Initial Cold War Tactics become Hot War Tactics at Armageddon!
COMPANION TO PREVIOUS BLOG
September 1, 2007
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In our last Blog I covered the Cold War Tactics that would dominate the naval tactics of Russia and the U.S. at the time of the initial Islamic Jihad ground
attack. My comments regarding the conduct of the two naval forces, some three and one half years before Armageddon, are detailed in the previous Blog from Daniel 11:40.
Daniel 11:40 – And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, AND WITH MANY SHIPS; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
At the end of the Tribulation Period, the Cold War will have become the Hot War of all Naval Wars at Armageddon. The ships of America and Great Britain will come from their stationed positions around the coasts of Chittim against the lands which were occupied by Asshur and Eber in the days of the greatness of the Assyrian Empire, breaking through a blockade of the ships of Russia, China, and Islam at the time of the final battle of the Tribulation Period, the great battle of Armageddon.
This is certainly one of the oldest end time prophecies in the Bible, and of such fantastic horror that Balaam states: “Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!”
Numbers 24:23,24 – And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this! [24] AND SHIPS SHALL COME from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur,
and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.
Chittim
Daniel prophesied that the ships of Chittim would come against the king of the north. It probably denotes Cyprus, whose ancient capital was called Kition by the Greeks.
The references elsewhere made to Chittim (Isa. 23:1, 12; Jer. 2:10; Ezek. 27:6) are to be explained on the ground that while the name originally designated the Phoenicians only, it came latterly to be used of all the islands and various settlements on the sea-coasts which they had occupied, and then of the people who succeeded them when the Phoenician power decayed. Hence it designates generally the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean and the races that inhabit them.
The immediate descendants of Eber settled the southern end of the great Euphrates and Tigris River Valleys, which would include parts of Iraq, Iran, and Kuwait.
The descendants of Assur, a son of Shem, settled the northern portion of the great Tigtris-Euphrates River Valley, which would include parts of Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eber
Eber is a person from the Hebrew Bible. He was a great-grandson of Noah’s son Shem and the father of Peleg and Joktan.
He was an ancestor of Abraham who is in turn traditionally the father of the Israelites and the Arabs.
The name “Eber” along with the name Hapiru are considered by Biblical scholars to be the roots of the word “Hebrew”, with “eber” most often meaning “side” or “beyond”, but also region beyond or across, opposite side, or passage.
[Genesis 10:21] Also to Shem, the father of all the Children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth, children were born. (NASB)
In some translations of the New Testament, he is referred to once as Heber ([Luke 3:35] …the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Heber, the son of Shelah…); however, he should not be confused with the Heber of the Old Testament (different Hebrew spelling חבר), grandson of Asher ([Genesis 46:17] The sons of Asher: Imnah and Ishvah
and Ishvi and Beriah and their sister Serah. And the sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel).
According to tradition, Eber died at the age of 464 when Jacob was 20. The Hebrew Calendar synchronises this date with 1817 BC.
Assur
(Septuagint Assour.)
(1) The name used in the Old Testament to designate the Assyrian land and nation.
(2) The name of one of the sons of Shem, mentioned in Genesis 10:22. In verse 11 of the same chapter, the Douay version has: “Out of that land came forth Assur”. Here the name in the original refers not to a person, but to the country, as above, and the reading: “. . . he (Nimrod) went forth into the Assyria (Assur)” is preferable. Another Assur, or Ashur, “father of Thecua”, is mentioned in I Paral., ii, 24, and iv, 5.
If one combines the information collected above concerning Chittim, Assur, and Eber, and considers that Balaam was referring to the people that would occupy the these same lands in the last days, it is possible to reasonably conclude that ships will come from Mediterranean Sea sites to afflict Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran by shelling, missiles, and aircraft attacks during the final battle of Armageddon.
Begin DEBKAfile Article
DEBKAfile: USS Kearsarge Expeditionary Strike Group takes up position opposite Lebanese coast amid trepidation over September presidential election
August 31, 2007, 11:25 AM (GMT+02:00)
Our military sources report that aboard the Kearsarge group’s vessels are members of the 22nds Marine special operations-capable Expeditionary Unit, ready to execute landings on Lebanese beaches.
Wednesday, Aug. 29, Adm. William Fallon, chief of US Central Command and the war on terror paid an unannounced visit to Beirut, although for years US generals have given the Lebanese capital
a wide berth. He left after three hours, the longest time considered safe for him to stay. Our sources reveal he reviewed with Lebanese leaders US preparations for military intervention should the September presidential election descend into civil violence or elicit an attempt by Iran, Syria or Hizballah to seize power by force. Such an attempt could leave Lebanon dangerously stranded between two rival administrations.
The posting of the Kearsage and a marine force within reach of Lebanese shores is intended as a deterrent and indicator of Washington’s willingness to send the military over to prevent Lebanon’s takeover by Iran or Syria.
Adm. Fallon also inspected the measures for protecting the lives of the anti-Syrian leaders prime minister Fouad Siniora, majority party head Saad Hariri and Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, and the safety of US ambassador Jeffrey Felton, a key mover in charting US strategy for Lebanon, and the embassy staff.
Portents of coming unrest were seen last week in the hasty departure from Beirut
of the Saudi and UAE ambassadors under threats to their lives. Most Arab and European missions have cut down staff in the Lebanese capital.
Lebanese police are investigating the re-appearance of a sick videogame in Beirut whose goal is the murder of the prime minister, cabinet members, Jumblatt and Maronite leader Samir Geagea, who are designated “thieves and traitors.” Its name, “The Battle of the Seraya,” refers to the government building.
The game, which has been removed from stores in Beirut, depicts underground tunnels leading from the government building to the US embassy, echoing Hizballah’s reference to the Siniora government as “the Feltman Cabinet.”
The government building has been guarded by tanks and three army and police battalions since the Hizballah-led opposition occupied downtown Beirut earlier this year with the declared aim of toppling the government.
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