Bible Prophecy
RUSSIA, IRAN, AND ALLIES
WILL GO TO WAR
A Prophetic War of the Ages
Ezekiel 38 – 39
THIS WAR will be unlike any other war in history.
THIS WAR will change the World … forever!
This War will unleash a series of irreversible events which will lead the World into the coming Apocalypse and Armageddon.
NOTE:
This prophecy study concerning Russia and Iran was first published in 1999 and was then posted and linked to news reports on our earlier site … Alpha News Daily … starting in 2002. It was slightly expanded and updated a couple of years ago to include “The Second Witness” of this same prophecy from another ancient source.
It may be interesting to note that in 2010 Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei referred to and quoted from this study in a major speech to the “Basij” in Iran concerning his perspective (and version) of the coming Apocalypse.
We have watched this Bible Prophecy rising steadily, methodically, and without interruption for a number of years.
It now appears the time draws near …
God has set aside two whole chapters in the Bible to warn all Mankind of this coming war.
GOD warns Iran (Persia), being fully directed, commanded, and controlled by Russia (Magog), along with a coalition of allies (including Turkey) WILL go to war and will attack and invade nation Israel.
In Ezekiel 38-39 the Bible warns this coming war with Russia, Iran, Turkey and allies coming against Israel will take place sometime AFTER Israel would be re-gathered into Her land as a nation (which was fulfilled on May 14, 1948).
This prophetic war has never yet taken place.
The only time in history Persia (Iran) has ever gone to war against Israel was to help Israel throw off the yoke of the Byzantine Empire around 614 AD.
THE BIBLE warns the US will NOT defend Israel. According to the Bible, Israel must stand alone … with God. For when this coming war does finally start, the United States will be unwilling or unable to help Israel defend herself. Even though the Bible warns the invading armies will be ultimately destroyed by God, it will be a devastating war for both Israel and the whole world.
Bible scholars are divided as to whether this coming war is part of the prophetic battle of Armageddon or will just precede Armageddon in order to prepare a path for the Antichrist (a coming World Leader who will enforce a Peace Plan (“covenant”) upon Israel) which will trigger the final prophetic 7-Year period of time which God has set aside for Israel and the World which is sometimes called the “Apocalypse” …
ALL MANKIND should be sitting on the edge of their seats with white knuckles watching this terrible prophecy slowly starting to unfold …
Ezekiel 38:1-10 . . .
“Now the Word of the LORD came to me, saying,
‘Son of man, set your face against Gog (a powerful leader),
of the land of Magog, (RUSSIA! The Hebrew word Magog is “Scythia” in Greek),
the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, (Meshech and Tubal are in and around TURKEY)
and prophesy against him (Gog … the force leading Russia), and say,
Thus says the Lord GOD:
‘Behold, I (God) am against you, O Gog
(The powerful human or the dark angelic-demonic leader behind Russia),
the prince of Rosh,
Meshech, and Tubal. (TURKEY!)
(We have waited many years to see Turkey turn from NATO toward Russia-Iran)
I (GOD) will turn you (RUSSIA) around,
PUT HOOKS INTO YOUR JAWS
(Israel’s huge “Leviathan” gas fields may be the “bait”)
and lead you out,
with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed,
a great company with bucklers and shields,
ALL of them handling swords (weapons). (Russia will form a powerful coalition)
IRAN (Persia), (Iran is listed first, meaning it will be the lead ally)
Sudan (“Cush”… often translated ‘Ethiopia’),
and Libya (northern Africa) are with them,
all of them with shield and helmet.
Gomer (GERMANY … or possibly “Galatia” Turkey)
and all its troops;
Armenia (the house of Togarmah)
from the far north and all its troops –
many people are with you.” (Not all … this is not the final Battle of Armageddon)
(Ezekiel 38:1-6)
The Bible warns Russia will act as a GUARD for Iran and their allies …
“Prepare yourself (Russia – “Magog”)
and be ready,
you (Russia)
and all your companies (allies)
that are gathered about you;
and be a GUARD for them.” (“Them” is Iran, Turkey, and the other allies listed)
(Ezekiel 38:7)
A “guard” protects, defends, blocks threats of “international sanctions”… and provides weapons, technology, intelligence, command, and control … and often stays quietly hidden in the shadows until the time is right.
This prophetic war must take place AFTER Israel was re-gathered in her Land (1948) …
“After many days you will be visited. (Meaning, this would happen far from Ezekiel’s time)
In the latter years you (Russia-Iran-Turkey)
will come into the land of those brought back from the sword (Israel!)
and gathered from many people
on the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate
(This war will happen after Israel regathered in 1948)
they (the children of Israel)
were brought out of the nations, (Plural … this is not the return from Babylon)
and now all of them dwell safely.
You will ascend, coming like a storm,
covering the land (of Israel) like a cloud, (Bombers, fighter-jets, massive missile barrages?)
you and all your troops and many peoples with you.”
(Ezekiel 38:8-10)
Ezekiel 38:11-17 . . .
“Thus says the Lord GOD:
“On that Day it shall come to pass
that thoughts will arise in your mind,
and you will make an evil plan:
You (the one who leads Russia) will say,
‘I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; (Cities in Israel are no longer ‘walled’)
I will go to a peaceful people, who dwell safely,
all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’
to take plunder and to take booty, (Greed, envy, and arrogance will fuel this invasion)
to stretch out your hand against the waste places
that are again inhabited, (look at Israel today)
and against a people gathered from the nations, (this will take place after 1948!)
who have acquired livestock and goods,
who dwell in the midst of the land.
Sheba (Saudi Arabia), Dedan (Kuwait), (Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will not join this invasion)
the merchants of Tarshish (may be England),
and all their young lions (may be former colonies like Canada, Australia, and the US)
will say to you,
‘Have you come to take plunder? (Greed, envy, and arrogance will fuel this invasion …)
Have you gathered your army to take booty,
to carry away silver and gold,
to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’”’
“Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog,
Thus says the Lord God:
On that Day when My people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not know it?
You will come from your place
OUT OF THE UTTERMOST PARTS OF THE NORTH,
(Russia now claims the Arctic and North Pole and is massing forces to defend them)
you and many peoples with you,
all of them riding on horses,
a great host, a mighty army.
You will come up against My people Israel, (not a good idea)
like a cloud covering the Land.
In the latter days (Far in the future from Ezekiel’s time …”the last days”… which we are in now)
I will bring you against My Land, (God says Israel is His Land … He gave it to Israel)
that the nations may know Me,
when through you, O Gog,
I vindicate My Holiness before their eyes.”
(For God will destroy this invading army …)
Thus says the Lord GOD:
“Are you (Gog) he of whom I have spoken in former days (Prophecy fulfilled!)
by My servants the prophets of Israel,
who prophesied for years in those days
that I (God) would bring you against them?”
(Ezekiel 38:11-17)
Ezekiel 38:18-23 . . .
“And it will come to pass at the same time,
when Gog comes against the land of Israel,” says the Lord GOD,
“that MY fury will show in My face.
For in My jealousy and in the fire of My wrath I have spoken:
‘Surely in that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel,
so that the fish of the sea, the birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field,
all creeping things that creep on the earth,
and all men who are on the face of the Earth shall shake at My presence.
The mountains shall be thrown down, the steep places shall fall,
and every wall shall fall to the ground.’
I will call for a sword against Gog throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord GOD.
“Every man’s sword will be against his brother. (These armies will turn against themselves)
And I will bring him to judgment with pestilence and bloodshed;
I will rain down on him, on his troops, and on the many peoples who are with him,
flooding rain, great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. (These armies will be destroyed by God!)
Thus I (God) will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself,
and I will be known in the eyes of many nations.
Then they shall know that I am the LORD.”’
(Ezekiel 38:18-23)
We are not exactly sure when this attack/invasion will take place. But, from current news headlines, it looks as though it is now getting very close. As noted above, if you study your history books you will find the only time in history Iran (Persia) has invaded Israel was in 614 AD, and this invasion was to help Israel break the yoke of the Byzantine Empire. The current threats of war Iran is making against Israel represent the first time in history the world has seen the imminent fulfillment of this prophecy. Add the fact Russia is fully backing Iran, and Turkey has now turned toward Russia and against Israel, and all of these nations either are, or soon will be, armed with nuclear weapons, you will find the world may soon be facing this terrible prophetic war.
It is notable that SYRIA (or its ancient name Aram) is NOT listed among the Russia-Iran coalition of allies. It may be the prophecy concerning the total destruction of Damascus will be fulfilled just prior to this invasion.
The invading armies will be utterly destroyed . . . by GOD!!!
In Ezekiel 39 the Bible goes on to warn the invading armies will be utterly destroyed … by GOD! Also in Ezekiel 39 there are hints this coming war may go nuclear because Israel will wait months to enter the battlefield after the battle, they will “set apart men regularly employed” (professionals) to bury the dead, and later if a bone is spotted it is to be “marked” for the professionals to bury (exactly the same procedures that are now found in our military nuclear/biological/chemical “battlefield cleanup” manuals today) … the aftermath of this invasion will be very, very gruesome.
Some scholars feel it must be part of, or the beginning of “The Battle of Armageddon” (because of some of the terminology used), and others believe it must happen sometime before Armageddon and will set the stage for the coming “Antichrist” (who will rise over 10 nations which were part of the Roman Empire) to fill the world power vacuum that will be left after this coming war …
The United States will be “neutralized” sometime before this attack and will be unwilling or unable to help defend Israel, for the Bible warns Israel must stand alone … with God!
More importantly, many good Bible prophecy scholars believe the strange prophetic event called “The Rapture” must take place sometime before God intervenes in this coming battle …
Disaster coming for Iran …
Another ancient Biblical name for Iran (Persia) is “Elam.” In the book of Jeremiah, we find an additional prophecy concerning a coming judgment against Iran (Elam) …
“Thus says the Lord of hosts: (Lord of Armies)
‘Behold, I will break the bow of Iran (Elam),
The foremost of their might.
Against Elam I will bring the four winds
From the four quarters of heaven,
And scatter them toward all those winds;
There shall be no nations
where the outcasts of Iran (Elam) will not go.
For I will cause Iran (Elam) to be dismayed before their enemies
And before those who seek their life.
I will bring disaster upon them,
My fierce anger,’ says the Lord;
‘And I will send the sword after them
Until I have consumed them.
I will set My throne in Iran (Elam),
And will destroy from there the king and the princes,’ says the Lord.
‘But it shall come to pass in the latter days:
I will bring back the captives of Iran (Elam),’ says the Lord.”
(Jeremiah 49:35-39)
Please do not ignore these Bible prophecies . . .
Many people will simply yawn and ignore these Bible prophecies and the headlines we are now seeing.
Yet, God does NOT fulfill His prophecies or prophetic warnings in secret, but so all the world can see. For many years now a number of Bible prophecy teachers and scholars have been warning the one piece of the puzzle missing was for Turkey (a NATO ally-nation) to turn toward Russia and Iran and against Israel (as this prophecy predicts, and we are now seeing.)
The world has waited over 2,500 years to see the headlines we are now seeing …
This prophetic war between Iran and Israel has never yet taken place … and it is very much a part of the coming “Apocalypse” and Armageddon scenario. God has been warning and preparing this generation for this coming war for well over 10 years … and the headlines concerning this coming war can now be found almost daily all around the world.
God is trying to get our attention and to draw those who are His back to Him before it is too late.
By Two or Three Witnesses
“In the mouths of 2 or 3 witnesses
Shall a thing be established.”
(Deuteronomy 17:6 … and … 2 Corinthians 13:1)
The Book of Ezekiel … and … The Book of Enoch
The books of Ezekiel and the book of Enoch BOTH warn of a prophetic Russia-Iran war against Israel which will trigger an IRREVERSIBLE series of events which will lead to the Battle of Armageddon (and the end of this Age.)
Note: The book of Enoch is an ancient book (Enoch was Noah’s great-grandfather), and portions of at least 10 copies of the book were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. Although the book of Enoch is relatively unknown because it is in disfavor with many churches today for its detailed description of angelic interactions with mankind, many of the early church fathers such as Justin Martyr, Tatian, Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian, Origen, Methodius of Philippi, and Ambrose of Milan also accepted the book of Enoch as Scriptural writing. The ancient Ethiopian Church and the Coptic Church in Egypt have always accepted it as Biblical canon. Another prophecy from Enoch is found quoted directly in the book of Jude in the New Testament (Jude 1:14-15).
The Book
of
Ezekiel
Ezekiel
Chapter 38
“The Word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog (Russia – Scythia), the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him 3 and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal (Turkey).
4 And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords.
5 Persia (Iran-Parthia), Cush (Sudan), and Put (Libya) are with them, all of them with shield and helmet;
6 Gomer (around Germany) and all his hordes; Beth-togarmah (Armenia) from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes—many peoples are with you.
7 “Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you (Russia-Magog), and be a guard for them (Iran-Persia and allies).
8 After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them. 9 You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.
15 You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north (Russia is now claiming the Arctic and North Pole as their territory), you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army. You will come up against my people Israel, like a cloud covering the land.
In the latter days I will bring you against My Land, that the nations may know Me, when through you, O Gog, I will vindicate My holiness before their eyes. I (God) will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains, declares the Lord God.
Every man’s sword will be against his brother (God will turn this invading army against themselves).
22 With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him, and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples who are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur.
23 So I will show My greatness and My holiness and make Myself known in the eyes of many nations.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
The Book
of
Enoch
Enoch
Book of Parables
“And in those days, the Angels will gather together, and will throw themselves towards the east, upon the Parthians (an ancient empire which included Iran-Persia which was founded by a Russian-Scythian) and Medes.
They will stir up the kings so that a disturbing spirit will come upon them, and they will drive them from their thrones; and they will come out like lions from their lairs, and like hungry wolves in the middle of their flocks.
56.6 And they will go up and trample on the Land of My Chosen Ones (Israel), and the land of My chosen ones will become before them a tramping-ground and a beaten track.
56.7 But the City of My Righteous Ones (Jerusalem) will be a hindrance to their horses, and they will stir up slaughter amongst themselves (God will turn this invading army against themselves), and their own right hand will be strong against them.
And a man will not admit to knowing his neighbor, or his brother, nor a son his father, or his mother, until, through their death, there are corpses enough; and their punishment – it will not be in vain. And in those days Sheol (Hell) will open its mouth and they will sink into it and their destruction; Sheol will swallow up the sinners in front of the faces of the Chosen.”
57.1 And it came to pass, AFTER this that I saw another host of chariots with men riding on them, and they came upon the wind from the east and from the west, to the south. (The prophecies of Armageddon in Revelation also describe a global East-West-South gathering of the world’s armies in Israel which many Bible scholars believe will take place sometime after the Iran-Russia invasion of Israel, which this passage may help confirm).
57.2 And the sound of the noise of their chariots was heard. And when this occurred the Holy Ones observed it from Heaven and the Pillars of the Earth were shaken from their foundations.
And the sound was heard from the ends of the Earth to the ends of Heaven throughout one day.
And all will fall down and worship the Lord of Spirits
And this is the end of the second parable.”
Note: This prophecy takes us to the very end of the Age of Mankind in which we are now living, and may act as an independent “second witness” confirming the prophetic significance of this coming prophetic war found written in the book of Ezekiel.
The Identity of “Magog – Scythia” . . .
Note: “One of the earliest references to Magog was by Hesiod, “the father of Greek didactic poetry,” who identified Magog with the Scythians and southern Russia in the 7th century B.C.”
Note: “Strabo (xi, 515) says the first Parthian (Arsaces) was a SCYTHIAN” (www.parthia.com)
From the Roman-Jewish historian Josephus Flavius . . .
A major source on ancient Jewish-Roman history is Josephus Flavius, a Jewish-Roman historian who wrote of the Roman wars and witnessed the Roman siege on Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Josephus identified Magog in his ancient writings as he wrote … “Magog founded the Magogians, thus named after him, but who were by the Greeks called ‘Scythians.’” (Josephus, Antiquities, 1.123)
From the Wikipedia Encyclopedia – Scythia (Magog in Hebrew) comprised an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by Iranian nomadic peoples, speaking Iranian languages and known as the Scythians or Scyths. The location and extent of Scythia varied over time, from the Altay Mountains region where Mongolia, China, Russia, and Kazakhstan come together, across southern Ukraine to the lower Danube river area, Bulgaria and Georgia. The Chinese knew the Saka (Asian Scythians) as Sai. The Scythians first appear in Assyrian annals as Ishkuzai, reported as pouring in from the north some time around 700 BC and settling in Ascania and modern Azerbaijan as far as to the southeast of Lake Urmia. Archaeological remains of the Scythians include elaborate tombs containing gold, silk, horses and human sacrifices. Mummification techniques and permafrost have aided in the relative preservation of some remains.
From ‘Encyclopedia.com – Scythia (Magog in Hebrew), ancient region of Eurasia, extending from the Danube river on the west to the borders of China on the east. The Scythians flourished from the 8th to the 4th cent. BC They spoke an Indo-Iranian language but had no system of writing. They were nomadic conquerors and skilled horsemen. They seem to be related to the Saka, another nomadic tribe that roamed the steppes of central Asia at about the same time. The so-called Royal Scyths established a kingdom in the E Crimea before the 9th cent. BC They seem to have maintained themselves as a ruling class while others (probably native inhabitants) worked the grain fields. The Scythians are traditionally associated with the area between the Danube and the Don, but modern excavations in the Altai Mts., particularly at the site of Pazyryk, suggest that their origins were in Western Siberia (Russia) before they moved east into Southern Russia in the early 1st millennium BC. Scythian power was maintained in the 8th cent. BC in obscure warfare with the Cimmerians. In South Russia they were displaced (2nd or 1st century BC) by the related Sarmatians.
From Chuck Missler’s ‘Koinonia House’ Research and Article – Magog-Scythia . . .
(http://www.khouse.org/articles/2002/427/)
We know the descendants of Magog by their Greek designation as the Scythians (depicted in their legends as descending from Scythes , the youngest of the three sons of Heracles, from sleeping with a half viper and half woman). The name Scythian designates a number of nomadic tribes from the Russian steppes, one group of which invaded the Near East in the 8th and 7th centuries B.C. After being repulsed from Media, many of the later Scyths settled in the fertile area of the Ukraine north of the Black Sea. Other related tribes occupied the area to the east of the Caspian Sea.
The ancient Greek historian Herodotus (5th century B.C) describes them living in Scythia (i.e., the territory north of the Black Sea). He describes Scythia as a square, 20 days journey (360 miles) on a side. It encompassed the lower reaches of the Dniester, Bug, Dnieper, and Don Rivers where they flow into the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
The Scythian language belonged to the Iranian family of the Indo-European languages. The Ossetian dialect of central Caucasus appears to be a survivor. The original area in which Iranian was spoken extended from the mid-Volga and the Don regions to the northern Urals and beyond. From here, Iranian-speaking tribes colonized Media, Parthia, Persia, Central Asia, and as far as the Chinese border.
In the 7th century B.C. the Scythians swept across the area, displacing the Cimmerians from the steppes of the Ukraine east of Dnieper River, who fled from them across the Caucasus. It is provocative that even the name “Caucasus” appears to have been derived from Gog-hasan, or “Gog’s Fort.”
Please Remember . . .
The Kingdom of Heaven is available to every man, woman, boy, and girl in this world, no matter who they are, where they live, or what they have done. It is freely offered to any and all who will receive it.
Jesus died rejected and alone on the Cross. The Bible, God’s Word, tells us that it was not the nails which were driven through His hands and feet that kept Jesus on the Cross, it was His love for you. He willingly and lovingly took the penalty and punishment for all of your sins. Each and every one of them, regardless how big or how small. Your debt, paid in full, by Him. Through God’s grace, you simply need to accept it and believe it. It is free to everybody. It is available to everybody. But, God has given each of us the free will to make our own choice. We must choose to accept it. We must choose to believe it.
If you sincerely believe Jesus (Yeshua) lovingly suffered and died on the Cross for all of your sins, and was buried and Resurrected on the third day and then ask Him to come into your life as Lord while honestly trying to turn away from all those things God says are wrong, you will go to Heaven.
With open arms and with tears of joy He will receive all who will come to Him in faith and in love … it’s God’s Promise!!!
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