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Dear Peter,
Shalom from your address in the Holy City, your Friends of Zion Center.
Israel’s birthday celebration that began last night is being marked across the country. But as so often has happened in the past, this year’s anniversary is being held under the threat of renewed fighting—even all out open war. Please pray more than ever today for the peace of Jerusalem, and please do your part to bless and help those who are mourning in Zion. We have received a generous matching gift challenge that will double your gift to help twice as many people—so please be as generous as you can when you send your gift today.
The situation is urgent. So many people have lost homes, family members, and even everything they owned in the missile attacks. I’m thinking about families like the Cohens. They buried six family members on the day their son was supposed to have his bar mitzvah. We helped them with the medical bills, buying clothing, and more, and they were so grateful. But there are so many others in urgent need.
The people of Israel are suffering greatly right now, and while they need our prayers, they also need our help. Together we are answering the command of God, “Comfort ye My people.” Together we are telling, and more importantly showing, the people of Israel that they are not alone. Please send your most generous gift today and share this with everyone you know.
Make a donation here: https://give.foz.org
Your support of the Friends of Zion today allows us to comfort the people of Israel who have survived the terrorist attacks, minister to the families of the hostages, continue to purchase and deliver food, medicine, clothing, and other necessities of life for the poor Holocaust survivors and refugees of Ukraine, continue to operate the Friends of Zion Museum, and to meet urgent humanitarian needs among the poor Jewish people living in Israel. Thank you so much for being part of this vital worldwide prayer movement.
Your ambassador to Jerusalem,
Dr. Mike Evans
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(7) So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: (8) Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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In verse 7, apocalypsis is translated “coming” in the King James and “revelation” in the New King James. Paul clearly refers to the return or the second coming of Jesus Christ; he uses the word in relation to Christ appearing visibly at a specific time: His day.
This “day” of course does not refer to a specific day of the week, but rather to the period in which the misjudgment of man ends and the righteous judgment of God begins. Mankind, under the influence of Satan, has been trying in vain to rule himself for 6,000 years, or six “days,” using the principle in II Peter 3:8 of one day equaling one thousand years. The seventh “day” is when God intervenes and establishes His government, so that mankind can finally understand how to live. That day begins with the visible appearance of Jesus Christ, coming in the clouds in all of His glory (Matthew 24:30; Mark 13:26).
II Thessalonians 1:7-10 speaks of that same day, or that same time:
. . . and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed [apocalypsis] from heaven with His mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed.
Here again, apocalypsis refers to the person of Jesus Christ, and it plainly describes His visible revelation—His unveiling—when He returns from heaven with His angels to take vengeance on those who do not know God and disobey the gospel. When He is revealed in that day, not only will He appear in glory, but He will “be glorified in His saints.” At that time, His saints, people He has separated to Himself, will be resurrected and exchange their earthly glory for heavenly glory (cf. I Corinthians 15:40-49).
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Wednesday, April 22
TOP NEWS
Shohei Ohtani and the allure of the Best Season Ever
Healthy on both sides of the ball, Shohei Ohtani carries a 0.50 ERA into tonight’s start against the Giants — and a 53-game on-base streak. As he goes for his fifth MVP (and first Cy Young), he might reach a level we’ve never seen before.
To the moon! Murakami homers in 4th straight, ignites Sox bats
Puk takes major step toward return
Burning sage, Lindor’s HR not enough as Mets’ skid hits 12
Elly hits 2 HRs as Reds break out for 12-spot to win 5th straight
Triple-A pitcher hurls a no-hitter. But wait, there’s more (or less)
Enlivened by rivalry and rest, Stanton powers Yanks to opening win at Fenway
Short-handed Brewers run wild, cash in on Tigers’ miscues
Imanaga continues mound mastery over Phils in back-to-back starts
Wild one! Royals rally in 8th before snapping skid on walk-off WP
Mets plan to activate Soto today, will manage workload
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Jakob Marsee lost hold of his bat and a kid in the stands took it upon himself to untangle it from the netting above the dugout. On the next pitch, the Marlins outfielder hit his first home run of the season.
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Scotland’s official nature body is using public money to prop up the slaughter of seabird chicks.
I wish I was exaggerating. I’m not.
New figures obtained by Protect the Wild reveal that NatureScot has spent more than £72,000 of taxpayer money in just the first three months of 2026 on matters relating to the Guga hunt.
Not into nature restoration. Not into biodiversity recovery. Not into protecting the countless species in Scotland that are genuinely in crisis. Here’s where it went:
And here’s the kicker – these figures don’t even include staff time or other regular expenses. NatureScot has admitted it doesn’t record that separately. Which means the true cost to you, the taxpayer, is infinitely more.
We are paying for the privilege of watching a nature agency licence the killing of native seabirds by 10 men.
Every year, the ‘Men of Ness’ travel to the remote rocky island of Sula Sgeir, where thousands of Gannets are about to take their first flight. They snatch the chicks from their nests using long poles, beat them to death, and take their bodies back to the Isle of Lewis to sell and eat as a local delicacy. This brutal practice is known as the Guga hunt, and it has been allowed to continue for far too long.
NatureScot blames protests – like the recent rooftop occupation – for rising costs. But protest is a symptom of the problem, not the cause. If the Guga hunt continues, so will the resistance.
Call me naïve, but I think an organisation that exists to “protect and promote Scotland’s nature” should actually do exactly that – not facilitate its destruction.
There is a clear, reasonable expectation that public money given to a nature authority is used to safeguard wildlife. That’s their job. That’s the whole point.
Gannets are a protected native species and Sula Sgeir is a Special Protection Area. If we allow the slaughter of a protected species inside a Special Protection Area, then what is actually being protected, besides the interests of a few hunters? These designations risk becoming meaningless.
And let me be absolutely clear about something, because NatureScot would prefer you didn’t understand it.
The licence for the Guga hunt is entirely discretionary. The Scottish Government has confirmed that NatureScot has the power to not grant licences at all. That means continuing to license the Guga hunt is an active choice by NatureScot, and one that is becoming increasingly costly not only to the taxpayer, but to our already struggling wildlife.
NatureScot has said that when this year’s licence is received, it will be brought before its board for decision. The next board meeting is May 14th.
We need as many signatures as possible by that date to force this onto their agenda. So here is what I’m asking you to do today:
Gannet travel thousands of miles to nest. They raise just one chick a year. They battle everything nature throws at them to keep that chick alive.
Then their chick gets clubbed over the head while they circle helplessly above.
This is legal. It is licensed. And your taxes are paying for it.
We are fighting to end it for good and we’re doing absolutely everything we can to make sure it does. Please donate today and help us protect British wildlife.
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