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Part 45
United Nations
In April 1945, representatives from 50 countries met in San Francisco to create the charter of the organization that would be called the United Nations.
United Nations (UN), international organization of countries created to promote world peace and cooperation. The UN was founded after World War II ended in 1945. Its mission is to maintain world peace, develop good relations between countries, promote cooperation in solving the world’s problems, and encourage respect for human rights.
The United Nations (UN) deploys peacekeeping forces with two main purposes: to separate warring, or antagonistic, parties, and to keep local conflicts from spreading over a larger region. This photograph shows UN peacekeepers helping to fortify a building outside the besieged city of Sarajevo, in Bosnia.
The UN was founded to promote peace and prevent another world war.
The UN recognized it would not be successful unless it had the ongoing support of the world’s most powerful countries. The organization took several steps to ensure that support.
United Nations
To encourage continued U.S. involvement, the UN placed its headquarters in New York City.
To reassure the world’s most powerful countries that it would not threaten their sovereignty, the UN gave them veto authority over its most important actions. Five countries received this veto power:
the United States, Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China.
The United Nations is composed of six main administrative organs that direct the functions of a wide array of committees, agencies, and funds. Though the General Assembly supervises the work of the other five administrative organs, the Security Council is the most powerful branch of the United Nations.
When member nations threaten the security of international diplomacy or institute laws or policies in their own countries that are antithetical to the UN’s mission, other members can effectively paralyze that country’s role in the United Nations.
The Security Council makes final decisions on actions the United Nations should take and has the authority to approve or disapprove new members.
While the Security Council has only 15 members, the General Assembly includes representatives from all the member nations. The chart shows the organization of the six organs and their subordinate committees, agencies, and funds.
V GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly is made up of all 185 member countries, each with one vote.
VI SECURITY COUNCIL
The Security Council is the most powerful body in the UN.
It is responsible for maintaining international peace, and for restoring peace when conflicts arise.
Its decisions are binding on all UN members.
The Security Council has the power to define what is a threat to security, to determine how the UN should respond, and to enforce its decisions by ordering UN members to take certain actions. For example, the Council may impose economic sanctions, such as halting trade with a country it considers an aggressor.
The
Security Council has 15 members;
five of which hold permanent seats.
The Assembly elects the other ten members for two-year terms.
And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. -- Rev 17:12 (KJV)
Decisions of the Council require nine votes. But any one of the permanent members can veto an important decision. This authority is known as the veto right of the great powers. As a result, the Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus.
Important changes on the horizon??
Japan and Germany are powerful countries that pay large membership dues and make substantial contributions to the UN, yet they do not have permanent seats.
The UN is funded by dues paid by each of its members. Each country’s dues are based upon its wealth and ability to pay. The UN also requires countries to make financial contributions to its peacekeeping efforts. In addition, many countries make voluntary contributions to support various UN programs.
The United States is the largest contributor to the UN, providing roughly 25 percent of the organization’s overall budget and about 31 percent of its peacekeeping budget.
A Secretariat Staff
One purpose of the Secretariat is to develop an international civil service of diplomats and bureaucrats whose loyalties are not tied to any one country. The staff answers only to the UN and takes an oath not to obey any outside authority.
The UN charter calls on its members to respect the independence and international character of the staff. However, the UN has had mixed success following through on this ideal.
Kofi Annan of Ghana became secretary-general of the United Nations (UN) in 1997
B Secretary General
The secretary general is formally chosen by the General Assembly. But the secretary general must first be nominated by the Security Council and win the consent of all five of its permanent members. The secretary general serves a five-year term, which may be renewed. The Security Council can nominate a candidate from any country, but it is an unwritten tradition that the position rotates geographically, with a secretary general chosen from a new region after every two terms.
The secretary general, like the rest of the UN staff, is supposed to be independent. In reality, the secretary general must rely on member countries, especially the five permanent Security Council members, to get anything done. As a result, the secretary general often struggles with the Security Council over what direction the UN should take.
Since the Security Council chooses the secretary general, there is a limit on how independent the position can be.
Kofi Annan of Ghana was elected by the General Assembly to be secretary general from 1997 through 2001.
Past secretaries general have come from various regions of the world, but it is an unwritten rule that they never should come from one of the most powerful countries. This tradition is a response to concerns that a secretary general selected from such a country would not be perceived by other nations as objective or neutral. There is also a fear that such a selection would give the world’s most influential nations that much more power.
VIII ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
There are nine functional commissions that deal with topics such as population growth, narcotics trafficking, human rights, and the status of women, crime prevention, public finance, natural resources, science, and geographical names.
ECOSOC coordinates many specialized agencies that provide a variety of social, economic, and related services. The agencies operate independently but work with other programs in the UN. Those programs include the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Labor Organization (ILO), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
IX INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE The International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, is the judicial arm of the UN. It is located in The Hague, Netherlands. The court hears cases brought by nations against each other. It has 15 judges, elected by the Security Council and the General Assembly. A country is not required to participate in the court’s proceedings, but if it agrees to participate, it must abide by the court’s decisions.
X TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL The Trusteeship Council was established to oversee the transition of a handful of colonies to independence. The last of those colonies gained independence in 1994, making the Trusteeship Council obsolete.
We need to review some facts:
We talked about:
In Prophecies of Daniel
Part 25
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. -- Dan 7:7 (KJV)
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. -- Dan 7:8 (KJV)
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; -- Dan 7:19 (KJV)
And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. -- Dan 7:20 (KJV)
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; -- Dan 7:21 (KJV)
Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. -- Dan 7:22 (KJV)
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. -- Dan 7:23 (KJV)
Did a kingdom ever before devour the whole earth ?
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. -- Dan 7:24 (KJV)
We talked more about:
The Fourth Kingdom
Part 28
Rome was also the Dreadful 4th Beast
The Roman Empire Emerged (168 B.C. )
During the days of Christ and the formation of the New Testament Church, the kingdom of Rome encompassed the entire area of Southern Europe, France, England, stretching into the Netherlands and Switzerland, incorporating the Southern parts of Germany, into Hungary, Turkey, and even swallowing up Greece. It even extended itself into Asia and Africa.
The ten divisions of the Roman Kingdom
from 351 A.D. to 476 A.D
Germans, Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, Vandals, Suevi, Burgundians, Heruli, Anglo-Saxons, and Lombards.
Then we talked about:
The Ram and The He-Goat
Part 26
Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. (Persia was a greater kingdom than the Medes) -- Dan 8:3 (KJV)
I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. -- Dan 8:4 (KJV)
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground:
and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. -- Dan 8:5 (KJV)
And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. -- Dan 8:6 (KJV)
And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns:
and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. -- Dan 8:7 (KJV)
Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. -- Dan 8:8 (KJV)
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. -- Dan 8:9 (KJV)
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. -- Dan 8:10 (KJV)
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. -- Dan 8:11 (KJV)
And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered. -- Dan 8:12 (KJV)
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. -- Dan 8:22 (KJV)
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. -- Dan 8:23 (KJV)
Antiochus Epiphanes (168 B.C.) the king of Syria desecrated the Temple but he could not have been the final fulfillment of prophecy ! (latter time of their kingdom)
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. -- Dan 8:24 (KJV)
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. -- Dan 8:25 (KJV)
Then we talked about:
The Roman Empire
Part 29
Satan's Seat is located at Pergamos
I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. -- Rev 2:13 (KJV)
Note that when Attalus III, king of Pergamum died (133 B.C.), he officially bequeathed his kindom to the Romans. Out of this kingdom they were able to organize the province of Asia. Wars continued however in the East until Pompey completed his conquest of Syria (63 B.C.) and afterwards annexed Judea (58-57 B.C.)
Pergamos is located at Thrace or Turkey
The Destruction of the Jewish Temple
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. -- Mat 24:2 (KJV)
Remember we said that The Jews in Jerusalem were accused of Treason
The temple priests announced their sudden refusal to no longer offer up sacrifices and prayers on behalf of the Roman emperor.
Cestius Gallus, governor of the Roman province of Syria (which included Judea), marched south from Antioch with two legions (6000) of armies. October A.D. 66
A.D. 66 - Jerusalem was encompassed with soldiers to regain control over the temple. He left over a legion of Roman guards to hold the temple and mysteriously and unexpectantly withdrew from Jerusalem to Antioch.
Afterwards, the Emperor Nero summoned general Vespasian from Britan who, together with his son Titus, laid plans to recapture the city. They planned the seige to take place during the Jewish Passover in the spring of 70 A.D.
A.D. 70 - Just 3 1/2 years later, the Romans soldiers would return. This time the temple would be demolished, stone by stone.
At least 1/4 of a million Jews would be brutally put to death through starvation, burning, shot through with arrows, crucified, hacked up in pieces, and many others were enslaved leading to their eventual death.
The Fourth Beast
The Hegoat
What do these two empires or beasts have in common ?
The king of fierce countenance
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. -- Dan 8:23 (KJV)
Part 45b
We talked more about:
The Fourth Kingdom
Part 28
Rome was also the Dreadful 4th Beast
The Ten Horns sprang out of Roman Empire
Then we talked about:
The Ten Toes
Part 40
The Rising Up Of Ten Modern Day European Horns
We talked more about:
Napolean Bonaparte and The Antichrist
Part 41
Holland (Prussia/Germany), Italy, Spain
Bonaparte
French Revolution
Napl 1808-1814
We talked more about:
The Abrahamic Covenant
Part 42
Joseph's sons inherit the birthright
Strange Blessing of Manasseh and Ephraim.
The Curse of Jereboam (Ephraim) who re-introduced the Egyptian Religion in Israel
Jacob's Stone Of Witness
The Coronation Chair
Empraim and Manasseh
Britan and U.S.
Anglo Saxon Empire
Then we talked about:
The Ram and The He-Goat
Part 26
life unto the image
League of Nations
Then we talked about:
The Ram and The He-Goat
Part 26
Out of The Hegoat Empire will come four kingdoms
The Greecian Empire Emerged (331 - 168 B.C.)
Greece was represented as the four headed leopard
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. -- Dan 7:6 (KJV)
Then we talked about:
Adolf Hitler and The Antichrist
Part 44
Roman Empire was also represented as the four headed leopard
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. -- Dan 8:22 (KJV)
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. -- Dan 8:23 (KJV)
And Especially how Germany was also represented as the four headed leopard
And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. -- Dan 8:9 (KJV)
And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. -- Dan 8:10 (KJV)
Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. -- Dan 8:11 (KJV)
And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered. -- Dan 8:12 (KJV)
1939 - World War II
Hitler
AntiChrist
AntiChrist - Was
Was Not
AntiChrist - Is
AntiChrist - Must also come out of Syria
AntiChrist - Must also come out of Europe or the revived Roman Empire
AntiChrist - Must also come out of Babylon
European Empire Will Become The New Babylon
News Week Refers to Europe as The New Babylon
Germany is currently rising to power and will soon control Europe
Revived Roman Empire
The New Roman Empire Will Spread Out
But How will this happen ?
We talked about:
The Seventh Kingdom
Part 38
The Fifth Kingdom
Dome of the Rock
In 638, the city came under Muslim control following conquest by Caliph Umar I. The Dome of the Rock and the Al Aqsa Mosque were soon constructed on the Temple Mount, with the Dome of the Rock standing on the site of the First and Second Temples.
Iron was the Holy Roman Empire
Clay was the Holy Moslem Empire
We talked about:
The Ten Toes
Part 40
Western Kingdom (Right Foot)
Roman Empire (Iron)
Roman Christianity
Eastern Kingdom (Left Foot)
Moslem Empire (Clay)
Islam
Europe began to spring forth although a
Fragmented Kingdom
No Unity
Then we talked about:
Adolf Hitler and The Antichrist
Part 44
Ten Toes
Britan finally took possession of Jerusalem
But God is not done with Turkey or with Islam
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, -- Ezek 38:1 (KJV)
Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, -- Ezek 38:2 (KJV)
Gog is the Chief Prince
Remember when we talked about:
The Existence of Angels
Part 3
Remember when we talked about:
Governing Spirits
Part 4
Gog is the Chief Prince
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: -- Ezek 38:3 (KJV)
Meshech and Tubal are ancient references to Turkey
And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: -- Ezek 38:4 (KJV)
Ethiopia and Libya
Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: -- Ezek 38:5 (KJV)
Persia (Iran) and Turkey
Gomer and Togarmah
Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. -- Ezek 38:6 (KJV)
Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. -- Ezek 38:7 (KJV)
After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. -- Ezek 38:8 (KJV)
Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. -- Ezek 38:9 (KJV)
Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: -- Ezek 38:10 (KJV)
And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, -- Ezek 38:11 (KJV)
To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. -- Ezek 38:12 (KJV)
Sheba is Republic of Yemen
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? -- Ezek 38:13 (KJV)
He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. -- Dan 11:41 (KJV)
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. -- Dan 11:42 (KJV)
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. -- Dan 11:43 (KJV)
Edom-Jordan
Moab-Jordan
Ammon-Jordan
Egypt
Libya
Ethiopia
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. -- Dan 11:40 (KJV)
But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. -- Dan 11:44 (KJV)
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. -- Dan 11:40 (KJV)
Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it? -- Ezek 38:14 (KJV)
And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: -- Ezek 38:15 (KJV)
And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. -- Ezek 38:16 (KJV)
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? -- Ezek 38:17 (KJV)
And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face. -- Ezek 38:18 (KJV)
For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; -- Ezek 38:19 (KJV)
So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. -- Ezek 38:20 (KJV)
And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother. -- Ezek 38:21 (KJV)
And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. -- Ezek 38:22 (KJV)
Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD. -- Ezek 38:23 (KJV)
Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: -- Ezek 39:1 (KJV)
And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: -- Ezek 39:2 (KJV)
And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. -- Ezek 39:3 (KJV)
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. -- Ezek 39:4 (KJV)
Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. -- Ezek 39:5 (KJV)
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. -- Ezek 39:6 (KJV)
So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. -- Ezek 39:7 (KJV)
Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken. -- Ezek 39:8 (KJV)
And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: -- Ezek 39:9 (KJV)
So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD. -- Ezek 39:10 (KJV)
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog. -- Ezek 39:11 (KJV)
And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. -- Ezek 39:12 (KJV)
Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD. -- Ezek 39:13 (KJV)
And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search. -- Ezek 39:14 (KJV)
And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog. -- Ezek 39:15 (KJV)
And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land. -- Ezek 39:16 (KJV)
And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. -- Ezek 39:17 (KJV)
Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. -- Ezek 39:18 (KJV)
And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. -- Ezek 39:19 (KJV)
Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD. -- Ezek 39:20 (KJV)
And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. -- Ezek 39:21 (KJV)
So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward. -- Ezek 39:22 (KJV)
And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. -- Ezek 39:23 (KJV)
According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them. -- Ezek 39:24 (KJV)
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; -- Ezek 39:25 (KJV)
After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. -- Ezek 39:26 (KJV)
When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; -- Ezek 39:27 (KJV)
Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. -- Ezek 39:28 (KJV)
Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. -- Ezek 39:29 (KJV)
Turkey has the 3rd largest nuclear power
Turkey has the 2nd largest oil reserves (Caspian Sea Region)
Worlds largest gold reserves
2nd largest military power in Nato
Turkey recently formed the Pan Turkism Economic Community with the former five Soviet republics
a. Azerbeijan
b. Turkmenistan
c. Uzbekistan
d. Kyrgystan
e. Kazakhstan