Already strained relations between Israel and Russia stand at the precipice in its most serious crisis in years after Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Hamas for talks in Moscow during a news conference in Madrid, Spain and added that Russia does not consider Hamas a terrorist organization.
Putin said that the world must respect the Palestinian people and that world leaders must look for a solution, that contacts with Hamas must continue. The US reminded Russia that it was expected to stand firm against the terror attacks by Hamas and that Russia was on record condemning the violent tactics of Hamas.
Jimmy's Prophetic Prospective on the News
The Russian invitation for Hamas to hold joint talks in Moscow is a precursor to the scenario that is found in Bible prophecy for the Last Days. Over the years the relations between Moscow and Jerusalem have been strained; but with Putin's invitation for Hamas to come to Moscow for talks, Israeli officials believe this to be a very serious crisis.
President Putin went beyond saying that Russia did not consider Hamas a terrorist organization, in addition he urged the global community to work with a Hamas-led Palestinian government. With the Hamas charter calling for the removal of a Jewish state from the Middle East and death to all Jews, it is difficult to say Hamas is not a terror group.
As a student of Bible prophecy, this scenario is found in God's Word for the Last Days with both the Russians and the Palestinians as key players. Ezekiel 38:2 refers to Russia as Magog, the name of the geographical location of Russia today and the leader of the coalition of nations that come against Israel in the Last Days.
Hamas and the Palestinians are the Edomites of biblical times, sworn enemies of the Jewish people according to the ancient, Jewish prophets Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Obadiah, and Malachi. Bible prophecy will be fulfilled.
