Magog – The provoker in the end times

See all the parts to find out who Gog and Magog are:
Part 1: Why is God targeting the sons of Japhet?
Part 2: Human development after the flood and its relevance today.
Part 3: When The World Was Divided – Identifying Magog!
Part 4: Magog – The provoker in the end times

Why has God waited to judge Magog?
The descendants of Japhet, in large part, received the gospel and became followers of Christ. It was also from the lands of Japhet that missionaries were sent all over the world: “And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles” (Isa. 66:19). Many of ancient Israel were spread throughout these same countries and helped spread the gospel from these territories. In fact, the Bible tells us that many Israelite slaves were sold to the Greeks, and we can see genetically that many in the ancient Greek world were descendants of Israelite slaves (Joel 3:6). With population explosions, the same Israelite slaves became multitudes in Europe, and God remembered them and raised them up to preach.
When the tribes of Japhet received the gospel, they also received God’s special attention. Unfortunately, where the truth prospers, counterfeiters will also appear. Within Japhet, we therefore see both God’s people and those who falsely claim to be God’s people. This was also the case with the other powers represented in the statue in Daniel chapter 2: Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and divided Rome all had God’s people scattered among them. Christ gives a parable where He shows that He will not judge an area where there are both “wheat” and “tares” until the end: “But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them” (Matt. 13:29). While apostate Christians have persecuted faithful Christians in Europe, it was also the place where the gospel spread after Jerusalem. This means that these lands will receive the harshest judgment because their light and opportunity have been the greatest.
First, the Catholic Church falsely claimed the right to be Christ’s voice on earth. Then, as Protestants distanced themselves from her, they also began persecuting each other. Eventually, these lands became the center from which atheism and the theory of evolution spread, replacing belief in God as the Creator.
In Revelation 12, we see the Roman beast persecuting the woman, “the true church.” But God also makes a way for a new land where His people can practice their faith and spread the gospel in peace: “And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth” (Rev. 12:15-16).
America became a refuge for Christian pilgrims, and for a long time, the country fought for everyone’s right to practice their faith in peace. This made America the perfect place for God’s people to continue sharing the gospel with the world.

America – Japhet’s “enlarged” lands?

Noah prophesied: “God shall enlarge Japheth…” (Gen. 9:27). When all lands appeared to be overly populated or under the control of great empires and nations, Europeans migrated in large numbers to the American continent, which was largely free. Although Native Americans have not always been treated justly, it should be noted that it appears God sent the Europeans (tribes of Japhet) to this land. Europe was about to become severely overpopulated, with population growth skyrocketing, especially between 1700 and 1900.

God moving part of Europe’s population to America seems to have reduced the dangers that overpopulation could have caused in Europe. Given how Europe took control of lands around the world, a large population growth would have affected world peace as well, as it would have been impossible to conquer any of the European empires. America was severely underpopulated for its size at the time. Splitting up Europe and placing a sea between them slowed the rise of any world empire. Sometimes it is good to recognize what God spared the world from, rather than just question His leading. With a rebellious earth, God can only lessen damage, not remove it.
When looking at paternal genetic haplogroups, the European R gene once had a common ancestor with the Q gene, which is found in most Native Americans. Therefore, they mostly descend from the same person.
In Revelation 12, we see “the earth” rescuing the “woman/Church” from persecution in the old Roman territory. The densely populated Europe and Near East are compared to a sea: “And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues” (Rev. 17:15). The beast with the ten horns, which we have identified as the tribes of Japhet, comes up out of the sea: “And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy” (Rev. 13:1).
The second beast in Revelation does not come out of the sea but out of “the earth,” the same place that once helped the woman, or church. This refers to the enlarged area of the tribes of Japhet: “And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him” (Rev. 13:11-12).
These two beasts are the powers of Magog, Meshech, and Tubal, situated at the ends of the Atlantic Ocean, with a common goal and pursuit. The last ends up behaving as the first. For a long time, the Roman beast with the ten European tribes was the strongest, first pagan, then papal. Revelation tells us that the new land will become the strongest in the end, but it ends up behaving like the first beast.
How did the first beast in Revelation 13 behave? It claimed to represent God’s voice on earth and formed alliances to advance its goal of becoming the world’s spiritual and physical superpower. The consequence was that those God had chosen were persecuted and silenced. If all preach Christ, why does it matter? Satan has presented a false gospel to the world, and the result is that millions will be lost, thinking they are saved. The new gospel has taken the cross away from Christ, the high priest, and away from His sanctuary. Once the cross is removed from the law, there is no atonement. Once the priest is removed from the temple, there is no mediator. This is the crime of Catholics, Protestants, and Evangelicals. They “steal” God’s truth, God’s treasures, and God’s name, blending them with the unholy religious ideas of man.
When Christ came to His own, they did not receive Him; they did not even like Him. (John.1) They did not recognize their Lord because they had misrepresented and misunderstood who God was. Still, they made themselves God’s messengers. The truth was not evident until the false representation of God met Christ Himself. They sang about the Shekinah glory, they praised God’s deliverance and his law, yet strongly disliked the true manifestation of all three.
In the same way, many Christian groups have high opinions of their calling today as well. Had they met the real Christ, they would have rejected Him just as the Jewish leaders did. Heaven knows this by how Christ’s true representatives are treated by them. If they reject Christ’s messengers, they prove that they also would have rejected Christ if they had met Him.

This is why false Christianity is a serious problem. When the Jews falsely represented God and persecuted the true representation, their probation was over. The same goes for Christian churches and nations. When they think and claim to represent God to the world, God’s judgment will come as a surprise to them. For God knows that those professing to represent Him would have killed Christ again if He had come among them. He is not the Christ they wanted or imagined.

IS MAGOG RUSSIA?

Magog cannot be limited to Moscow as many evangelicals do, claiming that the war of Gog and Magog is a war between Russia and modern Israel. Although Western Russia does have descendants of Magog, that alone is not enough to call it Magog. Genetic analysis shows that Western Russia has a genetic makeup similar to that of Eastern Europe. Either Western Russia, together with Europe, is Magog, or they are not at all, for they come from the same forefathers. They cannot be Magog alone. Jews in Israel also carry Magog genes after being dispersed in Europe, but this does not make them Magog either. Evangelists have long considered Russia the enemy because of communism. However, the cradle of the spread of communism, modern atheism, and socialism was Western Europe, especially France.
The USA, Europe, and Russia have been in a cold war for a long time.

Is Magog in Armageddon?

There are two great conflicts involving Jerusalem in our day or the future. One is Armageddon, and the other is the Gog and Magog conflict. This leads many to think the two events are the same.

This leads us to examine the different timings of the two conflicts, and, as we will see, they are not the same event, even though they appear to involve the same aggressors.

Armageddon is mentioned in Revelation during the sixth plague. This is the time when “the kings of the east” are mentioned. In the Bible, the kings of the east were almost always the tribes of Shem. Notice, however, that the kings of the east are not the instigators or aggressors in the Gog and Magog war. They are only mentioned as “kings of the east” in Armageddon. The instigators in the Armageddon conflict are the “dragon, beast, and false prophet,” who are likely from Gog and the descendants of Magog.

Let us examine the verses: “And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon” (Rev 16:12-16).

The US and Europe are the leading voices uniting the world under the idea that it will bring peace and safety to everyone. But are they really doing that, or just offering the illusion of it?

In the Bible, the first destruction of Jerusalem is a type of the destruction of the world in the end times. In the years leading up to these events, the people were confronted by two conflicting messages. One was from the leaders and priests preaching “safety and peace.” They claimed Babylon would not take Jerusalem, that they were God’s people, and that God would save them. This appeared to be a god-fearing message, but they were not telling the truth.
“They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace” (Jer 6:14)
The other voice was Jeremiah, warning them that the end was coming whether they were ready or not, and so they needed to prepare:
“Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of naught, and the deceit of their heart.” (Jer.14:13-14)
In the days prior to Christ’s second coming, we will see the same deception. False Christian movements will claim God is with them when He is not.
The dragon, beast, and false prophet use their “mouth,” meaning speech, propaganda, and legislation, to unite the “kings of the earth and the whole world” in their objective, which is a war against God. This means they are defying God’s rule and decisions. The Bible even records the propaganda used to defend their legislation. In both 1 Thessalonians and Revelation 16, the same event is described with similar keywords: Christ coming as a thief and a group of deceivers spreading propaganda. Here we know what they say: “For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief” (1 Thess. 5:2-4). 

The Pope, the USA, and Europe have long engaged in “peace work” and “peace propaganda,” convincing the world that their solution, their wars, and their religion are the only things keeping the world from falling apart. They use “peace” and “freedom” as excuses while engaging in war and conflict. This peace is an illusion and will not save the world from the end. Instead, it will ensure people’s eternal damnation. The West has been feeding the world with immorality, satanic culture, trafficking, and unfair trade while at the same time claiming to be the voice of either reason or of God.

As a result of the gathering seen in Revelation 16, an angel is sent to “plague” this assembly and make way for the kings of the east, placing them in the path of the plans for the Middle East. Or the war could be imminent, and God has held the kings of the east back for as long as He could.

Now, as we can see from the broader context, the plagues in Revelation 16 are especially directed at the beast and its followers. This means the kings of the east are present in this conflict by God’s design.

In the battle of Armageddon, the main problem is “the beasts.” The beast represents the Pope and Europe, the dragon is pagan Rome and now pagan Europe, and the “false prophet” is apostate Protestantism, led by the United States (as Protestant nations in Europe have become atheist, new pagan, or spiritualist). Again, we see Japhet’s children in the beast, the false prophet, and even the dragon. Each of the three represents a major deception.

The plague of the king of the east is God’s plague upon them. This refers to the tribes of Shem: descendants of Ishmael, Assyrians, Arameans, Semites, and ancient Israel, now among the kings of the east, and so on. The Euphrates runs through southern Turkey (Kurdish, Semite), Syria (Assyria, Semite), and Iraq (mostly Semite). In Iran, we have both Semites in the south (Elam) and most likely Japhet (Medai) mixed with them. However, Iran is not connected to the Euphrates, the river mentioned in the sixth plague.

The “bad guys” in Armageddon are similar to those of Gog and Magog, but the time of the Armageddon battle is right before Christ’s second coming. His coming is, in part, to fight the “beast, dragon, and false prophet” and save God’s people from them, as revealed in Revelation 19. They have waged war against God, and while they are held back by the kings of the east, Christ comes to “take care of them” Himself:

“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone” (Rev 19:11-20)

The main culprits of the Armageddon war are the ones leading the world into deception and defiance against God’s law. They, like Nimrod, are trying to control the world under one government while simultaneously claiming to be “saving the world”. They, like the Papacy, try to enforce a false gospel while discriminating and persecuting the true messengers of God. Many want God to be angry at China or some other nations. To them, they are the biggest threat. However, although their crimes are great, God’s attention is first upon those who falsely claim to speak on His behalf.

The word Armageddon comes from the Hebrew Har-mo-ade’, and refers to Jerusalem and the mountain of gathering. The Mountain of Gathering again refers to God’s times and laws, as His law and throne were there, and the gathering in Jerusalem took place at his feasts.
Naturally, the “beast,” “dragon,” and “false prophet” do not attempt to gather all kings and nations in Jerusalem. There would be no room or purpose.

What they most likely do instead is make decisions regarding the area, which they get the nations to agree upon. Or it has a symbolic value and refers to the beast’s war against God’s times as mentioned before: “And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws” (Dan 7:25).
All the apostate religions are represented in the old Jerusalem today: Catholicism, Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical, Jewish, and Muslim. Everyone thinks they are chosen and speaks on God’s behalf, and each group represents their people in Jerusalem.
In addition, the “beast, dragon, and false prophet” will gather “them” there as well. “And they gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon” (Rev.16:16). 

What side is Modern Israel on?

Although explaining the battle’s core topic is better left for another time, it is important to understand that modern Israel is in alliance with “the bad guys” of Armageddon, and not the plague (the kings of the east). This makes modern Israel subject to the plague of the king of the east.

Togarmah.
So what about Togarmah? Togarmah is not just one tribe; like all the other grandchildren of Noah, they have become a multitude of tribes. The strongest traditions are in Georgia and Armenia, which claim descent from Togarmah. They claim Togarmah’s son was called “Caucas,” and the name is said to be the origin of the “Caucasus Mountains,” just as the Bible says: “Togarmah of the north quarters.” Many of them, of course, spread into Russia, Eastern Europe, and possibly Asia. The Caucasus region in the north and northwest is today Orthodox territory, mostly populated by Orthodox Christians. How are they related to Jerusalem? The old Byzantine Empire was the forefather of Orthodoxy.

GOG AND MAGOG – WHEN DOES IT HAPPEN?

Japhet’s children are seen in the Armageddon War and the Gog and Magog War.

There is still, however, a great difference in time, a one-thousand-year difference between the two wars.

Although Ezekiel seems to many to be talking about a war with modern Israel as the victim, the book of Revelation reveals a completely different situation. It places the war mentioned in Ezekiel a thousand years after Christ’s second coming.

“And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.” (Rev 20:7-9)

A gap of a thousand years is shown. The battle of Gog and Magog is said to happen at a resurrection for the lost, a final judgment “But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.  …And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works” (Rev 20:5 & 12-13)

Revelation clarifies what is somewhat hidden in the Old Testament regarding this war. This gathering is not of nations living in one time period, but of people raised from the dead. The nations and people that are judged are from different eras. Everyone will be judged, but the main focus is on those who have attacked God’s land in one way or another and who have persecuted God’s people.

At Christ’s second coming, we saw the beast and the false prophet cast into the lake of eternal fire. So where do the new enemies come from? If they are raised to be judged, their main crimes were already committed, so they are not “new powers.” The Gog and Magog war is just a final provocation and confrontation. They show they are willing to repeat their former sins. They are led to Jerusalem to be judged because they have come up against Jerusalem before.
From the book of Daniel, we learn that a beast represents a religious and political system. The false prophet here is also a false religious system. It is these that are cast into the lake and will not, therefore, be resurrected. The political and religious system is destroyed forever. This is what that means. You cannot burn a governmental institution in “hell.” This shows that it means God is destroying something so that it cannot ever return. At Christ’s second coming after Armageddon, we see judgment against religious institutions and governments. They lose all their power.
Notice that the third instigator mentioned in the Armageddon war is not cast in the lake of fire. About the dragon, it says: “And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season” (Rev 20:2-3)

This tells us two things. The dragon is credited as Satan’s tool to deceive the world and those who would not follow God. Secondly, he has “deceived people” and will do so once more.

Revelation 20:4 states that God is allowing those saved from Earth to participate in the judgment. They will be examining God’s judgment, which will be executed at the end of the thousand years.

Some claim that the state of Israel is a Jewish empire that will last throughout these thousand years; however, this is a falsehood and a lie. When Christ comes, everyone is either taken to heaven with Christ or left for dead. The earth is left desolate, awaiting its destruction by fire. (Isa.24) Satan can not deceive anyone because he is left alone without people to deceive.

After a thousand years, God’s people (saved from all nations and peoples) will return to earth.

We then see the lost resurrected to receive their final judgment. No one is destroyed before God’s people have had a chance to go through God’s judgments prior to this event, which is why there is a gap in time.
God is wise and intends to leave no room for doubt. The sentencing of the lost does not come immediately. He lets the multitudes show that their character and pursuits are unchanged.

The beast, the dragon, and the false prophet were a political system used by people in their war against God before the millennium. Once Christ came, they were instantly dead and their agencies destroyed. Now the great masses of people are resurrected to receive their final judgment after their cases are reviewed by the inhabitants of the New Jerusalem.

The scene where God’s people are surrounded, as we see it, is not the Jerusalem we know today. Instead, Revelation reveals that God has made Jerusalem in heaven. “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband” (Rev 21:2) Gods people mentioned in the Gog and Magog battle are citizens and belong to a city constructed in heaven, not on earth. The new Jerusalem is therefore not an earthly construction by an earthly nation.

The devil has again people to manipulate, and he “shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them” (Rev.20:8-9)
Again, the war of Gog and Magog is not directed at Jews or the modern state of Israel, but at a city that consists of followers of Jesus, unrelated to their genetic background.

God does not sentence them at once; He waits until they surround the camp of the saints, showing the whole universe that if the lost are not sentenced, God’s people will die in this conflict. This makes the final sentencing of the lost an act of self-defense for the saved. They cannot coexist. Throughout human history, nations and people rejecting Christ have suppressed and even killed God’s people, and they are still doing so now, raised from the dead. The two cannot coexist on Earth. God is forced to choose, and He has to choose those who follow His universal standard and Him. The sentenced cannot live and exist without Him, and His preservation of nature, as they would self-destruct, and His people cannot live with the others without going extinct, because they are hated. So there is no future for both groups, only for the one that follows God.

Are only the children of Japhet resurrected? The reference to Gog and Magog, unlike the use of “beast” and “false prophet” in Revelation 16, might point to the people rather than the religious system. The deceived and deceivers are the nations. It says they come from every corner of the earth, from east, west, north, and south.

Either Magog, one son of Japhet, populated the whole world, or they deceived and influenced the whole world, meaning the people to be judged have followed and taken part in their sins. Magog and the land of Gog have been leaders in the world. In the Bible, people are often called by the name of their leader, whether or not they are related. God’s people are called by His name; the followers of the beast have his name. Those who repeat the sin and behavior of Babylon are called after Babylon. The use of the name Magog does not mean everyone is genetically from Gog or Magog.

In Ezekiel, it said: “Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him”.

If we remember the book of Jubilees, Tubal and Meshech were in the area now known as the Latin-speaking regions. Yet God says Magog has been their leader. Here it is revealed further that Gog and Magog are referring to the leaders from Magog: “And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.” Who deceived the Latin people and led them into religious deception? None other than the Pope.

Although the beast was cast into “the lake of fire” at Christ’s second coming, the resurrection at the Gog and Magog war will also represent the resurrection of the millions of the deceived along with their deceivers throughout time. And they do come from all over the world. The Catholic Church spread to Asia, America, Africa, and Europe. They have been behind the persecution of God’s people for a long time. Claiming the rights that belong to them are theirs. They will all rise and receive their sentence, as God promised his people (Rev. 6:10-11).

Among those risen are all those who, while they were in the majority or in leading positions, have attacked God’s people.

First, God’s people were centered in the land of Judah and Israel. Before they were scattered, those who came up against Jerusalem, the nations, came up against God’s people. Most of these nations are actually from the tribes of Japhet.

Media, Greece, Rome, and European tribes. When God’s people were scattered and vulnerable, Papal Rome attacked them wherever they were. Rome was part of “Magog”. The Crusaders and Britain were all likely also from the tribes of Magog.

Jerusalem was meant to belong to God’s faithful, to Christ’s followers who kept His law (not the papal and patriarchal orthodox who follow their own laws), and not to Jews who rejected Christ (reject God’s atonement). Muslims who reject Christ’s atonement and parts of His law also cannot enter. Yet God has let them protect the site from a new Jewish temple.

Every nation that has taken Jerusalem as its possession without being faithful to God has robbed God’s people of their land. Christ refused to create another kingdom here on earth while the rebellion was ongoing, saying: “My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence” (Joh.18:36)
Thus, God’s people have no kingdom here on earth until the final judgment is over. When Christ will not have a kingdom in Jerusalem until the rebellion is dealt with, neither will He tolerate a false Messiah making a kingdom on earth in His name. Jerusalem is sought after for mostly two reasons. The enemy wants to either use it as a platform to speak on God’s behalf (to deceive) or to fight and humiliate God and His truth. Both are severe crimes.

“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem” (Zec 12:9).

Zecheriah is most likely referring to the Gog and Magog war, in which all nations that have come up against Jerusalem and will do so again will be judged.
“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it” (Zec 12:2-3).

Judgment against Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya

Along with all of Japhet’s tribes coming against God’s people throughout time, we see God’s saving judgment for some additional nations:

“Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet” (Eze 38:5)

I can only make a suggestion from the Bible to explain the meaning.

1. Ethiopia rarely went against God’s people alone; they usually assisted or worked with Egypt. One such example of Cushite aggression was during the time of King Asa of Judah (2Ch 12:3). Around 911-870 BC, a Cushite general led the battle at Zephath. Although they did not take Jerusalem, they still battled against God’s people. They often helped Egypt’s aggression. During the reign of Rehoboam, they helped the Egyptians loot God’s temple (2Ch 12:3). Judgment is spoken over the Cushites on many occasions in scripture, and it cannot be without reason: “Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword” (Zep 2:12).
2. 2. Persia, as we know, attempted a genocide on God’s people, barely prevented by God through Queen Esther. Jews were not treated well most of the time, and we see in Daniel chapter 10 that even an archangel, Gabriel, is fighting with the king of Persia to get him to do the right thing.

“Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince” (Dan.10:20-21)

Persians have also helped attack the land through different groups during the Arab and Turkic invasions ACE.

3. The third mentioned is Libya; there is little in scripture showing them attacking either Jerusalem or God’s people in the past. It is worth noting that one of the caliphs who took Jerusalem after the Bible was written reigned from ancient Libya. Although claiming descent from Fatima and Ali, their capital was in Raqqada, Mahidia, and Al-Monsuriya, all in the territory of ancient Libya. At this point in time, the territory was inhabited by both Arabs and ancient Libyans.
The Fatimid Caliphate reigned between 909 and 973 CE and came into conflict with Jerusalem.
Going further back in time, to when Ezekiel recorded God’s word regarding them, Libya had the great coastal city of Carthage. The people also spread to the Iberian Peninsula and to other great trading cities along the Mediterranean coast.

One of the greatest acts of cruelty and attacks on God’s people in the past was not just by besieging Jerusalem or desiring Jerusalem. In Joel, we see a judgment upon the slave trade involving God’s people:
“For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head; Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border” (Joe 3:1-5)

The ancient slave trade route was from the Phoenician (Canaanite) coastal cities in Sidon/Zidon. Among those engaged in trade were the Greeks and even the tribe of Dan. Although it is said here they were sold to the Greeks (the tribe of Japhet), the Bible tells us that the Greeks were the main instigators in buying and then displacing them and selling them to others. They were human traffickers.

“Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market …Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market” (Eze 27:12-13 & 19).

This refers to all the coastal cities around the Mediterranean, where the trading of “persons of men” took place. The prophecy of judgment could also refer to all human traffickers who acted as the first traffickers. This is a crime punishable by death in God’s law (kidnapping and selling people).

In Ezekiel, God does not just speak against Gog and Magog; several chapters are devoted to the king and city of Tyre, one of the richest cities at that time because of trade and the human trafficking done at their harbors (Amos 1:9; Joel 4:6; Ezek 27:13).
One of these trade routes for human trafficking went through what was Libya’s coastal city, Carthage, and then to Tarshish. The Libyans were also in the armies of other nations coming against God’s people or Jerusalem.
It says: “The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness” (Ezek.27:8-10) Phut is Libya, it is called both, and usually the bible says Phut, and then scholars translate it to Libya. Here, we learn two things about this nation. They worked with the Zidons, who handled the trade routes, and, secondly, it says they joined their armies. They were also in the army with Egypt when they raided God’s temple (2Ch 12:3)

Further in Jeremiah, we also see the Libyans join the armies of Egypt once again and are in union with both him and the Cushites against God’s people. “Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof. Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow” (Jer 46:8-9)

God already destroyed the city of Tyre and even demanded that the dust of that city would not remain. Because it was the main center of human trafficking, we can only cheer on God’s judgment upon that city and His future judgment upon their traders, the tribes of Japhet, and the ancient Libyans.

On the Great Judgment Day, all the bad guys attacking God’s people, whether God’s people were in the land or not at the time, will have to take their punishment in front of their victims at the Gog and Magog War. Traders and slaves will meet again.

Armageddon and Gog and Magog’s differences and similarities. Summary

Armageddon:

WHO THEY ARE:

In the book of Daniel, the fourth kingdom, greater than the former, was Rome. Rome was divided, that is, Europe, and one of its horns was Papal Rome.

The dragon was pagan Rome, giving its power to the papal beast, while the rest of the empire was divided. Both represent both the Papal church and Europe (through the horns).

The false prophet is the apostate Protestant movement that never reformed back to God’s authority, especially the evangelical and Protestant churches of the USA, who were given the opportunity to follow God’s authority in peace and prosperity and still chose to follow church ordinances and papal holy times over God. In Europe, the former Protestant nations are now mostly atheist (in line with the dragon). Together, they are now a unified military power through different organizations like NATO, and in Europe, through the EU.

They are the instigators of the gathering of nations, such as the UN and its subgroups, having headquarters in both the US and Europe.

WHEN:

Right before Christ comes, they are involved in a war against God’s standards, they are influenced by “demons” and “the doctrines of demons” and Satan, “the dragon”. He uses them to further his agenda against God’s place and time of gathering. Satan uses spiritualism to speak to Christians: “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore, it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works” (2Co 11:14-15)

THEIR ENEMIES:

1. The Kings of the East are a plague to them and their plans.
2. God’s people because they keep exposing them as lawbreakers and apostates.
3. They are uniting the world under their lead, and all who oppose or rebel against their standard will be regarded as enemies.

Jesus will come in the middle of what they are doing to stop them Himself. The kings of the east will remain in conflict with them, slow them down, till He comes to save His people. Jesus second coming is also said to come from the east: “For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be” (Matt. 24:27)

FIRST JUDGEMENT:

When Christ comes, the first Judgment takes place. The religious system of the beast and the false prophet is destroyed. Everyone dies at the sight of Jesus: “And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: Rev For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” (Rev 6:15-17)

The wheat and the tares are separated. Christ gathers His faithful, “everyone who is found written in the book of life,” and the rest perish.

GOG AND MAGOG

WHO AND WHEN:

Gog and Magog are the same as before. They are the ones misled by the tribes of Japhet or who are from the multitude of Japhet, or from the land of “Gog” (Europe). God’s people are at this time not a purely Jewish state but have a Jewish king (Jesus).

Most likely, the event described in Zechariah 12 refers to the Gog and Magog war after 1000 years.

“ The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah” In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.” (Zec 12:7-8)

Here, we see the faithful Jews (who have received Christ) have prominence in the city. The fact that they will all be protected and saved is evidence that it is a righteous city, as God could not defend Jerusalem when they did not keep his law. Thus this is the saved group. Notice that it says those saved from Judah and the house of David are given an important role, as they brought the gospel to the world, but there are also inhabitants of this Jerusalem who are not “Judah” and not allowed to “magnify themselves against Judah”. One is the cradle of Christianity, the other the harvest. The real branches and the grafted branches together. This is speaking of Christ’s Israel. He is the lion of Judah. It is therefore not a genetically Jewish city of our day with pagan-Christian, and Muslim inhabitants subdued under Jewish control, as it is today. This is a righteous city, saved from all groups.

Final judgment

Zechariah then says: “And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.” (Zec 12:9)

Again, this must refer to the Gog and Magog war after the thousand years, as this is the only time all nations over several generations will come together against Jerusalem.

As we have now seen, most of those nations came from or were in alliance with the children of Japheth. From the Medes to the Greeks, to the Romans, the Crusaders, the Ottomans, the English, and even the Ashkenazi Jewish groups who reject Christ. All have come up to fight against Jerusalem. None belongs there, only some from each group who have turned to God. This final event, which happens before paradise is restored, is described several times in the Old Testament.

First, organized religions and organizations, governments, are destroyed at Christ’s second coming. The second time, people will be judged one by one. Both times their aim is Jerusalem, but the first time they are stopped by Christ’s second coming. After a thousand years, they resume, along with the others throughout time, but this time God’s people are protected and not harmed by the event, and the people, instead of winning the battle, receive their sentencing.

This will be God’s final and great triumph, for after this is over, there will be no more conquests or battles. It is the final battle.

The deceptions in both wars are similar. Both have the dragon as the main deceiver.

The last battle seems to focus especially on all those who have rejected God: atheists, agnostics, evolutionists, practitioners of eastern religions, communists, socialists, and all ideologies that are at war against God. The Greeks, Romans, Medo-Persians, Babylonians, Egyptians, and others are included.
In addition, all those deceived by false Christianity, Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism throughout time.

It is a grand confrontation, unlike any ever seen before.

Modern Israel vs Future Jerusalem

Placing the people and events in the Old and New Testaments upon the modern state of Israel is damaging to the truth for multiple reasons. False prophets say Magog is just Russia and that Torgarmah is just Turkey, and the kings of the east are God’s enemies. It fits into their narrative that Islam and Russia are the main aggressors in the end times when God points toward the West as a greater danger.

Most evangelicals no longer understand the beast or the conflict. Thus, they become the “bad guys” while thinking the real bad guys are Islam, because they are not warned that they and their nations are among those God is pointing to as the leaders of calamity and deception on earth in the last days.

Islamic nations have caused a lot of issues; they are not saints either and have persecuted God’s people as well. But they are nothing compared to the great deception and influence that is coming from the children of Japhet upon the world. Nor do they claim to represent Christ’s kingdom or speak on Christ’s behalf.

Modern-day Israel is not God’s sanctified people. They cannot be protected without Christ’s blood and Christ’s righteousness covering them, a covering they have rejected. They are not the Israel that is said to be saved, to dwell in safety while God judges those coming up against it. Instead, they are part of the problem of the end time.

I can wish to be the king of Spain all I want, I can take the throne and the crown, kill the current king, and start ruling. This does not make me the legitimate ruler of Spain.

Jews may take the land and claim to be God’s people despite their apostate state, but that does not magically turn their state into God’s Kingdom. God’s Israel and the new Jerusalem cannot be conquered or claimed. Every citizen entering its gates is invited by the King of that city, who is Christ.

If Jews do not accept Christ, they cannot enter the gates of the city. This is the city God speaks of in the Old Testament that will be surrounded by the nations, but protected.

God’s Jerusalem is not ruled by the UN or anyone else. It cannot be purchased with gold or silver. No one can enter just because they are related to Abraham: “Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire” (Luk 3:8-9).

It’s not our genetic makeup that gives us residency, as is the case in modern Israel today. It is those who are “born again” by the Spirit. “Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” (Joh 3:3-6)

Or as Paul, from the tribe of Benjamin, said: “For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God” (Rom 2:28-29).

Jews and Magog

JJews have high honors in the New Jerusalem, as we just saw. This is for the faithful, not for those who fight God’s atonement. For the Peters and the Pauls, the Barabases and Stephens, and all the heroes from then to now, preaching God’s gospel unfalsified while honoring God’s laws. They shine like stars, metaphorically speaking. The apostles’ names are on the foundation of the New Jerusalem (Rev 21:14).
Then there is the other group who, instead of accepting Christ as the lion and chief of Judah, has used all their energy to fight Him and His followers.

Placing Magog in Europe, with Gog as the landmass of Europe, includes the Roman Empire. Here, Jews have worked against Christ together with Rome. As they were scattered, even their descendants were mingled with the children of Japhet, with Scythians, Germans, Slavs, Greeks, Romans, Iberians, and so on. Just like anyone else, they must rely on their hearts being in the right place. If Jews do not turn to God and end their alliance with the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet, they are among those who will be judged on the great judgment day. They will be among those surrounding the camp of the righteous, attacking the inhabitants of the new Jerusalem. They will be part of the Gog and Magog war, but only on the wrong side. Many Jews ignorantly read the Old Testament and think they naturally will be the ones on the inside, trusting their “flesh” will save them, and believing those who are not Jews by the flesh will be on the outside. This is not what the Bible teaches.

The aggressors attacking God are attacking those who have “the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus,” not a specific race. (Rev.12:17; Rev.14:12) The enemies are not those attacking modern Israel, or Jews by the flesh, but those who attack God’s truth, law, and true gospel.

As long as we understand these two important points, it will be easier to understand who is who in the end conflict, genetics aside, and to know what side we should be on. Not trusting our flesh. Even if we are a Semite, it does not mean we are not part of Japhet’s group. Genetics is not an issue either way. The issue is who is telling the truth and who is lying. Who is deceived and who is not.

Satan has made Islam the scapegoat for Christians and Jews. Causing them to gather together against them, not realizing the apostate Christians themselves are the beast and the false prophet.

Satan has, for a long time, tried to confuse all the terms, situations, and people of the scripture. Now, many do not understand who the beast is, who the false prophet is, who the real Jew of God is, and who God’s people are. They do not know which Jerusalem is mentioned or when the events take place. He confuses everything so that we are unaware when we are seduced to take sides with the enemy, thinking the enemy is the hero and the hero is the enemy.

Satan has made the Islamic countries a scapegoat, taking attention off the West, which he uses to control the world. He stirs up hatred and war to make Muslims even more hated, so that Christians and Jews gather together against God.

It is nothing but a trick. Islam is not the beast of Revelation. It is not the “666.” Islam is only part of what is holding them back from rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem—plans that God will stop.

To this day, the Ark of the Covenant remains underground on the Muslim side of Jerusalem. It will not be given back to stand in a temple, or used as a weapon for the Jewish and evangelical plans for a Jewish earthly kingdom.

When the World Was Divided: Identifying Magog

See all the parts to find out who Gog and Magog are:
Part 1: Why is God targeting the sons of Japhet?
Part 2: Human Development After the Flood and Its Relevance Today
Part 3: When the World Was Divided: Identifying Magog
Part 4: Magog, the Provoker in the End Times

To understand human migrations from a Biblical perspective, we must set aside the flawed approach of evolutionists, who rely on inaccurate dates and events as their framework. They also place the origin of human migration in the Asian steppes and Africa. Furthermore, they divide human development into distinct phases, whereas in reality, people have always lived in different stages simultaneously.
According to the Biblical account, a great flood occurred. After this event, the north experienced a particularly cold climate, which evolutionists call the Ice Age, although it did not last for thousands of years as they suggest. This Ice Age was relatively recent, occurring after the flood when the climate was much colder in the north. Once the ice settled, it remained for some time. When temperatures rose, sea levels rose slightly, and coastal cities built along the shoreline ended up underwater, as seen in several places around the world. Some creationists theorize that numerous volcanoes in the north, which erupted after the flood, caused the colder climate, and that once activity calmed and eruptions became fewer, the temperature rose again.

One of the largest areas in the north to be submerged is the recently discovered Doggerland, a landmass that once connected England with Northern Europe. A human-built wall has also been found ten kilometers off the northern German coast in the Baltic Sea. Around the Mediterranean, ancient cities have been discovered underwater close to shore. The Persian Gulf, for instance, was once a river valley, and sea levels rose during the melting of glaciers. The existence of these sunken cities shows that water levels rose sometime after Babel, when people had already spread.

The point is that for many years, the tribes of Japhet did not venture as far north as the areas inhabited today, while the glaciers were still intact. At first, after the flood, the northernmost inhabited regions were what we today call Armenia, Georgia, Crimea, Ukraine, and so on.

In addition to telling us that Japhet’s children settled in the north, the record also tells us that his sons traveled along the coast and to the islands. Japhet’s son Javan is strongly associated with what we now call Western Turkey, Northern Greece, and its islands.

The Book of Jubilee claims that Noah divided the world into three parts, one for each of his sons. Japhet went north and west, Shem went east, and Ham went south.
“10 And for Javan came forth the fourth portion every island, and the islands which are towards the border of Lud. 11 And for Tubal there came forth the fifth portion in the midst of the tongue which approaches towards the border of the portion of Lud to the second tongue, to the region beyond the second tongue unto the third tongue. 12 And for Meshech came forth the sixth portion, all the region beyond the third tongue till it approaches the east of Gadir. 13 And for Tiras there came forth the seventh portion, four great islands in the midst of the sea, which reach to the portion of Ham [and the islands of Kamaturi came out by lot for the sons of Arpachshad as his inheritance]. 14 And thus the sons of Noah divided unto their sons in the presence of Noah their father, and he bound them all by an oath, imprecating a curse on every one that sought to seize the portion which had not fallen to him by his lot. 15 And they all said, ‘So be it; so be it ‘ for themselves and their sons forever throughout their generations till the day of judgment, on which YAHWEH ALMIGHTY shall judge them with a sword and with fire for all the unclean wickedness of their errors, wherewith they have filled the earth with transgression and uncleanness and fornication and sin.”

According to the Book of Jubilee, Japhet’s sons ended up covering most of what we today know as Europe, Russia, and the Caucasus. From there, they spread further north, east, and west. It should therefore come as no surprise that all European languages derive from the same Proto-Indo-European language family (except Turkish). These include Latin, Armenian, Slavic, Russian, Germanic, Greek, and even Iranian. Among the first peoples to settle in southern and western Europe were the Greeks, the Gauls, the Celts, and the Italic peoples, all of whose languages come from Proto-Indo-European. Much later, Germanic tribes came to dominate central Europe. The peopling of Europe occurred through several waves of immigration, driven mostly by war, displacement, and competition for resources, pushing populations further into new lands.

Medai and Canaan did not want their lands.
The Book of Jubilee also claims that Medai traveled to his allotted land but then returned east. He did not like it and begged to be given a portion from Shem and a portion from Ham. At that time, Medai was married to Arpachshad’s sister. It says: “And Japheth and his sons went towards the sea and dwelt in the land of their portion, and Madai saw the land of the sea and it did not please him, and he begged a (portion) from Ham and Asshur and Arpachshad, his wife’s brother, and he dwelt in the land of Media, near to his wife’s brother until this day. 36 And he called his dwelling-place, and the dwelling-place of his sons, Media, after the name of their father Madai” (Jubilees 10)
The Book of Jubilee tells us that Medai, along with followers, explored the land shortly after Babel, being among the first to arrive there. How long he stayed and whether some were left behind is not known. It does seem plausible, however, that Medai came to the area while it was still very cold and the glaciers of Northern Europe were still intact. Irish traditions about a flood may offer another clue as to why he begged to remain in the east with his cousins.

Thus, the land along the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean was rejected by Medai and left largely to his siblings’ tribes. We will investigate who went there, as it is of great importance for understanding the Gog and Magog War. Traditions may confirm that it was not Medai who settled there.

Illustration: Medai rejected his portion in Europe and settled among Shem and Ham in what is today called Northern Iran. This might also explain why there is an Indo-European language there. He appears to also have received a portion from Ham around modern-day Chad.

The book of Jasher and the book of Jubilee – who tells the truth, if any?

The two books discuss which son of Noah went where. However, they suspiciously disagree on where Magog went. As previously mentioned, Satan has a motive for causing confusion on this topic. We must therefore ask: which of these books tells the truth about Magog? And do ancient historical records confirm one placement over the other?

One book, the Book of Jasher, points toward Russia as Magog. The other, the Book of Jubilee, points to the Western Christian nations as descendants of Magog.

The Book of Jasher is referenced in scripture. Both the Book of Joshua and the Book of Samuel cite the Book of Jasher, which might seem to prove its authenticity. However, the Book of Jasher was lost and was not quoted by anyone in the Bible thereafter. It did not resurface until the 16th and 17th centuries. The book had been lost for approximately 2,500 years, and no one can say for certain how it was found or why it suddenly reappeared. Was it the authentic book that was recovered, or did someone take advantage of the Bible’s mention of such a book and present a false version to push an agenda?

In contrast, the Book of Jubilees was found among the Dead Sea Scrolls and is confirmed to be an authentic ancient document. While its divine inspiration can be debated, a historical record does not require divine authorship to be considered truthful. The Jewish historian Josephus, for example, rejected Christ but still recorded history as accurately as he could, even mentioning Jesus. The Book of Jasher, on the other hand, was never found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. The pre-first-century Jews who carefully preserved Jewish texts did not possess it, nor is it referenced by early Christians or found in ancient Jewish collections. Its reappearance during the Reformation and Jesuit Counter-Reformation is mysterious, and there is currently no way to verify the authenticity of the Book of Jasher now in circulation.

The case of the Book of Jubilee is quite different. It was found among the Dead Sea Scrolls and among pre-first-century Jewish writings. It was continuously quoted after the time of Samuel, during the apostolic age, and was preserved among manuscripts of early Christian groups.

When deciding which account to trust, the Book of Jubilee prevails on all counts. The Book of Jasher presents a similar account of Magog and Gomer, but reverses their locations, placing Gomer in Western Europe and Magog in present-day Russia, whereas the Book of Jubilees places Gomer in modern Russia and Magog in Europe.

This distinction is crucial when studying the Gog and Magog War, as it alters both the interpretation of the conflict and the understanding of Magog’s transgressions.

This shift also fueled “false prophecies” identifying Russia as the main enemy in the end times. These prophecies are promoted by those whom the Book of Jubilee identifies as the real Magog.

The Book of Jubilee not only places Magog in Europe, but also situates Meshech and Tubal, the other two “bad guys,” in what is now the Latin-speaking part of Europe. The three descendants of Japhet that God is most displeased with correspond to the Roman beast and its northern divisions, or horns. Since these horns reign in the end times, Magog is found among them, not just in Europe, but also in the USA, where these tribes later migrated. This means the Biblical Magog includes both the USA and Europe. However, we must first determine whether Magog truly took over Medai’s territory in Europe.

Immigration and displacement – is Magog still Magog?

Evolutionists claim that Europe was inhabited by many different groups at various times. However, according to the Bible, this process happened over a short period. People first settled the area in small, isolated numbers, and then the population grew through several waves of immigration. Genealogy and language both show that the many European tribes are all related; they are different branches of the same family. Initially, there was some intermingling at Babel, after which groups became isolated, and later interbred again with neighboring tribes. All speak Indo-European languages (except Hungarian and Finnish), and similar haplogroups indicate a common ancestor. It seems that Magog took the land intended for Medai and then spread northward and westward into Europe. Historical evidence shows that those who immigrated to Western Europe came from Magog’s territory.

Where do historical traditions say they come from?

A Celtic historical record called the Lebor Gabála Érenn, a book of the invasions of Ireland, is considered a collection of legends and a written record of traditional oral history from prehistoric times. It tells us the following regarding some of the first people to come to Ireland: “Cesair (Cessair), a granddaughter of Noah, together with her father, Bíth, and her followers, are the first to reach Ireland but perish in the flood* shortly after. The next invasion was led by Partholon (possibly Greek), a descendant of the biblical Magog, son of Japhet. After overcoming the Fomor (Fomorii), a race of supernatural beings, Partholon’s tribe assumed control of the country for three centuries, until consumed by plague. Thirty years later, Nemed, another descendant of Magog, arrived in Ireland. Allegedly from Scythia, a tribe to the north of Greece, he and his Nemedian tribe deforested many plains in Ireland and (like Partholon) defeated the Fomor in battle.”
The flood referenced here likely refers to when water levels rose, covering Doggerland and other parts of coastal Northern Europe, rather than the flood in Noah’s days. The two events may have been conflated.
The settlement is claimed to have been first inhabited by Noah’s granddaughter, who went there with her father, “Bith.” In these ancient languages, B was pronounced as V, making it “Vith,” which is tied to Noah’s son (J)aphet. If true, Japhet came to inspect the land appointed to his descendants. His daughter died in the flood, but some must have survived, as descendants of Magog later fought with them. “Supernatural beings” may indicate they were larger and stronger. Who Japhet’s daughter’s husband was, we do not know, nor even whether she was truly his daughter. As long as she was a female descendant, she could be referred to as a daughter of Japheth. Either she was widowed, or she had a husband from another tribe.

Japhet need not have died in the flood, having only escorted his family there. This woman appears to have been a sister of Magog and Medai, or “daughter” is used to describe a prominent descendant (Women in the early period also lived several hundred years)
We might want to revisit the story from Jubilee, where Medai traveled to Western Europe and then returned “begging” for a land in the East. This might indicate something scared him off his own land. The flood there could have been the one that scared; according to the Lebor Gabala Erenn, a flood killed at least one tribe, and then Magog was the next tribe to arrive.
Magog’s journeys to Ireland on two occasions suggest they either passed through land assigned to Medai but rejected, or through their own territory north by the Baltic Sea before reaching Ireland (the Book of Jubilee states that Magog received land extending to the Baltic Sea). This demonstrates that Magog’s descendants arrived in northwestern Europe early. It also shows that Magog’s descendants reached and settled in Ireland through several waves.

Another detail from the legends recorded in this book states that other descendants of Magog lived among the Scythians or were themselves part of the Scythians. Historical records show that the Scythians also later spread inward toward Western Europe. The Jewish historian Flavius Josephus states that the Scythians were descendants of Magog and therefore a tribe of Magog. The history of the Scythians shows they moved from the north of the Black Sea (modern-day Ukraine) into Europe, both west and east, and even reached Britain.

When genealogists research Europe, we see three major haplogroups in which most descendants are linked (R1a, R1b, and I).
Other Irish sources, such as Auraicept na n-Éces, claimed to be as old as the 7th century, also state that Ireland was settled by the sons of Magog. Baath mac Magog (Boath), Jobhath, and Fathochta are said to be three sons of Magog who came to Ireland. Some dispute this, claiming he is from Gomer or even Javan, but there are more legends and stories that confirm Magog’s presence in Western Europe. The Irish legends also count among Magog’s descendants: Fenius Farsaid, Partholón, Nemed, the Fir Bolg, the Tuatha de Danann, and the Milesians. Of those who survived the disasters after Nemed, they split up and are said to have scattered: one group fled “into the north of the world,” another to Britain, and another to Greece.

Scotland is also, according to several historians, claimed to be a descendant of the Scythians:
“Scot (is) the same as Scythian in etymology; the root of both is Sct. The Greeks had no c, and would change t into th, making the root skth, and by adding a phonetic vowel, we get Skuthai (Scythians), and Skodiai (Skoths)” (Brewer E.C., enl. ed., 1894. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, p. 1112). Brewer further explains that both the Welsh and the Saxons each changed letters, leaving us with the word “Scots” (ibid).
Keep in mind that many modern historians follow the evolutionary timeline. We know the Scythians arrived in Europe later, but the Bible says the first scattering of Magog into their lands occurred after the Tower of Babel. We will examine why.

God may give a hint that Magog doesn’t just stay in the inland territory of Europe, but rather takes over also the coastal areas: “And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD” (Eze 39:6)

The most likely reason God is angry with those “in the isles” is their relation to trade. Even Revelation 18 is largely a judgment on the men behind global trade. The coast has always been a desirable place to settle.
Baath mac Magog is described as being from Scythia and the Goths, or the Gaedil, suggesting a link between the Germanic-Slavic Goths and Britain. Other historical records show that the Goths spread to both Western and Eastern Europe, even reaching Rome and Spain. Genetically speaking, Magog appears to have mingled with Meshech, Tubal, and Javan while dominating the European continent at various periods.
The Visigoths, Vandals, Angles, Saxons, Franks, Ostrogoths, and Lombards all visited, immigrated to, or conquered Roman territory, and they appear to also be descendants of different tribes of Magog. Some, using the evolutionist model, argue that many of these groups had a greater variety of ancestry, but the Bible tells us that many groups descended from very few people. Tribes grew larger and split into new groups. One such example is the twelve tribes of Jacob and the twelve tribes of Ishmael, each descended from a single son. The same would have been true of the sons of Japhet; they were not just one tribe. Legends also hold that Magog had a grandson called Heber, whose offspring spread throughout the Mediterranean.

Scandinavia, France, and Britain

Linguistically and genetically, Northern Europe is closely connected. The Britons and Scandinavian royal houses all share the same origin names on their king lists, demonstrating their ancient relations. They all share a connection to the Celts and are among the first peoples to have settled throughout Northern Europe. The Irish legends, however, open the possibility that they came from different tribes or the sons of Magog. At one point, these early groups spoke the same language.

Later, another group of Magog’s descendants came to Scandinavia. “The Swedish historian Johannes Magnus (1488–1544) stated that Magog migrated to Scandinavia (via Finland) 88 years after the flood and that his five sons were Suenno (ancestor of the Swedes), Gethar (or Gog, ancestor of the Goths), Ubbo (who later ruled the Swedes and built Old Uppsala), Thor, and German. Queen Christina of Sweden reckoned herself as number 249 in a list of kings going back to Magog.” (Wikipedia) It is difficult today to verify his sources, yet the account fits with other legends, even if the names differ. Magog most likely had many sons born over several hundred years. Because all sources are relatively recent, it is difficult to prove their authenticity.
The Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241) wrote about immigration to Scandinavia, drawing on the writings of earlier historians such as the priest Ari inn fróði (the Learned), son of Þorgils, son of Gellir. Like many others, he is disbelieved by evolutionists because of how the leader Odin is portrayed as having godlike powers. But this was a common way for leaders to portray themselves in ancient times. Many people in Sweden and Norway are his descendants, and the stories and places he describes are all real. He divides the land in the same way the Book of Jubilee does, with the river Tanais, which flows from the Black Sea, dividing Europe from Asia. The European side was where Magog is said to have gone.

He He does not mention Magog specifically, but describes a group settling in Sweden (not the earliest arrivals) who traveled from the Black Sea through modern Germany and Denmark before reaching Sweden. Along the way, they established settlements and named many places still in use today. He notes they ultimately left the Black Sea region and Turkland (modern Turkey) due to threats from the Romans. Since the Romans entered Scythian territory north of the Black Sea around 40 BCE, this group’s migration to Sweden happened relatively late. Most identify them as the Goths. In his work EDDA, Sturluson explains how their arrival changed the local language: they intermarried with the population, and their descendants became so numerous that a new language spread throughout Saxland and Northern Europe. The Germanic language, while related to earlier tongues, was not the region’s original language. Germanic shares features with ancient Norse, Celtic, and proto-Iranian, all of which descend from Proto-Indo-European. The arrivals from the Black Sea likely spoke a proto-Iranian dialect, and the blend with ancient European languages may have produced early Germanic. As Snorri described, the Gauls and then Germanic-speaking peoples settled what is now France, Germany, Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. Genetic analysis shows that all these populations are related, despite minor differences among groups.

MAP OF THE EXPANSION OF THE POSSIBLE EUROPEAN TRIBES OF MAGOG:

Another (of many) settlement groups of Europe: The Longobards

Scythians

Not only did old Irish chronicles connect the Scythians with Magog, but so did the famous Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, who lived in the first century. He said that the Scythians were a tribe of Magog. The Scythians were infamous for their behavior, and their history goes back a long way. The Greek historian Herodotus (484 BC) wrote half a millennium earlier: “None who attacks them can escape, and none can catch them if they desire not to be found.” He also revealed something very important about this group: they were nomads who came to the Black Sea during winter and lived elsewhere during the summer. Herodotus famously admitted he knew nothing of Northern Europe at the time, though he did visit the Scythians, whom he did not like.

Herodotus may not be the most celebrated historian, and his report suggests that the “box mentality” of evolutionists today regarding human migration may have distorted their understanding of European history. He wrote: “For when men have no established cities or fortresses, but all are house-bearers and mounted archers, living not by tilling the soil but by cattle-rearing and carrying their dwellings on wagons, how should these not be invincible and unapproachable?”
Hippocrates wrote: “‘The Scyths… have no houses but live in wagons. These are very small with four wheels. Others with six wheels are covered with felt; such wagons are employed like houses, in twos or threes, and provide shelter from rain and wind … The women and children live in these wagons, but the men always remain on horseback.’
There were several different tribes called Scythians, each living separately in what is today Ukraine.
The Irish and other sources describing early Scythians coming to the Black Sea suggest that they arrived there during winter because of the harsh climate of Northern Europe. They were not just nomads; they traveled with the seasons and only lived in the north during summer. Those living in the Near East and the Mediterranean did not have these kinds of needs. Another researcher notes: “The Scandinavian peoples, the Celtic peoples, and the Scythian peoples actually had a common origin, as evidenced by the presence of Kurgan.” (Nicolini Giuseppe, Independent Researcher
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The groups emerging in Northern Europe, such as the Ostrogoths, Lombards, Vandals, Heruli, and many others, all share a common trait: they moved between the south and the north. The Lombards (Norwegians) even settled in Northern Italy for an extended period. The Visigoths settled in Spain and established their own empire there between 418 and 711 AD. The Ostrogoths spread through the Balkans and even into Rome, all moving southward and northward. The explanation for this behavior is most likely climate and trade. Observing Magog’s behavior in the common era may also reveal the situation after Babel, which was even more extreme, with glaciers and a much colder climate. They were therefore nomads, traveling with animals and tents, sometimes taking residence in the south before returning north.
The Scythians represented several of these tribes, to the annoyance of many nations, including Greece and Medo-Persia. The steppe people and the farmers were related, as were the hunter-gatherers. The first to leave for Northern Europe did so around 2,500 years before the group mentioned by Sturluson, illustrating how easily the genes of those who mostly stayed south and those who remained in the north could mutate slightly in each direction, while still being descendants of Magog. The Bible’s reference to the coasts and history’s record of Magog moving southward with their bands to Spain, France, and Italy show that Magog spread throughout Europe. And the last great group of Scythians to leave the Black Sea has, as DNA shows, spread throughout Eastern and Central Europe to the Baltic Sea, the area initially given to Magog according to the Book of Jubilee.

So far we see Magog’s sons divided and spread among the following groups: the Celts, the Scandinavians, the Germans, the Franks, the Slavs, the White Croats, the Western Scythians, the Eastern Scythians, the Kievan Rus, the Ostrogoths, the Visigoths, the Vikings, the Vandals, the Lombards, the Svea, and various other Scythian groups, also intermixing with the populations of Spain, Greece, and Italy. All are connected through genetic haplogroups and history. Part of these groups could also be from the tribe of Gomer. Some of Magog’s descendants have remained fairly isolated over time, while others have constantly been on the move between north and south, east and west. Some have permanently settled in the south, and some have remained in the north.

Is the Scythians Ashkenaz?

Some Jewish writings from the Middle Ages began the trend of identifying the descendants of Germany as Gomer’s son, Ashkenaz, and European Jews still call themselves Ashkenazi after this son. It might sound better than Magog Jews, but is it correct? They thought the Assyrian name Aškuzai/Iškuzai for the Scythians fitted better with Ashkenaz. The Scythians never called themselves the Scythians; the name is thought to refer to their weaponry and was used by ancient historians. They called themselves Skudat, which probably means “archers”. The Persians called them Sakâ, and the Greeks Skythes or Skythai. The Bible, together with history, might contradict the idea that the Scythians are Ashkenaz. The Bible never mentions the Scythians, but it does mention Magog and Ashkenaz on separate occasions. Ashkenaz was part of the “northern alliance” destroying Babylon: “For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain” “Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers. Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion. And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant (Jer 50:9 & Jer 51:27-29).

This alliance was part of the Medo-Persian conquest of Babylon and its territory. They lived in the north, in what is today Iran, and in Urartu. The reason we know this is likely not the Scythians is that Persian and Greek history tells us the Medes were often in conflict with the Scythians, even at war with them. The Scythians had previously assisted Babylon. Darius the First led a military expedition into parts of European Scythia in 513 BC. Only a few years before Medo-Persia had attacked Babylon with its alliance, defeating the Scythians was part of their military campaigns. The Scythians had

invaded Media, revolted against Darius, and sabotaged trade routes in the area. The war against them took place, among other locations, in the territory now called Ukraine and the surrounding areas where they had spread. Herodotus writes about this in his book The Histories. The account tells that Darius went into Eastern Europe specifically to drive the Scythians away. Because they lived as nomads, he said, there were “no cities or fields to burn,” which made the campaign difficult to win.

What we learn from this is that the Scythians are likely not Ashkenaz, as some claim today. Germans are not Ashkenaz; their genetics are the same as the rest of Europe.

The territory of the Kurds, Armenians, and Azeris still has a large group of descendants of Israel. This fits the Biblical description of where the first Israel was displaced.

The tribes of Gomer and Magog are being switched, and the idea that Germany is Ashkenaz is promoted by both Zionists and evangelicals. The Caucasus territory, including modern Armenia and Georgia, has traditions claiming descent from Gomer’s sons Ashkenaz and Togarmah. They are too few to represent all of Gomer’s descendants, but their ancient traditions are worth respecting, just as Magog’s traditions are in Northern Europe. The claims of the Armenians and Georgians also match the Bible verse we just examined, as well as the verse saying Togarmah is in the north. There is no evidence from the Bible that Gomer spread west. According to the Book of Jubilee, he received the land north of the Caucasus. The Armenian historian Yovhannes Drasxanakertc’i (1.15) in his book History of Armenia writes that Ashkenaz was a forefather in the Armenian land. (Gmirkin, Russell (2006). Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus: Hellenistic Histories and the Date of the Pentateuch.) A Jewish philosopher and rabbi named Saadia Gaon suggests it is the Slavic nations.

So, where does the Ashkenazi term come from, which seems to have inspired the entire Jewish and evangelical movement?
Genetics suggests that those who identify as Ashkenazi Jews originated in Italy, Greece, and southern Europe more broadly.
In the Babylonian Talmud, written between 200 CE and 500 CE, the name Gomer is rendered as Germania, which is identified as Germanikia in other rabbinical literature. Germanikia was a land in northwestern Syria (Turkish: Maraş; Armenian: Մարաշ) and Germanicea (Greek: Γερμανίκεια).
The place was once settled by Aram, son of Shem, and never by a Germanic tribe. In the 6th century, the Catholic historian Eusebius thought Ashkenaz was in Scandinavia because the name looked similar.

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Early Jewish communities arose in Greece and Italy as early as the BCE era. They were further displaced after Rome took Jerusalem in 63 BCE, when thousands of Jews were taken as war prisoners. There was also unrest that displaced them in 37 BCE and after the Jewish revolt in 53 BCE. Then, Christian Jews fled during the Jewish-Christian persecution. Finally, the larger group was displaced around the time Rome destroyed Jerusalem. For over two millennia, Jews have intermarried with local populations in the places where they settled, as reflected in their genetic makeup.

Conclusion: There is currently no evidence that Europe, and especially Germany, is Ashkenaz. There is evidence that Ashkenazi Jews do not seem to have any relation to the tribe of Ashkenaz, unless it is through their Armenian/Azeri connection rather than their Roman or German connection. Calling themselves Ashkenazi Jews is mostly an idea from the Middle Ages.
According to the Icelandic historian Snorre, a group from the Caucasus region came to Scandinavia during the Roman conquest of the Near East; however, he does not say they were Scythians or Ashkenazi. When they arrived, Scandinavia was said to already be populated. At best, Ashkenazi people could have immigrated to another territory, thereby giving rise to the rumors. Genetic research shows a close connection among the Northern European tribes, so more research from a Biblical perspective would be needed to determine whether Ashkenaz went to Scandinavia.

‘Answer in Genesis‘ theory

He, in turn, drew his history from Johannes Aventinus (1477–1534), who, despite living through the German Reformation and befriending reformers, remained Catholic his whole life. He was asked to write the history of Bavaria and is said to have gathered several sources for his work, yet no trace of these sources remains today, aside from his own book. He claims to have a record of the first ruler of Germany, called Tuitsch (son of the sky), who is the same figure James Anderson D.D. claims is Ashkenaz. So, although these are historical sources, there is no evidence beyond Anderson’s speculation. His ideas are repeated to this day by evangelicals and Jews.

Anderson’s writings came not long after the Book of Jasher also surfaced, and most followed the same understanding of Gomer taking Western Europe. However, among all ancient writings, most that tie Gomer to Western Europe are from the Middle Ages. The oldest book found, the Book of Jubilees, says that Magog came to northern Europe, while Gomer lived east of him. In the end, both tribes could have been mixed in that part of the land. As long as the Bible speaks not just of Magog but of the land of Gog, it references Europe either way. And when the Bible says “Gog, the land of Magog,” it means the tribe of Magog is the dominant or leading presence in that land.
Why this switching of places was done by Catholics and early Scottish Freemasons is better left to those interested in conspiracies.

Ezekiel and Magog

We are first introduced to bands of Magog in Ezekiel, around the same time as God’s prophetic judgment upon many nations. Most of them are known and identifiable. The mention of Israel’s enemies as Magog appears new in the context of Judah’s situation at the time. For a long time, Israel had fought against the Assyrians, the Midianites, and the Moabites, among others. They were all known enemies. Now it speaks of Magog coming up against Jerusalem.

The many tribes and fighters attacking Israel in Ezekiel’s day are known. One power we know was involved appears at first glance not to be mentioned. What do other historical sources tell us that can identify a possible aggression from Magog in the time of Ezekiel, one that would make a future judgment announced to Ezekiel relevant? Ezekiel had been taken captive by Babylon, had witnessed gruesome war, and did not need to be told of another unrelated war in the distant future. This is why we need to see the connection between the future war of Magog and how the judgment over them will comfort God’s people in their day. Babylon is not Magog, because it is mentioned by name in Ezekiel (it was mostly a Semitic Chaldean people).

To better understand, we need to go back in time. Between about 626 and 607 BCE, Assyria was conquered. The Scythians were, for a while, allied with the Assyrians. However, the Scythians switched sides, supporting Cyaxares and the Medes in the war against Assyria, and later helped Babylon. In 610, the battle of Harran; in 612, the battle of Nineveh; and in 614, the battle against Assur. In all these battles, the Scythian kingdom of the Black Sea supported the Medo-Babylonian army. (Loehr, Max (1955). “The Stag Image in Scythia and the Far East”, Sulimirski, T. (1954). “Scythian Antiquities in Western Asia”, Jacobson, Esther (1995). The Art of the Scythians: The Interpenetration of Cultures at the Edge of the Hellenic World.) They were also in for the Battle of Carchemish in 605 BC. They then favored the Neo-Babylonian empire. They helped Babylon annex Judah in 557 BC (Dugaw, Lipschits & Stiebel 2020, p. 81). Jerusalem fell in 587 BC. If they helped with this, it is unknown, but it is likely the Scythians were in the Babylonian army then as well. They supported many of the other battles in Babylonia. But could the Scythians, aiding Babylon and famous for their barbaric fighting, be classified as one of the nations rising up against God’s people in Ezekiel’s days? Absolutely. Then why were they not mentioned if they were part of the Babylonian alliance? Likely, they were; only God used the name of their forefather, Magog, rather than some name they had given themselves. God’s eyes look to their origins and to what they will do in the future; hence, the prophecy of God judging them. In Ezekiel, we see God almost exclusively using the names of the forefathers of all the nations and bands, rather than what they called themselves. It is also plausible that Judah called them Magog at the time. Remember, all others have already received some judgment, but Magog’s judgment is yet to come. Why was he not judged instantly? In a way, they were, as they were later attacked by the Medes, but it could also be because their crimes had only just begun. Magog is prophesied to return to God’s land before their final judgment.

Conclusion: The Scythians (the Magogs) were in alliances with the Medo-Babylonian and Neo-Babylonian conquests, but were later in conflict with the Medes and not part of their northern alliance when this alliance conquered Babylon around 539 BCE. The Scythians had been seen as a problem and the Urartu and Azkenazi became part of the “Northern Alliance” with the Medes and Persians against Babylon.

So Who Is Magog Today?

Based on everything we have looked at, the tribes of Magog appear to be mostly in Europe, especially western and northern Europe, with France, Germany, and England as the largest nations. And spread to Italy, Spain, Portugal, and smaller countries in Europe as well.

The Paternal I gene (ydna) and Paternal R gene (ydna)
According to studies so far, it is assumed that the paternal I gene, which was present among early Europeans, and the R gene came from two different brothers of Noah. Because of this, some creationist genealogists think the I gene belongs to the first Europeans (Japhet) and the R gene belongs to Shem’s tribe, which came from the East.
Here, the Bible prophecy regarding the sons of Noah becomes extremely relevant. “And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant. God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant” (Gen 9:26-27). It is Japhet who would be “enlarged” and even dwell in the area given to Shem, not Shem in Japhet’s “tents.” Noah’s prophecy was fulfilled, and a large part of Japhet dwelled in Shem’s “tent” or land from the beginning until this day, just as the Book of Jubilee also claimed. Thus, we should find genetic traces of them among Elam, Asshur, Aram, and Arphaxad, which we do and which confuses some genealogists. We also find proto-European among the eastern languages of Iran and India.
The most important thing is not to draw a conclusion that goes against the Bible or other historical sources. The idea presented by some creationist genealogists is that war, famine, and immigration wiped out most of Japhet in Europe. However, the Bible tells us of a large Magog in the end days who will provoke God. Noah speaks of Japhet being “enlarged,” and nowhere does it say anything about Shem taking over Japhet’s land. We will examine why switching genes is contrary to scripture and history.

MAGOG – WORLD BULLIES OR PEACEMAKERS?

God speaks little more of Magog in the Old Testament. Since Babylon took Judah, Magog has remained present. Japhet’s sons continued their struggle against God and His land. The Medes were descendants of Japheth’s son Medai and were part of the Medo-Persian empire that conquered Judah. The Greek empire, according to the Bible, is Japhet’s son Javan (the name Javan is used in the Bible for this empire). Bible prophecy then shows a horn coming from the West, which is also Japhet, this time from Rome and Western Europe. The alliance of Mesech, Tubal, and Magog came from the West. Then the ten horns or toes again represent tribes of Magog. They are also the United States of America, which is in large part a British, Irish, French, Scandinavian, and Spanish colony. The power of these European horns will continue until Christ’s second coming, when He will put an end to the “time of the heathens.” Will Magog conquer the land of Israel, or has it already been conquered?

What we can say for sure is that both Magog and Gomer are present in Europe, and that Europe itself is the land of Gog.

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