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mp3 rm stream	World Tomorrow by Mr Armstrong	Melchizedek 3 (Heb 7) - Mysteries Revealed broadcast date unknown - played Wales UK 1 Nov 2025
"Why is it my friends that so many people say I just can't understand the bible? The bible is full of mysteries to so many people. And indeed it is full of mysteries ..." (View Transcript) (3.0 Mb)

mp3 rm stream	Bible Study by Jon Bowles	Philadelphia Part 1 given Wales 5 Oct 2002 - played Wales UK 1 Nov 2025
The bible study is the first part of a series on Philadelphia, and begins to examine the points brought out within Rev 3 that indicates some of the main things we are to "hold fast" to as per Rev 3:11 that no man (including ourselves) takes our crown. This first part concentrates on: 1. What Philadelphia has - must come from somewhere. 2. They have a little strength, or very little strength, that implies a constant reliance on God's strength for everything. (9.5 Mb)

Pastor’s Report - 31 Oct 2025

Looking back to the Future

"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." (Proverbs 29:18)

One effective teaching tool God uses is to have us do physical things to drive home spiritual lessons. Unleavened Bread is a prime example, but so too is the command to live in tabernacles – temporary dwellings – when obeying the command (keeping the law) of the Holy Days outlined in Leviticus 23. And by doing so, we are then given the priceless understanding of the gospel Christ brought. "The Good News of the World Tomorrow" ... the Plan of God, outlining His goal for all humanity. And as Mr. Armstrong mentioned at the beginning of his sermon on the Last Great Day in 1979:

You’ve been literally, through sermons and through sermonettes, living through the coming thousand years of peace. The time with Jesus Christ here, ruling the whole world and all nations; and many of us, hopefully, ruling with Him on His throne. A time without any Satan, a time when the Earth will be as full of the knowledge of God as the ocean beds are full of water, and the Earth has almost none of the knowledge of God today. What a difference that will be! (Why The Holydays – LGD 13 Oct 1979).

And indeed ... "happy is he" because of the incredible, uplifting picture we were given to visualise! And we NEED to keep that vision clear in our minds, now that we have returned from this year's Feast and are facing the dark days of 2025 and onwards. Everyday life will crowd in; problems at work, in the family, ill health, financial shortfalls, and the frustrating battle to avoid worldly celebrations ... Halloween, Christmas, New Year etc and the hype and pagan paraphernalia that goes along with them.

If anything, we need a clarity of vision even more now than we did back in Mr. Armstrong's time! Anti-Semitism is again rearing its ugly head, nations are slugging it out with other nations, crime in our nations appears out of control, as does illegal immigration and inflation. Germany is rearming, the weather systems are becoming more and more dangerous. Morality has sunk to an all-time low ... could Sodom and Gomorrah have been worse than what we witness today? But don't dare make that observation in public or you could find yourself incarcerated for 'hate speech'.

It's vital that as we come back into this darkening world, we must never let go of the real purpose of the Feast; to grasp a vision to hold onto, and that is why God has us physically live the millennial age! The world doesn't have that vision and daily we witness the blind leading the blind. If we neglect that vision we'll be no better, and as Proverbs 29:18 reminds us, without it, we will perish. But it will take effort to recapture the future reality we were immersed in for those eight days. So what I want to do in this Pastor's Report is to take our minds back to the overall thrust of the Feast messages – the future painted for us – and encourage you to put yourself in that picture. Make it relevant to YOU and your family – and then watch it become far more meaningful.

Visualising the Time Frame

"Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings." (Leviticus 23:3)

Why Tabernacles? To remind us of the temporary nature of not only our life, but of this part of the Plan of God. The very first of the "feasts of the LORD" mentioned in Leviticus 23 is the weekly Sabbath. And we can see from what is written in Hebrews chapter 4, that there is more than initially meets the eye to this weekly rest, as it also pictures rest from the six 'days' – i.e.. millennia – of Satan's rule on this earth. And God has witnessed these past six thousand years in a very different way to we human beings:

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. (Psalm 90:4)
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. (II Peter 3:8)

As was brought out in the opening night service, we are fast approaching 'sunset' on the Friday night, i.e the end of the sixth day – as God's looks at mankind's time on earth. We might not have to put up with this world for much longer, which is very good news. And therefore not have to put up with our personal trials and heartaches much longer either! But it also should encourage us to make sure we are ready for the teaching job we've been called for. A few days ago we heard of a fellow AC student we knew well who has just died, and his burial is today. His time has run out, as it will for all of us, one way or the other. And time will also run out for Satan's rule on this earth ... his reign is merely temporary, and he is well aware of the fact!

Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. (Revelation 12:12)

So as we revisit the prophecies we had brought to our attention at the Feast, realise that although they were hand written possibly 4,000 years ago, the way God views time the ink has hardly had time to dry, they are that relevant to us today.

Visualising GOD'S Government over the World

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)

The day of Atonement assures us that the current god of this world will one day be deposed. So imagine for a moment a world ruled instead by the King of kings ... a world without political parties of any kind. Without Congress, without the House of Representatives, Houses of Parliament, a Senate, National Diet. No human monarchies, democracies, totalitarian regimes, dictatorships, capitalists, socialists, communists, fascists ... in fact no type of human governmental or political system whatsoever!

Plus, any other religion or belief rather than the Truth has been banished! No more Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, or any other 'ism'. In essence – no more religious chaos, because the satanic broadcast has been silenced and at the last trump, the kingdoms of this world became those of Jesus Christ; "and he shall reign for ever and ever". (Revelation 11:15) But Christ will not be reigning and ruling alone. The last two church eras in particular mentioned in Revelation 3 are promised rulership with Christ – we'll be an integral part of His government! ... a great honour and responsibility.

No more worldly peace deals which are not worth the paper they are written on. No more broken ceasefire agreements, hostage taking, ethnic cleansing, religious contentions because under Christ, you and I – His kings, judges and priests – will ...

... judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. (Psalm 72:2-4)

The re-education of the world is also part of our job description. As a significant part of the ruling family of God, see yourself as one of the king/priests ... guiding, comforting and helping the confused, battered and broken individuals at the beginning of the millennium to understand HOW humanity ended up on the verge of annihilation, and how it's possible to avoid it ever happening again. With Satan removed and God's spirit made available...

Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; (Isaiah 32:16-18)

Visualising Crafting A Paradise

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. (John 14:2,3)

As we learnt at the Feast, there is a great deal more behind the word "carpenter" that is used in Matthew 13 and Mark 6, when referring to Jesus Christ. He is a "tekton" – craftsman, workman, planner, artisan, .. (Strongs GK 5045) . And as His co-workers in crafting a new environment, we'll have the fascinating hands-on opportunities to remake a whole new world ... starting most likely one hamlet, village or city at a time. Perhaps at the very beginning we'll be taught some basics of town planning but no doubt Christ will also use our natural talents to the full, as He has told us in the above scripture.

In each and every human being is a 'creative gene' of some form or other, and we'll be able to give our individual creativity full reign once changed to a Born Son of The Creating God. Personal creativity is being sidelined, even quashed with AI being so extensively used today, whereas in the future we might well find talents we never knew existed – not having the time, energy or money right now to branch out and attempt other skills. And those we do have naturally, it seems obvious that – as in the days when the Tabernacle in the wilderness was being constructed – we too will be granted vastly increased expertise in our area of "tekton-ship"! (Exodus 31, 35)

But one major change that we'll be instrumental in crafting for our people is the Sabbatical year, which has greater implications far beyond just "resting the land." Visualise for a moment:

1) No more supermarket chains, as there will be no foodstuffs to sell in the 7th year. Instead, perhaps small village shops, farmers markets, neighbours bartering goods.."5 courgettes for your melon?" ... sharing our excess, and thereby learning first hand the joy of giving. Back in 1973 a book was published: "Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered" by a Mr. Schumacher. It is now ranked among the 100 most influential books published since WW2, and indeed the 'small' that is coming will also be beautiful!

2) The Kibera-type slum areas will never again rear their ugly heads! Once rehoused in their own house, on their very own plot of land (Micah 4:4), we'll be teaching people the basic laws of hygiene (Deuteronomy 23:13,14) and God's approach to land and animal management – and towards their neighbours – all of which are outgoing, GIVING, as expressed in Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 19:10 and 23:22.

Any debts they might incur will be cancelled that seventh year and the Jubilee itself means that landownership will always return to the family eventually.

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God. (Amos 9:13-15)

Visualising Restoring Health

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: (Isaiah 35:5,6)

At the very beginning of the millennium immediate healing will no doubt be necessary for many, if not most. As part of the God family, the chances are that you and I will have the awesome ability to give sight back to the blind, hearing to the deaf, speech to the dumb and replace damaged or missing limbs ... all of which Christ did on a regular basis 2000 years ago. That's something to contemplate and to visualise in full technicolour!

Just think: no more interminable hospital waiting lists for even a minor operation. No more crowd-funding in the hope of raising multiple thousands of dollars for a life-saving operation, before it is too late. The God family (you and I) will be on hand to heal and make whole again but also teach how the problem could have been avoided initially.

On a more long-term basis though, a vital and beneficial by-product of the Sabbatical year will be vastly improved human health. Once the Give way is extended even to the soil and the animals, that healthy land will produce nutritious crops and robust, thriving livestock. Human beings literally are what we eat, and we will take immense pleasure in seeing our people and their families blossom and glow with wellbeing. (Exodus 23:25,26)

Illness brought on by the omnipresent stress of today will also disappear. With nations not lifting up (cruise missiles) against other nations, so the threat of death and destruction has gone, along with famines and disease endemics. And what can be more beneficial to peace of mind than knowing the fabulous future God wants for them and their children?

And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. (Deuteronomy 28:11,12)

Visualising the Joy set Before Us

Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. (Jeremiah 31:12,13)

Having a clear vision of the future was vital for Christ as He drew near to the time of His crucifixion, and we might take that thought and personalise it: " for the joy that was set before us, we endured the end-time trials and heartaches, because we are to be made pillars in the temple of our God". (From Hebrews 12:2)

Initially, there might not be a great deal of joy at the beginning of the millennium because just about every individual will have lost a loved one in the horrors of the previous few years. But we will be able to reassure and comfort them, and bring hope, joy even, into their lives with this solid assurance, carrying on from the previous verses in Jeremiah:

Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border. (Jeremiah 31:15-17)

Can we even begin to imagine how the unveiling of God's Plan for them – the millennial people – will impact on their minds? There will be singing, dancing, music making ... rejoicing to end all rejoicing. Walt Disney was once asked why so many songs in his movies and he replied that when the intensity of the moment goes beyond words – whether it is joy, sorrow or love, then you need music to convey it. In effect – "Music says it better".

"When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy". (Job 38:7)
Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp.
For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. (Psalm 149:1-5)
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. (Zephaniah 3:17)

Visualising the Second Resurrection

Over the past 6000 years billions have lived and died, the majority because of wars, famines, natural disasters ... it is the rare individual who has died peacefully and full of years in his own bed. In the past 20th century alone, it has been estimated that well over 200 million people perished as a result of wars and conflicts "killed or allowed to die by human decision". That's a figure we find hard to visualise, and sometimes it helps to concentrate on just one or two individuals:

In the British Army of the WWI era, for example, it has been estimated that around 250,000 boys under the age of eighteen fought and died for their country ... While the bulk of these boy soldiers were in their late teens, and thus close to the minimum age limit of eighteen (to enlist, but they had to be nineteen to fight on foreign soil), others who were far younger ended up in the trenches. Indeed, the youngest soldier to have fought in the extremely bloody and drawn-out Battle of the Somme was reported to have been a mere twelve years old.

The memory of this child was recalled by another boy soldier, George Maher, who was barely into puberty at the time he was a private fighting in the trenches. Maher was only thirteen at the time, and he said that the twelve-year-old couldn’t even see over the top of the trench... (warhistoryonline.com)

Thankfully, this young boy – the same age of one of our grandsons – will be reunited with his family and there surely will be great excitement building towards the end of the millennium as you and I and our fellow family members prepare the earth for this emotional and amazing time!

Perhaps there's a particular era in history you are looking forward to learning more about first hand – from the "horse's mouth"? And undoubtedly, each one of us has at one time visualised being reunited with one or two people in particular. For me personally, I never knew my mother's father because he died of mustard gas poisoning from WW1 when she was just 8 years old. And my uncle Tommy died on the Burma railway. My wife never knew her grandparents or her uncle Henry – again casualties of war. Some of you have lost babies and children. Perhaps some of us regret losing touch with family members. Perhaps we hadn't let them know how much we appreciated them – and then it was too late. Thankfully they will all live again and we can make up for lost time. Not only will they be stunned to find themselves alive and in a glorious environment, but with their friends and family members there too. Picture that moment!

What will we say to them initially? How will we even start explaining what has happened since they died, now over a thousand years ago! Will we go back to Satan's rebellion, then on to the two trees, leading up to this specific day – and then onto mankind's ultimate goal? One thing we do know for sure is that it will be a time of great rejoicing when the Truth sinks in!

And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. (Isaiah 25:6-9)

Visualising our Eternal Home

Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name (Revelation 3:12)

Revelation 21, and verses 9 to 27 describe the 'material' beauty of the future New Jerusalem; massive gates of pearl, streets made of gold, the foundations made of precious stones. A mind-blowing scenario we struggle to imagine. But there is more to the New Jerusalem than meets the eye. It will certainly be a breath-taking environment, but on its own, it wouldn't be enough for the "everlasting joy" promised. Some of the wealthiest people on the planet today are the most miserable and the most lonely! God lives in fabulous splendour right now, (Revelation 4) but His desire from OT times, was that He wanted to live with His people... (Exodus 29:46, Ezekiel 37:27, Zechariah 8:8)

And that is what will make the New Jerusalem our home ... FAMILY! The GOD family! Not the dysfunctional loose groupings of individuals pervasive in society today, but the way God intended families to live together "from the beginning", with His kind of love – "agape" – outgoing concern, resulting in peace, harmony, mutual love and respect, and wonderful fellowship, for eternity.

As we shortly enter another year under the sway of the god of this world, let's remember that the millennial rest is but a matter of minutes away in God's time frame. This time WILL come, and it's well worth meditating on as did brethren of old ...

"...and having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth ...
...[for] they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. (Hebrews 11:13,16)

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. (Revelation 21:1-7)

News Review - 24 Oct 2025

“…When ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.” (Luke 21:31)

Watching - In 2026

Today, we could well ask the same question that the disciples asked Christ some 2000 years ago:

“Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?” (Matthew 24:3)

Christ’s answer is very real right now! We are surrounded with deception, wars, and rumours of wars. Religion is back in the news … wars are ongoing … nations are going head to head … nuclear confrontation now looks very real … we see famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes …

We see warnings of a catastrophic financial collapse … and are surrounded by protests, conflicts and political instability … led by women, our largest corporations are now making consensus-driven decisions that are based on emotion rather than on facts.

The result of all this? This world is now totally unstable!

“Peace, Peace” - In The Middle East!

Well, not quite. This is a never-ending war - only the intensity varies!

“If anyone thought that the return to their homes of the 20 living Israeli hostages meant the end of Israel’s October 7 war, they can’t have been paying attention. US President Donald Trump himself said repeatedly that the war had ended. Then he noticed that, true to form, Hamas was reneging on aspects of his own 20-point ceasefire deal. In particular, it has failed to return all of the bodies of the hostages it murdered and has also refused to disarm. Instead, it instantly started to kill its enemies among Gaza’s clans to show that it was not defeated and still able to control the population.

How this will play out is currently unclear. Trump has said, ‘If they don’t disarm, we will disarm them.’ What ‘we’ presumably means in this context is that the Israelis will be permitted to finish them off — thus making the adulation Trump has received for ‘ending the war’ from all those prime ministers and presidents lining up to grovel at his feet in Sharm-el-Sheikh look distinctly premature.” (melaniephillips.substack.com)

US Military ‘Preparing To Strike Inside Venezuela’

“The United States is planning military strikes in Venezuela against drug cartels in the coming weeks. Donald Trump is yet to approve the actions which are in response to President Nicolas Maduro, whom the US sees as illegitimate, not doing enough to stop illegal drugs from getting out of Venezuela. It would largely consist of drone strikes against leaders and members of gangs, as well as drug labs, NBC News reports. They follow a recent lethal strike on a vessel allegedly affiliated with a terrorist organization ‘trafficking illicit narcotics’.” (dailymail.co.uk)

What Are Tomahawk Missiles And Why Does Ukraine Want Them?

“Ukraine argues missiles would compel Russia to take Donald Trump’s calls for negotiations to end war more seriously. Donald Trump will discuss the possible supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine with Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a meeting at the White House on Friday. It will be the fourth face-to-face meeting for the US and Ukrainian presidents since Trump returned to office in January, and their second in less than a month. The key question is whether Trump is dangling the prospect of supplying Tomahawks to pressure Putin, while remaining unwilling to take a step that could bring the US closer to direct confrontation with a leader he still calls a ‘close friend’.” (theguardian.com)

Russian Casualties Pass 1.1M In Ukraine Invasion

“Russia has likely suffered some 332,000 casualties in 2025 alone, pushing its total to more than 1.1 million since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to a new assessment from the British Ministry of Defense.” (newsmax.com)

Note the term “likely suffered” - like so much in the news these days, this could be called an educated guess, or just plain propaganda!

China Honing Abilities For A Possible Future Attack On Taiwan

“China is increasing military activities near Taiwan and honing its ability to stage a surprise attack, as well as seeking to undermine trust in the government with ‘hybrid’ online warfare tactics, the island’s defence ministry said on Thursday. Democratically-governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, has faced increased military pressure from Beijing over the past five years, including at least seven rounds of major war games around the island since 2022.” (reuters.com)

The World’s Top Financiers Are Terrified

“Alex Brummer: I’ve just met the world’s top financiers and this is why they’re terrified a crash is coming. Every October, some 10,000 finance ministers and bankers from 190 nations around the planet assemble in Washington DC for the annual – and simultaneous – gatherings of the International Monetary Fund, the G7 group of the world’s richest nations and the World Bank. Uncertainty is everywhere, from the quixotic behaviour of Donald Trump’s White House to febrile world stock markets which, on most measures, have lost all connection with reality. The financial world stands on the edge of a precipice.” (dailymail.co.uk)

A Catastrophic Stock Market Crash?

“As the IMF points out, stock market gains in the US have been built around the ‘magnificent seven’ tech stocks: Alphabet (parent company to Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook), Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla. These seven account for a third of the Standard & Poor’s 500 in the US, an index comprising the country’s top 500 listed companies. Astonishing. If one of these companies was to publish results way below market expectations, the IMF warns that investment sentiment could deteriorate, ‘valuations would collapse as result, making the broader benchmark index vulnerable’.” (dailymail.co.uk)

Bank Of England Sounds Alarm

“The Bank of England has sounded the alarm over the risk of an AI bubble in financial markets that threatens to send shock waves across the globe. Officials at the Bank’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) drew comparisons with the mania for so-called ‘dotcom’ stocks 25 years ago. And they said share valuations ‘appear stretched, particularly for technology companies focused on artificial intelligence’. It is the Bank’s strongest warning yet that investors appear to be ignoring risks to the AI boom. ‘The risk of a sharp market correction has increased,’ the Bank said.” (thisismoney.co.uk)

Global Debt Reaches $337 Trillion

“The elephant in the room isn’t hiding. Nobody trusts fiat money anymore. You can see it everywhere if you stop listening to the TV. Cash allocations for institutional investors are down to 3.8 percent, the lowest in 12 years. That is not random. That is a signal. Everyone is moving, shifting. Stocks at record highs, gold piling up, crypto wallets swelling. PEOPLE ARE SCRAMBLING TO ANYTHING THAT ACTUALLY HOLDS VALUE.

The Fed isn’t in control. They never were, maybe. Independence is just a story we tell ourselves. Rate cuts are coming while stagflation eats budgets alive. Global debt jumped $14 trillion in one quarter, $337.7 trillion now. Every single one percent in rates adds $3.3 trillion in interest. That is insane. That is enough to break cities if they try to pay it with normal budgets. And yet they talk about ‘volatility’ like it is a weather report.

MOST PEOPLE ACT LIKE NOTHING IS HAPPENING. LIKE THE SYSTEM IS SOLID. Economists nod and smile. Talking heads repeat the same phrases. They don’t get it. They never did. While the media distracts, the real moves are in vaults, wallets, and data centers. Every policy, every fiscal handout, every rate change is reshaping trust, not money.

This is human. Numbers tell one story but the real impact hits in kitchens and offices and empty bank accounts. Your paycheck buys less, pensions are underfunded, savings accounts are relics. And still, PEOPLE PRETEND STABILITY IS NORMAL. They are wrong. Trust is the only currency that matters now, and it is slipping through our fingers faster than anyone will admit.” (citizenwatchreport.com)

European Country Stockpiling Food

“Sweden became NATO’s 32nd member when it joined the alliance in March 2024. Despite previously maintaining a long-standing policy of military non-alignment, Stockholm decided to join NATO after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 in a bid to strengthen its own security. Sweden has now set aside around £45 million (575 million kroner) to build national grain reserves. This would make sure the nation can feed itself if global supplies are cut off in the event of a world war.” (express.co.uk)

Buckingham Palace Makes Major King Charles Announcement

“King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to meet the new Pope Leo during a trip to the Vatican next week - and Buckingham Palace has announced fresh details about the historic visit. Both Charles, who is still receiving cancer treatment, and Queen Camilla are set to meet Pope Leo XIV in a two-day state visit to the Holy See next Wednesday. It will be the first time that Charles, head of the Church of England, has met the new American-born head of the Roman Catholic Church since his election in May. And in a significant move, the pair will pray together during a special service in the famous Sistine Chapel, marking the first time that the monarch and Pope have done so publicly since the Reformation. It was in 1534 that Henry VIII broke from the Roman Catholic Church to form the Church of England, with the monarch as its supreme head.” (mirror.co.uk)

Church Of England Breaks In Two, Loses 40 Million Members

King Charles, the supreme head of the Church of England, has always seen himself as a “defender OF faithS” - rather than a defender of “THE faith”. Meanwhile, the Church of England has been accused of “theological treason”, as the following article points out.

“The unity of the Church of England has been dealt a major blow to the denomination in a punishing reminder that theological treason has consequences, after a group representing nearly 40 million members — ten times the number of Anglicans in the UK — announced they are the real Anglican Communion and will no longer be in communion with their progressive counterpart, dividing the denomination in two while declaring ‘We cannot continue to have communion with those who advocate the revisionist agenda, which has abandoned the inerrant word of God as the final authority.’

Over the past two decades, the denomination has been liberalizing at a rapid rate, recently appointing Sarah Mullally, a pro-choice feminist as the new Archbishop of Canterbury and allowing the church to bless same-sex couples, with a major contingent pushing the church to deem homosexuality no longer sinful.” (protestia.com)

The Feminization Of Our World

Yet another sign of the times in which we live.

“As for my people, children are their oppressors, and WOMEN RULE OVER THEM. O my people, THEY WHICH LEAD THEE cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.” (Isaiah 3:12)

According to the Bible, women become the leaders, and those leaders are taking the nation “off track”!

“For hundreds of years, men dominated the major institutions in western society, but over the past several decades there has been an unprecedented shift. Today, leftist women either dominate or are on their way to dominating most of our major institutions. As a result, the way that things get done has been totally turned upside down.

Even our largest corporations are now making consensus-driven decisions that are BASED ON EMOTION RATHER THAN ON FACTS. If you insist on disagreeing with the consensus, you may find yourself being ‘canceled’. Defending the narratives that the group has established and protecting the feelings of favored individuals have become far more important goals than getting to the truth.

The feminization of our society and the rise of ‘WOKENESS’… Everything you think of as wokeness involves prioritizing the feminine over the masculine: empathy over rationality, safety over risk, cohesion over competition.” (citizenwatchreport.com)

Unrest Around The World

Take a brief look around today’s world. Protests, military coups, state violence, youth-led protests, anti-immigration protests, strikes, changes in governments … even affecting nations that don’t allow protests - such as Iran and Russia!

SPAIN - “Spanish police clash with pro-Palestine protesters in Barcelona”

MADAGASCAR - “After ‘military coup’, Madagascar faces uncertain future”

BELGIUM - “Tens of thousands rally in Brussels to protest austerity plans”

ARGENTINA - “Protesters condemn state violence in Argentina”

USA - “Anti-ICE protesters, police scuffle at Chicago facility”

MOROCCO - “Morocco king calls for social reforms amid youth-led protests”

NETHERLANDS - “Hundreds of thousands join Amsterdam’s ‘red line’ protest for Gaza”

GEORGIA - “Georgia protesters try to storm presidential palace in Tbilisi”

UK - “UK police urge cancellation of Palestine protest after Manchester attack”

PAKISTAN - “Pakistan-administered Kashmir erupts in protest again” (aljazeera.com)

No matter where you look - there are problems, serious problems!

USA - “Millions join anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests across US” (bbc.co.uk)

FRANCE - “France looks set to throw out another PM - but will it help?” (bbc.com)

NETHERLANDS - “Dutch towns rocked by anti-immigration protests ahead of election” (thetimes.com)

JAPAN - “Japan’s ruling party is in crisis as voters swing to right-wing rivals” (cnn.com)

GERMANY - “It could be you: army draft by lottery splits German coalition” (telegraph.co.uk)

IRAN - “Widespread Strikes and Protest Rallies Erupt Across Iran” (ncr-iran.org)

RUSSIA - “Russian protesters call for Putin’s removal in St Petersburg” (stuff.co.nz)

The list seems endless!

CEO Warns Of ‘Black Swan Event’ Under Trump

“A ‘black swan event’ could be on the horizon without more legal immigrants to satisfy a labor shortage, according to the CEO of an American agricultural cooperative. A ‘black swan event’ is an unpredictable and extreme occurrence that has severe consequences, according to Investopedia. These include natural disasters, disease outbreaks, or labor shortages in the agricultural industry, reports Fortune.

As of 2022, roughly 42 percent of all farmworkers were born outside the US and lack official work authorization, according to the US Department of Agriculture. A staggering 51 percent of all dairy laborers in the US are immigrants, according to the National Milk Producers Federation.

A FOOD CRISIS COULD TAKE JUST EIGHT HOURS TO TRANSPIRE if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids a farm, said Ford in an October 3 interview with Fortune. “If there’s nobody there, the cow starts to leak milk,” said Ford. “After 24 hours, you really get into crisis with the animal — they could have an infection.” (yahoo.com)

The World Is NOT Watching!

Mankind’s attitude hasn’t changed much - ever! Look at these quotes from an earlier article:

“Global debt jumped $14 trillion in one quarter, $337.7 trillion now. That is insane… yet they talk about ‘VOLATILITY’ like it is a weather report…

Most people ACT LIKE NOTHING IS HAPPENING. LIKE THE SYSTEM IS SOLID…

“As It Was In The Days Of Noah”

The Apostle Peter tells us that “Noah was a preacher of righteousness” (2 Peter 2:5). Once God had told him to build the ark, surely he would have been preaching a warning of the coming catastrophe.

This huge ship being built would have been the talk of the ancient world - perhaps even a tourist attraction! The warning went out. The signs were visible… there was no missing this huge ship in Noah’s front garden!

“And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.” (Luke 17:26-27)

They weren’t watching, and the end came - suddenly!

The real attitude comes out when we look at another warning - given by angels.

“And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. but he seemed as one that MOCKED [talked nonsense] unto his sons in law.” (Genesis 19:14)

As Luke points out, life went on as normal, in spite of the warning from the angels.

“Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.” (Luke 17:28-29)

Around 40 years ago, Mr Armstrong warned of a coming financial catastrophe. Today, top people in this world’s financial circles are predicting a financial catastrophe.

Yet - “Most people ACT LIKE NOTHING IS HAPPENING… Like the system is solid.”

“Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking COMETH SUDDENLY AT AN INSTANT.” (Isaiah 30:13)

Watching - As We Approach 2026

Christ’s answer is for us today. We are surrounded with deception, wars, and rumours of wars. Religion is back in the news … wars are ongoing … nations are going head to head … nuclear confrontation now looks very real … we see famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes …