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Pastor's Point of View 434 - November 13, 2026
The world is growing darker by the day - but for believers, that means our hope is growing brighter. In this week's Prophecy Update, Pastor Andy Woods walks through sobering signs of the times: AI technology edging closer to the scenario described in Revelation 13:15, rising persecution of Christians globally, apostasy creeping into the church, and the normalization of murder in our culture as warned in Revelation 9:20-21.
From Pakistan's blasphemy death sentences to the mainstreaming of abortion up to birth, the stage is being set. Yet Scripture reminds us in Titus 2:13 that believers are to be looking for the blessed hope - the return of Jesus Christ.
No matter how dark the headlines get, the promise remains. Trust in the finished work of Christ on the cross, and you are secured to that hope. It is finished - and that changes everything.
Microsoft just filed a patent for an AI product that would be able to transform live video in real time to alter speakers' words and faces.
The patent, as firstflagged by patent-tracker Patentlyze, is described by its inventors as a "near real-time artificial intelligence (AI) enhancement of video or augmented reality (AR) presentations of live events."
Using AI agents, the system would identify and alter or remove certain words...
II.Persecution
Shock and anger greeted the Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to uphold the conviction and death sentence of aChristianman accused of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad.
Supporters say the decision has far-reaching implications for human rights inPakistanand for the country's standing on the international stage. The Open Doors 2026World WatchList included the Asian nation in its top 10 list of countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution.
A few days ago, Democrat Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan detailed how she wants to go after Trump's inner circlein an effort to intimidate young peoplewho may be thinking of going to work for the Trump administration.
Slotkin then ran straight to CNN to paint herself as the victim in all of this, and of course, Jake Tapper was happy to oblige her.
They're insufferable. I only see their clips, but the 90-second-or-so social media clips are enough to give a rational person a brain aneurysm. The good news is that they live in echo chambers, but they do serve the red meat that the unhinged masses crave within the Democrat Party base. It's not worth commenting on where this happened; it doesn't matter. Okay, it looks like some author event.
At this lefty pow-wow, liberal podcaster Jennifer Welch and former CNN reporter Jim Acosta, a real brain trust here...
With the midterms exactly one week away, and control of the House and Senate in the balance, it's more critical than ever for a Republican president to ensure that Democrat operatives don't have the power to make sweeping decisions for his administration. The Dossier has found, however, that leftwing officials currently hold positions of power that could derail the president's agenda from the inside. Should Democrats get control of either chamber of Congress, Democrats across the administration who have burrowed themselves into the federal government will now be even more emboldened to...
III.Apostasy
At a conference on Romans this week, theologian Dr.N.T. Wrightagain criticized the evangelical Christian view thatIsraelhas a key role in fulfilling prophecy. Not only is that idea "totally unbiblical," the scholar said, but it's "a very dangerous thing to believe."
Wright is the featured speaker at "The Fresh Challenge of Romans," a four-day lecture series at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas. During a Q&A session Monday evening (Nov. 2), the New Testament scholar and retired Anglican bishop addressed topics including Israel...
IV. Societal Sins
Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday that embeds a fundamental right to kill babies in abortions up to birth in the state constitution.
With 52.83 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press showed "Yes" leading 60.09 percent to 39.91 percent on Question 1. Other early tallies showed a similar margin.
Pre-election models had given the measure better than a 98 percent chance of passage. The pro-abortion side...
Antisemitism, globalism, surveillance tech - these aren't just headlines. They're signs the Bible predicted. History has finally caught up to Scripture. We are living on borrowed time. Invest your life accordingly.