Sunday, March 24, 2013

Prophecy....chronology....debunked.....Invasion #1

WE  CONTINUE  WITH  THE  SUPPOSED  CHRONOLOGY  OF  THE  LAST  DAYS  FROM
THE  BOOK  "END  TIMES  IN  CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER"  BY  RON  RHODES.

THE  FUNDAMENTAL  PROTESTANT  PROPHETS  TEACH  EZEKIEL  38  AND  39  -  THE  INVASION  OF  THE  STATE  OF  ISRAEL  WILL  BE  BEFORE  CHRIST  RETURNS.

NOTHING  COULD  BE  FURTHER  FROM  THE  TRUTH  OF  THE  MATTER.

THE  BOOK:



The Invasion of Israel
IN THIS CHAPTER

Israel at Peace in the Land      
Israel Invaded by a Northern Military Coalition...      
Israel at Peace in the Land

Some 2600 years ago, the prophet Ezekiel prophesied that the Jews would be regathered from many nations to the land of Israel in the end times (Ezekiel 36—37). He then predicted an all-out invasion of Israel by a massive northern assault force composed of Russia, Iran, Turkey, Sudan, Libya, and others. The goal of the assault force will be to utterly obliterate the Jews. With the sheer size of this assault force, Israel will have virtually no chance of defending itself.

(THE  AUTHOR  HAS  NO  CLUE  ABOUT  THE  CORRECT  UNDERSTANDING  OF  THE  BOOK  OF  EZEKIEL  -  Keith Hunt)

Before I address this invasion in detail, I want to emphasize that a precondition for this end-times invasion is that Israel must be living in security and at rest. Ezekiel makes this quite clear in his prophecy about the invaders.
After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them (Ezekiel 38:8).

(SERIOUSLY  NOW,  DO  THE  JEWS  IN  THE  HOLY  LAND  REALLY  DWELL  IN  SECURITY   TODAY?  I  THINK  NOT!  THEY  HAVE  ARAB  NATIONS  WHO  WANT  TO  BLOW  THEM  OFF  THE  FACE  OF  THE  EARTH  -  Keith Hunt)

We are also told that this invasion force will move against Israel, a "land of unwalled villages.. .the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates" (38:11). This invasion by the northern military coalition simply cannot take place until this state of security exists for Israel. But what brings about this sense of security? There are at least two possible interpretive scenarios.

(SO  THE  AUTHOR  ADMITS  THE  JEWS  IN  THE  HOLY  LAND  ARE  NOT  TODAY  DWELLING  IN  A  STATE  OF  SECURITY  WITH  NO  WALLS [THEY'VE  BUILT  A  WALL  AROUND  THEIR  LAND],  HAVING  NO  BARS  OR  GATES,  BUT  HE  GOES  ON  TO  GIVE  REASONS  THIS  WILL  COME  ABOUT  BEFORE  CHRIST  RETURNS  -  Keith Hunt)

A Present Reality

Some prophecy scholars and teachers believe that Israel is already in a state of relative security. Joel Rosenberg, for example, believes that Israels present level of security is based on multiple factors, including the fall of Saddam Husseins regime, the death of Yasser Arafat, Israels peace treaties with some nations in the Middle East, the withdrawal of the Syrians from Lebanon, and Israels well-equipped army, first-rate air force, effective missile-defense system, strong economy, and strong relationship with the United States.
Note that the Hebrew prophet does not go so far as to say there will be a comprehensive peace treaty between Israel and all of her neighbors, or that all or even most hostilities in the Middle East will have ceased. But he does make it clear that in "the last days" (Ezekiel 38:16 nasb) before the Russian-Iranian attack, the Jewish people are "living securely" in "the land that is restored from the sword" (Ezekiel 38:8 nasb).1
Rosenberg thus feels that present conditions in Israel fulfill the spirit of Ezekiels prophecy. This view is also held by prophecy scholar Arnold Fruchtenbaum.
This is not a security due to a state of peace, but a security due to confidence in their own strength. This.. .is a good description of Israel today. The Israeli army has fought four major wars since its founding and won them swiftly each time. Today Israel is secure, confident that her army can repel any invasion from the Arab states. Hence, Israel is dwelling securely.2

(NO  IT  IS  NEITHER  OF  THE  ABOVE.  AS  THE  AUTHOR  LATER  SAYS,  WE  ARE  TO  TAKE  THIS  PROPHECY  LITERALLY,  SO  IN  DOING  SO,  IT  LITERALLY  MEANS  NO  WALLS,  BARS,  OR  GATES,  TO  KEEP  OUT  THE  ENEMY,  FOR  READING  THE  CONTEXT,  THE  MESSIAH  IS  DWELLING  WITH  THEM  -  Keith Hunt)

A Future Reality

Other Christians take a different view. They say that since Israel became a nation in 1948, it has had to stay on high alert because of the danger from all its Arab and Muslim neighbors. Israel has never been able to let her guard down. Because of the constant conflict and tension in the Middle East, one Western leader after another has tried to broker a peace deal for the region. Stability in the oil-producing Middle East and Persian Gulf area is a high priority for the entire world.
In view of this, some believe that Israel will experience true security only when the leader of a revived Roman Empire—-a European superstate-—-signs a peace pact or covenant with Israel, an event that will officially begin the tribulation period (Daniel 9:27). This leader-—the antichrist—-will seemingly accomplish the impossible, solving the Middle East peace puzzle. These Bible interpreters suggest that from the moment of the signing of the covenant on through the next three and a half years, Israel will enjoy a heightened sense of security, and this security will be backed by the military might of the most powerful political leader in the world.

(SUCH  IDEAS  ARE  BASED  UPON  THE  INCORRECT  AND  SILLY  UNDERSTANDING  OF  DANIEL  9:27,  WHICH CAN  BE  CORRECTLY  UNDERSTOOD  IF  THE  PROTESTANTS  WOULD  READ  THEIR  OWN  BIBLE  COMMENTARIES,  SUCH  AS  MATTHEW  HENRY,  ADAM  CLARKE,  ALBERT  BARNES.  NO  SUCH  COVENANT  WILL  BE  SIGNED  BETWEEN  THE  BEAST  OF  EUROPE  AND  THE  JEWS!!  Keith Hunt)

Chronological Options

Both of these views are entirely possible, and both sides of the debate are supported by good Bible scholars. In terms of the chronology of end-times biblical prophecy, these scenarios unfold a bit differently.

(NO,  THEIR  BIBLE  SCHOLARS  ARE  NO  BIBLE  SCHOLARS  -  THEY  ARE  HOPELESS  WHEN  IT  COMES  TO  UNDERSTANDING  BIBLE  PROPHECY  -  Keith Hunt)

In the first scenario, Israel is presently in a state of security, and this sense of security does not depend on the antichrists signing of the covenant with Israel. Seen in this light, the invasion of the northern military coalition could take place at any time before the tribulation period begins.
In the second scenario, however, Israels state of security depends on the antichrists signing of the covenant with Israel. This means that the invasion cannot take place until the tribulation period begins—perhaps right after the tribulation period begins.

My Assessment

My assessment is that Israel is already in a state of relative security and that the invasion will likely take place sometime after the rapture but before the beginning of the tribulation period. Prophecy scholar Thomas Ice agrees and suggests that the invasion "will be during the interval of days, weeks, months, or years between the rapture and the start of the seven-year tribulation."3 Here are five arguments that support this view.
The world will likely be in a state of chaos following the rapture. The rapture will have a devastating effect on the United States, which has a heavy population of Christians. Russia and her Muslim allies may well seize the moment, considering this the ideal time to launch a massive attack against Israel, which had been protected by the United States.
Once God destroys the Russian and Muslim invaders prior to the tribulation period, the door may be open for the rise of the antichrist as the leader of a European superstate—the revived Roman Empire.
I have always thought that one of the strengths of this view is the way in which it could set the stage for the biblical scenario of the tribulation. If the tribulation is closely preceded by a failed regional invasion of Israel (by Russia and her Muslim allies), then this would remove much of the Russian and Muslim influence currendy in the world to day and allow a Euro-centric orientation to arise.4
With the Muslim invaders having already been destroyed prior to the beginning of the tribulation period, the antichrist could easily sign a peace pact with Israel (Daniel 9:27), guaranteeing that Israel will be protected. In other words, Israel will be easier to protect if the Muslim forces are already out of the picture.
This scenario may account for Israels ability to construct the Jewish temple on the temple mount in Jerusalem. With Muslim forces destroyed, Muslim resistance will be greatly minimized.

(SO  ONCE  MORE  THE  "SECRET  RAPTURE"  IS  BROUGHT  INTO  THE  PICTURE  -  THE  TWO  PHASED  RETURN  OF  CHRIST  IS  AGAIN  BEING  TAUGHT.  IN  MANY  STUDIES  ON  MY  WEBSITE  UNDER  THE  "PROPHECY"  SECTION,  I  PROVE  THERE  WILL  BE  NO  SECRET  RAPTURE,  NO  TWO-PHASED  RETURN  OF  CHRIST,  NO  PEACE  TREATY  WITH  THE  BEAST  OF  EUROPE  AND  THE  JEWS,  NO  PHYSICAL  TEMPLE  BUILT,  NO  DESTROYING  OF  THE  EASTERN  POWERS  BEFORE  THE  TRIBULATION  PERIOD  -  Keith Hunt)


If the invasion takes place after the rapture, and the rapture takes place at least three and a half years prior to the beginning of the tribulation period, the weapons used in the invasion could be completely burned for seven years (Ezekiel 39:9-10) prior to the midpoint of the tribulation, when Israel takes flight from Jerusalem (Matthew 24:15-21). Therefore, a significant lapse of time may separate the rapture from the beginning of the tribulation.

(ALL  WRONG!  THINK,  USE  SOME  COMMON  SENSE.  IF  THE  EAST  ATTACKS  THE  JEWS  IN  THE  HOLY  LAND,  WITH  WHAT  WEAPONS  WILL  THEY  USE?  WHY  OF  COURSE,  IF  NOT  ATOMIC  BOMBS,  IT  WILL  BE  ROCKETS,  TANKS,  MEN  WITH  ASSAULT  RIFLES,  SHOULD  LAUNCHING  BOMBS,  JET  FIGHTERS.  NOW  DO  THESE  THINGS  BURN?  CAN  YOU  BURN  SUCH  WEAPONS  FOR  SEVEN  YEARS?  THE  WHOLE  IDEA  PUT  FORTH  BY THE  AUTHOR  AND  HIS  KIND,  IS  LACKING  SUCH  COMMON  SENSE,  THAT  THEIR  MENTALITY  MUST  BE  FROM  PLANET  PLUTO [WHICH  IS  NOW  NO  PLANET  AT  ALL]  -  Keith Hunt)
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THERE  IS  MORE  TO  COME  ON  THIS  PROPHECY  OF  EZEKIEL  38, 39.


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