Leviticus 23:36 On the eighth day you shall have a holy convocation and present an offering by fire to the LORD; it is an assembly. You shall do no laborious work.
Sukkot comes to an end at sunset on Monday, October 13, 2025 on the traditional Hebrew lunar calendar. Let’s take a look at the events that occurred during the 8 day God Appointment.
President Trump’s Phase 1 of the Middle East Peace plan appears to be underway. Here are the key details. The cease fire between Hamas and Israel is holding… for now.
Iran has come public and admitted the October 7 Hamas invasion into Israel was a mistake.
🚨BREAKING: Iran’s mullahs have publicly acknowledged for the first time that Hamas’s Iran-backed Oct. 7 massacre was a grave error.
In a rare admission, Islamic Republic, a newspaper affiliated with Khamenei, wrote that the attack was “a mistake” that caused Syria to abandon… pic.twitter.com/IaIReVZJ1j
Revelation 9:16 And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
There are two countries who could mount this size of an army, India or China. Who knows this could be multinational force? They are also known as the “Kings from the East” in Revelation 16:12.
Chinese social media rumors around Premier Xi Jinping’s health are circulating again. Did Xi have a stroke?
Breaking — Unverified Report:
An insider within the Chinese Communist Party has reportedly disclosed that Xi Jinping suffered a sudden stroke earlier today. His condition is said to be extremely critical, and emergency medical treatment is reportedly in progress.
The Philippines was home to two big quakes in back to back days in October. Keep in mind, the islands experienced a 6.9 earthquake just a few days earlier on September 30, 2025.
From the recent event, dozens have been injured and seven have perished. Infrastructure has been impacted. Local authorities estimate over $43 million in damages. Tsunamis resulted in minimal damages.
Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
I take President Trump’s word when he says he wants to stop all the wars and bloodshed. Is Trump a son of God? If he truly wants the warring factions to stop and is working toward that end, yes, Donald Trump is a son of God.
Is Trump flawed, yes. Is Trump a believer in Christ? That is between him and His Creator.
President Trump has been calling for peace across the planet over the past week.
Israel and Hamas continue to fight… However, President Trump accomplished this prior to his upcoming trip to the Middle East this week.
JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇮🇱 Trump administration negotiates release of American-Israeli solider Edan Alexander from Hamas without consulting Israel. pic.twitter.com/D5MotIvN7o
.@POTUS: "The Houthis have announced that — they don't want to fight anymore. They just don't want to fight, and we will honor that, and we will stop the bombings. They have capitulated… They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore." pic.twitter.com/GTd4UhNMK9
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 6, 2025
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Iran
Al-Mayadeen reports a dispute between Tehran and Washington in the indirect talks, centered on Iran’s right to enrich uranium. The channel claims the U.S. has backed away from previous positions about enrichment.
I am very proud of the strong and unwaveringly powerful leadership of India and Pakistan for having the strength, wisdom, and fortitude to fully know and understand that it was time to stop the current aggression that could have lead to to the death and destruction of so many, and so much. Millions of good and innocent people could have died! Your legacy is greatly enhanced by your brave actions. I am proud that the USA was able to help you arrive at this historic and heroic decision. While not even discussed, I am going to increase trade, substantially, with both of these great Nations. Additionally, I will work with you both to see if, after a “thousand years,” a solution can be arrived at concerning Kashmir. God Bless the leadership of India and Pakistan on a job well done!!! -President Trump
Over the past 48 hours, @VP Vance and I have engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Asim Malik. I am pleased to announce the Governments of India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site. We commend Prime Ministers Modi and Sharif on their wisdom, prudence, and statesmanship in choosing the path of peace. -Secretary of State, Marco Rubio
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Russia and Ukraine
President Putin of Russia doesn’t want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH. Ukraine should agree to this, IMMEDIATELY. At least they will be able to determine whether or not a deal is possible, and if it is not, European leaders, and the U.S., will know where everything stands, and can proceed accordingly! I’m starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with Putin, who’s too busy celebrating the Victory of World War ll, which could not have been won (not even close!) without the United States of America. HAVE THE MEETING, NOW!!! -President Trump
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China and Tariffs
.@USTradeRep: “We’re confident that the deal we struck with our Chinese partners will help us to work toward resolving [the trade deficit].”@SecScottBessent: “I’m happy to report that we made substantial progress … We will be giving details tomorrow.”https://t.co/XUDuxtsEAm
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 11, 2025
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Do not be lulled into comfort by “peace and security“. There are people and countries on this planet who want war. Some people such as the sons of Ishmael just like to fight and they have for centuries and millennia.
Genesis 16:12 He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.
There is way too much money to be made by manufacturing, selling weapons and support of war. The greed of some is more powerful than peaceful existence.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you. For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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And this is the backdrop of our world today…
Israel continues with Operation Swords of Iron in Gaza.
Per Grok… Military Actions: Involves airstrikes, ground incursions, and control of strategic areas like the Netzarim Corridor and Morag Axis. Recent escalations (May 2025) include plans to capture the entire Gaza Strip.
Israel continues military action in Yemen against the Houthis.
May 5-7, 2025: Following a Houthi ballistic missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport on May 4, which injured eight and damaged infrastructure, Israel launched massive airstrikes on Houthi-controlled Sanaa airport and Hodeidah port. The strikes disabled the airport, destroyed civilian aircraft, and caused ~$500 million in damages, according to Houthi claims. Israel coordinated with the U.S., targeting military infrastructure to weaken Houthi capabilities.
Israel continues military action in Lebanon
Ongoing Operations (April-May 2025): Israel continued strikes on Hezbollah weapons sites, including a missile storage facility in Dahiyeh (April 27, 2025) and arms depots in Beqaa Valley and Srifa (May 5, 2025). These targeted Hezbollah’s efforts to rebuild military infrastructure, which Israel claimed violated ceasefire terms.
Luke 21:9 When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.
Revelation 9:16 And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
There are two countries who could mount this size of an army, India or China. Who knows this could be multinational force? They are also known as the “Kings from the East” in Revelation 16:12.
China is being backed into a financial corner. What do countries do when their economy is tanking??? Historically, military response…
China is likely to use this chaos to invade Taiwan 🇹🇼 soon. Xi is dealing with a full economic collapse, an insolvent banking system, and skyrocketing youth unemployment…he’s going to be forced to let go of the currency peg and change the narrative.#Chinahttps://t.co/jHpodvlJFE
President Trump announced tariffs to the globe on April 2, 2025.
And with the announcement of tariffs… Hang Seng China stock index crashes 9.1%.
April 7: China says it will not bow down to President Trump’s tariff threats.
April 8: President Trump raised tariffs on China to 104%. The White House said this would be effective at midnight.
April 9: U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent declined to rule out the possibility of delisting Chinese stocks from U.S. stock exchanges. This represents $1.1 trillion.
April 10: Trump increases tariffs again on China to 145%.
April 11: China raises tariffs against the U.S. from 84% to 125% effective tomorrow.
April 12: US President Trump exempts smartphones, computers, and chips from new tariffs, including those imported from China.
Lot’s of volatility in global markets…
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Isaiah 49:12 Look, they come from far away! Look, some come from the north and west, and others from the land of Sinim!
Genesis 10:16-18 the Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. Eventually the families of the Canaanites were scattered.
The following is from the Genesis Record, Henry Morris.
The Biblical mention of a people in the Far East named “Sinim” (Isaiah 49:12), together with references in ancient secular histories to people in the Far East called “Sinae,” at least suggests the possibility that some of Sin’s descendants migrated eastward, while others went south into the land of Canaan. It is significant that the Chinese people have always been identified by the prefix “Sino-” (e.g., Sino-Japanese War; Sinology, the study of Chinese history). The name “Sin” is frequently encountered in Chinese names in the form “Siang” or its equivalent.
The evidence is tenuous but, of all the names in the Table of Nations, it does seem that two sons of Canaan, Heth (Hittites = Khittae = Cathay) and Sin (Sinites = Sinim = China), are the most likely to have become ancestors of the Oriental peoples. Since it seems reasonable that divine inspiration would include in such a table information concerning the ancestry of all the major streams of human development, it is reasonable to conclude that the Mongoloid peoples (and therefore also the American Indians) have come mostly from the Hamitic line.
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Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.
It is thought and believed in some circles, this event is the original genetic manipulation. Writings from the ancient books of Enoch and Jasher confirm angels and humanity mixing DNA. The result was a genetic hybrid, the Nephilim.
“Our team took DNA from a 13,000 year old tooth and a 72,000 year old skull and made healthy dire wolf puppies,” Colossal Biosciences, CEO Ben Lamm
The wolves, thought to have been extinct for over 12,500 years, were as much as 25% larger than gray wolves and had a slightly wider head, light thick fur and stronger jaw.
Recently in an interview with Joe Rogan, Lamm would further elaborate about the Chinese effort to genetically manipulate and modify human DNA.
He (Lamm) claimed BGI (Beijing Genomics Institute) has openly stated its goal is to sequence as much of the global population as possible in search of genes linked to intelligence—and act on what they find.
NEW: Guest blows Joe Rogan’s mind when he reveals that China has ALREADY genetically modified children.
Biotech founder Ben Lamm explained how Chinese scientists cloned embryos and then edited them to make babies immune to HIV.
Luke 17:26-27 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
This is God’s foreign policy statement. Are the people of Israel perfect? Did God choose Israel because of their collective character? No, but they are His chosen people. Get over it… His choice.
President Trump proposes the United States take over the Gaza Strip.
“Riviera of the Middle East”
“We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site. Level the site, and get rid of the destroyed buildings. Level it out, create an economic development.” -President Trump
As believers in Christ, are we perfect? No, but we are saved by the grace of God.
This planet is full of imperfect humanity. We all have one big sin issue. Where do you stand with the God the man, Jesus Christ? Did He die for sin? Was He raised from the dead and did He demonstrate power over sin?
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Proverbs 21:3, 15 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico. It was a very friendly conversation wherein she agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican Soldiers on the Border separating Mexico and the United States. These soldiers will be specifically designated to stop the flow of fentanyl, and illegal migrants into our Country. We further agreed to immediately pause the anticipated tariffs for a one month period during which we will have negotiations headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and high-level Representatives of Mexico. I look forward to participating in those negotiations, with President Sheinbaum, as we attempt to achieve a “deal” between our two Countries.
Canada has agreed to ensure we have a secure Northern Border, and to finally end the deadly scourge of drugs like Fentanyl that have been pouring into our Country, killing hundreds of thousands of Americans, while destroying their families and communities all across our Country.
Canada will implement their $1.3 Billion Border plan, and as per Prime Minister Trudeau, will be, “reinforcing the Border with new choppers, technology and personnel, enhanced coordination with our American partners, and increased resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are, and will be, working on protecting the Border. In addition, Canada is making new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, we will list cartels as terrorists, ensure 24/7 eyes on the Border, launch a Canada-U.S. Joint Strike Force to combat organized crime, fentanyl and money laundering. I have also signed a new intelligence directive on organized crime and fentanyl, and we will be backing it with $200 million.”
As President, it is my responsibility to ensure the safety of ALL Americans, and I am doing just that. I am very pleased with this initial outcome, and the Tariffs announced on Saturday will be paused for a 30 day period to see whether or not a final Economic deal with Canada can be structured. FAIRNESS FOR ALL!
U.S. Air Force Intelligence aircraft have entered Mexican airspace after Mexico agreed to cooperate in fighting the cartels This is practically UNHEARD OF. Pete Hegseth sent a warning to the cartels saying “all options are on the table.” President Trump demanded 100% operational control of the border, and Hegseth is delivering.
Esther 1:13 Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for this was the king’s procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment…)
Risk has entered the market place. Metrics from John Hussman indicate the market may be heading for a wild ride. Metrics from Hussman’s work indicate the same levels of risk from the Dot Com Bubble and the late 1920’s. Rumors of trade wars and tariffs are in the news. Michael Douville posted this on his website and YouTube on 5/9/19.
5/13/19: The Dow Jones was down 617 points or 2.38%, NASDAQ was 270 points or 3.41%, S&P 500 was down 69 points or 2.41%.
Michael updates what is happening around the world and how it will impact the U.S. Understand the economic times and conditions we are living. Do you have a plan?
