While watching world events point increasingly toward the imminent approach of World War III, or as the Bible calls it, the Gog/Magog invasion of Israel, it would be very easy to proclaim Vladimere Putin to be the Russian leader that God refers to as "Gog". The present Russian Premier (and former president; and former Premier; and de facto totalitarian tyrant) has been personally steering the conflict in Syria in a manner that seems to be setting us up for the prophetic showdown, like it or not.
But while Putin certainly is responsible for the bellicose belligerence on the part of the Russian support of Bashir Assad's Syrian regime, he doesn't seem to fit the bill as the leader of the future invasion that God describes in Ezekiel 38, & 39. In Ezekiel 39:4, & 5, God is speaking directly to the leader of Russia's armies when He prophesies that He will cause him to, "fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee"..."thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God." Can Putin really be so egomaniacal that he would personally lead his invasion forces upon Israel himself? It seems too incredible to think so, in an age when all other nations' leaders leave the fighting up to their generals, while they remain safely at home. But if he is still in power when this comes to pass that seems to be what is going to happen. I wonder if he will be wearing the Super Bowl victory ring that he blatantly stole from the New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft, while proclaiming, "I could kill with this." One has to wonder how much help that will be for him when he faces up against God Almighty!!!
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