Milestones 2014 Contents

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

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