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The land of Edom, Russia, therefore plays a major part in the final events just before the 7th Trump sounds.

The restoration of Israel at the return of Jesus Christ is preceded by the desolation of her enemies who come against her from the north (Ezk. 38:14) just prior to His return. It is the "last straw", as we say, and even triggers the sounding of the 7th Trump and the short-lived events of the 2nd tribulation. We will find in chapters 38-39 that those who come against true Israel are headed by the leader of Esau, the "chief prince Meshech*", which means the "leader of Rosh" (Russia) and her allies (Tubal).

*Note: Do not confuse Meshech with Meshach, who was one of the three servants of God along with Shadrach and Abedneggo who were tossed into the fiery furnace by the king of Babylon. They emerged from the fire completely unharmed without even the smell of smoke on their clothing. In contrast, Meshech is going to "feel the heat" real good when the fire of God's wrath comes upon him!

The understanding of this 35th chapter is made easy with just a little background. Esau and Jacob were twin sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and it is written that Esau has always had a "perpetual hatred", meaning a "continual underlying hostility", towards his brother Jacob, even from the "world that then was". You see, before they were ever born they even "struggled" in the womb of their mother Rebecca.

Genesis 25:22
And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
It is also written concerning Esau in Romans 9:13 "As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." That was our Father speaking about the little babies who were yet in their mother's womb! Like we said, Esau had an perpetual hatred and despised his "birthright" even in the "world that then was" (2 Pet.3) which was before the foundation of this earth age (Eph. 1:4). God had very little respect for his attitude from the beginning.
[23] And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
This is really important, because these two sons of Isaac would become two "great nations", even two great superpowers of the final generation. They are basically the United States (Jacob) and Russia (Esau). Although Russia, that "bear" nation, has recently lost some of her prestige in the minds of many as a great superpower, because of the breakup of the USSR and the collapse of the Berlin wall (symbolizing the end of the cold war), do not go into hibernation yourself, for the current leader is "putin" her back on her feet and she's beginning to raise up once again "on one side" (Dan. 7:5), which is the "left" side, the side of communism and socialism and oppression. That is Satan's side, by the way!

Again, we are soon going to learn in chapters 38 & 39 that it will be this Edom, that "red nation", that "bear nation" of Esau (Russia) along with her allies who will come against "true" Israel, Jacob's nation, from the north (the United States). And it will be God Almighty Himself who will "smite the bow from their 'left' hand" (Ezek. 39:3), i.e. Jesus Christ shall defeat them at His coming.

The land of Edom, Russia, therefore plays a major part in the final events just before the 7th Trump sounds. The prophet Daniel saw a vision concerning the "bear nation" and her role at the time Satan is cast out of heaven to this earth as the king of Babylon, the little horn, the antichrist, the abomination of desolation, etc, etc. Let's go SEE what Daniel SAW.

Daniel 7:2
Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
The sea represents the people and nations (Rev. 17:15).  Daniel in this vision of chapter 7 sees the final surrender (actually a takeover) of the superpowers, including the "bear" nation, to the political structure of the New World Order, with its 10 kings headed by antichrist, the little horn (vs. 7 & 8). You will notice in verse 2 that this takes place when the four winds are "striving" upon the earth. That means they have been released, so this takes place after Christ commands the angel of the 6th Trump to let go the four angels holding the four winds of Rev. 7:1.

Only AFTER God's elect have "sealed" all of the 144,000 of Rev. 7:4, 12,000 each from the listed nations of Israel, so that they are sealed with the Word of God "IN" their foreheads and therefore cannot be "hurt" (Rev, 9:4), does the angel of the 6th Trump let go the four angels. There release is at the sound of the 6th Trump:

Rev. 9:13-15
And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
[14] Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

[15] And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

So at the time of the 6th Trump and the appearance of antichrist, the New World Order becomes "Powered By Satan" (PBS), because he completely takes over. He will be in charge of the superpowers, including the nation who dwells in the land of Edom, i.e. Russia the bear nation.
Daniel 7:3
And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
Just so there is no doubt about who these four beasts are, they are explained later in the 17th verse of this chapter. Daniel 7:17 "These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth." So again, the sea is the earth, meaning the people of the earth.

Now, one of these four beasts (kings/leaders) heads the "bear nation", the nation of Esau in the land of Edom. He is that "chief prince Meshech" of Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39 which we will get to soon in our studies. Here is his description:

Daniel 7:5
And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
The three "ribs", those three* who control what the bear speaks (for they are in his mouth), are the "they" who tell him, "Arise, and sic 'em, i.e. devour much flesh!" And whose flesh do you think the blood thirsty bear is going to arise to devour? We know from his history and the 38th and 39th chapters of Ezekiel and that which we shall read in this 35th chapter, that it is the nation of his brother Jacob (true Israel) once again. (the United States)

*Could these three "ribs" be the same as the three "frogs" in the mouth of the dragon? Well, who do think controls the world and the nations at this time? The dragon, of course!

Rev. 16:13
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
Everyone has the same "talking points" under the dragon's administration, don't they?
[14] For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Oh, the three frogs (evil spirits) go forth unto the kings of the earth! Why? To gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty! Yep, the three ribs (really, frogs wouldn't be a good analogy for bears, because bears don't eat frogs. They like ribs!) are stuffed in the mouth of the "bear". They say to the bear, "Arise, go get Jacob, Esau!" Gribbit!
Daniel 7:7
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
The kings of the world all become subservient to the One World Political system under the authority of these ten horns (kings) headed by the little horn, Satan (next verse).Let this be no mystery, for you will find the exact same thing written in Rev. 13. The leader of the 10 kings (horns) is the beast, the dragon of Rev. 13, the little horn of Dan. 7:8.
[8] I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
The little horn takes right over as the One Superpower Ruler (OSR) and "plucks up" the authority of the other superpower rulers like pulling dandelions from wet soil! This "little horn" is antichrist, the king of Babylon, Satan himself, claiming to be the Messiah, and "Who", as written in 2 Thes. 2:4, "opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God."

So the bear nation will come against this nation from the north. We will discuss where that is later on in chapters 38 & 39. It will be Esau's final act as he once again demonstrates his despise for his birthright and his perpetual hatred for his brother Jacob.  It is too bad, because God would surely have given to Esau the blessings of the firstborn, which he was the firstborn, had he repented and turned to Him. Let's go back and read what is written after he "Sold Out His Own People", i.e. his birthright, for a lousy bowl of "red" pottage. Won't they be proud of him?

Genesis 25:34
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
So Jacob received the blessing of the firstborn and has since inherited the wealth and the prosperity and the fertile land from sea to shining sea with luscious fields teeming with amber waves of grain, while Esau got Mt. Seir, and bunch of rocks and a bunch of ice and snow in Siberia. That is why we sell them so much of our wheat. Esau's land of Edom, which means "red", cannot be compared with our land, the land of Jacob.

So Esau hated Jacob because he was envious in that Jacob got more than he did! And he sought to kill him! Nice guy!

Genesis 27:41
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Finally, before we cover this chapter 35, we should be reminded that 10 chapters ago in chapter 25 we read of judgment against Edom. It was for the same jealousy and vengeance he has perpetually harbored against his brother!
Ezekiel 25:12
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;

[13] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.

The land of Edom is just not prime real estate, is it? It lies north, away from "the fat of the land", as it was prophesied. Some believe the prophecy in this chapter 35 concerning Mt. Seir's desolation has already come to pass. And in type it has. Here is what Dr. Smith writes in his Bible Dictionary concerning Mt. Seir:
"Esau drove out the Horites who dwelt in rock-hewn dwellings (Deut. 2:12), probably such as are seen now in Petra, and changed its name to Edom. Ezekiel prophesied the desolation of Mt. Seir, which seems to have been fulfilled in the present condition of the country." (Smith's Bible Dictionary)
But that is not the final judgment of Mt. Seir and the land of Edom. The prophecy we are about to read is given for this final generation and for what will happen to Mt. Seir "in that day"!


1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them {the ancient Israelites} for ensamples, and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

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