by Michael G. Mickey
(7-29-09)

From the Jerusalem Post (emphasis added mine):

For the first time, Russia and Iran will hold a joint naval maneuver in the Caspian Sea, The Iranian Mehr News Agency reported Wednesday.

According to the report, the maneuver will include 30 Russian and Iranian ships, as well as helicopters.

A senior official in the Iranian ports authority was quoted by the report as saying that the maneuver would increase the coordination between the two countries and focus on search and rescue operations and the prevention of pollution.

In the 38th chapter of Ezekiel, we're told that Russian and Iranian military forces will, along with a confederacy of nations in the region of the Middle East, launch a massive surprise military attack on the nation of Israel in the last days. This conflict is typically referred to as the battle of Gog-Magog.

Ezekiel 38:8-9:

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.

Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.

Scripture records that the attacking forces will be repelled and dramatically, but what makes the news story linked above so titillating to read is we can clearly see that this prophecy's perfect fulfillment is far more plausible to occur today than it was yesterday. There's a lot of that going on these days which is why I remain at my duty station, RaptureAlert.com, sounding the alert that Jesus Christ is coming soon.

Exit question: Ready to fly?