I'm glad to see you bringing light to this issue. Biblical prophecy is dismissed by many rational thinkers as absurd but the reality is that there are many people in power, at the helms and in the wings of strong nations, who genuinely believe them and take actions in accordance with them. Thinking specifically here of the building of the third temple, return of Jesus, rise of Moshiach, etc. As you note, the influence of these beliefs on geopolitics needs serious attention, as it helps explain what is playing out and perhaps foreshadows where this is heading.
Thank you for your comment, Carolyn! -- well said. Dismissing prophecy as irrelevant overlooks a critical reality -- powerful actors not only believe these visions but shape policy around them. Whether one takes these beliefs literally, symbolically, or somewhere in between, their influence on geopolitics is undeniable. Ignoring this dimension leaves us blind to much of what’s unfolding -- and particularly to what may come next.
An interesting aside to the origin of Magog's armies being the Turkish region, is the Khazar hypothesis.
Just as many of the main players in Bolshevism came from the fringes of traditional Russian society - both literally and figuratively - only to destroy their 'own people', perhaps some of today's Israeli leadership are equally imposters.
There seems to me an obvious inversion of character, between traditional leaders of the Jewish 'spiritual nation' as you call it, and today's political representatives of Israel. An inversion that runs deeper than the mere political alliances between Zionism and the truth-denying western oligarchy.
Perhaps the army against spiritual Israel will be led by its own 'false prophets', so to speak.
Thanks for your comment and engagement, Dan. You present a fascinating observation -- and one I believe is closer to the truth than most are willing to admit. The Khazar hypothesis, whatever its disputed elements, gestures toward a deeper spiritual inversion at play.
As you suggest, the most dangerous threats to spiritual Israel (Safed, for example) may not come from without, but from within -- led by those who wear the name but repudiate the essence.
I'm glad to see you bringing light to this issue. Biblical prophecy is dismissed by many rational thinkers as absurd but the reality is that there are many people in power, at the helms and in the wings of strong nations, who genuinely believe them and take actions in accordance with them. Thinking specifically here of the building of the third temple, return of Jesus, rise of Moshiach, etc. As you note, the influence of these beliefs on geopolitics needs serious attention, as it helps explain what is playing out and perhaps foreshadows where this is heading.
Thank you for your comment, Carolyn! -- well said. Dismissing prophecy as irrelevant overlooks a critical reality -- powerful actors not only believe these visions but shape policy around them. Whether one takes these beliefs literally, symbolically, or somewhere in between, their influence on geopolitics is undeniable. Ignoring this dimension leaves us blind to much of what’s unfolding -- and particularly to what may come next.
An interesting aside to the origin of Magog's armies being the Turkish region, is the Khazar hypothesis.
Just as many of the main players in Bolshevism came from the fringes of traditional Russian society - both literally and figuratively - only to destroy their 'own people', perhaps some of today's Israeli leadership are equally imposters.
There seems to me an obvious inversion of character, between traditional leaders of the Jewish 'spiritual nation' as you call it, and today's political representatives of Israel. An inversion that runs deeper than the mere political alliances between Zionism and the truth-denying western oligarchy.
Perhaps the army against spiritual Israel will be led by its own 'false prophets', so to speak.
Thanks for your comment and engagement, Dan. You present a fascinating observation -- and one I believe is closer to the truth than most are willing to admit. The Khazar hypothesis, whatever its disputed elements, gestures toward a deeper spiritual inversion at play.
As you suggest, the most dangerous threats to spiritual Israel (Safed, for example) may not come from without, but from within -- led by those who wear the name but repudiate the essence.
angry much
I believe he has Substack confused with Yahoo Chat.