God`s Word : Russia Preparing for War. (Ukraine)
The Prophet Ezekiel prophesies of a war between the northern Federation (Russia) and Israel. God tells the Russian Federation to prepare itself.
`Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the Prince of Rosh, (Russia)....and prophesy against him....
`Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them.....It will be in the latter days that I will bring you
THE BEAST.
`Then I stood on the sand of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.
Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth was like the mouth of a lion.` (Rev. 13: 1 & 2)
THE BEAST.
SEVEN HEADS - Seven consecutive Presidents of the G20.
TEN CROWNED HORNS - Ten kings of the Islamic Federation.
MOUTH OF A LION - S
ROME - ISLAM
The fourth World Empire, the Roman Empire became one of the largest empires in world history. It was the most powerful economic, cultural, political and military force in the world of its time. It came to power in 27 BC and ruled for many centuries over the area of the Mediterranean Sea.
Its main religion was an Imperial cult, worship of the Emperor; however it gave room for many other religions even Judaism for a time. Christianity emerged as a supposed Jewish religious s
Jesus the Son is God`s Heir.
The glorified Son, at the Father`s right hand is then appointed heir of all the Father`s estates – all things.
`God, who at various times and in different ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son who He has appointed Heir of all things,..` (Heb. 1: 1 & 2)
The enemy tried to get rid of God`s Son, Jesus because he knew He was the heir to the Father`s inheritance. This is rev
Christ Rose from the Dead And Ascended to the Highest.
Under every possible cruelty Christ changed a dishonoured death into a dignified diadem of higher life, and by the steps of a painful crucifixion at the rough hands of haughty men, He ascended to a preeminent coronation at the right hand of the highest majesty in the heaven of heavens.
`God…..raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and d
In the near future, the armies of the Russian Federation and the other 3 nations (Iran, Ethiopia and Libya), will come to the mountains of Israel to destroy Israel as a nation.
Down from the north will come the Russian Federation. They will lead a great army - the Russian military, the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) other Republics, and Slavic nations. Iran will also be with them coming from the east. Then up from the south of Israel will come Libya and Ethiopia, heading
INTRODUCTION
I am looking forward to sharing and discussing God`s word together. When we read the Bible we can often get lost in the details and history, thus it is good to step back and see what God has said concerning His Son.
God`s word is written to reveal Christ, His character and His purposes for -
- The Body of Christ,
- Israel,
- The Nations.
I have written the Old Testament in summary, in four sections and the New Testament, book by book, in three
The Black Horseman - The European Union.
`Behold a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand....a quart of wheat for a denarius and three quarts for a denarius...` (Rev. 6: 5 & 6)
This pictorial illustration depicts the power and philosophy of the European Union. The `man with the scales` represents the philosophy of a market economy and the scales show the weighing out of basic goods. A `denarius` was how much a worker would earn in a day. Wheat and barl
God`s Purpose.
Christ, the Wisdom of God.
Satan and his fallen angels are in rebellion against God. Satan desires to be as God and rule the world. He never knew the full purposes of God for if he did he would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
`We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.` (1 Cor. 2: 6
OVERVIEW
God made the nation of Israel to rule over the other nations righteously, under Him. However, Israel eventually turned away from God, so He told them by His prophets that they would have a period of chastisement - 70 X 7 years.
The main part of that period, 69 x 7 years has been fulfilled up to the cross, then there is a gap (of about 2,000 years), for the formation of the Body of Christ. So that brings us up to today when the Body of Christ purpose is nearly complete and the
Holding Fast to the Head.
God the Father sums up His Eternal Purposes.
` God...having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times, He might gather together in one (harmony) all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth - in Him.` (Eph. 1: 9 & 10)
The first purpose in Christ, which is being completed, is His Body of believ
The Deliverer
The Lord Jesus Christ, Israel`s deliverer, is now seen coming from heaven in power and great glory. He comes in full array of His majesty and authority. We are given a wonderful description of Him revealing His Holy character and great authority over all principalities and powers in the unseen and upon earth.
`Then I saw heaven opened, & behold, a white horse.
And He who sat on him was called Fait
JUDGMENT - The Great White Throne.
Universal Heaven and Earth are No More.
`But the Day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.` (2 Peter 3: 10)
The Day of the Lord starts with the tribulation and continues through the millennium. Finally after Satan`s last battle he is cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 2
THE CITY OF BABYLON
The city of Babylon is being rebuilt and it is destined to become the centre of the last Gentile Global Government. The Anti-Christ will rule from Babylon with the 10 Islamic kings, over the whole world. The Political, Economic and Religious aspects of people`s lives will all be controlled from this demonic centre.
`Babylon the great .....has become a habitation of demons,
GOD`S SPECIAL NATION
God said to Israel `You shall be a special treasure to me above all people.` (Ez. 19: 5)
Q. Why did God make another Nation?
God in His foresight knew that mankind would continually go their own way. So God had planned to establish His own special nation that would not only learn His ways, but would teach & rule over the other nations of the world.
God chose Abraham to be the father of this special nation. He promised him a son, even in
THE HARLOT
Here we see the Quartet of Power, as the world calls them - Britain & the USA, Russia and the European Union. And with these Great Powers is the United Nations. They gathered together to welcome the Palestinian Elections as a Positive Step forward.
This meeting took place in 2005, and these powers are still in place, only the leaders have changed.
The United Nations is not one of the `beastly` powers that Daniel saw, but is associated with them in a `mo
THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST.
The predominant aim of Revelation is the setting forth the splendours of the Son of Man, & to reveal His glorious person. There are four visions of the Son of Man as He is known in the heavenly realm & each vision in turn carries through to completion one aspect of the fourfold ministry of Christ which He exercised when on earth. His Kinship was expressed in Matthew, His Heirship in Mark, His Mediatorship in Luke, & His Judgeship in John.
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
In 1991 there was an uprising in the U.S.S.R. The K.G.B. (Police) seized power.
However the Russian President (Boris Yeltsin) assumed command and denounced the coup. The elite troops changed sides and the course of history was changed.
The monolithic Soviet Bear had disintegrated and the President of Russia had taken control. The former Soviet peoples now separated into their different countries. Thi
5. Pentecostal Revivals. (1900 - 1950)
At the beginning of the 1900`s there was another significant stage of growth in the Body of Christ. God`s Holy Spirit awakened people to a deeper understanding and walk with Him. Two great outpourings occurred - one in Azusa Street in America, and the other in Wales. This became known as the Pentecostal revivals.
Pentecostalism spread rapidly to Europe, South America and Australia. In less than a century it became a major force in
The Aftermath.
This amazing victory by the Lord against the enemies of God`s people and his land of Israel has some far reaching consequences.
Israel
Israel repents and turns again to God.
`I will set my glory among the nations; all the nations shall see my judgment which I have executed, and my hand which I have laid on them.
So the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day forward.` (Ex. 39: 21 & 22)
Israel celebrates the fea
Overcoming the Spirit of Fear.
The Lord warns that in the end times people will be overcome by a spirit of fear.
`And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men`s hearts failing for fear and the expectation of those things, which are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.` (Luke 21: 25 & 26)
However He encourages us, saying -
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Contemporary Move of God.
The Whole Counsel of God.
Looking back over the last 2000 years we see the amazing work, the Lord Jesus, the Head of the Body has been doing amid the great battle. Satan and his demons have sought to overpower the believers with errors and false teachings. The battle has been fierce with many people having to die for their belief in Christ.
The Apostle Paul taught the whole counsel of God to the disciples; however those truths were challenged and s
LIVING WATERS
When the Lord comes to the Mount of Olives, He will split the mountain in half and living waters will flow out to bring healing to the rivers and seas.
`The Lord will go forth and fight against those nations as He fights in the day of battle. And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, from east to west, making a very large valley. Half of the mountain shall move towards the
GOD`S TIME FRAME - The Times of the Gentiles.
`Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles (Nations) until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.` (Luke 21: 24)
God has set in place a Time Frame for the Gentile Nations to rule the world. This Time Frame is called `the Times of the Gentiles.`
God gave Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon a pictorial vision of this Time Frame. The vision was of a Great Image of a man standing in the Middle East in Babylon. God then gave D
