![]() So the Bible can be viewed as a sort of time machine in a sense, faithfully describing from God’s point of view events in the past, present and future. Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit” ( 2 Peter 1:19-20 2 Peter 1:19-20 We have also a more sure word of prophecy whereunto you do well that you take heed, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: The apostle Peter wrote of “the prophetic word. Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:Īmerican King James Version ×, “Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is no other I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure.’” Only He knows for sure what the future holds! As God said in Isaiah 46:9-10 Isaiah 46:9-10 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else I am God, and there is none like me, We don’t have a crystal ball, but we do have something far better-God’s Word. It also has by far the largest territory of any nation on earth-with almost twice the land mass of the world’s second-biggest country, Canada. It is one of the great world powers, with one of the world’s most formidable, modern and well-equipped militaries. Naturally, many readers will want to know what the Bible has to say about Russia. Europeans and other neighbors are quite alarmed by this aggression, and they fear it can spill over to other European territories neighboring Russia, such as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.įearing more Russian aggression, the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, recently called for the formation of a united European army, since “a common army among the Europeans would convey to Russia that we are serious about defending the values of the European Union” (Andrew Sparrow, “Jean-Claude Juncker Calls for EU Army,” The Guardian, March 8, 2015). ![]() Now a part of Eastern Ukraine is in armed conflict, and Ukrainian troops are fighting pro-Russian forces aided and armed by Russia. Jesus Christ is returning to put an end to human politics, greed and war. There is good news for Russia-and the rest of the world. In 2014 the Crimean peninsula, also part of Ukraine, was taken over and annexed by Russia, violating a 1994 treaty in which Russia had committed to respecting Ukraine’s existing borders. Ukraine, once a part of the Soviet Union, has been rocked by turmoil from Russian-backed factions. Russia has been in the news a lot lately-mostly for negative reasons.
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