The Apostle John wrote in the book of Revelation that Eden will be restored and populated by all who believe in Jesus. Evidence from the Tanach (the Hebrew Bible), the New Testament, historians like Josephus, and archaeology all testify to the existence of a huge, impressive Temple in Jerusalem. Contents 1 The Biblical Gog and Magog All of western Palestine, from the Jordan to the Mediterranean remains legally open to Jewish settlement under the 1922 British Mandate for Palestine and Article 80 of the UN Charter. When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. 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. The timing is not clear in scripture but it is generally taken to occur before Armageddon. [55] The "Abbasid orthodoxy" believed the Ilkhanate Mongol invaders who laid siege to and then sacked Baghdad, were Gog and Magog. [34], The anti-Roman Bar Kokhba revolt in the 2nd century AD looked to a human leader as the promised messiah, but after its failure Jews began to conceive of the messianic age in supernatural terms: first would come a forerunner, the Messiah ben Joseph, who would defeat Israel's enemies, identified as Gog and Magog, to prepare the way for the Messiah ben David;[g] then the dead would rise, divine judgement would be handed out, and the righteous would be rewarded. The timing appears to be around (just before or just after) the start of the last seven years of this age (Daniels 70th Week). Fundamentalist Christians believe that modern Israel, and not the church, will be central in world affairs at the close of this age. And the Bible tells us that this same Jesus came into the world to show man how to live. As the Gog and Magog implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine become clear, more previously hidden clues are coming to light. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. No longer will there be any curse. In todays terms, they settled mainly in the area currently claimed by Israel, including the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights, although the tribes of Benjamin, Gad, Reuben and part of Manasseh settled east of the Jordan. In a fallen world who can deny that man can do either? Put another way, here Paul is saying that the inspired Hebrew scriptures of the Jews are the very words of God! Also in international law, it is a sovereign states right to determine its own capital, and Israel proclaimed Jerusalem to be her capital shortly after the declaration of the State of Israel in 1948. [22] The confederation thus represents a multinational alliance surrounding Israel. [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], Wikimedia Commons. [36][37], The aggadah, homiletic and non-legalistic exegetical texts in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, treat Gog and Magog as two names for the same nation who will come against Israel in the final war. [q] Routed by Alexander, they escaped through a defile in the mountains of Tus (or Turs),[r] and were sealed by the wall erected there, to last until the advent of the Antichrist. To have a clearer understanding of Magog, a geographical map points to Russia. The material is not found in the oldest Greek, Latin, Armenian, and Syriac versions. The proportion of Jews with IQs of 140 or more is estimated to be about six times the proportion of any other ethnic group. 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). We also see Gods amazing protection (as in the 6-day war), and God building a numerous people as in the birth of numerous sons and daughters. The problem here is that Israel has already declared Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel, and this is compounded by the Palestinian leadership which does not even recognize the Jewish State: Palestine will not recognize Israel as Jewish state [Abbas, 2014]. Image: Eli E. Hertz. These are the Jews who are at last honoured by the nations and who glorify God and serve Him on the Millennial earth. Would they have continued to live and not die? In the Quran Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog) are suppressed by Dhu al-Qarnayn "The Two-Horned One". Map of Gog and Magog Bible Book: Revelation Type: Maps Location: Africa, Eurasian Steppe, Gog, Magog, Map of Gog and Magog, Middle East, Satan Era: Exiled prophet Map of Gog and Magog. Image courtesy Central and Northern Arava R&D. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are okay with it. Man will still have his daily work but there is some indication that the bias of work will be towards husbandry (farming) and hunting (fishing) rather than industrial manufacturing (Ezek 47.10 Isa 60.5, 65.21 Amos 9.13,14). [1], In Genesis 10 Magog is described as a son of Japheth, grandson of Noah, although there is no mention there of a person named Gog. So fire on Magog is a distinct possibility. The population of the United Kingdom of 63 million is nine times that of Israel. . Clearly, on this analysis, it seems that Turkey is directly involved in the war against Israel. Psalm 83 adds more Islamic groups based in Gaza, Lebanon, and possibly northern Iraq (Assyria). So where were these Scythians? In the 9th and 10th centuries these kingdoms were identified by some with the lands of the Khazars, a Turkic people whose leaders had converted to Judaism and whose empire dominated Central Asiathe 9th-century monk Christian of Stavelot referred to Gazari, said of the Khazars that they were "living in the lands of Gog and Magog" and noted that they were "circumcised and observing all [the laws of] Judaism". This mysterious kingdom, which has sculpted our modern world to an astounding (and alarming) degree, once occupied an immense land area of over a million square miles extending from western Hungary/Austria eastward to the Aural Sea, north to the Upper Volga, and its southern region extending to the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian Over the next few centuries Jewish tradition changed Ezekiel's Gog from Magog into Gog and Magog. Also "barbarous nations", "savage tribes". In Ezekiel 38, Gog is an individual and Magog is his land;[1] in Genesis 10, Magog is a man and eponymous ancestor of a nation, but no Gog is mentioned; by the time of Revelation 20:8 Jewish tradition had long since changed Ezekiel's "Gog from Magog" into "Gog and Magog".[2]. Hesiod identified Magog with the Scythians and the southern Russia area in the 7th century BC, and Herodotus wrote about the descendants of Magog by their Greek name, the Scythians in the 5th century BC. So lets identify the key players in the alliance against Israel. No. He who was seated on the throne said, I am making everything new! Then he said, Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true. Unfortunately, as long as Arab countries refuse to recognize Israel and continue to attack her, such cohabitation would seem to be impossible. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Today, the aliyah continues, with millions of Jews still residing in Gentile nations. [a][8][9][10], The form "Gog and Magog" may have emerged as shorthand for "Gog and/of the land of Magog", based on their usage in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. }. According to international law, Israel has a well-founded claim to sovereignty over Jerusalem, including its Old City. and if anyone takes away from or distorts the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away [from that one] his share from the tree of life and from the holy city (new Jerusalem), which are written in this book. We all need to go back and read the One True Book, The Holy Bible, and open your eyes & ears WIDE, so we may hear and see what is Godly vs the ungodly in this world that we live in. In Luke 21 He said look at the fig tree (Israel) and all the trees (the Gentile nations) and so observe the signs of the times. 5Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. Map 4: Again, Magog is placed deep in the Russian interior. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. Most of the western world aims for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem. Such prophecies are brief and full of symbolism little detail is revealed. So Tarshish is usually identified as the western powers, link, and today we note that these have a strong economic/military alliance with Saudi Arabia. But from December 13, 2014 when I learned that Daniel 9:27 is referring to Jesus . The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. It seems that, given free choice (free will), mankind made the wrong choice. Under President Ergodan, Turkey now has a powerful President who is sympathetic to Egypts suppressed Muslim Brotherhood, link. [CDATA[ [116] In 1251, the French friar Andr de Longjumeau informed his king that the Mongols originated from a desert further east, and an apocalyptic Gog and Magog ("Got and Margoth") people dwelled further beyond, confined by the mountains. A future invasion of northern Israel is strongly indicated in Ezek 38 and Ezek 39. THEY ASSUME THERE IS A PALESTINIAN LAND The people all responded together, We will do everything theLordhas said. So Moses brought their answer back to the Lord. new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE}, 'google_translate_element'); From human cells to the earth and the starry heavens all were made through Jesus (John chapter 1). Note that Gods unconditional land covenant with Abraham passed to Isaac (and then to Jacob) rather than to Ishmael and the Arab nations (Gen 17.19). We see the establishment of the State of Israel. 5th 8th centuries (Fayard, 2005), "Franques Royal Annals" cited in Sawyer, Peter (2001). There is absolutely no lengths to which our Government would not go to protect British subjects under those circumstances, and quite right too. 10Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you.11The Lord will grant you abundant prosperityin the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your groundin the land he swore to your ancestors to give you. Yet we tend to treat Israel like a leper on the international scene, merely for defending herself, and threatening her with academic boycotts if she builds a separation wall that has so far reduced suicide bombings by 95% over three years. He also addressed many minds (Westerners or otherwise[132]) being credulous of the notion that Mongols might be Captive Jews, but after weighing the pros and cons, he concluded this was an open question. Sadly, this legal fact is often ignored by the UN. He sums it up like this: 1 Corinthians 15.53 An EMP (electromagnetic pulse) weapon exploded over areas north of Israel could disable all modern electronics-based weapons, link, forcing the use of primitive weapons. So Jesus gives a final warning: Revelation 22.18,19 Removing the Jews from the land they occupied in 1948 is an immutable principle, because it appears in the Book of Allah. Certainly Ezekiel 38.12 (the next verse) agrees with this view: the waste places (desert scrub) are now blooming due to Israels advanced agriculture. God made a contract with Israel at Mount Sinai via His servant Moses. [5] Some contemporary Muslim historians and geographers regarded the Vikings as the emergence of Gog and Magog. Since Jesus is soon to return (He will be seen with the clouds Revelation 1.7), this last book is essentially an end time message. Did you see it? In 2012, per capita water use was 150 MCM (million cubic meters) for Israelis and 140 MCM for Palestinians. That includes the West Bank. I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone though all nations of the earth are gathered against it (Zech 12.3), This latter war appears to be unique in that it is not primarily man against man, but man against God; it is commonly known as Armageddon (Rev 16.16, 19.19). 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). The problem however, is that as popular as this "Magog = Russia" notion is, the consensus of actual biblical scholarship has long rejected such an idea. The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. Or simply just watch Israel and see what unfolds! In the Genesis account of mans creation the Bible speaks of mankind made in Gods image: In Genesis 1:26 She has to preach the good news (the Gospel). Here we find the blessings (fruit) of the symbolic tree of life first mentioned in Genesis 2.9 in the Garden of Eden. Although the whole earth is Mine, you will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. Source of map image showing ancient Magog, Meshech, Put, Cush, Persia: SignPosts of the Times, Iranian leaders: credit: SS&SS / Foter / CC BY-NC, Russian soldiers: credit: Bohan Shen_ / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA, Turkish troops: credit: PH1 Timm Duckworth, USN. It is claimed that the BDS campaign has a much wider objective; namely, the elimination of the Jewish State and should be stopped, link. Man has a choice and Jesus gives a plea to mankind: I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this message for the churches. Radical Islam is never going to accept the concept of an Israeli State, so the struggle is likely to continue for another sixty years, but the Jews know that that is less dangerous than entrusting their security to anyone else. [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. If we follow some historians rather than a Bible atlas, then Russia could be the leader (Gog). This is confirmed in Deuteronomy 7:12: Now if you obey Me fully and keep My covenant, then out of all nations you will be My treasured possession. } From the rise of Zionism to the present day, Israel has not been welcomed on the world scene. Eusebius) frequently identified Gog and Magog with the Romans and their emperor. [1] The meaning of the name Gog remains uncertain, and in any case, the author of the Ezekiel prophecy seems to attach no particular importance to it. Are the politicians listening? An independent legend of Gog and Magog surrounds two colossal wooden effigies in the Guildhall, London. [23] "Why the prophet's gaze should have focused on these particular nations is unclear," comments Biblical scholar Daniel I. No author provided. Where have they all gone? The events are separated by at least 1,000 years. Image: truthnet. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. Heres the real reason (although you probably wont agree): Politicians, the media, and many NGOs are really just pawns in a spiritual battle between truth and error, between light and darkness, between Christ and His adversary Satan. The Green line was an armistice line drawn up after the 1948-49 war under the auspices of the UN and it was intended to be temporary. So isnt something wrong here? Jesus talked about world events at the end of the age in Mat 24.3. Some 350,000 Jewish settlers live in the relatively lightly populated Area C, link. "The Legends on the Yale Martellus Map." [145], In the Islamic apocalyptic tradition, the end of the world would be preceded by the release of Gog and Magog, whose destruction by God in a single night would usher in the Day of Resurrection. The Jews of the Holy Land are thus surrounded by hostile states 650 times their size in territory and sixty times their population, yet their last, best hope of ending two millennia of international persecution, the State of Israel has somehow survived. "Son of man, set your face toward 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, prince . The attackers may also be destroyed by nuclear devices since Malachi 4 refers to a time of fierce heat when invaders are burnt to ashes. This has been true in history and is true for the future. [86][87] The earlier-dated Syriac Alexander Legend contains a somewhat different treatment of the Gog and Magog material, which passed into the lost Arabic version,[88] or the Ethiopic and later Oriental versions of the Alexander romance. They were to follow the statutes of holy living, various laws and observe mandated Holy Feasts at their appointed time. Turkish Politics: Currently Turkey finds herself isolated and surrounded by not very friendly states such as Iran, Iraq and Syria. 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). God wants the church to call His people, wherever they are, back to Himself. Probably. Persia, Ethiopia (Heb: Cush), and Libya (Heb: Put) are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troopsmany people are with you. But International law firmly states that Israel is not in occupation, link. It appears that we currently nearing the end of approximately 6,000 years of human government and the start of 1,000 years of peace on the earth the Millennial Age when Christ rules the earth (Zech 14.9). What about those who do not believe and are not thirsty for a relationship with their Creator? As discussed, Israel failed and broke the contract, and so in the New Testament era the contract was offered to Gentiles namely the church. Israels King David asked a similar question. In Genesis they read Gods promise to Jacob, grandson of Abraham: The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your descendants after you (Gen 35.12). However, in other sources, they're described as small-eyed humans. [j][84][85], The Pseudo-Methodius, written originally in Syriac, is considered the source of the Gog and Magog tale incorporated into Western versions of the Alexander Romance. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. The History Press Ltd, 2005. And it is in the new and perfect earth where God comes and walks with man, as He did in the Garden of Eden. Death is the last enemy and is not destroyed until the close of the Millennium. [z][132] Confined Jews were later to be referred to as "Red Jews" (die roten Juden) in German-speaking areas; a term first used in a Holy Grail epic dating to the 1270s, in which Gog and Magog were two mountains enclosing these people. So they take Meshech as Russias capital, Moscow. Abraham!, Do not lay a hand on the boy, he said. They are of course the twelve tribes descended from Jacob (whose name was changed by God to Israel). Note that, whilst it is common to refer to Abrahams descendants as Jews, this is not strictly accurate. 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). [2] The process, and the shifting geography of Gog and Magog, can be traced through the literature of the period. [54], This is in contradiction with many reports in Sunni sources, including those in Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, which indicate they will indeed be from the Children of Adam, and this is the belief of the overwhelming majority of Islamic scholars. [111], As one nomadic people followed another on the Eurasian steppes, so the identification of Gog and Magog shifted. As we read on in the Bible we discover that man in immortal (spirit) form will one day live with his Creator God on a new and perfect earth! Why did the Creator of the universe give man the mandate to procreate and proliferate? These are the ones who are refined through suffering and go on into the Millennial world with Christ at His Second Coming. Muslims conquered The Levant (which embraces all of Israel and much more, link) in the 7th century and the land of Israel remained in Muslim hands (apart from the brief Crusader period) until liberated from the Muslim Turks by the British in 1917. 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