5776 - A New "World Order"?

This coming weekend we will say goodbye to the Jewish year 5775 and welcome 5776 with our traditional wish: "Let a year and its curses end, let a year and its blessings begin". Unfortunately, events in the Middle East over 5775 portend that the "curses" of this year - masses of refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq, political instability, ISIS, al-Qaeda, terrorism and Iranian nukes will not only spill over into 5776, but will grow, strengthen and expand in ways that, according to many experts and analysts, will change the so called "world order" as we know it (or think we know it) today. I want to make it clear at the outset that when I use the phrase "New World Order" I'm not referring to Illuminati conspiracy theories, biblical prophesies, Woodrow Wilson's post WWI "fourteen points" or H.G. Wells' 1940 book of the same name. I'm referring to the geo-politic changes that are happening right now in the Middle East and Europe, their causes and ramifications. What is happening? Why is it happening? Can anything be done? Read Gil Elan’s latest blog at -- http://swjcdallas.blogspot.com/2015/09/5776-new-world-order.html

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When Jesus taught his followers about the Great Day of Judgment, he said that the entire population of the world will be separated into two groups – people in one group will be sent into everlasting punishment and the people in the other group will go into eternal life . The standard they will be judged by is the TOV Standard . Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/8f6a8edc408a/should-21st-century-christians-do-what-the-jewish-jesus-taught

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