Russia Sells Defense System to Iran

Most of my readers probably already realize the prophetic implications of this next article which reports that Russia is selling a missile defense system to Iran while Israel complains it will make Iran even more aggressive.

The Ezekiel coalition appears to be led by Russia and joined by Iran, Turkey and some North African-Muslim nations...and their goal in coalescing is to destroy Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing his disapproval of Russia's decision to supply Iran with the S-300 missile air defense system.

"This step will only increase Iran's aggressiveness in the region and destabilize security in the Middle East," Netanyahu said.

"Selling the weapons to Iran is a result of the dangerous agreement that is being formed between the Islamic Republic and world powers. Can anyone seriously claim that the [nuclear] agreement with Iran will increase the security of the Middle East?" he pondered.

The Kremlin said in a statement that, "A telephone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took place at the initiative of the Israeli side. In connection with concerns over the removal of an embargo expressed by Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin explained in detail the logic of actions of the Russian leadership."

Putin on Monday removed a freeze on delivering sophisticated S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran after Tehran struck a landmark framework deal with the West over its nuclear program.

Moscow had blocked deliveries of the S-300 Tehran in 2010 after the United Nations slapped sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program barring hi-tech weapons sales.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted the missile deliveries were not covered by UN sanctions, and that the progress in the nuclear talks meant there was no longer any need for Russia to maintain the ban.

While Iran welcomed the development, it sparked strong condemnation from Israel and triggered concern in Washington.

Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said on Tuesday that the sale is a "direct result of the framework agreement reached in Lausanne."

Ya'alon said that a storm is raging around Israel, and that Iran is "continuing to arm itself, and arm others." Moscow's S-300 deal with Iran is "something we have been warning about even before the details [of the agreement] were concluded. It was clear, even then, that sanctions will be lifted, and that of course this will influence and strengthen the Iranian economy."

Here;  http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/67710-150414-netanyahu-sale-of-s-300-missiles-to-iran-will-only-increase-its-aggressiveness

So it would appear already that Obama's negotiations with the terrorist-religious-dictators of Iran is already bearing rotten fruit.

As we read this article, how many of us are caught in the tension between excitement that God's prophetic word is manifesting in front of our very eyes AND the realization that America seems to be tumbling down the hill and losing our influence and global power?

I stole Jan Markell's line last week and I will steal it again today..."The world isn't tumbling out of control, it's actually falling right into place."  So this should encourage those of us who believe America is falling away...because America is no place mentioned in Last Days prophecy.

Thank you Jesus that you have told us our future and we can have 100% confidence that whatever happens to us on earth will pall in comparison to what you have prepared for us on the other side of this earthly body we are temporarily inhabiting.

Ezekiel 38 
 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of[a] Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him 3 and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of[b] Meshek and Tubal. 4 I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords. 5 Persia, Cush[c] and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, 6 also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.

7 “‘Get ready; be prepared, you and all the hordes gathered about you, and take command of them. 8 After many days you will be called to arms. In future years you will invade a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. 

We KNOW that Persia is Iran, we KNOW that Put is Libya, we KNOW that Cush is Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia region, we KNOW that Gomer, Beth Togarmah, Meshek and Tubal were all places that are now in modern day Turkey and MANY scholars identify Magog as the area that is now occupied by Russia....and certainly Putin is acting like a Gog of Magog.

Magog, a descendant of Noah through Japheth (Gen. 10:1-2), presents the most difficulty. Those who see it as Russia appeal to Josephus who said "Magog founded those that from him were named Magogites, but who are by the Greeks called Scythians," who lived north and northeast of the Black Sea.