Why Russia Will Not Attack America - Church of God - NEO

CAN KNOW!More than one third ofthe Bible is prophecymostof it for our day!Puzzled geopolitical analystswonder what willhappen next in thevolatile South Asia region.They simply do notknow what ultimately willbecome of Iran, ofAfghanistan, Pakistan,India and adjoining nations.But you can know!Astounding PropheciesBible prophecy reveals the startling future of thenations and peoples on the outer rim of Asia!•International attention continuesto be riveted on turbulentSouth Asia. That vast regionstretching from the PersianGulf to the South China Sea is ina precarious state of ferment andunrest.Yet how many know that thefuture of the peoples of the vastSouth Asia region was recordedmillennia ago in the pages of theBible? The stage is now set for theunfolding of an astounding sequenceof Bible prophecies.Turn, first, to the book of Revelation.Here is revealed a greatend-time political ruler referred toas the "beast" (chapter 17). Thebeast will be a superdictator over acoming European confederation of10 nations a rebirth of the RomanEmpire. This European powerwill eventually establish its capitaland religious headquarters atJerusalem (Dan. 11 :45).Daniel says that this Europeanconqueror will become troubled by"tidings out of the east and out ofthe north" (11:44). There can belittle doubt about the source of thebeast's trouble. East and north ofPalestine are Russia, China andother nations of the vast Asian continent.The clear implication of thisverse is that a great Eurasian alliancewill ultimately arise at ornear the end of the Great Tribulation(mentioned by Daniel in chap-ter 12 and in Matthew 24:21) andwill enter into a confrontation withthe restored Roman Empire. Muchof Asia will eventually be marshaledinto a great end-time, communist-dominatedconfederacyencompassingnearly one half ofthe earth's population!These atheist-led Asian armiesare also described in Ezekiel, chapters38 and 39, where elements ofthose forces are prophesied to invadethe Holy Land when all 12tribes of Israel have returned.Misunderstood ProphecySome Bible scholars assert falselythat these prophecies of Ezekielwere fulfilled anciently. Theynever were. Others believe they areabout to occur but some years beforeArmageddon. Both views areerroneous.The events of Ezekiel 38 and 39are without question still futureforthe "latter days" (38: 16) and"latter years" (38:8). Moreover,Ezekiel 38:14 describes the timesetting as being "in that day whenmy people of Israel dwellethsafely." This is certainly not thesituation in the State of Israel today!The Israel described byEzekiel is a nation that dwells insecurity, in unwalled villages,totally unprepared for war (38:8,11, 14). Read it for yourself! Thesecircumstances will be extant onlyafter the coming of the Messiah,when surviving Eurasian forces willbe supernaturally punished.Asian alliances, however, will begintaking shape well in advance:­and are even now beginning tomove into their prophesied endtimeconfiguration!Table of NationsThe composition of the army thatwill come against the restored 12tribes of Israel is clearly defined:The account begins in Ezekiel38: 1-2: "And the word of the Lordcame to me: Son of man, set yourface against Gog, of the land ofMagog, the prince of Rosh, ofMeshech, and Tubal, and prophesyagainst him" (The AmplifiedBible).Here is a great power that willchallenge the very rule of Christ!Ezekiel reveals that joined withMagog, Rosh, Meshech and Tubalin this confederacy will be Persia,Cush, Phut (incorrectly rendered"Libya" in the Authorized Version),Gomer and Togarmah (seeverses 5-6).Who are these peoples today?And what do these prophecies haveto do with the future of SouthAsia?With the exception of Persia, thenames mentioned by Ezekiel are9