I said at the start that I was speaking to you as an historian, and so I say: No people in History have needed the right to self-defense and legitimacy more than the Jews of Israel, and that is what we in the Friends of Israel Initiative demand here today. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. Psalm 83 adds more Islamic groups based in Gaza, Lebanon, and possibly northern Iraq (Assyria). [142][143], Some post-Cold War millenarians still identify Gog with Russia, but they now tend to stress its allies among Islamic nations, especially Iran. Romanized Jewish historian Josephus knew them as the nation descended from Magog the Japhetite, as in Genesis, and explained them to be the Scythians. Badsey, S. Nicolle, D, Turnbull, S (1999). Why did the Creator of the universe give man the mandate to procreate and proliferate? Or simply just watch Israel and see what unfolds! So some Bible scholars associate Rosh with Russia, link, link. The current world situation aligns very well with this prophetic interpretation. Based on Rubruck stating elsewhere "There are other enclosures in which there are Jews", Simek, Rudolf (2005) "the emergence of the viking age: circumstances and conditions", "The vikings first Europeans VIII XI century the new discoveries of archaeology", other, pp. }. The name Magog itself is of obscure origin. [47], Various nations and peoples in history were identified as Ya'juj and Ma'juj. The Gentile nations at last acknowledge Jerusalem (Zion) as the Holy City (Isa 52.1): The Gentiles will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn the sons of foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you the sons of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel (Isa 60.3,10,14). This kingdom embraced the tribes of Judah, Benjamin and Levi, so Paul called himself a Jew since he was from the tribe of Benjamin (Acts 22:3), and Jesus was a Jew since His lineage is traced to Judah (Lk 3.23-33, Heb 7.14). Recent drilling has found thick oil strata in the Southern Golan Heights north-east of the Sea of Galilee. It is depicted in this way on Arabian world maps starting from the 10th century, as also on the Tabula Rogeriana , an influential map drawn in 1154 by . [80] However, the earliest fusion of Alexander's gate and the apocalyptic nations of Gog and Magog is a product of late antiquity, in what is known as the Syriac Legend of Alexander. Moreover, from that day, Israel starts to know her God as He pours out His Spirit upon her: So the House of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day forward (Ezek 39.22). The material is not found in the oldest Greek, Latin, Armenian, and Syriac versions. Sometimes this gas reaches the surface resulting in fire flashes and explosions. It is different to the last war of this age Armageddon. Then one day, as they stop digging for the night, one will say, "Tomorrow we will finish, God Willing", and in the morning, it is not restored as with every night. This settlement aligned with the boundaries God gave Israel at the time: I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates (Exod 23.31). There is a caveat here: this amazing transition to immortality is conditional, as explained below. Outside the city are the dogsthe sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie. Probably. [83] The legend claims that Alexander carved prophecies on the face of the Gate, marking a date for when these Huns, consisting of 24 nations, will breach the Gate and subjugate the greater part of the world. https://high-tech-saving-world.blogspot.com/2022/05/actually-grail-message10-in-light-of.html?m=1 All over Israel, people now recite this prayer. He agrees to build it for them, but warns that when the time comes (Last Age), Allah will remove the barrier. This tiny war-ravaged and unpopular nation is predicted to be the ruling power of the future? [55] The "Abbasid orthodoxy" believed the Ilkhanate Mongol invaders who laid siege to and then sacked Baghdad, were Gog and Magog. "Satan will go back to tricking nations all over the world, from Gog to Magog." Revelation 20:7-8 Hunting Gog and Magog 59: Concerning the Province of Tenduc, and the Descendants of Prester John", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gog_and_Magog&oldid=1141681739, This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 07:26. A condensed account occurs in a derivative work, the Middle English King Alisaunder (vv. When Christ returns the geology of the area will be totally changed and the Mount of Olives just east of Jerusalem splits into two (enlarge image). This protects Israels desire to maintain the status quo and refrain from reaching an accommodation with the Palestinians. the church and not Israel is Gods main witness today, link. More . "Cnut: England's Viking King 101635". Gog and Magog, he says, live near to the sea that encircles the Earth and can be counted only by God; this sea is claimed to be the Caspian sea, Black sea or the Sea of Azov. These verses imply that dispersed Israel will never feel safe whilst she dwells amongst Gentile nations and will only feel safe when she is in her own land. The OT refers to this time as Jacobs distress: Alas, for that day is great, there is none like it; and it is the time of Jacobs distress, but he will be saved from it (Jer 30.7), Many Israelis suffer, but a remnant (one-third) survives (Zech 13.9). After the Holocaust, the Jewish people recognized that they must have their own state, a homeland where they could forever be safe from a repetition of such horrors. Future wars against Israel will be different from previous wars. All this of course requires water. This battle concludes with the Second Coming of Christ to reign as King over all the earth (Zech 14.9), the last form of human government (probably centered on the EU) having been taken away like chaff in the wind (Dan 2.34,35). [101], Gog and Magog also appear in Thomas de Kent's Roman de toute chevalerie (c. 1180), where they are portrayed as cave-dwellers who consume human flesh. [23] "Why the prophet's gaze should have focused on these particular nations is unclear," comments Biblical scholar Daniel I. Israel had to be obedient to Gods requirements in order to receive His blessings. History shows that God had a special task for Jacob and his descendants and He later changed Jacobs name to Israel (Gen 32.28). Bible prophecy over end-time Israel speaks of great blessings on the land. In the same end-time context the prophet Joel says: I will remove the northern army (probably Russian led) far from you, And I will drive it into a parched and desolate land, And its vanguard into the eastern sea, And its rear guard into the western sea (Joel 2.20). For behold, I am coming and I will dwell in your midst Many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they shall become My people (Zech 2.10-11). In a fallen world who can deny that man can do either? Of His sanctuary near Jerusalem the LORD says: This is the place of My feet, where I shall dwell in the midst of the children of Israel (Ezek 43.7), Millennial life around Jerusalem is described in some detail. The invasion is sometimes referred to as the Gog-Magog war since it is led by Gog of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal from out of the far north (Ezek 38.2,15). First, through Abrahams descendants came the offer to all men of reconciliation to God through Jesus Christ. Gomer was an Aryan group who conquered Armenia (essentially north-eastern Turkey) from their Ukrainian homeland, and Togarmah was the south-eastern part of Turkey near the Syrian border, link. The significant point here is that historians link the Scythian peoples to Magog. At first, such timing appears to conflict with the vision of Israel living in safety before the invasion commences. So is there a deeper reason for the boycotts? Allah says (in the Quran): And drive them out from wherever they have driven you out. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. I am the bright morning star. The Apostle John wrote in the book of Revelation that Eden will be restored and populated by all who believe in Jesus. Moreover, key present-day Arab-Islamic nations such as Turkey, Iran, Libya and Ethiopia are identified in Ezek 38.1-6. But Bible prophecy says they will fail! Even so, Israeli farmers have come a long way since the Zionist pioneers began clearing rock-strewn fields and draining the swampland. The location is politically sensitive in that the international community regard Jerusalem as part of both Israel and Palestine, and even that Jerusalem is not part of Israel [US Supreme Court, 2015]. The exile, he tells his fellow captives, is God's punishment on Israel for turning away, but God will restore his people to Jerusalem when they return to him. From there, Egyptian President Nasser declared that year: If Rabin wants war, lets go! Given this declaration, the Israeli Air Force preemptively wiped out Nassers air force on the ground at the outset of the Six-Day war, including Bir Gafgafa, link. Why bother with tiny Israel? [114], After the Khazars came the Mongols, seen as a mysterious and invincible horde from the east who destroyed Muslim empires and kingdoms in the early 13th century; kings and popes took them for the legendary Prester John, marching to save Christians from the Muslim Saracens, but when they entered Poland and Hungary and annihilated Christian armies a terrified Europe concluded that they were "Magogoli", the offspring of Gog and Magog, released from the prison Alexander had constructed for them and heralding Armageddon. It seems that, given free choice (free will), mankind made the wrong choice. At one point, it was the Turks, who threatened Baghdad and northern Iran;[48] later, when the Mongols destroyed Baghdad in 1258, it was they who were Gog and Magog. Clearly, this is not true of present-day Israel. Now that blows your mind! Israel is a light to the nations (Isa 49.6). The nation of Iran was called Persia, its biblical name, until 1935. Sadly, not all partake of this eternal blessing and fellowship with God. Joseph was to be blessed with precious things from the deep (Heb tehom: sea, abyss) lying beneath (Deut 33.13), Asher was to dip his foot in oil (Deut 34.24) and Zebulun and Issachar were to find treasures hidden in the sand (Deut 33.19). Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the population in the world, and she has the highest density of start-up companies in the world. Around 922 BC the twelve tribes of Israel split into a southern kingdom (called The House of Judah, embracing Judea and Jerusalem) and a northern kingdom comprising ten tribes and called The House of Israel, or simply Israel. Whilst it is claimed that Edom disappeared into Rome when the Temple was destroyed in 70 AD, link, that is not true for the Amalekites. For example: The Quran teaches that the Palestinians must liberate Israel in its entirety. 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While these two passages use the same names, a close study of Scripture clearly demonstrates they do not refer to the same people and events. This seems likely with what is said above. I will be a wall of fire around her he who touches you, touches the apple of (the Lords) eye (Zech 2.5,8). At the start of this week the end-time world dictator makes a covenant with Israel: That ruler will have a firm agreement with many people for seven years (Dan 9.27 GNT), This may be a peace covenant, but in reality it is a covenant with hell (Isa 28.11). That is why his descendants, the Israelites, are blessed. In Henricus Martelluss World Map at Yale (c. 1491), pp. At last, the Gentile nations acknowledge and value the unique role of the Jew: Still others become priests and keep charge of the (new) Jewish temple in Jerusalem (Isa 66.21, Exod 44.15). Ezekiels prophecy identifies the key players: Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. But throughout Israels history, despite 3,000 years of persecution, God always leaves a remnant of Israel as His witness. Russia is also defeated. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. The people all responded together, We will do everything theLordhas said. So Moses brought their answer back to the Lord. God calls for a sword against Magog (Ezekiel 38:21), and God to send a fire on Magog. The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. So it is very conceivable that Libya could join an Islamic invasion of Israel. Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. So it is this one-third remnant of Israel that survives these times and comes through, refined as silver and tested as gold, to be Gods worthy servant in the millennial reign of Christ, link. Death is the last enemy and is not destroyed until the close of the Millennium. 8The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. This question is only meaningful in a spiritual (rather than secular) context. [aa][137], The author of the Travels of Sir John Mandeville, a 14th-century best-seller, said he had found these Jews in Central Asia where as Gog and Magog they had been imprisoned by Alexander, plotting to escape and join with the Jews of Europe to destroy Christians. The twentieth century saw both the evangelization of the nations and Gods chosen people returning to Israel. 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