NT Wright: Evangelical Views on Modern-Day Israel Are ‘Unbiblical,’ ‘Dangerous’

 
At a conference on Romans this week, theologian Dr. N.T. Wright again criticized the evangelical Christian view that Israel has a key role in fulfilling prophecy. Not only is that idea “totally unbiblical,” the scholar said, but it’s “a very dangerous thing to believe.”

Wright is the featured speaker at “The Fresh Challenge of Romans,” a four-day lecture series at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas. During a Q&A session Monday evening (Nov. 2), the New Testament scholar and retired Anglican bishop addressed topics including Israel, Christian citizenship, and Christian nationalism. 

...At Monday’s Q&A in Dallas, Wright noted that several “odd strands” of Christian thought have “contributed toward what I think is a totally unbiblical idea, namely that the present modern-day state of Israel is somehow a fulfillment of prophecy.” About this idea, which he called “simply unwarranted,” Wright said now that “the chickens are coming home to roost, we’re seeing that it’s a very dangerous thing to believe.” (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

You are probably asking, "Who is theologian N. T. Wright?" Christianity Today says this about him:  "People who are asked to write about N. T. Wright may find they quickly run out of superlatives. He is the most prolific biblical scholar of a generation. Some say he is the most important apologist for the Christian faith since C. S. Lewis."

Are we seriously expected to believe, based on the views of this popular Bible scholar, that it is completely unbiblical to see the modern state of Israel as a fulfillment of prophecy?

 Ezekilel 37:21-22

“Then say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Surely I will take the children of Israel from among the nations, wherever they have gone, and will gather them from every side and bring them into their own land; and I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king over them all; they shall no longer be two nations, nor shall they ever be divided into two kingdoms again."

Ezekiel 36:8-11

"But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to My people Israel, for they are about to come. For indeed I am for you, and I will turn to you, and you shall be tilled and sown. I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, all of it; and the cities shall be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bear young; I will make you inhabited as in former times, and do better for you than at your beginnings. Then you shall know that I am the Lord."

These are only three passages among many more that prophesied the return of the Jews back to their historiic homeland of Israel.

Iran's political, religious leaders shift stance to support nuclear weapons as war looms

 
In past decades, Iranian officials have publicly endorsed the fatwa issued by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei forbidding the development and use of nuclear weapons. 

An increasing number of Iranian clerics and officials are pressing Iranian leaders to reverse their pledge not to pursue nuclear weapons, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. 

In past decades, Iranian officials have publicly endorsed the fatwa issued by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei forbidding the development and use of nuclear weapons.

However, US and Israeli intelligence agencies have reported signs that Iran was enriching uranium to levels close to those needed for a nuclear weapon. (Read More)

Schumer vows to end Iran war after Democrats win Senate majority

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer pledges to use his party's new majority to end the Iran war, challenging Trump over military action and rising costs.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday pledged to use his party's newly secured Senate majority to bring an end to the war with Iran, arguing that President Donald Trump had failed to explain the objectives of the military campaign to the American public.

Speaking at a news conference following Tuesday's midterm elections, Schumer sharply criticized the administration's handling of the conflict.

“The American people don't know what the heck we're fighting for in Iran," Schumer said. “He's never made it clear. He changes his mind day-to-day and minute-to-minute. This war must end. It must end.

Schumer said Democrats had won 54 Senate seats and could potentially expand their majority to 55 or 56, giving them greater influence over the administration's policies.

Asked whether Democrats would consider using defense funding to pressure Trump into ending the war, Schumer pointed to previous votes in which some Republican lawmakers had joined Democrats in opposing the conflict.

“Look, we are going to end the war," he declared, emphasizing Congress's constitutional authority over federal spending as a potential means of limiting military operations. (Read More)

Nuclear option for Iran — blocked by Congress

 

With Democrats now controlling both houses of Congress, Israel may find itself cut off from the heavy munitions it would need for a strike on Iran's most fortified sites.

Of the hundreds of nuclear warheads in America's operational arsenal, only one was designed from the outset for a unique mission: to penetrate the ground and turn the surrounding rock itself into a weapon. It is the B61-11, the only nuclear weapon in the active U.S. arsenal built to destroy deeply buried bunkers.

Most nuclear bombs are designed to detonate in the air or on the surface. The B61-11 is meant to bury itself in the ground before exploding, sending a powerful seismic shock through the earth that collapses tunnels and underground facilities without striking them directly.

The weapon has returned to the center of debate in Washington. According to U.S. reports, the administration has examined military options against a heavily fortified underground Iranian nuclear facility near Natanz known as Pickaxe Mountain, which is carved some 100 meters deep into solid granite. (Read More)

It’s now or never for Trump and Netanyahu to crush Iran’s regime

Trump and Netanyahu brought Iran to its knees but left the regime standing. Now, political upheaval in the U.S. and Israel threatens their last chance to finish the job.

As Republicans confront the consequences of Tuesday’s midterm bloodbath, Vice President JD Vance has offered a blunt explanation.

“The reason we lost is the war,” Vance declared Wednesday, blaming the conflict with Iran, rising living costs, and America’s relationship with Israel.

President Donald Trump acknowledged the war’s political toll but stood by his decision.

“If I had to do it again, I’d have to do it again because, long term, it’s the only answer. You can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon,” Trump declared.

Trump is absolutely right.

Confronting Iran was not a mistake. The mistake was allowing the regime to survive.

For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic has spread terror, murdered Americans, armed terrorist armies, and openly pursued Israel’s destruction.

From Hezbollah and Hamas to the Houthis and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, Tehran has built an international network of terror responsible for countless innocent deaths. (Read More)

Hezbollah is back: Lebanese army fails to fill the vacuum left by IDF

 
More than 100 days after the IDF handed three southern Lebanese villages to the Lebanese army, Hezbollah-linked aid groups have returned and oversight talks remain stalled, raising fears in Israel that the failed pilot could lead to renewed fighting

The pilot program in Lebanon is increasingly looking like a failure, with potentially serious security consequences for Israel. More than 100 days have passed since the IDF handed control of three villages in southern Lebanon to the Lebanese army, but Hezbollah is gradually returning to the areas it evacuated.

Instead of the gradual dismantling of Hezbollah's infrastructure and the expansion of Lebanese army control, the terrorist organization is managing to return to the area, reactivate parts of its civilian networks and reestablish its influence among the local population. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

The news that Hezbollah is returning and that the Lebanese army has failed to fill the vacuum left by the IDF after 100 days, which could potentially lead to renewed fighting, comes as no surprise if this is pointing toward the war foretold in Isaiah 17:4–6. Are your favorite Bible teachers talking about this possibility?"

 

 

 

Anthropic's chilling SEC warning: 'Runaway' AI model that can slip out of human control almost ready

Anthropic has claimed that it is extremely close to creating an AI model that can keep building itself, becoming so powerful that it completely slips out of human control. Anthropic revealed in its revised S-1/A, an amendment to a Form S-1 registration statement submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) before the IPO, that the model is capable of recursive self-improvement (RSI), TechCrunch reported.

RSI is seen as a tipping point from which humanity won't be able to pull back what it has put out there in the name of technology. It is when the AI model has grown so good at training itself that its AI capabilities expand by leaps and bounds. Critics call it the point of no return where AI wouldn't care about the negative fallouts of any of its actions to achieve a goal. (Read More)

'Hazardous waste' to ‘mission failed’: Iran mocks Trump as Democrats sweep the 2026 US midterms | WATCH

 
Democrats seized control of the US Congress on Tuesday (Nov 03), capturing both the Senate and the House in a stunning rejection of President Donald Trump's agenda. And Tehran, it seems, was watching with popcorn. Within hours of early results showing major Democratic gains, Iran's official channels on X were online, mocking the president with videos that spread fast across social media.

A dumpster, a flushed cap, and a falling president The most viral clip, posted November 4 on Iran's consular channel in India, is a short AI video that shows a limp, tired-looking Trump being carried out of a White House-like building by suited men and dumped into a large dumpster labelled "Hazardous Waste". The video had accumulated over 1.7 million views and tens of thousands of likes at the time of this report being published. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

Officials of the jihadist regime in Iran, which killed countless numbers of its own citizens in January 2026 and over the last 47 years, are rejoicing over the fact that Democrats seized control of the Senate and House in the 2026 midterm elections. One has to wonder how many Christians and Jews in the US actually voted for these socialist, anti-Semitic Democrats. How many Christians chose to sit out the election and not vote at all?

With these things in mind, look at what The Guardian is reporting on November 4, 2026: 

"Iran unveils ‘We will kill Trump’ banner – but US president may now be tempted to resume bombing'   'Iran celebrates its claimed role in ‘regime change’ amid pressure on Trump to ‘finish the job’ with attack'   Ehsan Movahedian, an international relations scholar, claimed: "The Islamic Republic of Iran has succeeded in regime change in America. The same will soon happen in Europe as well. Bow down before the power of Iran."

CNN on April 14, 2026, posted this headline:"Antisemitic violence worldwide in 2025 killed highest number of Jews in 30 years, study finds" 

On October 2, 2026, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs shared this information on American sentiment toward Israel:

"Once an enduring area of bipartisan consensus, American support for Israel has shifted dramatically in the three years since Hamas' October 7 attack on the country. Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza and its participation in the unpopular joint US-Israeli war against Iran have cooled American sentiment toward Israel to its lowest point in Chicago Council polling since 1978."

On November 3, 2026, the Middle East Forum published an article with the headline:

"Israel Remains the Most Hated—and the Most Optimistic—Country in the World"

Where are all these trends leading to in the future?

"For I will gather ALL THE NATIONS to battle against JERUSALEM; The city shall be taken, The houses rifled, And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity, But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city.Then the Lord will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle."(Zechariah 14:2-3 NKJV)

Jerusalem hospitals prepare shelters in parking lots ahead of possible Iran war

 
The northern Israeli city of Karmiel said Tuesday it had raised its security readiness and ordered inspections of all public shelters, citing media speculation about a possible new war. Separately, Sky News Arabia reported that hospitals in Jerusalem and other parts of Israel are converting parking lots into emergency facilities.

Karmiel’s municipality said in a statement that Mayor Moshe Koninsky had instructed the city’s security officer and security teams to raise readiness and check every public shelter.

The measures are meant to ensure the city can handle “any emergency scenario,” the statement said, citing “talk of war circulating in the media.”

The municipality stressed that there had been “no change in the instructions” of Israel’s Home Front Command, the military body responsible for civilian protection and public guidance during emergencies. That suggests the steps in Karmiel are precautionary and not a response to new official directives.

Hospital parking lots turned into emergency space

Sky News Arabia, citing its correspondent, reported that parking lots at most major hospitals in Israel are being cleared and converted into emergency departments.

In a separate urgent report, the channel said parking lots at hospitals in Jerusalem are being converted and equipped as shelters in anticipation of war with Iran. The reports did not specify which hospitals were affected or who ordered the work. (Read More)

Trump says Israel will stop receiving $4B in US aid by year's end, can still buy weapons

 
Netanyahu raised the idea, Trump says, arguing Israel is 'a very thriving country' that no longer needs it

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. aid to Israel would end at the close of the year, arguing that the country no longer needs the assistance and can purchase its own weapons.

"We were giving them $4 billion – we are – but it gets cut off at the end of the year," Trump told "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday in an Election Day morning announcement.

Trump acknowledged the political nature of the news, pointing to Michigan's battleground Senate race between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers.

"Why should we suffer the slings from lunatics like an El-Sayed when they don't need it?" Trump said. "It's a bad talking point."

The support included "things and money," according to Trump, calling it military aid, cash or "barter." He said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had discussed ending the assistance for years, adding that Netanyahu raised the idea. (Read More)

El-Sayed, whom Jewish Republicans call ‘most antisemitic’ Senate candidate, wins Michigan race

 

“They try to call you ‘hateful’ if you believe that Palestinian kids should get to grow up in the land of their forefathers,” Dr. Abdul El-Sayed said.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat whom the Republican Jewish Coalition has called “the most antisemitic U.S. Senate candidate in America,” defeated former Republican congressman Mike Rogers early on Wednesday morning in one of the country’s most closely watched Senate races, particularly for Jews and Zionists.

The Associated Press called the race at 2:27 a.m. on Wednesday. With more than 95% of votes counted, El-Sayed routed Rogers by seven points, with 2,497,852 votes (52.5%) to the Republican’s 2,162,890, or 45.5%.

A former Detroit health director, El-Sayed will succeed retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate.

His victory follows a bitter campaign, in which he called Israel’s government “bloodthirsty” and “as evil as Hamas,” suggested that a terrorist who attacked a Michigan synagogue had been driven by Israeli military actions in Lebanon because “hurt people hurt people” and campaigned with antisemitic streamer Hasan Piker, who said that “America deserved 9/11.”

He has called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal, accused Israel of buying U.S. Jewish support and opposed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism.

On Oct. 26, Rebellion PAC released an advertisement supporting El-Sayed that blamed rising grocery costs on U.S. military aid to Israel.

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the Anti-Defamation League, called the as “a case study in antisemitism.” El-Sayed’s campaign said it had no affiliation with the advertisement but initially stopped short of condemning its content.

On Nov. 1, Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), whom El-Sayed narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary in August, endorsed Rogers, citing El-Sayed’s rhetoric about Israel and his association with Piker.

Her endorsement drew criticism from Democratic leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who called it “a despicable betrayal.”

Despite the controversies surrounding him, a survey commissioned by the Jewish Majority found that 57% of Jewish early voters in Michigan supported El-Sayed.

The survey of 482 Jewish voters, 75% of whom identified as Democrats or leaned Democratic, was conducted between Oct. 25 and 31, before Stevens endorsed Rogers. It had a large margin of error.

El-Sayed substantially underperformed among those surveyed compared with other Democrats on the ballot. Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson received support from 78%.

Rogers received 36% of the Jewish early vote, according to the survey, while 4% supported other candidates. (Source)Email

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3,500 Hezbollah terrorist sites destroyed in eight months

 
After eight months of operations in the Wadi Saluki, Qantara, and Litani areas, troops from the IDF's 7th Brigade have completed their mission in southern Lebanon.

Troops from the IDF's 7th Brigade Combat Team have completed eight months of operational activity in southern Lebanon, during which they eliminated approximately 400 Hezbollah terrorists and destroyed around 3,500 terrorist infrastructure sites belonging to the organization.

Throughout the operation, brigade forces targeted the terrorist networks established by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, focusing on destroying operational infrastructure, locating weapons, and eliminating Hezbollah operatives.

One of the main objectives was the destruction of Hezbollah's underground infrastructure, including complexes known as "refuge cities." According to the IDF, these facilities formed part of an underground infrastructure network established by Hezbollah with financial support from the Iranian regime.

The complexes were destroyed by troops from the 7th Brigade in cooperation with soldiers from the Yahalom Unit, which specializes in special engineering operations, including missions targeting underground infrastructure. (Read More)

Iranian ayatollah sends BOLD message after midterms

Fox News chief correspondent Jonathan Hunt joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss Israel's new plans and what the midterm elections could mean for the Iran war. (2.53 minutes)

The Islamic State threat against Israel is growing — and much of it has gone unnoticed

The new report notes that approximately two-thirds of the cases recorded since the Oct. 7 massacre involved Arab citizens of Israel rather than Palestinians from Judea and Samaria or Jerusalem.

While Israel has focused much of its security attention on Iran and its regional proxies such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic State (IS), it has quietly intensified its campaign against the Jewish state, mounting an unprecedented wave of plots and attempted attacks that has largely escaped international attention.

According to a database compiled by Aaron Zelin, a senior research fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Israeli security forces have disrupted more plots by the jihadist terror group since the Hamas-led invasion of and massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, than during the entire nine-and-a-half years preceding it.

Between 2014 and 2023, Israeli forces conducted 50 IS-related arrest operations, compared with 46 in the period since the Oct. 7 atrocities, marking a significant surge in the group’s attempted attacks and operational activity. (Read More)

Window for Iran strike nears as fears of a fatal miscalculation grow

 

Senior Israeli security officials believe military action against Iran will be necessary in the foreseeable future, citing extraordinary steps taken by the Iranian regime. US midterm election results could create a narrow window of opportunity for a strike, but Israel is also preparing for the possibility of an Iranian preemptive attack. Meanwhile, Israel and the US remain divided over the objectives of another military campaign, as Qatar scrambles to prevent an escalation.

As polls open in the US midterm elections on Tuesday, the window of opportunity for joint American-Israeli military action against Iran is drawing closer. Senior Israeli security officials believe such an operation is necessary in light of what Israel describes as "extreme measures" taken by the Iranians recently, although the precise nature of those measures remains a matter of speculation.

Israel's security leadership is convinced that recent developments have made military action unavoidable in the foreseeable future. The ultimate decision, however, rests with US President Donald Trump, who is known for his efforts to keep adversaries guessing. One evening, he threatens to destroy Iranian civilization; by the following morning, he is talking about progress in negotiations.

Meanwhile, Qatar is engaged in intensive diplomatic efforts to mediate between the sides and avert an attack. According to published reports, Qatar's new proposal includes several confidence-building measures designed to give both sides a way to back down without losing face.

A narrow window of opportunity and the Iranian threat

The outcome of the US midterm elections will also influence when a military campaign might begin, should one be launched. If early forecasts prove accurate and Trump loses control of both houses of Congress, he will have roughly two months before the newly elected Congress takes office, during which the current Congress will remain in session.

That means the political window of opportunity for an operation is unlikely to remain open for long. It is worth remembering, however, that Trump is expected to visit China in a few days, and it is doubtful he would want to arrive there with a war raging. (Read More)

The new face of Congress: Mamdani's allies head to Washington

 

Lander, Valdez and Chevalier, all endorsed by the mayor, support halting military aid to Israel, although they differ on Zionism and the conditions for resuming assistance.

Three candidates backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani – Darializa Avila Chevalier, Claire Valdez and Brad Lander – won races in solidly Democratic New York districts. All three had secured their party's nominations in June, defeating candidates backed by the Democratic establishment.

Lander, a Jewish politician and former New York City comptroller, defeated incumbent Dan Goldman. Valdez, a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member serving in the New York State Assembly, won the nomination to succeed retiring congresswoman Nydia Velázquez. Chevalier, an anti-Zionist activist, narrowly defeated longtime incumbent Adriano Espaillat.

The victories exposed tensions within the Democratic Party, with House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries having backed the incumbents against Mamdani's candidates. FOX 5 NY reported that the endorsements had become a key storyline in New York's congressional primaries.

All three newcomers support halting military aid to Israel, although they differ on Zionism and the conditions for resuming assistance.

Chevalier drew criticism for attending a Times Square rally on October 8, 2023, where participants supported Hamas's attack and mocked the number of Israelis killed. She defended her attendance, saying she feared an Israeli response that would cost thousands of lives. (Read More)