By: Robert Serreyn
Question? Will Russia use modern weapons like Tanks & Aircraft when they attack the Nation of Israel after the rapture?
Answer: No, they will not
In Ezekiel 38:4,and 15 the Bible MAKES IT VERY CLEAR that when Russia attacks the Nation of Israel ALONG WITH Iran (Persia – Note: Persia changed its name to Iran in 1935), Ethiopia, Libya, Gemany (Gomer), and Turkey (Togarmah) RIGHT AFTER the rapture they will use Horses and Weapons MADE OF WOOD – Chp. 39:10.
Ezekiel 38:4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
Ezekiel 38:15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
Ezekiel 39:10 So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.
Today MOST christians have been taught that Russia will use modern weapons of war BUT scripture says different.
NOTE: In Chp. 38:21 the Lord says there are MOUNTAINS.
Ezekiel 38:21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.
One must remember, in looking at the terrain surrounding Jerusalem, there are deep valleys, steep hills & high mountains to cross to reach Jerusalem. Tanks & armored vehicles would be out of the question. God FORETOLD IT in his Word, the Bible, 2600 years ago in Ezekiel 38:4 and 39:2.
Ezekiel 38:4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
Ezekiel 39:2 And I will turn thee back, and annihilate (shawshaw) and destroy completely thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel.
Jerusalem is a city of mountains and valleys, which has greatly contributed to its history. There are four mountains that lie in a straight line, going from east to west.
Starting in the east, they are the Mount of Olives, the Temple Mount also known as Mount Moriah, Mount Zion, also called the Upper Hill.
Between these four mountains are three valleys. Between the Mount of Olives and the Temple Mount is the Kidron Valley. Between the Temple Mount and the Upper Hill is the Tyropean Valley. Between the Upper Hill and the New City is the Valley of Hinnom.
To the north of the Mount of Olives is Mount Scopus. The Mount of Olives has two peaks. The higher one is to the north and is the site of several Christian churches. This peak is directly across from the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount. The lower peak of the Mount of Olives is to the south. On its western slope is the largest and most ancient Jewish cemetery.
West of the Mount of Olives is the Temple Mount. The southern slope is called the Ophel. West of the Temple Mount is the Upper Hill. The southern portion of the Upper Hill is called Mount Zion.
Another Point to Consider is…
The Hebrew word for “ASCEND” is “ALAH” and it has various meanings, fig. & lit. For example… bring up – get up – ascend up – come up – lift yourself up – mount up, rise up, shoot forth, spring up.
Many commentaries state that the word “ascend” is referring to helicopters and aircraft. but this would be contradictory to the context of Scripture surrounding the text of Ezekiel Chapters 38, & 39, It also creates a great contradiction of the Scriptures themselves.
The so-called contradiction used by atheists is that IF THIS WAS referring to modern weapons of war likeTanks, Helicopters and Aircraft, then it would be IMPOSSIBLE for it to take 7 years, as described in Ezekiel 39:9, to burn aircraft made of metal.
Ezekiel 39:9 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years.
At this point I would like to point out a couple of MIS – TRANSLATIONAL ERRORS in the KJV in Ezekiel that have lead many of pastors to error in their understanding and intepretation of the Word of God.
– Ezekiel 38:22
And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
The word “PLEAD” is a very interesting word. We think of this word in the English as pleading, begging, or trying to convince but, this is not the meaning of the Hebrew word. The Hebrew word for “PLEAD” is “SHAPHAT” and it means “To pass sentence, or Judgement and Punish). In other words, the sentence is already passed and the punishment is now going to be rendered.”
– Ezekiel 39:2
Ezekiel 39:2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel.
The words “leave but a sixth part” is not the proper translation.
The Hebrew words for “LEAVE” and “SIXTH” are from the same Hebrew word, “SHAWSHAW” a prime root meaning TO ANNIHILATE. There is another Hebrew word meaning “A SIXTH.” That word is “SHASHAH” which is spelled similarly to the other “shawshaw,” and both pronounced the same.
The words BUT, THE and PART in the sentence in Verse 2 do not appear in the Majority Text.
When you look these words up in your Strong’s Concordance, you will not find any numbers that refer you to the Hebrew. In the preface of Strong’s Concordance, it tells you why. “If no number appears, the word may have been supplied by the translators to clarify the meaning, even though no specific Hebrew or Greek word was used to express it.” Therefore, the proper translation of the Hebrew word “shawshaw” is “annihilation.”
The Websters New World Dictionary,Third College Edition defines annihilation as such, “To destroy completely.
in understanding the correct Hebrew, a literal translation would read as follows:
And I will turn thee back, and annihilate (shawshaw) and destroy completely thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel.
In Conclusion:
GOD will be the destroyer of Russia and her armies, NOT the Antichrist! In Ezekiel 38:22, God makes it perfectly clear that He will render the judgment and destruction of Russia and her armies, not the Antichrist.
God knows the difference between arrows and armored tanks. Again He emphasizes that the weapons of these 6 armies are made of wood. You can make a sword out of oak, or any hardwood, sharpened on the edges, that would kill a person just as easily as a metal one. Seven years they will be burning them. There will be more than enough wood for heating in the winter, and also for cooking, if need be. The cities have electricity; but not so with many who live miles away in the hills, mountains and back country of Israel. No more sawing down trees or cutting firewood for heat or cooking.
Before television, computers, web cams, smart phones AND NOW social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, people could not understand how all nations could see the dead bodies of the Two Witnesses lie in the streets of Jerusalem. (Revelation 11:9). In the days of radio, the people thought that the Bible must have meant radio (they would hear, not see) or pictures in the newspaper. Now we know that it will be instant news, flashed across television and computer screens worldwide concerning Russia and her allies.
Revelation 11:9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
The MOST IMPORTANT thing to know IS Jesus Christ as savior, just simply believe that Jesus Christ went to the cross and DIED and shed his blood, was BURIED and three days later RESURRECTED from the dead to pay for your sins.
-Christ DIED for you – Romans 5:8
-Christ PAID your sins in full – 2 Corinthians 5:21,1 Peter 2:24
-BELIEVE (Trust In Completely) in Christ ALONE as the complete payment of sin for salvation – John 3:16, Acts 16:31, Ephesians 2:8,9
“For the wages(payment) of sin is death (eternal torment in hell); but the GIFT(salvation) of God is eternal life THROUGH Jesus Christ our Lord”. Romans 6:23
IT IS THAT SIMPLE – THE GOSPEL TRUTH