News from Around the World
"Son of man, I have
made you a watchmen for the house of Israel; so here the word I speak and give them
warning from me. When I say to a wicked man, you will surely die, and you do not warn him
or speak out to dissuade him from his evil ways in order to save his life, that wicked man
will die for his sins, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn
the wicked man and he does not turn from the wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die
for his sin; but you will have saved yourself." Ezekiel 3:17-19.
The News articles that are placed in our
Newsletter are to inform the reader of certain events that are directly related to Bible
Prophecy. Jesus gave us many signs as well as the Prophets of old that point to the
culmination of the end of the age. It is the readers responsibility to know the
times and seasons of the return of Christ. It is the Watchmen's responsibility to sound
the warning. This I will do, Bro. Ken
Prophecy from Joel 3:1-3
WORLD
SUFFERS NEW DISASTER RECORD IN 1999 - By David Crossland Reuters
Nature plagued the world with a record number of disasters in 1999. Munich Re, one
of the world's largest reinsurers, said that about 70,000 people were killed in well over
700 disasters last year, including up to 30,000 who died in floods and mudslides in
Venezuela last December. Climatic changes such as global warming were partly to blame, but
it was impossible to say to what extent. Alongside environment changes, urban growth and
growing population density are causing the increase in catastrophe losses.
AMERICAN
JEWS CLASH OVER ISRAEL-SYRIAN TALKS - Source - World Tribune.com -
December 19, 1999 -Both sides plan to take their case to Congress. On one side are the
American Jewish community leaders who support Prime Minister Ehud Barak's plans to return
the Golan Heights and are lobbying Congress not to finance such an Israeli move. The
leading proponents of Israeli withdrawal are the Americans for Peace Now, who have strong
ties to the White House and administration. The group defines its mission as enhancing
"Israel's security through the peace process and to support the Israeli Peace Now
movement." The opponents of a Golan withdrawal is the National Unity Coalition (NUC)
for Israel, a group that says it represents 200 Jewish and Christian organizations. The
group has begun lobbying Congress to oppose U.S. funds to finance a withdrawal.