Lamb & Lion Ministries Explain The Wars of The End Times-A Series Of Wars Starts with Syria and Ends With Armageddon

Syria is in the news again as President Obama goes to lawmakers. Syria is in prophecy in Psalms 83 and many Bible Scholars believe that there will be a war involving Syria that will lead the whole region into a larger war, which in turn will lead into other wars, which will lead to the Mother of all Wars, Armageddon. I believe Dr. David Reagan does an excellent job of explaining the possible scenarios. Please click on their website link and take time to read the whole post. Lamb & Lion Ministries-The Wars of the End Times How many and when will they happen?

One thing is for sure, we are living in the Last Days as taught by Jesus, the Apostles and the Prophets. When you know a thief is coming to your house, you stay awake and watch while making sure your house is secure. Jesus will return for His true believers as a thief in the night; He taught us to watch and pray lest He find us asleep.

Why is Christ returning as a thief in the night? Because there are so few expecting Him to appear in the clouds, just as He went away, as in Acts 1:11. Most people in today’s materialistic, secular, humanistic society (a society that is filled with the darkness of the evil one, filled with idols, materialism, secularism and atheistic humanistic mindsets) are ‘dumb-downed’ by the cares of this world’s evil gods. We are steeped in worshiping many different idols; while living a very self-centered lifestyle, medicating our soul wounds with everything but God and His Word. The snatching away of Christ’s believers will come as a total surprise to the majority of the world’s population, causing them to explain the mysterious disappearance of billions of Christians in worldly terms; saying Aliens removed them because they were hindering the Age of Enlightenment for the New World Order! As it was in the Days of Noah, so also shall it be when Christ returns.

1) The War of Extermination — Psalm 83
The psalm states that the immediate neighbors of Israel will launch a war for the purpose of “wiping out Israel as a nation” (verse 4). The nations described as being a part of this nefarious effort are those with a common border with Israel today (verses 6-8). The rest of the psalm is a prayer for the victory of Israel (verses 9-18).
The outcome of the war is not stated, but we know from other scriptures that Israel will be victorious. For example, in Zechariah 12:6 we are told that in the end times Israel will be like “a firepot among pieces of wood and a flaming torch among sheaves, so they will consume on the right hand and on the left all the surrounding peoples…” Also, in Amos 9:15 we are told that once the Jews are re-established in their land, “they will not again be rooted out from their land.”
Bill Salus believes this war will result in an overwhelming victory for Israel, resulting in great territorial expansion and enhanced national resources. It will also produce the security spoken of in Ezekiel 38.
2) The First War of Gog & Magog — Ezekiel 38 and 39
But the security provided by the Psalm 83 war will not last long. The Arab nations will turn to their natural ally, Russia, and cry out for help.
And the Russians will be very happy to respond, for they have always dreamed of taking the oil fields of the Middle East. They will, therefore, launch an invasion for the stated purpose of helping the Muslims destroy Israel, but their unstated agenda will be to use the Arab invitation as an excuse to expand their sovereignty over all the Middle East. This ulterior motive is described in Ezekiel 38:12 where it says the Russians will come “to capture spoil and to seize plunder.”
The invading armies will be supernaturally destroyed by God “on the mountains of Israel” (Ezekiel 39:4). The Lord will accomplish this destruction through earthquakes, pestilence, hail storms, fire, brimstone, and battlefield confusion (Ezekiel 38:19-22). Even the Jewish people will recognize that the victory belongs to the Lord, and many will open their hearts to the Lord (Ezekiel 38:23). In fact, this event could mark the occasion when the 144,000 Jews of Revelation 7:1-8 accept Yeshua as their Messiah and are sealed by the Lord for special service throughout the seven year period of the Tribulation.
The greatest mystery concerning this war is its timing. Most have placed it at the beginning of the Tribulation. Others delay its start to the middle of the Tribulation. Increasingly in recent years, the tendency has been to place it before the beginning of the Tribulation.
The best discussion of timing that has yet been written can be found in Ron Rhodes’ book, Northern Storm Rising. He concludes that it is most likely to occur 3 1/2 years prior to the Tribulation. One of his most important reasons for this conclusion is that Ezekiel 39:9 says the Jews will spend seven years burning the weapons captured in the war, and the book of Revelation says they will be run out of the land in the middle of the Tribulation (Revelation 12:13-17). Since the middle of the Tribulation will occur 3 1/2 years into that seven year period, that means the only way the Jews could spend seven years burning the weapons is for the war to start at least 3 1/2 years before the Tribulation begins. (Note: The “burning of weapons” could refer to captured nuclear fuel.)
Does this mean the wars of Psalm 83 and Ezekiel 38 and 39 must occur before the Rapture? Not at all. The Rapture could occur anytime before, during, or after these wars. Keep in mind that the Rapture is not what marks the beginning of the Tribulation. The Tribulation will begin when the Antichrist signs a security treaty with Israel (Daniel 9:27). There could be a period of several years between the Rapture and the beginning of the Tribulation.