Prophecy Update: Russia and Jerusalem! 2/23/2022
“For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep quiet, Until her righteousness goes forth like brightness, And her salvation like a torch that is burning. On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who remind the LORD, take no rest for yourselves; And give Him no rest until He establishes
And makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.”
Isaiah 62:1, 6-7
The Bible is very clear that the city Jerusalem is going to be in Israeli hands, be the capital city of Israel, and it will be undivided in the last days. When those conditions exist, Russia will bring a coalition of nations to war against Israel. Russia will lose big time!! According to our verse, Jerusalem will be established before it becomes a praise in the earth. Russia will help the world try to destroy Israel so that Jerusalem will not rise.
This is significant given the conditions we now find ourselves with regard to Russia and Israel. Russia is fighting a war that started in 2014. Ukraine changed governments in 2014 and threatened all of the Russian citizens living in the country. Two republics in the eastern part of the country did not want to stay in Ukraine and became independent republics. Ukraine attacked and a civil war ensued. In the south, Crimea also voted to leave Ukraine and be part of Russia.
“The Minsk agreements are a series of international agreements which sought to end the war in the Donbas region of Ukraine. The first agreement, known as the Minsk Protocol, was drafted in 2014 by the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine, consisting of Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).” en.wikipedia.org
All of the peace deals failed because of two reasons: first, Ukraine was not going to accept independent Russian states. Second, Russia and her citizens living in these two republics were not going back to being part of Ukraine. This has led to 8 years of fighting. The western press has ignored this fight until now.
“The Ukrainian government views the Minsk Agreements as a means to reunite Ukraine, but the Kremlin believes that the accords enshrine a process that would see a Russia-aligned administration in Luhansk and Donetsk and a special status granted to them before they are reunited with the rest of Ukraine. But Russian President Vladimir Putin has been accused of ending the agreements after recognising the independence of the self-proclaimed republics, with plans to send in Russian peacekeeping troops.” news.sky.com
Since last summer, the West has pushed the narrative that Russia was going to invade Ukraine. The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelenskyy, has preached that they will use force to recapture Crimea, and the two republics. Ukraine moved over 100,000 troops to the border of Luhansk and Donetsk, and Putin moved troops in kind, thinking that they would invade. As soon as Russia moved troops, the West preached they are going to invade. Remember, these two armies have been shooting at each other for 8 years.
“Tensions kicked up a notch on Monday when Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of two breakaway, pro-Russian regions in eastern Ukraine and ordered Russian soldiers to deploy into the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, ostensibly as peacekeepers. Mr. Putin argues that they are needed to fend off Ukrainian forces.” wsj.com
People are not listening to the Russians and the fact that they will go to war with any nation who tries to join Ukraine to NATO. Does God have a plan in this current struggle? Yes He does, He is strengthening Russia for the war with Israel according to Ezekiel 38-39. This next article is from the Atlantic Council and it points out the weakness of the West.
“Why Ukraine must join NATO: September 9, 2021. Every week or two, another opinion piece emerges to make the case for Ukraine’s supposed ineligibility for NATO membership. The most recent arrow came from Matthew Mai, now with Defense Priorities, an organization that embraces realism in foreign policy. Realism prizes the US national interest first and foremost. This article, though, seems to care more about Russia’s interests, as defined by the Kremlin, arguing that the US should acquiesce to Moscow in the region. The author is not all together wrong. When discussing Moscow’s motivation for invading Crimea and the Donbas, the author has it right. He thinks any westward move by Ukraine should be shunned as it would be “unacceptable to any Russian leader.” Moscow doesn’t get to veto Kyiv’s foreign policy, or any other country’s foreign policy.” atlanticcouncil.org
The Atlantic Council editors are upset at anyone who believes that Ukraine should not be in NATO. First, the author of this article lied about Russia. He said that Russia invaded Crimea and Donbas, that is false. The Ukrainian government in 2014 passed a law that all Russian citizens were no longer allowed to speak Russian. The Russian parts of Ukraine all rebelled and they made it known that they would not give in to the new law. Crimea, which is 80% Russian, voted to stay in Russia. The two republics rebelled and a war ensued. The Atlantic Council believes that Russia does not have a right to protect their borders from the missiles, armies, and nukes of the United States and NATO. Russia will never agree with this. This is an example of what Jesus said, there will be wars, and people group will war with people group.
That leads to Jerusalem. Jerusalem was out of Jewish hands since 586 BC. In 1967, after nearly 2500 years, Israel recaptured her city. In those 2500 years, Jerusalem was under a foreign power. The list of nations includes Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantine, Muslim, Crusaders, Ottomans, British, and Jordanians. Everything changed in 1967.
Since 1967, the UN and many nations fought against the Jews living in Jerusalem and declaring it their capital. In 1980, Israel made it official that Jerusalem was the eternal undivided capital of Israel.
“Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel. 1. Jerusalem, complete and united, is the capital of Israel. 2. Jerusalem is the seat of the President of the State, the Knesset, the Government and the Supreme Court.” mfa.gov.il
After 1980, the fight was on to kick the Jews out of Jerusalem. The battle heated up in the USA. Muslim groups fought Christians and politicians who pushed the country to accept the reality that Jerusalem was the capital of Israel. This is an example from the Arab news:
“The USA has maintained its embassy in Tel Aviv and has not recognized any part of Jerusalem as a part of the Israel. For example, Americans who are born anywhere in Jerusalem cannot register their country of birth as Israel. US Jewish groups and Christian sympathizers have lobbied the government to change this policy, resulting in two acts of congress that have had no practical effect. President Bush maintains that these acts are advisory only, inasmuch as the executive branch, and not congress, determines policy. The first act of Congress, enacted in 1995, called for removal of the Embassy in Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem, an act that would be tantamount to US recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The bill notes that every country designates its own capital, and that Israel has so designated Jerusalem, the spiritual center of Judaism. It states that since the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967, religious freedom has been guaranteed to all. It recalls several previous Congressional resolutions calling for the city to remain united. In particular, this bill includes specific wording that seems to deny any Arab claims in Jerusalem, so that recognition of any part of Jerusalem as part of Israel or as the Israeli capital, would constitute recognition of Israeli annexation.” .mideastweb.org
In 1995 Congress passed the Jerusalem Embassy Act to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Every president wimped out and did not move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. President Trump was different. He did not care about the criticism, he thought it was the right thing to do because Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
“For some, the US Embassy’s move to Jerusalem fulfills divine prophecy. For many evangelical Christians and Orthodox Jews, the controversial relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is not only a smart political move, but the fulfillment of divine prophecy. President Trump’s December 2017 decision to move the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has spurred criticism from those who believe the decision will impede a broader peace settlement in the Middle East by denying Palestinian claims to the city.” religionnews.com
God established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on May 14, 2018. Jerusalem is going to be the issue before the world in the end times. God promised that this would be the case in the prophet Zechariah.
“Behold, I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah. It will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be severely injured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it.”
Zechariah 12:2-3
As Russia gains in power, they will more and more threaten Israel. Russia is even now laughing at sanctions. Why? Because the sanctions don’t include oil from Russia that goes to America. If USA does sanctions that hurts Europe and not the USA, they just laugh. Here is an example of threats to Israel:
“Russia Wants Israel to Stop Bombing Syria: February 17, 2022, Moscow warns of “sharp escalation” if Israel continues to strike Iranian and Hezbollah targets in the war-torn country. Israel would like to maintain this status quo, as it views the buildup of Iranian forces in Syria as a direct threat to the Jewish state. And that’s why the recent grumblings from Moscow are indeed troubling to Jerusalem.” israeltoday.co
While war is in the air, the virus still is causing division in the world.
“One, on Feb. 5, 2022, a group of lawyers and judges met in Germany to discuss the human rights violations (crimes against humanity) that politicians and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have imposed upon the world. They concluded this: Covid is a long-planned pandemic that was created to gain control of the world. Covid can be treated with Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Zinc, Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine, but the pandemic planners oppose these treatments because they want to force everyone to be vaccinated. The ultimate goal is a reduction in the population of the earth, a change in the DNA of those that are left, the replacement of sovereign nations with a world government, and the establishment of a single global currency that will allow the tracking and control of everyone.” raptureready.com
Conflict is the name of the game before the antichrist rises. He will make the claim that he is the only one who can bring peace. War must exist when he rises.
“A king will arise, Insolent and skilled in intrigue. His power will be mighty, but not by his own power, And he will destroy to an extraordinary degree And prosper and perform his will; He will destroy mighty men and the holy people. And through his shrewdness He will cause deceit to succeed by his influence; And he will magnify himself in his heart, And he will destroy many while they are at ease. He will even oppose the Prince of princes, But he will be broken without human agency.”
Daniel 8:23-25
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