PLAGUES AND PESTILENCES - Jack Van Impe Ministries

S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 9V O L . 1 5 N O . 9P . O . B O X 7 0 0 4T R O Y , M I C H.4 8 0 0 7 - 7 0 0 4“And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, andlift your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh” - Luke 21:28E-mail: jvimi@jvim.comWorld Wide Web:http://www.jvim.comPLAGUES AND PESTILENCESMILITARY PLANNING FORPOSSIBLE H1N1 OUTBREAKCNN reports: “The U.S. militarywants to establish regional teams ofmilitary personnel to assist civilianauthorities in the event of a significantoutbreak of the H1N1 virus this fall,according to Defense Departmentofficials.The proposal is awaiting finalapproval from Defense SecretaryRobert Gates.The officials would not be identifiedbecause the proposal from U.S.Northern Command’s Gen. VictorRenuart has not been approved bythe secretary.The plan calls for military taskforces to work in conjunction withthe Federal Emergency ManagementAgency. There is no final decisionon how the military effort wouldbe manned, but one source said itwould likely include personnel fromall branches of the military.It has yet to be determined howmany troops would be needed andwhether they would come from theactive duty or the National Guardand Reserve forces.Civilian authorities would leadany relief efforts in the event of amajor outbreak, the official said.The military, as they would for anatural disaster or other significantemergency situation, could providesupport and fulfill any tasksthat civilian authorities could not,such as air transport or testing oflarge numbers of viral samplesfrom infected patients…” (Thisis one of the great signs pointingto Christ’s Return. The Rideron the 4 th and sickly horse of theApocalypse [Catholic version] orthe Protestant book of Revelationprophesies that a fourth of theworld’s population dies because ofdiseases produced and spread by‘the beasts of the earth’ of whichthe “Swine Flu” is only one of overtwenty five discovered in the pastthirty years. See the next four articlesfor further information.)PM ORDERS PURCHASEOF SWINE FLU VACCINEFOR EVERY ISRAELIHaaretz reports: “Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu issued an orderfor the purchase of swine flu vaccines,just as the health ministry warnedthat more than 700000 Israelis wereexpected to contract the virus.Netanyahu convened a meetingwith a Health Ministry task force,after which he decided to orderenough vaccines to inoculate everyIsraeli citizen.In addition, Deputy HealthMinister Ya’akov Litzman came toan agreement with Netanyahu toincrease the nation’s flu medicationreserves by five percent, so that theamount will be sufficient to treat30 percent of the population ratherthan just a quarter.The cost of the vaccine purchasetogether with the increase in medicationsupplies will be around NIS450 million. The prime ministerasked his office director to coordinatethe expenditure with thetreasury and the Health Ministryin order to bring the issue beforethe cabinet for a vote as soon aspossible.A vaccine for the relatively newstrain of flu, known as H1N1, hasnot yet been developed, but dozensof pharmaceutical companiesaround the world are currentlyworking tirelessly toward a vaccine.Experts predict that a finished vaccineshould be available for purchasewithin about two months…” (TheLord Jesus warned that “pestilences”would inundate the worldjust before His Return – Matthew24:7; Luke 21:11.)U.S. BRACED FOR H1N1SWINE FLU RETURNVoice of America News reports:“The U.S. government has allocatedSee Plagues Continued on Page 2

PlaguesContinued From Page 1$350 million to help the countryprepare for the H1N1 flu virus aswell as the seasonal flu. U.S. officialssay a vaccine for the H1N1 flucould be available by October beforethe flu season starts in the northernhemisphere.The World Health Organization(WHO) estimates that more than 400people have died from the H1N1 fluvirus out of some 90,000 confirmedcases. In June the WHO declared thisoutbreak to be the first pandemic inmore than 40 years. Recently, WHODirector General Margaret Chanpredicted the worldwide spread ofH1N1 or the swine flu is certain.‘Once a fully fit pandemic virusemerges, its further internationalspread is unstoppable,’ she said.Currently, countries in the southernhemisphere are beginning theirflu season. Chile, Argentina andAustralia are seeing large numbersof cases. The U.S. government helda summit July 9 to prepare for thestart of the flu season in the northernhemisphere.Secretary of Health and HumanServices Kathleen Sebelius saidgovernment agencies at every levelare preparing a defense against theH1N1 flu as well as the seasonal flu.‘We do not know exactly how thevirus will present during the fall fluseason, but our surveillance effortshave led scientists to believe the impactof the virus could worsen thisfall or earlier,’ she noted.The H1N1 flu virus spread to theUnited States from Mexico in Apriland by the end of the school year inJune, the virus had shut down morethan 700 schools.Officials at the summit stressedthat schools need to find a way toeducate children who cannot attendclass and businesses must learn tocope with high numbers of absentworkers.The virus continues to spread inthe U.S. even though the official fluseason ended in March.Secretary Sebelius said hospitalsshould also plan for an overload ofpatients during the flu season…”(“If you see the sword come uponthe land, blow the trumpet andwarn my people” – Ezekiel 33:3)SWINE FLU THREAT GREATERTHAN TERRORISM, SAYSHOME SECRETARYThe London Daily Telegraph reports:“Swine flu is a greater threatto Britain than terrorism, said AlanJohnson, the Home Secretary, aspregnant women were advised toavoid unnecessary travel.Mr. Johnson insisted that measureswere in place to deal with thespread of the virus but urged peopleto adhere to good hygiene practicesto limit the risk to themselves andothers.He said: ‘We have been preparingfor this for a long time. It cameactually above terrorism as a threatto this country, so we had the wholeCobra machinery and inter-agencyworking. We have gone throughsimulation exercises where everyonewas involved.Mr. Johnson told BBC1’s AndrewMarr Show: ‘What we are finding isthat it is attacking the young ratherthan the elderly, who traditional seasonalflu would attack.‘But in the vast majority of cases itis a mild illness. We have got stocksof anti-virals to cover over 50% ofthe population and a vaccine on theway.’His words come as mothers-to-bewere advised to steer clear of crowdedareas.So far, more than 650 people havebeen taken to hospital with the virusin England, including more than 200children.Under-fives have been three timesmore likely than older patients to be2hospitalized. In Scotland, 44 peoplehave been taken to hospital, while11 have been treated in Welsh hospitals.At least 146 cases have beenrecorded in Ireland.Officially, there have been 29British deaths involving swine flu,including four children and twomothers who died shortly after givingbirth…” (I had just finished atremendous crusade in San Diegothe last time the “Swine Flu” diseasehit the U.S.A. and other nations.My right leg swelled sobadly, I was laid up for ten days.Take the shot. Be prepared. Dr.Jack Van Impe)WHO SAYS SWINE-FLU VIRUSCOULD INFECT 2 BILLIONVoice of America News reports:“The World Health Organizationsays the H1N1 swine-flu virus couldinfect up to two billion people overthe next two years — about one ofevery three people in the world.A senior official for the U.N. agency,Keiji Fukuda, told an AssociatedPress interviewer that WHO hasbeen reporting only laboratoryconfirmedcases thus far, but thoseare really only a fraction of the totalnumber of swine-flu infections.Speaking in Geneva, the healthagency’s headquarters, Fukuda saidthe global epidemic is still in itsearly stages.A separate WHO report said thevirus has spread to almost everycountry in the world, killing about800 people since it emerged in April.In the United States, the Centersfor Disease Control and Preventionestimates that up to 40 percent ofAmericans could contract swine-fluover the next two years. Unless aneffective swine-flu vaccine is developedand produced successfully,the American government’s expertssay up to several hundred thousandpeople could die nationwide.See Plagues Continued on Page 3

PlaguesContinued From Page 2The first U.S. human trials of apotential swine-flu vaccine couldbegin in a few weeks. If all goeswell, Fukuda said the first vaccinedoses could be available before coldweather — the normal peak seasonfor flu — arrives in the NorthernHemisphere in a few months.The White House said that it hasbeen holding regular meetings toprepare for an expected spike in U.S.infections after September.The U.S. has the highest numberof swine-flu fatalities of any countryin the world, followed by Argentinaand Mexico. In Britain, Europe’shardest-hit country, new cases ofswine flu spiked to 100,000, nearlytwice as many as the week before…”(Imagine, several hundred thousandcould die. God has given usgreat doctors and medical specialists.Use them. – Acts 20:31.)NEWS FROM ISRAELAND THE MIDDLE EAST‘IRAN NUKE COULD WIPEISRAEL OFF MAP IN SECONDS’Haaretz reports: “Michael Oren,Israel’s ambassador to the UnitedStates warned that an Iranian atomicbomb could ‘wipe Israel off the mapin a matter of seconds,’ and that theIranians could ‘accomplish in a matterof seconds what they denied Hitlerdid, and kill 6 million Jews, literally.’Oren made his comments in aconversation with journalist JeffreyGoldberg at the Aspen Ideas Festivalin Colorado.The newly appointed ambassadorwarned, ‘There are clocks ticking allaround,’ with regard to the Iraniannuclear issue. ‘One of those clocksis the uranium enrichment clock,which will show that by a certaindate the Iranians will have sufficient,highly enriched uranium materialsto create a bomb that couldliterally wipe Israel off the map in amatter of seconds.’Oren said the world must remainvigilant about what happens in Iranduring the country’s tumultuouspost-election period.‘It’s very important that we watchcarefully what happens in Iran - theevents in Iran have unmasked to theworld the true nature of this regime,’said Oren. ‘This is a regime that’swilling to kill its own citizens; it willcertainly have no compunctions killingother people in the region, Jewsand Sunni Arabs alike.’Oren added that he would not‘second-guess’ the Obama administration’snext move in dealing withTehran’s nuclear aspirations, andadded that he was certain Obamahad ‘the best interests of the U.S. andthe interest of Israel at heart.’ Israel,he said, was concerned mainly aboutthe ‘timing and timeline’ of dealingwith Iran…” (It won’t happen.God says in Isaiah 56:5 “I will givethem [Israel] an everlasting name,that shall not be cut off”. Yahwehadds in Genesis 12:3 “…I will blessthem that bless thee, and curse himthat curseth thee…” Be carefulAhmadinejad.)IRAN VOWS TO HIT ISRAEL’SATOMIC SITES IF ATTACKEDReuters reports: “TheRevolutionary Guards said that Iranwould strike Israel’s nuclear facilitiesif the Jewish state attacked it,state television reported.‘If the Zionist Regime (Israel) attacksIran, we will surely strike itsnuclear facilities with our missile3capabilities,’ Mohammad Ali Jafari,Guards commander-in-chief, toldIran’s Arabic language al-Alamtelevision.The Revolutionary Guards are theideologically driven wing of Iran’smilitary with air, sea and land capabilities,and a separate commandstructure to regular units.Iranian leaders often dismiss talkof a possible strike by Israel, saying itis not in a position to threaten Iran, theworld’s fifth-largest oil exporter. Theysay Iran would respond to any attackby targeting U.S. interests and Israel.‘We are not responsible for this regimeand other enemies’ foolishness... If they strike Iran, our answer willbe firm and precise,’ state televisionquoted Jafari as saying…” (Godsays: “I will send a fire on Magog[Russia]” and that includes theirallies including “Persia” which becameIran in 1935 – Ezekiel 38:5 and39:6. See the next two articles.)ISRAEL: IRAN WILL BEDESTROYED IF IT LAUNCHESNUCLEAR ATTACKVoice of America News reports:“Israel has warned Iran of catastrophicconsequences if it attacksthe Jewish state with weapons ofSee Israel Continued on Page 4

IsraelContinued From Page 3mass destruction.Israel’s national security advisorsays Iran will be destroyed if it daresto launch a nuclear attack on theJewish state. In an interview publishedin the Hebrew daily Ha’aretz,Uzi Arad said Israel must have ‘tremendouslypowerful’ weapons todeter or retaliate for a nuclear strike.That seemed to be a clear referenceto Israel’s reported nuclear arsenal,though it has never admitted to havingnuclear weapons. Arad describeda nuclear Iran as a ‘nightmare forIsrael.’In a speech Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu warned thata nuclear Iran is not only a threatto Israel, but also to Westerncivilization.‘The greatest danger facing ourworld today is if the world’s worstregimes acquire the world’s mostdangerous weapons,’ he said. ‘Forthe sake of peace, for the sake of ourcommon security, for the sake of ourcommon values this must not be allowedto happen.’…”IRAN: ISRAEL SHOULDDISMANTLE ITS NUKESThe Jerusalem Post reports: “Iranrejected the idea of US defensiveumbrella to protect Washington’s regionalallies against a nuclear Iran.Foreign ministry spokesmanHasan Qashqavi told reporters that‘there is no need’ for a US defensiveumbrella, just for Washington totell Israel to ‘dismantle its own 200nuclear warheads.’US Secretary of State HillaryRodham Clinton said Iran would notbe able to intimidate and dominate theregion if the US ‘extends a defenseumbrella’ over the Middle East.Israel does not acknowledge possessingnuclear weapons, but iswidely believed to have at least 200warheads.But after Clinton made the remarks,Intelligence AgenciesMinister Dan Meridor criticized herfor seemingly accepting the inevitabilityof a nuclear Iran.In an interview with Army RadioMeridor said: ‘I heard the comments.It was as if they were saying thatthey have come to terms with sucha possibility — and this is a mistake.Right now, we must deal withpreventing such an eventuality, notcoming to terms with it.’…”‘ISRAEL ATTACK ON IRANCOULD HURT U.S.’The Jerusalem Post reports: “Amidreports that Defense SecretaryRobert Gates is heading to Israel fortalks on Teheran’s nuclear program,a senior US defense official has toldThe Jerusalem Post that an Israelistrike on Iran could be profoundlydestabilizing and would affect USinterests.Israel needed to take its relationshipwith America into account incontemplating any such attack, hewarned…In his interview with the Post atthe Pentagon, the senior US defenseofficial also suggested that Syriamight be ready to ‘fundamentally’reorient its position toward theUnited States, which would includerestarting talks with Israel, at atime when Hamas and Hizbullahhave been put ‘on the defensive’ byObama administration policies andevents in Iran.Those events, said the official,who insisted on anonymity, hadn’tbeen seen to affect Iran’s timelineon developing nuclear weapons.What was clear, he indicated, wasthe negative effect an Israeli strikewould have.‘A unilateral third-party attackon Iran’s nuclear program couldhave profoundly destabilizing4consequences, and it wouldn’t justaffect the general level of stabilityin the region. It would affect Israel’ssecurity and it would affect our interests,and the safety of our forcesin Afghanistan and Iraq and elsewhere,’the official said, when askedif the US expected Israel to inform itof any decision to strike Iran.‘It’s a pretty big deal, and giventhe closeness of our relationshipwith Israel, I think we would hopethat they would take those strategiccalculations into account.’His comments in the interviewcame on the heels of conflictingsigns from the Obama administrationabout whether it had given Israela so-called ‘green light’ to attackIran, after Vice President Joe Bidensaid ‘Israel can determine for itself— it’s a sovereign nation — what’sin their interest and what they decideto do relative to Iran and anyoneelse’ on July 5.Obama clarified on CNN later thathe had ‘absolutely not’ given Israelpermission to strike Iran.The comments also followed areport in The Washington Timesthat Israel had not asked the US forpermission for a possible militaryattack on Iran out of fear Americawould say no…” (When Vice-President Joe Biden made theabove statement, President Obamawent into a tailspin, summoned theIsraeli’s Ambassador to the WhiteHouse and told him to warn PrimeMinister Netanyahu that America’s“financial support of Israel couldbe in danger through disobedience.”He also warned about buildingmore apartments in Jerusalembecause he might give Jerusalemto the Palestinians. God forgivePresident Obama. Jerusalem belongsto Israel as mentioned 920times in God’s Holy Word.)See Israel Continued on Page 5

IsraelContinued From Page 4SARKOZY: ISRAEL STRIKE ONIRAN WOULD BE CATASTROPHEHaaretz reports: “A unilateral attackby Israel against Iran to thwartthe Islamic republic’s nuclear ambitionswould be an ‘absolute catastrophe,’AFP quoted French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy as warning.Sarkozy was speaking after a summitof the Group of Eight and otherleaders in Italy at which they agreedon the need to pursue a negotiateddeal with Tehran to halt its nuclearprogram.Earlier U.S. President BarackObama rebuffed suggestions thatWashington had given Israel a greenlight to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.Israel believes that a nuclearIran would pose an existential threat.The French president said thatmajor powers in the G8 would givenegotiations with Iran a chance untilSeptember.After Sarkozy’s statement a senioradviser to Iran’s top authoritysaid in remarks published that theIslamic Republic would not backdown ‘even one step’ over its nuclearwork, making clear Tehran’s continueddefiance toward the West…”(Don’t blame this mess on Israel.Iran’s president has a vision andcommand from his Shi’ite messiahthat he will come to reignafter Ahmadinejad wipes Israeloff the face of the map. What belligerence,hatefulness, and unrighteousnesssuch thinking could soonproduce – II Timothy 3:1.)FATAH OFFICIAL: “OURGOAL IS NOT PEACE, BUTRATHER PALESTINE”Israel National News reports:“‘Our goal has never been peace,’says a Fatah official in a PA TVpanel. ‘Peace is a means; the goal isPalestine’ – meaning the conquest ofIsrael.Palestinian Media Watch (PMW),directed by Itamar Marcus, reportson a panel discussion on a televisionprogram of the Fatah organizationbroadcast. Headed by MahmoudAbbas, Fatah is considered the moremoderate wing of the PalestinianAuthority, compared with Hamas.The panel discussion showsthat in actuality, Fatah is no lessfirm than Hamas in seeking thegoal of Israel’s destruction. KifahRadaydeh, the deputy head of theJerusalem chapter of Fatah, saysopenly that the PA will resumeviolence and terror against Israelwhen Fatah is ‘capable,’ and ‘accordingto what seems right.’‘It has been said that we are negotiatingfor peace,’ she furtherstated, ‘but our goal has neverbeen peace. Peace is a means; thegoal is Palestine.’ …” (The openingstatement above tells the viciousattitude of the Fatah partyof Palestinians, Hamas, Hezbollahand others backed and sponsoredby Iran. The Lord warned inMatthew 24:9: “Then shall theydeliver you up to be afflicted, andshall kill you: and ye shall be hatedof all nations for my name’s sake.”See the next article portraying theworld’s bias against Israel.)SOLANA WANTS UN TOESTABLISH ‘PALESTINE’The Jerusalem Post reports: “TheEuropean Union’s top diplomat hascalled for the United Nations SecurityCouncil to push forward and recognizea Palestinian state even withouta final-status agreement betweenIsrael and the Palestinians.According to a Reuters report, EUforeign policy chief Javier Solanamade the remarks Saturday duringa lecture in London, sayingthat if agreement between the twosides could not be reached, the UNshould proffer its own solution to theconflict.‘After a fixed deadline, a UNSecurity Council resolution shouldproclaim the adoption of the twostatesolution,’ Solana was quotedas saying, adding that such a moveshould include resolutions regardingborders, the refugee problem,the issue of Jerusalem and securityarrangements.‘It would accept the Palestinianstate as a full member of the UN, andset a calendar for implementation. Itwould mandate the resolution of otherremaining territorial disputes andlegitimize the end of claims,’ Solanawas quoted by Reuters as saying.‘If the parties are not able to stick to[the timetable], then a solution backedby the international community shouldbe put on the table,’ he said…”NEWS FROM RUSSIAOBAMA, MEDVEDEVDEVELOP PLAN FOR NUCLEARARMS REDUCTIONFox News reports: “PresidentObama and Russian President DmitryMedvedev set out on an ambitiousagenda during their first summit, preparinga tentative agreement on nucleararms reduction and flights throughRussian airspace for U.S. forces inAfghanistan while also going to work5on the economy, security, energy andthe environment.The two are expected to sign a ‘roadmap’ for a future treaty to replacethe Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty,See Russia Continued on Page 6

RussiaContinued From Page 5which would reduce the nuclear stockpileof each country from 2,000 warheadsapiece to 1,500.Deputy Foreign Minister SergeiRyabkov was quoted in the Russianpress as saying the two would sign ‘ajoint understanding on questions of thefurther cuts and limitations on strategicoffensive weapons,’ but it will notcontain details for the new treaty.Obama and Medvedev started offtheir first summit on a positive note,all smiles at a press event before thetwo delegations proceeded into closeddoor meetings.‘The United States and Russia havemore in common than they have differences,’Obama said as he sat downin an ornate Kremlin room withMedvedev. ‘If we work hard in thesenext few days ... we can make extraordinaryprogress that will benefit thepeople of both countries.’For his part, Medvedev seemed optimisticabout the meetings, saying thetwo nations were ‘closing some of thepages of the past and opening some ofthe pages of the future.’‘Even the weather favors us,’ hethen joked about the drizzly gray skiesblanketing Moscow. ‘It may be chillyoutside but it’s warm inside.’The first U.S.-Russia summit sincethe early part of the George W. Bushpresidency presents a challenge forObama — with Russia’s wary public,a two-headed leadership and lingeringhard feelings. Much of the world willwatch signs of Obama’s relationshipwith Russia’s two leaders, Medvedevand his mentor, Prime MinisterVladimir Putin.The foundation set now could affecthow much cooperation Obama getsin areas in which the U.S. needs helpfrom Russia — chiefly pressuringIran and North Korea to give up theirnuclear weapons ambitions, but alsoin tackling terrorism, global warmingand the economy.The two men were expected tosound a positive note by announcingthe framework for updating START,which expires in December. They werealso to note agreement from Russiato let the United States use its territoryand air space to move arms intoAfghanistan for the forces fighting extremiststhere…” (President Obamaneeds to read Ezekiel 38 & 39 concerningRussia’s move against Israelfor the war of the “latter years” and“latt er days”. It becomes globalafter Russia breaks the seven yearpeace contract set up by the leaderof the “New World Order” – Ezekiel38:1, 2, 8, 11, 14; Joel 2:3, 20, 30.)‘RUSSIA, IRAN TO HOLDNAVAL MANEUVER’The Jerusalem Post reports: “Forthe first time, Russia and Iran willhold a joint naval maneuver in theCaspian Sea, The Iranian Mehr NewsAgency reported.According to the report, the maneuverwill include 30 Russian andIranian ships, as well as helicopters.A senior official in the Iranian portsauthority was quoted by the report assaying that the maneuver would increasethe coordination between thetwo countries, and focus on search andrescue operations and the preventionof pollution.The Jerusalem Post could not confirmthe report.Russia enjoys extensive trade tieswith Teheran and has been opposedto imposing further sanctions on Iranover its uranium enrichment program.Moscow is building Iran’s first nuclearpower plant in Bushehr, has providedTeheran with weapons and needsIranian assistance on the Caspian Seaand other regional issues.In April, Russian Foreign MinisterSergey Lavrov explained that Iran is‘our neighbor, it’s a country which canplay a very important role in solving anumber of acute international issues,such as the situation in Afghanistan,Iraq and different aspects of Mideastpeace settlement.’In June, a Russian news agencyreported that the completion of Iran’sfirst nuclear plant was being delayedby Russian banks refusing to workwith Iran…” (It’s prophesied –Ezekiel 38:1-5. Persia changed itsname to Iran in 1935.)KNOWLEDGE INCREASEDSCIENTISTS WORRY MACHINESMAY OUTSMART MANThe New York Times reports: “A robotthat can open doors and find electricaloutlets to recharge itself. Computerviruses that no one can stop. Predatordrones, which, though still controlledremotely by humans, come close to amachine that can kill autonomously.Impressed and alarmed by advancesin artificial intelligence, a group ofcomputer scientists is debating whetherthere should be limits on research thatmight lead to loss of human controlover computer-based systems that carrya growing share of society’s workload,from waging war to chatting with6customers on the phone.Their concern is that further advancescould create profound social disruptionsand even have dangerous consequences.As examples, the scientists pointedto a number of technologies as diverseas experimental medical systems thatinteract with patients to simulate empathy,and computer worms and virusesSee Knowledge Continued on Page 7

KnowledgeContinued From Page 6that defy extermination and could thusbe said to have reached a ‘cockroach’stage of machine intelligence.While the computer scientists agreedthat we are a long way from Hal, thecomputer that took over the spaceshipin ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ they saidthere was legitimate concern that technologicalprogress would transform thework force by destroying a wideningrange of jobs, as well as force humansto learn to live with machines that increasinglycopy human behaviors.The researchers — leading computerscientists, artificial intelligenceresearchers and roboticists who met atthe Asilomar Conference Grounds onMonterey Bay in California — generallydiscounted the possibility of highlycentralized superintelligences andthe idea that intelligence might springspontaneously from the Internet. Butthey agreed that robots that can killautonomously are either already hereor will be soon…” (Daniel 12:4 states:“Knowledge shall be increased” justbefore Christ returns. And Luke21:11 speaks about “fearful” sightingsthat shall occur bringing greatfear upon earth – Luke 21:26.)HIGH-ENERGY LASER COULDPROTECT U.S. NAVY SHIPSFROM SMALL ATTACK BOATSSpaceWar.com reports: “The ultraprecisionof high-energy lasers soonmay be the pinpoint, measured responsethat will keep threats a safe distancefrom U.S. Navy ships.Under a new Navy initiative calledthe Maritime Laser Demonstration,Northrop Grumman will apply itssolid-state laser systems expertiseand successes to demonstrate a laserweapon system to defeat a wide rangeof current threats.‘Naval forces face a wide range ofchallenges from small surface craftto advanced aerial threats. New solutionsare required to meet these challengeswithin cost and force structureconstraints,’ said Steve Hixson, vicepresident of Advanced Concepts —Space and Directed Energy Systemsfor Northrop Grumman’s AerospaceSystems sector.‘Northrop Grumman uniquely hasproven its expertise in addressingkey issues for laser power scaling sothat the response meets the level ofthe threat. We will apply companywidecapabilities, from shipbuildingto systems integration, to meet theNavy’s objectives for this program.’…”(Another fulfillment of Daniel 12:4,and remember Daniel 12:10 whichstates: “…none of the wicked shallunderstand; but the wise shall understand.”What? the meaning of verse4 as part of the final signs pointing toChrist’s return.)‘FLESH-EATING ROBOT’ ISACTUALLY A VEGETARIAN,SAY INVENTORSThe Guardian.co.uk reports: “Itsounded like something pulled straightfrom a grisly scene in Terminator: anunstoppable military robot that powereditself by devouring everythingin its path — including trees, grassand even, according to reports, deadbodies.But after a string of headlines thatlabeled the machine a ‘corpse eater’and ‘creepy’, the robot’s creators havegone on a PR offensive to extinguishthe rumor that their invention will feedon human or animal flesh.The machine’s inventors say that theEnergetically Autonomous TacticalRobot – known as Eatr for short – doesindeed power its ‘biomass engine’ bydigesting organic material, but that it isnot intended to chomp its way throughbattlefields of fallen soldiers.‘We completely understand the public’sconcern about futuristic robotsfeeding on the human population, butthat is not our mission,’ said HarrySchoell, the chief executive of CyclonePower Technologies, one of the companiesbehind the machine.‘We are focused on demonstrating7that our engines can create usable,green power from plentiful, renewableplant matter. The commercial applicationsalone for this earth-friendly energysolution are enormous.’The remarkable move is in reactionto the buzz the project created when itemerged that it was already in the testingphase, thanks to funding from thePentagon.The concept was originally put forwardin 2003, and has been pushedforward with money from the USmilitary’s Defence Advanced ResearchProjects Agency, Darpa, a successor tothe organization that funded early developmentof the internet.US officials hope that the steampoweredengine can be used by themilitary to create a self-sufficient robotthat could survive on its own formonths at a time. Possible uses put forwardby the team include a battlefieldambulance or mobile gun turret.The early version of Eatr runs ontwigs, wood chips and other plantbased material, fed into an engine thatburns the material and uses it to propelitself around.Another of the robot’s inventors,Dr Robert Finkelstein of RoboticTechnology Inc (RTI), said that Eatr hadbuilt-in systems that would help it determinewhether material that it ingestedwas animal, vegetable or mineral.‘If it’s not on the menu, it’s not goingto eat it,’ he told Fox News. ‘There arecertain signatures from different kinds ofmaterials that would distinguish vegetativebiomass from other material.’It can also use more conventional fuels,such as petrol, diesel or cooking oil,to keep going. But in a statement put outby the group, it reiterated that it wouldbe illegal to create a robot that useddead bodies as an energy source…”(What a chilling report. No wonderJeremiah 30:7 states: “Alas! for thatday is great, so that none is like it…”This is during the seven year periodof tribulation upon earth as reportedin Revelation 6 – 18.)

TOWARDS ANEW WORLD ORDERBROWN BACKS BLAIRAS BRITISH CHOICE FORPRESIDENT OF EUROPEThe Times Online reports: “TonyBlair was named for the first timeas the Government’s candidate forPresident of the European Council.Confirming that Britain is pushingMr Blair’s case for a dramaticreturn to frontline politics, BaronessKinnock, the Europe Minister, saidthat Mr Blair’s ‘strength of character’made him the ideal person for the jobcreated under the Lisbon Treaty.Mr Blair himself has avoided declaringhis hand or openly campaigningahead of the decision on the newhigh-profile post, which is expectedto be made by heads of the EU governmentsat their summit in lateOctober if the Lisbon Treaty passesa second referendum in Ireland onOctober 2.The former Prime Minister is currentlyworking as a special envoy tothe Middle East for the Quartet of theUN, US, EU and Russia.The new role, often shortened toPresident of Europe, is to organizeand preside over regular meetings ofthe 27 EU leaders and has been referredto as the George Washingtonof Europe.‘The UK government is supportingTony Blair’s candidature for Presidentof the Council,’ Mrs. Kinnock toldjournalists in Strasbourg…” (To date,there has been a rotating presidencyamong the European Union’stwenty-seven nations. Each presidencyonly lasts for six months.Blair’s leadership would be permanent.Prime Minister Brown ofEngland declares: “This move wouldallow Blair and Obama to be co-architectsof ‘The New World Order.’”)INDIA TO ISSUE ALL 1.2BILLION CITIZENS WITHBIOMETRIC ID CARDSThe Times Online reports: “It issurely the biggest Big Brother projectyet conceived. India is to issue eachof its 1.2 billion citizens, millionsof whom live in remote villages andpossess no documentary proof ofexistence, with cyber-age biometricidentity cards.The Government in Delhi recentlycreated the Unique IdentificationAuthority, a new state departmentcharged with the task of assigningevery living Indian an exclusivenumber. It will also be responsible forgathering and electronically storingtheir personal details, at a predictedcost of at least £3 billion.The task will be led by NandanNilekani, the outsourcing sage whocoined the phrase ‘the world is flat’,which became a mantra for supportersof globalisation. ‘It is a humongous,mind-boggling challenge,’ hetold The Times. ‘But we have theopportunity to give every Indian citizen,for the first time, a unique identity.We can transform the country.’If the cards were piled on top ofeach other they would be 150 times8as high as Mount Everest — 1,200kilometres.India’s legions of local bureaucratscurrently issue at least 20 proofs ofidentity, including birth certificates,driving licences and ration cards.None is accepted universally andmoving from one state to the nextcan easily render a citizen officiallyinvisible — a disastrous predicamentfor the millions of poor who rely onstate handouts to survive.It is hoped that the ID scheme willclose such bureaucratic black holeswhile also fighting corruption. Itmay also be put to more controversialends, such as the identification of illegalimmigrants and tackling terrorism.A computer chip in each cardwill contain personal data and proofof identity, such as fingerprint or irisscans. Criminal records and credithistories may also be included.Mr Nilekani, who left Infosys, theoutsourcing giant that he co-founded,to take up his new job, wants the cardsto be linked to a ‘ubiquitous onlinedatabase’ accessible from anywhere.The danger, experts say, is that asone of the world’s largest stores ofpersonal information, it will prove anirresistible target for identity thieves.‘The database will be one of the largestthat ever gets built,’ Guru Malladi,a partner at Ernst & Young who wasinvolved in an earlier pilot scheme,said. ‘It will have to be impregnable.’…”(Shades of 666 – Revelation13:16 – 18.)