[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. Since these tribes will once more take up their role as a witness to the nations during the Millennium (Ezek 37, Ezek 40-48), it follows that they must be amongst those who are returning to the State of Israel today. 1825 1:1 090 000 It was a profoundly moving sight, for it was the sovereign independence represented by that flag which guarantees that the obscenity of genocide which killed six million people in Auschwitz and camps like it will never again befall the Jewish people, to whom the rest of civilization owes so much. Israels future borders are clearly defined in Ezek 47.13-20, and again the eastern boundary runs along the Jordan (v18). Put simply, todays church is often blind to her Jewish roots. Rather, they fall on the mountains of Israel and in the open field (Ezek 39.4,5). 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?. This is not surprising given that Libya is about 97% Muslim, link. So who are the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? Lets read some of the fine print in the contract. But to date rainfall statistics show no long-term rainfall improvement since the 1970s, link. Both invasions are defeated by the God of Israel. Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. Gebal and Tyre), Syria is not specifically mentioned in Psalm 83, or in Ezekiel 38. This is both dramatic and traumatic, but ends in glory and victory. Journal of Early Modern History 2, no. In military terms, this is the South Military District of the Russian Federation the South Strategic Command with their headquarters in Rostov-on-Don (a port on the Black Sea), link. In biblical terminology this contract between God and Israel is often referred to as the Mosaic Covenant. Over the past 100 years the nation and people of Israel have come to prominence on the world scene. She has visited 14 Arab countries, so it cannot have been that she wasnt in the region. Christ will reign from a new temple in Jerusalem The exile, he tells his fellow captives, is God's punishment on Israel for turning away, but God will restore his people to Jerusalem when they return to him. 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). God willing, there will be no such thing as a Zionist regime in 25 years. Just think about it. Psalm 83 adds more Islamic groups based in Gaza, Lebanon, and possibly northern Iraq (Assyria). [125] Friar Andr's placement of Gog and Magog far east of Mongolia has been similarly explained. I will go against those who are at rest, that live securely, all of them living without walls and having no bars or gates (Ezek 38.11). THEY ASSUME THERE IS A PALESTINIAN LAND PARADISE (EDEN) WAS LOST, BUT THE APOSTLE JOHN WROTE THAT IT WILL BE RESTORED IN THE FUTURE. The Millennial Age on earth provides a forum for the completion of Gods unconditional covenants with Israel the Abrahamic, Davidic, Palestinian and New Covenants. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. But what of the climate? So lets identify the key players in the alliance against Israel. 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). And many authorities add that Meshech and Tubal are the names of the Scythian tribes, whose names have been standardized as modern place names. He sums it up like this: 1 Corinthians 15.53 [54], This is in contradiction with many reports in Sunni sources, including those in Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, which indicate they will indeed be from the Children of Adam, and this is the belief of the overwhelming majority of Islamic scholars. She is Gods chosen witness in the world and it is through Israel that Christ came (He was of the tribe of Judah) to provide redemption for the world. [86][87] The earlier-dated Syriac Alexander Legend contains a somewhat different treatment of the Gog and Magog material, which passed into the lost Arabic version,[88] or the Ethiopic and later Oriental versions of the Alexander romance. The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. The Jewish National Fund has planted over 250 million trees, which are known to be beneficial to the climate. Heres the real reason (although you probably wont agree): Politicians, the media, and many NGOs are really just pawns in a spiritual battle between truth and error, between light and darkness, between Christ and His adversary Satan. In the light of Israeli anti-discrimination law and Israels right to self-determination as a Jewish State, the accusation of racist against Israel is unjustified. Come quickly Lord Jesus. [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. League of Nations documents of the 1920s refer to the local Arab population as existing non-Jewish communities. What about Tarshish? Today, out of thew 8.3 million people in Israel (2015) the demographic mix is: Jewish (75%), Arab (21%), Others, including Christian (4%). Today this extreme ideology is underscored by ISIL. The picture shows the arrival of Jewish immigrants to Israel in 2007. After alls been said and done, the Bibles bold declarations culminate in its last book, Revelation. [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], Wikimedia Commons. Also "barbarous nations", "savage tribes". Generally these kingdoms are situated somewhere west . In Genesis chapter 1 we read that God made mankind male and female and blessed them to be fruitful and multiply. The term means Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, so the destruction of Israel and the re-establishment of an Islamic caliphate in the land of Israel is the declared objective of militant Islam, link. Some Bible translations use the word Put, which is simply the Hebrew place name for the area currently occupied by present-day Libya. After the (largely Islamic) Gog-Magog war we read: I will set My glory among the nations; all the nations shall see My judgement which I have executed (Ezek 39.21). A little more It seems very plausible that chapters 38 and 39 in the prophet Ezekiel refer to an invasion of Israel prior to the last battle of this age (the so-called Battle of Armageddon) and that this war involves mainly those Arab-Islamic nations surrounding Israel. [19], "Son of man, direct your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince, leader of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy concerning him. Why such Jewish genius? It is different to the last war of this age Armageddon. This question is only meaningful in a spiritual (rather than secular) context. Oil and gas fields in grey. the church and not Israel is Gods main witness today, link. [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. 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. He proved that too, by His resurrection from the dead. The significant point here is that historians link the Scythian peoples to Magog. More . The real reason for the aggression is spiritual, not political or even humanitarian. Paul is saying that both creation and man himself groan due to imperfection and mortality. Prophecy states that regathered Israel will go through a time of great tribulation and distress as the world system persecutes Israel. When Christ returns the geology of the area will be totally changed and the Mount of Olives just east of Jerusalem splits into two (enlarge image). There are 21 governmental and intergovernmental entities (including the EU) that financially support Israeli NGOs, link, although some of these are politically biased and represent the interests of foreign governments, link. More , Jerusalem Old City at Dawn. In John 3 Jesus said: That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Now, it's up to each of us to believe that or not. [ Mahmoud Al-Zahar, a co-founder of Hamas, and member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip, March 2017 ]. Between 1955 and 2013 there were 77 UN resolutions against Israel, and just one against the Palestinians, link. (The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.) Its up to an individual to choose to believe in Jesus and be born a second time! Gog and Magog, he says, live near to the sea that encircles the Earth and can be counted only by God; this sea is claimed to be the Caspian sea, Black sea or the Sea of Azov. 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. [The CIA, Wikimedia]. What is the current situation? Romanized Jewish historian Josephus knew them as the nation descended from Magog the Japhetite, as in Genesis, and explained them to be the Scythians. Russia and Iran both support Bashar al Assads regime in Syria and oppose Sunni jihadist movements such as ISIS. Many Bible scholars see this psalm (written 10th century BC) as prophetic and applicable to end-times. As for living without walls, this may be a reference to the sheer multitude of people who have made aliyah to Israel, rather than to the absence of Israels military defenses. In 1915 there were just 83,000 Jews but this increased to over 6.2 million Jews in 2015. Israel is abiding by the 1995 Oslo II Accord and supplying agreed water quantities. They have also been depicted on Medieval cosmological maps, or mappae mundi, sometimes alongside Alexander's wall. The origin of the term is not clear, this name indicates either a person, or a tribe, or a geographical reality (country or city). A. C.; Carey, H. C.; Lea, I. 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