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Ezekiel prophesies that the end-times will begin with Israel returning as an independent nation after so many years being scattered by God among the nations (Ezekiel Ch.37). This is followed by a prophecy that a number of Israel’s enemies would be dragged into war with Israel by God with hooks in their jaws (Ezekiel 38:4). That is, these enemies of Israel would declare war on Israel because God makes them do so; it will be God’s decision when and how they do this.
Ezekiel 38:4-5 – 4And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army …. 5Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them (where Persia = Iran today). Other peoples are listed, mostly in Turkey and Russia today; thus Turkey and Russia are also going to be drawn into this war against Israel.
Russia, Iran and Ethiopia are all member nations of BRICS, a world bloc set up to counter alleged western influence nation groups such as NATO. Turkey was invited to join BRICS in 2024 as a partner country, but its status here is uncertain. As such, these countries work with each other, especially in military alliances. Turkey being also a member of NATO may compromise its relationship with Russia. However, Turkey is a strong supporter of Israel’s enemies, especially the terrorists of Gaza, and has openly criticised Israel in her defence against the terrorist groups around her. Currently Iran and Russia have strong defence and munitions agreements; Iran has provided much of Russia’s weaponry against Ukraine, especially in drones, and Russia has provided satellite targeting data to Iran and her proxies including Yemen with GPS positioning for missile strikes. Russia still provides much weaponry and goods to Iran via Iran’s port on the Caspian Sea. This led to Israel bombing Iran’s Bandar Anzali port in March this year. Russia has also been instrumental in setting up the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, a major nuclear energy site in Iran.
Iran (Persia) openly declares its hatred for Israel, calling it little satan (while USA is called the great satan). Iran has set up its proxy armies in Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen with the singular purpose of destroying Israel. Iran has a religious hatred of Israel. In 2015 they set up a large clock in Tehran counting down to Israel’s destruction. They stated that there would be nothing left of Israel by 2040. The clock was allegedly destroyed by bombing by Israel in June 2025. The Gaza terrorist group 1988 charter calls for the destruction of Israel (“Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it”), and its 2017 charter demands “the establishment of a fully sovereign and independent Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital”. By adopting Islam as its way of life, they therefore reject all other forms of religious worship as false and only fit for destruction. In particular, for this reason, they hate Israel.
Currently USA is allegedly trying to make peace of some sort with Iran, but Israel is unhappy, being left totally out of all and any discussions and negotiations regarding both Iran and especially Lebanon. It is likely Israel will be forced very soon to go it alone, against Iran, Russia, Turkey, Libya and Ethiopia etc.
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It must be noted that, no matter what it looks like today, the yet-future Armageddon will establish Israel forever with all her enemies defeated. But all wars must start somewhere. For Israel, this final phase of her struggle for existence began in 1917 with the Balfour Declaration that set aside a large portion of Palestine for Israel’s future use. This portion was then whittled down until only a small amount existed by 1948 when Israel took possession of the meagre portion yet allowed her. Because satan hates God and therefore God’s people Israel with a vengeance, satan caused his followers to violently oppose Israel’s possession of that land (which was still only a small part of the land given to her via the Abrahamic covenant around 4000 years ago). If Israel had followed the religion of most of Palestine, she would not have been opposed so vehemently. After all, it had little to do with the land taken (small as it was to begin with). But, because Israel was not of their religion, she was hated and had to be destroyed. Even though God sidelined Israel for rejecting their Messiah 2000 years ago, He never cast them away (Romans 11:1-8; 20). God’s promise in Daniel 9:24 is that they will certainly one day be redeemed and granted everlasting righteousness. One day, when the gentile Church is taken away (in the Rapture) Israel will then return to being God’s ministry people once again (Romans 11:25-27). They will return to serving the one true God as His people. And this is why they are hated by others in the land around them: because they belong to the God of the Bible and one day will worship Him as His people forever (Ezekiel 37:21-28).
The book of Joel in the Bible, though seemingly written about God’s judgement upon the sin of Judah 3000 years ago, is actually a picture of the tribulation conflicts of the end-times leading up to Armageddon (as noted in Joel Ch.3). In Joel 3:4 he writes about what appears to start the conflicts, or rather, the peoples who will lead the first attacks upon Israel; they are named as Tyre, Sidon, and all the coasts of Palestine (or today we would say southern Lebanon and Gaza). It was terrorists from Gaza and southern Lebanon who initiated the attacks on 7th Oct 2023 (hezbollah was involved in the planning and preparations for Oct 7th and commenced firing rocket barrages into Israel on Oct 8th in support of Gaza). The Bible also prophesies against Gaza and the land of the Philistines (where Palestine is actually the land of the ancient Philistines). Gaza will be forsaken; no inhabitants will remain; those coastlands will be for the use of Israel (Zephaniah 2:4-7). Tyre (the old city as it was in ancient times) also is condemned to be levelled (Ezekiel Ch.26). It is clear that those who mess around with God’s people (even before Israel has repented of her sin and returned to Him) will be in serious trouble. Zechariah 2:8 warns that “he that toucheth you (Israel) toucheth the apple of his eye (or the centre of His attention)”. It is a serious warning to leave God’s people Israel alone.
After Gaza and Southern Lebanon commence attacks on Israel, a group of nations (including Russia, Turkey, Persia [Iran], Libya and Ethiopia) will combine to invade Israel (Ezekiel 38), not because they want to but because God makes them do so.