Post by Benjamin on Mar 20, 2014 2:32:11 GMT
I've been reading a lot lately about the Russian invasion of Crimea (as I'm sure we all have, it's a bit inescapable right now, once you get past disappearing aircraft), and something struck me:
The invasion and occupation of Crimea is entirely useless without the support of Turkey.
We've seen a lot in the news about the importance of the sea ports on the Crimean Peninsula: Sevastopol in particular has long been host to the Russian Black Sea fleet. I believe that Russia has seized Crimea in order to consolidate its military presence and to secure the accessibility of the Black Sea.
We know from prophecy, however, that Russia's interest in the coming months and years will turn sharply south: that Magog will rise, and Israel will fall into her crosshairs. Russia, however, cannot exert significant influence so far south without having access to the Mediterranean. This brings Turkey into sharp relief: the Bosphorus Strait of Istanbul runs directly through Turkey's capital, and provides access south into the Mediterranean Sea.
Interestingly, relations between Turkey and Russia seem to be at something of a recent high. The two states have often been considered rivals, and yet Turkey has stood behind Russia throughout the recent crisis, even attempting to push Western powers into a diplomatic, rather than sanctions-based, approach.
This is significant because we know that Turkey aligns itself with Magog in the Ezekiel 38 War.
The chess pieces continue to align, and the clock is ticking.
...how long until midnight strikes?
www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/03/old-rivals-regional-partners-r-2014315144016585481.html
The invasion and occupation of Crimea is entirely useless without the support of Turkey.
We've seen a lot in the news about the importance of the sea ports on the Crimean Peninsula: Sevastopol in particular has long been host to the Russian Black Sea fleet. I believe that Russia has seized Crimea in order to consolidate its military presence and to secure the accessibility of the Black Sea.
We know from prophecy, however, that Russia's interest in the coming months and years will turn sharply south: that Magog will rise, and Israel will fall into her crosshairs. Russia, however, cannot exert significant influence so far south without having access to the Mediterranean. This brings Turkey into sharp relief: the Bosphorus Strait of Istanbul runs directly through Turkey's capital, and provides access south into the Mediterranean Sea.
Interestingly, relations between Turkey and Russia seem to be at something of a recent high. The two states have often been considered rivals, and yet Turkey has stood behind Russia throughout the recent crisis, even attempting to push Western powers into a diplomatic, rather than sanctions-based, approach.
This is significant because we know that Turkey aligns itself with Magog in the Ezekiel 38 War.
The chess pieces continue to align, and the clock is ticking.
...how long until midnight strikes?
www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/03/old-rivals-regional-partners-r-2014315144016585481.html
