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Magog

Magog

2 9.9
A nation named in the Bible often shown as an enemy of Israel
  • proper noun
  • Literature
: Magog
  • Isaiah 17 will occur prior to the Magog invasion.
  • Gog and Magog

Examples

  • The words "Gog and Magog" appear in two books of the Old Testament, Genesis and Ezekiel.

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  • He supposed another Antichrist rebellion, represented by Gog and Magog, would occur 700 years later.

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  • "Gog and Magog are at work in the Middle East," Bush said.

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  • But now let's look at what happens during and after the battle of Gog/Magog.

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  • George W. Bush described it as the Battle of Gog and Magog.

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  • "And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea."

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  • 2 Peter 2:17 The invading armies of Gog and Magog are compared to a cloud and a storm consisting of many clouds.

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  • Ezekiel 39:76 And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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  • Subsequent to this, the Islamic nations in the area, but not adjacent to Israel, will be destroyed by supernatural means in Ezekiel 38-39, along with Gog of Magog (which we believe to be Russia) at the time of her invasion of Israel.

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  • In biblical prophecy, Magog represents a nation that will rise against Israel during the End-times.

Compounds

Gog and Magog
  • Literature
1 9.9

Two enemies in the Bible who fight God's people at the end of the world

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The name Magog in the Bible was used for a nation or people often shown as enemies of Israel, so Magog now often stands for a distant nation or force that opposes peace or God's people.