War Guesstimate at Some Point in Time 2008 to 2012 Looks Good!
November 17, 2006
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I have never been concerned about an end time nuclear war closing out the “Times of the Gentiles” in which we now live.
I do not believe nuclear bombs will be launched against us, nor do I believe they will be dropped on us.
I have repeatedly given my reasons for this in many Archive Prophecy Updates and
Archive BLOGS.
However, I have been extremely concerned about the huge variety and sophistication of
the large number of high tech conventional weapons that have been developed by Russia and China. And my major concern has been their complete willingness to sell them for the oil prophets Iran has raked in.
Not only have China and Russia reaped a great windfall to build up their economies by wholesale high tech weaponry sales, they have also derived great profit from the work of their technicians sent to Lebanon, Syria, and Iran.
The Arab and Persians main strength in the Middle East has always been the vast number of troops they can raise up, but for the first time they have high tech weapons almost as good as those possessed by the Israelis.
When we first began this Web Site in 2000, I began to watch these sales develop, asking myself, what is the earliest year the attainment of high tech weapons in massive quantities, by the 10 toes of the great statute in Daniel 2, can reach a sufficient stockpile that they would dare to launch a united, high tech, conventional, Jihad against Israel? I confess there were so many factors to consider that it was a subjective estimate on my part.
I believed it could occur as early as 2004 and as late as 2012 (See Archive Prophecy Update Number 7). The Hizballah did get enough weapons together to launch the recent rocket attack on Israel in 2005, and they did draw Israel into Lebanon. It will now take time for them to completely restock and refortify, so my guesstimate is now at some point in time between 2008 and 2012 they will initiate the attack of Zechariah 13:8 to 14:2.
Begin Jerusalem Post Article
‘Israel Must prepare for Full-Scale War’
JPost.com Staff, THE JERUSALEM POST
November 12, 2006
Israel has to prepare for a full-scale war, in which Syria will be an important player, an Israeli military official told the British Sunday Times. “The challenge from Iran and Syria is now top of the Israeli defense agenda, higher than the Palestinian one,” another official said.
The recent war with Hizbullah and the threat that Iran could achieve nuclear weapons capability have led Israel to reexamine its defense strategies, and focus on the region’s two major supporters of terrorism, IDF sources have said recently. One conclusion is that Israel has allocated too much time and energy to addressing the terror threat posed by Palestinian groups in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
According to London’s International Institute for Strategic Studies, both Iran and Syria have ballistic missiles whose range extends over most of Israel, including Tel Aviv. Funds have reportedly been approved for the construction of appropriately equipped shelters.
Eyeing Syria, the IDF has formed a new infantry brigade, known as Kfir (young lion), as a countermeasure against Syria’s commando forces, which are considered “better” than Hizbullah guerrillas, a military source informed the Times.
The IDF is also reportedly integrating three elite brigades in preparation for them cooperating on deep cross-border operations into Syria and Iran.
Also, shortly before the Lebanon war, Maj.-Gen. Eliezer Shkedy was appointed head of the IDF’s Iranian Front – and as such will command any future strikes against Syria or Iran.
Some analysts say that it would have been better for Israel to attack Syria during the recent war with Hizbullah. Syria has consistently supplied Hizbullah with weapons, and according to recent UN reports, has continued to smuggle arms to the organization despite an international embargo.
End Jerusalem Post Article
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