Is Ukraine a Foreshock of The Big One?

 The events in Ukraine happening today could just be another birth pang OR it could be a major contraction that leads to the Big One.  What is the Big One?  Ezekiel 38 War.  The comments below come from Amir Tsarfati

We are watching historic changes taking place in the world. Often, before a big earthquake there will be a series of smaller temblors called foreshocks. For instance, in Israel the past 30 days have seen four minor quakes. These have triggered concerns among some authorities that a major earthquake may be on the horizon. The same is true in the geopolitical world. Shake-ups will occur within countries or between nations, all leading up to the Big One – a global event that rocks the planet.

It’s hard to know exactly when this round of international quakes began, but we can certainly see them increasing in strength. There has been a profound moral erosion in a great many of the world’s nations. Cultural division has segmented many populations and has often expressed itself in violent ways. Elections in numerous countries, particularly in the US, Israel, and a number of European nations, ushered in new, weak governments. Then came a strong quake that shook the global landscape. The US executed a humiliating pull-out from Afghanistan. At that moment, the established superpower hierarchy collapsed sending shockwaves throughout the world. But despite the magnitude of that shake-up, the Big One is yet to come.

How do all these changes relate to what we are seeing with Russia and Ukraine? This border conflict, which might lead to all-out war, is another foreshock that could potentially usher in the Big One. What is the Big One? It is the war that we read about in Ezekiel 38:

 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day when My people Israel dwell safely, will you not know it? Then you will come from your place out of the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army. You will come up against My people Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It will be in the latter days that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me, when I am hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes.”’” (Ezekiel 38:14-16)

 Russia and its allies will come from the north and attack Israel, slaughtering one-third of the Jewish population. This is the war that will pave the way for the rise of the antichrist and the seven-year tribulation. Right now, with so many prophecies clearly fulfilled in the re-creation of Israel and its economic, military, technological, and cultural flourishing, we are undoubtedly living in the time of Ezekiel 37. However, as we look around us, particularly as we see what is happening in Russia and in America, it appears that the page is now turning to Ezekiel 38.

What we are watching now is a move that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been planning for many years. We know this because since 2014 Russia has built up its wealth funds, decreasing its dependence on foreign investors and moving away from a reliance on the US dollar and other currencies. He has also been playing a long game in creating a European dependence upon Russian gas. The previous US president understood this and worked to not only make America energy independent but insisted that its European allies break away from Russian energy. He also supported the EastMed pipeline which would carry Israeli gas through Cyprus to Greece. This would act as a counterbalance to Russia’s Nord Stream 2 and would serve as a way for Europe to support and lean on its allies rather than its rivals. The new president, however, reversed course on those strategies. As a result of these long-term tactics, Russia knows that it is strong enough to withstand most sanctions that will be brought against it. Moscow also knows that any sanctions that are put into effect will not be strong, because all they need to do to get Europe to bend to their desires is to threaten to turn off the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.

Again, Putin has had this plan in place for a number of years, but the timing wasn’t right. Why? Because of who was in the White House. The previous president killed General Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the al-Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and most powerful military leader in Iran, and suddenly there was peace in the Middle East. For this and other reasons, the nations of the world were always a little nervous around that president, which is a good thing when it comes to geopolitical diplomacy. The new administration, however, has none of the same strength or reputation. The world sees that Iran is not being held accountable as it increases its uranium enrichment. It sees that China is not being made answerable as it constantly trespasses into Taiwanese airspace and makes its own preparations to move forward toward “reacquiring” the island country that they believe to be their own. Putin sees these situations and he witnessed the Afghan debacle and has now decided that this first winter after the Afghanistan pull-out is his time to move.

Here;  The Ripple Effect of the Russia-Ukraine Crisis (mailchi.mp)

At this point I'm guessing that the world will never return to Pre-Covid "normal".  There are simply too many things happening all at once.

And we will repeat Jan Markell's words again, "What did you think the Last Days would look like?"

Also please remember that WE aren't looking for the Antichrist, we are listening and looking for the return of Jesus Christ!  Let's all remember that.