Does 'sanctuary of
strength,' signify a fortified structually
designed Temple because of damage to the Temple Mount
area due to a recent major seismic event? I
believe it does.
And it's that recent earthquake that
causes the Israeli Government to re-engage
work on the Rambam Gate, setting off
arab riots on the
Temple Mount and surrounding arab countries sparking the Psalm 83, Isaiah 17 military
action.
The very next military conflict
is described in Ezekiel 38, & 39.
The big quake that's affects the
Temple Mount, is probably centered around
eastern Turkey, Azerbaijan area.
This an excerpt from the web-site
Biblewriter.com, John Sears Ministries-
Ezekiel 38, verses
1-2: And the word of the LORD came unto me,
saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against
Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech
and Tubal, and prophesy against him.
Who are
these guys?
God knew, when He gave this
prophecy, that countries change names and people tend
to move around. Therefore He described these people
using names of tribal groups dating back to the
immediate Post-Flood period. For perspective, the
Bible gives us two major passages to help us interpret
these two verses: Genesis 10:2-5 and Ezekiel 27:10-15.
Genesis 10, verses 2-5
says:
The sons of Japheth
were: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and
Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and
Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz,
and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And
the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish,
Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 By these were the
coastlands of the Gentiles divided in their lands,
every one after his tongue, after their families, in
their nations.
"Magog" refers to a people known
to the Greeks as the Scythians who settled in Asia
Minor, originally in the approximate area of Armenia.
Eventually they came to dominate all of Asia Minor
(now Turkey) and spread eastward as far as China. The
northern portion of Magog included regions that are
presently in the countries of Turkmenistan,
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
Note that while portions of Magog
included provinces of the former Soviet Union and part
of present-day Russia, it would be a severe stretch to
say that Magog is Russia.
"Tubal and Meshech" have been
identified with the Tubalu and Mushki tribes that
settled in Asia Minor (Turkey), who were within the
Magog sphere of influence. "Togarmah" settled in the
southeastern part of Turkey, near what is now Syria.
"Gomer" is known to historians as Gimarrai of
north-central Asia Minor.
Please note that all the areas
mentioned so far are predominantly Muslim. This will
be a predominantly Muslim invasion.
Europe's
Fastest-Growing Economy Needs More Oil
August 21st,
2012
Turkey's
dependence on imported oil is
hampering its growth. Turkey's fast paced economy means
demand far exceeds domestic supply.
"Ninety percent of what
Turkey uses has to be imported - both oil and gas.
It is a growing economy that needs a lot of energy,"
Frost & Sullivan Energy Analyst Enguerran
Ripert said.
He estimates Turkey consumes
around 670,000 barrels of oil per day, of which
580-590,000 barrels are imported, primarily from Russia
but also from Iraq and Azerbaijan.
One consequence for Turkey is
an energy bill, which is not only sizeable, but
highly sensitive to increases in international oil
prices.
"Our assumptions of tight
supply due to booming demand in emerging markets
is clearly a risk for the country,"
U.K. research firm Business Monitor International
(BMI) said in its energy report for the third
quarter of 2012.
Turkey's reliance on energy
imports is a major factor behind its bloated
current account deficit, "Every $10 increase in
average oil prices adds $4 billion to the current
account deficit," said Goldman Sachs
Managing Director Ahmet Akarli.
Turkey's balance sheet
deteriorates... The energy bill is
compromising a lot of growth," and is expected to
worsen he said.
Turkey
Pipeline Attack Disrupts Gas Flow
10/19/12
An attack on a military vehicle by the Kurdistan
Workers' Party, or PKK, wounded around 28 soldiers
and damaged a pipeline in Turkey late Thursday,
disrupting the flow of natural gas from Iran.
The blast took place
in Eleskirt Thursday, a spokesman said.
"The cause of the explosion was sabotage and the
gas flow will probably resume in a week," said the
spokesman, who declined to be identified.
Mid-Point - March 21st, 2013
God Bless,
Gail
