I see all of the below passages as dealing with "(THE) GREAT TRIBULATION of ISRAEL:
Mat 24: [SUP]15 [/SUP]“Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), [SUP]16 [/SUP]“then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains... [SUP]21 [/SUP]For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Dan 11: [SUP]31 [/SUP]And forces shall be mustered by him, and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress (Wailing Wall); then they shall take away the daily (prayers), and place there the abomination of desolation. [SUP]32 [/SUP]Those who do wickedly against the covenant (Palestinians) he (Man of Sin) shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. [SUP]33 [/SUP]And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering...[SUP]35 [/SUP]And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time.
Eze 38: [SUP]8 [/SUP]After many days you will be visited. In the latter years you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate; they were brought out of the nations, and now all of them dwell safely. [SUP]9 [/SUP]You will ascend, coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you.”...prophesy and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day when My people Israel dwell safely, will you not know it? [SUP]15 [/SUP]Then you will come from your place out of the far north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a mighty army.
Zec 13: And it shall come to pass in all the land,” Says the Lord, “That two-thirds in it shall be cut off and die, But one–third shall be left in it: [SUP]9 [/SUP]I will bring the one–third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested.
I see the King of the North spoken of here in Eze 38 and Dan 11:31-45 as the same man. I see this king from Gog of Magog, the Prince of Rosh, to be Russian. I see him as the Man of Sin spoken of by Paul. I see this King of the North (AKA Man of Sin) as the one most call the AntiChrist although this is a misnomer.
This King of the North is a type of earlier "Kings of the North" mentioned in Dan 11. He, along with his Islamic allies from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Ethiopia and perhaps Turkey attack Saudi Arabia (The King of the South). They battle Dan 11:40-45 and the King enters the Glorious Land.
Basically I see two warring alliances in a future Middle East War. It very well may catch the whole world up into it as WWIII although this isn't specifically told. I see a force from the North led by Putin* and Russia combined with countries loyal to ISIS attacking moderate Arab nations from the South led by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the Gulf States. During this battle, the King of the North (Putin) will be dragged into a conflict with Israel by his Muslim extremists from ISIS and Iran.
I believe before Israel is attacked, we will see the final Caliphate declared north of Israel. They will have a leader (mouth) who will speak blasphemies towards God and His people. They will attack and murder (often beheading) Christians in big numbers. This will go on for 42 months before North and South begin fighting. The starting point for these 42 months was June 29, 2014.
As far as Israel and the GT is concerned, the thing to watch for is the defiling of the Wailing Wall which ends Jewish prayer. From that day there will be 1,290 days until the Abomination of Desolation is set up at the same Wailing Wall sparking the start of the GT. The GT, which is the all out attack on Israel, lasts just 45 days (although Jesus says those days will be cut short for the ELECT).
*Alternatively, I can see Turkey prime minister Erdogan, instead of Putin as the King of the North.
All this crap from Hagee, LaHaye and the like is absolute Bull.