EZEKIEL 38 TELLS OF RUSSIA COMING TO THE BORDER OF ISRAEL
2 4 The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your army, Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields andhelmets, also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah. In the latter years, you will come into the land of those brought back from the sword and gathered from many people on the mountains of Israel.” One only has to look at a map of the world as it was known at the time of the prophet to understand. To the north of the Caspian Sea, we find the people known as Magog inhabiting the land known as Rosh. Over time, the ancient name of Rosh became current day Russia. Twice, Ezekiel says that Magog will bring his armies from "the extreme north" (Ezekiel 38:15; Ezekiel 39:2) to the border of Israel. When you look north of Israel on any map of the Middle East, and guess what nation you'll find? That's right - Russia. None other than President Ronald Regan, a devout Christian, said many times that he truly believed Russia to be Magog according to Ezekiel. What about the word Gog? Bible scholars agree that the word Gog is not an actual name but a title. He is the ruler of the land of Magog like a king or a czar. Ezekiel clearly says that Russia will come to the “Mountains of Israel” in the “latter years”. This happened in September 2015 and never before . [iii] For the first time in history, the Russian army, navy and air force became involved in a war in the Middle East. This is the 3rd major event mentioned in the Bible. It’s frightening how accurate the prophecy is. And Russia is not alone… EZEKIEL 38 WARNS OF THE CREATION OF THE RUSSIAN MILITARY ALLIANCE
According to Ezekiel, Magog’s army has several allies: Persia, Put, Kush and Gomer and Togarma. Iran has been known as Persia for much of its history, during the time of the prophets and beyond. It only changed its official name to the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1935. Right now, Iranian troops are on the ground in Syria fighting side by side with the Russians and the forces loyal to the regime of Bashar al Assad. Put and Kush are the ancient names of Libya and Egypt. [iv] Over the past 2 years, Russia and Iran have built alliances with other Middle Eastern Muslim nations. Egypt and Libya, both suffered civil wars and the new leadership is very friendly to the Russians.
BUT THE GREATEST SURPRISE IS THE LAND KNOWN TO EZEKIEL AS GOMER AND TOGARMAH. The historian Flavius Josephus references Togarmah and Gomer as the people that lived on the territory of present-day Turkey. In fact, Turkish history books identify these tribes as living on their land at the time of the prophets. It is just terrifying how accurate the prophecy is. 5 years ago, Turkey was a strong NATO ally but everything changed after the failed coup attempt in 2016. Now, Turkey has become increasingly hostile to NATO and the United States. It forced NATO to remove forces from its bases. It’s buying weapons from Russia. [v] It fully condemned the idea of Jerusalem becoming the capital of Israel… And in fact, right now, the Turkish army is in Syria, fighting to defeat the enemies of the Syrian dictator. [vi] The end times alliance prophesized in the first verses of Ezekiel chapter 38 has already been formed. Never in the history of mankind has there been an alliance between Russia, Iran and Turkey… th This is the 4th major event the prophets wrote about! The fact that we are seeing this developing right now is further proof that the end times are very near. Now, one final prophecy needs to be fulfilled before the start of the Gog Magog conflict.
ONE DEATH TRIGGERS WORLD WAR 3
We saw how Jeremiah predicted the destruction of Damascus in chapter 49 But there is one more thing he wrote about that has not happened yet: And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad. (Jeremiah 49:27)
Benhaddad is not an actual person but a title. Just do a simple search online and you will discover that Benhaddad is the ruler of Aram-Damascus. While it is clear that Bashar al Assad is the current ruler of Damascus, Aram is a region in Syria now known as Aleppo. [vii] The city of Aleppo was just recently recaptured by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al Assad with the help of Iran and Russia. This is shockingly accurate and the last event that happened exactly as foretold… What happens next, however, is darker and will send shivers down the spine of every true Christian and patriot. As you can imagine, Assad very rarely leaves the most secure place in Damascus, the Presidential Palace and Jeremiah says that soon it will be burning. How does this happen? Look no further than the headlines of recent months and you see time and time again Israel calling for the assassination of the Syrian dictator. Isaiah also writes about the end of Syria’s dictator. The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim and royal power from Damascus;(Isaiah 17)
This is overwhelming prophetic evidence. We may be but a short season away from this prophecy being fulfilled. Already, the Israeli Air Force has bombed over and over again the territory or the Syrian regime. WE ARE WATCHING BIBLICAL PROPHECY UNFOLD BEFORE US: Russia and its allies are fighting to keep Bashar al Assad in power and Israel wants him dead. According to prophecy, the assassination of Assad will trigger a war between the Magog alliance and Israel. This is the spark that ignites World War 3. Isaiah talks about the war in Northern Israel in Chapter 17, the same one announcing the destruction of Damascus and the death of Assad. And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Israel shall be made thin It shall be as when the harvester gathers the grain, But the harvest will be a heap of ruins In the day of grief and desperate sorrow”. Ezekiel chapter 38 states that 2/3 of Israel will be destroyed in this coming war and those left in the holy lands will face grief and pain and hardship. So what happens to the United States? Will we not help Israel in its darkest hour? To answer this question, we must first find the United States in biblical prophecy.
Next time : THE BIBLICAL NATION CALLED MYSTERY BABYLON.