"Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. Ezekiel 38:3-7

Libya is in the news lately for obvious reasons. The popular uprising against the Gaddafi terrorist regime, the Savagery of Gaddafi himself, as well as the feckless quality of leadership displayed by the Obama administration, the bungled attempt at coalition building, and the debate as to the wisdom, not to mention constitutionality, of the intervention make for an interesting situation.

God has plans for Libya, that are not as fickle as those of the kings of the earth. Libya is slated to go down to destruction as part of a coalition of nations armed and headed up by Russia and Turkey, and include Iran, Somalia, and Ethiopia in a catastrophic war against Israel, a war that will demonstrate to the world that the LORD is the only true and living God.

It is distressing that the USA is lending its strength to make war on behalf of Al Qaeda, which is leading the opposition toward Gaddafi, in the eastern province of Cyrenaica, a long known hotbed of Islamist fervor. We have aided Al Qaeda before, when we bombed our former allies the Serbs into ceding Kosovo to the Albanian branch of Al Qaeda, under the Clinton administration. Elections have consequences:

But be assured, our God is Sovereign.

The Eastern province which is resisting Gaddafi in the name of Al Queda is Cyrenaica --remember Simon of Cyrene, the man who carried the cross of Jesus? Simon was from Cyrene, modern day Libya! At one time in the first three centuries, North Africa was the Christian center of the world. There were several Cyrenians among the first disciples, and at Pentecost. But Libya has long been swallowed up in Islam's tomb.

God says to Russia, that He is going to put a hook in his mouth and draw him out, down to the mountains of Israel, for his epic last battle. It is interesting that Vladimir Putin condemned the Obama coalition for its bombing of Gaddafi's strongholds, calling it a "modern crusade," words chosen carefully to stir Islamic passions around the world.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by My servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the LORD God that My fury shall come up in My face. For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel. Ezekiel 38:17-19

All of the elements of Old Testament warfare by God against pagan invaders coming against Israel are moving into position for the great shaking.

And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the LORD God: every man's sword shall be against his brother. And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.Thus will I 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 38:21-23

Even so, LORD Jesus, Come Quickly.!.

snippets taken from article by Pastor Bill Randles