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UK government officials said IRA man organised £26.5m bank raid

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(Read the BBC article here.)

These officials did not say it publicly for that would have upset London’s long-term plan to sell out Ulster to Irish Republicanism and a united Ireland!

Known

I have no doubt that this was known by the leaders of the Democratic Unionist Party BUT they still entered an evil ‘power-sharing’ alliance with the IRA party just 2 years later!

London’s chief concern was that the robbery would derail its ‘peace plan’, which was in truth nothing more than a devious scheme to betray Northern Ireland.

It is reported in the ‘Belfast Newsletter’, that the then Downing Street chief of staff, Jonathan Powell, said: “that while the heist was a “serious set-back”, there was a need to keep the process going and then prime minister Tony Blair was “not prepared to give up on the process”. (Newsletter 27th December 2025).

History

The outcome is history. Today the nefarious plan of London is well advanced and we see Stormont in the hands of Sinn Fein/IRA and the various Unionist representatives wriggling futilely like flies caught in a spider’s web!

This all is a judgment upon Ulster Protestantism for its rejection of the Bible and its embracing of ecumenical apostasy.

On the other hand, ‘across the water’ we see the fruit of a similar rebellion against the God of mercy Who made England great in former times through the gospel.

Fruit

We see in all the confusion and mayhem that is evident in all the affairs of that nation, the curse of God that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah.

“Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish,” Isaiah 44:24-25.

That is an accurate account of the state of affairs in the United Kingdom, more explicitly stated than could be penned any of the political pundits who see a little of the true state of the land!

As the departure from God advances, so too does the day of final reckoning by the Lord with the nations caught up in the latter-day apostasy which will, in the end, produce the final Antichrist. He  and his cohorts will rule in the territory of the revived Roman Empire, defying God and persecuting the Jews and those who name the name of Christ.

This is what is revealed in God’s Holy Word for all to see and believe.

Rev Ivan Foster (Rtd)
29th December 2025

Consideration of a much misunderstood and misapplied prophecy by the Saviour – Part 2

Luke 21:5-38.

We have begun a study of this portion from Luke chapter 21.

We have already noted that the passage is a parallel to that of Matthew 24. The introductions to both passages indicate that.

“And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down,” Matthew 24:1-2.

“And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down,” Luke 21:5-6.

United Nations headquarters, New York City, photo by Nils Huenerfuerst on Unsplash

However, there is very important difference in the two portions of Holy Scripture. Luke’s account of the Saviour’s words gives details of the AD 70 destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman army and the dispersion of the Jewish people which followed, whereas, Matthew’s account does not refer to that event.

Many have taken the two accounts as being exactly parallel, and thereby error has arisen. This error utterly distorts the prophecy of the Saviour and robs the people of God of the information Christ would have His people understand, regarding the closing days of this age, just prior to His return in power and great glory.

Future Antichrist Rejected

I emphasised the reason some wish to parallel Luke and Matthew’s account of the Saviour’s prophecy in part 1 of our study. It is not necessary for me to repeat what I wrote then. Suffice for me to say that the ‘Antichrist’, who has yet to arise, is a MAN and not a series of popes! (more…)

No welcome for Christ despite the bright lights!

Christmas tree, photo by Tessa Rampersad on Unsplash

“He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not,” John 1:10-11.

(Preached in Tavistock FPC)

There is no evidence of any celebrating of the birth of Christ within the scriptural records nor is there biblical evidence to support a mid-winter date for His birth. The origins of what are today termed “Christmas celebrations” are totally pagan.

This so-called celebrating of Christ’s birth is most popular amongst the ungodly. That is an indication of its character. The child of God ought to be consistent in their rejection of the world and its ways.



I do not believe that it is acceptable to God for His people to be associated with the excesses of this season of the year. It may be argued that children love it and really it is quite harmless. Parents ought to know that there is much children love and which is very harmful and which must be forbidden for their own good.

Can the promoting of a belief in a mythical figure which has its origins in popery really be harmless? “No lie is of the truth,” 1 John 2:21.

The whole ‘Christmas sham’ reminds us of how the Antichrist will be embraced as he gives to men just what it is they crave.

There is a solemn lesson to learn from the giddiness of today’s celebrations!