What
role does Islam play in the world? Moreover,
what is the outcome of Islam? These questions
continue to come to mind to those who see the
conflict between Islam and the West rise. One
cannot help but see the conflicts all around the
world, and see the role Islam plays.
For example, in Europe we see the conflict in
Kosovo, in Russia there are the Chechens who are
at war with Russia. In Iraq, we see the battle
between Sunnis and Shiites, along with forces
from the United States and Europe. India has a
border with Pakistan, both nuclear countries,
there are constant rumblings of war, between
these nations. Israel in 2006 had a war with
Hezbollah, a Shiite group in Lebanon, supported
by Iran and Syria. Iran threatens to destroy
the Jewish State, and wants to build a nuclear
arsenal.
On top of all these openly national conflicts,
we have the threat of Islamic terrorism, which
affects Muslim countries as well Western
countries. Where is this conflict headed? For
those who study Bible prophecy, the conflict in
the Middle East is no mystery, the final battle
according to the Bible, Armageddon, is located
in Israel.
The miracle of the nation of Israel cannot be
under estimated, if one tries to understand
these conflicts around the world, and their
conclusion. Ezekiel, 2600-years ago, along with
the other prophets of the Bible, foretold of a
national rebirth of Israel, gathered from the
nations (Ezekiel 36-37). Ezekiel followed this
by describing a confederation of nations who
would attack a reborn, nation assembled out of
the nations in Ezekiel 38 and 39. This event is known in the
Bible as the battle of Gog and Magog.
The battle of Gog and Magog is an event,
which plays a prominent role in Islamic, Jewish
and Christian eschatology.
Although
the scenarios have different results, all three
faiths see Gog and Magog as a major event. Now
just what are Gog and Magog is the subject of
this paper.
Although
the scenarios have different results, all three
faiths see Gog and Magog as a major event. Now
just what are Gog and Magog is the subject of
this paper.
What is the battle of Gog and Magog?
In short, the battle Gog and Magog is war in the
latter days (Last days) when a confederacy of
nations attack Israel, which has been restored
in the last days. These nations, which attack
Israel in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39, include
nations, which are Muslim and have a clear
animosity to Israel. Along with these Muslims
nations, a northern kingdom, called Gog and
Magog, which many identify, as the land Russia,
will ally itself with Muslim nations, to oppose
Israel in the last days.
This confederacy of nations comes against
Israel, God, who through Ezekiel foretells the
event, defeats them. This conflict establishes
Israel and restores them to the land in
preparation of their redemption. The conflict
also reminds the world, why Israel went into
captivity for the last two-thousand
years.(Ezekiel 39:28).
The timing of this event, and what follows is an
issue of debate by those who study Bible
prophecy. The battle of Gog and Magog is a
seminal event in scripture. It is the transition
to the time, known as the Day of the Lord,
the Time of Jacob’s Trouble, the
Tribulation Period. Scripture reveals the
details to those who take the Bible literally.
How did the world arrive at where they are?
To know where the world is going, it’s important
to know how we got where we are. The situation
in the world today, is the result of thousands
of years of history, which will culminate in the
land of Israel in the last days.
Israel from the beginning was part of God’s
prophetic plan is clear from scripture, both Old
and New Testaments detail how the descendents of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Israel), are linked to
the land of Canaan (Israel). Moses in
Deuteronomy writes regarding the land and the
descendents of Jacob who were given the land by
God in the days of Moses and Joshua.
"It is not because of your righteousness or the
uprightness of your heart that you go in to
possess their land, but because of the
wickedness of these nations that the Lord your
God drives them out from before you, and that He
may fulfill the word which the Lord swore to
your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Deuteronomy 9:5
In the last days, Israel the restored nation,
brought back into the land, comes into conflict
with Islam. Islamic nations took possession of
the land from the Byzantine Empire, after they
were defeated in Palestine (Israel) in A.D. 637.
Remember, Rome in A.D. 70. destroyed Jerusalem
and the Temple. They destroyed Jerusalem a 2nd
time under the Emperor Hadrian A.D. 135. For
clarity sake, let’s see how these stages in
Israel’s history are connected to today’s
events.
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Israel established in the land
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Abraham was called to Mt. Moriah (The Temple
Mount), from there the land of Israel
was given to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
(Gen. 12:1-7).
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After 400-years in Egypt, Moses led the children
of Israel out of Egypt into the land of
promise.
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God established conditional blessings and cursing
on the people of Israel. (Deut.
28-30). If they obeyed, they would
blessed above all the nations on earth,
if they turned away they would be cast
out of the land.
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David purchased Mt. Moriah for a Temple at God’s
instruction, Solomon built the Temple
and the Lord sanctified the Temple on
Mt. Moriah promising the Temple’s
destruction if Israel turned away from
the Lord.
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God promised Israel would eventually be
established in the land in righteousness
and obedience despite their being cast
from the land.
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Israel expelled from the land
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Babylonian Captivity
Roman Captivity
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Nations occupy the land during Israel’s
absence
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Babylonian Captivity
When the Assyrians and Babylonians
respectively took Israel and Judah
captive, people from the surrounding
lands came to occupy Israel. When the
Jews were allowed to return under
Persian authority in 539 B.C., the
people who occupied the lands tried to
prevent the Jews from being established
back in the land. Israel had to fight
for its existence, as the nations
surrounding them tried eliminate the
Jews.
Roman Captivity
Like the Babylonian captivity, when the
Jews were expelled from the land of
Israel by the Romans, during their
absence, the surrounding nations began
to occupy and take possession of the
land given to the descendents of
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Among these
nations, were those who could trace a
descent from Abraham, and Isaac, but not
from Jacob. The people, who occupied
the land, also became Muslim through the
conquest of Islam. These same nations
also came to believe they were entitled
to the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,
through the descent of Abraham.
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Israel restored to the land
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After Babylon
Following the defeat of Babylon by Cyrus
the Great, the Jews were allowed to
return to the land of Israel, and
rebuild the Temple. Israel did not
become a nation for another four hundred
years, (539- 163 B.C.). The short-lived
Maccabean kingdom came to end
with the Romans after they sought help
from Rome. Rome entered Jerusalem, not
to leave until after Jerusalem was
destroyed.
After Rome
Israel became
a nation, only after the Muslim Ottoman
Empire was defeated, they allied
themselves with the Germans in World War
I. From the Muslim perspective, Israel
took land, which belonged to Islam, and
therefore Muslim nations are required to
retrieve these lands by force of arms if
necessary. The Europeans and the United
States divided the Ottoman empire into
separate nations, eventually allowing a
Jewish nation after World War II.
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God judges the nations
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Babylonian Judgment
God used Babylon to judge the nations,
including Israel for their sins and
transgressions, leading up to the
eventual destruction of the nations.
Through Israel God judged the nations,
Roman Judgment
Israel
was judged as a nation, after the
Messiah was rejected by the nation. Both
the Temple and the city were destroyed
as foretold in the book of Daniel,
600-years before the event. Israel
before Messiah is accepted by the
nation, would be restored to the land.
In the end God will judge the nations
which come against Israel to destroy the
Jews, Israel surrounded by the nations,
will cry out to Messiah, who will return
with glory and power. The messiah
rejected by Israel, Jesus Christ, will
rule and reign over a righteous Israel.
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God establishes Israel under the Messiah
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Israel was established as a single
nation, and was given an opportunity to
accept the Messiah Jesus Christ at His
first coming. The nation rejected
Jesus, killing Him, fulfilling scripture
regarding the Messiah who would die for
the sins of the world. (Isaiah 53,
Daniel 9:26).
Israel reestablished in the last
days, will be again have the opportunity
to accept Jesus as Messiah, which will
be accomplished at the end of Daniel’s
70th Week. The Jewish people
surrounded by the nations, will call out
to Jesus the Messiah, who will return in
glory and power.(Zechariah 12:1-3,9-10,
Matthew 24;29-31, 25:31-32)
Following return of Messiah (2nd
Coming of Jesus Christ), Israel will be
established as nation, under the rule of
King Messiah who will rule as king of
the Earth, from Jerusalem. (Zechariah
14:9,17-21,
Ezekiel 43:1-10,
Matthew 25:30-40
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Islam as a threat to Israel
One hundred years ago, there was no threat of
Islam against Israel, because there was no
Israel. Today that has all changed, since the
first of Israel’s creation, the Muslim nations
have raged against it, threatening to send the
Jews into the sea from the first day of their
creation.
The origin of this rage against the Jews and
Israel as noted earlier, dates back to the time
Mohammad fled from Mecca to Medina. In Medina,
the Jews rejected his claim of prophet, and
ridiculed him. His rage against them
transferred to the Quran, which was later
transferred to all Muslims through the Quran.
Muslims today, compose over 20% of the Earth’s
population, 1.3 billion people.
Muslim nations surround Israel, and oppose their
existence, even after loosing five major
conflicts. Currently the great Islamic threat
comes from Iran, which has openly called for the
destruction of the Jewish state, while at the
same time trying to develop nuclear capability.
Islam will remain a threat to Israel, until
either Islam or Israel attains a decisive
victory over the other. Since Israel’s very
existence remains in doubt from the world
perspective, the conclusion to this Islam/Israel
conflict needs to be understood from a prophetic
viewpoint.
God’s prophetic program: The Temple of the Dome
of the Rock
The third most holy place for a Islam, is
located in the heart of Jerusalem, the Dome of
the Rock, a building which, according to Islam
commemorates Mohammad’s ascent into Heaven.
There according to Islam, Mohammad received the
confirmation of Islam by the biblical prophets
and the Lord Himself.
The Dome of the Rock also happens to be the Most
Holy location of Judaism, where according to the
Bible, God instructed Israel to build a Temple.
Only on this spot alone can Israel establish a
place of sacrifice to the God of Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob. This creates quite a problem in the
world today. We have two groups of people, both
with claims to the same location. Yet according
to Bible prophecy, a Third Temple will be
constructed on this very location.
Therefore, if a Third Temple is to be
constructed, then at some point the Dome of the
Rock or Noble Sanctuary must be removed. Since
Islam in a unified voice, on numerous occasions
has threatened world wide war, if the Dome of
the Rock is harmed, its logical to conclude,
Islam as a power and threat needs to be removed
before the Temple is rebuilt.
The prophetic war in the Bible, the war of Gog
and Magog, though not stated explicitly, implies
the war is caused by a conflict over the Temple
and the Dome of the Rock.
Timing of the battle of Gog and Magog
The timing of the war, which will includes Islam
as a part of a confederacy nations, is subject
to debate, there is ample reason to believe the
event takes place prior to the event known as
Daniel’s Seventieth Week.
This period, according to Daniel is a seven-year
period, which requires the building of the Third
Temple, at the start of the period. We know
this because the Abomination of Desolation,
takes place 3.5-years, or half way into the
seven-year agreement.
We also know from the prophecy itself, there
will be seven-years, which follows the defeat of
the armies of Gog and Magog, when Israel burns
the weapons, and continually buries the dead.
9 "Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel
will go out and set on fire and burn the
weapons, both the shields and bucklers, the bows
and arrows, the javelins and spears; and they
will make fires with them for seven years.
15 "The search party will pass through the land;
and when anyone sees a man's bone, he shall set
up a marker by it, till the buriers have buried
it in the Valley of Hamon Gog.
Ezekiel 39:9,15
Now, what follows the defeat of Gog and Magog,
in the book of Ezekiel chapters 40 to 43, is the
building of the Temple, when the Glory of the
Lord, enters the area now known as the
Temple Mount. From the context, of the events
described here, it is clearly a future age,
known as the Messianic age, or the Millennium,
when the Kingdom of God is established on Earth.
During this period, the Messiah, Jesus Christ
reigns over the earth.
The Temple described in Ezekiel 40 to 43, would actually be the 4th
Temple, since the 3rd Temple (Yet to
be built) is the subject of the Abomination of
Desolation (Matthew 24:15,
Daniel 9:27, 12:11). The 4th
Temple is established, after all earthly
conflicts are finished, which includes
Armageddon. This 4th Temple follows
the return of Messiah (Jesus Christ), who comes
in glory and power to rule over the nations and
Israel (Matthew 24:29-31, 25:31-40) as King of
the world.
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The Four Temple Periods in the Bible
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The First Temple Period
(960 B.C. to 586 B.C)
Built by Solomon, in 586 B.C. the Temple was destroyed by
Babylon for Judah’s Sin. (Ezekiel 8-9)
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The Second Temple Period
(516 B.C. to A.D. 70)
The Temple was rebuilt by the Jews who returned after the
Persians defeated Babylon, completed in
516 B.C., the Temple was destroyed by
the armies of Rome in A.D. 70
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The Third Temple
(Tribulation Temple) (Future)
The Temple will be built, after the Dome of the Rock is
removed, following the war of Gog and
Magog. Islam as threat to Israel’s
existence will end. The future world
leader to come (Daniel 9:27) the
Antichrist, will make a seven-year
agreement allowing Temple worship and
sacrifice, this end with the Abomination
of Desolation.
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The Fourth Temple
(The Millennium Temple) (Future)
This is the Temple during the reign of King Messiah (Jesus
Christ), the Glory of the Lord. (Ezekiel
40-43). This Temple follows the events
of the Tribulation which end at Armagedd
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The Jewish view of Gog and Magog
Rabbinical writers also see the events of Gog
and Magog as taking place at the “End of day”,
when the nations of the world come against
Israel to destroy the Jewish people. Gog and
Magog is a major part of Jewish eschatology
(Last things), in the days of Messiah.
Though the events differ among rabbinical
commentators, most write that in the battle of
Magog, Messiah son of Joseph[1]
is killed by Armilus (the Antichrist)
after he rebuilds the Temple. Israel then goes
through a period of persecution, which ends with
the coming of Messiah son of David, who
destroys Armilus and begins the reign of
Messiah. Quoting from the Midrash we
read.
And when the days of the Messiah arrive, Gog and
Magog will come up against the Land of Israel,
because they will hear Israel is without a king
and sits in safety. Instantly they will take
with them seventy-one nations and go up to
Jerusalem...And the Holy One, blessed be He,
will say to him: “You wicked one! You want to
wage war against Me? By your life I will wage
war against you!” Instantly the Holy One,
blessed be He, will cause hailstones, which are
hidden in the firmament, to descend upon him,
and will bring upon him a great plague....
And after him will arise another king, wicked
and insolent, and he will wage war against
Israel for three months, and his name is Armilus....And
he will go up to Jerusalem and will slay Messiah
ben Joseph...
And thereafter will come Messiah ben David...and
he will kill the wicked Armilus...and thereafter
the Holy One, blessed be He, will gather all
Israel who are dispersed here and there....[2]
The Muslim view of Gog and Magog
The Muslim view of Gog and Magog differs from
both the Christian and Jewish view, in the end
the Muslims and not the Jews are victors against
Gog and Magog. The origin in the Quran can be
traced to the legends of Alexander the Great,
which developed around him. In the Quran,
Alexander the Great is referred to as O
Dhul-Qarneyn, Alexander builds an Iron wall
of metal separating Gog and Magog to the North.
At the end of time, according to the Quran, Gog
and Magog will be released, they will be an
enemy of Islam. The problem is of course, Gog
and Magog are attacking Israel in the Biblical
account, written over almost 1000-years before
Mohammad was even born. The Jewish community of
Medina, where he would have learned about Gog
and Magog, influenced Mohammad, except in his
version, Islam defeats Gog and Magog,
93. Till, when he came between the two
mountains, he found upon their hither side a
folk that scarce could understand a saying.
94. They said: O Dhul-Qarneyn! Lo! Gog and
Magog are spoiling the land. So may we pay
thee tribute on condition that thou set a
barrier between us and them?
95. He said: That wherein my Lord hath
established me better (than your tribute). Do
but help me with strength (of men), I will set
between you and them a bank.
96. Give me pieces of iron till, when he had
levelled up (the gap) between the cliffs, he
said: Blow! till, when he had made it a fire, he
said: Bring me molten copper to pour thereon.
Surah 18:93-96
95. And there is a ban upon any community which
We have destroyed: that they shall not return,
96. Until, when Gog and Magog are let
loose, and they hasten out of every mound.
97. And the True Promise draweth nigh; then
behold them, starring wide (in terror), the eyes
of those who disbelieve! (They say): Alas for
us! We (lived) in forgetfulness of this. Ah, but
we were wrong doers!
98. Lo! ye (idolaters) and that which ye worship
beside Allah are fuel of hell. Thereunto ye will
come.
Surah 21:95-98
Volume 4, Book 55, Number 565:
Narrated Zainab bint Jahsh: That the Prophet once came to her
in a state of fear and said, "None has the right
to be worshipped but Allah. Woe unto the Arabs
from a danger that has come near. An opening has
been made in the wall of Gog and Magog like
this," making a circle with his thumb and index
finger. Zainab bint Jahsh said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Shall we be destroyed even though there
are pious persons among us?" He said, "Yes, when
the evil person will increase." Sahih Bukhari
(Hadith)
Along with the rabbinical influences in Medina,
the origin of Alexander the Great linked with
Gog and Magog can be traced to Egypt in the 2nd
century A.D., The Encyclopedia Britannica
writes,
The chief source of all Alexander romance
literature was a folk epic written in Greek by a
Hellenized Egyptian in Alexandria during the 2nd
century AD. Surviving translations and copies
make its reconstruction possible. It portrayed
Alexander as a national messianic hero, the
natural son of an Egyptian wizard-king by the
wife of Philip II of Macedon.... Eastern
accounts of Alexander's fabled career paid a
good deal of attention to the Gog and Magog
episode, a version of this story being included
in the Qurʾān.
The Arabs, expanding Syrian versions of the
legend, passed them on to the many peoples with
whom they came in contact. Through them, the
Persian poets, notably Neẓāmī
in the 12th century, gave the stories new form.[3]
The Biblical view of Gog and Magog
The Biblical view differs from both the Muslim
and Rabbinical Jewish view, since the rabbinical
view embellishes on the biblical material and
the Muslim view has results, which makes Islam
the victor at the end.
In the biblical view, alliances of nations,
including Russia (Magog)[4]
from the North and Iran (Persia) along with
other nations make an alliance against Israel.
These other nations include Libya and Ethiopia
both Muslim nations today. Togarmah is
identified as Armenia; they supplied horses and
mules as tribute to Babylon (Ezekiel 27:14).
Ezekiel 38
1 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
2 "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of
Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal,
and prophesy against him,
3 "and say, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I am against
you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and
Tubal.
4 "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.
5 "Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with them, all of them
with shield and helmet;
6 "Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the
far north and all its troops-many people are
with you. Ezekiel 38:1-6
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Comments
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Land of Magog
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Prince of Rosh or Chief Prince of
Meshech and Tubal
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Magog is a land identified as Scythia,
or Russia, by Josephus. The message is
to Gog, identified as prince, of
Rosh, Meshech and Tubal. Rosh in Hebrew
also means Chief which has caused some
to translate this verse as Chief Prince
rather then Chief of Rosh (Russia).
Meshech and Tubal are the sons of
Japheth (Genesis 10:2). Some Georgians
trace their descent from Meshech.. The
name for Moscow, comes from the river
Moskva which passes through the
city.
The name Russia comes from a
Scandinavian tribe which settled the
area, known as Rus.
Tubal some trace this name to the
area in Siberia known as
Tobolsk,
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Persia
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Persia is the ancient name of Iran.
Iran is a recent name for this region.
Currently, Iran has both military and
economic ties with Russia. Persia has
also threatened to wipe out the nation
of Israel, who has been gathered from
the nations.
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Ethiopia (Cush)
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This is area south of the Nile includes the area known as
Sudan and Ethiopia today. Sudan is
controlled by an Islamic government,
opposed to Israel.
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Libya
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Gomer
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Troops
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Togarmah
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From far north and all its troops
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Many peoples
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Gog
invades in the later day
The armies are enemies of a restored Israel, in
the latter years, gathered from the nations of
the world and placed back in the land of Israel.
(See Ezekiel 36-37)
Israel is described as a land of un-walled
villages; the invasion comes from the “far
north” and is part of an evil plan against
Israel.
7 "Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all
your companies that are gathered about you; and
be a guard for them.
8 "After many days you will be visited. In the
latter years you will come into the land
of those brought back from the sword and
gathered from many people on the mountains of
Israel, which had long been desolate; they were
brought out of the nations, and now all of them
dwell safely.
9 "You will ascend, coming like a storm,
covering the land like a cloud, you and all your
troops and many peoples with you."
10 'Thus says the Lord God: "On that day it
shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in
your mind, and you will make an evil plan:
11 "You will say, 'I will go up against a land
of unwalled villages; I will go to a peaceful
people, who dwell safely, all of them dwelling
without walls, and having neither bars nor
gates'
12 to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch
out your hand against the waste places that are
again inhabited, and against a people gathered
from the nations, who have acquired livestock
and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land.
13 "Sheba, Dedan, the merchants of Tarshish, and
all their young lions will say to you, 'Have you
come to take plunder? Have you gathered your
army to take booty, to carry away silver and
gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take
great plunder?' " '
14 "Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say to
Gog, 'Thus says the Lord God: "On that day when
My people Israel dwell safely, will you not know
it?
15 "Then you will come from your place out of
the far north, you and many peoples
with you, all of them riding on horses, a
great company and a mighty army.
16 "You will come up against My people Israel
like a cloud, to cover the land. It will be in
the latter days that I will bring you against My
land, so that the nations may know Me, when I am
hallowed in you, O Gog, before their eyes."
Ezekiel 38:7-16
The
prophets foretold of Gog and Magog
In
the end, the Lord will be magnified in the
earth, as the prophets of the Bible (Ezekiel)
are given credit for revealing the
event (vs. 17). God Himself will destroy the armies, through an earthquake, flooding rain, hailstones, fire and brimstone.
The
armies will also turn on one another and God will be glorified
event (vs. 17). God Himself will destroy the armies, through an earthquake, flooding rain, hailstones, fire and brimstone.
The
armies will also turn on one another and God will be glorified
in that day.
17 'Thus says the Lord God: "Are you he of whom
I have spoken in former days by My servants
the prophets of Israel, who prophesied
for years in those days that I would bring you
against them?
18 "And it will come to pass at the same time,
when Gog comes against the land of Israel," says
the Lord God, "that My fury will show in My
face.
19 "For in My jealousy and in the fire of My
wrath I have spoken: 'Surely in that day there
shall be a great earthquake in the land
of Israel,
20 'so that the fish of the sea, the birds of
the heavens, the beasts of the field, all
creeping things that creep on the earth, and all
men who are on the face of the earth shall shake
at My presence. The mountains shall be thrown
down, the steep places shall fall, and every
wall shall fall to the ground.'
21 "I will call for a sword against Gog
throughout all My mountains," says the Lord God.
"Every man's sword will be against his brother.
22 "And I will bring him to judgment with
pestilence and bloodshed; I will rain down
on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples
who are with him, flooding rain, great
hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
23 "Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify
Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of
many nations. Then they shall know that I am the
Lord." ' Ezekiel 38:1-23
God loves the people of the world, many of whom
are deceived with a burning rage against the
descendents of Israel and the Bible. In the war
of Gog, God’s word spoken through the Biblical
prophets takes central stage, as the armies of
Islam are destroyed. Moreover, Israel is freed
from the Islamic threat, which has existed for
the last 60-years.
Israel uses the
remains burns the weapons of Gog for seven-years
Following the defeat of Islam and Russia, Israel
uses the weapons left in the land for the next
seven-years. The seven-year period clearly
indicates this event occurs before the
tribulation, since the tribulation itself is
seven years.
7 "So I will make My holy name known in the
midst of My people Israel, and I will not let
them profane My holy name anymore. Then the
nations shall know that I am the Lord, the Holy
One in Israel.
8 "Surely it is coming, and it shall be done,"
says the Lord God. "This is the day of which I
have spoken.
9 "Then those who dwell in the cities of Israel
will go out and set on fire and burn the
weapons, both the shields and bucklers, the bows
and arrows, the javelins and spears; and they
will make fires with them for seven years.
Ezekiel 39:7-9
What
happens to Islam and the Muslim people following
Gog and Magog
What happens to the Muslim nations, we can
gather from other scriptures in the Bible. We
know the Antichrist, the last world leader
before the return of Christ, makes a peace
treaty. This agreement or Covenant is for
seven-years, but only last
3.5 before it is broken.
At the start of this covenant, Israel is
deceived by the Antichrist, who later turns on
the Jewish people, proclaiming himself god,
demanding the world worship him. Prior to this
however, the antichrist tries to unify the
world, under a single religion.
With Islam defeated as a force, he will begin to
persecute all those who refuse to submit to his
plans.
The nations on the earth will have a clear
choice, having witnessed the destruction of the
Islamic alliance; the world will be forced to
choose between the God of Israel or a false
world leader, who will force the earth to
worship him.
21 "I will set My glory among the nations;
all the nations shall see My judgment
which I have executed, and My hand which I have
laid on them.
22 "So the house of Israel shall know that I am
the Lord their God from that day forward.
23 "The Gentiles shall know that the house of
Israel went into captivity for their iniquity;
because they were unfaithful to Me, therefore I
hid My face from them. I gave them into the hand
of their enemies, and they all fell by the
sword.
24 "According to their uncleanness and according
to their transgressions I have dealt with them,
and hidden My face from them." '
25 "Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Now I
will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have
mercy on the whole house of Israel; and I will
be jealous for My holy name
26 after they have borne their shame, and all
their unfaithfulness in which they were
unfaithful to Me, when they dwelt safely in
their own land and no one made them afraid.
27 'When I have brought them back from the
peoples and gathered them out of their enemies'
lands, and I am hallowed in them in the sight
of many nations,
28 'then they shall know that I am the Lord
their God, who sent them into captivity among
the nations, but also brought them back to their
land, and left none of them captive any longer.
29 'And I will not hide My face from them
anymore; for I shall have poured out My
Spirit on the house of Israel,' says the
Lord God." Ezekiel 39:21-29
The Antichrist, along with the world’s religious
leader, the false prophet, force the whole
world, to submit to the Antichrist who proclaims
himself god. Muslim’s freed from Islam will
have an opportunity to choose the Messiah, Jesus
Christ as their savior.
They who know Jesus, during the tribulation will
be killed for their, they however will find
their way into Heaven, and attain eternal life
(Revelation 6:9-11).
[1]According to Jewish
tradition, there are two Messiahs, one
who suffers and dies, Son of Joseph, the
other who reigns and conquers, Son of
David. Son of Joseph dies in the battle
of Gog and Magog and is resurrected by
the Son of David. Both the pictures,
the Suffering Messiah and King Messiah
are completed in Jesus Christ, who came
the first time to die for the sins of
the world, and will come the second time
to reign over the world.
[2] The Messiah
Texts, Raphael Patai, Pgs. 159-160,
Wayne State University Press, Detroit
1979, Quoting from Midrash waYosha, BhM
1:56.
[3] Encyclopedia
Britannica 1994 DVD version, Alexander
Romance
[4] Josephus
identifies Magog as the Scythians, the
ancestors of what is known as Russia
today.
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