I must confess, I have degenerated into an obsessive "channel surfer", and occasionally my obsession lands me on the enemy's territory: C.N.N. News Channel. I was flabbergasted earlier today when I clicked onto a C.N.N. interview with some general at the Pentagon who was apparently voicing concern that Russia's President Putin seems to be spending enormous amounts of money on re-armament programs. His conclusion was from a typically American perspective, and even more typically, from the "diplomacy-first" perspective that would appease the lilly-livered Security Analysts in the White House. He expressed concern that Putin was preparing for another "Cold War" with the West. My immediate reaction was to except his concern, but to heartily disagree with his conclusion! "Cold War"... my ___[foot]!!! There is nothing "cold" about Putin's intentions, unless you count the blood running through his veins.
Putin surely recognizes that he can not sustain a new "Cold War" with the West ( meaning, of course, America; since Europe's economy is nearly a basket-case), unless he can find a new source of income that will greatly diminish the effects of the U.S., and European sanctions that have been imposed upon Russia's economy. Therefore, he must fund any military build-up with a "Great Spoil" taken from some other countries' treasuries. And the weaker their military is in putting up a resistance, so much the better. I'm sorry, if this sounds too much like Ezekiel 38, & 39 terminology, but that is another of my "obsessions". (Check out the words that God uses to describe the invader's intentions, in Ezekiel 38:12, and see for yourself if this doesn't seem to fit.) Anyway, I expect that the oil fields of Saudi Arabia, and the other Gulf States, along with the accumulated wealth of the Sheiks seems like an "apple ready for the plucking" to a greedy, over-grown spoiled brat, like Putin, who would not bat an eye for the millions who might die from his invasion, as long as he can defeat the purposes of the Western sanctions. I've used the comparison of the brat, who want's to get back at his parents, for punishing him when he throws a tantrum, and make them "suffer", rather than simply repenting of his tantrum. I think the parallel is appropriate enough, here. What does he care, if millions have to die in order for him to conquer the whole world, as he surely intends. Unfortunately, the millions who die will mostly be from his invasion force, when God causes their infighting to destroy 83% of their forces.
Lest we feel sorry for those who will die because of one man's greed remember that I have written that I believe there is a strong connection between the prophecies of Ezekiel 38, & 39, and those in Revelations: Chapters 6, and 7 (which I've expounded upon in my Aug. 19, 2014 post; see the Archive List to the immediate right of this column). Ezekiel 39 ends with the image of whomever is commanding the retreating forces after the invasion is decimated, with retaliation against the land that lives securely along "the coastlands", when God causes him to "send fire" upon them, and upon "Magog". This imagery strikes pictures of Russian Nuclear missiles raining down upon a nation whose population resides mostly along the coasts of rivers, large lakes, and oceans (America?). Since American technology is largely responsible for the Israeli, and Saudi Arabian military forces ability to defeat an invasion, I can see why a retreating commander might blame America for their defeat (it's easier than acknowledging that God exists, and He has miraculously protected His people, Israel). America would be obligated to retaliate against "Magog" (thought to be Russia), turning their homeland into a Nuclear wasteland. But Russia is on record as believing that they could survive a Nuclear holocaust, in their underground subway tunnels, with merely "acceptable" casualties. Perhaps for a "thousand years", (see Revelation: 20:5, through 9), before their descendants are briefly "released"??? As for those under attack in America, I believe the account in Revelation 7 indicates that (the Church, or worldwide body of believers in Jesus) will be "raptured" by the Angels of God (see Matthew 24: verses 29, through 31), to meet the Lord in the air, before the missiles can detonate, and too bad for those who are not ready (Matthew 25).
I realize how lunatic all these images must seem to the biblically unversed, but don't blame me for them. I didn't write them, God did; or rather He revealed them to his prophets, who transcribed them for Him. If they are hard to believe, don't complain to me about it, take your complaints to God, and let Him settle it for you. If you don't know Him, I suggest you apply the recommendation I wrote under the Heading of this Blog, and invite Jesus to come into your heart, forgive you of your sins (as we are all sinners, in need of His forgiveness), and become your Lord, and Savior, and then all these images will begin to make sense. Until then, it will all seem lunatic, and when it all comes to pass, it will be too late! As for a time frame on all this; lets just say that the reference in Matthew 24, of the "sun [becoming] as blood, and the moon shall not give it's light" sure sounds a lot like the "Blood Moons" of last Spring, and Fall, which are set to be repeated this year, demarcating the time of year when the warring nations of the Middle-East have traditionally gone to war with their neighbors...I'm just saying...!
[For more on all this, check out my Post on April 21, 2014.]
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