In end-time events, specifically the battle at Armageddon, Russia and China are lead actors, but their understudies–Iran & North Korea–will play a key role, as well. This week, it was reported that both nations have made significant progress towards development of nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, North Korea, possessor of the largest artillery stockpile in the world, also has massive amounts of chemical and biological weapons, ready to use at a moment’s notice.
Iran and North Korea are also apt to make boisterous claims. Yesterday it was North Korea’s turn, warning that any move by the US to slow down its developing nuclear program would be met with a “thousand-fold” military response.
North Korea (Revelation 16:12) and Iran (Ezekiel 38:5) will be involved in the war we call Armageddon. In this battle nuclear weapons will be used (Joel 2:3; Zechariah 14:12; Joel 2:3-5).
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The United States military is moving a navy destroy into position as it tracks a North Korean ship that the military believes is hauling illegal weapons and nuclear technology. The ship, named Kang Nam, has been detained several times before for violating international sanctions against proliferating weapons and nuclear technology.
This matters because the North Koreans are working closely with the Iranians to develop nuclear missiles. In July 2006, Iranian officials were on hand to participate in the infamous Independence Day missile test, where North Korea launched a missile hoping to prove that it had enough range to hit the west coast of the United States. North Korea, along with Russia, is helping many East Asia and Arab nations develop nuclear weapons. These nations will work together to launch World War III during the heart of the Tribulation hour (Obadiah 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Jeremiah 6:14; 8:11) in a war that will include the launching of nuclear weapons (Joel 2:3-5; Ezekiel 9:6; Zechariah 14:12).
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The Communists of North Korea continue to make threats, this time vowing to weaponize plutonium and launch a nuclear war if challenged.
North Korea vowed on Saturday to embark on a uranium enrichment program and “weaponize” all the plutonium in its possession as it rejected the new U.N. sanctions meant to punish the communist nation for its recent nuclear test.North Korea also said it would not abandon its nuclear programs, saying it was an inevitable decision to defend itself from what it says is a hostile U.S. policy and its nuclear threat against the North.
The North will take “resolute military action” if the United States or its allies try to impose any “blockade” on it, the ministry said in a statement carried by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency.
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North Korea’s communist regime has warned of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula while vowing to step up its atomic bomb-making program in defiance of new U.N. sanctions.
The second wave of World War III will involved China, North Korea, and perhaps other oriental nations marching to the Middle East (Revelation 9:14; 16:12) to face the armies of the Antichrist (Daniel 11:44). This oriental army of 200 million soldiers (Revelation 9:16) will engage in the greatest battle in the history of the world, where a third of all mankind will be killed (Revelation 9:15, 18), largely by nuclear weapons (Revelation 8:7; 9:18; Zechariah 14:12).
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North Korea may be preparing to test its third nuclear device, according to United States and South Korean officials.
North Korean leaders have ratcheted up the rhetoric, engaging in very tough talk directed towards the United States. Wednesday, the US said it would extend its nuclear umbrella to South Korea and Japan, meaning that if those nations are attacked, America will defend them with force. North Korean officials claim that this is a “declaration of war,” and vowed to use nuclear weapons in a “merciless offensive” if provoked further.
Russia has said that it fears the conflict over Korea will go nuclear. North Korea has recently restarted its nuclear plants and test-fired several missiles, one of which is capable of hitting parts of the United States.
Why is this important? Because there is a great war will happen at the midpoint of the Tribulation. It begins with the Russian led confederation of Arab nations (Psalm 83:4-5) breaking the peace contract orchestrated by the Antichrist (Daniel 9:27) to march on Israel. After this Russian horde is defeated (Joel 2:20; Ezekiel 39:6), the largest army ever assembled (Revelation 9:16) (comprised of Oriental nations) marches down the Euphrates river (Revelation 9:14; 16:12) to go to war with the armies of the Antichrist (Daniel 11:44). During this battle nuclear weapons will be used (Revelation 8:7; 9:18; Zechariah 14:12).
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Spy satellites have picked up movement that indicates North Korea is preparing to test launch another missile. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he believes North Korea is about to launch an ICBM with a range of 4,000 miles, putting parts of the United States within reach. Gates said that North Korea’s progress in nuclear and missile technology is “a harbinger of a dark future.”
A great war will happen at the midpoint of the Tribulation. It begins with the Russian led confederation of Arab nations (Psalm 83:4-5) breaking the peace contract orchestrated by the Antichrist (Daniel 9:27) to march on Israel. After this Russian horde is defeated (Joel 2:20; Ezekiel 39:6), the largest army ever assembled (Revelation 9:16) (comprised of Oriental nations) marches down the Euphrates river (Revelation 9:14; 16:12) to go to war with the armies of the Antichrist (Daniel 11:44). During this battle nuclear weapons will be used (Revelation 8:7; 9:18; Zechariah 14:12).
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Much news comes out of North Korea this morning.
A great war will happen at the midpoint of the Tribulation. It begins with the Russian led confederation of Arab nations (Psalm 83:4-5) breaking the peace contract orchestrated by the Antichrist (Daniel 9:27) to march on Israel. After this Russian horde is defeated (Joel 2:20; Ezekiel 39:6), the largest army ever assembled (Revelation 9:16) (comprised of Oriental nations) marches down the Euphrates river (Revelation 9:14; 16:12) to go to war with the armies of the Antichrist (Daniel 11:44). During this battle nuclear weapons will be used (Revelation 8:7; 9:18; Zechariah 14:12).
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The Associated Press reports that a secret Israeli investigation has found that Venezuela and Bolivia are supplying Iran with uranium for its nuclear weapons program. Bolivia denies the charge. Iran has also dispatched six warships into international waters in what security analysts call “muscle flexing.”
Iran is mentioned in Scripture as playing a key role in the final years before Christ returns. President Ahmadinejad has repeatedly vowed to end the existence of Israel, statements that fulfill one of the last signs before Messiah comes (Psalm 83:4). Iran is working to make that happen, and is mentioned in Ezekiel 38:5 as one of the nations that joins with Russia to form a confederacy to wipe out Israel (Psalm 83:5; Ezekiel 38:8:16). It is also likely that Iran will take part in an attack against the United States (Jeremiah 51:11, 28).
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Early this morning, North Korea conducted an underground test of a nuclear weapon, followed by the testing of three short range missiles.
A great war will happen at the midpoint of the Tribulation. It begins with the Russian led confederation of Arab nations (Psalm 83:4-5) breaking the peace contract orchestrated by the Antichrist (Daniel 9:27) to march on Israel. After this Russian horde is defeated (Joel 2:20; Ezekiel 39:6), the largest army ever assembled (Revelation 9:16) (comprised of Oriental nations) marches down the Euphrates river (Revelation 9:14; 16:12) to go to war with the armies of the Antichrist (Daniel 11:44). During this battle nuclear weapons will be used (Revelation 8:7; 9:18; Zechariah 14:12).
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Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said today that the number of nations capable of quickly assembling nuclear warheads could triple very soon, particularly among Middle Eastern states.
(ElBaradei) predicted that the next wave of proliferation would involve “virtual nuclear weapons states”, who can produce plutonium or highly enriched uranium and possess the knowhow to make warheads, but who stop just short of assembling a weapon. They would therefore remain technically compliant with the NPT while being within a couple of months of deploying and using a nuclear weapon.
“This is the phenomenon we see now and what people worry about in Iran. And this phenomenon goes much beyond Iran. Pretty soon … you will have nine weapons states and probably another 10 or 20 virtual weapons states.” ElBaradei pointed to the spread of uranium enrichment technology around the world, but he was most concerned about the Middle East.
“When you see a lot of concern about the Middle East, it’s a result of people feeling totally repressed by their own government and feeling unjustly treated by the outside world. This combination makes it a ticking bomb.”
In Russia, a National Security Strategy memo contained a revealing quote. From the Assosciated Press:
The document, which has been signed by President Dmitry Medvedev, listed top challenges to national security and outlined government priorities through 2020.
“The international policy in the long run will be focused on getting hold of energy sources, including in the Middle East, the Barents Sea shelf and other Arctic regions, the Caspian and Central Asia,” said the strategy paper that was posted on the presidential Security Council’s Web site.
While these two stories may seem to have little to do with each other, they are actually very much connected. Russia wants the energy resources from the Middle East, while most of the Arab nations of that region want Israel obliterated. That is why the will join together in an attempt to destroy Israel (Psalm 83:4-5), and nuclear weapons will be used by both the Russian-led confederation (Joel 2:3) and Israel (Ezekiel 39:6).
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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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