Alright, I get where you're coming from, but there’s a lot to unpack here. Let's break it down:

1. Ancient maps and Magog being Russia: The thing with ancient maps is that they weren’t exactly detailed like what we have today. People had pretty limited knowledge of the world beyond certain regions. When Ezekiel talked about Magog, he was probably thinking of tribes north of Israel, but that doesn’t mean it was Russia. In fact, a lot of scholars think Magog could’ve been referring to the Scythians, a group of nomadic tribes who lived around modern-day Ukraine or southern Russia, but not necessarily all of Russia. So saying “Magog is Russia” is a stretch based on some very broad geography.

2. Josephus and the Great Wall of China: Josephus, a Jewish historian from the 1st century, did mention the "Ramparts of Magog," but here’s the thing—he didn’t have modern-day knowledge of China or the Great Wall. He was writing based on the limited knowledge of his time. Plus, he wasn’t writing Scripture, so while Josephus is an important historical source, his opinion on Magog doesn’t define biblical prophecy. It’s more like an ancient historian making an educated guess.

3. Persia is Iran, Ethiopia, Libya, etc.: Sure, Persia is now Iran, and some of the places mentioned in Ezekiel can be linked to modern countries. But that doesn’t mean the whole prophecy is pointing to current-day events. These names were referring to ancient regions with different borders and meanings back then. For example, Libya in ancient times didn’t necessarily include all of northern Africa like it does today. And Ethiopia could’ve referred to areas south of Egypt, but not necessarily modern-day Sudan.

4. Gomer and Togarmah being Turkey: Again, these are old tribal names, and yes, they might’ve been in the area that’s now Turkey. But just because these ancient tribes lived there doesn’t mean Ezekiel was predicting a modern-day alliance with Russia. There’s a huge gap in time and context.

So, yeah, I get the excitement around this, but saying “Magog is Russia” is still mostly modern speculation. The geography of the ancient world was way different, and the Bible wasn’t written to predict the political alignments we see today. We’ve got to be careful not to take modern maps and just slap them onto ancient prophecies.