This Week In The News
Current Events
by Norbert Link
We begin with the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and the take-over by Islamist rebels, as well as international reactions to the developments, posing the frightening question as to what is next for Syria and the entire Middle East, as well as, potentially, for Europe and the USA. Please view our new StandingWatch program, titled, “Syria’s Terrible Future”
We report on a revealing interview between Tucker Carlson and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, as well as the situation in South Korea.
We speak on Trump’s impressive visit to Paris and his plans for his new rule, which are a mixture of good and bad.
We speak on the pagan origin of Santa Claus and a move in Austria to force Santa Claus (or “Nikolaus”) celebrations on children in Kindergarten, while threatening parents with heavy fines who do not want to “integrate.” We also speak on the demonic motives of California’s school shooter; and conclude with a US committee’s devastating findings regarding the “corona scam.”
Throughout this section, we have underlined pertinent statements in the quoted articles, for the convenience and quick overview of the reader.
Editorial
The Biblical Tale of Two Cities
The original book, “The Tale of Two Cities,” was published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens; it was set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. In this Editorial, I want to look at the people of the ancient cities of Nineveh and Sodom. Both these cities had issues with sin.
In Jonah 1:2, we read God’s words to Jonah: “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me.” Nineveh had issues with wickedness which is not really defined by God as to the exact problem it had.
This is what is said about Sodom, in Genesis 18:20-21: “And the LORD said, ‘Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grave, I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to Me; and if not, I will know.” God states that their sin is great, without going into any detail.
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Is Superstition condemned in the Word of God? (Part 2)
In the first part of this two-part series, we looked at some of the superstitions that are commonplace in society today. Let us continue in reviewing this practice.
We read the following at gotquestions.org: “There are many types of superstitions in the world, ranging from the benign—such as not walking under a ladder—to the occult practices of astrology, black magic, divination, voodoo and sorcery. Scripture condemns those who practice astrology (Deuteronomy 4:19), magic, divination and sorcery (2 Kings 21:6; Isaiah 2:6). Idolatry is also forbidden, and no one who practices it will enter the Kingdom of God (Revelation 21:27). These types of practices are extremely dangerous because they open the minds of the practitioners to the influence of the devil.”
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