malah, the first modern Jewish settlement in the Huleh valley, in northern Israel in 1884! The community is currently preparing to celebrate this anniversary. The name for the community was aptly taken from Ezra 7:9 where is tells the story of the return from the Babylon exile saying: “For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first da...
Pride Month at odds with the Bible
June 08, 2023 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.78 MBAs the world gears up to celebrate Pride Month we take some time to consider what the Bible has to say about such matters.
BRICS Pushes to Create a Multi-Polar World
June 04, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBA counter-economic group to the G7, called BRICS, is working on a different method of international transactions in an attempt to remove America's ability to weaponize its currency. This effort is designed to collapse the American empire and has been given new life by the sanctions imposed by the West worldwide. It is n keeping with the picture painted in the latter days by the prophets of a multipolar world where Russia, not America is the dominant force.
The Biblical significance of Shavuot
May 28, 2023 04:00 - 6 minutes - 14.3 MBThe feast of Shavuot (called pentecost, or the feast of weeks) has been celebrated this week in the land of Israel and throughout the Jewish world.
Divergence of West Bank and Gaza Continue - a Fulfilment of Prophecy
May 22, 2023 04:00 - 7 minutes - 18.2 MBIn 2005 the Israeli Knesset passed what was called the “Disengagement Law” which ordered the removal of the 21 Israeli Settlements and the eviction of the settlement’s 8000 inhabitants from their homes in the Gaza strip and banned any settlers moving there in the future.
The time that Kings go out to Battle
May 15, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBAs then nations of Ukraine and Russia are about to embark on the final push for victory, the world is constantly spun a yarn of imminent Ukrainian victory. The Bible paints a different picture in the long term, including much of Europe coming under Russia’s control.
Israel Celebrating 75 Years!
May 08, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 4 MBMay 14, 1948 - “The Land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Here their spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped. Here they first attained to statehood, created cultural values of national and universal significance and gave to the world the eternal Book of Books. After being forcibly exiled from their land, the people kept faith with it throughout their Dispersion and never ceased to pray and hope for their return to it and for the restoration in it of their poli...
Israel and the Great Media Deception
April 30, 2023 04:00 - 13 minutes - 4.02 MBThe scripture is very clear, that when the Lord Jesus Christ returns to the earth, all nations will be deceived. There will be a world wide deception. The Hebrew prophet Jeremiah says, "O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.” (Jeremiah 16:19)
Russia Preparing to Attack the West
April 24, 2023 04:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBSince Russia invaded Ukraine, the West has made a coordinated effort to isolate Russia, cutting off financial and computer services dependent on the Internet. These moves could backfire now that Russia has been forced to operate independent of the West. An attack by Russia on offshore infrastructure, such as Internet cables, would cause catastrophic economic damage to the West, but significantly less to an increasingly isolated Russia. Putin seems to be preparing options for retaliation that ...
France pushes for strategic autonomy from the United States.
April 14, 2023 04:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBEzekiel 38 describes a changing of the guard in the hegemony over Europe from the USA into Russia's Court. France's Macron has advocated moving away from US hegemony financially, militarily and industrially. The EU's president agrees, and nations such as German, Turkey and Hungary are singing out of the same hymn book.
Interview in Jerusalem with Yehudah Glick
April 01, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MBDavid Billington speaking with Yehudah Glick for Bible in the News. This week for Bible in the News, we were able to sit down with Rabbi Yehudah Glick in Jerusalem. Yehudah is a former member of the Israeli parliament - the Knesset, he served as Executive Director of the Temple Institute, and currently serves as the President of the Shalom Jerusalem Foundation (www.shalomjerusalem.org). He also encourages people from all over the world to connect to Zion and helps people to ascend the Temp...
Repealing the Disengagement Law
March 25, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 20.2 MBIn the background in the Knesset, amidst the uproar around the judicial reforms, another small step has been made by the current coalition. However, to understand this we must first go back to 2005.
The rallying of Tarshish & her young lions
March 16, 2023 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.52 MBThis week we witness the AUKUS deal - signifying Tarshish and her young lions rallying together and strengthening ties as we’d expect from Bible prophecy.