The Rise of Christian Russia?

While most think that Russia is a former super-power, Russia has actually been rapidly rising again as a major force in the world today.  Russia is advancing Christian morality and free-market ideas and reaping the benefits while the U.S. is allowing the godless to influence the direction of America.

I recently was speaking with some missionaries who went to Russia and they were describing Christians who were comparable to the early church which caused me to reflect on Russia a little more intensely.  Contrary to the image of Russia being the evil empire, it appears that Russia is flourishing as they embrace the Christian faith.  The U.S. on the other hand is looking more and more like the evil empire from a Biblical perspective.

Here are some interesting facts:

Muslims in Russia are converting to Christianity with over 2 million Muslims joining the Orthodox Church.  It is estimated that only 2500 Christians have converted to Islam during the same time period.

President Putin has recently stated that world leaders need to join together to stop Christian persecution around the world.  Putin then credited Christianity for the rise and development of “culture and education” in Russia over the last 1000 years crediting it with turning Russia into “one of the largest world powers.”

While the U.S. is busy promoting homosexuality, Russia has made it illegal to promote homosexuality.

Russia leads the world in oil production with 10.9 million barrels per day as compared to Saudi Arabia which produces 9.9 million and the U.S. which produces 8.4 million.

Russia only has an 8.4 percent debt to GDP ratio as compared to the U.S. which has a 101.6 percent debt to GDP ratio.

Under the leadership of Putin, Russia has an unemployment rate of 5.0.  The Russian economy has now vaulted to the fifth largest economy in Europe surpassing all the economies in Europe including Germany.  

Moscow can now boast that they have the “highest number of billionaires…in the world.”

While the United States has the most powerful military in the world, Russia can boast that it has the second most powerful military in the world.

The people in Russia are still in a very depressed mode for the most part.  Putin sees that Christianity gives people hope and a purpose.  Even though Putin sees the benefit of the Christian faith, his insight may only be a temporary opening for the people of God to shine brightly.  The one world religion found in the false prophet in Revelation 13 necessitates Russia encouraging the Russian Orthodox Church at this time.  The intent is that the Russian Orthodox Church will someday join with Catholicism to bring stability and unity to the world.  The false prophet who will deceive the world with his power will bring Catholicism and Islam together under the same umbrella.