The Middle East war engine has CRANKED UP. This current war started when the Hamas terror group, on October 7, 2023, TURNED THE KEY.
Israel is the SPARK PLUG (see Zechariah 12:6 “In that day will I make the governors of Judah an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.“)
It first sparked when the red heifers were brought into Israel, intended to be sacrificed to obtain the ashes needed to build a temple on the Temple Mount. The Muslim Palestinians were angered about this and started the war.
The spark plug sparks each time Israel wipes out a high-ranking terror leader. It sparked when Israel wiped out several Iranian military leaders in Damascus, including generals. It also sparked when Israel killed a high-ranking Hezbollah leader in Lebanon. Israel was also blamed for the assassination of a high-ranking Hamas leader visiting Iran. It is not fully known who killed him. Sparks also fly when Israel builds “settlement” housing in Judea and Samaria. When Jews visit the Temple Mount to pray, sparks fly also.
Iran is the CRANKSHAFT. The crankshaft turned when Iran fired 300 missiles aimed at Israel.
Iran’s proxy terror groups – Hamas, Palestinians, Hezbollah, Houthis, and other Muslim terror groups – are the PISTONS that turn the crankshaft.
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab States are the GASOLINE. If Iran attacks Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states by destroying the Saudi oil fields and refineries as well as the other oil fields in the Persian Gulf, then oil prices would go as high as several hundred dollars or Euros a barrel. A major Mid-East war could result in the destruction of the Mid-East oil fields and refineries by Iran and its proxies.
Iran sees Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and some other Gulf states as allies of Israel. A few years ago, Iran fired missiles at Saudi Arabia’s biggest oil refinery. In a big Mid-East war, expect all that to get destroyed. Another way for Iran to disrupt oil trade is to sink a few ships in the Strait of Hormuz. That would block the path.
When the Mid-East cranks up, expect terror attacks by Iran and its proxies to increase. It also drives up anti-Semitism. Muslim protesters are endangering Jews around the world, including in Europe and in the USA. The Jews no longer feel safe in their home countries of birth. The violent anti-Semitism is forcing them to flee to Israel for safety. With all the Jews that are fleeing to Israel, Israel is running out of land to build housing units for all these people. So, Israel must build high-rise housing units in Judea and Samaria.
More than half of the world’s Jews are still outside Israel. Most are in the USA. There are 15 million full-blooded Jews. When you count partial-blooded Jews also, that adds up to 25 million. If all the remaining Jews (full & partial) flee to Israel, Israel is going to have to build high-rise housing units everywhere they can, including in the West Bank. Can you imagine 25 million Jews (part & full) if they are all in Israel? That will be very crowded. That would be more than the New York City metropolitan area. The core part of Israel is barely bigger than the NYC metro land area. The NYC metro area has 20.1 million people. This would be a very big spark to start the Mid-East war engine.
There is one benefit to having the Mid-East war engine cranked up: the timing of the Rapture is pretty much tied to what happens in Israel. The more it is cranked up, the more it will probably push the Rapture forward. God must intervene as the Mid-East gets cranked up.
When God steps on the ACCELERATOR PEDAL, off we go up in the Rapture. Then Russia (Gog), the GREAT WHITE SHARK, GETS REELED IN AS IF ON A FISHING LINE (Terry James wrote an article called Fishing for Gog. Link: https://www.raptureready/2024/07/10/fishing-for-gog-by-terry-james-3/).
So, the Mid-East gets CRANKED UP EVEN MORE as Russia, Iran, Turkey, Libya, Sudan, and other Muslim nations join Russia. All the armies of Ezekiel 38 & 39 will get mostly wiped out as they try to invade Israel.
The diplomats at the UN, the EU, and others will cringe at this. Zechariah 12: “And I will make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people.”
If you do not yet have Jesus as your Lord and Savior, accept him now and avoid the Tribulation.