by Tim Buck | May 11, 2021 | Armageddon, Isreal, Tim's Articles
In 701 BC the Assyrian King Sennacherib successfully invaded most of the region around Jerusalem but God promised that he would not allow the Assyrians to enter Jerusalem.
The Assyrian Army had Jerusalem completely surrounded and the leaders were camped on the hill named “Nob” which is the hill just to the north of the Mount of Olives (Isa 10:32).
The Assyrians were ready to attack Jerusalem in the morning but God supernaturally intervened and the angel of the Lord (Christophany) took out 185,000 soldiers that night! When Israel woke up they couldn’t believe there eyes. The dead bodies of the enemy forces laid scattered all around Jerusalem.
Sennacherib the king of Assyria retreated back to the Assyrian capital city of Nineveh. Shortly thereafter he was killed by his sons. Nineveh is called Mosul today and is in northern Iraq.
For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this. Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake. And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
2 Kings 19:31-35
I believe this story in 2 Kings 19:31-35 has an important end-time application when this same scenario is repeated and Israel finds itself held up in Jerusalem and surrounded. This time it will be the Magog invaders that have Israel’s remnant surrounded and held up in Jerusalem in the battle of Armageddon.
Israel is in serious trouble just like they were that night in 701 BC, with nowhere to turn when Jesus Christ returns to Jerusalem and stands on the Mount of Olives at the end of the Tribulation period.
As Jesus’ feet touch down, the Mount of Olives will split in two; half to the north and half to the south allowing the Jewish remnant that are hunkered down on Mount Zion to escape through the newly formed valley and flee into the mountains east of Jerusalem.
4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. 5 You will flee by my mountain valley.
Zechariah 14:4-5
Just when all seems lost for the Jewish remnant in Jerusalem their Messiah comes to rescue them. Has that ever happened to you?
As the armies begin chasing Israel through the newly created valley, they experience a repeat of what happened to Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea. The wrath of Jesus is launched in a series of war ending catastrophes putting the lights out on Antichrist and his invading armies.
That’s three times! Once at the Red Sea. Then again in 701 BC against the Assyrian army. Then against Antichrist and his armies. Jesus shows up to rescue the ones he loves!
So how many times has God showed up and rescued you? I’ve lost count!
If God is willing to split the mountain to save Israel, let’s remember that He also promised to be just as faithful to us! He’ll do the same for you because His faithfulness to the church has no end!. When it all looks grim, just look to Him!
by Tim Buck | May 3, 2021 | Anti-Christ, Armageddon, Gog and Magog, Tim's Articles
The world today is like a bomb with a lighted fuse!
Conditions everywhere indicate that it is only a matter of time before the bomb is ignited. Once lit, 7-years later, the Day of the Lord will end with the traumatic events of the Battle of Armageddon on the mountains of Israel.
But when does the Battle of Gog and Magog take place? Is it different than Armageddon? If so, should we be looking for Russia to invade Israel soon?
For the last five decades, the Battle of Gog and Magog has caused a lot of confusion in the church regarding who, what, when and why the battle takes place. It is almost universally accepted that Ezekiel’s invasion of Israel will be led by Russia and could take place any day now.
So should we be looking for Russia to invade Israel soon?
I don’t think so!
In a few weeks we are going to study this controversial end-time war from Ezekiel 38 and 39. For decades, popular prophecy teachers have told us this is a preliminary invasion of Israel led by Russia that has nothing to do with the Battle of Armageddon. We’re going to explain why the Russian theory is misplaced and simply not correct.
The Prophet Ezekiel describes this end-time invasion of Israel from the north. He refers to Gog as the prince or leader of a coalition of Muslim nations who I believe is Antichrist. Ezekiel tells us that the ruler Gog is from the land of Magog which is a reference to Turkey.
So in a nutshell, I see this as Antichrist leading the Caliphate armies into Israel for the final Battle of Armageddon. In-other-words, like most prophecies in the Book of Revelation, Ezekiel’s prophecy is simply telling the Old Testament version (Amos 3:7) of the same story of the New Testament Battle of Armageddon that John tells in Revelation 14, 16, 19 and 20.
Read Ezekiel 38 and 39
So to help prepare for the May 18 class, please take the time to read and study Ezekiel 38 and 39. I recommend the MacArthur Study Bible (large print). You can also get the App.
Four Study Questions
Here are Four Study Questions to ponder about the Ezekiel War:
1. Is Ezekiel 39:11-16 describing the clean up of modern nuclear weapons? Are nuclear weapons described elsewhere specifically during the Battle of Armageddon? See Zech. 14:12-15
2. Is Ezekiel 38 and 39 a pre-Armageddon invasion of Israel that’s not mentioned anywhere else in Bible prophecy? Asked another way, is Russia prophesied anywhere else in the Bible to fulfill the requirement of Ezek. 39:8?
3. If the battle takes place before the Battle of Armageddon, either before the Tribulation begins or during the first half of the Tribulation, how is it possible that God pronounces the result of the battle is the salvation of Israel? See Ezek. 39:29.
4. Is Gog, Antichrist, or is he some unknown preliminary invader (Putin?) disconnected from all other Bible prophecy? If Russia isn’t found somewhere else in Old Testament Bible prophecies than how can it fulfill Ezek. 38:17?
So the House of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day forward.
Ezekiel 39.22
by Tim Buck | Jun 10, 2019 | Armageddon, Blog, News, Peace Plan, Tim's Articles
The Bible prophesies that Israel will agree to a covenant that triggers the Final Seven Years of Tribulation.
Mid East
Current Events Update
Final Seven Years
to Armageddon
Ninety percent of the prophecies in the Bible pertain to the times which you and I are living in right now.
The Bible prophesies an event that will spark the Final Seven Years to the Battle of Armageddon and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
This prophesied event is just ahead of us and it’s my belief that the Trump Peace Plan is laying the groundwork for it.
Daniel 9:26 describes a seven year covenant to be made between Antichrist and Israel and when the covenant is confirmed it begins the clock ticking for the seven year Tribulation.
You can learn more about the Final Seven Years prophecy and it’s connection to the Trump Peace Plan tomorrow night.
Join us as we discover the links between current events and the prophecies of the Bible.
by Tim Buck | Jun 3, 2019 | Armageddon, Blog, Isreal, President Trump, Tim's Articles
President Trump And The United States Stand Alone With Israel On The Golan Heights
The fallout from the ongoing war in Syria, the continuing hostility of the Syrian government toward Israel, and the military advances Iran is making in Syria toward Israel’s northern border have made the Golan Heights indispensable to Israel’s future security and prosperity.
In light of this reality, President Donald Trump recently stunned the world by issuing an Executive Order that stipulates the United States officially recognizes Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
Until President Trump’s brave declaration, no nation on earth stood with Israel on her Golan Heights annexation.
Golan Heights: “Spoil” for Armageddon
In Ezekiel’s prophecy outlining the battle of Gog and Magog (The Old Testament version of the Battle of Armageddon) it appears that the mountainous region of the Golan Heights is part of the “spoil” (Ezekiel 38:12-14) that the invading Muslim armies want to take back from Israel in the Battle of Armageddon!
In 1967, during the remarkable Six Day War, Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria. In 1981 Israel’s Knesset voted to annex it making it part of the land of Israel.
by Tim Buck | May 21, 2019 | Armageddon, Blog, Isreal, Tim's Articles
President Trump
And the United States
Stand Alone with Israel
On the Golan Heights
The fallout from the ongoing war in Syria, the continuing hostility of the Syrian government toward Israel, and the military advances Iran is making in Syria toward Israel’s northern border have made the Golan Heights indispensable to Israel’s future security and prosperity.
In light of this reality, President Donald Trump recently stunned the world by issuing an Executive Order that stipulates the United States officially recognizes Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
Until President Trump’s brave declaration, no nation on earth stood with Israel on her Golan Heights annexation.
Golan Heights:
“Spoil” for Armageddon
In Ezekiel’s prophecy outlining the battle of Gog and Magog (The Old Testament version of the Battle of Armageddon) it appears that the mountainous region of the Golan Heights is part of the “spoil” (Ezekiel 38:12-14) that the invading Muslim armies want to take back from Israel in the Battle of Armageddon!
In 1967, during the remarkable Six Day War, Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria. In 1981 Israel’s Knesset voted to annex it making it part of the land of Israel.
Pressing Last-Day Events
Infuriating Israel’s Enemies
One of the hallmarks of the Trump Presidency is the unique way God uses him to accelerate last-day events.
Over and over, as if on cue, the president makes major decisions effecting biblical, last-day events. It’s like an angel whispers in his ear, “OK, this is what you need to do to fast-forward the end times.”
In March of 2019, he hit the prophetic bulls-eye, when he declared that the United States would recognize Israel’s control over the Golan Heights. That didn’t set well with Israel’s enemies.
On April 26, 2019 Turkey and Iran condemned the US decision recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
Turkish President Erdogan promised to bring the issue to the UN saying, “Turkey will never allow the occupation of the Golan Heights to be legitimized.”
Then the leader of Turkey announced that President Trump’s Golan Heights statement threatens to become a “new Middle East crisis.” Imagine that!
Turkey and Iran Lead
Muslim Invasion into Israel
Ezekiel chapter 38 describes a Turkish led invasion into Israel. Turkey and Iran lead a coalition of Muslim nations including Sudan and Libya into Israel for the express purpose of “taking a spoil.”
Interestingly, these radical Islamic nations already have forces fighting in Syria today just north of the border of Israel. Iran is represented by the Iranian Army and Hezbollah. Libya and Sudan are represented by the Free Syrian Army and by various Al-Qaeda rebel groups that are now fighting in Syria.
Path to Armageddon,
Through the Golan Heights
What’s evident from this prophecy is that three times Ezekiel describes the invading armies come into Israel “from the north” (Ezek. 38:6, 15; 39:2).
This means the path to Armageddon will come through Syria directly through the Golan Heights into Israel. The incentive for taking this route is to take back the “spoil” of the Golan Heights.
In other words, part of the reason for the Battle of Armageddon is because the Islamic nations are still angered over what they see as Israel’s theft of the Golan Heights and their battle plans are to reclaim it, just as Ezekiel said 2500 years ago.
No peace plan is going to resolve the issue to their satisfaction. That’s because the Islamic countries don’t really want peace. What they’re looking for is to claim all the Holy Land for Allah!
President Trump’s Golan Heights decision has sparked controversy to the dissatisfaction of the enemy. In doing so, he’s brought another ancient prophecy onto the front burner.
We are living in the prophetic era of the end times with the looming Tribulation casting its shadow on our generation as never before.
Nations like Turkey and Iran are being drawn into the Palestinian theater but they don’t even know it.
According to Ezekiel, the Lord has the Israel hating nations hooked like fish and He’s reeling them into the arena for battle (Ez. 38:4). By the time they realize the mistake of their suicidal mission it will be too late as the body count climbs on the Golan Heights,
You will fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops and the peoples who are with you; I will give you to birds of prey of every sort and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel.
(Ezekiel 39:4-8)
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