Lets read with an open mind what the Bible tells us about our origins and our future. Why? THEY ASSUME THERE IS A PALESTINIAN LAND They are of course the twelve tribes descended from Jacob (whose name was changed by God to Israel). The timing is not clear in scripture but it is generally taken to occur before Armageddon. Arava agriculture. From the rise of Zionism to the present day, Israel has not been welcomed on the world scene. Instead of mankind or fleshkind he was really speaking of man as a spiritkind or Godkind. For what is mortal must be changed into what is immortal; what will die must be changed into what cannot die. Image: truthnet. The UN has even resolved to raise the Palestinian flag at the UN headquarters after upgrading the Palestinians status to a non-member observer State even though no such state exists! The Apostle John wrote in the book of Revelation that Eden will be restored and populated by all who believe in Jesus. // ]]>. [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. After this comes the literal end of the world the physical destruction of the present earth through intense heat (2 Pet 3.7,10). God wants the church to call His people, wherever they are, back to Himself. It is quite remarkable how Israel has survived attacks from overwhelming invading armies. Twentieth-century scholars have used the term to denote the eschaton in a malleable sense, not necessarily meaning final days, or tied to the Apocalypse. Jews have won a total of 41% of all the Nobel Prizes in economics, 28% of medicine, 26% of physics and 19% of chemistry. See their fulfillment today! [h][80] By the time of Josephus, Alexander was already a Jewish folk hero. And of course Turkey is indeed north of Israel, as required by the prophecy in Ezekiel 38.6. 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. Note that healing waters flow east from the temple down into the valley to enter the northern end of the Dead sea, resulting in the restoration of fishing (Ezek 47.1-10). Certainly, the evidence to date is that each time Arab nations attack Israel, they are defeated and their end-state seems worse than their first. Whilst some claim that the 6-Day war in June 1967 was miraculous in that Israel overcame huge superiority in armour, aircraft and troops, future wars will certainly be unique. Israel is governed by a western-style multiparty parliamentary system. [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. What we do know is that the psalm speaks of a confederacy against Israel with the aim of eliminating Israel: They have said, Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more they form a confederacy against You (Ps 83.4,5), Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it [Hamas Charter, 1988] Israel has no roots in the Middle East and would be eliminated [President of Iran, 2012]. Rubruck refers Derbent as the "Iron Gate", this also being the meaning of the Turkish name (Demir kapi) for the town. In the first place, God trusted his message to the Jews. 5th 8th centuries (Fayard, 2005), "Franques Royal Annals" cited in Sawyer, Peter (2001). Much, indeed, in every way! So fire on Magog is a distinct possibility. Put simply, todays church is often blind to her Jewish roots. 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. [Ezek 38.22-23]. Although the whole earth is Mine, you will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. This tiny war-ravaged and unpopular nation is predicted to be the ruling power of the future? 9The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. And that is what we are here for today, to reiterate Israels right to self-defense, inherent in all legitimate countries. If we follow some historians rather than a Bible atlas, then Russia could be the leader (Gog). 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). Image: Joels Trumpet. Map 1: Possible location of Magog, Meshech, Tubal and Gomer (Holman Bible Atlas). Here, Al-Zahar is choosing his words from at least 109 verses in the Quran that call Muslims to war with nonbelievers for the sake of Islamic rule, link. The Gog Magog prophecies are actually a series of 5 messages given to the prophet Ezekiel directly from God. Right at the beginning we read a mystery, namely, that the God of the Bible reproduces His kind. King David conquered Jerusalem in 1052 BC and today, in the Old City of Jerusalem (enlarge image), lies the rock (Mount Moriah) where Abraham offered up Isaac for sacrifice to God around 1800 BC (Gen 22.2). In Romans 8:18-23 Christ will reign from a new temple in Jerusalem "The Timechart of Military History". 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. This is a truly mind-blowing concept, but that is what the Bible says. In recent years, India has expressed the desire to deepen and develop ties with Israel, and some see India as Israels best friend in South Asia. [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]. 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 ]. Rather, they fall on the mountains of Israel and in the open field (Ezek 39.4,5). We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website. Currently Israels chief enemies are Shia Muslim (as in Hezbollah), so Israel is currently tightly aligned with anti-Shia Saudi Arabia, link. 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). [25], Although the prophecy refers to Gog as an enemy in some future, it is not clear if the confrontation is meant to occur in a final "end of days" since the Hebrew term aarit ha-yamim (Hebrew: ) may merely mean "latter days", and is open to interpretation. Gog and Magog are said to engage in human cannibalism in the romances and derived literature. Why did the Creator of the universe give man the mandate to procreate and proliferate? 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). 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. 4The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestockthe calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Importantly, it is this return of Gods people that will eventually bring the nations to know God (Ezek 36.23). new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE}, 'google_translate_element'); The Israeli government resides in Jerusalem. These trees seem to have been deliberately planted to test how humans would use their free will. But he said, "I just try to stay away from . [52] Somewhat later the 14th-century traveller Ibn Battuta reported that the wall was sixty days' travel from the city of Zeitun, which is on the coast of China; the translator notes that Ibn Battuta has confused the Great Wall of China with that built by Dhul-Qarnayn. [6] Viking travelers and colonists were seen at many points in history as violent raiders. The real reason for the aggression is spiritual, not political or even humanitarian. All she has to do is keep her side of the contract by being Gods witness to the nations. Magog was a son of Japheth and a grandson of Noah (Gen 10.2). It explains the chosen paths of Hitler and Wilberforce for example; one man destroyed humanity whilst the other helped humanity. History shows that God had a special task for Jacob and his descendants and He later changed Jacobs name to Israel (Gen 32.28). [53], According to Shia sources, Yajooj and Majooj are not from the Children of Adam (the human race). (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.) 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). 9 Bible Verses about Gog and Magog. This mass migration is a fulfillment of Bible prophecy that towards the end of this age and just before Christ returns, God will call the children of Israel out of the nations and once more put them in their own land: Behold, I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone and bring them into their own land (Ezek 37.21). And when Jesus came He wept for His people for He knew they were going to suffer and be dispersed amongst the nations. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. In the Genesis account of mans creation the Bible speaks of mankind made in Gods image: In Genesis 1:26 Outside the city are the dogsthe sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie. That said, an alternative and more favoured location of Magog is a region north and east of the Black Sea and in the area surrounding the Caspian Sea. 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. [b][12] In Revelation, Gog and Magog together are the hostile nations of the world. Such a fate of the invaders is suggested in Zech 14.12. Old Testament Israel was commanded to love foreigners (Deut 10.19) and to let them live normal lives amongst them: When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall do him no wrong (he) shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself (Lev 19.33,34). [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], Wikimedia Commons. It seems that, for believers, time has gone full circle to what God planned in the beginning. All Reubenites are held to be descendants of Reuben in the view of the Torah, but it is unclear what family relationship Gog's father Joel has with the sons of Reuben in verse 3. They didnt die immediately, but they did die of old age, like all mortals. Resolutions accuse Israel of settling in Occupied Palestinian Territory, and ignore Article 80 of the UN Charter which upholds the right of Jews to settle anywhere west of the Jordan! Who is Paul speaking to but the church and not to the world. Image courtesy Central and Northern Arava R&D. Note the change in loyalties. Image: Emmanuelm [CC-BY-3.0], Wikimedia Commons. YES! This is an amazing achievement bearing in mind that Jews comprise less than 0.2% of the worlds population! A. C.; Carey, H. C.; Lea, I. According to international law, Israel has a well-founded claim to sovereignty over Jerusalem, including its Old City. Dr. Rhodes: I believe that it is going to happen in the end times. The descendants of Japheth subsequently settled across Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) and those in the eastern parts became known as Scythians. Azal may be several km south of the present-day Mount of Olives, link. 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 . This seems likely with what is said above. Do the Jews have any advantage over the Gentiles? [v][122][133], The Flemish Franciscan friar William of Rubruck, who was first-hand witness to Alexander's supposed wall in Derbent on the shores of the Caspian Sea in 1254,[w] identified the people the walls were meant to fend off only vaguely as "wild tribes" or "desert nomads",[x][136] but one researcher made the inference Rubruck must have meant Jews,[y] and that he was speaking in the context of "Gog and Magog". 2425, Bruno Dumzil, master of Conference at Paris XNanterre, Normalien, aggregated history, author of conversion and freedom in the barbarian kingdoms. I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. [15], The Biblical "Gog and Magog" possibly gave derivation of the name Gogmagog, a legendary British giant. "Cnut: England's Viking King 101635". 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. 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]. Psalm 83 adds more Islamic groups based in Gaza, Lebanon, and possibly northern Iraq (Assyria). Well, these are all Islamic countries with Hamas (Gaza) and Hezbollah (Lebanon) vehemently opposed to Israel. The IDFs soldiers and the security forces are prepared for any development We will fight whoever tries to harm us We stand tall in the face of those who threaten to destroy us. It is up to the Palestinians to maintain water networks, utilize wastewater, improve existing supplies and drill new wells. A Byzantine ruler protected by two Vikings, often compared with Gog and Magog The early Muslim traditions were summarised by Zakariya al-Qazwini (d. 1283) in two popular works called the Cosmography and the Geography. League of Nations documents of the 1920s refer to the local Arab population as existing non-Jewish communities. Since Israels establishment in 1948, the country has almost tripled the territory used for farming and production has multiplied 16 times. More , Jerusalem Old City at Dawn. 5Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. If you listen to these commands and obey them faithfully, then the Lord your God will continue to keep his covenant with you and will show you his constant love, as he promised your ancestors. However, in other sources, they're described as small-eyed humans. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. Here we read the final verses of the Bible, and the promise and warning of Jesus. Study of prophecy strongly implies that the end of the age and the end of the world are separated by 1,000 years. Come quickly Lord Jesus. 2All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: 3You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. Are the politicians listening? This war appears imminent and so occurs when the 12 tribes are numerous and scattered throughout the gentile nations. A Pre-Covenant Invasion: In this scenario, the invasion takes place before the revealing of the secular world dictator (the beast of Rev 13.1) and the false ecclesiastical head (the antichrist, Rev 13.11). 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. On the other hand, Malachi 4.1-3 and Zechariah 14.12 appear to describe how the invaders in the final conflicts will perish, and may be references to nuclear war and the use of neutron bombs respectively. [96] They were allied to Belsyrians (Bebrykes,[97] of Bithynia in modern-day North Turkey), and sealed beyond the "Breasts of the North", a pair of mountains fifty days' march away towards the north. Strictly speaking, todays Jews (Hebrew, Yehudim) are those who follow Judaism and who are descendants from the kingdom of Judah. In early Greek writings Rosh was a name used for all the nations of the north, link. [5] Some contemporary Muslim historians and geographers regarded the Vikings as the emergence of Gog and Magog. No voter ever votes for an actual person. 14Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them. So isnt something wrong here? A contract can be defined as an agreement between two parties which obliges each party to do or not to do a certain thing. Bible prophecy describes how the increasing political bias of western nations, and the increasing aggression of Arab-Muslim nations finally leads to another major war against Israel. Image: Free Israel Photos. Israel is considered by third parties to be the only free country in the region in that there is a climate of respect for civil liberties, freedom of expression, significant independent civic life, an independent media, and a military under civilian rule, link. They were barbarians (non-Greek and non-Roman), a people dwelling north and east of the Black Sea and in the area surrounding the Caspian Sea. Fundamentalist Christians believe that modern Israel, and not the church, will be central in world affairs at the close of this age. 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