The recent deal with Iran on nuclear arms and six Western nations led by the U.S. will increase tension and conflicts in the Middle East, not lessen them. And Turkey may stand to gain the most.
Turkey is the largest economy in the Middle East and is strategically situated at the confluence of the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. From 330 A.D., for more than 1500 years, Turkey has been the center of powerful empires.
Though Turkey has some converging interests with Iran, including its dependence on Iranian oil and control and/or manipulation of the Kurds, they are rivals for power. They both use the Kurds to undermine the other. Both want dominance over the Arab region. Most Arabs want neither of them to rule them.
The Islamic State provides Turkey with a number of problems. For one, the Kurds seem to be the most effective force fighting the IS, while the IS has emerged within Turkey itself, including operative cells and other activities.
In addition, Turkey doesn’t look kindly toward Iranian expansion in the Levant, which it sees as its own sphere of influence.
Syria is another challenge. Turkey wants to get rid of the Assad government and has supplied and trained militants to fight Damascus.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is alarmed by the potential expansion of Iranian influence in the region. Iran is predominantly Shiite, and with Iraq no longer a bulwark against Iran’s ambitions, the House of Saud is concerned that Iranian Shiites will stir up the large Shiite population living near its own massive oil fields.
If Assad falls, it would deal a crippling blow to Iranian influence in the region. So, it is important to Saudi Arabia to support Sunni militants in Syria and provide them with arms to fight Assad.
The U.S. attempt, along with five other powers, to rehabilitate Iran’s international image coupled with Tehran’s desires to expand its domain will lead to more conflict.
The Iranian deal with western powers means more war, not less due to the complex and contradictory circumstances and interests in the region. Turkey, because of its geographical position, its economic strength, and its military interests, ultimately places it in the fulcrum of Middle-Eastern power struggles as it deals with its competitive interests with Iran, Saudi Arabia and even Egypt.
Turkey has also played an important part of fulfilling prophecy. In 1838, Millerite Josiah Litch calculated from Revelation 9, that on August 11, 1840, the Ottoman Empire would come to an end. The exact fulfillment of this prophecy, gave substantial influence to William Miller and the Advent Movement. Now Turkey is again growing into a regional power. Pay attention as prophecy unfolds in amazing detail.
“And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.” Genesis 16:12
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dean,looking for jesus.
Saturday September 5th, 2015 at 09:33 AMhello pastor and friends of jesus, inpart rev.9 is the ottoman empire, and the sixth angel is now imminent, rev,9;12. an hour, a day, a month, and a year to slay thhe third part of men. god did open this prophecy to me, last week,as all things now, are revealed. the gaza war against israel, ceased on the 26/8/2014, i was watching the news, and this is what was reported, that today 26/09/2015, is one year since the ceasefire, then it was revealed to me, that one hour, oneday, one month, one year, exactly ends the day , 27/09/2015. this is the time[peace] prepared for the kings of the east.now, the next day , 28/9/2015, this day is yom kippur, also the day of the last of the bloodmoons,no coincidence i believe. is turkey and iran about to make war with arabia and the whole middle east ?. for arabia does worship idols, even the black rock from the sky,for which they have a temple, and the fact that iran, calls the arabs ,a whore, because they sell there oil to the west, the infidels. and will they attack egypt, and take from her the spoils of gold and treasures?. we are at the time just before the sixth angel and the beginning of the last plagues,are you ready, have you confessed all to jesus, if not then you will not survive the last plagues, which are to fall on those who accept the mark of the beast. i believe that sunday law will occur at the same time as the sixth trrumpet is sounded, around the time of 28/09/2015, not neccessarily on that day, but very near it. why do i say this, because the pope is in america , just a few days before the 28/09/2015, and he is talking with the un and other law making institutions. god help us all.
11th our worker
Sunday September 6th, 2015 at 04:39 AMDear Pastor Hal Mayer
Thank you for your informative articles. It`s hard finding correct information these days.
The media worldwide seems to be controlled, and my only “information guideline” in my life is The Holy Bible. As a supplement It`s very inspiring to read your articles. Information that can even save lives and inspire others to seek God for His grace and mercy. Please keep up the good work that you are doing, and praise the Lord for all people that will stand on His side in these last days, and fulfill His great work.
Keep the faith!
Leonard R Phillips
Sunday September 6th, 2015 at 08:10 AMPastor Mayer I am a little curious to find out how deeply influenced you are by the WASP Republican conservative political agenda. The US and its allies are largely responsible for destabilizing the Muslim world especially Libya. Military strikes against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure will not produce peace in that region. The Iranian deal is a welcomed departure from the paternalist and openly racist notion that only white nations and their closest allies should be a part of the nuclear club.
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Sunday September 6th, 2015 at 09:25 PMWell, that’s hard to say actually. After all, I grew up in white Republican America (more or less). The bible, however, strips away all that partyism and racism – if it is permitted to do its work on the soul. We hope we are not reflecting the agenda of any party. At KTF we are more interested in prophecy than politics or race or anything else. Neither side (nor any side) can claim the high ground, politically speaking. We read both the liberal press and the conservative press, because often the conservatives tattle on the liberals and the liberals tattle on the conservatives. We are interested in both from a prophetic perspective only. Under Bush, a conservative, for example we reported on his abuse of the constitution incessantly (especially from the liberal press), because he was incessantly undermining the constitution. Under Obama we report his incessant abuse of the constitution… The same thing (often from the conservative press), though it involves a different set of issues. But aways from a prophetic point of view.
What does the bible and the SOP say about the end times? This is the key question. If you weren’t reading or listening to our material during the time of President Bush, you probably don’t have the larger picture of KTF. When the next president comes along, we’ll continue reporting on the abuse of our constitution, as well as global political issues, just as we are now, even if the president is white and Republican. The future, according to the Bible, belongs to socialism – global socialism (not merely national). And Republicans are actually moving that way as well. All of them will end up pushing for the worship of the Beast – a socialist global worship. Our Prophetic Intelligent Briefings are only little news items and the space and time does not permit expansion and application to the larger picture. Please read or listen to our sermons to get the full picture. I would recommend our sermons during the time of President Bush. They are all online, or you can request them from our office. They will help you understand the balance of our perspective. Blessings, Pr. Mayer