Russia will not join forces with the Antichrist. She
will want to rule the world under her own power and dictatorship with
her five allies. To do this, Russia must have control of the money. Some
have projected she will attack Israel for her oil; but, this is not
true, as Russia has all the oil she needs from her allies, especially
Libya and Iran.
The reason is given in Ezekiel 38:13, "Sheba and
Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish with all the young lions
thereof,...to carry away silver and gold..." Whoever controls the
money--controls the people! "Sheba and Dedan" is none other than
present-day Saudi Arabia. The encyclopedia tells us that three-fourths
of Saudi Arabia is mountainous and known for its gold mines. In I Kings
10:2, the queen of Sheba brought "VERY MUCH GOLD" to Solomon.
The "young lions" are the princes (leaders) of Israel.
(Ezekiel 19:1,2).
Where will Israel get the gold that Russia will come
after? She could rediscover her old mines or discover new ones. Perhaps
she could unearth Solomon’s tomb. We know from I Kings 11:42,43 that
Solomon was buried in the City of David, which is Jerusalem. He was
buried with billions of dollars worth of gold; part of which his father,
David, had accumulated and part which he, himself, had amassed during
his 40-year reign as king. Jerusalem is now a large city; but, in
Solomon’s time, it was only about 4 acres in area. The conflict between
those excavating and the opposition of the Orthodox Jews has continued
to this day. Everything is "hush-hush" about Solomon’s tomb. The Jews
know it is in Jerusalem somewhere, if it has not already been
secretly located.
Russia will invade Israel and Saudi Arabia right after
the Rapture to obtain the gold and rule the world.
Next week, God’s intervention and total destruction of
Russia and her allies.