Alexander Solzhenitsyn was heralded as a hero in the West for his courageous and gifted writings from prison that exposed the horrors and tyranny of Soviet communism. But the reaction in the West was more subdued, at times even hostile, when he began to speak with equal candor about the sins and spiritual poverty of the West, most notably in a … [Read more...]

During the outbreak of World War II, as we have already seen, the Lord gave the burden to intercessors to pray specifically for this crisis. Many believed that Hitler was Satan’s agent for preventing the gospel going to every creature. For instance, Intercessor Rees Howells later said, “In fighting Hitler we have always said that we were not up … [Read more...]

After the fall of Tobruk, a port city on Libya’s eastern Mediterranean coast, this is near the border with Egypt. The Eighth Army was in full retreat, reaching the El Alamein line of defence on Monday June 29 1942. Rommel’s army came up to it next day. The German radio boasted that Rommel and the Afrika Korps would sleep in Alexandria on … [Read more...]

From about the time of Dunkirk onwards, the course of the war in the Mediterranean also began to be punctuated with instances of divine ruling. For instance, there was the outstanding example of the siege of Malta, a Southern European Island. The Island of Malta was part of the British Empire and was transformed into a British crown colony in … [Read more...]

By 5 June 1940, the Germans had launched their final offensive against the French army. This led to an armistice between France and German which had come into effect by 25 June. Britain therefore stood alone. The whole Continent had been overrun by the Nazi war machine, and the German panzer divisions were standing on the French coast opposite … [Read more...]