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Last Week
We have worked our way through the book of Revelation and are now almost to the end.
John the son of Zebedee was in exile on the isle of Patmos, and Yeshua revealed Himself to John there.
John was commanded to write to seven communities in Asia Minor (modern day Turkey).
Last week we looked at the imprisonment of HaSatan for 1000 years, and we looked at the First Resurrection, the resurrection of the righteous, who will reign with Messiah, Yeshua, for that thousand years.
Today we will cover the end of the millennial reign, where HaSatan once again convinces the nations to war against Adonai.
We will look at the war of Gog and Magog and at the Great White Throne judgement.
Let us turn to Revelation 20:7-15
Gog and Magog
Where was Magog?
We start this passage in Rev. 20:8 with a world wide war against Adonai and His Anointed One, Messiah Yeshua.
This battle occurs because HaSatan is released from jail, and tricks all the world’s nations to war against Yeshua who is ruling from Jerusalem.
So who was Magog, and where did he live?
Well we first learn of him from Gen. 10:2-5 “Japheth’s sons were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech and Tiras.
Gomer’s sons were Ashkenaz, Riphath and Togarmah.
Javan’s sons were Elishah and Tarshish, Kittites and Dodanites.
From these the coastlands of the nations spread out in their lands, each one according to his language, according to their families, into their nations.”
So as we see from the picture from the Holman Bible Atlas, the descendants of Japheth travelled from Ararat north and East, and occupied lands of modern-day Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran.
Many early believers placed Magog, as shown in the map above, on the border of modern-day Turkey.
For instance, Hippolytus of Rome wrote in his Chronicon in the early 3rd century A.D. that Magog was connected to the Galatians in Asia Minor.
The Jewish sage Rambam, Rabbi Maimonides, also wrote in Hichot Terumot that Magog was on the border of modern-day Turkey.
I bring this all up, because there are some people who try to associate Magog with Russia, and every time that Russia does anything, they want to ask, “Is this the fulfillment of Ezekiel’s prophesy against Gog of Magog?”
So to gain some clarity of this, let’s go an read Eze.
38:1-5 and as I do, I want you to keep looking at the map and notice where the different people groups were in Ezekiel’s time.
“The word of Adonai came to me saying: “Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.
Prophesy against him and say, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal.
I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws.
I will bring you out, with all your army, horses and horsemen—all of them splendidly dressed—a vast assembly with breastplate and shield, all of them wielding swords.
With them will be Persia, Cush and Put, all of them with shield and helmet,”
Their Evil Plan
In Revelation we read that the Devil worked to bring this coalition of armies together.
Here in Ezekiel we read some of the details.
Eze.
38:10-12
Well, the “Center of the world” is another way of referring to Israel, the apple of God’s eye.
Zech.
2:12 ““For thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, He has sent me after glory to the nations that plundered you—because whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—” .
This is very similar to Psalm 2:1-6
Adonai’s Response
In Revelation we see that fire falls from heaven and consumes this army, but in Ezekiel we are given some more detail.
Eze.
38:18-23
By this point in His Story, Adonai does not think very highly of those nations who would attempt to make war against His people.
Adonai grabs the Devil, and throws him into the Lake of Fire with the Beast and the False Prophet to be “tortured day and night forever and ever.”
Final Thought on Gog
The passage in Ezekiel 38 seems to be linked with the judgement of the Messiah’s arrival, and the establishment of His 1000 kingdom.
For this reason, many see the Reference to Gog and Magog in Revelation 20 as a second, or more complete fulfillment of the Battle of Har-Migiddo (Armageddon).
Great White Throne Judgement
Now in Verse 11, we get to the second resurrection.
This is the time that all people, everywhere will be raised up to stand before Adonai.
In his letter to the Romans, Rav.
Sha’ul quotes Isaiah 45:23 which says “By Myself I have sworn— the word has gone forth from My mouth in righteousness, and is irrevocable: that to Me every knee will bow, every tongue will swear.”
The Books are Opened
It is at this time that all people will be judged.
The passage in Revelation states that all the Books, plural, will be opened.
There are several references to these books being opened.
One of the the most prominent is in Dan.
7:10
We see in Revelation, that all of our deeds are written in these books, and all people will be judged according to their deeds.
This is truly a terrifying thought because there is none of us who is truly right with God.
This will be the time that all wicked people will be judged, and all of our works will be tested as by fire.
Rav.
Sha’ul said to the congregation in Corinth, 1 Cor.
3:12-13
Book of Life
Near the end of his book, Daniel would write, Dan.
12:1-2
Here we see a reference to another book, and if your name is in this book you will be delivered.
The prophet Malachi called this a “Scroll of Remembrance.”
Mal.
3:16-18.
The word for book and scroll is the same in Hebrew.
And Moses referred to this book that Adonai has written after Beni Yisrael had sinned with the Golden Calf, Exo.
32:32
This Book of Life records all people whom Adonai has forgiven.
Adonai responded to Moses about this Book of Life, Exo.
32:33
All people, regardless of where or how they died, will be raised on that final day.
John mentions the people who died in the sea and therefore addresses the reality of people who were never properly buried.
Sheol Thrown into Lake of Fire
And after the judgement we see that Hades and death are thrown into the Lake of Fire.
The Hebrew word Sheol, simply means the place of the dead.
Please don’t ask me where it is, I really don’t know.
In fact, the only people who might know are those who have died and come back to life.
So I will simply refer to a story that Yeshua told about this place.
Luke 16:19-31
Application for Today
How do we apply this to us today?
I have been warned to never talk about Hell, and for that matter the Lake of Fire and final judgement, unless there are tears in my eyes.
It is true that Yeshua talks about Hell more than any other person in the Scriptures.
It is also true that his most severe warnings were directed to his Talmidim.
It is a terrifying to recount the words of John here in Revelation 20:15
And it is my heart-felt prayer that no one: not my worst enemy, not the people who have hurt me, not the people who have wronged me, that no one would end up there.
This is why Yeshua warned his Talmidim so strongly in Matt.
5:30, Matt.
18:8, Mark 9:43 to do anything we can to not end up in this place.
Peter would later write, 2 Pet.
3:8-13
From this we see that it is not Yeshua’s desire to send anyone to this Lake of Fire, a place that was created for the Devil and his angels.
However, Yeshua wants all people to repent, turn away from sin and turn towards Adonai.
And what sort of people should we be?
Peter tells us to do four things.
Live our lives in holiness
Live our lives in godliness
Look forward to the Day of God’s judgement
Look forward to the new heavens and new earth
Pray for people to repent and have their name written in Yeshua’s Book of Life.
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