Where have we heard this before? Yes, in the prophetic texts of Biblical Scripture. It is no coincidence that when the Bible describes the future Second Coming of Christ in power and great glory in defense of Israel that it also lists the nations that He fights against by name. Every nation that is identified in Scripture is today an ISLAMIC nation.
Let’s also consider the following. What is the common denominator of all the nations that surround Israel today? They are all Muslim. In the context of Armageddon, Old Testament prophets allude to a geographical limitation regarding the armies of the Antichrist/Beast kingdom that unite against Israel by mentioning some very specific details. The prophets Zechariah, Joel and Ezekiel all show us that the hegemony of this predatory army/empire that would seek to destroy Israel is limited geographically by telling us that the *surrounding nations* or *neighbors* are those who will be gathered against Jerusalem, not every nation of the earth universal as many have often assumed.
The Prophet Zechariah writes:
Zechariah 12:2-3, “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the PEOPLE ROUND ABOUT, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces …”
The Prophet Joel writes:
Joel 3:11-12, “Hasten and come, all you SURROUNDING NATIONS, And gather yourselves there… Let the nations be aroused and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the SURROUNDING NATIONS.”
The Prophet Ezekiel writes:
Ezekiel 28:24-26, “‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious NEIGHBORS who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD. ” ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will show myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob. They will live there in safety and will build houses and plant vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment on all their NEIGHBORS WHO MALIGNED AGAINST THEM. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”
If this isn’t prophecy unfolding, then nothing is …
“The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers …” – Turkish President Erdogan
PressTV – “Turkey has urged Islamic countries to review their ties with Israel after dozens of Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire on the Gaza border.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told his ruling party in parliament that Ankara would call an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
‘Islamic countries should without fail review their relations with Israel,’ Premier Yildirim said, adding, ‘The Islamic world should move as one, with one voice, against this massacre.’
Yildirim said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who currently holds the rotating chairmanship of the body, called the OIC summit on Friday.
Yildirim said that after the summit at 3:00 pm a giant rally would be held at the vast Yenikapi meeting area in Istanbul under the slogan of ‘Stop the Oppression’ to express solidarity with the Palestinians.
‘This has nothing to do with party politics. This is to show solidarity, brotherhood and togetherness,’ he said.
‘The Islamic world should move as one, with one voice, against this massacre,’ Yildirim added.” Read more.
