Ezekiel 3839 definitely refer to a nation coming from northern asia to attack israel. Seven prophecies that must be fulfilled before jesus. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon. At various stages of their political career, both reagan and bush. It combines features of the four beasts described in the prophecy at daniel 7. The framework of all prophecy, he explained, is found in two prophetic booksthe books of daniel and revelation. The book of revelation is an apocalyptic letter that relies on visions, symbols and old testament references to reveal the ultimate fulfillment of gods promise given to abraham in genesis. Princeton religious scholar elaine pagels puts the new testaments last book in historical context. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is. The usa in bible prophecy bible study guides amazing facts.
In other words, neither vladimir putin nor russia is the beast of revelation. A downtoearth guide to understanding the most mysterious book of the bible. It is the book of revelation, not the book of revelations. This is the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ. Does the bible say anything about russia in relation to. Oct 11, 2018 david tee people like to know what is going to happen. Bible prophecy clearly reveals that in the last days prior to the rapture of the church, four powerful kings will race onto the world stage with two objectives. They still think of russia as an exsuperpower that was rendered almost irrelevant when the cold war ended. Revelation 1 niv prologue the revelation from jesus.
But since that time russia has roared back to life. China and north korea the red dragon in the book of. The book of revelation, expanding on aspects of daniels prophecy, describes two major troop advances involving the euphrates river, the ancient boundary between the roman empire and adversaries to the east. Bible prophecy russia, iran, turkey and allies against israel. I got the chance to go over there in the early nineties, and at the time russia was an economic disaster. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ 3 blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is.
The book of revelation the new international commentary on the new testament by robert h. Four living creatures of the book of revelation the. We will consider here biblical prophecy, in particular the new testament book of revelation, and the old testament book of daniel. Now a part of eastern ukraine is in armed conflict, and ukrainian troops. The book of revelation gives instruction for the believer on how to conquer instead of being conquered, how to triumph instead of being trampled. The book of revelation describes cataclysmic events that are to happen in the endtime. The united states in bible prophecy united states lamb. Bible prophecy russia, iran, turkey and allies against.
Gog and magog prophecy in the book of revelation ancient. Apr 14, 2017 the book of revelation gives us a great outline of future events but leaves many details unclear. Gog and magog appear in the hebrew bible, christian bible, and quran as individuals, tribes, or lands. The bible warns russia will also act as a guard including weapons for iran and their allies. Ezekiel reveals how god will allow satan to use the tools already in place, islams hatred of the descendants of isaac and russias need for a secure power base in the middle east. The entire book of revelation is devoted to the end of the world and details gods judgments unleashed upon the earth plague by plague.
It interprets scripture literally, wherever possible. Historically, russia and iran have never been a part of such an alliance at least until recently. The descriptive verses about the northern power make it clear that this nation is russia. Will vladimir putin revive american evangelicals faith that jesus is coming soon.
And i saw the seven angels who stand before god, and to them were given seven trumpets. Those who find us in the passage point to ezekiel 38. Former national security adviser also wrote that trump was eager to send kim jongun a copy of elton johns song rocket man. In russian president medvedevs state of the union address in dec 2011 he proclaimed russia s intentions of a eurasian economic union. No doubt these movements from the east will be in response to the takeover of the holy land by the king of the north. After the cold war, russia lost its superpower status, making the fulfillment of ezekiels prophecy seem unlikely in some peoples eyes. I believe the antichrist will come out of russia, and may be russian president putin. One of the bibles most fascinating prophecies involves persia, king cyrus of persia, to be exact. Many wonder if russia will have any part to play in the last. Furthermore, many future events in the old testament. Among the things found in this book was the idea that revelation was speaking about such things as the soviet union, nuclear attacks between the ussr and the us, etc.
The next four to 16 years will see closer ties developing between russia and china, resulting in increased tension between east and west. But, gods purpose is to reveal himself to a remnant of his children and bring them to faith in him. With ezekiel, written roughly 2,500 to 3,000 years ago and the book of revelation written 2,000 years ago, there are two ancient. In russia rising, mark hitchcock, popular speaker and bible prophecy expert, explores the history of russia and its current military moves. Russia will have to be destroyed at least 312 years before the tribulation begins for the jews to have 7 years in which to burn the implements of war. Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. Russia, a declining superpower with one of the worlds largest nuclear stockpiles, and china, a rising economic behemoth with a growing arsenal, have teamed up to form what they call a strategic partnership for the 21st century, reminding those familiar with biblical prophecy that these two nations will be involved in invasions of the. Atlanta at the end of last year, president vladimir putin announced that russia had completed final testing of an invincible new.
It ends in the cataclysmic destruction of the earth. Any foretelling of russia and china is primarily found in the ot, like in the book of ezekiel where gog and magog may refer to russia. That is why they study the future and ancient prophecies. Russia, iran, and the end times end times bible prophecy. He will explain the biblical prophecies related to russia, the middle east, and the end times. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, who testifies to everything he sawthat is, the word of god and the testimony of jesus christ.
Revelation 1516 john the apostle speaks of seven angels with seven plagues. Today, russia is an economic powerhouse that is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. One reliable sign of the end the prophecy about america. He was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden. While all judgment prophecies are harsh and frightening, the revelation prophecy stands out as the most terrifying. Revelation, coronavirus, and the mark of the beast. This interpretation is based upon the angels explanation of the beast in revelation 17. Anyone who has read the popular left behind novels or listened to. This first beast is initially mentioned in revelation 11.
Seven prophecies that must be fulfilled before jesus christs. So this amazing prophecy by nostradamus predicted that communism would arise in russia, and later would decline there for another system, which we saw in the 1990s. Jesus christ is returning to put an end to human politics, greed and war. This name indicates the meaning of revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. Lets take a deeper look at who are gog and magog in the bible and their role in the end times mentioned in revelation. Gog and magog prophecy in the book of revelation ancient pages. Does the bible prophesy a oneworld government and a one. Jan 02, 2020 so, yes, the bible does mention russia, although not by that name, in connection with the end times. The book of revelation alamongordo prophecies 2020. Nov 01, 2020 in his apocalyptic vision in the book of revelation, the apostle john sees the beast, also called the antichrist, rising out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns revelation. Them is iran, turkey, and the other allies listed ezekiel 38. The four living creatures are spoken of in the bible, in the book of ezekiel and in the book of revelation as 1 a lion, 2 a calf or ox, 3 the face of a man, and 4 a flying eagle. The book of revelation has prophecies of future world events, in particular the rise to power of an evil dictator called the beast or the antichrist, he is in revelation chapter. Apr 28, 2014 in other words, neither vladimir putin nor russia is the beast of revelation.
The beast of revelation, like the fourth beast of daniel 7 rome, will have ten horns verse 1. Two world powers are symbolized in revelation chapter. Oct 28, 2020 although the coronavirus is not mentioned by name in the bible, the book of revelation speaks of terrifying plagues descending on earth in the end times. Prologue the revelation from jesus christ, which god gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. His appearance is described in detail in revelation. Russian currency was so worthless that i joked that i could go exchange a 20 dollar bill and buy the kremlin. Neither the united states nor russia is mentioned in the book of revelation. The russian bear is stronger and more powerful than it has ever been before. Does the bible say anything about russia in relation to the. Once vladimir putin became president, the russian economy started to grow very rapidly. Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar.
So, yes, the bible does mention russia, although not by that name, in connection with the end times. According to revelation there are three events that must still happen before the second coming. Antipas abbot of patmos monastery for centuries now, people have pored over the book of revelation and have been curious about the sacred cave. It is up to us to fill in the details through understanding the lessons and precedents of the preceding 65 books in the bible.
The author names himself as john, but modern scholars consider it unlikely that the author of revelation also wrote the gospel of john. This book is considered to be a predecessor to the idea of communism. The human race would have the ability to exterminate itself. Note that the antichrist is described in revelation. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. In the book of revelation, john says that one of the seven churches, located at pergamos, is in a city where satans seat is see revelation 2. In the 1970s there was an extremely popular book titled the late great planet earth which allegedly interpreted the book of revelation.
Oct 28, 2020 the book of revelation, often called the revelation to john, the apocalypse of john, the revelation, or simply revelation or apocalypse, is a book of the new testament that occupies a central place in christian eschatology. In ezekiel 38, gog is an individual and magog is his land. Russian audio bible book of revelation chapter1 youtube. The book of revelation tells us that an army from the east will march towards the holy land during the tribulation, revelation 16. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant john, 2 who testifies to everything he saw. And yes, when the cold war ended russia was in rough shape. According to revelation 12, this event will unleash the harshest antisemitic persecution the world has ever know, a fiery furnace arranged for the jews by the antichrist. Prelude to the seven trumpets when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. The white house tried to stop its release, but a judge has rejected its bid with extracts already published.
The most extensive descriptions of gog and magog in the hebrew bible appear in ezekiel 3839. Parts of these events are signaled by the blowing of the third trumpet in chapter 8, a great star called wormwood was cast into the earth. These represent 10 political revivals of the roman empire that would occur over the centuries. China may well be represented by the army of 200,000,000 from the. Russia always seems to find its way into the middle of world affairs. Revelation and bible prophecy ubc computer science. And only in revelation do we find events of the various other prophecies correlated in order of time sequence, he wrote in the book of revelation unveiled at last. Armstrong said that about one third of the bible is devoted to prophecy. The events are symbolized by seven seals, seven trumpets and seven vials. Mar 26, 20 china and russia relations reach new heights. The book of revelation russian antipas abbot of patmos monastery for centuries now, people have pored over the book of revelation and have been curious about the sacred cave of the theophany seeking to penetrate its meaning and venerate with devotion the traces of the disciple of love.
The name revelation comes from the first word of the book in koine greek. Feb 10, 2010 there is no book of revelations in the bible. Four living creatures of the book of revelation the supreme. It rules over every tribe and people and tongue and nation, so it is greater than a single national government.
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