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). 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). Worth Press Ltd, 2000, (Shahadat-ul-Quran, Ruhani Khazain, Volume 6, Pages 361362. The government is headed by the Prime Minister, who is elected in nationwide elections for a period of four years, and an elected President who has a largely apolitical ceremonial role. The problem is that Israel is now occupying land previously conquered by Islam. We owe to the Jews, wrote Winston Churchill in 1920, a system of ethics which, even if it were entirely separated from the supernatural, would be incomparably the most precious possession of mankind, worth in fact the fruits of all wisdom and learning put together. 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. 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.. Why did the Creator of the universe give man the mandate to procreate and proliferate? Heaven is Gods throne and earth is meant for man. the church and not Israel is Gods main witness today, link. [42], Two chapters of the Quran, Al Kahf and Al-Anbiya, discuss Gog and Magog. As the two of them went on together, Isaac spoke up and said to his father Abraham, Father?, The fire and wood are here, Isaac said, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?. 7The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. [m][95] In the latest and longest Greek version[n] are described the Unclean Nations, which include the Goth and Magoth as their kings, and whose people engage in the habit of eating worms, dogs, human cadavers and fetuses. This idea is also in the Quran (609632 CE[91][92]), and found its way in the Western Alexander Romance. The invasion could be imminent given the present Russian-Iranian alliance and Irans declared hatred of Israel. God calls for a sword against Magog (Ezekiel 38:21), and God to send a fire on Magog. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. But what of the climate? So who are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? 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?. Buchon, J. [32] The 1st-century Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum, which retells Biblical history from Adam to Saul, is notable for listing and naming seven of Magog's sons, and mentions his "thousands" of descendants. Both King Abdullah I of Jordan and Anwar Sadat of Egypt were assassinated when they attempted to come to some kind of accommodation with a country that most sane people now accept is not going away. 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. In any event, the division (the green line) was intended to be temporary. [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. They break for the night saying, "Tomorrow we will finish", but each night God restores it. Are the politicians listening? Importantly, it is this return of Gods people that will eventually bring the nations to know God (Ezek 36.23). [123][124], An explanation offered by Orientalist Henry Yule was that Marco Polo was only referring to the "Rampart of Gog and Magog", a name for the Great Wall of China. Prior to the December 2017 summit of the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul, the popular Turkish daily Yeni Safak published an article titled A Call for Urgent Action. [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]. This protects Israels desire to maintain the status quo and refrain from reaching an accommodation with the Palestinians. [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. And of course Turkey is indeed north of Israel, as required by the prophecy in Ezekiel 38.6. [105] This is a case of imperfect transmission, since the prose Alexander's source, the Latin work by Archpriest Leo of Naples known as Historia de Preliis, does mention "Gogh et Macgogh", at least in some manuscripts. Despite the intervention of the God of Israel to protect her, two end-time wars against Israel must surely take their toll? If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. MapMaster assumed (based on copyright claims). But man will not spend eternity on this earth! [117], Some time around the 12th century, the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel came to be identified with Gog and Magog;[127] possibly the first to do so was Petrus Comestor in Historica Scholastica (c. 11691173),[128][129] and he was indeed a far greater influence than others before him, although the idea had been anticipated by the aforementioned Christian of Stavelot, who noted that the Khazhars, to be identified with Gog and Magog, was one of seven tribes of the Hungarians and had converted to Judaism. We must not forget what has already happened. History shows that God had a special task for Jacob and his descendants and He later changed Jacobs name to Israel (Gen 32.28). [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. Many see an essentially Islamic invasion (Iran, Turkey, Libya, Ethiopia (todays Sudan) ) all probably led by Russia. Some accounts and maps began to place the "Caspian Mountains", and Gog and Magog, just outside the Great Wall of China. In Luke 21 He said look at the fig tree (Israel) and all the trees (the Gentile nations) and so observe the signs of the times. The coming of the Messiah ben David "is contemporary with or just after that of Messiah ben Joseph" (van der Woude (1974), p. 527). [18] Even some Russians took up the idea, apparently unconcerned by the implications ("Ancestors were found in the Bible, and that was enough"), as did Ronald Reagan. It seems that mortality was the consequence of eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Image: Emmanuelm [CC-BY-3.0], Wikimedia Commons. But it does explain everyday experience. [7] Alternatively, Gog may be derived from Magog rather than the other way around, and "Magog" may be code for Babylon. But I will chasten you justly and will by no means leave you unpunished (Jer 30.11). To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Have you gathered your army to take booty, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder? (Ezek 38.13). Amazing! 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). The Genesis account also gives hope for mortal man. Psalm 83 speaks of an alliance of invading nations, a mainly Arab-Islamic alliance. The amazing promise of eternal life with our Creator is. In the succeeding Millennial Age on earth, Israels borders will be firmly established by the God of Israel. 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. 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. I appreciate all your work on the subject and the accurate rendition of bible prophecy joined by current events great job and thanks. So isnt something wrong here? Desertech, the annual agricultural expo for Arava agriculture. A perfect God-man relationship will be restored. So it is very conceivable that Libya could join an Islamic invasion of Israel. The invaders do not appear to reach Jerusalem. On the other hand, orthodox Jews claim their historic and covenant right to the city. Ezekiels prophecy identifies the key players: Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. They are coming from all over the world, from wherever they have been scattered amongst the nations. 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. Prophecy states that regathered Israel will go through a time of great tribulation and distress as the world system persecutes Israel. 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. But the truth about this powerful spiritual world is blurred, corrupted and buried by spiritual forces of darkness: For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Eph 6.12). Studies trace these names to todays Saudi Arabia, link, link. [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. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son. This is where Israels Parliament (the Knesset) stands and legislates and where the Prime Minister, the President and the Cabinet have their offices (enlarge image). Instead of mankind or fleshkind he was really speaking of man as a spiritkind or Godkind. 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