Jeremiah was standing in a line of conquered Israelites, heading for Babylon! For a few hundred years, God had given Israel time to repent and change. They had the opportunity to show God they could be His people. But much like today, folks did not believe God would do what He proclaimed; sending a warring nation to destroy Israel. But Babylon came, killed a million folks and took about 100,000 prisoners. Jeremiah was one of the educated kids who had many skills. In disgrace, they were marched to Babylon naked and shackled together. God had begun what he promised. Sin caused God’s reaction to his people’s unbelief, and now it was too late to ask for forgiveness. There were a handful of believers who knew God would not set by idle as the Israelites continued to thumb their noses at the

Almighty. Fast forward 2,500 years to March of 2026. We are now engaged in a conflict with Iran, and who knows how many other countries. Iran is the home-country of Abraham (Land of Ur). It’s hard to imagine that this man came from here? The idols of many gods are still made there; people are ruled by strong-armed authorities. There is no democracy or portions of govt. you can appeal to, for help. Sin is sin, wherever it is. We may believe Iran is the sinner but God is drawing many world players to this conflict. We know that Revelation points to a time when all the world will struggle together as human time comes to an end. Are these the days we should be aware of, when the Messiah comes in the Eastern sky and steps on the Mount of Olives? I don’t know, simply because no one knows that historical moment. We know it will happen and are expected to look at the events of those days-(our days.) Be aware, keep watching for everything to fall into place. God has appointed a final day of human activity, then comes the judgment. Believers are not meant for this day! (Rev. 3:10) God promises that we will not have to be a part of these days, because of our belief in the Son and the work we do for the Kingdom.