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Walls, walls…
In days past, walls were cities’ main defense.
Today, for nations, walls make little sense.
What do nations today lean on a for their defenses?
Their governments, militaries and alliances.
Though with this defense trifecta she’s now well defended,
God says, one day Israel will be ‘un-walled’, up-ended,
Open to attack by a 5-nation coalition.
How in the world could Israel be in such condition?! 1
One day soon, upon this old God-rejecting world,
Harsh tribulation judgments from Heaven, He will hurl.
That’s after, by intrigue, a strongman will arise,
Whom people will embrace, because …he is so wise. 2
First…
Under duress, nations’ alliances then might vanish,
As people everywhere become incredibly selfish.
But as God’s harsh, punishing blows intensify,
They will agree, this man’s powers to magnify.
Second…
By deceit he will push, his powers to aggrandize.
In time, national governments he will minimize.
Into one entity, governance will coalesce, 3
In response to God’s blows, His own Earth to repossess!
Third…
With alliances things of the past,
And national governments downcast,
Now comes the biggest leg of nation’s defense trifecta:
Military control is next on this man’s agenda!!
While any power can corrupt eventually,
It’s absolute power that corrupts absolutely!
Possessed by satan, who himself is corrupt,
This man will not know, by God, he’s been one-upped!
Before this fellow meets his sudden end,
He will insist that to him all knees bend.
When to build the 3rd temple, he’ll find the key,
all will be awed,
‘Til into it he goes and says, ‘Worship me,
for I am God!’ 4
As all life is threatened beyond imagination,
Israel will experience Heaven’s segregation,
With gold, silver, livestock, and water in abundance!
To this man, Israel will be an abhorrence! 5
He’ll launch an attack, led by Iran,
To attack Jews in their ‘un-walled’ land.
Then, at first, to him it will appear,
That his success will be quick and clear. 6
ALAS…
To the stunning aid of His Jewish relatives,
Jesus will send help, says The Bible narratives.
Later, flanked by angels, and saints from sin absolved,
He'll kill Armageddon soldiers, their flesh dissolved!!! 7
Ezekiel 38 describes how this war starts and end.
Zechariah 14 shows another that’s ‘around the bend’!
When it's over, folks won't believe they've been invaded by God.
They'll have launch a global atrack against Him…
Whom they don't laud!
Christ’s victory will usher in His Millennial Reign,
A glorious time for Earth and man, all evil arraigned.
For a thousand years, no devils with whom to contend,
And for Israel, He will be their wall, without end.
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1 See: Ezekiel 38. Why would it take five armies from large nations to invade Israel unless (a) the population of Israel then will have swollen beyond unimaginable limits, and/or (b) tribulation plagues will have seriously diminished the capacity and capabilities of those attacking nations, requiring a coalition of their meager remaining armies and/or (c) if by then, the nation organizing the invasion (in the far north, presumably of Israel) might be militarily weak from the tribulation plagues …or otherwise? Zechariah 10:10 affirms Israel's tribulation population will swell so large, that it will spillover into Lebanon and Jordan. Such MASSIVE, SUDDEN immigration will obviously out-strip available housing, ergo, immigrants will likely be 'un-walled!' To understand how this might develop, see: The Coming Lame Blame (Poem). See also: In the Days of These Kings (Part 3), as you ponder NATO’s declared strategy in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Strangely, this chapter follows Ezekiel 37, the chapter that predicted the re-establishment of the nation of Israel, which happened in May 1948! For more on this, see: Tribulation Age Precursors: Degrading Militaries (Poem).
2 See: Daniel 7, 11:32, and Revelation 13. A final world ruler, the last anti-Christ, shall come to power via the use of intrigue, deceit and flattery. He will be fully empowered by satan, and shall perform miracles, awing all on-lookers except those who are wise.
3 ‘And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue.’ (Daniel 7:21) In recent years, Israel had 4 national elections in 5 years.
4 See: 2 Thessalonians 2:2-4 and Revelation 13
5 See: Booty, Pre/Post Millennial Reign (Series) and also The Goshen Effect (Series). Isaiah 26:20, Ezekiel 38:12-13 and Joel 3:16 seem to confirm, 'in the mouths of 3 witnesses', that, while the rest of the world is reeling under God’s harshest ever judgment blows, Israel will be relatively protected. This may be like how the Jewish slaves were relatively protected in Goshen during the last 7 of Egypt’s pre-exodus plagues. (See: Exodus 8:23, 9:4 and 11:7) Strategically fascinating!
6 In Ezekiel 38:5, the reference to Persia is to modern day Iran.
7 See: Zechariah 14:12 and Revelation 1:16 and 19:15. See also: The Final Nuclear-type Effects. 'Saints' referred to in Zechariah 14 are those from the time of Adam-to-the tribulation, not to be confused with post-millennial 'saints' noted in Revelation 20:9, who will be in 'mixed' second resurrection that will include saints and sinners. Jesus will consult His Book of Life to sort this vast group. See: The Goshen Effect (Poem, Part 5). To understand why Jesus will delay His intervention, see: Shields Up! Then Down (Poem) and especially Zephaniah 3:8:13.
