https://itsallreal.org/blogCurrent events, biblical prophecy, evidence and Christian commentary from Johnathan E. Pergamum.en-ushttps://itsallreal.org/blog/23https://itsallreal.org/blog/23Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumCLIMATE, WEATHER & PROPHECYFrom Connecticut and the Midwest to Nepal, India and China, extreme rain is commanding attention. Here is what the last 30 days actually show, what El Niño can—and cannot—explain, and why Bible believers should watch without panic.https://itsallreal.org/blog/22https://itsallreal.org/blog/22Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumPROPHECY & TECHNOLOGYDigital money, identity, regulation and global payment networks are converging. The CLARITY Act is not the Mark of the Beast—but the kind of economic control Revelation describes is no longer difficult to imagine.https://itsallreal.org/blog/21https://itsallreal.org/blog/21Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumEXTREME WEATHER & RELIEFAt least 1,287 people have died and more than 5,000 remain missing after catastrophic flooding along Nepal's border with Tibet, even as rescuers pulled two workers alive from a tunnel after nine days.https://itsallreal.org/blog/20https://itsallreal.org/blog/20Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumWEATHER WATCHA sudden flood tore through Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch, killing two people, leaving one missing, forcing dozens of rescues and damaging the park's only water pipeline.https://itsallreal.org/blog/19https://itsallreal.org/blog/19Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumMIDDLE EAST UPDATEAmerican attacks and Iranian retaliation resumed across the Persian Gulf, ending a monthlong lull and again putting regional civilians, bases and commercial shipping at risk.https://itsallreal.org/blog/18https://itsallreal.org/blog/18Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumNATION IN PRAYERSeparate shootings in Trenton, Chicago and Tucson left communities grieving. Christians should respond with factual care, prayer for victims and practical peacemaking rather than turning suffering into spectacle.https://itsallreal.org/blog/17https://itsallreal.org/blog/17Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumMIDDLE EAST UPDATEThe 2025 nuclear-site strikes did not close the story. By August 2026, the Iran war had lasted six months, Hormuz remained largely restricted, and diplomacy was struggling to contain renewed fighting.https://itsallreal.org/blog/16https://itsallreal.org/blog/16Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumEARTHQUAKE WATCHUSGS recorded destructive and significant earthquakes in Japan, Colombia, Indonesia and elsewhere from late July through August—reminders to prepare, help and keep perspective.https://itsallreal.org/blog/15https://itsallreal.org/blog/15Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumWAR & PEACEThe war did not end. UN monitors verified that July 2026 brought Ukraine's highest monthly civilian casualty count since March 2022.https://itsallreal.org/blog/14https://itsallreal.org/blog/14Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumFAMINE WATCHAid improved food security in Gaza, but recovery remained fragile; Sudan continued to face the world's largest humanitarian and displacement crisis.https://itsallreal.org/blog/13https://itsallreal.org/blog/13Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumWEATHER WATCHThe WMO said El Niño was developing, with an 80% chance of emerging by August and roughly 90% odds for the remainder of 2026.https://itsallreal.org/blog/12https://itsallreal.org/blog/12Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumMIDDLE EAST UPDATEOpen war erupted in late February; Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes and Iran appointed a new supreme leader.https://itsallreal.org/blog/11https://itsallreal.org/blog/11Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumWAR & PEACECross-border fighting beginning February 26 killed and injured civilians and disrupted humanitarian aid inside Afghanistan.https://itsallreal.org/blog/10https://itsallreal.org/blog/10Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTJohnathan E. PergamumPERSECUTED CHURCHOpen Doors' 2026 research reports more than 388 million Christians facing high levels of persecution or discrimination, with violence concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa.