"The desert shall blossom as the rose" (Isaiah 35.1)
Turkish Politics: Currently Turkey finds herself isolated and surrounded by not very friendly states such as Iran, Iraq and Syria. This revealing must occur around the start of the 70th week to allow for a seven year covenant. [17], The Book of Ezekiel records a series of visions received by the prophet Ezekiel, a priest of Solomon's Temple, who was among the captives They are also defeated by extreme weather: With pestilence and with blood I will enter into judgment with him; and I will rain on him and on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, a torrential rain, with hailstones, fire and brimstone. Instead, water is often used as a political weapon, and so authorized wells are not dug and leaks are not repaired. In fact Jewish mystical interpretation (Kabbalah) superstitiously has a method of calculates numbers from Hebrew letters from the words Gog and Magog = 70. He said creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. MapMaster assumed (based on copyright claims). Gog is the ruler of Magog and the prince of Meshech and Tubal, the demonic and sinister leader of ungodly peoples far distant from Israel, whom he leads in a final assault against the people of God, but is ignominiously defeated by the intervention of Yahweh upon the mountains of Canaan. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil. Image: Central and Northern Arava R&D. [47], Various nations and peoples in history were identified as Ya'juj and Ma'juj. Arab governments rejected Israels offer to repatriate 100,000 Arab refugees, and the offer of UN money for the refugees. She has to preach the good news (the Gospel). He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. Israels strongest ally, the US, provides a diplomatic shield for her at the United Nations. They are arranged as follows: Ezekiel 38:1-13 - The Lord's anger with Gog and his armies for their attack on Israel during the Millennium. The house of Israel and the house of Judah had broken Gods covenant (Jer 11.10), and by the first century all twelve tribes were scattered amongst the nations (Ja 1.1). Whilst western nations led by the US and the UN favour the two-state approach, it is NOT the solution favored by the Palestinian Authority, Hamas or the Palestinian people! [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. Israel had to be obedient to Gods requirements in order to receive His blessings. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. PARADISE (EDEN) WAS LOST, BUT THE APOSTLE JOHN WROTE THAT IT WILL BE RESTORED IN THE FUTURE. Now, it's up to each of us to believe that or not. The southern-most region of the Federation is the North Caucasian or Southern Federal District. In the light of Israeli anti-discrimination law and Israels right to self-determination as a Jewish State, the accusation of racist against Israel is unjustified. The Torah teaches that Amalekites exist in every generation, link, and so today many Israelis regard their adversaries as Amalek either in reality or in symbolism. It is in order. Currently, Israel has strong support from some western NGOs like Freedom House. What if they hadnt eaten the forbidden fruit and simply obeyed the rules God imposed in Eden? As Gods witnesses and servants they are to turn many to righteousness (Dan 12.3) in very troubled times as nations crumble (Lk 21.25, Dan 2.34,35) and Gods judgments on the earth begin. "[20], Internal evidence indicates that the Gog oracle was composed substantially later than the chapters around it. [11] An example of this combined form in Hebrew (Gog u-Magog) has been found, but its context is unclear, being preserved only in a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Studies trace these names to todays Saudi Arabia, link, link. We will fight them wherever we can on the ground, underground, and if we have airplanes, we will fight them from the skies. Springer, Cham, 2019. This is a truly mind-blowing concept, but that is what the Bible says. Your email address will not be published. Its up to an individual to choose to believe in Jesus and be born a second time! The tragic truth is that it suits Arab states very well to have the Palestinians endure permanent refugee status, and whenever Israel puts forward workable solutions they have been stymied by those whose interests put the destruction of Israel before the genuine well being of the Palestinians. The population of the United Kingdom of 63 million is nine times that of Israel. 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). Block, but their remoteness and reputation for violence and mystery possibly "made Gog and his confederates perfect symbols of the archetypal enemy, rising against God and his people". No wonder Jerusalem will be the location of the most epic battle of history! Israel led to the Messiah, Jesus, and prophecy indicates that the land and people of Israel will be used to glorify God in the sight of the nations at the end of the age and in the age to come. We can dismiss the Genesis account as myth, and many do. Did their lives have any real meaning? The Hebrew term Aliyah describes the relatively recent massive influx of Jews to their ancestral land, Israel. The origin of the term is not clear, this name indicates either a person, or a tribe, or a geographical reality (country or city). When it comes to Israel and Jordan, these nations are currently tethered by a peace treaty but the current cold peace could easily turn into a deep freeze, link. Rabbi Lefkovitch predicted that the third World War will start between China and America over 20 years ago before the tensions were at the level that they are today. So lets identify the key players in the alliance against Israel. Here, Gog could be the leader of the coalition against Israel, or a specific anti-God people living in the land of Magog. For this reason, in 2014 the Chief Rabbinate of Israel urged the public to begin saying a special prayer daily to ask God to bless Israel with abundant rain (enlarge image). Throughout the Middle Ages, they were variously identified as the Vikings, Huns, Khazars, Mongols, Turanians or other nomads, or even the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. Are boycotts effective anyway? If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. Listen to this secret truth: we shall not all die, but when the last trumpet sounds, we shall all be changed in an instant, as quickly as the blinking of an eye. Putting their trust in Western Civilization was never again going to be enough. Jesus said that unless those days are shortened, no flesh would be saved (Mat 24.22). In fact, the spiritual aggression shown to Israel (and to the true followers of Christ) will intensify towards the end of this age (Rev 12.13-17). The conflation of Gog and Magog with the legend of Alexander and the Iron Gates was disseminated throughout the Near East in the early centuries of the Christian and Islamic era. 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. When was this to happen? At the very end of this age 144,000 are drawn from twelve tribes of Israel and sealed for their protection (Rev 7.3,4). Over the past 100 years the nation and people of Israel have come to prominence on the world scene. When they do break through, they will be so numerous that, "Their vanguard is in Syria and their rear in Khorasan". It is different to the last war of this age Armageddon. History confirms the reality of such statements. In the hands of Early Christian writers they became apocalyptic hordes. But, despite severe losses, a remnant of Israel survives and leads Israel into a time of peace with the world. By the end of the 1949 War of Independence the fledgling Israeli forces had defeated five invading Arab armies. 1825 1:1 090 000 Gog and Magog appear in Ezekiel 3839 and in Revelation 20:7-8. Click the image to find out. The Revival of the Hebrew LanguageMore Click the image below to read 54 prophecies about Israel. According to the Bible, Israel is indeed a special nation, chosen by God to bless mankind and to make a name for Himself. One third shall be left I will bring the one-third through the fire (and) they will call upon My name (and) I will say, This is My people' (Zech 13.8,9). Do not be amazed that I said to you, You must be born again.. 6You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. According to Islamic ideology, once Islam conquers a territory it is to remain under Islamic dominion forever, and Islam is humiliated when such territories are lost to infidels, link. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. But prophecy states that one day soon it will be totally destroyed: Damascus will cease from being a city it will be a ruinous heap. Note that Jesus leaves the ball in our court! Jewish eschatology viewed Gog and Magog as enemies to be defeated by the Messiah, which would usher in the age of the Messiah. [42], Two chapters of the Quran, Al Kahf and Al-Anbiya, discuss Gog and Magog. The Gog Magog prophecies are actually a series of 5 messages given to the prophet Ezekiel directly from God. Israel has been working hard in recent years at diversifying its alliances, and has courted the leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia. [30] The passage has a highly uncertain text, with manuscripts varying in their groupings of the letters of the Greek text into words, leading to different readings; one group of manuscripts ("group Y") links them with the "Marsians and Dacians", in eastern Europe, amongst others. [49] The wall dividing them from civilized peoples was normally placed towards today's Armenia and Azerbaijan, but in the year 842 the Caliph Al-Wathiq had a dream in which he saw that it had been breached, and sent an official named Sallam to investigate (this may be related to Ergenekon). Map 1: Possible location of Magog, Meshech, Tubal and Gomer (Holman Bible Atlas). The stones of a palace erected by King David himself are even now being unearthed just outside the walls of Jerusalem. 1 Chronicles 5:4. [e][21] Of Gog's allies, Meshech and Tubal were 7th-century BC kingdoms in central Anatolia north of Israel, Persia towards the east, Cush (Ethiopia) and Put (Libya) to the south; Gomer is the Cimmerians, a nomadic people north of the Black Sea, and Beth Togarmah was on the border of Tubal. The merchants of Tarshish used it on route to Europe and other ports of the world. Why? "Gog and Magog on Mappaemundi and early printed world maps: Orientalizing ethnography in the apocalyptic tradition." [Ezek 38.22-23]. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. The so-called Gog-Magog war in Ezek 38-39 results in the attackers being defeated by the intervention of the God of Israel, rather than by the armies of Israel (Ezek 39.3). The Jewish contribution to finance, science, the arts, academia, commerce and industry, literature, philanthropy and politics has been astonishing relative to their tiny numbers. In response to major Arab attacks (1948-49, 1967, 1973), or incessant rocket attacks from Gaza, Israel has exercised her right of self-defense under UN Charter Article 51. Israels current borders are hotly contested as governments insist on ignoring the true legal position. 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. On the other hand, orthodox Jews claim their historic and covenant right to the city. Also, Israel is one of the few places in the Middle East where Arab women may vote. "Satan will go back to tricking nations all over the world, from Gog to Magog." NO! This will be in terms of abundant agricultural produce grains, fruit and wine (Ezek 36.29,30) and nations will remark that desolate land has become like the garden of Eden (Ezek 36.35). The Gog Magog Hills are a range of low chalk hills, extending for several miles to the southeast of Cambridge in England.The highest points are situated either side of the A1307 Babraham Road, and are marked on Ordnance Survey 1:25000 maps as "Telegraph Clump" at 75 m (246 ft), Little Trees Hill and Wandlebury Hill, both at 74 m (243 ft). Under President Ergodan, Turkey now has a powerful President who is sympathetic to Egypts suppressed Muslim Brotherhood, link. Such a fate of the invaders is suggested in Zech 14.12. The city here is the New Jerusalem described symbolically in Revelation 21. The significant point here is that historians link the Scythian peoples to Magog. The Holy Sprit will reveal to the Church who he is, and than maybe the rapture. Muslims see Mecca as the holiest place in the Islamic world, and so turn their back on the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem when praying. Under the 1995 Oslo II Accord, Israel continues to supply agreed water amounts to Palestinian areas. 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). But the concept and promise is there (and the caveat is there too)! As for living without walls, this may be a reference to the sheer multitude of people who have made aliyah to Israel, rather than to the absence of Israels military defenses. And of course Turkey is indeed north of Israel, as required by the prophecy in Ezekiel 38.6. The 1988 Hamas Charter vowed that Islam would eliminate Israel. This is where Israels Parliament (the Knesset) stands and legislates and where the Prime Minister, the President and the Cabinet have their offices (enlarge image). For many of their governments, which are rich enough to have economically solved the Palestinian refugee problem decades ago, it is useful to have Israel as a scapegoat to divert attention from the tyranny, failure and corruption of their own regimes. The remnant of Israel who enter the millennial age with Christ continue this witness and servant hood, and some are sent to the nations to declare Gods glory (Isa 66.19). 4. Interpretations of the Bible abound, but what is actually written? And today any standard Hebrew text (such as a newspaper) refers to Russia by using the proper noun, Rosh. On the above analysis, the current world scenario, and particularly the Middle East scenario, seems well aligned to prophecy. [1] Efforts have been made to identify him with various individuals, notably Gyges, a king of Lydia in the early 7th century BC, but many scholars do not believe he is related to any historical person. [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. So God could use Abraham for the future and He rewarded him through several unconditional promises. Much, indeed, in every way! All this is pretty specific on location and seems to involve principally Arab-Islamic nations in the Middle East. Gog is a person who rules over the land of Magog (Russia). The if-then statement in these verses reveals that it was conditional. 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. Gog and Magog are, respectively, the names of a mysterious Biblical land and its people, who feature in apocalyptic prophecy. The book of Esther tells how a Jewish girl became the queen of Persia and how God used her to save her people (the Jews) from a plot to destroy them. It is often associated with Assyrian mat-Gugu, "Land of Gyges", i.e., Lydia. [118] Some medieval European world maps also show the location of the lands of Gog and Magog in the far northeast of Asia (and the northeast corner of the world). For details of what the Jews expected see this post. Over the past 100 years Israel has engineered a national water carrier system and desalination plants, and she drains water from large aquifers under the desert. Has there been a change in rainfall? More . This means all the Gentiles. [146] Reinterpretation did not generally continue after Classical times, but the needs of the modern world have produced a new body of apocalyptic literature in which Gog and Magog are identified as Communist Russia and China. The principle of the generality of the elections ensures the active right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 18 years old, to vote and the right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 21 years old, to be elected. All of Jerusalem was mandated to be part of the Jewish homeland under the 1922 League of Nations Mandate for Palestine and so Israels sovereignty over all of Jerusalem is well-founded. Most of the western world aims for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. God says He will fulfill this amazing promise to the thirsty. Timing of the Gog-Magog War. [53], According to Shia sources, Yajooj and Majooj are not from the Children of Adam (the human race). Israel is abiding by the 1995 Oslo II Accord and supplying agreed water quantities. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Israels future borders are clearly defined in Ezek 47.13-20, and again the eastern boundary runs along the Jordan (v18). He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Consider a possible reason. Recent drilling has found thick oil strata in the Southern Golan Heights north-east of the Sea of Galilee. 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. It seems that Russia is visited by fire and her forces are driven towards Siberia! The area as a whole is undefined but is roughly the . Todays news suggests that this is close to fulfillment. Now that blows your mind! And the Bible tells us that this same Jesus came into the world to show man how to live. So the invasion probably occurs around the time of the rapture of the true church, either a few years before or a few years after the rapture. [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. Ezekiel 38.1-6 describes Turkey (98% Muslim), Iran or Persia (99% Muslim), Libya Heb:Put (97% Muslim) and Ethiopia Heb:Cush (50% Muslim). Israel is officially in water poverty, and so agriculture makes extensive use of treated sewage, computerized early-warning systems for leaks, and computerized drip irrigation and micro-sprinklers. And over a two-year period, the Israeli Air Force ventured across the Israel-Egypt border and made more than 100 attacks on ISIS targets in the Sinai Peninsula to assist Egypt, link. They are of course the twelve tribes descended from Jacob (whose name was changed by God to Israel). So, whilst Moscow itself is not directly due north of Israel, the military arm of the Russian Federation is indeed to the far north of Israel (Ezek 38.6,15). But there is hope. Composed between the 4th and 2nd centuries BC. 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. And the Lord God commanded the man, You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.. The problem is that Israel is now occupying land previously conquered by Islam. I will take the children of Israel from among the nations and bring them into their own land (Ezek 37.21). It seems that, given free choice (free will), mankind made the wrong choice. But I will chasten you justly and will by no means leave you unpunished (Jer 30.11). In a fallen world who can deny that man can do either? [4] They appear in the Quran in chapter Al-Kahf as Yajuj and Majuj (Arabic: ; Yajj wa-Majj), primitive and immoral tribes that were separated and barriered off by Dhu al-Qarnayn ("He of the Two Horns") who is mentioned in the Quran as a great righteous ruler and conqueror. So when this takes place, and the mortal has been changed into the immortal, then the scripture will come true: Death is destroyed; victory is complete!. And just as a Palestinian state would maintain a demographic balance in favour of Palestinians, so the Jewish state of Israel maintains a demographic balance in favour of Jews by controlling immigration. Whilst not perfect, this means that Israelis of all ethnic groups and religious beliefs, including Arab-Israelis, can actively participate in the election process, and all votes cast are equal in weight. They didnt die immediately, but they did die of old age, like all mortals. [18] After this message of reassurance, chapters 3839, the Gog oracle, tell how Gog of Magog and his hordes will threaten the restored Israel but will be destroyed, after which God will establish a new Temple and dwell with his people for a period of lasting peace (chapters 4048). As the scriptures say, Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith. This is a popular belief taught by famous evangelists and Bible teachers such as Chuck Missler. Bible prophecy over end-time Israel speaks of great blessings on the land. Sheba (Sheva) and Dedan were descendants of Cush (Gen 10.7), and the same two tribal names are directly linked to a much later time as offspring of Abraham, through Keturah (Gen 25.3). Number one, I say that because in Ezekiel 36-39 the Scriptures say that it is going to take place in the "last days" and the . [111], As one nomadic people followed another on the Eurasian steppes, so the identification of Gog and Magog shifted. [105] This is a case of imperfect transmission, since the prose Alexander's source, the Latin work by Archpriest Leo of Naples known as Historia de Preliis, does mention "Gogh et Macgogh", at least in some manuscripts. An Interesting Connection: The Bible records that Amalek fought against Israel in Rephidim, but was defeated there under Joshua (Exod 17.8-16). The Levant objective falls under the general Islamic ideology of a world-wide caliphate, link. the church and not Israel is Gods main witness today, link. [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. The unused fuel in military vehicles could be the combustible element in Ezekiel 39.9-10. God calls for a sword against Magog (Ezekiel 38:21), and God to send a fire on Magog. But it is possible for mankind to be translated to an immortal spiritkind like his Creator. But apart from the coastal regions of ancient Syria (e.g. [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. Israel's Purpose, Borders, & Future in Prophecy God's People, God's Land, "Now learn from the parable of the fig tree when it puts forth its leaves ", You [Zionist regime] will not see 25 years from today! [Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Sept. 2015], function googleTranslateElementInit() { (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.) The very day after the UN declared Israel a country in 1948, five Arab countries attacked, and she has been struggling for her right to life ever since. It was a profoundly moving sight, for it was the sovereign independence represented by that flag which guarantees that the obscenity of genocide which killed six million people in Auschwitz and camps like it will never again befall the Jewish people, to whom the rest of civilization owes so much. Whilst the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) must play a part in the war, prophecy implies that they receive supernatural help. Instead, every voter votes for a single party. [109][u] The Byzantine writer Procopius said it was the Huns Alexander had locked out, and a Western monk named Fredegar seems to have Gog and Magog in mind in his description of savage hordes from beyond Alexander's gates who had assisted the Byzantine emperor Heraclius (610641) against the Muslim Saracens. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. Buchon, J. NO! [57][58][59][60][61] Researches of professors and philosophers such as Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Syeed Abul Ala Mawdudi, who played important roles in British and South Asian politics, and American academic Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi and Caribbean eschatologist Imran N. Hosein, compare the languages, behaviors and sexual activities of the tribes of Gog and Magog with those of Vikings.[62][63][64][65][66]. The timing appears to be around (just before or just after) the start of the last seven years of this age (Daniels 70th Week). The Tartar Relation, an obscure account of Friar Carpini's 1240s journey to Mongolia, is unique in alleging that these Caspian Mountains in Mongolia, "where the Jews called Gog and Magog by their fellow countrymen are said to have been shut in by Alexander", were moreover purported by the Tartars to be magnetic, causing all iron equipment and weapons to fly off toward the mountains on approach. The appearance of the lands of Gog and Magog in many early maps is one the most interesting and enduring examples of Biblical lore being translated into the cartographic medium. The seven-branched lampstand (Israels Menorah) well-summarizes the purpose of Israel both now and in the Millennium. The descendants of Abraham formed a nation (Israel) around 1300 BC after their Exodus from Egypt to Canaan under the leadership of Moses, and in 1004 BC King David established Jerusalem as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel. What were they born for? I used to believe that Gog and Magog which invades Israel as depicted in Ezekiel chapter 38 is Russia. It is an agreement with promises of delivery, but also with stipulations and penalty clauses. 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Gomer and the house of Togarmah are also mentioned (Ezek 38.6). 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). However, in other sources, they're described as small-eyed humans. This has been true in history and is true for the future. There is a legal distinction between defensive wars and wars of aggression. [40], Chapters 19:1121:8 of the Book of Revelation, dating from the end of the 1st century AD,[41] tells how Satan is to be imprisoned for a thousand years, and how, on his release, he will rally "the nations in the four corners of the Earth, Gog and Magog", to a final battle with Christ and his saints:[3], When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the EarthGog and Magogand to gather them for battle. Map 4: Again, Magog is placed deep in the Russian interior. The electoral (voting) system is based on nation-wide proportional representation. In other instances, Israel has helped Egypt with intelligence and the use of drones against ISIS strongholds, link. Russia is also defeated. [56], Various modern scholars of history and geography regarded the Vikings and their descendants as Gog and Magog, since the unknown group from Scandinavia had made their sudden and considerable entry into the history of Europe. Allah says (in the Quran): And drive them out from wherever they have driven you out. This is in the form of extreme weather extreme rain, hail and snow and also by fire and brimstone similar to that which destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (Ezek 38.22)(Job 38.22,23). First, through Abrahams descendants came the offer to all men of reconciliation to God through Jesus Christ. The answer to these questions is found in a mystery: we must be changed or born again as the Bible puts it. 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