This is a quick report on three subjects that have caught my attention lately.

First, Israel and Syria will get into a war at the end of the age. Damascus, Syria will be destroyed in one night and Israel will suffer great damage in the north (Isaiah 17).

In late March 2017, Israel struck Hezbollah and Iranian targets inside Syria four times in one week.

Syria responded with a message through Russia that basically said if Israel attacks Syrian territory again, Syria will launch SCUD missiles into Israeli territory.

Many prophecy teachers believe this war (and perhaps a Psa. 83 war) is closely associated with the battle of Gog and Magog (Ezekiel 38-39).

The battle of Gog and Magog will take place in the latter days and latter years (at the very end of the age).

Second, a March 26, 2017 article by Dave Hodges titled “Who Will Go to a FEMA Camp?” caught my attention.

Mr. Hodges pointed out that globalists are afraid of those that criticize the New World Order (World Government). They believe that critics can sway elections and that makes them dangerous (for example the 2016 defeat of Mrs. Clinton).

According to Mr. Hodges, globalists are willing to do whatever it takes to silence their critics.

They are calling reports that go against their globalist agenda “fake news” and working to silence their critics.

They may be able to do that in a matter of months and the public will no longer get the truth.

As far as I am concerned, the U.S. has already reached the point where major newspapers, TV networks and radio stations are no longer reporting the truth.

The truth and what is good for the U.S. is less important to them than whether a person has a “D” or an “R” after his or her name.

Anyway, after the globalists have silenced their critics, Mr. Hodges believes they will start using FEMA Camps, depopulation procedures and war—if necessary, to firmly establish their coveted one world government.

That sounds like the Antichrist because he will go forth conquering and to conquer those that oppose him (Rev. 6:1-2).

Third, I am like a broken record, but I believe the gathering of many nations in the mountains of Babylon (Iraq) to destroy the whole land is a sign that the Tribulation period is near (Isaiah. 13:1-6).

I believe ISIS will be defeated and the Kurds (ancient Medes) will destroy the rebuilt city of Babylon at the end of the Tribulation period (Isa. 13:17; Jer. 50:30, 25; 51:6, 11).

Anyway, President Trump is now on the scene threatening to destroy ISIS.

The ISIS leaders in Iraq are surrounded in the large city of Mosul. They will probably be defeated in the next few weeks or months and the destruction in the ancient Land of Babylon (Iraq) is great.

The ISIS leaders in the Syrian stronghold of Raqqa are surrounded by about 50,000 troops (roughly two-thirds are Kurds and one-third are Syrians and others).

The U.S. is pouring massive amounts of weapons and material into the mountains of Iraq that are passed on to the Kurds and their allies in Syria.

The U.S. is giving the Kurds and their allies air cover, and the U.S. is protecting the Kurds while they are fighting ISIS.

The bottom line is this: The U.S. is transforming the Kurds into a very powerful, well-armed military that can quickly double its size and be a major factor in the Middle East following the defeat of Russia, Iran, Turkey and others in the battle of Gog and Magog.

It is not hard for me to believe that they will have the capacity to destroy Babylon in one hour by the end of the Tribulation period.

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Daymond & Rachel Duck
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Several people have told me that they have been expecting the battle of Gog and Magog (Ezek. 38-39) for a long time, but it hasn’t happened.

They have heard that it is shaping up again and again, but the war has never come.

It is not that they want war. It is that they thought that it would have happened by now and it hasn’t.

Anyway, things may have changed recently. At least, that is what some are saying.

A civil war has been going in Syria since March 2011.

It is unquestionably the deadliest conflict in the 21^st century. According to some monitoring groups 465,000 people have been killed.

In September 2015, Russia decided to get militarily involved in Syria’s civil war.

Since Syria shares a border with Israel, many prophecy teachers thought this could be the beginning of greater effort that would lead to the battle of Gog and Magog.

When Iran and Turkey got involved it seemed like the Battle of Gog and Magog had to be close because these nations will join Russia in that great latter days war.

Israel’s leaders are well aware of Ezekiel’s prophecy. They have long believed it would soon happen. They have built weapons, launched satellites and drones, trained emergency workers and troops, and they have kept some of those troops near their border with Syria in preparation for that great event.

Israel’s leaders have also been in touch with Russia’s leaders to try to avoid an incident that would trigger that war and get a lot of people killed.

Israel’s leaders have made it known that they are not interested in trouble with Russia, but Israel won’t allow foreign troops to establish bases on their border with Syria, Israel will retaliate if rockets or missiles land in Israel, and Israel will attack shipments of weapons from Syria and Iran to the terrorist group called Hezbollah.

It seemed like that was enough and things were kind of drifting along until the middle of March 2017.

That is when Israel saw a lot of activity at a large Syrian base that was too close for comfort to Israel’s border with Syria.

Russia was moving helicopters and troops to the base. Iran was landing plane loads of weapons and supplies at the base. Syria, Iran and Hezbollah were sending troops to the base.

And it seemed like Syria, Iran and Hezbollah were under the impression that Israel would leave their troops, weapons and supplies alone because of the presence of Russia’s helicopters and troops.

But Israel’s leaders had said they wouldn’t tolerate that and they meant it. On March 17, 2017, they sent four Israeli jets to strike the troops, weapons and supplies at the base.

In an unusual move, the next day Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu took to the airwaves to send a message to everyone—but primarily to Russia, Iran, Lebanon and Syria: Israel does not want a war, but Israel means business. There will be no foreign troops and bases near her border with Syria.

Russia called in Israel’s Ambassador to tell him that Russia will not tolerate any more Israeli attacks on bases where Russian forces are present.

On March 19, Israel struck again. They killed a Syrian commander, and destroyed a weapons convoy and several Syrian sites.

Some said this was an escalation of the conflict between Israel and her enemies. The Israeli Military Intelligence website called DebkaFile reported that “This raised the stakes for a potential IDF clash with Russian forces in Syria” (Israeli-Russian clash over Hizballah’s Golan grab; March 20, 2017).

It definitely shows that Israel is not going to back off.

Is the battle of Gog and Magog close?

Israel doesn’t want war, but Israel knows that war is coming and there has been a major escalation of hostilities there.

It definitely looks like the battle of Gog and Magog is close, but it will only happen when God puts a hook in Gog’s jaw to drag him and his allies to their defeat.

He can do that anytime He wants or delay it as long as He wants.

Prophecy Plus Ministries, Inc.
Daymond & Rachel Duck
duck_daymond@yahoo.com