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CONTENTS
- PREFACE 3
- Abbreviations and Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………. 8
- Chapter 2: FROM EARLY MILESTONES—1979…………………………………………….. 11
- Pope John Paul II’s first year…………………………………………………………………………. 12
- The year of the Egypt-Israel peace treaty…………………………………………………….. 12
- The Israel of God in the isles of the sea………………………………………………………… 13
- Chapter 3: THE KING SHALL DO ACCORDING TO HIS WILL……………………… 14
- Daniel—Judgment of El…………………………………………………………………………………. 14
- Who is the KING today?………………………………………………………………………………… 16
- The KING of Daniel 2……………………………………………………………………………………… 17
- The KING of Daniel 4……………………………………………………………………………………… 18
- The KING of Daniel 7……………………………………………………………………………………… 18
- The KING of Daniel 8……………………………………………………………………………………… 19
- The KING of Daniel 11……………………………………………………………………………………. 20
- Vital links between Daniel 7 and Daniel 8……………………………………………………. 21
- The resurrection before the invasion of the land………………………………………… 22
- Chapter 4: RUSSIA, THE GRECO-ROMAN KING OF THE NORTH…………………. 23
- Israel and the Book of Revelation………………………………………………………………….. 23
- Russia the Inheritor of the Greco-Roman System………………………………………… 23
- The KING shall exalt himself: Daniel 11:36…………………………………………………… 25
- The KING and his God…………………………………………………………………………………….. 26
- The fall of the Soviet Empire………………………………………………………………………….. 27
- Chapter 5: UKRAINE THE BIRTHPLACE OF RUSSIA …………………………………….. 28
- Kievan Rus……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 28
- Crimea……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30
- 1988, the 1,000th year of Christianity in Rus…………………………………………………. 31
- Chapter 6: THE TWO FEET OF THE IMAGE ………………………………………………….. 32
- The Feet and Toes of Nebuchadnezzar’s Image……………………………………………. 32
- The iron-clay feet…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 33
- Chapter 7: THE BEAR ON THE MOVE AGAIN………………………………………………… 34
- First steps into Georgia…………………………………………………………………………………… 34
- Next steps into Ukraine………………………………………………………………………………….. 34
- The Bear swallows Crimea!……………………………………………………………………………. 35
- Pickings in Eastern Ukraine…………………………………………………………………………… 36
- The next step?…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 37
- Securing Ukraine’s Western flank…………………………………………………………………. 37
- Russia’s Push to the South………………………………………………………………………………. 38
- Crimea—establishing a forward base……………………………………………………………. 38
- Russia Is Using Crimea To Expand And Modernize Its Black Sea Fleet………. 39
- Russia Boosts Its Black Sea Presence……………………………………………………………… 40
- Fortress Crimea: Russia Shifts Military Balance in the Black Sea……………….. 40
- I can take Kiev in two weeks, Vladimir Putin warns European leaders…….. 41
- Russia and NATO…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 42
- I will turn you about, put hooks into your jaws, and bring you forth………… 42
- Chapter 8: PUTIN AND JUSTINIAN—AVENGING THE PAST………………………… 43
- Justinian—reclaiming the lost lands……………………………………………………………… 43
- Putin—a new Justinian?…………………………………………………………………………………. 44
- Putin and the third Rome……………………………………………………………………………….. 45
- Patriarch thanks Putin for his care for people’s spiritual wellbeing………….. 46
- Kirill: Ukraine is part of “the historical territory of Russia”……………………….. 47
- Putin: the historical reunification of Crimea with Russia…………………………… 47
- It was the EU that provoked the Ukrainian shambles, not Putin……………….. 48
- US and EU sanctions on Russia are biting……………………………………………………. 49
- Plunging rouble follows the plunging price of oil……………………………………….. 49
- Putin takes the longer view…………………………………………………………………………… 50
- As Good as Gold!…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 51
- The Eurasian Union is born………………………………………………………………………….. 51
- Chapter 9: RUSSIA, TURKEY AND THE MIDDLE EAST………………………………… 52
- Turkey, NATO and the EU……………………………………………………………………………… 52
- The Tsar Meets the Sultan…………………………………………………………………………….. 52
- South Stream is dead. Long live Turkish Stream!……………………………………….. 54
- Russia-Turkey Axis Could Ruin EU Pipeline Plans………………………………………. 55
- Building bridges to Greece……………………………………………………………………………. 55
- The strategic need for control over Turkey………………………………………………… 56
- Russia Refocuses on the Middle East…………………………………………………………… 57
- Russia sends West warning by signing nuclear deal with Iran………………… 58
- A Russia-Iran Axis Is Emerging…………………………………………………………………… 58
- Russia and Iran Lock NATO Out of Caspian Sea………………………………………… 60
- Russia and Syria…………………………………………………………………………………………… 60
- Russia and Egypt………………………………………………………………………………………….. 60
- Is there a future for the Jews in Turkey?…………………………………………………… 60
- Chapter 10: THE MIDDLE EAST: TWO THIGHS OF BRASS………………………… 61
- The N-S split in the Middle East………………………………………………………………….. 61
- Iran—increasing her power……………………………………………………………………….. 62
- How Iraq Became a Proxy of the Islamic Republic of Iran………………………. 62
- Iran’s support for Syria “will continue incessantly”………………………………… 63
- The Islamic State—its origins and destiny………………………………………………… 63
- ISIS “the most cash-rich and capable terror group in the world”…………… 64
- Does Balaam’s prophecy shed light on today’s situation?……………………….. 65
- Assad far from defeated…………………………………………………………………………….. 66
- Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions………. 67
- Britain in the Middle East. We’re back…………………………………………………….. 68
- Bahrain was ancient Dedan………………………………………………………………………. 69
- Britain in the Gulf………………………………………………………………………………………. 69
- Britain and Saudi Arabia…………………………………………………………………………… 69
- The young lions working in the region…………………………………………………….. 70
- Chapter 11: ISRAEL FACES HAMAS YET AGAIN………………………………………. 71
- Operation Strong Cliff………………………………………………………………………………… 71
- Israel’s disproportionate response?…………………………………………………………. 72
- Hamas planned Rosh Hashanah massacres……………………………………………. 74
- Gaza rebuilding—fine promises—little action……………………………………….. 75
- Israel, President Abbas and Fatah…………………………………………………………… 75
- Israel and her other neighbours……………………………………………………………… 75
- Netanyahu calls new elections………………………………………………………………… 77
- Israel a state for Jews……………………………………………………………………………….. 77
- Israel’s economy……………………………………………………………………………………….. 78
- Israel’s latest export success is British……………………………………………………. 79
- Chapter 12: THE POPE FRANCIS EFFECT……………………………………………….. 80
- The Jesuit Pope…………………………………………………………………………………………. 80
- Pope Francis visits Israel…………………………………………………………………………. 80
- Jesus “the first Palestinian Martyr”………………………………………………………… 81
- Francis addresses the MEP’s…………………………………………………………………… 82
- The EU founded as a Jesuit institution…………………………………………………… 83
- Francis a worshipper of Mary………………………………………………………………… 84
- The God of Guardians……………………………………………………………………………… 84
- Catholic and Orthodox together…………………………………………………………….. 84
- Francis seeks to promote Europe…………………………………………………………… 85
- The Russo-Papal Alliance in the Mideast………………………………………………. 86
- Chapter 13: GERMANY LEADS THE EU…………………………………………………. 87
- The European elections 2014…………………………………………………………………. 87
- Europe’s economic woes………………………………………………………………………… 88
- The eurozone is 15………………………………………………………………………………….. 88
- Germany holds the key…………………………………………………………………………… 88
- Celebrating the 25th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall………………………. 89
- Chapter 14: BRITAIN—ON HER WAY OUT?………………………………………….. 90
- Scotland pulls back from independence………………………………………………. 90
- The Merchants of Tarshish……………………………………………………………………. 91
- Britain’s exit from the EU………………………………………………………………………. 91
- UK elections…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 92
- UK now the ‘lowest-cost manufacturing economy of Western Europe’ ..92
- British-Israeli trade booming………………………………………………………………… 93
- Tough New Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism………………………………….. 93
- The Queen’s speech………………………………………………………………………………… 93
- Chapter 15: FOUNDATION PROBLEMS SHAKE THE BROTHERHOOD.. 94
- Undermine the foundation and the house of faith falls……………………… 94
- Chapter 16: EXHORTATION: Returning to their land………………………….. 96