NOTE: The following post gives more details on the topics covered below: “The Daniel 11:22 War”, “Sheep/Goat Nations”, “Satanism”, “London = Babylon the Great?” https://dangreenup.com/geopolitics-and-bible-prophecy/
The Daniel 11:22 War
After years of war, Syria’s economy isn’t in great shape. With Trump’s devastating sanctions on Iran and Russia’s slowing economy, the Assad regime’s biggest supporters aren’t in a position to help him out. Syria’s reconstruction can’t get off the ground without significant foreign investment. Where will the money come from to rebuild Syria? Well, Assad isn’t waiting around. He’s resorted to shaking down local businessmen, some of his strongest allies throughout the war. According to one Syrian industrialist, “It’s like a mafia.” Alienating the business class is probably not going to work out for Assad, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
No doubt, the post-war reconstruction of Syria will be the real cause of the Daniel 11:22 War. Sure, Russian and Iranian companies “have already secured some major contracts for reconstruction projects inside Syria.” Yet, although the Russians have military position, they don’t really have the capital to rebuild the war-torn country. Iran’s economy is a dumpster fire and it’s only going to get worse. The Americans have the capital, but they don’t plan on staying. Turkey is dependent on the US and Russia for its military protection and energy needs, so they can’t do anything without approval. Ultimately, that leaves the Gulf Arab states. Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council have the capital to rebuild Syria, a fellow Arab country, but would they would work with Assad? It’s tough to say, but money talks. In any case, the Arabs and the Israelis are going to want a say in what happens in their neighborhood. If Russia tries to dominate post-war Syria, things will get ugly.
LINK: https://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/assad-turns-screws-on-key-allies-syrias-business-elite/95798
Sheep/Goat nations
Later this year, Israel will start exporting natural gas to Egypt. Israeli company Delek Drilling and American partner Noble Energy received approval from Israel’s anti-trust regulator to export natural gas from Israel’s Tamar and Leviathan offshore fields. Egypt, the first Arab state to recognize Israel’s right to exist, stands to benefit a great deal. The Egyptians are looking to become a “key international trading and distribution” center for natural gas. Indeed, this shipment from the Tamar and Leviathan fields is only the beginning. The eastern Mediterranean natural gas boom is going to turn countries like Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Egypt into significant players in the energy market. By delivering more natural gas to Europe, Russia won’t be able to wield as much influence. This may explain why Egypt and Russia have problems with each other in the end times.
According to Daniel 11, Egypt is the Antichrist’s biggest obstacle to taking over the Middle East and North Africa in the end times. The Antichrist, the King of the North in this passage, frequently does battle with the King of the South. This title refers to the ruler of Egypt. Daniel 11:25-26prophesies that the Antichrist will attack Egypt and win. Daniel 11:27 suggests they talk about invading Israel, but nothing comes of it. They will make a truce of sorts, but it won’t last. After the Antichrist’s successful invasion of Israel, the King of the South will start some trouble, according to Daniel 11:40. On his way to do battle against the King of the South, Daniel 11:41 says that the Antichrist will invade the Beautiful Land. Genesis 15:18 makes it clear that this region includes everything north of the Nile River to Lebanon, and everything east of the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River. Basically, the Antichrist will conquer the Middle East. Daniel 11:41 says that the modern nation of Jordan will escape, but the rest of the Middle East and North Africa will be up in flames. Daniel 11:42-43 says that he’ll specifically conquer Egypt. Judging from Isaiah 19:19-25, God will use this defeat to bring the Egyptians to repentance.
Isaiah prophesied that during the end times, the Egyptians, “will cry to the Lord because of oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Champion, and He will deliver them.” He added, “the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day.” The phrase “in that day” almost always refers to the end times, specifically the Day of the Lord. Also, it’s not just Egypt; Iraq is going to get in on the action. In the end, the Lord will say, “Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.” Think about that for a minute: The Lord calls Egypt His people. That’s awesome. In spite of heavy persecution, there has always been a remnant in Egypt and in Iraq. One day, all Egyptians and Iraqis will follow Jesus. Praise God!
Satanism
There’s been a growing trend among supposedly secular leftists of publicly engaging in occult activity. First, there was a group of witches who cast a spell against President Trump. It didn’t work out, but that didn’t stop a coven of New York witches from putting a hex on US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Even Marie Claire, allegedly a women’s fashion magazine, published an article titled “This Is How Real-Life Resistance Witches Say They’re Taking Down the Patriarchy”. It’s official: so-called Progressives have openly embraced occultism as their preferred religion. Whether they know it or not, they sense that the war we’re in isn’t political or even cultural. It’s spiritual and they’re going to lose, badly.
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson understands the threat that Trump presents. Although she has spouted a lot of nonsense, she’s made some important observations. For instance, she said, “We’ve never dealt with a figure like this in American history before. This man, our president, is not just a politician — he’s a phenomenon.” The biblical term is anointed; God has chosen Donald Trump to restore America. That said, Williamson gets points for acknowledging that Trump is our president. She added, “The only thing that will defeat him is if we have a phenomenon of equal force.” What force might that be? Her supporters think sorcery is the way to go, as they “have reportedly organized an occult task force on her behalf.” This “occult task force” apparently involved “a group of 13 chaos magicians, witches and energy workers”doing gestures to help Williamson “gain more visibility in the presidential race.”
In the twisted leftist mind, it’s okay for a three-year-old to get a sex change and using witchcraft is spirituality enlightened, but crosses on public property is bigotry and America’s motto, “In God We Trust” is a form of bullying. Don’t try to comprehend the insanity. It’s demonic.
London = Babylon the Great?
The “bromance” between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Donald Trump is heating up. Johnson has prioritized signing a trade deal with the United States post-Brexit. President Trump has repeatedly said that he looks forward to a bilateral trade deal with the United Kingdom. Reflecting on the situation, he pointed out, “we were actually impeded by their relationship with the European Union; we were very much impeded on trade — and I think we can do three to four or five times what we’re doing.” This week, his press secretary Stephanie Grisham confirmed that Johnson and Trump “agreed to immediately deepen and expand the bilateral economic relationship upon the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union.”
It’s not just the United States. Concerning a bilateral trade agreement with the UK, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed that “if the U.K. wanted to get the deal done in a period of months, maybe even weeks, well, we would be willing to move as swiftly as they were able to.” The Anglosphere is getting the band back together and it’s going to be lucrative. After all, the US, the UK and Australia are three of the biggest economies in the world. Of note, the US is the world’s leading oil and natural gas producer and Australia is a mining powerhouse. The former English colonies have even partnered, along with Japan, to mine and process highly valuable rare earth elements.
What does the UK bring to the table? Simply put, it’s the world’s biggest net exporter of financial services. The City of London, a local government district in London, is still the financial capital of the world. It has been for a long time. Home to the London Stock Exchange, the Bank of England and countless other banks, Brexit isn’t going to change the City of London’s status. This is significant, because Babylon the Great is the financial center of the world’s economy and a global trading hub. In other words, don’t be surprised if there’s a post-Brexit economic boom in the UK.
LINK: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/30/us-uk-deepen-expand-bilateral-trade-post-brexit/
That’s all for this week! Thanks for reading and Godspeed!