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Coronation Countdown: What It Means for the Church? Part 02

In Part One we learned that all English/British monarchs were coronated at Westminster Abbey, London, utilising the same oath that has been used for the past one thousand years. Coronation is the ‘crowning’ service. The key part of the monarch’s oath is that he or she ‘ maintains the laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel.’ This is their number one priority. The service is based on Scripture and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, which we are about to see in this second and final part. Word and Spirit And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon - 1 Kings 1:39 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God — Matthew 22:29 We now understand that the crowning of the monarch is not some civil ceremony in a secular venue: it is a sacred service conducted in a church under the guidance of a high-ranking clergyman. It i...

What's Happening in Israel? The Bigger Picture - Part 1

As a parliamentary democracy, the State of Israel is no stranger to protests and rowdy sessions in its parliament, the Knesset. Yet what occurred in March 2023 set a new record of discord and civil disIDFobedience. The Israeli trade union, the Histadrut, called for a national strike and the country came to a near standstill. Banks closed, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchanged stopped trading, and university presidents, rectors, and administrators joined in the protests, along with hospitals, doctors, and nurses. What’s more ominous is that reservists in the Israel Defense Force (IDF) refused to show up for mandatory annual reserve duty - politicising the vaunted defender of the nation. Even McDonalds closed its two hundred kosher and non-kosher restaurants. One thing that remained open was the trains but they were busy transporting protesters to the capital. What was the cause of this civic upheaval? Protesters were decrying the rise of religious and civic fascism and warning that Israeli...