I did a search for Gog and Magog here... after hearing about the news of Russian bombs dropping in Syria today... While I am not sure the USA is the modern bablyon... I have heard quite a few preachers speak on this. I doubt it will be long before some of them start saying I told you so... so anyway... kudos to Rennick on this one... its awful easy to see how this could spin up. http://www.elitetrader.com/et/index.php?threads/end-of-days.215683/page-2#post-3099458 The USA's role as the economic leader of the world is already in massive decline... "Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. With her the kings of the earth committed adultery and the inhabitants of the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her adulteries." Revelation 17:1... The Bible's prophecies center mainly around Israel. The current events could easily lead to a situation where the superpowers move into the region to claim a stake of the new reality. Bible prophecy speaks of the battle of Armageddon in which a 200 million man army from the East(China), a great Army from Gog and Magog (old Soviet Union), modern Babylon (USA), and other armies face in a final battle . There is a quickening happening now, and the entire Biblical region is under some of the greatest upheaval in history.... add this to worst economic crisis in history, and it is not a stretch that we are entering the tribulation foretold by the Hebrew prophets.
Those with ears to hear have been aware of this for some time. The "end times" effectively started at Christ's ascension, however imo, we are quickly approaching Daniel's 70 week and the prophecies foretold by the OT Prophets and John in Revelations. Many have thought of either a revived Roman Empire i.e. Euro, or USA as Babylon referenced in Revelations. Babylon was originally Persia, modern day Iraq. I've read a couple of authors who see a united Muslim Caliphate in that role.
Jem, it looks like Iran is taking over from the Saudis as the regional ME power and Russia is taking over as the superpower over the ME. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-...am-complete-iran-readies-massive-syrian-groun Bible prophecy. I think if I were in Damascus, I'd get out. Not that the Damascus prophecy is directly involved with Russia, but still.......
thanks for input... you may find this an entertaining coincidence as well. http://trackingbibleprophecy.com/israel.php .... As predicted by several Old Testament prophets, the Assyrians and Babylonians conquered the two Israeli kingdoms and sent the people into exile. The Old Testament prophets also spoke of a future worldwide exile, which took place after 70AD, when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the temple, as prophesied by Jesus Himself in the "Olivet Discourse." But God promised that He would bring His people back to the land: Ezekiel 34:13 - And I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land; I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the valleys and in all the inhabited places of the country. God's promise for His people to return to the Holy Land was not contingent on anything the people of Israel did. God keeps His promises and protects His Holy Name in doing so: Ezekiel 36:20-24 - When they came to the nations, wherever they went, they profaned My holy name - when they said of them, 'These are the people of the LORD, and yet they have gone out of His land.' But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went. "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went. And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD," says the Lord GOD, "when I am hallowed in you before their eyes. For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land."' Israel's Disobedience God will finish Israel's punishment for their iniquity during the Tribulation, also called "Daniel's 70th Week", which is the last "week" of years of the seventy weeks, or 490 years of punishment revealed to Daniel: Daniel 9:24 - "Seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity...." After Israel's punishment is complete, God will restore His people to Himself: Ezekiel 36:25-28 - Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God.Zechariah 13:8-9 - "And it shall come to pass in all the land," says the LORD, " That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, but one-third shall be left in it: I will bring the one-third through the fire, will refine them as silver is refined, and test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, 'This is My people'; and each one will say, 'The LORD is my God.'" The prophecy of the dry bones in the passage below shows that Israel will return to the land in unbelief, before they receive the Holy Spirit by the end of the Tribulation (Zechariah 12). Our generation has seen fulfillment of the prophecy of the Jews returning to the land in unbelief: Ezekiel 37:1-6 - The hand of the LORD came upon me and brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. Then He caused me to pass by them all around, and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and indeed they were very dry. And He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" So I answered, "O Lord GOD, You know." Again He said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, 'O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!' Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: "Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the LORD."'Ezekiel 37:7-10 - So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them. Also He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live."'" So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.Ezekiel 37:11-14 - Then He said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, 'Our bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves are cut off!' Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it," says the LORD.'" The Persecution of the Jews The return of the Jews to the Holy Land largely began and continues due to persecution in the nations they have lived under exile: Ezekiel 11:16-17 - Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone."' Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel."'Ezekiel 34:27-30 - "...They shall be safe in their land; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them from the hand of those who enslaved them. And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid. I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they shall no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore. Thus they shall know that I, the LORD their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are My people," says the Lord GOD.
When they make a movie about this I wonder if it will take place in the Marvel universe or the DC universe.