moons, eclipses, all that. Don't squander your pension fund, expecting something

Submitted by Michael S (United States), Oct 15, 2015 at 05:35

HI, Tovey

Here are my own predictions:

1. Russia has zippo to do with Ezekiel 38; it will not invade Israel, and
2. The Arab uprising in Israel is sameo-sameo; it's just Arabs doing what they do best.

I don't know what's in store for Turkey, but it doesn't look good. Erdogan seems likely to "win" the election in a few weeks, by hook or by crook. That's why HE is probably behind the recent terrorist attack in Ankara -- an attack against the Kurds, which Erdogan blames on the Kurds. To the Turkish Muslims, that all makes sense; but to me it doesn't. All I know, is that someone like Erdogan hasn't made a palace for himself that would have made the Ottoman sultans swoon in envy, and not intend to live there for life. He's the real threat in the region (after Iran), not the Russians.

I haven't noticed Erdogan changing his heart concerning Assad; in fact, I don't think he has a heart that's capable of changing. Putin is more honorable than most American leaders, so I don't expect him to turn against Assad (the way we did to Ngo Dinh Diem and Nguyen Van Thieu in Vietnam, or Hosni Mubarak in Egypt). As long as the Russians are in Syria, therefore, propping up Assad, the Turks cannot attack Israel by land.

Things certainly have been rocking the region; but what we're seeing develop lately is not an Ezekiel 38-type scenario; many more surprize twists have to happen first. How are we doing with blood moons? Let's see... it seems we've run out of them. The last of the four was the one a couple of weeks ago. Whatever it portended, it did not portend Ezekiel 38-39. It seems the closest eclipses near Israel won't be until 2019 or 2020. Here are the maps:

• 2001-2020 eclipses
• 2021-2040 eclipses

August 2, 2027 seems like the best fit, for eclipse followers. If that's supposed to mark the Perousia or some such event, maybe the Ezekiel attack on Israel will come in 2020 -- perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. I'll be 72 then, if I'm still alive. I'm not holding my breath.

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