Russia threatens to use 'nuclear force' to defend Crimea annexation (SCW #612)

1. Russia has threatened to use “nuclear force” to defend its annexation of Crimea and warned that the “same conditions” that prompted it to take military action in Ukraine exist in the three Baltic states, all members of Nato. 

2. The David’s Sling missile defense system, developed in partnership with the United States, has passed advanced tests, the Defense Ministry announced Wednesday, putting it on course for a possible 2016 deployment. 

3. For the third time in less than a year, the moon will dip into Earth’s shadow, turning its bright white globe a deep coppery red in a matter of minutes. 

4. The Palestinians on Wednesday officially joined the International Criminal Court during a low-profile ceremony in The Hague.

5. Masked gunmen have attacked a university in the town of Garissa in northern Kenya. 

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The prophetic passage of Scripture we are looking at today is Deuteronomy 30:11-14 which reads: "For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say..."

Our second coming quote for today is from J.C. Ryle. He said: "I do not know when Christ will come. I am no prophet, though I love the subject of prophecy. I dislike date-fixing, and I think it has done great harm. I only assert positively that Christ will come again one day in person to set up His kingdom, and that whether the day be near—or whether it be far off, it will take the Church and world exceedingly by surprise."