| In 2005, I wrote a brief article called, "The Coming War | | | | which most battles nowadays are fought, we see |
| with Russia," it has been read by quite a lot of readers, | | | | they can mobilize a mass of 25,000-soldiers to invade |
| and picked up by many sites, perhaps I can now do a | | | | Georgia in a matter of days. Their capability may have |
| follow up. In the first article I talk mostly about Russia | | | | faded, but not for long, so it is a battle we are going to |
| joining up with Iran, which looks pretty likely now, and | | | | see in the very near future. |
| China gearing up for the last battle, that is quite | | | | In looking at this, I do believe you need to look at it |
| obvious, and that the United States likes the idea of | | | | from the vantage point of: 1) are you trying to make |
| remaining in Iraq because it is a buffer zone | | | | something you already know, certified? 2) Or are you |
| somewhat. The question might come up, should come | | | | willing to look at whatever the Bible says, like it or not. |
| up, what is Russia looking at, what would draw the US | | | | The ideal way is to not try to make it fit into prophecy, |
| into a conflict? Surely not Georgia, which Russia has | | | | it will or it will not. |
| just invaded, but should Israel attack Iran, now, there | | | | So we all know the return of the Jews has taken |
| would be no Russian retaliation, no end of the world | | | | place, I watched this happen in my life time (a |
| scenario one anyhow, but should they attack when | | | | prophecy foretold), to the young reader this may |
| Russia decides to tie the knot, and Iran and Russia | | | | sound like history, which it is but, we are living history if |
| become one, they would be obligated to strike Israel, | | | | you are over sixty. |
| with Iran, and the US obligated to assist Israel. But this | | | | In Part one of this scenario, I talk on Gog and the land |
| is my scenario, in simplicity; now let's look at a real one, | | | | of Magog, which in essence is Russia. Russia, the |
| a biblical one. | | | | words has roots, stems from a Finnish word, meaning |
| There are several chapters in the Bible that talk about | | | | rowers of a vessel, And 'Rosh,' is a Hebrew word |
| Russia, one being Ezekiel 38. People have interpreted it | | | | meaning 'boss.' (Ezekiel Chapter 27). What comes |
| in several ways, as I suppose I will. And therefore, pray | | | | next in Zech. 14, we see a man trying to lead an army, |
| you interpret it right, to me it indicates Russia will rise (it | | | | seize Israel, and this starts a world war. |
| has), then wane (it has), now is this because of the | | | | "...wake up the mighty men, let all men of war draw |
| breaking up of its prior status as the Soviet Union? | | | | near: let them come up..." Joel Chapter three. |
| Some say so, others say because of the rising power | | | | The superpower here is Gog and Magog, (Rev. 20); |
| of China. When I say waning, and rising I meant as a | | | | the invasion of Palestine by the nations will turn out to |
| world power. Life on earth has changed since the 60s, | | | | be in the long run, the last great battle. |
| 70s, 80s and even 90s, the world politics have | | | | God says to Gog and I shall paraphrase it: are you not |
| changed, what the Bible is saying I believe is Russia will | | | | the one I foretold would come against my people of |
| be defeated, it may go up and down a hundred times | | | | Israel? Ezek. 38. |
| as nations do but we need to look beyond that. | | | | Gog is not a name per se, not of any human being |
| Most of these things we see from day to day are just | | | | anyway, but when Satan becomes incarnate |
| incidental, as we all know they have enough nuclear | | | | (personified within flesh) into the Antichrist, he is Gog in |
| power, and weapons, and now oil money to buy more | | | | the making. His symbol is the dragon. In the book, "The |
| if need be, but if they wish, they could hit every major | | | | Last Trumpet (and the Woodbridge Demon.)I bring that |
| city with a nuke in the world, tomorrow, so they are a | | | | out more, separating the Beast, the dragon, Satan, |
| danger in that sense. And in conventional warfare, | | | | Gog, and so forth. |