Diplomacy Could Lead To Another Depression

Perhaps this is just another tug on the reins of the "hooks" that God has promised to place in "Gog's" jaws, to turn him towards the Middle-East invasion, that will end up in his forces' nearly complete destruction upon the "mountains of Israel".  

I have written repeatedly that Russia is practically set for an invasion of the Middle-East already.  It seems that all "Gog" (Putin?) needs is an international excuse to begin the invasion, which will probably have as it's goal the conquest of all the Persian Gulf oil fields, of Saudi Arabia, and their neighbors.  Israel will probably be drawn into the conflict, because of their proximity to Saudi Arabia, and because they are the only Middle-Eastern country that can give Russia a strong resistance.   It's basic military strategy that you don't leave a powerful enemy (like Israel) on your flank when you invade another enemy (Saudi Arabia).   (Plus,  Iran, Russia's main ally in the invasion, is "champing at the bit" for an excuse to invade Israel, anyway!  Their motivation is pure, unadulterated anti-Semitism, in it's most virulent form!  The kind that would have caused them to  cheer on Adolph Hitler, if they had been alive in the 1940's, and knew about his "Final Solution" for the Jews of Europe!)  

Perhaps the sanctions that the Trump administration has just placed upon Russia (along with Iran, and North Korea),  primarily dealing with their (mostly Russian) sales of oil, and Natural Gas, could serve as sufficient "provocation" to "force" a Middle-East invasion to conquer the Arab oil fields (so he can punish the rest of the world with an oil embargo, and blame it on Trump's sanctions), 

We know that Russia's economy is hurting, because of the Saudi "dumping" of large quantities of oil upon the market (to drive down the international price of oil, because of America's increased reserves, due to "Fracking" techniques).  Saudi Arabia is trying to bankrupt American oil companies, but they are also "turning the screws" on Russia's oil-sales-dependent economy, giving Putin (or "Gog"???) incentive to invade, to supposedly force Saudi Arabia to stop it's "oil dumping" tactics.  Europe is officially protesting, because they are "caught in the squeeze", because most of their supply of Natural Gas is purchased from Russia, and sanctions will probably limit that availability from Russia.  With winter approaching, Europe is protesting the sanctions, because it will probably hurt them more than it will Russia.  I'm sure that Trump intends to sell liquefied Natural Gas to Europe (since we are now the world's largest supplier of Natural Gas) to fill the short fall, which will anger Putin even more! 

Even if there is no Middle-East invasion, yet (at least),  remember that the "Great Depression" of the nineteen thirties began with international trading of sanctions, from country to country, with endless retaliatory sanctions placed against the countries that brought the first sanctions.  In essence, this was an artificial depression, caused by the mutual intransigence of one country against another, and back again.  Don't think for a minute that it couldn't happen again!  Remember George Santayana's famous quote, "Those who refuse to remember the past, are condemned to relive it."(!!!)

Also, remember that World War II began with America's oil embargo against Japan, for invading "Indo-China", and their oil reserves..  Are we facing the beginning of  World War III???  Only God knows, for sure!!!

Boy!... Am I Embarrassed!?!

Well, no...not really.  Yes , I do have to admit that my little experiment with "Russian Intelligence" did not pan out the way I expected.   My theory (that every time I wrote something about the prophecied Russian invasion of Israel, when my blog server reported a triple digit increase in Russian "pageviews") was foiled (this time, only), when I only had 1, or 2, Russian pageviews, in response to my last post.  One would logically think that I have to admit to my apparent paranoid delusions, or use Gilda Radner's famous "Laugh In" line of. "never mind!" and forget the whole thing.   But my "paranoia" is not that easily shrugged off, and discarded. 

These "Russian intelligence" people, or whomever was interested in my blog, from Russia, apparently have all the sophistication of the "Keystone Cops", of the Charlie Chaplin silent movie genre.  I guess they figure that if they don't respond to my "bait" for their suspected "Super Computers" to pick up the important key words ("Russia, Russia, Russia"), that will disprove my theory, and leave me to wallow in my paranoid humiliation, and forget the whole thing.  Guess again, folks!!!  I have a super-human capacity to endure the humiliation of being called a "fool"!  I have become quite used to it, over the years. 

But, that changes nothing concerning the real issue before us.  The prophecied "Gog/Magog" invasion of Israel, by Russia, and their Muslim-nation allies, was called by God, 2500 years ago, and frustrating my ability to say when it will happen does not change a thing!  I have always said that I am not a prophet; I can not predict the future, but I can read the Bible, and when things line up with the Biblical prophecies, I write about it.  That's all I do.  There's nothing special about it.  I don't have to protect my reputation.  God said it, and I believe it; bringing it all to pass is not my job; it's  up to Him!  If it doesn't happen today, then I'll expect it to happen tomorrow...or the next day... or the next, etc.  I may not live to see it happen, but that's okay.  Israel has been prepared for 2500 years, and they don't need me to warn them!

The real shame is that Putin, or whomever is the Bible's "Gog", can read about it in a Russian Bible, too.  I'm sure their Bible has an "Ezekiel: 38, & 39" prophecy in it, too.  The problem for him is to believe it!!!  Whether, or not he chooses to,  I will !!!

Has My Blog Become A "Russian Litmus"???

I am not arrogant enough to think that anything I write should be important enough to the unbelieving mind that they should care to order their plans accordingly.  But there are some interesting clues that seem to indicate others might feel differently!

Usually there are some daily readers of my posts to this blog, from Russia.  But they are mostly limited to an occasional 1, or 2  "pageviews" per day.  But every time I write something about Russia, my blog server indicates that there follows a triple-digit jump in Russian "pageviews" that seems to coincide with whatever I have written about Russia.

I am reminded that I've heard our National Security Administration "listens in" on telephone conversations, all around the world, to pick up subversive conversations, between potential enemies of America (and I believe computer transmissions are treated similarly) .   To think of people listening to every phone conversation going on around the world, let alone finding people to speak each language well enough to understand the conversations, is in itself a mind-boggling concept!!!  But, I understand that they employ "Super Computers", 24 hours per day, that are programmed to pick up various key words and phrases, that might alert the need for human attention to the conversation.  Since any technology we develop seems to end up in the hands of the Russians, eventually, thanks to the porous nature of our "leaking" intelligence agencies, I have to wonder if Russia has developed similar "Super Computers" of their own, with their own "key-words" programmed to alert human attention.  I wouldn't be surprised if it is true. 

This might explain why my blog seems to rate so much Russian interest, so consistently, every time I write something about Russia, which I must do when I write something explaining the "Gog/Magog" invasion, that God prophecied to the Prophet Ezekiel ( in Ezekiel: 38, & 39) (please refer to the previous post, for more on my "understanding", right, or wrong, of the "Gog/Magog Prophecy", written in Ezekiel: 38, & 39) .  It is certainly possible that their are hundreds of Russian "born-again" Christians, that only take an interest in my blog when I write something about Russia.  But, of the two likely choices, guess which one I think is more likely???

Also, is it coincidental that I wrote my concern that recent events in Syria might signal a soon beginning of Russia's invasion of Israel, and only days later Putin and Trump settle on a supposed cease-fire agreement in the territory just next to the border with Israel???  Is this merely a feint, to throw off the expectations of the Israeli people, as if my blog has alerted them, to something they have been alerted to for around 2500 years, to the point that Israel has been giving out gas masks to their citizens for decades, because the beginning of the Prophecy seems to indicate a poison gas attack (one of the favorite methods of attack of the Assad regime in Syria)???  If this cease fire holds long, then perhaps I am mistaken.  But, I don't really expect that it will.  I expect that it will hold just long enough for Russia's military leaders to think that Israel has let down their guard.  (These idiots!!!  How much time do they think people in Israel will need to put on their gas masks, once they hear the alarms??? Do these idiots really expect that they can recover the "element of surprise" upon a nation that has been on alert for 2500 years???)

Oh well, I guess I'll find a triple-digit jump in my Russian "pageviews", after I publish this post!  But, just to help their computers out a bit, let me reiterate...,"Russia, Russia, Russia"!!!  (I guess that ought to do it!)

Time To, "Open Mouth, And Insert Foot!"

I admit it!!!  Many times over the past decade, I have been "courageous" (???) enough, (or "outrageously stupid" enough, depending on your perspective)  to make some of the most dire predictions of perhaps coming events, based upon my readings of Biblical Prophecy, and how it all relates to present world conditions (presuming that certain prophetic events that have not yet come to pass, may be about to).  My motivation was always that, (1), I felt these predictions were clearly enough written in Prophecy, that no one could say my opinions were impossible to occur, no matter how unlikely it may seem to the intelligent mind, and (2), if I was absurdly wrong, in the final analysis, it mattered little, for I have little, if any, reputation for credibility, and therefore little reputation to lose! 

Today, I may be about to step over the line of  credibility, (even for me) as I have drawn some prophetic conclusions that are at best very loosely based upon Prophetic writings, but that, if true, are serious enough that intelligent people, who simply may not be convinced of the impending nature of these Prophecies, may not realize how short a time we may have to "make things right" with the Lord, before it's too late!!!  Please keep in mind that, if I'm right, all one needs to do is pray according to the Heading at the top of this page, to receive Jesus Christ as your personal Lord, and Savior,  and He will forgive you of all of your sins (as we are all sinners, in need of a Savior),  and promise you eternal life, after death, and an exciting life here, in the mean time, in case my predictions prove to be false, after all. 

Let's be clear, I am not saying these things are definitely going to happen (soon, at least), or that I hope they will happen, but that they might happen!  And if I am right, the consequences of being ignorant of these possibilities might effect peoples' eternal salvation, one way or the other, and I am not willing to bear the responsibility of having been aware of something that might have such dire consequences on so many people, simply because I was reluctant to be called, "a fool".  Believe me, being called a fool is no strange condition for me to be in!   I am somewhat used to the condition!  I wonder if this is what the Bible refers to as being a "fool for Christ"?  If so, I would certainly qualify, and gladly so!!!

For many years, I have been troubled by two points of the "Gog/Magog" prophecy (as written in Ezekiel: 38, & 39).  First,  if I am interpreting the Prophecy correctly, it seems that America plays no immediate role in the miraculous deliverance of Israel from the unprovoked invasion, of their land, by Russia  ( referred to as "Magog"; the name of the ancient tribe that is believed to have settled near the present-day city of Moscow, in Russia), and their local Muslim allies, such as Syria, Iran (referred to Biblically as "Persia"). and others.  Therefore, America must not be involved, anywhere in the Middle-East; so why are we still fighting in Iraq, and Syria?  It seems that America must find some excuse to pull out of the region.   We now have several thousand troops, along with jets and other munitions in abundance; it is only logical that Israel would call upon them (as close allies) to help resist the Russian invasion, as long as they are easily available.  Therefore, they must not be available, for some reason, at the time of the invasion.  If I am correct in assuming that this invasion is imminent, there are only two likely possibilities for American forces to not be available to come to Israel's defense.  Actually, I guess there are three possibilities, but one, that our President (Trump, or whomever is in office at the time) simply refuses to come to Israel's aid,  But this is so absurd as to be ridiculous to consider, as it would negate all the American promises to all other allies, for their mutual defense in times of crisis.  The other two likely possibilities are, (1) that America would find some reason to withdraw all of our forces from the Middle-East, after I.S.I.S. is completely driven out, which seems unlikely, because I.S.I.S. would simply return, to fill the void, afterwards. 

The other possibility is so horrible to contemplate that it simply didn't occur to me for many years, though it would not seem so out of the question to some present-day "Hitlerian", meglo-maniacal  dictator, such as Vladimir Putin!  That would be the Nuclear elimination of all the American forces in Iraq, and Syria, before the Invasion begins!  Most of our forces are located in the north-eastern part of Iraq, far enough away from the Russian forces to not endanger them with the resulting fall out.  (Iranian citizens might be at risk, but Moslem regimes are always able to rationalize the "sacrifice" of their people for the "greater good"[!?!], [in their collective opinion, at least] of the potential genocide of all of Israel.)  Any other American Forces would be too small to risk going against an all-out Russian invasion.  As far as international outrage for the most dastardly attack against American forces since Pearl Harbor (and even exceeding that!) it would probably not bother Putin, as he would expect to receive that response for invading Israel,  except from the Muslim world.  And, since I believe his ultimate goal would be conquering the Gulf States' oil fields, so he can hold the rest of the world hostage to a threat of a world-wide oil embargo, I would expect he would feel immune from any dire consequences of any other country except  America.  Perhaps this is the impetus for the other question I have been so far unable to logically resolve. 

Israel is prophecied to be overwhelmingly victorious against the Invasion forces, after which there seems to be a Nuclear exchange between  the retreating forces of Russia (after losing most of their army), and what scholars have long thought was America.  But it is put in a way that seems to suggest America will attack the retreating Russian Forces first, with an all out Russian nuclear attack in retaliation.  This would normally seem backward, since one would normally expect Russia to attack America first.  But, if my above description of a Nuclear attack on American forces in Iraq proves true, I could see an American President (especially Trump) as feeling a justification for attacking the Russian troops. 

Probably, the hope would be that Russia would see that the justification was there, and would not retaliate in force, but expecting Russia to be reasonable is perhaps a futile desire!!!  Therefore, all survivors would be forced  to go underground, for the resulting Nuclear holocaust between Russia and the U.S.  Russia has long been preparing for this possibility, in their subway systems, and may have developed a way to feed millions for what the book of Revelation describes as their living (underground)  for the one thousand year reign of Jesus, in His Kingdom, after His return.  America mostly gave up on these preparations, except for the social elite, years ago.  Our elitists will probably take to the shelters (along with "Dr. Strangelove"), and will live safely, for perhaps a few years; after which they can choose between slow starvation, or chancing the painful death of radiation poisoning, if they choose to come above ground again.  

For the rest of us, the prospect of Nuclear annihilation seems terrifying, I realize.  But, if that is what faces us, I'd rather be prepared by having the assurance of Jesus' salvation, after an instantaneous death, than face a slow starvation in an underground vault, with the prospect of an eternity in  Hell facing me afterwards!

Grim prospects either way, I recognize!  But, at least Jesus has prepared a way of eternal escape from the evil of mankind, and eternal judgement for those who choose to ignore His warnings!  I leave it to the reader to decide if there is merit to my guesses about the future.  If I'm wrong, I will bare the shame of being an absolute buffoon of a fool!  But, if I'm right, are you ready to face the prospects that I have described???

P.S.---  Also, bare in mind that (as I've written before) there is some Biblical evidence that Jesus may send His Angels to "catch us all away" in what has come to be referred to as "the rapture", some time between the "fire" that God says he will send upon "Magog", and the retaliation upon us.  In that case we wouldn't have to face the Nuclear attack that may follow the "Gog/Magog" war, at all!!!  Unless you are an unbelieving elitist, in a temporary  bomb shelter!  In that case, may God have mercy on your soul!!!

And Now, The Court Challenge, Of Common Sense

The law, defunding the so-called "Sanctuary Cities", that just passed through Congress, will surely face lower court challenges.  This is not because there is anything wrong with the law, but simply because liberals want to have their way, and they are going to, "hold their noses, till they turn blue in the face", or till the Supreme Court drags them, kicking and screaming like the over-grown, spoiled brats that they are, into facing a common sense reality that they don't want to accept. 

Thanks to the evil administration of President Barak Obama, we now have a plethora of liberal lower court, and appellate court judges, who either can't recognize truth if it stood in their faces (like Pontius Pilate, when he scoffed, "What is truth?", as he stood in the face of Jesus Christ, the absolute incarnation of God's Truth), or they refuse to judge in favor of common sense, either because they may take bribes to make evil rulings, or they believe in the liberal concept that promoting chaos with their decisions will speed the willingness of the people to accept the one-world, socialist regime, that will eventually come under the absolute control of Satan's Antichrist.  Which possibility is the more evil, I wonder? 

I expect that lower court injunctions will be used as a stalling tactic, even though they surely recognize the inevitable Supreme Court decision that will uphold the Constitutionality of the law.  What a shame that it takes a Supreme Court decision to force large portions of our society to face common sense logic!

I heard on the news today that Phoenix, Az. recently rescinded their law declaring their city to be a "Sanctuary City", and noticed a precipitous drop in the crime rate, for the two years following.  Other localities tried to question this finding, but (again) they can only do so by denying the validity of obvious truth,  and common sense.  Liberals work so hard to deny the obvious, it's a wonder why so many people fall for their foolish propaganda!  ( Well, I guess not, when you consider that Jesus said, "Many will be called, but few chosen.")  I guess that that old deceiver, Satan, will be working overtime to get people to fall for his lies.  The sad thing is that he will be so successful!  I guess he earns  the title, "the father of lies", daily!!!