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Week One Hundred Thirty-Eight

The War Of Gog And Magog Revisited

They Will Come To Destroy

Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. 4 I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troops—many people are with you. (Ezekiel 38:1-6, NKJV)

One of the mysteries of these passages are the motives of these countries to attack Israel in our day and age. Actually, even back when this was prophesied, no one really knew the reason why. However, we live in a day when we can make some educated guesses. And that’s where I’m going as I believe this war is on the horizon and I also believe the Psalm 83 war is even closer and will play a factor in the war of Gog and Magog mentioned in Ezekiel 38. Let me explain my theory and you can decide if I’m close, off or just plain looney. Of the three, I know which one I want you to think, though.

Who Are These Nations Now?

That needs to be determined and it’s not that hard to do. We know Russia is in the mix but who are the others? The web site, gotquestions.org fills in the blanks on those nations:

According to the Bible, there will come a time when Russia, in alliance with several other countries, will amass a huge army against Israel, with a view to plunder the Jews’ land. The nations aligned with Russia for this military endeavor are Persia (modern-day Iran), Put (modern-day Libya), Cush (modern-day Sudan), Gomer (part of modern-day Turkey), and Beth Togarmah (Armenia).

So we have Iran, Libya, Sudan, Turkey, and Armenia. Some believe Germany will be there by way of following the nations formed from the three sons of Noah. Those who hold to that point to Gomer as Germany and Turkey gets in there because Togarmah is more than just Armenia. In any event, each of the nations have a reason to join together to attack Israel. Now on to each of them to see why.

The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend: Iran

This is actually a good theory and if you haven’t been paying attention to Iran’s hatred of Israel, you need to change news feeds. Iran switched over to a Muslim regime way back in the 1970s and they haven’t turned back. Yes, they do chant death to America and consider us to be the big Satan, but the Jews are the little Satan. Of all the nations, this one is the easiest to nail down, first because their motive to wipe Israel off the map is well documented. Also, their alliance with Russia is well known so yes, Iran fits in the end time scheme as joining in, and maybe instigating the Ezekiel 38 war.

The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend: Libya

Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi was many things, but one is that he maintained stability in the nation. When his government was toppled 2011, that all changed. And like so many areas in the Middle East, Muslim-backed alliances moved in to fill the void. While they all have different political stripes with the Muslim Brotherhood leading the way, they are unified for the most part in their dislike and even hatred of Israel.

The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend: Sudan

Again, we need to assess the leadership in this African country that has seen more than it’s share of unrest. But one thing is clear and that they are at least 97% Muslim and this has been true for a very long time. It’s just a matter of which branch of Islam they follow. One would think that this is cut and dry in the coming war, but the recent peace deal brokered by the Trump administration gets in the way of such Jewish hatred thinking. Or so, it would appear because the peace agreement was made with the current leadership and the 2020 elections allowed for power to change hands to less than supportive leaders for that deal. In 2022, funding for the deal was cut or reduced, probably due to the instability of Sudan, but partially because the current administration just simply hates anything Trump put together and their coolness towards Israel in general. The other wildcard here is the many coup attempts in the nation of Sudan making any peace deal tenuous at best.

The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend: Turkey

It wasn’t that long ago that Turkey was a stable, moderate Muslim nation with friendship with the Western nations like America. But things changed when radical Muslims rose to power and things got frosty with the United States and cozy with Russia. And just looking at a map will show the strategic nature of any Russian troops moving against Israel. Turkey has hitched its wagon to all things Russia. And in political terms, Turkey can’t be moderate and have things both ways by diplomatically aligning with both the United States and Russia so the proverbial dye is cast on this pending any military coup.

The Enemy Of My Enemy Is My Friend: Germany, Armenia

This one is the tricky one in my opinion and the one that would need to take a major turn to seeing Germany align with Russia and the other Muslim countries to come against Israel, However, Germany is not opposed to taking on the world as evidenced by WWI and WW2 and the thought of a Fourth Reich in history is out there. Klaus Schwab is German we must remember and some see his influence in the World Economic Forum (WEF) as paving the way to bring Germany into the fold against Israel fighting the Great Reset. Yes, this is out there, but not so far fetched as to be totally unthinkable. Now let me add another layer to this.

The Psalm 83 War

If the Psalm 83 war occurs first and makes Israel a Middle East super power as expected, then taking them out could a part of the Gog and Magog war and not an insignificant one. Especially with the WEF crowd who want a one-world government, something Bibi Netanyahu is on record as opposing. In fact, this may be the hook in the jaw mentioned in Ezekiel 38 since Putin isn’t a big fan of joining such a government and would have to be dragged into any aggression. Another factor is that Russia is getting more and populated by Muslims and could get to a point that where they call the shots at the time of the Gog and Magog war which would add to the drama.

What Does This Mean To Us?

As always, pray for the peace of Jerusalem as Jesus told us to do. Also, using prophecy as a witnessing tool is always a good draw for anyone and makes talk of the whole Bible as being God’s word. Lastly, talk of such events only make the Second Coming of Jesus closer and by extension the Rapture. Did I mention that the folks who monitor and set the Doomsday clock moved us closer to Midnight? Yes, they think WWIII is a very real threat now and see how it could happen at any time. Pray without ceasing folks. And witness like there is no tomorrow because time is short.