Child of Jesus, Biblewriter has some very unique insight and research into all of this and I would highly recommend asking him questions about it all.
I am nearing the extent of my understanding and research of it at this point.
Biblewriter, didn't you once say that you thought the land of Magog was Turkey/Germany?
You are right about my research. I devoted literally years of original research in ancient books, maps, monuments, and records to identify the ancient places and nations in Ezekiel 38 and 39.
After I had reached my conclusions, I cross-checked them against the most up-to-date scholarship available. I found that my conclusions were exactly the same as those of the historians who had specialized in each of the fields involved.
But I did not say that Magog was either Turkey or Germany. The famous Jewish historian Josephus said that Magog was the father of the Magogites, but that the Greeks called that tribe the Scythians. The Scythians were a well known nomadic tribe that inhabited what is now called the Ukraine. They rode horses, so they needed grasslands, and the Ukraine was almost totally grassland.
Turkey, on the other hand, was the ancient homeland of Meshech and Tubal. These two nations are almost always mentioned together in the ancient literature, and are known to have inhabited the eastern region of modern day Turkey. But in those days, it was not Turkey. The Turks invaded this area in about the year 1050. They were so well known for their cruelty that the vast bulk of the populations of Meshech and Tubal fled before they arrived. Since they came from the east and south, the only way to flee was to the north, into the Ukraine, what is known as southern Russia.
The names Moscow and Muscovy were first mentioned in the early Russian chronicles about a hundred years after this. The name Tobol appeared even later than that. So it appears that Meshech was the source of the name Muscow or Moscow, and that Tubal was the source of the name Tobol, or Tobolisk. These, of course, are two major regions of modern Russia.
So I do not believe that there can be any reasonable doubt that Gog is the last great leader of Russia.
But his allies are not just the Moslem nations, as many allege. They include "all the bands of Gomer."
The Biblical name Gomer occurs in the Armenian language as Gamer, in the Assyrian language as the Gammerria, and in the Greek language as the Cimmerrians.
The Cimmerians are well known as the ancestors of the Gauls, who in turn are well known as the ancestors of the kelts, or Celts. These are the ancestors of most of western Europe, the Americas, and Australia.
This throws a monkey wrench into most of the interpretations of this chapter. If it is correct, and I am absolutely certain it is, then when Russia attacks Israel, its allies will include Iran, Lybia, France, Germany, England, The United States, and Australia, plus probably most of South America and Africa.
In short, this will be a united world attacking Israel, and being totally defeated.
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