Russia's End Game in Syria and Middle East

Amazingly, most of the people I hear on the news seem perplexed regarding Russia’s end game in Syria and the Middle-East. Based upon reports, insights from the Scriptures, and common sense, it seems that Russia is striving to accomplish the following objectives:

1. Maintain Assad’s rule; Russia’s entry point to the Middle East.    
2. Cause chaos in the Middle East. That usually means a rise in the price of oil, which is good for Russia as its main export is oil.     
3. Pave the way for Iran’s military presence in Syria and northern Iraq. 
4. Secure their position as a major player regarding polices that impact the Middle East; the place of critical waterways that transport oil to the world. 
5. Maintain a warm water port in Tartus, Syria, likely to never leave the area. 
6. Maintain a large air presence in Tartus, Syria; likely to never leave.  
7. Eliminate the terrorists that are striving to unseat Assad. This includes ISIS and the so called “moderate rebels” fighting to overthrow Assad.
8. Legitimize Iran as a force to help maintain peace in the Middle East.  
9. Establish territory for Assad to control that will include Damascus and Aleppo as well as other territory within an imaginary line that runs north to south across the nation.  This line will intersect with Jordan in the south and Turkey in the north. 
10. By mid 2016, Russian and Iranian troops will subdue the moderate rebels and topple ISIS headquarters. This will greatly weaken ISIS and take the spotlight off of them to some degree. Many ISIS fighters will stay in the area and wait for the opportunity to help build the Caliphate again.   

Once #10 is accomplished, Russia, Iran and possibly Iraq, will police the area formerly held by ISIS.   

For sure, Russia will slam the moderate rebels and ISIS, so they don’t infringe on Assad’s territory to the west. This will enable Russia to maintain its air and naval base in the west of Syria, and make them a permanent, power player in the Middle East. That is Russia’s end game in Syria and the Mideast; to be a permanent military force and shred political force that impacts Middle Eastern territories and policies.

The domination by Russia and Iran, will set the stage for Ezekiel 38-39; the Gog & Magog war in which Russia, Iran, and other nations invade Israel. It is now apparent, that when God puts hooks in the jaw of the Russian leader and pulls his forces into Israel, they have a very short distance to travel.

However, before the Gog & Magog war, it is likely that the Psalm 83 war will occur. There is much written on the internet about both of these wars. Perhaps the hidden message in the 4 blood moons is get ready for the Psalm 83 war. Parenthetically, it is likely that the destruction of Damascus, Isaiah 17 is part of one of these wars.

If you are not familiar with Biblical and Islamic eschatology, now is a good time to garner at least a general understanding of the topic

Islamic prophecy confirms that the Caliphate is here to stay. After Israel wins both of the aforementioned wars--out of the chaos in Syria and northern Iraq, a leader will emerge to reconstruct the Caliphate, he will be charismatic and eventually rebuild the areas and all Muslims will know that he is the one to establish the Caliphate. 

If you are not familiar with Islamic prophecies regarding the end of days, I strongly encourage you to google “Islamic end times prophecies” then do some reading. If you really want to understand world conditions it is imperative to understand Islam.

You may be wondering what the mid-east has to do with In-Syncness as a State of Being and Way of Life. This blog gives me an opportunity to catch the interest of ministers with worthwhile information, with the hopes that they will purchase and read the InSyncness book for ministers. 

As the world becomes more complex and dangerous, it is my opinion that the more in-sync we are, the better the chances for each of us to experience a life of peace, joy, health and prosperity.   

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