Dear Doves,
 
Ezekiel 39:9
"Then those who live in the towns of Israel will go out and use the weapons for fuel and burn them up--. For 'SEVEN YEARS' they will use them for fuel."
 
Daniel 9:27
"He will confirm a COVENANT WITH MANY (nations) for one 'SEVEN' (year period), but in the middle of that 'SEVEN' (year period) he will put an end to sacrifice and offering."
 
CONCLUSION:
The seven-year "COVENANT WITH MANY" (nations) that begins the 'seven-year tribulation' is the 'peace treaty' signed by Israel and MANY NATIONS at the END of the Gog-Magog War with Israel, which Israel wins with the help of God.
 
GOD SPEAKING TO GOG-MAGOG:
Ezekiel 38:6, 9, 15
"--the MANY NATIONS WITH you."
"You and all your troops and the MANY NATIONS WITH you--."
"You will come from your place in the far North, you and MANY NATIONS WITH you--."
 
CONCLUSION:
The seven-year 'Covenant With Many' nations is the 'seven-year peace treaty' signed by Israel and the 'MANY NATIONS' at the conclusion of the Gog-Magog War with Israel. The seven-year period of Israel burning weapons after the Gog-Magog War is over runs concurrent with the seven-year 'Covenant With Many' nations, and the seven-year tribulation. They are all three the same seven-year period of time.
 
The pre-tribulation rapture of The Church will occur prior to the signing of the 'Covenant With Many' nations at the end of the Gog-Magog War with Israel. 'The sign' that 'our redemption is neigh' is when God causes the Gog-Magog War with Israel to begin, and it is about to begin! Jerusalem is now surrounded by armies of its enemies. WE COULD BE RAPTURED BEFORE THE GOG-MAGOG WAR BEGINS!
 
FOR CONFIRMATION THAT GOD CAUSES THE GOG-MAGOG WAR TO BEGIN, WHICH IS 'OUR WORLD-WIDE SIGN' TO LOOK UP, READ: EZEKIEL 38 & 39.
 
Ezekiel 38:4, 16
"I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army--. I will bring you against my land--."
 
 
Just as You have told us in the Scriptures, Come Lord Jesus!
 
Bruce Warner