In the last couple of days the Syrian crisis has taken a turn that no one saw coming. On the heels of an off the cuff comment by Secretary of State John Kerry, Russia and her president Vladimir Putin have staked their claim to the title of leader of the free world.
I won't rehearse here the details here that have been covered ad nauseam on the nightly news of how Putin and Russia have out-maneuvered President Obama and Secretary Kerry to take the lead on the Syria issue. What I will discuss here though is the potential prophetic ramifications of the leading role Russia is taking in the Syrian crisis.
I believe Russia leading the charge to get Syria to surrender its nuclear weapons is just the beginning of their plans for the region. I believe that eventually the next target in their sites for disarmament will be Israel and her nuclear weapons. This leads to two different and interesting scenarios becoming possibilities.
One is that Israel would capitulate and become a virtual sitting duck in the region for all of her enemies. At this point the nations of Psalm 83 could see their opportunity to strike and "cut them off from being a nation."
A second scenario is that Israel could refuse Russian pressure to disarm. With the success of Syria's disarmament behind them and with the support of the world, Russia could decide to lead a coalition of willing nations against Israel to disarm her. This could be the "hook in the jaw" from Ezekiel 38:4.
A third scenario would be a combination of the first two where Israel is victorious in the war prophesied in Psalm 83 and as a result Russia would lead the Gog-Magog coalition to disarm Israel. In my opinion this would be the most likely of the three.
We are definitely living in interesting times.
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