End of Days?

[Popa]

I know I will probably be ridiculed and taunted for writing this. I know i could create a new anon name and write this without the repercussions of possibly offending someone. However I'm not gonna do that. This is my chance to be a testimony to others that might not beleive.

I've been playing sloth now for about 8-9 years. I consider everyone who plays to be a friend. This post is mainly for our russian friends who play here.

There are events happening in the world today that point to certain prophesies declared in the bible. One such prophisy is Gog, chief prince of [b] Meshech and Tubal. (Russia) allying with Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya.(Persia who is now modern day Iran) Basically it states that Russia teamed with iran and other nations in the south will attack Isreal. If that happens alot of bad things will happen to those countries attacking.

I post this to my Russian friends of sloth to ask that If you dont know God, to seek him out. If you do know God. I ask that you pray for your leaders of your country. If the events of the book of Ezekiel play out , as what's prophisied in the bible, it will spell disaster for the world. I post this as a warning for non beleivers that the End of Days could quite possibly be in our lifetime, and to ask that you please seek God, ask for his forgivness and open the door to your hearts and invite him into your life.

This is the entire excerpt from Ezekiel 38

Ezekiel 38
A Message for Gog
1 This is another message that came to me from the Lord: 2 “Son of man, turn and face Gog of the land of Magog, the prince who rules over the nations of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. 3 Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: Gog, I am your enemy! 4 I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws to lead you out with your whole army—your horses and charioteers in full armor and a great horde armed with shields and swords. 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya[a] will join you, too, with all their weapons. 6 Gomer and all its armies will also join you, along with the armies of Beth-togarmah from the distant north, and many others.
7 “Get ready; be prepared! Keep all the armies around you mobilized, and take command of them. 8 A long time from now you will be called into action. In the distant future you will swoop down on the land of Israel, which will be enjoying peace after recovering from war and after its people have returned from many lands to the mountains of Israel. 9 You and all your allies—a vast and awesome army—will roll down on them like a storm and cover the land like a cloud.

10 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: At that time evil thoughts will come to your mind, and you will devise a wicked scheme. 11 You will say, ‘Israel is an unprotected land filled with unwalled villages! I will march against her and destroy these people who live in such confidence! 12 I will go to those formerly desolate cities that are now filled with people who have returned from exile in many nations. I will capture vast amounts of plunder, for the people are rich with livestock and other possessions now. They think the whole world revolves around them!’ 13 But Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish will ask, ‘Do you really think the armies you have gathered can rob them of silver and gold? Do you think you can drive away their livestock and seize their goods and carry off plunder?’

14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: When my people are living in peace in their land, then you will rouse yourself.[b] 15 You will come from your homeland in the distant north with your vast cavalry and your mighty army, 16 and you will attack my people Israel, covering their land like a cloud. At that time in the distant future, I will bring you against my land as everyone watches, and my holiness will be displayed by what happens to you, Gog. Then all the nations will know that I am the Lord.

17 “This is what the Sovereign Lord asks: Are you the one I was talking about long ago, when I announced through Israel’s prophets that in the future I would bring you against my people? 18 But this is what the Sovereign Lord says: When Gog invades the land of Israel, my fury will boil over! 19 In my jealousy and blazing anger, I promise a mighty shaking in the land of Israel on that day. 20 All living things—the fish in the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the people on earth—will quake in terror at my presence. Mountains will be thrown down; cliffs will crumble; walls will fall to the earth. 21 I will summon the sword against you on all the hills of Israel, says the Sovereign Lord. Your men will turn their swords against each other. 22 I will punish you and your armies with disease and bloodshed; I will send torrential rain, hailstones, fire, and burning sulfur! 23 In this way, I will show my greatness and holiness, and I will make myself known to all the nations of the world. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

and Ezekiel 39 continues with:
Ezekiel 39
The Slaughter of Gog’s Hordes
“Son of man, prophesy against Gog. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord: I am your enemy, O Gog, ruler of the nations of Meshech and Tubal. 2 I will turn you around and drive you toward the mountains of Israel, bringing you from the distant north. 3 I will knock the bow from your left hand and the arrows from your right hand, and I will leave you helpless. 4 You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals. 5 You will fall in the open fields, for I have spoken, says the Sovereign Lord. 6 And I will rain down fire on Magog and on all your allies who live safely on the coasts. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
7 “In this way, I will make known my holy name among my people of Israel. I will not let anyone bring shame on it. And the nations, too, will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One of Israel. 8 That day of judgment will come, says the Sovereign Lord. Everything will happen just as I have declared it.

9 “Then the people in the towns of Israel will go out and pick up your small and large shields, bows and arrows, javelins and spears, and they will use them for fuel. There will be enough to last them seven years! 10 They won’t need to cut wood from the fields or forests, for these weapons will give them all the fuel they need. They will plunder those who planned to plunder them, and they will rob those who planned to rob them, says the Sovereign Lord.

11 “And I will make a vast graveyard for Gog and his hordes in the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Dead Sea.[a] It will block the way of those who travel there, and they will change the name of the place to the Valley of Gog’s Hordes. 12 It will take seven months for the people of Israel to bury the bodies and cleanse the land. 13 Everyone in Israel will help, for it will be a glorious victory for Israel when I demonstrate my glory on that day, says the Sovereign Lord.

14 “After seven months, teams of men will be appointed to search the land for skeletons to bury, so the land will be made clean again. 15 Whenever bones are found, a marker will be set up so the burial crews will take them to be buried in the Valley of Gog’s Hordes. 16 (There will be a town there named Hamonah, which means ‘horde.’) And so the land will finally be cleansed.

17 “And now, son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Call all the birds and wild animals. Say to them: Gather together for my great sacrificial feast. Come from far and near to the mountains of Israel, and there eat flesh and drink blood! 18 Eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of princes as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all fattened animals from Bashan! 19 Gorge yourselves with flesh until you are glutted; drink blood until you are drunk. This is the sacrificial feast I have prepared for you. 20 Feast at my banquet table—feast on horses and charioteers, on mighty men and all kinds of valiant warriors, says the Sovereign Lord.

21 “In this way, I will demonstrate my glory to the nations. Everyone will see the punishment I have inflicted on them and the power of my fist when I strike. 22 And from that time on the people of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God. 23 The nations will then know why Israel was sent away to exile—it was punishment for sin, for they were unfaithful to their God. Therefore, I turned away from them and let their enemies destroy them. 24 I turned my face away and punished them because of their defilement and their sins.

Restoration for God’s People
25 “So now, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will end the captivity of my people[b]; I will have mercy on all Israel, for I jealously guard my holy reputation! 26 They will accept responsibility for their past shame and unfaithfulness after they come home to live in peace in their own land, with no one to bother them. 27 When I bring them home from the lands of their enemies, I will display my holiness among them for all the nations to see. 28 Then my people will know that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them away to exile and brought them home again. I will leave none of my people behind. 29 And I will never again turn my face from them, for I will pour out my Spirit upon the people of Israel. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”

[Popa]

These two verses describe a great horror of death and destruction. As prophisied, it will come true. whether it will be in the near future, or sometime in our lifetime. I just ask all beleivers and non beleiver to prepare yourself spiritually.
God Bless

[Mosaix]

When you start to force your feelings and thoughts on others you overstep the boundries of religous purpose.

Honestly you needed to keep what you wrote here to yourself, sloth is not the place for it.

Modern day religion, especially evengellical christianity is destroying the world.

I take my personal beliefs in my own christianity and take that with me when i pass. I dont need to do what you just did to prove it. You have no spiritual right to damn others.

Im truly disgusted that you needed to do that banter here.

Mosaix

[Popa]

In no way shape or form did write this to "damn others"
I mearly cut and pasted text directly from the bible.
I posted this because people who play here are not only people from the US but from other countries. and ALL beleivers and NON beleivers need to know the current events of the world. Ezekiel 38 is stating things that the scholars of the world from the past said would never happen. If you keep up in world times. what is written in Ezekiel ,may come to fruition in our lifetime.
Russia IS allying with Iran. Soon other countries will too. This is not a statement of damnation, it is a statement of fact. So if that's the case people i care for, who live in other countires,who may not know God or even those that do, to prepare yourselves spiritually.

[Aeolus]

[quote="Mosaix":3624gyxg]When you start to force your feelings and thoughts on others you overstep the boundries of religous purpose.

Honestly you needed to keep what you wrote here to yourself, sloth is not the place for it.

Modern day religion, especially evengellical christianity is destroying the world.

I take my personal beliefs in my own christianity and take that with me when i pass. I dont need to do what you just did to prove it. You have no spiritual right to damn others.

Im truly disgusted that you needed to do that banter here.

Mosaix[/quote:3624gyxg]

He wasn't forcing his opinion on anyone. He didn't say read this or I will punish you. Just because someone posts their opinion, doens't mean they are forcing it on you or anyone else. If you don't want to read it you don't have to. There are several non-MUD posts made here. Those weren't seen as forcing an opinion on anyone. I am sure he meant no ill-will. He's only doing what he believes is right.

[Alberich]

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[Popa]

*chuckle*

[Weasel]

No worries Popa, regardless of what the Bible says, anyone who cares to look can see those bonds forming already - that passage in the Bible is just pointing out the obvious.
{side-tracked rant} I get so sick of extremist Islamofacists having their rants about beheading etc anyone who doesn't do as they say and everyone here having to listen in the name of 'political correctness', yet the same 'political correctness' is used to silence Christians in the US under the premise that it is annoying to non-Christians. I am not a religious person, however I do recognize religious prejudice when I see it. This isn't a rant about opinions expressed here, just an observation about life in 'the land of the free' which bugs the crap out of me.{end rant}

[12345]

I'll just play the role of confused. I read that entire thing and I'd need some pretty hardcore explaination to see how it relates to current times at all, or how the geography applies. One of the particular points that I would think needs explaining is the portion where it says that Isreal would be attacked after they had been at peace for some crazy amount of time.

They've been fighting on and off for decades. Did someone declare peace and I didn't notice?

[Popa]

12345,
Once i get home from work this evening, i'll try my best to explain the correlation between this text and current world events.

[Aeolus]

LOL. Revelation is definitely confusing. Don't read it right before you go to bed. Wierd dreams..

[Hades]

Dare I stick my toe in the waters to test?
Alot of what Popa is considered 'speculation' however as my dear,furry friend Weasel stated, even if you don't believe or rather choose NOT to accept, mere summary of worldwide events make the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. I just finished a reading a book on this very topic. Basically it is proposed that The King of the North (Russia) and The King of the West(Iran and other middle-eastern collaboraters) really don't have a choice. God is going to 'drag' them into Israel to their destruction. America and most European countries will do nothing to assist. At this time, the anti-christ will rapidly rise to power. Partaking in a temporary truce with Israel and The King of East(China), he will steadily consolidate power until he breaks the truce and conquers both Israel and China at the same time. At this time, he will establish his home base in Israel and force a one world government. and so forth..
Anyways, thats the gist of the book. Doesn't mean it's exactly what's going to occur to the 'T' but it's a popular thought.
Other trains of thought focus more directly on the soon-to-happen police state that America will become. With the 'illegalization' of Christianity occuring across the world, it's as if the blueprint that is Revelation is coming to pass. I'm not one to judge anyone and call someone a true Christian versus someone putting on airs, but a Christian (one who is more knowledged in the books than I, trust me) would tell you that it is pre-ordained that we are to be persecuted for our beliefs and even to expect to be killed. Also, God will allow the non-believers to fail to receive
clear understanding as these events transpire. In such case, they will find
all kind of explanations for how events are going down. They will go out of their way to deny the truth.
I'm sure this is scatter brain as I'm not that articulate but I can see where Popa is coming from.Choose to believe or be prepared to be deceived.
peace

[Medios]

When a few well timed nuclear devices go off in major cities the one world govt will form. I won't be surprised if the UN can declare martial law within 10 years. It does not matter what you want to do. The people that fight back initially will be slaughtered to show that the NWO does not deal lightly with rebels. The US provides the majority of tactical weapons, troops, and money. America will easily be tricked into the one world power. Waco and OK already paved the way for legislation destroying the right to form a militia. 911 destroyed privacy rights and formed the basis for govts around the world to communicate intel. America is full ready for the final brainwashing. Freedom of Religion down the drain in place of "environmentalism".

[Hades]

I have heard that 3-5 nukes are already in the US ready to be set-off at a moments notice. Probably more if the truth was told. I think def New York City and Washington D.C. are top cities that will be attacked... also Miama, 2-3 major cities out west and likely Atlanta since the C.D.C. is based there.

[Popa]

This might be a little lengthy because i'm going to quote things from a book. (Probably the same one hades just got done reading) The book's title is called Jerusalem Countdown a prelude to war.

12345 i hope this sheds a little light for ya. again this isnt to be taken litteraly, but more of a guide to help understand what "could" be taking place in our lifetime.

quote " It would be sure fanaticism to suggest that the bible mentions the word "Russia" in the text. Yet God, through Ezekiel, has made some very clear and specific revelations in the Bible concerning the rise of a great power to the north of Israel that will destroy the peace and stability of the world at the end of days."

"Daniel 9:27 informs us that there will rise on the world's scene a man of supernatural power who, Daniel says ".. shall destroy many in their prosperity" (Daniel 8:25). This man will come out of the European Union and will try to resolve the Islamic/Israeli dispute now raging in Israel."

"This politcal orator and charismatic personality will make a covenant with Israel for seven years, Guaranteeing them safety and protection as a nation. In scripture he is called the Antichrist, "the son of Perdition" meaninf Satans's Chief son (2 thess. 2:3). when the events of Ezekiel 38 open, the nation of Israel has been given a covenant by this politcal leader, who is the head of the european union.

"the Jewish people are confident that the European powers will protect them from any outside aggressor or invader. Israel is aware that Russia is its enemy. For years Israel has known that Russia has been helping Iran develop neuclear weapons to be used against them. This seven year peace accord between the head of the EU and Israel is in the near future"

"it is important for the reader to understand that the bible prophecy divides te world military powers into four sectors just before the end of the age. (See Daniel 2:31-35) The four great world military powers just before thge end of the age are simply called the king of the north , the king of the south, the king of the east, and the king of the west. It is important to remember that all directions in scripture are given based on their geographic relationship to Israel."

Chapter 12 of this book goes into great detail to demonstrate the king to the north is Russia, the king to the south is the Arab nations, the king to the east is China , and the king to the west is Europe and america.

" let us first consider the king of the north because it is a kingdom that lies north of Israel.
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, SOn of man,
set thy face again Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of
Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him.
- Ezekiel 38:1-2, KJV

"Gog is a word for Ruler, which in literally means " the man on top" "
"the verse tells us that Gog was "chief prince" of the land of Magog.
[i:2kfuhf4f]Chief[/i:2kfuhf4f], which means, [i:2kfuhf4f]Head[/i:2kfuhf4f], is the hebrew word [i:2kfuhf4f]Rosh[/i:2kfuhf4f]. In his ancient hebrew lexicon, Gesenius (1786-1842), the great hewbrew scholar identified rosh as an ancient name for Russia."

Anyhow. this is just a small excerpt from this particular book. I recommend picking it up at the book store if you are curious to learn more. It touches on a bunch of things, not just Russia. It is quite intriguing. Again, This information is just that. Information that quite possibly could happen in our lifetime. Not saying tomorrow or next year, but quite possibly in our lifetime.