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From terror attacks around the globe to massive political game changers like Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, 2016 proved to be a year filled with dramatic events. Though these events seem bad, they are ultimately leading to the greatest news event in history. On today’s show, Stephen Flurry looks back at the prophetically significant events of 2016 and points out what to expect in the coming year.

“Make America Great Again” has been the most famous slogan of 2016. But in order to understand how to make America great again, we need to know how America was made great in the first place. In today’s program, Trumpet staff writer Richard Palmer examines the cause of America’s rise to superpower status.

Throughout his presidency, Barack Obama has abandoned allies, embraced enemies, and reacted coolly to earthshaking catastrophes. Bret Stephens wrote, “Strategic half measures, underhanded tactics and moralizing gestures have been the president’s style from the beginning.” On today’s show, Stephen Flurry discusses Mr. Obama’s legacy and how it will impact the future of the United States.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told United States Secretary of State John Kerry that “friends don’t take friends to the Security Council.” And yet, that’s exactly what the U.S. did to Israel last Friday. On today’s program, Trumpet Middle East correspondent Brent Nagtegaal discusses the response from Israel and the stunning revelation that the Obama administration was actually behind the resolution itself.

United States President Barack Obama took his parting shot at Israel last Friday by directing the U.S. to abstain from a vote condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The U.S. traditionally uses its veto power to support its ally in the Middle East. This recent move, however, exposes the Obama administration’s real attitude toward Israel. Listen to Stephen Flurry discuss the administration’s latest snub on today’s show.

Jesus Christ’s perfect success while on Earth depended on His relationship with God the Father. Mark 1:35 says, “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.” You could say this was Christ's daily pilgrimage. The success of His ministry depended on His relationship with God. Following Christ’s example of prayer is how true Christians grow stronger! On today’s show, Stephen Flurry discusses the vital importance of praying daily.

All eyes are on Germany. How will German Chancellor Angela Merkel respond to the terrorist attack in Berlin? How will the German people react to Ms. Merkel’s stance on immigration? All of Europe is anxiously waiting to see. “The question of Europe now,” as George Friedman wrote, “is again the question of Germany, or what it wants, what it fears, what it will and won’t do.” On today’s Trumpet Daily Radio Show, Stephen Flurry uses history and Bible prophecy to explain what Germany’s next move will be and why this will affect the entire world.

On this day in 1991, Russian General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev did something many in the West thought would never happen: He announced that the Soviet Union would be dissolved. While this event helped bring an end to America’s longtime enemy, it did not bring an end to the spread of communism. The United States put the blinders on and moved forward. But now, less than three decades later, Russia is led by a man whose aim is to restore the Soviet Empire. Yet no one in America is ringing the alarm bells. On today’s show, Stephen Flurry discusses how America’s ignorance of its enemies is bringing down this once great nation.

The German people are grappling with a choice between who they want to be and who they need to be. They want to be tolerant, nonjudgmental and multicultural. But, as yesterday’s terrorist attack in Berlin shows, Germans will naturally feel they may need to be more skeptical, confrontational and nationalistic. In today’s program, guest presenter Brad Macdonald considers the Berlin attack and some of its ramifications.

When the Soviet Union ceased to exist in 1991, the anti-Communist coalition wildly celebrated its stunning collapse. But as former chess champion Garry Kasparov pointed out in a recent opinion piece, authoritarian regimes are again thriving in the world of 2016. Some 2.7 billion people on Earth live under the tyrannical rule of a dictator. In Russia, the bloodthirsty Vladimir Putin has made great gains in his bid to restore the glory of imperial Russia! And this time around, there is no anti-Communist coalition resisting him. Many in the West even praise the likes of Putin for being strong and authoritative. For more on this distressing turn of events, listen to Stephen Flurry on today’s Trumpet Daily Radio Show.