In Ezekiel 38:5 God speaks of the Middle-eastern allies of Russia in His prophecy of the Gog/Magog invasion of Israel, referring to them as Persia, Cush, and Put. Modern translations consider "Cush" to mean Ethiopia, and "Put" to be Lybia, while Persia is present-day Iran. "Cush" is the Hebrew word meaning "black", which was the name of Noah's grandson who is presumed to be the father of the dark-skinned peoples of the world; whose father, Ham apparently had taken a black wife along on their famous cruise. If we are drawing very near to the prophecied Gog/Magog invasion, it seems more logical that this ally might be Sudan, or a joint force of predominantly Sudanese soldiers along with volunteers from Somalia, and Ethiopia. Since Somalia is predominantly Muslim they would be eager to join forces in the "holy" jihad against Israel, but Ethiopia has a very large Coptic Christian population, and any effort to conscript them into a Muslim invasion force would surely create a civil war that their government might well lose. Of course if my presumption that the invasion is drawing near is incorrect, things could change dramatically in a few decades, and it may well be literally Ethiopia that God is referring to.
Ezekiel 38:6 refers to other allies as "Gomer" and "Togarmah of the north quarters", which some scholars believe to mean Turkey, and perhaps Lebanon, and Syria which are to the north of Israel. So, it would seem that any degree of radicalization of Turkey, and Syria would fit perfectly into God's scenario, setting these nations up (along with a Russian led coalition) to become so over-confident of an easy victory in destroying Israel that they would use any trumped-up excuse to invade.
Bear in mind, God's purpose in bringing this to pass is always to glorify Himself, and He has made it clear that: 1) He delights in confounding the wisdom of the wise (the "smart money" would obviously bet against Israel, but guess again!), and that: 2)God has promised that He "will have mercy upon whom I will have mercy" (therefore there is no need to feel sorry for the 83% of the invasion force that God assures us He will destroy, as He knows their hearts and has already judged them, except of course for any soldiers who were forced to invade, even after they became born-again believers). God will provide a way of escape for them, either in this life, or in Heaven. For the jihadists, He has provided another place for them where they can search for their "72 virgins", among all the flames. Ezekiel 38:16 states God's reason for bringing this to pass when He says, "I will bring thee against My land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes." So the atheistic Russians, and the Muslim jihadists have had several centuries to read God's warning and to repent of this foolish invasion. Oops..., I forgot that Muslims believe the Bible is a corruption of God's Word (and that the Koran is His perfect word, which doesn't warn of His judgment about to befall them). And the atheists don't believe He exists, so why should they place any credibility in such prophecies? Oh well, I guess they'll find out soon enough!!!
At this point I must caution the reader that what you are about to read may be hazardous to your digestion, or at least hard to stomach, as I speculate on why I'm becoming convinced of the likelihood that this war may culminate in a partial Nuclear Holocaust between a defeated, but not destroyed Russia, and another nation that did not participate in the war, but which Russia may ultimately blame for their defeat. Guess Who!!! There is even significant Biblical evidence to support the theory that the Rapture might occur while the missiles are in flight, but before they can detonate. I guess this makes me a "Pre-millenialist" believer; sorry, Pat Robertson, thanks for leading me to the Lord, but this is one area in which we must disagree.
In Ezekiel 39:5, and 6, God speaks prophetically to Gog, the Russian leader of this invasion who won't be born yet for thousands of years in the future. He says, speaking as if a parent is explaining to a rebellious child why he had to be punished, "Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God. And I will send fire upon Magog (the ancient tribe believed to have settled in the area around Moscow), and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles (or, "coastlands"; a term that many scholars have traditionally thought might refer to America): and they shall know that I am the Lord."
Now, does it make more sense that God would arbitrarily and miraculously cause the "spontaneous combustion" of the entire nations of Russia, and America as punishment for this invasion, especially since America was not a participant (but is merely to blame for arming Israel with weapons capable of defeating their enemies [I guess the Israelis should be ashamed of themselves for wanting to protect their people from a murderous holocaust, at the hands of their "friendly, neighborhood Muslim Jihadists', and their Russian allies]). He certainly has the power to do it, but does this fit with the character of God that we see throughout the rest of the Bible? He has already severely punished the guilty parties, why would He wreak vengeance upon their women and children, let alone America?
Or does it seem more logical that Russia, whose Army has just been nearly wiped out, but still retains a massive nuclear arsenal, and can't imagine that America would not take advantage of their weakness by invading (as they would us, if the roles were reversed) would send a massive part of their population under ground into shelters and subway tunnels. Western intelligence sources have speculated that they (Russia) believe a large percentage of their population could survive a nuclear attack. They would then launch a "retaliatory" nuclear attack on us, because they blame us as de-facto "aggressors" for providing Israel with the weapons they needed to defeat the invading forces. Remember, the Politburo of today is likely as atheistic as it was in the days of Lenin, and Stalin, and they would find it easier to blame us than a God that they don't believe exists. Besides, as it's been said, "their arms are too short to box with God!!!"
Now that I've scared the pants off many of you, and convinced others that I'm a raving lunatic, I'll pause to let it all sink in a bit. Come back later, to find out why I believe the Rapture may occur just before the nuclear missiles detonate. Don't worry, the old looney who predicted the end of the world in 2012 is not sitting here whispering in my ear. Everything I'm saying is verifiable in the Word of God ( the Bible); check it out for yourselves and make up your own minds. And then call me a lunatic, if you're still unconvinced! But if I'm right, your decision to believe what I've written, or not, may be the most important decision you will ever make, not only in your life but for your entire eternity!!!
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