What are the chances of a War Middle East War this Summer?
May 21, 2007
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
The Haaretz article, which follows our heading article, is right on target concerning the possibil ity
of a full blown Middle East War, which would include a Islamic Jihad attack of ten Arab nations against Israel, the driving of Israel into the Negev Wilderness, a hudna (truce) at that time, and the final battle of Armageggon some three and one-half years later. A sequence of events would follow the pattern outl ined
in the following Scriptures.
Daniel 7:24,25 – And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. [25] And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Revelation 12:6 – And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Zechariah 13:8 – And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.
Revelation 16:16 – And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Joel 3:9-17 – Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: [10] Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
[11] Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord. [12] Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
[13] Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. [14] Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
[15] The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. [16] The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. [17] So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Zechariah 13:9 – And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
Begin Haaretz Article
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Daily Alert
Global Commentary and Think-Tank Analysis (Best of U.S., UK, and Israel)
A War this Summer?
Ze’ev Schiff
By Ze’ev Schiff
Haaretz
Will there be war this summer? Apart from Israel, there are four parties – Iran, Syria, Hizbullah and Hamas – who must be asked this question.
Iran will determine whether Hizbullah launches a new war. Tehran is involved in large-scale military operations in a number of places. A major war today, initiated by Iran, could endanger its main objectives. Hizbullah will not embark on an all-out war if Iran is against it.
If it could, Hizbullah would renew its war of attrition, but the organization’s freedom of action in Lebanon is limited.
Hamas could ignite a war in Gaza.
The more serious leaders of Hamas know that a war this summer would be too early to serve their purposes. In a year from now, Gaza will pose a greater threat to Israel, especially if the government doesn’t come up with better solutions to the conflict. What is happening today to Sderot could happen someday to Ashkelon.
There is no question that Syria is readying for combat.
Again, the question is whether it has plans to initiate a war. The cautious conclusion is that none of the parties today are interested in an all-out war. But war could erupt by mistake.
(Ha’aretz)
End Haaretz Article
I do not believe there will be a major all out Middle East War until Iran has developed a deterrent, deliverable, nuclear warhead for its Shihab missile series.
Nor do I believe there will be such a war as long as U.S. troops are in Iraq.
The earliest these two events could occur, in my opinion, would be in 2008, which I doubt. So quite a while back I made my guesstimate that such a war would occur at some point in time after 2007, but prior to 2013 – But it a guess, no more, and
no less. Once our troops are withdr
awn and Iran gets a deterrent, deliverable, nuclear warhead, then it could occur at any time.
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