A Canadian law enforcement officer was killed during a raid connected to an investigation into an Iran-linked shooting at a US consulate and suspected synagogue attacks in Toronto. Iran's expanding reach into Western nations to target Jewish communities and Western institutions reflects the biblical pattern of mounting global hostility toward Israel and her allies in the last days. Jesus warned that persecution and lawlessness would increase as the end times approach, and the prophet Zechariah foretold that all nations would eventually turn against Jerusalem.