Billionaire investor Peter Thiel, a co-founder of Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has launched a series of private lectures in Rome focused on the concept of the Antichrist, a gathering that has drawn criticism from Catholic commentators and renewed scrutiny of the tech entrepreneur’s religious views, Reuters reported Sunday.
The invitation-only conference began Sunday and runs through Wednesday. The event is closed to the press and organizers haven’t publicly disclosed the location. Reports say participants include figures from academic, technology and religious communities.
Thiel, an early supporter of Donald Trump, has increasingly explored philosophical and theological themes in recent years. In 2025 he hosted a similar set of discussions in San Francisco examining whether an Antichrist figure could emerge in modern global politics. This just confirms we are living in the prophesied Biblical end times prior to Jesus second coming to Earth.
The venture capitalist has warned that such a figure might gain power by promising solutions to global threats such as nuclear war, artificial intelligence risks or climate-related crises.
Raised in an evangelical Christian household, Thiel has said that Christianity plays an important role in shaping his worldview.
His visit has also drawn attention from the Vatican. Under Pope Leo, the first American pope, the Catholic Church has criticized several policies associated with the Trump administration and has raised concerns about the societal risks of artificial intelligence.
Catholic institutions in Rome denied speculation that they were hosting the event, and the pope’s official schedule shows no planned meeting with Thiel, Reuters reported.
Some Catholic commentators have been sharply critical. Father Paolo Benanti, an adviser to the Vatican on AI ethics, argued in an essay that Thiel’s thinking blends technology, politics and theology in ways that challenge mainstream democratic ideas.
Italian Catholic newspaper L’Avvenire also published articles warning that technology leaders shouldn’t be left to determine ethical standards for digital platforms without oversight from democratic institutions.
Thiel remains closely connected to conservative political figures in Washington, including JD Vance. His appearance in Rome follows recent visits to Italy by several prominent figures linked to the U.S. conservative movement, including Steve Bannon and Elon Musk.
Has Iran’s new leader triggered the ancient end times prophecies of Daniel? What comes next? In this urgent Nelson Walters video, he discusses the latest “Iran news” and gives an “Iran update” following recent events in the Middle East. He discusses potential candidates for Iran’s “Third King” of Dan 11 (Mojtaba Khamenei or Reza Pahvlavi) and for their “Fourth King.” He dives into the escalating “middle east tensions” and provides a “geopolitical analysis” of the “Iran strikes” and their connection to Daniel 8. This is crucial for understanding current “world news” through a “Bible study” lens.
There are almost two thousand prophecies of Jesus second coming to Earth and His coming Millennial Kingdom. God wants you to be prepared for what is next on His agenda for planet Earth. Satan has ruled for 6000 years now it is time for Jesus to rule for the final 1000 years, The nation God established for His purposes must fulfill its destiny, likewise the covenants God made with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David and the new covenant will be fulfilled. For more information on Jesus coming Millennial reign go to http://www.millennialkingdom.net.
New Covenant:
“Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israeland with the house of Judah—not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.” Jeremiah 31:31-34
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.”Ezekiel 36:26-27
“But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then no place would have been sought for a second… In that He says, ‘A new covenant,’ He has made the first obsolete.” (Full quote of Jer. 31:31-34 follows) Hebrews 8:6-13
Bunnings has had a win in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, having a decision overturned that it breached privacy rules by using facial recognition to combat violent retail crime. Even so, the AAT says it failed to properly tell customers their images were being collected.
The tribunal found Bunnings met the necessary thresholds to suspect unlawful activity, and reasonably believed the collection of sensitive information could help its quest to address the crime issue.
People are being programmed to take the mark of the Beast
As prophesied, the world has moved into moral and spiritual decline—where truth is rejected, sin is celebrated, and even many in the visible church drift from biblical truth. This prepares humanity for a global deception and the rise of the Antichrist.
The Antichrist arises during a time of worldwide turmoil—offering peace, unity, and stability through a one-world system.
Revelation 13:16–17 – “He causes all, both small and great… to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark.”
This prophecy predicts an economic control system requiring allegiance to the Beast. In our modern world, technologies like microchips, digital identification, and centralized financial tracking have made such control technologically feasible for the first time in history.
5. The Great Tribulation and Rapture
Key Passages:
Matthew 24:21–22 – “Then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world.”
Daniel 12:1 – “There shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation.”
During this period, the Antichrist persecutes believers and the Jewish people. This time of tribulation, even great tribulation God uses to purify His church. Then God takes them out with the trumpet blast at the opening of the seventh seal before He pours out His wrath upon the unrepentant with the Trumpet and Bowl judgements. God also preserves a remnant of Israel (144,000).
6. The Gathering of the Nations Against Israel
Key Passages:
Revelation !6:16 “For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty… And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.”
As global hostility toward Israel intensifies, a massive coalition gathers in the region of Megiddo (Armageddon). The Antichrist’s goal is to annihilate Israel and defy God’s covenant promises.
7. The Return of Jesus Christ
Key Passages:
Zechariah 14:3–4 – “Then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations… and His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives.”
Revelation 19:11–16 – “Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse… and the armies in heaven followed Him.”
At Israel’s darkest hour, when destruction seems unavoidable, Jesus Christ returns in power and glory. The heavens open, and He descends as King of kings and Lord of lords. The Antichrist and False Prophet are cast alive into the lake of fire (Revelation 19:20). His Word alone destroys the armies gathered against Jerusalem.
8. The Liberation and Restoration of Israel
Key Passages:
Romans 11:26 – “And so all Israel will be saved.”
Ezekiel 36:24–28 – “I will sprinkle clean water on you… I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you.”
Jesus delivers Israel and establishes His righteous reign from Jerusalem. The Jewish people recognize Him as their Messiah (Zechariah 12:10), and the Kingdom of God on earth begins—the Millennial Reign of Christ (Revelation 20:1–6). Go to http://www.millennialkingdom.net to learn more about what is next on God’s agenda for planet Earth and to prepare to rule and reign with Jesus for the next 1000 years. We have had 6000 years of Satan’s rule, ahead is 1000 years of Jesus and the Saints ruling the world. Sadly, it needs to be with a rod of iron as the curse is not lifted off the Cosmos. Moreover, we know that when Satan is released at the end of the 1000 years he is still able to raise an enormous army to come against Jesus and the Saints.
Conclusion – The Hope of His Coming
For believers, the promise of Jesus’ return is not one of fear but hope. Though deception, tribulation, and judgment will come, God’s plan ends not in destruction but in restoration—of Israel, of creation, and of His people dwelling forever in His presence.
“Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him.” — Revelation 1:7
The PreWrath Rapture distinguishes God’s refining trials (tribulation, even great tribulation) for believers from His wrath poured out on the ungodly, as supported by Scriptures like 1 Thessalonians 5:9: “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Below, I’ll provide the timeline of events prior to Jesus’ return at Armageddon, drawing from key Scriptures. This sequence is based on the final seven-year period of Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy (Daniel 9:24-27), with the seven seals unfolding progressively in those seven years, the rapture occurring after the sixth seal and the sixth year. Just as the seven seals show us what is unfolding in each of the final seven years so do the seven churches show us the state of the church in those seven years (Revelation 2-3).
Before the timeline, here are core passages:
Daniel 9:27 (start of the seven years): “He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’ In the middle of the ‘seven’ he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.“
Revelation 6 (the fifth and sixth seals): “9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. 10 They called out in a loud voice, ‘How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?’ 11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters, were killed just as they had been. 12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. 14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 They called to the mountains and the rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?'”
Joel 2:30-31 (celestial signs preceding the Day of the Lord): “I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. 31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.”
Matthew 24:29-31 (celestial signs and gathering/rapture): “29 ‘Immediately after the distress of those days “the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.” 30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.’“
Revelation 8:1-5 (seventh seal and transition to trumpet judgements): “1 When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 3 Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand. 5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.” Note the censer is no longer needed for the Saints prayers (raptured).
Revelation 7:9-17 (raptured multitude in heaven): “9 After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. … 14 … ‘These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.'” (full passage describes their eternal reward and protection).
Revelation 3:7-13 (sixth church, Philadelphia raptured): Key verse 10: “Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.”
Revelation 3:14-22 (Laodicea church, left behind): Key verse 16: “So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.“
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18(rapture description): “16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.“
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 (events before the Day of the Lord): “3 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4 He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.” (full passage emphasizes the Antichrist’s revelation precedes the gathering/rapture and Day of the Lord).
PreWrath Timeline Prior to Jesus’ Return at Armageddon
This timeline integrates the seals and churches representing the unfolding of the seven years, with the rapture after the sixth seal (post-tribulation but pre-wrath). The Great Tribulation refines the church (as in Daniel 12:10 and Revelation 7:14), but believers are kept from God’s wrath (1 Thessalonians 5:9). The sequence ends with Jesus’ physical return to Earth with the glorified saints for Armageddon and the Millennium.
Phase/Event
Description
Key Scriptures
Start of the 7 Years (Daniel’s 70th Week)
Antichrist confirms a covenant with Israel, initiating the final seven years before Christ’s return. This aligns with the first churches (e.g., Ephesus to Sardis) representing early church readiness or decline.
Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:4-8 (beginning of birth pains); Revelation 2:1-3:6 (churches 1-5 as preparatory).
Seals 1-4 (Beginning of Sorrows)
Global conquest, war, famine, and death affect a quarter of the earth. A time of tribulation, as unbelievers persecute Christians under Satan’s influence, refining the church,
Revelation 6:1-8; Matthew 24:4-14 (wars, famines, persecutions); 2 Thessalonians 2:7 (lawlessness at work).
Midpoint (3.5 Years In)
Antichrist revealed, abomination of desolation in the temple, start of Great Tribulation (Satan’s persecution of the saints and Israel). Full number of martyrs begins to accumulate.
Daniel 9:27; Matthew 24:15-28; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12; Revelation 13 (beast’s rise).
Seal 5 (Martyrs Under the Altar)
Souls of slain believers (without resurrected bodies) cry for justice, told to wait until the full number is complete. This ties to the refining tribulation.
Revelation 6:9-11.
Seal 6 (Celestial Signs)
Earthquake, sun darkened, moon blood-red, stars fall, heavens shake. People hide, announcing “the great day of their wrath has come.” Precedes the Day of the Lord.
Revelation 6:12-17; Matthew 24:29; Joel 2:30-31.
Rapture and Resurrection (After Seal 6, Before Wrath)
At the trumpet call, dead in Christ rise, living believers caught up. The faithful church (Philadelphia) is kept from the hour of trial; lukewarm (Laodicea) face wrath. Raptured saints appear in heaven as a multitude from the Great Tribulation.
Silence in heaven, trumpets given to angels, fire hurled to earth—initiating God’s wrath via trumpet and bowl judgments on the ungodly.
Revelation 8:1-5; followed by trumpets (Revelation 8-9, 11) and bowls (Revelation 16).
Trumpet and Bowl Judgments (Day of the Lord Wrath)
God’s punitive wrath poured out: hail, fire, locusts, plagues, earthquakes, etc. This shortens the days for the elect’s sake but destroys Antichrist’s kingdom.
Revelation 8-9 (trumpets 1-6), 11:15-19 (trumpet 7), 16 (bowls); Joel 2:1-11 (Day of the Lord).
Jesus’ Return with Glorified Saints (After Wrath, at Armageddon)
Christ returns on a white horse with heavenly armies (raptured saints). Destroys Antichrist’s gathered armies, throws Antichrist and false prophet into the lake of fire.
Revelation 19:11-21: “19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet … The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulphur.” Zechariah 14:1-5; Jude 1:14-15.
Millennial Reign Begins
Satan bound, first resurrection (including tribulation martyrs) reign with Christ for 1,000 years of righteousness.
Revelation 20:1-6: “4 … They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. … 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection.” Isaiah 2:2-4; Zechariah 14:16-21.
This timeline reflects the PreWrath position that the rapture “cuts short” the Great Tribulation before wrath, allowing the church to be refined but protected from divine judgment.
Below is an updated and expanded chart incorporating the seven churches. I’ve added a dedicated column for the churches’ alignment with the seven-year timeline, including the key Scriptures for Philadelphia and Laodicea (NIV). The rest of the timeline remains consistent with PreWrath sequencing.
Phase / Period
Timing
Corresponding Church (Prophetic Alignment)
Key Events & Sequence
Supporting Scriptures (Core Verses, Including Churches)
Notes on PreWrath Distinction
Beginning of the 7 Years
Year 1
Ephesus (faithful but lost first love)
Covenant confirmed; birth pains begin (conquest, war, famine, death)
Daniel 9:27; Rev 6:1-8 (Seals 1-4); Matt 24:4-8; Rev 2:1-7
Early trials test love for Christ; church urged to return to first works.
Church warned against compromise with world/Antichrist influences.
Midpoint / Abomination
Year 4 (mid-3.5 years)
Thyatira (tolerating Jezebel/false prophetess)
Antichrist revealed; abomination; Great Tribulation starts
Daniel 9:27; Matt 24:15-21; Rev 13; Rev 2:18-29
Intense spiritual deception; call to hold fast amid corruption.
Great Tribulation
Years 5–6 (cut short before end)
Sardis (reputation of alive but dead; few faithful)
Intense persecution, widespread martyrdom; refining of saints
Matt 24:21-22; Rev 6:9-11 (Seal 5); Dan 12:1,10; Rev 3:1-6
Lukewarmness/deadness exposed; remnant urged to wake up; full martyrs accumulate.
Cosmic Signs (6th Seal)
End of Great Tribulation (transition)
Philadelphia (faithful, kept from hour of trial)
Sun/moon darkened, stars fall, earthquake; God announces wrath has come
Rev 6:12-17; Matt 24:29; Joel 2:30-31; Rev 3:7-13 (esp. v10: “Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.”)
Faithful remnant (Philadelphia) raptured here; “open door” and protection promise fulfilled via rapture before wrath.
Rapture & Resurrection
Immediately after 6th seal, before 7th seal
Philadelphia (raptured faithful)
Trumpet call: dead rise, living caught up; multitude in heaven from Great Tribulation
Matt 24:30-31; 1 Thess 4:16-17; Rev 7:9-14; Rev 3:10-13 (v11-12: promises to overcomers: pillar in temple, new name)
Gathering of elect; Philadelphia kept from wrath hour (not through it); Laodicea not included.
Transition to Wrath
After rapture
Laodicea (lukewarm, left behind)
Silence in heaven; 7th seal; fire hurled to earth
Rev 8:1-5; Rev 3:14-22 (esp. v16: “So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”)
Lukewarm professing believers face wrath; call to repent ignored by many; “buy from me gold refined by fire.”
God’s Wrath (Day of the Lord)
Post-rapture to end of 7 years
Unbelievers and Laodicea church (enduring judgments)
Trumpet/bowl judgments; plagues, Armageddon setup
Rev 8–9, 11:15-19, 16; Joel 2:1-11; Rev 3:16-19
Explicit wrath on ungodly/world; church absent (raptured faithful); refining for any who turn.
Christ’s Return to Earth
After wrath
N/A (saints return with Christ)
Jesus with glorified saints; destroys Antichrist/false prophet at Armageddon
Rev 19:11-21; Zech 14:3-5
Physical return; Antichrist thrown into lake of fire.
Millennial Reign Begins
Immediately after Armageddon
N/A
Satan bound; saints reign with Christ 1,000 years
Rev 20:1-6; Isa 2:2-4
Righteousness restored.
Key Insights on the Churches in This View
The progression mirrors the seals: early churches face “beginning of sorrows,” later ones the Great Tribulation’s intensity.
Philadelphia (Rev 3:7-13) represents the faithful, patient-overcoming believers who endure tribulation but are promised exemption from the “hour of trial” (global wrath/testing). The “open door” (v8) symbolizes opportunity/escape via rapture; overcomers made pillars (v12).
Laodicea (Rev 3:14-22) depicts self-satisfied, lukewarm professing Christians left to face wrath (spit out, v16). They must buy refined gold (purified through fire/judgment) and repent (v18-19), but many won’t.
This supports PreWrath: Tribulation refines (faithful endure/persevere), but wrath is for the world/ungodly; faithful removed before it pours out.
This interpretive layer adds depth to why the rapture occurs post-Great Tribulation (refining complete for the faithful) but pre-wrath (protection promise fulfilled).
The modern world scarcely noticed when prophecy stirred back to life. In 1948, against all odds, Israel was reborn. From centuries of desolation, exiled people returned to their covenant land — just as the prophet Ezekiel had seen in a vision:
“I will take the children of Israel from among the nations… and bring them into their own land.” (Ezekiel 37:21)
The valley of dry bones rattled and rose. Hebrew again filled the streets of Jerusalem. And in the unseen realm, ancient forces stirred — for Satan knew his time had shortened.
2. The Age of Deception
Decades passed. The nations grew rich, but restless. The church swelled with numbers, yet truth grew thin. Paul’s warning echoed through the centuries:
“That day will not come unless the falling away comes first.” (2 Thessalonians 2:3)
Love grew cold. The Word of God, once revered, was traded for convenience and compromise. False teachers promised comfort without repentance, prosperity without holiness. Apostasy spread like a shadow across the lands. The coming church of Laodicea: “So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.” Revelation 3:16
3. The Rise of the World Leader
War, famine, and economic collapse shook every continent. Then he appeared — a man of astonishing charisma, speaking peace into chaos. He brokers a seven‑year treaty in the Middle East, hailed as a saviour. The world called him “the bringer of unity.”
Daniel had seen this ruler long ago:
“He shall confirm a covenant with many for one week.” (Daniel 9:27)
Behind his charm lay something ancient and terrifying. The dragon gave him power, a throne, and great authority. (Revelation 13:2) For a season, he ruled all nations. The world marveled and followed the Beast.
4. The Mark of Control
Commerce became uniform — digital, efficient, and chained. Everyone, small and great, rich and poor, was marked — on the right hand or the forehead.
“That no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark.”(Revelation 13:17)
Refusal meant exile, hunger, or death. Cities glittered with technology, yet darkness reigned. Surveillance eyes never slept; worship of the Beast became law. The faithful fled or hid, sustained by miracles and prayer. In wilderness caves and desolate ruins, their voices rose: “Come, Lord Jesus.”
5. The Great Tribulation
Then judgments fell — in escalating waves.
The seals were broken: conquest, war, famine, plague. At the sixth seal and the end of the sixth year, cosmic signs precede, the rapture of the Saints and God pouring out His wrath with the Trumpet and Bowl judgements. It is the sixth church (Philadelphia) that is raptured: “Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world,” Rev. 3:10. The church of Laodicea is left to face the wrath of God The seas turned to blood, the skies darkened, earthquakes split the nations. The bowls of wrath poured: sores, fire, and death upon those who bore the mark.
Israel became the trembling focus of the world. From the north, east, and south, armies advanced toward Jerusalem. The Antichrist’s empire encircled the Holy Land.
Zechariah’s prophecy came alive:
“I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people.” (Zechariah 12:3)
The city fell into siege. Hope withered. The remnant cried out to God — broken, desperate, repentant.
6. The Heavens Open
Then it happened. “Immediately after the wrath of God… the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven.” (Matthew 24:29–30)
The skies split apart like a scroll. Lightning flashed from east to west, thunder shaking every mountain. From the glory of heaven rode the King — Jesus Christ, on a white horse, robed in light, crowned with many crowns.
Behind Him, the armies of heaven — clothed in white — followed. His name: The Word of God. He came not as the suffering Lamb, but as the Lion of Judah.
At His breath, darkness shattered. The Antichrist and his armies gathered in the great plain of Megiddo — the valley known as Armageddon. Yet the battle was no contest:
“He struck the nations… and the Beast was captured and cast alive into the lake of fire.”(Revelation 19:20)
The Word of His mouth destroyed the hosts of evil. The skies fell silent.
7. The Deliverance of Israel
The remnant of Israel looked upon Him whom they had pierced — and wept.
“They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son.” (Zechariah 12:10)
The Spirit of grace was poured out. He gathered His scattered people, cleansed them, and renewed His covenant of peace. Their Messiah had come, not as a stranger, but as Saviour and King.
8. The Reign of the King and the Glorified Saints
Satan was bound. Nations laid down their weapons. From Jerusalem, Jesus reigned in righteousness for a thousand years – Jesus Millennial Kingdom (http://www.millennialkingdom.net)
“The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” (Isaiah 11:9)
The deserts bloomed. Lions lay with lambs on His holy mountain. Justice and peace kissed the earth once again. Those who had suffered for His name beheld His face — their tears wiped away forever.
Satan is released and is still able to raise an enormous army to come against Jesus and the Saints. It is swiftly dealt with and this earth the
9. Judgment Before the Great White Throne
“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened… And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.” Revelation 20:11-12
10. The Eternal Kingdom
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away… And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” Revelation 21:1-2
“Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them.” Revelation 21:3
The curse was no more. The Lamb’s light filled all creation. And so the story that began in a garden ended in a city — the magnificent New Jerusalem, radiant as a bride.
Epilogue
Across eternity echoed the words of victory:
“The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever.” (Revelation 11:15)
CBN can now reveal that, for more than 20 years, CBN has been sharing the Gospel with the people of Iran by satellite TV broadcasts, webcasts, and phone centres through a ministry called Heart4Iran.
Edwin Abnous, executive director of Heart4Iran, joined The 700 Club broadcast on Monday to talk about the ministry and what he has been hearing from people inside Iran, both during the protests and crackdown, and now with the strike against the ayatollah and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps.
For decades, Christians in Iran have faced persecution and prison, even death. Edwin was born in Iran but left the country in 1999 due to persecution he encountered as a result of his faith and missionary activities, including Bible distribution.
The prophecy about Elam (Iran) in Jeremiah 49:34–39 is fairly unique. It foretells both judgment (the sword, dispersion, destruction of leadership) and restoration “in the latter days.” This is one of the few places where Elam specifically receives that kind of dual prophecy.
“I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them, and I will set my throne in Elam and destroy their king and officials, declares the Lord. But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 49-37-39
Jeremiah 49’s prophecy about Elam is singular in its detail, but Isaiah 11:11 and Acts 2:9 provide the most meaningful biblical connections suggesting that the “restoration” might be spiritual — fulfilled through the spread of the Gospel — rather than political or ethnic.
Christianity has grown rapidly in Iran over the past two decades — one of the fastest growth rates in the world, despite official restrictions and persecution.
Many Iranian converts—both inside Iran and in the diaspora—personally testify that their first awareness of Jesus came through a dream or vision.
This is the first of several post I will do on Iran. It is the centre of end times events at the moment so is worthy of our attention.
As the “Big Five” tech companies develop their own proprietary hardware, the barrier to entry for a new cloud provider becomes nearly insurmountable. It is no longer enough to buy a fleet of GPUs; a competitor would now need to invest billions in R&D to design their own chips just to achieve price parity. This could lead to a permanent oligopoly in the AI infrastructure space, where only a handful of companies possess the specialized hardware required to run the world’s most advanced intelligence systems.
The Road to 2027 and Beyond
Looking ahead, the silicon wars are only expected to intensify. Even as Google’s TPU v6 and Meta’s MTIA v3 dominate the headlines today, Google is already beginning the limited rollout of TPU v7 (Ironwood), its first 3nm chip designed for massive rack-scale computing and Elon Musk is also talking about developing chips for his companies.. Experts predict that by 2027, we will see the first 2nm AI chips entering the prototyping phase, pushing the limits of Moore’s Law even further. The focus will likely shift from raw compute power to “interconnect density”—how fast these thousands of custom chips can talk to one another to form a single, giant “planetary computer.”
We also expect to see these custom designs move closer to the “edge.” While 2026 is the year of the data center chip, the architectural lessons learned from MTIA and TPU are already being applied to mobile processors and local AI accelerators. This will eventually lead to a seamless continuum of AI hardware, where a model can be trained on a TPU v6 cluster and then deployed on a specialized mobile NPU (Neural Processing Unit) that shares the same underlying architecture, ensuring maximum efficiency from the cloud to the pocket.
The primary challenge moving forward will be the talent war. Designing world-class silicon requires a highly specialized workforce of chip architects and physical design engineers. As hyperscalers continue to expand their hardware divisions, the competition for this talent will be fierce. Furthermore, the geopolitical stability of the semiconductor supply chain remains a lingering concern.
While Google and Meta design their chips in-house, they still rely on foundries like TSMC for production. Any disruption in the global supply chain could stall the ambitious rollout plans for 2027 and beyond.
Conclusion: A New Era of Infrastructure
The mass production of Google’s TPU v6 and Meta’s MTIA v3 in early 2026 represents a pivotal moment in the history of computing. It marks the end of NVIDIA’s absolute monopoly and the beginning of a new era of vertical integration and specialized hardware. By taking control of their own silicon, hyperscalers are not only reducing costs but are also unlocking new levels of performance that will define the next generation of AI applications.
In terms of significance, 2026 will be remembered as the year the “AI infrastructure stack” was finally decoupled from the gaming GPU heritage. The move to ASICs represents a maturation of the field, where efficiency and specialization are the new metrics of success. This development ensures that the rapid pace of AI advancement can continue even as the physical and economic limits of general-purpose hardware are reached.
In the coming months, the industry will be watching closely to see how NVIDIA responds with its upcoming Vera Rubin (R100) architecture and how quickly other players like Microsoft and AWS can scale their own designs. The battle for the heart of the AI data center is no longer just about who has the most chips, but who has the smartest ones. The silicon divorce is finalized, and the future of intelligence is now being forged in custom-designed silicon.
In a world that no longer fears God or even recognises His existence, it is fast approaching the time when God steps in and pours out His wrath upon an unrepentant world. Satan understands the time and he will do his utmost to maintain control of the world. God has revealed what he will do. He takes control of a human being and with supernatural acts presents himself as the saviour of the world: no wonder he is called the Antichrist. Many of the Biblical end times prophecies have been fulfilled, next to watch for is the Goat (Turkey) and Ram (Iran) war of Daniel 8.
How Ukraine is winning against Russia. Palantir has been working with Ukraine’s engineers since 2022 helping them to use AI on the battlefield particularly with drones. Warfare has changed forever and drones are now the front line of defence for Ukraine. Troops are at least 3 km back from the front line. Russia has not learnt the same lesson and are now loosing up to 35,000 soldiers a month, 80% killed by drones.
Russia is using more expensive drones to attack Ukraine Power plants, infrastructure and even hospitals and apartment buildings but no drones on the frontline like Ukraine. Frontline reporting describes a group of Russian soldiers surrendering in the Donbas sector amid claims of severe cold exposure, disrupted resupply, and weakened command-and-control. Accounts indicate multiple soldiers showed signs of frost injury and hypothermia risk, consistent with exposure in sub-zero temperatures without adequate winter equipment. The key driver cited is supply disruption—limited hot meals, ammunition shortages, and reduced evacuation capacity due to drone pressure on resupply routes.
One of Jesus end times signs prior to His return to restore righteousness is wars and rumours of wars. Whether it is Ukraine, Middle East (Iran), Taiwan, or Venezuela, across the world we have unrest, even within nations including the USA. The next prophesied war (Daniel 8:5-7) involves Turkey (Sunni) and Iran (Shia) as Turkey tries to re-establish its dominance of the Muslim world and its previous Ottoman Empire.
The Bible gives us many (almost 2,000) prophecies of Jesus second coming to earth so God wants us to be prepared particularly for the coming tribulation, even great tribulation for Christians.
“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” — Matthew 24:21
Jonathan Cahn unveils how the Bible speaks of prophetic times known as the ‘Last Days,’ the ‘End Times,’ ‘the End of Days.’ Remarkably, it begins with Moses in Revelation. Before the Jews went into the Promised Land, Moses told them their entire history.
“And the Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. And among these nations you shall find no respite, and there shall be no resting place for the sole of your foot, but the Lord will give you there a trembling heart and failing eyes and a languishing soul.” Deuteronomy 28:54-65
“And when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you, and return to the Lord your God, you and your children, and obey his voice in all that I command you today, with all your heart and with all your soul, then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have mercy on you, and he will gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you.” Deuteronomy 30:1-3
“And the Lord your God will bring you into the land that your fathers possessed, that you may possess it. And he will make you more prosperous and numerous than your fathers. And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. And the Lord your God will put all these curses on your foes and enemies who persecuted you.” Deuteronomy 30:5-7
Jonathan shows us that all the old testament prophets were shown the victorious end of Israel’s story with their Messiah ruling the nations of the world from a magnificent new Jerusalem. We find incredible detail (8 chapters) of the new temple in Ezekiel 40-48. The numerous details provided on Ezekiel’s temple require that they be taken seriously. The exact measurements and detail by detail instruction are nothing like portions of Scripture that are to be understood symbolically.
For more on Jesus coming Millennial Kingdom go to http://www.millennialkingdom.net and go to Resources and click on PURPOSE and ISRAEL to discover what it will be like ruling and reigning with Jesus with a rod of iron. The curse is not lifted so people will still being born, sin and die, hence the need to rule with a rod of iron.
This is an excellent presentation on recent strategic moves by Israel to strengthen its position against Turkey which is intent on re-establishing its Ottoman Empire and dominance of Muslim nations.
In this episode of Israel Matters, Stephen Briggs explores the intricate geopolitical dynamics involving Israel, Iran, Somaliland, and Venezuela. He discusses Israel’s recognition of Somaliland and its implications for regional security, the internal struggles in Iran, and the recent political upheaval in Venezuela. The conversation highlights Israel’s strategic positioning in a complex global landscape and emphasizes the importance of understanding these events through a biblical lens.
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