Gog and Magog; The Rise of the Phoenix

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Gog and Magog; The Rise of the Phoenix

Ezekiel 38:16-38:22

Gog and Magog, The Rise of the Phoenix .The Phoenix is an mythitical Bird that every five hundred years is reborn from the ashes just as Israel will also rise from the ashes. 1. Mythology. A bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes. 2.A person or thing of unsurpassed excellence or beauty, (Ariel); a paragon. [Middle English fenix, from Old English, from Old French both from Medieval Latin fnix, from Latin phoenix, from Greek phoinix.]. Ezekiel, 38:1 And the word of the Lord came unto me saying, Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophecy against Him.
The Lord knows the hearts of men, even men of the future. These studies will show future prophecy, which will happen after the rapture in the time of the 7-year tribulation period. What a lot of Bible students don’t realize is that they are expecting Armageddon to be the only battle between Israel and Her enemies. Armageddon will be the last and not only.
1.Possible nuclear war. Ezek 39:15 And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man’s bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog.
2.God, Himself will intervene, and destroy the armies of the north. Isa 29:6 Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire. {Ariel, A symbolic name for Jerusalem Isa_29:1-2; Isa_29:7}
3. Table of Nations, Gen 10:2. , Daniel 11:44
Isa 29:7 And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision
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4.The Muslims refer to Gog and Magog as, Vadjudj-wa-Madjudj, in the Koran.
5. Colossians 3:11 Scything, reference.
6. Syria will not be involved, Isaiah 17:1,14. , Jeremiah 49:24-25. Reference.
Listed below are the nations to be involved in the war with Israel, Old name and new. 1. Persia.... Iran
2. Cushy...Ethiopia 3. Phut (put).... Libya 4. Gomer.... Cimmerians 5. Togarmah...Armenia 6. Meshech & Tubal ...Turkey 7. Not listed minor Moslems countries. 8. Scything.... Russia Ezek. 38:1-9 is a set up of the combatants and warnings from God To Gog. At this time in Israeli history, they are in prosperous conditions and the armies of the north, lead by Russia {Scything} intend to make herself rich from her. Ezek 38:16- 22, And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God that my fury shall come up in my face.
For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man’s sword shall be against his brother.
And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
Verse 8&9 will be an attack on a partially restored Israel for it states in vs. 8, in the later years. Remember this will happen in the 7 year tribulation period, because the scripture states that Israel is at peace, this only happens after Israel signs the 7 year peace treaty with the anti Christ. Don’t be confused, these armies will also regroup after their defeat and Join Syria and the rest of the world’s armies at the battle of Armageddon. Gogs purpose in vs., 10-13, reference Rev. 17:1,19:19. The young Lions in vers.13 refer to the rulers of these trading nations. Fulfilled prophecy’s, Isa 10:20-27,11:4,14:4-27,34:1-17,63:1-6,Jer. 30:1-11,Joel.3, Mic., 5:3-15. Of ver. 17. Ver. 18-23 tells of Gods supernatural destruction of Gogs armies, Cpt. 39 continues with the destruction of Gog and the Armies of the antichrist at Armageddon, which I wont, get into in this discussion. Keep your eye on Israel; THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The highest U.N. court issued a sweeping condemnation of Israel’s occupation policies Friday, siding with the Palestinians in declaring that Israel must tear down the 425-mile-long security barrier it is building in the West Bank. Lets look at the above list of items one by one. 1.Possible nuclear war. Ezek 39:15, the statements of Ezekiel show a remarkable resemblance to an army instruction manual on the marking and disposal of nuclear contaminants, especially human remains. The wording of passengers, signifies, foreigners that will be hired to clean up after the destruction, the fragments of bone are marked with a flag and then later buried. 2.God, Himself will intervene, and destroy the armies of the north. Isa 29:6, this will be a supernatural battle, that will encompass the entire region of Palestine. The armies of Gog and Magog will be destroyed by earthquake and volcanic actions that will kill multitudes. Remember this is not the battle of Armageddon but the prelude to it. 3.Table of Nations
Gen 10:2. , Daniel 11:44 Isa 29:7 Gen 10:2 - Gomer1), Magog2), Madai3), Javan4), Tubal5), Meshech6), and Tiras7) this group does not include the complete list of the nations that antichrist will bring upon Israel, such as Syria, Iraq, and all minor Muslim countries. For this list must come from the countries of the old Assyrian Empire, that God declared that He personally would kill the Assyrian with His own Hands. Isa 14:24-25 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. Dan 11:40-44 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
Dan 11:43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
Dan 11:44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
4.The Muslims refer to Gog and Magog Why does this make any difference in the study of Gog And Magog? For the writings of the Koran actually collaborate the Bible on its accounts of the end days. When the Muslim world says that the Bible is wrong and the Koran is right they are actually proving the exact opposite. Two factions will fight the battles of the Bible, Gog and Magog and the Battle of Armageddon. 1. Muslims and Israelis. 2. God {Jesus} and the antichrist.

5.Scything
SCYTH’IAN, Pretaining to Scythia, a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia.
Occurs in Col 3:11 as a generalized term for rude, ignorant, degraded. The name often included all the nomadic tribes, who dwelt mostly on the north of the Black and the Caspian Sea, stretching, thence, indefinitely into inner Asia.

6. Syria will not be involved Syria is part of the old Assyrian Empire Isa 17:1 the burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. Isa 17:3 The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts. An Hamitie race (Gen_10:18). Akin to their neighbors the Hittites. "The entering in of Hamath," indicates that it (the long valley between Lebanon and Antilebanon) was the point of entrance into the land of Israel for any invading army, as the Assyrians and Babylonians, from the N. The southern approach to Hamath from Coelosyria between Libanus and Antilibanus formed the northern limit to Israel’s inheritance (Num_13:21; Num_34:8; Jos_13:5). (See Megiddo, Valley) Jer 49:21 The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.
Jer 49:22-26 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts. This is by no means all that can be taught on the Gog and Magog Battle but is only a starting point. Photos are helpful especially those of the Valley of Megiddo and the fortress of Megiddo. Comparing those with the topographical maps of Israel and surrounding areas. The N.A.S.A. satellite photos of the area are easy to come by. Prophecy is complex and requires study and research. Many people will disagree on the interpretation of scriptures but the one thing that we all agree on is these two things, 1. The church will have already been raptured and 2. These things will come to pass. I hope this is helpful. Prophecy teaching is more important now than ever. World events cry out to be investigated in scripture. To aid in our studies, yes, but also to warn of the impending destruction coming upon this world. ars