Have a very peaceful Sunday. Today we are going to take a look at the historical Gog and Magog from the Book of Ezekiel, chapters 38-39.
Ezekiel's vision concerning an attack upon Israel by a violent enemy, Gog and Magog, occupies two chapters (38-39). The prophet foretells the utter destruction of Gog, whose weapons will provide Israel with fuel for seven years and whose corpses will require seven months to bury; then the entire world will acknowledge the power and majesty of the true God. "On that day, when Gog invades the land of Israel...mountains shall be torn apart, and cliffs shall topple over...I will overwhelm him with utter panic...O Gog, I will strike your bow from your left hand and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand. You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and your hordes...I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel..."
Traditionally interpreted ("Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts" by Philip Birnbaum) this vision refers to a distant future, at the end of days, in which God will eventually defeat the enemies of Israel in the land of Israel. Rav Saadyah Gaon speaks of Gog and Magog in connection with the messianic era: "Then Gog and Magog will hear about the descendant of David and the excellence of his people and country and the abundance of their wealth...He will gather people from various nations...On that day four types of misfortune will descend upon them...Then the spirit of prophecy will descend upon all Israel, young and old. This blessed period will last until the end of time..."
In THE GOD GAMES: Legend of Kor, Gog is the wicked dictator of the Selve people intent upon exterminating every Wale on the planet and making slaves of the Vouns and Emons. Gog acts very much like Adolph Hitler who I see as the prophecied Gog, and Stalin as Magog. Hitler exterminated the European Jewish community and Stalin sought out for "Special Consideration" the remaining Jews in Russia. Since the Holocaust, the Land of Israel has been restored but takes great vigilance to preserve. I look forward to an age when the spirit of prophecy will descend upon all Israel, young and old.
Tomorrow, we see into the true nature of the death camps that Gog has built.
Ezekiel's vision concerning an attack upon Israel by a violent enemy, Gog and Magog, occupies two chapters (38-39). The prophet foretells the utter destruction of Gog, whose weapons will provide Israel with fuel for seven years and whose corpses will require seven months to bury; then the entire world will acknowledge the power and majesty of the true God. "On that day, when Gog invades the land of Israel...mountains shall be torn apart, and cliffs shall topple over...I will overwhelm him with utter panic...O Gog, I will strike your bow from your left hand and will make your arrows drop out of your right hand. You shall fall upon the mountains of Israel, you and your hordes...I will restore the fortunes of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel..."
Traditionally interpreted ("Encyclopedia of Jewish Concepts" by Philip Birnbaum) this vision refers to a distant future, at the end of days, in which God will eventually defeat the enemies of Israel in the land of Israel. Rav Saadyah Gaon speaks of Gog and Magog in connection with the messianic era: "Then Gog and Magog will hear about the descendant of David and the excellence of his people and country and the abundance of their wealth...He will gather people from various nations...On that day four types of misfortune will descend upon them...Then the spirit of prophecy will descend upon all Israel, young and old. This blessed period will last until the end of time..."
In THE GOD GAMES: Legend of Kor, Gog is the wicked dictator of the Selve people intent upon exterminating every Wale on the planet and making slaves of the Vouns and Emons. Gog acts very much like Adolph Hitler who I see as the prophecied Gog, and Stalin as Magog. Hitler exterminated the European Jewish community and Stalin sought out for "Special Consideration" the remaining Jews in Russia. Since the Holocaust, the Land of Israel has been restored but takes great vigilance to preserve. I look forward to an age when the spirit of prophecy will descend upon all Israel, young and old.
Tomorrow, we see into the true nature of the death camps that Gog has built.
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