Yesterday, Russia formally annexed the regions Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson (ref. 1). Days ago, the people in these four regions voted in a referendum overwhelmingly in favour of separating from Ukraine and joining the Russian Federation. The Kremlin says, these people are henceforth and forever Russian citizens, and any further attack on these annexed territories will be an attack on Russia itself (ref. 2). Last week, it was suggested that Russia might use nuclear weapons to defend “Russia’s territorial integrity” (ref. 2).
Of course, Ukraine has refused to recognise the referendums, and has vowed to retake all of the contested areas, including Crimea.
Today, Ukraine captured the city of Lyman, which is in Donetsk, forcing the Russian troops that were there to withdraw (ref. 3).
With the fall of Lyman, it might seem that things are not going Russia’s way, but the fact of the matter is that, as of now, Russia controls more territory of Ukraine than it did before the start of its special military operation. This means, Russia has in fact conquered lands, as the Bible prophesies of the white horse of the first seal.
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Revelation 6:2
Furthermore, since Russia does not yet control 100% of all four regions that it has just formally annexed, and since the matter of Moldova is also unresolved, Russia will surely continue going forth “conquering and to conquer”, as it is written.
Now, how Russia goes about this, and what happens next, are unknown to me.
In other news, the Nord Stream pipelines have been sabotaged. The undersea pipes, which cost billions, were constructed and paid for by both Europe and Russia (ref. 4). I wonder, did US navy seals do this? In February 2022, US President Joe Biden publicly warned that America would bring an end to Nord Stream 2 if Russia invaded Ukraine (ref. 5). Technically, commerce raiding is an act of war!
Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier this month that Russia is already at war with the collective west, ie. NATO (ref. 6).
In fact, a few days ago, the Pentagon announced the opening of a command centre in Germany for the theatre of Ukraine (ref. 7).
With the fall of Lyman, and given the things that were said last week about the use of nuclear weapons to defend Russian territorial integrity, Ramzan Kadyrov of Chechnya, now a lieutenant general of Russia’s National Guard, has called for the use of a low-yield tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine (ref. 8), presumably to deter Ukraine from advancing further.
It is also interesting that Vladimir Putin has now described the west as “Satanic” (ref. 9). During his speech about the annexation, Putin brought up the spread by the west of same sex marriage and transgenderism, including the brainwashing of young children on this matter, often behind the backs of parents. This unnatural and also economically perverse social agenda, designed to diminish the population of a nation and thus its prosperity, is something from Satan, the source of all evil and suffering.
By the way, did you notice the ferocity of hurricane Ian?
… the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm…
Nahum 1:3
On 25 September, Cuba held a referendum on same sex marriage. Shortly afterwards hurricane Ian hit Cuba, cutting the electricity and blacking out the entire island (ref. 10).
And then after that, hurricane Ian regained in strength and headed towards the USA, making landfall first in Lee County, Florida, and then again in Charleston, South Carolina (ref. 11), before continuing further.
About Lee, Ian: that might be a coincidence, or not.
Russia, and the east, are not only fighting for themselves but also for the world.
Let me remind that this world is God’s creation. Satan, the adversary of God, is trying to spoil it. This is why, to save the world, all who are with Satan must be defeated and even destroyed.
References:
1. Samantha Berkhead and Anastasia Tenisheva (1 October 2022), “Putin Declares Russia’s Annexation of Occupied Ukraine, Lashes Out at West”, themoscowtimes.com
2. Reuters (30 September 2022), “Kremlin says any attack on annexed territory will be an attack on Russia”, reuters.com
3. Maya Yang et al (2 October 2022), “Russia-Ukraine war: Russians flee Lyman as Ukrainian troops retake city a day after Putin’s illegal annexation – as it happened”, theguardian.com
4. Raghu Malhotra (1 October 2022), “Who is behind the Nord Stream pipeline leakages, and who gains from it?”, indianexpress.com
5. “We will bring an end to it: Joe Biden warns Putin about Nord Stream 2”, youtube.com/watch?v=B8BygV2kZBU
6. Shannon Vavra (21 September 2022), The Time Has Come: Top Putin Official Admits Ugly Truth About War, thedailybeast.com
7. Timothy Jones (30 September 2022), “US Pentagon planning Ukraine command in Germany: Report”, dw.com
8. Usaid Siddiqui (1 October 2022), “Ukraine-Russia live news: Kadyrov urges use of nuclear weapon”, aljazeera.com
9. “A perverted religion, outright Satanism: Putin attacks the West while praising Russian values”, youtube.com/watch?v=gxS9YIBeJbY
10. AP (28 September 2022), “Hurricane Ian leaves Cuba without power as storm heads towards Florida – video”, theguardian.com
11. Sky News (1 October 2022), “Hurricane Ian: 77 killed and many unaccounted for after one of strongest, costliest storms in US history”, news.sky.com