1. September 20 - 26, 2015 “If the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes the life of one of them, that man will be taken away because of his sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.” (Ezekiel 33:6, New International Version) Weekly World Watch Andy Walton’s To skip the introductory slides and go straight to this weeks developments click here. PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE

2. What is a Weekly World Watch? Israel: The continuing conflict in the Middle East and focus on Jerusalem. Europe: Its developing union, both political and religious. Russia: Its return to anti-Western ways as Bible prophecy’s “king of the north.” The UK and the US: Bible prophecy’s “king of the south.” Moral standards in decline and violence on the increase. WWW presentations in PowerPoint can be ordered as audio/visual CDs by clicking here. Move your mouse to place the cursor on the blue link and click.clicking here The idea is simple. It is to look at current events and compare them to events spoken of in the Bible.. I hope to build up a picture of God’s hand working in the affairs of this world. God is bringing about a day when all nations will be gathered to Jerusalem to battle. At that time God will send His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, back to this earth. Jesus will then establish God’s kingdom on earth. This kingdom will last for ever. This is our hope and the reason we watch. Increasing natural disasters: including earthquake, famine etc The following six themes will appear repeatedly in WWW:

3. HEADLINE EVENT COMMENT News Photo The source of the headline and the date are included. Each WWW looks at a few key developments that have happened during the past week. It is in no way meant to be exhaustive – just a look at those events I saw as significant from a Biblical point of view. What is in a Weekly World Watch? BIBLE QUOTE This is normally one verse which backs up why the event that has occurred is interesting from a Biblical perspective. Please read in its context. Unless stated otherwise, all quotes are from the King James Version. (Book, chapter, and verse) This is straight from a news report that caught my eye because it looked significant from a Biblical perspective, usually that of prophecy. Every WWW event slide has the following format. To reveal each block of text just left click your mouse or press the space bar. You control when it appears. This is the reporter’s description of the event. It is always a direct quotation from the news report and reflects the understanding of the reporter and editors. This is my comment on why the event is interesting to a Bible student. The intention of the WWW is to offer brief Biblical perspectives without going into detail. If more detail is desired, please e-mail me: (andy@weeklyworldwatch.co.uk). Please note that these are personal thoughts and the aim is purely to stimulate Bible study.andy@weeklyworldwatch.co.uk

4. This Week’s Developments To print any of the event slides that follow, click the picture on the upper right PRESS SPACE BAR TO CONTINUE Russia begins military operations in Syria Russian jets in Syria: no-fly zone is out of the question Russia threatens US with nuclear 'counter-measures' Ukraine crisis: Kiev bans Russian airlines' flights Netanyahu meets Putin to discuss concerns September 20 - 26, 2015 Pope Francis begins historic U.S. trip

5. Russia has begun its first military operations in Syria, and poured in 28 fighter jets as it becomes more deeply involved in the conflict, US officials say. The officials said 12 fighter jets and 12 close support aircraft had arrived in recent days in a Syrian air base in Latakia, where four jets were stationed last week. On top of that, Russian drones had started surveillance flights, they said. Earlier, Novaya Gazeta, an independent Russian newspaper had reported that Moscow might launch “demonstrative” strikes in support of Bashar al-Assad’s embattled Syrian government in the coming days, before President Vladimir Putin is due to speak to the United Nations general assembly next week. The apparent increase in the flow of Russian arms and personnel to Syria in recent weeks has prompted speculation that the Kremlin may be preparing for direct military intervention on Mr Assad’s side. Daily Telegraph, September 21, 2015 EVENT COMMENT for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction. I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman. The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. Prepare ye war against her; : BIBLE QUOTE Russia is on the brink of beginning airstrikes in Syria. Putin is trying to get America onside with this. He wants a grand coalition to attack ISIS. But because Russia wants Assad to remain in power and America does not there is no chance of co-ordinated action. Therefore Putin may well go it alone. What is certain is that Russia is now gearing up for major action in Syria and the West looks helpless in stopping it. Debkafile reports that Russia troops have already gone into action on Thursday. They say that Russian Marine Brigade 810 fought with Syrian army and Hezbollah special forces in an attack on ISIS forces at the Kweiris airbase, east of Aleppo. Syria has descended into total chaos. Russia’s major ally, Assad, was hanging on by a thread – Putin does not want Syria to change direction and therefore has decided to defend him. All this is bring Russia into the Middle East as God said would happen…. Russia begins military operations in Syria as Putin sends 28 jets (Jeremiah 6:1-4)

6. he Russian jets in Syria mean no-fly zone is 'out of the question' Vladimir Putin is carrying out Russia's biggest military intervention outside the old Soviet Union for almost 30 years. Russia’s deployment of jet fighters in Syria has effectively destroyed the West’s option of imposing a “no-fly zone” over the country, experts have warned, as the British Defence Secretary said the intervention risked deepening the crisis. The Kremlin’s operation in Syria amounts to the biggest deployment of Russian forces outside the former Soviet Union since the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989. So far, President Vladimir Putin has dispatched about 500 troops to the city of Latakia and the adjacent port of Tartous on Syria’s Mediterranean coast. He has also deployed 28 warplanes, 15 military helicopters – including MI-24 gunships – and at least two batteries of SA-22 surface-to-air missiles. Daily Telegraph, September 22, 2015 EVENT COMMENT The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: BIBLE QUOTE (Isaiah 17:1-3) Putin said this week.. "There is no other solution to the Syrian crisis than strengthening the effective government structures and rendering them help in fighting terrorism.” But his unilateral action could well make the situation worse according to analysts. It brings both the US and Russia into the same arena of conflict but on different sides. But what does the Bible say about this situation. Well it talks specifically about Syria in the last days. We are told Damascus will cease to be a city and the nation (kingdom) of Syria will come to an end. None of this has happened yet. But when does it happen? It happens BEFORE Russia invades. But now Russia is in Syria how could it happen? There must be some even greater conflict yet to occur in Syria. Russia could therefore become embroiled in that conflict. As well as taking spoil from Israel (the pull) Putin might also invade Israel due to the “push” – the provocation detailed in Daniel 11:40.

7. Russia threatens US with nuclear arms 'counter- measures' Reports that America is upgrading its nuclear arsenal in Germany prompts threat of retaliation Russia has threatened to take “countermeasures” if the United States goes ahead with the deployment of a new type of nuclear weapon to bases in Germany, raising fears of a return to a Cold War style arms race in Europe. The Kremlin said plans reported by German media for the US to upgrade its nuclear weapons arsenal in the country would be “a serious step towards raising tension” in Europe. “Unfortunately, in the case of these plans - and we can say with certainty that they are moving towards realisation - this can lead to a violation of the strategic balance in Europe,” said Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman. “Therefore, of course, that would require Russia to take counter-steps and countermeasures to restore balance and parity,” he added. Daily Telegraph, September 23, 2015 EVENT COMMENT And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. It is possible that nuclear weapons are used and cause the plague mentioned here As well as tensions between Russia and America over Syria they are also taking place between Russia and America in Europe. The deployment of new US nuclear weapons in Europe was supposed to be secret, but details appear to have been leaked in recent weeks. The US is planning to replace 20 nuclear weapons deployed at Büchel airbase in western Germany with a more modern variant, according to details first reported by ZDF television. The new version of the weapon is more accurate and less destructive. They can also be fired as missiles, while the older version had to be dropped from aircraft. It has led some to think that governments may be less cautious about using them due their lower power. They are “tactical” nuclear weapons. The world is speeding towards war – but Christ will probably return before Armageddon begins… BIBLE QUOTE (Zechariah 14:12)

8. he Ukraine crisis: Kiev bans Russian airlines' flights Ukraine has said it will ban Russian airlines from flying into the country as part of sanctions over Moscow's support for rebels in the east. Kiev said the measures would take effect on 25 October and would include major Russian airlines Aeroflot and Transaero. Russian transit flights will also be banned if the planes carry military personnel or dual-use goods. Moscow described the move as "an act of madness", promising a firm response. The flight ban was announced by Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk. "Russian planes with the Russian tricolour have no business in Ukrainian airports," he said. Last week, Ukraine imposed sanctions against 400 people and 90 legal entities - most of them from Russia - held responsible for Moscow's annexation of Crimea in March 2014 and the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. Russian officials said they would be forced to take adequate measures. BBC, September 26, 2015 EVENT COMMENT Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. BIBLE QUOTE For the last month the fighting in Ukraine has abated. It hasn’t stopped altogether but it has become sporadic. But something in the last few days appears to have changed. First of all there was this report out the blue that Ukraine is going to ban all Russian flights into Ukraine from Oct 25th. This will certainly provoke a response from Russia. Secondly, on Friday, all UN agencies were ordered out of rebel-held parts of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine. The UN humanitarian aid chief expressed alarm at this development. “Some 150,000 people are already not receiving monthly food distributions," he said. So we see the crisis in Ukraine potentially building up again. One report this week said that Russia is clearly willing to fight in two conflicts at once. Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The Bible says the gentiles would prepare for war at the time of the end. (Joel 3:9-10)

9. Netanyahu meets Putin to discuss concerns over Russian activity Syria Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, has met the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to discuss security concerns along Israel’s northern border and how to avoid accidental clashes between Israel and Russian forces supporting Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria. Netanyahu’s lightning visit to Moscow on Monday follows concern in Israel that the ongoing Russian military buildup will threaten its defence, through fears that Russian-supplied weapons will end up in the hands of Hezbollah, fighting in Syria on Assad’s side, and because it will make it more difficult for Israeli aircraft to strike there. In an unusual move, Netanyahu was accompanied by his defence chief of staff, Lt Gen Gadi Eizenkot, and the head of military intelligence, Maj Gen Herzl Halevi, whose presence – according to Israeli analysts and media – underlined the seriousness of the discussions. Guardian, September 21, 2015 EVENT COMMENT Look, the city of Damascus will disappear! It will become a heap of ruins. The fortified towns of Israel will also be destroyed and the royal power of Damascus will end. “In that day Israel’s glory will grow dim; its robust body will waste away. The whole land will look like a grainfield after the harvesters have gathered the grain. BIBLE QUOTE (Isaiah 17:1-5 NLT) Israel is very concerned about developments in Syria – especially this new intervention by Russia. Hence Netanyahu’s flying visit to meet Putin with his most senior Israeli military officials. Russia is building a new airbase in Syria for its jets. But interestingly Israel has struck very close to this site on two previous occasions. Once in 2013 and once in 2014. Israel wants the ability to continue to be able to strike Syria if it needs to. But now Russia stands in the way! In recent months Israel has struck weapons supply facilities for Hezbollah and convoys, as well as personnel directing what it says has been a Hezbollah buildup close to Israel’s northern border. No wonder Israel is concerned about Russian movements. As mentioned already, there is a terrible destruction coming in Syria. It actually sees Israel greatly weakened at the same time.

10. Pope Francis begins historic U.S. trip Pope Francis' gleaming white Alitalia plane — colloquially known as "Shepherd One" — touched down at Joint Base Andrews Tuesday, as the pontiff began a historic six-day, three-city visit that will have political, diplomatic and spiritual ramifications. Breaking from the usual protocol for a state visit, President Obama and Vice President Biden chose to greet the papal plane at the Air Force base outside Washington before Francis departed in a hatchback Fiat to begin his tightly scheduled, carefully choreographed and highly anticipated visit. He has an ambitious schedule: The pontiff will visit the White House, meet with U.S. Catholic bishops and celebrate a new saint with a canonization Mass for the Spanish missionary priest Junipero Serra on Wednesday. On Thursday, he'll be the first pope to address a joint meeting of Congress, and on Friday he'll address the nations of the world at the opening of the UN General Assembly. USA Today, September 22, 2015 EVENT COMMENT And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. BIBLE QUOTE (Revelation 16:13-14) The Pope was given red carpet treatment as he landed in America for his 6 day visit. President Obama gave a short but perceptible bow as he welcomed Pope Francis. It is amazing to see the kings of the earth bow before this man. They do so because of his influence on one billion people. They are intoxicated by the Papal regime. It seems to last forever – a continuous voice that so many listen to. The Vatican is a nation in its own right so has a place at the UN. The only religion to do so. The Pope in his speech to congress talked about freedom (7 times) and also fraternity and being equal. These are the three central themes that came out of the French Revolution. The false prophet of Rome who declares to be the Holy Father is speaking in the very froglike way that Revelation says he would. To understand this further click here to watch a video.click here

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