Russia, Iran and Turkey Continue to Move Closer Together

 Here is the threesome!

Just like the Bible said would happen in the very Last Days.  Russia is HUGE in the news as they threaten to cut off Europe's fuel and threaten NATO with nuclear war if they play their cards wrong.

Israel and Biden just shook hands on making sure Iran never gets a nuke.  Israel has war plans drawn up for Iran.  Meanwhile Russia just told Israel to "back off" bombing Iranian assets in Syria.

Turkey?  They are a strange duck.  But clearly their orbit seems to be heading more towards Russia and Iran than towards their one-time allies at NATO. They try to play both sides to their advantage.  Just recently they said they wouldn't allow Sweden of Finland to join NATO because of those nation's support for the Kurds, which Turkey considers rebels.  But just a few days ago Turkey allowed them to join.

"And so in 1952, Turkey joined NATO, hoping to bolster its aspiration to a Western identity and to ensure its security, especially against an ascending Soviet Union. It was the first expansion of NATO after its founding in 1949.

That makes the problems NATO is having today with Turkey all the more curious. Once fearing the Soviet Union, Turkey now is out of step with NATO policies in its friendliness with Moscow, buying Russia's weapons and refusing to join U.S.-led sanctions against the Russian government."

And now we see Putin and Erdogan meeting in Iran and shaking hands with the Muslim freak that rules that country.  It all seems to be coming together exactly as Ezekiel saw.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to travel to the Middle East this week, demonstrating Russia is fully committed to countering US alliance building efforts on the global stage.

Putin's move comes on the heels of US President Joe Biden's trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia. As the world media covers Biden's visits to Jerusalem, Jeddah and Riyadh, Putin is set to visit Tehran on July 19. He will be joined in Iran's capital by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet with Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, nicknamed "the butcher of Tehran" for having sentenced tens of thousands of people to death over the years.

Putin has met with the leaders of these two nations several times over the last few years to solidify ties, increase trade and find common ground on issues such as Syria.  The main item on the agenda of their meeting will to broker an end to the 11-year Syrian civil war which will detail the role each will continue to have in the country and surrounding areas. 

Both Iran and Russia have already been in the news this last week showing their deepening co-operation as Iran announced it will supply Russia with hundreds of drones and train Russian forces in how to use them. Previously, such drones had only been in the hands of Hezbollah and Hamas. Now, they are undoubtedly headed for Ukraine. 

Russia in turn is lining up behind Iran diplomatically. Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian recently visited Russia, and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov said he is committed to seeing the removal of all sanctions on Tehran and the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal.

Despite being a part of NATO, Islamic Turkey has been drifting into Russia's orbit for years and every year gets a little closer as it feels rejection from the European Union and diplomatic disputes with the US.

Each of these developments are significant in the world of Bible Prophecy.

Six centuries before the crucifixion of Jesus, Ezekiel foretold of a future invasion of Israel (Ezekiel 38-39). He said it will occur in the last days (Ezekiel 38:16). It will come from north of Israel (Ezekiel 38:15; Ezekiel 39:2), and it will involve a coalition of nations led by Russia (Ezekiel 38:2). The nations Ezekiel cited include:

Rosh = Russia

Magog = Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan

Persia = Iran

Cush = Sudan

Put = Libya

Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, and Beth-togarmah = Turkey

Here;  Echoes Of Ezekiel 38 - Putin Looks To Cement Ties With Iran & Turkey (prophecynewswatch.com)

Pretty amazing to watch this prophecy come together over the past 15 years.  Pretty amazing that God saw fit to share things with humans that would happen 2600 years after they were written down.  Pretty amazing how few of folks on planet earth know anything about Ezekiel 38.  Pretty amazing how few people will have oil in their lamps when the shout and trumpet-blow happen in the middle of the night