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Host And Founder Of ‘Now The End Begins’ Geoffrey Grider:
TACO Trump Blinks On Iran, Backs Away From War Deadline And Hides Behind Two-Week Ceasefire Brokered At The Last Minute.
Donald Trump spent the day talking like a wartime Caesar, threatening Iran with civilizational destruction if Tehran did not submit by his deadline. Then, just one hour before the clock ran out, he did what he so often does when the pressure gets real, he blinked. Multiple outlets reported Tuesday, April 7, 2026, that Trump accepted a two-week ceasefire arrangement tied to diplomacy and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with Pakistan playing the central mediating role. Don’t get me wrong, I am glad there won’t be nuclear war tonight, I truly am. But I am saddened and embarrassed watching the pusillanimous flip-flopper Trump running his mouth only to make another meaningless deadline.
That is not iron resolve, that’s not Churchillian nerve. That is not the conduct of a man who means what he says. That is the now-familiar Trump cycle in full view: issue a threat big enough to shake markets and dominate headlines, pound the table, demand surrender, and then retreat into a “temporary pause” the moment the consequences of his own rhetoric begin to close in. AP reported Trump warning that a “whole civilization will die tonight,” while also noting the administration was pulled toward a two-week diplomatic off-ramp.
And that is exactly why the “TACO Trump” label keeps sticking to him like tar. “TACO” stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out,” a phrase that was coined by Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong in the tariff context before spreading into the broader political culture. CBS and ABC both traced the acronym to Armstrong and explained its meaning the same way: Trump talks maximum toughness and then backs off before the final collision. What just happened illustrates that beautifully.
Now that same label fits this Iran episode like a glove. Trump wanted the political theater of a final ultimatum. He wanted the optics of a strongman standing on the brink of decisive action. He wanted the world to believe that midnight would bring fire. Instead, midnight brought another extension, another pause, another exit ramp, another reminder that Trump loves the language of confrontation more than the reality of it. The ceasefire was reached only hours before Trump’s own deadline for major military strikes.
TACO Trump Blinks On Iran, Backs Away From War Deadline And Hides Behind Two-Week Ceasefire Brokered At The Last Minute.
Donald Trump spent the day talking like a wartime Caesar, threatening Iran with civilizational destruction if Tehran did not submit by his deadline. Then, just one hour before the clock ran out, he did what he so often does when the pressure gets real, he blinked. Multiple outlets reported Tuesday, April 7, 2026, that Trump accepted a two-week ceasefire arrangement tied to diplomacy and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, with Pakistan playing the central mediating role. Don’t get me wrong, I am glad there won’t be nuclear war tonight, I truly am. But I am saddened and embarrassed watching the pusillanimous flip-flopper Trump running his mouth only to make another meaningless deadline.
“A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” James 1:8 (KJV)
That is not iron resolve, that’s not Churchillian nerve. That is not the conduct of a man who means what he says. That is the now-familiar Trump cycle in full view: issue a threat big enough to shake markets and dominate headlines, pound the table, demand surrender, and then retreat into a “temporary pause” the moment the consequences of his own rhetoric begin to close in. AP reported Trump warning that a “whole civilization will die tonight,” while also noting the administration was pulled toward a two-week diplomatic off-ramp.
And that is exactly why the “TACO Trump” label keeps sticking to him like tar. “TACO” stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out,” a phrase that was coined by Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong in the tariff context before spreading into the broader political culture. CBS and ABC both traced the acronym to Armstrong and explained its meaning the same way: Trump talks maximum toughness and then backs off before the final collision. What just happened illustrates that beautifully.
Now that same label fits this Iran episode like a glove. Trump wanted the political theater of a final ultimatum. He wanted the optics of a strongman standing on the brink of decisive action. He wanted the world to believe that midnight would bring fire. Instead, midnight brought another extension, another pause, another exit ramp, another reminder that Trump loves the language of confrontation more than the reality of it. The ceasefire was reached only hours before Trump’s own deadline for major military strikes.
Harbinger’s Daily
By David Bowen: In a world that once honored motherhood as sacred and homemaking as noble, a troubling shift is taking place. According to a recent Christian Post article, “The Central Intelligence Agency retracted a Biden-era internal document warning about female ‘racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists’ that listed the prioritization of ‘motherhood and homemaking.'” That CIA report was published in October of 2021.
This report confirms that traditional values, once foundational to healthy societies, are now being viewed with suspicion, and in some cases, even categorized under the umbrella of “extremism.”
Let that sink in.
Motherhood. Homemaking. Family-centered living. These are no longer universally celebrated. Instead, they are increasingly being scrutinized in ways that would have seemed unthinkable just a generation ago. Why are biblical values being labeled as “extreme”? Because truth has become offensive in a world that rejects God. In the last days, standing for truth will look like rebellion to the world.
This report confirms that traditional values, once foundational to healthy societies, are now being viewed with suspicion, and in some cases, even categorized under the umbrella of “extremism.”
Let that sink in.
Motherhood. Homemaking. Family-centered living. These are no longer universally celebrated. Instead, they are increasingly being scrutinized in ways that would have seemed unthinkable just a generation ago. Why are biblical values being labeled as “extreme”? Because truth has become offensive in a world that rejects God. In the last days, standing for truth will look like rebellion to the world.
Prophecy News Watch
By Bob Unruh - WND News Center: Be careful about reporting a pain, a physical problem, maybe even a broken nail, in one nation.
You might get offered the help you need to kill yourself.
Just that has happened in the so-called modern nation of Canada, where Miriam Lancaster, 84, went to Vancouver General Hospital last year with back pain, which turned out to be a fractured sacrum at the base of the spine, a common injury for elderly.
"I was approached by a young lady doctor whose very first words out of her mouth is we would like to offer you euthanasia,' Lancaster said.
You might get offered the help you need to kill yourself.
Just that has happened in the so-called modern nation of Canada, where Miriam Lancaster, 84, went to Vancouver General Hospital last year with back pain, which turned out to be a fractured sacrum at the base of the spine, a common injury for elderly.
"I was approached by a young lady doctor whose very first words out of her mouth is we would like to offer you euthanasia,' Lancaster said.
Israel 365 News
By Bishop Jerry L. Bowers: In 365 AD, the Council of Laodicea issued an edict that should unsettle every serious Bible reader. Responding to pressure from the Roman Emperor Constantine — who wanted to unify pagan sun-worshipers and Christians under one imperial religion — the Church decreed:
something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
“Christians must not Judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day, rather honoring the Lord’s Day. But if any shall be found to be Judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ.” something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
Any Christian who rested on Saturday — the day God Himself sanctified at creation — was to be cut off from the Church and from Christ. something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
That edict reveals something important: church leaders would never have needed to threaten excommunication over a rest day unless large numbers of Christians were actually keeping it. The decree wasn’t addressed to pagans. It was addressed to Christians who knew the Fourth Commandment and were living by it. What Constantine and the Council of Laodicea did, under the banner of Christianity, was weaponize antisemitism to bury a commandment God called eternal. something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
Sixteen hundred years later, most Christians have never thought about any of this. That may be changing.
God’s Gift to Man from the First Week
The Sabbath didn’t begin at Mount Sinai. It began in the Garden of Eden. something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
After six days of creation, we are told: “God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it” (Genesis 2:2-3). That first full day Adam spent on earth was a Sabbath — spent in the presence of his Creator. God was establishing a rhythm for human life: six days of work, one day of sacred rest and renewed relationship. something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
Two great covenants were given to mankind in that garden — the Sabbath and marriage. Both were designed to sustain the family, and neither was addressed only to Jews. something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
This is why the Fourth Commandment, unlike any of the other nine, opens with a single striking word: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8). Remember — because it already existed. God wasn’t introducing something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
“Christians must not Judaize by resting on the Sabbath, but must work on that day, rather honoring the Lord’s Day. But if any shall be found to be Judaizers, let them be anathema from Christ.” something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
Any Christian who rested on Saturday — the day God Himself sanctified at creation — was to be cut off from the Church and from Christ. something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
That edict reveals something important: church leaders would never have needed to threaten excommunication over a rest day unless large numbers of Christians were actually keeping it. The decree wasn’t addressed to pagans. It was addressed to Christians who knew the Fourth Commandment and were living by it. What Constantine and the Council of Laodicea did, under the banner of Christianity, was weaponize antisemitism to bury a commandment God called eternal. something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
Sixteen hundred years later, most Christians have never thought about any of this. That may be changing.
The Sabbath didn’t begin at Mount Sinai. It began in the Garden of Eden. something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
After six days of creation, we are told: “God ended His work which He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it” (Genesis 2:2-3). That first full day Adam spent on earth was a Sabbath — spent in the presence of his Creator. God was establishing a rhythm for human life: six days of work, one day of sacred rest and renewed relationship. something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
Two great covenants were given to mankind in that garden — the Sabbath and marriage. Both were designed to sustain the family, and neither was addressed only to Jews. something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
This is why the Fourth Commandment, unlike any of the other nine, opens with a single striking word: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8). Remember — because it already existed. God wasn’t introducing something new at Sinai. He was calling His people back to something they had abandoned.
Front Page Magazine
By Lloyd Billingsle: The daring rescue of an American F-15E fighter pilot was a huge success, but in all the excitement, something has gone missing. Back in 1979, Iran’s Islamic regime invaded the US embassy in Tehran – an act of war – and held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. In Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order, Steven F. Hayward describes Jimmy Carter’s attempt to rescue the hostages:
Within days of the hostage-taking in November 1979 President Jimmy Carter ordered the Joint Chiefs of Staff to begin exploring options and making a plan for a military rescue. Among other difficulties, the Pentagon didn’t have a planning process for hostage rescue missions, so everything had to be devised from scratch. Even if a tactical plan for overcoming the “students” at the embassy compound could be devised, Tehran was hundreds of miles inland, beyond the round-trip range of American helicopters.
The sheer difficulty and improbability of a rescue assault are what encouraged the Pentagon to believe a surprise raid could be done. A plan was beginning to take shape within three weeks of the hostages’ seizure. A number of factors looked favorable. The U.S. had an intelligence agent inside the embassy compound, an Iranian cook who regularly relayed information to other U.S. agents in Tehran about the number and disposition of guards on the scene. By the spring, the number of armed guards had dropped to about 20—a number that could be easily overcome by highly trained American special forces.
But how to get forces in, and back out with the hostages, remained the crux of the problem.
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Who Will Jesus Return For?
Synopsisd: Scripture makes it clear that His return is for those who are eagerly expecting Him. This powerful truth exposes the difference between religion and faith. The question is simple: are you just saying you believe… or are you actually ready?
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.
Who Will Jesus Return For?
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.