It looks like the Ezekiel 38 39 coalition of nations that comes against Israel in these latter days is now being formed. For various reasons I do not believe Gog will pull off this invasion of Israel for a number of years yet. Nevertheless, if this invasion is going to happen within the next decade like many students of Bible prophecy believe, the alignment we see forming has to occur.
Russia is presently gearing up for what Putin believes is inevitable war with the West. Putin has aligned himself with the Russian Orthodox Church and thinks of himself as a Christian Savior figure that stands against the Western antichrists. He believes evil people controlling the West want total control of Eastern Europe and Russia. This is not just delusion on Putin’s part. Certain luciferin globalists want Russia taken out of the picture and they want control of the vast Russian natural resources.
The globalists also want America taken out of the picture. What better way to get rid of both problems than by provoking a nuclear exchange between these military superpowers. Then the Roman Empire would rise again. Some believe if Witch Hillary Clinton had been in power the nuclear exchange with Russia would have already occurred.
Russia is about five years into a ten-year military modernization program. Russia recently held the largest military exercise since the Cold War. About 250,000 military were involved. I think the wording for the Ezekiel 38 Gog invasion requires millions of troops so this 250,000 is just a warmup for the gathering of forces. Russia cannot gather millions to come down against Israel today but the way things are going that day is not very many years off.
Iran today is aligned with Russia and Turkey is rapidly moving into the Russia camp. Ezekiel tells us that Put (Libya) and Ethiopia (today that is the Sudan) also will take part in this invasion. Since the Muslim Brotherhood lead Arab Spring there had been anarchy in those two nations but now strong war lords have taken control. The leaders in both of these nations are now making deals with Russia. Libya and the Sudan obviously cannot put together any sort of invasion force now but this could be a different story about a decade down the line.
The prophecy says many others will join with those that are specifically mentioned in Ezekiel 38. I think some of those others are the —Stan. nations. There are over three hundred million people in those Stan nations and they are Muslim. Many of these nations were part of the old Soviet Union. Putin has said that his biggest regret is the breakup of the Soviet Union. He wants to put it back together again. He could partly do that with economic and military alliances with the Stan nations south of Russia.
Add up the people in the Stan nations with those specifically identified in Ezekiel 38 and the Gog forces can originate from a population of over a billion people. Fielding millions then becomes feasible. The burying of the mostly Muslim armies of these nations also would eliminate the Islamic threat and allow for the rise of the European superpower with its Antichrist.
Even the nations mentioned in Ezekiel 38 that are not part of the Gog invasion are now aligned according to the prophecy. Sheba and Dedan (The Arabians) are now aligned with Tarshish, and her young lions (Western Europe and English Commonwealth nations). The Arab Gulf nations now want peace with Israel.
One of the big mysteries about this invasion is why Sudan and Libya come against Israel with no mention of Egypt. These nations certainly have to go through Egypt to invade Israel. One possibility that some have taught is that Egypt and Syria will go to war with Israel before the Ezekiel 38 war and Israel will decimate them. Then the Gog invasion would be the hook in the jaw response to that. The problem with that conjecture is that Israel is said to be living peacefully before the Gog invasion.
From teachings I learned over the years, I think a more likely possibility is that Egypt will become a failed state before and during the first part of the tribulation. Egypt almost had a civil war when the Muslim Brotherhood took over but was then overthrown by the Army. After President el-Sisi is gone a huge civil war between the secular army and the Islamists becomes inevitable. This civil war and the failed state is mentioned in Isaiah 19:2-4.
Isa 19:2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
Isa 19:3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
Later during the tribulation, the forces of the Antichrist invade Egypt and most of the Middle East. With that in mind, we might also take note that NATO is now acting like it’s back in the Cold War. Military spending is rising and military equipment is being built up. NATO also just had an exercise involving around 50,000 troops. The arms buildup in Europe will continue. At some point under the Antichrist their forces come down and occupy most of the area.
Dan 11:41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
Dan 11:42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Dan 11:43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
Initially the bulk of the buildup of Gog’s army might not even be in response to Middle East issues. It could be that this new Soviet Union was already fighting together as an alliance in Eastern Europe until they are turned around and brought down with the hook in the jaw (Ez 38:4).
It is not hard to see how America could be taken out of the equation to make the destruction of Gog’s army one from God rather than one from America’s nuclear arsenal. The optimistic solution to the demise is that the Rapture leaves America decimated. The pessimistic solution is that an EMP or an economic collapse does the job. It could even be a combination of all the above.
China is now gearing up for a war with America and America is foolishly living in its glass house infrastructure preparing to throw stones from sitting duck aircraft carriers. China can easily put out our lights at home. Once the lights go out we would become a Mad Max nation in a matter of weeks.
With America disabled for any reason, the rest is not hard to envision. With America out of the picture, Russia would seek to take back Eastern Europe, get in a war with NATO and then look south. She would ask her western, southwestern and southern allies to gear up to assist her.
Russia will see the invasion of Israel as an opportunity to take riches. The Muslim nations will see it as an opportunity to get rid of Israel. God will see it as a way to get glory by defeating Islam. The invading armies will mostly end up destroying each other and Israel will get the job of cleaning up the mess. The coalitions of nations we now see shaping up tells us the time of this fulfillment of Bible prophecy is reasonably soon.
Hi,
I’ve also been visiting the “eschatology today” site on an almost daily basis, checking for updates.
I’m sort of leaning to the “all of the above” scenario as far as America goes.
It is rather surreal how long this “calm before the storm” economy can go on. Once this ‘dance’ is over with and the world (particularly the various nation states mentioned) has no more pretense of, well, acting civilized, then I think the timelines will be compressed, pressing man and might into service. So, even a decade off seems potentially too long.
I guess that is my two cents quick response. Good blog, and seemingly always keen timing on these articles.
Blessings, Craig
You don’t even need an EMP, you just need the godless NWO democrats to gain power. They will gladly destroy us from within.
Wow! This truly is awe provoking, to say the least.
Maybe the spoil is Jerusalem itself? Putin could want to rid Jerusalem of Roman Catholicism/Jewish control and replace it with Russian Orthodoxy. How would his Muslim allies like that? Maybe not so much and they turn their guns on each other. Thanks Don.
Correct me if I am wrong but doesn’t the rapture happen before the war that Ezekiel talks about. Or am I mistaken thanks for all you do
Hi Greg,
The timing of the Ezekiel 38 39 war is one of great debate. Some believe it occurs before the tribulation and before the Rapture. I personally do not think we should be dogmatic about any position.
I’m torn on the timing myself. Not that it really matters what I think. But these are my thoughts anyway.
I believe we are guaranteed to miss the 7 year Tribulation. The question becomes, is this war within or without that time frame? Either way I believe its aftermath is the gateway for the final world government. Much like the League of Nations after WWI, UN after WWII.
I lean toward a timing before the Tribulation and maybe before the Rapture. Only because it will take time to set up the government. Also, war and all its destruction, to me, is no guarantee or argument that Christians will be gone beforehand. After all WWI and II were disastrous and it’ll be hard to top those loses. Still, this is not to say we won’t be gone, given the closeness to the Second Coming.
According to Ezekiel 39:9 the Israeies left once God destroys Israel’s enemies with an Earth Quake fire and brimstone they will gather all the left over weapons and will burn them as fuel for 7 years. To reconcile this with Daniels 70th week and the Anti Christ Peace Agreement where in the middle of the agreement he appears in their Temple “Abomination of Desolation” the Gog Magog invasion would occur altleast 3 and a half years prior to the signing of the Peace Agreement because in the middle of the 7 year agreement the Jews are instructed to flee, according to Jesus, Matthew 24:16f, I don’t think we are far from this all happening? However I’m of the belief that Psalm 83 or a war that puts Israel at ease and a place of security without walls and fear of Hezbolah and Hamas who have thousands of rockets pointed at her under constant threat of attacks with walls and gates for protection. Definetly not living securely.