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1/2/06 See "Printable" button below for "easy to print" format. Diplomatic Protest for an Apocalyptic Aggression by Terry James
The “civilized” world watches while a prophesied end-time aggression builds in the Middle East. The news these recent days are ripe with hatred welling against Israel, and the great powers of earth seem impotent to intervene. Iran, which comprises much of the territory that was ancient Persia, threatens to one day soon possess the power to make a deadly nuclear assault on the Jews much of the Islamic leadership hates with passionate rage. The following news excerpt frames the growing threat: “Confrontation rather than compromise has been brewing after declarations from Iran that the Holocaust is a myth and Israel should be wiped out, and a European Union accusation on Tuesday that Tehran has serially violated human rights at home. The Islamic republic's increasingly vocal hostility toward the Jewish state and commitment to developing sensitive technology that could yield ingredients for nuclear weaponry have stoked Western concern about its atomic program. Tehran says it aims only to generate more electricity for an energy-hungry economy. But it dodged U.N. nuclear inspectors for 18 years until 2003 and the West says its cooperation since has fallen short of what is needed to regain diplomatic confidence” ("EU-Iran nuclear dialogue to resume but hopes dim," by Mark Heinrich, Reuters, Dec. 20, 2005). Not only might Iran be mere months away from developing nuclear explosives, but apparently it already has the means to deliver those explosives once they are ready. “'Iran recently acquired 12 cruise missiles with a range of up to 3,000 kilometers, according to OC Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Aharon Ze'evi (Farkash) on Tuesday.' He noted the missiles had the ability to carry a nuclear warhead. Speaking at the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee for the last time before leaving his position, Ze'evi noted the missiles originated in a batch of 18 missiles shipped from Ukraine to Russia. Twelve of the missiles made their way to Iran, while the other six ended up in China” (Rapture Ready News, Dec. 21, 2005 'Iran obtained 12 long-range missiles'). Iran’s likely involvement in endtime aggresend-timeainst Israel is found in the words of God, given through the prophet Ezekiel. The Lord God foretold that He will draw Gog –the leader of the Magog forces (probably Russia)--toward the mountains of Israel. He also reveals the nations that will accompany this Russian leader: “And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet…” (Ezekiel 38: 4-5). Russia’s present close alliance with Iran (Persia) cannot be mere coincidence to the Ezekiel 38 and 39 Gog-Magog prophecy. When figured into the equation of the total end-time mix of signals this generation is experiencing, the evidence is overwhelming –at least in this observer’s mind—that Persia and Russia, spurred no doubt by the Prince of Persia with whom God’s angel struggled before delivering God’s prophetic word to Daniel, are preparing to fulfill their inglorious destinies on the mountains of Israel. And, right on cue, the new world order, renamed “the international community,” is preparing to do what the prophecy says it will do. Nothing more than send a note of diplomatic protest. We can hear in the language of diplomatic double-speak just how such a protest will be framed as Russia, Iran, and the rest prepare to destroy tiny Israel. "’It is up to the Iranians to adopt a constructive attitude (about its nuclear program) and take advantage of this window of opportunity that is open but which will not remain open forever,’ a French Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday. Some nuclear analysts believe that if dialogue runs aground again, the way would be cleared to an emergency IAEA board session and vote to put Iran in Security Council hands” ("EU-Iran nuclear dialogue to resume but hopes dim," by Mark Heinrich, Reuters, Dec. 20, 2005). The prophecy about the international community’s response to the invasion is found in the following: “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). But, there will come from Almighty God a protest of a different sort. It is the only protest the evil of this fallen world understands: "And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured” (Ezekiel 39:2-4).
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