Quote: "The brief clip from al Qaeda's "as Sahab" propaganda arm juxtaposes the doctored photo of Bush and Musharraf along with previously seen images of al Qaeda's top leadership -- Osama bin Laden, Ayman al Zawahri and Adam Gadahn -- as well as a photo of an SUV in a motorcade. There is no additional information provided in the ad, and it closes with the words, "Soon -- Allah willing," written across the screen and repeated several times.

In Leviticus 26 the Lord warned Israel that He would bring five separate judgements on the nation that turns its back on Him. Following each specific judgement the Lord gives the nation space for repentance (Revelation 2:21). If repentance is not forth-coming, further judgements are promised. All judgement mentioned in the Scriptures is designed to bring people to repentance towards God. During the time of Israel's captivity in Egypt, the Lord gave Pharaoh opportunity to repent and to let His people go. Even during the tribulation period the Lord gives space for people to repent, but rather than turning to God for mercy, Revelation says they will blaspheme the God of heaven and repent not of their deeds (Revelation 9:20-21, Revelation 16:9-11).

Leviticus 26:14-33
But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, [but] that ye break my covenant: I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits. And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your [high] ways shall be desolate. And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of [my] covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. [And] when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver [you] your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

The judgements mentioned in Leviticus 26 follow this order... The first judgement is terror, the fear of terror, disease and defeat by enemies in battle. The second judgement is drought, crop failure and economic hardship. The third judgement is wild beasts of the land devouring people and cattle. The fourth judgement is severe famine, disease and war. The fifth judgement is the complete destruction of the nation. 

From around the year 2000, the world has witnessed the increase in the phenomenon of global terrorism. The targets are mainly wealthy pro-Western nations, which are generally viewed by radical Islamic groups as permissive and decadent. They are urged on by their leaders to conquer these "ungodly" nations in the name of Allah, and are promised victory by their holy book the Qur'an. Following the destruction of the Twin Towers in 2001 churches were packed, but there was no real repentance. Rather than calling upon God for mercy and forgiveness, the claim was made by the governments of the United States and United Kingdom that the terrorists' actions will not change our way of life. Rather than questioning whether God had permitted this tragedy to occur because of our sins, "Christian" leaders in the UK said this attack made them question their belief in a loving God. Then we had the fear of terror, increased security measures which are meant to protect us from further attacks by these radical Islamic groups. We had the judgement of disease, with superbugs in our hospitals and Foot and Mouth disease in our cattle. Then there was the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, and we are still not winning these battles, years after they were declared officially "won".

The Western nations have generally had a time of peace this last few years, and it seems the Lord was giving us space to repent. But no repentance came. Instead the United States and United Kingdom started passing laws legalizing homosexual marriage, and persecuting God's people who believe such laws are immoral. And now it seems a second phase of judgement has come upon us. Countries around the world are experiencing prolonged droughts and torrential floods, which have decimated crops and increased the price of wheat. Honeybees in the US and UK are deserting their hives. UK interest rates are high, the dollar is at an all-time low and we have just suffered a global stock-market crash. Bishops of the Church of England warned the UK that the floods are a judgement from God for the sins of this nation, but their words have not been heeded by either the people or the government of this land.

When is this world going to wake up to what is going on? There are those who point at all these things taking place and think those who suffer judgement are greater sinners because such evil befalls them, but as the Lord said, "Unless ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish", Luke 13:3,5. Have you repented of your sins? Have you trusted in Christ for salvation? This world will not repent, and is destined to experience God's day of judgement. Trust in Christ for salvation today, and be delivered from the wrath to come.

1st Thessalonians 1:10 
And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

Source ABC News, Telegraph, India Daily

The Israeli government is planning to re-introduce a fixed price for bread this Wednesday, with a price rise of around 12.5%. The decision was taken in response to a global increase in the price of wheat. But the government is still under pressure from bakeries to end the price fixing altogether, due to increasing wheat costs which are driving up the price of bread. The cabinet has voted to end the price supervision of bread by January 1st, 2008.

Quote: "Bakeries said yesterday that would only resume production of price-controlled bread when they had actually received an Industry and Trade Ministry order permitting the rise in the price of bread. The ministry official who is to sign the order, Zvia Dori, was told to prepare it yesterday by the ministry's director general, but renewed bread production won't start until Tuesday night, the end of the Tisha B'Av fast. The breads still under price supervision include plain white and dark bread - sliced and unsliced - as well as challah baked for the Sabbath.

The increase in the price of wheat is coming on the heels of torrential rains which have decimated crops worldwide. The United Kingdom has experienced the worst flooding in sixty years, with many dead, thousands still without water and electricity, and meteorologists say we have not seen the end of it yet. China has seen the worst flooding since records began, with over 400 dead. Flash flooding has hit other countries such as Australia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sudan, Colombia. Global weather patterns are wreaking havoc with food production, sending the price of basic necessities such as bread sky-high.

Quote: "European grain prices have risen to their highest level for around 10 years on fears that bad weather will hit this summer's crops, stoking food price inflation. Initially, a spring drought caused damage to wheat crops across Europe and in key grower Ukraine. Since June, heavy rain in western Europe has increased concerns over quality, which may leave bread-makers short of high-grade grain later this year.

News that Israel is ending its price fixing of bread, and the global increase in the cost of bread worldwide, reminds me of that prophecy in the Scriptures concerning the tribulation period. The Bible states that this situation will get much worse, until the price of a loaf of bread will be the equivalent of a day's wages. The judgements mentioned in the book of Revelation, great heat (Revelation 16:8-9), massive hail storms (Revelation 16:21), meteor impacts and the destruction of much vegetation and animal life (Revelation 8:7-9), will bring mankind in its wickedness to its knees before Christ returns as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Revelation 6:5-6
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

Source Haaretz , Reuters, Reuters

I found these two articles on the internet, published on the same day, and they really spoke to me about how much our world has turned its back on God to be so blinded to the truth of the Scriptures.

New research carried out by scientists at the Imperial College of London has revealed how the island of Great Britain was severed from continental Europe during a catastrophic flood. Scientists believe that the countries of England and France were once connected by a land bridge at the Dover straits. Some time in the distant past, a massive amount of water poured over this land bridge, dissolving the chalk and permanently separating Great Britain from the mainland. For the first time, sonar recordings have revealed deep gouges in the sea bed at the Dover straits, which could only have been created by a massive amount of water over a very short period of time. 

Quote: "The images detail deep grooves and streamlined features, the hallmarks of landforms that have been gouged by large bodies of fast-moving water. At its peak, it is believed that the megaflood could have lasted several months, discharging an estimated one million cubic metres of water per second. And from the way some features have been cut, it is likely there were at least two distinct phases to the flooding.

If they read the Bible, they would know exactly how long this megaflood lasted...

Genesis 7:24 
And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days (five months).

They talk about megafloods lasting months, and yet they deny the fact that a global flood ever took place. I find it a very sad thing indeed that scientists can spend millions of pounds on research, only to come to the same conclusions that were written in the Bible around 4000 years ago. In another news article, new research has proven that human race originated in Africa. A study on some 6000 human skulls from across the world has revealed that variations in their shapes and sizes decrease as distance from the African subcontinent increases. This shows that mankind originated in Africa, and migrated outwards.

Quote: "Manica and colleagues wrote in the journal Nature that variations in skull size and shape decreased the further a skull was away from Africa, just like variations in DNA. The decrease reflects the fact that, while the original African population was stable and varied, only a small number of people embarked on each stage of the multi-step migration out of Africa. This effectively created a series of "bottlenecks", which reduced diversity. The highest level of variation in skull types was seen in southeastern Africa, the generally accepted cradle of mankind.

And again, if they read the Bible they would know exactly where mankind originated from...

Genesis 8:4 
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat (on the Turkish border).

The question the evolutionists must ask themselves is, if we have been evolving for millions of years, why is earth's population so low? If you plot a graph beginning with earth's present population of 6 billion souls, and work backwards in time using the census records of ancient civilizations, you will find you start running out of people around 3000 BC. Evolutionists must also ask the question, why did people bother to migrate out of the Middle East? And might different languages have something to do with these "bottlenecks"? And how did all the different languages evolve if we all lived in the same place a relatively short time ago? Once again, the Bible holds the answer to man's questions...

Genesis 11:6-8
And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

The Bible states that just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man (Luke 17:26). The people scoffed at Noah when he warned them of God's coming judgement upon their sins. They didn't believe such a thing as a global flood could happen. Scientists are now proving - whether they know it or not - that such an event did occur just like the Bible states. The Scriptures also warn us that just as the previous civilization was destroyed by a flood, our civilization will be destroyed by fire (2nd Peter 3:7). Today mankind mocks the idea of a judgement, while possessing the capability of destroying this world many times over. Like in Noah's day, there is an ark of salvation - the Lord Jesus Christ. Trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation today, and when the judgement comes, you'll be lifted high.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Source BBC, Reuters

Psalms 102:16 - When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. 

Please read this article regarding the Dead Sea Prophecy.  It shows a lot of proof regarding this prophecy which leads to the return of Yeshua (Jesus).