The Torah states that Israel would “suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock.” (Deut 32:13) That Zebulun and Issachar “shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.” (Deut 33:19) And that Asher would “dip his foot in oil.” (Duet 33:24)
The recent finds of oil and gas have put Israel on the map with the great energy discoveries. Data indicates that Israeli oil shale reserves could be about 250 billion barrels (that compares with 260 billion barrels of the proven reserves of Saudi Arabia).
New estimates mean “Israel may emerge as the 3rd largest deposit of oil shale, after the US and China.” The US Geological Survey estimates that there are 122 trillion cubic feet of gas in the Levant Basin, most of which is within Israel’s jurisdiction.
These reserves will shape Israel’s relationships in the Middle East. Israel has contracted to supply Egypt with 4.5 billion cubic meters of gas annually from its Tamar offshore field, to meet the economy’s desperate shortage of energy. Israel, which already sells gas to Jordan, will shortly become Egypt’s biggest gas supplier.
All this verifies the motives, and authenticates scripture in describing the coming attack on Israel.
Ezekiel 38:1-6 The word of the Lord came to me; Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; prophesy against him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army – Persia, Cush and Put also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops – the many nations
Ezekiel 38:1-7 gives 9 (number of judgment 3×3) names as participants in the invasion of Israel, that will follow the regathering of the Jews to their homeland in 1948. Turkey is that Meshech and Beth Togarmah, while Iran is Persia, also clearly named.
An Islamic leader will arise to bring together a great coalition of nations to invade Israel. As in the days of Pharaoh God will bring them out to exalt His name over the heathen…and begin to show Himself to Israel and the nations.
God tells us that they also come to “seize plunder…and to capture great spoil“. Many verses in the Quran (Koran) advocated plundering for the benefit of Islam.
Ezekiel 38:13 “Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its villages will say to you, ‘Have you come to capture spoil? Have you assembled your company to seize plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to capture great spoil?
The false messiah – this leader of an Islamic invasion is but a straw man, and he will leave 5 of 6 of his troops dead on the mountains of Israel, as God once again intervenes for Israel. Given the Arab Spring and political shifts – these prophesied alliances are very realistic. Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia will sit this one out.
Ezekiel 38:23 So I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself. And I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD Ezekiel 39:2 And I will turn Gog and Magog back, and leave but the sixth part of them, and will cause them to come up from the north parts and will bring them to the mountains of Israel:
This war is but a preliminary event for what follows – which will be global in scale. Do not confuse common greed and Islamic hatred of Israel, for the one who craves the worship of the planet. This is but the beginning of sorrows…and the Mahdi or “12th Imam” are but the transparent stepping-stones of the real deception.