by Ewiak Ryszard (not verified) - 12/08/2009 - 20:13
I study the Bible and have found out that at the appointed time Russia will return. (Daniel 11:29a) This prophecy has started to be fulfilled. Russia has begun to rebuild an empire. After that, "the king of the north" (Russia) will come somewhere into the south. Many indicate that this might be Georgia. When this happens, according to the biblical foretelling, the West will come against Russia. "The king of the north" will be humbled and retreat. (Daniel 11:29b,30) At that time, peace will be taken from the earth and the "great sword" - nuclear sword - will be used. (Revelation 6:4) However, it will be neither "the end of the world". As Jesus foretold, that will be "the beginning of birth pains". (Mathew 24:7,8)
Conflict in this area is as old as the hills within it. These are the southern republics. The Caucases. Chechnya is near by. All the borders down there are artificial. The whole region is intensely tribal. Putin may be playing the hegemon, but his actions reflect the Russian sense of chaos on the southern front that must be contained. Georgia for its part seeks to push away the hob-nailed Russian boot that for so long they have felt upon them. Ossetians and Abkhazians are neither Russians nor Georgians, but recently have found Russians less opprobrious than Georgians. This is an ancient set of conflicts. It will not cease any time soon.
by Charles Smyth (not verified) - 12/08/2009 - 16:06
With Chechnya and Igushetia in chaos, and the fact that Russia hasn't got $500-million to spend in Abkhazia or anywhere else, we can take this as re-heated bluster, to distract Russians from that fact.
Put purely and simply this is President, sorry, Prime Minister Putin once again expanding Russia's borders and raising tensions in that part of the world knowing full well that neither the UN or the West will do anything to stop him apart from giving grandiose speeches condemning his actions. This will do nothing to help world peace but has the potential if Putin carries on this way of raising the stakes so high that conflict, whether he wants it or not, is inevitable. I hope I'm wrong.
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The return of Russia: A prelude to WWIII
I study the Bible and have found out that at the appointed time Russia will return. (Daniel 11:29a) This prophecy has started to be fulfilled. Russia has begun to rebuild an empire. After that, "the king of the north" (Russia) will come somewhere into the south. Many indicate that this might be Georgia. When this happens, according to the biblical foretelling, the West will come against Russia. "The king of the north" will be humbled and retreat. (Daniel 11:29b,30) At that time, peace will be taken from the earth and the "great sword" - nuclear sword - will be used. (Revelation 6:4) However, it will be neither "the end of the world". As Jesus foretold, that will be "the beginning of birth pains". (Mathew 24:7,8)
Ossetia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia
Conflict in this area is as old as the hills within it. These are the southern republics. The Caucases. Chechnya is near by. All the borders down there are artificial. The whole region is intensely tribal. Putin may be playing the hegemon, but his actions reflect the Russian sense of chaos on the southern front that must be contained. Georgia for its part seeks to push away the hob-nailed Russian boot that for so long they have felt upon them. Ossetians and Abkhazians are neither Russians nor Georgians, but recently have found Russians less opprobrious than Georgians. This is an ancient set of conflicts. It will not cease any time soon.
Pull the other one.
With Chechnya and Igushetia in chaos, and the fact that Russia hasn't got $500-million to spend in Abkhazia or anywhere else, we can take this as re-heated bluster, to distract Russians from that fact.
Putin
Put purely and simply this is President, sorry, Prime Minister Putin once again expanding Russia's borders and raising tensions in that part of the world knowing full well that neither the UN or the West will do anything to stop him apart from giving grandiose speeches condemning his actions. This will do nothing to help world peace but has the potential if Putin carries on this way of raising the stakes so high that conflict, whether he wants it or not, is inevitable. I hope I'm wrong.