Rabbi Pinchas Winston, an acclaimed author and doomsayer, has warned that renewed clashes in the Gaza Strip or ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran over Syria may trigger the next major conflict, which, in turn,
may see biblical end-times prophecy come true.
Rabbi Pinchas Winston, whose works over the past two decades have dealt extensively with "The End of Days", has suggested that
the IDF should be ready for a biblical war that may arrive "at any moment without any warning".
He made a reference to a prophecy of the War of Gog and Magog from the Hebrew Bible, which precipitates the Messianic Redemption. According to the Jewish interpretation, Gog and Magog may be individuals, peoples or lands, and are viewed as
Israel's enemies who will be defeated by the Messiah.
"Any student of history knows that hindsight is 20-20 but in the moment, you never know what can set off a war. The First World War was set off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. The 2014 War in Gaza was set off by the murder of three young boys. The same is true for the War of Gog and Magog but even more so," Winston told Breaking Israel News.
Comment: There's a world of difference between those who prophesy war and do everything they can to prevent it, and those who can't wait for the bloodshed to usher in God's kingdom. That said, it's unclear from the article where the rabbi stands, but he should read up on his history. WWI wasn't set off by the assassination of Ferdinand:
James Corbett's "The WWI Conspiracy": To Start A War. And the three abducted Israeli teens were only the pretext for war in 2014, not the cause. The Israeli government knew the teens had been murdered and that Hamas's leadership wasn't responsible, but they wanted war, so they pretended the teens were still alive, launched a bogus 'rescue' mission and attacked Gaza anyway.
Comment: There's a world of difference between those who prophesy war and do everything they can to prevent it, and those who can't wait for the bloodshed to usher in God's kingdom. That said, it's unclear from the article where the rabbi stands, but he should read up on his history. WWI wasn't set off by the assassination of Ferdinand: James Corbett's "The WWI Conspiracy": To Start A War. And the three abducted Israeli teens were only the pretext for war in 2014, not the cause. The Israeli government knew the teens had been murdered and that Hamas's leadership wasn't responsible, but they wanted war, so they pretended the teens were still alive, launched a bogus 'rescue' mission and attacked Gaza anyway.