Brethren, respectfully, we do not have time to deal in hypotheticals. The downside of a forum is that we can engage in hypotheticals and what ifs. But the things that are happening in this age compel us to look at the geopolitical dynamics of what is happening in the Middle East. This is REAL. This is not reality TV like Survivor. But this is REAl. And a reality that we must wake up to!!!
It is estimated that several nations are involved in the Syrian conflict. Either aiding the Assad government or trying to topple it. But consider Russia, the United States, Turkey, Germany, France, Great Britain, Iran, and even China is starting to show an interest in Syria. And I just named the big powers.
A few days ago Iran just tested a missile that has the range to hit Israel. Either with a conventional dirty bomb or biochemical weapon. Or perhaps a nuclear weapon. Iran has said time and again that their goal is to wipe Israel off the map. Iran is also making it known that they are not abiding by the so-called nuclear agreement that they have suckered the west with.
However if you want a hypothetical scenario. And one that I think is very realistic. Israel possesses several hundred tactical nuclear weapons. Israel has as its nuclear doctrine the Samson Option. Anyone familiar with the Old Testament story nose with Samson did in the temple of the Philistines. He brought the house down. If Israel feels like that they are threatened with their backs against the sea. They will launch. Meaning they will take everybody with them.
During the 1972 War when Israel was being overrun by its Arab Neighbors. They went to a nuclear alert. It was only by the intervention of God that Israel did not use nuclear weapons.
In Gulf War 1 Saddam Hussein was launching scud missiles at Israel. Probably in at the strategy to destroy the invading Coalition coming against Iraq at the time. The concern of George Bush and Caspar Weinberger was that Israel would retaliate by using nuclear weapons. There was a lot of arm-twisting that begged Israel to not launch. Again God's intervention that nuclear weapons were not used.
Brethen I suggest we stop dealing in hypotheticals and wake up to the reality of the geopolitical events that are taking place today. The Middle East is a tinderbox ready to explode. And explosions may very well be in radioactive nuclear clouds. This is not fear-mongering. But this is the time in which we are living in.
Again to Our Hope must be in the Lord Jesus Christ. But let us come out from our keyboards and stop being hypothetical and start being realistic.
Brethren I say respectfully let's stop looking at 7O AD and come into 2016. We are living in a dangerous world. And one that could very well give itself over to nuclear war.
Again we must look up for our Redemption is Drawing Near. But I also exhort you to educate yourself in current events and the geopolitical Dynamics that are happening in today's
My thoughts respectfully posted.
Brother Blaine
