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One Giant Step Toward Armageddon
22 August 2008
The story of Armageddon is found in the bible. It describes how the forces of good and evil clash between God and gog in a great battle towards the very end of our existence.
This prophecy is found where the prophet Ezekiel is told to prophecy toward the land of the North and to the East of Israel known in that day as Gog.
This land today is known as Russia.
I find it very interesting that in this prophecy also found in the book of Revelation as authored by the apostle John a great angel is told to cross the river Euphrates which is located in Iraq.
I would now like to turn your attention to what’s happening in the country of Georgia a former soviet ruled country.
In July of this year the United States had been training Georgia and other neighboring countries on a military exercise. One might have though that Russia would never enter a country where such exercises were taking place but has rightly perceived NATO as being very weak. A lot of bark but no bite.
Like the recent entry of Poland into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Georgia too would like to become a member one day soon. On the other hand Russia sees this as a serious threat to its border.
Georgians like to brag about being the first nation to be declared a Christian nation early in the 4th century but known as Iberia as shown on their national flag depicting five crosses. The unified Kingdom of Georgia was formed early in the 11th century.
The Gospel was preached in Georgia by the Apostles of Jesus, Andrew the First Called, Simon the Canaanite, and Matthias. Most of the population of Georgia (82%) practices Orthodox Christianity.
Georgian soldiers have been well documented as being brave Christian soldiers as witnessed on the battle fields of WWII where half of the 700,000 soldiers that fought during this era give the ultimate
sacrifice and died on the battlefield.
The President of Georgia graduated from Columbia University in the United States and even worked in the US as a lawyer for a time. The Georgian President speaks along with his native tongue english and
french. Ties between Georgia and the Unites States are very strong as recently witnessed on national televison by US President George W. Bush and Secretery of State Rice.
US President George W. Bush meet in Tbilisi during 2005 with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.
The United States flew Georgian soldiers out of Iraq and into Georgia under the protest of former Russian President and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin all while Georgia was being attacked by Russian soldiers.
In the German magazine Spiegel dated 18.8.08 was found an article titled: The Dangerous Neighbor and shows Putin on its cover.
Russia has recently destroyed commercial ships and blocked the harbor to Georgia from the Black Sea leading one to believe that they don’t plan to leave any time soon even as Moscow promises daily.
Now let’s look at the link between Israel and Georgia.
Several members in the Georgian parliament are Jewish and in fact most of the military weapons that entered Georgia are purchased from Israel.
Ah, Israel. Isn’t that who’s prophesied to fight Gog. America, as everyone knows, is Israel greatest alley. America would never abandon Israel and would fight with this tiny armed to the teeth country to the bitter end.
If this doesn’t sound sobering enough watch CNN and see for yourself the havoc that Russia has caused in the country of Georgia about the size of South Carolina and like the state with its neighbor to the south also known as Georgia.
Georgia has a new oil and natural gas pipeline running through the middle of the country that supplies many of the energy needs of Europe.
Now let’s review the countries in which to watch for a resolution to this matter of occupation of Georgia by Russian forces.
Georgia, Israel, Russia and the United States.
Europe, as well as the rest of modern civilization, fears what might happen next with Russia when America like NATO is perceived as being weak occupied with Iraq and Afghanistan.
Weapons of mass destruction quickly enters ones mind as the whole world has watched these two great superpowers for 50 years. The Russian and American nuclear stockpiles grew to massive proportions, then were slightly reduced and most recently continue to be refined into massive megaton bombs.
In fact, during the last test of an atomic bomb above ground, or on ground level, scientist grew alarmed as they feared they might ignite the upper atmosphere with the enormous fireball in which it created. Therefore future atomic weapons test were moved to be performed underground.
The United States has publicly announced by its current president that it reserves the right to first strike if perceived that it troops might be under the likely attack of weapons of mass destruction.
Most people have forgotten that current powers that rule the Russian military aren’t controlled by the Russian President but by the generals of the Russian army. This policy came about during the reign of a former Russian president while he was in fact being attacked by the Russian military. Eventually the Russian President signed into act a former agreement to hand over Russia’s military powers to its generals.
Considering whom rules Russia’s military might and America’s right to the use of ‘First Strike’ under a perceived threat to its military makes one a bit edgy. Especially watching the events unfold in former soviet occupied Georgia and considering the fact that both America and NATO are considered weak and occupied with other matters in the mind of Russia’s former President and current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
I can’t think of a worse situation in which we find ourselves watching this brew into some deadly game known in the foretold prophecy of an ancient era in which God will be the only deterrent to Gog.
Philip Atkins
Atkins.philip@gmail.com
Sources; Wikipedia, Der Spiegel Nr 34, CNN 22 Aug. 2008, The Holy Bible (Ezekiel 38, 39)
Philip is a freelance writer who has lived and worked in Europe with NATO for more than 30 years. He also served a career in the US military.
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