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by Bill Perkins
When Will Russia Invade Israel?Some 2600 years ago the Prophet Ezekiel wrote three remarkable chapters about Israel returning to her God-given land (Ezekiel 37) and later being invaded by several nations (Ezekiel 38, 39).
There’s probably not one Bible prophecy lover alive today who hasn’t read and researched these verses and noticed that God is in control of the invasion.
The Bible says the invasion happens in the latter years:
…in the latter years you will come into the land that is restored from the sword, Ezek. 38:8b
And it happens after Israel returns to its land:
whose inhabitants have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel which had been a continual waste; Ezek. 38:8c
And the invaders are listed as Rosh (Russia), Persia (Iran), Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, Togarmah (Turkey) and others. (See map above.)
But why would all these nations join up to invade that small piece of land? The Bible says they invade to steal great amounts of gold and silver.
…Have you come to capture spoil? Have you assembled your company to seize plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to capture great spoil? Ezek. 38:13
Today Israel has no known great treasure of gold and silver. Certainly not enough for 7 countries to invade and split the spoils.
However, in the past Israel literally had tons of gold and silver. The Bible says Solomon was quite the businessman and had amassed an almost unbelievable amount of gold and silver from his trading around the Mediterranean. Most of this is listed in 1Kings 10:10-25.
Each year he netted over 25 tons of gold, plus taxes he charged the surrounding Arabian merchants via his fleet of ocean-going ships. He also received millions in tribute paid by the Arabian governors and kings.
Gold was so plentiful that an individual having a solid gold lamp on their personal night stand was no big deal. There was so much silver in every household it was not even considered valuable (1Kings 10:21). Israel was at her peak of prosperity.
So when Israel’s Northern 10 tribes were finally all defeated by Assyria in 727 BC, Israel had over 100 years to think about what to do with all that treasure in the event Judah and Jerusalem were ever defeated.
The prophet Jeremiah took evasive action and hid the majority of Solomon’s treasure before Israel was conquered by Babylon in 587 BC.
A complete list etched on copper plates, referred to as the Copper Scroll, was made of the amazing treasure and was found with all the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1952. The rest of the Dead Sea Scrolls were on animal skin so the copper scroll was created to insure it's long-term viability.
Today the amount of silver and gold on that list is worth about $150 trillion!* Yes, you read that correctly...trillion!
You can read a more detailed explanation and the complete list of treasures in our 2019 article, Israel's Coming Mind-Blowing Gold Riches on compass.org (or just enter “gold riches” in the Compass.org home page search bar).
So we believe the $150+ trillion (and growing via inflation) “Solomon’s treasures” of gold and silver will be discovered before the Ezekiel 38/39 invasion in order for the Lord to use it as a “hook” to draw Russia, Iran, et al., to attack Israel and steal the massive hoard.*
I [God] will turn you [Russia] about and put hooks into your jaws, …Ezek. 38:4a
So the verse shows us that Russia, Iran and others are headed one direction militarily (Ukraine?), but God turns them toward Israel. Here’s why:
…Have you come to capture spoil? Have you assembled your company to seize plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to capture great spoil? Ezek. 38:13
They come to capture Israel’s $150 trillion* in precious metals. Have you noticed all the worldwide emphasis lately on gold and silver? The US dollar is failing fast and BRICS is trying to replace it with a new monetary unit—backed by gold.
But what’s important here is that the verse also shows that the discovery will be known worldwide because we see nations pointedly quizzing the invaders about why they’re invading Israel.
Unfortunately for Israel, the world will learn of her massive treasure discovery. The last thing Israel wants is to give the Muslims and other world nations another reason to come against her.
But God allows the world to know about the discovery and also uses the Ezekiel 38/39 invasion for His purposes—this will be post Rapture so He’ll reintroduce the world to just who He is:
I will magnify Myself, sanctify Myself, and make Myself known in the sight of many nations; and they will know that I am the LORD. Ezek. 38:23
And He will also, to the Muslims’ chagrin, settle the question of who should occupy the land of Israel.
My holy name I will make known in the midst of My people Israel; and I will not let My holy name be profaned anymore. And the nations will know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. Ezek. 39:7
So God verifies the land belongs to Israel. And it’s at that time God confirms He’s not dead and He actively supports and protects Israel.
When Does The Invasion Occur?
For us today, the bigger question is when will all this occur? We know it’s after the Rapture because God says:
…its people were brought out from the nations, and they are living securely, all of them. Ezek. 38:8d
against those who are at rest, that live securely, Ezek. 38:12b
Living securely is prominently mentioned twice…yet Israel has yet to live securely since she was reestablished in May, 1948. However, Daniel says there will be a post-Rapture peace treaty that kicks off the seven years of Tribulation.
And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week [7 years], Dan. 9:27
After the Rapture, with her only major ally, the USA, in shambles, Israel wrongly makes a peace treaty for seven years that is guaranteed by 10 nations, the 10 toes of the Daniel 2 image. So Israel will be living in peace for the first 3 1/2 years of the treaty, until Israel is double-crossed in the middle of the 7-year treaty.
but in the middle of the week [7 years] he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering Dan. 927b
Ezekiel also gives another clue on the timing:
on that day there will surely be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. Ezek. 39:19
He further records that the earthquake is so huge it's felt worldwide:
The fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all the creeping things that creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the face of the earth will shake at My presence; the mountains also will be thrown down, the steep pathways will collapse and every wall will fall to the ground. Ezek. 38:20
That’s quite the earthquake, to say the least. Every person on the entire earth will feel it. It even shakes the mountains down. Wow.
Interestingly there are two worldwide earthquakes recorded in the Book of Revelation during the 7 years of God’s wrath. One happens in the middle of the first half of the Tribulation, Seal #6:
I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. Rev. 6:12-14
And the second earthquake during the 7-year Tribulation is the really big one. It happens at the end of the Tribulation, administered by the seventh angel. All the islands sink and all mountains are shaken flat to the ground.
Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, “It is done.” And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. Rev. 16:17-18, 20
The Ezekiel earthquake is referring to the Rev. 6 earthquake because Israel is still living in the land. The Rev. 16 earthquake is after Israel flees from the Antichrist when he stops the sacrifices and desecrates the Jewish Temple midway through the Tribulation. There are no Jews living in Israel for the last 3 1/2 years.
So it’s clear that the Ezekiel 38/39 invasion of Israel happens well after the Rapture!
What we’re seeing today going on in the Middle East may very well be the beginnings of WW3, but it’s not Russia/Iran, et al., invading Israel for the gold and silver loot.
This is hugely important because Israel could discover her $150 trillion treasure one to two years into the first 3 1/2 years of Tribulation, depending on how long the first five seals last.
Therefore I was wrong to teach the Israeli treasure would have to be found prior to the Tribulation.
I sit corrected. Who said an old dog can't learn a new trick!
What I used to teach:
1) Israel's treasure found
2) Rapture
3) Ezek. 38/39 war / USA destroyed
What I now believe is the correct order:
1) Rapture
2) USA destroyed in WW3 (Rev. 6:2)
3) Israel's treasure found
4) Ezekiel 38/39 war
CQLJ!
BP
PS:
* You can read our article, Israel's Coming Mind-Blowing Gold Riches on compass.org (or just search Compass.org for “gold riches”). And do note that the article was written in 2019 when gold was selling for about $1600 an ounce.
Today gold is selling for about $2600 an ounce. So you need to add about 50% to the estimates in the article.
We’re following a couple of groups of archeologists that have permits to dig for “ancient artifacts.” They're approved to excavate for "ancient artifacts" because Israel has no interest in giving anyone a permit for a “treasure hunt.” Those will be some artifacts!
I’m 99% convinced that when the treasure is found, Solomon’s hidden treasures are connected to the latter-day invasion outlined in Ezekiel 38/39.
References:
The 18 mile Jerusalem to Jericho Tunnel
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I feel sorry for anyone trying to understand what's going on in the world today without having the Bible as a guide!
We are living at a time when 2000-year-old prophecies are falling into place. Believers living today have a GREAT chance of avoiding physical death and instead being instantly transported to heaven. Sort of like "Beam me up, Scotty" in the Star Trek series.
But as the world turns closer to that amazing moment, it may very well get uncomfortable for Believers. If we try to live first for the Lord we're promised persecution (2Tim. 3:12) but not God's wrath (1Thess. 5:9).
Thankfully we know Who's really in control, and we know all things work together for us Believers in the long run.
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Rom. 8:28
So we can trust the Bible over all else. We don't seek man's answers via drugs. We try to do nothing to compromise our God-designed immune system.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
The links in the Additional Resources below are meant to help us be wise and aware as we live and make decisions living in the concluding moments of the Church Age.
And for the Lord to use us to illuminate truth to those who are deceived and/or lost.
Use us, Lord!
BP
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The horrifying truth behind Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying ("MAID")'s "not so peaceful" deaths.
Ohio State Medical is advertising to sell the clot shots. But the fine print says they're not taking it!
Doctors are mutilating our children...and they are getting away with it. Once trusted to heal and protect, the Medical Establishment is waging war on our youth.
Doctors, driven by left-wing political ideologies and greed, are performing irreversible procedures on minors—children who cannot possibly comprehend the lifelong consequences of these so-called "gender-affirming" treatments.
This is not medicine. This is mutilation.
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Hamas operatives aren’t freedom fighters; they’re terrorists whose goal is to eradicate the Jewish people and destroy Israel. For more than 75 years, Israel has endeavored to move toward peace, independence, and freedom for the Palestinians.
But peace will be elusive for God's chosen until they accept their Messiah after two-thirds die in the Tribulation.
“And I will bring the third part through the fire,
Refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
They will call on My name,
And I will answer them;
I will say, ‘They are My people,’
And they will say, ‘The LORD is my God.’” Zech. 13:9
The United Nations "Pact for the Future"—Turbocharging GlobalismArticle by Alex Newman
CLICK HERE to read Alex article
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40-minute video with Greg Hunter/Alex Newman
(the first 20 minutes is a must see!!!)
CLICK HERE to watch Greg/Alex video
Dr. William Makis (transcription)
“I recently learned something that's very exciting…last year some of us submitted a vaccine injury paper to the Lancet, one of the biggest journals in the world.
"Dr. Mark Trousy, Dr. Roger Hodkinson and other doctors submitted a paper about what recent autopsies are showing ... it's the largest autopsy study regarding va((ines in the world.
"(The study analyzed) people who took the Covid 19 va((ines and then suddenly died a few days or weeks later.
"That study was downloaded hundreds of thousands of times within 24 hours...then there was so much pressure brought on by the pharmaceutical industry that the Lancet took the paper down, canceled it, and basically wanted to cancel it forever so it would never see the light of day.
"I just found out that our paper has now passed peer review and is going to be published! It’s the largest autopsy study in the world of Covid va((inated people who dropped dead a few hours, a few days, a few weeks after taking the COVID-19 vaccine.
"We did a rigorous review of these autopsies and found that 74% of the cases of sudden death were caused, or contributed to, by the va((ine.
"And it is now a peer reviewed paper that’s going to be published. And there is more evidence coming every single day.
"And it’s not a little bit of evidence. It’s not a case report here that they’re going to dismiss, or case report there, or the Lancet is going to take down and say don’t look at this autopsy study ... and bury it to make sure it never sees the light of day.
There’s going to be a tsunami of evidence of the harm of these COVID-19 va((ines have done, whether (the va((ines are) harming children, pregnant women, or adults.
My message to the politicians is get ahead of this if you can, don’t chase after when all the evidence is out and then you’re caught with your pants down."
Both choices for President are sinners. As are you and me. But each is advocating a different route. One is making decisions based on Biblical commandments; the other promises to make decisions 100% opposite God's rules.
Make no mistake about it, we'll either choose to continue with a system based on Biblical capitalism, a system of freedom that the framers of this nation originally chose. A Bible-based system that's made us the most prosperous nation in the history of the earth...
Or we will choose the bondage that comes with socialism. I can't imagine living without the choices we enjoy today. We survived eight years of Obama, but things will quickly go downhill if Biden's group takes control.
Milei introduced himself as a “libertarian economist … honored with the mandate of the presidency of the Argentine Republic” thanks to the “precipitous failure of over a century of collectivist policies,” marking a notable rift from many General Assembly speeches that amplify U.N. leadership messages on climate change, wealth redistribution, and silencing “misinformation.” 
In August 2022, Israel decreed new restrictions on cash transactions with businesses that lowered the cap from 11,000 NIS ($2,906) to 6,000 NIS ($1,585). Between individuals, the limit on cash transactions was lowered from 50,000 NIS ($13,210) to 15,000 NIS ($3,963). The law also applies to cash equivalents.
Citizens who purchase an item or service that costs more than the cap, and split the payments into several smaller transactions, face a prison sentence of up to three years.
Offenders may also be fined 10%-30% of the transaction, depending on the amount and nature.
The state is also working on legislation that will place limits on the amount of cash private citizens can keep at home. The cap would be placed at 200,000 NIS ($52,844), even in foreign currency. Suspicion of an offense would be grounds for a search warrant.
Citizens would be allowed to only keep up to 50,000 NIS ($14,545) in their homes without reporting it.
Violent crime in urban America soared 40 percent from 2019 to 2023 under the Biden-Harris administration, according to the latest National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) run by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and administered by the Census Bureau.
The finding contradicts an establishment media narrative that crime fell under the Biden-Harris administration. For example, ABC’s David Muir made that false claim when he tried to fact-check former President Donald Trump during the presidential debate.
Vaccine manufacturer sues researchers for defamation and demands retraction of a study describing adverse events after covid-19 vaccination. Of course they did.
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Are our skies safe? A large number of airline pilots have been vaccinated for COVID, and many of whom have reported adverse reactions. As a result, questions are being raised about the oversight of those who fly commercial, military and private planes, warning that safety standards have been overlooked.
One of these individuals is Captain Sherry Walker, Ed.D. She warns that regulatory agencies are not doing their jobs; instead of acknowledging documented health concerns, the injured are being overlooked and lives are at stake.
.END, Compass eNews, September 25, 2024
