One of the headlines from the past few days that I believe has relevance to Bible Prophecy is from the Washington Post:
Israel Feels Alone Without the US In Afghanistan
(I don't have a subscription, so I wasn't able to read the article, but the headline itself is worthy of discussing).
It is likely under "President" Obiden that the Gog/Magog war of Ezekiel is imminent; admittedly I thought the same thing under Obama, yet it seems even much, much closer now than then. I believe there are also some important ramifications for the United States when this does happen. In order to explain, I will refer to a few different scriptures.
In this first passage, I am quoting a part of what is known as the Abrahamic Covenant. This is God's promise to Abraham (and Abrahams' descendants, Israel).
"And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse." - Genesis 12:3
Essentially, what God is saying is that He will treat other nations based on how those nations treat Israel. Keep that in the back of your mind, if you will.
Next I'll quote from Ezekiel 38/39, also known as the Gog/Magog War, which is a prophesized war between Israel and a host of other nations believed to be Iran, some of the "Stans" (possibly including Afghanistan), Turkey, Sudan and Libya. And possibly Russia (maybe only in a support capacity)? Note that "Gog" appears to be an individual, not a nation; Gog would be the ruler of Iran or possibly "Allah" (Satan); in other words an Islamic Alliance.
"This is what the Lord God says: 'Behold, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. So I will turn you around and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army." - Ezekiel 38:3-4 (NASB)
Take note that Syria is mysteriously missing from this group. My theory has long been that the reason Syria is missing is because it has been destroyed by Israel, which is the "hook in the jaw" to cause a retaliation from the Islamic alliance. This destruction of Syria (Damascus) is prophesized in Isaiah 17.
"The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap." - Isaiah 17:1 (KJV)
Damascus has been conquered in the past, but it has never been destroyed. Certainly if Israel attacked Syria and destroyed (nuked?) Damascus, it would cause the aforementioned nations to rise up against Israel.
So where is Saudi Arabia and the other "Arab" nations along with the United States (and "Europe") during all of this?
"Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, 'Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?'" - Ezekiel 38:13
Sheba and Dedan are essential the other Arabic nations. Tarshish is Europe, Great Brittan and the "Young Lions" would be the former colonies of "Tarshish", so the Americas (North, Central and South), South Africa, Australia, India, etc... Essentially, it sound like we're going to "stand by and watch to see what happens." We question (maybe a strongly worded e-mail from the chief potato), but do nothing else.
Ok, great, you might say. Sound like something we wouldn't want to get involved with anyway. Israel (with God's help) soundly defeats this Army so no harm, no foul, right?
Not exactly, remember Genesis 12:3: How other nations treat Israel is how God is going to treat that nation.
In Isaiah 18 (prophesies are not necessarily given in order, but it is interesting that this prophecy follows the destruction of Damascus in Isaiah 17), there is a prophecy concerning a nation, a nation not mentioned by name (because it didn't exist at the time?):
"Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia: That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!" - Isaiah 18:1-2 (KJV)
And again from the NASB:
"Woe, land of whirring wings which lies beyond the rivers of Cush, which sends messengers by the sea, even in papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people feared far and wide, a powerful and oppressive nation whose land the rivers divide." - Isaiah 18:1-2 (NASB)
I believe that this describes the United States; our Air Superiority is unquestioned (shadowing with wings, land of whirring wings) and we are also home to the first airplane flight. Beyond the rivers of Ethiopia (not the same as modern day Ethiopia) is basically saying "Beyond the known world." We definitely send "messengers" or "ambassadors" over seas all around the world. Tall and smooth (the Hebrew word here smooth/peeled can also mean "shaven"); this is how Americans are often viewed overseas. Feared "far and wide" and "powerful and oppressive" (how the U.S. would be viewed in that particular region of the world). Whose land the rivers divide; note that it is rivers, plural; how many states have at least one border that is a river? We are literally a nation that is divided by rivers.
So what's going to happen to this nation?
"I will quietly look [
d]from My dwelling place like dazzling heat in the sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest." - Isaiah 18:4 (NASB)
Something is going to happen, and God is going to just sit back and watch; He will not intervene. What will happen? My theory is that we will have Civil War; we will be divided. Remember Genesis 12:3? How we treat Israel is how we will be treated. How many times has the U.S. been involved in "Peace Treaties" with Israel attempting to "divide" Israel's God promised land between Israel and Palestine? The U.S. has been "dividing" Israel for decades; it will now be our turn to be "divided." Given the current state of things in this country, it is also plausible to see a Civil war if things continue as they are.
In any case, even if it isn't "Civil War", whatever is coming will not be pleasant:
"They will be left together for mountain birds of prey, and for the animals of the earth; and the birds of prey will spend the summer
feeding on them,
And all the animals of the earth will spend harvest time on them." - Isaiah 18:6 (NASB)
The good news is that it does sound like we "survive" whatever it is, as the chapter closes out with a gift of some kind being sent to Israel from us.
So this is my interpretation and theory of what may soon be coming. If you see the aforementioned nations uniting together against Israel and our "leadership" (or lack thereof) decides to "do nothing" then I would start making preparations, if you live in a city and have somewhere else you can be, be ready to make that move. Double check your SHTF bags, plans and options.
