Sunday, December 23, 2007

The Implication of the Third Seal

Now that we understand that the Third Seal is a judgment on Israel's hostile neighbors, what is the implication of this? Hint, think about the obliteration of Israel's neighbors by nuclear weapons. We can get some guidance on this from Isaiah 17 and Amos 1.

Isaiah 17

The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

Amos 1

Judgment on Israel's Neighbors
3 This is what the LORD says:
"For three sins of Damascus,
even for four, I will not turn back my wrath .
Because she threshed Gilead
with sledges having iron teeth,

4 I will send fire upon the house of Hazael
that will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.

5 I will break down the gate of Damascus;
I will destroy the king who is in [c] the Valley of Aven [d]
and the one who holds the scepter in Beth Eden.
The people of Aram will go into exile to Kir,"
says the LORD.


What do you think the world is going to do after Israel obliterates its neighbors? Well, you know the Muslim world is not going to be happy about this. Of course the survivors in these countries are not going to be happy. The Arab world and Iran are also going to be particularly mad.

Now envision the survivors of Lebanon, Syria and Gaza or West Bank going to Russia for help.
But there's a problem. They can't destroy Israel unless they destroy America first. And it seems that Isaiah 18 is trying to warn us about this very danger:

Isaiah 18:1

Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

Isaiah 18 is referring to the Fourth Seal which is opened due to opening of the Third Seal. This warning or war is between Russia, China and America.

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