Cheers Mark. Thanx for the acronym info. I knew some of it. A few hours north of Oz? Pacific islands?
Planes have had a huge impact in the steps leading up to and after Israels’ establishment. Some believe (I do) that Isaiah 31.5 could be a prophecy about aircraft saving Jerusalem (and thus Israel itself)
‘As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.’
The bottom line for the arogant turk Erdogan, is don’t mess with the Israel Defense Forces.
IAF especially. During the “war of attrition” between Egypt and Israel from 1967-73, IAF fly-boys regularly ate Egyptian pilots for breakfast on their way to targets in Egyptian territory. It got so bad that they started seating Soviet pilots instead, and even then the Israelis gave as good as they got, if not better. Johnson was afraid of it escalating into all-out war with Russia.
My own observations from the ground are that while the IAF can’t do carrier landings, they formation fly so tight you’d think there were cables and bars holding the planes in position.
Davao City. 😊 As far as Isaiah 31:5, protecting Jerusalem and all of Israel? It could be aircraft, Iron Dome, AAA, MLRS, artillery. Or, it could simply be that God sends His angels to protect Israel. I wonder if this is the incident, where it takes them 7 months to buty the dead? (Ezekiel 39:12) I think many in the world, will realize that divine intervention saved Israel from the forces of evil.
There was a Christian, former IDF Officer, that came to Davao City some time ago, but I can’t remember his name. I know when he left here, he was headed for Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota and California.