Are we in the times of the Messiah's arrival? Israel 365 News seems to think so. Here are some key words from the article. "It should be noted that Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. Despite voicing strong rhetoric, President Obama was criticized for an essentially weak response. This event was seen by many Israeli mystics as the precursor to the final War of Gog and Magog. A teaching from the 18th century Rabbinic sage known as the Vilna Gaon who singled out Russian aggression as a precursor to the Messiah. “When you hear that the Russians have captured the city of Crimea, you should know that the times of the Messiah have started, that his steps are being heard,” the Vilna Gaon told his followers just before his death in 1797. “And when you hear that the Russians have reached the city of Constantinople (today’s Istanbul), you should put on your Shabbat clothes and don’t take them off, because it means that the Messiah is about to come any minute.” I'm ready!!! https://www.israel365news.com/265601/as-russia-prepares-invasion-israel-may-rescue-up-to-75000-ukrainian-jews-from-gog-magog-war/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=As%20Russia%20Prepares%20Invasion%3A%20Israel%20May%20Rescue%20Up%20to%2075%2C000%20Ukrainian%20Jews%20From%20%20Gog-Magog%20%20War%20and%20Today%20s%20Top%20Stories&utm_campaign=I3N%20-%20AM%20-%20January%2025%2C%202022&fbclid=IwAR2lVZ4E825srAJU87bHApJgJb-QmBlH82tIjUAkp_AwcSXDSDvvEGB9vEo