Magog Invasion Essay

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Outline the Magog Invasion and what role does Turkey play in it Ez. 38 describes Magog and its allies attacking Israel from the North and South. Before the attack, Israel is without walls and is at rest (Ez. 38:10-11). This refers to a future event, because Israel currently has a 25 ft. wall and a 430 ft long; it’s hardly at peace. The Magog invasion is believed to be a post rapture event (38:14). The passage refers to Israel’s far neighbors. Israel has neighbors on its border like Egypt, Palestine, Iraq, etc. Ez.. 38 and 39 talks about Israel’s neighbors on the outer circle. They are called Magog, Gomer, Persia, Meshech, Tubal, Cush and Phut. These names seem unfamiliar to us; however if you look at the ancestry of certain regions, you can figure out what countries these names refer to: Northern region above Israel Magog- Central Asia and Russia Persia- Iran Gomer- Turkey Togarmah- Turkey Meshech-Turkey Tubal-Turkey (southern Russia and Iran) Rosh- Russia Southern region below Israel Cush-Sudan Phut- Libya Sheba (presently Yemen) and Dedan (Saudi Arabia) do not seem to be a part of this major attack. The motivation to attack Israel is to take spoil (38:12-13). It speaks of Gog as King of Magog. Gog is Satan as it was in the Amos 7:1-3. It speaks of locusts coming and Gog was the King. In this passage, Locusts is an idiom for demons (Rev. 9). Ez.. 38 begins with the Prince (Satan) of Russia and Turkey. The counter attack is going to be a great shaking (earthquake?). It’s a global phenomenon for it says “all men on the face of the earth”. This event could alter the orbit of the earth. Is this the event that changes the days of the year to 365 to 360 days as in Revelation? The earthquake in Haiti changed the orbit by a few seconds. This is talking about a MAJOR event that is known throughout the world. This is off the rictor
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