Russia And Their Allies Attack Israel

I will estimate that we are now about two and a half to three and a half years into the tribulation period. At this time the Israeli nation is under the protection of the antichrist, through the guidelines of his peace plan. Although the antichrist will probably be the supreme head of the United Nations (and the Revived Roman Empire), not all nations will bend their knee to his authority. In fact, some will even challenge it. One of these countries will be Russia.

As discussed previously, it is predicted in Ezekiel 38 & 39 that Russia and its coalition will attack Israel. Many of these nations are enemies of Israel today. Listed are Iran, Ethiopia, Libya, Egypt, and possibly Turkey. It wouldn’t surprise me if Iraq were in the middle of this also. It isn’t completely clear when this attack will occur. I stated earlier, it is possible that it could take place before the tribulation period begins, but I believe it is more likely to happen toward the middle years of the tribulation.

The attack will be based on greed, control of the Middle East, and as mention earlier, to challenge the authority of the antichrist. This will be seen as an all out rebellion toward the peace process. This bloc of nations already have controlling interest in the Middle East, all they lack is Israel.

Russia and its allies will launch a twofold attack, by land and by air from the north. Egypt will come in from the south with its military arsenal. It is believed that this attack will be a complete surprise to Israel and will check them totally unaware. But as the northern armies reach the mountains of Israel something supernatural will occur. As describe in Ezekiel 38-39, God will completely destroy the Arab and Russian forces. His method of destruction...He will rain fire and brimstone down from heaven. This will destroy every jetfighter in the air. At the same time, God will cause a great earthquake to occur that will be felt all over the world. This will destroy and dismantle all armored vehicles and cause major casualties on the ground. For those who survive the earthquake, He will then cause mass confusion amongst the armies and they will begin to kill each other. The Book of Ezekiel further states that those that are not killed in the previous three ways will be killed by plagues, wild animals, and plain old fear. Simply put, they’ll be scared to death. Russia and its allies will die in the mountains of Israel in the worst military defeat in history. It will take seven months to bury the dead.

It should be pointed out that the antichrist may or may not be involved in heading off the Russian attack on Israel. The Book of Ezekiel does make it plain that God will use spectacular means to destroy this formidable army and Israel will not lift a finger. After this awesome display of power, the world will be in shock, and strangely enough, will attribute this stunning defeat to the hand of God.

And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God, that my fury shall come up in my face. For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; so that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: Every man’s sword shall be against his brother. And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel 38:18-24)