August/September 1998

Christian Persecution

Features

The Trail of Blood

Hidden somewhere deep in the recesses of our memories is the record of those who, in biblical times or since, have forfeited their lives for their faith in Christ. This generation, saturated by its affluence, has forgotten the price our forefathers paid...

Their Blood Cries Out

The mounting persecution of Christians eerily parallels the persecution of Jews, my people, during much of Europe’s history. Today, minority Christian communities have become chosen scapegoats in radical Islamic and remnant...

The Fiery Trial

Early Christians probably did not fully realize how serious the persecution would eventually become. John Foxe’s classic volume, Book of Martyrs, describes in rather gruesome detail the horrors of the arena, the stake, and the wild beasts that...

Of Whom the World Was Not Worthy

The women and children clung to each other, sobbing convulsively as they watched in horror. This time it was almost a thousand men. Who knew how many it was the last time. Husbands, fathers, brothers—all sick and weakened from abuse...

Christ’s Second Coming

Revelation 19:11–21: Christ’s Second Coming is a major doctrine throughout the Bible. It is the most dominant theme in the New Testament, next to the subject of faith. Christ’s return, put simply, is the personal, physical, visible return of...


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Israel Cannot Forget What Many Refuse to Remember

Repeated denials by U.S. officials of any intention to pressure Israel into a posture of appeasement in the interest of approving nods from Yasser Arafat are refuted by their own actions. The heat is on Israel to acquiesce to Washington’s...

Prophetic Implications

The stepping aside of the United States, even temporarily, in favor of intervention in the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians by the European Union brings to mind an end-times scenario. There is a strong indication that...

The Sinlessness of Jesus Christ Part One

To establish the meaning of sinlessness, we must first understand the concept of sin. Sin could be defined as any failure to conform perfectly to the holy character and will of God. God requires people to be holy because He is...

What’s In a Name?

One of the wonderful things about becoming parents is the ongoing debate between husband and wife over what to name the child. What couple hasn’t purchased a book of names and then uttered the words, “Hey, what about…?”

Map of the Middle East.

Eye On The Middle East Aug/Sep 1998

The idea of Israel’s making a complete withdrawal of its troops from southern Lebanon should cause a rousing celebration in Beirut and the Arab world. After all, withdrawal from south Lebanon has been the stated objective of...

Israel in the News Aug/Sep 1998

The government intends to lodge a protest with the Palestinian Authority over an interview PA Chairman Yasser Arafat gave…in which he compared the Oslo Accords to a temporary truce, saying he envied Palestinian suicide “martyrs"...

Zvi Aug/Sep 1998

Once every two months, I must take my wife to the hospital for a checkup on her eye following her cornea transplant surgery. Every time we go, there is a long line of people, and we must wait patiently for her turn. People are always looking at...

Daily News from Israel

Is Hamas Begging For A Ceasefire?!

Israel rejected a new reported ceasefire deal from Hamas. Destroying Hamas continues to be Israel’s highest priority...

Israel at War: Week 81

With the upcoming Israel Independence Day celebrations looming, a special release from David Ben Gurion’s diary regarding his sentiments...

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President Isaac Herzog issued a heartfelt address Monday (28th) ahead of Memorial Day and the country’s 77th Independence Day...

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The Israeli Air Force struck a Hezbollah precision missile storage facility on Sunday (27th) in Beirut’s Dahieh suburb, considered the terror...

News Digest — 4/25/25

The Ministry of Defense published on Friday morning (25th) ahead of Memorial Day for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Hostile Acts...

News Digest — 4/24/25

A drone accompanying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s convoy may have been the reason for his late appearance at the official ceremony for...

Israel Is Sending Gazans WHERE?!

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been working with Mossad to find countries to accept displaced Gazans...

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