18 Oct 2026

WORLDWIDE UPHEAVAL

Apostasy and Doctrines of Demons

Lies and Alibis

Methodist Church Promotion Says Hell Isn’t Real – But What Does The Bible Say? Normal Heights United Methodist Church in San Diego is advertising an event titled “Hell Is Not Real.” The timing is striking. While secular culture turns hell into seasonal entertainment, a church prepares to challenge one of Christianity’s most sobering historic teachings. Jesus Himself repeatedly warned about divine judgment.

The Occult

Chipotle’s Ouija Board Ad Sparks Backlash – But The Real Danger Goes Much Deeper. Its “Summon the Spirits Tour” celebrates the return of its margarita, featuring a Ouija board and a message about summoning spirits. To marketers, it’s wordplay. To many consumers, it’s a seasonal joke. But to Christians, it should raise the question: When did attempting to communicate with spirits become harmless entertainment?

The Evils of Islam

Explosion Kills Israeli Student and Injures 24 During School Trip. An unexploded munition detonated during a school outing near Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, killing a teen boy and injuring 24 others. Israeli military officials believe the explosive belonged to Hezbollah. Authorities are investigating amid continuing regional hostilities.

Hatred of Jews and Israel

‘This is our homeland’: Netanyahu responds to Obama accusations that Israel stole Palestinian land. “The Jewish people are not foreign occupiers in the land of our forefathers,” Netanyahu said. “Our history is not a colonial enterprise. Our land is not stolen land. This is our homeland.”

Pervasive Perversion

Who Thought This Was OK? City-Backed Festival Let a Man STRIP for Cash in Front of CHILDREN. “A small city in upstate New York sponsored a “family friendly” arts festival, then stood by while grown men stripped down and took cash tips a few feet from toddlers. Rather than issuing an apology, the Democratic mayor issued a lecture on free speech.”

The Abortion Abomination

Democrats’ 84-Page Plan After Taking Over Congress Includes Abortions Up to Birth.
House Democrats’ health care working group handed House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) an 84-page playbook to run if they seize control in November. It maps out what they plan to do in their first 100 hours if they take back control of Congress. And at the top of their list? Abortion.

Teacher Fired for Saying She’s Pro-Life. When a student asked if she was pro-abortion, she said she was pro-life. When asked to elaborate, she said she held this view as a Christian and knew women who’d regretted having abortions. She was terminated for sharing personal opinions on political issues with pupils and concerns that she might cause harm or distress to pupils.

Iniquity Shall Abound

Teen gunman kills three children, adult at Oregon elementary school. A 16-year-old shooter opened fire with a shotgun at Silver River Elementary School in Bend, killing three children and one adult before being shot and killed by a bystander carrying a concealed weapon. Two additional victims, one child and one adult, were hospitalized in critical condition.

At Least 29 Children Killed, Multiple Others Injured After School Roof Collapses as Owner Arrested for ‘Negligence.’ At least 29 people, mostly children under 13, died after a private school roof collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Oct. 15. Multiple other people were injured in the incident. The owner of the school has been arrested amid concerns over substandard materials used in the construction of the building.

Last Days Traitors and Their Treachery and Greed

Ilhan Omar’s wealth scandal takes a turn just one day after raid of her DC home. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said her office was examining Omar’s financial disclosures, which previously showed that the reported value of businesses tied to her husband, Tim Mynett, had surged from as much as $51,000 in 2023 to as much as $30 million in 2024.  See also Feds Have ‘Probable Cause’ That Ilhan Omar Committed Immigration Crimes.

Economic and Food Insecurity

Rising Cost of Living Is Crushing U.S. Households. And It Is About to Get More Painful. When you’re working as hard as you can, and you still don’t come close to being able to pay all the bills, it can be soul-crushing. Millions of Americans are living lives of quiet desperation as they attempt to scrape by month to month. This is the result of decades of bad policies from leaders in Washington, and the cost of living is going to go higher.

Oil Rises After MidEast Attacks Spread and Escalate, Stoking Supply Fears. Oil prices rose at this evening’s futures open after renewed escalation of attacks by Iran & its proxies in the Middle East. This comes as President Trump claims Russia and Ukraine agreed to an ‘energy ceasefire’ which may stabilize diesel prices in the world but does nothing for exponentially rising tanker rates & tightness in physical oil markets.

Weather Events

Hurricane Trudy approaches Mexico as Typhoon Champi threatens Guam. Hurricane Trudy could strengthen through Saturday. Its center was expected to approach the coast on Saturday and pass near it into Sunday. Also in the Pacific, Typhoon Champi strengthened into a Cat 4 storm as it moved west toward Guam at 11 mph (18 kph).

More than a dozen tornadoes confirmed from Hurricane Isaias. Hurricane Isaias, which made landfall in the Florida Panhandle Friday night, also caused dozens of tornado reports from Georgia into the Carolinas last weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) has been surveying the damage from the tornado reports and, as of Wednesday night, has confirmed 17 tornadoes. Five of those were powerful EF2 tornadoes.

Mapped: UK areas in drought as thousands issued supply warning ahead of winter. Severe drought across much of England has driven reservoir levels down, with Yorkshire joining ten other regions in drought and water supplies warned to run out by mid‑November unless rainfall improves.

Powerful Hurricane Brings Dangerous Flooding to Mexico. Hurricane Simon has battered Mexico’s Pacific coast, bringing destructive winds, flooding, power outages, and evacuations. At least two deaths have been reported from severe tropical weather, with several people missing. Forecasters warn that additional flooding could threaten communities as the hurricane continues moving along the coast.

Flooding washes away homes, bridges, damages power station in Nepal. Homes and bridges were swept away, and a hydropower station was damaged after a major river flooded. Around 50 people were rescued along the Budhi Gandaki River. Five people were reported missing. The Budhi Gandaki is a tributary of the Trishuli River, which is where a glacier collapse led to the disaster two months ago.

Thailand Floods Kill 71 and Affect Hundreds of Thousands of Households. Severe flooding across Thailand has killed 71 people since September 16, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. Flooding has affected 51 provinces and approximately 908,000 households. Twenty-one provinces, including Bangkok, continue experiencing flooding.

Great Earthquakes

Numerous aftershocks after massive magnitude 7.7 quake battered Panama. Dozens of aftershock quakes were reported in the hours and days following the initial magnitude 7.7 earthquake on Oct. 9. The aftershocks ranged from 4 to 6.6. The earthquake was felt all across Panama. A state of emergency was issued to help people affected by the quake as aftershocks continued to rock the region.

Wars and Rumors of Wars

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump claims both sides agreed to energy ceasefire. President Trump claimed Ukraine and Russia agreed to an energy ceasefire following a tense few days of relations between the warring countries. Neither side has confirmed the deal yet. Volodymyr Zelensky earlier offered to hold an election in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire after President Trump suggested Ukraine should “get a new leader.”

Iran Sets Conditions for Ending War with United States. Iran says negotiations to end the war remain stalled because Washington has not fully accepted Tehran’s demands. The conditions include ending hostilities, releasing frozen funds, and lifting the U.S. naval blockade. The Strait of Hormuz remains central to negotiations, with major implications for global energy supplies

Iranian leaders believe renewed US strikes are inevitable, warn Washington against attacking. According to several regional diplomats who spoke to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday following conversations with senior Iranian officials, concerns are growing within Iran’s leadership that the current period of relative calm could be short-lived and that hostilities may resume in the near future.

Iran said shoring up defenses at nuclear sites, warning it could invade neighbors if war resumes. Iran is strengthening defenses around its nuclear sites and preparing for possible renewed fighting with the United States, while Iranian officials have warned of possible ground incursions into neighboring countries.

NATO Commander Declares Alliance Ready to Fight if Attacked. NATO’s top military commander says the alliance is prepared for immediate conflict despite having no desire to enter a war. His warning follows escalating concerns about Russian sabotage, drone incursions, and hostile operations across Europe. Intelligence officials continue monitoring the risk of direct confrontation between Russia and NATO.

Houthis issue new threat to Saudi airspace after deadly Riyadh airport attack. Yemen’s Houthis issued a new threat to Saudi Arabia’s airspace on October 11 after the latest attack on the kingdom’s international airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and wounded hundreds.

Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another — a cargo ship near Oman — sank after being attacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the Strait of Hormuz.

America’s next war could reach US soil, top Army general warns. The U.S. military has largely operated on a familiar premise: combat the enemy overseas before the fight reaches home. But as drones, cyberattacks, & long-range weapons pose growing threats to U.S. military installations & critical infrastructure, Army leaders are preparing for a future in which U.S. forces could come under attack before they ever deploy overseas.

Iran’s reported missile test puts Israel on alert. Following reports that Iran launched 30 ballistic missiles, the IDF has raised its alert level across all fronts and is preparing for the possibility of a targeted strike on Iran. Fears of an escalation in the Strait of Hormuz are also mounting.

Even before the elections? Growing signs of an impending strike on Iran. The nearly certain loss of the House and fairly likely loss of the Senate in the fall will make the president’s life hell. Not only his, perhaps. Iran doesn’t want to escalate tensions ahead of Israel’s elections, and Trump doesn’t want an escalation ahead of US midterms. Yet something dramatic is unfolding between the US and Israel.

Two-State Delusion

Fatah figure says two-state proposal is a ‘trap’ set for Israel’s destruction | The Jerusalem Post. “We know the trap we have set for Israel by demanding a two-state solution,” Basel Abu Shahab, secretary of the Fatah movement in the Burj al-Shemali refugee camp in Lebanon, told Palestine TV, adding that Israel “has reason to fear us.”

Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria leading options for Abraham Accords expansion, CSA report assesses. The Council for a Secure America (CSA) has ranked Kuwait as the Middle Eastern country most likely to join the Abraham Accords, followed by Lebanon and Syria, as changing political and security conditions reshape prospects for normalization with Israel.

 

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