Davy
Well-Known Member
Some people think that there is only one battle, but Daniel 11:40-44 along with Rev. 13 & Rev. 17 depict TWO battles, -- one which brings the U.N. into the center stage; and the second one which destroys a significant portion of humanity at the Second Coming.
Dan 11:45
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
KJV
That verse part in bold, which is after those battles you speak of in the previous verses, reveals his final state in power in Jerusalem before his destruction. And how he comes to an end isn't described there. That in bold is about his setting himself up in Jerusalem in place of God, and is thus great tribulation timing. These Dan.11 events follow the events of Antiochus IV in history, back in 165 B.C. He died of an illness, not by any man's hand. Those events only serve as a TYPE for the final Antichrist to come which our Lord Jesus forewarned of.
I have no clue why when GOD uses men as his instruments, -- IT WASN'T GOD. When the Balfour Declaration was enacted; when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor; when Midway was attacked; when the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy; when the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs; when Israel Became a State; when Israel fought a Six-Day-War; there were SO MANY IMPOSSIBILITIES that we MUST recognize that GOD was taking an ACTIVE role.
Yes, we should expect unforeseen circumstances to prevail during battles in which GOD's chosen are victorious in those endeavors. And it WILL be because of GOD's divine interventions in the efforts of men.
You are inserting your OWN thinking into the Scripture which does not say that.
Ezek 39:6-7
6 And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
7 So will I make My holy name known in the midst of My people Israel; and I will not let them pollute My holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel.
KJV
Ezek 39:21
21 And I will set My glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see My judgment that I have executed, and My hand that I have laid upon them.
KJV
Ezek 39:22
22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward.
KJV
Ezek 39:29
29 Neither will I hide My face any more from them: for I have poured out My spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
KJV
It's that event on the final day of this present world, that will change all into the world to come when God will no longer be hidden. Even the atheist will then know Who the True GOD is. And God is going to pour out His consuming fire upon those heathen nations to show them Who The GOD is. This is different than God simply giving Israel victory in battle. This battle in Ezekiel 39 is going to be between GOD Himself and His enemies on earth, and they will know it will be by His hand, and not by ours. If God gave us to defeat the enemy by our hand, then His enemies would not think their defeat was from Him, but only by us. This coming defeat of the armies out of the northern country is going to be by Him, and they will know it.
This is pure silliness, idle speculation, blind guessing, overactive imagination, -- pick any one or more! :)
It is not pur silliness, nor idle speculation...
Russian nuclear bombers fly near Alaska, U.S. jets follow
Just because the news sources you use haven't reported things like the above doesn't mean they aren't happening. Russia is a threat on Alaska's borders.