Princes of Turkey!
Most prominent amongst his brothers.
Ezekiel 38: 1-3
By Craig C. White
I know that most bible prophecy teachers say that Magog in the Ezekiel 38 refers to Russia. It is High Time to recognize that Magog is not Russia! That view came about by transcribing “chief” (or the Hebrew “rosh”) to mean Russia(Eze 38:1-3). Transposing Hebrew words into English phonetic equivalents is not proper bible prophecy interpretation technique. That technique is not used elsewhere to interpret bible prophecy. Rosh means first or primary.
Magog is mentioned in the genealogies of Genesis 10 as well as 1Chronicles 1. Magog is mentioned alongside of his brothers Meshech, Tubal, and Gomer, plus a few more. It is interesting to note that most bible prophecy teachers place Tubal, Gomer, Togarmah, and Meshech in today’s Turkey.
Magog, Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, and Togarmah are all people. As a matter of fact they are relatives. Magog, Meshech, Tubal and Gomer are brothers. Togarmah is Gomer’s son. They are among the first families to resettle the world after the devastation of Noah’s flood.
Gen 10:1-3 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
Magog, Meshech, Tubal, and Gomer are also sons of Japheth. Japheth and his sons all settled in today’s Turkey. You could call Japheth the King of Turkey. His sons are all Princes. Magog was the chief or most prominent Prince amongst his brothers. Princes were set over provinces.
Eze 38:1-3 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief Prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief Prince of Meshech and Tubal:
Now let’s allow the bible to interpret the bible. The theme of Princes settling and ruling a land is used in many other places in the bible. The Princes of Israel are mentioned a bunch of times. Princes of other nations are also mentioned (1Sam 29:3, 2Sam 10:3, Esther 1:3, Esther 1:14, Psa 68:31, Psa 83:11, Isa 19:11, Isa 23:8, Isa 49:7, Jer 25:19, Jer 38:18, Eze 26:16, Eze 27:21, Dan 3:3, Mat 20:25, 1Co 2:6, plus many other verses). Princes typically refer to the sons of rulers. Princes were set over different provinces.
Esther 1:14And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven Princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
So Magog was the son of Japheth, king of today’s Turkey. Magog and his brothers ruled over different provinces in the land we call Turkey today. Magog was the chief Prince of Meshech and Tubal. In other words, Magog was the most prominent Prince amongst his brothers. Remember that Meshech and Tubal settled in today’s Turkey. In prophetic terms Magog is a primary leader of Turkey.
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May 19
Proof of God
by hightimetoawake
May 19, 2013
Proof of God
seen and done
By Craig C. White
What is the proof of God? Have you ever wondered why God doesn’t perform some amazing act and prove to everybody that he is the one true God? Well stay tuned! There is a battle brewing. Turkey will lead an invasion into Israel. They will be joined by Iran, Libya, and Sudan. God will contend with them so fiercely that the whole world will know that the God of Israel is the one true God.
Eze 38:23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
This is called the “Battle of Gog and Magog”. This battle is brewing today. Simply put, Gog is Turkey and Magog is it’s leader. I think that the current Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will incite this battle. I think that Erdoğan is the modern Magog. Like I said, stay tuned!
You don’t need to wait until the battle of Gog and Magog to see proof of God. The bible says that you are proof of God. The bible says that the world is proof of God. God created all things. All things are proof of God.
Isa 44:24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
When you walk outside you notice the world. You see grass and trees and sky. You see the stars at night and think “Wow that is big and very beautiful!” You ask yourself, Is there a God? Every person sees the things that God has made. Because we see all of creation we know that there is a creator. God is shouting, “I made this; know me!” Creation is proof of God. Because we all can see the things that God has made, we are all accountable to know and honor him. God says that nobody has an excuse!
Rom 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
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