In the course of researching my latest book on the Second World War, I recently visited Auschwitz-Birkenau. No voter ever votes for an actual person. 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. Turkish Politics: Currently Turkey finds herself isolated and surrounded by not very friendly states such as Iran, Iraq and Syria. In fact, Israel becomes the focus of world attention as she once more takes up her role as God's witness to the nations (Isa 43.1,10 and 2 Sam 7.23), link. Some accounts and maps began to place the "Caspian Mountains", and Gog and Magog, just outside the Great Wall of China. Here we find the blessings (fruit) of the symbolic tree of life first mentioned in Genesis 2.9 in the Garden of Eden. We see the majority of the nation now following Gods Holy Feasts and keeping the Jewish Sabbath. (The Quran says:) Kill them wherever you may find them Allah did not define the 1967 borders or the 1948 borders. The 3rd book of the Sibylline Oracles, for example, which originated in Egyptian Judaism in the middle of the 2nd century BC,[29] changes Ezekiel's "Gog from Magog" to "Gog and Magog", links their fate with up to eleven other nations, and places them "in the midst of Aethiopian rivers"; this seems a strange location, but ancient geography did sometimes place Ethiopia next to Persia or even India. [140] This has not been the case in the United States, where a 2002 poll indicated that 59% of Americans believed the events predicted in the Book of Revelation would come to pass. Ezekiel 45 and 48 provide amazing detail of a (probably new) temple the LORDSs sanctuary located just north of the city area (see map). The so-called Gog-Magog war in Ezek 38-39 results in the attackers being defeated by the intervention of the God of Israel, rather than by the armies of Israel (Ezek 39.3). Rabbi Lefkovitch predicted that the third World War will start between China and America over 20 years ago before the tensions were at the level that they are today. [125] Friar Andr's placement of Gog and Magog far east of Mongolia has been similarly explained. 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. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. 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). Sheba (Sheva) and Dedan were descendants of Cush (Gen 10.7), and the same two tribal names are directly linked to a much later time as offspring of Abraham, through Keturah (Gen 25.3). 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 They also represent historical peoples that existed a little after the time of Noah and explode onto the scene in Ezekiel 38 and Ezekiel 39. (Isa 17.1). Lets read some of the fine print in the contract. Its up to us to find the meaning of life through Jesus. They aim for a single state a Palestinian state. 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. This is both dramatic and traumatic, but ends in glory and victory. More . But there is hope. [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. Muslims see Mecca as the holiest place in the Islamic world, and so turn their back on the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem when praying. Today we see God fulfilling this promise as Gods people return to their promised land. An Interesting Connection: The Bible records that Amalek fought against Israel in Rephidim, but was defeated there under Joshua (Exod 17.8-16). Yes; that is what the Bible says. Whilst the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) must play a part in the war, prophecy implies that they receive supernatural help. [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. 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). Both Jerome and Josephus claimed that Magog is a general designation for the many Scythian tribes of the north, whilst Philo (1st century) identifies Magog with the southern Russia area, link. Lets read with an open mind what the Bible tells us about our origins and our future. Note that Gods unconditional land covenant with Abraham passed to Isaac (and then to Jacob) rather than to Ishmael and the Arab nations (Gen 17.19). The very day after the UN declared Israel a country in 1948, five Arab countries attacked, and she has been struggling for her right to life ever since. [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. Gog and Magog are, respectively, the names of a mysterious Biblical land and its people, who feature in apocalyptic prophecy. Al-Kafi, one of their primary collections of ahadith, states that it has been narrated from Ibn Abbas that when he asked Ali about the "creatures", he responded by saying God has created "1,200 species on the land, 1,200 species in the sea, 70 species from the Children of Adam and the people are the Children of Adam except for the Yajooj and Majooj". While these two passages use the same names, a close study of Scripture clearly demonstrates they do not refer to the same people and events. 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. Traditionally, the UK government has had good relations with Israel, including good intelligence cooperation, and has been viewed as one of the worlds friendliest countries to Israel, link. Israel led to the Messiah, Jesus, and prophecy indicates that the land and people of Israel will be used to glorify God in the sight of the nations at the end of the age and in the age to come. And (perhaps between these wars) Israel also goes through a time of distress or tribulation referred to in Dan 12.1 and Mat 24.15-25. Lets read the incredible test that earned Abraham an incredible reward for his descendants. A future invasion of northern Israel is strongly indicated in Ezek 38 and Ezek 39. Until then, struggling, heroic and jihadi morale will leave no moment of serenity for Zionists [Irans supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, September 2015]. Jerusalem is the site of the Temple of Solomon and Herod. [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. This revealing must occur around the start of the 70th week to allow for a seven year covenant. We will fight them wherever we can on the ground, underground, and if we have airplanes, we will fight them from the skies. Put another way, here Paul is saying that the inspired Hebrew scriptures of the Jews are the very words of God! Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. So the invasion probably occurs around the time of the rapture of the true church, either a few years before or a few years after the rapture. Politically, Libya is unstable, with the ever-present threat of Islamic State group ISIL or ISIS, link. [h][80] By the time of Josephus, Alexander was already a Jewish folk hero. The atomic constants and the molecular structure of matter were made through Jesus. 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). What we do know is that the psalm speaks of a confederacy against Israel with the aim of eliminating Israel: They have said, Come, and let us wipe them out as a nation, that the name of Israel be remembered no more they form a confederacy against You (Ps 83.4,5), Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it [Hamas Charter, 1988] Israel has no roots in the Middle East and would be eliminated [President of Iran, 2012]. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. No. 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?. Also, as of 2018, Libya did not recognize or maintain diplomatic relations with the State of Israel, link. ISIS is the Amalekites of the Old Testament: It is claimed that the war in the Sinai peninsula between Egypt (now an ally of Israel) and the Islamic State is a reenactment of the biblical confrontation between Israel and Amalek, link. As mentioned, scripture indicates that this invasion is a separate invasion to the battle of Armageddon. . Recent drilling has found thick oil strata in the Southern Golan Heights north-east of the Sea of Galilee. 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. new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', layout: google.translate.TranslateElement.InlineLayout.SIMPLE}, 'google_translate_element'); But living securely may refer to the fact that most Jews will by then have returned to Israel where they find safety from hostility e.g. The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. The Millennial Age on earth provides a forum for the completion of Gods unconditional covenants with Israel the Abrahamic, Davidic, Palestinian and New Covenants. Today this extreme ideology is underscored by ISIL. And the Negev desert has an almost unlimited underground supply of brackish water, which is being exploited for agricultural irrigation. The etymology of the name Israel is not clear, although Gen 32.28 implies that Jacob and his descendants would struggle but prevail. God calls for a sword against Magog (Ezekiel 38:21), and God to send a fire on Magog. 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. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. Before Moses died he blessed the tribes of Israel and some of these blessings involved blessing of the sea and the land. After some 2,500 years of dispersion amongst the nations, Israel will again take on her intended role in the world: You are My witnesses says the Lord, And My servant whom I have chosen (Isa 43.10). It is probably a blessing from God since they are His chosen people. So the US can veto any UN resolution calling for the creation of a Palestinian state. 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) "Satan will go back to tricking nations all over the world, from Gog to Magog." Revelation 20:7-8 Hunting Gog and Magog [47], Various nations and peoples in history were identified as Ya'juj and Ma'juj. Nations will willingly go up to Jerusalem to worship the LORD and listen to His teaching (Mic 4.2 Isa 66.23). He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. The electoral (voting) system is based on nation-wide proportional representation. 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. 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. According to international law, Israel has a well-founded claim to sovereignty over Jerusalem, including its Old City. Map 1: Possible location of Magog, Meshech, Tubal and Gomer (Holman Bible Atlas). 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. 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