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All Trick, No Treat

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Talarico and a jack-o'-lantern

Well, it's trick-or-treat time again, and we're also coming right up on election time in the United States—and every American knows what that means:

Forget about Halloween...now it's time for some real tricks!

It's become a virtual rite of passage for every American generation since the days of the Federalists. First off, let me emphasize that neither side is perfect: Candidates from both parties have made their share of mistakes and said their share of things they probably wish they hadn't.

But anyone who is paying any attention at all knows one thing for certain: The most insidious of those tricks are courtesy of the Democrats. Or the Democratic Socialists of America, or whatever they wish to be called these days (lately I've taken to calling them "Demoncrats" after I see the morning news).

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DEC '17: A Missing Piece
Many who come up with creative theories about what happens when in the book of Revelation just might be missing a piece of the puzzle.

A Missing Piece

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Missing puzzle piece

Few would disagree that the book of Revelation is one of the most puzzling and controversial books of the entire Bible. For nearly two millennia, legions of Bible scholars and teachers as well as ordinary believers have tried to sort out this dizzying array of symbols, characters, events, and cataclysmic waves of judgment that God pours out to purge Israel and judge a Christ-rejecting world.

As one might expect in the face of such a dizzying pageant of symbols, characters, events, and cataclysmic waves of judgment, there is an equally dizzying array of interpretive schemes that valiantly attempt to explain what it all means. These schemes evoke images of everything from literal asteroid strikes to allegorical fairy stories; from a horrifying future apocalypse to a historical fait accompli.

The problem, of course, is that God's Word doesn't afford us the luxury of accepting and entertaining myriads of interpretations. When people come along with unconventional theories and unorthodox scenarios, rather than just warmly embracing them in the name of tolerance, inclusion, and diversity, we have a biblical obligation to study them and do our utmost to rightly divide the Word and ultimately decide what's right and what's not in the light of what the Bible clearly teaches.

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10/27/2026: 14Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, Thus said the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwells safely, shall you not know it? 15And you shall come from your place out of the north parts, you, and many people with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company, and a mighty army: 16And you shall come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring you against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in you, O Gog, before their eyes. [He will be sanctified by virtue of the fact that He will miraculousy wipe out five-sixths of the attacking forces and His people Israel will be untouched (Ezek. 39:1–8).]

(Ezekiel 38:14–16 AKJV / emphasis & [comments] added)

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10/27/2026: From the "De-escalation" Department...

In a move that exudes a distinct Gog-Magogish aroma, high-ranking officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran the other day in talks reportedly aimed at "de-escalating Middle East tensions." Yes...de-escalation. That's what they're after.

Gosh, "de-escalation" has a sensibly diplomatic, almost peace-loving sound to it, doesn't it? In reality, however, these talks were the first high-level meeting between Iran and three other signatories of the Mecca mutual defense pact, which was formed in August. And the focus of the talks was their need to stand together against Israeli aggression (backed by America in the form of the Trump administration, of course).

Pezeshkian was forceful in urging not only the nations at the meeting, but all Islamic nations to forge a single, unified force to come against Israel and its American backers. Iran is framing the talks around the noble ideas of mutual defense and solidarity against the aggression of the U.S. and Israel.

And like I said: It's just got that Gog-Magog aroma to it.

Although Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are not specifically listed as players in Ezekiel 38, what that aroma calls to my mind is the fact that when it does come time for the attack of Gog-Magog, it won't necessarily be cast as a simple attempt to wipe Israel off the face of the earth...oh no.

It will more likely be cast as an act of self-defense by Islamic nations against an aggressive Zionist regime that—with the obscenely generous aid and misplaced support of its American enablers—has occupied the land of the poor, oppressed Palestinians and engaged in genocide against those same innocent people for far too long. And by Allah it's gotta stop.

Of course, most of you need no reminder of the following detail:

Iran and Turkey are two of the nations
listed in the Gog-Magog lineup in Ezekiel 38.

Numero Uno would be Russia, who is still busy with Ukraine at the moment. But I can't help but remind myself that their war with Ukraine will come to an end.

And when it does, their attention will turn to a different enemy.

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Feature Article
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Articles Over the Past Year (3.–14.)
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4. "Ultra Orthodox Jew looking down in surprise at unopened gift" prompt, image generated by DepositPhoto's Nano Banana, AUG 26, 2026
5. "Trophy for the best lie" prompt, image generated by DepositPhoto's Nano Banana, JUL 27, 2026
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