He was addressing a packed house at the weekend’s “Understanding the Times” conference in Eden Prairie, Minn., a Minneapolis suburb, hosted by Olive Tree Ministries. Attendees traveled from as far away as India and Jerusalem for the 15th annual conference at a large church auditorium. “It’s as if today’s headlines were written 2,600 years ago,” Hitchcock said. He pointed to one prophecy he feels is nearing fulfillment. Known by those watching prophecy as the Gog-Magog war, the text of the prophecy can be found in Ezekiel 38. It describes an alliance of nations that go to war with Israel.

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