Whilst some claim that the 6-Day war in June 1967 was miraculous in that Israel overcame huge superiority in armour, aircraft and troops, future wars will certainly be unique. As we read on in the Bible we discover that man in immortal (spirit) form will one day live with his Creator God on a new and perfect earth! That stands today. The apostle John boldly tells us that all we observe was made through Jesus (Yeshua in Hebrew). [144] For the most fervent, the countdown to Armageddon began with the return of the Jews to Israel, followed quickly by further signs pointing to the nearness of the final battle nuclear weapons, European integration, Israel's reunification of Jerusalem in the Six Day War in 1967, and America's wars in Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf. Jews have won a total of 41% of all the Nobel Prizes in economics, 28% of medicine, 26% of physics and 19% of chemistry. According to a recent Stanley Greenberg poll, only 34% of Palestinians accept two states for two peoples as the solution. They identify in the psalm specific Arab nations which make war against Israel at the end of this age, although scholars disagree on the particular nations involved, link, link. Also, Israel is one of the few places in the Middle East where Arab women may vote. The name Magog itself is of obscure origin. Todays maps identify this area to include the Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. [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. Surprisingly, in contrast to prophecy, Israel also has a working relationship with Russia, link! [67], Historian and exegete Ibn Kathir mentioned similar theories in his book Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya and mentions Gog and Magog are two groups of Turks, descended from Yafith (Japheth), the father of the Turks, one of the sons of Noah. The invasion could be imminent given the present Russian-Iranian alliance and Irans declared hatred of Israel. But he said, "I just try to stay away from . Lund, Niels "The Danish Empire and the End of the Viking Age", in Sawyer. [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. The seven-branched lampstand (Israels Menorah) well-summarizes the purpose of Israel both now and in the Millennium. Map 5: And again, Magog is placed in Russia. [6] Viking travelers and colonists were seen at many points in history as violent raiders. She has visited 14 Arab countries, so it cannot have been that she wasnt in the region. So, on the one hand we see the Vatican demanding control over Jerusalems religious sites, link, the UN stating that Jerusalem should be the capital of both Israel and Palestine, and Palestinians claiming Jerusalem as their capital. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. It is interesting that NASA scientists predict that, eventually, the sun will expand to become a red giant and burn up the solar system, including earth, link. This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. [112][113], While the confounding Gog and Magog as confined Jews was becoming commonplace, some, like Riccoldo or Vincent de Beauvais remained skeptics, and distinguished the Lost Tribes from Gog and Magog. Do not be amazed that I said to you, You must be born again.. [45], The early Muslim traditions were summarised by Zakariya al-Qazwini (d. 1283) in two popular works called the Cosmography and the Geography. InJohn 1:9-14, we read: The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. "Israel shall fill the world with fruit" (Isaiah 27.6). The Bible says God is Spirit but clearly we are flesh and blood. The amazing promise of eternal life with our Creator is. [55] The "Abbasid orthodoxy" believed the Ilkhanate Mongol invaders who laid siege to and then sacked Baghdad, were Gog and Magog. As the Gog and Magog implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine become clear, more previously hidden clues are coming to light. [36][37], The aggadah, homiletic and non-legalistic exegetical texts in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, treat Gog and Magog as two names for the same nation who will come against Israel in the final war. According to the Pew Research Center, an astounding 2.2 billion people in the world base their religious beliefs and worldview on text written by Hebraic men who wrote bold declarations about the worlds origins, future, and mans ultimate destiny. / Foter / Public Domain Mark 1.0, Burning mountain: credit: DanDawson / Foter / CC BY-NC-SA. 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) [101], Gog and Magog also appear in Thomas de Kent's Roman de toute chevalerie (c. 1180), where they are portrayed as cave-dwellers who consume human flesh. Most of the western world aims for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian problem. [118] Some medieval European world maps also show the location of the lands of Gog and Magog in the far northeast of Asia (and the northeast corner of the world). Gomer and the house of Togarmah are also mentioned (Ezek 38.6). All she has to do is keep her side of the contract by being Gods witness to the nations. This is the severe persecution of Israel under the final world government and world ruler, link the time of Jacobs trouble (Jer 30.7). The IDFs soldiers and the security forces are prepared for any development We will fight whoever tries to harm us We stand tall in the face of those who threaten to destroy us. After all, Israel is just some 8 million people living on land the size of Wales! [17], The Book of Ezekiel records a series of visions received by the prophet Ezekiel, a priest of Solomon's Temple, who was among the captives Sixty-six percent said the Palestinians real goal should be to start with a two-state solution but then move to it all being one Palestinian state, link. Today, out of thew 8.3 million people in Israel (2015) the demographic mix is: Jewish (75%), Arab (21%), Others, including Christian (4%). The appearance of the lands of Gog and Magog in many early maps is one the most interesting and enduring examples of Biblical lore being translated into the cartographic medium. 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). Moreover, Jordan (and all Israel) is an integral part of the Levant, an area marked by ISIS for an Islamic caliphate (see map). Nothing has changed, and today Islamic leaders proudly boast of their coming destruction of the Jewish nation, Israel. Instead, water is often used as a political weapon, and so authorized wells are not dug and leaks are not repaired. Today it is common to refer to Abrahams descendants, or anyone who practices Judaism as Jews. Photo: Dror Feitelson Pikiwiki Israel [CC BY 2.5], Wikimedia. The etymology of the name Israel is not clear, although Gen 32.28 implies that Jacob and his descendants would struggle but prevail. Are boycotts effective anyway? Image: truthnet. This, despite so many of their greatest intellects dying in the gas chambers.. Image: Central and Northern Arava R&D. Despite the intervention of the God of Israel to protect her, two end-time wars against Israel must surely take their toll? And they will reign for ever and ever. If you listen to these commands and obey them faithfully, then the Lord your God will continue to keep his covenant with you and will show you his constant love, as he promised your ancestors. Here we find the blessings (fruit) of the symbolic tree of life first mentioned in Genesis 2.9 in the Garden of Eden. [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. [o][96], Gog and Magog appear in somewhat later Old French versions of the romance. These tribes (enlarge image) are listed in Gen 49. The merchants of Tarshish used it on route to Europe and other ports of the world. Currently, Israel has strong support from some western NGOs like Freedom House. The revealing is just that a revealing and not a coming to power. The events are separated by at least 1,000 years. Mans life span may well extend to at least 100 years (Isa 65.20,22) but physical death inevitably follows. Romanized Jewish historian Josephus knew them as the nation descended from Magog the Japhetite, as in Genesis, and explained them to be the Scythians. As the story recounts, the first humans failed the test and were driven away from Paradise. [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. In the Genesis account of mans creation the Bible speaks of mankind made in Gods image: In Genesis 1:26 I will magnify Myself, sanctify Myself, and make Myself known in the sight of many nations; and they will know that I am the Lord. The Genesis account also gives hope for mortal man. 13The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. Gagmagog was also a legendary giant who appears in British folklore . At last, the Gentile nations acknowledge and value the unique role of the Jew: Still others become priests and keep charge of the (new) Jewish temple in Jerusalem (Isa 66.21, Exod 44.15). Note the change in loyalties. Jerusalem was first divided through the 1948-49 Arab invasion of Israel, but at no time was East Jerusalem under legal ownership by an Arab entity. (The Quran says:) Kill them wherever you may find them Allah did not define the 1967 borders or the 1948 borders. Joseph was to be blessed with precious things from the deep (Heb tehom: sea, abyss) lying beneath (Deut 33.13), Asher was to dip his foot in oil (Deut 34.24) and Zebulun and Issachar were to find treasures hidden in the sand (Deut 33.19). The Israeli government resides in Jerusalem. In 2015 the UN General Assembly adopted 20 resolutions against Israel, but only 3 against the rest of the world [UN Watch]. We owe to the Jews, wrote Winston Churchill in 1920, a system of ethics which, even if it were entirely separated from the supernatural, would be incomparably the most precious possession of mankind, worth in fact the fruits of all wisdom and learning put together. [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. Rather, they fall on the mountains of Israel and in the open field (Ezek 39.4,5). [80] In another work, Josephus recounts that the Alans (whom he calls a Scythian tribe) were given passage by the Hyrcanian king, a warder of an iron gate built by Alexander. Interpretations of the Bible abound, but what is actually written? Ezekiel 38.1-6 describes Turkey (98% Muslim), Iran or Persia (99% Muslim), Libya Heb:Put (97% Muslim) and Ethiopia Heb:Cush (50% Muslim). 1 (1998): 6188. In the hands of Early Christian writers they became apocalyptic hordes. In any event, the division (the green line) was intended to be temporary. They were to follow the statutes of holy living, various laws and observe mandated Holy Feasts at their appointed time. Given these historic and certain future events, we can see that the various claims on Jerusalem are actually the outworking of a spiritual battle over Jerusalem, a battle between truth and error, between the God of Israel and spiritual forces of darkness. 44117. That includes the West Bank. 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). 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. 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. On the other hand, orthodox Jews claim their historic and covenant right to the city. What? The history of Israel confirms this thought; Jacobs descendants, the twelve tribes of Israel (the Hebrew Israelites) have suffered but prevailed for 3,000 years. There will be no more night. Israel may be seeing these blessings today (enlarge map). They believe that prophecy shows that Israel will become (if not already) Gods main witness in the world. And today any standard Hebrew text (such as a newspaper) refers to Russia by using the proper noun, Rosh. But, despite severe losses, a remnant of Israel survives and leads Israel into a time of peace with the world. 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. Also "barbarous nations", "savage tribes". In Luke 21 He said look at the fig tree (Israel) and all the trees (the Gentile nations) and so observe the signs of the times. 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. In the time of Moses God made such a contract with the people (nation) of Israel, although the Bible refers to it as as Gods covenant. But apart from the coastal regions of ancient Syria (e.g. Instead of mankind or fleshkind he was really speaking of man as a spiritkind or Godkind. He said to me: It is done. Archaeology and historical documents show that Jews have lived in Israel for over 3000 years! Since Jesus is soon to return (He will be seen with the clouds Revelation 1.7), this last book is essentially an end time message. It explains how mans free will (choice) can be destructive, or constructive. Cite error: A list-defined reference named "jean-edward-smith" is not used in the content (see the help page). 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