Recent drilling has found thick oil strata in the Southern Golan Heights north-east of the Sea of Galilee. In the course of researching my latest book on the Second World War, I recently visited Auschwitz-Birkenau. 5th 8th centuries (Fayard, 2005), "Franques Royal Annals" cited in Sawyer, Peter (2001). Image: James Emery, Douglasville, USA [CC BY 2.0], Wikimedia. And I will send fire upon Magog and those who inhabit the coastlands in safety; and they will know that I am the Lord. 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). Or is there any value in being circumcised? [ Mahmoud Al-Zahar, a co-founder of Hamas, and member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip, March 2017 ]. [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. [51] It is not entirely clear what Sallam saw, but he may have reached Derbent in the Caucuses or the Jade Gate and the westernmost customs point on the border of China. According to one interpretation, "Goth and Magothy" are the kings of the Unclean Nations who Alexander drove through a mountain pass and prevented from crossing his new wall. More . There will also be a great earthquake in Israel (Ezek 38.19). Bible prophecy over end-time Israel speaks of great blessings on the land. 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). But what of the climate? The result of their witness is a great turning to God from all the nations (Rev 7.9,10). 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!. Gog is a person who rules over the land of Magog (Russia). 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). In a fallen world who can deny that man can do either? Gow, Andrew. 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). The German Bible critic Gesenius regarded Rosh as indicating the Russians, who are mentioned in Byzantine writers of the 10th century under the name of Rhos, link. Although the whole earth is Mine, you will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. 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. This reflects the PA leadership position: We will never accept a Palestinian state without Jerusalem as its capital [Mahmoud Abbas, May, 2011]. The is a solution, but prophecy indicates that it will not occur in this present age. [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]. And today any standard Hebrew text (such as a newspaper) refers to Russia by using the proper noun, Rosh. Even so, Israeli farmers have come a long way since the Zionist pioneers began clearing rock-strewn fields and draining the swampland. Today the church has the opportunity to receive the blessings of the contract (Gods blessings). Very often in Britain, especially when faced with the overwhelmingly anti-Israeli bias that is endemic in our liberal media and the BBC, we fail to ask ourselves what we would have done placed in their position? So they take Meshech as Russias capital, Moscow. [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. [102][103][104] In the 13th-century French Roman d'Alexandre en prose, Alexander has an encounter with cannibals who have taken over the role of Gog and Magog. Put another way, here Paul is saying that the inspired Hebrew scriptures of the Jews are the very words of God! The West Bank refers to an area bounded by the so-called Green Line and the west bank of the River Jordan (SEE MAP). Who is Paul speaking to but the church and not to the world. This view is supported by the fact that some nations denounce the invasion (Ezek 38.13) and by the fact that the God of Israel is hallowed (revered and honoured) in the sight of many other nations through the defeat of the invader (Ezek 38.16, Ezek 39.27). And when Jesus came He wept for His people for He knew they were going to suffer and be dispersed amongst the nations. Ancient Israels eastern border went down along the Jordan, ending at the Salt Sea (Num 34.12). The apostle John boldly tells us that all we observe was made through Jesus (Yeshua in Hebrew). [142][143], Some post-Cold War millenarians still identify Gog with Russia, but they now tend to stress its allies among Islamic nations, especially Iran. 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). Russia and Iran both support Bashar al Assads regime in Syria and oppose Sunni jihadist movements such as ISIS. Romanized Jewish historian Josephus knew them as the nation descended from Magog the Japhetite, as in Genesis, and explained them to be the Scythians. According to the Greek version, Gog and Magog served the Belsyrians, whom Alexander fought them, "Tus" in Iran, near the Caspian south shore, known as, The idea that Gog and Magog were connected with the Goths was longstanding; in the mid-16th century, Archbishop of Uppsala, Riccoldo observed that the Mongol script resembled Chaldean (. The twentieth century saw both the evangelization of the nations and Gods chosen people returning to Israel. Syria is mentioned some 300 times in the Bible and Damascus (now probably the worlds oldest, continuously inhabited city) is mentioned about 60 times. "Russia will join China in the war" Rabbi Asor added. [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. No. Such prophecies are brief and full of symbolism little detail is revealed. Would they have been given the gift of immortality as a reward? [Ezek 38.22-23]. 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. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. Rain in the Judean desert. Israel is often accused of being the aggressor in conflicts, whereas Israel claims she wages defensive war after provocation, link. The etymology of the name Israel is not clear, although Gen 32.28 implies that Jacob and his descendants would struggle but prevail. The 1922 League of Nations sub-division. 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. 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. }. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. In fact, the Hebrew word cush and its Greek equivalent Ethiopia are used interchangeably throughout the Bible. [t][28], Early Christian writers (e.g. Eusebius) frequently identified Gog and Magog with the Romans and their emperor. What does it have to do with us? Everything that makes a nation state legitimate bloodshed, soil tilled, two millennia of continuous residence, international agreements ,argues for Israels right to exist, yet that is still denied by the Arab League. Her Majesty the Queen has been on the throne for 57 years and in that time has undertaken 250 official visits to 129 countries, yet has not yet set foot in Israel. They failed to keep to the ways God had stipulated in the contract. [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. Over half of Israels saline soil is arid or semi-arid and only 20% is arable. The history of Israel confirms this thought; Jacobs descendants, the twelve tribes of Israel (the Hebrew Israelites) have suffered but prevailed for 3,000 years. 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. [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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 2425, Bruno Dumzil, master of Conference at Paris XNanterre, Normalien, aggregated history, author of conversion and freedom in the barbarian kingdoms. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. Map 2: Land of Magog based on the Scythians. Boycotts are social protests with the aim of changing Israeli government policy through economic damage. 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). By the end of the 1949 War of Independence the fledgling Israeli forces had defeated five invading Arab armies. They are also mentioned in the Qur'an as Yajuj-Majuj. The Gentile nations at last acknowledge Jerusalem (Zion) as the Holy City (Isa 52.1): The Gentiles will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn the sons of foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you the sons of your oppressors will come bowing before you; all who despise you will bow down at your feet and will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel (Isa 60.3,10,14). Walking along a line of huts and the railway siding where their forebears had been worked and starved and beaten and frozen and gassed to death, were a group of Jewish schoolchildren, one of whom was carrying over his shoulder the Israeli flag, a blue star of David on white background. 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. See https://www.factsaboutisrael.uk/ten-lost-tribes-of-israel/. You can find out more about cookies at our Privacy Policy. Heaven is Gods throne and earth is meant for man. Since Israels establishment in 1948, the country has almost tripled the territory used for farming and production has multiplied 16 times. So the restoration of Israel will be a sign or witness to the nations that the God of Israel, the God of the Bible, the only true God, loves mankind. He spoke of a hope of mans spirit form in the future, as distinct from flesh and blood. 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). Arab governments rejected Israels offer to repatriate 100,000 Arab refugees, and the offer of UN money for the refugees. (Ezek 38.1-6). Surprisingly, in contrast to prophecy, Israel also has a working relationship with Russia, link! Under Gods call, Abram (later called Abraham) migrated from the city of Ur sometime between 1900 and 1750 BC to Gods appointed land, Canaan (todays Israel). Paul is saying that both creation and man himself groan due to imperfection and mortality. [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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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. This is spearheaded by the World Council of Churches (WCC) which has called on member churches (Anglican, Methodist ) to support an international boycott of Israeli settlement produce and services, link. Moreover, Jordan (and all Israel) is an integral part of the Levant, an area marked by ISIS for an Islamic caliphate (see map). The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. 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. 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). Could it be that present-day Jerusalem is moved north to sit high above this valley? In fact, they will especially honor the Jew: In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you' (Zech 8.23). The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. [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. The important biblical concepts discussed in these seven short articles are summarized below in a timeline: The apostle Paul described mans destiny as a mystery. [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]. These are powerful and inspired words. They break for the night saying, "Tomorrow we will finish", but each night God restores it. This implies that the true church may well see this invasion before she is taken up in the rapture. Do not be amazed that I said to you, You must be born again.. 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. I will go against those who are at rest, that live securely, all of them living without walls and having no bars or gates (Ezek 38.11). As traveler and Friar Riccoldo da Monte di Croce put it in c. 1291, "They say themselves that they are descended from Gog and Magog: and on this account they are called Mogoli, as if from a corruption of Magogoli". No author provided. [111], As one nomadic people followed another on the Eurasian steppes, so the identification of Gog and Magog shifted. We see the majority of the nation now following Gods Holy Feasts and keeping the Jewish Sabbath. 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. The problem is that Israel is now occupying land previously conquered by Islam. There never was a Palestinian people or a Palestinian Arab nation. Israel has been working hard in recent years at diversifying its alliances, and has courted the leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. But it is possible for mankind to be translated to an immortal spiritkind like his Creator. Ethiopia was inhabited by Hams son Cush. Badsey, S. Nicolle, D, Turnbull, S (1999). [50] Sallam returned a little over two years later and reported that he had seen the wall and also the tower where Dhul Qarnayn had left his building equipment, and all was still intact. The if-then statement in these verses reveals that it was conditional. Some 350,000 Jewish settlers live in the relatively lightly populated Area C, link. [67], Historian and exegete Ibn Kathir mentioned similar theories in his book Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya and mentions Gog and Magog are two groups of Turks, descended from Yafith (Japheth), the father of the Turks, one of the sons of Noah. 1825 1:1 090 000 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). They didnt die immediately, but they did die of old age, like all mortals. 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). [144] For the most fervent, the countdown to Armageddon began with the return of the Jews to Israel, followed quickly by further signs pointing to the nearness of the final battle nuclear weapons, European integration, Israel's reunification of Jerusalem in the Six Day War in 1967, and America's wars in Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf. Prophecy indicates that there will be several major wars against Israel in the near future, just before Christ returns to rule the earth as King (Zech 14.9). 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 . According to a recent Stanley Greenberg poll, only 34% of Palestinians accept two states for two peoples as the solution. This idea is also in the Quran (609632 CE[91][92]), and found its way in the Western Alexander Romance. Jewish eschatology viewed Gog and Magog as enemies to be defeated by the Messiah, which would usher in the age of the Messiah. The truth is that a New Heaven and a New Earth is prophesied. 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. When was this to happen? 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 Gog prophecy is meant to be fulfilled at the approach of what is called the "end of days", but not necessarily the end of the world. 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. Since then, Israel has had to fight no fewer than five major wars for her very existence. They identify in the psalm specific Arab nations which make war against Israel at the end of this age, although scholars disagree on the particular nations involved, link, link. She has visited 14 Arab countries, so it cannot have been that she wasnt in the region. [46] They dig into their wall each day until they almost break through. Yes; that is what the Bible says. Image: Free Israel Photos, Israel's deserts produce abundant fruit. 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. Persia was one of the former great empires of the world, ruling 539-331 BC. Here age is translated from the Greek ain, meaning an age or a cycle of time (not world as sometimes translated). 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History shows that God had a special task for Jacob and his descendants and He later changed Jacobs name to Israel (Gen 32.28). 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. 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. The real reason for the aggression is spiritual, not political or even humanitarian. MapMaster assumed (based on copyright claims), GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0, Wikimedia, The Current Scenario: Prelude to Gog-Magog war. For example: The Quran teaches that the Palestinians must liberate Israel in its entirety. God willing, there will be no such thing as a Zionist regime in 25 years. Currently, Israel has strong support from some western NGOs like Freedom House. 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. 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. After this comes the literal end of the world the physical destruction of the present earth through intense heat (2 Pet 3.7,10). Israel may be seeing these blessings today (enlarge map). 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 lets identify the key players in the alliance against Israel. Azal may be several km south of the present-day Mount of Olives, link. [b][12] In Revelation, Gog and Magog together are the hostile nations of the world. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husbands will, but born of God. Required fields are marked *. It is widely known that there are some 100 mud volcanoes under the Black Sea and these are continuously releasing methane gas, link, link. 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. Journal of Early Modern History 2, no. [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. The Levant objective falls under the general Islamic ideology of a world-wide caliphate, link. Abrahams wife Sarah bore him a son, Isaac, and Isaacs wife Rebecca bore Jacob. The wars of Gog and Magog, as the prophecy came to be referred to in later sources, are part of a larger belief that the messianic age will be preceded by a period of great suffering and upheaval the so-called "birth pangs of the Messiah." But in general, belief in the messianic age, while clearly part of Jewish belief and tradition . 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. The coming of the Messiah ben David "is contemporary with or just after that of Messiah ben Joseph" (van der Woude (1974), p. 527). This was an area on the outer edge of the then known civilized world, link, link. However, in other sources, they're described as small-eyed humans. 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! Map 5: And again, Magog is placed in Russia. God calls for a sword against Magog (Ezekiel 38:21), and God to send a fire on Magog. To an immortal spiritkind like his Creator Islamic ideology of a hope of mans spirit in. 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