Posted on 10/10/2015 8:38:03 PM PDT by SatinDoll
“So how is this going to fair with the idea that Russia is “Magog’ ..”
Russia is not ‘Magog’.
There was a thread here on FR that went into the details of why Russia is not Magog. If I find it, I will link it .
Don’t bother. My posts are probably all over it.
Well I’m convinced Putins about his nation and against any who attempt to isolate him from the business he wants to do to for his nation...that is not to say he doesn’t pocket his own cream off the top.....just like our politicians do. They all scarf for themselves.
At any rate, Putin has far more interest in his nation then what i see or hear fro this administration....and morality wise they’re ahead of us...
Heck Brasil has more freedom then this country although not politically....
Actually, Hitler had to attack the Soviet Union. Had the Nazis not broken the non-aggression pact first, Stalin planned to. Stalin had built a crack mountain force with the specific purpose of advancing through the Carpathian mountains (in terrain where the German panzers were not that useful) and cutting off German from its only source of oil other than what it bought from the Soviet Union. Without oil Hitler's war machine would have ground to a halt.
The dumb thing Hilter did was diverting troops to help the Italians secure Greece, rather than invading earlier as originally planned, compounded by not sending winter gear to the troops in the field in a timely manner.
” compounded by not sending winter gear to the troops in the field in a timely manner. “
I remember that. It was a major gaffe.
Stalin wasn’t crazy. He outfoxed FDR with ease.
My only concern is Russia’s ability to learn secrets of Israel’s security .. which Russia could easily use against Israel.
We keep hearing that old saw. That Hitler was basically in a defensive war with Russia. The fact is, his plan was out there in Mein Kampf in 1925. And Russia was in no condition to invade anyone. They barely fought Finland to a stalemate settlement just before that.
The only Russian plan for Germany was subversion. They thought German communists would basically be able to do it for them, until that idea collapsed.
And a few weeks earlier of a launch to Barbarossa would not have made a difference. Even capturing Moscow wouldn’t have. Like Napoleon, the Nazis would have entered a stripped and burning city, with the government relocating further east. And all our supplies would have still poured in. The krauts were doomed no matter when they started.
The main thing the Nazis could have done to win would have been to not murder innocent civilians wholesale. All the time, effort, manpower, and material to do that was stolen from the effort. And worse, it ended the Russian and Ukrainian theme at first that held that Germans were civilized and might be their salvation. Had they acted as good people expected, the Russians might not have fought so stiffly as a people.
But Nazi Germans just gotta be what they are.
Who would have thought....for many, many years it was presented as a “given” that Gog meant Russia. They were so sure of it, the theologians or whatever. So it was said that knowledge will increase and some things wouldn’t be understood till time of the end.
It does raise the Thomas Paine question. What is the value of a Revelation, if it does not reveal anything? If it is so shrouded in code and symbolism as to be undecipherable, the intended recipient is just as in the dark as he was before it was revealed.
Opinions why revelation is a bunch of gobbledy gook. “behold I saw three stones” One stone skipped in the pond 4 times and then sank! But a two headed seahorse emerged,,, blah blah.
I would honestly like opinions as to why it is written in such a manner. For extra credit, please give your opinions on how a sane person should approach in in their Bible reading.
Remember, we helped Stalin against Hitler during WWII. The Israelis helping China, Russia and Iran in this instance is in the same context as that... The enemy of my enemy is my friend (for the moment).
The Obastard has driven one of our closest allies into the camp of one of our most likely enemies. Way to go there, Barky.
Can't argue with that.
The dumbest thing Adolf did was attacking Russia without recognizing how many Russians would have greeted him as a liberator, if only he treated them decently.
bkmk
The thing about Gods revelations in prophesy is that God does not necessarily want us to predict the future, but instead recognize when prophesy has been full-filled for the building our faith and for our sanctification.
If we try discerning the future the false prophets pop up left and right without fail.
I’ve always wondered why Jesus spoke in parables, and other things He only told to certain people and they didn’t write it down. Clearly God didn’t want everyone to know everything but why not? To be honest with you I’ve reconciled it with the idea that God enjoys when we meditate on scriptures and try to figure Him out, maybe? There is a verse somewhere it points out where God delights in keeping some things hidden. He is very mysterious entity huh?
Read Matthew 13
Your right.
He does not want you to understand unless you really want to.
I have recently discovered that Turkey was given nuclear weapons by President Obama.
The following is a quote from Lame Cherry:
“ Here is a hint in this: The NSA of the Obama regime was ordered to turn off their surveillance for this, so this attack would not be picked up. There are greater dimensions being played out here than just the small field of Edom.”
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