Believe it or not...but Israel is becoming involved with the continuing protesting in Egypt...and so is the rest of the Middle East!! Officials in Israel are saying that they are "anxiously watching" the protest events as they continue to grow and become more of a problem for the Egyptians. Why is Israel seem to be such a huge factor in anything to do with foriegn affairs? Because Israel, as we know, are the chosen ones...not America! To me, for the chosen nation to say that they are getting anxious, seems like a pretty big concern. Ezekiel 38 even talks about how Israel is protected.
16 You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. In days to come, O Gog, I will bring you against my land, so that the nations may know me when I show myself holy through you before their eyes.
17 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Are you not the one I spoke of in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel? At that time they prophesied for years that I would bring you against them
18 This is what will happen in that day: When Gog attacks the land of Israel, my hot anger will be aroused, declares the Sovereign LORD.
Ezekiel 38:16-18
So who is represented as Gog? Is it Egypt? The Middle East? or anyone who attacks? The bible makes itself clear that Israel is not "a", but THE protected nation. When you tell people that this protected nation is not America, they tremble just because they think we are protected beacuse we are "the most prosperous nation in the world" But...we are not protected.
What is new with the affairs in Egypt? Violence erupted today in Egypt due to Mubarak announcing that he will NOT give up his power until his term is finished. That is not good enough for what the people want. Remember how I talked about the March of Millions? This silent, peaceful, family protest has become complete violence and chaos in Cairo leaving 3 dead and 639 people injured and journalists being attacked. Now, there are actually people who are protesting FOR Mubarak! So, of course, the U.S. government is trying to step in and say that the president of Egypt has to step down now.
Today, protesting actually began in other parts of the middle east and the rest of the world such as Yemen, Jordan, Germany and Britian. The Prime Ministers of those countries have already stepped in and said they will not seek re-election. Those countries are now seeing the same effects of that; for example, in Jordan, gas, oil and food have just risen very sharply. As we already know, the United States is also involved.
Do you remember what I said about the Antichrist being a peace-maker in my first post? And how world events such as this would trigger his coming to power? It is happening now. I personally believe that the Antichrist is alive and well today and is in some sort of power or position now.
So the important thing for Christians to remember is that our main focus and our main concern should be to bring others to Christ; to show the same love and grace to our fellow man that has been shown to us through Christ. In the days we are living in, that fact is beoming more and more crucial every moment.
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the VERY END OF AGE.
Matthew 28:19-20
Is the mark of the beast in our near future or in our society today? Find out in my next post! and always, Ill keep updating you with world situations and how they relate to the bible.
May we seek Christ in the midst of this world.
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