Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015

Please understand that is my analysis as I believe God impressed it in my mind. My analysis is NOT a thus saith the Lord, but the Scripture quotes herein are. With that, here goes:

EZEKIEL 38 AND 39 THE WAR OF GOG/MAGOG

Vladimir Putin (Gog) of Russia (Magog) shall very soon come. Of him God says, "Thus saith the Lord GOD: It shall also come to pass that at the same time (in the latter days) shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought; and thou shalt say, 'I will go up to the land of unwalled villages (Israel); I will go to those who are at rest, who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, to take a spoil...." (Ezek 10 - 12a).

ISIS ENTERS THE SCENE

The stage has been set by ISIS. Little did I realize that our God allowed ISIS to come to power in order to bring about the conditions of Ezekiel 38 and 39. By ISIS downing two Russian planes in Egypt, Russia now has both the reason and the excuse to wage war in the middle east in order to rid the world of this awful scourge. And Putin plans to do just that...as a matter of fact, he can do nothing else. Once it is definitely proven that they did it, I mean the downing of those 2 Russian airplanes, Putin MUST act. His support at home depends on his doing so. His worldwide prestige depends on his doing so. And such an opportunity for expansion of the Communist empire, while at the same time avenging the downfall of Communist Russia at the hands of the United States and the western powers may never come again. HE WILL INDEED ACT! He believes, I think, that the west is weak and will not intervene.

When he does this, by invitation of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey and probably Egypt as well, the "young lions" (America, Canada, offspring of the British Empire symbolized by the lion), will ask "Art thou come to take a spoil? Has thou gathered thy company to take a prey, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?" (Ezek 38:13) In today's lingo, that is, are you after more and more power and wealth? Are you after Israel's gas and oil, just recently discovered, potentially making Israel among the richest of nations? By all means, the answer is yes, of course.

THE HOOK THAT CAUSES RUSSIA TO ACT

The spoil is the massive gas field and the massive oil find in the land of Asher, in Israel. Remember that it was prophesied of Asher that he would “dip his foot in oil” (Deut 33:24). That is the hook...that is the motivation for Russia to come against Israel, but that is just one reason for their coming. Russia also wants to restore Russia's former glory, to dominate the world, and to get that she needs a gateway to Europe. She is landlocked and her navy wants access to the Mediterrean Sea which will give her access also to the oceans. That gateway is the middle east and Israel is half of the entire eastern border of the Mediterrean Sea. Lebanon is the other. But God's ancient covenant land is in the direct center of the world's land mass, and it is the best and easiest way to sea using land. And, of course, Russia has no love for Israel. Satan is behind this as he wants to destroy Israel in the worst way, otherwise, God will be found to be true, and he, Satan will lose, and he will then be doomed to the chains of the bottomless pit and later the lake of fire. I call that the greatest motivation that Satan can have.

RUSSIA'S PLAN

Russia's plan is to use the nations that hate Israel to make a path so that Russia can cover the land of Israel like locusts, using troops of occupation. Whether Putin has determined this yet or not, he will so determine to put these boots on the ground at some point in time. Ezekiel the prophet says so. When this threat appears, it is then that the Lord GOD says: "At that time My fury will come up in my face" (Ezek 38:18). When? When Putin shall come against Israel, that's when! The armies shall be destroyed by acts of God, first by massive earthquake so great that even the mountains shall be thrown down, by turning the soldiers against each other to kill one another, by blood, pestilence, rain, hail, and brimstone fire. (Ezek 38: 21-22). The world will pay attention because only 1/6th of the armies of Russia will survive this wrath of God against Putin/Gog, the leader of Russia/Magog.

NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE ALLIANCE

But what about Russia's adversary, America and Canada and Mexico? Do they just do nothing? The U. S. A. is supposed to be Israel's protector. We have treaties that spell this out. Well, at least the U. S. A. is found in Ezekiel 39:6, I believe. Just look at what I believe is in store for this great country. In chapter 39 and verse 6 is found the fate of these western nations, these nations having coastlands. I know this is them, because these western nations all three have coasts on either side of them....Canada, the U. S. and Mexico. NAFTA (North American Free Trade Alliance) is, I believe, one of the final 10 kingdoms of Daniel's prophecy.

THE NUCLEAR BEAST REIGNS

God says, "And I will send a (nuclear) fire upon Magog (Russia, from the U. S. arsenal) and among those who dwell safely in the coastlands (Canada, the U. S A, and Mexico from the Russian arsenal).” (Ezek 39:6). It is clear here that MAD (mutually assured destruction) has failed to control the nuclear beast.

THE RAPTURE

This may be the moment of the rapture of the Philadelphia Church as Paul said in I Thessalonians 5:1 that the time of the rapture would be at the time of sudden destruction!! Sudden destruction and poof, we are gone, even in the midst of the time the missiles fly and hit. (Many watchers today have had visions of this happening). Thus it is written in God's Holy Bible, His Word, and thus, I believe, it will be done. When that day comes, it is the time, there is no more delay, we will fly away, Hallelulah, Glory to God.

ISRAEL IS FORCED TO WAKE UP

We find in Ezek 39:2 that it will take Israel 7 months to bury the weapons and bodies of the dead. The carrion birds (vultures) will help Israel by eating the flesh of the dead. It will be a massive undertaking, but Israel will be spiritually wide awake now and know that God did it. God says “I will make my Holy Name known in the midst of my people, Israel, and I will not let them pollute My Holy Name anymore; and the nations shall know that I AM the Lord, the Holy One in Israel” (Ezek 39:7).

I think the time is now!! I believe it has come!!!

Maranatha

Gerry Almond