Something remarkable-and deeply prophetic-just happened in Israel. In a quiet but symbolically thunderous event, a heifer was burned in Israel in accordance with biblical instructions found in Numbers 19. And in the eyes of many devout Jews and watchful Christians, it signals something far greater than the ritual itself: the accelerating movement toward rebuilding the Third Temple.
It was only last week that there was talk of a possible peace accord between Israel and Syria. Now Israel has taken swift and decisive action to defend the Druze, bombing over a hundred Syrian military and militia-linked targets.
China's government has taken yet another monumental step toward absolute digital control. Beginning this week, Beijing will roll out a centralized digital ID system that links every online user to a government-assigned code - a code tied not just to names, but to facial scans and vast troves of personal information.
Something unexpected is happening across America's airwaves. Christian music, once confined to niche stations and worship services, is now making serious inroads into mainstream charts. Songs that praise God, speak of redemption, and call listeners to something higher are showing up in the playlists of secular stations--and not as novelties, but as hits.
In yet another disturbing escalation of state‑sponsored madness, a spokeswoman for Canada's national police force, the RCMP, has warned that a person who shifts from liberal to more traditional values could be showing signs of radicalization.
The war for Taiwan hasn't begun-but the world is already training for it. This week, dramatic footage emerged from China's southeastern coast showing dozens of "tank boats" charging through the sea in a display of raw amphibious power. Meanwhile, the US, Australia and Japan have been practicing war games of their own.