After meeting Vladimir Putin for the first time in 2001, prior to September 11th, President George W. Bush informed the world that he trusted the then Russian President. He informed us of this in his response to a question from a reporter after their meeting. He said that he had “looked into his eyes and seen his soul” and that gave him cause to believe Putin to be trustworthy.
Today on March 4, 2012, many of the citizens of Russia placed their trust in Vladimir Putin and elected him President, again. While the results of the election are being contested and challenged as invalid, I am confident in making the assertion that many Russians did indeed trust him enough to vote for him. He will win with around 58% of the vote, and his closest rival will carry only around 20%. That’s a huge margin of victory, a landslide win. I hope you noticed that I said that they elected him again. This again isn’t the same as the ones we are used to here in the US. Putin did not win a second term; no, he won the office for the second time. Putin was President of Russian from 2000 – 2008 just as was President Bush. His term ran out in 2008 and he “stepped down” into the role of Prime-minister. His intent to run for President again in 2012 was always clear, as was his role in leading Russia during his four year “break”. Can he really be elected again as President?
Yes and by a landslide.
President Bush has changed his opinion of Putin since their first meeting in 2001. The Russian people however, do not appear to have done the same. So why does this matter now in 2012? Russia no longer has a President, yes they do in title, but this dramatically changes Putin’s status. He is now much closer to a Czar, Dictator, Emperor or King and many Russians are more than comfortable with that reality.
Most Presidents come with an agenda. Bush had one, so does Obama, agree with either of them or not, you can certainly agree they had agendas. Putin’s is a little different. His agenda is imperialism. That simply means he wants total control and to forcibly grow the empire of Russia. I’m not making that up.
Here is what the world can expect to see from Russia’s new emperor. You can take this to the bank.
· He will rebuild the Russian Military in a fast and furious manner.
· He will get rid of term limits and make his role more permanent.
· He will “expand the empire”. That means invade and takeover other nations.
· One of the nations he attempts to invade will be Israel and he will fail in biblical fashion.
When I say you can take these things to the bank, I mean it. The only one I question is his getting rid of term limits and that’s just because he may not have enough time in office to do so. Putin may get overly ambitious and be wiped out in his attack on Israel before his terms would run out.
Why am I so confident in this and why am I sharing it? I am confident in it because I believe the Bible tells us (at least in part) that these events will take place. No, it’s not the end of the world, or the battle of Armageddon, but it’s in the Bible. I am sharing it because I want you to watch it unfold with eyes wide open and I want you to witness the glory of God when this battle takes place.
What you need to know is this; Putin won’t go after Israel alone, he will take several other nations with him, including Iran. The odds will be so stacked against Israel that no country will come to their defense. Not even the United States, book it. God doesn’t need us to save Israel. He can save them on His own. There will be a destruction of biblical proportion where the nations who attack Israel are leveled. I am not even going to pretend to know what that will look like, but I am guessing it will feel something like David killing Goliath and then cutting off his head, and the heads of his three brothers (yes, that happened too).
You can call me a nut job all you want, but when you see it happening, just realize that you are watching the hand of God acting in biblical proportions, especially in the defense of Israel. I think you will know what to do from there.
