How and when the European Union embarked on the course of Empire.
Joel 3 Mirrors Revelation 14 through 16
That Joel 3 seems to mirror by common theme, the events of Rev 14 through 16, specifically, gathering to battle, harvests, grapes of wrath, earthquake, the 7th bowl, the return of the King:
9 Proclaim this among the nations:
“Prepare for war!
Wake up the mighty men,
Let all the men of war draw near,
Let them come up.
10 Beat your plowshares into swords
And your pruning hooks into spears;
Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’”
11 Assemble and come, all you nations,
And gather together all around.
Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord.
12 “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.
Come, go down;
For the winepress is full,
The vats overflow—
For their wickedness is great.”
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
And the stars will diminish their brightness.
16 The Lord also will roar from Zion,
And utter His voice from Jerusalem;
The heavens and earth will shake;
But the Lord will be a shelter for His people,
And the strength of the children of Israel. Joe 3:9-16
Other OT scriptures possibly related (from my notes which Anne originally shared:) Gen. 9:11, Hab 2:14, Isa 44:1-5, Eze 38:19-23.
EU Leaders on the Outcome of Brexit
Statement by the EU leaders and the Netherlands Presidency on the outcome of the UK referendum
My thoughts seeing this news … the EU with its Tower of Babel symbolism is, I believe, the final incarnation of ROME in the realm of the former Roman Empire – a scriptural definition of a beast. Brexit might either 1) prompt a reactionary move on the EU;s part, opening the door for the rise of the 10th horn (if we are right in our understanding of history, Hitler was the 9th horn and we are still waiting for the 10th) OR 2) Brexit and other member nations following suit, might throw Europe into crisis, from which a strong man as a 10th horn, will take control and stabilize (exploit) it – much the same way Napoleon did when the French Revolution threw France into crisis, OR 3) Perhaps the EU will die a natural death as the nations dissolve it, and it will be no more. However, I think that since they have created a powder keg waiting to happen, with economic stress, and open door Muslim immigration, it might be one of the first two scenarios. Thoughts?
Revival in Russia
Russia Might Use Veto Power to Protect Israel at United Nations, Israeli Official Says
One of the research books used for Revelation Revealed, was Fred Miller’s (no relation) Revelation: A Panorama of the Gospel Age. In that book, he talks about a huge revival that will engulf Russia, starting in the Ukraine (see Russian Origins). Interestingly enough, the year after the Iron Curtain came down, David and I went to the Ukraine for 10 days on a short term mission at the invitation of what had been the underground church for the town of Kremenchug “City on the Rock.” By the time we left, the whole city had come to hear the preaching, receive prayer, and make decisions for Messiah! For the past year I have been seeing positive reports about Putin and an affection and respect he entertained for the Jewish people, due to kindness shown him as a boy in need by a Jewish family (does anyone have a link to that story?)
Before I saw this article, I had been wondering if the world superpower mantle would pass from the United States, to Russia, before the return of the King. We have abandoned our historic official blessing of Israel, while Russia might be seen to be taking it up, and we are also as a nation so infected with political correctness and foolish decision making at the very highest levels concerning government’s basic responsibility to secure our borders and provide for our common defense, something that Putin and Russia do not seem to be struggling with. So all that is to say, keep a watch on these things …
As far was whether Miller is right or not, I don’t know the answer to that yet. His assertion is based on identifying the events of Eze 38-39 with Armegeddon (the interval of the 6th and 7th bowl) and although I have ideas about how the final chapters of Ezekiel fit into the scheme of Revelation … still studying that … maybe that will be a future book?
UPDATE FROM ANNE ELLIOTT:
Vladimir Putin’s Heartwarming Tale About His Love for Judaism
UPDATE FROM CHRISTINE:
In Revelation’s Outline of History in the Appendix, Eze 38-39 is associated by thematic connection with the Rev 20:7-10 final battle of Gog and Magog:
