Russia, China, North Korea increase activity, spar with EU
It was a big weekend for the key Biblical players from the East, beginning Friday with a minor dust up between American and Chinese naval vessels, the fifth such “clash” since March. Friday’s incident was seemingly innocuous, with a Chinese military ship responding to a situation between the US vessel and a Chinese fishing boat. However, tension escalated after a Chinese spokesman berated the US for its involvement, adding more stress to a situation that has been building in recent months. Over in North Korea, there has been heavy activity at a nuclear testing facility, the same site where North Korea first detonated a nuclear device in 2006. After the news leaked, North Korea took the opportunity to reiterate its promise to bolster its nuclear weapons arsenal.
The biggest news, however, comes from Russia. In the wake of the failed (and supposedly Russian-backed) mutiny in the former Soviet state of Georgia, as well as heightened angst between Russia and the European Union, Russia put its military might on display, parading nuclear capable missiles, heavy artillery tanks, and tens of thousands of soldiers through the streets of Moscow and other Russian cities.
Russia, China, North Korea, and the EU play critical parts in the greatest war in the history of the world. It all begins when Russia forms a confederacy of Jew-hating nations (Psalm 83:4-5) and launches an attack against Israel (Jeremiah 10:22, Ezekiel 38 & 39). The Russian led armies will face a great defeat (Joel 2:20; Ezekiel 39:6), so much so that even with every available man working, it will take 7 months to bury the dead (Ezekiel 39:12-13). But there is a second part to this invasion, and that is led by China, who brings with them North Korea and possibly other nations (Revelation 16:12). This is when the largest army ever assembled (Revelation 9:16) marches down the Euphrates River (Revelation 9:14, 16:12; Isaiah 11:15) and into the Middle East, where they meet the Antichrist and the forces of the EU, who comes against Russia and China (Daniel 11:44) for breaking the peace contract he forged (Daniel 9:26-27; Ezekiel 38:11).
It’s happening, and happening soon.
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