The fact that the russiachina axis has now suddenly arrived means the fulfillment of these bible prophecies is astonishingly near. But the prophets have often complained to god that they didnt understand the meaning of what he was telli. Ezekiel 3839 definitely refer to a nation coming from northern asia to attack israel. A little over two years ago, about septemberoctober of 2002.
Does the bible say anything about russia in relation to the. The nation that is obviously symbolized by a bear is russia. The seat of daniels lion, babylon, is today occupied by iraq. Bush speech continues dangerous brinkmanship with russia aug 17. Russia frightens europeand fulfills bible prophecy. In fact, not only does russia today have an extensive intelligence operation, but the russian bear is also bounding back strongly from a major economic meltdown. China and north korea the red dragon in the book of. God has set aside two whole chapters in the bible to warn all mankind of this coming war god warns iran persia, being fully directed, commanded, and controlled by russia magog, along with a coalition of allies including turkey will go to war and will attack and invade israel.
Note that the antichrist is described in revelation. In the book of daniel,prior to his own dream there is also mention of a kings dream that had 4 metals. This power is forming in the world todaybut it is not forming in russia. Russian alliance with syria to usher in rise of antichrist. The bible uses wild animals to identify man ruled governments that are rebellious toward god. The bear is the second beast which arises after the lion. The bear is also raised up on one side and russia has a very large mountain range on the east side only this legend goes with the above picture click to enlarge. Whilst the differing schools of interpretation would argue as to the extent of symbolic language within the book there can be little doubt that portions of revelation are symbolic. The last book of the bible is the revelation of jesus christ. My interpretation of the present picture is that the united states eagle is watching them very closely.
We know from the statue prophecy of daniel 2 and from history that the medopersian empire would rise after babylon. So this angry red bear russia could be a very dangerous mother bear, and could lash out at other countries, and should be closely watched. Does the bible say anything about russia in relation to the end times. Tracking the bear in bible prophecy kindle edition. The revelations demonstrate russias persistence in trying to sow discord among its adversaries and show that the kremlin apparently succeeded, as. In modern times, the lion, the first beast, is most clearly associated with great britain. The deadly wound inflicted on the first jihad of the islamic empire the seventh head of the leopardbearlion beast was delivered by the hand of charles martel the hammer in the battle of tours france. They still think of russia as an exsuperpower that was rendered almost irrelevant when the cold war ended. You clearly do not understand the book of revelation but only believe what others have told you. Hackers from the dutch intelligence service aivd have provided the fbi with crucial information about russian interference with the american.
The bear is russia russia has and is taking peace out of much of the earth. Revelation king james bible the beast out of the sea 1and i stood upon the sand of the sea. Magill noted that never in world history have these four nations appeared on the world stage, until now. The usa in bible prophecy bible study guides amazing facts. For the last one hundred years prophecy scholars have identified the bear in the prophecy of daniel 7 as russia. The wild beast combined the features of three wild animals. Revelation is the last book of the bible and is a prophetic book of the end of the age and the return of christ. I got the chance to go over there in the early nineties, and at the time russia was an economic disaster. They are revealed throughout the rest of scripture. In the 1970s there was an extremely popular book titled the late great planet earth which allegedly interpreted the book of revelation. And yes, when the cold war ended russia was in rough shape. More than two decades after the 1991 collapse of the soviet union, russia is very much back in the newsand not in a good way.
The wild beast with seven heads introduced at revelation. Mar 05, 20 traditionally the bear in daniels dream has been said to be the persian empire, others say its rome, some say its russia and there are a few that say it is america. Part of what makes the modern russia china partnership so significant is that it contrasts starkly with their recent history of conflict. And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other. The dragon, satan, gave the seat of revelations composite leopard bear lion kingdom beast to his hatefilled, murderous, terrorist ic, islamic empire beast. In other words, neither vladimir putin nor russia is the beast of revelation. The russian bear is a widespread symbol for russia, used in cartoons, articles and dramatic plays since as early as the 16th century, and relating alike to the. And i stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. The first beast comes out of the sea and is given authority and power by the dragon. Lets see a description of the end time in the book of daniel, which refers to a number of the nations involved. The prophetic future of the united states irvin baxter jr.
Of course, students of bible prophecy understand that the book of revelation uses symbolic images to represent literal things. One of the keys to a detailed understanding of revelation is a comprehension of the symbolism employed. He also says that the future nation of magog would be the principle leader of rosh, meshech, and tubal. Its title is derived from the first word of the koine greek text. You must understand the symbolism of revelation to understand bear, lion, and eagle.
From rosh to russia the name of magog is not the only tribe or people that ezekiel mentions. Dec 28, 2018 blessed are those who read and study from the book of revelation. The united states declared its independence in 1776, voted the constitution in 1787, adopted the bill of rights in. Any foretelling of russia and china is primarily found in the ot, like in the book of ezekiel where gog and magog may refer to russia. To request literature, browse our library and add items to your basket. Russia has just tested many intercontinental ballistic missiles. Does the bible say anything about russia in relation to. This battle marked the zenith of, and the beginning of the fall of, the islamic first jihad. No, in fact, there is no mention of russia or britain either. In recent days and weeks, russia has been acting in some unusual conservative type ways. From thumbing their noses at the obama administration in its protection of nsa whistleblower, edward snowden, to declaring that children under 18 will not be proselytized with prohomosexual information, to vladimir putins recent comments praising christianity in the development of russian society.
Much of the discussion has to do with an ancient prophecy from ezekiel. We can identify the modern nations represented by the russian bear, the german leopard with wings of a fowl, the french rooster, and daniels dreadful fourth beast, the last superpower on earth. There are a total of 66 books in our bible, but there is only one book that promises some kind of a special blessing for those who will attempt to try and read it and keep the words, revelation, and knowledge that is contained in it and that one book is the very last book of the bible, the book of revelation. Prophetic comparison of daniel 7, zechariah 6, revelation 6. The seat of his bear, medopersia, is today occupied by syrialebanon.
In the book of revalations, is there any mention of the. The bible identifies this end time russian union as a bear in daniel 7. To the old testament prophet ezekiel, god said, son of man, set your face against gog, of the land of magog, the prince of rosh, meshech, and tubal, and prophesy against him, and say. From the geographical description given in a biblical prophecy, there is strong indication that russia will play a significant role in endtime events. It is interesting to note that daniels dream has 4 beasts.
Everybody knows that russia is symbolized by a bear. The russian bear is stronger and more powerful than it has ever been before. Rebuttal of the prophetic future of the united states that america helps the woman israel in the last days. The bald eagle represents the united states the bear represents russia, and the dragon represents china. Here all these features are combined, because the wild beast is a representative of all forms of worldpower, which have been swift to shed. God has set aside two whole chapters in the bible to warn all mankind of this coming war god warns iran persia, being fully directed, commanded, and controlled by russia magog, along with a coalition of allies including turkey will go to war and will attack and invade israel in ezekiel 3839 the bible warns this coming war between russia, iran, and israel will take place.
Sep 04, 2012 rebuttal of the prophetic future of the united states that america helps the woman israel in the last days. The bear was raised up on one of its sides, referring to the initial inequality of the two powers of the medopersian alliance that was to overthrow the babylonian empire. Bible prophecy russia, iran, turkey and allies against israel. China and north korea the red dragon in the book of revelation a bible prophecy and new age analysis here i will show why a series of events called the end time events, described in the bibles book of revelation are now occurring, and why an evil dictator called the antichrist will likely rise to power in russia, and that this russian dictator will i think enter into. This first beast is initially mentioned in revelation 11. The fact that the russia china axis has now suddenly arrived means the fulfillment of these bible prophecies is astonishingly near. This prophecy is not talking about a literal monstrous creature that will rise out of the ocean. Tracking the bear in bible prophecy by mark hitchcock. In the book of revalations, is there any mention of the usa. Mar 02, 2014 an investigative look into the beast of revelation and russia s role in the end times of the bible. Jan 02, 2020 so, yes, the bible does mention russia, although not by that name, in connection with the end times. The entire book of revelation is devoted to the end of the world and details gods judgments unleashed upon the earth plague by plague. Russia sends out the nuke bombers for week long exercises oct 23 2008.
Thus, the leopard, lion, and bear also represent nations in revelation rev. Hence, revelation focuses on the ultimate triumph of the kingdom of god and how the christians by remaining loyal and faithful to christ, will ultimately reap the. In the book of ezekiel, chapters 38 and 39, we find some interesting prophecies concerning gog and magogpeople who have a connection with russia today. Hitchcock is a respected voice in prophecy circles and he brings his level headed perspective to this important subject. According to nostradamus, the bear and eagle prophecy is the prediction of world war lll. Bringing attention to this subject is the new book, russia rising. So, yes, the bible does mention russia, although not by that name, in connection with the end times. Revelation chapter 19 1 after this i heard what sounded like the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying. His appearance is described in detail in revelation. Apr 28, 2014 this power is forming in the world todaybut it is not forming in russia. Among the things found in this book was the idea that revelation was speaking about such things as the soviet union, nuclear attacks between the ussr and the us, etc. To understand the geographical location of the beast, we have to study the book of daniel. The book of revelation often called the revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book of the christian bible.
Bible prophecy russia, iran, turkey and allies against. He has condemned the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her harlotry. Andy woods, what is the identity of babylon in revelation 1718. Part of what makes the modern russiachina partnership so significant is that it contrasts starkly with their recent history of conflict. The book author said the empires with the symbol of a lion with eagle wings are great britain and the united states, the empire with the bear symbol is russia, while the empire with the leopard is islam. The snarling bear with a sore head has been replaced by a more placid beast and while it may not be ready to roll over and have its tummy tickled just yet, russia certainly seems less likely to take a bite out of its rivals than at any other time in the past year july 19, 2010. Dutch agencies provide crucial intel about russias interference in. China and north korea the red dragon in the book of revelation a bible prophecy and new age analysis here i will show why a series of events called the end time events, described in the bibles book of revelation are now occurring, and why an evil dictator called the antichrist will likely rise to power in russia, and that this russian dictator will i think. David jeremiah explains the bibles predictions about a coalition of nations, led by russia, that will invade israel in the end times. It is needless to say that in europe, america, and probably all over the world the bear is strongly associated with russia and the russian statehood. The bear was the emblem of the xxii olympic games held in moscow in 1980. When the berlin wall came down, modernday russia was reborn in 1991. With russia back in the news in a big way, many people are wondering if recent events in eastern europe have anything to do with endtimes prophecyand, if so, how. Traditionally the bear in daniels dream has been said to be the persian empire, others say its rome, some say its russia and there are a few that say it is america.
It also describes the world that will come into being after this earth is destroyed. And the beast which i saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. The prophetic future of the united states endtime ministries. Actually, in many bibles this portion of verse 2 is typically translated as. An investigative look into the beast of revelation and russias role in the end times of the bible. After the cold war, russia lost its superpower status, making the fulfillment of ezekiels prophecy seem unlikely in some peoples eyes. Short summary of the book of revelation prophecy talk. Tracking the bear in bible prophecy, by the popular christian prophecy teacher mark hitchcock. However, it is really a rebirth of the russian soviet federative socialist republic originally birthed in the october revolution of 1917. Like it or not, the world has descended into a putinled cold war 2. The papal captivity mentioned in verse 10 took place in 1798, and the new power verse 11 was seen emerging at that time.
Apr 18, 2008 no, in fact, there is no mention of russia or britain either. The book of revelation tells us that an army from the east will march towards the holy land during the tribulation, revelation 16. I got the chance to go over there in the early nineties, and at the time. Mar 30, 2019 perhaps, but its likely not a good prophecy. In bible prophecy, a beast represents a government or political ruler daniel 7. Revelations is a very symbolic book, full of things that are difficult to properly understand.
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