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[kantuckyII]

Prophetic Events Unfolding? Time will tell....

Armada of British naval power massing in the Gulf as Israel prepares an Iran strike
An armada of US and British naval power is massing in the Persian Gulf in the belief that Israel is considering a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s covert nuclear weapons programme.


Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war.
Western leaders are convinced that Iran will retaliate to any attack by attempting to mine or blockade the shipping lane through which passes around 18 million barrels of oil every day, approximately 35 per cent of the world’s petroleum traded by sea.

A blockade would have a catastrophic effect on the fragile economies of Britain, Europe the United States and Japan, all of which rely heavily on oil and gas supplies from the Gulf.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most congested international waterways. It is only 21 miles wide at its narrowest point and is bordered by the Iranian coast to the north and the United Arab Emirates to the south.
In preparation for any pre-emptive or retaliatory action by Iran, warships from more than 25 countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, will today begin an annual 12-day exercise.



By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent10:00PM BST 15 Sep 2012943 Comments
Battleships, aircraft carriers, minesweepers and submarines from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war.
Western leaders are convinced that Iran will retaliate to any attack by attempting to mine or blockade the shipping lane through which passes around 18 million barrels of oil every day, approximately 35 per cent of the world’s petroleum traded by sea.
A blockade would have a catastrophic effect on the fragile economies of Britain, Europe the United States and Japan, all of which rely heavily on oil and gas supplies from the Gulf.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most congested international waterways. It is only 21 miles wide at its narrowest point and is bordered by the Iranian coast to the north and the United Arab Emirates to the south.
In preparation for any pre-emptive or retaliatory action by Iran, warships from more than 25 countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, will today begin an annual 12-day exercise.
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The war games are the largest ever undertaken in the region.
They will practise tactics in how to breach an Iranian blockade of the strait and the force will also undertake counter-mining drills.
The multi-national naval force in the Gulf includes three US Nimitz class carrier groups, each of which has more aircraft than the entire complement of the Iranian air force.
The carriers are supported by at least 12 battleships, including ballistic missile cruisers, frigates, destroyers and assault ships carrying thousand of US Marines and special forces.
The British component consists of four British minesweepers and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Cardigan Bay, a logistics vessel. HMS Diamond, a brand-new £1billion Type 45 destroyer, one of the most powerful ships in the British fleet, will also be operating in the region.
In addition, commanders will also simulate destroying Iranian combat jets, ships and coastal missile batteries.
In the event of war, the main threat to the multi-national force will come from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps navy, which is expected to adopt an “access-denial” strategy in the wake of an attack, by directly targeting US warships, attacking merchant shipping and mining vital maritime chokepoints in the Persian Gulf.
Defence sources say that although Iran’s capability may not be technologically sophisticated, it could deliver a series of lethal blows against British and US ships using mini-subs, fast attack boats, mines and shore-based anti-ship missile batteries.
Next month, Iran will stage massive military manoeuvres of its own, to show that it is prepared to defend its nuclear installations against the threat of aerial bombardment.
The exercise is being showcased as the biggest air defence war game in the Islamic Republic’s history, and will be its most visible response yet to the prospect of an Israeli military strike.
Using surface-to-air missiles, unmanned drones and state-of-the-art radar, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and air force will combine to test the defences of 3,600 sensitive locations throughout the country, including oil refineries and uranium enrichment facilities.
Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya air defence base, told a conference this month that the manoeuvres would “identify vulnerabilities, try out new tactics and practise old ones”.
At the same time as the Western manoeuvres in the Gulf, the British Response Task Forces Group — which includes the carrier HMS Illustrious, equipped with Apache attack helicopters, along with the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle - will be conducting a naval exercise in the eastern Mediterranean. The task force could easily be diverted to the Gulf region via the Suez Canal within a week of being ordered to do so.
The main naval exercise comes as President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, today to discuss the Iranian crisis.
Many within the Obama administration believe that Israel will launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities before the US presidential elections, an act which would signal the failure of one of Washington’s key foreign policy objectives.
Both Downing Street and Washington hope that the show of force will demonstrate to Iran that Nato and the West will not allow President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian leader, to develop a nuclear armoury or close Hormuz.
Sir John Sawers, the head of MI6, the Secret Intelligence Service, reportedly met the Israeli prime minister and Ehud Barak, his defence secretary, two weeks ago in an attempt to avert military action against Iran.
But just last week Mr Netanyahu signalled that time for a negotiated settlement was running out when he said: “The world tells Israel 'Wait, there’s still time.’ And I say, 'Wait for what? Wait until when?’
“Those in the international community who refuse to put red lines before Iran don’t have a moral right to place a red light before Israel.”
The crisis hinges on Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme, which Israel believes is designed to build an atomic weapon. Tehran has long argued that the programme is for civil use only and says it has no plans to an build a nuclear bomb, but that claim has been disputed by the West, with even the head of MI6 stating that the Islamic Republic is on course to develop atomic weapons by 2014.
The Strait of Hormuz has long been disputed territory, with the Iranians claiming control of the region and the entire Persian Gulf.
Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps recently boasted that “any plots of enemies” would be foiled and a heavy price exacted, adding: “We determine the rules of military conflict in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.”
But Leon Panetta, the US defence secretary, warned that Iranian attempts to exercise control over the Strait of Hormuz could be met with force.
He said: “The Iranians need to understand that the United States and the international community are going to hold them directly responsible for any disruption of shipping in that region — by Iran or, for that matter, by its surrogates.”
Mr Panetta said that the United States was “fully prepared for all contingencies” and added: “We’ve invested in capabilities to ensure that the Iranian attempt to close down shipping in the Gulf is something that we are going to be able to defeat if they make that decision.”
That announcement was supported by Philip Hammond, the Defence Secretary, who added: “We are determined to work as part of the international community effort to ensure freedom of passage in the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz.”
One defence source told The Sunday Telegraph last night: “If it came to war, there would be carnage. The Iranian casualties would be huge but they would be able to inflict severe blows against the US and British.
“The Iranian Republican Guard are well versed in asymmetrical warfare and would use swarm attacks to sink or seriously damage ships. This is a conflict nobody wants, but the rhetoric from Israel is unrelenting.”

[abuck76]

Prophetic???...really?...Booga booga........How many times has someone called for the prophecies being fulfilled?...........You are a sad little man.....booga booga............. :12224

[kantuckyII]

3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

[abuck76]

Such a boor........... :12224

[Burg_Grad_77]

I see Chicken Little is at it again.

"The end is near!! We're all doomed, doomed I say!!!"

I can just see Tuck walking through Flatwoods with that on a sign around his neck.

[kantuckyII]

I'm not doomed, I'm ready to go and looking forward to it!

[ironmen1987]

Exciting times huh Tuck? Watching the countries line up for the battle in Ezekiel, the rise of China and Russia, the massive swarms of earthquakes and all these volcanic eruptions, the push for one world govt and religion. It's hard to keep up with it all. Keep on preaching it Tuck. They don't have to believe or agree. Just don't get mired in the world and forget who and what you are! That's the devils favorite weapon......

[abuck76]

BOOGAQ BOOGA!!!!!!.......... :12224

[ironmen1987]

Ezekiel 36-39 would make for some good Sunday morning reading before service today. Have a blessed day Tuck! Hope the Spirit of God moves mightily for y'all today! Ephesians 6:12....

[Burg_Grad_77]

I'm not doomed, I'm ready to go and looking forward to it!

Then do us all a favor and go ahead and go.

[kantuckyII]

Ezekiel 36-39 would make for some good Sunday morning reading before service today. Have a blessed day Tuck! Hope the Spirit of God moves mightily for y'all today! Ephesians 6:12....

Just read it ironmen! Appreciate it a bunch! “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord [m]God, You know.” 4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.’

We've seen the bones gather, seen them covered with skin but very soon, they'll have breath in them! AMEN!

[Focused]

The truth is, prophecy has been, is, and will continue to be fulfilled every day, including endtime prophecies that are unfolding daily..

[ironmen1987]

Ezekiel 36-39 would make for some good Sunday morning reading before service today. Have a blessed day Tuck! Hope the Spirit of God moves mightily for y'all today! Ephesians 6:12....

Just read it ironmen! Appreciate it a bunch! “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord [m]God, You know.” 4 Again He said to me, “Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.’

We've seen the bones gather, seen them covered with skin but very soon, they'll have breath in them! AMEN!

After feeling led to study this before service i got there and the pastor spoke on Ezekiel 37 and how God wanted to breathe life into our dead bones. We serve an awesome God Tuck

[NYBuckeye96]

All the more reason to re-elect Obama. Romney/Ryan have NO Foreign policy experience and have been a complete disaster in all of their foreign policy speeches/visits so far. In addition, over 75% of Romney's foreign policy advisers were advisers to George W Bush's failed foreign policies. Talk about a disaster in the making!!!!!!

[wildthingRV]

http://www.bulletproofme.com/PHOTO%20pa ... Combat.htm

For the chunks of sky.

It will happen when it happens, just as the book says. We don't know when. We can't know when. Remember every other time mere men tried to predict God's next move? Have we EVER been right? What makes you think you are?

Oh, and wrong forum.

[ironmen1987]

Matthew 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

Actually we have some clues as to when. Israel is God's "fig tree". Many prophecy teachers/experts believe this and they agree this verse is talking about the regathering of Jews onto their rightful land. How long is a generation? That is the million dollar question. There are other clues that tie in with this but i don't claim to know cover to cover and would require time to read thru and find them again. I wrote them down before but with four kids everything disappears in my house. As far as this topic not belonging here...people are free to read the title and move on. Nobody is forced to read anything Tuck posts and it is always the same small group that takes it upon themselves to indulge in heated debate. Do you want to be the one that takes away their only hobby???

[wildthingRV]

Have we ever been right? Has man ever predicted God's next move?

No.

To believe we can is absolute arrogance at worst and ignorace at best. We just can't know. We do know that the Bible is FULL of word games. Lots of stuff makes much more sense AFTER it's fullfilled.

[kantuckyII]

I do not need to predict God's next move, He has already revealed it to us. The only thing left now is for the Rapture of The Church, that IS the next thing in prophesy

The http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se ... rsion=NKJV 37th Chapter, I see it like this..

The Scattered bones are the Children of Israel (Jews - Blood Descendants of Abraham, Jacob and Issac) who were/are scattered about the earth. God gathers them back...Israel is reformed - that is putting the sinews and the flesh and skin, the Nation of Israel became a nation again in 1948...however, the Jews living in Israel are dead, Spiritually Dead...or unsaved, The Chosen but not His Children. Soon, after the Church is taken up, Israel will turn from their disbelief and receive the Savior, Jesus. They will then be 'alive' or have breath.

Right now, Israel is an a ring of fire all around them. Satan is working TRIPLE TIME in his vain efforts to destroy God's people because Satan KNOWS his time is rapidly drawing to a close. He can't win this battle but he's still trying but he can't win. Israel, after they have turned from their disbelief will be witnesses for God to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and lead millions to God during the Tribulation...and many of these will be beheaded for their faith!

[kantuckyII]

I do believe the Bible plainly teaches that those who reject the Gospel having clear witness of it will not have a second chance during the Tribulation. The Bible says that God will send strong delusion so they'll believe the lie instead of the truth but untold millions will find Christ. The Bible tells us that: "behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation" Best to be not left behind! The day is drawing nearer in leaps and bounds

[Burg_Grad_77]

As usual you have a taken a thread and turned it into one of your religious rants.

Take it to the proper forum Hypocrite.