The Ezekiel war will be a war like no other. It will not be a war fought not by man but by God himself. It will be a Russian led invasion of Israel. God says it will happen in the latter days. The belief of almost every biblical scholar is that we are living in the last days. The end of the church age is fast approaching. It will end with the Rapture of the saints before the 7 year tribulation. Then the world will enter into the most terrifying time in history.
Matthew 24:21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
It is a frightening time for those who have put their hope in the things of this world. However for the ones who have given their life and heart to Jesus, and have been born again it will be an exciting time. We will at last meet our Lord and Saviour in the air in what is known as the rapture..
From the word of God and the conditions that exist today, I believe that the next great war will be the Gog and magog war. It will start with Russia and other Muslim nations.
We see in Ezekiel 37 how God would restore Israel and bring his people back to their own land. It is here in the land that God will begin a spiritual cleansing of his people, he will breath into them new hearts and attitudes.
When Israel is flourishing and back in the land God will bring a confederacy of people from the north to attack Israel.
Ezekiel 38:1-6 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, [a]the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. Persia, [b]Ethiopia, and [c]Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troops—many people are with you.
It is now that God will directly intervene in the defence of Israel, unleashing severe punishment on the invaders from the north. The stricken nations will eventually turn on themselves in total confusion and panic. All those who set themselves against God will be destroyed.
Ezekiel 38:23 Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord. I for one am looking for that day when God will be glorified. Hallelujah!
Jesus gave us signs to look for, so we can know when his return is near.
Matthew 24:32 Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. As soon as it's twigs get tender and it's leaves come out, you know that summer is here. Even so when you see all these things you know that it is near, right at the door. Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
We know that the fig tree is a representation of Israel. The Bible says that at the end of this age Israel will blossom and bud and bring forth new leaves like the fig tree, and that it will be a sign that the Messiah is about to return. We can see from scripture that end time events are ultimately linked to the nation of Israel. Jesus tells us that the generation who sees this restoration taking place, will also see his return.
Even so, come Lord Jesus
Blessings!
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