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From a Christian biblical POV  Leauki, we expect some sort of peace treaty to be confirmed ushering a period of peace (and worldwide globalism) for about 3 years.  After that all "hell" breaks loose as all the nations go in to wipe Israel off the face of the map.  It seems more of a reality now than any other time in history. 

Just so you know. 

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From a Christian biblical POV  Leauki, we expect some sort of peace treaty to be confirmed ushering a period of peace (and worldwide globalism) for about 3 years.  After that all "hell" breaks loose as all the nations go in to wipe Israel off the face of the map.  It seems more of a reality now than any other time in history. 
Just so you know. 
 

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Is there anything that isn't a sign of the upcoming 'rapture'?

Thank you. 

I don't believe literally "all the nations" will attack. But there might be a major war if Obama is not careful in his handling of the situation. I am being serious. George Bush projected power and willingness to use it. Obama projects a willingness to rubber-stamp Arab or Iranian attacks. (That might very well be not what he wants, but it is the image he projects.)

If Hamas and the PLO and their allies THINK that they can attack without dire consequences they will. I don't think it will happen as long as Abbas is still in power (I think he genuinely has the wish to end this war and live in peace) and I don't think Fatah will be among the attackers any more; but the more radical wing of the PLO and Hamas and Syria and Iran might well join forces.

But now Europe is waking up. And France and Germany are more than powerful enough to resist Iran on their own if the US don't. (Although it doesn't look as if France is interested in preventing open war. Their only major role lately has been trying to save Hamas, in spite of Egypt's warnings.)

And then there is India... I am looking forward to India finally taking her place among the great powers.

Iran and Russia are two of the major players (biblically speaking) in the war against Israel.  If you go back to the OT book of Daniel you'd see and read about a dream of a Statue King Nebuchadnezzer had that Daniel interpreted.  The dream involved the future world powers.  The King needed to know the meaning of such a disturbing dream.  Daniel the prophet interpreted the dream by describing the world powers  starting with King Nebuchadnezzer's kingdom.  These are Babylon, Media-Persia, Greece and Rome.  Each came true in succession.  Even Alexander the Great spared Jerusalem when he was shown Daniel's prophecy.  He recognized his kingdom in Daniel's book. 

Today those countries would be described as Iraq (Babylon) Iran (Persia) Syria (Greece) and Europe (Rome) or what could be known as the Revived Roman Empire and I'm not counting us out since we are an extension of Europe. 

It's no coincidence these same powers are still going strong today.  In Daniel's dream we see a rock (Christ)  that will in the future smash the statue to pieces meaning Christ's Kingdom will smatter all the world kingdoms to pieces when the time is right.  This time will be AFTER the other kingdoms (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Europe) go into take Israel down.  This is also known as Armageddon. 

my comment had nothing to do with the rapture. 

But they aren't.

Iraq is not a great power and hasn't been for a long time, not even under Saddam where it was still weaker than Iran and Israel.

Iran wants to be a great power but hasn't been since the "Islamic revolution". Under the Shah Iran was on its path to renewed greatness, but that was all lost by the early 80s. (And I cannot imagine an imperial Iran to be Israel's enemy ever.)

And what about the Arabs and Islam? How do they fit into the scheme? Did not Muhammed found an empire that lasted for over a thousand years (until the fall of Turkey in World War I) and was not the Arab empire revived during "decolonisation" when lots of African countries under European control were handed over to Arab rulers (without paying much attention to the wishes or interests of the natives)?

Russia traditionally saw itself as the third Rome. How does that fit into everything?

Leauki, together they are going to be strong (or so they will think) when they go in as one to take out Israel.  They are named in Ezekiel's prophecy (Chap 38) as well as what we read elsewhere including Daniel.  I believe China will play a part as well although I'm not as sure about how they fit in exactly. 

Babylon (Iraq)  is the foundation of all false religion which is what I just covered in my two articles on my blog about the whore.  From God's eyes Babylon is an abomination and it's written that is where the seat of Satan is. 

Russia might have considered themselves the third Rome ( I never heard that) but remember I'm going by biblical prophecy and how God sees them.  Daniel predicted 4 kingdoms with another coming from the last.  The first three Babylon, Media-Persia, Greece were depicted by the animal kingdom, a lion, a bear, and a leopard, but the 4th Kingdom was non descript because there was no animal in the kingdom that could describe such an awful beast.  That's the kingdom coming out of the Roman Empire that would bring the Anti-Christ. 

Daniel wrote that Rome would crumble but not for good and that's where we get the "Revived Roman Empire."  All the other three were taken over by the next Kingdom but Rome was never taken over ....just fell from within.   The question has been is this Europe now?  Could it be the United States?  Time will tell.   We do know this last kingdom somehow is going to be energized by some sort of 10 nation federation.