The War of Gog and Magog
This is the war of Ezekiel 38 and 39. We relate it to the war of the Second Seal in Revelation 6:3-4, but some respected scholars apply it to The Battle of Armageddon later in the Book of Revelation.
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'Iran will deliver telling blow to global powers on Feb. 11'
Feb. 1, 2010 - February 11th will be the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the nation will deliver a harsh blow to the "global arrogance" on that day.
- Iranians are expected to pour into the streets on February 11 to celebrate the occasion in public rallies across the country, as they have done annually over the past three decades.
- Source: Press TV
- Report: CIA chief met Israeli leaders during secret visit - Leon Panetta held talks on Iran and U.S.-Israeli relations with Netanyahu, Barak and Dagan. - Haaretz
- U.S. official: Hezbollah arms flow may signal plans for war with Israel - Haaretz
Libya is first Mid East recipient of Russian top-line S-300 denied Tehran
Jan. 27, 2010 - Libya will be the first country in the Middle East to obtain some of Russia's top-of-the-line S-300 PMU-2 interceptor missile batteries. So far, Russia has withheld the defense system from Iran.
- Although a three-way deal for the supply of S-300 missile-air interceptors to Syria for transfer to Iran (which foots the bill) has been signed, Russian leaders are holding back on its implementation in response to US and Israeli pressure.
- Source: DEBKAfile
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jan. 26, 2010 -
- January 27, is the day the world commemorates the deaths of six million Jews at the hands of Nazi Germany during World War II on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Jewish people still face as much prejudice as they did 60 years ago. In America the FBI says Jews were the target of 65.7% of the hate crimes in 2008. In Western Europe anti-Semitic attacks were at the highest level since World War II.
- Source: American Thinker
- Iran's Khamenei Predicts Israel's Destruction - CBN
Iran vows to avenge Israel over nuclear scientist's murder
Jan. 18, 2010 - On Jan. 12th A Tehran University nuclear physics professor, Masoud Ali Mohammadi, was killed when a bomb-rigged motorcycle exploded outside his home. Iranian officials said that an exiled opposition group, acting on behalf of Israel and the U.S., caused the attack.
- Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar on Monday promised revenge on Zionists but did not elaborate.
- Source: Haaretz
Sharansky: Iran Strike Inevitable If Diplomacy Fails
Jan. 15, 2010 - According to Former Soviet dissident and Israeli politician Natan Sharansky, it may still be possible that an Iranian regime change from within could end that country's nuclear threat against Israel. However, if a diplomatic solution cannot be found soon, he believes that a military strike by Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities is inevitable. He said,
- "Israel cannot afford to live under the threat of extinction, of a new holocaust. And I only can hope that, if we’ll have to do it, the free world will be standing with us.”
- Source: NewsMax
- Iran loses its third nuclear scientist in two years World Tribune
US has contingency plan for Iran nukes: top general
Jan. 10, 2010 - General David Petraeus, who heads the US Central Command that oversees the Middle East, the Gulf region and Central Asia, said that the U.S. has developed contingency plans to address Iran's nuclear ambitions if negotiations fail to bring satisfactory results.
- Without elaborating on the contingency plans, the general said it could be some time before Washington decides whether to execute them and that diplomatic efforts would continue in the meantime.
- Source: Google
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Gog and Magog Links
- The Magog Invasion - Chuck Missler
- Magog Revisited - Missler
- Ezekiel 38 - Bill Konig
Excerpts from The Prophecy Puzzle
Gog is not mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis 10, but he is evidently the head of the land of Magog, who is mentioned as a son of Japheth.
Hesoid, a Greek writer of the 7th century BC, and contemporary of Ezekiel, identified Magog with the Scythians and southern Russia. Flavius Josephus, a 1st century Jewish historian said that Magogians were called "Scythians" by the Greeks. Philo, a 1st century Greek identified Magog with southern Russia. (Chuck Missler, "The Magog Invasion" Briefing Package, 1995, pp. 1-2)
Commentators from the turn of this century and before have generally identified Gog and Magog with Russia even though, at the time, they could not explain why Russia would turn against God's people. They conjectured that perhaps the time would come when there would be animosity between Russia and Israel.
Rosh - "head", "chief", sounds like Russia. Meshech sounds like Moscow or Mushkovi, the old name for Russia. Tubal - sounds like Tobolsk.
The Target: Israel
Ezekiel 38:8-12
This is the only time in history that this could be said of Israel, that they were brought back from many nations. It is true that they were brought back from Babylon and Persia in the Old Testament, but it is only since the Zionist movement, which began in the late 1800's, that Jewish people have returned from nations all over the world. They had been scattered abroad even in New Testament times. On the Day of Pentecost, for example, they various languages spoken by the Apostles, when the Holy Spirit came upon them, represented the many lands where they had settled. But they had not returned to stay. This really never happened until the amazing events that led to the rebirth of Israel in 1948.
What thoughts would come into Russia's mind to make them want to attack Israel? A consideration of Russia's instability and the plans of some of their leaders for expansion throughout the Mediterranean area is given below. Israel has always been a key land bridge between Russia's allies and is presently an enemy of some of those allies. Any number of scenarios in the always-volatile Middle East politics could lead to a Russian attack in the future.
Russia's Allies
Most of the names in this passage can also be found in Genesis 10. That chapter contains the story of the migration of the descendants of Noah after the flood.
Persia is modern Iran. Cush is the ancient name for Ethiopia. Put is Lybia, Gomer corresponds to the area of modern Germany, and Togarmah most likely represents Armenia and Turkish tribes
It is interesting that Mizraim, the forefather of Egypt is apparently missing from this lineup. This, of course, fits the current world scene, with Egypt being the first Arab nation to make peace with Israel.
Israel's Allies
Israel's allies appear to be few and feeble. Some of Saudi Arabia was populated by Sheba and Dedan. The merchants of Tarshish could be England and English colonies. In that case, The United States could even be included since we were once an English colony. These allies ask why Russia and its allies are coming, but do not appear to deter them.
The Outcome
Ezekiel 38:22
"And with pestilence and with blood I shall enter into judgment with him; and I shall rain on him, and on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, a torrential rain, with hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
Ezekiel 39:3-6
3 "And I shall strike your bow from your left hand, and dash down your arrows from your right hand.
4 "You shall fall on the mountains of Israel, you and all your troops, and the peoples who are with you; I shall give you as food to every kind of predatory bird and beast of the field.
5 "You will fall on the open field; for it is I who have spoken," declares the Lord GOD.
6 "And I shall send fire upon Magog and those who inhabit the coastlands in safety; and they will know that I am the LORD.
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