Monitor The Strategic Trends
Introduction:
The ancient people called Magog are commonly believed to have been the ancestors of the Russian nation. The prophet Ezekiel spoke of an invasion of Israel by Russia, which has not yet been fulfilled. What could cause Russia to come against the tiny nation of Israel -- which has no oil and no real strategic value? This question has puzzled Bible scholars for centuries. However, recent developments in the Middle East have for the first time in history lent credence to this long-awaited prophecy.
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Obama Abandons US Missile Shield in Eastern Europe September 22, 2009
67 Years Later, Russia Still Fears Invasion June 23, 2009
Stalin the 'Great' and Marxism December 30, 2008
Beware the Bear August 19, 2008
The Magog Identity August 12, 2008
Strategic Trends Update: The Treacherous Trio of Ezekiel 38 Part 3: Russia by Mary Miller, Koinonia Institute
Strategic Trends Update: The Treacherous Trio of Ezekiel 38 Part 2: Iran by Mary Miller, Koinonia Institute
Strategic Trends Update: The Treacherous Trio of Ezekiel 38 by Mary Miller, Koinonia Institute
Magog Update: Russian-Syrian-Iranian Axis by Hal Lindsey
Updated Briefing: Magog Revisited by Chuck Missler
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The Constitution of the Russian Federation - Ratified December 12, 1993 - Includes Romanov Double Eagle Crest
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Russia Today - Daily news coverage of Russia
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Russia and US To Resume START Talks - Russia and the United States have agreed to resume talks on a new strategic arms reduction treaty. US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, agreed last year to reduce the nuclear warhead stockpile to between 1,500 and 1,675 for each country. A higher level of the negotiators shows that the sides have made progress toward signing a new START treaty, which was at the top of their agenda last year. The new treaty is to replace the 1991 agreement, which expired on December 5, 2009.
Iran Grieved With Russia and China - Iran has 'serious grievances' with Russia and China for voting in favor of the IAEA Board of Governors’ resolution against Iran; however, Iran said its strategic relationship with China and Russia will not change. Iran has 'serious grievances' with Russia and China for voting in favor of the IAEA Board of Governors’ resolution against Iran; however, Iran said its strategic relationship with China and Russia will not change.
China And Russia Making Gas and Trade Deals - Russia and China bolstered their close but increasingly imbalanced relationship on Tuesday when Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ushered through a tentative gas supply agreement and deals worth $3.5 billion. Putin's talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao also covered the international hotspots on which the countries share many views, but with China's economy steaming ahead while Russia has lagged during the global downturn, they focused on nurturing ties in trade and energy.
Russia Still No Respecter of Human Rights - On Tuesday, two more bodies of human rights workers were found in the southern republic of Chechnya, this time in the trunk of a car. This comes less than a month after the shocking death of Natalya Estemirova, a 50-year-old human-rights campaigner whose body was dumped by the side of a road...
Russia Calls For “Supranational Currency” To Replace the U.S. Dollar - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is hosting back-to-back summits of developing economies in Yekaterinburg, in the Ural Mountains that divide Europe and Asia, as he seeks to lessen the world economy's dependence on the US dollar. Medvedev and Hu will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the first summit of so-called BRIC nations.
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The Magog Invasion - Chuck Missler
Does the Bible really predict the use of nuclear weapons? Chuck Missler examines the reemergence of Russia as a nuclear superpower in light of Biblical prophecy.
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