The wars of Gog and Magog have come to be understood as essential to the Jewish eschatological vision of the end of days, a final battle between good and evil that will usher in a period of eternal peace. The origins of this belief lie in the prophecy of Ezekiel, who identifies Gog as a prince and his land as Magog.
The only earlier biblical reference to Magog is in Genesis, which identifies Magog as one of the descendants of Japheth, a son of Noah. The invaders will be destroyed and the Jews will spend months burying the dead. As Christians, we have a tendency to ignore passages in the Old Testament.
We may not see them as relevant or only want to focus on the New Testament. But we have to keep in mind that Scripture is one big story, and if we skip three-quarters of it, we miss out on a big part of the redemption arc of humanity and this world.
In the same way, weird visions Ezekiel experiences that may have to do with kingdoms that existed during or after his time have a high relevance for us today. And we need to read the entire Bible, not just portions that we enjoy or portions of the New Testament. Hope Bolinger is an editor at Salem, a multi-published novelist, and a graduate of Taylor University's professional writing program. More than 1, of her works have been featured in various publications ranging from Writer's Digest to Keys for Kids.
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Encyclopedia of The Bible — Gog and Magog. Dear Christopher, I would be delighted to give you some thoughts regarding Gog and Magog. Let me begin by spelling out several caveats. First: God has not chosen to give us all of the details regarding the end times. Second: as we read about Gog and Magog in Ezekiel , we discover that understanding the biblical material is quite difficult.
Third: I have used modern names for the territories involved. Fourth: the main reason that God encourages us to study prophecy is to lay a foundation for holy living. We need to have our lives cleaned up and ready when the trumpet sounds. Many wonder if Russia will have any part to play in the last days? Magog, Meshech, and Tubal were all sons of Japheth, who was one of the three sons of Noah.
Jepheth and his family migrated to the area of modern-day Russia Genesis Gog is a person who rules over the land of Magog Russia. Magog means the "Prince of Rosh. What is north Russia? Meshech is the old name for the capital of Western Russia, which is known today as Moscow. Tubal is identified as a city in Siberia. Gog Russia is the King of the North. The King of the South is an Arab-African coalition. Persia is a reference to modern-day Iran.
Cush describes present-day Ethiopia and the black nations of Central Africa. Put and Libya are located in northern Africa. Gomer is the people who settled in Germany. Beth Togarmah is Asia Minor and Turkey. Note: these nations will basically align with Russia in battles against the King of the South and later on the Antichrist.
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