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Who Will Be Russia's Allies? - Part Two By: Dr. Max D. Younce
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Question Who will be Russia’s allies in the Tribulation? Answer
Russia will come against Israel during the first part
of the Tribulation Period. In Ezekiel 38:5,6, five allies were given. We
covered two in last week’s article and we will discuss the final three
below: (3.) Libya. The Hebrew is "Phut" (Genesis
10:6) or "Put" (I Chronicles 1:8), and refers to the third son of
Ham. Put migrated to the land west of Egypt and became the source of
the North African Arab nations such as: Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, and
Morocco. The Septuagint translates "Put" as Libya. In 1972, Libya
kicked the U.S. Air Force out of her borders, to the astonishment of
our military leaders. Libya embraces Russia and will be with her
when Russia invades Israel. (4.) Ethiopia. The Hebrew is "Cush" and is
always Ethiopia. According to the Bible, Cush was born black and
represents the black Africans, while Libya represents the African
Arabs. A few years ago, when Haile Selassie (who professed to be a
Christian) was the king of Ethiopia, they were a friend to Israel.
Unfortunately, he was dethroned and died in exile. The country of
Ethiopia then broke off the relationship with Israel. Today, Russia
has equipped an army of thousands from among the Ethiopians and
labels them as her "Army of Africa". Who is Ethiopia with today?
Russia, just as God had said 2600 years ago. (5.) Gomer. Going back to Genesis 10:2, we find Gomer was the firstborn of Japheth. He and his descendants settled in the area now known as Germany. Jews today call Germany by the Hebrew "Gomer". At the end of World War II, in 1945, Russia was in control of Germany. In 1949, Germany was divided and became East and West Germany. West Germany became a parliamentary democracy with strong ties to Western Europe, while the East became a communist dictatorship associated with Soviet Russia. In 1989, there was political unrest and reform movements that set in motion a chain of events that brought about the unification of East and West Germany. The Unification Treaty was signed October 3, 1990, and, in December, the first national elections were held. This was an important event, as God’s word says Germany will be with Russia--not a divided Germany. At the moment, she is free from Russia; but, watch for Russia to "come in the back door" and befriend her with aid and supplies (military and otherwise) to win her confidence. God said in Ezekiel that Germany will be with Russia in the latter days. Keep watching your paper for the news, as you see this develop!. Next week we will discuss the prophetic reason, from the Bible, for when Russia will attack Israel.
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