Those that study the Bible and seek to understand the ultimate destiny of planet earth as addressed in several Old Testament prophets such as Daniel but especially in the New Testament book of Revelations, knows the word God gave to John on the Island of Patmos that was recorded as the Revelations. There will be a one last great battle which is called Armageddon where the combatants will be massive, destructive armies of the North and the East. The Bible calls those contender Gog and Magog.
A Bible prophecy expert I am not but a believer in the written word of the Bible is all the context I really need to believe. Having said all of that let's bring it to real time events in our 2011 world. As we see the BRICS emergence and the great world powers of the post WWII powers decline, the US and Western Europe after Reconstruction and being replaced by confederations of emerging markets, one must but wonder what does it all mean if the Bible is correct. Point number one, the Bible is correct! I watch with great interest the evolving issues in Israel and Palestinea and ongoing hostilities with Israel and Iran .. a tinder box!
With Russia's Putin retaking the leadership, which he really never relinquished, the world must now take great note of the historical and future implication of this change in Russia. Russia has been and will be a great nuclear power. She has rich natural resources, a power military and naval fleet and , again, nuclear capable. Her oil and natural gas reserves are tremendous. Who needs this oil and gas more than any other nation that is, rightly, hoarding raw materials and commodities including oil and gas and coal thus driving commodity prices higher; well that would be China, Two great ancient powers with centuries of distrust and corruptive relationship; a detonation cap on the global economy as I view it.
America and the European Union are now too embroiled in their own debt laden bickering and polarization of politics and a strained, stressed military presence stretched too thinly around the world with a President that has not shown proactive resolve to exert military force in hot spots thus America is viewed globally as weak and tepid; a dangerous scenario undoubtedly. Just yesterday the world learned of a trillion dollar plus China / Russia natural gas deal being pushed by the Russians thus empowering Russia over her ancient enemy. Every cubic meter of natural gas and heating oil that flows to East and West Europe is brought from Russia to pipelines in the troubled Ukraine as transit point into Europe. Russia thus controls all oil gas flows into the European Union. So Russia has her right flanks China bound and her left flank European bound with Russia in the middle controlling economically both major regions. Think about that!
It is my understanding from the Bible that when that last great battle of Armageddon is fought to the end that it will be by a beast from the East, China, and a beast from the North, Russia. I do not see the US in the equation of Revelation frankly thus the great powers of today will become pawn of the two great beasts in the lead up to this end times battle. The same can be said of the EU that is imploding as we speak. All the world needs, per the Bible, is a leader to step up, an Antichrist, that will be mutually respected by the world powers and will lead the charge into this ultimate battle. So I refer back to Mr. Putin. An evil, shrewd, cold man that many respect as the now powerful returning learning of the Might Russian Bear.
This world is in the midst of forces of change not ever witnessed at least since the Holy Roman Empire I believe. These are my thoughts at a globally strategic view from the dots that seem t o connect more clearly each day. My final words; BE READY!
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