Church Issues

• Successful visit for Franklin Graham: Despite attempts to get him banned from entering the UK, and protests on arrival from LGBT and Muslim groups, the son of the late Billy Graham has held a successful three-day crusade in Blackpool reaching 9,000 people and an additional 50,000 online. Read more here, here and here.

Israel & Middle East

• Netanyahu drops another Iran bombshell at the UN: The Israeli PM revealed new details of a secret nuclear warehouse in Tehran, complete with co-ordinates and a street address, drawing global attention to Iran’s duplicitous attitude to the nuclear accord. Read more here. Bibi also accused EU leaders of appeasing Iran by working to circumvent US sanctions and enable continued trading with Tehran.
  
• Abbas sells lies to the UNGA: The Palestinian President used his speech to the UN General Assembly to reject the US's continued role as Middle East peace-broker and praise “hero martyrs” (i.e. imprisoned Palestinian terrorists), while declaring that Palestinians “never use violence”. Read more here.
  
• European Parliament freezes Palestinian funds: The budgetary committee voted to freeze over €15 million in funds to the PA pending its agreement to remove incitement against Jews from its school textbooks. Read more here.
• Archaeological evidence for the Exodus? Archaeologists working in the Jordan valley have found evidence of a nomadic people-group believed to be the Hebrews, coming from Egypt and poised to enter the Promised Land. Read more here.

Upcoming Events

• Launch: The Reshaping of Britain (Central London): Wednesday 3 October. Join the Prophecy Today UK and Issachar Ministries teams at the launch of Dr Clifford Hill’s new book, published by Wilberforce Publications. £12 per person (including a complimentary copy of the book), £8 concessions. Click here for full details and to book.
  
• Next Moedim (head of the month) meeting (London): Friday 12 October. 6:30-9:30pm, All Souls Clubhouse, London. Hebraic worship and teaching. Contact 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. for more information.
  
• Launch: International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice (London): Monday 15 October. Speakers from a range of professional bodies will respond to the UK Government’s recent ‘LGBT Action Plan’ and assault on ‘conversion therapy’. Booking essential - click here for more details.
  
• Christian Concern’s 10^th anniversary celebration (Central London): Saturday 20 October. 4-7pm, Emmanuel Centre, Westminster. Join Christian Concern staff and clients to celebrate a decade of ministry, learn about their work, rejoice in past victories and look to the future. Booking essential, though places are free. Click here for more details.
  

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)