Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. <\/i><\/p>\n
\u2014Jer. 6:22<\/i><\/p>\n
5171<\/b> Statistics On Russia<\/b><\/p>\n
Russia in area is the largest country on earth, stretching across two continents from North Pacific to Baltic Sea. It occupies the northern part of Asia and the eastern half of Europe. <\/p>\n
This territory of the USSR occupies 1\/6 of the earth\u2019s land surface. In land area, it covers 8,647, 173 square miles and has a population of 258 million people in 1977. <\/p>\n
The USSR is extremely rich in natural resources. It claims to possess 57% of the world\u2019s coal deposits, 58% of its oil, 41% of iron ore, 88% of the manganese, 54% of potassium salts, 30% of phosphates and 25% of all timberland. <\/p>\n
Gold production is estimated at more than 50% of production of the rest of the world. It produces about 25% of world iron ore output and 19% of steel. <\/p>\n
Illiteracy has been reduced to 1.5%. It has universal compulsory free education. <\/p>\n
5172<\/b> Potential Success<\/b><\/p>\n
If you combine important natural resources with hard work by the entire population, austerity in the consumption of consumer goods, and substantial savings with heavy investment in plant and equipment, you have the basic reasons why the authorities in the Kremlin believe they will inevitably attain economic and political leadership of the world. <\/p>\n
\u2014Herbert V. Prochnow <\/p>\n
5173<\/b> Consumerism Comparisons<\/b><\/p>\n
A close look at the Russian economy shows that in overall living standards the Soviet Union today compares with the U. S. of the 1920s, not the 1980s. Consider some of the items which are basic to the American way of life:<\/p>\n
\u2014In the U. S., there is about 1 car for every 2 persons. In Russia, fewer than 1 in 1,000 own a car. <\/p>\n
\u2014For every Russian family with a refrigerator, there are 8 American families who own one. <\/p>\n
\u2014In the U. S. there is a television set for every 2 persons. In the Soviet Union, it is 1 for every 5. <\/p>\n
\u2014In housing each American has on the average 2\u00bd times more living space than his Russian counterpart. The average Russian lives in a cramped apartment. But two-thirds of all American families own their own homes. <\/p>\n
\u2014US News and World Report<\/i><\/p>\n
5174<\/b> Etymology Of Words<\/b><\/p>\n
Tim LaHaye in his The Beginning of the End<\/i> brings out the following facts:<\/p>\n
\u2014The nouns in Ezekiel 38 and 39 have been held for years to be Russia: \u201cRosh\u201d or \u201cGog\u201d for Russia; \u201cMeshech\u201d for Moscow; and \u201cTubal\u201d for Tobolsk, the largest state. <\/p>\n
\u2014Genesis 10 is of help in establishing the identity of these names. Magog was the second son of Japheth who settled north of the Black Sea. Tubal and Meshech were the 5th and 6th sons of Japheth, whose descendants settled south of the Black Sea. These people intermarried and became known as Magog, the dominant tribe. <\/p>\n
\u2014The name Moscow comes from the tribal name Meshech. The noun Gog is from the original tribal name Magog, which gradually became \u201cRosh,\u201d then \u201cRus,\u201d and today as \u201cRussia.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014These make up the modern Russian people. <\/p>\n
5175<\/b> Straight Line From Jerusalem<\/b><\/p>\n
If you will draw a straight line from Jerusalem to the North Pole on your map, you will find that this line will pass right near the city of Moscow. Both Moscow and Jerusalem are located near the same meridian, Jerusalem being 35\u00b010\u00b4 and Moscow 37\u00b040\u00b4 east of Greenwich. <\/p>\n
See also:<\/b> Horses in Warfare ; War ; Weapons ; Jer. 1:14, 4:6; Ezk. 38:4\u20136, 9, 14\u201316; Dan. 11:40.<\/p>\n
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