Prophetic Update on Iran.
The odds are very low that Iran (the current regime) and the US are close to coming to terms for a permanent solution to the problem. The regime is molded by radical fundamentalism that believes it is their beholden duty to Allah to face down and destroy the Great Satan and the Little Satan. They would rather die a martyr's death than walk away from this glorious cause.
The cease fire serves a few purposes: possibly get some oil through the Strait, relieve some pressure temporarily in the oil markets, give Iran a chance to come to terms (which they have spurned), give pilots and troops a break, brainstorm for the next round, figure out how to take out the missile tunnels (really take them out), figure out a plan for securing the Strait in reasonable time.
I suspect that this situation will eventually be resolved after another round or two of military action. Iran will likely be pursuaded (by Russia, China, and other allies) to surrender to American terms before they have nothing left. This, however, will not really be surrender. It will be accepting a loss in a battle. They will still have their eyes on the prize of destroying Israel.
When it winds down, they will rebuild,with allied help and Western help, They will come back afterwards even more prepared for Israel. They may well agree to not have nukes or long-range ICBMs. They may actually drop their nuke and long-range ICBM programs. BUT, they don't really need them for their goal. Russia, China, Pakistan, and North Korea will provide them, if needed, when the day finally comes.
The odds are very low that Iran (the current regime) and the US are close to coming to terms for a permanent solution to the problem. The regime is molded by radical fundamentalism that believes it is their beholden duty to Allah to face down and destroy the Great Satan and the Little Satan. They would rather die a martyr's death than walk away from this glorious cause.
The cease fire serves a few purposes: possibly get some oil through the Strait, relieve some pressure temporarily in the oil markets, give Iran a chance to come to terms (which they have spurned), give pilots and troops a break, brainstorm for the next round, figure out how to take out the missile tunnels (really take them out), figure out a plan for securing the Strait in reasonable time.
I suspect that this situation will eventually be resolved after another round or two of military action. Iran will likely be pursuaded (by Russia, China, and other allies) to surrender to American terms before they have nothing left. This, however, will not really be surrender. It will be accepting a loss in a battle. They will still have their eyes on the prize of destroying Israel.
When it winds down, they will rebuild,with allied help and Western help, They will come back afterwards even more prepared for Israel. They may well agree to not have nukes or long-range ICBMs. They may actually drop their nuke and long-range ICBM programs. BUT, they don't really need them for their goal. Russia, China, Pakistan, and North Korea will provide them, if needed, when the day finally comes.
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POST-TRUTH PROGNOSIS – By Steve Schmutzer
We live in a post-truth world. It was not this way a decade or so ago, but it sure is now.
Pick your poison: politics, religion, sexuality, the family structure, history, climate change, crime, illegal immigration, or the left’s patently ridiculous and obsessive fallacy that men can become pregnant. Pick whatever issue you want – it makes no difference.
Continue Reading: https://soothkeep.info/post-truth-prognosis/
We live in a post-truth world. It was not this way a decade or so ago, but it sure is now.
Pick your poison: politics, religion, sexuality, the family structure, history, climate change, crime, illegal immigration, or the left’s patently ridiculous and obsessive fallacy that men can become pregnant. Pick whatever issue you want – it makes no difference.
Continue Reading: https://soothkeep.info/post-truth-prognosis/
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Dinah
Genesis 34
The Bible doesn’t tell us much about Jacob’s daughter Dinah. I like to hope, that like her mother Leah, she eventually came to a place of contentment with an unhappy lot in life. Some Bible commentators believe she was raped. I think the narrative in Genesis 34 gives some hints otherwise. Shechem wronged her, but likely not without her consent. The much greater wrong was done by her brothers, Levi and Simeon, who of course painted Shechem’s behavior in the worst possible light in order to justify their own wicked course of action.
Continue reading: https://soothkeep.info/dinah/
Genesis 34
The Bible doesn’t tell us much about Jacob’s daughter Dinah. I like to hope, that like her mother Leah, she eventually came to a place of contentment with an unhappy lot in life. Some Bible commentators believe she was raped. I think the narrative in Genesis 34 gives some hints otherwise. Shechem wronged her, but likely not without her consent. The much greater wrong was done by her brothers, Levi and Simeon, who of course painted Shechem’s behavior in the worst possible light in order to justify their own wicked course of action.
Continue reading: https://soothkeep.info/dinah/
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Insight For Prophecy Students Regarding Oil Prices
If you want to get a feel for current loading prices for oil and for short-term market pinches, you look to the spot price. If you want to get a feel for the long-term market outlook (based on the world-wide network of oil buyers and sellers), you look to the futures markets. If you want to promote fear and sensationalism, you continually bring up the highest spot price you can find from recent history.
There is still a significant fear premium priced into the oil markets. But the prices are also reflecting hope that the current market challenges will be resolved in the relatively near future. This morning the futures market has crude in the $104 range and Brent trading just north of $102. Spot prices for oil range from $121.65 for Azeri Light from Azerbaijan to $83.02 for Maya oil from Mexico loaded for delivery to the U.S. Gulf Coast. This morning the highest spot price in Mexico is $94.28. Spot prices for Canadian blends range from $88.42 to $96.07.
It should be understood that many spot prices involve a reporting delay that ranges from 6 hours to 5 days. This isn't that significant for the purpose of this article as the markets are essentially trading sideways, refusing to give up either the current fear premium or the current hope of declining prices. Last week's spike in the spot price of Brent crude has retreated since the cease-fire agreement.
If you want to get a feel for current loading prices for oil and for short-term market pinches, you look to the spot price. If you want to get a feel for the long-term market outlook (based on the world-wide network of oil buyers and sellers), you look to the futures markets. If you want to promote fear and sensationalism, you continually bring up the highest spot price you can find from recent history.
There is still a significant fear premium priced into the oil markets. But the prices are also reflecting hope that the current market challenges will be resolved in the relatively near future. This morning the futures market has crude in the $104 range and Brent trading just north of $102. Spot prices for oil range from $121.65 for Azeri Light from Azerbaijan to $83.02 for Maya oil from Mexico loaded for delivery to the U.S. Gulf Coast. This morning the highest spot price in Mexico is $94.28. Spot prices for Canadian blends range from $88.42 to $96.07.
It should be understood that many spot prices involve a reporting delay that ranges from 6 hours to 5 days. This isn't that significant for the purpose of this article as the markets are essentially trading sideways, refusing to give up either the current fear premium or the current hope of declining prices. Last week's spike in the spot price of Brent crude has retreated since the cease-fire agreement.
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LIVE TOMORROW NIGHT
(Tuesday 4/14/26)
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(Tuesday 4/14/26)
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