There are three sequential
events in Zechariah 11. I have posted them in fivedoves
before. They are 1/ Three shepherds war. 2/ Rapture. 3/ Appearance
of foolish
shepherd/Antichrist. Joel 2:20 is the battle of
Gog/Magog in which God has clearly stated that there
will be two waves of attack from Gog. The timing of the
first wave of attack from Gog is prophesied in Jeremiah
1 represented by the almond tree. Almond tree is a
winter tree. The first wave of attack from Gog shall
occur in winter time in Israel. After God fends off the
first wave of Gog's attack through the destruction of
three shepherds, while Gog is retreating to Russia, God
places a hook on Gog, and turns him back to Israel (
Ezekiel 38:4 ) . The hook is the rapture. Seeing US and
Europe devastated by rapture, Gog from Russia gathers
Turkey and Iran, to launch the second wave of attack
against Israel. Christians call this second wave attack
as the battle of Gog/Magog. Since this second wave of
attack poses more danger and destruction to Israel ( compared to the first wave ),
beginning from Ezekiel 38:4, after God turns Gog back to
Israel, God reveals His wrath and his plan to destroy
Gog's army.
We have to watch Gog, who I
believe is Putin. Based on the almond tree prophecy, there
will be an evil force gathering in the north of Israel
very likely this winter. Almond tree is a winter tree. It
gives us the timing of this attack, which is in winter.
These evil forces are the Islamic forces ready to attack
Israel. Russia /Putin shall play a big part by supplying
these forces with weaponry and some Russian ground troops.
I believe Putin's motive is to reinforce the three
shepherds while they are entangled in the war with Israel.
By the time the almond tree blossoms in January, God cuts
off three shepherds in one month. Putin is scared and
begins to pull out his forces from Israel. While the
Russian forces are on their way back to Russia, God calls
His church home!!! Rapture is the hook God places on
Putin. Seeing the rapture crippling US and EU, Putin
seizes this opportunity to return to Israel. This time he
has Turkey and Iran with him. This is the second wave of
attack from Gog, known as the hinder part in Joel 2:20.
When there is a hinder part, there has to be the forepart.
My conclusion. Rapture shall happen when Russian troops
are pulling out from the region surrounding Israel. A note
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