The Daily Jot

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Greetings in the Name of Him Who Is Revelation!

Russia and Islam appear to be moving quickly toward--at the very least--a type and shadow of a 2,500 year old prophecy found in the Bible. Ezekiel 38:4-9 speaks about Gog, modern day Russia, where the Lord says he will "put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you forth, and all thine army...Persia, Ethiopia and Libya with them...in the latter years you shall come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel...you shall ascend and come like a storm, you shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you and all your bands, and many people with you."

Russian actions of recent weeks would indicate a positioning of the Russian forces and allies around Israel that could be paving the way for a massive end time attack on Israel, or at the very least, a military vice with Israel immobilized and the United States held at bay as Islam advances at will. First, there was the recent meeting between Russian leaders and Syrian President Bashar Assad discussing a military protection agreement with Russia and the possibility of deploying Russian nuclear missiles on Syrian ground. At the same time, Russia was moving to retake strategic ports in the Black Sea from the former Soviet state of Georgia.

Now Russia is fixed on the other former Soviet states of Moldova and the Ukraine--both with strategic ports in the Black Sea. The Black Sea is a crucial buffer between Russia and the Middle East. Controlling the Black Sea would give Russia unabated access to stock Iran and Syria with weapons and to have control over oil shipping lanes and pipelines entering Europe from the Middle East. There are reports that Russia has large dredgers working the Syrian port of Tartus in order to accommodate additional Russian ships to be deployed to the Mediterranean Sea. Meantime, Egypt and Saudi Arabia are developing a new security protocol for Gaza that is sure to bring more weapons closer to Israel.

Strategically, Russia's moves in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean tax NATO and US forces that are already spread thin on the Islamic fronts in Afghanistan and Iraq. This occurs at the same time Iran's Russian- and Chinese-sponsored nuclear and missile development program is accelerating. It is possible that Israel will be surrounded by the most firepower in its history and the US may not have the ability or the will to protect Israel. With Israeli and American forces stalemated, Russian and Islamic interests could well advance with impunity. This Ezekiel prophecy which may be unfolding before our eyes and will result in a great defeat for Russia has a purpose. The Lord says in Ezekiel 38:23, "I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord."

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!

Bill Wilson

Word of Life Ministry