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!!!
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