June 22nd, 2018
It's been almost two weeks since the historic summit meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Most of the mainstream media has already dropped any mention of it. Some have continued in their relentless criticism of it.
Reuters recently noted the "stunning concession" that President Trump made to Kim by offering to halt the joint military exercises with South Korea. They said it "baffled allies, military officials, and lawmakers from his own Republican Party."
To be kind, I think the writers at Reuters were engaging in a bit of hyperbole. It was not a stunning concession. It was an offer. And war games can be quickly resumed. Further, our force level in South Korea has not been diminished and our best leverage, sanctions, have not been weakened one bit.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo affirmed it by saying, "We're going to get denuclearization. Only then will there be relief from sanctions."
Reuters also declared that the offer to suspend the military exercises is "sure to rattle close allies South Korea and Japan."
Wrong again. South Korea and Japan are thrilled with the talks and support them fully. They are not rattled or baffled.
As I said last week, remember that nothing discussed is set in stone. The joint declaration was simply a starting point with the real negotiations to follow. We don't know yet if Kim will even keep his preliminary promises. That all remains to be seen.
Don't do what the media and the political Left are doing -- getting the cart before the horse!
I don't know about the mainstream media and our friends on the Left end of the political spectrum, but for most of us, the fact that President Trump and Kim Jong-un are talking is welcome news. We prefer conversation rather than nuclear war!
I suspect, though, that what they really hate is not peace, but any prospect of success for the President.
If you are a regular viewer of The Hal Lindsey Report, you are familiar with these words: "Yesterday's prophecies; today's headlines!" That's how each week's program begins.
Every once in a while, I like to take a quick "snapshot" of how those words are unfolding before us. Not an exhaustive look at how today's top news stories are fulfilling the words of the ancient prophets, but a brief glimpse at a few of the prophetic signs and how current events -- oftentimes unreported or overlooked by the mainstream media -- are making those prophecies come alive.
On this week's program, I'll present an overview of a few news stories that illustrate dramatically how six of the Biblical signs of the end times are being fulfilled right now. I doubt that any of them will cause you to run screaming into the night, but each of them fits obviously into the pattern for these days outlined by Jesus Himself.
And taken all together, they make it pretty obvious that we are definitely in the times Jesus, the ancient prophets, and the Apostle Paul described.
In other words, it's way past time to get ready for this Age of Grace to end.
Speaking of the Age of Grace, we are truly blessed by God to be living in these days. Why? Because all mankind is under the sentence of God's perfect justice, but because of His unfathomable mercy, we can be the recipients of His boundless grace.
On this week's program, I am going to explain in great detail how the conundrum presented by God's perfect and consistent justice is solved by God's perfect and consistent grace.
Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, CPM Network, various local stations, www.hallindsey.com or www.hischannel.com. Check your local listings.
God Bless,
Hal Lindsey
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