Russian Orthodox Patriarch Warns of End-time Apocalypse

https://www.thetrumpet.com/16611-russian-orthodox-patriarch-warns-of-end-time-apocalypse

The Bible records this amazing prophecy: “And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them” (Revelation 9:16). This is a prophecy about an army of 200 million soldiers—more soldiers than were even alive when these words were written. It is a prophecy for the end time.

Trumpet editor in chief Gerald Flurry writes the following in his booklet The Prophesied ‘Prince of Russia’:

The Bible gives some important details about this largest army ever assembled on Earth. It tells us which nations will contribute soldiers to it. It shows it will include the combined forces from several Asian nations. It refers to this Asian confederacy as “the kings of the east” (Revelation 16:12).

I believe Ezekiel 38:2 actually revolves around the prince leading the 200 million-man army, which includes China and other nations. But the two key nations are Russia and China.

God shows us in the Bible that this prince holds a very significant worldwide role. He is a famous and greatly feared world leader.

The book of Joel actually refers to this massive Asian army as God’s army. This is not due to its righteousness, but because God will use this army to fulfill a step in His plan.

God prophesied that He would use an enormous Asian army led by Russia and China to punish a group of Western nations for their sins. Unlike what today’s Orthodox leaders say, this group of nations will not be led by the United States. Numerous other prophecies show that the United States will have already been conquered by a revived European empire by the time this 200 million-man army begins to march (Daniel 11:40-44; Isaiah 10:5-6; Hosea 5:5).

Yet because this European empire shows no mercy to its captives, God uses an Asian army to punish the Europeans for their sins. The armies of Europe and the armies of Asia will clash in a struggle for world supremacy. Jesus Christ prophesied that the fighting would be so devastating that it would wipe all human life from the planet if He did not intervene to stop it (Matthew 24:21-22).

Russia has an important role to play in punishing the nations of Europe for their sins, but Vladimir Putin will not be the one to usher in an era of global peace and prosperity. The only event that will bring this about is nothing less than the return of Jesus Christ to reign as King of kings and Lord of lords.