Mark 13:37

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If you are watching, you cannot miss the apocalyptic axis that is forming at this very moment. The horrendous force, with Islam at its center, will, when the Lord himself allows, bring truly cataclysmic destruction. Preachers and teachers of the Bible who believe it to be the inerrant Word of the Living God should be watching and understanding what is happening while prophecy is preparing for fulfillment. But they aren't. They are as willfully ignorant of what the headlines portend as are this presidential administration and the world of diplomats who are supposed to be the smartest people on the planet.
U.S. presidential administration operatives and the world's diplomats have excuse for their not having a clue. They don't know the Lord, who knows the end from the beginning, and has told of this great invasion of the Middle East, which is building by the moment.
The people who have been commissioned by the Lord of Heaven to shepherd the flocks--the children of God on earth--have no such excuse.
Briefly, to bring these woefully and willfully ignorant "shepherds" up to date, it is the Ezekiel 38 and 39 prophecy that should not be missed by any Bible student who believes God's Word as being literally true at every level.
The Russian, Iranian (Persian), Turkish (Togarmah) coalition is forming at an amazing rate. The following brief excerpts bring this stunning end-times prophecy starkly into view. I don't go into the Turkish part of the axis in this commentary, but, suffice it to say that Turkey is in the news for its growing, hegemonic influence in the Mideast region as strongly as are Russia and Iran.
Two Russian warships have docked in northern Iran for a series of naval training exercises with the Islamic Republic, according to Persian-language reports translated by the CIA’s Open Source Center.
The two Russian ships docked in Iran’s Anzali port on Sunday and will hold “joint naval exercises during the three-day stay of the warships in Iran,” according to a Persian-language report in Iran’s state-controlled Fars News Agency...
Russian and Iran have grown close in recent years, with delegations from each country regularly visiting one another to ink arms deals and other agreements aimed at strengthening Iran’s nuclear program...
Last week, a senior Iranian naval commander warned the United States against ever taking military action on Iranian interests, claiming that the response would be “unpredictably strong.”...
The military leader went on to claim that “Iranian Armed Forces are now at the highest level of preparedness” and that “only the dead body of the American troops realizes the power of the Islamic Revolution. ("Russian Warships Dock In Iran for War Training," Washington Free Beacon, by Adam Kredo, August 11, 2015)
The prophecy is clear, and for the Christian--all who have been given the commission by the Lord Himself to "watch" for prophetic developments--the message should be clear. The Gog-Magog attack is shaping in these troubled times. Israel is the target, as that nation is the target for a growing world of God-haters.
For a number of reasons, my own opinion is that this attack will take place following the Rapture of the Church. This means that His call to all believers must be very near indeed. All the more reason to "watch."
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ" (Titus 2:13).

—Terry

 

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shortly before his death, the Vilna Gaon explained, “When you hear that the Russians have captured the city of Crimea, you should know that the times of the Messiah have started, that his steps are being heard. And when you hear that the Russians have reached the city of Constantinople [today’s Istanbul], you should put on your Shabbat clothes and don’t take them off, because it means that the Messiah is about to come any minute.” very interesting.

 

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This is very interesting>Will Russia have to invade turkey to stabilize it some day??? ISTANBUL - A fighter proclaiming allegiance to Islamic State has appeared in a video urging fellow Turks to rebel against "infidel" President Tayyip Erdogan and help conquer Istanbul, highlighting the threat the NATO member faces as it battles the radical insurgents.

Turkey has been in a heightened state of alert since launching a "synchronized war on terror" last month, which included air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Syria and the opening of its air bases to US-led coalition forces.

The moves marked a major policy shift by Ankara after years of reluctance in taking a frontline role against the Islamist fighters pressing on its borders. The steps followed a suicide bombing, blamed on Islamic State, in the Turkish border town of Suruc on July 20 which killed 34 people.

Speaking in accent-free Turkish, the Islamic State fighter, a rifle propped against his body, accused Erdogan in the video of "selling the country to crusaders" and of allowing US access to Turkish bases "just to keep his post."

"Turkish people: without losing any time you have to rebel against these atheists, crusaders and infidels who have made you slaves," he said, as two other armed and bearded men, their heads covered with turbans, sat silently beside him.

 

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Today, after 1900 years, the Jews are once again back on the land and Israel is a nation. As prophesied by Jesus Christ and the prophets, Jerusalem is once again the capital of a Jewish nation. Hebrew was a dead language, but it was revived and is the national language of Israel. The Israelis even have shekels for money! The fig tree is once again ready to bloom, so we know that “the summer is nigh” or Second Coming of Jesus Christ is near.



This is the generation that was mentioned in Matthew 24:34. This is the generation that shall see the end of the age and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.



“Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled” (Luke 21:32).

The Lord then went on to say we should watch for we never know when these events might start taking place.



“Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come” (Matthew 24:42).

The watching was not limited to the generation of Jesus Christ but every generation until He returns. This is a sign that someone is a real Christian, when he is living with the Blessed Hope: Looking for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.



“So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation” (Hebrews 9:28).



“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come” (1 Thessalonians 1:10).



“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13).