Treaty of Lausanne
July 24th 2023
By Craig C. White
I think that today is a significant date in end time Bible prophecy. This is the 100 year anniversary of the Treaty of Lausanne that ended the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was a Turkish ruled Islamic Caliphate and was the last world empire on earth. Turkish President Erdogan has been working to revive this Caliphate by July 24th 2023. This revived Ottoman Empire is the world empire that will oppress Israel during the Tribulation period.
Revelation chapter 13 describes a seven headed beast that represents the seven past world empires. The last world empire (Ottoman Turk) was wounded in 1923 yet it is being revived during these last days. Yet more proof that Turkish President Erdogan is the Antichrist.
Revelation 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Revelation 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
The expiration of the treaty of Lausanne declares the healing of the Ottoman Empire. The Lausanne treaty doesn’t actually contain an expiration date but that hasn’t stopped Turkish President Erdogan from declaring the treaty finished. Furthermore most Turkish citizens believe that the treaty of Lausanne will expire on July 24th 2023.
The Treaty of Lausanne forced Turkey to renounce sovereignty over Cyprus, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, and Iraq among other things. For the past ten years Turkey has used the ending of the Lausanne treaty as an excuse to invade former Ottoman territory. Turkey invaded northern Iraq in order to take its oil. Turkey is drilling for oil in the Mediterranean Sea beyond Turkey’s maritime boundaries. Erdogan is demanding that northern Cypress be returned to Turkey. Erdogan has claimed eastern Greek Islands as Turkish territory. Turkey has invaded Syria and Libya. Erdogan has been working to rebuild his Neo-Ottoman Empire.
The Treaty of Lausanne also blocked Turkey from using the Bosphorus for military purposes and guaranteed open commercial shipping lanes through Turkey. If you aren’t familiar with the Bosphorus it is a canal that connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. The Bosphorus flows down the middle of Istanbul dividing Europe from Asia; East from West. This is the only shipping route available for Russian oil to reach the West. That means that Turkey has tremendous leverage over Russia. That also means that Turkey has tremendous leverage over Europe since it gets most of its oil from Russia.
Turkish President Erdogan has already been scheming for ways around the Bosphorus commercial shipping guarantee. He is digging a new canal alongside of the Bosphorus straight that would not be subject to any treaty constraints. It would be a simple matter to block the Bosphorus and force everyone to use Erdogan’s private canal. So you see, Erdogan holds a lot of leverage over Asia and Europe. He is using that leverage to rebuild his Islamic Empire.
Three years ago today Turkish President Erdogan sat on the floor of the Hagia Sophia Christian Cathedral in Istanbul and declared that Allah was to be worshipped above all things. In this way Erdogan revealed himself as being the Antichrist according to 2Thessalonians 2:4. Erdogan picked July 24th 2020 knowing that three years later the Ottoman genie would be uncorked. I think that July 24th 2023 will mark a significant increase in Neo-Ottoman aggression.
High Time to Awake 