For more than a decade, the Russo-Ukrainian War has been raging in the northern part of our globe. Far from being resolved after all that time, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 (almost exactly eight years after the war started) escalated it and caused a massive backlash and response from many nations, especially the United States and the West.
This war is not going away soon. In fact, only recently we received news that Russia may be intensifying the war even more. This news of intensification came in several articles from RT.com, the Internet portal for the Russian state-controlled international news television network which is funded by the Russian government.
In essence, the news stated that Russia could consider changing its nuclear doctrine, that they have begun their second round of nuclear drills, as well as plans to upgrade their nuclear weapons and to arm their allies, and the Russian Navy ships are training for long-range strikes while en route to Cuba.
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Blaming “escalory actions” by the US and its allies, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov warned that Russia could potentially make changes to its nuclear doctrine. While he refused to elaborate the exact nature of the potential amendments, Ryabkov was quoted as saying that the international situation has been getting increasingly “complicated” and changes to Russia’s nuclear posture could not be ruled out. Putin had only recently reiterated that Moscow’s stance on nuclear weapons is a last-resort option, indicating the seriousness of the situation if the amendments were to be made on the current nuclear doctrine that allows the use of atomic weapons only in “exceptional cases”.
Russia and its ally Belarus have also been kicking off the second stage of joint non-strategic nuclear forces exercises. The latest round of drills will include the joint training of units in the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, and will be aimed at maintaining the readiness of personnel and equipment for warfare which will include missile launches. Once again, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has warned that Russia may take measures in retaliation to “the West’s escalatory actions”. Russia is also said to consider upgrading their nuclear weapons.
Concurrently with these developments, the Russian Defense Ministry in Russia reported that a Russian Navy flotilla has conducted long-range strike drills in the Atlantic Ocean en route to Cuba. The two ships that delivered the simulated long-range strikes did them with their enemy naval targets located 600km away as potential targets. In a news dated on 15th June, 60% of Russians are said to have real fears that a Third World War would begin soon. Around the same time, the US sounded alarm over Chinese and North Korean support for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Why should these developments in a war involving foreign nations be of concern to us? Because many things that take place in the physical and temporal dimensions of our world may have parallel spiritual significance. In the Book of Revelation, the apostle John wrote about his vision of the Four Horsemen that are the harbingers of the End Days.
Recently, we published an article introducing this topic. In it, we mentioned the White and Red Horsemen. In total, Apostle John reported four horsemen. The developments above concern the second (the Red Horseman) foremost, but it is not unfeasible that an escalation in the current war between Russia and the West could portent the riding out of the third horseman, bringing us yet one step closer to the End Days.
To recap, Apostle John revealed that the Red Horseman is signified as riding on a horse with a coat like blazing red. In his hand is a massive sword, held upright in a declaration of war. To this figure – traditionally identified as War – is given the power to take peace from the Earth and to make people kill each other. For the import and context of the White and Red Horsemen, you may read our previous article.
In truth, the war between Russia and the West is not an isolated one. Both Russia and the United States are superpowers with a host of allied nations behind each of their backs. If the war were to escalate to a crisis point, it would engulf the world and cause massive destruction on an unprecedented scale, and it is not beyond possibility that this may happen.
Russia and many of its allies have representations of a fiery red colour in national symbols such as their flags. The Red Horseman has also been described as wielding a large sword of destruction. This could easily be in the shape of the Russian hypersonic and intercontinental Kinzhal missiles, a ‘large sword’ capable of immense destruction across the world in the blink of an eye. Furthermore, alongside the Russian-Ukraine War, there is also another major war taking place in the Holy Land, with Russia possibly supplying much of the weapons used in that conflict.
While we reiterate that we believe that the Four Horsemen are spiritual and not national forces, we also believe that they have a crucial role in the convergence towards the Last Days and that they wield an immense and powerful influence in the direction of events. No matter where the above developments will head, it is advantageous that we keep ourselves cognizant of the latest development of world events, particularly in reference to the Last Days.
Disclaimer: This article was written from our understanding of eschatology as described in the Bible, and in relation to current day events, with the purpose to encourage discussion and the sharing of thoughts. It takes a neutral stance and is not meant to impinge or offend any belief.
We believe that the four horsemen are spiritual forces rather than national ones but that certain events indicate their looming presence and that they are a crucial part of the convergence towards the Last Days.
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