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ussia continues to expand Haftar aboard its aircraft carrier when a coalition of Nations would ¦ Magog (also said by other
its influence in the Middle Admiral Kuznetsov, pledging gather together to invade the experts to include Meshech, and
REast and is bringing toge- their support for his bid to control nation of Israel. This well-known Tubal) = Russia
ther more and more countries into Libya, a move that would give conflict is known as "The War of ¦ Persia = Iran
its fold. Intervention in Syria has Russia significant influence over Gog and Magog." According to ¦ Cush = Ethiopia / Sudan
been the catalyst to re-esta- North Africa. A former colonel the book of Ezekiel, chapters 38 ¦ Put = Libya
blishing its power in the region - under Ghaddafi stated that and 39, this confederacy of ¦ Gomer = Turkey (Some have
not seen since the cold war days. "Haftar is going to facilitate nations will attack Israel during a also identified this with parts of
Russian access to ports in Libya relatively peaceful period that eastern Europe)
Iran has been a long-time partner as well as open up airport appears to be generated by a ¦ Beth-Togarmah = Turkey (also
with Russia, but now we see new runways to them." recent conflict resulting in a said by other experts to include
developments in both Libya and "state of peace" for the Jewish Armenia, and the Turkish-
Turkey to also bring about a In the case of Turkey, President nation. speaking people of Asia Minor).
stronger alliance. Iran saw a Recep Tayyip Erdogan has
massive cash influx after sanc- thrown himself on the side of According to the prophet, "After The Bible indicates that in the
tions were removed last year, Russia as Turkey's relations with many days you shall be called. In "latter days" the Lord will put a
thanks to the Obama adminis- both Israel and the United States the latter years, you shall come "hook in the jaw" of these nations
tration, and as a result a substan- have soured. In August 2016, into the land that is restored from listed and according to the
tial portion of this money will be Erdogan praised Putin as his the sword, whose inhabitants prophet, "you shall ascend and
put toward military modernization "dear friend" in a visit to St. have been gathered out of many come like a storm; you shall be
including an estimated $1 Billion Petersburg that saw the two peoples, against the mountains of like a cloud to cover the land, you
air defense missile system sup- leaders pledging to strengthen Israel which had been always a and all your troops, and many
plied by Russia. ties. waste. But its people were peoples with you" (Ezekiel 38:9).
brought out of the nations, and
Part of this deal also includes the Turkey's half-century old EU they, all of them, are dwelling Some speculate that the "hook in
Russian S-300 air defense missile membership bid is also currently safely... and you shall say, 'I will the jaw" could be Israel's newly
system, considered one of the tottering on the brink of collapse, go up against the land of unwalled discovered oil and natural gas
most effective anti-aircraft and after the European Union's legis- villages. I will go against those riches which directly affect the
anti-ballistic missile systems in lature asked the bloc to freeze who are at rest, that dwell safely, Russian economy. Other analysts
existence. A clear response to membership negotiations with all of them dwelling without walls believe Russia's alliance with Iran
Israel's threat that Iran will never Turkey over the Government's and having neither bars nor could be a "hook" if Israel pre-
be allowed to become a nuclear heavy-handed crackdown follow- gates'" (Ezekiel 38:8, 11). emptively attacks Iran's nuclear
power. ing a failed coup in July. Turkish programme, resulting in retalia-
president Erdogan indicated in a The nations cited by Ezekiel are tion by Iran and the ensuing
Russia, in a bid to regain its recent interview that he was fed each referenced in the Old Testa- involvement by Russia.
previous influence enjoyed in up with waiting for the EU to ment, yet they all represent
Libya before the overthrow of the accept Turkey as a member state, nations which exist today. Long For now we see the alliance of
Ghaddafi Government, has also indicating that he would be willing before Russia became a major nations forming exactly as
reached out to a Libyan general to consider joining the Russian- world power, most Biblical Ezekiel described. Now we await
named Khalifa Haftar who con- led Shanghai Cooperation scholars identified Magog as the the "hook"...
trols as many as 60 000 men in the Organization (SCO) as an nation of Russia and Gog as the
Libyan National Army (LNA) in the alternative to the Western bloc. ruler of Russia. Read more at:
east of the country. http://www.prophecynewswatch.
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