Synopsis: The news of the day and how it affects you as a Christian. It’s the Friday News Round-Up and Comment broadcast. Here’s a sample of what host Jim Schneider presented for listeners:
• 6 American soldiers were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft, supporting operations against Iran, crashed in Western Iraq.
• The new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, published his first written statement yesterday since assuming office on March 8th, vowing to avenge the blood of the martyrs, including his father.
• Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, told the Gulf-Arab states to shut down U.S. bases amid the war with Iran.
• Iran launched a new wave of drone and missile attacks on Gulf nations yesterday.
• Israel intensified its campaign against Iran yesterday striking a nuclear weapons development facility near Tehran.
• The U.S. military said on March 12 that it had destroyed more than 30 Iranian mine laying vessels and struck more than 6,000 targets since the campaign against Iran began last month.
• Explosive laden Iranian boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters, setting them ablaze and killing one crew member Wednesday.
• Israel continued extensive strikes on Lebanon yesterday morning after Hezbollah shot about 200 projectiles at Northern Israel the night before.
• Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is speaker of Iran’s parliament, threatened to make the Persian Gulf run with the blood of invaders if the U.S. military targets regime assets on islands there.
• The data center of Iran’s state-run bank was hit by a strike in Tehran Wednesday.
• President Trump said on March 11th that his administration knows the location of most of Iran’s sleeper cells in the U.S.
• The ABC News report warning that Iran could launch drones against the U.S. West Coast said to be fake news according to Trump’s White House Press Secretary.
• A new Clemson University report found dozens of social media accounts associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps pushing anti-U.S. and anti-Israel content to sew online discord during the ongoing war.
• U.S. Central Command said today that the Iranian regime has been the number one threat to peace and stability in the Middle East for years.
• 6 American soldiers were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft, supporting operations against Iran, crashed in Western Iraq.
• The new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, published his first written statement yesterday since assuming office on March 8th, vowing to avenge the blood of the martyrs, including his father.
• Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, told the Gulf-Arab states to shut down U.S. bases amid the war with Iran.
• Iran launched a new wave of drone and missile attacks on Gulf nations yesterday.
• Israel intensified its campaign against Iran yesterday striking a nuclear weapons development facility near Tehran.
• The U.S. military said on March 12 that it had destroyed more than 30 Iranian mine laying vessels and struck more than 6,000 targets since the campaign against Iran began last month.
• Explosive laden Iranian boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters, setting them ablaze and killing one crew member Wednesday.
• Israel continued extensive strikes on Lebanon yesterday morning after Hezbollah shot about 200 projectiles at Northern Israel the night before.
• Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is speaker of Iran’s parliament, threatened to make the Persian Gulf run with the blood of invaders if the U.S. military targets regime assets on islands there.
• The data center of Iran’s state-run bank was hit by a strike in Tehran Wednesday.
• President Trump said on March 11th that his administration knows the location of most of Iran’s sleeper cells in the U.S.
• The ABC News report warning that Iran could launch drones against the U.S. West Coast said to be fake news according to Trump’s White House Press Secretary.
• A new Clemson University report found dozens of social media accounts associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps pushing anti-U.S. and anti-Israel content to sew online discord during the ongoing war.
• U.S. Central Command said today that the Iranian regime has been the number one threat to peace and stability in the Middle East for years.
Now The End Begins
Host And Founder Of ‘Now The End Begins’ Geoffrey Grider:
Donald Trump has deployed thousands of U.S. Marines to the Strait of Hormuz amid mounting fears that America is set to put troops on the ground as the world’s oil supply is strangled.
The Strait of Hormuz is not just another stretch of water on a map. It is the narrow artery through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil supply must pass, and when tension builds there the entire global system begins to shake. Now thousands of U.S. Marines and additional naval forces are being moved toward the region as the possibility of confrontation with Iran grows, and the world is once again staring at the Middle East powder keg. World War 3, anyone?
When America starts moving Marines and warships into position around the Persian Gulf, that is not routine diplomacy. That is the unmistakable language of military preparation. It means the Pentagon — the Department of War — is positioning pieces on the chessboard in case the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz erupts into open conflict. Iran knows exactly where the leverage is. If the regime in Tehran ever seriously attempts to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, it would send oil prices skyrocketing overnight and slam the global economy into chaos. That is why the United States has historically treated that narrow waterway as a line that cannot be crossed. The question now is whether the current escalation is a show of force meant to deter Iran, or the opening chapter of something much larger.
Every warship sent to the Persian Gulf, every Marine deployment, every rising confrontation between Iran, Israel, and the West pushes the world another step closer to the moment when the Middle East explodes into the final series of conflicts the Bible describes. But while the world watches the Strait of Hormuz and wonders if another war is about to begin, the born-again Church is watching for something else entirely.
Donald Trump has deployed thousands of U.S. Marines to the Strait of Hormuz amid mounting fears that America is set to put troops on the ground as the world’s oil supply is strangled.
The Strait of Hormuz is not just another stretch of water on a map. It is the narrow artery through which nearly a fifth of the world’s oil supply must pass, and when tension builds there the entire global system begins to shake. Now thousands of U.S. Marines and additional naval forces are being moved toward the region as the possibility of confrontation with Iran grows, and the world is once again staring at the Middle East powder keg. World War 3, anyone?
“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.” Matthew 24:7-8 (KJV)
When America starts moving Marines and warships into position around the Persian Gulf, that is not routine diplomacy. That is the unmistakable language of military preparation. It means the Pentagon — the Department of War — is positioning pieces on the chessboard in case the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz erupts into open conflict. Iran knows exactly where the leverage is. If the regime in Tehran ever seriously attempts to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, it would send oil prices skyrocketing overnight and slam the global economy into chaos. That is why the United States has historically treated that narrow waterway as a line that cannot be crossed. The question now is whether the current escalation is a show of force meant to deter Iran, or the opening chapter of something much larger.
Every warship sent to the Persian Gulf, every Marine deployment, every rising confrontation between Iran, Israel, and the West pushes the world another step closer to the moment when the Middle East explodes into the final series of conflicts the Bible describes. But while the world watches the Strait of Hormuz and wonders if another war is about to begin, the born-again Church is watching for something else entirely.
Harbinger’s Daily
By Decision Magazine: Few subjects today expose the tension between Biblical conviction and cultural pressure more clearly than Israel. In many conversations, if you take a Biblical perspective on Israel, it is quickly regarded as political.
Yet, issues surrounding the Jews and Israel are not merely cultural or political. How Christians understand the Jewish people theologically will shape how they interpret history and respond to current events.
A growing number of Christians have embraced a theological position known as supersessionism (sometimes called “replacement theology”). Old Testament scholar Walter C. Kaiser, who has called this position “bad news for both the church and Israel,” defines it as the belief that “because of Israel’s failure to obey the covenant, all the promises originally made to Israel were given over to the church.” In practical terms, supersessionism teaches that Israel’s rejection of Jesus as Messiah resulted in her permanent displacement, with the church now standing as God’s covenant people and Israel’s promises reinterpreted spiritually.
But is that what Scripture teaches? Has God truly cast aside the people to whom He made eternal promises? And does our answer matter?
The Bible gives a clear and consistent answer. God has not replaced Israel but has promised her restoration. Three Biblical truths make this unmistakable:
Yet, issues surrounding the Jews and Israel are not merely cultural or political. How Christians understand the Jewish people theologically will shape how they interpret history and respond to current events.
A growing number of Christians have embraced a theological position known as supersessionism (sometimes called “replacement theology”). Old Testament scholar Walter C. Kaiser, who has called this position “bad news for both the church and Israel,” defines it as the belief that “because of Israel’s failure to obey the covenant, all the promises originally made to Israel were given over to the church.” In practical terms, supersessionism teaches that Israel’s rejection of Jesus as Messiah resulted in her permanent displacement, with the church now standing as God’s covenant people and Israel’s promises reinterpreted spiritually.
But is that what Scripture teaches? Has God truly cast aside the people to whom He made eternal promises? And does our answer matter?
The Bible gives a clear and consistent answer. God has not replaced Israel but has promised her restoration. Three Biblical truths make this unmistakable:
Prophecy News Watch
By PNW Staff: In a conflict increasingly defined by missile salvos, drone swarms, and relentless asymmetric aerial assaults, Israel has quietly fielded a weapon long believed the stuff of science fiction: a high‑energy laser air defense system that is now operational in the field.
Known as Israel's "Iron Beam," this directed‑energy weapon has already seen combat use -- successfully engaging and shooting down drones and short‑range aerial threats -- and represents a strategic shift in how modern warfare is waged and financed.
Unlike traditional missile interceptors -- such as the Iron Dome's Tamir missiles or medium‑range Stunner and Arrow interceptors -- which are costly to produce and fire, the Iron Beam operates by focusing a concentrated laser beam on an incoming target, heating it until structural failure occurs. Though limitations remain, particularly in adverse weather conditions and against long‑range ballistic missiles, its performance to date is already reshaping the calculus of air defense economics.
Known as Israel's "Iron Beam," this directed‑energy weapon has already seen combat use -- successfully engaging and shooting down drones and short‑range aerial threats -- and represents a strategic shift in how modern warfare is waged and financed.
Unlike traditional missile interceptors -- such as the Iron Dome's Tamir missiles or medium‑range Stunner and Arrow interceptors -- which are costly to produce and fire, the Iron Beam operates by focusing a concentrated laser beam on an incoming target, heating it until structural failure occurs. Though limitations remain, particularly in adverse weather conditions and against long‑range ballistic missiles, its performance to date is already reshaping the calculus of air defense economics.
Israel 365 News
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz: Zohran Mamdani, the 34-year-old mayor of New York City, has a long record of anti-Zionist activism that continues to draw scrutiny, particularly given his wife, Rama Duwaji’s, social media activity. Duwaji, a Syrian-American artist, has liked multiple Instagram posts celebrating the October 7 Hamas terrorist invasion of Israel. These posts included images of Palestinians breaching Israel’s borders and sitting on captured Israel Defense Forces vehicles with captions praising the attack as “breaking the walls of apartheid” and “resisting apartheid since 1948.” She also endorsed posts claiming reports of rapes committed by Hamas were fabricated, describing The New York Times’ reporting on these crimes as a “mass rape” hoax. Other posts condemned Israel for a “vile land grab,” applauded protesters occupying a Columbia University building in 2024, and accused former President Joe Biden of genocide.
Duwaji’s involvement with anti-Israel figures extends beyond social media. She illustrated a lead graphic for A Trail of Soap, an essay book by Susan Abulhawa, a Palestinian-American activist known for demonizing Jews in social media posts and celebrating the October 7 attacks. Abulhawa has called Jewish people “vampires,” “demons,” and “ghouls,” and described Israel as a “manufactured nation” obliterating Gaza City, which she says has 5,000 years of recorded history. While Mamdani’s spokesperson said Duwaji was only commissioned as a freelance illustrator and had no personal relationship with Abulhawa, the publication of her work in such a context underscores her alignment with anti-Israel narratives.
Duwaji’s involvement with anti-Israel figures extends beyond social media. She illustrated a lead graphic for A Trail of Soap, an essay book by Susan Abulhawa, a Palestinian-American activist known for demonizing Jews in social media posts and celebrating the October 7 attacks. Abulhawa has called Jewish people “vampires,” “demons,” and “ghouls,” and described Israel as a “manufactured nation” obliterating Gaza City, which she says has 5,000 years of recorded history. While Mamdani’s spokesperson said Duwaji was only commissioned as a freelance illustrator and had no personal relationship with Abulhawa, the publication of her work in such a context underscores her alignment with anti-Israel narratives.
Geller Report
By Pamela Geller: Democrats are now fully aiding and abetting terrorist organizations —
A bomb attack on protesters outside the governor’s mansion in New York City. An attack on the nation’s largest Reformed synagogue outside of Detroit. At least one student killed at Old Dominion in an attack from a gunman with a known history of supporting ISIS. In San Jose, Jewish-American diners attacked for the singular offense of dining in public while Jewish (Times of Israel).
Just a week earlier: A man with wearing “Property of Allah” kills three at an outdoor beer garden in Austin (Fox).
A bomb attack on protesters outside the governor’s mansion in New York City. An attack on the nation’s largest Reformed synagogue outside of Detroit. At least one student killed at Old Dominion in an attack from a gunman with a known history of supporting ISIS. In San Jose, Jewish-American diners attacked for the singular offense of dining in public while Jewish (Times of Israel).
Just a week earlier: A man with wearing “Property of Allah” kills three at an outdoor beer garden in Austin (Fox).
Front Page Magazine
By Daniel GreenfieldHugh FitzgeraldRobert Spencer: “Islam is largely alien to American history—it certainly didn’t come into the United States on the Mayflower,” freshman Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Tex.) observed last month. Gill continued: “It’s something that we deliberately imported as a matter of immigration policy into our country.”
Quite right. But who, exactly, is the “we” who implemented such a reckless—indeed, suicidal—act of mass cultural importation? It’s a frustratingly difficult question—and one we ought to be asking, especially in light of recent events.
For two years after the Hamas pogrom of Oct. 7, 2023, keffiyeh-clad Muslim students did their best Hitler Youth impressions on American university campuses, clamoring to eliminate the State of Israel and “globalize the intifada” more broadly. A lone wolf ISIS jihadist mowed down 15 and injured 30 others in the Bourbon Street New Year’s Day massacre of 2025. Somalis in Minnesota bilked federal taxpayers to the tune of billions of dollars’ worth of welfare fraud, culminating in a lethal recent bout of neo-Confederate immigration anarchism and the premature political demise of Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.).
Quite right. But who, exactly, is the “we” who implemented such a reckless—indeed, suicidal—act of mass cultural importation? It’s a frustratingly difficult question—and one we ought to be asking, especially in light of recent events.
For two years after the Hamas pogrom of Oct. 7, 2023, keffiyeh-clad Muslim students did their best Hitler Youth impressions on American university campuses, clamoring to eliminate the State of Israel and “globalize the intifada” more broadly. A lone wolf ISIS jihadist mowed down 15 and injured 30 others in the Bourbon Street New Year’s Day massacre of 2025. Somalis in Minnesota bilked federal taxpayers to the tune of billions of dollars’ worth of welfare fraud, culminating in a lethal recent bout of neo-Confederate immigration anarchism and the premature political demise of Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.).
Behold Israel — Amir Tsarfati
Your Questions About The Iran War Answered
Synopsis: In this special Q&A, Amir Tsarfati and Barry Stagner answer your most pressing questions about the war with Iran and the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East. They discuss Israel’s military strategy, the role of the United States, the potential involvement of Hezbollah, and what these developments could mean for the region. The conversation also explores how current events align with biblical prophecy and what believers should be watching for in the days ahead. This live discussion brings clarity to one of the most critical conflicts shaping the world right now.
Amir Tsarfati is an Israeli Christian from Galilee. He is a Bible teacher and a much sought after speaker world-wide. He was an IDF officer (hostage negotiator) and the former Deputy Governor of Jericho. He is an Israeli tour guide, a well-known author, and the Founder and President of ‘Behold Israel,’ a Christian ministry with a world-wide outreach.
Amir Tsarfati is an Israeli Christian from Galilee. He is a Bible teacher and a much sought after speaker world-wide. He was an IDF officer (hostage negotiator) and the former Deputy Governor of Jericho. He is an Israeli tour guide, a well-known author, and the Founder and President of ‘Behold Israel,’ a Christian ministry with a world-wide outreach.
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