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In Bible prophecy, as recorded in Ezekiel 38 & 39, a battle is going to take place in the prophetic future most refer to as the Gog-Magog attack on Israel. The nations most believe will be participants in this future attack are as follows, all of them taken from Ezekiel's prophecy:Magog - Most agree this is a reference to Russia.
Meshech - Most associate this with modern day Turkey, ancient Anatolia, but some say it refers to the Moscow area.
Tubal - Most associate this with modern day Turkey, ancient Anatolia.
Persia - modern Iran
Ethiopia
Libya
Gomer - eastern Europe or Turkey
Togarmah - southeastern Europe or Turkey
For a long time, as I have strived to document to the best of my ability based solely on Ezekiel's prophecy, it has been my expectation that something is going to happen to move Turkey from its typical role as an ally of the West and place it where prophecy sees it being, potentially in the not-too-distant future. Needless to say, evidence is mounting this is coming to pass.Turkey's relationship with the West has suffered greatly of late due to some of the European Union's most influential and outspoken leaders, French president Nicholas Sarkozy being one example, openly stating they have concerns about Turkey becoming a member of the European Union - a goal Turkey has sought for some time now with roadblocks being commonplace in the process.The following are headlines all of which I observed in the news. They are all dated October 11th:
Solana warns Turkey against military incursion in Iraq (EUObserver)
Turkey dismayed at US vote on Armenian genocide (EUObserver)
Turkey threatens repercussions for U.S. (Yahoo News)
Israel braces as US-Turkey crisis erupts (Jerusalem Post)
If you are unfamiliar with these news stories, read up on them via the links provided as these events are setting the stage for the future Gog-Magog alliance to become a reality, potentially very soon.In a nutshell, the West is upset with Turkey and Turkey is more than a little upset with the West. And Israel? Israel correctly realizes that anything that poisons Turkey's relationship with the West may send shockwaves its way as well!
The following is an excerpt from the Jerusalem Post article linked above (emphasis added mine):
Turkey recalled its ambassador to the US Thursday as already-strained relations frayed further following a congressional committee vote recognizing the Armenian genocide.
The move could be indicative of further Turkish steps away from the US and have a ripple effect on Turkish-Israeli relations. Both the US and Israel view the secular Islamic state as a crucial Middle East ally and strategic bulwark in their fight against radical forces in the region. Nearly a week later, tensions seem every bit as high as last week. The BBC is reporting the following, in part:
"Baghdad has called for "urgent negotiations" over Turkey's threat to carry out cross-border raids against Kurdish rebels."And...
"Iraq signed a counter-terrorism pact with Turkey last month, but opposes any military incursion into its territory.The US has also warned Ankara against ordering any incursions into Iraq."
The bottom line? A rift is growing where Turkey's relationship with the West and, potentially, Israel is concerned as well .Perhaps the rift that seems to be rising before our very eyes has Gog-Magog written all over it!Who would've guessed, right? With every passing day, the prophetic picture becomes more clear.
by Michael G. Mickey
As in the days of Noah....
