“Brazil’s president on Monday ordered 200 troops to the southeastern state of Espirito Santo, where a police strike in recent days sparked a wave of violence including what is already believed to be dozens of murders.

This week, Iran defiantly tested a ballistic missile in apparent violation of the 2015 nuclear deal reached with world powers (The Independent, February 1, 2017).

According to the Marine Corps Times, “male and female infantry Marines [are] to share tents in the field” as the integration of females into combat roles gains momentum (January 25, 2017). One officer stated, “We’re not changing any of our tactical posture or breaking unit cohesion or adjusting anything to accommodate mixed genders while we’re operating in a field environment replicating tactical conditions” (ibid.).

Last week, the pro-Palestinian news agency Ma’an reported, “The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a report on Tuesday outlining the dire humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip and reiterating its support for lifting… [Israel’s] decade-long siege of the territory...

Have you ever wondered why, if the righteous go to heaven when they die, that the Bible speaks of a resurrection of the dead?

Many preachers never talk about the resurrection of the dead. It makes no sense if the righteous immediately go to heaven when they die! But Jesus reveals this amazing truth in the Gospel book of John! There will be a resurrection of the dead, and it will not take place until “the last day”! It hasn’t happened yet!