These are the ones who are refined through suffering and go on into the Millennial world with Christ at His Second Coming. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. The principle of the generality of the elections ensures the active right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 18 years old, to vote and the right of every Israeli citizen, who is at least 21 years old, to be elected. Also, as of 2018, Libya did not recognize or maintain diplomatic relations with the State of Israel, link. 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. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. The Jewish contribution to finance, science, the arts, academia, commerce and industry, literature, philanthropy and politics has been astonishing relative to their tiny numbers. The Apostle John wrote in the book of Revelation that Eden will be restored and populated by all who believe in Jesus. What does this controversial nation's endless troubles and conflict have to do with the world's problems? Why such Jewish genius? 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. Rain in the Judean desert. Israel is still prospering, with the highest average living standards in the Middle East, the highest density of high-tech start-up companies in the world (high-tech exports c$19bn a year) and a lower Government debt to GDP than the USA or the UK. I will be a wall of fire around her he who touches you, touches the apple of (the Lords) eye (Zech 2.5,8). But Bible prophecy says they will fail! Public Domain/Wikipedia For Christians, Gog of Magog underwent a transformation in another apocalyptic text, the New Testament Book of Revelation. This is in the form of extreme weather extreme rain, hail and snow and also by fire and brimstone similar to that which destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (Ezek 38.22)(Job 38.22,23). Today, man is expert at twisting Gods word. The Dead Sea contains some 45,000 million tons of salts rich in minerals which are exploited by Israels mining sector. [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. Outside the city are the dogsthe sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie. It is up to the Palestinians to maintain water networks, utilize wastewater, improve existing supplies and drill new wells. But God has compassion on His people (Deut 30.3-5) and promised that He would bring them back from the nations and place them back in their own land: And (the Lord) will lift up a standard for the nations, and assemble the banished ones of Israel, and will gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth (Isa 11.12) Specifically, during the millennium, Israel will come a great nation, Christ will establish His kingdom and sit on Davids throne, the tribes of Israel will have been fully restored to the land promised to Abraham, and God will write His Law on the hearts of both Jew and Gentile. 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). }. 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 center branch represents Divine light (understanding) from God and the six branches represent human efforts to spread this light to the Gentiles (Isa 42.6). So an anti-Israel alliance with these countries seems rather distant, especially since Turkey-Israel relations could even improve, link, link. At the very end of this age 144,000 are drawn from twelve tribes of Israel and sealed for their protection (Rev 7.3,4). The Torah teaches that Amalekites exist in every generation, link, and so today many Israelis regard their adversaries as Amalek either in reality or in symbolism. 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. What were they born for? I am both the source of David and the heir to his throne. An independent legend of Gog and Magog surrounds two colossal wooden effigies in the Guildhall, London. As the 1988 Hamas Charter states, Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it. 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. You can find out more about cookies at our Privacy Policy. What about those who do not believe and are not thirsty for a relationship with their Creator? 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. The unused fuel in military vehicles could be the combustible element in Ezekiel 39.9-10. Such a fate of the invaders is suggested in Zech 14.12. 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). The descendants of Japheth subsequently settled across Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) and those in the eastern parts became known as Scythians. [11] An example of this combined form in Hebrew (Gog u-Magog) has been found, but its context is unclear, being preserved only in a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls. 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). 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). Prophetically, war with Iran is certain, and in response to Irans hostile threats, Israels Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said in 2018: Israels armed forces are ready to meet any threat coming from Iran and to pay the price of conflict, if necessary We are hearing the threats coming from Iran. According to international law, Israel has a well-founded claim to sovereignty over Jerusalem, including its Old City. function googleTranslateElementInit() { Much, indeed, in every way! Heaven is Gods throne and earth is meant for man. So here Jesus was referring to a time dispensation rather than to the literal end of the world. Studies trace these names to todays Saudi Arabia, link, link. [53], According to Shia sources, Yajooj and Majooj are not from the Children of Adam (the human race). Palestinian nationalism only emerged in the mid-twentieth century, partly in response to the emergence of Zionism. The coming of the Messiah ben David "is contemporary with or just after that of Messiah ben Joseph" (van der Woude (1974), p. 527). The outcome is the total defeat and humiliation of militant Islam in the sight of many nations. [125] Friar Andr's placement of Gog and Magog far east of Mongolia has been similarly explained. The Septuagint reads "Gog" instead of "Agag" in Numbers 24:7. He will cause the rain to come down for you the former and the latter rain (Joel 2.23), Israels National Water Carrier. The current world situation aligns very well with this prophetic interpretation. 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. Gomer and the house of Togarmah are also mentioned (Ezek 38.6). If we follow some historians rather than a Bible atlas, then Russia could be the leader (Gog). In Romansthe 3rd chapter, the apostle Paul wrote: Heres why. Lets read about the creation of mankind: Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. Nobel Prizes have been awarded to over 850 individuals worldwide, of whom some 23% were Jews or people of strong Jewish ancestry. So fire on Magog is a distinct possibility. In October 1973 Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel (the Yom Kippur War) but were eventually defeated. In Ezekiel 38, Gog is an individual and Magog is his land;[1] in Genesis 10, Magog is a man and eponymous ancestor of a nation, but no Gog is mentioned; by the time of Revelation 20:8 Jewish tradition had long since changed Ezekiel's "Gog from Magog" into "Gog and Magog".[2]. 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. Jesus said that unless those days are shortened, no flesh would be saved (Mat 24.22). At the very end of this age prophecy indicates that all nations (Gentile and Islamic) will attempt a final invasion of Israel: I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle (Zech 14.2) He said that mortal man was meant to become immortal (that is the plan of his Maker) and then live with His Maker eternally. According to international law, Israel is NOT occupying Palestinian land since the West Bank and Gaza Strip were not under any sovereignty prior to the Six Day War. [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. The Jewish National Fund has planted over 250 million trees, which are known to be beneficial to the climate. 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). Gog and Magog (/omo/; Hebrew: , Gg -Mgg) appear in the Bible and the Quran as individuals, tribes, or lands. [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. during the Babylonian exile. Do not do anything to him. A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters. 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. This mysterious kingdom, which has sculpted our modern world to an astounding (and alarming) degree, once occupied an immense land area of over a million square miles extending from western Hungary/Austria eastward to the Aural Sea, north to the Upper Volga, and its southern region extending to the Caucasus Mountains between the Black and Caspian It is often associated with Assyrian mat-Gugu, "Land of Gyges", i.e., Lydia. In those days Syria covered a substantially larger area than modern Syria, reaching down into Lebanon and Israel, link. The sons of Joel were Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Ezekiel 38:2-11. Desertech, the annual agricultural expo for Arava agriculture. A legend was attached to Gog and Magog by the time of the Roman period, that the Gates of Alexander were erected by Alexander the Great to repel the tribe. It is widely known that there are some 100 mud volcanoes under the Black Sea and these are continuously releasing methane gas, link, link. But the concept and promise is there (and the caveat is there too)! Map copyright: By No machine-readable author provided. 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). Could it be that present-day Jerusalem is moved north to sit high above this valley? The merchants of Tarshish used it on route to Europe and other ports of the world. Moreover, key present-day Arab-Islamic nations such as Turkey, Iran, Libya and Ethiopia are identified in Ezek 38.1-6. 8The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. This spirit of hatred against the Jews exists today and Irans leaders insist that Israel must be wiped off the map as foretold in Psalm 83 verse 4. The borders also include Gaza, significant parts of present-day Syria and probably all of Lebanon. This is the so-called millennial age on earth, when the whole world is at peace and nations are at peace with Israel. After this comes the literal end of the world the physical destruction of the present earth through intense heat (2 Pet 3.7,10). This was a city in southern Spain. There will be an all-nation invasion of Israel at the very end of the age, with Jerusalem the objective (Zech 14.2). Kalaniot in the western Negev This war appears imminent and so occurs when the 12 tribes are numerous and scattered throughout the gentile nations. This settlement aligned with the boundaries God gave Israel at the time: I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates (Exod 23.31). "The Legends on the Yale Martellus Map." These tribes (enlarge image) are listed in Gen 49. But Israel will be at peace with her neighbours in the Millennium! The proportion of Jews with IQs of 140 or more is estimated to be about six times the proportion of any other ethnic group. So lets identify the key players in the alliance against Israel. There will also be a great earthquake in Israel (Ezek 38.19). Although they make up less than half of one percent of the world population, between 1901 and 1950 Jews won 14% of all the Nobel Prizes awarded for Literature and Science, and between 1951 and 2000 Jews won 32% of the Nobel Prizes for Medicine, 32% for Physics, 39% for Economics and 29% for Science. 59386287). Badsey, S. Nicolle, D, Turnbull, S (1999). Politics: Not all Islamic nations appear to be involved, principally Egypt, and probably also Syria (possibly for reasons already discussed), Jordan and Saudi Arabia. From human cells to the earth and the starry heavens all were made through Jesus (John chapter 1). 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. You may reject the concept of a spiritual world co-existing with the physical world, but it is a fact; Jesus Christ proved beyond doubt that the spiritual world exists. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son., Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ramcaught by its horns. 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. In the course of researching my latest book on the Second World War, I recently visited Auschwitz-Birkenau. Magog means the "Prince of Rosh." (Gog) Rosh is the old root word for the land of Russia. Yes; that is what the Bible says. Abraham answered, God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son. And the two of them went on together. Without doubt there is an overall bias in the UN against Israel. Image: Free Israel Photos. 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. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life. There is a majority bias against Israel from the UN, the media, NGOs, and the man in the street. "Cnut: England's Viking King 101635". [106], The Gog and Magog are not only human flesh-eaters, but illustrated as men "a notably beaked nose" in examples such as the "Sawley map", an important example of mappa mundi. 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