Update 1147

On February 22, 2025, Kalon Mitchell will present the sermonette, titled, “With Raised Hands,” and Norbert Link will present the sermon, titled, “Europe in Biblical Prophecy.”

The live services are available, over video and audio, at http://eternalgod.org/live-services/ (12:30 pm Pacific Time; 1:30 pm Mountain Time; 2:30 pm Central Time; 3:30 pm Eastern Time; 8:30 pm Greenwich Mean Time; 9:30 pm Central European Time). Just click on Connect to Live Stream.

In April 2024, a new concept was introduced for the first 15-minute micro service at a church in Swansea, South Wales in the UK.  The news report stated that “Regular worshippers were joined by commuters and families who had popped in to sample the first micro service being led by… John Gillibrand the vicar of Pontarddulais with Penllergaer.  The aim is to make church more accessible by drawing in people with busy lives for whom an hour-long service doesn’t fit into tight schedules.”

“‘We’re very mindful of work pressures on family and working life in contemporary society,’ he said. ‘So the idea is to provide people with an opportunity to have a full engagement with the church, but within 15 minutes.’”

It was interesting to read how this was accomplished.  “Gillibrand propped up an office clock against the front pew facing away from the congregation and he was off. The reading was from the Gospel of Mark.  Gillibrand said Jesus was a ‘very busy bloke’ and in the episode he focused on [that He] had got up early, gone off to a ‘solitary place’ and prayed. When the disciples found Jesus, they told Him: ‘Everyone is looking for You.’

“Gillibrand said the feeling Jesus must have experienced was familiar to busy people. ‘It’s coming at you from all directions.’ He asked the congregation to ‘keep silence together … still ourselves … if thoughts pop into our heads, turn them into prayers.’ There were a few moments of deep quiet before the clock ticked to the hour and Gillibrand declared: ‘Fifteen minutes bang on. Thank you God. Mission accomplished.’”

There are those, this gentleman included, who feel that this is appropriate in this day and age of hustle and bustle.   But does this approach have the approval of God?   The phrase “people with busy lives for whom an hour-long service doesn’t fit into tight schedules” is an interesting one.

The problem with this approach is that God has to fit in with all of the other demands on a person’s life.   We’ll squeeze Him in with a short prayer here or a micro service there once a week or maybe once within a few weeks.   That’s not good enough as the Bible clearly reveals.

Putting God first means just that, and it is not achieved by just squeezing a 15-minute micro service in a day when most of the waking time is involved in many other matters.  Loving God more than anyone or anything else is what He expects of His people. He must be the most valued relationship that we have in our lives.  

In Matthew 22:36-38, we read Jesus reply to a question a lawyer asked Him: ‘“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’ Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the first and great commandment.”’”   That is not manifest in a person’s life just by attending on occasion a micro service.  Putting God first in our lives should be our most important consideration and concern as true Christians.  God must be at the top of our list and first in our lives.  Our lives must be centered on both the Father and Jesus Christ and only then are we fulfilling this most important Commandment.  

The outcome of this approach can be seen in Matthew 6:33: “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”   God has to be first in our lives, not just an addendum to our normal routine.  In Matthew 6:21 we read: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”  

How much can anyone learn about God and His Ways in just 15 minutes?   It may temporarily “salve” some people’s consciences but such micro services, fitting in with other people’s schedules, is not the worship that God expects.

In the Church of the Eternal God, we conduct weekly Sabbath services which are also broadcast live. They last approximately 2 hours. In addition, we have the Holy Day season which we are instructed to keep.   In Leviticus 23:2, God tells us: “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘The feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are My feasts.”   We keep the days that God says are His!   

On our annual Holy Days, there will be no 15-minute micro services during these most important times in God’s calendar.  It will be a time of real commitment for members and their families with these days highlighting what is to happen in the foreseeable future in God’s Master Plan for mankind. We are conducting daily worship services during that time which again last at least 2 hours.

How blessed are we to have been called by God at this time and to have the Truth fully expounded in due season.   Let us always look forward to the weekly and annual Holy Days and make the most of them at a time when the true knowledge of God and His Ways are simply not understood in this world.

by Norbert Link

We begin with Zelensky’s plea for a European Army in view of perceived Russian aggression towards NATO; and continue with the incredible hostility of hypocritical Europeans towards JD Vance and Donald Trump for pointing out the real dangers of censorship and dictatorship developing in Germany and other European countries. Vance’s speech in Munich has been described as “brilliant” and “glorious,” as well as “unacceptable” and posing “an extreme threat.”

Europe has also been “offended” by being told that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine would not be dictated and decided by Europe. At the same time, it became obvious that Europe is deeply divided regarding the question as to how to proceed in the Ukraine matter. The alienation between the USA and Europe has never been deeper since the end of World War II. But there is also great concern regarding Trump’s wrong comments about Zelensky.

In other news, we report on Robert F Kennedy’s appointment as US Secretary of Health and Human Resources (HHS) and some positive movements towards ending mandatory vaccinations.

We close with an interesting article about “heaven.”

Please view our new StandingWatch program, titled, “America and Europe at Loggerheads.”

Throughout this section, we have underlined pertinent statements in the quoted articles, for the convenience and quick overview of the reader. 

Zelensky Calls for Creation of ‘European Armed Forces’ at Munich Security Conference 

Breitbart wrote on February 16: 

“While the Trump administration has drawn feigned outrage throughout European capitals for daring to suggest that they meet their NATO defence spending obligations, President Zelensky was hailed with applause at the Munich Security Conference as he called for an international European army. Zelensky argued that a European army would be necessary for Europe to take back its own destiny and to ensure its safety if America refused to come to its rescue. ‘Let’s be honest, now we can’t rule out the possibility that America might say “no” to Europe on an issue that might threaten it. Many leaders have talked about a Europe that needs its own military, an army of Europe. And I really believe that the time has come for the Armed Forces of Europe to be created,’ Zelensky said. 

“The Ukraine leader said per the AP that ‘three years of full-scale war have proven that we already have the foundation for a united European military force. And now, as we fight this war and lay the groundwork for peace and security, we must build the armed forces of Europe.’..  ‘A few days ago, President Trump told me about his conversation with Putin. Not once did he mention that America needs Europe at the table. That says a lot,’ he added. ’The old days are over when America supported Europe just because it always had.’… 

“Although many European nations have long failed to meet their NATO spending requirements, a key point of contention between Europe and President Trump, the notion of creating a European Army has been a long-held aim of key globalists on the continent, such as French President Emmanuel Macron, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, and former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt. Such a project may force Europeans to invest far more in their defence spending. However, concerns have also been raised about further deteriorating national sovereignty for EU member states…” 

Zelensky said verbatim: 

“Armed Forces of Europe must be created… As we fight this war and lay the groundwork for peace and security we must build the Armed Forces of Europe so that Europe’s future depends only on Europeans and decisions about Europe are made in Europe. Europe has everything it takes but it needs to come together. We need confidence in our own friends so that others have no choice but to respect Europe’s power and without a European army that is impossible.” 

That is very true. 

Putin to Attack NATO Within a Year or Six Months? 

The Sun wrote on February 14: 

“Zelesnky warned the West that Vladimir Putin is preparing to unleash a war against Nato in the next 12 months. In a press conference on Friday morning, he said Vlad was readying a conflict with Nato in 2026 and that giving away Ukrainian land would not appease him. Zelensky said: ‘Based on all the information I’ve gathered from intelligence and other sources, I think he (Russian President Vladimir Putin) is preparing for war against NATO countries next year…. 

“He also believes… Vlad is preparing to send 15 divisions – some 150,000 soldiers – to Belarus… ‘And I’m not sure this group will move towards Ukraine,’ he added. From Belarus, Putin’s murderous army could easily invade Ukraine, Poland or the three Baltic countries – sparking all out chaos on the continent. 

“Spy intel released from Denmark on Wednesday warned that Russia’s military capacity could see Putin ready to spark wars with neighbouring regions in a just six months as he eyes fractures in Nato. An unclassified assessment from the Danish Defence Intelligence Service [DDIS] says: ‘Russia perceives itself as being in conflict with the West and is preparing for a war against NATO.” 

Some accuse us, wrongfully, of hateful anti-Russia propaganda when we are reporting the news, in the light of biblical prophecy. The Bible says clearly that Russia will retaliate against Europe after Europe has attacked Russia, due to disturbing rumors stemming from Russia. The scenario reminds us of the situation during World War II, involving Hitler and Stalin.  Both were preparing for war against each other, but Hitler was faster, ending in total defeat of Germany. The same will happen again. 

Europe Can’t Assume US Help Will Last Forever 

AFP wrote on February 14:

“US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday warned NATO allies in Europe against assuming that the American troop presence on the continent would ‘last forever’, as he urged them to spend more on defence… 

“Trump has repeatedly called on NATO members to increase their military expenditure… Trump has previously said that [the alliance’s current minimum level of two percent] should be more than doubled to five percent of gross domestic product (GDP).” 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and others declared that this was unacceptable and impossible to achieve. 

Steinmeier Attacks Trump 

AFP wrote on February 14: 

“German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) on Friday said: ‘… The new American administration has a very different world view to ours… One that has no regard for established rules, partnership and established trust…’ 

“The German head of state urged European leaders to keep calm in the face of a blizzard of disruptive policy announcements from Washington since Trump returned to the White House. ‘We must not allow ourselves to be paralysed by the flood of announcements,’ he said… 

“Steinmeier added: ‘It makes a difference when the leading democracy and world power says: we can do without rules.’” 

We did not have to wait very long for a response. Note the next articles. 

Vance Blasts Europe 

The Sun wrote on February 14: 

“Donald Trump’s number two blasted the continent at today’s Munich Security Conference just a day after a horror attack in the city left 36 people injured – including children [One child and her mother died in the meantime]… Suspect [Afghan] Farhad N is being investigated by terror cops after he allegedly rammed a Mini Cooper into a group of demonstrators in the Bavarian capital on Thursday… Vance… used it as just one example of a concerning number of recent incidents across Europe… [he] lectured the audience by saying their nation’s citizens ‘didn’t vote to open floodgates to millions of unvetted immigrants’. 

“VP Vance also took aim at Britain as he heavily criticised the government for its ‘backsliding’ free speech laws… He said: ‘In Britain, and across Europe, free speech I fear is in retreat…” 

Vance: Europe Engaged in Censorship 

Daily Mail wrote on February 14: 

“Vice President J.D. Vance took his culture war to Europe on Friday, warning that its greatest threat came not from China or Russia but from within as he delivered a blistering attack on what he said was the continent’s retreat from its traditional values. Vance said free speech and democratic institutions were being eroded in an address to the Munich Security Conference. 

“He accused European politicians of forcing people to shut down social media accounts and urged leaders to do more to stem illegal immigration… ‘If you’re running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you, nor, for that matter, is there anything that you can do for the American people who elected me and elected President Trump.’ 

“He accused European Union officials of ‘canceling elections (for instance in Romania) and asked whether ‘we’re holding ourselves to an appropriately higher standard’.” 

Who can honestly deny that Europe is engaged in terrible censorship? 

Vance: “There Should Be No Firewalls” 

JTA wrote on February 14: 

“In a speech in Munich, Vice President J.D. Vance scolded European leaders for boycotting populist parties, and said German politicians should abandon their policy of maintaining a ‘firewall’ (“Brandmauer”) against the far-right. 

“Vance’s speech… was greeted with murmurs from the audience and backlash from German officials. It comes as the country’s far-right party, Alternative for Germany, is polling second ahead of national elections next week. The country’s center-right and center-left parties have long refused to work with the party, known as AfD. ‘What German democracy — what no democracy — American, German or European — will survive is telling millions of voters that their thoughts and concerns, their aspirations, their pleas for relief, are invalid or unworthy of even being considered,’ Vance said. ‘Democracy rests on the sacred principle that the voice of the people matters. There’s no room for firewalls.’… 

“‘The organizers of this very conference have banned lawmakers representing populist parties on both the left and the right from participating in these conversations,’ Vance said. ‘Now, again, we don’t have to agree with everything or anything that people say. But when people represent, when political leaders represent, an important constituency, it is incumbent upon us to at least participate in dialogue with them.’ 

“Vance also championed AfD’s central issue, opposing migration to Europe… ‘Of all the pressings challenges that the nations represented here face, I believe there is nothing more urgent than mass migration,’ Vance said on Saturday. ‘No voter on this continent went to the ballot box to open the floodgates to millions of unvetted immigrants… More and more, all over Europe, they’re voting for political leaders who promised to put an end to out-of-control migration.’ 

“He also defended comments made by Elon Musk, the multibillionaire and top Trump adviser who has endorsed AfD and spoke at one of its rallies. ‘Speaking up and expressing opinions isn’t election interference, even when people express views outside your own country and even when those people are very influential,’ Vance said. ‘If American democracy can survive 10 years of Greta Thunberg’s scolding, you guys can survive a few months of Elon Musk.’ 

“Vance’s words were met with criticism from German leaders. ‘I don’t think it is right for foreigners, including those from friendly foreign countries, to interfere so intensively in an election campaign in the middle of an election period,’ a government spokesperson said. The German defense minister (Boris Pistorius) called Vance’s criticism of European democracy ‘unacceptable.’” 

Pistorius went even much further than that. According to Deutsche Welle, dated February 14, he said: 

“‘Democracy was called into question by the US vice president for the whole of Europe earlier… He speaks of the annihilation of democracy. And if I have understood him correctly, he is comparing conditions in parts of Europe with those in authoritarian regions… that is not acceptable… [Democracy means that] extremist parties such as the AfD can campaign quite normally, just like any other party… However, democracy does not mean that the loud minority is automatically right and determines the truth.” 

It is obvious that Germany and the USA do not see eye-to-eye on this. And Pistorius paints a distorted picture, as there are movements, including in his own party, the SPD,  to ban the AfD. That the reports of the mass media on the AfD are, to a large extent, untrue, misleading and exaggerated, cannot be denied.  

Vance Chastises Hypocritical Europe 

Breitbart wrote on February 14: 

“Europe is obsessed with external threats but is so morally lost it isn’t even clear what it’s defending itself for any more, JD Vance warned in an excoriating speech to the continent’s security elite on Friday. Traditionally, applause is a well-worn gauge of how well a message is going down in a conference-hall. In most cases an audience can bring itself to at least raise half-hearted, polite applause but in Munich on Friday Vance couldn’t even get that: in a room of hundreds, perhaps a thousand top military, security, and political figures at times it seemed like there can’t have been anyone more than Vance’s own team putting their hands together. 

“The response was particularly frosty mid-speech as Vance listed some particularly egregious recent cases in European states where the government has cracked down on liberties, from arresting Christians for silent prayer to cancelling elections, and when he outright accused the leaders of the continent of Soviet, anti-democratic attitudes. Worst of all, he said, they held these feelings towards their own people. 

“If Europe’s paternalist elites hated this shock therapy, populists in Europe loved it. Britain’s Nigel Farage amplified the notion Vance had better articulated the future of Europe than those elites could, while Reform MP Rupert Lowe called it a ‘brutal’ tour-de-force of ‘Truth, after truth, after truth.’ 

“Beyond a laundry list of failings by European governments to respect freedom for their own people, Vance diagnosed a continent lost for its own failure to understand what it stands for and why, and even worse one that scorns the views of its own people… 

“Of the terror attack that took place in Germany just the day before, Vance nodded at the long and shameful history of such assaults in Europe, stating: ‘How many times must we suffer these appalling setbacks before we change course and take our shared civilisation in a new direction?’… 

“Vance said: ‘I’d ask my European friends to have some perspective. You can believe it’s wrong for Russia to buy social media advertisements to influence your elections. We certainly do. You can condemn it on the world stage even. But if your democracy can be destroyed with a few hundreds-of-thousands [of dollars] of digital advertising from a foreign country, then it wasn’t very strong to begin with.’… 

“Britain’s left-wing Guardian called the speech a ‘blistering’ and ‘chastising’ attack and emphasised that it would go down well in Moscow, playing up the old idea that Donald Trump is some sort of crypto-Russian asset. Germany’s Die Welt notes the comments of politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), replying: ‘Our liberal world is under extreme threat’.” 

Vance was right on far too many points. No wonder that the hypocritical European elite responded with anger and frustration. But making Trump angry is not a good recipe. Note the next article.  

JD Vance’s Glorious Speech 

The New York Post published the following “opinion” on February 14: 

“It was a delicious spectacle — a self-made millennial Yank torching the grey-faced technocrats of my sad, knackered continent. He didn’t hold back. He eviscerated the assembled dignitaries for their failings on free speech, democracy and security. He lamented ‘the retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values’ — words that will have resonated with millions of Europeans. I’m one of them. 

“It was on the freedom to speak that he made his most stinging comments. ‘Across Europe, free speech, I fear, is in retreat,’ he told his startled audience. He rattled off recent acts of outrageous censorship that would have made Stalin beam with pride. He mentioned police raids in Germany on citizens ‘suspected of posting anti-feminist comments online.’ Criticizing feminism is a blasphemy in woke Germany. 

“He reminded us that just two weeks ago, a Christian activist in Sweden was convicted for burning copies of the Koran — despite the fact that his friend had just been murdered for doing the same… He rebuked my homeland, Britain, for its tragic ‘backslide away from conscience rights.’ The ‘basic liberties of religious Britons’ are being throttled, he said. He gave the example of Christians being arrested for ‘silently praying’ near abortion clinics. This really is happening. This once great nation that gave the world such game-changing freedom warriors as John Milton and John Stuart Mill now erects ‘buffer zones’ around abortion clinics in which you can be nabbed by cops for praying in your own head… 

“There’s now  Soviet style censorship in Europe, he said. He chastised the EU’s ‘commissars’ — I literally whooped when he used that word — for censoring everything they don’t like. The Euro bureaucracy hides ‘behind ugly Soviet-era words like misinformation and disinformation’ to silence those who simply have an ‘alternative viewpoint,’ he said. Never a truer word. On every issue, from COVID to the gender ideology to mass immigration, what our overlords refer to as ‘misinformation’ is usually just thinking that differs from their own… ‘Dismissing people . . . shutting people out of the political process’ — this is the ‘most surefire way to destroy democracy.’… 

“Vance’s speech wasn’t so much a breath of fresh air as a hurricane of good sense. It was a storm of reason that has left many in Europe wide-eyed and wanting more. The liberal press is accusing him of ‘attacking Europe.’ He didn’t attack us. He talked to us…” 

NBC News wrote on February 15: 

“Asked about a speech Friday by Vice President JD Vance in Europe that drew alarm after he touched on migration and freedom of speech, Trump praised it as a ‘very good speech, actually very brilliant.’” 

Actually, it was. 

German Politicians Gang Up on Vance (and Trump) 

Deutsche Welle wrote on February 15: 

“After a provocative speech by US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference, CDU/CSU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz aired his concerns about the direction of US foreign policy and said Washington is ‘openly interfering in an election’ as the Germans prepare to go to the polls in less than 10 days… Merz said: ‘The American security guarantees are being called into question, the Americans are questioning democratic institutions, and they are interfering quite openly in an election, including in relation to democratic parties and their majorities.’.. ‘I have to say, it disturbs me… It doesn’t surprise me because they have talked about this before, but I firmly reject it. It is not the job of the American government to explain to us here in Germany how we should protect democratic institutions. And we will continue on our course.’… 

“German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed his frustration after US Vice President JD Vance criticized European governments… ‘What was said is irritating and cannot simply be dismissed and played down,’ Scholz [said]… 

“German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius doubled down on his criticism of US Vice President JD Vance’s speech… ‘I’m convinced, deeply convinced, as a democrat in Germany and Europe, that our democracies are even more stable and as good as ever before,’ Pistorius said.” 

That is laughable and ridiculous.

The New York Times wrote on February 15 about hypocritical reactions of German politicians: 

“Scholz… said Germany ‘would not accept’ directives from outsiders about how to run its democracy — and certainly not to work with such a party [AfD)… Mr. Merz said: ‘Free speech remains free speech and remains part of our open, democratic society. And fake news, hate speech and offenses remain subject to legal restraints and controlled by independent courts.’” 

Not so. The government (especially the SPD and the Green) and the opposition of the “established” parties (especially the CDU) are heavily involved in suppressing what they are claiming to be “hate speech” and “fake news.” Vance showed it as it is. They did not want to hear it. They did not want anyone to say it, as it was so blatantly true. Now they are concerned about votes. They are in harmony in their effort to attack Vance. This hypocritical approach might backfire. 

Germany’s Orwellian Approach to Lunacy 

Daily Mail wrote on February 17: 

“Vice President JD Vance continued his defense of free speech on Monday, criticizing German prosecutors explaining their efforts to crack down on free speech in Germany… German prosecutors explained to the reporter how surprised German citizens are when they are arrested for posting offensive content online, but said it was necessary. But Vance disagreed.

‘Insulting someone is not a crime and criminalizing speech is going to put real strain on European-US relationships,’ the vice president said. 

“The German prosecutors explained that anyone sharing or resharing offensive or hateful content would be prosecuted and fined, seizing their phones, and even jailed…. ‘This is Orwellian, and everyone in Europe and the US must reject this lunacy,’ [Vance] replied…. 

“Vance also reacted to a video clip of CBS’s Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan after she suggested in an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that lax free speech laws in Germany gave rise to the Holocaust… ‘This is a crazy exchange,’ Vance noted on X. ‘Does the media really think the Holocaust was caused by free speech?’” 

Breitbart added on February 17: 

“American broadcaster CBS followed German police as they raided homes for speech crimes, such as posting a ‘racist cartoon’ on the internet… Unlike the United States, where the First Amendment protects citizens from being arrested over so-called ‘hate speech’, it is a very different story in Germany…” 

This “lunacy” is crazy and dangerous indeed. The ignorance of Brennan is mind-boggling. If anything, censorship and prohibition of free speech contributed to the Holocaust. And once again, Germany is moving more and more towards an Orwellian dictatorship.  

The Ukraine Challenge 

Daily Mail wrote on February 16: 

“US Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, 80, has encouraged Europe to join the conversation about the Ukraine-Russia conflict – yet made clear they would not have a final say in any resolution. He has now told the Munich Security Conference: ‘That is not going to happen…’ 

“French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot today told the France Inter radio station on Sunday that a meeting in Paris would now go ahead tomorrow, with five European diplomats saying it would include France, Britain, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain and Denmark – the latter representing Scandinavian nations. (The meeting is designed to figure out a unified strategy against Trump and “how to answer” him)… 

“Retired general Mr Kellogg said the negotiations would be between Russia and Ukraine, with Mr Trump acting as mediator – but Europe would still be able to have an input… Appearing alongside Mr Kellogg at a townhall event in Munich, Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy warned that Mr Putin’s KGB history meant he could not be trusted in a negotiation. 

“Mr Lammy said: ‘There is a Tsarist tradition that he’s leaning into – Peter the Great, Nicholas I – the worst of that period, imperial in its ambitions. And there is a Soviet tradition. Let’s remember, he’s a KGB agent. He’s a man of deception, and in negotiating with him, we have to understand that and relate to that.’” 

Summit Failed 

Breitbart added on February 17: 

“The leaders of eight European nations, alongside two top EU representatives, descended on Paris on Monday for a summit on Ukraine… However, it soon became clear… that a broader consensus remains out of reach… Following the meeting, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that it was ‘highly inappropriate’ to discuss sending troops to Ukraine…. Hungary criticised the summit in Paris, which, despite sharing a border with Ukraine, was not invited to take part in the talks… 

“Indeed, despite UK Prime Minister Starmer’s stated willingness to deploy British troops in ‘harm’s way’ in Ukraine…, the former head of the British Army, Lord Richard Dannatt, said that Starmer is living in ‘fantasy-land’ if he believes the UK can sustain such a deployment.” 

All of this will change, as the ancient Roman Empire is being revived right now in Europe, and ten European core nations or groups of nations will give their power and authority to a charismatic military leader in Europe—the beast. It is absolutely astonishing that some ”Christians,” claiming to have an understanding of the Bible, do not remotely grasp those clear and compelling prophecies. 

American Soldiers Upset With Trump 

The Telegraph wrote on February 17: 

“US military volunteers fighting alongside Ukraine’s armed forces have branded President Donald Trump a ‘jackass’ over his peace talks with Vladimir Putin, saying Ukraine’s future was not a ‘business deal’… Most have reacted furiously to the news last week of Mr Trump’s private phone call to Putin, in which he apparently ruled out Nato membership for Kyiv and conceded that Moscow could keep Ukrainian territory it has currently occupied… Ex-US soldiers are believed to make up the largest national contingent of Western military volunteers in Ukraine… They regard Mr Trump’s concessions as squandering both their own military sacrifices and those of their Ukrainian comrades… The anger voiced by US volunteers reflects the wider split that the Ukraine war has caused within America’s military community, which traditionally leans Republican… 

“While neither the Biden nor the Trump administration has sanctioned US citizens going to fight in Ukraine, volunteers who have done so have often been vocal advocates for US support for Kyiv, appearing on TV shows and addressing US politicians in Washington DC… Among the keenest US advocates for Kyiv’s cause is Alex Drueke, an Iraq veteran from Alabama, who was captured by Russian forces during his first mission as a volunteer in Ukraine in June 2022. He spent nearly four months in captivity, during which time he was beaten repeatedly, subjected to torture by electric shock, and told he would be executed as a mercenary. 

“Since his release as part of a prisoner swap deal, he has given speeches to schools, community groups and policy forums, trying to convince Americans not to withdraw support for Kyiv….’The world needs to be reminded that 50 per cent of us did not vote for this horrible man [Trump], who is not only destroying his country from within, but the world outside too,” he said.” 

Wide-Ranging Concessions to Putin? 

Express wrote on February 17: 

“A Kremlin insider has claimed that Donald Trump has offered ‘unprecedented’ concessions to Russia, and will allow Vladimir Putin to strike Brussels, Paris or even London… On the Russian TV show ‘The Evening With Vladimir Solovyov,’ Mosfilm’s Director General Karen Shakhnazarov commented on the discussions between the global leaders, viewing them as unequivocally favorable. Shakhnazarov remarked, ‘The president of the United States called the president of Russia. That alone is already a major success!’ 

“He further elaborated, ‘The blockade has been broken. It means a lot to all of them that the president of the United States, the mightiest nation in the West, as great as the Roman Empire, made this call. It’s as if Julius Caesar himself telephoned a barbarian, a chieftain of some German tribe.’… 

“Political scientist Sergey Mikheyev weighed in on the situation: ‘In this situation, we should make it clear for the Europeans: now we can really strike Brussels, London or Paris, because we can forget about Article 5. You can forget the notion that Americans would step in on your behalf.’ 

“Meanwhile, Russians are pushing their military to quickly seize more Ukrainian territory, with Kremlin analysts predicting that following Putin’s talks with Trump, Russia could potentially face no repercussions for any land it annexes.” 

Peace Talks Between USA and Russia in Saudi Arabia 

The Sun reported on February 18: 

“Earlier today, a team of top diplomats from Russia and the US spoke about negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine out in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia… Present at the negotiating table was US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz… They were joined by… Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushako… 

“One of the key stumbling blocks which could dampen the negotiations would be from Ukraine’s side. They were notably excluded from Riyadh today in a move which left both President Zelensky and his European allies annoyed and frustrated… Zelensky even announced he has postponed his official visit to… Saudi Arabia until March 10 – despite him initially being scheduled to arrive tomorrow. The move has been done in order to not give any ‘legitimacy’ to the US-Russia meeting… 

“Without promises that Zelensky will never be able to enter [NATO]… Putin is unlikely to accept any terms… 

“Britain and Europe must play their part – but have no hope on their own… European leaders have tried to muscle their way into the talks to try and make sure stability in the continent can continue even if Putin gets his way in the negotiations… British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a rallying cry to Europe urging them to ‘deploy peacekeeping troops to Ukraine… But the idea was dramatically rejected by a number of other fellow leaders. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz described Starmer’s pleas as ‘premature’ and ‘highly inappropriate’.  He then stormed out of the meeting adding that the shear thought of making decisions seemingly on behalf of Ukraine was ‘irritating.’ Poland, Spain and Italy all joined Germany in scrutinising Starmer’s plan.” 

Trump Blames Zelensky 

Politico wrote on February 19: 

“President Donald Trump mocked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a poor negotiator and ‘grossly incompetent’ Tuesday, as tensions continued to rise over the administration’s direct talks with Russia about ending the war it launched nearly three years ago. The comments come amid criticism from European allies and many American intelligence experts that Ukraine and European nations invested in Ukraine’s defense had been excluded from negotiations that began early Tuesday between U.S. and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia… 

“‘Today I heard, ”Oh, well, we weren’t invited,”’ Trump said when asked about criticism from Ukraine, seeming to direct his response to Zelenskyy. ‘Well, you’ve been there for three years. You should have ended it — three years. You should have never been there. You should have never started it. You should have made a deal.’ 

“The comment — ignoring that it was Russia that invaded Ukraine without provocation three years ago this month — was Trump’s harshest condemnation to date of the Ukrainian side. It came as Zelenskyy and leaders across Europe are scrambling to respond to growing indications that Kyiv’s most critical ally for the last three years appears to be more interested in normalizing relations with Russia than in making sure Ukraine endures and that Russian President Vladimir Putin faces stronger deterrence after starting the first land war on European soil since 1945. 

“Trump also confirmed his interest in forcing elections in Ukraine as part of any diplomatic resolution to the war. ‘We have a situation where we haven’t had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law in Ukraine, where the leader in Ukraine — I mean I hate to say it, but he’s down at 4% approval rating — and the country’s been blown to smithereens,’ Trump said. While Zelenskyy’s public approval rating has dropped from the early days of the war, he still has support from a narrow majority of Ukrainians — 52 percent according to a poll last month… The president also asserted that Ukrainians, who are fighting for their country’s survival, ‘are tired’ of the death and destruction and eager to see the war end… 

“That statement was at odds with the reality across Ukraine, where elected officials and much of the population have been shocked at the Trump administration’s actions that appear indifferent to the nation’s fate. Those include not only the talks with Moscow but also a U.S. proposal to claim half of Ukraine’s rare earth mineral rights as payment for aid already received, without future security guarantees.” 

Express wrote on February 19: 

The Ukrainian president has hit back… President Volodymyr Zelensky responded by accusing Trump of living in a ‘disinformation space’… 

“Zelensky’s response to Donald Trump shows a rift between the two leaders deepening and the two country’s allyship dwindling. This marks a seismic shift in tone to the US’s involvement in the war…”

Another Deadly Terrorist Attack in Austria 

Breitbart reported on February 16: 

“A Syrian allegedly stabbed six people in the Austrian town of Villach in a suspected Islamist terror attack on Saturday afternoon that left a 14-year-old boy dead. Just days after terror struck in Munich, a 23-year-old supposed refugee from Syria launched into a vicious stabbing spree in the Carinthian town of Villach on Saturday afternoon. Five people were injured during the attack, and tragically, a 14-year-old was killed after bleeding out on the street. 

“The suspect, identified by Kronen Zeitung as ‘Ahmad G.’, is reported by eyewitnesses to have laughed during the attack. He is also said to have shouted out ‘Allahu Akbar’ and made hand gestures associated with the ISIS terrorist group. The suspected terrorist may have committed more violence; however, he was driven down by a fellow Syrian delivery driver before being apprehended by police… 

“Ahmad G. arrived in Austria in 2020 and was only recently recognised by the government as a refugee. It is believed that the 23-year-old was radicalised by Islamist preachers on the TikTok social media platform. A search of his apartment found that he owned an ISIS flag…

“The leader of the Austrian Freedom Party (FPÖ), Herbert Kickl, took aim at the country’s asylum system following the attack, saying that he was ‘angry at those politicians who have allowed stabbings, rapes, gang wars and other major crimes to become the order of the day in Austria… This is a system failure… for which a young person in Villach now had to pay with his life.’… 

“Despite winning the most votes of any party in last year’s elections, Kickl’s Freedom Party has so far been unable to form a government in Vienna. Other establishment parties, notably the supposedly conservative Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), have enacted a cordon sanitaire around the party, similar to the one imposed on the anti-mass migration AfD in neighbouring Germany. Yet, this has resulted in the FPÖ continuing to gain support in polls.”

The same as in Germany. These “Brandmauern” (“firewalls”) are just stupid and counterproductive.

Cyrus and Trump

Israel 365 News wrote on February 14:

“The  Nascent Sanhedrin published an open letter to President Donald Trump. [It stated, among other things:]

“In 2017, the Nascent Sanhedrin minted a special coin featuring your image on one side and Cyrus the Great on the other. This symbolized your historic role, likened to that of Cyrus, who was chosen by Hashem to fulfill a divine mission.  The Chinese appreciated this idea so much that they reproduced and sold millions of copies of these coins and other products featuring your image alongside Cyrus the Great. You have been elected, as Cyrus was in his time, to fulfill a heavenly mission…”

The article commented: “Many have seen similarities between the Biblical King Cyrus and President Donald Trump.”

Cyrus features predominately in the Bible because of enabling the Jews to build the Second Temple. The Bible prophesies that a Third Temple will be built in Jerusalem, prior to Christ’s return. Sadly, there are still some, claiming to be “Christians”, who do not understand and accept these clearly revealed prophecies.

USAID Financed Hamas?

Israel Today wrote on February 12:

“Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Monday accused the United States Agency for International Development of providing ‘vast and secret’ funding for Hamas following new revelations about USAID’s practices vis-à-vis Israel and the Palestinians….

“‘The full story of funding Hamas is vast, and much of it was done in secret,’ Cruz wrote. ‘Before and after October 7, [2023], USAID flowed uncountable hundreds of millions of dollars toward Hamas that enabled it to launch the attack and keep battling Israel afterwards. They lied about the nature of that aid in public databases, refused to disclose what groups were getting the money, and gave tens of millions in American cash to be distributed without American supervision.’

“Internally, Cruz added, USAID ‘admitted the aid would benefit Hamas, and even exempted themselves from anti-terrorism laws, but in public issued denials.’”

If true, they should be severely punished and sent to jail.

RFK: Spiritual and Physical Health Are Connected

Desert News wrote on February 14:

“In his first interview after being confirmed, new HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about the impact faith can have on health. ‘For 20 years, I’ve gotten up every morning on my knees and prayed that God would put me in a position where I can end the childhood chronic disease epidemic in this country,’ Robert Kennedy Jr. said in remarks Thursday at the White House — having just been confirmed as secretary of health in the White House. Kennedy went on to describe his surprising partnership with then-candidate Donald Trump as an answer to his prayers…

“‘We can’t be a strong nation if we have a weak citizenry, if people are sick,’ he said, citing other statistics that ‘77% of our children cannot qualify for military service.’ ‘We’re not just in a health crisis, but we’re in a spiritual crisis. And those things are connected,’ Kennedy said on Fox’s Laura Ingraham’s show later on Thursday… ‘We have a whole generation of kids that feel alienated, dispossessed. They are in [an] existential crisis,’ and not only because of their health… ‘There’s a purposelessness in their lives and no sense of usefulness or effectiveness…’

“Kennedy argued that this deeper spiritual alienation is what ‘drives also the chronic disease epidemic, and the epidemics we’re seeing of depression, of suicide, of alcoholism, of drug addiction… The only way to overcome that biological impulse is with a spiritual realignment, a spiritual fire.’…

“For addicts who have become isolated and withdrawn from other relationships, he said… ‘We need to get up in the morning and not think about, “What am I going to do to make myself happy today?” We have to get up and say, “What am I going to do to make myself useful today, to be useful to my friends, to my family, to my community.’” The connectedness that comes from doing good things, from being of service to others, is ultimately the path to happiness, he said…

“Kennedy… noted that although having ‘4.2% of the world’s population,’ the United States buys ‘70% of the pharmaceutical drugs on earth… We spend two to three times what other countries pay for health care, and we have worse health outcomes. We literally have the sickest population in the world… I’m not going to let the food industry and the pharmaceutical industry run health policy anymore.’

“Kennedy was also asked at the press conference how he would address concerns that some Americans may have about his stance on vaccines… he said… that a ‘common sense’ approach is that ‘vaccines should be tested, they should be safe…’”

Interesting words. It remains to be seen how RFK will deliver…especially when it comes to unconscionable MANDATORY vaccinations, including for babies and school children. The connection between drugs and vaccinations and serious sicknesses should be obvious.

No More Mandatory Covid Vaccinations

Fox News wrote on February 14:

“President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday barring schools who still have coronavirus vaccine mandates from receiving federal funds…. It also tasks Department of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and the Secretary of Education to establish guidelines for compliance and to ‘provide a plan to end coercive COVID-19 vaccine mandates.’…”

“Trump also signed an executive order in January that removes federal funding from K-12 schools that teach critical race theory.”

NBC News added on February 15:

“Trump’s administration has already taken steps to end coronavirus vaccine requirements at the federal level, including for green card applicants, and reinstated service members who were discharged for refusing the vaccine… Currently, Covid vaccines are no longer required in K-12 schools across the country, according to two nonprofit health policy research organizations… 15 colleges in the U.S. still require Covid shots…

“On the campaign trail, Trump pledged to strip funding for schools that require vaccines and masks for students and said he would not allow schools to impose Covid mandates. Trump’s proposal sparked concerns at the time about funding for schools in states that require most students to be immunized from diseases like measles and polio. A Trump spokesperson clarified that he was referring to Covid vaccines.”

This is a major problem. There should be NO mandatory vaccination at all for any diseases. Will Trump have the guts to go that far? Will RFK have the guts to recommend this? Also, what will happen if there is another COVID or “related” “pandemic”, which is surely to come?  Will the current executive orders also apply to such future “threatening” scenarios? Now is the time for Trump and RFK and others to pick up the fight against pharma.

Britain’s Foreign Aid Lunacy

The Sun wrote on February 17:

“BRITISH taxes are being squandered on shrimp farms in Bangladesh, poetry workshops in Colombian jails and gender lectures in Kenya. UK workers also fund diversity training in the Jordanian army and cyber security for India — while pressure mounts to raise our military budget…

“Among the worst cases, the past three years have seen the UK hand more than £133,000 to Bangladesh Agricultural University to study shrimp health… Taxpayers are also funding woke ideology around the war-torn Third World…. The department also funded a £110,000 conference on ‘preventing gender-based disinformation’ in Kenya,.. Brits are also paying through the nose for climate initiatives in foreign countries, including £114million for ‘inclusive green enterprises’ in India…”

Where Is Heaven?

Daily Mail wrote on February 16:

 “…For Christians, the idea of the dead being in heaven or enjoying paradise often brings comfort to the bereaved and hope to those suffering or dying.  But in the Christian faith, heaven was originally more about where God lived, not about humanity’s ultimate destination if they live a righteous life.  N.T. Wright, professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at the University of St Andrews, said the way people now talk about heaven is ‘deeply unbiblical and misleading’.

“’Basically the whole western tradition took a wrong turn in imagining that the aim of the game was ‘to go to heaven when we die’,’ he told MailOnline.   

‘The whole Bible is about the God of heaven coming to make his home with us…’ 

“Lari Launonen, philosopher at University of Helsinki in Finland, said… ‘The Bible actually describes a renewed, physical world…’

“Famously, at the start of the Bible in the Book of Genesis, we are told that heaven is created by God along with the Earth (Actually, it says, “heavens”). This contradicts the theory of Big Bang generally accepted by scientists, where the universe exploded into existence from a single minute point…” 

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In 2 Corinthians 15:29, Paul utters a statement which is difficult to understand. He wrote: “Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?”

Many explanations have been given as to what Paul might have meant—some good, some not so good, and some blatantly wrong. We addressed some of those explanations in a Q&A, which was written in 2006, https://www.eternalgod.org/q-a-3014/, which had the following headline: “Would you please explain 1 Corinthians 15:29, speaking of ‘baptism for the dead. Are we to be baptized for those who have already died?”

In that Q&A, we showed that the concept, practiced by some, to baptize someone for a person who had died without having been baptized is totally unbiblical. We said: “This practice is not based on God’s Holy Word. Baptism only makes sense when and so long as the person to be baptized is ALIVE. Baptism for a dead person, that is, vicariously, derivatively or by proxy, accomplishes nothing.”

In this Q&A, we will explore additional possibilities as to what Paul might have meant, and elaborate on what we have stated in the above-quoted Q&A.

When it comes to “vicarious baptisms,” “The Annotated Bible” by John Henry Blunt, copyright 1932, points out the following:

“But there is no ground whatever for believing that vicarious baptisms were in use until some heretics of a much later date invented them, and justified their invention by this text (1 Corinthians 15:29).” In a footnote, the commentary stated: “The Montanists of the second century, and not a few orthodox but ill-informed Christians also of the same period, were accustomed to administer baptisms to those who had died unbaptized… and the practice of baptizing dead persons by proxy appears to have been adopted by the later Marcionites as an improvement upon the earlier custom.”

The Ryrie Study Bible adds that this view and practice is “heretical.”

Returning to our above-mentioned Q&A, we then explored the idea, advanced by some commentaries, that Paul might not have been talking about a practice in the Church, but by others outside the Church, in which some Church members participated. Paul allegedly made the argument that if even those people practiced baptism for the dead because they believed in a resurrection from the dead (compare verse 20), why wouldn’t the Corinthians do so. We said: “… some commentaries advance the idea that a few within the Corinthian Church might have been involved in the practice of getting baptized for a dead relative…. as Paul… used ‘they’ rather than ‘we’ when speaking of it… To deny the resurrection, as the Corinthians did, and yet be involved in such baptism activities made no sense.’”

This presupposes, of course, that such practice was indeed known to the Corinthians, which is doubtful in light of Blunt’s above-quoted statements. In addition, it is also doubtful that Paul would have referred to (pagan) practices outside the Church to prove the resurrection.

We also mentioned the opinion, advanced by some, that the Greek can also mean “baptized because of the dead,” i.e. the reference is to the baptism of those influenced by the testimony of a Christian who had recently died, and in the hope of being re-united with him at the resurrection. This opinion is also given, as a possibility, by the Ryrie Study Bible, and it has some merit. The MacArthur Study Bible states:

“A reasonable view seems to be that ‘people baptized’ refer to living believers who give outward testimony to their faith in baptism by water.. who had subsequently died. Paul’s point is that if there is no resurrection…, then why are people coming to Christ to follow the hope of those who have died?”

Finally, we explained that in the phrase in verse 29 (“baptized for the dead”), the word “for” is “huper” in the original Greek. This word can also mean, “for the hope of” or “for the realization of.”  1 Corinthians 15:29 can be translated: “Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for [the realization of, or the hope of] the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for [the realization of, or the hope of] the dead?”

We said: “When people were baptized, they were not dead, but still alive. At the time of their baptism, they were looking forward to their resurrection. Baptism was the first necessary step toward the realization of their goal–the resurrection of the dead. Without that hope, there would not have been a reason to be baptized in the first place. Subsequently those who were baptized died, sleeping in their graves and awaiting, in hope, so to speak, their resurrection from the dead.”

The Ryrie Study Bible offers another possibility as to how to understand this passage, which they describe as “most likely,” saying, “… it means being baptized in the place of those who had died; i.e., new converts taking the place of older ones who had died. Paul’s point is: unless one believes in the resurrection of the dead (rather than the Greek idea of ‘immortality’) what’s the point of such a practice?”

This is a valid observation. God’s Church will not die, and it has a Work to accomplish. Many have gone before us, doing their part of the Work, and have died. Others had to be appointed to take their place, to continue in the Work which has to be done. The Elberfelder Bible states in an annotation that the Greek word, translated “for,” can also mean “in place of.”  

There is, however, another and perhaps most plausible explanation as to what Paul might have meant, when talking about baptism for the dead. Baptism symbolizes our death. As we said in our above-mentioned Q&A: “As Romans 6:3-4 explains, baptism–the total immersion of the person under water–points at the figurative death of the person. He ‘dies,’ spiritually speaking, in the watery grave. His old man dies (verse 6), and a new man arises out of the watery grave (Colossians 3:9-10). In a sense, the new man is ‘resurrected,’ figuratively speaking, from the spiritual dead.”

So we were dead before our baptism. But notice what happened when we became baptized. Ephesians 2:1 says: “And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins…” Verses 5 and 6 continue: “… when we were dead in trespasses, [God] made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together…” And Ephesians 5:14 adds:“ Therefore He says: ‘Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.’”

The concept that we were dead in sin and are now alive, after having been properly baptized, is stated time and again in Scripture. We read in Romans 6:13:  “And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.”

Colossians 2:13 expresses the same thought: “And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses…”

The Bible explains that those who are not led by and have not received God’s Spirit, which is only given through the ritual of baptism, are “dead.” Christ said in Matthew 8:21-22: “Then another of His disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, let me first go and bury my father.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.’” Apparently, Christ was calling the person to the ministry, but he wanted to wait until his father had died, who was still alive but might have been advanced in years. Christ’s retort was that the time of the person’s calling was now, and that his spiritually “dead” relatives could look after and bury his spiritually “dead” father, once he had died.

We also find this statement in 1 Timothy 5:6: “But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.”

Something similar might be expressed in 1 Peter 4:6, where we read: “For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.” This could refer to Christians who died after the gospel had been preached to and accepted by them; it could also refer to the spiritually “dead” who accepted the gospel when it was preached to them, following God in the spirit, while being condemned by [unconverted] men in the flesh.

Paul’s statement, then, that there is baptism for the dead is indeed to be applied to those being spiritually dead. Baptism is for them; they cease to be spiritually dead and become spiritually alive, as he explains in Ephesians 4:22-24:

“… put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and… put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.”

Let us conclude with these marvelous words by Paul in Romans 6:2-6:

“How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.”

We were dead, but through the “baptism for the dead” (that is, the baptism for us), we became alive, now waiting for the first resurrection when Christ returns.

Lead Writer: Norbert Link

compiled by Dave Harris

“America and Europe at Loggerheads,” is the title of a new StandingWatch program presented by Evangelist Norbert Link. Here is the summary:

JD Vance’s “glorious” speech during the Security Conference in Munich about some terrible conditions has angered many German and European politicians. He showed them a mirror, but they were unwilling to look into it. The alienation between the USA and Europe deepened when Trump called Putin and when the Americans and Russians met in Saudi Arabia, but without the Europeans and Zelensky. It reached a boiling point when Trump accused Ukraine of having started the war with Russia. The writing is on the wall. Can you read it?

“Amerika und Europa auf Kriegsfuß,” is the title of a new AufPostenStehen program presented by Norbert Link. This German program covers the same subject as described above.

“Überwinden Sie Ihre Lust, Begierde und Trieb,” last Sabbath’s German sermonette by Dmitrij Niemann, is now posted. Title in English: “Overcome Your Lust, Desire and Urges.”

”A Few Random Thoughts on the Stupidity of Evolution,” last Sabbath’s sermonette presented by Brian Gale, is now posted. Here is the summary:

It is a worthwhile exercise from time to time to review this theory which many just accept without much thought at all.   The Bible states that God spoke and it was done – that is something that only a supernatural being could achieve, not mere mortal men – and even less by blind chance!

“The Commandments and the Sabbath of the Most High God,” last Sabbath’s sermon presented by Rene Messier, is now posted. Here is the summary:

Faithfully keeping the commandments and the Sabbath, including the annual Sabbaths, helps to cement our relationship with God and to stay engaged in the completion of the Work  we have to do prior to the tribulation and return of Jesus Christ.