Bible Discussion Thread

Verses 15 and 16 could be a governmental summit meeting similar to the G 8 OR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT. In 2014 Russia was ousted as a member of the G 8 group and sanctions were placed on Russia. Syria, Russia and Iran are together in military agreement. Syria is against Israel and Russia with Iran support Syria on a military and economic basis. Some people think Syria is the king of the north spoken of in the Bible but I think that title would belong to the northern country with the strongest military which is Russia, especially since Russia and China are allies. The iron pillar spoken of in verse 18 could be the Iron Dome missile defense system designed to intercept and destroy short range rockets. The Iron Dome is part of a multi tiered missile defense system that Israel is developing which includes what they call the Iron Beam.