What is the Silence of God? How and when will God's silence be broken? What will that mean to the people living in the world at the time? Discover how the Silence of God will finally be broken and how the End Times will begin. Learn how the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 & 39 is the key to understanding the events that God will use to initiate His Day of the Lord. "The Silence is Broken!" reveals groundbreaking new insights into the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 & 39 and its relationship to the book of Revelation and God's Day of the Lord judgments. This book challenges many scholarly conclusions regarding Ezekiel's prophecy as well as the views of prophecy skeptics. It offers a logical and systematic solution to the dilemma this prophecy poses for many readers of the Bible. Discover how and why the beginning of the End Times will be misinterpreted as the end of the Tribulation; how the War of Gog and Magog will be misunderstood as the War of Armageddon; and what that will mean for the nations of the world.
What is the Silence of God? How and when will God's silence be broken? What will that mean to the people living in the world at the time? Discover how the Silence of God will finally be broken and how the End Times will begin. Learn how the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 & 39 is the key to understanding the events that God will use to initiate His Day of the LORD. "The Silence is Broken!" reveals groundbreaking new insights into the prophecy of Ezekiel 38 & 39 (the War of Gog and Magog) and its relationship to the book of Revelation and God's Day-of-the-LORD judgments. This book challenges many scholarly conclusions regarding Ezekiel's prophecy as well as the views of prophecy skeptics. It offers a logical and systematic solution to the dilemma this prophecy poses for many readers of the Bible. Discover how and why the beginning of the End Times will be misinterpreted as the end of the Tribulation; how the War of Gog and Magog will be misinterpreted as the War of Armageddon; and what that will mean for Israel and the nations of the world.
With more than 1,100 cross-referenced entries covering every aspect of conflict in the Middle East, this definitive scholarly reference provides readers with a substantial foundation for understanding contemporary history in the most volatile region in the world. This authoritative and comprehensive encyclopedia covers all the key wars, insurgencies, and battles that have occurred in the Middle East roughly between 3100 BCE and the early decades of the twenty-first century. It also discusses the evolution of military technology and the development and transformation of military tactics and strategy from the ancient world to the present. In addition to the hundreds of entries on major conflicts, military engagements, and diplomatic developments, the book also features entries on key military, political, and religious leaders. Essays on the major empires and nations of the region are included, as are overview essays on the major periods under consideration. The book additionally covers such non-military subjects as diplomacy, national and international politics, religion and sectarian conflict, cultural phenomena, genocide, international peacekeeping missions, social movements, and the rise to prominence of international terrorism. The reference entries are augmented by a carefully curated documents volume that offers primary sources on such diverse topics as the Greco-Persian Wars, the Crusades, and the Arab-Israeli Wars.
This exhaustive work offers readers at multiple levels key insights into the military, political, social, cultural, and religious origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History is the first comprehensive general reference encompassing all aspects of the contentious Arab-Israeli relationship from biblical times to the present, with an emphasis on the era beginning with World War I. The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict goes beyond simply recapping military engagements. In four volumes, with more than 750 alphabetically organized entries, plus a separate documents volume, it provides a wide-ranging introduction to the distinct yet inextricably linked Arab and Israeli worlds and worldviews, exploring all aspects of the conflict. The objective analysis will help readers understand the dramatic events that have impacted the entire world, from the founding of modern Israel to the building of the Suez Canal; from the Six-Day War to the Camp David Accords; from the assassinations of Anwar Sadat and Yitzhak Rabin to the rise and fall of Yasser Arafat, the 2006 Palestinian elections, and the Israeli-Hezbollah War in Lebanon.
This in-depth study of U.S. involvement in the modern Middle East carefully weighs the interplay of domestic, cultural, religious, diplomatic, international, and military events in one of the world's most troubled regions. The monumental, five-volume The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars: The United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts is a must-have resource for anyone seeking to comprehend U.S. actions in this volatile region. Under the expert editorship of Spencer C. Tucker, the encyclopedia traces 20th- and 21st-century U.S. involvement in the Middle East and south-central Asia, concentrating on the last three decades. Beginning with the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, it covers the 1979–1989 Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, the 1991 Persian Gulf War, allied punitive actions against Iraq during the 1990s, the Afghanistan War, the Iraq War, and the Global War on Terror. Many smaller military actions against Iran, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and other regimes that have been involved in international terrorism are also included. Diplomacy, religion as it pertains to Middle East conflict, and social/cultural developments are other key subjects of analysis, as is the interplay of politics with military policy in the United States and other nations involved in the region.
Kurt Eichenwald—New York Times bestselling author of Conspiracy of Fools and The Informant— recounts the first 500 days after 9/11 in a comprehensive, compelling page-turner as gripping as any thriller. In 500 Days, master chronicler Kurt Eichenwald lays bare the harrowing decisions, deceptions, and delusions of the eighteen months that changed the world forever, as leaders raced to protect their citizens in the wake of 9/11. Eichenwald’s gripping, immediate style and trueto- life dialogue puts readers at the heart of these historic events, from the Oval Office to Number 10 Downing Street, from Guantanamo Bay to the depths of CIA headquarters, from the al-Qaeda training camps to the torture chambers of Egypt and Syria. He reveals previously undisclosed information from the terror wars, including never before reported details about warrantless wiretapping, the anthrax attacks and investigations, and conflicts between Washington and London. With his signature fast-paced narrative style, Eichenwald— whose book, The Informant, was called “one of the best nonfiction books of the decade” by The New York Times Book Review—exposes a world of secrets and lies that has remained hidden for far too long.
When God Intervenes: The Beginning of the End is an examination of God's Day of the LORD. How does the Church Age end? What is the Beginning of the End? What role does the rapture of the church play in these events? God has committed Himself to intervene in the affairs of mankind to glorify and magnify His own Holy Name. The Bible refers to that time of divine intervention as the Day of the LORD. The entire world faces a time of great change, chaos, and unheaval. A time of cosmic disturbances, war, famine, pestilence, and earthquakes looms on the horizon. It is a time of contrast between God's judgment of sin through divine wrath and God's reward for those who walk with Him by faith and who bask in God's love, mercy, and grace. It is a time of contrast between the Day of the LORD and the Day of Christ. It is a time of contrast between the nations of the world and the nation of Israel. Israel becomes the target of the world. It is a time that begins suddenly as a great cataclysmic metamorphosis between the present Church Age and the coming Messianic Kingdom. When God breaks His heavenly silence and intervenes on earth, the Day of the LORD begins with the Beginning of Sorrows. What is the Beginning of Sorrows? How will it affect every person on the face of the earth? What Biblical war marks God's dynamic intervention in the affairs of the world? How do the pieces of the prophetic puzzle fit together at the Beginning of the End? How does the Beginning of End compare to the End of the End? When God Intervenes: The Beginning of the End reveals groundbreaking new insights into the understanding of God's Day of the LORD and the Beginning of Sorrows. Douglas Berner is a retired Criminal Investigator who applies skills of case analysis and the evaluation of criminal evidence to the examination of the prophetic puzzle of the End Times.
It was more than 2,600 years ago that God warned Ezekiel about a coming invasion of Israel by Gog from the uttermost parts of the north. Fully armed and equipped for battle the ferocious hordes accompanying him will invade Israel like a storm. It will be a David and Goliath encounter and without God's intervention Israel is done for. To date this invasion has not yet happened but the scene is now set for its fulfilment within a few years. As we watch events unfold in Syria's civil war and with Russia coming to defend its government, we see the first of many hooks that God will use to drag the unwilling Superpower into the conflict. This is God's war, but it is not just to punish Gog. It is intended to challenge every man and every nation and to turn men back to Himself before an even worse disaster comes upon us all. Will we heed His message? This book examines the many facets of Ezekiel's prophecy and applies it to the age in which we live. We should take note because the message from God applies to us all.
This book addresses the Bible prophecy of Gog and Magog that Bible teachers seem to have struggled to explain even from times of old. Primary questions the book explores are as follows: What is the relationship of Gog and Magog, if any, with the Battle of Armageddon? What is the link of the end time "man of sin", if any, with Gog, Magog, and Armageddon? Where are the occurrence(s) of these things in human history? The Book of Genesis, prophecies of Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and Revelation are key sources used to address and explore answers to these questions. The prophecy of Ezekiel Chapter 38 and 39 (Gog & Magog) intersects heavily with the prophecies of Daniel's beasts of Daniel Chapters 2, 7, and 8; Daniel Chapter 9 of 70-weeks; Daniel Chapter 12; Revelation's Chapter 16:16 of Armageddon; and Revelation's Chapter 20:8 of Gog and Magog! The primary focus is about battles that shall occur, and shall be more destructive than any others known to man, until the time of these battles. Daniel's 70-weeks let us see that it shall be the time of the second appearing of Jesus to complete the final 1/2 week, (or 3 1/2years) of His Ministry with the National Jews (or Judah of Israel), since they rejected and helped the Romans crucify Him during His first Ministry and Salvation appearing (about 34 A.D.). Daniel's prophecy about the beast of Daniel Chapters 2; 7; 8 let us see the involvements of world leaders (or the fourth beast along with his ten (10) subordinate beasts) during the seasons of these battles (Ezekiel's Gog & Magog; Revelation's Armageddon; and Revelations Gog & Magog). Revelation Chapter 20 let us see the distinction in Ezekiel's prophecy of God & Magog's defeat, and the Gog & Magog defeated after the 1000 years of righteousness and peaceful reign of Jesus. Daniel Chapter 12 serves as a "Summary" of what should be expected concerning end time prophecies fulfilled in Revelation. The Book of Revelation, taken as a whole, provides us with final words from God; revealing result of what is to come, when He takes away the authority given the man to rule from the time of the Garden in Genesis! I am persuaded, the most obvious of all the reasons for taking man's ruling authority is that the man fell into sin! Therefore, Jesus being our redeemer "man without sin", and God also; shall reign on earth as in heaven for the Godhead! And the redeemed from sin by the Lord Jesus Christ; shall be Saints of God, forever! Hallelujah; Hallelujah; Hallelujah ...
