Matthew 24:6-8 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.

Mark 13:7-8 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

In just the past six (6) days, over 30 (6×5) incidents related to increasing ‘Rumours and Threats of Wars’; Trump to host summit between bitter enemies Kosovo and Serbia

Francesco FONTEMAGGI AFP•September 2, 2020

The United States hopes to foster a breakthrough in talks between Balkan war foes Kosovo and Serbia as leaders of the two countries meet at the White House Thursday and Friday.

More than two decades after their bloody ethnic conflict, Serbia refuses to recognize the independence that its former province Kosovo declared in 2008.

US officials hope that bringing Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic together for discussions on economic cooperation could help set them on the road for improved relations.

“We’re kind of stuck on political discussions and we keep pounding the same issues over and over without much progress,” said an advisor to President Donald Trump on the issue.

“We do believe that a concentration on the economic development side would produce progress,” the advisor told reporters, on grounds of anonymity.

But coming two months before the US presidential election and without a major agreement promised, the summit has the feel, some think, of a show to display Trump as a master of diplomacy.

Although Brussels has led negotiations between the two sides for nearly a decade, the US recently sought a role under Richard Grenell, a special envoy appointed by Trump.

While Grenell has been accused of complicating the EU-led process to bring Belgrade and Pristina to an accord, he succeeded in arranging for the two sides to meet.

– Focus on business, jobs –

A first meeting planned in June was aborted after Kosovo President Hashim Thaci was indicted for war crimes arising from the 1990s conflict by special prosecutors in The Hague.

Both sides agreed last month to reschedule, with economic issues at the center of talks.

Hoti said they would discuss “major projects that will change the economic perspective of Kosovo and the region.”

The Trump advisor said that the US role has been to bypass politicians and focus on the issues of businesspeople, who want to expand commerce.

“Companies are frustrated,” the advisor said. The political communities on both sides “have largely failed to move us forward.” Washington wants to see if more investment and job creation “could somehow change the dynamic of the situation.”

The advisor cited recent agreements on opening road, rail and air links, though the latter has yet to result in an initial flight between Belgrade and Pristina.  

“On Thursday… we’re going to further those three agreements, and then add a whole bunch of issues to the discussions that would create commerce, that would create economic development and jobs,” the advisor said.

– Bitter wounds –

A deal could help begin closing the conflict’s bitter wounds.

More than 13,000 died in Kosovo’s separatist war against Serbia in 1998-99, mainly Kosovo Albanians.

But Kosovo rebels were also accused of reprisals on Serbs and fellow Albanians during and after the conflict.

The war ended after NATO intervened to bomb Serb troops, forcing them to withdraw.

A deal even on seemingly minor economic issues is fraught with politics. 

Ahead of the meeting, Kosovo said the goal was to finalize the three transport pacts. But Hoti stressed the end game is reciprocal recognition.

“Otherwise there will be no normalization of relations,” Hoti said.

– Political show? –

Even with the Washington summit, European-sponsored negotiations continue. The European Union announced that Hoti and Vucic will meet Monday in Brussels with EU officials.

“As part of the comprehensive agreement on normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, this meeting will address non-majority community arrangements and the settlement of mutual financial claims and property,” said EU foreign affairs spokesman Peter Stano.

The EU talks remain crucial in the process, said a former US diplomat who declined to be named.

“We have the best chance of success in terms of moving issues forward in the Balkans when the US and Europe are working hand in hand with a common agenda,” the diplomat said. “In this case, we don’t see either one of those things.”

Washington wants to see if more investment and job creation “could somehow change the dynamic of the situation.”

The advisor cited recent agreements on opening road, rail and air links, though the latter has yet to result in an initial flight between Belgrade and Pristina.  

“On Thursday… we’re going to further those three agreements, and then add a whole bunch of issues to the discussions that would create commerce, that would create economic development and jobs,” the advisor said.

– Bitter wounds –

A deal could help begin closing the conflict’s bitter wounds.

More than 13,000 died in Kosovo’s separatist war against Serbia in 1998-99, mainly Kosovo Albanians.

But Kosovo rebels were also accused of reprisals on Serbs and fellow Albanians during and after the conflict.

The war ended after NATO intervened to bomb Serb troops, forcing them to withdraw.

A deal even on seemingly minor economic issues is fraught with politics. 

Ahead of the meeting, Kosovo said the goal was to finalize the three transport pacts. But Hoti stressed the end game is reciprocal recognition.

“Otherwise there will be no normalization of relations,” Hoti said.

– Political show? –

Even with the Washington summit, European-sponsored negotiations continue. The European Union announced that Hoti and Vucic will meet Monday in Brussels with EU officials.

“As part of the comprehensive agreement on normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, this meeting will address non-majority community arrangements and the settlement of mutual financial claims and property,” said EU foreign affairs spokesman Peter Stano.

The EU talks remain crucial in the process, said a former US diplomat who declined to be named.

“We have the best chance of success in terms of moving issues forward in the Balkans when the US and Europe are working hand in hand with a common agenda,” the diplomat said. “In this case, we don’t see either one of those things.”

In His Service,

Night Watchman

Paul Rolland

Night Watchman Ministries

Make Your Decision for Christ NOW!!!!!!! Time is Up!!!!!!!

Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:

The ABCs of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)

A. Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.

. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).

. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).

B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be; that He was both fully God and fully man and that we are saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Put your trust in Him as your only hope of salvation. Become a son or daughter of God by receiving Christ.

. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).

C. Call upon His name, Confess with your heart and with your lips that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.

. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).

. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).

. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).

. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).

. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).

. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).

. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).

. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).

. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).

. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).

. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).

True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:

 Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”

Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.