In re-reading my last few posts, it occurred to me that I have perhaps not made clear the reason I am so convinced that a Biblical prophecy, given by God to one of His prophets, around 2500 years ago, but never yet fulfilled, seems to me to be possibly on the verge of coming to pass in the very near future.
First, Biblical scholars have almost unanimously considered expressions like, "in the last days", and, "in the latter years", to refer to the times that precede Jesus' return for His church (which includes all those who believe in Him, and have received Him as their personal Lord and Savior, around the whole world), when He will destroy all the unrepentant sinners, and establish His Kingdom of Heaven on earth. For those who believe this, it is always a very general clue as to the timing of the prophecy in question.
In Ezekiel 38: 8, there is a similar reference as above when it says that God will draw the invasion force into the Middle-East, "in the latter years". This would mean, since it was spoken 2500 years ago, that today is just as likely to be the time God is referring to as anytime previously, during these 2500 years. But the expression, "in the latter years" indicates that it must closely precede Jesus' return. Admittedly, this is pretty weak evidence by itself, but when you couple that with all the "signs of the times" around the world, today, it begins to look as though it could happen any time now, whereas technology was not sufficiently developed, before, for it all to come to pass.
My interpretation that the reference, in chapter 38: 9, to "Gog's", "coming like a storm", that would be "like a cloud covering the land", may not be accurate, in that I feel it may be a clue that God left for this generation to pick up, as previous generations would have no understanding of the concept of Poison Gas being use in warfare. Also, His warning (in Matthew 24) to not come down from the rooftops, but to flee to the mountains, immediately, agrees, as Sarin Gas in particular (like Syria's Assad has shown a proclivity to use against his enemies) is heavier than air, and quickly sinks to the lowest point around it. (As I stated before, this will not be effective because Israel has been giving out gas masks to their citizens for decades, precisely because of this prophecy).
Also, the burning of their enemies weapons for seven years, that Israel is prophecied to do, in chapter 39: 9, was not credible until Russia had recently developed a way to produce a form of composite wood that is lighter, stronger and more flexible than steel, with which they can produce tanks and trucks. And our technology has produced neutron nuclear devices that can kill large numbers of enemy forces, without harming the infrastructure around them, such as buildings, tanks, and trucks. We have given this technology to the Israelis, who according to reports, may have used this against the Al Quaida rebels in Yemen, disguising their planes as Saudi Arabian jets.
All this may be completely wrong, I know, but it is a series of coincidences that make it all seem unlikely to happen, without a reason. And, I believe the reason is that God is preparing the scene for a great battle that will show His people, along with the unbelieving world (or the "heathen", as God refers to them), that Israel is still the land He gave to His Chosen People, and that He has forgiven them for the centuries of their rebellion against Him. Other things will also result from this destruction of Israel's enemies, such as (perhaps) the "rapture" of the church!!! (Read about it in my Archival footnotes at the end of my Post for August 4!!!)
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