Netanyahu: Israel to join flydubai probe, ‘we’ll find out’ whether Iran was involved

In a wide-ranging CNN interview, the prime minister said UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed agreed that Israel would participate in the investigation. Netanyahu said Israel had no specific warning about the flydubai incident, defended the war against Iran, rejected reports of pre-October 7 warnings, and called the framing of “settler violence” a “tremendous hoax” while condemning vigilante attacks.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel would join the investigation into the Flydubai co-pilot suspected in the dramatic incident aboard a flight approaching Israel, saying investigators would soon be able to determine whether Iran had any connection to the event. (Read More) 

Hailing pilot and three Israeli heroes, passengers say midair ‘miracles’ thwarted alleged attempt to crash plane

Indian flydubai pilot saluted for using ‘last moments of his energy’ to click open cockpit door so knife-wielding copilot could be subdued by Israelis, one of whom says he knew how to then stabilize plane from watching TV show about air crashes.

Passengers saved from a copilot’s apparent attempt to crash a flydubai flight landed safely in Israel on Wednesday, with the heroes who thwarted him sharing the story of their efforts after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport.

Footage taken by an Israeli on the flydubai rescue flight showed passengers cheering and singing as their plane touched down at Ben Gurion Airport, after their earlier flight from Dubai made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia due to an alleged attempt by the copilot to deliberately crash the plane.

There were reportedly 166 Israelis and eight other passengers on the rescue flight, which departed Saudi Arabia after six hours on the ground. Some were given medical treatment in the terminal. (Read More)

Pilot opened door bleeding, saved hundreds

Captain Samit Machshnahar fought off his co-pilot's knife attack long enough to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers to storm in and stop the hijacker's dive toward the ground.

Captain Samit Machshnahar, a veteran pilot with FlyDubai and an Indian national, is fighting for his life in hospital after a knife attack in the cockpit that nearly brought down a passenger jet with hundreds aboard, many of them Israelis.

Machshnahar was stabbed repeatedly by his Omani co-pilot late in the flight, close to Israeli airspace, according to passenger accounts. The co-pilot is believed to have used a sharp object, possibly the emergency axe stored in the cockpit for use after a crash.

Despite severe wounds and heavy bleeding, Machshnahar held off the attacker long enough to unlock the cockpit door, a move that saved the aircraft. The co-pilot had already put the plane into a steep dive in an attempt to crash it, but Machshnahar remained conscious just long enough to open the reinforced door, which is sealed and nearly impenetrable under normal circumstances. (Read More)

Trump: Iran is doing very poorly and will eventually give up

 
President Trump says Iran is struggling and will eventually “give up," while insisting Tehran cannot be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. 

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran is struggling and predicted that the Islamic Republic will ultimately surrender, while reiterating that the US campaign is aimed at preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. 

 “They're doing very poorly. I don’t know if they’re going to give up yet, but they will give up," said Trump. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

President Trump says Iran is struggling and the Islamic Republic will ultimately surrender to the US. How likely is it that the Islamic Regime and the IRGC, which have been in power since 1979, will eventually surrender to the US without a ground war to remove them from power?

Many political and military pundits in the US have said for months that there will not be a surrender of the Islamic Republic without a bloody ground war. Indeed, an article published by Al Jazeera.com on March 4, 2026, underscores this view:

"Trump's endgame in Iran: 'Regime change' without US boots on the ground — Analysts say it would be difficult, if not impossible, to bring down the Iranian system with US-Israeli air power alone."

Take a close look at what the prophet Jeremiah said in Jeremiah 49:37–38 regarding the regime in power.A

If this passage describes what is currently happening in Iran, how likely is it that the IRGC and government officials will surrender without a ground war removing them from power?

Netanyahu gave the UAE intelligence that indicated Iran was rebuilding its nuclear program.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with new Israeli intelligence indicating that Iran has resumed progress on its nuclear program during a previously unannounced visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, CNN has reported.

An Israeli source with knowledge of the meeting told CNN that the intelligence included information about new construction at Iran’s Pickaxe mountain site, roughly 140 miles south of Tehran, which Israel views as a potential location for efforts to rebuild parts of the country’s nuclear program.

Iran dominated the discussions between Netanyahu and the Emirati president amid deepening Israeli-Emirati security cooperation during the ongoing conflict with Tehran. (Read More)

IDF says it has finished operation to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure in Mansouri, southern Lebanon

The Israeli military says it has completed a large-scale operation to destroy Hezbollah infrastructure in the southern Lebanon town of Mansouri.  

Mansouri is located within the military’s southern Lebanon buffer zone, and residents were instructed to evacuate the area nearly two months ago. 

In recent weeks, troops of the 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade led an operation in Mansouri with the elite Yahalom Combat Engineering Unit, during which the army says forces destroyed over 600 Hezbollah infrastructure sites, including eight tunnels. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

It is really interesting that the Israeli military forces just destroyed over 600 Hezbollah infrastructure sites, especially in southern Lebanon. In the future, pay close attention whenever you hear or read news about fighting between Hezbollah and the Israeli military in southern Lebanon. Why? There happens to be a city in southern Lebanon called Sidon.

Did you know that in 2024, the IDF repeatedly targeted sites in and around the city of Sidon, citing the presence of Hezbollah weapons depots and command centers?

Are you aware that the prophet Ezekiel in Ezekiel 28:20–26 talked about the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon and that God would bring judgment upon it? These prophecies were not fulfilled completely by Nebuchadnezzar II, as many Bible commentaries suggest. Could there be a surprising, bloody ground war between the IDF and terrorist groups in Sidon in the future? 

If you are interested in the prophecies in Ezekiel 28:20–26, read the article by Dr, Bill Salus entitled, 

"Shocking Prophetic Revelation: Ezekiel 28 Precedes Ezekiel 38."

Revealing the Sidon prophecy in Ezekiel 28:20-26 and its Hezbollah connections…

Tel Aviv-bound flight narrowly avoids major disaster, says Israeli officials

Passengers Clap, Hoot As flydubai Flight Lands After Hijack Scare

Bill Gates warns AI could trigger events leading to 1 billion deaths

Microsoft founder issued one of his starkest warnings about artificial intelligence, saying the combination of advanced AI tools and malicious actors could lead to a catastrophe on an unprecedented scale. 

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is issuing an unusually stark warning about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, saying advanced AI tools in the hands of malicious actors could set off a chain of events resulting in catastrophic loss of life. 

In an interview broadcast Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press, Gates told host Kristen Welker that AI is already powerful enough to potentially facilitate events resulting in as many as one billion deaths. 

"AI is definitely powerful enough to drive events that could cause a billion deaths," Gates said.

He then explained what concerns him most: the combination of increasingly powerful AI systems and people intent on using them for destructive purposes.

"There has never been a weapon as powerful as the combination of malicious people using the latest AI tools," Gates said. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers Comments,

Is it reasonable to believe that, in the future, a totalitarian global government (Daniel 7:23) under the Antichrist and False Prophet could use malicious government personnel from around the world and the latest AI tools to track down tens of millions of Bible-believing Christians, making it possible for them to be later killed for their refusal to worship the Antichrist? (Daniel 7:21, Revelation 13:7, 15)

Do you think it is possible that the latest AI tools could include things like facial recognition used for mass surveillance, facial recognition with digital IDs, Flock cameras, license plate readers, drones, and robots?

Over 100 Jewish extremist settlers riot near West Bank town, clash with Israeli forces

Three Border Police officers lightly wounded as extremist settlers clash with forces, setting fire to Palestinian property • Riot sought to prevent Palestinian family’s coordinated return to Jalud.

Over 100 Jewish extremists attacked IDF soldiers and Border Police officers near the Palestinian village of Jalud in the West Bank, in the early hours of Tuesday morning, ultimately succeeding in blocking the return of a Palestinian family to its home.

The Jewish extremist attackers wounded three border policemen, burned all or part of the Palestinians’ residence, burned or damaged multiple vehicles both Palestinian and IDF, and hurled rocks at security forces, according to both the IDF and other reports.

The IDF made a rare public admission that its mission of returning the Palestinians had failed so far. (Read More)

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Dr. Bill Salus comments.

Keep your eyes on ongoing developments in the West Bank, biblical Judea and Samaria. The Bible predicts that ultimately Israel will seize this and much more territory. Watch my short video below.

Trump: Iran matter ending "very soon"

US president says Tehran is "failing" and in total collapse, vows no nuclear weapon and falling oil prices ahead.

As Israel hears warnings of a possible Iranian attack before its elections, US President Donald Trump addressed the confrontation with Iran on Tuesday, and expressed optimism that it is nearing its end. Speaking at an event launching a new website for the American administration, Trump repeated his commitment that Iran will not obtain a nuclear weapon, and claimed oil prices will fall in the near term.

"This Iran thing is going to be over very soon. They're failing, and they're in total collapse," Trump said. "They will not have a nuclear weapon, and oil prices are going to come down soon. They're going to go back to the price they were at before I had to make this little foray into the Islamic Republic of Iran."

Asked about the achievements of the campaign against Iran, Trump said the significance of the move will only become clear with historical perspective. "I think in the years to come, books will be written that will tell the history of our country, and they will say this was one of the most important things we did," he said. (Read More)

Iran threatens UAE over Netanyahu visit

Tehran's Foreign Ministry issues sharp condemnation of prime minister's trip to Abu Dhabi, calls on regional states to show vigilance against Israeli presence • Ten-nation summit included Saudi, US, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain representatives.

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US forces to leave last bases in Iraq despite fears Iran will exploit withdrawal

US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq, leaving the country where 4,500 of their comrades died over more than 20 years of war.

Iraqi security experts have warned that the withdrawal could give Tehran and its allies free rein while also risking a comeback from the Islamic State terror group.

The move was agreed in 2024 under President Joe Biden and carried out by President Donald Trump's administration, even as it wages war against Iran.

"Iran stands to benefit strategically from the coalition's departure because it removes a military presence that for years acted as a counterweight to Tehran's influence in Iraq," said Jasim al-Bahadli, an Iraqi security analyst. (Read More)

Saudi Arabia Among 10 Nations Represented At Netanyahu’s Secret UAE Meeting

Representatives from ten countries — including Saudi Arabia and several other Arab states that do not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel — reportedly participated in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s secret visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.

According to a report by Israel’s Channel 14, citing a senior Emirati official, representatives of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the United States, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya, Oman and Egypt took part in the gathering. (Read More)

Ben-Gvir: ‘We are the masters of the Temple Mount’

 
Hamas “wanted to win. We defeated them, first and foremost here on the Temple Mount,” Israel’s national security minister said. 

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, while visiting the Temple Mount on Monday during Sukkot, declared that despite the “enormous pain” brought on by the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, there is much to celebrate since that tragic event.

“Hamas wanted to defeat us. They called it [the Hamas invasion] the ‘Al-Aqsa Flood,’” Ben-Gvir said. “But today, we are the masters of the house on the Temple Mount.” 

(Al-Aqsa is an Arabic term for the Temple Mount.) (Read More)

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Seniiior Researcher Brad Myers commments,

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that Israel is "master of the Temple Mount," in Jerusalem on September 28, 2026.

The Jerusalem Post published an article on August 7, 2019, titled "Temple Institute encourages Jews to hope for Third Temple in new video," which included the following quote:  

"It’s time to vote with our feet and send a clear message to the world that we truly believe that the Temple Mount is ours and we truly hope and pray for the rebuilding of the Third Temple."  

The Temple Institute, on its website templeinstitute.org, states:  

"The Temple Institute is involved, day and night, in making every manner of preparation we can to promote the rebuilding of the Holy Temple. We have reconstructed the Temple vessels, and they are ready for use in the rebuilt Temple."

According to the Bible, a Third Temple will indeed be rebuilt on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem (Matthew 24:15, Daniel 9:27, 2 Thessalonians 2:4, Revelation 11:1–3).

Egypt's 500km Sinai rail reaches Israel

Cairo pushes ahead with massive infrastructure project linking Suez Canal to Taba, metres from Eilat, a move Israeli security officials are watching closely.

Egypt is advancing one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the Middle East: a railway line stretching roughly 500 kilometres from the al-Ferdān Bridge over the Suez Canal to Taba, within touching distance of Eilat.

The project, known as the "al-Arish–Taba" international logistics corridor, is designed to link the Mediterranean to the Red Sea overland, inject economic life into the desert interior and strengthen Egyptian sovereignty in the region. Transport Minister Kamel al-Wazir is leading the work under the direct supervision of the prime minister and according to instructions from President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. (Read More)

Report: Hamas still has 30,000 armed terrorists, is rebuilding its arsenal

 
Nearly three years after October 7, Hamas retains thousands of armed terrorists, maintains tunnel network, manufactures rockets, and smuggles weapons into Gaza.

Nearly three years after the October 7 massacre, and one year after Trump imposed a ceasefire, Hamas continues to maintain tens of thousands of armed terrorists, underground infrastructure, and the ability to manufacture and acquire weapons, Channel 12 News' Ohad Hemo reported.

According to the report, despite having suffered severe losses during the war, Hamas is currently estimated to have between 25,000 and 30,000 armed operatives remaining. At a terrorist's funeral held in the Gaza Strip two days ago, dozens of openly armed men were filmed with their faces uncovered, a large portion of whom apparently belong to Hamas.

Alongside its manpower, the terror group continues to maintain and even reinforce existing tunnel networks, particularly in areas beyond the Yellow Line, according to the report. (Read More)

Netanyahu flew to UAE to ask MBZ to deny giving him pre-Oct. 7 warning of Hamas attack – sources

Both sides confirm trip one day later, but PMO denies it had anything to do with trying to quash report about Emirati leader’s alert; Shin Bet files complaint to military censor, claiming network that revealed trip before PM returned put him at risk.

The purpose of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s secret trip to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday was to ask its leader, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, to deny reports that he had warned Netanyahu about a looming Hamas threat ahead of the terror group’s October 7, 2023, invasion, according to sources who spoke to the Associated Press on Monday.

Netanyahu’s office and the UAE’s official media agency confirmed the meeting took place on Monday evening, but the prime minister’s office denied AP’s report regarding the reasoning behind it as “fake news,” while the WAM Emirates News Agency said “the two sides discussed bilateral relations between the UAE and Israel and ways to strengthen and develop them.”

Netanyahu flew on a private plane to Abu Dhabi around noon Sunday and spent four hours in the UAE, Israel’s Channel 12 first reported on Sunday night. During the visit, he held an hourlong meeting with the UAE’s president, according to two people who were briefed on the trip. Channel 12 reported Monday that the meeting took place at the airport. (Read More)

 

Saudi foreign minister arrives in Washington for talks with Rubio

DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Saudi Foreign ​Minister Prince Faisal bin ‌Farhan arrived in Washington on Monday for talks ​with US Secretary ​of State Marco Rubio, the ⁠Saudi state news ​agency said, amid escalating ​hostilities between Riyadh and Yemen's Houthis.

The two will discuss bilateral ​ties as well ​as key regional and international ‌developments, ⁠the agency added. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sought US military ​help this ​month ⁠against the Iran-backed Houthis, but ​Washington declined to launch ​strikes, ⁠though it agreed to supply intelligence and ⁠targeting ​support, sources ​had told Reuters. (Read More)

Netanyahu: "Happy beeper!" video on Nasrallah (Watch)

Prime Minister releases AI-edited video on second anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah's death, featuring pager attack footage and F-15 strikes | Happy beeper day! appears in English across the clip.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud party released an official video marking the second anniversary of the elimination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

The video opens with an AI-generated scene showing Nasrallah in a jacuzzi holding a glass of wine and a cigarette, alongside Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Text across the screen reads in English: "Happy beeper!"

The clip then cuts to real footage from the operational pager attacks in Lebanese markets and streets, with captions in both Hebrew and English.  The video incorporates an old speech by Hassan Nasrallah in which he claimed Israel was weaker than a spider's web, juxtaposed with captions highlighting the events of the two years since his elimination. (Watch)

LEBANON STRIKE: IDF Hits Hezbollah Weapons Depot In Southern Lebanon

 
According to the IDF, the strike was carried out to eliminate a threat posed by weapons stored at the site, which had been used to target and disrupt Israeli troops operating in the security zone. 

“The IDF will continue to act to remove immediate threats,” the military said, warning that any use of force from Lebanese territory aimed at harming Israeli civilians or IDF troops “will be met with great force.”

The IDF added that it remains committed to the agreement between Israel and Lebanon. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers comments

According to a news article posted on March 26, 2026, by israelhayom.com <http://israelhayom.com> , the terrorist group Hezbollah is known to possess 11,000–13,000 rockets and missiles. Does this explain why Israel would want to strike a Hezbollah weapons storage facility? What is interesting is that this is taking place in southern Lebanon.

Could the IDF strike on a Hezbollah weapons storage in southern Lebanon tie into some end time prophecies?

Here is a quote from Dr. Bill Salus's article "Shocking Prophetic Revelation: Ezekiel 28 Precedes Ezekiel 38 / Revealing the Sidon prophecy in Ezekiel 28:20-26 and its Hezbollah connections":

"Is Hezbollah in Bible Prophecy?" 

“Nasrallah Says Hezbollah Is ‘Committed to Fighting Israel Until It Is Off the Map‘” (Haaretz – 2/13/24)  Hezbollah is in the news, but are they also in the Bible? Could they even be identified in Bible prophecy? I believe the answer is yes! There are three modern-day cities in Lebanon that show up in two unfulfilled ancient prophecies.

Hezbollah is based out of Lebanon so if they are identified in ancient foretellings, it would be under the banners of either Lebanon, Tyre, Sidon or Gebal. It’s important to note that the ancient cities of Tyre and Sidon still exist today. They are both coastal cities in Southern Lebanon, with Sidon being located 24 miles north of Tyre, which is 12 miles north of Israel."

Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich calls for war in occupied West Bank

Smotrich comments come as Israeli authorities announce a week-long comprehensive military closure across the occupied West Bank, citing the Jewish holiday Sukkot.

 Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says the Israeli military should “go to war” in the occupied West Bank and repeat what it “did in Gaza”.

Using a biblical term for the occupied West Bank, the minister told Ynet News in an interview published on Sunday that Israel needs to “go to war in Judea and Samaria, to do there what we did in Gaza, to dismantle the Palestinian Authority, which is a terror authority”. (Read More)

Netanyahu's secret UAE visit revealed

Prime minister spent Sunday in undisclosed meeting with Mohammed bin Zayed, Channel 12 reports; PMO refuses to confirm or provide details of the talks.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sunday with United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed in an undisclosed visit to Abu Dhabi, Channel 12's Yaron Avraham reported.

Netanyahu departed in a private aircraft Sunday morning and spent the day in the Emirates, according to the evening report.

Two sources confirmed that the prime minister traveled to Abu Dhabi and met with the Emirati president, in a visit taking place against the backdrop of political turmoil in Israel over claims that Netanyahu received a warning before the October 7 attacks. (Read More)

Pray with Pope Leo to Our Lady of Lourdes

This evening, Pope Leo arrived to Lourdes and his first engagement there was prayer. Just after arriving at the local airport, the Holy Father was taken to the grotto where Our Lady appeared to Bernadette.

 ... ...At the grotto, he spent several moments in prayer, kneeling in silence before the statue of the Virgin Mary. He also drank water from the spring -- the waters considered to be the channel through which God has worked countless miracles, officially just over 70 since the apparitions in 1858.

 ... Finally, the Pope added a candle to those already burning on the large candelabra at the foot of the statue, before reciting a prayer in French. Here is a translation of his prayer:

 Our Lady of Lourdes, the Immaculate Conception, in this blessed place you spoke with such gentleness and tenderness to Saint Bernadette, a humble daughter of the French people, to convey to the world a radiant message of prayer, conversion, and hope. We turn to you with trust, for you are the Mother whom Jesus has given, and you are attentive to all our needs. (Read More)

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Senior Researcher Brad Myers comments,

Pope Leo XIV, leader of the world's 1.4 billion baptized Catholics, recited a prayer in Lourdes, France, on September 26, 2026, before the statue of the Virgin Mary, who originally appeared to Bernadette there in 1858.

This news article was posted by Aleteia.org, which happens to be a major online Roman Catholic news site. In this article, they said that "God has worked countless miracles" since the "Lady" appeared at Lourdes in 1858.

Pope Leo has strongly encouraged Marian devotion, drawing significant attention to major apparition sites like Fatima in Portugal and Guadalupe in Mexico. These sites are reported to have visions and messages from the Queen of Heaven, alongside numerous healings and miracles, just like Lourdes in France. 

 Here is a quote from the website ourladyoflourdesqvny.org <http://ourladyoflourdesqvny.org> :

 "On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus. A little more than three years later, on February 11, 1858, a young lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous. This began a series of visions. During the apparition on March 25, the lady identified herself with the words: “I am the Immaculate Conception.”....Through that humble girl, Mary revitalized and continues to revitalize the faith of millions of people. People began to flock to Lourdes from other parts of France and from all over the world."

Pope Pius IX, in his papal apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus on the very day he proclaimed the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 1854, envisioned a future where through the powerful aid of the Blessed Mother the Roman Catholic Church may "reign from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth.”

 .."in her do we hope who has delivered us from so many threatening dangers. We have, therefore, a very certain hope and complete confidence that the most Blessed Virgin will ensure by her most powerful patronage that all difficulties be removed and all errors dissipated, so that our Holy Mother the Catholic Church may flourish daily more and more throughout all the nations and countries, and may reign “from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth,” and may enjoy genuine peace, tranquility and liberty... and that here may be one flock and one shepherd."

The website http://catholicprophecy.org tells us of a very interesting prophecy of Venerable Mary of Agreda that dates back to the 17th century:

Did you know that numerous conversions to Roman Catholicism, healings, and miracles have been reported at apparition sites around the globe associated with the Queen of Heaven?  Could these events be connected to end-times prophecies in Revelation 17 in which a city will reign over the kings of the world and over the people of every nation?

In his book The Final Prophecies, Dr. Bill Salus addresses this question on pages 12–13.

"Will future signs and lying wonders that are associated with the Roman Catholic Church jump start the apostate world religion of Revelation 17?

It is commonly taught that Revelation 17 describes a coming world religion. It is depicted as a Harlot in this prophecy. If this Harlot world religion is embodied by Roman Catholicism, which I and some of my colleagues believe, then future supernatural apparitions of Mary could be the catalyst to its emergence. What better way to deceive a world that will be traumatized after the miraculous disappearance of millions of Christians, than to have some supernatural sightings of the Blessed Mother in strategic world locations."

In the Roman Catholic community there are many Roman Catholics who are anticipating that a time is coming when there will be future Marian apparitions seen throughout the world. Below is one example. Marian expert Thomas W. Petrisko states the following:

“After the warnings will come the great miracles. Some of these miracles are to be wondrous signs to the world that God exists and that Jesus Christ is Lord. Others will confirm the Virgin Mary’s apparitions throughout the world.”

Is it reasonable to believe that there might be a deceptive end game with the many apparitions of Mary that have occurred throughout history?"

You might be shocked to learn that there have been some Roman Catholics that have believed that the city in Revelation 17 and 18 is the future city of Rome. Here is only one example taken again from the book Final Prophecies pages 83-85: 

"Rev. Father R. Gerald Culleton, who was a priest, respected Catholic apologist and author of the twentieth century. In his book entitled, “The Reign of Antichrist,” says this on page 207.

“The fall and devastation of Rome were mentioned in the preceding chapter, but its importance as the  seat of the false prophet and the capital of a world- wide empire under Antichrist demands a more  detailed account. Hence St. John now describes at length the new pagan empire of Rome (Rev. 17) and foretells its complete and final destruction in (Rev. 18).”