Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Russia Fires Hypersonic Missiles at Odessa After Holiday Pomp
- The Ukrainian military said Russian forces fired seven missiles from the air at Odesa, hitting a shopping center and a warehouse. One person was killed and five were wounded, the military said
- As part of the barrage, a Russian supersonic bomber fired three hypersonic missiles, according to the Center for Defense Strategies, a Ukrainian think tank tracking the war. The center identified the weapons used as Kinzhal, or “Dagger,” hypersonic air-to-surface missiles
- Many Western analysts had expected Putin to use Victory Day holiday to trumpet some kind of victory in Ukraine or announce an escalation, but he did neither. Instead, he sought to justify the war again as a necessary response to what he portrayed as a hostile Ukraine.
- The official said that overall, the Russian effort in the Donbas hasn’t achieved any significant progress in recent days and continues to face stiff resistance from Ukrainian forces.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- U.S. Officials Warn of New Nightmare as Putin Hits Peak Desperation
- It is day 70 of Putin’s war in Ukraine, but at least in Russia, the war isn’t official just yet—Russian leadership has continued to tout the invasion as a “special military operation.”
- Putin will be declaring a full mobilization for war on May 9, Ukraine’s top military spy, Kyrylo Budanov, predicted this week. U.S. officials are also warning that Russia could declare war as soon as May 9, CNN reported.
- “He needs a victory to survive,” one senior administration official said”. “A repeat of [the Soviet loss in] Afghanistan is literally an existential threat to a regime that is built on the idea that a strongman leader can revive the glory of the Russian empire.”
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Turkey: NATO’s Pro-Putin Ally
- Western leaders shrugged it off when, in 2016, Erdoğan said in plain language that Turkey did not need to join the European Union “at all costs” and could instead become part of a security bloc dominated by China, Russia and Central Asian nations.
- .. poll also indicated that 48% of the Turkish public think that the U.S. and NATO are responsible for the situation in Ukraine. Turks also think that Russia is their country’s third most important partner.
- “The Russians are buying houses and other properties in Turkey, taking advantage of the law that allows foreigners to become Turkish citizens if they invest at least $250,000
- All NATO member countries, with the exception of Turkey, have imposed strict sanctions on Russia…”
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Vladimir Putin is set to declare ‘all-out war’ on Ukraine ‘within DAYS’ and will launch a general mobilization of the population, as ex-Nato chief warns the West must ‘gear itself up’ for ‘worst case scenario’ conflict with Russia
- [Russian] army chiefs – frustrated that the invasion has now stretched into the third week – have called on the Russian president to declare war which would enable a mass mobilization of Russian troops and an escalation in the conflict
- Britain’s Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said that the Russian president might use Russia’s victory day parade on May 9 to announce the mass mobilization of his reserves for a final push in Ukraine.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Russia-Ukraine war latest: Former NATO commander warns that West must gear up for war
- As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hits its 64th day, a former NATO commander urged the West to prepare for a “worst case” scenario: war with Russia.
- Former NATO commander Richard Shirreff, “The worst case is war with Russia,” he said. “By gearing itself up for the worst case, it is most likely to deter [Russian President Vladimir] Putin because ultimately Putin respects strength.”
- Thousands of alleged war crimes committed by Russian troops are under investigation by the Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office. A total of 8,653 crimes have been registered with the office, and 620 suspects have been accused of the aggression, the office revealed
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Putin’s plot to invade Moldova as ‘second stage’ of brutal invasion laid bare
- The Russian army is planning to establish full control over the Donbas and Southern Ukraine and to ensure a land corridor to the Crimea, according to Rustam Minnekaev, deputy commander of the Central Military District
- He also warned taking back control over Southern Ukraine will provide Russian troops with another outlet to Moldova’s pro-Russian breakaway region of Transdniestria, which borders Ukraine. Kyiv fears this could be used as a launching pad for new attacks.
- Meanwhile, Moldova parliament speaker Igor Grosu revealed his country has taken another huge step towards “EU integration.”
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Rev 6:6 NAS And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.”
Important Takeaways:
- Putin’s energy shock is becoming a world food crisis. Brace for rationing.
- Shortage of grain and other agricultural commodities means a billion of the world’s poorest people will go even hungrier thanks to Putin’s deranged misadventure, and some will starve. Our next moral mission is to help them.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- NUKE DANGER Moment Putin’s nuclear bomber flies close to Ukraine border in major war escalation
- The TU-160 strategic bomber was seen in the skies over Western Russia amid huge pressure on the Kremlin over the sinking of the Moskva flagship in the Black Sea.
- Larger Tu-95s have been used a number of times to strike targets in Ukraine with non-nuclear weapons, notably Kh-55 and Kh-101 air-launched cruise missiles.
- Latest attacks by Russia have concentrated on major cities including Kyiv and Lviv.
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Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- US cannot ‘take lightly’ threat Russia could use nuclear weapons – CIA chief
- The threat of Russia potentially using tactical or low-yield nuclear weapons in Ukraine cannot be taken lightly, but the CIA has not seen a lot of practical evidence reinforcing that concern, CIA Director William Burns said
- He spoke at Georgia Tech of the “potential desperation” and setbacks dealt Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose forces have suffered heavy losses and have been forced to retreat from some parts of northern Ukraine after failing to capture Kyiv.
- For those reasons, “none of us can take lightly the threat posed by a potential resort to tactical nuclear weapons or low-yield nuclear weapons,” Burns said.
- That said, despite “rhetorical posturing” by the Kremlin about putting the world’s largest nuclear arsenal on high alert, “We haven’t seen a lot of practical evidence of the kind of deployments or military dispositions that would reinforce that concern.”
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Amos 3:7 “For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.”
Important Takeaways:
- ‘Rogue Russia’ Prophecy Comes to Pass—Here’s How to Pray
- On August 1, 2020, I prophesied about Russia becoming a rogue state. That prophecy, unfortunately, has come to pass.
- A rogue state is a nation or state regarded as breaking international law and posing a threat to the security of other nations
- By unleashing the war, Russia has condemned itself to international isolation
- We should pray for the people of Russia, who did not ask for this war.
- Pray that the international community will find the wisdom of God on how to rein in rogue Russia.
- Pray for the people of Russia, that they would not be deceived by the pariah Putin.
- Pray for a great awakening and revival in Russia that crowns Jesus as Lord.
- Pray for the people of Ukraine, who are fighting for their freedom and their lives.
- Pray for President Zelenskyy as he seeks strategies for peace amid war.
- Pray for God to send angels to protect innocent civilians in Europe who are in the fray.
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