Ron Rhodes - Northern Storm Rising: Russia, Iran, and the Emerging End-Times Military Coalition Against Israel

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NORTHERN STORM RISING

Copyright 2008 by Ron Rhodes

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Rhodes, Ron.

Northern storm rising / Ron Rhodes.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-0-7369-2174-9 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-0-7369-3624-8 (eBook)

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Someone said that writers are not home even when they are home. I wouldnt go that far, but a writers time is consumed like few other jobs and occupations. Writing is hard work, and doing it right involves a lengthy, drawn-out process. For this reason, I never tire of giving a special heartfelt thanks to my wife, Kerri, and two children, David and Kylie. I appreciate their sacrificial attitude more than I can put into words.

Hitler revealed in Mein Kampf that he intended to commit genocide on the Jews of GermanyHe communicated his true intentions, even if only those who knew how to listen to disturbed personalities believed him at the time. So, too, the mad mullahs who rule Iran have been clearly telling the world that they intend to use their missiles and, when they have them, their nuclear weapons.

J EROME C ORSI

author of Atomic Iran

At the apocalyptic end of days, mainstream Muslims envision that a great, armed jihad will result in the subjugation of the entire world to Islam.

D ORE G OLD

author of The Fight for Jerusalem
former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations

The country in most immediate danger would be Israel. After decades of vowing to destroy the Jewish statealbeit failing to do so with both conventional war and guerrilla tacticsthe Islamic world would have the means to create a new Holocaust simply by pressing a few buttons.

A L V ENTER

author of Irans Nuclear Option

Over the past several years, Israeli military planners have viewed Irans burgeoning strategic arsenal with mounting alarm. According to top Israeli intelligence officials, Irans nuclear program now constitutes the single greatest threat to the existence of Israel since the Jewish states founding in 1948.

I LAN B ERMAN

author of Tehran Rising
vice president for policy, American Foreign Policy Council

Putins Russia has shown itself willing to facilitate Iranian nuclear ambitionsEspecially in light of the mullahs stated willingness to share their nuclear technology with other Islamic countries, the threat from Iran and its activities must be viewed as a ticking time bomband perhaps a mortal danger.

F RANK G AFFNEY

author of War Footing

They ask, Is it possible for us to witness a world without America and Zionism? But you had best know that this slogan and this goal are altogether attainable, and surely can be achieved. This regime that is occupying Jerusalem must be wiped from the map.

M AHMOUD A HMADINEJAD

president of Iran

The Iranians see themselves as being at the forefront of the battle against the hereticsThey believe in their connection to Allah and that salvation will come only when the war of Gog and Magog beginsand now is the time for it.

No One Can Prevent Nuclear Iran, Top Defense Official Says

Ynetnews.com, February 12, 2007

Is nuclear mega-terrorism inevitable? Harvard professors are known for being subtle or ambiguous, but Ill try to be clear. Is the worst yet to come? My answer: Bet on it. Yes.

G RAHAM A LLISON

director of Harvard Universitys Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

In memory of Dr. John F. Walvoord, my mentor in biblical prophecy at Dallas Theological Seminary.

His legacy lives on in those he taught.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

Contents

T he sports arena at Southern Methodist University in Dallas erupted into spontaneous applause as Ronald Reagan walked in. I was sitting on a bleacher and had a perfect view of him. He flashed that famous smile of his and walked down the aisle, looking left and right, waving to the enthusiastic crowd, making his way to the podium. After hearing his dynamic speech, I was confident he would be elected president of the United Statesand he soon was!

Reagan was a big fan of the biblical prophet Ezekiel. In fact, Ezekiel was Reagans favorite book of prophecy. Like many other Christians, Reagan believed that the fierce Old Testament prophet foretold that God would one day gather the children of Israel who were scattered among heathen nations back to the promised land. He also believed, based on his reading of Ezekiel 38 and 39, that atheistic Russiaalong with various Arab nations of the Middle Eastwould one day lead an invasion into Israel from the north and that God would intervene and utterly destroy this military coalition. He understood that not everything had fallen precisely into place, but he nevertheless believed the stage was being set for the fulfillment of end-time prophecies. Reagan believed he might even witness the second coming of Jesus Christ in his own lifetime.

I have stood at the foot of the gravesites of men like John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon who themselves had encounters with the leaders of Russia and various Arab nations. Scripture is clear that powerful human leaders come into power for a while and then die, but in the end, our eternal God will fulfill His sovereign purposes in human history. An overwhelming northern military coalition may attack Israel, but God is always watchfulHe who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep (Psalm 121:4)and He will be Israels defender.