First Posted 2011: READING THE BOOK EZEKIEL...It IS Now 2015
Who are the present day peoples of GOG and what is the land of MAGOG? Who is the Chief Prince of MESHECH and TUBAL? Who are these people and Lands today? Have we been watching and do we see what is going on..."WAR"...:(
2Son of man, set thy face against Gog,...(MINE...GOG...LAND OF MAGOG is from Japheth son of Noah. Magog, son of Japheth. This name appears in the Assyrian texts as mat gugu, The Land of Gugu, and means Lydia. Gugu is known in Greek texts as Gyges of Lydia, a historical king of Lydia and the founder of the Mermnad dynasty (ruled c.716-678 BCE). n Classical Antiquity, Scythia (Greek Σκυθία Skuthia, in English pronounced /ˈsɪθɪə/ or /ˈsɪðɪə/) was the area in Eurasia inhabited by the Scythians, from the 8th century BC to the 2nd century AD. [1] The area known to classical authors as Scythia included: Pontic-Caspian steppe, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. The Northern Caucasus area including Azerbaijan, parts of Belarus, Poland, Lower Danube River area and part of Romania. Sekestan, Indus Valley..."GOG, LAND OF MAGOG."
WAR AND REVOLUTION IN THESES AREAS TODAY!!! 2011
the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
MESHECH and TUBAL MAP
WHAT IS TAKING PLACE TODAY IN THIS AREA? WAR AND REVOLUTION!!!
4And 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:
5Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:...(MINE...Modern day Persian people are:
Persians or Persian people may refer to: "IRAN"...
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY IN THIS AREA? MORE WAR AND REVOLUTION!!!
6Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
GOMER and TOGARMAH MAP
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY IN THIS AREA? MORE WAR AND REVOLUTION!!!
7Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
10Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
Let Us Paint A Picture Together Of what We See Today In Our World...
'ALWAYS REMEMBER...'
THE MIDDLE EAST...GOD WARNS US OF ALL THINGS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN, SATAN NEVER DOES!
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and North Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner.
The history of the Middle East dates back to ancient times, and throughout its history, the Middle East has been a major centre of world affairs. The Middle East is also the historical origin of major religions such as Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Many countries located around the Persian Gulf have large quantities of crude oil $$$$$. In modern times the Middle East remains a strategically, economically, politically, culturally and religiously sensitive regionThe Middle East.
AN EXAMINATION OF EZEKIEL'S TERMINOLOGY
The terms found in Ezekiel 38 that must be considered are (as in KJV) Gog, Magog, Meshech, Tubal (verse 1), Persia, Ethiopia, Libya (verse 5), Gomer, and Togarmah (verse 6). Of these, some are easily identifiable. The more obvious nations will be treated first then proceeding to the more difficult.
Libya, Persia, Ethiopia...ALL OF THESE AREAS IN WAR AND REVOLUTION.
Libya (Put) remains today, bearing the same name, lying just west of Egypt. Persia, also remaining to the present, is now known as Iran. Biblical Ethiopia (Cush, KŠ) is not the Ethiopia of today but rather the land just to the south of Egypt, Northern Sudan.
Togarmah (TGRM) presents only a little more difficulty. Togarmah was a descendant of Noah through Japheth then Gomer (Gen.10:1-3). He is known to Assyrian records as Tilgarimmu (TLGRM). The inserted "L" is not uncommon and, more than likely, was silent. Tilgarimmu was a city state in Eastern Anatolia (Asia Minor, modern
Turkey), more specifically, as Ryrie states, "the southeastern part of Turkey near the Syrian border." This identification is generally acknowledged by all.
Gomer...Cappadocia lies in eastern Anatolia, in the center of what is now Turkey.
However, GMR is well known to the ancient world as Gimarrai (GMR) of north central Asia Minor (Cappadocia). These people are also known as the Cimmerians (KMR, note the change in gutturals from "G" to "C"). This seems to be the simplest, most obvious interpretation.
Meshech
However, Mushki (MŠK) of central and western Asia Minor, known in the classics (Homer, etc.) as Phrygia, fits very well. These people were well known to Ezekiel, and this seems clearly the easier interpretation.
Tubal...Eastern Asia Minor
Anatolia (from Greek Ἀνατολή Anatolē — "east" or "(sun)rise"; also Asia Minor, from Greek: Μικρὰ Ἀσία Mikrá Asía "small Asia"; in modern Turkish: Anadolu) is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey. The region is bounded by the Black Sea to the north, Georgia to the northeast, the Armenian Highland to the east, Mesopotamia to the southeast, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west. Anatolia has been home to many civilizations throughout history, such as the Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Persians, Greeks, Assyrians, Armenians, Romans, Georgians, Anatolian Seljuks and Ottomans.
Ezekiel was well acquainted with Tabal (TBL) of Eastern Asia Minor (and Gimarrai and Mushki) of central and western Asia Minor). Granted, God could have revealed Tobol'sk (and Moscow and Germany) to the ancient prophet, but to assume so when Tabal was Tabal is clearly to be preferred.
Gog...
Lydia (Assyrian: Luddu; Greek: Λυδία) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern Turkish provinces of Manisa and inland İzmir. Its population spoke an Anatolian language known as Lydian.
At its greatest extent, the Kingdom of Lydia covered all of western Anatolia. Lydia (known as Sparda by the Achaemenids) was a satrapy (province) of the Achaemenid Empire, with Sardis as its capital. Tabalus, appointed by Cyrus the Great was the first satrap (governor). (See: Lydia (satrapy)).
Lydia was later the name for a Roman province. Coins are thought to have been invented in Lydia around 610 BC.
Gog is extremely difficult to identify. Some have identified him with Gyges (seventh century B.C.), king of Lydia (extreme western Asia Minor), who is called Gugu in the Ashurbanipal texts. Some have suggested the place name Gagai, referred to in the Tell el Amarna letters as a land of Barbarians. A god named Gaga found in the Ras Shamra writings; Gagu, a ruler of the land of Sakhi, North of Assyria; and Gaga, a mountainous region north of Meletene, have all been offered as alternatives.
As we read Ezekiel in our Bibles it says there will be an end-time battle involving the following nations coming against Israel: 1) Turkey (Meshech, Tubal, Gog, Land of Magog Gomer, Togarmah; 2) Iran (Persia), 3) Sudan (Ethiopia or Cush), and 4) Libya.
Who are the present day peoples of GOG and what is the land of MAGOG? Who is the Chief Prince of MESHECH and TUBAL? Who are these people and Lands today? Have we been watching and do we see what is going on..."WAR"...:(
Ezekiel 38:1-12 (King James Version)
Ezekiel 38
1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,2Son of man, set thy face against Gog,...(MINE...GOG...LAND OF MAGOG is from Japheth son of Noah. Magog, son of Japheth. This name appears in the Assyrian texts as mat gugu, The Land of Gugu, and means Lydia. Gugu is known in Greek texts as Gyges of Lydia, a historical king of Lydia and the founder of the Mermnad dynasty (ruled c.716-678 BCE). n Classical Antiquity, Scythia (Greek Σκυθία Skuthia, in English pronounced /ˈsɪθɪə/ or /ˈsɪðɪə/) was the area in Eurasia inhabited by the Scythians, from the 8th century BC to the 2nd century AD. [1] The area known to classical authors as Scythia included: Pontic-Caspian steppe, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine. The Northern Caucasus area including Azerbaijan, parts of Belarus, Poland, Lower Danube River area and part of Romania. Sekestan, Indus Valley..."GOG, LAND OF MAGOG."
SCYTHIA MAP: GOG, LAND OF MAGOG...JAPHETH SON OF NOAH...MAGOG SON OF JAPHETH...DO WE GET THE PICTURE YET?
WAR AND REVOLUTION IN THESES AREAS!!! 2011Genesis and Chronicles
For more details on this topic, see Magog (Bible).
Chapter 10 of the Book of Genesis, commonly called the Table of Nations, names some 70 descendants of Noah from whom "the nations spread out over the earth after the Deluge." Noah has three sons, Sham, Ham and Japheth, and Magog is one of the sons (the second) of Japheth:
This is the account of Shem, Ham and Japheth, Noah’s sons, who themselves had sons after the flood. The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.[4]1 Chronicles begins with a list of genealogies repeating that in the Table of Nations but continuing well beyond. In chapter 5, among the many descendants of Reuben, first of the twelve sons of the patriarch Jacob, it mentions Gog.[5]
the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
MESHECH and TUBAL MAP
4And 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:
5Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:...(MINE...Modern day Persian people are:
Persians or Persian people may refer to: "IRAN"...
- Inhabitants of Persia (or Iran).
- Persian people, are an ethnic group native to the Middle East and Central Asia
- The Persians, a play by Aeschylus
- PERSIA MAP...WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY IN THIS AREA OF OUR WORLD?WAR AND REVOLUTION!!!
ETHIOPIA and LIBYA MAP...We know..."MORE WAR!"
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY IN THIS AREA? MORE WAR AND REVOLUTION!!!
6Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.
GOMER and TOGARMAH MAP
7Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
8After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.
9Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.
10Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
Let Us Paint A Picture Together Of what We See Today In Our World...
'ALWAYS REMEMBER...'
THE MIDDLE EAST...GOD WARNS US OF ALL THINGS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN, SATAN NEVER DOES!
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and North Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner.
The history of the Middle East dates back to ancient times, and throughout its history, the Middle East has been a major centre of world affairs. The Middle East is also the historical origin of major religions such as Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Many countries located around the Persian Gulf have large quantities of crude oil $$$$$. In modern times the Middle East remains a strategically, economically, politically, culturally and religiously sensitive regionThe Middle East.
AN EXAMINATION OF EZEKIEL'S TERMINOLOGY
The terms found in Ezekiel 38 that must be considered are (as in KJV) Gog, Magog, Meshech, Tubal (verse 1), Persia, Ethiopia, Libya (verse 5), Gomer, and Togarmah (verse 6). Of these, some are easily identifiable. The more obvious nations will be treated first then proceeding to the more difficult.
Libya, Persia, Ethiopia...ALL OF THESE AREAS IN WAR AND REVOLUTION.
Libya (Put) remains today, bearing the same name, lying just west of Egypt. Persia, also remaining to the present, is now known as Iran. Biblical Ethiopia (Cush, KŠ) is not the Ethiopia of today but rather the land just to the south of Egypt, Northern Sudan.
Togarmah (TGRM) presents only a little more difficulty. Togarmah was a descendant of Noah through Japheth then Gomer (Gen.10:1-3). He is known to Assyrian records as Tilgarimmu (TLGRM). The inserted "L" is not uncommon and, more than likely, was silent. Tilgarimmu was a city state in Eastern Anatolia (Asia Minor, modern
Turkey), more specifically, as Ryrie states, "the southeastern part of Turkey near the Syrian border." This identification is generally acknowledged by all.
Gomer...Cappadocia lies in eastern Anatolia, in the center of what is now Turkey.
However, GMR is well known to the ancient world as Gimarrai (GMR) of north central Asia Minor (Cappadocia). These people are also known as the Cimmerians (KMR, note the change in gutturals from "G" to "C"). This seems to be the simplest, most obvious interpretation.
Meshech
However, Mushki (MŠK) of central and western Asia Minor, known in the classics (Homer, etc.) as Phrygia, fits very well. These people were well known to Ezekiel, and this seems clearly the easier interpretation.
Tubal...Eastern Asia Minor
Anatolia (from Greek Ἀνατολή Anatolē — "east" or "(sun)rise"; also Asia Minor, from Greek: Μικρὰ Ἀσία Mikrá Asía "small Asia"; in modern Turkish: Anadolu) is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey. The region is bounded by the Black Sea to the north, Georgia to the northeast, the Armenian Highland to the east, Mesopotamia to the southeast, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west. Anatolia has been home to many civilizations throughout history, such as the Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Persians, Greeks, Assyrians, Armenians, Romans, Georgians, Anatolian Seljuks and Ottomans.
Ezekiel was well acquainted with Tabal (TBL) of Eastern Asia Minor (and Gimarrai and Mushki) of central and western Asia Minor). Granted, God could have revealed Tobol'sk (and Moscow and Germany) to the ancient prophet, but to assume so when Tabal was Tabal is clearly to be preferred.
Gog...
Lydia (Assyrian: Luddu; Greek: Λυδία) was an Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor located generally east of ancient Ionia in the modern Turkish provinces of Manisa and inland İzmir. Its population spoke an Anatolian language known as Lydian.
At its greatest extent, the Kingdom of Lydia covered all of western Anatolia. Lydia (known as Sparda by the Achaemenids) was a satrapy (province) of the Achaemenid Empire, with Sardis as its capital. Tabalus, appointed by Cyrus the Great was the first satrap (governor). (See: Lydia (satrapy)).
Lydia was later the name for a Roman province. Coins are thought to have been invented in Lydia around 610 BC.
Gog is extremely difficult to identify. Some have identified him with Gyges (seventh century B.C.), king of Lydia (extreme western Asia Minor), who is called Gugu in the Ashurbanipal texts. Some have suggested the place name Gagai, referred to in the Tell el Amarna letters as a land of Barbarians. A god named Gaga found in the Ras Shamra writings; Gagu, a ruler of the land of Sakhi, North of Assyria; and Gaga, a mountainous region north of Meletene, have all been offered as alternatives.
As we read Ezekiel in our Bibles it says there will be an end-time battle involving the following nations coming against Israel: 1) Turkey (Meshech, Tubal, Gog, Land of Magog Gomer, Togarmah; 2) Iran (Persia), 3) Sudan (Ethiopia or Cush), and 4) Libya.
So let us connect the dots and what do we see going on today in these areas of our world?
MAP OF EZEKIEL'S WAR...MORE WAR!!!
THINGS ARE HEATING UP IN ALL OF THESE AREAS!!! BE AWARE OF OUR WORLD AS THE WORD OF GOD UNFOLDS RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES...:O!!!
GRACE IN JESUS CHRIST ABOUND!!!...:)
GRACE IN JESUS CHRIST ABOUND!!!...:)
Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. ...
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