Secondly, God said that He would make the descendants of Abraham into a great nation which would be Gods servant and witness in the world. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. [p][98] In the verse Roman d'Alexandre, Branch III, of Lambert le Tort (c. 1170), Gog and Magog ("Gos et Margos", "Got et Margot") were vassals to Porus, king of India, providing an auxiliary force of 400,000 men. Gog and Magog identified: Turkey, NOT Russia! They are also mentioned in the Qur'an as Yajuj-Majuj. Image: Eli E. Hertz. Image: Free Israel Photos, Israel's deserts produce abundant fruit. 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. He wrote in the 8th Psalm: When I consider your heavens,the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars,which you have set in place,what is mankind that you are mindful of them,human beings that you care for them?. It is widely known that there are some 100 mud volcanoes under the Black Sea and these are continuously releasing methane gas, link, link. What did they live for? Why did the Creator of the universe give man the mandate to procreate and proliferate? At the outset it seems unfair on the rest of mankind. It is in order. 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. Consider a possible reason. On the other hand, Psalm 83 verse 6 does imply Arabic aggression. Do the Jews have any advantage over the Gentiles? They break for the night saying, "Tomorrow we will finish", but each night God restores it. This is the severe persecution of Israel under the final world government and world ruler, link the time of Jacobs trouble (Jer 30.7). 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 man-God war could involve neutron bombs since these vaporize flesh at close range. 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 It is probably a blessing from God since they are His chosen people. He said to me: It is done. In other words, not all nations seem to be involved. Gog and Magog are, respectively, the names of a mysterious Biblical land and its people, who feature in apocalyptic prophecy. Did you see Gods caveat? 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. 2425, Bruno Dumzil, master of Conference at Paris XNanterre, Normalien, aggregated history, author of conversion and freedom in the barbarian kingdoms. In fact Jewish mystical interpretation (Kabbalah) superstitiously has a method of calculates numbers from Hebrew letters from the words Gog and Magog = 70. The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. "Russia will join China in the war" Rabbi Asor added. It is claimed that the BDS campaign has a much wider objective; namely, the elimination of the Jewish State and should be stopped, link. [147] One problem these writers have had to confront is the barrier holding Gog and Magog back, which is not to be found in the modern world: the answer varies, some writers saying that Gog and Magog were the Mongols and that the wall is now gone, others that both the wall and Gog and Magog are invisible.[148]. The book of Genesis says that God made a great promise to Abraham (the unconditional Abrahamic Covenant): through you I will bless all the nations. 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). Why such Jewish genius? [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. 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. [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. 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. 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. 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. Note Gods warning to rebellious Israel: And among those nations you shall find no rest there the LORD will give you a trembling heart your shall fear day and night (Deut 28.65,66). He implied that Israel will be the vortex of the nations at the end of this age and the sign of His soon return. In the time of Moses God made such a contract with the people (nation) of Israel, although the Bible refers to it as as Gods covenant. [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. . 6You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. Despite the intervention of the God of Israel to protect her, two end-time wars against Israel must surely take their toll? 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. Although they make up less than half of one percent of the world population, between 1901 and 1950 Jews won 14% of all the Nobel Prizes awarded for Literature and Science, and between 1951 and 2000 Jews won 32% of the Nobel Prizes for Medicine, 32% for Physics, 39% for Economics and 29% for Science. A perfect God-man relationship will be restored. [23] "Why the prophet's gaze should have focused on these particular nations is unclear," comments Biblical scholar Daniel I. We see this in his attempts to redefine marriage for example, and in his attempts to replace national Israel with the church (Replacement Theology). Israels neighbours are posed to attack. Israel is still prospering, with the highest average living standards in the Middle East, the highest density of high-tech start-up companies in the world (high-tech exports c$19bn a year) and a lower Government debt to GDP than the USA or the UK. [2] The process, and the shifting geography of Gog and Magog, can be traced through the literature of the period. Abraham!, Do not lay a hand on the boy, he said. Until then, struggling, heroic and jihadi morale will leave no moment of serenity for Zionists [Irans supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, September 2015]. And (perhaps between these wars) Israel also goes through a time of distress or tribulation referred to in Dan 12.1 and Mat 24.15-25. We must not forget what has already happened. In the book of Ezekiel, the pagan Magog people live "north of the World", and metaphorically represent . [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. No. 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. [106], The Gog and Magog are not only human flesh-eaters, but illustrated as men "a notably beaked nose" in examples such as the "Sawley map", an important example of mappa mundi. A future invasion of northern Israel is strongly indicated in Ezek 38 and Ezek 39. [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. More , Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us [Golda Meir, 1957], From my childhood, I have believed Jews and Arabs can live together, and I believe now they should live together. Some accounts and maps began to place the "Caspian Mountains", and Gog and Magog, just outside the Great Wall of China. Removing the Jews from the land they occupied in 1948 is an immutable principle, because it appears in the Book of Allah. Lets read the incredible test that earned Abraham an incredible reward for his descendants. Genesis tells us that Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, which was supposed to make them die. "Satan will go back to tricking nations all over the world, from Gog to Magog." Revelation 20:7-8 Hunting Gog and Magog Here we find the blessings (fruit) of the symbolic tree of life first mentioned in Genesis 2.9 in the Garden of Eden. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. A primary reason for the existence of Israel is that she is Gods witness and servant in the world (Isa 43.10). 12The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. The picture shows the arrival of Jewish immigrants to Israel in 2007. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. And despite many attempts over nearly 3,000 years to exterminate the Jews, a remnant has always survived. In military terms, this is the South Military District of the Russian Federation the South Strategic Command with their headquarters in Rostov-on-Don (a port on the Black Sea), link. Russia and Iran both support Bashar al Assads regime in Syria and oppose Sunni jihadist movements such as ISIS. The Septuagint reads "Gog" instead of "Agag" in Numbers 24:7. And I will send fire upon Magog and those who inhabit the coastlands in safety; and they will know that I am the Lord. These are some of Israel's future invaders, Turkey will take part in a war against Israel, Some see Russia leading an Arab war against Israel, Israel's invaders will be destroyed on the mountains of Israel. Today, out of thew 8.3 million people in Israel (2015) the demographic mix is: Jewish (75%), Arab (21%), Others, including Christian (4%). 1 (1998): 6188. The Apostle John wrote in the book of Revelation that Eden will be restored and populated by all who believe in Jesus. [55] The "Abbasid orthodoxy" believed the Ilkhanate Mongol invaders who laid siege to and then sacked Baghdad, were Gog and Magog. In John 3 Jesus said: That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. History confirms the reality of such statements. The revealing is just that a revealing and not a coming to power. 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. Todays politics support this view. The Mandate did not grant any national political rights to Arabs, but Article 2 did safeguard the civil and religious rights of all inhabitants of Palestine, irrespective of race or religion. I will be a wall of fire around her he who touches you, touches the apple of (the Lords) eye (Zech 2.5,8). This may surprise you. Israel is governed by a western-style multiparty parliamentary system. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. [46] They dig into their wall each day until they almost break through. Historically, Damascus has suffered attack (2 Ki 16.9) but it has never been totally destroyed. And the Negev desert has an almost unlimited underground supply of brackish water, which is being exploited for agricultural irrigation. A little more It seems very plausible that chapters 38 and 39 in the prophet Ezekiel refer to an invasion of Israel prior to the last battle of this age (the so-called Battle of Armageddon) and that this war involves mainly those Arab-Islamic nations surrounding Israel. We see the majority of the nation now following Gods Holy Feasts and keeping the Jewish Sabbath. A number of Bible atlass (see Map 1) place Magog in northern Turkey, link. On the other hand, orthodox Jews claim their historic and covenant right to the city. God calls for a sword against Magog (Ezekiel 38:21), and God to send a fire on Magog. [141] During the Cold War the idea that Soviet Russia had the role of Gog gained popularity, since Ezekiel's words describing him as "prince of Meshek" rosh meshek in Hebrew sounded suspiciously like Russia and Moscow. [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. 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). This spirit of hatred against the Jews exists today and Irans leaders insist that Israel must be wiped off the map as foretold in Psalm 83 verse 4. [80] In another work, Josephus recounts that the Alans (whom he calls a Scythian tribe) were given passage by the Hyrcanian king, a warder of an iron gate built by Alexander. In 2012, per capita water use was 150 MCM (million cubic meters) for Israelis and 140 MCM for Palestinians. They believe that prophecy shows that Israel will become (if not already) Gods main witness in the world. Amazing! One such clue was discovered in the book, "Tzfiras Chen" (sirens of grace) written by the mystic Rabbi Noach Gad Weintraub (1888-1954) who cited a long line of distinguished . 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. We are confident in our ability to defend ourselves on our own that is the essence of our control of our own destiny [Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, speech following Israels Independence Day celebrations, 2018 ]. Magog was a son of Japheth and a grandson of Noah (Gen 10.2). And of course Turkey is indeed north of Israel, as required by the prophecy in Ezekiel 38.6. The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Ezekiel 38:2-11. Ethiopia was inhabited by Hams son Cush. In biblical terminology this contract between God and Israel is often referred to as the Mosaic Covenant. If we follow some historians rather than a Bible atlas, then Russia could be the leader (Gog). 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). [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. In fact, the Hebrew word cush and its Greek equivalent Ethiopia are used interchangeably throughout the Bible. One view within Christianity is more starkly apocalyptic, making Gog and Magog, here indicating nations rather than individuals,[3] allies of Satan against God at the end of the millennium, as described in the Book of Revelation. 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