Does a Prophetic Bible Passage Read on Sukkot Reference Nuclear War During Gog and Magog?

“And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the nations who besieged Jerusalem; his flesh will waste away while he still stands on his feet; his eyes will waste away in their sockets, and his tongue shall waste away in his mouth.” (Zechariah 14:12)

Orginally Posted on Breaking Israel News

By Rivkah Lambert Adler

With Iran and ISIS battling for nuclear weapons, Zechariah 14:1-21, the prophetic passage read in synagogues across the world on the first day of Sukkot, brings nuclear war into stark relief.

Gog-Magog | Iranian President to Visit Turkey

President Erdogan of Turkey and President Rouhani of Iran

It has been 18 years since an Iranian president visited turkey. But on Monday, President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, will be in Turkey to meet with Prime Minister Erdogan and President Gul. Turkish and Iranian relations have not been good for several years. Iran has backed the Assad regime in Syria while Turkey has supported the rebels. But it is a complex relationship because the two countries have continued to have a robust trading relationship despite their disagreement over Syria.

Iran (formerly known as Persia) is one of the countries that will be in the God-Magog alliance spoken of in Ezekiel 38 and 39. Last Thursday, DTTO News reported that Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia were in the beginning stages of military co-operation. If the relationship between Turkey and Iran continues to develop, this would be another piece to the end-times puzzle.

Gog - Magog | Turkey and the Caucasus Form Alliance

Sometimes the news speaks for itself. Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39 contain the prophecy of a war of involving several countries coming against Israel. The names used for the countries involved are the subject of controversy. Some of the countries such as Persia are well known. But other countries such as Magog are not known. There are a few references in ancient texts that give a general location, but it is difficult to directly relate these names to a modern country. Above is a map of some general locations. 

So when Turkey forms a military alliance with countries in the Caucasus, we who watch the news from a prophetic standpoint pay attention.

Ezekiel 38:2-6

Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.

Controlling the World from the Black Sea

Putin celebrates Victory Day in the Crimea

Everything seems to be going Russia's way these days. This time last year their friends in the middle east; Syria and Iran, seemed to be on the verge of collapse. Syria was in the middle of a civil war and the rebels were winning. Iran was under intense pressure from economic sanctions and a secret war of covert operations against its nuclear program. This along with civil unrest seemed to be making Iran a candidate for collapse.

The Genius of Vilnius: Messiah is Coming

Vilna Gaon courtesy Wikipedia

Elijah ben Shlomo Zalman Kremer was an 18^th century Rabbi also known as the Genius of Vilnius or Vilna Gaon.  He was born in Vilnius, Lithuania and is one of the most revered Rabbis of the past 500 years. 

Why am I writing about an 18^th century Rabbi on a Christian end times blog. Well shortly before his death, Vilna Gaon said that when the Russians capture the Crimea, it will be an indication that we are in the time of the coming of the Messiah. This is getting many people in Israel pretty excited including the great-grandson of Vilna Gaon. Grand Rabbi Moshe Shternbuch, the vice president of Israel’s Rabbinical Court announced to his disciples that Putin’s actions are a sure sign that the Messiah is on his way.

Also, According to a writer for Haaretz named Chemi Shalev, Russia’s actions in the Crimea are a harbinger of the Gog-Magog war written about by the prophet Ezekiel.  This is because the first century Jewish historian, Flavius Josephus, considered the area around the Black Sea to be the land of Magog written about in Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39.