24 January 2020: Ominous developments occurred this past weekend across the world's hot spots. Objects in motion tend to remain in motion, so the current inertia away from diplomatic endeavor and towards conflict became apparent over the last 72 hours. A quick synopsis follows.
In Eastern Europe: The Russian military continued the westward movement of very heavy weaponry toward Ukraine, and also in Russian troop deployment into neighboring Belarus. Putin, a true deceiver, could move to absorb Belarus into the Russian Federation prior to invading Ukraine. NATO allies (US and EU) took note of this and made the rapid transfer of all manner of war materiel forward deployed and into Ukraine a top priority. The US appears to have placed diplomacy on a back burner, opting instead to make known the contingency to reinforce NATO allies adjacent to the Ukraine with thousands of American combat troops. Some reports suggest the deployment number could quickly escalate from ten thousand to fifty thousand. In Ukraine artillery barrages by Ukrainian and Russian forces shattered any sense that a cease-fire was in effect. The publication of these reports is deliberate because they're normally kept in classified settings, well hidden from the public.
In the Pacific: Communist Chinese and Taiwanese air forces faced off against each other over the last 36 hours within Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). These face-offs have continued into today. This activity is occurring while two USS Aircraft Carrier Battle Groups of the USS Cark Vinson and the USS Abraham Lincoln have entered and begun operations in the South China Sea.
In the Middle East: Yemeni Houthi's and the Saudi-led military coalition are striking each other routinely of late. Houthi missiles supplied by Iran have struck both the UAE and Saudi Arabia this past weekend. Yesterday the Jerusalem Post published an OpEd titled "Israel Must Ready a Preemptive Strike Against Hezbollah." The article is unique for what it says Israel needs to do.
All of these hot spots are man-made hooks drawing the world into a possible world war, potentially even a nuclear war. We're watching for updates in real-time.
The Beijing Olympics run from 4 to 20 FEB. Some opine Putin will not upstage his partner Xi during this period; that if the further invasion of Ukraine is to proceed it will most likely occur this coming week - while the ground is frozen. Thawing in March would bog down Russian armor.
ReplyDeleteIt should be obvious, but some don't seem to understand.
ReplyDeleteWorld War II was a limited nuclear war.
This was the case because:
1. The Nazi nuclear program was preempted by direct, kinetic Allied actions.
2. America used two nuclear weapons to end hostilities with Imperial Japan.
Limited nuclear war is an ever present potential whenever nuclear weapons nations lock horns. Just a fact.
Sean,
ReplyDeleteI have always figured that Isaiah 17, Psalm 83, Ezekiel 38 would fall like domino's (to include Jesus' warnings in Matthew 24), but with everything happening, what is the likelihood of all of it being part of one major conflict? I mean, it would still be like domino's so-to-speak, but part of an overall / wider scale war. Is that possible?
And speaking of nuclear war, considering multiple countries involved in the current crisis' / conflicts have nuclear weapons; based on your understanding, who do you suppose would be the first to use them? Would Ukraine? Would Russia? Would the US? Would China?
Jason,
ReplyDeleteThe burial place of Gog of Magog and all of their troops will be in Israel - that part of Israel which is currently in western Jordan - but will be Israel after Psalm 83. Ezekiel 39; Valley of Hamongog, Hamona/Dhiban.
These details place Ez.38/39 after Psalm 83.
Ukraine has no nukes, gave them up in 1994 in exchange for Russian guarantee to respect its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. Budapest Memorandum.
I think China or North Korea would be first to use, probably tactical.
The USS Harry S. Truman CSG, operating the Mediterranean Sea, is now under NATO command.
ReplyDeleteThe full scope of the combined forces of the West in opposing Russian aggression are fully within NATO C2 (Command & Control). This military force is being referred to as the NRF (NATO Response Force).
DeletePentagon says 8,500 US troops have deployment warning orders (WARNORD) to join a 40,000-strong NATO Rapid Reaction Force. There are also 5 EU ready battle Groups arrayed in the Baltic states and Poland.
ReplyDeleteIt is also possible for the Psalm 83 and related prophecies (Isaiah 11 and Jeremiah 49) to occur simultaneously with a NATO/Russia and China/Taiwan conflagration.
ReplyDeleteI think Gabriel may have inferred this to the prophet Daniel regarding the 10 kings.
So is this the war that brings the 10 kings into power?
DeleteBruce,
DeleteNot exactly. The now 10-year long Russian war against Ukraine (2013-2022) does not yet involve the nearly 30 nations of the EU in the ongoing kinetic warfare.
A deeper Russian invasion into any part of Ukraine's territory will likely trigger up to 10 of the 30 EU and NATO nations, operating under a NATO C2 structure into entering Ukraine or operating in Ukraine from many former Warsaw Pact border nations to defend Kyiv's sovereignty AND bolster the EU/NATO's current eastern frontier, which includes the Russian-occupied Donbas, Crimea and the Black Sea.
Specifically...
DeleteDaniel 7:7-8; 19-20.
One thing we'll not do here is engage in the practice of many other chat rooms and 'forums' which is known as "newspaper exegesis."
ReplyDeleteNewspaper exegesis is the attempt at shoe-horning (i.e. force fitting) media articles to fit a certain prophecy in Scripture.
This can be an accidental or intentional practice, so always be on guard for it.
An example would be the Temple Mount and what event(s) will result in the removal of the Dome of the Rock to enable construction of the 3rd Temple on that specific site.
We can also, at this time, speculate strongly regarding the prophetic fulfillment of Jeremiah 49, Isaiah 17, and the final fulfillment of the Psalm 83 related prophecies. We don't know what triggers they have for certain, but Scripture does provide indicators and we should be Bereans in seeking them out.
The above from Ben D is good I&W that coalesces well with other real-world realities occurring in Syria.
Use common sense and caution when (if) consuming MSM reporting on the Ukraine situation - the presence of disinformation is rampant.
ReplyDeleteUnless something major occurs real-world, it's going to be a very patient and silent sit and wait for the next 18 days... while we wait for Putin to make his move or stand down.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened was a United US, EU, NATO response to Putin's demand.
DeleteYesterday Putin was given the diplomatic 2022 version of the American commander response to the Nazi commander at Bastogne during WWII:
"Nuts."
Ball in Putin's court. So we quietly wait to see how he reacts over the next 17 days.
UPDATES:
ReplyDelete1. ) The alliance between the North (Union State) and the East (PRC) against the West (Beast Empire) that is noted in the prophetic passage of Daniel 11:44
"But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many."
is already evident in the Union State's (Russian Federation and Belarus) threat to invade Ukraine if its demands are ignored. The PRC, after some ambiguity, has announced its strong support of the Union State.
2.) The US Army's 82nd and 101st airborne divisions with the 18th Airborne Corps are the tip of the spear totaling 8,500 troops hold at the ready to deploy within 5-days notice to the eastern border nations of NATO (Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria). Other US military is already present in northern Greece. Another half dozen US Army and Air Force units are also on the same deployment warning order (WARNORD) according to C-JCS Austin.
3.) The Union State response to the US/EU/NATO rejection of their demands is evident in the past few hours as Russian and Belarusian combat forced closed in large numbers upon Ukraines borders. To quote Biden to Zelenskiy, "Prepare for impact."
Delete4.) That didn't take long. Union State forces began movement even before the response was delivered to Putin.
DeleteThe UK has just unveiled (timing is everything!) it's new Sky Sabre Air Defense System.
ReplyDeleteThe Sky Sabre is state-of-the-Art. Its missiles engage and destroy a wide range of airborne targets (from 5th Generation jets to smart bombs) at a speed of 2,300mph.
On Tuesday, 25JAN22 I posted the following comment:
ReplyDelete"Use common sense and caution when (if) consuming MSM reporting on the Ukraine situation - the presence of disinformation is rampant."
I now want to re-state my comment to read:
Use common sense and EXTREME CAUTION when or if you are consuming MSM reporting on the Ukraine situation - the presence of grotesque disinformation is rampant!
It is quite probable, in the leftist sense of 'never allowing a crisis to be wasted,' that the Deep State (in the US & EU) has an agenda of trying to push the Union State into further acts of war against Ukraine.
They may be trying to provoke a much greater crisis to suit an objective agenda goal. Warfare and chaos is their preferred methodology as we have seen repeatedly for quite some time.
Thank you for the updates, Sean. Things appear to be moving at a more rapid pace, as we would expect birth pangs to do. I agree, Sean, that The Powers That Be are trying to push a greater crisis to suit their agenda. The evil one (who motivates TPTB) is waiting and watching just like we are and his antichrist is lurking in the wings, ready to get things going. But I believe they are waiting for the Restrainer, the Holy Spirit working through us believers, to be taken out of the way. These wars we discuss will cause a major shift forward and probably start a domino effect of fulfilled prophecy. I think the evil one knows how very close we are to the Rapture and that means we do, too. What an exciting time to be alive, but also a very bittersweet time. Even so, Come Lord Jesus!
ReplyDeleteWritten here previously is the interpretation that when Michael and his angels throw Satan and his demons down to the Earth (war in Heaven), we're going up in the Harpazo with Jesus. So close!
DeleteA good sign is that Russia has returned some units (Aviation and CBRNE) from the Ukraine border regions back to their normal garrisons.
ReplyDeleteHowever armor and mechanized units remain forward deployed.
No matter what happens in February one thing is for certain, there will be huge changes in the US, EU and NATO dynamic. What those changes will be exactly remains to be determined in the months ahead.
Ben D,
ReplyDeleteToday, just hours from now in fact, the creation of the London-Warsaw-Kyiv security and military assistance alliance will be announced.
It's the formal beginning of something as yet undefined fully, but aspects of which are already functioning.
The announcement of the "Trilateral Alliance" may take place today in Kyiv when the PMs of the UK, Poland and Ukraine have their summit.
DeleteThe purpose of the alliance is stated to be vastly improving Ukraine's defensive capabilities against the Union State but without injecting British and Polish troops into direct combat.
This is similar in scope to another European trilateral alliance, the "Lublin Alliance" of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine, which has essentially the same function.
Both of these new alliances are officially, and for the time being at least, outside the scope of NATO, and of the EU, even though the UK, Poland and Lithuania are NATO nations, and Poland and Lithuania are EU nations. It's hard to envision why the Union State would overlook the semantics here.
Sean. Isn't there an army under the anti christ to form?
ReplyDeletePops, yes, but the army already exists. We call it NATO. Ezekiel referred to it as "Tarshish and all the young lions thereof." Descendents of ancient Rome.
DeleteRussian signal jammers accused again of interfering with flights entering Israel
ReplyDeletehttps://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/russian-signal-jammers-accused-again-of-interfering-with-flights-entering-israel/
NG,
DeleteBeing well versed in Electronic Warfare (EW), I say the pilot reports are indeed valid.
However, the emitters of jamming/spoofing of GPS signals cannot be Russian based at Hmeimim AB (near Latakia). Such signal have a range from about 100 meters minimum to 100 miles maximum. Hmeimim AB is well more than 350 miles north of any major airport in northern Israel.
The source is probably newly installed 5G towers in the area where interference has been noted.
This is a well-known problem with 5G towers near airport runways; also probably why Israel's government has not lodged a formal protest with Moscow -- they don't want to appear silly.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed an order to establish a full-time professional army in Ukraine.
ReplyDeleteThe order raises the number of troops by 100,000 and increases their salary to 3X the minimum wage, provides for housing, family support career development and advancement, education and most other things that professional soldiers have in NATO countries. The transition has a planned implementation over the next three years.
And not to forget... Iran remains very much indeed in Israel's nuclear crosshairs.
ReplyDeleteIt depends. A new deal must be reached, and the waivers are for work aimed at turning Iran’s heavy water Arak reactor into a less-dangerous light water reactor, plus Iran’s underground Fordow enrichment facility that the restored nuclear deal stipulates should be turned into a research center.
DeleteBen,
DeleteBut wait, I believe there is more.
The Putin/Russian or Gog/Magog rushing of troops to surround Ukraine on 3 sides has a distinct prophetic purpose.
Ezekiel 38:7 explains that purpose:
"Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them."
Putin is guarding Iran's rush to nuclear weapons breakout, all Western eyes are watching his forces along those borders. His massed forces serve a as two-fold utility, as a threat to the West AND to distract and thus "guard" Iranian weapons activity, both the warhead and delivery system.
Or so he thinks. Israel is watching, and so are others.
It's public knowledge...
ReplyDeleteIAF Massive Drill Simulates Iran Nuke Strike
Key excerpt:
Delete"The use of Israel’s aging mid-air refueling fleet would be a strong indication that Israel is planning for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities..."
When it comes to a nuclear-armed Twelver Iran, Israel does not have the luxury to make a $5Billion bluff.
Israel has signed a defense memorandum with Bahrain. It's similar in scope to the memorandum signed with Morocco last year.
ReplyDeleteTo repeat a Scripture reference made above instead of secular headline news:
ReplyDelete"The alliance between the North (Union State) and the East (PRC) against the West (Beast Empire) that is noted in the prophetic passage of Daniel 11:44
"But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore he shall go out with great fury to destroy and annihilate many.""
Isn't it more likely that Daniel 11:36-45 is talking about the anti-christ not Gog? Assuming Putin is Gog. I can't see how you connect these dots. It seems there is a lot of stuff that needs to fall into place before all this happens.
DeletePaul,
DeleteNowhere is it stated on Eschatology Today that the him/he in Daniel 11:44 is Gog of Magog!
The him/he is without question the Antichrist who goes to war against the Russian-Chinese alliance.
This is what Daniel 11:44 is saying quite explicitly.
The point here is that the Russia-Chinese alliance against the Western Alliance is a real-world fact right now and will remain so into the 70th Week.
Russia has threatened to station nuclear armed ICBM's in the Caribbean Sea region. The threat was contained in the last paragraph of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's letter to NATO concerning NATO's refusal of Putin's security ultimatum.
ReplyDeleteThe letter was in French, and my machine translation follows:
"Further, by putting their refusal in writing, the United States and NATO would be declaring that the principle of collective security itself – particularly as it relates to the United States and NATO – is null and void, meaning that if, for example, the Bahamas, a sovereign nation since July 10, 1973, decided to bolster its sovereignty by hosting a Russian missile battery pointed across the Gulf Stream at Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the states States would have no say in the matter; and if the United States tried to speak out, they would be beaten with that same piece of paper they signed. “Do you feel threatened now? the Russians would ask; “Perhaps you should have thought of that when you threatened us by placing your missiles in Poland and Romania."
Today Russia launched a classified military payload from Plesetsk into low earth orbit via Soyuz-2-1a SLV.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the state of the Western Alliance it is without question one of disarray and indecisiveness. It is devoid of effective, strong leadership.
ReplyDeleteAmerica is led by befuddled incompetents, Canada is even worse off, Germany is rudderless, Spain, Portugal, France and Italy are flush with wannabe pretenders, Great Britain has a mop-headed joke, and the Benelux countries are all but invisible.
So from the likes of these are there ten horns to rise as Gabriel's prophetic narrative instructs?
The answer is inherently in the affirmative. Yet it is the eleventh horn, a fellow unlike any of the ten he will rise in the midst of, who is the focal point of the final seven years of human governance on this planet.
The stage is set.
Guess what time it is?
ReplyDeleteIt's "The Past as Prologue" time once again.
Eschatology Today will once again, because "there is nothing new under the sun," reprise anew subject matter presented here between 2014 and 2016. The penultimate update of updates for 2022 and beyond.
Final comment here...
ReplyDeleteBiden regime is busted with its apocalyptic chicken little screaming and MSM lapdoggers about Russia, Russia, Russia. Neither Ukraine or NATO/EU are buying the Biden rhetoric any more. No sale.
If this is escalating (developing) like I perceive it to be... this should be all over the news. Don't get me wrong, it IS being covered my almost all of my mainstream news sources. But the coverage is rather loose, light, and lacking in depth. Shallow.
ReplyDeleteWe are looking at a prelude in process to something that could very well be one of the "dark highlights" of the 21st century. You don't need a Biblical worldview to see that.