It will be a short one today. But I think it will make its point. There is coming a day when all the armies of the world will unite against Israel. But the God Himself will stretch His hand of protection over that Land. “Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.” (Psalm 121:4) What is happening today may be a herald of the future.
HARBINGER OF A FUTURE TIME ?
“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.” (Zechariah 12:2-3) “Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, And your spoil will be divided in your midst. For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem.” (Zechariah 14:1-2)
It was Jerry Golden whose report put this in perspective. Nations are beginning to gather aournd Israel. The immediate purpose is to operate againt the forces of ISIS. But it interesting nonetheless; and a harbinger, perhaps. Russia has stationed the Admiral Kuznetsov, its only aircraft carrier – along with a nuclear submarine armed with enough nuclear firepower to “desstoy half the world” in the Syrian port of Tartus. [That sea port is one of the major reasons Moscow is fighting so hard to keep Assad in power. In opens Russia’s door to the world and allows it to play the nuclear superpower.] Russia’s ally, Communist China, has also docked its only operational aircraft carrier there. It is accompanied by a guided misslie cruiser. [It was China and Russia that forced Obama to rethink and back down from an invasion of Syria to depose Assad back in the late summer of 2013.] Russia has already demonstrated its military proficiency when it successfully launched an onslaught of ship-based cruise missiles against ISIS targets.
But its not just air and naval power being gathered. There is a build-up of Russian troops and tanks, Hezbollah forces – and yes, even Cubans gathering just north of Israel.[i] Pointing to the prophecies of Ezekiel 38, many scholars believe that Russia will lead the Gog / Magog invasion of Israel in the Last Days.
But these developments are not a sign of despair nor defeat. It is then, when the armies of the world gather against Jerusalem and His People that He will deliver them. “Then the Lord will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle. And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives… And the Lord shall be King over all the earth.” (Zechariah 14:3-4, 9)
[i] Jerry Golden, Armies on our Northern Border, The Golden Report, December 11, 2015
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