Society & Politics

• MPs call for power of prayer to be recognised: Jim Shannon (DUP) called on Parliament this week to formally acknowledge that prayer can help people. Read more here.
  
• Labour suspends ‘transphobic’ members: Two Labour members who campaigned against men who identify as women being allowed to apply for women-only positions within the party, have been suspended and subjected to investigation. Read more here.
  
• Ken Livingstone on Iranian TV for Holocaust Memorial Day: Suspended Labour member Ken Livingstone appeared on Iranian state television on Holocaust Memorial Day, repeating the same claim that got him suspended last year - that Hitler colluded with the Zionist movement.

Church Issues

• Sunday School inspections back on the table: Ofsted plans to monitor out-of-school education settings were shelved in 2016 after CofE intervention – but are now back on the table. The Christian Institute are warning that this will put Sunday Schools and youth groups at risk of pressure from ‘aggressive secularism’ - read more here.

World Scene

• Kentucky town sees revival following shooting: After a high school shooting in December that killed 2 and injured 14, a team of Rapid Response chaplains from the Billy Graham Association have seen many in the town rededicate their lives to God. Read more here.
• ISIS calls for jihadist attacks in the West: The new propaganda video, distributed widely on social media, calls upon militants in Europe, the US and Australia, saying “it is now time to rise”. Read more here.
• US Senate votes down pro-life bill: A bill to prevent abortion after 20 weeks was rejected this week, to the disappointment of President Trump. It was never expected to pass – only to show up the Democratic Party’s true position on the issue. Read more here.
• Christian students knifed, beaten up in Nairobi: A high school in Nairobi has been closed indefinitely after Christian students were attacked violently by Muslim students after refusing to convert. Read more here.

Israel & Middle East

• Israel-Lebanon tensions escalate: This week Netanyahu gave a forceful warning to Russia, and an IDF spokesman pled with the Lebanese people, that Israel will not tolerate Iran’s activity in Lebanon. Hezbollah responded with threats of annihilation. Read more here.
• Palestinians running out of options: Still fuming from Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, Abbas has had little success persuading the EU to replace the US as a peace broker. Another ‘Day of Rage’ has been declared by the PLO for today (Friday 2 February), but experts are warning that Trump has “burst the Palestinian Arab’s bubble”. Read more here.

Upcoming Events

• Marriage Week: 7-14 February. Theme: Think Ahead! See the official website.
• Day of prayer for the UK's relationship with Israel (London): Saturday 17 February, 10am-12:30pm, World Harvest Christian Centre, South Norwood, London SE25 5NQ.
• Lobby Day for Israel (London): Wednesday 28 February, 10:30am-5pm. Help make the case for Israel in Parliament this 70^th anniversary year. Click here to book. For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
• Foundations 9 (Cumbria): 19-23 March, Grange-Over-Sands. Theme: 'Into the lion's den: reaching a world gone mad'. Steve Maltz's annual week-long Hebraic conference. £260 per person. Click here for more information and to book.

Recommended Sources

At Prophecy Today UK we are aware that the world is moving very quickly and it is difficult to keep up with all the latest developments – especially when the material circulated by our mainstream media is increasingly far from reality and definitely not devoted to a biblical perspective!

Though we are not a news service, we want to help keep you informed by passing on updates and reports as we are led. This will be a selective, not an exhaustive, round-up, which we hope will be helpful for your prayers. Click here to browse our News archive.

We also recommend the following news services for regular updates from a Christian perspective:

• Christian Concern (UK)
• Christian Institute (UK)
• JNN News (Barry and Batya Segal, Israel)
• Worthy News (Israel)
• Family Watch International
• Barnabas Fund
• Kehila News (Israel)