Prophecy Update: Russia and Turkey and the End Times
The prophecy of Ezekiel 38-39 tells us of an alliance that includes Russia and Turkey. Russia is the main power and I want to examine historically why I think that Turkey will either be conquered by Russia or align itself very closely with Russia. An interesting historical tie between Russia and Istanbul exists that causes Russia to lust after that city! These countries come together to attack Israel.
“After many days you will be summoned; in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; but its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all of them.”
Ezekiel 38:8
If you go to Moscow, you will notice that on top of the churches is the cross. Underneath the cross is the crescent moon of Islam. Why do Russian Orthodox churches have a cross over the crescent moon?
“For a thousand years, Russia has had a vision of Constantinople (Istanbul today) as the centre of Russian power. Her first descent upon it was made in the ninth century, while still a heathen nation; and her latest in the nineteenth. Can any parallel instance be found, in which a nation has held fast to one great idea for a thousand years, through all vicissitudes of fortune, and all changes in government, religion, and civilization? It has been called the dream of Russia, — is it not a marvelously prophetic dream?” theatlantic.com
Another tie in the scriptures comes from Daniel 2. In the prophecy of the statue, Rome has two legs. The two legs are the Western side of the empire located in Rome. The eastern side of the empire is located in Constantinople. (Istanbul today) Rome moved east in 164 BC when they conquered Greece and then moved into Turkey in 133 BC. The Romans slowly took over all of the eastern side of the empire, covering Asia, the Middle East, and Turkey. “The…Seleucid Empire became the Roman province of Syria overnight. …arguably the greatest single territorial acquisition in Rome’s history… With its end, the Romans became the heirs of Alexander the Great…acquiring an eastern empire.” pre-trib.org
Jesus was born in the Eastern side of the Roman Empire and most of the biblical material happens in the Eastern side of the Empire. Rome and Constantinople will be prominent in the rise of Antichrist. Russia will play an important part in that fulfillment. Russia ignites the cries for peace when they come down and attack Israel. Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern part of the empire will play a pivotal role in both the Gog Magog prophecy and the rise of antichrist!
Since 2014, four times Turkey and Russia almost came to war. Leaders in both countries threatened war. The Turks (representing the eastern leg of Rome) shot down a Russian plane in 2015. The conflict has continued because of both Syria and Libya. Russia and Turkey have troops in Syria and Libya; they are competing against each other and are often against each other. Both of these territories are part of the Gog Magog invasion. This conflict will be resolved before God drags Russia with all of her allies into Israel! Add to that the religious conflict between Islam and Orthodox Christianity. At the heart of this conflict is the Orthodox Church called the ‘Hagia Sophia’ in Istanbul.
It is important to remember that the antichrist comes out of the Roman Empire, the empire covers both Europe and Asia. “Clearly, the “people” of the Roman Empire cannot be restricted to ‘Rome-city’ people, or only Italian, or only European people, anymore than the Empire itself can be restricted to a one-legged western domain. Just as the Roman Empire of Daniel’s two-legged Statue was a two-hemispheric Empire spanning East and West, so too were its people a blending of both European and Asiatic (even African) ethnicity and racial stock.” pre-trib.org
“The Ottomans conquered Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, in 1453 and turned what was then the world’s biggest Christian cathedral, Hagia Sophia, into a mosque. A few years later the Grand Duchy of Moscow, egged on by the Greeks, formulated the theological and political idea of Russia as a successor to the Byzantine Empire, referring to Moscow as the so-called “Third Rome” (after the original and Constantinople). Russian historians believe that although the Russian elites flirted with the concept in the 16th century, it wasn’t fully embraced until the 19th century.” mei.edu
Notice that Russia wants that city back. Those committed most to this endeavor, often push Vladimir Putin towards war, so far, Putin has resisted that temptation. Add to that the Islamic invasion of Europe, and the spark is there for a big war in Europe. Revelation 6 says war is coming.
“The Byzantine Empire was the eastern continuation of the Roman Empire after the Western Roman Empire’s fall in the fifth century CE. It lasted from the fall of the Roman Empire until the Ottoman conquest in 1453.” khanacademy.org
Islamic terror in Europe has hardened the nations against each other. The European Union, known for their multiculturalism, their cooperation as a regional super state, has experienced fractures since 2015. Germany broke EU law when they began taking in Muslim immigrants after the Arab Spring. (2010-2015) In the name of multiculturalism, the EU pushed all of the EU nations to take Muslim immigrants causing despair. Britain left the EU because of the evil globalist ideology of the EU dictators. Italy and Greece have not recovered from the harm done to the nations through Muslim immigration.
Several nations within the European Union will no longer allow free travel between countries. The Union part of the European Union exists in the minds of the elites, not the people! Since 2015, Muslim migrants coming from Syria invaded Europe and several states said enough is enough. Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, and Serbia all closed their borders in 2015, followed by several other nations announcing their intent to close. Russia presented themselves as the savior to these nations, especially Greece. The talk in these nations centers on leaving the EU!
For example, Hungary received the greatest backlash. They defended Christian culture and were lambasted in the press in America and Europe. “Migrant crisis: Hungary’s closed border leaves many stranded: 15 September 2015. The EU is facing a huge influx of migrants, many fleeing conflict and poverty in countries including Syria, where a civil war has been raging since 2011. After new Hungarian laws came into effect overnight, police sealed a railway crossing point that had been used by tens of thousands of migrants.” bbc.com
This tension has continued since at least 2011. BREXIT (Britain’s exit from the EU) and the Trump Administration fulfilled one part of the Gog Magog prophecy. The prophecy says that Sheba, Dedan, and Tarshish will protest the Russian invasion. That is the territory of Spain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and some of the Gulf States. The young lions are Britain and some of her satellites including Australia, Canada, and the USA.
“Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and all their young lions will say to you, ‘Have you come to take plunder? Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?”
Ezekiel 38:13
The Biden Administration is wavering between two decisions. Either they are all in with Britain, leaving the globalist agenda, or they are in fully with the globalist agenda. At the moment, the USA just signed a new deal between the Lion (Britain) and the young lions (Australia, Canada, New Zealand). “Aukus: UK, US and Australia launch pact to counter China: The UK, US and Australia have announced a historic security pact in the Asia-Pacific, in what’s seen as an effort to counter China. It will let Australia build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, using technology provided by the US.” bbc.com
This is a harbinger of fulfilling the prophecy of Ezekiel 38. That brings me to Turkey once again. Russia has fought hard to remove Turkey from NATO and they have been successful. Turkey is part of NATO in name only. NATO fractured when AUKUS was signed into law. Britain and the USA threw France under the bus.
“The New AUKUS Alliance Is Yet Another Transatlantic Crisis for France: France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian could not hide his anger: “This is a stab in the back.” In Paris, Australia’s decision to cancel the $90 billion contract with France for 12 conventional submarines came as a total shock. The new deal in which Australia will instead build nuclear-powered submarines with the United States and the United Kingdom marks the creation of a new “AUKUS” alliance.” gmfus.org
Russia is so emboldened by these moves that it launched meetings with Turkey. These meetings are designed to further pull Turkey away from NATO and especially the United States. Putin is playing chess and Biden is playing checkers.
“Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan travelled to the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi this week, Sept.29, 2021, for his first in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin since the start of the pandemic. During closed-door talks that lasted nearly three hours, the two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation, including on trade and defense, as well as regional issues such as Syria—where a fragile ceasefire brokered by their two countries in March 2020 has shown signs of unraveling over recent months. Instead, this meeting seemed to indicate that Putin now sees the process of deteriorating relations between Ankara and the West as having progressed to such an extent that Moscow no longer needs to make any significant concessions to Turkey in Syria or elsewhere. But Turkey can only drift so far, relying heavily on NATO to deter aggression by the country against which it has fought more wars than any other country dating back to the Ottoman Empire.” atlanticcouncil.org
This huge development plays right into Biblical prophecy. Russia and her hordes will come down on the Golan Heights for this war. At the UN meetings last week, the Syrian Foreign minister said that it was the intention of Syria to reconquer the Golan Heights and kick the Jews out. They would not say such a thing without Russian backing.
“Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, clarified that “Israel,” since 1967 has occupied a precious part of Syria, the Golan, thus, Syria reaffirms its commitment to the right to restore all occupied Syrian Golan into the line of June 4th, 1967.” syrianobserver.com
Putin met with the Pope two years ago. The Pope stood up for humanistic secular values including immorality, moving Christianity towards multiculturalism. Putin said ““Sometimes, I get the feeling that these liberal circles are beginning to use certain elements and problems of the Catholic Church as a tool for destroying the Church itself. This is what I consider to be incorrect and dangerous.”
Putin has masterfully moved many in Europe, especially the orthodox form of Christianity, to follow him and see him as a savior. Unfortunately, his brand of Christianity will lead to attacking Israel. Both the Catholic and Orthodox forms of Christianity are committed to replacement theology, the teaching that the church replaces Israel.
“At the Vatican meeting between Putin and Pope Francis, two divergent worldviews — yet still linked through the common bond of Christianity — faced each other. Vladimir Putin has come to symbolize those who hold on to traditionalist ideas in regard to religion and civilization, while Pope Francis represents a more liberal view of the international community, with his progressive views on issues like climate change, migration and LGBTQ rights.” fairobserver.com
I will talk more about this Sunday night. It is important to see that the coming Kingdom of Satan will have a Christian false teaching at its heart. Keep praying my friends.
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