The war between Russia and the West over the Ukraine is something that most people have an opinion about. Even if it’s just that old adage “When the elephants fight the natives get trampled.” I guess there are several take away's from the situation to date:

Don’t mess with the global superpowers or the war in the Ukraine could come to your country.
You have only to look at Libya, Iraq, Syria and the Ukraine to learn that a prolonged conventional war is difficult to recover from, during and afterwards.
Don’t underestimate the ability of Russia. Those who have in the past have lived to rue the day.
We are quite probably on the cusp of a reborn USSR.
One only has to look at the emergence of the Third Reich to see parallels between Nazi Germany rising prior to WWII and Russia rising now, prior to WWIII.
The Third Reich was based on recently subjugated countries and did not bond but Russia is seeking to re-establish that which formerly stood for seventy years and was bonded.
The biblical power of Gog, Magog and the allies that stand against Israel in the Last Days is looking more, and more, like Russia and her allies in the current era.

What you make of the battle to take Ukraine tends to be based on which news sources you follow. The difference in the opinion is basically that if you support the West you think that silly old Russia and Putin are technologically out matched and cannot hope to win this war. If you support Russia you think that Russia is gaining the upper hand in this war in technique and technology and that they are just coming to their prime as they apply what they have learnt to the war in the Ukraine. Victory is nearly assured. The truth is somewhere in between, I feel.

To re-establish the Soviet Union will require that Russia is able to win the war in Ukraine and subsequently reacquire the Baltic's and Latvia, Georgia and Estonia. All of this without starting a nuclear war with the West.

Russia in Prophecy

Ezekiel 38 1-9 “The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armour, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords. Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; Gomer and all his hordes; Beth-togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes—many peoples are with you. “Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them. After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them. You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.”

So, Gog and Magog refers to modern day Russia. Persia is a reference to modern-day Iran. Cush describes present-day Ethiopia and the nations of Central Africa. Put and Libya are located in northern Africa. Gomer is the people who settled in Germany. Beth Togarmah is Asia Minor and Turkey. Living in the current era it is becoming increasingly likely that this alliance of nations will move against Israel.

One has only to review recent events in Israel with the Hamas attack in the Autumn of 2023 against the concert goers and the various Kibbutz near Gaza. Then the subsequent invasion of Gaza by the Israeli Defence Force and rampant destruction in Gaza to envisage the hooks being driven into Gog’s jaw and him being turned around with His allies to attack Israel.

The Hamas attack puts me very much in mind of Ezekiel 38: 9-10 “Thus says the Lord God: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme and say, ‘I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates,’ to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and the people who were gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell at the centre of the earth.”

So back to 2024, what is the likely sequence of events that culminate in Russia and a coalition of allies e.g.: Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Turkey. Potentially, even China, Central Asia and the Central African nations. Causing them to assemble a war machine and physically invade Israel.

My opinion would see the events being something like this. Time frame is a guess at best.

2024/5 – Russian war in Ukraine culminates in the fall of Ukraine to Russia.
2025/6 – Russian pursues war with Latvia, Georgia and Lithuania.
2025/6 WWIII begins as Nato attacks Russia with Sweden and Finland.
2026/7 – Nato Alliance under a declaration of War against the Russian Alliance initiates the formation of a the New World Order / Global Government.
2027 – Israel becomes the Middle Eastern Front and the Russian Alliance attacks and begins to press the war against Israel.
2028 – Conventional war continues against Russia with Putin making substantial gains in the countries of the old USSR as he seeks to resurrect the Soviet block.
2029 – Blockchain and Chinese Style Communism are initiated in the West as per the World Economic Forum and NWO. Citizens are now under state control and assessed by CCTV and AI. Christians are increasingly persecuted.
2030 – Population reduction strategies are implemented by the NWO to reduce Climate Change and to preserve the Earth Mother.
2031/33 – Russian Coalition invades Israel and is destroyed by Earthquake and confusion. The NWO launches a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Russia and it’s allies and they are destroyed.
2031 – The Seven Year Tribulation. The Russian invasion of Israel could be at the beginning of the Tribulation or about around a year before the mid- Tribulation.
2033 – China having reigned for a year, a month, a day and an hour is destroyed by a star called “Wormwood” without human intervention as described in the book of Revelation.
2034 – The Anti Christ takes control of the NWO and rules from Jerusalem for three and one half years – The Great Tribulation.
2038 – The Battle of Armageddon – The Lamb of God – Yeshua Ha Mashiach returns – The Second Coming of Jesus Christ – The establishment of the Kingdom of God

The dates suggested above are by no means a prophetic. These events are merely a guess based on what the bible suggests and what we see happening between Russia, China and the West in the current era. It would certainly appear the Third World War is at hand and the events happening in Israel at the present are a genuine catalyst and are the hooks in the jaw described in the Ezekiel prophecy.

When we consider what our Lord Jesus Christ said in Matthew chapter 24 and the scriptures which speak of the regathering of Israel in these last days as mentioned in Isaiah 11:11-13 and Jeremiah 31: 7-11. Which speak of the judgement of these last days. The prophecies mentioned above from Ezekiel 38 certainly seem to fit in with this time when Israel is regathered. Maranatha – Jesus Come Quickly.

Reference List

Ezekiel 38: 1-9 https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Ezekiel/38/type/nasb 23/05/24

Ezekiel 38 & 39 https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=pretrib_arch Thomas D. IceLiberty University, tdice@liberty.edu May 2009