The Emergence of a New Russia

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so let's jump right into this and i'll put some scriptural context as we get put some scriptural context as we get started but this has been something that started but this has been something that i've been investigating and trying to i've been investigating and trying to pay attention to for a number of years pay attention to for a number of years now so some of the materials been now so some of the materials been gathered you know gathered you know at least 10 years ago but i continued to at least 10 years ago but i continued to try to update it and of course russia's try to update it and of course russia's in the news all the time now for uh for in the news all the time now for uh for us that are in north america uh russia us that are in north america uh russia uh means something that's probably uh means something that's probably perhaps perhaps still skewed still skewed towards the soviet union and you know towards the soviet union and you know especially for us that grew up most of especially for us that grew up most of the time of uh thinking the soviet union the time of uh thinking the soviet union and now russia and now russia and may not have a lot of understanding and may not have a lot of understanding of russia's history behind before of russia's history behind before uh the um the soviet uh empire of uh the um the soviet uh empire of communism swept over russia uh back uh communism swept over russia uh back uh was it more than a hundred years ago now was it more than a hundred years ago now uh so it's some interesting things that uh so it's some interesting things that are going on and and i call this the the are going on and and i call this the the emergence of the new russia emergence of the new russia uh where it's uh pretty interesting the uh where it's uh pretty interesting the things that are going on there in the things that are going on there in the association with um association with um uh many different aspects that we should uh many different aspects that we should as as as christadelphians should pay as as as christadelphians should pay attention to potentially and so as we go attention to potentially and so as we go through this there's quite a bit of through this there's quite a bit of material material i will i will will basically summarize the slides will basically summarize the slides there's a lot more material on the there's a lot more material on the slides you'll see some of them are slides you'll see some of them are fairly verbose fairly verbose but i will send these slides the whole but i will send these slides the whole deck as is to you deck as is to you there's actually i have a superset deck there's actually i have a superset deck which actually has another 50 60 slides which actually has another 50 60 slides in it uh i'll mention some points where in it uh i'll mention some points where you know i could go into more detail but you know i could go into more detail but uh not we don't have time to do that uh not we don't have time to do that this evening so as i said i'm going to this evening so as i said i'm going to do some a brief introduction do some a brief introduction of you know russian prophecy now of you know russian prophecy now i look at prophecy is something to give i look at prophecy is something to give encouragement to those that are encouragement to those that are following it and when they see something following it and when they see something happening they can place it in scripture happening they can place it in scripture i don't see it as foretelling the future i don't see it as foretelling the future so to speak i don't see that's the so to speak i don't see that's the potential potentially the purpose of it potential potentially the purpose of it so i wouldn't say i'm dogmatic about so i wouldn't say i'm dogmatic about certain things i do believe there's certain things i do believe there's enough evidence enough evidence that russia is spelled out in the that russia is spelled out in the scriptures which is kind of the scriptures which is kind of the traditional crisidelphian view and other traditional crisidelphian view and other christian groups as well but i wouldn't christian groups as well but i wouldn't say that that's the only thing uh that say that that's the only thing uh that could be possible i think if we become could be possible i think if we become personally believe if we become too personally believe if we become too dogmatic about prophecy we we will tend dogmatic about prophecy we we will tend to miss it when it happens to miss it when it happens uh then i'll talk about um uh then i'll talk about um it's interesting how someone is drawing it's interesting how someone is drawing on my screen on my screen um i'm not sure that's uh nothing i'm um i'm not sure that's uh nothing i'm doing by the way doing by the way uh we'll look at the new czar uh we'll look at the new czar that being putin that being putin and mother russia or the re-emergence of and mother russia or the re-emergence of russia russia uh we'll look at the orthodox church the uh we'll look at the orthodox church the russian orthodox church and the russian orthodox church and the awakening of it and the association awakening of it and the association between between uh putin the church uh putin the church and other other aspects and then spent and other other aspects and then spent some time looking at some some time looking at some again a couple last again a couple last maybe five to ten years uh with some maybe five to ten years uh with some brand new things as well brand new things as well of relating the the church the russian of relating the the church the russian orthodox church to the middle east orthodox church to the middle east uh putin and israel uh putin and israel we'll look at that two different ways we'll look at that two different ways putin in israel and then putin russian putin in israel and then putin russian israel at the end but also russia and israel at the end but also russia and iran and syria and putin with the pope iran and syria and putin with the pope there's quite a bit of things that are there's quite a bit of things that are going on that are in many ways coming going on that are in many ways coming together and then i have one or two together and then i have one or two concluding remarks concluding remarks uh so i'm hoping that we'll get this uh uh so i'm hoping that we'll get this uh done and not spend too much extra time done and not spend too much extra time but but uh we'll get started with bible prophecy uh we'll get started with bible prophecy most of us probably are very familiar most of us probably are very familiar with ezekiel 38 with ezekiel 38 it talks about the latter days it talks about the latter days again it talks about gog the title here again it talks about gog the title here a hebrew word means roof or hence on the a hebrew word means roof or hence on the top top so politically the word indicates a so politically the word indicates a powerful leader a man of intense powerful leader a man of intense political and military stature and political and military stature and geographically it comes from top or the geographically it comes from top or the uttermost parts of the earth josephus uttermost parts of the earth josephus and others have have also equated it uh and others have have also equated it uh to the sis scythians uh and the land of to the sis scythians uh and the land of magog incorporates the nations of magog incorporates the nations of central europe and incorporating other central europe and incorporating other nations as far as the baltic nations as far as the baltic so again you're in the general area of so again you're in the general area of russia um we hear a lot about baltic russia um we hear a lot about baltic right now and and baltic states which right now and and baltic states which were part of the soviet union uh but are were part of the soviet union uh but are attached and of course um we hear a lot attached and of course um we hear a lot about um the ukraine and belarus in about um the ukraine and belarus in recent weeks as well we'll talk a little recent weeks as well we'll talk a little bit about that as we move forward bit about that as we move forward and then in the opening verse of 38 it and then in the opening verse of 38 it says you know note that gaga is not the says you know note that gaga is not the prince of god but of rush prince of god but of rush so a little bit more on that uh we see so a little bit more on that uh we see rush uh and there's quite a bit of rush uh and there's quite a bit of evidence also that it's evidence also that it's really modern-day in russia uh really modern-day in russia uh historians have written that rush is the historians have written that rush is the most ancient form under which the most ancient form under which the history makes mention of russia history makes mention of russia uh stanley in his book the jewish church uh stanley in his book the jewish church stated the name rush the hebrew rose stated the name rush the hebrew rose roes roes unfortunately translated in an english unfortunately translated in an english version the chief first appeared in version the chief first appeared in ezekiel 38 and 39 and is also named a ezekiel 38 and 39 and is also named a modern nation modern nation that appears in the old testament that appears in the old testament this gentleman edward gibeon in the this gentleman edward gibeon in the decline of fallen roman empire wrote decline of fallen roman empire wrote among the greeks the national among the greeks the national affiliation was a singular form rush affiliation was a singular form rush and highly respected jewish uh hebrew and highly respected jewish uh hebrew scholars also wrote about it uh the scholars also wrote about it uh the northern nation with tubal and meshech northern nation with tubal and meshech undoubtling the russians so again a lot undoubtling the russians so again a lot of historians these are not of historians these are not crossdelphians have referred to it and crossdelphians have referred to it and believe that it does relate to that area believe that it does relate to that area of the world of the world north of israel north of israel uh hebrew word translated prince uh hebrew word translated prince uh signifies an exalted one or someone uh signifies an exalted one or someone who's again lifted up who's again lifted up describes some a powerful or describes some a powerful or authoritative leader authoritative leader uh and in the latter days perhaps a new uh and in the latter days perhaps a new i would say my comment here a new czar i would say my comment here a new czar of russia of russia and then the names uh meshech and tubal and then the names uh meshech and tubal further establish the verses describing further establish the verses describing potentially a confederate confederacy of potentially a confederate confederacy of european nations european nations uh and this is something that still you uh and this is something that still you know would say is know would say is in in process process uh there are some that are trying to be uh there are some that are trying to be closer to russia because of oil or closer to russia because of oil or really natural gas and you've heard that really natural gas and you've heard that just recently uh there's a couple of just recently uh there's a couple of different pipelines that come from the different pipelines that come from the west from the east excuse me to the west west from the east excuse me to the west and there's a new one being built which and there's a new one being built which i think if i remember correctly goes i think if i remember correctly goes actually actually through the sea uh into through the sea uh into into like east northeastern part of into like east northeastern part of germany and that's the one that uh germany and that's the one that uh president biden mentioned the other day president biden mentioned the other day that he would be stopped of course the that he would be stopped of course the uh german uh german prime minister did not agree it didn't prime minister did not agree it didn't say anything about it so that's always say anything about it so that's always interesting interesting push comes to shove fuel prices by the push comes to shove fuel prices by the way gas especially natural gas prices way gas especially natural gas prices have gone through the roof in europe i have gone through the roof in europe i have a colleague of mine have a colleague of mine there our subsidiary we have my company there our subsidiary we have my company has in the netherlands it basically has has in the netherlands it basically has doubled doubled uh in the last year and it's supply and uh in the last year and it's supply and demand they need more and they have no demand they need more and they have no supply the us is trying to make up some supply the us is trying to make up some of that shortfall from eastern europe uh of that shortfall from eastern europe uh but you know that's a problem and but you know that's a problem and ultimately people will vote with their ultimately people will vote with their feet so to speak if that means becoming feet so to speak if that means becoming a politically and or somehow associated a politically and or somehow associated with the east um i gotta believe they're with the east um i gotta believe they're gonna do it because it's either that or gonna do it because it's either that or or dying potentially or being very cold or dying potentially or being very cold is going to be a problematic for them a is going to be a problematic for them a tubal it's not difficult to see how that tubal it's not difficult to see how that might be uh related to pul tobolsky might be uh related to pul tobolsky another form and then finally another form and then finally again latter days here uh we always again latter days here uh we always again probably traditionally certainly again probably traditionally certainly in elvis israel in elvis israel um brother uh thomas wrote in 1848 uh um brother uh thomas wrote in 1848 uh that he said uh quote you know sen that he said uh quote you know sen uh he quoted here you know send jesus uh he quoted here you know send jesus christ whom the heavens must receive christ whom the heavens must receive until the times of the restitution of until the times of the restitution of all things which god hath spoken by the all things which god hath spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets because he mouth of his holy prophets because he hath appointed a day in which he will hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world of righteousness by the judge the world of righteousness by the man which he hath ordained so that's man which he hath ordained so that's what we look to come what we look to come and we know that from scriptures and we know that from scriptures russians aim for world domination russians aim for world domination uh to a bitter and end in the land of uh to a bitter and end in the land of israel again we can see multiple places israel again we can see multiple places there as well so again i'm not dogmatic there as well so again i'm not dogmatic about this position but i do i do agree about this position but i do i do agree with it with it but we have to always watching and see but we have to always watching and see you know what might draw someone into you know what might draw someone into the middle east and cause the the issue the middle east and cause the the issue that will require jesus to return or all that will require jesus to return or all will be all be uh all will perish will be all be uh all will perish so let's talk a little bit about the so let's talk a little bit about the rise of the new czar so uh quite rise of the new czar so uh quite interesting here you look back now over interesting here you look back now over the last 20 or the last 20 or 20 almost 30 years now since the fall of 20 almost 30 years now since the fall of basically the soviet union uh so the basically the soviet union uh so the prime minister of president since the prime minister of president since the founding of the russian federation founding of the russian federation uh that's when that became to be uh when uh that's when that became to be uh when the soviet union collapsed uh now putin the soviet union collapsed uh now putin has really has really really driven a lot of the emergence of really driven a lot of the emergence of mother russia mother russia in the hearts and minds of the people in the hearts and minds of the people and there's various reasons for that one and there's various reasons for that one of them of them i believe is how do you keep people i believe is how do you keep people happy happy and unlikely to revolt and that is to and unlikely to revolt and that is to keep them either that dumb and happy or keep them either that dumb and happy or keep them keep them afraid uh and you you you can build that afraid uh and you you you can build that through control through control uh controlled through the media is one uh controlled through the media is one way he's done that and i'll show you way he's done that and i'll show you some examples and the other way you do some examples and the other way you do that is the hearts and minds uh can be that is the hearts and minds uh can be controlled through the church and controlled through the church and historically that's been true through historically that's been true through many cultures not just in russia many cultures not just in russia but true there as well and what's but true there as well and what's interesting about that in soviet under interesting about that in soviet under soviet role control the church was not soviet role control the church was not to have any power and that the church to have any power and that the church was really communism but the church did was really communism but the church did survive survive and uh actually there's some talk that and uh actually there's some talk that actually was quite um involved including actually was quite um involved including with the um secret service and stuff uh with the um secret service and stuff uh uh during that time uh during that time now under him uh the government has now under him uh the government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars a spent hundreds of billions of dollars a lot of talk on that as well because of lot of talk on that as well because of uh the current issue potential issue uh uh the current issue potential issue uh with um the ukraine uh that you know with um the ukraine uh that you know under you know late soviet union you under you know late soviet union you know late 80s into the early know late 80s into the early through the mid mid-90s soviet union through the mid mid-90s soviet union military was really a lot of scrap military was really a lot of scrap uh basically but uh over the last 10 15 uh basically but uh over the last 10 15 20 years he spent a lot of money there 20 years he spent a lot of money there they've had money because they've had money because uh oil there's a lot of oil in russia uh oil there's a lot of oil in russia and that's where a lot of the exports and that's where a lot of the exports have gone he's also pretty much put all have gone he's also pretty much put all the other billionaires in jail the other billionaires in jail uh i was one of the times i went to uh i was one of the times i went to russia i was talking to you know russia i was talking to you know educated people have a different view by educated people have a different view by the way of putin and the most of the the way of putin and the most of the vast majority of the population which vast majority of the population which aren't that educated aren't that educated and i asked him well why why is he and i asked him well why why is he putting these people in jail he says putting these people in jail he says well because they have and he what he well because they have and he what he wants and he wants control and anyone wants and he wants control and anyone that is against what he wants to do and that is against what he wants to do and has money he he finds as a threat has money he he finds as a threat and this was someone from a russian who and this was someone from a russian who grew up in russia saying this grew up in russia saying this uh he's also been stated that says you uh he's also been stated that says you know the americans for example live like know the americans for example live like parasites off the global economy and the parasites off the global economy and the monopoly of the dollar monopoly of the dollar um you know he's you know signs all um you know he's you know signs all signs point to him as a very much a signs point to him as a very much a russian nationalist and imperialist russian nationalist and imperialist and uh supposedly he is a very wealthy and uh supposedly he is a very wealthy person as well um they they i don't know person as well um they they i don't know i can't certainly confirm this but says i can't certainly confirm this but says that he has over a million dollars worth that he has over a million dollars worth of watches of watches born in 1952 uh there's a sister arena born in 1952 uh there's a sister arena and i forget her nails name how to and i forget her nails name how to pronounce it jennifer kova which i pronounce it jennifer kova which i probably butchered she was a member of probably butchered she was a member of our collegiate in anar for a time she our collegiate in anar for a time she now lives in the czech republic and she now lives in the czech republic and she comes into meeting via our our webcast comes into meeting via our our webcast she and her husband actually went to she and her husband actually went to school with putin and remembers him from school with putin and remembers him from school she and her husband both went to school she and her husband both went to leningrad state university and graduated leningrad state university and graduated either that year around the same time as either that year around the same time as him and said we didn't like him then we him and said we didn't like him then we don't like him now especially once he don't like him now especially once he left school and joined left school and joined uh the communist party and then uh uh the communist party and then uh joined the secret service joined the secret service so it's um so it's um he's had a long history he's had a long history of of of that of of of that uh you can see here a little bit of uh you can see here a little bit of history how he came to be so he in his history how he came to be so he in his service kgb if you may remember the kgb service kgb if you may remember the kgb i forget what they call it now but i forget what they call it now but kgb was under the soviet union so kgb was under the soviet union so yeltsin uh when he was president there yeltsin uh when he was president there he had appointed putin to the head of he had appointed putin to the head of what they what they called and probably what they what they called and probably still call the main control directorate still call the main control directorate of the president property management of the president property management department and according their department and according their constitution constitution if the president steps down that person if the president steps down that person becomes next in charge and that's what becomes next in charge and that's what happened in december of 1999 happened in december of 1999 and they there's definitely a lot of and they there's definitely a lot of evidence out there that he's worth evidence out there that he's worth billions tens of billions of dollars and billions tens of billions of dollars and has accomplished that by has accomplished that by any means possible any means possible uh there's lots of again uh uh there's lots of again uh theories out there about where he puts theories out there about where he puts his wealth his wealth i can't again confirm that these are his i can't again confirm that these are his palaces but many people say he has many palaces but many people say he has many different buildings that he owns that he different buildings that he owns that he has had built um has had built um in many different locations and there's in many different locations and there's been press reports of this this specific been press reports of this this specific palace that he's built where it has 25 palace that he's built where it has 25 28 thousand dollar sofas 28 thousand dollar sofas sofas in the leather sofas in the uh the sofas in the leather sofas in the uh the palace itself so he's definitely is palace itself so he's definitely is living the life of a czar uh and you living the life of a czar uh and you know probably no different than the know probably no different than the czars uh before him czars uh before him now he has been connected very now he has been connected very significantly to the russian orthodox significantly to the russian orthodox church church uh he has seen with them quite often uh he has seen with them quite often especially uh when he first came to especially uh when he first came to power lexi ii of moscow uh that was the power lexi ii of moscow uh that was the that's the head of the that's the head of the the russian orthodox church and now the russian orthodox church and now krill krill of moscow and i'll talk a little bit of moscow and i'll talk a little bit more about him later another important more about him later another important figure figure um so he took an active part in um so he took an active part in promoting the act of uh promoting the act of uh a catalytic uh communion a catalytic uh communion as well in 2077 and other things that as well in 2077 and other things that we'll see a little bit earlier we'll see a little bit earlier uh of what he's done now this picture in uh of what he's done now this picture in the lower right is kind of interesting the lower right is kind of interesting you've seen these nested russian dolls you've seen these nested russian dolls probably there's a joke in russia that probably there's a joke in russia that you buy one of these with him on it uh you buy one of these with him on it uh you'll pull that out there'll be someone you'll pull that out there'll be someone else you pull that out it'll be putin else you pull that out it'll be putin again you pull that i'll be someone else again you pull that i'll be someone else you pull it out it'll be putin again and you pull it out it'll be putin again and he's done a great job he's done a great job uh to stay in power in one way or uh to stay in power in one way or another now for another now for well you know basically 30 years well you know basically 30 years uh which um uh which um fortunately in this country that was fortunately in this country that was kind of hard to do even though the last kind of hard to do even though the last president you could say probably tried president you could say probably tried to do that in a way to do that in a way putin has been able to do that now of putin has been able to do that now of course course russia the main difference between russia the main difference between russia and most western powers is we russia and most western powers is we have a history of have a history of of inheritance or of inheritance or handover to the next you know prime handover to the next you know prime minister president or whatever it might minister president or whatever it might be be but in russia the soviet union was run but in russia the soviet union was run by dictators basically that were elected by dictators basically that were elected by a closed party uh and then before by a closed party uh and then before that was the czars which are basically that was the czars which are basically kings kings so they don't really have a history of so they don't really have a history of any kind of public rule even though any kind of public rule even though supposedly they have elections today uh supposedly they have elections today uh they tend not to be as most people think they tend not to be as most people think um very open so one is the connection to um very open so one is the connection to church church so you want to make your way known and so you want to make your way known and want to control the hearts and minds you want to control the hearts and minds you start with the church start with the church and then as i mentioned earlier you can and then as i mentioned earlier you can also then deal with the media also then deal with the media and and as a strong man he's done a lot with as a strong man he's done a lot with media this is an example from 2013 and media this is an example from 2013 and continues to do that today continues to do that today to to you know basically focus the media down you know basically focus the media down to what to what uh he wants it to say or what the his uh he wants it to say or what the his his ruling party wants it to say which his ruling party wants it to say which is really basically him is really basically him so you control the the people through so you control the the people through the hearts and minds um and other other the hearts and minds um and other other countries do very similar things uh i countries do very similar things uh i spend a lot of time of one of the things spend a lot of time of one of the things i do with my work which i haven't done i do with my work which i haven't done the last couple years but travel quite the last couple years but travel quite heavily globally heavily globally one of the places i've been to quite a one of the places i've been to quite a bit is china bit is china and and if you're again intelligent in china if you're again intelligent in china and know where to look you can look and know where to look you can look outside of china outside of china it's not easy but it's easier than it it's not easy but it's easier than it used to be used to be the government there i think has seen a the government there i think has seen a way to control the people but they've way to control the people but they've chosen a little bit different path than chosen a little bit different path than putin has china they've chosen to putin has china they've chosen to uh allow the people to have what they uh allow the people to have what they want in it but in a controlled manner so want in it but in a controlled manner so they have a very big middle class and they have a very big middle class and middle class historically is middle class historically is uh for foreign uh for foreign civilization for that matter is created civilization for that matter is created stability uh but they still control a stability uh but they still control a lot including religion you know chris lot including religion you know chris delphians for example that i've visited delphians for example that i've visited with there you can't openly preach there with there you can't openly preach there you have to be very careful about it you have to be very careful about it in that in that you're not registered and if you're not you're not registered and if you're not registered uh can be a it could be pr a registered uh can be a it could be pr a problem now russia used to be pretty problem now russia used to be pretty open about preaching as well uh talking open about preaching as well uh talking and meeting with christodolphians in and meeting with christodolphians in russia at one time especially under russia at one time especially under yeltsin it was quite open but today it's yeltsin it was quite open but today it's very problematic to preach very problematic to preach because you know preaching other ideas because you know preaching other ideas than what the government wants you to than what the government wants you to understand understand can mean that you're preaching something can mean that you're preaching something that's against the government that's against the government so the hearts and minds that people are so the hearts and minds that people are definitely being driven that way so a definitely being driven that way so a little bit about rebuilding russia little bit about rebuilding russia russia may or may not know that they russia may or may not know that they have federal cities two federal cities have federal cities two federal cities kind of similar to what china has in kind of similar to what china has in like beijing and shanghai they're run by like beijing and shanghai they're run by the federal government as opposed to the the federal government as opposed to the provincial area so st petersburg provincial area so st petersburg uh is one of them and moscow is one of uh is one of them and moscow is one of them these are very populated cities uh them these are very populated cities uh that are are built up so position i that are are built up so position i think everyone knows where russia is but think everyone knows where russia is but i've highlighted some other things here i've highlighted some other things here of course russia borders uh the us of course russia borders uh the us uh to the to the east here or to the uh to the to the east here or to the west depending on where you're looking west depending on where you're looking at it got israel right in the middle at it got israel right in the middle here and then here and then saudi arabia here another interesting saudi arabia here another interesting place i've visited but reason why i place i've visited but reason why i highlighted this is they're a counter to highlighted this is they're a counter to iran and iran is aligning quite nicely iran and iran is aligning quite nicely with russia where saudi arabia has been with russia where saudi arabia has been aligned pretty consistently with the aligned pretty consistently with the west especially the u.s west especially the u.s and then this other kind of yellow area and then this other kind of yellow area here that's here that's syria which is still problematic and syria which is still problematic and then this green area is the ukraine uh then this green area is the ukraine uh you've also heard recently belarus you've also heard recently belarus belarus is just north of the ukraine belarus is just north of the ukraine before you get to the baltic states before you get to the baltic states so um here's oh i'm sorry i missed i so um here's oh i'm sorry i missed i forgot to move this picture anyway i forgot to move this picture anyway i meant to circle moscow meant to circle moscow and st petersburg both are our european and st petersburg both are our european cities their ural mountains which are cities their ural mountains which are approximately here separate europe from approximately here separate europe from asia uh that's where a lot of the asia uh that's where a lot of the population is actually is in western uh population is actually is in western uh russia russia so here's saint petersburg so here's saint petersburg uh and there's um some interesting uh and there's um some interesting things here again the mother russia things here again the mother russia going back to the tsars i'll show you going back to the tsars i'll show you some pictures some pictures of some of the things there of some of the things there one of us in peter goff which was the um one of us in peter goff which was the um basically summer palace for the czar and basically summer palace for the czar and then there's the winter palace that's in then there's the winter palace that's in st petersburg the hematosh which is now st petersburg the hematosh which is now a museum you may have heard of so this a museum you may have heard of so this is the summer palace the grandeur has is the summer palace the grandeur has been you know brought back to it again i been you know brought back to it again i would have thought a lot of this was would have thought a lot of this was taken apart during soviet times well taken apart during soviet times well while it was to some extent a lot of it while it was to some extent a lot of it was left and then um brought back to was left and then um brought back to life life uh this was a um a site of a g7 meeting uh this was a um a site of a g7 meeting and it was uh really showing off uh the and it was uh really showing off uh the grandeur grandeur and a g20 meeting as mentioned here in and a g20 meeting as mentioned here in 2013 uh the grandeur of mother russia 2013 uh the grandeur of mother russia the churches all are are quite the churches all are are quite significant in many different places significant in many different places again under soviet rule you weren't again under soviet rule you weren't really supposed to go to church but they really supposed to go to church but they still existed still existed uh and they were there uh and they were there uh here's the uh the winter palace in uh here's the uh the winter palace in saint petersburg it was just the uh the saint petersburg it was just the uh the current museum there this is just a current museum there this is just a fraction of that building fraction of that building again you can see this is not just that again you can see this is not just that it still exists but it's very ornate and it still exists but it's very ornate and and has been you know and has been you know basically brought back to its grandeur basically brought back to its grandeur uh this is a uh just out this isn't uh this is a uh just out this isn't peter gough um basically kind of across peter gough um basically kind of across the street and down a couple blocks the street and down a couple blocks basically from basically from the summer palace the summer palace uh these the czars were very associated uh these the czars were very associated with with uh the russian religion the ruth uh the russian religion the ruth orthodox church and there was often orthodox church and there was often churches either directly attached to churches either directly attached to their palaces or pretty close by and i'm their palaces or pretty close by and i'm going to show you some you may not going to show you some you may not realize but there's a number of churches realize but there's a number of churches actually on the grounds of the kremlin actually on the grounds of the kremlin which i'll go to in a couple minutes so which i'll go to in a couple minutes so here's moscow here's moscow you'll see moscow is a set of ring roads you'll see moscow is a set of ring roads uh moscow has horrible traffic uh moscow has horrible traffic if you think boston's bad boston is a if you think boston's bad boston is a cake walk probably compared to what i've cake walk probably compared to what i've seen i've never driven in moscow but seen i've never driven in moscow but it's horrible it's horrible um and then there's another ring road um and then there's another ring road another ring road and then actually the another ring road and then actually the inner ring road inner inner ring road is inner ring road inner inner ring road is really uh the center of all this is the really uh the center of all this is the kremlin kremlin so here's here's the kremlin right here so here's here's the kremlin right here actually it is a little hard to kind of actually it is a little hard to kind of see this see this but the kremlin let me let me bring up a but the kremlin let me let me bring up a pen here and so basically this is the kremlin right here so usually the photos that we right here so usually the photos that we see are from a bridge see are from a bridge that's down the river down down around that's down the river down down around over here and looking this way over here and looking this way into the kremlin kremlin this is red into the kremlin kremlin this is red square here square here basil's the famous church which has basil's the famous church which has actually not been a church for some time actually not been a church for some time and then back here is the boy and then back here is the boy boshoy ballet which you probably heard boshoy ballet which you probably heard of of actually is right over here but this is actually is right over here but this is right downtown right downtown uh so there's the picture of the bosho uh so there's the picture of the bosho ballet which is very famous and again ballet which is very famous and again that brought back now uh this day there that brought back now uh this day there was going to be a military exercise so was going to be a military exercise so again growing up uh we probably all again growing up uh we probably all remember seeing these military exercises remember seeing these military exercises in the red square here where the you in the red square here where the you know brezhnev would sit here what would know brezhnev would sit here what would happen actually this is kind of weird happen actually this is kind of weird because when you look at this space you because when you look at this space you think that this is a huge area and it's think that this is a huge area and it's really not but basically they were really not but basically they were lining up those trucks were here parked lining up those trucks were here parked right here they come here in sequential right here they come here in sequential pass through here and then make a hard pass through here and then make a hard left along the river it's actually a left along the river it's actually a pretty short distance here but that's pretty short distance here but that's what i remember growing up what i remember growing up red square about by the way the name red red square about by the way the name red square goes back square goes back hundreds and hundreds of years it's not hundreds and hundreds of years it's not a russian reference by the way a russian reference by the way so here's some pictures uh in the so here's some pictures uh in the kremlin grounds this is the palace this kremlin grounds this is the palace this is where putin usually holds court my is where putin usually holds court my guess is this is where he was when he guess is this is where he was when he met with the french um met with the french um i forget what was he called president i i forget what was he called president i always forget what the french lead is always forget what the french lead is called um the other day he was probably called um the other day he was probably here but i i'm guessing here this is all here but i i'm guessing here this is all in kremlin grounds there's a bunch of in kremlin grounds there's a bunch of different buildings most of these different buildings most of these buildings date back again to this era of buildings date back again to this era of the czars or uh quite old and you know the czars or uh quite old and you know some of them are very ornate some of them are very ornate um things this is back uh this this um things this is back uh this this basically uh basically uh entryway this tower it's built in 1736 entryway this tower it's built in 1736 and there's a lot of influence from the and there's a lot of influence from the from the west uh especially italian from the west uh especially italian design as well they say design as well they say this is out on red square this is out on red square so again basically the military parades so again basically the military parades go this way and so the backdrop that you go this way and so the backdrop that you usually see is this building this usually see is this building this building has you know for under soviet building has you know for under soviet time was it's the gum time was it's the gum which was the department store run by which was the department store run by the soviet union nowadays it's a the soviet union nowadays it's a high-end department store which high-end department store which here's almost no one in it because most here's almost no one in it because most people can't afford what they have people can't afford what they have which is kind of interesting which is kind of interesting people there that i've known for years people there that i've known for years say that under bo yeltsin say that under bo yeltsin uh you had money but you couldn't buy uh you had money but you couldn't buy anything now you can buy stuff but you anything now you can buy stuff but you had no money you have no money had no money you have no money so uh they're they're gonna they have so uh they're they're gonna they have issues there as well so again we're kind issues there as well so again we're kind of focusing now on a little bit bigger of focusing now on a little bit bigger circle so here's circle so here's um um there's the kremlin there and you just there's the kremlin there and you just go out to the one ring road there's a go out to the one ring road there's a couple things to point out here couple things to point out here uh so again the kremlin uh so again the kremlin saint bezel's church and other things as saint bezel's church and other things as i made mention already i made mention already and then just looking the other way so and then just looking the other way so here is stalin's mausoleum and this is here is stalin's mausoleum and this is where the where the you know the leaders would sit and they you know the leaders would sit and they still do i mean putin has done those still do i mean putin has done those parades and again the movement is this parades and again the movement is this way but all this has been modernized way but all this has been modernized it's been you know cleaned up i mean it's been you know cleaned up i mean there's a lot of effort that has gone on there's a lot of effort that has gone on to go back to the glory days of of to go back to the glory days of of mother russia mother russia uh now the church actually still not uh now the church actually still not actually a church most of the churches actually a church most of the churches are churches nowadays but this isn't are churches nowadays but this isn't this is still it was taken over the this is still it was taken over the beginning of the soviet union beginning of the soviet union and the communism and the communism but it's still actually uh not used as a but it's still actually uh not used as a church it's still owned by the the church it's still owned by the the government government but is maintained uh in its original but is maintained uh in its original grandeur so you can see it was grandeur so you can see it was confiscated confiscated um you know in the uh um you know in the uh as the soviet union had an anti-atheist as the soviet union had an anti-atheist campaign campaign and it's been a museum since 1928 and it's been a museum since 1928 uh and it's uh and it's it's uh a lot of it goes back to that it's uh a lot of it goes back to that that period that period so again this is what happens you know so again this is what happens you know again the trucks come down here and then again the trucks come down here and then turn left so again this may be a more turn left so again this may be a more interesting view here but again there's interesting view here but again there's another bridge you can see another bridge you can see down over here that's where we get most down over here that's where we get most of our pictures anyway that i've seen of of our pictures anyway that i've seen of the kremlin and so kremlin means the kremlin and so kremlin means fortress just if you didn't know that fortress just if you didn't know that and then up there there's quite a number and then up there there's quite a number of churches which again you would have of churches which again you would have thought because they purged the church thought because they purged the church which they kind of did but kind of which they kind of did but kind of didn't that they would get rid of all didn't that they would get rid of all the churches that are on the kremlin the churches that are on the kremlin grounds while they didn't grounds while they didn't so on the kremlin grounds most of these so on the kremlin grounds most of these are older buildings that are this these are older buildings that are this these were being redone when this i didn't not were being redone when this i didn't not take this picture this is probably from take this picture this is probably from google earth or something google earth or something um um this is a pretty ugly looking this is a pretty ugly looking soviet era soviet era square boring block building basically square boring block building basically and there's this is again the palace and there's this is again the palace and then there's actually five churches and then there's actually five churches that are all up there that are all up there um um on the top of the uh on the top of the uh the kremlin area the number of them are the kremlin area the number of them are attached right to the uh the palace attached right to the uh the palace uh these are the churches again i'll uh these are the churches again i'll send you this deck so i wasn't intending send you this deck so i wasn't intending to go through these slides but you'll to go through these slides but you'll have information about them have information about them uh you can also look in wikipedia and uh you can also look in wikipedia and other places there's more information other places there's more information about it but they date back for a long about it but they date back for a long time so my understanding is what time so my understanding is what happened happened soviet union what they did is instead of soviet union what they did is instead of uh they dismantled some of it you know uh they dismantled some of it you know took the crosses off they may have took the crosses off they may have painted over the gold painted over the gold uh but they didn't destroy them uh there uh but they didn't destroy them uh there is one church they did destroy which is is one church they did destroy which is i'll show you in a minute uh but the i'll show you in a minute uh but the church has always been there it's always church has always been there it's always underlying the culture this is another underlying the culture this is another thing i think in the west thing i think in the west we don't really understand we don't really understand is is russians russians you know russia and the church you know russia and the church are for many people one in the same are for many people one in the same you know we because the u.s especially you know we because the u.s especially and even canada something you know to and even canada something you know to the same extent was formed without the same extent was formed without religion intentionally now of course it religion intentionally now of course it was geo or jail christian you know was geo or jail christian you know fundamentals but we weren't formed to be fundamentals but we weren't formed to be a christian you know uh or or or jewish a christian you know uh or or or jewish or anything else but russia has always or anything else but russia has always been russian orthodox or well since the been russian orthodox or well since the great divide or whatever and in two ten great divide or whatever and in two ten thou ten thou ten thousand i forget the date exactly i thousand i forget the date exactly i have it a little bit later but when it's have it a little bit later but when it's split split um and you really basically got the um and you really basically got the eastern orthodox and the roman catholic eastern orthodox and the roman catholic or latin church or latin church from there so you can't really separate from there so you can't really separate the russian people even though communism the russian people even though communism tried to do that tried to do that it had it didn't work it had it didn't work uh to separate the um the church from uh to separate the um the church from state just never really happened state just never really happened again there's just other pictures of again there's just other pictures of these churches so they're pretty ornate these churches so they're pretty ornate and again they all have been refurbished and again they all have been refurbished uh since the fall of the soviet union again some additional evidence of the rebuilding of russia uh back to of the rebuilding of russia uh back to where the czars were in control where the czars were in control and there's others now before i showed and there's others now before i showed you a picture that looked from basil you a picture that looked from basil which is way down over here looking up which is way down over here looking up this way and then just to the right of this way and then just to the right of that so this is the gum here on the left that so this is the gum here on the left again there's churches all over the again there's churches all over the place that you can find place that you can find throughout the city all right so again this the center area here uh the other thing i want to here uh the other thing i want to mention mention um some other things are quite um some other things are quite interesting again here here is the interesting again here here is the kremlin kremlin and then next to it is kremlin kremlin and then next to it is the alexander garden there was actually the alexander garden there was actually a bunch of statues there there was a bunch of statues there there was actually a ceremony one of the times i actually a ceremony one of the times i was there where krill had the russian was there where krill had the russian orthodox church was there to dedicate a orthodox church was there to dedicate a statue to a martyr statue to a martyr and again so it's it's right there right and again so it's it's right there right on the grounds right well right outside on the grounds right well right outside the grounds because there's the wall the grounds because there's the wall that's right here then there's this that's right here then there's this cathedral this uh cathedral this uh christ of the savior which actually was christ of the savior which actually was destroyed it was built up as a very destroyed it was built up as a very large church it was built up uh and then large church it was built up uh and then destroyed by the soviet union and then destroyed by the soviet union and then made into a swimming pool community made into a swimming pool community swimming pool and then the the head of swimming pool and then the the head of moscow moscow um um had it rebuilt after the fall of the had it rebuilt after the fall of the soviet union soviet union so what about this russian the russian so what about this russian the russian orthodox church uh so the patriarch the orthodox church uh so the patriarch the head of the is cruel at the still is of head of the is cruel at the still is of uh and he's the crew is patriarch krill uh and he's the crew is patriarch krill of moscow of all rush russia that's the of moscow of all rush russia that's the name of the head he's the pope you can name of the head he's the pope you can consider him the pope of the church uh consider him the pope of the church uh and this is the thing he was dedicating and this is the thing he was dedicating actually the actually the other thing was kind of interesting too other thing was kind of interesting too which i'm not sure which i'm not sure uh if that's still true but um uh if that's still true but um i i think it's here but there's a mall here think it's here but there's a mall here which has places like subarrows and which has places like subarrows and others at least and mcdonald's and stuff others at least and mcdonald's and stuff uh overlooking this area so here's here's the gentleman it's a pretty recent picture of him uh he pretty recent picture of him uh he became the patriarch of moscow and all became the patriarch of moscow and all rush uh and the primate of the russian rush uh and the primate of the russian orthodox church in february of 2009. orthodox church in february of 2009. uh he talked about he has talked and uh he talked about he has talked and been quoted back in 2012 that the putin been quoted back in 2012 that the putin era was a miracle of god era was a miracle of god uh there's those that will have accused uh there's those that will have accused him that he was actually worked for the him that he was actually worked for the kgb kgb that the way the kgb took um monitored that the way the kgb took um monitored people was through um the church which people was through um the church which is quite possible he's been very active is quite possible he's been very active not just religiously but politically for not just religiously but politically for a long time there's plenty of pictures a long time there's plenty of pictures of him with putin so again you can't of him with putin so again you can't really separate separate the two really separate separate the two uh putin has been has said that the uh putin has been has said that the orthodox church should be given more say orthodox church should be given more say over family life education and armed over family life education and armed forces in russia forces in russia again i mentioned about faith runs very again i mentioned about faith runs very deep uh in the in uh the country deep uh in the in uh the country he also has ties to mixed spirituality he also has ties to mixed spirituality his own brand of patriotism this is his own brand of patriotism this is speaking of putin speaking of putin again you have many many different again you have many many different pictures there's a long history of the pictures there's a long history of the church church i'm not including any of those slides i'm not including any of those slides but there's there's quite a bit of but there's there's quite a bit of history over the years history over the years that go back uh to the uh separation that go back uh to the uh separation from the roman catholic there's some from the roman catholic there's some newer stuff that's been published newer stuff that's been published that uh putin has often invoked the that uh putin has often invoked the church in his public speeches giving the church in his public speeches giving the church a much more prominent place in church a much more prominent place in political life there in russia hapuna political life there in russia hapuna set himself as a defender a morality for set himself as a defender a morality for instance by opposing homosexuality instance by opposing homosexuality penalizing divorce and supporting penalizing divorce and supporting traditional the traditional family uh traditional the traditional family uh putin's use of traditional christianity putin's use of traditional christianity has calculated political effort this is has calculated political effort this is a a heritage organization believes this it's heritage organization believes this it's quite possible he definitely wants to quite possible he definitely wants to stay in power that's no doubt about it stay in power that's no doubt about it and he's done a lot to do that and and he's done a lot to do that and american and european observers would do american and european observers would do the do well to see through the charade the do well to see through the charade or charade um or charade um and then russians putin wants and then russians putin wants traditional marriage this is back in traditional marriage this is back in march 2020 march 2020 again there's lots of different again there's lots of different references these are just some examples references these are just some examples of how he's used the church or the of how he's used the church or the church maybe as an excuse church maybe as an excuse to have more control to have more control so bringing the churches together is a so bringing the churches together is a lot written on this as well i'm only lot written on this as well i'm only going to go through a little bit of this going to go through a little bit of this um so there's been very interesting um so there's been very interesting actions between the eastern orthodox actions between the eastern orthodox church and the roman catholic church in church and the roman catholic church in recent years recent years the they never met actually the the they never met actually the patriarch of the eastern orthodox church patriarch of the eastern orthodox church uh and the pope actually prior to 2015 uh and the pope actually prior to 2015 never met since the separation never met since the separation uh the relationship has improved quite a uh the relationship has improved quite a bit and putin has visited the vatican bit and putin has visited the vatican quite often as well quite often as well i'll show a couple of those as well now i'll show a couple of those as well now there's also another gentleman that i there's also another gentleman that i think is worth watching um this um think is worth watching um this um metropolitan hillary on of metropolitan hillary on of and i'm not going to bother trying to and i'm not going to bother trying to pronounce that i apologize i will murder pronounce that i apologize i will murder it um i think he will take be the net it um i think he will take be the net will replace kroll he's been very active will replace kroll he's been very active uh very behind the scenes in a lot of uh very behind the scenes in a lot of things uh very vocal as well uh and also things uh very vocal as well uh and also they believe he has connections and with they believe he has connections and with back to the kgb uh he's a younger guy back to the kgb uh he's a younger guy he's in his mid 50s he's in his mid 50s so i wouldn't be surprised if crowell so i wouldn't be surprised if crowell passes away or when he passes away that passes away or when he passes away that it'll happen it'll happen so the the churches there's been a lot a so the the churches there's been a lot a lot of warming between the churches some lot of warming between the churches some of that supposedly of that supposedly uh has been putin's doing or uh has been putin's doing or encouragement by the great uh uh schism encouragement by the great uh uh schism so yeah 10 54 that's when the split so yeah 10 54 that's when the split between the eastern orthodox and the between the eastern orthodox and the latin based church or the catholic latin based church or the catholic church took place church took place uh and there's been um a meeting uh and there's been um a meeting also even in in moscow at that time it also even in in moscow at that time it was a visit was a visit uh with a influential catholic bishop uh with a influential catholic bishop archbishop bishop archbishop bishop and you can see what reporting here is and you can see what reporting here is we live in a epic epoch when many of our we live in a epic epoch when many of our historic differences should stop playing historic differences should stop playing the critical role they played in the critical role they played in relationships between our churches and relationships between our churches and that's kroll mentioning it to the that's kroll mentioning it to the archbishop of milan archbishop of milan and then the the first time they met was and then the the first time they met was in february pope current pope and krill in february pope current pope and krill met was in february of 2015 they met was in february of 2015 they actually met at the airport in cuba actually met at the airport in cuba so i'm not sure how that's halfway so i'm not sure how that's halfway between the two i my guess is that um between the two i my guess is that um as probably the pope was traveling in a as probably the pope was traveling in a in in south america or america at the time or south america or america at the time or something something and they actually put something out and they actually put something out together they talked about when they met together they talked about when they met they said uh that they were brothers and they said uh that they were brothers and the two met for about two hours and they the two met for about two hours and they signed a signed a a unity and christian unity message a unity and christian unity message about the family and they said that we about the family and they said that we regret other forms of cohabitation has regret other forms of cohabitation has been in place in some level as this been in place in some level as this union while the concept consecrated in union while the concept consecrated in the biblical tradition the biblical tradition uh and basically against any kind of uh and basically against any kind of cohabitation outside of the the cohabitation outside of the the traditional family traditional family that i'm sure we would agree to as well that i'm sure we would agree to as well but that's what they chose as being but that's what they chose as being their first position together their first position together and then there are again some other and then there are again some other things this goes back this is 2018 about things this goes back this is 2018 about about that visit between the pope open about that visit between the pope open that new phase of the relationship that new phase of the relationship according to them leading to a loan of according to them leading to a loan of relics seen by two million people in relics seen by two million people in moscow and st petersburg as the first moscow and st petersburg as the first visit vatican's secretary to russia uh visit vatican's secretary to russia uh since uh 1999. since uh 1999. the other thing then is what's the the the other thing then is what's the the uh orthodox russian orthodox church been uh orthodox russian orthodox church been trying to position especially in the trying to position especially in the middle east again there's a number of middle east again there's a number of slides here i'm just going to point a slides here i'm just going to point a couple of things out more detail that couple of things out more detail that you can review you can review um is that again you can't really um is that again you can't really separate the church from the state separate the church from the state the the church is very the the church is very much wants to be a supporter of much wants to be a supporter of christians in the middle east christians in the middle east and sees the russia and sees the russia being responsible to support that and a being responsible to support that and a couple of things here now just to make a couple of things here now just to make a comment here the russian banner here is comment here the russian banner here is this two-headed eagle which actually this two-headed eagle which actually does i'm told here does represent the does i'm told here does represent the church and the state church and the state so that's uh interesting to know uh the so that's uh interesting to know uh the most important uh most important uh most important was russian's decision to most important was russian's decision to effectively act as the protector of effectively act as the protector of christians in the levant so this is the christians in the levant so this is the middle eastern region including syria as middle eastern region including syria as a defender and legal representative a defender and legal representative a number of the conversations that a number of the conversations that putin has had with the pope has been putin has had with the pope has been about that as well saying that we need about that as well saying that we need to support now at the same time putin to support now at the same time putin has become friends with israel which has become friends with israel which i'll show you that in a minute i'll show you that in a minute so principles and interests of russian so principles and interests of russian federations are predicted on the federations are predicted on the survival of survival of levantine christians in their countries levantine christians in their countries and their peaceful coexistence with and their peaceful coexistence with muslim compatriots muslim compatriots now the russian republic has issues with now the russian republic has issues with muslims in a similar way that muslims in a similar way that china does is they feel that that that china does is they feel that that that or they could over be overwhelmed by the or they could over be overwhelmed by the religion which again even in muslim and religion which again even in muslim and conservative muslims conservative muslims it's hard to separate sometimes the it's hard to separate sometimes the religion uh from more of a political religion uh from more of a political bent bent uh uh so that that may be problematic as well so that that may be problematic as well and position that moscow's put out about and position that moscow's put out about to the christians in the middle east you to the christians in the middle east you know we will not forsake you you're not know we will not forsake you you're not alone alone and moscow again as a church and state and moscow again as a church and state uh this russian re reassurance uh this russian re reassurance on the world stage has full-fledged on the world stage has full-fledged decision-making partner uh to to look decision-making partner uh to to look after the um the christians uh this was after the um the christians uh this was a comment that they made about syria a comment that they made about syria and uh this would and uh this would be deemed necessary and vital by russia be deemed necessary and vital by russia in its quest to complement in its quest to complement political political reassurance as well in the middle east reassurance as well in the middle east uh uh i think putin is very smart in order to i think putin is very smart in order to counterbalance counterbalance uh the west he has to take on some of uh the west he has to take on some of the things that the west has either the things that the west has either forgotten about or he wants to make sure forgotten about or he wants to make sure he's in the middle of uh and you go back he's in the middle of uh and you go back to to obama's administration obama's administration obama pretty much left a lot of hands obama pretty much left a lot of hands off in the middle east off in the middle east where there was a little bit more where there was a little bit more hands-on especially by um our past hands-on especially by um our past president's uh son-in-law president's uh son-in-law uh this president not quite sure where uh this president not quite sure where it's gonna lay but the the west has been it's gonna lay but the the west has been more hands-off in recent years than if more hands-off in recent years than if you go back and and the at least fewest you go back and and the at least fewest history has been pretty proactive now history has been pretty proactive now it's i don't know it's not really it's i don't know it's not really reactive or proactive at this point it reactive or proactive at this point it seems like seems like uh reconciliation then between moscow uh reconciliation then between moscow and the vatican might be the first and the vatican might be the first opportunity again to be have a coalition opportunity again to be have a coalition uh a religious coalition which is also uh a religious coalition which is also backed by a physical political coalition backed by a physical political coalition uh so there's there's also um maybe a uh so there's there's also um maybe a third aspect saying it it seems that third aspect saying it it seems that this religious component has merely this religious component has merely replaced communism and i think that's replaced communism and i think that's really really important to understand really really important to understand culturally so when the communism was culturally so when the communism was spreading through russia what the spreading through russia what the russian government did or the soviet russian government did or the soviet government did is they would put these government did is they would put these um um i forget what they're called but they're i forget what they're called but they're basically basically consulates in every single little town consulates in every single little town throughout the whole empire uh throughout the whole empire uh throughout all the public republics and throughout all the public republics and so on and it was to profess so on and it was to profess communism and profess the way of communism and profess the way of life and how it should be life and how it should be there's also uh there's very historic there's also uh there's very historic murals all over the place about you know murals all over the place about you know the image that the soviet union was the image that the soviet union was probably trying to probably trying to portray to portray to everyone it was was under its control everyone it was was under its control and of course as as you know there's all and of course as as you know there's all the stands kazakhstan and ubekistan the stands kazakhstan and ubekistan stan and a couple other ones that i'm stan and a couple other ones that i'm missing that are were part of the soviet missing that are were part of the soviet union that now are separate countries uh union that now are separate countries uh there's also the the baltic states like there's also the the baltic states like latvia and others and then latvia and others and then um um sorry belarus ukraine and i know i'm sorry belarus ukraine and i know i'm missing a couple other ones there's missing a couple other ones there's quite a numbers that are have separated quite a numbers that are have separated out of russia but to control out of russia but to control uh very different people different uh very different people different languages uh you had a you know languages uh you had a you know basically spread your tentacles out into basically spread your tentacles out into all the countries all the countries while the church provides them that while the church provides them that capability now uh the soviet union and capability now uh the soviet union and the communist party doesn't do that as the communist party doesn't do that as much anymore uh but the the church can much anymore uh but the the church can do that do that uh there's been occasions where they've uh there's been occasions where they've done stuff in israel uh this is holy done stuff in israel uh this is holy fire in jerusalem fire in jerusalem where the president putin attended where the president putin attended actually five thousand worshipers and uh actually five thousand worshipers and uh she also the russian orthodox church uh she also the russian orthodox church uh patriarch cruel was patriarch cruel was cruel was there as well cruel was there as well that was 2015 in 2020 that was 2015 in 2020 um you know the church role in the um you know the church role in the russian national identity at the uh russian national identity at the uh ideology and polity politics excuse me ideology and polity politics excuse me has grown immensely over the decades as has grown immensely over the decades as reported reported uh the moscow's diplomatic military uh the moscow's diplomatic military enterprise in syria has evolved over enterprise in syria has evolved over time and they've had a lot of troops time and they've had a lot of troops there one point they don't seem to right there one point they don't seem to right now but they're still it's uh and now now but they're still it's uh and now they put all the troops in belarus and they put all the troops in belarus and on the edge of uh on the edge of uh the ukraine and then the roman the ukraine and then the roman russian orthodox church has russian orthodox church has contributed to russian foreign and contributed to russian foreign and security policy on earlier occasions but security policy on earlier occasions but the syria case has been a culmination of the syria case has been a culmination of this bond this bond so there's definitely a strong tie there so there's definitely a strong tie there and then first uh it's delivered in a and then first uh it's delivered in a sonic messianic uh ransom and their tear sonic messianic uh ransom and their tear uh reason to raise in debt sorry uh for uh reason to raise in debt sorry uh for the leaders um contemplating the the leaders um contemplating the campaign second ecclesiastical campaign second ecclesiastical contribution was a legitimization of contribution was a legitimization of kremlin's policy at home and abroad and kremlin's policy at home and abroad and third the roman catholic excuse me the third the roman catholic excuse me the russian orthodox church uh worked to russian orthodox church uh worked to sustain a necessary level of domestic sustain a necessary level of domestic support so again controlling the media support so again controlling the media controlling the church allow you to put controlling the church allow you to put your message out a brother uh one of the your message out a brother uh one of the times visiting south africa brother times visiting south africa brother there who grew up afrikaan and was there who grew up afrikaan and was brought into cristela uh later in life brought into cristela uh later in life he said in church we were told he said in church we were told uh that the black population was a uh that the black population was a human group human group that's the church told us that that's that's the church told us that that's what we were taught when we were young what we were taught when we were young uh and it wasn't until i became chris uh and it wasn't until i became chris delphian or got in contact with delphian or got in contact with christophians that all people all humans christophians that all people all humans are the same and and god loves everyone are the same and and god loves everyone so churches and go back there's plenty so churches and go back there's plenty of history you can go back and look at of history you can go back and look at stuff even the roman catholic church stuff even the roman catholic church even the roman catholic church lots of even the roman catholic church lots of churches use the pulpit uh to prove to churches use the pulpit uh to prove to give what they think is the is what they give what they think is the is what they want their members to believe want their members to believe from a political stance from a political stance so a few additional things here we'll so a few additional things here we'll start wrapping up here now start wrapping up here now uh around putin uh he has actually uh around putin uh he has actually visited uh israel a number of times visited uh israel a number of times here's him in 2012. he had a very quick here's him in 2012. he had a very quick trip trip uh and visited that this is uh there's uh and visited that this is uh there's in front of to the right of the wailing in front of to the right of the wailing wall or the western wall there's quite a wall or the western wall there's quite a bit of excavation i believe that's where bit of excavation i believe that's where he is in he is in uh in that picture uh he's met with the uh in that picture uh he's met with the you know netanyahu this is with before you know netanyahu this is with before netanyahu i was meeting at him as residents and having a dinner having a dinner um then netanyahu january 2020 uh um then netanyahu january 2020 uh netanyahu uh is quoted i want to welcome netanyahu uh is quoted i want to welcome our great friend russian president our great friend russian president vladimir putin sarah and i are pleased vladimir putin sarah and i are pleased to host you again at our home here in to host you again at our home here in jerusalem and thank you for the brave jerusalem and thank you for the brave link between russia and israel which link between russia and israel which serves our people and our power policy serves our people and our power policy as well as peace and stability in the as well as peace and stability in the region welcome jerusalem region welcome jerusalem now that that's a pretty powerful now that that's a pretty powerful comment there uh that i was really comment there uh that i was really shocked when i read that and you can see shocked when i read that and you can see some other references and scriptures some other references and scriptures about peace and safety and other things about peace and safety and other things which are quite interesting which are quite interesting and then putin responded all right in and then putin responded all right in the same thing quoted mr prime minister the same thing quoted mr prime minister i honor i honor and honored colleague i would like to and honored colleague i would like to thank you for the invitation to come we thank you for the invitation to come we are working regularly with the prime are working regularly with the prime minister we conclude some time ago to minister we conclude some time ago to come here and to visit israel i am come here and to visit israel i am certain this will aid in advancing our certain this will aid in advancing our bilateral relations and of course today bilateral relations and of course today we recall the victims of the holocaust i we recall the victims of the holocaust i would like to again to thank the prime would like to again to thank the prime minister and his wife and the invitation minister and his wife and the invitation to visit israel thank you very much this is uh one of his trips visiting uh the church of the holy sepulchre which the church of the holy sepulchre which is in jerusalem i don't know if you know is in jerusalem i don't know if you know this uh this church is the supposed this uh this church is the supposed place i put that in quotes where they place i put that in quotes where they lay jesus to rest and where the tomb was lay jesus to rest and where the tomb was this place that you see these lanterns this place that you see these lanterns here here uh these are another picture this is a uh these are another picture this is a better picture uh there's a whole set of better picture uh there's a whole set of lanterns i believe there's eight of them lanterns i believe there's eight of them they represent uh those that are they represent uh those that are responsible for the church there's responsible for the church there's actually actually these eight groups that have different these eight groups that have different areas of the church that they're areas of the church that they're responsible for and somehow all of them responsible for and somehow all of them ate um have to be responsible for the ate um have to be responsible for the whole church but that hasn't worked out whole church but that hasn't worked out really well so they are very divided really well so they are very divided this is not only main this is mainstream this is not only main this is mainstream christianity i guess you could say christianity i guess you could say um they can't agree to certain things in um they can't agree to certain things in the church even but that that place uh the church even but that that place uh those lanterns are over those lanterns are over supposedly again the bed that christ's supposedly again the bed that christ's body was prepared before he went into body was prepared before he went into this a stone this a stone into into the the tomb itself and depending on which light tomb itself and depending on which light is lit they're responsible to clean it is lit they're responsible to clean it that day is my understanding that day is my understanding uh i don't believe this ladder is still uh i don't believe this ladder is still here here this is outside the church there's a this is outside the church there's a whole history about the latter and the whole history about the latter and the only reason i bring this up is a history only reason i bring this up is a history of uh of uh not getting along uh it was put there to not getting along uh it was put there to fix something and then no one could fix something and then no one could agree to remove it and no one wanted to agree to remove it and no one wanted to agree to remove it so it wasn't removed agree to remove it so it wasn't removed for a long time i think it was finally for a long time i think it was finally removed by the um the jewish um removed by the um the jewish um you know jerusalem mayor had it removed you know jerusalem mayor had it removed because the the because the the christian churches that own were christian churches that own were responsible for this church building responsible for this church building couldn't agree to go move it actually couldn't agree to go move it actually and then uh inside there this is again and then uh inside there this is again supposedly the site where christ's tomb supposedly the site where christ's tomb was uh and that's that the tomb in there was uh and that's that the tomb in there it's a small little room it's uh well it's a small little room it's uh well it's pretty ornate everything around it it's pretty ornate everything around it but um who knows there's a lot of people but um who knows there's a lot of people that come there all the time that that come there all the time that supposedly go see where christ was supposedly go see where christ was buried but buried but uh there's also um uh there's also um quite a bit in the news around russia quite a bit in the news around russia and iran as i mentioned before iran in and iran as i mentioned before iran in saudi arabia or at our odds i always saudi arabia or at our odds i always remember i always forget who's who but remember i always forget who's who but there's shiite and sunni uh muslims and there's shiite and sunni uh muslims and one is in one country and one is in the one is in one country and one is in the other country uh iran as some of you other country uh iran as some of you might remember uh prior to the the fall might remember uh prior to the the fall of the shah in 79 it was a basically a of the shah in 79 it was a basically a protective of the us the us and then protective of the us the us and then before that britain before that britain um the u.s even sold it uh aircraft that um the u.s even sold it uh aircraft that 14 fighters were there their main 14 fighters were there their main fighters which i supposedly still have fighters which i supposedly still have some of them some of them but after the fall um they you know us but after the fall um they you know us which already had been friends with which already had been friends with saudi arabia and still is very good saudi arabia and still is very good friends with saudi arabia uh that it friends with saudi arabia uh that it that divide has has taken place more and that divide has has taken place more and more but russia has definitely snuggled more but russia has definitely snuggled up against up against iran now there is i forget which iran now there is i forget which stand is between them and russia but stand is between them and russia but they're not that far apart of course uh they're not that far apart of course uh the relationships part of it has been the relationships part of it has been due to the nuclear program due to the nuclear program again in the in the news in recent years again in the in the news in recent years uh there was an agreement around that uh there was an agreement around that and then and then our last president pulled out of it and our last president pulled out of it and then there's still discussion about if then there's still discussion about if they're going to the u.s and will go they're going to the u.s and will go back into some agreement a nuclear back into some agreement a nuclear proliferation or not proliferation or not and then they're also in a way iran is and then they're also in a way iran is was push more was push more chose to go more towards russia but also chose to go more towards russia but also china as well china as well uh is is becoming a world power as well uh is is becoming a world power as well to try to figure out what sides they to try to figure out what sides they want to be on want to be on just the time check peter we're at 8 23. just the time check peter we're at 8 23. all right thank you very much all right thank you very much and we're we're not doing too bad we and we're we're not doing too bad we will run over a little bit um will run over a little bit um let's see so joint cooperation there's let's see so joint cooperation there's quite a bit of different things that quite a bit of different things that have been done there as well uh they've have been done there as well uh they've sold them a set of missiles you might sold them a set of missiles you might remember this was in the news remember this was in the news was it two years ago now where the they was it two years ago now where the they shot down one of their 737s after it shot down one of their 737s after it took off or was coming into tehran took off or was coming into tehran airport that was on these missile airport that was on these missile batteries that the russians had sold batteries that the russians had sold them to protect them against the us who them to protect them against the us who has had a huge force for a long time in has had a huge force for a long time in iraq but they ended up shooting their iraq but they ended up shooting their own plane down unfortunately and then again the the nuclear agreement here here now netanyahu and israel has been always now netanyahu and israel has been always very afraid of it very afraid of it because they feel that it didn't have because they feel that it didn't have enough teeth and to really confirm that enough teeth and to really confirm that they were not producing they were not producing enriched and uranium enriched and uranium to be able to build nuclear weapons uh to be able to build nuclear weapons uh they've had some interesting things that they've had some interesting things that were done there was the one supposedly were done there was the one supposedly done by the mossad done by the mossad uh the the israeli intelligent uh the the israeli intelligent organization organization that actually that actually corrupted the centrifuges and the corrupted the centrifuges and the controllers that were actually siemens controllers that were actually siemens by understanding siemens controllers by understanding siemens controllers which siemens is a german company very which siemens is a german company very large company kind of like a ge if you large company kind of like a ge if you don't know siemens and then again you don't know siemens and then again you know that trump pulled out of it and know that trump pulled out of it and then more most recently uh february of then more most recently uh february of last year you know talks again of you last year you know talks again of you know we're going to go back in or not know we're going to go back in or not into that agreement or produce a better into that agreement or produce a better agreement potentially which is still up agreement potentially which is still up in the air in the air and then also you have and then also you have again more uh coordination with china again more uh coordination with china and russia and iran and russia and iran china needs fuel as well and needs oil china needs fuel as well and needs oil so the middle east is important has so the middle east is important has become important to china you know 15 20 become important to china you know 15 20 years ago it wasn't uh now it is there years ago it wasn't uh now it is there are stories that in china right now are stories that in china right now because of the pandemic and because of because of the pandemic and because of some of the decisions they've made to some of the decisions they've made to stop shipping stop shipping uh coal or taking coal from some uh coal or taking coal from some countries like countries like australia that they're running out of australia that they're running out of they do quite a bit of coal they do quite a bit of coal is produced in in china but they're a is produced in in china but they're a net importer of it net importer of it to run power plants so there's still a to run power plants so there's still a pretty big portion of their power plants pretty big portion of their power plants run on coal and that they're shutting run on coal and that they're shutting down certain areas of the country or down certain areas of the country or certain power grids because they don't certain power grids because they don't have enough coal have enough coal uh so um resources are very important um uh so um resources are very important um the chinese have bought up a lot of the chinese have bought up a lot of resources in resources in uh and now in central um africa as well uh and now in central um africa as well so everyone's converging kind of all so everyone's converging kind of all around israel around israel and you can see some other things that and you can see some other things that russia preparing to sell satellites to russia preparing to sell satellites to them that's uh june of last year so them that's uh june of last year so again a lot of a lot of movement closer again a lot of a lot of movement closer and closer together and then they were and closer together and then they were going to run some mutual joint golf going to run some mutual joint golf military uh drills i couldn't i pulled military uh drills i couldn't i pulled this out a couple of months ago and i this out a couple of months ago and i could not find if they actually did that could not find if they actually did that yet or not i couldn't find anything so i yet or not i couldn't find anything so i have a feeling it's still going to be have a feeling it's still going to be early this year uh so a little bit more about um russia and syria uh putin you know playing the and syria uh putin you know playing the israeli card he's trying to do that israeli card he's trying to do that against obama uh russia's you know against obama uh russia's you know dragging the israeli nuclear issue into dragging the israeli nuclear issue into the middle east as well i made comments the middle east as well i made comments that well syria had their nuclear their that well syria had their nuclear their chemical weapons because israel had chemical weapons because israel had their nuclear stockpile which has never their nuclear stockpile which has never been uh quite um been uh quite um uh well agreed to but it is pretty well uh well agreed to but it is pretty well known that it probably is there uh it's known that it probably is there uh it's also probably true that the israelis also probably true that the israelis actually sold the technology of the actually sold the technology of the south african apartheid government as south african apartheid government as well and did a test or a test of their well and did a test or a test of their own own south of uh south africa at some point south of uh south africa at some point but now never been fully confirmed but now never been fully confirmed uh then also again some other other uh then also again some other other things that have been written about things that have been written about russia protecting uh russia protecting uh the christians in syria the christians in syria and then you know about foreign troops and then you know about foreign troops you know syria is pretty close now why you know syria is pretty close now why does does putin not like putin not like um ukraine becoming a nato power i would um ukraine becoming a nato power i would say probably the same reason why the us say probably the same reason why the us didn't like cuba having didn't like cuba having russian missiles russian missiles uh it was right next door it borders uh it was right next door it borders them them so now he hasn't come out and say that so now he hasn't come out and say that but it's i'm sure that's the major major but it's i'm sure that's the major major concern that they have but i also feel concern that they have but i also feel that he he really wants to become the that he he really wants to become the soviet union again and absorb these soviet union again and absorb these areas in part crimea crimea which was areas in part crimea crimea which was part of ukraine he's he has taken over part of ukraine he's he has taken over so let's see here um and then i mentioned a little bit and then i mentioned a little bit earlier about putin in the pope he's met earlier about putin in the pope he's met him a number of different times he was him a number of different times he was meeting with him in november 2013 meeting with him in november 2013 uh met with him again uh met with him again and according to and according to um you know the the issue about bringing um you know the the issue about bringing the two churches together that krill was the two churches together that krill was the issue but that seemed to soften up the issue but that seemed to soften up as well with krill as i showed you as well with krill as i showed you before meeting with the pope before meeting with the pope in recent years and then often when putin is in that the vatican he talks about politics and the vatican he talks about politics and the middle east christians in the middle middle east christians in the middle east east the current pope is very open to talk the current pope is very open to talk about many different topics he's about many different topics he's probably refreshing in many ways as he's probably refreshing in many ways as he's been very open about a lot of topics uh been very open about a lot of topics uh but he's you know certainly politic but he's you know certainly politic political in a way uh much more than we political in a way uh much more than we would we would think that someone of would we would think that someone of that caliber should be that caliber should be again uh they also touched on the life again uh they also touched on the life of catholic community in russia so what of catholic community in russia so what happened um happened um the beginning of the russian revolution the beginning of the russian revolution and when they were cleansing everything and when they were cleansing everything in the 1920s is they basically um in the 1920s is they basically um you know took a lot of the catholic you know took a lot of the catholic churches away catholic church was in churches away catholic church was in russia but um so was the russian russia but um so was the russian orthodox church orthodox church so putin uh has repeatedly said that he so putin uh has repeatedly said that he is a man of faith his administration has is a man of faith his administration has consistently sought closer ties with the consistently sought closer ties with the church church his policies have brought religion to his policies have brought religion to the forefront and triggered positive the forefront and triggered positive change change in the relationships between uh this in the relationships between uh this church and state but also between church and state but also between russia and the vatican russia and the vatican that's another interesting movement a that's another interesting movement a pope has been adamant that the russian pope has been adamant that the russian intervention is only the way to temper intervention is only the way to temper the the bloodbath in syria if uh francis was bloodbath in syria if uh francis was elected the patriarch of russian elected the patriarch of russian orthodox sent the pontiff a letter orthodox sent the pontiff a letter inviting him uh and then said that just inviting him uh and then said that just about seven there's about 100 700 000 about seven there's about 100 700 000 catholics in russia so that's very catholics in russia so that's very sizable i don't know unfortunately the sizable i don't know unfortunately the size of the russian rome uh sorry the size of the russian rome uh sorry the eastern orthodox church or the russian eastern orthodox church or the russian orthodox church orthodox church i met with him again on the 15 on i met with him again on the 15 on june 11 2015 june 11 2015 again had a private meeting 15 and but again had a private meeting 15 and but we uh lasted 50 minutes with him talked we uh lasted 50 minutes with him talked in that time talked about the ukraine in that time talked about the ukraine uh so ukraine has been on the top of his uh so ukraine has been on the top of his mind for some years mind for some years uh and then they met a third time uh and then they met a third time in 2000 and 2019 july 2019 again talking in 2000 and 2019 july 2019 again talking about the ukraine so ukraine has been in about the ukraine so ukraine has been in the media for for some years now the media for for some years now and then that july meeting they also and then that july meeting they also talked about syria again and venezuela talked about syria again and venezuela which should perk the years for most which should perk the years for most americans but the unstability americans but the unstability instability in venezuela who actually is instability in venezuela who actually is opec nation one only one's out of the opec nation one only one's out of the middle east i guess middle east i guess and then uh just kind of final things and then uh just kind of final things and we'll wrap up and we'll wrap up uh putin i said in october 2014 i uh putin i said in october 2014 i support the struggle of israel i closely support the struggle of israel i closely i follow closely what's going on in i follow closely what's going on in israel i support the struggle israel as israel i support the struggle israel as it attempts to protect its citizens it attempts to protect its citizens i talk about the alliance it's necessary i talk about the alliance it's necessary that putin's uh russia enjoys a that putin's uh russia enjoys a strategic partnership with israel strategic partnership with israel development of a mutually uh development of a mutually uh advantageous and constructive advantageous and constructive relationship with israel in the relationship with israel in the political economic political economic humanitarian and other fields was and humanitarian and other fields was and will remain a priority of the russian will remain a priority of the russian foreign policy that was in july of 2014 foreign policy that was in july of 2014 2020 2020 uh january israel's netanyahu meets with uh january israel's netanyahu meets with putin as uh putin as uh with a free tourist there was some other with a free tourist there was some other thing that went on there won't go into thing that went on there won't go into uh and that re reflected the ever uh and that re reflected the ever growing growing and warming uh ties between the and warming uh ties between the countries countries netanyahu friendship with putin benefits netanyahu friendship with putin benefits israel but has its limits uh this is uh israel but has its limits uh this is uh the l monitor which is basically saying the l monitor which is basically saying be careful um with what you try to deal be careful um with what you try to deal with and what's the expression about you with and what's the expression about you know playing with fire know playing with fire and then the last last thing here i and then the last last thing here i don't know if you see these that come don't know if you see these that come out of the uk i forget the brother's out of the uk i forget the brother's name now uh but he puts out uh weekly name now uh but he puts out uh weekly things about um things about um what's going on in the world and how what's going on in the world and how that might relate to that might relate to um um prophecy uh this this was back in july prophecy uh this this was back in july of this past year and talked about of this past year and talked about ukraine again so and even at that time ukraine again so and even at that time in april of last year russia amassed in april of last year russia amassed over 100 000 troops on the eastern over 100 000 troops on the eastern border border what i find quite interesting in the way what i find quite interesting in the way the u.s media handles it is they make it the u.s media handles it is they make it sound like they've just massed 100 000 sound like they've just massed 100 000 troops on ukraine's eastern border troops on ukraine's eastern border they've been there for they've been there for probably a year or more so sometimes i probably a year or more so sometimes i wonder you know who's controlling who wonder you know who's controlling who even even even in the west even in the west um now he pointed out the brother um now he pointed out the brother pointed out that maybe the beijing pointed out that maybe the beijing olympics would be a good excuse because olympics would be a good excuse because um they've used some major sporting um they've used some major sporting events uh to go do that events uh to go do that uh suddenly fifa world cup for example uh suddenly fifa world cup for example winter olympics in 2014 soji winter olympics in 2014 soji has used that to be a way to kind of has used that to be a way to kind of blur the lines and go do something so blur the lines and go do something so we'll have to still wait the olympics we'll have to still wait the olympics are still going on are still going on and uh let's see you can go look at and uh let's see you can go look at daniel 8 and verse 25 for some of this daniel 8 and verse 25 for some of this and last picture i'll leave you with is and last picture i'll leave you with is this this um good news is that we don't trust um good news is that we don't trust either of them either of them but you know keeping our eyes open to be but you know keeping our eyes open to be prepared for the the end times it's the prepared for the the end times it's the main thing is always important is just main thing is always important is just be prepared be prepared um you know when things will happen no um you know when things will happen no matter we're prepared or not but if matter we're prepared or not but if we're not prepared and they happen we we're not prepared and they happen we can be in a lot of trouble obviously we can be in a lot of trouble obviously we want our lamps to be filled with oil and want our lamps to be filled with oil and so when the bright room comes we're so when the bright room comes we're ready for that ready for that and you know these events should just and you know these events should just strengthen us strengthen us as believers in the scriptures the as believers in the scriptures the scriptures are telling us the truth and scriptures are telling us the truth and our ways for others to come to our ways for others to come to understand as well what we've been understand as well what we've been blessed with blessed with so that should be the last thing it is so that should be the last thing it is so i know there's a lot there i will so i know there's a lot there i will send the slides on send the slides on um um so you can take a look at some of the so you can take a look at some of the more detail but again a lot of things more detail but again a lot of things going on