We live in days of almost unprecedented coming to pass of biblical prophecy. For the past five plus decades, Israel has been the focal point of prophetic fulfillment as most of the events foretold in the bulk of Scripture have been set to take place here.

But end-time events are poised to impact the whole globe; all of mankind. The September 11, 2001 attacks on the mainland United States are the clearest up-to-date example of these. More are to come, the Bible tell us, many, many more.

Still, for the immediate future (and of course, ultimately), Israel will remain at center stage. Indeed, since within mere days of September 11, an enormous effort has been made to link the attacks to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with astounding results. President George W. Bush has come out more than once in open support of a Palestinian state – the first Republican leader to do so. British Prime Minister Tony Blair has (less surprisingly) made it his business to push a return to the Oslo process as a top priority for the international coalition against terrorism.

Both England and the United States will pay a price for this attempt to sacrifice Israel on the altar of political expediency.

As the world as we know it shakes with increasing force, the need is urgent for us to go back to the Bible for a better understanding of these events, and where they are leading to.