These recent developments mean that Russia has undertaken to secure all of Iran's nuclear industry from top to bottom ?– from the installation of sophisticated equipment to military planning and operational cooperation ?– against American or Israeli attack. Moscow has thus placed a serious impediment in the path of any American and Israel military action to curb Iran's nuclear armament.
The Russian bear that was hibernating for a decade is now awake and back to its old ways.
President Vladimir Putin, under pressure from the old hardliners, is through sitting on the sidelines of power. He has evidently decided to throw Russia's future on the side of the Muslim world. Russia's alliance with and arming of Iran and Syria is a portent of greater expansion in the Muslim world. Russia still has some of the most advanced and deadliest weapons in the world. And they have now taken sides against God's stated will.
No wonder Ezekiel prophesied of these days:
Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him and say, ''Thus says the Lord God, 'Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal ... You will come from your place out of the [extreme] remote parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great assembly and a mighty army; and you will come up against My people Israel like a cloud to cover the land. It shall come about in the last days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I am sanctified through you before their eyes, O Gog.'''
?– Ezekiel 38:2-3; 15-16, NASB
How do we know that this applies to Russia today? First is the time clue. It is when the Israelites are returned from a long exile and become a nation again. That officially started June 15, 1948. Second is the geographical clue. The power known as Gog will come from the ''extreme north'' of Israel. Only Russia is there. Third is the ethnic-origin clue. Gog is descended from Magog, Meshech and Tubal. All of these tribes migrated to the far north and later became known as the Scythians. The Scythians are the modern ethnic Russians.
As predicted, Russia is once again arming the Muslims for war. It has asserted itself as their political defender and friend.
We are at the threshold of the final events of prophecy that lead us to the Second Coming of Christ. Thank God His coming for the believer known as 'the Mystery' is even closer. Make sure that you have received His blood-bought gift of pardon. Even so, come soon LORD Jesus.
By Pinchas Finkelstein, PART 2
The Russian bear that was hibernating for a decade is now awake and back to its old ways.
President Vladimir Putin, under pressure from the old hardliners, is through sitting on the sidelines of power. He has evidently decided to throw Russia's future on the side of the Muslim world. Russia's alliance with and arming of Iran and Syria is a portent of greater expansion in the Muslim world. Russia still has some of the most advanced and deadliest weapons in the world. And they have now taken sides against God's stated will.
No wonder Ezekiel prophesied of these days:
Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him and say, ''Thus says the Lord God, 'Behold, I am against you, O Gog, prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal ... You will come from your place out of the [extreme] remote parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great assembly and a mighty army; and you will come up against My people Israel like a cloud to cover the land. It shall come about in the last days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I am sanctified through you before their eyes, O Gog.'''
?– Ezekiel 38:2-3; 15-16, NASB
How do we know that this applies to Russia today? First is the time clue. It is when the Israelites are returned from a long exile and become a nation again. That officially started June 15, 1948. Second is the geographical clue. The power known as Gog will come from the ''extreme north'' of Israel. Only Russia is there. Third is the ethnic-origin clue. Gog is descended from Magog, Meshech and Tubal. All of these tribes migrated to the far north and later became known as the Scythians. The Scythians are the modern ethnic Russians.
As predicted, Russia is once again arming the Muslims for war. It has asserted itself as their political defender and friend.
We are at the threshold of the final events of prophecy that lead us to the Second Coming of Christ. Thank God His coming for the believer known as 'the Mystery' is even closer. Make sure that you have received His blood-bought gift of pardon. Even so, come soon LORD Jesus.
By Pinchas Finkelstein, PART 2
