Timothy Birdnow

As this is Sunday I thought I'd give my take on the Iran war from my Catholic point of view.

It will fail.

Oh, not militarily and perhaps not even politically, but it will fail because it is the key to the prophecies of Revelation. When Armageddon is positioning there will be four distinct coalitions at war who will meet in the Kidron Valley aka Har Meggido. One will be the King of the South, which would likely be the Arabic world. The second is Gog and Magog who are actually the most obvious to us as Gog and Magog were tribes that lived on the north shore of the Black Sea in ancient times and that is clearly Russia. Magog was an associated tribe, a vassal of Gog, which tells you that the Russian sphere of influence would be pretty much the same and would be one of the four power blocks in the final battle. Third is the Antichrist's kingdom, which is not assigned a position on the compass. That makes sense if we assume it is the so-called Western World, which includes places like Australia and the U.S. and Canada in addition to Europe. The Antichrist aka the Beast is a man who leads this coalition of the damned and it is made clear who it is because it is described as having "seven hills" which is clearly Rome. It is a revived Roman Empire. But that doesn't mean it is an actual Roman Empire with emperors and proconsuls and the like, but rather the spirit of the empire, meaning a pagan mix of expansive government and military might. The final participant is "the King of the East".

The king of the East isn't identified but who could it be? If Iran isn't the king itself it certainly is going to be WITH the king because Iran is due east of Israel. When the King of the East comes with an army of 200,000,000 men as the Bible predicts he will pass through Iran, no question.

So what would motivate such a king to send so large an army?

Right now we are strangling China with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and while they are not yet desperate (remember, they were stockpiling oil for the last few months which suggests they knew this was coming) but if they were to BECOME desperate they would perhaps decide to open that strait by force. They simply have to have that oil. China has believed this is their century, and they aren't going to let that dream evaporate. They need oil, they need a clear path to the Mediterranean, and they need a big military victory to prove they aren't just a maker of cheap goods.

China is what actually starts Armageddon, or at least it's the Chinese invasion that lights the fuse.

I can see them doing this. And I can see everyone else moving in to stop the Chicoms. And I can see Russia riding to China's aid because otherwise they would be next if the West decided to fight.

So is this about to happen now? Are we on the cusp of the Parousia? (That's Second Coming for those who don't know the word.)

I think not. There are missing elements. For instance, there has to be a number of plagues first, and while we've had a few we haven't had the real nasty ones yet - like two separate "stars" falling form Heaven, one a fireball and the other a bringer of plague which poisons a third of the waters. We also haven't had the revealing of the antichrist and I know some folks try to squeeze Trump into that role, but REALLY! Trump is fighting for Christ's Church even if he is not a perfect man while the opposing side fights to reject Christ's Church. But there's more; Trump isn't interested in conquest. And the new economic order with a cashless system that works off of a "mark" on your hand or forehead has not come yet. And Trump did not come into office in an unlawful manner as the Antichrist is described as doing in the Book of Ezekial. There are other signs that have yet to be fulfilled. Oh, and Trump may like the girls but he is not homosexual, which the Bible suggests the Antichrist would be, saying he foregoes the natural use of women. And then there is the miracle where the Antichrist has a mortal head wound but miraculously recovers.

So this means Trump is fighting a battle that he may win but it won't remove the poison from Iran; it will remain there until the battle is enjoined in some fashion. But he might stabilize things for a while, which is often all you can do.

But it's coming and Iran will be a part of the King of the East, no question.

Another thing; the Old Testament predicts that the Tigris and Euphrates rivers will dry up miraculously so the King of the East may cross with all his men. That is a contingency plan the Turks drew up in the event of a major war in the region - diverting the headwaters of those rivers to dry up the land.

So the alignment is all set and the players are largely in place. But there are a few things that need to happen first.

What happens when Donald Trump is gone? If the Democrats take back power they will rig the system so they never lose again, I assure you. And if we should have another dope like Joe Biden this could get very sticky indeed. And if we should get a monster in sheep's clothing? It could then be doomsday.

But not yet.

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