The current situation ongoing in Ukraine is causing a seismic shift in the power structure of the world order. What will the results be? Where might it lead?
These are all good questions; and with these dynamics, all of a sudden more people have a slightly higher interest in the subject of the Second Coming of Jesus! Albeit, the world has been on an events countdown watch of the Lord’s 2nd coming since 1948. We are literally living in the days of His imminent return!
Oddly enough, Ukraine has the fifth largest Jewish population in the world, and even has in President Zelensky a Jewish leader.
For weeks, we kept hearing of “rumors of war” concerning an imminent invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Then, as of February 24, the rumors became a living reality. These highly publicized “Rumors” are the natural byproduct of a world filled with competing polarizing powers that are empowered with nuclear weapons!
Matthew 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
This phenomena of the “rumor of war” has prevailed in our world ever since the splitting of the atom in 1945. The prevalence of Atomic and nuclear weapons is the primary cause of world wide “distress” when powerful nations resort to warfare; such as now exists with Russia in Ukraine!
Luke 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;
Geopolitically speaking, Vladimir Putin, the Russian leader has long been intent upon rebuilding the structure of the former Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was dissolved in 1989, enabling Eastern European republics to declare their independence from Russia.
These newly formed independent republics became collectively known as the “CIS,” or Commonwealth of Independent States. Most of them maintained a limited relationship with Russia; and many also chose to join the US backed NATO as a defensive measure of security against any further future Russian aggression.
I would note that Russia has already taken over three out of the twelve independent CIS republics, all situated near the Black Sea.
Further complicating the dynamics of these polarizing spheres of the existing World Order, has been Ukraine’s desire not only to join NATO; but their desire to join the EU for free trade zone inclusion.
The peoples of the former Soviet republics know full well the downsides of Communism and Socialism. That is something political progressives in the West could learn a big lesson about.
Mr. Putin is viciously opposed to any such arrangements, as he opposes any Western influence, military or economic in the former domain of the Soviet sphere of power.
Ukraine is a large nation, larger than any of the other European countries. Strategically it is located on the Black Sea, which offers Russia an easy access southward into the Mediterranean Sea via the Straits of the Dardanelles between Turkey and Greece.
This is a very important point. By controlling Ukraine and Crimea; Russia essentially can control the Black Sea and with the backing of Turkey could easily control all of Eastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean Sea since it has already established vital bases in Latakia, Syria!
The logistics accorded to Russia by these geographical conditions would provide it a clear corridor of air and naval operations all the way South to the shores and mountains of tiny Israel!
Why is this important, you may ask? Well, the OT prophet Ezekiel foretold of the world conditions of the Latter Days! In chapters 38 and 39 he revealed some important details about Russia after Israel has miraculously been regathered from the world and restored back into its ancient homeland!
Ezekiel 38:8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
Herein, Ezekiel reveals that Russia in the Latter Days, will ultimately lead a coalition of nations “Southward” in an all out assault to take the “Mountains region” of Israel! This coalition of nations will include the nations of Iran and Turkey!
These “high mountains” have been a unique area of very serious conflict and international contention between the nations of Israel and Syria ever since 1973!
Not coincidentally, Syria has been embroiled in a terrible civil war since 2010. The internal dynamics of the Syrian civil war involves the religious strife between the varying sects of Islam, with Iran and Saudi Arabia heavily involved; and with the prestige and power of both the United States and Russia hanging in the balance!
Latter Days Bible prophecy indicates there is a looming Divine Judgment upon Syria. It is known as the “Burden of Damascus!”
Isaiah 17:1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
Ezekiel 38:4 further indicates that it will be God himself that will implicate Russia into this “Southward” military thrust against Israel in the Latter Days. Verse four portrays how God will enforce a “Hook in Russia’s jaws” to entangle Russia and her Allies in a decisive battle upon the Mountains of Israel!
Bible prophecy scholars have debated about what this “Hook in the Jaws” might literally be. Only time can answer that question, but I have a sneaky suspicion that it could involve the circumstances that materialize in Syria.
As I keep abreast of these situations, I can’t help but highlight a fact that is emanating out of the current Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Whereas, NATO and the present political leadership in the United Stated has proven itself to be weak and inept to interrupt any Russian actions against Ukraine, Russia has shown itself so emboldened as to threaten the West (US-NATO) with nuclear attacks!
Russia, not withstanding, China is forging an alliance with Russia to oppose any Western obstacles to their individual nations designs for super power status. In that vision, they aspire for the demise of US influence around the world. Added to this volatile situation for a change in the World Order, the UN and other Globalist ideologues are hell-bent on restructuring the world into a New World Ten Regional Union that also necessitates great design changes for America’s future status.
So not only has Russia threatened the world with a nuclear WWIII, it has also threatened Israel about claiming any sovereignty on the contested Golan Heights, which frames the border between Israel and Syria!
Russia’s ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy, speaking before the UN Security Council not only defended Russia’s right to invade Ukraine; but also insisted that Israel is illegally occupying the Golan Heights, which directly contradicts the provisions of the 1949 Geneva Convention.
He emphatically stated that Russia doesn’t recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and that they are a part of Syria; and Russia will hold Israel responsible for relinquishing that territory back to Syria!
And with that note of warning; we all should be spiritually sensitive to the Urgency of the situation in Ukraine; for it is portending a dramatic change in the present World Order!
And it is also portending something else! It highlights the fact that the long anticipated Rapture of the Church…….is nigh at hand!
Be ye Ready! The times are Urgent!
Focus on Jerusalem
Focus on the Bible
February 25, 2022
by: Darrell G. Young
