Society & Politics
Society & Politics
This section features incisive comments on society and politics; primarily in the UK, but also elsewhere. We are in a defining period of British history, where institutions and structures that have been taken for granted for decades are crumbling, or being shown to be corrupt or unreliable.
At Prophecy Today, we believe that God is shaking Britain, revealing what happens when a nation that once honoured the gospel walks away from God.
We want to equip people to view the news from the perspective of the Bible, so they understand the spiritual significance of current UK trends and events, and can hold out the word of truth in these dark days.
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02 Aug 2019
Natural signs of a spiritual reality. ‘LEAVE NOW’ screamed the front page of the Daily Mirror yesterday. Did this signal a major political change in the Labour-supporting, strongly ‘Remain’ newspaper? Certainly not! It was referring to the imminent danger of a reservoir bursting in Derbyshire that could threaten the safety…
26 Jul 2019
Pray he will follow our Queen in acknowledging a far greater authority As a Christian who believes in God’s great eternal purposes for Israel as spelled out in the Bible, I welcome the choice of Boris Johnson as Britain’s new Prime Minister. And I will pray for him; he certainly…
19 Jul 2019
God will hear the cries for justice – but will we? It seems that our divided, weakened, chaotic Government is able to unite, occasionally, over things that really matter. Like matters of life and death. Last week, the Commons voted overwhelmingly to pass a measure which included the imposition of…
19 Jul 2019
Lifelong Labour supporter writes of anti-Semitism shame As a lifelong supporter and one-time candidate of the Labour Party, Rev Alex Jacob is shocked and ashamed by its association with anti-Semitism. The UK’s chief executive officer of the Church’s Mission among Jewish people (CMJ), an international Anglican society co-founded 210 years…
