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. 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). But apart from the coastal regions of ancient Syria (e.g. The kingdoms of Gog and Magog appear in many early maps of Asia and the World produced between about 1200 to 1750. This may surprise you. When the Russian alliance invades Israel some nations question the motive: Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and all their young lions will say to you, Have you come to take plunder? All this of course requires water. When they do break through, they will be so numerous that, "Their vanguard is in Syria and their rear in Khorasan". 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. Note the change in loyalties. Revelation 21.8 says: But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. Lets read the incredible test that earned Abraham an incredible reward for his descendants. Lawson, M K (2004). Moreover, as a direct result of Article 80, the UN cannot transfer these rights over any part of Palestine (vested as they are in the Jewish People) to any non-Jewish entity, such as the Palestinian Authority. The truth is that a New Heaven and a New Earth is prophesied. Map 3: Here Magog is once more placed deep in the heart of Russia. He acknowledged that many Christian scholars, when they read Ezekiel 38 and 39, talk about Armageddon or, in Jewish terms, the battle of Gog and Magog. Put simply, todays church is often blind to her Jewish roots. 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). An Interesting Connection: The Bible records that Amalek fought against Israel in Rephidim, but was defeated there under Joshua (Exod 17.8-16). 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). 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. In any event, the division (the green line) was intended to be temporary. [f][26] Still, the Utopia of chapters 4048 can be spoken of in the parlance of "true eschatological character, given that it is a product of "cosmic conflict" described in the immediately preceding Gog chapters.[27]. 9 Bible Verses about Gog and Magog. Israel is governed by a western-style multiparty parliamentary system. It seems America, Europe and Saudi Arabia will voice strong objections to the Gog-Magog invasion, but are not directly involved. Heres what the Bible says about this amazing promise: In Revelation 21: 1-7, we read about Johns vision: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. [108] After the Empire became Christian, Ambrose (d. 397) identified Gog with the Goths, Jerome (d. 420) with the Scythians, and Jordanes (died c. 555) said that Goths, Scythians and Amazons were all the same; he also cited Alexander's gates in the Caucasus. In the Quran Yajuj and Majuj (Gog and Magog) are suppressed by Dhu al-Qarnayn "The Two-Horned One". But Bible prophecy says they will fail! I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. I am the bright morning star. [o][96], Gog and Magog appear in somewhat later Old French versions of the romance. That stands today. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Timing of the Gog-Magog War. The merchants of Tarshish used it on route to Europe and other ports of the world. Many historical documents suggest that their conquests of other territories was retaliation in response to the encroachment upon tribal lands by Christian missionaries, and perhaps by the Saxon Wars prosecuted by Charlemagne and his kin to the south. Allah says (in the Quran): And drive them out from wherever they have driven you out. The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. Azal may be several km south of the present-day Mount of Olives, link. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,because you have obeyed me.. According to the Bible, Israel is indeed a special nation, chosen by God to bless mankind and to make a name for Himself. [13][3] Gog or Goug the Reubenite[c] occurs in 1 Chronicles 5:4, but he appears to have no connection with the Gog of Ezekiel or Magog of Genesis. Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. 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). Today, the aliyah continues, with millions of Jews still residing in Gentile nations. For instance, the global BDS campaign (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) aims to create economic and political pressure on Israel concerning (so-called) land occupation and Palestinian rights. 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. The descendants of Japheth subsequently settled across Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) and those in the eastern parts became known as Scythians. The outcome is the total defeat and humiliation of militant Islam in the sight of many nations. Image: James Emery, Douglasville, USA [CC BY 2.0], Wikimedia. This implies that the true church may well see this invasion before she is taken up in the rapture. 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. This is a popular belief taught by famous evangelists and Bible teachers such as Chuck Missler. [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. In the Genesis account of mans creation the Bible speaks of mankind made in Gods image: In Genesis 1:26 Death is the last enemy and is not destroyed until the close of the Millennium. But I will chasten you justly and will by no means leave you unpunished (Jer 30.11). 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. That includes the West Bank. Some accounts and maps began to place the "Caspian Mountains", and Gog and Magog, just outside the Great Wall of China. 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. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. Israels strongest ally, the US, provides a diplomatic shield for her at the United Nations. [74][75] These powers cannot be defeated through military force and are to be overcome through prayer and divine intervention. [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. Amazing! Whilst the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) must play a part in the war, prophecy implies that they receive supernatural help. [42], Two chapters of the Quran, Al Kahf and Al-Anbiya, discuss Gog and 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). Its up to us to find the meaning of life through Jesus. So during the last days a remnant is preserved, albeit through a time of refining and affliction: See, I have refined you I have tested you in the furnace of affliction (Isa 48.10)I will not destroy you completely. 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. It is often associated with Assyrian mat-Gugu, "Land of Gyges", i.e., Lydia. 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. The invaders do not appear to reach Jerusalem. 6You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. In his first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 15 verses 50-54, Paulwrote: What I mean, friends, is that what is made of flesh and blood cannot share in Gods Kingdom, and what is mortal cannot possess immortality. NO! [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. In other words, not all nations seem to be involved. The millennial age is one of firm government from Christ, but also one of universal peace. Palestinian nationalism only emerged in the mid-twentieth century, partly in response to the emergence of Zionism. 2022 24 Feb Gog and Magog symbolize something sinister having to do with the End Times. Where have they all gone? Jews have won a total of 41% of all the Nobel Prizes in economics, 28% of medicine, 26% of physics and 19% of chemistry. The world is not even aware of 2 Thes 2 and the church doesnt read as it is but changes it to conform to pet doctrines. The Bible instructs the people of Israel how they should treat foreigners (non-Jews). Gagmagog was also a legendary giant who appears in British folklore . 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". Strictly speaking, todays Jews (Hebrew, Yehudim) are those who follow Judaism and who are descendants from the kingdom of Judah. 1 (1998): 6188. As the scriptures say, Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith. People will be born and will die in the Millennial earth, just as in the present age. In Genesis 22:1-18 we read how God tested Abraham. The Mandate is therefore the last legally binding document regarding the West Bank and Gaza, and so Jewish settlements in these areas are fully protected by Article 80. Gow, Andrew. The Bible says God is Spirit but clearly we are flesh and blood. It is quite remarkable how Israel has survived attacks from overwhelming invading armies. Do not do anything to him. 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 . God informs Gog and Magog in Ezekiel 38:15, "You will come from your place in the far North" (the Hebrew word means "the uttermost part of the North." What's north of Jerusalem? Despite the intervention of the God of Israel to protect her, two end-time wars against Israel must surely take their toll? 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. 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. Jesus talked about world events at the end of the age in Mat 24.3. So Islam wants the Levant back! They are coming from all over the world, from wherever they have been scattered amongst the nations. I will be a wall of fire around her he who touches you, touches the apple of (the Lords) eye (Zech 2.5,8). The puzzle of Israels role in the world is being assembled, and some of the pieces involve war. 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