It has been said that Israel is the “time clock” of world history. Why? What about this ancient, enigmatic nation could portend the trajectory — and conclusion of — world history? Many Bible scholars consider the rebirth of Israel in 1948 as a nation as a “super sign” of the end times. Why is the return of this historic nation to its homeland so important in Bible prophecy?

When it comes to Bible prophecy, one of the dismissive criticisms of scoffers is that generations of Christians have come and gone without the promise of Jesus’ coming being fulfilled. Skeptical of the “practical” value of anticipating Jesus’ soon return, they will ask, “What’s the point?” Were they able to testify to us still, I have every confidence that those who have gone to be with the Lord after longing for the Rapture in this life would strongly encourage us to share the anticipation they exemplified.

After the assassination of Christian political activist Charlie Kirk, Bible sales surged in the U.S., adding to an already growing demand for Bibles among young and old.  September showed a 36% increase in Bible copy sales in comparison to September 2024. Some 2.4 million Bibles were sold in September 2025, up from 1.5 million in August. Through August, each month in 2025 had ranged between 1.2 to 1.6 million sold, book tracker Circana BookScan found.

After intense and prayerful study of Scripture, my grandfather fell to his knees and cried out to God. He acknowledged he didn’t know all the answers or how to respond to his friend’s questions, but he surrendered to the inerrancy of God’s Word by faith. With the spiritual battle won, the difference in his preaching was immediately noticeable. He spoke with a newfound authority.

What could have become a lit fuse on a powder keg quickly turned into a contrast along political and ideological lines. No mass riots, or burned cities, or rampant violence ensued as Kirk’s supporters responded in outrage. Instead, those who appreciated Charlie Kirk’s bold assertion of Christian faith and Conservative policies held prayer vigils and peaceful tributes. It was the Left that could not help itself from heaping scorn on the murdered man and even celebrating his murder.

The class description for Khubchandani’s class on “Queer Ethnography” is very revealing. “This class introduces students in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies to ethnographic research methods as they pertain to exploring questions of bodies, pleasure, power, and desire,” the website reads, without defining “women.”

A Chicago elementary school has circled the wagons and is standing up for a teacher who was captured on video mocking the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Christians “are good” because Jesus said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14:15). Because of the mercy and grace God has extended to us, his people follow after him, walking in obedience to his commandments. It has nothing to do with earning God’s favor and a place in heaven but everything to do with loving the One who died for us and therefore desiring to honor and glorify him. Yes, this nation needs to be “one nation under God” if we want to be a moral nation. But “being good” (however you define that!) won’t save any individual person

The latest Gaza ceasefire deal has unleashed a shocking consequence: the creation of 160 Palestinian terrorist millionaires, each enriched through years of “pay-for-slay” stipends from the Palestinian Authority (PA) while serving prison sentences for murdering Israelis. Now freed under the U.S.-brokered Gaza agreement, many of these convicted killers have walked out of Israeli jails not only unrepentant–but wealthy, celebrated as heroes, and financially rewarded for their crimes.

“We need to pray for Israel. We need to pray for the United States,” Bachmann urged. “I believe the fact that the hostages came home — that, in fact, was an answer to prayer. That was a miracle.” As peace between Israel and Gaza teeters on the brink, Bachmann urged Christians to renew their prayers for peace, trusting that, as “the Proverbs says, that God turns the heart of the king whichever way he will [Proverbs 21:1].”

The woke say they stand against “occupiers” and those who try to “erase” indigenous people. But anti-Jew hatred has become so great that they freely use the name given to the land by occupying Romans who renamed it for the express purpose of erasing the Jews. Is their problem really with “occupiers” or is it just Jews and Christians they hate?

The Trump administration has withheld substantial federal funding from several Ivy League schools that have ignored antisemitism on their campuses and threatened to remove their tax-exempt status. Still, the fact that America’s most prestigious schools deal with antisemitism only when facing federal pressure demonstrates their moral vacuity.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has arrested more than 480,000 illegal immigrants in the past nine months — with 70% of them convicted of crimes or facing criminal charges — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday.

“We’re just grateful that even though all these things are going on, we have the opportunity to serve,” Sarcos said. “Our networks are in place, even though they are suffering, too, and they are ready to minister to families and grateful for the opportunity to serve their own people and own community. Communities are so encouraged by the presence of Samaritan’s Purse and our churches.”

The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) is deploying crisis-trained chaplains near Nashville, Tennessee, where multiple casualties have been reported following a blast at an explosives manufacturing plant. As of Saturday morning, 18 people are unaccounted for. 

Our nation is facing a cloud of gloom and doom, but there is a silver lining. Jesus said that in the end times, right before His return, the world will become as evil as it was in the days of Noah (Matthew 24:37-39). If you will take a look at the Bible’s description of those days in Genesis 6, you will see that they were characterized by two things: immorality and violence. We have arrived.

There are many people today that know that Bible prophecy is true. They know that God has foretold many of the events that are happening around us. But yet they continue to live as they please. The attitude is, "Hey, everything is the same." But you know what, the Lord’s coming draws closer every day.

Like iron thrust into a refiner’s fire meant to reveal and eliminate impurities, reemerging anew lighter, stronger, and more durable, having been transformed into steel, God uses the troublesome circumstances in our lives to forge strength, purify our character, and increase our capacity to endure the onslaught of tribulations in a world that is hostile to Christ. And that’s the goal, right?

Your life is being weighed in God's balances. What does He find there? Because one day you will stand, not in a royal hall with handwriting on a wall, but in a judgment hall with handwriting in books (see Revelation 20:12, 15). The good news is in Jesus Christ. "Having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross" (Colossians 2:14). Each breath we take, every heartbeat, is one of God’s gifts. Daniel 5 was Belshazzar's time. Ours is coming.

The great preacher and author A. W. Tozer wrote, “When God made the human soul in His own image, He did so that we might act according to that Divine nature.” Only humans are created according to God’s own image. Neither angels nor animals can claim that distinction. Part of bearing God’s image means we have the sovereign ability to make choices. 

The Bible gives us several different examples of well-lived lives. One is found in Acts 6, in the story of Stephen, the first known Christian martyr. Though he did not live long, Stephen demonstrated several qualities that are necessary for a well-lived life—qualities that allowed him to be used powerfully by God.