Under the 1995 Oslo II Accord, Israel continues to supply agreed water amounts to Palestinian areas. [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. Gog and Magog, or sometimes Gogmagog and Corineus, are descended from mythical pagan giants and their origins lie in mediaeval legends of the early British Kings. And the Bible tells us that this same Jesus came into the world to show man how to live. In the early 20th century the land of Israel was a mix of many peoples representing some 50 languages and there was no common Arab identity. [5] Dhul-Qarnayn, having journeyed to the ends of the world, meets "a people who scarcely understood a word" who seek his help in building a barrier that will separate them from the people of Yajuj and Majuj who "do great mischief on earth". Divestment is where investors refrain from investing in Israeli companies or in companies that trade with Israel, and consumers boycott Israeli products, especially products from Israeli settlements in so-called Occupied Palestinian Territory. These tribes (enlarge image) are listed in Gen 49. He said to his servants, Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. They form a timeline from Abraham to the Millennial age. It is a disgrace that no senior member of the Royal Family has ever undertaken an official visit to Israel, as though the country is still in quarantine after more than six decades. Worth Press Ltd, 2000, (Shahadat-ul-Quran, Ruhani Khazain, Volume 6, Pages 361362. Nobel Prizes have been awarded to over 850 individuals worldwide, of whom some 23% were Jews or people of strong Jewish ancestry. Hesiod identified Magog with the Scythians and the southern Russia area in the 7th century BC, and Herodotus wrote about the descendants of Magog by their Greek name, the Scythians in the 5th century BC. [o][96], Gog and Magog appear in somewhat later Old French versions of the romance. I would like to speak to you today as an historian, because it seems to me that the State of Israel has packed more history into her 62 years on the planet than many other nations have in six hundred. 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. 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 southern-most region of the Federation is the North Caucasian or Southern Federal District. Based on Rubruck stating elsewhere "There are other enclosures in which there are Jews", Simek, Rudolf (2005) "the emergence of the viking age: circumstances and conditions", "The vikings first Europeans VIII XI century the new discoveries of archaeology", other, pp. Russia is also defeated. [80] However, the earliest fusion of Alexander's gate and the apocalyptic nations of Gog and Magog is a product of late antiquity, in what is known as the Syriac Legend of Alexander. The Golan Heights must be involved. Without doubt there is an overall bias in the UN against Israel. 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). From Morocco to Afghanistan, from the Caspian Sea to Aden, the 5.25 million square miles of territory belonging to members of the Arab League is home to over 330 million people, whereas Israel covers only eight thousand square miles, and is home to seven million citizens, one-fifth of whom are Arabs. Rain in the Judean desert. [ Mahmoud Al-Zahar, a co-founder of Hamas, and member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip, March 2017 ]. Civilization owes Judaism a debt it can never repay, and support for the right of a Jewish homeland to exist is the bare minimum we can provide. [1] The meaning of the name Gog remains uncertain, and in any case, the author of the Ezekiel prophecy seems to attach no particular importance to it. What is the current situation? 44117. They didnt die immediately, but they did die of old age, like all mortals. The problem however, is that as popular as this "Magog = Russia" notion is, the consensus of actual biblical scholarship has long rejected such an idea. 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. End Times Timeline: The Gog-Magog War | Tipping Point | Jimmy Evans Tipping Point with Jimmy Evans 299K subscribers Subscribe 14K Share 447K views 1 year ago Tipping Point Today I'm sharing. Lets read the incredible test that earned Abraham an incredible reward for his descendants. Please read on. 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. 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. This is the severe persecution of Israel under the final world government and world ruler, link the time of Jacobs trouble (Jer 30.7). Jerusalem is the site of the Temple of Solomon and Herod. 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. Archaeology and historical documents show that Jews have lived in Israel for over 3000 years! Map 1: Possible location of Magog, Meshech, Tubal and Gomer (Holman Bible Atlas). 8The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. [31], The Book of Jubilees, from about the same time, makes three references to either Gog or Magog: in the first, Magog is a descendant of Noah, as in Genesis 10; in the second, Gog is a region next to Japheth's borders; and in the third, a portion of Japheth's land is assigned to Magog. 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 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). The Revival of the Hebrew LanguageMore Click the image below to read 54 prophecies about Israel. The nation of Iran was called Persia, its biblical name, until 1935. 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!. Israel is a light to the nations (Isa 49.6). 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. Yet we tend to treat Israel like a leper on the international scene, merely for defending herself, and threatening her with academic boycotts if she builds a separation wall that has so far reduced suicide bombings by 95% over three years. Israel is often accused of being the aggressor in conflicts, whereas Israel claims she wages defensive war after provocation, link. The 1922 League of Nations sub-division. The population of the United Kingdom of 63 million is nine times that of Israel. So Jesus gives a final warning: Revelation 22.18,19 It explains how mans free will (choice) can be destructive, or constructive. We are closer now than ever before. They sit on the sides and accuse the invaders of wanting to plunder Israels wealth see Ezek 38:13, WOULD HIGH TECHNOLOGY SAVE THE WORLD FROM COLLAPSOLOGY DESTRUCTION ANNIHILATION So lets identify the key players in the alliance against Israel. In fact, according to prophecy, Israel receives Gods help to defeat Iran. Scripture says: Jerusalem will be inhabited without walls because of the multitude of men and cattle within it (Zech 2.4). Now if you obey Me fully and keep My covenant, then out of all nations you will be My treasured possession. I am the bright morning star. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life. Russian Politics: Russias strengthening economic and military ties with Iran (a key nation in Ezekiel 38) supports the view that Russia could be the leader of the Gog-Magog invasion, link. Did you see it? Lets read some of the fine print in the contract. Lawson, M K (2004). But International law firmly states that Israel is not in occupation, link. Note the change in loyalties. Death is the last enemy and is not destroyed until the close of the Millennium. [24] One explanation is that the Gog alliance, a blend of the "Table of Nations" in Genesis 10 and Tyre's trading partners in Ezekiel 27, with Persia added, was cast in the role of end-time enemies of Israel by means of Isaiah 66:19, which is another text of eschatological foretelling. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. The first invasion, prophesied to occur 826 years after Alexander predicted, has been worked out to fall on 1 October 514; the second invasion on A.D. 629 (, The Ethiopic version derives from the lost Arabic version (. Ancient Israels eastern border went down along the Jordan, ending at the Salt Sea (Num 34.12). The picture shows the arrival of Jewish immigrants to Israel in 2007. The people of Israel are once more becoming Gods witness to the nations. [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]. A common interpretation of the relevant prophecies is that the immediate future for Israel is bleak as nations attempt to eliminate her by war, link. This view is of course incompatible with Christs teaching, namely, that the gospel (as spread by the church) should be first conveyed to Gods people, the house of Israel (Mat 10.6). 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. Given the close correspondence of Philistia (Gaza) with Hamas, Tyre (Lebanon) with Hezbollah, and the Levant (Ammon, Amalek, Philistia, Tyre, Moab and (northern) Assyria) with ISIS, then Psalm 83 does indeed appear to foresee an end-time Arab-Islamic invasion of Israel. He implied that Israel will be the vortex of the nations at the end of this age and the sign of His soon return. [111], As one nomadic people followed another on the Eurasian steppes, so the identification of Gog and Magog shifted. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. 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. [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. At first, such timing appears to conflict with the vision of Israel living in safety before the invasion commences. They failed to keep to the ways God had stipulated in the contract. People will be born and will die in the Millennial earth, just as in the present age. For example: The Quran teaches that the Palestinians must liberate Israel in its entirety. The Dead Sea contains some 45,000 million tons of salts rich in minerals which are exploited by Israels mining sector. In John 3 Jesus said: That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Muslims conquered The Levant (which embraces all of Israel and much more, link) in the 7th century and the land of Israel remained in Muslim hands (apart from the brief Crusader period) until liberated from the Muslim Turks by the British in 1917. Some 350,000 Jewish settlers live in the relatively lightly populated Area C, link. As we read on in the Bible we discover that man in immortal (spirit) form will one day live with his Creator God on a new and perfect earth! Few would doubt that Jews have for centuries been substantially over-represented in many fields of learning and accomplishment, notably of course is Albert Einstein. "Satan will go back to tricking nations all over the world, from Gog to Magog." [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. Image: NielsF [CC BY-SA 3.0], Wikimedia. 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. [CDATA[ [33] The Samaritan Torah and the Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible made during the last few centuries of the pre-Christian era) occasionally introduce the name of Gog where the Hebrew original has something else, or use Magog where the Hebrew has Gog, indicating that the names were interchangeable. In other instances, Israel has helped Egypt with intelligence and the use of drones against ISIS strongholds, link. Since then, Israel has had to fight no fewer than five major wars for her very existence. God indeed intervenes in world affairs! 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. This, despite so many of their greatest intellects dying in the gas chambers.. 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 . Also in international law, it is a sovereign states right to determine its own capital, and Israel proclaimed Jerusalem to be her capital shortly after the declaration of the State of Israel in 1948. Israels strongest ally, the US, provides a diplomatic shield for her at the United Nations. In 1967 the armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon (and later Iraq) attacked Israel, but were defeated in just six days despite the huge Arab superiority in armour, aircraft and troops. We also see Gods amazing protection (as in the 6-day war), and God building a numerous people as in the birth of numerous sons and daughters. 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 ]. 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. Desertech, the annual agricultural expo for Arava agriculture. 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. Studies trace these names to todays Saudi Arabia, link, link. Buchon, J. Between 1955 and 2013 there were 77 UN resolutions against Israel, and just one against the Palestinians, link. [j][84][85], The Pseudo-Methodius, written originally in Syriac, is considered the source of the Gog and Magog tale incorporated into Western versions of the Alexander Romance. Paul is saying that both creation and man himself groan due to imperfection and mortality. This populous of people in Israel now claiming to be the 12 true Tribes is bogus. Currently, Israel has strong support from some western NGOs like Freedom House. Palestinian nationalism only emerged in the mid-twentieth century, partly in response to the emergence of Zionism. 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. [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. Todays politics support this view. From the rise of Zionism to the present day, Israel has not been welcomed on the world scene. [b][12] In Revelation, Gog and Magog together are the hostile nations of the world. 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. This may surprise you. We can dismiss the Genesis account as myth, and many do. [116] In 1251, the French friar Andr de Longjumeau informed his king that the Mongols originated from a desert further east, and an apocalyptic Gog and Magog ("Got and Margoth") people dwelled further beyond, confined by the mountains. Christ will reign from a new temple in Jerusalem 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. 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. In fact, since prophecy is not precise, some see several major Middle East wars just before the close of this age and the Second Coming of Christ. 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). //

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