{"id":6076,"date":"2022-02-27T16:12:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T13:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/?p=6076"},"modified":"2022-03-05T23:03:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T20:03:33","slug":"russia-invades-ukraine-what-significance-do-events-like-this-have-according-to-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/russia-invades-ukraine-what-significance-do-events-like-this-have-according-to-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Invades Ukraine What significance do events like this have according to the Bible?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"section1\" class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"pGroup\">\n<p id=\"p2\" class=\"p2 disableActiveState jsHasHighlightListener\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pid=\"2\">In the early morning hours of February\u00a024, 2022, Russia began a military invasion of Ukraine, despite the efforts of world leaders to avoid war. How might this military conflict affect the world? The secretary-general of the United Nations, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, said a few days ago: \u201cThe price in human suffering, destruction and damage to European and global security is too high to contemplate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-pid=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6077\" src=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/imgs-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/imgs-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/imgs-4-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/imgs-4-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section2\" class=\"section\">\n<h2 id=\"p3\" class=\"p3 disableActiveState jsHasHighlightListener\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pid=\"3\">What significance do events like this have according to the Bible?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"pGroup\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p id=\"p4\" class=\"p4 disableActiveState jsHasHighlightListener\" data-pid=\"4\"><span class=\"parNum refID\" data-pnum=\"2\">\u00a0<\/span>Jesus Christ foretold a time when \u201cnation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom.\u201d (Matthew 24:7) Read the article \u201cWhat Is the Sign of \u2018the Last Days,\u2019 or \u2018End Times\u2019?\u201d to see how the Bible shows that wars today fulfill Jesus\u2019 prophecy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p id=\"p5\" class=\"p5 disableActiveState jsHasHighlightListener\" data-pid=\"5\"><span class=\"parNum refID\" data-pnum=\"3\">\u00a0<\/span>The Bible book of Revelation depicts warfare as a rider who is seated on \u201ca fiery-colored horse\u201d and who takes \u201cpeace away from the earth.\u201d (Revelation 6:4) Read the article \u201cThe Four Horsemen\u2014Who Are They?\u201d to find out how this prophecy applies to warfare today.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p id=\"p6\" class=\"p6 disableActiveState jsHasHighlightListener\" data-pid=\"6\"><span class=\"parNum refID\" data-pnum=\"4\">\u00a0<\/span>The book of Daniel foretold a rivalry between \u201cthe king of the north\u201d and \u201cthe king of the south.\u201d (Daniel 11:25-45) Watch the video\u00a0<em>Fulfilled Prophecy\u2014Daniel Chapter\u00a011<\/em>\u00a0to learn why Russia and its allies can be identified as the king of the north.<span id=\"footnotesource1\" class=\"refID\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p id=\"p7\" class=\"p7 disableActiveState jsHasHighlightListener\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pid=\"7\"><span class=\"parNum refID\" data-pnum=\"5\">\u00a0<\/span>Revelation also describes \u201cthe war of the great day of God the Almighty.\u201d (Revelation 16:14,\u00a016) However, this is not a war between nations such as we now observe. Read the article \u201cWhat Is the Battle of Armageddon?\u201d to find more information about that future event.\u00a0 \u00a0{<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jw.org\/en\/library\/series\/more-topics\/russia-invades-ukraine-bible-meaning-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>read more here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>}<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the early morning hours of February\u00a024, 2022, Russia began a military invasion of Ukraine, despite the efforts of world leaders to avoid war. How might this military conflict affect the world? 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