Answers to the Five Questions of 2015

Almost exactly one year ago today I asked five questions that I thought 2015 would answer. It can be found here. These are the answers to these questions:

1.) Will ISIS live on?
ISIS has continued to have a significant presence in both Syria and Iraq; over the best year they used terrorists in Egypt to bomb a plane which lead to the deaths of about two hundred civilians and then they committed a mass shooting in France just weeks latter. Even as the Iraqi troops retake Ramadi and the Kurdish fighters secure northern Iraq and Syria the war on ISIS will probably go on for at least another six months. Even after ISIS loses it's territory in Syria, Iraq, Egypt's Sinai peninsula and Libya it will still likely pose a threat to countries across the globe. 

2.) Will Ebola remain? 

Maybe, but the epidemic ended months ago. It's unlikely that the same strain will return with the force it did last year now that west African countries are prepared for it. 

3.) Will Nigeria continue to fall?
In terms of suffering from attacks the answer is probably yes. Although America has put troops on the ground to defend Nigeria the country still faces frequent attacks from Boko Haram--which has sworn allegiance to the Islamic State. Over the next year it is possible that Western countries will assist in defeating the terrorist group after the Islamic State loses its territory in Syria and Iraq it is possible that they pay more attention to the terror being caused in the west Africa. However, without more countries intervening to help the region Boko Haram is likely to keep all or most of it's territory.

4.) How much of Ukraine will survive?
All of it but Crimea will probably remain in control of the Ukrainian Government. Eastern Ukraine however remains strongly influenced by Russia and may fall under Russian control sometime in the near future although when President Putin dies or retires (he's now 63) it is unclear how aggressive the modern Russia (which is only 25 years old) will be. 

5.) Who will Canada choose?
Who will Canada elect as as Prime Minister? Justin Trudeau, the head of the Liberal Party.

Five Cities You Should Visit in Ontario

1.) Ottawa: The capital of Canada is certainly not somewhere you don't want to miss. As the capital it contains the Parliament building and represents a hybrid of French and English culture as it sits in the middle between Ontario and Quebec.

2.) Toronto: Toronto is Canada's largest city with over three million people residing in it. There you can see the CN Tower which remained the largest free standing building for over thirty years. Toronto also gives you access to a massive mall called the Eaton Center which has over 150 stores, and restaurants. There's also a zoo with lions and giraffes along with more than 300 other types of animals.

3.) Goderich: Goderich is by far the smallest civil center on this list with only around ten thousand residents its actually a town. The town is regarded as the most beautiful one in Ontario and is known for it's rounded town center.

4.) Niagara Falls: Home to one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the world this city is known not only the Great Water Falls of North America but also for numerous other attractions. It is also known the Honey-Moon city.

5.) London: London is idle for its location between three great lakes. Within an hour to either side you'll soon come to popular beaches: if you drive south you'll come to Port Standly and if you drive west you'll come to Grand Bend (where you can also camp.) Inside the city you can visit the Banting House which is known as the birth place of Insulin. If you looking to take a walk in the park you can visit Victoria in central London or if you're looking for a park away from the downtown Spring Bank Park in West London is highly recommended.  

Ten Longest Reigning Monarchs of the Bible

1.) King Manasseh reigned in Judah for fifty-five years,

2.) King Uzziah reigned over the Kingdom of Judah for fifty-two years.

3.) King Nebuchadnezzar reigned for forty-two years over the Babylonian empire.

4.) King Saul reigned over the twelve tribes of Israel for forty-two years.

5.) King Asa reigned over Judah for forty-one years. 

6.) King Ashurbanipal reigned forty-one years over the Assyrian Empire.

7.) Jeroboam the Second reigned 41 years over the Kingdom of Israel.

8.) King David reigned forty years (7 in Hebron over the Kingdom of Judah, 33 in Jerusalem over the United Kingdom of Israel.)

9.) King Solomon reigned forty years over all of the United Kingdom of Israel.

10) King Joash reigned forty years over Judah. 

Self-Proclaimed Prophet Interrupts Major Evangelical Church Service

It was what seemed like an ordinary day at Grace Community Church in California when suddenly it was interrupted by a Scottish man who claimed to be a Prophet of God. Pastor John MacArthur was speaking to the major Reformed Church when the man made his way to the front and after pointing at him proclaimed "You've grieved The Holy Spirit of God; your doctrine of Cessationism is in error." While the man's still talking Mr. MacArthur points to one of his security guards; the man continues: "He has been grieved John MacArthur He sent me to tell you that, your sharping the sword and you're cutting each other."

At this point the man is taken down the main aisle of the church where he continues to speak. A video of the event can be viewed here. Pastor MacArthur helped calm the nerves of the congregation by joking: "Do we have a younger Prophet?" He asked after hearing a little one cry out, "Okay I'm going back on vacation." The crowd erupted with laughter. Mr. MacArthur also joked in saying that he thought when the man came up here [on the platform] he was going to sing a solo.

Phil Johnson (An elder and the executive director of the Grace to You radio program which features John MacArthur) was asked about the event by a member of the church. He told the church member that the Scottish man had been in the area for a few weeks and that he was evangelizing. Mr. Johnson also said that similar events weren't unheard of and that something similar had happened three or four times before (that he could remember.)

Pastor MacArthur was asked by an interviewer for Ligonier ministries about what happened. He said he really wasn't concerned about his safety and expressed disappointment in his security team for having not stopped a foreign man coming up to the stage with a backpack on.

The Scottish man's visa had expired so he was forced to return home right after being arrested.  

The interview with Mr.Johnson can be viewed here and the full interview with John MacArthur and Dr. Stephen Nichols can be viewed here.

Top Fifty Religions YouTube Channels (August 3, 2015)

I define a religious channel as one that has the majority of its videos dealing with Christianity, Islam, Catholicism, Mormonism, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism to some extent. This list excludes atheist channels, majority-comedy channels and channels with non-English names. This list has created on August 3, 2015. 

1.) Jefferson Bethke has 545,880 subscribers. 
2.) Skilletband has 415,511 subscribers. 
3.) The Merciful Servant has 385,002 subscribers.
4.) Anthem Lights 365,329 subscribers. 
5.) Mormon Channel has 348,917 subscribers. 
6.) Reach Records has 298,786 subscribers. 
7.) Bethel Music has 286,000 subscribers. 
8.) Hillsong Worship has 280,199 subscribers. 
9.) NewsboysVEVO has 279,241 subscribers. 
10.) Talk Islam has 276,142 subscribers. 
11.) The Daily Reminder has 274,859 subscribers. 
12.) ChrisTomlinVEVO has 249,762 subscribers. 
13.) The Vigilant Christian has 249,017 subscribers. 
14.) DigitalMimbar  has 215,806 subscribers. 
15.) Jesus Culture has 214,371 subscribers. 
16.) Islamic Guidance has 202,907 subscribers. 
17.) TobyMacVEVO has 191,341 subscribers. 
18.) Muslim Speakers has 188,087 subscribers. 
19.) KariJobeVEVO has 177,382 subscribers. 
20.) WorshipVideo  has 149,131 subscribers. 
21.) TheAnimaSeries  has 146,531 subscribers. 
22.) .TheProphetsPath has 134,681 subscribers. 
23.) RELEVANT has 130,537 subscribers. 
24.) LoveAllah328  has 129,881 subscribers. 
25.) Living Waters has 128,667 subscribers. 
26.) P4CM has 126,748 subscribers. 
27.) vatican has 119,565 subscribers. 
28.) The Skit Guys has 115,672 subscribers. 
29.) TheDeenShowTV has 114,434 subscribers. 
30.) imad07 has 105,288 subscribers. 
31.)  Paul Begley has 100,953 subscribers. 
32.) Mormon.org has 99,519 subscribers.
33.) CastingCrownsVEVO has 96,427 subscribers.
34.) Mormon Tablenecle Choir has 92,335 subscribers. 
35.) I'll Be Honest has 88,644 subscribers. 
36.) Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has 87,565 subscribers. 
37.) Desiring God has 87,325 subscribers. 
38.) FrancescaBattistelli  has 84,695 subscribers. 
39.) mercymeVEVO  has 73,995 subscribers. 
40.) ComeToTruth has 73,980 subscribers. 
41.) MandisaVEVO has 71,634 subscribers. 
42.) SermonIndex.net has 68,862 subscribers. 
43.) NickVujicicTV   has 65,806 subscribers.
44.) SignsofThyComing has 65,278 subscribers. 
45.) Fr. Robert Barron has 65,148 subscribers. 
46.) chaseGodtv has 61,977 subscribers. 
47.) EWTN has 60,984 subscribers. 
48.) BuddhistSocietyWA has 60,927 subscribers. 
49.) Grace to You has 60,757 subscribers. 
50.) Wretched has 59,408 subscribers. 

Top Fifty Religious YouTube Channels (July 23)

I define a religious channel as one that has the majority of its videos dealing with Christianity, Islam, Catholicism, Mormonism, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism to some extent. This list excludes atheist channels, majority-comedy channels and channels with non-English names. This list has created on July 23, 2015. 


1.) Jefferson Bethke has 543,747 subscribers. 
2.) Skillet has 411,438 subscribers. 
3.) The Merciful Servant has 379,805 subscribers. 
4.) Anthem Lights has 362,944 subscribers. 
5.) Mormon Channel has 347,120 subscribers. 
6.) Reach Records has 294,966 subscribers. 
7.) Bethel Music has 280,569 subscribers. 
8.) Hillsong Worship has 276,240 subscribers. 
9.) NewsboysVEVO has 275,358 subscribers. 
10.) Talk Islam has 273,220 subscribers. 
11.) The Daily Reminder has 272,585 subscribers. 
12.) ChrisTomlinVEVO has 246,615 subscribers. 
13.) The Vigilant Christian has 244,823 subscribers. 
14.) DigitalMimbar has 214,341 subscribers. 
15.) Jesus Culture has 212,078 subscribers. 
16.) Islamic Guidance has 199,828 subscribers. 
17.) TobyMacVEVO has 188,712 subscribers. 
18.) Muslim Speakers has 185,112 subscribers. 
19.) KariJobeVEVO has 172,808 subscribers. 
20.) WorshipVideo  has 147,713 subscribers. 
21.) TheAnimaSeries  has 145,090 subscribers. 
22.) RELEVANT has 128,753 subscribers. 
23.) Living Waters has 127,692 subscribers. (Living Waters had more subscribers than RELEVANT ten days ago.) 
24.) P4CM has 125,936 subscribers.
25.) TheProphetsPath has 131,829 subscribers. 
26.) LoveAllah328 has 127,995 subscribers. 
27.) vatican has 119,329 subscribers. 
28.) The Skit Guys has 115,131 subscribers. 
29.) TheDeenShowTV has 113,079 subscribers. 
30.) imad07 has 104,357 subscribers. 
31.) Paul Begley has 99,992 subscribers.
32.)Mormon.org has 99,083 subscribers. (Mormon.org had more than subscribers than Paul Begley ten days ago.)
33.) CastingCrownsVEVO has 95,202 subscribers. 
34.) Mormon Tablenecle Choir has 91,451 subscribers. 
35.) I'll Be Honest has 87,953 subscribers. 
36.) Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has 86,589 subscribers. 
37.) Desiring God has 86,428 subscribers. 
38.) FrancescaBattistelli  has 83,731 subscribers. 
39.) ComeToTruth has 73,182 subscribers.
40.) mercymeVEVO  has 72,008 subscribers.  
41.)MandisaVEVO has 70,988 subscribers. (MandisaVEVO had more subscribers than mercymeVEVO ten days ago.)
42.) NickVujicicTV  has 65,240 subscribers. 
43.) SignsofThyComing has 63,894 subscribers (added today)
44.) Fr. Robert Barron has 63,543 subscribers. 
45.) chaseGodtv has 60,823 subscribers.
46.) EWTN has 60,510 subscribers. (EWTN had more subscribers than chaseGodtv ten days ago)
47.)BuddhistSocietyWA has 60,476 subscribers. (BuddhistSocietyWA had more subscribers than chaseGodtv ten days ago.)
48.) Grace to You has 60,022 subscribers. 
49.) Wretched has 58,876 subscribers. 
50.) ThirdDayVEVO has 55,825 subscribers. 

(July 13) Fifty Most Subscribed Religious YouTube channels

I define a religious channel as one that has the majority of its videos dealing with Christianity, Islam, Catholicism, Mormonism, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism to some extent. This list excludes atheist channels, majority-comedy channels and channels with non-English names. This list has created on July 13, 2015. 

1.) Jefferson Bethke has 542,447 subscribers. 

2.) Skilletband has 407,945 subscribers. 

3.) The Merciful Servant has 374,149 subscribers. 

4.) Anthem Lights has 360,945 subscribers. 

5.) Mormon Channel has 345,795 subscribers. 

6.) Reach Records has 292,227 subscribers. 

7.) Bethel Music has 276,101 subscribers. 

8.) Hillsong Worship has 273,518 subscribers. 

9.) NewsboysVEVO  has 272,406 subscribers. 

10.) Talk Islam has 270,850 subscribers. 

11.) The Daily Reminder has 270,425 subscribers. 

12.) ChristTomlinVEVO has 244,055  subscribers. 

13.) The Vigilant Christian has 240,921 subscribers. 

14.) DigitalMimbar has 213,048 subscribers. 

15.) Jesus Culture has 210,210 subscribers. 

16.) Islamic Guidance has 196,647 subscribers. 

17.) TobyMacVEVO has 186,870 subscribers. 

18.) Muslim Speakers has 181,799 subscribers. 

19.) KariJobeVEVO  has 169,283 subscribers. 

20.) WorshipVideo  has 146,391 subscribers. 

21.) TheAnimaSeries has 143,945 subscribers. 

22.) TheProphetsPath has 128,966 subscribers. 

23.) RELEVANT has 127,217 subscribers. (RELEVANT had more subscribers than TheProphetsPath ten days ago.)

24.) Living Waters has 126,947 subscribers. (Living Waters had more subscribers than RELEVANT ten days ago.)

25.) LoveAllah328 has 126,036 subscribers. 

26.) P4CM has 125,316 subscribers. (P4CM had more subscribers than TheProphetsPath and LoveAllah328 ten days ago.) 

27.) vatican has 118,738 subscribers. 

28.) The Skit Guys has 114,629 subscribers.

29.) TheDeenShowTV has 112,434 subscribers. 

30.) imad07 has 103,719 subscribers. 

31.) Paul Begley has 99,390 subscribers. 

32.) Mormon.org has 98,886 subscribers. (Mormon.org had more subscribers than Paul Begley ten days ago.)

33.) CastingCrownsVEVO has 94,254 subscribers. 

34.) Mormon Tablenecle Choir has 90,773 subscribers. 

35.) I'll Be Honest has 87,361 subscribers. 

36.) Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has 85,733 subscribers.

37.) Desiring God has 85,622 subscribers. 

38.) FrancescaBattistelli  has 83,008 subscribers. 

39.) ComeToTruth has 72,424 subscribers.

40.) MandisaVEVO has 70,491 subscribers. 

41.) mercymeVEVO has 70,298 subscribers.

42.) NickVujicicTV has 64,870 subscribers. 

43.) Fr. Robert Barron has 62,235 subscribers. 

44.) chaseGodtv has 60,235 subscribers. 

45.) EWTN has 60,099 subscribers. (EWTN had more subscribers than chaseGodtv ten days ago.)

46.) BuddhistSocietyWA has 60,056 subscribers. (BuddhistSocietyWA had more subscribers than chaseGodtv ten days ago.)

47.) Grace to You has 59,501 subscribers. 

48.) Wretched  has 58,364 subscribers. 

49.) ThirdDayVEVO has 54,875 subscribers. 

50.) ppsimmons has 51,841 subscribers. 

Hillsong Young & Free to be added next time.