This Week In The News
Current Events
by Norbert Link
We begin with the long-awaited phone call between Putin and Trump which proved to be fruitless; and continue with legal and economic developments in the USA (please view our new message, titled, “The Constitution Under Attack—Comments on News and Prophecy, May 17, 2025″ ).
We continue with Pope Leo XIV’s new comments (please view in this regard our new StandingWatch program, titled, “Pope Leo’s Demand of ‘Unity in Faith!”)
We report on the dubious and contested “finding” of the FBI that Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide.
We address the highly controversial deal between Great Britain and the EU; Israel’s war in Gaza; and Germany’s role in Europe.
We conclude with the elections in Romania and an article about the creation of the universe.
Editorial
Just Because God Is Ignored!
In January 2025, I looked at the BBC Parliament Channel on television and saw a discussion entitled, “Flood Resilience in England”. Here were the great in London and via video calls giving evidence, information and suggestions on this subject.
The Environmental Audit Committee was undertaking an inquiry on how flood resilience can be strengthened in response to increasing risks from extreme weather, rising sea levels, and evolving flood hazards.
There seemed to be about 20 in the chamber which included politicians, professors and other interested and involved parties.
Their concerns were that in England, an estimated 5.7 million properties are at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea, surface water, and groundwater. A number of recent problems outlined the challenges that have brought flood risk management back into the national spotlight.
It was stated on the TV channel that “looking to the future, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) anticipates that by 2050, the UK will face warmer, wetter winters, hotter, drier summers, and continued sea level rises. Sea levels, which have already risen by 16cm since 1900, could place a third of England’s coastline under significant flood pressure. Flooding and coastal erosion are complex issues with serious economic, social, and environmental consequences. They pose significant risks to lives, health, homes, and infrastructure, yet the best path forward remains uncertain. Critical national infrastructure—including water supply systems, rail networks, and electricity grids—face vulnerabilities that will require careful evaluation and planning.”
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Is Jesus Christ a Spirit Being Today? (Part 1)
At first glance, it might seem a ridiculous question to ask but there are those who think that when Jesus went back to Heaven, He did so as a physical being.
In our Q&A entitled “How Important is the Correct Understanding About the Immortal Soul? (Part 2),” we quoted a Christian author who wrote:
“A fundamental article of the Christian faith is that the resurrected Christ now dwells in Heaven. We are told that His resurrected body on Earth was physical and that this same, physical Jesus ascended to Heaven, from where He will one day return to Earth. It seems indisputable, then, to say that there is at least one physical body in the present Heaven.”
On the website catholic.com, we read: “In Luke 24:39, the risen Jesus says to the disciples, ‘See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have’ (emphasis added). This verse is sufficient to debunk the idea that Jesus did not rise bodily, but John 2:19-22 provides another nail in the coffin. Here Jesus claims, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ Two verses later, it is made clear what Jesus has in mind; ‘he spoke of the temple of his body.’ Thus, Jesus prophesied that his body would rise.”
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