That was just the nations surrounding Israel. I got ahead of myself. Ezek 38-39 list the nations that will come against Israel. Russia was not involved in the 67 war and Egypt will not be involved in this one. The ALL nation war is the final war.
I guess I could google that for ya but there were many more than what came against Israel in 67. The all nations of Zach 12-14 prophecy written in the 6th century BC means all nations in the end time. Even then there was the nation of China, Japan,Scythia/Mongolian, the German tribes formed a nation to themselves.
"So now the prophecy turns and is directed towards Magog, which is the ancient name for those people who lived in the area of the Caucasus and the mountains north of the Caucasus, which is the present day area of Russia, along with Meshech and Tubal, which people were the ancient Scythians that inhabited the area known as Russia today.
Along with Persia, which, of course, Russia, part of Russia is a part of the ancient Persia along with Iraq and Iran. Ethiopia and Libya, along with Gomer, which is Germany, but mainly eastern Germany and Poland. Along with Togarmah, which are your Balkan States: Turkey, and Yugoslavia, Romania."
Chuck Smith
Thanks for the geography lesson. The meaning in the Bible is personal to all and should be used with that perspective in mind. Things are not always what you perceive or think you understand
I read the Bible as literal. It means what it says. Yes there are metaphors in the Bible but when God makes a prophesy for the future, He means what He says. People have always changed the names of nations but the original names are what is in the Bible. Like Persia back them is Iran and Iraq today. The Table of Nations in Genesis are what God called these lands where these people dwelt. If you don't know where a certain nation is---like Canaan--you can use google for the geographic location today.
That was just the nations surrounding Israel. I got ahead of myself. Ezek 38-39 list the nations that will come against Israel. Russia was not involved in the 67 war and Egypt will not be involved in this one. The ALL nation war is the final war.
How many nations existed when the prophecy was written. Context
I guess I could google that for ya but there were many more than what came against Israel in 67. The all nations of Zach 12-14 prophecy written in the 6th century BC means all nations in the end time. Even then there was the nation of China, Japan,Scythia/Mongolian, the German tribes formed a nation to themselves.
"So now the prophecy turns and is directed towards Magog, which is the ancient name for those people who lived in the area of the Caucasus and the mountains north of the Caucasus, which is the present day area of Russia, along with Meshech and Tubal, which people were the ancient Scythians that inhabited the area known as Russia today. Along with Persia, which, of course, Russia, part of Russia is a part of the ancient Persia along with Iraq and Iran. Ethiopia and Libya, along with Gomer, which is Germany, but mainly eastern Germany and Poland. Along with Togarmah, which are your Balkan States: Turkey, and Yugoslavia, Romania." Chuck Smith
Thanks for the geography lesson. The meaning in the Bible is personal to all and should be used with that perspective in mind. Things are not always what you perceive or think you understand
I read the Bible as literal. It means what it says. Yes there are metaphors in the Bible but when God makes a prophesy for the future, He means what He says. People have always changed the names of nations but the original names are what is in the Bible. Like Persia back them is Iran and Iraq today. The Table of Nations in Genesis are what God called these lands where these people dwelt. If you don't know where a certain nation is---like Canaan--you can use google for the geographic location today.