North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a “state of war” with South Korea, but Seoul and its ally the United States played down the statement as tough talk.
Pyongyang also threatened to close a border industrial zone, the last remaining example of inter-Korean cooperation which gives the impoverished North access to $2 billion in trade a year. Continue reading
The U.S. has sent stealth bombers to South Korea in what the Defense Department is calling a “military exercise.”
The move comes one day after North Korea severed a hotline to South Korea. The line was the last official link between North and South. Continue reading
Broadcasters and banks in South Korea were virtually shut down on Wednesday due to a massive computer attack.
Government officials said the same “malicious code” was behind the attacks. Two banks and three television stations all had their computer networks shut down at the same time Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading
North Korea, on the heels of announcing they are considering ending the armistice with South Korea after 60 years, vowed to exercise its right to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States if the United Nations imposes more sanctions against the country.
“As long as the United States is willing to spark nuclear war our forces will exercise their right to a pre-emptive nuclear strike,” said North Korea’s foreign ministry. Continue reading
What was initially considered a 4.9 magnitude earthquake in North Korea turned out to be a nuclear bomb test in defiance of United Nations resolutions.
The North Korean government confirmed the test about three hours after the U.S. Geological Survey reported a “shallow, 4.9 magnitude earthquake near a nuclear facility.” What was initially feared to be a potential nuclear accident has turned into a completely different fear. Continue reading
Defying a resolution issued by the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that condemned Pyongyang for test-firing a missile in December and tightened existing sanctions on the regime, North Korea’s National Defence Commission said the new nuclear test would be part of its action against the “sworn enemy of the Korean people”. Continue reading
The UN Security Council has condemned a North Korean launch of a Unha-3 rocket. The Council’s president called the action “a clear violation of Security Council resolutions.” The United States said that North Korea will face consequences for the launch. Continue reading
It may surprise some of you, but the reality is that we are already in a war, a spiritual war, right here on Earth. The kingdom of God is being viciously opposed by the forces of evil. This war is real with very high stakes – the salvation of men, women, boys and girls all over the world. As the Church, we are new soldiers in this very old war.
Every day we are moving closer and closer to the time of Jesus’ return. This is not a time to sit on the sidelines and watch as a spectator. We are entering a season of acceleration. Continue reading