It’s Thursday, April 4th, A.D. 2024. This is The World View in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)
By Jonathan Clark
Nigerian Muslims killed four Christians
On Monday, the day after Resurrection Sunday, Muslim attackers killed four Christians in northern Nigeria,
One pastor told International Christian Concern, “Fulani [militias] are killing Christians in Bokkos. … Attacks by [radical] Fulani have been going on for a long time and they don’t want Christians in Nigeria. Pray for us because we will never give up our faith in Christ Jesus and we will forgive them for they don’t know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:45, Acts 7:60)
Revelation 12:11 says, “And they overcame [the devil] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”
Local residents also said the Nigerian army does nothing to protect them as the attacks continue.
Nigeria is the sixth most dangerous country to be a Christian according to the Open Doors World Watch List.
Taiwan’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan yesterday.
The quake killed at least nine people and injured at least 900 more. Over 150 people are trapped
It’s the strongest quake to hit Taiwan in 25 years. The previous 7.7-magnitude earthquake of 1999 caused over 2,000 deaths.
Ukrainian pastor: The Russian war has increased church attendance
CBN News reports that churches in Ukraine continue to grow since Russia invaded the country in 2022.
Pastor Oleh Derkanchenko of Antonivka Kherson Church said they face constant shelling. However, attendance has grown from 100 people to as many as 700.
In addition, Pastor Andrii Skantsev of the Church of Jesus Christ in Kherson shared a similar testimony.
SKANTSEV: “Before the war about 150 people attended the church. But after the start of the war, two or three times more people started attending the church, some got baptized, converted to Christianity. We had twice or thrice the amount of people who got baptized during the war.”
Trump leads Biden in key swing states
Meanwhile in the U.S., former President Donald Trump is leading President Joe Biden in several key swing states ahead of November’s presidential election.
A Wall Street Journal poll found that Trump led Biden between 2 and 8 percentage points in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona. Biden only led in Wisconsin.
The polls revealed Trump’s lead both in a head-to-head matchup with Biden and separate polls which included Trump, Biden and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the independent.
Trump: November 5th will be Christian Visibility Day
Speaking of Trump, the former president told supporters on Tuesday that Election Day, November 5th, 2024, would be “Christian Visibility Day.”
This comes after President Joe Biden declared a “Transgender Day of Visibility” which fell on Resurrection Sunday this year.
TRUMP: “Such total disrespect to Christians. November 5th, [the day of the election, is going to be called something else. You know what it’s going to be called? Christian Visibility Day when Christians turn now. Let’s call it Christian Visibility Day, alright?”
What Americans agree upon
Despite much political polarization, U.S. adults agree on several issues, according to a new Associated Press-National Opinion Research Center poll.
Over 90% of Americans say equal protection under the law, the right to vote, and freedom of speech are very important to U.S. identity. Over 80% said the right to privacy, freedom of religion, and the right to assemble peacefully are very important.
Majorities also said freedom of the press and the right to keep and bear arms are very important.
Maryland leaders calling for prayer after cargo ship crash/bridge collapse
Leaders in Maryland are calling for prayer after the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last Tuesday.
A cargo ship crashed into the bridge after departing the Port of Baltimore, leaving six people presumably dead.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott invited people to join him and leaders across the city by attending a prayer vigil at Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
SCOTT: “This is a unthinkable a tragedy we have to first and foremost pray for all of those who are impacted those families pray for our First Responders.”
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Maryland Democratic Governor Wes Moore also encouraged prayer.
Cicada avalanche: Their numbers haven’t been this big since 1803!
And finally, this year is being called the year of the cicada.
One brood of the red-eyed periodical insect emerges every 13 years. Another brood emerges every 17 years. This year they are set to coincide across multiple states. The last time this happened was in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was president. It’s not expected to happen again until 2245.
Trillions of cicadas are expected to emerge in the coming months. When appearing in such numbers, their collective chorus can be as loud as jet engines!
Genesis 1:25 says, “And God made the beast of the Earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the Earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.”
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And that’s The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Thursday, April 4th in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I’m Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.