The Prophecy Update Newsletter - Weekend Edition - 2/23/25

News & Information for the End Times

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ISRAEL AT WAR!!! - PRAY!!!

Pray For Israel — Psalm 122:6-8, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee."

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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 506

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Breaking Israel News…

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• Hundreds of thousands attend the funeral of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah 5 months after his killing

• IDF releases footage of assassination of Nasrallah on day of funeral

• Katz threatens Hezbollah as IAF planes fly over Nasrallah's funeral

• Hezbollah aims at Israel hours before Nasrallah's funeral, IDF strikes launchers

• Netanyahu: Israel delays prisoners’ release until Hamas agrees to free more hostages

• Israel halts release of Palestinian prisoners over ‘humiliating’ hostage handovers

• Hostages held in Hamas tunnels forced to undergo degrading rituals

• Hamas forced Evyatar David, Guy Gilboa-Dalal to watch as fellow hostages get released

• Trump Must Abandon the Disastrous Ceasefire Deal with Hamas

• Marco Rubio Backs Trump’s Gaza Plan: ‘President’s Plan Is the Only One’ Out There

• IDF deploys tanks in West Bank for first time since 2002, sending 3 to Jenin as it expands op

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Help Israel - Chosen People's Ministries

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, then click on the donation tab and in the Special Designation (e.g., name of missionary or project) box type in: Israel War Relief Fund.

This is a time to stand for Israel and bless them in any way we can!

שַׁאֲלוּ שְׁלוֹם יְרוּשָׁלִָם  

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PROPHECY UPDATE VIDEOS

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• Breaking News February 23, 2025 – Don Stewart

• Breaking News: Hamas' Game Continues, Terror Averted – Amir Tsarfati

• STAGED EVIL in GAZA! – David Tal

• IRAN THREATENS 3 TIMES. ISRAEL PREPARED! – Watchman River Tom

• God's Love Is Bigger Than Your Failures --- Here's Why! | John 17 – Tom Hughes

• Keep Yourselves (Jude 21-23 ) | Matt Freeman

• ProphCon-25: Morning Session

• ProphCon-25: Afternoon Session

• Using Your GIFTEDNESS for GOD | Guest: Gary Varvel

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PROPHECY UPDATE NEWS HEADLINES

Yesterday's Prophecies - Today's Headlines

HEADLINES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRACKING BIBLE PROPHECY

2/23/25

http://trackingbibleprophecy.org/birthpangs.php 

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• Last 6 living hostages of ceasefire's first phase released by Hamas, return safely to Israel

• Family of NYC man killed by Palestinian teen bracing to see 'monster' freed in Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal

• A decade of 'unimaginable suffering:' Relief as Avera Mengistu, Hisham al-Sayed freed

• Hostages were chained, starved, kept in pitch black; some return almost unresponsive

• A sickening display of cruelty: Two hostages forced to watch others released then taken back into captivity

• Aghast families bemoan 'cruel torment' after Hamas drags hostages to watch others freed

• 'He Was Told To Do So': Netizens Say Israeli Hostage Kissed Hamas Operative Under Pressure, Video Is Viral

• Israeli PM Netanyahu condemns Hamas for killing Bibas brothers: "Their bodies return home to a nation in mourning. A nation that will never forget and never forgive the evil that cut down these beautiful souls."

• Forensics chief confirms ID of body of Shiri Bibas, no evidence she died in explosion - Hamas insists she died in airstrike, accuses Israel of disseminating 'baseless lies'

• New York, Rio de Janeiro landmarks lit orange to honor murdered Bibas family

• Israel Delays Prisoner Release After Hamas Frees 6 Hostages - Israel was supposed to release 620 Palestinian prisoners soon after the hostages were handed over. Officials gave no reason for the delay.

• Netanyahu delays planned prisoner release until Hamas ends 'demeaning ceremonies'

• Ben Gvir again urges unleashing 'hell' on Hamas over 'unimaginable cruelty' toward hostages

• Opposition leaders promise to give Netanyahu 'full backing' to bring home all remaining hostages

• 4 hostages set to be released on Thursday; all are believed to be dead

• PM holding security consultation on efforts to get more hostages out, pullout from Philadelphi Corridor

• Opposition MK: Netanyahu is beholden to Qatar, 'selling the country for monetary gain'

• Why all eyes are on Egypt during the Israel-Hamas cease-fire - and how its own 'Gaza' problem could soon emerge

• Egypt to unveil two-phase counter proposal to Trump's post-war Gaza plan

• Commentary: The case against annexation - Israel inherited these borders upon independence, making discussions of annexation legally redundant. "You cannot occupy territory to which you already have sovereign claims"

• Trump administration approves funds for Gaza aid, Red Cross after initial freeze

• Third round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza amid ceasefire

• Released terrorist murderer falls to his death - The terrorist Nael Abid was involved in 2003 attack in which 7 Israelis were murdered

• Gaza captor told hostages that Hamas collaborates with US campus protesters, lawsuit alleges

• 1 dead, at least 2 wounded in France knife attack labeled Islamic extremism by Macron

• Algerian Migrant on Terror Watch List Arrested as Suspected Islamist Mass Stabbing in France Leaves One Dead, Several Injured

• Chechen Migrant Arrested Over Plot to Attack Israeli Embassy in Berlin

• 'Plan to Kill Jews' - Syrian Asylum Seeker Arrested After Tourist Stabbed Near Berlin Holocaust Memorial

• In Syria, Joy at a Dictator's Demise Turns Into Fear of Israeli Raids - Villagers say they worry that incursions into border areas of Syria by Israel's military could turn into a prolonged occupation. Israel says the raids are needed to protect the border.

• Israel Establishes A Buffer Zone In Lebanon - Israeli troops remain on the ground in southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire agreement that required Israel to withdraw from all Lebanese territory following its recent war with Hezbollah

• Hezbollah facing financial squeeze as supply lines from Iran are severed

• Lebanon's flight ban 'will not shut down Iran-Hezbollah funding network'

• Iran's parliament speaker, foreign minister to attend funeral of Hezbollah's Nasrallah

• Houthis target US fighter jet, drone with SAM missiles for first time

• Denmark: This NATO ally will 'buy, buy, buy' more weapons as quickly as possible after intelligence report says Russia may start a war in Europe in a few years

• After years of firm support, 10 days upended the US approach to Ukraine

• Zelensky yields to Trump admin pressure, US-Ukraine mineral deal to be signed

• Zelensky Folds Like a Cheap Suit - Will Sign Over Ukraine's Mineral Rights to U.S. as Compensation For Military Aid

• US Could Cut Ukraine's Access to Starlink Internet Services Over Minerals, Say Sources

• Trump-Putin summit preparations are underway, Russia says

• Shocked by Trump, Europe Turns Its Hopes to Germany's Election

• Germans Head to Polls on Sunday: While Voters Are Shifting Right in Droves, Globalist Establishment Guarantees Nothing Will Change With Mainstream 'Conservative' Merz at the Helm

• The Unabashedly Provocative Youth Driving Germany's Far Right

• Berlin Stabbing Extends Chain of Attacks Ahead of German Election

• 'Mad as hell' Canadians cancel US travel en masse as trade war escalates

• Trump orders trade chief to revive tariff retaliation against digital taxes

• Kash Patel Warns Against 'Two-Tier System of Justice': 'Singular System of Justice for All Americans'

• James Blair: Trump White House Has 'Frenetic Pace' to Reshape Government, Deliver Promises

• CNN's Tapper: Musk Is Committing 'South African Chainsaw Massacre' on Federal Government

• 'President of Peace': Elise Stefanik to Tout Trump's Case for Nobel Peace Prize, Call for 'Global DOGE' at CPAC

• Elon Musk lays pressure on federal employees after Trump urges DOGE honcho to 'get more aggressive'

• Federal judge allows Trump admin to purge USAID staffers - "It simply is not possible for the Court to conclude, as a matter of law or equity, that the public interest favors or disfavors an injunction."

• How USAID squandered billions in Haiti and around the globe

• President Trump Is Selling the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building in San Francisco - Another money pit that is sucking millions of taxpayer dollars will soon be on the market

• Senator John Kennedy Blasts Continued Funding of "Public" Media NPR and PBS: "Gravy Train with Biscuit Wheels"

• Orwellian UK: Apple Scraps Encryption Security Feature After Ordered To Create Back-Door for Big Brother Starmer To Access British iPhone Users' Texts, Audios, Videos and Pictures

• Israel's National Digital Agency warns: Prepare for quantum cyberattacks on critical data

• North Korea feared to be behind 'worst hack in history' as Kim's goons took 1 billion Euros in world's biggest crypto heist

• 'Jetsons'-like flying cars could be a reality in Orlando by 2028: report

• Falcon-9 debris lights up European skies before crashing into Poland

• The asteroid hits and near-misses you never hear about

• Total lunar eclipse will cause moon to turn red in March - The first "Blood Moon" eclipse since 2022 will cause the moon to change colors on March 13-14, and it will be visible across North America

• 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits off the coast of Aisen, Chile

• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands

• 5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Gizo, Solomon Islands

• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Hakha, Myanmar

• 5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Akureyri, Iceland

• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Pangai, Tonga

• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft

• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft

• Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft

• At least nine dead after severe flooding and landslides hit KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa

• Arctic outbreak ends after breaking century-old records from Kansas to Texas

• California Gov. Newsom requests nearly $40 billion in wildfire recovery funding in letter to Congress

• 70 Christians beheaded in African country by ISIS-aligned militants, groups say; world mostly silent - Reports say the dead bodies were discovered inside a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo

• Cannibal Who Killed Man with an Axe and Ate His Brain and Eyeball Has Been Granted Conditional Release in Connecticut

• Police officer killed, 5 other people wounded after gunman holds Pennsylvania hospital staff hostage, officials say

• Not lovin' it: Crime-ridden NYC McDonald's has started carding people at the door

• Revealed: the true scale of Britain's illegal drug use - National Crime Agency exposes increasing ketamine use in England amid surge in 'drug cocktails'

• Cartels Are Business as Usual Despite Trump's Terror Designations - Trump's administration is building up its presence on the Mexico border, apparently prepping a "soft invasion." Cartels are still fighting local battles

• Former Proud Boys' leader Enrique Tarrio arrested outside US Capitol following altercation with protester

• Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro Claims Biden Moved Tren de Aragua into U.S.

• Tom Homan tells migrant terror groups Trump will 'wipe you off the face of the Earth'

• Texas 11-year-old girl dies by suicide amid deportation rumors at school

• NYC Mayor Adams Sues Trump Admin Over $80.5 Million in Migrant Shelter Funding Revoked by the Feds

• New Seattle Police Chief doubles down on refusing to combat illegal immigration - "I have unwaveringly supported the rights of undocumented people"

• ICE Raids Texas Bakery: 8 Illegal Aliens Arrested, Owners Charged for Harboring and Aiding Illegals

• 'We are in danger': Migrants deported from US were locked in hotel and held at remote camp in Panama, lawyers say

• Alex Marlow: Trump Proves Self-Deportation Works When You Stop Subsidizing Illegal Immigration

• Trump 'couldn't stand' illegal migrant surge, so he ran for president again

• Woman Accused of 'Romance Scam on Steroids' After Allegedly Drugging Older Men in Deadly Dating App Scheme

• Trump slams MSNBC as a 'threat to democracy' in wake of NBCUniversal's lawsuit settlement

• MSNBC settles defamation suit with doctor they claimed was mass sterilizing women at ICE detention centers

• Trump Fires Gen. Charles 'CQ' Brown as Joint Chiefs Chairman, Who Pushed DEI in Air Force

• Clyburn: Brown Was Fired Along with White Officials Because He's Black, Woke and DEI Are Substitutes for N-Word

• Van Jones: Brown Was Fired Due to 'Slander that He's Woke and DEI', He Just Had Policies to Make Diverse Military 'Cohesive'

• Pepsi to Eliminate Role of Chief DEI Officer After Being Pressed on 'Woke' Policies

• Ousted Kennedy Center President Defends Drag Queen Performances Following Trump Criticism

• Iowa Republicans Advance Bill to Make Bringing Children to Drag Shows a Felony

• DOE Launches Investigation into Maine Just Hours After Governor Sparred with Trump at White House Over Men in Women's Sports

• Maine Boy Scores Dominating Win in Girls' Pole Vault Championship as Governor Defies Trump Over Banning Men from Women's Sports

• Trans athlete enraged after being banned from Boston University's women's track & field meet: 'Scary precedent'

• Transgender 'Euphoria' Star Complains Gender Marker on His Passport Has Been Changed to 'Male'

• Another Democrat Seeks Destroy the Nuclear Family Through Wokeism: WI Governor Wants to Change 'Mother' to 'Inseminated Person' in State Law

• Education Department Moves to Reimbursement Model for COVID Relief Funds After Billions in Wasteful Spending

• Alarm as bird flu now 'endemic in cows' while Trump cuts staff and funding - Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likely

• Pope Francis in critical condition after health worsens, Vatican says

• Pope Francis in critical condition after respiratory crisis, undergoes blood transfusions

• NYC Archbishop Timothy Dolan worries about health of Pope Francis, says 'it's not looking good' - He explained, 'Look, we gotta be kind of realistic'

• Will Pope Francis step down? A look at his likely successors

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