Join SkyWatchTV’s Derek Gilbert, Sharon K. Gilbert, and Donna Howell, author Allie Anderson-Henson, and special guest messianic Rabbi Zev Porat, in the Holy Land from October 12 through 25, 2020! As you might expect from SkyWatchTV, this will not be like any other tour of Israel. Of course, the tour will visit God’s “mount of assembly,” Zion, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem — site of the prophesied Battle of Armageddon. But it will also travel to key sites in the long war between God and the rebellious “sons of God,” sites not on typical Israel tours…
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One of Christianity’s oldest beliefs is evident in the vision of the president as a triumphantly apocalyptic figure, one who evokes the medieval legend of the Last World Emperor (thoroughly examined in The Final Roman Emperor by Dr. Thomas Horn and Cris Putnam). The Last World Emperor originates in the apocalyptic sermon known as “Pseudo-Methodius,” written in Syriac between 685 and 690 after the Arab conquest of the Middle East. The prophecy speaks of a Byzantine or Roman king who would lead a successful war against the forces of Islam and establish a new era of peace. That calm would hold for a decade, at which point the forces of “Gog and Magog” would attack. Instead of resisting them, the king would travel to Mount Golgotha to lay down his crown, fulfilling the prophecy of Daniel and setting the stage for the Second Coming and a final apocalyptic battle between good and evil…
Once again, President Trump is attaching himself to the words of the Bible by passing an executive order which explicitly enacts God’s promise to Abraham; the Jews are a nation. One prominent American Israeli rabbi noted the sole Biblical character who referred to Judaism as a religion; Haman. President Trump announced that he will be signing an executive order on Wednesday intended to withhold federal funding as a means of forcing universities to cope with growing anti-Semitism on campus. First reported in the New York Times, the order will effectively define Judaism as a race or nationality and not just a religion. The order empowers the Education Department as described in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which allows the department to withhold funding from any college or educational program that…
Is it ethical to use CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies to upgrade humans? Yes, argues Abertay University bioethicist Kevin Smith in the journal Bioethics. Smith addresses the question using a rigorously applied utilitarian ethics approach. He details recent advances in CRISPR gene-editing safety and concludes that the benefits of genetically modifying people already outweigh the risks of using the technology. In his article, Smith deals with “several well‐rehearsed positions and arguments” against permitting the use of CRISPR gene-editing to re-engineer prospective offspring. These include “claims of unnaturalness, the alleged interests of embryos, questions of identity, fears of eugenics, and simply the ‘yuck factor.'” Smith points out that critics…
A new project based on a miraculous-but-true story may return the Temple vessels which have been hidden away in plain sight, waiting for the proper time to build the Temple. Rabbi Harry Moskoff, the award-winning producer of producer and writer of “The ARK Report”, has been searching for Temple artifacts for many years. He bases his search for Temple artifacts on the Jewish sources and traditions of what was done with the vessels before the Second Temple was destroyed…
Soldiers with super sight and telepathy could rule the battlefield in 30 years. The U.S. Army believes that a range of technologies could be available by 2050 that would effectively turn the average soldier into a cybernetically enhanced super soldier. A recent Department of Defense study predicted that enhanced vision, enhanced hearing, musculature control, and what amounts to telepathy would all become possible within 30 years, given the current pace of technological development. The report, Cyborg Soldier 2050: Human/Machine Fusion and the Implications for the Future of the DOD, gives a hint of what the Department of Defense forecasts for soldiers in the next 30 years. The U.S. Army’s Mad Scientist Blog highlights the executive summary…
Excavated remains of a warrior slain around 2,200 years ago provide rare, physical evidence of an uprising that’s described on the Rosetta Stone, scientists say. “Most likely, the warrior we found was a casualty of the ancient Egyptian revolt,” said archaeologist Robert Littman on November 22 at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research…
Seti I is one of the lesser-known pharaohs of the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt. However, his temple in Abydos is among the most famous, cited by many as the most impressive religious structure still standing in Egypt. Seti I’s place in history was overshadowed by that of his son, Ramesses II , arguably one of the greatest pharaohs in Egyptian history. Yet, Seti was an important character in his own right, as he was one of the pharaohs who had to bring order back to Egypt and re-establish Egyptian sovereignty over its eastern neighbors (Syria and the Levant) following the social disruption caused of Akhenaten’s religious reforms . Seti was also responsible for commissioning the construction of a grand temple in Abydos, often referred to as the Temple of Seti I or the Great Temple of Abydos. Abydos has a special place in the sacred landscape of ancient Egypt, as it was believed to be the place where Osiris was buried…
Israel headed on Wednesday towards a third national election in less than a year with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing the fight of his life for political survival after a criminal indictment. After giving its preliminary approval, and barring last-minute progress in deadlocked efforts to form a new government, parliament was set to vote for its dissolution later in the day and approve a March 2 election date already agreed by the two major parties…
A controversial game allowing people to take up the role of Jesus Christ and even be crucified looks set to be released, despite a negative reaction from some Christians. An advert claiming to show off gameplay for “I Am Jesus Christ” has appeared on gaming platform Steam. The trailer shows a game playinh the role of Jesus in a first person view, healing a woman in a scene from the New Testament. Another depicts the user being able to conjour up fish from nothing. In one of the more controversial scenes, gamers can see through the eyes of Jesus on the cross . The game even promises a fight scene between Jesus and the devil in the desert. The description reads: “I Am Jesus Christ is a realistic simulator game inspired by the stories from the New Testament of the Bible…
