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A great thing came from the evil done at Bondi. A Hanukka festival that was a silent witness, because of Jihad on the first day had the chance to witness to millions on the last day. Islam ought to be puzzled; Jihad against Islam results only in impotent anger, here it becomes a witness to the greatness of the spirit of Zionism. Light and dark, and the dark can't comprehend it. How did they do that? Moshiach proclaimed before all the leaders at Bondi!

Its highly likely that without the flood and fire and some dispute about gender, COP 30 would be without note, except for having no outcome. Being of note, I noticed a commentary on events for Christians – from Paul.

To name a movie 'Nuremberg' might indicate a vast panoramic epic. By all accounts the movie's not panoramic, more a postage stamp. No movie can capture history, without distortion. Let us understand Nuremberg.

There is a great power of this long age, even modernity and Islam is not able to tame it. The Bible uses the analogy of an animal, a male beast with iron teeth – with a horn – one left of 10. For the males of the animal kingdom, the horn all is about power. The Bible also uses another analogy, that of a harlot.

There has been a spate of people in political nominally Christian places speaking of the dead as 'looking down' on the living from heaven. The problem - it's just not in the Bible.

The release of the Israeli hostages, to supposedly end the Gaza war, is pegged to be on the same day that began events, the last day of Sukkot – in the Hebrew calendar. But there is more.

While many nations leaders seek to defy God and declare a state in the Holy Land where there is none, others seek to destroy what is left of the Christian moral foundations of civil society. In the days of Noah hamas, violence, filled the earth. Charlie Kirk will do more in death than in life in trying to avert the end of civil society, but we are in the days of hamas, the days of corrupt violence.

The nations have taught Israel how to win wars. Why should Jews in Israel allow their enemy to be fed, now, when in all of history it wasn't done?

The Israel-Australia Government war of words and tit for tat cancelling of visas, fits into a context. We understand that all governments are part of the work of God, for reasons we may not always understand.

Jeroboam almost had it all. A legacy like David's

The Bible in some places reports history without any Divine commentary – 'this is what happened'. Let us consider what happened when Saul died. This shows us why there will be no peace in this age.

Where is the recent war with Iran prophesied? Some speak of Psalm 83, but this does not mention Iran, or Persia, as Iran is known in the Bible. Elam (South Iran) and Media (Medes of North Iran allied with Persians) deal treacherously (Isaiah 21:2) but there is a precise prophecy – no weapon formed against you!

This week, every day, there are images of the power of nature's destruction and news of the increasing toll from the floods in Kerr County, Texas. Most mention the Girl's camp Mystic. Without any focus at all we can avoid unpleasant things and live perpetually in the house of Mirth. Those who open news each day, when they think on it and internalise the suffering, go into the house of Mourning.

Recently I heard a talk that questioned the faith of Samson, as they wondered why he was mentioned in the Book of Hebrews.

In the sixth century BC Daniel and Ezekiel, an Israeli Priest, both were given prophecies related to the destiny of the nation of Israel. Daniel’s prophecy was concerned with the rise of the nations that would follow the fall of Babylon, and, Ezekiel’s was specifically related to the nation of Israel and its destiny.