Originally Posted by
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Matthew 24:3, When asked what would be a sign of Jesus glorious return, Jesus said, "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars"
In the Book of Ezekiel 38:1-3, the Lord says " I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal". Gog is a person and whoever he is, he is from the land of Magog and is the leader of Tubal and Meshek and a confedceracy of other nations; Persia, Cush, Put, Gomer and Beth Togarmah- Ezekiel 38:5-6. Whoever he is, he will have plans to "attach a peaceful and unsuspecting people"(Israel) verses 11,14 and 18). But, regardless of Gogs plans, the Lord God is agtainst him and ill defeat him soundly. Ezekiel 38-4, 19-23, 39:3-5.
Magog is in a land far north of Israel point of view Ezekiel 38:15, 39:2.
Jeremiah 49:34-39 says that Elam, a nation east of Babylon, west of Persia and south of Media would be conquered and then rise to power again : Just a brief history- Babylon conquered Elam in 596 but then Persia under Cyrus the Great took control of the area and then the Elamites and Medes became part of the Persian Empire. The Medo-Persian Empire ascended to power and conquered Babylon in 539 fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah 21:2. This happened during the time of Daniel. Alexander the Great conquest put an end to Persia as a world power but fulfilling the prophecy of Daniel 8. Persia was by then ruled by the Selecucids, the Parthians, the Sassanians, Romans, Byzantines and in 636, the Muslims. In 1501, the state of Iran was founded.
Ezekiel mentions Persia as an ally of Magog (Russia) and the territory (Syria, Turkey, Lebanon)
When Iran and Russia gang up on Israel, God himself will literally defeat those armies with supernatural power and will say "I am the lord God, I will make my Holy name known among my people of Israel.
Ezekiel 39:12 says that the Magog and Persian loses will be so overwhelming that it will take Israel 7 months to collect and burry the bodies to cleanse the land.
Ezekiel 39:14 goes on to say, On that day I will give Gog a burial ground there in Israel, the valley of those who pass by east of the sea, and it will block off those who would pass by. So they will bury Gog there with all his horde, and they will call it the valley of Hamon-gog.
So, lets recap this, the bible says that in the end times, Russia and Iran play a part in trying to destroy Israel. God himself will destroy those who appose Israel. It will literally take an act of God to defend Israel.
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