Turkey has expelled Israel's ambassador to the nation and they are cutting off military ties over an incident last year involving a flotilla to Gaza. The following article details the recent development. I find the following excerpt particularly interesting.
A senior Israeli government official who had seen the report told the AP earlier this week that Israel has come to believe that Turkey is intent on worsening ties with Israel in order to bolster its own position in the Arab and Islamic world.
This statement should make the ears of anyone interested in end-time prophecy perk up. I say this for two reasons.
One, Turkey is part of the Islamic coalition named in Ezekiel 38-39 that will invade Israel only to be defeated by God Himself. Some scholars believe Turkey will have a leadership role in this invasion. If they are indeed trying to bolster their position in the region, where many of the other nations of Ezekiel 38-39 are located, we could be seeing another brick in the wall of this emerging coalition.
Second, there are scholars who believe the Antichrist will arise out of a ten nation coalition located in the Middle East. I believe this is very likely an accurate interpretation of scripture. There have been rumblings over the last couple of years of Turkey wanting to take a leadership role in the region. There has even been speculation that they would like to build a coalition in the Middle-East similar to the EU in Europe. Such a ten nation coalition could be sea the beast will rise up out of (Revelation 13:1). If you search back in the archives of this blog you will find an in depth review of the nations that could be a part of such a union.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/02/turkey-expels-israeli-ambassador/
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