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Russia in Bible ProphecyMentioned in two chapters of the bible
Leading role among nations
Force, catalyst gathers European nations to Middle East for battle Armageddon
Ezekiel 38Describes massive invasion of Israel
Northern confederacy of nations
Head: ‘Gog, of the land of Magog…Prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal’ (38:2 Revised)
Rosh = Russia
Ezekiel 38:2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog,
the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him (KJV)
Son of man, set thy face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him (English Revised Version)
Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him (World English Bible)
'Son of man, set thy face unto Gog, of the land of Magog, prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy concerning him (Young’s Literal Translation)
‘Rosh’ Identified as Russia ‘Rosh’ Hebrew means ‘head, top, chief’
Proper Noun, associated with location
Gesenius’ Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon
Samual Bochart
Edward Gibbon
GogHebrew title, means ‘Roof’
Represents a leader
Unger’s Bible Dictionary
‘Great northern confederacy
…headed up by Russia’
Verse 8, 9, 15 – a great storm
coming from North
Magog Josephus (AD 37-100) ‘Antiquities of the Jews’
Magog – Scythians
Herodotus (5th century BC)
Scythians – central and northern Europe
Gomer Josephus – Galations or Gauls
Isidore of Seville (560-636 AD) ‘ Origines’ – France
Verse 5, Persia, Ethiopia, & Libya join invading European nations
The TimingVerse 8, 16 – ‘the latter years, latter days’
Events just prior to return of Christ
State of Israel established, 1948 +
verses 8, 11, 16
Defenders of IsraelVerse 13 – Sheba, Dedan, and Tarshish
‘Have you gathered to take a spoil’
Joel 3:2 ‘I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel’
Zechariah 14:1-2 ‘Behold, a day is coming for the LORD when the spoil taken from you will be divided among you. For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured’
Sheba & DedanSmith Bible Dictionary – ‘greater part of Yemen’
Doe, Thomas, & Hudson ‘Southern Arabia’ – Sheba, or Saba, coastal states south Arabia
Isaiah 21:13 ‘A prophecy against Arabia: You caravans of Dedanites, who camp in the thickets of Arabia’
Doe, Thomas, & Hudson – South Jordan and Northern Saudi Arabia
TarshishGen 10:4-5 ‘And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and
Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.’
‘Their descendants became the seafaring peoples’ (New Living Translation)
‘From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands’ (English Standard Version)
Tarshish Jonah 1:3 – Jonah tried to flee to Tarshish on a boat from
Joppa (Mediterranean coast, likely sailing west)
Isaiah 23:6-7 Tarshish ‘far off’ from Israel
Ezekiel 27:12 Tarshish traded with Tryre- providing silver, iron, tin and lead
McGraw Hill World History textbook – the Phoenicians were said to ‘have reached as far north as Cornwall (England) for lead and tin’
Smith’s Bible Dictionary – the countries in Europe or on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea where tin is found are very few…except Spain, Portugal, and Cornwall in Great Britian’
Tarshish – Great BritianThe home of merchants
Possessor sea going ships
Helper of Jewish people
Isaiah 60:9 ‘Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish, bringing your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor’
Friendly with Nations of Arabian Peninsula
The Young Lions Verse 13, Young Lions – ‘whelps’ (Hebrew)
Gesenius, Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon – ‘such an one (young lion) as already goes abroad for prey
Modern independent nations abroad from Great Britian but still involved or associated with her
Commonwealth countries; Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
Historical roots and allies: United States
The Sixth VialRevelation 16:12-16
Vial, container
Signifies epoch of time
The sixth end in our time ‘the time of the end’
The Sixth Vial Verse 12, ‘the great river Euphrates’
Rivers refer to political powers
Isaiah 8:7, Euphrates – King of Assyria
‘therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates-- the king of Assyria with all his pomp’
Euphrates ran through Ottoman Empire (modern day Turkey) has it’s source in Turkey
‘dried up’ diminished Ottoman empire 1290 - 1920
The Sixth Vial Symbol of the frog, verse 13
Influence of the French Revolution
Wikianswers.com –
Historically frogs have long been associated with France. The Franks originated in the marshy lands of Westphalia and frogs are inhabitants of marshes. Three frogs constituted the heraldic symbol of the French people. Pharmond who reigned in Treves in 420 adopted the three frogs on his shield, Childeric, king of the Franks in 456 struck a medal displaying the frog as his symbol and the banner of Clovis, the son of Childeric, and the first Christian king of France (466-511) used the symbol of three frogs to represent the army of France
Frogs John saw ‘spirits like frogs’ – spirits as in
teachings or doctrines.
‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’
Influenced the Russian Revolution 1917
Dragon & Beast
Unclean spirits like frogs came form the dragon
Beast and the false prophet
Dragon – great military power, Russia
‘People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?”’
Beast - united governments in Europe
(economic union) not including Tarshish
(England)
False Prophet1. The Catholic Church, dominated by Pope
2. Russia
3. United Europe
16Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
13Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
ArmageddonHebrew word – ‘a heap of sheaves, valley of
threshing’
Sheaves – symbol for nations
Threshing – judgment
Zechariah 14:1-2
‘Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken’
Armageddon Joel 3: 1-2
‘For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.’
Subsequent to return of Israel to homeland
Armageddon Joel 3: 9-10, 12
‘Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:10 Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord.12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about’
Jehoshophat Valley of Judgment in Revelation 16
Valley of ‘Hinnom’ runs west and south of Jerusalem
Jehosophat – Yah (God) has judged
Joel 3:13 14
‘Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision’
Decision – Judgment (International Standard Version)
ConclusionArmageddon is the place where the armies of
the earth will be gathered and Judged by God
Those armies will then march on Jerusalem to battle against Jesus Christ in the battle of the great day of God Almighty.
Christ, of course, will defeat those armies.
Christ will then establish the Kingdom of God on the earth, which will rule forever.